The Goldtones bring the doo-wop of the ’50s and ’60s to Bradenton
Decades before anyone thought of the term “boy band,” popular music was dominated by quartets of young men who got their start singing four-part harmonies on street corners. It came to be known as doo-wop.
It reached its peak of popularity in the 1950s, but it had been around since just after World War II and the style was still spawning hits in the 1970s thanks to such groups as Sha Na Na.
In Florida in 2017, perhaps the best-known practitioners of the form are a quartet called the Goldtones. They’re popular in theaters and on cruise ships, and they’ll be at Stone Hall in the Manatee Performing Arts Center in Bradenton for one concert this weekend.
The Goldtones recall doo-wop’s golden age, singing hits from the 1950s and ’60s.
The four members of the Goldtones all have solid show biz resumes:
John Gualberto was signed to a recording contract with United Artists in 1969 and had a regular role as a prison guard on “Oz;” Ed Diana has had careers as a singer, songwriter and radio talk show host; Gary Blomberg has acted on TV and on stage; and Mike Nelson has recorded several albums and toured the United States and Australia.
Details: 8 p.m. Nov. 17, Stone Hall at the Manatee Performing Arts Center, 502 Third Ave. W., Bradenton. $22. 941-748-5875, manateeperformingartscenter.com.
Marty Clear: 941-708-7919, @martinclear
This story was originally published November 15, 2017 at 2:37 PM with the headline "The Goldtones bring the doo-wop of the ’50s and ’60s to Bradenton."