Teena was the headliner at KBLX's 8th annual Stone Soul Picnic on Memorial Day. The Gap Band, Whispers, Angie Stone & Ledisi performed, too. Teena, The Gap Band & The Whispers were GRRREAT!!! If pics aren't clear, refresh page for full quality

THE CROWD


TEENA MARIE performs at Stone Soul Picnic


CHARLIE WILSON-GAP BAND perform at Stone Soul Picnic


THE WHISPERS perform at Stone Soul Picnic


ANGIE STONE performs at Stone Soul Picnic


LEDISI performs at Stone Soul Picnic

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Sarai said:

Are you sure that's not one of the Hanson brothers? Anyway, looks like it was a fun event. Do you remember which songs they performed? I'm hoping The Whispers went farther back into their catalogue.

RipHer2Shreds said:

YOU GOT JOKES...

Thanks for sharing!

My mom went to that concert. I've gone three years in a row, but had to miss this one.

I missed this show,but it looks like it was alot of fun.Last year,Teena Marie and Rick James both performed at this show.It was his last Bay Area appearance before his death.I really wish I had gone

The GAP BAND AND MS TEENA!!?

A few years ago,The Brothers Johnson performed at one of these shows.It was released on DVD last year.When I watch it,I'm always amazed at how lifeless the crowd is,lol.Maybe it was an extremely hot day or something,but the audience seems kinda dead.I'm sure Louis and George noticed it too.

DavidEye said:

How the hell can ppl (regardless of weather) sit still while the Brother's Johnson played!??!?!

FiveFootNine said:

that's what I'm sayin'

OOPS!
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DavidEye said:

Sometimes that's the Bay Area for ya. After a couple of hours of baking in the sun, eating, and looking at what everybody is wearing, everybody gets too chill and then only responds to the artists when it's the super radio hits.

DavidEye said:

I didn't know it was released on DVD. Was it just their performance, or the entire show?

funkyslsistah said:

It is just their performance,taped on Memorial Day 2003 in Oakland.The DVD is titled 'Brothers Johnson Strawberry Letter 23' and it also contains a CD of the same show.The brothers are kicking ass and playing all the hits,including a few covers by Sly Stone and Cameo.The problem is,the audience looks tired,lol.When I saw them performing here in San Jose in 2002 (at a free concert in the park sponsored by radio station KISS 98.1),the crowd was going nuts throughout the entire show.It was standing room only!

Where was this?

saintsation said:

The Pioneer Amphitheatre at Cal State Hayward if you're talking about this year's Stone Soul Picnic with Teena, The Gap Band, The Whispers, Angie Stone & Ledisi.

Sarai said:

Los Angeles gets everything, i am going there soon.

These are some really great photos of Teena & The Whispers taken by Tom!


The Whispers were GREAT! Teena arrived early to check out The Whispers' set before she took the stage (headliner) She came out to the side of the stage and took a picture of the crowd & then watched Whispers perform. When they were giving a tribute to all the great singers that passed away, they said that Teena will tell you all about Rick later on....While the band was playing they went over to the side of the stage to talked to her. I heard that she's really good friends with them and she also played a part in the "hook up" of one of her bestfriend /background singer, Tracy with Leavial (The Whispers). Teena left the side of the stage right before they finished their set

Teena taking a picture of the crowd w/her camera...How many singers do YOU know that would do that...Teena's not a DIVA
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Teena watching The Whispers' set
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Teena performs at Stone Soul Picnic
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Teena's bodyguards had to lift her up out of the crowd
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