Jobete Continues Its Rich Traditionwishbone's Winners Based on the Degree of Success and Many Others

Jobete Continues Its Rich TraditionWishbone's Winners Based on the degree of success and many others. highlighted by "Looking For Mr. Out of the music complex- recording studio, production and the Jobete Music Company en- From a one-timeaffiliateof Goodbar"andthe upcoming management officesthat Wish- joyedduring1977,thisyear what was designateda"soul" "TheLast Waltz" and "Thank bone co -owners Terry Woodford should become one of the best in label, Jobete,like Motown, has God It's Friday." and Clayton Ivey started in 1974, thehistoryof the 19 -year -old grown to become one of pop The heart of a publishing com- publishing giant that has consist- music's most influential entities. has come one of the fastest grow- pany, of course,isitsstaffof ing music publishing operations ently ranked as one of the record Jobete'sinfluence,of course, writers and Jobete has one of in the South. industry's top pop and soul pub- can be directly attributed toits the most loyal,qualitative and Professional manager Kevin lishers. leadership and the head of successful staffs in the business. The overall strength of Jobete's Jobete,sinceits Lamb, who heads the music pub- 1959 startin Ron Miller,responsiblefor gigantic catalogue can is lishing department of Wishbone best be Detroit, executive vice presi-such worldwide chart hits as "For illustrated by scanning apartial dent Robert L. Gordy. Gordy, now oversees a catalogue that in- Once In My Life," "Heaven Help cludes cuts on three gold albums, list of the diversity of acts thatalong withvicepresident and Us All," "Yester-Me, Yester-You, haveutilizedJobete copyrights general manager Jay S. Lowy and a million seller and chart records during the past couple of years: Yesterday," "A Place In The Sun"on acts of the stature of the Su- vice president, administration and "Touch Me In The Morning," Linda Ronstadt ("Love Is Like A KarenHodge,has moldedto- premes, Ben E. King, Tempta- Heatwave," "The Tracks Of My has been with Jobete for the pasttions, Aretha Franklin, Manhat- gether one of the hardest -work- 16 years. He just celebrated his Tears"), The Four Seasons ("De- tans, Hot, David Ruffin, Connie ing and most efficient publishing newest chart success (with Jobete cember 1963 - Oh, What A operations in the world. Jobete's Cato,Hank Williams,Jr. Mac co -writerKennyKirsch),"I've Night," "Who Loves You"), Petereast coast activities are headed McAnally,Millie Jackson and Never Been To Me," by again Thelma Houston. Recently writer Frampton ("Signed, Sealed, De- by east coast director of profes- re-signing with Jobete. livered"), The Doobie Brothers sional activities Carl Griffin, while Robert Byrne won theProfes- Another long-time Jobete vet- sional Grand Prizein the 1977 ("LittleDarling, I Need You," Carol Cassano isGriffin's west "Take Me In Your Arms (And coastcounterpart. eran is Pam Sawyer, who re-sign- American Song Festival with Rock Me A Little While)"), High Thelatterdivision,incident- ed with the company last Decem- "Bound To Know The Blues." Inergy ("You Can't Turn Me Off ally, is quite unique to the musicber for the third time in the past The firm'soutstanding hits InThe Middle of Turning Me publishingbusiness, concentrat- ten years. In addition to contrib-have been "It's Just A Matter of On"), Diana Ross ("Love Hang- ingstrictlyongettingJobete uting a wide range of hit material Time" and "Firefly" by the Temp- over," "I Thought It Took A Little material used in motion pictures to such artists as The Supremes,tations, "You've Been Doing Time," "Theme From'Mahog- and television. Directed by Nata- Gladys Knight and The Pips and Wrong For So Long" by Thelma any'"), The Captain & Tennille lie Ellington, it recently achieved David Ruffin, Sawyer was respon- Houston, a Grammy finalist and ("Shop Around"), The Commo- major success on such television sible, with Jobete writing partner the biggest of them all "Angel In dores("Easy,""BrickHouse"), vehicles as "Welcome Back Kot- Marilyn McCloud, for Diana Ross' Your Arms" the worldwide smash hit,"Love Stevie Wonder ("Isn't She Love- ter,""Charlie'sAngels," and Hangover." by Hot on Big Tree Records and a ly," "Sir Duke," "I Wish"), James "WhateverHappened To The Jobete's current team of writers selectionin Millie Jackson's re- Taylor ("How Sweet ItIs"), Mar- Class of '65," while Jobete mo- includes some of the most prom- cent gold Ip. vin Gaye ("Got To Give It Up") tionpictureinvolvementwas ising young talents the company A measure of attention on the contract, in- international scene was cludingsuch peopleas:The cent announcement that Stig An- Commodores, KathyWakefield, derson, manager of Abba, and TerriMcFaddin, KennyHirsch, principalof Sweden Musicin Mike & BrendaSutton,Willie Scandinavia and Bocu Music Ltd. Hutch, Bob Siller, Harold John- inEnglandwillsubpublish the son,EricRobinson, Victor Os - Song Tailors Music and I've Got (Continued on page 28) The Music Company catalogue. Cream Launches Major Expansion Following the acquisitionof new audiences, teenagers never the much sought-after East Mem- before familiar with these stand- phis, Deerwood and Birdees mu- outsongs,"saidTodd."With sic publishing catalogues by Al songwriters such as Isaac Hayes, Bennett'sCream Records,the Otis Redding, Booker T.Jones, Cream Music Publishing Group Steve Cropper and Bettye Crutch- took a giant step forward intoer represented in the East Mem- the major publishing circle and phis catalogue, I have been re- now, under the guidance of Bobceiving a flood of material from Todd, vice president, more ex-other writers nationally desiring pansion is planned immediately. exposure through the strength of In addition to the aforemen- ouractivitiesfortheseestab- tioned catalogues plus Churn and lished EMM writers." Butter Music, Toddis now re- Fantasy began a regular release sponsible for the activities of the of the Stax masters embodying Jec and Fi music publishing ac- East Memphis songs late in '77 in tivities,recentlyacquiredwith the U.S. and in various markets Cream'sacquisitionoftheHi overseas,thusaddingtothe record catalogue. growth of the Bennett music pub- Todd has implemented are- lishing companies internationally. vival of the East Memphis copy- Now boasting a catalogue of rights through the promotion of more than 5000 copyrights from the release of the Stax masters allof the combined catalogues, featuringthe EMM titlesplus Todd has been obliged to add to generating new record coverage his staff to effectively market the of many of the giant copyrights. Cream Publishing Group of titles "With the decision by Fantasy to including Russ Allison, in charge re -issue the Stax catalogue, ourof the Memphis office, Murray East Memphis titlestake on aSporn in New York, Andy Zane new birth of appeal by hitting and Greg Gaytan in Los Angeles. 26 RECORD WORLD MARCH II, 1978 SECTION II.

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