The GAVIN REPORT the COUNTRY CLASS of 1992
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the GAVIN REPORT THE COUNTRY CLASS OF 1992 _; Also featuring NEAL McCOY DIXIANA COLLIN RAYE MARTY BROWN LEE ROY PARNELL GREAT PLAINS MICHELLE WRIGHT McBRIDE AND THE RIDE LINDA DAVIS MICHAEL WHITE SAMMY KERSHAW GAVIN e A K.lLITES BLACK MUSIC MdfleekrTlW In the dictionary, next to the wo -d "summer,' is a picture of the Love Shack. The video for "Roam" changed the way you eat bagels and bananas forever. Cosmic Thing comes to nearly four million pieces of history. T{ -at about cover; the last lime tl-e B -52's made a reco-d.Thisigk, the first ry direction. s Produced by Don Was Direct Manage -rent Group -Stemmei Jensen & Martin Krkup 9 ®' 992 Reprise Recoris. ft s a sock hop it +our own private Idc óo the GAVIN REPORT GAVIN AT A * Indicates Tie it» 4rv URBAN MOST ADDED MOST ADDED THE CURE EN VOGUE YO YO Friday I'm In Love (Fiction/Elektra) Giving Him Something He Can Feel (Atco/EastWest Home Girl Don't Play Dat (Atco/EastWest America) DEF LEPPARD America) ERIC B & RAKIM Make Love Like A Man (Mercury) TLC Don't Sweat The Technique (MCA) TOAD THE WET SPROCKET Baby -Baby -Baby (LaFace/Arista) X -CLAN Xodus (Polydor/PLG) All I Want (Columbia) ALYSON WILLIAMS Just My Luck (RAL/OBR/Columbia) HEAVY D. & THE BOYZ RECORD TO WATCH RECORD TO WATCH RETAIL MERYN CADELL DAVID BLACK You Can't See What I Can See The Swea er (Sire/Reprise) Nobody But You (Bust It/Capitol) (MCA) itAe RADIO SHANTE RICHARD MARX MARIAN CAREY Big Mama (Livin' Large/ Take This Heart (Capitol) I'll Be There (Columbia) Tommy Boy) COUNTRY MOST ADDED MOST ADDED MOST ADDED RICHARD MARX GARTH BROOKS WYNTON MARSALIS SEPTET Take This Heart (Capitol) The River (Liberty) Blue Interlude (Columbia) JAMES TAYLOR BROOKS & DUNN CHRISTOPHER HOLLYDAY Everybody Loves To Cha Cha Cha (Columbia) Boot Scootin' Boogie (Arista) And I'll Sing Once More (Novus/RCA) BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN MARK CHESNUTT JUSTIN ROBINSON 57 Channels (And Nothin' On) (Columbia) I'll Think Of Something (MCA) Just In Time (Verve/PolyGram) RECORD TO WATCH RECORD TO WATCH RECORD TO WATCH BILLY RAY CYRUS OAK RIDGE BOYS CHRISTOPHER HOLLYDAY Breaky Heart (Mercury) FAH {RCA) And 'II Sing Once More (Novus/RCA) RP -A L L -f T ,a, R. GRP ALL-STAR BAND MARIAH CAREY GARTH BROOKS bIG bflnD I'll Be There (Columbia) The River (Liberty) (GRP) ADULT ALTERNATIVE MOST ADDED MOST ADDED MOST ADDED NAJEE GLENN FREY THE LEMONHEADS I Adore Mi Amor (EMI) "I've Got Mine" (MCA) It's A Shame About Ray (Atlantic) CARLOS GUEDES DEL AMITRI FAITH NO MORE Toda America (Heads Up) "Always The Last To Know" (A&M) "Midlife Crisis" (Slash/Reprise) ANDY NARELL ALLMAN BROTHERS BAND LOS LOBOS Down The Road (Windham Hill Jazz) "Melissa" (Epic) Kiko (Slash/Warner Bros.) RECORD TO WATCH RECORD TO WATCH RECORD TO WATCH NAJEE DEL AMITRI THE STAIRS R&B I Adore Mi Amor (EMI) "Always The Last To Know" (A&M) Mexican (Go!/London/PLG) let ANDY NARELL STING with ERIC THE LEVELLERS Down The Road CLAPTON "It's Probably Levelling The Land (Windham Hill Jazz) Me" (A&M) (Elektra) the GAVLN REPORT ENDANGERED SPECIES? BIOBABBLE -- see page 11 N -- see page 18 Benson Moves to Portland 80 U.K.-based Employees Let Go As speculated for the past few and 1 look forward to continuing Virgin Re -structures, weeks, KQKQ-Omaha PD Ken its success," said Benson of the Benson has accepted a similar move. 50 U.S. staffers lose jobs position at Z100 (KKRZ)-Port- After saying he thanks all the With the ink barely dry on the America Inc. Co -Managing Di- land, OR. He starts June 22. candidates who "threw their hats papers that make official EMI's rectors Jordan Harris and Jeff Benson has been at KQKQ in," KKRZ general manager Bill purchase of Virgin and Charisma Ayeroff are Co -Chairmen of the since the beginning of this year, Ashenden said, "Ken Benson Records comes the news of the U. S. companies. and prior to moving to Omaha brings a wealth of Top Forty expe- two companies' massive reorga- Here in the States, both Virgin held programming positions in rience. He's well-rounded in pro- nization. The move leaves 130 and Charisma will retain their Toledo, Portland, ME and gramming skills, has a strong pas- people out of work-50 here and own A&R, marketing and pro- Saratoga, NY. sion for the format and a conta- 80 in England. A source within motion identities. A casualty of "KKRZ is a heritage radio sta- gious desire to win." the company declined to comment the streamlining is Cardiac tion, and that's a great opportu- Benson replaces Mark Capps, on who was let go, "out of respect Records, which has been closed nity. There are great people there, who exited a month ago. for them." down. As expected, Phil Quartararo, "Both Charisma and Virgin currently President of Charisma, have been extremely successful JACKSONVILLE STATIONS has been named President of both entrants into the U.S. market- Charisma and Virgin Records place, and the combination cre- ANNOUNCE LMA America. Current Virgin Records ates one of the strongest record Evergreen Media Corpora- to retain their own identities, man- companies and management tion, which owns WAPE/FM- agement on both sides said there teams operating in the U.S. to- Jacksonville has signed a Local will be few personnel changes. Taylor-Made day," said Ken Berry, Virgin Marketing Agreement with Metroplex CEO Norman Wain Music Group Managing Direc- Metroplex Communications, told the Gavin Report that WFYV Promotion tor and Chief Executive Officer. owners of crosstown Rock 105 midday personality John Laird Longtime Columbia/Sony ex- "The prospects for the future (WFYV/FM). Evergreen will be "has not been retained," but he ecutive H. LeBaron Taylor was are excellent and putting this responsible for marketing, pro- will be replaced. appointed Senior Vice President, period of transition behind us gramming and selling air time "Each radio station-WFYV Corporate Affairs for Sony Music will allow us to focus on the on WFYV. This brings Evergreen and WAPE-is successful in its Entertainment continuing worldwide growth one step closer to buying WFYV/ own right," said Evergreen Chair- Inc. (SMEI) this of the Virgin Records Group." AM, which it plans to do if the man/CEO Scott Ginsburg. "The week. The company's U.K. divisions, FCC rule allowing one company combination of these two formats Taylor, about Virgin and Circa, will merge, to own only one FM in the same and staffs is extremely compel- whom Black En- with casualties mainly in the market changes. ling. We are overwhelmed at the terprise magazine non -creative areas of the com- As both stations are expected opportunities for growth." continued next page pany. NEWS - Beverly Mire PeLE PE CM!FU!! FORMATS COVER STORY FEATURES 6 TOP 40 32 COUNTRY CLASS OF '92 11 P.D. NOTEBOOK by Eric Norberg 12 RAP 18 BIOFEEDBACK by Ron Fell 15 URBAN 18 HEAR & THERE by Sheila Rene 20 A/C 55 CLASSIFIEDS by Natalie Duitsman 26 COUNTRY 42 ADULT ALTERNATIVE 46 JAll 47 ALBUM 50 ALTERNATIVE the GAVIN REPORT/June 5, /992 "SWEET SIXTEEN" REUNION OF JACK THE RAPPER'SMay25,1992 9 FAMILY AFFAIR '92 Theme: "Bock To Basics: The Party's Over" Thursday, August 13th thru Sunday, August 16th Atlanta Hilton & Towers Hotel/Atlanta, Georgia For Suite Reservations ONLY: 407-423-2328 ' REGISTRATION FORM - Mail this form, completed with money order or cashier's check (NO PERSONAL CHECKS) to: ' Jack The Rapper Fa '92/1900 W. Colonial Dr.. Orlando, Florida 32804 PLEASE PRINT OR TYPE ALL INFORMATION (only 1 form for each person. Make additional copies if needed.) Name Address City State Zip Phone: (WK) (HM) Station/Company CATEGORIES:` #1 General:Occupation #2 On -Air -Personality*: Radio, TV'Call Letters Wk Phone GENERAL REGISTRATION $325. 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