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University of New Orleans ScholarWorks@UNO Wavelength Midlo Center for New Orleans Studies 9-1981 Wavelength (September 1981) Connie Atkinson University of New Orleans Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarworks.uno.edu/wavelength Recommended Citation Wavelength (September 1981) 11 https://scholarworks.uno.edu/wavelength/11 This Book is brought to you for free and open access by the Midlo Center for New Orleans Studies at ScholarWorks@UNO. It has been accepted for inclusion in Wavelength by an authorized administrator of ScholarWorks@UNO. For more information, please contact [email protected]. MUSIC MAGAZINE THE RADIATORS SEPTEMBER 1881 VOLUME 1 NUMBER 11 LASS NOTES THE RECORD BAR ADDS TWO NOTEWORTHY ACTS TO YOUR SCHEDULE THAT'LL TAKE THE STING OUT OF A NEW SCHOOL TERM. 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Nichols Baton Rouge, La. 70898 New York, N.Y. 10011 523-9377 (504) 273-0933 (212) 691-3708 Closed Mondays WAVELENGTH/SEPTEMBER 1981 5 walking• running • working. skating • bicycling • sunning • exercising • reading • studying • skiing • driving • writing • mowing • Walkman. It makes all these things of separate high fidelity components. more fun, more enjoyable. Why? Sony pioneered the transistor radio, Because now you can do them while tummy TV's, big portable radio listening to your favorite music - in cassettes, and of course, Betamax. Now stereo, with high fidelity sound quality. Sony brings you tiny personal stereos. What is it? It's a tiny stereo While other companies are just now cassette player. It has no speaker, but bringing out their copies of the comes with an ultra lightweight set of Walkman, Sony is introducing the sec headphones. They are so lightweight you ond generation - the Walkman 2. It's hardly feel them. You can listen for smaller and better than the original. It hours. has soft touch controls like an expen And what you hear is fantastic sive home component, and the batteries stereo sound. The bass is astonishing. last longer. It's even cheaper. The highs crystal clear. The stereo effect Sony, the one and only Sony excellent. The Sony Walkman weighs Walkman. It's incredible. less than a pound and sounds like a ton The New Tiny The FM Walkman The New Economy The Walkman Stereo Walkman WM2 $180 Stereo Radio SRF·40w $90 Walkman WM1 $100 Recorder TCS-310 $180 7323 Freret Street 3213 17th Street Uptown near Broadway Behind Lakeside 834-7772 866-3579 10-9:30 Mon-Thurs 11 -7 Mon-Thurs, 11-6 Fri&Sat 10-6 Frl & Sat 6 WAVELENGTH/OCTOBER 1981 SEPTEMBER Homegrown TV Cajun Accordionist The second edition of Channel Nathan Abshire 26's Homegrown series will air Sunday, September 13, at 7:00 Dies PM. Expanded to an hour long, Nathan Abshire, respected and the show will feature The Cold, loved Cajun accordian player filmed live at Jimmy's on July 23. from Basile, Louisiana, died on Also included will be some com May 13th at the age of sixty-eight. edy clips, written by Cold member The news comes as a shock to New Vance Degeneris (who was an Orleanians, many of whom bad original co-creator of the "Mr Bill just become acquainted with his Show") and starring members of unique style at this year's New the band. Orleans Jazz and Heritage Homegrown is co-produced by Festival. Bob Gremillion and David Jones In music circles, Abshire was and directed by Gremillion. As best known for his traditional might be expected from the title, French style of accordian playing the series will focus on area bands. and his love of the night life. He Director Gremillion explains learned to play the instrument in Homegrown's purpose as an at the early 1920s, developing a tempt to display some of these repertoire that included blues and musicians to a wider audience and polkas along with the usual to make New Orleans residents waltzes and two-steps. For a aware of the wealth and diversity number of reasons, be quit play of musical talent our city really ing the accordian in the early holds. The Channel 26 manage 1940s and didn't pick it up again ment has been open to the con until the '50s, thereby not par cept; recognizing the potential ticipating in a period when Cajun benefits to the community and to music (and culture) underwent the station, they have given many changes. Upon returning to Gremillion and Jones con tho >rdian, he continued play siderable creative freedom and a in~ ..... :>nly way he knew, keeping larger budget for the second show. alive a style of accordian playing Both men are highly enthusiastic not beard elsewhere. and optimistic about the project. Abshire bad a reputation in Currently, Homegrown is appear Golden Moments In New Orleans Southwest Louisiana that went ing at irregular intervals as beyond his accordian. Cajun/ specials, but the intention is to Rock 'N' Roll Ill country star Allen Fontenot said, make the show a monthly affair. December 1949 - Lew Chudd, owner of Imperial Records, and his pro "Nathan was a real Cajun," in The Cold show is the second in ducer, Dave Bartholemew, enter the "Hideaway Club" on a Friday even this case meaning that Abshire the series. The first segment, ing. The attraction is a chubby young piano player named Antoine never allowed himself to be in featuring the Radiators and the "Fats" Domino. The partnership that developed with this trio resulted in fluenced by modern trends. New Jazz Quintet, was shot in the the sale of 66 million records. Almost SUm Besides refusing to change his Channel 26 studios; both pro style of playing, be also refused to ducers agree that a lot of wrinkles move away from his home in were ironed out in doing the frrst but very solid. Extra back and side Although the producers have a Basile, though he receiv~ many show and look for the second to lighting show the stage at Jimmy's strong sense of purpose, they real job offers. Preferring to enjoy be smoother and generally to good advantage, and the band's ly haven't set upon a particular "les bon temps" with friends and stronger. An immediate improv~ onstage animation comes across format. Indeed, they plan to keep family, Abshire frequently turned ment is the use of the live perfor very well. Barbara Menendez is the door open for change within a gig into an allnigbt party. A mance, which brings much more defmitely the visual focus, and her the basic framework, which measure of his standing in the excitement to the musical footage.