University of Arkansas Monticello - Boll Weevil Yearbook (Monticello, AR)

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ertainment had appeared on televisions Hee Haw, and was featured in the prestigious Montreaux music festival. His musical reputation has spanned decades, yet he managed to draw only 130 to the FAC, a mere third of its Capacity. The final, and most embarassing, outing of the year was the performance of ‘Jasmine’, a two- woman act from St. Louis, Missouri. For what was characterized as the “best musical performance of the year” in terms of sheer musical quality, only 50 spectators attended. Fortunately, the SAB drew ABOVE AND RIGHT: There faces of Steve Moore, standup comedian. One would think that students, with tuition increases and worlds of other problems, would welcome the opportunity for a few laughs. Not so. Mr. Moore probably made his first and last FAC performance. OPPOSITE: Lonnie Brooks played to the larg- est, yet still disappointingly small, FAC crowd. Brooks is a blues figurehead who has ap- peared at the prestigious Montreaux Music Festival. 58 Entertainment fe ow

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to give him a giggle. A sparse seventy-five turned out for his performance. F The second act featured a fifteen- piece Air Force Band out of Barksdale, La. Student Activities Director Jim Strowe was especially disappointed with the turnout for this performance. He classified the band as “a really sharp group — we had to work hard to get them.” Sixty people, few of them students, materialized for the FAC performance. Perhaps the biggest disappointment of the year was the FAC demise of ‘The Lonnie Brooks Band,’ a well- known jazz-blues ensemble from Chi- cago. Brooks has achieved world-wide recognition as a blues guitarist, second to the likes of B.B. King. He OPPOSITE PAGE: Major entertainment for the first semester featured the Eighth Air Force Bla ae ”@ =€=©Band from Barksdale, La. They were quality , musicians, but drew a pathetically small audi- ence. ABOVE AND LEFT: The Air Force Band perfor- mance featured solo as well as group enter- tainment. Entertainment 57

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substantially larger crowds for its dances, which are, in regard to price, secondary entertainment. The SAB sponsored seven dances (including outdoor concerts) during the year. ‘Pieces’, a regional band that has appeared on more than numerous occasions, played the back- to-school dance during the first semester. They also performed for the Valentine Dance during the second semester. ‘Matrix’ was featured for Homecoming in the first term, followed by ‘Reunion’ who appeared prior to the Thanksgiving holiday. A local rock country act, ‘Sweet Sherry’ brought back-to-class entertainment for the second term, with ‘Sparkle’ appearing as the SAB- Soul Society sponsored act for Black Emphasis Dave Rudolph, a single act (guitarist-comedian) was featured in the Sadie Hawkins Day outdoor concert. One thing is obvious about this year in campus entertainment — the dances enjoyed a vast popularity. Quality concert-type entertainment has no appeal here. The four major SAB acts combined could scarcely fill the FAC. Entertainment 59 a i