Concert Review Blocker Hosts 'Blackbook' TVer PHILADELPHIA - "The BlackbookShow,"WFIL-TV Sly, Dance to the Music "live" program aired Sundays from four to 4:30 p.m., is host- NEW YORK - We all tosssilly pseudo -intellectual chattered by Jim Blocker, who is also around the encomium "broughtafter rock concerts is close toits Chairman and producer. the house down" without think- becomingacliche.Well,yes, The TVer presents talk and ing too much about what we'recrowds are notoriously fickle (cf.entertainment that reflect the saying. We should. The closestthe burial of Caesar in "Juliusinfluences of the black move- I ever came to seeing the de-Caesar") and susceptible to sug-ment on contemporary culture. scription come literally true wasgestion, and music has alwaysBlocker is an Assistant VP of at Epic's Sly and the Familyhad a hypnotic effect on audi-the First Pennsylvania Bank, Stone concert at Madison Squareences, but it seems unlikely thatPresident of Philadelphia In- Garden last week -end. It was theit can be used effectively as avestors and President of Hope Patti LaBelle, Jim Blocker slightest bit frightening. Fun,mass brain -washing agent. Cer-DevelopingCorp.Performing but frightening. tainly Sly or the Rolling Stonesartists and guests cover the Sly and the Family may justor the Beatles could no more-widest spectrum possible, New Simon Single be the greatest rock dance bandor less-turn an audience intoBlocker informs. the era has produced. A mootkillers or numbed believers than, NASHVILLE - Joe Simon, point, that, but there's no deny-say, Benny Goodman in his Car- Sound Stage 7 artist, has a new ing itis extremely difficult, innegie Hall days, Frank Sinatra Caiola Exits UA fact, senseless, to remain seatedin his Paramount days or Law- single on the market, "Moon Guitarist Al Caiola has ob-Walk," as a follow-up to his hit while the group is playing. Al-renceWelkeverySaturdaytainedhisreleasefrom UA most everything about their mu-night on ABC. Records, for whom he recordedrendition of "San Francisco is sic, right down to the titles of since 1960. a Lonely Town." the songs-"Dance to the Mu- Out For Fun sic," "Stand," et cetera-is an The kids at a Sly concert are invitation to the dance. out for fun.If he set Hitler (Continued from page 64) The sell-out crowd at the Gar-can't to a contemporary canticle, R &BB den, rose to their feet at the Slynobody would stop dancing long downbeat, stood on their seatsenough tofollow instructions.George Tindley. Brenton Wood; Stridells; Betty Layette; L. Sis- and swayed, like a field of grain Sly,it so happens, is in wordter; Judy Clay; Buddy Miles; Det. Emeralds; Eddy Floyd; Arthur in the wind, for about 45 min-(his lyrics) and deed (the mem-Conley ("Maria"). utes. The wooden floor, and thisbers of his group) a crusading KNOK, Dallas, Bettye Swann; Syl Johnson; Etta James; #4- is no exaggeration, bounced andintegrationist,butwhatfanJ. Taylor. rippled a good two inches. thinks of him that way? The WDAO, Dayton, Big: Judy Clay. On: G. Perkins; L. Sister; I kept scanning the Garden"Privilege" complex is intrigu-O'Jays; Little Sonny . . .KATZ, St. Louis, On: Tymes; Bobby walls for signs of cracking, dustcant to a contemporary canticle,Taylor; Eddie Floyd; Etta James; Edwin Starr . ..Hits: Della falling,chandeliersloosening, ing to ponder, but basically un-Reese; Little Sister; E. Starr. chunksofplastercrashingrealistic. Rock sets styles but KDIA, S. F., On: Joe Tex; Bobby Freeman; Ray Charles; Bob down. But, unbelievably, nothinghas yet to set off a revolution.& Earl . . . WJLB,Detroit, On: Judy Clay; Oscar Weathers; happened, andSlyandcloseThe worst it could do is bringGeorge Tindley. Big: Bobby Womack; Betty LaVette; Isely Bros.; family and friends kept pound-the house down. Little Sister; Darrow Fletcher. On : Howard Tate; O'Jays; Spin- ing out that beat, exhorting the SharingthebillwithSlyners . . .WGRT, Chicago, George Tindley; Little Sister; Ray crowdtoyellresponsesandwere Capitol's Grand Funk Rail-Charles ... WEBB, Baltimore, Gloria Taylor; Stridels; Little Sis- harmless epithets. road, who played long, loud andter.. . WOKSColumbus (Ernestine Mathis), Dyke & B.; Lor- without much variety. But thereraine Ellison; Edwin Starr ... WESY, JoAnn Garrett ... WEUP, Major Attraction again that could have been theDyke; Garland Green. S&TFS are a major attractionGarden'sawesomeamplifying WJMO, Pic: Oscar Weathers, Syl Johnson, Tinny Willis, #1- now, and they can't be expected system. Delfonics; #2-Aretha; #3-D. Duke; #6-B. Cosby; #7- to play less than Madison Square Statistics for the evening are:Originals; #9-S. Wonder; #12-O'Jays (smash) #14-Ike and Garden - sized, Fillmore - typegross, $104,000; patrons, 21,000.Tina; #15-Eddie Floyd; #16-B. Womack; #17-Isley; #19- arenas,but one does wonderOr 42,000 stamping feet. Flamingos; Betty Layette; Village Soul Choir; Funkadelic; Eth- whether thisistheirnatural -Dave Finkle.ics; Nina Simone ... J. L. Wright is Music Director, Rudy Green habitat. Which is a nice way of is Program Director and Ken Hawkins is General Manager .. saying it isn't, for reasons hint-Hollybrooke to LaurieWOL, (Conrad Williams) New: Friends of Distinction, Nina Si- ed at about and one or two oth- mone; George Tindly; Freda Payne; Gene Faith; Buddy Miles; ers. Sly, despite his admirable Arrangements have beenAoul Children; Supremes; Fawns; Young Senators; Bobby Byrd; socialconscience,isadance made between Gene Schwartz,#1-Aretha; #2-Originals; #3-James Brown; #6-D. Duke; band leader. He should be tour-VP ofLaurieRecords,and#7-Jr. Walker; #8 --Rufus; #10-Manhattans; #13-Dells; ing the country's Electric CircusIrwin Levine and Steve Metz#14-Ike and Tina; #15-S. Wonder; #16-Mel and Tim; #19 counterparts, where the fans can of HollybrookeRecordsfor-Illey; #20-Green Berets; #24-Intruders . . . Strong new really get on the floor and danceLaurie to distribute product re-Honey and the Bees on Jubilee ... WWRL, Norma Pinnella. New: to the music. Then he can real-leased on the latter label. AsOscar Weathers; Lou Rawls; Flamingos; Betty Layette; Friends leebee bein hiss elf. ofthepresenttime,Holly-of Distinction; Gene Faith; Four Miles High; George Kerr; Bob- Another hindrance the Gar-brooke is the only outside la-by Byrd; Bobby Wade; Artistics; Ray Charles; J. P. Robinson; den imposed was bad, coarsen-bel being distributed throughFive Stairsteps; Martha and Vandellas; #1-B. Benton; #2- ing amplification. The beat cameLaurie. Sly; #3-Delfonics; #4-D. Duke; #5-J. Brown; #6-B. B. through, all right, but not the King; #7-Chairmen of the Board; #7-Originals; #10-Are- nuances of the group's playing. tha; #11-Rufus; #12-Jr. Walker; #13-Whatnautes; #22-14 There is an abundance of riffClifford, Hemric Tour-S. Wonder;#23-15-Isley; #17-Ike and Tina;#27-19- modulation, subtleties of instru- American International Rec-George Perkins; #26-20-Little Sister; #21-Mel and Tim; #22 mentation, indulged in by Sly etords artist Mike Clifford and-B. Bland; #23-Kool and Gang; #24-O'Jays; #25-Little al. None of it could be appre-A -I Records A&R producer GuyAnthony; #26-Edwin Starr;#29-Intruders;#30-Funka- ciated. Hemric have left for a week-delic . . ."Marching to a Different Drummer," Delite Records, a There has been talk after thelong tour of the Southwest toPic: WEBB, JMO, ABQ, CHB, WJBK, WMBM, KATZ, KXLW Sly concert about its taking onopen the promotion of Clifford'sWe quote from the Sly Stone "Are You Real" written by Sly Stone, the earmarks of a fascist poli-firstrelease on thelabel,"Don't hate the black, don't hate the white. If you get bit, just tical rally. In fact, this kind of"Broken Hearted Man." hate the bite. Make sure your heart is beating right."

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