Brown Aspires To Become
Nationally Known Musician
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Post Staff Writer
"Drums are the oldest
instruments in the world.
Rhythm fascinates me - I
can communicate with
drums It fascinates me
that 1 can make sounds by
striking an instrument."
These are the sentiments of
drummer Clyde Dudley
Brown, a Johnson C. Smith
student who's aspiring to
become a nationally known
prized musician.
"Music is my love and I
plan to succeed in it in any
way I possibly can," Brown
noted. "In three years I'd
like to make the national
scene with The Electic
Fried Okra Band."
That's the progressive
rock-funk band Brown
plays with. Consisting of a
rhythm bass guitar, lead
bass and brass that group
plays occasionally in the
Charlotte area · Freedom
Park, Johnson C. Smith.
The group holds down per
formances because most of
their music is originally
composed by group mem
bers and have not been
copywrited yet.
Recently, Brown was
contracted as a percussion
ist at Pineville Dinner
Theatre.
"I was recommended by
Marvin Davenport, band
director at Johnson C.
Smith. I went down to the
theatre, sat down with the
music director, ran over
the score and got the job,"
Clyde Dudley Brown
...J.C. Smith student
Brown stated.
The job will cover 14
weeks with plays including
"South Pacific," "Camel
ot," and "My Fair Lady."
Brown also plays with gos
pel groups and started
playing with the Smith Pep
Band when he was in the
sixth grade. He has been a
percussionist for Johnson
C. Smith's Marching and
Stage Bands for the past
four years.
While attending the In
ternational Percussion
Symposium at East Caro
lina University, Brown re
ceived the distinguished
Ludwig Percussion Sympo
sium Award. He has stu
died under Ed Sharrgh
nessy of the Johnny Car
son's Tonight Show and
Rock Drummer Carmine
Appic currently with Rod
Stewart's band.
Brown, however, readily
admits that his abilities
come from practicing.
"Most of my abilities come
by me practicing on my
own. I spend a lot of time
practicing - as much time
as I can. It's not book work,
but how much practice you
do on your own."
As a business and mar
keting major at Johnson C.
Smith, Brown plans to in
corporate his training to
benefit his musical career.
"I'll try to get into the
artist and repertoire de
partment of a record com
pany. The department
signs bands, allocates
money and tells them how
much they have in the
budget. I'd like to do work
involved with music to
learn more about the busi
ness," he stated. "I'd like
,to start a recording busi
ness. Being in music - it's
unlimited what I can do."
He is the son of Mr. and
Mrs. Clyde H. Brown of
1400 Waddell St. Brown not
only plays all drums but
also plays the bass guitar
and clarinet.
Brown seems to be wait
ing for the right amount of
knowledge and the right
beat to make his mark in
the entertainment indus
try. And when he does he is
bound to be one of the best.
Shkelia Becton had her first birthday
party. With hats, whistles, and special
decor the gang had a lovely time.
Pictured from left to right are: Lamont
Wright, Pat Davis, Sonja Link, Pat
Vinson, Tiarra Vinson, Mickey Davis,
Dema Newberry, Sharon Newberry, Yo
landa Becton, Shkelia Becton, Ann
Austin, Michelle Austin, Nkenge Wright,
Mary Munday, Tony Spicer, Edward
Newberry, Jackie McCoullough, Chantra
McCoullough, Michelle Mundy, Jesse
Spicer. The birthday girl, Shkelia is the
daughter of Robert and Yolanda Becton.
The party was held at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Herbert Spicer, Sr.
Summer Lunch Pmprani To Feed Needy Oiildren
weedy children in Char
' lotte and Mecklenburg
County will be receiving
free lunches this summer
in a special program spon
sored by the Charlotte
Mecklenburg Schools'
Food Services.
The free lunch program
designed to serve children
in areas with high concen
trations of low income fa
milies will begin on June 23
and run through August 1.
Children who receive
free lunches during the
school year generally will
be served during the
summer.
Funds for the program
are being provided by the
U. S. Department of Agri
culture through the Special
Food Service Program for
Children. Funds are being
channeled to CMS through
the Department of Public
Instruction's School Food
Services Division.
There will be no discrim
ination of any child be
cause of race, color or
national origin.
The local program,
which is in its sixth year, is
being coordinated jointly
by the city and county
recreation departments,
churches and civic groups.
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GI Home Loan Interes
Decreases One Percen
The first decrease in the
GI home loan interest rate
ceiling since 1976 was an
nounced last week by
Veterans Administration
chief Max Cleland.
The new maximum rate
- 13 percent - took effect
last week. It is a full point
below the record 14 percent
ceiling which has been in
effect since April 3.
For a veteran buying a
home with a 30-year, $50,
000 GI loan, the one percent
rate decrease will lower
the monthly payment by
about $50.
The rate change does not
affect existing loans, Cle
land pointed out. Once a
loan is made the interest
rate remains the same over
the life of the loan.
The new 13 percent rate
was agreed upon jointly t
VA and the Department
Housing and Urban D
velopment, and is in lii
with interest rate redu
tions in the private sectoi
VA guarantees loai
made by private lenders
eligible veterans, unma
ried surviving spouses ai
active duty military pe
sonnel. The guaranty
covers 60 percent of thi
loan amount a max
mum of $25,000 whichev<
is lower.
VA has guaranteed loan
worth $8.6 billion so far ii
Fiscal year 1980. Since thi
SI loan guaranty progran
segan in 1944, approxi
mately 10.5 million loan
worth $178.6 billion hav<
seen guaranteed by VA
^leland said.
Famous Clydesdale
Horses Coining To Town
The Clvdesrtfll·» is a Busch. Inc.. acauired a
heavy, draught-horse
breed which originated in
Scotland and was later im
proved by cross-breeding
with Flemish stallions. It
was introduced into North
America about 1842 and
was used principally as a
draught horse. An average
horse stands 64 to 66 inches
tall, weighs 1,700-2,000
pounds and is bay, dark
brown or black in color,
with prominent white
markings. The breed is
noted for its high hoof
action while walking or
trotting and for the fea
thered hair on the legs. The
Clydesdale's ancestors in
clude those strong mounts
which bore Christian
knights to battle in' the
Crusades
The Clydesdales can be
seen at the old Town &
Country Ford location on
E. Independence Blvd.
from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m.
beginning May 19 through
May 26
In the early days of Ame
rican brewing, it was said
that a brewer's success
was determined by how far
his draught horses could
pull their beer wagons in a
day's time.
In 1933, August A. Busch,
Jr., currently honorary
chairman of Anheuser
team of Clydesdales to ce
lebrate the repeal of Prohi
bition. Anheuser-Busch's
commitment to the propa
gation of this remarkable
breed - and America's love
affair with the Budweiser
hitch - date from that year.
The offical home of the
Budweiser Clydesdale is in
St. Louis, in an ornate
stable built in 1885 on the
grounds of Anheuser
Busch's 70-block headquar
ters-brewery complex, a
registered National Histor
ic Landmark.
Two eight-horse teams
tour the United States to
make more than 300 public
appearances each year.
The teams are based in St.
Louis and Merrimack,
New Hampshire.
At Grant's Farm in
suburban St. Louis· Coun
ty, nearly 100 Clydesdales
roam in pastures adjacent
to the former home of
Ulysses S. Grant, the na
tion's 18th president. They
comprise the largest
Clydesdale herd in the na
tion. Between 20 and 30
foals are born each year.
Each Clydesdale team is
transported by caravan in
three 40- by eight-foot vans,
with air cushion suspension
and thick rubber flooring to
ease the rigors of standing.
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