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_._ — EN TERTAIN MEJN T T »■-CSMLojnre post Lester Strong To Host “TV How Von See It” Highlights of a Broadcast Town Meeting, to be held in Charlotte on October 17th by members of the Radio and Television Code Boards of the National Association of Broad casters, will be featured in a 30-minute special, “TV - How You See It,” with Lester Strong, WBTV Community Affairs Director, as host, on Sunday, October 22nd at 6:30 p.m. on WBTV, Channel 3. Listeners and viewers have been invited to the meeting to express their opinions and to ask questions about radio and television broadcasting and to familiarize themselves with the activities of the NAB Radio and Television Codes which set guidelines for high standards in programming and advertising. Questions such as “what are tne stana ards that govern toy advertis ing?” and “how do the net works screen programs for public acceptance?” are ex pected to be discussed. The meeting will be held at the Charlotte Civic Center. “Hack Beauty” To Be Aired October 28 "Black Beauty," an anima ted special based on the che rished tale by Anna Sewell, will be broadcast on "Famous Classic Tales," Sunday, Octo ber 38 at l p.m. on WBTV, Channel 3. Black Beauty is the name of a proud but gentle horse who learns the perils of life lived at the mercy of human masters. Happy as a colt gambolb* in the meadow , Beauty first discovers sadness when his mother tells him he is sold. His first masters turn out to be a kind and considerate family, but the other horses in the stable have tales to tall of different kinds of hmnan« Misfortune strikes the family that owns Beauty and once again he sets out to new life-a life that proves to be a hard one as he is pasted from hand to hood, to people who abuse him through cruelty or sim ple stupidity. Slowly Ms spirit But it is not all hard times OccasskmaUy, the horse nan serosa s friend, human or animal, who brings some QUAZAR’S ROOTS ORIGINATED ~Jn Plainfield, N. J. Basement Quazar Attracts Attention With Gospel, Funk And Rock by Sherleen McKoy Post Staff Writer Quazar-the name comes from “quasar,” which means “a starlike celestial object that emits strong radio or light waves”-first began to parade around New York, where they attracted a great deal of re cord company attention for their brash mixture of gospel, funk and rock and roll. Lured by a demonstration tape, a representative from Arista Records caught the group live and within a week they were signed to the label. They call it “Funk and Roll,” and Quasar’s dynamic, stellar-driven, earthbound music is ooe of the most promising entries in the field of black music since Sly and the Family Stone’s whole new thing or the early concoctions of the p-Funk mntti^rnt They’re a powerful attraction on the live circuit and their debut album for Arista Rec ords, “Quasar,” quickly establishes the group as a force to be reckoned with. Quasar’s roots orginated in a Plainfield, N.J. basement. Glen Goins, former mentor and musical guide for the group, who was on the road with Bobbie Womack the then lead singer and guitarist for band of If and 14 dha ate years ago it- a v , - Vd-yt■ } - Forming the band is: Kevin Goins (singer, vocals), Rich ard “Shiadi” Banks (key board, vocals), Eugene “Moochie” Jackson (bass, vo cals), Peachena (vocals, spi ritual input), and new addi tions Darryl “Major D” Dix on, formerly of Parliament, on saxophones, Monica Peters on trumpet, Darryl de Lomberto -on percussion and Harvey Banks on lead guitar They air have gospel backgrounds re flected In Quasar’s music, and all contribute to the develop ment of each new song. Goins once said “They work off each other, picking up on a riff, or adding changes to something Richard is improving on pia no, jamming in the studio. inere s a lot of discipline in Quazar. They’re very serious about every aspect, from the writing of the song to its mix, to the mastering of the disc, and the goal Is to say what we have to say clearly and uncon fusingly. If they don’t feel it. they don’t do it." A very young band, Quazar does not have much profess ional experience behind them, but they all have been playing for years. The goins' mother and father played guitar and passed the interest down to their sons; Banks, a Jazz-ori ented pianist, has been In different groups on the east coast; Adams was drumming at age nine and according to Goins,"...he puts a new air to everythin he does;” Jackson and ritz, are both very know ledgeable on their respective instruments and Peachena, A - .iV-VlIf. .... the female lead singer who sports a shaved head, is a veteran of Broadway produc tions and commercial slots. Goins was still with Parilia ment and looking for a female voice to add the Quazar team, when one night riding on a bus from a Madison Square Gar den date singing church songs, he heard a woman chiming in -from a seat in back of him. It was Peachena aiKfheimmod iately asked her to join the group. Just prior to the release of their first LP, "Quazar," the group was dealt a severe blow with the loss of producer Glen Goins, who died in July of this ■ year, of complications arising from an earlier bout with Hodgins Disease. Before his death, Goifts stated, "You can feel the spiritual impetus be hind the music of Quazar, their energy, their funky rhy thms..." In that spirit, Arista presents the first album by Quazar. Mint Museum Terror Theatre A haunted dungeon, a cree py maze, a scary play and a costume parade for younger children and a visit by the Children's Theatre's own resi dent ghost will highlight the third annual Terror Theatre on October 25-31 from 5-10 p m at the theatre, 1017 E. Morebead Street Admission is 22 Steve McQueen To Star In WBTV Movie The harrowing ordeals of a convict determined to escape the hell of Devil's Island are recounted in "Papillon.' the hit motion picture adaptation of tno international best seller, starring Steve McQueen and Dustin Hoffman, to be re broadcast on "The CBS Tues day Night Movies." Tuesday, Ocotber24at8 p.m. on WBTV, Channel 3. The incredible tale of persis tence against all but insur mountable odds is based on the true story of Henri “Papil lon" Charriere, portrayed by McQueen The film is the story of the triumph of the human spirit and sensitive exploration of the bonds bet ween doomed men in a brutal, dehumanizing institution. En route to Devil’s Island. Papillon meets Louis Dega (Hoffman), an urbane and infamous counterfeiter Moore, Henderaan Will Appear On Soul Train Two stellar acts appear on Soul Train this weekend-Mel ba Moore and Michael Hend erson. The consummate artist, —hMelha_Mooreis recognized as a singer7~act?«sr-reeording^_ artist and nightclub entertain er. From her latest album of Epic Records, entitled, "Melba Moore," she sings "You Stepped Into My Life,” "Pick Me Up, I’ll Dance” and “Together Forever.” Moore rose to stardom with her dazzling performance of “Purlie” on the New York stage in the early 1970's. As a result, she won the Tony Award, New York Drama Cri tics' Award and Drama Desk Award. Her latest Broadway role was Marsinah in the hit musical. “Timbuktu!" Michael Henderson, whose latest album, “In the Night Time” is high on the charts sings the title tune and "Yours Truly, Indiscreetly." A performer since age 3, Henderson gained early fame as a session Marvin Gaye, The Temptations and The Four Tops He later toured with Stevie Wonde, Aretha Frank lin and Miles Davis A compo ser, too, Henderson wrote ' We Both Need Each Other" and the million-selling "You Are My Starship "
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