Tag Bill Rice
Kristofferson SPAC Show Seen Sloppy
by Bill Rice, The Times Record, September 11, 1973
Singer-songwriter-actor Kris Kristofferson treated over 3,000 frigid fans to the sloppiest concert of the season Sunday evening at the Saratoga Performing Arts Center.
Kristofferson, backed by …
The Times Record, September 4, 1973
Guitar Concert Not Total Success
by Bill Rice, The Times Record, August 28, 1973
(editor’s note – Ed McMahon was originally scheduled to perform on this date, but canceled.)
Two of the foremost guitarists in rock, John McLaughlin and Carlos …
Goodman Quartet Back, Playing ‘For The People’
by Bill Rice, The Times Record, August 20, 1973
It was just too much.
When Benny Goodman and his original quartet strolled onto the Saratoga Performing Arts Center stage for the second half …
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 …
by Bill Rice, The Times Record, July 6, 1973
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 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 …