D-FW soul singer Luke Wade to join Patti LaBelle in special Selma-to ...

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Eyes will be on Alabama this weekend when big-name performers celebrate the marches 50 years ago that championed black Americans" voting rights.

In honor of those Selma to Montgomery marches, concerts have sprouted up in Selma and in Montgomery. Budding Fort Worth musician and formerThe Voicefinalist Luke Wade will be one of many star-studded performers at the events.

Wade will open for soul singer Patti LaBelle at a concert at Alabama State University in Montgomery on Saturday, March 7.

The same night and 50 miles away, a concert in Selma will feature Lady Gaga, R. Kelly and more. Presidents Barack Obama, George W. Bush and Bill Clinton are expected to be in attendance,according to TV station WSFA.

For Wade, being chosen to participate in the concert in Montgomery is an honor.

"Anytime I get an opportunity to share the stage with someone like [Patti LaBelle], it makes me feel like I"m part of music history," he says.

His soul sound will make him a fitting opening act. In his time onThe Voice, he regularly took mainstream songs and doused them with his unique brand of soul.His cover of Paul McCartney"s "Maybe I"m Amazed"is a good example, and he plans to perform that song during the March 7 gig, among othercovers and originals.

Find info about Wade and LaBelle"s March 7 concert in Montgomeryhere. Find info about Lady Gaga"s March 7 concert in Selmahere.

Wade will be back home in North Texas in late Aprilfor the Real. Texas. Festival.

Source: http://popcultureblog.dallasnews.com/2015/03/d-fw-soul-singer-luke-wade-to-join-patti-labelle-in-special-selma-to-montgomery-tribute.html/