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ONTENTS11111111111111111JULY 28. 1989VOLUME XIV, NUMBER 27PublisherSIDNEY MILLERAssistant PublisherSUSAN MILLEREditorIn-ChiefRUTH ADKINS ROBINSONVP/ Midwest EditorJERO ME SI M MONSFEATUREAssociate EditorCONNIE JOHNSONCOVER STORY —Alton 'Wokie StewartContributing EditorsDAVID NATHANBILL QUINNPUBLISHER'S5NE WS6SECTIONSContributing WritersSCOTT GOLDFINESPIDER HARRISONBEN MAPPBILLY PAULVINETTE PRYCENOR MAN RICH MONDTIM SMITHELAINE STEPTERBRE-FLICKS8GOSPELINTRO22—Christopher Williams/Tyren PerryJAZZRadio/RetailResearch DirectorCAROLYN PLU M MER-RILEYCYNTHIA SMITH. AssistantProduction DirectorMAXINE CHONG- MORRO WArt DirectorROBERT COOPERLayout Director12.25STAR TALK —The Dramatics/Eugene Wilde28MUSIC REVIE WS30GRAPEVINE/PROPHET34CHARTSSINGLES14JAZZ24NEW RELEASES31ALBU MSRESEARCHLANCE VANTILE WHITFIELDComputers/TypographyMARTIN BLACK WELLOffice ManagerROXANNE PO WELLTrafficFELIX WHYTEGANTRY WALKER. AssistantPrintingPRINTING SERVICES. INCBLACK RADIO EXCLUSIVEUSPS 363-210ISSN 0745-5992ispublished byBlack Radio Exclusive.6353 Hollywood Blvd .Hollywood. CA 90028-6363(213) 469-7262FAX# 213-469-412124MUSIC REPORT3210PROGRAM MER'S POLL15COLU MNSEAST COAST SCENE16MID WEST REPORT17AIR WAVES18SOUTH WEST REPORT20INDIES21TECH NOTES26IN THE MIXWHATEVER HAPPENED TO27?29BRE NE WSSTANDS —New York Penn Book Store. (212) 564-6033. Midwest Ingram Periodicals. Los Angeles. World Book & News.Robertson News & Bookstore. Las Pal mas Newsstand. Japan Tower RecordsSUBSCRIPTION RATES 3 Mos 90. 6 Mos 5120, 9 Mos 5150, 1Yr 175. 1st Class-S250: Overseas-5250. Call (213) 469-7262 to subscribe.POSTMASTER Please send address changes to Black Radio Exclusive. 6353 Hollywood BI .Hollywood. CA 90028-6363 Second Class postage paid atLos Angeles. CA Newsstand price 5.00. Back issues available at 2.50. BRE isnot responsible for any unsolicited materialBlack Radio Exclusive ispublished weekly except one week inJune, one week atThanksgiving, one week atChristmas. and two weeks at New YearsCover and contents may not be reproduced in whole or inpart without prior written permission 0 Copyright 1989
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EBLISTIER'SLETTE RSANITA BAKER BRIDGFORTHDearSidney:Thankstoyou,yourdynamic staffand yourreadershipforawarding meas"The Best Female ArtistoftheYear."Iwanted very much tobe presentamong theaudience,buttime and myschedule did notalow.After running into you Ithought uh-oh, I'm definitelygoing toget itnow! And did Iever! I'm tiny enough soIshould've tried hiding, but Ididn'tthink itwould workwith you—besides, seeing you again was worth thescolding. *%As adear friend, Iam asking your forgiveness. Butjust incase that doesn'twork—I'm taking a"thank you"ad inthe next isue ofBRE. What's the cliche, "if youcan'tbeat'em,join em!"WarmlyAnita Baker Bridgforth6reUnited Negro CollegeFund, Inc.Ku tug end .N. I.NY 1:021.i1111116 100DearSidney:On behalf ofthe United Negro College Fund, Iwishtothank you forthevaluable advertising space you recentlymade available forourpublic service spot.Support from Black Radio Exclusive and frompublications across the country has made "A Mind isaTerribleThingto Waste"one ofthebestknown advertisingslogans inthe United States and has spurred increasedinterest inthe 42 private, predominately black collegesassociated with the UNCF.We look forward to your continued enth àasticparticipation inourAdvertising Councilsponsored publicservice campaign.Sincerely,HarrietS.SchimelVice PresidentCommunicationsfrom the desk ofNelson C.Bro wnYON. el41. ,t DearMs. Robinson:This isjust anote ofthanks for your assistance andcooperation inmy eforts tocover the BRE Conferenceand Awards programs. Itwas my first coverage ofBREand Icongratulate you forsuch awell-organized efort.Ihave enclosed copiesoftwo radio scriptsthatresultedfrom my coverage. Both pieces were played toAfricaon our English toAfrica service and the news featurewasmade available totheentire VOA worldwide network.Iam sure some ofthe 42language services also madeuse of it.By the way, we are only alowed toprovidethis materialonan FYI basis foryourrecords; nofurtheruse should bemade ofit.Our shortwave radio broadcasts can be heard bypotentially millionsofpeople aday everywhere,and wetrytoreflect the full range ofevents taking place intheUnited States. ListenersinAfricaespecially areinterestedinalaspectsofAfrican-American life.Thatiswhy Ithoughtitwas important for us toinclude BRE inour reportingthisyearand toplan oncovering itinfuture years.Thanksagain,and bestregards.Nelson C.BrownEnglish toAfrica30 Independence Ave. SWRm 1613Washington, D.C. 205471202/485-8188
RONTAGEINBRIEFMilan Williams DepartsCommodoresBy Ruth Adkins Robinson(Lr):Milan Williams, William King J.D. Nicholas, WalterOrange.The clamor surrounding anunrealized South Africa concertgenerated an unmendablebreach within theCommodoresas the group ousted foundingmember/keyboardist MilanWilliams, asombre WillamstoldBRE inan exclusive interviewpriorto ascheduled pressconference at The HollywoodRoosevelt Hotel Wednesday,July 26. Williams unraveled asad tale of the breakup of"friends and brothers" over amoral isue "whetherornotwecould climb onthebacksofourbrothers inSouth Africa just tomake abuck."The Commodores were approached toperform inSouthAfrica's Sun City last May andthe group "had generally discussed it,but the contract wasviewed much like any otherplaydate," Williams said "untilthe actual paperwork arrived."Then the keyboardist recalled"feeling disturbed" when hesawthe visa stamped South Africaand realized that he "couldn'tdothis."Thisdecision wentagainstthefeelings of the others in thegroup according to Williams,creating virulent disharmony.The discord increased whenPAGE 6/JULY28, 1989news ofhis decision leaked tothepressand Williamsresponded to inquiries from membersofthemedia,"1found out agoodreporter can find anyone theyare looking for.and you alwere looking forme."Williams noted breaking thelongstanding cultural boycottagainstApartheidridden SouthAfrica had been justified withaplan to donate money tovarious organizations inSouthAfrica, such as the AfricanNational Congress. This oferwasimmediately rejected bytheANC as were offers to alsubsequent Africa organizations.Williams dismissed the contention that he felt "morallysuperior" to the others inthegroup because he had decidednot togo, calmly offering thathe only reacted tothe "dicatesofmyown conscience."Williamsdid,however,revealhisopinion thatthereason othermembers ofThe Commodoreswanted to play South Africawere"strictly financial" pressurefrom outside influence—nothisinternal pressure —caused thegroup nottogo.So intense was the feelingagainst his stand, Williams saidthat the people he had knownfor more than twenty years(William King and WalterOrange) refused totalk tohim."1couldn'tbelieve it."Williamshad his atorney send them aletter "begging" the Commodoresnottogoafterhehad triedfor weeks to get everyonetogetherfor ameeting tofurtherdiscuss the isue. Finally, thegroup convened a meeting at1a.m.onJuly 14and two hourslaterWilliams received ahanddelivered letter telling him hewasexpelled from thegroup.Lastweek inNew York,socialactivistJohnny Clegg called foran intensification oftheculturalboycott.The publicistfrom SunCity noted that the Commodores performance would notend the cultural boycott, butwould effectively "pryopen thedoor."The Commodoreswere atthepeak oftheir career atthe turnofthedecade, while the grouppersonnel still consisted of itsoriginalmembersLionel Richie,MilanWilliams,ThomasMcClary, Ronald LaPread, William King and Walter Orange.Only the latter two remain inthecurrentgroup lineup.Billboard Adds FestivalAppearance ForWinner OfSongwriterContestBillboard magazine hasannounced that the PopularCategory winner of itsSecond AnnualSong Contestwill not only collect 5,000in cash, but will also beinvited toperform that songatthefamousVina MarFestival in Chile. The awardwinning composer will alsoserve as ajudge during thefestival.The Popular category isone ofseven divisions opento non-professional songwriters.The winners ineachclassification will receive 5,000 plus an opportunityto win the 25,000 grandprize. Additionally, CapitolRecords will record and release thewinning tunesintheCountry, R&B, Latin and Jazzcategories.All entries for this year'scontest must be postmarkedno laterthan July 31. Entriesare tobe submitted only onan audio cassette and mustbe accompanied by an official entry form. These formscan beobtained from alocalrecord storeorbywriting:TheSecond Annual BillboardSong ContestP.O.Box 35346Tulsa, Okla. 74153-0346.Stars Support'Summer Fresh '89'ConcertName starsareturning outin large numbers for theannual "Summer Fresh '89"anti-drug/anti-gang concertat the Watts WillowbrookBoys and Girls Club inLosAngeles. The event isagainbeing hosted byRadioScope:"The Entertainment Magazine oftheAir."Sinbad and Kadeem Hardison ("A Different World"),Keith Sweat, Troop, DefJeff,Alton "Wokie" Stewart,Z'Looke,Vesta Williams,MacProduction, Tyren Perry andYoung MC are among thisyear's celebrity participants.All of the performers areavailable back stage forautographs.
Sparse ButVocal BlackParticipation at NMSEXEC STATSTraubeLapinskyJOHN WOJCIECHO WSKIhasbeen upped toWB Vice PresidentofManagementInformation Services. Hejoined thelabel in1974as aSystems Analyst. MICKEY GENTILE has been appointedBranch Merchandising Manager atthe Chicago Regional Branchof Warner/Elektra/Atlantic Corporation.FREDERIC TRAUBE has been appointed Promotion Manager,Geffen Records, working out of the WEA branch in Lanham,Maryland. Heonce worked as aclubhouse atendantforthe NewYork Mets.JOYCE LAPINSKY has been named Director, Creative, ZombaPublishing West Coast. She has worked atEMI Music, Warner/Chappell and intheA&R departmentat Motown Records.TERRY ED WARDS has been promoted to Regional Managerfor Westwood One'sAffiliate Relations Department. Based inLosAngeles, Edwardsjoined thecompany in1986.JONI SOLOMON has been named Manager of AlternativePromotion, Chameleon Music Group. She previously worked forradio stations WDRE-FM/Nassau, NY and WESS-FM/ WesternMassachusettswhere she was MD.PublicistTERESA CON ROY hasbeen retained byPace Concertsand Norman Winter/Associates for the 35 city trek ofClub MTVLive.The Concert. Conroy will coordinate special press activities.WCI, ALPHAS RAISE FUN DS FOR BLACKAD OPTI ONSMu Sigma Lambda Charter of Alpha Phi Alpha and WarnerCommunications, Inc., held asold-out benefit concert featuringGerald Albrighttoraise fundsforthe Institute ofBlack Parenting.(Lr): Herbert Marshall, Alpha Phi Alpha; Zena Olgesby, Jr.IBP;Raymond Shields,Mgr;Albright;Cynthia Willard,IBP;Tom Draper,WCI; Gene Shelton, WB.MŒDespite the fact that the firstseveralyearsofthe New MusicSeminarcaptured animpressivenumberofwhatcould then trulydescribed asnew music —Rap,asthegathering approaches itsmaturity,black participation hasfailed tokeep upwith itsoriginalpace.Convention organizersquoteafigure of 7,650 participants,most of them more evidentduring thewild showcase nights,where nearly 300 bands performed. That is not to say,however,thatthe80-pluspanelswere not well atended. Theywere and itisthere that somevocalopinionswere expressed.The Africenticity panel sawSpike Lee offer that blacks inthe entertainment businessshould controltheirown destinythereby not have todepend onwhite America toopen doors.Tone-Loc and Ice-T seemed toenjoy theartistspanel,directingthe conversational flow towardtheir own ends. Loc repeatedhis current posture of retiringsoon. While T,while protectinghisrighttosayanything hechoseonrecord,wished formore constructive and useful messages.Controversy seems tofollowChuck Dthese days.Itfollowedhim right into the panel whereheaccused themedia ofbiasedreporting when the subject isblack musicmakers.WEA CITES CITY ONE-STOP ON ANNUAL BLACKMUSIC DAYWEA and itsfamily of labels present "The Spirit, The Rhythm,The Pride" award toCity One-Stop ofLosAngelesfortheirsupportof black music. (Lr): Oscar Fields, WB VP/black music sales;Kimu Kelley, WEA L.A. field marketing rep; Ty Metcalfe, WEAL.A. field sales mgr.; Sam Ginsberg, City One-Stop GM; ChuckWilliams, WEA L.A. merchandising mgr.; Rick Rieger, WEA L.A.field sales mgr.Shortly after City One-Stop was presented with itsaward, WB'sOscar Fields was joined by aslew offresh faces. (Lr, standing):Fields; WB recording artists Royalty (Kameelah, Kiesha, Khanjoand Kienja); Junious Taylor, WB promo mgr; WB recording artistJamesIngram;PatJones, WB mgr./A&R;CherylTyrell,Geffen blackmusic marketing. (Kneeling, Lr): Sean Band Grandmixer MuggsofGeffen rapact 7A3.More NewsOnPage 9JULY 28, 1989 /PAGE 7
RE-LKKSVIRGIN LOVES LENNYBR O OKLYN GIRLS ARE 'SO RA W'CBS' Alyson Williams (I)and actress Dawnn Lewis (r), bothofwhom were raised inBrooklyn,areshown enjoying acharityfundraising basketballgame sponsored bytheNew York Knicks'Marc Jordan. (Williams'currentsingle is"My Love IsSo Raw.")COLE'S CRE WEMI's Natalie Cole (c) attended arecent party for tno Woman").Seen(lr): Paul Palmer, mgr,; actor Edward James Olmos; BarbaraCane, BMI;Lambert;songwriterFranne Golde;Rick Riccobono,VP, BMI.SH O WERED WITH GOLDColumbia's Surface (current single: "Shower Me With YourLove") received gold plaquesfortheir2nd Wave LPfrom labelexecs. (Lr):Marc Benesch,VP Promo;Cecil Holmes,VP BlackA&R; Burt Baumgartner, VP Singles Promo;
28.07.1989 · REGINA BELLE—BABY COME TO ME—COLUMBIA—Belle comes up with a melodic and romantic piece that's influenced by equal parts Chaka Khan and Anita Baker. Narada Michael Walden presses the buttons on this bubbling, understated charmer. Belle delivers another nugget from the fine "Stay With Me" collection.
