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“Newport Jazz Festival” @ Saratoga Performing Arts Center (July 1, 1979)

Jazz masters in spotlight

by Don A. Metivier, The Post-Star, July 2, 1979

A wide variety of jazz sounds filled Saratoga Performing Arts Center this weekend as the Newport Jazz Festival made its second annual appearance in Saratoga Springs.…

“Newport Jazz Festival” @ Saratoga Performing Arts Center (June 30, 1979)

Jazz masters in spotlight

by Don A. Metivier, The Post-Star, July 2, 1979

A wide variety of jazz sounds filled Saratoga Performing Arts Center this weekend as the Newport Jazz Festival made its second annual appearance in Saratoga Springs.…

{Canceled} Waylon Jennings / Hank Williams Jr. @ Saratoga Performing Arts Center (June 24, 1979)

(editor’s note – Engelbert Humperdinck was originally scheduled for this date, but canceled)

Jennings cancels

The Post-Star, June 23, 1979

Country music star Waylon Jennings has canceled his Sunday night program at Saratoga Performing Arts Center.

Jennings had been …

Herbie Hancock / Chick Corea @ Saratoga Performing Arts Center (June 19, 1979)

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

(editor’s note – Judy Collins was originally scheduled for this date, but moved to July 24)

Syracuse Herald-Journal, June 19, 1979


The Post-Star, April 28, 1979

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The Marshall Tucker Band / Pure Prairie League @ Saratoga Performing Arts Center (June 16, 1979)

Tucker rocks SPAC

by Jeff Wilkin, The Post-Star, June 19, 1979

The cowboys were out in force in Saratoga Saturday night.

Approximately 17,000 people, many sporting Western-style headgear, turned out to hear the country-bluegrass sounds of the Marshall Tucker …

Journey / Sweet @ Saratoga Performing Arts Center (June 15, 1979)

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

The Post-Star, June 15, 1979

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The Allman Brothers Band / Bob Welch @ Saratoga Performing Arts Center (June 11, 1979)

Allmans’ powerful appearance opens SPAC’s 1979 season

by Mike Kane, The Post-Star, June 13, 1979

The Allman Brothers put their fans to a test Monday night at Saratoga Performing Arts Center.

First, the reborn brothers made the 10,165 fans …

Rio Clemente @ Saratoga Performing Arts Center (May 13, 1979)

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

The Post-Star, May 11, 1979

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Neil Sedaka / Dean Friedman @ Saratoga Performing Arts Center (August 30, 1978)

Festival Winding Down

by Don A. Metivier, The Post-Star, September 1, 1978

The final week of specials at the Saratoga Performing Arts Center winds up tonight with the first Saratoga appearance of Liza Minnelli.

Monday night, a crowd of …

Helen Reddy / George Miller @ Saratoga Performing Arts Center (August 29, 1978)

(editor’s note – no ex post facto proof for George Miller)

The Post-Star, September 1, 1978


The Post-Star, August 29, 1978

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Frank Sinatra with Bill Miller / Jackie Gayle / Marlene Ricci @ Saratoga Performing Arts Center (August 28, 1978)

(editor’s note – no ex post facto proof for Bill Miller, Jackie Gayle, and Marlene Ricci)

The Post-Star, September 1, 1978


The Post-Star, August 28, 1978

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Chuck Mangione @ Saratoga Performing Arts Center (August 22, 1978)

Chuck Mangione Plays for 10,962

by Don A. Metivier, The Post-Star, August 23, 1978

Every time Chuck Mangione returns to Saratoga Performing Arts Center, he has grown more musically.

Charles Francis Mangione, the 38-year-old from Rochester, has seen his …

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