We all know that the Apollo Theater is still there around 125th Street,. but it brought some memories back for me. Jean Moriwaki and I had tickets to go see Cousin Brucie at the Apollo..WOW!!..yes WOW!!. First of all I never attended a concert or seen Cousin Brucie other than hearing him on my transister radio that I would carry with me. This was a highlight of our high school years. Jean and I both bought dresses that were just alike..meaning only the style not the pattern. The dress was called a tent dress and it was the in style in 1967.I bet most of you do remember this dress. I remember it was around Easter..either before or after. It was a beautiful spring day but a bit windy because the dress would blow up from the wind and I remember having to hold the front of my dress down as we walked. When we arrived at the Apollo there were many people waiting to get in. We received free tickets. I don't remember how or why but we both had tickets to see the show. My parents would never let me go to any concert let alone by tickets. There was no money for that kind of luxury. But, nevertheless, we both had tickets in our hands and we were on line to go in. The seats were on the lower level and we both had good seats. It was not close enough for me. I wanted to be in the front row.
I remember Jefferson Airplanes (once called Jefferson Starships) were there, James Brown and Aretha Franklin making up the motown group including The Supremes and Marvin Gaye. There were others, but it has been so long that these are the ones who stand out in my mind. The concert was not that long because when the concert was over it was still light outside.
Did anyone attend a concert at the Apollo? Were you at the concert at the same time? Write down in a comment and share it with us.
Did anyone attend a concert at the Apollo? Were you at the concert at the same time? Write down in a comment and share it with us.
