Barbara and The Boys Variety Band from Hinckley, IL

Barbara and The Boys brings you Jazzy-Rock from the suburbs of Chicago. With their classy stage set-up and song menus, they are known for "Sharing the love of music in an intimate setting". This band will take you on a musical journey from Gershwin to The Motels, down to Elvis, round through to The Jackson 5, then back up to Peggy Lee. BarbaraSt John sings with the smoothness of Ella and the power of Janis. Jed Gordon on the keyboards comes from a long diverse musical background that spans over 50 years. Listen for some of his original songs Evil John Wilson matches his guitar with his warm vocals, mixed with a bit of humor on occasion. Brian Beer is not only a consumate bass player, he may even delight the crowd with the Chapman Stick. An instrument few can play much less master. Barbara and The Boys plays all the songs you love and some you may have forgotten you loved.

• Aged and Mellow | Little Esther
• Ain't Necessarily So | Gershwin
• Alone Again Naturally | Gilbert O'Sullivan
• Always Look on the Bright Side  of Life | Monty Python
• As Time Goes By | standard
• Autumn Leaves | standard
• Bad Moon Rising | CCR
• Bus Stop | The Hollies
• Can't Find My Way Home | Blind Faith
• Careless Whisper | George Michael
• Come Together | The Beatles
• Crazy | Patsy Cline
• Crazy | 5tttGnarles Barkley
• Crystal Blue Persuasion | Tommy James and the Shondells
• Daydream | The Lovin Spoonful
• Don't Let Me Go | Bernhoft
• Don't Worry | Be Happy
• Everybody's Talking | Harry Nilsson
• Fever -16 Tons | Peggy Lee - Tennessee Ernie Ford
• Fly Me to the Moon | Frank Sinatra
• For What It's Worth | Buffalo Springfield
• Georgia | Hoagy Carmichael
• Happy Together | The Turtles
• Harrison Medley | George Harrison
• Helpless | Neil Young
• Hit the Ground | Liz Wright
• Holding Back the Years | Simply Red
• Holding On | Gregory Porter
• House of the Rising Sun | traditional
• I Can't Stand the Rain | Tina Turner
• I Feel the Earth Move | Carol King
• I Love You More Than You'll Ever Know | Donny Hathaway
• I Put a Spell On You | Nina Simone
• I Started a Joke | The Bee Gees
• I Want You Back | Jackson 5
• I Will Survive | Gloria Gaynor
• I Wish I Was a Single Girl Again | Eva Cassidy
• If I Only Had a Brain | Harold Arlen
• In the Basement | Etta James
• Jolene | Dolly Parton
• Just Like Heaven | The Cure
• Kentucky Rain/Suspicious Minds Medley | Elis Presley
• King of the Road | Roger Miller
• Moondance | Van Morrison
• Nights in White Satin | Moody Blues
• No Other Way | Paolo Nutini
• One | 3 Dog Night (written by Nilsson)
• One Way to Look at The Moon | Jed Gordon
• Only the Lonely | The Motels
• People Get Ready | The Impressions
• Rainy Days and Mondays | The Carpenters
• Route 66 | Bobby Troup
• Say It in Spanish | M. Heaton
• Sitting on the Dock of the Bay | Otis Redding
• Smile | standard
• Spanish Harlem | Ben E King
• Standing on a Rock | Ozark Mountain Daredevils
• Stormy Monday | T-Bone Walker
• Summertime | Gershwin
• Sunny | Bobby Hebb
• That's the Way I've Always Heard it Should Be | Carly Simon
• The Last Thing I Needed the First Thing This Morning | Willie Nelson
• This Masquerade | Leon Russell
• To Love Somebody | The Bee Gees
• Tupelo Honey | Van Morrison
• Valerie | Amy Winehouse
• Waiting in Vain | Bob Marley
• Walking After Midnight | Patsy Cline
• What a Wonderful World | Louis Armstrong
• Where Do the Children Play | Cat Stevens
• White Bird | It's A Beautiful Day
• Whiter Shade of Pale | Procol Harum
• Who's Gonna Save My Soul | Gnarls Barkley
• You're Cheatin' Heart | Hank Williams
• Zombie | The Cranberries