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Brick, Sister
Sledge To Rock
Soul Train
Two dynamic, young groups
take over Soul Train this
weekend - Brick and Sister
Sledge.
Brick, who last year intro
duced “Dazz,” a funky com
bination of soul, disco and
jazz, now produce “Dusic,”
“Ain’t Gonna Hurt Nobody”
- and “Happy,” three tunes
from their current album,
BRICK
The quintet, all former col
lege students in Georgia, is
comprised of Jimmy Brown,
master of fourteen instru
ments; Ray Ranson, vocalist
and bass guitar; Donald Ne
vins, keyboards; Reggie Har
gis, lead guitarist and tenor;
and Eddie Irons, drummer.
Sister Sledge continue their
climb up the ladder of fame,
begun four years ago, as they
sing “Baby It’s the Rain” and
“As,” the latter a Stevie Won
der tune.
Sisters Debbie, Kathie, Kim
and Joni are the principals in
this group which has had
engagements at the Apollo,
Latin Casino, NBC’s “Mid
night Special,” and Muham
mad Ali’s championship festi
vities in Zaire.
Soul Train is produced and
hosted by Don Cornelius.
Dr. Brothers
To Insult
Sha Na Na
Adrienne Barbeau and Dr.
Joyce Brothers Join Sha Na Na
for a hilariously nostalgic
half-hour of music and fun on
Sha Na Na, Wednesday, De
cember 28 at 8:30 p.m. on
WBTV, Channel 3, when the
show kicks off with a rollick
ing version of the 1950’s hit,
“Shake, Rattle and Roll.”
According to the Guineas
Book of Records, J.P. Good
win of Portland, Oregon holds
the world’s record for going
the longest without insulting
Sha Na Na tan ama?ina
seconds!). Adrienne Barbeau,
determined to break the re
cord, sings an inspiring rendi
tion of “I Believe in You,” but
with only 3 seconds to go she
breaks down with a barage of
loathful but well deserved in
sults.
It seems that Sha Na Na is
much in need of some psychia
tric counseling. They pay a
friendly visit to Dr. Joyce
Brothers, who offers some
medically sound advice and a
few insults.
Rahaaan Roland Kirk
—Most respected jazz figure
Rahsaan Roland Kirk
“Blind Soul Brother Of
By Jeri Harvey
Post Staff Writer
He plays three saxa phones
at once, has dabbled with
gongs/ whistles, stritch and
didgeridoo and occasionally
performs on Black Mystery
Pipes. Esquire called him
“the blind Soul Brother of
jazz.” He’s been known to in
troduce himself good natured
ly as “one of the miracles of
the tenor sax.” And, for all the
’eccentricities,’ Rahsaan Ro
land Kirk is among the most
respected, and prolific, fi
gures in contemporary jazz.
His contributions have in
formed the better portion of
two decades and influenced an
inestimable number of major
musicians in both rock and
iazz ramns
Kirk refers to his music as
Black Classical Music. His
participation in the field pre
dates even his invention of the
term; in and out of New York
in the 50s, he played saxo
phone in RJtB bands and
joined bassist-pianist Charlie
Mingus in his "first profes
sional international arouo" at
New York’s famed Birdland
Club.
With his first album, cut in.
1956, Kirk endeared himself to
bop enthusiasts the world ov
er. Later releases like KIRK’S
WORKS, WE FREE KINGS
and DOMINO spread word of
his talents further and in 1961,
he made his first European
tour, where he was cited for
both his craftsmanship and his
adventerous, unconventional
spirit. “He has all the untutor- i
ed quality of a street musician
coupled with the subtlety of a
modern jazzman,” wrote one
U lUt.
Throughout the ’60s Kirk’s
reputation gained steadily. As
a jazz frontiersman his ac
complishments were men
tioned in the same breath as
Coltrane’s, Charlie Parker's
or Mingus.’ Then, as now, the
underlying strength of Kirk’s
creative powers is his intense
imagination and his determi
nation to hear and learn from
all musics: "All my life I’ve
always tried to listen to all ''
kinds of music. That’s bean
my goal...I moved to New
York to be near all mukic. I
didn’t want to be puMn a box.
Musicians and listeners tend
to categorize themselves.’’
V
Rahsaan’s Black Classical
contributions may be heard on
albums like THE CASE OF
THE 3 SIDED DREAM IN
AUDIO COLOR. RA HASS AN
RAHSAAN, and THE IN
FLATED TEAR. He can be
heard on the soundtrack to the
television series on civil rights
struggles, RUSH TOWARD
FREEDOM, which he com
posed and performed on.
KIRKATRON, another typi
cally creative Kirk outburst,
saw originals like “Steppin'
Into Beauty” and "Bright Mo
ments" balanced with trans
formations of Stanley Turren
tine’s “Sugar” and Dizzy Gil
lespie’s “Night In Tunisia ”
Kirk's own impression is
that “I don't want to brag, but
the music's good. KIRKAT
RON's a variety of music that
anybody with taste can enjoy,
if they take the time. It’s not
difficult. All today's music is
there, but it’s coming through
me. I haven’t prostituted my
self.”
The outspoken Kirk hasn’t
let too much get in the way of
his bullheaded artistry over
the years.
“The Bible” To
Be Rebroadcast
On CBS Movies
"The Bible," the epic mo
tion picture taken directly
from the Book of Genesis and
starring George C. Scott, Ava
Gardner, Peter O'Toole and
Franco Nero, with John Hus
ton as narrator, will be re
I broadcast on "The CBS Fri
day Night Movies," Friday,
December 23, at 8 p.m. on
WBTV, Channel 3.
The film, recounting the
story of man's creation, his
faU, his survival and his indo
mitable faith in the future,
also features Richard Harris,
Stephen Boyd, Michael Parks
and Ulla Bergryd.
“The Bible” is a dramatic
account of the initial days of
the world, starting with the
creation of Adam and Eve and
their banishment fronj the
jGarden of Eden.It then chroni
cles the story of Cain and Abel
and the lives of the following
generations.
The film then recounts the
crises of the world, including
the great floods and Noah's
construction of the‘Ark, and
finally the saga of one man's
faith put to the ultimate test -
the story of Abraham and his
tortured decision to sacrifice
his own son, Isaac, as proof of
his belief.
Astaire Stars
In “Finian’s
Rainbow”
The fanciful, musical tale,
‘'Finian’s Rainbow," which
takes place in Rainbow Val
ley, Missitucky in the year
“Any Time," will be seen
Christmas afternoon at 3:30
pm on WBTV, Channel 3.
Fred Astaire stars as Finian
McLonergan, a lovable Irish
rogue, who has swiped a pot
of gold from a leprechaun, < )g.
played by Tommy Steele.
Finian has planted the gold in
the soil near Fort Knox to
wait for it to grow like Ameri
ca Og must recover his gold
to halt the painful process of
turnine from leDrechaun into
mortal.
Og is not Finian's only prob
lem; there’s also his charmin'
daughter Sharon (Fetula Cla
rk), a pert, bright-eyed col
leen who is ready for love, and
soon after their arrival in
Rainbow Valley, finds it in the
American version of Finian, a
boy named Woody Mahoney
(Don Francks).
Also featured in the cast is
Keenan Wynn