The Whatley Center for the Performing Arts at Northeast Texas Community College will kick off its 2024 entertainment schedule with a concert by Voices of Classic Soul on Friday, Jan. 19th at 7:30 p.m.
The Voices of Classic Soul, feature the former lead singers of the Temptations, the Drifters, and the Four Tops. The band features the talents of Joe Coleman, Jerome Jackson formerly of the Drifters, and musical powerhouse Theo Peoples – whose talent made him the only singer in history to be part of both the Temptations and the Four Tops.
“If you love Motown music, you don’t want to miss this show,” Carolyn Franks, Director of the Whatley Center, said. “These gentlemen are not only fantastic vocalists, but true entertainers.”
Voices Of Classic Soul concert attendees are treated to incredible showmanship, classic dance moves, and some of the biggest hits of all time, including “My Girl,” “Ain’t No Woman Like The One I Got,” “Get Ready,” “The Great Pretender,” “Baby I Need Your Loving,” “Only You,” “Ain’t Too Proud To Beg,” “Smoke Gets In Your Eyes,” “I Can’t Help Myself (Sugar Pie, Honey Bunch),” “Under The Boardwalk,” “It’s The Same Old Song,” “On Broadway,” “Everybody Plays The Fool,” “Reach Out I’ll Be There,” “Save The Last Dance For Me,” “Can’t Get Next To You” and many, many more.
Members have shared the stage and the studio with musical icons, including Aretha Franklin, Barbara Streisand, Smokey Robinson, Ben E. King, Stevie Wonder, Bill Medley of the Righteous Brothers, and Ashford and Simpson. Members have performed at the Superbowl halftime show, Radio City Music Hall, Royal Albert Hall, the Las Vegas Strip, Carnegie Hall, the Atlantic City boardwalk, the Hollywood Bowl, and hundreds more legendary venues and far-flung cities around the globe.
Voices Of Classic Soul’s former groups have sold over 100 million records, scoring dozens of number-one hits that audiences of all ages know by heart. Now, when they perform the classics live, Voices Of Classic Soul supplies a non-stop musical medley of timeless tunes everyone in the audience can sing and dance along with. Voices of Classic Soul shows provide a concert experience where you’ll know and love every song.
The Whatley Center performance is sponsored by Guaranty Bank and Trust. Tickets are $35 for adults and $10 for ages 17 and under and NTCC students with ID. Seats can be purchased online at www.whatleycenter.com or by calling the box office at 903-434-8181. This show is included in season ticket packages.
