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The Concert Archive for the Capital Region

Peter, Paul and Mary @ Saratoga Performing Arts Center (July 22, 1968)

Peter, Paul and Mary In Varied Performance

Carol R. Richards, The Ithaca Journal, July 23, 1968

Folk music, the rejected flower child of the hippie generation, is alive and thriving in Saratoga.

The “in” sound of the early 60s’, …

Peter, Paul and Mary @ Saratoga Performing Arts Center (July 22, 1968)

Peter, Paul and Mary Stir Spa Crowd Before Backdrop of Thunder and Lightning

Don A. Metivier, The Glens Falls Times, July 23, 1968

Nature provided an eerie background of flashing lightning and clapping thunder as Peter, Paul and Mary presented …

Peter, Paul and Mary @ Saratoga Performing Arts Center (July 22, 1968)

Peter, Paul and Mary Draw Over 12,000

by Marilyn Nason, The Post-Star, July 23, 1968

Record Audience

Peter, Paul and Mary did it last night. They drew over 12,000 at the Saratoga Performing Arts Center for their concert, the …

Al Hirt with Pee Wee and the Young Set @ Saratoga Performing Arts Center (July 15, 1968)

7,000 Persons at Concert Given by Al Hirt at SPAC

by Marilyn Nason, The Post-Star, July 16, 1968

The estimated 7,000 attending last night’s concert by Al Hirt at Saratoga Performing Arts Center got their money’s worth and then …

Victor Borge with Leonid Hambro and the New York City Ballet Orchestra @ Saratoga Performing Arts Center (June 30, 1968)

Victor Borge Delights at SPAC

by Marilyn Nason, The Post-Star, July 1, 1968

Universal Brand of Humor

Whether you’ve ever seen Victor Borge before or not is of little consequence. His humor remains universal and delightful for the entire …

Victor Borge with Leonid Hambro and the New York City Ballet Orchestra @ Saratoga Performing Arts Center (June 29, 1968)

Victor Borge Delights at SPAC

by Marilyn Nason, The Post-Star, July 1, 1968

Universal Brand of Humor

Whether you’ve ever seen Victor Borge before or not is of little consequence. His humor remains universal and delightful for the entire …

Judy Collins / Arlo Guthrie @ Saratoga Performing Arts Center (June 28, 1968)

Arlo Guthrie Interesting In Performance at SPAC

Marilyn Nason, The Post-Star, June 29, 1968

Arlo Guthrie is an interesting performer. He’s atrocious in appearance with mounds of kinky, curly hair, pale complexion and a lethargic manner, in sharp contrast …

Judy Collins / Arlo Guthrie @ Saratoga Performing Arts Center (June 28, 1968)

Young Fans Thrill to Folk Singers

by Don A. Metivier, The Glens Falls Times, June 29, 1968

Folk singers Arlo Guthrie and Judy Collins, two of the most popular and successful of the current crop of young “Protest-Folk” entertainers in …

Judy Collins / Arlo Guthrie @ Saratoga Performing Arts Center (June 28, 1968)

Minstrelsy for Today In Saratoga Last Night

by Tom Slayton, Rutland Daily Herald, June 29, 1968

Two kinds of modern-day minstrels played a program of modern-day music to an enthusiastic crowd of modern-day kids here Friday night.

But the …

Dinah Shore @ Saratoga Performing Arts Center (June 27, 1968)

Dinah Shore Versatile At Saratoga

by Marilyn Nason, The Post-Star, June 28, 1968

Dinah Shore has to be listed as one of today’s finest vocalists and performers if last night’s performance at the Saratoga Performing Arts Center is any …

Ray Charles and the Raelettes with Billy Preston @ Saratoga Performing Arts Center (June 26, 1968)

Ray Charles Sensational In Presentation at SPAC

by Marilyn Nason, The Post-Star, June 27, 1968

It may have been damp and cold at Saratoga Performing Arts Center last night when the show started but the “heat” of a fantastic …

Ray Charles and the Raelettes with Billy Preston @ Saratoga Performing Arts Center (June 26, 1968)

Spa Audience ‘Understands’ Ray Charles

by Don A. Metivier, The Glens Falls Times, June 27, 1968

“Understandin’ is the greatest thing in the world,” sang the great Ray Charles, and the chilled crowd of several thousand persons in the cavernous …

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