Northwest High School - Vanguard Yearbook (Indianapolis, IN)

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,. .l New Seekers Hillside Singers, Jonathon Edward's Sun- shine, and Nilsson's Without You. Some of the most widely purchased albums were Carole King's Music, Chicago's Chicago At Carnegie Hall, lsaac Haye's Black Moses, Concert for Bangla Desh by George Harrison and Friends, and Melanie's Gather Me. Students found additional musical fulfillment as they attended concerts by noted groups and vocalists making personal appearances in Indianapolis at Clowe's Me- morial Hall and the Coliseum located on the State Fair- grounds. Tickets for these concerts ranged in price any- where from S4 to STO, and there were invariably full house audiences when groups like Three Dog Night, Chicago, the Jackson Five, Beach Boys, and Rare Earth sophomores. performed. Diana Ross, Tom Jones, Sonny and Cher, and Neil Diamond were a few of the individual vocalists who attracted record-breaking crowds to their concerts. Although dancing was formerly one of the most prev- alent methods of self-expression for youth, the novelty, somehow, wore off. While dances such as the Break- down, the Jed Clampett, and the Penguin were successful with students, for the most part, those who did dance preferred to create original steps to suit their distinctive personalities. 103 Expression in dance and music music exudes from lal Tim Pot ter, sophomore, Steve Cook lB-Dl and Steve Parmerlee el juniors and members of the rock group, Stonewall, at a school dance following the Manual basketball game f Selection of recorded music is also a good example of musi cal taste as shown by .loner Beasley and Diane Pillow

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Music, be it rock or symphonic, nonsensical or mean- ingful, contributed immensely to students' cultural lives for it provided an ideal expression of youth's constantly changing moods. Radio, a common source of musical satisfaction, was produced in a variety of portable and transitorized mod- els and was therefore, easily accessible to the majority of students. WNAP QFMJ which primarily featured hard rock in stereo with hourly news broadcasts was a favor- ite with many. Chris Conner, generally accepted as the most amusing disc iockey, entertained his listening au- dience with such recordings as Don McLean's Ameri- can Pie, Melanie's Brand New Key, and The Con- cert For Bangla Desh by George Harrison and Friends. For those preferring AM radion stations, WIFE, also spe- 102 cializing in popular music, was rated number one. ln ad- dition to newscasts which were furnished every thirty minutes, listeners enioyed the Carpenter's Hurting Each Other, Badfinger's Day After Day, and James Taylor's You've Got A Friend. Both of these stations rated Three Dog Night's Joy To The World as the number one song for l97l. WTLC lFMl offered soul stereo for the black community and introduced the characteristic disc-iockey, Spiderman. Spider de- lighted his audience with the Stylistics' You Are Every- thing, lsaac Hayes' Theme From Shaft, and the Temptations' Just My Imagination. Record and album sales also mirrored students' musi- cal tastes and preferences. Among the top-selling single hits were l'd Like To Teach the World to Sing by the

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Qriginalitity was the keynote to fashion trends, hot pants, wedgies, crocheted shrink vests, bodysuits, capes, and the layered look were all characteristics of students' wardrobes. While some favored the midi, which varied in lengthfrom just below the knee to just above the ankle, others preferred above-the-knee hem- lines or coordinated pantsuits. Knickers and gauchos ac- cessorized with laced-up suede or leg-hugging stretch boots were also stylish. A considerable number of boys' wardrobes included vividly colored wide ties and wall- paper print shirts, and sweaters with animal designs, hearts, and ships were cr success with boys as well as girls.