Thursday Thirteen - #2: Name Dropping

Thirteen Golden Oldies* I "Matured" With
*with a bit of an exception for #13

1. Johnny Cash - at the Terrace Ballroom in NJ

2. Charlie Rich - at Capital Centre, Landover, MD - the Silver Fox

3. Jan & Dean - at the now defunct Rabbit's Foot, Frederick, MD

4. Yul Brynner - his final tour in the King & I at Constitution Hall, Washington, DC

5. Roger Whittaker - he of the velvet voice and fantastic whistling ability, at Constitution Hall, Washington, DC

6. Wayne Newton - 4th of July celebration on the grounds of the Washington Monument, Washington, DC

7. Smokey Robinson - at Wolf Trap Center for the Performing Arts, Vienna, VA

8. Randy Travis - at the Frederick County Fair

9. Tammy Wynette - also at the Frederick County Fair

10. Harry Belafonte - at Wolf Trap Center for the Performing Arts, Vienna, VA - what a fantastic show he put on!

11. Anthony Quinn - when he reprised his role as Zorba the Greek at Constitution Hall, Washington, DC

12. The Everly Brothers - at Wolf Trap Center for the Performing Arts, Vienna, VA - favorites since my teen years

13. Riverdance! - at Wolf Trap Center for the Performing Arts, Vienna, VA

(Too many of these people are gone - what great entertainment we've lost.)

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