WEEKLY $3.00 $2.80 plus .20 GST Volume 58 No. 12 Week Ending October 2, 1993 2 - RPM - October 2, 1993 Five Guys Named Mo takescue Louis Jordan Jordan's star began to lose its glitter in W bands in high school and in college where he the '50s. The competition was very keen. It's a pretty fair bet that most of the audience Tragically, it was a white band, Bill Haley & DI who will take in Five Guys Named Moe at majored in music. I The Comets, who, it was reported, "had dipped Toronto's Royal Alexandra Theatre, beginning He moved to Philadelphia in 1932 where freely into Jordan's own bag of tricks," to Sept. 29, won't have a clue where the musical' s he met up with and recorded with Fats Waller, produce some of rock 'n' roll's first hits. 1.I) inspiration came from. Louis Armstrong and Clarence Williams. Jordan suffered a heart attack while During a stint with the Chick Webb Band, he 141A The inspiration did in fact come from an performing in October 1974. He died on Feb. early '30s right through to the '50s blues 4, 1975 at his home in Los Angeles. great, Louis Jordan. Jordan's star brightened posthumously Thanks to Randy Sharrard, marketing when Cameron Mackintosh mounted the manager for the Atlantic and Rhino labels, musical Five Guys Named Moe, which who sent over a copy of Just Say Moe!, sub- celebrates his songs. The show opened in titled Mo' of the best of Louis Jordan. The CD London in 1990, where it is still playing. contains an invaluable booklet of "The good - Mackintosh brought the show to humour music man, grandfather of rock 'n' TWO STEPS BEHIND Broadway for its prem iere at the Eugene O'Neil Def Leopard roll, king of the juke boxes," which Jordan Theatre on April 8, 1992, and its now playing was affectionately known as. in Los Angeles, after which it moves to Toronto. SOUL II SQUEEZE Born in Brinkley, Arkansas on July 8, Six male singer/dancers: Kevyn Brackett, Red Hot Chili Peppers 1908, Jordan began singing and dancing while Doug Eskew, Milton, Craig Nealy, Jeffrey WHAT IS LOVE still a youngster with Fat Chappelle's Rabbit Polk, Kirk Taylor, and Keith Tyrone continue Haddaway Foot Minstrels. He went on to play in dance the Jordan Legacy. NOTHING 'BOUT ME Let The Good Times Roll, Caldonia, Mess Sting Major changes for Sony's Bessy, Is You Is Or Is You Ain't Ma' Baby, DREAMLOV ANOTHER SAD LOVE SONG Saturday Night Fish Fry, and the title track, Mariah Care A&R department Toni Braxton are just a few of the songs that will shake, Columbia Changes in Sony Music's A&R department rattle and roll Toronto's Royal Alexandra BETTER THAN YOU has Michael Roth and Vito Luprano taking on Theatre, and revive the memory of one of the Lisa Keith major roles. jazz greats of all time. Roth, who was responsible for the RIGHT HERE/HUMAN NATURE SWV operation of Sony Music Publishing and Louis Jordan CAB clashes with ACA distinguished himself with several recent ALREADY GONE signings, most notably, Hemingway Corner suddenly discovered he had a vocal talent. over election advertising Blue Rodeo BLIND MELO and Junk House, will be heading up the A&R Jordan began his assault on the record The Canadian Association of Broadcasters Blind Melor industry in 1938. By 1941 he had developed a EVERYBODY HURTS department collectively with Luprano. (CAB) expressed surprise at complaints by R.E.M. LOADED Luprano has figured prominently in the following for his individualistic style, and his the Association of Canadian Advertisers Various Artis Tympany Five. His first hit record, I'm Gonna WAITING FOR A MIRACLE phenomenal rise in popularity of Celine Dion. (ACA) of a CRTC decision to label election BARNEY He has been affectionately referred to as her Leave You At The Outskirts Of Town, climbed advertising as programming, rather than Marc Jordan the charts in 1942 which began his 10 year Barney's Favoi "eyes and ears". He has also been responsible commercials. WHEN THERE'S TIME for bringing several successful French - chart residency. The decision means that television and (For Love) language acts into the Sony Musique fold. Over that period of time he had 18 1/1 radio stations won't have to bump advertisers Lawrence Gowan Luprano will continue to work out of hits, and 54 Top 10 R&B sellers. The Jordan who have already bought time, in order to :;171 DELICATE Sony Musique's Montreal office. legacy began to take shape with Choo Choo accommodate electionadvertising. Terence Trent D'Arby Canada's m Sandy Power, who has worked with Roth Ch'Boogie, Ain't Nobody Here But Us Broadcasters must set aside 390 minutes of on the publishing side for several years, has Chickens, and more. His cross-country stage prime time for election ads, which will be THE MOMENT YOU WERE MINE industry news also moved over to the A&R department. shows packed houses across the U.S. and his treated like regular programming. Beth Neilsen Chapman for 30 yea A replacement forRoth will be announced music opened the doors to Hollywood and the According to CAB president Michael I'M NOT YOUR LOVER shortly. film world for him. McCabe: "Similarpermission was granted for Jan n Arden the referendum campaign without any THE WISH CRIA stats show singles sales continue to decline complaints or p rob lem s. Broadcasters showed Mae Moore Will CD and cassette singles soon be going the sales remaining static and CD sales increasing they were responsible. They didn't overcrowd way of '45s and eight tracks? That appears to nearly 20%. programs with too much advertising and were BLUE EYES Steve Miller Band be the case, as recent sales figures released by But what of the single? According to sensitive to viewer concerns about ad clutter." McCabe also refutes ACA's contention the Canadian Recording Industry Association Brian Robertson, president of the Canadian FIELDS OF GR. show a continued struggle for singles. Recording Industry Association, record that this ruling would adversely affect U.S. BruceHorns] The results released recently indicate companies are losing confidence in the format. simulcasts. that the number of singles (CD and cassette) "I think the lack of any Top 40 radio in "The Commission's decision doesn't HIT PICK PEACE PIPE Cry Of LOVE shipped in August 1993, is down a whopping this country has hurt the development of the affect simulcasting at all. The addition of 74% compared to August of '92.And the single." said Robertson. referendum advertising last year did not put LOVIN' ARM; year-to-date figures are just as distinct. Thus He went to say that Top 40 is still viable simulcast programs in jeopardy." Darden Smil far in 1993, record companies have shipped in the U.K and the U.S., and sales of singles PINK CASHMEI 543,000 singles, a far cry from the million - are fairly solid in those countries.But in Quality into partnership Prince plus sent out by this time last year. It's also Canada, where top 40 radio is diminishing, with Warlock Records. worth noting that both the cassette and CD singles are no longer economically viable. ART OF LIVIN singles format have struggled in '93. "There are discussions ongoing about Raymond Kives, chairman and CEO of Quality The Boomer While many might try and explain this the format," said Robertson."Record Dino Entertainment has announced the signing IS THERE ANY LO away as a result of the recession, it's worth companies have to make the decision of how of a partnership deal between its Quality YOUR HEAR noting that album sales have been largely much they are prepared to lose in marketing Records division and Warlock Records. Lenny Kravi1 unaffected. The number of album cassettes the single." Adam Levy, president and CEO of Warlock and a principal in other music industry WILD WORLE shipped thus far in '93 is almost identical to Robertson also pointed out that record Mr. Big businesses, will handle the daily operations of WITHOUT A TRACE the figures from this time last year. And CD companies must also factor in videos, and Soul Asylum releases are up 17% from last year. Album decide whether it is economically viable to the new partnership. Warlock will be ALL THAT SHE W, responsible for U.S. distribution. Columbia Ace Of Bas( sales are up 12% from last year, with cassette produce both a video and a single for an artist. .: Diamond Jack artist. a 1195 QRSPD - Quality Base Of Ace Columbia distribution. U.S. for responsible LIGHT GREEN A FOR WAITING new to Artists Various WANTS SHE THAT ALL Asylum Soul be will Warlock partnership. the able and m, Till's Pam '93 MIX DANCE Big Mr. TRACE A WITHOUT of operations daily the handle will businesses, o a record IS MAN YOUR WORLD WILD industry music ther in principal and Warlock WHERE KNOW YOU DO of CEO and president Levy, Adam Kravitz Lenny rketing Gitzi Suzanne Records. 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