By Bill Vaughan
Entertainment Writer
Mississippi-born, Cotton Club dancer turned actress Juanita Moore, Oscar-nominated for her role as Black housekeeper Annie Johnson in the 1959 remake of “Imitation of Life,” is at long last getting a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
Margaret Avery, Jayne Kennedy, Debbie Allen and film critic Leonard Maltin will make remarks at the posthumous induction on Oct. 18, at 11:30 a.m. at 6100 Hollywood Blvd. at Gower Street, with Moore’s nephew Arnett Moore accepting. The event will be streamed live exclusively at www.walkoffame.com.
Inglewood’s Miracle Theater will honor Moore’s legacy during her birthday weekend with a matinee charity showing of “Imitation of Life” on Oct. 20. Visit forgetmenotjuanitamoore.org for details and don’t forget tissues.
SPOTLIGHT: A week after impressing with her acting chops in Lifetime’s “Nobody Dumps My Daughter,” and wowing in her Tiny Desk Concert, master percussionist/vocalist Sheila E. has dropped her first-ever salsa album, “Bailar,” with contributions from Gloria Estefan, Ruben Blades, Gilberto Santa Rosa and more.
In support, Sheila E. & The E-Train (featuring the renowned Lynn Mabry and guitar whiz Mychael Gabriel) headline at the Hyatt Regency Newport Beach on Oct. 20 with the Candy Dulfer Band opening. Check YouTube for E-Train’s funky new video “Oakland N Da House” with Too Short and Trombone Shorty. Thank us later.
Sheila will then be a part of a “Books, Podcasts & Entertainment” presentation with “General Hospital” star Maurice Benard at Barnes & Noble in The Grove on Oct. 24 at 6 p.m.
STUFF LIKE THAT: USC Thornton School of Music’s event series “Quincy Jones: Beyond Category” is in full effect Oct. 23 with Patti Austin conducting a vocal master class at the Carson Soundstage at 3 p.m.
She later joins a special panel event at Bovard Auditorium with other famed Jones collaborators Siedah Garrett, Jerry Hey, Paul Jackson Jr., David Paich, Greg Phillinganes, John “JR” Robinson, Ed Eckstine and more. Admission is free with RSVP at visionsandvoices.usc.edu/.
PRAISEWORTHY: “If you want to experience the greatest female contemporary voice of all time, you must see [this] concert film and own the album. There will never be another [like her].” – CLIVE DAVIS on the upcoming Nov. 8 release of “The Concert for a New South Africa (Durban),” a theatrical movie and live digital recording documenting Whitney Houston’s anti-apartheid tour 30 years ago.
CLIPPETTES: Michael Kiwanuka & Brittany Howard perform at the Greek Theater on Oct.18, as Maverick City Music lays the gospel down at the Honda Center, Yellowman is at The Venice West, and The Catwalk Club DTLA hosts a Halloween Party with Trey Songz with costumes encouraged but not mandatory …
The Greek is throwing an Old School Block Party Oct. 19 with Naughty By Nature, 2LiveCrew, Digital Underground, Cover Girls, Shannon and more …
Additionally, Ari Lennox is at YouTube Theater, Don Tolliver headlines at Crypto.com Arena, Meghan Trainor, Paul Russell & Natasha Bedingfield team up at The Forum, jazz drummer Clarence Penn’s “Brecker and Beyond: A Decade of Musical Mastery” is at Sam First, and the Hollywood Bowl welcomes Joni Mitchell for two nights marking her first L.A. shows since 2000 with special guest Brandi Carlile …
PJ Morton plays The Wiltern on Oct. 20, as Juvenile & Mannie Fresh unite at the House of Blues, the Culver City Jazz Fest presents Delfeayo Marsalis at the Kirk Douglas Theatre, Van Morrison is at the Orpheum, Rod Wave & Moneybagg Yo are at the Intuit Dome, and the second annual Derf Reklaw Experience with the Pan Afrikan Arkestra is held at the World Stage …
Oct. 21 marks the West Coast debut of Allysha Joy at the Moroccan Lounge, Rapsody’s Please Don’t Cry Tour coming to the El Rey, David Ryan Harris playing The Hotel Café, and hot vocalist Teddy Swims kicking off two nights at Anaheim’s House of Blues …
Bilal hits the Lodge Room on Oct. 22, as Shawn Mendes is live at The Ford, and Imagine Dragons open at the Hollywood Bowl …
They continue at the Bowl the following evening, while Burna Boy & Akon begin a two-night stand at the Peacock Theater.
TASTY QUIP: “Why wouldn’t I want to celebrate every crease in my brow, all that hard-earned wisdom that lives between the folds?” – CICELY TYSON
TC ON TV: Oct. 18 – “Happiness Is” (Netflix): Renate Stuurman (“Happiness Is a Four-letter Word”) and Gail Mabalane (“Unseen”) throw an unforgettable 40th birthday bash in this African dramedy. “S.W.A.T.” (CBS): Against all odds, the Shemar Moore law enforcement series returns for an eighth season with Annie Ilonzeh (“Chicago Fire”) joining the cast. “Next at the Kennedy Center” (PBS): “Alonzo King’s Lines Ballet: Deep River,” an elegant, soulful work created in collaboration with Grammy Award–winning vocalist Lisa Fischer and Kennedy Center Artistic Director for Jazz Jason Moran, is presented.
Oct. 19 – “2024 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame” (Disney+): Dionne Warwick, Mary J. Blige, Kool & The Gang, A Tribe Called Quest, Cher, Ozzy Osbourne, Peter Frampton, Foreigner, Big Mama Thornton, Suzanne de Passe, Norman Whitfield, and the Dave Matthews Band make up this year’s class. “Saturday Night Live” (NBC): Michael Keaton, Billie Eilish
Oct. 20 – “Sunday Morning” (CBS): The Wayans “Be My Guest with Ina Garten” (Food): Wendell Pierce “Scouting For Christmas” (Hallmark): The jingle bell juggernaut’s 24/7 programming event is here with this romance starring Tamera Mowry-Housley. “The Equalizer” (CBS): McCall (Queen Latifah) races to rescue two siblings who run into trouble after stealing a grocery truck carrying firearms in the season premiere. “Bruce Springsteen: Backstage and Backstreets” (ABC): Filmed during his latest tour with the E Street Band.
Oct. 21 – “Poppa’s House” (CBS): Damon Wayans and Damon Wayans Jr. star in this new family sitcom as a legendary talk show host and his dreamer son. With Essence Atkins. “The Tonight Show” (NBC): Samuel L. Jackson
Oct. 22 – “Uncharted” (Paramount+): Goes behind the scenes of Alicia Keys‘ She Is The Music songwriting camp in this revealing look at the music business that focuses on the lack of access and opportunity granted to young Black and brown women. “Hasan Minhaj: Off With His Head” (Netflix): The comic riffs about race relations and political divides. “Tamron Hall” (Syn): Wayne Brady “Accused” (Fox): A successful tech entrepreneur (Nick Cannon) finds himself on trial after creating facial recognition software, which leads to devastating consequences. With Jerrika Hinton (“Grey’s Anatomy”) and LisaGay Hamilton (“The Lincoln Lawyer”). “Black Comedy in America” (Vice): “Def Comedy Jam”
Oct. 23 – “Big Freedia Means Business” (Fuse): The entrepreneur/entertainer works on opening her own hotel in New Orleans. “Celebrity Crime Files” (TV1): Explores the tumultuous relationship between boxing legend Mike Tyson and promoter Don King, leading to a highly publicized assault.
Oct. 24 – “Canary Black” (Apple TV+): Kate Beckinsale kicks butt in this new action film featuring one of the final performances of Ray Stevenson (“Vikings,” “Ahsoka“). “Beauty In Black” (Netflix): Tyler Perry’s new series with Debbi Morgan, Charles Malik Whitfield, and Richard Lawson follows two women leading very different lives.
END QUOTE: “If there’s one lesson I’ve learned, it’s that encountering adversity, as I have, isn’t necessarily a bad thing. It’s what we make of it, how we use it to shape ourselves and our futures, that ultimately determines our success and happiness.” – TINA TURNER
As featured in the Los Angeles Wave and Independent, Tasty Clips is one of the leading entertainment columns in the nation, serving nearly one million weekly readers. Bill Vaughan may be reached at tastyclips@yahoo.com, via Twitter @tastyclips, or Instagram @tasty_clips.
