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58—*IndianaComedian Richard Pryor, Spanky And Ourtunmmmmmamm ........... ...........I WINN .11.1 ■■■■■!I. II.. Hi n ilm'ifm— *lm «nlm 11 .........Big Names On I UP Entertainment CardIndiana University of Penn--1 Juliana area community as well; sylvan ia has announced t h a t. students and faculty mem- '•■Up lt;' 'V-. ,,.V •iV*'* : r-vtickets for two coming P . P S^ , . number of tickets remain,Concert, featuring b,g name cn- Prescm(,d |n „ third anmiaIterta foment are being made series sponsored by the unfver-available to townspeople of the si|y,s sudi,nl Un »n „ „ a r dijSpanky and Our Gang along jwith Leon Bibb will appear at [Memorial Field House Saturday,I Oct. ID at 8 p.m. Richard Pryor [along with The Pair Extrao*rdi-jna.ire follow Friday, Nov. J5, at the same time.I Tickets for both events in com-i bination are available at the! Service Desk on the main floorj of the campus Student Union; building at $4. They will he soldi ■only until that number equal to; the capacity of the field house is |met.» Spanky and Our Gang have; been termed so refreshing an iact and so versatile musically that the pop music scene Is undoubtedly going to do some changing of format to keep up. They have recorded widely, with several of their releases going! to the top of the churls, ; * Beyond the witty personalities of the troupe — a blend of car-RICHARD PRYOR: -’Im-nival, camp and corn — stand: vocalists and instrumentalists remarkable mobility, Their television appearances have included both the Ed Sullivan and!* /Mike Douglas shows.In a typical musical set, the; Gang performs in styles as var-iied as pop, rock, folk, jugband,)vaudeville, country and Western, blues, show tunes, protest, antiprotest as welf as a few others of diversified types.Bibb has recently released anSPANKY AND OUR GANG« a lt;Indi ana XJ. attractionsflt;sdn8tlSaefthbe associated, the singer has in-jng diversity of personal and; television on the Dean Martineluded in it many of the songsalbum entitled Leon Bibb — he has sung through the years.LEON BIBBThe Now Composers” that, has been hailed as warm and human. In it he shares a select number of contemporary songs whose simple truths affirm some of his own deepest feelings with the listener. ••Though it has been said that this album may appear as a departure from the spiritual-folk Jtype with which he has come toThis is an impressive album, with a man singing from h i sprofessional interests.Pryor has appeared on numerous Ed Sullivan shows and has to cotne to be a regular onheart and the listener knowingit.Pryor, haded by show business people as the most proni-ising young new wave comedian to come along in years, is a brilliant talent who sings, acts, dances, plays musical instruments and combines a fascinat-the Merv Griffin show. Hewrites his own material, which is drawn from his personal observations of life and his chikb hood experiences.The Pair Extraordinaire, the pair being Carl and Marcus, have made several persona! appearances, have been seen onand John Gary shows as well as Johnny Carson's Tonight and have appeared with comedian Bill Cosby on many of his night-RENTHospital Beds And Wheel ChairsSTATES RENTALSERVICE10S5 Phlla. St., Indiana, Pa.k
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Indiana Evening Gazette
Indiana, Pennsylvania, US
Wed, Oct 16, 1968
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