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Vol.16 No. 15
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Wednesday, June 20, 2012
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First concert of the season kicks off this week It’s been over 50 years since Rock & Roll first shook the world with it’s new sound that kids loved and parents hated. This new music was sexy, fun, and some said, dangerous. The Devil’s music. Everyone from Frank Sinatra to any critic at the time said it wouldn’t last. Boy, they couldn’t have been more wrong. Rock & Roll from the 50’s lasted well beyond that decade. The recordings of all of the great artists from that time still sell millions a year and sound as good as ever. However, nearly all of the artists who created the music are gone. Elvis Presley, Buddy Holly, Roy Orbison, Carl Perkins, Ricky Nelson. Anyone from that era will tell you that Rock & Roll was at its best and most explosive when played live in front of a live audience. A band rocking and rolling, sweating, giving it all, whipping the audience into a frenzy that would scare parents, politicians, and PTA groups from every small town.
Freddy Vette and the Flames will be bringing classic Rock and Roll from the 50s to Pelham, with the first bandshell concert of the season on Thursday, June 21 beginning at 7 p.m. at Peace Park. /Special to the Voice Someone had to pick Elvis, Jerry Lee, Buddy, When people see our up where those before Fats, Chuck Berry and show that witnessed left off. more. Their attention the original rock & roll Freddy Vette & the to not only the musical explosion, they say “You Flames have been doing details but the visual guys got it, that’s the way their part since 2002 presentation of this it REALLY was.” That’s to keep live rock and music is second to none. very gratifying.” roll music alive. A band Freddy Vette prides That authenticity comes seemingly plucked from himself on the from letter-perfect the fifties and transported authenticity of the show. musical arrangements 50 years into the future, “We try to give this of the biggest hits from the seven musicians and music and the artists the the biggest artists like singers play the hits of respect they deserve. Bill Haley & his Comets,
Elvis Presley, Buddy Holly, Jerry Lee Lewis, Fats Domino, to name a few. Also, Betty Vette (Freddy’s beloved) leads the band’s own “girl group” covering those fantastic hits like “He’s a Rebel”, “It’s My Party (and I’ll cry if I want to)”, “Chapel of Love” and other anthems from the likes of Brenda Lee, and even Patsy Cline. What? No poodle skirts, leather jackets, Blue jeans, white t-shirts with the sleeves rolled-up! Well, the teenagers may have dressed like that in the 50s, but the performers didn’t. The stars dressed to kill, just ask Elvis or Little Richard. Freddy Vette & the Flames not only try to sound the part, but look the part too with threads pulled from the Comet’s suitcases, the Chiffon’s walk-in closet, and Jerry Lee Lewis’ yard sale! Jukebox Hits Live with Freddy Vette & The Flames captures the excitement, the electricity, and the sheer fun of ground-zero for Rock & Roll, the 1950’s
and they’re bringing that fun and excitement to Fonthill on Thursday. To kick off the first concert of the 2012 series Freddy Vette & the Flames will have wailing sax, thumping stand-up bass, and every song an instant sing-along for the audience at Peace Park on Thursday, June 21 beginning at 7 p.m. This, the first concert of the series, is sponsored by Sobeys. To help cover the costs of bringing top musical acts to Fonthill, the Bandshell Committee collects donations each week, wading through the crowd with their buckets. This year the committee has made donating even easier by creating Bandshell Booster buttons. Booster buttons will still be available for the first two concerts of the year, June 21 and June 28. The June 28 concert features the original tribute to the Eagles, Hotel California, sponsored by Meridian Credit Union. More info at www. fonthillbandshell.com.
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