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Liberace’s Talent, Wardrobe Draw 13,000
by Bill Rice, The Troy Record, July 11, 1972
Liberace only cries, as the famous joke about him goes, on the way lo the bank. The entire secret of the man’s success, as demonstrated …
Liberace’s Talent, Wardrobe Draw 13,000
by Bill Rice, The Troy Record, July 11, 1972
Liberace only cries, as the famous joke about him goes, on the way lo the bank. The entire secret of the man’s success, as demonstrated …
Melba Moore, A Big Voice In A Small Package
by Bill Rice, The Troy Record, July 4, 1972
Melba Moore’s concert at the Saratoga Performing Arts Center Sunday evening proved that big voices can sometimes come in small packages. …
McLean Draws 9,000-Plus In SPAC Tribute to Lena
by Bill Rice, The Troy Record, July 3, 1972
Last fall, a relatively unknown singer stood with his guitar on the stage of the RPI Field House, preceding a Blood, Sweat …
by Bill Rice, The Troy Record, August 15, 1972
Billy Preston ‘Saver’ For SPAC Concert
by Bill Rice, The Troy Record, June 30, 1972
Four rock groups were heard in concert Wednesday evening at the Saratoga Performing Arts Center. It was unfortunate so many were there. It was …
Talent Seen Scattered In Rock & Roll Revival
by Bill Rice, The Troy Record, June 27, 1972
There was some lalent in the 1950s Rock & Roll Review at the Saratoga Performing Arts Center Sunday evening, but one had …
Johnny Cash Packs ‘Em In At SPAC
by Bill Rice, The Troy Record, June 26, 1972
It took a blg, big man to give the Saratoga Performing Arts Center its first sold out amphitheatre concert. The man—Johnny Cash.
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SPAC Crowd Reaction: Bands, Yes; Singer, No
by Bill Rice, The Troy Record, June 20, 1972
Three different acts, Tom Rush and his band, singer Pamela Polland, and the Kenny Loggins Band with Jim Messina, performed in what almost …
As Melanie Concerts Go, It Was A Good One
by Bill Rice, The Troy Record, June 19, 1972
(editor’s note – no ex post facto proof for Janey & Dennis)
5,000 At SPAC
Singer Melanie Safka had a lot …
Area Native Ray Eberle In Nostalgic SPAC Concert
by Bill Rice, The Troy Record, June 14, 1972
An audience of just under 2,000 nostalgia-minded people turned out at the Saratoga Performing Arts Center Monday evening to bask in the …
Opening Special At SPAC Pleasing To Small Audience
by Bill Rice, The Troy Record, June 12, 1972
The opening special at the Saratoga Performing Arts Center Friday evening was a little short on attendance, but long on quality as …