Carte Blanche

CARTE BLANCHE

Who is Carte Blanche?

Lorn Leber (guitarist, band leader) studied at the Berkeley College of Music until 1979 and has been a professional musician in the Bay Area ever since. Leber has toured with the Jerry Garcia Band and performed with Rick Springfield, The Tonight Show's Kevin Yubanks and Americal Idol's Latoya London.

Russ Gold (drums) has toured extensively throughout much of the world and worked with artists such as Johnny Colla of Huey Lewis and the News and Garry Lyons, producer of the Grateful Dead and Rolling Stones. CBS Records has described Gold with "an uncanny combination of power, drive, and delicate touch."

Daniel Lucca Parenti (bass) carries nearly 20 years of performing numerous instruments and writing and arranging music for a variety of genres. Parenti recorded on two Grammy Nominated albums with Rosemary Clooney and he has recorded and toured as bassist with Big Kahuna and the Copa Cat Pack.

Colin Hogan (keyboardist) is completing his music major at Hayward State College. Hagan is a first round draft choice and fabulous talent with a long and productive career awaiting!

Kimica Joy (female vocalist) is a newcomer on the scene and has been singing with Lorn Leber's Carte Blanche for a year. She is a dynamic performer with an exciting presence. She is involved with numerous local bands with rapidly growing credits.

Nico (male vocalist) is from New York City and was introduced to his musical talent as a child in his fathers music store. Nico sings from the heart and delivers music with meaning. He has performed on collaborations featuring Carlos Santana and Brad Gillis.

SONGLIST

50's & 60's
1. Dancin' in the Streets (Martha & the Vandellas)
2. My Girl (The Temptations)
3. When A Man Loves A Woman (Percy Sledge)
4. Chain of Fools (Aretha Franklin)
5. I'll Take You There (Aretha Franklin)
6. The Midnight Hour (Wilson Picket)
7. Heard it Through the Grapevine (Marvin Gaye)
8. Jailhouse Rock (Elvis Presley)
9. You Send me (Sam Cooke)
10. Twist & Shout (The Beatles)
11. I Saw Her Standing There (The Beatles)
12. Respect (Aretha Franklin)
13. Mustang Sally (Wilson Pickett)
14. Pretty Woman (Roy Orbison)
15. Soul Man (Sam & Dave)
16. I Got You (James Brown)
17. Ain't Too Proud To Beg (The Temptations)
18. Proud Mary (Ike & Tina Turner)
19. I'm a Believer (Monkees)
20. Get Ready Cuz Here I Come (The Temptations)
21. I Can't Help Falling in Love With You (Elvis Presley)
22. On Broadway (George Benson)
23. Johnny B. Good (Chuck Berry)
24. Satisfaction (Rolling Stones)
25. Honky Tonk Woman (Rolling Stones)
26. Brown Sugar (Rolling Stones)
27. Louie Louie (The Kingsmen)
28. Wild Thing (The Troggs)
29. Tequila (Sam & Dave)
30. La Bamba (Richie Valens)
31. Magic Carpet Ride (Steppenwolf)
32. Takin' Care of Business (BTO)
33. Let's Get it On (Marvin Gaye)
34. What's Goin' On (Marvin Gaye)
35. Little Wing (Jimi Hendrix)
36. Old Time Rock and Roll (Bob Seger)

70's
1. Superstitious (Stevie Wonder)
2. I Wish (Stevie Wonder)
3. Signed Sealed Delivered (Stevie Wonder)
4. September (Earth Wind & Fire)
5. Shining Star (Earth Wind & Fire)
6. Brick House (The Commodores)
7. Play That Funky Music (Wild Cherry)
8. Get Down Tonight (Kool & the Gang))
9. Shake Your Bootie (KC & The Sunshine Band)
10. Le Freak (Chic)
11. Celebration (Kool & the Gang)
12. That's the Way (KC & the Sunshine Band)
13. Ladies Night (Kool & the Gang)
14. Super Freak (Rick James)
15. Dancing Queen (Abba)
16. We Are Family (Sister Sledge)
17. Got To Be Real (Cheryl Lynn)
18. Best of My Love (The Emotions)
19. I Will Survive (Gloria Gaynor)
20. Funky Town ((LIPPS Inc)
21. Thank You (Sly & the Family Stone)
22. Car Wash (Rose Royce)
23. Don't Stop Til You Get Enough (Michael Jackson)
24. Low Rider (War)
25. Last Dance (Donna Summer)
26. Roller Coaster (Ohio Players)
27. Brown Eyed Girl (Van Morrison)
28. Sweet Home Alabama (Lynard Skynard)
29. Alright Now (Free)
30. Free Ride (Edgar Winter)
31. Walk This Way (Aerosmith)

80's
1. Tainted Love (Soft Cell)
2. Should I Stay or Should I Go (The Clash)
3. Love Shack (B52's)
4. Kiss (Prince)
5. 1999 (Prince)
6. What I Like About You (The Romantics)
7. Let's Go Crazy (Prince)
8. We Got The Beat (The Go Go's)
9. Anyway You Want It (Journey)
10. Don't Stop Believin' (Journey)
11. Lights (Journey)
12. Don't You Forget About Me (Simple Minds)
13. Just Like Heaven (The Cure)
14. Melt with You (Modern English)
15. Red Red Wine (UB40)
16. Start Me Up (Rolling Stones)
17. Beat It (Michael Jackson)
18. Girls Just Wanna Have Fun (Cyndi Lauper)
19. She Drives Me Crazy (Fine Young Cannibals)
20. My Sharona (The Knack)
21. Stray Cat Strut (The Stray Cats)
22. Billy Jean (Michael Jackson)
23. Rock With You (Michael Jackson)
24. Shake Your Body Down To the Ground (Michael Jackson)
25. Shook Me All Night Long (AC/DC)
26. Pour Some Sugar on Me (Def Lepard)
27. Livin' on a Prayer (Bon Jovi)

Current
1. Crazy In Love (Beyonce Knowles)
2. Rock Your Body (Justin Timberlake)
3. Allstar (Smash Mouth)
4. Fly (Sugar Ray)
5. What I Got (Sublime)
6. Hard To Handle (Black Crows)
7. Smooth (Santana)
8. All I Wanna Do (Cheryl Crow)
9. Hey Ya (Outkast)
10. Get This Party Started (Pink)
11. Get It Started (Black Eyed Peas)
12. Hot in Here (Nelly)
13. This Love (Maroon 5)

Standards
1. Unforgettable (Natalie & Nat King Cole)
2. Fever (Peggy Lee)
3. Girl From Ipanema
4. Mack The Knife
5. What a Wonderful World (Louis Armstrong)
6. Take The "A" Train
7. In The Mood (Glenn Miller)
8. The Way You Look Tonight (Frank Sinatra)
9. New York New York (Frank Sinatra)
10. Satin Doll
11. Teach Me Tonight (Jazz standard)
12. Misty
13. Fly Me To The Moon
14. It Had to be You (Harry Connick Jr.)
15. Moondance (Van Morrison)
16. Straighten Up and Fly Right (Frank Sinatra)
17. Rock This Town (Brian Setzer Orchestra)
18. Jump Jive & Wail (Brian Setzer Orchestra)
19. Well Alright OK You Win
20. As Time Goes By
21. Hava Nagila (The Hora)
22. The Mezinke
23. Blue Moon
24. Autumn Leaves
25. Stormy Monday
26. Route 66
27. Kansas City
28. Wonderful Tonight (Eric Clapton)
29. My Way (Frank Sinatra)
30. I've Got You Under My Skin (Cole Porter/Frank Sinatra)
31. At Last (Etta James)


Click on a title to hear a sample:: Chain of Fools Melt With You Anyway You Want It This Love Livin' On a Prayer The Way You Look Tonight Le Freak Rock Your Body Holiday Ladies Night Unforgettable Hey Ya Ceremony and solo guitar music: The Rain Song Blackbird Instrumental Jazz: The Girl from Ipanema Isn't She Lovely All the Things You Are Latin Tune	CARTE BLANCHE Who is Carte Blanche? Lorn Leber (guitarist, band leader) studied at the Berkeley College of Music until 1979 and has been a professional musician in the Bay Area ever since. Leber has toured with the Jerry Garcia Band and performed with Rick Springfield, The Tonight Show's Kevin Yubanks and Americal Idol's Latoya London. Russ Gold (drums) has toured extensively throughout much of the world and worked with artists such as Johnny Colla of Huey Lewis and the News and Garry Lyons, producer of the Grateful Dead and Rolling Stones. CBS Records has described Gold with "an uncanny combination of power, drive, and delicate touch." Daniel Lucca Parenti (bass) carries nearly 20 years of performing numerous instruments and writing and arranging music for a variety of genres. Parenti recorded on two Grammy Nominated albums with Rosemary Clooney and he has recorded and toured as bassist with Big Kahuna and the Copa Cat Pack. Colin Hogan (keyboardist) is completing his music major at Hayward State College. Hagan is a first round draft choice and fabulous talent with a long and productive career awaiting! Kimica Joy (female vocalist) is a newcomer on the scene and has been singing with Lorn Leber's Carte Blanche for a year. She is a dynamic performer with an exciting presence. She is involved with numerous local bands with rapidly growing credits. Nico (male vocalist) is from New York City and was introduced to his musical talent as a child in his fathers music store. Nico sings from the heart and delivers music with meaning. He has performed on collaborations featuring Carlos Santana and Brad Gillis. SONGLIST 50's & 60's 1. Dancin' in the Streets (Martha & the Vandellas) 2. My Girl (The Temptations) 3. When A Man Loves A Woman (Percy Sledge) 4. Chain of Fools (Aretha Franklin) 5. I'll Take You There (Aretha Franklin) 6. The Midnight Hour (Wilson Picket) 7. Heard it Through the Grapevine (Marvin Gaye) 8. Jailhouse Rock (Elvis Presley) 9. You Send me (Sam Cooke) 10. Twist & Shout (The Beatles) 11. I Saw Her Standing There (The Beatles) 12. Respect (Aretha Franklin) 13. Mustang Sally (Wilson Pickett) 14. Pretty Woman (Roy Orbison) 15. Soul Man (Sam & Dave) 16. I Got You (James Brown) 17. Ain't Too Proud To Beg (The Temptations) 18. Proud Mary (Ike & Tina Turner) 19. I'm a Believer (Monkees) 20. Get Ready Cuz Here I Come (The Temptations) 21. I Can't Help Falling in Love With You (Elvis Presley) 22. On Broadway (George Benson) 23. Johnny B. Good (Chuck Berry) 24. Satisfaction (Rolling Stones) 25. Honky Tonk Woman (Rolling Stones) 26. Brown Sugar (Rolling Stones) 27. Louie Louie (The Kingsmen) 28. Wild Thing (The Troggs) 29. Tequila (Sam & Dave) 30. La Bamba (Richie Valens) 31. Magic Carpet Ride (Steppenwolf) 32. Takin' Care of Business (BTO) 33. Let's Get it On (Marvin Gaye) 34. What's Goin' On (Marvin Gaye) 35. Little Wing (Jimi Hendrix) 36. Old Time Rock and Roll (Bob Seger) 70's 1. Superstitious (Stevie Wonder) 2. I Wish (Stevie Wonder) 3. Signed Sealed Delivered (Stevie Wonder) 4. September (Earth Wind & Fire) 5. Shining Star (Earth Wind & Fire) 6. Brick House (The Commodores) 7. Play That Funky Music (Wild Cherry) 8. Get Down Tonight (Kool & the Gang)) 9. Shake Your Bootie (KC & The Sunshine Band) 10. Le Freak (Chic) 11. Celebration (Kool & the Gang) 12. That's the Way (KC & the Sunshine Band) 13. Ladies Night (Kool & the Gang) 14. Super Freak (Rick James) 15. Dancing Queen (Abba) 16. We Are Family (Sister Sledge) 17. Got To Be Real (Cheryl Lynn) 18. Best of My Love (The Emotions) 19. I Will Survive (Gloria Gaynor) 20. Funky Town ((LIPPS Inc) 21. Thank You (Sly & the Family Stone) 22. Car Wash (Rose Royce) 23. Don't Stop Til You Get Enough (Michael Jackson) 24. Low Rider (War) 25. Last Dance (Donna Summer) 26. Roller Coaster (Ohio Players) 27. Brown Eyed Girl (Van Morrison) 28. Sweet Home Alabama (Lynard Skynard) 29. Alright Now (Free) 30. Free Ride (Edgar Winter) 31. Walk This Way (Aerosmith) 80's 1. Tainted Love (Soft Cell) 2. Should I Stay or Should I Go (The Clash) 3. Love Shack (B52's) 4. Kiss (Prince) 5. 1999 (Prince) 6. What I Like About You (The Romantics) 7. Let's Go Crazy (Prince) 8. We Got The Beat (The Go Go's) 9. Anyway You Want It (Journey) 10. Don't Stop Believin' (Journey) 11. Lights (Journey) 12. Don't You Forget About Me (Simple Minds) 13. Just Like Heaven (The Cure) 14. Melt with You (Modern English) 15. Red Red Wine (UB40) 16. Start Me Up (Rolling Stones) 17. Beat It (Michael Jackson) 18. Girls Just Wanna Have Fun (Cyndi Lauper) 19. She Drives Me Crazy (Fine Young Cannibals) 20. My Sharona (The Knack) 21. Stray Cat Strut (The Stray Cats) 22. Billy Jean (Michael Jackson) 23. Rock With You (Michael Jackson) 24. Shake Your Body Down To the Ground (Michael Jackson) 25. Shook Me All Night Long (AC/DC) 26. Pour Some Sugar on Me (Def Lepard) 27. Livin' on a Prayer (Bon Jovi) Current 1. Crazy In Love (Beyonce Knowles) 2. Rock Your Body (Justin Timberlake) 3. Allstar (Smash Mouth) 4. Fly (Sugar Ray) 5. What I Got (Sublime) 6. Hard To Handle (Black Crows) 7. Smooth (Santana) 8. All I Wanna Do (Cheryl Crow) 9. Hey Ya (Outkast) 10. Get This Party Started (Pink) 11. Get It Started (Black Eyed Peas) 12. Hot in Here (Nelly) 13. This Love (Maroon 5) Standards 1. Unforgettable (Natalie & Nat King Cole) 2. Fever (Peggy Lee) 3. Girl From Ipanema 4. Mack The Knife 5. What a Wonderful World (Louis Armstrong) 6. Take The "A" Train 7. In The Mood (Glenn Miller) 8. The Way You Look Tonight (Frank Sinatra) 9. New York New York (Frank Sinatra) 10. Satin Doll 11. Teach Me Tonight (Jazz standard) 12. Misty 13. Fly Me To The Moon 14. It Had to be You (Harry Connick Jr.) 15. Moondance (Van Morrison) 16. Straighten Up and Fly Right (Frank Sinatra) 17. Rock This Town (Brian Setzer Orchestra) 18. Jump Jive & Wail (Brian Setzer Orchestra) 19. Well Alright OK You Win 20. As Time Goes By 21. Hava Nagila (The Hora) 22. The Mezinke 23. Blue Moon 24. Autumn Leaves 25. Stormy Monday 26. Route 66 27. Kansas City 28. Wonderful Tonight (Eric Clapton) 29. My Way (Frank Sinatra) 30. I've Got You Under My Skin (Cole Porter/Frank Sinatra) 31. At Last (Etta James)