The University of Central Arkansas’s Nostalgia Series will rock out Reynolds Performance Hall at 7:30 p.m. March 4 when The Buckinghams and Blood, Sweat & Tears bring their acts to campus.
Blood, Sweat & Tears, formed in New York City in 1967, is known for such 1960s and ’70s hits as “And When I Die,” “You’ve Made Me So Very Happy,” and “Spinning Wheel,” all of which reached No. 2 on the charts in 1969. In the ’70s, the group also had hits with “Hi-De-Ho,” “Lucretia MacEvil,” “So Long Dixie,” and “Got To Get You Into My Life.”
The Buckinghams will also perform, and fans of the group will surely remember their No. 1 hit from 1967, “Kind Of A Drag,” as well as other ’60s favorites “Lawdy Miss Clawdy,” “Don’t You Care,” and “Mercy, Mercy, Mercy.”
“The idea of the Nostalgia series is to bring to UCA icons of the past who are still of interest today,””said Jerry Biebesheimer, director of UCA Public Appearances. “Putting The Buckinghams together with Blood, Sweat & Tears on a single night presents a combination which we think will fit that slot.”
Blood, Sweat & Tears will appeal to a wide variety of audiences with its fusing of rock, blues, pop music, horn arrangements and jazz improvisation that became known as “jazz rock,” while The Buckinghams will get the crowd going with their wide-variety of sounds.
“While I suspect that the average age will be above 40 for this concert, I think students will be pleasantly surprised at how many of the songs they recognize and will have a great time,” Biebesheimer said. “Both groups are consummate entertainers.”
Tickets, available at the UCA Ticket Central Box Office, are $30-$40 for adults, $27-$37 for senior citizens, $25-$35 for UCA alumni, $23-$33 for UCA faculty and staff, and $10 for UCA students with a current student I.D. For tickets, call (501) 450-3265 or toll free from anywhere in Arkansas at 1-866-810-0012 or go to www.uca.edu/tickets.
For more information, contact Biebesheimer at (501) 450-3682 or jerryb@uca.edu. — Phil Seaton
