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Stokley

1 concert

R&B singer and instrumentalist Stokley Williams co-founded the group Mint Condition in the early '80s. Alongside his decades with the band, he has collaborated with Prince, Janet Jackson, and Elton John, earned a Grammy nomination for his 2011 duet Not My Daddy with Kelly Price, and made his solo debut in 2017 with Introducing Stokley.

Ruben Studdard

12 concerts

Born in Frankfurt, Germany and raised in Birmingham, Alabama, R&B and gospel singer Ruben Studdard won American Idol season 2. His triple-platinum “Flying Without Wings” hit #2 in 2003; Soulful went platinum and earned a Grammy nod for “Superstar.”

Johnny Gill

3 concerts

Born in Washington, D.C., R&B baritone Johnny Gill began his career in 1983 before joining New Edition on their multi-platinum album Heart Break. He achieved a solo breakthrough with his 1990 platinum album featuring hits like My My My, and later formed LSG.

Ralph Tresvant

1 concert

Morris Day

1 concert

Morris Day, born in Springfield, Illinois, is a funk artist best known for fronting the Minneapolis sound pioneers the Time. He launched a solo career with albums like Color of Success and Daydreaming, which featured the number one R&B hit Fishnet. Day also appeared in the film Purple Rain and published a 2019 memoir.

Sounds Of Blackness

1 concert

Sounds of Blackness is a 40-person choir and ten-piece orchestra from Minneapolis led by Gary Hines, blending traditional African music with urban soul. Formed in 1969, signed to Perspective/A&M by Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis; won Grammy and NAACP awards.

Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis

2 concerts

An acclaimed American R&B and pop songwriting and record production duo formed in Minneapolis, Minnesota, known for their extensive chart-topping collaborations with Janet Jackson and pioneering the electronic sound of contemporary R&B.

Yolanda Adams

Houston, Texas gospel singer Yolanda Adams blends contemporary gospel with R&B and soul. Her 1999 breakthrough Mountain High Valley Low went multi-platinum, hit the pop Top 40, and won a Grammy; she later hosted The Yolanda Adams Morning Show.

Ann Nesby

Ann Nesby, former lead vocalist of gospel choir Sounds of Blackness, went solo in 1996 on Perspective with the R&B LP Ann Nesby; it hit with “I’m Here for You.” She’s contributed to soundtracks and won two Grammys, incl. Evolution of Gospel.