The ALL STAR LEGENDS REVUE presents "THE DC ALL STARS DVD". Promising a "nonstop, fun-filled interactive performance," Captain Fly's Salute to Legends Revue DVD will definitely entertain you. This DVD chronicles music from the 1950's to 1990s. Featuring doo-wop founders from the '50s, such as The Orioles, smooth, powerhouse singers from the '60s, such as Al Johnson of the Unifics; such '70s funk-soul crooners as William Devaughn; the last live performance of Pookie Hudson and the Spaniels, and other acts representing a diverse, 30 year span of black music.

The show's coy title summs up the performers' obvious common bond-they share both ties to Washington DC and status of stars. The event was organized by Captain Fly, who had seized an opportunity to draw together the musical greats of his hometown. He wanted to not only unite them for entertainment's sake, but also capture the concert on DVD as a lasting record of the event. "DC, we gotta do this. We have to put all these guys together," say Captain Fly. "Because soon everyone on that stage will be a memory."

The show was organized as a timeline of D.C. rooted black music. Acts appeared in chronological order, according to the peaks of their popularity, with fill-in work handled by professional impersonators channeling the likes of Jackie Wilson, Same Cooke, and James Brown. Whether it was Sir Joe Quarterman and Joe Phillips of the Winstons paying tribute to their fathers, musical impressionists Greg Cooper and the men of H.A.L.O. mimicking the artistry of singers dead and gone, or the Velons rehashing arrangements that have withstood 30 years of scrutiny, all the artists, in their own way, resuscitated small pieces of history. There was also a distinct effort to look into the future. There are reunited bands presenting new material, a veteran singer debuting a new voice, and teenagers volunteering to stand among more seasoned performers and pay homage to their work. Despite all the hand-wrining about the past disappearing, the oldies circuit, more than any other music subculture, is designed to regenerate itself, to safeguard against the fading out of particular songs and performers. Oldies music thrives on nostalgia-depends onit in order to pay bills and pack houses with bodies. It is too steeped in tradition to ever let anyone or anything slip through the cracks.

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