Photo By Sgt. Glen Baker | Terry Ellis a member of the rhythm and blues group En Vogue, and a Houston, Texas,...... read more read more
CONTINGENCY OPERATING BASE ADDER, Iraq - Over 300 service members were treated to a concert performed by the rhythm and blues group En Vogue, Jan. 17 in Memorial Hall at Contingency Operating Base Adder, Iraq, affording them the opportunity to relax and have some fun.
U.S. Army 1st Lt. Scott Patterson, maintenance control officer with the 632nd Maintenance Company, 749th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, 224th Sustainment Brigade, 103rd Sustainment Command (Expeditionary), and a Lewiston, Maine, native, said that En Vogue’s music inspired him.
“Fantastic,” said Patterson, who was dancing even after the concert ended. “I love their vocals. It’s amazing that somebody can hold the vocals for that long and have so much soul and rhythm behind everything that they do - plus she inspires me to dance.”
Patterson said that soldiers’ spirits were lifted by the performance.
“I think it brought up the morale,” said Patterson, who received one of the loudest applauses when he was invited on stage and sang to the group. “It raised their [the soldiers] spirits and made them feel a little bit more at home here – just enough and more than they need to get them through.”
En Vogue group members Terry Ellis and Maxine Jones performed as a duet; Cindy Herron was unable to perform due to a family emergency.
En Vogue was formed in 1989 in Oakland, Calif. Major hits include “Whatta Man,” “My Lovin’ (You’re Never Gonna Get It),” and “Free Your Mind.”
Spc. Lance Lowe, paralegal specialist with the 224th Sust. Bde., 103rd ESC, and a Fresno, Calif., native, said that he and his fellow 224th Sust. Bde. soldiers had a great time at the concert.
“It was really, really fun,” Lowe said. “It was a throwback for all the older 224th [Sust. Bde.] members; they got to have fun and relive the old days. For everybody that enjoys R&B, it was fun. We came out here to dance and have a good time.”
| Date Taken: | 01.17.2011 |
| Date Posted: | 01.30.2011 16:39 |
| Story ID: | 64477 |
| Location: | CONTINGENCY OPERATING BASE ADDER, IQ |
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