Shelly's Page
A note from Shelly:
Hello, friends! Welcome to Shelly's page. Thanks for sharing your interest in what interests me! Good music, positive attitude, appreciation for the natural beauty of the earth. Affirming and participating in activities to help each other achieve our highest potential.
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Here are MP3 music samples with some commentary:
Jazz and Blues Instrumentals
Sunyatta Excerpts (Spiritual Journey)
Country Funk Originals
Free Jamming (Having Fun in the Home Studio)
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Patchogue Theater, Patchogue, NY
Induction into Long Island Music Hall of Fame
Sunday, Oct. 15, 2006
Shelly was an original member of the very successful pop group, Brooklyn Bridge. The group once again brought nationwide exposure to the voice of Johnny Maestro. His powerful performance of Jim Webb’s "The Worst That Could Happen" backed by the Bridge’s trademark strong vocal and horn arrangements, led to a gold record for the band and countless concert and television appearances, including one on the Ed Sullivan Show, Mike Douglas, Merv Griffin ,Della Reese shows and more. Other hits followed, including "Welcome Me Love", "Blessed Is The Rain", "Your Husband My Wife", and "You’ll Never Walk Alone".
By 1972 the Brooklyn Bridge had sold over 10 million records. The group sold out shows at major clubs and concert halls, such as New York’s Bottom Line, Madison Square Garden and Radio City Music Hall, Long Island's Westbury Music Fair, Carnegie Hall, Nassau Coliseum, New Haven Coliseum, as well as casinos in Atlantic City, Connecticut, Mississippi and Las Vegas. Brooklyn Bridge performed in numerous telethons each year, raising hundreds of thousands of dollars.
Frequent local and nationwide television appearances will attest to the durability of the group’s supporters over the years, but also gathering many new fans as well. It’s clear that the story of Johnny Maestro and The Brooklyn Bridge is one that will continue for many years to come.
Other inductees include: Harry Chapin, Sam Ash, Sr., John Coltrane, Richie Havens, Long Island Philharmonic, George Gershwin, Twisted Sister, Stray Cats, Vanilla Fudge, Gene Simmons, Paul Stanley and Peter Criss, the Long Island members of K.I.S.S., Billy Joel, Cyndi Lauper, Mose Allison, Tony Bennett, and Marian McPartland.