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Thursday, December 1, 1977
THE NORTH TEXAS DAILY-PAGE 3
Old West Provides Setting
For BSU Gospel Musical
By SARA JACOBSMEYER
Daily Reporter
Setting Biblical characters in the Old
West is the new twist given to the Gospel
message in the Baptist Student Union
(BSU) musical ‘‘Bright New Wings.”
The production, with music by
Cynthia Clawson, lyrics by Ragan
Courteney and arrangement by Burly
Red, will be performed at 6:30 tonight in
the Lyceum with free admission, said
San Francisco junior Stanton Nash, the
show’s director.
Miss Clawson, Courteney and Red
are with Triune Music, Inc. out of
Nashville, said Plano freshman Ernie
Chandler.
PUPPETS WILL be used to represent
the five major characters, which include
the disciple John as a farmer, Lazarus as
a wealthy landowner, the leper as a
happy-go-lucky town bum, Martha as a
nervous, talkative housewife and the
Sinful Woman as the saloon owner,
Nash said. Christ is not an actual
character in the script.
The show has very little solo work,
Nash said. Most songs are performed by
the 50-member choir, accompanied by
piano, bass guitar, banjo and drums.
The role of narrator, which has some
solos, will be played by Majen McCone,
Monahans sophomore, Nash said.
The music is country-western, but
without the twangy sound sometimes as-
sociated with country, Nash said. It
reflects the Old West setting of the show,
he said.
The story line of the show has each
character showing how his encounter
with Christ has changed him, Nash said.
THE STORY is set in the Old West
mainly to give it freshness, said
Chandler. “It’s new, exciting and in-
novative,” he said.
The purpose of the musical is campus
evangelism outreach, Nash said.
The BSU has done musicals in the
past, but not consistantly, said Bette
Brown, staff member. The goal is to
have a musical every semester, Chandler
said.
Third Queen Album
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The disciple John shows his belief after being
propositioned by Sinful Woman. The puppets are
stars of the BSU musical "Bright New Wings,”
which plays tonight at 6:30 in the Lyceum. The
musical sets Biblical characters in the Old West
and shows how each of the characters was
changed by his encounter with Christ. The pup-
pets will be accompanied by a choir and band.
Outakes
By DARRELL GOOLSBEE
Amusements Editor
Bravo! After two successive albums
("Night at the Opera” and Day at the
Races") of unparalleled pretentiousness,
Queen has at last returned to the more
accessible form exhibited on "Sheer
Heart Attack” some three years ago.
"News of the World" (Elektra 6E-
II2-B), the band’s sixth release, is hardly
an artistic success. Most of the cuts are
either simple, blues-based British rock
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or melodic compositions of the variety
that propelled Queen into the rock
spotlight initially.
But it's a fun album, the kind you can
just pop on the turntable and have a
good time listening to. There’s enough
of Freddie Mercury (the group's lead
singer) to delight even the most hardcore
Queen fanatics, and enough get down,
high energy, rock ’n’ roll to prevent
Mercury’s operatics from plunging the
album into the netherlands of pop
mediocrity.
The resulting blend is a well-paced,
entertaining recording that, though not
particularly enlightening, provides an
excellent overview of the state of rock in
the 1970s.
“We Are the Champions,” the single
from "News of the World," follows
closely the pattern of past Queen hits
like “Bohemian Rhapsody,” "You’re
My Best Friend” and “Somebody To
Love," the latter in particular.
"All Dead, All Dead," “Spread Your
Wings” and “It’s Late" are reminiscent
of past Queen efforts, catchy tunes
highlighted by the group’s vocal har-
monies and an occasional flashy riff by
guitarist Brian May, Queen’s stabilizing
force in wake of Mercury’s ec-
centricities.
The tunes of a heavier nature range
from the overt sexual allusions of "Get
Down, Make Love” to the James Gang-
ish “Fight From the Inside” to an all-
out rock ’n’ roll blitzkrieg, “Sheer Heart
Attack,” a song with punk qualities—
boisterous vocals, raw energy and
enough volume to blow out every hear-
ing aid in town.
The biggest single mistake is “Sleep-
ing on the Sidewalk," a very ordinary
blues number that was recorded in one
sitting and shows it.
In short: "News of the World” is a
welcome return to the rock ’n’ roll
abilities of the folks who brought us
“Stoned Cold Crazy." After all, what
but crazy could be the forte of a band
named Queen?
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Historian To Show Bob Wills Tape
Dr. Charles Townshend of West
Texas State University will show a tape
presentation on “Bob Wills and hi is
Music” at 8 tonight in the Rock Bottom
Lounge.
Admission will be 50 cents, and live
entertainment will follow his presenta-
tion, Steve Welsch, New Braunfels
senior, and chairman of the Union
Forum Committee, said.
A specialist on the history of Texas
country and western music, Dr.
Townshend has written a book and
numerous articles, and he has been writ-
ten about in both the Dallas Times
Herald, and the Dallas Morning News.
In his research, he has dwelt par-
ticularly on the late Bob Wills, the
“patron saint of Texas progressive-
country music,” Steve W'addell, Denton
graduate student, said.
Wills was the founder of western
swing music, which combined country
music with jazz, “They (his band) were
the tops in their field in their time,
Waddell said.
Dr. Townshend received a Grammy
award for writing the liner notes (the
commentary inside the jacket of an
album) of Will's last album, “For the
Last Time,” released in 1975 by United
Artists. He received the Wrangler
Award from the National Cowboy Hall
of Fame, Waddell said.
Dr. Townsend received his Ph D.
from the University of Wisconsin and
attended NT's lab school from 1942 to
1945.
The program is sponsored by the
Union Forum and RBL committees.
Kent Gurley, Fort Worth junior, will
perform easy-listening country music
after the lecture.
VIOLIN LECTURE
"Measurements of Acoustical Proper-
ties of Violins,” subtitled “Lets Not
Become Unstrung by Technology,” is
the subject of a physics department col-
loquium at 4 p.m. today in Physics-
Math Building 102.
The lecture will be presented by
George Bissinger, of the East Carolina
University physics department.
He will describe the quality of violins
and how their properties are related to
traditional violin making.
HUMOR NIGHT
McConnell Hall will have a “Humor
Night” from 7 to 9 tonight in the living
room of McConnell.
Both recorded and live comedians will
be in the program, said McConnell resi-
dent assistant Janis Cochran, who is
sponsoring the event.
The recorded humor will include the
works of Lily Tomlin and George
Carlin, and the live humor will be
provided by students from McConnell
Hall and other dorms, Ms. Cochran
said.
‘CABARET’
Cabaret will be presented at 8
tonight, Friday and Saturday and at a 2
p.m. matinee Sunday.
Tickets for the musical are available in
the Box Office located in the Speech and
Drama Building.
Prices are $ 1.50 for students, $2.50 for
non-students and $1 for groups of 10 or
more.
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5 O’CLOCK BAND
The 5 O'clock Lab Band, directed by
Steve Spencer, a graduate assistant of
the music faculty, will perform at 2 p.m.
today in the One O’Clock Lounge.
The band will play for about two
hours and will be doing some jazz stan-
dards and some tunes arranged by stu-
dents.
BRUBECK CONCERT
Jazz pianist Dave Brubeck and the
New Brubeck Quartet will perform at 8
tonight in the Main Auditorium in a
concert sponsored by the Union Concert
and Dance Committee.
Tickets, $4 for students and $5 for
non-students, will be available at the
door.
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Winingham, Ralph. The North Texas Daily (Denton, Tex.), Vol. 61, No. 52, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 1, 1977, newspaper, December 1, 1977; Denton, TX. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1003842/m1/3/: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting UNT Libraries Special Collections.