ther Vandross ilti-Platinum Voice 7 IF YOU LOVE SOMEBODY SET THEM FREE (AM-2738) The first single. THE DREAM OF THE BLUE TURTLES The debut solo album. FROM STING. ON A&M RECORDS. 9 C4SH BOX rHE INTERNATIONAL MUSIC / COIN MACHINE / HOME ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY VOLUME XLVIII — NUMBER 51 — June 1, 1985 C4SHBOK GUEST EDITORIAL Black Music Month GEORGE ALBERT By Hank Caldwell President and Publisher It is a great honor for me — as a music person first, and as a person the industry to participate fully and enthusiastically in this major event. MARK ALBERT heading a black music division second — to have this opportunity to present We would all be remiss in our responsibilities if we didn't keep this annual Vice President and General Manager some of my thoughts as we begin the industry-wide celebration of Black celebration alive and well by recognizing our tremendous heritage and ________ Music Month. I say music person first, because in the 1980's, black music, at the same time making a strong, unified statement of our continuing Vice President more than ever before, is universal music . cutting across musical support of the creative force of black music. boundaries to appeal to the music-listening public We in the black music community have so much J.B. CARMICLE at large. Great black music is simply great music, to be proud of. We can be proud of the great showing Vice President period. by black artists in the Grammy Awards of the past Idavid adelson Black Music Month affords us a golden opportunity few years, not just in the R&B categories, but in Managing Editor to accentuate the positive, to reflect on the the contemporary mainstream. It is the most Research tremendous influence and stature of black artists overwhelming proof to date of the universality of KEITH ALBERT, Manager in the global music community, past and present. black music in the 1980’s. DARRYL LINDSEY Black performers themselves have, of course, We can be proud of the black people in our industry RON ROSENTHAL STEVEN ZAP created a tremendous body of ground-breaking who have built major international companies from JEFFERY PLATT music — from blues and jazz to soul and funk. The scratch, people like Berry Gordy and Dick Griffey. history of purely "American Music” is largely a We can be especially proud of the black music Los Angeles Editorial PETER HOLDEN history of the black musical experience. divisions of the major labels, who have taken so GREGORY DOBRIN Beyond those styles which are most closely allied many artists and developed them from the ground PETER BERK STEPHEN PADGETT with black artists, one would be hard-pressed to up into superstars whose music spans cultures, BOB SHULMAN find a form of contemporary music that has not been colors and generations. NADEEN TOOM EY touched in some way by black musical creativity. We can be proud that the term black music New York Editorial Rock 'n' roll, in particular, grew directly out of encompasses so much creativity and diversity — LEE JESKE rhythm & blues. And one need only look to the from hard funk to to RUSTY CUTCHIN soaring pop, from jazz comedy. numerous rock superstars, from Mick dagger to Boy Sk We at Atlantic are taking this opportunity to publicly Nashville Editorial/Research George, who have paid homage to the influence of Hank Caldwell, Vice President/General reconfirm our commitment to black music. In the JOHN LENTZ, General Manager BYRON C. WYNKOOP black music to realize its pervasiveness. Manager, Atlantic/Cotillion Records (Head future, we intend to do it all, to explore the WILLIAM R. FISHER At Atlantic, as well as our sister companies of Black Music Operations) tremendous range of the black experience, recog- PUBLICATION OFFICES Warner Bros, and Elektra, we have chosen the theme, nizing our roots and at the same time moving into NEW YORK "The Legacy of Black Music," for the most ambitious campaign in support a new era of fresh ideas. 330 W. 58th Street. (Suite 5D) of black music in the history of WEA. This across-the-board effort I truly thank God for the opportunity to be a part of an industry that New York NY .1001 Phone: (212) 586-2640 encompasses an unprecedented marketing and media blitz, involving appreciates the wellspring of black creativity and allows it to flourish. Cable Address: Cash Box NY extensive advertising, merchandising, promotion, publicity and sales Let us celebrate Black Music Month by redoubling our commitment to this Circulation NINA TREGUB, Manager programs. 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