Great Balls of Fire, Blue Suede Shoes, Peggy Sue and La Bamba are all legendary songs from 1950s rock ’n’ roll pioneers Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl Perkins, Buddy Holly and Ritchie Valens.
Fans of this musical genre won’t want to miss the Ed Sullivan Caravan of Stars when it comes to the Fergus Grand Theatre on Jan. 25 at 8pm.
This unique musical comedy performance celebrates the legendary variety program that ran on CBS-TV from 1948 to 1971 and was hosted by New York entertainment columnist Ed Sullivan.
At the Fergus show Ed Sullivan will be portrayed by acclaimed Canadian actor Jeff Brown, who is highly regarded for his portrayal of Sullivan which captures the look, the unique voice and the quirky body movements of the TV legend.
The musical portion of the show kicks off with the considerable talents of musician Mike Daley, best known for his work with The Jeff Healey Band.
Described by Healey as “One of Canada’s greatest guitarists,” Daley will perform a selection of Buddy Holly’s greatest hits including That’ll Be the Day, Oh Boy and Rave On, among many crowd favourites.
Joining Daley on stage will be Bill Culp, the energetic leader of the Memphis Cats band who will portray “The Big Bopper” best known for his 1958 classic hit Chantilly Lace.
As a bonus, the show will also feature tributes to both Ritchie Valens and Jerry Lee Lewis, performed by Bruce Tournay from the Memphis Cats band.
Later in the performance, Daley and Tournay will team up to perform as the legendary Everly Brothers, whose flawless harmonies scored Top Ten hits including All I Have To Do Is Dream and Bye Bye Love.
The “Really Big Show” also stars the incredible Jim Yorfido performing as Johnny Cash.
Tickets to see the Ed Sullivan: Caravan of Stars are $29.
Tickets are available by phone at 519-787-1981, on-line at www.FergusGrandTheatre.ca or pick-up at the theatre box office, 244 St. Andrew Street West in Fergus.
