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The Shake Russell Band
Shake shake-up based
on musical differences
Shake Russell and Dana
Cooper have gone their separate
ways, but the separation only
means that their tans will have
more chance to see the two sin
gers perform.
The two leaders of the Shake
Russell-Dana Cooper Band de
cided to split to pursue their
own musical interests.
In a recent phone interview
during a break in rehearsals,
Russell discussed the break-up
and his own upcoming show in
College Station.
"Dana and I have been play
ing together since about '76,"
Russell said. "We've gradually
been heading toward having
our own bands.
"Right now, everybody
wants a change. Change is good
sometimes."
The split was by mutual con
sent, Russell said. Cooper's
music is beginning to border on
New Wave, while his leans to
ward rhythm and blues, ballads
and progressive country.
"The reason that we did start
our own bands was because
that's what we wanted to do,"
Russell said.
He added that the Shake Rus
sell Band might still do shows
with Cooper's new band, the
DC Three.
DC Three moves from an
acoustical trio to a duo to Cooper
alone on stage, Russell said, per
forming new material and old
songs from the Russell-Cooper
days.
The Shake Russell band has
added bass player Mike Roberts
to the old line-up. Russell said
the addition gives the band "50
percent more horsepower.
"It really kicks now," he said.
"The new additions and the
new strengths will outnumber it
(the loss of Cooper.)"
Russell said that in recent
appearances in Austin and
Houston, audiences have been
as enthusiastic as ever about the
band. When people ask about
the split, Russell is quick to
emphasize that he and Cooper
are still friends but wanted to try
different things musically.
"Everything is still going
strong," Russell said. "Nothing
is falling apart."
The Shake Russell Band is
working on new material for an
album, but doesn't have a label
for it yet. The band's two pre
vious albums are available at
See Shake, page 16
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In this issue you can find out what it's like to stay at school
during the summer.
If you're planning to pack up and head for home, however,
you face a different set of circumstances. You'll miss out on the
intensive sun tanning and moderate studying going on in Aggie-
land.
Instead, you'll have parental discretion/harassment, watchful
eyes and friends from high school to contend with. And maybe
the grim prospect of working to put yourself through school.
But living at home does have certain advantages:
1 — You will have one complete summer of having clean
linens and quarters at the same time.
2 — You will have balanced meals in addition to a steady
supply of junk food, paid for and prepared by mama and
papa.
3 — You will not have to pay exorbitant sums of money for
sub-standard housing each month. For a few blissful months,
the first will mean nothing more than turning over your
calendar.
4 — All of your old friends from high school may still be
hanging around. Call someone who didn't go to college and
act superior. Make sure they aren't making $12 an hour doing
manual labor.
5 — Catch up on gross personal details of all major life crises
which have occurred since graduation.
6 — You won't have to wake to the shrill of an alarm clock —
mom or dad will get you out of bed — to do yard work.
7 — Mom and dad will be there once again to ask what time
you got in from a late night out, who you were with and
where you went — just to be sociable.
8 — You can go to a regular dentist appointment, prearranged
by your plaque-fighting mom of course.
9 — Now there'll be plenty of time to redesign your room
which has been converted into a gym while you were in
school.
10 — Learn what's happened over the past few months on the
soap operas and get hooked so it'll be painful to stop watch
ing when you head back to school.
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