Johnny Gill Set to Appear in Sam Cooke Musical
Sam Cooke is considered to be one of the most influential pioneers of soul music. With the moniker, the father of soul music, the Mississippi native was one of the first African-American to own a publishing company and a record label. He wrote, sang and produced his greatest hits such as Cupid, You Send Me, Twistin' the Night and the Civil Rights Movement anthem, A Change is Gonna Come. His life came to an abrupt end when he was shot and killed at motel. No official investigation was ever done. He was 33.
Johnny Gill is best known for his soulful and signature hit, My, My, My. His lucky break came in 1987 when he replaced the bad boy in the making, Bobby Brown and became a member of the influential boy group, New Edition. The group split for a few years but reunited for the album, "Home Again" in 1996. The album climbed the charts with such hits as, Hit Me Off and Still in Love.
In 1997, he lent his voice to another singing group. He along with singers Keith Sweat and the now late Gerald Levert formed the group, LSG. Their debut album, "Levert-Sweat-Gill" attained multi-platinum status, selling over two million albums in the US. Six years later, they released their final collaboration, "LSG2."
Malik Yoba has quite a resume of his own. Best known for his role as the take no mess cop in the drama series, New York Undercover, Yoba's acting career spans well over a decade. Also a gifted musician, he has appeared in films, Cool Runnings, Personal, Soul Food, Ride and most recently, he played hubby architect to singing legend, Janet Jackson in Tyler Perry's Why Did I Get Married.
R&B turned Gospel singer Tony Terry entered the music industry in 1987 during the New Jack Swing Era with such hits as She's Fly, With You, Everlasting Love and Lovey Dovey. His acting credits include The Wiz, Sisterella, Mama, I Want to Sing, His Woman, His Wife and Tall Dark & Handsome. He has since released "Changed", his debut Gospel album with Studio 25 Recordings.
The stars will alternate their performances for the musical. The show is already been described as "a star-studded landmark event" and will not disappoint.
Sam Cooke: Forever Mr. Soul will come to a theater in a city near you in summer of 2008.
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- Johnny Gill is best known for his signature hit, 'My, My, My'
- Gill, Malik Yoba and Tony Terry will alternate in the Sam Cooke musical.
- Sam Cooke is considered to be one of the pioneers of soul music
4 Comments
Post a CommentJohnny Gill Jr. really is the only one who could pull this off. He is multi-talented. His voice will carry this play a long way.
Oh mymymy, I love Johnny Gill. He is so sexy, his voice so sultry, and he is just also one excellent entertainer.
I will most definitely keep my eye out for this one. If I had known he was in "married" I would have chosen to see that instead of American Gangster recently. 'married' is gone from local theatre's and AG is still here. Drat.
Love the story,I am happy and excited that johnny has decided to do something worthy of his talents, Sam Cooke was a great artist..,-undoubtedly his work will remain timeless.