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By Dave Charbonneau
Emeiaid Sports Editcx
When thf» referee's whistle blows, (off
Kdom has his cue
Known by most Duck basketball fans as
'that guy who sings during timeouts."
Kdom bos at times been the most enter
taining part of Oregon basketball games
this season.
Edom. 27. is the director of the Oregon
tuisketluill band, but he has taken his job a
step further, besides leading the hand
through the ritual "game songs" like
"Mighty Oregon” and “Louie, Lome,"
Kdom re casionally breaks up the silence
during timeouts by picking up the micro
phone and singing a few liars of his favorite
songs
Edom has done Ins own renditions of
(lab Calloway's "Minnie The Moocher"
and Screamin' J Hawkins' "Riot In Cell
Block No 0." but Kdom has gained an
almost cult following for his version of
Frank Sinatra's "New York. New York".
A former student at the University, Edom
originally joined the band in U)B3 as a
freshman tmni|>el player. It was during his
stint ns a band member that he got his shot
at stardom
"One sear a! tin* Far West (Hassic in Port
land. the band was playing 'Now York.
New York."* Edom said "It was the after
noon bracket, so we wen* kind of just play
ing around Halfway through the song. I
picked up a mike and just started singing
It went over real well with the fans in Port
land. so we started to do it more often."
Ton years later, after singing the song
hundreds of times, Edom said he still
enjoys the crowd’s react ion to it.
"It may not lie as fun as singing some of
the stuff that. say. Harry Connie.k |r. is
doing," he said, "but my feeling is that the
band is there to entertain the fans And if
that's the song the audience wants to hear,
then we should do that.”
Edom grad unled in 19‘K) and took over
as assistant band director at New Mexico
State Edom returned to Oregon and is now
a "consultant" for the basketball !>ond this
year, as well ns dins ting the band depart
ment at Hamlin Middle School in Spring
field.
Edom said he does not expect to return
next season, but said he would have to
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Jeff Edom, Oregon’s basketball band director, sings hla rendition of"New York, New
York," at a recent Dock basketball game.
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