Lionel Richie will be coming to the Twin Cities after all. He just won't have Mariah Carey along for the ride.
The 67-year-old Motown legend will headline an outdoor concert on June 22 at Mystic Lake Casino.
Tickets are $300 to $39 and go on sale at 10 a.m. Saturday through Ticketmaster.
Richie and Carey had announced a joint tour with a March 24 stop planned at St. Paul's Xcel Energy Center, but Richie was forced to call off the outing as he recovered from knee surgery. Some shows were rescheduled, while others were canceled.
An Alabama native, Richie considered becoming a priest but chose to pursue music instead. In 1968, he joined the Commodores as a singer and saxophonist. The band signed to Motown and scored a series of hits including "Easy," "Brick House," "Three Times a Lady" and "Lady (You Bring Me Up)."
In 1980, Richie wrote the No. 1 hit "Lady" for Kenny Rogers. The following year, he sang the theme song for the film "Endless Love" with Diana Ross and watched it become one of Motown's biggest hits. Richie then went solo and released a string of successful singles including "Truly," "All Night Long (All Night)," "Hello," "Say You, Say Me" and "Dancing on the Ceiling."In the late '80s, Richie took a break from his career to care for his father, who died in 1990. In the time since, he has taken a more casual approach to music, occasionally releasing new records and touring sporadically. His most recent album, 2012's "Tuskegee," featured new versions of his best-known songs, each performed with a different country artist, ranging from Shania Twain to Jason Aldean. It turned into a surprise hit and sold more than a million copies.
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