Concerts timeline

[InspectorJon]

Marty Stuart is not a name lots of people are familiar with. Great singer/songwriter for many years. My first concert was Blood Sweat and Tears. I was a Sophomore in high school. 72 or 73, my older sister drove me and my date. Many, maybe hundreds of shows since then. We saw Yonder Mountain String Band in Austin last week.

 

[Broothru]

Marty Stuart is not a name lots of people are familiar with. Great singer/songwriter for many years. My first concert was Blood Sweat and Tears. I was a Sophomore in high school. 72 or 73, my older sister drove me and my date. Many, maybe hundreds of shows since then. We saw Yonder Mountain String Band in Austin last week.

Marty Stuart is nothing short of fantastic. He's forgotten more about music than most singer-songwriters have ever known. If you haven't seen Ken Burn's series Country Music, you owe it to yourself to watch it. Marty Stuart shows off his musicality as well as his in-depth knowledge. It's a real Master Class.

BS&T: saw them early on in 1970. Not my first concert, but it was the first time I'd taken my future (and current [only]) wife out on a date. David Clayton-Thomas and the band put on quite a show. Friends became lovers. Memorable, for sure.

 

[BongoYodeler]

Blood Sweat and Tears played at my high school back in the early 70's. It was outdoors, with the stage set up on the football field and attendees sitting on the bleachers. Those who didn't want to pay the couple bucks admission sat on "cheapskate hill" overlooking the football stadium.

 

[PCABrewing]

Blood Sweat and Tears played at my high school back in the early 70's. It was outdoors, with the stage set up on the football field and attendees sitting on the bleachers. Those who didn't want to pay the couple bucks admission sat on "cheapskate hill" overlooking the football stadium.

I saw Strawberry Alarm Clock going through a set at a barn back in the sixties.
I was with my aunt and mom and my aunt knew who they were.
They were to play a private party for the owner and I got to watch them play Incense & Peppermints.
I was impressed. I still like that song..

 

[davidabcd]

I saw REO Speedwagon but it wasn't my idea to go. That's it.
I would go see Meute or something similar. If you haven't heard of them, "Hey, Hey" gives one a good idea what they're about.

 

[InspectorJon]

I saw David Crosby and Graham Nash at Civic Auditorium in Santa Cruz in the late 70s, sitting/standing on the floor in front of the stage. Neil Young showed up and played with for the last half of the show. It turned into a big sing along with the whole auditorium towards the end. That was a fun one.

 

[SaisonMan]

My first concert was The Who in 1979 at the International Amphitheatre in Chicago. I missed Keith Moon by a year. Still phenomenal, though.

 

[PCABrewing]

I saw Tommy James and the Shondells warming-up at a VFW hall back in the mid sixties.
Told my best friends sister they were there and she lost it!

 

[PCABrewing]

I saw Tommy James and the Shondells warming-up at a VFW hall back in the mid sixties.
Told my best friends sister they were there and she lost it!

I also remember standing outside and listening to the Cryan Shames play at the Blue Village in Westmont IL.

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