Performers: Queen
Date: November 13, 1977
Venue: Springfield Civic Center, MA
Cost of ticket: $7.50
This was an event that I consciously did not want to miss, even though I was not a Queen fan. But I wanted to experience them and I am very glad that I did.
Brain May's guitar is a sort of drug, or medicine, even better.
It is true that the sound of his guitar is very unique, sweet, fulfilling, but really the guy is a genius. So I was glad I saw him play. Freddie was very corrorgraphed in his movements from one side of the stage to the other - very deliberate. Not as smoothly natural, so I am wondering if performing was really his thing? I don’t know maybe not.
The music was powerful. I don’t think there was a backup band or if I just missed them . . .
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Sunday, November 1, 2009
Monday, October 5, 2009
Jackson Browne @ Tanglewood, MA
Performers: Jackson Browne, The Section
Date: September 2, 1977
Venue: Tanglewood Performing Arts Center, Lenox MA
cost of ticket: $4.50
I went out and bought The Section's album after this show ...
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Date: September 2, 1977
Venue: Tanglewood Performing Arts Center, Lenox MA
cost of ticket: $4.50
I went out and bought The Section's album after this show ...
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Linda Ronstatdt @ Tanglewood, MA
Performers: Linda Ronstadt, Bernie Leadon
Date: August 23, 1977
Venue: Tanglewood Performing Arts Center, Lenox MA
cost of ticket: $4.50
So I was right back up to Lenox to see Linda - one of my all time favorite singers back then. And she was with Bernie Leadon, of the Flying Burrito Brothers, and Eagles fame. I don't remember much about this concert, weather I was in the performing arts center "shell" or out on the lawn; hopefully it was a beautiful night.
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Date: August 23, 1977
Venue: Tanglewood Performing Arts Center, Lenox MA
cost of ticket: $4.50
So I was right back up to Lenox to see Linda - one of my all time favorite singers back then. And she was with Bernie Leadon, of the Flying Burrito Brothers, and Eagles fame. I don't remember much about this concert, weather I was in the performing arts center "shell" or out on the lawn; hopefully it was a beautiful night.
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Bonnie Raitt, John Lee Hooker @ Music Innn, Lenox MA
Performers: Bonnie Raitt, John Lee Hooker
Date: August 20, 1977
Venue: Music Inn, Lenox MA
cost of ticket: $6.50
Does anyone remember Music Inn? What a great place. I saw many concerts here because a friend of mine was living there in one of the out buildings that they had converted over to apartments at the time. A real hippy village.
I am a huge Bonnie Raitt fan at this time, so I enjoyed this concert, probably singing along with most of the songs. This was an outdoor venue, so everyone sat on the lawn of an up-sloped hill.
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Date: August 20, 1977
Venue: Music Inn, Lenox MA
cost of ticket: $6.50
Does anyone remember Music Inn? What a great place. I saw many concerts here because a friend of mine was living there in one of the out buildings that they had converted over to apartments at the time. A real hippy village.
I am a huge Bonnie Raitt fan at this time, so I enjoyed this concert, probably singing along with most of the songs. This was an outdoor venue, so everyone sat on the lawn of an up-sloped hill.
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Dave Mason, Heart @ Springfield Civic Center, MA
Performers: Dave Mason, Heart, Sanford Townshend Band
Date: August 12, 1977
Venue: Springfield Civic Center, MA
cost of ticket: $6.50
If I remember correctly, a lot of the people who came to this concert came for Heart. I was impressed with their professionalism. However, I was not a big fan of the lead singers voice; she never struck me as a singer of rock and roll. Not enough guts. But she has a cultured voice.
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Date: August 12, 1977
Venue: Springfield Civic Center, MA
cost of ticket: $6.50
If I remember correctly, a lot of the people who came to this concert came for Heart. I was impressed with their professionalism. However, I was not a big fan of the lead singers voice; she never struck me as a singer of rock and roll. Not enough guts. But she has a cultured voice.
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Sunday, October 4, 2009
YES, Donovan @ Springfield Civic Center, MA
Performers: YES, Donovan
Date: August 10, 1977
Venue: Springfield Civic Center, MA
cost of ticket: $7.50
WOW - I seem to remember this concert vividly, as well - YES was awesome. Maybe too many instrumental solos, but I was blown away. Who can be in the same room with Rick Wakeman and my favorite ANGEL = Jon Anderson whose voice is like "home", and not be transported into the spiritual realm. Even then, at 17 years old, I understood that these musicians were touched by the heavens. . . I still listen to YES, still feel the power/splendor of their music, and thank GOD that I saw them with all their most talented musicians intact.
Oh yes, and Donovan - he is very cool actually. I love this guy, but I have to say, I don't remember much of his performance. Does anyone else out there? Refresh my memory Steven!!!
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Date: August 10, 1977
Venue: Springfield Civic Center, MA
cost of ticket: $7.50
WOW - I seem to remember this concert vividly, as well - YES was awesome. Maybe too many instrumental solos, but I was blown away. Who can be in the same room with Rick Wakeman and my favorite ANGEL = Jon Anderson whose voice is like "home", and not be transported into the spiritual realm. Even then, at 17 years old, I understood that these musicians were touched by the heavens. . . I still listen to YES, still feel the power/splendor of their music, and thank GOD that I saw them with all their most talented musicians intact.
Oh yes, and Donovan - he is very cool actually. I love this guy, but I have to say, I don't remember much of his performance. Does anyone else out there? Refresh my memory Steven!!!
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Dan Fogelberg @ Tanglewood, Lenox MA
Performers: Dan Fogelberg
Date: July 5, 1977
Venue: Tanglewood Performing Arts Center, Lenox MA
cost of ticket: $7.50
Holy hatracks, I remember this concert as if it where just a few years ago. I was only 17 years old, drove up there with two of my best friends; all three of us knew every "Danny" song by heart. Sat there in the Performing Art Center seating area (not out on the lawn) and drank from a large thermal dispensing unit which was filled with lemonaide by my mother. However, on the trip to Lenox, we poured a bottle of rum in it. So now it is very potent. We drank and drank, and sang to every song, which was very annoying to the people around us. Oh my goodness - we were totally out of line - just like punk kids that I see now adays. No manners. Very drunk. Really happy, though - because we LOVED DANNY, and he did need our backing vocals, if I remember correctly.
What a great concert - we all did a fantastic job!
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Date: July 5, 1977
Venue: Tanglewood Performing Arts Center, Lenox MA
cost of ticket: $7.50
Holy hatracks, I remember this concert as if it where just a few years ago. I was only 17 years old, drove up there with two of my best friends; all three of us knew every "Danny" song by heart. Sat there in the Performing Art Center seating area (not out on the lawn) and drank from a large thermal dispensing unit which was filled with lemonaide by my mother. However, on the trip to Lenox, we poured a bottle of rum in it. So now it is very potent. We drank and drank, and sang to every song, which was very annoying to the people around us. Oh my goodness - we were totally out of line - just like punk kids that I see now adays. No manners. Very drunk. Really happy, though - because we LOVED DANNY, and he did need our backing vocals, if I remember correctly.
What a great concert - we all did a fantastic job!
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Scarlett Rivera, Larry Coryell @ Willowbrook Park, CT
Performers: Scarlett Rivera, Larry Coryell
Date: June 25, 1977
Venue: Willowbrook Park
cost of ticket: FREE
ummmm, yeah.
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Date: June 25, 1977
Venue: Willowbrook Park
cost of ticket: FREE
ummmm, yeah.
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Derringer @ Shaboo Inn, Willimantic CT
Performers: Derringer
Date: June 22, 1977
Venue: SHABOO Inn, Willimantic, CT
cost of ticket: $4.50
OK, don't get me started . . . . ooooooowwww I loved this guy. He was so tiny, sweet, and a great guitar player. Did I mention that he was very cute? He was. Just too small for me . . . but hey, those short guys are some of the best guitarists.
I love Rick Derringer. Still do, always will. Rick was under-rated. So I will be his diehard fan till parting.
The Shaboo was a great old barn of a bar, that let me in even though I was not 18 at the time, which was the legal drinking age. I don't remember how I got in, I think I was smiling so hard, so happy to be seeing my sweet teen idol, that they HAD to let me in. I think I even had my Derringer tee shirt on, that I had hand made in high school art class. And I was tall, so that helped. Plus I had my big brother standing right next to me ... kinda like with this look saying "you will let her in" ya know, wink, wink.
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Date: June 22, 1977
Venue: SHABOO Inn, Willimantic, CT
cost of ticket: $4.50
OK, don't get me started . . . . ooooooowwww I loved this guy. He was so tiny, sweet, and a great guitar player. Did I mention that he was very cute? He was. Just too small for me . . . but hey, those short guys are some of the best guitarists.
I love Rick Derringer. Still do, always will. Rick was under-rated. So I will be his diehard fan till parting.
The Shaboo was a great old barn of a bar, that let me in even though I was not 18 at the time, which was the legal drinking age. I don't remember how I got in, I think I was smiling so hard, so happy to be seeing my sweet teen idol, that they HAD to let me in. I think I even had my Derringer tee shirt on, that I had hand made in high school art class. And I was tall, so that helped. Plus I had my big brother standing right next to me ... kinda like with this look saying "you will let her in" ya know, wink, wink.
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Lynyrd Skynyrd, Foreigner, 38 Special @ Springfield Civic Center
Performers: Lynyrd Skynyrd, Foreigner, 38 Special
Date: June 15, 1977
Venue: Springfield Civic Center
cost of ticket: ?
Looking back now, this is a pretty strong concert line-up!
I was a terrific Skynyrd fan playing their first album "Pronounced Leh-nerd Skin-nerd" till I knew it by heart. I was lucky to see Ronnie Van Zant sing this evening since this concert took place 4 months before the fated plane crash. Lots of band members up on the stage - big, full music. If I remember correctly, like 3 guitar players, all of them capable of playing lead.
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Date: June 15, 1977
Venue: Springfield Civic Center
cost of ticket: ?
Looking back now, this is a pretty strong concert line-up!
I was a terrific Skynyrd fan playing their first album "Pronounced Leh-nerd Skin-nerd" till I knew it by heart. I was lucky to see Ronnie Van Zant sing this evening since this concert took place 4 months before the fated plane crash. Lots of band members up on the stage - big, full music. If I remember correctly, like 3 guitar players, all of them capable of playing lead.
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James Montomery, James Cotton, Bricker Band @ STCC
Performers: James Montgomery, James Cotton, Bricker Band
Date: May 14, 1977
Venue: Springfield Technical Community College, Springfield MA
cost of ticket: Free
Another free spring semester concert.
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Date: May 14, 1977
Venue: Springfield Technical Community College, Springfield MA
cost of ticket: Free
Another free spring semester concert.
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Richy Havens, Pousette Dart Band, Procol Harum @ UMASS Amherst MA
Performers: Richie Havens, Pusette Dart Band, Procol Harum
Date: May 7, 1977
Venue: University of Massachusetts, Amherst MA
cost of ticket: Free
Must have been one of the big out door concerts at the end of the spring semester.
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Date: May 7, 1977
Venue: University of Massachusetts, Amherst MA
cost of ticket: Free
Must have been one of the big out door concerts at the end of the spring semester.
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Poco, Stanky Brown Gr. @ Quinnipiac University, CT
Performers: Poco, Stanky Brown Group
Date: April 29, 1977
Venue: Quinnipiac University, Hamden CT
cost of ticket: $5.00
My neighbor was attending college at Quinnipiac, so a bunch of us took the ride to see the Poco boys - always a good time!
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Date: April 29, 1977
Venue: Quinnipiac University, Hamden CT
cost of ticket: $5.00
My neighbor was attending college at Quinnipiac, so a bunch of us took the ride to see the Poco boys - always a good time!
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Eagles, Jimmy Buffet @ Springfield Civic Center
Performers: Eagles, Jimmy Buffet
Date: March 14, 1977
Venue: Springfield Civic Center
cost of ticket: $8.50
I know that Jimmy appeals to a great many people, but he frustrates me. So I was probably walking around the perrimeter of the civic center for most of his performance.
The Eagle had put out "Hotel California" which is when Joe Walsh came aboard. I was already a huge Joe fan, so I was beaming to see him up there on the stage with the other fine lads - what a fantastic group; some of the finest musicians and songwriters this time period would ever see. Great performers, great energy, a good night to see Joe.
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Date: March 14, 1977
Venue: Springfield Civic Center
cost of ticket: $8.50
I know that Jimmy appeals to a great many people, but he frustrates me. So I was probably walking around the perrimeter of the civic center for most of his performance.
The Eagle had put out "Hotel California" which is when Joe Walsh came aboard. I was already a huge Joe fan, so I was beaming to see him up there on the stage with the other fine lads - what a fantastic group; some of the finest musicians and songwriters this time period would ever see. Great performers, great energy, a good night to see Joe.
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Marshall Tucker Band, Sea Level, John Hammond @ Springfield Civic Center
Performers: Marshall Tucker Band, Sea Level, John Hammond
Date: February 22, 1977
Venue: Springfield Civic Center
cost of ticket: ?
I remember being impressed with Mr. Hammond. He came out all by himself, and took and played like a real consumate musician.
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Date: February 22, 1977
Venue: Springfield Civic Center
cost of ticket: ?
I remember being impressed with Mr. Hammond. He came out all by himself, and took and played like a real consumate musician.
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Boston,The Outlaws @ Springfield Civic Center
Performers: Boston, Outlaws, Starcastle
Date: February 5, 1977
Venue: Springfield Civic Center
cost of ticket: ?
Again, I was not a Boston fan, but I was an Outlaws fan.
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Date: February 5, 1977
Venue: Springfield Civic Center
cost of ticket: ?
Again, I was not a Boston fan, but I was an Outlaws fan.
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Sunday, May 17, 2009
Queen, Thin Lizzy @ Springfield, MA
Performers: Queen, Thin Lizzy
Date: February 3, 1977
Venue: Springfield Civic Center
cost of ticket: $7
Nope, I was not a Queen fan. Yes, I enjoyed this concert. Freddie hit all the notes, but was really corregraphed on stage in his movements.
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Date: February 3, 1977
Venue: Springfield Civic Center
cost of ticket: $7
Nope, I was not a Queen fan. Yes, I enjoyed this concert. Freddie hit all the notes, but was really corregraphed on stage in his movements.
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Dave Mason, Rory Gallager, Ambrosia @ Hartford, CT
Performers: Dave Mason, Rory Gallager, Ambrosia
Date: December 2, 1976
Venue: Hartford Civic Center
cost of ticket: $7
Rory - is what I went for.
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Date: December 2, 1976
Venue: Hartford Civic Center
cost of ticket: $7
Rory - is what I went for.
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Jackson Browne, Orleans @ Springfield, MA
Performers: Jackson Browne, Orleans
Date: October 8, 1976
Venue: Springfield Civic Center
cost of ticket: $6
OK - here is some serious gray matter recall . . . I am closing my eyes . . . I am remembering some fragments of this experience. . . and I am not impressed. Sorry, and I even like Jackson Browne.
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Date: October 8, 1976
Venue: Springfield Civic Center
cost of ticket: $6
OK - here is some serious gray matter recall . . . I am closing my eyes . . . I am remembering some fragments of this experience. . . and I am not impressed. Sorry, and I even like Jackson Browne.
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KISS, Artfuldodger @ Springfield, MA
Performers: KISS, Artfuldodger
Date: September 12, 1976
Venue: Springfield Civic Center
cost of ticket: $6.50
I think I went because "it was there". No, I really do not like KISS.
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Date: September 12, 1976
Venue: Springfield Civic Center
cost of ticket: $6.50
I think I went because "it was there". No, I really do not like KISS.
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Linda Ronstadt, Andrew Gold @ Tanglewood Lenox MA
Performers: Linda Ronstadt, Andrew Gold
Date: September 1, 1976
Venue: Tanglewood Performing Arts Center
cost of ticket: N/A
Aaaah, a great memory! I went to this concert as a guest to one of the finest people to walk the planet, my brother's friend Jeff. Jeff and I were huge Ronstadt fans, as well as sharing the love for YES.
Not only did Andrew Gold help play in Linda's band, but he had some quality stage time on his own. He had just put out his second album "What's Wrong With This Picture?" which I owned and enjoyed featuring the hit, Lonely Boy.
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Date: September 1, 1976
Venue: Tanglewood Performing Arts Center
cost of ticket: N/A
Aaaah, a great memory! I went to this concert as a guest to one of the finest people to walk the planet, my brother's friend Jeff. Jeff and I were huge Ronstadt fans, as well as sharing the love for YES.
Not only did Andrew Gold help play in Linda's band, but he had some quality stage time on his own. He had just put out his second album "What's Wrong With This Picture?" which I owned and enjoyed featuring the hit, Lonely Boy.
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Winter Brothers, Lynyrd Skynyrd @ Springfield, MA
Performers: Winter Brothers, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Tuff Darts
Date: August 24, 1976
Venue: Springfield Civic Center
cost of ticket: $7
Well right after their buddy Rick Derringer leaves the venue, in comes the Winter Brothers. I have been a Johnny Winter fan now for a few years, so it is a treat to see him with his Brother Edgar. I can't recall much about this show. Perhaps I was wishing that Rick had stayed around, and joined them on stage. . . Say what you will, Edgar is a fine musician, and his varied training and range added luster to this show.
What a treat to see Lynyrd Skynyrd - an entire stagefull of musicians. These guys were all about a fine live performance with high energy and lots of guitar solos.
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Date: August 24, 1976
Venue: Springfield Civic Center
cost of ticket: $7
Well right after their buddy Rick Derringer leaves the venue, in comes the Winter Brothers. I have been a Johnny Winter fan now for a few years, so it is a treat to see him with his Brother Edgar. I can't recall much about this show. Perhaps I was wishing that Rick had stayed around, and joined them on stage. . . Say what you will, Edgar is a fine musician, and his varied training and range added luster to this show.
What a treat to see Lynyrd Skynyrd - an entire stagefull of musicians. These guys were all about a fine live performance with high energy and lots of guitar solos.
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Aerosmith and Derringer @ Springfield, MA
Performers: Aerosmith, Derringer, Starz
Date: August 12, 1976
Venue: Springfield Civic Center
cost of ticket: $7
Here is a fun one to report and puts a smile on my face. What a strong show for me. I was going to see my buddy, Rick Derringer in his "new band" called Derringer. They were pretty good - he has some strong musicians in his band; lots of long big hair, if I remember correctly. Let me say a bit about Rick. . . he has a great heart for rock and roll, a super voice coming out of his little body, and he can play. I never thought of him as being this great guitarist, however he does have a knack for riff, and his chops are strong and clean. I think that is what I have always liked about Rick Derringer, is that he plays a clean, nice sounding guitar.
Aerosmith rocks! Always fun but professional, as well.
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Date: August 12, 1976
Venue: Springfield Civic Center
cost of ticket: $7
Here is a fun one to report and puts a smile on my face. What a strong show for me. I was going to see my buddy, Rick Derringer in his "new band" called Derringer. They were pretty good - he has some strong musicians in his band; lots of long big hair, if I remember correctly. Let me say a bit about Rick. . . he has a great heart for rock and roll, a super voice coming out of his little body, and he can play. I never thought of him as being this great guitarist, however he does have a knack for riff, and his chops are strong and clean. I think that is what I have always liked about Rick Derringer, is that he plays a clean, nice sounding guitar.
Aerosmith rocks! Always fun but professional, as well.
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Eagles, Fleetwood Mac, Boz Scaggs
Performers: Eagles, Fleetwood Mac, Boz Scaggs
Date: July 25, 1976
Venue: Schaeffer Stadium
cost of ticket: $10
Schaeffer/Sullivan/Foxboro Stadium is the home of the New England Patriots in the eastern part of the great Commonwealth of Massachusetts. HUGE PLACE = YUCK. I love the Eagles, so I know I was front and center spirtually to see them, however I don't think I had very good seats! Fleetwood Mac had Lindsey Buckingham and Stevie Nicks performing with them by now, so they were hot and very popular.
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Date: July 25, 1976
Venue: Schaeffer Stadium
cost of ticket: $10
Schaeffer/Sullivan/Foxboro Stadium is the home of the New England Patriots in the eastern part of the great Commonwealth of Massachusetts. HUGE PLACE = YUCK. I love the Eagles, so I know I was front and center spirtually to see them, however I don't think I had very good seats! Fleetwood Mac had Lindsey Buckingham and Stevie Nicks performing with them by now, so they were hot and very popular.
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Jethro Tull @ Hartford, CT
Performers: Jethro Tull
Date: July, 1976
Venue: Colt Park, Hartford, CT
cost of ticket: N/A
Colt Park was a huge outdoor arena in Hartford. Sometimes we would go and just see if we could get in, or perhaps sit up on this hill and listen to the music for free. I am pretty sure that is what I did for this concert.
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Date: July, 1976
Venue: Colt Park, Hartford, CT
cost of ticket: N/A
Colt Park was a huge outdoor arena in Hartford. Sometimes we would go and just see if we could get in, or perhaps sit up on this hill and listen to the music for free. I am pretty sure that is what I did for this concert.
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Stills and Young Band, Hartford, CT
Performers: Stills & Young Band
Date: July, 1976
Venue: Colt Park, Hartford, CT
cost of ticket: N/A
Wow, I can't believe I went to see them again. Oh yeah, where were the other two?
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Date: July, 1976
Venue: Colt Park, Hartford, CT
cost of ticket: N/A
Wow, I can't believe I went to see them again. Oh yeah, where were the other two?
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Monday, April 20, 2009
Peter Frampton @ Hartford, CT
Performers: Peter Frampton
Date: July, 1976
Venue: Colt Park, Hartford, CT
cost of ticket: N/A
Colt Park was a huge outdoor arena in Hartford. Sometimes we would go and just see if we could get in, or perhaps sit up on this hill and listen to the music for free. I don't remember if Peter was traveling without a backup band so he could play his characteristic long show all for himself. The phenomenon "Frampton Comes Alive" album was just released, so we came to experience the live buzz that we all felt on the recording.
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Date: July, 1976
Venue: Colt Park, Hartford, CT
cost of ticket: N/A
Colt Park was a huge outdoor arena in Hartford. Sometimes we would go and just see if we could get in, or perhaps sit up on this hill and listen to the music for free. I don't remember if Peter was traveling without a backup band so he could play his characteristic long show all for himself. The phenomenon "Frampton Comes Alive" album was just released, so we came to experience the live buzz that we all felt on the recording.
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Stills Young Band, Poco @ Springfield, MA
Performers: Stills and Young Band, Poco
Date: June 19, 1976
Venue: Springfield Civic Center
cost of ticket: $7.00
What on heavens name are Stills and Young doing without the other two? Actually I was there to see my homeboys, Poco.
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Date: June 19, 1976
Venue: Springfield Civic Center
cost of ticket: $7.00
What on heavens name are Stills and Young doing without the other two? Actually I was there to see my homeboys, Poco.
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Loggins Messina @ Southeastern MA Univ.
Performers: Loggins and Messina
Date: May 14, 1976
Venue: Southeastern Massachusetts University, Daumouth, MA
cost of ticket: $7.00
Wow, I remember being very grateful to visit my brother at his college for this concert. . . . ummm, oh the concert? I had a great time.
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Date: May 14, 1976
Venue: Southeastern Massachusetts University, Daumouth, MA
cost of ticket: $7.00
Wow, I remember being very grateful to visit my brother at his college for this concert. . . . ummm, oh the concert? I had a great time.
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Bad Company, Kansas @ Springfield, MA
Performers: Bad Company, Kansas
Date: April 12, 1976
Venue: Springfield Civic Center
cost of ticket: $7.00
Early Kansas! Their first three albums "Kansas", "Song for American" and "Masque" are masterpieces - I know I went to this show to see them, but if I am not mistaken, Bad Company rocked just fine.
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Date: April 12, 1976
Venue: Springfield Civic Center
cost of ticket: $7.00
Early Kansas! Their first three albums "Kansas", "Song for American" and "Masque" are masterpieces - I know I went to this show to see them, but if I am not mistaken, Bad Company rocked just fine.
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Monday, April 13, 2009
Dan Fogelberg, Fools Gold @ Woolsey Hall, New Haven, CT
Performers: Dan Folgelberg, Fools Gold
Date: March 19, 1976
Venue: Woolsey Hall, Yale University, New Haven, CT
cost of ticket: $6.50
Wow, I don't remember going all the way to Yale for this, but I remember being a huge Fogelberg fan, so it does not surprise me that I made the trip.
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Date: March 19, 1976
Venue: Woolsey Hall, Yale University, New Haven, CT
cost of ticket: $6.50
Wow, I don't remember going all the way to Yale for this, but I remember being a huge Fogelberg fan, so it does not surprise me that I made the trip.
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Sunday, April 12, 2009
The Who, Toots & The Maytalls @ Springfield, MA
Performers: The Who, Toots & The Maytalls
Date: December 14, 1975
Venue: Springfield Civic Center, MA
cost of ticket: N/A
Here's a good story; one of my best actually . . .because I got physically dragged to this concert by my big brother that INSISTED THAT I GO. So, he bought me a ticket, told me all his cute friends were going to come along, and that I should go because it was THE WHO, goddamit. So I went. And stood about 100 feet from the stage surrounded by my big brother and his big dudes who put me up on their shoulders so I could see.
OK, now what do I really remember? . . . . ahhh, that Keith Moon was seriously a basket case. That I hate it when Pete smashes his guitar; always have - always will. And that the real gentleman of the group was Uncle John. I was NOT a Roger Daltrey fan when I walked in, so actually that's why I did not really want to go. However, by the end of the night I had a well tempered respect for Daltrey for the power and range of his performing stamina.
It was a very good thing my brother did - dragging me to this concert - I saw The Who at a critical time in their hay day, before Keith checked out.
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Date: December 14, 1975
Venue: Springfield Civic Center, MA
cost of ticket: N/A
Here's a good story; one of my best actually . . .because I got physically dragged to this concert by my big brother that INSISTED THAT I GO. So, he bought me a ticket, told me all his cute friends were going to come along, and that I should go because it was THE WHO, goddamit. So I went. And stood about 100 feet from the stage surrounded by my big brother and his big dudes who put me up on their shoulders so I could see.
OK, now what do I really remember? . . . . ahhh, that Keith Moon was seriously a basket case. That I hate it when Pete smashes his guitar; always have - always will. And that the real gentleman of the group was Uncle John. I was NOT a Roger Daltrey fan when I walked in, so actually that's why I did not really want to go. However, by the end of the night I had a well tempered respect for Daltrey for the power and range of his performing stamina.
It was a very good thing my brother did - dragging me to this concert - I saw The Who at a critical time in their hay day, before Keith checked out.
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Doobie Brothers, Outlaws @ Springfield, MA
Performers: Doobie Brothers, Outlaws
Date: October 28, 1975
Venue: Springfield Civic Center
cost of ticket: $6.50
Ummmmm . . . . yeah. Mike MacDonald was there.
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Date: October 28, 1975
Venue: Springfield Civic Center
cost of ticket: $6.50
Ummmmm . . . . yeah. Mike MacDonald was there.
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ZZ Top, Blue Oyster Cult @ Springfield, MA
Performers: ZZ Top, Blue Oyster Cult
Date: October 2, 1975
Venue: Springfield Civic Center
cost of ticket: N/A
A great night of guitar playing. Buck Dharma is and always will be one of my favorite little guy guitar players. Right up there with Rick Derringer, Alvin Lee and Jeff Beck.
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Date: October 2, 1975
Venue: Springfield Civic Center
cost of ticket: N/A
A great night of guitar playing. Buck Dharma is and always will be one of my favorite little guy guitar players. Right up there with Rick Derringer, Alvin Lee and Jeff Beck.
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Linda Ronstadt, Leo Kotke @ Tanglewood, MA
Performers: Linda Ronstadt, Leo Kottke
Date: August 29, 1975
Venue: Tanglewood Performing Arts Center, Lenox Massachusetts
cost of ticket: N/A
I was very excited about seeing Linda live. I had mostly all of her albums to date, and was curious how she would perform. Linda did a wonderful job of putting out song after song, not much talk in between, and hitting all the notes. The sleeper was the fact that she had Andrew Gold with her, and he is very talented in his own right. He was her guitarist, which gave that distinct sound that he has, and also back up in vocals, so this show was memorably strong.
But the real hero was Kottke. I had never really heard of him, me being only the age of 15 at the time. And he was splendid.
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Date: August 29, 1975
Venue: Tanglewood Performing Arts Center, Lenox Massachusetts
cost of ticket: N/A
I was very excited about seeing Linda live. I had mostly all of her albums to date, and was curious how she would perform. Linda did a wonderful job of putting out song after song, not much talk in between, and hitting all the notes. The sleeper was the fact that she had Andrew Gold with her, and he is very talented in his own right. He was her guitarist, which gave that distinct sound that he has, and also back up in vocals, so this show was memorably strong.
But the real hero was Kottke. I had never really heard of him, me being only the age of 15 at the time. And he was splendid.
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America, Poco @ Springfield, MA
Performers: American, Poco
Date: August 23, 1975
Venue: Springfield Civic Center, MA
cost of ticket: $6.50
Hey, who out there is a Poco fan? that would be me . . . I went to see the back up band.
Poco is like good ole friends; heartfelt, easy, affable and so talented! What a great band that is under rated.
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Date: August 23, 1975
Venue: Springfield Civic Center, MA
cost of ticket: $6.50
Hey, who out there is a Poco fan? that would be me . . . I went to see the back up band.
Poco is like good ole friends; heartfelt, easy, affable and so talented! What a great band that is under rated.
Did you see this concert? If so, please leave your memories, comments, thoughts and ideas . . .
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