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Neil Sedaka @ Saratoga Performing Arts Center (August 3, 1977)

Neil Sedaka Earns Cheers at SPAC

by Don A. Metivier, The Post-Star, August 6, 1977

Singer-composer Neil Sedaka demonstrated why he is now popular with a second generation of fans with a 90-minute concert Wednesday evening at Saratoga Performing …

England Dan and John Ford Coley @ Saratoga Performing Arts Center (July 24, 1977)

England Dan And John Ford Coley Play Saratoga

by John Drzewiczewski, Rutland Daily Herald, July 31, 1977

With names like England Dan and John Ford Coley, one would normally expect a pair of young British lads with Cockney accents …

Bonnie Raitt / Kenny Rankin @ Saratoga Performing Arts Center (July 17, 1977)

(editor’s note – Olivia Newton-John was originally scheduled for this date, but was subsequently moved to July 31, before being canceled altogether.)

Bonnie Raitt At SPAC

by Mike Kane, The Post-Star, July 19, 1977

As she introduced her father, …

Tony Bennett featuring Woody Herman @ Saratoga Performing Arts Center (July 2, 1977)

The Good Old Days

by Don A. Metivier, The Post-Star, July 9, 1977

“The commercial music being shoved down their throats is a travesty against the good taste of the American public.”

Strong words, but they came from someone …

Gordon Lightfoot @ Saratoga Performing Arts Center (July 1, 1977)

(editor’s note – opening act unknown)

Gordon Lightfoot: Eventually mellow

by Jo-Ann Mattison Bennington Banner, July 7, 1977

Traveling to the Saratoga Performing Arts Center to see Gordon Lightfoot, the Canadian-born singer, last Friday night, was an experience in …

Captain & Tennille @ Saratoga Performing Arts Center (June 30, 1977)

The Captain And Tennille Play Saratoga

by Bob Drzewiczewski, Rutland Daily Herald, July 10, 1977

Click. The television set is turned on at exactly 8:15 p.m., and The Captain (Daryl Dragon) and Toni Tennille appear on the screen.

Only …

Crosby, Stills & Nash @ Saratoga Performing Arts Center (June 20, 1977)

Crosby, Stills & Nash relive the myth

by Ken Marks, The Berkshire Sampler, June 26, 1977

The Crosby, Stills & Nash Good Vibes Reunion Train made a scheduled stop at the Saratoga Performing Arts Center this past Monday. The good …

Crosby, Stills & Nash @ Saratoga Performing Arts Center (June 20, 1977)

Nostalgia At Saratoga: Crosby, Stills and Nash Do It Again

by Tom Greeley, Rutland Daily Herald, June 26, 1977

You can go back—David Crosby, Stephen Stills and Graham Nash proved that last week with a brilliant edition of their …

Crosby & Nash @ Saratoga Performing Arts Center (September 1, 1976)

Crosby’s Voice Exits, But the Show’s Good

by Beatrice Taylor, Rutland Daily Herald, September 9, 1976

The performances of David Crosby and Graham Nash were as well done and enjoyable as ever at Saratoga recently, but the wear and …

The Beach Boys @ Saratoga Performing Arts Center (August 26, 1976)

(editor’s note – Billy Joel was advertised as the opener, but there is considerable uncertainty as to whether that actually happened.)

Beach Boy fans arrived early and loved it all

by Donald E. Wilcock, The Times Record, August 31, 1976…

The Beach Boys @ Saratoga Performing Arts Center (August 26, 1976)

(editor’s note – Billy Joel was advertised as the opener, but there is considerable uncertainty as to whether that actually happened.)

32,000 attend Beach Boys concert

by Richard S. Taskin, North Adams Transcript, August 27, 1976

That the Beach Boys’ …

Frank Sinatra @ Saratoga Performing Arts Center (August 24, 1976)

Sinatra in better form and voice

by Vinny Reda, The Times Record, August 25, 1976

It was a dynamic Frank Sinatra who strutted onto the stage of the Saratoga Performing Arts Center Tuesday night.

Gone from last year were the …

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