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TL ENTERTAINMENT IT THE <m<>TTB POST _ Thursday. June 30. 1977-THE CHARLOTTE POST-Page Bl McCoo, Davis Win Tokyo Music Festival Award ABC recording artists Mari lyn McCoo & Billy Davis, Jr. won the Grand Prize at the prestigious Tokyo Music Fes tival June 19. Performing the title song from their second ABC LP, THE TWO OF US (scheduled for July release in the U.S.), the husband and wife team were awarded three million yen, or about $10,000 for being chosen by the two judge panel as the top act at the festival. The Tokyo Music Festival, broadcast “live” throughout Japan, is a major international event featuring entertainers from thirteen countries. Nippon Columbia, ABC’s li censee in Japan, has been promoting McCoo & Davis' appearance at the festival for over three months in conjunc tion with ABC International. Prior to their departure, Mari lyn and Billy had re-recorded their smash hit “You Don't Have To Be A Star (To Be In My Show)” in Japanese and the single has re-entered the Japanese charts (the English version hit the charts several months ago). Nippon Colum bia presented McCoo & Davis with a gold album for their first ABC LP, I HOPE WE GET TO LOVE IN TIME, at a party that evening following the Tokyo Festival and the duo made several TV and concert appearances during the next few days. The con certs were promoted by Kyo do-Tokyo. li was really gratiiying to me when Marilyn and Billy won the top award at the Tokyo Festival,” said Elaine Corlett, Director of Artist De velopment, ABC Internation al. “It was the culmination of many months of hard work and cooperation between us, Nippon Columbia, Kyodo-Tok yo, Dick Broder and Shari Wish of Dick Broder Personal Management. Our goal was to establich McCoo and Davis as a major act in Japan, the second largest record market in the world. Our efforts, combined with Marilyn and Billy’s talent and appeal, have done just that.” A major U S. tour Is being scheduled for the Grammy Award-winning duo in early July to be launched in conjun ction with the release of their second LP. The husband and wife team also made their TV debut with the premiere of their new summer TV series, “The Marilyn McCoo and Bil ly Davis Jr. Show ” BOHANNON, INTERNATIONALLY KNOWN MUSICIAN .Meeting with som <> of his funs Bohannon Will Headline Second Annual Carolina Jam By Deborah Gates Post Staff Writer Hamilton Frederick Bohan non, known to millions of enthusiastic music lovers as just Bohannon, will be appear ing on the second annual Carolina Jam Monday, July 4 from 12 noon to 12 midnight at the Metrolina Speedway. With a seemingly unquench able national thirst for new music, the music industry is capable of producing over night superstars and, just as quickly, forgetting all about them and moving on. To be successful in today's highly competitive music world, a musician must be creative, innovative and dedicated to stretching his talents to the limits to explore and create new forms of expression. Bo hannon is such a musician. Bohannon has consistantly been one step ahead of today's music, charting new direc tions and tapping new ener gies His new album, “Bohan non-Phase II,” slated for May 12 release, is all the evidence a listener needs as proof of Bohannon's incredible versa tility The album has some thing for every musical taste while managing at the same time to be uniquely Bohannon Each original cut is perform ed with Bohannon's well known commitment to top quality musicianship Includ ing cuts that are jazz, disco, and simply “easy on the ears,” "Bohannon Phase II” also has enough hard driving boogie to get even the most disco-jaded listener up and dancing The album employs strings on several numbers and includes a composition that Bohannon has appropri ately titled "Disco Sympho ny." For five years, Bohannon was Motown Record's No. I bandleader on the road. Dur ing that time, he played drums and conducted for such legen dary Motown acts as Marvin Gaye, Smokey Robinson and The Miracles. The Tempta tions, Stevie Wonder, Gladys Knight and the Hips, Diana Ross and The Supremes, The Four Tops, Martha Reeves and The Vandellas. ^he Mar velettes and The Spinners This incredible band, which was his own and included up to 27 pieces, was known and billed as "Bohannon and the Motown Sound.” Born in Newnan, Georgia, and musically active through out his early years, Bohannon organized his first group, a dance band, while he was still in high school. He continues to site popular Atlanta musician Haul Mitchell and William Jones, his school band direc tor, and his first and most influential musical instruc tors. Bohannon attended Atlan ta's Clark College on a scho larship where he received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Music and Education. Declin ing an academic scholarship to attend Indiana University lor post graduate studies he taught public school in New nan and LaGrange, Georgia, but soon found that he had no choice but to yield to his love of music and make the deci sion to become a full-time, professional musician. During those early formative days, Bohannon played drums with Gorgeous George, a local Georgia band, which included a young guitarist named Jimi Hendrix. Bohannon has had five best selling albums on Dakar He cords, including his gigantic hit, "Dance Your Ass Off," which was his first totally upbeat, dance-oriented al bum His third LP, "Inside (tut,” is approaching Gold Record status and contains two hit singles, both of which were dance emporium and radio staples in the U S. and the United Kingdom. His four th album, "Bohannon" climb ed high on the charts On each album, Bohannon wrote, ar ranged, directed, produced, published and played drums for each composition. He is an accomplished professional and his attention and care to detail means that each LP is a source of continuing musical excitement and delight to its listeners Bohannon has found his groove without getting into a rut. His music continues to expand, grow, develop and capture the attention of an ever widening circle of dedi cated fans. Average White Band To Roek Soul Train The Average White Band and the Soul Train Gang are the headliners this weekend on Soul Train's fast paced musi cal dance show produced and hosted by Don Cornelius. British in origin, the Aver age White Band completed its sixth U.S. tour last year just _after release of its third album SOUL SEARCHING They perform "Queen on My Soul." “Love of Your Own'' and "I Am the One" in the driving fashion which has earned them such awards as “Top New Vocal Group " "Top In strumental Group" and "Most Promising Male Group.” The Soul Train Gang, who perfrom the television show's theme song, are the latest addition to the Cornelius-Grif fey Entertainment C. For this appearance on Soul Train, they sing "Ooh Cha" and “Thai Certain Way." Patricia William, Denise Smith. Gerald Brown, Terry Brown and Hollis Pippin are the versatile and multi talent ed singers and dancers. You Can Win A Trip To Jamaica) Some lime this summer a lucky couple will be enjoying an all expense paid trip In Jamaica. IIWI, just because they knew why Aretha is I he “First l«idy of Soul." Sponsored by radio station WBLS-FM and Viva Maga zine, the contest, which ends on July iith, has already at traded more than zraxi letters The winner will be judged on the basis of who wrote the best letter in 50 words or less on why they think the Atlanta Recording Star still reigns supreme in the Rhythm and Blues field Currently on the best-selling album charts with two hits. "Ten Years of Gold" and "Sweet Passion," the former Detroit Gospel Singer will per sonally select the prize win ning letter and present them the award Ten runner ups will also receive gifts from Viva. More than 100 city bases in the five boroughs are display ing large placards announcing the contest. Letters can be sent to P.0 Box 1835, Grand Central Station, New York, New York 10017.
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