FEBRUARY 3, 2013 WILL MARK THE 40TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE BADFINGER CONCERT AT CALVERT HALL COLLEGE
The Badfinger Concert at Calvert Hall
40th Anniversary
February 3, 1973
Forty years past, Calvert Hall College held a concert in the school gymnasium. Not such a big deal, except that the main attraction was the nationally renowned recording artists BADFINGER. For those unfamiliar with Badfinger, they were the first rock group produced by Apple Records (i.e. the Beatles). I was a huge Beatles fan, as were most people in 1973, and we were bowled over that this concert was booked at Calvert Hall. To follow is the story behind the concert, life for high school seniors in 1973, and a rock group whose spiraling decline would cause 2 of the 4 members to take their own life.
40th Anniversary
February 3, 1973
Forty years past, Calvert Hall College held a concert in the school gymnasium. Not such a big deal, except that the main attraction was the nationally renowned recording artists BADFINGER. For those unfamiliar with Badfinger, they were the first rock group produced by Apple Records (i.e. the Beatles). I was a huge Beatles fan, as were most people in 1973, and we were bowled over that this concert was booked at Calvert Hall. To follow is the story behind the concert, life for high school seniors in 1973, and a rock group whose spiraling decline would cause 2 of the 4 members to take their own life.