Redbone, Santana, at Echelon Mall (Voorhees Town Center)
In the parking lot of the Echelon Mall (now called the Voorhees Town Center), c. 1972, there was a rock concert featuring Redbone and Santana. I remember listening to a live broadcast on WIBG (990 AM), and when someone threw a firecracker in the audience during the Redbone set, Redbone's members became upset and left the stage.
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Location:
Voorhees Town Center , 2120 Voorhees Town Center, Voorhees, New Jersey, 08043, United States
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Concerts, Music Festivals, History, Radio, Retail Stores, Malls, Rock and Roll
Name : SJerzGirl Email : wendyatlarge@gmail.com Comments : I am so glad to see this. Nobody else remembers it. I was there, and remember being amazed at how many people were there. All in all, it was a peaceful gathering, no one really caused a lot of trouble. If it were to take place today, all hell would break loose! Such a shame how things have changed. I was too young for Woodstock, but at age 17, this was the next best thing! Date : 2012-06-07
Name : plaquemaster Email : sjkc0072@aol.com Comments : SJerzGirl, thank you for your post! Does my description sound accurate? Do you remember a firecracker incident? I know I heard a concert on the radio with the firecracker incident, and I am almost positive it was Redbone at Echelon Mall. I think it was on Rick Menapaces show on WIBG, perhaps on a Sunday afternoon as opposed to his show on Sunday nights, but it has been a long time and my memory could be faulty. Date : 2012-06-07
Name : plaquemaster Email : sjkc0072@aol.com Comments : There is an interesting Redbone site at www.redbone.fr. Within the past year I saw a pickup truck in East Norriton, PA, that was painted with a Redbone rock band theme. Fans are still out there! Date : 2013-08-12
Name : plaquemaster Email : sjkc0072@aol.com Comments : //tixgirldotcom.blogspot.com/2006/07/best-show-ever-your-top-concert.html. That is about a month after the Cherry Hill Arena Santana show in nearby Cherry Hill, NJ, at the Cherry Hill Arena, also on Cyber Plaque. Date : 2014-10-08
Name : plaquemaster Email : sjkc0072@aol.com Comments : //southjerseyexplorer.com/2013/03/06/tilt-studio/. Date : 2015-01-25
Name : bob donnelly1956 Email : PhotobyRD@verizon.net Comments : //www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q5OeOGpUQIY titled 1972 WFIL Spring Festival - thank you!] - Bob Donnelly Date : 2015-03-10
Name : cchiachio Email : the1vrod@gmail.com Comments : The concert was definitely in the Spring, and although I dont remember everything about it I attended it with my brother. Dont remember which Philly radio station sponsored it, but dont remember anything about John Lennon or George Michael having anything to do with it whatsoever. It was a blast! Date : 2016-05-03
Name : plaquemaster Email : sjkc0072@aol.com Comments : //www.newspapers.com/image/180861590/?terms=redbone%2Bechelon%2Bmall. Date : 2017-03-13
Name : Francis Chmielewski Email : sjkc0072@aol.com Comments : Some of the earlier comments were compromised during a system upgrade. To see them, go to https://web.archive.org/web/20150711200330/http://www.cyberplaque.com:80/comment/135. Date : 2018-12-01
Name : Frank Chmielewski Email : sjkc0072@aol.com Comments : A 31313 message at \southjerseyadventures.wordpress.com2013 3 6 ilt-studio says it was a George Michael of WFIL hosted concert.
Date : 2019-01-09
Name : Frank Chmielewski Email : sjkc0072@aol.com Comments : A 3-13-13 message at southjerseyadventures.wordpress.com/2013/03/06/tilt-studio/ says it was a George Michael of WFIL hosted concert.
Date : 2019-01-09
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Email : wendyatlarge@gmail.com
Comments : I am so glad to see this. Nobody else remembers it. I was there, and remember being amazed at how many people were there. All in all, it was a peaceful gathering, no one really caused a lot of trouble. If it were to take place today, all hell would break loose! Such a shame how things have changed. I was too young for Woodstock, but at age 17, this was the next best thing!
Date : 2012-06-07
Email : sjkc0072@aol.com
Comments : SJerzGirl, thank you for your post! Does my description sound accurate? Do you remember a firecracker incident? I know I heard a concert on the radio with the firecracker incident, and I am almost positive it was Redbone at Echelon Mall. I think it was on Rick Menapaces show on WIBG, perhaps on a Sunday afternoon as opposed to his show on Sunday nights, but it has been a long time and my memory could be faulty.
Date : 2012-06-07
Email : sjkc0072@aol.com
Comments : There is an interesting Redbone site at www.redbone.fr. Within the past year I saw a pickup truck in East Norriton, PA, that was painted with a Redbone rock band theme. Fans are still out there!
Date : 2013-08-12
Email : sjkc0072@aol.com
Comments : //tixgirldotcom.blogspot.com/2006/07/best-show-ever-your-top-concert.html. That is about a month after the Cherry Hill Arena Santana show in nearby Cherry Hill, NJ, at the Cherry Hill Arena, also on Cyber Plaque.
Date : 2014-10-08
Email : sjkc0072@aol.com
Comments : //southjerseyexplorer.com/2013/03/06/tilt-studio/.
Date : 2015-01-25
Email : PhotobyRD@verizon.net
Comments : //www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q5OeOGpUQIY titled 1972 WFIL Spring Festival - thank you!] - Bob Donnelly
Date : 2015-03-10
Email : the1vrod@gmail.com
Comments : The concert was definitely in the Spring, and although I dont remember everything about it I attended it with my brother. Dont remember which Philly radio station sponsored it, but dont remember anything about John Lennon or George Michael having anything to do with it whatsoever. It was a blast!
Date : 2016-05-03
Email : sjkc0072@aol.com
Comments : //www.newspapers.com/image/180861590/?terms=redbone%2Bechelon%2Bmall.
Date : 2017-03-13
Email : sjkc0072@aol.com
Comments : Some of the earlier comments were compromised during a system upgrade. To see them, go to https://web.archive.org/web/20150711200330/http://www.cyberplaque.com:80/comment/135.
Date : 2018-12-01
Email : sjkc0072@aol.com
Comments : A 31313 message at \southjerseyadventures.wordpress.com2013 3 6 ilt-studio says it was a George Michael of WFIL hosted concert.
Date : 2019-01-09
Email : sjkc0072@aol.com
Comments : A 3-13-13 message at southjerseyadventures.wordpress.com/2013/03/06/tilt-studio/ says it was a George Michael of WFIL hosted concert.
Date : 2019-01-09