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It was Saturday, August 14th and it was indeed, spectacular. It was the eighth annual Rock & Roll Oldies Show, co-sponsored by WLNG 92.1 FM Radio and the Southampton Lions Club, and produced by LAR Enterprises with the invaluable cooperation of the members of the Westhampton Beach School District who provided the venue.
The show was wonderfully emcee'd by oldies DJ "Cool Bobby B" and the the acts included Rock & Roll greats, Larry Chance and the Earls, the iconic Freddie Parris and the Five Satins and those all-time great balladeers, the Duprees. If you missed the show, we hope these pictures give you some idea as to how fabulous and yes, spectacular it really was.
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Bob Grisnik of the Southampton Lions Club takes the stage to welcome the audience.
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DJ Rusty Potts represented WLNG.
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Radio personality, "Cool Bobby B" of the DooWop Stop oldies show (Tuesdays at 9:05 PM on WLNG 92.1 FM in Eastern Long Island). As Master of Ceremonies. Bobby kicked off the show by "warming up" the audience and introducing the acts. Here, Bobby starts the show by bringing out the Earls.
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The Earls opened the show playing to a packed house.
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L to R: Bobby Coleman, Larry Chance, Chuck Mearizo of the Earls
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L to R: Satins Richie Freeman, Bonita Brooks, Eugene Dobbs and Fred Parris
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The Duprees - L to R: Jimmy Spinelli, Tommy Petillo, Tony Testa and Phil Granito
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A living legend legend, Fred Parris, is one of the icons of the music industry and as much as anyone, responsible for launching Rock & Roll as a powerful force in American pop culture. A recording and performing artist for over 50 years, Fred is still wowing audiences around the country!
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Lead singer of the Earls, Larry Chance is a consumate entertainer, mixing his classic, street-corner style of Rock & Roll with good-natured stand-up comedy for a crowd pleasing presentation.
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This is a special salute to singer, Richie Freeman, who has worked with Fred Parris since the early days of Rock & Roll. Over the years, Mr. Freeman has done thousands of live performances and made hundreds of recordings that have played countless times on juke boxes, home systems and on the radio, and although audiences sometimes may not have known his name, this extraordinary talent has been a special part of the American Experience for more than half a century. Thank you, Richie!
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And now...here's Jimmy Spinelli of the Duprees...
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...and Tommy Petillo...
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...and Tony Testa...
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and Phil Granito, singing their hearts out and delighting the fans...as always!
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Eugene Dobbs of the Five Satins doing it right!
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Bobby '"T" Tribuzio of the Earls pounds out the beat.
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A quiet moment for Bonita Brooks of the Satins
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The enthusiastic and multitalented Vitto Garcia of the Earls
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The Earls' bass man, Bobby Coleman peers out into the audience.
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Larry Chance and guitarist Chuck Mearizo of the Earls...rockin'!
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Fred Parris and his Satins looking good!
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Not only were the guests treated to a great show, but they were given the opportunity to win some cash in the form of a 50-50 raffle with half the proceeds going to support the Southampton Lions Club Charitable Trust... and the other half to the winner. Over $1800 worth of tickets were sold and here, Cool Bobby B gets ready to pick the winning ticket from the box.
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Bob calls out the winning number and...
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...here's the winner! Someone was detailed to get her name but...oops...in the excitement, it was overlooked. But we're working on it. Anyway...congratulations...er...ma'am!
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And finally...click here to.....
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