“We were extremely impressed with The Legends, Especially entertaining because the band seemed to be having as much fun as we were.”
Mary C.
Motown
The Legends
Eight-piece Motown and Doo-Wop revue with customizable 30-minute or full-evening shows
Bio
The Legends are a San Diego-based eight-piece show band founded by Howard Blank in 1987, with more than 20 years in the San Diego music scene. Their format centers on Motown, Doo-Wop, and early Rock ’n’ Roll, and they can tailor the show from a full evening of dancing to a 30-minute revue.
The band’s lineup includes drums, bass, guitar, keyboards, and sax. Their show features tributes to 1950s through 1970s Rock ’n’ Roll associated with artists including Tina Turner, Dion, The Supremes, Frank Sinatra, and The Marcels, with wigs, costumes, and choreography as part of the presentation.
Over the years, Howard Blank has brought in several area musicians, including members of Sha Na Na and The Syndicate of Sound. Members of The Legends have performed at Southern California venues including Sea World, La Costa Resort, Viejas, Pala, Barona, area casinos, country clubs, resorts, concert series, and the 65th Annual Mother Goose Parade.
The Legends have shared the stage with The Coasters, The Drifters, The Shirelles, and Martha Reeves & the Vandellas. They also appeared in a fundraiser to benefit brain-injured veterans alongside Johnny Tillotson, Tommy Mara, Lou Christie, Ken Brady, Little Anthony, Dave Sumerville, Jocko from Sha Na Na, Sonny Turner, Lynn Anderson, Jimmy Stephens, and Nancy Sinatra, and showcased at the San Diego Convention Center through Dick Clark Productions. They were also part of Legends of Rock ’n’ Roll at the Concord Pavilion featuring Wolfman Jack and Bobby Freeman.
The group includes an original member of The Outsiders, known for Time Won’t Let Me from 1966, listed in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland, Ohio.
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Representative setlist
Songs this act can bring to stage
- 01At The Hop - Danny And The Juniors
- 02Goodnight Sweetheart - Sha Na Na
- 03Chantilly Lace - The Big Bopper
- 04In The Still Of The Night - The Five Satins
- 05Land of 1,000 Dances - Wilson Pickett
- 06Blue Moon - The Marcels
- 07Pretty Little Angel Eyes - Curtis Lee
- 08Daddy's Home - Shep & The Limelites
- 09Rama-Lama-Ding-Dong - The Edsels
- 10Respect - Aretha Franklin
- 11Dancin' In The Streets - Martha & The Vandellas
- 12Mr. Lee - The Bobbettes
- 13Ooh Baby Baby - Smokey Robinson
- 14Jump, Jive & Wail - Louis Prima
- 15Just One Look - Doris Troy
- 16Ruby Baby - Dion and The Belmonts
- 17Don't Know Why I Love You Like I Do - Dion and The Belmonts
- 18Rock Around The Clock - Bill Haley & The Comets
- 19Runaround Sue - Dion and The Belmonts
- 20Under The Boardwalk - The Drifters
- 21Hold On I'm Coming - Sam and Dave
- 22Flip, Flop & Fly - Big Joe Turner
- 23Twistin' The Night Away - Sam Cookie
- 24I Got You Babe - Sonny & Cher
- 25Shout - Isley Brothers
- 26My Girl - Temptations
- 27I Got You - James Brown
- 28Tell Him - Exciters
- 29Jimmy Mack - Martha Reeves & The Vandellas
- 30Up On The Roof - The Drifters
- 31Great Balls Of Fire - Jerry Lee Lewis
- 32Johnny Be Good - Chuck Berry
- 33At Last - Etta James
- 34That's Life - Frank Sinatra
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