History Conversations REWIND | When the Stars Came to Gaithersburg: Remembering the Shady Grove Music Fair
October 7 - October 13
with Ralph Buglass |
For most of the 1960s and ’70s, Gaithersburg was an entertainment mecca for the greater DC area. Shady Grove Music Fair—first under a big-top tent and then in a theater-in-the-round venue complete with a revolving stage—hosted Broadway hits and a wide variety of pop, rock and soul singers. Stars included Simon and Garfunkel, Bruce Springsteen, Aretha Franklin, Bette Midler, Duke Ellington, and even the Jackson 5 for a full week with tickets starting at $4.75. After only 16 years, the curtain came down in 1978—but what a run!
Originally aired April 2023.
Rewind available October 7 – 13.