Mickey Bo's Rock 'n' Roll Revue

ROCKIN’ THE
STANDARDS!

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PLAY
SHOW!

OUR  parents and grandparents loved ’em — the old music standards, including sentimental movie and theater tunes. When rockers updated them in the ’50s and ’60s, young boomers loved ’em, too. This week’s show spins some of the best.

PLAYLIST: Friday, March 15 — Thursday, March 21, 2024

Carl Mann — Pretend (1959)
Sam Cooke — (I Love You) For Sentimental Reasons (1957)
Nino Tempo & April Stevens — Deep Purple (1963)
Ricky Nelson — Fools Rush In (1963)
The Luvs — We Kiss In A Shadow (1963)
Jay & The Americans — Some Enchanted Evening (1965)
Clarence “Frogman” Henry — You Always Hurt The One You Love (1961)
Billy Stewart — Summertime (1966)
The Flamingos — I Only Have Eyes For You (1959)
The Platters — Twilight Time (1958)
Elvis Presley — I Don’t Care If The Sun Don’t Shine (1954)
Little Richard — By The Light Of The Silvery Moon (1958)
Fats Domino — My Blue Heaven (1955)
Eddie Cochran — Am I Blue (1957)
Ray Charles — Georgia On My Mind (1960)
Jan & Dean — Heart And Soul (1961)
The Harptones — A Sunday Kind Of Love (1953)
Little Anthony & The Imperials — Love Is A Many Splendored Thing (1959)
The Everly Brothers — Temptation (1961)

EARLY ROCK 'N' RHYTHM!

MICKEY BO, your Backbeat Buddy, takes you on a bouncy one hour romp through the vintage rock, doo wop, R&B, and rockabilly playground. You'll hear:

ROCK'S GOLDEN AGE!   Mid-'50s to mid-'60s oldies.

ROCK'S ROOTS!   Earthy late-'40s to early-'50s jump blues that evolved into rock 'n' roll.

OLD HITS & FORGOTTEN RECORDS!   Your faves generously laced with lesser known greats.

FASCINATIN' FACTS!   Behind-the-scenes tidbits about the records and the folks who made 'em.

ROCK 'N' ROLL DOWN TO ITS ROOTS!


CLICK TO VISIT THESE OLDIES SITES:

Association for Original Rock & Roll New England Doo Wop Society East Coast Music Hall of Fame


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