Daniels’ band in top-notch form
by Steve Webb, The Knickerbocker News, September 5, 1981
To clearly assess the Charlie Daniels Band’s Friday concert in the Saratoga Performing Arts Center, it makes sense to go back to Daniels’ first show there …
(editor’s note – no ex post facto proof for Jim Photoglo)
Beach Boys mix good, bad vibes
by Steve Webb, The Knickerbocker News, September 2, 1981
The Beach Boys represent such a major part of popular and rock music, youth …
(editor’s note – no ex post facto proof for the Rockets)
REO Speedwagon Draws Big Crowd
by Patrick Hussey and Michael Italia, Rutland Daily Herald, September 2, 1981
As the lights dimmed Sunday, the largest crowd ever to attend …
(editor’s note – no ex post facto proof for the Rockets)
REO Speedwagon draws SPAC’s top crowd for ’81
by Steve Webb, The Knickerbocker News, August 31, 1981
Each year, one rock concert at the Saratoga Performing Arts Center transcends …
(editor’s note – no ex post facto proof for Johnny Van Zant)
A Journey Into ‘Heavy Metal’
by John Dolan, Rutland Daily Herald, August 29, 1981
More than 20,000 Journey fans flooded into the Saratoga Performing Arts Center to …
Gerry Mulligan steals thunder from other bands at SPAC
by Matthew Maguire, The Knickerbocker News, August 27, 1981
Baritone saxophonist Gerry Mulligan doesn’t appear routinely on “The Tonight Show,” as clarinetist Pete Fountain does. And, unlike Woody Herman, he hasn’t …
2 bands bland at Saratoga
by Matthew Maguire, The Knickerbocker News, August 26, 1981
Pablo Cruise and Little River Band, two pop bands whose tunes have gotten steady AM-radio airplay the last several years, delighted 5,000 fans at the Saratoga …
Glitter, little fire in Minnelli, Grey SPAC reunion
by Mary Anne Leonard, The Knickerbocker News, August 24, 1981
The glitter was there — from the spangled red jumpsuit to the familiar neon sign that spelled out “Cabaret.”
But in the …