entertainment
Name game
IRENE CARA, singer/ac-
tress, enjoyed giant hits with two songs that help define the era of the 1980s, “Flash- dance…What a Feeling” and “Fame.” The public is largely unaware of the fact that her name is actually Irene Esca- lera.
Most of the world knows
Seal. Less known is the fact that his name is Henry Samuel.
Chubby Checker will be for-
ever associated with the twist. His name is Ernest Evans. The stage name was given to him by Dick Clark’s wife at the time, Barbara. She likened Evans to Fats Domino and did a play on his name, saying, “Ernest is cute, like a Chubby Checker.”
M.C. Hammer is really Stan-
ley Burrell. Rapper/actor Mos Def is ac-
tually Dante Smith, but since he was in the habit of using the term “most definitely,” he eventually acquired the nick- name “Mos Def.”
Natalie McIntyre is the real
name of Macy Gray. Flavor Flav, formerly of the
Reflections
hence the bad reviews and disgruntled concertgoers at shows in Australia and Asia. She had to cancel a show in Paris on April 6. Actually, it was too soon after rehab for Houston to do a concert tour.
Johnny Mathis, the
epitome of the word “legend,” is still going strong. He just completed his “umpteenth” album, titled “Let It Be Me – Mathis in Nashville.”
Meanwhile, soul legend
Solomon Burke has a new album, titled “Nothing’s Im- possible.”
I actually now enjoy “Danc-
ing With the Stars” more than “American Idol.” (And every- one knows about my fond- ness for “American Idol.”) I am especially impressed when celebrities who are not dancers do an outstanding job on dance floor.
BETCHA DIDN’T KNOW…
that the Edwin Hawkins Sing- ers were originally known as the Northern California State Youth Choir.
MEMORIES: “Keep Your
Head to the Sky” (Earth, Wind & Fire), “Right Place,
THE MICHIGAN CHRONICLE
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BEAT RAVE, MotorCity Casino
Sound Board, April 24, presented by 106.7 FM (“The Beat of Detroit”), with C&C Music Factory featur- ing Freedom Williams, Lisa Lisa, Cover Girls, Rob Base and Stevie B. Tickets avail- able via Ticketmaster. Call 1.800.745.3000.
CHICAGO, the Colosseum at Caesars Windsor, May 22, Tickets sold by way of Ticket- master or visit caesarswindsor. com. To charge by phone, call 1.888.345.5885.
Hank Ballard (John Henry Kendricks)
politically attuned rap group Public Enemy (and also an artist who annoys a lot of people), is actually William Drayton Jr.
Seems every time you turn
around these days you see Lady Gaga. She is Stefani Ger- manotta.
Equally omnipresent is Ri-
hanna. Real name: Robyn Ri- hanna Fenty.
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Wrong Time” (Dr. John), “Forever My Lady” (Jodeci), “B-A-B-Y” (Carla Thomas), “Young Hearts Runs Free” (Candi Staton), “Slow Hand” (the Pointer Sisters), “Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye” (Steam), “Turn on Your Love Light” (Bobby “Blue” Bland), “You Remind Me” (Mary J. Blige), “Show and Tell” (Al Wilson).
BLESSINGS to Charles
Rudolph and Willie Williams (thanks for the letters), Robert Kerse, Dina Peace, Suesetta McCree, James McCree, Damon Williams, Calvin R. Covington (thanks for the poem), Charles Young, Dave Bing, Hansen Clarke, Jay Butler and Marva Stafford.
WORDS OF THE WEEK,
from Alan Cohen: “If you know your true worth, you do not need anyone to confirm it, and every decision you make reflects what you believe about yourself.”
Let the music play!
(Steve Holsey can be
Svh517@aol.com and PO Box 02843, Detroit, MI 48202.)
STANLEY CLARKE, MotorCity
Casino Sound Board, June 11. Tick- ets available Ticketmaster locations. Call Ticketmaster at 1.800.745.3000 or the casino at 866.782.9622.
Earth, Wind & Fire
seating starting at 6:30 p.m.
EARTH, WIND & FIRE, the Colos-
seum at Caesars Windsor, June 4. Tickets available through Ticketmas- ter and by visiting www.caesarswind- sor.com. To charge by phone, call 1.888.345.5885.
DENNIS EDWARDS & the Temp- tations Review, MotorCity Casino Sound Board, Friday, April 16. Tick- ets available Ticketmaster locations. Call Ticketmaster at 1.800.745.3000 or the casino at 866.782.9622.
FRANKIE BEVERLY & Maze,
Fantasia, Fox Theatre, May 15. Tickets on sale at Ticketmaster locations. To charge by phone, call 1.800.745.3000.
“(THE) HAIR WARS STORY,” as
told by Hump the Grinder (David Humphries). The documentary film traces the “Hair Wars” from its start in Detroit nightclubs in the 1980s to the phenomenon it became. Main Art theatre, 118 N. Main St., in Royal Oak, Monday, April 19, 7:05 p.m. with
“IF ONLY HE KNEW,” gospel/
comedy stage play by Tammy Parker, Wayne State University Com- munity Arts Theater, April 24-25, 7 p.m. For more information, call (313) 949-9710.
DAVE KOZ, Jonathan Butler, Sheila E., MotorCity Casino Board, June 24. Tickets available Ticketmas- ter locations. Call Ticketmaster at 1.800.745.3000 or the casino at 866.782.9622.
LIL’ KIM, Jadakiss, Too Short, DJ Quick, Fox Theatre, May 22. Tickets on sale at Ticketmaster locations. To charge by phone, call 1.800.745.3000.
MAXWELL, Jill Scott, The Palace of Auburn Hills, May 22. Tickets sold via Ticketmaster sites and by visiting Palacenet.com.
NEW KIDS on the Block, the Colos- seum at Caesars Windsor, June 12. Tickets available through Ticketmas- ter and by visiting www.caesarswind- sor.com. To charge by phone, call 1.888.345.5885.
Haygood & Company
Seventh Annual Mother’s Day Celebration/Cabaret
On Saturday, May 8, Bert’s
Warehouse, 2739 Russell (inside Eastern Marketplace), will be the site for the 7th Annual Mother’s Day Celebration cabaret, pre- sented by Haygood & Company, Graystone, Arcadia and 20 Grand Productions. It runs from 8 p.m. to 2 a.m. and with old school sounds by Ronnie Bailey “The Love Train,” a 50-50 raffle, photos by the Legendary Arthur Baby and Rockin’ Roy, plus cash giveaways of $100, $50 and $25. Food and setups will be available. The cost is $15 in advance, $20 at the door.
Tickets can be picked up at
Sonny’s Clothing, Grand River and Greenfield; Jeff’s Clean- ers, Livernois and Fullerton; and Bert’s Marketplace, Eastern Market. Also, for tickets and more information, call Kenny Haygood (313.318.2301), Frank Haygood (248.238.6026), Loretta DeLouch (248.559.5215), Lillian Brantley (313.535.7679), Myrlin Moore (313.897.2149), Styx Williams (313.268.2523), Raina Smith (313.933.4335), Gregory Booker (313.454.8862), Sheri McClen- don (313.933.4701), Margaret Henderson (313.893.9377), Miles Adolph (313.283.4721) or Aureo Larkin (313.272.6278). —ADV.
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