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CONNE: (L to R) Ed Jonnet, Willie Jones, Condrea “Conne” Mason, Santiago Mason and Alice Bond
The CONNE Band is Featured in a Show available for a Theatrical Production or Concert titled “The Music Of Motown”! The exhilarating Production is the result of a collaboration between Alice Bond (Arranger, Musical Director and Keyboards) and Condrea Mason (Lead Vocals) and debuted at the Renaissance Theatre in Mansfield, Ohio on 5/12/2023.
Alice Bond, Band Director for CONNE and former member of The Temptations and The Four Tops, shares what it was like in Mansfield, Ohio during the Motown era:
“History. To be a part of something. You need to know where you’re evolving from. Motown was the way for us to communicate. And it was a happy existence that was communicated. It gave a sense of well-being. A sense that “We’re okay”.
We are delighted to present this 5/10/2023 Interview with Alice Bond on the Facebook Page of the Historic Renaissance Theatre that has over 40,000 views!
Please Click on the Image of Alice Bond from the Interview to Play the Video:
Images and Source: Renaissance Theatre Facebook Page
“The Music Of Motown” was Performed on 5/12/2023 Featuring the CONNE Band:
The word “Motown” has become synonymous with some of the most prolific African-American singers, songwriters, and ensembles in American history. The music changed society at large by creating sounds that are considered the most significant musical accomplishments of the 20th century. Often called the “Sound of Young America”, the distinctive music brought together white and black, old and young, rock and pop, blues and soul in a way that no other music had ever been able to achieve.
“The Music Of Motown” concert features two dozen such classic songs, including: ‘Ain’t No Mountain High Enough’, ‘I Heard It Through the Grapevine’, ‘Please Mr. Postman’, ‘My Guy’, ‘It’s a Shame’, ‘Baby Love’, ‘I Hear a Symphony’, ‘Heatwave’, ‘Midnight Train to Georgia’, ‘Never Can Say Goodbye’, ‘I’ll Be There’, ‘How Sweet It Is To Be Loved By You’, ‘Second That Emotion’, ‘Tears of a Clown’, ‘My Girl’ and ‘Just My Imagination’.
Source: News Radio WMAN and iHeartMedia
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