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This Newspaper is brought to you for free and open access by the The thI acan: 1960/61 to 1969/70 at Digital Commons @ IC. It has been accepted for inclusion in The thI acan, 1964-65 by an authorized administrator of Digital Commons @ IC. Cambridge and Lettermen in Concert Friday Night The EXTRA Ithacan EXTRA April 5, 1965 Ithaca, New York Volume 37-No. 16a
: .. Forecast for Fun .. ,,-- & Entertainment In the tradition of Ithaca Col lege, this year's Spring Weekend promises to be better than the last. The Weekend begins on Fri day night with a concert appear ance by Godfrey Cambridge and The Lettermen in the gym at 8:00 p.m. After the concert, Helen and the Ratchets will be the featured attraction of the rock 'n' roll dance. At the same time that the dance is going on, the indoor pool will be open for a splash party. Of course, beer will be served at the dance. Curfew is 3:00 a.m. Float Parade On Saturday, the festivities will start early with the Float Parade which will be televised beginning at 11:30 a.m. After the float parade there will be an official time out for fraternity and sor ority activities and a chance for a short nap 'or a quick shower. Saturday night, a semi-formal dance, with emphasis on formal wear, will feature Lee Castle and the fabulous Jimmy Dorsey Or chestra. A full bar in a nightclub atmosphere will also be a fea tured attraction. Curfew is 4:00 a.m. Picnic Lunch S~day morning will start off slow -with a hangover clinic about 11:30 a.m. While you're attending L. the clinic, a buffet will be avail Tony Butala, Jim Pike, and Bob Engemann will sing their way into Godfrey Cambridge, ador-writer-comic, will again prove himself IC hearts with their well-known favorites from albums and guest able so each person can pack his one of the four laugh Champions of the U.S.A. at his Friday night appearances. own box lunch, and find privacy concert, for those last few hours of what will prove to be a tremendous The Three Lettermen Sing in weekend. Godfrey Cambridge Stars in First Weekend Concert at IC Etad's Choices Friday Night Concert in Gym The Lettermen are known time. Tony sang in a quartet; Jim Godfrey Cambridge, a well mask, a skirt, and had to learn to coast-to-coast for their recordings and Bob were with trios. Tony known comedian, will appear on knit for the role. and personal appearances. With and Jim met during a shift in ·Appear April 7 the concert bill with The Letter The actor-writer-comic Godfrey such hits as "Come Back Silly one of the vocal groups which Ithaca College students will men. Cambridge got his present Cambridge has achieved remark Girl," "The Way You Look To brought Jim to audition for soon know their perfect mates start to fame with a taped ap able success and stature in night," "How Is Julie," and Tony's group. It was at this time for Spring Weekend. According pearance on the Jack Parr Show American show business. His "When I Fall In Love" to their that the two discovered their to Dick Murdock, Publicity Chair in February of 1964. Since then comedy is full of wisdom, pathos, voices blended. And it also was he has appeared in nightclubs, irony and mystery. Masking an credit, there is little doubt that man for Spring Weekend, the they are one of the finest young at this time that Jim told Tony on television shows, on Broad uncommon understanding of hu trios in America today. he had only once previously run IBM (Ithaca Brain Machine) will way, as well as winning a· long man nature with disarming inno The LetterJl!en are a perform into someone with whose voice have the list of perfectly- matched term recording contract with Epic cence, he uncovers hilarious ing group as well as a vocal his blended so well. His name and mated dates ready by April Records and making his first "moments of truth" on the fads group. They have appeared on the was Bob Engemann. Jim had met 7. Dick has promised that the comedy album, "Ready or Not, and foibles and human failings of Bobby at Brigham Young Uni Here's Godfrey Cambridge." In our modern "enlightened" way shows of such television greats bulletin board in the Union will as George Burns, Jack Benny, Red versity. When the group dis 1956 he was elected one of the with a deceptive ease ranging Skelton, and Ed Sullivan. Their banded, Tony and Jim decided to cafrY a list of Mr. Etad's care four laugh champions of the from wickedly brilliant satire to concerts are made up not only of find Bob, who was now in Los fully ~elected couples. Look out! U.S.A. He has appeared on such a slightly exaggerated sort of their current hits, but also folk Angeles. Thus was born "The Occasionally there have · been shows as "I've Got a Secret" and fooling. Whether he's dramatiz songs, old standards, and new Lettermen." various things entered in such "America After Dark." ing a southern movie, or telling The Lettermen have won two He has performed in many of his Special Service which pro songs, and always in their style. date selectors-like chimpanzees. They also throw in comedy, vocal Grammys, Three Billboard awards plays, on television shows and in vides pseudo-liberal whites with However, it is thought that ~Jie impressions, and play in..§.tru· and two cashbox awards. They movies and he was delighted to just the right colored type to in ments. They all have the same have made numerous nightclub ap Biology Department has not win the Village Voice's Obie tegrate their parties, or giving his range and interchange their parts, pearances across the country and spoofed us although maybe some Award in 1961 for best perform straight-faced monologue on "Fat singing the melody line, top or have won fame and applause at one else has. No matter what the ance in "The Blacks" by Jean Reduction for Fun and Profit" Genet. He was fascinated by the . . . you can be sure you'll walk bottom. They all do solos. each one. It is hoped that they will outcome is, it will be interesting Individually, Tony Butala, Jim win the hearts of IC students and character of Diouf, who turns into away from Friday night's con to find out who Mr. Etad thinks Pike, and Bob Engemann had their dates on Spring Weekend, a white woman. He ended up cert remembering Godfrey Cam been group vocalists for some 1965. is the perfect one for you. wearing a blond wig, white faced bridge. THE ITHACAN APRIL 5, 1965, PAGE 2 Dorsey Or,hestra Heralds Saturday Night· Dan,e
Lee Castle-"Mr, Trumpet'' ed. Together and apart, the Dor The semi-formal dance on Sat sey Brothers sold a combined urday night of Spring Weekend total of 110 million records. will feature Lee Castle, conductor Individual Contributions to Music and star of the fabulous Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra and Marilyn Both Tom.my and Jimmy made Mitchell as vocalist. Lee Castle, individual contributions to popu one of the best trumpet players lar music. Tommy was the first in the country, bas been a mem bandleader in America ,to use ber of the Dorsey band for many the trombone as a lead solo years. Lee started playing when instrument, and he gave the he was very young, accepting instrument a new place in music. every opportunity to play that he Jimmy, on the other hand, is could get, and spending a great credited with being one of the deal of his time playing at the greatest saxophone stylists of the local Italian street festivals; he early Jazz era, and the man who was not sure if he wanted to did the most to launch the juke spend bis life playing a musical box industry. instrument. Louis Armstrong set Thomas Dorsey taught his tled the matter for him. He is sons their music now known as "Mr. Trumpet"; The Dorsey Brothers were Jackie Gleason has called him the taught to play their instruments "Prince of the Trumpet." After while they were still in knee studying many years with Mr. pants. Their father, Thomas Dor Dorsey, Sr. and spending many sey, Sr., was the leader of a brass years with the Dorsey Orchestra, band in Mahoney Plain, Penn Castle is now musical director sylvania. He used both his .sons and featured trumpeter of the group. to fill in whenever members of his brass band were unable to ''The Fabulous Dorseys" appear. The first Dorsey -Brothers Or Trombone and Sax-Their Claim chestra was formed in 1922; it To Fame was a ,small group called the Dor Tommy started with the trum sey's Novelty Band which played pet and then switched to trom local dates in and around their bone. His brother Jimmy, the home town of Shenandoah, Penn elder son, was given his first sylvania. Then they performed as tenor saxophone when he was top instrumental soloists of the only ten. He showed ~ch a leading orchestras for nearly ten marked ability for the sax that years. In 1934 they organized the father bought him a new alto their own orchestra and began to sax a ye;µ- later. make musical history. Bob Crosby was their vocalist, Ray McKinley The Dorsey's Professional Start played the drums, and the late Before they were out of their_ Glenn Miller played second trom teens, the Dorseys were playing bone. Finally, Tommy and Jimmy with the "Scranton Sirens," a Lee Castle, well-known trumpeter~ 1,- canductor of the Fal:t;lous Jimmy Doney decided to go their own individual famous hot band of the day. First orchestra, ways, and two orchestras emerg- Jimmy and then later Tommy be-
gan to break in · with the top Playing before their greatest name- orchestras. The history of audience on the CBS-TV hit pro their instrumental performance gram "Stage Show," the fabulous climaxed with their appearance Dorseys won the favor Qf an en with Paul Whiteman, the King of tire new generation of music Jazz. By 1934, when Tommy and lovers. The semi-formal dance Jimmy decided to form their own Saturday night should again be group, both were accomplished proof of the legacy of the Dorsey stylists and masters ·of their own -Brothers. Lee Castle will be the instruments. During the follow -conductor. An added feature will ing ten years they won nationwide be vocalist Marilyn Mitchell, who acclaim. will sing many of the all-time The 1936 Split Dorsey hits. The Dorsey Brothers split up in early 1936, each with the 'idea of building ·an orchestra around his own conception of music. Tommy's orchestra was the first large dance band ·to play theatres as the featured attraction; during the late 1930's he established box office records which stand to this day in many houses. Tommy was responsible -for the first success of many top·- vocalists including Frank Sinatra, Dick Haynes, Jo - Stafford, and Connie Haines. Jimmy emphasizes a sweeter style in music which brought such tunes as "Amapola," "Green Eyes," and "Besame Mucho" into the class of standards; he was also responsible for such - stars as Helen O'Connell and Bob Eberle. Feud Ends In 1952 For .nearly seventeen years, the Dorsey Brothers carried on a friendly feud which ended at the HollyWood Palladium where Jimmy- was playing ·an engage ment. Tommy and his orchestra were the next attraction; more or less as a preview of the coming attraction, Tommy played with Jimmy's band. They drew such a Marilyn Mikhell, female vocalist -of the Doney orchestra wlll accom,;any it for the tremendous hand from the audi Saturday night semi.formal dance. ence that they decided to pool their resources again.