Play Live Radio
Next Up:
0:00
0:00
Available On Air Stations
Watch Live

Arts & Culture

50s & 60s Party Songs (My Music)

The Kingsmen perform "Louie, Louie" in this celebration of the golden era of rock 'n' roll dance music.
Courtesy of TJL Productions
The Kingsmen perform "Louie, Louie" in this celebration of the golden era of rock 'n' roll dance music.

Airs Saturday, June 18, 2016 at 1 p.m. on KPBS TV

This program is part of our TV Membership Campaign. Support the quality programs you depend on from KPBS. Give Now!

3-DVD SET & 5-CD SET AVAILABLE:

Give $150 during our TV membership campaign (June 4-20) and receive the "50s & 60s Party Songs" 3-DVD set or the 5-CD set. This gift also includes enrollment in the myKPBS Savers Club plus additional online access to more than 130,000 merchant offers and printable coupons, as well as a KPBS License Plate Frame (if you're a new member). Also enjoy access to KPBS Passport and myKPBS Film Club. A combo package with both the 3-DVD set & 5-CD set is available at $252.

Advertisement
"50s & 60s Party Songs" (MY MUSIC) features the classic hit "The Twist" by the legendary Chubby Checker, who hosts this special song celebration.
Courtesy of TJL Productions
"50s & 60s Party Songs" (MY MUSIC) features the classic hit "The Twist" by the legendary Chubby Checker, who hosts this special song celebration.
Soul queen Aretha Franklin presents her all-time greatest signature song, "R-e-s-p-e-c-t," in this celebration of the golden era of rock 'n' roll dance music.
Courtesy of TJL Productions
Soul queen Aretha Franklin presents her all-time greatest signature song, "R-e-s-p-e-c-t," in this celebration of the golden era of rock 'n' roll dance music.
Motown favorites Smokey Robinson & the Miracles perform "Mickey's Monkey" in this celebration of the golden era of rock 'n' roll dance music.
ourtesy of TJL Productions
Motown favorites Smokey Robinson & the Miracles perform "Mickey's Monkey" in this celebration of the golden era of rock 'n' roll dance music.

For the first time ever, the MY MUSIC series focuses on the most joyful dance hits of the early rock era starting with the Eisenhower era explosion of Bill Haley and Jerry Lee Lewis to the 1960s cultural phenomenon of Chubby Checker with “The Twist” and the youthful frat-rock sounds of The Kingsmen.

"50s & 60s Party Songs" (MY MUSIC) is a foot-thumping, heart-beating, good-time celebration of the classic party music that has spanned generations to remain favorites through the decades. Hosted by the legendary Chubby Checker, "50s & 60s Party Songs" (MY MUSIC) is part of special programming premiering on PBS stations.

Highlights of 50s & 60s PARTY SONGS (MY MUSIC) include the following all-time hits: “Rock Around the Clock” – Bill Haley & His Comets; “Tutti Frutti” – Little Richard; “Great Balls of Fire’” – Jerry Lee Lewis; “Blueberry Hill” – Fats Domino; “Splish Splash” – Bobby Darin; “Rockin’ Robin – Bobby Day; “At the Hop” – Danny & The Juniors; “Bristol Stomp” – The Dovells; “The Twist”/“Let’s Twist Again” – Chubby Checker; “Hanky Panky” – Tommy James & The Shondells; “Dancing In The Street” – Martha & The Vandellas; “Keep on Dancing” – The Gentrys; “Woolly Bully” – Sam the Sham & The Pharaohs; “Do You Love Me” – The Contours; “Louie, Louie” – The Kingsmen; “Get Ready” – The Temptations; “Mickey’s Monkey – Smokey Robinson & The Miracles; “Do Wah Diddy” – Manfred Mann; “Hang on Sloopy” – The McCoys; “Mony Mony” – Tommy James & The Shondells; “Land of 1000 Dances” – Wilson Pickett; “Respect” – Aretha Franklin; “Build Me Up Buttercup” – The Foundations; “Brown Eyed Girl” – Van Morrison; “Aquarius”/“Let The Sunshine In” – The Fifth Dimension; “Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye” - Steam.

Produced by TJL Productions. Producer TJ Lubinsky is on Facebook.

50s & 60s Party Songs (My Music) Preview