MAGAZINE TRADE COIN-OP THE November 7, 1 992 Newspaper $3.50 GEORGE JONES 9 2 VOL LVI, NO. 11, NOVEMBER 7, 1992 STAFF BOX GEORGE ALBERT President and Publisher FRED L GOODMAN Editor In Chief/General Manager CAMILLE COMPASIO Diredor, Coin Machine Operations LEEJESKE New York Editor RANDY CLARK Los Angeles Editor THE MUSIC TEADE MAG^NE MARKETING MARK WAGNER Director, Nashville MILTPEnY{LA) EDITORIAL COVER STORY MICHAEL MARTINEZ, Assoc, Ed. (U) George Jones: He Don’t Need JOHN GOFF, Assoc. Ed. (LA) CORY CHESHIRE, Nashville Editor Your Rocking Chair STEVE GiUFFRlDA (Nashville) BRAD HOGUE (Nashville) GREGORY S. COOPER-Gospel GEORGE JONES is a living legend in the field of country music. He has been (Nashvife) acclaimed worldivide for the last 30 years as the greatest country singer ahve. CHART RESEARCH ITis multi-award-winning #1 smash "He Stopped Loving Her Today" was RAYMOND BALURD, Chart recently voted as the #1 country song of all time. Also, he was inducted into the Coofdinator (LA) Country Music Hall Of Fame at this year's CMA awards in recognition of his JOHN GILLEN (LA) longevity and continued success in the ever-broadening country music arena. JOHN COSSIBOOM (Nash) CHRIS BERKEY (Nash) Born in east Texas, George Jones recorded his first big hit, "Why, Baby, Why," in 1955. Successive hits included "White Lightnin'," "She Thinks I StiU Care," and PRODUCTION "The Race Is On." The Country Music Association has named him Best Male Sam Durham Vocalist twice, as well as Single of the Year honors for "He Stopped Loving Her CIRCULATDN Today" in 1980 and 1981. His single, 'Who's Gonna Fill Their Sho«" won the NINATREGUB, Manager CMA's Video of the Year award in 1986. PUBLICATION OFFICES Influencing such hot country artists as Marty Stuart, Mark Chesnutt, Vince Gill, NEW YORK Alan Jackson, Garth Brooks, Travis Tritt, and Billy Ray Cyrus, "The Cool One" 462 W.SBih Street (Sute 20) is revered and admired for his career accomplishments. Jones' guest vocals can New York, NY 10019 be found on Tritt's "Lord Have Mercy On The Working Man" and Chesnutt's Phone: (212) 533-0773 "Talking To Hank." His name is used to signify country music in the Alan Jackson Fax: (21 2) 533-0939 smash "Don't Rock The a special in HOLLYWOOD Jukebox," and he mak« appearance 6464 Sunset Bivd. (Suite 605) Jackson's video. He is mentioned in Doug Stone's 'Warning Labels," and he also Hollywood, CA 90028 recorded for George Strait's Pure Country soundtrack. Phone: (213) 464-8241 Jones' new single, "I Don't Need Your Rockin' Chair," is currently climbing the Fax: (21 3) 464-3235 NASHVILLE Cash Box Top 100 Country Singles chart, and sits comfortably at a bulleted #44 50 Music Square Wes! (Suite 804) position this week. The single comes from his latest MCA album. Walls Can Fall, Nashvife, TN 37203-321 produced by Emory Gordy, Jr., and features an all-star chorus including Clint Phone: (615) 329-2898 Black, Travis Tritt, Vince GiU, Fax:(615)320-5120 Alan Jackson, Patty Loveless and Pam TiDis, among CHICAGO others. 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POSTMASTER: Send address Country 23 changes to CASH BOX, 157 W. 57lh Street, Ever So Clear 3 years, 5 months + 2 days in The Life of Gospel 18 Suite 503, New York, NY 1001 Bushwick Bill Arrested Development Coin Machine 28 (RAP-A-LOT/PRIORITY) (CHRYSALIS) Qassifieds 31 CASH BOX NOVEMBER 7, 1992 3 NEWS AMA’S SIG THREE: Three previous American Music Award win- ners, Bobby Brown, Gloria Estefan and Wynonna, will host the 20th ON annual American Music Awards airing on ABC-TV as a three-hour, Motown Records THE prime-time special on Monday, Jan. 25, 8-11 p.m. (ET/PT). The special has promoted Tony Scott MOVE is a presentation of dick dark productions, inc., with Clark serving as executive producer, and will originate from the Shrine Auditorium in to the position of national L.A. director of R&B promo- Nominations for the AMAs are in six categories: pop/rock, country, tion. He has been with the soul/R&B, rap, heavy metal and adult contemporary. In all, 24 awards for three years, most recently as will be presented in the six categories. company There will also be a special Award Of Merit presented for "outstand- Southeast regional promotion manager. RCA ing contributions over a long period of time, to the musical entertain- Records has announced a couple of appoint- ment of the American public." Previous recipients of this award include ments. Alison Ball-Gabriel has been named senior Bing Crosby, Chuck Berry, Stevie Wonder, Elvis Presley and Paul director, A&R, West Coast. Before joining the com- McCartney, among others. Nominations for the American Music Awards will be announced at pany, she was director, A&R, West Coast for EMI a press conference December 15 at the Beverly Hills Hotel. Winners arc Records. Also, Kathi Moore has been appointed Ball- selected the public. Producers of the are A1 Schwartz Larry by show and national director, black music promotion. She had Klein, with Jeff Margolis directing. Gabriel ROGER MILLER DIES: Grammy and Tony award-winning been national director of marketing at Arista singcr/songwriter Roger Miller died this week in Los Angeles at the Records. Jim McNeil has been appointed direc- age of 56. (^e story on page 23). tor of alternative promotion for Atco/EastWest IN Westwood Com- WESTWOOD ONE PLUGS BOSS: One Records. He comes to the company from RCA panies will simulcast MTV's Bruce Springsteen Plugged concert on Records where he was the national college radio November 11 at 10 p.m. (ET/PT). The full digital stereo simulcast will be broadcast in the U.S. and Canada. managersince 1990. MCA Music Entertainment The Springsteen performance, taped in L.A. in September while he Group has named Mary Burke to the post of vice there for his world tour, features 90 minutes of the Boss' early hits was president, planning. She was previously corporate and tunes from his latest albums. Lucky Town and Human Touch. At first director of planning, MCA Inc. Sony Music has the artist tried to "unplug" and perform acoustically, but figured his songs were best represented "plugged in" with his touring band mem- announced several appointments. Andrew Collor bers joining in the fun. has been named black music marketing manager. Eirst PUFF LIVES AGAIN: signed 30 years ago, the legendary folk West Coast. He is also the company's gospel repre- trio Peter, Paul & Mary has returned to Warner Bros. Records, their sentative for the West Coast. Previously, he was an original label. The group is set to record and release a series of albums, McNeil service representative. Jeff Wasdon has the first of which will be one of children's songs, to be recorded in account conjunction with the group's third PBS television special. The release been appointed marketing manager. Northwest date will be early next year to coincide with the program's March air branch. Most recently, he was general manager of date. A videotape of the special will also be made available through Wherehouse Records in San Francisco. Warner Reprise Video. AT YOUR BIDDING: A silent auction will be held as part of the Meanwhile, Sony Classical has named Howard annual Neil Bogart Memorial Fund fundraising dinner honoring Gorbis marketing director, West Coast. Since 1990, Russ Bach, president of Distribution. CEMA The event, "Return To he has served as a sales representative for Sony Casablanca," will be held on November 7 at the Santa Monica Music. At Sony Music Distribution, Karen Padgett Airport's Barker Hangar. Numerous sought-after and one-of-a-kind collectors items have has been promoted from associate director, ad- been donated by the entertainment industry to help raise money for the ministration to director of the same department.