Live from Aggieland : legendary performances in the Brazos Valley / Rob Clark ; foreword by Robert Earl Keen.

By:

Clark, Rob, 1973- [author.]

Material type: Text

TextSeries: Centennial series of the Association of Former Students, Texas A&M University ; no. 125.Publisher: College Station : Texas A & M University Press, [2017]Edition: First editionDescription: 1 online resourceContent type:

text

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computer

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online resource

ISBN:

1623495245
9781623495244

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Additional physical formats: Print version:: Live from Aggieland.DDC classification:

780.78/764242 23

LOC classification:

ML3477.7.T35

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Contents:

"All shook up": Elvis Presley at the Saddle Club and G. Rollie White Coliseum -- "Unforgettable": Nat King Cole at G. Rollie White Coliseum -- "The man comes around": Johnny Cash at Lakeview Amusement Club -- "Makin' music with my friends": Willie Nelson's Fourth of July Picnic at Texas World Speedway -- "This old porch": Robert Earl Keen, Lyle Lovett, and the Bonfire Benefit Concert at Reed Arena -- "Talk about the passion": R.E.M. at G. Rollie White Coliseum -- "Hey! ho! let's go!": the Ramones at the Parthenon -- "Going 'round the world in a pickup truck": Garth Brooks at Reed Arena -- Tribute: Willie Bennett (1947-2010) -- Tribute: Johnny Lyon (1937-2010) -- Concert vignettes: other notable moments in Bryan-College Station performance -- History.

Summary: Believe it or not, Aggieland has witnessed a parade of musical icons over the years, each with an intriguing story attached. Picture a young Elvis Presley entertaining the Corps of Cadets at G. Rollie White Coliseum. Flash forward to the "Committee for Johnny Cash," originated by students after the country singer's post-Bonfire concert was canceled by the A & M administration amid controversy; despite official disapproval, the students brought him to perform off-campus. Revisit the sunbaked Texas World Speedway in the summer of 1974 and Willie Nelson's rowdy Fourth of July Picnic, complete with.

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Believe it or not, Aggieland has witnessed a parade of musical icons over the years, each with an intriguing story attached. Picture a young Elvis Presley entertaining the Corps of Cadets at G. Rollie White Coliseum. Flash forward to the "Committee for Johnny Cash," originated by students after the country singer's post-Bonfire concert was canceled by the A & M administration amid controversy; despite official disapproval, the students brought him to perform off-campus. Revisit the sunbaked Texas World Speedway in the summer of 1974 and Willie Nelson's rowdy Fourth of July Picnic, complete with.

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