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ywrwuinj "fii it WJ frii i SJtSwKM- -'W ''9'- "WJ1 4 -si Friday August 12 1988 Kingsport Times-News 3D Paying homage to a fallen star travel annually to Graceland jsamcenrj Times-News Staff Writer Teresa (left) Jennifer and Lisa the will perform two shows Saturday at the Greene County Fair The deliver music from the heart Eleven years ago Aug Elvis Presley died Marking that anniversary East Tennessee State Carroll Reece Museum will open an exhibit featuring photos of hardcore Presleys fans who make yearly pilgrimages to Graceland and Myth by Asheville photographer Ralph' Burns deals with what he calls manifestation of our need to project jour emotions into something beyond initiation to the phenomenon of disciples was almost accidental was a real spontaneous he said was working in the darkroom and I heard a news report that fans were gathering at Graceland to commemorate the first anniversary of his death just sort of hit me that that was a place I wanted to be photographing I really understood yet why I wanted to do that I just understood I wanted to be So he made the journey to most famous gravesite and what he saw so intrigued him that gone back every year had the feeling that I was watching something I really he said I went back partly because of my own curiosity and also because I realized that what I was watching was indeed going to be a long-term process and each time I would see a different manifestation of The mourners at' final resting place are people who love Elvis even after his death more than most of us can imagine he says Their boundless dedication to a fallen king will solicit laughter from some viewers Burns says Photo courtesy of Ralph Burns For the last 10 years Ralph Burns has been photographing the many fans who make the sojourn to Graceland to mark the anniversary of death The result of his work an exhibit titled and Myth is on display at the Carroll Reece Museum this month But he added not holding these people up to derision On the other hand not a loyal subject at The photographer says there are deeper reasons than most of us realize for the Elvis phenomenon give up very reluctantly those things which we love and those things that give meaning to our lives and those things that made change in our he said to so many people in this country Elvis did have specific meaning and made particular said Burns opened some doors that the white culture had not had opened to it yet because of his music and the fact that he unleashed a pent up sensuality in this he said who do that are profound In the nearly 11-year span Burns had worked on his project he has shot an estimated 1200 photos of Presley pilgrims Capturing so many subjects on film has changed his opinion of them neutrality at best to a real affection and until I sort of put myself in there and started photographing these people that I realized there really were a lot of layers going on says Burns while real easy at first to laugh at them they would not be laughed I really hope the show does is just make people walk away and ask a couple of he said do we worship? that all "Elvis and Myth opens in Gallery of Carroll Reece Museum Aug 16 with a special program of Elvis music playing during the opening For 'more information call the museum at 929-4392 Also Ralph Burns will give a lecture at the museum at 7 pm Sept 8 New name for cinema Virginia-Kentucky fat celebrates 75th year By BECKY WHITLOCK Weekender Editor By MARTHA HALL Southwest Virginia Bureau By BECKY WHITLOCK Weekender Editor an accent you expect to hear in East Tennessee the soft twank undulating as gently as the hills that are its home What you expect is to hear it on a long-distance telephone call from Santa Anna Calif But that is where The of Sevierville Tenn were this last week in the midst of a tour that will return them briefly to East Tennessee Saturday for two performances at 7:30 pm and 9 pm at the Greene County Fair Greene-ville The Jennifer and the twins Lisa and Teresa are country latest rage a female answer to Randy Travis And like Travis success has come swiftly to these young singers their first single and True hit No 5 on the charts just expected it to go to the 30s or 40s When it went to No 5 I believe said Jennifer in a phone interview Monday just really thankful been However like all seemingly sudden success stories there is a history hidden behind these new stars The three sisters who have three other sisters began their career clogging They would practice every day after school and often would perform with their father who is an amateur musician But as Jennifer recalls always wanted to be a singer It until I turned 14 that I started playing guitar and The twins then started singing harmony to lead came so naturally Around our area when people wanted us to clog we asked them to let us singtoo how we got started doing It until the heard Randy Travis though that they thought the kind of country music they sang could be popular So Jennifer with true East Tennessean spunk tracked down producer Kyle Lehning and after several days talked him into a 15-minute audition After the audition Lehning contacted Warner Bros and by early 1987 the were in the studio recording and True Their debut album was completed earlier this year However the LP is not your typical and country music album want to sing about or Merle (Haggard) and George (Jones) can do those and songs a whole lot Jennifer said songs I pick most are about love and the good things There are enough bad things going on without me having to sing about them" Their decision to leave stereotypical country songs to other stars also is inter- Please see SISTERS page 6D 4 5' TG SHEPPARD Wise Kiwanis Club and the fair will be held in dowtown Wise at 3 pm High school bands and past winners and current contestants of the Miss Virginia-Kentucky District Fair will highlight the parade which will be led by Grand Marshal Monroe Roberson a longstanding member of the fair committee Monday Aug 15 The fair will open with the Wee Tiny Little and Junior Miss Beauty Pageants in the grandstand area at 7 pm Monday also is gospel night and two groups The Primitive Quartet and the Baker Family will perform at the horse show arena at 7:30 pm Tuesday Aug 16 TG Shepperd will perform at 7:30 and 9:30 pm in the grandstand area All exhibits will be judged Wednesday Aug 17 The annual Kids Day will be sponsored by Piggly Wiggly from noon to 6 pm The Drew Exposition will feature reduced ride prices on the midway The Miss Virginia-Kentucky District Fair beauty pageant will be held at 8 pm in the grandstand area Thursday Aug 18 WISE What started as a family picnic in the early 1900s is Virginia-Kentucky District Fair a week-long extravaganza of entertainment food and prizes And this year the fair is celebrating its 75th anniversary The fair slated to start Saturday and run through Aug 20 is noted for its high quality of entertainment and this year is no exception Headlining the fair are country music stars TG Sheppard and Graham Brown and local favorites The Sanders Brothers and the James Drew Exposition will perform again this year Spoony the Clown a popular entertainer at last fair also will return to the anniversary celebration Since the fair is growing fair-goers will be treated this year to changes that include a larger stage area and renovated exhibit buildings A limited schedule of the 1988 events follows Sunday Aug 14 In celebration of the milestone Diamond Anniversary a parade co-sponsored by the After three and a half years of being known as the Christian Cinema the movie theater located in the old Stae Theater'' has changed its name to The All-American Family Cinema changing the name we can broaden our said president Sam Wood want people to realige Kiqtfs family advocate what we wanrto It is feeling that bringing the family together js one of the most important issues facing the country today and through his cinema Wood wants to provide entertainment the family can enjoy as a unit want to provide a clean wholesome alternative to what is shown in most theaters and on TV" he said But just because Wood and the board of directors have over the last year decided to change the name of the cinema that does not mean the organization is altering its Christian or religious leanings Wood said me All-American means God family and apple pie Families or someone can come here and he hear vulgar language sexual content extreme Wood said But on the other hand Wood did not want the public to think attending Christian Cinema would be like a church service want people to feel preached to like a church service But we do present the gospel and many people have responded to the gospel through what done he said Wood said the cinema will continue to show and rent religious films and videos such as to and and Please see CINEMA page 6D Thursday is Senior Citizens Day Residents who are 62 years and older are admitted free and will receive free refreshments and free entertainment A Senior Citizen Beauty Pageant will be held Thursday at 2 pm Graham Brown will perform at 7:30 and 9:30 pm in the grandstand area Bluegrass Express will perform at 8:30 and 10:30 pm at the horse show arena Friday Aug 19 Dance to the Music a group of young people presenting a fast-paced show of most popular hits and old favorites combined with dance routines will per-fom at 7:30 and 9:30 pm Please see FAIR page 6D Southwind keeps playing for the joy love of music By BECKY WHITLOCK Weekender Editor suggested the other two men might need a bassist on occasion and Swatsell met up with them one night to play just started playing with he said Greg Taylor drummer and vocalist was attending East Tennessee State University in 1980 when he looked through the newspaper for leads on a part-time job There was an ad stating a band (Southwind) was looking for a drummer started with them full-time in January Taylor said Danny Smith keyboardist and vocalist is the newest member of the band and he was introduced to the group through Swatsell Earlier this year Smith said he was joking around with Swat- sell and telling Swatsell that he had sung four-part barbershop quartet harmony said got some tapes you oughta listen He looked at me kinda funny But two or three months later I gave him the Smith said Swatsell took the tapes to a Southwind rehearsal "(Swatsell) told me to come up to practice with Smith saidFrom then on it fell into place" Please see SOUTHWIND page 6D 'j i The country music group Southwind has probably been together longer than any other local country band says manager Mike Anderson But it been recording contracts or great financial success that has kept Soutwind together for almost eight years rather been in the words Of the five band members devotion to the group getting along and doing it for the fun of it The other big factor has been the families believe one of the things that has kept us together has been the support of our said Anderson who plays lead guitar and sings probably our best Southwind initially was formed out of the friendship between Anderson and rhythm guitarist and vocalist Jim Rhoten Anderson and Rhoten had played together for 13 years in another group and started Southwind through weekend jam sessions at house Jimmy Don Swatsell bassist joined Anderson and Rhoten on a fluke in 1980 A friend of Swat- TimevNews photo David Grace Southwind one of the longest running country bands in the area consists of Greg Taylor 1 (left) Danny Smith Mike Anderson Jimmy Don Swatsell and Jim Rhoten i Cl.