for music Monday for music Monday we
have some special guests with a special
connection to Detroit's own Aretha
Franklin this Friday night at the
Detroit Institute of Arts Theatre it is
a concert to remember the Queen of Soul
with performances by Detroit singers and
joining us our show's producer Joe
Belgrave and from Undisputed Truth who
will be singing for us in just a moment
Joe Papp thank you guys so much for
being here
it's honor it's an honor to be here
thank you for having us before we do
anything else where can I get pants like
here's an original well it's going to be
at the Detroit Institute of Arts and I
decided to produce a show that had
connection to the Queen so we'll have
undisputed truths will have EJ Johnson
this is a Detroit tribute so EJ Johnson
from enchantment thorn Etta Davis Marc
Scott from the miracles the Motown
legends gospel choir it's going to be a
dance segment of by Lisa McColl the Lisa
McCall dancers Lisa who was a Rita's
choreographer for 30 years we'll have a
full dance segment because I know that
dance was very important to the Queen
you know so we decided to do something
that wasn't just a tribute but something
that meant something to her write
something that she would look at and
love enjoy herself on it I think she'll
be smiling down on us and as an extra
bonus I'm in contact with New Bethel so
I will be helping to support their
fundraising efforts for the mural that
they're doing for her all right so Joe
when you perform at a concert like this
does it take on special meaning for you
oh of course I'm in a wreath the
Franklin is some shoulders that stood on
so just to honor her and for all the
things that she have done for us as
entertainment and that's what Detroit
what do you most remember about
every day
Wow just so many things that go way back
to when she was crowned the Queen of
Soul you know Martha Jean here in
Detroit did that the first time then
when Chicago and we did it and I was
with a group then that used to open for
Martha Jean and she was my manager at
that time I was group called the pets
but everything about Aretha Franklin is
is historic you know one of the things
that that she always impressed me with
was that she was a professional you know
and everything that she did was on point
you know not only was she a vocalist but
she knew what she wanted she knew who
she wanted and she made no bones about
getting what she wanted and who she
wanted out of the performance and out of
the musicians she always had the best
musicians Detroit musicians mostly but
also you know Fred Fred Nelson out of
Chicago was her musical director I
actually tried to get Fred to do this
show but he was already booked in
something else Perry Hughes is going to
be on the show who actually played with
her okay you know what are you gonna
sing for us today Joe I'm gonna do of
course smiling faces sometimes head over
to the band and remind you all via
graphic the event is this Friday night
at 7 John thanks for being here at the
DIA theater and is hosted by local for
SI broadcast me yes right rod the taking
us to break is one of the groups you
will see at the concert given to a
minute here is undisputed truth
[Music]
smiling faces sometimes pretend to be
your friend smiling faces show no traces
of the evil that lurks within
[Music]
crazy smiling faces sometimes don't tell
the truth smiling phrases smiling faces
[Music]
remember smell is just a frown turn
upside down so he wouldn't say