Rock, Pop And Doo Wop (My Music)

Airs Saturday, August 20, 2011 at 10:30 p.m. on KPBS TV

Sonny Turner's Platters sing a medley of their greatest hits including "Only You," "Smoke Gets In Your Eyes," and "The Great Pretender" in "Rock, Pop And Doo Wop (My Music)."

Credit: Courtesy of TJL Productions

Above: Sonny Turner's Platters sing a medley of their greatest hits including "Only You," "Smoke Gets In Your Eyes," and "The Great Pretender" in "Rock, Pop And Doo Wop (My Music)."

Thursday, March 3, 2011

Shirley Alston Reeves, center, original lead singer of The Shirelles, performs the number one hit from 1960, "Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow" in "Rock, Pop And Doo Wop (My Music)."

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Credit: Courtesy of TJL Productions

Above: Shirley Alston Reeves, center, original lead singer of The Shirelles, performs the number one hit from 1960, "Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow" in "Rock, Pop And Doo Wop (My Music)."

Rock and pop legends Jon "Bowzer" Bauman (formerly of Sha Na Na) and Ronnie Spector (of the Ronettes) bring back the best songs from the late 1950s and early 1960's rock, pop and doo-wop era in an all new "MY MUSIC" concert event.

This all-new special recorded in May 2010, at Pittsburgh's own Benedum Center, includes new live performances and rare, never before available archival classics from the Dick Clark vaults.

Other highlights from the '60s pop-rock era include Jay Black (formerly of Jay & The Americans) delivering his show-stopping smash "Cara Mia" plus a rare appearance by Len Barry, who serves up his number one hit "1-2-3."

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Rock, Pop And Doo Wop: Ronnie Spector

Above: This unforgettable evening of music showcases the enduring popularity of two of producer Phil Spector's most famous protégés. For the first time in four decades, Ronnie Spector (formerly of the Ronettes) is able to sing on TV the biggest hits from her days as the star of The Ronettes: "Be My Baby" and "Baby I Love You." History is also made when La La Brooks performs two girl group classics on which she formerly sang lead vocals for The Crystals: "Da Doo Ron Ron" and "Then He Kissed Me." Other highlights from the '60s pop-rock era include Jay Black (formerly of Jay & The Americans) delivering his show-stopping smash "Cara Mia" plus a rare appearance by Len Barry, who serves up his number one hit "1-2-3."

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Rock, Pop And Doo Wop: The Marcels

Above: Pop-rock legends Ronnie Spector (formerly of The Ronettes) and Jon "Bowzer" Bauman (formerly of Sha Na Na) team up to host "Rock, Pop And Doo Wop," a celebration of the best-loved songs from the '50s and '60s. Recorded in May 2010 at Pittsburgh's own Benedum Center, this all-new MY MUSIC concert event features emotion-packed performances from iconic American voices that helped define rock and roll's golden age.

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jensenlee | March 6, 2011 at 2:47 p.m. ― 2 years, 3 months ago

What a great show from these legendary performers. Thanks, PBS, for bringing renewed attention to all these groups, especially one of the great girl groups of the 50s and 60s, the Shirelles. One of their best, “Dedicated to the One I Love,” originated with the great 50s R&B group, the “5” Royales and its guitarist Lowman Pauling.

I recently posted on my Rockaeology blog at http://tinyurl.com/64t75gl the story of how Pauling’s pioneering use of feedback and echo influenced guitarists like Eric Clapton.

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DooWopLover658 | June 12, 2011 at 7:19 p.m. ― 2 years ago

Does anyone have any idea how to buy tickets to these Rock,Pop and Doo Wop concerts? Me and my wife would love to go to one of these events!

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chipdip | June 19, 2011 at 11:52 a.m. ― 2 years ago

DooWopLover658, I looked around and found this :
http://www.richardnader.com/events/index.html ,
which has the upcoming dates and while looking around I did see that ticketmaster sells the tickets to these events. Hope this helps!

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