About Shades of Silver – Formal Band
Shades of Silver is tailored entertainment for any occasion. SOS can perform as a male and female vocal with gtr duo to a guitar, bass and sax trio to a guitar and cajon Nouveau Flamenco duo to an acoustic quartet with male and female vocals to…….well, you get the idea. We can create most any combination to fit your need and budget. Whether you need an outdoor festival band, a duo or trio for your restaurant, winery or brewery or a combo for your black-tie event, Shades of Silver can meet your needs. Our individual tastes in music allow us to offer an eclectic variety of songs and sounds from the 30’s to the present — something for everybody. No matter what your preference, this versatile and dynamic group of musicians and singers deliver.
Shades of Silver has played:
Vanguard Company Picnic · SEI Investments Division Mixer at Desmond Hotel · Efector Inc. Company Summer Party at Desmond Hotel · 30th Anniversary Jewish Youth Group at Staten Island Hilton, NY · Dilworthtown Inn · Kimberton Inn · Jefferson House · The Washington at Historic Yellow Springs · The Four Seasons Hotel in Philadelphia · The Radisson of Philadelphia · Dupont Hotel in Delaware · Hershey’s Mill · Chaddsford Winery · Thornhill Vineyards · Manayunk Brewing Co. · Lincoln Financial Field · Valley Forge Casino · Kimmel Theatre
Upcoming Performances
Cocktail pty trio
October 25 @ 8:00 pm - 11:00 pm at Glen Hardie CCCountry club trio
October 26 @ 7:00 pm - 10:00 pm at Aronimink CCScot & Coleen @ General Warren Inne
Come for dinner and music. Reservations always recommended, or sit at the patio bar.
October 27 @ 5:30 pm - 8:30 pm at General Warren InneScot & Coleen @ Peddler’s Village winery
Open to all. Great town and spot to sample their wine and us.
November 3 @ 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm at Nissley -Peddler’s VillageShades of Silver @ Chester Springs haunt
Scot, Ken and Josh tear it up
November 9 @ 8:00 pm - 11:00 pm at Revival Pizza Kitchen
Full list of events
Listen to Shades of Silver
Shades of Silver is available in configurations from two pieces for intimate settings, to a six piece blow-the-roof-off-the-joint party band. No matter what kind of event your planning, there’s a duo, trio, quartet, quintet, or sextet ready for you!
DUO
(the “shake your bon bon” package)
If you have a limited budget or limited space, Shades of Silver can be booked as a guitar/percussion duo. The Shades of Silver duo can crank out enough energy to give life to your party, but also is a great choice for smaller, more intimate gatherings.
TRIO
(the “let’s get it started” package)
You can add a bass player to the duo for greater depth of color and soul. If you’re looking for a group with great range and a varied sound, the trio might be just what you’re looking for.
QUARTET
(the “party like it’s 1999” package)
If you want to have dancing at your event, we would recommend at least the quartet Adding a drummer to the mix gives the group more punch and energy, and helps everybody on the floor keep the beat. It’s a great choice for dances or weddings.
QUINTET
(the “turn this mutha’ out” package)
The quintet adds another keyboard / vocalist to the mix, giving the group an even fuller sound and greater range.
SEXTET
(the full “Earth, Wind and Fire” treatment)
This is our most popular configuration. Adding a saxophone to the quintent gives the group a big band sound, perfect for big events.
So… Whether it’s music to go with dinner, a private party, or your wedding reception — vocal or instrumental — Shades of Silver is available in as few pieces as two and as many as six. Ask us about instrumentation that can be added to the group.
We can customize the best combination at competitive prices. For estimates and booking information, please contact us. A demo package is available upon request.
Sample Songlists
The New Millennium...
- Ain’t it fun -Paramore
- A 1000 years – C. Perri
- Babel -Mumford and Sons
- Barely Breathing – Duncan Sheik
- Black Horse and Cherry Tree – K.T. Tunstall
- Blue ain’t your color – Keith Urban
- Breakeven – The script
- Bubble toes – Jack Johnson
- Bubbly – Colbie Caillat
- Call you home – Kelvin James
- Castle on the hill – Ed Sheeran
- Chelsea Dagger -The Fratellis
- Chicken Fried – Zac Brown Band
- Crazy – Gnarls Barkley
- Dig – Incubus
- Don’t Know Why – Norah Jones
- Don’t Let Me Get Me – Pink
- Drive – Incubus
- Firework -Katy Perry
- Feel it still – Portugal the man
- Free – Zac Brown Band
- Happy – Pharrell
- Havana – Camila Cabello
- Harder to Breathe – Maroon 5
- Hey Soul Sister – Train
- Hey Ya – Outkast
- Hold on – alabama Shakes
- Home – Philip Philips
- I won’t give up – Jason Mraz
- I’m yours – Jason Mraz
- It’s 5 o’clock somewhere – Alan Jackson/Jimmy Buffet
- I will wait -Mumford and Sons
- Just Breathe – Pearl Jam
- Keep me in Mind – Zac Brown Band
- Killin’ Time -Joss Stone
- Kiss me – Sixpence non the richer
- Locked out of Heaven – Bruno Mars
- Lonely No More – Rob Thomas
- No Such Thing – John Mayer
- Old Town Road – Lil Nas X (w/ Billie Ray Cyrus)
- Raise your glass – Pink
- Redneck Woman-Gretchen Wilson
- Rehab -Amy Winehouse
- Rolling in the deep – Adele
- Royals -Lorde
- Rude –Magic
- Say you won’t let go – James Arthur
- Sex on Fire – Kings of Leon
- Shut up and dance – Walk the moon
- Stitches – Shawn Mendes
- Sunday Morning – Maroon 5
- Take me to Church -Hozier
- Taylor – Jack Johnson
- Thank you – Dido
- The Giving Tree – Plain White Tees
- The way – fastball
- Thinking out loud – Ed Sheeran
- Try – Pink
- Uptown Funk – Bruno Mars/Mark Ronson
- Use Somebody – Kings of leon
- Valerie -Amy Winehouse
- What I know – Parachute
- White Flag – Dido
- X’s and O’s – Elle King
- Yellow – Coldplay
- You raise me up – Josh Grobin/Secret garden
70s to 90s
- 25 or 6 to 4 – Chicago
- 500 Miles – The Proclaimers
- Ain’t no mountain
- Alison – Elvis Costello
- All I wanna do – Sheryl Crow
- Always and Forever – Heatwave
- American Girl – Tom Petty
- Amie – Pure prairie league
- Angel Eyes – Jeff Healey Band
- Baby come back -Player
- Bad Moon Risin’ – Credence Clearwater Revival
- Baker Street – Gerry Rafferty
- Bertha – Grateful Dead
- Birthday – Beatles
- Black – Pearl Jam
- Black magic woman -Santana
- Black Velvet – Alannah Myles
- Blackbird – Beatles
- Blister in the Sun – Violent Femmes
- Blue Bayou – Linda Ronstadt
- Boogie oogie oogie -Taste of honey
- Boys are back in town – Thin Lizzy
- Boys of Summer – Don Henley
- Brandy(You’re a fine girl) -Looking glass
- Brickhouse – Commodores
- Brown-eyed Girl – Van Morrison
- Bubble toes -Jack Johnson
- Burning down the house – Talking Heads
- Can’t buy me love – The Beatles
- Caramel -Suzanne Vega
- Cecelia – Simon and Garfunkel
- Centerfield – John Fogerty
- Cheeseburger in Paradise – Jimmy Buffet
- Closing time – Semisonic
- Cold as ice – Foreigner
- Collide -Howie Day
- Come Monday – Jimmy Buffet
- Come on Eileen – Dexy’s Midnight Runners
- Cover Me – Bruce Springsteen
- Crash into me -DMB
- Crazy little thing called love-Queen
- Crazy on you -Heart
- Criminal -Fiona Apple
- Crocodile Rock -Elton John
- Daydream Believer – The Monkees
- Detroit Rock City – KISS
- Don’t dream it’s over -Crowded House
- Don’t look back in anger – Oasis
- Don’t stop believin’ – Journey
- Drift away – Dobie Gray
- Driven to tears – The Police
- EASY – The Commodores
- Eminence Front -The Who
- Escape(Pina Colada song) -Rupert Holmes
- Eye of the Tiger – Survivor
- Faith – George Michael
- Final Countdown -Europe
- Fire and Rain – James Taylor
- Forever Young -Rod Stewart
- Fortunate Son – CCR
- Freefallin’ – Tom Petty
- Friends in Low Places – Garth Brooks
- Gimme One Reason – Tracy Chapman
- Gimme Three Steps – Lynyrd Skynyrd
- Give a little bit – Supertramp
- Glamorous Life – Sheila E.
- Gloria -Laura Branigan
- Go Your Own Way – Fleetwood Mac
- Goodbye to You – Scandal
- Hallelujah – Leonard Cohen
- Have you ever seen the rain – CCR
- Heat of the moment – Asia
- here comes the sun – the beatles
- Hey Jealousy – Gin Blossoms
- Hit me with your best shot – Pat Benatar
- Hold on Loosely – .38 Special
- Hole-Hearted – Extreme
- Hotel CA – The Eagles
- How sweet it is – James Taylor
- I Alone – Live
- I Can See Clearly Now – Johnny Nash
- I Love Rock ‘n roll – Joan Jett
- I Will Survive – Gloria Gaynor
- I’m on fire – Bruce Springsteen
- Ice cream man – Van Halen
- If You Could Only See – Tonic
- In your eyes – Peter Gabriel
- Is she really going out with him -Joe Jackson
- It’s the end of the world as we know it – REM
- I want candy -Bow Wow Wow
- Jessie’s Girl – Rick Springfield
- Joey -Concrete Blonde
- Jolene– Dolly Parton
- Jumper – Third eye blind
- Just Breathe -Pearl Jam
- Kiss – Prince
- Kiss from a rose -Seal
- Kiss me -Sixpence none the richer
- Knock On Wood
- Landslide – Fleetwood Mac
- Lay Down Sally – Eric Clapton
- Leather and Lace – Nicks/Henley
- Let my love open the door – Pete Townsend
- Let the music play – Shannon
- Light My Fire – The Doors
- Like The Way I Do – Melissa Etheridge
- Livin’ after Midnight – Judas Priest
- Livin’ on a prayer – Bon Jovi
- Long cool woman (in a black dress )– The Hollies
- The long run -The Eagles
- Long Train Runnin’ – The Doobie Brothers
- Lovesong – The Cure
- Magic Power – Triumph
- Margaritaville – Jimmy Buffett
- Me & Bobby McGee – Janis Joplin
- Me & Julio Down By The Schoolyard – Simon & Garfunkel
- Message in a bottle – The Police
- Missing -Everything but the girl
- Moondance – Van Morrison
- My Sharona – The Knack
- Oh! What a Night – Four Seasons
- Old Man – Neil Young
- One Love – Bob Marley
- One way or another – Blondie
- Only The Good Die Young – Billy Joel
- Oye Como Va – Santana
- Play That Funky Music – Wild Cherry
- Pour Some sugar on me – Def Leppard
- Pride & Joy – Stevie Ray Vaughn
- Purple rain – Prince
- Ramblin’ Man -Allman Bros.
- Radar Love – Golden earring
- Rain Song – Led Zeppelin
- Redemption Song – Bob Marley
- Ring my bell -Anita Ward
- Rock and Roll all night – KISS
- Rock this town – Stray Cats
- Sailing – Criss Cross
- Send Me On My Way – Rusted Root
- September- EWF
- Shakin’ – Eddie Money
- Shimmer – Fuel
- Shooting Star – Bad Co.
- Should I stay or should I go – The clash
- Signed, Sealed, Delivered-Stevie Wonder
- Smooth – Santana
- Smooth Operator – Sade
- Solsbury Hill – Peter Gabriel
- Some Kinda Wonderful – Grand Funk Railroad
- Something To Talk About – Bonnie Raitt
- Soulshine – Allman Bros.
- Southern Cross – Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
- Stay – Dave Matthew’s Band
- Stray cat strut -stray Cats
- Stuck in the middle -Steelers Wheel
- Summer of 69 – Bryan Adams
- Superstition – Stevie Wonder
- Sunday Bloody Sunday -U2
- Sweetest Taboo – Sade
- Take on me – Aha
- Tempted -Squeeze
- Thank You – Dido
- The Stranger – Billy Joel
- The Way – Fastball
- The Weight – The Band
- Thriller -Michael Jackson
- Through the years – Kenny Rogers
- Tom Sawyer -Rush
- Torn – Natalie Imbruglia
- Vehicle –Ides of March
- Wagon Wheel -Old Crow Medicine Show
- Walkin’ on sunshine – Katrina and the waves
- We Are Family
- We’re in this love together – Al Jarreau
- What I got – Sublime
- What’s up -Four non blondes
- What Would You Say – Dave Matthews Band
- Wicked Game – Chris Isaak
- Wild Night – Van Morrison
- Wild World – Cat Stevens
- Wonderful Tonight – Eric Clapton
- Workin’ for the weekend -Loverboy
- Yer so bad – Tom Petty
- You Oughta Know – Alanis Morrissette
- You shook me all night long – AC/DC
- You Were Meant For Me – Jewel
- Your Smiling Face – James Taylor
- Your song – Elton John
- Ziggy Stardust – David Bowie
- Zombie -The Cranberries
50s-70s songlists...
- A Day in the life- The Beatles
- Ain’t Too Proud to Beg – The Temptations
- And I loved Her – The Beatles
- At Last – Etta James
- Blowin’ in the wind – Bob Dylan
- Blue Moon
- Bridge over troubled water – Simon and garfunkel
- Beginnings -Chicago
- Blue Bayou-Linda Ronstadt
- (Build Me Up) Buttercup
- Bye bye love – The Everly Bros.
- Calender Girl – Neil Sedaka
- Call me the breeze – JJ Cale
- Can’t buy me love -The Beatles
- Crazy – Patsy Cline
- Dance to the Music – Sly and the Family Stone
- Dancin’ Queen -Abba
- Fever
- Folsom Prison Blues – Johnny Cash
- Here, there and everywhere – The Beatles
- Hey Jude – The beatles
- Hound Dog – Elvis Presley
- House of the risin’ sun – The Animals
- I can’t help falling in love – Elvis
- I Can’t Help Myself (Sugar Pie, Honey Bunch) – The Four Tops
- If Ever I would leave you -Lerner/Loewe
- Johnny B. Goode – Chuck Berry
- Jumpin’ Jack Flash – Rolling Stones
- Kansas City
- Leaving on a jet plane – John Denver
- Let it Be – The beatles
- Let’s Stay Together – Ike & Tina Turner
- Lovely Day – Bill Withers
- Monster Mash
- Mustang Sally – Wilson Pickett
- One Fine Day – Chiffons
- One in a million – Larry Graham
- Revolution – The Beatles
- Ring of fire – Johnny Cash
- Rock Around the Clock – Bill Haley and the Comets
- Runaway – Del Shannon
- Satisfaction – Rolling Stones
- Sea of Love – Phil Philips/The Honeydrippers
- Sittin’ on the Dock of the Bay – Otis Redding
- Son of a Preacher Man – Dusty Springfield
- Suspicious Minds – Elvis Presley
- Sweet Caroline – Neil Diamond
- Takin’ Care of Business – BTO
- Teddy Bear – Elvis Presley
- Tequila
- These boots are made for walkin’ -Nancy Sinatra
- The First time ever I saw your face – Roberta Flack
- The More I see you – Chris Montez
- Times they are a changin’ – Bob Dylan
- Twist and Shout – Beatles
- Under the Boardwalk
- Ventura Highway – America
- Walkin’ after midnight -Patsy Cline
- Wouldn’t it be nice – The Beach Boys
- Yesterday – The Beatles
Instrumental songlists...
- 6th planet in the corner pocket – Scot Silver
- A Foggy Day
- Ain’t no sunshine – Bill Withers
- Alice in Wonderland
- All the Things You Are
- Always
- Amelia Baby – Scot Silver
- Angel Eyes
- As time goes by
- Autumn Leaves
- Bei Mir Bistu Shein
- Bewitched – Rodgers/Hart
- Black Orpheus
- Blue Bossa
- Blue Monk – Monk
- Bossa Dorado – Dorado Scmitt
- Cantaloupe Island
- Caravan – Ellington
- Cute – Hefti
- Don’t Get Around Much Anymore
- Equinox – Coltrane
- Feels So Good
- Flintstones Theme – Bryson/Goldberg
- Fly me to the moon – Bart Howard
- Footprints
- Frankenstein-Edgar Winter
- Freddie Freeloader – Miles Davis
- Georgia On my mind
- Guataca City – Paquito D’Rivera
- Harlem Nocturne – Hagen
- Here’s That Rainy Day
- How High The Moon
- In The Mood
- Just the Two of Us
- Kashmir
- Killer Joe – Golson
- Little Sunflower – Hubbard
- Meditation
- Mercy,. Mercy. mercy – Zawinol
- Michelle
- Minor Swing – Django
- Misty
- Moanin’ – Bobby Timmons
- Moby Dick – Led Zeppelin
- Morning Dance – Spyro Gyra
- Mr. Magic – Grover Washington Jr.
- My Favorite Things
- My one and only love
- Myles from Home – Scot Silver
- Night in Tunisia
- Overjoyed – Stevie Wonder
- Phaoron -Gipsy Kings
- Pick up the pieces – Average White Band
- Road song – Wes Montgomery
- Rumba Tumba -Govi
- Samba Pa Ti – Santana
- Santa Fe -Ottmar Liebert
- Satin Doll
- So What – Miles Davis
- Song for my father – Horace Silver
- Spanish Eyes
- Summerbreeze – Ramsey Lewis
- Take 5 – Dave Brubeck
- Tempest – Jesse Cook
- The In Crowd – Billy Page
- VSQ – Chuck Anderson
- Walk don’t run – The Ventures
- Walkin’ on the moon – The Police
- Wood-Ottmar Liebert
- Yesterdays – Kern
Jazz and Latin Standards songlists...
- (I’ve Got You) Under My Skin
- Ain’t Misbehavin’
- All of Me
- Beyond The Sea
- Blue Skies
- Bye bye Blackbird – Ray Henderson/Dixon
- Come rain or come shine
- Embraceable You
- Feeling Good -Michael Buble
- Georgia on my Mind
- Girl from Ipanema
- Haven’t We Met – Kenny Rankin
- I can’t give you anything but love – McHugh/Fields
- I’m Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Letter
- It Don’t Mean a Thing…
- It Had to Be You
- I thought about you
- Jump Jive an’ Wail
- LOVE
- My Funny Valentine
- On a Clear Day
- Route 66
- Skylark
- Stormy Weather
- Summerwind
- Sway – Michael Buble
- Sweet Home Chicago – Robert Johnson
- The more I see you – Chris Montez
- The Way You Look Tonight
- Unforgettable
- What a Wonderful World
- Witchcraft
- Zoot Suit Riot