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Dedicated to the Needs Of the Music/Record Industry AUGUST 23, 1975 flUD Eagles, Wonder, Mitchell Soul Sizzles on Album Chart Take Top 'Rocky' Honors By ROBERT ADELS NEW YORK-The 20th Annual and his "Mellow Madness" set, LOS ANGELES - The Eagles, Berry, the Manhattan Transfer, NATRA meet coincided with one debuting at a bulleted 66. Joni Mitchell and Stevie Wonder, Labelle and via filmclip, the Roll- of the most impressive sales weeks The biggest comedy album of winning awards for best group, ing Stones and the Edgar Winter for black product on The Album the day is also black, Richard best female and male vocalist, Group. The venerable Nelson Chart. Black acts hold down both Pryor's "Is It Something I Said" respectively, led the list of honor- Riddle served as musical director. the number one and Chartmaker (WB), bulleted at 54 after just two ees in the first annual Rock Music Winners of the first "Rockies" positions and account for three weeks in release. Awards which aired live on CBS were as follows: top ten packages, including the Within the top 50, only one from the Santa Monica Civic New Female Vocalist-Phoebe top 10's longevity champion. album (Elton John's "Greatest Center here August 9. The awards Snow; Female Vocalist Joni - Bulleted back at 1 this week Hits" on MCA), can top The show was hosted by Elton John Mitchell; New Male Vocalist- is the Isley Brothers' "The Heat Temptations in the longevity de- and Diana Ross, and presenters Dan Fogelberg; Male Vocalist- included Alice Cooper, Roger Is On" (T -Neck), in its third ap- partment: their Gordy package, Stevie Wonder; Group Eagles; after Daltrey, Olivia Newton John, Tony - pearance in the top spot, "A Song for You" (at 48) is in its (Continued on page 42) one week to the Orlando and Dawn, Bernie Taupin yielding for 29th chart week.
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