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The Mighty Groove is a San Francisco Bay Area dance band focused on getting people "In the Groove". The Mighty Grooves mission is hip shakin, danceable funk and soul-jazz. Mighty Groove features sizzling saxophone sensation Susan Copperman and soulful vocalist Cathey Cotten. On bass is the incredibly funky Jim Cervantes. Supplying our wah-wah needs is exciting and adept guitarist Chick Petersen. Drummer Greg Rocha is always in the pocket, Ben Kline on Trombone and Neil St. Andrew pumps the groove on the mighty Hammond. Our band covers songs with unique arrangements that feature a variety of dance beats and funky grooves originally performed by groups as diverse as Aretha Franklin, Micheal Jackson, The Clients Funk Society, Propellorheads, The Pointer Sisters, The Crusaders, Tower of Power, Ronnie Laws, Boney James & Rick Braun, Average White Band, Maceo Parker and Candy Dulfer. Songs in this clip include: Cold Sweat by James Brown, Compared to What by Les McCann, For the Love of You by the Isley Brothers, Funky Nassau by Ray Munnings, Got To Give It Up and Trouble Man by Marvin Gaye and Have a Good Time by The Brand New Heavies.