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Kenny Loggins chose C.Y. Stephens " Watching the River Run." t\uditorium for his only Iowa performance, on Nov 29, 1979. By this time. the crowd was on their feet as the band burst into a little Jamaican style music He opened his powerful performance with "I with "Junkanoo Holiday." Then Loggins Believe in Love," from his Celebrate Me grabbed his electric guitar to play the title cut Home . The fast pace kept up with "It'll from his latest album , and then :::ome to You," and his winter, 1979 hit, "This an older hit ''Vahevala.'' s I " He ended his performance with "Angry Eyes," l\fter his first numbers, Loggins requested that but the crowd, wildly clapping and wt-,!stling, some beautiful girls get up and move to the wouldn't let him leave. 11usic, saying "Is that too much to ask?" Then, :he requests for some old favorites came from It took two encores before the audience was he audience. Loggins reassured the crowd all satisfied. His first included " Easy Driver" and iamed tunes would be a part of the evening's " Whenever I Call You Friend." His second show He added ii was great coming here " for encore, " ," ended in a he conversations." huge crescendo, and the audience left knowing they had heard a good concert. And if !\!though Loggins didn't get his dancing girls hearing some good music wasn't enough the 1ght awar, the crowd got their requests. Sitting audience was surely entertained with Loggins' )n a stoo with guitar in hand, Loggins first leaps and bounds, as he jumped across stage )layed his new ballad, " Now and Then." Then Chuck Berry style in his red velvet pants and ie took a trip into the past with a medley of old shirt i1ts from when he was part of the duo Loggins ind Messina The medley included " Danny's Julie Holmes :>ong ' House at Pooh Corner " and

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