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"Surfin' Safari"
Surfin’ Safari
Brian Wilson, Mike Love, Carl Wilson, Al Jardine, and Dennis Wilson were the five elements that made up America’s first supergroup, The Beach Boys.
Surfin’ Safari is a faithful recreation of what it would have been like to see The Beach Boys live, in concert, in their prime. The incomparable beauty of their vocal harmonies, the crashing back beat of Dennis Wilson’s drums, the soaring surf guitar of Carl Wilson, and the genius of Brian Wilson’s music are all here. The uniband choreography, the Fender guitar line up, the famous custom striped shirts, right down to the black suede Beach Boys boots, it’s all here.
Surfin’ Safari has taken great care to preserve the honor and integrity of the music of the Beach Boys and delivers a show that will leave you with a mile wide smile, a jump in your step, and a feeling of joy in your heart.
Surfin’ Safari was created out of a love for the Beach Boys and the happiness their music provides. Let us provide you with a great show, a great time, and fun, fun, fun til’ our daddy takes the T-Bird away.
Surfer Girl by Surfin’ Surfari
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"The Four Preps" - 26 Miles!
The Four Preps
The Four Preps amassed 8 Gold singles & 3 Gold albums, including the Million Selling records “26 Miles”, “Big Man”, “Lazy Summer Night” & “Down By The Station”. Their numerous television & motion picture appearances include four years on “Ozzie And Harriet” with Ricky Nelson, and the original “Gidget” movie with Sandra Dee. More recently, The Four Preps appeared on the award winning “Magic Moments” PBS Special.
The group features original lead singer, Bruce Belland, joined by Bob Duncan (also of The Crew Cuts and The Diamonds), Joe Dickey (The Crew Cuts) and Skip Taylor.
Their show features rich harmony and lively comedy that is the hallmark of every Preps performance. You’ll hear them sing your favorite Oldies from The Platters and Dion & The Belmonts to The Diamonds, The Crew Cuts and, of course, The Four Preps great hits. It’s an evening of Classic Doo Wop to evergreen standards from the Great American Songbook.
26 Miles (Santa Catalina) by The Four Preps
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"The Marcels" - Bomp-A-Bomp!
The Marcels
The guys who put the “Bomp” in the “Bomp-A-Bomp” back in 1961 when their first recording, “Blue Moon” Sold over two and a half Million copies and went to Number #1 Worldwide. Their signature song “Blue Moon” has been used in a number of motion pictures and TV shows. The Marcels have numerous hit singles and will take you back in time with their salute to the Jukebox Giants: Jackie Wilson, Sam Cooke, Marvin Gaye, The Four Tops, The Temptations and many more from the golden age of Rock n Roll.
The Marcels are owned and managed exclusively by Walt Maddox, an original member of the group. The Marcels, featuring Jules Hopson, Richie Merritt, Richard Harris and Ted “Reno” Smith bring dynamic energy to the stage with their hits as well as their “Salute To The Jukebox Giants.” The Marcels are audience favorites for both young and old and whenever they perform they define the term “Class Act.”
The following are just a sampling of some of the venues where The Marcels have performed: Denver Coliseum - The Fox Theater, Detroit - Madison Square Garden - Flamingo Hilton, Laughlin, Nevada - Palms Casino, Las Vegas - Gund Arena, Cleveland - State Theater, Cleveland - Taft Theatre, Cincinnati - Apollo Theatre, New York - Caesars Palace, Atlantic City.
Blue Moon by The Marcels
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"Terry Johnson's Flamingos"
The Flamingos
A Stunning evening of some of the most memorable hits of the 1950s with ORIGINAL lead singer and arranger Terry Johnson. The Flamingos are members of The Rock ‘N Roll Hall of Fame and The Grammy Hall of Fame. Their legendary songs include “I Only Have Eyes For You”, “Lovers Never Say Goodbye”, “Your Other Love”. With their elegant, intricate and flawless vocal arrangements The Flamingos are widely regarded as one of the best vocal groups in music history.
Terry Johnson has been the group’s primary singer, songwriter, producer and arranger for the last 50 years and is the last remaining original Flamingo performing with his group. Terry Johnson’s Flamingos sings all of their original classics…”I Only Have Eyes For You”, “Lovers Never Say Goodbye”, “Love Walked In”, “Mio Amore” and more, totaling 9 hit singles and 3 hit albums. These versatile These versatile entertainers also offer high-energy Vegas-Style variety shows for casinos, corporate events, cruise lines, theme shows, supper clubs, concert halls & major Arenas.
I Only Have Eyes For You by The Flamingos
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"The Kingsmen - Louie, Louie"
The Kingsmen
“Louie Louie” - One of the most famous songs of all time from the ORIGINAL group who made it famous…this is a non-stop rock-n-roll show! Fold up the chairs…grab your toga and get ready to party… “Louie Louie”, “Twist & Shout”, “Money” and more this is classic 60’s Rock n’ Roll at its best.
September 24, 2005 recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Recording Academy (Grammy Foundation) for “Outstanding Contributions to the music community.
2007 The Kingsmen recording of Louie Louie is named by Rolling Stone Magazine “The #4 most influential recording of all time.” Louie has been in countless motion pictures including, Animal House, Mr. Holland’s Opus Quadrophenia, Coupe de Ville, Spaced Invaders, Naked Gun, Past Away, Dave, Jennifer 8, and Down Periscope. Named by Rolling Stone Magazine as one of the 50 most important recordings in the 20th Century.
Louie Louie! by The Kingsmen
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Freddy "Boom Boom" Cannon
Freddy “Boom Boom” Cannon
Freddy “Boom Boom” Cannon is sure to have you dancing in the aisles. Here’s a show packed with great million sellers from one of the most energetic performers of all time…”Palisades Park”, “Tallahassee Lassie”, “Way Down Yonder In New Orleans”, “Where The Action Is”. People began calling him “Boom Boom” because of his driving beat, the “whoos” that he would yell on his records and because his name was Cannon. In 1959 Freddy recorded a song that his mother had written called Tallahassee Lassie. It soared to the Top Ten of the “Billboard Hot 100 Chart”. The song marked the first of 22 songs by Freddy to appear on the Billboard Chart.
A singer-songwriter-guitarist, Freddy has enjoyed a sensational nearly- four decades pumping out that “Booming Beat” for audiences. In recent years, he has averaged 125-150 concerts annually across the world; including stops at Disneyland and Madison Square Garden. He is probably most famous for his early appearances on Dick Clark’s “American Bandstand” for which he holds the record with 110 appearances.
Palisades Park by Freddy “Boom Boom” Cannon
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"The Lion Sleeps Tonight"
The Tokens
The Lion is no longer sleeping he’s rocking through the jungle with the group that gave you “The Lion Sleeps Tonight” and the countless hits that they’ve produced over the past 40 years such as “One Fine Day”, “He’s So Fine”, “See You In September”, “I Got Rhythm”, ”Tie A Yellow Ribbon”, “Knock Three Times”, “Denise” and many more. An evening packed with hit after hit, their comedic routines and audience participation is a sure winner.
In 1961 THE TOKENS, four boys from Brooklyn, recorded “The Lion Sleeps Tonight” on the RCA label. The song (originally a Zulu folk song called “Mbube” Anglicized to “Wanoweh”) soared up the charts to become the number one hit in the nation. To date it has sold 15 million copies throughout the world ma survey conducted by me National Endowment for the Arts and the Record Industry Association of America The Tokens1 classic recording of “The Lion Sleeps Tonight” placed 159* in the top 365 records of ALL TIME!
The Lion Sleeps Tonight by The Tokens
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The Surfaris
"The Safaris"- Wipeout
Featuring original guitarist, Bob Berryhill. Co-author and recording artist of Wipe Out and Surfer Joe.
Bob began playing guitar as a young boy, growing up in Southern California. He was inspired by a ukulele player he saw performing during a family vacation to Hawaii. This trip also sparked his interest in surfing. While surfing up and down the California coast, before co-writing and recording Wipe Out at the age of 15
The Surfaris began their forty plus year career by composing and recording Wipe Out, one of the most popular songs recorded in a generation. Wipe Out, Surfer Joe and others captured the sound of the early 1960’s. Initially catapulted by the California surf culture, The Surfaris transcended the local scene into international stardom.
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