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Bette Davis @ Saratoga Performing Arts Center (June 20, 1973)

Poor Planning Mars Davis Show

by James V. Gill, The Post-Star, June 22, 1973

Poor planning and poor production marred a visit to the Saratoga Performing Arts Center by the “legendary lady of the movies” Miss Bette Davis.

The …

Chuck Mangione @ Saratoga Performing Arts Center (June 16, 1973)

Chuck Mangione Big Hit At SPAC Again

by Bill Rice, The Times Record, June 18, 1973

There are some musicians who preach that no barriers should exist between differing styles of music.

Chuck Mangione proves it.

The colorful composer, conductor …

Chuck Mangione @ Saratoga Performing Arts Center (June 16, 1973)

Mangione: Too Much Chorus

by Lee Coleman, The Post-Star, June 18, 1973

It must have been nice to musician-composer-conductor Chuck Mangione Saturday night.

With a wave of his hand he had a complete philharmonic orchestra, a large chorus or …

Seals & Crofts / Lawrence & Roselle / Gerry Vitek @ Saratoga Performing Arts Center (June 15, 1973)

Seals and Crofts Open SPAC Season

by Don A. Metivier, The Post-Star, June 18, 1973

Gentle people playing soft, gentle music, that was Seals and Crofts at Saratoga.

As an opening night crowd of 11,500 young persons cheered them on …

Blood, Sweat & Tears / Don Cooper @ Saratoga Performing Arts Center (September 8, 1972)

Blood, Sweat & Tears Fails To Rouse SPAC Crowd

by Bill Rice, The Troy Record, September 11, 1972

The final series of specials at the Saratoga Performing Arts Center opened Friday evening with a bomb—Blood, Sweat and Tears, a …

Neil Diamond @ Saratoga Performing Arts Center (September 3, 1972)

Neil Diamond Delights Attentive SPAC Crowd

by Bill Rice, The Troy Record, September 5, 1972

Neil Diamond presented a concert at the Saratoga Performing Arts Center Sunday evening that was as perfect a pop show as any ever held …

Neil Diamond @ Saratoga Performing Arts Center (September 3, 1972)

Diamond Pleases Saratoga Crowd

by Pat Childs, The Post-Star, September 5, 1972

“We were here last year,” singer and songwriter Neil Diamond told a large and enthusiastic crowd of 11,376 at Saratoga Performing Arts Center Sunday night, “and because …

Ike & Tina Turner / Pure Food and Drug Act @ Saratoga Performing Arts Center (September 2, 1972)

Tina Rough At SPAC; Awaiting Her, Rougher

by Bill Rice, The Troy Record, September 4, 1972

At the beginning of her big song, Proud Mary, Tina Turner explains, “We never do nuthin’ nice and easy, we do everything nice …

Rare Earth / Sha Na Na @ Saratoga Performing Arts Center (September 1, 1972)

Sha Na Na Steals Show From Rare Earth At SPAC

The Times Record, September 2, 1972

There are hard acts to follow and then there are impossible acts to follow, as the members of the rock group, Rare Earth, found …

Roberta Flack @ Saratoga Performing Arts Center (August 31, 1972)

Roberta Flack, Crickets Give Concert at Saratoga

by Craig Wilson, The Post-Star, September 2, 1972

Lying on a blanket, gazing up at a star-filled sky and listening to Roberta Flack sing is about as close to heaven as a fan …

Roberta Flack @ Saratoga Performing Arts Center (August 31, 1972)

Miss Flack Sings Way Into Hearts Of Audience At SPAC

by Bill Rice, The Times Record, September 1, 1972

Singer Roberta Flack seemed to cast a magic spell over the slightly more than 4,000 dedicated fans at the Saratoga Performing …

The James Gang / The Fabulous Rhinestones @ Saratoga Performing Arts Center (August 30, 1972)

James Gang Takes Over At SPAC Hard Rock Fest

by Bill Rice, The Times Record, August 31, 1972

That notorious James Gang rode again in Saratoga Wednesday evening. They got a considerable haul of money from around 8,500 people at …

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