The Doowah Boys

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The Doowah Boys is both the name of a company of a singer-dancers, as well as the main title of their various shows (a series of tributes to the music of the 1950s and afterwards).

Devised and directed by Kevin Feather with four singer-dancers and produced by Pieter Toerien, the shows toured the country playing at various venues and festivals.

The titles for the individual shows in the series include The Doowah Boys 3, The Doowah Boys 2002 and so on.

The content of the work tended to focus on the boy bands of the 1950s to 1960s. For example, The Doowah Boys 2002 included songs from the Inkspots of the 1940's, The Platters of the 1950's, The Beach Boys and The Beatles of the 1960's, The Bee Gees of the 1970's, Air Supply of the 1980's and Backstreet Boys of the 1990's.

Sources

https://www.artsmart.co.za/supper/archive/93.html

Pretoria News, 11 April 2001.

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