Word: elton
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...series of separate entrances, has never permitted festival seating. The Garden had 200 security people, 100 ushers and 20 supervisors at their Who concerts in September. "I paid $7,800 for security and staffing fees," says Curbishley. "Where was that security Monday night?" Riverfront Coliseum concerts by Elton John in 1976 and Led Zeppelin in 1977 had resulted in serious crowd incidents. Now Curbishley and The Who are talking to other rock groups, lobbying for legislation that will establish some guidelines for large concerts. "But," says Kenny Jones, "do eleven kids have to die before you hire a few extra...
...exuberant in their praise after Carson's performance as host of the Academy Awards on their network in April, and they gave him an expensive ostrich-skin attaché case. Last June, Carson, vacationing on the French Riviera, found himself staying at the same hotel as ABC Executives Elton Rule and Fred Pierce. They went sailing, and Carson told friends that he developed a fast rapport with the men from...
...critics turned around and called it 'new wave.' We thought disco would bring home the bacon, but what has John Travolta done for us lately? We thought the days of the early 1970s would go on forever, the time when we could deal with a few big names like Elton John, Wings, Lead Dirigible, whoever. But we didn't have it wired...
...singing "Captain Walker," "Amazing Journey" and "Sally Simpson" were all acceptable, if not spectacular. John Arimand, on electric and slide guitar played a solid lead throughout the show. As the pinball wizard he overlaid his own lead with a rendition of "Wizard" that was, fortunately the Daltry, not the Elton John interpretation. Chad Balch, on drums, had perhaps the hardest act to follow. After all, Keith Moon will stay dead an awfully long time. He, and the rest of the band, Al Halliday on keyboards and Ross Albert, all turned in performances that make this show worth seeing...
This Tommy will not possess the likes of Elton John or Tina Turner. But it does contain a corps of trained dancers, some professional or pre-professional. In one six-minute number. they perform a hybrid of jazz and ballet combinations choreographed to vintage rock music. Tommy also boasts some sophisticated multimedia effects; obviously, the show demands that attention be paid to sound and lighting. We sincerely hope the change of scene hasn't irrepairably disrupted the production, and that the show opens with enthusiasm and expertise undiminished...