University of Wisconsin Eau Claire - Periscope Yearbook (Eau Claire, WI)

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Grass Roots encore for UW audience The Grass Roots, back for their second appearance In two years, performed for more than 2,000 people at the UW-EC arena on Sept. 13. A delay In setting up their equipment, a dragged out warm-up and a crippled public address system were some of the misfortunes the Grass Roots encountered. The five musicians, two of them from the original group, performed the oldies that pushed them to the top of the charts in the '60's. Let's Live for Today.” Where Were You When I Needed You.” “A Million Years” and their latest hit, Love is What You Make It. were only some of the songs they played. The concert was well underway before the audience started to respond by clapping their hands in time with the music. After their scheduled sets, a standing ovation brought the Grass Roots back for an encore. They left the stage with the ring of “Midnight Confessions and applause In the air. The comedy duo of Johnson and Drake served as a backup group for the Grass Roots. They performed a series of folksy, humorous pieces, which put the audience in a Joking mood. One duet featured Guy Drake in “Hello New Day. a newly released single by the twosome. 30

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The Cabin — music moves it In a little corner of the Blugold there's an ordinary room with tables and chairs just like the rest of the Blugold. Right? Wrong. It's the Cabin Cafe and it Is transformed almost weekly into a coffeehouse. The Cabin provides entertainment from the national coffeehouse circuit and talent recruited from the student body. The Dawson Boys were the first entertainers in the Cabin this year. Ed and Robert Dawson and Les Kilduff wrote most of the songs the group performed using their experience in country, folk, blues and rock music.