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The Chantels sell out Cape High theater

The Chantels sing a cover of a Motown favorite. DAN COOK PHOTOS
Dan Cook
June 22, 2022

The Chantels, the groundbreaking African American girl group of rhythm and blues, performed in Lewes to raise funds for the Southern Delaware Alliance for Racial Justice. The concert was held at the Cape Henlopen High School theater June 18, as a part of the Juneteenth Celebration.

The Chantels’ hit “Maybe” was ranked 199 in Rolling Stone’s Magazine’s 500 Greatest Hits of All Time in 2004.

Proceeds from the concert will support the SDARJ’s current and expanding programs and activities, all of which are aimed at ending racism and its corrosive consequences. SDARJ is a nonpartisan organization with a mission to educate, inform and advocate for racial justice, equality and fair opportunity.

The 2022 SDARJ Charlotte King Scholarship winners are Nicolas Alexander Francois, Tia Jarvis and Tyller Maltbie of Cape Henlopen High School; Trinity Nicole Harris of Sussex Central; Jacquez and Ashlyn Toppin of Laurel; and Anjolie Japhia Suberro of Woodbridge.

 

Original member Lois Harris Powell sings “Every Night.”
The Chantels bring the audience to their feet with their many doo-wop hits.
SDARJ founder Charlotte King speaks to the audience about the importance of the organization’s programs and scholarships.
Naomi White-Randolph, the only non-original member of the group, wails out a Motown cover. She is the daughter of original member Renee Minus White.
SDARJ editorial board member Joe Lawson speaks about the importance of Juneteenth and saving vital freedoms.
Sonja Goring Wilson sings the Chantels’ hit “Maybe.”
Renee Minus White sings “I Love You So.”
Original member Sonja Goring Wilson sings a Chantels’ hit “Believe Me.”
Renee Minus White leads the group in a Motown cover.
Doo-wop radio host George Frunzi introduces the Chantels.

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Dan has worked for the Cape Gazette for more than 30 years as a photographer and reporter, covering high school sports and happenings around eastern Sussex County. He won a photography award from the National Newspaper Association, and numerous awards from the Maryland, Delaware, D.C. Press Association. A Delaware native, Dan graduated from Cape in 1972 and returned as a teacher and coach in the 1980s. He retired from the classroom in 2016. He was inducted into Cape High’s Legends Stadium in 2016. In his spare time, Dan enjoys spending time with his wife, two sons, grandchildren and dogs. 

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