She kept the medley theme going with the next set of tunes – an energetic combo of her own Motown-era hit “Nitty Gritty” and the Jacksons 1979 disco smash, “Shake Your Body (Down To The Ground).” It was as perplexing as the first duo of songs as no one could have seen this mashup coming. Knight smartly stuck with Bruno’s singing parts, eschewing Cardi’s rap. 1 R&B smash, “Love Overboard,” which she paired with the 2018 hit “Finesse,” by Bruno Mars/Cardi B. Gladys, who is still looking very good I might add, got things rolling with an interesting set of medleys of her hits paired with those by others. (Photo by Lester Cohen/Getty Images for NARAS) Recording artist Gladys Knight performs onstage at the Clive Davis and Recording Academy Pre-GRAMMY Gala and GRAMMY Salute to Industry Icons Honoring Jay-Z on Januin New York City. So it could have easily come down to a coin flip that Gladys – and not the O’Jays – would play the role of stage warmer on this breezy summer evening at the outdoor venue at RiverEdge Park. 1 pop single (“Midnight Train To Georgia” for Gladys “Love Train” for the O’Jays) – both in the year 1973 (likely the only year in which two songs with “Train” in their titles reached No. Oh, and they each have had similar crossover success, including a signature No.
Or the O’Jays, featuring legendary original vocalists Eddie LeVert and Walter Williams who, like Gladys, have ten Number One R&B hits among 59 R&B chart entries? Should it be Gladys – the 74-year-old diva who’s been recording professionally for sixty years and is the owner of 55 Billboard R&B chart hits, including ten Number Ones? Given both Gladys’ and the O’Jays’ legendary status, my concert choice was likely easier than the dilemma facing the show’s promoters, who had to decide which of these two should be the opening act for the other. My soul palette needed satisfying – and Gladys and the O’Jays were the perfect servers. But those acts didn’t represent what I was feeling this past week, especially with the loss of one of soul music’s greatest icons in Aretha Franklin just days earlier. Gladys Knight is co-billed with the O’Jays on a joint 2018 National Tour.
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On a recent night in and around Chicago there were several simultaneous concert choices, each with their own intrigue and each beckoning a different generation (and genre) of music fans.Īt Wrigley Field, just a few CTA train stops from home – for the Gen-Xers – there was ‘90s grunge-rock super group Pearl Jam, featuring hometown hero Eddie Vedder.Īt the United Center just a 25-minute walk from my place in the opposite direction, the millennials had Drake, the biggest-selling rapper of the current decade.Īnd a full hour’s drive from home in Aurora, IL at RiverEdge Park were two legendary soul icons from the 1970s – give or take a decade: Gladys Knight (sans the Pips) and the O’Jays. Aretha Franklin, Aurora, Chicago, concert, Gladys Knight, Music blog, music news, O'Jays, review
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