♪ TJ: Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome two superstar groups, Charlie Thomas' dazzlin' Drifters and Jay & The Americans.

♪ Only in America ♪ ♪ Can a guy from anywhere ♪ ♪ Go to sleep a pauper ♪ ♪ and wake up a millionaire ♪ ♪ Only in America ♪ ♪ Can a kid without a cent ♪ ♪ Get a break and maybe ♪ ♪ grow up to be president ♪ ♪ Only in America ♪ ♪ Land of opportunity, yeah ♪ ♪ Would a classy girl like you ♪ ♪ fall for a poor boy like me ♪ ♪ Ba ba da, ba ba ba da da ♪ ♪ Ah ooh ♪ ♪ Only in America ♪ ♪ Can a kid who's washin' cars ♪ ♪ Take a giant step and reach right up ♪ ♪ and touch the stars ♪ ♪ Only in America ♪ ♪ Could a dream like this come true ♪ ♪ Could a guy like me start with nothing ♪ ♪ and end up with you ♪ ♪ Aaah aah ♪ ♪ ♪ [applause and cheering] ♪ ♪ Only in America ♪ ♪ Land of opportunity, yeah ♪ ♪ Would a classy girl like you ♪ ♪ fall for a poor boy like me ♪ ♪ Only in America ♪ ♪ Poor boy like me ♪ ♪ Only in America ♪ ♪ Only in America ♪ ♪ Only in America ♪ ♪ Only in America ♪ ♪ Only in America ♪ ♪ Only in America ♪ ♪ Only in America ♪ ♪ Only in America ♪ ♪ TJ: Man, I love that marimba.

And it's so great to see these guys finally together-- Jay & The Americans, Charlie Thomas' Drifters-- and the unity that we share, unity only possible because of what happens here on PBS.

Get ready.

Next, we go to the home of doo wop.

That, of course, is New York City.

This time, right there in Manhattan, we have the group that eventually would go on to back up Dion on tunes like "Donna the Prima Donna," "Runaround Sue," "The Wanderer," and parts of them would later break off with Johnny Maestro and become the Brooklyn Bridge.

This time, they're out there on their own with Stan Zizka taking the lead in one of the greatest, funnest, fast-time, up-tempo doo wop tunes-- "Teardrops Follow Me."

Stan and the Del-Satins!

[applause and cheering] ♪ Ooh ooh ♪ ♪ Ooh ooh ooh ♪ ♪ Teardrops follow me ♪ ♪ Ooh ooh ♪ ♪ Ooh ooh ooh ♪ ♪ Teardrops follow me ♪ ♪ Everything that I try to do ♪ ♪ Teardrops follow me ♪ ♪ Everywhere that I run to ♪ ♪ Teardrops follow me ♪ ♪ Oh dom diddle lip da dom diddle lip da ♪ ♪ I guess I'm a lonely soul ♪ ♪ This is something I can't control ♪ ♪ Everywhere he goes ♪ ♪ Teardrops follow me ♪ ♪ Teardrops follow me ♪ ♪ Everything that's in my heart I feel ♪ ♪ Teardrops follow me ♪ ♪ It either disappears or I find out it's not real ♪ ♪ Dom diddle lip da dom diddle lip da ♪ ♪ I guess I'll wait and see ♪ ♪ Just what the future has in store for me ♪ ♪ Everywhere he goes ♪ ♪ Teardrops follow me ♪ ♪ Teardrops follow me ♪ ♪ Someone tell me what's wrong with me ♪ ♪ This can't be true, it just can't be ♪ ♪ When I go to bed, I can't sleep ♪ ♪ You can find me walking down Lonely Street ♪ ♪ and let me tell you ♪ ♪ Do da da, do da da, do da da ♪ ♪ Like I said before ♪ ♪ Teardrops follow me ♪ ♪ Now, what do I do when I get to my front door?

♪ ♪ Dom diddle lip da dom diddle lip da ♪ ♪ Look in the mirror and what do I see ♪ ♪ Looks like the teardrops ♪ ♪ are following me ♪ ♪ Everywhere he goes ♪ ♪ Teardrops follow me ♪ ♪ Teardrops follow me ♪ ♪ Ooh ooh ♪ ♪ Ooh ooh ooh ♪ ♪ Teardrops follow me ♪ ♪ Ooh ooh ♪ ♪ Ooh ooh ooh ♪ ♪ Teardrops follow me ♪ [applause and cheering] And just as the Del-Satins continued to move along their way, so did these next guys.

Originally behind Dion as well, from Belmont Avenue, here we go.

"Come On, Little Angel."

[applause] It's the Belmonts!

♪ Come on ♪ ♪ little angel ♪ ♪ Won't you dance with me?

♪ ♪ Come on, come on, come on, come on ♪ ♪ Come on, little angel ♪ ♪ won't you dance with me?

♪ ♪ At the last hop you know ♪ ♪ that it was plain to see ♪ ♪ We did the mashed potatoes ♪ ♪ and it sure was fun ♪ ♪ Everybody wants to see ♪ ♪ the way it's been done ♪ ♪ Now, well, come on, little angel ♪ ♪ Now the band's playing loud ♪ ♪ Take a look around ♪ ♪ and see 'em forming a crowd ♪ ♪ That's it, little angel ♪ ♪ Now that you're in the groove ♪ ♪ You see them form a circle ♪ ♪ as we both start to move ♪ ♪ Well, come on ♪ ♪ Come on ♪ ♪ Come on, little angel, come on ♪ ♪ Come on ♪ ♪ Come on, little angel, come on ♪ ♪ Come on ♪ ♪ Come on, little angel, come on ♪ ♪ Come on ♪ ♪ Yeah, come on now ♪ ♪ Yeah, now, come on, now, little angel ♪ ♪ Now the lights are down low ♪ ♪ Turn around ♪ ♪ and see them forming a crowd ♪ ♪ That's it, little angel ♪ ♪ Now that you're in the groove ♪ ♪ See 'em form a circle ♪ ♪ as we both start to move ♪ ♪ Well, around and around ♪ ♪ Come on, little angel ♪ ♪ Now twist ♪ ♪ Around and around ♪ ♪ Come on, little angel, now twist ♪ ♪ Around and around ♪ ♪ Come on, little angel, now twist, twist ♪ ♪ Around and around and up and down ♪ ♪ Un da da dun, da da dun, da da dun ♪ ♪ That's it, little angel ♪ ♪ It sure is fine ♪ ♪ Every time you twist with me ♪ ♪ You're right on time ♪ ♪ You move to the left, you move to the right ♪ ♪ You feel that beat ♪ ♪ and you're dancing all the night ♪ ♪ Why don't you come, little angel ♪ ♪ now the lights are down low ♪ ♪ Take a look around ♪ ♪ and see 'em forming a crowd ♪ ♪ That's it, little angel ♪ ♪ now that you're in the groove ♪ ♪ See 'em form a circle ♪ ♪ as we bust out a move ♪ ♪ Well, come on ♪ ♪ Around and around and up and down ♪ ♪ Come on, little angel, now twist ♪ ♪ Around and around and up and down ♪ ♪ Come on, little angel, now twist ♪ ♪ Around and around and up and down ♪ ♪ Come on, little angel, now twist, twist ♪ ♪ Un da da dun, da da dun, da da dun ♪ ♪ That's it, little angel ♪ ♪ It sure is fine ♪ ♪ Every time you're kissing me ♪ ♪ you're right on time ♪ ♪ You move to the left ♪ ♪ and you move to the right ♪ ♪ You feel that beat ♪ ♪ and you're dancing all the night ♪ ♪ Why don't you come on, little angel?

♪ ♪ Now the lights are down low ♪ ♪ Take a little stroll here ♪ ♪ See 'em forming a crowd ♪ ♪ That's it, little angel ♪ ♪ Now that you're in the groove ♪ ♪ See 'em form a circle ♪ ♪ as we both start to move ♪ ♪ Well, come on ♪ ♪ Around and around and up and down ♪ ♪ Come on, little angel, now twist ♪ ♪ Around and around and up and down ♪ ♪ Come on, little angel, now twist ♪ ♪ Around and around and up and down ♪ ♪ Da da do da ♪ ♪ Un da da dun, da da dun ♪ ♪ da da dun, da da dun, da da dun, hey ♪ ♪ Around and around and up and down ♪ ♪ Da da do da ♪ ♪ Un da da dun, da da dun ♪ ♪ da da dun, da da da da doo dow ♪ ♪ Da da do do, da da do do, da da do da ♪ ♪ Un da da dun, da da dun ♪ ♪ da da dun, da da dun, da da dun, hey ♪ ♪ TJ: Getting through what we've all experienced with COVID, these last couple years have been really rough for our music, the great doo wop sound of the early days of Rock & B and R & B and pop.

And one of our greatest voices was silenced.

That, of course, the great Robert Ridarelli, also known as Bobby Rydell.

In fact, if you saw the movie "Grease," Rydell High was named after Bobby Rydell.

We salute him with one of our new generation singers and then a big surprise to follow with one of our next singer's favorite singers as well.

Follow that?

You will.

First a tribute to Bobby Rydell and one of his beautiful songs called "Forget Him."

[applause and cheering] ♪ Forget him, forget him ♪ ♪ Forget him ♪ ♪ Forget him ♪ ♪ Forget him if he doesn't love you ♪ ♪ Forget him if he doesn't care ♪ ♪ Don't let him tell you that he wants you ♪ ♪ 'Cause he can't give you love ♪ ♪ which isn't there ♪ ♪ Oh, little girl ♪ ♪ he's never dreaming of you ♪ ♪ He'll break your heart, you wait and see ♪ ♪ So don't you cry now ♪ ♪ Just tell him goodbye now ♪ ♪ Forget him and please come home to me ♪ ♪ Forget him if he doesn't love you ♪ ♪ Forget him if he doesn't care ♪ ♪ Don't let him tell you that he wants you ♪ ♪ 'Cause he can't give you love ♪ ♪ which isn't there ♪ ♪ Oh, little girl ♪ ♪ he's never dreaming of you ♪ ♪ He'll break your heart, you wait and see ♪ ♪ So don't you cry now ♪ ♪ Just tell him goodbye now ♪ ♪ Forget him and please come home to me ♪ ♪ So don't you cry now ♪ ♪ Better tell him goodbye now ♪ ♪ Forget him and please come home to me ♪ ♪ Oooooh ♪ TJ: Joining Mike onstage right now, big surprise, one of his idols, please welcome Jimmy Clanton.

♪ Ah ah ♪ ♪ Oh, yeah ♪ ♪ Ah ah, ah ah ah ♪ ♪ Ah ah, ah ah ah ♪ ♪ She's Venus in blue jeans ♪ ♪ Mona Lisa with a ponytail ♪ ♪ She's a walking talking work of art ♪ ♪ She's the girl who stole my heart ♪ ♪ My Venus in blue jeans ♪ ♪ Is the Cinderella I adore ♪ ♪ She's my very special angel, too ♪ ♪ A fairy tale come true ♪ ♪ They say there's seven wonders in the world ♪ ♪ What they say is out of date ♪ ♪ There's more than seven wonders in the world ♪ ♪ I just met number eight ♪ ♪ My Venus in blue jeans ♪ ♪ Is everything I hoped she'd be ♪ ♪ A teenage goddess from above ♪ ♪ And she belongs to me ♪ ♪ Oh, yeah ♪ MIKE: One more time!

♪ My Venus in blue jeans ♪ ♪ Is everything I hoped she'd be ♪ ♪ A teenage goddess from above ♪ ♪ And she belongs ♪ ♪ to me ♪ ♪ ♪ to me ♪ ♪ Oh, oh, yeah ♪ ♪ JIMMY: Thank you, everybody!

MIKE: Thank you.

♪ ♪ [applause and cheering] TJ: Now we've got a little surprise for you.

Our My Music cameras went out and found a young man in Canada who happened to be an actor and happens to love hard-core rock and roll, with one exception.

He loves Bobby Darin music.

In fact, so much, he started singing and trying to emulate Bobby.

Welcome newcomer to our My Music stage... [applause and cheering] ...Alex Bird.

♪ ♪ Somewhere ♪ ♪ beyond the sea ♪ ♪ Somewhere waiting for me ♪ ♪ My lover stands on golden sands ♪ ♪ And watches the ships that go sailing ♪ ♪ Somewhere ♪ ♪ beyond the sea ♪ ♪ She's there watching for me ♪ ♪ If I could fly like birds on high ♪ ♪ Then straight to her arms ♪ ♪ I'd go sailing ♪ ♪ It's far ♪ ♪ beyond the stars ♪ ♪ It's near beyond the moon ♪ ♪ ♪ And I know beyond a doubt ♪ ♪ My heart will lead me there soon ♪ ♪ We'll meet ♪ ♪ beyond the shore ♪ ♪ We will kiss just as before ♪ ♪ And happy we'll be beyond the sea ♪ ♪ And never again ♪ ♪ I'll go sailing ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ I know ♪ ♪ beyond a doubt ♪ ♪ My heart will lead me there soon ♪ ♪ We'll meet, I know we'll meet ♪ ♪ beyond the shore ♪ ♪ We'll kiss just as before ♪ ♪ And happy we'll be beyond the sea ♪ ♪ And never again ♪ ♪ I'll go sailing ♪ ♪ ♪ No more sailing ♪ ♪ Bye-bye, sailing ♪ ♪ No more H2O ♪ ♪ I'm really sorry, but I gotta go ♪ ♪ No more sailing ♪ ♪ Mm-hmm ♪ [applause and whistling] ♪ TJ: Welcome back to Rock, Pop, & Doo Wop Generations, a My Music special celebrating our 25th year of bringing you fantastic oldies programming right here on your PBS station.

Get ready.

Like father, like son.

His old man brought us all the hits we loved for so many years, and continuing the tradition for the next generation, he's a superstar, the one and only Bobby Brooks Wilson!

Watch out!

♪ Shoobie doo wop ba baa ♪ ♪ Hey, hey ♪ ♪ Shoobie doo wop ba baa ♪ ♪ Hey, hey ♪ ♪ Shoobie doo wop ba baa ♪ ♪ Hey, hey ♪ ♪ My heart is cryin', cryin' ♪ ♪ Lonely teardrops ♪ ♪ My pillow never dries of ♪ ♪ Those lonely teardrops, huh!

♪ ♪ Come home ♪ ♪ Come home ♪ ♪ Ah ah ah ah ♪ ♪ Just say you will, say you will ♪ ♪ Say you will ♪ Now, how many of you remember that song, huh?

[applause and cheering] I'm sorry.

I can't hear everybody.

♪ Come on ♪ ♪ My heart is cryin', cryin', pow!

♪ ♪ Lonely teardrops ♪ ♪ My pillow never dries of ♪ ♪ those lonely teardrops, huh!

♪ ♪ Come home ♪ ♪ Come home ♪ ♪ Just say you will, say you will ♪ ♪ Say you will ♪ ♪ Say you will ♪ ♪ Say you will ♪ ♪ Hey, hey ♪ ♪ Say you will ♪ ♪ Just give me another chance ♪ ♪ For our romance ♪ ♪ Come on and tell me ♪ ♪ one day you'll return ♪ ♪ 'Cause every day ♪ ♪ that you've been gone away ♪ ♪ You know my heart does nothing but burn ♪ ♪ Crying, come on ♪ ♪ Lonely teardrops, come on ♪ ♪ My pillow never dries of ♪ ♪ those lonely teardrops ♪ ♪ Come home ♪ ♪ Come home ♪ ♪ Ah ah ah ah ♪ ♪ Just say you will, say you will ♪ ♪ Say you will ♪ ♪ Say you will ♪ ♪ Say you will ♪ ♪ Hey, hey ♪ ♪ Say you will ♪ ♪ Say it right now, baby ♪ ♪ Say you will ♪ ♪ Come on, now, come on ♪ ♪ Say you will ♪ ♪ Bring it on back to me, baby ♪ ♪ Say you will ♪ ♪ Come on, come on ♪ ♪ Say you will ♪ ♪ Bring it on back, pretty mama ♪ ♪ Say you will ♪ ♪ Bring it back, on back ♪ [applause and cheering] TJ: [laughs] Fantastic sound.

Bobby Brooks Wilson.

Now, get ready.

We go to the City of Brotherly Love up next with the Majors.

Now, curious fact about this song, Ricky, the original lead member who no longer is with us, sang lead.

Everyone thought it was the girl in the group who sang lead.

No, it was Ricky.

Ricky's son, the next generation, Doo Wop, Pop & Soul Generations, are here now.

♪ Last night I had ♪ ♪ a wonderful dream ♪ ♪ about you ♪ ♪ Dream about you ♪ ♪ Last night I had a dream ♪ ♪ Hope that it will come true ♪ ♪ Last night I had a wonderful dream ♪ ♪ I dreamed I held you in my arms ♪ ♪ And you thrilled me with your charms ♪ ♪ In a wonderful dream ♪ ♪ I had last night ♪ ♪ Your lips were, oh, so soft and warm ♪ ♪ And a wonderful love was born ♪ ♪ ♪ We were all alone ♪ ♪ You told me that you care ♪ ♪ And I never will forget ♪ ♪ How happy I was that we were there ♪ ♪ Last night I had ♪ ♪ a wonderful dream ♪ ♪ And now that I'm alone with you ♪ ♪ My wonderful dream will come true ♪ ♪ Shoo bop shoo bop, a wonderful dream ♪ ♪ Last night I had ♪ ♪ a wonderful dream about you ♪ ♪ Dream about you ♪ ♪ Last night I had a dream ♪ ♪ Hope that it will come true ♪ ♪ Ooh ooh ooh ooh ♪ ♪ Ooh ooh ooh ooh ♪ ♪ Ooh ooh ooh ooh ♪ ♪ Ooh ooh ooh ooh ♪ ♪ Ooh ooh ooh ooh ♪ ♪ We were all alone ♪ ♪ You told me that you care ♪ ♪ And I never will forget ♪ ♪ How happy I was that we were there ♪ ♪ Last night I had ♪ ♪ a wonderful dream ♪ ♪ And now that I'm alone with you ♪ ♪ My wonderful dream ♪ ♪ will come true ♪ ♪ Please, come true ♪ ♪ Wonder, wonderful dream ♪ ♪ Please, come true ♪ ♪ Shoo bop shoo bop, a wonderful dream ♪ ♪ Shoo bop shoo bop, a wonderful dream ♪ ♪ Shoo bop ♪ ♪ [applause and cheering] TJ: So many great doo wop duets over the years that we've had.

I think of Don and Juan and Robert and Johnny.

Well, those guys have since gone on to the heavenly doo wop choir, but we found a group, our My Music cameras, located two young men in South Africa.

That's right, South Africa.

And they're here now on our My Music stage to perform one of the best ballads of all time.

"We Belong Together" right now on PBS.

[applause and cheering] ♪ You're mine ♪ ♪ and we belong together ♪ ♪ Yes, we belong together ♪ ♪ for eternity ♪ ♪ ♪ Eternity ♪ ♪ You're mine ♪ ♪ Your lips belong to me ♪ ♪ To only me ♪ ♪ Yes, they belong to only me ♪ ♪ For all eternity ♪ ♪ For eternity ♪ ♪ Eternity, eternity, yes, baby ♪ ♪ You're mine, my baby ♪ ♪ and you will always be ♪ ♪ I love you so much ♪ ♪ I love you so much, my darling ♪ ♪ I swear by everything ♪ ♪ Everything ♪ ♪ Everything I own ♪ ♪ I'll always ♪ ♪ I'll always ♪ ♪ Always ♪ ♪ Always ♪ ♪ Love you ♪ ♪ You're mine ♪ ♪ and we belong together ♪ ♪ ♪ Yes, we belong together ♪ ♪ Yeah ♪ ♪ For eternity ♪ ♪ That's forever and ever, my darling ♪ ♪ Yeah, yeah ♪ ♪ You're mine ♪ ♪ Your lips belong to me ♪ ♪ ♪ Yes, they belong to only me ♪ ♪ ♪ For eternity ♪ ♪ That's forever and ever, my dear ♪ ♪ For eternity ♪ ♪ Yeah, yeah, yeah ♪ ♪ For eternity ♪ ♪ Yeah, yes ♪ ♪ For eternity ♪ ♪ Yeah ♪ ♪ For eternity ♪ Thank you so much.

[applause and cheering] TJ: How many great summers can you remember falling in love, meeting that girl, thinking about possibilities, starting a family.

Well, there was that song by the Danleers.

In fact, we got them together, including all the surviving original members for the first time onstage.

Are you ready?

"One Summer Night," one of the best ballads of all time, and it starts right now on My Music.

[applause and cheering] ♪ One ♪ ♪ summer ♪ ♪ night ♪ ♪ Do do do ♪ ♪ We fell in love ♪ ♪ One summer night ♪ ♪ I held you tight ♪ ♪ You and I ♪ ♪ Under the moon of love ♪ ♪ Moon of love ♪ ♪ One summer night ♪ ♪ I kissed your lips ♪ ♪ One summer night ♪ ♪ I held you close ♪ ♪ You and I ♪ ♪ Under the moon of love ♪ ♪ ♪ You kissed me ♪ ♪ Oh, so tenderly ♪ ♪ And I knew this was love ♪ ♪ And as I held you ♪ ♪ Oh, so close ♪ ♪ Doo doo wop ♪ ♪ I knew no one could ever take your place ♪ ♪ Ohh ohh oh ♪ ♪ One summer night ♪ ♪ We fell in love ♪ ♪ One summer night ♪ ♪ I held you tight ♪ ♪ You and I ♪ ♪ Under the moon ♪ [applause] ♪ of love ♪ ♪ Moon of love ♪ [applause and cheering] Thank you.

TJ: Rarely in life does a voice so special and so strong pierce our very souls.

Well, that was the talent of the great Gene Pitney, who we've lost now for several years, but we've got a special guy who I found listening, by the way-- he's a DJ on WABC in New York-- playing oldies records.

I heard his voice.

He was doing a Jay Black and the Americans song, and I said, "You know, I hear your voice, and I'm hearing the spirit of Gene Pitney.

Would you come and sing with us onstage a tribute to Gene?"

Ladies and gentlemen, I present to you, one of the most chilling, incredible moments that I've ever experienced in 25 years of making these specials here on PBS.

Vinnie Medugno takes the stage.

♪ ♪ When you're young and so in love as we ♪ ♪ And bewildered by the world we see ♪ ♪ Why do people hurt us so?

♪ ♪ Only those in love would know ♪ ♪ What a town without pity can do ♪ ♪ If we stop to gaze upon a star ♪ ♪ People talk about how bad we are ♪ ♪ Ours is not an easy age ♪ ♪ We're like tigers in a cage ♪ ♪ What a town without pity can do ♪ ♪ The young have problems ♪ ♪ Many problems ♪ ♪ They need an understanding heart ♪ ♪ Why don't they help us?

♪ ♪ Try to help us ♪ ♪ Before this clay and granite planet ♪ ♪ falls apart!

♪ ♪ Take these eager lips and hold me fast ♪ ♪ I'm afraid this kind of joy can't last ♪ ♪ How can we keep love alive?

♪ ♪ How can anything survive ♪ ♪ When these little minds tear you in two?

♪ ♪ ♪ What a town without pity can do ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ How can we keep love alive?

♪ ♪ How can anything survive ♪ ♪ When these little minds tear you in two?

♪ ♪ What a town without pity can do ♪ ♪ No, it isn't very pretty ♪ ♪ what a town without pity ♪ ♪ can ♪ ♪ do ♪ [cheering] TJ: Absolutely spine-chilling.

Our My Music discovery of this year, Vinnie Medugno, dedicated to the late, great Gene Pitney.

♪ I can see ♪ ♪ you're slipping away from me ♪ ♪ And you're so afraid ♪ ♪ I'll plead with you to stay ♪ ♪ So I'm gonna be strong ♪ ♪ and let you go your way ♪ ♪ ♪ Our love is gone ♪ ♪ there's no sense in holding on ♪ ♪ 'Cause your pity now ♪ ♪ would be too much to bear ♪ ♪ So I'm gonna be strong ♪ ♪ and pretend I don't care ♪ ♪ ♪ I'm gonna be strong ♪ ♪ and stand as tall as I can ♪ ♪ ♪ Yes, I'm gonna be strong ♪ ♪ and let you run along ♪ ♪ And take it like a man ♪ ♪ When you say it's the end ♪ ♪ I'll just hand you a line ♪ ♪ I'll smile and say ♪ ♪ don't you worry, I'm fine ♪ ♪ And you'll never know ♪ ♪ Darling, after you've kissed me goodbye ♪ ♪ How I'll break down and cry ♪ ♪ Cry ♪ [applause and cheering] TJ: Sometimes in life, there's only one, one voice.

And for those of us who love the great vocal group harmony sound, who go back with him with the Crests, then on his own as a solo artist, then into the Brooklyn Bridge, that one, for us, is Johnny Maestro.

He's been gone for a while but has never left our hearts ever.

Johnny sang a very special song of hope and inspiration, which we found in our My Music archives that only aired once.

The guys continued on their journey, and on our stage tonight, we have the Brooklyn Bridge and a special tribute to the amazing heavenly voice of the one and only Johnny Maestro, reminding us in life, no matter what the challenge, no matter how hard, no matter how bleak or how blue, we will walk through that storm and we will never walk alone.

[applause and cheering] ♪ ♪ ♪ Ah ah ah ♪ ♪ ♪ When you walk ♪ ♪ through a storm ♪ ♪ Hold your head ♪ ♪ up high ♪ ♪ And don't be afraid ♪ ♪ of the dark ♪ ♪ ♪ At the end ♪ ♪ of the storm ♪ ♪ There's a golden sky ♪ ♪ And the sweet silver song ♪ ♪ of the lark ♪ ♪ ♪ Walk on ♪ ♪ through the wind ♪ ♪ Walk on ♪ ♪ through the rain ♪ ♪ For your dreams ♪ ♪ be tossed ♪ ♪ and blown ♪ ♪ Ah ah ah ah ah ah ♪ ♪ Walk on ♪ ♪ Walk on ♪ ♪ Walk on ♪ ♪ Walk on ♪ ♪ With hope ♪ ♪ With hope in your heart ♪ ♪ And you'll never ♪ ♪ never walk alone ♪ ♪ ♪ You'll never ♪ ♪ walk ♪ ♪ alone ♪ ♪ Whoa oh oh oh ♪ ♪ Whoa oh oh ♪ ♪ Walk on ♪ ♪ Walk on ♪ ♪ Walk on ♪ ♪ With hope ♪ ♪ in your heart ♪ ♪ And you'll never ♪ ♪ walk alone ♪ ♪ ♪ You'll never ♪ ♪ walk ♪ ♪ alone ♪ ♪ Never ♪ ♪ walk alone ♪ ♪ Walk on, walk on ♪ ♪ With hope in your heart ♪ ♪ And you'll never ♪ ♪ never, never walk alone ♪ ♪ Alone ♪ ♪ ♪ You'll never ♪ ♪ never walk a... ♪ ♪ a... ♪ ♪ ...lone ♪ ♪ Hold on, hold on ♪ ♪ Ah ah, ah ah ah ♪ ♪ Hey, hey, hey ♪ ♪ ♪ Alone ♪ ♪ [applause and cheering] JOHNNY: Thank you so much.

Thank you.

TJ: Welcome back to stage two.

It's My Music Doo Wop, Pop & Soul Generations.

Now we get to the R & B and all those great vocal harmonies that came from the Motor City and so much more.

No one, I want to be clear about this, no one could ever, ever, ever take the place of Levi Stubbs.

In fact, I remember Smokey one time said, if there were a Louvre in heaven, Levi's picture would be the Mona Lisa.

So true.

And Duke and Lawrence and Obie, these guys, fabulous.

We've got some young men who love the sound of the Tops so much that they just wanted to sing two of the songs that were the Tops hits that made them famous.

And we've got them onstage now.

Their television debut on our My Music series, please welcome Peter and the Superstars of Soul.

♪ Oooh ♪ ♪ Oooh ♪ ♪ Oooh ♪ ♪ Baby, I need your loving ♪ ♪ Baby, I need your loving ♪ ♪ Although you're never near ♪ ♪ Your voice I often hear ♪ ♪ Another day ♪ ♪ Another night ♪ ♪ I long to hold you tight ♪ ♪ 'Cause I'm so lonely ♪ ♪ Baby, I need your loving ♪ ♪ Got to have all your loving ♪ ♪ Baby, I need your loving ♪ ♪ Got to have all your loving ♪ ♪ Some say it's a sign of weakness ♪ ♪ for a man to beg ♪ ♪ Then weak, I'd rather be ♪ ♪ If it means having you to keep ♪ ♪ 'Cause lately I've been losing sleep ♪ ♪ Baby, I need your loving ♪ ♪ Got to have all your loving ♪ ♪ Baby, I need your loving ♪ ♪ Got to have all your loving ♪ ♪ Oooh ♪ ♪ Empty nights echo your name ♪ ♪ Whoa, sometimes I wonder ♪ ♪ Oooh ♪ ♪ Will I ever be the same?

♪ ♪ Oooh ♪ ♪ Oh, yeah ♪ ♪ When you see me smiling, you know ♪ ♪ Things have gotten worse ♪ ♪ Any smile you might see ♪ ♪ Has all been rehearsed, baby ♪ ♪ Darling, I can't go on without you ♪ ♪ This emptiness won't let me live without you ♪ ♪ This loneliness inside me, darling ♪ ♪ Makes me feel half alive ♪ ♪ Baby, I need your loving ♪ ♪ Got to have all your loving ♪ ♪ Baby, I need your loving ♪ ♪ Got to have all your loving ♪ Let's break it down a cappella style, brothers!

♪ Baby, I need your loving ♪ Soundin' good!

♪ Got to have all your loving ♪ If you've got somebody you love, sing along!

♪ Baby, I need your loving ♪ ♪ Uh-huh, yeah ♪ ♪ And one more thing ♪ ♪ I want you to sing a little louder ♪ ♪ Baby, I need your loving ♪ ♪ I want you to sing a little louder ♪ ♪ Got to have all your loving ♪ ♪ Hey!

Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah ♪ ♪ Baby, I need your loving ♪ ♪ I need your love, baby ♪ ♪ Oh, yeah ♪ ♪ [applause and cheering] TJ: Nothing like those finger-popping sounds.

One more time, Peter and the Superstars of Seventies Soul with another singalong favorite.

♪ ♪ Ooh ♪ ♪ Sugar pie, honey bunch ♪ ♪ You know that I love you ♪ ♪ ♪ I can't help myself ♪ ♪ I love you and nobody else ♪ ♪ ♪ In and out my life ♪ ♪ In and out my life ♪ ♪ You come and you go ♪ ♪ You come and you go ♪ ♪ Leaving just your picture behind ♪ ♪ And I've kissed it a thousand times ♪ ♪ ♪ When you snap your finger or wink your eye ♪ ♪ I come a-running to you ♪ ♪ I'm tied to your apron strings ♪ ♪ And there's nothing I can do ♪ ♪ Do it, fellas, come on ♪ ♪ ♪ Can't help myself ♪ ♪ Can't help myself ♪ ♪ ♪ Sugar pie, honey bunch ♪ ♪ Sugar pie, honey bunch ♪ ♪ I'm weaker than a man should be ♪ ♪ A man should be ♪ ♪ I can't help myself ♪ ♪ I'm a fool in love, you see ♪ ♪ ♪ Wanna tell you I don't love you ♪ ♪ Tell you that we're through ♪ ♪ And I've tried ♪ ♪ But every time I see your face ♪ ♪ I get all choked up inside ♪ ♪ ♪ When I call your name ♪ ♪ Girl, it starts the flame ♪ ♪ Burning in my heart, tearing it all apart ♪ ♪ No matter how I try ♪ ♪ My love I cannot hide, huh ♪ ♪ Sugar pie, honey bunch ♪ ♪ Sugar pie, honey bunch ♪ ♪ You know that I'm weak for you ♪ ♪ Weak for you ♪ ♪ I can't help myself ♪ ♪ I love you and nobody else ♪ ♪ Oooh ♪ ♪ Sugar pie, honey bunch ♪ ♪ Sugar pie, honey bunch ♪ ♪ Do anything you ask me to, hit it ♪ ♪ Ask me to ♪ ♪ I can't help myself ♪ ♪ I want you and nobody else ♪ ♪ ♪ Sugar pie, honey bunch ♪ ♪ Sugar pie, honey bunch ♪ ♪ You know that we love you ♪ Everybody!

♪ Love you ♪ ♪ I can't help myself ♪ ♪ No, I can't help myself ♪ Let's break it down, fellas!

♪ Sugar ♪ ♪ Sugar ♪ ♪ Sugar ♪ ♪ Sugar ♪ ♪ Sugar pie, honey bunch ♪ ♪ [applause and cheering] TJ: Imagine my wonderment, my amazement, when we sent our My Music cameras all around the world and we found Johanna and Sebastian from Sweden.

Sweden!

And they love the Miracles, and they love Smokey every bit as much as you and I do.

Here's a very unique take that they took on one of the Miracles' biggest hits.

Hard to believe that this could be done by anyone else.

In my life, I swear, I couldn't imagine that anybody else could perform this song and give it sort of a different, even more personal feeling than what the Miracles did on, of course, their recording and greatest hits from the beginning and on and on and on.

Wait till you see this-- two very special young people who love, love the compositions of Smokey Robinson and "You've Really Got a Hold on Me."

[applause and cheering] ♪ ♪ Ooh, yeah ♪ ♪ ♪ I don't like you ♪ ♪ But I love you ♪ ♪ Seems like I'm always ♪ ♪ Thinking of you ♪ ♪ Oh, oh, oh ♪ [applause] ♪ You treat me badly ♪ ♪ I love you madly ♪ ♪ You've really got a hold on me ♪ ♪ You've really got a hold on me ♪ ♪ You've really got a hold on me ♪ ♪ You've really got a hold on me ♪ ♪ I don't want you ♪ ♪ But I need you ♪ ♪ Don't want to kiss you ♪ ♪ But I need to ♪ ♪ Oh, oh, oh ♪ ♪ You do me wrong now ♪ ♪ My love is strong now ♪ ♪ You've really got a hold on me ♪ ♪ You've really got a hold on me ♪ ♪ You've really got a hold on me ♪ ♪ You've really got a hold on me ♪ ♪ Baby, I love you ♪ ♪ and all I want you to do ♪ ♪ Is just hold me, hold me ♪ ♪ hold me, hold me ♪ ♪ ♪ Tighter ♪ ♪ ♪ And I want to leave you, uh ♪ ♪ I don't want to stay here ♪ ♪ Don't want to spend ♪ ♪ a whole 'nother day here ♪ ♪ Oh, oh, oh ♪ ♪ I want to split now ♪ ♪ I just can't quit you now ♪ ♪ You've really got a hold on me ♪ ♪ You've really got a hold on me ♪ ♪ You've really got a hold on me ♪ ♪ You've really got a hold on me ♪ ♪ Baby ♪ ♪ I love you and all I want you to do ♪ ♪ Is just hold me, hold me ♪ ♪ Hold me, hold me ♪ [applause and cheering] ♪ ♪ ♪ Ooh, yeah ♪ ♪ ♪ Ooh, you've really got a hold ♪ ♪ You've really got a hold ♪ ♪ You've got a hold on me ♪ ♪ Yeah, you really got a hold on me ♪ ♪ You really got a hold ♪ ♪ You really got a hold on me ♪ ♪ Oh, oh, yeah, yeah ♪ [laughs] [applause and cheering] TJ: Next up on My Music, something very, very special.

I've never played one song to so many people and had an instant smile come across their face.

The way this tune affects people is just one of the most beautiful things you could ever imagine, so we had to do it right.

That meant finding a sitar player to play sitar.

Our full symphony, all the My Music orchestra together, to bring you just a little bit of the beauty of this incredible tune.

Michael D'Amore is his name.

He's the singer.

Ode to those sensational Philly guys.

Of course, originally the Stylistics did this, "You Make Me Feel Brand New."

♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ My love ♪ ♪ I'll never find the words, my love ♪ ♪ To tell you how I feel, my love ♪ ♪ Mere words ♪ ♪ could not ♪ ♪ explain ♪ ♪ ♪ Precious love ♪ ♪ You held my life within your hands ♪ ♪ Created everything I am ♪ ♪ Taught me how to live again ♪ ♪ ♪ Only you ♪ ♪ Cared when I needed a friend ♪ ♪ Believed in me through thick and thin ♪ ♪ This song is for you ♪ ♪ Filled with gratitude and love ♪ ♪ God bless you ♪ ♪ You make me feel brand new ♪ ♪ 'Cause God blessed me with you ♪ ♪ You make me feel brand new ♪ ♪ I sing this song 'cause you ♪ ♪ Make me feel brand new ♪ ♪ ♪ My love ♪ ♪ Whenever I was insecure ♪ ♪ You built me up and made me sure ♪ ♪ You gave ♪ ♪ my pride ♪ ♪ back to me ♪ ♪ ♪ Precious friend ♪ ♪ With you I'll always have a friend ♪ ♪ You're someone who I can depend ♪ ♪ Who walks a path that sometimes bends ♪ ♪ ♪ Without you ♪ ♪ Life has no meaning or rhyme ♪ ♪ Like notes to a song out of time ♪ ♪ How can I repay you for having faith in me?

♪ ♪ ♪ God bless you ♪ ♪ You make me feel brand new ♪ ♪ 'Cause God blessed me with you ♪ ♪ You make me feel brand new ♪ ♪ I sing this song for you ♪ ♪ ♪ You ♪ ♪ You make me feel brand new ♪ [applause and cheering] TJ: We promised you with your support we'd be back with some more doo wop, and I ain't kiddin' on this next group.

You're gonna hear two songs.

First, we go back with the ultimate doo wop standard, the original version.

Remember the '56 version?

"Oh, What a Night," the Dells.

They're the ones who put it out first, and they later rerecorded it in '69, a little more soulful.

These are the Best Intentions.

Wait till you see what's next.

♪ ♪ Oh, what a night ♪ ♪ We love you, dear ♪ ♪ Oh, what a night ♪ ♪ We hold you near ♪ ♪ Oh, what a night ♪ ♪ We squeeze you, dear ♪ ♪ That's why I love you so!

♪ ♪ Oh, what a night ♪ ♪ We love you, dear ♪ ♪ Oh, what a night ♪ ♪ We hold you near ♪ ♪ Oh, what a night ♪ ♪ We kiss you, dear ♪ ♪ That's why I love you so!

♪ ♪ And I won't forget all those things ♪ ♪ You have done to me ♪ ♪ Oh, baby ♪ ♪ The craze in my heart ♪ ♪ Won't let me forget your love ♪ ♪ Oh, what a night ♪ ♪ We love you, dear ♪ ♪ Oh, what a night ♪ ♪ We hold you near ♪ ♪ Oh, what a night ♪ ♪ We squeeze you, dear ♪ ♪ That's why I love you so!

♪ ♪ Ooh ♪ ♪ Do you remember the night?

♪ ♪ That very, very special night ♪ ♪ Ooh ♪ ♪ Do you remember the girl?

♪ ♪ That very, very special girl ♪ ♪ Well, unto the old ♪ ♪ and unto the new ♪ ♪ We dedicate this song especially for you ♪ ♪ Oh, what a night ♪ ♪ We love you, dear ♪ ♪ Oh, what a night ♪ ♪ We hold you, dear ♪ ♪ Oh, what a night ♪ ♪ We kiss you, dear ♪ ♪ That's why ♪ ♪ I love you so!

♪ ♪ Whoa, whoa, whoa ♪ TJ: Time for a fantasy of the mind.

I never met her, but I can't forget her.

Once again, the Best Intentions to sing a classic.

[applause and cheering] ♪ ♪ Doo ooh ♪ ♪ Ooh hoo ♪ ♪ Ooh hoo ooh ♪ ♪ Each day through my window ♪ ♪ I watch her as she passes by ♪ ♪ There goes my baby ♪ ♪ Woo woo woo ♪ ♪ I say to myself ♪ ♪ "You're such a lucky guy" ♪ ♪ You're such a lucky guy ♪ ♪ To have a girl like her ♪ ♪ Is truly a dream come true ♪ ♪ Shoo doo doo doo doo doo ♪ ♪ And out of all the fellas in the world ♪ ♪ She belongs to you ♪ ♪ Woo ♪ ♪ But it was just my imagination ♪ ♪ ♪ Baby, just runnin' away with me ♪ ♪ I tell you, it was ♪ ♪ Just my imagination ♪ ♪ Runnin' away with me ♪ ♪ Soon ♪ ♪ Soon ♪ ♪ Soon we'll be married ♪ ♪ and raise a family ♪ ♪ Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah ♪ ♪ A cozy little home out in the country ♪ ♪ With two children, maybe three ♪ ♪ Or maybe four or five or six ♪ ♪ I tell you, I, I, I, I, I ♪ ♪ can visualize it all ♪ ♪ Woo ♪ ♪ This couldn't be a dream ♪ ♪ No dream ♪ ♪ For too real it all seems ♪ ♪ Oh, whoa ♪ ♪ But it was just my imagination ♪ ♪ Once again, ooh ♪ ♪ Baby, just runnin' away with me ♪ ♪ I tell you, it was just my imagination ♪ ♪ Runnin' away with me ♪ ♪ ♪ Every night on my knees I pray ♪ ♪ Dear Lord ♪ ♪ Hear my plea ♪ ♪ Don't ever let another take her love from me ♪ ♪ Or I will surely die, ooh ♪ ♪ Her love is heavenly ♪ ♪ When her arms enfold me ♪ ♪ I hear a tender rhapsody ♪ ♪ But in reality ♪ ♪ But in reality ♪ ♪ She doesn't even know me ♪ ♪ She doesn't even... ♪ ♪ Just my imagination ♪ ♪ ...know me ♪ ♪ Runnin' away with me ♪ ♪ I tell you it was just my imagination ♪ ♪ Runnin' away with me ♪ ♪ I've never met her, but I can't forget her ♪ ♪ Just my imagination ♪ ♪ Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah ♪ ♪ Baby, just runnin' away with me ♪ ♪ Ooh ♪ ♪ Just my imagination ♪ ♪ Runnin' away, away ♪ ♪ Runnin' away, away ♪ ♪ Runnin' ♪ ♪ Away, away ♪ ♪ Runnin' ♪ ♪ Away with me ♪ ♪ Ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ♪ ♪ Ooh ooh-ooh ♪ ♪ Ba ba ba doo ba ♪ ♪ Let me tell you, tell you, oh, yeah ♪ ♪ Oh, yeah ♪ ♪ Just keep on runnin' ♪ ♪ She keeps on runnin' ♪ ♪ Away ♪ ♪ With my heart ♪ ♪ Just keep on runnin' ♪ ♪ She keeps on runnin' ♪ ♪ Away ♪ ♪ With my mind ♪ ♪ Just keep on runnin' ♪ ♪ She keeps on runnin' ♪ ♪ Away ♪ ♪ With my heart ♪ ♪ Just keep on runnin' ♪ ♪ She keeps on runnin' ♪ ♪ Away ♪ ♪ With my mind ♪ ♪ Just keep on runnin' ♪ ♪ Keep on runnin' ♪ ♪ Away ♪ ♪ Runnin', runnin', honey ♪ ♪ Just keep on runnin' ♪ ♪ Keep on runnin', runnin', honey, honey ♪ ♪ Just keep on runnin' ♪ ♪ Keep on runnin' ♪ ♪ Away ♪ ♪ Keep on runnin' ♪ ♪ Just keep on runnin' ♪ ♪ Ooh hoo ♪ ♪ Away ♪ ♪ Just keep on runnin' ♪ ♪ She keeps on runnin' ♪ ♪ Away ♪ ♪ With my heart ♪ ♪ Just keep on runnin' ♪ ♪ She keeps on runnin' ♪ ♪ Away ♪ ♪ With my ♪ ♪ Just keep on runnin' ♪ ♪ Runnin', runnin', runnin' ♪ ♪ runnin', runnin' ♪ ♪ Oh, ba do bo bo ba beah ♪ [applause and cheering] TJ: He loves the music of Paul Anka.

He loves the music of the Righteous Brothers.

He loves all the great doo wop sounds.

In fact, in our last show, we had him with the Duprees performing together.

This time, as he evolves from the fifties into the sixties in this segment of the show, we first take a My Music flashback and remember him when he was just 18 years old and hitting our stage with one of the best love songs of all time.

Ode to Mr. Paul Anka.

[applause and cheering] ♪ Oooh, ooh-ooh ooh-ooh ooh ♪ ♪ Oooh, ooh-ooh-ooh ooh-ooh-ooh ♪ ♪ Put your head on my shoulder ♪ ♪ Hold me in your arms ♪ ♪ Baby ♪ ♪ Squeeze me, oh, so tight ♪ ♪ Show me ♪ ♪ that you love me, too ♪ ♪ Put your lips next to mine, dear ♪ ♪ Won't you kiss me once ♪ ♪ Baby ♪ ♪ Just a kiss good night ♪ ♪ Maybe ♪ ♪ You and I will fall in love ♪ ♪ You and I will fall in love ♪ ♪ People say that love's a game ♪ ♪ A game you just can't win ♪ ♪ If there's a way ♪ ♪ I'll find it someday ♪ ♪ And then this fool will rush in ♪ ♪ Put your head on my shoulder ♪ ♪ Whisper in my ear ♪ ♪ Baby ♪ ♪ Words I want to hear ♪ ♪ Tell me ♪ ♪ Tell me that you love me, too ♪ ♪ Tell me that you love me, too ♪ ♪ Put your head on my shoulder ♪ ♪ Whisper in my ear ♪ ♪ Baby ♪ ♪ Words I want to hear ♪ ♪ Baby ♪ ♪ Put your head on my shoulder ♪ ♪ Ooh-ooh ooh-ooh-ooh ♪ ♪ Ooh ooh ooh ooh oooh ♪ [applause and cheering] TJ: Well, he's all grown up now, 22 years old, and he's onstage right now with a group that I've been trying to find for years.

For years, I was hoping to find them for one of our specials.

What's interesting about this next group is that they love R & B doo wop harmony.

In fact, "What's Your Name?"

incredible version, they always sang as their warm-up song.

But as the sixties evolved and those sounds changed, they changed as part of a, kind of a folk pop band, if you will, but the harmonies stayed pure to the original doo wop song.

Don and Mike are here from the Cyrkle, and joining them tonight, the one and only Chris Ruggiero.

[applause and cheering] CHRIS: Hey, guys, do you mind if I sing with you?

DON: Love it!

So cool to have a young guy join us in our sixties stuff.

Mike, what do you think?

Let's do it.

MIKE: Let's do it.

DON: Yeah.

♪ ♪ I should have known ♪ ♪ You'd bid me farewell ♪ ♪ There's a lesson to be learned from this ♪ ♪ And I learned it very well ♪ ♪ Now I know you're not ♪ ♪ The only starfish in the sea ♪ ♪ If I never hear your name again ♪ ♪ It's all the same to me ♪ ♪ And I think it's gonna be alright ♪ ♪ Yeah, the worst is over now ♪ ♪ The morning sun is shining ♪ ♪ Like a red rubber ball ♪ ♪ ♪ You never care ♪ ♪ For secrets I confide ♪ ♪ For you, I'm just an ornament ♪ ♪ Something for your pride ♪ ♪ Always running, never caring ♪ ♪ That's the life you live ♪ ♪ Stolen minutes of your time ♪ ♪ Were all you had to give ♪ ♪ And I think it's gonna be alright ♪ ♪ Yeah, the worst is over now ♪ ♪ The morning sun is shining ♪ ♪ Like a red rubber ball ♪ ♪ ♪ The story's in the past ♪ ♪ With nothing to recall ♪ ♪ I've got my life to live ♪ ♪ And I don't need you at all ♪ ♪ The rollercoaster ride we took ♪ ♪ Is nearly at an end ♪ ♪ I bought my ticket with my tears ♪ ♪ That's all I'm gonna spend ♪ ♪ And I think it's gonna be alright ♪ ♪ Yeah, the worst is over now ♪ ♪ The morning sun is shining ♪ ♪ Like a red rubber ball ♪ ♪ Whoa, oh, I think it's gonna be alright ♪ ♪ Yeah, the worst is over now ♪ ♪ The morning sun is shining ♪ ♪ Like a red rubber ball ♪ ♪ [applause and cheering] TJ: [clapping] How about that, huh?

It's kind of a folkie pop song of the sixties but yet rooted in doo wop.

That's the evolution.

That's how the sound grew and changed.

Okay, it's time to put our lovers spotlight solely on Chris.

In fact, we're only gonna shoot this with one camera because of the intimacy that he has with this song and the late, great Bobby Hatfield and, of course, the Righteous Brothers classic "Unchained Melody."

Chris.

CHRIS: You know, there are fifties songs, sixties songs, and then there are those songs that are truly timeless, songs that just keep coming back to life over and over again.

And I can't think of a more timeless song than this.

♪ ♪ Oh, my love ♪ ♪ My darling ♪ ♪ I've hungered for your touch ♪ ♪ A long ♪ ♪ lonely time ♪ [applause] ♪ ♪ And time goes by ♪ ♪ so slowly ♪ ♪ And time ♪ ♪ can do so much ♪ ♪ Are you ♪ ♪ still mine?

♪ ♪ I need your love ♪ ♪ I, I need your love ♪ ♪ God, speed your love ♪ ♪ to me ♪ ♪ ♪ Lonely rivers flow ♪ ♪ to the sea, to the sea ♪ ♪ To the open arms of the sea ♪ ♪ Yeah, yeah ♪ ♪ Lonely rivers sigh ♪ ♪ "Wait for me, wait for me" ♪ ♪ "I'll be coming home" ♪ ♪ "Wait for me" ♪ ♪ Oh, my love ♪ ♪ My darling ♪ ♪ I've hungered ♪ ♪ hungered for your touch ♪ ♪ A long ♪ ♪ lonely time ♪ ♪ ♪ And time goes by ♪ ♪ so slowly ♪ ♪ And time ♪ ♪ can do so much ♪ ♪ Are you ♪ ♪ still mine?

♪ ♪ I need your love ♪ ♪ I, I need your love ♪ ♪ God, speed your love ♪ ♪ to me ♪ ♪ Oh, oh, oh, oh ♪ ♪ Oh, oh ♪ [applause and cheering] TJ: Okay, these ladies have the shimmy, and they've got the shake down.

From Chicago, the Windy City, we go with the Lovettes!

♪ Doo-lang doo-lang doo-lang ♪ ♪ Doo-lang doo-lang ♪ ♪ He's so fine ♪ ♪ Doo-lang doo-lang doo-lang ♪ ♪ Wish he were mine ♪ ♪ Doo-lang doo-lang doo-lang ♪ ♪ That handsome boy over there ♪ ♪ Doo-lang doo-lang doo-lang ♪ ♪ The one with the wavy hair ♪ ♪ Doo-lang doo-lang doo-lang ♪ ♪ I don't know how I'm gonna do it ♪ ♪ Doo-lang doo-lang doo-lang ♪ ♪ But I gotta make him mine ♪ ♪ Doo-lang doo-lang doo-lang ♪ ♪ He's the envy of all the girls ♪ ♪ Doo-lang doo-lang doo-lang ♪ ♪ It's just a matter of time ♪ ♪ Doo-lang doo-lang ♪ ♪ He's a soft-spoken guy ♪ ♪ Doo-lang doo-lang doo-lang ♪ ♪ Even seems kinda shy ♪ ♪ Doo-lang doo-lang doo-lang ♪ ♪ Makes me wonder if I ♪ ♪ Doo-lang doo-lang doo-lang ♪ ♪ Should even give him a try ♪ ♪ Doo-lang doo-lang doo-lang ♪ ♪ But then I know he can't shy ♪ ♪ Doo-lang doo-lang doo-lang ♪ ♪ He can't shy away forever ♪ ♪ Doo-lang doo-lang doo-lang ♪ ♪ He's gonna be mine ♪ ♪ Doo-lang doo-lang doo-lang ♪ ♪ If it takes forever ♪ ♪ Doo-lang doo-lang ♪ ♪ ♪ He's so fine ♪ ♪ Oh, yeah ♪ ♪ Gotta be mine ♪ ♪ Oh, yeah ♪ ♪ Sooner or later ♪ ♪ Oh, yeah ♪ ♪ I hope it's not later ♪ ♪ Oh, yeah ♪ ♪ We gotta get together ♪ ♪ Oh, yeah ♪ ♪ The sooner, the better ♪ ♪ Oh, yeah ♪ ♪ I just can't wait, I just can't wait ♪ ♪ To be there in his arms ♪ ♪ If I were a queen ♪ ♪ Doo-lang doo-lang doo-lang ♪ ♪ And he asked me to leave the throne ♪ ♪ Doo-lang doo-lang doo-lang ♪ ♪ I'd do anything that he asked ♪ ♪ Doo-lang doo-lang doo-lang ♪ ♪ Anything to make him my own ♪ ♪ Doo-lang doo-lang doo-lang ♪ ♪ 'Cause he's so fine ♪ ♪ So fine ♪ ♪ He's so fine ♪ ♪ So fine ♪ ♪ He's so fine ♪ ♪ So fine ♪ ♪ He's so fine ♪ ♪ So fine ♪ ♪ He's so fine ♪ ♪ So fine ♪ ♪ He's so fine ♪ ♪ So fine ♪ ♪ So fine, so fine ♪ [applause and cheering] ♪ ♪ Shoobie doobie doobie doobie doo wop bop ♪ ♪ Shoobie doobie doobie doobie doo wop bop ♪ ♪ One fine day ♪ ♪ You'll look at me ♪ ♪ And you will know ♪ ♪ Our love was meant be ♪ ♪ One fine day ♪ ♪ You're gonna want me for your girl ♪ ♪ Shoobie doobie doobie doobie doo wop bop ♪ ♪ Shoobie doobie doobie doobie doo wop bop ♪ ♪ The arms I long for ♪ ♪ Will open wide ♪ ♪ And you'll be proud to have me ♪ ♪ Right by your side ♪ ♪ One fine day ♪ ♪ You're gonna want me for your girl ♪ ♪ Shoobie doobie doobie doobie doo wop bop ♪ ♪ Shoobie doobie doo wop ♪ ♪ Though I know you're the kind of boy ♪ ♪ Who only wants to run around ♪ ♪ ♪ I'll be waiting and someday, darlin' ♪ ♪ You'll come to me ♪ ♪ When you want to settle down ♪ ♪ Yes ♪ ♪ One fine day ♪ ♪ We'll meet once more ♪ ♪ And then you'll want the love ♪ ♪ You threw away before ♪ ♪ One fine day ♪ ♪ You're gonna want me for your girl ♪ ♪ ♪ Aaah aah ♪ ♪ Aaah aah ♪ ♪ ♪ One fine day ♪ ♪ You're gonna want me for your girl ♪ ♪ One fine day ♪ ♪ You're gonna want me for your girl ♪ ♪ One fine day ♪ ♪ You're gonna want me for your girl ♪ ♪ One fine day ♪ ♪ One fine day ♪ ♪ You're gonna want me ♪ ♪ for your ♪ ♪ girl ♪ ♪ [applause and cheering] TJ: So, we demonstrate how the fifties moves into the sixties harmonies, and that can even move into the seventies.

In this segment of My Music, we've got something really special for you.

I think they are the best performers out there working on the circuit.

For years, they were behind Frankie Valli as the Four Seasons.

Now they're out on their own.

They've cut a brand new album, and we've got the premiere for you right here on PBS.

Their versions of "Could It Be I'm Falling in Love" and an eighties song, a Billy Joel song treated in the style of doo wop and the harmonies of great groups like the Four Freshmen and the Skyliners and the Hi-Lo's all mixed together.

Fantastic!

Please welcome the Modern Gentlemen.

[applause and cheering] ♪ ♪ Ohh ♪ ♪ ♪ Ohh ♪ ♪ ♪ Da da da da da da ♪ ♪ ♪ Da da da da da da ♪ ♪ ♪ Since I met you ♪ ♪ I've begun to feel so strange ♪ ♪ Every time I speak your name ♪ ♪ You say that you ♪ ♪ Are so helpless, too ♪ ♪ That you don't know what to do ♪ ♪ Each night I pray there will never come a day ♪ ♪ When you up and take your love away ♪ ♪ Say you feel the same way, too ♪ ♪ And I wonder what ♪ ♪ It is I feel for you ♪ ♪ Could it be I'm falling in love ♪ ♪ With you, baby ♪ ♪ Could it be I'm falling in love ♪ ♪ Woo ♪ ♪ Could it be I'm falling in love ♪ ♪ With you ♪ ♪ With you ♪ ♪ ♪ I don't need all those things ♪ ♪ that used to bring me joy ♪ ♪ Joy ♪ ♪ You've made me such a happy boy ♪ ♪ And, honey, you'll always be ♪ ♪ The only for me ♪ ♪ Meeting you was my destiny ♪ ♪ You can be sure I will never let you down ♪ ♪ When you need me, I'll be around ♪ ♪ And you'll always be ♪ ♪ The only one for me ♪ ♪ Heaven made you specially ♪ ♪ Could it be I'm falling in love ♪ ♪ With you, baby ♪ ♪ Could it be I'm falling in love ♪ ♪ Oh, woo ♪ ♪ Could it be I'm falling in love ♪ ♪ With you ♪ ♪ With you ♪ [applause] ♪ Doo doo doo doo ♪ ♪ Ooh hoo hoo ♪ ♪ Doo doo doo doo ♪ ♪ Doo doo doo doo doo ♪ ♪ Ooh hoo ♪ ♪ Doo doo ♪ ♪ Listen, boy ♪ ♪ I don't want to see you ♪ ♪ let a good thing slip away ♪ ♪ Slip away ♪ ♪ You know I don't like watching ♪ ♪ anybody make the same mistakes I made ♪ ♪ She's a real nice girl ♪ ♪ and she's always there for you ♪ ♪ ♪ But a nice girl wouldn't tell you ♪ ♪ what you should do ♪ ♪ Oh, listen, boy ♪ ♪ I'm sure that you think you got it all ♪ ♪ under control ♪ ♪ You don't want somebody telling you ♪ ♪ the way to stay in someone's soul ♪ ♪ You're a big boy now ♪ ♪ You'll never let her go ♪ ♪ You know you'll never let her go ♪ ♪ But that's just the kind of thing ♪ ♪ she ought to know ♪ ♪ Ah ah ♪ ♪ Tell her about it ♪ ♪ Tell her everything you feel ♪ ♪ Give her every reason to accept ♪ ♪ that you're for real ♪ ♪ Tell her about it ♪ ♪ Tell her all your crazy dreams ♪ ♪ Let her know you need her ♪ ♪ Let her know how much she means ♪ ♪ Doo doo doo doo ♪ ♪ Ooh hoo hoo ♪ ♪ Doo doo doo doo ♪ ♪ Doo doo doo doo ♪ ♪ Listen, boy ♪ ♪ It's not automatically a certain guarantee ♪ ♪ Certain guarantee ♪ ♪ To insure yourself ♪ ♪ you've got to provide ♪ ♪ communication constantly ♪ ♪ When you love someone ♪ ♪ you're always insecure ♪ ♪ But there's only one good way ♪ ♪ to reassure ♪ ♪ Ahh ahh ♪ ♪ Tell her about it ♪ ♪ Let her know how much you care ♪ ♪ When she can't be with you ♪ ♪ Tell her you wish you were there ♪ ♪ Tell her about it ♪ ♪ Every day before you leave ♪ ♪ Pay her some attention ♪ ♪ Give her something to believe ♪ ♪ 'Cause now and then ♪ ♪ She'll get to worrying ♪ ♪ Just because you haven't spoken ♪ ♪ for so long ♪ ♪ Though you may not have done anything ♪ ♪ Will that be a consolation ♪ ♪ when she's gone?

♪ ♪ Listen, boy ♪ ♪ It's good information from a man ♪ ♪ who's made mistakes ♪ ♪ Just a word or two that she gets from you ♪ ♪ could be the difference that it makes ♪ ♪ She's a trusting soul ♪ ♪ She put her trust in you ♪ ♪ But a girl like that won't tell you ♪ ♪ what you should do ♪ ♪ Tell her about it ♪ ♪ Tell her everything you feel ♪ ♪ Give her every reason ♪ ♪ To accept that you're for real ♪ ♪ Tell her about it ♪ ♪ Tell her all your crazy dreams ♪ ♪ Let her know you need her ♪ ♪ Let her know how much she means ♪ ♪ Tell her about it ♪ ♪ Wee ooh ♪ ♪ Tell her, tell her about it ♪ ♪ Tell her about it ♪ ♪ The girl won't want to wait too long ♪ ♪ Tell her about it ♪ ♪ Tell her now, you won't go wrong ♪ ♪ Tell her about it ♪ ♪ Oh, oh, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah ♪ [applause and cheering] TJ: And so we end as we began over 25 years ago, with a great doo wop sound and one of the most loved doo wop performers still out there on the circuit today, Kenny Vance and the Planotones.

Thanks to you and your support, throughout these years, we've been able to continue bringing you all these amazing music specials here as part of our My Music series and everything that you see on your PBS station.

Please, keep calling.

Please, let us know that this...magic that's in these songs has to stay alive for your grandchildren and their children to learn and appreciate what true love and true music and the meaning was all about.

I'm TJ Lubinsky.

Thank you so much for joining us.

This I swear is true.

♪ ♪ My love for you will last ♪ ♪ Till time itself is through ♪ ♪ ♪ Oh, my darling ♪ ♪ Oh, my darling ♪ ♪ This I swear is true ♪ ♪ My heart is yours, my dear ♪ ♪ There will be no one new ♪ [applause and cheering] ♪ Ahh ♪ ♪ Oh, my darling ♪ ♪ Oh, my darling ♪ ♪ This I swear is true ♪ ♪ I promise you that I ♪ ♪ Will never make you cry ♪ ♪ This love will be eternally ♪ ♪ Cross my heart ♪ ♪ And hope to die ♪ ♪ My lips will kiss ♪ ♪ I vow ♪ ♪ Nobody else but you ♪ ♪ Ahh ♪ ♪ Oh, my darling ♪ ♪ Oh, my darling ♪ ♪ This I swear is true ♪ ♪ This I swear is true ♪ ♪ This I swear is true ♪ ♪ This I swear is true ♪ ♪ This I swear is true ♪ ♪ This I swear is true ♪ ♪ This I swear is true ♪ ♪ This I swear is true ♪ ♪ This I swear is ♪ ♪ Ooh ooh ♪ ♪ true ♪ ♪ Ooh ooh ooh ♪ ♪ [applause and cheering] ♪