entertain-
DETROIT JAZZ FEST, Sept. 3-6, featuring Branford Mar- salis, Mulgrew Miller, Terence Blanchard, Roy Haynes, Chick Corea, Allen Toussaint, Kirk Whalum, Take 6 and many others. For more information, visit
detroitjazzfest.com.
DRAKE, Fox Theatre, Oct. 19. Tickets sold at Fox box office and Ticketmaster locations.
“DREAMGIRLS,” Fox Theatre, Dec. 21-26. Tickets sold at Fox box office and Ticketmaster locations.
DTE ENERGY THEATRE schedule: Rihanna, Kesha, Sunday, Aug 22; Blondie, Cheap Trick, Aug. 27; Anita Baker, Aug. 28; Lady Gaga, Sept. 4. For tickets and additional informa- tion, visit
palacenet.com or call 248.377.0100. Also available via Ticketmaster.
EMINEM AND JAY-Z, Comerica Park, Sept. 2. For more informa- tion, visit Olympiaentertainment. com.
FLORIDA’S Mardi Gras Party, Clutch Cargo’s in Pontiac, Friday, Aug. 20. For more infor- mation, visit
clutchcargos.com.
HERBIE HANCOCK featuring a tribute to Donald Byrd, Chene Park, Wednesday, Aug. 18. Tickets available at Ticketmaster sites. For more information, visit
Cheneparkdetroit.com.
LL COOL J, Caesars Windsor, Oct. 2. Tickets available at Tick- etmaster locations and at www.
caesarswindsor.com. To charge by phone call 1-888-345-5885.
LUDACRIS, Sept. 10. Tick- ets available Ticketmaster locations. Call Ticketmaster at 1.800.745.3000 or the casino at 866.782.9622.
MINT CONDITION, Alexander O’Neal, Caesars Windsor, Sept. 18. Tickets available at Ticket- master locations and at www.
caesarswindsor.com. To charge by phone call 1-888-345-5885.
POINTER SISTERS, MotorCity Casino Sound Board, Oct. 8.
Rihanna
Tickets available Ticketmaster locations. Call Ticketmaster at 1.800.745.3000 or the casino at 866.782.9622.
“RETURN of the Legends,” featuring Doug E. Fresh, Big Daddy Kane, Slick Rick and Whodini, Chene Park, Sept. 5. Tickets available at Ticketmaster sites. For more information, visit
Cheneparkdetroit.com.
RICK ROSS, Plies, Fabolous, Chene Park, Friday, Aug. 20. Tickets available at Ticketmaster sites. For more information, visit
Alicia Keys
ative juices were still flowing and that her popularity had not waned. Like its predeces- sors, it reached No. 1, selling a whopping 742,000 copies in seven days. Hit singles includ- ed “No One” and “Like You’ll Never See Me Again.”
Keys continued her win-
ning ways with her most recent album, “The Element of Freedom.” But she had many other irons in the fire as well, including collaboration- ing with producer Swizz Beatz (real name: Kasseem Dean).
One of her most important
collaborations was with Jay- Z, who asked her to guest on
Frankie Valli
Cheneparkdetroit.com.
“TRIBUTE TO the Rat Pack,” Caesars Windsor, Aug. 28. Tickets available at Ticketmaster locations and at
www.caesar-
swindsor.com. To charge by phone call 1-888-345-5885.
“TYLER PERRY’S Madea’s Big Happy Family,” Joe Louis Arena, Nov. 20. Visit Olympiaentertain-
ment.com for more information.
FRANKIE VALLI and the Four Seasons, Fox Theatre, Oct. 22. Tickets sold at Fox box office and Ticketmaster locations.
From page D-1 By this time Alicia Keys
also had a long list of televi- sion and film acting credits.
Keys and Dean exchanged
vows early this month, al- though their marriage re- ceived less publicity than it or- dinarily would have due to the marriage of Chelsea Clinton, daughter of former president Bill Clinton and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.
“Empire State of Mind,” a cut from his album “The Blueprint 3.” The song was a mega-hit, easily reaching No. 1. Some believe it may have been the most played single of 2009.
Reflections
YouTube.” Well, excuuuuuse me! BETCHA DIDN’T KNOW…
that even though “The Twist” made Chubby Checker an icon, the song was first recorded by Hank Ballard & the Midnighters. (Ballard also wrote it.) Ballard’s version was a Top 20 R&B hit in early 1959. Checker’s was No. 1 Pop and No. 2 R&B in mid- 1960.
MEMORIES: “I’ve Got Love
on My Mind” (Natalie Cole), “Cowboys to Girls” (the In-
truders), “Woman to Woman” (Shirley Brown), “Let Me Be Good to You” (Carla Thomas), “Missing You” (Diana Ross), “Rock Steady” (the Whispers), “September” (Earth, Wind & Fire), “Let’s Do It Again” (the Staple Singers), “Encore” (Cheryl Lynn), “Tell It Like It Is” (Aaron Neville).
BLESSINGS to Geri
Johnson, Al Allen, Emanuel Stewart, Mildred Scott, Robert Terrell, Rosalind Ashford Holmes, Shirley Branham, Annette Beard Helton, Brenda
“I feel satisfied with what
I’ve achieved,” said Keys, “But I never think I’ve reached the pinnacle.”
(Jason Donovan contrib- uted to this story.)
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August 18-24, 2010 Page D-2
Doug E. Fresh Jay-Z Marc Humphries
book signings Detroit-born author Marc
Humphries, whose debut novel is titled “Detroit’s Got Soul,” will be doing two book signings.
The first will be on Satur-
day, Aug. 21, 5:30-7:30 p.m., at Greater Love Christian Center, 18400 Schaefer. The second takes at a private Palmer Woods residence on Sunday, Aug. 22, 4 to 6 p.m., with a re- ception at 3 p.m.
Humphries now lives in
Washington, DC. For more information on
the book signings or about the author, call (202) 399-1539, (202) 344-5497 or reach him at
marchump@yahoo.com.
Haygood ‘Old
School Picnic’ Haygood & Company,
known for cabarets, invites the public (the whole family) to the fourth annual Old School Picnic which will take place on Saturday, Sept. 11, 12 noon to 6 p.m., at Belle Isle (Shelter 1).
There will be free food and
soft drinks, old school music by DJ Rock ’n’ Roy, a 50/50 raffle, chess, bid whist and more.
For additional information,
call Raina Smith at (313) 933- 4335 or Kenneth Haygood at (313) 318-2301.
From page D-1
Perryman, Betty DeRamus, Alexis Williams, Mary Grace Wilbert and Michael Wimber- ly.
WORDS OF THE WEEK,
from Maya Angelou: “If you don’t like it, change it. If you can’t change it, change your attitude.”
Let the music play! (Steve Holsey may be
reached at
Svh517@aol.com and PO Box 02843, Detroit, MI 48202.)
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