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RCA Launches 'Kickin' Country' Campaign ACM Announces Nominees For NASHVILLE - RCA Records - biles, 1' by 1', 2' by 2', 3' by 3' Musicians Categories Awards Nashville is launching a major posters of cover reproductions, marketing program for April and and streamers. LOS ANGELES-The Academy via a poll of music industry trade May encompassing 25 albums, To support commercial market- of Country Music has announced publications and record compa- including seven new LP's and 18 ing plans, RCA has prepared a the final nominees in the musi- nies, will be announced. selections of strongest selling correlating media press attack and cians' categories for the 15th Initial ballots were mailed to catalogue product. will work with artists in the pro- annual Academy of Country the members of the Academy's Music Awards. Recipients of "The .musician / bandleader / instru- Theme gram on increased television and print Hat" awards, the trophies pre- mentalist and artist -entertainer The program has been named exposure. Company sented to the winners by the category on February 6. Each "Kickin' Country," a theme RCA will kick off its print and Academy of Country Music, will category contained a list of the which will be carried out with be announced on Thursday, top nominees as selected by a specially prepared display mater- radio support with a massive, 80 -market radio buy for current April 24. Winners will receive committee appointed by Acad- ial, sales incentives, and across- LPs by Ray Stevens and Charley their trophies on a nationally - emy chairman Vince Cosgrave, the-board advertising support at Pride. Advertising will be at both broadcast TV special airing live and approved by the board of both the print and radio levels, the consumer and trade levels for from Knotts Berry Farm on May directors. A space was also left according to Joe Galante, divisiol the two -month program. 1; actor Claude Akins, MCA re- in each category for write-in vice president, marketing, RCA - cording artist Loretta Lynn and votes. Members voted for one in Nashville. Jan Rhees Mktng. Moves RCA recording artist Charlie each category, and the top 5 This product includes new re- NASHVILLE Jan Rhees Mar- Pride will co -host the program. vote -getters in each category Waylon Jennings, - leases from keting has moved to new offices. At the same time, the radio (with one exception) appear on Dolly Parton, Ronnie Milsap, The new address is 1800 Grand station of the year, the disc the final ballot. Pride, Eddy Arnold, Jim Charley Avenue, Nashville, Tennessee jockey of the year and the country The final nominees in the Ed Brown and Helen Cornelius, 37212; telephone (615) 329-1325. night club of the year, as selected musicians' categories are: Floyd Cramer and Jerry Reed, in Guitar-Al Bruno, James Bur- addition to catalogue albums ton, Jack Daniels, Dan Miller, as "The Outlaws," "Best of such CBS Nashville Fetes Asher Billy Walker. Dolly Parton," and "Waylon & Bass-Tony Booth, Billy Gra- Willie," by these artists plus ham, Jerry Johnson, Curtis Stone, Dave & Sugar. Tom T. Hall, Jim Steve Wariner. Reeves, Danny Davis and Chet Fiddle-Doug Atwell, Byron Atkins. Berline, Johnny Gimble, Harold The display material and ad- Hensley, Gordon Terry. vertising campaign will center Steel Guitar-Buddy Emmons, around a special logo and poster Joel Ferguson, Pete Grant, J.D. featuring a shot of a young lady Maness, Ralph Mooney. wearing cowboy boots and a Touring Band-Asleep at the guitar, and will be used in con- Wheel, Charlie Daniels Band, Oak junction with additional quanti- Ridge Boys Band, Original Texas ties of display pieces from RCA's Playboys, Waylors. spring LP releases Among the Drums-Richie Albright, Archie scheduled display materials arc Francis, Judy Lee, Larrie Londin, logs center -pieces, die -cut mo- George Manz.

_,11111111 111111-11111111111t111111111111111111111111111111111111,11111111111111111111111111111111111111,1111111 Keyboard-Glen Hardin, John Hobbs, Pruitt, Hargus Rob- LP Jimmy 'Waylon & Willie' bins, Danny Stonestreet. Begins 3rd Chart Year Specialty Instrument - Danny Pictured at a reception given for Dick Asher, deputy president and chief operating Davis (trumpet), John Hartford 3 As of this week, the RCA LP 3 officer, CBS Records Group, by the CBS Records Nashville office are (from left) Tony (banjo), Jerry Johnson (lap steel). E "Waylon and Willie" has been Spero, CBS Records; Epic artist Louise Mandrell; Epic Artist Mickey Gilley; Epic artist Charlie McCoy (Harmonica), on Album Chart 3 Tammy Wynette; Rick Blackburn, vice president and the Country Charly McClain; Asher; Epic artist Smokey Rogers (banjo). Records, Nashville; Roy Wunsch, director of Marketing, CBS E for two years. Now at number general manager, CBS Records, Nashville; Caroline Moore, vice president, administration and planning, CBS Non -Touring Band-All Stars, 58, :he album was released in 3 Records; Columbia artist Earl Scruggs; Bill Fox, vice-president, finance, deputy presi- Country Sunshine, Midnight Rid- January, 1978, certified gold in dent's staff; and Norm Anderson, studio manager, CBS Records, Nashville; (second row) ers, New Country, Palomino February, 1978, and certified Epic Don King; Columbia Joe Casey, director of promotion, CSB Records, Nashville; artist Riders, Rebel Playboys, Sound platinum in April, 1978. artist R. C. Bannon; Epic artist Johnny Rodriguez; Columbia artist Gary Scruggs; and Bonnie Garner, director, A&R, CBS Records, Nashville. Company. =,1111111111111E1111111,11.111111111.111111.1.111.11111.1111111111111.11111111111111111111111111111111111111,1111111.141111 J

PICKS OF THE WEEK GEORGE JONES, "HE STOPPED LOVING or SPRINGER BROTHERS, "CATHY'S CLOWN" KENNY ROGERS, "GIDEON." W HER TODAY" (prod.: Billy (prod.: David Kastle) (writers: Rogers does a concept album this Sherrill) (writers: B. Braddock/ D. & P. Everly) (Acuff -Rose, CO time out, composed by Kim C. Putman) (Tree, BMI) (3:15). W BMI) (2:57). This Everly Broth- Carnes and Dave Ellingson, tell- A sad story of unrequited love ers classic is revived for the ing the story of a West Texas is told in this ballad with a second time this year, now man who died a cowboy, look- tragic ending. Another win- with a smooth but simple ing back on his life. Backed by ner for Jones in terms of both style. A strong contender for Larry Butler's solid production, material and his unequalled both country and A/C play - Rogers pulls it off with his usual style. Epic 9-50867. lists. Elektra 46622. ease and down-home finesse. United Artists LOO -1035.

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