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“Masters Festival of Music” @ Saratoga Performing Arts Center (August 30, 1969)

Nashville Sound Presented at SPAC

by Marilyn Nason, The Post-Star, September 2, 1969

A truly wonderful evening of music, delightful, melodic, straight music designed to please all tastes was offered in the Festival of Music Saturday night at Saratoga …

Vanilla Fudge / Richie Havens / The Sundowners @ Saratoga Performing Arts Center (August 29, 1969)

Sundowners Are Bright Spot In Bad Trip at SPAC Concert

by Marilyn Nason, The Post-Star, August 30, 1969

As for last night’s “concert” at Saratoga Performing Arts Center, the best that can be said is that a local group, …

Janis Joplin / James Cotton Blues Band @ Saratoga Performing Arts Center (August 27, 1969)

Reviewer ‘Hung-Up’ on Assessing Janis Joplin’s SPAC Performance

by Marilyn Nason, The Post-Star, August 28, 1969

The question of whether Janis Joplin is talented, is a showman, is a put-on, a combination of all of these or a complete …

Oliver / The First Edition / The Friends of Distinction @ Saratoga Performing Arts Center (August 25, 1969)

Festival Week At SPAC Opened By Three Groups

by Marilyn Nason, The Post-Star, August 26, 1969

Festival Week at Saratoga Performing Arts Center opened last night with a trio of performers and a disappointing 3,000 attending, largely lawn crowd. Had …

Peter Nero with the Philadelphia Orchestra @ Saratoga Performing Arts Center (August 23, 1969)

10,000 Enjoy ‘Pops Night’ With Philadelphia Orchestra

by Marilyn Nason, The Post-Star, August 25, 1969

It was “pops night” at Saratoga Performing Arts Center Saturday night and the 10,000 lucky people who attended really got their money’s worth—the wonderful …

The 5th Dimension @ Saratoga Performing Arts Center (August 19, 1969)

The Fifth Dimension Draw 16,000 at SPAC; Second Largest Crowd in Center’s History

by Marilyn Nason, The Post-Star, August 20, 1969

The largest crowd of the season, some 16,000, turned out last night for the return visit of the Fifth …

The Young Americans @ Saratoga Performing Arts Center (August 12, 1969)

Young Americans Delightful in Performance at SPAC

by Marilyn Nason, The Post-Star, August 13, 1969

(editor’s note – no ex post facto proof for Andy Kim)

“Fresh and alive” is about the best way to describe the Young Americans, in …

Tony Bennett with the Louie Bellson Orchestra @ Saratoga Performing Arts Center (August 11, 1969)

Tony Bennett’s Magic Appreciated by 7,000 In SPAC Appearance

by Marilyn Nason, The Post-Star, August 12, 1969

Sings Old Favorites

The magic and personal magnetism of Tony Bennett came through last night on the vast stage of Saratoga Performing Arts …

The Association @ Saratoga Performing Arts Center (August 5, 1969)

The Association Wow SPAC Crowd of 8,000

by Marilyn Nason, The Post-Star, August 6, 1969

One of Best Shows of Season

If the Association are what today’s music is really all about, then it’s pretty darned good. In fact, …

O.C. Smith / Buddy Rich @ Saratoga Performing Arts Center (August 4, 1969)

Rains Dampen Attendance at SPAC

by Marilyn Nason, The Post-Star, August 5, 1969

O.C. Smith, Buddy Rich Perform

Again bad weather held down the audience last night at the Saratoga Performing Arts Center and again the 1,500 brave souls …

The Cowsills / Checkmates Ltd. @ Saratoga Performing Arts Center (July 29, 1969)

Cowsills, Checkmates Ltd. Give Perfect Twin-Bill in Performances at SPAC

by Marilyn Nason, The Post-Star, July 30, 1969

A perfect, twin-bill show was offered by two similar, yet totally dissimilar groups in the Cowsills and Checkmates Ltd. last night …

Peter, Paul and Mary @ Saratoga Performing Arts Center (July 28, 1969)

Rain Fails to Keep Audience Away As Peter, Paul and Mary Perform

by Marilyn Nason, The Post-Star, July 29, 1969

Return to SPAC

Neither sleet nor hail nor falling rain can keep an audience away from the Saratoga Performing …

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