Classic acts rock on sans key players By Jim Harrington CORRESPONDENT You know the band's name. You know the band's songs. But do you know the band's players? That's the situation that confronts fans when they attend concerts by many so-call

From: Oakland Tribune | Date: June 24, 2005| Author: Jim Harrington, CORRESPONDENT | Copyright information

You know the band's name. You know the band's songs. But do you know the band's players? That's the situation that confronts fans when they attend concerts by many so-called classic rock acts.

There are plenty of oldie acts that are still around and still making a good living without significant original members.

The quality of the experience, of course, will vary from one oldies act to another. That will certainly be the case during this summer's Alameda County Fair, which off...

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