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Previewing the R&B Program Line-Up
The R&B program will present a fantastic line-up of artists. A special evening with Gamble and Huff is scheduled for July 10th; Miss Martha Reeves will be performing on July 1st; and a Soul Train dance party will be taking place on June 30th.
Artists performing June 30 through July 4:
· The Funk Brothers
· Nat Dove
· The National Hand Dance Association
· Shirley Jones of The Jones Girls
· Sonny Til’s Orioles
· Stax Music Academy
· Jerry “Swamp Dogg” Williams
Artists performing July 7 through 11:
· The Dixie Cups®
· Fernando Jones
· Fred Wesley and The New JBs
· The Jewels
· The Monitors
· Smooth and Easy Hand Dance Institute
· The Swallows
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Sounds great, we’ll be there during the first week.
By the way, it would be nice if you would indicate where the artists are from.
Will there be special people to MC these programs?
Regions indicated here specify where the artists are originally from. In several cases, the artists are now living elsewhere.
Artists performing June 30 through July 4:
· The Funk Brothers (Detroit, MI)
· Nat Dove (Mumford, TX)
· The National Hand Dance Association (D.C. Metro Area)
· Shirley Jones of The Jones Girls (Detroit, MI)
· Sonny Til’s Orioles (Baltimore, MD)
· Stax Music Academy (Memphis, TN)
· Jerry “Swamp Dogg” Williams (Portsmouth, VA)
Artists performing July 7 through 11:
· The Dixie Cups® (New Orleans, LA)
· Fernando Jones (Chicago, IL)
· Fred Wesley and The New JBs (Mobile, AL)
· The Jewels (D.C.)
· The Monitors (Wilson, NC)
· Smooth and Easy Hand Dance Institute (D.C. Metro Area)
· The Swallows (Baltimore, Maryland)
what are the dates and times of the various shows
The schedule of Festival performances is now online at http://folk1a.si.edu/schedule
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