Bishop Amat High School - Tusitala Yearbook (La Puente, CA)

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Jammin ' For Freedom On January 27th one of the more enjoyable assemblies took place in the gym. As pre- lude to a Saturday night con- cert, the group Freedom played to a gym packed with spirited students. It was a welcome es- cape from the morning studies as well as 45 minutes of good rock ' n roll. During the Jam ' s performance they acted out skits with a mes- sage of patriotism. A history of music from the Revolutionary War to the present entertained and amused the majority of stu- dents. Freedom Jam was formed through the Young Americans Showcase, a company which gives auditions to young talent- ed people and places them in bands which travel across the United States. Originally formed in Florida, the organi- zation hopes to spread mes- sages of patriotism, anti drugs and alcohol, and love of Christ. The members of the band in- clude: Jim, age 20 -keyboards; Trent, a 22 year old guitarist; 18 year old T.J., drums; lead singer and bass player Brian, 19. Being young musicians themselves, they are sensitive to the anxieties of many of our own future rock and roll stars. On the night of the concert, ev- eryone was very enthused with the band. Freedom Jam seemed to capture the right mood and held on to it for the duration of the concert. Some of the songs played were: Truly by Lionel Richey, the GO GO ' s Vaca- tion , Hard to Say I ' m Sorry by Chicago, Working for the Weekend by Loverboy and the Missing Persons hit Walking in L.A. The crowd who at- tended the concert wasn ' t large, but they were very loud and spirited. Several times dur- ing the night students had to be restrained from dancing on the stage. In addition to good music, the band also related a good mes- sage, ' to give your life to Christ and to love one another on an equal basis no matter their col- or. ' Musically they were very versatile and polished. Their varied style made them appeal- ing to most every student. Freedom Jam will again appear on campus next year as they did the year before. All across the nation their message and enter- tainment style is influencing students of all kinds. (Above) Hard lo Say I ' m Sorry , Tyr- onne, lead singer of Freedom Jam, per- forms his own version of t he popular Chi- cago song. (Right) You Got Another Thing Comin ' , screams Tyronne at the Freedom Jam con- cert. 140 EVENTS

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