Switch

Name: Switch
Start: 2025-04-18T19:30:00-07:00
End: 2025-04-18T20:45:00-07:00
Location: Yoshi's Oakland -Jack London square

Schedule

Fri Apr 18 2025 at 07:30 pm to 08:45 pm

UTC-07:00

Location

Yoshi's Oakland -Jack London square | Oakland, CA

Get ready for an unforgettable night of soulful serenades and harmonious grooves as SWITCH returns to Yoshi’s Oakland for an encore performance! Join us in celebrating 50 Golden Years of hits from this iconic American R&B/funk band OF THE 70’S & 80’S. SWITCH, known for their timeless classics like "There'll Never Be," "I Call Your Name," and "Love Over & Over Again," has left an indelible mark on the music world, influencing bands like DeBarge, El DeBarge and many other male R&B bands to follow.
This is more than just a concert—it's an old-school party and sing-along extravaganza with these amazing musicians. Don't miss out on this epic celebration of music and memories! Mark your calendars and get ready to groove the night away with SWITCH!
50 Golden Years of Funk & Soul Series presented by Mark Elliott & The A-List Musiq Circle- Your Bay Area's Who's Who Entertainment Network. Hosted by Steven Parker of KDYA Radio.
SWITCH is an American R&B/funk band that recorded for the Gordy label in the late 1970s, releasing songs such as "There'll Never Be", "I Call Your Name", and "Love Over & Over Again". Switch influenced bands such as DeBarge, which featured the siblings of Switch band members Bobby and Tommy DeBarge. The group was formed in Mansfield, Ohio, in December 1976 by Gregory Williams. They recorded a demo tape in Columbus, Ohio, with the financial assistance of Bernd Lichters. Switch included Gregory Williams, brothers Tommy DeBarge and Bobby DeBarge, all from Grand Rapids, Michigan, along with Akron, Ohio natives Phillip Ingram (brother of James Ingram), Eddie Fluellen, and Jody Sims (originally from Steubenville, Ohio). Williams, Bobby DeBarge, and Sims had been members of White Heat, which released a self-titled album on RCA in 1975, but the band's producer, Barry White, soon shuttered his Soul Unlimited production company and dropped all the acts on the roster. Williams, then living in Akron, decided to form his own band.