ROANE CO. SHOW 'TRIBUTE TO AMERICAN BANDSTAND' - Reincarnation Of Famous Rock Groups 50s-70s

(01/06/2011)
The Roane County Arts and Humanities Council will be presenting a "Tribute to American Bandstand: 1950's, 1960's and 1970's" during January.

The stage performances will portray several artists that performed on American Bandstand during those decades, with a special appearance by Elvis.

The stage will feature a working TV stage on which Dick Clark, played by Don Williams, announces the new and upcoming artists as the "teenage dancers" moving and grooving to the swinging hits of years past.

There will be a wide variety of music, ranging from ballads to rock and roll. Some of the artists to be portrayed include Patsy Cline, Nancy Sinatra, Bobby Vinton, Michael Jackson, Chuck Berry, Connie Francis, Leslie Gore, and Patti Labelle, as well as groups such as Sonny and Cher, The Duprees, The Supremes and The Chordettes.

The show will be presented on Friday January 7 at 7 p.m.; Saturday, January 8 at 5 p.m.; and Sunday, January 9 at 3 p.m. at the Spencer Middle School Auditorium.

Admission is $5.