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Rock Retro
Written By: Mary Adair Trumbly - Highlands PAC | Issue: 2016/11 - November
The Friday after Thanksgiving, The Highlands Performing Arts Center will bring the great songs of Retro Rock to Highlands – “Up on the Roof,” “Under the Boardwalk,” “This Magic Moment,” “There Goes My Baby,” “Dance with Me,” “Spanish Harlem,” and “Stand by Me.” The list of hits goes on and on.
The Drifters, one of Rock and Roll’s founding vocal groups, is once again touring the U.S. under the auspices of their original management team.
From their inception in the early 1950’s and up until recently, The Drifters have had a symbiotic relationship with musical legend George Treadwell. The Treadwell Family was there when the original Drifters formed and was responsible for guiding their career through 20 years of uninterrupted hits that have made them the second-most successful recording artists of all time, according to Billboard Magazine.
They were the first musical group to include string instruments in Rhythm and Blues music with their hauntingly beautiful song, “There Goes My Baby.” They were the first musical group to sell two million records with their pop classic, ”Up On The Roof.” Along with fellow inductees The Rolling Stones, The Beatles, Bob Dylan and The Supremes, The Drifters were in the first class of Rock and Roll legends to be initiated into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and the first African American group to be inducted. Once again, the Treadwell Family will be coming out of retirement to put together an historic reunion at US venues as The Drifters return to their roots with their latest American tour. The concert is presented by Beth and Dan Riley, Ruth Gershon and Sandy Cohn, and Sandy and John Barrow.
The show will be staged at 8:00 P.M. Friday, November 25. Tickets are available online at highlandspac.org or by calling (828) 526-9047. The Highlands Performing Arts Center is located at 507 Chestnut Street.
