No man is an island, as John Donne wrote in his oft-quoted 1624 poem, but veteran singer-songwriter John Legend will sink or swim on his own when he takes to the stage on his current tour. Playing without his band and backing singers, his "An Evening with John Legend" concerts could more aptly be billed as "An Evening with Only John Legend."
"I am the band!" said the the 12-time Grammy Award-winner, who has also won an Oscar, a Tony and an Emmy. "It's really going to be just me and the piano — no electronic supplements, no extra accouterments."
Billed as "An evening of songs and stories," Legend's one-man summer concert tour comes 19 years after the release of "Get Lifted," his 2004 major label solo debut album. It earned him three Grammys, including for Best New Artist, and featured his breakthrough hit, "Ordinary People." The album was co-produced by Kanye West.
