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Michael D. Chason |
IMMEDIATE APRIL 5, 2005
Left to right:
Terry Weeks, Joe
Herndon, G. C. Cameron, Otis Williams and Ron Tyson (seated).
TEMPTATIONS TO APPEAR AT DOLLARS FOR ABAC SCHOLARS
TIFTON—One of
the legendary performing groups of all time will headline this year’s Dollars
For ABAC Scholars when The Temptations appear on May 20 at
Sponsored by the ABAC Foundation, the event begins with a lavish buffet meal at 7 p.m. in the Donaldson Dining Hall. Tickets are $125 each. Reserved tables seating eight people are $1,250 each. Interested persons can call (229) 391-4900 for ticket information.
“We expect this show to sell out fast,” Betty McCorvey, Assistant Director of Development, said. “People have asked us to try something different in the way of entertainment, and we think The Temptations certainly fit the bill. People love their music.”
For more than 40 years, The Temptations have produced chart toppers such as “My Girl,” “Ain’t Too Proud To Beg,” “Papa Was A Rolling Stone,” “Just My Imagination,” and “I Can’t Get Next To You.”
Otis Williams is the only original member of the group but the voices of G.C. Cameron, Terry Weeks, Ron Tyson, and Joe Herndon give audiences what they ask for, that famous Temptations’ sound.
“Our challenge is to live in the present while respecting the past,” Williams said. “Great singing will always prevail.”
All proceeds from Dollars for ABAC Scholars go toward student scholarships at the college. Over $1,000,000 has been raised for scholarships since the first show in 1972.
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