This Black Music Month, Tiny Desk celebrates the plain legacy of BET. Just like the community that put Black artistry first, these units replicate the essence of Black music.
R&B veteran Joe Thomas earned each chain and stripe on his physique as he stepped behind the Tiny Desk. For each Usher, Ne-Yo, and Leon Thomas who has performed in our workplace, followers of one in every of their archetypes puzzled when he would get his shot. We noticed the petitions and social media posts, however belief: We chased for years. Earlier than the music began, the singer-songwriter and producer defined: “The place have I been for the previous few years? Effectively, I have been on the street touring. I am right here with you all at the moment, and I wanna do a number of songs all through the catalog.”
Every of the “few songs” Joe refers to is a chart-topping, gold and platinum-selling smash from the ’90s and early 2000s. On the Desk, Thomas proves the time away hasn’t diminished something. He rapidly gathers the whole viewers in a single hand, blazing by songs like “Good Ladies,” “The Love Scene” and the soiled macking anthem, “All of the Issues (Your Man Will not Do).” Joe closes the set with a young second, inviting his daughter, Kayla, to sing background on his largest hit, “I Wanna Know.”
SET LIST
- “Good Ladies”
- “Light Photos”
- “Extra & Extra”
- “The Love Scene”
- “All of the Issues (Your Man Will not Do)”
- “I Wanna Know”
MUSICIANS
- Joe: vocals
- DJ Brown: keys, music director
- Jazz Joyner: keys
- Cam Moore: guitar
- Anthony Nembhard: bass
- Will “Bam Bam” Parker: drums
- Amber Harmon: background vocals
- Jarmone Davis: background vocals
- Maya Milan: background vocals
- Kayla Thomas: background vocals
TINY DESK TEAM
- Producer: Bobby Carter
- Director/Editor: Kara Body
- Audio Engineer/Combine: Neil Tevault
- Videographers: Kara Body, Maia Stern, Joshua Bryant
- Audio Engineer: Josephine Nyounai
- Manufacturing Assistant: Ashley Pointer
- Photographer: Alanté Serene
- Tiny Desk Crew: Josh Newell, Felix Contreras
- Collection Editor: Lars Gotrich
- Govt Producer: Suraya Mohamed
- Govt Director: Sonali Mehta
- Collection Creators: Bob Boilen, Stephen Thompson, Robin Hilton