VOL. LVIII, NO. 2 Newspaper $3.95 Spin Doctors' House Call/ Jackson Browne Still Alive Video: The Who And The "What? Adi Chet Atkins VOL. LVSI1, NO. 1 September 10, 1994 STAFF GEORGE ALBERT President and Publisher KEITH ALBERT Exec. V.PJGeneral Manager MARK WAGNER Director, Nashville Operations RICH NIECIECKI Managng Edtor EDITORIAL Los Angeles MICHAEL MARTINEZ JOHN GOFF STEVE BALTIN Nashville RICHARD McVEY INSIDE THE BOX GARY KEPLINGER New York TED WILLIAMS CHART RESEARCH Los Angeles COVER STORY DANI FRIEDMAN NICOLA RAE RONCO BRIAN PARMELLY AARON SPERSKE ANGIE LA1ACONA Nadiville Chet Atkins Gets Some Licks In GARY KEPLINGER MARKETING/ADVERTISING Chet Atkins has been around a long time, but this ol’ dog can learn new New York STAN LEWIS tricks... or licks, as the case may be with his latest (75th or so) release Read Los Angeles MATTHEW SAVALAS Licks which is highlighted in an upcoming special. Cash My (Columbia), TNN MAXIAL. BANE Box talked with the living legend as he was about to be honored yet again, DAWN HARRIS CIRCULATION this time by NARAS. NINA TREGUB, Manager PASHA SANTOSO —see pages 16 & 17 PRODUCTION SHARON CHAMBLISS -TRAYLOR Talent Reviews PUBLICATION OFFICES NEW YORK Epic’s Spin Doctors made a house call to Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre in 345 W 581h Street Sute 15W New York, NY 10019 Southern California late last month, only to be followed the next night by Phone: (212) 245-4224 singer-songwriter extraordinaire Jackson Browne, touring in support of I'm Alive (Elektra)...AND STEVE Fax: (212) 245-4228 BALTIN WAS THERE. HOLLYWOOD 6464 Srnset Blvd (Sute 605) —see page 5 Hollywood, CA 90028 Phone (213) 464-8241 Fax: (213)464-3235 Video Reviews NASHVILLE 50 Muse Square Wtest (Sute 804) The Who and the “What?” (the performer formerly known as “Prince”) are both captured on home video Nashville, TN 37203-3212 Phone: (615) 329-2898 currently available. 3 Chaim O’ Gold features his Purpleness in a loose tale & Co. of how Prince and the Fax: (615) 320-5120 mysterious Mayte get together, while The Who 's Tommy, The Amazing Journey is just that—the maturation of CHICAGO the rock opera over years. rector, Coin Operations 25 CAMILLE COMPASIO —see page 15 1442 S 61 St. Ave Qcero, IL 60650 Phone (708) 863-7440 UNITED KINGDOM rector of Operations DAVID COURTNEY Kinetic Business Centre R&B ALBUM Theobald Street, Borehamvsood, CONTENTS NUMBER Herts, WD6 4SE En^and We Come Strapped Phene 44-81-953-3961 COLUMNS ONES MC Eith featuring CMW Fax: 44-81-346-4403 Country Music 16 (Jive) BRAZIL East/West 4 CHRISTOPHER PICKARD Rhyme/Rap 13 Est da Gavea, 611/BL.2/304 Rhythm 12 POP SINGLE R&B SINGLES Ro de Janeiro - RJ 22.610 - Brazil Phone/Fax: (55-21)322-2290 Video 15 I’ll Make Love To You Stroke You Up ITALY Boyz II Men Changing Faces MARIO DE LUIGI CHARTS (Motown) (Spoiled Rotten) Top 25 Rap Singles 13 "Music eOschi" Via De Amias 47 201233 Top 75 R&B LPs 12 Milan, Italy Top 100 R&B Singles 10 POP ALBUM COUNTRY ALBUM Phone (902) 839-18-37/832-79-37 Top 100 Pop LPs 8 Forrest Gump Not A Moment Too Soon JAPAN Top 100 Pop Singles 10 Tim Soundtrack McGraw SACHIO SAITO Top 100 Country Singles 18 (Epic Soundtrax) (Curb) 2-F Fiqishro-adg Top 75 Country LPs 21 4-Chome, 30H, Shinbashi Top Positive Country LPs 24 Minato-ku Contemporary Christian 23 COUNTRY SINGLE CONT. CHRISTIAN Tokyo, Japan 105 The Man In Love With You Open My Heart Phone 03 (5401)2065 Fax: 03 (5401)2067 DEPARTMENTS George Strait Cheri Keaggy News 3 (MCA) (Sparrow) CASH BOX (ISSN 0008 7289) is pub- Country 16 lished weekly (except Christmas holi- Positive Country 24 days) by Cash Box, 345 W. 58th Street Coin Machine 30 RAP SINGLE POSITIVE CNTRY. Suite 15W, New York, NY 10019 for $180 First class. Copyright 1994 by Funkdafied Have A Little Faith George Albert. All rights reserved. Da Brat White River Copyright under Universal Copyright (So So Def) (Cheyenne) Convention. POSTMASTER: Send ad- dress changes to Cash Box, 345 W. 58th St. Suite !5W, New York, NY 10019. CASH BOX SEPTEMBER 10, 1994 3 NEWS AMERICAN VS. U.K. PHONO “SHELL”: Los Angeles-based American ON Recordings, owned by Rick Rubin, reports that they have discovered the U.K. record giant Phonogram Ltd., which boasts a line-up of Elton John, THE Metallica, Def Leppard, Dire Straits and Tears For Fears, to be nothing Giant Records made the more than “a shell company.” The charge stems from evidence introduced MOVE following appointments: into American’s lawsuit against Phonogram charging fraud, breach of con- Larry Silver has been tract, misappropriation of funds, dishonest under-accounting and other named chief financial offi- charges. cer; he joins Giant from Queen’s counsel John McDonnell, representing Rubin in London’s High Elektra Records, where he Court, referred to a report and accounts for Phonogram Ltd. for the year was most recently v.p. of finance. In a realignment of its promotion department, ended December 1992 which show that the company has no income or Silver Ray Carlton and Jean Johnson have been promoted to head of promotion and expenditures, no employees, acts as an agent for an undisclosed principal, its head of pop promotion, respectively; Carlton was most only asset is an unpaid debtor in respect of share capital and it appears not to recently Giant’s head of pop promotion, a position he trade. held since joining the company in 1990, and Johnson The events of the case include the attempt to introduce an unauthorized was most recently senior director, pop promotion, also tape recording of a privileged and confidential conversation between Rubin the same position she held since arriving at Giant in and his attorney John Branca into evidence by Phonogram Ltd. director of 1990. B Harry Garfield has been promoted to senior commercial and legal affairs Isaac David Perez, who admitted to purchasing Neuert vice president of music for Universal Pictures. In his the surreptitiously recorded tape. The tape was refused admittance. The new position, he will supervise all music-related ac- tivities proceedings caused A&R executive Mike Bone to state, ‘‘In all my years, I for Universal Pictures releases. He previously have never experienced skullduggery like that on the part of a record served as vice president of music/creative affairs. B company.” Bertlesmann Music Group has appointed Ulrich W. Neuert vice president, business development. Prior to joining BMG, Neuert served as vice president of LIBERTY PLANS BEATLES TRIBUTE: Liberty Records announced finance and corporate development in Germany at plans for a Beatles tribute featuring a top line-up of yet to be announced Gallardo UFA, the film/TV production and licensing arm of country music stars. Recording will begin later this year, the 30- year Bertelsmann’s Electronic Media division. B Arista anniversary of the Beatles’ 1964 American chart debut. Records has named Michael Schwartz senior direc- Jerry Crutchfield, who will produce the album commented, “The impact tor, creative copy. Schwartz has spent six years at Beatles is nearly incalculable, with many country artists being influ- of the Arista, most recently as director, creative copy. B C. enced by the group in one way or another. In addition to the excellent Veronica Gallardo has been appointed director, data songwriting abilities of the band’s members, the Beatles’ sound has contrib- security and controls for Sony Music. She joins Sony uted greatly to the mainstream American fusion of today’s country music.” Tavenner Music from PepsiCo, Inc., where she most recently A portion of the proceeds will go toward building an industry retirement served as financial accountant in the offshore account- home for artists, musicians and others directly involved with the country music ing department. B John Tavenner has been named industry. director, video marketing for Sony Classical Film And Video. He was most recently director, product management for London Records. B MCA Music CISAC SET FOR SEPTEMBER: CISAC, the International Confederation Entertainment Group has promoted Niki Johnson to of Societies of Authors and Composers, will hold its biennial World Congress the position of manager of sampling clearances. She in Washington, D.C. September 18-22, it was announced. CISAC represents Johnson was previously a paralegal in the business & legal more than a million composers, authors and publishers of music, as well as affairs department. B EMI Music Publishing World- creators in the fields of drama, literature, film and graphic and visual arts. wide has appointed Rick Krim senior vice president, ASCAP president Marilyn Bergman and BMI president/CEO Frances talent acquisition and marketing. He was previously Preston will jointly host the affair. vice president, talent relations MTV: Music Televi- The theme of 1994’s congress will be “Protecting Creativity In The Next sion B PolyGram Holding, Inc. (PHI) made these Century” with the focus on opportunities and challenges in the Digital Age. appointments: Maurice Russell has been promoted to The affair will be held at the Omni-Shoreham Hotel in Washington, D.C. director, rights, clearances and video administration. Prior to joining PolyGram, Russell was a financial analyst at The First Boston Corporation, New York. SHANDLING SHOWS ROSEN ‘SPIRIT’: Garry Shandling has been Susie Penley has been named media planner, adver- confirmed to appear at the City of Hope “Spirit of Life” Award dinner tising. Penley held the position of marketing coordi- honoring Ticketmaster president/CEO Fred Rosen September 28 at Univer- nator, PolyGram Classics & Jazz from January 1992 sal City Walk through April 1994. Leah Gebhardt has been pro- Rosen’s participation in this year’s Award Dinner significantly advances moted to senior label copy coordinator.