Marion High School - Cactus Yearbook (Marion, IN)

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be GREASERS-Portraying two high school stu- dents in the 1950's, Grease co-stars john Trav- olta and Olivia Newton-Iohn combined to make movie and soundtrack album both successful. NANOO, NANOO-Although old movies cast beings from other planets as mysterious and scary, Mork and Mindy displayed to America the lighter and funnier sides of alien life on earth. 18 Centrestage 2 . glial' Z Q-if EQVQAQI A at f an , ya -J. 3 i if 9 15 T5 , . 33, M t QR V WN 9

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THE E Music, often called the universal language, is undoubtedly taken more seriously by folks in the U.S. than by people from any other country. Entertaining the country this year were stars like Pop-Country and West- ern singer Linda Ronstadt and disco vocalist Donna Summer. Billy Ioel shot into prominence with his hit single, lust the Way You Are , while Andy Gibb also topped the field with Shadow Dancing . The Bee Gees soundtrack album, Saturday Night Fever became one of the top selling albums ever while Fleetwood Mac's Rumours and Meat Loaf's Bat Out of Hell also scored high on the charts. 20 Centrestage thai? ,ww in :Viv 1,1 ,sf 8 ,M w Q 'ffm itll e W . 54 X , ,g , l LW Lil Q 1,9 :, F ' f A , L - .f . q5.,'ggg.w ' ' ' H , M - ' - ,Q Jo Tariff! 0 , X 4, I :.-' va ,W -... -' ull . 5 35-'1,,Q1,Hf ' L' 1: 3 ,lp-I.-..:,11! nf,.-11? '. ., . , if -,- Q., ' f My x,..7 ' ,,1g:Q, 3 V fs , x, ANOTHER GIBB-No longer the Bee Gees' little brother, Andy Gibb made a name for himself in the world of music with his Flowing River and Shadow Dancin' albums. TOP ENTERTAINER-Country and Western singing star Dolly Parton was named entertainer of the year by the Country Music Association. Her number one hit was Here You Come Again. v- Linda Ronstadt The Commodores Cheech and Chong DISCO QUEEN-Donna Summer's name rose to the top of the music charts with four number one hits and her movie, 'Thank God It's Friday', which also starred the Commodores.