Sade

Mary J. Blige, Cher, Foreigner, A Tribe Called Quest, Kool & The Gang and Ozzy Osbourne have been inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, a class that also includes folk-rockers Dave Matthews Band and singer-guitarist Peter Frampton.

They are little corners of French paradise that draw British and American rock stars to record their masterpieces with a little help from Brad Pitt.

France has long had its share of famous music studios that have attracted not just local talent, but foreign bands hoping some of the country's artistic heritage will rub off on them.

Missouri-born jazz, soul, gospel and pop opera singer Alicia Olatuja takes the stage at the Half Note from Friday, March 15, through Monday, March 18, with a show of career highlights as well as tracks from her latest album, "Intuition: Songs from the Minds of Women," which includes original songs as well as others by the likes of Sade, Joni Mitchell, Tracy Chapman and Linda Creed.