Shadows Of The 60s: A Tribute To Motown's Super Groups

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media contact: Sandy Hazelton-Pianko

September 24, 2014 586.226.4737

Email: hazeltons@macomb.edu

Classic MOTOWN

at the Macomb Center for the Performing Arts

Clinton Township – Dave Revels’ SHADOWS OF THE 60s pays tribute to the tremendous legacy of The Four Tops, The Temptations and The Supremes. Reproducing the music note for note and in the original keys and arrangements, Revels’ Shadows of the 60s is a night of classics, performing the hits that span the decades; with a grand finale featuring the music of Motown’s Smokey Robinson, Marvin Gaye, Stevie Wonder, Gladys Knight, Martha Reeves, Junior Walker, and more. Celebrate one of the greatest periods in music history at the Macomb Center for the Performing Arts on Friday, October 24th at 7:30 p.m.

Tickets are $49 gold circle, $43 house ($59 pit seating). Seniors, students and military save $5 off regular priced tickets. Purchase tickets in person at the Macomb Center box office Monday through Thursday 9 a.m. - 2 p.m. and Friday 12 - 6 p.m. Tickets and additional information, including a complete season schedule, are available online at www.MacombCenter.com or by calling 586.286.2222. The Macomb Center for the Performing Arts is located on Macomb Community College’s Center Campus at 44575 Garfield Road in Clinton Township, Michigan 48038.

Dave Revels take great pride in presenting an authentic experience. Revels handles the lead vocals made famous by The Four Tops lead singer Levi Stubbs. He is joined by Samuel White, Anthony Davis and Larry Hines, along with two female singers called The Beehives. They will add the harmonies that were a distinctive part of Motown recordings provided by a session group called The Andantes. The Beehives are Sonia Revels (Dave’s wife) and Traci Robinson. A six-piece band backs the six singers.

Revels has been singing professionally for 35 years. He started out performing with the Brooklyn, N.Y.-based a capella group The Persuasions.

By the 1980s, he was touring with venerable Drifters, playing at venues from Las Vegas to Atlantic City. He also sang with The Coasters, appearing on the Grand Theatre stage in 2009. Along the way, he has soaked up the musical influences around him.

“Every time I’ve met someone in the music business, I’ve asked them what it takes to be successful —Dick Clark, Ben E. King, (songwriter) ‘Doc’ Pomus. It’s been quite an interesting journey,” he said.

As for Levi Stubbs and The Four Tops, “I had the pleasure of seeing him perform many times.”

When Revels decided to form a Four Tops tribute group, he knew he wanted to evoke the memories of the original group.

“(Some tribute performers) want to sing their own way,” he said. “To me, if you’re going to emulate someone, you want to emote the way (the original artist) did, not try to do your own vocal styling.”

In the case of The Four Tops, Revels said, a lot of the magic is in the memorable songs, written mostly by the legendary songwriter team Holland-Dozier-Holland. Their songs contained unforgettable melodies that endure decades later.

“The music is so infectious,” he said. “You move to the beat, you move to the melody. It’s the shared power of the music. It’s a love fest.”

As one reviewer puts it, “We know we can’t ever go back, but Dave Revels’ show makes an incredible effort at getting us there.”

Shadow’s of the 60s: A Tribute to Motown’s Super Groups is sponsored in part by the Macomb Center’s 2014-2015 Diamond sponsors First State Bank, The Macomb Daily, The Kresge Foundation, Michigan Council for Arts & Cultural Affairs and The Real Yellow Pages.

About Macomb Center for the Performing Arts
The Macomb Center for the Performing Arts is a community enrichment program of Macomb Community College dedicated to providing a diverse range of family-oriented cultural enrichment experiences. Hosting more than 100,000 visitors annually, the Macomb Center presents high-quality professional performances, offers educational outreach in the arts, provides a performance venue for community-based arts organizations, and, in partnership with the adjacent Lorenzo Cultural Center, creates unique opportunities for multifaceted cultural programming.

More than 25,000 K-12 students annually attend events at the Macomb Center, with 700 participating in arts education programs. Further details about the Macomb Center and its current season’s lineup are available at www.MacombCenter.com.

About Macomb Community College
Macomb Community College (www.macomb.edu) is one of the nation’s leading community colleges, providing learning experiences to nearly 48,000 students annually. Macomb nationally ranks in the top two percent in the number of associate degrees awarded by community colleges and as the largest grantor of associate degrees in Michigan. The college’s comprehensive educational programming includes pre-collegiate experiences, university transfer and career preparation programs, bachelor degree completion and graduate degree programs, workforce training, professional education and certification, and continuing education and enrichment opportunities.

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Details-at-a-glance:

shadows of the 60s:

A TRIBUTE TO MOTOWN’S SUPER GROUPS

Friday, October 24, 7:30 p.m.

Tickets: $49 gold circle, $43 house ($59 pit seating)

Seniors, students & military save $5 off regular priced tickets

YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UtoUMgHTbT8

Shadows of the 60s website: http://shadowsofthe60s.com/

Photo: Courtesy of Shadows Of The 60’s The Best In Tribute Music Production

Interviews available upon request

Contact: Sandy Hazelton-Pianko

Phone: 586.226.4737

Email: hazeltons@macomb.edu

Macomb Center for the Performing Arts

44575 Garfield Rd., Clinton Township 48038

586.286.2222 www.MacombCenter.com

Sandy Hazelton-Pianko

Sales & Marketing Manager

Macomb Center for the Performing Arts

Lorenzo Cultural Center

@ Macomb Community College

www.macomb.edu

586.226.4737

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