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# Leroy Green From po to soi B Oat People paid five dollars t Sunday night in order to get a Who is Leroy Green, and wh UNTIL THE summer of 107? friends, family and fellow e Office in Philadelphia, Pa. In the success of a song called "] and written by Leroy Green "I wanted a song that was d to catch the eye and ear/* ( GREEN. A FORMER rMi< past weekend for "An Even Bleau Inn at 5321 Farrow R< He said although "Disco Ini song recorded. He wrote "Wa and "Love Epidemic" and "; The West Columbia native t for the Trammps. "At the tim one disco group in the worlc before and they said 'Love Ej HE SAID he was elated wh 4L. JJ- Ktl --**? un uic rctuio. i m geiung use I'm becoming an 'old pro'!" "Disco Inferno" sold more seller isn't enough, the song "Saturday Night Fever." With several million persoi ahead to better days. "I'm si said. Green said he hopes to < with the tune he wrote for "< Tops. "It's middle-of-the-road In the meantime Green wi whose tune has probably beei being a famous composer cli " THEY GAVE me a big par << A 11 JJ? r 1 ? ? mi ui a suuucn, i was signinj for." Green said he is going to c< "big one." "I'm always look! and it's gone. You have to eat produce, publish and find out i Dine at the S Saturdc Champagne Brunch 10 am - 1 pm Call 777-81 i r I I 18th stal work* ngwriter y Bill Douglas ntcock Staff Writer o enter Columbia's Fountain Bl< look at Leroy Green. IV arf* thPftA twinln nuvlno eoo V? 1 v ? ? Mawwv |#?V|#aV uig VV ?VV IIU B the only people who knew Leroy i mployees at the main branch U 1976 Green became a celebrity be< Disco Inferno," recorded by the Ti ifferent, but not too different ? soi Jreen said. dent of West Columbia, was in tc ing With Leroy Green" at the F sad. ferno" was his first hit, it was not itintf fnr fh? Rain" fnt? .TftKnn? "P' Soul Searching Time" for the Tri said he wrote "Disco Inferno" spe< ie the Trammps were labeled the 1," Green said. "I had written f< )idemic' sounded pretty good." en he first heard his now two-yeai d to it now and I try not to get too than a million copies in 1976. If a is on the 30 million-selling soundl is listening to his song, Green is till waiting for that one big hit tu establish himself as a major musi< )n Top," a comeback album by ti > with good up-tempo songs," he sal 11 just have to settle being a son n played in every disco in the woi tanged his life? tv when I left the nnnt nffioo " flro g autographs for the people I was i rntinue to write music until he lai ng to advance. After all, you have so you come up with another. I'< about the business and how it worto i Ton of Carolina JL %/ ' : /*"* * * ;" Hn^. ly, October 28 Post Gamf Buffet 5 pm - 7:30 p 98 for reservations The Top Carolina floor Capstone eau Inn ammps . m '&&'$&&< r?8S0 nettling >wn this , mmmmmm 'ountain I his first 'In 1971 t ammps. I; \ :ifically m Y mimhpr .:*fe.:.: m&m >r them ' Green... i "-old hit excited, f-***** million track of looking i&) /';' ne," he c writer tie Four w I S ig writer II ST/M3E D Id. Has en said. A Gourmet' working Happy Hour 4:30-7:00 ! ids .Gourmet Sandwiches S< i one hit Great Drinks - Nightly i like to . OpenMon. -Fri. 11-2 a.ir i." ? p I Th? Trl I present! i Nov. 4-5 I and Atlc Nov. 18 one Cosl Nov. 22-2 - tor t Holu NC; m Phil Nov. 22-2 Cho Gan App I $16 ^-MPRIST maiting/or the big hit OCT. 25 ^ Debbie McHale Mgk X Oct. 26 Crosby : & Steve White Cc?> i Oct. 27 & 28 ED POLLACK s Delight tfon.-Sat. Open 11 a.m. for Lunch erved Till 12 Midnight ^sco ?Pcn a* Entertainment i.,Sat. 11-12 Oinner served nigjfrfiy 6-1 2 ps and Expeditions ( rag the following Tri| ? Trip to Atlanta to the San Francisco 49 ima raicons. Lost is : - Trip to the Colonial of America's finest, ir r is $14.00 6 ? Express Bus to N hose who want to go days. The stops will in Richmond, VA; Wasl m m cd a odelphla, PA; and N 6 ? Trip to Broadwa rut Line" and "The G 110" and sounds of th< le, New York City. G 5.00. | 'Beatle Fest' set for weekend | Mark and Carol Lapidos present Beatlefest "J?J, to be held in Atlanta this weekend. The celebration will be held at the Pcachtree Plaza Hotel on Saturday, Oct. 28, 1 p.m. 5 J 1 ?1- J. I O J ?? rt-l miuiugm, iuiu on ouiiuay, uw. 29, noon - 11 p.m. I At Bemtlefett, Beatle fans from all over the South will be entertained in four large ballrooms on two floors. Tickets at the door will be $8.50 each day. Pnr mnro infranmafiAn nail | A VA UIVAV UUV1 UISIMVU) V ?ll J l|(404) 422-6275. jj ^HJIHIW HI Mil ill Mini?wwwuirn.^mijiy | LUNtHEON SPECIAL - Fresh tossed salad -Short sandwich (your choice) 1 - Large Tea $ 1.891 IF YOU'VE ONLY GOT A I MINUTE, CALL US I AHEAD AND WE WILL I HAVE IT READY I 254-8800 I |'i 2702 Rofwood I Committee Is m for Fall '78: se OJ. Simpson ''ers play the $35.00. Cup Horse Race, i Camden, S.C. lew York City home for the dude Raleigh, ilngton, DC; YC. Cost is $50. y to see "A rin wiwii e*s?a c nil OSt is I I I russei house S