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SWV with Raheem Devaughn
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SWV
With their 1992 RCA debut, It’s About Time, the all-female trio SWV scored a string of top ten R&B hits such as “I’m so into You”, “Right Here”, “Downtown”, “Weak”, and “You’re Always on my Mind”. This established the trio as a commercial force early in 1993. Teddy Riley helped the group craft their sound further with the remix to the hit “Right Here” that featured samples of Michael Jackson’s hit, “Human Nature”, which also went #1 on the R&B charts and #2 on the POP charts. SWV gained enormous attention with their auspicious debut. Among their list of honors were 11 Billboard Music Award nominations, and nominations for a Grammy, American Music Awards and The Source Award in 1993. Additionally, they won a Children’s Choice Award and a BET “Best of Video Soul” Award.
SWV’s “Anything” contribution to the sound track for the movie Above the Rim became a top R&B hit in the spring of 1994. The entire soundtrack released a number of top 10 smash hits, resulting in the multi-platinum status of the soundtrack’s debut. In the spring of 1994, SWV released the remix version of “Anything”, which went gold.
In 1996, SWV returned with another platinum album, New Beginning, which was preceded by the number one hit “You’re the One” and The Neptune’s hit “Use your Heart”.
In 1997, SWV released their third album Release Some Tension, which spawned several top ten hits, such as “Someone” with Sean Puffy Combs, who produced the track and who was a featured artist on “Lose My Cool”, a rhythmic duet between SWV and rap artist Redman; “Rain” a trademark torch ballad written and produced by the first album collaborator, Brian Alexander Morgan; and “Can We” featuring Missy Elliot and produced by Timberland, which was also featured on the Booty Call soundtrack.
SWV has appeared on The Arsenio Hall Show, New York Undercover, and Showtime at the Apollo, and their music has been included on several movie soundtracks such as Waiting to Exhale, Have Plenty, Booty Call, and Above the Rim.
Since SWV’s hiatus, Cheryl “Coko” Clemons has married Michael Clemons, given birth to two sons, and has released one R&B album entitled Hot Coko that spawned the smash hit “Sunshine”, produced by Rodney Jerkins and Trifling. Coko has also released two gospel projects the Grammy nominated “Grateful” and recently “The Winner in Me”, which appeared 4th on the Gospel Music Billboard charts.
Tamara “Taj” George is married to former NFL player Eddie George and also has two sons. Taj starred in her own reality series, I Married a Baller, alongside husband Eddie. Taj, an accomplished writer, is the author of Player Hate Her, How to Avoid the Beat Down and Live in a Drama Free World. Taj’s recent appearance in the hit CBS reality series Survivor gained national attention; she finished in fourth place.
Leanne “Lelee” Lyons has two children, started her own production company, and is currently working with several artists, producing new music. Lelee is currently attending school, majoring in accounting with a minor in communications. Lelee is a sought after speaker and advocate for the prevention of teen pregnancy, recently speaking at Syracuse University and high schools.
Taj, Lelee, and Coko are all big advocates for children’s rights, and teen pregnancy prevention.
SWV reunited in 2005 and have been performing non-stop ever since. They have tour dates with Dru Hill, Salt-N-Pepa, Silk, Jon B, Kelly Price, and Carl Thomas, traveling extensively all over the world.
In 2008, SWV was also an honored guest at the BET Awards performing with Alicia Keys, En Vogue and TLC.
In April, SWV released their fourth studio album in over 15 years titled I Missed US.
SWV will hit the road last summer with Keith Sweat, KC-JOJO, and Guy for the “Fresh Music Festival Tour”.
SWV is one the world’s top selling female R&B groups, and is indeed striving continuously to be one of the hardest working female groups in the entertainment industry today!
Raheem Devaughn
Raheem DeVaughn is an American singer and songwriter. His debut album, The Love Experience, reached No. 46 on the Billboard 200 album chart. It featured the singles "Guess Who Loves You More" and "You".
VENUE: The Gothic Theatre
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The Gothic Theatre
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3263 South Broadway
Englewood, CO
Description
The History of the glorious Gothic Theatre began in the roaring Twenties when magnificent movie palaces were the center of entertainment in society. The theatre’s grand art deco style awed the thousands of Denver residents who came to view the classic movies of the period. Its importance to the area may never be fully understood by those who were not there at the time. Generations of families spent hours of their lives within the theatre’s famous walls dreaming, laughing, crying, being entertained, and most importantly, creating memories. The theatres place in Denver’s history was cemented when the Gothic became the first in the city to show talking movies. Talk about blowing minds.
As time passed the fate of the Gothic began to change. With changes in ownership came changes in the architecture and look of the beautiful building. In the 1940’s the front façade was radically altered to keep pace with more modern tastes. Luckily the interior art deco finishes were left untouched (the rounded walls and wonderful recessed coves remain to this day). This atmosphere helps the building retain its connection with the historical past.
At one time the theatre was graced with an entire Chinese village painted on its walls and a very large dragon looming from the ceiling. What fun that would have been to see! Time marched on and the theatre went from showing first run movies to struggling to survive. Different owners tried different things with little success.
In 1998 the Gothic was reborn when two friends who love music and love to dream purchased the building out of bankruptcy, saving it from the wrecking ball. Retaining the art deco accents, the new owners remodeled and rebuilt the theatre from the foundation to the roof.
Bringing in artists and designers who shared their passion and understood their vision, the two transformed the theatre into one of the premier music venues in the world.
It is truly one of a kind. From the incredible interior paint scheme to the newly created wrap-around balcony to the refurbished original marquee no detail has been overlooked. The brand-new state of the art sound and light system was icing on the proverbial cake.
On June 23, 1999, when the very appropriate legends of New Orleans, The Rebirth Brass Band, took the stage, the glorious Gothic was back in the business of making memories.
The Gothic Theatre is located in the City of Englewood and is not affected by the recent change in Denver liquor license policy regarding all age concerts.
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