The only concert to commemorate Philadelphia’s Memorial Day, the Philly POPS Memorial Salute will take place on Saturday at 7 pm on the Man Center for the Performing Arts stage. Military personnel, veterans, police, firefighters, first responders, frontline workers and their families will be made available through affiliated locations and organizations.
“Philly POPS is very proud to bring POPS back on stage at the Memorial Salute Concert. COMcast, NBCUniversal and Welcome America helped offer tickets to the service community to celebrate and remember the day. Thank you for helping us make the day, “said Frank Giordano, President and CEO of POPS.
This year’s featured performer is the Multi-Grammy Award-nominated Ryan Show.
Shaw’s latest album is titled “Imagining Marvin”. In honor of one of the show’s idols, Marvin Gaye, it features many of the gay hits and five of the show’s own original songs.
“The concept was the brainchild of my manager, Elizabeth Healy,” recalls Shaw. “At that point, I left the world of music for a few years and started playing. I joined the Broadway of” Motown the Musical, “which played Stevie Wonder for two years. And later, in the same musical, I understood Marvin. “
Next, he played the soul of Michael Jackson in the role of the show at “Thriller Live” in London’s West End. He then returned to the United States to play Judas in “Jesus Christ Superstar.” Shortly thereafter, the idea of making an album dedicated to Marvin Gaye was born.
The show from Decatur, Georgia is no wonder to make music. In fact, the show, born into a highly religious family, began to impress people with voice at the age of three in a Pentecostal church, and performed his first solo at the age of five.
“People’s reaction to the way I sang realized that this was what I really wanted to do for the rest of my life. Of course, my church was so traditional that for a long time The only song I learned was a gospel song, “says Shaw, who is about to attend the Philly POPS Memorial Salute.
But he explains that as he grew older, his repertoire quickly changed. After graduating from high school, Shaw enrolled in Georgia State University, but left just a year after being tapped to participate in Tyler Perry’s play “I Know It’s Changed.” When the play was over, I realized that the show was in New York. And that’s where he stayed and lives in Harlem today.
Today, the show’s resume shows that he travels the world and shares the stage with celebrities such as Van Halen, John Legend, and BB King. He has also been featured as a guest on several TV talk shows and on TV shows such as “So You Think You Can Dance” and “Dancing With The Stars.”
As a concert artist, the show, who calls himself a “soulful rock singer,” made his debut at Radio City Music Hall with the benefits of a Dream Concert to build the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial in Washington, DC. His Carnegie appearance was “African-American Cultural Heritage Festival curated by Jessye Norman.
The show admits he enjoyed it all and is particularly proud of his three Grammy nominations he claims.
“In terms of companion praise, being nominated for a Grammy can be seen as one of the highlights of your career,” says Shaw. “I know that many African Americans don’t put too much stock in the Grammy Awards. The voting panel consists of a group of white men who say we’re not enough. I think it’s just that. I thought so, but it’s not.
“So when I joined, I started encouraging all artists, especially African-American artists who keep complaining that they weren’t represented. It’s strictly a volunteer position. No one is paid. But if you want to change things, you need to volunteer, join the committee and become a voting member. That’s the only way to hear your voice. If no one votes for you, it doesn’t mean they don’t like it, it’s just that they don’t know you. “
