Vocal group The Temptations is bringing Motown to the Christopher Cohan Performing Arts Center on Feb. 14.
Erica Husting
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Iconic vocal group The Temptations will bring Motown sound to the Christopher Cohan Performing Arts Center on Feb. 14.
Founded in the early 1960s, The Temptations’ R&B and pop tunes have transcended generations and are still enjoyed by all age groups today.
“They seemed like a cross-generational artist,” Cal Poly Arts Director Steven Lerian said. “Lots of younger people like that old Motown sound. And then, of course, the old baby boomers like me — The Temptations were right in their wheelhouse growing up.”
The vocal group was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1989 and has received four Grammy Awards.
During the 70-minute performance, the singers will perform classic pieces such as “My Girl,” “The Way You Do the Things You Do” and “Papa Was a Rolling Stone,” as well as more recent songs from its 2010 album Still Here.
Audience members can expect a feel-good evening full of great music hits, Lerian said.
“(The music) is nostalgic and yet very familiar,” Lerian said. “They will recognize most of the tunes, if not all of the tunes. It is just a feel-good thing — a cool, multigenerational evening.”
The five-singer group will be accompanied by a 14-musician band, according to the Poly Tix website.
For a local presence, rock and soul original singer/songwriter Damon Castillo Trio will open for The Temptations.
“It will be a nice little treat because Damon Castillo is fantastic,” Lerian said.
This Valentine’s Day event is presented by Rotary Club of San Luis Obispo de Tolosa and proceeds will go to local youth charities as well as the Rotary’s international Polio Plus Project, which aims to eradicate polio worldwide, Lerian said.
The performance will begin at 8 p.m. Tickets range from $38 to $85 and are available at pacslo.org or (805) 756-4849.