Mit Welthit und guter Laune in Schwandorf

Im Sommer vor 50 Jahren spazierte eine der populärsten Pop-Gruppen aller Zeiten durch Schwandorf, Eis schlecken inklusive. Eingeladen hatte sie eine der schillerndsten Figuren jener Zeit. Noch heute erinnern sich viele gut an der Tag.

von Thomas Dobler, M.A.

„Middle of the Road“ im Sommer 1971 in Schwandorf. Das Foto entstand bei einem Bummel der angehenden Supergruppe durch die Stadt, der sie auch zu einer Eisdiele und in einen Plattenladen führte. Die Band war für drei Auftritte in der Diskothek „Apollo“ engagiert worden.

Archivbild: Naabtal-Kurier/Taubert/exb

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Middle of the Road, hier eine Aufnahme aus den frühen 1970er Jahren, war eine überaus populäre und erfolgreiche Pop-Gruppe. Die Musiker um Sängerin Sally Carr brachten viele Welthits auf die Bühne. Unter anderem spielten sie in der Diskothek „Apollo“ in Steinberg am See. Gewohnt haben die vier damals in einem Hotel in Schwandorf. Archivbild: Punt, National Archives of the Netherlands / Anefo

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