Question: Which famous musician performed at Washington University for a student dance in the late 1950s?
Answer: A) Ray Charles performed at a dance on campus in 1959, giving students an up-close look at the performer.
Read in Washington magazine about other famous musical acts over the years.
Congrats to this week’s winner, Scott Crick, an engineering alum who works in the Office of Technology Management and will receive an “I Knew WashU” luggage tag!
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