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Originally Posted by barahona44
Back in late 1967 or early 68 my older brother, who was a big Neil Diamond fan, and me went to see him in concert( first concert for both of us) at the Springfield MA Symphony Hall..Headlining was Junior Walker and the All Stars, (my man Junior just about blew the roof of the building with his saxophone) and jazz saxophonist King Curtis opened the show.Rather unusual booking! This was Neil in his pre-Vegas days, an acoustic guitar and a small backing band.
Hope he enjoys his retirement.Performers rarely retire voluntarily.He certainly doesn't need the money but he might need the applause.
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Boy, you really can find everything on Google!
http://www.masslive.com/entertainmen...il_diamon.html
Only 650 in attendance? No wonder bands bypassed Springfield for so long.We must have bought the 2.00 seats, way up in the mezzanine.One thing I remember is that when Jr. Walker came on, all the black kids got up and danced in the aisles.I remember that Junior finished the concert but the article said Diamond was the headliner.