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When you have the vocal chops,
your choice of material becomes as
wide open as your potential.
Just ask Joose, Oklahoma's new
est singing sensation who happened
to be blessed with an amazing vocal
talent and a musical imagination to
match. The versatile vocal group,
who co-wrote, co-produced and ar
ranged their self-titled debut album,
has recorded a memorable version
of country icon Garth Brooks' hit
"Tomorrow Never Comes," adding
a unique angle to the already multi
dimensional debut.
The talented foursome, which
features Leonardo Pettis, Rocky
McKaufman, Trell Lewis, and Jay
Farmer, were all heavily influenced
by Gospel music. Leonardo and
Trell began their singing careers in
the Gospel group The Final Call.
"We sang in Gospel shows in
Oklahoma for quite awhile. We
would get such a good reaction that
we started to think about expanding
our direction. We wanted to branch
out to pop and R&B. Back when I
was little all my people sang in
At the tender age of four, the
Atlanta-born singer was perform
ing gospel music in her local
church and with the M oms Brown
college choir. By age seven, she
had won $2,000 on Ted Mack's
"Amateur Hour" national TV
show.
In 1952, she became a found
ing member of The Pips and nine
years later, Gladys Knight & The
Pips enjoyed their first hit record
with "Every Beat of My Heart."
Other hits followed throughout
the 60's and early 70's:..."Letter
Full of Tears," "Giving Up" and a
slew of best sellers for Motown
including "I Heard It Through the
Grapevine," "Friendship Train"
and classics like "If I Were Your
Woman," "I Don't Want To Do
Wrong" and "Neither One O f Us"
Constantly in demand for their
exciting, dynamic live shows,
Gladys, brother Bubba and cous
ins William Guest and Edward
Patten broke through to main
stream and international success
in the mid 70's with a nonstop run
of hits for Buddah Records which
included such great songs like
"Midnight Train To Georgia,"
"I've Got To Use My Imagina
tion," "Best Thing That Ever Hap
pened To Me" and "On and On.'
Gladys Knight always the great singer & performer
Ms. Knight has one particular
performer, is appearing May 30
and 31st at The Chinook Winds
reason to mighty happy: Just For
Casino and Convention Center in
You is a true celebration of her
Lincoln City. She's doing one show
soulful and enduring artistry.
on each night. Tickets are $30.00
Gladys Knight, the consummate
Joose
Going for it. All the way.
church. My uncles, my grandmother
- I've been singing in church since I
was ten years old. My voice ma
tured so quickly they had to put me
in the adult choir. I couldn't forget
what I learned back then even if I
wanted to," says Leonardo.
Leonardo Trell toured with Gos
pel legends such as D orothy
N orw ood and the Jackson
Southemairs before venturing into
the more choppy waters o f secular
music.
Ability? Talent overflows on this
LP. All group members share lead
vocals, as well as writing credits.
A s u m m e r is .a t e r r i b l e
t h i n g to w a s t e .
UP to host benefit
Natalie Cole
at Rose Quarter
K103-FM is proud to announce
the highlight of the summer concert
season - Grammy Award winner
Natalie Cole.
Ms. Cole is coming to the Rose
Garden's Theater of the Clouds Sun
day, July 6 at 8 p.m.
Natalie Cole, known for deliver
ing a lyric with an intensity few
singers have ever matched, was hon
ored for her first gold album and the
first of her many Grammy awards
for her debut album "Inseparable"
in 1975.
By 1991, Natalie signed with
Elektra Records and launched her
biggest project ever.
The "Unforgettable with Love"
album sold over 11 million copies
and eventually pushed Natalie's to
tal career album sales over 31 mil
lion worldwide.
The critically acclaimed tribute
to her father's genius has become
one of the signature albums of the
decade, netting seven Grammy
Awards, including Record of the
Yeah, Song o f the Year and many
more.
Proceeds from the concert ben
efit The Parry Center for Children, a
nonprofit organization dedicated to
providing caring mental health ser
vices to emotionally disturbed chil
dren and their families.
The University of Portland will
host a benefit performance of tradi
tional Japanese dance at 7 p.m.
Thursday in the Buckley Center Au
ditorium on campus. Tickets are $8
per person or $15 per family at the |
door.
The Taiko performance will ben
efit the Portland Sapporo Sister City
Association.
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