Fri 5/16 @ 8PM
The legend of Glass Harp has outlived the band’s initial existence by four decades.
The Youngstown trio’s classic lineup, with Phil Keaggy on guitar, Dan Pecchio on bass, John Sferra on drums, and all three providing lead vocals and haunting harmonies, blazed brightly for a very short time in the early ’70s. They released three albums between late 1970 and mid 1972 and became the area’s biggest drawing original act — outdrawing most of the big dance copy bands — before breaking up in August 1972.
Keaggy went on to a career in Christian music, Pecchio was a founding member of the Michael Stanley Band, and Sferra drummed for numerous local ensembles and artists. Then in 1997, the Rock Hall’s then vice presidential of curatorial affairs Jim Henke spurred the group to get back together to play a show there, celebrating the release on CD of their 1971 show at Carnegie Hall.
Since then, the band has released new material and played regular though relatively rare special shows. This week they’ll be playing at the Mentor Fine Arts Center.
Tickets are $20-$40.