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Brian McKnight will perform Oct. 12 at Langston University's 7th annual President's Scholarship Gala. Associated Press file
To celebrate its 115th birthday,
Langston University will kick off its homecoming with its 7th annual President’s Scholarship Gala, Oct 12.
Featured performer will be Grammy nominated R&B performer Brian McKnight and LU alum and comedian “Jammin” Jay Lamont.
The event starts at 7 p.m. at the Cox Convention Center in Oklahoma City, and tickets are available by calling the LU Office of Development at 405-466-3232.
Individual tickets for the Brian McKnight performance go on sale Aug. 17 at www.langston.edu.
“Our goal is to raise scholarship dollars while also providing top-level entertainment for attendees of the 7th Annual President’s Scholarship Gala,” LU President Kent J. Smith Jr. said in a media statement. “We are extremely pleased to present a singer of Brian McKnight’s caliber. He is known internationally as a star among stars, and we believe he will put on a great show for our annual gala."
McKnight is a American singer-songwriter, arranger, producer, R&B musician and multi-instrumentalist. He can play eight instruments, including piano, percussion, trombone, tuba, guitar, trumpet, bass guitar and flugelhorn. His first, self-titled studio album was released in 1992. "Just Me" was released in 2011. He's been nominated for 16 Grammy Awards since 1994.
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