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THE MICHIGAN CHRONICLE
July 3-9, 2013 Page D-3
29TH ANNUAL
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Chene Park concert calendar Spyro Gyra, Swing Out Sister, July 3; Jeffrey Osborne, Peabo Bryson, Freddie Jackson, Howard Hewett, July 6; Ultimate White Party, July 7; Jonathan Butler, Maysa, Alan Trotman, July 10; Kenneth “Babyface” Edmonds, Rachelle Ferrell, July 13; SOS Band, Rose Royce, July 17; Hezekiah Walker, Tye Tribett, Bryson Cage, July 20; Brian Culbertson, Kimmie Horne, July 24. Tyrese, Ginuwine, Tank, July 28; Rahsaan Patterson, Kindred & the Family Soul, July 31;
D’Angelo, Erykah Badu, Aug. 4; Will Downing, Maurissa Rose, Aug. 7; Three Dog Night, Aug. 8; Ramsey Lewis, Dee Dee Bridgewater, Aug. 14; Toni Braxton, Aug. 17; Sergio Mendes, Aug. 21; Keyshia Cole, Lyfe Jennings, K’Michelle, Aug. 24; Michael McDonald, Toto, Aug. 25. For tickets, call the Chene Park box office at 313.393.7128 or visit www.cheneparkdetroit. com. Tickets are also sold at Ticketmaster locations.
John Legend
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That album earned Legend the first three of his nine Grammy Awards, but he was not focused only on his own recordings because he was featured on the albums of numerous other artists, among them Mary J. Blige, the Black Eyed Peas and Jay-Z.
By now it was clear that John Legend was in for the long haul, as proven by the success of his third release, “Evolv-
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Legend’s highly anticipated second album, “Once Again,” was released in the fall of 2006. It, too, was a critical and commercial success, and like its predecessor, crossed over onto the Pop charts. It received Platinum certification from the RIAA in recognition of reaching the million sales mark.
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er.” There was also an award-winning collaboration with the Roots (currently the house band on Jimmy Fallon’s late-night TV show) titled “Wake Up!” Legend, who does a lot of philanthropic work, is looking forward to Sept. 3, which is when his next album will be released.
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lot of crude recording and performed crudely on stage, but he evidently believes in marriage vows, even though there was a large snag in his marriage. Snoop married Shante Taylor in 1997, filed for divorce in 2004, but then he and Shante renewed their vows in 2008. Interruption notwithSnoop Lion standing, so many marriages do not last 16 years. Stevie Wonder says he is working on two albums, one with a symphony orchestra singing new versions of some of his hits plus new songs. The other is a gospel album, a tribute to his late mother, Lula Hardaway. Jay-Z’s album, interestingly titled “Magna Carta Holy Grail,” comes out July 7. Of course, if you’re a Jay-Z fan you already know that. The birth of he and Beyoncé’s daughter, Blue Ivy, prompted him to stop using the word “bitch” in reference to women. Now if he would just stop using “the ‘N’ word.” In a story he wrote titled “The 10 Most Annoying Concert Behaviors” for Rolling Stone magazine, Andy Greene said, “There is a real problem at theater and arena shows that attract fans over the age of, say, 40. Inevitably, there are some people standing right in front of
It had been scheduled to come out earlier, but Legend decided to push the release date back. Perhaps what John Legend is about musically can be summed up in five words he once spoke: “I want to move people.” Steve Holsey contributed to this story.
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From page D-1 people who like to remain seated.” How true! BETCHA DIDN’T KNOW...that it was Dick Clark’s first wife, Barbara Mallery Clark, who gave Chubby Checker his name. (His birth name is Ernest Evans.) Doing a play on the name “Fats Domino,” she said Evans was cute, “like a chubby checker.” MEMORIES: “Stop Your Weeping” (the Dramatics), “I’ll Always Love My Mama” (the Intruders), “Since You’ve Been Gone (Sweet Sweet Baby)” (Aretha Franklin), “Try a Little Tenderness” (Otis Redding), “We Are The Champions” (Queen), “He’s the Greatest Dancer” (Sister Sledge), “Don’t Leave Me This Way” (Thelma Houston), “Mighty Love” (the Spinners), “17” (Rick James), “When I’m Gone” (Brenda Holloway). BLESSINGS to Greg Dunmore, Hugh Burrell, Saunteel Jenkins, Andre Spivey, Michael Fuqua, Ed Phillips, Claudette Robinson, Katherine Schaffner, Kim Trent and Ken Coleman. WORDS OF THE WEEK, from Jody Watley: “There is always negativity, so you’ve just got to stay focused and keep moving forward.” Let the music play! Steve Holsey can be reached at Svh517@aol.com and PO Box 02843, Detroit, MI 48202.
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