John,
Advanced age my foot!
My roomate at boarding school and I went to more than 1 Alan Freed R&R Show. My memories are quite clear..thanks to 2 surviving programs from Alan Freed's shows. The roster of singers in the 1957 show was as follows: Little Richard (danced in the aisles to Lucille, Rip It Up, Tutti Frutti, Long Tall Sally, and others ), Mickey and Sylvia (Love is Strange), the Diamonds (Little Darlin), The Cleftones, BH and the Crickets (That'll Be the Day), the Moonglows (Sincerely, Please Send Me Someone to Love)Jimmie Rogers (Honeycomb), the Del Vikings (Come Go With Me) (my boyfriend at the time always started singing that song when he had to go to the mens' room), Chuck Berry (Maybelline, Give Me that R&R Music), Big Joe Turner(fabulous blues),the Everlys, Paul Anka (Diane) and Sam Cooke (Darlin' You Send Me)(too bad that he died such a horrible death..totally uncalled for.
I have wonderful memories of my adventures w/ my roomate. For example, her Mother gave her a Mercury Monterrey convertible which we would drive to the B.Paramont. After one of the shows the convertible top got stuck in the up position and we were sunk because it was starting to rain...when who should come out of the theater but Don and Phil and being the gentlemen they were (are) helped us lower the top. I loved those shows and I love the picture of the BP.
I may have used up more than my alloted time so I'll sign off. It was indeed great to be young.
[ February 14, 2007, 19:46: Message edited by: ELizabeth ]
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