A trio of sisters with a strong gospel base, the Emotions (based in Chicago) were one of the leading female R&B acts of the '70s. Lead singer Sheila Hutchinson and her sisters Wanda and Jeanette were only teenagers when they crashed the soul charts in 1969 with the engaging "So I Can Love You," but they sang gospel as children and enjoyed secular fame locally before signing with Memphis-based Volt and working with producers Isaac Hayes and David Porter. When Stax folded in 1975, the group hooked up with Maurice White of Earth, Wind & Fire, an association that led to the number one pop/R&B hit "Best of My Love" in 1977.
Two years after Best of My Love, Maurice White and the Emotions collaborated on "Boogie Wonderland," which was both a number two R&B and number six pop hit. They issued three more albums on White's ARC label from 1979 to 1981, but were unable to duplicate their earlier success. They moved to the Red label for the 1984 LP Sincerely, which included the single "All Things Come in Time." They issued three other singles from the album, but none made much impact, though each one charted. They then signed with Motown, but issued only one album, If I Only Knew. Sheila Hutchinson was a featured vocalist on Garry Glenn's "Feels Good to Feel Good" in 1987. Pam and Jeanette Hutchinson did background vocals on Helen Baylor's gospel song "There's No Greater Love" in 1990. Wanda Hutchinson and Jeanette sang on Earth, Wind & Fire's Heritage in 1990. ~ Bill Dahl and Ron Wynn, All Music Guide
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Ribs-N-Soul Entertainment Schedule Friday, July 31st
6:00 The Promoter Magazine Showcase
7:00 JigSaw
Will Griden
Moereal
Jay Michaelz
8:00 Go2
8:15 Jordan
8:30 Veronique and No Standing
9:00 D’Nay
Kendrick Hardaway
9:20 Dollah Jones
9:30 Kelz
10:00 Katrina Carson
10:30 EvolutionZ Music
Featuring: P.L, Suai, Princeton, 1 OH 1
River Stage off the Water
8:00 - Midnight
Ribs-N-Soul Café’ featuring the hottest poets from the metro Detroit area.
Ribs-N-Soul Entertainment Schedule Saturday, August 1st
3:00 Dance School
3:30 Motor City Dance Factory
4:00 Nick Carrington
4:20 Star Factory
5:00 Raw Voyces
5:30 Da Doll House
7:00 The Deon Yates Soul Project
8:00 Nico Marks
8:30 Charles “Gator” Moore
Monica Blair
Alicia Myers
The Emotions
River Stage off the Water
Theresa Hill/ Project 81 Presents
“House on the River”
Noon – 11:0pm
Check out the hottest DJ lineup
Theresa Hill, AL Ester, Stacey “Hot Wax” Hale, DJ Cent,
Bruce Bailey, Marc Duncan, Minx, Norm Talley,
Earl “Mixxin” McKinney, Kim James, Reggie “Hot Mix” Harrell, Rick White, and Mikey B
With live performances by
Veronique and Aaron Carl
Ribs - N - Soul Entertainment Schedule Sunday, August 2nd
11:00 Third New Hope
2:00 Gospel Explosion
With special guest 21:03 and Antwuan Stanley
7:30 Evan Carr
8:00 Nathan
8:30 JaiFears
9:30 Melissa Morgan
10:30 Larry Lee and the Back in the Day Band
River Stage off the Water
