Rapper Tone Loc plans shows at bars
MILFORD, Mich. (AP) -March 31, 2008 Tone Loc will play April 11 at the Red Dog Saloon in Milford and
April 12 at Bumpers in Westland, The Detroit Free Press reports.
Red Dog owner Patty McMillan gave about $400 last summer to a
man posing as Tone Loc's manager who promised his client would
perform at her bar. Authorities say the man also scammed Bumpers
out of $1,000.
The scam artist hasn't been caught.
The newspaper said McMillan and Judy Johnson of Bumpers
contacted Tone Loc's real manager, Bobby Bessone in Nashville,
Tenn., who said the rapper offered to play the shows for his
regular fee.
Bessone did not immediately respond Sunday to a call from The
Associated Press to a listing for Bessone's agency, seeking
comment.
The rapper, whose real name is Anthony T. Smith, is known for
the hits "Wild Thing" and "Funky Cold Medina."