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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.

 
 
 
 

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Start:
October 7
End:
October 13

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Montgomery History
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mgagle@montgomeryhistory.org
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