DASTFS She Recalled, "I Try to Look for Message Songs, and with "Angie Southwest, Midwest, New This "Bluegrass Music Baby", the Lyric Was Open to Interpretation
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OBt'f M YJUL ..23MIT SHT . THE TIMES, JULY 24, 1980 ... 13 ENTIEICTAINMIENT "Bluegrass" in the park For the third year in a row, Asbury Park is the home the Union County Department base of Late Nile Garage, Ness1 HELEN REDDY BRINGS SONG of Parks and Recreation Jersey's most promiminent DAVID presents the "Bluegrass Music bluegrass band. Known for STYLES TO ARTS CENTER _ Festival" as-parr-of the lurW*^l%irauLheniic rendering of the JACZKO by MarkS. Russell mer Arts Festival, Tex Logan classic "high lonesome" Versatile Helen Reddy, Australia's gift to pop music, brings and the West Texas Grass bluegrass sound, they recently PHOTOGRAPHER her talcm lor song styling to the Garden State Arts Center this &Electric Company, the Late opened the show for singer week. Her act is a nonstop blend of contemporary standouts, in- Nite Garage" and Dan Crary Emmy Lou Harris at Friii- cluding her si ring of million sellers. will star at the 7:30 pm Wed- colon's McCarter Theatre, In The list reads as a tribute to her longevity as a popular vocalist ncsday, July 30 free concert in January, they became the first Call For Appointment - "Delta Dawn", "You and Me Against the World", Echo Lake Park, Wostfield Nesv Jersey bluegrass band to 233=8344 "Peaceful", "Leave IVIc Alone (Ruby Red Dress)", "Ain't No and Mountainside, roleasea long-play album. Way To Treat a Lady", " Angie Baby", and the dynamic "1 Am Fiddler Tex Logan and his Woman", which became the anthem for social change. group and the Late Nite One of the pioneers of flat- In 1966 Reddy won a talent contest and packed her bags for Garage are two of New Jer- picking, Dan Crary will make a 1133 Rahwav Avenue America, The struggling young singer made the rounds, taking sey's best known bluegrass at- special appearance at the Westfield, Nj O7O9O any job to literally sing for her supper, Capitol Records signed tractions. Guitar flatpicker evening show. He was the first her to a recording contract and released her first single,'' I Don't Dan Crary, a Californian, is major bluegrass guitarist to go Know How To Love Him", from "Jesus Christ Superstar". making a rare east coast ap- beyond fill-in runs and straight The song hit the top ten and put Reddy on the road to stardom. pearance. rhythm accompaniment, and One year later she wrote "I Am Woman" which rocketed to Born in Coahama, Texas, made the dazzling fast fiatpick number one and won Helen a Grammy Award, and leading a double life as a guitar style into what has become a common mainstay of "Angie Baby" represented a marked deoarture for Reddy, fiddler and mathematical today's bluegrass sound. telling the story of a strange little girl whq is mentally unbalan. engineer at Bell Labs, Murray ced. In a press conference at the Arts Center, she talked about Hill, Logan has fiddled this instant hit, "The record had all the earmarks for success," professionally injthe southeast, Master of Ceremonies for DASTFS she recalled, "I try to look for message songs, and with "Angie southwest, midwest, New this "Bluegrass Music Baby", the lyric was open to interpretation. You can ask twenty England and the eastern Festival" is Geoff Berne, MOUNTAINSIDE INN different people about the meaning of th0 song and you'll get seabord states. He has earned creator of the Englishtown twenty different responses," the reputation of one of blue Music Hall, New jersey's main Reddy originally began her career as a dancer and takes some grass music's most electrifying bluegrass spot in the 1970s. choreographic turns on the Arts Center stage. "Dancing in my act and hard-driving stage fiddlers Specializing in: and has appeared in the fulfilled a lifelong ambition," she said. "But sometimes audien- This Summer Arts Festival Northern Italian Cuisine television series "Bluegrass at ces are stunned, not knowing how to taket this singer suddenly performance will be held in the the Englishtown Music Hall". doing dance steps," ; Warinanco Ice Skating Center, TRY OUR BUSINESS LUNCH She is a strong supporter of the Equal Rights Amendment, During the past year, he Warinanco Park, Roselle, if it DALY SPECIALS • PRORCT SHIVICE speaking out for its ratification, adding, "I wouldn't object to assembled his own group of rains. my daughter, who's seventeen.registering for the draft - but not east coast musicians in a band until the ERA is passed. I don't feel the drift registration is fair designed to feature his artistry Hosted by the Union Coun- Our lovely Banquet Room is now," \ on the fiddle including hoe ty Department of Parks and the elegant setting for your An outspoken advocate of women's issues, Reddy also helps down music, bluegrass and Recreation, the annual free Texas swing. The West Texas WEDDING RECEPTION raise funds for a rape treatment center inJLos Angeles, "The concert series is funded Complete Wedding Packages center opened a year ago," she said, "and offers counseling and Grass & Electric Company, through budget ap- legal advice on a twenty-four basis," : features New Jersey man- propriations, a grant from the Iron $19.5O • Filmgoers recall the singer as the sympathetic nun in "Airport dolinist Barry MItterhoff, New Jersey State Council on '75" and opposite Jim Dale in "Pete's Dragon", Reddy had vocalist Danny Weiss from the Arts in cooperation with been asked to reprise the nun role in the current hit spoof of New York, bassist Richie the National Endowment for Selected As One Of The Best 100 disaster movies, "Airplane", but scheduling conflicts arose, Shulberg and guitarist and the Arts, Musicians AF of M Restaurants in New Jersey By with the part going to Maureen McCovern, banjo player John Carlini, Local 151, and donations from JYeto Jersey Monthly "Ideally, I love to do cameos in good films,'' Ihe commented. originally from Summit. local community-minded in- "I filmed a 'Love Boat' for the fall, playing opposite Tommy dustry, Days a Week-Dinners Served Smothers as a plant from outer space, of all things!" Israeli band Daily] Helen Reddy continues at the Arts Center through July 26 Information and schedules Route 22 West Call the box office at (201)264-9200 for moreinformation. to perform are available by calling 352- Mountainside 8431. An exciting event is planned 232-2969 Clinton hosts a Craft Day for Saturday evening, August The fifth Annual Craft Day baking all week. 2, 8:30 pm, at the bandstand in Affordable Dining for Generations in the Park at Clinton The regular ticket of ad- Mindowaskin Park, West- Plus an Opa-Opa Treat the Pantagis Way Historical Museum Village will mission will, admit visitors to field. The Kiryat Qno Youth be held Sunday, July 27, from Band, a group of 48 Israeli SUNDAY THRU FRIDAY $ 43 the Museum, the Village and ELEGANT WEDDING noon to 6 pm on the Museum Craft demonstrations. youngsters who are touring SPECIALS FROM 0 grounds. and presenting concerts includes choice of appetizer 9S Tickets are 52,00 for adults, Shrimp or Glim, Calimari, FRQM^f ¥ Sixty craftsmen will be throughout the United States .Scungili Cocktail, Home- Five Hours Open Bar present demonstrating and SI.50 for Senior Citizens, this summer, will perform for I Made Soups or Juice $1.00 for children under 12. Flowers, Wedding Cake selling their crafts, Mrs. Sophie the community. Hosts are land unbeatable Spiral Staircase Lehle of Annandale specializes Members and preschoolers are Temple Emanu-El, Westfield Greek Salad Bar Waterfall Lobby in wax wall decorations. When admitted free of charge. and the Westfield-Mountain- questioned about the effect of side B'nai B'rith. The perfor- UNBEATABLE SIT DOWN Clinton Historical Museum GREEK •EATING- heat and light on these unusual Village is a private non-profit mance is free of charge and SALAD BAR u'niollS CLAM BAR objects, she pointed out that educational organization. The everyone is invited to attend. CHG. CARDS STEAMERS she has had some hanging on STEAK HOUSK Red Mill is listed on the SEA FOOD . STEAMERS & I.OBs her walls at home for more National and State Registers of Bring Or Send than 20 years with no visible ef- Historic Places. The Museum CHILDREN'S $095 <ji Your Friends foi fect, Village, which is accredited by One legend places the Gar- den of Eden between the SPiCIALS A. FREE Anniversary or Mildred Zekoll of Lebanon the American Association of With mug of Root Beer Birthday Cake, with a dlnne Tigris and Euphrates Rivers reservation and Mr. Pantagii Township will sell her Museums, portrays life in rural in today's Iraq. and lea Cream western New Jersey in the 18th, The Kidi Love our Clown f wTII give you & your friends homemade jams and jellies an OPA-OPA treat from her Calico Cupboard. 19th and early 20th centuries. His Live Magic and Animal Balloons Mrs, Zekoll uses only natural fruit and juices and no ar- Strolling Accordionist Wed. thru Sun, Evenings tificial preservatives or sweeteners, She told us that the use of fresh sterilized jars is an Important factor in her jelly making, "I make all kinds, THE WHITE LANTERN even gooseberry. You name it, I make It, "she says. Kelly Dodds of Bridgewater One Of will draw a portrait of your pet and Frank Hulick will show his" New Jersey's original Wildlife Prints. 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