Odessa studio story ties to famous 2525 recording
Trans Global Productions owner Bob Bailey recalls Tom Allsup who helped cut the 1968 track In the Year 2525 with Zager and Evans at 5600 Dixie Blvd. The session featured West Texas players and Permian High School students for string parts. Allsup, 76, later lost a coin toss with Buddy Holly before the 1959 plane crash.
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Odessa duo’s one hit crowns 1969 pop history
Bailey recalls the recording produced on Truth Records with a limited 1,000 copies before RCA picked up the duo for their only album. The hit song propelled the pair to fame while members Rick Evans and Denny Zager later settled in California and Nebraska respectively.
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Ramble On: Miller Launches New Music Column
Staff writer Nathaniel Miller debuts a music column titled Ramble On on the Ticket page this month with the first installment set for August 26. Readers can also access Web-only columns at oapa.com sections local-columns.
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ECISD board debates superintendent plans and district realignment
Trustees discuss superintendent evaluation procedures amid disagreements on board oversight. The meeting explored strategic goals with community leaders and reviewed the ECISD Redistributions Joint Task Force plans Plan A shifting 1385 residents from District 4 to 3 and Plan B moving about 3900 residents across Districts 2 3 and 4 to align with diversity rules and potential effects on voter eligibility.
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Indicted suspects tied to Odessa shooting case
Indictments allege Burwell used Peggy Glover credit card and drove a missing Lincoln Navigator after a May 22 Walmart visit. Blood on boots matched crime scene prints. Lott Jr Simpson and Butler Jr indicted for capital murder and aggravated assault in the May 25 trooper Honesto shooting. all held without bond in Ector County Detention Center.
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Re Bath of West Texas Offers Tub to Shower Remodels
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