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In the news this year is rock star Tracey Chapman
belts out a song at Wembley Stadium in London. It
was the opening of the global rock tour for human
rights by Amnesty internatlonal. She was among the
Singers who started the six-week tour in September.
Another rock star making the news was Bruce Spring–
steen and Patti Scialfa. Shown in this picture hamming
it up on stage before 150.000 fans during a concert
at Weissensee arena
in
East Berlin. Bruce and Patti
became an item during the summer of 88. this also
led to the break up of Bruce's marriage. Ziggy Marley
also made the news when he played in Israel during
a Third World Music festival, he was backed up the
by "'The Melody Makers." There was a rowdy new
group on the scene caned Guns n· Roses. They hit the
scene In 1988
and
they won MTV's Best New
Arttst
Award for a spirited video called "Welc
to the
Jungle." Making the biggest news
WQi
the Irish rock
group U2, shown on the opposite page wallowing in
the applause during the Gram Awards ceremony
In March at New York City's R
City Music Hall. The
group was honored wila album of the year for "The
Joshua Tree." The
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sold 12 million coptes.
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also awarded a Grammy for 1'-ie best
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by a duo or group with vocal.
On
o puncher Mike Tyson, the heavyweight box–
in champion of the
world. and
his
wife.
actress Robin
G vens arrive at the 40th annual television Emmy
awards presentation. Big
Mike
and Robin presented
the award for best costume design for a variety or
muSic program Just a few months later
Mike
and
Robin were granted a divorce. And then comes the
olymplc runner Florence Griffith Joyner, the glamour
girl of track. dazzled the 1988 Summer Olympics in
Seoul, South Korea with lightening speeds. flashy
track outfits and
long.
painted fingernails. She won
three gold medals and one silver medal.
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