The Original Rhondels headline 2011 Seawall Music Festival this weekend

Get ready for some great music in Olde Towne this weekend at the annual Seawall Music Festival!

Looking  for the premier party and dance band in the southeast, a band with a big sound, a great show, incredible vocals, and powerful horns?  They're coming to Portsmouth.

Looking for a band that does it all....top 40, motown, disco, jazz/big band swing, beach music, blues?  The party starts this Friday June 10th.

Come see international recording artists, The Original Rhondels!  It all takes place at the 2011 Seawall Music Fesitval this weekend.

Enjoy live music on the Portsmouth waterfront.  There's  FREE entertainment from local and regional acts on Friday and Saturday June 10 & 11, 2011.  Saturday night music is followed by Fireworks at 9:30 p.m..  Here is the weekend schedule:

On Friday June 10, 2011,  the entertainment includes the GoodLife Band from 6:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m followed by The Original Rhondels from 8:30 p.m. to 11:00 p.m.

On Saturday June 11, 2011, the entertainment lineup includes: Maj*k from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m.; Hotcakes from 3 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.; Rajazz from 4:30 p.m. to 6 p.m.; Marcus Young from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. and Carl Carlton, Cuba Gooding Sr. and The Delfonics from 7:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.

Children's activities on Saturday.  Special apperance by the "Mack Mack Game Bus"

All events will take place at North Landing, 6 Crawford Parkway, Portsmouth.  Presented by the CIty of Portsmouth.

 

About the Original Rhondels

From Virginia Beach, Virginia, the Original Rhondels are a music tradition who have performed their hit recordings in almost every major city in the United States. 

In 1969, Bill Deal and the Rhondels began a recording career that would take them to Madison Square Garden and across the country.  With 3 top 10 hits, "May I", "I've Been Hurt", and "What Kind of Fool Do You Think I Am", the band hit the road, delighting their audiences with outstanding vocals, powerful brass, and exciting showmanship.  These hits also topped the charts in Argentina, Spain, Brazil, Germany and Mexico.

William Franklin "Bill" Deal, 59, passed away on Dec. 10, 2003.  A native of Portsmouth, Deal was a graduate of Woodrow Wilson High School and attended Old Dominion University.  In 1959, he formed the musical group, Bill Deal and the Rhondels.

The unexpected passing of Bill Deal was a great loss to the music industry, however the Original Rhondels continue to perform the great music that earned them a star on the Legends Walk of Fame. 

Performing from Orlando & Tampa, Florida, to Charleston & Myrtle Beach, South Carolina; from Montgomery, Alabama to Washington, D.C., the Original Rhondels continue to delight their audiences at corporate and family events, as well as festivals and concerts.

With Brian Bleakley on vocals and trumpet, Peter Pope on keys and vocals, Steve Ambrose on sax and vocals, Dean Englert on trombone and vocals, Gary Hardy and Rollie Ligart on trumpet and vocals, Bruce Harlow on guitar and vocals, Wayne Kessinger on bari sax and vocals, and Sonny Morris on drums and vocals, the Original Rhondels are stronger than ever.

Did you know?  On August 4, 2005, Harbor Street at North Landing in Portsmouth was changed to become Bill Deal Street.

So this weekend, be sure to stop by North Landing and enjoy dinner in Olde Towne Portsmouth at one of the restaurants.  You're in for some great music.

 

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