TALENT

The Ricardo Peña Band is a variety band composed of some of the finest musicians in the state. The band is well known for their impressive musicianship and versatility. Whether they are playing the best of Latin Rock, Classic Rock, Rhythm and Blues, Funk, Beatles, Salsa, romantic Bolero, Pop, Jazz or Country, their sound is always authentic to the style, their dancing beats impossible to resist, and their vocals and harmonies hard to beat. Audiences are always amazed to hear this level of musicianship in a local band! The standard band line up is a 5 piece band composed of drums, bass/vocal, guitar/vocal, piano/vocal and vocalist/percussionist. They also perform as larger ensembles that include Latin percussion and a horn section. Ricardo Peña can perform as a solo act or a variety of line ups up to an 11 piece band to suit your budget. The band is equally comfortable performing concerts, corporate events, private parties and weddings and they are sure to make your event unforgettable!

Standard 5 piece line up

1. Ricardo Peña –vocal, piano, guitar

2. Ed Edwards- vocal, guitar

3. Amy Biondo- vocal, hand percussion

4. Mickey Donofrio- vocal, bass guitar

5. Ben Makinen- drums

Additional musicians:

-Anya Thomson- vocal, hand percussion

-Mark Diamond –upright bass

-Jose Espino-timbales

-Victor Nieves-congas

-Darren Kramer-trombone

-Dawn Kramer-trumpet

-Serafin Sanchez-saxophone

RICARDO PEÑA BAND
SONGLIST SAMPLER
These are partial lists only. Many more selections are available in the repertoire.

Top 40

1. Better Together ~ Jack Johnson

2. Black Horse and the Cherry Tree ~ KT Tunstall

3. Corazón Espinado - Maná

4. The Game of Love~ Michelle Branch/Santana

5. Gravity ~ John Meyer

6. How Long ~ The Eagles

7. I Need to Know ~ Marc Anthony

8. I’m Yours ~ Jason Mraz

9. Lucky ` Jason Mraz and Colbie Caillat

10. Mi Tierra ~ Gloria Estefan

11. Put Your Records On ~ Corinne Bailey

12. El Rey Tiburón ~ Maná

13. Some days you gotta dance ~ Dixie Chicks

14. Smooth ~ Rob Thomas and Santana

15. This Love – Maroon 5

16. The Way – Fastball
    

Rock

1. Allentown ~ Billy Joel

2. Already Gone ~ Eagles

3. Authority Song ~ John Mellencamp

4. Back In the USSR ~ The Beatles

5. Bring It On Home ~ Sam Cooke

• Brown eyed girl ~ Van Morrison

6. Call Me The Breeze ~ Lynyrd Skynyrd

7. Can=t Get Enough ~ Bad Company

8. Come Together ~ The Beatles

9. Domino ~ Van Morrison

10. Hard To Handle ~ Black Crows

11. Help! ~ The Beatles

12. Hey Bulldog ~ The Beatles

13. I Feel Fine ~ The Beatles

14. Josie ~ Steely Dan

15. Learning To Fly ~ Tom Petty

16. The Letter ~ Joe Cocker

17. Mean Mr. Mustard ~ The Beatles

18. Polythene Pam ~ The Beatles

19. She Came In Through The Bathroom Window ~ The Beatles

20. Golden Slumbers ~ The Beatles

21. Carry That Weight ~ The Beatles

22. The End ~ The Beatles

23. Moving Out~ Billy Joel

24. Old Time Rock and Roll- Bob Seger

25. One way out- Allman Brothers

26. Pretzel Logic ~ Steely Dan

27. Ramblin' Man ~ Allman Brothers

28. Ricky don’t lose that number ~ Steely Dan

29. River of Dreams~ Billy Joel

30. Sweet Home Alabama ~Lynyrd Skynyrd

31. Takin' Care of Business ~ BTO

32. Take It Easy ~ Eagles

33. Twist and Shout ~ Beatles

34. Scenes From An Italian Restaurant ~ Billy Joel

35. Summer Highland Falls – Billy Joel

36. What I like about you – The Romantics

37. You may be right – Billy Joel

Latin

(Salsa / Bolero/ Latin Jazz / Latin Rock/ Mariachi)

1. Afroblue ~ Mongo Santamaría

2. La Bamba ~ Ritchie Valens/traditional

3. Besame Mucho ~ C. Velásquez

4. Black Orpheus

5. Black Magic Woman ~ Santana

6. Blue Bossa

7. Caminemos- Los Panchos

• Contigo en la distancia

8. Corazón Espinado ~ Maná / Santana

9. Corcovado ~ Jobim

10. El Cuarto De Tula ~ Buena Vista Social Club

11. De Camino a la Vereda ~ Buena Vista Social Club

12. Dos Gardenias ~ Buena Vista Social Club

13. Evil Ways ~ Santana

14. Europa ~ Santana

15. The Girl From Ipanema ~ Jobim

16. Guantanamera ~ Cuban Traditional

17. How Insensitive ~ Jobim

18. I Need to Know ~ Marc Anthony

19. Jingo ~ Santana

20. Juan Pachanga ~ Rubén Blades

21. Lagrimas Negras ~ Miguel Matamoros

22. Margaritaville – Jimmy Buffet

23. Mi Tierra- Gloria Estefan

24. No Volveré – Miguel Aceves Mejía

25. Obsesión ~Los Panchos

26. One Note Samba ~ Jobim

27. Oye Como Va ~ Tito Puente

28. Palo Pa Rumba ~ Eddie Palmieri

29. El Rey Tiburon ~ Mana

30. Samba De Orfeu

31. Smooth ~ Santana

32. Sin Ti ~ Los Panchos

33. Sin Un Amor ~ Los Panchos

34. Son De La Loma ~ Miguel Matamoros

35. Toda una vida

36. Una Copa Mas ~ Los Panchos

37. Viva la vida ~ Trío Los Marimberos

38. Waking Up On Isla ~ Ricardo Peña

R&B / Funk

1. Ain=t No Sunshine ~ Bill Withers

2. Baby I love you~ Aretha Franklin

3. Brick house ~ Commodores

4. Chain of Fools ~ Aretha Franklin

5. Hard To Handle ~ Otis Redding

6. I Feel Good ~ James Brown

7. Midnight Hour ~ Wilson Pickett

8. Mustang Sally ~ Wilson Pickett

9. Play that funky music ~ Wild Cherry

10. Respect ~ Aretha Franklin

11. Superstition ~ Stevie Wonder

12. Think ~ Aretha Franklin

13. Use Me ~ Bill Withers

Blues

1. Before You Accuse Me ~ Eric Clapton

2. Further On Up The Road ~ Eric Clapton

3. Georgia On My Mind ~ Ray Charles

4. Hard Times ~ Ray Charles

5. The House Is Rockin' ~ Stevie Ray Vaughn

6. How Blue Can You Get ~ BB King

7. Let The Good Times Roll ~ BB King

8. Louella~ Marcia Ball

9. Love Her With A Feeling ~ Freddie King

10. Pride & Joy ~ Stevie Ray Vaughn

11. Rockin= Pneumonia ~ Johnny Rivers

12. Scuttle Buttin= ~ Stevie Ray Vaughn

13. Stop Messin’ Around ~ Gary Moore

14. Talk to Your Daughter ~ Robben Ford

15. Too Tired ~ Gary Moore

16. Tore Down ~ Eric Clapton

17. Walkin’ By Myself ~ Gary Moore

18. What'd I Say ~ Ray Charles

    
    

Swing

1. Between the devil and the deep blue sea ~ Bobby Darin

2. Beyond the Sea ~ Bobby Darin

3. Blues Walk ~ Lyle Lovett

4. Breaking up the house ~ Collin James

5. Don’t Get Around Much Any More

6. Fly me to the moon ~ Frank Sinatra

7. Is You Is or Is You Ain’t my Baby

8. I’ve got Rhythym

9. Jump, Jive and Wail ~ Brian Setzer

10. Mack the knife- Bobby Darin

11. Satin Doll ~ Duke Ellington

12. Take the A Train ~ Duke Ellington

13. Tuxedo Junction

14. The Way You Look Tonight ~ Frank Sinatra

15. Moonlight Serenade ~ Glenn Miller

Jazz

1. Ain’t misbehavin’

2. Afro Blue

3. All Blues

4. All of Me

5. All The Things You Are

6. Anthropology

7. As Time Goes By

8. Autumn Leaves

9. Baby Grand

10. Beyond the Sea

11. Between the devil and the deep blue sea

12. Blue in Green

13. Blue Monk

14. Blues for Alice

15. Bluesete

16. Body and Soul

17. Footprints

18. Georgia on my mind

19. Green Dolphin Street

20. How High The Moon

21. It Had To Be You

22. Just Friends

23. Lady Bird

24. Mack the knife

25. Misty

26. New York State of Mind

27. Round Midnight

28. Scrapple from the apple

29. So What

30. Some Day My Price Will Come

31. Song For My Father

32. Stella By Starlight

33. Straight No Chaser

34. Take the A Train

35. Tune up

36. Well you needn’t

Oldies & 50’s Rock 'n Roll

1. Be Bop a Lula ~ Gene Vincent

2. Blue Suede Shoes ~ Carl Perkins

3. Great Balls Of Fire ~ Jerry Lee Lewis

4. Johnny B. Goode ~ Chuck Berry

5. La Bamba ~ Ritchie Valens

6. Long Tall Sally ~ Little Richard

7. Lucille ~ Little Richard

8. Rockin= Pneumonia ~ Huey APiano@ Smith

9. Roll Over Beethoven ~ Chuck Berry

10. Slow Down ~ Larry Williams

11. Twist and Shout ~ Beatles

12. Young Blood ~ The Searchers

13. What=d I Say ~ Ray Charles

Easy Listening (soft rock, pop, folk)

1. Better Together- Jack Johnson

2. The Boxer~Simon & Garfunkel

3. Bridge Over Troubled Water ~ Simon & Garfunkel

4. Danny’s song ~ Loggins and Messina

5. For No One ~ The Beatles

6. Have A Little Faith In Me ~ Delbert McClinton

7. Hey Jude ~ Beatles

8. Homeward Bound ~ Simon & Garfunkel

9. I’ll Stand By You ~ The Pretenders

10. Imagine ~ John Lennon

11. In My Life ~ The Beatles

12. It Could=ve Been Me ~ Ricardo Peña

13. Leaving On a Jet Plane ~ Peter, Paul & Mary

14. The Long and Winding Road ~ Beatles

15. Lost In Love ~ Air Supply

16. Love Me ~ Collin Raye

17. Making Love Out of Nothing at All ~ Air Supply

18. Margaritaville – Jimmy Buffet

19. More Than Words ~ Extreme

20. Mrs. Robinson ~ Simon & Garfunkel

21. New York State of Mind ~ Billy Joel

22. Peaceful Easy Feeling ~ Eagles

23. Piano Man ~ Billy Joel

24. She=s Always a Woman ~ Billy Joel

25. She=s Got A Way ~ Billy Joel

26. Something ~ Beatles

27. Sorry seems to be the hardest word ~ EltonJohn

28. Summer Highland Falls ~ Billy Joel

29. The Sound of Silence ~ Simod and Garfunkel

30. This Masquerade ~ Leon Russel