RADFORD – The City of Radford continues their 2023 Summer Concert Series with music from Chairman of the Board on Saturday, August 19, 2023 on the Glencoe Lower Field at Glencoe Mansion, Museum & Gallery.
Enjoy the 2023 Summer Concert featuring R&B and beach music from Chairman of the Board. Food trucks will be on-site and beer will be available for purchase for those 21 & older.
The Chairmen of the Board are a national and international R&B, soul and pop singing group from North Carolina.
With one of soul music’s all-time great group names, the Chairmen of the Board has pleased music lovers for over 30 years. Formed in Detroit, Michigan, the Chairmen were one of the first acts signed by songwriting legends Holland, Dozier and Holland for their Invictus label following the writers’ departure from Motown. The group came out of the box strong in 1970 with the wonderful “Give Me Just A Little More Time,” a classic early 70’s radio smash highlighted by lead singer General Johnson’s emotive, plaintive vocals. “Give Me” was the foundation of the group’s excellent debut album, which also featured the infectious “(You’ve Got Me) Dangling on a String”.
Over the years, the Chairmen of the Board were among soul music’s most consistent hitmakers, scoring big with “Pay to the Piper”, “Finders Keepers”, “Chairman of the Board”, and the blissful “Everything’s Tuesday”.
The Chairmen continued to record with moderate success, scoring a surprise hit in Europe in the early 2000s with the joyous “Bless Your Heart”, a great tune and performance that sounds like it was plucked from their early 70s catalog.
Group leader General Johnson died on October 13, 2010 at age 67. At the request of General Johnson to keep the group’s legacy strong, 38 year member Ken Knox continues to lead the group touring with members Thomas Hunter and Patrick McGuire and six musicians.
The Chairmen continued to record with moderate success, scoring a surprise hit in Europe in the early 2000’s with the joyous “Bless Your Heart,” a great tune and performance that sounds like it was plucked from their early 70s catalog. In 2015, the group scored a #5 record on the UK Soul Charts with ” Reach Out 2 Me”.
The band was inducted into the North Carolina Music Hall of Fame.
Tickets for Saturday’s concert are $5 per person and children under 12 are free. IDs are required to purchase alcohol. Bring a chair and enjoy the sounds of Summer in Radford! Gates open at 6 p.m. and the concert begins at 7 p.m. Glencoe Mansion, Museum & Gallery is located at 600 Unruh Drive in Radford.
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