Anita

Artist ID: 30362

Anita recorded and toured with Cameo, as a Supreme, with Peabo Bryson as a featured vocalist and finally with Celine Dion, touring the world for several years.

After years on the road, Anita returned home to Atlanta and assembled an incredible group of players and singers chosen from the top tier of Atlanta's musical elite. This is a exciting and interactive party band, but also a group with deep-rooted musical sophistication. Sound level is kept to a perfect volume and their song list is extremely diverse, featuring the musical history of the past 50 years. The audience is the star as Anita and band are 100% wireless and deliver their musical magic in the crowd with the audience, as well as bringing the audience on stage as appropriate. Anita has opened for Tony Bennett, Kool and the Gang, Celene Dion and many others. This superband travels all across the USA and abroad for corporate and social clients, packing dance-floors wherever folks just want to have fun. When desired, Anita can super-size all the way up to a full orchestra, just add a few horns or add custom costumes to enhance your theme. Call your entertainment professional today and ask for Anita. Career Highlights: Toured with The Supremes, Received Gold Album for background vocals on Cameo's (Alligator Woman) Album, Toured two years with Celion Dion as featured background vocalist (1994 -1996), Performed on Disney Television Special (Color Of My Love) with Peabo Bryson.

GENRES FOR THIS ARTIST

R&B, Motown, Oldies, & Beach
Urban, Funk, Rap, & Hip Hop
Jazz, Swing, & Big Band

SUGGESTED EVENT TYPES

Corporate Events
Private Parties
Weddings

REFERENCES

Anita was AMAZING! So many people told us that they were the best band they had ever seen at a wedding. All of my husband's northern relatives/friends wanted to know if the band would travel to New York! I was very appreciative that they honored all of my requests and concerns. Overall, I was thrilled with Cornell, Anita and the band, and East Coast Entertainment. Sincerely, Amy (Steiner) Nadler
Amy (Steiner) Nadler
Bride

I cannot tell you what a phenomenal performance ANITA presented for our special reception last evening celebrating the grand opening of the new 18 Hole Greg Norman Golf course. Greg Norman was in attendance for the festivities. The band Members were such professionals and gave 150% to create a perfect evening. I truly believe that you will receive referrals from this evening. I was personally pleased and of course was happy to assume full credit for their discovery with our owners and partners, Medallist Developments, Greg Norman's company. I enjoy spending some brief one on one time with both Anita and Cornell. They all exceeded our expectations! Best to you. Vernice
Vernice Rackett
Membership Director, Membership Director

My advice to everyone for the perfect wedding is to have the perfect band. Anita was so beyond anything we could have hoped for. I can't believe we had such luck on a cancellation. In addition to being so immensely talented on so many levels (I come from a family of musicians including a mother that is a voice coach) what I loved was the sense of family and how kind and interested they were in pleasing the whole crowd. They were the perfect mix of corny and cool and knew exactly how to play for the mood of the wedding. Obviously, with 7 sons, I can never be sure what will happen! My boys love to dance and are so wild, but we also had a 4 star Admiral and a Marine General as guests, so we needed to appeal to a diverse crowd. My father , a strict Baptist has never danced with my mother and didn't dance with me at my wedding, and he was on the floor for the first time. Obviously, Anita will always be special to my family! We are still getting calls and letters with compliments and inquiries about where we found the band. My next 4 son's weddings will have to work around the availability of Anita.
Diane Britt

Burke and I just wanted to thank you and the band Anita for putting on an unbelievable show at our wedding on December 3, 2005. I honestly was speechless when I looked up and saw family members in their 80's dancing on the STAGE! And we (the wedding party) had just arrived at the reception- it wasn't even 9:30 yet! I couldn't believe it. I've never seen a dance floor so packed. People were actually dancing OFF the dance floor and over by the buffet stations! So many of the guests came up to us all throughout the evening asking "WHERE did you find this fabulous band?!?!". Even my 75 year old aunt with crippling arthritis was burning up the dance floor. Anyway- please pass this along to Anita and the band. They truly made the evening a total blast and every person that I have talked to since was just blown away by their talent and range of music that they performed.
Caroline

The party was a great success. Anita was great. Our group really loves to dance and they played good dance music. She met with me at the beginning of the evening to discuss the time line, music selection, etc. and it worked out so well. The keyboard player did a beautiful job with the presentation music, also. Thanks for everything.
Angie

Thank you and your incredibly gifted musicians for an evening that the Cohens, Browns and all of our friends and family won’t soon forget. You promised to enhance the moment and, indeed, you did! The bonus, of course, was your warmth and enthusiasm. Your professional approach in working up to the event and your always gracious acceptance of input from Brandy & Peter was very much appreciated.
Patti Cohen

I called some referrals for this band and got very positive comments, after wich I contracted them to play at the wedding. My first contact with Cornell Culver was via the telephone and we had a long and interesting conversation, with mutual respect and understanding on both sides. Cornell telephoned me in regard to a song we’d asked the band to learn. Not only was it not a familiar piece in the usual wedding repertoire, it was also in Hebrew. Cornell had managed to learn the words and sang it to me over the phone! I was delighted with his efforts to give us what we wanted and was even more certain that he, Anita and the rest would fulfill exactly what we hoped for...my guests were astounded at how authentically Anita played and sang! It was so much better than recorded music. I can’t say enough about Anita, Cornell and the rest. They fulfilled every single thing we’d wanted.
Melinda G. Stein

A night to remember! All of my 400 guests were simply charmed by Anita and her band. They worked very carefully on the planning and made the night a huge success!
Amy Friedlander

We've brought in some famous performers throughout the years. I must say, however, that East Coast Entertainment’s ANITA was as big a hit with the diverse crowd as any we have ever offered. The singer and each member of the band were extremely talented and uniquely entertaining. They offered a good variety of music, interacted with the crowd well, took short breaks and had as much energy and passion at the end of a long evening as they did when they first came out on stage. They definitely were a fun group and worked hard to give us our money’s worth!

I will gladly recommend them for future events that we sponsor.
Janet

Thank you all so much for all of your help to make our wedding day so special. Your band was sensational, we just loved you all. Everyone had an absolute ball and cannot stop talking about ANITA!
Hilary & Andrew

SONG LIST


80's Retro
Cindy Lauper - Girls Just Wanna Have Fun
Irene Cara - Fame
Pointer Sisters - I'm So Excited
Pointer Sisters - Jump
The Go Go's - We Got The Beat
Tony Basel - Mickey

Ballads
Al Green - Let's Stay Together
Percy Sledge - When A Man Loves A Woman
Roberta Flack - Killing Me Softly
Stevie Wonder - Ribbon In The Sky
Toni Braxton - Breathe Again

Classic Rock
Aaron Carter - Little Bitty Pretty One
AC/DC - You Shook Me All Night Long
Billy Joel - Love You Just The Way You Are
Bob Segar - Old Time Rock & Roll
Bobby Day - Rockin' Robin
Bon Jovi - Living on a Prayer
Eagles - Hotel California
Journey - Dont Stop Believing
Rick Springfield - Jessies Girl
Romantics - What I Like About you
Thurston Harris - Kansas City
Tommy James - Mony Mony/ Devil With The Blue Dress

Contemporary and Dance
Beyonce - Crazy in Love
Mary J. Bligh - Family Affair
Pink - Get This Party Started

Country and Bluegrass
Patsy Cline - Crazy
Shania Twain - Feel Like A Woman
Shania Twain - From This Moment

Disco
ABBA - Dancing Queen
Barry White - My First, My Last
Cheryl Lynn - Got To Be Real
Donna Summer - Bad Girls
Donna Summer - Hard For The Money
Donna Summer - Hot Stuff
Donna Summer - Last Dance
Gloria Gaynor - I Will Survive
O-Jays - Love Train
Sister Sledge - We Are Family
Taste Of Honey - Boogie Oogie Oogie
Tavares - Heaven Must Be Missing An Angel
ThelmanHouston - Don't Leave Me This Way
Trammps - Disco Inferno
Village People - Ymca
Weather Girls - It's Raining Men

Ethnic
Bob Marley - I Shot The Sheriff
Los Del Rio - Macarena [upon request only]
Marsha Griffith - Electric Slide [upon request only]
Oy Vey! - Hava Nagila (English Or Hebrew)
Oy Vey! - Simon Tov
Oy Vey! - Sunrise Sunset

Hip Hop / Current Top 40
50 Cent - In The Club
Black-Eyed Peas - Lets Get It Started
Fifty Cent - In Da Club
J-Kwon - Everybody Get Tipsy
Kanye West - Gold Digger
Montel Jordan - This Is How We Do It
Nelly - Hot In Herre
Outkast - Hey Ya
Outkast - The Way You Move
Sir Mix-A-Lot - Baby Got Back
Sugar Hill Gang - Rapper's Delight
Usher - Yeah!

Motown, Oldies, and Beach
Aretha Franklin Medley - Chain Of Fools
Aretha Franklin Medley - Natural Woman
Aretha Franklin Medley - Respect
Aretha Franklin Medley - Think
Ben E. King - Stand By Me
Drifters - This Magic Moment
Drifters - Under The Boardwalk
Embers - I Love Beach Music
Embers - Little Red Book
Four Tops - Reach Out I'll Be There
Four Tops - Same Old Song
Four Tops - Sugar Pie Honey Bunch
Frankie Valle & the Four Seasons - Can't Take My Eyes Off of You
Jackie Wilson - Higher and Higher
Lionel Richie - Hello
Martha & The Vandellas - Dancin' In The Street
Marvin Gaye - How Sweet It Is
Marvin Gaye - How Sweet it Is
Marvin Gaye - Let's Get It On
Marvin Gaye - Pride & Joy
Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell - Ain't Nothing Like the Real Thing
Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell - You're All I Need to Get By
Mary Wells - My Guy
Otis Day - Shout
Platters - Only You
Platters - With This Ring
Righteous Brothers - Unchained Melody
Sam & Dave - Hold On
Sam & Dave - Knock On Wood
Sam & Dave - Soul Man
Stevie Wonder - Isn't She Lovely
Supremes - Ain't No Mountain
Supremes - Baby Love
Supremes - Can't Hurry Love
Supremes - Keep Me Hanging On
Supremes - Stop In The Name Of Love
Supremes - Where Did Our Love Go
Tams - Be Young, Be Foolish
Temptations Medley - Just My Imagination
Temptations Medley - My Girl
Temptations Medley - Papa Was A Rolling Stone
Temptations Medley - The Things You Do
Tymes - Miss Grace
Wilson Pickett - Mustang Sally

R&B, Funk, and Disco
Arthur Conley - Sweet Soul Music
Barry White - Can't Get Enough Of Your Love
Barry White - Practice What You Preach
Boys To Men - Hard To Say Goodbye (Accapella)
Cameo - Word Up
Commodores - Brick House
Commodores - Chic
Commodores - Easy
Commodores - Good Times
Commodores - I Want Your Love
Gap Band - Burn Rubber
Gap Band - Drop The Bomb
Gap Band - Party Train
KC & The Sunshine Band - Boogie Shoes
KC & The Sunshine Band - Get Down Tonight
KC & The Sunshine Band - Shake Your Booty
KC & The Sunshine Band - That's The Way
Kool & The Gang - Celebration
Kool & The Gang - Get Down On It
Kool & The Gang - Ladies Night
Lakeside - Fantastic Voyage
Lakeside - Slide
Lou Rawls - You'll Never Find
Midnight Star - No Parking On The Dance Floor
Patty Labelle - Lady Marmalade
Prince - 1999
Prince - Kiss
Ray Charles - Tell Me What I Say
Rick James - Give It To Me Baby
Rick James - Super Freak
Roberta Flack - Tonight I Celebrate
Rolls Royce - Car Wash
The Time - Jungle Love
The Time - The Bird
Tina Turner - Proud Mary
Vanessa Williams - Save The Best For Last
Whitney Houston - I'm Every Woman
Wild Cherry - Play That Funky Music
Yarbrough & Peoples - Don't Stop The Music

Standards, Swing, and Jazz
Andy Williams - More
Bobby Troup - Route 66
Earl Grant - Misty
Etta James - At Last
Frank Sinatra - Chicago
Frank Sinatra - Fly Me to the Moon
Frank Sinatra - New York New York
Nat King Cole - I Get a Kick Out of You
Nat King Cole - L.O.V.E
Natalie Cole - Straighten Up & Fly Right
Natalie Cole - Unforgettable
Tony Bennett - Just The Way You Look Tonight

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