ROCK CON: Weekend of 100 Rock Stars THIS WEEKEND
What do you get when you put over 100 rock stars in one hotel? That
sounds like the set-up for a punch-line to a joke, but it's a question
that will get an answer for the first time in history when "ROCK CON:
Weekend of 100 Rock Stars" finally comes together THIS WEEKEND at the
Sheraton Meadowlands Hotel Conference Center in East Rutherford, NJ.
The Summer's most anticipated festival for music fans and collectors
will draw thousands of attendees who will meet, enjoy concerts by,
listen to interviews with, and actually hang out with musicians,
singers, pop personalities and rock icons from all eras of rock &
roll. Along with the live concert performances, meet & greets, and
question & answer sessions, there will be panel discussions, rare film
screenings, photo ops, a music & memorabliia marketplace, and much
more.
The seemingly endless guest list represents 50 years of great music
and memories, and THERE WILL BE CONCERTS EVERY DAY! New guests added
include Denny Laine (Wings, Moody Blues) and Jimi Hendrix'
percussionist Woodstock, Juma Sultan. They join such artists as Johnny
Winter, Little Anthony, Beach Boys Founding Member Al Jardine, Tommy
James, Mary Wilson of The Supremes, Randy Jones of The Village People,
Ian Lloyd of Stories, John Ford of the Strawbs, Marty Balin of
Jefferson Starship, Gene Cornish of The Rascals, Paul Cotton of Poco,
Andy Kim, Billy Hinsche of Dino Desi & Billy, Walter Egan, Phil "Fang"
Volk of Paul Revere & The Raiders, STARZ, John Ford Coley, Stories,
Spanky & Our Gang, Paul Petersen, Mary Weiss, Ron Dante of The Archies
and many more -- too many to mention here - but they're all on the
website!.
Although most of the guest artists will be present the entire weekend,
there is a different schedule of events planned for all three days.
The highlight of each evening is expected to be the last two hours of
the event, when all the stars get to sing or play their hits - and jam
on the songs of their fellow singers and musicians - in the hotel's
Grand Ballroom Main Stage. Additionally, Friday night will feature the
National Rock Icon Awards Ceremony Presentations (the RCIA's), which
will not only honor the legends, acknowledge music accomplishments,
but also recognize fan favorites.
Themes for the Weekend include "LENNON LEGACY," with special guests
from The Beatles' history, "ROCK & ROLL HALL OF FAMERS," "THE GREAT
GIRL GROUPS REUNION," "HORROR ROCKERS REUNION" the "BUBBLEGUM REUNION"
and the "AMERICAN IDOLS REUNION" with Antonella Barba and others.
A rock event like this is long-overdue. Celebrate 50 years of rock
history live THIS WEEKEND!
Complete info is online at www.RockFanFest.com, and the complete list
of guests is available at:http://www.nationalrockcon.com/Artists.htm.
Tickets are $20-$40 with special "Gold," "Silver" and "Platinum"
weekend packages available. For any further info, call(203) 795-4737.
What: ROCK CON: Weekend of 100 Rock Stars
Where: Sheraton Meadowlands Hotel & Conference Center, 2 Meadowlands
Plaza, East Rutherford, NJ
Hours: Friday, July 30 2010 5pm-11pm, Saturday, July 31 2010
Noon-10pm, Sunday, August 1 2010 Noon-9pm
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Below is a partial list of confirmed =93guest stars=94 attending this
summer=92s Rock Con: =93Weekend Of 100 Rock Stars=94 in alphabetical order:
Al Jardine - founding member of THE BEACH BOYS!
Al Rappa - Bill Haley's Comets
Marty Balin =96 vocals (along with Grace Slick) in Jefferson Airplane/
Starship
Antonella Barba - American Idol "Jersey Girl"
Johny Barbata - famed drummer: Turtles, Starship, CS&N
Sid Bernstein =96 legendary rock impresario, manager and promoter
Tommy Bia =96 The Thunder Road Band
Karina Bradley =96 =93Dance Floor Diva=94 =96 pop star and model
Beverly Bremers =96 hit single =93Don=92t Say You Don=92t Remember,=94 star=
red
in =93Hair=94
Pete Bremy =96 Vanilla Fudge =96 Cactus (bassist) =96 originally from
Paterson, NJ
Brooklyn Bridge - "Worst That Could Happen"
Lala Brooks =96 The Crystals, lead singer on =93Da Doo Ron Ron=94
Eli Brown =96 The bassist for the newly-reformed Vagrants
Glen Burtnik =96 Styx, LaBamba & The Hubcaps, The Orchestra (ELO)
John Butcher =96 John Butcher Axis
Kristen Capolino =96 heavy metal guitarist/singer =93All That I Am=94
Jim Carrick =96 Spanky & Our Gang member
Bernadette Carroll - =93Party Girl=94
Peppy Castro =96 Blues Magoos vocals and guitar wiz
Clay Cole =96 The Clay Cole Show ('59-68) =96 rock & roll studio dance TV
show
John Ford Coley =96 hit single =93I=92d Really Like To See You Tonight=94 1=
976
Clarence Collins =96 Little Anthony & The Imperials =96 2009 Rock HOF
inductee
Paul Collins - Paul Collins' The Beat/ King of Power Pop "Don't Wait
up for Me"
Gene Cornish =96 The Rascals (guitarist) -1997 Rock HOF inductee
Paul Cotton =96 from Poco (need we say more)
Scott Cummings =96 Michael Jackson=92s bodyguard for 15 years
Ron Dante =96 The Archies lead singer - #1 hit in 1969 with =93Sugar
Sugar=94
Demon Boy - Demon Boy Band, star of The Demon Boy comic book
Dinky Dawson =96 rock=92s most famous sound man =96 Beatles, Zep, Pink Floy=
d
Lezlie Deanne =96 Scary Cherry & The Bang Bangs (also starred in horror
films)
Denny Diaz - Steely Dan (guitarist on their 1st six albums!)
Pat Dinizio & The Smithereens =96 the great NJ band
Peter DiStefano =96 .o For Pyros guitarist
Walter Egan ("Magnet & Steel")
Silvio Ennella =96 The Thunder Road Band
Johnny Farina - Santo & Johnny "Sleepwalk"
Charlie Farren =96 Joe Perry Project =96 Farrenheit singer
Dennis Ferrante =96 recording engineer extraordinaire & Grammy winner
2000
William Finley =96 =93Phantom Of The Paradise=94 =96 The Phantom in the roc=
k
musical
John Ford =96 The Strawbs =96 joined in '70 adding his percussive style
Pete Fornatale =96 WFMU/WNEW-FM radio personality, =93Mixed Bag=94 radio
show
Kat Gilbert =96 West Coast songstress, CD =93It Keeps Changing=94 =96 singl=
e
=93Fallen=94
Robert Gordon =96 =93My Gal Is Red Hot=94 =96 =93It=92s Only Make Believe=
=94
=93Little Anthony=94 Gourdine =96 Little Anthony & The Imperials =96 2009 R=
ock
HOF
Charlie Gracie =96 Philadelphia=92s first rock n=92 roller =93Butterfly=94 =
=96 ask
Van Morrison
Gerrit Graham =96 =93Beef=94 in =93Phantom Of The Paradise,=94 composes w/ =
Bob
Weir
Barbara Harris =96 The Toys =93A Lover=92s Concerto=94 1965 international h=
it
John Hawken =96 Renaissance =96 Spooky Tooth =96 Strawbs keyboardist
Billy Hinsche - Dino Desi & Billy
Pat Horgan =96 Thunder Road lead singer/guitarist, Garage Rock Band
producer
John Idan =96 The Yardbirds =96 1992 Rock HOF =96 joined in 1994 as lead
vocalist
Tommy James =96 =93Mony Mony=94 =93Hanky Panky=94 (14 Top 10 hits!)
Jay & The Americans =96 multiple hits including =93She Cried=94 1963 (12 To=
p
10 hits)
Randy Jones =96 The Village People=92s original =93YMCA Cowboy=94
Eddie Kelly =96 American Bandstand dancer everyone remembers, late
=9150s-=9160s
Andy Kim - =93Rock Me Gently=94 =93Be My Baby=94 Baby I Love You=94
David Kraai - David Kraai & The Saddle Tramps
Bruce Kulick =96 Kiss guitarist 1984-96 =96 later Grand Funk Railroad
Linda Jansen =96 former original lead singer of The Angels =93Til=94 =93Cry
Baby Cry=94
Dan Lavoie =96 Harp-guitarist virtuoso =96 =93Harp Guitar Dreams=94
Bryan Laye =96 =93Tangerine Lane=94 2009 LP =96 recently recorded with Dave
Mason
Victoria Levy =96 The Hoosier Mamas
Ian Lloyd =96 Stories =96 =93Brother Louie=94 1971, also singer with
Foreigner
Donna Loern - "Beach Blanket Bingo"
Vince Martel =96 Vanilla Fudge=92s lead guitarist, toured with Hendrix
Louiche Mayorga =96 Suicidal Tendencies bassist
Spanky McFarlane =96 Spanky & Our Gang - Mamas & Papas vocalist
Mike =93Mac=94 McNenney =96 The Thunder Road Band
John Melinchock - Bill Haley=92s Comets
Ian Mitchell =96 Bay City Rollers =96 =93Saturday Night=94 1976
Rick Mullen =96 Commander Cody =96 Don McLean =96 Van Morrison =96 Savoy Br=
own
Peg Pearl =96 lead singer of the band Aura
Andy Pratt =96 hit single =93Avenging Annie=94 '73 more than a one-hit
wonder!
Paul Peterson =96 hit single =93My Dad=94 1962 - starred in the =93Donna Re=
ed
Show=94
Tiffinni Saint Ranae =96 singer/songwriter/actress
Randy & The Rainbows - "Denice"
Richie Ranno - Starz
Peter Sabatino =96 The Vagrants =96 one of the originals
Beki Brindle Scala =96 Grace Pool, Windopane guitarist
Ralph Scala =96 The Blues Magoos
Nelson Slater =96 =93Wild Angel=94 LP produced by Lou Reed
Earl Slick =96 David Bowie=92s legendary guitarist, John Lennon=92s feature=
d
guitarist
Tom =93T-Bone=94 Stankus =96 Dr. Demento =96 the comedic =93Existential Blu=
es=94
1980
Stewkey =96 Nazz=92 original lead singer
Kasim Sultan =96 Utopia & Meat Loaf=92s bassist
Terry Sylvester =96 The Hollies =96 2010 Rock HOF inductee
The Angels =96 hit single =93My Boyfriend=92s Back=94 1963
The Delicates =96 =93Submarine Race Watcher=92s Theme=94 from Belleville, N=
J
The Detergents =96 =93Leader Of The Laundromat=94 (Ron Dante vocalist)
The Dovells =96 =93Bristol Stomp=94 =93You Can=92t Sit Down=94
The Fifth Estate =96 hit single =93Ding Dong The Witch Is Dead=94 1967
The 1910 Fruitgum Company =96 =93Simon Says=94 1968 #2 hit, =931 2 3 Red
Light=94
The Human Beinz =96 hit single =93Nobody But Me=94 1967 - featured in =93Ki=
ll
Bill=94 film
The Rip Chords =96 hit single =93Hey Little Cobra=94 - worked with Terry
Melcher
The Soul Survivors =96 =93Expressway To Your Heart=94 1967 sold a million
copies
Jonathan Tiersten =96 Jonathan Tiersten & The Ten Tiers (=93Sleepaway
Camp=94)
Tuff Darts =96 Tommy Frenzy =96 John DeSalvo =96 J. Morrison are back
Hilton Valentine =96 The Animals' guitarist =96 1994 Rock HOF created a
classic riff
Phil "Fang" Volk - Paul Revere & The Raiders
Eerie Von =96 Danzig =96 Samhain bassist
Gary Von Scyoc =96 Elephants Memory =96 John Lennon=92s 70=92s band =96 fea=
tured
on Lennon=92s =93Live in New York=94 and The Mike Douglas Show w/John and
Yoko
Shaun Weiss =96 son of Beatles=92 attorney Nat Weiss was at Shea Stadium
concerts/Ed ... shows/Apple rooftop
Mary Weiss =96 The Shangri-Las =93Leader of the Pack=94
Mary Wilson - of THE SUPREMES!
Johnny Winter w/guitarist Paul Nelson =96 two legendary guitarists =96
=93Live/Johnny Winter And=85=94 (1971) is Johnny=92s best and Grammy nomina=
ted
=93I=92m A Bluesman=94 which features Paul Nelson, is his best
You love rock =91n=92 roll? Rather than putting another dime in the
jukebox, join about 100 rockers and many more music lovers at the Rock
Con: The National Rock & Roll Fan Fest, July 30 to Aug. 1 at the
Sheraton Meadowlands Hotel and Conference Center in East Rutherford.
Tickets are $20 to $40. Weekend packages are $75 to $250 |
