Wowzer, Bowzer. He’s back.
Jon Bauman, better known to millions of music lovers as Bowzer from Sha Na Na, is bringing his Rock ‘N’ Doo-Wop Party Volume XXII back to Mohegan Sun Arena on Sunday, Jan. 14.
A tribute to the much-loved and revered music of the ‘50s and early ‘60s, the show features more than 10 groups and individual artists who made an indelible mark on the music scene.
Showtime is 3 p.m.
The show will feature headliner Kenny Vance and the Planotones as well as Gary “U.S.” Bonds, Jay Siegel’s Tokens, La La Brooks who was the original lead singer of The Crystals, The Dubs, Joey Dee and the Starliters, Johnny Farina of Santo & Johnny, 9/11 firefighter Frank Pizarro who is the former lead singer of The Platters, Bowzer & The Stingrays with Johnny Contardo, Rocky and the Rollers, and special guest Bobby Brooks Wilson, son of famed Jackie Wilson.
Still going strong at age 76 – although tours and many solo shows are a thing of the past – Bauman said his Rock ‘N’ Doo-Wop Party is the perfect venue to showcase the talents of these much-beloved performers.
“This show has had a life of its own since I began putting it together in 2003, and we only missed one year due to Covid. It began as Bowzer’s Ultimate Doo-Wop Party and we were doing two shows a year, a doo-wop version in the winter and a rock version in the summer. The winter show was always jammed, but in the summer it was more difficult to fill the arena with so much else going on. So, about four years ago we combined the genres into what is now Bowzer’s Rock ‘N’ Doo-Wop Party,” Bauman said about their 22-year run at Mohegan Sun.
“We bring the show to Mohegan every January…

