The Dif'rence

Newport News, VA

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Travels up to 200 miles

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Overview

THE DIF'RENCE is a hot R&B singing group known for their unique vocal style & smooth harmonies. They have performed at the legendary Apollo Theater twice and have appeared at some of Virginia's premier festivals such as: The Virginia Beach Funk Fest, The Hampton Jazz Festival's After Party, Portsmouth's Umoja Festival, The Virginia Beach Soul Fest, The African-American Festival, and Virginia Beach Events Concert Series. They have also contributed their time and talents to their Community Non-Profit National Awareness Foundations.


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Booking information

Price range: Contact for rates

Languages: English

Gig length: 50 - 170 minutes

What to expect

Our shows are usually between 2-3 hours (including breaks). An example of our show list -

1. Tonight - Kool & The Gang
2. It’s All The Way Live – Lakeside
3. And The Beat Goes On – The Whispers
4. You Are Everything - The Stylistics
5. Get Ready, The Way You Do The Things You Do, My Girl, Just My Imagination - Temptations
6. Reach Out, I'll Be There - Four Tops
7. Same Old Song - Four Tops
8. Can't Help Myself - Four Tops
9. Ain't No Woman like The One I've Got - Four Tops
10. Rock Steady – The Whispers
11. Must Be Love - The Difference

1. Let’s Groove Tonight – EWF
2. Listen To The Music – Doobie Brothers
3. Long Train Running – Doobie Brothers
4. Before I Let Go - Frankie Beverly
5. Olivia - The Whispers
6. You Make Me Feel Brand New - The Stylistics
7. Givin’ Yourself To Me - The Difference
8. Easy – The Commodores
9. Don’t Stop The love – Keith Sweat
10. Love Train – O ’Jays
11. Celebration – Kool & The Gang

About

We are "The Difference" - Jerry Hairston, Joe Shivers & Chauncy Stephenson. We've been in the music industry for approximately 30 (+) years and have shared the stage with some of the best talent such as The Manhattans, Keith Sweat, Levi Little (Blackstreet), Glenn Jones, Ray, Goodman & Brown, and many others. Quality entertainment is what we bring to every performance. We pride ourselves on our vocal harmonies, performance, and appearance.

Additional booking notes

THE DIF'RENCE
Performance Requirements

What to expect:
The Dif"rence will be performing with a (4-6) piece band (if requested). We also do shows without the band but use musical backing tracks.

Audio Requirements:
THIS CAN BE DISCUSSED DEPENDING ON WHETHER OR NOT THE CLIENT WANTS A SHOW WITH THE BAND.

Services offered

Past booked events

October 2021

08

Friday

Personal Occasion

5:00pm - 7:30pm

Surry, VA

Team

Jerry Hairston Vocalist
Joseph B. Shivers, III Vocalist
Chauncy Stephenson Vocalist

Set list

See live performance overview.

Influences and inspiration

Our main influences are The Temptations, The Four Tops, The Delfonics, The Whispers, The Stylistics and many more male vocal groups. We love the Motown sound.

Setup requirements

3 stools

3 hand towels

water

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