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<p><br />Tony Adamo's What is Hip?<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></p><p>Singer/songwriter Tony Adamo and his producer/guitarist Jerry Stucker have re-grooved the Tower of Power (TOP) songs "What Is Hip" and "This Time It&rsquo;s Real," and have added their unmistakable smooth groove to these TOP hit classics.</p><p>Adamo and Stucker have reimagined "What Is Hip" in a totally fresh and hip style that pays homage to, but never attempts to duplicate, the classic Tower of Power original.</p><p>Adamo told us that during a recent meditation he had a musical insight about the music for a cover for this tune. He brought the idea to his producer, Jerry Stucker, who immediately contacted Stephen "Doc" Kupka about a remake. This was when they discovered that Doc had been thinking about retooling "This Time It&rsquo;s Real" along with several other TOP tunes. Doc was knocked out when he heard the rough mix and gave the high sign for them to groove on.</p><div><img src="TonyMicTomStudio300.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="200" /> <span style="font-family: Arial Black,Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px;">Tony Adamo, Mic Gillette, Tom Politzer (l-r)</span> Photo by Mark Leialoha</div><div style="margin: 12px 12px 80px -8px; border: 1px solid #000000; width: 300px; clear: left; font-family: Arial Black, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; float: left; background-color: #d3c660;"><div style="padding: 4px 12px; color: #ffffff; font-size: 18px; background-color: #000000;">About Strokeland MP3 Downloads</div><div style="padding: 12px;"><p>A first for Strokeland Records, this sneak preview MP3-only release of Tony Adamo's new tracks allows Strokeland fans to download a full MP3 version of the track LONG before the release of the CD&mdash;right here on the Strokeland Records site.<br />With no Digital Rights Management (DRM), the song is downloadable as a standard MP3 file, which will play in any standard MP3 player. In other words, there's no copy protection. <br />Of course, we urge you to tell your friends to download their own copy in order to support our artists. Without your financial support in these tough times, there can be no new music from these great artists.</p><p>Please let us know what you think and report any download problems by emailing us at <a class="goldbglink" title="Email Strokeland" href="mailto:service@strokeland.com">service@strokeland.com</a>.</p></div></div><p>The horn section for Adamo&rsquo;s new cover of "This Time It&rsquo;s Real" is made up of current TOP members, Stephen "Doc" Kupka, Tom Politzer (solo) and returning Tower of Power member, Mic Gillette, who wrote the horn arrangement for the remake.</p><p>Doc Kupka suggested Adamo take a listen to several other TOP classics including "Recapture the Magic" and "Knock Yourself Out." Adamo and Stucker now have several other TOP tunes simmering on the back burner.</p><p>Sandy Shore of Smoothjazz.com has launched a national radio promo for "This Time It&rsquo;s Real." This song will definitely be added to Adamo&rsquo;s new 2010 CD release, which you will find here on Strokeland Records when it becomes</p><p><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></p>