To all the music I've loved before
By Denise Renée Purdie
Concerts I have gone to …
MC Hammer. I feel a mixture of chagrin and bellicosity about this only because now he is viewed in a different way, but you could not have told me anything at that time. I don’t even know how I ended up going because I was kind of like the Young Sheldon when I was younger. Some things never change! 😆🤣😂
Beyoncé — in Australia. I don’t remember a lot about the concert apart from it being amazing. She truly looks like a life-sized beautiful Black Barbie doll. Flawless!!!
Whitney — in Australia. I’ll have to see if I can figure out what year I saw her, but it was not too long after that she left the planet. She seemed so self contained that night. Her tones were so beautiful … I don’t care what people say.
Tasha Cobbs before she was Leonard!!! Lol. The then Pastors at Mt. Calvary organized this amazing concert. I think they were friends with Tasha. In any case, I think I only paid $15 for my ticket!!! I don’t remember how long she was there, but she absolutely had the entire church on their feet.
CeCe Winans. She has such a beautiful spirit about her. When she sang the Alabaster Box, I was in awe.
What started this trip down memory lane was thinking about the concerts I would love to go to. Here are a couple and I’ll also include the folks I can no longer hear as they have left the planet.
Would love to see in concert 🎵
My Bestie, Elijah J. Jones 💙💙💙
Jill Scott
John Legend
JANET
Mary J. Blige
Salt N Pepa
India Arie
Stevie Wonder
Usher
Tank
Jennifer Hudson
Kelly Clarkson
Anastacia
Bon Jovi
Wish I Hadda List
Aretha! RIP
Prince! RIP
Michael Jackson! RIP
Ray Charles! RIP
Eva Cassidy! RIP
Queen
There are many more, but this would be a wonderful start!!!
Also, I often ask this of people because I think it’s a fun icebreaker. What would be your theme song? Here are a few of mine:
Golden by Jill Scott
Simply the Best by Tina Turner
Work That by Mary J. Blige
Nelly #1 and Hate On Me by Jill Scott (for the haters who push me when I don’t feel like pushing) 💪🏽💪🏽💪🏽
There are many more, but this would be a wonderful start!!!
Keywords: concerts, wish list