This Master Playlist is constantly evolving with new additions and updates. The material is extremely time tested and proven to allow all of your guests to enjoy a one of a kind celebration. For ease, the material is broken out categorically as cocktail, dinner and dance sets to demonstrate selections that generally are performed during a certain segment of your event. Of course, there may be tunes that you wish to have played that you don’t see here. We try to be as accommodating and flexible as possible. This is something that we are more than happy to discuss and there is a high likelihood that we may already know it or we can add it with relative ease! However, you are encouraged to not look at this list and determine what is missing. Perhaps, try to use this as a guide to understand that our many years of diverse event experience and our choice of selections are a result of what really works for a large varied demographic. Of course, new tunes come along all the time and we certainly work hard to stay current and in synch with all of your desires so thus, this playlist endures frequent updates. Jim Ciampi
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This Master Playlist is constantly evolving with new additions and updates. The material is extremely time tested and proven to allow all
of your guests to enjoy a one of a kind celebration. For ease, the material is broken out categorically as cocktail, dinner and dance sets to
demonstrate selections that generally are performed during a certain segment of your event.
Of course, there may be tunes that you wish to have played that you
don’t see here. We try to be as accommodating and flexible as possible. This is something that we are more than happy to discuss and there is a
high likelihood that we may already know it or we can add it with relative ease! However, you are encouraged to not look at this list and
determine what is missing. Perhaps, try to use this as a guide to understand that our many years of diverse event experience and our
choice of selections are a result of what really works for a large varied demographic. Of course, new tunes come along all the time and we
certainly work hard to stay current and in synch with all of your desires so thus, this playlist endures frequent updates.
Jim Ciampi
Songs from the Great American Songbook: Artists such as Gershwin, Duke Ellington, Rodgers and Hart, Irving Berlin and other great composers whose songs have
remained timeless as “standards” through the decades
A Foggy Day
All Blues All of Me
All The Things You Are Angel Eyes
April in Paris Autumn in New York
Autumn Leaves Besame Mucho
Blue Bossa Black Orpheus
Blue Moon Bluesette
Bye Bye Blackbird Come Rain or Come Shine
Corcovado Days of Wine and Roses
Desafinado Don’t Get Around Much
Do You Know What It Means Georgia
How High The Moon I Could Write a Book
It Had To Be You It’s Only a Paper Moon
Just Friends Ladybird
Meditation Misty
My Favorite Things Our Love Is Here To Stay
Once I loved One Note Samba
Oye Como Va Pennies From Heaven
Perdido Pick Yourself Up
Polka Dots and Moonbeams Satin Doll
Summer Samba Song For My Father
St. Thomas Sunny Side of The Street
Take The A Train Tangerine
Tequila There Will Never Be
Watch What Happens What Is This Thing Called Love
Witchcraft
Additional cocktail styles involving a modern approach:
Contemporary pop, smooth jazz, fusion and the selections of current artists. These would typically be mixed in with the above Jazz standards
Affirmation Angela * Theme from Taxi
Black Magic Woman Candle in the Wind
Cheesecake Daniel
Don’t Let Me Be Lonely Tonight
Eleanor Rigby Evil Ways
Feel Like Makin Love Girl
Green Onions Isn’t She Lovely
Just the Two of Us Levon
Masquerade Michelle
My Cherie Amor Norwegian Wood
Mandolin Rain On Broadway
Rikki Don’t Lose That Number Rosalinda’s Eyes
Road Song Same Old Lang Syne
Sara Smile She’s Gone
Soulful Strut Sugar Sunny
Theme from “Cheers” This Masquerade
Tune 88 Turn Your Love Around
Year of the Cat The Sunshine of My Life
Venus When Sunny gets Blue
We’re in This Love Together Watermelon Man Where is the Love
Zanzibar
A mixture of easy listening and light dance favorites from the past eight decades of American Music.
A Woman’s Worth Alicia Keys
Ain’t No Sunshine Bill Withers
Ain’t That A Kick in the Head Dean Martin
Am I The Same Girl Swing Out Sister
Are You Lonesome Tonight Elvis
As Time Goes By Billie Holiday
Baker Street Gerry Rafferty
Because you Loved Me Celine Dionne
Can’t Help Falling in Love Elvis
Come Away With Me Norah Jones
Crazy Love Van Morrison
Don’t Know Why Norah Jones
Dream A Little Dream of Me Mamas & The Papas
East of the Sun Diana Krall
Fly Me To The Moon Sinatra
Girl From Ipanema Jobim
The Glory of Love Bette Midler Hallelujah
Leonard Cohen Have I Told You Lately
Van Morrison
I Could Not Ask For More Edwin McCain
I Only Want To Be with You Vonda Shepard
If I Ain’t Got You Alicia Keys
It’s Too Late
Carol King In My Life The Beatles
Just the Way You Are Billy Joel
Like A Star Corinne Bailey Rae
Levon Elton John
Makin Whoopee Dr. John
Moondance Van Morrison
My Girl Smokey Robinson
My Romance Cole Porter
Natural Woman Aretha Franklin
New York State of Mind Billy Joel
Night and Day Cole Porter
Ordinary People John Legend Piano Man
Billy Joel Put Your Records On
Corinne Bailey Rae
Realize Colbie Caillat
Smile
Judy Garland Someone Like You
Van Morrison
Someone to Watch Over Me Gershwin
Stand By Me Ben E. King
The Summer Wind Sinatra
Sunshine of My Life Stevie Wonder
The Way You Look Tonight Sinatra
Can’t Take That Away Sinatra
The Look of Love Diana Krall
Unforgettable Nat King Cole
Wonderful World Louie Armstrong
When You Say Nothing at All Alison Krauss
Will You Still Love Me Carol King
You Were Meant for Me Jewel
You’ve Got a Friend James Taylor
Till Somebody Loves You Dean Martin
Displayed categorically by decade to demonstrate opportunity to provide
“something for everyone”. These eras are mixed continually
throughout the event based on spontaneity and the goal of
attaining a crossover of material so that the entire room is engaged in
the festivity.
1940’s
Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy Andrews Sisters * 1942
For Sentimental Reasons Nat King Cole * 1945
In The Mood Glenn Miller * 1940
Call the Whole Thing Off Gershwin * 1940
I Love Being Here With You Peggy Lee * 1940’s
It Don’t Mean A Thing Duke Ellington * 1940
Minnie The Moocher Cab Calloway * 1941
Straighten Up and Fly Right Nat King Cole* 1942
Route 66 Nat King Cole * 1946
1950’s
Lonesome Tonight
Elvis Presley * 1957 Come Fly With Me
Sinatra * 1958
Folsom Prison Blues Johnny Cash * 1955
Great Balls of Fire Jerry Lee Lewis * 1957
Hound Dog
Elvis Presley * 1956
La Bamba
Ritchie Valens * 1958
Lucille
Little Richard * 1957
Shout The Isley Brothers * 1959
What I’d Say Ray Charles * 1959
1960’s
Ain’t Too Proud To Beg Temptations *1966
At Last Etta James * 1960
Brown Eyed Girl Van Morrison * 1967
Build Me Up Buttercup The Foundations * 1968
Can’t Take My Eyes Off You Frankie Valle * 1967
Can’t Always Get Rolling Stones * 1969
Chain of Fools * Aretha Franklin * 1967
Daydream The Lovin Spoonful * 1966
Get Ready The Temptations * 1966
Good Lovin The Rascals * 1966
Hit The Road Jack Ray Charles * 1960
Through The Grapevine Marvin Gaye * 1966
It’s The Same Old Song The 4 Tops * 1965
I Saw Her Standing There The Beatles * 1963
Mack the Knife Bobby Darin * 1960
Mama Tried
Merle Haggard * 1969
More Today Yesterday Spiral Starecase * 1969
Mustang Sally Wilson Pickett * 1965
Oh Darlin Beatles * 1969
Respect Aretha Franklin * 1965
Satisfaction The Rolling Stones * 1965
Dock of the Bay Otis Reading * 1967
Some Kind Of Wonderful Marvin Gaye * 1968
Son Of A Preacher Man Dusty Springfield * 1968
Sweet Caroline Neil Diamond * 1969 Twist And Shout
The Isley Brothers * 1961
You Can’t Hurry Love The Supremes * 1966
1970’s:
ABC Jackson 5 * 1970
Bennie and The Jets Elton John * 1973
Brandy Looking Glass * 1972
Dancing In The Moonlight King Harvest * 1973
Dancing Queen ABBA * 1976
Dance With Me Orleans * 1977
December 1963 The 4 Seasons * 1975
Domino Van Morrison * 1970
Disco Inferno The Trammps * 1976
Easy Lionel Ritchie * 1977
Flip, Flop Fly Blues Brothers * 1978
Grease Mega Mix Olivia Newton John Travolta * 1978
Hit Me with Your Best Shot Pat Benetar * 1978
Hot Stuff Donna Summer * 1979
How Long Ace * 1977
How Sweet It Is James Taylor * 1975
I Will Survive Gloria Ganor * 1978
I Wish Stevie Wonder * 1976
I’ll Be Around The Spinners * 1972
Imagine John Lennon * 1971
Love and Happiness Al Green * 1972
Lowdown
Boz Scaggs * 1976
Last Dance Donna Summer * 1978
Let’s Stay Together Al Green * 1972
Love Train
The O-Jays * 1972
Play That Funky Music Wild Cherry * 1978
September Earth Wind & Fire * 1978
Signed Sealed Delivered Stevie Wonder * 1970
Tupelo Honey Van Morrison * 1971
Superstition Stevie Wonder * 1972
Sweet Home Alabama Lynyrd Skynyrd * 1974
What’s Going On Marvin Gaye * 1971 We are Family Sister Sledge * 1979
Wonderful Tonight Eric Clapton * 1977
You Should Be Dancing Bee Gees* 1976
1980’s:
Addicted To Love Robert Palmer * 1985
Alone Heart * 1987
Bad Mama Jama
Carl Carlton * 1981
Billie Jean Michael Jackson 1983
Boy from NYC Manhattan Transfer * 1981
Brick House The Commodores * 1977
Celebration Kool & The Gang * 1980
Don’t Stop Believin Journey * 1981 Faithfully
Journey * 1983 Escape * Pina Colada Song
Ruppert Jones * 1980
Every Little Thing The Police * 1981
Faithfully Journey * 1983
Foolish Heart Steve Perry * 1985
Footloose Kenny Loogins * 1984
Forever Young Rod Stewart * 1988
Have a Little Faith in Me John Hiatt * 1987
How Will I Know Whitney Houston * 1985
I Wanna Dance With Somebody Whitney Houston * 1987
Leave Your Hat On Joe Cocker * 1986
Jenny Jenny - 867-5309 Tommy Tutone * 1982
Jessie’s Girl Rick Springfield * 1981
Livin on a Prayer Bon Jovi * 1986 Love Shack B52’s * 1989
Pour Some Sugar on Me Def Leppard * 1987
Pretty Young Thing
Michael Jackson * 1982
Red Red Wine UB40 * 1983
Saving All My Love For You Whitney Houston * 1985 Sexual Healing Marvin Gaye * 1982
She Drives Me Crazy Fine Young Cannibals * 1988
Stray Cat Strut Stray Cats * 1981
Walkin On Sunshine
Katrina and The Waves * 1983
Way You Make Me Feel Michael Jackson * 1987
What I Like about You Romantics * 1980
Shook Me all Night Long AC/DC * 1980
1990’s
Amazed
Lonestar * 1999
Angel Sarah McLachlan * 1997
Bless The Broken Road Rascal Flatts * 1994 Dream Lover
Mariah Carey * 1993
Friends in Low Places Garth Brooks * 1990
Go Daddy O Big Bad Voodoo Daddy * 1997
Groove is in the Heart Deee Lite * 1990
I Can’t Make You Love Me Bonnie Raitt * 1991
I’ll Be There Mariah Carey * 1992
Killing Me Softly The Fugees * 1996
More Than Words
Extreme * 1991
Only Wanna Be With You Hootie and The Blowfish * 1994
Real Love Mary J Blige * 1992
Santeria Sublime * 1996
The Sign Ace of Base * 1994 You Gotta Be
Des’ree * 1994
2000+
All of Me
John Legend * 2013
All About That Bass Meghan Trainor * 2015
Better Together
Jack Johnson * 2005
Best of My Love Mary J Blige * 2004
Big Girls Don’t Cry Fergie * 2007
Cake By The Ocean DNCE * 2015
Call Me Maybe
Carly Rae Jepsen * 2011 Can’t Stop The Feeling
Justin Timberlake * 2016 Chicken Fried
Zac Brown Band * 2008
Classic MKTO * 2014
Crazy Gnarls Barkley * 2006
Empire State of Mind Alicia Keys & Jay Z * 2009
Glitter in the Air Pink * 2010
Girls Chase Boys Ingrid Michaelson * 2014
Happy Pharrell Williams * 2014
Hello Adele * 2014
Hey Baby DJ Otzi Remix * 2014
Hey Soul Sister
Train * 2009
I Hope You Dance
Lee Ann Womack * 2000
I’m Like a Bird Nellie Furtado * 2001
Just Give Me a Reason
Pink * 2012
Lips are Movin
Meghan Trainor * 2015
Lucky Jason Mraz *& Colbie Caillat * 2009 Magic
Colbie Caillat * 2007
Make You Feel My Love Adele * 2008
Marry You
Bruno Mars * 2010
My Church Maren Morris * 2016
Need You Now Lady Antebellum * 2009
No One Alicia Keys * 2007
Don’t Stop The Music Rihanna * 2007
Roar Katy Perry * 2013
Save The Last Dance Michael Buble’ * 2005
Set Fire To the Rain Adele * 2011
Single Ladies Beyonce * 2009
Short Skirt Long Jacket Cake * 2001
Someone Like You Adele * 2010
Sunday Morning Maroon 5* 2004
Moves Like Jagger Maroon 5 * 2011
This Kiss Faith Hill *2007
Thinking Out Loud Ed Sheeran * 2015
Pontoon
Little Big Town * 2012
Uptown Funk Bruno Mars * 2014
Viva La Vida Cold Play * 2008
Wagon Wheel Darius Rucker *2004
When We Were Young Adele *2015
24K Magic
Bruno Mars *2016
Wedding First Dance Suggested Selections
All of Me * John Legend
At Last * Etta James Can’t Take My Eyes Off Of You * Frankie Valle
Come Away With Me * Norah Jones
Come Fly With Me * Frank Sinatra
Crazy Love Van Morrison Fly Me To The Moon * Frank Sinatra
How Sweet It Is * James Taylor Have I Told You Lately * Van Morrison
If I Ain’t Got You * Alicia Keys Let's Stay Together * Al Green
More Today Yesterday * Spiral Starecase Someone Like You * Van Morrison
The Way You Look Tonight * Frank Sinatra Make You Feel My Love * Adele Thinking Out Loud * Ed Sheeran
Stand By Me * Ben E. King The Summer Wind * Frank Sinatra
Sunshine Of My Life * Stevie Wonder
When I Fall in Love * Nat King Cole You Say Nothing At All * Alison Krauss
Father * Daughter / Mother * SonDance Selections:
Daddy's Little Girl * Standard
Because You Loved Me * Celine Dionne The Summer Wind * Frank Sinatra
Daughters * John Mayer I Hope You Dance * Lee Ann Womack
Unforgettable * Nat King Cole
My Girl * The Temptations What a Wonderful World * Louie Armstrong
You've Got A Friend * James Taylor Sunshine of My Life * Stevie Wonder
Special Requests
Bride and Groom Last Dances College Songs & Toasts Special Ethnic Requests
