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| philadelphia spectrum concert history: God Bless the Spectrum: America's Showplace in Philadelphia: 1967-2009 Philadelphia Daily News, 2011-05-15 The Spectrum became a special place for millions of fans throughout the Greater Philadelphia Region, hosting hundreds of events each year. Although its doors are now closed, look back at the greatest moments in Philadelphia sports under one never-to-be-forgotten roof. |
| philadelphia spectrum concert history: Rock Concert Marc Myers, 2021-11-09 A “fascinating, intimate” oral history of the golden age of the rock concert based on nearly 100 interviews with musicians, fans, and others (Publishers Weekly). Decades after the rise of rock music in the 1950s, the rock concert retains its power as a unifying experience—and as a multi-billion-dollar industry. In Rock Concert, acclaimed music writer Marc Myers delves into the history of this cultural phenomenon, weaving together ground-breaking accounts from the people who were there. Myers combines the tales of icons like Joan Baez, Ian Anderson, Alice Cooper, Steve Miller, Roger Waters, and Angus Young with the disc jockeys, audio engineers, and music journalists, and promoters who organized it all, like Michael Lang, co-founder of Woodstock, to create a rounded and vivid account of live rock’s stratospheric rise. Rock Concert offers a backstage view of rock ‘n’ roll as it evolved through live performance—from the rise of R&B in the 1950s, to the hippie gatherings of the ‘60s, and the growing arena tours of the ‘70s and ‘80s. Elvis Presley’s gyrating hips, the “British Invasion” of the Beatles, the Grateful Dead’s free flowing jams, and Pink Floyd’s The Wall are just a few of the defining musical acts that drive this rich narrative. |
| philadelphia spectrum concert history: Confessions of a Teenage Disc Jockey T. Morgan, 2015-11-11 The Sixties were a time of drastic change in the United States. A new generation fed up with much of what they saw in society started a new direction both socially and musically. T. Morgan was there at the beginning and shares his recollections with humor and firsthand knowledge in Confessions of Teenage Disc Jockey. In 1967 he convinced an FM Philadelphia radio station to play this new exploding genre of music. This book chronicles his very personal journey from the time he was first on the air at age 15 up to the present. These pages are filled with stories that reflect insight into the music, the performers and what went on behind the scenes at various radio stations. |
| philadelphia spectrum concert history: The Sesqui-centennial International Exposition Erastus Long Austin, Odell Hauser, 1929 |
| philadelphia spectrum concert history: My Soul's Been Psychedelicized Larry Magid, Robert Louis Huber, 2011 A vibrant history with 250 full-color photographs covers the 40-year history of Philadelphia's Electric Factory music venue, which hosted such acts as Pink Floyd, Jimi Hendrix, Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen, Bette Midler, Elvis Presley, Pearl Jam and many more. |
| philadelphia spectrum concert history: The Arena Concert Benjamin Halligan, Kirsty Fairclough, Robert Edgar, Nicola Spelman, 2015-11-19 The Arena Concert: Music, Media and Mass Entertainment is the first sustained engagement with what might said to be - in its melding of concert and gathering, in its evolving relationship with digital and social media, in its delivery of event, experience, technology and star - the art form of the 21st century. This volume offers interviews with key designers, discussions of the practicalities of mounting arena concerts, mixing and performing live to a mass audience, recollections of the giants of late twentieth century music in performance, and critiques of latter-day pretenders to the throne. The authors track the evolution of the arena concert, consider design and architecture, celebrity and fashion, and turn to feminism, ethnographic research, and ideas of humour, liveness and authenticity, in order to explore and frame the arena concert. The arena concert becomes the “real time” centre of a global digital network, and the gig-goer pays not only for an immersion in (and, indeed, role in) its spectacular nature, but also for a close encounter with the performers, in this contained and exalted space. The spectacular nature of the arena concert raises challenges that have yet to be fully technologically overcome, and has given rise to a reinvention of what live music actually means. Love it or loathe it, the arena concert is a major presence in the cultural landscape of the 21st century. This volume finds out why. |
| philadelphia spectrum concert history: A Guide's Guide to Philadelphia Julie P. Curson, 1991 A professional guide tells you everything there is to see & do in Philadelphia. Now in its sixth edition, with 528 pages & eight maps A GUIDE'S GUIDE TO PHILADELPHIA offers the most comprehensive, up-to-date information on historic attractions, museums, tours, sports, libraries, the arts, annual events, restaurants, hotels, shopping tips, aids for the elderly & disabled, activities for children, the suburbs, Atlantic City & more. Philadelphia's best-selling, most established guidebook gets rave reviews. It's a must for natives & tourists. Order directly from Curson House, Inc., 250 S. 18th Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103. (215) 735-2775. |
| philadelphia spectrum concert history: The Kinks Doug Hinman, 2004 This work tracks every move in the Kinks' career. With the help of band members, Doug Hinman has reconstructed their meteoric rise to fame in the early 60s through its dissolution and revival in the 70s, stadium success in the 80s, and an apparently final breakdown in the late 90s |
| philadelphia spectrum concert history: The Decibel Diaries Carter Alan, 2017-04-04 An insider's tour of rock through 50 memorable concerts |
| philadelphia spectrum concert history: Billboard , 2009-11-14 In its 114th year, Billboard remains the world's premier weekly music publication and a diverse digital, events, brand, content and data licensing platform. Billboard publishes the most trusted charts and offers unrivaled reporting about the latest music, video, gaming, media, digital and mobile entertainment issues and trends. |
| philadelphia spectrum concert history: How PowerPoint Makes You Stupid Franck Frommer, 2012-02-07 With over 500 million users worldwide, Microsoft's PowerPoint software has become the ubiquitous tool for nearly all forms of public presentation—in schools, government agencies, the military, and, of course, offices everywhere. In this revealing and powerfully argued book, author Franck Frommer shows us that PowerPoint's celebrated ease and efficiency actually mask a profoundly disturbing but little-understood transformation in human communication. Using fascinating examples (including the most famous PowerPoint presentation of all: Colin Powell's indictment of Iraq before the United Nations), Frommer systematically deconstructs the slides, bulleted lists, and flashy graphics we all now take for granted. He shows how PowerPoint has promoted a new, slippery “grammar,” where faulty causality, sloppy logic, decontextualized data, and seductive showmanship have replaced the traditional tools of persuasion and argument. How PowerPoint Makes You Stupid includes a fascinating mini-history of PowerPoint's emergence, as well as a sobering and surprising account of its reach into the most unsuspecting nooks of work, life, and education. For anyone concerned with the corruption of language, the dumbing-down of society, or the unchecked expansion of “efficiency” in our culture, here is a book that will become a rallying cry for turning the tide. |
| philadelphia spectrum concert history: On the Road with U2 Deena Dietrich, 2015-04-12 Join me on my musical journey on the road with U2 to the 75 shows I have seen since the Zoo TV tour in 1992. Meeting Bono in Jersey, hugging Larry in Baltimore, having a drink with Larry in Providence, talking with Bono in Seattle, hugging Larry again in Pittsburgh - just to name a few. |
| philadelphia spectrum concert history: Concert Music, Rock, and Jazz Since 1945 Elizabeth West Marvin, 2002 Presents various interdisciplinary articles to bridge the gulf between classical and popular music. |
| philadelphia spectrum concert history: The History of Bones John Lurie, 2023-10-24 The quintessential depiction of 1980s New York and the downtown scene from the artist, actor, musician, and composer John Lurie “A picaresque roller coaster of a story, with staggering amounts of sex and drugs and the perpetual quest to retain some kind of artistic integrity.”—The New York Times In the tornado that was downtown New York in the 1980s, John Lurie stood at the vortex. After founding the band The Lounge Lizards with his brother, Evan, in 1979, Lurie quickly became a centrifugal figure in the world of outsider artists, cutting-edge filmmakers, and cultural rebels. Now Lurie vibrantly brings to life the whole wash of 1980s New York as he developed his artistic soul over the course of the decade and came into orbit with all the prominent artists of that time and place, including Andy Warhol, Debbie Harry, Boris Policeband, and, especially, Jean-Michel Basquiat, the enigmatic prodigy who spent a year sleeping on the floor of Lurie’s East Third Street apartment. It may feel like Disney World now, but in The History of Bones, the East Village, through Lurie’s clear-eyed reminiscence, comes to teeming, gritty life. The book is full of grime and frank humor—Lurie holds nothing back in this journey to one of the most significant moments in our cultural history, one whose reverberations are still strongly felt today. History may repeat itself, but the way downtown New York happened in the 1980s will never happen again. Luckily, through this beautiful memoir, we all have a front-row seat. |
| philadelphia spectrum concert history: A Century of Philadelphia Sports Rich Westcott, 2001 What was Philadelphia's first National Hockey League team? A hint: No, it wasn't the Flyers. What Philadelphia-area tennis star survived the sinking of the Titanic? A hint: He was ranked number one in 1916. Which baseball sluggers, one from the Phillies and one from the Athletics, won triple crowns in their respective leagues in the same year? A hint: The year was 1933. If you got even one right answer, you're a winner, or you've already read A Century of Philadelphia Sports. Philadelphia-area athletes have taken home thirty big league home run crowns and twelve NBA scoring titles. The area is home to five Indianapolis 500 winners, five Sullivan Award winners, four Heisman Trophy recipients, and a two-time U.S. Open champion. Not to mention Rube Waddell, the A's Hall of Fame pitcher who would sometimes leave the ballpark in the middle of a game to chase fire trucks. And they're all here in this groundbreaking book. Unprecedented in its breadth and sweep, A Century of Philadelphia Sports covers the bigtime teams and events but also amateur and college sports. Here you will relive the glory days of Penn football and Bobby Jones's completion of the Grand Slam at Merion, the Eagles' de |
| philadelphia spectrum concert history: Billboard , 1977-05-07 In its 114th year, Billboard remains the world's premier weekly music publication and a diverse digital, events, brand, content and data licensing platform. Billboard publishes the most trusted charts and offers unrivaled reporting about the latest music, video, gaming, media, digital and mobile entertainment issues and trends. |
| philadelphia spectrum concert history: For You Lawrence Kirsch, 2007 |
| philadelphia spectrum concert history: The Old Man from Leftfield Neil McKee, 2014-10-17 When I was a kid in the late 1950s, while I was a student at Paoli Elementary School, I read the famous children's book that talks about the Kid from Leftfield. Also around that time, I always said to myself, What is it going to be like in the year 2000? I'll be fifty years old! I couldn't comprehend being that old; the thought of it scared me, and I'd probably be in a wheelchair or something worse. I bet a lot of people my age thought the same thing. This is the story of what that kid did when he reached the age of fifty. |
| philadelphia spectrum concert history: This Is All a Dream We Dreamed Blair Jackson, David Gans, 2015-11-10 Fifty years after the Grateful Dead was formed, the band still exerts a powerful influence over hundreds of thousands of fans around the world. Today, an entire generation of Deadheads who have never experienced a live Dead show are still drawn to the music and the complex and colorful subculture that has grown up around it. In This Is All a Dream We Dreamed, Blair Jackson and David Gans, two of the most well-respected chroniclers of the Dead, reveal the band's story through the words of its members and their creative collaborators, as well as a number of diverse fans, stitching together a multitude of voices into a seamless oral tapestry. Woven into this musical saga is an examination of the subculture that developed into its own economy, touching fans from all walks of life, from penniless hippies to celebrities, and at least one U.S. vice president. The book traces the band's evolution from its folk/bluegrass beginnings through the Jug Band craze, an early incarnation as Rolling Stones wannabes, feral psychedelic warriors, the Americana jam band that blazed through the '70s, to the shockingly popular but still iconoclastic stadium-filling band of later years. The Dead broke every rule of the music business along the way, taking risks and venturing into new territory as they fused inspired ideas and techniques with intuition and fearlessness to create a sound-and a business model-unlike anything heard and seen before. |
| philadelphia spectrum concert history: Highbrow/Lowbrow Lawrence W. LEVINE, 2009-06-30 In this unusually wide-ranging study, spanning more than a century and covering such diverse forms of expressive culture as Shakespeare, Central Park, symphonies, jazz, art museums, the Marx Brothers, opera, and vaudeville, a leading cultural historian demonstrates how variable and dynamic cultural boundaries have been and how fragile and recent the cultural categories we have learned to accept as natural and eternal are. For most of the nineteenth century, a wide variety of expressive forms—Shakespearean drama, opera, orchestral music, painting and sculpture, as well as the writings of such authors as Dickens and Longfellow—enjoyed both high cultural status and mass popularity. In the nineteenth century Americans (in addition to whatever specific ethnic, class, and regional cultures they were part of) shared a public culture less hierarchically organized, less fragmented into relatively rigid adjectival groupings than their descendants were to experience. By the twentieth century this cultural eclecticism and openness became increasingly rare. Cultural space was more sharply defined and less flexible than it had been. The theater, once a microcosm of America—housing both the entire spectrum of the population and the complete range of entertainment from tragedy to farce, juggling to ballet, opera to minstrelsy—now fragmented into discrete spaces catering to distinct audiences and separate genres of expressive culture. The same transition occurred in concert halls, opera houses, and museums. A growing chasm between “serious” and “popular,” between “high” and “low” culture came to dominate America’s expressive arts. “If there is a tragedy in this development,” Lawrence Levine comments, “it is not only that millions of Americans were now separated from exposure to such creators as Shakespeare, Beethoven, and Verdi, whom they had enjoyed in various formats for much of the nineteenth century, but also that the rigid cultural categories, once they were in place, made it so difficult for so long for so many to understand the value and importance of the popular art forms that were all around them. Too many of those who considered themselves educated and cultured lost for a significant period—and many have still not regained—their ability to discriminate independently, to sort things out for themselves and understand that simply because a form of expressive culture was widely accessible and highly popular it was not therefore necessarily devoid of any redeeming value or artistic merit.” In this innovative historical exploration, Levine not only traces the emergence of such familiar categories as highbrow and lowbrow at the turn of the century, but helps us to understand more clearly both the process of cultural change and the nature of culture in American society. |
| philadelphia spectrum concert history: The Big 50: Philadelphia Flyers Sam Carchidi, Wayne Fish, 2019-11-05 The Big 50: Philadelphia Flyers is a lively, comprehensive look at the 50 men and moments that made the Flyers the Flyers. Experienced sportswriters Sam Carchidi and Wayne Fish recount the living history of the franchise, counting down from No. 50 to No. 1. This collection brilliantly brings to life the team's remarkable story, from its growing pains as an expansion team to the Broadstreet Bullies era, to more recent stars like captain Claude Giroux. |
| philadelphia spectrum concert history: Cornell '77 Peter Conners, 2017-04-11 On May 8, 1977, at Barton Hall, on the Cornell University campus, in front of 8,500 eager fans, the Grateful Dead played a show so significant that the Library of Congress inducted it into the National Recording Registry. The band had just released Terrapin Station and was still finding its feet after an extended hiatus. In 1977, the Grateful Dead reached a musical peak, and their East Coast spring tour featured an exceptional string of performances, including the one at Cornell.Many Deadheads claim that the quality of the live recording of the show made by Betty Cantor-Jackson (a member of the crew) elevated its importance. Once those recordings—referred to as Betty Boards—began to circulate among Deadheads, the reputation of the Cornell '77 show grew exponentially.With time the show at Barton Hall acquired legendary status in the community of Deadheads and audiophiles.Rooted in dozens of interviews—including a conversation with Betty Cantor-Jackson about her recording—and accompanied by a dazzling selection of never-before-seen concert photographs, Cornell '77 is about far more than just a single Grateful Dead concert. It is a social and cultural history of one of America's most enduring and iconic musical acts, their devoted fans, and a group of Cornell students whose passion for music drove them to bring the Dead to Barton Hall. Peter Conners has intimate knowledge of the fan culture surrounding the Dead, and his expertise brings the show to life. He leads readers through a song-by-song analysis of the performance, from New Minglewood Blues to One More Saturday Night, and conveys why, forty years later, Cornell '77 is still considered a touchstone in the history of the band.As Conners notes in his Prologue: You will hear from Deadheads who went to the show. You will hear from non-Deadhead Cornell graduates who were responsible for putting on the show in the first place. You will hear from record executives, academics, scholars, Dead family members, tapers, traders, and trolls. You will hear from those who still live the Grateful Dead every day. You will hear from those who would rather keep their Grateful Dead passions private for reasons both personal and professional. You will hear stories about the early days of being a Deadhead and what it was like to attend, and perhaps record, those early shows, including Cornell '77. |
| philadelphia spectrum concert history: Life on Display Karen A. Rader, Victoria E.M. Cain, 2014-10-03 Rich with archival detail and compelling characters, Life on Display uses the history of biological exhibitions to analyze museums’ shifting roles in twentieth-century American science and society. Karen A. Rader and Victoria E. M. Cain chronicle profound changes in these exhibitions—and the institutions that housed them—between 1910 and 1990, ultimately offering new perspectives on the history of museums, science, and science education. Rader and Cain explain why science and natural history museums began to welcome new audiences between the 1900s and the 1920s and chronicle the turmoil that resulted from the introduction of new kinds of biological displays. They describe how these displays of life changed dramatically once again in the 1930s and 1940s, as museums negotiated changing, often conflicting interests of scientists, educators, and visitors. The authors then reveal how museum staffs, facing intense public and scientific scrutiny, experimented with wildly different definitions of life science and life science education from the 1950s through the 1980s. The book concludes with a discussion of the influence that corporate sponsorship and blockbuster economics wielded over science and natural history museums in the century’s last decades. A vivid, entertaining study of the ways science and natural history museums shaped and were shaped by understandings of science and public education in the twentieth-century United States, Life on Display will appeal to historians, sociologists, and ethnographers of American science and culture, as well as museum practitioners and general readers. |
| philadelphia spectrum concert history: This Must Be The Place Robert Kronenburg, 2019-03-07 This Must Be The Place is the first architectural history of popular music performance space, describing its beginnings, its different typologies, and its development into a distinctive genre of building design. It examines the design and form of popular music architecture and charts how it has been developed in ad-hoc ways by non-professionals such as building owners, promoters, and the musicians themselves as well as professionally by architects, designers, and construction specialists. With a primary focus on Europe and North America (and excursions to Australia, the Far East and South America), it explores audience experience and how venues have influenced the development of different musical scenes. From music halls and Vaudeville in the 1800s, via the seminal clubs and theatres of the 20th century, to the large-scale multi-million-dollar arena concerts of today, this book explores the impact that the use of private and public space for performance has on our cities' urban identity, and, to a lesser extent, how rural space is perceived and used. Like architecture, popular music is neither static nor standardized; it continuously develops and has multiple strands. This Must Be The Place describes the factors that have determined the development of music venue architecture, focusing on both famous and less well-known examples from the smallest bar room music space to the largest stadium-filling rock set. |
| philadelphia spectrum concert history: Echoes Glenn Povey, 2007 From their gigs in tiny church halls to multimillion-selling albums--The Dark Side of the Moon, Wish You Were Here, and the rock opera The Wall--and elaborate stadium shows, this tome celebrates legendary rock band Pink Floyd. Lavishly illustrated with previously unpublished photographs and rare graphic memorabilia, including posters, advertisements, handbills, and tickets from every era of the band's remarkable history, this survey provides a comprehensive overview of the group, its members, and the times. In addition to a biographical account of the band's collective and individual careers--from their pre-Floyd times in the early 1960s to the present day and their music's evolution from psychedelic and space rock to progressive rock genres--this definitive reference presents a meticulously researched chronological listing of every Pink Floyd and solo concert with set lists, radio and television appearances, and a UK and U.S. discography. |
| philadelphia spectrum concert history: The Great Philadelphia Fan Book Glen Macnow, Anthony L. Gargano, 2003 Philadelphia sports fans have a reputation as the roughest, toughest, most vocal and unruly fans in sports. Philly fans booed Santa, cheered, as Michael Irvin lay motionless on the Vet's hard Astroturf. Sports radio personalities Glen Macnow and Anthony Gargano tell the story from the Philadelphia fan's perspective. In part a Philadelphia sports memoir, The Great Philadelphia Fan Book is also a historical and anecdotal account of the nation's passionate sports fans centering around Philadelphia's four major league teams. The authors mount a sturdy apologia that will be sure to delight Philadelphia sports fans and remind them of their unique and unabashed dedication to their hometown teams. |
| philadelphia spectrum concert history: The Spectrum of Teaching Styles Muska Mosston, Sara Ashworth, 1990 |
| philadelphia spectrum concert history: Rush: Wandering the Face of the Earth Skip Daly, Eric Hansen, 2019-10-29 2020 IBPA Awards Winner! Alex Lifeson, Geddy Lee, and Neil Peart performed together for the first time to an audience of 11,000 people in 1974. Forty years later, their last tour sold over 442,000 tickets. This is the story of everything in between. This is the story of Rush. Fondly known as the Holy Triumvirate, Rush is one of the top bands to shine through rock-and-roll history. Wandering the Face of the Earth covers Rush’s storied touring career, from their humble beginnings as a Toronto-area bar band playing middle school gymnasiums to their rise as one of the world’s most sought-after live acts, selling out massive arenas around the globe. This book includes every setlist, every opening act, and every noteworthy moment meticulously researched and vetted by the band themselves. Along with spectacular, never-before-seen imagery, this is THE must-have tour compendium for Rush fans. —In Loving Memory, Neil Ellwood Peart 1952-2020 |
| philadelphia spectrum concert history: The Queens' English Chloe O. Davis, 2021-02-02 A landmark reference guide to the LGBTQIA+ community’s contributions to the English language—an intersectional, inclusive, playfully illustrated glossary featuring more than 800 terms and fabulous phrases created by and for queer culture. Do you know where “yaaaas queen!” comes from? Do you know the difference between a bear and a wolf? Do you know what all the letters in LGBTQIA+ stand for? The Queens’ English is a comprehensive guide to modern gay slang, queer theory terms, and playful colloquialisms that define and celebrate LGBTQIA+ culture. This modern dictionary provides an in-depth look at queer language, from terms influenced by celebrated lesbian poet Sappho and from New York’s underground queer ball culture in the 1980s to today's celebration of RuPaul’s Drag Race. The glossary of terms is supported by full-color illustrations and photography throughout, as well as real-life usage examples for those who don't quite know how to use “kiki,” “polysexual,” or “transmasculine” in a sentence. A series of educational lessons highlight key people and events that shaped queer language; readers will learn the linguistic importance of pronouns, gender identity, Stonewall, the Harlem Renaissance, and more. For every queen in your life—the men, women, gender non-conforming femmes, butches, daddies, and zaddies—The Queens’ English is at once an education and a celebration of queer history, identity, and the limitless imagination of the LGBTQIA+ community. |
| philadelphia spectrum concert history: Geddy Lee's Big Beautiful Book of Bass Geddy Lee, 2018-12-18 “A treasure trove for any fan of the four-stringed (and occasionally more) instrument.” — Billboard It's not surprising that sooner or later I'd dive down the proverbial rabbit hole into the world of vintage bass guitars.—Geddy Lee From Rush frontman Geddy Lee's personal collection of vintage electric bass guitars, dating from the 1950s to the 1980s, comes the definitive volume on the subject. Geddy's love of the bass has been nurtured over a lifetime spent in the limelight as one of the world's premier rock bassists. For the past seven years, he's dedicated himself to studying the history of the instrument that's been so essential to his career, collecting hundreds of basses from around the globe. Written with arts journalist Daniel Richler, gorgeously photographed in breathtaking detail by Richard Sibbald, and with insight from Geddy’s trusted bass tech and curator, John Skully McIntosh, Geddy Lee’s Big Beautiful Book of Bass profiles over 250 classic basses from Geddy’s extensive collection. Representing every tone in the bass palette, every nuance of the rock and roll genre as well as blues, jazz, pop, and country, this one-of-a-kind collection features so-called beauty queens—pristine instruments never lifted from their cases—as well as road warriors—well-worn, sweat-soaked basses that proudly show their age and use. Complete with personal commentary from Geddy that showcases his knowledge both as a musician and an aficionado, this luxuriously produced volume is a revelatory look at the heavy hitters in the world of bass—Fender, Gibson/Epiphone, Rickenbacker, Höfner, Ampeg—and lesser known but influential global luthiers such as Antonio Wandr Pioli, Dan Armstrong, and Tony Zemaitis. The book also features interviews with John Paul Jones (Led Zeppelin); Adam Clayton (U2); Robert Trujillo (Metallica); Jeff Tweedy (Wilco); Bill Wyman (The Rolling Stones); Les Claypool (Primus); Bob Daisley (Rainbow); Fender expert and owner of the legendary Gibson Explorer, Bass Ken Collins; veteran guitar tech for The Who, Alan Rogan; plus comments from many other great players across three decades of rock and roll. Written in Geddy's singular voice, this book reveals the stories, songs, and history behind the instruments of his inimitable collection. Complete with an index and a graphically designed timeline of the history of the bass, as well as an up-close look at Geddy's basses on Rush's final R40 Tour, his stage and recording gear from 1968 to 2017, and forewords by author and respected vintage expert, Terry Foster, and Rush band member, Alex Lifeson, Geddy Lee's Big Beautiful Book of Bass is the ultimate compendium for the consummate collector, musician, Rush fan, and anyone who loves the bass guitar. |
| philadelphia spectrum concert history: The Year in Music, 1979 Judith Glassman, 1979 |
| philadelphia spectrum concert history: The World Book Encyclopedia , 2002 An encyclopedia designed especially to meet the needs of elementary, junior high, and senior high school students. |
| philadelphia spectrum concert history: Lightning Striking Lenny Kaye, 2022-01-11 “We have performed side-by-side on the global stage through half a century…. In Lightning Striking, Lenny Kaye has illuminated ten facets of the jewel called rock and roll from a uniquely personal and knowledgeable perspective.” –Patti Smith An insider’s take on the evolution and enduring legacy of the music that rocked the twentieth century Memphis 1954. New Orleans 1957. Philadelphia 1959. Liverpool 1962. San Francisco 1967. Detroit 1969. New York, 1975. London 1977. Los Angeles 1984 / Norway 1993. Seattle 1991. Rock and roll was birthed in basements and garages, radio stations and dance halls, in cities where unexpected gatherings of artists and audience changed and charged the way music is heard and celebrated, capturing lightning in a bottle. Musician and writer Lenny Kaye explores ten crossroads of time and place that define rock and roll, its unforgettable flashpoints, characters, and visionaries; how each generation came to be; how it was discovered by the world. Whether describing Elvis Presley’s Memphis, the Beatles’ Liverpool, Patti Smith’s New York, or Kurt Cobain’s Seattle, Lightning Striking reveals the communal energy that creates a scene, a guided tour inside style and performance, to see who’s on stage, along with the movers and shakers, the hustlers and hangers-on--and why everybody is listening. Grandly sweeping and minutely detailed, informed by Kaye’s acclaimed knowledge and experience as a working musician, Lightning Striking is an ear-opening insight into our shared musical and cultural history, a magic carpet ride of rock and roll’s most influential movements and moments. |
| philadelphia spectrum concert history: Blue-Collar Conservatism Timothy J. Lombardo, 2021-05-07 Blue-Collar Conservatism examines the blue-collar, white supporters of Frank Rizzo—Philadelphia's police commissioner turned mayor—and shows how the intersection of law enforcement and urban politics created one of the least understood but most consequential political developments in recent American history. |
| philadelphia spectrum concert history: You Can't Always Get What You Want Sam Cutler, 2010-02-23 A “straight-dope, tell-all account” of touring with two of the world’s greatest bands of the 60s and 70s—A “fast-moving narrative of rock-n-roll excess” (Publishers Weekly). In this all-access memoir of the psychedelic era, Sam Cutler recounts his life as tour manager for the Rolling Stones and the Grateful Dead—whom he calls the yin and yang of bands. After working with the Rolling Stones at their historic Hyde Park concert in 1969, Sam managed their American tour later that year, when he famously dubbed them “The Greatest Rock Band in the World.” And he was caught in the middle as their triumph took a tragic turn during a free concert at the Altamont Speedway in California, where a man in the crowd was killed by the Hell’s Angels. After that, Sam took up with the fun-loving Grateful Dead, managing their tours and finances, and taking part in their endless hijinks on the road. With intimate portraits of other stars of the time—including Janis Joplin, Jimi Hendrix, the Band, the Allman Brothers, Pink Floyd, and Eric Clapton—this memoir is a treasure trove of insights and anecdotes that bring some of rock’s greatest legends to life. |
| philadelphia spectrum concert history: Kiss Alive Forever Curt Gooch, Jeff Suhs, 2002 Provides overviews of each tour, road crew interviews, opening act listings, and index of all of the band's songs, and more than 200 photos chronicling their concert history. Original. |
| philadelphia spectrum concert history: Abstract City Christoph Niemann, 2012-04-01 This anthology of the illustrator’s New York Times blog features a chapter of all-new material: “a masterpiece of sophisticated humor” (Library Journal, starred review). In July 2008, illustrator and designer Christoph Niemann began Abstract City, a visual blog for the New York Times. His posts were inspired by the desire to re-create simple and everyday observations and stories from his own life that everyone could relate to. In Niemann’s hands, mundane experiences such as riding the subway or trying to get a good night’s sleep were transformed into delightful flights of visual fancy. In Abstract City, the struggle to keep up with housework becomes a battle against adorable but crafty goblins, and nostalgia about New York manifests in simple but strikingly spot-on LEGO creations. This brilliantly illustrated collection of reflections on modern life includes all sixteen of the original blog posts as well as a new chapter created exclusively for the book. |
| philadelphia spectrum concert history: Between the World and Me Ta-Nehisi Coates, 2015-07-14 #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • NATIONAL BOOK AWARD WINNER • NAMED ONE OF TIME’S TEN BEST NONFICTION BOOKS OF THE DECADE • PULITZER PRIZE FINALIST • NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE AWARD FINALIST • ONE OF OPRAH’S “BOOKS THAT HELP ME THROUGH” • NOW AN HBO ORIGINAL SPECIAL EVENT Hailed by Toni Morrison as “required reading,” a bold and personal literary exploration of America’s racial history by “the most important essayist in a generation and a writer who changed the national political conversation about race” (Rolling Stone) NAMED ONE OF THE MOST INFLUENTIAL BOOKS OF THE DECADE BY CNN • NAMED ONE OF PASTE’S BEST MEMOIRS OF THE DECADE • NAMED ONE OF THE TEN BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY The New York Times Book Review • O: The Oprah Magazine • The Washington Post • People • Entertainment Weekly • Vogue • Los Angeles Times • San Francisco Chronicle • Chicago Tribune • New York • Newsday • Library Journal • Publishers Weekly In a profound work that pivots from the biggest questions about American history and ideals to the most intimate concerns of a father for his son, Ta-Nehisi Coates offers a powerful new framework for understanding our nation’s history and current crisis. Americans have built an empire on the idea of “race,” a falsehood that damages us all but falls most heavily on the bodies of black women and men—bodies exploited through slavery and segregation, and, today, threatened, locked up, and murdered out of all proportion. What is it like to inhabit a black body and find a way to live within it? And how can we all honestly reckon with this fraught history and free ourselves from its burden? Between the World and Me is Ta-Nehisi Coates’s attempt to answer these questions in a letter to his adolescent son. Coates shares with his son—and readers—the story of his awakening to the truth about his place in the world through a series of revelatory experiences, from Howard University to Civil War battlefields, from the South Side of Chicago to Paris, from his childhood home to the living rooms of mothers whose children’s lives were taken as American plunder. Beautifully woven from personal narrative, reimagined history, and fresh, emotionally charged reportage, Between the World and Me clearly illuminates the past, bracingly confronts our present, and offers a transcendent vision for a way forward. |
| philadelphia spectrum concert history: Astral Weeks Ryan H. Walsh, 2019-03-05 A mind-expanding dive into a lost chapter of 1968, featuring the famous and forgotten: Van Morrison, folkie-turned-cult-leader Mel Lyman, Timothy Leary, James Brown, and many more Van Morrison's Astral Weeks is an iconic rock album shrouded in legend, a masterpiece that has touched generations of listeners and influenced everyone from Bruce Springsteen to Martin Scorsese. In his first book, acclaimed musician and journalist Ryan H. Walsh unearths the album's fascinating backstory--along with the untold secrets of the time and place that birthed it: Boston 1968. On the 50th anniversary of that tumultuous year, Walsh's book follows a criss-crossing cast of musicians and visionaries, artists and hippie entrepreneurs, from a young Tufts English professor who walks into a job as a host for TV's wildest show (one episode required two sets, each tuned to a different channel) to the mystically inclined owner of radio station WBCN, who believed he was the reincarnation of a scientist from Atlantis. Most penetratingly powerful of all is Mel Lyman, the folk-music star who decided he was God, then controlled the lives of his many followers via acid, astrology, and an underground newspaper called Avatar. A mesmerizing group of boldface names pops to life in Astral Weeks: James Brown quells tensions the night after Martin Luther King, Jr. is assassinated; the real-life crimes of the Boston Strangler come to the movie screen via Tony Curtis; Howard Zinn testifies for Avatar in the courtroom. From life-changing concerts and chilling crimes, to acid experiments and film shoots, Astral Weeks is the secret, wild history of a unique time and place. One of LitHub's 15 Books You Should Read This March |
| philadelphia spectrum concert history: Billboard , 2009-10-03 In its 114th year, Billboard remains the world's premier weekly music publication and a diverse digital, events, brand, content and data licensing platform. Billboard publishes the most trusted charts and offers unrivaled reporting about the latest music, video, gaming, media, digital and mobile entertainment issues and trends. |
Philadelphia Spectrum Concert History (PDF)
Myers,2021-11-09 A fascinating intimate oral history of the golden age of the rock concert based on nearly 100 interviews with musicians fans and others Publishers Weekly Decades after the …
Philadelphia Spectrum Concert History [PDF]
Magid,Robert Louis Huber,2011 A vibrant history with 250 full color photographs covers the 40 year history of Philadelphia s Electric Factory music venue which hosted such acts as Pink …
Philadelphia Spectrum Concert History Full PDF
Philadelphia Spectrum Concert History: Journal Philadelphia Orchestra,1917 My Soul's Been Psychedelicized Larry Magid,Robert Louis Huber,2011 A vibrant history with 250 full color …
Philadelphia Spectrum Concert History (book)
Philadelphia Spectrum Concert History: God Bless the Spectrum: America's Showplace in Philadelphia: 1967-2009 Philadelphia Daily News,2011-05-15 The Spectrum became a special …
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volume finds out why The Who: Concert File Joe McMichael,Jack Lyons,2000-06-26 In this concert file Joe McMichael and Irish Jack Lyons assemble an amazingly thorough chronicle of …
Philadelphia Spectrum Concert History - DRINK APPS MANGA
covers the 40-year history of Philadelphia's Electric Factory music venue, which hosted such acts as Pink Floyd, Jimi Hendrix, Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen, Bette Midler, Elvis Presley, Pearl …
The Spectrum – The Golden Age of Philadelphia Sports
Spectrum was purposely built to be multifunctional. After the construction many people began to ask, how did the Spectrum get its name. Flyer executive Lou Scheinfeld is responsible for its …
Philadelphia Spectrum Concert History - goramblers.org
band's remarkable history, this survey provides a comprehensive overview of the group, its members, and the times. In addition to a biographical account of the band's collective and …
Thanks to Bert Gangl for all his help in adding to this archive (MTB ...
Philadelphia Spectrum Concert History (Download Only)
Philadelphia Spectrum Concert History: God Bless the Spectrum: America's Showplace in Philadelphia: 1967-2009 Philadelphia Daily News,2011-05-15 The Spectrum became a special …
Philadelphia Spectrum Concert History - goramblers.org
Spectrum became a special place for millions of fans throughout the Greater Philadelphia Region, hosting hundreds of events each year. Although its doors are now closed, look back at the …
Humble Pie Tour Archive October 1971 – March 1975
Humble Pie Tour Archive August 1969 – September 1971
21/03/2018 HTML 5 Reader | Pocketmags - Spectrum Concerts
Traditionally, each Spectrum concert includes an oral introduction to the programme, and Dodge makes a point of welcoming the audience right before the music begins. But this is only one …
Philadelphia Spectrum Concert History Full PDF
Philadelphia Spectrum Concert History: God Bless the Spectrum: America's Showplace in Philadelphia: 1967-2009 Philadelphia Daily News,2011-05-15 The Spectrum became a special …
| 123rd Season The Philadelphia Orchestra
This concert is sponsored in part by Donald E. Barb, Esq., and the Rev. Bruce H. Davidson; Christos Coutifaris and Deborah Driscoll, in memory of Woody Driscoll; and Dr. James F. …
Marshall Tucker Band Tour Archive 1972-1973
Writing (British) Concert History: The Blessing and Curse of …
this broad area, concert history has become one of the more popular fields of investigation, offering opportunities to combine studies of the so-cial, cultural, and economic structures of …
Philadelphia Spectrum Concert History (2024)
download Philadelphia Spectrum Concert History has opened up a world of possibilities. Downloading Philadelphia Spectrum Concert History provides numerous advantages over …
The Complete Hendrix Concert List
The following document is a list of all "Live" material that Jimi Hendrix produced from the time "The Experience" was formed. This list was made for my own personal use. If you think it may …
Philadelphia Spectrum Concert History (PDF)
Myers,2021-11-09 A fascinating intimate oral history of the golden age of the rock concert based on nearly 100 interviews with musicians fans and others Publishers Weekly Decades after the rise of rock music in the 1950s the rock concert retains its power as a unifying experience and as a multi billion dollar industry In Rock Concert acclaimed ...
Philadelphia Spectrum Concert History [PDF]
Magid,Robert Louis Huber,2011 A vibrant history with 250 full color photographs covers the 40 year history of Philadelphia s Electric Factory music venue which hosted such acts as Pink Floyd Jimi Hendrix Bob Dylan Bruce Springsteen Bette Midler
Philadelphia Spectrum Concert History Full PDF
Philadelphia Spectrum Concert History: Journal Philadelphia Orchestra,1917 My Soul's Been Psychedelicized Larry Magid,Robert Louis Huber,2011 A vibrant history with 250 full color photographs covers the 40 year history of Philadelphia s Electric Factory music venue
Philadelphia Spectrum Concert History (book)
Philadelphia Spectrum Concert History: God Bless the Spectrum: America's Showplace in Philadelphia: 1967-2009 Philadelphia Daily News,2011-05-15 The Spectrum became a special place for millions of fans throughout the Greater Philadelphia Region hosting hundreds of events
Philadelphia Spectrum Concert History (Download Only)
volume finds out why The Who: Concert File Joe McMichael,Jack Lyons,2000-06-26 In this concert file Joe McMichael and Irish Jack Lyons assemble an amazingly thorough chronicle of live performances played by the hardest working rock n roll
Philadelphia Spectrum Concert History - DRINK APPS MANGA
covers the 40-year history of Philadelphia's Electric Factory music venue, which hosted such acts as Pink Floyd, Jimi Hendrix, Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen, Bette Midler, Elvis Presley, Pearl Jam and many more.
The Spectrum – The Golden Age of Philadelphia Sports
Spectrum was purposely built to be multifunctional. After the construction many people began to ask, how did the Spectrum get its name. Flyer executive Lou Scheinfeld is responsible for its creation.
Philadelphia Spectrum Concert History - goramblers.org
band's remarkable history, this survey provides a comprehensive overview of the group, its members, and the times. In addition to a biographical account of the band's collective and individual careers--from their pre-Floyd times in the early 1960s to the present day and their music's evolution
Thanks to Bert Gangl for all his help in adding to this archive (MTB ...
Reproduction in whole or in part in any form or medium without express written permission of the Tour Archive is prohibited.
Philadelphia Spectrum Concert History (Download Only)
Philadelphia Spectrum Concert History: God Bless the Spectrum: America's Showplace in Philadelphia: 1967-2009 Philadelphia Daily News,2011-05-15 The Spectrum became a special place for millions of fans throughout the Greater Philadelphia Region hosting hundreds of events
Philadelphia Spectrum Concert History - goramblers.org
Spectrum became a special place for millions of fans throughout the Greater Philadelphia Region, hosting hundreds of events each year. Although its doors are now closed, look back at the greatest moments in Philadelphia sports under one never-to-be-forgotten roof.
Humble Pie Tour Archive October 1971 – March 1975
6/24/1972 Akron, OH, Draught House (impromptu concert following rain out of Akron Bowl show) 6/26/1972 Toronto, ON, Maple Leaf Gardens Groundhogs, Edgar Winter 6/27/1972 Montreal, QC, Forum Groundhogs, Edgar Winter 6/29/1972 Saratoga Springs, NY, Saratoga Springs Arts Center
Humble Pie Tour Archive August 1969 – September 1971
Chicago, IL, Syndrome. Coliseum Grand Funk Railroad (HL), Brethern, Chase.
21/03/2018 HTML 5 Reader | Pocketmags - Spectrum Concerts
Traditionally, each Spectrum concert includes an oral introduction to the programme, and Dodge makes a point of welcoming the audience right before the music begins. But this is only one aspect of the series' continued success.
Philadelphia Spectrum Concert History Full PDF
Philadelphia Spectrum Concert History: God Bless the Spectrum: America's Showplace in Philadelphia: 1967-2009 Philadelphia Daily News,2011-05-15 The Spectrum became a special place for millions of fans throughout the Greater Philadelphia Region hosting hundreds of events
| 123rd Season The Philadelphia Orchestra
This concert is sponsored in part by Donald E. Barb, Esq., and the Rev. Bruce H. Davidson; Christos Coutifaris and Deborah Driscoll, in memory of Woody Driscoll; and Dr. James F. Dougherty.
Marshall Tucker Band Tour Archive 1972-1973
Reproduction in whole or in part in any form or medium without express written permission of the Tour Archive is prohibited.
Writing (British) Concert History: The Blessing and Curse of …
this broad area, concert history has become one of the more popular fields of investigation, offering opportunities to combine studies of the so-cial, cultural, and economic structures of British musical life with the con-cerns of performance and reception history in their broadest senses.
Philadelphia Spectrum Concert History (2024)
download Philadelphia Spectrum Concert History has opened up a world of possibilities. Downloading Philadelphia Spectrum Concert History provides numerous advantages over physical copies of books and documents.
The Complete Hendrix Concert List
The following document is a list of all "Live" material that Jimi Hendrix produced from the time "The Experience" was formed. This list was made for my own personal use. If you think it may be helpful to you, feel free to use it.
