Homecoming,” fans will be serenaded by tunes from the crooner’s classic 1988 “All True Man” are among O’Neal’s expansive catalog of hits. So, my first show in Minneapolis was with the Philadelphia Story andĭavid Ruffin and that was the beginning of my singing career in the Twin They were also opening for David Ruffin-he was the This was my first show in Minneapolis and my first timeĪuditioned and there was a band from Detroit that was doing music behind themĬalled The Store Front Band. Him and I chose the Donny Hathaway and Roberta Flack song, ‘Where is the Love.’Īfterward, he told me to come down to a club called the Flame Bar, which was on His name was Bill Clark, so I walked over Old-school group called the Philadelphia Story sitting on a park bench,” said “I remember riding my bicycle in a park and saw a singer who was in an I’d done music and been in different bands, but Minneapolis is where I decided Paul-the Twin Cities-means everything to me because it’s where I got my start. Years,” said O’Neal in a telephone interview. “The Twin Cities is home for me and has been for the past 40 Performing before a hometown crowd and how the area helped to cultivate hisĬareer early on. Release of several top-selling albums, beginning with his self-titled debut,įollowed up by “Hearsay” and “All True Man.” The Minneapolis sound, O’Neal catapulted into stardom during the 1980s with the 18-19 celebration will feature four shows total. To the Twin Cities for a two-night stint at The Dakota. Years, renowned soul vocalist and Minneapolis legend, Alexander O’Neal, returns

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