Live Music

Check Out Our Wedding Song List and Listen to Big Ray and the Kool Kats’ Live Music Performances!

Big Ray and The Kool Kats, from Charlottesville Virginia, has been playing live music together for many years. As a live music band, we can play a large selection of songs (from ceremony to the end of the night) and are always happy to discuss playing any song you feel appropriate for your occasion, so just ask!

Couples hire Big Ray and the Kool Kats to do multiple events in their lives because they know they provide a once-in-a-lifetime experience at every event they do.

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Some More Of Our most requested songs

Canon in D – Pachelbel

Romance from Eine Kleine Nachtmusik – Mozart

Hymne – Vangelis

Bridal March – Richard Wagner

Autumn: Four Seasons – Vivaldi

Amazing Grace – John Newton

Simple Gifts – Elder Joseph Brackett

You Are the Reason – Calum Scott

Aria – Vivaldi

La Vie En Rose – Edith Piaf

Wedding March – Felix Mendelssohn

Vivace – Ferdinando Carulli

Trumpet Voluntary – Jeremiah Clarke

Can’t Help Falling in Love – Elvis Presley

Ode to Joy – Beethoven

Jesu, Joy of Man’ Desiring – Bach

Ave Maria – Frank Schubert

Gift of Love – Hal Hopson

Gabriel’s Oboe – Ennio Morricone

Ain’t No Mountain High Enough – Marvin Gaye

My Girl – The Temptations

Soul Man – Sam & Dave

Mustang Sally – Wilson Pickett

Nowhere to Run, Nowhere to Hide – Martha & the Vandellas

Ain’t Too Proud to Beg – The Temptations

I Want You Back – Jackson 5

Superstition – Stevie Wonder

Dancing in the Street – Martha & the Vandellas

Sign, Sealed, Delivered – Stevie Wonder

I Can’t Help Myself (Sugar Pie Honey Bunch) – The Four Tops

Brick House – The Commodores

Be Young, Be Foolish, Be Happy – The Tams

Wagon Wheel – Darius Rucker

Remember When – Alan Jackson

Country Roads – John Denver

All American Girl – Carrie Underwood

Dixieland Delight – Alabama

A Little Less Talk And A Lot More Action – Toby Keith

Be My Baby Tonight – John Michael Montgomery

Friends in Low Places – Garth Brooks

Pushing Up Daisies – Brothers Osborne

God Bless the USA – Lee Greenwood

Chattahoochee – Alan Jackson

Should’ve Been a Cowboy – Toby Keith

Tennesse Whisky – Chris Stapleton

Be My Baby Tonight – John Michael Montgomery

Man I Feel Like a Woman – Shania Twain

Sweet Home Alabama – Lynyrd Skynyrd

Boot Scootin’ Boogie – Brooks & Dunn

My Wish – Rascal Flatts

Don’t Stop Believin’ – Journey

Brown Eyed Girl – Van Morrison

Levitating – Dua Lipa

Get Lucky – Daft Punk

I Got You (I Feel Good) – James Brown

All of Me – John Legend

You Make My Dreams – Hall & Oates

Forget You! – CeeLo Green

You Shook Me All Night Long – AC/DC

Somewhere Over the Rainbow – Judy Garland/ Katherine McPhee

Happy – Pharrell Williams

Back in Love Again – LTD

Boogie Wonderland – Earth, Wind & Fire

Love Story – Taylor Swift

Cheap Thrills – Sia

We Are Family – Sister Sledge

Hit Me with Your Best Shot – Pat Benatar

This Will Be (An Everlasting Love) – Natalie Cole

Mr. Brightside – The Killers

Dancing Queen – Abba

Pink Pony Club – Chappell Roan

Can’t Take My Eyes Off Of You – Frankie Valli

Almost Like Being In Love – Frank Sinatra

Livin’ On A Prayer – Bon Jovi

Espresso – Sabrina Carpenter

Some Kind of Wonderful – Grand Funk Railroad

I Gotta Feeling – Black Eyed Peas

I Will Survive – Gloria Gaynor

My First, My Last, My Everything – Barry White

I Want it That Way – Backstreet Boys

We are Family – Sister Sledge

Crazy Little Thing Called Love – Queen

Proud Mary – Tina Turner

Locked Out of Heaven – Bruno Mars

Watermelon Sugar – Harry Styles

Dancing in the Moonlight – King Harvest

I’m Shipping Up to Boston – Dropkick Murphys

Shut Up and Dance with Me – Walk the Moon

Respect – Aretha Franklin

Sweet Caroline – Neil Diamond

I Wanna Dance with Somebody – Whitney Houston

September – Earth, Wind & Fire

Build Me Up Buttercup – The Foundations

Love Train –The O’Jays

Let’s Groove – Earth, Wind & Fire

Isn’t She Lovely – Stevie Wonder

Volare – Domenico Modugno

We Found Love – Rihanna

Wildest Dreams – Taylor Swift

Walking on Sunshine – Katrina and the Waves

Treasure – Bruno Mars

Valerie – Amy Winehouse

Brandy (You’re a Fine Girl) – Looking Glass

It’s The Same Old Song – The Four Tops

APT – RosĂ© & Bruno Mars

P.Y.T (Pretty Young Thing) – Michael Jackson

Time of My Life – Bill Medley

At Last – Etta James

Devastating – Johnnyswim

You Are the Sunshine of My Life – Stevie Wonder

Follow You Follow Me – Genesis

Can You Feel the Love Tonight – Elton John

Moon River – Henry Mancini

The Way You Look Tonight – Frank Sinatra

What a Wonderful World – Louis Armstrong

Days Like This – Van Morrison

Sweet Pea – Amos Lee

I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You – Aretha Franklin

Cheek to Cheek – Irving Berlin

Fly Me to the Moon – Frank Sinatra

New York, New York – Frank Sinatra

Can’t Help Falling in Love – Elvis Presley

Natural Woman – Aretha Franklin

Unforgettable – Nat King Cole

Misty – Johnny Mathis

L-O-V-E – Nat King Cole

La Vida Es Un Carnival – Celia Cruz

Conga – Gloria Estefan

Despacito – Luis Fonsi

I Like It – Cardi B, Bad Bunny & J Balvin

La Bamba – Ritchie Valens

Bamboleo – Gipsy Kings

"Exceeded our expectations!"

“Big Ray and the Kool Kats were incredible. They came highly recommended, so they were the very first vendors we booked after our venue. Ray was in contact with us for over a year and we had a few video calls in the last couple of months leading up to our wedding. They worked closely with our wedding planner and photographer on the timeline and were very professional and easy to work with. They did an amazing job and were able to accommodate all of our requests, including some songs for my German family members and a beautiful rendition of “Nothing Else Matters” for one of our ceremony songs. They also did really great with the AV – our wedding was moved outside and the sound quality was amazing. They even made sure that our officiant and groom had clip on mics. Ray is a perfectionist and he did such a great job as an MC and made sure everything was running smoothly. The musicians and singers were all incredible and had such great stage presence. They also did a great job of reading the audience and making sure they were playing the right songs and had the amount of energy to make sure everyone was on the dance floor and having a great time. Our guests were raving about what a great band they were. If you’re able to book Big Ray and the Kool Kats, you have to book them. They truly exceeded our expectations and made out wedding! Thank you Big Ray and the Kool Kats!” – Lauren H., Bride, WeddingWire

If we sound like your perfect live music wedding band option for entertainment at your wedding, contact us by filling in our form on the contact page below and let’s talk about your wedding song list!