entertainment
“AMERICA’S GOT TALENT,” featuring favorites from this season, Fox Theater, Oct. 24. Hosted by Jerry Springer. Tickets sold at Ticketmaster locations. To charge tickets by phone, call 1.800.745.3000. For additional information, call 313.471.6611.
MARY J. BLIGE, Jazmine Sullivan, Fox Theater, Oct. 15. Tickets sold at Ticketmaster locations. To charge tickets by phone, call 1.800.745.3000. For additional information, call 313.471.6611.
BOBBY GREEN Presents Whirl of Dance 3 showcase, Northwest Activities Center, Saturday, Oct. 16, 6:30 p.m. to 1 a.m. Attire: Dressy. There will be an afterglow in addition to food and other entertain- ment. For more information, call 313.530.2933, 313.574.0842 or visit
dancer2bob@comcast.net.
MICHAEL BOLTON, MotorCity Casino Sound Board, Nov. 5. Tickets available Ticketmaster locations. Call Ticketmaster at 1.800.745.3000 or the casino at 866.782.9622.
CAROLINE CRAWFORD, “An Evening With ‘Simply Caroline,’” Bert’s Hastings Street, Sunday, Oct. 17, 5:30 p.m. Also featur- ing the Brown Sugar Voices and Ms. Treaty Womack. Call 313.204.2985 for more informa- tion.
DRAKE, Fox Theater, Oct. 19. Tickets sold at Fox box office and Ticketmaster locations.
“DREAMGIRLS,” Fox The- ater, Dec. 21-26. Tickets sold at
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MOTOR CITY ENTERTAINMENT Calendar
able at Ticketmaster locations and at
www.caesarswindsor. com. To charge by phone call 1-888-345-5885.
SINBAD, Caesars Windsor, Nov. 5, Tickets available at Ticketmaster locations and at
www.caesarswindsor.com. To charge by phone call 1-888- 345-5885.
“THE LIFE OF SAM COOKE,” the triumph and the tragedy, stage play, Music Hall, pro- duced by Johnnie Washington,
written by Robert Douglas and Johnnie Washington, coming Dec. 30-Jan. 2.
“TYLER PERRY’S Madea’s Big Happy Family,” Joe Louis Arena, Nov. 20. Visit Olympi-
aentertainment.com for more information.
USHER, Trey Songz, Miquel, Fox Theater, Dec. 2. Tickets sold at Ticketmaster locations. To charge tickets by phone, call 1.800.745.3000. For additional information, call 313.471.6611.
FRANKIE VALLI and the Four Seasons, Fox Theater, Oct. 22. Tickets sold at Fox box office and Ticketmaster locations.
Drake Trey Songz
Johnny Mathis
Fox box office and Ticketmaster locations.
RON JACKSON birthday celebration, Knights of Colum- bus Hall, 7080 Garling Drive in Dearborn Heights, 8 p.m. to 2 a.m. Singles mingle, 7 to 8 p.m. BYOB. Dressy. Live music,
Famed R&B singer dies
Solomon Burke, who passed away on
Sunday, Oct.10, in Amsterdam, Holland, was among the last of the great “soul men” that would include Wilson Pickett, Bobby Womack, Joe Tex, Otis Redding and Chuck Jackson, among others.
Born in Philadelphia, Burke, who was
sometimes referred to as King Solomon, had his first hit record in the fall of 1961, “Just Out of Reach (Of My Two Empty Arms).” That launched a long string of major hits, including “Cry to Me,” “Tonight’s the Night,” “Goodbye Baby (Baby Goodbye), “Got To Get You Off My Mind,” “Everybody Needs Some- body to Love,” “You’re Good For Me” and “The Price.”
Burke, who was also a preacher, was
known for his colorful personality as well as for the many things he did to generate income, including selling dinners he pre- pared to other artists when they were on the road. He also sold what he called love potions.
Michael Bolton
dancing (ballroom, Latin, hustle, etc.), food and set-ups avail- able. Tickets, $12 in advance, $15 at the door. For tickets and more information, call 313.758.9476.
JOHNNY MATHIS, Caesars Windsor, Nov. 27. Tickets avail-
Solomon Burke Graystone, Arcadia, 20 Grand Productions Pre-Holiday Kickoff
It’s time to party again, cabaret style, with Haygood & Company, Arcadia and 20 Grand Productions. The Saturday, Nov. 6, event at Bert’s Warehouse, 2739 Russell (inside Eastern Marketplace), is a Pre-Holiday Kickoff, “a Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Year’s Eve Kickoff.” Sounds — old and new — by Ronnie Bailey “the Love Train.” Hustle, step, ballroom and more. Photos by Legend- ary Arthur Baby and Rockin’ Roy. Food and set- ups. 50/50 raffle. Time: 8 p.m. to 2 a.m. Tickets:
Reflections
a New York street holding hands with Wissam Al Mana, a billionaire businessman.
Meanwhile, Joseph Jack-
son, patriarch of the Jackson family, is still trying to gain control of Michael’s estate, which generates millions of dollars. But the judge keeps turning him down, and evi- dently matriarch Katherine Jackson doesn’t want him in that position either because she has expressed content with the two men the court appointed.
Another “family feud” in- volves the son (Teddy II) and
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Sadly, with the passage of the Civil Rights Act in 1964, which was of crucial importance and signed by President Lyndon B. Johnson, Idlewild slipped badly as African Americans quickly began going elsewhere for summer fun. Much was gained, but something was lost.
However, it continues to
live on. In 2000, an organiza- tion called the Idlewild African American Chamber of Com-
LOUIS ARMSTRONG en- joyed performing at Idlewild.
wife (Joan) of the late Teddy Pendergrass, both of whom claim they were authorized by the singer to oversee his estate, and they refuse to compromise.
It was heartwarming last
week to hear David Letterman defend the president on his show, saying, “I am proud to have Barack Obama repre- senting me.”
BETCHA DIDN’T KNOW
…that the twist, the biggest dance craze of all time, is a Detroit creation. Hank Ballard & the Midnighters recorded “The Twist” before Chubby
$15 in advance, $20 at the door. Call Kenny Hay- good (313.318.2301), Frank “Dee” 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 McClendon (313.933.4701), Margaret Henderson (313.893.9377), Miles Adolph (313.283.4721) or Aureo Larkin (313.272.6278) for tickets or more information. — ADV.
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Checker. The Midnighters (not Ballard) actually created the dance move.
MEMORIES: “Grazing
in the Grass” (the Friends of Distinction), “I’ve Been Lonely For So Long” (Fred- erick Knight), “Boogie Oogie Oogie” (A Taste of Honey), “Straight Up” (Paula Abdul), “Give Me the Reason” (Luther Vandross), “You Should Be Dancing” (the Bee Gees), “When Love Calls” (Atlantic Starr), “Up the Ladder to the Roof” (the Supremes), “Street Corner” (Ashford & Simpson), “Standing on the Top” (the Temptations featuring Rick James).
BLESSINGS to Frank-
lin Mills, Al Chism, Sherrie Farrell, Vickie Winans, Carol Prince, Edgar Vann, Luther Keith, Larry Demps, Cliff Rus- sell and Theresa Hill.
WORDS OF THE WEEK,
from Alan Cohen: “All the fig- uring, planning and reasoning in the world will do you no good unless you are willing to follow your instincts.”
Let the music play! (Steve Holsey can be
reached at
Svh517@aol.com and PO Box 02843, Detroit, MI 48202.)
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