\u201cJust one week from tonight,\u201d was what Chuck Banas, public relations chairman for the Tyrone-Snyder Public Library, had to say about the Feb. 15 benefit concert featuring doo-wop artists Jimmy Beaumont and The Skyliners\u2019.
\n\u201cIt is going to be a great night of entertainment,\u201d said Banas. \u201cI was excited earlier, but now after talking to The Skyliners\u2019 and The Marcels on Wednesday evening, I\u2019m even more upbeat. They shared with me some things that they are going to be doing.
\n\u201cIt\u2019s going to be fantastic.\u201d
\nThe concert was designed to help raise funds for the library\u2019s construction project, that, when finished, will furnish Tyrone and surrounding areas with a state-of-the-art library facility.
\nTickets for the concert have been selling extremely well, said Banas, noting only about 300 are left for purchase.
\n\u201cThere are still tickets available,\u201d he said. \u201cEach hour that goes by result in more being sold. On Tuesday afternoon, I needed to go around to all the ticket outlets in Tyrone and give additional tickets as each had sold out of theirs.
\n\u201cWe still have one week left to sell tickets and we are hoping to be able to announce a total sell-out by Saturday evening.\u201d
\nTickets can be purchased for $30 and all proceeds will be donated to the library\u2019s building fund. Tickets can be purchased at a number of locations, including the present Tyrone-Snyder Public Library, Joy Beans, the Bull Pen, Med-Center Pharmacy, Miller\u2019s Car Care and Bressler\u2019s Food Mart and Sports. There are also a number of locations in Altoona and State College, and tickets can be purchased from any board member.
\nInformation on tickets can be obtained by calling Healthy Alternatives at 684-7929 or the Tyrone-Snyder Library at 684-1133. Banas said if there are any seats remaining on Saturday evening, these tickets will be available at the door. He strongly urges people wishing to attend not to wait until Saturday evening to attempt to secure a ticket.
\nThe Marcels, famous for \u201cBlue Moon,\u201d will open for the legendary Jimmy Beaumont and the Skyliners\u2019. For the past 40 years, this group has continued to make music history.
\nIt was back in 1959 that Jimmy Beaumont wrote the first song \u201cSince I Don\u2019t Have You,\u201d which shot the group to the top of the charts literally overnight. Since then, the Skyliners\u2019 have brought us such great hits as \u201cThis I Swear,\u201d \u201cPennies from Heaven,\u201d \u201cWhere Have They Gone,\u201d and \u201cLonely Way.\u201d
\nProducer Phil Spector calls Jimmy Beaumont \u201cone of the best lead singers in group history\u201d and credits the Skyliners\u2019 with bringing \u201cclass to rock and roll.\u201d
\n\u201cSince I Don\u2019t Have You\u201d skyrocketed to number one in just several weeks time and opened the door for an appearance on American Bandstand when lead singer Jimmy Beaumont was just 18 years old. What is just as amazing is that Beaumont wrote the music for almost all of the group\u2019s hit records.
\n\u201cGrowing up in Pittsburgh, Jimmy Beaumont and The Skyliners\u2019 was a household name…just like Heinz Ketchup,\u201d said Banas. \u201cThere wasn\u2019t a Friday night dance in the high school gym that we did not dance to \u2018Since I Don\u2019t Have You.
\n\u201cI am sure this concert will bring back some great memories.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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