Rocker Todd Rundgren to helm IU homecoming parade
Rock musician and producer Todd Rundgren is returning to Indiana University to serve as grand marshal of this year's homecoming parade.
The rocker taught a course at IU last year and has given Friday's homecoming parade the appropriate name of "Rocktoberfest." He'll ride in a convertible during the nighttime parade and speak during a pep rally at IU's Sample Gates.
Rundgren will then lead the Marching Hundred in a version of his hit "Bang the Drum All Day."
Rundgren was an instructor at IU last fall for a two-week stint with the Wells Scholars Program, delivering several lectures and taking part in question-and-answer sessions for IU classes.
Rundgren also wrote the song "Hello, It's Me" and was a sought-after producer in the 1970s for artists including Cheap Trick.
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