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CREAM -DEEP PURPLE ED AMES EMPIRE ROOM, WALDORF, N.Y.- high-standard of pop singing unfail- FORUM, INGLEWOOD, CALIF. - with strings; it's his life, love, pas- Ed Ames needs not much more than ingly at his Persian Room engagement The funeral of Cream was a bizarre, sion, satisfaction-all concentrated in his persuasive voice to enchant an last spring. Yet, this time around nostalgic, and inspiring experience for ability to relate his talent through the audience, whether in -person or on there was too much of a tendency to the record -breaking crowd. , materialistic image. disks. His opening night performance dazzle, to let overripe orchestrations , and in "," "Sunshine of your at the Empire Room last Monday (21) and a superfluous six -member chorus their farewell appearance, Love," "World of Pain," "Take It glowed with a number of such stanzas, call the shots. Also, Ames' almost drove the blazing fire of their hard - Back," and their current chart hit, including "Try to Remember," "Scar- apologetic narrative on how great the to the ecstatic open-heart- "," were the songs that borough Fair" and "Kiss Her Now." contemporary sound is was ill-advised ed audience that attended the Satur- exhilarated the people. By the end of The former numbers are done with a and simply out-of-date. And he didn't day night (19) sell-out. the performance, masses of people minimum of orchestral backing; "Kiss feel home when singing Ginger Baker, a 29-year -old seraphic always at were dancing, crying, and singing Her Now," the great ballad from the some examples ("Cherish," "Monday wildman, beat the drums with ma- their way toward the stage. new Jerry Herman musical, "Dear niacal passion and unequaled fervor. What a lovely way to leave an in- Monday") . The pinnacle of pop art- World," is an example of a stirring istry is easily within reach of Ed His 35-minute drum solo on "The delible memory in the music world; big-ballad performance - replete with ," made the already excited au- what a place to start a new evolution. muscular orchestra support - that Ames. His current RCA single of dience stand in tearful ovation. Shouts Also appearing with Cream was a more than works - it renews one's "Kiss Her Now" is proof. We hope of "We love you Ginger!" rang new group from England, Deep faith in show music's melodic and lyric his in-person appearances get back throughout the Forum, bouncing off Purple. Besides singing their chart superiority. Ames had achieved this on the right track. the towering ceiling and returning to song "Hush," they also performed hover among us as final memories of "Mandrake Root," and "One More Cream, together. Rainy Day." RICKLES Jack Bruce, master of the mouth Rod Evans, the beautiful voice, is DON harp and guitar, is a man with kind a vision of purple velvet, legs and YORK Don from the start, although sometimes eyes and agile fingers. His harmonica in the uncom- COPACABANA, NEW - leather. The organist, Rickles makes it plain-often by in- they do crash down to too earthy- solo, "Take It Back," was followed by mon tradition of The Phantom of the Rickles. His foils-those poor approval, and several min- voking the name of God-that he is even for shouts of Opera, waved his sleeves and fantas- not adding injury to insult. Be that as ringsiders-do take him good-natured- utes of applause. The audience loved tically long fingers over the keyboard. new hiliari- ly. His two-week engagement is sold- he in the spotlight it may, Rickles is adding a Bruce, and glowed Lead guitarist, Ritchie Blackmore, ty to the New York nitery scene. It's a out-so a lot of New Yorkers and of love. played gross games with his guitar, one -joke concept, of course, but it's ex- visitors will get a chance to see the Eric Clapton is a singularly unique while bass guitarist, Nicky Simper, man who makes Jack E. Leonard is ecuted with such skill and swiftness talent on the guitar. To Clapton, it and Ian Paice on drums, kept quietly that one hasn't got time to care. sound like Norman Vincent Peale. no longer just a musical instrument in the background. Rickles, who employs some material More than rounding out the bill is heard on his debut album for Warner Checkmate Ltd., the A&M rocksters Bros./Seven Arts, is not one of those who continue to be the most engaging comics who gives himself five or 10 rock & comedy format team ever to minutes to warm up. Insults fly right hit the scene.

JOHNNY CASH REVUE JEFF BECK GROUP

CARNEGIE HALL, N. Y.-Country andoah." ALBERT KING -TIM BUCKLEY music came to the city last week (23) Cash After a longish intermission, EAST, N. Y.-Epic's Jeff Things." Hopkins was showcased on a in the form of America's most pop - came on to the strains of "I Walk The FILLMORE Beck Group returned to the Fillmore good version of Aretha's "Natural admired C&W artist, , Line" and an extended burst of ap- Woman." Show closer was a real sur- along with a highly polished show. A this East last weekend (18,19), but this plause. Perhaps we should take time they came as headliners and prise, with Beck inviting a young sel -out crowd enjoyed the action. time to mention the fine instrumental stars, riding the crest of their best- (14?) Fillmore hanger-on to jam with is still rocking, albeit support provided throughout the show if you vein, and we in selling "Truth" LP. the group. Don't be surprised in a country arrived by , Cash's long- Although Becks quartet was very read of this youngster signing with a time to catch his closing numbers, "I time backup group (with the noticed U.S. tour, the label shortly. Got A Woman" and, of course, 'Blue absence of , died well received on his first who former Yardbird, not content with less Albert King demonstrated his own Suede Shoes." recently). Cash opened the show with recruited English ses- The , composed of a 20 -minute medley of hits, including than the best, " Power," but unlike Beck's sion pianist Nicky Hopkins to fill out group, his musicians are not Mother Maybelle and daughters June "Big River," "" is noticeable, backup & the group. The difference ex- (Mrs. Cash), Anita Helen, turned and several tunes from the "Ride and the group is better than ever. The strong soloists. King, however, is in a more old-fashioned country set, This Train" album, such as "Five Feet outfit's repertoire is basically the cellent. Tim Buckley, featuring a new, accompanying themselves on guitar High And Rising" and "Picking Time." same, including "Beck's Boogie," softer instrumental sound, was also and autosharp. The girls took turns The heavy part of the show fol- My Plimsol" and "Shape Of well received by the audience. singing lead on such tunes as "The lowed, with several full tunes ("Fol- "Rock Last Thing On My Mind," "Wildwood som Prison," "I " etc.) Flower" and "To Be A Child Again" from Cash, followed by a batch of (Anita's current U.A. single.) numbers featuring the entire cast, in- The Statler Bros. put their strong cluding "" and "I Guess vocal harmony to good use on a well- Things Happen That Way." Cash is rounded set which included their a pro: you expect the best and you "Flowers On The Wall" hit and "Shen- get it.

JONI MITCHELL

BITTER END, N. Y.-On Wednesday and songwriting. Her first Reprise evening, October 23, Joni Mitchell album, titled simply "Joni Mitchell," opened a one -week engagement at the made the charts, and one of her songs, Bitter End nitery in Manhattan's "Both Sides Now," has just hit the Greenwich Village. Miss Mitchell has Top 100 via Judy Collins' Elektra been gaining quite a reputation here single. and on the West Coast for her singing Joni Mitchell has a beautiful voice, she plays guitar beautifully and she writes beautiful songs. These songs, which deal with various aspects of the human condition, are at once realistic and magical. The world she depicts is not a fairyland. Rather, it is the actual world seen through a stained CONDELLO glass window of colorful imagery. In the best artistic tradition, she has the power to write beautifully about ugly things. IS COMING ... Joni Mitchell's career is undoubtedly GENE BERTONCINI has signed with the new Stereo Dimension Records wing on the rise, and a year from now, she of Longines. Shown with the noted guitarist above is label president Loren may well be a star. Good artists do Becker (left). Formerly a member of the Benny Goodman sextet, Bertoncini not always become stars, but Miss has more recently been featured on a number of the late night tv shows with ON SCEPTER Mitchell, like a Bob Dylan or a Joan Mery Griffin and Johnny Carson. He also guested on Tony Bennett's tv special Baez, has a quality that is both artistic and on Ed Sullivan Show. Both single and album product is planned for the and commercial. We hope she makes artist, according to Stereo Dimension's A&R head Bobby Byrne. One LP date is it to the top. already being prepared and others are to be conducted in November.

40 Cash Box-November 2, 1968

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