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...interest in politics. He studied law, but is remembered most for his gyrating performances as bass guitarist and lead singer in a rock band called the Ugly Rumours. With his full mouth and toothy grin, Blair looked a bit like Mick Jagger and managed a passable rendition of Honky Tonk Woman. On Sundays, however, he attended services in the chapel and became a committed Christian...
...Lenny Bruce cracked that two graves were dug in Arlington: one for Kennedy and one for Meader. Following J.F.K.'s assassination, Meader stopped calling himself Vaughn, his middle name, in favor of his first name, and went into what he calls "deep hibernation." Today he sings and plays honky-tonk piano in small clubs in Maine. "Lenny Bruce was right," he says. "I was stuck in something deeper than I thought." And still is. He recently recorded The Last Word, a biblical satire in which he plays 40 characters ranging from Adam to Jesus, all using the J.F.K. voice...
...gambling laws-even if most of his customers turn out to be Americans. He has plenty of backers, thanks to a glowing write-up in the Wall Street Journal last month. According to Eugene, he has just about raised the $10 million he needs to open his electronic honky-tonk on June 22. "I'm at the door," he says. "I plan to make billions and billions upon billions of dollars...
What was once a quaint town center is now whatCity Councillor Francis H. Duehay '55 terms "atrifle of a honkey-tonk atmosphere...
...BRAND NEW CAR IS probably the most promising new song on "Voodoo Lounge." All the same, it begins with a too-standard blues bass line. The funky horns are a nice addition, but the song doesn't bring blues as far as the easy rumble of "Honky Tonk Women" or the casual calypso flavor of "Crackin...