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NEW YORK - Doris Duke Surprise Super R&B Giant: "Silly Silly Fool," Dusty Spring- has been singing since she was field. Smash in Chicago with Herb Kent. four and most recently has pro- Detroit Emaralds: "If I Lose Your Love." 50,000 in Chicago. vided back-up vocals for ses- New Sam & Dave: "Baby Don't Stop Now." Porter & Hayes. sions by Jerry Butler, Dusty Pic:"I Can't Get Along Without You," Maxine Brown. C- Springfield,ArethaFranklin, Un ited. Carolyn Franklin, Dean Martin, Willie Henderson already over 100,000 nationally. It sells! Frank Sinatra, Sammy Davis Funkadelic a smash in Detroit ... JudyClay so big in Atlanta and Nina Simone. that it went pop ... Great new hit Oscar Weathers is "Your Fool." According to Doris, "Every- Great : "Buffalo Soldiers," Flamingos. body knew I could sing but no- Heavy play: "Send Me Somebody," Green Berets. body would give me a break"- "Cat Walk," Village Soul Choir, now picked everywhere. 50,0,=.0 until she met producer Jerry in Miami ... Larry Maxwell out with "Iron Leg," Mickey & Soul Williams in October. Now she Generation. has a hit single, "To the Other Little Sister is a Smash: "You're the One." Woman," and an album release, O'Jays "Deeper" is very big in sales nationally.. . Intruders "I'm a Loser," on the Canyon "Tender" big Chicago, Phila., Balt., Wash., Cleveland. label plus a deluge of bookings, Doris Duke Baltimore hit: "God Gave Me a Song," Interdenominational shetoldRecord Worldlast Youth Choir . . . New BettyLayette "Do Your Duty" ... We the week. released, Doris has embarkedPeople selling in NYC, Balt., Washington . . . Roulette is all cut "To the Other Woman" wason a tour which will keep heron "Never Never Leave Me." written by Jerry Williams andbusy and away from her New- New Nina Simone is "The Assignment." GaryU.S.Bonds forDoris.ark, N.J., home for at least four Maurice & Mac is a powerful record that shouldn't be over- Jerry and Gary wrote most ofdays per week until April. Shelooked. the tunes on the album, withis to play Chicago, Milwaukee, WWRL, NYC on Kool & Gang; Funkadelic; Intruders; O'Jays; "The Feeling is Right" an ex-Cleveland,Columbus,Detroit,Darrow Fletcher. ception. "To the Other Woman"Baltimore Civic Center, Mobile, Originals is very big in sales . . . Chilites is selling very well. finds Dorisintheroleof aMontgomery, Baton Rouge and Check "Let Her Go," Perception, ABC. married man's girlfriend. "Thethe Apollo in New York start- "Viva Tirado," El Chicano, Jordo, selling Balt.-Washington. Other Woman"isthe man's ingMarch11.Sheisalso Jo Armstead "I'm Gonna Show You" bursting out of Chicago, wife; on her next single, Dorisscheduled to do a TV specialWVON. is to sing the role of the wifein Washington, and put in ap- Green Berets is coming through large nationally. who meets the girlfriend. pearances on DickClark's Solid Top 10 sales nationally: "Oh What A Day," Dells. Doris says, "Women seem to"Bandstand" and "Upbeat." George Perkins a giant in the South: "Cryin' In the Streets ' be crazy about the record; some Williams explainedDoris' Late reports in Phila. show Georgie Woods has a monster wlei women have bought five copiessuccess: "She is the first blackhis new Oscar Weathers . . . All stations in town are on"Finger in case their husbands breakfemale artist to come out re-Lickin' Chicken," Radars for Broadway Eddie, on Yew. them." She called the albumcently who doesn't sound like New Supremes is "Up the Ladder to the Roof." which was recorded in Macon,Aretha Franklin: She sounds 'KSOL, S.F., #5-James Brown; #8-Dells; #19-Aretha; Ga., "a real jewel" which shelike Doris Duke." Howard Tate; Buddy Miles; Raelets; Obsessions; Little Sister; characterizedas "very deep" -Bob Moore Merlis.Gloria Taylor; Dyke... WRAP,Norfolk, Little Sister; #5-Ra- and mainly for listening. fus Thomas; Dells... KATZ, St.Louis, Pies: Village Soul Choir; JerryWilliams,whoalso Foxy; Little Anthony; Chas. Hodges; #9-Dells; #12-Rufus manages Doris, feels that the Thomas; Green Berets; Little Sister; Al Green; Charles Hodges album has "universal appeal"Garner at Royal Disc .. . WYLD, NewOrleans, Pies: Village Soul Choir; Ray Charles; and predictsactionin R&B, Royal Disc Distributing, Inc.,Howard Tate; Little Sister; Green Berets; Little Milton; #4- pop and easy listening fields.has announced the appointmentRufus Thomas; #8-Meters; #18-Bobby Bland; #22-S. In- He also pointed out that sev-of Emmett Garner, Jr., of Chi-spirations . . . WRBD, Ft.Lauderdale, Eddie Floyd; Al Green; eral country artists are cover-cago to Promotion Manager forKool; Gloria Taylor. ing the single. itsMidwestregionalopera- WGIV, Charlotte, Pic: Willie Henderson. #1-Delfonics; #6- Now that the album has beentions. Little Milton; #8-Lovelites; #10-Cannonball Adderley;##]1 Moments; #14-Linda Jones; Mary Wells; Mr. Jamo; Detroit Emeralds; C. Hodges. WDAS, Phila., Pic: Little Sister. #8-"Uhh," Dyke & Blazers; UPTITE Records #13-Willie & Mag.; Ruby Winters; Al Perkins; Kool & Gang ... WRBD,Little Sister; Betty Layette; O'Jays; Al Green; Mr. R & B SMASH Jamo. KFFJ, L. A., Pic: F. Dist. #9-Donny Hathaway; #11-Are- tha; #17-Dells; #10-Joe Simon; #20-Little Milton; #21- "MORE TODAY THAN YESTERDAY" S. Wonder. Willie Henderson; Detroit Emeralds; Village Soul; by 125th Street Candy Store Uptite 0020 Chas. Hodges; CBall Adderley. WVON, Chicago (E. Rodney Jones), Pics: 0. C. Smith; Artia- tics; Lou Rawls; #4-Little Milton; #12-Bobby Hutton; #14- ACTION SALES Detroit Emeralds; #16-Bobby Bland; Syl Johnson; Green Ber- ets; Chas. Hodges; Al Perkins; Eddie Floyd; Intruders; "Right Nashville-Milwaukee - Indianapolis- Baltimore- Washington On," E. Rodney Jones; Stridells. New York -Louisville - Macon - New Orleans - Chicago WDIA, Memphis (Robert Thomas), Pic: "Sing & Dance," Bar- kays. #2-Al Greene; #11-Little Milton; #12-CBa11 A.; #14- N.Y.Dist.: Dome Dist. Corp., 43-42 10th St.,L.I.C.,N.Y. 212 786-9639 Dells; #15-Moments; Green Berets; Dynamic Tints; Vibrations; Nashville Dist.: Southern Record Dist., 467 Chestnut, P.O. Box 7344, Det. Emeralds; L. Sister. Nashville, Tenn. 615 254-1991 WMBM, Miami (Donny Gee), Pic: "Wan Tu Wah Zuree." (Continued on page 66)

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