Concert Review – Page 116

Miriam Makeba @ Berkshire Music Barn (August 7, 1965)

On August 7, 1965, Miriam Makeba brought the sounds of South Africa and elsewhere to a full house of about 1100 at the Berkshire Music Barn in Lenox.…

August 7, 1965

Thelonious Monk @ Berkshire Music Barn (August 1, 1965)

On August 1, 1965, legendary jazz pianist and composer Thelonious Monk played the Berkshire Music Barn and brought all his idiosyncrasies with him.…

August 1, 1965

Josh White @ Berkshire Music Barn (July 31, 1965)

On July 31, 1965, Josh White brought his “charming obscenity” to a modest crowd at the Berkshire Music Barn.…

July 31, 1965

Carlos Montoya @ Berkshire Music Barn (July 24, 1965)

On July 24, 1965, flamenco legend Carlos Monotya put on a clinic – literally – at the Berkshire Music Barn. Dancers did not accompany him, but he did bring along a program to identify the different styles (not the …

July 24, 1965

Odetta @ Berkshire Music Barn (July 17, 1965)

On July 17, 1965, the “Queen of American folk music” (per Martin Luther King, Jr.), Odetta, covered all the emotional bases and fought off nature’s challenges in a performance at the Berkshire Music Barn in Lenox.…

July 17, 1965

Louis Armstrong @ Mount Royal Restaurant (Lake George) (July 13, 1965)

Louis Armstrong’s nightclub performances ran the gamut from New Orleans street parades to bebop that would make Juilliard proud. On July 13, 1965, he made a special one-night appearance at the Mount Royal restaurant in Lake George.…

July 13, 1965

The Beau Brummels / The Chiffons / The Shirelles / Bobby Comstock and the Counts at Pittsfield Boys’ Club of America (July 11, 1965)

(The Berkshire Eagle / Words by Lisa Lansing)…

July 11, 1965

Ian & Sylvia @ Berkshire Music Barn (July 10, 1965)

(The Springfield Republican / Words by R.C.H.)…

July 10, 1965

Pete Seeger @ SUNY Albany’s Page Hall (February 26, 1965)

(Albany Student Press, Vol. LI, No. 7 / Words by Debby Friedman / Photo by Douglas G. Upham)…

February 26, 1965

Bo Diddley @ Siena College’s Gibbons Hall (February 19, 1965)

(Siena News, Vol. XXVI, No. 16 / Words by Nick Schmitt)…

February 19, 1965

Bob Dylan @ Troy Armory (February 12, 1965)

(The Polytechnic Volume LXXXV Number 13 / Words by Walt Dierks)…

February 12, 1965

Carlos Montoya @ Berkshire Music Barn (August 2, 1955)

On August 2, 1955, flamenco guitar legend Carlos Montoya demonstrated the power of his hands to a crowd of about 500 at the Berkshire Music Barn.…

August 2, 1955

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