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Philadelphia Tribune - Entertainment Now - Friday, March 14, 2008 - Index

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MUSIC
Trump Plaza
Boardwalk Avenue at
Mississippi Avenue
(609) 441-6000
March 29, 9 p.m., The
Spinners. The old school
group, which will be performing
their classics all
throughout the night, will
bring their patented silky
smooth delivery to the
stage. Many fans may want
to catch tickets to this show
now. The place will be rocking
as the dynamic group
will bring their own touch of
music to the Trump Plaza.
$41
Trump Taj Mahal
1000 Boardwalk Ave. (at
Virginia Avenue)
(609) 449-1000
April 4 and April 5, 9 p.m.,
Smokey Robinson. This
crooner and renowned
songwriter will make his
presence known on this
night. A key component to
the success of Motown, with
his group the Miracles,
Robinson has been solo for
quite some time now and
ROCK from Page 28
— to be asked to perform?
One year, I’m going to be
inducted!”
Following LaBelle’s crowdpleasing
performance, “The
Iceman,” Jerry Butler, also a
former PIR artist, officially
inducted Gamble and Huff
into the Rock and Roll Hall of
Fame.
Since establishing PIR in
1971, Gamble and Huff,
along with an amazing staff
of songwriters which included
Thom Bell, McFadden &
Whitehead, Bunny Sigler,
Dexter Wansel and Cynthia
Biggs, wrote and/or produced
such hits as
“Expressway to Your Heart,”
“I’ll Always Love My Mama,”
“Love Train,” “Ain’t No
Stopping Us Now,” “For the
Love of Money,” “Me and
Mrs. Jones,” “She Used to
Be My Girl,” “You Got Your
will bring his legendary act
to New Jersey. Fans of true
soul music won’t want to
miss this one. $40-$60.
House of Blues-Atlantic
City
801 Boardwalk
(609) 236-2583
March 22, 7 p.m., Freeway
with Peedi Peedi. The two
former State Property affiliates
will take center stage
at the House of Blues. The
two Philadelphia natives will
bring their raw, but completely
unique flows to the
stage at the forum. Peedi
Peedi brings the energy and
pizzazz, while Freeway will
spit his unique high-pitched
back-to-back raps. $33.
Liacouras Center
1900 N. Broad St.
(215) 204-
March 16, 6 p.m., Philly
Blues Festival, Southern
Blues comes up north to the
Liacouras Center on
Sunday, March 16 at 6pm.
Come out and see some
True Blues. Acts include Mel
Waiters, Latimore, Bobby
Hooks In Me,” “The Love I
Lost,” and “Close the Door.”
Upon accepting the coveted
trophies, Gamble spoke
first, thanking his wife
Faatimah, his family and others
who have contributed to
their success throughout the
years, including Black radio,
particularly WDAS-FM.
“Thank you for believing in
us!” he exclaimed. He also
expressed his appreciation
to his nephew Charles
“Chuck” Gamble, who as
executive vice president of
PIR, has done a stellar job of
running the company since
1998, and was instrumental
in initiating the induction
process on behalf of the legendary
songwriting team.
“The tribute is part of my
ongoing effort to ensure the
Gamble and Huff brand
equal status with Motown
and Stax Records,” Chuck
Gamble said.
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Blue Bland, Shirley Brown,
Marvin Sease, Roy C,
Theodis Ealey, and
Clarence Carter. $45-$55
March 28, 7 p.m., Lil’
Wayne: Tha Poppin’
Bottles Concert, Weezy
will bring his act- not to
mention his swagger- to
Philly in this one. He will not
be alone, either, as
Birdman, “The One Man
Band Man” Swizz Beatz,
and hometown boy Cassidy
ride shotgun. This is definitely
one people wont want
to miss.
THEATER
Liacouras Center
1700 N. Broad St.
(215) 204-
April 8- April 13, The
Greatest Love Story Ever
Told, This production is
star-studded! James Avery
and Tatiana Ali (Fresh
Prince of Bel-Air), Clifton
Davis (Amen), Anna Maria
Horsford (Wayans Bros. and
Friday), and Miguel A.
Nunez (Juwana Mann)
headline this show. The play
is as romantic comedy
“This is beyond my wildest
dreams!” said the normally
soft-spoken Huff, after thanking
his wife Regina, whom
he referred to as his “soul.”
Butler, who is still in fine
voice, then made the tribute
complete with a stirring rendition
of “Only the Strong
Survive,” yet another
Gamble and Huff original.
Backstage, with their statuettes
in tow, the prolific
partners talked about why
their collaboration has been
so successful.
“The music brings us
together,” said Gamble.
“We’re thankful, and we’re
very blessed to be able to
harmonize in the music. Huff
is like my brother, so that’s
what makes this so wonderful
— that we’ve been able to
stay together, make great
music, and build an institution
together when we had
every odds that you can
which should be packed
with laughs. $39.50- $49.50
April 18, Katt Williams, The
“It’s Pimpin’ Pimpin’ Tour”
makes a stop in
Philadelphia. Last time Katt
Williams was here, he
packed out the Liacouras
Center, and it’s almost sure
to be more of the same at
this event. He will bring his
raunchy, yet trademark style
to the stage.
MUSEUMS
The Johnson House
Historical Site Inc.
6306 Germantown Ave.
(215) 438-1768
Come out and visit one of
the historic abolitionist houses
in the Philadelphia
region. The house still has
damage from muskets and
cannonballs. See the third
floor attic where runaway
slaves used to hide.
Civil War and
Underground Railroad
Museum of Philadelphia
1805 Pine St.
(215) 735-8196
Stories of the Underground
think of against us.”
The creative team, which
boasts an impressive 170
gold and platinum records,
also commented on why
their music has had such
universal appeal, often
“crossing over” into the socalled
“mainstream” markets.
“We wrote for everybody!”
said Huff, with
Gamble adding, “We didn’t
lock into the mentality in this
country and in this world
about people being different.
Everybody’s the same.
Everyone’s born the same.
Everybody’s going to die.
Everybody bleeds.
Everybody gets hungry.
Everybody gets thirsty. So
what’s the big deal? Just try
to work together and live
together. So that’s the kind of
message that we sent out,
that made people feel good,
and when people felt good,
they responded to our
Railroad and the Civil War
told by living history story
tellers such as Harriet
Tubman, General George
Meade and Old Baldy,
Henry “Box” Brown, Lucretia
Mott, President Abraham
Lincoln, William Still,
General Ulysses S. Grant
and others. Children ages 5-
12 are admitted free, but a
reservation is required. $2-
$5.
DANCE
Brasil’s
112 Chestnut St.
(215) 413-1700
Fridays, Latin night. DJ
spins salsa, merengue and
club.
Transit
600 Spring Garden St.
(215) 925-8878
Bangin’ the best in hip-hop,
R&B and top music out right
now.
Club Flow
700 N. Delaware Ave.
(215) 927-1116
Fridays, House and hip-hop.
Saturdays, Dance, funk,
soul, hip-hop, and R&B.
music.”
The Rock and Roll Hall of
Fame Class of 2008 also
included Leonard Cohen,
The Dave Clark Five,
Madonna, John Mellencamp,
the Ventures and Little
Walter.
“This is a very diverse
class of people, from
Madonna to the Ventures, to
Gamble & Huff, to Little
Walter,” said Rock and Roll
Hall of Fame Foundation
President and CEO Joel
Peresman. “It’s really kind of
exemplary of what we do
that’s not something that’s
just ‘flavor of the month,’ but
something that really means
something to people from all
walks of life.”
VH1 Classic will rebroadcast
the 2008 Induction ceremony
on Friday, March 14 at
8 p.m., and Saturday, March
15 at 3 p.m. Check local listings
for additional details.