Holden's First Concert

Most of my early shows had at least a bit of embarrassment factor--it took a while to get exposed to better music, because it sure wasn't happening at my house. Fortunately my first show was so bad that it is at least a bit funny now--the Captain & Tennille, back in '75 when I was 11, at Carowinds amusement park (free show played for less than a dozen people). The first band that I went out of my way to see was Kansas, in 1978. Several shows later, in 1980, I finally saw a concert that I can mention without cringing a bit--Frank Zappa. Marc