Atlantic Starr the American rhythm and blues band based in White Plains, New York is set to wow Cape Town on Saturday 28th September 2024.
The rhythm and blues band are set to perform on Saturday 28th September at Grand West Casino and Entertainment world in Cape Town.
The band made up of Wayne Lewis ,Jonathan Lewis ,Shammah Carter and Melessa Pierce will be performing the hits:
“Always”, “Secret Lovers”, “Circles”, “Masterpiece”, My first Love, Send for me, Am I Dreaming and with 14 albums under their belt expect a 90-minute hit filled evening.
Young and not-so-young Capetonians alike can look forward to a unique performance featuring the latest and greatest hits:
Give this playlist a listen: This Is Atlantic Starr
Tickets on sale from 13 February via Ticketmaster only
The show is brought to you by Kyk & Kie channel 145, radio partner Heart104.9fm and Frequent Traveller
Concert promoter SMH (who brought Shakatak & Robin S to Cape Town in 2023) are bringing the hit-makers to Cape Town for this one off concert.
Atlantic Starr began in Greenburgh, New York with trumpeter Duke Jones (who left the band prior to their first recordings), drummer Porter Carroll Jr., bassist Clifford Archer, percussionist and flautist Joseph Phillips, Sheldon Tucker (guitar; parted ways with the band before the first recordings), and three brothers: David Lewis (vocals/guitar), Wayne Lewis (keyboards and vocals), and Jonathan Lewis (percussion and trombone).
The band’s membership eventually stabilized around Carroll, Archer, Phillips, the three Lewis brothers, lead singer Sharon Bryant (who was later replaced by Barbara Weathers), trumpeter William Sudderth III, and saxophonist Damon Rentie (who was later replaced by Koran Daniels).
In 1977, the band came to Westwood, California, and performed on the nightclub scene under the name “Newban,” which they agreed to change at the request of A&M Records executive Herb Alpert when they were signed. Having already agreed to keep the Starr part of an early idea for a new band name, the members decided to add the word Atlantic, because of their East Coast roots. The nine-member band were now A&M employees.
Throughout the late 1970s and early 1980s, Atlantic Starr scored several hits on the R&B charts.
However, significant crossover success (onto the pop charts) did not come until halfway into the 1980s, with the release of their album As the Band Turns (their last on A&M Records), and the single “Secret Lovers”. By this time, the band had pared itself down to a quintet, consisting of the three Lewis brothers, Phillips, and Weathers.
In 1987 (after signing to Warner Bros. Records), the band solidified their pop success by scoring a No. 1 pop (and R&B) hit with “Always”, a love ballad off their album All in the Name of Love.
Following this success, Weathers left for a solo career, and she was replaced by Porscha Martin for the band’s next album, 1989’s We’re Movin’ Up and it did produce another No. 1 R&B hit with “My First Love.”
The band continued to score hits on both the R&B and Pop charts into the early 1990s. 1991 saw the introduction of yet another new female lead singer, when Martin was replaced by Miss Black America 1986, Rachel Oliver, for the album, Love Crazy.
This album featured the band’s biggest hit of the 1990s, with “Masterpiece” reaching No. 3 on both the pop and R&B charts in early 1992.
Following the release of Love Crazy Atlantic Starr in 1994 recorded one album for Arista Time. The Single “I’ll Remember You” made it to the fifties on Billboard’s R&B and pop singles charts.
Atlantic Starr still continues to perform today and released their 14th album, Metamorphosis in 2017.
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