Doo Wop | Forever Young

Golden Oldies, Doo Wop ... and More

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Formed in 1999, we are honored that we are now in our 26th 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!

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About Us

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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 has performed at hundreds of 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

Please click here to visit us on YouTube.
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]
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.]
Please click here for a video demo of the band (brief music excerpts from recent live performances)
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!

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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!

Saturday, April 19th: Join Us at the Crowne Plaza, Sky View Restaurant & Lounge for dinner & drinks – with Live Music by Forever Young! 50 Kenny Place, Saddle Brook, NJ. 5pm – 9pm. Reservations Recommended: (201) 895-5550
Sunday, April 27th: Oldies / Doo Wop Concert at Haverstraw King’s Daughters Library. 10 West Ramapo RD (Route 202), Garnerville, NY (845) 786-3800. 2pm - 3:30pm. Visit here to register (or contact the Library): https://haverstraw.librarycalendar.com/event/sunday-concert-forever-young-27817
Sunday, May 4th: Daughters of Miriam Center in Clifton, NJ. 6pm. Private event.
Saturday, May 10th: Wyckoff Public Library. 200 Woodland Avenue, Wyckoff NJ (201) 891-4966. 2pm. Watch for registration link, coming soon.
Tuesday, May 13th: National Nurses Day Celebration at Friedwald Center, New City, NY. 2pm; private event.
Thursday, May 15th: Mahwah Senior Center Spring Festival. 475 Corporate Dr, Mahwah. 1pm. Private event.
Sunday, May 18th: Live at the Mason Jar Restaurant & Bar. Join us for another fun afternoon of oldies, doo wop & more! 4pm – 7pm. 219 Ramapo Valley Road, Mahwah, NJ. (201) 529-2302.
Saturday, May 24th: American Legion Post 170, 33 West Passaic Street, Rochelle Park, NJ – in the Pavilion. 2pm – 6pm. $10 donation. Food & beverages available for sale. Bring your friends and families. Let’s support our veterans!
Saturday, May 31st: Hasbrouck Heights Public Library. 320 Boulevard, Hasbrouck Heights, NJ. 1pm-2pm
Sunday, June 1st: Oldies / Doo Wop Concert at Mahwah Public Library. 100 Ridge Road, Mahwah, NJ (201) 529-7323. 2pm - 3:30pm. 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.]
Thursday, June 5th: Live at The Vista in Wyckoff, NJ. Private afternoon outdoor concert.
Sunday, June 29th: Live at the Mason Jar Restaurant & Bar. Join us for another fun afternoon of oldies, doo wop & more! 4pm – 7pm. 219 Ramapo Valley Road, Mahwah, NJ. (201) 529-2302.
Saturday, July 12th: The Hamlets of Rockland – on the Clubhouse Lawn. 1200 Kingsgate Circle, Nanuet, NY. 7pm – 9pm [Rain date: Sunday, July 13th]. Open to the Community. Be sure to only park in designated areas.
Tuesday, July 15th: Oldies / Doo Wop Concert – Outdoors at Congers Station Park. 32 Burnside Ave., Congers, NY. Start time: TBA. In the event of inclement weather, concert will be moved indoors – most probably to Clarkstown South High School.
Thursday, July 17th: Outdoor Concert at Montvale Public Library – 12 DePiero Drive, Montvale, NJ. 6pm – 7:30pm.
Sunday, July 20th: Oldies / Doo Wop Concert at Finkelstein Memorial Library. 24 Chestnut Street, Spring Valley, NY (845) 352-5700. 2:30 PM – 4:00 PM. Watch for registration link, coming soon.
Tuesday, July 22nd: Outdoor Concert at Glen Rock Public Library. 315 Rock RD, Glen Rock, NJ. 7pm.
Sunday, August 17th: Live at Shortway’s Barn … Back by Popular Demand – 3pm – 6pm. 991 Goffle Road, Hawthorne, NJ 07506. (973) 423-9760. Weather-permitting, this will be an outdoor show.
Sunday, August 31st: Outdoor Show at Red Barn Cidery. 306 Route 304, Congers, NY 2pm – 6pm.
Wednesday, September 3rd: Maywood Summer Concert Series - Memorial Park Pavilion, Spring Valley Road, Maywood, NJ 6pm – 9pm.
Sunday, September 14th: We are honored to be performing at JCC Rockland in West Nyack’s annual J-Fest (“Get to know the J”). This is a free event for all ages. Watch for more details.
Sunday, October 5th: Ridgewood Public Library. 2:00pm – 3:30pm. 125 North Maple Avenue, Ridgewood, NJ 07450 (201) 670-5600. Arrive early - Seating is “First Come – First Served.” All are welcome and no registration is required.
Sunday, October 19th: Oldies / Doo Wop Concert at Haverstraw King’s Daughters Library. 10 West Ramapo RD (Route 202), Garnerville, NY (845) 786-3800. 2pm - 3:30pm. . Visit here to register (or contact the Library): https://haverstraw.librarycalendar.com/event/sunday-concert-forever-young-31144
Save the Date … Friday, July 10, 2026 – Forever Young returns to Hackensack Performing Arts Center (HacPAC). Weather permitting, this will be outdoors at Atlantic Street Park. 7pm – 8:30pm.

** 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

Glen Rock Public Library - Outdoor Oldies Concert

Hasbrouck Heights Public Library - Oldies Concert

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 Concerts

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

Wyckoff Public Library - Oldies Concerts

Allendale Senior Living and Rehab - Oldies Concert

American Legion Post 170 - Rochelle Park, NJ - Oldies Concert

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 Concerts

Greenwood Lake NY - Outdoor Summer Concert Series

Hackensack NJ Performing Arts Center - Indoor and Outdoor Summer Concerts

Hamlets of Rockland - Outdoor Summer Concerts

Helen Hayes Hospital - Concert Series

Holiday Inn - Oldies Dance Party

Hudson House - Oldies Dance Party

JCC Rockland - Outdoor Oldies Concert, and "JFEST" festival

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

Red Barn Cidery - Congers, NY - Outdoor Summer Concert

Reform Temple of Rockland - Oldies Dance Party

Renascence - Oldies Theme Birthday Party

Rockland JCC - Oldies Concerts (outdoor and indoor) - including "J-Fest"

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.