Joyce Durand, a fixture of Husker pre- and post-game sing-a-long parties, has died. Durand, 84, a piano player who owned a bar in downtown Lincoln, led legions of Husker fans in familiar tunes and songs that celebrated the hometown heroes, and lampooned — sometimes in obscene terms — their opponents. "There is no Place Like Nebraska" was requested over and over at the Sidetrack Lounge, with the final verse of the song devolving into "We don't know the words ... we don't know the words." That's when she sold her Sidetrack Lounge after nearly 24 years of ownership. But the music lived on as Durand continued to perform with the four-piece Sidetrack Band until the coronavirus shut down public performances.

Source: Daily Sun November 19, 2020 17:03 UTC