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Homegrown R&B Artists Deonis and Geno Young to play Granada Theater Sunday, October 17 with Headliner Leela James

There is a deep Soul revolution brewing in the heart of Dallas, and the time has come for our homegrown artists to take to the stage.  Raised up in the spirit of Gospel, R&B, Soul, and Jazz, this underground culture represents a fierce community of musicians celebrated by industry insiders around the world.  Now it’s time for the neighbors to take notice.

Sunday, October 17^th, the legendary Granada Theater welcomes headlining Soul Train Award nominee, Leela James along with two of Dallas’ most energetic R&B artists, Deonis and Geno Young.  These fine gentlemen will bring their seductive solo projects alongside their Big D-heavy bands featuring plenty of Grammy-winners backing each set.  This is a lady-killer show, folks.  Come prepared.

Celebrated by insiders for his unique voice and en pointe production for his work with Kirk Franklin, Erykah Badu, and Musiq Soulchild; Deonis unleashes the follow up to cult-favorite debut album, Cat Phood, on November 16, and we hear him at his most vulnerable.  Backed by a powerhouse production team including S1 (Kanye, Dre), Terrace Martin (Snoop Dogg) Ernie G (Geno Young), Grammy-winner Shaun Martin, and Deonis himself.

This week introduced the freshly-minted single, “Woman” – a tune that picks up where D’Angelo left us aching for more.  Sunday night, Deonis’ band features Shaun “88 Fingers” Martin and Daniel Jones (usually seen with Janet Jackson, but he’s home this weekend, so we get him all to ourselves).

About Geno Young

Born and raised in Dallas, Geno cultivated his talent at the Arts Magnet High School where he walked the same hallways as Roy Hargrove, Erykah Badu, and Norah Jones.  Geno worked as musical director, arranger, and producer for multiple Grammy award winner, Erykah Badu, for whom he wrote and produced the hit songs “Times a Wastin” and “Orange Moon” on the 2001 release Mama’s Gun.

Just mention the word “Shoulda” to a grown lady around town and your conversation may be cut short as Geno Young’s hypnotic spell takes over her mind and she starts singing and/or grabs for the nearest copy of Ear Hustler. Dallas women know something the rest of the world will soon be in on — that man knows where it’s at!