LITTLE ANTHONY – ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME 2009 INDUCTEE LIVE AT NEW YORK’S CUTTING ROOM - SUNDAY, OCTOBER 18TH – ONE SHOW ONLY
CELEBRATING LITTLE ANTHONY’S 70 YEAR PERFORMANCE ANNIVERSARY
WHO: LITTLE ANTHONY – Rock And Roll Hall of Fame 2009
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WHAT: 70th Anniversary show – Sunday, October 18th – New York City (Anthony’s first professional show, age 15, was in Brooklyn)
WHERE: The Cutting Room – NYC’s premier performance room – 44 E. 32nd Street
www. TheCuttingRoomNYC.com (212-619-1900) – Madison and Park
WHEN: Sunday, October 18th (2026) – solo show – 8 PM
ADDITIONAL NOTES:
- Tickets are $75 (special VIP tickets are available) for The Cutting Room show
- Little Anthony was given the nickname and stage name by DJ Alan Freed
- “Goin’ Out Of My Head” (1964) and “Hurt So Bad” (1965) reached #6 and #10 on the Billboard Hot 100 – competing against the British Invasion
- “Shimmy, Shimmy, Ko-Ko Bop” (1960) – selling a million records - found an ongoing new audience via “Shrek” soundtrack
- Performing live with The Imperials on “Late Night with David Letterman” August 26, 2008, cinched Little Anthony & The Imperials into the Rock And Roll Hall of Fame
- At the induction ceremony, Smokey Robinson stated the group are “his brothers”
- Performed “Tears On My Pillow” live at MSG’s 25th Rock And Roll HOF 2010 spectacular – charting #2 in 1958 originally - selling a million 45 rpm records (certified gold)
- Inducted into the Rhythm and Blues Music Hall of Fame 2018
- Anthony released an EP – 4 new songs – littleanthonyandthemusic – for Grammy consideration – “Never Say Never”
- Jerome Anthony Gourdine turns 86 on January 8th (2027)
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Contact: George Dassinger (PR) 973-890-1008 (gdassinger@yahoo.com)
VENUE DETAILS
The Cutting Room is New York's legendary dinner theater and event space. All shows have a $25 food and/or beverage minimum per person (unless otherwise indicated on your ticket.) Please note the ticket price goes mostly to the performers and production staff. The club sells food and beverages to continue to bring live music to NYC. (https://thecuttingroomnyc.com/eat-and-drink/)
We do not take reservations and seating is first come, first seated.
Thank you for your understanding.
