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August 11, 2004
Barry McGuire comes to Boston
60s-era protest singer Barry McGuire played a concert in Canton, Massachusetts this evening. I was familiar with him from his protest song "Eve of Destruction," which I happen to own on 45. So, having heard that he was coming to Boston and being vaguely aware that he had become a born-again Christian and had made a career for himself in Contemporary Christian Music, I was not surprised to hear that his local concert would be at St. James Lutheran Church in Canton.
I had a faint hope that he would sing some of his older songs, but no such luck. He's still quite talented, and his voice sounds uncannily identical now as it did almost 40 years ago. His shows are a combination of singing, Christian preaching, and storytelling. Not sure what to do with all of that, but I have to admit it was fascinating to come into contact with a veritable protest-song legend who is now almost 70 years old. He is, apparently, moving to New Zealand with his wife, so this is probably the last chance I would have to see him in person.
Picture from the concert after the jump...
Posted by Dean at August 11, 2004 11:26 PM
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