Salt-N-Pepa cancel at Stanislaus County Fair; Commodores to fill in

Hip-hop trio Salt-N-Pepa have canceled their July 11 show at Stanislaus County Fair, event officials stated in a news release Thursday.

The cancellation was due to medical reasons regarding one of the group members, the release said.

Fair officials also announced R&B group the Commodores are slated to perform in the place of Salt-N-Pepa. “We are very disappointed Salt-N-Pepa canceled, especially because the community was extremely excited for the show. We know this is always a possibility in our line of business,” said Adrenna Alkhas, spokesperson for the Stanislaus County Fair, in the news release. “We are still very excited to have the Commodores replacing them. They are a great band, whose music still lives on.”

During their heyday, the Commodores sold more than 60 million records for Motown, with hit songs like “Easy (Like Sunday Morning),” “Brick House,” “Machine Gun” and “Sail On.” In more recent years, they have produced six new albums and created their own record label, Commodores Records and Entertainment, the release said.

The fair opens July 8 for a 10-day run. For ticket sale information, go to www.stancofair.com.

This story was originally published June 2, 2016 at 11:24 AM with the headline "Salt-N-Pepa cancel at Stanislaus County Fair; Commodores to fill in."