Rock n Roll themed Wedding

[Spirits High]

In November I had the usual run of weddings etc and when I had the pre event meeting with one couple they said that it was a Rock n Roll themed wedding and that's the only music they wanted playing

This hadn't been mentioned before so I was a bit taken back but hey ho in for a penny and all that.

Again timings are 2hrs out but it was quite a challenge as most tracks were either just over or just under 2mins


VirtualDJ History - 2011/11/11
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17:26 : Rave on - Buddy Holly
17:27 : Buddy Holly - Heartbeat
17:56 : Tommy Roe - Dizzy
17:59 : Cliff Richard & the Shadows - The Young Ones
18:02 : Patsy Cline - Crazy
18:05 : Buddy Holly - True Love Ways FIRST DANCE
18:08 : Sonny & Cher - I Got You Babe
18:11 : Petula Clark - Downtown
18:14 : The Byrds - Mr. Tambourine Man
18:16 : Eddie Cochran - Summertime Blues
18:18 : Tommy Roe - Sheila
18:20 : Tommy James & the Shondells - Mony Mony
18:23 : The Four Seasons - Let's Hang On
18:26 : Johnny Tillotson - Poetry In Motion
18:28 : The Overtones - Why Do Fools Fall in Love?
18:29 : Elvis Presley - First In Line
18:33 : Little Richard - Good Golly Miss Molly
18:35 : Carl Perkins - Put Your Cat Clothes On
18:36 : Joey Dee & The Starliters - Peppermint Twist (Part 1)
18:39 : Dion - The wanderer
18:42 : Buddy Holly - That'll Be The Day
18:44 : Cliff Richard - Move It
18:47 : The Drifters - Come On Over to My Place
18:49 : Four Tops - Reach Out Ill Be There
18:51 : Chris Montez - Lets Dance
18:54 : you really got me - Kinks
18:56 : Martha Reeves/The Vandellas - Dancing in the Street
18:58 : Fontella Bass - Rescue Me
19:01 : Aretha Franklin - Respect
19:03 : Four Tops - I Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie, Honey Bunch)
19:06 : Roy Orbison - Oh Pretty Woman
19:09 : Wouldn't It Be Nice - Beach Boys - The Beach Boys - Greatest Hits
19:11 : Shake your tail feather - Ray Charles - Jock in a Box 2 Cd 2
19:14 : Sam & Dave - Soul Man
19:16 : Wilson Pickett - Land of 1000 Dances
19:18 : The Baseballs - Hot'n Cold
19:22 : Elvis Presley - Burning Love
19:25 : Rave on - Buddy Holly
19:26 : The Everly Brothers - Wake Up Little Susie
19:28 : The Eldorados - At My Front Door (Crazy Little Mama)
19:31 : C'mon Everybody - Eddie Cochran - Jock In A Box CD4
19:33 : Big Bopper - Chantilly Lace
19:35 : Danny & The Juniors - At The Hop
19:38 : Sha Na Na - Rock & Roll Is Here to Stay
19:39 : Chubby Checker - Let's Twist Again
19:42 : The Surfaris - Wipeout
19:44 : Ritchie Valens - La Bamba
19:46 : Beatles - Twist And Shout
19:49 : Gerry & The Pacemakers - I Like It
19:50 : The Hollies - Just One Look
19:52 : Heartbeat - Buddy Holly
19:54 : You're Sixteen, You're Beautiful (And You're Mine) - Johnny Burnette - Cheese Party Disc 3
19:56 : Roy Orbison - You Got It
19:59 : The Baseballs - Hey There Delilah
20:03 : Elvis Presley - Love Me Tender
20:08 : Frankie Valli - Grease
20:11 : John Travolta - Greased Lightnin'
20:14 : Sha Na Na - Born to Hand Jive
20:19 : Louis St. Louis - Rock & Roll Party Queen
20:21 : Bobby Fuller Four - I Fought The Law
20:23 : The Duprees - You Belong To Me
20:26 : The Dells - Oh, What A Night
20:30 : Gene Chandler - Duke of Earl
20:32 : The Baseballs - Bleeding Love
20:36 : Rock Around The Clock - Bill Haley & The Comets - Jock In A Box
20:38 : Great Balls Of Fire - Jerry Lee Lewis - Jock In A Box CD3
20:40 : Buddy Holly - Peggy Sue
20:42 : Johnny Be Goode - Chuck Berry - Jock In A Box
20:45 : Elvis Presley - Shake Rattle And Roll
20:47 : Chuck Berry - Roll Over Beethoven
20:51 : Lipstick On Your Collar - Connie Francis - Jock In The Box CD2
20:53 : Joe Brown And The Bruvvers - Darktown Strutters Ball
20:55 : Swinging Blue Jeans - Hippy Shake
20:57 : The Everly Brothers - Bye Bye love
20:59 : Little Richard - Lucille
21:00 : Cliff Richard - I Could Easily Fall (In Love With You)
21:04 : 'Til - I Kissed You - Everly Brothers - The Very Best Of
21:07 : Billy Fury - Halfway To Paradise
21:09 : Elvis Presley - Can't Help Falling In Love
21:09 : Platters - Earth Angel
21:15 : Otis Redding - These Arms Of Mine
21:17 : The Crests - In The Still Of The Night
21:18 : Jerry Butler - For Your Precious Love
21:20 : The Flamingos - I Only Have Eyes for You
21:26 : The Beach Boys - God Only Knows
21:26 : Chuck Berry - You Never Can Tell
21:31 : Little Richard - Groovy Little Suzy
21:33 : Elvis Presley - Lawdy, Miss Clawdy
21:35 : Gene Vincent - Say Mamma
21:36 : Thurston Harris & & The Sharps - Little Bitty Pretty One
21:39 : Little Richard - Slippin' and Sliding
21:42 : The Baseballs - Umbrella
21:45 : Elvis Presley - wonder of you
21:47 : The Contours - Do You Love Me
21:50 : The Four Seasons - Sherry
21:52 : Bobby Darin - Dream lover
21:52 : The Harptones - Life Is But A Dream
21:54 : Roy Orbison - I drove all night
21:58 : Marcels - Blue Moon
22:00 : The Five Keyes - The Glory Of Love

[hammy]

I would love to have been there that night Paul, Awsome playlist

[Shaun]

I'd have loved that wedding.

[matt the cat]

My worst nightmare! i hate rock n roll!
I was asked to do an Elvis disco recently playing only Elvis songs?!! passed it on as there was no way i could stand there for 4 hours playing only Elvis, i would of had to squeeze in some David Guetta and Rihanna!

[CRAZY K]

My worst nightmare! i hate rock n roll!
I was asked to do an Elvis disco recently playing only Elvis songs?!! passed it on as there was no way i could stand there for 4 hours playing only Elvis, i would of had to squeeze in some David Guetta and Rihanna!

Next time call up Peter( Excalibur) or myself---heaven

Probably couldnt afford us---however--you obviously like to encourage people throwing things at you--RIHANNA?????????????????

A very dubious Rock n Roll Theme---

Otis Redding?

Patsy Cline?

[Charlie Brown]

Some good tunes there but I would have struggled playing them all evening. It would have drove me insane!

[DJ Jules]

I did a surprise 70th birthday a few months ago with a similar playlist stipulated by the client. The music was alright, but the guests kept requesting modern stuff and didn't dance at all (I started drifting into their requests and the organisers came up and asked me to stick to what they wanted).

The length of the songs makes these events challenging, you have to have a very good idea about the music to be able to make sensible decisions about the next track in just 2mins!

Julian

[Corabar Steve]

The length of the songs makes these events challenging, you have to have a very good idea about the music to be able to make sensible decisions about the next track in just 2mins!

If given the leeway to veer into Soul, Merseybeat, Doo Wop, R'n'B & the likes of the Byrds & the Kinks like Paul obviously was, I wouldn't have a problem (even sticking strictly to R'n'R could be done). It would make for a very enjoyable gig. As long as the rest of the guests know the guidelines you're working within, there's no problem.

[Spirits High]

If given the leeway to veer into Soul, Merseybeat, Doo Wop, R'n'B & the likes of the Byrds & the Kinks like Paul obviously was, I wouldn't have a problem (even sticking strictly to R'n'R could be done). It would make for a very enjoyable gig. As long as the rest of the guests know the guidelines you're working within, there's no problem.

Which as you mention I was. The main stipulation was keep it old pre 70's. Obviously the Baseballs etc was under the Doo Wop banner. The guests were up from start to finish and not once did I get asked to play something modern or get this off!

The requests on the night from guests fitted with what the B&G wanted so all good.

I enjoyed it once it was over as it was something I don't normally do a whole gig of. Certainly kept me on my toes

[Excalibur]

I would love to have been there that night Paul, Awsome playlist

Agreed.

Next time call up Peter( Excalibur) or myself---heaven

Correct. I might question the credentials of some of the alleged R'n'R tracks, but I'd love to play them.

The length of the songs makes these events challenging, you have to have a very good idea about the music to be able to make sensible decisions about the next track in just 2mins!Julian

Whaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaat? In the old days, we used to manage to do this with 7" singles. That was when DJ's were DJ's, not IT consultants.