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Marvin Gaye kicked off USC's summer [
concerts Monday night singing his soul - .
numbers, and Carolina Coliseum will be the [ ^
with the concert scheduled to begin at 8 p.m. j.
Tickets are still available at the Coliseum "<|j
GAYE HAS reached a new plateau in his j
I atpr Hp sane a series of duets with several
female artists, and had the hit solo "Heard It ;
Through the Grapevine."
Gaye disappeared from the charts for a |
while, but soon came back with songs like I V:
"Innercity Blues." ; , '
STYX CONSISTS of Dennis De Young, \
James Young, Tommy Shaw and twin 1
brothers Chuck and John Panozzo. ! .
De Young, a native of Chicago, plays I
keyboards: Shaw olavs acoustic and electric I
guitar; Young plays guitar; Chuck Panozo I
plays bass; and John plays drums and
percussion. [
All five sing as well.
De Young, Shaw and Young compose
many of the group's songs themselves. De i 1 11
Young wrote "Put Me On," and Young pen- i
ned "Miss America." Shaw wrote the title i '^
track to' the group's 1976 album "The ,
Crystal Ball." I
THE THREE have combined talents on
several songs.
De Young's hit "The Grand Illussion" is
the song the group is most noted for, and remains
one of the better rock songs of 1977. SHAW, A nati
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"Today" marks the beginning of a new era for the most w
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group's newest "little brother," Jimmy Fortune. Fortune
replaces tenor Lew DeWitt, who retired after 18 years with the "
Statlers because of bad health. A
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DeWitt, the writer of "Flowers On The Wall" and other hits,
THE STATLER BROTHERS SING WHAT
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The Legend Goes On...", but can't reach the plateau "Years
go" did in 1981. The new album, however, uses songs the Lead
tatlers do best: comical, nostalgic and gospel. Forevet
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electricity and Gaye's soul. Hall and Oates
hits, perform a soft rock 'n' roll that has made
ne on them extremely popular, especially with teenIs
On agers.
For more information about the concerts
>tyx's and ticket prices, call 777-7640.
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new 'brother'
'ritten by Pat Ballard, the single is already climbing the
/ music charts.
gospel number is the traditional "Sweet By and By,"
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singer Don Reid wrote "Some Memories Last
" to put some nostalgia into the album, and his bass
Harold penned "I'm Dyin' A Little Each Day." The
)led talents with "There Is You" and "Guilty."
BROTHERS are two of the best lyricists in country
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eir own way, the Reids are comprable to Bob McDill
1 Ole Boys Like Me") or Marty Robbins ("You Gave
fountain").
best song on the album, however, was written by
's daughter, Kim Reid.
lever Want To Kiss You Goodbye" has strong har:atchy
lyrics and a good beat, and Reid ("But Who Am
ly") proves her ability to craft a fine song once again.
No, I never want to kiss you goodbye
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But I never want to kiss you goodbye
11 Rimel's "Right On The Money" is an average tune
too heavily handled. It's easy to listen to and easy to
t of the numbers are poignant love songs sung in the
\n thnt made fhp Virginia sineers famous. Each tune is
d with care and feeling, treated individually.
i The Oak Ridge Boys and Alabama traveling the comI
route, singing "hit-crafted" songs, The Statler
rs remain the best true country music group in the
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sound the same again if done by anyone but them."
y song on the album has become "Statlerized."
H this LP destined for greatness, one can hardly wait to
lat the group will offer after "Today."