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SIXTHE MERALP-MAIL COMPANY, HAGERSTOWN. MARYLAND SATURDAYContemporary Challenges Seminar Explores Pop SoundsBy LYDIA DIAZEveryone likes to mix work with a liltic hit of pleasure, and that's exactly what happened Monday, during Mrs, Mary Jane Marlin’s fourth period contemporary challenges class at North Iligh.The event — musical entertainment by a combo made up of juniors John Dean, John Damico and Carl Cray.llow does music, in this case “pop” music, tie in with a contemporary challenges session? Answered guitar-strumming John Dean: “In class we’re discussing teenagers. You know. . .clothes, sex, music and all.“So Mrs. Martin wanted examples of ‘what’s happening’ in teenage music. Since itwould take (oo long lo play records, we thought we'd do the whole thing live.”Dean, who plays lead guitar with the Ingersoll-Rnnd, also added, “We showed different reverberations and fuzz-tonc distortions on the guitar. We played various types of ‘pop’ music: soul, hard rock and folk-rock.”The Argonauts’ John Damico played lead guitar in the demonstration group and Earl Gray (alias “Gene Krupa”) should give some indication as lo how great he is with the drums.Their selections included sounds such as “Little flit of Soul, ‘-‘Just Like Me”, “Little Latin Lupc.Lu” and I Wo ‘soul’ selections by - Wilson Pickett.Rebs Gonna RompDress is casual for the Rebel Romp after South’s game with Marlinsburg tonight. Activity cards honored.GROOVY SOUNDS permeated North's courtyard as John Damico, John Dean and Carl Gray presented 'music tolearn by' for seminar stvdents. Whata' way to study . , .
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Hagerstown, Maryland, US
Sat, Sep 30, 1967
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