INTERVIEW: ‘Sealed with a Kiss’ singer Brian Hyland, coming to Easton’s State Theatre, says …
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Nearly all the songs the audience will hear at the “Original Stars of American Bandstand” show at Easton’s State Theatre on Saturday are more than 50 years old.What’s really interesting is that all are recognizable to younger listeners, and still heard occasionally in movies, TV, shows and commercials — or even performed by younger artists.So how is it these songs of the 1950s, ‘’60s and early ‘’70s have survived in a world where even top hits and whole musical styles are quickly forgotten?Brian Hyland, whose earliest songs such as “Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polkadot Bikini” virtually defined the bubblegum pop genre of that era and who is among the performers, says he thinks it’s because those songs come from a time when the focus was on having single hit records — the best individual songs possible.
The audience at State Theatre will hear many examples of such songs during Original Stars of “American Bandstand.”In addition to Hyland, who also had the hits “Sealed With a Kiss” and “Gypsy Woman,” performing will be Shirley Alston Reeves of The Shirelles, who had the hits “Dedicated to the One I Love,” “Tonight’s the Night” and “Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow.”Others on the bill are The Chiffons with “He’s So Fine” and “One Fine Day”; Chris Montez of “Let’s Dance” fame; and Merilee Rush, who had the hit “Angel of the Morning.”In a recent telephone call from his home in California, Hyland spoke about the show, his career, and the era of music in which he was most popular.
Here’s a transcript of the call:LEHIGH VALLEY MUSIC: Fill me in on this. Tell me about the show and tell me how it came together.BRIAN HYLAND: “This show originally … came together …
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