‘Pass the Mic’ star DJ Cassidy celebrates birthday with R&B Legends – The Hollywood Reporter

celebrity deejay and pass the microphone guru DJ Cassidy posted Monday night in Los Angeles at Herb Alpert’s jazzy Vibrato Grill for a birthday party where Cassidy personally passed the mic to some R&B legends.

During the impromptu session, Thelma Houston sang “Don’t Leave Me This Way”, Shalamar’s Howard Hewett performed “Night To Remember, Shanice delivered her classic “I Love Your Smile”, Meli’sa Morgan on “Fools Paradise” and Chante Moore. with “Now That Love’s Taken Over.”

El Debarge then surprised Cassidy at the piano with a performance of Stevie Wonder’s “Happy Birthday”, followed by a performance of the great “Rhythm Of The Night”, accompanied by a band led by musical director Adam Blackstone. Debarge closed the evening with ‘Ain’t Nothing Like The Real Thing’ by Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell after inviting all the musicians in the room to join him in the spotlight.

Among the New Edition stars Bobby Brown, Ricky Bell and Johnny Gill, Anthony Andersen, Russell Simmons, Elijah Kelly, club promoter Allison Melnick, Mark Birnbaum, Legendary Damon, DJ MOS, Goldfinger and Steve Rifkind among others.

This year’s celebration followed a 2021 bash for Cassidy’s birthday at the Beverly Hills Hotel’s Polo Lounge, and both captured the spirit of his viral sensation. pass the microphone† In the pandemic experiment turned TV series, music superstars played some of their biggest hits before passing the microphone on to their peers to do the same. Over 200 have appeared so far, including Chaka Khan, Nile Rodgers, Patti Labelle, Run DMC, LL Cool J, Salt N Pepa, TLC, Boyz II Men, Missy Elliot, Wyclef Jean, Nelly, Ja Rule, Ashanti and Shaggy to name just a few.