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The Concert Archive for the Capital Region

Harry Belafonte / Letta Mbulu @ Saratoga Performing Arts Center (July 27, 1981)

Belafonte mixes success in versatile Spa concert

by Steve Webb, The Knickerbocker News, July 28, 1981

Harry Belafonte’s two sets Monday night at the Saratoga Performing Arts Center were a paradox in showmanship.

Most popular music concerts build toward a …

Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers / Split Enz @ Saratoga Performing Arts Center (July 26, 1981)

Tom Petty and Heartbreakers rock at SPAC

by John Antognioni, Bennington Banner, July 28, 1981

The rain may have persuaded another group’s lawn seat-holding fans to stay home, but such was not the case Sunday night at the Saratoga …

Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers / Split Enz @ Saratoga Performing Arts Center (July 26, 1981)

Tom Petty blends 1960s, ’80s flourishes at Spa arts center

by Steve Webb, The Knickerbocker News, July 27, 1981

Tom Petty carries himself on stage as just a regular guy — a rock star and sex symbol, to be sure, …

The Doobie Brothers / Carl Wilson @ Saratoga Performing Arts Center (July 19, 1981)

(editor’s note – no ex post facto proof for Billy Hinsche or Myrna Smith)

Doobie Brothers at Saratoga

Photos by Dennis Jensen, Rutland Daily Herald, July 21, 1981

The Doobie Brothers closed out their 1981 tour Sunday night at
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The Doobie Brothers / Carl Wilson @ Saratoga Performing Arts Center (July 19, 1981)

(editor’s note – no ex post facto proof for Billy Hinsche or Myrna Smith)

Doobies songs remain same at SPAC for 17,000

by Steve Webb, The Knickerbocker News, July 10, 1981

The Doobie Brothers and opening act Carl Wilson had …

The Doobie Brothers / Carl Wilson @ Saratoga Performing Arts Center (July 19, 1981)

(editor’s note – no ex post facto proof for Billy Hinsche or Myrna Smith)

The Doobie Brothers pack SPAC

by Dennis Redmond, Bennington Banner, July 23, 1981

The biggest crowd of the year so far mobbed the Saratoga Performing …

The Doobie Brothers / Carl Wilson @ Saratoga Performing Arts Center (July 19, 1981)

(editor’s note – no ex post facto proof for Billy Hinsche or Myrna Smith)

Doobie Brothers Still Rockin’ Hard

by Paul Kaza, Burlington Free Press, July 22, 1981

Few groups in pop music today rival the extraordinary popularity of …

Emmylou Harris and the Hot Band / Jerry Jeff Walker @ Saratoga Performing Arts Center (July 12, 1981)

Harris’ new band her best

by Steve Webb, The Knickerbocker News, July 13, 1981

Four songs into Emmylou Harris’ concert Sunday at the Saratoga Performing Arts Center, it was obvious that her latest version of the Hot Band is the …

“Kool Jazz Festival” @ Saratoga Performing Arts Center (July 5, 1981)

(editor’s note – no ex post facto proof for Joe Zawinul, Wayne Shorter, Jaco Pastorius, Peter Erskine, Robert Thomas Jr., Illinois Jacquet, Barry Harris, Big Sky Mudflaps, Major Holley, Doc Cheatham, Eddie Chamblee, Oliver Jackson, Eddie Vinson, or Billy Butler)…

“Kool Jazz Festival” @ Saratoga Performing Arts Center (July 5, 1981)

(editor’s note – no ex post facto proof for Joe Zawinul, Wayne Shorter, Jaco Pastorius, Peter Erskine, Robert Thomas Jr., Illinois Jacquet, Barry Harris, Big Sky Mudflaps, Major Holley, Doc Cheatham, Eddie Chamblee, Oliver Jackson, Eddie Vinson, or Billy Butler)…

“Kool Jazz Festival” @ Saratoga Performing Arts Center (July 5, 1981)

(editor’s note – no ex post facto proof for Joe Zawinul, Wayne Shorter, Jaco Pastorius, Peter Erskine, Robert Thomas Jr., Illinois Jacquet, Barry Harris, Big Sky Mudflaps, Major Holley, Doc Cheatham, Eddie Chamblee, Oliver Jackson, Eddie Vinson, or Billy Butler)…

“Kool Jazz Festival” @ Saratoga Performing Arts Center (July 4, 1981)

(editor’s note – no ex post facto proof for Joe Sample, Wilton Felder, Stix Hooper, Joe Newman, Waymon Reed, Snooky Young, Frank Foster, Marshal Royal, Chris Woods, Buddy Tate, Cecil Payne, Al Grey, Benny Powell, Gus Johnson, Nat Pierce, or …

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