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Upper Darby's Todd Rundgren Nominated for Rock Hall of Fame 55Th Annual Delaware County Halloween Parade Primos Daily Times - 10/16/2019 Copy Reduced to 80% from original to fit letter page Page : A004 4 | NEWS | THE DAILY TIMES WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 16, 2019 ENTERTAINMENT Upper Darby’s Todd Rundgren nominated for Rock Hall of Fame groundbreaking albums By Kevin Tustin for the Patti Smith Group ktustin@21st-centurymedia. com (“Wave”), Meat Loaf (“Bat Out of Hell”), Grand Funk The pride of Upper Darby, Railroad (“We’re an Amer- Todd Rundgren, is among ican Band”), and the titular this year’s nominees for the album for New York Dolls. Rock and Roll Hall of Fame’s In 1983 he was nominated 2020 class. for a Grammy for his mu- Rundgren, known for sic video “Videosyncracy.” hits such as “Hello, It’s Me,” At each turn, his sound and “We Gotta Get You a evolved: “I never felt pres- KEVIN TUSTIN - MEDIANEWS GROUP Woman,” joins late musical sure that I had to come back Todd Rundgren, far right, painted into an Upper Darby icons Whitney Houston and and top what I might’ve mural last month riding a trolley with Jim Croce and Tina the Notorious B.I.G. as the done before,” Rundgren said Fey, two other Upper Darby star children. 16 acts nominated for inclu- of his career. sion in the Rock Hall that “We can hear Todd Rund- pleted last month. Rund- years after the release of features hundreds of artists gren’s influence in every- gren is drawn riding a trol- their first commercial re- including Aerosmith, the one from Prince and Hall ley with fellow musician Jim cording. More than 1,000 Supremes, Madonna, Bruce ASSOCIATED PRESS & Oates to Bjork and Daft Croce and actress/writer historians and Hall of Fame Springsteen, Donna Sum- Upper Darby’s Todd Rundgren has been nominated to the Punk. In 2017, Rundgren re- Tina Fey. inductees are polled and the mer and KISS. Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. leased ‘White Knight,’ which Other nominees for the top five vote-getters make This is Rundgren’s sec- includes collaborations with 2020 class includes Ger- up the inductee class. A fan ond consecutive year being group Nazz in 1967 and His ambitious 1972 dou- Trent Reznor (who is the man electronic group Kraft- vote is conducted online for on the ballot. He was cited honed his chops as a song- ble album “Something/ face of fellow class of 2020 werk who is nominated for the public to vote for their as a “jack of all trades” who writer, but his curiosity led Anything?” thrust him in nominee Nine Inch Nails) a sixth time for induction, five favorite artists. Those “continues to redefine the to more. He joined Albert the spotlight with iconic and Swedish pop icon Robyn Depeche Mode, MC5, Rufus results form one ballot and sound of rock & roll through Grossman’s Bearsville Re- hits like “I Saw the Light” – further demonstrating the and Chaka Khan and Judas are weighed the same as the genre-melding songwriting cords as a producer and and “Hello It’s Me,” the lat- wide-reaching impact of one Priest. First time nominees rest of the submitted bal- and production.” engineer, a decision that ter reaching No. 5 on the of rock and roll’s truest re- include Pat Benatar, Dave lot. Rundgren graduated quickly paid off. Rundgren Billboard Hot 100 chart. Al- naissance men,” reads the Matthews Band, The Doo- The 35th annual Rock & from Upper Darby High earned his first top 20 hit ways prolific, in the 1970s Hall of Fame’s bio. bie Brothers, Whitney Hous- Roll Hall of Fame Induc- School in 1966. in America with “We Gotta and 1980s he released 12 Rundgren was one of only ton, Motörhead, The Notori- tion Ceremony will take According to the official Get You a Woman” as part of solo albums, nine albums three Upper Darby natives ous B.I.G., Soundgarden, T. place on May 2, 2020, at bio provided by the Rock his debut solo effort “Runt” with his progressive rock featured in a 135-foot long Rex and Thin Lizzy. the Public Auditorium in Hall, he formed power pop from 1970. outfit Utopia, and produced mural on 69th Street com- Nominees are eligible 25 Cleveland, Ohio. FALL FUN 55th Annual Delaware County Halloween Parade celebrates family and community een Parade, 1 to 2 p.m. Saturday, treaters. later than 12:15 p.m. Groups will Registration is currently un- By Peg DeGrassa Oct. 26. Coordinated by Town Talk be told where to stand until it is derway. Groups and floats that [email protected] Editor of Town Talk, News & Press of School bands from across the Newspapers, the Halloween Pa- their time to march. The parade wish to participate are asked to Delaware County region will set the upbeat tone for rade will kick off 1 p.m. sharp lasts about an hour. sign up now to insure a spot in the this popular family event. The from Barrall Field, where for- For safety reasons, candy is parade by emailing towntalkev- MEDIA » Lions, tigers and bears, community parade will include mation and lineup begin at not permitted to be thrown in [email protected] or calling 610- along with monsters, goblins and fire engines, classic and antique noon. Participating group lead- the street, but participants may 915-2253. fairy princesses, will make their cars, floats, clowns, scouts and ers should check in with the pa- hand out candy along the route. The rain date and time will be way down State Street for the 55th other community groups, as well rade officials at the intersection The “no-throwing” regulation 1 p.m. on the following day, Sun- Annual Delaware County Hallow- as hundreds of costumed trick or of State and Edgmont streets no will be strictly enforced. day, Oct. 27. Copyright (c) 2019 Primos Daily Times, Edition. Please review new arbitration language here. 10/16/2019 October 16, 2019 7:48 am (GMT +4:00) Powered by TECNAVIA.
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