From July 27th to August 4th come back in Senigallia to celebrate 70 years of Rock'n'Roll The Summer Jamboree, the 24th edition of the International Festival of Music and Culture of America in the 40s and 50s largest in the world. A sought-after travel destination for 24 editions by all fans of the genre and beyond who come from all over the world, Northern Europe in the lead, the Summer Jamboree is the festival that celebrates every yearin all its shades and meanings, Rock'n'Roll (which is also the first interracial movement in history) from which a real cultural revolution beganin music as in fashion and design, still a great inspiration today, but also a social revolution in which the figure of the teenager and his rebellious movements were born.
In this 2024 they fall precisely 70 years since the birth of Rock'n'Roll: It was 1954 when Bill Haley & His Comets recorded the song “Rock Around the Clock”, which then in 1955 reached the first place on the US Billboard Hot 100 charts, staying there for eight weeks, and also on those of the United Kingdom and Germany. Bill Haley's voice and the famous guitar solo by Danny Cedrone, have had and continue to have a worldwide success, for example the song was used as the theme song for the first season of the TV series Happy Days. It was also successful in Italy: in 1956 the Quartetto Cetra performed a version in Italian and many other artists recorded it in English, from Renato Carosone to Adriano Celentano, and it was also the theme song for the famous Rai programme “Alto gradimento” by Renzo Arbore and Gianni Boncompagni.
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The Comets performed at the Summer Jamboree in 2004 for the first 50 years of Rock'n'Roll, a musical culture that is actually part of everyone's life and history and for this reason the Summer Jamboree is a festival that over the years has worked hard to be intergenerational and very inclusive., suitable for adults but also for the very young, for enthusiasts and neophytes. In telling this musical genre with authenticity and glamour, the Summer Jamboree has always valorized the fact that, far from being the prerogative of a specific and exclusive tribe or niche, it is something open to everyone, that has the ability to be passed down from generation to generation, is always current and able to excite people of all ages and backgrounds.
This edition of the Festival will see timeless legends alternating with young promises who are making their way on stages all over the world in a succession of incredible concerts with free admission.
For 9 days, thanks to the Summer Jamboree, Senigallia becomes the “Hottest Rockin' Holiday on Earth” in the name of Rock'n'Roll and Swing, pure fun and sharing.
And this year's will be a chilling line upanimated by two special guests, true legends who have made the history of music: Jay Siegel (USA), which with its Tokens exceptionally returns to the beautiful country after more than 60 years of absence – they were in Italy the first and only time in 1962, at the invitation of the Rai – to relive the emotions of their unforgettable pieces. One among all? “The Lion Sleeps Tonight” from 1961, a very popular song that climbed the charts all over the world, earning fame crowned by the well-known Disney film “The Lion King”, and countless subsequent covers, including that of REM. Not to mention their other magnificent pieces, such as “Portrait Of My Love”, “La Bamba”, “B' wanina”, “He's In Town”, “She Lets Her Hair Down” and “I Hear Trumpets Blow”. Accompanying them on stage at Summer Jamboree #24 will be the wonderful house band of the festival The Good Fellas (ITA), which this year celebrates 30 years of activity.
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It's still, Johnny Flour (USA), whose name stands out in the Steel Guitar Hall of Fame in St Louis. With his historic band Santo & Johnny, he performed far and wide, earning a gold record in 1959 for “Sleep Walk”, a song so successful that, from 1959 to 2016, it was performed by more than two hundred different artists and reproduced in over twenty films, TV programs, series and television commercials, such as The weed. How can we forget their version of the famous song written by Nino Rota for the soundtrack of the film “The Godfather”, which is one of the best among the myriad of performances that the piece has enjoyed and certainly the most popular. Johnny Farina will be accompanied by the fantastic Don Diego Trio (ITA).
Big names alongside young artists who are already becoming popular, such as Lewis Jordan Brown (UK), a rising star of the Rock'n'Roll scene forged in the myth of Jerry Lee Lewis who will play accompanied by Di Maggio Bros.
Among the other previews of this prestigious XXIV edition of the Summer Jamboree (which will be presented in the next few weeks at a Press Conference) the irony, the fun and the laughter guaranteed by the MFC Chicken (UK), a one-of-a-kind band that offers a fantastic repertoire of chicken-themed songs, and on the other hand the explosive charge of the duo The Queen B's (UK): two incredible artists, the powerful English R'n'B singer Laura B and the harmonious American Hillbilly Boogie queen Raina Brody-Thompson, who will set the stage alight accompanied by the Good Fellas. Among the iconic moments of the event, the unmissable R'n'R Revue with theAbbey TownJump Orchestra (ITA), 22 elements that for over twenty years have delighted the audience of the Summer Jamboree to the rhythm of Swing, Rythm'n'Blues and Rock'n'Roll, accompanying a series of artists from the 2024 lineup on the main stage in Piazza Garibaldi.
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At Summer Jamboree #24 a diverse artistic lineup of musicians from all over the globe will bring to life a rich programme of great free concertswith many national and international exclusives, with the aim of celebrating 70 years of Rock'n'Roll in all its forms, from R'n'R to Swing, from Country to Rockabilly, Rhythm'n'Blues, Hillbilly, Doo-wop and Western swing.
And to do the honors as presenters of the Festival, there is once again the performer and choreographer Russell Bruner (USA) together with Racy Rose (ES) the Spanish face of Italian burlesque.
After last year's debut, it is confirmed at the Summer Jamboree in Piazzale della Libertà, in front of the Rotonda a mare the Fearless Devid Motordrome show, last and only functioning motordrome left in Italy dating back to 1937, which is part of a small circle of just 20 examples existing in the whole world. A gigantic wooden “barrel” with a diameter of 10 meters and a height of 5 meters inside which vintage INDIAN motorcycles dating back to 1926 whizz by, just like Elvis Presley did in the 1964 film “Roustabout”.
The also returnsHawaiian Beach on Lungomare G. Mameli at number 93 (in front of Pizzeus): from 10am until aperitif time the velvet beach will transform into a Hawaiian village where you can dance on a huge shaded dance floor, listen to good music thanks to the continuous Record Hop and also eat or stop for a drink. In addition, for those who want to learn to dance every day from 11am to 12pm there will be free dance lessons open to all. There will also be the traditional daytime appointment at Scoundrel on Lungomare D. Alighieri from 12 to 19, a meeting point for all the festival die-hards during the day.
At Summer Jamboree #24 there will be lots of live music, but also lots of dancing: every day in the Rocca Roveresca Gardens on the Hera dance floor, free dance lessons open to all from 6pm to 7pm. For those who want to delve deeper into the world of Swing dances, there are the Summer Jamboree Dance Camp And Boot Campa full immersion dedicated to learning the dances Boogie Woogie, Lindy Hop, Balboa, Jive, Shim Sham, Collegiate Shag, Solo Tap, Solo Charleston, Solo Jazz, with some of the best dancers and teachers of the international Swing and Rock'n'Roll scene. Not only that, from morning until late at night, the top DJs of this genre coming from the United States, United Kingdom, Germany, France and Italy will alternate in irresistible Record Hop and, to end the day in style, the (always sold out) After Festival at the Roundabout by the sea until dawn. Event within the event at the Summer Jamboree: the Burlesque Vaudeville, Dance and Cabaret scheduled at the Teatro la Fenice on Friday 2 August: a breathtaking show that this year will see the performance of elegant artists and dancers of international fame who will propose a real Hollywood show from the 20s and 30s.
And again, lots of vintage shopping in the Rockin' Village Vintage Marketto stock up on clothing, shoes, accessories, objects and reproductions, modern antiques and collectible memorabilia; Barbershop; L'Oldtimers Park with American cars pre 1969, and the Walk in Tattoo at the Annonario Forum, with traditional tattoos non stop. To refresh yourself between a dance and a concert, many food trucks and themed food stands in the Food & beverage areas.
Daniel D`Amico for SANREMO.FM