Stars from across the music world came out to celebrate the life of R&B singer Natalie Cole on Monday at a touching memorial. Stevie Wonder, Lionel Richie, Chaka Khan, Smokey Robinson, Gladys Knight, Angela Bassett, Johnny Mathis, Jesse Jackson Kurt Carr, David Foster, and Linda Thompson were among those who gathered to remember Cole at the West Los Angeles Church of God in Christ on Crenshaw Blvd. in Los Angeles. The R&B singer died on Dec. 31 at age 65 from a condition called idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension, which she was diagnosed with five years ago following a successful kidney transplant,...
- 1/12/2016
- by Debbie Emery
- The Wrap
Friends and family of Natalie Cole gathered to honor the late singer Monday. Mourners, including Gladys Knight, Johnny Mathis, Jesse Jackson and Linda Thompson remembered Cole at a private memorial at the West Los Angeles Church of God in Christ. Stevie Wonder and Kurt Carr performed, while speakers Lionel Richie, Chaka Khan, Smokey Robinson and David Foster paid tribute to the singer at the closed-casket service. Cole's son Robbie and sisters Timolin and Casey also spoke at the funeral, which was presided over by the Rev. Melvin V. Wade, Cole's rep tells People. "I feel so blessed to have called you my friend,...
- 1/11/2016
- by Jeff Nelson, @nelson_jeff
- PEOPLE.com
Friends and family of Natalie Cole gathered to honor the late singer Monday. Mourners, including Gladys Knight, Johnny Mathis, Jesse Jackson and Linda Thompson remembered Cole at a private memorial at the West Los Angeles Church of God in Christ. Stevie Wonder and Kurt Carr performed, while speakers Lionel Richie, Chaka Khan, Smokey Robinson and David Foster paid tribute to the singer at the closed-casket service. Cole's son Robbie and sisters Timolin and Casey also spoke at the funeral, which was presided over by the Rev. Melvin V. Wade, Cole's rep tells People. Cole was 65 when she died of heart failure on Dec.
- 1/11/2016
- by Jeff Nelson, @nelson_jeff
- PEOPLE.com
John Legend and The Roots turned heads on the streets of New York on Thursday night, September 23 when they marched through the city playing instruments on their way to their concert at Terminal 5. The two critically-acclaimed acts, who have joined forces for their new collaborative covers album "Wake Up!", caused a stir as they made their way west on Manhattan's 56th Street and walked through the main doors of the venue, causing fans to scream in excitement.
But their big entrance wasn't the only surprise of the night - Legend and The Roots were joined on stage by a string of stars, including rapper Common and R&B star Jennifer Hudson. Taking his place behind a grand piano, Legend introduced Common and soul singer Melanie Fiona to the spotlight to perform the disc's title track, while hip-hop veteran Cl Smooth took over the mic for his verse on "Our Generation...
But their big entrance wasn't the only surprise of the night - Legend and The Roots were joined on stage by a string of stars, including rapper Common and R&B star Jennifer Hudson. Taking his place behind a grand piano, Legend introduced Common and soul singer Melanie Fiona to the spotlight to perform the disc's title track, while hip-hop veteran Cl Smooth took over the mic for his verse on "Our Generation...
- 9/24/2010
- by AceShowbiz.com
- Aceshowbiz
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