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JAKI GRAHAM – affectionally known as ‘The UK’s Queen of Soul’ music has announced a special hometown Xmas show at Dudley Town Hall on Friday 20th December where she will be accompanied by her full 7 piece UK touring band. This show will represent Jaki’s first headline show in the Midlands for over 3 years and culminates a year’s work of playing as special guest to legendary Soul artistes such as Alexander O’Neal, Shalamar and Loose Ends.
Now as Jaki says it’s time to ‘Step Right Up’ and take the headline spot herself!!
And she won’t be short of material to thrill the Dudley crowd with - Notably in 1987 Jaki was the first UK Black Female Soul artist to have 6 consecutive Top 10/ 20 hits – a record that still stands to this day!
( Could it be I’m falling in Love with you, Round & Round , Mated , Set Me Free , Breaking Away , Step Right Up) Jaki also enjoyed a #1 hit in the USA R&B chart in 1994 with her version of Chaka Khan’s classic – Ain’t Nobody- a highlight of her current set!
Jaki Graham
Jaki Graham is one of the most appealing Soul entertainers to emerge from the UK, as a true pioneer having paved the way for many a black British female solo artist who followed. Jaki achieved international success with a string of hits from '85 including Could it Be I'm Falling In Love?, Round and Around, Set Me Free, Step Right Up and Breaking Away, also making the Music Guinness Book of Records in the 80's as the first black British female solo artist to have 6 consecutive Top 10/20 hits. Her career excelled in the 90's with her album Real Life selling more than 800,000 copies in less than four weeks. Her cover of Ain't Nobody reached No. 1 in the US Billboard Dance charts for 5 weeks as well as achieving gold in Australia, Japan and the USA. Jaki is officially a Motown artist, as one of the only British females to hold this credential alongside Kiki Dee. Jaki also holds a Doctorate from the University of Wolverhampton, for which she was also made Pro-Chancellor due to her outstanding contributions to the music industry and awarded her very own Star on Birmingham’s Broad Street. Jaki Graham firmly maintains her position as one of Britain’s most revered ladies of soul with the 2018 release of her long awaited new studio album When a Woman Loves which topped the UK Soul Charts and produced a US Independent Chart No.1 single!
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Dudley Town Hall
St. James's Road
Dudley
DY1 1HP
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- 01384 812812
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Dudley Town Hall
St. James's Road
Dudley
DY1 1HP
- Disabled Booking:
- 01384 812812
See all events at Dudley Town Hall
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on Fri 20 December 2024