Future Rock and Roll Hall of Famers Heart headlined the Dr. Pepper Concert series at theWollman Rink in New York’s Central Park in August, 1977. It was my first foray into the outdoor music venue and although the tickets were always notoriously inexpensive, we hung out on the boulders beyond the tall fence opposite the stage where you could hear the shows just fine, enjoy the summer atmosphere st the end of a midtown Manhattan workday or NYC weekend and party with like minded people. Heart was an interesting band especially back then; a hard rocking group led by Ann Wilson on vocals and Nancy Wilson on guitars. The song “Magic Man” was a radio hit putting Heart on everyone’s radar screen and they cranked out catchy hard rock songs Through the late 70’s until the music landscape changed in the mid eighties and they began to dabble in an adult contemporary vibe keeping the career momentum moving forward. Ann Wilson is a freak like David Crosby in that their voices are durable, amazing, and they can sing everything and anything to this day. My buddy Sandy and I had the good fortune to see the Wilson sisters at a SiriusXM event a few years back where there was a meet and greet with a photo op after an intimate performance in the Sirius plexiglass cube. The ladies could not have been nicer and it was surreal to meet them just prior to the Hall of Fame announcement and well deserved induction; Heart are true trailblazers and rock and roll originals.

Little Queen

Rock on!

GQ