1966 Union College in Schenectady, NY

bobsaltman-pic-1 OK, I was sent these 2 photos from Jeffrey Hedquist . I have to tell you, this first photo knocked me out.  I think Jeffs face says it all for me, I think I would look exactly the same meeting the Shangri-las.

I asked Jeff to write a lil about the pics and explain what was going on…  Jeffrey Hedquist remembers…

The year was 1966. A concert at Union College in Schenectady, NY. It was a double bill: The Shangri Las and…The Animals. Kind of a Brill Building music meets British Invasion.

Ironically, the Animals hit “We Gotta Get Out of This Place” was Penned by Cynthia Weil and Barry Mann of the aforementioned building. But I digress.

Much of the audience, mostly from Union College and Skidmore College, with a smattering of local residents, thought they were much too hip for the music of the Shangri Las which represented another era of the ‘60’s, but the girls’ songs were too ingrained in our consciousness for us not to respond emotionally. Hey, these were the anthems of our teenaged youth!

I was a DJ at WRUC in ‘66, the college radio station that promoted the event and I got to introduce the performers.
Here’s a photo of me grinning backstage at the Union College field house with the girls. You can tell by their expressions what a thrill this was for them.  Also a photo of them onstage. bobsaltzman2

photos are copyright by.  Bob Saltzman of Niskayuna, NY.

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  • 10 Responses to “1966 Union College in Schenectady, NY”

    • Alex says:

      Wow, fantastic pictures! Thanks Lex. The girls look hot! Let’s hope we find more photos like this if people who see this blog have such pics in their collection. Thanks to Bob Saltzman for sharing these.

    • bunky says:

      Hi:
      This is Mary Weiss, I was wondering
      if you could e-mail me these two pictures
      from upstate NY?
      I never saw them before.
      Thanks,
      To all the people who always say, Betty is
      missing, well Margie is missing……
      Thanks Best, Mary

      ps — shangri@optonline.net

    • Juan says:

      Great pics of the girls. One of the best shots I’ve seen…. Juan

    • maggie says:

      These pics are great, all three girls are just beautiful…….Maggie

    • Lex says:

      I too hope more pics like this come out from people at shows who took them. Mary ann looks way cool, with her orange juice. The clarity of the image is awesome.

    • Alex says:

      What I love about those backstage pics is that they give you a better glimpse of the girls’ personalities than those staged promo pics we always see. Nice to see them just hanging around, being themselves.

    • Dave says:

      These pictures are knockout! The girls look really cool. I hope we can find more!

    • rascal1952 says:

      Really great Pictures,looks like the Shangs are doing” Leader of the Pack”

    • rascal1952 says:

      Really great pictures,Hope to see more.

      Best,
      Linda

    • rascal1952 says:

      I justed loved the clothes back then they were awsome.

      Best,
      Linda

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    Love the pictures of Mary and yes there are more awards coming. Linda
    The studio in the Brill Building,what a magicial time for music,and listening to AM.radio,and the time of innocence. And in Philly
    I justed loved the clothes back then they were awsome. Best, Linda
    Oh boy those 70's,some of the clothes were alright,then some of them were really ugly. But what The Shangs are wearing pretty cool.
    I just love seeing these pictures,it really takes me back to when I'd be in my room listening to The Shangri-Las and my older sister
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