Eric Burdon: The Ritz, New York
Abby Weissman, East Coast Rocker, 16 July 1986
ERIC BURDON gave a party and nobody came. His Ritz gig was a testament to the ephemeral nature of the music biz and the rock audience, always on the endless quest for the next big thing. Despite heavy pre-concert publicity, Burdon, the next big thing of 1964, pulled in the sparest crowd in recent memory. And that's too bad because Burdon is still one hell of a blues singer, too good for the golden oldies circuit he has been exiled to.
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