The Mahoney Brothers will bring some of the biggest musical acts in history to Mount Carmel this weekend to salute veterans from all branches of the U.S. military.
The musical impersonation act will present “Jukebox Heroes Live!” at 7 p.m. Saturday at Mount Carmel Area High School. The show will feature music from Elvis Presley, Willie Nelson, Neil Diamond, Buddy Holly, Jerry Lee Lewis, The Beatles, The Beach Boys and more.
Tickets are $20 for general admission and are available at Academy Sports Center, Mount Carmel, and Subway in Wal-Mart, Coal Township. They will also be sold at the door on Saturday.
Tickets for veterans are $10 and will only be sold at the door. Veterans are asked to bring some type of identification, such as driver’s license, a hat with their branch of service or any form of veterans ID. Doors open at 6 p.m.
Joe Cesari, organizer with the Kulpmont Cruise Association, said the show will honor veterans of the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines and Coast Guard. Toward the end of the first set, a tribute is planned with representatives from each branch to carry their flag into the auditorium as their theme plays.
“The guys’ ages are between 69 and 92,” Cesari said.
The tribute will also feature students in fifth and sixth grades from Mount Carmel Area Elementary School singing along with a recording of Lee Greenwood’s “God Bless the USA.” They will be under the direction of music teacher Meranda Moyer.
Fort Indiantown Gap will also have representatives who did tours of duty in Iraq and Afghanistan dressed in their Desert Storm uniforms, and military vehicles will be on display outside the auditorium.
Cesari said he was fielding calls this week from people around the region, who are interested in attending the show, including Schuylkill County, Scranton, Wilkes-Barre, Sunbury and Harrisburg.
“They have a pretty big following around here,” he said.
Billed as “The World’s Greatest Musical Impersonation Show,” the Mahoney Brothers created “Jukebox Heroes Live!” after their success as a premier Beatles tribute band. Over the next almost three decades, the group has expanded the show to include music from six decades ranging from Benny Goodman in the 1930s to Garth Brooks in the 1990s.
For more information, visit the group’s website at www.mahoneybros.com.