Indianapolis Recorder, Indianapolis, Marion County, 5 August 1978 — Page 10

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Flyin’ high in Commodore Country

By LYNN FORD The COMMODORES have Bogarted their way into the big league. When a band plays 12 numbers which pull estatic response from more than 17,000 picky Indianapolis fans, it has made it. Such was demonstrated last Thursday as the six southerners pulled into Market Square Arena on their 1978 Platinum Tour, taking the crowd off on a flight of fancy through Commodore Country and boosting them into a “Natural High." The group, especially lead singer, pianist and sax player

Believe Me.. When I Tell You BOB WOMACK SR. Greetings! Cats: the Jordan Board in 1948, to COLLEGE OF MUSIC: The Jordan College of Musk. In Arthur Jordan CoUege of Music 1951, a further progressive boasts of more than a half- step was taken when the century of tradition since the college was merged with Butler MetropoUtan School of Music. University. Land sites containone of the parent institutions ^8 the present Butler Univerwas organized in 1895. The sit y buildings were formerly amalgamation of the Metropoli- *be old homes of such famous tan and the Indiana CoUege of ladies as the Ayres, Wassons Music and Fine Arts, organized and the Harrisons the latter, in 1907, was consummated in ^^ f™1928, thus bringing about the f. ent . s of . the Umted Sutes “ birth of the Arthur Jordan * u n . Tradition often means the Conservatory. This name was changed by TURN TO PAGE 20

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LIONEL RICHIE, has mastered the art of writing mgs that will milk screams and shouts of adulation from m audience. Richie’s ballads were touching as usual. He was raved m be went through "Say Yeah,” “Easy.” "Zoom.” "Just to Bs Close to You,” and ‘Three Times a Lady.” Rattling nrfM hoarseness and repeated female screams, he sang the latter while playing a white piano perched atop a hydraulic lift which sat between the drum kit and a huge, mock platinum “Commodores” logo. He was bathed in ruby lights. Even “SUppery When Wet," a 1974 single, was applauded vividly. A Commodores concert is not unlike, but far recsevsd from the normal modern-day rhythm and blues eosnert. Sure there was joints being passed in the audience, and there were smoke bombs, confetti, and chants from the stage like “party, party.” but the accent was on good, dean fun. No profanity or pro-drug lyrics. Just a nice musical

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However, the show lacked the energy of last summer’s “Extravaganza Tour,” and it could have been tighter. Drummer WALTER “SWEET CLYDE” ORANGE was heard more than once to shout spiritless, drawn-out phrases like “y’all ready to party.” while the other members sought for nearly 30 seconds their places on a dark stage to begin the next song. As the MSA stop was about the 18th oa an

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