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Awesome yacht rock band for private parties & events, - where the music temperature is always in the smooth upper 70's to low 80's, rock the yacht ®   band is a 5 to 11 piece high-energy & fun super-awesome live band for classy private parties & luxury events with people who love "yacht rock" - the smooth & classy soulful soft rock music & amazing vocals  of the late 1970's & early 1980's for listening and dancing. artists like michael mcdonald, kenny loggins, steely dan, boz scaggs, toto, hall & oates , huey lewis & more -  exquisitely performed to perfection ., not a "bar band" - no band drinking, drugs, or lewdness. (not our thing)  just the best  music &  fun  🥳.

Featuring the award-winning vocalist & Skipper John Parker, who performed on TV's StarSearch & is a lifelong music business professional and industry recognized entertainer vocalist & musician with an unsurpassed reputation for excellence, talent and FUN along with the highest level of professionalism & customer service.  People who hire John don't worry - he just "makes it happen" From Fortune 500 companies to US Congressional retreats, to owners & coaches of MLB & NFL franchises - JP has performed for those who enjoy the very best vocals & music.

there's only 1 ROCKtheYACHT® band! there's only 1 ROCKtheYACHT® band!

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Ride Like The Wind

Deacon Blues

All Night Long

Heart To Heart

What A Fool Believes

Lido Shuffle

I.G.Y. (What A Beautiful World)

Kiss On My List

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No, we don't bring the sign... unless you ask us to!  🥳

Steely Dan Tribute?  Hall & Oates Tribute? Any major dude will tell you..We CAN go for that!™ 

We can start out with an awesome mix of Yacht Rock, or - a tribute set of Steely Dan, or a Hall & Oates tribute set.. (or any mix of what YOU like!)  Then, if your guests are looking for something to dance to besides that, we can transition into dance music of ALL types, so they can ALL keep dancing - nonstop - to whatever they want to!  It's a win-win = EVERYONE is happy!  

more great Yacht Rock music to listen to by ROCKtheYACHT®:

ROCKtheYACHT® band is the perfect choice for your special event.  ONE band (NOT a franchise) consisting of top quality professional musicians who are dedicated to providing the highest quality vocals and music specializing in the Yacht Rock genre performed to perfection. We guarantee a night of smooth sailing with phenomenal music that's perfect for any occasion.

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A local's guide to the New Orleans' music scene

Aug 15, 2024 • 7 min read

Music is central to life itself in New Orleans. This is what you need to know and where you need to go. Shutterstock

New Orleans is a delight to the senses: delicious food that's a taste sensation, visually spectacular architecture, and perhaps most iconically, sonically enriching music.

You can enjoy live music every night of the year here, and the proof of this superb state of affairs is the Livewire , a comprehensive clearinghouse of music around town maintained by local radio station WWOZ, itself dedicated to the sounds of the city. How many other cities with a population this size (370,000) have radio stations dedicated to their homegrown music scene, as well as books, movies and TV shows?

Why is music so important to New Orleans?

Because music was one of the central ways early New Orleanians countered oppression with expression. French colonizers permitted enslaved African people a day of rest, once a week; during this time, the enslaved assembled in Congo Square, located in the modern Treme, and were able to reconnect to the language and rhythms of the African continent. Those who gathered in the Square were eventually joined by the Free People of Color – free black or mixed citizens, at the time a rarity in the rest of the country, but fairly common here

The Free People often had education in classical instruments like the violin and piano. When American marching bands came through town during the Civil War, the combination of classical instrumental talent, African-originated rhythms, along with access to brass instruments gave rise to jazz, initially played in local bars and brothels, from where it then spread to the rest of the country. Jazz, in turn, has incubated all of the New Orleans music that has come since, and arguably American pop music as a whole, demonstrating that histories of pain and displacement can be transmuted into beauty and art – a lesson that is, quintessentially, New Orleanian.

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• July 3, 2021 8:00 PM - 10:00 PM

The Broadside

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We are the greatest yacht rock band in the world. Playing only the smoothest tunes from the 70s and 80s, we're Bernard Purdie sure you'll enjoy every velvety second of what we do. Where Y'acht is available for weddings, festivals, corporate parties, Mardi Gras balls, or any waterfront extravaganza you can imagine. Heck, we'll even play for you and all your mates on your yacht. See you on the open seas.

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Sat, Jul 3, 2021 8:00 PM - 10:00 PM

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• The showtime listed for the event is the time the event starts. Doors will generally open an hour before the listed show time unless otherwise listed.   We allow pets during the day, but not at night for music (anything after 7pm). Service animals are always allowed.  
•  Please do not park in the Broad Theater parking lot. We have a parking lot for  The Broadside and plenty street parking available on Toulouse and Lafitte. If you would like to be escorted to your car, please ask the Sheriff on duty. You may also park in the Auto Zone parking lot if they are closed. 
•  We have a variety of seating options such as benches, picnic tables, chairs, and stools. You are welcome to bring your own chairs, if you require a seat for health reasons or disability, please ask a staff member and they can provide you with a chair.

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Yacht Rock Essentials: “Still the One,” Orleans’ Ode to Loving, Long-Term Couples

Jim Beviglia

Some yacht rock songs can’t help but put you in a positive state of mind. “Still the One,” the 1976 hit by the band Orleans, certainly fits into this category. The song went to No. 5 on the charts, and would prove to be the biggest hit in the band’s history.

What is the song about? What prompted the topic of the song? And how did Orleans come together in the first place? Let’s look back at “Still the One,” a chipper love song that’s perfect for long-time relationship partners.

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Orleans took its name from its influences, not its origin of location. The core trio of John Hall, Larry Hoppen, and Wells Kelly knew each other from nearby areas in upstate New York. All three were active in the music scene and crossed paths on various projects before deciding to form their own unit.

By the time Orleans released the 1976 album Waking and Dreaming , they were a five-piece, with bassist Lance Hoppen (Larry’s brother) and drummer Jerry Marotta joining the fold. But there were fits and starts in the time between when they formed and reached that point, with a few lineup changes and a record deal that came and went.

The band hit their stride when they joined up with producer Chuck Plotkin and Asylum Records. “Dance with Me,” a song they had recorded once before, was rejuvenated on their 1975 album Let There Be Music a nd went to the Top 10. That set the tone for “Still the One” the following year.

A Husband-and-Wife Collaboration

John Hall’s then-wife Johanna was a journalist who began helping her husband out with lyrics for Orleans songs. She was responsible for the lyrics to “Dance with Me.” In the case of “Still the One,” it was a prompt from a friend that got the ball rolling for her, as explained by John Hall in the liner notes for the band’s greatest hits CD:

“A friend of ours was going through a divorce and asked Johanna (Hall’s wife and lyricist) to write a song about a couple staying together. So she did, and she handed me the finished lyric on the back of an envelope and said, ‘Do you think you can do anything with this?’ I wrote the music to it in 10 minutes, which was a good sign.”

The band initially wasn’t sure about “Still the One” as a potential single, but producer Plotkin immediately heard it as a winner. He turned out to be right a couple of times over. In 1977, veteran country music singer Bill Anderson put out a version that made it into the Top 20 on the country charts.

What is the Meaning of “Still the One”?

Larry Hoppen sung the energetic lead vocal on “Still the One,” a song that earns its goodwill by not overselling its main point. The song wouldn’t have worked quite as well if the narrator had claimed everything had always been wonderful in the long love affair that’s being celebrated.

Instead, the narrator admits there are rough patches: We’ve been together since way back when / Sometimes I never want to see you again . He also talks about the times when he took her for granted: I looked at your face every day / But I never saw it ‘til I went away . Much of the song is given over to the refrain of You’re still the one , followed by all the different reasons he chose her in the first place, and keeps choosing her as the years pass.

We’re still having fun / And you’re still the one , sing the members of Orleans in buoyant harmonies. “Still the One” lives up to its name by wearing its affection so well throughout the years and enchanting those couples out there who have stuck it out and feel as much love for each other as they ever did.

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