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Alumni and community members regularly contact archives regarding big-name entertainment groups that performed at Tennessee Tech in the past. Some interest is due to nostalgia, but others inquire because of a concert or performers historical significance. We assisted patrons as far as England and Australia with our big-name entertainment archives. As a result of this interest, we felt a big-name entertainment exhibit at the Varsity Theater would be a great idea.<\/p>\n

The exhibit features photographs of famous people on stages; however, it also includes some great stories and historical documents that add depth to the pictures. For instance, did you know Elvis\u2019s last scheduled concert was at Tech? Or that a major record label signed Garth Brooks after playing Tech? More importantly, how did Tennessee Tech book these big-name acts??? Creedence Clearwater Revival, Johnny Cash, Jefferson Starship, and The Temptations to name a few. The exhibit answers these questions and more. \u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

We wanted a traditional exhibit opening. We even prepared a big-name entertainment playlist which you can listen to here (*Spotify required):\u00a0<\/span>https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/playlist\/2ftNbzz22pNZ2t4eQYx2VK?si=UbYaZkclRdeNs0qISVO3TA&fbclid=IwAR2SpZQnzdm0XGFbW7Nx1JoLNb4vZWIrBjf8A8hOdy1HCqULcB-cWOBkfgw<\/a><\/p>\n

Unfortunately, due to COVID-19, this is not happening. You can view the exhibit in person with social distancing and a mask at the Varsity Theatre or here! We are living in strange times, but we are also excited to try a new online exhibit software. We hope that it makes the exhibit accessible to more people.<\/p>\n

If you have a story about seeing a band at Tennessee Tech that we did not include and you would like for us to add it to the exhibit, you can submit it to archives@tntech.edu. make certain that your email includes a permission for us to publish and store your story for the exhibit and future researchers to use.<\/p>","credits":"Megan Atkinson, The Crawford Alumni Center, Ron Rami, and Phil Wheeler","featured":0,"public":1,"theme":"centerrow","theme_options":"a:7:{s:8:\"bigstuff\";a:21:{s:16:\"background_image\";s:36:\"cb4d8b12f0361c82c95d1f417d67e94f.jpg\";s:16:\"single_line_item\";s:1:\"1\";s:19:\"sortable_shortcodes\";s:1:\"1\";s:4:\"logo\";N;s:9:\"logo_size\";s:4:\"60px\";s:10:\"logo_color\";s:7:\"#cccccc\";s:12:\"header_image\";N;s:11:\"footer_text\";s:0:\"\";s:24:\"display_footer_copyright\";s:1:\"0\";s:19:\"use_advanced_search\";s:1:\"0\";s:12:\"article_type\";s:7:\"Article\";s:21:\"conference_paper_type\";s:16:\"Conference Paper\";s:9:\"book_type\";s:4:\"Book\";s:11:\"manual_type\";s:6:\"Manual\";s:11:\"thesis_type\";s:6:\"Thesis\";s:11:\"report_type\";s:6:\"Report\";s:9:\"text_type\";s:4:\"Text\";s:12:\"website_type\";s:7:\"Website\";s:14:\"hyperlink_type\";s:9:\"Hyperlink\";s:17:\"moving_image_type\";s:12:\"Moving Image\";s:16:\"still_image_type\";s:11:\"Still Image\";}s:6:\"rhythm\";a:6:{s:11:\"style_sheet\";s:4:\"blue\";s:12:\"site_tagline\";s:0:\"\";s:4:\"logo\";N;s:11:\"footer_text\";s:0:\"\";s:24:\"display_footer_copyright\";s:1:\"0\";s:19:\"use_advanced_search\";s:1:\"0\";}s:7:\"santafe\";a:4:{s:4:\"logo\";N;s:11:\"footer_text\";s:0:\"\";s:24:\"display_footer_copyright\";s:1:\"0\";s:19:\"use_advanced_search\";s:1:\"0\";}s:7:\"default\";a:6:{s:4:\"logo\";s:36:\"0a6d24310a82292b117d631e08656eda.png\";s:12:\"header_image\";N;s:11:\"footer_text\";s:0:\"\";s:24:\"display_footer_copyright\";s:1:\"0\";s:19:\"use_advanced_search\";s:1:\"0\";s:17:\"item_file_display\";s:1:\"0\";}s:9:\"centerrow\";a:18:{s:19:\"header_image_height\";s:0:\"\";s:26:\"header_image_height_mobile\";s:0:\"\";s:21:\"header_image_position\";s:6:\"center\";s:17:\"header_everywhere\";s:1:\"0\";s:16:\"header_image_alt\";s:0:\"\";s:20:\"home_slider_autoplay\";s:1:\"1\";s:26:\"home_slider_autoplay_speed\";s:4:\"5000\";s:15:\"nav_show_levels\";s:1:\"0\";s:11:\"footer_text\";s:0:\"\";s:24:\"display_footer_copyright\";s:1:\"0\";s:19:\"use_advanced_search\";s:1:\"1\";s:13:\"body_bg_color\";s:7:\"#DCDCDC\";s:12:\"border_color\";s:7:\"#4f2984\";s:10:\"link_color\";s:7:\"#4f2984\";s:11:\"other_media\";s:1:\"1\";s:13:\"media_caption\";s:5:\"title\";s:4:\"logo\";s:36:\"16d474af204c999677dc2bca1801b6d3.png\";s:12:\"header_image\";s:36:\"3f492b88457e4257ec5b58be25e3c94e.jpg\";}s:10:\"minimalist\";a:6:{s:11:\"footer_text\";s:0:\"\";s:24:\"display_footer_copyright\";s:1:\"1\";s:17:\"item_file_gallery\";s:1:\"0\";s:19:\"use_advanced_search\";s:1:\"0\";s:12:\"exhibits_nav\";s:4:\"full\";s:4:\"logo\";N;}s:9:\"thanksroy\";a:14:{s:10:\"text_color\";s:7:\"#393939\";s:16:\"background_color\";s:7:\"#FFFFFF\";s:10:\"link_color\";s:7:\"#555555\";s:12:\"button_color\";s:7:\"#000000\";s:17:\"button_text_color\";s:7:\"#FFFFFF\";s:18:\"header_title_color\";s:7:\"#000000\";s:4:\"logo\";N;s:17:\"header_background\";N;s:11:\"footer_text\";s:0:\"\";s:24:\"display_footer_copyright\";s:1:\"0\";s:25:\"display_featured_subtitle\";s:1:\"0\";s:17:\"item_file_gallery\";s:1:\"1\";s:19:\"use_advanced_search\";s:1:\"1\";s:27:\"use_original_thumbnail_size\";s:1:\"0\";}}","slug":"bignameentertainment","added":"2020-08-19 17:46:42","modified":"2025-11-06 20:42:50","owner_id":71650,"use_summary_page":1,"cover_image_file_id":73,"id":3},"item":{"item_type_id":null,"collection_id":null,"featured":0,"public":1,"added":"2020-08-24 15:21:46","modified":"2023-08-16 16:19:44","owner_id":71650,"id":157}}