The members of War took the stage, and front-man, co-founder, and keyboardist Leroy “Lonnie” Jordan’s voice reverberated through the crowd, “How ya doing?… We’re back. Currently, this iconic band is on tour, and I was fortunate enough to attend their concert at the outdoor Starlight Theater at Pala Casino in Pala, Ca.ĭusk fell over the Starlight Theater, and the evening summer breeze lightly brushed over the buzzing audience. War has continued recording throughout the years, and their music can be heard in both film and television soundtracks. astronauts for the Apollo-Soyuz Test Project. In fact, their song “Why Can’t We Be Friends?” was played in space when NASA beamed it to the linking of Soviet cosmonauts and U.S. The genre crossover band had numerous top 10 billboard hits in the ’70s and has re-emerged over the years with several rap artists sampling War’s music. When I hear just about any War song, it takes me back to my youthful days growing up in Los Angeles. Sometimes it’s a particular song, but it can also be a specific band. Every so often, you hear a song that results in a deluge of memories flooding your mind. Music possesses the power to transport its listeners back in time.
