2024 Summer Concert Series Concert featuring The Chairman of the Board (POSTPONED)
Venue: Glencoe Mansion, Museum & Gallery, Radford
Organizations: City of Radford, The Chairmen Of The Board
Date: Saturday, August 3, 2024
Time: 7:00 - 9:00 PM
Event Types: Music, Food, Drink Specials, Miscellaneous
Cost:

Description:
UPDATE: Unfortunately, due to the weather forecasted for tomorrow Saturday, August 3, our Chairman of the Board concert has been postponed. Our new date is Saturday, October 12, 2024.

The City of Radford continues the 2024 Summer Concert Series featuring
The Chairman of the Board on Saturday, August 3, 2024 outside on the fields of Glencoe Mansion, Museum & Gallery in Radford, VA.

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.

Links:

• https://www.thechairmenoftheboard.com/
• https://www.facebook.com/officialchairmenoftheboard
• https://www.youtube.com/@OfficialChairmenOfTheBoard

Admission is $5.00 and children 12 and under are free.

Alcoholic beverages will be available for purchase through the Radford Chamber of Commerce. Food trucks will also be available to grab some dinner during the event.

Bring a chair and/or blanket and enjoy the sounds of the 2024 Summer Concert Series in Radford!

Gates open at 6:00 PM and the concert begins at 7:00 PM.

Note: The event was originally scheduled for Saturday, July 20th, but had to be rescheduled due to inclement weather.

Glencoe Mansion, Museum & Gallery is located at 600 Unruh Drive in Radford, VA.

To view the event flyer, visit: https://i.postimg.cc/C5ttKCHJ/image.png or https://i.postimg.cc/9MXtqXqN/image.png.

For more information, visit: https://www.facebook.com/RadfordWelcomeCenter or https://www.facebook.com/RadfordCityVa.