Month July 1975
(editor’s note – Joe Cocker was originally scheduled as the opener, but was replaced by Livingston Taylor)
Dave Mason displays talent
by Steve Grandin, The Saratogian
Dave Mason isn’t exactly your household name. Even in many rock music circles, his …
New Bee Gees still old favorites
by Steve Grandin, The Saratogian
There are many rock critics around today that say England’s Bee Gees are a has-been group, one that lives only in the past. But most of the 4,500 fans …
BS&T comeback a mixed blessing
by Bill Brina, The Knickerbocker News, July 7, 1975
As the newly reunited David Clayton-Thomas & Blood, Sweat and Tears came out onto the Saratoga Performing Arts Center stage, one loudmouthed gentleman sitting nearby let …
BS&T pleases crowd at SPAC
by Steve Grandin, The Saratogian
If attendance decides a concert’s success, Blood, Sweat & Tears’ performance at the Saratoga Performing Arts Center Friday night has to be considered a failure. But if the crowd’s reaction …
by Ed Hersh, The Knickerbocker News, July 3, 1975
The best possible place to see and hear the Pointer Sisters would be a smoky, crowded nightclub, sitting at a small table with close friends over a few drinks.
Unfortunately, the …
Pointer Sisters Draw Audience of Fans at Spa
by Irv Dean, The Post-Star, July 5, 1975
The Pointer Sisters, with their flowered tresses, severe high-heeled shoes that used to be called “spikes,” silky strapped gowns and rhinestones, drew an …
Pointer Sisters has SPAC crowd dancing in aisles
by Craig Wilson, The Saratogian
The Pointer Sisters had them dancing in the aisles by the end of their concert Wednesday night at SPAC.
But while it took most of the concert …
Seeger, Guthrie hurry good music and combat bad manners at SPAC
by Nancy Altman, The Knickerbocker News, July 2, 1975
Artists are not the only people who are under contractual obligations during a concert. Just as the singer promises that …
Photos by Hubbard, Bennington Banner, July 2, 1975
Guthrie, Seeger thrill 5,000 in 3-hour concert
by Steve Grandin, The Saratogian
There’s something unmistakably American about a folk singer. And two of the best came to the Saratoga Performing Arts Center Tuesday night in the persons of Arlo Guthrie …