BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//ChamberMaster//Event Calendar 2.0//EN METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:P3D REFRESH-INTERVAL:P3D CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20170701T230000Z DTEND:20170702T020000Z X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE SUMMARY:The O'Jays DESCRIPTION:The O'Jays are touring history\, a connection to an era and a sound that formed the soundtrack for the lives of several generations. The O'Jays are still hitting the road with the same electrifying energy they've had for over 50 years. Walter Williams and Eddie Levert first met when they were the ages of 6 and 7 respectively. As teenagers in Canton\, Ohio\, they formed a band originally consisting of Eddie Levert\, Walter Williams\, William Powell\, Bobby Massey and Bill Isles. In 1963\, the band took the name ""The O'Jays"" in tribute to Cleveland radio disc jockey Eddie O'Jay. Several members have changed\, but the core\, original lead singers Eddie Levert and Walter Williams\, continue to front the group.\n\n\n\nThe O'Jays scored the first No. 1 and million-seller with "Backstabbers" and subsequently\, they succeeded with various chart-topping pop and R&B singles including "Love Train\," "Put Your Hands Together\," "For The Love of Money\," "I Love Music\," "Darlin' Darlin' Baby (Sweet\, Tender\, Love)\," "Livin' For The Weekend" and "Use Ta Be My Girl." This success propelled The O'Jays to be the first black vocal group to perform in arenas throughout America during the '70s and '80s.\n\n\n\nThe O'Jays were inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2005. They were inducted into the Vocal Group Hall of Fame in 2005 and honored with BET's Life Time Achievement Award in 2009. In 2013\, they were inducted into The Official R&B Music Hall of Fame. Throughout their career The O'Jays have achieved 10 Gold albums\, 9 Platinum albums and 10 No. 1 hits. Eddie Levert Sr.\, Walter Williams Sr. and Eric Nolan Grant\, who joined the group in 1995\, continue to thrill fans today.\n\nAssigned seating events require tickets for all patrons\, including infants and toddlers. No re-entry allowed. Seats are provided. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:
The O'\;Jays are touring history\, a connection to an era and a sound that formed the soundtrack for the lives of several generations. The O&rsquo\;Jays are still hitting the road with the same electrifying energy they&rsquo\;ve had for over 50 years. Walter Williams and Eddie Levert first met when they were the ages of 6 and 7 respectively. As teenagers in Canton\, Ohio\, they formed a band originally consisting of Eddie Levert\, Walter Williams\, William Powell\, Bobby Massey and Bill Isles. In 1963\, the band took the name "\;"\;The O'\;Jays"\;"\; in tribute to Cleveland radio disc jockey Eddie O'\;Jay. Several members have changed\, but the core\, original lead singers Eddie Levert and Walter Williams\, continue to front the group.
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\nThe O&rsquo\;Jays scored the first No. 1 and million-seller with &ldquo\;Backstabbers&rdquo\; and subsequently\, they succeeded with various chart-topping pop and R&\;B singles including &ldquo\;Love Train\,&rdquo\; &ldquo\;Put Your Hands Together\,&rdquo\; &ldquo\;For The Love of Money\,&rdquo\; &ldquo\;I Love Music\,&rdquo\; &ldquo\;Darlin&rsquo\; Darlin&rsquo\; Baby (Sweet\, Tender\, Love)\,&rdquo\; &ldquo\;Livin&rsquo\; For The Weekend&rdquo\; and &ldquo\;Use Ta Be My Girl.&rdquo\; This success propelled The O&rsquo\;Jays to be the first black vocal group to perform in arenas throughout America during the &rsquo\;70s and &rsquo\;80s.
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\nThe O'\;Jays were inducted into the Rock &\; Roll Hall of Fame in 2005. They were inducted into the Vocal Group Hall of Fame in 2005 and honored with BET'\;s Life Time Achievement Award in 2009. In 2013\, they were inducted into The Official R&\;B Music Hall of Fame. Throughout their career The O'\;Jays have achieved 10 Gold albums\, 9 Platinum albums and 10 No. 1 hits. Eddie Levert Sr.\, Walter Williams Sr. and Eric Nolan Grant\, who joined the group in 1995\, continue to thrill fans today.
Assigned seating events require tickets for all patrons\, including infants and toddlers. No re-entry allowed. Seats are provided. \;
\n LOCATION:The Freeman Stage at Bayside 31750 Lake View Drive Selbyville\, DE 19975 UID:e.2126.7424 SEQUENCE:3 DTSTAMP:20240319T035656Z URL:https://business.bethany-fenwick.org/events/details/the-o-jays-7424 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR