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Thursday September 9, 2010
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The 'Ultimate Motown Party Band' known worldwide as Jr. Walker's All Star Band will present to you, spectacular one-hour live performances of unforgettable non-stop foot-stomping hits that guarantee everyone will be on their feet within minutes."Jr. Walker's All Star Band" whose 1965 sax driven #1 hit "Shotgun" catapulted them to instant fame with its unmistakable soulful groove that shaped the backbone of the Detroit "Motown Sound".
JR. WALKER'S ALL STAR BAND FROM MOTOWN RECORDS present A NIGHT OF MOTOWN. 2008-2009 --Legendary Classic Motown Show is available for routing dates in your area. Routing price and complete promotional kits are available with this Show.With Songs of the Motown Acts known for their great songs, harmony sounds, and choreo-graphy through-out the decades that helped define "The Sound of Young America." Their shows are every bit as entertaining as it was in the sixties and seventies. Re-introduce the Legendary Classic Motown show to a whole new generation of fans.Jr. Walker's All-Star Band from Motown Records. 2002 GRAMMY HALL OF FAME INDUCTEE "Your event will be a standing ovation show!" The Legendary Classic Motown show featuring: , Hits of: The Supremes: Stop (In The Name of Love), Come See About Me; Martha and the Vandellas: Dancing In The Streets, Jimmy Mack; Marvelettes: Mr Post Man, Beachwood 45789; Gladys Knight & The Pips: Mid-Night Train To Georgia…and many, many more! The female part of "The Jr. Walkers Allstar Band" is handled by a group affectionately known as "The Ladeez". The Ladeez being from Detroit have toured and worked with many of the Motown legends around the world helping to keep this music authenic. This list consist of FLO The Supremes, Martha Reeves and the Vandellas, Temptation Revue feat. Dennis Edwards, The Contours, Freda Payne, Laura Lee, The Floaters, The Dramatics, The Jones Girls, Carl Carlton, David Ruffin, Eddie Kendrick and The Miracles to name a few. The Ladeez are a great addition to Jr.Walkers Allstar Bands Motown sound. The combination makes for a great evening. Jr. Walker's All-Star Band: ShotGun, What Does It Take(To Win Your Love), RoadRunner, Cleo,s Back, These Eyes…and many many More. A 1-HOUR HIGH ENERGY Harvey Fuqua of Motown Hitsville, U.S.A owned a record label, Anna Records and Harvey's label's artist Johnny Bristol, brought a band to Harvey's attention: "Jr. Walker and The All Stars" with Tony Washington on drums, Autrey DeWalt (aka) Jr. Walker on sax and vocals, Victor Thomas on keyboards and Willie Woods on guitar. Harvey Fuqua signed the band to his label in 1963; he closed his label and Harvey Fuqua brought his artists including the band with him to Motown Records. They started recording in 1964. Harvey became a songwriter and executive at Motown.
Throughout the 48 years of making music this band has worked side by side with Harvey Fuqua and in 2002 was inducted intoThe Grammy Hall of Fame.
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