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Let's surround Teresa Branch with our love and support by attending a benefit on Sunday, March 28th, 3-7pm at Pensabene's Casa Grande. $15 advance sale tickets and $20 at the door. Teresa was diagnosed with lung cancer in 2009 and needs our help! The Blacklites will be part of this benefit performing for attendees. Hope to see you there!

Photos from our performance at Reddick's are forthcoming, so keep watching! If you would like to receive emails from The Blacklites periodically to keep in touch with us, what we are doing and where we are going, please make sure to visit our guestbook and sign up. Make sure to list your email address so that we can contact you! Click this link to hear an audio stream of The Blacklites performance at the Westcott Theater on December 18, 2009. This was the first annual Firefighter's Toys for Tots event. http://ia341327.us.archive.org/1/items/TheBlacklitesAtTheWestcottTheater 12.18.2009/TheBlacklitesAtTheWestcottTheater12.18.2009.mp3 Click the link below to view CJack Run Production of The Blacklites Tribute to the King of Pop, Michael Jackson and Donald "Razz" Ransom at Jazz in the City, 2009. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=loZ5IN6uqZc
Donald Ransom and Michael Jackson

WELCOME TO THE OFFICIAL WEBSITE OF SYRACUSE'S OWN "THE BLACKLITES" THE BLACKLITES ARE LEGENDARY FOR THAT AUTHENTIC OLD SCHOOL SOUND AND RHYTHM & BLUES FUNK AND WE ARE LIKE NO OTHER. IF YOU ARE LOOKING FOR A PROFESSIONAL OLD SCHOOL BAND FOR YOUR NEXT EVENT, COMPLETE WITH CHOREOGRAPHY AND FUNK THAT COMES FROM THE SOUL, THEN STOP RIGHT HERE, THE BLACKLITES WILL GET IT DONE FOR YOU! WE HAVE PERFORMED AS THE OPENING BAND FOR ARETHA FRANKLIN FOR A CROWD OF 50,000 PEOPLE AT THE M & T JAZZ FEST AS WELL AS HEADLINING ON CHEVY COURT AT THE NEW YORK STATE FAIR 2008, THE DISCO REUNION, JAZZ IN THE CITY, MAYOR DRISCOLL'S WINTER BALL, COMMUNITY HOSPITAL AND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL'S GALAS AND MANY MORE PRIVATE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC EVENTS. ONCE YOU EXPERIENCE "THE BLACKLITES" YOU WILL AGREE THAT WE ARE THE HARDEST WORKING BAND IN THE CENTRAL NEW YORK AREA AND BEYOND. WE ENERGIZE THE CROWD AND KEEP THE DANCE FLOOR ROCKIN'! IF YOU HAVE EXPERIENCED THE BLACKLITES PERFORMANCES IN THE PAST, THEN YOU WILL AGREE THAT WHAT WE DO ONSTAGE IS UNIQUE AND FRESH! CHECK OUT EACH PAGE OF OUR WEBSITE AND DON'T FORGET TO SIGN OUR GUEST BOOK...AND IF YOU WANT US, BOOK US FAST AS WE ARE CURRENTLY IN THE PROCESS OF BOOKING EVENTS FOR 2010 CREDITS: MARVIN GAYE 1973 EARTH WIND AND FIRE 1974 RUDY RAY MOORE 1974 MAJOR HARRIS 1975 TINY TIM 1976 HAROLD MELVIN AND THE BLUENOTES 1977 TAVARES 1978 SOS BAND 1999 G.Q 2002 NEW BIRTH 2003 KC AND THE SUNSHINE BAND 2004 TRAMMPS 2005 BACON BROTHERS (TASTE OF SYRACUSE) 2006 FRED WESLEY (JAMES BROWN BAND) 2007 ARETHA FRANKLIN 2007 WILL HORTON 2008 SAXOPHONIST TEODROSS AVERY 2009 YOU ARE LISTENING TO THE SOUNDS OF THE BLACKLITES:LIVE SING A SONG GIVE IT TO ME BABY/MAKE IT WITH YOU I WISH LADIES NIGHT LOVE AND HAPPINESS/STAY TOGETHER MEDLEY JAMES BROWN TRIBUTE - LIVE LET'S GET IT ON - LIVE GET DOWN TONIGHT THE BLACKLITES NEW HIT SINGLE: LOOKIN' FOR LOVE (REMIX)

Donald Ransom and Michael Jackson