Tuesday, February 8th, sets at 7:00 PM and 9:00 PM, 258 St. Nicholas Avenue at West 123rd Street. The Dwyer Cultural Center will have a gospel-inspired performance by renowned saxophonist and vocalist Lonnie Youngblood (who apparently has been performing for 50 years) in celebration of the new exhibit
Harlem is....The Gospel Tradition. The good seats are $15 dollars and limited so those interested must order in advance. For more details, check out the Dwyer website:
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Man where have you been? Lonnie has been blowing his horn in Harlem for years.
ReplyDeleteFrom his Bio "Lonnie lead bands for some of the biggest and finest R&B, soul, and blues performers of the day, such as Ben E. King, Chuck Jackson, The Coasters, Joe Simon, Joe Tex, Sam and Dave, Buster Brown, Jackie Wilson, James Brown, the Mamma Lu Parks Dancers, Baby Washington, and The Moments aka Ray, Goodman, and Brown.
In 1966, Lonnie met and hired a young guitarist, Jimmy James. He later became the world renowned Jimi Hendrix. Hendrix matched his sizzling guitar wits with Lonnie’s soaring saxophone as they worked clubs, such as Small’s Paradise, and on dozens of recording sessions.Years later Lonnie had a regular gig at Harlem’s famous Small’s Paradise. Youngblood became the talk of Harlem. Another great sax player, King Curtis, was enjoying uptown popularity at the time as well. Lonnie admired him, and they became good friends. Since Curtis was the “King,” Lonnie was crowned the “Prince.” "