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Page B6-The Chronicle, Thursday, October 18, 1984 Hi * . * I j^H H^jjH ^ rat v. \, f u*5sMBF^?*!!^^^Mft*:' ^,^* v7|s-. Hi s r ^ < frt' " ?* la. _ They dropped the "Champaign" from Evelyn King's name to attract an older audience, but with the release of her new W7~e * King concert excites By ALBERT NICKERSON Chronicle Staff Writer ? It was a shame when RCA officials convinced Evelyn King to drop the "Champagne" from her name. "I tried to tell them not to drop Champagne, but they did," said King who appeared last Thursday night in the Kenneth R. Williams Auditiorium as part of the Winston-Salem State University homecoming celebration. ^ 1 * The change was made, said King, because RCA OTRcial?wanted to change her image to attract ttnxlder audieftfflfoiflti^We idea \ didn t work. v "We suggested dropping Champagne from her name in order to attract attention," said Elliot Home, manager of black music publicity for RCA. "We did it as a publicity stunt." Home said the record company dropped the nickname in 1980, but decided last year to put the "Champagne" back in her name with the release of her "Face to Face" album. But the audience at last Thursday night's performance didn't care what her name was. She treated them to a font-unmnino hin grinding, hand-clapping, soul-stirring performance during the homecoming show. Dressed in a gold sequin top, black skintight body suit and black heels, she shaked, rattled and rolled the audience into a into homecoming frenzy. Ask Yolonda True love not meas i By YOLONDA GAYLES Syndicated Columnist Dear Yoionda: 1 was especially interested in the column from the woman who said she was in love with a man who is not doing as well as she is financially. 1 can speak to that issue because about 20 years ago I was in the boat that she is now in. I had saved and scrimped and got a little house. When I started dating my husband j he had nothing. He was renting a room from someone. He had a part-time job as a bartender. 1 had furniture, a savings account, everything. When I allowed him to move in with me, my mother Musical Nofes Marie's LP labeled Teena Marie has released 44Lover Girl," the funkier, with first single from her upcoming Epic album 44Star It reminds r Child." The record is the latest in Marie's string albums like 4 r\f Kite rtr /% 1 T ' Tur #-> ^ ' ? ' ' vi iii 10, ttiiiwii uaiv-j uaciv iu 17/7 s i in jusi a iviaglt. Sucker For Your Love" and includes "I Need Marie wro Your Lovin'," "Square Biz" and last year's herself and c "Robbery." songs includi "It's a fun song," says Marie of the single. spiked "Youi "It's a real rock-funk record - one of the songs and "Alibi,' that made us decide to put a sticker on the album pean new-wa that says, "Warning: the Surgeon General has ballad, determined that this album may be hazardous to Teena Ma your feet." the "Wild ai Marie wrote, produced and arranged the song quent record herself. "Lover Girl" will soon be the subject of a Fire" and "1 video to be directed by noted actress Cicely Tyson, released her who was Teena's own choice to work on the project. Vanity's V "Star Child," says Teena, is a departure from last year's acclaimed "Robbery" LP, which she Singer-son calls "my most polished and intricate album, and albumy"Wil one I loved. But this one is a lot rawer and v , V r Weekend The Arts, Leisure, Music, Columns -*Vi&4itf' . < .A: ?.. ..itCoi^iwijho n?" i ^ ?"" ?**?**. - V ^ ^ ;i' *?^l ^B ^ album, the "Champaign" la back (photo by James Parker). W SSU audience King introduced her new single entitled "Just For the Night." The new album "So Romantic" is scheduled to be released this week. On the album is a song she co-wrote called "Talking In My Sleep" a slow-moving ballad. A new video is also scheduled to be released with the album. Throughout the performance King demonstrated her musicial versatility. She sung tunes ranging from disco to punk rock. Her powerful voice often exploded over the band. The show stonoer for the night was "You Make My Love Come Down" which brought a red and white wave to the stage. . . . ..... . "I think my voice has gotten stronger over the years," said King. "When I was much younger I didn't need as much rest, but now I need plenty of rest in order to give a strong performance." Six months out of a year King does concert tours, leaving the remaining six to write, rehearse and record new albums. King's rise to stardom is a sort of Cindrella-like story that every aspiring singer dreams of. . A Bronx native, she was employed as a maid for Gamble and Huff studios in Philadelphia; also, her mother was employed with the company as a maid. While working for the company, she was discovered by T. Life who was a writer, producer, and artist at Philadelphia International Records. "Smooth Talk" produced bv Life, was their first 1 Please see page B12 ured in terms of flnanc wishes, we got married. All through our young married lives I was embarrassed by comments from my family. Because James couldn't find a full-time job right away, my friends and family made it seem like he was using me. Even thought I would tell everyone that we were in love (which was more than they had in their marriages), everyone would tell me that I was being a fool. We struggled for what seemed like forever, but finally James got a good job and we were able to do better. People today tend to look for someone with material possessions instead of someone they can ?^love*aad^ve>wi^ WUari>iay iwgel^tiiat^hu<ii inuiifr fhtagr* IBBS55SSB Ik. simpler arrangements and no horns. ne of some of my earlier records, ^^HJHHPVBQr ^B^3L 'Irons in the Fire" and "It Must Be te six of the album's nine tracks by collaborated on the other three. The f| e a short spiritual; the funky, rapng Blood "; a tribute to Marvin Gaye; < a song which begins a ive feel and turns into a heavy rock | ric began her recording career with I nd Peaceful'* album in 1979. Subse- | s included "Lady T," "Irons in the ^ t Must Be Magic," and last year she AWQrda>WlnnlnQ first album for Epic, "Robbery". "A Soldier's Play," the intens Vi\6 and Crazy presented on Oct. 24 at the U Auditorium and on Oct. 25 at gwriter Vanity calls her new Motown performed by the Negro Ens* d Animal." Is it because she's pic- Oct. 24 show, call 379-5546 a Jlease see page B12 i Broadway Is My I Michael: of his owi By JOEY SASSO Syndicated Columnist Observations in covering the Night Beat. Michael Jackson, the I J?. t _ A* A A wona s nouesi superstar, idolized by millions, spreads his hands out to a jampacked stadium and asks: "Shall I come down there?" It's a plea from the heart - because there's ' nowhere he would rather be. The thousands who have already flocked to the Jacksons' Victory Tour - and the hundreds of thousands anxiously awaiting their idol have no idea of the agony he is suffering. For one brief moment, he's sitting on the edge of the stage, swinging his legs, looking out at 43,000 eager faces - and he wishes he was out there with them. At 25, Michael is a little boy -- just as he was when the Jackson Five hit the big time. He loves to play with his toys and animals, and mix with other kids. But his electrifying success has squashed all that. He is a prisoner of success - a prisoner to be cocooned. An army of security guards keeps his worshippers at arm's length. He is allowed to mix only with "safe" people ~ which means his brothers and sisters plus celebrity friends like Brooke Shields and little Emmanuel Lewis, of TV's ^Webster. < Michael Jacksoq is a commodity, handled by agents, promoters, publicists and producers; and coveted by every moneymaking shark in the business. Millions of dollars are invested in a wave of his gloved hand, a smile here, a gesture there. No wonder the Victory Tour has caused him so much agony.... We all know that Mr. T is Dig and strong, but did you know that he's a great dancer? Mr. T showed up at the Silver es or ps fall apart. I still make more money thai incomes, we have managed to s because we put more emphasis our house. Please pass this on to your re need of this knowledge. Dear Janette: Thanks for The in someone who has made things r* i i i #4 m MI 1 i m rt'i' ^ l^Ti ..j?HCCU' 10 pwjunitgs aPHMF ": ~"V l Drama e drama which captured the 1982 iniversity of North Carolina at Qre 8 p.m. at Reynolds High School > imble Company of New York City nd for the Oct. 25 show, call 723 * 0 Beat A prisoner 1 success Shadow Disco, 57 West 57th Street in New York, and wowed the crowd with his great disco dancing. He was a gentle ' giant as he was nice to one and all and graciously signed autographs for anyone who aclfpH uo nv%? Lena Home, still a stunner at 67, says she's a long way from being ready to retire. "I guess at my age I should feel a little older, but I really don't," she told an interviewer. "My body still feels like it wants to run in the park. 1 guess as long as 1 keep acting young, 1 may be able to fool the rest of the system into believing it." Lena is just concluding a four-year tour with her one-woman production, "Lena Home ? The Lady and Her Music." Her last engagement, at the Adelphi Theatre in London, had audiences screaming and stomping every night. "People look at me and say: That old lady up there is working her butt off, and she ain't bad," Lena has declared. "I get out there, and burn it. I sweat buckets on stage ~ about five pounds a night trickles away somewhere. But it keeps my weight down."... In a unique marketing move, RCA Records has added a super bonus offer to its packaging of Evelyn "Champagne" King's new album, "So Romantic." Each "So Romantic" album and cassette, will contain an insert sheet headed "Toast Romance" that avails to consumers the opportunity to purchase a set of four customized crystal champagne flutes with a retail vahie of $35. The special price to "So Romantic" buyers is $19.95. As a further tie to the album itself, all of the flutes will have the title, "So Romantic," hand-etched on their bottoms. Consumer initials on the flutes will be opPlease see page B12 ssions \ my husband, but with both of our urvive. I believe we are still married on our marriage than on the size of :aders. They seem to be in desperate Janette C. spiring letter. It's great to hear from work, as you have. As you say, we tu pmpcctivr: *?~ . ~ ?. -** >.jh Pulitzer Prize for drama, will be ensboro at 8:15 p.m. in Aycock Auditorium. Both shows will be k For ticket information on the 7907. .
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