Red River Radio Spotlight: An Evening with the Blade Family & the Shreveport Symphony Orchestra

Aired Friday, April 7, 2017 at 11 a.m. Kermit Poling was joined by Brady Blade Sr., Brian Blade, Chris Thomas, and Johnny Shepherd Campbell for a live preview of their upcoming performance with the Shreveport Symphony Orchestra which takes place Saturday, April 8, at 7:30 p.m. in Riverview Theater in Shreveport. The Symphony will welcome the Pastor Brady L. Blade, Sr. & The Hallelujah Train featuring Mrs. Dorothy Blade, Brady Blade, Jr. and the Zion Baptist Church Choir under the direction of Johnny Shepherd Campbell along with Brian Blade & The Fellowship Band featuring Brian Blade on drums, Jon Cowherd on piano, Chris Thomas on bass, Melvin Butler ON tenor and soprano saxophone, and Myron Walden on alto saxophone and bass clarinet. This feel-good event will celebrate the musical and community achievements of the Blade Family, and will include newly created orchestral arrangements, two generations of Blade Family performers, Brian Blade’s Fellowship Band, and “The Hallelujah Train.” For complete details visit the Shreveport Symphony Orchestraor call 318-227-8863.