Rickey Smiley

COMEDIAN RICKEY SMILEY AND R&B SINGER KEM HEAT UP CHAIFETZ ARENA FOR SPECIAL VALENTINE’S PERFORMANCE

TICKETS GO ON-SALE WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 4 AT METROTIX.COM

(St. Louis, MO – November 2, 2009) Comedian Rickey Smiley and R&B artist Kem heat up Chaifetz (SHAY-fetz) Arena at Saint Louis University during their Love & Laughter Tour Valentine’s Weekend show on Sunday, February 14 at 7:30 p.m.

Tickets are $47, $57, and $67 and go on sale on Wednesday, November 4 at 10 a.m. at MetroTix.com, MetroTix outlets at select Schnucks and Macy’s stores, charge by phone at 314-534-1111 and the Chaifetz Arena Box Office.

Headlining the evening is one of the hottest radio personalities and comedians in the country, Rickey Smiley.  Best known for his years as host of BET’s “ComicView”, Smiley is respected in the comedy circuit as a clean comedian. For sixteen years, he has built his unique and diverse characters - church bulletin reader, Bernice, and the lack-there-of motivational speaker, Coach McClainy, Ebony, Head Crack, Gary, Rock T and Darrius Bradford among others. These characters have influenced Smiley to release five different comedic albums including the Prank Phone Calls series and Off The Hook.

Nashville-born, Detroit-based singer/songwriter/musician/producer Kem is a smooth, spiritually-oriented R&B artist inspired by the likes of Stevie Wonder, Steely Dan, and Grover Washington Jr. His self-released debut, Kemistry, featured the #1 R&B hit “Love Calls” and was certified Gold.  His latest efforts, Album II, included the hits “I Can’t Stop Loving You” and “Find Your Way (Back in My Life) and yielded a Billboard Music Award for Top R&B Single of the Year.

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