Marley At The Schaefer Summer Music Festival:The Schaefer Music Festival was a music festival h
Marley At The Schaefer Summer Music Festival:The Schaefer Music Festival was a music festival held in summer between 1968 and 1976 at the Wollman Skating Rink in New York City’s Central Park. The festival began in 1966 as the Rheingold Central Park Music Festival, the series was sponsored by F. & M. Schaefer Brewing Company, brewer of Schaefer Beer.The shows were very popular and usually sold out. Hundreds would spend the entire day on line for a concert. While the capacity of the Wollman Rink was usually limited to about 6,000 to 7,000 people, it is reported that Bob Marley’s performance in 1975 attracted about 15,000 people. Bob Marley and the Wailers, on tour promoting the Natty Dread album, played the opening summer show of the festival on a hot and muggy June 18, 1975. The show is notable because it is one of the few live performances featuring the only white member of The Wailers, harmonica player Lee Jaffe. Jaffe plays harmonica on “Rebel Music (3 O’clock Road Block)” and “Talkin’ Blues”. Special Thanks To: MidnightraverblogPhotographer: Jim AndersonLocation Of Photograph: Schaefer Festival, New York, USA 06/18/75 -- source link
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