Kem, Stokley and Leela James to play the Tuscaloosa Amphitheater

Mark Hughes Cobb, The Tuscaloosa News
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Soul/R&B singer Kem will return to the Tuscaloosa Amphitheater Sept. 2, in a show opened by Stokley and Leela James.
Soul/R&B singer Kem will return to the Tuscaloosa Amphitheater Sept. 2, in a show opened by Stokley and Leela James.
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Kem, with Stokley and Leela James, will play the Tuscaloosa Amphitheater at 7 p.m. Sept. 2, according to Birmingham-based Red Mountain Entertainment, which books the venue.

Kem's played the Amp before, as opening act for Erykah Badu back in 2012.

Born Kim Owens in Nashville, but raised near Detroit, he's an R&B/neo-soul singer who sang covers in a wedding band and waited tables to finance his self-released debut "Kemistry." He sold 15,000 copies out of the trunk of his car before signing with Motown. The legendary label released the disc in 2003, and led by No. 1 hit single "Love Calls," sold gold. His 2005 follow-up, "Album II," sold platinum, and 2010's "Intimacy: Album III" also sold gold.

R&B singer-songwriter Leela James will open for Kem Sept. 2 at the Tuscaloosa Amphitheatere.
R&B singer-songwriter Leela James will open for Kem Sept. 2 at the Tuscaloosa Amphitheatere.

His other hits include "I Can't Stop Loving You," "Find Your Way (Back in My Life)," "Why Would You Stay?," "Share My Life," "If It's Love," "You're On My Mind," "My Favorite Thing" (with Ronald Isley) and "Lie to Me." He's been nominated for Grammys, Billboard Music Awards, NAACP Image awards, and BET and Soul Train awards.

Kem's latest studio disc is the 2020 "Love Always Wins," featuring collaborations with Wiz Khalifa and Toni Braxton.

Singer, percussionist and producer Stokley Williams will perform at the Tuscaloosa Amphitheater Sept. 2, with Leela James and Kem.
Singer, percussionist and producer Stokley Williams will perform at the Tuscaloosa Amphitheater Sept. 2, with Leela James and Kem.

James is an R&B singer-songwriter whose debut album was the 2006 "A Change is Gonna Come," which received nominations for NAACP Image and Soul Train awards. She's followed with five albums, including No. 7 "My Soul," lead by No. 1 single "Don't Want You Back." James is working on a new album for release this summer.

Singer, producer and percussionist Stokley Williams, known as singer and drummer for the band Mint Condition, released his solo debut album "Introducing Stokley" in 2017. His follow-up 2019 disc was "Sankofa," and he scored his first No. 1 R&B hit with "She..." in 2020.

Tickets go on sale at 10 a.m. June 24, for $99.50, $79.50, $59.50, $39.50 and $29.50, through www.ticketmaster.com, or at the Amphitheater box office. For more, see www.tuscaloosanews.com.

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