Soul, funk, blues - it's the groove, stupid! Soul Survivors don't do carbon copy covers. We focus on the groove, and put our own spin on things. The originals are the bonus extras in the package.
So, if you want a band that can funk and groove for your special event, get in touch. We're available to play anywhere in the Sydney metro area.
Need something more laid back for part of your evening? Let us know, and we can put together a semi-acoustic mix of light jazz and mellow favourites.
Our current line-up is:
Megan Kemmis (vocals)
Nick Miles (guitar and bvox)
Steven Stoneham (bass)
Tony Edbrooke (drums)
Will Kirkby (saxophone, percussion and bvox)
Brendan Render (trumpet, percussion and bvox)
A little bit of history
A long time ago in a rehearsal room far, far away....
It's the mid 80s. Everyone's wearing clothes they will live to regret. The rhythm section from the Barrenjoey Band has just got together with two funky guitarists and a couple of kids who used to play brass with the Harbord Diggers Youth Club Big Band. All they need is a vocalist....
The resulting band was Soul Survivors, who went on to be a favourite feature at venues such as the Marble Bar, Feathers at Crows Nest, the Hotel Manly, the Great Northern Hotel (Chatswood) and more.
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ARTIST
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Ain't That Peculiar
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Marvin Gaye/Rufus & Chaka Khan
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Baby Please
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Carolyne Mas
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Bad Case of Loving You (Doctor, Doctor)
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Robert Palmer
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Can't Help It
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The Truth
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Chain of Fools
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Aretha Franklin/The Commitments
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Consider Me Gone
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Sting
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Dance Little Sister
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Terence Trent D'Arby
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Danny's All-Star Joint
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Rickie Lee Jones
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Daylight
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Jimmy Barnes
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Don't Change Horses (In the Middle of a Stream)
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Tower of Power
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The Fundamental Things
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Bonnie Raitt
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Give Me One Reason
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Tracey Chapman
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Green Limousine
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The Badloves/Michael Spiby
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Hold On, I'm Coming
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Sam and Dave
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I Can't Get Next to You
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Al Green
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I Can't Stand the Rain
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Ann Peebles/The Commitments
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I Don't Need No Doctor
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Ray Charles/John Scofield & John Mayer
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I Heard it Through the Grapevine
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Marvin Gaye/Creedence Clearwater Revival
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I Really Really Love You
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Renee Geyer
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I Want You to Want Me
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Cheap Trick/Chris Isaak
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I Wouldn't Want to Be Like You
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Alan Parsons Project
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In the Midnight Hour
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Wilson Pickett
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Knock on Wood
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Eddie Floyd/Eric Clapton
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Love Rears Up Its Ugly Head
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Living Colour
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Miss You
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Rolling Stones/Etta James
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Move By Yourself
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Donovan Frankenreiter
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My Heavy Friend
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The Truth
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Old Man Down the Road
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John Fogerty
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One
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U2
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(Open Up the) Red Box
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Simply Red
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Pump It Up
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Elvis Costello
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Right Thing
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Simply Red
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Rock Steady
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Aretha Franklin/Hall & Oates
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Roll With It
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Steve Winwood
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Shakey Ground
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Temptations/Renee Geyer
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Sledgehammer
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Peter Gabriel
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Stand By Me
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Ben E King
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Tainted Love
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Gloria Jones/Mojohands
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Take Me to the River
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Al Green/The Commitments
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That's Why I Love You So
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John Mayall
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Too Late
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The Truth
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Total Control
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The Motels
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What Have You Done For Me Lately
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Janet Jackson/Sharon Jones & the Dap Kings
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World of Hurt
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John Mayall
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You Got the Love
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Rufus & Chaka Khan
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