(editor’s note – Kim Carnes was originally scheduled to open, but canceled.)
James Taylor Shines in Saratoga Opener
by B.K. Marquard, Rutland Daily Herald, June 25, 1981
A barefoot and casually dressed James Taylor ambled out onto the stage …
(editor’s note – Kim Carnes was originally scheduled to open, but canceled.)
The many sides of James Taylor
by Jean Redmond, Bennington Banner, June 24, 1981
There was no introduction, no fanfare, no opening act. Suddenly and simply there …
(editor’s note – Kim Carnes was originally scheduled to open, but canceled.)
Taylor mellow but wry in concert
by Steve Webb, The Knickerbocker News, June 23, 1981
James Taylor has won over audiences at the Saratoga Performing Arts Center with …
Allmans, Outlaws open SPAC with ordinary show
by Steve Webb, The Knickerbocker News, June 22, 1981
Pairing the instrumentally exquisite Allman Brothers Band with the rowdy country rockers the Outlaws provided the Saratoga Performing Arts Center with a solid, if …
(editor’s note – this show was originally scheduled for August 19)
The Motels and the Cars sound off at SPAC
by Kyle Hughes, Bennington Banner, September 9, 1980
The Saratoga Performing Arts Center never has had much to offer …
(editor’s note – this show was originally scheduled for August 19)
Cars drive off summer with disappointment
by Steve Webb, The Knickerbocker News, September 5, 1980
An 14-hour set by the New Wave-oriented rock band the Cars closed the Saratoga …
Glen Campbell copes at Saratoga
by Matthew Maguire, The Knickerbocker News, September 2, 1980
The intense heat, constant sound problems and some musical difficulties made Glen Campbell’s Labor Day concert at Saratoga Performing Arts Center more laborious than he would …
Jackson Browne’s journey from art to entertainment, then back again
by Steve Webb, The Knickerbocker News, September 2, 1980
The song is “Stay,” Jackson Browne’s revised version of the 1961 hit by Maurice Williams and the Zodiacs, which Browne uses …
Charlie Daniels Band Wins Crowd At Saratoga
by Bob Drzewiczewski. Rutland Daily Herald, September 7, 1980
Only a few years ago, the Charlie Daniels Band was just another Southern country rock band jammed in the middle of the pack …
by Steve Webb, The Knickerbocker News, September 2, 1980
The Charlie Daniels Band’s Saturday concert in the Center drew 16,885 persons, many of whom had to stand in the rain, for a highly entertaining two hours of Daniels’ eclectic mixture …
The South rises again at SPAC
by John Antognioni, Bennington Banner, September 3, 1980
The Charlie Daniels Band came up from Nashville, Tenn., to give a rousing two-hour show at the Saratoga Performing Arts Center last Saturday night.
There …