BLACK CONTEMPORARY THE RHYTHM SECTION UPCOMING EVENTS - The National Association Of Black Owned Broadcasters will have its annual meeting Sept. 19-20 in Washington, D.C. One of the main topics for discussion will be "Black Music vs. ." The organization will invite speakers from the record in- TOP 75 LBUMS dustry, and has thus far sent letters to LeBaron Taylor of CBS Records and Kenny Gamble of Philadelphia International Records. The National Association of Broadcasters will co- Weeks Weeks sponsor the meeting. For additional information contact Dwight Ellis at the NAB at (202) On On 8/25 Chart 8/25 Chart 293-3534 . .. The Congressional Black Caucus Dinner will be held September 21 in 1 TEDDY 38 WE ARE FAMILY Washington D.C... . The National Black Media Coalition will hold its annual meeting Oct. 4- SISTER SLEDGE 7 at the Mayflower Hotel in Washington, D.C. The meeting will focus on blacks in the news (Phila. Intl./CBS FZ 36003) 1 11 (Cotillion/Atlantic SD 5209) 33 29 media, advertising and management ... This year's CEBA Awards (Communications Ex- 2 I AM 39 SONGS OF LOVE EARTH. WIND & FIRE ANITA WARD (Juana/TK 200.004) 34 16 cellence to Black Audiences) ceremonies will be held Oct. 10 at the (ARC/Combia FC 35730) 2 12 New York Hilton Hotel. The event will be co -hosted by , FUTURE NOW 3 STREET LIFE O PLEASURE (Fantasy F-9578) 48 3 and will also feature a slide presentation on marketing techniques CRUSADERS (MCA -3094) 3 14 41 I WANNA PLAY FOR YOU to black consumers. The presentation will show how blacks have OMIDNIGHT MAGIC STANLEY CLARKE progressed financially in the last COMMODORES (Nemperor/CBS KZ2 35680) 43 7 year, why different marketing O( M8 -926M1( 3 techniques are essential for reaching black 7 42 INSPIRATION consumers and several RISQUE MAZE FEATURING FRANKIE other relevant points. CHIC (Atlantic SD 16003) 13 3 BEVERLY (Capitol SW -t 18521 39 22 PROGRAMMERS PROFILE - James "Jazzy" Jordan has been at 6 BAD GIRLS 43 BACK ON THE STREETS DONNA SUMMER TOWER POWER WYBC in New Haven, Connecticut for 21/2 years and its program OF (Casablanca NBLP-2-7150) 4 17 (Columbia JC 35784) 47 5 director for a year. Although the station is located on the campus of James Jordan 7 WHAT CHA GONNA DO 44 FEVER Yale University, Jordan does not describe it as a college station. WITH MY LOVIN' ROY AYERS (Polydor PD -1-6204) 35 16 "The biggest plus here is the fact that the air personalities that work here do so because STEPHANIE MILLS 45 ANY TIME ANY PLACE 19 they like what they do, because none of them receive any pay," says Jordan. "I in particular (20th Century-Fox/RCA T-583) 6 THE DRAMATICS (MCA AA -1125) 42 18 OSECRET OMEN am happy for the opportunity to learn everything I can about radio, and to meet the dif- 46 2 HOT! CAMEO (Chocolate City/Casablanca PEACHES & HERB ferent professionals that I meet," Jordan explained. Jordan has not had a long music CCLP 20883 11 7 (MVP/Polydor PD 1-6172) 41 41 career, but he owned a record store in the area before joining the station. Because he has 9 MINNIE MINNIE RIPERTON 47 THE ORIGINAL DISCO MAN become such a popular personality from his afternoon drive air shift, Jordan is able to (Capitol SO -11936) 9 17 (Polydor PD -1-6212) 37 8 make his living by doing guest DJ spots at several area . Jordan says, "I have noticed 10 THE BOSS in DIANA ROSS O TAKE IT HOME that the last year, we have been getting more attention from the record labels, and I think B.B. KING (Motown M7 -923B 1) 8 13 it has been because we have tried to be as influential in this market at breaking new (MCA 3151) 59 2 11 DEVOTION product as we could, and I feel we are progressing in that area." Noting that the previous YOU'RE L T.D. (A&M SP 4771) 10 10 0 WHEN #1 PDs BIll Christmas, and Hamilton Cloud, have moved into the record industry from the GENE CHANDLER 12 WINNER TAKES ALL (20th Century-Fox/RCA T-598) 57 3 station, Jordan says, "I know there are many THE ISLEY BROTHERS opportunities available in the industry, but 50 DESTINY IT-Neck/CBS PZ2-36077) 5 13 when I do finally decide to leave here. I will definitely continue in radio." THE JACKSONS (Epic JE 35552) 46 41 13 DIONNE WARC SCHEDULED FOR SWITZERLAND - The World Administrative Radio Con- 51 INVITATION DIONNE WARWICK (Arista AB -42301 12 14 ference, which schedules its meetings once every 20 years, will hold its meeting from Sept. NORMAN CONNORS OIN THE PUREST FORM (Arista AB 4216) 45 9 21 - Nov. 30 in Geneva Switzerland. Out of 1,500 delegates from around the world that will MASS PRODUCTION LEAD ME SD 18 6 52 ON be attending the conference, the United States will have 64 delegates, with six of those (Cotillion/Atlantic 5211) MAXINE NIGHTINGALE 15 delegates being black. This years WARC is especially important for blacks in broad- SWITCH II (Windsonp/RCA BXL 1 3404) 56 3 (Gordy/MotownG7-988R1) 14 16 casting, because this will be the first time in history that the third world nations will have a 53 UNWRAPPED 16 DO IT ALL DENISE LaSALLE (MCA 3098) 53 10 majority representation at the conference. At the last meeting, which was held in 1959, ERSN 54 BUSTIN' OUT OF L SEVEN (Bu staHAELDBDS 6719) 16 7 many of the third world nations which consist of the African, Asian, and Latin American RICK JAMES countries - were too underdeveloped to get involved in the meetings. One of the main 17 CANDY (Gordy/Motown G7 -984R1) 54 31 CON SHUN topics for discussion during the meeting will be the expansion of the AM band, which the O(Mercury SRM-1-3754) 17 16 55 HEART STRING EARL KLUGH U.S. is seeking to expand the upper dial from 1605 to 1865. The FCC, and several black a2 -H) 49 16 ASHFFAY organizations, are pushing the plan, because it would create new broadcasting properties ORDR&SEEMPSON 56 HOT PR(United 7OIPERTYs (Warner Bros. HS 3357) 44 2 that could be offered to minority buyers. The discussion of satellite orbit slots will also be of HEATWAVE (Epic FE 35970) 51 17 major importance 19 THE JONES GIRLS 57 IN THE MOOD at the conference. Eugene Jackson, president of National Black (Phila. Intl./CBS JZ 35757) 15 15 TYRONE DAVIS (Columbia JC 35723) 52 23 Network, who has been getting extensively involved with satellite broadcasting, will be at- 20 DISCO NIGHTS 58 HAPPY FEET tending the conference to discuss this and other subjects that relate to the black broad- G.O. (Arista AB 4225) 23 23 AL HUDSON & THE PARTNERS caster. OOFF THE WALL (MCA AA -11361 58 4 MICHAEL A NIGHT AT STUDIO 54 DEBBIE JACOBS ON THE MOVE Debbie Jacobs is on a 10 -city promotional tour in JACKSON O - (Epic FE 35745) - 1 VARIOUS ARTISTS (Casablanca NBLP her 2-7161) 1 support of single, "Don't You Want My Love," some of the major stations that have ad- 22 FIVE SPECIAL ded the record include WKTU, WWRL, WBLS, KUTE. Though Jacobs first album es- (Elektra 6E-206) 25 6 60 SKYY (Salsoul/RCA SA 8517) 55 20 tablished a firm base in the disco market, she says, "I really love doing ballads more than 23 HEARTBEAT CURTIS MAYFIELD 61 THE ADVENTURES OF anything, and I have written three songs for my next album, which I will be starting in about (Curtom/RSO RS -1-3053) 26 6 three weeks." CAPTAIN SKY 24 THIS BOOT IS MADE FOR CAPTAIN SKY (AVI -6042) 61 7 ARTIST ACTIVITY - Pete Bellotte, who has co -written and co -produced all the Donna FONK-N 62 H.A.P.P.Y. RADIO Summer hits, has applied his magic to the new Melba Moore album called "Burn," which BOOTSY'S RUBBER BAND EDWIN STARR (20th Century-Fox/RCA T-591) 60 5 contains five songs co-written by Moore ... will be releasing its first album (Warner Bros. BSK 32951 20 9 25 ANOTHER TASTE 63 FEETS DON'T FAIL ME in three years called Is Back." The from is "Love single the album called "Hi Steppin" and A TASTE OF HONEY NOW was released last week. There is also talk of Barry White and his wife Glodean, who is a (Capitol SOO-11951) 21 8 HERBIE HANCOCK member of Love Unlimited, doing a duo album together in the very near future... Holland - 26 CHANCE (Columbia JC 35764) 63 26 CANDI STATON 64 THE STORY'S BEEN TOLD Dozier -Holland, the writing -producing trio that has written and produced songs for many (Warner Bros. BSK 3333) 24 9 THIRD WORLD artists over a 20 -year period, will be getting together again to colaborate on some upcom- 27 ROCK ON (Warner Bros. ILPS 9569) 66 4 ing projects. Jobete Music, in conjunction with the Holland -Dozier -Holland, trio has RAYDIO (Arista AB 4212) 29 21 65 WARDELL PIPER Intl. gathered several of their songs for a special album called "Yesterday, Today and Forever, 28 McFADDEN & WHITEHEAD (Midsonq MSI -009( 65 4 to be released on Motown Records. (Phila. Intl./CBS JZ 35800) 19 17 66 THE GOOD LIFE 29 LOVE CURRENT BOBBI HUMPHREY cookie amerson JE 35607) 1 LENNY WILLIAMS (MCA -3155) 27 10 (Epic - 67 LIVIN'ESSON YOUR LOVE 30 WILD AND PEACEFUL GEORGEIB TEENA MARIE (Warner Bros. 2BSK 32771 62 25 PROGRAMMERS PICKS (Gordy/Motown G7 -986R11 28 18 Joe Fisher WRBD/Ft. Lauderdale Can't Live Without Your Love 68 I'M ON MY WAY - 31 DESTINATION: SUN JACKIE MOORE (Capitol ST -11941) 22 8 Tamiko Jones - Polydor SUN (Columbia JC 35991) 73 2 WAWA/Milwaukee Kool & The 32 LET ME BE GOOD TO YOU 69 PARADISE King James Ladles Night - Gang - De - LOU RAWLS GROVER WASHINGTON JR. lite (Phila. Intl./CBS JZ 36006) 30 14 (Elektra 6E-182) 64 19 B.B. Davis KOKA/Shreveport Strategy Archie Bell & The 33 THE GAP BAND 70 BRENDA RUSSELL - Drells - 19 (Mercury SRM-1-3758) 36 (Horizon/A&M SP -739) 1 Phila. Int'I./Epic - 34 DO YOU WANNA GO 71 STAR WALK Doug Blakely WUFO/Buffalo Fever - Roy Ayers - Polydor (LP cut) PARTY? LARRY GRAHAM WITH GRAHAM KC AND THE SUNSHINE BAND CENTRAL STATION Doc Foster WSOK/Savannah Looking For Love - Fat Larry's Band - (T.K. 611) 32 11 (Warner Bros. BSK 3322) 50 10 WMOT/Fantasy 35 WHEN LOVE COMES 72 LOVE TALK MANHATTANS (Columbia JC 35693) 71 23 Tamburro WDAS/Philadelphia Twice CALLING Joe Once Or - Dorothy Moore - DENIECE WILLIAMS 73 JOURNEY TO THE LAND OF Malaco/TK (ARC/ColumbiaJC 35568) 31 9 ENCHANTMENT ENCHANTMENT Doug Harris WAOK/Atlanta Ladies Night Kool & The Gang De - 36 WHERE THERE'S SMOKE - - SMOKEY ROBINSON (Roadshow/RCA BXL 1-3269) 68 26 lite (Tamla/Motown T7 -366R1) 38 11 74 NITEFLYTE (AriolaSW 50060) 72 9 Ty Miller WEAL/Greensboro Crusin - Smokey Robinson - 37 I LOVE TO SING THE Tamla/Motown SONGS I SING 75 BARRY WHITE BARRY WHITE Hardy Jay Lang WENZ/Richmond Don't Let Go - - Polydor (20th Century-Fof/RCA T-590) 40 5 (Unlimited Gold/CBS JZ 35763) 69 21

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