Ron Delsener and Hilly Kristal started this low-cost series of summer concerts that were a fixture for many years.
Starting out as The Rheingold Central Park Music Festival in 1966, Schaefer Beer took over the event from 1968-1976.
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Jun 30 | Paul Butterfield Blues Band; The Doors |
| Jul 5 | The Young Rascals; The Jimi Hendrix Experience; Len Chandler | |
| Jul 7 | Phil Ochs; Spanky & Our Gang | |
| Jul 14 | Ian & Sylvia | |
| Jul 21 | Judy Collins; Leonard Cohen | |
| Jul 28 | The Byrds; Garden State Choir | |
| Jul 29 | Pete Seeger; Bob Davenport | |
| Aug 2 | Neil Diamond; The Youngbloods | |
| Aug 9 | The Blues Project; John Lee Hooker | |
| Aug 23 | Odetta; Jim Kweskin Jug Band | |
| Other performers and dates unknown | ||
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Jun 28 | The Crazy World Of Arthur Brown |
| Jun 29 | Moby Grape; Muddy Waters | |
| Jul 1 | Mongo Santamaria; Hugh Masakela | |
| Jul 3 | Mitch Ryder; Spirit | |
| Jul 12 | Pete Seeger; Len Chandler | |
| Jul 20 | Phil Ochs | |
| Jul 22 | Chrysalis; Rosko; | |
| Jul 24 | Vanilla Fudge; Ultimate Spinach | |
| Jul 26 | Richie Havens; (Seals & Crofts?) | |
| Aug 1 | B B King; Fats Domino | |
| Aug 3 | Frank Zappa & The Mothers Of Invention; Buddy Guy | |
| Aug 7 | The Who; Mandala | |
| Aug 14 | Joni Mitchell; Arlo Guthrie | |
| Aug 16 | Tom Paxton; Patrick Sky | |
| Aug 17 | The Chambers Brothers; Little Richard | |
| Aug 19 | Traffic; Tim Buckley | |
| Aug 21 | Country Joe & The Fish; Eric Anderson | |
| Aug 23 | Judy Collins | |
| Other performers and dates unknown | ||
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June 27 | Tiny Tim; Sweetwater |
| Jun 28 | The Crazy World Of Arthur Brown, Rhinoceros | |
| Jul 2 | Jerry Lee Lewis; Pacific Gas & Electric | |
| Jul 9 | Blood, Sweat & Tears; Carolyn Hester | |
| Jul 12 | The Byrds; Chuck Berry; John Lee Hooker | |
| Jul 14 | Jeff Beck; Orpheus | |
| Jul 16 | Ten Years After; | |
| Jul 18 | Buffy Sainte-Marie; Cashman, Pistilli & West | |
| Jul 21 | Led Zeppelin; B B King | |
| Jul 23 | Joni Mitchell; Tim Hardin | |
| Jul 26 | Sly & The Family Stone; Slim Harpo | |
| Jul 28 | Paul Butterfield Blues Band; Jethro Tull | |
| Jul 30 | Buddy Rich; Procol Harum | |
| Aug 1 | The Beach Boys; Lonnie Mack | |
| Aug 2 | Frank Zappa & The Mothers Of Invention; Buddy Guy | |
| Aug 3 | Ten Years After; Spencer Davis Group | |
| Aug 8 | Tom Paxton; Gordon Lightfoot | |
| Aug 11 | Arlo Guthrie; Melanie | |
| Aug 15 | Al Kooper; James Cotton | |
| Aug 22 | Tim Buckley; Linda Ronstadt | |
| Aug 23 | Sam & Dave; Patti LaBelle & The Bluebelles |
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Jun 30 | The Band; B B King |
| Jul 10 | Tom Rush; Melanie | |
| Jul 13 | Ike & Tina Turner; The Voices Of East Harlem | |
| Jul 18 | Little Richard; Wayne Cochran & The CC Riders | |
| Jul 20 | Van Morrison; The Byrds | |
| Jul 22 | Arlo Guthrie | |
| Jul 24 | Great Speckled Bird with Ian & Sylvia; Tom Paxton | |
| Jul 29 | John Sebastian; The Manhattan Transfer | |
| Jul 31 | Iron Butterfly | |
| Aug 3 | Jethro Tull; Haystacks Balboa | |
| Aug 5 | Delaney & Bonnie with Duane Allman; Seals & Crofts | |
| Aug 10 | Judy Collins | |
| Aug 12 | The Supremes; The Meters | |
| Aug 14 | The Everly Brothers; John Denver | |
| Aug 15 | ||
| Aug 17 | Mountain | |
| Aug 21 | The Guess Who; Kathy McCord | |
| Aug 22 | Fleetwood Mac; Bloodrock; Zephyr |
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Jun 30 | The Band; Happy & Artie Traum |
| Jul 2 | The Beach Boys; Ike & Tina Turner; Carly Simon; Kate Taylor; Boz Scaggs | |
| Jul 3 | The Beach Boys; Ike & Tina Turner; Carly Simon; Kate Taylor; Boz Scaggs | |
| above concerts filmed for TV special—see The Beach Boys | ||
| Jul 9 | Ravi Shankar | |
| Jul 10 | Melanie; Janey & Dennis | |
| Jul 16 | Poco; Jerry Riopelle | |
| Jul 17 | The Byrds; J F Murphy & Salt | |
| Jul 21 | The Allman Brothers Band; Cowboy | |
| Jul 26 | Mary Travers; Mac Davis | |
| Aug 2 | Judy Collins | |
| Aug 4 | Delaney & Bonnie; John Hammond | |
| Aug 9 | Kris Kristofferson; Janis Ian; Chris Gantry | |
| Aug 11 | Seatrain; Moby Grape | |
| Aug 13 | Robert Klein; Tom Paxton; Bert Sommer; Tony Joe White; Bobby Gosh; Carol Hall; Jonathan Edwards | |
| Aug 16 | Procol Harum; Mylon LeFevre | |
| Aug 18 | Robert Klein; John Denver; Dion; Jackie Lomax; Bonnie Raitt; The Quinaimes Band | |
| Aug 20 | Paul Butterfield Blues Band; James Cotton Blues Band | |
| Aug 21 | The Chambers Brothers; Mandrill | |
| Aug 23 | Seals & Crofts; Earl Scruggs; Jerry Corbitt; The Charlie Daniels Band | |
| Aug 25 | David Steinberg; Carly Simon | |
| Aug 27 | The Five Satins; Screamin' Jay Hawkins; The Coasters | |
| Aug 28 | Little Richard; The Orioles; The Harptones; The Jive Five |
| The shows continued at Central Park, getting a new sponsor (Dr Pepper, 1976-1981) and renamed: The Dr Pepper Central Park Music Festival. In 1981, the shows were moved to the West Side (Pier 84). Soda gave way to beer in 1982, becoming Miller Time Concert On The Pier continuing the shows until 1988. |
| So, over 20 years of great music at reasonable prices. |
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