The Fabulous BB Kings

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The Fabulous BB Kings

Fantastic 9 piece Soul, Motown, Disco & Northern Soul band for Weddings, Events & Parties.
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The Fabulous BB Kings are a fantastic 9-piece Soul, Motown and Disco band based in Halifax, West Yorkshire. The line-up includes a great rhythm section to get you up and dancing, with an incredible horn section providing the perfect backing for some sensational singers.

07/10/2024

It’s this Friday, get your dancing shoes on and come on down for a responsible drink or two and a boogie…

04/10/2024

You know it makes sense! Pooh knows...

02/10/2024

Next Friday, 11th October, we'll be back at one of our favourite venues to play at. It's only small but there's always an incredible atmosphere. Come along to Vine in West Vale and be part of it!

30/09/2024

Summer is well and truly over now and we’re back practicing again tonight. Tightening up a few old ones and learning a couple of newbies. We haven’t played this one in a while. Reckon we should put it back in???

26/09/2024

Currently writing the set list for our gig at Vine on 11th October. It's not just random, you know!! Anything you want to hear?

07/09/2024

Last night at Jeremy's at the Boat House was fantastic as always! But a little bit weird with both our trumpet and sax players unable to make it. The show must go on though… so we improvised!

01/09/2024

Have you got plans for Friday??? Cancel them! Unless your plans are to come and see us playing live at Jeremy's at the Boat House of course... In which case, we'll see you there! Dont forget your dancing shoes.

25/08/2024

Pop over and give Four Play a cheeky follow! There’s some familiar faces in there.

01/08/2024

Thought we'd remind you how ace our latest video recording was!! Tag your friends if they're planning a party and want their dance floor full all night!

24/07/2024

A cheeky mid-week wedding gig and someone forgot the legs for his floor Tom.

Gotta be impressed with the improvisation but he’s now having to slap his drums as he’s run out of sticks!

22/07/2024

We'll do something soon. Promise! What do you want to see???

29/06/2024

We have half the band here now...

29/06/2024

And GOLDSFEST 2024 is a go!! Watching the amazing Todd Wilson Music kick things off, before Four Play and Jimbo Lynch Music take the stage before we headline later 4.30-6!

26/06/2024

See you on Saturday for another amazing free event arranged by GOLDS. The last 2 have been amazing and this year should be even better!

Make sure you’re there for 1.30 to get warmed up by a bit of Four Play before the climax at 4.30 when we hit the stage!

22/06/2024

It's a week today!! One of our favourite gigs of the year, we headline at 16.30, will we see you there?

And if you come earlier you may see some familiar faces on at 13.30...

16/06/2024

Meet the band! There's one more member to tell you about. It's Steve 📱🎧

Steve is our unsung hero! He’s our sound engineer and can be seen wandering around the room with an iPad whilst the band are playing, looking fabulous, making sure we sound our best.

Steve has a background in studio and live sound and for a day job he travels the world setting up kit for international broadcasters. He’s spent quite a bit of time recently in Korea making him our very own Seoul Man!

He’s also a musician, playing guitar, bass and mandolin. A long time ago he was in a band with our drummer, James, and recently stood in on bass for us!!

13/06/2024

Meet the band! Time for one last musician - it's James 🥁

James started off playing trumpet when he was at first school, but soon switched to the drums. His drumming earned him a music scholarship at Bournemouth University, even though they didn’t offer a music degree at the time.

His playing has taken him all over the world, from dive bars like the Bovine S*x Club in Toronto in an Iron Maiden tribute band, to the grandiose Royal Albert Hall, playing all genres of music, from heavy metal to orchestral, and jam bands to hiphop. He now plays occasionally in musicals and jazz bands, but a past obsession with the film, ‘The Commitments’ led him to join the Fabulous BB Kings.

10/06/2024

Meet the band! Next we have Dan 🎸

35 years ago, when someone was throwing away an old guitar, Dan took it home and managed to make some chords fall out of it. Playing along to Muddy Waters showed him what was possible and he never looked back. Dan joined the BB Kings in 1996 and married Sarah, our saxophonist, in 2000. Dan also plays the bass, which he played with us for a few years.

Dan says his most memorable gig experience was arriving to play at the Marsden Jazz Festival without his guitar!

07/06/2024

Meet the band!! Next is the other half of our horn section, Sarah 🎷

Sarah was a grade 8 piano player at just 14 which she quickly followed up with grade 8 clarinet and history & theory of music.

Sarah is a founder member of TFBBK which began in 1986. Although we won't tell you how old she was when it all started. She has been married to our guitarist Dan, who she met through the band, since 2000.

As well as playing alto, tenor and baritone sax with us Sarah also plays her bari in a Huddersfield based big band and also alto sax in a Halifax based big band.

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Halifax

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http://www.tfbbk.co.uk/

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Last night at Jeremy's at the Boat House was fantastic as always! But a little bit weird with both our trumpet and sax players unable to make it. The show must go on though… so we improvised! #kazoo #soul #motown #soulband #northernsoul #coverband #weddingband #partyband #yorkshire #livemusic #yorkshireband #weddingfayre

Thought we'd remind you how ace our latest video recording was!! Tag your friends if they're planning a party and want their dance floor full all night! #soul #motown #soulband #northernsoul #coverband #weddingband #partyband #yorkshire #livemusic #yorkshireband #weddingfayre

Playing the hits from your favourite stars from the 60's and 70's like Aretha Franklin, Otis Redding, The Jackson Five, Tina Turner and Stevie Wonder, you are guaranteed the very best in soul, Motown and disco. With an incredible rhythm section, soulful, funky horns, and 4 singers - not to mention a full light rig, state of the art equipment and a dedicated sound engineer - our show is second to none and will add that extra special wow factor to whatever event you're planning. With over 200 years combined experience in playing and performing, The Fabulous BB Kings are the perfect addition to any event. Whether it's a wedding, charity function, birthday celebration, Christmas party night or a good old fashioned pub knees-up, your guests will want to spend all night on the dance floor! Take 4 minutes to have watch of our video to see what you and your guests could experience from The Fabulous BB Kings!! And get in touch for a chat about how we can help you. #soul #motown #soulband #northernsoul #coverband #weddingband #partyband #yorkshire #livemusic #yorkshireband #disco

If you're getting married in 2025 or 2026 and you're looking for some evening entertainment have a watch of this!!! We'd love to play for you. Get in touch with us with your date for more information and to check our availability. If you're not gettting married but know someone who is, why not tag them in the comments? And for everyone else, a cheeky share would really help us out to get our message far and wide. Love ya! #soul #motown #soulband #northernsoul #coverband #weddingband #partyband #yorkshire #livemusic #yorkshireband

Here's 1 final video for you! Back to the classics with this one. This is Al Green's Take Me to the River. Let us know what you think. And give us a little share while you're here... And final massive thanks to Kempston Street and Pocket Jacks Films. #soul #motown #soulband #northernsoul #coverband #weddingband #partyband #yorkshire #livemusic #yorkshireband #weddingfayre

Here's another one that's a bit different and way more modern that the classic soul and Motown we usually play. This is Mercy by Duffy. With a soul twist of course... Continued thanks to Kempston Street and Pocket Jacks Films #soul #motown #soulband #northernsoul #coverband #weddingband #partyband #yorkshire #livemusic #yorkshireband #weddingfayre

Another one??? OK! A little bit different from us this time. A bit of Frankie Valli for you. Give us a cheeky little share if you like what you hear! More thanks to Kempston Street and Pocket Jacks Films #soul #motown #soulband #northernsoul #coverband #weddingband #partyband #yorkshire #livemusic #yorkshireband #weddingfayre

Would you like another one? What are we saying... of course you would!! Here's Show Me for you. Let us know what you think. Give us a 👍 or a ❤. Or even better a cheeky share!! Obviously thanks again to Kempston Street and Pocket Jacks Films. #soul #motown #soulband #northernsoul #coverband #weddingband #partyband #yorkshire #livemusic #yorkshireband #weddingfayre

Oh, go on then. Here's another one for you. Emily here, smashing it! Obviously. Thanks again to Kempston Street and Pocket Jacks Films for sound and videos! #soul #motown #soulband #northernsoul #coverband #weddingband #partyband #yorkshire #livemusic #yorkshireband #weddingfayre

OK then. Here you go! Your choices have been counted and verified (thanks to all 4 of you!) and with a very convincing 50% of the vote, here's Respect!! Tell us what you think. Give us a 👍 or even better a ❤! Huge thanks to Kempston Street for recording the tracks and Pocket Jacks Films for the fantastic videos!! #soul #motown #soulband #northernsoul #coverband #weddingband #partyband #yorkshire #livemusic #yorkshireband #weddingfayre