Shake Baby Shake: Presented by Scorpion Entertainment

Shake Baby Shake is the explosive retrospective stage show celebrating the golden age of rock & roll.

Performing the hits of the major artists of the 1950s and ’60s, pumpin’ piano entertainer Lance Lipinsky—of the Tony Award–winning Million Dollar Quartet musical—and his Chicago-based show band The Lovers bring the music to life in a dynamic, interactive concert atmosphere. The audience is encouraged to dance, sing along, and even request songs as the story behind the music unfolds.

Combining concert, comedy, and a bit of history, fans of the mid-century’s “atomic age” will relive the roots that pioneered the birth of rock & roll from 1955–1965—featuring rhythm & blues, country & western, rockabilly, doo-wop, surf, and soul. Expect classics from Elvis Presley, Jerry Lee Lewis, Buddy Holly, Roy Orbison, Little Richard, Chuck Berry, the Everly Brothers, Ricky Nelson, Bo Diddley, Bill Haley & the Comets, the Ventures, and more.

While Johnny was still in high school, he tried starting his own band—but finding kids his age with the same taste in music proved impossible. With his father’s help (and a fake ID), he began sneaking into Chicago honky-tonks—not to drink, but to learn.

Johnny’s father was close friends with Chicago honky-tonk legend Jimmy Nichols, whom he had helped get his start back in the late ’50s. When it came time to return the favor, Nichols took Johnny under his wing. At just 15, Johnny began playing lead guitar for Nichols, entirely self-taught and fluent in all styles. He made his debut at the Off Broadway Lounge, quickly becoming a big draw—known as the kid with horn-rimmed glasses and lightning-fast guitar licks.

Johnny continued playing with Nichols until age 21, when it was finally time to form his own band—and his own show.

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Join us for dinner and drinks! The Sapphire Room features a full dinner and bar menu. The Sapphire Room is all-ages and family friendly. Every person that enters must have a ticket. No babes in arms.

FREE and convenient parking.

Please be aware that video and photographs may be taken during the show, which may include members of the audience. By purchasing a ticket (or multiple tickets), you acknowledge this is a possibility and give permission to The Riverside Hotel and The Sapphire Room to use your captured image (and/or the images of anyone in your party) in promotional applications. These applications include, but are not limited to, social media posts and use on our websites. We would like to emphasize that in the event your image (or the images of members in your party) is captured and used for promotional purposes, you will not be compensated for its use. As the ticket purchaser, it is your responsibility to communicate this to all of the attendees in your party.

Please note that general seats may have a partially obstructed view. Table locations may vary slightly from positions shown on the seating map.

With the purchase of a ticket, Sapphire guests are eligible for The Riverside Hotel's "Sapphire Getaway" for $179 + tax. This rate is available for the night of the Sapphire Room show and includes a standard hotel room (double occupancy) and breakfast for two the following morning. To reserve, please call the Riverside Hotel front desk at 208-343-1871. The Sapphire Getaway rate is subject to availability and blackout dates. It will not be available for every show.

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