Old Awesome Concerts

[Udaman]

Flipping through Palladia last week, I ran across Rattle and Hum, the movie about U2's tour in 1988. Watching them "live" made me regret never getting the chance to see them. Then I started thinking about the great groups I did see in their heyday....and then I went to Setlist.com to try and find out the songs they played. Stumbled across this one from Elton John in 1993 in the Dean Smith Center

http://www.setlist.fm/setlist/elton-john/1993/dean-smith-center-chapel-hill-nc-2bd2045e.html

It was the first time I ever heard Empty Garden and Funeral for a Friend/Loves Lies Bleeding

What a great, great concert.

Also saw Billy Joel in the Dean Smith Center in 1987. Though I couldn't find that concert on setlist, I did find this one in May 1987 in N.J.

http://www.setlist.fm/setlist/billy-joel/1987/brendan-byrne-arena-east-rutherford-nj-7bd73680.html

I definitely remember the last four songs before the encore (and how awesome they were back to back to back to back), and remember him playing "Big Shot" as his last song and standing up on his piano like he was going to do a backflip - that he did not do - but apparently did the night before in Winston Salem. Also, I seem to remember him playing Stilleto in concert in the Dean Dome...but it's not on any of the other setlists from that time period (though there are only a few)...so it might just be wishful thinking on my part.

[jimsumner]

Believe it or not, youngsters, there was a time when Cameron/Page were hotbeds of memorable concerts.

Just in my four years at Duke (1968-72), I saw at Duke, Simon and Garfunkel, Jackson Browne (twice), the Beachboys, the Grateful Dead, the Byrds, the Allman Bothers Band, Janis Joplin (Kozmic Blues Band), the Eagles open for the Mahavishnu Orchestra (seriously), Gordon Lightfoot, Traffic (with Fairport Convention opening), Yes, Moody Blues, Leon Russell, J. Geils Band, Poco, the Guess Who, Hot Tuna, Laura Nyro, the Turtles, Nils Lofgren and Grin, Mountain and countless others I'll remember later. Springsteen (pre-fame) was a bit later, as were Rod Stewart and the Faces.

How was that possible, you ask. This was before the Smith Center, RBC Center, Walnut Creek, Koka Booth Ampitheatre, etc. Cameron was big, in comparison to the options. I saw Led Zeppelin at Dorton Arena, for crying out loud.

So, take that. :)

[Indoor66]

Believe it or not, youngsters, there was a time when Cameron/Page were hotbeds of memorable concerts.

Just in my four years at Duke (1968-72), I saw at Duke, Simon and Garfunkel, Jackson Browne (twice), the Beachboys, the Grateful Dead, the Byrds, the Allman Bothers Band, Janis Joplin (Kozmic Blues Band), the Eagles open for the Mahavishnu Orchestra (seriously), Gordon Lightfoot, Traffic (with Fairport Convention opening), Yes, Moody Blues, Leon Russell, J. Geils Band, Poco, the Guess Who, Hot Tuna, Laura Nyro, the Turtles, Nils Lofgren and Grin, Mountain and countless others I'll remember later. Springsteen (pre-fame) was a bit later, as were Rod Stewart and the Faces.

How was that possible, you ask. This was before the Smith Center, RBC Center, Walnut Creek, Koka Booth Ampitheatre, etc. Cameron was big, in comparison to the options. I saw Led Zeppelin at Dorton Arena, for crying out loud.

So, take that. :)

Before those was Linda Ronstadt and the Stone Poneys.

[77devil]

Believe it or not, youngsters, there was a time when Cameron/Page were hotbeds of memorable concerts.

Just in my four years at Duke (1968-72), I saw at Duke, Simon and Garfunkel, Jackson Browne (twice), the Beachboys, the Grateful Dead, the Byrds, the Allman Bothers Band, Janis Joplin (Kozmic Blues Band), the Eagles open for the Mahavishnu Orchestra (seriously), Gordon Lightfoot, Traffic (with Fairport Convention opening), Yes, Moody Blues, Leon Russell, J. Geils Band, Poco, the Guess Who, Hot Tuna, Laura Nyro, the Turtles, Nils Lofgren and Grin, Mountain and countless others I'll remember later. Springsteen (pre-fame) was a bit later, as were Rod Stewart and the Faces.

How was that possible, you ask. This was before the Smith Center, RBC Center, Walnut Creek, Koka Booth Ampitheatre, etc. Cameron was big, in comparison to the options. I saw Led Zeppelin at Dorton Arena, for crying out loud.

So, take that. :)

Cameron and Paqe continued to be the focal point in the triangle during my time although, for my taste, Jim's era was the peak for concerts at Duke. I was able to see a few of these shows while vsiting my sister. UNC hosted two memorable shows that I saw in Carmichael(Fleetwood Mac's first tour with Buckingham/Nicks, Weather Report). Greensboro Coliseum was the venue for most of the "mega shows" such as the Rolling Stones in '75 and arena era Led Zeppelin. Never saw a concert at Dorton although I did see a terrific Jimmy Buffet show in Raleigh, pre Margaritaville fame, in a small club that was really nothing more than a bar with a stage.

I hesitate to correct Jim and his typical impeccable accuracy, but unless they played Duke twice, Nils Lofgren and Grin was in April, 1973 as the opening act in Wally Wade for the last Joe College with Boz Scaggs and a third act I can't remember. One other aside, Rod Stewart and Faces(Atlantic Crossing tour) was the first show in the fall semester 1973 and my first working backstage. Rod was very drunk, obnoxious and it was a bad concert IMO.

[cspan37421]

I came to Duke from a town in western KY where there were just 2 stations that played pop/rock music. One was a classic rock station, so we got our fill of Beatles, Stones, Who, and Zeppelin; the other was a top 40 station, so in the 80s the hardest rock on top 40 you were talking about was Loverboy, and the modern sounds were things like Pet Shop Boys and Tears for Fears. Talk about sheltered existence! I had not heard of R.E.M. except about 4-5 years previously, when I was in junior HS in MI, and was getting Rolling Stone magazine - I recall a 5-star review for an album called Murmur. I didn't give it much thought then - hadn't head them, and didn't for many years afterward.

At Duke I settled into my classic rock station, probably something like Rock 92 out of "Asheboro, Greensboro, Winston-Salem, High Point", and continued on my oblivious way. Meanwhile, Peter Gabriel came while I was a freshman (didn't get the So CD until I was a soph Dec '86, one of my first 2 CDs ever bought). R.E.M. seemed to make regular appearances at Page, and in 2, if not 3 of my yearbooks there's pictures of R.E.M. in the "activities" section. Sometime in those first two years I heard of R.E.M. again as some friends who went to Vanderbilt came to like them. This was Lifes Rich Pageant era by now.

Finally, as a junior, a friend of mine at Duke who loved REM lent me Reckoning, and I was hooked (Pretty Persuasion did it). I could not believe what I was hearing - it was so different, fresh, envigorating. By then of course they were playing their last at Page (AFAIK) and it was sold out. Document hit the stores and I was enthralled. I think my senior year they returned to the area - and played the Dean Dome, selling out in a matter of minutes.

So I was late to the party. Perhaps with things like Pandora one need not grow up anymore oblivious of music not played on your local radio.

A couple years out of college, when CDs were quite well established, I came across a vinyl record of R.E.M. live at Page Auditorium, 1984. I thought of buying it for nostalgia, but I wasn't really using records anymore, so I passed it up. More regret!

By the way I'm a perfectly adjusted person now. Honest.

[jimsumner]

Cameron and Paqe continued to be the focal point in the triangle during my time although, for my taste, Jim's era was the peak for concerts at Duke. I was able to see a few of these shows while vsiting my sister. UNC hosted two memorable shows that I saw in Carmichael(Fleetwood Mac's first tour with Buckingham/Nicks, Weather Report). Greensboro Coliseum was the venue for most of the "mega shows" such as the Rolling Stones in '75 and arena era Led Zeppelin. Never saw a concert at Dorton although I did see a terrific Jimmy Buffet show in Raleigh, pre Margaritaville fame, in a small club that was really nothing more than a bar with a stage.

I hesitate to correct Jim and his typical impeccable accuracy, but unless they played Duke twice, Nils Lofgren and Grin was in April, 1973 as the opening act in Wally Wade for the last Joe College with Boz Scaggs and a third act I can't remember. One other aside, Rod Stewart and Faces(Atlantic Crossing tour) was the first show in the fall semester 1973 and my first working backstage. Rod was very drunk, obnoxious and it was a bad concert IMO.

You're probably right about Lofgren and Grin. I thought the last Joe College was my senior year but it may have been the following year.

Mountain killed Joe College. They played well past their allotted quitting time and played at a volume that resembled Napoleon at the gates of the city. You could hear them miles away. People complained. People with money.

Part of the appeal of Rod Stewart and the Faces was their sloppy, drunken charm. But I remember that concert as having horrible sound, poorly mixed, hum and feedback. Just awful. My ears rang well into the next day and I wasn't all that close to the speakers.

Speaking of drunken charm, I did see Joe Cocker outdoors in Chapel Hill, c. 1970. The stories are true. He could barely stand up.

Opening for Cocker? A pre-fame James Taylor, solo, no band. A year later, I saw Carole King open for JT in Dorton. This was a week or two before Tapestry came out. Hearing those songs in concert before they were famous was one of my concert highlights.

My favorite Carmichael concert in those days was Judy Collins, at her peak, right after the release of Who Knows Where the Time Goes. The Hollies and the Kinks played Carmichael a bit later.

I saw Stevie Wonder open for the Rolling Stones in Greensboro on their Exile tour and the the Who on their Who's Next tour in Charlotte. I wasn't even in the same zip code for the Who. I heard the echo before I heard the original. Still, a great group at their peak.

Favorite weekend? 1985, Friday night, Springsteen in Greensboro, next day Duke wins in Chapel Hill for the first time since 1966, with JD scoring 34. Springsteen and Dawkins, still two of my favorites.

Most recent concert? Alison Kraus in Cary. Going to see Ray LaMontagne Monday night, same place.

One last war story. John Sebastian in Carmichael. Crowd arrives, doors locked. Crowd gets restless, doors stay locked. We finally get it and concert starts way late. Turns out the DES wasn't happy with practice and decided to keep the guys around for a little extra work.

[Devil in the Blue Dress]

At the risk of being classified as an oldster, among the noteworthy concerts while I was at Duke were The Platters, Al Hirt, the Beach Boys, the Temptations, the Shirelles..... there were more. These are the ones I think of quickly. Maurice Williams and the Zodiacs were regulars at float building.

[OldPhiKap]

Clapton in Cameron. Neil Youg, too.

REM at Page. Jorma and Sonny McGhee for the Blind Boy Fuller concert as well.

Pink Floyd at the Dean Dome. Never knew pigs could fly, or beds could explode.

[devildeac]

From my freshman year:

Batdorf and Rodney, September 1972,
Jackson Browne, September 1972,
Jackson Browne and Batdorf and Rodney, September 1972,*
Grateful Dead, September 1972,
Eagles and Mahavishno Orch, September 1972 (3 folders),*
Van Morrison, October 1972,*
The Persuasions, Stevie Wonder, October 1972,
Stevie Wonder, October 1972 (2 folders),
Poco, October 21, 1972 (2 folders)*
Osibisa, October 1972,
YES, November 11, 1972 (2 folders),*
Tranquility, November 1972,
Tammy Wynette, February 10, 1973,
Tammy Wynette and George Jones, , February 1973
Alex Haley, February 1973,
Frank Zappa/Mothers of Invention, February 24, 1973 (2 folders),*
Kenny Loggins Band with Jim Messina, March 1973 (2 folders),*

I remember seeing the * concerts (My recollection is not related to drugs or alcohol. I just can't recall every show I saw during my freshman year. Ozzie and I have about the same degree of CRS Syndrome.). Not a Dead fan. Never was, never will be but can understand their following/fans. Best show, without doubt, was Yes, one of my favorite bands ever.

Last Joe College Week poster(?). Think we had a brief discussion about this several weeks or months ago.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/dukeyearlook/4477540050/in/set-72157624289444956

Looks like the bands were Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Grin and Boz Scagggs.

Also looks like there was a Joe Easter Easter event in 1974.

More later.

[77devil]

While we are on this trip down memory lane, I should mention that the concert in CIS that we co-produced with NCCU featuring George Clinton and Parliament Funkadelic and headlining Rufus with Chaka Kahn was an absolute killer and the stadium was rocking. It was arguably the best I experienced at Duke.

I encountered a lot of the performers who played at Duke and for the most part they came, they played, and they left, but a few stand out. Jerry Garcia was very friendly, talkative, and attracted a crowd in a pied piper sort of way. Joni Mitchell made many demands for herself and her backstage entourage and was a real bit**. I was sort of devastated to see my adolescent heart throb, Grace Slick, up close as an overweight, drunken caricature of a fading rock star past her prime. Frank Zappa seemed to be a very strange dude in keeping with his looks. Bonnie Raitt was as nice as Joni was not. Unfortunately, I didn't meet the Boss.

[devildeac]

While we are on this trip down memory lane, I should mention that the concert in CIS that we co-produced with NCCU featuring George Clinton and Parliament Funkadelic and headlining Rufus with Chaka Kahn was an absolute killer and the stadium was rocking. It was arguably the best I experienced at Duke.

I encountered a lot of the performers who played at Duke and for the most part they came, they played, and they left, but a few stand out. Jerry Garcia was very friendly, talkative, and attracted a crowd in a pied piper sort of way. Joni Mitchell made many demands for herself and her backstage entourage and was a real bit**. I was sort of devastated to see my adolescent heart throb, Grace Slick, up close as an overweight, drunken caricature of a fading rock star past her prime. Frank Zappa seemed to be a very strange dude in keeping with his looks. Bonnie Raitt was as nice as Joni was not. Unfortunately, I didn't meet the Boss.

I likewise worked with Major Attractions during my time at Duke but not is the production phase of the shows. I was just on the committee and was an usher at most all of the shows that I attended. From my sophomore year:

Rod Stewart and the Faces, September 19, 1973,
New Riders of the Purple Sage, Commander Cody and his Lost Planet Airmen, October 20, 1973,
Dave Mason, November 2, 1973,
Crosby and Nash, November 15, 1973,
The Grateful Dead, December 8, 1973,
Bonnie Raitt, January 18, 1974,
Seals and Croft, February 17, 1975,(I think this is a typo and should be 1974.)
Joni Mitchell, March 1974,
Gregg Allman, March 17, 1974,

I can't recall for the life of me which ones I missed/attended, except I am pretty show I missed the Dead. Again:o. I think Dave Mason was quite good as a solo act.

And the Joe Easter Weekend I referred to above:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/dukeyearlook/4639438078/in/set-72157624289444956

Also drove to DC with a friend during the winter that year (yep, gas "crisis" not withstanding) to see Skynyrd (awful) open for The Who on their Quadrophenia tour. Great, great show.

[OldPhiKap]

While we are on this trip down memory lane, I should mention that the concert in CIS that we co-produced with NCCU featuring George Clinton and Parliament Funkadelic and headlining Rufus with Chaka Kahn was an absolute killer and the stadium was rocking. It was arguably the best I experienced at Duke.

I for one am glad that P-Funk didn't tear the roof off the mother, tear the roof off the mother, tear the roof off the mother sucka.

[Wheat/"/"/"]

Cameron did use to rock back in the day...

This thread brings back some fond memories.... barely.... and a little foggy, for sure.

I was at one once in '77 that featured REO Speedwagon, StarCastle and Boston that shook the timbers of CIS. Anybody remember that? Good times!

And I have to add that I've seen one Greatful Dead show, "Dark Star", in Hampton Va. I think it was '91? I really wish I could have seen more...

Unless you have ever been to a Dead show with good, earthy, simple, loving people, uninhibited and intoxicated, I won't even try to express just how much fun it was and the cool vibes that show had.

I went with some surfing buds from the OBX and some day when I review my bucket list, I won't have to look way down the list to see where that time ranks with me.

[weezie]

At the risk of being classified as an oldster

Never DiBD, never ever!

The original Temptations! I made both my children learn all the lyrics of their big hits during years of driving to
after school practices and lessons. I'm not kidding, they know them all.

[OZZIE4DUKE]

CRS? I'm not sure, I can't remember!

I went to that Yes concert. Fabulous! Also saw the Greg Allman Band. Definitely the longest one band concert I ever went to - they must have played for almost 4 hours with only a short intermission; I was so ready for it to end.

My favorite concert was over at NC State, their version of Joe College in the spring of 1975(?). J. Geils played on Friday night and Rare Earth, my absolute favorite band, played on Saturday. After that weekend, J. Geils was my favorite band. They pumped out so much energy you could see the electrons spinning around them from 100 yards away!

And,of course, I saw the Stones in Wallace Wade a few years ago, and that was great!

[devildeac]

CRS? I'm not sure, I can't remember!

I went to that Yes concert. Fabulous! Also saw the Greg Allman Band. Definitely the longest one band concert I ever went to - they must have played for almost 4 hours with only a short intermission; I was so ready for it to end.

My favorite concert was over at NC State, their version of Joe College in the spring of 1975(?). J. Geils played on Friday night and Rare Earth, my absolute favorite band, played on Saturday. After that weekend, J. Geils was my favorite band. They pumped out so much energy you could see the electrons spinning around them from 100 yards away!

And,of course, I saw the Stones in Wallace Wade a few years ago, and that was great!

And, from our junior year:

Dean Scott Show, August 31, 1974,(I have no idea what/who this was.)
Jefferson Starship, October 29, 1974 (2 folders),
Dicky Betts and SHF, November 1974 (2 folders),
Earth, Wind, and Fire, November 1974 (2 folders),
The Dobbie Brothers, December 1974,(little typo here:rolleyes:)
Larry Gatlin, 1974,
Box 3
Les McCann, January 1975
Bruce Springsteen, Cancellation, February 1975,(:()
Marshall Tucker Band, March 7, 1975,
Jesse Colin Young/Leo Kottke, April 1975,(Kottke is fabulous but in a much smaller venue. I saw him a couple other times and he was awesome.)

[77devil]

Great stuff DD not the least of which was finding the old posters.

[devildeac]

Great stuff DD not the least of which was finding the old posters.

Thanks! And from my last semester:

Kenny Loggins Band with Jim Messina, September 1975,
Roberta Flack/Richard Pryor, September 1975,
Frank Zappa, October 1975,
Allman Brothers, November 1975,
Bruce Springsteen, March 28, 1976,
Jerry Garcia, April 1976,

I am not sure I saw any of those shows that fall semester as I graduated in December, 1975, but returned for the Born to Run Tour show for Springsteen as I was living/working in Durham at the time. Good but not great show as it was the night after I had seen Wet Willie, Journey and ELO in Greensboro and my ears were still ringing and head throbbing from the deafening volume of that show. In fact, it was the last R&R show I attended until my wife bought me tickets to see the Doobies and Steve Miller about 25 years later in Raleigh.

[jimsumner]

Devildeac mentioned the Jackson Browne concert, with Batdorf and Rodney opening in Page, 1972. Batdorf and Rodney didn't actually show up. Cancelled at the last minute. Browne didn't have a band with him but he had David Lindley, which was better than an actual band. Browne only had a couple of albums out but he had a back catalog of songs written and either unrecorded or recorded by others. So, he and Lindley played darn near everything they knew, hour after delicious hour.

A lot better than Batdorf and Rodney opening.

A great concert in an intimate venue. My favorite concert at Duke.

[captmojo]

Gregg Allman, March 17, 1974,


I'd officially like to accuse you of being the pre-show streaker at this event. :D


Never saw a concert at Dorton although I did see a terrific Jimmy Buffet show in Raleigh, pre Margaritaville fame, in a small club that was really nothing more than a bar with a stage.




Might this place have been The Subway at Cameron Village?

[moonpie23]

Might this place have been The Subway at Cameron Village?


that would almost certainly be THE PIER.....one of the main tour stops for MANY great acts for years.....amazing club...

[devildeac]

I'd officially like to accuse you of being the pre-show streaker at this event. :D

And I will officially plead not guilty. Perhaps it was Ozzie. He was known to cavort about sans clothing during his time at the Gothic Wonderland.


Might this place have been The Subway at Cameron Village?



1. And I will officially plead not guilty. Perhaps it was Ozzie. He was known to cavort about sans clothing during his time at the Gothic Wonderland.

2. I have no idea.

[Ggallagher]

I really enjoyed being reminded of the outstanding concerts in CIS while I was there (1966-1970), but I can't believe someone hasn't mentioned the Sam and Dave concert. There were some concerts that might have been better musically during that period, but for pure entertainment value, this was the best 2-3 non-basketball hours I spent in Cameron.
Blanket seating on the floor, probably 95 degrees inside by the end of the concert, and everyone was up and dancing on the floor. That night was a LOT of fun.

[OZZIE4DUKE]

1. And I will officially plead not guilty. Perhaps it was Ozzie. He was known to cavort about sans clothing during his time at the Gothic Wonderland.

Wasn't me. Not that time, anyway!:eek:

[77devil]

Might this place have been The Subway at Cameron Village?


that would almost certainly be THE PIER.....one of the main tour stops for MANY great acts for years.....amazing club...

It was Spring 1975. Can't remember the name of the place. Was only there once. But I do remember it being a terrific venue. Very intimate.

[captmojo]

1. And I will officially plead not guilty. Perhaps it was Ozzie. He was known to cavort about sans clothing during his time at the Gothic Wonderland.

2. I have no idea.


Wasn't me. Not that time, anyway!:eek:

Oh yeah. I remember the dude had Brillo pad-looking, brilliant red hair. Neither of you two meet that description.

I have no idea if the carpet matched the drapes. :eek:

[Kimist]

Believe it or not, youngsters, there was a time when Cameron/Page were hotbeds of memorable concerts.

Just in my four years at Duke (1968-72), I saw at Duke, Simon and Garfunkel, Jackson Browne (twice), the Beachboys, the Grateful Dead, the Byrds, the Allman Bothers Band, Janis Joplin (Kozmic Blues Band), the Eagles open for the Mahavishnu Orchestra (seriously), Gordon Lightfoot, Traffic (with Fairport Convention opening), Yes, Moody Blues, Leon Russell, J. Geils Band, Poco, the Guess Who, Hot Tuna, Laura Nyro, the Turtles, Nils Lofgren and Grin, Mountain and countless others I'll remember later. Springsteen (pre-fame) was a bit later, as were Rod Stewart and the Faces.

How was that possible, you ask. This was before the Smith Center, RBC Center, Walnut Creek, Koka Booth Ampitheatre, etc. Cameron was big, in comparison to the options. I saw Led Zeppelin at Dorton Arena, for crying out loud.

So, take that. :)

Well, the first college concert I saw (in '66) was The Four Seasons. Yeah, I'm old.....

I do remember the Simon and Garfunkel concert (they were at their nadir) as being almost magical. A true "once in a a lifetime" experience. I seem to recall Aretha Franklin (drunk and/or stoned) gave a concert about the same time. There was some general competition between having a "rock" performer versus a "whatever else" performer. For a while Major Attractions tried to appease both groups.

Lest we forget: At that time a major weekend was a MAJOR weekend with all kinds of events. In the fall there was always homecoming (parades, living group displays, and more) and "Carolina weekend." In the spring Joe College weekend was the main event.

I also ventured to Carmichael Auditorium in the land of smurfs to see The Association. Yeah, I remember that blanket concert...... Dorton Arena in Raleigh had the acoustics of a steel garage.

After graduation I was back on campus for the Mountain concert. Likely suffered some permanent deafness from that one.

And one other thing to add to the discussion: There used to be some marvelous open-air concerts in the Duke Gardens. My memory fades a bit on those performers.

So, along the "take that" approach......ditto!!

k

[jimsumner]

Let me throw out another one.

March 1, 1969. Duke v. Carolina, hoops. Vic Bubas' last game at Duke. A 12-12 Duke team stunned a second-ranked Carolina team, that included Robert McAdoo, Dennis Wuycik, George Karl, Billy Chamberlain and Bobby Jones.

It snowed. A good amount. 6 to 8 inches, IIRC.

Janis Joplin finished off the evening, with the Kozmic Blues Band.

Now that was a Major Weekend.

[77devil]

Let me throw out another one.

March 1, 1969. Duke v. Carolina, hoops. Vic Bubas' last game at Duke. A 12-12 Duke team stunned a second-ranked Carolina team, that included Robert McAdoo, Dennis Wuycik, George Karl, Billy Chamberlain and Bobby Jones.

It snowed. A good amount. 6 to 8 inches, IIRC.

Janis Joplin finished off the evening, with the Kozmic Blues Band.

Now that was a Major Weekend.

Jim, I'm beginning to wonder about your memory. :) McAdoo, Karl, Jones, et al., were in high school in March 1969. McAdoo, a J.C. transfer, played one season(1971-1972) for the Tarheels. I knew him pretty well as part of the expat. community when we lived in Milan.

[jimsumner]

Jim, I'm beginning to wonder about your memory. :) McAdoo, Karl, Jones, et al., were in high school in March 1969. McAdoo, a J.C. transfer, played one season(1971-1972) for the Tarheels. I knew him pretty well as part of the expat. community when we lived in Milan.

You're right. I was conflating the 1972 upset win over Carolina--the Robbie West game--with the 1969 upset win over Carolina. The 1969 Carolina team did have Charlie Scott, Rusty Clark, Dick Grubar and Bill Bunting, however.

You know what they say about the '60s. :)

[killerleft]

kimist says:

"... Dorton Arena in Raleigh had the acoustics of a steel garage....".

The worst sound of any place I've ever heard a concert, hands down. I saw Alison Krauss there, and her voice was barely audible above the bouncing around of the instrument echoes. At least the show was free during State Fair Week. I would hate to be forced to see a hard rock show at Dorton.

[edensquad]

Greensboro Coliseum, spring 1975: Billy Joel (solo on piano) opened for the original Eagles and the Beach Boys. Encore, with everyone on stage, was "Jumpin' Jack Flash." Just an amazing concert!

Flash forward to circa 1996, Nashville; Chet Atkins played an intimate concert at Cafe Milano and brought out special guests Johnny Cash and June Carter Cash..... I am a cynical musician, but I had goose bumps.

[devildeac]

I'll go with ELO at the Valley Forge Music Festival, summer 1973. Or was it 1974? No opening act. Just ELO with about 2 hours of their typical art rock show. Awesome.

[Dianesboy]

I think I saw The Lovin' Spoonful and The Young Rascals at Duke in the Sixties.

[Acymetric]

At 23 years old, you should all just know how insanely jealous I am. A lot of great bands listed on this thread.

[OldPhiKap]

At 23 years old, you should all just know how insanely jealous I am. A lot of great bands listed on this thread.

It's okay -- we're all insanely jealous that you're 23.

[OZZIE4DUKE]

It's okay -- we're all insanely jealous that you're 23.
I was going to say that. And what's really insane is that so many of the bands are still touring!

[gotoguy]

I was told that Yes opened for Alvin Lee and 10 Years After in or around 71-72 and blew them off the stage. Just before my time. The Nov 72 Yes concert at Cameron was awesome. I second Ozzie there.

I wasn't able to attend the Nov 73 Crosby and Nash concert because I had an organic test the next day, but I heard thru the grapevine that they were so taken by the Cameron reception that they convinced Joni Mitchell to come in the spring of 74. She was backed up by Tom Scott and the LA Express and I believe it was her tour following the release of "Court and Spark." I had a dormmate in Taylor Hall who was on the major attractions committee and he was a huge Joni fan. At the time I wasn't too familiar with her work except for the single "Big Yellow Taxi," so he dragged me into his room on successive nights and made me listen to all her albums in the days leading up to the concert. He then found me a single ticket which turned out to be a pretty good seat. It was like seeing Katherine Ross in "The Graduate" for the first time as a 15 year old. I was transfixed. Still maybe the best concert I've ever seen anywhere. 77Devil, I seem to remember that Joni was sick that evening and performed anyway. Perhaps that was why she was a bit unpleasant backstage.

Anyone remember Loggins and Messina in 75, they played for 45 minutes and left, what a rip-off.

Dave Mason, 11/73 He played at Page and spent a lot of time tuning his guitar which he said was due to the cold air blowing in from open doors backstage.

I thought I remember that Marshall Tucker opened in 10/73 for the New Riders and Commander Cody. Apparently they were in the area and wanted to play, so were added to the concert for a fee of $400, Didn't see the show, anyone else know?

Ozzie, I saw that J Geils show in Raleigh and it was excellent and earlier saw Stephen Stills there, maybe in Reynolds.

As I type, I have 2 posters sitting next to a bookcase behind me from the '73 Joe College Weekend which apparently was the last one. In addition to Boz and Lofgren it appears that Miles Davis was one of the headliners. If I can figure out how, I'll try to post pics of them when I have a bit more time. Lots of good music back in the day.

[77devil]

I thought I remember that Marshall Tucker opened in 10/73 for the New Riders and Commander Cody. Apparently they were in the area and wanted to play, so were added to the concert for a fee of $400, Didn't see the show, anyone else know?



Your memory is correct. MTB was a last minute add. They and the Commander were high energy acts. When the relatively mellow New Riders closed the show they couldn't hold the crowd and essentially put everyone to sleep.

[Jarhead]

This morning I just happened to stumble on a link to (http://www.e-yearbook.com/yearbooks/Duke_University_Chanticleer_Yearbook/1966/Page_218.html) the old Chanticleer yearbook for 1966, and found this:

Each year the Student Union, through the work of the Board of Governors and seven committees provides the university with a varied program of extra-curricular activities. There are three committees whose major concern is entertainment. The Major Attractions Committee brings well-known talent to Duke; this year their programs included Ian and Sylvia, the Lettermen, Marcel Marceau, and the Tijuana Brass. The Performing Arts Committee presents a stimulating program of the best in the performing arts. The New York Pro Musica and Olatungi were highlights of the year.

The Tijuana Brass mention caught my attention. The trumpet player and band leader, Herb Alpert, put together quite a group that played a totally different kind of music that acquired a huge fan base back in the day. On hearing their music on the radio when they first hit the air waves, I thought they were a new big band ala Jimmy Dorsey, Count Basie, Artie Shaw (a Dukie), and others. On records the Tijuana Brass sounded like a bunch of folks, but no, they were no more than Herb Alpert and four guys that were exceptional musicians. Herb was, of course, a top level trumpet player. One of my favorite Tijuana Brass albums was Whipped Cream and Other Delights, and Tijuana Taxi was tops also. He had several #1 hits, several Grammies, and plenty of platinum.
http://t2.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRuqDrOgD5Vv3orlqftUWac7DAfRADkz ktSj1KZz5mrTCjGc4x2dg
Their concert in Cameron had to be around February or March in 1966, and I understand that it was huge success. Alpert retired after the success of the Tijuana Brass, but he continued making music. (http://947thewave.radio.com/2011/09/01/herb-alpert-lani-hall-taking-the-stage-at-infiniti-summer-concert-series/) My favorite would be Rise (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ennMD1fPtXA) which he did in 1979. I think the woman he was dancing with in the video is his wife, Lanni Hall.

[Tappan Zee Devil]

Well, the first college concert I saw (in '66) was The Four Seasons. Yeah, I'm old.....

I do remember the Simon and Garfunkel concert (they were at their nadir) as being almost magical. A true "once in a a lifetime" experience.

k

well actually, Simon and Garfunkel were at their zenith.

And it WAS a magical night. The floor of the Indoor stadium (not yet Cameron) was covered with taped-down paper and had chairs set up over the entire court area. They were out at center court sitting on tall stools with acoustic guitars. As I remember they also had a bassist - an acoustic double bass.

The amazing thing was that the close harmony that is one of their trademarks on their recordings was completely there in this live, undubbed concert in what had to be a bad acoustic environment. It blew me away. As Kimest said " A true "once in a a lifetime" experience"

Also Kimest, we must both be in the class of 70, because the Four Seasons were also my first concert - and then I went down to Bat's with some of my House P buddies and they were there, sitting in the back, eating pizza and drinking beer.

One thing that I missed is that, at least in my time at Duke (66-70), Peter. Paul and Mary never played on campus. They played several times in Charlotte, but I was never able to go. People who could said that, again, that was an amazing blow-your-mind-away live concert experience.

Jim

[Rogue]

The Greatful Dead and Duke went well together..

I saw them in Cameron,, none better..

But didn't they also play in Wallace Wade in about 71 also,, ? it was like one of those mini attempts at Woodstock ? Joe college or something like that.. ?
gawd I'm getting old. I still listen to Europe 72

[OldPhiKap]

The Greatful Dead and Duke went well together..

I saw them in Cameron,, none better..

But didn't they also play in Wallace Wade in about 71 also,, ? it was like one of those mini attempts at Woodstock ? Joe college or something like that.. ?
gawd I'm getting old. I still listen to Europe 72

4/24/71

Setlist and stream: http://www.archive.org/details/gd71-04-24.sbd.lai.2579.sbefail.shnf

[Wheat/"/"/"]

This internets thing is pretty cool, huh?
Thanks for this...

[77devil]

The Greatful Dead and Duke went well together..

I saw them in Cameron,, none better..

But didn't they also play in Wallace Wade in about 71 also,, ? it was like one of those mini attempts at Woodstock ? Joe college or something like that.. ?
gawd I'm getting old. I still listen to Europe 72



This internets thing is pretty cool, huh?
Thanks for this...

The internet is indeed a wonderful thing.

YouTube now has the complete video of the April '78 show in Cameron. Not an outstanding G.D. show but the U.S. Blues encore is excellent. Jerry and Bob get a little air at the end. Check out the drum solo at the 2:40 mark with Jerry on what sounds like a steel drum, which I didn't remember, and the guy banging the pots and pans, which I did. Who was that guy?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xuYwO4zC2Ds&feature=results_video&playnext=1&list=PL53BD1B3135F4C9D3

[Turk]

Man, you old geezers had a lot of shows come through. Seems like there was one every few days - how did you ever find time to do schoolwork?

Early 80s was about one per semester. I remember Chick Corea / Gary Burton, Neil Young, the Marshall brothers (Tucker and Crenshaw), the Go-Gos, Wynton Marsalis on campus.

We did manage to land the Dead at Cameron: http://www.archive.org/details/gd1982-04-02.aud.nak700.110597.flac1644

I'll defer to the experts on whether or not it was a quality show...

[Billy Dat]

The concert scene in the early 90s was a little different for venues, but still many good shows to see if you knew where to look.

That era was the swan song of the Dead, but they played two excellent shows at the Dean Dome in Spring 93. Many students would travel to see them at the old Omni in Atlanta or the legendary Hampton Coliseum.

As for their jam band offspring, Phish, they got big right around that time. They graduated from the Cat's Cradle (92) to Chapel Hill's Memorial Auditorium (93) to Lawrence Joel Coliseum (93) to Walnut Creek (95) in short order. All were great shows.

Raleigh-wise, I remember the Beasties coming to Raleigh Memorial Auditorium (?) behind Check Your Head and Pink Floyd, sans Roger Waters, playing Carter-Finley.

As for on campus, the Black Crows and Arrested Development played Cameron in 93 and 94 respectively and I thought the sound in the arena was horrendous. The best on-campus shows I saw during my time were a pretty much unknown Dave Mathews Band playing the old SAE quad, Beck playing the Coffeehouse right after "Mellow Gold" came out, Widespread Panic played Page, as did a young Philly band by the name of the Roots. I am sure I am forgetting some big names. There was always Spaceman Spliff playing late at Beta, and I recall a fledgling Hootie and the Blowfish playing a sorority formal.

[jimsumner]

Man, you old geezers had a lot of shows come through. Seems like there was one every few days - how did you ever find time to do schoolwork?
.

What makes you think we did?

BTW, "old geezers" is redundant. And piling on.

Geezers will suffice. :)

[Turk]

OK, point well taken. But if I ever grow up, I want to be a young geezer, so maybe the distinction will one day have meaning...

[Kimist]

Man, you old geezers had a lot of shows come through. Seems like there was one every few days - how did you ever find time to do schoolwork?

Early 80s was about one per semester. I remember Chick Corea / Gary Burton, Neil Young, the Marshall brothers (Tucker and Crenshaw), the Go-Gos, Wynton Marsalis on campus.

We did manage to land the Dead at Cameron: http://www.archive.org/details/gd1982-04-02.aud.nak700.110597.flac1644

I'll defer to the experts on whether or not it was a quality show...

Watch out who you call an old geezer...:D

BTW: We also had Saturday morning classes. My roomie had a calculus professor who loved to hand out big homework assignments or have tests for the Saturday crowd to enjoy.

On a much brighter note, we had The Vigil and also got to watch Perkins Library and the new (now old) Gross Chemistry Building rise.

k

[sagegrouse]

At Duke back in the good old days (ACC football championships and Final Fours), we were in the transition from band performances to folk and folk-rock. I remember a Count Basie dance at the indoor Stadium, but also folk performances by Miriam Makeba, Odetta, the Limeliters, Serendipity Singers and (I believe) New Christy Minstrels. The only heavy-duty rock performance I remember was Bo Diddley in the open end of the football stadium during Joe College. Boy, was it hot! He didn't even complain about getting ripped off by Buddy Holly ("Rave On"), the Beatles and everybody else. I saw Bo about five years ago here in the Rockies, and he claimed to remember the Duke gig.

My best concerts were elsewhere -- I saw Bob Dylan and the Band at the Forum in LA on Valentine's Day 1974. Also, Joan Baez at the same venue about the same time. (She was at Duke back in the day, but I didn't get to go.) Then there was the Clinton Inaugural with a youthful Little Richard, an aging Chuck Berry and many others. BTW Winton Marsalis came through Steamboat this summer.

But for toppers, I caught Elvis at the ballpark in Charleston in September 1956. He came through town twice, but I only caught the second performance. After that, he was Hollywood and network TV only. Among other songs, he played "Hound Dog" as it was being released. He had some variety and musical acts (probably Wanda Jackson -- "Let's Have a Party"), but the touring rock groups with Cash, Carl Perkins, and Jerry Lee Lewis (featured in "Walk the Line") were in 1955, before Elvis was a phenom.

sagegrouse

[jimsumner]

At Duke back in the good old days (ACC football championships and Final Fours), we were in the transition from band performances to folk and folk-rock. I remember a Count Basie dance at the indoor Stadium, but also folk performances by Miriam Makeba, Odetta, the Limeliters, Serendipity Singers and (I believe) New Christy Minstrels. The only heavy-duty rock performance I remember was Bo Diddley in the open end of the football stadium during Joe College. Boy, was it hot! He didn't even complain about getting ripped off by Buddy Holly ("Rave On"), the Beatles and everybody else. I saw Bo about five years ago here in the Rockies, and he claimed to remember the Duke gig.

My best concerts were elsewhere -- I saw Bob Dylan and the Band at the Forum in LA on Valentine's Day 1974. Also, Joan Baez at the same venue about the same time. (She was at Duke back in the day, but I didn't get to go.) Then there was the Clinton Inaugural with a youthful Little Richard, an aging Chuck Berry and many others. BTW Winton Marsalis came through Steamboat this summer.

But for toppers, I caught Elvis at the ballpark in Charleston in September 1956. He came through town twice, but I only caught the second performance. After that, he was Hollywood and network TV only. Among other songs, he played "Hound Dog" as it was being released. He had some variety and musical acts (probably Wanda Jackson -- "Let's Have a Party"), but the touring rock groups with Cash, Carl Perkins, and Jerry Lee Lewis (featured in "Walk the Line") were in 1955, before Elvis was a phenom.

sagegrouse

Elvis in '56? Folks, we have a winner.

[OldPhiKap]

Elvis in '56? Folks, we have a winner.

Feh. I saw Elvis at a Waffle House in Phoenix two weeks ago.

[jimsumner]

Feh. I saw Elvis at a Waffle House in Phoenix two weeks ago.

Did he sing Hound Dog?

[OldPhiKap]

Did he sing Hound Dog?


No. Heartburn Hotel.

Hunka Hunka Burnin' Toast.


And, before every gulp of coffee: "Don't be cruel, baby. Taking care of business."

[jimsumner]

RE: Elvis, '56.

Just to be clear, I also would have accepted the Beatles in Hamburg, Dylan in Greenwich Village, c. 1961, Duke Ellington at the Cotton Club, c. 1928 and the 1808 concert in Vienna which saw the premieres of Beethoven's 5th and 6th symphonies and 4th piano concerto.

[OldPhiKap]

RE: Elvis, '56.

Just to be clear, I also would have accepted the Beatles in Hamburg, Dylan in Greenwich Village, c. 1961, Duke Ellington at the Cotton Club, c. 1928 and the 1808 concert in Vienna which saw the premieres of Beethoven's 5th and 6th symphonies and 4th piano concerto.

James Brown at the Apollo.

The Dead at the Pyramids.

Hendrix at Monterrey.

Charlie Parker at Birdland.

Johnny Cash at the Ryman.

Dylan at the Newport Folk Festival, 1965

The Band at the Winterland (a/k/a "The Last Waltz")

[rasputin]

James Brown at the Apollo.

The Dead at the Pyramids.

Hendrix at Monterrey.

Charlie Parker at Birdland.

Johnny Cash at the Ryman.

Dylan at the Newport Folk Festival, 1965

The Band at the Winterland (a/k/a "The Last Waltz")

Woodstock?

The Beatles on the roof?

[OldPhiKap]

Woodstock?

The Beatles on the roof?

Monterrey > Woodstock I think. Better weather, less crowd crud, big break-throughs for Hendrix, Joplin, Otis Redding, etc. Plus, no Sha-Na-Na. Of course, Joe Cocker would have made the trip worthwhile.

Thought about the Beatles on the roof, but only if you were up on top and not down in the street. Great moment in rock history, though, absolutely.

Stones at Altamont was historic too, I guess, but glad I missed that one!

[rasputin]

RE: Elvis, '56.

Just to be clear, I also would have accepted the Beatles in Hamburg, Dylan in Greenwich Village, c. 1961, Duke Ellington at the Cotton Club, c. 1928 and the 1808 concert in Vienna which saw the premieres of Beethoven's 5th and 6th symphonies and 4th piano concerto.

I would have wanted to be at the premiere of The Rite of Spring.

[jimsumner]

I would have wanted to be at the premiere of The Rite of Spring.

Only if you had some way to defend yourself. :)

[77devil]

RE: Elvis, '56.

Just to be clear, I also would have accepted the Beatles in Hamburg, Dylan in Greenwich Village, c. 1961, Duke Ellington at the Cotton Club, c. 1928 and the 1808 concert in Vienna which saw the premieres of Beethoven's 5th and 6th symphonies and 4th piano concerto.

I'm pretty sure I caught Beethoven in Vienna in a previous life but it could've been Mozart.

[77devil]

Monterrey > Woodstock I think. Better weather, less crowd crud, big break-throughs for Hendrix, Joplin, Otis Redding, etc.

And the Who in their U.S. coming out party. Watching Keith Moon during My Generation is worth the price of admission.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J249iACsmKY