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Posted by on Jun 20, 2022 in Blog, Music and Concert Reviews | 0 comments

Classic Concert Reviews: Charley Pride, Tingley Coliseum, Albuquerque, NM, 1971

 

 

Classic Concert Reviews: Charley Pride, Tingley Coliseum, Albuquerque, NM, 1971

Note: Here’s my new writing series of mostly brief concert reviews and what I remember about various shows, performances, and events over the years. Some reviews will be short, while others will be longer and more detailed. It all depends on what I remember and what research is available on those old concert dates. I hope you like reliving these experiences and enjoy the remembrances along with me.

 

Albums and live concerts are not merely sounds as much as they are signposts. Certain songs and performances mark a rite of passage and do become the accompanying soundtrack to our lives.

The first live concert I remember attending was a Charley Pride performance in 1971.

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Posted by on Mar 11, 2022 in 100 Essential Albums, Blog, Music and Concert Reviews | 0 comments

100 Essential Albums: #89 — A Happening in Central Park by Barbra Streisand (1967)

 

 

“I forgot the words in front of 125,000 people — and I wasn’t cute about it or anything — I was shocked; I was terrified; That prevented me from performing for all these years. I didn’t sing and charge people for 27 years because of that night….I was like, ‘God, I don’t know. What if I forget the words again?'”

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