Category Concert Review
‘America’ Concert ‘Nice Listening’
by Lee Coleman, The Post-Star, August 15, 1973
The moon and 16,500 rock music lovers welcomed “America” to the Saratoga Performing Arts Center Monday night.
The crisp, clear, moonlit night was perfect for sitting on …
Liberace Draws 11,000 at SPAC
by Don A. Metivier, The Post-Star, August 14, 1973
Whomever labeled Liberace “Mr. Showmanship” really knew wherefore he spoke.
The popular entertainer played two shows Sunday at Saratoga Performing Arts Center, attracting more than …
Liberace Draws 11,000 at SPAC
by Don A. Metivier, The Post-Star, August 14, 1973
Whomever labeled Liberace “Mr. Showmanship” really knew wherefore he spoke.
The popular entertainer played two shows Sunday at Saratoga Performing Arts Center, attracting more than …
Mathis, Garner Big Hit at SPAC
by Don A. Metivier, The Post-Star, August 8, 1973
Johnny Mathis and pianist Erroll Garner teamed up to present one of the best concerts of the season Monday night at the Saratoga Festival.…
Sha-Na-Na Revives Music of Fifties
by Mark Frost, The Post-Star, August 7, 197
It’s hard to grab hold of a good Sha-Na-Na performance.
Because of the grease.
But the Fifties gang was a little easier to grasp at SPAC …
Jackson 5 Has ‘Em Dancing in Aisles
by George C. Jordan III, The Morning Union, July 30, 1973
Several people Sunday afternoon were dancing in the aisles at Saratoga Performing Arts Center as Motown Records’ five little boys with their …
John Denver Elicits Ovations at Saratoga
by Craig Wilson, The Post-Star, July 2, 1973
John Denver didn’t give a concert Saturday night at the Saratoga Performing Arts Center.
He created a mood.
Using a full symphony orchestra and several …
Musicians In Absentia At The Spa
The Times Record, June 30, 1973
Music fans at the Saratoga Performing Arts Center last night were treated to unexpected guest stars on the first half of the program — people like Stevie Wonder …
B.B. King Tames Crowd At Saratoga Arts Center
by Bill Rice, The Times Record, June 28, 1973
B.B. King, a blues singer and guitarist out of Mississippi who is riding as high on a crest of popularity right now as …
Temptations Visual And Listening Experience
by Bill Rice, The Times Record, June 25, 1973
Most of the popular music groups that were on top in the early sixties are now either defunct or playing in rock revival shows.
Not so …
Countdown At A Rock Concert
by Bill Rice, The Times Record, June 23, 1973
SARATOGA SPRINGS – It was 2 p.m. Friday, hot and humid, with a trace of rain in the sky.
Driving north on Interstate 87, we saw …
Outspoken Bette Davis ‘Plays’ At Saratoga
by Bruce Husten, The Times Record, June 21, 1973
Bette Davis, the outspoken Academy Award-winning actress, talked last night about Liz Taylor, Johnny Carson, movie mogul Jack Warner and the Gay Liberation Movement before …