Fleetwood Mac boggles the eardrums
by Kyle Hughes, Bennington Banner, July 28, 1978
The crowd of some 29,458 music fans that came to see Fleetwood Mac rolled back hundreds of yards over the jammed lawn of the Performing Arts …
Big Mac Attack at SPAC
by Irv Dean, The Post-Star, July 28, 1978
Nearly 30,000 feverish Fleetwood Mac fans flocked to the Saratoga Performing Arts Center Wednesday night to hear the popular rock group perform.
The official attendance was …
(editor’s note – no ex post facto proof for Doug Kershaw)
Musical Talent Seems To Run in Scruggs Family
by Mike Kane, The Post-Star, July 27, 1978
Maybe it’s a case of good genes.
Most people know that Earl …
Crosby, Stills, Nash: Mellow Like Aging Vintage Wine
by Bob Drzewiczewski, Rutland Daily Herald, July 26, 1978
How many times have you heard the advertising slogan “new and improved”? It usually means that they’ve changed the cover or label …
(editor’s note – no ex post facto proof for Dickey Betts)
The Post-Star, July 25, 1978
The Post-Star, July 22, 1978
Rain Fails To Dampen Bob Hope
by Don Metivier, The Post-Star, July 17, 1978
A violent electrical storm greeted comedian Bob Hope’s debut at Saratoga Performing Arts Center Sunday evening.
Many in the crowd of 5,111 were forced to …
Newport Festival Plays Its Jazziest at Season Finale
by Cliff Smith, Rochester Times-Union, July 3, 1978
The Newport Jazz Festival, honored on its silver anniversary two weeks ago with a concert on the White House lawn, closed out this weekend …
Two-day Newport Festival at SPAC is a smashing success
by Kyle Hughes, Bennington Banner, July 5, 1978
The day before the Newport Jazz Festival marathon began last Saturday, a still-live pipe bomb was discovered by a Saratoga Performing Arts …
Big Bands Keep Up with Times …
by Don A. Metivier, The Post-Star, July 3, 1978
The new versions of the old big bands were at Saratoga Performing Arts Center Sunday to wrap up the 25th anniversary of the …