Atlantic Starr
The Moments
The Intruders
Blue Magic
Gene Chandler
Barbara Mason
Eddie Holman
Sly,Slick and Wicked
Santo and Johnny

Saturday February 16 Anyone else having a show like this in their area?

We also have a similiar show in my area on Saturday February 2:

70s Soul Jam featuring...

The Stylistics
Bloodstone
The Delfonics
The Chi-Lites
Main Ingredient

additional dates for the 70s Soul Jam tour....

***Landmark Theatre,Richmond,VA.
Sunday January 20
featuring The Stylistics,Bloodstone,The Emotions,Heatwave

***Ovens Auditorium,Charlotte,NC
Saturday February 9
featuring The Stylistics,The Emotions,Heatwave,The Delfonics

***Devos Performance Hall,Grand Rapids,MI
Sunday February 24
(performers aren't listed but it's probably similiar to the dates listed above)

***Wolstein Center at CSU,Cleveland,OH
Saturday March 15
(performers aren't listed but it's probably similiar to the dates listed above)

***North Folk Theatre at Westbury,Westbury NY
Saturday April 5
(performers aren't listed but it's probably similiar to the dates listed above)

for those of you wondering if these shows are any good,here's a clip from a show I attended last year.It's JoJo of the Mary Jane Girls performing "All Night Long":

http://www.youtube.com/wa...Zi1KJzj28g


This performance was hilarious.JoJo spent much of her time trying to keep her tiny dress from exposing too much.She joked that she is "having a wardrobe malfunction" There's always alot of fun moments at these shows.

and from the same show,here's a clip of Zapp performing "Computer Love"

http://www.youtube.com/wa...wqYadCGAkw


these clips are bringing back alot of fun memories

SoulAlive said:

For reasons unknown ( ), no.

Who's fronting Atlantic Starr these days?

FuNkeNsteiN said:

You gotta come hang out in America sometime

SoulAlive said:

Definitely!
Y'all need to take me to some cool wrecka stows then

FuNkeNsteiN said:

RipHer2Shreds said:

looks like a few more dates have been announced:

***Rabobank Arena Theatre and Convention Center,Bakersfield,CA
Saturday Feb.16
featuring The Manhattans,The Persuaders,The Delegation,Evelyn Champagne King,The Fuzz

***Arco Arena,Sacramento,CA
Saturday February 9
featuring Blue Magic,Peaches and Herb,The Moments,El Chicano,Gene Chandler,The Temprees,Eddie Holman,The Floaters

Finess gets a better show than the one in my city!!

Art Laboe's Valentines Love Jam
US Airways Center
Phoenix,Arizona Saturday February 9


starring:
The Manhattans
The Intruders
Deniece Williams
Malo
Barbara Mason
William DeVaughan
Al Wilson
Sunny and The Sunliners
Sly Slick and Wicked


this is soooo unfair!!! Deniece Williams is one of the BEST performers at these concerts and she hasn't appeared at one of our shows since 2003.

as for the show in my area....there's been a change in the line-up.Gene Chandler has been replaced by The Honeycones

SoulAlive said:[quote]Finess gets a better show than the one in my city!!

Art Laboe's Valentines Love Jam
US Airways Center
Phoenix,Arizona Saturday February 9



Sunny and The Sunliners
Smile nowwwww cry laterrrrr
[b][Edited 12/31/07 10:50am]

so,are you going or what?

SoulAlive said:

not sure...

Any shows like this coming to Detoit? The one with Al Wilson and Denice Williams looks great! My sister says she wants to take me to a in TN that is like a festival of indie rock acts but I would much rather go to something like this instead.

SoulAlive said:

The Floaters are still touring?!?

IAintTheOne said:

boy,if you don't go to that show,I'm gonna kick yo' ass It's worth it just for Deniece Williams.She puts on a breathtaking performance!

FuNkeNsteiN said:

they sure are I saw them last year at our 2007 Oldies show.

VinnyM27 said:

I'll let you know if one of these shows makes it to Detroit

You know, you get excited about these shows, and when you get there you find out that the acts/bands have a speck of the DNA of an original member or one original with a bunch of studio musicians.

And I damn sure don't want to see some former sex kitten group now in their 50s trying to pop and wiggle in my face.

I also don't want to hear the two or three radio crossover hits of each band or their new "modern" sounding stuff. Blech.

SoulAlive said:

Lmao, i'll try and head up that way and check it out

SoulAlive said:

Blue Magic, The Floaters, Eddie Holman... man, I'd love to see that show

FuNkeNsteiN said:

perhaps you didn't read my report from the summer when the lead singer for blue magic came out FRIED/SLOSHED in DC...nearly knocked the drums over, almost fell off the stage twice and sounded like al b sure singing opera. cleared the whole arena out in 10 m ins flat.

BTW, the only SURE bets on these oldies shows are the stylistics, manhattans ,ray good amn and brown (aka the moments) and enchantment. all other acts are spotty, at best
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SoulAlive said:

We have the Valentines Soul tour in St. Louis, Missouri @

The Fabulous Fox Theatre
Feb 8th 2008

The Whispers
Stephanie Mills
After 7

I am THERE!

Dance said:

I know what you mean.I've been going to these shows since 1996 and sometimes,you don't get the real group.A few years ago,I went to an oldies show featuring,among others,Rose Royce and The Delfonics.Those were the two acts that I was most excited about seeing.However,I was extremely disappointed when Rose Royce came out.It was only three members,a girl and two guys,singing to a pre-recorded backing tape!! Wtf?? I had seen Rose Royce before at previous oldies shows and they came out with a full band....horn players,guitarists,and the original male lead singer with the falsetto.They didn't have Gwen Dickey,but they at least had Ricci Benson,the female singer who joined after Dickey's departure.So,at least it was the "real Rose Royce",for the most part.The "fake" group that I saw a few years ago were lousy.

Similarly,the Delfonics weren't the original members either.It was one original member and two younger guys.Some people don't notice these things,but since I'm so into this music and the artists who perform it,I know who's who



I have to say that,even though they aren't as young and sexy as they used to be,I'm never disappointed when The Mary Jane Girls appear at these events.JoJo (lead singer) still has that sexy charm.Ditto for other older female artists like Barbara Mason and Evelyn King,who reguarly perform at these types of shows.Many of these ladies could teach the younger "divas" a thing or two about being a sexy performer.



This is never really a problem.The acts don't primarily stick with their biggest crossover/radio hits.For example,Blue Magic routinely opens their show with "Welcome To The Club",which was hardly one of their biggest hits.And most of these acts don't have any newer material to perform.

regcart said:

i saw this show about 2 months ago here in baltimore. AFTER 7 STEALS THIS FUCKING SHOW!!!!! their voices and showmanship are still A++++. i thought stephanie would steal the show, because she always gives great shows (and she blew the isley brothers out of the water last time i saw them), but you'll just love after 7 , trust me. as for the whispers...they were just OK..i was kind of disappointed. they weren't badm but the arrangements on their songs were kind of suspect. the re were only 3 of them (the twins and the tall dude with the beard..the other one wasn't there for some reason), so the tall dude was doing choreography all by himself, which was liking a fish flop around on stage for 90 minutes (plus he seemed high, cuz he almost knocked the mic stand over..reminded me very much of the prince/mj/james brown deal)

but overall, well worth the money if it was just after 7 and stphanie, but like i said, the whispers weren't bad, but just aiight (and i love their anthology)