Donna Loren and Trini Lopez support “Lift Up America”

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Trini Lopez & DL

November 23, 2010, Indio, CA. Donna Loren teams with Trini Lopez to show her support for “Lift Up America”, a charitable organization distributing food to the needy, on November 22nd in Indio, California.

Loren recently released her holiday single “Merry Christmas Baby” to rave reviews and today’s radio play stats show that the buzz is beginning.

Loren is best known as the 60s star of the popular TV show “Shindig”, as the Dr Pepper Girl and co-star of five Beach Party films with Annette Funicello and Frankie Avalon.

 

Donna Loren Releases “Donna Does Elvis In Hawaii” EP

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"Donna Does Elvis In Hawaii" EP Cover

Donna’s crush on Elvis has manifested into a sensual serenade. This intimate virtual romance with The King is a portrayal of four of his early classic songs. Her love for both Hawaii and The King has made this possible with help from the masterful Hawaiian and Los Angeles musicians that you will hear on this EP, most notably slack-key guitar legend Sonny Lim, Grammy-Award winner Charles Brotman on ukulele and Maurice Gainen wailing on his vintage Selmer saxophone. This collection is truly a feast for the ears.

One of the included songs, Merry Christmas Baby, was released for the 2010 Holiday Season.

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Interview with Sheena Metal, LA Talk Radio (11-4-10)

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On November 4th, 2010 Sheena Metal of LA Talk Radio talked with Donna.
Sheena Metal is an entertainment icon who has anchored numerous radio shows for over 15 years in Los Angeles. Her current top-rated talk show, “The Sheena Metal Experience” airs daily on the City Of Angels’ hottest new station, LA Talk Radio; where Sheena has interviewed: movie stars, TV icons, Broadway legends, studio heads, writers, doctors, chefs, shark experts and ghost hunters…just to name a few.

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Interview by Sheena Metal, LA Talk Radio (8-26-10)

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On August 26, 2010 Sheena Metal of La Talk Radio interviewed Donna Loren. Sheena is an entertainment icon who has anchored numerous radio shows for over 15 years in Los Angeles. Her current top-rated talk show, “The Sheena Metal Experience” airs daily on the City Of Angels’ hottest new station, LA Talk Radio; where Sheena has interviewed: movie stars, TV icons, Broadway legends, studio heads, writers, doctors, chefs, shark experts and ghost hunters…just to name a few.

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Donna Appears at “Rock Con Fest” July 30-Aug 1, 2010

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60’s POP ICON DONNA LOREN
TO APPEAR AT EAST COAST “ROCK CON FEST” July 30-August 1, 2010

Donna Loren, the 60’s Dr Pepper Girl, will be performing and signing autographs at the Rock Con Festival (www.NationalRockCon.com) at the Meadowlands Sheraton and Conference Center in New Jersey. The 3-day fan fest (July 30th- Aug 1st, 2010) is shaping up to be one of the summer’s most anticipated star-studded musical events.
A multi-dimensional star, excelling at the 3M’s of Hollywood-music, movies, and modeling-Donna Loren’s name is synonymous with the Swinging 60’s era of music, motion pictures, television & fashion. At age 16 she was selected to be the first and only “Dr Pepper Girl.”  For five years, she successfully promoted the soft-drink on radio, TV, billboards, magazines and personal appearances. This break catapulted her to bigger screens, namely prominent singing/acting roles in the popular Beach Party movies alongside Frankie & Annette. She also had featured roles on iconic TV shows like Batman, The Monkees, Red Skelton, The Milton Berle Show, Gomer Pyle and Dr. Kildare. She was the featured female vocalist on ABC’s Shindig!  By the end of the 60s, Donna had released 20 singles & the LP soundtrack from Beach Blanket Bingo.  Then, at the height of her career, she retired from show business to devote her energies to raising a family. In 2009, she re-emerged into the world of music with a new CD of previously unreleased tracks she recorded in the 80’s with James Burton & the Elvis Band entitled MAGIC-The 80s Collection. Then, she updated her signature It Only Hurts When I Cry from Beach Blanket Bingo which can be seen on YouTube.  And now, she’s released her first all-new CD in decades entitled Love It Away, a tasty collection of original compositions and classic rock standards.
At Rock Con, Ms Loren will be performing selections from Love It Away as well as songs from the 60’s Beach Party films. During the entire 3-day event, she will be visiting with fans and autographing CD’s and photos.

Interview by Stevie Van Zandt (6-25-10)

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On June 25, 2010 Little Steven (Van Zandt) embraced the first official weekend of summer with a hot batch of tunes on his nationally syndicated radio show, Little Steven’s Underground Garage. 60’s beach-movie starlet/singer Donna Loren, known by many as “the Dr Pepper Girl”, joined Little Steven for an interview.
Little Steven’s Underground Garage is the most successful syndicated rock radio show in the country. LSUG is now in over 200 markets including 5 countries around the world, and 9 countries via the American Forces Network and has surpassed 1 million weekly listeners.

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