Month August 1973
(editor’s note – no ex post facto proof of Ten Wheel Drive or Isis)
(editor’s note – originally scheduled to be Day One of a four-day Song Festival that was subsequently canceled)
by George C. Jordan III, The Morning Union, …
McLean Draws Standing Ovations
by George C. Jordan III, The Morning Union, September 2, 1973
“Bye Bye Miss American Pie, took my Chevy to the levee, but the levee was dry . . .”
Don McLean, recording star and songwriter, …
Don McLean Returns to SPAC
by Don A. Metivier, The Post-Star, August 31, 1973
Folksinger Don McLean returned to Saratoga Wednesday evening, performing in concert at Saratoga Performing Arts Center.
The “American Pie” star sang for more than an hour …
Sonny & Cher Sparkle at SPAC
by Irv Dean, The Post-Star, August 30, 1973
Sonny and Cher, the husband and wife singing stars, presented a dazzling array of costumes and songs in two performances Tuesday at the Saratoga Performing …
Sonny and Cher Make Hit Song Way of Life
by Greg McGarry, The Knickerbocker News, August 29, 1973
Back in the early ’60s, Salvatore Phillip Bono was driving a truck in the Los Angeles area while struggling on the side …
Sonny & Cher Sparkle at SPAC
by Irv Dean, The Post-Star, August 30, 1973
Sonny and Cher, the husband and wife singing stars, presented a dazzling array of costumes and songs in two performances Tuesday at the Saratoga Performing …
Beach Boys Retain Followers
by Bruce Husten, The Times Record, August 28, 1973
The 13,000-plus people who turned out at the Saratoga Performing Arts Center last night are a living testament to the fact that the Beach Boys are both …
Mid-60s Relived
by Lee Coleman, The Post-Star, August 29, 1973
The 13,500 crowd at Monday’s Beach Boys Concert went wild when the group played its old songs from the mid-60s.
Scores of rock groups, two presidents and a war …
Guitar Concert Not Total Success
by Bill Rice, The Times Record, August 28, 1973
(editor’s note – Ed McMahon was originally scheduled to perform on this date, but canceled.)
Two of the foremost guitarists in rock, John McLaughlin and Carlos …
Campbell Delights Spa Crowd
by Don A. Metivier, The Post-Star, August 22, 1973
(editor’s note – no ex post facto proof for Jud Strunk)
Glen Campbell, the pride of Delight, Ark., brought his show to the Saratoga Festival Monday evening.…
