Immortal Soul
The D.C. All Stars relive their glory days without repeating the same old song and dance.
Cover Story
It’s usually easy to tell who will be performing at the Birchmere. The venue’s marquee, stuck to the top of a long post and facing the street, announces the musicians, both super- and semifamous, who are scheduled to appear.
On Feb. 13, the message board held only a vague clue to the night’s lineup. It read simply: “DC All-Stars.”
The sign didn’t explain that the show would feature doo-wop founders from the ’50s, such as the Orioles; smooth, powerhouse singers from the ’60s, such as Al Johnson of the Unifics; such ’70s funk-soul crooners as William DeVaughn; and other acts representing a diverse, 30-year span of black music.
But in the end, the show’s coy title summed up the performers’ obvious common bond—they shared both ties to the District and status as stars.
The event was organized by Robert “Captain Fly” Frye, a WPFW DJ and performer, who had seized an opportunity to draw together the musical greats of his hometown. He wanted to not only unite them for entertainment’s sake, but also capture the concert on DVD and compact disc as a lasting record of the event.
“I said, ‘D.C., we gotta do this. We have to put all these guys together,’” Frye says. “Because soon everyone on that stage will be a memory.”... Continued 
Issue of Feb. 25 - Mar. 3, 2005
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