Jeff Barry and Paul Shaffer will be joining forces the evening of
Wednesday, September 13
in Studio City at
The Write-Off Room, 11502 Ventura Blvd.
The two music legends will share stories and songs to benefit Pup Culture Rescue, a Southern California based dog rescue organization that has placed more than 400 dogs in forever homes since its founding in 2021.
Tickets are priced at $50 and $150
the latter including a pre-show VIP reception sponsored by Laurel Canyon Spirits.
All proceeds will go towards
to support their ongoing efforts!
Over the course of a hit songwriting career that spans more than sixty years, Brooklyn born Jeff Barry has had a hand in creating 23 Top 20 singles with seven of his compositions going to #1. His hit songs include “Chapel of Love,” “Leader of the Pack,” “Doo Wah Diddy Diddy,” “Sugar, Sugar,” “I Honestly Love You,” “Da Doo Ron Ron,” “Be My Baby,” “Hanky Panky,” “Then He Kissed Me,” “Tell Laura I Love Her,” “River Deep Mountain High,” “Hanky Panky,” “Montego Bay,” “Chip Chip,” “Heavy Makes You Happy” and have resonated not only in the pop and rock marketplace but also in the country and R&B fields. He has been a pioneer in creating music for television and, accordingly, produced tracks and albums by The Monkees, The Archies and wrote the theme songs for “One Day At A Time” and “The Jeffersons.” The latter, “Movin’ On Up,” was recently named the greatest TV theme song of all time by Rolling Stone. Jeff Barry has been inducted into both the Songwriters Hall of Fame and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
Paul Shaffer started his music career in his native Ontario as musical director for the Toronto production of Godspell. He went on to join the cast of Saturday Night Live as writer of special material and featured player and thereafter rose to renown on Late Night with David Letterman as the show’s musical director, leading the World’s Most Dangerous Band and had the same role on Late Show with David Letterman when the band was The CBS Orchestra. On the big screen, his most notable role is that of set-upon Polymer Records promotion man Artie Fufkin in This Is Spinal Tap. He is a recipient of The Order of Canada, his native land’s highest honor.