Middle Tennessee State University - Midlander Yearbook (Murfreesboro, TN)

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The stars are shining in Middle Tennessee. With its own famous areas such as Nashville, Music City U.S.A. and the Grand Ole Opry, Middle Tennessee has certainly seen the stars. But Middle Tennessee has some- thing else — Middle Tennessee State University. MTSU brings stars from around the nation to its Murphy Athletic Center to perform. Stars such as Elvis Presley, who gave five demand performances, traveled to MTSU to entertain their thousands of fans from the surrounding states of Tennessee. Other performers such as Elton John, Chicago, John Denver, Linda Ronstadt, Steve Miller, Earth, Wind, and Fire and Steve Martin have highlighted the academic years at MTSU with superb performances. With the work of Harold Smith, student programing director, and Steve Thurman, twice elected as chairman of the Special Events Committee, fall semester 1978 was no exception. Kicking the semester off on September 9, Electric Light Orchestra awed the 9,987 member audience with their laser effects during their concert. During the night of October 18, Johnny Cash and Waylon Jennings gave a concert for the country music lovers of Middle Tennessee. Following Cash and Waylon, The Commodores appeared October 19 and captivated the audience with their jamming music and special effects such as the dry ice show. The Homecoming concert was given by Boston. The 10,571 member audience was fascinated by the superb performance. It was said to be one of the best homecomings ever. The year was ended with Moody Blues on November 12 when they sold 6,231 tickets and gave a performance to be remembered. The year is now over, the only thing to do now is to strive to do even better than the 1978 concerts, which will not be an easy job. »

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The Special Events Committee opened its 1978 Fall Concerts for All with a spectacular success as the British rock group Electric Light Orchestra, better known as E.L.O. rewarded the 10,000-plus audience with a fantastic open to a concert season. E.L.O. played some of their best known hits, such as Out of the Blue, Can ' t Get You Out of My Head, Strange Magic, and Telephone Line. Even though E.L.O. was unable to bring their spaceship stage to Mur- phy Center, the crowd was entertained by the group ' s tight vocals and use of lasers. The group gave two rare encores before the close of the concert at the audience ' s insistence. The M.T.S.U. Special Events did an outstanding job in the selection of a season opening concert. 18 Electric Light Orchestra