JIMMY
CARTER'S REQUEST : Roger has been busy
the beginning of this year working on various
projects. On January 11 President Jimmy
Carter gave a speech at UCLA, followed by a session
of questions and answers. President Carter personally
asked Roger to play for this occasion.
DR.
ROBERT A. SCHULLER'S INVITATION: On January
22 Dr. Robert A Schuller was installed as Senior
Pastor of the Crystal Cathedral. Even though he
did not play for the occasion, Roger was an invited
guest in attendance for the occasion.
BUSY
MARCH: March was an especially busy month.
During its annual spring pledge drive, PBS aired
a special called MOMENTS TO REMEMBER, taped in
Thousand Oaks, CA. , which featured Roger Williams
along with several other 50s recording artists.
Roger played an extended version of AUTUMN LEAVES
and gave a little talk, as well. Those pledging
$120 were given an extra tape not shown on television,
on which Roger also played BORN FREE.
LAS
VEGAS: KLVX, the PBS station in Las Vegas, went a step further.
They had Roger fly in on March 20 to do their station
breaks for pledges, along with Las Vegas DJ Duke
Morgan. Roger brought along his Limited Edition Special
Gold Steinway piano to play requests for people pledging
$120. During the course of the program he played
three four-song segments - and it was a tremendous
success. KLVX added an extra perk for those pledging
$120. They gave away pairs of tickets for Roger’s
upcoming engagement March 24-26 at the Suncoast Hotel & Casino’s
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HARRAH'S: As though his schedule wasn’t full enough,
he was asked by singer Clint Holmes to guest on a
show he was taping at Harrah’s on March 22 & 23.
This show - also for PBS - will air in August around
the country during their summer pledge drive. So,
be on the lookout for this during the first two weeks
of August.
SUNCOAST: Needless to say, Roger’s 3-day engagement (March
24-26) at the Suncoast was highly successful. He
played in their 500-seat Suncoast Showroom and had
a full house every night. Duke Morgan was in the
audience one night and Tom Tipton, noted singer from
the Crystal Cathedral’s Hour of Power, made
a special trip in from Minneapolis for this engagement.
(Click here for interview
by Jerry Fink)
CONCORDIA
COLLEGE: On May 20 Roger appeared at Concordia
College in Irvine, Calif. as part of the school’s
annual event to raise money for scholarships. The
event included dinner and an auction. Roger played
two numbers and then was awarded the college’s
Life Achievement Award in the shape of an eagle.
Roger is the third recipient of this award - the
second award going to Pat Boone last year.
WATCH
YOUR LOCAL LISTINGS IN AUGUST DURING THE PBS
SUMMER PLEDGE DRIVE CLINT HOLMES SHOW with guest
star ROGER WILLIAMS TAPED AT HARRAH’S IN
LAS VEGAS
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