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M Remember you On August 16, 1979 Memphis State University presented a tribute to Elvis Presley, The King of Rock and Roll. The program, which was open to the public, began with a showing of Love Me Tender. During the course of the day other films such as Blue Hawaii , and King Creole were shown. Two films of Elvis were shown. Both Shake, Rattle and Rock, in which Elvis did not appear, and Jailhouse Rock, depicted the early beginnings of rock and roll. Singer Dickey Lee performed in the Harris music auditorium and again at the concert that climaxed the Honors Banquet held at the University Ballroom. Other celebrities such as Chet Atkins, Farron Young, Brenda Lee, Jerry Lee Lewis, Ronnie McDowell and the Jordanaires per- formed as well as Bill Haney, Elvis im- personator, who presented his talent at an outdoor concert in the parking lot at the south end of the mall. Mr. Haney was joined by the Bill Black Combo, Charlie Walker and Susan Hudson. Several seminars concerning Elvis Presley ' s impact on American music were held. Many of the late singers ' friends were panelists for such topics as Eve of a Music Revolution , Elvis and the Roots of Rock and Roll and Elvis: Person and Symbol . Top right: Elvis impersonator, Bill Haney, performs at the outdoor concert. Right: Panelists, Eddie Ray, Judd Phillips, Sr. and Bill Burk discuss the life and times of Elvis Presley. 24 Features
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Mrs. Diana Brewer, in charge of Above: A sea of numbers adds to registration registration planning, stated that Fall ? £S£?SZ ' £Z registration went very well. There were duties of the packet center, some problems but none that weren ' t easily resolved. She was very com- plimentary of the student workers whom she felt were very bright and had committed a small percentage of errors. She added that Registration Planning was checking into the possibility of registration by computer in the future, hopefully to minimize confusion and errors. Features 23
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Below: Brenda Lee stresses final bars of a number at he evening concert. Below right: Sam Phillips ex- presses gratitude at receiving the Distinguished Achievement Award. A memorial service for Elvis was held in the main auditorium of the Theatre and Communication Arts Building. At a banquet which followed the services, President Billy M. Jones presented the first Memphis State University Distinguished Achievement Award to Mr. Sam Phillips, founder of Sun Records. Elvis and many other musicians have recorded their original and innovative music at the Sun Rec- ords Studio. Features 25
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