MILTON-FREEWATER — BJ the DJ will be holding his 199th Oldies Night in Milton-Freewater on Saturday, Jan. 6.

BJ, aka Bob Jones, advertises the monthly event as “3 hours of Cheap, Trashy Rock ‘n’ Roll — Only in Milton-Freewater!”

The former Milton-Freewater Public Library director started “Oldies Night @ The Library” in January 2006 to bring people to the library. The event became quite popular, and people now come from Athena to Prescott, Washington.

When Jones retired as library director in 2015, he moved Oldies Night down the street to the fellowship hall of Wesley United Methodist Church, 816 S. Main St.

From 7-10 p.m. on the first Saturday of the month, attendees can enjoy the music that people loved from 1955 to 1985.

The Beach Boys are the DJ’s favorite, but The Beatles are a close second. On Saturday, Jan. 6, Jones will present the songs of Simon & Garfunkel.

“From 1965 to 1970, Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel had hit after hit after hit,” Jones said. “They inadvertently invented a new musical genre — folk-rock.”

The duo helped launch Dustin Hoffman’s film career with their song “Mrs. Robinson” for the movie “The Graduate.” Their No. 1 songs also included “The Sound of Silence” and “Bridge Over Troubled Water,” which dominated both the single and LP charts.

Jones was a disc jockey in the past and has also provided background music for local high school class reunions.

He became the director of the Milton-Freewater library in 1992. His idea of Oldies Night as a draw to the library caught the attention of the Libraries of Eastern Oregon and they requested he do shows from Hood River to Ontario.

Going beyond Oregon, Jones was asked to make a presentation online for Big Talk from Small Libraries out of Lincoln, Nebraska. His idea of an Oldies Night, as it was entertaining and inexpensive — all you need is a DJ, some old music and a room — was among seven chosen from across the nation to give 50-minute presentations.

BJ the DJ will spin the hits and provide tidbits of information about the songs, the artists and the era.

“Admission is free and there is absolutely no surcharge for the smiles and the memories,” he said.