When I was in college, we listened to albums by The Persuasions non-stop. We Came to Play was one of my favorites with songs like Chain Gang, Man Oh Man, Gypsy Woman and more.
In my mind’s eye, I can see us in the big living room of the house on Mendelsohn Street in Binghamton listening to another favorite Persuasions album called Street Corner Symphony with songs like People Get Ready.
That’s why I am so excited to see that they’re coming to Park Slope where they’re going to raise the roof—literally and figuratively—of Old First Dutch Reformed Church.
On April 26 at 7PM come on out for Raise the Roof with A Cappella, a benefit concert featuring Brooklyn’s own, The Persuasions, the sophisticated harmonies of VOX BOP(including our own Jennifer Nelson), Old First’s in house ADOLESAINTS, PolyPrep’s UNACCOMPANIED MINORS, and musical interludes provided by the fiery fiddling of PITNACREE. Tickets:$30 adults, $25 children(12 and under), $35 at the door. Purchase at bpt.me/357326
All proceeds will be donated to the Ceiling Restoration Fund
Venue: Old First Lower Hall
Visit fourthmission.com for details.
Hello – I don’t mean to burst your bubble but The Persuasions current members and their current sound as you knew it no longer exists. Their lead singer, arranger and producer Jerry Lawson ( my husband) left them in 2003 and since then Joe Russell has passed away leaving only Jay & Jimmy. The other singers who are now calling themselves The Persuasions certainly cannot recreate or duplicate or even impersonate the signature sound of The Persuasions. There are many fans such as yourself who are not aware of this and I fell it’s it is false advertising to say the least to have fans think they are about to see and hear the real Persuasions as they knew them. If you happened to love Jerry’s signature soulful delivery he has a new A Cappella group and his first CD with them. And you can see their many performances on youtube as they were featured on NBC TV – “The Sing Off” – Sincerely, Julie Lawson