Saturday, August 28 at 8 pm at the Filene Center
Ticket Price: $40 in-house, $22 lawn
The Ultimate Doo-Wop Show
Starring:
Charlie Thomas former lead singer of The Drifters,
Shirley Alston-Reeves Original lead singer of The Shirelles, The Flamingos featuring Terry Johnson,
Jay Siegal & The Tokens with their Special Guest
Jay Traynor of Jay & The Americans,
Eugene Pitt & The Jive Five, Cathy Jean &
The Roommates,The Vogues
featuring Bill Burkette & Hugh Geyer, Daddy G, The Jarmels
& The Rama Lama Big Band
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It’s an oldies hit parade with “Under the Boardwalk,” “Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow,” “The Lion Sleeps Tonight,” and others that will leave you dancing in the aisles and singing to your sweetheart.

  • The Drifters helped define R&B in the early ’50s with Billboard Top 100 hits “Under the Boardwalk” and “Some Kind of Wonderful,” among others.
  • One of the first girl groups of the doo-wop era, the Shirelles made their name with two No. 1 hits “Will You Still Love me Tomorrow” and “Soldier Boy.”
  • The Flamingos belted out love tunes that made a generation swoon, including “I Only Have Eyes for You, “Love Walked In,” and “Lovers Never Say Goodbye.”
  • The Jive Five, led by Eugene Pitt, sang the No. 1 R&B single “My True Story.”

 

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Filene Center at Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts