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The label May 6, the day about 10,000 walkers will hall has seen in many years. One observer, North American tour. covers releases showing strong hit poten- take to the road in Peel County, to raise who attended both shows (the first took tial on the foreign market. Quality hopes to money for Miles for Millions. place April 17), noted: "I didn't think it achieve further development of domestic possible to improve on his first show. He talent as well as support local studios, while The walk route in Peel County this year is did - and if he was booked for next week also helping programmers fulfill their 30% 26 miles long and Wes will be matching I would again pay $10.00 to see this Can -Con requirements, with "versions of hour for mile --and then some, in his European phenomenon". proven hits". "Music for Millions" marathon. The evening was electrified with hand - Original Canadian compositions are to be clapping, bravos from a frighteningly coupled with the hit sides benefiting enthusiastic audience. Using his four - Canadian composers. Hit Records will and -a -half octaves ("truly a gift from allow more album releases giving artists, as heaven") and showcasing his excep- well as composers a larger financial return tionally talented musicians, Rebroff through the sale of discs, while increasing breezed through an exhaustive program potential earnings through concerts, clubs of Russian and German folk songs and and television appearances. Hit Records' his "If I Were A Rich Man", sung in initial releases are versions of; "To Get To French, from the successful Paris pro- You" Andy Greatrix, "Simple Song Of duction of "Fiddler On The Roof". Freedom" Brenda Gregory, "Look What Rebroff starred in this musical with more You've Done For Me" Bob Boyer, all three than 600 performances. of which are chartbound in the U.S. Quieting his audience, Rebroff paid tribute to George Wilson, host of CFRB's "Starlight POLYDOR'S KATZ OFF ON Serenade", who emceed both Rebroff's LAST/NICHOLLS JUNKET Toronto engagements. It was Wilson who first introduced Rebroff to CFRB's vast Allan Katz, ad chief for Polydor Records, audience and it was obvious that the suc- Monika & Herman Luedicke with Rebroff is currently touring Canada on a high Wes will be on the air, non-stop from cess of both Toronto concerts was because promo kick for the already successful 12:01 a.m. Saturday, through until Much credit for the arrangements and of the exposure given Rebroff records by "James Last Month" and the newly 7:30 a.m. Sunday, May 7. That's a promotion should go to Hermann Wilson. In his several minutes of praise of bowed Allan Nicholls' deck, "The Joke". total of 31 and a half hours and Wes Luedicke and his daughter, Monica, Wilson, Rebroff pointed up the fact that The latter, although a Montrealer, does will be looking for sponsors to pledge who booked the Toronto engagements it was he, Rebroff, who first corresponded not qualify as Canadian content. He is so much an hour. All the money will and are now preparing a return of with Wilson and out of this grew a very still a Canadian citizen but his plug side be turned over to the Peel County Rebroff either in September or April. strong friendship. He added, "Mr. Wilson was penned by Cat Stevens and the Miles for Millions fund. Millbank, the newest brand by Imperial has made all this possible". session was a production effort on be- Tobacco Products Limited, also played half of both Nicholls and Eddie Cramer During his show, late Satuday afternoon, Answering two encores and pacifying an impressive part in the promotion of at New York's Electric Lady Studios. Wes will also be making an appearance at hundreds of stage door fannies, the the Rebroff concerts. Katz isn't letting this small detail deter U.S. JUSTICE DEPARTMENT CBC CREEDENCE CONCERT terest only. him from building the label's latest SUES NETWORKS The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation will Finally, when our network (yours and mine) acquisition and is confident "The Joke" The United States Justice Department has leave the big band sound behind for one hour does sally forth from the dark ages of sound, is competitively strong for the world on May 3rd as it broadcasts "In Concert -- it chooses to do so with a foreign -produced market. One observer noted: "Nicholls filed suit against the three major American television networks, ABC, NBC and CBS, Creedence Clearwater Revival". The colour documentary on a foreign group, a telling has always displayed an immense respect for the MOT ear. This is an exceptional to relinquish control over television pro- television special features the California commentary on the CBC's state of affairs based swamp -rock group in concert at the and state of mind. production with a simple but thumping gramming in prime time hours. According Oakland Coliseum. The show marks one of soul instrumental and vocal backup. With to the justice department, the suit seeks to the few ventures made by the publicly - his stage experience he has developed a restore "competitive programming" by owned corporation into contemporary rock DUNHILL'S NOAH confidence that here, outStevens Stevens". preventing the networks from carrying their own productions or production in music. The network's other major contribu- MAKING U.S. GAINS Nicholls is also preparing an album release which they have a financial interest. NBC tions to the present day were "Rock I" and containing all his own compositions and Noah, Dunhill's first all -Canadian group, president, Don Burgin, called the action "Rock II". which was wholly produced by him. have shown strong sales and chart action a "suit against the public interest". The Corporation has been seriously amiss in on their single, "Peaceman's Farm" and its exposure of rock music, which whether album under the same title, which has we like it or not, is beyond question the now spilled over into the U.S. market. most popular form of musical expression, and has been for a surprisingly long time. The group are giving a boost to the U.S. Instead of admitting this fact of life, the action through several bookings that see E_E CBC has been quite happy to churn out one them into the Corporation Club, near T HIE low grade musical mish mash after another Chicago from April 26 through the 30th featuring hordes of tired old trumpeters and and at the Ice House in Glendale Cali- trombonists who are more suited to playing fornia May 2 to the 14th. for each other's weddings and funerals than to entertaining the mass audience. Whether Booked through Kingston's Bernie Dobbin 11ulE this is due to the stranglehold of the TOT&T'sAgency, Noah just finished two successful on CBC management, or to that manage- U.S. dates at the Cinderella Theatre in De- ment's blissful ignorance of their audience is troit and the Funhouse in Rochester. While a moot question. The point is that what re- in Rochester they were featured "live" over sults is an incredibly boring, totally irrelevant WCMF. 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