1976 Rick Meyerowitz illustrations...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, July 19, 1976



* American artist Rick Meyerowitz

* Animal House film poster art fame

* Convention Couples Sketchbook



Pages 16 & 17 contain a double page illustration with a political theme done by American artist Rick Meyerowitz. (see images)

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1976 Democrat politician Wayne Hays sex scandal...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, June 14, 1976



* Ohio Democrat politician Wayne Hays

* Sex scandal with secretary Elizabeth Ray



The front page has a headline: "Sexual Politics: WAYNE HAYS MUST GO" with a piece on the scandal that begins on page 13 with related photo. See images for portion of the text.

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Opening review for the 1976 movie "The Bad News Bears"...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, May 3, 1976



* "The Bad News Bears" - American sports comedy

* Opening premiere movie film review w/ photo

* Actor Walter Matthau & actress Tatum O'Neal



Page 123 has the opening review of the film "The Bad News Bears" with heading: "I'd Rather 'Lose' by Winning Than 'Win' by Losing&... See More  

1976 "All the President's Men" World premiere ad...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, April 5, 1976



* "All the President's Men" film opening

* World premiere movie advertisement

* American biographical political thriller

* re. Watergate scandal - Richard Nixon

* Actors Robert Redford & Dustin Hoffman



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THE WHO 1976 MSG concert ad...

THE VILLAGE VOICE, Greenwich Village, New York City, March 15, 1976



*  The Who - English rock band - group

* "The Who by Numbers Tour" advertisement

* Madison Square Garden & Boston Garden

* Roger Daltrey - Pete Townsend - Keith Moon

* Early KISS rock band

* Gene Simmons - Paul Stanley

* "Destroyer" album release



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Dorothy Hamill wins Olympic gold...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, February 14, 1976



* Dorothy Hamill wins Olympic gold medal

* Figure Skating - Ice Capades fame



The front page has a two column photo of Dorothy Hamill in action with caption: "Triumph At Innsbruck"



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Saving Superman… Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster... The Village Voice…

THE VILLAGE VOICE, Greenwich Village, New York, Jan. 19, 1976





Page 14 has: "How a Real Hero Saved the Mild-Mannered Creators of Superman", which includes the illustration of a poster drawn by Neal Adams along with a separate photo of Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster. The article ta... See More  

1975 Peter Frampton MSG concert advertisement...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Nov. 24, 1975



* Peter Frampton - guitarist, singer & songwriter

* Madison square Garden music concert advertisement

* "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" World premiere

* American psychological drama film - movie



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1975 Black Sabbath concert tour ad...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Nov. 10, 1975



* Black Sabbath - English heavy metal rock band

* "Sabotage" Madison Square Garden advertisement

* Ozzy Osbourne - Tony Iommi w/ Aerosmith concert tour

* American singer songwriter - Bob Dylan in his prime



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1975 Roger Daltrey's "Lisztomania" film premiere ad...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Oct. 13, 1975



* "Lisztomania" World premiere film advertisement

* British surreal biographical musical comedy movie

* THE WHO rock band frontman Roger Daltrey



Page 119 has a full page advertisement for the World premiere of "LISZTOMANIA" starring Roger Daltrey. (see images)

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1975 "Great American Music Fair" festival ad...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, August 4, 1975



* "Great American Music Fair" festival advertisement

* Syracuse, New York - Beach Boys - Doobie Brothers

* America - Jefferson Starship and more



Page 85 has a nice full page advertisement for the upcoming "GREAT AMERICAN MUSIC FAIR" at the New York State fairgrounds in Syracuse. (see images)

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Inside the disco boom... JAWS ad with brief review...

THE VILLAGE VOICE, Greenwich Village, New York, July 21, 1975  Among the articles is: "Inside the Disco Boom" which takes nearly 4 pages with 10 photos. Also within is a review of the movie "Jaws", with an additional photo and a brief (1-paragraph) review.

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The off-broadway beginning of "A Chorus Line"...

THE VILLAGE VOICE, New York, June 2, 1975



* A Chorus Line is Reviewed pre-Broadway

* Off-Broadway at the Public Theater

* Michael Bennett, Marvin Hamlisch, Nicholas Dante, & James Kirkwood Jr

* The issue is from the Village Voice's own collection



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1975 "Monty Python and the Holy Grail" premiere...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, April 28, 1975



* "Monty Python and the Holy Grail" advertisement

* Grand opening day premiere in United States

* Medieval British comedy group film- movie

* Graham Chapman - John Cleese - Terry Gilliam



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1975 Elvis Presley editorial...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, April 7, 1975



* American singer & actor Elvis Presley

* "King of Rock and Roll" editorial w/ photos



Page 63 has a heading: "Elvis Presley, Philosopher King" with photo. (see images) Editorial continues on the following pges with four more related photos.

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1975 Lynyrd Skynyrd editorial & QUEEN ad...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Feb. 10, 1975



* Ronnie Van Zant & Lynyrd Skynyrd editorial

* QUEEN English rock band - Freddie Mercury

* Avery Fisher (Philharmonic) Hall concert ad



Pages 100 & 101 has editorial headed: "Lynyrd Skynryd's Closet Crackers" with photo of Ronnie Van Zant. (see images)

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1975 Jayne County... glam punk rock... Craig Russell...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Jan. 6, 1975



* Jayne (Wayne) County at the Coventry ad

* First openly transgender rock music singer

* Glam proto-punk foul mouthed songwriter

* Craig Russell (Canadian actor) female impersonator

* Trude Heller's Club performance advertisement



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World premiere ad for "The Godfather Part II"...

THE VILLAGE VOICE, Greenwich Village (weekly), New York, Dec. 16, 1974



* "The Godfather Part II" World premiere advertisement

* American epic crime film - Sicilian mafia - Cosa Nostra

* Francis Ford Coppola movie - Actor Al Pacino & more



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1974 YES, George Harrison & The Kinks ads...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Nov. 14, 1974



* Yes - English progressive rock band

* Madison Square Garden concert ad

* Beatles George Harrison performances

* The Kinks - Ray and Dave Davies

* "You really Got Me" song fame



Page 71 has a full page advertisement for a "YES" concert at Madison Square Garden.

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Violinist David Oistrakh death...

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Mass. Oct. 25, 1974



* David Oistrakh death - classical music

* Soviet violinist - violist - conductor



The top of page 18 has a two column heading: "David Oistrakh, Soviet Violinist" with photo. (see)

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1974 Mr. Olympia & Jefferson Starship concert ads...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Oct. 10, 1974



* Mr. Olympia - professional bodybuilding competition

* Felt Forum at Madison Square Garden advertisement

* Arnold Schwarzenegger (1) & Lou Ferrigno (2) fame

* Jefferson Starship - American rock band

* First year after Jefferson Airplane - Grace Slick

* Radio City Music Hall concerts advertisement



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1974 Aerosmith concert & Alice Cooper album ads...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Sept. 5, 1974



* Early Aerosmith - American hard rock band ad

* Steven Tyler - Joe Perry - Tom Hamilton

* Schaefer Music Festival - Central Park NYC

* Alice Cooper - rock singer and songwriter

* "Greatest Hits" album release advertisement



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President Richard Nixon "quits"...

DAILY NEWS--EXTRA, New York Aug. 9, 1974  A very dramatic front page with over half of it taken up with: "NIXON QUITS". The balance has the official announcement: "President Nixon announced his resignation tonight in a TV address to the nation. Vice President Gerald R. Ford will become 38th President tomorrow."

More coverage, with photos, on the inside pages.

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1974 Eagles & Beach Boys concert ad...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, July 25, 1974



* The Beach Boys - American rock band

* w/ opening act The EAGLES (early) - Glenn Frey

* Roosevelt Stadium in Jersey City concert ad



Page 43 has a nice full page advertisement for a "Beach Boys - Eagles" concert at Roosevelt Stadium in Jersey City, New Jersey. (see images) Interesting that the Eagles open... See More  

1974 David Bowie & The Allman Brothers concert advertisements...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, July 11-17, 1974



* David Bowie - English singer songwriter musician

* Diamond Dogs Tour - rock-opera style show format

* Madison Square Garden concert advertisement

* The Allman Brothers Band - Dickey Betts

* American rock band concert advertisement

* Nassau Coliseum - Uniondale, New York



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