WDGY Thanksgiving Holiday Spectacular: 1969 – Twin Cities Music Highlights

WDGY Thanksgiving Holiday Spectacular: 1969

Ray Charles played the Minneapolis Auditorium on November 19, 1969. The show was billed as a WDGY Thanksgiving Holiday Spectacular, promoted by Arnie Sagarsky of A & A Enterprises. Sagarski was the force behind the “Purple Cigar” teen dance hall in St. Louis Park.

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