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In reply to the discussion: Best concert you ever saw? [View all]mitch96
(13,885 posts)Richie Havens at Tanglewood in the late '60's or early '70's.. It was kinda sorta a bowl shaped outdoor venue with people sitting on the ground with blankets just smokin' away and a big stage up front. The cops were around but did not mess with anybody. They were on the fringe.
Havens comes out and starts the guitar riff. It's drizzling with high clouds.. When he starts singing George Harrison's "Here comes the sun" a shaft of sunlight comes out and everybody, I mean EVERYBODY started freaking out.. That was amazing.. and that's all I remember of the show, oh and him not having any front teeth.
Also saw Leon Russel in a little tiny venue in either Pawling or Dover plains NY around the same time. The place was just on the border of NY and Conn.. It was a converted hardware store with a small stage and a few tables... Still had hardware store items on the shelf.
Very cool. Good times
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