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HITS OF THE WEEK c INIr-1 cc HELEN REDDY, "GLADIOLA" (prod.by Joe THE TEMPTATIONS, "WHO ARE YOU" (prod. DONNA SUMMER, "FOUR SEASONS OF Wissert) (writer: Allan Gordon) (Kop- by Tall"T" Prod. & Suzee Ikeda) LOVE." As the title indicates, this is a pelman-Bandier, BMI) (3:27). Star of (writers: English -Leonard -Williams - concept album from a lady many be- stage, screen and television, she is Wright) (Jobete, ASCAP) (3:40). From lieved a one-shot phenomenon but who ablerotranscend audiences and "The Temptations Do The Tempta- has since proven herself a legitimate 0tastes due to material such as this. tions" and one could hardly ask forcontributor to both the disco and pop This song's light pop flavor is sea- anything more. The group's distinct worlds. "Spring Affair," "Summer soned by Helen's cool vocal timbre vocal range is given a workout over Fever," "Autumn Changes" and "Win- which continues to take her to the a sharp and penetrating beat. Gordy ter Melody" are her seasonal moods of top of ;he charts. Capitol P 4350. G. 7152F (Motown). love. Casablanca NBLP 7038 (6.98). OLUVIA NEWTON -JOHN, "EVERY FACE TELLS A JOHNNY GUITAR WATSON, "SUPERMAN "BURTON CUMMINGS." The man re- STORY" (prod. by John Farrar) (writ- LOVER"(prod.by Johnny Guitarsponsible for the early successes of the ers: M.Allison -F. Sills -D.Black) Watson) (writer: Johnny Guitar Wat- Guess Who debuts a brand new label (Chrysalis / Bruce Welch / Dejamus, son) (Vri-John, BMI) (3:18). Watson's under the CBS umbrella as well as a BMI/ASCAP) (3:28). Again the per- chart resurgence has been sparked solo career of considerable potential. fectmixture of pop with country by songs such as this. The follow-upAn excellent pop composer and vocal- overtones gives Olivia strong cross- to"I Need You" is a bit of laid ist, Cummings comes into his own with over potential. This track from her back funk that should get instant thesingle"StandTall"and "I'm forthcoming albumisthe sign of r&b play before it crosses over toScared,' "Your Back Yard" and "Burch good things to come. MCA 40642. the pop side. DJM DJUS 1019. Music." Portrait PR 34261 (CBS) (6.98). ODIA COATES AND PAUL ANKA, "MAKE IT CHILLIWACK, "CALIFORNIA GIRL" (prod. by LOVE UNLIMITEDORCHESTRA, "MY UP TO ME IN LOVE" (prod. by Denny Ross Turney & Bill Henderson) (writer: SWEET SUMMER SUITE." The title track Diante) (writer: Paul Anka) (Spanka, Bill Henderson) (Chi II iwack/Mush- saw the summer season through, this BMI) (3:14). Coates and Anka have tunes, BMI)(2:59).This Canadian latest set-the first under a new pro- always been like an Elton and Kiki outfit has built a solid track record duction deal between Barry White and Dee for grown-ups. Their vocals tend for itself over the past few years,20th Century - continuing the well - tocomplement andinspireeach with this label bow probably theirestablished theme via "Brazilian Love other given material such as this strongest single yet. With an AMSong," "Blues Concerto" and "I'm Fall- uptempo churner which shines with and FM time length, maximum playing In Love With You," among others. exceptional brilliance. Epic 8 50298. is guaranteed. Mushroom M 7022. 20th Century T-517 (6.98). BARRY WHITE, "DON'T MAKE ME WAIT TOO ARTFULDODGER, "SCREAM" (prod.by EdBRIAN CADD, "WHITE ON WHITE." LONG" (prod. by Barry White) (writ- Leonetti & Jack Douglas) (writers: G. Earlier albums for another label failed er: Barry White) (Sa-Vette/January, Herrewig & B. Paliselli)(Seldak, tocapturethespiritoressenceof BMI) (3:15).The Maestroisstill ASCAP) (3:28). Despite the title ofCadd'sabilities. A good-time rocker going strong in the genre he prac- this single, the group's lead vocalist,with a flair for melody and humor best ticallyinvented. With Gene Page BillPaliselli, does not scream, but exemplifiedby"LittleWhiteLies," assistingonthestringarrange- rather sings sweetly over a network"Heavenly NightIn September" and ments,his magicisevoked once of acoustic and electric guitars on"Whit:1i On WhiteEldorado."Nigel again. The song is from the "Is This this mid -tempo rocker.It should be Olssoand Dee Murray lead the sup- Watcha Wont" Ip. 20th 2309. a big onel Columbia 3 10431. porting cast. Capitol ST -11573 (6.98).

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LP Index Soars Taylor Leaves CBS, Hartz Mountain Purchases Backe Elected Pres.; As Wonder Hits No. 1 Heilichers' Pickwick Stock By LENNY BEER Paley to Step Down IN NEW YORK-Seymour Leslie, executive position. Smith will be I After an all-time industry MI NEW YORK-Arthur R. Taylor, chairman of the board Pickwick based in Pickwick's Minneapolis record of 17 charttopping weeks, president of CBS Inc.,resigned International, Inc. (NYSE),an- offices and will be primarily re- "Frampton Comes Alive" by his post last week, and CBS chair- nounced Friday (15) that the Hartz sponsible for the operational and Peter Frampton (A&M) has fallen man William S. Paley announced Mountain Corporation (ASE) has administrativephasesof Pick - horn the number 1position as he will step down as chief execu- agreed to purchase a block of ap- wick'srackmerchandising and Stevie Wonder's "Songsinthe tive of the corporate giant next proximately450,000sharesof retailing activities. Key of Life" (Tamla) has April. John D. Backe, a corporate Pickwickstock,consistingsub- Leslie, in addition to continu- soared to the top inits second vice president and head of CBS/ stantially of all of the stock held ing as chairman of the board, will weekinthestreet.Alsoin- PublishingGroup, was elected by Amos and Danny Heilicher assume the position of chief ex- credibly strong are Earth, Wind new president of the corporation.and certain members of their fam- ecutive officer of Pickwick Inter- &Fire(Columbia)andHeart Taylor'sresignation,involun- ilies. The price of this negotiated national,Inc. Amos and Danny (Mushroom). The tary according to many reports,transaction, the parties said, will Heilicher will continue as presi- Chart Earth, Wind & Fire came at the conclusion of the be $14.75 per share. dent and senior vice president, Analysis album jumped 24th consecutive quarter of rec- It was also announced that C. respectively, and as directors of from10to 3 in ordearnings andrevenueforCharles Smith, formerly executive Pickwick. its secondweekofcharting CBS. The CBS television network vice president of the Handleman "This sale comes at a time when (Continued on page 8) has suffered ratings reversals this Company, will be joining Pick - Amos wants to get his estate in (Continued on page 56) wick on November 1in a senior line and to plan for the future," Rod Stewart Single Leslie told Record World. "He is not leaving the company, how- Pulled By RKO Chain RIAA Conference Probes Product Coding ever. He will stay with us until, I The By SAM SUTHERLAND assume, he reaches the natural Night," Rod Stewart'scurrent LOS ANGELES-Industry-wide highly praisedIndustry Product (Continued on page 56) Warner Bros. single and one of productcodingtook a major Coding Conference held during the most active chart records na- stride toward realization duringthe recent NARM Mid -Year Con- tionally,has been pulled from theRecordingIndustry Code ference in Chicago (RW, Oct. 2, RW To Host the entire RKO Radio chain on Study Conferenceheldatthe 1976). the basis of lyric content. Accord- CenturyPlazaHotelherelast N. Y. Seminar ing to the RW research depart- In attendance were represen- Wednesday(13).Theintensive tatives from major Record World has an- ment,the manufac- Stewartsinglehas discussion, coordinated and turers, nounced thatitsnext trade/ shown the most dramatic upward wholesalers and the chaired by RIAA president Stan- retail trade. Representing NARM radio seminar will be held in (Continued on page 56) leyGortikov,grewfromthe were presidentJules Malamud New York City at the Ameri- andexecutivedirectorMickey canaHotel on Saturday, Octo- Granberg; technical advisors ber 23. The seminar will begin with rTliE during thetalkswereShelley informaldiscussionsat SALES INDE Harrison, chief executive officer! 12:30 p.m. and proceed to a buffet luncheon and then a for- FILIAPIS of Symbol Technology,Inc., a SINGLES participant in the NARM coding mal meeting. The market re- *SalesSep. Sep. Sep.Oct. Oct.Oct. * Sales search Sep. Sep. Sep.Oct.Oct. Oct. session, and Dr. William Taubert department of the mag- Index 11 18 25 2 9 16 Index 11 18 25 2 9 16 of Hunt -Wesson Foods. azinewill make a presentation 150.0 outlining the makeup of the Themorningsessionbegan 140.0' national charts and will con- 140.0 with a review of the basic issue duct a question and answer 130.0' behind the conference, as out- 130.0 session following the presen- linedby Gortikov. "There was tation. 120.0 119.0 unanimitywhen wemet 120.0 in The New York seminar will 112.204'9 Chicago that the time hadcome be the ninth such meeting that 110.0 110.0 to create a code and universal Record World has held around symbology fortheindustry," 100.0 the country. These seminars 100.0 97.7 Gortikovstated."Shouldthis serve to better relations be- industry, which has always had 90.0 90.0 tween Record World staffers 90.0 hundreds of different companies and industryites by fostering 80.0 involved,adopt a code 82.3 80.0814 that in -personconversationsand wouldcreatepositiveby-pro- clarifyingvariousaspectsof 70.01 ductsformanufacturer, whole- the magazine's format. saler, retailer and consumer?" All radio and dealer person- 60.0 60.0 Gortikov then introduced ! nel in the New York area are technical advisor Harrison, who urged to attend the seminar * The Record World Sales Index isbased on a broad cross-section of quantitative and voice any questions they reported to Record Wo Id from retailers, sales data provided a general outline of the ack jobbers and one -stops acrosthe country. The base UPC figure for both the singles and album ind'cesis a smoothed average of these quantitative (universal productcode) have pertaining to themaga- during periods inMarch, 1976, with each weekly figure being reports on the base. The base figure for both singles a percentage increase or decrease system he had advocated during zine, the market in generalor and albums is 100.0. the NARM session as the most thenationalpictureofthe (Continued on page 56) radio and record industry.

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AmericanRadioHistory.Com A&M Names Zisson Chicago Scores First No. 1Single N.Y. General Manager By BARRYTAYLOR MI NEW YORK - Chicago has it was when we had another sin- II LOS ANGELES-Jerry Moss ofmoved into the top slot on thegle from the album out at the VOCRI) A&M Records, and GilFriesen, Record World singles chart thistime and the radio stations were 1700 Broadway, New York, N.Y. 10019 executive vice-president of A&M week with"If You Leave Me playing 'If You Leave Me Now'," Phone: (212) 765-5020 Records,haveannouncedthe Now," marking the group's firstsaid Bob Sherwood, director, na- PUBLISHER EDITOR IN CHIEF appointment of Jimmy Zisson as single to attain that position. tional promotion. "The reaction BOB AUSTIN SID PARNES general manager of A&M Records The secondsingle from the from radio was immediate, espe- VP & MANAGING EDITOR in New York. "Chicago X" album,it was re- cially from KFRC. That was the MIKE SIGMAN first sign that it was going to be leased as the follow-up to "An- LENNY BEER/VP, MARKETING other Rainy Day In New York a monster single. HOWARD LEVITT/ASSOCIATE EDITOR TONI PROFERA/ RESEARCH EDITOR City" during thefirst week of Slow At First August. According to Columbia, Ira Mayer/Reviews Editor the "Sales came slow atfirstbut David McGee/Assistant Editor itssalesareapproaching Barry Taylor/Assistant Editor 900,000 mark after going over that's not surprising for a ballad. itto go gold Marc Kirkeby/Assistant Editor 100,000 in the last five days.It We're expecting Pat Baird/Assistant Editor should become the group's sec- very soon, while the album is, of Mike Vallone/Assistant Research Editor Dede Dabney/ R&B Editor ond gold single. course, platinum and continues to sell at the rate all of Chicago's Michael Schanzer/Art Director "When I first heard the tapes Stephen Kling/Assistant Art Director of the album, Bob Sherwood and albums have sold." Joyce Reitzer/ Production Speight Jenkins/Classical Editor I had a meeting with Larry Fitz- Feeling Of Pride gerald and Jim Guercio because Vince Aietti / Discotheque Editor The feeling of pridein Chi- Michael Shaln/Washington Correspondent be a we thought it was going to cago's latest achievement that is Robert Palmer/Jazz Editor smash," Stan Monteiro, VP, pro- sharedby Columbia personnel recalls. "Jimmy plays Jimmy Zisson motion was perhaps summed up best by Stan Soifer/Advertising Sales acoustic guitar and acoustic bass thegroup's producer, James In his new capacity, Zisson will on the track and he told usthat Guercio, "After 10 albums and WEST COAST be responsible for the direction SPENCE BERLAND he would reallylike to%have 18 singles and being one of the of allaspects of A&M Records' number one. We told him that VICE PRESIDENT in- most successful American groups WEST COAST MANAGER activityin New York. This we would do anything we can of the past eight years, it's excit- Sam Sutherland/West Coast Editor cludes marketing, merchandising,and it's a great feeling to be able Joan Uhelszki/Assistant Editor ing because it looks like it will be Linda Nelson/Production promotion,publicity andartist to deliverit. I think you'll find report to Gil the group's first number one sin- 6290 Sunset Boulevard relations. He will that this record has tremendousgle here and also around the Hollywood, Calif. 90028 Friesen. staying power." world. We've never had a record Phone: (213) 465-6126 Zisson'sappointmenttothe "The first real feel we got for likethis,musically, and I am newly createdpostofgeneral especially proud because itrep- NASHVILLE managerwillbeeffectiveim- resents a new direction for the JOHN STURDIVANT WRVR To Retain VICE PRESIDENT mediately andreflectsthein- group and hopefully a future of of A&M in SOUTHEASTERN MANAGER creasedpresence All -Jazz Format successes." Don Cusic/Southeastern Editor New York. Marie Ratliff /Research Zisson graduated from Brown By MICHAEL SHAIN Red O'Donnell/Nashville Report in 1974.Whileat MI WASHINGTON, D.C. - JazzCBS Sales, Earnings 49 :Ausic Square West University Nashville, Tenn. 37203 Brown, Zisson managed Mother radioin New York City, whichSet Company Record Phone: (615) 329-1111 Recordsforthree yearsand has been threatened with extinc- tion for more than a year, will NEW YORK-CBS' 1976 third initiated live radio concert quarter andfirstnine months LATIN AMERICAN OFFICE broadcasts with WBRU-FM. survive. Sonderling Broadcasting, sales and earnings have set com- TOMAS FUNDORA After Brown, Zisson joined Kor- which wants to buy WRVR-FM and VICE PRESIDENT pany records for those periods, 3140 W. 8th Ave., Hialeah, Fla. 33012 vettes in New York for inventory install a black progressive format, it was announced by William S. (305) 823-8491 assortment management, broad- said last week it will preserve the Paley, chairman of the corpora- castadvertising, and marketing present programming of the city's ENGLAND tion. NOEL GAY ORGANISATION strategies. only all -jazz station. A group of Estimated 1976 thirdquarter 24 Denmark St., London, W.C. 2, England Phone: 836.3941 Zisson will be headquartered iratelistenershas successfully net income is$40.8 million on at A&M Records, 595 Madison blocked the sale of the station to net sales of $524.9 million. These Sonderling at the Federal Corn - JAPAN Avenue, New York, New York, resultsrepresent a40percent ORIGINAL CONFIDENCE (Continued on page 39) CBON Queen Building (212) 826-0477. increase over 1975 third quarter 18-12 Roppongi 7-chome net income of $29.1 million and Minato-ku, Tokyo a 14 percent increase over 1975 GERMANY third quarter sales of $460.8 mil- JIM SAMPSON

Powerhouse Picks* Kaulbachstreaae 15 (Due to airplay andsales in projectable markets, these records lion.Intermsof earnings per 8000 Muenchen 22, Germany exhibit top five potential) share,thisrepresents estimated FRANCE third quarter earnings of $1.43 Sayer (Warner Bros.) "You Make Me FeelLike GILLES PETARD Leo per share, compared with $1.02 8, Quai de Stalingrad, Boulogne 92, France Dancing." per share earnedinthe same Phone: 520-79-67

One of the hottest fast moving singles onthe street. period a year ago. Third quarter SPAIN earningsinclude a non- FERNANDO MORENO Enjoying loads of major market adds andimmediate 1976 General Perinea, 9, &quids recurring gain of $1.3 million or Madrid 1, Spain audience response, with much programmer enthusi- 50 per share resulting from the Phone:: 276-5778 MEXICO asm as well. settlement of a lawsuit involving VILO ARIAS SILVA

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AmericanRadioHistory.Com ON NOVEMBER 17TH OVER 60 MILUON AMERICANS WILL FEEL THE SPIRIT OF JOHN DENVER.

The long awaited John Denver Television Special is ready for nationwide airing 9 P.M. (8 P.M. C.S.T.) on The ABC TV Network. Featured in this outstand- ing showcase of entertainment are Starland Vocal Band singing their smash hits, "Afternoon Delight.. and "California Day'', plus a long list of other surprises. Prepare yourself early for the total impact of this very special event. Stock up now with John's new hit album, ''Spirit" plus the rest of the great Denver catalogue. Millions of people will be seeing John in person on his National Fall Tour. APL1-1694 CATCH THE DENVER SPIRIT LIVE Special Guest Starland Vocal Band November 8 Buffalo, New York, The War Memorial November 9Springfield, Mass., Springfield Civic Center November 10 Providence, Rhode Island, Providence Civic Center November 11 New York, New York, Madison Square Garder November 12 New York, New York, Madison Square Garder November 13 New Haven, Conn., New Haven Veterans Memorial Coliseum November 14 Philadelphia, Pa., Spectrum November 15 Philadelphia, Pa., Spectrum November 16 Roanoke, Va., Roanoke Civic Center Coliseum November 18 Atlanta, Ga., The Omni November 19 Birmingham, Ala., Birmingham Civic Center Coliseum November 20 Auburn, Ala., Auburn College Memorial Coliseum November 21 Nashville, Tenn., Grand Ole Opry November 22 Charlotte, N.C., Charlotte Coliseum November 23 Greensboro, N.C., Greensboro Coliseum November 24 Washington, D.C., Washington D.C.Capital Center November 25 Washington, D.C., Washington D.C. Capital Center

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AmericanRadioHistory.Com CHART ANALYSIS Wonder LP Overtakes Frampton as Index Soars; ChicagoTops Singles Only 25 Singles Bullets EWF, Heart Come on Strong By LENNY BEER (Continued from page 3) the top 20 in the weeks to come. This week'ssinglesstory is in the east, south and midwestern whilethe Heart album moved Rod Stewart (WB) has been re- highlighted by the first ever #1 regions of the country. from 7 to 4 inits 24th week onvived thanks tohis currenthit singleforChicago(Columbia), For the second week in a rowthe top 10. These four albums single,Stills/Young Band (Re- the hottest record in the countryonly one record debuts on The and other hot new product on prise) remains strong, Eric Clap - being taken off the RKO chain be- Singles Chart with a bullet. This thecharthaveexplodedThe ton (RSO) is a breakout this week cause of suggestive lyrics, and the week therecord is byBrick Record World SalesIndexfor inthe east, midwest and west least bullets ever due to a lack of (Bang) and it garners Chartmaker albums to 114.9, its highest pointhelping it jump from 63 to 34 in new records causing excitement of the Week honors with strongever. Both EWF and Heart have its second week of release, Robin in the marketplace. The Chicago southern strength from r&b and strong enough sales to grab the Trower(Chrysalis) is charging single is a radio special that sta-pop with Atlanta leading the way top positionin a normal week, toward the top with strong sales tions around the country believed in sales. Last week's Chartmaker, but the sales on Wonder and nationally, and Parliament inheavily and stuck with even Leo Sayer (WB), exploded nation- Frampton will be hard to top. (Casablanca) hastheirsecond through some severe stock prob- wide this week at radio and fig- Also very strong in the top 20straight biggie with "The Clones lemsinthe early stages ofits ures to pick up a strong sales thisweek areLynyrdSkynyrd ofDr.Funkenstein," which is growth. Chicago barely nosed out burst next week. Other than these (MCA), Bee Gees (RSO), Boston scoring suprisingly well despite two-time charttopper Rick Deestwo records, the singles market- (Epic)and Ted Nugent(Epic). most black dollars going for the (RSO), with Wild Cherry (Epic/ placeisextremely weak. Most Lynyrd Skynyrdis the strongest Wonder and EWF albums. Sweet City) continuing to sell tre- stations reporting this week added album that the group has ever New this week on the chart mendously and holding down theonly one or two singles to their releasedwithsalescomingin are Ringo Starr with his first al- third spotinits19th week of playlistsandexpresseddisap- from across the country at rackbum for Atlantic which debuts charting. Also strong in the top 10 pointment with many new rec- and retail accounts; the Bee Gees at #80 andisChartmarker of are Steve Miller (Capitol) with a ords that have been released re- alsoissellingwellacross the the Week, and KC & the Sun- jump from 10 to four with a bullet cently. There are only 24 bulleting board with the additional helpshine Band (TK) with huge sales and a good shot at the top in thesingles on the chart this week,of r&b salessupport with the inthesouth. Moving strongly near future, and Gordon Lightfootdown from 33 last week and from group'ssingles being program- into the top 100 this week were (Reprise), with huge numbers ina year -long average in the high medheavily at blackradio; AlStewart (Janus) and Rush the middle of the country. thirties. Thereis much industry Boston is one of the most amaz- (Mercury).Stewart isstrongest As for the record which is caus- discussionas to whether radii) ing stories of the year with their inthesouthand west while ing some lyrical disturbance, Rod isdefeating itself by not airing first album exploding from day Rushisabsolutely huge inthe Stewart(WB),withimpressive more product, especially by lesser one to its current position at 13 middle of the country.Finally, chart jumpseverywhere and knownartists,or whether the up from 23 with top 10 numbers Robert Palmer (Island) has made strong initial sales movement, has manufacturers are simply holding expectednext week;and Tedhis strongest ever debut on the been taken off the RKO chain by back their best product for theNugent, who has become one chart withhislatest placing at Dwight Case and has sent War- expected November sales rush. It of the most successfultouring 117with a bulletwithsales ner Brothers officials into the stu-will be interesting to follow the acts in the country paying off in breakouts in the south and west. dio to develop an edit that will developmentsonTheSingles salesfor both the new album prove satisfactory and save the Chart in the weeks to come, es- and the previous one, which isABC Names Ingoldsby single from missing its maximum pecially since the nation is moving still at #52. saturation point in sales. Also con- closer to a ratings period, which A little further down thelist Recording Studio Pres. tinuing to be hot is the first single always makes it harder for records we can findother hot albums LOS ANGELES-JerryRubin- by Boston (Epic), which is showihg to garner exposure at radio. whichwillbe challengingforstein, chairman of the board, ABC excellent growth around the coun- Records, has announced the ap- try, and Peter Frampton (A&M), pointment of Brian Ingoldsby to with strong sell -through this week ,REGIONAL BREAKOUTS,the positionofpresident, ABC Recording Studios. Far Out Acquires Singles Albums Ingoldsby, who comes to ABC from MCA Recording Studios,is Eric Burdon Interest rEas, -rEast: a 19 year industry veteran who IN LOS ANGELES-Far Out Pro- Spinners (Atlantic) Ringo Starr (Atlantic) has had a hand in the recordings ductionsheads JerryGoldstein Engelbert Humperdinck (Epic) Eric Clapton (RSO) ofsuchartists as EltonJohn, and Steve Gold have announced Bee Gees (RSO) Quincy Jones (A&M) Rod Stewart (WB) Vicki Sue Robinson (RCA) Olivia Newton -John, Joe Cocker theiracquisitionofthe Eric Peter Frampton (A&M) andthe JesusChristSuperstar Burdon 33 1/3 per cent interest South: album. inFarOut Productions asof South: Styx (A&M) In the 1960s Ingoldsby owned October 6, 1976, for "a substan- Brick (Bang) Robert Palmer (Island) Rise Recording Studio in North tial middle six figure." Rod Stewart (WB) KC & the Sunshine Band (T.K.) Hollywood, which has since be- Burdon, one oftheoriginal Peter Frampton (A&M) Al Stewart (Janus) England Dan & John Ford Coley come Amigo Studio. founders of Far Out Productions, (Big Tree) Ingoldsby teaches audio engi- is now free to form new associa- Midwest: Rush (Mercury) neering at Soundmaster Record- tions in the music industry, Midwest: Parliament (Casablanca) ing Engineering School, and Goldstein and Gold added. Rod Stewart (WB) Eric Clapton (RSO) contributesarticlestoindustry Far Out will continue to handle Barry DeVorzon & Perry Botkin Jr. Strawbs (A&M) journals such as Recording Engi- Ringo Starr (Atlantic) allthe Eric Burdon Productions (A&M) neering Producer, Songwriter, created from the company's for- Peter Frampton (A&M) England Dan & John Ford Coley West: and DB. The American Acoustical mationin1969toMarch20, (Big Tree) Tom Waits (Asylum) Engineering Society awarded him 1975, they added. Alice Cooper (WB) their Educator of the Year award Spinners (Atlantic) Robert Palmer (Island) President Jerry Goldstein Al Stewart (Janus) for 1975. stated, "Eric's direction and ours Funky Kings (Arista) West: Since his arrival at ABC, he has hadreachedtheforkinthe Eric Clapton (RSO) Burton Cummings (Portrait) re -designed the three ABC re- road,and we arehappy that Rod Stewart (WB) cording studios for full automa- Eric is able to start this new step tion with 24 tracks, and has up- inhiscareerinan extremely dated themasteringfacilities satisfactory economic state." with a Neumann SAL 74 package.

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AmericanRadioHistory.Com C cose your memories in a thousand places. Disappearing in a sea of faces Always lonely, I live the only way I know. Holding on untilI don't remember Early mornings back in late September Now you're behind me The clouds remind me I'm alone I am on my way... Remember Yesterday.

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AmericanRadioHistory.Com Butch Stone CompaniesColumbia House Name New Executives Promotes Ordover THE C BAST LOS ANGELES - A series of NEW YORK - Benjamin Ordo- By JAAN UHELSZKI new appointments and promo- ver has been named senior vice THE BEST PART OF BREAKING UP: Rumors are tions atButch Stone's manage- president, mail order, Columbia thick that The Band has finally come to a fork in ment companies headquartering House, a division of CBS, Inc. The inOakland andArkansas,has appointment was announced by . . but the road and will go their separate ways . been announced by Stone. not before Turkey Day, when they reportedly are CorneliusF. Keating,president, Effective immediately,Mike Columbia House. throwing a farewell gig at Winterland, where theyWaggoner has joined Black Oak Ordover's promotion and the have supposedly invited Bob Dylan and Eric Clap - Arkansas, Inc., as director of con- assignment to him of extensively ton to join in the bon voyage festivities. Although certpromotions,whileDavid broadenedresponsibilitiesisa the rumors are unconfirmed, one thing that is cer- Taylor has been added as direc- recognition of the contributions tain, is Capitol is releasing "Georgia" as a new sin- tor of concert production. he has made since joining Colum-

gle . .. It looks like Bill Symzyck will be playing Also new is Dotty Oliver, who bia House in March, 1972, as vice producer on the next Outlaws album. In the meantime, the band is will serve as Taylor's assistant. president, marketing. Ronnei Stone has been pro- posing for an ad for Sedgefield jeans which reads: "Four Out Of Five Duties Outlaws Prefer Sedgefield Jeans." Drummer, Monte Yoho (who is the moted to tour manager for Black Oak Arkansas and RubyStarr, Inhis new position, Ordover only unmarried member) posed in the nude while the other 4 zipped withDavid Glover elevatedto will be responsible for the profit- up their Sedges. production manager for the twoability and development of mail THE CHEESE STANDS ALONE? There are persistent rumors that groups. order activities of the Columbia Todd Rundgren is forming his own label, and as the main bargaining Molly Brumfield has been pro- Record and Tape Clubs, craft pro- moted to office manager for Black grams-including National Hand- tool, he is offering up his solo product. Could that be possible, con- craft Institute, Inc.-the merchan- sidering that Todd is currently signed to Bearsville as a member of Oak Arkansas,Inc., Sweet-Tater Productions and Grey -Starr, Inc. dise and book continuitypro- Utopia and not as a solo artist? According to Bearsville president, Paul grams of Columbia House. He Fishkin, Rundgren's status with the company is secure, since Bearsville O'Loughlin To Head will also be responsible for the has first refusal rights on all his wax. But still. . . As forUtopia, their supervision of marketing planning next album, "Ra," will be released in January. Heath Levy in U.S. andanalysis,creativeservices, LONDON - Geoffrey Heath and artists and repertoire. LITTLE KNOWN FACTS ABOUT FAMOUS FOLKS: Although you Prior to joiningColumbia might remember that Kim Fowley produced Warren Zevon's first solo and Eddie Levy have announced House, Ordover had been cor- the appointment of Jim O'Lough- effort on Imperial called "Wanted Dead Or Alive," did you know that porate vice president, advertising, Warren was also a part of Fowley's Underground Stars in 1969. When lin to run the American operation and then president of the pub- we asked the infamous Kim for comment, he replied in his usual of Heath Levy Music. lishing services divisionof FAS O'Loughlinisthe director of spontaneous style: "I gave Zevon his street sense and he gave me a International, and then vice presi- Creative Services for Heath Levy wine list." dent of the Wunderman, Ricotta Music, Inc. and Geoff and Eddie and Kline, Inc., advertising agency. SMOG WARNING: A number of vocalists are finding it difficult to Music,Inc. He will be respon- vocalize in LA. Producer John Boylan claims two of his bands have not sible for day to day operations Dan & Coley Gold been able to lay down a vocal track in this city for weeks, due to a ofthe American company and smog attack on the throat. Boylan took Boston to Texas, so they could be based at MCA's offices in Losa NEW YORK-"I'd Really Love Angeles. To See You Tonight," thefirst croon in tune, and the newly signed Denim, to San Francisco . . . O'Loughlin was formerly withsingle by England Dan & John Second banana: Melissa Manchester and Ella Fitzgerald are appearing Mike Curb and Intersong prior Ford Coley on Big Tree Records (Continued on page 53) toforminghis own company, (distributedworldwidebyAt- O'lyricalMusic, which isnow lantic Records and WEA Inter- incorporatedintoHeath Levy national), has been certified 00 FOR gold by the RIAA. NEW Music, Inc. EVERY Womack's 'Home' LOW $6.98 PRIC LAST LP

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AmericanRadioHistory.Com 44 TO say that The Meters got rhythm is like saying the C.I.A. is sneaky...

- ...The Meters were so astonishingly good, they could blow virtually any other band in the country right off the stage and out the door. 99*

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VALLI THE MAIN REFRAIN FRANKIE VALLI-Private Stock PS 2017 (6.98) WENDY WALDMAN-Warner Bros. BS 2974 (6.98) The current single, "Boomerang," is but A sensitive west coast songwriter whose one highlight here. Unlikely asit might success at the FM level is represented by atfirstseem,VallitakesBoz Scaggs' the status of "Main Refrain" as this week's "We're All Alone" and, with a very stand- Flashmaker on the FM Airplay Report. "Is ard -style orchestration (ala Sinatra or Ben- He Coming At All," "West Coast Blues" nett),givesita whole new feel. Also and "Back By Fall" have the understated excellent: "Can't Get You Off My Mind" intensity of her finest work. It's a slow and "What Good Am I Without You." but steady growth.

THE RAZOR'S EDGE CRYSTAL BALL JOHN PAYNE BAND-Arista Freedom AL 1036 STYX-A&M SP -4604 (6.98) (6.98) Yesisthe obvious influence onStyx, The Bostonsaxist'sband hasafluent "CrystalBall" finding the classic "Clair sound that's driven by a superb rhythm De Lune" paired with the original "Baller- section(ScottLee, Gerald Murphy and ina" in much the same way its predecessor Ricardo Torres) and the very live sound reworked standard themes into smooth achieved by producer Michael Cuscuna. rock showpieces. "Mademoiselle," "This "Lolita," "Ariadne" and "Past Days" dis- Old Man" and the title cut are not prog- play the members' proficiency brilliantly. nostications; they are the future.

DEEP CUTS WORLD RECORD STRAWBS-Oyster OL-1-1603 (Polydor) (6.98) i.7ta VAN DER GRAAF GENERATOR-Mercury SRM-1-1116 Dtsr GO..t.of (6.98) This supremely giftedoutfit marks two of QZ.L.:"Oko debuts here-a first Ip for Oyster and the With its only U.S. appearance (18) there first produced by Rupert Holmes and Jeff- should be a considerable amount of pub- rey Lesser. David Cousins continues to be licity about this legendary English group. impressive as writer and lead singer, re- "World Record" leans more toward a jazz- sponsible to a great degree for the band's rock blend than to the heavy electronic distinctive sound. "Turn Me Round" and exercises of the last Ip with "When She "Simple Visionscut deepest. Comes," "Masks" and "Wondering."

JOIE DE VIVRE! CARELESS STEPHEN BISIACP rAi. ES STEPHEN BISHOP-ABC ABCD-954 (6.98) DIANA MARCOVITZ-Kama Sutra KSBS 2614 (6.98) Though there are guest appearances from Diana's one of those quirky humorists Art Garfunkel,Eric Clapton and Chaka whose view of the world seems to ema- Khan, Bishopisnot likely to be over- nate from the shell of a squirrel's peanut shadowed by names more familiar than in Central Park. Huh? Well "The Colorado his own. There's a Garfunkel -like timbre of My Mind" isa parody but it's more. to the voice, but the songwriting and the And "Drop Dead"-Ms. Marcovitz has simplicity of the arrangements set him this way of not mincing words. The same apart. A record to be sampled generously. can be said all the way around.

NAKED & WARM LIFE LINES BILL WITHERS-Col PC 34327 (6.98) RICHARD SUPA-Epic PE 34277 (6.98) Withers' debut album for Columbia re- Rock and rollers never die-they just re- kindled interest in the career of a writer/ surface under new circumstances. Supa's singer who had some difficulty in the past notlackinginexperience,but having maintaining momentum. Perhaps now one linked up with Leber -Krebs he's now got of the most important moves he can make the direction to solidify his image. "Could is the regular release of new product- It Be Love I Found Tonight," "Shopping this set ably filling the bill with funky in- Bag Lady" and "Forgetting Someone" rep- telligent compositions. resent new lyrical and musical maturity.

IN ONE EYE AND OUT THE OTHER ROBBIN THOMPSON Nemperor NE 440 (Atlantic) (6.98) CATE BROS.-Asylum 7E-1080 (6.98) A generally funky white soul sound car- A country -rocksinger/songwriterfor ries the Cate Bros. onward-comparisons whom Steve Cropper's lead guitar and Al to the Average White Band appropriate Garth's saxophone work to build in very though the emphasis with the Cates is a natural sounding climaxes. "Dream On little more on the playing end. "Can't Melinda," "Lover Come Quickly" and the Stop" and "Where Can We Go" are the solidly rocking "Like A River" have an in- fectious energy difficult to resist. A most most unifiedinapproach here. Simply produced by guitarist Steve Cropper. interesting debut.

ROMEO & JULIET LIVING INSIDE YOUR LOVE EARL KLUGH-Blue Note BN-LA667-G (UA) (6.98) HUBERT LAWS-Col PC 34330 (6.98) With producer/arranger Bob James guid- Klugh's debut earlier this year marked the ing flautist Laws and enlisting the aid of birth of a promising career for the young guitarist,thatpromise further New York's finest sessionmen, Lawsis acoustic thisset.Klugh, however, heardina contemporary Latin -flavored realized with jazz frame that will appeal to MOR, jazz doesn't need any disco or MOR trappings his most and progressive FM formats. "Undecided" -the finesse of his playing is and "Romeo & Juliet" are the most readily convincing selling point. accessible (and programmable) tracks. (Continued on page 38)

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CATE BROTHERS Asylum 45354 QUINCY JONES-A&M 1878 D. C. LaRUE-Pyramid 8007 (Roulette) IN ONE EYE AND OUT THE OTHER (prod. by Steve MIDNIGHT SOUL PATROL (prod. by Quincy Jones) CATHEDRALS (prod. by A. Schefrin & D. C. LaRue) Cropper) (writers: Ernie & Earl Cate & Steve (writers: Jones -Johnson -Mandel) (Kidada, BMI) (writers: same as prod.) (Planetary/Karolann, Cropper) (Big E Little e/Cate Bros./Warner (3:39) ASCAP) (3:27) Brothers/Midnight Hour, BMI) (3:18) Quincy's double barrel of funk scores a The "Cathedrals" are, of course, a meta- The title tune from their new Ipisa direct hit with this instrumental. A superb phor for the discos-from where D.C. has sturdy, soulful funk tune along the lines edit from the "I Heard That!" Ip moves broken with this popular number from his of their hit, "Union Man." Keep an eye along briskly under the syncopated key- Ip. The short version should spur some on these southerners. board work of Jones and his group. radio interest for this exceptional artist.

PETER LEMONGELLO-Private Stock 119 DYNOMITERS-Epic 8 50296 JUDY COLLINS-Elektra 355 DO I LOVE YOU (prod. by Jay Senter) (writer: Anka) ROCK AND ROLL PRESIDENT (prod. by Mike Corbett) BREAD AND ROSES (prod. by Arif Mardin) (writers: (Spanka, BMI) (3:17) (writer: Collins) (C.A.M.-U.S.A., BMI) (3:29) Farina & Oppenheim) (Farina, ASCAP) (3:05) Paul Anka fans should enjoy this reading With Election Day drawing near, this New Collins leads an accapella choir of female as should the thousands already enamored Jersey outfit speaks for a large interest voices during the intro which later devel- by the singer's warm, penetrating style group when singing about the type of man ops into a march with the introduction and exuberance. A lush arrangement is they'd like to see in the White House. A of drums and trombones. An inspired full without being too overbearing. timely novelty record that could take off. plea for the unity of women.

MANHATTAN TRANSFER-Atlantic 3349 IMPACT-Atco 7064 (Atlantic) DIONNE WARWICK-Warner Bros. 8280 HELPLESS (prod. by Richard Perry) (writers: Holland- ONE LAST MEMORY (prod. by Bobby Eli) (writers: I DIDN'T MEAN TO LOVE YOU (prod. by Joe Porter) Dozier-Hollai.d) (Stone Agate, BMI) Eli & Barry) (WIMOT/Friday's Child, BMI) (writers: Philipp & Butler) (Hands Together, BMI) (2:46) (3:15) (5:50) The group displaysitsversatility, giving The third single from the group's highly Dionne returns to her classic ballad style thisHolland -Dozier -Hollandnumber a acclaimed debut album is a ballad which with a song that moves along quickly de- Martha & theVandellas-typereading. radiates warmth from the vocals of Charles spite itslength. Payit close attention- The Motown sound is as vital as ever. Timmons and Damon Harris. she is on the verge of another comeback.

DAN HILL -20th Century 2305 PABLO CRUISE-A&M 1876 LESLEY DUNCAN-MCA 40635 HOLD ON prod. by M. McCauley & F. Mollin) CRYSTAL (prod. by Val Garay with Pablo Cruise) FINE FRIENDS (prod. by Jimmy Horowitz) (writer: (writer: Dan Hill) (Welbeck, ASCAP) (writers: Lerios & Jenkins) (Irving/Pablo Cruise, Lesley Duncan) (Gaff/BMI) (3:33) BMI) (3:35) (3:12) A modern message singer, Hill accompa- This quartet is quickly making a name for The author of Elton John's sultry "Love nies himself on acoustic guitar as he pro- itself as this single suggests. The story is Song" exhibits style and taste with this vides some insight into our present day all about a lady who may find herself re- ballad. Accompanied only byacoustic social situation. Give him a listen. sponsible for their first hit. guitar, the sound is gentle and haunting.

SWEET BLINDNESS-Celebration 1006 DORIS TROY-Midland Intl. 10806 (RCA) COUNTRY JOE McDONALD- LYIN' EYES (prod. by Artie Ripp) (writers: D. Henley QUEBEC (prod. by R. A. Morton) (writers: Lee & Fantasy 780 & G. Frey) (WB/Kicking Bearr, ASCAP) LOVE IS A FIRE (Continuation) (prod. by Jim Stern) Dupont) (Shediac/Dupont/ Uncle Abe, ASCAP) (3:45) (2:55) (writer: McDonald) (Alkatraz Corner, BMI) (2:51) Doris, the author of "Just One Look," takes McDonald shows himself to be a per- A breezy instrumental by this Canadian the Eagles tune that was recently countri- outfit touches on disco withits steady, former capable of adapting to the times fied and turnsitinto an intense gospel with this fiery, funky number. Old fans persistent beat and lush sound. On the workout. Her's is a version that works well. dance floor or off, it's a bright melody. and new alike should latch onto this.

PHILHARMONIC 2000-Mercury 73854 PRATT & McCLAIN-Reprise 1373 (WB) FANIA ALL STARS-Columbia 3 10432 DISCONCERTO (prod. for Sunny Records) (writer: PICADILLO (prod. by G. Page -B. Page -J. Masucci) WHACHERSIGN (prod. by Steve Barri & M. Omartian) Tchaikovsky) (MRC, BMI) (2:31) (Amer. Broadcasting/Holicanthus, ASCAP) (2:55) (writer: Puente) (Peer Intl., BMI) (3:46) Walter Murphy's "Fifth of Beethoven" has The "Happy Days" duo has turned its back TitoPuente'slatinstandardisbrought on TV novelty themes with this perky touched off a new craze-classical/disco. up to date with this percussive re -working, number. Sounding like lead Hollie Allan This is the latest example (and you thought sparked by a fluent guitar solo by Stevie Clarke, they serve up an effervescent tune. you couldn't dance to Tchaikovsky). Winwood, who joined them for this song.

RICHARD SUPA-Epic 8 50287 TERRY HUFF-Mainstream 5586 BONNIE BRAMLETT-Capricorn 262 (WB) WHERE THERE'S A WILL (THERE'S A WAY) (prod. by NEVER GONNA GIVE YOU UP (prod. by Johnny FORGETTING SOMEONE (prod. by J. Stronach & R. Mainstream Records) (writer: Huff) (Brent, BMI) Supa) (writer: Supa) (Colgems/Glory, ASCAP) Sandlin) (writers: Gamble -Huff -Butler) (3:10) (Downstairs/Parabut, BMI) (3:12) (3:15) Terry's distinct vocal should be the cue Supa's recent "Lifeline" Ip demonstrated a One of her favorite r&b classics as re- his songwriting, a fact to get up and dance once again with this corded on her recent Ip, Bonnie's treat- new maturity in energetic tune. He's got the will to send borne out by this single. This ballad should ment breathes new lifeinto the song. carve an MOR base before breaking out. it all the way up the charts. Whatever you do, don't give up on it.

NATURAL GAS-Private Stock 116 THE DETOURS-MCA 40626 TOMMY HUNT-Private Stock 115 ONCE AGAIN, A LOVE SONG (prod. by Felix TRY TO HOLD ON (prod. by Vallis-Richard) (writers: LOVING ON THE LOSING SIDE (prod. by Barry Pappalardi) (writer: Molland) (Pepper, ASCAP) Beatty & Tobin) (Famous/High Sierra, ASCAP) Kingston) (writers: Adamberry & Craig) (Peer Intl., (3:55) (3:40) BMI) (3:05) A ballad from the group's debut Ip with The group is from England, but itis not Hunt has araspy, Wilson Pickett -styled a lead vocal by Joey Molland. It's a natu- a Whorelic.Soundinglike"Shame, vocal delivery which isutilized here to ral for easy listening play and could catch Shame, Shame" '76, it is a solid, danceable good effect. There's very little chance of on, given the exposure. beat headed for r&b and disco play. his being on the losing side here.

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AmericanRadioHistory.Com THE NEW STYX ALBUM IS "CRYSTAL BALL:'4). LOOK INTO IT. Mythologically, Styx is the fiery river Currently, Styx has "Crystal Ball;' a new separating Purgatory from Hell. musical vision. A refreshing new dimension Musically, Styx is the fuel and the flame to the recorded Styx experience. And a dynamic igniting the richly textured and the intricately and classic interpretation of the present with composed. an ear toward the future. Historically, Styx has electrified the masses ON A&M RECORDS &TAPES with the uncompromising force of songs like Produced by Styx and Barry Mraz "Lady" and "Lorelei:' Includes.t,jaggir brand new single',`Mademoiselle:' 1111.4,

AmericanRadioHistory.Com London Expands Sales Staff Casablanca Reassesses E/A Names Lane NEW YORK - The national London Records Distributing Licensing Structure Art Director salesstaffofLondonRecords Corporation. LOS ANGELES - Following the LOS ANGELES - Mel Posner, has undergone a major expan- Field Changes recent announcement that Casa- president of Elektra/Asylum/ sion of its New York office and In thefield, London hasre- blanca Records would be negoti- Nonesuch Records, has an- itsfieldforces, realignment of its territorial re- ating new licensing agreements in nounced theappointmentof an announcement distributed according to sponsibilities among its four Europe,Mauri Lathower,vice Tony Lane to the position of art by Sy Warner, thelabel'sna- districtsalesmanagers. At the president of internationalaffairs director, Elektra/Asylum Records. tional sales manager. same time,BobStubenrauch, said that the changes are coming As art director for the com- Changes in N.Y. formerlythe liaisonbetween about as a result of the re -con-pany, Lane will be in charge of London and Ampex Tapes, has sideration by the company of the design for all album packaging, At London's New York head- entire structure of its international quarters, Harold Fein has been been named midwestdistrict advertisingand merchandising manager for the company. Work- affiliations. Following the negotia- aids. appointed tape sales coordinator tion of new licensing agreements for the department. He will working from Chicago, Stubenrauch Before comingto Elektra/ will oversee London's indepen- inEurope, Casablanca Records Asylum, Lane was corporate art closely with Gary Willet, who is will reassess the effectiveness of responsible for pop saels.Fein, dent distributors in Chicago, directorforRollingStonefor Detroit, Minneapoils and St. its existing relationships through-two years, where he was instru- a three-year veteran of London, out the world. was most recently national pro- Louis. District managers Stu mental in updating and modern- Marlowe, Mel Kahn, John Heider Lathower, Casablanca president izing the magazine's format.He motion director for Salsoul Neil Bogart and vice chairman of Records. and Lindsay Chandler are now was a vice president and creative responsibleforthefollowingthe board, Richard Trugman will directorfor Fantasy Records, Montrue Stoner -Townsend has be leaving 'for London this week been named administrativeas- territories: where he was in charge of de- (18) for talks that may result in signforFantasy,Prestigeand sistantto Sy Warner. She will Based in Los Angeles, as west coast district manager, Marlowe new licensing agreements in ten Milestone, includingthe re- work closely with London's five European countries: Great Britain, handlesSeattle,SanFrancisco, packagingofre -issuesfor the district sales managers. Ms. France,Italy,Sweden,Finland, Stoner -Townsend comes to Lon- Phoenix, Los Angeles and Hono- threelabels.Prior tohisposi- lulu. As southewst district man- Denmark, Germany, Norway, ton at Fantasy, he was art don from ThruppenceLtd. (a Netherlands and Belgium. managementfirm)where she ager, located in Dallas, Chandler director of packaging for was an agent. has been assigned Dallas, Den- Columbia Records,artdirector ver, Houston, Memphis and New ABC Releases Eleven ofHoliday Magazine, andas- Gruber's Responsibilities Orleans. From Miami, southeast LOS ANGELES-Don England, sistantartdirectorofHarper's StanleyGruber,in hisnew district manager Kahn oversees vice president of sales and distri- Bazaar. positionas customer salesco- Atlanta,CharlotteandMiami, bution, ABC Records,hasan- ordinator, is responsible for while Baltimore -based John nounced the company's October overseeing distributor sales Heider,northeastdistrictman- releaseschedule.Includedare EWF's 'Spirit' Album orders. A6 1/2 -yearmember ager, covers Boston, Cleveland, "SweetRelease," by Gabriel; Nears 'Double' Platinum ofthe Londonfamily,Gruber Baltimore, New York and Phila- "Hitchikers," by the group of the was previously office manager of delphia. same name; and two ABC/Blue NEW YORK-"Spirit," the lat- Thumb compilations, "The Best est album by Columbia Records' of the Pointer Sisters" and "The Earth, Wind & Fire,is selling at Best of the Crusaders." the rate of 1,250,000 just over a From ABC/Dot: Barbara Man- week after release and is main- drell's"MidnightAngel,"Roy taining this pace as it approaches Head's "AheadofHisTime," doubleplatinum,accordingto BillyCrash Craddock's "Crash" the label.Itis expected by Co- and Red Steagall's "Texas Red." lumbia that the album willhit Don Gibbson's "I'm All Wrapped the 11/2 million mark within two Up In You" willbe on ABC/ weeks of its release. Hickory. Shelter willbe repre- The sales pace generated by sentedby "Tom Petty & The"Spirit" was sparked byEarth, Heartbreakers." ABC/Peacock will Wind &Fire'scurrentsingle, release the Sensational Nightin- "Getaway," which is rapidly ap- gale's "See You In the Rapture." proaching gold status. Laverne & Shirley & Pete & Dick

While recording their new Atlantic album, Penny Marshall, who plays Laverne (right) and Cindy Williams, who plays Shirley (second fromleft)of the top TV comedy show "Laverne and Shirley," sing praises for Dick Klein (left) Atlantic VP of promo- tion, and Pete Bennett (second from right), executive producer of the album, who also negotiated their record deal with Atlantic Records. The girls have just completed their first 1p, which is a blend of top '50s and '60s songs and original compositions. 01976 UNITED ARTISTS MUSIC AND RECORDS GROUP INC tyl, The album will be released before November 15. Jimmy Haskell and Sid Sharpe pro- duced the album. Maio was the engineer.

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When you think of New Orleans, you think of music: Kid Ory, Louis Armstrong, and on up through Fats Domino, Dr. John, Alan Toussaint. Now there's a new name to add to the list. Wilson WI Turbinton, known to the music world as Willie Tee. Including:Anticipation/LibertyE T Willie's debut album for United Artists, Anticipation, I GiveIt To You/Come Bell is a driving, soul -drenched display of writing, singing, To Me

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AmericanRadioHistory.Com Atlantic Taps George Salovich Stigwood, Polygram Set Expansion Plans MI NEW YORK-George Salovich NtvV YORK-Robert Stigwood tion for the past year. has been appointed director of of the Stigwood Group Ltd., and In making the announcement, merchandising/marketing coordi- Coen Solleveld, presidentof StigwoodandSolleveldstated nator for Atlantic Records in New Polygram,have announcedan that the relationship between the York, it was announced by Dave agreement between the two com- respective companies has existed Glew, senior vicepresident of panies which will provide for a for years, but that the new part- marketing for the label.Inthis long-term expansion in the nership willinvolve greater ex- capacity, Salovichwillreport United States and will more than pansion in the U.S. market. directly to Glew. double the present Stigwood in- Already implemented was the Inhisnewpost,Salovich's vestment in film development. restructuringof RSORecords. primary responsibility will be the Fredric B. Gershon, prominent With Al Coury as president, RSO developmentofnational and international attorney and coun- is now alligned with Polydor and regional marketing campaigns for sel to Stigwood, has been named Phonodisc for distribution in the specific new and current Atlantic president of The Stigwood Group U.S. Another aspect of the part- product. These strategies will be George Salovich of Companies. Gershon was in- nershipisthat Chappell Music coordinatedthroughAtlantic's strumental in structuring the new will administer Stigwood's world- tion tied -in with Atlantic's seven regional marketing direc- partnershipandhasbeenad- wide music publishing catalogue. monthly album release schedules. tors across the U.S., in conjunc- ministrator of RSO's U.S. opera - Atthe presenttime,The tionwith the label's sales, Videotape Stigwood Group invests approxi- promotion, publicity and adver- Salovich's other chief duty will Epic Names Ostroff mately $2 million a yearin tising departments in New Yorkinvolve the film and videotape acquiring properties for film de- and LosAngeles;andimple- holdings that Atlantic has main- Product Manager velopment. The new partnership mented through the 19 offices oftained on allitsartists over the® NEW YORK-Alan Ostroff has willincrease this to $5 million the WEA Distribution Corporation years. He will be in charge of the been appointed to the positionper annum over the nextfive in the U.S. Salovich will also be distribution of existing materials of product manager, Epic Records years. Currently slated for pro- responsible for the execution ofon a national and internationaland Associated Labels. The an- duction are: "Saturday Night," a such product campaigns for key basis and will direct the creation nouncement was made by Bruce Nik CohnstorystarringJohn retailers, rack jobbers and one - of new multi -media devices for Harris,director,merchandising Travolta and directedby John stops in association with WEA. commercial exposure and special and product management, Epic Avildsen; "Grease," a co -produc- Secondly, he will oversee the product presentations using these Records and Associated Labels. tion with Allan Carr to be re- production of allin-store point - andotherfilmand videotape Inhis new capacity, Ostroff's leased through Paramount; "Sgt. of -purchase display units, posters, resources. responsibilitieswillinclude de- Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club salesand merchandisingtools, Salovich, WEA marketing co- velopment and execution of mer- Band," to be made in the tradi- and new release order form cata- ordinatorforthemetropolitan chandising and marketing con- tion of Stigwood's "Jesus Christ logues, as well as determine New York -NewJersey market ceptsfor assigned Epic and Superstar"and "Tommy," and regular allotments of saleskits, since 1974, originally joined WEA Associated Labels artists. He will "The GellerEffect,"a science sampleralbums and advance as a sales representative., in Sep- work closely with the art, adver- fiction movie starring Uri Geller. press and promotional informa- tember, 1971. tising, sales and promotion de- Beryl Vertue, a director of the partments in developing packag- Stigwood Group in London, has ing concepts. been appointed worldwide head Previously,Ostroffserved as of the company's television activi- manager, merchandising and sales ties.The companywillwork administration, Epic Records and closelywithPolytelandPoly - Associated Labels, where he was media, Polygram's television and responsible for a broad range of video divisions. New series are merchandisingactivitiesinclud- in development by Johnny ing the planning of Associated Speight,Ray Galton and Alan Labels product flow. Prior to that Simpson, the creators of the Eng- appointment, he was producer in lishtelevisionproductionson theColumbiaspecialprojects which "AllIn The Family" and department. "Sanford and Son" are based. Skynyrd Platinum

MCA Records president J.K. Maitland hosted a private luncheon recently honoring MCA recording group, Lynyrd Skynyrd. Maitland took the occasion to present Lynyrd Skynyrd members with platinum album awards to commemorate the sale of more than one million units of their "Pronounced Leh' -nerd 'Skin -nerd"Ip.Enjoying the fun were: (standing from left) Skynyrd's Steve Gaines, Leon Wilkeson, Cassie Gaines, MCA vice president of marketing, Rick Frio, Skynyrd's Jo Billingsley,Billy Powell, Leslie Hawkins, Allen Collins, Artimus Pyle, Mary Beth Medley of SIR Productions, MCA vicepresident of administration,LouCook,nationalpromotion coordinator, Shelley Hoppers, national singles promotion director, Pete Gidion; (seated from left) Gary Rossington, Ronnie Van Zant, MCA national album promotiondirector,Jon Scott and Maitland. "Pronounced Leh' -nerd 'Skin -nerd" was released in mid -August, CEPP-As UNITED ARTISTS MUSIC AND RECORDS GROUP INCL 1973 and was certified gold a year later. The Ip reached the millionunit sales mark in September.

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.INCA RECORDS \RA -2227 AmericanRadioHistory.Com Arista To Distribute Mushroom's Heart Capitol Plans 'Greatest Hits' Campaign By SAM SUTHERLAND LOS ANGELES-CapitolRec- :ompilations of material by those ords is readying a massive sales, artistsculledfromthroughout merchandisingand advertising _heir Capitolcatalogue."The campaign focusing on 15 greatest 3est of Glen Campbell" is being hitspackages andanthologies. :e -releasedandupdatedwith Tagged "The Greatest Music the addition of Campbell's most Ever Sold,"thepushwillbe recent singles successes. among the company's most in- Also included in the campaign tensive to date, utilizing a multi- are the Beach Boys'"Spirit of media approach that proved ef- America"and "Endless Sum- fectiveduringCapitol'srecent mer"packages;"TheBeatles/ Beatles catalogue promotion. 1962-1966," "The Beatles/1967- Set to begin Nov. 15 and con- 1970" and "Rock 'n' Roll Music" tinue through Jan. 15, the pro- by The Beatles; "The Best of The gram is being geared to the peak Band;" "Anthology," by the AristaRecords has announced an agreement for theinternationaldistributionof holdiay buying season. Planned Steve Miller Band; "Helen Mushrcom Records' Heart. The deal provides for Arista to distribute product by Heart Reddy'sGreatestHits;""Blast in the United Kingdom, France, Italy, Germany, Ireland, Belgium, Holland and Scan- in-store merchandising aidsin- dinavia. Shown (from left) are: Nancy Wilson of Heart, Arista president Clive Davis, cludefourcolorpostersand From Your Past" by Ringo Starr; Ann Wilson of Heart and Arista executive VP Elliot Goldman. banners, a specialclothesline JohnLennon's"ShavedFish;" display,specialstickersonall and " 'Live'Bullet" by Bob designated product, in-store Seger and the Silver Bullet Metz Sues Delsener Capitol, Pickwick Intl. samplerproduct available in Band. NEW YORK - Steve Metz, of Capitolvicepresident,mar- Re -Sign License Pact bothIp and 8 -track, consumer SingMetz Productions, owner of stuffers and ad mats and minis. keting, Jim Mazza, described the the Beacon Theater,hasinsti- LOS ANGELES - Capitol Rec-Additionally,Capitol will be campaign budget as "in excess tuted asuitagainst New York ords,Inc. and Pickwick Interna- providing permanent wire racks ofa milliondollars," and de- tional, concert promoter Ron Delsener. Inc., have signed a new in twodesignsthatwillbe tailed the campaign's creation as licenseagreementtoleaseall In the amount of $1 million, the designated for label releasesin a further refinementofthe suit cites Delsener for anti-trust, Capitol non -restricteddeleted subsequent promotions. marketing methods utilized suc- masters for the manufacture of restraintoftrade,interference Advertisingsupport cessfullyduringearlierBeach budget -linerecords, announced forthe campaign will include a variety Boys and Beatles campaigns. with contracts, slander, libel and Don Zimmermann, CRIexecu- of radio spots designed for vari- Mazza also described the push breach of agreement. tivevicepresidentandchief ous formats,along wth exten- as a flexible program that won't Asked about the charges by operatingofficer, and Ira L. be directly tiedto any holiday sivetelevisionspotbuysand Record World, Delsener had noMoss, president of Pickwick In- theme,despiteitstiming."It comment. ternational's proprietary division. print advertising to both trade and consumer press. isn't being tagged as a holiday campaign, anditcould feasibly Included in thedesignated continue through February, de- titlesare four new anthologies.pending on the results." Mazza "Grand Funk Hits," Leo Kottkealso noted that the basic theme 1971-1976" and "Greatest Hits," for the anthology program can byGeorgeHarrison, are all alsobereactivatedforsubse- quent catalogue promotions. Charles Burr Dies Don Grierson,director, mer- chandising,alsostressed that NEW YORK - Charles Burr,individual campaigns are being director of copy services for CBS conducted simultaneously for the Records, died in LenoxHill newly -releasedtitlesby Grand Hospital, New York, on Sunday, Funk, Kottke, Campbell and October 10, 1976, after an illness Harrison. of four months. "To sell 'greatest hits' at Burr, a graduate of Columbia Christmas isn't exactly an original University and Princeton Univer- idea,"Mazzaexplained."But sity,joinedColumbiaRecords there is no significant new artist in 1953, after serving as managerdevelopment going onatthat of sales promotion for London time of year, due to the ARB and Records and as an editor with general seasonal factors." ColumbiaUniversityPress. At The emphasis on point -of -sale Columbia, he was first an editor- continuity, writer achieved through for the Masterworks the use of the theme in all mer- label. In 1959, he became direc- tor of chandising, advertising and artists and repertory for promotion, as well as the effec- Coulmbia's Legacy and spoken tiveintegration word albums; ofthoseaids in 1956, he was was stressed as a key goal in the made product manager for campaignby DanDavis,vice Columbia's original cast albums. president, creative Inbothcapacities,he worked services, merchandising,press andartist closelywiththepresidentof relations. Davis, Mazza and Columbia Records, Goddard Griersonall underscoredthe Lieberson. Since 1966, he func- campaign's long lead time-the tioned as the director of editorial strategy was services first mapped out atColumbia, and was two months ago, and Capitol be- responsible for original cast al- gins shipping on Oct. 26 toper- bum acquisitions. mit ample time for distribution 01976 UNITED ARTISTS MUSIC AND RECORDS CROUP INC L Services were held on October of product throughits branches 13 at Frank E. Campbell, Madison to wholesalers and retailers-as Avenue, New York. another key factor. 24 RECORD WORLD OCTOBER 23, 1976

AmericanRadioHistory.Com Live AIImans LP MACON, GA. -A live two - DISCO FILE record set by The Allman DISCFILE Brothers Band will ship October 27,accordingto Don Schmit- (A weekly report on current and upcoming discotheque breakouts) TOP 2 zerle, vice president and general By VINCE ALETTI OCTOBER 23, 1976 manager of CapricornRecords. No Big Names this week, but there are a number of pleasant sur- 1. DOWN TO LOVE The album, prises from new groups and a few old favorites. Perhaps the best- ORIGINALS-Motown (disco disc) "WipetheWin- 2. DON'T BEAT AROUND THE BUSH/ dows,ChecktheOil,Dollar certainly the one that'll catch on fastest-is the debut album of a IT'S GOOD FOR THE SOUL Gas" was recordedinseveral group called Mass Production-"Welcome to Our World" on Cotillion. SALSOUL ORCHESTRA-Salsoul (Ip cuts) 3. MIDNIGHT LOVE AFFAIR locationsduringthelastfourThough thisis a nine -man, one -woman congregation from Norfolk, CAROL DOUGLAS-Midland Intl. years.Some oftherecording Virginia, they've got an aggressive, dense, cutting New York sound (Ip medley) 4. MY SWEET SUMMER SUITE sites include Watkins Glen, -it's not just their name that suggests a heavy influence from Brass LOVE UNLIMITED ORCHESTRA - N.Y.,WinterlandinSan Fran- Construction, but if the style is derivative (cf. Kool & the Gang, Crown 20th Century (disco disc) 5. SOUR AND SWEET/CHERCHEZ cisco, The Warehousein NewHeights Affair, too) the group is strong enough to be impressive LA FEMME Orleans,andvariouslocations inits own right. The album's title track, "Welcome to Our World SAVANNAH BAND-RCA (Ip cuts) is 6.I DON'T WANNA LOSE YOUR LOVE on the fall tour of 1975-76. (Of Merry Music)," a long (7:32), chugging introduction to the EMOTIONS-Columbia (Ip cut) group's brassy, gutsy sound, breaking and building and changing 7. CALYPSO BREAKDOWN again and again without losingits RALPH MACDONALD-Marlin (Ip cut) terriffic momentum. "Ilike to 8. GOIN' UP IN SMOKE/THANKS FOR NAIRD President Dance" (5:07)is another celebration of dance/music in an equally THE MEMORIES/MUSIC MAN feverishvein,featuring some powerful drumming and achorus EDDIE KENDRICKS-Tamla (Ip cuts) 9. NICE 'N' NAASTY/SALSOUL 3001 Announces Release chanting the title and "Dance, dance, dance-boogie" quite hypnot- SALSOUL ORCHESTRA-Salsoul (Ip cuts) ically. The third standout cut, "Fun in the Sun" (6:00), is in a more 10. YOU + ME = LOVE Of Two Directories UNDISPUTED TRUTH-Whitfield open, looser style with a bouncy, bright opening vocal segment and (disco disc) SAN FRANCISCO - Ed Den- a sensational second half that turns into a lively scat chant, irresistible 11. MAKES YOU BLIND son,currentNAIRDpresident for anyone who likes to sing along. Strongly recommended. GLITTER BAND (Arista) 12. FULL TIME THING and head of Kicking Mule Rec- Another fine debut album comes from a seven -man group named WHIRLWIND-Roulette (disco disc) ords, has announced that plans 13. SPRING AFFAIR/SUMMER FEVER Karma whose aptly titled "Celebration" is on Horizon/A&M. As their DONNA SUMMER-Oasis (Ip cuts) are in progress for two NAIRD- name might suggest, Karma is into a spiritual, jazz -based style remi- 14. LOVE BUG funded directories thatwillbe BUMBLEBEE UNLIMITED-Red Greg (Continued on page 49) (disco disc) available within several months. 15. DAYLIGHT VICKI SUE ROBINSON-RCA (disco disc) The first of these, a directory 16.I'LL PLAY THE FOOL ofpressingplants,shouldbe SAVANNAH BAND-RCA (Ip cut) available by the end of this year. 17. SOUL CHA CHA Discotheque Hit Parade VAN McCOY-H&L (disco disc/Ip cut) Denson says 114 plants are listed 18. LET'S GET IT TOGETHER with their pricings. (Listings are in alphabetical order, by title) EL COCO-AVI (disco disc) 19. CAR WASH Theotherproject,duelate WAREHOUSE VIII/MIAMI BJ'S DISCO/WORCESTER, MASS. ROSE ROYCE-MCA (Ip cut) in January, will be an annotated DJ: Bill Kelly DJ: Nick "Baby Love" Salerno 20. LIKE HER! CALYPSO BREAKDOWN-Ralph GENTLEMEN AND THEIR LADY- listingof reviewersanddisc ALI SHUFFLE/DOING THE FEELING- Roulette (disco disc) MacDonald-Marlin (Ip cut) Alvin Cash-Dakar jockeys who pay regular atten- CHERCHEZ LA FEMME/SOUR AND DO IT ALL THE NIGHT-Power Play- tion to folk, jazz and bluegrass SWEET/I'LL PLAY THE FOOL- Pye (disco disc) -the kinds of music specialized Savannah Band-RCA (Ip cuts) DOWN TO LOVE TOWN-Originals- FBI Seizes Tapes in by the NAIRD-related labels. DAYLIGHT-Vicki Sue Robinson-RCA Motown (disco disc) LEESVILLE, LA.-About 21,000 (disco disc) FULL SPEED AHEAD/LOVE IS ALL YOU "I have a theory," says Denson, DOWN TO LOVE TOWN-Originals- NEED/TRY LOVE FROM THE INSIDE- allegedlypiratedpre-recorded "thatthereare probablyno Motown (disco disc) Tata Vega-Motown ((p cuts) tapes were seized by FBI agents more than 1000 reviewers and GOIN' UP IN SMOKE/SWEET TENDERONI/ FULL TIME THING-Whirlwind- inaraid on the Family News THANKS FOR THE MEMORIES/DON'T jocksinthe country who pay Roulette (disco disc) Center onSouth YOU WANT LIGHT-Eddie Kendricks- I DON'T WANNA LOSE YOUR LOVE- ThirdStreet serious attention tothis music, Tamla (Ip cuts) Emotions-Columbia lip cut) here,saidtobe owned and and the directory will focus on I DON'T WANNA LOSE YOUR LOVE- IT DON'T HAVE TO BE FUNKY/DON'T operated by CharlesNeal. An- those people who really should Emotions-Columbia lip cuts) BEAT AROUND THE BUSH/STANDING other 2000 tapes were found in MIDNIGHT LOVE AFFAIR-Carol Douglas AND WAITING ON LOVE/IT'S GOOD be getting the records and who -Midland Intl. (Ip medley) FOR THE SOUL-Sa!soul Orchestra- avan operated by Neal, who, really make use of them." Den - MY SWEET SUMMER SUITE-Love Salsoul lip cuts) authorities said,was retailing son'sM.O.willbetoscour Unlimited Orchestra -20th Century LIKE HER!-Gentlemen and Their Lady- them for $3.99 each. relevantpublicationstocollect (disco disc) Roulette (disco disc) NICE 'N' NAASTY/IT'S GOOD FOR THE OH L'AMOUR/I WANNA FUNK WITH A smallquantityofpirated the names, and then follow up SOUL/STANDING AND WAITING ON YOU TONITE-Giorgio-Oasis (Ip cuts) tapes was also seizedinraids with botha questionnaire and LOVE/SALSOUL 3001-Salsoul SUNSHINE LOVE-Metal Weeds-RCA on three other locationsinthe phonecalls.Interestedparties Orchestra-Salsoul (Ip cuts) (import disco disc) area, SORRY/THAT'S THE TROUBLE-Grace but theidentitiesof the maycontactDenson at Box Jones-Beam Junction (disco disc) BUTTERMILK BOTTOM/ stores or their owners were not 3233, Berkeley, Cal. 94703. NEW YORK disclosed. BACKSTREET/ATLANTA DJ: Rafael Charres DJ: Rick Wagner The raids were the aftermath THE BOTTLE-Gil Scott-Heron-Arista of a lengthy DOWN TO LOVE TOWN-Originals- investigation by RCA Taps Portnow (disco disc) the FBIin cooperation with the NEW YORK - Neil Portnow Motown (disco disc) CAR WASH/SUNRISE-Rose Royce-MCA I DON'T WANNA LOSE YOUR LOVE- (Ip cuts) Vernon Parish Sheriff's Office and has been named a&r producer, Emotions-Columbia (Ip cut) DOWN TO LOVE TOWN-Originals- the Leesville Police Depart- RCA Records, byBillMulhern, LET'S GET IT TOGETHER-El Coco-AVI Motown (disco disc) ment. director, east coast a&r, to whom (disco disc) GOIN' UP IN SMOKE/MUSIC MAN/ he will report. MIDNIGHT LOVE AFFAIR-Carol Douglas THANKS FOR THE MEMORIES- Midland Intl. (Ip medley) Before joining RCA, Portnow Eddie Kendricks-Tamla (Ip cuts) RECORDING STUDIO EXECUTIVE MY SWEET SUMMER SUITE-Love PETER GUNN/BLACK WIDOW-Deodato was manager, talent acquisition Unlimited Orchestra -20th Century (Ip cuts) SEEKS CHALLENGING OPERATING MAN- and developmentfor Screen (disco disc) PHOENIX/I'LL ALWAYS LOVE YOU "T"- AGEMENT POSITION. OVER 15 YEARS Gems/EMIMusic.Previousto SHOULD I STAY/I WON'T LET YOU GO- Aquarian Dream-Buddah ((p cuts) EXPERIENCE RUNNING ONE OF THE that hewasan independent Vicki Sue Robinson-RCA (Ip medley) SHOULD I STAY/I WON'T LET YOU GO/ COUNTRY'S TOP RECORDING STUDIOS- producer, and president of his SOUL CHA CHA-Van McCoy-H&L HOW ABOUT ME-Vicki Sue Robinson HAVE FOLLOWING IN RECORDING EDU- (Ip cut) -RCA (Ip cuts) own firm,Portnow-MillerPro- CATIONAL AND COMMERCIAL FIELDS SOUR AND SWEET/tHERCHEZ LA SIR DUKE/ORDINARY PAIN/ANOTHER WITH BACKGROUND duction Company. FEMME-Savannah Band-RCA IN RECORD AND STAR/BLACK MAN-Stevie Wonder- TAPE SALES AND DUPLICATING. Inadditiontobringing new (Ip cuts) Tamla ((p cuts) artistsintoRCA, Portnow will THAT OLD BLACK MAGIC-Softones- SORRY-Grace Jones-Beam Junction RESUME ON REQUEST alsobe working with H&L (disco disc) (disco disc) BOX #929-Record World existing YOU + ME = LOVE-Undisputed Truth RCA acts. SPRING AFFAIR/SUMMER FEVER- 1700 Broadway, N.Y.C., 10019 -Whitfield (disco disc) Donna Summer-Oasis (Ip cuts)

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AmericanRadioHistory.Com Showing 'The Way' Strike Continues at CapitolPlant By SAM SUTHERLAND LOS ANGELES - In their sec- Now they're getting maybe one or ond week on the picket line, strik- two," Smith told RW. ing members of Local 986 of the The dispute centers around the Warehouse, Drivers and Helpers initially broad gap between the of America, a Teamsters organiza- union's suggested wage increases tion,claimtheir action against and Capitol's counter-offer. Ac- Capitol Records' pressing facili- cording to Smith, Local 986 had ties here has resulted in a slow- initially asked that pay increases down choking Capitol's daily pro-during the next three-year con- duction levels to no more thantract should amount to 65 per- 10 percent of the plant's normalcent, 55 percent and 50 percent capacity. Since the expiration of of the current wage levelsre- their previous three-year contract spectively; Capitol's last offer, he with Capitol, which ended at mid- claimed, had proposed a wage night on October 3, union organ- increase schedule of 30 percent, 25 percent and 25 percent. izers have reportedly generated DIRBroadcastingCorp.recentlycelebratedthesuccessofitssyndicated13 -week added support from sympathetic Other demands centeron series about the'60s,"The Way ItWent Down," with acocktailpartyinN.Y. fringe benefits including medical, atLe Champignon. Shown in attendance are several of the people responsible for plant personnel involved in the the program. From left: Scott Muni, WNEW-FM program director, on -the -air personality actual pressing activities. dental and holiday benefits. Me- and narrator of the series; Carmine Rubino, recording engineer at The Record Plant, iscurrently Not Cooperative dianhourly wage where theseries was produced; Bob Meyrowitz, president of DIR and producer of Lonnie Smith, business director $4.40. the show; and Josh Mills, associate professor, NYU School of Journalism, columnist for Local 986 and spokesperson New Proposal for the Sunday News and writer of "The Way It Went Down." for the current strike, described Despite his allegation of Capi- Capitolmanagement's response tol's lack of cooperation duringCONCERT REVIEW to the striker's demands thus far negotiations, Smith asserted that as "not very cooperative," and unionofficialswouldpropose Peter Frampton 'Comes Alive' detailedthe slowdownas ex- new, lower terms during Thurs- tremely successful. day's (14) resumed meetings, in For Three SRO Shows at MSG hopes of reaching a compromise "Normally they'll get 15 or 20 NEW YORK - Peter Frampton Frampton's Garden shows truckloads out of the plant a day. with Capitol management. "We'll were designed specifically for his probably be putting demands of returned to Madison Square Gar- den for three sold out perform- New York fans, long a stronghold 50 percent, 40 percent and 40 of support. As aspecial thank Clapton Sets Tour on the table then." ances last week -11 months after he played the venue as an open- you, there was no opening act, LOS ANGELES - RSO Records Negotiators there was any butrather an exhaustive three Negotiating for Capitol Record ingact. Andif artist Eric Clapton is set for a 14- questionaboutFramptonsus- hour set of over 20 songs-some city tour of the United States to Industries during initial talks were taining the success of his trium- new, most familiar. Bob Franz, Al Seymour and John begin on November 5 at the Bay phant year, all doubtswere Aside from the favorites from Front Center, St. Petersburg, Flor- Deitz. quickly dispelledas he walked the "Frampton Comes Alive" al- ida. The tour coincides with the Union sources stated that Capi- onto the stage without introduc- bum, there was an acoustic ren- releasethis week of Clapton's tol management had not resorted tion and captivated the audience dering of "Oh For Another Day" new album for RSO, "No Reason to recruitment of scab labor to with a 20 minute acoustic set offrom hisfirst solo album, "Just toCry,"andfollows amajor offset the slowdown; during the relatively unfamiliar material. The Time Of Year" and a impres- British concert swing. strike, Capitol management has Though his success is phenom- sive medley of Junior Walker's handled theactivitiesnormally enal, Peter Frampton is not a phe- "Road Runner" and Stevie Won- covered by the union personnel nomenon in himself and it would der's "Signed, Sealed, Delivered." Manhattans Go Gold internally. be incorrect to perceive him as Other surprises were a couple of NEW YORK - Columbia re- Following Thursday's (14) talks, such. The successof many ofsongs delivered from behind a cordingartiststheManhattans Smith was scheduled to hold a rock'slatestphenomenons has piano and a segment during "Do have had their latest album, titled union meeting. Capitol executives been ephemeral at best, but for You Feel Like We Do" where he "The Manhattans," certified gold were unavailable for comment at all of Frampton's good looks and took over the drum kit. by the RIAA. press time. unbridled stage charisma, his ap- Of the four encores performed, peal goes deeper. There isan "Jumping Jack Flash" was clearly underlining substance to his the crowd'sfavorite. The song 'Breakaway' Gold in the U.K. music borne of the dulcet pop has been further re -arranged to which characterized the music of emphasize his lyrical guitar style The Herd in 1968 and Humble and to invite audience participa- Pie's heavy metal of the earlytion-something he did not have '70s, not to mention four over-to work very hard to getthis looked solo records beforehis night. This was followed by "I'm live album finally clicked. In You," an acoustic song from his new album which he claims has already been recorded. RIAA, Postal Service There'slittle chance that the nearly seven million people who Set Commemor. Stamp bought Frampton's "Comes WASHINGTON, D.C. - TheAlive" album could be disap- United States Postal Service has pointed with his crafty perform- approved a proposal from the anceatthisstage of develop- RecordingIndustryAssociation ment. As with the album itself, of America thatitissue a com- there's something for everyone- memorative stamp in 1977 mark- new fansand old-withhard ingthe100thAnniversaryof rockers and change of pace bal- Recorded Sound. lads. One only hopes that he The stamp, which has yet to continues to develop as a musi- "Breakaway," the fifth album from A&M's Gallagher & Lyle, has reached the gold - be designed, is scheduled to be cian and lyricist and his audience album milestoneinthe U.K. Pictured during the gold -album presentation, are (from issued sometime in early spring grows with him. left)Derek Green, managing directorof A&M/U.K.; Bennie Gallagher; Jerry Moss, A&M president; and Graham Lyle. "Breakaway" was produced by David Kershenbaum. of next year. Barry Taylor

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AmericanRadioHistory.Com DIALGUE THE VIEWPOINTS OF THE INDUSTRY Alice Prager:SESAC and Civic Involvement By PAT BAIRD back representing both American and European catalogues. Alice H. Prager, daughter of RW: Do you still specialize in country and gospel? ESAC, Inc. founder Paul Hein- Prager: Well, our roots came from American gospel and country ecke, assumed the presidency of music, in which we were really very strong in the early years. Don't the performing rights society in forget, too, ASCAP and SESAC were the only two organizations until 73. She joined SESAC in 1947 1940. Then BMI entered the field and there has been a very healthy er receiving bachelors degrees competition ever since then. I must say I think it's one of the things broadcasting and speech ther- thatisa wonderful traitin this country-that thereisa rapport y and a masters degree in busi- between the three organizations which has grown stronger through es administration. Sheisan the years.I think it has been a concerted effort on all three to have ive member of both the Coun- a rather good understanding of each other. Music Association and the RW: Why do you suppose that ASCAP and BMI did not deal in spel Music Association, as well mechanical rights and only SESAC did it? more than a dozen industry Alice Prager Prager: As far as SESAC is concerned, it just evolved that way. The d charitable organizations, and is listed in some six American "Who's Harry Fox organization has represented mechanical rights since the ho" directories. In the following Dialogue Mrs. Prager discusses the very beginning. It just happened that when my dad went into the area istory and function of SESAC and her current involvement in the that he was asked to represent all the rights of his early affiliates. As tdation of the Duke Ellington Cancer Center. it grew he stayed with it. No particular reason. RW: It seems that in the last two years or so that you have been Rcord World: How is SESAC different from the other performance really looking for new writers and new publisher affiliates. sc s? Prager: Definitely. We have an active campaign in trying to affiliate Prager: Well, first of all, we're the second oldest. We were new publishers and writers and artists who are involved in the busi- u d in 1930, incorporated in 1931. We are the third smallest ness today. There's such a change in the business that you have to it,is bu are the first, I believe, in personalization of services to ourconstantly change. If you're init,naturally, anyone who is in write and our publishers. And like Avis, we try harder, and like aware of that. Part of the excitement of being in the industry is the Hertz, we're sure trying to be #1 in quality and in our way of servic- constant change, and the adaptation to those changes. ing.It's different in one major respect in that ASCAP and BMI do RW: Do you have a program for young writers who want to affiliate not handle mechanical and synchronization licensing for their affil- with SESAC? iates, and we do. I think that is the major technical difference in our organization. Until recently, and when I say recentlyI mean We have stayed heavily within [coun- several years ago, we only affiliated publishers. But we've gone into the writer area in the last three or four years. So we're no longer try]to this day. We feel that we're at different in that respect from ASCAP and BMI. home there and have been for all of941) RW: Is this also not a family owned or private company? Prager:Itisaprivately owned organization. My father,Paul these years. Heinecke, founded SESAC in 1930 and was president of it until his death in 1972, at which point I was appointed president. Prager: Yes. We try to help our young writers. We have a committee RW: What was your father's incentive to start this? that meets and decides if they are acceptable (they have to of course Prager:It's a strange story. My father had retired. He had been pass certain requirements) and if they feel that he or she is a young a music publisher, as a matter of fact, I think he was the 32nd mem- writer with good possibilities, we try in every way to help them and berOf ASCAP. He was the organizer and founder of Associated Music promote them. That is what Imeant when Ispoke of personalized Pufishers, and before that the New York manager of Breitkopf & service. This is the one thing we constantly strive to do for our writers. H el, which isa famous old German music publishing company. We have a very small recording studio, hardly of the calibre of any of H tired in 1929 and travelled to Europe on a trip around the world the known studios in New York, but enough thatif they come up my mother to celebrate the fact that they were retiring. They with a guitar and a voice they can at least cut a demo up here and we

far as Germany and I believe England, and a lot of his old have something to show to the publishers or agents who are inter- es said "Hey, Paul, when you go back, I've got these copyrights, ested. We are not booking agents, nor are we talent agents, in that e you would like to represent some of them in the United States." sense, but we help our people in any way we can. By promoting

trip around the world was never completed since he was bored SESAC. I don't think the other societies do this, butI do know that

the leisure life within, I think, two months. He came back from there is an excellent New York Songwriters Showcase which is getting p, opened an office on 42nd Street and started the Society of its start. That is a marvelous source of new talent for people who are ; can Stage, Authors and Composers, which represented at that interested in finding new talent because obviously all of them don't 4 bt only European copyrights. Then a gentleman-I use the term come to us-I wish they did-but they don't all knock our door down QM y-by the name of Adolf Hitler came into everyone's life and and thisis one marvelous new showcase that they have available. be was a stagnant situation in Europe with copyrights over the RW: How many affiliates do you have now? .years and since my father was nobody to sitstill, he decided Prager: Several hundred. It's a very small stable, which we think t re was a lot of music in America that was not being representedof as a very select small stable of thoroughbreds. and out he went inits search all over our land. In those yearsit RW: I noticed in your bio that you once had gone to school for %as something called "hillbilly music." Of course, today, it's country radio and television. Did you know, or did you suspect that some day music. The origins of gospel and hillbilly were our very first Americanyou would end up as the president of SESAC? ,Obbishers back in the '30s and, of course, we have stayed heavily Prager:I had always hoped I wouldn't. It's true.I had always wished iiwithin that field to this day. We feel that we're at home there and my father had a son and I could be involved in producing radio and :/ave been for all of these years. Due to the war years SESAC becameTV shows. But it never came to be.I guess somewhere along the line Ithe "Selected Editions of Standard American Catalogues," simply I must have known I'd get involved, sinceI was brought to the office because SESAC was SESAC and they had to fit the words in to make to stamp envelopes when I was eight years old or thereabouts. My something out ofit. Through the years,it's always been SESAC-I first job was in the summer of 1946 when I came to SESAC and could say within the last 10, 15 years SESAC is like the word Kodak, I'm dating myself. When in 1966 I was made one of the youngest letters without any particular connotation because again we representradio pioneers it was very upsetting to me at the time! foreign rights so we're no longer Selected Editions of Standard Ameri- RW: Did you ever think of just saying, "I don't want it, I'm going , can Catalogues only, since we've travelled the entire circle and we'reto hire somebody else to do it"? (Continued on page 38)

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15 A DOSE OF ROCK 'N' ROLL Arif Mardin MAGIC MAN Mike Flicker (Andorra, (Bloomsbury, BMI) 36 ASCAP) 6 A FIFTH OF BEETHOVEN RFT Music Pub. MESSAGE IN OUR MUSIC Kenneth Gamble OCTOBER 23, 1976 Corp. (RFT, BMI) 5 & Leon Huff (Mighty Three, BMI) 84 A LITTLE BIT MORE Ron Haffkine (Bygosh, MR. MELODY C. Jackson & M. Yancy OCT. OCT. (Jays Ent./Chappell, ASCAP) 94 23 16 ASCAP) 20 MORE, MORE, MORE Gregg Diamond ICI 105 LOVE ME YVONNE ELLIMAN-RSO RS 858 (Polydor) (Unichappell, BMI) AFTERNOON DELIGHT Milton Okun (Buddah/Gee Diamond, ASCAP) 77 (Cherry Lane, ASCAP) 49 MORE THAN A FEELING John Boylan & 102 102 COWBOY SONG THIN LIZZY-Mercury 73841 (RSO, ASCAP) ANYTHING YOU WANT Bill Cullen Tom Scholz (Pure, BMI) 22 (Mita, BMI) 45 MUSKRAT LOVE Captain & Toni Tennille 103 i i 3 AFTER THE LOVIN' ENGELBERT HUMPERDINCK-Epic 8 50270 (Wishbone, ASCAP) 13 (Silver Blue, ASCAP/Ocean's Blue, BMI) BABY, I LOVE YOUR WAY Peter Frampton (Almo/Fram-Dee, ASCAP) 62 MUSIC IS MY LIFE Joe Wissert (Koppel - 104 112 RUN TO ME CANDI STATON-Warner Bros. WBS 8249 (Da Ann, ASCAP) BETH Bob Ezrin (Cafe Americana/Kiss Man, Bandier, BMI) 91 105 106 IF YOU CAN'T BEAT 'EM, JOIN 'EM MARK RADICE- Songs, ASCAP; All By Myself, BMI) 17 NADIA'S THEME (THE YOUNG AND THE BRAND NEW LOVE AFFAIR (Coral Rock/ RESTLESS) Barry DeVorzon & Perry United Artists XW640 Y (Desert Rain, ASCAP) Botkin,Jr.(Screen -Gems -EMI, BMI)... 31 American Dream/ Belsize, ASCAP) 100 1 06 108 MY SWEET SUMMER SUITE LOVE UNLIMITED ORCHESTRA - DAZZ Jim Healy, Johnny Duncan, Robert NICE 'N' NAASTY Vincent Montana, Jr (Lucky Three, Anatom, BMI) 92 20th Century TC 2301 (Sa-Vette/January, BMI) E. Lee & Brick(Silver Clouds/Trolley, ASCAP) 89 NIGHTS ARE FOREVER WITHOUT YOU 107 - GREY RAINY DAYS LONNIE JORDAN- United Artists XW873 Y Kyle Lehning (Dawnbreaker, BMI) 70 DEVIL WOMAN B.Welch(Unichappell, ONE LOVE IN MY LIFETIME Lawrence (Far Out/River Jordan, BMI) BM!) 12 Brown (Jobete, ASCAP) 61 108 111 DAYDREAM BELIEVER MONKEES-Arista 0201 (Screen Gems -EMI, BMI) DID YOU BOOGIE (WITH YOUR BABY) Joe Renzetti & David Chacklee (Goblet, PLAY THAT FUNKY MUSIC Robert Parissi (Bema/Blaze, ASCAP) 3 109 109 STAYING POWER BARBI BENTON-Playboy P 6078 (Don Kirshner, BMI) BMI) 35 110 110 I'D RATHER BE WITH YOU BOOTSY'S RUBBER BAND-Warner Bros. DISCO DUCK (Part1) Bobby Manuel QUEEN OF MY SOUL Arif Mardin (Average, ASCAP) 83 WBS 8246 (Backstage, BMI) (Stafree, BMI) 2 (DON'T FEAR) THE REAPER M. Krugman, ROCK'N ME Steve Miller (Sailor, ASCAP) 4 111 - DON'T TAKE AWAY THE MUSIC TAVARES-Capitol P 4348 (Bull Pen, S. Pearlman & D. Lucas (B. O'Cult, ROCK AND ROLL MUSIC Brian Wilson BMI/Perren-Vibes, ASCAP) ASCAP) 24 (Arc,BMI) 52 112 - LIVIN' IT DOWN FREDDY FENDER-ABC Dot DOA 17652 (Ben Peters/ DON'T GO BREAKING MY HEART Gus SAY YOU LOVE ME Fleetwood Mac & Keith Olsen (Gentoo, BMI) 39 Crazy Cajun, BMI) Dudgeon (Big Pig/Leeds, ASCAP) 16 DON'T STOP BELIEVIN' John Farrar (SHAKE, SHAKE, SHAKE) SHAKE YOUR 113 102 ONE NIGHT ROY HEAD-ABC Dot DOA 17650 (Travis/Elvis Presley, BMI) (John Farrar, BMI) 58 BOOTY Casey -Finch (Sherlyn, BMI) 15 SHE'S GONE Arif Mardin (Unichappell, BOOMERANG FRANKIE VALLI-Private Stock PS 109 (Razzle Dazzle/ DON'T THINK .. . FEEL Robbie Robertson 114 125 (Stonebridge, ASCAP) 79 BMI) 11 New Seasons, BMI) DO YOU FEEL LIKE WE DO Peter Frampton SHOP AROUND The Captain and Toni 115 121 STAR CHILD PARLIAMENT-Casablanca NB 864 (Malbiz/Rick's BMI) (Aelmogram-Dee, ASCAP) 29 Tennille (Jobete, ASCAP) 75 SHOWER THE PEOPLE Lenny Waronker & 116 117 SHAKE YOUR RUMP TO THE FUNK BAR KAYS-Mercury 73833 FERNANDO Benny Andersson & Bjorn Ulvaeus (Artwork, ASCAP) 18 Russ Titelman (Country Road, BMI) ... 88 (Bar -Kay, BMI) FLOWERS Maurice White & Charles SILLY LOVE SONGS Paul McCartney 117 118 TOUCH OF LIGHTNING GLORIA GAYNOR-Polydor PD 14342 Stepney (Saggifire, BMI/Kalimba, (MPL Communications Inc. by Arr with (ATV, 8M1) 96 (Crushing, BMI) ASCAP) 87 GETAWAY Maurice White & Charles SO SAD THE SONG Milton Okun (Cherry 118 119JULIE ANN GINGER-Shock SH3 (Janus) (Martin/Coulter, ASCAP) Stepney (Kalimba, ASCAP) 25 Lane, ASCAP) 71 119 120DISCO BODY JACKIE MOORE-Kayvette 5127 (TK) (Sherlyn, BMI) GET CLOSER Louis Shelton (Dawnbreaker, STAND TALL Richard Perry (Shillelegh, BMI) 47 BM!) 63 120 122 CATFISH FOUR TOPS-ABC 12223 (ABC -Dunhill /Rall, BMI) GET THE FUNK OUT MA FACE Quincy STILL THE ONE Chuck Plotkin (Siren, BMI) 7 121 124 IF I ONLY COULD ROWANS-Elektra 45347 (Lemuria, BMI) Jones (Kidda/Gouldris, BMI) 51 STREET SINGIN' Barry Manilow & Ron Dante (Kamakazi/Angel Dust, BMI) 98 SKATEBOARDIN' SNEAKERS 'N LACE-PIP 6525 (Cheap Skate, BMI/ GIVE IT UP (TURN IT LOOSE) Leo 122 123 Graham (N.Y. Times/Content/Little SUMMER Jerry Goldstein (Far Out, Bambar, ASCAP) Bear's, BMI) 48 ASCAP) 50 123 116 GIVE A BROKEN HEART A BREAK IMPACT-Atco 7056 GOT TO GET YOU INTO MY LIFE producer SUNRISE Jimmy lenner (C.A.M.-U.S.A. (Friday's Child, BMI) not listed (Maclean, BMI) 60 BMI) 41 HARVEST FOR THE WORLD Isley Brothers SUPERSTAR Paul Davis (Web. IV, BMI) 80 124 129 SALTY TEARS THELMA JONES-Columbia 3 10403 (Razzle Dazzle, BMI) (Bovina, ASCAP) 93 TAKE A HAND Mark K. Smith(Portal/ 125 1 28 YOU'RE THE ONE BLOOD, SWEAT & TEARS-Columbia 3 10400 HEAVEN MUST BE MISSING AN ANGEL Pocket Full of Tunes, BMI) 72 (Lady Casey/Patca Man, BMI) F.Perren (Bull Pen, BMI; Perren-Vibes TEDDY BEAR'S LAST RIDEBillDenny ASCAP) 54 (Cedarwood, BMI) 82 126 114 GIVE ME YOUR MONEY PLEASE BACHMAN-TURNER OVERDRIVE- HOT LINE Freddie Perren (Bull Pen, BMI; THAT'LL BE THE DAY Peter Asher Mercury 73843 (Ranbach, BMI) Perren-Vibes, ASCAP) 97 (MPL Communications, BMI) 14 127 132 DUKE OF EARL BERGEN WHITE-Private Stock PS 105 I CAN'T HEAR YOU NO MORE Joe Wissert THE BEST DISCO IN TOWN J. Morali & (Conrad/A.B.A., BMI) (Screen Gems -EMI, BMI) 91 R. Rome (Can't Stop, BMI) 23 I CAN'T LIVE IN A DREAM Mike Curb & THE BOYS ARE BACK IN TOWN John 128 - (ONE MORE YEAR OF) DADDY'S LITTLE GIRL RAY SAWYER- Michael Lloyd (Silver Blue/Arnold J, Alcock (RSO, ASCAP) 81 Capitol P 4344 (Horse Hairs, BMI) ASCAP) 66 THE END IS NOT IN SIGHT (THE COWBOY I GOT TO KNOW Bruce Blackman & Mike 129 131 TUNE) Barry Byrd Burton (Fourth Floor, IF I EVER DO WRONG BETTY WRIGHT-Alston 3722 (TK) (Sherlyn, BMI) Clark (Brother Bill's, ASCAP) 57 ASCAP 67 130 134 ME AND MY GEMINI FIRST CLASS-All Platinum AP 2365 (Gambi, BMI) I'D REALLY LOVE TO SEE YOU TONIGHT THE FEZ Gary Katz (ABC-Dunhill/E.L.D.G , K. Lehning (Dawnbreaker, BMI) 21 131 138 SHERRY KEANE BROTHERS -20th Century TC 2302 8MI) 86 I NEVER CRY Bob Ezrin (Ezra/Early THE RUBBERBAND MAN Thom Bell (Bunz Off/Cotaba, BMI Canada) Frost, BMI) 43 (Mighty Three, BMI) 42 132 135 DON'T TURN THE LIGHTS OUT MARGIE JOSEPH-Cotillion 44207 I ONLY WANT TO BE WITH YOU Jimmy THE WRECK OF THE EDMUND FITZGERALD (Atlantic) (Dozier, BMI) lenner (Chappell, ASCAP) 10 Lenny Waronker & GordonLightfoot (Moose, CAPAC) 9 133 133 THINGS ANNE MURRAY-Capitol P 4329 (Hudson Bay, BMI) IF YOU LEAVE ME NOW James William Guercio (Big Elk/Polish Prince, ASCAP) 1 THIS MASQUERADE Tommy LiPuma 134 136 (I THINK I WANNA) POSSESS YOU MAXINE NIGHTINGALE- I'M EASY Richard Baskin (Amer. Broad./ (Skyhill, BMI) 40 United Artists XW865 Y (Andustin/Ackee, ASCAP) Lion's Gate/Easy, ASCAP) 74 THIS ONE'S FOR YOU Ron Dante & Barry Manilow (Kamakazi, BMI) 30 135 - SILVER HEELS BLAZE-Epic/Sweet City 8 50292 (Rock -Hopper, ASCAP) IT'S A LONG WAY THERE G. Weatley & The Little River Band (Australian TONIGHT'S THE NIGHT (GONNA BE AL- 136 149 LET ME DOWN EASY AMERICAN FLYER-United Artists XW874 Y Tumbleweed, BMI) 78 RIGHT) Tom Dowd (Cock & Trumpet, (United Artists/Glasco, ASCAP; McKenzie/Dunbar, BMI) IT'S O.K. Brian Wilson (Brother, BMI) 55 ASCAP) 38 IT'S ONLY LOVE Bill Ham (Hamstein, BMI) 90 WHAM BAM Tom Sellers & Clive Davis 137 - COMIN' CHOCOLATE MILK-RCA PB 10758 (Marsaint, BMI) KISS AND SAY GOODBYE Bobby Martin (Colgems, ASCAP) 33 138 126 YOU ARE MY LOVE LIVERPOOL EXPRESS-Atco 7058 (Nattahnam/Blackwood, BMI) 53 WHENEVER I'M AWAY FROM YOU (Warner Bros., ASCAP) JEANS ON Air Prod. (Moth/Dick James, B. Reno & J.Davis (Midsong, ASCAP) 85 BMI) 139 127 95 WHO'D SHE COO Ohio Players (Tight SPOTLIGHT CROSBY/NASH-ABC 12217 (Kortchmar, ASCAP) JUST TO BE CLOSE TO YOU James Corporation/Unichappell, BMI) 73 140 130 SWEET LADY FROM GEORGIA BROTHERHOOD Of MAN-Pye 71076 Carmichael & Commodores (Jobete/ WITH YOUR LOVE Larry Cox and Jefferson (Easy Listening, ASCAP) Commodores Enter., ASCAP) 19 Starship (Diamond Back, BMI) 27 LET 'EM IN Paul McCartney (MPL 141 YOU ARE MY STARSHIP S. Drinkwater 115 I NEED IT JOHNNY GUITAR WATSON-DJM 1013 (Amherst) Communications by Arrangement with & J. Schoenbaum (Electrocord, ASCAP) 44 (Vir-Jon, BMI) ATV, BMI) 34 YOU ARE THE WOMAN Jim Mason 142 137 FIRE MOTHER'S FINEST-Epic 8 50269 (Tisratill, ASCAP) LET'S BE YOUNG TONIGHT Michael L. (StephenStills,BMI) 32 Smith (Jobete, ASCAP, Stone Diamond, YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE A STAR (TO 143 139 ROXANNE PETER FOLDY-Polydor PD 14344 (Beechwood/Bondi, BMI) BMI) 99 BE IN MY SHOW) Don Davis 144 140 WANNA MAKE LOVE (COME FLICK MY BIC) SUN-Capitol P 4254 LIKE A SAD SONG Milt Okun (Cherry (Groovesville, BMI) 46 (Glenwood/Osmosis, BMI) Lane, ASCAP) 56 YOU GOTTA MAKE YOUR OWN SUNSHINE 145 141 LOVE BALLAD Larry Mizell & Fonce Mizell Robert Appere & Neil Sedaka (Don HEART ON MY SLEEVE GALLAGHER & LYLE-A&M 1850 (Irving, BMI) (Unichappel, BMI) 146 142 (I'M A) STAND BY MY WOMAN MAN RONNIE MILSAP- 68 Kirshner, BMI) 65 LOVE IS ALIVE Gary Wright (Warner RCA PB 10724 (Pi -Gem, BMI) YOUNG HEARTS RUN FREE Dave Crawford Brothers, ASCAP) 64 (Da Ann, ASCAP) r 76 147 143 PARTY LINE ANDREA TRUE CONNECTION-Buddah BDA 538 LOVE OF MY LIFE Gino Vannelli, Joe YOU'LL NEVERFIND ANOTHER LOVE (Gem Diamond/MRI, ASCAP) Vannelli & Geoff Merick (Almo/Giva, LIKE MINE Gamble &Huff(Mighty 148 145 GRASSHOPPER SPIN-Ariola America P 7632 (Capitol) (U.S. Arabella, BMI) ASCAP) 69 Three, BMI) 37 149 144 LET'S ROCK ELLISON CHASE-Big Tree BT 16073 (Atlantic) (Kaskat, BMI) LOVE SO RIGHT Bee Gees & Albhy YOU MAKE ME FEEL LIKE DANCING Galuten (Casserole/Unichappell, BMI) . 28 150 146 FREE SPIRIT ATLANTA RHYTHM SECTION-Polydor PD 14339 Richard Perry (Brainstorm, BMI) 59 LOWDOWN (Joe Wissert (Boz Scaggs/ (Low -Sal, BMI) YOU SHOULD BE DANCING Bee Gees Hudmar, ASCAP) 8 (Casserole/Unichappell,BMI) 26

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TITLE, ARTIST, Label, Number, (Distributing Label) 49 41 AFTERNOON DELIGHT STARLAND VOCAL BAND/Windsong OCT. OCT. WKS. ON 23 16 CB 10588 (RCA) 25 CHART 50 43SUMMER WAR/United Artists XW834 Y 2IF YOU LEAVE ME NOW 16 51 44 GET THE FUNK OUT MA FACE BROTHERS JOHNSON/ CHICAGO A&M 1851 9 Columbia 3 10390 12 52 47ROCK AND ROLL MUSIC BEACH BOYS/Brother-Reprise RPS 1354 (WB) 21

2 1 DISCO DUCK (PART I) RICK DEES & HIS CAST OF IDIOTS/ 53 51 KISS AND SAY GOODBYE THE MANHATTANS/Columbia RSO 857 (Polydor) 11 3 1031026 3 3 PLAY THAT FUNKY MUSIC WILD CHERRY/Epic/Sweet City 54 53 HEAVEN MUST BE MISSING AN ANGEL TAVARES/ 8 50225 19 Capitol P 427020 55 52 10 ROCK 'N ME STEVE MILLER BAND/Capitol P 4323 10 IT'S O.K. BEACH BOYS/Brother-Reprise RPS 1368 (WB) 9 5 5 A FIFTH OF BEETHOVEN WALTER MURPHY & THE BIG 56 56 LIKE A SAD SONG JOHN DENVER/RCA PB 10774 7 APPLE BAND/Private Stock 073 21 57 57I GOT TO KNOW STARBUCK/Private Stock 104 8 6 7 MAGIC MAN HEART/Mushroom M 7011 14 58 58 DON'T STOP BELIEVIN' OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN/MCA40600 12 7 8 STILL THE ONE ORLEANS/Asylum 45336 14 86YOU MAKE ME FEEL LIKE DANCING LEO SAYER/ 8 4 LOWDOWN BOZ SCAGGS/Columbia 3 10367 17 Warner Bros. WBS8283 2 13 EN THE WRECK OF THE EDMUND FITZGERALD GORDON 60 60GOT TO GET YOU INTO MY LIFE BEATLES/Capitol P4274 20 LIGHTFOOT/Reprise RPS 1369 (WB) 9 61 61 ONE LOVE IN MY LIFETIME DIANA ROSS/Motown M1398F11 10 11 I ONLY WANT TO BE WITH YOU BAY CITY ROLLERS/ 62 62 BABY, I LOVE YOUR WAY PETER FRAMPTON/A&M 19 Arista 0205 8 1832 11 12 SHE'S GONE DARYL HALL & JOHN OATES/Atlantic 3332 13 80 STAND TALL BURTON CUMMINGS/Portrait 6 77001 4 12 6 DEVIL WOMAN CLIFF RICHARD/Rocket PIG 40574 (MCA) 17 64 59 LOVE IS ALIVE GARY WRIGHT/Warner Bros. WBS 8143 27 in 19 MUSKRAT LOVE CAPTAIN & TENNILLE/A&M 1870 5 65 67 YOU GOTTA MAKE YOUR OWN SUNSHINE NEIL SEDAKA/ 14 15 THAT'LL BE THE DAY LINDA RONSTADT/Asylum 45340 10 Rocket PIG 40614 (MCA) 8 15 9 (SHAKE, SHAKE, SHAKE) SHAKE YOUR BOOTY 1133 75 I CAN'T LIVE IN A DREAM OSMONDS/Polydor PD 14348 5 KC & THE SUNSHINE BAND/TK 1019 17 67 70 THE END IS NOT IN SIGHT (THE COWBOY TUNE) 16 14 DON'T GO BREAKING MY HEART ELTON JOHN & KIKI DEE/ AMAZING RHYTHM ACES/ABC 12202 5 Rocket PIG 40585 (MCA) 17 68 69 LOVE BALLAD LTD/A&M 1847 4 17 18 BETH KISS/Casablanca NB 863 8 69 68 LOVE OF MY LIFE GINO VANNELLI/A&M 1861 7 21 FERNANDO ABBA/Atlantic 0200 10 70 79 NIGHTS ARE FOREVER WITHOUT YOU ENGLAND DAN & 23 JUST TO BE CLOSE TO YOU COMMODORES/Motown M JOHN FORD COLEY/Big Tree BT 16079 (Atlantic) 3 1402F 8 71 76 SO SAD THE SONG GLADYS KNIGHT & THE PIPS/Buddah 20 16 A LITTLE BIT MORE DR. HOOK/Capitol P 4280 18 BDA 544 3 21 17 I'D REALLY LOVE TO SEE YOU TONIGHT ENGLAND DAN & 72 63 TAKE A HAND RICK SPRINGFIELD/Chelsea CH 3051 7 JOHN FORD COLEY/Big Tree BT 16069 (Atlantic) 20 73 65 WHO'D SHE COO? OHIO PLAYERS/Mercury 73814 14 34 MORE THAN A FEELING BOSTON/Epic 8 50266 5 74 64 I'M EASY KEITH CARRADINE/ABC 12117 20 26 THE BEST DISCO IN TOWN RITCHIE FAMILY/Marlin 3306 75 66 SHOP AROUND CAPTAIN & TENNILLE/A&M 1817 26 (TK) 8 76 71 YOUNG HEARTS RUN FREE CANDI STATON/Warner Bros. 27 ECI (DON'T FEAR) THE REAPER BLUE OYSTER CULT/ 8181 26 Columbia 3 10384 12 77 72 MORE, MORE, MORE ANDREA TRUE CONNECTION/ 25 20 GETAWAY EARTH, WIND & FIRE/Columbia 3 10373 16 Buddah BDA 515 33 26 22 YOU SHOULD BE DANCING BEE GEES/RSO 853 (Polydor) 17 78 84 IT'S A LONG WAY THERE LITTLE RIVER BAND/Harvest P 27 24 WITH YOUR LOVE JEFFERSON STARSHIP/Grunt FB 10746 4318 (Capitol) 5 79 (RCA) 13 73 DON'T THINK ... FEEL NEIL DIAMOND/Columbia 3 10405 6 80 74 al 32 LOVE SO RIGHT BEE GEES/RSO RS 846 (Polydor) 5 SUPERSTAR PAUL DAVIS/Bang 726 12 81 78 36 DO YOU FEEL LIKE WE DO PETER FRAMPTON/A&M 1867 THE BOYS ARE BACK IN TOWN THIN LIZZY/Mercury73786 24 D 1 82 77 TEDDY BEAR'S LAST RIDE DIANA WILLIAMS/Capitol 4317 30 31 THIS ONE'S FOR YOU BARRY MANILOW/Arista 0206 6 6 83 81 QUEEN OF MY SOUL AWB/Atlantic 3354 39 7 NADIA'S THEME (THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS) 84 82 MESSAGE IN OUR MUSIC O'JAYS/Phila. Intl. ZS83601 (CBS)6 BARRY DeVORZON & PERRY BOTKIN, JR./A&M 1856 9 95 WHENEVER I'M AWAY FROM YOU JOHN TRAVOLTA/ En 37 YOU ARE THE WOMAN FIREFALL/Atlantic 3335 9 33 28 WHAM BAM SILVER/Arista 0189 Midland Intl. MB 10780 (RCA) 2 17 86 90 THE FEZ STEELY DAN/ABC 12222 34 29 LET 'EM IN WINGS/Capitol P 4293 3 17 87 91 FLOWERS EMOTIONS/Columbia 3 10347 5 35 35 DID YOU BOOGIE (WITH YOUR BABY) FLASH CADILLAC& 88 83 SHOWER THE PEOPLE JAMES TAYLOR/WarnerBros. WBS THE CONTINENTAL KIDS/Private Stock 079 8 8222 11 El3 42A DOSE OF ROCK 'N' ROLL RINGO STARR/Atlantic 3361 4 37 25 YOU'LL NEVER FIND ANOTHER LOVE LIKE MINE CHARTMAKER OF THE WEEK LOU RAWLS/Phila. Intl. ZS8 3592 (CBS) 24 - DAZZ 46 TONIGHT'S THE NIGHT (GONNA BE ALRIGHT) BRICK ROD STEWART/Warner Bros. WBS 8262 4 39 30 Bang 727 SAY YOU LOVE ME FLEETWOOD MAC/Reprise RPS1356 1 (WB) 16 40 33 THIS MASQUERADE GEORGE BENSON/Warner Bros. WBS 90 94 IT'S ONLY LOVE ZZ TOP/London 5N 241 3 8209 20 91 85 I CAN'T HEAR YOU NO MORE/MUSIC IS MY LIFE 41 38 SUNRISE ERIC CARMEN/Arista 0200 10 HELEN REDDY/Capitol P 4312 12 92 1:113 48 THE RUBBERBAND MAN SPINNERS/Atlantic 3355 6 96 NICE 'N NAASTY SALSOUL ORCHESTRA/Salsoul SZ 2011 2 93 88 HARVEST FOR THE WORLD THE ISLEY BROTHERS/T-Neck rn 54 I NEVER CRY ALICE COOPER/Warner Bros. WBS 8143 27 gm 49YOU ARE MY STARSHIP NORMAN CONNORS/Buddah ZS8 2261 (CBS) 10 542 6 94 - MR. MELODY NATALIE COLE/Capitol P 4308 45 45ANYTHING YOU WANT JOHN VALENTI/Ariola America P 1 95 - JEANS ON DAVID DUNDAS/Chrysalis 2094 1 7625 (Capitol) 6 96 89 SILLY LOVE SONGS WINGS/Capitol P 4256 29 MI 55 YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE A STAR (TO BE IN MY SHOW) 97 - HOT LINE SYLVERS/Capitol P 4336 1 MARILYN McCOO & BILLY DAVIS, JR./ABC 12208 7 98 92 STREET SINGIN' LADY FLASH/RSO 852 (Polydor) 47 15 40GET CLOSER SEALS & CROFTS/Warner Bros. WBS 8190 25 99 - LET'S BE YOUNG TONIGHT JERMAINE JACKSON/Motown 48 50GIVE IT UP (TURN IT LOOSE) TYRONE DAVIS/Columbia M 1401F 1 3 10388 6 100 87 BRAND NEW LOVE AFFAIR JIGSAW/Chelsea 3043 5

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TWO'S COMPANY-Aztec SMALL CHANGE-Tom Waits- SOME PEOPLE CAN DO WHAT WLIR-FM/LONG ISLAND THEY LIKE-Robert Palmer- FLASHMAK ER Two-Step-RCA Asylum ADDS: Island YEAR OF THE CAT-Al Stewart- STUFF-WE YEAR OF THE CAT-Al Stewart- CARELESS-Stephen Bishop-ABC Janus TECHNICAL ECSTASY-Black FLYING HIGH-Blackfoot-Epic Sabbath-WE Janus HARD CANDY-Ned Doheny-Col HEAVY ACTION (airplay, sales, IN ONE EYE AND OUT THE OTHER HEAVY ACTION (airplay, phones, in descending order): WBLM-FM/MAINE phones): -Cate Bros.-Asylum SPIRIT-Earth, Wind & Fire-Col LIVE ON TOUR IN EUROPE- ADDS: AGENTS OF FORTUNE-Blue Oyster Cobham/Duke Band-Atlantic CLOSE UP-Bonnie Koloc- Cult-Col SONGS IN THE KEY OF LIFE- MAIN REFRAIN-Wendy Waldman Epic ANIMAL NOTES-Crack The Sky- Stevie Wonder-Tamla NO REASON TO CRY-Eric Clapton -WB IN ONE EYE AND OUT THE OTHER Lifesong PRISMS-Lyons & Clark-Shelter -Cate Bros.-Asylum -RSO RAZOR SHARP-Earl Slick Band- JOAN ARMATRADING-A&M SILK DEGREES-Boz Scaggs-Col MAIN REFRAIN-Wendy Waldman Capitol BOSTON-Epic TROUBADOUR-J.J. Cale-Shelter STUFF-WB -WB CALLING CARD-Rory Gallagher- HASTEN DOWN THE WIND- THE MAIN REFRAIN TECHNICAL ECSTASY- NEW NATION-Roderick Falconer Chrysalis Linda Ronstadt-Asylum WENDY WALDMAN Black Sabbath-WB -UA END OF THE BEGINNING- NIGHT ON THE TOWN- RAZOR'S EDGE-John Payne Band Richie Havens-A&M Rod Stewart-WB WB HEAVY ACTION (airplay, in LONG MAY YOU RUN-Stills- -Arista GOLD PLATED-Climax Blues Band descending order): RINGO'S ROTOGRAVURE-Ringo Young Band-Reprise SONGS IN THE KEY OF LIFE- Starr-Atlantic -Sire BREAD & ROSES-Judy Collins- Stevie Wonder-Tamla SOME PEOPLE CAN DO WHAT HOW LATE'LL YA PLAY'TIL-David Elektra WNEW-FM/NEW YORK SOMEWHERE I'VE NEVER THEY LIKE-Robert Palmer- Bromberg Band-Fantasy IN THE POCKET-James Taylor- TRAVELLED-Ambrosia- Island SOME PEOPLE CAN DO WHAT WE ADDS: 20th Century SPIRIT-Earth, Wind & Fire-Col THEY LIKE-Robert Palmer- CRYSTAL BALL-Styx-A&M JOAN ARMATRADING-A&M SMALL CHANGE-Tom Waits- Island LIVE ON TOUR IN EUROPE- LONG MAY YOU RUN-Stills- Asylum UNORTHODOX BEHAVIOUR- WAIV-FM/JACKSONVILLE Cobham/Duke Band-Atlantic Young Band-Reprise YOUR MIND IS ON VACATION- Brand X-Sire ADDS: MAIN REFRAIN-Wendy Waldman NO REASON TO CRY-Eric Clapton Mose Allison-Atlantic -WB - RSO CARELESS-Stephen Bishop-ABC MOTION-Geoff Muldaur- MODERN MUSIC-Be Bop Deluxe HEAVY ACTION (airplay, in CRYSTAL BALL-Styx-A&M descending order): WHFS-FM/WASHINGTON HIGH VOLTAGE-AC/DC-Atco Reprise -Harvest PRIVATE EYES-Tommy Bolin-Col YEAR OF THE CAT-Al Stewart- ADDS: IN ONE EYE AND OUT THE OTHER SMALL CHANGE-Tom Waits- -Cate Bros.-Asylum Asylum BOSTON-Epic Janus CALDERA-Capitol NO REASON TO CRY-Eric Clapton SOME PEOPLE CAN DO WHAT TAKIN' IT TO THE STREETS- SONGS IN THE KEY OF LIFE- IT'S YOUR WORLD-Gil Scott - THEY LIKE-Robert Palmer- Doobie Bros.-WB Stevie Wonder-Tamla - RSO Heron & Brian Jackson-Arista ON THE ROAD TO KINGDOM Island FIREFALL-Atlantic TWO'S COMPANY-Aztec SPIRIT-Earth, Wind & Fire-Col Two -Step --RCA MAIN REFRAIN-Wendy Waldman COME-Harry Chapin-Elektra MODERN MUSIC-Be Bop Deluxe -WB PART 3-K.C. & the Sunshine Band STUFF-WB -TK WCOZ-FM/BOSTON -Harvest NAKED AND WARM-Bill Withers TECHNICAL ECSTASY- JOAN ARMATRADING-A&M -Col SOME PEOPLE CAN DO WHAT Black Sabbath-WB ADDS: LET THE ROUGH SIDE DRAG- RINGO'S ROTOGRAVURE- THEY LIKE-Robert Palmer- THRILLS-Lost Gonzo Band-MCA CALLING CARD-Rory Gallagher- Jesse Winchester-Bearsville Ringo Starr-Atlantic Island Chrysalis END OF THE BEGINNING- WELCOME TO CLUB CASABLANCA HEAVY ACTION (airplay, in SMALL CHANGE-Tom Waits- -Long John Baldry- descending order): IN ONE EYE AND OUT THE OTHER Richie Havens-A&M Asylum -Cate Bros.-Asylum SCHOOL DAYS-Stanley Clarke- Casablanca SONGS IN THE KEY OF LIFE- LIVIN' THING (single)-ELO-UA Nemperor SOME PEOPLE CAN DO WHAT WHERE DID ALL THE MONEY GO- Stevie Wonder-Tamla YOU ARE MY LOVE (single)- AMERICAN FLYER-UA THEY LIKE-Robert Palmer- Baby-Chelsea DEEP CUTS-Strawbs-Oyster Island Liverpool Express-Atlantic WAKING AND DREAMING- HEAVY ACTION (airplay, sales, GOLD PLATED-Climax Blues Band Orleans-Asylum SPIRIT-Earth, Wind & Fire-Col phones-in descending order): -Sire HEAVY ACTION (airplay, ROBBIN THOMPSON-Nemperor BOSTON-Epic END OF THE BEGINNING- BOSTON-Epic WAVES-Sonny Fortune-Horizon Richie Havens-A&M FLEETWOOD MAC-Reprise WCMF-FM/ROCHESTER BIGGER THAN BOTH OF US- MOVING TARGETS-Flo & Eddie Hall & Oates-RCA FLY LIKE AN EAGLE-Steve Miller ADDS: HEAVY ACTION (airplay, -Col Band-Capitol phones, in descending order): SONGS IN THE KEY OF LIFE- RINGO'S ROTOGRAVURE- FRAMPTON COMES ALIVE- CALLING CARD-Rory Gallagher- SONGS IN THE KEY OF LIFE- Stevie Wonder-Tamla Ringo Starr-Atlantic Peter Frampton-A&M Chrysalis Stevie Wonder-Tamla WILD CHERRY-Epic/Sweet City I/YOU-Brian Protheroe- HARD RAIN-Bob Dylan-Col CRYSTAL BALL-Styx-A&M GIST OF THE GEMINI- Chrysalis IN ONE EYE AND OUT THE OTHER NO REASON TO CRY- Gino Vannelli-A&M NO REASON TO CRY-Eric Clapton Eric Clapton-RSO LONE STAR-Epic (Import) -RSO -Cate Bros.-Asylum ONE MORE FROM THE ROAD- SOME PEOPLE CAN DO WHAT ONE MORE FROM THE ROAD- JESSE COME HOME-James Gang HOW LATE'LL YA PLAY'TIL-David Lynyrd Skynyrd-MCA THEY LIKE-Robert Palmer- Lynyrd Skynyrd-MCA -Atco Bromberg Band-Fantasy LITTLE RIVER BAND-Harvest Island SILK DEGREES-Boz Scaggs-Col MAIN REFRAIN-Wendy Waldman LET THE ROUGH SIDE DRAG- CRYSTAL BALL-Styx-A&M SONGS IN THE KEY OF LIFE- -WB Jesse Winchester-Bearsville Stevie Wonder-Tamla MOXY II-Mercury END OF THE BEGINNING- WOSR-FM/TAMPA ON THE ROAD TO KINGDOM SPIRIT-Faith, Wind & Fire-Col Richie Havens-A&M ADDS: WBCN-FM/BOSTON COME-Harry Chapin-Elektra ELEMENTARY-Wah Wah Watson SPACE TRAVELER-James Vincent CRYSTAL BALL-Styx-A&M ADDS: -Col -Caribou CALIENTE-Gato Barbieri-A&M FROM THE BLUE EAGLE- ANIMAL NOTES-Crack The Sky- WHCN-FM/HARTFORD BLACK HEART MAN-Bunny Wailer Bat McGrath-Amherst Lifesong ADDS: HEAVY ACTION (airplay, sales, GOLD PLATED-Climax Blues Band CALLING CARD-Rory Gallagher phones, in descending order): -Island CALLING CARD-Rory Gallagher- ROCKET COTTAGE-Steeleye Span -Sire -Chrysalis Chrysalis SPIRIT-Earth, Wind & Fire-Col LIVE ON TOUR IN EUROPE- DARK BLONDE-Tom Jans-Col ANIMAL NOTES-Crack The Sky- -Chrysalis ESSENTIAL TRAVIS SHOOK AND LONG MISTY DAYS-Robin Trower Cobham/Duke Band-Atlantic GOODNIGHT MRS. CALABASH- THE CLUB WOW-Just Like Real Lifesong -Chrysalis MAIN REFRAIN-Wendy Waldman Ian Thomas Band-Chrysalis FRESH AIRE-Mannheim ALL THE WORLD'S A STAGE- -WB I/YOU-Brian Protheroe- Stea mrol l er-American Rush-Mercury RUTLAND WEEKEND SONGBOOK- Chrysalis Gramophone WITHIN REACH-O-UA (Import) Eric Idle, Neil Innes-Passport LIVE AT CBGB'S-Various Artists HARD CANDY-Ned Doheny-Col SOME PEOPLE CAN DO WHAT SMALL CHANGE-Tom Waits- -Atlantic IN ONE EYE AND OUT THE OTHER THEY LIKE-Robert Palmer- SLEEPER Asylum LIVE ON TOUR IN EUROPE- -Cate Bros.-Asylum Island 10 YEAR OVERNIGHT SUCCESS- Cobham / Duke Band-Atlantic LIVE ON TOUR IN EUROPE- FROM THE BLUE EAGLE- Black Oak Arkansas-MCA RAZOR SHARP-Earl Slick Band- Cobham/Duke Band-Atlantic Bat McGrath-Amherst TWO'S COMPANY-Aztec Two Cnoitol MAIN REFRAIN-Wendy Waldman YEAR OF THE CAT-Al Stewart- Step-RCA TWO'S COMPANY-Aztec Two -Step -WB Janus WELCOME TO CLUB CASABLANCA -RCA MOTION-Geoff Muldaur-Reprise RAZOR SHARP-Earl Slick Band- -Long John Baldry- YOUR MIND IS ON VACATION- ON THE ROAD TO KINGDOM Capitol Casablanca Mose Allison-Atlantic COME-Harry Chapin-Elektra MODERN MUSIC-Be Bop Deluxe Harvest HEAVY ACTION (airplay, SMALL CHANGE-Tom Waits- phones, in descending order): HEAVY ACTION (airplay): Asylum THROW ME A BONE-Rob POSTON-Epic Galbraith-RCA SONGS IN THE KEY OF LIFE- LET'S STICK TOGETHER- HEAVY ACTION (airplay, Stevie Wonder-Tamla Bryan Ferry-Atlantic phones): NO REASON TO CRY- LIVIN' FOR LOVIN'-Jackie Lomax LONG MAY YOU RUN-Stills W100-FM/PHILADELPHIA STUFF Eric Clapton-RSO -Capitol Young Band-Reprise ADDS: WAKING AND DREAMING- LONG MAY YOU RUN-Stills- LONG MISTY DAYS-Robin Trower WB Orleans-Asylum Young Band-Reprise -Chrysalis I/YOU-Brian Protheroe- SOMEWHERE I'VE NEVER LONG MISTY DAYS-Robin Trower MODERN MUSIC-Be Bop Deluxe Chrysalis TRAVELLED-Ambrosia- -Chrysalis -Harvest LIVE AT CBGB'S-Various Artists 20th Century -Atlantic NO REASON TO CRY- NO REASON TO CRY-Eric Clapton WQDR-FM/RALEIGH LONG MAY YOU RUN-Stills- Eric Clapton-RSO -RSO LIVE ON TOUR IN EUROPE- Young Band-Reprise ONE MORE FROM THE ROAD- Cobham /Duke Band-Atlantic ADDS: TROUBADOUR-J.J. Cale-Shelter ROCKET COTTAGE-Steelye Span MAIN REFRAIN-Wendy Waldman Lynyrd Skynyrd-MCA -Chrysalis -WB HOW LATE'LL YA PLAY'TIL-David HARD RAIN-Bcb Dylan-Col SMALL CHANGE-Tom Waits- Bromberg Band-Fantasy LONG MISTY DAYS-Robin Trower Asylum SOME PEOPLE CAN DO WHAT NEW NATION-Roderick Falconer LIVIN' THING (single)-ELO-UA THEY LIKE-Robert Palmer- -UA -Chrysalis SOME PEOPLE CAN DO WHAT MAIN REFRAIN-Wendy Waldman END OF THE BEGINNING- THEY LIKE-Robert Palmer- Island ON THE ROAD TO KINGDOM COME-Harry Chapin-Elektra -WB Richie Havens-A&M IsInnd SONGS IN THE KEY OF LIFE- LEON REDBONE-WB RESOLUTION-Andy Pratt- SONGS IN THE KEY OF LIFE- Stevie Wonder-Tamla RINGO'S ROTOGRAVURE- SANFORD-TOWNSEND BAND-WB Nemperor Stevie Wonder-Tamla SPIRIT-Earth, Wind & Fire-Col Ringo Starr-Atlantic

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HEAVY ACTION (sales, airplay): HEAVY ACTION (sales, phones, HEAVY ACTION (airplay): TOP AIRPLAY airplay): GOODNIGHT MRS. CALABASH- BOSTON-Epic DEEP CUTS-Strawbs-Oyster Ian Thomas Band-Chrysalis CHESTNUT ST. INCIDENT-Johnny BOSTON-Epic DAVID FORMAN-Arista IN ONE EYE AND OUT THE OTHER FREE FOR ALL-Ted Nugent-Epic Cougar-MCA GOLD PLATED-Climax Blues Band -Cate Bros.-Asylum HONOR AMONG THIEVES-Artful LONG MISTY DAYS-Robin Trower -Sire RINGO'S ROTOGRAVURE-Ringo Dodger-Col -Chrysalis MAIN REFRAIN-Wendy Waldman Starr-Atlantic LONG MAY YOU RUN-Stills- SCHOOL DAYS-Stanley Clarke- -WB ROCKET COTTAGE-Steeleye Span Young Band-Reprise Nemperor MOTION-Geoff Muldaur-Reprise -Chrysalis SONGS IN THE KEY OF LIFE- MODERN MUSIC-Be Bop Deluxe NO REASON TO CRY-Eric SPACE TRAVELER-James Vincent Stevie Wonder-Tamla Clapton-RSO -Harvest SPITFIRE-Jefferson Starship- -Caribou NO REASON TO CRY-Eric Clapton SOME PEOPLE CAN DO WHAT Grunt HEAVY ACTION (airplay, sales, - RSO YEAR OF THE CAT-Al Stewart- THEY LIKE-Robert Palmer- Island in descending order): SONGS IN THE KEY OF LIFE- Janus Stevie Wonder-Tamla SPIRIT-Earth, Wind & Fire-Col SOMEWHERE I'VE NEVER SPIRIT-Earth, Wind & Fire-Col TRAVELLED-Ambrosia- 20th Century SONGS IN THE KEY OF LIFE WiGGY BITS-Polydor WZMF-FM/MILWAUKEE KZEW-FM/DALLAS BOSTON-Epic STEVIE WONDER YEAR OF THE CAT-Al Stewart- ADDS: Janus ADDS: TROUBADOUR-J.J. Cale-Shelter TamIa BAREFOOT BALLET-John Klemmer ALL THE WORLD'S A STAGE- NO REASON TO CRY-Eric Clapton -ABC Rush-Mercury -RSO NEW NATION-Roderick Falconer WNOE-FM/NEW ORLEANS CALLING CARD-Rory Gallagher- JUMP ON IT-Montrose-WB -UA Chrysalis ADDS: ON THE ROAD TO KINGDOM HASTEN DOWN THE WIND- MOST AIRPLAY CRYSTAL BALL-Styx-A&M Linda Ronstadt-Asylum BAREFOOT BALLET-John Klemmer COME-Harry Chapin-Elektra SONGS IN THE KEY OF LIFE- -ABC TROUBADOUR-J.J. Cale-Shelter GOLD PLATED-Climax Blues Band YEAR OF THE CAT-Al Stewart- Stevie Wonder-Tamla -Sire Janus CHICKEN SKIN MUSIC-Ry Cooder HEAVY ACTION (airplay, sales, LIVIN' THING lsingle)-ELO-UA NO REASON TO CRY- -Reprise LONG MAY YOU RUN-Stills phones, in descending order): ON THE ROAD TO KINGDOM Eric Clapton-RSO IT'S YOUR WORLD-Gil Scott - Young Band-Reprise DREAMBOAT ANNIE-Heart- COME-Harry Chapin-Elektra BOSTON-Epic Heron & Brian Jackson-Arista LONG MISTY DAYS-Robin Trower Mushroom SOME PEOPLE CAN DO WHAT LONG MAY YOU RUN-Stills- BOB MARLEY & THE WAILERS -Chrysalis LIVE-Island FLY LIKE AN EAGLE-Steve Miller THEY LIKE-Robert Palmer- Young Band-Reprise Band-Capitol Island SONGS IN THE KEY OF LIFE- YEAR OF THE CAT-AI Stewart HEAVY ACTION (airplay, sales, FRAMPTON COMES ALIVE- TECHNICAL ECSTASY-Black Stevie Wonder-Tamla -Janus phones): Peter Frampton-A&M Sabbath-WB SOME PEOPLE CAN DO WHAT DREAMBOAT ANNIE-Heart- AGENTS OF FORTUNE-Blue Oyster TEN YEAR OVERNIGHT SUCCESS- THEY LIKE-Robert Palmer Mushroom Cult-Col Black Oak Arkansas-MCA KSAN-FM/SAN FRANCISCO -Island FLEETWOOD MAC-Reprise HOW LATE'LL YA PLAY'TIL-David HEAVY ACTION (sales, airplay, ADDS: MODERN MUSIC-Be Bop Bromberg Band-Fantasy LONG MISTY DAYS-Robin Trower phones, in descending order): HIGH VOLTAGE-AC/DC-Atco Deluxe-Harvest ONE MORE FROM THE ROAD- -Chrysalis Lynyrd Skynyrd-MCA FREE FOR ALL-Ted Nugent-Epic LONG MAY YOU RUN-Stills- IT'S YOUR WORLD-Gil Scott - ONE MORE FROM THE ROAD Young Band-Reprise -Lynyrd Skynyrd-MCA SONGS IN THE KEY OF LIFE- HARD RAIN-Bob Dylan-Col Heron & Brian Jackson-Arista Stevie Wonder-Tamla ONE MORE FROM THE ROAD- LIMOUSINE-Ariola America SPIRIT-Earth, Wind & Fire- HASTEN DOWN THE WIND- Lynyrd Skynyrd-MCA Linda Ronstadt-Asylum MAIN REFRAIN-Wendy Waldman Col HASTEN DOWN THE WIND- -WB FREE FOR ALL-Ted Nugent- LONG MAY YOU RUN-Stills- Linda Ronstadt-Asylum Epic W -4 -FM/ DETROIT Young Band-Reprise SONGS IN THE KEY OF LIFE- 10 YEAR OVERNIGHT SUCCESS- ADDS: Stevie Wonder-Tamla Black Oak Arkansas-MCA CHESTNUT ST. INCIDENT- SILK DEGREES-Bcz Scaggs-Col WORLD RECORD-Van Der Graaf Johnny Cougar-MCA KSHE-FM/ST. LOUIS FREE FOR ALL-Ted Nugent-Epic Generator-Mercury WYDD-FM/PITTSBURGH ADDS: ADDS: GOLD PLATED-Climax Blues Band NO REASON TO CRY-Eric Clapton HEAVY ACTION (airplay): -Sire BURTON CUMMINGS-Portrait -RSO FROM THE BLUE EAGLE- HIGH VOLTAGE-AC/DC-Atco GIST OF THE GEMINI-Gino BOSTON-Epic Bat McGrath-Amherst IN ONE EYE AND OUT THE OTHER HOW LATE'LL YA PLAY'TIL-David -Cate Bros.-Asylum Vannelli-A&M CALLING CARD-Rory Gallagher MAIN REFRAIN-Wendy Waldman Bromberg Band-Fantasy JESSE COME HOME-James Gang -Chrysalis -WB IN ONE EYE AND OUT THE -Atco MODERN MUSIC-Be Bop Deluxe SOLID-Michael Henderson- OTHER-Cate Bros.-Asylum ON THE ROAD TO KINGDOM KMYR-FM/ALBUOUEROUE -Harvest Buddah ON THE ROAD TO KINGDOM COME-Harry Chapin-Elektra ADDS: MOTHER'S FINEST-Epic COME-Harry Chapin-Elektra TECHNICAL ECSTASY-Black NO REASON TO CRY-Eric STUFF-WB IF I DIDN'T MEAN YOU WELL SOME PEOPLE CAN DO WHAT Sabbath-WB Clapton-RSO TECHNICAL ECSTASY-Black THEY LIKE-Robert Palmer- (single)-Bill Withers-Col Sabbath-WB 10 YEAR OVERNIGHT SUCCESS- PRIVATE EYES-Tommy Bolin-Col Island Black Oak Arkansas-MCA JESSE COME HOME-James Gang WHOLE WORLD'S GOIN' CRAZY- -Atco RINGO'S ROTOGRAVURE-Ringo 10 YEAR OVERNIGHT SUCCESS- WELCOME TO CLUB CASABLANCA April Wine-London Black Oak Arkansas-MCA MAIN REFRAIN-Wendy Waldman Starr-Atlantic -Long John Baldry- SOME PEOPLE CAN DO WHAT ROBBIN THOMPSON-Nemperor Casablanca -W8 HEAVY ACTION (airplay, sales): SPIRIT-Earth, Wind & Fire-Col THEY LIKE-Robert Palmer- THRILLS-Lost Gonzo Band-MCA Island AMIGO-Arlo Guthrie-Reprise HEAVY ACTION (approximate YOU MAKE ME FEEL LIKE DANCING HEAVY ACTION (airplay, sales): airplay, phones): SONGS IN THE KEY OF LIFE- AUTOMATIC MAN-Island Isinglel-Leo Sayer-WB Stevie Wonder-Tamla BOSTON-Epic BIGGER THAN BOTH OF US- ALL THE WORLD'S A STAGE- YEAR OF THE CAT-Al Stewart- Rush-Mercury HEAVY ACTION (airplay, sales, CALLING CARD-Rory Gallagher Hall & Oates-RCA phones): Janus CRYSTAL BALL-Styx-A&M CALLING CARD-Rory Gallagher -Island BOSTON-Epic LET'S STICK TOGETHER-Bryan -Chrysalis FREE FOR ALL-Ted Nugent-Epic FREE FOR ALL-Ted Nugent-Epic FIREFALL-Atlantic Ferry-Atlantic KZEL-FM/EUGENE GO FOR BROKE-Ian Matthews- LONG MISTY DAYS-Robin Trower LONG MISTY DAYS-Robin Trower LONG MAY YOU RUN-Stills- Col -Chrysalis -Chrysalis Young Band-Reprise ADDS: I/YOU-Brian Protheroe- NO REASON TO CRY-Eric Clapton MEN FROM EARTH-Ozark NIGHT ON THE TOWN-Rod CRYSTAL BALL-Styx-A&M Chrysalis -RSO Mountain Daredevils-A&M Stewart-WB GOODNIGHT MRS. CALABASH- LADY IN WAITING-Outlaws- ONE MORE FROM THE ROAD- MODERN MUSIC-Be Bcp Deluxe SILK DEGREES-Boz Scaggs-Col Ian Thomas Band-Chrysalis Arista Lynyrd Skynyrd-MCA -Harvest SONGS IN THE KEY OF LIFE- JESSE COME HOME-James Gang LONG MAY YOU RUN-Stills- SCHOOL DAYS-Stanley Clarke- NEW NATION-Roderick Falconer Stevie Wonder-Tamla -Atco Young Band-Reprise Nemperor -UA TROUBADOUR-J.J. Cale-Shelter LIVE AT CBGB'S-Various Artists SONGS IN THE KEY OF LIFE- RAZOR SHARP-Earl Slick Band- ONE MORE FROM THE ROAD- WAKING AND DREAMING- -Atlantic Stevie Wonder-Tamla Capitol Orleans-Asylum MOTION-Geoff Muldaur-Reprise Lynyrd Skynyrd-MCA SCHOOL DAYS-Stanley Clarke- SPIRIT-Earth, Wind & Fire-Col PETER AND THE WOLF-Various YEAR OF THE CAT-Al Stewart- Nemperor Artists-RSO YEAR OF THE CAT-Al Stewart- Janus CORKY SIEGEL-Dharma WMMS-FM/CLEVELAND Janus KMET-FM/LOS ANGELES ADDS: 10 YEAR OVERNIGHT SUCCESS ADDS: -Black Oak Arkansas-MCA CALLING CARD-Rory Gallagher WXRT-FM/CHICAGO ANIMAL NOTES-Crack the Sky- TEXAS COOKIN'-Guy Clark- -Chrysalis ADDS: KQRS-FM/MINNEAPOLIS Lifesong RCA ADDS: CRYSTAL BALL-Styx-A&M WELCOME TO CLUB CASABLANCA BURTON CUMMINGS-Portrait GOLD PLATED-Climax Blues Band DEEP CUTS-Strawbs-Oyster DAVID FORMAN-Arista BOSTON-Epic -Lcrig John Baldry- -Sire NEW NATION-Roderick Falconer Casablanca GOLD PLATED-Climax Blues Band IT'S YOUR WORLD-Gil Scott - CLOSE UP-Bonnie Koloc-Epic -UA -Sire Heron & Brian Jackson-Arista FIVE HUNDRED MILES HIGH- ROARING SILENCE-Manfred HEAVY ACTION (airplay, IN ONE EYE AND OUT THE LIVE ON TOUR IN EUROPE- Flora Purim-Milestone Mann's Earth Band-WB phones): Cobham/Duke Band-Atlantic OTHER-Cate Bros.-Asylum HARD RAIN-Bob Dylan-Col FREE FOR ALL-Ted Nugent-Epic RAZOR'S EDGE-John Payne Band IN ONE EYE AND OUT THE OTHER IT'S YOUR WORLD-Gil Scott - -Arista -Cate Bros.-Asylum JUMP ON IT-Montrose-WE Heron & Brian Jackson-Arista SMALL CHANGE-Tom Waits- LET'S STICK TOGETHER-Bryan KOME-FM/SAN JOSE NO REASON TO CRY-Eric Clapton JESSE COME HOME-James Gang Asylum Ferry-Atlantic ADDS: -RSO -Atco SOME PEOPLE CAN DO WHAT LIVE ON TOUR IN EUROPE- AFTER THE DUST SETTLES-Juice SILK DEGREES-Boz Scaggs-Col RAZOR SHARP-Earl Slick Band- THEY LIKE-Robert Palmer- Cobham/Duke Band-Atlantic Newton & Silver Spur-RCA SOME PEOPLE CAN DO WHAT Capitol Island MODERN MUSIC-Be Bop Deluxe ANIMAL NOTES-Crack The Sky- THEY LIKE-Robert Palmer- SMALL CHANGE-Tom Waits- SPRING FEVER-Joachim Kuhn- -Harvest Lifesong Island bsylum Atlantic SMALL CHANGE-Tom Waits- CRYSTAL BALL-Styx-A&M SONGS IN THE KEY OF LIFE- SOME PEOPLE CAN DO WHAT WELCOME TO CLUB CASABLANCA Asylum EASY STREET-Capricorn Stevie Wonder-Tamla THEY LIKE-Robert Palmer- -Long John Baldry- TEXAS COOKIN'-Guy Clark- FIVE HUNDRED MILES HIGH- YEAR OF THE CAT-Al Stewart- Island Casablanca RCA Flora Purim-Milestone Janus

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Prager: I think aboutitalot,but that'sasfar asitgoes! PORGY & BESS Every time I start thinking about it the telephone rings with some RAY CHARLES, CLEO LAINE-RCA CPL2-1831 other challenge and I never get around to finishing that thought. (14.98) Producer Norman Granz was responsible RW: What is a typical day for you? What does the president of for the classic Louis Armstrong/Ella Fitz- SESAC do? gerald "Porgy & Bess;" here he takes a Prager: I think the better part of the day is spent communicating completely new approach and emerges with people. In every way.I don't mean letter writing,I mean on a with another masterpiece, completely dif- one to one basis because we are a very communications oriented ferent in tone and texture. Charles and organization, communicating with my own executives as well as other Laine have personalized the score. people in the industry. It really is a total job, it is a total involvement. None of our days are eight hour days.I don't know how they begin or end but sometimes I come in and it's dark and I go home at night LIMOUSINE and it's dark. I don't know where the daylight went to.It isn't that Pye 12140 (6.98) from 9 to 10 you work on this, and from 10 to 11 you do this- A successful Dutch group-not to be con- there's never one day that's the same as the other. I try to limit my fused with a late '60s band of the same activities outside the office insofar as I like to have many of my name-with a hearty pop sound that leans executives involved in the trade organizations and their meetings in toward the heavier elements of the genre their particular area of involvement. We therefore kind of "split the ratherthantothelighter."America," team" here. "Don't Let Love Bring You Down" and RW: What is your involvement with the Country Music Association "Why" serve as strong introductions ready and the Gospel Music Association? to drive the group full speed ahead. Prager: There is a great deal I'd like to say about the CMA. I think it's one of the finest groups, and I think it has visibly come such a DO IT YOUR WAY long way in the past, let's say, 10 years. The growth of country music CROWN HEIGHTS AFFAIR-Delite DEP 2022 (6.98) has been spearheaded by the CMA to a great degree. I think it's Producers/writers/arrangers Freida Neran- one of the most worthwhile and most active organizations. It's done gis and Britt Britton, in collaboration with a marvelous thing for Nashville and for country music. The Gospel Crown HeightsAffair,have created a Music Association is starting to do, in a small way, what CMA has al- brightly orchestrated Ip that's full of body ready accomplished. It's a relatively new organization. I would say and lacking in gimmickry. "Searching For about 10 or 12 years old. GMA stresses the promotion of gospel music Love," "Music Is the World" and "French to give an awareness to the public of its importance and its message. Way" are suitable for dancing or listening It has also come a long way in the last few years and is on its way pleasures. to growing yearly. As a matter of fact, their Dove awards were given during their annual convention, a week before the CMA convention. CHESTNUT STREET INCIDENT They have balloting the same way that CMA does. It's beginning to JOHNNY COUGAR-MCA 2225 (6.98) be very much similar to CMA inits intent: they have an executive Could Cougar want to be a cross between secretary with offices in Nashville; they're also involved now in trying Bruce Springsteen and Billy Joel, or is he to start a Hall of Fame, and getting off the ground with that. There's a just from the same street Elliot Murphy crossover between the interest of people in both organizations, be- once lived on? Either way, he handles cause they are interrelated. such staples as "Jailhouse Rock," "Oh, RW: Is the gospel market growing? Pretty Woman" and "Do You Believe In Prager: Magic" with a certain delicacy, while his I think even in your own magazine you are now heading up towards gospel charts just like you did country charts. There's a tre- own "American Dream" rings true enough. mendous crossover of country and gospel because after allit'sall American music. There's a lot of pop music that's come out of gospel "LIVE" ON TOUR IN EUROPE the last years, a lot of pop artists who sing gospel, such as Elvis Presley BILLY COBHAAI-GEORGE DUKE BAND-Atlantic and other "name" people. They use this sort of "standard" music in SD 18194 (6.98) their TV and nite club shows. So it's gotten-not the word notoriety- Two musicians with an inborn talent for because that is hardly what you would use with gospel music-but feeding off each others' ideas and turns, it's gotten publicity and it's become more known through the fact Cobham and Duke have found similarly that many leading artists are now singing gospel with a feeling of compatible voices in guitarist John Sco- country, with a feeling of pop, even with rock. Gospel is quite in- field and bassist Alfonso Johnson, both volved. There is black gospel, southern gospel-it's totally involved, of whom contributeinequal measure just as country has these different aspects, gospel has its distinctive with the two principals. areas too. RW: When your father first started acquiring or affiliating with LET'S STEAL AWAY TO THE HIDEAWAY country publishers, were country and gospel just about the same thing LUTHER INGRAM-Koko KOA-1300 16.981 at the particular point? The combined talents of writer/producer/ Prager: No, there was quite a difference in thoseyears. Whereas arranger Johnny Baylor and singer/writer the country artists, the "hillbillies," were singles,or groups, with Luther Ingram have produced a recording bluegrass and fiddles involved as backing, the gospelquartets always of fine soulful tunes, mostly balladic but had a piano backing. It's a funny thing with the quartets. Theyhave with the up -tempo "Sweet Inspiration" been there all along and they are one of the most famed mediums and the perfect dance number, "I Like the of the expression of gospel music. The fact is that they haven'thad as Feeling," of equal prominence. The title much national publicity as other types ofgroups but they've been track, too, is special. going strong all these years. If you go to any of thesequartet sings- all night sings-it's incredible the thousands of people whocome out GITTIN' OFF and listen and sing and join. BOHANNON-Dakar DEK 76921 (Brunswick) (6.98) RW: Can you tell me about Duke Ellington Cancer Center? A late -night soul album for making love Prager: The Duke was planning to doa benefit for the Hamptons or other pastimes, Bohannon's breathiness Hospital & Medical Center on the second of August,1974. Unfortun- as well expressed in the laid-back quality ately, he passed away before this came topass. It was a very personal of the instrumental tracks as in the clear- thing for me, because it happened to bemy birthday, and he, as a full tones of his vocals. "Come Winter," very special friend, was going to make this a very special fund raising "I'm In Love" and the title track share affair. My pet project is the Hamptons Hospitaland this promised this unique sensibility known as Hamilton to be a very successful benefit. We decided togo on with the affair Bohannon. (Continued on page 39) 38 RECORD WORLD OCTOBER 23, 1976

AmericanRadioHistory.Com Reno Rides High Davis Talk Stresses Awareness III NEW YORK-Speaking at a re- sions of "Weekend in New Eng- cent presentation sponsored by land" and David Forman's the Music and Performing Arts "Dream Of A Child". He com- Lodge of B'nai B'rith, Arista Rec- pared Forman toRandy New- ords president Clive Davis man and Tom Waits, asartists stressedthat constant attention who had acquired followings due to all developments in the music to critical reviews but had not business, aswellascontinual yet broken through to the gen- probing to enhance business and eral audience. artistic skills, is the only formula Opening the session for ques- for success. tions from the audience, Davis Davis' informal and often off- was asked if Arista was planning the-cuff speech was delivered at to develop a publishing company an "Evening With Clive Davis"within the organization. He an- attended by more than 200, and swered "yes" and did not elabo- held at the Central Synagogue. rate. Using much the same format When asked if he felt he and as he did at the recent Arista Arista were leaders of public taste Convention, Davis interlaced his or followers, he said he was "fol- Bob Reno, president of Midland International Records, recently acted as co-host on remarks about theindustryin lowing public taste. The key is to Don Kirshner's "Rock Concert"televisionshow. To celebrate theevent, a private general with the presentation of find an artist who leads it. Artists screening was set up at the Waldorf and party held in honor of Reno's appearance. new Arista product. like Bob Dylan,Bruce Spring- On hand to join in the festivities were, from left: Jack Kiernan, vice president,RCA; and Mel Leading off with Silver's cur- steen and Patti Smith are origi- Richard Roemer, attorney for Midland; Reno; Ken Glancy, president, RCA; nals and will carve out a follow- Ilberman, vice president, RCA. rent hit single, "Wham Bam," he explained that the group's next ing." single, "Memory," will be more Asked whathethoughtof (Continued from page 38) indicative of their style. They will "punk rock," Davis said that Patti Dialogue be touring with America, Hall & Smith is "the queen of punk rock as a tribute to the Duke. In doing this wethought, rather than do this Oates and the Doobie Brothersand her only precursor was Lou as a one time affair, let's try to build amemorial that's a fitting and "to show the audiences that theirReed." Both are currently signed lasting tribute to the Duke, and so the Duke Ellington CancerCenter range is broader than Top 40," to Arista. "I don't believe itis a in conjunction with the Hamptons Hospital & Medical Center came Davis said. movementor a trendof a into being. The Hamptons Hospital is presently on the drawing boards Coining the phrase "surrealis- sound," he said. "I will rest on and will be undergoing construction very shortly. Hopefully wewill tic rock" in order to describe the Patti and Lou." raise enough money to have an Ellington Cancer Center involvedrecently signedAlpha Band, Throughout the two hour pres- therein. There is never enough money for a Cancer Center. Our intent Davis played and read the lyrics entation, Davis continuedto is to have five beds for indigent musicians available at all times. That's to"Interviews"fromAlpha's stress that both artists and record quite an undertaking. At this point we're happy if we can have one. soon to be released album. He executives must "constantly read I'm looking forward to five. I'm looking forward to 10, if we can raise stated:"Ifeel they will be asand know what is happening in the money. But it's a long haul and the expenses of undertaking suchmeaningful as any group I have music today." He also bemoaned a thing are almost $50,000 per bed per year. So as you seeit's a mam- ever been associated with." Thethe lack of enthusiasm on the moth project. A lot of the Duke's followers are most loyally trying toAlpha Band were members of part of some members of the in- help establish this first Center. We have high hopes of having such the group backing Bob Dylan dustry, saying: "We are subjected centers in many hospitals throughout the country. We have beenduring the Rolling Thunder Re- to the endless nostalgic stories receiving wonderful donations from people such as Torio in Japan,vue tour. about days when they had the who had an Ip recorded for us of some of the Duke's best known He also played both the Randy enthusiasm they should have to- songs, RCA pressed it for us, and we're selling it as a collector's item Edelman and Barry Manilow ver- day." for a tax deductible $25, all of which goes into the fund. We're hoping to raise as much money as possible, as soon as possible, so that weWRVR (Continued frompage 4) can put it in our little time deposits and get our interest and keepmunicationsCommission. Nowers, and is now pushing a test growing and build the first of our Centers. We have established a that the prospective owners say casethroughtothe Supreme music industry committee and when I asked Stanley Adams andthey'll keep jazz on WRVR's air,Court to prove its point. Edward Cramer to be my co-chairmen they graciously consented. the $2.3 million sale is expected In the meantime, the Commis- They are two marvelous and cooperative gentlemen to work with. to be approved by the commis- sionisoperating under a U.S. RW: What are the things you're doing to raise the money? sion. Court of Appeals order which di- Prager: We're open to any suggestions. We have tried to establish The jazz format, says companyrects the FCC to hold hearings on chapters throughout the country and we already have chapters in president Egmont Sonderling, "is station sales that threaten unique Nashville, Los Angeles, Chicago, Rochester, Knoxville and Detroit. The notascommercially viableas formats. The hearing process is Duke Ellington Society has been immensely helpful. The New York what we had in mind" for the long, risky and expensive. Chapter donates 10 percent of their annual treasury to us at the end money -losing station"but after Sonderling evidently wanted to of the year. I can't begin to tell you how many people from different being held up for 15 months,avoid further delays in its acqui- countries have responded to our requests for donations. We're ship-we've decided to take the plunge.sition of WRVR and promised to ping the albums out at no cost to the fund. This is SESAC's donation,We're doingit without reserva- keep the jazz format in order to the least we can do. We have no paid help of any kind, and are almost tion. We're going to try our damn- avoid having the sale sent to hear- fanatic about the fact that we will not spend any of this money becauseedest to run a jazz station." ings. By backing down, Sonderling it is so hard to come by. Sonderling elected to save the had taken from the Citizens' Com- RW: How can people buy this album? jazz format just days before the mittee To SaveAll -JazzRadio, Prager: They can send $25 to the Duke Ellington Cancer Center, FCC was scheduled to take up itsthe group opposing the sale, its 10 Columbus Circle, New York, N. Y. 10019. transfer application. The Commis- most potent argument. RW: What do you see in the future for yourself and SESAC? sion has been under pressure late- Also,if the FCC wins its test Prager: Growth. First and foremost Ibelieve that we are again in ly from the Federal courts to pre= case on format changes before the the process of growing pains. You don't ever really stop in this busi- vent stations with unique or mi- Supreme Court later next year- ness; it's an industry of constant change and you must adapt to these nority -taste formats (such as clas- proving thatitcannot interject changes to keep up with it.I hope to see us even more involved in sical music and jazz) from switch- itselfin format decisions-Son- all facets of the industry. ingtomore mass -appeal -type derling will be free to switch at RW: And for yourself? programming,despitennanciai that time. Until then, Sonderling Prager: SESAC and I are synonomous, we go together. We're the losses. The Repub!ican-dominated says that WRVR "will be a true same age and were born at the same time. We've come a long way FCC believes it has no legal right jazz station, not 90 percent cross- together, baby! 0 to dictate formats to station own- over music."

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AmericanRadioHistory.Com Historic Issues(Continued from page 34) The MOR Report dreamy nature)isperfectly bal- singers of Wagner. All of the ten anced with Florestan (his passion- popular Wagner operas are rep- ate, fiery side).It is-or was-a resented,even Das Rheingold (Listings are in alphabetical order, by title) fairly rare piece in New York re- ("Erda's Warning"), and the selec- ,111111111111111,1111111111111111111111.11111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111,111111111, STEAL HER AWAY-John Davidson citals, and Horowitz has given us tions of singers is interesting. Most Adds -20th Cent. a standardto go by. On the disc STAND TALL-Burton PETER GUNN-Deodato-MCA Performers & Performances Cummings-Portrait TORN BETWEEN TWO LOVERS- isalso a poetic performance of Oftheexpectedsuperstars, Mary McGregor-Ariola theScriabinFifthSonata.The EVERY FACE TELLS A STORY- America Lauritz Melchior is represented in Olivia Newton-John-MCA WE AIN'T DOWN YET- playingisbright and light,yet a first-rate and very musical Rome TORN BETWEEN TWO LOVERS- Jess Pearson-Cream again very poetic. The record has Narrative from Tannhaeuser; ' Mary McGregor-Ariola WITH YOU-Moments-Stang America the feel and sense of the event, FridaLeiderina moving "Ich and whenever Horowitz plays,it Most Active Active sah das Kind" from Parsifal; Wolf- DROPKICK ME JESUS- is an event. gang Windgassen in an excellent, MUSKRAT LOVE-Captain & Bobby Bare-RCA Tenni I le-A&M A Classy New Record lyrical and persuasive Prize Song NADIA'S THEME (The Young and FERNANDO-ABBA-Atlantic The Restless)-Barry DeVorzon A record in Deutsche Grammo- from Die Meistersinger; and Bir- AFTER THE LOVIN'-Engelbert & Perry Botkin Jr.-A&M phon's current shipment which git Nilsson is heard in her match- Humperdinck-Epic has not made the charts should less and individual Liebestod from NADIA'S THEME (The Young and KULF/HOUSTON The Restless)-Barry DeVorzon do so soon. Called "100 Years of the complete recording of Tristan. & Perry Botkin Jr.-A&M Adds Bayreuth," itis a classy and well - Of the singers whose voices are THE WRECK OF THE EDMUND A DOSE OF ROCK 'N' ROLL- recorded documentary of the first not quite so familiar in the U.S., FITZGERALD-Gordon Lightfoot Ringo Starr-Atlantic -Reprise AFTER THE LOVIN'-Engelbert music festival. Now, perhaps,it Max Lorenz, who was Nazi Ger- Humperdinck-Epic is hard to imagine that prior tomany's answer toMelchior,is BETH-Kiss--Casablanca WNEW/NEW YORK 1876 no one had ever heard of heard in Siegmund's call for his DON'T THINK ... FEEL- Adds Neil Diamond-Col a music festival, but the first one sword from Die Walkuere. The in Wagner's voiceis I NEVER CRY-Alice Cooper-WB Bayreuth - when not the instrument of I TAKE ALOT OF PRIDE IN WHAT I Active complete Ring cycle was heard Melchior,butitiscertainlya AM-Paul Delicato-AOA I ONLY WANT TO BE WITH YOU for the first time - started themore powerful and brilliant one SAD COUNTRY LOVE SONG- -Bay City Rollers-Arista whole idea. Salzburg did not ap- than can be found in any helden- Tom Bresh-Farr LOVE SO RIGHT-Bee Gees-RSO STAND TALL-Burton Cummings MUSKRAT LOVE-Captain & pear until 1920, and the vast pro- tenor on the international market -Portrait Tennille-A&M lification of summer festivals only today. Astrid Varnay and Wing- WHEN I WANTED YOU- NADIA'S THEME (The Young and occurredafterWorld WarII. gassen unite in the closing pages Gino Cunico-Arista The Restless)-Barry DeVarzon & Perry Botkin Jr.-A&M Through Bayreuth's first centenary of the Siegfried duet (from "Ewig WBAL/BALTIMORE THE END IS NOT IN SIGHT- many great performances have war ich" to the end), and one can Amazing Rhythm Aces-ABC taken place there but thisis not hear the soprano's drama, inten- Adds THIS ONE'S FOR YOU- ARIA-Acker Bilk-Pye Barry Manilow-Arista to say, by a long shot, that thesity and occasional pitch prob- A DOSE OF ROCK 'N' ROLL- TONIGHT'S THE NIGHT- best Wagner was always there. lems. Friedrich Schorr is heard in Ringo Starr-Atlantic Rod Stewart-WE For some timethe"Bayreuth abrilliant "Evening Star" from EVERY FACE TELLS A STORY- bark" was the joke of opera, be-Tannhaeuser and Richard Mayr, Olivia Newton-John-MCA KOY/PHOENIX whointhehistorybooks GLADIOLA-Helen Reddy- Adds cause Wagner's widow, Cosima is Capitol (who is responsible for the festi- thought of as the most famous DON'T FIGHT THE HAND THAT HELLO OLD FRIEND-Eric Clapton FEEDS YOU-Hamilton, Joe val's existence after the composer Baron Ochs, sings a full voiced, -RSO Frank & Dennison-Playboy WHENEVER I'M AWAY FROM YOU died), insisted so on diction thatblack version of Hagen's Watch -John Travolta- LOVE ME-Yvonne Elliman-RSO singing was lost in the shuffle. But from Goetterdaemmerung.. Midland Intl. SALTY TEARS-Thelma Jones- Col forallthat, there were always Unexpected Surprises SO SAD THE SONG-Gladys great singers there, and except for WSM/NASHVILLE Knight & The Pips-Buddah Certain voices, such as Emmy KirstenFlagstad (who appeared Destinn(Santa'sBallad), Walter Adds only in very minor roles) every KEEP ON RUNNIN'-Gene Cotton Active Soomer (Dutchman Act II intro to -ABC / Dot AFTER THE LOVIN'-Engelbert major Wagner singer of statureduet) and Franz Voelker Lohen- LOVE NEVER LASTS FOREVER- Humperdinck-Epic has sung his important repertory grin's farewell to the swan) are Buckacre-MCA ARIA-Acker Bilk-Pye there. That the festival at this mo- largely unknown and were very NIGHTS ARE FOREVER (WITHOUT FERNANDO-ABBA-Atlantic ment is in something less than at YOU)-England Dan & MUSKRAT LOVE-Captain & interesting. Leonie Rysanek is not J. F. Ccley-Big Tree Tennille-A&M its most honored means nothing: at her most intense in "Dich teure STAND TALL-Burton Cummings- NADIA'S THEME (The Young and the 1976 festival turned upin Portrait Halle," and unexplainably, Hans The Restless)-Barry DeVorzon the person of Peter Hofmann and & Perry Botkin Jr.-A&M Hotter sounds less than ideal in Active THE WRECK OF THE EDMUND Spas Wenkoff, two supposedly FITZGERALD-Gordon Lightfoot the Wahn Monologue from Die A DOSE OF ROCK 'N' ROLL- If -Reprise authenticheldentenors. they Meistersinger, but these are minor Ringo Starr-Atlantic are - and they have sung few ANYTHING YOU WANT- imperfections. The album con- KFI/LOS ANGELES John Valenti-Ariola America places else and nowhere on rec- tains twofascinatingrecords, FERNANDO-ABBA-Atlantic Adds ord - the festival will once again LOVE ME-Yvonne Elliman-RSO beautifully pressed with excellent, EVERY FACE TELLS A STORY- have justified itself. SHELTER ME-Fingertips-MCA informative notes. Olivia Newton-John-MCA DG Runs With The Ball GOOD NIGHT & GOOD MORNING On the reissueline,London WCCO/MINNEAPOLIS -Jim Capaldi-Island Since 1951, when Bayreuth re- Records has just brought out "The Adds NIGHTS ARE FOREVER (WITHOUT openedafterWorldWar II, YOU-England Dan & Voice of Giuseppe di Stefano" in DROPKICK ME JESUS- Deutsche Grammophon and Phil- J. F. Coley-Big Tree SicilianSongs.Ifthis record is Bobby Bare-RCA STAND TALL-Burton Cummings ipps have issued all of the popu- HOLD ON-Dan Hill -20th Cent. -Portrait taken one side at a time-that is lar Wagner operas in complete one side, pause for a while, and I GO TO RIO-Peter Allen- TORN BETWEEN TWO LOVERS- performances made in the Fest- A&M Mary McGregor-Ariola then Side Two-it is fun to hear. IT HURTS TO KNOW THE America spielhaus.Some,such as the Di Stefano has just the right kind FEELING'S GONE-Billy Mize- 1951 Parsifal and the 1966 Tristan Zodiac Proschiutto to make these songs Active and Isolde, are as close to perfect JEANS ON --David Dundas- BREEZIN'-George Benson-WE work. Tis high-level intensity gets Chrysalis as any recording can be. Many CALIFORNIA DAYS-Starland a bit overdone, but there is real LAURA (What's He Got That I Vocal Band-Windsong others have great interpretations Ain't Got)-Kenny Rogers-UA delight in his caressingthe SING YOUR OWN SONG- in them but not sustained LET ME DOWN EASY-American Mark Lindsay-Greedy melody andreallysinging out. Flyer-UA momentsof grandeur. THIS ONE'S FOR YOU- What Ther is no fake art here, no at- SLOW DANCING-Funky Kings- Barry Manilow-Arista Deutsche Grammophon has done Arista temptsatturninga for the centenary of the Wagner phraseto SOMEDAY-Henry Gross- Also reporting this week: WSB, make straight forward music ele- Lifesong KSFO, WBZ, KMBZ, WGN, WIOD, festivalisto go back as far asgant. But the love of song and STAND TALL-Burton Cummings WIP, KMOX, WTMJ, WLW, WMAL, possible in acoustic recording and -Portrait WNHC, WHDH. singing thatis the heart of the offer selections from 19 favoriteSicilian Song comes through. 40 RECORD WORLD OCTOBER 23, 1976

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TITLE, ARTIST, Label, Number (Distributing Label) 49 48 YOU ARE MY STARSHIP NORMAN CONNORS/Buddah BDS OCT. OCT. WKL ON 5655 11 F 23 16 CHART 50 50 ABANDONED LUNCHEONETTE DARYL HALL & 1111 2 SONGS IN THE KEY OF LIFE JOHN OATES/Atlantic SD 7296 7 F 51 38 BEST OF THE BAND/Capitol ST 11553 7 F STEVIE WONDER 52 53 TEDNUGENT/EpicPE 33692 8 H Tamla T13 34062 (Motown) 2 Ea 60SCHOOL DAYS STANLEY CLARKE/Nemperor NE 439 (Atlantic) 5 F Egli 69THE CLONES OF DR. FUNKENSTEIN PARLIAMENT/ Casablanca NBLP 7022 3 F 2 1 FRAMPTON COMES ALIVE PETER FRAMPTON/ 55 56 WAKING & DREAMING ORLEANS/Asylum 7E 1070 9 F A&M SP 3703 39 56 58 DR. BUZZARD'S ORIGINAL SAVANNAH BAND/RCA 10 SPIRIT EARTH, WIND & FIRE/Columbia PC 34241 2 F APL1 1504 9 F 7 DREAMBOAT ANNIE HEART/Mushroom MRS 5005 24 F 57 49 DO THE TEMPTATIONS THE TEMPTATIONS/Gordy G6 3 SILK DEGREES BOZ SCAGGS/Columbia PC 33920 32 F 975S1 (Motown) 6 F 6 6 FLY LIKE AN EAGLE STEVE MILLER BAND/Capitol ST 1149722 F 58 59 KISS ALIVE KISS/Casablanca NBLP 7020 55 7 8 HARD RAIN BOB DYLAN/Columbia PC 34349 4 F 59 54 BREAD & ROSES JUDY COLLINS/Elektra 7E 1076 7 F

8 4 FLEETWOOD MAC/Reprise MS 2225 (WB) 65 F 60 67 I HEARD THAT!! QUINCY JONES/A&M SP 3705 4 F 14 ONE MORE FROM THE ROAD LYNYRD SKYNYRD/MCA 61 52 SOUL SEARCHING AWB/Atlantic SD 18179 14 F 2 6001 4 62 55 LOOK OUT FOR #1 BROTHERS JOHNSON/A&M SP 4567 32 F 10 5 CHICAGO X/Columbia PC 34200 17 F 63 57 ENDLESS SUMMER BEACH BOYS/Capitol SVBB 11307 12 F 11 9 HASTEN DOWN THE WIND LINDA RONSTADT/Asylum 64 61 GREATEST HITS ELTON JOHN/MCA 2128 101 F 7E 1067 9 F 65 66 AIN'T THAT A BITCH JOHNNY GUITAR WATSON/DJM 19 CHILDREN OF THE WORLD BEE GEES/RSO RS 1 3003 El DJLPA3 (Amherst) 9 F ( Po lydor) 5 F 66 65 HARVEST FOR THE WORLD ISLEY BROTHERS/T-Neck El 23 BOSTON/Epic PE 34188 5 F PZ 33809 (CBS) 22 F 14 11 SPITFIRE JEFFERSON STARSHIP/Grunt BFL11557 (RCA) 15 F 67 64 THE GIST OF THE GEMINI GINO VANNELLI/A&M SP 4596 11 F 15 13 WILD CHERRY/Epic/Sweet City PE 34195 14 F 68 70 BAREFOOT BALLET JOHN KLEMMER/ABC ABCD 950 5 F

16 16 THIS ONE'S FOR YOU BARRY MANILOW/Arista 4090 10 F 69 62 IN THE POCKET JAMES TAYLOR/Warner Bros. BS 2912 17 F 70 68 SECRETS HERBIE HANCOCK/Columbia PC 34280 6 F 20 FREE-FOR-ALL TED NUGENT/Epic PE 34121 5 F 71 71 A NIGHT AT THE OPERA QUEEN/Elektra 7E 1053 44 F 18 12 SPIRIT JOHN DENVER/RCA APL1 1694 8 F 72 75 LOVE TO THE WORLD LTD/A&M SP 4589 10 F 19 17 BREEZIN' GEORGE BENSON/Warner Bros. BS 2919 F 26 73 72 MUSIC, MUSIC HELEN REDDY/Capitol ST 11547 11 F 20 21 A FIFTH OF BEETHOVEN WALTER MURPHY BAND/ 74 74 GREATEST HITS MONKEES/Arista 4989 10 F Private Stock PS 2015 7 F 75 73 GO STOMU YAMASHTA, STEVIE WINWOOD, MICHAEL 21 22 BIGGER THAN BOTH OF US DARYL HALL & JOHN OATES/ SHRIEVE/Island ILPS 9385 10 F RCA APL1 1467 8 F 76 76 HAPPINESS IS BEING WITH THE SPINNERS SPINNERS/ 22 18 HOT ON THE TRACKS COMMODORES/Motown M6 867S1 16 F Atlantic SD 18181 13 F 23 15 WAR'S GREATEST HITS/United Artists LA648 G 8 F 77 79 SOMEWHERE I'VE NEVER TRAVELLED AMBROSIA/ 24 25 THEIR GREATEST HITS: 1971-1975 EAGLES/Asylum 7E 105234 F 20th Century T 510 5 F 25 24 SONG OF JOY CAPTAIN & TENNILLE/A&M SP 4570 32 F Ea 88 MEN FROM EARTH OZARK MOUNTAIN DAREDEVILS/ 26 27 AT THE SPEED OF SOUND WINGS/Capitol SW 11525 29 F A&M SP 4601 2 F 27 26 DIANA ROSS' GREATEST HITS/Motown M6 86951 13 F 79 77 TRYIN' TO GET THE FEELING BARRY MANILOW/Arista 4060 51 F Ea 32 A NIGHT ON THE TOWN ROD STEWART/Warner Bros. BS 2983 14 F 29 28 ROCKS AEROSMITH/Columbia PC 34165 22 F CHARTMAKER OF THE WEEK 30 29THE DREAM WEAVER GARY WRIGHT/Warner Bros. BS 286836 F Ei 41 LONG MAY YOU RUN STILLS/YOUNG BAND/Reprise MS 80 - RINGO'S ROTOGRAVURE 2253 (WB) 4 F RINGO STARR 32 30 BEAUTIFUL NOISE NEIL DIAMOND/Columbia PC 33965 17 F 33 35 SUMMERTIME DREAM GORDON LIGHTFOOT/Reprise MS Atlantic SD 18193 1 F 2246 (WB) 18 F 63 En NO REASON TO CRY ERIC CLAPTON/RSO RS 1 3004 (Polydor) 2 F 81 78 NATALIE NATALIE COLE/Capitol ST 11517 22 F 35 31 BEST OF B.T.O. (SO FAR) B.T.O./Mercury SRM 11011 10 F 82 80THE ORIGINALS KISS/Casablanca NBLP 7032 8 H

E3 51 LONG MISTY DAYS ROBIN TROWER/Chrysalis CHR 1107 3 F 91 ALICE COOPER GOES TO HELL/Warner Bros. BS 2896 2 F 37 40 FIREFALL/Atlantic SD 18174 26 F 84 82 CHICAGO'S GREATEST HITS/Columbia PC 33900 48 F Ea 43 93 MESSAGE IN THE MUSIC O'JAYS/Philia. Intl. PZ 34245 D PRIVATE EYES TOMMY BOLIN/Columbia PC 34329 2 F (CBS) 4 F 86 83 WHISTLING DOWN THE WIRE CROSBY & NASH/ABC 956 14 F 39 39 EVERYBODY LOVES THE SUNSHINE ROY AYERS UBIQUITY/ al 111 YEAR OF THE CAT AL STEWART/Janus JXS 7022 1 F

Polydor PD 16070 9 F 88 90JUMP ON IT MONTROSE/Warner Bros. BS 2963 3 F 40 47 BICENTENNIAL NIGGER RICHARD PRYOR/Warner Bros. BS - PART 3 KC & THE SUNSHINE BAND/TK 605 1 F 2960 4 F 90 94 TROUBADOUR J. J. CALE/Shelter SRL 52002 (ABC) 2 F 41 42 AGENTS OF FORTUNE BLUE OYSTER CULT/Columbia PC 91 95 GREATEST HITS ABBA/Atlantic SD 18189 3 F 34164 18 F 134 ALL THE WORLD'S A STAGE RUSH/Mercury SRM 2 7508 1 42 45 F DEDICATION BAY CITY ROLLERS/Arista 4093 6 F 93 85 SKY HIGH TAVARES/Capitol ST 11533 12 F 43 36OLE ELO ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA/United Artists 94 84 ROCK 'N' ROLL MUSIC THE BEATLES/Capitol SKBO 11537 18 J LA630 G 17 F 95 92 THE MANHATTANS/Columbia PC 33820 44 44 25 F NIGHTS ARE FOREVER ENGLAND DAN & JOHN FORD 96 97 DONNY & MARIE-FEATURING SONGS FROM THEIR COLEY/Big Tree BT 89517 (Atlantic) 8 F TELEVISION SHOW/Polydor PD 6068 28 F 45 46 LOVE WILL KEEP US TOGETHER CAPTAIN & TENNILLE/ 97 99 HISTORY/AMERICA'S GREATEST HITS/Warner Bros. BS 2894 49 F A&M SP 4552 81 F 98 86 CONTRADICTION OHIO PLAYERS/Mercury SRM1 1088 20 F 46 33 15 BIG ONES BEACH BOYS/Brother-Reprise MS 2251 (WB) 15 F 99 101 E MAN GROOVIN' JIMMY CASTOR BUNCH/Atlantic 47 34ALL THINGS IN TIME LOU RAWLS/Phila. Intl. PZ 33957 SD 18186 1 F (CBS) 18 F 100 98 AIN'T NOTHIN' STOPPIN' US NOW TOWER OF POWER/ 48 37 JEFF BECK/WIRED/Epic PE 33849 18 F Columbia PC 34302 3

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BS 2945 192 GOOD HIGH BRICK/Bang 408 111 81 GOOD SINGIN', GOOD PLAYIN' GRAND FUNK RAILROAD/ AQUARIAN DREAM/ MCA 2216 Buddah BDS 5672 193 JOY RIDE DRAMATICS/ABC 168 NICE 'N NAASTY SALSOUL ABCD 955 STRETCHIN' OUT IN BOOTSY'S RUBBER BAND BOOTSY'S 194 LET THE ROUGH SIDE DRAG 112 89 ORCHESTRA ORCHESTRA/Salsoul JESSE WINCHESTER/Bearsville RUBBER BAND/Warner Bros. 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BS 2965 120130 FEELING GOOD WALTER JACKSON/Chi Sound CH LA655 G (UA) ALBUM CROSS REFERENCE 121 104 TALES OF MYSTERY AND IMAGINATION: EDGAR ALLEN POE THE ALAN PARSONS PROJECT/20th Century T 508 ABBA 91 KISS 58, 82, 145 AEROSMITH 29 KC & THE SUNSHINE BAND 89 133 MARVIN GAYE'S GREATEST HITS/Tamla T6 348S1 (Motown) AMBROSIA 77 JOHN KLEMMER 68 AMERICA 97 LABELLE 126 123 126 THIS IS NIECY DENIECE WILLIAMS/Columbia PC 34242 AMERICAN FLYER 132 GORDON LIGHTFOOT 33 AUTOMATIC MAN 114 LYNYRD SKYNYRD 9 124 123 RED OCTOPUS JEFFERSON STARSHIP/Grunt BFL1 0999 (RCA) AVERAGE WHITE BAND 61 LTD 72 ROY AYERS UBIQUITY 39 MANHATTAN TRANSFER 110 135 BRAIN STORM OSMONDS/Polydor PD 6077 BAND 51 MANHATTANS 95 BAY CITY ROLLERS 42 MARILYN McCOO & BILLY DAVIS, JR. 101 126 103 CHAMELEON LABELLE/Epic PE 34189 BEACH BOYS 46, 63 BARRY MAN I LOW 16, 79 BEATLES 94 WALTER MURPHY BAND 20 127 127 GLOW AL JARREAU/Reprise MS 2248 (WB) BE BOP DELUXE 104 MANFRED MANN'S EARTH BAND 119 GET CLOSER SEALS & CROFTS/Warner Bros. BS 2907 JEFF BECK 48 MARSHALL TUCKER BAND 118 128 105 BEE GEES 12 STEVE MILLER BAND 6 TOM THUMB THE DREAMER MICHAEL DINNER/Fantasy F 9512 GEORGE BENSON 19 MONKEES 74 129 110 BOBBY BLAND & B. B. KING 146 MONTROSE 130 116TAKIN' IT TO THE STREETS DOOBIE BROTHERS/Warner Bros. BLUE OYSTER CULT 41 TED NUGENT 17, 5288 TOMMY BOLIN 85 OHIO PLAYERS 98 BS 2899 BOOTSY'S RUBBER BAND 112 O'JAYS 38 BOSTON 13 ORLEANS 55 131 119 ARE YOU READY FOR THE COUNTRY WAYLON JENNINGS/ DAVID BOWIE 150 DONNY & MARIE OSMOND 96 DAVID BROMBERG 109 OSMONDS RCA APL1 1816 BROTHERS JOHNSON 62 OZARK MOUNTAIN DAREDEVILS 178 AMERICAN FLYER/United Artists LA650 G BTO 35 ROBERT PALMER 117 132 121 DR. BUZZARD'S ORIG. SAVANNAH BAND 56 PARLIAMENT 54, 141 CAPTAIN & TENNILLE 25, 45 ALAN PARSONS PROJECT 121 OZEI - FUNKY KINGS/Arista 4078 J.J. CALE 90 RICHARD PRYOR 40 JIMMY CASTOR BUNCH 99 QUEEN 71 134 125 BOB JAMES THREE/CTI 6063 STANLEY CLARKE 53 LOU RAWLS 47 ERIC CARMEN 147 HELEN REDDY 73 - VICKI SUE ROBINSON/RCA APL11829 CHICAGO 10, 84 CLIFF RICHARD 116 ERIC CLAPTON 34 RITCHIE FAMILY 142 136 137ONE OF THESE NIGHTS EAGLES/Asylum 7E 1039 NATALIE COLE 81 VICKI SUE ROBINSON 135 JUDY COLLINS 59 LINDA RONSTADT 11 EEE - CRYSTAL BALL STYX/A&M SP 4604 COMMODORES 22 DIANA ROSS 27 NORMAN CONNORS 49 RUSH 92 138 139 CAR WASH (SOUNDTRACK)/MCA 2 6000 ALICE COOPER 83 LEON RUSSELL 105 DAVID CROSBY & GRAHAM NASH 86 BOZ SCAGGS 5 IEE - DEEP CUTS STRAWBS/OYSTER OY 11603 (Polydor) CRUSADERS 140 SEALS & CROFTS 128 JOHN DENVER 18 SBIELBVESREGER & THE SILVER BULLET BAND 108 140 124 THOSE SOUTHERN KNIGHTS CRUSADERS/ABC Blue Thumb NEIL DIAMOND 32 106 MICHAEL DINNER 129 SOUNDTRACK: CAR WASH 138 BTSD 6024 DOOBIE BROTHERS 130 SPINNERS 76 MOTHERSHIP CONNECTION PARLIAMENT/Casablanca NBLP BOB 7 STARLAND VOCAL BAND 115 141 128 EAGLES 24, 36 RINGO STARR 80 7022 EARTH, WIND & FIRE 3 STARZ 148 ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA 43 STEELY DAN 143 EMOTIONS 103 AL STEWART 87 142 143 ARABIAN NIGHTS RITCHIE FAMILY/Marlin 2201 (TK) 44 ENGLAND DAN & JOHN FORD COLEY ROD STEWART 2B 37 THE ROYAL SCAM STEELY DAN/ABC ABCD 931 FIREFALL 31 143 131 8 STILLS/YOUNG BAND FLEETWOOD MAC STRAWBS 139 144 - LIVE AT LAST TIM WEISBERG/A&M SP 4600 PETER FRAMPTON 2, 113 137 102 ARETHA FRANKLIN TSATYVXARES 93 145 132 DESTROYER KISS/Casablanca NBLP 7025 FUNKADELIC 107 69 133 JAMES TAYLOR FUNKY KINGS TEMPTATIONS 57 . 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AmericanRadioHistory.Com Who In The World: AM ACTIN ABBA: Pop with International Flavor By BARRY TAYLOR (Compiled by the Record World research department) Perhaps no other group in the The groupis rounded out by Peter Frampton_ (A&M). Doing especially well this world has amassed as formidable Bjorn's wife, Anna, who estab- week as the record jumps an incredible 18-1 KXOK a string of hit singles around the lisheda solo career for herself and 6-1 WCOL. Other great moves include 25-17 WOKY, globe as ABBA (Atlantic). Starting in Sweden with the song "I Was 18-9 WDHF, 21-18 WFIL, 29-20 WLS, 26-22 KHJ, 14-10 with their 1974 Eurovision Song So In Love," and Anni-Frid, who Z93, 9-4 KFRC, 27-20 WQAM, 9-7 WHBQ, 21-18 KTLK, Contest winner, "Waterloo," the joined the group after a chance 22-16 KILT, 3-2 KJR, 16-14 WRKO, 19-16 KSTP, 18-14 Swedish quartet has continued tomeeting in a recording studio. storm the charts of most Euro- WMPS, 22-17 Q102, 28-22 WABB, #8 Y100, #9 13Q, #17 Multi -Lingual Hit WQXI and 10-7 WRFC. A sales breakout in three out of peancountries,Australia,and even the Far East with over a half ABBA was signed to Atlantic in four regions. dozen hits that trace adistinct the U.S. in 1974 after "Waterloo" Boston (Epic). Absolutely exploding in sales in all musical maturity and sophistica- won the top award in the Eurovi- markets and the major airplay continues to flow in. tion in production techniques. sion Song Contest and was per- New on WFIL, WHBQ, WOXY (31) and Z93. Top 5 in Boston formed live by the group before Non -Touring (6-5 WRKO) and 17-9 WCOL, 27-20 WMPS, 27-22 KSTP, a TV audience of over a half bil- In year, ABBA has theirfifth lion viewers in 32 countries. The 27-21 KHJ, HB-24 KFRC, HB-28 CKLW, 40-28 KTLK, 26-19 sustained a formidable impact on KILT, extra -22 KXOK, HB-24 Q102 and extra 13Q. (The the world's pop market with sin- song was subsequently recorded by ABBA in English, Swedish, Ger- LP soars this week to a whopping 13 with a bullet.) gles sales approaching 30,000,000 Bee Gees (RSO). A good week for this man, French and Spanish, with -a figure thatis even more re- the result being that it was a hit record again with several major markable by the fact that they are in such exotic places essentially a non -touring group. for them market adds and some very healthy as Fiji, Hong Kong and South Af- "This lifestyle suits us perfectly," radio jumps. New on KHJ, KFRC and WQAM rica. and enjoys strong jumps including group member Bjorn Ulvaeus has 30-24 WRKO, 29-21 WHBQ, 40-33 KILT, explained. "We can do what we Greatest Hits want, when we want. Occasion- The following singles,"Ring, 20-17 KJR, 24-21 Z93, 25-20 WCOL, ally we will go out and tour to HB-25 WFIL, 23-18 WDHF, 18-13 WOKY, Ring;" "Honey, Honey;" "SOS;" show people that we are real and "I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do;" Spinners 15-11 KSTP, 24-21 Q102, 19-18 WMPS, not a factory group." The group's 35-30 KTLK, 19-17 KXOK, 29-20 WABB, 17-3 WAIR, 13-10 "Mamma Mia;" "Fernando" and last U.S. performances were dur- "Dancing Queen," were all inter- WAAY, 14-11 WGLF, 25-20 WKIX, 11-5 WGOW, HB-22 KGW ing a 1975touroftelevision national successes as a result of and 14-9 WFLB. Also adds KIOA. shows. They have yet to actually the base of support they built. Spinners (Atlantic). Gradually spreading to the appear in concert here. The group is currently represented pop majors this top 10 r&b disc adds KFRC this week Origins on the RW Singles Chart with their and takes some very strong moves at heavyweights The roots of the group reach most sophisticated effort, the four like 27-18 WCOL, 17-12 WHBQ, 17-9 WPGC, 10-7 CKLW, back a decade when Bjorn,a minute, "Fernando." All of ABBA's 26-21 WMPS and also on WCAO, WTIX, WAKY and WPIX, member of the Hootenany Sing- hits are, of course, found on the among others. Continues to build ers,metBennyAndersson, a recently released "Greatest Hits" nicely on a secondary level, too. New member of the Hep Stars, the album. All, thatis, with the ex- on BJ105, KAAY, WNDE, WJON, WGOW, most popular of the Beatlemania- ception of "Dancing Queen." The WPRO and moves 25-15 WRFC, 10-5 ZYQ, era Swedish bands. Together, they songisas yet unreleased here, have writtenallof ABBA's hits but withitsinternationaltrack 28-20 WBJR and 39-29 CK101. (Note: and produced the bulk of them record (including one month in One of this week's Powerhouse Picks.) fortheir own company,Polar, the number one position in the Alice Cooper (Warner Bros.). A which also includes fellow Swed- U.K.) already established, it is just smash in the midwest, 5-4 CKLW (the ish hitmakers Svenne and Lotta. a matter of time. Alice Cooper second time up in that market), 32-19 WCOL, 15-9 WOKY and adds WPGC and KSTP to the list. Also 25-23 WRKO, 28-26 WMPS, 4-1 WABB, 11-3 WJOX, Capitol Inks Freda Payne 16-11 WEAQ, 19-3 WGOW, 34-26 KEZY, 29-23 WFOM, 25-21 K100 and 35-29 WBJR. New on WJBQ and WKIX. Burton Cummings (Portrait). Garners three more heavies in this week of incredibly tightened up playlists. New on WRKO (late added last week), KILT and WMPS and also picks up on KVOX, KAKC, WJON, WAAY, WABB, KKLS and BJ105. Some good moves include 37-32 KTLK, 40-36 WCOL, 26-24 CKLW, 20-13 WFOM, 25-17 WSAR, 17-13 KCPX, extra -28 WGLF and extra on KJR. Leo Sayer (Warner Bros.). Last week's Chartmaker is one of this week's Powerhouse Picks. One of the few records on the street to really spread this week. Picks up CKLW, WPGC, KTLK, KJR, KILT, WCOL and WMPS. Also fills in solidly with the following secondaries: WFOM, K100, WRFC, KAKC, WGUY, KSLY, KVOX, WAAY, WGLF, WKIX, KEZY, WBJR, WSAR, WAUG and WJOX. Of special interest: In an off -the -air test at KSTP it came out on top -- no contest! NEW ACTION Brick (Bang) "Dazz." Breaking in sales out of the entire south both r&b and pop the top 40 adds this week come from WQXI, Z93 among others. Strong pop Freda Payne is pictured signing an exclusive recording agreement with Capitol Records sales in Atlanta and Florida but r&b action here leads while Larkin Arnold (left), vice president, soul music division, and Don Zimmermann, executive vice president and chief operating officer, look on. She is scheduled to go the way. into the studio in the near future to record an album to be released early next year.

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AmericanRadioHistory.Com SUL TRUTH RCA Inks Lonnie Liston Smith By DEDE DABNEY HOLLYWOOD: Personal Pick: "Who Will It Be Tonight" The Persuaders (Calla). Extracted from their superb album, "It's All About Love." There are many other fantastic tracks on the album produced by Bob Curington and Norman Harris. DEDE'S DITTIES TO WATCH: "Loving on the Losing Side" Tommy Hunt (Private Stock); "Greedy (For Your Love)" Donny Gerrard (Greedy); "I Ain't Much But I'm All I Got" Keyboard artist Lonnie Liston Smith is the newest addition to the RCA Records artist - Essence (Epic). roster,it was announced by the label. Shown here, celebrating the occasion at the UP & COMING: "Love Power" company's New York offices are Ifrom left): Joe Fontana, Smith's personal manager; - Roberta Kelly (Oasis). Myron Roth, division vice president, business & talent affairs; Lonnie; Mel Ilberman, November 1 will be the anniversary of radio station division vice president, commercial operations; and Custom Label merchandising di- WUSS (Atlantic City, New Jersey). This station is rector Jack Maher. Lonnie's first RCA Records album, "Renaissance," is scheduled for the first black -owned and operated station in the October release. state of New Jersey. They have raised over twenty five hundred dollars in a fund drive on behalf of the Spinners Go Gold Polydor Announces NAACP and the Mississippi crisis. Their line-up NEW YORK - "Happiness IsFirst ECM Tour is as follows: Bobby J 6 a.m. - 10 a.m. ; Kingsley Being With The Spinners," the sixth album on Atlantic Records NEW YORK - Polydor Incor- Smith - 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. ; Cleo Rowe -2 p.m.- 7 p.m. ; porated has announced the first Ansel by the Spinners, has been certi- fied gold by the RIAA. major national tour for a large 1;87 ;Jatiriellhold(1(2)wan.The- selectionofartists onits ECM weekend slots. Basically programming albums, they label. are devoting two hours on Sundays to Latin, which People's Choice Awards The ECMFestivalTourwill they call "Salsa '76." Kingsley Smites program cover 21 dates and 17 cities from director, is in need of Latin product for this show. Planned in Baltimore October 20 to November 14 and Lee Craver Productions has announced that they BALTIMORE - FrederickA. will debut at New York's Avery have lined up an exclusive west coast tour for Robinson, president of People'sFisher Hall, which is opening its Marvin Gay 2 beginning in Sacramento, California. Choice Open Mike Awards com- doors for thefirsttime to the publicafter a six-month re- The states which Gaye will be appearing in mittee, has announced that the are organization'sFirst Annual Ban- furbishing period for the concert. Nevada, Oregon, Hawaii, Washington and Vancouver, quet will be held on October 3 Featured on the ECM Festival B.C. There are tentative plans for a theatrical at 4:00 p.m. in the Francis Scott Tour-playing separately and/or concert beginning in Honolulu with Natalie Cole. Key Ballroom of the Baltimore invarious combinations - are ALBUM PREVIEW: The Jacksons (Epic). This Hilton Hotel. the Gary BurtonQuartet, Jack Gamble/Huff production on The Jacksons is the first Dejohnette's Directions, John Honor DJ's effort for this world renowned group with twostrong Abercrombie, Ralph Towner, producers. Cuts include their single "Enjoy Your- The purpose of the banquet is PatMetheny, Steve Kuhn and self," "Think Happy," "Good Times," "Keep to honor black disc jockeysin Colin Walcott. Their talents will on Baltimore. Awards will be given Dancing," "Blues Away," "Show You the Way To be combined with such European Go," according to ballots cast by Bal- artists as Terje Rypdal, Eberhard "Living Together," "Strength of One Man," "Dreamer," timore residents and deposited in Weber and Enrico Rava. and "Style of Life." All in all it'san album with ballot boxes that have been dis- There will be special concerts loads of juicy material destined to please. tributed in prime locations focusing onguitarmusic and "Is This Whatcha Want?"-- Barry White (20th throughout the city. therewill be surpriseguest Century). "The Maestro" White hasonce again composed Also, a scholarshipwillbe appearances. an album which will be placed on his wall of gold. awarded to a black high school The entire tour was arranged Tastefully handled are such cuts as "Don't MakeMe senior in the field of communi-by TedKurlandAssociatesof Wait Too Long," "Your Love," "I'm Qualified To cations. Boston. Guest speaker for the banquet Satisfy You," "I Wanna Lay Down with You" and "Now will be Dick Gregory. Entertain- I'm Gonna Make Love to You." It has been a long time ment will be provided by Buddah Subscribe between albums. However, all the ingredientsare recording artist Melba Moore. to here to satisfy. Forinformation andreserva- (Continued on page 49) tions, call (301) 539-8458. Record World 111111111111111111111.1i11111111111:1111111141111111111111,11111111111,11111,11:1111111111111111111111.- R&B PICKS OF THE WEEK

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131 11 THE RUBBERBAND MAN SPINNERS-Atlantic 3355 It would be a shame if no re- 9 7 LOWDOWN BOZ SCAGGS-Columbia 3 103 6 7 cording were made of the current New TCB Subsidiary 10 8 PLAY THAT FUNKY MUSIC WILD CHERRY-Epic/Sweet City 8 502 2 5 production-the rhythms, musi- II LOS ANGELES - The Image cality of speech and dramatic ten- Factory, Inc. has announced 11 10 GETAWAY 43 42 SWEET SUMMER MUSIC EARTH, WIND & FIRE- ATTITUDES-Dark Horse 1001 sion would lendperfectly to a the formation of TCB, a subsi- Columbia 3 10373 (A&M) disc. For although the visual image diarycompanyspecializingin 44 41 CHANGIN' 12 13 ANYTHING YOU WANT and JOHN VALENTI-Ariola BRASS CONSTRUCTON- of seven women dressed simply the image development America P 7625 (Capitol) United Artists XW851 Y is the 45 48 LET'S GET IT TOGETHER in bold colors is striking, it marketing oflive entertainment 13 9 GET THE FUNK OUT MA FACE EL COCO-AVI Avis 115 acts. Image Factory toppers San- BROTHERS JOHNSON- vivid interpretation of each poem A&M 1851 46 49 DON'T TURN THE LIGHTS OUT that is overwhelming. ford Blum and Jeff Gilbert also 21 YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE MARGIE JOSEPH-Cotillion announced that Terry M. Hosr- 113 A STAR (TO BE IN 44207 (Atlantic) At the performance seen (12) MY SHOW) 47 51 BECAUSE I LOVE YOU, GIRL Seret Scott substituted for poet/ mon has been named to head MARILYN McCOO & BILLY STYLISTICS-H&L HL 4674 playwright Shange. Ms. Seret was the new company. DAVIS, JR.-ABC 12208 55 HAPPY BEING LONELY 15 14 THE BEST DISCO IN TOWN CHI-LITES-Mercury 73844 somewhat tentative in her pres- RITCHIE FAMILY-Marlin 3306 50 UNDISCO KID ence, especially given the inner 19 NICE 'N' NAASTY FUNKADELIC-Westbound 5029 1131 SALSOUL ORCHESTRA-Salsoul (20th Century) strength of Trazana Beverly and Ponty Tour Set SZ 2011 (Caytronics) 50 54 STAND UP AND SHOUT Laurie Carlos, each of whom left 17 15 WHO'D SHE COO? GARY TOMS-PIP 6524 I NEW YORK-Atlantic record- OHIO PLAYERS-Mercury 73814 64 DISCO DUCK (PART I) one breathless with their respec- 11211 ingartistJean -LucPonty em- 18 16 YOU SHOULD BE DANCING RICK DEES & HIS CAST OF tive readings of "A Nite With Beau BEE GEES-RSO 853 (Polydor) IDIOTS-RSO 857 (Polydor) barks on an eight -week tour of 19 17YOU'LL NEVER FIND 60 GREY RAINY DAYS WillieBrown"and "Abortion North America this week. At the ANOTHER LOVE LIKE MINE LONNIE JORDAN-United Artists Cycle #1." LOU RAWLS-Phila XW873 Y same time,Atlantic has an- ZS8 3592 (CBS) 53 58 GET UP ON '76 Little more need be said other 20 18 ONE LOVE IN MY LIFETIME ESQURES-Ju Par 104 nounced the release of Ponty's DIANA ROSS-Motown M 1398F (20th Century) than the sincerest of urgings to 54 57 BLESS MY SOUL album forthe label, 28 CATFISH share these 90 -minutes with the third 131 4 TOPS-ABC 12223 SKIP MAHOANEY & THE CASUALS-Abet 9466 . . "Imaginary Voyage," composed, 22 24 MY SWEET SUMMER SUITE (Nashboro) cast of "For Colored Girls ." LOVE UNLIMITED ORCHESTRA arranged and produced by the -20th Century TC 2301 61 WITH YOU You will feel as much a part of the MOMENTS-Stang 5068 artistfor JLP Productions,Inc., 27 LET'S BE YOUNG TONIGHT D(AllPlatinum) performance as of the audience. JERMAINE JACKSON- Motown M 1401F 62 HOME TO MYSELF Ira Mayer and set for November 2 release. 24 25 MR. MELODY BRENDA & THE TABULATONS- NATALIE COLE-Capitol P 4328 Chocolate City CC 004 (Casablanca) 25 23 LEAN ON ME MELBA mOORE-Buddah 63 SECOND TIME AROUND BDA 535 LUTHER-Cotillion 44205 Heart of Platinum Mason Goes Gold (Atlantic) 34 JUMP/HOOKED ON YOUR I LOS ANGELES - MushroomI NEW YORK - Columbia re- E13 LOVE 65 HOT LINE ARETHA FRANKLIN-Atlantic SYLVERS-Capitol P 4336 Records group Heart has had their cording artist Dave Mason has 3358 69 DAZZ "Dreamboat Annie" album certi- had his album; "Dave Mason," En 30 QUEEN OF MY SOUL BRICK-Bang 727 fied platinum by the RIAA. certified gold by the RIAA. AWB-Atlantic 3354 60 66 DO IT TO MY MIND 28 29 STAR CHILD JOHNNY BRISTOL-Atlantic 3350 PARLIAMENT-Casablanca NB 864 67 THE BOOTY FATBACK BAND-Spring 168 29 20 THIS MASQUERADE (Polydor) GEORGE BENSON-Warner Bros. Gospel Gold WBS 8209 68 BETWEEN DUSK & DAWN 33 SHAKE YOUR RUMP TO (FULL TIME THING) 30 WHIRLWIND-Roulette R 7195 THE FUNK BAR KAYS-Mercury 73833 63 53 AIN'T NOTHING WRONG 31 31 THE MORE YOU DO IT, THE WITH MAKIN' LOVE MORE I LIKE IT DONE THE FIRST NIGHT JIMMY JONES-Conchillo 1 TO ME RONNIE DYSON-Columbia 1133 71 LIVING TOGETHER (IN SIN) 3 10356 THE WHISPERS-Soul Train SB 10773 (RCA) 39 SO SAD THE SONG GLADYS KNIGHT & THE PIPS FINGER FEVER -Buddah BDA 544 DRAMATICS-ABC 12220 33 35 UNDERGROUND MUSIC/IT'S KEEP ME CRYIN' JUST A MATTER OF TIME AL GREEN-Hi 2319 (London) PEABO BRYSON-Bullet 01 KEEP SMILING (Bang) GABOR SZABO-Mercury 73840 40 RUN TO ME 68 70 THE DEVIL IN MRS. JONES CANDI STATON-Warner Bros. JERRY BUTLER-Motown M 1403F WBS 8249 35 37 I'D RATHER BE WITH YOU I KINDA MISS YOU BOOTSY'S RUBBER BAND- MANHATTANS-Columbia Warner Bros. WBS 8246 3 10430 52 ENJOY YOURSELF 70 - TEACH ME (IT'S SOMETHING 111 THE JACKSONS-Epic 8 50289 ABOUT LOVE) 37 38 DISCO BODY BLUE MAGIC-Atco 7061 JACKIE MOORE-Kayvette 5127 71 - I GOT TO LET ME SHOW YOU (TK) ESTHER WILLIAMS-Friends & 38 26 IF I EVER DO WRONG Co. 129 BETTY WRIGHT-Alston 3722 72 73 FULL SPEED AHEAD (TK) TA TA VEGA-Tamla T 54271F Rev. Cleophus Robinson, whose syndicated television show is seen in over 70 cities 39 36 CHANCE WITH YOU (Motown) BROTHER TO BROTHER- 73 75 DOWN TO LOVE TOWN across the country, recently received a gold record from Nashboro Record Company Turbo 048 (AS Platinum) ORIGINALS-Soul 35119 for the gospel album, "There's Only One Bridge." Shown at a recent filming session (Motown) 40 22 SOMETHING HE CAN FEEL inSt.Lcuis areB.S.Howell, Jr.,Nashboro president, making the presentation to ARETHA FRANKLIN-tlantic 3326 74 72 FALLIN' IN LOVE Rev. Robinson, Shannon Williams (left), gospel producer, and Rick McGtuder (right), 41 43 ME & MY GEMINI 9TH CREATION-Pye 71069 FIRST CLASS-All Platinum 75 74 MAKIN' LOVE AIN'T NO FUN vice president, sales & promotion. AP 2365 (WITHOUT THE ONE 50 CAR WASH YOU LOVE) ROSE ROYCE-MCA 40615 EBONYS-Buddah BDA 537 48 RECORD WORLD OCTOBER 23, 1976

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EVERYBODY LOVES THE SUNSHINE SPINNERS -Atlantic SD 18181 ROY AYERS UBIQUITY-Polydor personal check for $10,000 to the benefit; and Phil Colbert, national r&b promotion PD 1 6070 6. AIN'T THAT A BITCH manager for London. JOHNNY GUITAR WATSON-DJM 7. SCHOOL DAYS DJLPA 3 (Amherst) STANLEY CLARKE-Nemperor NE 439 (Atlantic) 7. MESSAGE IN THE MUSIC O'JAYS-Phila. Intl. PZ 34245 (CBS) Soul Truth (Continued from page 46) 8. WINDJAMMER FREDDIE HUBBARD-Columbia PC 34166 8. LOVE TO THE WORLD Monster Records Inc., is a newly formed label LTD-A&M SP 4589 9. BOB JAMES THREE based in Los Angeles. Its president, Bobby Martin CTI 6063 9. EVERYBODY LOVES THE SUNSHINE ROY AYERS UBIQUITY-Polydor is best known for many of the hits coming out of 10. GLOW PD 1 6070 Philadelphia. Martin's label will have such initial AL JARREAU-Warner Bros. BS 2248 10. DO THE TEMPTATIONS 11. LOOK OUT FOR #1 TEMPTATIONS -Gordy G6 975S1 (Motown) artists as Jean Terrell (former lead singer for the BROTHERS JOHNSON-A&M SP 4567 11. SOUL SEARCHING Supremes), The Friends of Distinction and newcomer 12. FEVER AVERAGE WHITE BAND -Atlantic SD Drake Frye. He has also formed a band, The Bobby RONNIE LAWS -Blue Note BN LA628 G 18179 Martin Band. He will continue to use Sigma Studios (UA) 12. FLOWERS 13. THASE SOUTHERN KNIGHTS EMOTIONS -Columbia PC 34163 in Philadelphia but will also be bringing the Philly THE CRUSADERS -ABC Blue Thumb BTSD 6024 13. WILD CHERRY sound to the west coast, using A&M studios. Epic/Sweet City PE 34195 14. HARD WORK The former national league batting champion for JOHN HANDY -ABC Impulse ASD 9311 14. SPARKLE ARETHA FRANKLIN -Atlantic SD 18176 two years in a row, Tommy Davis, has been added to 15. TOUCH JOHN KLEMMER-ABC ABCD 922 15. ALL THINGS IN TIME Casablanca records promotion staff. Perhaps he'll LOU RAWLS-Phila. Intl. PZ 33957 (CBS) keep hitting with the hits! 16. GOOD KING BAD GEORGE BENSON-CTI 6062 16. FEELING GOOD WALTER JACKSON-ChiSound CH LA 17. VERY TOGETHER 655 G (UA) DEODATO-MCA 2219 17. SILK DEGREES DiscoFile (Continued from page 25) 18. SANBORN BOZ SCAGGS-Columbia PC 33920 niscent of Earth, Wind & Fire and the material on their record ranges DAVID SANBORN-Warner Bros. BS 2957 18. HARVEST FOR THE WORLD ISLEY BROTHERS -T -Neck PZ 33809 (CBS) from quietly serious to downright joyous. The most danceable cut 19. LIFE ON MARS DEXTER WANSEL-Phila. Intl. PZ 34079 19. WAR'S GREATEST HITS is a sprightly number called "Funk de Mambo" (4:30) with an infec- United Artists LA648 G tious synthesizer line and vocals by Syreeta Wright and Deniece 20. EVERYBODY COME ON OUT 20. A FIFTH OF BEETHOVEN STANLEY TURRENTINE-Fantasy F 9506 WALTER MURPHY BAND -Private Stock Williams, a great combination of voices. Music for all moods. The 21. SOLID PS 2015 old favorites are Black Ivory, that perpetually adolescent New York MICHAEL HENDERSON-Buddah 21. BREEZIN' trio, whose latest album -simply "Black Ivory" on Buddah-is about BDS 5662 GEORGE BENSON -Warner Bros. BS 2919 their best;if they stilllook like teenagers, they no longer sound 22. SOUND OF A DRUM 22. CHAMELEON RALPH McDONALD-Marlin 2202 (TK) LABELLE-Epic PE 34189 like kids and this record, produced by the group itself, should move 23. AIN'T THAT A BITCH 23. THE CLONES OF DR. FUNKENSTEIN their reputation up a few big steps. Hottest cutis an over eight - JOHNNY GUITAR WATSON-DJM PARLIAMENT -Casablanca NBLP 7034 minute song called "Walking Downtown (Saturday Night)" that pumps DJLPA 3 (Amherst) 24. DR. BUZZARD'S ORIGINAL insistently through an overblown but totally knockout production: 24. FLY LIKE THE WIND SAVANNAH BAND McCOY TYNER-Milestone M 9067 RCA APL1 1504 party hardy. "Dance" (4:56) is a very similar sound in a tighter for- 25. CALIENTE 25. BICENTENNIAL NIGGER mat and an even more driving orchestration -strings for days, coming GATO BARBIERI-A&M SP 4597 RICHARD PRYOR-Warner Bros. BS 2960 on like a flashflood. And there are three more possibilities: "White 26. ALL THINGS IN TIME 26. NATALIE LOU RAWLS-Phila. Intl. PZ 33957 (CBS) NATALIE COLE -Capitol ST 11517 Wind" (5:10), a disarmingly danceable song warning about the dangers 27. YELLOW & GREEN 27. LOVE AND TOUCH of dope; "Making Love in My Mind," a very fast hustle; and "Longer RON CARTER-CTI 6045 SI (Motown) TYRONE DAVIS-Columbia PC 34268 Ride." Both of these albums deserve immediate attention. 28. ALTURA DO SOL (HIGH SUN) 28. CONTRADICTION PAUL HORN -Epic PE 34231 OHIO PLAYERS -Mercury SRM 11088 Other interesting album cuts: "What Are We Gonna Do?" (5:30), 29. "LIVE" ON TOUR IN EUROPE 29. AIN'T NOTHIN' STOPPIN' US NOW a light, airy hustle with gorgeous flute work from Hubert Laws' first COBHAM/DUKE BAND -Atlantic TOWER OF POWER -Columbia PC 34302 album for Columbia ("Romeo & Juliet"), produced by Bob James SD 18194 30.I HEARD THAT!! 30. NIGHT FLIGHT and containing mostly beautiful mood music . . . "Sooner or Later" QUINCY JONES-A&M SP 3705 GABOR SZABO-Mercury SRM 11019 31. SECRETS (5:20), one of those cuts saved from limbo by a very effective break 31. ON LOVE HERBIE HANCOCK-Columbia PC 34280 and instrumental second half, still a little uneven -it's on the new DAVID T. WALKER -Ode SP 77035 (A&M) 32. MARVIN GAYE'S GREATEST HITS Ace Spectrum Ip,"Just Likein the Movies" (Atlantic), which also 32. ANOTHER SIDE OF ABBEY ROAD Tamla T6 348S1 (Motown) contains two lengths of "Life and Learn" (5:50 and 3:28), a song GEORGE BENSON-A&M SP 3028 33. CHILDREN OF THE WORLD 33. MYSTERIES BEE GEES-RSO RS 1 3003 (Polydor) that is only now beginning to grow on me . . and a cut I neglected KEITH JARRETT-ABC Impulse ASD 9315 34. PART 3 to mention last week when I wrote about the excellent new Crown 34. MISTER MAGIC KC & THE SUNSHINE BAND-TK 605 Heights Affair album (Delite): a funny, sly and sexy number called GROVER WASHINGTON-Kudu KU 20S1 35. TALES OF KIDD FUNKADELIC 35. 500 MILES HIGH FUNKADELICS-Westbound W 277 "French Way," all about what the sex manuals call oral love -it's FLORA PURIM -Milestone 9070 (20th Century) mainly a repetitious riff interrupted by suggestive variations on lines 36. BIRD: THE SAVOY RECORDINGS 36. PEABO in well-known TV commercials (cf. New Birth's "Got to Get a Knutt") CHARLIE PARKER -Savoy SJL 2201 PEABO BRYSON-Bullet 7000 (Bang) (Arista) 37. SOLID that could go over as a novelty record. 37. GAGAKU AND BEYOND MICHAEL HENDERSON-Buddah BDS 5662 Calla Records has designed a handsome 12 -inch disco disc sleeve HERBIE MANN-Finnadar SR 9014 38. GOIN' UP IN SMOKE covered with outrageously flashy dancing feet to wrap around their (Atlantic) EDDIE KENDRICKS-Tamla T6 346S1 38. BRASS CONSTRUCTION (Motown) first two disco pressings: "Count the Ways" and "Two Women" back- United Artists LA545 G 39. JOY RIDE to-back by the Persuaders and both vocal and instrumental versions 39. REFLECTIONS OF A GOLDEN DREAM DRAMATICS -ABC ABCD 955 of "Disco Queen" by Rudy Love and the Love Family, all tracks the LONNIE LISTON SMITH -RCA BDL1 1460 40. MY NAME IS JERMAINE 40. THE NEED TO BE JERMAINE JACKSON -Motown M6 842S1 same length as the previously available album cuts. ESTHER SATTERFIELD-A&M SP 3411

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Fueconfirmadoelhecho, siderodificil la presenciade "Siempre en Domingo," para hacer las presenta- pues no habia nadie de Brasil Brasil en Musexpo. ciones delartista, que serail televisadas simul- en New Orleans a pesar de que El Festival Internacional de taneamente por via satelite y a todo color, por la pocos dias antes y pocos dias Buenos Aires de la Cancion, don - cadena internacional Univision, que origina Televisa de Mexico. La despues, algunos ejecutivos estu- de actuaran Angela Maria (Copa- cadena cubre los estados de California, Texas, New York y New Jer- vieron en los Estados Unidos porcabana) y Angelo Maximo (Bev- sey, as( como toda la RepOblica Mexicana. SegOn nos informan, esta otras razones. Creemos al mismo erly)ha sidopostergado hasta transnnision tambien Ilegard gran parte de Latinoamerica, incluyendo Noviembre, ya que por razones tiempo que seradificiltraera aBrasil. Despues de Miami, Roberto Carlos se presentard enla brasilefias acual- tecnicas delatelevision argen- delegaciones Rep6blica Dominicana y en San Juan, Puerto Rico. . . Se presentard quier otra Musexpo, ya que estan tina en su transmision para Sur- Raphael en Noviembre en Miami,PuertoRicoyLosAngeles. acostumbradas al MIDEM por la america, no es posible Ia fecha Raphael actuara en Puerto Rico los dias 5 y 6, los dias 13 y 14 en inicial. Se efectuard en Mar del misma razon que les brinda el Miami y en Los Angeles el dia 7 . . . Jose Jose se presentard en el Plata en lugar de Buenos Aires.- haber realizado grandes negocios Hotel Caribe Hilton de Puerto Rico a finales de este mes . . . en la promociOn francesa, a mas Sigue Ia situacion que ya fue Nuestra felicitaciOn a los amigos de KWKW Radio delaepoca favorable, ya quetema de comentarios de Tomas de Los Angeles ante la celebracion de su "34to en Enero, es una tradicion paraFundora en varias oportunidades Aniversario" en Octubre 18. La estaciOn celebrard Brasil la ausencia, ya que si unay es que la comunicacion entre una "Fiesta de Gala" en La Fonda Restaurant de compania no lanza un disco en los paises latinos es terrible:la Los Angeles en ese dia. Diciembre, lo dejard para fin degran mayoria de los "managers" Comienza a activarse el mercado latino neo- Febrero, o sea, para despues de brasilenos no tiene la manor idea yorkino poco a poco, quizas debido en gran parte Carnaval. Adernas de eso, las em- de las modificaciones cambiales a una aceleracion en la exposicion radial de los presas en general, que tienen in-que han pasado durante las Oki- n6meros lanzados al mercado. Con el paso adelan- tereses en Europa, aprovechan Ia mas semanas. Sabemos de algu- te marcado por Radio Jit, Ia promocion va abrien- nos contratos que estan por fir- presencia para visitar otros 'Daises, Aldo Monges dose camino. Con gran n6mero de los distribu- tales como Espana, Francia, etc. marse actualmente, as( que sugeri- dores trabajando la produccion representanda en Y aim hay que contar conlas mos a los "managers" brasilefios terminos de consignaci6n, que muestra a las claras lo extremademente nuevas restricciones deviajes se informen plenamente antes, o dificil que se volvio el mercado, los sistemas de distribucion fozaron a para los brasilefios, efectivas des - tendran que hacerle frente a sor- it hasta las puertas donde las yentas se producion, de Junio pasado. Para salir del presas que no estaban en sus organizandose para ello sistemas de distribucion pals, hay que hacer un deposit° planes. por "camiones," preparados con mercancia lista Indiscuriblemente, "Nao se Va" para ser entregada directamente a las tiendas de NEWEST SALSA RELEASE con Jane & Herondy (RCA) con- discos. Ello motiv6 en gran parte las yentas que juntamente con "She's my Girl" TITO RODRIGUEZ II se mostraban en el suelo. Ahora, con la promo- de Morris Albert (Charger) son los cion acelerandose y las grandes invenciones a las sucesos del ano en Brasil. La ver- cuales tuvo que hacerle frente el mercado neo- sion original del frances "Tu T'en yorkino, se espera que este gran territorio vuelva Vas," muy bien producido, marco a adquirir la brillantez que en tiempo mantuvo. definitivamentelapresencia de Maria Creuza Por otraparte,las grandes tiendas norteameri- la simpatica pareja que la inter- canas han vuelto a mostrar interes por el producto preta en Brasil. latino. Ahora lo que hay que hacer es concentrarse en estos as- La artista Rita Lee (Som Livre) pectos . Pepe Garcia, de Latin International de Los Angeles y y el grupo Tutti Frutti estan fuera distribuidor enEstados Unidos yPuertoRico de circulacion, ya que Ia artista, delproducto EMI Odeon, esta abriendo esta CURIOUS? su secretariay su "manager" semana sus facilidades de distribucion en el area TR 123X fueron detenidos bajo la acusa- de Miami... Va tomando fuerza de exit° el tema Available also on 8 tracks and cion de posesion de drogas. El "ElPeso del Pecado" enlainterpretacion de cassettes at these fine distributors. recurso para su liberacion fue ne- Aldo Monges, con arreglos de Gustavo Beytel- gado porla mann . . . 11&1 (212) 942-8185 Corte donde esta RCA de Mexico lanzo Ia grabaciOn realizandose el proceso. La Voz Hispana (312) 252.5003 "Manzanero-Chelique" en la cual se interpretan Latin Record Shop (203) 247-8742 Despues de mi visita a Miami, mutuamente losdos grandes compositores de Musica Latina (415) 285-6033 estuve con Morris Albert (Charg- America, Armando Manzanero de Mexico y Cheli- Latin Records (305) 887.2638 er)en Los Angeles, y escuche Gustavo Rojas que Sarabia de Venezuela. Una hermosa produc- Musica Latina (504) 895.2352 algunas de sus nuevas canciones, ci6n que significara grandes yentas internacionales. E & G DIST. (213) 386 4890 que me gustaron mucho. Tuve Ia La cantante paraguaya Perla, fuerte y emotiva voz que grabapara oportunidad de asistiral "Mery RCA Brasil, esta causando impacto internacional con su interpreta- T.R. RECORDS INC. Griffin Show," que fuealaire tion de "Hipocresfa" de Giordano Affieri, en version castellana de

Where Salsa is at its best! dondeMorrisAlbertpresento Gabino Correa . . . Muy bueno el long playing del dueto Kantares, (212) 594-2397 "Memories" (Te Recuerdo) y que Alhambra ha puesto en el mercado. El dueto esta formado por (Continued on page 52) (Continued on page 51)

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Puerto Rico Tampa Puerto Rico Brazil By PESQUISA (J. ROSEMBERG) By WKAQ (JOSE JUAN ORTIZ) By WSOL (WOODY GARCIA) By WKAQ (JOSE JUAN ORTIZ) 1. PEQUENA 1. ANJO MAU 1. PERIODICO DE AYER EMILIO JOSE 1. TRIBUTO A TITO RODRIGUEZ DIVERSOS-Som Livre HECTOR LAVOE 2. SABRAS QUE TE QUIERO FANIA ALL STARS 2. DYNAMITE 2. OH CUANTO TE AMO EYDIE GORME 2. CON MI VIEJO AMIGO DIVERSOS-K-Tel ANEXO TRES 3. DISCOTECA HIPPOPOTAMUS NO. 3 3. QUINTA DE BEETHOVEN ISMAEL MIRANDA/HARLOW 3. TRY ME I KNOW WE CAN MAKE IT WALTER MURPHY DIVERSOS-Som Livre DONNA SUMMER 4. NO PUEDO DARTE MAS QUE MI 3. DE TI DEPENDE 4. ALUCINACAO 4. VENCERE AMOR HECTOR LAVOE BELCHIOR-Philips ISMAEL MIRANDA/HARLOW 4.. LA PANDILLA 5. FALSO BRILHANTE 5. EL BUEN PASTOR ALICIA BRUNI LA PAN'DILLA ELIS REGINA -Philips LA SELECTA 5. MAR Y CIELO CHIVIRICO 6. SUCESSOS POP DIFUSORA 6. BEST DISCO IN TOWN 5.- PARA MI GENTE DIVERSOS-Continental RITCHIE FAMILY 6. ES MI AMOR CHIVIRICO DAVILA MORRIS ALBERT 7. 20 SUPER HITS 7. DESAFIO 6. MEJOR QUE NUNCA DIVERSOS-Polystar/Philips FANIA ALL STARS 7. TEMA DE MAHOGANY LAURA ALEGRIA EL GRAN COMBO 8. 0 GLOBO DE OURO 8. PRESTAME LOS GUANTES DIVERSOS-Son, Livre JOHNNY PACHECO 8. COMO TECHO EL CIELO 7. PACHECO JUAN E. MOCHI 9. GALOS DE BRIGA 9. CATALINA LA 0 PACHECO JOAO BOSCO-RCA PETE CONDE RODRIGUEZ 9. PENSANDOLO BIEN RAFAEL SOLANO 8. EN ONDA 10. PASSARO PROIBIDO 10. PENSAMIENTO Y PALABRA ANEXO TRES MARIA BETHANIA-Philips WILKINS 10. VENECIA SIN TI CHARLES AZNAVOUR Panama Brazil Record WorldenEl Salvador By RPC RADIO By PESQUISA (J. ROSEMBERG) By MARIOMELENDEZ 1. NO MAS CONTIGO 1. NAO SE VA MARIO QUINTERO JANE & HERONDY-RCA II En un resonante exit° se ha esta con lagrimas en los ojos" y 2. A FIFTH OF BEETHOVEN 2. LOVE HURTS convertido el sencillo "La Parran- el cantante Sabti (Dideca) con la WALTER MURPHY NAZARETH -Philips 3. ANGELA 3. SAILING da" de La Banda (Picaro), espe- tierna balada "Pequefia y fragil" JOSE FELICIANO ROD STEWART-Continental cialmente en la tierra del Quetzal, . . . En el campo ranchero el re- 4. EUROPA 4. MOCA BONITA SANTANA ANGELA MARIA-Copacabana y la verdad es un disco para em- cord de yentas, en lo que va del 5.EL NEGRO CHOMBO 5. OUR LOVE su 76, delRio FRUKO Y SUS TESOS TERRY WINTER -RCA parrandarse.La Banda inicia lotieneYolanda 6. GLORIOSO SAN ANTONIO 6. ROCK ENREDO regresoalmercado con pasos (Dicesa) con la cancion "Se me LOS SOBRINOS DEL JUEZ FRANCO-Continental 7.LE MAR 7. SHE'S MY GIRL firmes . . . 5 de octubre, fechaolvido otra vez." JULIO IGLESIAS MORRIS ALBERT -Beverly en que el Gimnasio Nacional re- 8. PORQUE SERA SERA 8. CHILDREN Evangelina Sol BASILIC. PAUL DENVER -Young dbird en su escenario al brasileiro 9. AMOR Y DUDA 9. TU T'EN VAS Roberto Carlos (Indica), autor e Una voz acariciante, estilo es- GRETA ALAIN BARIERI-RCA pecial y carita de angel, son al- 10. QUE HE DE HACER PARA OLVIDARTE 10. EU NASCI HA 10 MIL ANOS ATRAS inteprete de "Detalles," "Amada MANOLO OTERO RAUL SEIXAS-Philips Amante," "Jesuscristo," "Yo solo gunos atributos que posee Evan- Quiero," etc. La oficina represen- gelinaSol(Dicesa),una chica (Continued from page 50) Nuesi-ro Rincon tante de CBS aqui ha disparado capitalina-de diecisiete anos dos jovenes gemelos nacidos en Madrid y radicados en Puerto Rico una promotion de todos sus dis- cuyas grabaciones se venden en desde que tenian 5 alios. Entre los nUmeros se destaca "Ahora que cos e impreso carteles que pue- cantidadesnave gables,actual- somos dos" de C. Baglioni . . . mente prepara material para su Lanzo Audio Latino a su artista ex- den leerse enlascalles de Sn. clusivo Gustavo Rojas en el tema "Te Quiero Siempre" de Roberto Salvador. El entusiasmo crece en segundo LP. Exitos!! . . . El cata- Lozano con "Aprendimos" (Silvestre)al dorso. La instrumentation sello elpublic°, el Ultimo 45 de Ro- logo de producciones del del numero y su interpretation le abren grandes posibilidades a esta ingles Rocket ya esta disponible bertoes "Entocuerpo" y va nuevo voz . . . Milestone lanzo la grabacion del grupo Opa en pro- en las tiendas de discos, la adqui- ducciOn delbrasilefio Airto.Enesta excelente grabacionse han camino al exit°. incluido entre otros grandes y poderosos temas "Muy lejos to Vas" siciOn es responsabilidad de Hierro Dideca y susactivosmotores. de Ruben Rada, "Corre Nina" de Hugo y George Fattoruso y "Golden- wings," tema por el cual toma titulo el hermoso larga duracion. El grupo Hierro saliOnueva- Felicidades en su XII aniversario Lanzo Mericana ellarga duraci6n de Yoyito Cabrera y su super mente degirapor Guatemala. celebrado el pasado 2 de Sept. Los Combo Managua titulado "Caonabo" con una portada muy inters- chicosmetalicosson muy En serio problema para los con- ante.El sabor de Yoyito se manifiesta en "Caonabo," (Y. Cabrera) solicitados en el area C.A. . . . a sumidores de discos se ha vuelto "Murio como un Campeon,"(Y.Cabrera)y"El Con Con"(Y. Proposito! Angel Gutierrez, orga- las dos versiones del exit° "No Cabrera . . . A tiempo en que Maria Creuza va ganando terreno nista-tecladistadelgrupo, nos mas contigo" del mexicano Mario internacionalmente con "Nina no Debes Temer" (RCA), su interpreta- invito a un coctel de prensa para Quintero(Sisa)cuandoDicesa clan del inolvidable tema "Nadie me Ama" (F. Lobo -A. Maria) in- presentar su ultimo LP, en carrera lanzaalchileno Germain de Ia cludio en su ultimo larga duracion en castellano va tomando carac- de solista. Los temas fueron esco- Fuentecantandola a su estilo teristicas de exit° tambien . . . Joe Cayre andara esta semana por gidos delicada y minuciosamente iCua1es mejor?lasyentaslo

Miami y Puerto Rico . . . Y ahora . . . iHasta la proximal para satisfacer las exigencias de diran. los discOfilos . . . Aqui-como en LlegO la Salsa a San Salvador, There is great expectation for the performance of Brazilian Roberto lamayoria de paiseslatinos- Sonido Industrial (Sisa) ha sido Ia Carlos at the Miami Jai Alai on October 15th. The event presented constantemente Ilegan nuevas escogidaparaintroducir a los byradiostations WCMQ and FM92 (HerbDolgoff)is enjoying corrientes, tanto en mUsica como grandes delasalsa como Ray superb promotion and itis supposed to be a giant success. The per- en bailes, de esta el plato favorito Barreto, Willie Colon, Larry Har- formances will be televised via satellite by the International Net- eselgraciosobailedel Bump low, Johnny Pacheco y otros mas. work Univision, originated by Televisa (Mexico), which covers Cali- . . . enhorabuena para las casas Esperamos un gran suceso ya que fornia, Texas, New York and New Jersey and the Mexican Republic. disqueras! Los de mas yenta en tambien gustamos de la musica The show will also be airedin most of Latin America, including el generoson:"Fama"/David tropical . . . El grupo teclefio Los Brazil. After these performances, Roberto will open in DominicanBowie, "Hazlo como quieras"/ Juniors sale el mas prOximo para

Republic and Puerto Rico . . . Raphael will perform on November People's Choice, "Una Quinta de Los Angeles. Han sido contratados in Miami, Puerto Rico and Los Angeles . . . Jose Jose will debut at Beethoven"/Walter Murphy. para actuar en sitios importantes

Hotel Caribe Hilton, Puerto Rico late this month . . . Radio Station Los argentinos que suenan con de L.A. Buen viaje y a desempefiar KWKW from Los Angeles is holding their 12th Annual Fiesta, celebrat- insistencia enlasradioemisoras un buen papel. Este dato fue con- ing their 34th Anniversary (1942-1976) of service to the Spanish- -en este mes-son: los5del firmado por la CBS . . . iHasta Ia (Continued on page 52) grupo Banana (Dideca) con "Ella proximal

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AmericanRadioHistory.Com Nuestro Rincon (Continued from papge 50) LATIN AMERICAN speaking community on Monday, October 18, 1976, at La Fonda Restaurant in Los Angeles. Congratulations to all! ALBUM PICKS Latin American record industry in New York is showing improve- ment lately. Due in great part to the promotion of new product aired EL ELEGIDO by Radio JIT in the area, sales are picking up. With most of the RAUL ABRAMZON-CBS 19552 distributors working on a consignment basis deal, which clearly shows La simpleza y sinceridad que proyectan how bad the whole business went and with dozens of trucks pre- sus temas e interpretaciones, van hacien- pared with merchandise ready for delivery in the spot, which was do Raul Abramzon un conquistador natu- perhaps the only possible way to improve sales, distributors are ral de los mercados internacionales. Aqui starting to show stamina and hope for the near future. Even Ameri- ofrece "Enamorada Mia," "Vamos callecan outlets such as chain stores, American record shops and dept. Abajo,""La Cabana que sonamos" y stores, whose sales were showing a decline in Latin product, are start- "Cante todo el mundo" de su autoria y ing to increase their volume in this market. Itis expected that New "Siempre en mi Corazon" de Lecuona. York will wake up again in order to show the great past strength in

Simplicity and sincerity are the components that make a winner sales power for Latin product. The market is not only improving its out of Raul Abramzon in the international market. His performancescondition in the usually strong "salsa" product but also for the inter- of "Necesito Llorar," "Dimelo y Salvame" and "La Cabana que national productions such as ballads and "canciones baladas." Well,

Soliamos," contained in this package, prove it. Released in Argentina.the Latin record industry of New York deserves a break . . . Pepe Garcia, president of Latin International, distributor for EMI -Odeon CANCIONES DE AMOR Latin product in the States and Puerto Rico, is opening his distribu- ALDO MONGES-Microfon M 76075 tional facilities and operation in the Miami Area . . . Aldo Monges Comienza a moverse Aldo Monges de is starting to move nicely via "El Peso del Pecado" (A. Monges) with nuevo. Esta vez resalta con "El Peso del arrangements by Gustavo Beytelman . . . RCA released in Mexico Pecado" (P. Favini-A. Monges) contenida an album performed by two of the great composers of Latin America, aqui. Tambien se incluyen "Balada del Manzanero and Sarabia. Armando Manzanero from Mexico and Amor en Serio" (L. Servidio-J. Sturia), "Mi Chelique Sarabia from Venezuela. A masterpiece! . . . Paraguayan Mujer y yo" (A. Monges) y "Que estoysinger Perla, strong and dynamic performer who is recording for haciendo aqui" (A. Monges), entre otras. RCA, Brazil, is smashing internationally with "Hipocresia" (Giordano III Aldo Monges is starting to move with "El Peso del Pecado," con- Affieri-G. Correa) . . . Alhambra is promoting an album by Kantares, tained in this package. Also good in "Guitarras Iloren guitarras" (C. a duet of twin Spanish singers residing in Puerto Rico since they were Sanchez), "Remitente Buenos Aires" (0. Requena-A. Monges) and five years old. Among the excellent tunes, "Ahora que somos dos" "No Ilores que siempre fui tuyo" (P. Favini-A. Monges). (C. Baglioni)is showing strength . . . Audio Latino released their new voice, Gustavo Rojas, via "Te Quiero Siempre" (Roberto Lozano), ESE ES EL CAMINO QUE ME GUSTA a superb balad, and "Aprendimos" (Silvestre). Arrangements and ROBERTO JORDAN-Carino DBLI 5168 performance on these numbers open great possibilities for the new Con su version de "That's the Way ILike singer . . . Milestone released an album titled "Goldenwings" by It"enCastellano vendiendo bienen Opa, produced by Brazilian Airto.Inthis excellent package there oeste. Tambien "Adios" (E. Madriguera),are superb cuts, but the ones that really turned me on are "Paper "Fresas y Vino" (G. Mejias) y "Todavia" Butterflies" (Muy lejos to vas), "Corre Nina" and "Groove." Great (Manzanero). product that deserves the best of luck! With his version in Spanish of "That's the Way ILike It," Roberto Jordan is moving this package on the coast and in other areas. "El Mericana released an album by Yoyito Cabrera and his Super Combo dia Ilegard" (J. M. Anzaldus), "Mi Ruego" (G. Roberto Perez Flores -M. Managua titled "Caonabo" with a very suggestive cover. Spicy flavor Lee) and "Fat Mamma" (J. M. Anzaldua). and rhythm of Yoyito is present in "Murk') un Campeon," "El Con Con" and "Caonabo" . . . Maria Creuza is moving very strongly in IMPACTO CREA the international market with "Nina no Debes Temer" (Baby Do Vaya VS 51 Not Be Afraid). By the same token, her performance of the old and En produccion de Bobby Valentin y con unforgettable tune "Nadie me Ama" is also starting to show great arreglos de Carmelo Rivera, Impacto Crea possibilities .. . Joe Cayre will be in Miami and Puerto Rico during ofrece aqui ritmo y sabor salsero en las this present week . .. And that's it for the time being! voces de Frankie Hernandez yEladio Jimenez. "Traigo Alegria" (J. A. Cruz), "A N.Y. (Continued frompage 12) Tiempo" (V. Colon) y "Bongo Bongo" (A. Ny Rodriguez). NYC prisons so appalled the team that it has decided to undertake II Produced by Bobby Valentin and with arrangements by Carmeloa thorough study of the city's prison system, to be followed by a media Rivera, Impact° Crea offers a good salsa package with the voices of blitz on behalf of penal reform. The McGee Report, as the study has F. Hernandez and E. Jimenez. "Con Orgullo" (V. Colon), "Pronostico" come to be called, will also include a detailed examination of the (E. Jimenez) and "Traigo Alegria." Midwest City, Oklahoma jail, where our coach slash generalmanager was incarcerated in 1970 for driving with a faulty muffler and loose women. Also in the offing is the First Annual Flashmakers Award Ban- Brasil (Continued frompage 50) En quet (date to be announced shortly) honoring America's numberone "Feelings." (Dime)... Y por hab-por Ia Beverly, con Ia cantantesoftball team. Anita's Chili Parlor and Little Joe's Soul Kitchenare lar de "Feelings" (Dime), esa fue Suely, Ia versionde"Stupid the possible sites for this sure -to -be star-studded affair, whichmay or IamUsica ejecutada por laor- Cupid" (EstUpidoCupido), que may not feature entertainment by the legendary Long Island reggae questa al final del "Miss America fue exito hace mucho tiempo por band Ras Irwin Freed and the Tropicanas, with little-known trombonist Pageant," transmitido por la ca-Celly Campelo (EMI). Se volvio Luther Rackley sitting in. Donuts and sweet rolls will be served. dena nacional de television ena convertir en exito debido a la los Estados Unidos el 11 de Sep- novela de television que la Ca- DIRTY OLD MAN: "Linda Ronstadt, by the way," concludedthe tiembre. iAtencion, Debora Fren- dena Globo lanzOalaire bajo good professor, "although she has a Germanname, can work on her kel! . . . Lanzado en Rio de Ja- ese nombre, con Ia accion desa- own rheostat. She's the one who amplifies the sounds whichare in- neiro, con muy buena recepcion, rrollada enlos anos cincuenta. audible and squashes those that are painfully heard. She'sa darling el nuevo album de Jorginho do . . . Y hastala proxima desde little child. She is one of my favorite artists. Sheand Olivia Newton - lmperio (Polydor) . . . Lanzada Brasil! John and Helen Reddy. I love themso much ..."

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AmericanRadioHistory.Com Dave & Sugar Promo Launched by RCA Connors Takes Off II NEW YORK-A national Dave The promotion isa guessing and Sugar "Sugar Bowl" promo- game for customers-how many tion has been launched by RCA sugar cubes are contained in a Records in conjunction with the display glass jar?-with branch trio'slatestalbum, "Dave and managers setting window and in- Sugar." The sales manager who storedisplays withtheirstore does the best overall branch pro- motion will win a trip to New accounts. RCA Records' Dave and Orleans for three days to see theSugar posters and mobiles are Sugar Bowl game inthe Newavailable, and are being distri- Year. buted to retail accounts.

The Coast (Continued from page 14) The Buddah Group recently held a luncheon reception at N.Y.'s Tavern On The Green tolaunch a month -long marketing campaign for Buddah artist Norman Connors. together (at last?)-on a Memorex commercial. Melissa doesn't get a According to Lewis Merenstein, vice president of marketing and merchandising, the crack at the glass, but instead plays a straight man for Ella, who asks retail program will feature, in addition to Connor's "You Are My Starship" album, five of the artist's previous albums. The campaign will feature "Starship" jerseys, Ms. M whether she can tell which is Memorex, and which is live. Did mobiles, radio spots, consumer and trade advertising and distributor salesmen/dealer you have to ask? Of course she couldn't ... Return to Peyton Place: contests. Connors has just finished a cross-country tour and is currently working on Mick and Jenny Fleetwood were remarried last week, in their attor- his next album, to be produced by Skip Drinkwater. Pictured above at the Connors' reception are, from left: Tom Cossie, vice president of pop promotion; Norman Connors; ney's office, as other Fleetwood Macs looked on. This does not mean RW's Toni Profera; Alan Lott, vice president of r&b promotion; and Mike Vallone of that the other members will change lobsters and dance with their Record World. original partners. In fact, Paul Kantner was so smitten by Stevie Nicks CLUB REVIEW that he phoned their mutual booking agency, ICM, to find out her whereabouts in the Motherland... Other Starship News: Marty Balm is opening up his own frozen yogurt franchise... Is Mushroom Rec- Steeleye, Dinner Impress at Roxy ords attending to final details before sealing a deal to buy the Little B LOS ANGELES-After a two year bum. Those songs, like much of David building on Sunset? . . . Phil Walden and company just pur- hiatus from touring here, Steeleye Steeleye's output since the arrival chased a six passenger 1973 Sessna 42-B aircraft. Just perfect forSpan have embarked on the firstof drummer Nigel Pegrum, down. small jaunts around the neighborhood . . . Nicky Hopkins will play of three tours projected duringplay traditional roots by adding piano on the Leo Sayer tour which begins in San Francisco on Nov. 8. the next 18 months. The band'srock 'n' roll accents designed to This is the first time Nicky has lent his talents to a tour since 1973, return to U.S. stages is a welcome pull in the uninitiated; of these, one, as well as commercially cru- when the Rolling Stones had him the set's opener, "London," ... What Major Company in America cial, since Steeleye's lively con- is having trouble inits record department? A few well -placed, east served as the most infectious and cert style offsets their often chill- the best sampler of that approach. coast sources, suggest that we watch for the jaws to snap off a few ing instrumentalsettingsand Openingfor Steeleye was heads before the end of the year. .. AllI Want For Christmas: Is it comparatively esoteric traditionalMichael Dinner (Fantasy), whose true Artie Mogull bought Adam Faith a farm?.. . Donna Summer is sources with a broader humorpromise as a writer has yet to be having a party October 25 at the Roseland Ballroom in NYC andevery- than is apparent in their Chrysalis matched by his live work. A re- one is invited to share the enchanted evening "with a summer rose,"albums. If their Roxy opening fell cent Dinner set before an appre- according to Joyce Bogart. According to Donna: "Joyce Bogart is the somewhat short of their own high ciative Bay Area audience sug- only person who looks as good from the back asI do." The sultrystandards - technicalgremlins gested that, with seasoning, the Summer album, "Four Seasons of Love," is on Casablanca. Could it becaused a normally deadeye Maddy young musician's band could de- true that Neil Bogart purchased the German -based Oasis?... WHBQ- Prior to suffer pitch problems dur- velop acohesive stageattack, Memphis threw a welcoming party for its two additions, JohnLong, ing her vocals-the delighted au- but the Roxy pairing proved that the new PD, and Rick Dees of "Disco Duck" fame. Dees willstart dience didn't notice. Dinner still faces some basic live punching time at 'HBQ on November 20... Are the Eagles returning 'Rocket Cottage' challenges. An unrulyindustry to their roost at ATI? . Dickie Betts' new band is called Dickie Betts Although Chrysalis' recent cata- crowd,withciviliansoutnum- and Great Southern. The Great Southern what? The members includelogue purchaseof theearliest bered by record company guests, Dan Toler (guitar), Ken Tibbets (bass), Jerry Thomson (drums),Don Steeleye albums from RCA and certainly didn't help, eliciting a Sharbono (drums), and Tom Broome (piano). Formula soundsfamiliar? Pegasusinthe U.K. has made surly if understandably defensive Well, there's a good possibility the label will be different... Pardon some of the group's best mate- reaction from the frontman. More My Blooper: Stan Diamond is not David Bowie's lawyer slashmanager. rialavailable here for the firstto the point, the Dinner band's Only his lawyer. Is Maxine Nightingale leaving UA? Is she doinga time (outside import bins), theircountry tinged rock settings will movie? Maybe Artie Mogull should buy Maxinea farm? ... Kitty Wells' first set was devoted almost en- need added poise and energy to new single on Capricorn is called "Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman." tirelyto newmaterialfrom achieve a distinctive style. Kitty also has waxy buildup-so much that shewas just named to the their current "Rocket Cottage" al- Sam Sutherland CMA Hall of Fame... Watch for a new group on Atlantic called AC -DC. Although we're not positive about their preferences,we are sure of their size. According to Jerry Greenberg, the tallest member Talented Team of the group only comes up to the Big G's waist. .. Kiss has left its retreat in upstate NY where they just completed theirnew album, "Rock and Roll Over," produced by Eddie Kramer.The LP was re- corded at the Nanuet Theater in the Round, andapparently show- cases a "more mature Kiss." . .. Watch for Kiss on the Paul Lynde Halloween Special... Those Were the Days: Neil Young's next set on Warner Brothers is a three album package called"Decade," and will be released in January-featuring cutsas far back as Buffalo Springfield . Harry Maslin is no longer producing Janis Ian ... Inquiries within: Creem Magazine is shopping fora new editor. Interested parties should contact Barry Kramer at 187 S. Woodward,Birmingham, Mi. 48011 ... The Girls Are Back In Town: The Runawaysreturned to Los Angeles on Monday... BTO recording their 7th in Vancouver. Does the dream go on forever? ... Don't touch that dial: Jack Forsythe, crack music director for 13Q in Pittsburghis no longer with that station. Conscientous and aware of the national scene, he can be Private Stock recording artist Jose Feliciano (secondfrom right) exhibits delight with reached at (412) 761-2559. . . Chuck Roberts joins WDGY Minneapolis his forthcoming ne* album, which paired him forthe first time with veteran producer WOKY's Murphy In The Morning moves to WAYSCharlotte. Jerry Wexler (right). Pictured with themare Larry Uttal, president of Private Stock Records (second from left), and Jose's wife Janna (left). RECORD WORLD OCTOBER 23, /976 53

AmericanRadioHistory.Com RECORD WORLD INTERNATIONAL GERMANY ENGLAND By JIM SAMPSON By RON McCREIGHT MUNICH - Sammy Davis, Jr. has completed a five -city tour ofN LONDON - Rod Stewart's much publicized first solo tour brings West Germany, winning accolades from the press and public for "the him to London where he plays the massive Olympia arena from De- best concert of the year." One of the most extraordinary recent con- cember 21-24. Meanwhile, his overwhelming popularity here has certs here, called "Bali Agung," brought together the traditional music been sustained with the aid of a BBC -TV documentary on Rod and and dance of Bali and electronic/rock music. Avant garde composer/ Britt (although the actress has not won too many friends since its conductor Eberhard Schoener, who put together the concert, has screening) filmed during their visit earlier this year to promote "Night worked with the Munich Chamber Opera and with Jon Lord (ex -Deep On The Town;" and via "Sailing," which has returned to the top 5 Purple) on various projects. His fascinating fusion of contrasting styles since Rod's version was adopted as theme to the same TV station's has had wide exposure through television and records (Polydor), in series of programs on the British Navy. addition to concerts. Piracy continues to be a major problem in Germany. In one recent EMI Ltd.'s worldwide sales for the year ending June 30 totalled nearly £6711/2 million with 36 percent of this coming from the U.K. case, over 22,000 illegal copies of a K -Tel Udo Juergens cassette were The figures just published show a 70 percent increase in profits be- found by police in the Hamburg area, with another 10,000 in Duisburg fore tax, which amount to over £59 million. The music division of ... Arcade is coming out with a collection of Les Humphries Singers' EMI was responsible for 51 percent of world sales, and 42 percent of "Great Hits," supported by heavy radio and TV spot campaign. . . profits represent approximately the same proportions as for the pre- From Intercord comes "Conny & Jean -2 x 7 Songs der Welt," in vious year, with the balance of turnover coming from their leisure, which the duo sings international folk songs in several different lan- electronic and television companies. guages. Deutsche Grammophon is starting a new series of reissues called Barry Dickens promotes Linda Ronstadt's debut U.K. tour which "Rotation," whose spartan packaging allows a low retail price of justcommences on November 8 in Birmingham and will feature another under DM 10 ($4). Most pop Ips in Germany now sell for DM 12-22,Asylum act, Andrew Gold, as support. Ms. Ronstadt will also appear for two nights at the New Victoria November 8-9 and on BBC -TV's although the market in the DM 10 price range is expanding rapidly. "Rotation" will include soundtracks, jazz, classical, juvenile, chanson,"Old Grey Whistle Test" on November 23. AC/DC completes its stay with an extensive list of concert and college dates to coincide with rock and standard pop material culled from the Polydor, Verve and MGM catalogues. DG and the TV program guide "Funkuhr" will the release of their new Atlantic album, "Dirty Deeds Don't Come heavily co -promote the new series. Cheap," before they return to Australia via America at the end of The group Can, for several years successful in the progressive hard November. Aerosmith plays dates in Liverpool, Glasgow, Birmingham rock field, is aiming for a wider audience with the new single "I Want and London as part of a European tour which takes them to Germany, Sweden, Holland, Switzerland and France, and current chartmakers More . . . and More" on Harvest . . . Another band of veterans, The JALN Band are on the road all month previewing their first album, Birth Control, has reached a wide audience in native Germany with"Life Is A Fight" (Magnet). their heavy metal concerts, but is having difficulty breaking out inter- nationally because of their name. Radio Luxembourg is currently running several rock -oriented pro- The Sensational Alex Harvey Band would like to forget October grams under the title of "Rocktober." The station has changed its entire third. They were booked into a Munich hall on the night of the format this month to feature special shows highlighting the careers national elections, which was also the last night of the Munichof several world renowned rock stars, including The Beatles, Elton Oktoberfest. Despite this competition, several hundred people bought John, Rod Stewart, Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin, Queen, Jimi Hendrix, Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, Status Quo, Dr. Hook and Deep Purple. tickets for the show. But the band's truck broke downon the autobahn and never made it to Munich. Radio One's new schedule has come into effect without two key deejays, Rosko and Johnnie Walker, whose respective departures were previously reported. Rosko's farewell was celebrated by the station's other presenters, including his replacement, Kid Jensen, who was for- Renewych Named Mgr.of Chappell -Canada merly with Lux and Radio Trent, paying their tribute on Rosko's last NEW YORK-Jerry Renewych Weiser,presidentofChappell program. Other main changes are the introduction of an authentic hasbeen namedmanagerof Music. rock & roll series which fans have persistently campaigned forover a Chappell -Canadain Toronto,it Inhis new position as chieflong period, and other ex -Lux jock Paul Burnett has takenover Walk- was announced by Norman operatingofficerofChappell - er's weekday show, he in turn being replaced by Simon Bates who Canada, Renewych will head the switches from Radio 2. WEA International management committee, which A welcome return for Leo Sayer whose first product for 15 months- consists of Bill Trench, financial "You Make Me Feel Like Dancing" single and "Endless Flight" album Pacts with 4 Seas officer, and John Loweth, direc- (Chrysalis)-are both chart certainties. Other hits come from Steve TAIPEI, TAIWAN - Nesuhitor of print and publications. In Harley ("Love Is A Prima Donna"-EMI), The Sutherlands ("Secrets"- Ertegun, president of WEA Inter- additiontohisadministrative Epic) and Tony Wilson ("I Like Your Style"-Bearsville). Worthyout- national, has just concluded duties, Renewych will continuesiders come from Sebastian ("Never Be A Next Time"-Polydor), negotiations with C.V. Liao, to handle creative projects. Martha Smith ("Open Up Your Heart"-RCA) and Rogue ("Lay Me owner of 4 Seas Record Publish- Background Down"-Epic). Strong albums emerge this week from Robert Palmer ing Company Ltd. A member of ("Some People Can Do What They Like"-Island), Thin Lizzy ("Johnny theChappell The Fox"-Vertigo) and Kursaal Flyers ("Golden Mile-CBS). Under the agreement, 4 Seas staff for seven years both inits A massive promotion and marketing campaign in conjunctionwith willactaslicenseefor WEA present Toronto headquarters andalso Radio Luxembourg has been lined up for the launch of WEAInterna- International andall WEA pro- its earlierMontreal tional label's first album-"20 United Stars Of America." The Eagles duct will be available through 4 creativeoffice,Renewych has will be represented for the first time on Seas in Taiwan, The Republic ofserved as professional manager. any compilation album. Ginger Baker is near completion ofa solo album for Mountain with China. Nesuhi Ertegun and Phil Before joining Chappell, Rene- a little help from Chris Spedding, Mr. Snips and Rick Grech. Look Rosehavejustreturnedfrom wych was on the staff of Peerforward also to Gallagher & Lyle's next, which is currently being Taipei com- where marketing and Southernforthreeyears. He pleted under David Kirshenbaum's guidance at Air Studios. repertoirewerediscused with graduated from Sir George Wil- British music publisher Leslie Boosey,now retired, became only the Liao.Initialreleasesconsisting liams University in Montreal and second person ever to receive the CISAC gold medal, of the top WEA records are cur- which was alsostudiedclassicalmusicat presented to him in Paris recently ata congress celebrating 50 years rently being rushed to the market. McGill Conservatory. of the society.

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AmericanRadioHistory.Com British Country Assn. Dawnbreaker Signs Sets Awards Finalists Intl. Publishing Pacts ENGLAND'S TP 25 NASHVILLE-The Country Mu- LOS ANGELES - Rick Joseph, sic Association of Great Britain director of Dawnbreaker Music has announced the finalists nom- Company,hasannouncedthe Singles inated for their annual Country signingofthree international 1 MISSISSIPPI PUSSYCAT/Sonet Music Awards, scheduled for No- publishing agreements. The three 2 DANCING QUEEN ABBA/Epic vember 2 in London. agreements, which include sub - publishingrightstotheentire 3 SAILING ROD STEWART/Warner Bros. Album Of The Year Dawnbreaker catalogue, are with 4 HOWZAT SHERBET/Epic Nominated for Album of the PacificMusicPublishing Com- Year are: "Best of Tammy Wy- pany Ltd. in Japan, Carlin 5 WHEN FOREVER HAS GONE DEMIS ROUSSOS/Philips nette;" "Don Williams Vol.I;" Musicinthe United Kingdom 6 DISCO DUCK RICK DEES AND HIS CAST OF IDIOTS/RSO in South "Elite Hotel," by Emmylou Harris; and ImpactMusic 7 CAN'T GET BY WITHOUT YOU REAL THING/Pye "Heart Like A Wheel," by Linda Africa. Ronstadt; "Happiness of Having 8 DANCE LITTLE LADY DANCE TINA CHARLES/CBS You," by Charley Pride; "Live In 9 THE GIRL OF MY BEST FRIEND ELVIS PRESLEY/CBS London," by John Denver; "40 Pye Plans Tie -In Golden Greats," by Jim Reeves; 10 BEST DISCO IN TOWN RITCHIE FAMILY/Polydor "Very Best of Slim Whitman," by With U.K. Campaign 11 HURT MANHATTANS/CBS Slim Whitman;and"Wanted. NEW YORK-Marvin Schlach- 12 I ONLY WANNA BE WITH YOU BAY CITY ROLLERS/Bell The Outlaws," by Waylon Jen- ter, president of Pye Records in nings, Willie Nelson, Jessi Colter the United States, has revealed 13 SUMMER OF MY LIFE SIMON MAY/Pye and Tompall Glasser. the beginning of a coordinated 14 IF YOU LEAVE ME NOW CHICAGO/CBS Single of the Year nominees campaign with Pye Records of are "Convoy," by C. W. McCall; Great Britain's "Black Music Um- 15 LOVING AND FREE KIKI DEE/Rocket "I Don't Wanna Play House," by brella" program. 16 I AM A CIDER DRINKER WURZELS/EMI Tammy Wynette;"IRecall A Gypsy Woman," by Don Wil- Coordinated Campaigns 17 ARIA ACKER BILK/Pye liams; "Jolene," by Dolly Parton; One of the first coordinated, 18 DON'T TAKE AWAY THE MUSIC TAVARES/Capitol "No Charge," by J. J. Barrie; and international publicity and pro- 19 I'LL MEET YOU AT MIDNIGHT SMOKIE/RAK "What I've Got In Mind," by Billy motionprogramseverunder- Jo Spears. taken by two autonomous (though 20 BLINDED BY THE LIGHT MANFRED MANN'S EARTH BAND/Bronze In the Disc Jockey of the Year related)recordcompanies, the 21 DISCO MUSIC JALN BAND/Magnet areTony effort category,nominated in the United States fol- 22 RUBBERBAND MAN DETROIT SPINNERS/Atlantic Adamson, David Allan, Joe Butler, lows the recent Pye sales confer- Gerry Ford, Bob Powel and Mike ence in London where chairman 23 PLAY THAT FUNKY MUSIC WILD CHERRY/Epic Taylor. Louis Benjamin vowed "an all-out 24 DANCING WITH THE CAPTAIN PAUL NICHOLAS/RSO Journalist of the Year nominees atempt to establish Pye Records 25 UPTOWN UPTEMPO WOMAN RANDY EDELMAN/20th Century are Tony Byworth, Bryan Chalker asa black album forcein the and Bob Powel. marketplace." Songwriter of the Year finalists are Tom T. Hall, Harlan Howard, Artists Dolly Parton and Don Williams. Schlachter, has already made Albums moves in this area with product Marketing Awards from The Persuaders (on Pye dis- 1 STUPIDITY DR. FEELGOOD/UA In the division for Marketing tributedCallaRecords),Rudy 2 GREATEST HITS ABBA/Epic Campaign of the Year by a Major Love and the Love Family, (Calla), 3 BEST OF THE STYLISTICS VOL. 2/H&L Record Company, RCA was nom- 9th Creation (Pye), Jimmy James 4 DEDICATION BAY CITY ROLLERS/Bell inatedthreetimes-fortheir (Pye), and specialpackages by John Denver and Dolly Parton Bob Marley & The Wailers (Calla) 5 20 GOLDEN GREATS BEACH BOYS/Capitol as and Nikki Giovanni (Calla). campaigns aswell overall 6 A NIGHT ON THE TOWN ROD STEWART/Riva country music promotion, while Anchor Records was nominated New Posture 7 GREATEST HITS DIANA ROSS/Tamla Motown Schlachter, who has justre- for its campaign for Don Williams 8 LAUGHTER AND TEARS NEIL SEDAKA/Polydor and United Artists was nominated turned from a meeting in London forits campaign on Slim Whit- with the top executives at Pye 9 ATLANTIC CROSSING ROD STEWART/Warner Brc man. Records, revealed that the label's 10 THE ROARING SILENCE MANFRED MANN'S EAPT'' SAND/Bronze For Marketing Campaign of the commitment to the U.S. company 11 WINGS AT THE SPEED OF SOUND/Parlophone Year by an Independent Record is now greater thanithas ever Company, the nominees are Em- been and will permit an aggres- 12 MODERN MUSIC BE BOP DELUXE/Harvest berRecords, ShannonRecords sive new posture in advertising, 13 FRAMPTON COMES ALIVE PETER FRAMPTON/A&M and Westwood Records. promotion and marketing. The two nomineesforPro- 14 FOREVER AND EVER DEMIS ROUSSOS/Philips moter of the Year are Mervyn 15 LONG MAY YOU RUN STILLS -YOUNG BAND/Reprise CBS Intl. Pacts with Conn and JeffreyS.Kruger. For 16 HARD RAIN BOB DYLAN/CBS Country Music Venues, the nom- inees areThe Ponderosa in Diamond Pubberies 17 GREAT ITALIAN LOVE SONGS VARIOUS ARTISTS/K-Tel Hampshire and The Tennessee NEW YORK-Lou Ragusa, di- 18 SPIRIT JOHN DENVER/RCA Centre in Wimbledon. rector,musicpublishing, CBS RecordsInternational, andJoel 19 LET'S STICK TOGETHER BRYAN FERRY/Island Founder's Award Diamond, president, Silver Blue 20JAIL BREAK THIN LIZZY/Vertigo Music (BMI), have finalized a sub - Nominated for the Founder's 21 JOAN ARMATRADING/A&M Chairman's Award for outstand- publishing agreement under the ing service to country music are terms of which the CRI publish- 22 DEREK AND CLIVE LIVE PETER COOK AND DUDLEY MOORE/Island TheBritishBroadcasting Com- ing group will represent the Sil- 23 BEST OF GLADYS KNIGHT AND THE PIPS/Budda h pany, Tony Byworth, Capitol Rec- ver Blue/Ocean-Blue catalogues 24THEIR GREATEST HITS: 1971-1975 EAGLES/Asylum ords, Gordon Davies, Andy Gray, worldwide, with the exception of Douglas Hespe and Bob Powel. the U.S. and the U.K. 25 PASSPORT NANA MOUSKOURI/Philips

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AmericanRadioHistory.Com Taylor LeavesCBS(Continued from page 3) Pickwick Stock(Continued from page 3) fall, but this was apparently not ton as CBS president in 1972, had retirement age, and he will con- baum, a director of Hartz, were a factorinTaylor'sdeparture. previously been executive vicetinue to do the kind of things elected directors of Pickwick In- Paley, who is 75, gave no reason presidentoftheInternational that have made him one of the ternational Inc. Subsequently, forhis decision, and will con- Paper Company. great merchandising personsof Stern was designated as chairman tinue as board chairman indefi- Backe, who is 44, has spent his our time." of the executive committee of the nitely. career in engineering, marketing boardof directorsofPickwick Paley has been chief executive and publishing. He has headed Continued Broadening International Inc. officer of CBS since 1928, and in the CBS publishing group since As for Pickwick's future, Leslie Pickwick has approximately 4.4 recent years has involved himself 1973, and supervised the recently statedthatthe company "willmillion shares of common stock particularly closely in the opera- announced CBSacquisitionof continue to strengthen its position outstanding.This purchaseof tions of the television network. Fawcett Publications, Inc. within the industry, will continue Pickwick shares by Hartz will in- Taylor, who replaced Frank Stan- In announcing the changes fol-to grow and will also broaden its creaseitstotal holdings to ap- lowing the corporation's monthlybases in the phases of the indus- proximately737,000shares,or Stewart Single boardmeeting,Paleysaid,in try itsis involved in now." about 17 percent of the common (Continued from page 3) a preparedstatement,"These outstanding. Stockholders' Meeting movement of any recordinits changes are keyed to the long- current chartrange, but RKO's term requirements of a diversi- At thatlast meeting of the Ross Joins WEA Intl. programming decision may seri-fied company like CBS, and we stockholders of Pickwick, held on NEW YORK-Nesuhi Ertegun, ouslyinhibit maximum satura- believe they willassure anor- September 9, 1976, Leonard N. president of WEA International, tion. derly progression in management Stern, president of Hartz; David has announced the appointment Despite the RKO action, "To-and a continuation of the com- D. Lovitz, executive vice president of Alan Ross to the position of night's The Night" continues a pany's business success." ofHartz; and Armand Linden - controller. rapid ascent of the RW singles chart, moving up toa bulleted (Continuedfrom page 3) 38 from last week's position at Price Coding 46. Typical chart jumps showed promising.In probing the func- and cautionary comments from rejection of the initial plan. the record among the most added tions ofthe system, which several manufacturers suggesting The two groups were then to acrossthenation,with move- utilizes a ten -digit numeric code closerscrutinyofthePlessey pool their findings, arriveat a and a machine-readable bar ments from 23to 1 at KNUS, and Codabor bar-coding systems joint program and then present symbology, Harrison provided Dallas, and from 24 to 1 at WAIR, as alternatives, by day's end the their proposals at a second Winston-Salem, indicative of the theinitialfocalpointfordis- generalconsensusfavoredthe coding study conference tenta- cussions of specific data needs record'sstrength initsfourth UPC coding system, on the basis tively scheduled to be heldin week on the charts. RW has al- with a possible coding system. of code universality throughout New York on December 2. With manufacturer representa- all retailindustries, readysingledouttheStewart speedin The general tenor of the day's tives building preliminary models processing, accuracy and inven- single as a Powerhouse Pick with discussions was bothenergetic top five potential. foreach ofthehypothetical tory control. codes components - including and enthusiastic. Gortikov, Mala- RKO Radio president Dwight Iminent problems forecast by mud and the individual represen- Case made the decision to with- title selection, manufacturer/ the partcipants included the label and configuration as initial tatives all felt that the first study draw thetitle,telling RW,"I specific design and placement of conference had factors - and retail and whole- the code components, accurate provedfruitful pulleditpersonally. As far as I in sale reps providing an overviewtime projections for the comple- its consideration of the issue, was concerned, given the expo- and several participants expressed ofthecurrentinventoryand tion of a universal code for the sureitwas getting,thelyrics theirconvictionthatindustry point -of -sale variables, the com- industry, andcontractualprob- were a little too obvious for me." participants had mitteethenconsidered para- lems triggered by the aesthetic clearly been At Warner Bros.,vicepresi- doingtheir meters for the system. The need drawbacks homework: during dent, promotion, Russ Thyret re- ofthe barcode. the summation, for an industry code that would Some it was felt that ported that the offendinglyric manufacturers warned permit both human and machine that major artists retaining legal the need for further outside con- responsible for RKO's action was sultation was no longer pressing, reading; theoretical limitsof control over the line, "Spread your wings and album graphics since the industry was educating let me come inside." Given the the ten -digit system, in terms of would pose a major obstacle to totalcapacity for title itselfeffectively. content of other recent hits such selection implementation of abar code, listings and indivdual manufac- and argued that any move Given the committee's current as "Disco Lady," "Love To Loveture numbers for labels (permit- timetable, and the possible You Baby," and "Afternoon De- toward an agreement on uniform ting continuity after changes inplacement of the symbol on al- completionofinitialproposals light" - all programmed by the bythefirstofnextyear,the RKO chain-Thyret was dissatis- distribution structure), as well as bum packages would be simi- possible range in configurations; significance of the meeting was fied, if resigned to the decision. larly resisted. Further exploration the practicality of a supplemen- ofthatproblem, andpossible clear, as weretheprobable "My reactionisthatit'sdiffi- tal code to incorporate any data alternatives, such as initial use of benefits to the industry. Such a cult for me to accept that fact, vital to the trade but not mathe- stickers forthe code,were coding system has been suggested based on thelyriccontent of matically feasiblewithin the tabled to permit the committee before, as earlyas 1968,but other recordscurrentlybeing basicten -digitcode;andthe to focus on the basic demandsprior to the NARM session that played," Thyret told RW. "How- operationalflexibilityoflaser - of the code. initiated the current actions ever, I candisagreeuntilI'm scanned bar coding, versus the Gortikov closedthe meeting therehad beennoconcrete blue in the face. If taking the line initial cost advantages of strictly bycallingforthe basisforseriousconsideration out will get the record played, creationof numeric,electronicallyscanned twosub -committeestofurther of such a code. obviously I'm going to do it." systems such as the OCR (opti- study theissues. A west coast Following Wednesday's meet- Accordingly, Warner Bros. pro- :al character recognition) system committee was set, to be chaired ings, however, the committee has motionstaffhasalready been wereallexploredduringthe byBillRobertsonofCapitol; now begun exploring the issue working onaneditedversion morning session. Fred Langmeyer of CBS was ap- indetail, and has already out- which deletes the offending lyric; Ancillaryfactors discussed as pointedchairmanoftheeast linedrelated areas for possible Casealso reportedthat Paul .3ossible components in a hybrid coast committee. Gortikov asked studyincludingstandardization Drew, VP programming for RKO ncluded list price, musical cate- the two committees to consider of spine code (now being studied has been working on an edit. -pry and a possible code com- three basic issues, the utilization by RIAA'stechnicalstandards At week's end, however )onentidentifyingthe productof code components, the text ofcommittee), the eventual transi- sources indicated that RKO hac' withthemusicindustry as a the industry's initial proposal totion to automated warehousing, tabled any programming decisior ,roup. the UPC Council(which mustand the feasiblityof any final for the edited version untilthi' Although there were questions review and approve any industrysystem's compatibility with cur- week. Drew was unable for corn wisedregarding possible draw - code), andpossiblealternative rentinventorycodes,such as ment at press time. jackswithin the UPC system,proposals inthe event of UPC OCR.

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AmericanRadioHistory.Com C i3c)UNTRY SINGLES UNTRY RADIO PUBLISHERS LIST.. By CHARLIE DOUGLAS A WHOLE LOTTA THINGS TO SING LAY DOWN Larry Rogers (Partner, BMI).. 96 ABOUT Jerry Bradley (Pi -Gem, BMI) . . 4 LET'S PUTIT BACK TOGETHER ^GAIN II Larry Scott, PD, and Chuck Hogan, ND, of KFDI (Wichita) were AFTER THE STORM EddieKilroy (Proud Jerry Kennedy (Jack & Bill, ASCAP) 6 present on September 30, 1976 for the signing of the proclamation Bird, BMI) 31 LIKE A SAD SONG Milton Okun (Cherry Lane, ASCAP) 29 declaring October as Country Music Month in the State of Kansas. ALLI CAN Do Porter & Dolly (Owepar, BMI) 16 LITTLE JOE Tommy Hill (Poewr Play, Governor Robert F. Bennett signed the proclamation in Topeka. Scott, ALMOST PERSUADED Steven A.Davis BMI) 44 by the way, is the newest member of the Federation of International (Al Gallico, BMI) 92 LIVING IT DOWN Huev P. Meaux (Ben Country Air Personalities (FICAP) board of directors. AMONG MY SOUVENIRS Billy Sherrill Peters/Crazy Cajun, BMI) 12 (Chappell & Co., ASCAP) 3 LONELY EYES Fred Kelly (Frebar, BMI) .... 52 Big John Trimble, the many state all-nighter at 50kw KWKH in

. 79 BABY BOY Brian Ahern (Sook, ASCAP) LOVE IS A TWO-WAY STREET Roy Dea Shreveport, La., is looking at some pretty good action so far on his new BIG. BIG WORLD Harry Hinde (Studio, (Tree, BMI) 72 single of "Gearjammer's Helper"-a trucker single. BMI) 87 LOVE IS THIN ICE Tom Collins (Pi -Gem/ BROKEN DOWN IN TINY PIECES Cumberland, EMI) 21 If you're in the market for sunshine and good clime then get in Ron Chancey (Pick A Hit, BMI) 76 LOVE IT AWAY Snuffy Miller (Excellorec touch with Mike Carta at Jacksonville, Fla.'s WVOJ. Mike needs to fill CALIFORNIA OAKIE Norro Wilson BMI) 57 37 a hole on the staff there. Air checks and resumes should be sent to (Blue Book, BMI) NEVER DID LIKE WHISKEY Larry Butler CAN'T YOU SEE Waylon Jennings & Ken (Hungry Mountain, BMI) 69 Mike at the station ... The FCC, known in CB circles as Uncle Charlie, Mansfield (No Exit, BMI) 34 9, 999.999 TEARS Roy Dea & Dickey Lee has reaffirmed its ruling on the AM/FM simulcast decision as follows: CHEATIN' IS Billy Sherill (Tree, BMI) 88 (Lowery, BMI) 14 100,000 plus population markets may not exceed 25 percent of their CHEROKEE MAIDEN Ken Nelson & Fuzzy OL' MAN RIVER Larry Rogers (Partner/ Owen (Chappell & Co., ASCAP) 4 Julep, BMI) 59 weekly average program time in a simulcast situation. Markets with CLEAN YOUR OWN TABLES Bob Ferguson ONE NIGHT Bud Logan (Travis/Elvis populations of 25,000 to 100,000 may not exceed 50 percent of their (Blackwood/Back Road, BMI) 70 Presley, BMI) 54 average weekly program time via simulcast until May 1, 1979. At that COME ON DOWN (TO OUR FAVORITE OZARK MOUNTAIN LULLABY George date the percentage of allowable simulcast for these markets will FORGET -ABOUT -HER PLACE) Billy Sher- Richey (Blue Book, BMI) 91 rill (Algee, BMI) 36 decrease to 25 percent of the weekly program time average. PEANUTS AND DIAMONDS Buddy Killen COME ON INGeorge Richey(Marson, (Tree, BMI) 8 The WKDA (Nashville) line-up is as follows: Bob Lockwood, Mike BMI) 10 PUT ME BACK INTO YOUR WORLD Haynes, Les Acree (new PD, coming from WMC, Memphis), Dale Tur- DADDY HOW'M I DOIN' Cape Kennedy Owen Bradley (Basket, ASCAP) 84 (Country Pickers, BMI) 82 ner, and D.J. Jones. Turner comes to the station from WTHI (Terre RED SAILS IN THE SUNSET Prod. not DON'T BE ANGRY Stan Silver (Acuff -Rose, (Shapiro Bernstein & Co.. Haute, Ind.). BMI) 83 ASCAP) 99 The 1977 Country Radio Seminar theme will be "Country Radio, The DON'T STOP BELIEVIN' John Farrar ROAD SONG BillySherrill(Double R, (John Farrar, BMI) 100 ASCAP) 30 Business of Winning." The seminar agenda committee members from DROP KICK ME JESUS Pobby Bare & Bill ROOM 269 Billy Sherrill (Roadmaster, BMI) 71 the world of country radio are chairman, Mac Allen, Sonderling Broad- Rice (Black Sheep, BMI) 56 REMEMBERING Chet Atkins & Jerry Reed casting; Neil Rockoff WHN, New York; Shelley Davis, KBUL, Wichita; EVERY NOW AND THEN Rich Hall (Screen (Vector, BMI) 58 Gems -Columbia, BMI) 62 Cliff Haynes, KNEW, Oakland; Jonathan Fricke, KLAK, Denver; Fred ROSIE Glen Sutton (Alrhond, BMI) 43 EVERYTHING I OWN Norro Wilson Hilderbrand, KVOC, Casper; Ben Peyton, KAYO, Seattle; Bob Young, (Colgems, BMI) 90 ROUTE 66 Tommy Al!sup (Londontown, ASCAP) 45 WMC, Memphis; Pete Porter, WPOC-FM, Baltimore; Perry St. John, FOR LOVE'S OWN SAKE LarryButler (Bobby Goldsboro, ASCAP) 53 SHE NEVER KNEW ME Don Williams KSO, Des Moines; Lee Phillips, WNYN, Canton; Ed Salamon, WHN, (Hall/Clement & Maplehill/Vogue, BMI) 61 FOR YOUR LOVE Earl Richards New York; Al Greenfield, KIKK, Houston; Bob Mitchell, KCKC, San (Beechwood, BMI) 50 SHOW ME A MAN Jack Gilmer (Tree, BMI) 18 Bernardino; and Terry Wood, WONE, Dayton. The record promotion FOX ON THE RUN Jerry Kennedy (Dick SOMEBODY SOMEWHERE Owen Bradley James, BMI) 48 (Coal Miners, BMI) 9 executive charged with the liaison responsibility for the next year is GOOD WOMAN BLUES SOMEDAY SOON Dave Burgess (W.B. Nick Hunter of Playboy Records. The record promo people of Nash- Virgin (Sawgrass, BMI) 26 Music, ASCAP) 46 ville have probably done more to cement good relations and enhance HER BODY COULDN'T KEEP YOU (OFF MY SWEET DREAMS Brian Ahern (Acuff -Rose, their position with radio folk through the formation of and continually MIND) Russ Reeder & Bob Webster (Blue BMI) 67 Echo, ASCAP) 51 SWEET FEELIN'S Steve Stone (ATV, EMI/ successful operation of the seminar than any other single act by any HER NAME IS Billy Sherrill Bayshore, ASCAP) 95 other group of promo people. The beautiful part of the whole situation (Tree, BMI) 7 SWEET TALKIN' MAN Glen Sutton is that it could only happen in country. Those of you in radio who HERE'S SOME LOVE Jerry Crutchfield (Starship, ASCAP) 38 have never taken advantage of the excellent opportunities for idea and (Screen Gems -EMI, BMI) 15 TAKE MY BREATH AWAY Norro Wilson HILLBILLY HEART Jerry Kennedy (Dan (Jidobi/AI Gallico, BMI) 39 knowledge exchange by attending the seminars might well tuckaway Penn/Easy Nine, BMI) 40 TEARDROPS IN MY HEART Norro Wilson the dates March 18-19, 1977 and plan on attending this shirtsleeve I CAN SEE ME LOVIN' YOU AGAIN TRO Cromwell, ASCAP) 25 Billy Sherrill (Jack & Bill, ASCAP) 80 working seminar at the Airport Hilton in Nashville. THANK GOD I'VE GOT YOU Jerry Ken- I COME HOME TO FACE THE MUSIC nedy (American Cowboy, BMI) 24 Darrell McCall & Biad-1y Frances (Mull- Ti-Hit/Liberty Hills, BMI) 97 THAT LITTLE DIFFERENCE Norro Wilson (Algee/AI Gallico, BMI) 60 I DON'T WANNA TO TALKIT OVER ANYMORE Ray Baker (Milene, ASCAP) 19 THAT LOOK IN HER EYES George Richey (Ben Peters, BMI) 11 SESAC Hosts Gospel Awards Luncheon I DON'T WANT TO HAVE TO MARRY YOU Bob Ferguson (Blackwood/Music, BMI)....98 THAT'LL BE THE DAY Peter Asher (MPL NASHVILLE - More than 250 works are published by Promise- IF YOU'VE GOT THE MONEY, I'VE GOT Communications, Inc., BMI) 28 top gospel music writers, pub- THE TIMEWillieNelson(Peer,Intl , THAT'S ALL SHE EVER SAID EXCEPT land Music. Also appearing during BMI) 89 GOODBYE David Barnes (Stucky, BMI).... 42 lishers and industry leaders wit-the entertainment portion of the I GUESS YOU NEVER LOVED ME ANY- THAT'S WHAT I GET (FORDOIN' MY nessed thepresentationofsix WAY A. V. Mittelstedt (Milene, ASCAP) 81 OWN THINKIN') Ray Griff (Blue Echo, program was Higher Group,a ASCAP) 20 I LOVE US PeteDrake & RonnyLight awards at the annual SESAC gos- contemporary gospel group, fea- (Window, BMI) 63 THE END IS NOT IN SIGHT Barry Burton pel music luncheon at Nashville's tured on the Impact Records label I NEVER SAID IT WOULD PE EASY Jerry (Fourth Floor, ASCAP) 17 Kennedy (Jack & Bill, ASCAP) 22 THE GAMES THAT DADDIES PLAY Owen Hyatt Regency Hotel on Thurs-and headed by Wayne Hilliard, Bradley (Twitty Bird, BMI) 5 I THANK GOD SHE ISN'T MINE Johnny day, October 7. another SESAC writer -affiliate. MacRae (Music City Music, ASCAP) 75 THE WRECK OF THE EDMUND FITZGERALD Awards were presented in the I THOUGHT I HEARD YOU CALLING MY Lenny Waronker & Gordon Lightfoot The luncheon was hosted by NAME Ken Mansfield & Wav'on Jen- (Moose, CAPAC) 94 following categories: "Bicenten- SECAC's president, A.H. Prager. nings (Golden West Melodies, BMI) 32 (THE WORST YOU EVER GAVE ME WAS) IT HURTS TO KNOW THEFEELING'S THE BEST I EVER HAD Jerry Kennedy nial Ambassador," Derric John- Also in attendancefromthe GONE Dave Bell (Belinda, BMI) 73 (Mandy, ASCAP) 49 son; "Youth Achievement," Otis licensing firm were: JimBlack. IT'S ALL OVER Johnny Cash & Charlie THEY DON'T MAKE 'EM LIKE THAT ANY- Bragg (House of Cash, BMI) 68 MORE Eddie Kilroy (Chappell, ASCAP) Skillings; "Humanist," Mosie Lis- director of gospelmusic;W.F. IT HURTS TO KNOW THE FEELING'S THINGS Tom Catalano (Hudson Bay, BMI) 27 ter;"Broadcast Media," Marion Myers, vice president and director THE GOODS) The General & Tommy THINKIN' OF A RENDEZVOUS Billy Sher- Easterling;"Songwriter Overstreet (Tommy Overstreet, SESAC) 78 rill (Tree, BMI) 41 of the of international relations; Norman I'M GONNA LOVE YOU Jerry Bradev & WHATT'LL IDO Jerry Crutchfield (Duchess, Year," Lanny Wolfe of Dimension Odium, vice president and direc- Charley Pride (Dunbar/Westgate, BMI)... 13 BMI) 33 Music; and "Most Popular Song I'VE RODE WITH THE BEST Bob Ferguson WHISKY TALKIN' Norro Wilson (Al tor of copyright administration: (Show Biz, BMI) 93 Gallico/Algee, BMI) 23 of the Year," which went to Jim A.F.Ciancimino, vicepresident I'VE TAKEN Waite- Haynes (..hanne WHY DON'T YOU LOVE ME unlisted (Fred Wood and Beth Glass for "Here and counsel; Brad McCuen, direc- Pruett/Weeping Willow, BMI) 64 Rose, BMI) 85 JOHNNY ONE-TIME SnuffyMiller WILLIE, WAYLON AND ME David Allan They Come," published by Sword tor of country music; and Genia (Acuff-Rose/Unichappell, BMI) 86 Coe. Ron Bledsoe & Waylon Jennings and Shield Music Company. Hornberger, administrative assist- KISS AND SAY GOODBYE Naison Larkin (Show -For, BMI) 35 (Nattahnam & Blackwood, BMI) 77 WOMAN DON'T TRY TO SING MY SONG Entertainment for the luncheon ant, Nashville office. Black, Myers Walter Haynes (Tree, BMI) 74 LAURA ;WHAT'S HE GOT THAT I AIN'T was providedbythepopular and Odium are currently serving 65 GOT) Larry Butler (Al Gallico, BMI) YOU AND ME Billy Sherrill (Algee, BMI).. 1 monologist -humorist Cotton Ivy, LAWDY MISS CLAWDY Eddie Kilroy YOUNG GIRL Ron Chancey (Warner/ on the board of directors of the (Venice, BMI) 55 Tamerlane, BMI) 47 a SESAC writer -affiliatewhose Gospel Music Association.

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Male Vocalist Of The Year Ronnie Milsap Female Vocalist Of The Year .Dolly Parton Vocal Duo Of The YearWaylon & Willie Single Of The YearGood Hearted Woman Album Of The Year Wanted: The Outlaws Reil Records

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AmericanRadioHistory.Com noRECORD WORLD COUNTRY Tillis Takes Top Honor at (MA Awards Show Reeves Bows Label By DON CUSIC Larry Weiss and recorded by Glen The show was hosted by John-III NASHVILLE - Ray Reeves, NASHVILLE - It was an eve- Campbell on Capitol, received the ny Cash and Roy Clark. Other art- stockholder andnationalsales ningfilledwith glamor,glitter Song of the Year honors and Roy ists who appeared on the show manager of the recently formed and surprisessprinkled witha Clark and Buck Trent (ABC/Dot)were Bill Anderson, Chet Atkins, World International Group, Inc., generous amount of talent and received the Instrumental GroupJune Carter, Mac Davis, Freddywhich is a record distribution and down home TV humor at the award for the second consecutive Fender,TennesseeErnieFord, promotioncompany, has an- Country Music Association's An- year. CrystalGayle, Johnny Gimble, nounced the formationofhis nual Awards Show. The top hon- A real surprise was the naming Merle Haggard, Emmylou Harris, own record firm, Sabre Record ors of the evening went to Mel of Hargus "Pig" Robbins as Instru- Loretta Lynn, C.W. McCall, Char- Company, and a new music pub- Tillis, who was named Entertainer mentalist of the Year. Robbins, a lie McCoy, Barbara Mandrell, Ron- lishingfirm,Master Fox Music of the Year, and Kitty Wells andblind piano player, is a top ses- nie Milsap, Willie Nelson, Dolly Publishing Company (BMI). Paul Cohen, who were both in- sion musician, receiving the Parton,Minnie Pearl,Charley Reeves stated that the record la- ducted into the Hall of Fame. NARAS award for the top studio Pride, Hargus Robbins, Hank bel and publishing company will Waylon & Willie Score musician the past two years. Al- Snow, Red Sovine, Mel Tillis, Con-work primarily with new talent. Willie Nelson took three tripsthough he is not well known out-way Twitty and Tammy Wynette. Reeves stated that the compa- to the podium and accepted "on side Nashville music circles, he is It was an especially big week nies will operate on a very selec- tivebasis,withemphasison behalf of me and ol' Waylon" legendary among studio pickers.for MCA artist Mel Tillis. In addi- awards for Vocal Duo of the Year, The awards show was a ninety tion to being named Entertainerquality product and development of different sounds. Sabre Rec- Album of the Year and Single of minute show this year, for the first of the Year by the CMA, he was the Year. The album award was time. Previously, the Kraft -spon- ords has also signed a distribu- inductedintotheSongwriter's tion pact and will be distributed for "The Outlaws" on RCA, fea- sored show was an hour. Compet- Hall of Fame the night before. turing Waylon Jennings,Willie nationally by World International ing against Monday night football The show was produced by Nelson, Tompall Glaser and Jessi and the movie version of "Jesus Group, Inc. (WIG) anditsnet- Colter. The single of the year was Sullivan Productions with Robert work of distributors. Christ Superstar," the show man- Precht,producer; Tony Jordan, for"GoodHeartedWoman," aged to hold an impressive share The first release under the new associateproducer;Donald K. also on RCA, recorded by Waylon of the television markets in New label distribution pact will be on and Willie. Epstein and Bud Wingard, writers; artist Ann Simmons, who was re- York andLosAngelesinthe Walter Miller, director; and Bill The Male Vocalist of the Year "overnight" surveys, according to cently signed to the label, and is Walker, musical director. scheduled for immediate release. was RCA's Ronnie Milsap, who Ray Pradines, public relations di- had won the award year beforerector for the CMA. According to last, while the Female Vocalist of the overnight surveys, the Awards the Year was Dolly Parton,last show had a 29 share of the audi- year's winner, also on RCA. ence in New York, while "JesusNASHVILLE REPRT The Vocal Group of the Year Christ Superstar" held the sameBy RED O'DONNELL was The Statler Brothers (Mer- rating and the football game came CMA entertainer of the year Mel Tillis and fun- cury), who have won the award in at 27. In Los Angeles, the CMA nyman Jerry Clower cut some dog food commer- the past five consecutive years. show had a 24 rating, the movie a cials (Purina) for TV, but CBS and NBC rejected "Rhinestone Cowboy," written by 26 and football a 25. airing 'em because they feel Tillis' "stuttering is offensive to viewers." (ABC has neither approved nor barred the blurb.) Irate Tillis says it's discrim- ination against handicapped people. Jerry had no comment-and that's a big story in itself. Dolly Parton's husband, paving contractor Carl Dean, has never seen his wife perform on stage. "It makes him nervous," says Dolly, looking better all the time. . . Charley Pride and family moved into new home in North Dallas. It's a

small place with six bedrooms and nine baths . . . Didja know that Kitty Wells (nee Muriel Ellen Deason) is the only name -brand country music performer who was born in Nashville? . . . One of Frankie Laine's biggest disc hits was "Mule Train." He said here last week that

"I really didn't want to record that song. I considered myself a jazz singer and 'Mule Train' was a country song. Mitch Miller, who was

Pictured above are award winners from theCountry Music Association's Awards then producing my material, insisted. I'm glad he did. Now when I Show, airedlast Monday night (11).Pictured fromleftare Ronnie Milsap, Larry perform on tour itis one of my most requested numbers." Weis, Hargus "Pig" Robbins, Mel Tillis,Hall of Famer Kitty Wells, Willie Nelson, Dolly Parton, Buck Trent, and the Statler Brothers: Don Reid, Harold Reid, Phil Balsey A nice quote from nice guy Mac Davis: "Gosh no, autograph seekers and Lew DeWitt. (Continued on page 63) COUNTRY PICKS OF THE WEEK KIM WELLS, "MARY HARTMAN, MARY ceJERRY FOSTER, "I KNEW YOU WHEN" (J.2SHYLO, "FLOWER OF THE HARTMAN" (SangerShafer; Foster -B. Rice;Jack &Bill, SOUTH." This is one of the finest, O tL Acuff -Rose, BMI). This record ASCAP). Super songwriter Jerry cosmoothest albums to come down z 11.11.1 Hitsville could not be more timely. The 1.11.1 sings one of the hit composi- the pike in quite a while. You can queen of country music has tions that he and writing part- expect this group to capture a justbeen inductedintothe ner Bill Rice have put together. lot of ears inshort order-this Country Music Hallof Fame Strong melody and lyric, dyna- album istoo good to be over- and the "Mary Hartman, Mary miteproduction and Jerry's looked. "Ole Man River," "Dog Hartman" TV show is one of vocals all add up to a record Tired of Cattin' Around," "Fine the most popular on the air. headed for hitsville from Hits- Lovin' Woman" and "Sail Away" This could easily be one of the ville. A winner spinner. Hits- are all excellent examples of a biggest records inKitty's ca- ville H 6043 F. group to watch. Flowerfull Co- reer. Capricorn CPS 0264. lumbia KC 34161.

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AmericanRadioHistory.Com Songwriter's Hall Inducts Six CUNTRY HOTLINE NASHVILLE - There were six wererecentlydestroyedin a songwritersinductedintothe fire. By MARIE RATLIFF Nashville Songwriter's Association All of the six inductees have FEARLESS FORECAST: Looking like a Hall of Fame Awards Dinner last written standards, with the most first-time smash, Vern Gosdin does a Sunday night (10) at the Sheraton notable songs being "Am IThat whale of a job with his version of SouthinNashville. The song- EasyToForget,""What'sHe the 1967 hit, "Hangin' On." It's going writers inducted were Carl Belew, DoingIn My World" by Carl strong at WSLR, KIKK, WBAM, KFDI and DallasFrazier, John D. Louder- Belew; "Alley Oop," "There Goes WINN. milk, Moon Mullican, Curly Put- My Everything," "All I Have To man and Mel Tillis. Offer You Joe Stampley has a powerful entry Is Me" and "What's NSA executive director Maggie Your Mama's Name," by Dallas in "Everything I Own," released on Cavender was awarded the Presi- Frazier; "Tobacco Road," "Nor- ABC Dot. Early Adds showing at KBOX, dent's Award, given annually toman," "Then You Can Tell Me KENR, WHK and KSOP. the person who has contributed Goodbye," "Break My Mind" and Billy Crash Craddock continues to prove he has a the most to the organization and "A Rose And A Baby Ruth" by John special way with ballads "Broken Down In Tiny Pieces" tosongwriters.Additionally, a D.Loudermilk;"Green Green is really getting it together at special award, "The Stephen Grassof Home," "My Elusive WIRE, WINN, KJJJ, WJQS, WHOO, KSOP, Foster Award," in honor of the Dreams" and "D -I -V -O -R -C -E," WHK, KENR, KIKK, WBAM, KAYQ, WPIK legendary songwriter, was pre- by Curly Putman; and "Detroit and WGBG. sented to Dr. Edward Flemming,City," "Ruby, Don't Take Your chairman of the board of trustees "Put Me Back Into Your World" is Love To Town," "I Ain't Never" at the Stephen Foster Memorialand "Heart Over Mind" by Mel putting Eddy Arnold back on playlists in White Springs (Suwanee River), Tillis. at WSM, KCKN, WBAP, KENR and KSOP. Florida. All five of the living inductees Donna Fargo sports a winning rendi- The Manny, a sculpted hand werepresenttoaccepttheir tion of the Stonewall Jackson classic, Vern Gosdin witha pen, was presentedto Manny. The Manny presented to "Don't Be Angry." Already strong in Denver, Kansas songwriters JohnnyBond, Ted Moon Mullican, the only new City, San Antonio, Houston, Salt Lake City and Daffan,FloydTillman, Vaughn inductee who isdeceased, was Louisville. Horton, Wiley Walker, Boudleaux receivedbyhisnephew, John "Cheatin' Is" is a choice item for Bryant, Felice Bryant, Roger Miller Christopher Owens. and Harlan Howard. These writers The show was emceed by Bob Barbara Fairchild fans at KCKC, KLAK, were allinducted into the HallJennings after the invocation by WSLR, KKYX and KCKN. of Fame previously but had not Terry Davis and The President's The new Johnny Rodriguez LP sparking received the statue, except How- Welcome and Award by Ron a lot of interest. Favorite .cuts ard, whose home-and Manny- Peterson. include "There'll Always Be Honky Tonks In Texas (WINN); "Lyin' Eyes" (KBOX); "Commonly Known As The Blues" SESAC Awards Show Draws Big Turnout Lori Parker (WBAM). NASHVILLE-SESAC presented Song-"BurningBridges;" Newcomer Lori Parker looks good with "Steppin' Out Best a total of 11 separate awards for CountryAlbum - "Black Bear Tonight" at KBUL and WHOO; Delbert McClinton's outstanding achievement in the Road;"International - "From field of country music at its 12thWoman To Woman;" Country "InSTI:e111111:Zsnrs=mMIET?'Jo Spears, Annual Gala, heldat the newSingle of the Year-"The Happi- Tom T. Hall. Woodmont CountryClub in ness of Having You;" Best Coun- Pat Boone's "Oklahoma Sunshine" spinning at KSOP Franklin,Tennessee, onFriday try Song-"Convoy;" Outstand- and KRMD; Debi Hawkins' "I'll Be There" good at KLAK evening, October 15. ingJournalistic Achievement- and KKYX. An audience of close to 500 Red O'Donnell; SESAC Hallof ET! Sawyer, part of the Dr. Hook group, goes single industryleaders,including top Fame-"Hillbilly Heaven." artists,writers,publishers with "Daddy's Little Girl," showing a strong initial and Close to 100 additional individ- music business executives, viewed ual award winners were listed in surge at KBOX, WINN, KERE and WWVA. the presentation of the awards the evening's program and each SURE SHOTS amid a star-studded show head- willbe Eddie mailedcertificatesof Rabbi"- - "Two Dollars In The Jukebox" lining Bert Parks and a bevy of achievementinrecognitionof Johnny Carver- - "Love Is Thin Ice" contestants from the 1976 Miss their outstanding contributions to LEFT FIELDERS America Pageant. Guest present- country music during thepast GeneCotton -"You've Got Me Running" ers include Eddy Arnold, Brenda year. Jim Glaser --"She's Free But She's Not Easy" Lee, C.W. McCall, Charley Pride, Following the show and awards Jessica James and Faron Young. RaySawyer "Daddy's Little Girl" presentations, the guests enjoyed -- "I Knew You When" The Miss America girls each a buffet supper, hosted by performed during the entertain- AREA ACTION SESAC's president, A.H. Prager, ment portion of the show. Onand Brad McCuen, directorof "Let Me Keep Your Love" hand were:Terry Alden, Miss (KKYX) countrymusic. Other SESAC Tennessee; LaviniaCox, Miss executivesinattendance were: Chuck Price --"Whiskey Rye Whiskey" (KERE) SouthCarolina, who wasfirst Norman Odlum, vicepresident jCPEEEE'r: gl eo yner-- "When Lea Jane Sang"(KSOP) runner-upinthefinals;Vicki anddirectorofcopyrightad- Harned, Miss Kentucky; Pam ministration; A.F. Ciancimino, HOTLINE CHECKLIST Polk, Miss Virginia; and Bobby vice president and counsel; KAYO, Kansas City KRMD, Shreveport WITL, Lansing Wood, Miss Mississippi. Charles Scully, director of infor- KBOX, Dallas KSMN, Mason City WJJD, Chicago The evening's top honors were mation services; Vincent Candi- KBUL, Wichita KSOP, Salt Lake City WAS, Jackson presented in 11 major categories, lora, director of writer services; KCKC, San Bernardino KWMT, Ft. Dodge WKDA, Nashville as follows: KCKN, Kansas City WAXU, Lexington WMC, Memphis Bob Heck, special projects divi- KENR, Houston WBAM, Montgomery WMOP, Ocala Ambassador of Country Music sion; Jim Black, director of gospel KERE, Denver WBAP, Ft. Worth WPIK, Washington -Gene Autry; A&R Producers of music;and Genia Hornberger, KFDI, Wichita WENO, Nashville WPNX, Columbus the Year-ChipDavis & Don administrative assistant, Nashville KHEY, El Paso WGBG, Greensboro WSLR, Akron KIKK, Houston WHK, Cleveland WSM, Nashville Sears; Most Promising Country office. KJJJ, Phoenix WHOO, Orlando WSUN, St. Petersbrug Music Writer of the Year-Gary Certificates of Outstanding KKYX, San Antonio WIL, St. Louis WXCL, Peoria Jackson Price; CountryMusic Musical Achievement were pre- KLAC, Los Angeles WINN, Louisville WWOK, Miami Writer of the Year-Ted Harris; sented for the following songs: KLAK, Denver WIRE, Indianapolis WWVA, Wheeling Most Recorded SESAC Country (Continued on page 62)

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AmericanRadioHistory.Com Bourke, Griff & Denver Take Top ASCAP Honors NASHVILLE - Country music's Other multiple -award winners Prominent music industry fig- Littlefield, Connie Hurt and Judy brightest stars glittered at Nash-included Milton Okun, who re- ures presentincluded ASCAP Gregory. ASCAP managing direc- ville's National Guard Armory onceived three as a producer and board members Hal David, Gerald tor Paul Marks, membership di- Oct. 13 as a capacity audiencefour as publisher; Nelson Larkin,Marks, Wesley Rose and Ed Sil- rector Paul Adler, public relations of 572 celebrated the Americanwho picked up two producer and vers, plus Academy Award win-director Walter Wager, west coast Society of Composers, Authors threepublisherplaques; pro- ning composer Sammy Fain, who regional director Dave Combs and andPublishers most successfulducer Owen Bradley with four; won anotherASCAP country year on the country record charts. Ray Stevens, who got two as artistaward. Adams and Shea were co - membershiprepresentative Ted Top winners of writer awards atand two as producer; BillRice, hostsof theaffair, which wasWilliams, Nancy Cushman, Todd ASCAP'S annual Country Music who earned two as songwriter andstaged by ASCAP Nashville ex- Brabel, Tad Maloney and Bruce Awards Banquet were Rory a pair as disc producer; producer - ecutivesCharlie Monk, Merlin Gold also attended. Bourke, who took sixplaques, publisher Tom Collins, who won Ray Griff, whose songwriting tal- four; and Eagles Glenn Frey and ents earned five, and John Den- Don Henley, who each won fiveBMI Honors 161 Writers & Publishers ver, who won three. Denver and -two as writers, a pair as publish- Griff each also collected threeers and one as artist. Ray Griff NASHVILLE - Ninety - three Away," Hank Cochran, Tree Pub- awards as performing artists from also earned five as publisher and writers and 74 publishers of 94 lishingCo.,Inc.;"TheMost ASCAP president Stanley Adams. three as producer, bringing hissongs have been presented with BeautifulGirl,"BillySherrill, total to 16 this year-the most. BMI (Broadcast Music, Inc.) Cita- Norro Wilson, Rory Bourke, AI Performers honored with ASCAP tions of Achievement in recogni- Gallico Music Corp., Algee Music awards included Roy Clark, Char- Nelson Wins Four tion of popularity in the countryCorp.; and to "Tie a Yellow Rib- lieRich,EddyArnold,Sonny Artist -producer WillieNelson musicfield, as measuredby bon Round the Ole Oak Tree," James, Merle Haggard, Buck won four,writersEarlConley, broadcast performances for the Irwin Levine,L.Russell Brown, Owens, Brenda Lee, Elvis Presley, Johnny Wilson and Bob Morrison period fromApril1,1975to Levine and Brown Music, Inc. Billy "Crash" Craddock, Freddy three, and the same number went March 31, 1976. The awards were Honored for the second time Fender, Lynn Anderson, Ronnieto artist Ronnie Prophet and pro-made at ceremonies in Nashville were "Before the Next Teardrop Milsap, Ray Price, Jerry Lee Lewis ducers Ron Chancey, Billy Sher- on October 12, by Francis Wil-Falls," Vivian Keith, Ben Peters, andsongwriter -filmstarGene rill,Ray Dea, and Harry Hinde. liams Preston, vice president of ShelbySingletonMusic, Inc.; Autry. Othertriple -winners included BMI's Nashville office. "Good Hearted Woman," Waylon The top ASCAP music publish- publishers Bob Beckham of Music The seventh annual Robert J. Jennings,WillieNelson,Baron ers during thisrecord -breaking CityMusic,Inc.,and Sunbury Burton Award, presented to the Music Publishing Co.,Willie year were Warner Bros., who gar- Music, publisher -producer "Colo- mostperformed BMI country Nelson Music, Inc.; "Have You nered sevenplaques,Chappell nel" Bill Hall and Grant Keener, song, was given to "When Will Never Been Mellow," John Far- and Milene Music, which each writer -produced Jerry Foster, writ- rar,ATV MusicCorp.;"(Hey I Be Loved,"writtenbyPhil won six awards. ASCAP president er -artist Eddy Raven, veteran Won't You Play) Another Some- Adams told ASCAP writer - publisher - artist Everly, and to Acuff -Rose Publica- the gathering that tions, Inc., publisher. The award, body Done Somebody Wrong more awards 397 celebrating the WebbPierce,artist -writer -pub- honoring the late BMI president, Song," Chips Moman, Larry success of more ASCAP country lisherBernieLeadonofThe is an etched glass plaque mount- Butler, Tree Publishing Co., Inc., songs 84 than ever before were Eagles, and writer -producer -pub- ed on an aluminum pedestal. Screen Gems -EMI Music, Inc.; "I won last night. Ten of the 84 were lisher Bob Dean. Charlie Fields Can Help," Billy Swan, Combine number one charttoppers.Pre- and Don Riis each accepted from 25 Former Winners Music Corp.;"IHonestly Love vious high was last year, when president Adams four awards, two Twenty-five of the songs hon- You,"JeffBarry,PeterAllen, 74 major chart songs were hon-as producers, one as writer and ored with BMI awards were pre- BroadsideMusic, Inc.,Irving ored. one as publisher. sentedwithcitationsmarkjng Music,Inc., Woolnough Music, previousawards. A ninth -year Inc.; and "Reconsider Me," Mar- award was presented to The EMP garet Lewis, Myra Smith, Shelby (Continued from page 61) Company for "By the Time I Get Singleton Music, Inc. SEAC Awards toPhoenix,"writtenbyJim Also presented second -year "Black Bear Road" - ChipWilliam Fries, American Grama- Webb.Sixth -year awards were awards were "Ruby Baby," Jerry Davis/William Fries, American phone; "Long Lonesome Road" presentedto"FortheGood Leiber, Mike Stoller, Unichappell Gramaphone; "Crispy Critters"-- ChipDavis/William Fries, Times," written by Kris Kristoffer- Music, Inc., Quintet Music, Inc., Chip Davis/William Fries, Ameri- American Gramaphone; "Lovin' sonand publishedby Buck - Freddy BienstockMusic Co.; can Gramaphone; "Devil in theOn Back Streets"-HughKing, horn Music Publishing Co., Inc., "Sunday Sunrise," Mark James, Bottle" - Bobby Davis, SunbarContention Music; "Lyin' In Her"Help Me Make It Through The Screen Gems -EMIMusic,Inc.; Music; "Don't Let Smoky Moun- Arms Again" - Gary Branson, Night," Kris Kristoffersonand "Too Late To Worry, Too Blue tain Smoke Get In Your Eyes"- Contention Music; "Moun-Combine Music Corp., and to To Cry," Al Dexter, Unichappell CecilNull,DoubletreeMusic; tains On My Mind" - Chip "(I Never Promised You A) Rose Music, Inc.,Elvis Presley Music, "Feel Again" john Virgin, Cherry Davis/William Fries,American Garden,"byJoeSouth,pub- AlDexter Songs; "Why Don't Tree Publications; "Four Wheel Gramaphone; "My Wife's House" lished by Lowery Music Co., Inc. You Love Me," Hank Williams. Cowboy" - ChipDavis/Will iam -Lorene Mann/B. Jennings, Ace Honored for the fifth time was Fred Rose Music, Inc. and "The Fries, American Gramaphone: Music/Burlo Music; "Oregon "My Elusive Dreams," written byWindow UpAbove,"George "Ghost Town" - Chip Davis/ Trail"-Chip Davis/William Fries, Curly Putman and Billy Sherrill, Jones, Glad Music Co., Fort Knox William Fries, American Grama- American Gramaphone. published by Tree Publishing Co., Music Co. phone. "That'sWhen My Woman Inc.,with fourth -yearhonors Also honored for 1974/75 per- "Green River" - Chip Davis/ Begins" - Jerry Gillespie, Ricci going to "All I Have To Do Isformances was "Don't Let Go," William Fries, American Grama- Mareno Music; "The FoolI've Dream," writtenby Boudleaux written by Jesse Stone and pub- phone; "I Can't See In the Dark" Been Today"-Ted Harris, Con- Bryant, published by House of lished by Screen Gems -EMI -Larry Mark, Contention Music; tention Music; "The Littliest Cow- Bryant Publications. Music, Inc. "I Got the Wants for Honey"- boy Rides Again"-Della & Glenn Third -year awards were pre- Merle Haggard is the leading AllenGoff / JohnPoznich / Jeff Ray, ContentionMusic;"The sented to "Behind Closed Doors," BMI country writer -award winner Strasser, Cow Creek Music;"I Silvertone"-Chip Davis/William written by Kenny O'Dell, pub- with four songs, followed by Tom Just Came Home to Count the Fries, AmericanGramaphone; lished by House of Gold Music, T. Hall, Linda Hargrove, Waylon Memories"-Glen Ray, Conten- "The Way He's Treated You"- Inc.; "I Can't Help It(If I'm Still Jennings, Ben Peters, Dolly Par- tionMusic;"I'mGoin'Crazy Gary JacksonPrice, Contention In Love With You)," Hank Wil- ton, Billy Sherrill and Billy Swan (And She's Just Goin')"-Joe E. Music;"ThereWon't Be No liams, Fred Rose Music, Inc.;"I with three each. Award winners Lewis, Hello Darlin' Music;"ItCountry Music" - Chip Davis/ Started Loving You Again," Merle with two songs were Jessi Colter, SureLooks Good On You"-William Fries, American Grama- Haggard,Bonnie Owens,Blue JohnFarrar, Donna Fargo,Kris Bobby Fischer, Ricci Mareno phone; "Write Me A Song" -- Book Music; "Let Me Be There," Kristofferson, Kenny O'Dell, Wil- Music. Chip Davis/William Fries, Ameri- JohnRostill,AlGallico Music lieNelson, Don Reid, Conway "Lewis & Clark"-Chip Davis/ can Gramaphone. Corp.;"Make the World Go Twitty and Hank Williams.

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AmericanRadioHistory.Com JIM GLASER-MCA MCA -40636 SHE'S FREE BUT SHE'S NOT EASY (J. Glaser -J. Payne; Inmy/Clancy, BMI) This softly paced number by Jim has a hook big enough to catch a whopper of a hit.It's about a gal we all know, free but not easy- COUNTRY tastefully choosey. EDDY RAVEN-ABC/Dot DOA -17663 I'M LOSING IT ALL (R. VanHoy/C. Putman; Tree, BMI) SINGLEPICKS One day, handsome Eddy will be a superstar. This is definitely a step in the right direction. Look for him to be winning it all soon. COUNTRY SONG OF THE WEEK BEN REECE-Polydor PD 14356 GENE COTTON-ABC ABC -12227 HONKY TONK FOOL (M. Blackford -R. Mainegra; United Artists/Unart, ASCAP/BMI) YOU'VE GOT ME RUNNING (P. McGee; Dawnbreaker, BMI) It's cool to be a fool if you have a tool to carry you through-like this A smooth, nicely paced number that will pull inairplay from both record. It's solid, honky tonkin' and perfect for AM airplay as well as pop and country listeners. This couldeasily be a very, very big jukes. record across the board. Nashville Report (Continued from page 60) MOE BANDY-Columbia 3-10428 don't bug me. The more the merrier. My signing of autographs for SHE TOOK MORE THAN HER SHARE (S.D. Shafer; Acuff -Rose, BMI) people is just a small way of showing my gratitude for what they have number Moe is the king of cheatin' and drinkin' songs and this cheatin' done for me. I hope, and don't believe I will, ever get to the point is right down hit alley. You'll want more than your share of hearing in my career where I am not accessible." this. Songwriter Johnny Bond says he has completed work on "The Tex Ritter Story." "It should be in the book stores any day now," said EDDIE RABBITT-Elektra E -45357-A Bond, who spent more than two years writing the biography. (It'll be TWO DOLLARS IN THE JUKEBOX (E. Rabbitt; Briarpatch, BMI) published by McGraw Hill.) . . . Oneof my all-time favorites in the A swinging number that'll collect a lot of dimes in the jukes and a field of entertainment is Bonnie Owens, wife of Merle Haggard. The lot of requests on the phone lines. Swing on, Eddie! word "bonnie" means "handsome or pretty, with a healthy glow; pleasant." The description definitely fits Bonnie 0. Lynn Anderson signed for a guest -starring rolein an upcoming LARRY GATLIN-Monument 45-201 ABC-TV "Starsky & Hutch" episode. Yes, she'll play a country singer, STATUES WITHOUT HEARTS (L. Gatlin; First Generation, BMI) how did you guess? The super voice of Larry Gatlin comes across here loud and clear with Bob Woolery, who hosts TV's "Wheel of Fortune" game show on this number about souls who have turned to stone. A cold blooded hit! NBC, was in town and said he was coming in later to record for Warner Bros. Woolery was a struggling writer -singer here about a OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN-MCA MCA -40642 decade ago. "I spent six years in Nashville," he recalled. "I starved so EVERY FACE TELLS A STORY (M. Allison -P. Sills -D. Black; Chrysa'is/ long I'm still hungry," he joked. "I'm mainly into country," he con- Bruce Welch/Dejamus; ASCAP/BMI) tinued. "What I'd like to do is put a Gucci belt around country and Pretty Olivia comes forth with a spunky number that'll catch your ears, western music and bring itall the way to the bank." Norro Wilson then your feet to get you dancing. A sweet story here. who "knew Woolery when" will be his producer. We're not Crying Wolf, We'reSERER111111G **\******* *** * ** ** * * * ** * * * *

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AmericanRadioHistory.Com 35 25 ROCKY MOUNTAIN MUSIC EDDIE RABBITT-Elektra 7E 1065 19 36 37 SOUTH OF THE BORDER GENE AUTRY-Republic IRDA R 6011 4 37 36 IN CONCERT BOB WILLS & HIS TEXAS PLAYBOYS- Capitol SKBB 11550 4 D 51 SOLITARY MAN T. G. SHEPARD-Hitsville H6 40451 2 t80THE COUNTRY 48 ALONE AGAIN GEORGE JONES-Epic KE 34290 2 40- THE MAGNIFICENT MUSIC MACHINE TOM T. HALL- %ORD ALBUM CHART Mercury SRM 1 1111 1 1:31 - MARY KAY PLACE-Columbia KC 34353 1 OCTOBER 23, 1976 42 33 FOURTEEN GREATEST HITS HANK WILLIAMS, JR.-MGM MG1 5020 11 OCT. OCT. WKS ON 43 45 BY REQUEST DEL REEVES & BILLIE JO SPEARS- 23 16 CHART United Artists LA649 G 4 3 1 1 HASTEN DOWN THE WIND LINDA RONSTADT-Asylum 7E 1067 8 44 46 KEEPING IN TOUCH ANNE MURRAY-Capitol ST 11559 2 2 SPIRIT JOHN DENVER-RCA APL1 1694 6 45 47 HOMEMADE LOVE TOM BRESH-Farr FL 1000 4 3 3 EL PASO CITY MARTY ROBBINS-Columbia KC 34303 8 46 43 FOR THE 83RD TIME TENNESSEE ERNIE FORD-Capitol ST 11561 5 4 4 ALLI CAN DO DOLLY PARTON-RCA APL1 1665 7 47 40 A LITTLE BIT MORE DR. HOOK-Capitol ST 11562 19 8 HERE'S SOME LOVE TANYA TUCKER-MCA 2213 4 C13 56 KING OF ALL THE TAVERNS LITTLE DAVID WILKINS-MCA 2215 2 6 6 CRYSTAL CRYSTAL GAYLE-United Artists LA614 G 8 - IF YOU'RE EVER IN TEXAS FREDDY FENDER-ABC Dot DOSD 2061 1 10 DAVE & SUGAR-RCA APL1 1818 6 50 42 HER WAY SAMMI SMITH-Zodiac ZLP 5004 4 8 5 GOLDEN RING GEORGE & TAMMY-Epic KE 34291 9 51 44 THE OUTLAWS WAYLON, WILLIE, JESSI & TOMPALL- 9 7 ARE YOU READY FOR THE COUNTRY WAYLON JENNINGS- RCA APL1 1312 38 RCA APL11816 15 - WHEN SOMETHING'S WRONG WITH MY BABY SONNY JAMES- 10 9 TEDDY BEAR RED SOVINE-Starday SD 968X 15 Columbia KC 34309 1 11 11 20-20 VISION RONNIE MILSAP-RCA APL1 1666 22 53 38 WHEELIN' AND DEALIN' ASLEEP AT THE WHEEL-Caiptol ST 11546 11 12 12 MY LOVE AFFAIR WITH TRAINS MERLE HAGGARD- 54 35 BOTH BARRELS JERRY REED-RCA APL1 1861 6 Capitol ST 11544 13 55 58 THE WINNER AND OTHER LOSERS BOBBY BARE-RCA APL1 1786 15 13 15 24 GREATEST HITS HANK WILLIAMS, SR.-MGM SE 4755 7 - LYNN ANDERSON'S GREATEST HITS-Columbia KC 34308 1 20 PEANUTS AND DIAMONDS BILL ANDERSON-MCA 2222 4 57 39 IN CONCERT ROY CLARK-ABC Dot DOSD 2054 14 15 13 DIAMOND IN THE ROUGH JESSI COLTER-Capitol ST 11543 11 58 52 FROM ELVIS PRESLEY BLVD., MEMPHIS TENNESSEE ELVIS PRESLEY- 16 14 UNITED TALENT LORETTA LYNN & CONWAY TWITTY-MCA 2209 18 RCA APL1 1506 21 17 16 ALL THESE THINGS JOE STAMPLEY-ABC Dot DOSD 2059 14 - TEXAS COOKIN' GUY CLARK-RCA APL1 1944 1 18 18 THE BEST OF JOHNNY DUNCAN-Columbia KC 34243 15 60 53 SONGWRITER CARMOL TAYLOR-Elektra 7E 1069 10 19 17 CHARLIE RICH'S GREATEST HITS, VOL. 1-Epic PE 34240 17 61 55 THIS IS BARBARA MANDRELL-ABC Dot DOSD 2045 21 20 19 SURREAL THING KRIS KRISTOFFERSON-Monument PZ 34354 10 62 50SOMEBODY LOVES YOU CRYSTAL GAYLE-United Artists LA543 G 47 111 34YOU AND ME TAMMY WYNETTE-Epic KE 34289 3 63 54GILLEY'S GREATEST HITS, VOL. 1 MICKEY GILLEY-Playboy PB 409 29 22 22 ELITE HOTEL EMMYLOU HARRIS-Reprise MS 2239 39 64 60 THE SOUND IN YOUR MIND WILLIE NELSON-Columbia/Lone Star 23 23 NOW AND THEN CONWAY TWITTY-MCA 2206 21 KC 34092 31 24 24 AFTERNOON DELIGHT JOHNNY CARVER-ABC Dot DOSD 2042 6 65 61 TOO STUFFED TO JUMP AMAZING RHYTHM ACES-ABC ABCD 940 19 25 27 RIDIN' HIGH REX ALLEN, JR.-Warner Bros. BS 2958 8 66 57 LIVE AT THE GRAND OLE OPRY HANK WILLIAMS, SR.- 26 28 A LEGENDARY PERFORMER JIM REEVES-RCA CPL1 1891 5 MGM MG 15019 18 27 29 EDDY EDDY ARNOLD-RCA APL1 1817 5 67 66 A BUTTERFLY FOR BUCKY BOBBY GOLDSBORO-United Artists LA639G 12 28 31 TURN ON TO TOMMY OVERSTREET-ABC Dot DOSD 2056 5 68 67 GREATEST HITS OF JOHNNY RODRIGUEZ-Mercury SRM 11076 28 29 32 THAT LOOK IN HER EYES FREDDIE HART-Capitol ST 11568 4 69 62 IT'S A GOOD NIGHT FOR SINGING JERRY JEFF WALKER-MCA 2202 15 70 59 30 41 THE TROUBLEMAKER WILLIE NELSON- Columbia/Lone Star KC 34112 2 BEST OF MEL TILLIS-MGM MG1 5021 12 71 65 LOVE LIFTED ME KENNY ROGERS-United Artists LA607 G 16 31 26 WHAT I'VE GOT IN MIND BILLIE JO SPEARS-United Artists LA608 G18 72 71 BUCK 'EM BUCK OWENS-Warner Bros. BS 2952 13 32 21 HARMONY DON WILLIAMS-ABC Dot DOSD 2049 26 73 69 ONE PIECE AT A TIME JOHNNY CASH-Columbia KC 34193 21 49 REFLECTING JOHNNY RODRIGUEZ-Mercury SRM 1 1110 2 74 63 SADDLE TRAMP CHARLIE DANIELS BAND-Epic PE 34150 22 34 30 LONG HARD RIDE MARSHALL TUCKER BAND-Capricorn CP 0170 16 75 64 BIONIC BANJO BUCK TRENT -48C Dot DOSD 2058 9

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AmericanRadioHistory.Com Everyone knows it'll sell. But what may come as a surprise is Mary Kay's phenomenal singing talent. Her album, produced by Brian Ahern (who also produces Emmyllou Harris), will be thoroughly enjoyed by"Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman" addicts and non -addicts allike. Mary Kay Place is part of the most sensational TV success of the decade: "Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman:' And her TV hits (including the skyrocketing "Baby Boy")are included on the album. The Mary Kay Place album, "Tonite! At the Capri Lounge/ LorettaPC 34353 Haggers," including the Country/Top-40 smash "Baby Boy:1The most eagerly awaited debut album in recent memory. On Columbia Records and Tapes.

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TITLE, ARTIST, Label, Number 50 53 FOR YOUR LOVE BOBBY LEWIS/Record Productions of OCT. OCT. WKS. ON America RPA 7603 7 23 16 CHART 58 HER BODY COULDN'T KEEP HER (OFF MY MIND) 2 YOU AND ME GENE WATSON/Capitol 4331 4 TAMMY WYNETTE 52 52 LONELY EYES RANDY BARLOW/Gazelle IRDA 280 12 Epic 8 50264 10 53 57 FOR LOVE'S OWN SAKE ED BRUCE/United Artists XW862 Y 4 54 54 ONE NIGHT ROY HEAD/ABC Dot DOA 17650 8 4 A WHOLE LOTTA THINGS TO SING ABOUT CHARLEY PRIDE/ n] 69LAWDY MISS CLAWDY MICKEY GILLEY/Playboy 6089 2 RCA PB 10757 9 D 71 DROP KICK ME JESUS BOBBY BARE/RCA PB 10790 2 6 AMONG MY SOUVENIRS MARTY ROBBINS/Columbia 64 LOVE IT AWAY MARY LOU TURNER/MCA 40620 4 3 10396 9 65 REMEMBERING JERRY REED/RCA PB 10784 3 7 CHEROKEE MAIDEN/WHAT HAVE YOU GOT PLANNED 59 60OL' MAN RIVER SHYLO/Columbia 3 10398 5 TONIGHT MERLE HAGGARD/Capitol 4326 7 60 63 THAT LITTLE DIFFERENCE CARMOL TAYLOR/Elektra 45342 7 5 1 THE GAMES THAT DADDIES PLAY CONWAY TWITTY/ MCA 40601 10 1311 74 SHE NEVER KNEW ME DON WILLIAMS/ ABC Dot DOA 17658 2 6 5 LET'S PUT IT BACK TOGETHER AGAIN JERRY LEE LEWIS/ Mercury 73822 13 70 EVERY NOW AND THEN MAC DAVIS/Columbia 3 10418 4 63 6 10 HER NAME IS GEORGE JONES/Epic 8 50271 8 66 I LOVE US SKEETER DAVIS/Mercury 73818 64 5 9 PEANUTS AND DIAMONDS BILL ANDERSON/MCA 40595 11 67 I'VE TAKEN JEANNE PRUETT/MCA 40605 16 SOMEBODY SOMEWHERE LORETTA LYNN/MCA 40607 7 CEI 72 LAURA (WHAT'S HE GOT THAT I AIN'T GOT) KENNY ROGERS United Artists XW868 Y 3 14 COME ON IN SONNY JAMES/Columbia 3 10392 9 79 BABY BOY MARY KAY PLACE/Columbia 3 10422 2 13 THAT LOOK IN HER EYES FREDDIE HART/Capitol 4313 10 90 SWEET DREAMS EMMYLOU HARRIS/Reprise RPS 1371 2 18 LIVING IT DOWN FREDDY FENDER/ABC Dot DOA 17652 7 87 IT'S ALL OVER JOHNNY CASH/Columbia 3 10424 2 19 I'M GONNA LOVE YOU DAVE & SUGAR/RCA PB 10768 7 22 9,999,999 TEARS DICKEY LEE/RCA PB 10764 7 CHARTMAKER OF THE WEEK 15 3 HERE'S SOME LOVE TANYA TUCKER/MCA 40598 12 69 - NEVER DID LIKE WHISKEY 16 8 ALL I CAN DO DOLLY PARTON/RCA PB 10730 14 ' BILLIE JOE SPEARS 17 11 THE END IS NOT IN SIGHT AMAZING RHYTHM ACES/ United Artists XW880 Y 1 ABC 12202 12 SHOW ME A MAN T. G. SHEPPARD/Hitsville 6040 6 El 23 70 81 CLEAN YOUR OWN TABLES VERNON OXFORD/ 19 21 I DON'T WANNA TALK IT OVER ANYMORE CONNIE SMITH/ RCA PB 10787 3 Columbia 3 10393 9 71 76 ROOM 269 FREDDY WELLER/Columbia 3 10411 3 20 24 THAT'S WHAT I GET (FOR DOIN' MY OWN THINKIN') 72 77LOVE IS A TWO WAY STREET DOTTSY/RCA PB 10766 5 RAY GRIFF/Capitol 4320 8 80 IT HURTS TO KNOW THE FEELING'S GONE BILLY MIZE/ 21 20 LOVE IS THIN ICE BARBARA MANDRELL/ Zodiac ZS 1011 4 ABC Dot DOA 17644 11 En 82 WOMAN DON'T TRY TO SING MY SONG CAL SMITH/ 111 27 I NEVER SAID IT WOULD BE EASY JACKY WARD/ MCA 40618 2 Mercury 73826 8 75 75 I THANK GOD SHE ISN'T MINE MEL McDANIELS/ 23 12 WHISKEY TALKIN' JOE STAMPLEY/Epic 8 50259 12 Capitol 4324 6 37 THANK GOD I'VE GOT YOU STATLER BROTHERS/ D BROKEN DOWN IN TINY PIECES BILLY CRASH CRADDOCK/ Mercury 73846 7 ABC Dot DOA 17659 1 25 15 TEARDROPS IN MY HEART REX ALLEN JR./Warner Bros. 77 34 KISS AND SAY GOODBYE BILLY LARKIN/Casino GRT 076 9 WBS 8236 12 Ez3 88 IT'S BAD WHEN YOU'RE CAUGHT (WITH THE GOODS) 39GOOD WOMAN BLUES MEL TILLIS/MCA 40627 4 BILLY PARKER/SCR SCF 113 5 27 29 THINGS ANNE MURRAY/Capitol 4329 7 79 83 CRAZY AGAIN RAYBURN ANTHONY/Polydor PD 14346 5 80 28 32 THAT'LL BE THE DAY LINDA RONSTADT/Asylum 45340 8 -I CAN SEE ME LOVIN' YOU AGAIN JOHNNY PAYCHECK/ Epic 8 50291 1 29 33 LIKE A SAD SONG JOHN DENVER/RCA PB 10774 6 81 86I GUESS YOU NEVER LOVED ME ANYWAY RANDY CORNOR/ 30 25 ROAD SONG CHARLIE RICH/Epic 8 50268 9 ABC Dot DOA 17655 4 31 17 AFTER THE STORM WYNN STEWART/Playboy 6080 13 CO 93 DADDY HOW'M I DOIN' RICK SMITH/Cin Kay CK 114 2 32 36 I THOUGHT I HEARD YOU CALLING MY NAME - DON'T BE ANGRY DONNA FARGO/ABC Dot DOA 17660 1 JESSI COLTER/Capitol 4325 7 D - PUT ME BACK INTO YOUR WORLD EDDY ARNOLD/ 33 35 WHAT'LL I DO LaCOSTA/Capitol 4327 7 RCA PB 10794 1 34 28 CAN'T YOU SEE/I'LL GO BACK TO HER 85 91 WHY DON'T YOU LOVE ME HANK WILLIAMS/ WAYLON JENNINGS/RCA PB 10721 14 MGM MG 14849 3 EMI 44 WILLIE, WAYLON & ME DAVID ALLAN COE/Columbia 86 95 JOHNNY ONE TIME JESSECA JAMES/MCA 40613 2 3 10395 5 87 89 BIG, BIG WORLD RONNIE PROPHET/RCA PB 50273 4 47 Er] COME ON DOWN (TO OUR FAVORITE FORGET -ABOUT - - CHEATIN' IS BARBARA FAIRCHILD/Columbia 3 10423 1 HER PLACE) DAVID HOUSTON/Epic 8 50275 5 89 26 IF YOU'VE GOT THE MONEY, I'VE GOT THE TIME 49 CALIFORNIA OAKIE BUCK OWENS/Warner Bros. WBS 8255 6 WILLIE NELSON/Columbia/Lone Star 3 10383 14

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