The First Big Hits of American Rock'n'Roll!

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THE RIVERS are dedicated to the preservation of rock'n'roll music from the ROCKABILLY ERA (1952-1960), music that changed the world!
ELVIS PRESLEY, CARL PERKINS, BUDDY HOLLY, BILL HALEY, THE EVERLY BROTHERS, CHUCK BERRY, EDDIE COCHRAN, and much more of America's first big hits of ROCK'N'ROLL!

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UPCOMING PUBLIC CONCERTS...
Sunday, June 28, 6:30pm ~ BELLEVUE ARTS CENTER SUMMER CONCERTS    From the magnificent bandshell in Delaware's Bellevue State Park

Saturday, July 4, 6:00pm ~ GOOD NEIGHBOR DAY    at Kerr Park in Downingtown PA
OUR SECOND YEAR AT CHESTER COUNTY'S BIGGEST FOURTH OF JULY CELEBRATION!

Friday, July 10, 9:00pm ~ The Second Annual BLOB BALL!    at Molly MacGuire's in Phoenixville PA
A RETRO PARTY TO CELEBRATE "BLOBFEST" IN 1957 STYLE!

Sunday, July 19, 7:30pm ~ CROSS KEYS PUB    in Doylestown, PA
DISCOVER THE BEST KEPT SECRET IN DOYLESTOWN; ROCKABILLY SUNDAYS AT CROSS KEYS!
BOOKING NEWS...
Friday, October 9th, The Rivers take stage at the COLONIAL THEATRE with their brand new show "BUDDY HOLLY'S ROCK'N'ROLL" a celebration of the life and music of Buddy Holly and his comtemporaries. More information to follow soon...

THANK YOU(S)...!
Many thanks to Tim Conley and his United Legends of America for including us in their shows in May. We had a great time and the audiences were really fantastic! Here's some video footage of our performance at the Newark show, featuring clips of three songs from Eddie Cochran (Including "Jeannie Jeannie Jeannie" dedicated to our videographer, Jeanne Weber). We also have a live clip of a tribute to Carl Perkins' from the show at Rehobeth Beach Convention Center.
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The Rivers in Schools!

Goshen Friends School - March 2008 - The hands go up when Elvis appears on the wall during Rivers guitarist Stu Frederick's presentation on the earliest hits of rock'n'roll. Students enjoyed and participated in this interactive lecture which included a "please touch" session with several of Stu's guitars!

School officials had this to say...

"Stu Frederick?s presentation on the origins of rock and roll was age appropriate, engaging and throroughly entertaining. His love of music, children, and teaching was infectious. Totally cool daddy-o!"
- Michelle Blackwell, Development Officer, Goshen Friends School

"Stu had all the children interested and totally involved. From the study of the early 50?s through the times of Elvis, the combination of power point, questions and answers, playing of the guitar and laughter kept the children engrossed for almost one hour. It was a superb and invigorating demonstration."
- Tom Richards, Head of School, Goshen Friends School

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The Rivers on Cable TV and in the News!

BALLROOM ON HIGH - February 2008 - Pottstown's cable TV station, PCTV, was there with Dene Liott, host of 'What's Happening?' This episode is now in programming rotation to over 300,000 households from Reading to Norristown! But that's not all...

The Pottstown Mercury covered the event and gave the Ballroom a fantastic spread in their 'Time Out' entertainment magazine. A video was featured on the Mercury homepage. Yes, that's The Rivers on the cover at left!

Many thanks to the Mercury, 'Time Out' editor Diane Hoffmann, photographer John Strickler, and graphic artist Bill Coldren.

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A BAND WITH A MISSION - The Rivers are committed to the preservation of the earliest hits of American Rock'n'Roll. Rockabilly has inspired generations of musicians all over the world for the past 50+ years! Today, international fans of the music have created an entire subculture on the web that truly circles the Earth. To learn more about the "music that changed the world", try the pages below for your reference and enjoyment!

WHAT IS ROCKABILLY? ROCKABILLY HISTORY

SCHOOLS! We'd like to provide your students with a musical angle on American History! Our fearless leader is a certified teacher. We can help create K-12 classroom activity and lead-up to a musical event in your gym or auditorium. Please drop us a line. We'd love to hear your suggestions!

THEATER VENUES! Our CHILDREN'S SHOW is the perfect fit for your children or family concert series. The debut of SILLY ROCKABILLY at the Colonial Theater in Phoenixville was a tremendous success. Have a look at our video from the event. Kid's love the music. And adults have a great time right along with them!
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