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September 29, 1989 Broncos' Voice Page 5 Entertainment The Manhattans As the new decade approaches promising exciting changes, 1989 marks a year of changes for the Manhattans. After recording for Columbia for many successful years, they have signed on to Valley Vue Records and signed a new lead singer. Roger Harris makes his debut with the group on “Why You Wanna Love Me Like That” which is the first ballad to be released from their new album. “Why You Wanna Love Me Like That” demonstrates the ballad style that the Manhattans are famous for and showcases the vocals of their dynamic, new, lead singer, Roger Harris. “Why You Wanna Love Me Like That” was produced by Gary Taylor, of Virgin Records, who has had success writing for the likes of Anita Baker and the Whispers among others. Roger Harris is not a s&anger to the Manhattans. Ron Tyson of the Temptations intfoduced Roger to Blue Lovett during an engagement at the Fairmont Hotel in New Or leans in early 1987. The Manhattans were so impressed they asked Roger to open for them during their up coming lour in the Orient. After Gerald Alston’s departure from the group, the Manhattans asked Roger to become their new lead singer. Prior to joining forces with the Manhattans, Roger sang with Cameo from 1979 to 1982. The Manhattans are Blue Lovett, Kenny Kelley, Sonny Bivins and Roger Harris. The magic of their smooth resonant harmonies is the outgrowth of a deep-rooted R&B tradition bom on the street comers of New York and Jersey City, where doo-wop strains were strong and overpowering in the late 50’s. Is it that heritage which you hear in their voices and see in the precision moves they make as they perform. The Manhattans’ story goes back to Jersey City’s Lincohi High School and the graduating class that included Blue, Kenny, Sonny and two past members, Richard Taylor and the late George “Smitty” Smith. They all listed in different branches of the armed forces. They vowed to get together after the service to pur sue their music. Once back home, they started to sing together almost immediately. They took their name from the popular mixed drink not from the borough of New York, nevertheless, the Manhattans would always be as sociated with the Big City. Their big break came in 1964, when they won third prize at an Apollo Theater con test and were spotted by Joe Evans, a former alto sax player in the Motown touring orchesua, who had just started Carnival Records. Joe, signed the Manhattans on August 15, 1964 (which they regard as their Uiie anniversary date); their first release was aptly titled “For the Very First Time,” a local New York hit that year, along with “There Goes a Fool.” “I Wanna Be (Your Everything)”, written by Blue, broke as a national pop and R&B hit in the winter ‘65 on Carnival, as did the follow-up “Searching For My Baby.” Sonny wrote the next single, “Follow Your Heart,” which also broke pop and R&B, selling over 500,000 copies. “Baby I Need You” came in 1966 (the same year as Smitty’s “When We Are Made As One,” re-done as a tribute to the late singer on 1985’s Top Hot To Stop It) and “I Call It Love” in '67, both breaking the pop and R&B charts, by then a not un usual occurance for the Manhattans. These hits and early touring earned the Manhattans NATRA’s “Most Promising Group” award in 1968. In 1%9, the Manhattans were signed to King Records’ Deluxe label. Starting with “The Picture Became Quite Clear” and “It’s Gonna Take a Lot To Bring Me Back,” the group had high R&B sales and regularly crossed-over to the pop charts with their smoothly produced sound. The Deluxe sides included the Manhattans’ version of a country son, “From Atlanta to Goodbye,” a cover of Little Willie John’s “Let Them Talk,” Kenny’s “If My Heart Could Speak” and Blue’s “One Life to Live.” It was the last two titles that caught the at tention of Columbia Records. The Manhattans were signed to a woridwide conu-act with Columbia late In 1972. For the first time, they were able to work on their own production in the studio, collaboiat- ing with Gamble & Huff, and veteran producer, arranger, com poser Bobby Martin at Philadel phia’s Sigma Sound. More hits followed, in 1974, with “Summertime In the City” released in advance of their next album with Martin, That’s How Much I Love You and the followup single from the LT, “Don’t Take Your Love From Me,” the first Manhattans single to reach inside the top 40 on the pop charts. Blue’s “Kiss and Say Goodbye” made history in 1976, as the second single ever to be certified RIAA platinum under the new 2 million sales standard. The LP whcnce it came, Manhattans split production between Martin and Bert De Cotcaux and became the Manhat tans’ first RIAA gold album. During the reign of “Kiss” as a #1 pop and R&B single, the group was honored with an American Music Awards nomination. The album charted for months and pushed to RIAA gold, and found the group breaking ground in Europe with a successful lour of England and several U.S. Armed Forces bases in Germany. The Manhattans were select^ to perform at the Carter Inaugural Ball at the White House in January, 1977. Following an advance single. Blue’s “I Kinda Mi.ss You” came the new albums, H Feels So Good, named after its first single, “It Feels So Good To Be Loved So Bad.” The follow-up was Gerald and Sonny’s “We Never Danced To A Love Song.” That year they made their Broadway premiere as they opened at the Winter Garden with Natalie Cole. There were also a pair of movie soundtfacks, “Moving” and “Class of Mrs. MrMichael”" ^nd they shared NATRA’s “Outstanding Group of the Year” award with the Commodores. “Am I Losing You” was released in January 1978, as an advance single from the next album, There’s No Good In Goodbye. The wide- ranging album included the follow- up single, Billy Joel’s “Everybody Has A Dream,” as well as the Casinos’ classic “Then You Can Tell Me Goodbye,” and from Annie ‘Tomorrow.” In 1979, The Love Talk album and its first single “Here Comes the Hurt Again” were both released in March. With disco in full-bloom. Blue’s “New York City” departed from the ballad format and turned up as an energetic dance tune when it appeared as the B side of the next single, “The Way We Were/- Memories” medley. The year ended with a one-month tour of Europe, October-November. 1980, this landmark year began widi “Shining Star” and the After Midnight album in March. The Radio/City “homecoming” on July 24th was an appropriate follow-up to RIAA gold for the single and LP. The performance at the CBS Records Convention in Miami on August 28th was another coup; as was their acceptance (shared with Universal Studios) of the SI,000 Ampex Gold Reel award which tur ned over to the United Negro Col lege Fund in San Antonio. Lunchtime, on Sept. 28, found Michelob Beer and the New York Music Task Force opening “New York Music Week” with a Manhat tans concert at Citicorp Plaza, broadcast live on WABC radio, the first live broadcast on the station since the Beatles (Back in 1976 WABC had chosen “Kiss and Say Goodbye” as #1 Record of the Year). Also that year, a noted per formance took place Oct. 11 in Al bany before Governor Carey and some 92,000 spectators, co-starring Leonard Bernstein, the Duke El lington Orchestra and Helen Reddy. The N.Y. State Cultural Affairs Commission promptly asked the Manhattans back for future shows. In addition to special appearances in Canada, Bermuda and the Bahamas toward year’s end, the Manhattans also travelled to South America for the first time, highlighted by a show on Chilean television. November, 1980, marked the release of Manhattans Greatest Hits, underscored by an exhaustive 16-page special section devoted to the Manhattans in November 22’s Cashbox magazine. “For 1981, it’s onward and upward!”, the introduc tory article summed up. 1981, After Midnight and Greatest Hits rode the LP charts into the new year, and the Manhat tans’ success was confirmed when “Shining Star” won the Grammy for “Best R&B VcKal by a Group” at the 23rd annual awards, live from Rado City, Feb. 25th. March found them in Japan for the first time, two weeks of concerts centering around the Tokyo Music Festival, where “I’ll Never Find Another” won the Silver Prize, and they danced away with the “Best Choreography” award in the bargain. They also played to a sold-out sro audience at the uto-swank $125-a-head Latin Quarter niteclub in Tokyo. Apropos, the Black Tie album was released in July along with a new single, “Just One Moment Away.” An extended series of KOQL Jazz Festival dates with Aretha Franklin and Flip Wil son, kept the Manhattans’ star shin ing brightly through the year. A rigorous tour of U.S. military bases, in February-March of 1983, look the Manhattans to Italy, England, Germany, Alaska, Korea and Honolulu. During the lour they were presented with a plaque thank ing them for bringing their music to overseas fans, honring their sound and their longevity. Late spring marked the release of “Crazy” as the prelude to Forever By Your Side, the Manhattans 10th Columbia al bum. With work underway on a new album, in 1984, the Manhattans broke for a major tour with Gladys Knight and the Pips (March through the Summer), as much a Uibute to the great (Motown) choreographer Cholly Atkins as could be imagined. LP sessions were interrupted again during the summer for the Manhat tans’ annual world tour, this time ex tending into Koreit, Guam, and Tokyo, then over to Eurof)c and England. On Aug. 15, they celebrated their 20th anniversary in the biz. By the time Too Hot To Stop It was issued in March, “You Send Me” was already a hit single for the Manhattans, just one of many U^ures on the LP, which included the acappella version of Smitty’s “We Are Made As One” in U'ibutc to him. The Manhattans were featured performers at the Variety telethon broadcast in New York, April 7, to raise money for retarded and under privileged children; they also per formed at a Waldorf-Astoria fund raising dinner for Variety, in the Company of Henry Youngman, Maria Shriver, Brent Mussberger and others. Regina Belle joined in June and the touring continued, in cluding the Manhattans first sold-out appearance at their home-states Garden Slate Arts Center, with Dionne Wa^^'ick. Into the new year the Manhatians found themselves spending a great deal of time on the college circuit, playing venus like Ole Miss and Purdue, an area they’d been neglecting for far too long. The Manhattans’ personify hardwork, perseverance and the highest artisU7 at all musical levels. The Manhattans have begun a third decade together with a new lead singer; Roger Harris, a new label; Valley Vue Records, and a new single, “Why You Wanna Love Me Like That.” A single that reaffirms the Manhattans’ appeal to everyone, and is a renewal of their promise to loyal fans that the Manhattans will always be around. Kadelpians Meet - Plan Programs For 1989-90 School Year By PATRICIA M. RAMOS The Omicron Beta Chapter of Kappa Delta Pi, an Honor Society in Education, held its first meeting of the 1989-90 school year on Tuesday, Sept 12, at 2 p.m. Dr. C. I. Brown, advisor for the organb^tion, wel comed all the Kadelpians who were present and expressed his hope for this to be the finest season ever for KDP A slate of officers was presented for approval. The 1989-90 officers will be Karin Tobias - President, Cecilia McBryde, Tony Smith, Bar bara Crockett - Vice Presidents, Sheila Stocker - Treasurer, Katherine Melvin - Archivist, Patricia Ramos, Shaye Wilmers - Public Relations. Kappa Delta Pi programs which will be continued during the current school year include a National Teacher Examination incentive award and Fayetteville State University Educational Forum scholarships. The NTE incentive award is a result of efforts made by Kappa Della Pi to effect higher scores on the NTE by students at Fayetteville State University. The award is given to all students scor ing 670 or above on Part III - Professional Knowledge of the NTE. Any score of 670 is awarded with five dollars. An additional five dollars is awarded for each point over 670 point qualification. The largest award in the past was S65. During the Educational Forum, at which Kadelpians serve as assis tants, scholarships are awarded to deserving students to cover the costs of registration. Last year, fourteen scholarships were presented. Several programs are currently in the planning stages. Among these is a KDP sponsored Job Information Service. Under this proposed project, school principals, superin tendents, and other personnel would be asked to come to Fayetteville State University and address the is sues of current job availability and areas of greatest need. The proposed plan is for KDP to sponsor this program to provide current, relevant information for those planning a career in education. Another program which KDP hopes to sponsor is seminars to aid students in preparing to take the Na tional Teacher’s Examination. Those Kadelpians who have taken and pas sed the exam would be asked to conduct the seminar and share hints and suggestions with those prepar ing to take it. As a cooperative effort, KDP has been asked to pledge its support to two other organiz.ations on campus, the Non-Tradiuonal Students Or ganization and Sigma Tau Delta, an Honor society in English. Kappa Delta Pi has recenUy been honored with a S500 donation. In an effort to promote the programs con ducted by KDP, Mr Leon Slocum presented Dr. Brown with this generous gift. The Fall Induction Ceremony for new members will be held Oct. 27 in the Multi-Purpose Room of tl'.e Rudolph Jones Student Center. Ms. Karen Harris, a Fayetteville State University graduate and recipient of numerous educational awards, is scheduled as guest speaker. KDP monthly meetings will be held the second Tuesday of each month in Room 113 of the Butler Building. As we have a bu.sy and hopefully a very productive year planned, we would like to enlist the support of all the students at Fayet teville State University. If you desire any further information regarding Kappa Delta Pi or any of its programs, contact Dr. C.l. Brown or Dr. Cathy Butlcr-Kosterman. * Weekend and being there, the actions were caused by some native people from the Virginia Beach and Hampton areas. The local and younger people not in college were upset because their friends were arrested for jaywalking and loitering, which was normal for the beach.” Jackson was present during the rioting and he said, “I was in the hotel room look ing doviTi at the National Guard hit ting people in the stomach with riot batons.” Trebor left to attend a func tion Norfolk state held to keep people from the beach area. The at mosphere had already been es tablished by the police that some thing would happen. On the day of the festival, the police were fully dressed in riot gear. "Old Blue and White " The Manhattans Our colors so true. Oh Hail, White and Blue! To Thee our voices ring, Tho seasons may roll and changcs unfold Thy Praise we’ll ever sing. All honor and love and loyalty We pledge our hearts anew. Broiisters Sieze FSU's liadio Station By Steven T. Ward Several hundred Bronsters stor med WFSS and seized the station for 15 minutes on Friday night long enough to send a radio transmission. No one was injured; the radio tower suffered minor damages. The Bronsters fled the station at the end of the transmission. “There I was, sitting in the booth, my headsets on, my hand on the control knob. It was seven o’clock, and I was getting ready to play some contemporary jazz, when all of a sudden the fire alarm sounds. Well, I’m not too partial to fire, if you know what I mean. I didn’t even hand around long enough to press the play button...which meant the station went off the air. “I got to the hallway and saw everybody heading for the front door. I didn’t see smoke, but what I did see—and let me tell you, I’ve seen strange things in my time—it caused me to wet my pants. 1 haven’t done that since the fourth grade when my mean cousin Tyrone wouldn’t stop tickling my toes. “Well, what I saw were Bronsters. Yes, sir, liny, vulgar. Hide horse- apes, that make wet whispers and grunts, and are just plain gross. They kind of scurry and scamper, you know. Four of them stopped on their hooves, they stared at me for a second, then in unison looked at each other and burped. Awh, dis gusting. Then, they disappeared into the radio room. Well, I wasn’t going to hang around for autographs, you dig...I like living, besides, I needed to go somewhere and change my pants,” said DJ. Smidi. Other wimesses spotted Bronsters climbing the radio tower. “It was the craziest thing I’ve ever seen. There they were, Bronsters, they were hanging this toilet bowl seal, con necting a wire to the tower, sort of like a satellite disc. One of them was sitting on the seat, looking at a map or something and pointing to the sky,” said Jeri Simmons. At home. Dr. McShane, an English Professor, heard the transmission. “1 was sitting in my recliner, [latting my dog with one hand and reading Moby Dick when I noticed the radio went dead. I thought it was probably a technical malfunction, or a weather bulletin was coming on. 1 guess there was nothing for 15 seconds before a scratchy, wet sound started. It took me a moment to realize some thing—some creature—was trying to communicate. What is this! I jumped from my chair—unfor tunately for my dog whose tail go squashed—and I grabbed my tape recorder. 1 missed a few words but recorded the rest till the end. ”1 read in the papers of the possible Bronsters attack from the new.spaper. I hopped in my car and drove to Dr. Valenti’s house.“ Dr. Valenti, head of the Com munications Dept said, “I took the tape and played it. I recognized the sounds immediately as dialogue speeded up. I slowed the tape down, and there it was ‘HELP...NEED ASSISTANCE. PLEASE COME HALLOWEEN NIGHT. WE HAVE LOST OUR HOME. NEED TO ESTABLISH CONTROL. NEED AT LEAST SEVERAL THOUSAND MORE BRONSTERS. PS. BRING SECRET WEAPON.’ After Dr. Hackley heard the tape, he was as ked what he should do. ”l’m calling tite National Guard and Fort Bragg for help. I’ll double the campus security. When Halloween comes, we’ll be wailing for them...I have a dream...when the Bronsters arrive from outer space. I’m going to talk them into enrolling. Imagine, several thousand Bronsters getting their diplomas. It is my belief, per haps my fate to try and make peace between us and the Bronsters and give them a good education so they can function normally in the world.“ Until then, we have to wail and see where the Bronsters suike next. And strange events tlial happen on campus, please report to tlie Bron co’s Voice. Get ready for the Hal loween attack. Our Alma Mater F.S.U., We hail Thee, Old White and Blue. We cherish each hall, each time honored wall Each bending tree and bower, Tho far we may roam. Thy spirit leads on Welcome New And Returning Students ... The primary purpose of Fayet- teville Slate University is to help you acquire a quality education which will prepare you to succeed in your adult life. We, die reluming student body, the administrative team and the en tire faculty stfongly believe in a commitment to education. You are encouraged to make your experience at Fayetteville State a commiunent to excellence. You, as a member of the student b(xly at FSU are fortunate to be able U) attend such a quality school. I challenge you to take advantage of this unique opportunity and add your support as we continue to im prove die quality of student life. Get tlie best education you can. Take advantage of die opporiuniues available at FSU, and best wishes for a successful academic ex perience. I am looking forward to the challenge of serving as your reigning 89-90 campus queen. Thank you for choosing Fayet teville State University to play such an important role in your future. Tammye A. Jenkins Tammye A. Jenkins and To Victory and power. With courage and might majesty March on old colors true. Our Alma Mater, F.S.U. We’ll stand by Old White and Blue!
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