ECORDS air fresh of blast Revue...a Street Jarvis IARDER YOU FOR 1971 12, June CENTS FIVE TWENTY 17 No. 15 Volume I 61 A I # kV 1 USIC 2 --- RPM 12/6/71 Jarvis Revue up to theirhits in ecology Gene MacLellan grabs If you can make it as a performer The Jarvis Street Revue have per- top BMI award in NYC from Thunder Bay Ontario you de- sisted and they've followed their serve more than just a hit album. single with a powerful message Gene MacLellan, voted 1970's top This top of the lake "burg" is album that should be in the libraries Canadian composer at the Juno Awards known for its boorish audiences of every radio station in Canada. ceremony last February, has been particularly with the head crowd. similarly honoured in the United However, the Jarvis Street Revue In RPM's New Albums of May 8/71 States with a Special Award for were able to overcome the stigma their album was tagged as being: having written the most performed of being a hometown group and "Very much in the vein of the BMI song of 1970, "Snowbird". have contributed greatly to the Moody Blues' Question Of Balance°, John Lennon and Paul McCartney Canadian recording industry. this first album by the popular won top writer awards. They're not a new group, by the Thunder Bay group is a powerful MacLellan's publisher, Beechwood pop standards, They've been around condemnation of the way the world Music Corporation, also carted away for over two years. Most of this is going." an award at the BMI ceremony held time was spent putting their gig in New York City on May 25th. thing together. They put it together The album is a product of Thunder so well they've been playing the Bay's sound team, Don Grashey and local Flamingo Club for almost Chuck Williams and points up the Montreal's Kim to tape sixteen months which hasn't given importance and sound quality of them much time to spread their their DMG Studios. Columbia is Rogers television show talents across the country. expected to launch a nationwide Warner Brothers' Kenny Rogers and promotion to bring the Jarvis Street the First Edition have chosen Toronto They did however, take time out to Revue to the attention of Canadians as the origination point for their tape a session out of which came and eventually the international network TVer with the result that a their first single, "Mr. Oilman" and market. number of Canadian artists are re- "Twenty Years". Unfortunately the ceiving top exposure. The latest to market wasn't ready for this type The Jarvis Street Revue is com- benefit is Andy Kim from Montreal. THECYCLE of ecology conscience from Cana- prised of George Stevenson, Tommy The singei/composer taped the dians and the single went by the Cruikshank, Wayne Falconer and Rogers show.at CFTO in Toronto last boards. Tom Horricks. week and performed two numbers, "I Been Moved" and "I Wish I Were", his recent chart item. Jean Fortierdies at 24 The Steed artist will hit the air in klialt 140 joi7( September over the CTV network in Jean Fortier, brilliant young French The winning of a Silver Key in the Canada and via syndicated stations Canadian performer/composer, Quebec Key Contest of 1970 was in the United States. passed away at the age of 24 in another accomplishment for the Montreal after a lengthy illness. young songwriting genius. This Death was attributed to a brain tumor. Award was for his penning of "Em- Festival Singers thanks to Mr. Fortier was awarded a BMI Cer- manuelle". He had written the song acclaimed in Austria tificate of Honour for his composi- for his daughter and it was later adapted as the fifth movement of Toronto's Festival Singers have met fa "La Symphonie du Bonheur", his with critical acclaim on their second album for Columbia. European tour. Latest stop on the Mr. Fortier was considered a bright continent -wide jaunt is Austria where hopeful as a recording artist. His the choir performed in Graz, Salzburg CHUM- TORONTO initial release for Columbia, "La and Vienna. All drew packed houses. Reine Araignee" and "Prends Ton The Canadian ambassador in Austria, CFOX - MONTREAL Temps" indicated that he had suc- Norman Berlis, called all three CKGM - MONTREAL cessfully moved from his associa- concerts "artistic masterpieces". tion with Les Cailloux into a disc The choir uses Canadian compo- CKVL - MONTREAL world of his own. Unfortunately, Mr. sitions, including works by Willan, Fortier suffered a bad drug experi- Shafer and Morawetz. CJVI- VICTORIA ence but fortunately, for young From Austria, the Singers left for CKLG - VANCOUVER French Canadians still experiment- Germany for concerts in Mainz and CFRW - WINNIPEG ing with drugs, he used his experi- Cologne. While in Cologne, the ence to communicate a cautious thirty-seven Canadians will do a CFRA - OTTAWA message with his "Symphonie de special broadcast for the West German CKOC - HAMILTON l'Herbe". Radio Network. JEAN FORTIER Fortier pennings have long been an CKXL - CALGARY Following the German appearances, important part of the French Cana- CKLW - WINDSOR dian music scene. He had written the Singers fly to London and Paris tion, "Si Tu Veux Me Garder" at the for Monique Leyrac, Renee Claude, for concerts before winding up their CJOE - LONDON May 13 Annual Awards dinner which five -week tour. The choir returns to Mariette Levesque, Celine Lomez, CHLO - ST. THOMAS were held in Toronto. But, because Ginette Ravel and many others. Canada on June 11th. of illness was unable to attend. Mr. CHAM- HAMILTON John Williams, A&R Director for Although a victim of today's pop Arrangements have recently been Columbia, accepted for the ailing culture, the name Fortier will re- completed for the Festival Singers of young writer. It was five days later main as a challenge to its environs, Canada to appear at Lincoln Centre (FROM CHAR1 (May 18) that Mr. Fortier succumbed and hopefully, a powerful factor in in New York City, on January 26, 1972 . to his illness. reversing a frightening trend. I'M GOIN' BACK on Tuesday MANUFACTURED IN C 445-0878 (416) Telephone Ontario Mills, Don Road, Mills Don 1262 House Shoreacres ER CENT RECORDING CANADA SOUND Ltd. (Canada) Records Capitol CANADA SOUND 6362 ST Murphy Dennis by Produced at Capitol. on it's And stuff. great It's q:. ..4".1tV experience. they feelings know; they people about sing They voices. new refreshing two And Percussion. sax. Soprano RELAX Keyboard. Cello. Harp. Mouth Bass. Guitars. week! a DAYS day! a Sound Thunder -- Sheridan Phil by engineered Capitol from sounds new Sensitive YOURS 4 - RPM 12/6/71 RPM held the line as long as possible Crowbar pries its way to nu Love Productions Limited reports dropp Effective June 15th, the yearly second At the same time, our advertising system. Many stations have requested that both Crowbar's single and album singl( class subscription rate to RPM Weekly rates have increased substantially, permission to utilize our MAPL logo have been making impact all across the R will be increased to $15 per year for but so has every cost factor in pro- throughout their libraries to identify the continent, as well as England. the n( Canadian and U.S. subscribers. The ducing the physical article. Over the Canadian content. 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