SHAKE, RATTLE & ROLL TO THE HITS OF ROCK ‘N’ ROLL’S FOUNDING FATHER
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HAPPY DAYS
Be prepared to jump, jive, dance, stomp your feet and sing along to classic 50s favourites
BILL HALEY JR. – son of the founding father of rock ‘n’ roll – is set to shake, rattle and roll New Zealand next month
with tour so authentic, revellers will feel they’ve been transported back to the 50s.
BILL HALEY JR. & THE COMETS will perform in Invercargill, Dunedin, Timaru, Christchurch, Nelson, Wellington, Hastings, Palmerston North, New
Plymouth, Auckland, Tauranga, Rotorua and Hamilton.
Audiences should be prepared to jump, jive, dance, clap, stomp their feet and sing along to classic 50s favorites such
as Rock Around The Clock, See Ya Later Alligator, Shake, Rattle & Roll, Rock This Joint, Chantilly Lace, Johnny B Good and Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On whenBILL HALEY JR. & THE COMETS rock the joint!
Emphasizing authenticity in sound and presentation in a 2-hour show,BILL HALEY JR.shares inside stories behind the songs he sings backed up by his talented five-piece band of Comets:
multi-instrumentalistBobby Michaels on saxophone, percussion and keyboard; nimble-fingeredMike Denaro on electric guitar;Christopher Davis Shannon slapping the upright bass; and not forgettingRich Flamini’s energeticGene Krupa-style drumming.
Bill Jr says don’t expect so much a tribute band, but rather a Rock and Roll history show. Along with the
behind-the-scenes stories, Bill Jnr emphasises that he and his band mates perform the hits just as they sounded in the
1950s.
“We play as authentically as possible,” Bill says.
ENDS