oldies music

I saw Jersey Boys on Broadway and it was about the best 2 hours you can spend with live theater.  Now the movie arrives in theaters for a summer blockbuster opening. The story of Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons is a gripping, tuneful journey through the soundtrack of the baby Boom generation...

The Duprees were one of the most sucessful white doo-wop singing groups of the early 1960s. Their origins were from the street corners of Jersey City, New Jersey.  They eventually scored more than 40 Billboard chart hits.  The Duprees continue to tour extensively and last year celebrated their fiftieth anniversary of performing concerts...

One of the clasic doo-wop groups that came out of Brooklyn, New York in the 1950s.  "Once in a While" was their only #1 hit, but the group continues to tour the "oldies circuit" even today.  And you know what...they still sound great!

She really only had one hit...but it was a doozie! Fontella Bass, who had a monster #1 hit in 1965 called "Rescue Me," has died in St. Louis according to family members.  "Rescue me" stayed at #1 for over a month and sold 1.2-million records...

Singer Lesley Gore was just a junior in a New Jersey high school when she recorded "It's My Party."  The song would change her life. At just 16 yeas old she found herself with a worldwide #1 record which sold over a million singles. It was nominated for a Grammy Award for Song of the Year...

We didn't want to miss this birthday a few weeks ago.  Johnny Mathis, one of America's most popular entertainers, recently turned 77 years old! With a career spanning more than five decades, Mathis is one of the most successful crooners of them all...

Gen. George Babbitt (ret.) was a four star general in the U.S. Air Force.  His highest command was Commander of Air Force Material.  He was a significant player in Air Force maneuverability all over the world. And he played a mean set of drums...

She really only had one big hit and she was only 14-years old when she recorded it in 1963.  By the time "I Will Follow Him" hit the #1 spot Peggy was 15 and she became the youngest person to ever score a #1 single.  That is still the case a half century later...

The Reflections was a doo-wop group from the Detroit area.  They were young sons of auto workers, with great harmony and even better hair! They hit #2 with their great song "Just Like Romeo and Juliet" in 1964.  Unfortunately they never hit gold again following this song...

This video is about as much fun as you can have in two minutes.  I stumbled across it on my WSRK Thursday Night Oldies Show. A person requested Joey Dee and the Starlighters Peppermint Twist.  I found this on YouTube and couldn't believe it...