MAZE Featuring: Frankie Beverly-Live in Little Rock, AR

Union Rescue Mission Presents: Night on the Streets 2016 "Multicultural" Its a Intertactive Live in Concert Mary Mary Tamela Mann Amber Bullock (Sunday Best Winner) Kris Allen (American idol Winner) Maze Featuring: Frankie Beverly Live in Concert AND MANY MORE!!!!!!! General Admission-$40.00 At Door-$75.00 VIP Tickets-$100.00 TICKETS GO ON SALE MARCH 25, 2016 Website: www.urmissionlr.org For More Information: The Michael B. White Agency 501-749-8388 *Mary Mary* As the groundbreaking gospel duo, Mary Mary, sisters Erica and Tina Campbell came onto the music scene driven by a fearless and unstoppable creative spirit. Growing up with humble beginnings in Inglewood, CA, Erica and Tina began singing as small children in their local church. They broke through music barriers in 2000 with their pioneering crossover hit, "Shackles (Praise You)," and have since gone on to win numerous accolades: three Grammy® Awards, two American Music Awards, two Stellar Awards, an NAACP Image Award, a Soul Train Award, and a BET Award, plus two new Grammy® nominations this year. With six albums under their belt, including their latest Something Big, Erica and Tina Campbell have never wavered from defying convention to fulfill their mission: sending uplifting messages through music and words that are relatable to everyone. While Mary Mary continues to perform, tour and record new music, Erica and Tina also run busy lives on the home front. As two of nine siblings, they have a large family with larger-than-life personalities. Just two years apart from Tina, Erica is the "big sister" of both and married to the group's producer, Warryn Campbell. Warryn, a music visionary in his own right, has worked with the likes of Kayne West, Alicia Keys and Missy Elliot, among others. Devoted parents, they have three young children and Erica's most recent pregnancy is chronicled in each episode of MARY MARY. Tina Campell is a self-proclaimed "Martha Stewart in-the-making," and two steps shy of being a "soccer mom." Tina is married to Teddy Campbell, the drummer for the Tonight Show with Jay Leno's Rickey Minor Band. Together they have a blended family of four kids. *Maze: Featuring Frankie Beverly* ombining a Philadelphia soul sound with a strong appreciation of Marvin Gaye, Maze featuring Frankie Beverly was among the top R&B acts of the late '70s and '80s. The distinctive Maze and its charismatic lead singer, founder, producer, and songwriter Beverly didn't have many pop hits, but they were extremely popular among soul and urban contemporary audiences and enjoyed at least six or seven gold albums. Beverly was born Howard Beverly in Philadelphia, PA, on December 6, 1946; he started calling himself Frankie after hearing Frankie Lymon & the Teenagers (a major doo wop group) when he was only nine years old in 1956. Before that, Beverly had been singing gospel in church, and it was Lymon who made him realize that he wanted to perform secular music. That isn't to say that Beverly's appreciation of gospel ever went away; the gospel influence remained when he was in his forties and fifties, but secular R&B would be his main focus. When Beverly was 12, he joined the Philly doo wop group the Silhouettes (who were known for their hit "Get a Job") and went on tour with them in 1959. Then, in the early '60s, he founded and led a short-lived doo wop/soul vocal group called the Blenders. After the Blenders' breakup, a 17-year-old Beverly founded another vocal group in 1963: the Butlers, who favored a Northern soul approach. The Butlers never became well-known nationally, although they did provide a few singles (including "The Sun's Message" and "She Tried to Kiss Me") and recorded for small, Philly based labels like Fairmount, Liberty Bell, and Guyden. The Butlers also recorded for Gamble Records, a small label that was named after producer/songwriter Kenny Gamble (who went on to co-own a huge R&B empire when he ran Philadelphia International Records with fellow Philadelphian Leon Huff in the '70s). It was in 1970 that Beverly founded the band that eventually came to be known as Maze Featuring Frankie Beverly. Originally, Maze went by Raw Soul; using that name, it recorded three singles for Philly's small Gregar label in the early '70s (one of which was a cover of bluesman Taj Mahal's "Today May Not Be Your Day"). Although Beverly was born and raised in Philly, he has been quoted as saying that he never thought of himself as part of the Philly sound, and while his band does have Philly influences, it didn't fit into either the Gamble & Huff/Philadelphia International school of Philly soul or the Thom Bell/Linda Creed school (which the Delfonics, the Moments, and the Stylistics were a part of). Further, Raw Soul's sound owed as much to Marvin Gaye and the Isley Brothers as it did to any of the soulsters who came out of Philly in the '60s or '70s. Feeling out of place in his home town, Beverly moved Raw Soul to the San Francisco Bay Area in 1971. Raw Soul had been playing the San Francisco/Oakland scene for several years when Beverly's idol, Marvin Gaye, became aware of the band. Quite impressed by Beverly's singing and songwriting, Gaye sang Raw Soul's praises to Capitol and helped them land a deal with that major label in 1976. One thing Gaye didn't like about Beverly's band was the name Raw Soul. The late soul giant insisted on a name change and after considering a few other names (including Karma and Charisma), Raw Soul officially became Maze Featuring Frankie Beverly in 1976. (The name Karma wouldn't have worked because an obscure, L.A.-based funk/jazz outfit called Karma was recording for A&M around 1976-1977). Maze's self-titled debut album was released by Capitol in 1977; that album (which contains the hits "Happy Feelin's," "While I'm Alone," and "Lady of Magic") went gold and earned Maze an extremely devoted following. The band's 1977 lineup consisted of Beverly on lead vocals and rhythm guitar, Wayne Thomas on lead guitar, Sam Porter on keyboards, Ronald "Roame" Loary and McKinley "Bug" Williams on percussion and background vocals, and Joe Provost on drums. In 1978, Provost was replaced by Ahaguna G. Sun, formerly of a little-known soul/funk group called Sunbear; subsequently, Sun was replaced by Billy "Shoes" Johnson. There were other personnel changes along the way; keyboardist Phillip Woo (formerly of Roy Ayers' band Ubiquity) joined Maze in 1980, and Ron Smith was the guitarist who replaced Thomas. But regardless of who was coming or going, Maze always reflected Beverly's vision -- Beverly was to Maze what George Clinton was to Parliament/Funkadelic. 1978 saw the release of Maze's second album, Golden Time of Day, which contains the number-nine R&B hit "Workin' Together." Golden Time of Day went gold, as did 1979's Inspiration and 1980's Joy and Pain (the album that gave us the major hit "Southern Girl"). In the late '70s, Maze earned a reputation for having one of the best live shows in R&B and their first live album, Live in New Orleans (a two-LP set), came out in 1981. Another live double-LP, Live in Los Angeles, was released in 1986, which was the year after Maze's funky "Back in Stride" reached number one on Billboard's R&B singles chart and became their biggest hit ever. *Tamela Mann* Platinum-Selling Artist and Grammy Award® Nominee Tamela Mann releases her highly-anticipated new single, "One Way," to Gospel radio February 1 following her debut performance of the song on BET's top-rated Celebration of Gospel airing Sunday, January 31, 2016. "One Way" marks the first Gospel radio single release following Tamela’s three trailblazing consecutive No. 1 hits and is the title-track on her forthcoming 2016 album, One Way. The single "One Way" is now available on iTunes and other online stores. "I've been working in the studio for the last 12 months recording new music, and I'm excited to release "One Way" in partnership with my Gospel radio family for all of my fans who have supported my music throughout the years," said Tamela. "My production team and I took this track in a totally different direction than what you might expect from a Tamela Mann single - I can't wait for everyone to hear it." Written and produced by Eric Dawkins, "One Way" is an unexpected sizzling up-tempo track from the powerhouse vocalist whose soaring ballads have reached the apex of the Gospel radio charts. The song is featured on her upcoming Tillymann Music album release, hitting stores and digital retailers second quarter. One Way marks Tamela's fourth solo studio album and is produced by Myron Butler and David Mann. The album also features guest producers Timbaland, Kirk Franklin, Eric Dawkins, King Logan and Shaun Martin. In addition to releasing new music this year, Tamela stars in the second season of It's A Mann's World (BET, February 23 season premiere) and Mann & Wife (Bounce TV, Spring 2016) starring alongside her husband, David Mann. *Kris Allen* is an American musician, singer and songwriter from Conway, Arkansas, and the winner of the eighth season of American Idol.[1] Prior to Idol, he self-released a 2007 album entitled Brand New Shoes.[2][3] Allen's Idol coronation song, "No Boundaries" and his version of "Heartless" both charted within the Top 20 of the Billboard Hot 100. Allen's post-Idol self-titled album was released on November 17, 2009, by Jive Records. The album debuted at number eleven on the U.S. Billboard 200. The album's lead single, "Live Like We're Dying", was released on September 21, 2009, and peaked at number eighteen in the U.S. with combined sales of over 1.7 million. Allen's second major-label album Thank You Camellia was released on May 22, 2012, and the lead single "The Vision of Love" was released March 26, 2012. This event is to raise awareness and funds for the Union Rescue Mission of Little Rock!!!