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Miami Herald
11-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Miami Herald
The jazz legend who wrote ‘The Publix Song' returns to UM stage for a 100-year honor
At 15, Pat Metheny, a prodigious guitarist, spent more time on Kansas City stages in his hometown than inside his high school classrooms. So when the University of Miami's former music dean, the late Bill Lee, approached the teenager at a Kansas club with a scholarship offer to attend the Coral Gables campus in 1972, Metheny was gobsmacked. Within a week at UM, Metheny told Lee that music had left him little time for academic study. Classes at the U? Too tough. So Lee made Metheny an instructor for a new electric guitar course at UM's School of Music. That's what Metheny did for a year before heading off to teach at Berklee College of Music and embarking on an unparalleled career in contemporary jazz. Now at age 70, with a record string of Grammy awards and whose song 'Last Train Home' served as the warm and fuzzy soundtrack for a beloved Publix supermarket holiday commercial from 1987 to 1996, Metheny returned to UM to finally nab that elusive college degree Lee had envisioned. Although Metheny didn't play 'Last Train Home' at UM, when he did perform the tune on tours he teasingly introduced it as 'The Publix Song.' Metheny's U 100 honor Metheny was among the UMiami alums invited to headline the musical concert portion of the U 100 Centennial Celebration on Lakeside Patio Tuesday night. Call it a family reunion. Lee's 72-year-old son, Will Lee, was the evening's bassist. He has a raft of music credits in pop and jazz and a record-setting 33-year run on late night TV in the 'Late Show with David Letterman' house band. After Metheny performed a medley of 'Have You Heard' and 'Are You Going With Me?' the University of Miami's seventh president, Joe Echevarria, strolled out and surprised the grinning and noticeably shy superstar, who said nary a word, with an honorary degree in music. UM Frost School of Music Dean Shelly Berg, the night's dynamo musical conductor, along with interim provost Guillermo Prado, helped place the pink and black doctorate garb around Metheny, as the president told a sea of students, faculty members, parents and alumni gathered for U 100 Centennial of Metheny's stats. 'Did you know this man has won 20 Grammy Awards? He's No. 14 on the all-time list. You know who he's tied with? Bruce Springsteen and Henry Mancini. He's won in 10 categories. He's tied with nobody. He's No. 1 in the most categories won, all alone in the history of the Grammys. The second place person has eight — Quincy Jones. That's the company he's in,' Echevarria gushed. In addition to Metheny and Lee and current students from the Frost Symphony Orchestra, the U Centennial's other UM alum performers included Miami-raised Jon Secada, Bruce Hornsby, Ben Folds, Joshua Henry, Dawnn Lewis and pop newcomer Carter Vail.
Fox Sports
16-03-2025
- Sport
- Fox Sports
Metheny, Peter lead Liberty to its first CUSA tourney title with 79-67 win over Jacksonville State
Associated Press HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (AP) — Kaden Metheny scored 21 points and Taelon Peter added 20, and top-seeded Liberty pulled away early in the second half to beat No. 2 seed Jacksonville State 79-67 on Saturday night for its first Conference USA Tournament title. Liberty, in its second season as a member of CUSA, clinched its sixth NCAA Tournament berth in program history and its first since the Flames won the ASUN Conference Tournament in 2021. Jacksonville State trailed 39-35 one minute into the second half before the Flames pulled away on a 26-10 run for its largest lead, 65-45, with 7:24 remaining. Metheny scored eight points and Peter scored seven during the stretch. Peter's dunk capped the Flames scoring with about a minute left. Metheny shot 7 of 15 from the floor and 5 of 10 from long range. Peter was 7-of-7 shooting from the field that included three 3-pointers and was 3 of 4 from the foul line. Colin Porter added 13 points and Zach Cleveland had 10 for Liberty (28-6), which also made its second appearance in the CUSA title game. Jaron Pierre Jr. scored 19 points to lead Jacksonville State (22-12). Marcellus Brigham Jr. scored all 12 of his points in the second half and Quel'Ron House chipped in with 11 points. Metheny made three 3-pointers and scored 11 points in the first half to help Liberty build a 37-33 advantage. Pierre shot 6 of 12 and scored 16 first-half points to pace Jacksonville State. __ Get poll alerts and updates on the AP Top 25 throughout the season. Sign up here. AP college basketball: and recommended
Associated Press
16-03-2025
- Sport
- Associated Press
Metheny, Peter lead Liberty to its first CUSA tourney title with 79-67 win over Jacksonville State
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (AP) — Kaden Metheny scored 21 points and Taelon Peter added 20, and top-seeded Liberty pulled away early in the second half to beat No. 2 seed Jacksonville State 79-67 on Saturday night for its first Conference USA Tournament title. Liberty, in its second season as a member of CUSA, clinched its sixth NCAA Tournament berth in program history and its first since the Flames won the ASUN Conference Tournament in 2021. Jacksonville State trailed 39-35 one minute into the second half before the Flames pulled away on a 26-10 run for its largest lead, 65-45, with 7:24 remaining. Metheny scored eight points and Peter scored seven during the stretch. Peter's dunk capped the Flames scoring with about a minute left. Metheny shot 7 of 15 from the floor and 5 of 10 from long range. Peter was 7-of-7 shooting from the field that included three 3-pointers and was 3 of 4 from the foul line. Colin Porter added 13 points and Zach Cleveland had 10 for Liberty (28-6), which also made its second appearance in the CUSA title game. Jaron Pierre Jr. scored 19 points to lead Jacksonville State (22-12). Marcellus Brigham Jr. scored all 12 of his points in the second half and Quel'Ron House chipped in with 11 points. Metheny made three 3-pointers and scored 11 points in the first half to help Liberty build a 37-33 advantage. Pierre shot 6 of 12 and scored 16 first-half points to pace Jacksonville State. __
Yahoo
16-03-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Metheny, Peter lead Liberty to its first CUSA tourney title with 79-67 win over Jacksonville State
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (AP) — Kaden Metheny scored 21 points and Taelon Peter added 20, and top-seeded Liberty pulled away early in the second half to beat No. 2 seed Jacksonville State 79-67 on Saturday night for its first Conference USA Tournament title. Liberty, in its second season as a member of CUSA, clinched its sixth NCAA Tournament berth in program history and its first since the Flames won the ASUN Conference Tournament in 2021. Jacksonville State trailed 39-35 one minute into the second half before the Flames pulled away on a 26-10 run for its largest lead, 65-45, with 7:24 remaining. Metheny scored eight points and Peter scored seven during the stretch. Peter's dunk capped the Flames scoring with about a minute left. Metheny shot 7 of 15 from the floor and 5 of 10 from long range. Peter was 7-of-7 shooting from the field that included three 3-pointers and was 3 of 4 from the foul line. Colin Porter added 13 points and Zach Cleveland had 10 for Liberty (28-6), which also made its second appearance in the CUSA title game. Jaron Pierre Jr. scored 19 points to lead Jacksonville State (22-12). Marcellus Brigham Jr. scored all 12 of his points in the second half and Quel'Ron House chipped in with 11 points. Metheny made three 3-pointers and scored 11 points in the first half to help Liberty build a 37-33 advantage. Pierre shot 6 of 12 and scored 16 first-half points to pace Jacksonville State. __ Get poll alerts and updates on the AP Top 25 throughout the season. Sign up here. AP college basketball: and
Yahoo
14-03-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Metheny scores 24, Liberty beats Kennesaw State 81-79 in Conference USA semifinals
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (AP) — Kaden Metheny had 24 points and Liberty beat Kennesaw State 81-79 on Friday in the Conference USA Tournament semifinals. The Flames secured a spot in a conference title game for the sixth time in the last eight seasons. Metheny went 8 of 14 from the field (7 for 13 from 3-point range) for the Flames (27-6). Colin Porter added 15 points while shooting 6 for 9 (1 for 3 from 3-point range) and 2 of 5 from the free-throw line while he also had five assists. Taelon Peter shot 4 of 9 from the field, including 2 for 4 from 3-point range, and went 1 for 3 from the line to finish with 11 points. The Owls (19-14) were led in scoring by Adrian Wooley, who finished with 28 points, seven rebounds and five assists. Braedan Lue added 14 points, two steals and two blocks. Simeon Cottle also had 13 points. Metheny scored eight points in the first half and Liberty went into the break trailing 40-31. Metheny scored 16 points in the second half. ___ The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
