 Garden Party - The Concert: Encyclopedia II - Garden Party - The ConcertIn October 1971, a Rock 'n Roll Revival concert was given at Madison Square Garden in New York City. The playbill included many greats of the early rock era, including Chuck Berry, Bo Diddley, and Bobby Rydell. Also included was Ricky Nelson, who had dropped the diminutive of his youth and now preferred to be called Rick.
Rick came on stage dressed in the then-current fashion, wearing bell-bottoms and a purple velvet shirt, with his hair hanging down to his shoulders. He played some of his newer music, and the crowd began to boo. While some reports say that the booing was caused by police action in the back of the audience ...
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