INTERNATIONAL SUPERSTAR:
LIONEL RICHIE
International superstar Lionel
Richie has a discography of
albums and singles that are
second to none.
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New York-raised Doug E. Fresh,
born Douglas Davis, got his initial
notoriety for being the original
human beat-box, inventing
a method to imitate a drum
machine using breath
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E had a string of hit
singles with his then-
partner Slick Rick in
the early and
mid-1980s, most notably
on “The Show”
and “La-Di-Da-Di” in
1985. A subsequent
album, “Oh, My God,”
included guest
stints from veteran
jazz trumpeter
Jimmy Owens and
synthesizer player
Bernard Wright.
Fresh also
released a
1988 follow-up
album, “The
World’s Greatest
Entertainer,” and
recorded an album
in 1992 for M.C.
O
27th DJ Stevie J
hosted his 3rd
Annual Celebrity
Charity Basketball Game
at the Samuel K. Johnson
Youth Center in Liberty City,
Sponsored by DTLR/Villa.
Exercising Extraordinary
Success (T.E.E.S.) and the
Liberty City Optimist, both
501(c)(3) charities doing
phenomenal work with the
youth in Miami Dade
County.
Hammer’s short-lived Capitol/
EMI Records-distributed label,
Bust It Records.
After recording another album
for Gee Street Records in the
mid-1990s and appearing on
many other artists’ albums,
Fresh disappeared for a few
years.
He has just resurfaced as a solo
artist with a new release on a small
independent label, but he remains
an active force in hip-hop music,
appearing as a guest artist on many
records, to the present day.
H
IS music is part of the fabric of
pop music; in fact, Richie is one
of only two and
songwriters
in history
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to achieve
honor
Money Team
went the
head
to of having #1
records
for nine
consecutive
years.
head with
DJ Stevie
J
and the Headliner
With
more
All-Stars
in than
an 100 million albums sold
worldwide,
an Oscar®, a Golden Globe®,
exciting match
four
Grammy
up that
was Awards®, the distinction
of
MusicCares Person of the Year in
definitely
2016,
and Kennedy Center Honoree in
one for
2017.
the
the most important pop songs in history, “We
In March 2018, Richie put his handprints and
Are the World,” written with Michael Jackson for
footprints in cement at the TCL Chinese Theatre
USA for Africa.
IMAX in Hollywood, one of the oldest awards in books.
Hollywood.
His song catalog also includes his early work
Recording
with The Commodores, where he developed
He recently received the Ivor Novello artist
PRS for
Trina
a groundbreaking style that defied genre
Music Special International Award. played Coach to
categories, penning smashes such as “Three
the Headliner Team. Times a Lady,” “Still,” and “Easy.”
The Tuskegee, Alabama native is Larry
a true
music
Dogg
was the
icon.
announcer for the
Richie was a judge on ABC’s American Idol this
game.
past season and is returning to the ‘Judge’s’
Lionel Richie is known for his mega-hits such as
chair for the 2019 season. He launched his
“Endless Love,” “Lady,” “Truly,” “All
Long,” liberty
The Night
Champion
Las Vegas headlining residency show, Lionel
“Penny Lover,” “Stuck on You,” City
“Hello,”
“Say You,
warriors
dance
Richie—All the Hits, at The Zappos Theater at
Say Me,” “Dancing on the Ceiling,”
and
one of at half-
team
performed
Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino in April 2016.
time, while DTLR/Villa
gave away discount In an unforgettable evening featuring his
vouchers for their brightest and best anthems which have defined
stores which are the music icon’s unparalleled career, Richie
opening in South
took his fans on a spectacular musical journey,
Florida this performing a variety of his seminal hits.
month.
The highly successful residency wrapped in
October 2018 after a three-year run.
With his most recent All the Hits, All Night Long
Tour, Richie sold out arenas worldwide with a
set list of his brightest and best anthems.
In recent years, he also headlined festivals
including Bonnaroo, Outside
Lands, and Glastonbury,
drawing the festival’s biggest
crowd ever with more than
200,000 attendees.