3 Taste Of Joliet Music Acts: Which 1 Will You See?

Joliet IL

22 February, 2022

11:30 PM

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JOLIET, IL — This past weekend, Joliet Patch broke the news that Sugar Ray, Collective Soul and Ann Wilson of Heart were listed on the website for the Taste of Joliet's June 24 Friday night performance at Joliet's Memorial Stadium. After Patch notified the Joliet Park District of plans to publish the story, the names of the music acts were removed from the Taste of Joliet website. Park district director Brad Staab indicated he hoped to announce the music acts for the Taste of Joliet within the next few weeks. In some years, Staab announced his Taste of Joliet concert line up in January. Taste of Joliet typically draws about 57,000 people over the three-day period during the third week in June. The Taste of Joliet did not take place in 2020 and 2021 because the Joliet Park District had health and safety concerns surrounding the spread of the coronavirus. Back in 2019, "Foreigner" was the main headliner for the last Taste of Joliet concert. Foreigner performed in 2019 at the Taste of Joliet in Memorial Stadium. File/John Ferak/Patch Given that the Taste of Joliet's Friday night concert line up is already being talked about, Joliet Patch has compiled a rundown of the music talent and their career highlights: 1. SUGAR RAY According to Wikipedia, Sugar Ray formed in Newport Beach, California in 1986. Sugar Ray became popular in 1997 with its single, "Fly." In 1999, their top-selling album 14:59 included top hits such as "Every Morning" and "Someday." In 2001, Sugar Ray released a self-titled album with the hit song, "When It's Over." In 2003 and 2009, Sugar Ray released two less popular albums and in 2019, Sugar Ray produced its seventh album, "Yachty," featuring the single "Make It Easy." According to the Taste of Joliet website, Sugar Ray is set to perform at Taste of Joliet from 6:45 p.m. to 8 p.m. Mark McGrath, the singer and Rodney Sheppard, lead guitar and backup vocals and ukulele, have been fixtures in Sugar Ray since the beginning. Here are Sugar Ray's top viewed songs on YouTube: "Every Morning," 36 million "Fly," 33 million "Someday," 25 million "When It's Over," 10 million "Falls Apart," 3.8 million "Into Yesterday," 1.8 million Sugar Ray has more than 249,000 followers on Facebook. 2. COLLECTIVE SOUL Recording group Collective Soul poses at the opening of the new Kenneth Cole New York's Los Angeles flagship store at the Beverly Center shopping mall on December 8, 2005 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by David Livingston/Getty Images) The five Georgia rock artists who comprise Collective Soul celebrated their 25th anniversary in 2019 with the release of the album "Blood." "We grew up in Georgia so R.E.M. was a big influence on us," lead guitarist Jesse Triplett said on the Collective Soul website. "I remember being a teen and being so proud of R.E.M. because they were from Athens, which is just an hour east of us, so they were always a big deal to us." The Collective Soul website proclaims: "Collective Soul absolutely have a right to be proud of their new music, given that a number of key Blood tracks all fit seamlessly into their always dynamic live sets. Indeed, the hardcharging positivity of "Right as Rain," the deeply introspective "Observation of Thoughts," the full-throttle insistence of "Over Me," and the acoustified good vibes of "Porch Swing" all stand tall live alongside such indelibly durable hits like "Shine," "December," "The World I Know," "Gel," "AYTA," and "Heavy." Collective Soul features E Roland on vocals and guitar, Dean Roland as rhythm guitar, Jesse Triplett as lead guitar and background vocals, Will Turpin playing bass and background vocals and Johnny Rabb on drums and background vocals. Here are Collective Soul's top viewed songs on YouTube: "Shine," 54 million "The World I Know," 19 million "December, "18 million "Precious Declaration," 4.9 million "Heavy," 2.9 million "Run," 2.3 million At Taste of Joliet, Collective Soul is set to follow Sugar Ray and perform from 8 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. Collective Soul has almost 720,000 followers on Facebook. 3. Ann Wilson of Heart Ann Wilson of Heart performs onstage during the 2019 iHeartRadio Music Festival at T-Mobile Arena on September 20, 2019 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images) Ann Wilson will celebrate her 72nd birthday just five days before her scheduled appearance at the Taste of Joliet. She shows no signs of slowing down, as evidenced by her full summer tour of concert dates throughout the country. "Widely regarded as one of the greatest voices in the history of rock 'n' roll, Ann Wilson is a true icon, known far and wide as lead singer and songwriter of the groundbreaking rock band, Heart," he website declares. "Led by Wilson's extraordinary vocal power, Heart has thrilled audiences for over four decades, earning sales of more than 35 million and a well-deserved induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2013." Some of her best known music hits include: "Barracuda," "Crazy On You," "Straight On," and "Magic Man." In 2007, Ann Wilson made her solo debut with "Hope & Glory." In 2018, she released her second solo album," Immortal." Here's a sampling of comments from YouTube regarding Wilson's Jan. 16 cover music of "Rooster," originally produced by "Alice In Chains: "When anyone asks me what my favorite instrument is my reply is always Ann Wilson. BEST. FEMALE. VOCALIST. EVER!" "This has just blown me away. The video is epic, and Ann has always been the best voice in Rock ever. I am speechless from here on out. I bow down to you Ann." "Ann Wilson, it's the Best Female Voice in Rock and Roll History. She is A Legend. Thank You For Your Music. Queen ️And HEART, I Love This Group Since 1975 Song Magic Man." At Taste of Joliet, Ann Wilson is set to follow Collective Soul taking the stage at 9:30 p.m. Ann Wilson has 361,000 followers on Facebook.