Don't miss your chance to experience historic performances by the very artists who put the 70s on the musical map. Never before, and an astonishing four decades later, fans of 70s R&B, Disco and Soul will be able to bear witness to an event featuring seven great artists in one amazing evening.
‘The Super 70s Soul Jam' is set to take place at The WaMu Theater at Madison Square Garden on Friday, February 26th at 8pm.
For one night only at the WaMu Theater at
Madison Square Garden, ‘The Super 70s Soul Jam' will bring together the hottest acts of their generation and genres including Philly Soul chart-toppers The Stylistics ("You Are Everything", "Break Up To Make Up", "You Make Me Feel Brand New"); the 70s premier R&B trio The Emotions ("Best Of My Love, "Boogie Wonderland"); Disco-era hit-makers Heatwave ("Boogie Nights", "Always And Forever", "Too Hot To Handle"); the distinctive soul stylings of The Blue Notes ("If You Don't Know Me By Now", "Satisfaction Guaranteed", "The Love I Lost"); soulful balladeers Main Ingredient ("Everybody Plays The Fool", "I'm So Proud", "Just Don't Want To Be Lonely"); Philadelphia sound originators The Delfonics ("La La Means I Love You"); and Gold record sensation
Carl Carlton ("She's A Bad Mama Jama").
The Stylistics: During the early ‘70s, the Stylistics were the leading Philly soul group. The band had 12 straight Top Ten hits, including "You Are Everything," "Betcha by Golly, Wow," "I'm Stone in Love With You," "Break Up to Make Up," and "You Make Me Feel Brand New."
The Emotions: A Chicago-based trio of sisters with a strong gospel base, they crashed the soul charts in 1969 with the engaging "So I Can Love You." In 1977, the group released the number one pop/R&B hit "Best of My Love" and two years later collaborated with
Maurice White on "Boogie Wonderland," which was both a number two R&B and number six pop hit. ??
Heatwave: Heatwave emerged as one of the disco era's funkiest dance groups. Between 1977 and 1981 the group enjoyed a series of hit singles in both the UK and USA, including ‘Boogie Nights' (number 2 in both countries), ‘Too Hot To Handle', ‘The Groove Line', ‘Mind Blowing Decisions', ‘Always And Forever' and ‘Gangsters Of The Groove'.
The Blue Notes: Harold Melvin was one of the driving forces behind Philadelphia soul, leading his group the Blue Notes to the top of the charts. Despite Melvin's billing out front, the Blue Notes' focal point was lead singer and onetime drummer Teddy Pendergrass, whose surging baritone graced the Blue Notes' recordings during their glory years of 1972-1975 and gave them a truly distinctive sound. The group's hits include: "If You Don't Know Me by Now," "The Love I Lost," "Satisfaction Guaranteed," "Where Are All My Friends," and "Bad Luck."
Main Ingredient: The Main Ingredient is best remembered for their 1972 classic "Everybody Plays the Fool," but released a number of other fine singles, mostly during the first half of the ‘70s. They reached the R&B Top 30 for the first time in 1970 with "You've Been My Inspiration." Things grew steadily from there; a cover of the Impressions' "I'm So Proud" broke the Top 20, and "Spinning Around (I Must Be Falling in Love)" went Top Ten. They scored again with the McPherson-penned black power anthem "Black Seeds Keep on Growing." Other hits include "Just Don't Want to Be Lonely," and "Rolling Down a Mountainside."
The Delfonics: The Delfonics were one of the first groups to sing in the sleek, soulful style that became popularized (thanks to producer Thom Bell) as the "Philadelphia sound." In 1968 the band released the classic "La La Means I Love You," a song that began a string of hits lasting into the mid-'70s.
Carl Carlton: Best known for his hit single, "She's A Bad Mama Jama,"
Carl Carlton boasts a lit of chart-topping singles including "I Love True Love," "I Wanna Be Your Main Squeeze," a disco-friendly cover of "Everlasting Love," "Morning Noon and Nighttime" and a cover of Rufus' "Smokin' Room," which gave Carlton his second pop hit.
Tickets are $39.50/$49.50/$69.50/$79.50 and are available at
www.ticketmaster.com or by calling 1-866-858-0008.
Learn more at
www.marqueeconcerts.com.
