The Shirelles played BB King’s
May 28th, 2013 by Mr. C
(Beverly Lee)
The Shirelles featuring one of the original members – Beverly Lee were on hand at BB King’s Blues Club on 42nd Street to rattle off a fun set of timeless Shirelle songs as well as other familiar hits from the Temptations, The Four Tops, Chuck Berry, Aretha Franklin, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Anita Baker, & more! The Shirelles were a 1960s all girl group that originated from Passaic High School in NJ who then went on to blaze a trail for the future women artists of pop/doo-wop & motown alike. Beverly Lee was accompanied by the new generation of Shirelle’s Diane Spann and Louise Bethune. Diane and Louise have been on tour with Beverly Lee as The Shirelles for the past 25 years or so.
The original sound of The Shirelles with the four young ladies from Passaic, NJ can never be duplicated but Beverly Lee and her new friends come very close in recreating the vibe! Beverly still provides excellent harmonies and great lead vocals on “Mama Said”, “Dedicated to the one I love”, and “Tonights the night”. Lee also went off on the dancefloor as she busted out more than a few moves during her performance of Chuck Berry’s – Johnny B. Goode! It was mucho fun watching her let loose on the stage like hat! Beverly Lee also came out on stage earlier with a skit holding coca cola signs to show that the Shirelles were the first girl group to do a coke commercial. Other memorable performances from the night included singing SOLDIER BOY to a few of our soldiers in the audience who were invited on the stage in honor of our Militiary forces on Memorial Day. “I met him on a Sunday” was also a memorable tune from the night as Beverly Lee introduced this song as a song that The Shirelles created in the auditorium of Passaic High School in 1958. Lee invited male audience members to come sing a few verses from the song. Other timeless Shirelle classics on the set that night included Mama Said, Tonights the Night, dedicated to the one I love, Will You still love me tomorrow, Everybody loves a lover, and Baby it’s you. All in all – The Shirelles put on an entertaining set that lasted almost 2 hours at BB King’s. Thank you ladies for the memorable performance! We couldn’t ask for a better way to celebrate Memorial Day!
As an additional note: THE TOYS, a pop girl group from NYC formed in 1961 but disbanded in 1968 were in the audience! I wished they could of performed LOVERS CONCERTO!
SET LIST
Remember the Time (Michael Jackson)
instrumental medley by the band:
Soldier Boy
Will you still love me
Mama said
Dedicated to the one I love
This will be (Natalie Cole)
Mama Said
Dedicated to the one I love
Tonight’s the night
Money (That’s what I want) – The Beatles
Baby it’s you
I met him on a Sunday (song written in the auditorium of Passaic High School)
What I’d say (Ray Charles)
*Coca-cola commercial skit*
Everybody loves a lover
You can reach me (Anita Baker)
Baby please don’t go
Dr. Feel Good (Aretha Franklin)
I can’t get next to you (The Temptations)
It’s the same old song (Four Tops)
Rolling on the River (Creedence Clearwater Revival)
The way you do the things you do (The Temptations)
Soldier Boy
Will you still love me tomorrow?
I’ve got a testimony
Johnny B. Goode (Chuck Berry)
(Beverly Lee recreating the coca cola commercial by The Shirelles!)
(Singing “Soldier Boy” to a bunch of soldiers on stage at BB King’s)
(“I met him on a Sunday” on stage at BB King’s)
(Beverly Lee busting out a few moves to Chuck Berry’s Johnny B. Goode)
Tags: 1960's girl groups, doo wop, girl group, music, the shirelles
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