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Author Clark, Rob, 1973- author.

Title Live from Aggieland : legendary performances in the Brazos Valley / Rob Clark ; foreword by Robert Earl Keen.

Publication Info. College Station : Texas A & M University Press, [2017]

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Edition First edition.
Description 1 online resource.
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Series Centennial series of the Association of Former Students, Texas A&M University ; number 125
Centennial series of the Association of Former Students, Texas A&M University ; no. 125.
Note Includes index.
Contents "All shook up": Elvis Presley at the Saddle Club and G. Rollie White Coliseum -- "Unforgettable": Nat King Cole at G. Rollie White Coliseum -- "The man comes around": Johnny Cash at Lakeview Amusement Club -- "Makin' music with my friends": Willie Nelson's Fourth of July Picnic at Texas World Speedway -- "This old porch": Robert Earl Keen, Lyle Lovett, and the Bonfire Benefit Concert at Reed Arena -- "Talk about the passion": R.E.M. at G. Rollie White Coliseum -- "Hey! ho! let's go!": the Ramones at the Parthenon -- "Going 'round the world in a pickup truck": Garth Brooks at Reed Arena -- Tribute: Willie Bennett (1947-2010) -- Tribute: Johnny Lyon (1937-2010) -- Concert vignettes: other notable moments in Bryan-College Station performance -- History.
Summary Believe it or not, Aggieland has witnessed a parade of musical icons over the years, each with an intriguing story attached. Picture a young Elvis Presley entertaining the Corps of Cadets at G. Rollie White Coliseum. Flash forward to the "Committee for Johnny Cash," originated by students after the country singer's post-Bonfire concert was canceled by the A & M administration amid controversy; despite official disapproval, the students brought him to perform off-campus. Revisit the sunbaked Texas World Speedway in the summer of 1974 and Willie Nelson's rowdy Fourth of July Picnic, complete with.
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Subject Concerts -- Texas -- College Station -- History -- 20th century.
Concerts.
Texas -- College Station.
History.
Chronological Term 20th century
Subject Concerts -- Texas -- Bryan -- History -- 20th century.
Texas -- Bryan.
Popular music -- Texas -- College Station -- History and criticism.
Popular music.
Popular music -- Texas -- Bryan -- History and criticism.
Chronological Term 1900-1999
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Electronic books.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
History.
Other Form: Print version: Clark, Rob, 1973- Live from Aggieland. First edition. College Station : Texas A & M University Press, [2017] 9781623495237 (DLC) 2016038038
ISBN 1623495245
9781623495244 (electronic book)
9781623495237