Sam Houston State University - Alcalde Yearbook (Huntsville, TX)

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. a ‘ 4 | 5 4 q ; dj Pape Perorms Sell-Out Concert Country singer Eddie Rabbitt ushered in the 1979-80 school year with a performance before a sell-out crowd, a first for SHSU, September 27. With hit songs such as “Every Which Way But Loose,” “You Don’t Love Me Anymore,” and “Rocky Mountain Music,” Rabbitt had little trouble with audience participation. Larry Gatlin, country-western singer and songwriter, appeared Octo- ber 18 for the Homecoming celebration. Gatlin was a University of Houston football player under the coaching of SHSU’s Melvin Brown. Performing songs like, ‘Broken Lady” and “] Don’t Want to Cry,’ the benefit concert for the athletic department kicked off the Homecom- ing festivities. Point Blank, an energetic band with hard rock and roll music, played April 10 with an opening act by Eric Johnson. The band played songs from their newest album “Airplay” in the Coliseum. Sister Sledge ended the spring semester April 28 with a concert before a relatively quiet audience. Sledge and her three sisters performed hit songs like “Lost in the Music” and “Got to Love Somebody.” The LSC Program Council sponsored coffeehcuses featuring student talent and entertainers such as James Drust, Von Sanders, and Mike Gulezian. A) Sister Sledge sings “We Are Family” to liven the audi- ence. B) Eddie Rabbitt invites audience participation for his next song. C) Point Blank attracts the hard rock and roll fans in their concert April 10. ee ee eee

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Sar screennames A) Comedian Steve Moore expresses his point of view on life with humorous antics to a coffeehouse crowd. B) Eddie Rabbitt plays “Kentucky Rain” to a standing room only crowd at the Coliseum. C) Kagey Barrow sings “He'll Rise Again” in a student talent coffee- house. D) Guitarist Barry Coggins performs in a Program Council sponsored coffeehouse. E) Larry Gatlin sings “All the Gold in Califor- nia” for a Homecoming concert in the Coliseum. 20 Concerts

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