On Thursday, Oct. 19, 1967, during Linfield Homecoming 1967 the guitarists/singer did not perform in Riley Gym as opening act to the Buckinghams.
Feliciano (born José Montserrate Feliciano García in Puerto Rico) was heavily promoted (see Sunday Oregonian story Oct. 15, 1967, and advertisement in same newspaper Oct. 19, 1967) as the Buckingham’s opening act, but illness forced his last minute cancellation. His replacement was comedian Sandy Baron (born Sanford Irving Beresofsky in Brooklyn, N.Y.).
It’s easy to lament not hearing Jose Feliciano, but it’s
also easy to forget that, according to Wikipedia, he “recorded the Doors' song ‘Light
My Fire’ in a Latin style and released it as a single, and in the summer of
1968 it reached #3 on the US pop charts with over one million copies sold in
the US market alone.” Thus, his general fame came after when he would have
graced the maples of Riley Gym.
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Below from the Oregonian an Oct. 15, 1967, story and an Oct.
19, 1967, advertisement. Note error in ad. It says concert was to be Oct. 29, not Oct. 19. And, from the Linfield Review cutline for a photo
from Oct. 12, 1967, issue; and story headlined “Singer-Guitarist Appears in Riley
Concert” from Oct. 19, 1967.
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Oct. 19, 1967: The
Buckinghams, but not José Feliciano, performed during Homecoming in Riley Gym
