Patti LaBelle to headline Southern Heritage Classic Concert at Orpheum

R&B queen Patti LaBelle will headline the annual Classic Concert in Memphis this year.

The show — part of the festivities for the annual Southern Heritage Classic — will take place Sept. 12 at Downtown’s Orpheum Theatre. Tickets for the show go on sale at 10 a.m. Friday at all Ticketmaster outlets and Ticketmaster.com.

LaBelle, who scored her first hit in 1962 as singer of the Bluebelles, continues to wow audiences, even as she approaches age 80. The 13-time Grammy nominee, bestselling author, entrepreneur and lifestyle brand mogul, with her Patti’s Good Life, will be the featured act on the Sept. 12 Orpheum bill, which will be hosted by comedian Jammin’ Jay Lamont.

“Patti LaBelle is a name synonymous with excellence, and we are so proud to have her join our Classic Weekend,” Southern Heritage Classic Founder Fred Jones Jr. said. “She continues to serve as an inspiration to millions of people, both young and old.”

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The 35th annual edition of the Southern Heritage Classic will run Sept. 12-14, with a series of concerts and cultural events, culminating in a football game between University of Arkansas Pine Bluff and Tennessee State at Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium.

Details on other Southern Heritage Class events will be announced in the coming weeks. For more information, go to Southernheritageclassic.com.

This article originally appeared on Memphis Commercial Appeal: Patti LaBelle to play Memphis as part of Southern Heritage Classic