Ole School Show - October 20, 2006



NC A&T Foundation Presents

AGGIE ALUMNI HOMECOMING CONCERT 2006

featuring

Harold Melvin’s Blue Notes, Cuba Gooding,Sr.
SOS Band, Dazz Band and ConFunkShun

Special Events Center – October 20th at 8 p.m.



Presented by the North Carolina A&T University Foundation, the Aggie Alumni Homecoming Concert 2006 will feature five great bands that will hit the stage at the Greensboro Coliseum Special Events Center on Friday, October 20th at 8 p.m.

Tickets for Aggie Alumni Homecoming Concert 2006 will go on sale Thursday, August 24th at 10 a.m., and may be purchased at the Coliseum advance box office, Tickets.com outlets at participating Triad area Lowes Foods locations, on-line at www.tickets.com and by calling Tickets.com toll-free at (888) 397-3100 or the North Carolina A&T Ticket Office at (336) 334-7749. Ticket prices are $30 and $45.

For information, or to purchase VIP table seats, please contact Ms. Darlene Norman-Neal at (336) 433-5551, in the North Carolina A&T University Foundation’s Office.



Harold Melvin’s Blue Notes were formed over 35 years ago in Philadelphia, Penn. They went on to become superstars, attaining international recognition, thanks to their vocal talents and choreographic genius, and have performed at Carnegie Hall, The Forum, Hollywood Bowl, Caesar's Palace in Las Vegas and Palladium in London. The group’s long list of hit albums and singles include "If You Don't Know Me By Now,” "The Love I Lost," "Bad Luck" and "Wake Up Everybody.” Today’s Harold Melvin's Blue Notes consist of: Donnell Gillespie, Rufus Thorne, Anthony Brooks and John Morris.

With over 40 years under his belt as an entertainer, Cuba Gooding, Sr. continues to thrill audiences around the world with his smooth, unique and captivating voice, all the while remaining a solid part of the musical consciousness of fans both old (The Main Ingredient) and new (as the proud dad of Oscar-winning actor, Cuba Gooding, Jr.). Having achieved chart-topping singles with the Main Ingredient, including “Everybody Plays The Fool, “Just Don’t Want To be Lonely,” and many more, Cuba Gooding continues his rich musical legacy.
The SOS Band hit with a two-million-selling single, "Take Your Time (Do It Right)," their first time out, before having several hit singles written and produced by Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis. The Atlanta, GA-borne band was started in 1977, and on their fourth LP, On the Rise, Jam and Lewis took over the production chores. Scoring with the No. 2 hit, "Just Be Good to Me" and the No. 5 beatbox ballad, "Tell Me if You Still Care," On the Rise became their second gold album hitting No. 7 on the R&B charts in the summer of 1983. Other hits include the No. 6 R&B single, "Just the Way You Like It" and No.2 R&B hit, “The Finest”.

The Cleveland-based Dazz Band was one of the more popular funk groups of the early '80s. An eight-piece band whose concept for the group was "danceable jazz" (which was shortened to the name "dazz"), the group racked up an impressive list of hits. "Let It Whip," taken from their second album Keep It Live (1982), reached No. 5 and won a Grammy Award for Best Performance by an R&B Vocal Duo or Group. The Dazz Band followed that success with a string of six consecutive Top 100 albums that ran until 1986; during that time, they scored two other Top 100 singles, "Joystick" and "Let It All Blow."
One of the premiere funk bands of the 70s and 80s, ConFunkShun developed a huge following with a string of memorable funky cuts and slow jams that are still receiving airplay 20-plus years after they were originally released. Funky dance numbers such as “Ms. Got the Body,” “Chase Me” and the Earth Wind & Fire influenced “Too Tight,” were complimented by great slow jams such as “Love’s Train” (recently remade by Dru Hill) and their smooth crossover hit, “Baby I’m Hooked.”