Venture back in time with these photographs of people, places and events in Tucson in 1976 and 1977. Did you know?! The Star has a Tucson history newsletter! We send snapshots of Tucson history to your inbox every Thursday. Sign…
Did you know?! The Star has a Tucson history newsletter! We send snapshots of Tucson history to your inbox every Thursday. Sign up:An image of East Speedway, once dubbed America’s “ugliest street” by Life magazine, looking east from Alvernon Way .The crowd went wild when Willie Nelson appeared on stage on a bill that included Asleep at the Wheel and Jerry Jeff Walker on June 18, 1977.Waylon Jennings during his performance with Willie Nelson at the Tucson Community Center on September 6, 1976.
When the Tucson Music Teachers Association staged a piano recital on March 12, 1977, it went all out with 250 young piano students, 23 works of music and 10 pianos. Among the young performers at the Tucson Community Center Music Hall were Becky Greenlee, left, and Beth Furst. Playing simultaneously in groups of 10 and 20, the students were led by James R. Anthony. To keep the groups on tempo, Anthony used a maraca and a 6-foot pole.
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