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From The Anka Tour Music Capitals Of Japan NEW YORK-Buddah Records artist is on a Japanese L of the World concert tour that runs from March 25 to April 10. The singer will play DOMESTIC 11 concerts, seven dates, and will star on two television ment LAS VEGAS playing to SRO crowds. Mel- shows. He will also make special ba Moore follows Miss Fitzgerald Dick I.evine leaving IFA to personal appearances at hospitals into the Venetian Room.... Tom and bases of the armed forces. handle . . Gary Jones the Circle Star Theatre head- Ford son of Phil Ford, team of Following his return from Japan. liner April 18-23 Sammy Anka will appear at the Westbury Phil Ford and Mimi Hines signed Davis due in Jr. San Francisco to Theater, L.I., April 24 -April 30. by Tropic -Art Studios. Inc. for the accept an award from the local male lead in "The Legend Of El He then is slated for a two-week chapter of the NAACP. stint at the Persian Room in the Patron" to be filmed in Las Vegas. have added two Plaza Hotel, May 28 -June 10. . . . B. B. King inked to a long- new members, South African term contract at the Hilton. First Future dates on Anka's itinerary drummer Ricky Fataar and bass include appearance is a two weeker on El San Juan Hotel. Puerto Blondie Chapin, both of Rico, July I-10; Fileans Art Thea- May 17 followed by four weeks in whom were original members of late August. Advance reservations ter, Washington, 1 u I y 13-14; Flame. The group is currently at Caesar's Palace, Las Vegas, July ROCCO LAGINESTRA, left, president of RCA Records, presents Harry for 's Easter Week a new work on and prepar- 9; with a stand at the Hilton indicate a sell- 20 -Aug. Iowa State Fair, Aug. Nilsson gold record for the album "Nilsson Schmilsson." Tucked ing a nationwide tour. . . The out for his seven night. 22; Central Canada Exhibition. under Niisson's arm us another record he received for his single, "With- tour of Europe Aug. 24; Blossom Art Theater, out You." Sahara's Pete B a r b u t t i has kicks Saturday at the Rain- off 111 . Sept. 3: Buffalo Art penned four "TV pilots, two of bow Theatre in England. WB to which are under consideration by Theater, Sept. 4 (one week); and release a Dead single for the Oakdale Art Theater, Conn., Sept. Productions and the European market only to coincide by Curly Morrison of 11 (one week). Harmonicat Links the Past others with the group's tour.... Pianist - Trans -American Video. Pete would composer Todd Cochran signed star in two of the pilots, host one. now a member of the Last Gal- to the Prestige label, which is dis- axie, who recently and be writer -guest star of the etched the With Present as Success Key tributed throughout North Amer- music from "Godspell," off-Broad- fourth. . . . RCA's Jimmy Dean ica by Fantasy. way Long-established opens at the Spark's Nugget Thurs- play, for the General Amer- - "Theme from 'Love Story,'" Upcoming presen- ican Records album, "Selections acts have to recognize the young "Impossible Dream," "Theme from day (30) then co -hosts the Mike tations at Winterland include West. From Godspell." Miss Lanier has a audiences and the influence of rock 'Shaft,' " and a variety of country Douglas TV show beginning April Bruce & Lang and Cold Blood on new single slated for release this the act is to survive and flourish, songs too such as "Gentle on My 24. 2; , %talo April and week, "Day By Day" b.w. "Pre- according to Don I.es, for 27 years Mind," "Release Me" and "Make Columbia's Billy Joe Royal who Sweathog (7 8): The J. Geils & pare Ye," taken from the album. a member of the Harmonicats, who the World Go Away" are typical plays the Flamingo had his "The and The Elvin Bishop Group GAR last week added Mike is now building an entirely new of the more. Family" disk produced by Jerry 15); Pie, 114 & Humble Edgar Donelson to its operation as sales group and plans to be recording . . Larry Dean a Fuller. cutting Winter and Osibisa (21 & 22) and soon. single in Las Vegas for Mar -Ka and promotion manager. Dave Mason (28 & 29). . Since breaking up with Jerry Records.... The Russ Or- Rufus Thomas, Memphis soul into the Berkeley singer, in town last week to pro- Murad and Al Fiore, I.es has Talent Booked chestra backs the Barry Ashton- Community Theatre on April 22. Wolf Kochran original production mote the first of four TV black brought in Mildred Mulcay and in concert at the rhythm harmonica player B o Verve -lt Started With Eve at the music hour specials on WKRC- For U.K. Festival Oakland Coliseum on April 16... . TV. The first was scheduled for Herndon. He is also signed with Union Plaza . . . Seven produc- NEW Faces, Beach The World's Greatest Band Monday (20), with , personal manager Vic Beri of Las YORK-The tion numbers arc included in the Boys, Sha Na Na, Don Mclean, of Yank Lawson and Bob Haggart Jean Knight. the Bar -Kays and Vegas who is planning the record- "Geisha'rella" review at the at s Center and Humble Pie, America, Lindisfarne. Cupertinó Hint (7) Carla Thomas as guests Thomas ing activities as well. Thunderbird. Music for the spec- , Ry Cooder, John S.F.'s Masonic Auditorium (8)... will host similar specials here in Because Harmoni- tacular is provided by the Jim makes her only Baldry and Fanny have been Wallace Orchestra. May and later this year. cats was a partnership, Les and Bay Area appearance on April 9 both have rights to the signed to appear in a U.K. festi- Callione returned to the Sahara BILL SACHS Murad at this city's Opera House. . name, I.es said. Thus, the name val, the Great Western Festival, for a three week stand under the MCA's new group Sod cut their New Don Les Harmonicats. Murad Essex. May 26-29. according to leadership of Steve Casciola. . BOSTON Bay Area tour short to return to Fiore remaining active. Great Western Festival Co. execu- Peter Anthony, Jan %tills, Jane , who opens in Cam- and are also the company's LA studios to pre- Miss Mulcay, harmonica lead tive John Martin, at present on a Mitchell and Vaccaro holding bridge's Empire Room this week pare a new album for spring re- with the Mulcays who had a hit trip in the U.S. forth in the lounge of the . for a 10 -day engagement will also lease. . ATA, locally based years ago, "My Happiness," also Martin revealed that the com- . and Jerry Col- he on hand for the Boston pre- rock talent agency, added to its brings a lot of experience to the pany also intends to hold another lins at the Fremont. . Chuck miere of "The Godfather." Mar- staff and will move to larger of- Les out. Herndon, similar festival. Aug. 25-28. Prin- Berry making his local debut in tino portrays Johnny Fontane. the act, pointed fices within the next few weeks. from Indianapolis, is a veteran too cipals in GW Festivals include the Hilton's lounge. . . . Robert godson of the underworld chief- PAUL JAULUS and plays bass, , ukulele, film actor Stanley Baker and Lord Goulet returned to the Frontier tain. . . . The Bcrklee College of organ and . Harlech. with The Establishment a musical Music presented the Richard Levy group comprised of ten sorority Memorial Award to Vick Von Les said the act will feature in In the U.S. Martin is also hook- more rock -influenced guys and gals. Elps, March 21, at New England addition to ing talent for an open air event The Lettermen hopped into town music, novelties, impressions, im- A very ill Petula Clark opened Life Hall. The award is given to a in Indianapolis, June 24 and Wednesday (15) to cut a tape for with MGM's Osmond Brothers at senior student who had been voted personations and be a complete en- Pocono, , July 8. Bob Braun's "50-50 Club," Avco tertainment group. Caesars Palace. She was too sick "Most Prolific Composer" in his Martin was also discussing a feature, to plug their new Capitol to do the midnight show opening or her junior year.... Tom Jones While a natural assumption U.S. tour and recording contracts album, "Lettermen I," and a single would be Les night so the showroom went dark. will make another appearance in that will capitalize for West German group, the Rat- from the deck, "Oh, My Love." Steve Lawrence and Eydie Gorme Boston; this time at the Music on the current nostalgia hinge, he tles. The group returns April 6 for a said he intends to blend the older came in to headline the following Hall. Two shows are planned... . repeat on the Braun show and to songs with the new "up -dated" night. . . The Celebration now Caesar's Monticello was recently appear in concert at Taft Theater at the Sahara joins Engelbert host to and will beat. For example, "Under a Blan- in a promotion arranged by Larry ket of West, Bruce and Humperdinck for an April to Oc- soon welcome Englebert lfumper- Blue," is played traditionally Aiken of Theater A Corp.. Evans- until about one half through, then tober tour starting in Caracas. dink. . . . Colin Blunstone, Epic Laing Use Heil ville, Ind. the trio goes into a three -quarter - Venezula. . . . will Records artist, recently spent an , plus Randy Ed- time rock beat. MARISSA. 40 - do one show a night at the Sahara afternoon with WMEX.... Artist - 111.-The current elman, stop off at Music Hall April and likewise. Pearl Composer Paul Williams also I.es explained that the rhythm city tour of West, Bruce & Laing 16 for a single shot, with Belkin will do the dinner show with passed through Boston promoting and bass harmonica will lay down is utilizing a special sound system Productions handling. . . . Joe a basic rock pattern against the designed by Sound Sys- Buddy entertaining at midnight. his A&M album. . . . Texas' Cocker, with Redbone as added up -dated melody line. He is tems here costing Bobby Jack Morgan signed a new con- Townes Van Zandt played Passim's also $65,000. feature, shows his wares at Free- using a which Pridden, tract at the Dunes calling for eight in Cambridge for a week recently. harmonica, director of Heil's U.K. dom Hall. Louisville. April 6... . creates a sound young audiences office and sound man for , . l.enny Collins has joined months in 1973. ... Dan Terry's The Grass Brothers, country three- the a ses- local promotion go for, he claims. is mixing the tour. 20 man band offers weekly some out of Rising Sun, Ind., in sion at the House aired team as local promotion man for Colonial town recently to audition for a . Epic. He takes Lenny Petze's live on KIAV radio. Marty guest shot on WLW-T's "Midwest- over who was to regional Allen, Flamingo star planning a ern Hayride." job promoted . in benefit for the staff of the burned General American Records, promotion man. Bonnie Raitt Cacavas Guest Shots out . recently played a benefit concert KORK-TV.. with headquarters here, has a new -John Cacavas, for- Felly Savalas, in his singing debut, proceeds going to vari- currently at the Landmark giving single by r.&b. driver Kenny with all the mer executive with Chappell & for Dick James' DJM Records in 7th ous women's liberation a benefit performance for the Smith, coupling "I. o r d, What's Boston Co., Inc., in New York, has been London, Cacavas co -produced with leagues. FERGUSON Step Foundation, an organization Happening to Your People" and JAYNE contracted for a series of guest Charles Wood and provided ar- which helps in the remotivation "The Same Old Story." Smith in conducting assignments on the BBC rangements for the , first of of former prison inmates, drug ad- and in Brussels. The appearances which is scheduled for spring the past has done a bit of arrang- Melvoin Forms early dicts and youthful offenders. ing for and Harry are scheduled for early spring, fol- release. The Hilton's summer line up Carlson's Fraternity Records group, lowing completion of a current includes: Johnny Cash March 30 - Publishing Co. project, composition of a film the Casinos. . . . The area sports April 5, Red Skelton April 6 -April a new country & western nitery in NEW YORK Mike Melvoin, score for "Redneck." being pro- Leventhal On 26, April 27- May - the Midwestern Club. Sixth and composer -producer -pianist, h a s duced by Joseph Shaftel and Silvio 10, May 11 -June 5. Central. Newport. Ky., which formed Dirt Sleeves Music Narizzano. Global Trip I.iherace June 22 -July 5, Charley bowed in March ll with Kenny (ASCAP). Melvoin recently was Cacavas was instrumental in NEW YORK-Harold Leven- Pride July 6 -July 17. and Perry Price, host of WLW-T's "Mid- signed by producer I.eonard Grant launching the recording career of thal, head of his own management 6. Como July I8 -Aug. western Hayride." as the opening to compose and arrange the musi- the late Sen. Everett M. Dirksen firm, is on a four -week business LAURA DENI feature. Earl Richards played cal score and conduct the orches- and recently completed the title trip around the world. From Paris there last weekend and Bruce Nel- tra for Bridge Productions feature song and incidental music for the he proceeds to Cairo for four days SAN FRANCISCO son, former WUBE deejay now at film "Vincent Lodge's Escape." Scotia International film, "Pancho and then goes to Calcutta and then WMII., Milwaukee. heads the bill In addition, Melvoin will com- Villa," with Don Black as lyricist. to Dacca, Bangladesh where ap- Fantasy's Creedence Clearwater there this week along with his pro- pose the score and conduct the Black's credits include lyrics for pointments have been set to meet Revival to have a new album on tege, Bobby Nelson (no kin), who orchestra for the "Born Free," "Diamonds Are For- Prime Minister Mujib Rahman and the market the end of this month. is catching on in the territory with television pilot "Billy Joe." He's ever." and "To Sir with Love." Bangladesh officials. . A tour of the East and the south- his new GNT Crescendo single. also been tapped by producer Wes Most familiar of Cacavas' cur- After a two-week stay in the ern states is scheduled in April "Welcome to Lonelyville." Farrell to arrange and conduct rent work is the theme for the Indian sub -continent, he will return and May. . . . 's Mary Lanier, formerly with singles sessions for Lulu and BOAC TV commercial. Also just to the U.S. via Hong Kong and current Fairmont Hotel engage - Cabin #2 and Harmony Grits, is Wayne Newton. concluded are two albums with Japan. 20 APRIL 1, 1972, BILLBOARD