Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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entei W i Michael Murphe crowd of 1,500 ; Murphey weaved create a mood ths Han? here < From Staff Re] One of the mo his band will ap Carolina Colise Jazz has alw forms in the mu its limited com Lewis, howev make it big coi years he has be< Unlike most 1 Miles Davis wh< their most avid nercussinn vor I J tempoed songs. There," and "H the public, but Lewis differs rock, gospel, cl music. Tnismi: keep pace with Lewis has been to keep his musi His most rece addition of thrc The concert Cultural Series < tainmen W'/' /|H / AW imm ^tf*^IHi^^^Kiflfli iXsB^ j^fiflHSHH y, author of the hit song "Wild people Saturday night at Towi I his personal philosophies with it most concert goers wish they c< 111 u ft lV ; on Sloop Q1 ports ist respected jazz musicians, pear in a free concert at 8:30 \ um. ays been one of the most un sic world. Most people feel th mercial appeal. 'er, has been one of the few mmercially. With a career en able to produce seven gold hard jazz bands, such as W< a allow their music to becom listeners find it hard to follow als, flute and electronics to Songs, such as "The In Crou ang on Sloopy" have been acc his fellow musicians as well from most hard jazz bands ii assical and pop along with ja Kture is the main reason why most transitory music forms able to alter his style with th< ic commercially acceptable, i ;nt change is the use of electr te female vocalists. is being sponsored by the committee, and is free to the? . - ?- -. Epic Record* Ifire", dominated a uship Auditorium, his warm music to ould see more often. y> nsey Ramsey Lewis and p.m., Nov. 19 in the iderexposed music at this is caused by jazz musicians to spanning some 20 records 3ather Report ana e so free that even iv, Lewis combines produce his even rd," "Hold It Right :laimed by not only n that he combines izz to structure his he has been able to of today's society ese different forms n other words. onic forms and the University Union general public. Murph simply By CllUCK CROMEK Gamecock Staff Writer A rarity in music today can so totally dominate a 4hat the audience will actu ear to every bar and lyi Murphey has this ur proximately 1,500 fans d Township Auditorium. Elicit; nrAni is 1 r ?? r&u rix nau ev success of the single "W As he said "Most people Thunder" is my first alb fourth. I have been an knew it until Wildfire m; wrote like "Geronimo'i Cowboy," made other p< A folk musician, Murpht that relied on his experien as well as his storytelling disgust for a modern civil all individualism of simple ancestors grew ud in. Whether playing solo 01 backed by his band, Mu stage professionalism we AFTER OPENING witl latest single "Carolina In of the Road", Murphey fliiHipnrp tn rrpafp n songs. In a medly of three ; wasteful destruction of ce by an encroaching intell neither respect nor mercj determine their own exist) shows the naivete of the f??5* ! ; ' i .BBr llamsey Lewis and his nei concert at H::*o p.m. W< Carolina Coliseum. The < by the University Union < ey's coi superb s seeing a performer thai concert by his personalis ally listen with an attentive ric of his songs. Michael lusual talent, which ap iscovered Friday night al er heard of Murphey befor ildfire" this past summer ? think the "Blue Sky-Nigl um, while in reality it is m )und for years and nobod ade it big. All of the hits s Cadillac,' and "Cosmi sople famous and not me. ?y presented a 90 minute sel ces and observations of life ability to communicate his ization, that has destroyed > Western society he and his n acoustic guitar or being rphey's showmanship anc re superb. ti two country rockers, his the Pines", and "Rhythm <nr?l > ? n 11 A . . . .:iL it u^cu iiiiui uictiiiy Willi lilt nood for his more serious songs, he focused on the rtain phases of America igent civilization that hac r for their natural rights tc ence. "Temple of the Sun' Aztec Indians, who aftei n band will appear in a free pdnesday. Nov. i<> in the i-oncert is being sponsored ulttira! Series Committee, MMBMHnli icert: ?, flawlt having prayed to thei peace to their land Spanish to their shor t butcher the Indians. ' The unmerciful slaui buffalo was attacked i 1 West Show" was a bit - that commercialized I t profit. AFTKR A standing e pretty unusual to play Then, the band left th< on both his philosophy y guitar and his mellow y He next played a va I he dedicated to all thos c a better man over tl example, was concern t after being bitten by i - treatment to sit it out i ? it out." To Murphe i qualities 01 a rugged > stick it out on his own ii survive. I The band soon retu I most widely known hi pony's death with a sei ? caused one to feel the p i Finishing their set > "Geronimo's Cadillac, > shoulder to shoulder a the song's refrain. A s ; unlike any 1 have seen, III rnf r>nn * ii i vii uopcv.1, II w I Murphey's meaningful superb instrumentalic almost touch the music were a part of it. a < WF% w ? Lewis is widely knov winning songs as "The I There", and "Hang on 588 \ r Gods for a savioi , unknowingly w< es who begin to e ghter and near extir n "Buffalo Gun", i ter criticism of th< ihtf? IpOpiiH nf (ha n V* HIV V/ ovation Murphey for an audience th; ? stage to allow hin / of life,with only ; r voice being the i riety of tender folk e people that helpe< ie years. "Calicc ed with a rugged f< i rattlesnake, refus n his rocking chair r'r.i;? i J, V/UIIV.U V/dl pua individualist, who isteadof relying on rned to back Murp t, "Wildfire." He isitive touch that ir ain of a sudden loss with an uptempo the band locked ind alone with < 0 ? . v VI(V ^ ense of togethernes ;?l other concerts thi as a classic pe lyrics, enhanced by ?n made you You always fell Colun vn for such (iranii ? In Crowd", "lloli Sloopy." / r to restore jlcome the nclavo mi/4 IIUIMTV UIIU iction of the -vhile "Wild 5 exploiters Id West for said, "It's at listens." 1 to expand an acoustic messenger., songs that i make him > Cal", for *1 IIICI WUU, ed medical and "rough isessed the chooses to manuals to >hey on his sane of his nmediately version of themselves :rowd sang s prevailed is vear. rformance. his band's feel and t that you / US"/ lbla Records ny Award i It Right