Universal Crush

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Universal Crush delivers a high-energy show with a modern approach and feel, playing nothing but the best dance & party music from the last 30+ years to today’s hottest hits from all genres.
From performing at The White House to sharing the stage with award-winning artists such as Bon Jovi, Maroon 5, Diana Ross, Keith Urban, Kelly Clarkson, Pharrell Williams, Jason Derulo, Celtic Woman & more, the members of Universal Crush have a resume & experience as solid as their eye-catching performance. They know what to do on stage because they’ve worked closely with & learned from some of the biggest names in the business.
Band leader Blair Gilley meticulously hand-picked each member to create the band of his dreams to deliver a performance & experience of a lifetime.
“If you want to play for the best, you’ve got to be the best. Whether we are playing to a packed arena or an intimate private event, the goal is to do everything we can to make sure you have the night & event of your life” says Gilley.
Amazing stage presence, lots of energy & crowd interaction, paired with professional attitudes on & off-stage, are just a few of the many reasons why booking Universal Crush will help make your wedding reception, corporate event, private party, gala, or festival a special & unforgettable experience!
Not sure if this is the right band for you? With just a few pieces of information, we will send you a free, curated list of entertainment options for your event.

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1960’s

Aretha Franklin – Respect
Ben E. King – Stand By MeB
Chuck Berry – Johnny B. Goode
Elvis Presley – Can’t Help Falling In Love
Etta James – At Last
Frank Sinatra – Fly Me To The Moon
Frank Sinatra – The Way You Look Tonight
Frankie Valli – Can’t Take My Eyes Off You
Jackson 5 – ABC
Jackson 5 – I Want You Back
Jackson 5 – The Love You Save
Marvin Gaye/ T. Terrell – Ain’t No Mountain High Enough
Neil Diamond – Sweet Caroline
Smokey Robinson & The Miracles – Tracks Of My Tears
The Beatles – A Hard Days Night
The Beatles – In My Life
The Beatles – Magical Mystery Tour
The Beatles – Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band
The Beatles – Twist & Shout
The Contours – Do You Love Me
The Four Tops – Reach Out
The Four Tops – Same Old Song
The Four Tops – Sugar Pie, Honey Bunch
The Isley Brothers – Shout
The Supremes – Baby Love
The Supremes – Stop! In The Name Of Love
The Temptations – Get Ready
The Temptations – Aint To Proud To Beg
The Temptations – For once In My Life
The Temptations – My Girl
Van Morrison – Brown Eyed Girl

1980’s

AC/DC – You Shook Me All Night Long
Billy Idol – Mony Mony
Billy Joel – You May Be Right
Bobby Brown – Every Little Step
Bobby Brown – My Prerogative
Bon Jovi – You Give Love A Bad Name
Bryan Adams – Summer Of 69
Cameo – Word Up
Cyndi Lauper – Girls Just Want To Have Fun
Dead or Alive – You Spin Me Round
Def Leppard – Pour Some Sugar On Me
Dexys Midnight Runners – Come On Eileen
Diana Ross – I’m Coming Out
Duran Duran – Rio
Eddie Money – Take Me Home Tonight
Garth Brooks – Friends In Low Places
Garth Brooks – The Dance
Gloria Estefan & The Miami Sound Machine – Conga
Guns N Roses – Sweet Child O’ Mine
Huey Lewis – The Power Of Love
Human League – Don’t You Want Me Baby
Janet Jackson – Black Cat
Joan Jett – I Love Rock N Roll
John Cougar Mellencamp – Hurts So Good
Journey – Don’t Stop Believing
Kenny Loggins – Footloose
Kool & The Gang – Celebration
Lee Greenwood – God Bless The USA
Lionel Richie – Dancing On The Ceiling
MC Hammer – Can’t Touch This
Michael Jackson – Billie Jean
Michael Jackson – P.Y.T.
Motley Crue – Girls, Girls, Girls
Pat Benatar – Hit Me With Your Best Shot
Paula Abdul – Straight Up
Poison – Talk Dirty To Me
Poison – Nothin But A Good Time
Prince – Lets Go Crazy
Prince – Purple Rain
Prince – Kiss
Rick Springfield – Jessie’s Girl
Robert Palmer – Simply Irresistible
Roy Orbison – You Got It
Salt N Peppa – Push It
Sammy Hagar – I Can’t Drive 55
Simple Minds – Don’t You Forget About Me
Stevie Ray Vaughan – Pride & Joy
Taylor Dayne – Tell It To My Heart
Tears For Fears – Everybody Wants To Rule The World
The B-52’s – Love Shack
The Bangles – Walk Like An Egyptian
The Gap Band – You Dropped A Bomb On Me
The Georgia Satellites – Keep Your Hands To Yourself
The Go Go’s – We Got The Beat
The Rolling Stones – Start Me Up
The Romantics – What I Like About You
Tom Petty – Free Fallin’
Tommy Tutone – 867-5309
Van Halen – Dreams
Violent Femmes – Blister In The Sun
Wham – Wake Me Up Before You Go Go
Whitney Houston – I Wanna Dance With Somebody

First Dances Songs (Sample List)

Ben E. King – Stand By Me
Bill Withers – Lovely Day
Chris Stapleton – Millionaire
Darius Rucker – Don’t
Elton John – Your Song
Elvis Presley – Can’t Help Falling In Love
Eric Clapton – Wonderful Tonight
Etta James – At Last
Frank Sinatra – Fly Me To The Moon
Frank Sinatra – The Way You Look Tonight
Frankie Valli – Can’t Take My Eyes off You
James Taylor – How Sweet It Is
John Legend – Conversations in the Dark
Judy Garland – Somewhere Over The Rainbow
King Harvest – Dancing In The Moonlight
Lady Ga Ga / Bradley Cooper – Shallow
Lee Brice – Boy
Lee Greenwood – God Bless The USA
Randy Newman – You’ve Got A Friend In Me
Rascal Flatts – My Wish
Ray LaMontagne – You Are The Best Thing
Roy Orbison – You Got It
The Band Perry – Mother Like Mine
The Beatles – In My Life
The Emotions – Best Of My Love
The Temptations – For once In My Life
The Temptations – My Girl
Van Morrison – Brown Eyed Girl
Zac Brown Band – I’ll Be Your Man (Song For A Daughter)

Dinner Set / Jazz Trio (Sample List)

Med Swing:

All of Me
All Blues
Autumn leaves
Very early
So what
Blue Monk
Bye Bye Blackbird

Latin Jazz:

Blue Bossa
Caravan
Song for my father
St. Thomas
The Girl From Ipanema

Jazz Ballad:

My funny Valentine
Misty
Body and Soul

Jazz Funk:

Cantaloupe Island
Isn’t She Lovely

1970’s

Bill Withers – Lovely Day
Bruce Springsteen – Born To Run
Carole King – I Feel The Earth Move
Cheap Trick – I Want You To Want Me
Chic – Good Times
Chic – Le Freak
David Allan Coe – You Never Even Call Me
Eric Clapton – Wonderful Tonight
Elton John – Your Song
Earth, Wind & Fire – Boogie Wonderland
Earth, Wind & Fire – September
Gloria Gaynor – I Will Survive
James Taylor – How Sweet It Is
Jimmy Buffet – Margaritaville
K.C. & The Sunshine Band – Boogie Shoes
King Harvest – Dancing In The Moonlight
Lynyrd Skynyrd – Sweet Home Alabama
Queen – Don’t Stop Me Now
Steve Miller – The Joker
Sister Sledge – We are Family
Stevie Wonder – Superstitious
Sugar Hill Gang – Rappers Delight
The Bee Gees – Staying Alive
The Blues Brothers – Soul Man
The Cars – Just What I Needed
The Commodores – Brick House
The Emotions – Best Of My Love
The O’ Jays – Love Train
The Rolling Stones – It’s Only Rock N Roll
The Spinners – Rubberband Man
Thin Lizzy – The Boys are back in town
Tina Turner – Proud Mary
Tom Petty – American Girl
Z.Z. Top – Tush

1990’s

Back Street Boys – Everybody
Back Street Boys – I Want It That Way
Back Street Boys – Larger Than Life
Bell Biv Devoe – Poison
Blink 182 – What’s My Age Again
Blink 182 – All The Small Things
Blink 182 – Damn It
Brian Setzer Orchestra – Jump, Jive & Wail
Foo Fighters – Learn To Fly
Gin Blossoms – Hey Jealousy
Ginuwine – Pony
Green Day – Basket Case
Green Day – When I Come Around
House Of Pain – Jump Around
Lenny Kravitz – Fly Away
Lit – My Own Worst Enemy
Matchbox 20 – 3AM
Montell Jordan – This Is How We Do It
NSYNC – Tearin Up My Heart
Randy Newman – You’ve Got A Friend In Me
Shania Twain – Man! I Feel Like A Woman!
Sublime – Santeria
Sublime – What I Got
TLC – Waterfalls
Third Eye Blind – Semi Charmed Life
Weezer – Say It Ain’t So

2000’s

Ariana Grande /Nicki Manaj – Bang Bang
Beyoncé – Crazy In Love
Bowling For Soup – 1985
Bruno Mars – 24K Magic
Bruno Mars – Locked Out Of Heaven
Bruno Mars – The Lazy Song
Bruno Mars – Treasure
Bruno Mars – Uptown Funk
Chris Stapleton – Millionaire
Chris Stapleton – Tennessee Whiskey
Daft Punk – Get Lucky
Darius Rucker – Don’t
Darius Rucker / Old Crow – Wagon Wheel
DNCE – Cake By The Ocean
Ed Sheeran – Thinking Out Loud
Elle King – Ex’s & Oh’s
Eminem – Lose Yourself
Enrique Iglesias – I Like It
Eric Church – Drink In My Hand
Fall Out Boy – Sugar Were Going Down
Fountains Of Wayne – Stacy’s Mom
Green Day – American Idiot
Green Day – Holiday
Gwen Stefani – Hollaback Girl
Icona Pop – I Love It
Imagine Dragons – Radioactive
Jason Derulo – Want To Want Me
Jay-Z / Alicia Keys – Empire State Of Mind
Jimmy Eat World – The Middle
John Legend – Conversations in the Dark
Justin Timberlake – Can’t Stop The Feeling
Katy Perry – California Girls
Keith Urban – Somebody Like You
Keith Urban – You Look Good In My Shirt
Ke$ha – Tik Tok
Kings Of Leon – Use Somebody
Kings of Leon – Sex Is On Fire
Lady GaGa – Bad Romance
Lady GaGa – Just Dance
Lady Ga Ga / Bradley Cooper – Shallow
Lee Brice – Boy
Luis Fonsi / Justin Bieber – Despacito
Luke Bryan – All My Friends
Maroon 5 – Moves Like Jagger
Maroon 5 – Sugar
Miley Cyrus – Party In The USA
Miley Cyrus – Wrecking Ball
Mr C The Slide Man – The Cha Cha Slide
Neon Trees – Everybody Talks
Niall Horan – Slow Hands
Nick Jonas – Jealous
No Doubt – Hella Good
NSYNC – Bye Bye Bye
Pharrell Williams – Happy
Pink – Raise Your Glass
Pitbull / Christina A. – Feel This Moment
Pitbull / Kesha – Timber
Rascal Flatts – My Wish
Ray LaMontagne – You Are The Best Thing
Rihanna – Diamonds
Rihanna – Only Girl In The World
Rihanna – Rude Boy
Rihanna – We Found Love
Robin Thicke – Blurred Lines
Shawn Mendes – There’s Nothing Holdin’ Me Back
Sia – Chandelier
Sia – Cheap Thrills
Taylor Swift – Blank Space
Taylor Swift – Shake It Off
Taylor Swift – Style
The Band Perry – Mother Like Mine
The Darkness – I Believe In A Thing Called Love
The Killers – Mr. Brightside
The Killers – Somebody Told Me
The Weeknd – I Can’t Feel My Face
Walk The Moon – Shut Up & Dance
Weezer – Beverly Hills
Zac Brown Band – I’ll Be Your Man
Zac Brown – Chicken Fried