The Shirelles - Fifty Years and Fabulous!!

See Beverly Lee & The Shirelles Live Sunday May 26th at 8:00pm. The show will take place at BB King's Blues Club & Grill located at 237 West 42 St, New York, NY

Beverly Lee's Longevity

Beverly Lee's Longevity

Beverly Lee is one of the original members of the iconic girl group The Shirelles. She has been singing, recording, and touring for over fifty years. TimesSquare.com caught up with her before the group's upcoming performance at B.B. King's on May 26th. TS: The sound of The Shirelles was described as R&B, rock and roll, doo-wop, pop, and even soul. How do you describe the music of The Shirelles? BL: It was a mixture. It was gospel, too. I listened to some of our music just recently and I heard all those tones there. We were ahead of our time with our music. TS: When Luther Dixon came on board as a producer for the group, did the sound change at...

Huge Lego 'Star Wars' X-Wing on Display in Times Square

Huge Lego 'Star Wars' X-Wing on Display in Times Square

A replica of a Star Wars X-Wing spaceshipone flown in the famed movie franchise and represents the largest model ever made by Danish toy company Lego. Unveiled overnight, the spectacular structure consists of more than 5.3 million of the company's multi-coloured plastic bricks, weighs around 20,865 kilograms. It took 32 builders about 17,000 hours to put together. Used by Luke Skywalker to destroy the Death Star in the original Star Wars trilogy, the X-Wing model promotes the premiere of The Yoda Chronicles the US Cartoon Network next week. Builders began assembling the craft a year ago in the Czech Republic, before it was transported by ship to the United States. The model will stay in Times Square until Saturday. For more Times Square articles like: Huge Lego...