♪ somewhere above there is a heaven. ♪ ♪ somewhere above there, there, ♪ ♪ there is a star thank you so much you have been an absolute joy to entertain. pbs thank you for having us. join me again, goodnight god bless. ♪ star. larry chance: we love you thank you. thank you. [music playing].

cousin brucie: i've you to tell you something cousins, i'm looking at these guys here and i am thinking palisades amusement park. i got a special pbs reunion now with the members of the original passions along with the original lead voice off their record jimmy gallagher, jimmy. ♪ jimmy gallagher and the passions: just to ♪

♪ be with you. ♪ just to be with you. ♪ there is nothing i wouldn't do. ♪ ♪ just to be with you. ♪ i'd climb a mountain or sail the sea. ♪ ♪ i'd go a thousand miles upon my knees. ♪ ♪ i'd find a rainbow and take it from the sky. ♪ ♪ i'll be a slave till the day i die. ♪ ♪ just to be with you. ♪ just to be with you.

♪ there is nothing i wouldn't do. ♪ ♪ just to be with you. ♪ i'll build a castle like those of old. ♪ ♪ and i will fill it with wealth i'm told. ♪ ♪ i'd find a lion, compose a symphony. ♪ ♪ i'll count the starts in the galaxy. ♪ ♪ just to be with you. ♪ just to be with you. ♪ there is nothing i wouldn't do. ♪

♪ just to be with you. jimmy gallagher: thank you. thank you, thank you, thank you so much. what a great day guys. brucie cousins: alright my cousins, ladies and gentlemen, the original mystics are here right now to prune another street corner classic, the mystics. ♪ the mystics: oo-ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo. ♪ ♪ ah-ah-ah-ah. ♪ oo-ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo. ♪ ah-ah-ah-ah. ♪ hushabye. ♪ hushabye. ♪ oh my darlin' don't you cry. ♪ guardian angels up above.

♪ take care of the one i love. ♪ oo-ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo. ♪ ah-ah-ah-ah. ♪ hush-hush. ♪ hushabye. ♪ oo-ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo. ♪ ah-ah-ah-ah. ♪ hush-hush. ♪ hushabye. ♪ hushabye. ♪ oh my darlin' don't you cry. ♪ guardian angels up above. ♪ take care of the one i love. ♪ oo-ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo. ♪ hush-hush. ♪ hushabye. ♪ oo-ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo. ♪ hush-hush. ♪ hushabye. ♪ pillows lying on your bed. ♪ oh my darling rest your head. ♪ ♪ sandman will be coming soon. ♪ singing you a slumber tune. ♪ oo-ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo.

♪ hush-hush. ♪ hushabye. ♪ oo-ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo. ♪ lullaby and goodnight. ♪ in your dreams i'll hold you tight. ♪ ♪ lullaby and goodnight ♪ until the dawns early light. ♪ ♪ hushabye, hushabye. ♪ oh my darlin' don't cry. ♪ guardian angels up above, take care of the one i love. ♪ ♪ oo-ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo. ♪ hush-hush. ♪ hushabye.

♪ oo-ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo. ♪ hush-hush. ♪ hushabye. [applause]. jerry butler: and now another pbs reunion. when bill pinkley's rifters were ready to move on, these next guys continued the hits for many years. it's charlie thomas and the drifters and special quest, ben e. king. ben e. king: this is a special time for me, you all ready know that the song came on in 1959, you know that. know that. this is a special type of jam right here. just like that, just like that. ♪ ben e. king: when the night has come. ♪ ♪ and the land is dark.

♪ and the moon is the only light we'll see. ♪ ♪ and no i won't be afraid, i won't be afraid. ♪ ♪ just as long as you stand, stand by me. ♪ ♪ stand by me and charlie thomas. ♪ ♪ charlie thomas: darling stand by me, oh, ♪ ♪ stand by me. ♪ oh stand, honey why don't you stand by me. ♪ ♪ whenever you're in trouble, why don't you stand by me. ♪ ♪ whoa stand by me, whoa stand come on baby stand by me. ♪ ♪ before me there was bobby hendricks, way before me. ♪

♪ bobby hendricks: whoa, whoa, i know, i ♪ ♪ know, i know, i know. ♪ if the sky that we look upon. ♪ ♪ should tumble and fall. ♪ and the mountains should crumble down to the sea. ♪ ♪ i won't cry, i won't cry. ♪ no i won't shed a tear. ♪ just as long as you stand, stand by me. ♪ ♪ listen, before there was a ben e. king, ♪ ♪ before there was a charlie thomas, ♪ ♪ before there was a bobby hendricks, ♪ ♪ there was an original bill pinkney. ♪

♪ bill pinkney: la, la, la, la, la, la, la. ♪ ♪ la, la, la, la, la, la, la. ♪ ♪ la, la, la, la, la, la, la. ♪ ♪ stand by me, come on and sing it for me. ♪ ♪ when the night has come, d the land is dark ♪ ♪ and the moon is the only light we'll see. ♪ ♪ i won't cry, i won't cry. ♪ no i won't shed a tear. ♪ just as long as you stand, stand by me. ♪ ♪ whenever you're in trouble won't you stand by me. ♪ ♪ all: oh stand by me, oh won't you ♪

♪ stand now, stand by me. ♪ bill pinkney: i won't cry, i won't cry. ♪ ♪ no i won't shed a tear. ♪ just as long as you stand, stand by me. ♪ ♪ all: stand by me. ♪ stand by me. ♪ i want you just to stand by me. ♪ narrator: don't miss your chance to stand by pbs for preserving the memories. stand up and join or rejoin your pbs station right now.

bill pinkney: 82 years old, and movin' on. tj lubinsky: i still get so emotional when i see this particular piece, bill pinkney no longer with us in physical form but his music his spirit his energy lives on and stole the show with "stand by me." what a moment seeing these guys backing each other up and just the emotions that come blasting out of your television, that's a public television moment and that's here because of your pledge and your dollars of support and we can't thank you enough for being part of this experience allowing us to preserve the greatest treasures of american music and vocal group harmony and we're asking you one last time please go to your phone. we're about to go into sort of a special bonus segment if you've watched part of the show before you have not seen what's to come. a first chance we've had to tribute the memory and legacy of the late great mr. johnny maestro.

so stay tuned for that, but right now short limited membership opportunity for you to go to the phone and make our pledge of support and these great songs will come your way. you can choose 7-cds all original hits by the original artists or you can choose 3-dvds, they're both an incredible collection put them both together by the way for $250 and the sounds and the emotions and the memories and the experience will be yours. but right now we need you to stand by pbs. your membership at the $150 level another membership at the $250 level whatever it is that you can afford to give whether it's 60, 50 dollars you decide that amount but it's all of these memberships together that allow all of us to all be a part of the experience to all stand by pbs and to preserve golden moments like this. so more about these thank yous, hurry go to the phone right now. the urgency is all we need to hear from you support pbs doo wop romance in the air tonight. narrator: it's easy to make your pledge, pick up the phone and call right now. at the $150 level, you can choose a 3-dvd set featuring

the greatest doo wop love songs of all time. [music playing]. ♪ ♪ narrator: three discs of classic doo wop love songs, your choice at the $150 level. [music playing]. ♪

♪ narrator: or you can choose an all new 7-cd set featuring the greatest original doo wop love songs. your choice at the $150 level. [music playing]. ♪ ♪ ♪

♪ narrator: by joining or rejoining the station at the $250 level, we'll send you 10 discs, 7-cds and 3-dvds the ultimate doo wop love song collection. our way of saying thanks for supporting great doo wop music right here on pbs. [music playing]. tj lubinsky: and now to the pbs doo wop hostess with the mostest, denise richardson. denise richardson: you know something tj i think we should all consider what it means to be the last surviving member of a family. now that's something we all have in common, oh maybe the last surviving member of a family or a group, it begins to mean

more to you as you get older. the world around you, the music around you, the history, holding onto the nostalgia of time gone by, holding onto the family stories that you have but also holding onto your relationship with your public broadcasting station. so think about that as your thinking about picking up the phone, whatever ever you can give can make all the difference in the world to keep this programming coming. to keep the newshour on, to keep science and technology coming to you, you're at the gateway to the world with your pbs station so thank you for picking up that phone right now. tell me about public television what does it mean to you? woman: there isn't a day that goes by that i don't watch it. i don't need cable, everything, it has everything, arts, music, everything. denise rhardson: now what about this music is particularly fun for you? woman: i grew up with this music and i love it and it's, i love all kinds of music but this is

number one for me. woman 2: you should pick up the phone and support public television because they have great shows, and it brings back a lot of memories with the music they play, i just love it. woman 3: it's educational, i love it because of all the great educational shows, i raised my children on public television, i did they all learned their abc's and 123's and everything and we watched all of the great nature shows and everything and we still watch it. man: i like it because of the recognition of the artist, these memories that the songs bring back and it's just an enjoyment and clean fun and i just love it. narrator: there's many ways to show your support for doo wop music on pbs. choose and all new 7-cd set, featuring the greatest original doo wop love songs, your choice at the $150 level. [music playing].

♪ ♪ ♪ narrator: these are the original doo wop classics by the original artists, $150 when you pledge right now. [music playing]. ♪

♪ narrator: our way of saying thanks for supporting great doo wop music right here on pbs. [music playing]. ♪ narrator: it's easy to make your pledge, pick up the phone and call right now. at the $150 level, you can choose a 3-dvd set featuring all the greatest doo wop love songs ever waxed. [music playing]. ♪ charlie thomas: hi, this is charlie thomas of the drifters and i would like to thank you for supporting pbs and god bless you

in keeping that rock-n-roll going. [music playing]. cousin brucie: ben e. king my friends, the legendary ben e. king. listen this is so great, i am so happy that you are on the show, of course i mean if you don't, you belong in this show you were right up there, you are a covenant encyclopedia of the great, great doo wop time period. ben e., this has been such a great career for you, what a career. ben e. king: yes, it's been going very well. i'm overjoyed. cousin brucie: stand by us. ben e. king: yes. cousin brucie: stand by us. ♪ ben e. king: when the night has come ♪ ♪ and the land is dark, ♪ and the moon is the only night we'll see. ♪ ♪ no i won't be afraid, oh i won't be afraid, ♪ ♪ just as long as you stand, stand by me, ♪ and pbs. cousin brucie: stand by us. ben e. king: stand by me and pbs don't forget most importantly. cousin brucie: that's right, so that kid to tell everybody the way you feel about this and know that you are so involved in our shows and you know the importance of preserving,

preserving and archiving i like to say, such a highfalutin word, but taking care of this music instead of letting it disappear, tell these people please. ben e. king: i want you to support the music because this music that will keep you alive and enjoying what you are doing in your life. this music has traveled for years and years in the hearts and in the minds, all your grandparents, all your mothers and fathers and all your kids now. so just do me a favor, get to the phone, call in, you know as i know the best music out there. [music playing]. denise richardson: you are the important part of public television. it is so important to pick up that phone to say i want to keep this programming coming because i want my kids, my grandkids to know and their friends let me add i want them all to know how valuable all this music was

to my life and how we understood the lyrics right? so pick up the phone vote now. narrator: every pledge counts here at pbs. why not consider joining us at the $60 level and we'll send you "doo wop: love songs live". classic live tracks made for romance, show your love for pbs and great doo wop music. make your $60 contribution right now. tj lubinsky: alright very quickly we are getting ready to go into a tribute, a long time coming this tribute to be able to just take a few minutes, take a pause and remember the music of the late great mr. johnny maestro, of course the lead singer of the crests and the brooklyn bridge. incredible touching moment we've all shared and thankfully for my music series we were able to get johnny to perform a lot of his hits that we never brought to you on television in their entirety so we're going to show you some samples of those reflect and remember and be back with some more moments. please, pick up your phone and help us remember the great ones.

keep the great ones alive. we will do that their legacy, their history, their memory with your pledge. [music playing]. the brooklyn bridge: step, step. ♪ ♪ step, step. ♪ step, step. ♪ step, step ♪ step by step i fell in love with you. ♪ ♪ and step by step it wasn't hard to do. ♪ ♪ kiss by kiss and hand in hand. ♪ ♪ that's the way it all began. ♪ ♪ soon we found the perfect plan for love. ♪ ♪ side by side we took a lovers walk. ♪ ♪ and word by word we had a lover's talk. ♪ ♪ one word led to another and then. ♪ ♪ then in no time we're up to ten. ♪

♪ my heart knew it was gonna end in love. ♪ ♪ first step, a sweet hello. ♪ ♪ second step, my heart's aglow. ♪ ♪ third step, we had a date. ♪ ♪ fourth step, we stayed up late. ♪ ♪ fifth step, i walk you home. ♪ ♪ sixth step, we're all alone. ♪ ♪ seventh step, we took a chance. ♪ ♪ one kiss and true romance. ♪ ♪ step by step we climbed to heaven's door. ♪ ♪ and step by step, each thrill invited more. ♪ ♪ then you promised faithfully. ♪ ♪ all your love belonged to me. ♪ ♪ now i know we'll always be in love. ♪ ♪ here we go. ♪ step. ♪ step, step. ♪ step, step. ♪ step, step. ♪ step, step.

♪ step, step. ♪ step, step. ♪ do you remember. ♪ happy birthday. ♪ happy birthday, baby. ♪ oh, i love you so. ♪ sixteen candles make lovely light. ♪ ♪ but not as bright, ♪ as your eyes tonight, ♪ as your eyes tonight. ♪ blow out the candles;

♪ make your wish come true. ♪ for i'll be wishing ♪ that you love me too. ♪ that you love me too. ♪ you're only sixteen. ♪ sixteen. ♪ but you're my teenage queen. ♪ ♪ you're my queen. ♪ oh, you're the prettiest ♪ and loveliest girl i've ever seen, ♪ ♪ i've ever seen. ♪ sixteen candles in my heart will glow. ♪

♪ forever and ever ♪ for i love you so. ♪ for i love you ♪ so. ♪ oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh ♪ oh-oh-oh-oh-oh. ♪ oh, oh, gee, but i'd give the world. ♪

♪ if you'd say that you'd be my girl. ♪ ♪ i'd love you so and never let you go. ♪ ♪ oh no, never let you go. ♪ oh, gee, if you only knew. ♪ just how much i depend on you. ♪ ♪ i'm sure you'd start. ♪ to give your heart to me. ♪ you are my desire.

♪ just for you, i live. ♪ if i could make you mine. ♪ there's nothing that i wouldn't give. ♪ ♪ oh-oh. ♪ gee, won't you love me too. ♪ ♪ love me too. ♪ take these arms that i offer you. ♪ ♪ and i will be ♪ eternally yours.

♪ oh-oh-oh-oh. ♪ oh-oh-oh. ♪ oh! [applause]. johnny maestro: listen, thank you, thank you so much. you guys are great thank you, thank you, thank you. ♪ the angels listened in, listened in, ♪ ♪ when they heard me pray. ♪ the angels listened in. tj lubinsky: nothing like this man and his music johnny maestro, brooklyn bridge, memories of the crest's right here on your public

television station and you think of those songs six nights a week, "my juanita," love that and all the big hits like "angles listened in" and "there's trouble in paradise", "sixteen candles," wow, what a talent and he survives his memory survives, his performance survives here in this amazing collection. our last pledge break though, last opportunity, the old clock is here memories, seconds ticking down. your dollars your support allowing us to continue this so if you've been moved by this of course we all are by what we've just seen in this incredible show, so many wonderful legends of vocal group harmony that we've preserved on public television. we ask you right now during this last pledge break, last opportunity pick up the phone, make your pledge join the station right now and when you do we'll say thank you in so many ways. $250 it's a wonderful gift we'll send you both the 3-dvd set and the 7-cd set.

you've got the incredible performances you've just seen, part of this 3 cd set, two additional shows that you haven't seen on television will come your way when you become a member right now during this last opportunity or 7-cds of all the original hits by the original artists and wow talk about some great songs on here. some things we put on here, part of this, this new collection that we've made this my music series, "why you do me like you do" that's a classic favorite. my absolute personal favorite of all the cleftone songs, that's on here. things like the "shrine of saint cecelia" by willie winfield and the harptones another great song that will make you cry when you hear that. early stuff but such beautiful voices with the sensations with "please mr. disc jockey," love that. "music music music" is on here, "yes sir that's my baby," what a terrific group and we never had the opportunity in our specials to preserve them, to record their legacy or history on television. we have their records and that's what's wonderful about this as well. all those great songs from all the great groups whether

it's the volumes singing "i love you" or the drifters singing "dance with me," another one from ben e. king. they're all here but time is short it's the last dance our time for romance with you and preserving this music and having this collection which is truly a collector's item, is on right now. pick up your phone last break please call. narrator: take this last opportunity to dance to your phone and make your pledge for pbs. the "my music romance" dvd collection will come your way. [music playing]. ♪ ♪

♪ ♪ narrator: plus the special dvd collection features our tribute to johnny maestro and the brooklyn bridge. [music playing]. ♪ ♪

narrator: or if you prefer the original recordings you can choose the $150 level and the 7-cd set featuring all of johnny's early hits and more will come your way. [music playing]. ♪ narrator: consider joining us at the $60 level during this final membership break around the program and the my music soundtrack cd is yours. our mission, great programming, archiving and preserving your memories we do that with your pledge so please don't wait, call right now. [music playing]. ♪ tj lubinsky: and it is our last pledge break, our last opportunity in this broadcast of the program,

doo wop romance love songs, kissing in the back seat, falling in love, holding hands, wishing and hoping and loving and being. looking back of all the memories, where were you the first time you heard these songs? where were you? who were you with? are you still with that, well ok you answer that one for yourself. was it the first girlfriend, the same girlfriend, new girlfriend, new husband, memories of time being with your husband. we look back and we think now five years ago, ten years ago, we had the legends with us as you've had members of your family with you and time moves on but time is not our friend with these shows it never has been, we are losing legends every minute and we hope that this brings back emotional moments with you with times in your own family and in memory of someone in your family. your pledge support allows us to combat the evils of time to stop time and to rewind the clock as if we could go back. last chance for you to get on the horn and say pbs

please keep doing this and we're going to keep this form of music alive if we have the funding, the funding comes from your dollars and your support. something denise richardson knows every well. denise richardson: oh absolutely and i was thinking as tj mentioned johnny maestro that the last time i had saw him he had performed and he was backstage with the brooklyn bridge and we were out kivising and i said oh can i sing with your guys. and he took that moment to do that with me and you know i actually though i would see johnny over and over again and i was so despondent that we lost him and this is a way of holding onto johnny maestro and the brooklyn bridge. this is a way of holding on to all of that music that represents such an important part of our lives but we want to hold on to what we had, we can do that. all you have to do is pick up the phone and continue to partner with us or make that call for the first time and know that your dollar is valued.

every dollar is valued and every dollar is a significant contribution to keeping your public television station alive and isn't that what we want and need to do in these days so do that right now pick up the phone make a difference. [music playing]. narrator: it's your last opportunity in the show to pick up the phone and pledge your support for great street corner harmony on pbs. at the $150 level you can choose this all new pbs doo wop romance collection, 7-cds, original hits by the original doo wop stars. [music playing]. ♪

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narrator: great songs, great memories, great music, great station, right here on pbs. [music playing]. ♪ ♪ ♪ tj lubinsky: so, thank you so much for joining us tonight, it's been a terrific remembrance and a wonderful time being able to walk down memory lane together. we will always do that hand and hand with you together on your public supported, on your viewer supported

public television station. we will do this together, we will keep this legacy alive providing we've got your support to go that however, however you can give it we always appreciate it. thank you very much. [music playing]. narrator: consider joining us at the $60 level during this final membership break around the program and the my music now soundtrack cd is yours. make your pledge right now for $150 and here's just some short excerpts from performances that will be part of your permanent video library. [music playing]. ♪

♪ ♪ narrator: also at the $150 level you can choose the all new 7-cd set with so many great original doo wop love songs. [music playing]. ♪ ♪ the classics: doo-doo-doom. ♪ ♪ doo-doo-doom.

♪ doo-doo-doom. ♪ rep-reddah-rep. ♪ doo-doo-doom. ♪ doo-doo-doom. ♪ doo-doo-doom. ♪ rep-reddah-rep. ♪ 'til then, my darling, please wait for me. ♪ ♪ 'til then, no matter when it may be. ♪ ♪ one day i know i'll be home again. ♪ ♪ please wait, till then. ♪ our dreams will live though we are apart. ♪ ♪ our love will always stay in our hearts. ♪ ♪ 'til then, when all the world will be free. ♪ ♪ please wait for me. ♪ although there are oceans we must cross and mountains ♪

♪ that we must climb. ♪ i know every gain must have a loss, ♪ ♪ let's pray that our loss is nothing but time. ♪ ♪ 'til then, we'll dream of what there will be. ♪ ♪ 'til then, let's call on each memory. ♪ ♪ 'til then, when i will hold you again. ♪ ♪ please wait for me. ♪ although there are oceans we must cross and mountains ♪ ♪ that we must climb. ♪ i know eve gain must have a loss, ♪

♪ let's pray that our loss is nothing but time. ♪ ♪ 'til then, we'll dream of what there will be. ♪ ♪ 'til then, let's call on each memory. ♪ ♪ 'til then, when i. narrator: explore new worlds and new ideas through programs like this, made available for everyone through contributions to your pbs stations from viewers like you, thank you. be more, pbs.

@@@@xxxxppp@wpwxç, i'm peter marshall. nick clooney: and i'm nick clooney and it is only because of your pledges and your support,

that we are able to be back again with another edition of my music from the glorious big band era. peter marshall: you're so right, nick, and this time, we're gonna focus on the great singers, and remember the songs that they made famous, music that is timeless, it's my music: the big band vocalists, and it starts right now, right here on pbs. narrator: next, pbs brings back the best of the big band era. your favorite vocalists sing their greatest songs on pbs. [singing] peter marshall: this darling lady started out with the artie shaw band,

it was 1938 she followed billie holiday on the band with great success incidentally then she moved over to the benny goodman band. nick clooney: and then it was harry james. peter marshall: and you know why? nick clooney: of course, she had a terrible crush on him. peter marshall: that's right. he didn't have any money to pay her but she could have cared less. in fact, with the harry james band, she became a household name with hits like "i don't want to walk without you." nick clooney: and "i heard you cried last night." peter marshall: and here she is, helen forrest with "i had the craziest dream." [music playing]

helen forrest: ♪in a dream the strangest and the oddest things appear. and what insane and silly things we do.