Richard Nader’s Good Old Rock ‘n’ Roll Show Comes to MPAC!

 Enjoy an evening of classic rock ‘n’ roll, featuring Bill Hailey’s Comets, Gene Chandler, The Happenings and Tommy Mara 
of The Crests. They are all featured performers in Richard Nader’s Good Old Rock ‘n’ Roll Show, Friday, June 6, 2014 at 8 pm at Mayo 
Performing Arts Center. Tickets are $29-69. 
 
Bill Haley's Comets are known as the first rock and roll band. The group earned a place in The Guinness Book of World Records for selling 
43 million copies of its greatest hit, “Rock Around The Clock.” The band is now led by original bass and trumpet player, Al Rappa. 
 
From 1962 to 1970 Gene Chandler put nineteen songs in the top forty, but he will always be known all over the world as the Duke of Earl, 
his first hit that topped the pop and R&B charts in 1962 and launched his career. 
 
The Happenings virtually exploded onto the national charts in May of 1966 with their first single release, “See You In September”. The song 
quickly spiraled up the charts to become an international #1 record throughout the entire summer. Most recently, Entertainment Magazine 
has listed “See You In September” in the top 100 summer songs of all time. 
 
Tommy Mara has proudly worked with a veritable who’s who of the oldies world. He puts every ounce of energy that he has into every 
show and accepts nothing less than perfection from himself and those around him. His dedication to his craft has earned him the respect 
of so many in the business. Tommy has been referred to as the Pavarotti of Doo Wop, and is now known as “The Meatloaf of Doo Wop.” 
The Crests were a New York R&B doo-wop group, formed by bass vocalist JT Carter in the mid 1950s. Their most popular song, “16 
Candles,” rose to number 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1959.