Inspired by “what was going on when he was 16 years,” veteran rock musician Doug Howard will channel his childhood and the sounds of the 60s in “Summer of ‘72” concerts across New York State. The tour will be anchored by dual performances, May 3 and May 16, at The Cutting Room, in NYC.
“I got the idea for Summer of ’72 while lying in an ICU. I had fallen from a stairway balcony about 14 feet onto stone which resulted in seven fractures and two brain bleeds,” Howard said. “My being 16 during 1972 for whatever reason kept coming to the conversational fore as I bounced ideas and themes off of my temporary roommates.
The performances will bring back Howard’s personal favorites from 1960 through 1972, featuring heavily on the anti-rockstar rockstar, Todd Rundgren. Expect classics such as ‘Turn! Turn! Turn!’, ‘Ruby Tuesday’, ‘Hello It’s Me’ and ‘Free Ride’, among others.
Doug Howard, born 1956, is a true child of the 60s. Bassist, vocalist, and songwriter, he is best known as founding member of Touch, member of Todd Rundgren’s Utopia, and part of The Edgar Winter Group. Howard describes his decades of Rock & Roll as “glorious madness or controlled lunacy…quite possibly one of the weirdest careers in music.”
In addition to performances at Manhattan’s The Cutting Room, “Summer of ‘72” will show on March 28 at Turning Point in Piermont, NY and June 11 at Woodstock’s The Colony. Shows are also slated for Blue Arrow Farm in Pine Island, NY and The Towne Crier, in Beacon NY with dates TBA soon.
For more information, visit Doug Howard’s website.
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