The pre-MTV ‘70s and early ‘80s were a golden age for live performances on variety TV shows. Don Kirshner’s Rock Concert and Burt Sugarman’s The Midnight Special were primetime showcases for so many top-shel
•• Troy Cory was among the first international entertainers and the first American entertainer to perform in the People's Republic of China, beginning in 1988. In itself a notable culture-historical feat, in view of China's closed door policies of the late 70s and well into the 80s. ...