Here is the first half-time shuffle featured at Shuffle Council, and there are a handful of great ones out there but I wanted to start with a great one that is not too well known. Tower Of Power in 1986 with Mick Mestek on drums (now of the Chris Cain Band), the return of Rocco on bass after an absence and the great Ellis Hall on vocals and keys. Classic half-time shuffle with an inventive two-bar bass line from Rocco emphasizing the 2 & 3 of the triplet of each quarter note of the second bar. Great 16th note figure punctuated at the end by the horns and drums at 3:26. I've been told that TOP will play this tune if you request it at their shows. Mick enters the pantheon of the greats with this one.