O R I G I N A L S T A R S O F A M E R I C A N B A N D S TA N D
In 1959 Dick Clark had an idea… Hire some busses, load up the
world’s brightest stars and a generation’s greatest songs and take
Bobby Vee and Fabian had the idea to recreate the old Caravan
of Stars shows for Dick Clark’s American Bandstand Theatre in
Branson, Missouri. The show played to packed houses for three
Reeves (Original lead singer of The Shirelles), Brian Hyland, The
Chiffons, Chris Montez and Merrilee Rush all backed by The Killer
Vee’s. Dick Clark will make several appearances on the video
screen taking the audience right back to the glory days of American
Bandstand!
These are the voices and this is the music that defined a
it’s a magical night to remember!
S H I R L E Y A L S T O N R E E V E S
She was born Shirley Owens in Henderson,
North Carolina and moved to Passaic, New
Jersey at an early age. While attending
Passaic High School, she co-founded The
Shirelles and sang lead vocals for the group.
The Shirelles were discovered and recorded
after performing in an auditorium program.
It was an exciting time in music. The group
came under the wing of manager Florence
Greenberg who also ran the Scepter label.
Their very first single release, “I Met Him on A
Sunday”, which was also written by the Shirelles collectively, was
an instant success!
Bridging doo-wop and uptown New York pop-soul, the group
projected a beguiling mixture of tenderness and innocence that was
grounded in R&B as much as pop/rock. The Shirelles soon became
known throughout the world when they placed six singles in the
Top Ten, and their songs have become classics and have since
been covered by many artists, including the Mamas and the Papas
and Dusty Springfield. Manfred Mann had a hit with a cover of the