Brian Pekol (on piano and voice), leads a quintet in a stunning review of the music of Elton John and Billy Joel. Featuring Zach Spicer and Blake Foster (drums and bass, respectively, from the Buddy Holly Big Band) and Gary Rue on bass guitar.
Dance Party Reunion: A Salute to Buddy Holly and Friends
Paradise Center for the Arts, 321 Central Avenue, Faribault, MN
DANCE PARTY REUNION is a 're-staging' of Buddy Holly's 1959 WINTER DANCE PARTY, featuring music of Buddy's co-stars, Ritchie Valens ("La Bamba", performed by Allen Malicsi); Dion & the Belmonts (with Brian Pekol, singing "Teenager in Love"), The Big Bopper ("Chantilly Lace", featuring Zach Spicer) and Frankie Sardo ("Fake Out", featuring Gary Rue).
Dance Party Reunion: A Salute to Buddy Holly and Friends
Wildwood Artists Series, 8432 80th Street N, Stillwater, MN 55082
DANCE PARTY REUNION is a 're-staging' of Buddy Holly's 1959 WINTER DANCE PARTY, featuring music of Buddy's co-stars, Ritchie Valens ("La Bamba", performed by Allen Malicsi); Dion & the Belmonts (with Brian Pekol, singing "Teenager in Love"), The Big Bopper ("Chantilly Lace", featuring Zach Spicer) and Frankie Sardo ("Fake Out", featuring Gary Rue).