Texas Tech University - La Ventana Yearbook (Lubbock, TX)

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HSan In response to world hunger, diverse Musicians Unite Although not many big-name stars had concerts in Lubbock, many Tech students from such cities as Dallas and Houston traveled to their hometowns to see their favorite groups. Students would either call friends ahead of time to get tickets or buy tickets the night of the concert from scalpers, who usually were asking double the cost of the tickets. The most popular concert around the nation was that of The Boss, Bruce Springsteen, who sold out two or three shows in each city. Van Halen made its annual tour and produced its annual album, which was almost guaranteed to have at least one hit song. Prince and the Revolution hit the charts consistently, helped by the popularity of Prince ' s movie, Purple Rain, and became one of the most popular groups to see in concert. Although Prince ' s album, 1999, received some acclaim a few years ago, it was not until the Purple Rain soundtrack was produced that the group began sell- ing out concerts in every major city. The past year saw the rock in- dustry moving away from heavy metal groups and into a more diverse era, including new forms of New Wave. Students were buying the debut albums of Frankie Goes to Hollywood, Wham, Duran Duran, Madonna and others. The most popular debut album was Cyndi Lauper ' s She ' s So Unusual, which produced five Top 10 chart hits. But heavy metal was not yet forgotten. Groups such as Twisted Sister and KISS made stops in Lubbock, and for the lighter rockers, the Go-Go ' s performed to a half-full Municipal Coliseum. For country lovers, performers such as George Strait, T.C. Sheppard, Shel- ly West, Gary Morris and Exile drew many students to their stages. Two revolutionary groups emerged to aid the starving people of Ethiopia. The first group, Band- Aid, was composed of British rock stars, including musicians from Wham, Duran Duran, and the Police. Much of the proceeds from Band-Aid ' s song, Do They Know It ' s Christmas, went to the starv- ing of Ethiopia. Lionel Richie, Michael Jackson and Quincy Jones organized an American version several weeks later, appropriately named United Support of America (USA) for Africa. The group ' s hit song. We Are The World, included partici- pation by such stars as Tina Turner, Willie Nelson, Bruce Springsteen, Stevie Wonder, Bob Dylan, Ray Charles, Cyndi Lauper and more than 40 other well known American music stars. The U.S. stars were even more successful than the British group in sending millions of dollars of the proceeds to Ethiopia, and a combined U.S. -British con- cert effort was planned for the summer to raise more money. — Cathx Peterson Concerts — 29

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28 — Concerts

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