Product Description

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