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Main Stage Saturday Headliner
Meshell Ndegeocello
| June 28, 2008 (subject to change) | ||
| 3:40 PM | Meshell Ndegeocello | |
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Meshell Ndegeocello
Meshell Ndegeocello, the Main Stage's headlining act on Saturday June 28th , makes her first LBGT Pride appearance at 3:40 p.m.
Ndegeocello honed her skills on the D.C. go-go circuit in the late 1980s with the bands Prophecy, Little Bennie, and the Masters and Rare Essence. Going solo, she was the first artist signed to Maverick Records, where she released her debut album, Plantation Lullabies. This recording presented a distinctly androgynous persona.
Her biggest hit is a duet with John Cougar Mellencamp, a cover version of Van Morrison's "Wild Night", which reached No. 3 on the Billboard charts. Her other Billboard Hot 100 was "If That's Your Boyfriend (He Wasn't Last Night)," which peaked at No. 73 in 1994. She had a Dance No. 1 in 1996 with a Bill Withers cover called "Who Is He (and What Is He To You?)" as well as Dance Top 20 hits with "Earth," "Leviticus: Faggot," "Stay" and the aforementioned "...Boyfriend". Ndegeocello sang background vocals on Madonna’s "I'd Rather be Your Lover" on her Bedtime Stories album.Ndegenocello’s music has been featured in a number of film soundtracks including How Stella Got Her Groove Back, Lost & Delirious, Batman and Robin, Love Jones, Love & Basketball, The Best Man, Higher Learning and Down in the Delta. She has appeared on recordings by Basement Jaxx, Indigo Girls, The Blind Boys of Alabama and The Rolling Stones. She can also be seen in the documentary Standing in the Shadows of Motown, singing The Miracles' "You've Really Got A Hold On Me." In the late 1990s, she toured with Lilith Fair.