On Monday, August 19th, get your shagging groove on with The Catalinas Band as the the 2024 Ocean Isle Beach Free Concert Series continues! This concert was rescheduled due to bad weather from earlier this Summer.
The Catalinas are an American beach music band from the late 1950s. Since the Catalinas formed in Charlotte, North Carolina, in late 1957, over 60 guitarists, keyboardists, trumpet players, drummers, bass players and singers have been a part of the band. Most have come from communities along the Interstate 77 corridor from Statesville to Charlotte. Gary Barker, a Statesville resident who plays guitar and sings, is the current leader of the band. He started with the band in 1965, and has been the steadying influence for the last thirty years.
Barker attributes the band’s long success to the ongoing popularity of beach music and the great tunes that the band has composed and recorded over the years. Some of their classics include, “You Haven’t The Right”, “Carolina Moon” and their signature song “Summertime’s Calling Me” from 1975.
In 1995, the Catalinas were inducted into the Carolina Beach Music Hall of Fame. In 2013, the Catalinas were inducted into the North Carolina Music Hall of Fame.
All concerts take place at Town Center Park, 11 East 2nd, St., on Ocean Isle Beach and best of all they’re FREE!
Join us every Friday night from 6:30 pm to 8 pm!
