Dave Hollister and Patti LaBelle not the best musical combination

Dave Hollister and Patti LaBelle not the best musical combination

DreamWorks recording entertainer Dave Hollister, whose album "Chicago `85..The Movie" which is now certified gold, joined Patti LaBelle in a revue at the Arie Crown Theatre recently.

Both have absolutely great voices, however, the combination was not as effective as it could have been. Yes, the entertainers definitely were different, but their styles just didn't click. That doesn't mean that Hollister was not good. He was great. His voice projects uninhibited passions from his being. There is evidence of a robust power without forcing his tones.

Currently, Hollister's debut album, "Ghetto Hymns" is still selling and remains in top echelon of the Top 10 R&B hits. It made gold his "One Woman Man" that remains on the charts, as well as the single "Take Care Of Home."

Hollister was formerly a member of the multi-platinum-selling ensemble Blackstreet. Check out his featured song on the soundtrack of the forthcoming movie, "The Brothers," starring D.L. Hughley, Shemar Moore and Bill Bellamy. He is set to have a movie role with Lisa Raye ("Players Club", "Source All Access") for the film titled "Civil Brand."

He delivered on the Arie Crown Theatre, "One Woman Man," "Take Care Of Home" and "I'm Not Complete."

Patti is returning to Star Plaza Theatre's center stage Friday, April at 8 p.m. She has been hailed as "The high priestess of good vibrations," according to the New York Times.

Her career began before the 1960s, but she hit the charts in the `60s with "I Sold My Heart to the Junkman" and during the `70s she made popular the disco anthem "Lady Marmalade."

Hits came easy for LaBelle because she has within her body a phenomenal voice whose range reaches new heights in the stratosphere of the heavens and can descend into the abyss of a rich, glowing texture.

During her more than four decades in the music business, she has collected two Grammys, two American Music Awards, seven NAACP Image Awards and a star on Hollywood's Walk of Fame.

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