![]() ![]() ![]() In the same spirit, he organized touring festivals of Latin music, with acts like Joe Cuba, Eddie Palmieri, Tito Puente and Willie Bobo, and oldies concerts with disco and doo-wop acts. He went on to present oldies concerts all over the United States and Britain. Nader to the audience, but before long the Nader name appeared above the headliners’. Over the next decade he would present 25 more oldies concerts at the Garden, drawing a total audience of nearly half a million. The early and late shows each attracted a sold-out crowd of 4,500, and Mr. 18, 1969, he presented his first “Rock and Roll Revival” concert, with Chuck Berry, the Platters, Bill Haley and the Comets, the Shirelles, the Coasters, Jimmy Clanton and Sha Na Na. After four years of unsuccessful pleading and cajoling with established promoters, including Dick Clark, he borrowed $35,000 and, on his own, rented the Felt Forum at Madison Square Garden. Nader, a former disc jockey, hit on the idea of packaging concerts with the oldies acts he loved at a time when the British invasion was in full swing. ![]() The cause was complications from Parkinson’s disease, said his ex-wife, Deborah Nader. Richard Nader, whose wildly popular oldies concerts at Madison Square Garden in the 1970s helped jump-start a revival of classic rock ’n’ roll and open up second careers for many former stars, died Dec. Richard Nader, Oldies’ Biggest Fan, Dies at 69 Some great shows here in NY over the years. ![]()
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