Get the latest gossip
Cher Does Elvis Drag, Sings ‘Walking in Memphis’ & More Knockout Moments From Love Rocks NYC
Cher does Elvis Presley drag to sing "Walking in Memphis" and more highlights from the Love Rocks NYC benefit show.
She hit the stage in Elvis Presley drag to gas up the audience with a cover of Marc Cohn’s “Walking in Memphis” – not usually a party-starting banger, but her distinct, resonant vocals gave the soft-rock smash a punch. At the end of the ninth annual Love Rocks NYC benefit, an all-star coterie of the evening’s performers joined forces to sing Stevie Wonder’s “Higher Ground.” Black Pumas’ Eric Burton handled lead vocals, deftly steering the massive group (which included Beck dancing with comedian Alex Edelman) through the relentlessly funky song. Burton is a remarkable, dexterous singer (his version of Otis Redding’s “(Sittin’ On) The Dock of the Bay” earlier in the night was an affecting highlight), and he and bandleader Lee helped bring the concert to a rousing, even hopeful, conclusion.
Or read this on Billboard