Billboard SPECIAL SURVEY For Week Ending 3 13/77 Talent At Top Boxoffice Nolan Singing Out :RE New On His Own Frustrations NII oyr19n1 1977. Billboard publicalrons. Inc No pail By CLAUDE HALL tl in a rolneval system. of his publication may or Iransminetl. in any form or o ,o oc ceo rose d any means. The any explanation. He recorded LLI ;cow,, i9 or OUervnap, electronic. mechanical shorts the out without the prior LOS ANGELES -To main- w Merl perrtlon.° tit the publisher stream music public. Kenny Nolan another song that had been a hit -Dancing Man' -y>( is the latest overnight sensation years ago. N Total singing now is TIST- Promoter, Facility, Dates Ticket This six man group is the latest chart act record hitmaker. Who'd ever heard "The reason I'm Ticket orme N01ES SELIOUr PERFORMANCES Gross from Sweet City, the label that first hit No. I six of him before his current top 10 out of frustration as a songwriter Sales Scale Receipts months with Wild I to be strung ago Cherry's "Play That Funky single "I Like Dreamin'"? I felt couldn't continue GT Arenas Music.'. New (6,000 To 20,000) Actually. quite a few familiar star along like that." He flew to Two members, Peckman of the group Robert names have good reason to know all York and cut "I Like Dreamin "' in RO TULL- Electric Factory Concerts. Rlvertront SI 18.000 55.5056.50 $111,627' (who wrote this single) and Don Garvin, were his phenomenal Media Studios with Charlie Calello .I Cincinnati. Ohio. March 11 about Nolan and part of laggerz, the one -shot Kama Sutra group arranging and co-producing. HRO TOLL- Feyhne Inc., songwriting track record. McNichols Sports whose sassy pop smash "The Rapper" was buck- 14,260 $658 $104,199 would re- "I had a feeling it was a hit. Russ R: ena, Denver, Cola . March 8 Frankie Valli certainly ing "Bridge Over Troubled Water" seven years ISTON /STARCASTLE member that it was a song written by Regan (president of 20th Century -Schon Prod.. Civic Center 16.752 ago for the top singles slot. Peckman also toured 05.50-$6.50 $96,764" it. But I felt 'Love's na, St Paul. Minn., March 7 Eyes Adored You" - Records) loved in the '60s with the likes of the Four Tops, Mar- Nolan -"My Grown Deep' was better. 20th Cen- KI STON /NILS LOFGREN /STARCASTLE -Woll tha that brought him back to record 13.426 $5.15-5675 $85,793' 8 the Vandellas and the Young Rascals, as miller. Sports Arena, San wrote a tury released 'Dreamin'" first just to Diego Calif March 13 did fellow Q.member Bill Vogel. popularity. And Nolan establish me as a singer:' ESIS- Electric Factory Concerts. Spectrum, No. I song. "Lady Mar- 13,500 $5-$7 $83,436" Alter those brief flings with success, mem- comeback LID dadelphia. Pa. March 8 is already about bers of the group built a record studio in their malade." for LaBelle. "Dreamin'" SS /LEGS DIAMONO -Entam Ltd.. were 950,000 in sales and growing: it is in Coliseum, 9.949 $6-51 $67,928 hometown of Beaver Falls, Pa Alter some re At one time, four of his songs mpton. Va.. March 7 leases in Britain on U.K. Records, the Sweet City on Billbaord's Hot 100 Chart at the top of the lists at WABC in New SSI RO TULL- Contemporary Prod Kiel Aud as St 10.586 $5-$1 $66,250" pact was signed last December An LP titled al once, including "Get Dancing" by York and KHJ in Los Angeles, uis, Mo, March 13 ter the single is planned for release late in the Disco -Tex and the Sesolettes and well as stations coast -to- coast. More RUAMENT FUNKADEUC /BOOTSY'S RUBBER ID 9,339 $5.50-57 50 $66,247 spring, which will include this infectious r &b- "Swing Your Daddy" by Jim Gil - importantly, it is being played on ND /ROSE ROYCE -Feyline Inc L 8 E Pod r tinged pop single, similar in sound to some of strap, which he wrote and produced. MOR radio stations as well. ympec Stadium. Detroit. Mich . March 12 Three Dog Night's hotter, funkier hits. Nolan has been songwriting since The album tilled "Kenny Nolan" RO Contemporary LM TULL- Prod. /Chris Fritz, 9.970 The management /booking is Mike $6.50.$7.50 $65,722' contact 1969 and scoring like crazy both has just been released by 20th Cen- sic Aud . Omaha. Behr March 9 Belkin at Sweet City in Cleveland, (216) 464- here and in England where Dee tury. Nolan is appearing on tele- ERICA/SILVER-Wall & Remitter, Pautey 9.450 $5.50-S6 50 556.950' 5990, That office also handles Wild Cherry and A vision shows such as "Dinah" to 'ED pillion. LA.. Calif., March 12 Clark was successful with "Ride the lames Gang will be TAUE COLE Wild Horse" and Lulu with "Take support the album and doing -Northwest Releasing, Neal Blaisdell 7,470 50 552,751 $5.5057 working on his nter, Honolulu. Hawaii. March 13 Your Mama For A Ride." more Already, he's SS was album. then he plans perhaps a EMI/JELLY-Kansas State Univ Ahearn 9,254 $4.$6 $52,057 His hit "1 Like Dreamin'" his next Idhouse. Manhattan, Kansas, March 8 tint major effort as a singer, though concert tour, which he admits will he EAD /JELLY -Entam Ltd, Rupp Arena, Lexington. 7.011 $6-51 $50,405 he had sung with the I llh Hour -a a wholly new experience. N` March 12 Talent group that didn't exactly march to Alan Livingston, vice president of ENT FUNKADEUC/BOOTSY'S RUBBER 7,816 35.50-56.50 546,150' thunderous success -and another the entertainment group at 20th C ND /ROSE ROYCE Inc E -Feline r L & Prod,. Hara group called Firefly. Century -Fox Corp -, said recently na. Dayton, Ohio. March 11 In Action His recorded singing. however, (Billboard, Feb. 26, 1977) that while SAS /RUSH /DERRINGER -Entam Ltd Scope, $44,659 6,941 $6.$7 came in a roundabout fashion. An- 20th Century Records lost SZ folk. Va March 8 Continued front page 36 other record artist asked Nolan to 54.664,000 in fiscal 1976, it only AMENT FONKADWC /BOOTSrS RUBBER 6.761 S6S7 $43.237 Feller did lust that. appeasing and entertaining write a song for him. "I worked for takes a giant hit album to rectify all D /ROSE ROYCE- Feyhne Inc /L & E Prod a group of Stevens-hungry fans at this high -en- weeks, those losses "and I think I rts Arena. Toledo, Ohio, March 13 about four going over songs. of ... ergy. high-talent night that put Nashville's Exit/ TON /NILS and finished 'I Like Dreamin' for Kenny Nolan is starting to pay oft' LOFGREN -John Bauer Concerts. 6,000 Si $42,000' In back into the mainstream of the national tal- na, Seattle, Wash., March 9 him. 13uí he decided against it with- for us." ent spectrum. IS C DAVIS /DOLLY PARTON- Daydream Prod $38,767 8.652 55-57 Following Feller's lyric-rich performance. Ste- ne County Col Madison. Wlsc March 11 vens, the veteran Warner Bros artist who once ERICA/SILVER -Fun Prod.. Arena. Tucson. Ara., YL 5,125 $5.50-$7.50 133,966 network television show, as Exit Throws hosted his own Nashville /In rch 10 sumed the stage with the assurance which a C DAVIS /DOLLY PARTON- Daydream Prod 5.295 $4.50-56 50 $29,624 king assumes his crown A ne County Arena, Green Bay, Wisc.. March 9 Doors Open to Gospelers Stevens assembled a l0 musician band for WE NELSON /1J. WAIJIER/STEVE YOUNG - 4,249 $5.50$6.50 $27,295 the March 9 show and subsequent tour, and the NASHVILLE -Nashville' Exit/ The Exit /In's involvement in the tam Ltd 'Alex Cooley Inc Freedom Hall Johnson band was as tight as a size three girdle. Lisa Sil- In will host its first gospel talent talent night is another effort by the NI y. Tenn March 11 ver, the enigmatic violin queen; Roger Morris on showcase March 29 at 8 p.m., featur- management to introduce the club plans. an instrument that Stevens also pounded ing artists from Greentree Records to a wider portion of the city's popu- Auditoriums (Under 6,000)6, with regularity; and the zany steel guitar whiz including the Wall Brothers, Tim lace. Admission is S4 and reserva- Larry Sasser all merged talents with a horn sec- Sheppard and Reba. tions may he made in advance or banjo, bass and guitar. 5.717 54.5056.50 $34,912 tion. drummer. tickets TICS /OENIECE WIWAMS- Tauras Prod.. The contemporary gospel label is purchased at the door. There Stevens opened the 75 minute set with "Feel Pa 12 er Theater, Philadelphia, , March (2) the showcase - will be no alcoholic beverages The Music" from his new LP, then dipped back sponsoring to further C DAVIS /DOLLY PARTON- Daydream Prod 4,662 55 50$7 50 $33.061" served. 15 years to his hit, "Ahab The Arab." A powerful inroads already made into the secu- forming Arts Center. Milwaukee, Wisc.. March IO wider as well as instrumentalist and a musician lar market. ) 4,800 $647 $30,400" with an infallible sense al tone and key. Stevens This even marks the first anniver- D /JELLY -Schon Prod.. Northrop Aud.. Hill & then rendered his most poignant and acerbic sary of the label established one year Cherry inneapotis, Minn .