I travelled down to Waxhaw NC to help celebrate the 75th Birthday of the mother of one of my best friends. The theme was a 1950’s style sock hop, and the music was centered around that era. I was brought in to provide DJ services, sound system, uplighting, and video projection. We put together a wonderful slideshow for the guests that showed a retrospective of Caroline’s life and family. In addition to all the great music, I also hosted a ‘Name That Tune” contest, and helped engineer a balloon drop. It was a tremendous celebration and I was honored to be a part of it!
| Set 1 | |
| Chuck Berry | Johnny B Good |
| Everly Brothers | Dream |
| Elvis Presley | Blue Suede Shoes |
| Johnny Burnette & The Rock ‘N’ Roll Trio | Your Baby Blue Eyes |
| Bobby Darin | Splish Splash |
| Platters | Twilight Time |
| Chuck Berry | Reelin’ & Rockin |
| The Beatles | Roll Over Beethoven |
| Elvis Presley | Hound Dog |
| Link Wray & Robert Gordon | Red Cadillac & A Black Moustache |
| Robert Gordon & Link Wray | Red Hot |
| Wanda Jackson | Honey Bop |
| Patsy Cline | Crazy |
| Dion & the Belmonts | A Teenager in Love |
| Clarence ‘Frogman’ Henry | Ain’t Got No Home |
| Elizabeth Cotten | Freight Train |
| Fats Domino | Ain’t That a Shame |
| B.B. King | Rock Me Baby |
| Drifters | Save the Last Dance for Me |
| Eddie Cochran | Pink-Peg Slacks |
| Frankie Valli & the Four Seasons | Sherry |
| The Chordettes | Lollipop |
| Crests | 16 Candles |
| Hank Ballard & the Midnighters | Finger Poppin’ Time |
| Little Richard | Lucille |
| Monotones | Book Of Love |
| Smiley Lewis | I Hear You Knocking |
| The Ventures | Walk Don’t Run |
| Aubrey ‘Moon’ Mullican | Seven Nights to Rock |
| Billy Bland | Let The Little Girl Dance |
| Bo Diddley | Who Do You Love? |
| Elvis Presley | Blue Suede Shoes |
| Buddy Holly | Peggy Sue |
| Doris Troy | Just One Look |
| The Champs | Tequila |
| Bobby Darin | Splish Splash |
| Bill Haley & His Comets | Shake, Rattle and Roll |
| Frankie Ford | Sea Cruise |
| The Archies | Sugar Sugar |
| Mary Wells | My Guy |
| The Ronettes | Be My Baby |
| Del Vikings | Come Go With Me |
| John Travolta/Olivia Newton-John | We Go Together |
| Bill Haley And The Comets | Rock Around The Clock |
| Jerry Lee Lewis | Whole Lot Of Shakin’ Going On |
| Elvis Presley | Jailhouse Rock |
| Neil Diamond | Sweet Caroline |
| The Penguins | Earth Angel |
| Patsy Cline | Walkin’ After Midnight |
| Roy Orbison | Only The Lonely |
| Name That Tune Contest | |
| Platters | Twilight Time |
| Chuck Berry | Reelin’ & Rockin |
| The Everly Brothers | Wake Up Little Susie |
| Danny & the Juniors | At the Hop |
| Hank Williams, Sr. | Your Cheatin’ Heart |
| The Righteous Brothers | Unchained Melody |
| Johnny Otis Show | Willie And The Hand Jive |
| Connie Francis | Lipstick on Your Collar |
| Set 2 | |
| The Righteous Brothers | Unchained Melody |
| Everly Brothers | Dream |
| The Penguins | Earth Angel |
| Isley Brothers | Shout! |
| The Big Bopper | Chantilly Lace |
| Chubby Checker | The Twist |
| Bill Haley And The Comets | Rock Around The Clock |
| Jerry Lee Lewis | Great Balls Of Fire |
| Chuck Berry | Johnny B Goode |
| Carl Perkins | Blue Suede Shoes |
| Eddie Cochran | C’mon Everybody |
| Danny & the Juniors | At the Hop |
| Little Richard | Tutti-Frutti |
| John Travolta & Olivia Newton-John | You’re the One That I Want |
| Brian Setzer | Jump Jive & Wail |
| Roy Orbison | Oh, Pretty Woman |
| Ben E. King | Stand by Me |
| Frankie Avalon | Venus |
| Fleetwoods | Come Softly to Me |
| Fats Domino | Blueberry Hill |
| Gene Vincent | Say Mama |
| Wanda Jackson | Let’s Have A Party |
| Chubby Checker | Let’s Twist Again |
| Ricky Nelson | My One Desire |
| Buddy Holly | That’ll Be The Day |
| Mary Wells | My Guy |
| Martha and The Vandellas | Jimmy Mack |
| Temptations | My Girl |
