WAR founding member Leroy “Lonnie” Jordan performs the 1975 hit “Why Can’t We Be Friends?” Hundreds gathered beneath the Queensboro Bridge in Queensbridge Park on July 19, to enjoy and feel the good vibrations of the 1970s funk group WAR. Featuring founding member Leroy “Lonnie” Jordan, the group performed many of their famous hits including “The Cisco Kid”, “Why Can’t We Be Friends?”, “For The Love Of Money” and “Low Rider”. The group also featured Sal Rodriguez on drums, percussion, vocals, Fernando Harkles on saxophone, Marcos Reyes on percussion, Stuart Ziff on guitar and vocals, Francisco “Pancho” Tomaselli on bass and vocals and Stanley Behrens on harmonica. Felix Hernandez and his Rhythm Review helped warm up the crowd before WAR took the stage for a free 90-minute concert held in part by the City Parks Foundation’s Summer Stage concert series co-sponsored by AT&T. More than six million people have attended Summer Stage since it was started almost three decades ago. The festival, www.SummerStage.org, runs until August 9 in Queens.–Jason D. Antos

Residents of Queensbridge Housing, Long Island City, Astoria and city-wide move to the soulful grooves provided by WAR.

Leroy “Lonnie” Jordan passes the microphone to an enthusiastic fan during a performance of “The Cisco Kid”.