Indianapolis Recorder, Indianapolis, Marion County, 10 January 1981 — Page 10

Count Basie and his contributions

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actor Billy Dee was asked if it were an his career orhere color (race) waddaYhe* factor at ail* the rales that he reeeived. he answered hy saying. "So far. eeler isn't a factor. That's why J was chosen far "Laodo." the people (producers) feh that l was one of these people w ho could present theinseives as

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. i-.d audw-iH«« wt-M-ttmed Sammy Davis Jr. i*i* i -itm year-, .-u-vw- U tmder after si*, and tF. t ..ninvkdiwts alt^-r two durme a year that t* y'an m f *4»r uar> with B .B K;ac at the Expo * • • i«*r 1 ht* year mowd at a snail's pace with ■ n. \\ at th« Fx|K> ( enter in March, and a* -fait .4 KkF James at MSA and Oil '-i *tt Ht . w-, It..* A%t-rs and Anijela Bofiil at

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( HI Cfc MANGWM and the C—■i.rr , were MMUg thw«e wIm played t* tirge (.reene's sha Va Na at the Indiana State t air -et th«- siaa'^ for a :**t men -ng fall schedule After th* ja/.. Vstna.. lndianapo..» was f»arced with corjcens. Jarreau sold out * ..‘ae- *o a Septef: fwr schedule of the • or imouore- at MsA am; Lou Haw A at the x^K Center with Natalie Cole. I ...I'.. Brwfc. Zapp. t 'ame*, ard Dynasty ■ teredDctoher-only concert as a predominant . youm: crowd filled MSA to capa jty to hear .<• of the month's t*e-t seilinF sou: artists. Ail i hic k Maniitone tM-ket- were tfone days , ,.r. l - ■. « low fs ;.e; ‘ .rn a K*e if. \nember 'i.-it -aw tfn ,«ai - ji*we-i turnout of 1.50U :.«r Mhe-ter at the Expo Center. Stevie V. under entertaineij an MSA <n.wc of lO.Otkf !.ef..re 1 eddy Hen-it rtirass close.' the month with hi- third straight sellout of the Expo i enter m a- many tnes. ] be hilarity of LaWanda I’ai^e. TVs “Aunt f -ther. aid the sin^mK and dancing of more ■an A* ].«■ a! fwrlormer- clo-ed the year in

Decembrx whh The Indianapolis Recorder s Midnufhi Magi< t»eneftt PtJISON AL PH ft* BEST A HORS I CONCERTOF Iff* REST CONCERT {Tiei: SCevw Hauder. Nov 3©; C**uuadwe«. Sept. 26. MSA. HORST CONC ERT: Rick James Apr. >. MSA BEST LfCHTIVc: Teddy.Peudergra**. N*v. . 23. Expo ( enter. HORST LKHTINC: Oldie* Festival. Mav 36. ( lewe* Half BEST SOI ND (Tie): Jahuny Math**. J*y 26. Starlight MuticaJ*. (*il Scatt-Heraa. Apr. 15. Clowe* Hall. HORST SOI ND: Sylvester. N*v. 2. Expo C eater. BEST VIST ALS:' ComaMdere*. Sept. 26. MSA. HORST \ ISI ALS: Rick James. Apr. 5. MSA.

Roberta and Bryson musical marriage

ii-aii-t Ar,.1 with th« approached the peak of her v • • : • h*-.r ♦w*. record career, (ioing into the studio in - r. ’hi \r ,nc latiel. ISHh u. rc-urd k cr first LP . .c i i.t Mure. ...ii- ^ .d hll.Sl lllln she - s.'ivt Over •.ins ♦ xp#i : u t<> f*c one of the the recipient of 13 gold records. • ear ' ties’. -*\ • rs the last being “Roberta Flack It* <■.•••-..n aau 4 r - ai«nbg Ik*nny Hatiiawa.* * * • n -i y* - . u r i« h •Cher ifr.y* r appeared on - •>i r>. iu*'. - d . a.. cer - * .ifc**-rt tour earlj. i.*st year * *. } a< * - :.,u*2ca; stature has as a featured artist, audiences

A TRIBUTE TO MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. •v ui-i.^i ii ely lyson jnd t' ■ • < » ■ tree ^fnrlev. with th* Hi.rf.iin •’itilh.irmonu • dlii t* •! »>\ <ilit|s kailrl WfcD , JAN. 14 10:00 P.M.

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tave them standing ovations when they performed as a duo. The suyresA of ihe.r “together i.ess' jesultra m tne demand for their present LP. On the album they coliahora ted on “Only Heaven Can Are My Heaier;.** “ /lake 1 nr U orld Stand StUl." "Back Together 4 Again’* and three others. Roberta solos on three tunes and Peabo on four of his own compositions <B.W.>. Gospel confab a prelude to Mahalia salute NEW ORLEANS The Mardi Gas city's first Go-pei Music Conference will be Jan. .10 31 in conjunction with a Feb. 1 Mahalia Jackson Memorial Concert at T ulane l niversity. E irs* step towards formation ui a permanent New Orleans go-pel organization, the confer enre will open with workshops on gospel composing and ar ranging, accompaniment, quar tet singing, choral techniques and conducting. f

LAUNCHING their TWt Fight Agam All. New' York's Qwiatesseoce Cafe, actress Rosalind Cash, chairperson of the committee, w, joined in signing the 100.000 signatnre plea by Lather “Red*' Randolph, seated, owner of the cafe and realtor Frank Stewart. When completed the petition will be presented to Ah on a mayor T \ network dmw Play opening, auditions set

Indiana Repertory Theatre will open its 1081 season and Repertory Theatre at Chris tian Theological Seminary will audition talent for its first production of the new year within three days. Clifford Odets' American Realism classic. “Rocket to the Moon." will begin a three week stand on IRT’s stage at 8 p.m. F riday. while auditions for the ww

Repertory Theatre’s produc lion of Spohocles’ “Oedipus the King" are set for 7 p.m. Monda*. and Tuesday in Room 122 “f I’TS. 1000 W. 42nd. A dozen men and women ranging in age from 18 85 are needed for “Oedipus." which the Repertory Theatre will have Mar. 19 22 and April. 3-5. with two performances on Sunday*.

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“Meat of my fihn* have always been in that direction. Eves these 1 made with Diana Bess That’s why. I wear my hmr kke this. BY hke myrng I can be aoythmg. de anything I want to d*. BY not ostentatious. 1 get bored a lot of times aid play around with it. I do a 1st of It myself." This writer vfll ast stfrmpt to inssri his tknaghts oe the matter, you draer your own eoocfusions Believe Me! ...Denise Nicholas wiB he sees is the role of Juke Hammond wfien she appears on “Secrets of MkRaiid Heights." Jan. Id. Check local television

SPORT NEWS: The record goodies now on the market are: "Three For Love." by Shalamar. and “Imagination - by the Whispers....Millie Jackson's latest album release is T Had To Say It," and you can take it from Yours truly." she said a mouth-full ot this album," With the advent of the New Year, the enterprising Altovise Davis. wife of Sammy Davis Jr., is busy mapping new career plans for a Las Vegas night dub act. “Hotter And Hotter." TV appearances and film roles. Meanwhile, on another front, a lot of people are waiting to see what President-elect Reagan will do about the Federal Communications Commission. He will be naming a new PCX' chairman and appointing three new commissioners during his term. Reagan has said, “he wishes to see blacks into business projects as producers as opposed to consumers. And national broadcasting outlets probably affect more blacks than do ten U.S. Supreme

Courts."

A lot of national produc* sponsors are probably saying now that it's a good deal safer to hire “former’’ sports stars to hawk wares on TV than those currently working. Witness: the big mixup involving Magic Johnson and television, and all those bill boards featuring the magic one - at a time when he s laid off with ar inju’v But Miller, Schlitz and Bud have been doing wonders with ex athletes, and Lou Rawls has kept a high success profile during his Bud life. Everybody can't be a Muhammad Ali, who’s good advertising impetus whether he's champ or runner-up. Not so with Sugar Ray Leonard and Robert Duran. Just when 7-Up filmed Leonard and his son in a TV commercial, pop lost the title. He was called a champ when he wasn’t. Now that’s changed, Leonard does not want to “gamble" the title anytime* soon. On the other hand, the commercial featuring the Panamanian and his son has been dropped by 7-Up. The fellows active in baseball. however, have it better, a la Dave Parker and Reggie Jackson, the latter displaying a natural flair in his Panasonic TV commercials. Dave Winfield will shortly join the crowd. And football stars have never had it so good jumping up and down oo luggage in TV commercials.. ..Believe Me! TID BITS: John Lewis Graham. 29. a guitarist for the rock group Earth, Wind & Fire was arrested recently after he allegedly aimed two handguns at a private policeman who bad been called by the musician’s wife Karol ym. The incedent happended in Bel-Air. Calif., at a private housing project. Poliee was called after his wife daisied be struck her with a shoe. Graham allegedly jumped atop a kitchen counter, pointed two handguns at officer Agnes Mabry, and declared. "No one is going to arrest me.”

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we* part *1 HaaderY tribal* to Marie* with the “Master Blaster iJaapama'f swale. bhiriding the aatore af tor dticaic which qairlrly pat hiss aa his hack. Marie; toped a awvcagr far hi* fa** last asaath. which wa* played aa Bytogle*. %«r■seat’* MRl V: ti «ader«toed writer* aad pesplc ia the pres* are very iateretfed. and _ tmmtermvd about sty health . I waat to *sy fhaafc yaa far' yaar •■terest aad that Fi he alright aad hack aa the read ia 1961“ Marie* prawned hi* fa** "hack i* the aiadia by April" to recard the f alia wap to hi* “f priniag" album, which, aided by the “Master Blaster" «alate. ha* lifted reggae toward ma** audie*re acceptance. “f have a lot af idea*." Mariey r concluded hi* me*soge. “I'll go with a few *ang* aad trt to get something gMirtt

HIT SINGLES 1. “Master Blaster (Jafuuiin'l," Stevie Worder <Tamia> 2. “Love 7.K.O.” feddy Pen dergra* ) Phifly Inter nst’ll 3. "Heartbreak Hotel.” The Jackson* (Lpkf 4. "You," Earth. Wind & Fire (ARC/Columbia) 5. “Watching You.” Slave t Cotillion! 6. “Hurry Up Thus Wav Again." Stylistic* (TSOPf 7. “Can’t Fake The Feeling.” Geraldine Hunt (Prism! 8. “More Bounce To The Ounce." Zapp (Warner Bros. I 9. "Remote Control." The Reddings (Believe in 4 Dream 1 10. “When We Get Married," Larry Graham (Warner Bros.! Kenny Gamble receives award

KENNY GAMBLE: NEW YORK Kenny Gamble, co founder and ••hairman of the boards of Philadelphia International Re cords and the Black Musk Association recently received th.* AMC Cancer Research Center 1980 Humanitarian Award at a dinner held in his honor at the New \otk-Hilton Hotel.

Gamble heads the country's second largest Black owned record company. But what is so significant about his accom plishments is that he has shown fortitude and dedication. Also he has shown you can grow

AQn ■ mS millions of dollars while mainAfifl DOOSunO taining your integrity, self

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WASHINGTON-

B lacks and other dxsadvintaged persons bow have wider aeeees to private sector contracts aad commercial sales through aa agreement between the Atlantic aad Pacific Tea Company. Inc., aad 8BA. Under the agreement announced earlier this month, the Great Atlantic and Padfie Ten C ampany, Inc., IA A PL ia aalacting Re onppfieri wfll give ■pedal ronddorttion to thoae sodafly aad economically dieadvantaged email firms ia SB AY 8 (a) Contracting aad Badasos Development Pro-

In the ten years, Philadelphia International has been in business, the sounds of the company garnered 150 gold and platinum records. Gamble’s stable of stars indudes Teddy Pendergrass. The (Ways, Lou Rawls, MFSB, The Intruders, Jerry Butler. Bitty Pant. Patti LaBeUe (just signed). The Jones Girls, The Styttstka aad many more. Prior to oetaMioh ing the record company Gambit wrote, wrengH musk end produced for such perfbrmere as Wilsoa Pickeit. Nancy Wilson, Lsuro Nyro and Dusty