O’Jays and Isley Brothers and the sons of Cream help bring the past to life for Also Playing - cleveland.com

CLEVELAND, Ohio — Who says you can’t go back? Certainly not the folks bringing historic groups like the O’Jays and the Isley Brothers, and the Music of Cream to Northeast Ohio this week for Also Playing.

The O’Jays, The Isley Brothers, 8 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 26, Playhouse Square’s State Theatre. It’s been more than 50 years since the O’Jays, which still feature founding members Eddie Levert and Walter Williams Sr., came together in Canton, and nearly as long as two of their biggest hits, “Love Train” and “Backstabbers” hit record stores. Even after all that time, those songs still resonate with fans. In a late 2016 interview for a show that ended up being canceled, Levert told The Plain Dealer it’s pretty simple why: “Because they are people-related,” Levert said in a call from his Las Vegas home. “Listen to the lyric; it hasn’t changed. You’re gonna always have backstabbers, gonna always have conflict. That’s why ‘Love Train’ is such a big record. It’s sad that human nature has done nothing. We keep talking about how far we’ve come in a hundred years, but we’re still killing each other, still bombing each other, still treating each other like [poop]. . . . The people of this world should be ashamed that they’re doing this to their human brothers and human sisters.” Not long after that conversation, the O’Jays filed a cease & desist complaint against the current president using “Love Train” at his rallies. Wonder what he’d say now? Tickets, $49.50 to $295, plus fees, at the box office, playhousesquare.org and by phone at 216-241-6000.

50th Anniversary: The Music of Cream, 7:30 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 27, the Kent Stage. Ginger Baker and Jack Bruce are gone, but the music they made with Eric Clapton lives on, courtesy of Baker’s own son, Kofi; Bruce’s son, Malcolm; and Clapton’s nephew by marriage, Will Johns. The 50th anniversary tour, featuring songs like “Sunshine of Your Love,” “White Room” and “Crossroads” brings it all back. Tickets, $35 to $45, are available at the box office, at thekentstage.com and by phone at 330-677-5005.

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