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The University Daily Kansan Thursday, February 22, 2001
Beatles tribute band hits Lawrence
By Aaron Lerner
joyplay@kansan.com
Jayplay writer
Beatles fans in the Lawrence area finally have a big event to look forward to.
This time, however, it's not John, Paul, George and Ringo they'll be cheering for. It's Mark Benson, Gary Grimes, James Pou and Greg George, four lads from Akron, Ohio, who dress, sing, act and even look like the four Liverpool superstars. They appropriately call themselves 1964 ... The Tribute.
The four musicians began playing together in 1984 and were an instant hit, winning major awards.
"We were doing a lot of original stuff, but we needed something to do live on the side," said Benson, who plays the part of John Lennon. "We began getting booked a couple of times a month performing The Beatles and out of nowhere began winning these awards. There was no one more surprised than us."
Although 1964 ... The Tribute has been featured on nationally-televi-vised programs and plays more than 150 shows a year, the band's biggest distinction is playing in Germany when the Berlin Wall came down.
Although other groups recreate the feel of a Beatles show, Benson said that the chemistry of the group set them apart.
Show info:
1984 ... The Tribute will perform at 8 tonight at Liberty Hall, 642 Massachusetts St. Tickets are $12.50 and $14.50.
"There are other bands who have great players or singers but are still missing something," he said. "We are the only band who have all four guys doing everything so well."
Ron Heape, Lawrence resident and KJHK sound technician, said he was excited about being able to take his 17-year-old daughter to tonight's show.
"I was a teenager during Beatle
mania," he said. "But having lived in Pratt, Kan, at the time, there was no chance in hell of me ever seeing the Beatles live."
Bil Barbrady, Overland Park senior, said he was also interested in hearing the classic tunes.
"They have so many good songs I can't wait to hear them played live," he said.
Benson said performing the Fab Four's music has taught him about the universality of the music.
"There is no particular ethnic group or country, no place on the planet that hasn't been influenced by the Beatles in some way," he said.
— Edited by Melinda Weaver
Eminem's Grammy thunder quieter than expected
By Nekesa Mumbi Moody The Associated Press
LOS ANGELES — Veteran rockers U2 and Steely Dan and country singer Faith Hill stole some of the Grammy thunder last night from Eminem, whose angry lyrics entangled the ceremonies in controversy.
Steely Dan, who had never won a Grammy until yesterday, claimed three, including album of the year for Two Against Nature, besting Einemen's controversial The Marshall Mathers LP. Einemen won three awards in rap music categories.
U2 also won three awards, including the prestigious song and record of
the year for Beautiful Day.
Hill won three awards, including best country album. Her Breathe wint best country vocal performance and her duet with her husband, Tim McGraw, won best country collaboration with vocals.
Steely Dan also won best pop album for Two Against Nature, as well as
D'Angelo and Destiny's Child won two Grammy apiees.
D'Angelo's Voodoo won best R&B album and his song, "Untitled (How Does It Feel)" won best male R&B vocal performance. Destiny's Child "Say My Name" won best R&B song and best R&B performance by a group.
Eminem — the target of 100 protesters outside the awards show — was honored for best solo rap performance, best rap album and best rap performance by a duo or group.
best pop vocal performance by a group for "Cousin Dupree."
http://www.grammy.org
Madonna lost on the best female pop vocal Grammy; the award went to Gray for "I Try." In fact, Madonna was shut out of the three categories she was nominated in, along with boy band 'N Sync.
Number of votes: 62
Kansan.com poll
Who's your Grammy pick for best album?
Number of Votes: 82
Midnite Vultures by Beck,
12 percent
The Marshall Mathers LP
In Eminem, 41 percent
Aid A by Radionead, 11 percent
You're the One by Paul Simon 9 percent
Another album should have been nominated, 45 percent
Two Against Nature by Stocky Dan O percent
Steely Dan, 9 percent
Registration info/materials available in the O&L, 400 Kansas Union or visit www.ku.edu/home/blueprints
March 2, 5:45-8:00 PM & March 3, 8:45-4:00 PM, Kansas Union
Registrations due Monday, Feb. 26 at 5:00 PM.
Where the Sidewalk Begins Blueprints Leadership Conference 2001
UNIVERSITY
Twenty-first Annual
M U R P H Y L E C T U R E S I N A R T
Yi Song-mi
Dr. Yi is professor of art history, Academy of Korean Studies Kyonggi-do, Korea
Western Influence
Korean "True-View" Landscape Painting Saturday, February 17, 2:00 p.m. Atkins Auditorium, The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City
Western Influence on late Choson Period Painting Thursday, February 22, 7:00 p.m. Spencer Museum of Art Auditorium University of Kansas, Lawrence
Admission is free.
Sponsored by the Spencer Museum of Art and the Kress Foundation Department of Art History at the University of Kansas, and The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, the lectureship honors Dr. Franklin D. Murphy, chancellor of the University of Kansas 1951-59. The lectures are published by the Spencer Museum of Art.
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