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USonday, November 11, 1S74
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It has become increasingly difficult to tell who's who in the world of
contemporary music. The development of the new genre of black music termed
"soul rock coupled with the simultaneous incorporation by many white artists of
rhythm and blues to produce a counterpart genre rock and blues? has virtually
shattered the traditional, cut-and-dried black and white categorization of music.
In anage when Elton John's "Bennie and the Jets," Eric Clapton's "I Shot the
Sheriff," and numerous other white artists are receiving air time on black radio
stations and when Sly and the Family Stone, Stevie Wonder, The Isley Brothers,
and Billy Preston have gained widespread acceptance among white audiences,
contemporary music is gradually becoming a non-definitive aspect of society.
Black music has become more and more electronic. Kool and the Gang's latest
album, Light oj Worlds, is heavily dependent upon an Arp synthesizer. Both Stevie
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Diamond Studs , the original musical
which had its world premiere at the
Ranch House in Ghapel Hill, is now
officially set for a Broadway debut in
early January at New York Chelsea
Theatre Center.
The original cast including the Red
Clay Ramblers and the Southern States
Fidelity Choir have been signed to star
in the New York version. Based on the life
of the outlaw Jesse James, Studs is a
bluegrass horse opera that combines
original songs by Bland Simpson and Jim
Wann with traditional tunes and ballads.
Chapel Hill's Continental Travel Agency
is organizing a package train trip the
weekend of Dec. 27-29.
Diamond Studs opened in Chapel Hill
on Oct. l(ffor a five-day, six-performance
run. Packed houses inspired three
holdover shows, with ticket lines that at
one point caused a Franklin Street traffic
jam.
Studs' new home, the Chelsea Theatre,
played host last season to two of New
York's most acclaimed hits, David
Storey's The Contractor and the musical
version of Candide. The owners have
been seeking a show for their refurbished
main floor theatre in the Westside house.
The unique production is a kind of
combination nightclub and bluegrass
concert, with the musicians playing a
variety of roles and telling a story without
striving for the realistic rendition of the
professional actor. The company arrives
in New York Dec. 3, with previews set for
Dec. 21.
Wonder and the Isleys generously utilize the Moog,and the use of the electric guitar
by black performers has expanded phenomenally. This can, of course, be evidenced
in the music of Graham Central Station ("Can You Handle It?"), Mandrill
CFencewalk"), Stevie Wonder ("Superstition"), the Isleys ("That Lady"), the
Temptations ("Papa Was a Rollin' Stone") and Rufus ("You Got the LovO-
Black music has become tremendously diversified, ranging from the tender
acoustic guitar renditions of Richie Havens to the inimitable "rhythm and jam" of
James Brown to the anachronistic, yet dynamic "shooby-doo" of the Pointer Sisters
and LaBelle. .
A most unfortunate victim of the categorizing of music into black and white
divisions was one of the greatest and most influential writers and performers in the
history of the industry, Jimi Hendrix. His music unveiled a genius that was years
ahead of his time and, although he experienced little trouble in being accepted by a
predominantly white audience, the predominantly black one largely ignored him.
Interestingly, the mainstays of traditional rhythm and blues are also going strong,
some even stronger than in the supposed 'heyday' of rhythm and blues. Gladys
Knight and the Pips, the Spinners, Blue Magic and the Stylistics are doing quite
well, not to mention Smokey Robinson and Marvin Gaye.
On the other hand, a growing number of white groups have discovered
astonishing acceptance of their music by predominantly black listeners. Strangely
enough, however, this acceptance does not hinge solely upon whether or not a white
artist can successfully imitate black music. Frankenstein, for example by the Edgar
Winter Group is Very definitely pure, hard rock. Yet it received play time on stations '
which normally program all-black music.
Neither can Elton John's "Bennie and the Jets" be classified as imitative soul. Yet
it also invaded the soul charts.
Eric Clapton's "1 Shot the Sheriff" obviously obtains its appeal from the distinct
reggae influence evident in the song. And Dennis Coffey's "Scorpio," "Taurus," and
"Ride Sally Ride" contain a beat and rhythms characteristically found in black
instrumental.
Perhaps the earliest crossover into the soul charts were the Rascals, a white group
which enjoyed its peak success in the mid to late sixties. "I've Been Lonely Too .
Long," "It's A Beautiful Morning" and numerous other Rascal hits were
appropriately labeled "blue-eyed soul," simply because that is exactly what they
were. The primary difference between the Rascals and black artists was the color of
their skins.
Nowadays, it's hard enough to tell who is black and who is white, much less
classify the music an artist performs as this, that or the other. Moreover, an artist
may very likely be playing this, that AND the other. ,
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Elton John
Photo by Tommy Miner
On stage last weekend in the Greensboro Coliseum, the Crocodile Rock King
provided one of his usually frenzied performances. From the opening 'Funeral for a
Friend' through to 'Goodbye Yellow Brick Road,' Elton John beamed in a show that
was wild as well as professional. Described as the last vestige of Hollywood-like
glamour, John epitomizes the lifestyle of the top rock artist.
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Georgia state legislator Julian Bond will
speak at 8 p.m., Wednesday, Nov. 13 in
Memorial Hall. Admission is free. Bond is
sponsored by the Carolina Forum in
conjunction with the Colloquium on
Individual Rights and Liberties.
An articulate spokesman for and
organizer of the New Left, Bond also has ties
with the civil rights, youth and peace
movements. After winning a seat in the
Georgia House, he was subsequently barred
from taking office because of his "radical"
views on Vietnam and sympathy with draft
card burners until the Supreme Court ruTed
unanimously in his favor.
In conjunction with the Colloquium on
Individual Rights ;and Liberties,, the Union
. Current.; Affairs, Committee, is presenting the '
J tallowing programs at 7:30 p.m. in Room
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Union
week
213-215 of the Union: The Right of
Individual Choice: Carolina Gay
Association, Monday, Nov. 18; Affirmative
Action: What's Happening?, Tuesday, Nov.
19; and Individual Rights and University
Housing, Wednesday, Nov. 20.
The Southern States Fidelity Choir and
the Red Clay Ramblers will present a joint
concert at 8 p.m., Tuesday, Nov. 19 in the
Great Hall. This will be one of their last
performances in the area before leaving for
New York and rehearsals for the N.Y.
production of "Diamond Studs.
Harmonica player Arthur Jackson,
known as "Peg Leg Sam," will appear in
concert at 2 p.m., Thursday, Nov. 14 in the
Great Hall. He has traveled all over the U.S.
.both , as a . hobo,, and - medicine show
performer. ; v
The Green Valley Ramblers, a
professional bluegrass band, will be featured
for a square dance from 9-12 p.m. in the Tin
Can on Saturday night after the UNC-Army
game. The Toronto Exchange will be guests
at this program.
'The Bluegrass Experience, an exceptional
string band which has played all over the
eastern U.S. with such stars as Doc Watson
and Lester Flatt, will appear in concert from
2 to 6 p.m., Monday, Nov. 18 in the Great
Hall.
The Star Spangled Washboard Band will
be featured this week as the Special Projects
Committee continues their videotape series.
Showings are at 1 1 a.m., noon and 1 p.m. in
the Union second floor lounge.
pickets will go on sale tomorrow for. the
Earl Scruggs Linda Ronstadt . concert,
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ABC Guest Admissions will not be accepted.
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A different feature every Tuesday &
Thursday until Dec. 5. Showings at
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Series Ticket
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Tickets $1 .50 each at door.
wnicn will be held 9 p.m., Thursday, Dec. 5
in Carmichael. General admission tickets are
$4 in advance and $5 the day of the
performance.
Due to time requirements for sound and
light set-up before the Loggins and Messina
concert, doors will not open until 8:30 p.m.
The Ingmar Bergman trilogy films will be
shown this week at 8 p.m. in the Great Hall.
These include Through a Glass Darkly, on
Tuesday; Winter Light, on Wednesday; and
The Silence, on Thursday. Throughout the
trilogy, Bergman poses the question: Why is
God silent to man? Admission is fifty cents.
Larry Kutt, Transcendental Meditation
expert, will discuss T.M. at 7:30 p.m.,
Tuesday, Nov. 12 in Gerrard Hall. '
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Schedules for the remaining Quiz Bowl
matches are available at the Union Desk
today. Competition will resume Tuesday
night.
Schedules for the All-Campus Billiards
Tournament will be posted in the Union
Billiards Room. A 15-minute time limit for
defaults will be strictly enforced.
Slides and a film, Of Time and Eternity,
about Jockey's Ridge will be shown at 7:30
p.m., Thursday, Nov. 14 in 111 Murphey.
The film was made by UNC RTVMP
students and the program is initiated by the
People to Preserve Jockey's Ridge.
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