KQV Radio Appreciation
Day 1960
Tuesday August 23, 1960
On Tuesday, August 23, 1960,
it was KQV Appreciation Day at West View Park. The KQV deejays were on
hand. Dave Scott, Henry DaBecco, Johnny McKinney, Larry Aiken, Rod Roddy
& Dick Drury. A Gigantic Stage Show at 8 PM featured big names
like Bobby Vee, Dion & The Belmonts and many others. These ads
were found in the Pittsburgh Papers on August 19 & 22, 1960.
 
KQV Radio Appreciation
Day 2 1960
August 24, 1961
West View Show Is Rock 'n'
Roll
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
August 24, 1961
Section 3 page 6 & 7
A free three hour rock and roll
show featuring headliner Frankie Avalon and 17 recording artist highlights
the 2nd annual KQV Appreciation Day in West View Park Thursday. Educational
television station WQED will televise while KQV disc jockeys broadcast
the daily programming from the park's radio tower. A free record dance
is also featured from 1 to 4 in the afternoon.
KQV Shower of Stars
June 14, 1963
Civic Arena
Dion, The Chiffons, The Shirelles,
Freddy Cannon
The Impressions, & Pittsburgh's
Marcy Jo Tropay
KQV Show of Stars
July 23, 1963
Syria Mosque
KQV's Chuck Brinkman hosted
a Dick Clark Show of Stars at the Syria Mosque. Big stars like Johnny Tilottson,
Gene Pitney, Paul & Paul and Lou Christie were just some of the many
acts to appear for 2 big shows.
KQV Vacation Dance and
Show
June 17, 1964
West View Park Danceland
KQV brought in The Rolling Stones
for their first performance. Bobby Goldsboro, The Chiffons, Bobby Comstock
and The Pixie's Three also appeared.
KQV Summer Shower
of Stars
July 13, 1964
Syria Mosque
It was KQV's First Shower of
Stars. The bill was packed with The Crystals, Gene Pitney, The Shirelles,
The Dixie Cups, The Rip Chords, The Reflections, Major Lance, The Supremes
and more.
KQV Summer Shower
of Stars # 2
August 1, 1964
Syria Mosque
KQV's second Shower of Stars
featured The Four Seasons, Ruby and the Romantics, Barbra Lewis, Bobby
Goldsboro, Jimmy Soul, Patti and the Emblems, Chiffons with 2 shows.
KQV Summer Shower
of Stars # 3
August 22, 1964
Syria Mosque
KQV's third Summer Shower of
Stars in 1964 featured The Beach Boys for 2 shows.
KQV Welcomes The
Beatles
September 14, 1964
Civic Arena
KQV stole the show as Hal Murray,
Chuck Brinkman, Dave Scott, Big Steve Risen and Dex Allen introduced The
Beatles on stage at the Civic Arena.
KQV Thanksgiving
Shower of Stars
November 25, 1964
Syria Mosque
KQV once again packed the stage.
for 2 shows with Chuck Berry, Supremes, Drifters, Lou Christie, Brian Highland,
Crystals, Velvettes, Hondells, Mike Clifford, Dee Dee Sharp, and Sonny
Knight.
KQV Christmas Shower
of Stars
December 28, 1964
Civic Arena
Back at the Civic Arena, KQV
set an attendance record with Roy Orbison, Jackie Wilson, Shangri-Las and
more.
KQV Summer Shower of
Stars
July 23, 1965
Civic Arena
The 1965 KQV Summer Shower of
Stars featured Gene Pitney, Gary Lewis, Dobie Gray, The Hullabaloos, Brian
Hyland, Bobby Goldsboro, The Crystals, and The Reflections.
KQV Thanksgiving
Shower of Stars
November 24, 1965
Civic Arena
KQV brought back The Rolling
Stones. The Byrds, Simon and Garfunkel, We Five, Bo Diddly, The Vibrations,
Paul Revere and the Raiders and others joined them. Tickets were only $3
- $4 - $5.
KQV Christmas Shower
of Stars
December 28, 1965
Civic Arena
KQV Christmas Shower of Stars
at Civic Arena. The Four Seasons, Chuck Berry, Yardbirds, Little Anthony
& Imperials, Sam The Sham, Simon and Garfunkel, Maxine Brown, Lou Christie,
Thunderballs, Mitch Ryder & Detroit Wheels.
 
On March 13, 1966
The Fun-Lovin' Five presented
The Beach Boys along
with
The Lovin' Spoonful.
Noel Harrison
Harold Better Quartet
and The Fenways
KQV Summer Shower of Stars
June 25, 1966
Civic Arena
The Rolling Stones, Tommy James
& The Shondells, and The McCoys
KQV Thanksgiving Shower
of Stars
November 23, 1966
Civic Arena
KQV Shower of Stars at the Civic
Arena featuring Sonny & Cher, Gary Lewis & the Playboys, Sam the
Sham & Pharohs, Yardbirds, Brian Highland, Jokers, Bobby Hebb, Distant
Cousins, Jimmy Clanton, and Napoleonic Wars. Tickets $2.50, $3.50 and $4.50
KQV Christmas Shower
of Stars
December 30, 1966
Civic Arena
KQV hosted another shower of
stars. The Monkees would not appear in Pittsburgh again after this until
their 1986 comeback tour.
KQV Super Summer
Spectacular
June 25, 1967
Civic Arena
It was the Summer of Love and
KQV presented The Mama's and The Papa's on the Civic Arena Stage. Guest
Stars included The Bukinghams and Moby Grape.
KQV Teen Fair
August 15 - 20, 1967
Hunt Armory
KQV's show continued to bring
in the big names. Acts included Jay & Techniques, Yardbirds, Sam the
Sham, Association, Jon and Robin, and the Spencer Davis Group.
KQV Welcomes Jefferson
AIrplane
October 21, 1967
Penn Theatre
KQV Thanksgiving Shower
of Stars
November 25, 1967
Civic Arena
KQV's 1967 Thanksgiving Shower
of Stars featured The Young Rascals, Bobby Vee, Robert Knight and
Pittsburgh's Lou Christie.
KQV Christmas Shower
Of Stars
December 28, 1967
Civic Arena
KQV's Christmas Shower of Stars
in 1967 brought in WIlson Pickett, Mitch Ryder, Junior Walker, The Union
Gap and The Lemon Pipers.
KQV Easter Shower Of
Stars
April 15, 1968
KQV's Christmas Shower of
Stars in 1968 starred The Association.
Also featured were Sly &
The Family Stone, The Del Fonics,
Billy Vera & Judy Clay,
The Esquires and the Entertainers
KQV Summer Shower of Stars
July 5, 1968
Civic Arena
KQV's 1968 Summer Shower of
Stars brought in headliners... The return of The Young Rascals with Tommy
James and the Shondells, The Entertainers, The Magistrates, Cliff Nobles
and Company, and The Tidal Waves.
KQV Regatta of Stars
July 8, 1968
Gateway Party Liner
KQV Presents The Smothers
Brothers
September 1, 1968
Civic Arena
KQV Christmas Shower
of Stars
December 28, 1968
Civic Arena
KQV's 1968 Christmas Shower
of Stars was at the Civic Arena and included Iron Butterfly, Canned Heat,
Bob Seger System, the Goodies, and Derek
KQV Easter Shower of
Stars
April 7, 1969
Civic Arena
KQV's 1969 Easter Shower of
Stars brought back Tommy James and the Shondells as the headliner. The
other acts were Tommy Roe, The Classics IV, 1910 Fruitgum Company, Peppermint
Rainbow, New Colony Six and Pittsburgh's Jaggerz.
KQV Summer Music
Festival
August 1 - 30, 1969
Civic Arena
KQV lined up a month of entertainment.
August 1 - Lawrence Welk, August 2 - Buck Owens, Don Gibson, Stonewall
Jackson and more, August 9 - Vanilla Fudge headlined the 1st Summer Shower
of Stars with Spirit and The Illusion, August 22 - Dionne Warwick, August
29 - Iron Butterfly took the stage for the 2nd Summer Shower of Stars,
and August 30 - The King Family.
KQV Presents an Evening
with Janet Joplin and Santana
November 2, 1969
Civic Arena
KQV Presents Grand
Funk Railroad
September 1, 1970
Civic Arena
KQV Spring Free Day
May 19, 1971
Point State Park
KQV brings the cast of HAIR
to Point State Park for a day of music and fun.
KQV Presents Jose
Felciano
June 8, 1971
KQV Summer Festival of
Rock
July 12 - September 1,
1971
Civic Arena
KQV lines up another great fall
of entertainment.
KQV Fall Festival
of Rock
October 8 - November
9, 1971
Civic Arena & Syria
Mosque
KQV's Fall Festival of Rock
was so big it took the Civic Arena and the Syria Mosque to hold it
KQV Fall Festival
of Rock
November 4 - 26, 1971
Civic Arena & Syria
Mosque
KQV's Fall Festival of Rock
shows included Redbone and Seatrain, Jesus Christ Superstar, Pink Floyd
and Emerson Lake & Palmer and J Geils Band at the Thanksgiving Shower
of Stars.
KQV and Pat DiCesare brought
David Cassidy
to the Civic Arena February
19, 1972
KQV Spring Festival of
Rock
April 20 - May 1, 1972
Syria Mosque
KQV's Spring Festival of Rock
with Pink Floyd, Malo, Savoy Brown, and John Baldry
KQV Spring Festival
of Rock
May 1, 1972
Civic Arena
KQV's 1972 Spring Festival of
Rock brought Joe Cocker to the Civic Arena.
KQV 1972 Summer Festival
of Rock
June 23 - August 29,
1972
Civic Arena and Three
Rivers Stadium
KQV's 1972 Summer Festival of
Rock included Three Rivers Stadium. Alice Cooper was scheduled to headline
the stadium on June 23. It would later be rescheduled due to a flood.
July 8 would bring Engelbert
Humperdink, The Faces and Badfinger on July 9, Chicago, July 11, July 30,
Three Dog Night, August 12, E L P, August 15 Sonny & Cher, August 25
Deep Purple, and August 29 Superstar.
KQV Summer Festival
of Rock
July 11, 1972 - Three
Rivers Stadium
Alice Cooper, Uriah Heep,
Humble Pie
July 11, 1972
Chicago - Civic Arena
KQV had so many shows, it was
2 in one night. Alice Cooper at Three Rivers Stadium (rescheduled due to
a previous flood), Chicago at the Civic Arena.
KQV Summer Festival
of Rock
July 30, 1972
Three Rivers Stadium
Three Rivers Stadium was the
home to one of the biggest show of 1972 as KQV welcomed Three Dog Night
and Leon Russell
KQV Summer Festival
of Rock
August 12, 1972
August 15, 1972
Civic Arena
In August of 1972, KQV's Summer
Festival of Rock included Emerson, Lake & Palmer as well as Sonny &
Cher.
Richard Nader's Rock
& Roll Revival
September 9, 1972
Syria Mosque
KQV's legendary Porky Chedwick
played host to Richard Nader's Rock & Roll Revival. Acts included The
Five Satins, Gary U.S. Bonds and others.
KQV Fall Festival
of Rock
September 27 - October
17, 1972
Civic Arena & Syria
Mosque
More KQV concerts were on tap
on the Fall of 1972. T-Rex, Doobie Bros. and Gravel on September 27 at
the Syria Mosque, Ten Years After with Edgar Winter was on stage at the
Civic Arena on October 6, and Jethro Tull headlined the Arena on October
17, 1972
 
KQV brought Steve Miller and
Gravel to the Syria Mosque on October 22, 1972, Cheech & Chong to the
Mosque on October 29, and Yes to the Civic Arena on November 7, 1972.
November 29, 1972, The KQV Thanksgiving
Shower of Stars with Steppenwolf, The Turtles, The Grass Roots and more
at the Civic Arena.
  
KQV concerts in 1973 included
Loggins & Messina with Jim Croce at the Syria Mosque on March 13, Steven
Stills and Manassas at the Civic Arena on March 27th, and Alice Cooper
at the Civic Arena on April 6th.
Summertime 1973 featured Civic
Arena concerts starring Deep Purple on May 31, and The Temptations on June
9.
On August 7, 1973, The Osmonds
headlined a Civic Arena Concert.
 
Other August, 1973 Civic Arena
concerts included Engelbert Humperdinck on August 8, Roberta Flack on August
18, and the return of Sonny & Cher on August 30th.
In 1974, KQV became 14K. On
April 20th Sha Na Na played the Syria Mosque.
On July 4, 1974, 14K Musicradio
presented the DeFranco Family featuring Tony DeFranco performed at the
Syria Mosque. |
