From season 2 of Sha Na Na:
One of the gimmicks in the series was the boys' repeated efforts to lure in bigger stars to appear on the show. When your team leader is a dimwitted bass vocalist (Jon "Bowser" Bauman, billed as Bowser J. Bowser), things are bound to go south in a hurry. The writers of Dukes of Hazzard managed to perfect the gimmick as the "Celebrity Speed Trap" in a number of episodes of that series.
Anyway, Lloyd Price showed up near the end of the 2nd season. If you can get around Bowser being a fashion victim, Price, backed by most of the boys' dancing, and Dave "Chico" Ryan joining Lennie Baker on sax, performs two of his biggest hits, "Stagger Lee" & "Personality".
No self respecting judge would wear sneakers under his robe, and someone should've explained to Bowser that American judges stopped wearing powdered wigs years ago. I'm not even sure they still do in the UK.
In memory of Price, 88, who passed away over the weekend.
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