Strand Theatre (Ithaca, NY)
A lot of people were into Blues music. ICB-FM had a weekly radio show dedicated to spinning old fashioned blues records from Ithaca College’s collection. A couple of friends would become the host jockeys for that show over the next couple of years.
It was great to see BB in classic form, of course. Around this time he recorded a live album with the Crusaders and The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra that has long been one of my favorite esoteric albums. I have an old copy on vinyl and for a long time never saw it on CD or through a music service, although that may have changed. https://www.allmusic.com/album/royal-jam-mw0000191669