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Remembering Ken Knowles, 1949-2025. | Obituary
• Ken sings I Believe, 1971 | The Impossible Dream, 2003 • Al Stewart's 4 minute intro for Ken, followed by 4 solos, End of Season 1971. • All Kenny Knowles songs. |
Gala Anniversary Concert 1958 |
Rec. Year: 1958 | Added: 12/14/2020 | Era: 1950s | Director: Al Stewart
Comments: 3 Page views: 1655

Location: Elliott Hall of Music, West Lafayette, IN
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Courtesy of digitizing work of Scott Hines.
- Back to Old Purdue
Rec. Year: 1958 | Added: 12/14/2020 | Comments: 1 | Page views: 878 Duration: 04:16
Singers: Al Hemmer - 1958 Gala, Al Stewart Dialog A1
Rec. Year: 1958 | Added: 12/14/2020 | Comments: 0 | Page views: 714 Duration: 00:02:30 - Cohan Medley
Rec. Year: 1958 | Added: 12/14/2020 | Comments: 0 | Page views: 805 Duration: 01:38 - 1958 Gala, Al Stewart Dialog A2
Rec. Year: 1958 | Added: 12/14/2020 | Comments: 0 | Page views: 688 Duration: 00:44 - Only a Rose
Rec. Year: 1958 | Added: 12/14/2020 | Comments: 0 | Page views: 926 Duration: 02:40
Singers: Gary Jackson - 1958 Gala, Al Stewart Dialog A3
Rec. Year: 1958 | Added: 12/14/2020 | Comments: 0 | Page views: 699 Duration: 00:48 - Holy Art Thou
Rec. Year: 1958 | Added: 12/14/2020 | Comments: 0 | Page views: 801 Duration: 04:48 - 1958 Gala, Al Stewart Dialog A4
Rec. Year: 1958 | Added: 12/14/2020 | Comments: 0 | Page views: 677 Duration: 00:22 - Sweet Little Jesus Boy
Rec. Year: 1958 | Added: 12/14/2020 | Comments: 0 | Page views: 712 Duration: 04:20
Singers: Joe Cave - 1958 Gala, Al Stewart Dialog A5
Rec. Year: 1958 | Added: 12/14/2020 | Comments: 0 | Page views: 631 Duration: 00:26 - Thanks Be To God
Rec. Year: 1958 | Added: 12/14/2020 | Comments: 0 | Page views: 788 Duration: 02:55 - It Ain’t Necesarily So
Rec. Year: 1958 | Added: 12/14/2020 | Comments: 0 | Page views: 750 Duration: 03:24
Singers: Bill Kennedy - 1958 Gala, Al Stewart Dialog C1
Rec. Year: 1958 | Added: 12/14/2020 | Comments: 0 | Page views: 619 Duration: 00:57 - Climbing Up the Mountain
Rec. Year: 1958 | Added: 12/14/2020 | Comments: 0 | Page views: 737 Duration: 01:25
Singers: Henry Clay Ryder - 1958 Gala, Al Stewart Dialog receives award
Rec. Year: 1958 | Added: 12/14/2020 | Comments: 0 | Page views: 643 Duration: 02:25 - Sure A Little Bit Of Heaven
Rec. Year: 1958 | Added: 12/14/2020 | Comments: 0 | Page views: 720 Duration: 03:07
Singers: Bob Tam - 1958 Gala, Al Stewart Dialog C3
Rec. Year: 1958 | Added: 12/14/2020 | Comments: 0 | Page views: 823 Duration: 00:37 - Red Ball Express
Rec. Year: 1958 | Added: 12/14/2020 | Comments: 0 | Page views: 978 Duration: 01:22 - 1958 Gala, Al Stewart Dialog C4
Rec. Year: 1958 | Added: 12/14/2020 | Comments: 0 | Page views: 666 Duration: 00:56 - Sylvia
Rec. Year: 1958 | Added: 12/14/2020 | Comments: 0 | Page views: 622 Duration: 03:18
Singers: Al Kwasneski - 1958 Gala, Al Stewart Dialog C4b
Rec. Year: 1958 | Added: 12/14/2020 | Comments: 0 | Page views: 654 Duration: 01:21 - Georgia
Rec. Year: 1958 | Added: 12/14/2020 | Comments: 0 | Page views: 728 Duration: 01:22
Singers: Schroder Miller - Al introduces the next soloist, his wife Charlotte
Rec. Year: 1958 | Added: 12/14/2020 | Comments: 3 | Page views: 676 Duration: 01:13 - Italian Street Song
Rec. Year: 1958 | Added: 12/14/2020 | Comments: 1 | Page views: 959 Duration: 03:00
Singers: Charlotte Stewart - Old Man River
Rec. Year: 1958 | Added: 12/14/2020 | Comments: 0 | Page views: 786 Duration: 03:08 - Al introduces Row Row Row, Jay Hayes
Rec. Year: 1958 | Added: 12/14/2020 | Comments: 2 | Page views: 825 Duration: 00:44 - Row Row Row
Rec. Year: 1958 | Added: 12/14/2020 | Comments: 0 | Page views: 978 Duration: 01:29
Singers: Jay Hayes - Al introduces Howie Runda
Rec. Year: 1958 | Added: 12/14/2020 | Comments: 0 | Page views: 647 Duration: 00:27 - I’m Yours
Rec. Year: 1958 | Added: 12/14/2020 | Comments: 0 | Page views: 789 Duration: 02:07
Singers: Howie Runda - Al introduces Jim McKeand
Rec. Year: 1958 | Added: 12/14/2020 | Comments: 0 | Page views: 682 Duration: 00:24 - Magic Moments
Rec. Year: 1958 | Added: 12/14/2020 | Comments: 0 | Page views: 2107 Duration: 02:29
Singers: Jim Mckeand - Al Introduces Frank O’brien
Rec. Year: 1958 | Added: 12/14/2020 | Comments: 0 | Page views: 696 Duration: 00:27 - Glory Road
Rec. Year: 1958 | Added: 12/14/2020 | Comments: 0 | Page views: 1143 Duration: 04:48
Singers: Frank O’brien - Al introduces J. Peter Smith
Rec. Year: 1958 | Added: 12/14/2020 | Comments: 0 | Page views: 643 Duration: 01:19 - Younger than Springtime
Rec. Year: 1958 | Added: 12/14/2020 | Comments: 0 | Page views: 718 Duration: 02:26
Singers: J. Peter Smith - Wish You Were Here
Rec. Year: 1958 | Added: 12/14/2020 | Comments: 0 | Page views: 746 Duration: 01:32
Singers: J. Peter Smith - Al Introduces Engstrom and promotes Intercollegiate Music Council concert
Rec. Year: 1958 | Added: 12/14/2020 | Comments: 0 | Page views: 728 Duration: 02:10 - Spirit Immortal (John Engstrom)
Rec. Year: 1958 | Added: 12/14/2020 | Comments: 0 | Page views: 957 Duration: 04:17
Singers: John Engstrom - Battle Hymn of the Republic (Wilhousky)
Rec. Year: 1958 | Added: 12/14/2020 | Comments: 0 | Page views: 1601 Duration: 03:29 - Hail Purdue
Rec. Year: 1958 | Added: 12/14/2020 | Comments: 0 | Page views: 1646 Duration: 01:33
Singers: Al Stewart
Commentary
Timeless! The music, comments, and voices sound like they could be from today. I thoroughly enjoyed listening to Al’s comments between songs, introducing these young men in much the same manner as today; even thanking previous generations of Glee Clubbers who came before.
-Hail Purdue
Tim Eldridge
on 3/11/2021
from Laporte, IN
#5 Only A Rose Sung by Gary Jackson
#27 Row Row Row Sung by Jay Hays
Jim Griffiths
on 10/2/2021
from Carmel,IN
Thanks Jim! Added those!
Paul L.
on 10/13/2021