Disco Valentine February 13, 2010

LEHMAN CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS presents

DISCO VALENTINE

GROOVE TO THE MUSIC AND PASSION!

Featuring Tavares, France Joli, The Trammps, Carol Douglas, Linda Clifford, Martha Wash of the Weather Girls and Rochelle Fleming of First Choice

With special appearance by Randy Jones (the original cowboy of The Village People)

Also with DJ Bobby Morales and hosted by Joe Causi
Lehman Center for the Performing Arts, in association with Sal Abbatiello of Fever Records, presents the hottest disco party in town – DISCO VALENTINE, on Saturday, February 13, 2010 at 8pm, featuring Tavares’ “It Only Takes a Minute Girl,” “Heaven Must Be Missing an Angel;” France Joli’s “Come to Me,” “Gonna Get Over You;” The Trammps’ “Disco Inferno,” “Where Do We Go From Here;” Carol Douglas’s “Doctor’s Orders,” “Midnight Love Affair;” Linda Clifford’s “If My Friends Could See Me Now,” “Runaway Love;” Martha Wash of the original Weather Girls, the voice behind “It’s Raining Men,” “Everybody Dance Now;” and Rochelle Fleming of First Choice’s “Smarty Pants,” “Doctor Love,” and “Let No Man Put Asunder;” with a special appearance by American Music Award winner and multi-platinum artist Randy Jones, the original cowboy of The Village People singing their classic "YMCA."

Lehman Center for the Performing Arts is on the campus of Lehman College/CUNY at 250 Bedford Park Boulevard West, Bronx, NY 10468. Tickets for DISCO VALENTINE on Saturday, February 13, 2010 at 8pm, are: $50, $45, $40 and $35 and can be purchased by calling the Lehman Center box office at 718.960.8833 (Mon. through Fri., 10am–5pm; Tues. 10am-7pm, and beginning at 12 noon on the day of the concert), or through 24-hour online access at www.LehmanCenter.org. Lehman Center is accessible by #4 or D train to Bedford Park Blvd. and is off the Saw Mill River Parkway and the Major Deegan Expressway. Free on-site parking is available.
Tavares, a soul supergroup consisting of five brothers, hails originally from New Bedford, MA. Their mainstream success spanned most of the ‘70s and spawned such landmark albums as Sky High, Love Storm and Future Bound. Four of the original five brothers continue to tour regularly.

France Joli got her start in 1979 with her smash-hit single “Come to Me.” Her popularity continued into the ‘80s with songs like “The Heart to Break the Heart” and “Gonna Get Over You.” After a long hiatus from the recording studio, Joli reemerged in 1997 with dance classics “Touch” and “Breakaway.”

The Trammps burst on the scene in 1972 with a string of R&B hits including “Hold Back the Night,” and “Where Do We Go from Here.” However, it was in 1977 that they released their biggest and best-known single, “Disco Inferno,” which was featured on the soundtrack to “Saturday Night Fever.”

Carol Douglas was born into a showbiz family, daughter to Minnie Newsome and cousin to Sam Cooke. Her career began at age 10 and has had many facets, from recording commercial jingles to appearing on “The Patty Duke Show” to a stint in the theater for most of the ‘60s. Douglas has been recording music and touring since the early ‘70s.

Linda Clifford is a renaissance artist in every sense of the word. She has made numerous television and film appearances, recorded commercial jingles and released a bevy of chart-topping hits. Her best-known singles include “If My Friends Could See Me Now,” “Runaway Love” and “Red Light,” which appeared on the film soundtrack album Fame.

Martha Wash first gained major success as part of The Weather Girls with hits like 1982’s “It’s Raining Men.” She later became a session vocalist, appearing on the C+C Music Factory smash-hit “Everybody Dance Now.” Her success continued through the ‘90s and beyond, when as a solo artist she released hits like “Carry On” and “Runaround.”

Rochelle Fleming was a pioneer of the Philly Soul Sound in the ‘70s when, as part of the trio First Choice, she recorded hits like “Dr. Love,” “Love Thang” and “Let No Man Put Asunder.” In the ‘80s and ‘90s Rochelle lent her soaring vocals to several dance, R&B, and hip-hop songs, making her voice one of the most sampled in popular music.

This program is supported, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, in partnership with the City Council. Lehman Center also receives support from the New York State Council on the Arts.