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Gordon Lightfoot / The Good Brothers @ Saratoga Performing Arts Center (August 31, 1978)

Gordon Lightfoot at Saratoga

Photo by Hubbard, Bennington Banner, September 2, 1978

Gordon Lightfoot appeared at the Saratoga Performing Arts Center Thursday night. The Canadian folksinger performed hit after hit in rapid fire order. Lightfoot included some of his
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Harry Chapin / Tom Rush @ Saratoga Performing Arts Center (August 15, 1978)

Double bill at SPAC

Photo by Hubbard, Bennington Banner, August 18, 1978

Harry Chapin, left, and Tom Rush, right, appeared at the Saratoga Performing Arts Center earlier this week. Rush, who is a native of New Hampshire, is an
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Peter, Paul, and Mary @ Saratoga Performing Arts Center (August 14, 1978)

Old favorites

Photo by Hubbard, Bennington Banner, August 15, 1978

Peter, Paul and Mary (from left, Noel Paul Stookey, Mary Travers and Peter Yarrow) shared their reunion with a sell-out crowd at the Saratoga Performing Arts Center last night.
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Linda Ronstadt / Livingston Taylor @ Saratoga Performing Arts Center (August 5, 1978)

Photo by Hubbard, Bennington Banner, August 8, 1978

Sporting a new short hair cut and pink hot pants Linda Ronstadt sang Saturday at the Saratoga Performing Arts Center. Backed by an outstanding band, Miss Ronstadt performed material from a
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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.)

Good times

Photo by Hubbard, Bennington Banner, July 19, 1977

Bonnie Raitt, who combines blues, rock and
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James Taylor / The Section @ Saratoga Performing Arts Center (July 10, 1977)

Sweet Baby James

Photo by Hubbard, Bennington Banner, July 10, 1977

James Taylor played to more than 17,000 fans at the Saratoga Performing Arts Center Sunday night. Taylor blended old favorites with tunes from his latest album “JT.” He
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James Taylor / David Sanborn @ Saratoga Performing Arts Center (July 18, 1976)

Sweet James

Photo by Hubbard, Bennington Banner, July 20, 1976

James Taylor played before the usual huge crowd he draws at the Saratoga Performing Arts Center Sunday night. Taylor sang a mixture of his old songs and new tunes
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Mary Travers / Glenn Yarbrough and the Limeliters @ Saratoga Performing Arts Center (August 11, 1975)

Together again

Photo by Hubbard, Bennington Banner, August 14, 1975

The Limeliters brought their reunion to the Saratoga Performing Arts Center Monday night. They sang a few old tunes and some new ones but the style was the same;
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James Taylor / Emmylou Harris @ Saratoga Performing Arts Center (July 20, 1975)

(editor’s note – Phoebe Snow was the originally scheduled opener, but canceled.)

James Taylor in concert

Photo by Hubbard, Bennington Banner, July 23, 1975

James Taylor performed at the Saratoga Performing Arts Center Sunday night and was at Tanglewood
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Arlo Guthrie & Pete Seeger @ Saratoga Performing Arts Center (July 1, 1975)

Photos by Hubbard, Bennington Banner, July 2, 1975

Arlo Guthrie and Pete Seeger came to the Saratoga Performing Arts Center last night to sing a few songs, tell a few stories and to raise money to help clean up the
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Preservation Hall Jazz Band @ Saratoga Performing Arts Center (June 15, 1975)

Jazz music at SPAC

Photo by Hubbard. Bennington Banner, June 17, 1975

The Preservation Hall Jazz Band of New Orleans kicked off the season for the Saratoga Performing Arts Center Sunday night before a sparse crowd. The seven-member band
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James Taylor / Linda Ronstadt @ Saratoga Performing Arts Center (July 14, 1974)

‘Sweet Baby James’

Photo by Hubbard, Bennington Banner, July 15, 1974

James Taylor, one of the superstars of the world of music, sang to 15,000 people Sunday night at the Saratoga Performing Arts Center. “Just an intimate Sunday evenin’,”
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