Product Review
DVD IS FROM RHINO VIDEO, TIME-LIFE & PBS!
THIS DVD FEATURES 21 PERFORMANCES FROM SOME OF THE BIGGEST NAMES OF DOO WOP.
Doo Wop 50 was a PBS pledge drive special created and produced for
PBS member station WQED-TV by TJ Lubinsky.
Doo Wop 50 was videotaped live on May 11 & 12, 1999 At The Benedum Center For The Performing Arts, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania .
It showcased many doo-wop groups that had existed since the 1950s,
And was hosted by former Impressions lead and soul soloist Jerry Butler.
Doo Wop 50 became the highest-producing pledge drive special in the history of PBS at that time, garnering more than $20 million for its member stations.
NCLUDED PERFORMANCES:
1. Only You (And You Alone) - The Platters
2. The Great Pretender - The Platters
3. Come Go With Me - The Dell-Vikings
4. This I Swear - Jimmy Beaumont and the Skyliners
5. Since I Don't Have You - Jimmy Beaumont and the Skyliners
6. Earth Angel (Will You Be Mine) - The Penguins
7. Duke of Earl - Gene Chandler
8. 16 Candles - Johnny Maestro and Brooklyn Bridge
9. Worst That Could Happen - Johnny Maestro and Brooklyn Bridge
10. Long Lonely Nights - Lee Andrews and the Hearts
11. Little Girl of Mine - The Cleftones
12. Heart and Soul - The Cleftones
13. There's A Moon Out Tonight - The Capris
14. Blue Moon - The Marcels
15. My True Story - The Jive Five
16. What Time Is It? - The Jive Five
17. Just To Be With You - Legends Of Doo Wop
18. Oh Rosemarie - Legends Of Doo Wop
19. Guardian Angel - Legends Of Doo Wop
20. That's My Desire - Earl Lewis and the Channels
21. The Closer You Are - Earl Lewis and the Channels






