The Concert Room - Inside the Philly Spectrum Concerts
The legendary Philadelphia Spectrum Arena- America's Showplace!
A podcast session about the Philadelphia Spectrum Concerts! From 1967-2009, the Spectrum held and hosted close to 1500 concerts and shows. The Stones, Springsteen, Billy Joel, Zeppelin and the Dead. We will delve in to the performances, recordings and memories. Featuring perspectives from your host Bob Hill and guests, including national and local photographers, the radio, print and media who covered the shows and performers, Spectrum personnel wo worked in promotions and the crews... and of course the fans sharing their experiences. Spotlights on this date in Spectrum concert history featuring recordings and archival information. Hit the House Lights and let's rock!
The Concert Room - Inside the Philly Spectrum Concerts
The Concert Room celebrates Billy Joel - Captain Jack live at Sigma Sound Studios 1972 and Vienna live at the Spectrum in 1986!
The Concert Room features legendary artist Billy Joel from his breakout small session at Sigma Sound Studios in Philadelphia on April 15, 1972. Performing songs from his debut Album "Cold Spring Harbor" in the studio for Rock Station WMMR's concert series at Sigma Sound, it was the performance of the unreleased song "Captain Jack" here that would help catapult his career. The DJ's would play this in heavy rotation, while it caught fire up the East Coast capturing the attention of Clive Davis. Billy Joel would sign with Columbia Records and release the album "Piano Man" the following year and the rest is history. A young performer is captured nicely in an intimate setting! Next, we fast forward to a more mature and confident singer- songwriter and entertainer, with a stellar performance of "Vienna" to a sold-out Spectrum crowd on October 13, 1986. Billy and the band are relaxed and in fine form, with high energy satisfying the Spectrum crowd. Philly and Billy Joel are forever tied to one another, and this makes us proud to help launch his phenomenal career!
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