Rare Essence, affectionately known by their fans as "THE WICKEDEST BAND ALIVE", grew from a relationship between four childhood friends: Quinten "Footz" Davidson, Andre "Whiteboy" Johnson, Michael "Funky Ned" Neal and John Jones. After school, the four young musicians would get together in each other's basements and play top forty hits from such influential bands like Parliament/Funkadelic, Cameo, and Confunkshun. Eventually the band adapted more players and conformed to the go-go sound that started in 1976.
Chuck Brown Day 2022
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Rare Essence has had 49 concerts.
Rare Essence is most often considered to be Funk, Go-Go, and DC.
The next Rare Essence concert is on May 26, 2024 at The Howard Theatre in Washington, D.C., United States.
The last Rare Essence concert was on January 15, 2024 at The Hamilton Live in Washington, D.C., United States. The bands that performed were: Rare Essence / Black Alley.
The songs that Rare Essence performs live vary, but here's the latest setlist that we have from the June 24, 2018 concert at U Street Music Hall:
