(914) 714-8059 (Stu)
(848) 702-5212 (Joe)
Golden Oldies, Doo Wop ... and More
Formed in 1999, we are honored that we are now in our 25th year performing
throughout the NY/NJ Metro area. And, we are pleased to say we are busier then ever, and continually performing for larger and more enthusiastic crowds and at larger venues. If you have a concert, party, dance, or most any other type of event you would like us to perform at, please don't hesitate to us know!
About Us
Forever Young is recognized as one of the NY /NJ metro area’s premier Golden Oldies & Doo-Wop party and dance bands.
Members of the group include Stuart Iselin (piano & vocals), Barney Griffin (guitar & vocals), Joe Riccio (bass guitar & vocals), Kenneth Conti (sax & vocals), David Barckett (organ/synthesizer & vocals) and Bruce Pollack (drums & percussion).
Forever Young regularly perform at oldies dances, concerts, “sock hops,” dinner dances and parties, senior and rehab facilities, car shows and rallies, night clubs and bars, libraries, charity and other town and community events, as well as birthday, anniversary and retirement parties, weddings and reunions.
Forever Young has opened for such groups as Jay Siegel and the Tokens (The Lion Sleeps Tonight) and The Persuasions (world renowned acapella group). In addition, the band has performed shows for the late doo-wop impresario Ronnie Italiano and the New Jersey Doo-Wop Association and backed up members of the Del-Vikings (Come Go with Me).
We pride ourselves on being true to the doo-wop harmonies and the oldies classics and enjoy our part in keeping this music alive. Forever Young plays ‘50s, ‘60s and ‘70s oldies from the likes of Dion & the Belmonts and The Duprees to Chuck Berry, Jerry Lee Lewis and Elvis. Based on the audience and venue, the group has expanded its repertoire with the addition of Motown, R&B and 'vintage' classic rock hits from The Temptations, Sam & Dave, Spencer Davis, Doobie Brothers, Eric Clapton and more.
With five strong and experienced lead singers backed by lots of tight doo-wop style group harmony and instrumentation, Forever Young is able to provide exceptionally wide variety and range to its sound.
Established in 1999, the members of Forever Young are all veteran musicians and residents of Rockland and Bergen Counties.
➔Why not include Forever Young in your plans for an upcoming event?
For booking, and additional information, please contact Stu Iselin (914-714-8059 or matchpoint@optonline.net ) or Joe Riccio (848-702-5212 or jdr550@aol.com )
For all of our latest updates, please visit and "Like" us on Facebook at: www.facebook.com/ForeverYoungBandNY
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Please click here for our performance of "Tonight Could be the Night" (by the Velvets) - recorded Live at the Vista Performing Arts Center. [Video and production by Carl Botti]
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Please click here for an excerpt of "Runaway" (by Del Shannon) - recorded at the HacPAC Hackensack Performing Arts Center. [Thank you to Sandra for the video.]
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Please click here for a video demo of the band (brief music excerpts from recent live performances)
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Please click here for an audio demo of the band (brief music excerpts from recent live performances)
Live Recordings
Forever Young is honored to be featured in the Bergen County's "Autumn Years" Magazine.
Please click here to read or print out this feature article on the band!
Upcoming Engagements
Forever Young regularly performs throughout the NY/NJ metropolitan area at oldies dances, concerts, “sock hops,” dinner parties and dances, car shows and rallies, night clubs and bars, libraries, charity and other town and community events, as well as oldies oriented birthday, anniversary and retirement parties, weddings and reunions.
The following are some of our upcoming gigs.
We look forward to seeing you there!
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Saturday, October 26th: International Food Family Dinner / Dance at Church of the Annunciation – 50 West Midland Ave, Paramus, NJ. 6:00pm – 10:00pm. Open to the Community. $15 with tray of food; $20 without tray of food. BYOB. For tickets or more info, call 201-261-6322 or email info@annunciationchurch.org
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Tuesday, October 29th: Private Event - Friedwald Center. 2pm. 475 New Hempstead RD, New City, NY
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Sunday, November 17th: Oldies / Doo Wop Concert at New City Public Library, 220 North Main Street, New City, NY (at corner of Squadron Blvd.) 2:00pm. Registration opens on November 8th.
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Saturday, November 23rd: Private Party. 6pm – 10:30pm. We can play your private event too!
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Sunday, November 24th: Surprise Birthday Party at Jersey Shore (private event) 3pm – 7pm.
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Tuesday, December 3rd: Oldies themed NJLC Association Awards Dinner. Private event at The Venetian – 546 River Drive in Garfield, NJ. 6:30pm – 10:30pm.
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Thursday, December 5th: Holiday Party at Seasons Restaurant in Washington Twp, NJ. 11:30am – 3:30pm. Private event.
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Sunday, December 8th: Live at the Mason Jar Restaurant & Bar … Back by Popular Demand - Join us for a fun afternoon of oldies, doo wop & more! 4pm – 7pm. 219 Ramapo Valley Road, Mahwah, NJ
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Wednesday, December 18th Private Afternoon Holiday Party – at Yvette and Louis Tekel Senior Residence, Esther Gitlow Towers, 196 Lafayette Ave., Suffern, NY. 12:30pm. Private event.
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Saturday, February 15th: Valentine’s Day Dinner/Dance and Fundraiser at Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Parish Center, 146 Copeland Avenue, Lyndhurst, NJ. Watch for more details coming soon. (This is open to the community!)
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Sunday, April 27th: Oldies / Doo Wop Concert at Haverstraw King’s Daughters Library. 10 West Ramapo Road (Route 202), Garnerville, NY (845) 786-3800. 2:00 - 3:30 PM. Visit here to register (or contact the Library): https://haverstraw.librarycalendar.com/event/sunday-concert-forever-young-27817
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Sunday, June 1st: Oldies / Doo Wop Concert at Mahwah Public Library. 100 Ridge Road, Mahwah, NJ (201) 529-7323. 2 PM - 3:30 PM. Advance registration required: Visit here to register (or contact the Library): https://mahwah.librarycalendar.com/event/sunday-afternoon-concert-51739 [Registration opens for Mahwah Library cardholders on May 4th. All others may register starting on May 18th.]
** All dates and times are subject to change
Venues
Below are some of the many venues we perform at:
Albert Wisner Public Library (Warwick NY) - Oldies Concert
Bergenfield Public Library - Oldies Concert
Finkelstein Library - Oldies Concerts
Haverstraw King's Daughters Library - Oldies Concerts and Dinner Dance Party
Livingston Public Library - Oldies Concert
Mahwah Public Library - Oldies Concerts
Montvale Free Public Library - Oldies Concert
New City Public Library - Oldies Concerts (indoors and outdoors - both in-person and online)
Oakland Public Library - Oldies Concerts
Pearl River Public Library - Oldies Concerts
Ramsey Free Public Library - Oldies Concert
Ridgewood Public Library - Oldies Concerts
Suffern Public Library - Oldies Concerts
Valley Cottage Public Library - Oldies Concerts
Autumn Years Living Expos - Oldies Concerts
Brightview Lake Tappan - Oldies Concert / Dance Event
Brightview Paramus - Oldies Concert / Dance / Halloween Party
Carlstadt Boat Club
Cedar Crest Village - Oldies Concert / Dance Events
Central Avenue Field (at the Gazebo) - Oldies Concert
Church of the Annunciation - Oldies Dinner Dances, Outdoor Summer Concert, International Food Festival
Clarkstown NY Department of Parks and Recreation - Outdoor Oldies Summer Concert
Clarkstown NY Learning Center - Oldies Concert
Congers Station Park - Outdoor Oldies Concert
Crowne Plaza - Oldies Dance Party
Daughters of Miriam Center - Oldies Concerts
Elmwood Playhouse Concert Series - Oldies Concerts
Friedwald Center - Oldies Concert
Greenwood Lake NY - Outdoor Summer Concert Series
Hackensack NJ Performing Arts Center - Outdoor Summer Concert
Hamlets of Rockland - Outdoor Summer Concert
Helen Hayes Hospital - Concert Series
Holiday Inn - Oldies Dance Party
Hudson House - Oldies Dance Party
Kruckers Catering and Picnic Grove - private event
Lake Valhalla Country Club - private event
Lyndhurst NJ Senior Center - Fundraiser Dinner / Dance
MacMurphy's Pub
Mahwah Senior Activity Center - Oldies Concert / Dance
Mason Jar Restaurant and Bar
Village of Monroe NY - Outdoor Concert Series
Nanuet Hebrew Center [now Congregation Shir Shalom] - Oldies Dance Parties
Nanuet Street Fair - Main Stage - Oldies / Doo Wop Concert
NJ Doo-Wop Association at Paramus Elks Club - Oldies Concerts and Car Rally
Oakland NJ Senior Center - Oldies Concert / Dance Event
Oakland Rehab and Healthcare Center - Oldies Concert
O'Grady's Castle - on the Blue Hill Golf Course
Orangetown Historical Museum & Archives - at the Manse Barn - Oldies Concert
Our Lady of Carmel Parish Center - Fundraiser Dinner / Dance
Paramus Elks Lodge 2001 - Dinner / Dance - Evening of Golden Oldies with Forever Young
Piermont NY - Outdoor Summer Concert Series
Pomona NY Cultural Center - Oldies Concerts
Presentation Church - Oldies Dinner Dances
Private Parties and Weddings at many of the area's top restaurants, halls and hotels
Reform Temple of Rockland - Oldies Dance Party
Renascence - Oldies Theme Birthday Party
Rockland JCC - Oldies Concerts
Rochelle Park NJ Senior Club - Oldies Concert / Dance Event
Shades Repertory Theatre - Oldies Concert
Shortway's Barn
Spampi's Trattoria
Temple Beth Haverim - Oldies Dinner Dance
The Venetian - Oldies Theme Awards Banquet
The Vista - Oldies Concerts / Dance Events (both indoors and outdoors)
Town & Country Caterers - private events
Town of Clarkstown NY - Outdoor Summer Concert Series
Town of Fair Lawn NJ - Outdoor Summer Concert Series
Township of Saddle Brook NJ - Outdoor Summer Concert Series
Village of Ridgewood NJ - Outdoor Summer Concert Series at Kasschau Memorial Band Shell
Village of Suffern NY - Outdoor Summer Concert under the Gazebo
Village of Warwick NY - Outdoor Summer Concert Series - Under the Gazebo
Whiskey Cafe
Yvette and Louis Tekel Senior Residence - Oldies Concert / Dances
What our fans are saying about Forever Young
Jim 'n Peg (The Dance Bums): "The best 50s and 60s band around! Forever Young makes our heart dance. We love ya guys. Our kind of music - playing all our favorites. We Love to dance and you are our favorite band! Please click here for a short video of Jim 'n Peg taken at one of our recent shows.
Camille G: Best oldies band ever! You guys are terrific ...love coming to your events!!! Love the choice of songs and the way you harmonize together. You guys are the best!
Autumn Years Magazine (Summer 2023 issue): "If you go to a Forever Young performance, prepare yourself for a good time and know that the music will inspire you to get up and dance, and probably sing, too." [This is a short excerpt from the wonderful feature article on Forever Young. Please click here for the full article.]
Joseph S: For my friends and family who live in the area, and would love to enjoy a thoroughly fantastic six-person musical band, who are very serious about their musicianship, their vocal harmonies and their always surprising song selections ("This Magic Moment", "Have You Heard", "My Girl", "Sixteen Candles", "Ooo Baby Baby", "Desperado" "God Bless the USA", "Good Lovin'", "Happy Together", "The Worst That Can Happen", "Don't Be Cruel", "Looking for an Echo", "Lay Down Sally", "All Shook Up", "It's Only Make Believe", and a perfect rendition of Little Anthony's a cappella hit, "Just Two Kinds of People in the World", and on and on... the Forever Young band will always entertain you and bring you much joy through their great music!! Please do yourself a favor and check them out!!
Nancy B: You guys [Forever Young] were INCREDIBLE! My parents have already gotten so many calls to comment on how amazing the band was. Thank you all for making the day so special for my dad. It was a day we will never forget and a huge part of that was the band and the energy you brought to the party. You were a pleasure to work with too! And I know who we will be hiring at the next big family event! Please let me know if you guys ever need a review, reference, etc. You guys are the best! Keep Rockin'. Nancy 🙂
Finkelstein Memorial Library: We had such a fun weekend grooving to the tunes of the Forever Young band at the library! Thank you to our incredible performers for the wonderful music and to our community attendees for the positive energy. We look forward to seeing you all again soon!
Judy F: It was an amazing performance by Forever Young! Our community thoroughly enjoyed the evening - let's do it again next summer!
Kathleen C: They were GREAT. Sung great songs that everyone knew and sung along with. Would very much like to see them again. Great Job Guys.
Sophie F: They are awesome! The Forever Young Band was outstanding this afternoon at Mason Jar playing lots of golden oldies, danceable, singable, good feeling music!
Bob F: Just another outstanding show. The crowd was dancing and singing all night long. They definitely didn’t want this great show to end. Forever Young has become a fan favorite, as their popularity continues to grow, well deserved. Already looking forward to their next great show
Susan S: A first time at your concert . Won’t be my last. You guys put on a terrific show!!
Carol M: Saw u guys yesterday at the library. Was in front row with 3 of my friends. We had the most fun at your concert. You are so entertaining. God bless u for continuing on with your love of music. Especially for keeping doo wop and rock and roll alive. My favorite music. Can’t wait to see u again at the railroad green in town of Warwick. Thank you for sharing your love of music.
Margaret G: Saw you at the Suffern Library and you were GREAT !
Laurie C: As one person said, "perfect weather, perfect band, perfect people." Beautiful summer night at a pretty park in Hackensack, listening and dancing to Forever Young Band paying the oldies. A really good band!
Jeannine O: Love you guys. !!!
Denise S: Great music at The Mason Jar today thanks to Forever Young. Glad you will be back soon!!
Micki V: Forever Young can't wait for your next concert!
Victoria V: Good Times!
Greta D: My Favorite Band! The Best!!!
Debbie F: You guys are awesome musicians! I enjoyed listening and dancing to your music. I'd definitely see you guys again!!! 🎵🎼🎶💃💃💃
Karen G: Fabulous Concert! Really enjoyed the music!! Hope to see you again soon.
Anne S: So Cool!
Ira B: Go Forever Young !!!
Tracy U: They really are awesome!
Barbara S: Fabulous concert. So glad we were able to be there.
Music Connection Magazine: Forever Young has managed to keep the act going for more than two decades. It's hard to keep doing what you do unless you really love it. In the case of this outfit, enthusiasm and affection for the genre are loud and clear.
(914) 714-8059
FOREVER YOUNG
Golden Oldies, Doo Wop ... and More
(914) 714-8059 (Stu)
(848) 702-5212 (Joe)
or matchpoint@optonline.net (Stu)
or jdr550@aol.com (Joe)
