Search - Rock Rhythm & Doo Wop: Greatest Early Rock on DVD

K. K. (GAMER)
Reviewed on 7/22/2023...

This is quite the hidden gem for the oldies song live by the actual artists. A two-hour PBS special. A must watch!

Another outstanding performance and concert.

Michael A. Martin | 01/12/2008

(5 out of 5 stars)

"As I stated in my reviews for Doo Wop 50 and Doo Wop 51, both they and this show are extremely outstanding in nearly every way. Frankly, I thought Little Richard's appearance was a little pointless, and while I enjoyed Frankie Ford's Sea Cruise, both of these performances seemed a little out of place on this show. It seemed like Lou Christie was straining to hit the high notes at times, but hit them he did. I was especially impressed with Little Anthony and the Imperials acappella performance of "Two Kinds of People in the World", and Jay Black and the Americans' performance of Cara Mia (at the very respectable age of 62) is enough to make the hair on the back of your neck stand up every time you watch it. I wonder why the back up group Pure Gold, which appears on all three shows, doesn't get a performance of their own, because they are good. This is an excellent addition to anyone's DVD library. Some notes here: all three of these shows have behind the scenes interviews with various performers. There are five or six on Doo Wop 50, ten on Doo Wop 51, and ten or twelve on this one, but this is the only one of the three to have bonus tracks of performances, of which there are four. There is a listing of the tracks on the back of the DVD case, but whoever designed that put them in random order, not as they appear on the DVD. The performance listing as it appears on the DVD is as follows:

Keep A Knocking - Little Richard
Sea Cruise - Frankie Ford
A Thousand Stars - Kathy Young and the Innocents
Silhouettes - The Rays
Do You Love Me - Contours
Have You Heard and You Belong to Me - Duprees
Peppermint Twist - Joey Dee and the Starlighters
For Your Love - Ed Townsend
Romeo and Juliet - Reflections
Lightning Strikes - Lou Christie
Tears on My Pillow, Shimmy Shimmy Ko Ko Bop, Two Kins of People in the World, Hurt So Bad, and Going Out of My Head - Little Anthony & the Imperials
Since I Fell for You - Lenny Welch
Tossing and Turning - Bobby Lewis
Mr. Blue and Come Softly to Me - Fleetwoods
Remember Then and I Believe - Larry Chance and the Earls
Daddy's Home - Shep and the Limelighters
This Magic Moment and Cara Mia - Jay Black and the Americans
He Don't Love You (Like I Love You) - Jerry Butler and Pure Gold
Stagger Lee - Lloyd Price
Once in a While - Chimes
Then You Can Tell Me Goodbye - Casinos
To the Aisle and In the Still of the Night - Fred Parris and the Satins
Let's Hang On - Frankie Valli and cast (end credits)
Bonus tracks (can be viewed in any order):
Never - Earls
My Own True Love - Duprees
Come a Little Bit Closer - Jay Black and the Americans
First I Look at the Purse - Contours.



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