Pianist Roger Williams ‘warms’ SPAC crowd
by Craig Wilson, The Saratogian
A near autumn chill swept through the Saratoga Performing Arts Center last night, cooling the feet of the audience of 2,500 but not the fingers of the star.
Pianist …
26,892 jammed into SPAC for Beach Boys concert
by Dan Collins, The Saratogian
The largest crowd of the 1975 season, 26,892, was on hand last night at the Saratoga Performing Arts Center as they clapped, chanted and danced to the …
26,892 At Arts Center Love Beach Boys’ Rehashed Hits
by Scott L. Powers, The Times Record, August 28, 1975
The vital question one must ask after a Beach Boys concert is: can the group remain a new musical force, or …
Crowd Cheers Beach Boys
by Don A. Metivier, The Post-Star, August 29, 1975
A well-behaved crowd of 26,892 cheered and danced their way through an hour-long concert by the Beach Boys at Saratoga Performing Arts Center Wednesday night.
It …
America rediscovers itself; their music shows it
by Steve Grandin, The Saratogian
An incredible lightning storm, blowing rain and even a temporary power blackout failed to dim a fantastic show by America, Captain and Tennille, and John Sebastian at the …
10,000 At SPAC Hear America
by Scott L. Powers, The Times Record, August 27, 1975
For somebody who grew up in the 1960s, it seems almost sacrilege for John Sebastian to have to be a lead-in act for America.
But …
Sinatra and Good Music Synonymous
by Edward A. Palladino, Daily Freeman, August 27, 1975
‘Chairman of Board’ Wows ‘Em at SPAC
His once jet-black hair is now white around the edges; there is a noticeable protrusion around the mid-section …
Ol’ Blue Eyes Still Has Plenty of Mileage
by Scott L. Powers, The Times Record, August 26, 1975
Frank Sinatra at 59 is somewhat like a guaranteed 40,000-mile tire at 25,000 miles. The edge is somewhat gone, but it gets …
The ‘Chairman of the Board’ presides at SPAC
by Dick Brooks, The Saratogian
As a vintage wine, Frank Sinatra whetted his talent as the evening progressed.
Sinatra quenched the palate of a nostalgia-hungry audience Monday. As the evening flitted away …
Audience dedicated to Gladys Knight and the Pips
Sunday’s rainy, dismal weather did not dampen the spirits of the overflow crowd at the Saratoga Performing Arts
Center.
Nor did it dampen the enthusiasm of Gladys Knight and the …
