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*GRIT F (mily SectionPowder puffs, Midwest All-Girl Comto, Play Rock-and-Roll Music at Teen*Agt DanceTeens Form All-GirlThat Performs Rock and RollLooking at the PowderpufTs Ifd rather play theand listening to themguitar ing, bowling, baking, reading, Vand singing in thf choir.Ava’s rhother .manages thethanper-thatform, you don’t ' suspect they are teens who arebeginning in the music busi-But you do realize that hopeful of being afor girls and their ropd dates. And - the girls’ imothers make theirbecoming costumes.sleek,Mrs. Ave1 said:ness, they aresuccess.‘‘Ava wanted to show thatcan perform in the combo class and she formedsomeand-roll combo in*west, have played at many functions and on the radio inTerre Haute, Ind.Cindy White, of M*unster, Ind.,drums, and Gayle Marciniak,of Gary, the guitar.Each “Puff” loves music tothe Mid-'Ave, 16, of Gary, Ind., is one of and the youngest bandleaders any-schoolworkCindytoo.accordion andThestudiedplacing an au in me paper players. Inspired by the Beatles. she had already' learned to play the guitar and wanted to organize her own all-girlcombo. She is now the group’salso need those “oldies butbe called for‘ , r u el and meet people. She’s also lt;4Tr , ; , j , , nand plays rhythm „ They ve played under allleaj.1^ singer on a 12-string guitar. She said: “I'd rather sing than eat anda devotee of horseback ridingbut doesn’t get to go often.rTwo Weeks of LessonsSNEAKERS til Jeanne Maryformed before She also likestennis courts,rbig halls and audience, little halls, in gyms, garages,rid- basements, and ballrooms.”anhorsebackgirls havje found theywhere. She began the group by torsew^V*rTbut‘™5v82£ .mUS,‘ keep Up fj1. the T%Pu40ulacinc an ad in the paper for ^^w/nted' to L a drummer, to pl°ase ald,ences- Theyan unusual female desire. ,goodies,” jlikely t Peggy, who plays lead gui- by any age ariy| time. In all, -tar, has seven years playing they know more than 250 tunes,experience. She loves to trav- One mother said:circumstances, in the' rain, in the dark, in blizizards and ice,r ' I in barns and stables, by swim-Two weeks after her first les- ming pools, on son on the guitar, Gayle per- 'in churches, inThe other members of the m j « iij u group are Peggy Georgiefl, of fl-va uThC thinnest* ail-gW rock- plays lead guitar; girta, too.erre name, ina ,he exten( of not mjndin« the own the same iristruments.T!,|r°i!P;n„Vnaf demands of a budding, career Know 25ft Songsthe first all-gisl combo in her area. She, wanted so much to be like the Beatles—they evenAll From MidwestI!sleep. Between performances, rehearsals, and home-just work, there’s little timeanything else.”
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Williamsport Sunday Grit National Edition
Williamsport, Pennsylvania, US
Sun, Oct 27, 1968
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