Remember a group called Caravan that was pretty good but my memory fails me on others
Best band you saw at USC Student Ctr. Bar (mid 1970's) before it closed
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I missed it but was a student at the time........Linda Ronstadt. And btw her backup band was the Eagles.
Saw George Thorogood (not sure he was accompanied by the Destroyers), but for some reason I think it was in a nearby room in Russell House and not the Spur. I may be wrong; things tended to be hazy in those days........
Definitely one I did see was John Kay, the lead singer and main thrust behind Steppenwolf. He was starting a comeback as a solo artist and the first half at least was his new stuff, which was pretty bad. Crowd was getting hostile, but he finally started playing Steppenwolf stuff and it turned out OK. felt bad for him, though. He really wanted to accent his new stuff.
Definitely one I did see was John Kay, the lead singer and main thrust behind Steppenwolf. He was starting a comeback as a solo artist and the first half at least was his new stuff, which was pretty bad. Crowd was getting hostile, but he finally started playing Steppenwolf stuff and it turned out OK. felt bad for him, though. He really wanted to accent his new stuff.
Was that the group from the late 60's and 70's from Canterbury England? One of my favs.
I remember drinking a lot of Michelob Dark and playing Galaga there. Probably contributed to my massive burnout my first go around at USC.
Coldest beer in cola
Thermos Greenwood & the Colored People, The Killer Whales, Swimming Pool Q's at the Spur.
Ramsey Lewis, Grover Washington, Jr., Hall & Oates w/ Gary Wright at the Coliseum for free.
Jimmy Buffet on the intramural field for free.
Ramsey Lewis, Grover Washington, Jr., Hall & Oates w/ Gary Wright at the Coliseum for free.
Jimmy Buffet on the intramural field for free.
yes it was - I remember it being quite a good show
Steve Martin...came into the bar with the arrow thru the head playing his banjo. Got up on stage did his gig. Walked out into the courtyard playing his banjo. It was 2nd semester so the small pools were drained. We got in the pools and he crowd surfed on his back still playing the banjo
I was at the Hall and Oates show. Since I was working for a radio station at the time I had an invite for the after party. It was in a hotel room Hall and Oates stayed in the bathroom most of the time. They did eventually wander thru the party guests to say hello.
This is from 1971. Sounds like the early 80's. The piano break is hauntingly beautiful.
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Most of my time at "the spur" was about beer and girls.
Free shows at the intramural fields like Bonnie Raitt and The Fabulous Thunderbirds were a blast.
Free shows at the intramural fields like Bonnie Raitt and The Fabulous Thunderbirds were a blast.
Hazey indeed. Swimming Pool Q's and I did see Thorogood. I thought he was at the Ball Room but again very Fuzzy. Springsteen at Coliseum.
I saw the Outlaws at Russel Outdoors and me and my crew ended up with 4 or 5 coolers but none of them were our own. That was a long day/night. My buddy scaled the outside on Snowden Dorm that night. No wonder we called it Camp Gamecock.
Yes- I had heard the Daryl Hall rivaled Nick Fleetwood in his ability to snuff down a white line or two. One Bio on Fleetwood indicated he literally, in bulk, snorted the equivalent of an Semi-truck bed.
I was there for Steve Martin's visit. I believe he performed two shows a day and had a two day engagement. I remember the empty pool incident also recall he led us in the streets to the Campus Club. I was already familiar with his comedy and attended every show.
Todd Rundgren and his band Utopia played for free at the Carolina Coliseum and he later went streaking on campus.
I couldn't read that part of your story without thinking of Rick Nelson's "Garden party". His new stuff got rebuffed also.
I went to that show with 20+ friends. Lot of haze wafting through CC that night.
The streaking fad was more like mass nude exhibitionism.
Some drunk, naked guy climbed a tree in front of Preston and kept saying, "I gotta pee". We allmoved from under the tree. Good times.
The SpongeTones at the Golden Spur and at Olivers (5 points)
Springsteen, for free at Township Auditorium
Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, w/Jackson Brown, for free at the Russell House Patio for a Steak Night BBQ.
Pink Floyd, at the Township when the A/C broke before the concert and they announced the temperature was over 105 & would refund admission to anyone wanting to leave. No one left.
Is The Township Auditorium still around?
Township is still there. I saw Joe Bonamasso there in March of 2020. I had tickets to see ZZ Top in November of 2021. They postponed. Bob Dylan is coming to town March of 2022.
Ok guys I was at USC from 1978-1982.
Im assuming a lot of these concerts y'all are remembering like Linda Ronstadt/Jimmy Buffett/Hall n Oates were before 1978?
Im assuming a lot of these concerts y'all are remembering like Linda Ronstadt/Jimmy Buffett/Hall n Oates were before 1978?
yeah 73-74...also the "The Streak" happened on a Sunday nite on Greene St. in front of The Russell House in 73. There was just enuff room on Greene St. for streakers to run shoulder to shoulder. There were streakers on the roof of the Russell House. What a time to be alive. I think SC was trying to break the record of the UNC streak.
WOW!!! Thanks for the link and the memories. During my 20 years in Columbia, many locals claimed the Township was the best venue for sound/music in both Carolinas.
I did not get there until the early 80's, so we missed out on those free concerts/cheap concerts....Seems like my first Kiss concert when I was
in Junior High School around 78-79 at the Greenville Memorial Auditorium was $10.00...could be wrong by a few dollars but concerts were cheap in those
days...
Elton John comes to Freedom Hall in Johnson City and you will easily spend serveral hundred dollars to sit in the rafters....
in Junior High School around 78-79 at the Greenville Memorial Auditorium was $10.00...could be wrong by a few dollars but concerts were cheap in those
days...
Elton John comes to Freedom Hall in Johnson City and you will easily spend serveral hundred dollars to sit in the rafters....
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The Police played the Russell House on October 11th 1979. I missed it because it was the year before my freshman year. I heard from some dorm mates who attended said it was great. Anyone attend?
www.thepolicewiki.org
1979-10-11 - PoliceWiki
I would guess that most of us old timers learned about music in the dorms. This, to me, was/is part of the college learning experience. We listened to SPEED LIMIT 35, in Five Points and The Drifters in Myrtle Beach. Behind the vail blocks of the Honeycombs (K Dorn) we smoked dope to the Doors, Hendricks & Joplin. A friend on the 5th Floor, forced me to go see Carlos Montoya at a free concert. MUSIC & LEARNING are good.
Was at Salkehatchie campus from 76 - 78. Visited friends at Preston practically every weekend. Many memories of concerts and listening to music in dorms enjoying the "high times"
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Was at Salkehatchie campus from 76 - 78. Visited friends at Preston practically every weekend. Many memories of concerts and listening to music in dorms enjoying the "high times"
I believe we may have some common friends. Out of respect, I can not hint at names but, do you remember a sliced off Chevy Impala (No back seat or Trunk) but, otherwise you didn't realize? Owner was from Estill. Had several friends at Salkehatchie from Estill & Sycamore. Looney Tunes would be an excellent hint. Used to dove hunt on Thanksgiving Day ... dodging the eye in the shy.
You woke me up with Estill. My mom was born and raised 5 miles south of there.
Saw Lynyrd Skynyrd right before they hit it big at a bar with about 50-75 in attendance. First time I heard Free Bird. Awesome show!
Remember seeing the name on the billboard and saying what a stupid name for a band. Who Knew?
Remember seeing the name on the billboard and saying what a stupid name for a band. Who Knew?
Remember some people from there, Hampton and Barnwell.
What the heck is going on here, COE ?
Good to see you on here !
I saw Chaka Khan stop by one afternoon...they were doing a
concert in town...
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