On Friday night, August 22nd, 2003, patrons at the Norva, Norfolk, VA were blessed to receive the sweet sounds of Beres Hammond & Friends, a Lionheart Promotion. Before the arrival of Beres those in attendance were entertained by the sounds of newcomer, Ginjah who gave a great performance, The Harmony House singers who entertained fans with their beautiful melodious voices, and The Wailing Souls who also had great response from the patrons. The extra treat ‘the sweet’ before Beres was the sweet sultry sound and performance of Marcia Griffith. At one point she introduced her son, Taft, who sang a duet with her called ‘All My Life’ and during that song patron ‘Big T’ was brought to tears as the song was sung, it so happened that this particular song was he and his wife Doris’ wedding song, this is how moving the performance was! Marcia ended her performance by inviting patrons to join her on stage to do the electric slide one of the songs she is well known for. The patrons were thrilled and excited that she was a part of the show. Her beauty was illuminated on stage by her grace and class. Marcia, a former ‘I-Three’s’ member showed that she is a true Diva!

During the intermission, a lot of fun was had as Kidd Walker played music for the crowd and had local dancehall queen Carlene up on stage with others doing the latest dances from Jamaica! Then a roar was heard throughout the Norva as the crowd cheered to Beres Hammond entering the stage. Full of energy and charisma he welcomed the fans with pleasure. The patrons cheered to witness such a spiritual and beautiful singer. Loyal fans cried tears of joy as he serenaded them. The audience listened attentively as he sang a melody of songs such as, "SHE LOVES ME NOW, STEP ASIDE NOW, FALLING IN LOVE, among others. The crowd sang along with him as he blessed them with him tunes, "SMILE FOR ME AND PUTTING UP RESISTANCE". His humble being and aura made the crowd love him even more and patron Randy stated that Beres had every man confessing! He thanked the crowd and all the opening acts for their participation, and gave thanks for the love and the energy of the fans. For the finale, he sang "ROCK AWAY, and ended the show with OUR FATHER and GIVING THANKS. The crowd gave up rapturous applause and many thanks for such a breath-taking performance. Beres Hammond is always welcome in Virginia!