The Concert Archive for the Capital Region

Month August 1978

Gordon Lightfoot / The Good Brothers @ Saratoga Performing Arts Center (August 31, 1978)

Gordon Lightfoot at Saratoga

Photo by Hubbard, Bennington Banner, September 2, 1978

Gordon Lightfoot appeared at the Saratoga Performing Arts Center Thursday night. The Canadian folksinger performed hit after hit in rapid fire order. Lightfoot included some of his
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Neil Sedaka / Dean Friedman @ Saratoga Performing Arts Center (August 30, 1978)

Neil Sedaka: He Is Still the King of Shooby-Doo

by Bob Drzewiczewski, Rutland Daily Herald, September 1, 1978

Wild encores, standing ovations, near-deafening applause, and flower-carrying women were some of the highlights of Wednesday evening’s performance at the Saratoga …

Neil Sedaka / Dean Friedman @ Saratoga Performing Arts Center (August 30, 1978)

Festival Winding Down

by Don A. Metivier, The Post-Star, September 1, 1978

The final week of specials at the Saratoga Performing Arts Center winds up tonight with the first Saratoga appearance of Liza Minnelli.

Monday night, a crowd of …

Helen Reddy / George Miller @ Saratoga Performing Arts Center (August 29, 1978)

(editor’s note – no ex post facto proof for George Miller)

The Post-Star, September 1, 1978


The Post-Star, August 29, 1978

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Frank Sinatra with Bill Miller / Jackie Gayle / Marlene Ricci @ Saratoga Performing Arts Center (August 28, 1978)

(editor’s note – no ex post facto proof for Bill Miller, Jackie Gayle, and Marlene Ricci)

The Post-Star, September 1, 1978


The Post-Star, August 28, 1978

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Johnny Cash Show @ Saratoga Performing Arts Center (August 27, 1978)

(editor’s note – no ex post facto proof)

Syracuse Herald-Journal, June 26, 1978

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Chuck Mangione @ Saratoga Performing Arts Center (August 22, 1978)

Chuck Mangione Plays for 10,962

by Don A. Metivier, The Post-Star, August 23, 1978

Every time Chuck Mangione returns to Saratoga Performing Arts Center, he has grown more musically.

Charles Francis Mangione, the 38-year-old from Rochester, has seen his …

England Dan and John Ford Coley / Jesse Winchester and Midnight Bus @ Saratoga Performing Arts Center (August 21, 1978)

(editor’s note – no ex post facto proof)

The Post-Star, August 21, 1978

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Pat and Debby Boone @ Saratoga Performing Arts Center (August 20, 1978)

(editor’s note – no ex post facto proof)

The Post-Star, August 19, 1978

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Harry Chapin / Tom Rush @ Saratoga Performing Arts Center (August 15, 1978)

Double bill at SPAC

Photo by Hubbard, Bennington Banner, August 18, 1978

Harry Chapin, left, and Tom Rush, right, appeared at the Saratoga Performing Arts Center earlier this week. Rush, who is a native of New Hampshire, is an
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Peter, Paul, and Mary @ Saratoga Performing Arts Center (August 14, 1978)

Old favorites

Photo by Hubbard, Bennington Banner, August 15, 1978

Peter, Paul and Mary (from left, Noel Paul Stookey, Mary Travers and Peter Yarrow) shared their reunion with a sell-out crowd at the Saratoga Performing Arts Center last night.
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Peter, Paul, and Mary @ Saratoga Performing Arts Center (August 14, 1978)

Trio’s Reunion Shows Magic Remains

by Barbara Stone, The Post-Star, August 17, 1978

Peter, Paul and Mary are together again with their own special magic.

The folk singers played to an appreciative audience of 9,096 Monday night at the …

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