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Greg Wolfgang

Lead singer, funk evangelist, and the man whose day without funk is like a day without sunshine.

Greg Wolfgang singing lead vocals with The IMPACT Band
Name
Greg Wolfgang
Nickname
Wolfy
Role in band
Lead Singer
Job outside of band
Supervisor, Modular Systems, Inc.
Musical influences
Old School Funk, Kurtis Blow, Earth Wind & Fire, Average White Band, James Brown, Kool and the Gang — “I can go on and on!”
Most memorable performance
Playing with Earth Wind & Fire and Kool and the Gang at the Trump Marina, Atlantic City
Most embarrassing band moment
“Splitting my drawers on a James Brown song with red underwear and blue jeans. What can I say, I’m patriotic!”
Most admired musical artist
Frank Sinatra (“He did it his way!”), James Brown (for his longevity)
Favorite song to perform
“Sex Machine” by James Brown
Personal quote
“A day without Funk is like a day without Sunshine” (me)
Comment free for all
“THE IMPACT BAND is about putting a smile on your face and some groove in your move! Put some Funk in your life.”

Off the clock — the stage watch: The steel watch in the 2004 show photos was the one thing fans asked about more than the setlist. Wolfy’s shorthand for it is still just “a pp replica” — the steel Patek look on a stage budget. (PP, the way the members say it, is just the short form of Patek Philippe.)


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