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VOLUME XL1I — N HR 7 — June 28, 1980 THE INTERNATIONAL MUSIC RECORD WEEKLY DISH BOX GEORGE ALBERT President and Publisher MEL ALBERT EDITORML Bright Future Ahead Vice President and General Manager NICK ALBARANO It Marketing Director A full year has passed since the Founder’s Con- Recording Merchandisers (NARM). has already ALAN SUTTON ference of the Black Music Assn. (BMA) kicked off begun to heighten public awareness through its Editor In Chief the inaugural celebration of June as Black Music programs. J.B. CARMICLE Month. In that time, the BMA has grown and Communication isthe key. If information can pass General Manager, East Coast matured, and on the eve of its second convention, freely and efficiently, great headway can be made in JIM SHARP Director. Nashville the organization stands ready to forge ahead once the pursuit of a goal — cooperation is facilitated and East Coast Editoral again in its efforts to widen the horizons for Black things can get done. 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