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Music spotlight: Alexander O'Neal

By Jon Bream

December 17, 2011 at 10:56PM

Alexander O'Neal (Associated Press/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

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After proving last December that he still has his soulful ways, Twin Cities R&B star Alexander O'Neal is returning to the Dakota to present a Christmas show. Last year, the smooth and sweaty soul man recorded "Live in Minneapolis" featuring his 1980s and '90s R&B hits produced by Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis. This time, O'Neal will include several selections from 1988's "My Gift to You," which featured five Jam/Lewis originals with a holiday theme.

about the writer

Jon Bream

Critic / Reporter

Jon Bream has been a music critic at the Star Tribune since 1975, making him the longest tenured pop critic at a U.S. daily newspaper. He has attended more than 8,000 concerts and written four books (on Prince, Led Zeppelin, Neil Diamond and Bob Dylan). Thus far, he has ignored readers’ suggestions that he take a music-appreciation class.