By Justin Whyte, Senior Staff Reporter 
Phyllis Dillon in performance at La Roose's Soca Vintage Fest. - Winston Sill
THE LYONS for Children and Elderly Foundation (L.A.C.E.), a charitable organisation involved in raising funds for the needy, presented a Soca Vintage Fest at La Roose Restaurant and Club, Port Henderson Road, Portmore, before an extremely small audience on Saturday night.
The show, which got underway at close to 11 p.m., witnessed some fine performances by the Fab 5 band, the backing band for the night. As patrons trickled in, the band entertained patrons with soulful reggae music, delivering a good mix of hits from the 70s through to the 80s. It was well formatted, featuring the ska, calypso, soca, rocksteady and other hybrid reggae music forms.
Grub Cooper, director of music and arranger for the band, seated behind his drum, thrilled the audience with his unpretentious voice. Fab 5 got the small crowd in a dancing mood.
The impressive line-up of artistes featured Pat Kelly, Ken Boothe, Calypso Rose, Phyllis Dillon and Stanley Beckford.
'Soulman' Pat Kelly took to the stage shortly after midnight and delivered most of his treasured songs in fine style. He had the ladies present screaming like mating cats. However, his dowdy disposition left many wondering what would have happened with his stage performance, if it were not for his unmistakable soothing voice.
Phyllis Dillon, who resides overseas, was hoarse. However, she never failed her fans. She took to the top of the dance floor and performed her set in a cool and easy manner.
Her rendition of especially Mr. Don't You Touch My Tomato was quite hilarious.
It was all fun, games and loads of wining for Stanley Beckford the 'sawdering' man. He delivered a whole bag of 'goodies' and left the people in stitches. Stanley's showmanship en-deared him to the hearts of his fans, who shouted for more.
Ken Boothe hit the stage like a rocket and gave the people everything they ever wanted to hear. Ken's success was mainly due to his ability to create music that appeals to the emotions. He was very successful in getting both males and females alike to swoon in the chilly atmosphere.
Ken kept everyone rocking until close to 2:30 a.m. when The Gleaner left.
