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by Tim Walter Copyright 1982. TSI Syndicate Feature! , Richie Family's Draher " Success Story r I'd stuff my dress with socks, Ritchie Family member Theodosia t'Dodie" Draher tells me,"and with blocks in my . socks for high heels, I could be anyone on TV And even though I was only three, I always knew I was goiqg to grow up to be in show business." -J, ' Producer Fred Petrus collaborated with the group for their debut on RCA records; taking the trio into a middle-of-the-road popfunk vein to broaden their stereotypical disco im age, V' .' : --v' S. : - , : :;,f:'; ' j 1 -, -M--'' C "As far as I'm concerned, this is the best Ritchie Family album,' boasts Drahen The Aries has been with the group since 19782 "I'm very pleased with the two ballads; 1 think You Can Always Count On Me' and 'Walk With Me' will1 help break the disco cast, . There's -something for everyone here, I Ioy.e3tHret was the main, factor, as producer, he chose the tunes,'!? : ' - - , r v Draher was born in Bangor, Maine; she moved from high- stepping impressions to flute and piano lessons as a teenager, L then made her way to New York "via Colorado". With; guitarist husband Danny, she sometimes gigs in an act billed' as "Double Dynamite" ; . Lr : "Our, backgrounds aren't typical," -she notes! ."Jaiqus" (Smith-Lee) was a ballerina and our lead singer. Vera Brow n, was. a medical stcretarykT' Although' the Ritchie Family was originally' ihe brainchild .of? French entrepreneur Jacque Moral! in 1974 (he created the Village People, too), this new album with the new girls goes a step beyond being just a pro ducer's package. The trio has a blend and an energy that should do well in concert settings. In. the past, appearances have beer) mdstfy as voice-overs in discos. Draher says a West Coast tour is slated for July. V v" - While the under 30 set may think of "Little Egypt" as what the Israelis plan to leave the Egyptians, it is, in fact, one of the definitive pieces that the Coasters made famous in exten ding the rich traditions of black spiritual and jubilee quartets into pop music. If it is one of your fond memories, you may now own the recording cleaned up electronically so that it actually sounds better than it did in 1961. The Coasters "Young Blood" is a beautiful two-record set on AtlanticDeluxe that includes "Shopping' For Qothes," "Riot In Cell Block No. 9" and "Along Came Jones". The material comprises a wealth-laden anthology of the hlack ghetto in the 50's and the emergence of the modern sound of soul. "Young Blood" is, however, only one of four power packed multiple disc packages from Atlantic, including a five album collection Of Ray Charles' trend-setting best, the late Professor Longhair with his rhumba-thumbing piano blues and Mississippi-Arkansas Delta Stax artist Albert King. King's influential blues guitar from the 6D's and early 70s radically influenced Eric Clapton and other rock greats. If you support Atlantic by purchasing these pleasure-filled classics, I guarantee there'll be more to come. - Is it true that High Inergy, the group Motown touts as the next Supremes, got their name from doing 500 talent shows in one year? The latest alburn from the Pasadena-based trio is called "So. Right".... Ashford & Simpson have released "Street Opera" world-wide. Yes, they are mega-star songwriters. This album, in a word, rates like their last. Awful... .World tour albums, recorded live, are now out for The Rolling Stones and for Genesis. Genesis has booked a major U.S. tour for August... .It's timeless, it's Motown and it's O.C; Smith. "Love Changes" from the man with "Little Green Apples" is destined for a place in the heart of any romantic... Too bad Millie Jackson's sassy class has locked her into rap songs (now that the genre is old hat). Her "Live and Outrageous (Rated XXX)" will probably outsell her beautiful, but underpromoted country cross-over album.. ..Is there an r&b clone factory somewhere? That's my assessment of Change's Sharing Your Love," Mass Production's "In A City Groove" and FJuslonLlmon Wilson's "Show & Tell." If you could squeeze Scott Hamilton, Cal Collins, the late Cal Tjader, Nat Pierce, Warren Vache', Bob Maize and Jake Hanna onto a 12" circle of plastic, and front the band with Rosemary Clooney singing Cole Porter, you'd have a great, album. Concord did and they do. .' ' SATURDAY, JULY 17, 1982-THF CAROLINA TIMES-5 Tuesday Evening July 20, 1982 WFMY. CH.t I Cable 11 I , WPTF CH.28 , Cable 3 WTVD CH.11 Cable S WUNC t WTTG I WRAL I WTBS I WGHP CH. 4 CH.5 I CH. 5 I CH. 17 j CH . 8 Cable 9 Cabla 10 I Cable 12 I Cable 13 I 700 15 30 45 I XSS Mm .i NBC Newt I P.M. V -J I Maoazine Family Feud I M.A.S.H. 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