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‘Royalty’ to perform at Juneteenth Celebration

Royalty will appear at the return of with the special performance by Davis.
the Canton Liberty Festival this year in Davis is a Detroit native who has
the person of the Queen of Blues performed as the opening act for
Thornetta Davis. Bonnie Raitt, Gladys Knight, and Etta
Davis will appear in a special per- James. She sang backing vocals on Bob
formance from 8 until 10 p.m. Saturday Seger's 1991 album, The Fire Inside,
at the Amphitheater Stage as the finale and worked with Kid Rock for six
of the Juneteenth Celebration being years.
marked at the festival this year. The In 2015 Davis was crowned
Juneteenth event will begin at 3 p.m. “Detroit's Queen of the Blues” in a cer-
on the Amphitheater Stage with mis- emony by the Detroit Blues Society,
tress of ceremonies Pamela Osborne, a with proclamations from the City of
Canton native, and WDIV Channel 4 Detroit, County of Wayne and the State
anchor/reporter. Osborne will also Queen of the Blues Thornetta Davis of Michigan. She has opened for Blues
present the keynote address. Legends such as B.B. King, Ray
Also scheduled to perform at the addition, starting at 5:30 p.m., festival- Charles, Etta James, KoKo Taylor,
event are Jack and Jill of America goers can enjoy Motown favorites per- Johnny Johnson and Bonnie Raitt. She
Incorporated - Ypsilanti, MI Chapter, formed by a local band. This special has won multiple music awards and
and The Oak Park Marching Band. In Juneteenth Celebration will culminate has released two solo albums.