caption current_members associated_acts years_active label article_title past_members background genre image origin name
tower november 11 , 2008 of power , buffalo , new york , emilio rocco ' prestia david garibaldi roger smith sal cracchiolo adolfo castillo acosta ray greene tom politzer jerry cortez stephen ` doc ' kupka francis ` cold doobie brothers blood , sons of champlin , santana , 1968 -- present warner , spv bros. , columbia , epic , san francisco tower of power
 see past members group_or_band soul , jazz-funk , funk , r & b , jazz top buffalo.jpg oakland , california , united states tower of power
tower of power

tower of power -lrb- or top for short -rrb- is an american r&b - based horn section and band , originating in oakland , california , that has been performing since 1968 .
they are best known for their funky soul sound highlighted by a powerful horn section and precisely syncopated bass-guitar lines .
there have been multiple lead vocalists , the most well-known being lenny williams , who fronted the band between early 1973 and late 1974 , the period of their greatest commercial success .
their highest charting songs include `` you 're still a young man '' , `` so very hard to go '' , `` soul with a capital s '' , `` soul vaccination '' , `` what is hip ? ''
, and `` do n't change horses -lrb- in the middle of a stream -rrb- '' .
