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APRIL 2022
R&B ARTISTS KEITH SWEAT AND STEPHANIE MILLS COMING TO THE MIRAMAR CULTURAL CENTER
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eith Sweat, legendary R&B singer, music producer and songwriter born in Harlem, New York, Sweat was discovered singing at a nightclub in 1987. In November of the same year, he released his debut album, “Make It Last Forever,” which sold more than three million copies. On the R&B charts, “I Want Her” hit #1 and the title track hit #2. His next album, “I'll Give All My Love To You,” hit #3 on the Billboard 200 chart, and “Keep It Comin’” debuted in the Top 20 on the album charts. Sweat released his fourth album “Get Up On It” in the summer of 1994 and followed with Keith Sweat in 1996, his self-titled fifth album which hit #5 on the Billboard 200 and gained quadruple platinum status. The single “Twisted” hit #2 on the Billboard Hot 100 and “Nobody” hit #3. In 2008, Sweat released “Just Me,” followed by “Ridin’ Solo” in 2010, and Til’ the Morning in 2011. The R&B and pop icon has delivered five straight #1 albums and sold more than 25 million records. After much success as a recording artist, Sweat ventured into the producing side of the business. In 1992, he discovered the group Silk and produced their debut album which resulted in a #1 hit, “Freak Me.” In 1995, he did
the same for R&B group, Kut Klose. Sweat then helped form his own super R&B group with Gerald Levert and Johnny Gill called LSG in 1997. LSG released two albums that sold more than three million units and singles. Keith Sweat will perform at the Miramar Cultural Center on Friday, April 22, 2022.
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tephanie Mills came to fame as "the little girl with the big voice" as the star of the hit Broadway play, #The Wiz, an adaptation of L. Frank Baum's classic book The Wizard Of Oz. She had many R&B hits such as "I Have Learned to Respect the
Power of Love," "I Feel Good All Over," "(You're Puttin') A Rush On Me," "Something in the Way (You Make Me Feel)" and "Home" along with one certified million selling single, "Never Knew Love Like This Before." In addition, she also had five gold albums: “Whatcha Gonna Do With My Lovin',” “Sweet Sensation,” “Stephanie, If I Were Your Woman and Home.” Born on March 22, 1957 in Brooklyn, NY, Mills honed her rich vocals singing gospel music at Brooklyn's Cornerstone Baptist Church as a small child. At age 9, she began appearing in the Broadway play +Maggie Flynn. She was presented with first prize after winning "The Amateur Hour" talent contest six weeks straight at New York's famed Apollo Theater when she was nine. That success led to her being chosen as the opening act for The Isley Brothers, eventually becoming good friends with lead singer Ronald Isley. Many years later, Isley would manage and later marry singer/songwriter Angela Winbush, who co-wrote one of her number one R&B hits. Stephanie Mills will grace the stage of the Miramar Cultural Center, Friday, May 27, 2022. For tickets, visit www.etix.com
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CITY OF MIRAMAR OFFICIALS
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Wayne M. Messam
Vice Mayor
Yvette Colbourne
Commissioner
Winston F. Barnes
Commissioner
Maxwell B. Chambers
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Alexandra P. Davis