Otis Rush, Mike Bloomfield bring blues
Otis Rush, Mike Bloomfield,
their respective bands and the
Nighthawks will present an eve
ning of blues in the EMU Ballroom
tomorrow night. The concert be
gins at 8 p.m.
Otis Rush embodies the es
sence of the early and formative
years of the Chicago Blues scene.
His music is inspired by such
musicians as B.B. King, Albert
Collins, Wes Montgomery,
George Benson, and Muddy Wat
ers.
He first hit the music world in
1956 with “I Can’t Quit You Baby,”
a record that made the top ten na
tion wide. But success and na
tional recognition seemed to
elude him often and although his
music remained as dynamic, he
never regained the recognition he
Asian awareness exalted
“Our Asian Consciousness” is a cultural event, whose purpose is
to create an awareness of the Asian heritage. Because it’s never been
done before, several Asian American students have taken the iniative to
perform and coordinate this evening of cultural awareness.
The entertainment will include Tibetan folkdances, Chinese music,
martial art demonstrations, poetry, play excerpts, songs and more. The
works will be performed by students enrolled in the Asian American
Experience, a class under the Ethnic Studies Department.
The Asian American Cultural Night is sponsored by the Ethnic
Studies Department, the Asian American Student Union and the Asian
American Cultural Center. It will take place in Room 167 EMU.
Tickets are $1 and may be purchased at either the EMU Main Desk
or at the door.
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REDKENT
Survey reveals interest in
knowing God personally
"If you could know and experience God personally would you be
interested?” Yes, was the 84% response of over 500 university stu
dents who participated in the Student Religious Survey. Sponsored by
Campus Crusade for Christ, students responded to a questionnaire
and a four-point explanation of how one becomes a Christian, designed
to help determine their philosophical and religious thinking and their
familiarity with Biblical Christianity.
When students were asked what they believed the basic problem
of humanity to be, the majority gave responses dealing with lack of
compassion, communication, disregard for environment, self
centeredness, or separation from God.
Over half of the students (51%) felt they could articulate a definite
philosophy of life. When asked if their philosophy of life included a
solution for humanities basic problem, 60% said yes.
An overwhelming majority of students — 75% — said they be
lieved in a God who is both infinite and personal. It is interesting to
note that 65% of those surveyed said that they had seriously read
through the New Testament.
When students were asked to give their opinion regarding the
identity of Jesus Christ, 38% believed Him to be the Son of God, 15%
said He was merely a figue in history, 10% said they did not know who
Jesus was, 8% said he was a philosopher/teacher, 8% said Savior and
the other 21% included such responses as prophet, revolutionary and
myth.
One of the most interesting statistics dealt with the question,
"How does one become a Christian?” Only 27% knew or agreed with,
the Biblical view that a person must accept Christ as his or her
personal savior. The other major responses fell into these categories:
live a good life or hold personal convictions 9%, believe in the Bible or
follow Christ’s teachings 18%, be baptised or join a church 8%, and
18% said they didn’t know.
Some students who signed up for the survey were not contacted as
we were unable to reach them. The staff and students who conducted
the survey would like to sincerely thank all who did participate. We
greatly enjoyed the opportunity to talk with you.
The Staff & Students of
Campus Crusade for Christ
had with his first hit.
However, he is still highly popu
lar among bluesmen, especially
those that delve into the Chicago
Blues style. British admirers such
as John Mayal and Led Zeppelin
have played many of his works oa
their albums.
Mike Bloomfield comes straight
out of a very comfortable upper
middle class existence. He was
one of a bunch of young white
Chicagoans who had discovered
a whole world of music in their own
backyard.
At 16, Bloomfield had a couple
of years of rock behind him, but
blues guitar was what he wanted
to learn, and to this end, he was
soon backing older bluesmen on
guitar and piano. At the same
time, a lawyer’s son named Paul
Butterfield was making a name for
himself on the South Side as a
freak act: see the white kid play
blues harmonica. In general,
Bloomfield was playing with
blacks for folkies, and Butterfield
and his friends were playing for all
black audiences.
The two soon met and Butter
field joined the first Paul Butter
field Blues Band as a pianist.
Later, Bloomfield turned down
an offer from Bob Dylan to join
his group (Bloomfield played
guitar on Dylan’s 1965 classic
Highway 61 Revisited) and stuck
with Butterfield. Bloomfield
reigned as America’s most in
fluential guitarist until the arrival of
Eric Clapton in 1967.
That was also the year Bloom
field left the Blues Band in order to
form the Electric Flag.
Nighthawk vocalist and har
monica player Curtis Salgado
once voiced the desire for his
group to ‘ play behind some blues
artists.” They will ge't their chance
tomorrow night.
The local group has studied the
work of as many blues artists as
they could find recordings of. But
they don’t just copy what others
have already played. In per
formance they often rely to a large
extent on improvisation.
"We play for the audience,"
Salgado says. "If they want
(keyboard man David) Stewart to
take an extra twelve bars, he
takes them, and the Hawks back
him up.”
Their desire is to bring as large
a variety of blues styles and rendi
tions as possible to the stage.
See and hear how well they
succeed when they play tomorrow
night along with two of the musi
cians whose work they studied.
Tickets are on sale at the EMU
Main Desk and are $3.50 for Uni
versity students, and $4.50 for
general admission.
r
All my
children
By GLEN OZONEWOOD
Of the Emerald
Well, Phoebe has finally found a
friend. Actually, friend isn't exactly
the right word, but she is develop
ing a weird symbiotic relationship
with Benny Sago. They've taken
to sitting around at night getting
drunk together and playing little
word games. It’s hard to tell how
sincere Benny is — he might just
be playing Phoebe for anything he
can get — but he seems to be
actually concerned about of
Phoebe
The other day, Dr. Charles
came over to tell Phoebe that Ann
was headed for Oak Haven (a
high class psychiatric hospital) for
a short stay. Phoebe’s reaction to
the news her daughter was
headed for and institution was
what you’d expect, and she began
demanding that she be allowed to
bring Ann to her house to care for
her. When that failed she readied
herself to head for the hospital, but
was cut off by Dr. Charles. The
whole incident left her sobbing
and broken, and as Dr. Charles
knelt to comfort her Benny told
him to take off that he would take
care of her.
The whole situation left Charles
a little perplexed, but he left as
Benny stayed by Phoebe s side
soothing her. Course, Benny is a
little bummed out himself. Brook
and Danny are getting it back to
gether, and Donna is too hung up
on Chuck to agree to spend any
time with Benny. Which leaves
macho, self-assured Benny sitting
out in the cold.
A couple paragraphs ago there
was a fleeting reference to Ann —
a few details are in order. Ann re
ally lost it this week, split from the
hospital, and made her way to
Beth’s tomb. When Paul and her
father found her, Ann was shiver
ing in the rain, looking crazy as
hell As Dr. Charles led her away,
she looked to Paul and pleaded,
"Don't let that man hurt me daddy ’
Straighty to the heart!
So now Ann is off for a little vac
ation at Oak Haven, but Donna
Beck s having problems too. The
results are in and Donna didn t
pass the equivalency test
Everything s been leading up to
the day when she would have her
diploma and could view herself
with pride. Now she s just an ex
hooker with a job in a two-bit groc
ery store.
And, speaking of Kitty (I'm sure
you were) she s getting closer to
finding out the truth. Tuesday, she
went to her doctor, confronted him
with the knowledge that Line and
Myrtle had visited him without tel
ling her, and demanded to know
the truth. The doctor was flus
tered, and it looks like the gig is up
Kitty will soon face the knowledge
that she has only a little time left
But things are looking better for
Kristina. After spilling the truth
about her father to David, she
feels a lot more relaxed It turns
out that she avoided arrest when
the head of the hospital falsified
her father's death certificate
Guess it pays to have friends in
high places.
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