Banner Graphic, Volume 14, Number 272, Greencastle, Putnam County, 24 July 1984 — Page 13

New generation in Britain hopping to James Brown

By ROBERT PALMER C.19H4 N.Y. Times News Service NEW YORK James Brown is back. And since he has always insisted that everything he does he does to death, he is back on several record labels, back with some of his oldest music, some of his greatest, and a soon-to-be-released single that is his most exciting new disk in years. During his early recording career, roughly 1956-65, Brown was known as the ‘‘hardest working man in show business.” Beginning in the mid-19605, he became “Soul Brother No. 1,” and he held onto that moniker and a newer one, the “Godfather of Soul,” for the next decade, all the while making one powerfully kinetic record after another. The advent of disco and other changes in pop-music fashion sharply reduced his record sales and slowed down his career in the late 19705. But Brown’s New York shows during the last few years, at the Lone Star Case and other clubs, have been intensely energetic, his bands as tightly disciplined as ever. Now trendy young British kids are bopping to the James Brown records that ignited so many American inner-city dan-

Air Supply concert at Kings Island Aug. 3

Special to the Banner-Graphic KINGS ISLAND, Ohio-August has been designated as Amusement Park Month in America and King’s Island will open the celebration with several special events on Wednesday, Aug. 1. At 6 p.m. Kings Island will take part in a simultaneous balloon-launch, along with many other parks in the country, to emphasize the fun amusement parks provide for Americans. At 8 p.m. the park’s Timber Wolf Amphitheatre will feature a concert by James Taylor, with a warm-up session by Randy Newman. TWO ADDITIONAL concerts are scheduled for Timber Wolf in August. Air Supply will appear Aug. 3, and The Oak Ridge Boys on Aug. 17, both at 8 p.m. Taylor, a favorite since the 19605, has

Prince's 'When Doves Cry' tops charts

By The Associated Press The following are Billboard’s hot record hits for the week ending July 28 as they appear in next week's issue of Billboard magazine. Copyright 1984, Billboard Publications, Inc. Reprinted with permission. HOT SINGLES 1. Doves Cry” Prince (Warner Bros.) 2. Ray Parker Jr. (Arista) 3. “Dancing in the Dark” Bruce Springsteen (Columbia) 4. “State of Shock” Jacksons (Epic) 5. “Eyes Without a Face” Billy Idol (Chrysalis) 6. “Infatuation" Rod Stewart (Warner Bros.) 7. “Sad Songs” Elton John (Geffen) 8. “Legs” ZZTop (Warner Bros.) 9. “What’s Love Got to Do With It” Tina Turner (Capitol) 10. (For My Love)” Pointer Sisters (Planet) TOP LP’S 1. in theU.S.A.’’ Bruce Springsteen (Columbia) 2. Rain” Prince and The Revolution (Warner Bros.) 3. “Sports” Huey Lewis & The News (Chrysalis)

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JAMES BROWN Rolling again

ce parties 10 or 20 years ago. American record labels are following the lead of their British divisions and making some of Brown’s classics available again. Several

Cyndi Lauper due Sept. 15

KINGS ISLAND, Ohio-Recording artist Cyndi Lauper will appear at Kings Island’s Timber Wolf Amphitheatre on Saturday, Sept. 15, officials of the amusement park have announced.

produced such hit singles as “Carolina On My Mind,” his first release in 1969, “Handy Man,” “Honey Don’t Leave L.A.,” and “Believe It or Not.” His best-selling albums include the current “Dad Loves His Work,” plus “Sweet Baby James,” “J.T. and the Flying Machine,” “One Man Dog,” “Greatest Hits” and “No Nukes.” Randy Newman’s latest album “Trouble in Paradise,” which he wrote, produced

4. “Heartbeat City” The Cars (Elektra) 5. Down” Lionel Richie (Motown) 6. “Rebel Yell” Billy Idol (Chrysalis) 7. “Victory” Jacksons (Epic) 8. Soundtrack” (Polydor) 9. “‘Footloose’Soundtrack” (Columbia) 10. “1984" Van Halen (Warner Bros.) COUNTRY SINGLES 1. In Disguise” Earl Thomas Conley < RCA) 2. “Mama He’s Crazy” The Judds (RCA-Curb) 3. Up With Love” Eddie Rabbitt (Warner Bros.) 4. “That’s the Thing About Love” Don Williams < MCA) 5. “Just Another Woman In Love” Anne Murray (Capitol) 6. “Still Losing You” Ronnie Milsap (RCA) 7. “God Bless theU.S.A.” Lee Greenwood (MCA) 8. “Where’s the Dress" Moe Bandy & Joe Stampley (Columbia) 9. “Long Hard Road” Nitty Gritty Dirt Band (Warner Bros.) 10. “New Patches” MelTillis (MCA)

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album compilations of his biggest hits are available. The British ones tend to have the more intelligent selection of songs, better documentation and notes, cleaner pressings and better sound. Solid Smoke, a small West Coast label, reissued Brown’s early classic “Live at the Apollo” last year. Response was encouraging and the company has now released two new collections, “James Brown: The Federal Years,” parts 1 and 2. The material is from 1956-60, when Brown was perfecting his fusion of gospel music, blues and jazz. The ballads on the first album illustrate the transition from the simple, triplet-piano-accompanied rock-and-roll ballads of the mid-1950s to the much more gospelish soul ballads of the early 19605. On the second collection, “It Was You” features a tight, restrained instrumental break that would not have sounded out of place 10 years later on a soul hit from Memphis. And on the 1960 “Think” Brown’s band combines rhythms derived from New Orleans and the Caribbean with impassioned singing and popping off-beat accents, proving that even before his most influential period he was one of American

The flamboyant Lauper has two recent hit singles to her credit, “Girls Just Want to Have Fun" and "Time After Time.” Her first album, “She’s So Unusual,” has sold 1 1 2 million copies.

and conducted, features such guest musicians as Bob Seger, Christine McVie, Linda Ronstadt and Paul Simon. AIR SUPPLY is back for its third appearance at Kings Island since the opening of Timber Wolf in 1982. The group’s latest releases include: “I Can’t Wait Forever,” from the soundtrack of the movie “Ghostbuster’s,” and the title song of the soon-to-be-released movie, “Grandview U.5.A.,"

pop music’s leading stylistic innovators. The story continues with “Ain’t That A Groove” and “Doing It To Death,” the first two albums in a series called “The James Brown Story” that was originally assembled for issue in England and is now being released here, at a special budget price, on Polydor These first two volumes cover the period 1966-73. The Polydor albums showcase Brown’s mature style the stuttering horns, the Latin-influenced bass ostinatos and hard “fatback” drumming, the impassioned singing that cut right through the band’s churning cross-rhythms. The final element, which brought all the others into focus, came in 1965 when the experienced blues guitarist Jimmy Nolen joined Brown’s band. His distinctive, chattering rhythm guitar playing, colloquially called the “chicken-scratch” style, is still the primary rhythm-guitar mode in black dance music and much white rock and pop. Nolen is all over these Polydor disks, but he will not be around to enjoy the renewed recognition. He died of a heart attack last Dec. 16, after serving in Brown’s band for most of the past 19 years. Anyone who fails to hear the connection

starring Jamie Lee Curtis. The dynamic Oaks, best known for their platinum single “Elvira,” and their gold single, “Bobbie Sue,” will make their second appearance at Timber Wolf. Their last performance was in 1982 when they presented two shows Latest releases from the group include “Love Song,” from the album “American Made,” and Ozark Mountain Jubilee,” from their album “Deliver.” Larry Willoughby will be the warm-up for the Oaks. Robert Schultz, Kings Island’s director of marketing, also has announced the Pointer Sisters have been rescheduled for Sunday, Sept. 9. Tickets purchased for the original July 8 concert date can be used on the new date. TIMBERWOLF TICKETS, which in elude a day at Kings Island and a top-name concert, are available at Ticketron outlets in the Cincinnati area for $14.95. Reserved seats priced at $5 can be purchased at the park from 6 to 9 p.m. on the weekend prior to a concert. The $5 ticket does not include admission to the park. A limited supply of tickets also will be available the day of each concert Regular admission to Kings Island is sl3 95 ($6.95 for ages 3-6). More information about the concerts is available by calling 513-777-2849

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between James Brown’s 1960 s recordings and today’s black urban street music, the rap and hip-hop sounds heard in films like “Wild Style” and “Beat Street,” need only ask the rappers themselves. Grand Master Flash, Kool DJ Here, and many other rap personalities have told interviewers they were inspired primarily by Brown In the dedications on the back covers of Afrika Bambaataa’s trend-setting hip-hop classics, including “Looking for the Perfect Beat” and the recent “Renegades of Funk” (both on the Tommy Boy label), Bambaataa called special attention to James Brown, calling him the “Godfather of Funk.” Now Bambaataa and Brown have joined forces to make “Unity,” a six-part, 12-inch single that will be released by Tommy Boy later this month. Even in a pre-release, rough-mix form, “Unity” is a powerful, stomping delight. Its message, repeated call-and-response fashion by Bambaataa and Brown.

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