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BLACK CONTEMPOR THE RHYTHM SECTION NAB CONVENTION - March 25 is the first day of the National Association of Broad- TOP 75 LBUMS casters Convention in Dallas. The opening assembly will feature a "Welcome to Dallas" presentation from Vincent T. Wasilewski, president of the NAB, and the opening address will be given by President Jimmy Carter. Weeks Weeks On On The broadcast industrys' top decision makers and political figures attend this con- ODESTINY 3/24 Chart 38 YOU FOOLED ME 3/24 Chart vention. Some of the sessions that will be most interesting for the contemporary black - THE JACKSONS (Epic JE 35552) 3 19 GREY & HANKS oriented programmer are: (1) Games Broadcasters Play, which explains how to conduct (RCA AFL 1-3069) 31 14 2 2 HOT! with FCC (2) Radio Research: You can't tell the players PEACHES & HERB ()IT'S ALRIGHT WITH ME promotions that comply policy. ©(MVP/Polydor PD 1-6172) 1 19 PATTI LABELLE without a scorecard, which features representatives from Arbitron, Burke. Media Stat and INSTANT FUNK (Epic JE 35772) 45 3 Audits and Surveys on this panel. (3) The FCC Panel: This panel features representatives (Salsoul/RCA SA 8513) 4 8 40 THE MAN BARRY WHITE AO from several departments within the commission. and will be 4 BUSTIN' OUT OF L SEVEN 120th Century T-5711 38 25 Tyrone Brown. (4) RICK JAMES moderated by Commissioner Community . . . (Gordy/Motown G7 -984R11 2 9 41 LET THE MUSIC PLAY Involvement Can Increase Your Numbers. This panel will be ARPEGGIO ©WE ARE FAMILY (Harem/Polydor PD -1-61801) 43 7 moderated by Darryl Dillingham, community affairs director at the SISTER SLEDGE (Cotillion/Atlantic SD 5209) 10 7 42 PATRICE NAB. (5) Is There Room At The Top? This session will discuss PATRICE RUSHEN (Elektra 6E-160) 37 11 OLIVIN' INSIDE YOUR LOVE minorities and women in terms of what game plan they should lay in GEORGE BENSON 43 CARMEL their progression from middle management to the "top" positions. (Warner Bros. 2BSK 3277) 13 3 JOE SAMPLE (MCA AA -1126) 41 7 This is a television workship but is applicable to radio. 7 BUSTIN' LOOSE CHUCK BROWN & THE SOUL 44 "EVERY 1'S A WINNER" These are only a few of the very informative sessions that will be 9002) 40 11 SEARCHERS HOT CHOCOLATE (Infinity held during this convention. If for some reason you cannot attend. (Source/MCA SOR -3076) 7 9 45 THE ADVENTURES OF 8 C'EST CHIC CAPTAIN SKY J.J. Jeffries there is a service that tapes all sessions and offers them for sale. CHIC CAPTAIN SKY IAVI 60421 44 16 Many broadcast policies are set and major decisions are made during this convention. and (Atlantic SD 19209) 5 19 46 GLADYS KNIGHT it is imperative that the contemporary programmer either attend this convention or get 9 LOVE TRACK (Columbia JC 35704) 50 3 GLORIA GAYNOR feedback through someone else of the events. (Polydor PD 1-6184) 6 12 47 EXOTIC MYSTERIES LONNIE LISTON SMITH PROGRAMMERS PROFILE - J.J. Jefferies, program director at KSOL in San Francisco TO HERE MY DEAR (Columbia JC 356541 46 8 MARVIN GAYE has been in the broadcasting industry since 1965, starting, by working as a traveling disco - Tarn¡a/Motown T-3641 8 13 KEEP ON DANCIN' GARY'S GANG jock renting out his service to whatever club or cabaret party would hire him in Cleveland. 11 SPIRITS HAVING FLOWN (Columbia JC 357931 58 2 Ohio. Jefferies says, "In those days I was called "Gay Poppa The Show Stoppa. " At the BEE GEES iRSO RS -1-30411 9 7 DISCO NIGHTS same time, Jefferies was also attending college taking law classes. when he happened to 12 CROSSWINDS GO (Arista AB 4225) PEABO BRYSON listen to WJMO on the radio, and was very impressed by the way Wash Allen spoke. Jeffer- 18 50 BRITE LITES/BIG CITY (Capitol ST 11875) FATBACK ies explained, "I thought that if l could speak in the same manner, I would always be able to 13 ENERGY (Spr(nct/Polydor SP1-6721) 6 win all of my cases in any court, so I also started taking Communications courses." Jeffer- POINTER SISTERS 51 SWITCH Planet P-11 12 18 (Gordy/Motown G6 -980R1) 48 33 ies credits Ken Hawkins with giving him his first radio job in 1971 at WJMO in Cleveland. 14 MOTOR BOOTY AFFAIR 52 TAKE ME HOME Jefferies worked at WJMO until 1976 when he went to KSOL as its program director. PARLIAMENT CHER 14 17 - (Casablanca NBL P 71251 (Casablanca NBLP 7133) 55 5 MAY JAMES/MK COLABORATION - May James, national promotion person at Road 15 MADAM BUTTERFLY 53 HAVEN'T STOPPED show Records, will be leaving her post to join Marc Kreiner and Tom Cossies' organiza- TAVARES tion, April 1. will actually have her own independent promotion firm which (Capitol SW -11874) 15 8 DANCING YET starting James GONZALEZ will be called "Crystal Promotion LTD." pending corporation research approval. James will 16 NUMBERS SW -11855) 52 10 (Capitol Total RUFUS 54 promote all MK product, and will also accept outside independent contracts. struc- AA -1098) 16 8 AWAKENING (MCA NARADA MICHAEL WALDEN ture regarding all functions with Crystal Promotions are still in the talk stage. with some dis- 17 "WANTED" LIVE IN (Atlantic SD 19222) 57 5 cussion going into James possibly getting involved in the production ar/n of MK. CONCERT OIN THE MOOD RICHARD PRYOR TYRONE DAVIS ARTISTS ACTIVITY - MCA recording artists, the Dells, are celebrating their 26th an- (Warner Bros. 2BSK 3364) 17 16 (Columbia JC 35723) - 1 niversary this month. Being one of the few groups who have survived that length of time DOWN 18 SHOT OF LOVE 56 GET with its members, a great deal from members of LAKESIDE GENE CHANDLER all of original they are enjoying of attention (Solar/RCA BXL 12937) 18 17 (Chi-Sound/20th T-5781 49 20 the press ... Casablanca recording artists, Patti Brooks celebrated her St. Patricks Day 18 SOMEWHERE IN MY OFEEL NO FRET birthday twice, first by enjoying a luncheon at LeDome Restaurant in Los Angeles. given AVERAGE WHITE BAND LIFETIME SD 19207) her by several Casablanca executives, then the following day there was the party for her at PHYLLIS HYMAN (Atlantic (Arista AB 4202) 19 9 OLOVE TALK Moody's, a private disco club in Santa Monica, Calif.... March 21 was prpclaicnedlºcal MANHATTANS in D.C., where a proclamation was made to Chuck II KNOCK ON WOOD entertainers day Washington, special (Columbia JC 35693) - 1 AMII STEWART Brown & the Soul Searchers who have done so well with their hit LP "Bustin' Loose." (Ariola/Hansa SW 50054) 30 5 59 IS IT STILL GOOD TO YA ASHFORD & SIMPSON Congressman Walter E. Fauntry hosted a reception for the group. and several Washing- 21 BELL & JAMES (Warner Bros BSK 3219) 53 30 (A&M AM SP -4728) 23 10 ton area celebrities and politicians attended the event ... The Crusaders are producing 22 JOURNEY TO ADDIS 60 BREAKWATER the debut album for group "Grand Elusion." Aral,( AB 17081 62 6 THIRD WORLD ARBITRON TASK FORCE TO AID PROGRAMMERS The Radio Advisory Council has (Island ILPS 9554) 20 18 61 ALTON McCLAIN & - 23 LIVE AND MORE DESTINY formed a Task Force to give programmers better access to diary information. Program- SUMMER DONNA (Polydor PD -1-6163) 64 3 mers utilizing diary information must now either hand tabulate diary data in order to (Casablanca NBLP 7119) 22 29 analyze aspects of their survey, or do without the information altogether. The Task 24 CRUISIN' 62 SUPER MANN certain VILLAGE PEOPLE HERBIE MANN Force will advise Arbitron in the development of new software designed to give program- (Atlantic SD 19221) 56 6 Casablanca NBLP 7118) 24 25 mers the advantage in breaking -down diary information. Areas of interest to programmers 25 THE BEST OF EARTH, 63 CLEAN EDWIN STARR to be explored by the Task Force include: audience flow studies, recycling of radio WIND & FIRE VOL. 1 Fox 51 14 (ARC/Columbia FC 34647) 21 18 120th Century T-559) audience information, and listening by station broken out by Zip Code. The Council urges 64 MIND MAGIC Arbitron clients to contact it with specific ideas they would like the group to discuss prior to ()FOLLOW THE RAINBOW DAVID OLIVER 32 4 GEORGE DUKE (Epic JE 35701) (Mercury SRM 1-3747) 54 15 the first meeting, scheduled for April 16 in Chicago at the O'Hare Hilton. 27 THE PROMISE OF LOVE 65 MILKY WAY cookie amerson DELEGATION CHOCOLATE MILK (Shadybrook SB -010) 29 6 (RCA AFL 1-3081) 68 2 28 CUT LOOSE . .r/ V../ . V . I-I.V . .,...... HAMIL TON BOHANNON 66 CHAKA KHAN (Mercury SRM-1-3762) 28 6 CHAKA Harris WOL/Wash., D.C. Good, Good Feeling War MCA (Warner Bros. BSK 3245) 60 22 Doug - - 29 LYNN CHERYL 67 FLY AWAY (Columbia JC 35486) 25 22 James Jordan WYBC/New Haven Good, Good Feeling - War - MCA VOYAGE 30 LIGriT OF LIFE (Marlin 2255) 59 11 BAR-KAYS ( Lee Michaels KKSS/St. Louis I Who Have Nothing - Sylvester - (Mercury SRM 1-3732) 27 16 68 OUTLINE GINO SOCCIO Fantasy 31 BOBBY CALDWELL (RFC/Warner Bros. RFC 3309) - 1 (Clouds/TK 8804) 26 24 69 STEP II Jerry Love WNJR/New Jersey Good, Good Feeling - War - MCA ® JOURNEY TO THE LAND OF SYLVESTER (Fantasy F-95561 65 39 ENCHANTMENT 70 ROSE ROYCE STRIKES David Lombard WVOL/Nashville Say That You Will - George Duke - ENCHANTMENT AGAIN Epic IRoadshow/RCA BXL 1-3269) 42 4 (Warner Bros. WHK 3227) 66 32 33 BOUT LOVE Joe Don't Give It Up Linda RILL WITHERS 71 I'VE ALWAYS WANTED TO Tamburro WDAS/Philadelphia - Clifford - ¡Columbia JC 35596) 35 5 SING ... NOT JUST WRITE Curtom/RSO 34 ANGIE SONGS ANGELA BOFILL BUNNY SIGLER Jay Johnson WYLD/New Orleans Don't Give It Up - Linda Clifford - (Gold Mind/Salsoul GA 9503) 72 2 (Arista GRP 5000) 34 8 Curtom/RSO 35 T -CONNECTION 72 DO YOU HAVE ANY? (Dash/TK 30009) 33 11 LE PAMPLEMOUSSE (AVI -6053) 63 7 Jerry Boulding KDIA/San Francisco Say That You Will - George Duke - 36 SMOOTH TALK 73 MONEY TALKS BAR-KAYS STX 4106) 71 19 Epic EVELYN "CHAMPAGNE" KING (Sfax/Fantasy (RCA APL 1-2466) 36 32 74 FLAME John Moen OK100/Wash. D.C. Say Won't Cha Chocolate Milk RCA 37 FEETS DON'T FAIL ME RONNIE LAWS - - (United Artists UA -LA -861-H) 61 24 NOW Bob Scott WOL/Wash. D.C. You Can't Change That Raydio HERBIE HANCOCK 75 MOTHER FACTOR - - (Columbia JC 35764) 39 4 MOTHER'S FINEST (Epic JE 35546) 69 28 Arista

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