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PAGE EIGHTEENTHE PROGRESS, Clearfield, CurSurvivor to catch your eye with successSurvivor will perform Thursday, along with Mickey Thomas* Starship, in one show at 8 p.m.In 1978, Jim Peterik and Frankie Sullivan collaborated to form Survivor and one of the most successful songwriting teams of recent times.Survivor first broke onto the national Billboard charts with the single, “Poor Man’s Son” from their second album Premonition.Shortly thereafter, in 1982, they released their third album, Eye Of The Tiger.The title track, written for the movie Rocky II, launched Survivor to the top of the Billboard’s number one charts.Spending six consecutive weeks at Billboard’s number one position, selling over two million copies and becoming the number one song in 14 countries, made the platinum single one of the top selling songs of all time for CBS records.Their success did not stop there; the band also received a Grammy and a People’s ChoiceAward along with an Oscar nomination for Song of the Year.With the release of the Rocky IV soundtrack, Survivor once again hit the charts with the single “Burning Heart,” which took the number two position.They also enjoyed success with the hit, “The Moment Of Truth,” from the movie soundtrack for The Karate Kid.In 1984, Jim Peterik and Frankie Sullivan continued to shine in collaborating to write the smash album Vital Signs, which spawned a succession of hit singles, including “I Can’t Hold Back” (number 13), “High On You’’ (number 8), and “The Search Is Over” (number 4), making them instantly recognizable on rock radio.In 1986, the band released their album When Seconds Count, which featured the top 10 single “Is This Love.”Survivor continued to be among the top grounds of the decade with their seventh album, Too Hot To Sleep, featuring the single “Desperate Dreams” in 1989.* xAfter several years of individual projects, 1993 is the year that founding members Jim Peterik and Frankie Sullivan have reunited Survivor.Together again with the original lead singer Dave Bickler along with Bill Syniar on bass and Kyle Woodring on drums, the band is gearing up for new releases and an extensive worldwide tour.Midway to takenew look withConklin ShowsThe midway at the Clearfield County Fair will have a new look as Conklin Shows expands its operations into the eastern U.S. and makes its first appearance in Clearfield.Jim Spencer, fair publicity manager, says Conklins will bring a number of exciting new and different rides to the fair, and this year’s fair will also see a new method for the purchase of ride tickets.Books of 40 tickets, priced atSim npr hnnk will ho snlri onri
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Clearfield Progress
Clearfield, Pennsylvania, US
Tue, Jul 27, 1993
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