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The legends of Doo Wop will gather Tuesday and Wednesday at the historic Paramount Theatre on the Asbury Park Boardwalk.

Born in black communities across the nation, the vocally harmonic genre achieved mainstream popularity throughout the 1950s and early 1960s.

Famed radio personality and producer TJ Lubinsky is behind this two-day live taped homage that also spotlights a generation of artists, being used for an upcoming PBS special entitled My Music: Doo Wop Generations.

Lubinsky, a Bradley Beach native got his start at age 16, working for a Monmouth County cable television station. By age 22 he was working for PBS station in South Florida. The first of his PBS fundraising Doo Wop programs aired in 1998, opening the door for a catalog of special features spotlighting Motown, classic Philly Soul and Rock and Roll oldies. He’s also known for bringing the first episodes of Doctor Who to the US and executive producing The Very Best of the Ed Sullivan Show.

Iconic greaser Jon ‘Bowzer’ Bauman of Sha Na Na fame joins Lubinsky and R&B legend Little Anthony in hosting this gathering of Doo Wop talent, which includes: Frankie Lymon’s Teenagers (Why Do Fools Fall in Love), The Duprees (You Belong To Me), Bobby Wilson (son of Jackie Wilson), The Belmonts (Where or When), Larry Chance & The Earls (Remember Then/I Believe), Jimmy Gallagher of The Passions (Just to Be with You), Frank Mancuso of The Imaginations (Guardian Angel), Tony Passalacqua of The Fascinators (Oh Rosemarie), Jay Siegel’s Tokens (The Lion Sleeps Tonight) Charlie Thomas’ Drifters (Save the Last Dance for Me), The Marcels (Blue Moon), The Majors (A Wonderful Dream), The Del Satins (The Wanderer), and The Heartbeats (A Thousand Miles Away).

Highlights also include a screening of Fred Parris & The Five Satins In the Still of the Night 63-year reuniting performance at St. Bernadette’s Church in New Haven. Also on the bill are Kenny Vance and The Planotones, performing the signature Looking for an Echo, and a tribute to the late Johnny Maestro, featuring original singers from The Brooklyn Bridge and JT Carter of The Crest.

Tickets are still available for the 6 to 11 p.m. PBS My Music: Doo Wop Generation live taping at Paramount Theatre is located at 1300 Ocean Avenue. Prices range from $50 to $60 via ticketmaster.com.

[Photos courtesy of Lubinsky]

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