ROCK AND ROLL HEAVEN THE BRITISH INVASION

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	THE RIGHTEOUS BROTHERS SANG, "IF THERE'S A ROCK AND ROLL HEAVEN, WELL YOU KNOW THEY HAVE A HELL OF A BAND". JOHNNY STAR AND THE METEORS COULD NOT AGREE MORE. WE'VE CREATED OUR OWN VERSION OF "ROCK AND ROLL HEAVEN" BY FEATURING THE SOUNDS OF SOME OF ROCK AND ROLL'S GREATEST SINGERS.

“The Day the Music Died”

ON FEBRUARY 3, 1959 A TRAGIC PLANE CRASH KILLED

THREE OF ROCK AND ROLL’S STARS. BUDDY HOLLY,

THE BIG BOPPER, AND RITCHIE VALENS LEFT A

LEGACY OF GREAT ROCK AND ROLL HITS INCLUDING:

buddy holly	Ritchie valens
that'll be the day	c'mon lets go
rave on	oh Donna
maybe baby	la bamba

WE’LL MAKE SURE THE MUSIC “NEVER DIES"

JOHNNY STAR AND THE METEORS HAVE PERFORMED THEIR TRIBUTE TO THESE ICONS AT THE LEGENDARY "SURF BALLROOM" IN CLEAR LAKE , IOWA IN FEBRUARY OF 2004 AND 2005 FOR THE ANNIVERSARY WEEKEND!

RICK NELSON KILLED IN PLANE CRASH

THE SON OF TV'S OZZIE AND HARRIET Died ON DEC. 31, 1985.
JOHNNY STAR AND THE METEORS WERE PERFORMING ON THAT FATEFUL NIGHT IN CHICAGO. UPON HEARING THE NEWS, THE BAND DEDICATED PART OF THEIR SHOW TO THE MEMORY OF RICK NELSON, AND STILL CONTINUE TO DO SO. HERE ARE SOME OF RICK NELSON'S SONGS THE BAND PLAYS:

IT'S LATE
HELLO MARY LOU
TRAVELIN MAN

believe what you say

JOHNNY STAR AND THE METEORS OPEN THE "ROCK AND ROLL HEAVEN " TRIBUTE WITH "THE SOUNDS OF RICKY NELSON".

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JOHNNY STAR AS "ROY ORBISON"

ELVIS AND ROY ORBISON
EVERYONE DOES "ELVIS". THERE'S AN ENDLESS SUPPLY OF IMPERSONATORS WHO CLAIM TIES WITH ELVIS. BUT DOES ANYONE CARE ABOUT THE "REAL SOUND" OF ELVIS? JOHNNY STAR AND THE METEORS DO! FROM THE EARLY 50'S TO THE MOVIES OF THE 60'S, THE SIGHTS AND SOUNDS OF "THE KING" COME ALIVE!

HEAR JOHNNY STAR AS "ELVIS".

FROM 1960 - 1964, ONE OF THE MOST POWERFUL VOICES IN ROCK AND ROLL BELONGED TO ROY ORBISON. ELVIS HIMSELF IDOLIZED THE VOICE OF ROY. IN TRUE FORM, JOHNNY STAR AND THE METEORS HAVE CAPTURED THE VOICE AND SOUND OF THIS 1960'S ICON. REMEMBER THE FEELING OF "ONLY THE LONELY", THE ENCHANTMENT OF "IN DREAMS", THE MELLOW "DREAM BABY" AND THE GROWL OF "PRETTY WOMAN". THIS IS A MUST SEE FOR ANY ROY ORBISON FAN .

THE BRITISH INVASION


the british invasion IN 1964 THE WORLD OF ROCK AND ROLL CHANGED FOREVER WHEN A GROUP OF MUSICIANS FROM ENGLAND BROUGHT A NEW SOUND TO AMERICA. KNOWN AS "THE BEATLES", THIS GROUP CHANGED THE LOOK OF ROCK AND ROLL AS WELL WITH THEIR HAIR AND MODE OF DRESS. IN TRIBUTE TO THE BEATLES, MANY BANDS HAVE COPIED BOTH THE LOOK AND SOUND OF THE BEATLES. HOWEVER, MANY OTHER BANDS FOLLOWED THE BEATLES TO AMERICA, AND WITH THIS IN MIND JOHNNY STAR AND THE METEORS HAVE CREATED "THE BRITISH INVASION TRIBUTE". THIS SHOW RECREATES THE SOUNDS OF THE BEATLES ON "THE ED SULLIVAN SHOW" AS WELL AS THE OTHER GROUPS THAT APPEARED ON THE SHOW OVER THE NEXT FEW YEARS. THIS SHOW CAN BE PRESENTED IN TWO WAYS, A 90 MINUTE FORMAT OR IN 2 - 45 MINUTE SEGMENTS AS FOLLOWS : 1. THE EARLY BEATLES '64 - '66 2. THE "OTHER" BRITISH GROUPS ADD THIS TO OUR CURRENT LINEUP OF THE BEST OF THE 50'S AND 60'S FROM AMERICA TO CREATE A TRUE ROCK AND ROLL ANTHOLOGY.		CLICK ON THESE "BRITISH INVASION" ARTISTS TO HEAR JOHNNY STAR AND THE METEORS PERFORM THEIR HITS THE BEATLES HERMAN'S HERMITS THE HOLLIESHE THE SEARCHERS GERRY AND THE PACEMAKERS PLUS MANY MORE!!!!	JOHNNY STAR PETER NOONE PETER NOONE APPEARS ON STAGE WITH JOHNNY STAR AND THE METEORS JULY 1992... PETER NOONE, FORMERLY OF "HERMANS HERMITS", JOINED JOHNNY STAR AND THE METEORS ON STAGE AT THE HOFFMAN ESTATES FESTIVAL. TWO SHOWS WERE PERFORMED BEFORE A CROWD OF ABOUT 10,000 FANS OF THE 1960'S BRITISH TEEN IDOL. IN true BRITISH STYLE, THE GREATEST HITS OF "HERMANS HERMITS" WERE PERFORMED, INCLUDING: 1. I'M INTO SOMETHING GOOD 2. I'M HENRY THE VIII I AM 3. A KIND OF HUSH 4. CAN'T YOU HEAR MY HEARTBEAT THESE SONGS ARE FEATURED IN "THE BRITISH INVASION TRIBUTE".

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