Jan & Dean shared a microphone with  Shelly Fabares who is anything but  The Little Old Lady From Pasadena!

Take a good look at this clip from the Dr Pepper Celebrity Party I co-hosted with Dick Clark. In the next few weeks I will be posting highlights of some of the greats that we still love and worship today that were present at this unique event in rock history. Watch and listen to some of your favorite living legends back in the day. Notice how reverent everyone is towards the master of ceremonies. This clip features Interviews with Jan Berry, his girlfriend Jill Gibson, Dean Torrance, Shelly Fabares and culminates with a performance by The Challengers. 

Who is synonymus with bikini and your favorite mouse? Annette! She’s all grown up here at the age of 21.

Take a good look at this clip from the Dr Pepper Celebrity Party I co-hosted with Dick Clark. In the next few weeks I will be posting highlights of some of the greats that we still love and worship today that were present at this unique event in rock history. Watch and listen to some of your favorite living legends back in the day. Notice how reverent everyone is towards the master of ceremonies. This clip begins with Dick Clark and I speaking with Bob Marcucci, who discovered and managed the careers of Fabian and Frankie Avalon, amongst others. The 1980 movie, The Idolmaker, is loosely based on his life in the record industry. The house where this event was held was the home of Mr. Marcucci. 

Take a good look at the Dr Pepper Celebrity Party I co-hosted with Dick Clark. Through the month of August I will be posting highlights of some of the greats that we still love and worship today that were present at this unique event in rock history. Watch and listen to some of your favorite living legends back in the day. Notice how reverent everyone is towards the master of ceremonies.

“Danke Schoen, Wayne Newton, for hanging out with the Beach Party gang!”

The saying Atoms For Peace* originated when President Dwight Eisenhower decided the country had a single impression of the ATOM and that was the BOMB. To change the tide, he began a campaign to inform the public that atomic energy could be used as an instrument of peace..

In the 21st Century, Thom Yorke, Nigel Godrich, Flea (Red Hot Chili Peppers), my son, Joey Waronker and percussionist Mauro Refosco (Forro In The Dark) formed a new band they call Atoms For Peace.

All of these millenials are conscious beings with intentions of making music to help heal our planet. I saw them perform at Coachella a couple of years ago and witnessed a crowd of 75000 people vibe to Thom’s ethereal voice, Flea’s pulsating bass and physical gyrations and my son Joey, buried beneath a mountain of drums playing intricate rhythms that synchronized with my heart beat. Sensational!

Because Thom and Nigel have commitments to their other group, Radiohead, and Flea with the Red Hot Chili Peppers, it’s taken a while for their first release, but now it is official. A 12″ vinyl will be released soon with two new songs. I Love it. Hope you give it a listen. You just have to dance!

Side A: Listen here to Other Lives – Tamer Animals (Atoms For Peace Remix)

Side B: Listen below to: Atoms For Peace – Other Side (Stuck Together Remix)

*Atoms for Peace was the title of a speech delivered by U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower to the UN General Assembly in New York City on December 8, 1953.

Take a good look at the Dr Pepper Celebrity Party I co-hosted with Dick Clark. Through the month of August I will be posting highlights of some of the greats that we still love and worship today that were present at this unique event in rock history. Watch and listen to some of your favorite living legends back in the day. Notice how reverent everyone is towards the master of ceremonies.

Chances Are you’ll never see Johnny Mathis in a more casual moment. He crashed the party, but Jackie DeShannon doesn’t mind!

Aired on Shindig! 4/28/65. Donna Loren, Bobby Sherman, The Wellingtons, Darlene Love and The Blossoms singing “Tutti Frutti” as part of an opening medley. This 1955 song, co-written and originally recorded by Little Richard, became his first major hit record. With its opening cry of “A-wop-bop-a-loo-mop-a-wop-bam-boom!” (a verbal imitation of a drum pattern that Little Richard had heard) and its hard-driving sound and wild lyrics, it became not only a model for many future Little Richard songs, but also a model for rock and roll itself.

Pictures are worth a thousand words. Mike Stoller is not only one of the greatest living American songwriters, but he is a gentleman and a scholar. He shed a tear while reminiscing over his long writing relationship with partner Jerry Leiber who recently passed away. Two kids from New York who have given us memories to last a lifetime.

Songs like Stand By Me, Jailhouse Rock, Hound Dog, Love Potion #9 and a song that I sang in almost every live performance in the 60’s, Kansas City, are only a fraction of the hit tunes Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller wrote together for over sixty years, creating enduring classics in a variety of genres including Rhythm & Blues, Pop, Jazz, Cabaret, and—most notably—Rock & Roll.

After decades, two of the original Fantastic Baggys reunite. Steve Barri and Jered Cargman.

Steve Barri moderated the Mike Stoller Q&A at The Skirball Cultural Center in Los Angeles, May 31st, 2012.