{"id":117633,"date":"2024-05-01T18:03:17","date_gmt":"2024-05-01T18:03:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lascrucestoday.com\/magic\/2024\/05\/01\/watch-rob-thomas-sing-a-1-hit-by-his-idol-george-michael\/"},"modified":"2024-05-01T18:03:17","modified_gmt":"2024-05-01T18:03:17","slug":"watch-rob-thomas-sing-a-1-hit-by-his-idol-george-michael","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lascrucestoday.com\/magic\/2024\/05\/01\/watch-rob-thomas-sing-a-1-hit-by-his-idol-george-michael\/","title":{"rendered":"Watch Rob Thomas sing a #1 hit by his idol George Michael"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Rob Thomas<\/strong> is a huge fan of the late George Michael<\/strong>, and on April 29, he got a chance to sing one of George’s #1 hits \u2014 at Carnegie Hall, to boot.<\/p>\n

Rob was one of the participants in a star-studded tribute<\/strong><\/a> to legendary record mogul Clive Davis<\/strong>. On Instagram<\/strong><\/a>, he posted video of himself singing “I Knew You Were Waiting For Me,” George’s chart-topping duet with the late Aretha Franklin<\/strong>, alongside\u00a0Valerie Simpson<\/strong> of Ashford & Simpson <\/strong>and\u00a0backed by The New York Pops.<\/p>\n

Rob also showed off a custom leather jacket<\/strong><\/a> he wore for the performance, which had “Aretha” and “Respect” embroidered on the back along with an image of the Queen of Soul.<\/p>\n

In addition to the George\/Aretha duet, Rob reunited with Carlos Santana<\/strong> to perform their monster hit, “Smooth.” Other artists<\/strong><\/a> who took part in the Davis tribute included Fantasia<\/strong>,\u00a0Art Garfunkel<\/strong>, Babyface<\/strong>,\u00a0Dionne Warwick<\/strong>, John Mellencamp<\/strong>, Kenny G <\/strong>and Barry Manilow<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

In other Rob Thomas news, he recently started recording<\/strong><\/a> a new solo album. His most recent one, the holiday album Something About Christmas Time<\/em>, came out in 2021. His last regular solo album was 2019’s Chip Tooth Smile<\/em>. For the last year or so, Rob’s been performing with Matchbox Twenty<\/strong> in support of their 2023 album,\u00a0Where the Light Goes<\/em>.<\/p>\n

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