Fifty local musicians entertained the area with the annual Baby Boomers Reunion Concert this weekend. The event was held for the 22nd year at the Farmington Centene Center with the theme of “Family Ties.” Each song performed was not only a Top 40 hit, but the original recording contained performances by at least two siblings, a husband and wife, or a parent and child within the group.
Artists represented include Lynyrd Skynyrd, Miami Sound Machine, Kinks, Kool and the Gang, Everly Brothers, Carpenters, Creedence Clearwater Revival, McGuire Sisters, Captain and Tenille, Heart, Mamas and the Papas, Partridge Family, Frank and Nancy Sinatra, Paul McCartney and Wings, Johnny Cash and June Carter, Earth Wind & Fire, Osmonds, Styx, Allman Brothers and many more.
Throughout the concert, the detail of the sound and presentation of the music was given the all-star treatment as the musicians switched in and out in different combinations on every song. All songs will be recreated on stage in the same manner that they would have been performed when originally released by each artist and not as cover tunes, a requirement that sets this show apart from all others, year after year.
The Baby Boomer Reunion Concert came into existence 22 years ago in August 2003 as the inaugural production for the opening of the Farmington Centene Center. This concert was created as a “gift to the community,” and has grown from one show that was one-third full to three annual, sold-out performances since that very first day with a sold-out crowd of 730 seats.
See below for photos from Saturday night’s performance.
