Oldies

If your reference points are AM radio and a record player, this is the shortest route to a good night in Branson. Seven productions work the fifties through the seventies, and between them they cover most of what was on the charts.

# 1 Hits of the 60’s (& 50’s, Too!) is the broadest of them. DOO WOP! and Motown Downtown Tribute each take a specific genre and stay there. New Jersey Nights covers Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons, Back to the Bee Gees the disco end, and Hot Rods & High Heels wraps the era in a car-culture staging. Pierce Arrow’s 30th Anniversary is a variety bill with a heavy oldies lean and a long history in town.

There is real overlap with the tribute and rock and roll lists here, since an oldies show is often a tribute act by another name – if a specific band is what you want, start with tributes instead.