Travel back in time as Marquee Concerts presents *The Super 70s Soul Jam*! Groove to the hits of The Stylistics, The Emotions, Heatwave, The Blue Notes, Main Ingredient, The Delfonics, and Carl Carlton. For *ONE NIGHT ONLY*, this revival of R&B, Disco, & Soul will take Manhattan by storm! Be sure to get your tickets early. *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":http://www.amazon.com/You-Are-Everything/dp/B000QMFUI4/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1257358962&sr=1-1"," ""Betcha by Golly, Wow":http://www.amazon.com/Betcha-By-Golly-Wow/dp/B000QMFUCU/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1257359010&sr=1-1," ""I'm Stone in Love With You":http://www.amazon.com/Im-Stone-Love-You/dp/B000QWJX9G/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1257359039&sr=1-1," ""Break Up to Make Up":http://www.amazon.com/Break-Up-to-Make/dp/B000QMHRMG/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1257359068&sr=1-1," and ""You Make Me Feel Brand New":http://www.amazon.com/You-Make-Feel-Brand-New/dp/B000QMHQSQ/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1257359101&sr=1-1." Of all their peers, the Stylistics were one of the smoothest and sweetest soul groups of their era. All of their hits were ballads, graced by the soaring falsetto of Russell Thompkins, Jr. and the lush yet graceful productions of Thom Bell. *The Emotions* A Chicago-based trio of sisters with a strong gospel base, the Emotions were one of the leading female R&B acts of the '70s. Lead singer Sheila Hutchinson and her sisters Wanda and Jeanette were only teenagers when they crashed the soul charts in 1969 with the engaging ""So I Can Love You":http://www.amazon.com/So-I-Can-Love-You/dp/B000U8KNM2/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=dmusic&qid=1257359241&sr=8-1," but they sang gospel as children and enjoyed secular fame locally before signing with Memphis-based Volt and working with producers Isaac Hayes and David Porter. In 1975, the group hooked up with Maurice White of Earth, Wind & Fire, an association that led to the number one pop/R&B hit ""Best of My Love":http://www.amazon.com/Best-Of-My-Love/dp/B00136LGBC/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1257359345&sr=1-1" in 1977. Two years after Best of My Love, Maurice White and the Emotions collaborated on ""Boogie Wonderland":http://www.amazon.com/Boogie-Wonderland/dp/B001IT4DXC/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1257359374&sr=1-1," which was both a number two R&B and number six pop hit. *Heatwave* Completely cosmopolitan with international grooves to spare, Heatwave emerged as one of the disco era's funkiest dance groups. Although based in Britain, Heatwave was formed by the Wilder brothers, Johnnie and Keith, on their discharge from the US Army. An advertisement in a music paper yielded England-born songwriter and keyboardist Rod Temperton, while further members recruited were American guitarists Eric Johns and Jessie Whitten, Czech drummer Ernest Berger, and Spanish bassist Mario Mantese. Their sound, created in tandem with producer Barry Blue, fused elements of contemporary disco with funk and R&B. Between 1977 and 1981 the group enjoyed a series of hit singles in both the UK and USA, including ""Boogie Nights"":http://www.amazon.com/Boogie-Nights-Single-Version/dp/B00137QUVM/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1257359733&sr=1-1 (number 2 in both countries), ""Too Hot To Handle"":http://www.amazon.com/Too-Hot-To-Handle/dp/B00137XMG8/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1257359809&sr=1-2 , "‘The Groove Line’":http://www.amazon.com/The-Groove-Line/dp/B00136O3Q2/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1257359518&sr=1-1, ""Mind Blowing Decisions"":http://www.amazon.com/Mind-Blowing-Decisions-Album-Version/dp/B0015O80GQ/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1257359859&sr=1-1, ""Always And Forever"":http://www.amazon.com/Always-And-Forever/dp/B00137SYXY/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1257359909&sr=1-1 and ""Gangsters Of The Groove"":http://www.amazon.com/Gangsters-Of-The-Groove/dp/B00137QV3E/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1257359941&sr=1-2 . Keith Wilder revived Heatwave in 1994, recruiting Andy Blackwood (vocals), Alex Charles (vocals), Dave Williamson (bass), Bill Jones (guitar/vocals), Kevin Sutherland (keyboards/vocals) and Byron Byrd (keyboards) for live and studio work. *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 during their stint on Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff's Philadelphia International label. 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. Their output ranged from sweeping, extended proto-disco dance tracks to silky, smoldering ballads, all wrapped up in Gamble and Huff's lushly orchestrated production. When Pendergrass left for a solo career, Melvin & the Blue Notes' continued to record for a time. By the time Melvin passed away in 1997, he'd been leading the Blue Notes for over four decades. The group’s hits include: ""If You Don't Know Me by Now":http://www.amazon.com/If-You-Dont-Know-Now/dp/B001D6HN28/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1257360021&sr=1-1," ""The Love I Lost":http://www.amazon.com/The-Love-I-Lost/dp/B001IBFXLG/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1257360122&sr=1-1," ""Satisfaction Guaranteed (Or Take Your Love Back)":http://www.amazon.com/Satisfaction-Guaranteed-Take-Your-Love/dp/B001D6N1AG/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1257360155&sr=1-5," ""Where Are All My Friends":http://www.amazon.com/Where-Are-All-My-Friends/dp/B001IBE4C0/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1257360181&sr=1-1," and ""Bad Luck":http://www.amazon.com/Bad-Luck/dp/B00138GZ2A/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1257360653&sr=1-2." *Main Ingredient* The Main Ingredient made it big as a sweet, romantic soul outfit with a particular flair for ballads. Paced by the impassioned lead vocals of Cuba Gooding, Sr. during their prime hit-making years, the Ingredient is best remembered for their 1972 classic ""Everybody Plays the Fool":http://www.amazon.com/Everybody-Plays-The-Fool/dp/B001BHE3BI/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1257360240&sr=1-1," but released a number of other fine singles, mostly during the first half of the '70s. The group was formed in Harlem in 1964 as a trio called the Poets, composed of lead singer Donald McPherson, Luther Simmons, Jr., and Panama-born Tony Silvester. Under the direction of producer Bert DeCoteaux, the Main Ingredient 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":http://www.amazon.com/Im-So-Proud/dp/B001BHCUWM/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1257360298&sr=1-4" broke the Top 20, and ""Spinning Around (I Must Be Falling in Love":http://www.amazon.com/Spinning-Around-Must-Falling-Love/dp/B001BHHR9S/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1257360331&sr=1-1)" went Top Ten. They scored again with the McPherson-penned black power anthem ""Black Seeds Keep on Growing":http://www.amazon.com/Black-Seeds-Keep-On-Growing/dp/B001BHG05A/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1257360366&sr=1-1." The Gooding era began auspiciously enough with the million-selling smash "Everybody Plays the Fool," which hit number two R&B and number three pop to become the group's biggest hit ever. The accompanying album, titled Bitter Sweet, became their first to hit the Top Ten on the R&B charts. The group returned to the R&B Top Ten in 1974 with ""Just Don't Want to Be Lonely":http://www.amazon.com/Just-Dont-Want-Be-Lonely/dp/B001BHCURW/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1257360396&sr=1-1," which sold over a million copies and also reached the pop Top Ten. In 1975, the group recorded several songs co-written by Leon Ware, including the R&B Top Ten ""Rolling Down a Mountainside":http://www.amazon.com/Rolling-Down-A-Mountainside/dp/B001BHHRCK/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1257360423&sr=1-1." Silvester and Simmons re-formed the Main Ingredient in 1999 with new lead singer Carlton Blount; this lineup recorded Pure Magic in 2001. *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." A vocal trio made up of brothers William and Wilbert Hart and high school friend Randy Cain, the Delfonics roots go back to doo wop singing at school dances in the early '60s. In 1968 the band released the classic ""La La Means I Love You":http://www.amazon.com/Means-Love-Digitally-Remastered-1997/dp/B00136O3EO/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1257361234&sr=1-1," a song that began a string of hits lasting into the mid-'70s. The sound that Bell created for the Delfonics was the antithesis of the soul sound that came from Stax in Memphis and Muscle Shoals in Alabama. He sandpapered away the grit, lightened up on the backbeat, brought in string sections, and created a smooth, airy sound. In the late '90s, the group played a significant musical role in Quentin Tarantino's film Jackie Brown. *Carl Carlton* Carl Carlton began recording in the late '60s as Little Carl Carlton. His first single was "I Love True Love." Former Temptations member David Ruffin was a friend of Carlton. After listening to one of Ruffin's albums, Carlton got excited about one song, "Everlasting Love." Carlton wasn't aware that the song was previously a Top Ten hit for Robert Knight. In spite of the song's previous success, the first Carl Carlton single on ABC was ""I Wanna Be Your Main Squeeze":http://www.amazon.com/Wanna-Be-Your-Main-Squeeze/dp/B002EYNZYS/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1257360833&sr=1-1" with a low-key version of ""Everlasting Love":http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002EYKKDC/ref=dm_dp_trk14?ie=UTF8&qid=1257360833&sr=1-1" on the flip. After given a more disco-friendly arrangement, "Everlasting Love," produced by Nashville's Papa Don Schroder, garnered Carlton his first Top Ten pop hit in 1974, peaking at number six and going to number 11 R&B. An album, Everlasting Love was released and included two other singles, ""Morning Noon and Nighttime":http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002EYO0JC/ref=dm_dp_trk16?ie=UTF8&qid=1257360833&sr=1-1" and a cover of Rufus' ""Smokin' Room":http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002EYLWXE/ref=dm_dp_trk15?ie=UTF8&qid=1257360833&sr=1-1," which gave Carlton his second pop hit. 1975 saw Carlton travelling to Philadelphia to work with producer/songwriter Bunny Sigler. The resultant album, I Wanna Be With You, is generally regarded as Carlton's best album with the release of three singles, "Ain't Been No One Before You", ""Ain't Gonna Tell Nobody (About You)"":http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002EYO0OC/ref=dm_dp_trk17?ie=UTF8&qid=1257360833&sr=1-1 , and "Live for Today, Not for Tomorrow.” Later, veteran soul singer Leon Haywood landed Carlton a singles deal with the label that he was signed to, 20th Century, which produced the single ""She's a Bad Mama Jama":http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002EYGF7C/ref=dm_dp_trk19?ie=UTF8&qid=1257360833&sr=1-1." This track earned Carlton a gold record in 1981, staying at number two for eight weeks straight. The self-titled album to follow went gold as well. Such success afforded Carlton the opportunity to appear on such top-rated TV shows as Solid Gold, Soul Train, and American Bandstand and to tour major venues doing some dates with Rick James. 2009-11-03T13:19:43-05:00 false 59 true 2009-11-03T13:18:00-05:00 Super 70s Soul Jam false $39.50/$49.50/$69.50/$79.50 Purchase Tickets http://www.ticketmaster.com/event/1D00436590992EBE?artistid=736215&majorcatid=10001&minorcatid=1 1-866-858-0008 2009-11-09T11:18:52-05:00 The WaMu Theater at Madison Square Garden