November 14. 2007
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Doo-Wop Show Coming to the Schnitz
With impressive list
of original artists
The U ltim ate Doo-W op Show with
hitmakers of yesteryear will perform in a
once in a lifetime concert Friday, Nov. 16 at
8 p.m. at the Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall.
The recent record-breaking PBS-TV mu
sic specials, “50 Y ears o f Doo-Wop” were so
well received that it created new audiences
for veteran Doo-Wop artists. Now eight of
the original artists, whose combined sales
number over 80 million records, are back on
the road performing live, treating 50-some-
thing concertgoers to the songs they danced
to at sock hops, while allowing younger
audiences to discover that Doo-Wop is feel
good music regardless of age. It’s like a first
love that no one ever forgets.
An impressive list of those original artists
will be part of The Ultimate Doo-Wop Show,
consisting of The Flamingos featuring Terry
Johnson, Gene Chandler. Jimmy Beaumont
& The Skyliners, The Contours, The Crys
tals, The Fleetwoods featuring Gary Troxel,
Kathy Young and The Rama Lama Big Band.
Tickets are available at the Portland Cen
ter for the Performing Arts box office or by
phone at 503-224-4400.
The Crystals and their hits “Do Doo Ron Ron" and “Then He Kissed Me" will be part of the lineup Friday for the ultimate Doo-Wop
concert at the Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall.
Next Generation of Headliners: ‘The Revue’ Sets Date
The next generation of head
liners, the Portland Jazz Singers
Revue debuts on Friday, Nov.
23 at Jimmy M ak's from 8 p.m. to
m idnight.
Mitzi Zilka, founder and d i
rector o f the esteem ed Portland
Jazz Singers Concert Series and
Show case, a Portland native,
has hand selected her “A Team ”
to wow Jim m y Mak audiences
with three distinctly different
shows in one evening.
The next generation includes
Sandy D ennison, a cross be
tween Judy G arland and Lena
Horn; Brian Dorsey, a young
man with an old soul - soulful
yet electric; Karla Harris, an ex
plosive talent who moved to
Portland from St. Louis two years
ago; Carolyn Joyce, a cross be
The Revue," a new generation of Portland jazz singers takes to the
tween Irene Krall and a seasoned
stage Friday, Nov. 23 at Jimmy Mak's.
Cabaret singer; Toni Lincoln,
an elegant singer who sounds as the C rooner with an edge; octave range that moves easily
like the great Sarah V aughn; Tobaj, a m aster bebop artist and between a Diana Krall and June
Johnny M artin, known to many scatter; and Z ilk a -w ith her three- Christy.
The show begins with a m usi as original arrangem ents to du
cal story by w riter and perform er ets, trios and group medleys.
Accom panying the singers is
Lynn Darroch about the great
vocalist Betty C arter, a spoken a world class cast of musicians:
and live-music collaboration that Mark Sim on on piano, David
includes three Revue singers.
Evans on Sax, Kevin Deitz on
It is followed by individual bass and D onny O sborne on
spotlights on each singer as well drums.
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