Crossings brings The Shadows Band to Zumbrota's State Theatre on Saturday, September 14, at 7:30 pm. Tickets are $19 in advance, $23 at the door, and can be purchased online or by calling 507-732-7616. Doors open at 6:30 pm.
The Shadows, with 15-year-old lead singer Bobby Vee, made history February 3, 1959, by replacing Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and the Big Bopper at the Moorhead Armory after the three stars were killed in a plane crash. Now, The Shadows Band, with original Shadows member Dick Dunkirk, pays tribute to hit bands of the 1950s.
You will hear the four mega hits that Bobby Vee and the Shadows had in the early 1960s, including “Take Good Care of My Baby.” In fact audiences will hear all their favorites from the doo wop era! Singer Wayne Luchau’s three-octave range and spot-on sound brings to life Roy Orbison’s hits like “Pretty Woman” and “Only the Lonely."
Songs by Gene Pitney (with whom the Shadows worked in the ’60s), the Everly Brothers, Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and the Bopper are performed with violins and a full rhythm section.
The Shadows Tribute Show was elected to the Mid-America Music Hall of Fame in 2005.
The State Theatre is located at 96 East 4th Street in Zumbrota. For more information call 507-732-5210.