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days of Rock 6n Roll
First Edition to perform on Wesleyan campus.
First Edition to perform
A Preview
by J. L. Schmidt
Well over a year ago, an
entertainment reviewer for
the Columbus Dispatch made
the following statement about
a vocal group, The First.
Edition.
"If Kenny (Rogers) ever
sings "Ruby" on prime-hour
television, he'll have a
million seller within a
month."
He did, and he has. As a
matter of fact, Kenny Rogers
and The First Edition are
doing quite well in their new
country and western genre of
songs. "Reuben James" is
their newest hit and follows
close on the heels of "Ruby."
The First Edition is
scheduled for another con
cert date In Lincoln, having
first appeared here in the
spring of 1968 in an outdoor
fling on East campus. Nov.
22 they will go indoors at
Nebraska Wesleyan Univers
ity In the O'Donnell Auditori
um with an 8 p.m. perform
ance. The group is probably best
remembered for their first
big hit, "Condition," which
featured a wild drumming
blast by Mickey Jones, as
well as some dynamic vocal
work by the rest of the
group.
Jones, a native Texan, was
the drummer who backed up
Trini Lopez on his hit of "If I
Had a Hammer," remember
hearing him hit the cowbell
in the one chorus line? After
eight years with Lopez, Jones
went to the group which
backed Johnny Rivers and
made a special tour of Viet
nam with Rivers and Ann
Margaret.
Three years of working for
Rivers gave way to a stretch
with the group behind Bob
Dylan. Transitition? No pro
blem, according to Jones who
says. "It's never hard work
ing for someone when you
dig what he's doing."
Kenny Rogers, the bearded
monster of the group, looks
like he might strangle his
bass guitar at any minute.
He played with the New
Christy Minstrels and left the
Zepplin sounds
super heavy, wow
by No. 6 KFMQ
Progressive Rock
Program Director
Led Zeppelin is heavy,
super-heavy, while at the
same time still light and
bouyant. Perhaps that's why
they contrived that name.
In case you haven't heard
of them. Led Zeppelin is a
band; a fantastic band.
Sometimes their music is
hard rock and other times it
is soft blues, but it is always
good.
Their new album LED
ZEPPLIN II is a good ex
ample of this diversity. One
of the songs on this album,
"Bring it on home" starts out
as contemporary Mississippi
Blues with Robert Plant's
mouth harp and the valuable
assistance of John Paul
Jones' bass and finally
merging into Jimmy Page's
dynamic pulsating style of
loud eclectic electric rock.
Robert Plant is one of
those Innovative Individuals
that makes Led Zeppelin
great. His free form, free
lance, free feeling, free
floating vocals are enhanced
only by his mouthharp, his
vocal duels with Page's
guitar, his screaming, jum
ping, dancing and are things
you'll only see or hear with
Led Zeppelin.
In fact. Plant's vocals are
even reminiscent of Mick
Jaggers career high with his
moving vocals and body and
the abundant sexual imagery
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Song."
There's not much that
hasn't been said about Jim
my Page except maybe he's
fantastic. He's influenced
and1 has been Influenced by
some of the top people in the
industry; namely, Eric
Clapton, John MayalL, Jeff
Beck, and Keef Hartley.
Page has appeared with
Clapton on occasion and even
cut a few records with him.
Does that make him cool?
Jimmy Page can accurately
play a guitar so fast that its
almost impossible to believe.
He even goes so far as to
tune his guitar while he's
playing eleven or twelve
notes per second. During a
solo he is likely to play his
guitar with a bow, which he
did in Kansas City last week
In the middle of "Dazed and
Confused" that lasted twenty
minutes,
John Paul Jones' bass
playing Is also superb. Many
of Led Zeppelin's songs hang
together purely through his
expertise. He- lends continui
ty much the way Paul
McCartney does.
John Bonham's Percussion
Is also more than adequate.
His presence and influence
on timing and rhythm are
really important. He even got
a four minute solo in "Moby
Dick. His excellence Is the
bedrock of Led Zeppelin's
sound.
Led Zeppelin is unique
different from all the 'old
pros' and all the bubble gum
groups that try to be pro
gressive and even are oc
casionally. These four musi
cians combine to make the
music of Led Zeppelin so
truely exciting that you wish
you could capture them, if
only for a moment.
group after a year to join
The First Edition.
His face shows his emotion
as he gets into every song he
sings, and at times, he is
almost cherubic behind the
wild bush, at times the true
monster.
Terry Williams father was
the first-chair trombonist for
Tommy Dorsey and his
mother was a vocalist for the
same group. Terry took up
guitar at age 14 and joined
the New Christy Minstrels
after a short stint with
Warner Brothers Records.
He has a considerable
amount of stage moxy and
often breaks from .the rest of
Ihe group to do extra little
things during the show.
Mike Settle is an Oklahoma
native who has made music a
great part of his life. He
majored in music a t
Oklahoma City University, as
did Mason Williams, and
then worked for years as a
song writer. He became
musical director of the New
Christy Minstrels before
breaking to form The First
Edition.
Settle's vocals range from
pristine beauty to a chilling
style as in "A Church
Without a Name." He still
writes many of the tunes the
group uses in couple with
Williams.
Thelma Camacho is the
female of the group, and she
sure is. With a short haircut,
a smile and twinkling eyes
that would melt an iceberg,
she belts out a song that
makes you think she hates
you in one breath and that
she'd never leave you in the
next.
Not only is Thelma the
female lileblood of the group,
she is also the group's barber
and spirit builder. Her
tonsorial talents add to the
tonsil talents of The First
Edition.
by Dave Landls
Entertainment Editor
In between James Brown,
Joe Cocker and Dusty Spr
ingfield on this week's Music
Scene T.V. show was a
startling reminder of the
early days of Rock 'n Roll.
The Everly Brothers.
In a quick medley, the
Tennessee twins sang "Wake
Up Little Suzie," "Bird
Dog," "Bye Bye Love," and
"Dream, Dream, Dream."
The good time sound of their
country heritage stood up
well against an inflated
Cocker and a limp Dusty
Springfield. Only James
Brown, the king, showed
more energy and excite
ment. The Everly Brothers are
just one of the veteran fifties
groups making it big on the
comeback trail.
Dion Di Mucl (remember
Dion and the Belmonts?)
Cashed in big on a smooth
"Abraham, Martin and
John."
A big winner is Elvis the
Pelvis. In his first live ap
pearance in several yeans,
Elvis blew their minds in Las
Vegas with "Hound Dog"
and "Jailhouse Rock."
Interest in fifties music can
be traced to the ubiquitous
Beatles. "Lady Madonna," a
big seller in 1967, in-
corporated a boogie beat and
Weekend
c
w feature
1946 movie
ihe weekend film series
will present "The Best Years
of Our Lives Friday and
Saturday in the Nebraska
Union.
Directed by William Wyler,
the flick was released in 1946
The story revolves around
adjustment to post-World
War II conditions by three
ex-servicemen. Greg
To 1 a n d ' s deep focus
photography depicts the
personal problems of an ex
soaa jerk, Darner and a
sailor who has lost both
hands.
The movie won seven
oscars, including best pic
ture, actor, direction and
screenplay. The national
board voted "Best Years"
one of the 10 most outstan
ding American movies.
Tlie flick is almost three
hours long and features
Frederic March, Myrna Loy,
Dana Andrews and Hoagy
Carmichael.
Admission Is 50 cents for
the 7 p.m. showings on Fri
day and Saturday at this
campus and 7 p.m. showing
Sunday at the East Campus.
Paul's (or whoever it is) im
itation of Elvis. The Beatles,
a two record set by the
Iiverpool four, contains
several conscious imitations
of the roots of rocks ira very
loose tribute.
The American MachiavellLs
of beat, the Mothers of In
vention, led the return in this
country. Calling themselves
Ruben and the 'Jets, the
Mothers released an entire
album in parody of the fif
ties. The liner notes state Frank
Zappa's case, "we really like
this type of music." The
albums sports a r e a I bonus,
the high school graduation
picture of Frank Zappa
complete with black shirt
and long white tie.
For the most part, the
revival of fifties rock has
been limited to original
performers.
Fats Domino has left
Blueberry Hill for Lovely
Rita and Eleanor Rigby. He
has also left cheap bars in
Chicago for the night clubs of
Las Vegas in the last four
years.
Bill Haley and the Comets
stormed Australia this sum
mer and "Rock around the
Charts" made billboards
charts again. That single and
the movie publicizing it
began the whole smear in
1956.
Little Richard's repertoire
has been stolen by every
white singer since Mitch
Ryder. Get his album and
you'll find nobody does
them better than Richard
himself.
It's the power and the good
time irreverence of the fifties
music that attracts its new
audience. Many kids find old
rock more energetic than the
studio sounds of overdub and
violins.
Not only are the middle
fwenties kids returning to
this style; the youngsters
who didn't catch it the first
time around are turning-on to
Klv's, the Everly brothers.
Fats and Little Richard.
Jerry liee Lewis is going t
bust Beatrice, Nebraska
anart on November 26.
Sponsored by KECK radio,
f ewis nlavs two shows at
6:30 p.m. and 9 p.m. You will
remember Jerry plavs piano
and sings "Great Balls of
Fire."
Following his demise as a
rock 'n roll star in 1960.
Lewis began the country
circuit singin? slow ballads.
If he plays those youH be
dis"mointed. If he does the
sHtff he did on the Tom Jones
show three weeks ago you
are in for a preat concert.
Tickets are $2.50 in advance,
$3 at the door.
Jerry Lee Lewis brought
down the house at the
Filmore East. He can do the
same at the Beatrice City
Auditorium.
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