Moondog 2008 features special guest Ronnie Spector & The Ronettes as well as B.J. Thomas, Felix Cavaliere's Rascals, Peter & Gordon, The Fifth Dimension, and Lou Christie.

B.J. Thomas: B.J. recorded his first hit in 1967, "I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry." Other popular favorites include "Hooked on a Feeling," "Raindrops Keep Falling on my Head" and "(Hey Won't You Play) Another Somebody Done Somebody Wrong Song."

Felix Cavaliere's Rascals: From 1965 through 1969, the Rascals were one of the best selling groups on the pop charts featuring Felix-sung hits such as "Good Lovin'," "Groovin'," "A Beautiful Morning," "A Girl Like You" and "People Got to Be Free."

Peter & Gordon: The duo made famous by such hits as "A World Without Love," "I Go To Pieces," "Lady Godiva" and "Woman."

The Fifth Dimension: The supergroup whose repertoire includes pop, R&B and soul classics such as "Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In," "Up, Up and Away," "Wedding Bell Blues," and "(Last Night), I Didn't Get to Sleep at All."

Ronnie Spector: Beginning in 1963, Ronnie Spector-as lead singer of the ultimate girl group, The Ronettes – recorded a long string of classic pop hits including "Walking in the Rain," "Do I Love You," "Baby I Love You," "The Best Part of Breaking Up" and the international Number One smash "Be My Baby."

Lou Christie: Lou's first million-selling song, "The Gypsy Cried," transformed Pennsylvania choirboy Lugee Alfredo Giovanni Sacco into Lou Christie, national teen idol, while still a teenager himself. Other successes included "Lightning Strikes," "Rhapsody in the Rain" and "I'm Gonna Make You Mine."

The original Moondog Coronation Ball was started by Cleveland disc jockey Alan Freed in 1952. Since 1992, WMJI 105.7 has presented the Moondog concert, a celebration of Cleveland's rock and roll heritage. For more information on the 2008 Majic Moondog Coronation Ball, go to www.wmji.com.

Tickets are $62, $47 and $32, plus applicable service charges, and will be on sale to the public Saturday, February 9 at 10 a.m. through all Ticketmaster outlets, ticketmaster.com, or by calling 216-241-2121 in Cleveland or 330-945-9400 in Akron/Canton.

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