Diana Ross & Patti Labelle - I Wanna Know What Love Is (Live @Apollo Theatre 1985)

On May 5th, 1985 the Apollo's renovation is celebrated with a 50th Anniversary grand reopening and television special, "Motown Salutes the Apollo." and was hosted by Bill Cosby. "I Want To Know What Love Is" is a 1984 power ballad recorded by the British-American rock band Foreigner. The song hit #1 in both the United Kingdom and the United States and is the group's biggest hit to date. It remains one of the band's best known songs and most enduring radio hits charting in the top 25 in 2000, 2001, and 2002 on the Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Recurrents chart. In order of appearance... (2:16) Harold Nicholas, (2:28) Patti Labelle; (2:30) George Michael; (2:35) Bill Cosby, Emmanuel Lewis (Webster) being held by Walter Clyde Orange of the group "The Commodores"; (2:45) You hear Wilson Picket with his signature shriek while Patti Labelle belts out her note making it sound like she didn't hit the note right; (2:52) Thelma Houston; (2:58) Debbie Allen; (3:03) El Debarge of the group Debarge; (3:08) Bunny Briggs (Tap Dancer); Nicholas Brothers' Harold and Fayad (famous tap dancers) Harold was once married to Dorothy Dandridge; (3:21) William King and Walter Clyde Orange of "The Commodores", Vanessa Williams in background; (3:24) Jessie Jackson holding Emmanuel Lewis (15 years old at the time); (3:31) Nicholas Brothers, Levi Stubbs lead singer of the group The Four Tops in background (He was also the voice of the carnivorous plant Seymour in the movie "Little Shop of Horrors"); (3:35) Berry Gordy (Original owner of Motown); (3:41) George Michael and behind him to his left is JD Nicholas of the group "The Commodores". He replaced Lionel Richie as the lead vocalist of the group when Lionel decided to go solo; (3:48) Mavis Staple of the group "The Staple Singers". Mark Debarge in background along with his brothers; (3:51) Martha Reeves of the group "Martha Reeves & The Vandellas"; (3:53) Mary Wells; (3:55) Sam Harris; (3:56) Gregg Burge (Tap Dancer); (3:57) Kid Creole & His Coconuts in background; (3:58) Debbie Allen and Little Richard; (3:59) Billy Eckstine; (4:01) Thelma Houston and Chuck Green (Tap Dancer); (4:06) Emmanuel Lewis sings while being held by Jessie Jackson; (4:16) Levi Stubbs lead singer of the group The Four Tops; (4:18) Smokey Robinson; (4:19) Gregory Hines in background; (4:24) Little Richard, Kid Creole & His Coconuts in background; (4:26) Stevie Wonder; (4:32) Again Wilson Picket with his signature shriek; (4:35) Patti Labelle, Emmanuel Lewis, George Michael & Vanessa Williams.