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P ortland O bserver Thursday. February 8. 1979 Paga 5 AUTO FOR SALE 1971 SEDAN DE VILLE CADILLAC Power Steering, Power Brakes, Radio, Heater, and air conditioner, tilt wheel. Blue with white vinyl top. Needs tune-up and paint. Call after 5 — Home 289 8473. Call at work anytime 283 2487, ask for Al Must sell Robert Bailey is pursuing a successful career in gospel music. Bob Bailey finds success in gospel broadcasting Robert (Bob) Bailey, Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Bailey, Sr., Portland, was featured recently on the National P.T.L. cable TV net w ork, home-based in C harlotte, North Carolina. Robert is a regular on that network’ s show “ P.T.L. C lu b ” a religious variety show, airing five days per week and reaching a viewing audience of ap proximately 23 million around the world. During the l960’s and l970’s, Bob along w ith his older sister Ora, younger brother Jodell, accom- panied by his mother Joan, com prised the “ Bailey Family Singers.” The group provided inspirational gospel music in churches in the Port land metropolitan areas as well as making several cross-country tours. “ Playing music to please the people,” says drummer Idris Muhammad, is a concept that has guided him throughout his prolific 21-year career. He doesn’ t mind the term “ crossover.” The New Orleans-born musician, as a member o f Lou Donaldson's group in the mid-Sixties, was on the ground floor o f that movement which fuses jazz with pop before anyone had even thought o f a label for it. As one of the most in-demand studio drummers in New York. Muhammad played on sessions with such major Seventies’ cross over figures as Donald Byrd, Grover Washington, Freddie Hubbard, and Charles Earland, and last year emerged as a top-selling crossover artist in his own right with two albums for C TI’ s Kudu label (“ Turn This Mutha Out” and “ Boogie to the Top” ) that placed high on the pop, soul, disco, and jazz charts. Muhammad has just joined the Fantasy label and his debut disc, “ You A in’t No Friend o f Mine!” , is certain to accelerate his winning streak and earn him many new music-loving friends. “ This is the first project where I ’ve had full control,” the drummer explains. “ Fantasy gave me this opportunity because they had enough confidence in me. »» The son o f traditional jazz banjo player Nathaniel Morris, Muhammad was the youngest of four drum-playing brothers. “ The Dixieland musicians all lived in the neighborhood,” he remembers, “ so they all used to get together on Sun days and parade through the streets. They had a feeling different from any other musicians in any other place. In New Orleans you have to play all types of music. If you were playing a gig you might have to play some sambas or some cha-chas. You might have to play the blues or the fox trot or rock or Dixieland. You had to be a musician who was changeable. You couldn’t stay in just one type o f music because New Orleans wasn’ t a one-type of music town.” Maintaining a busy recording schedule, Muhammad has also found time to spend four years with the original band for “ Hair” and four more with singer Roberta Flack. He also has cut two solo albums, “ Black Rhythm Revolution” and “ Peace and Rhythm,” for Prestige in 1971. It was while with Flack that he decided to more actively pursue his own career. “ I had an experience in Japan when I went there with Roberta,” he says. “ 1 had no idea how popular I was in Japan from the records that I had made. They showed me a good time and did nice things for me and just kinda convinced me that I should do something for myself.” Idris Muhammad has indeed done something for himself — two hit albums for Kudu and now a new one, hot on their heels, on which he has been permit ted for the first time to fully express his unique rhythmic talents. • • • • • • • • • • • • The PROOUCE CENTER OF PORTLAND • CARROTS. : ORANCES . . . = * Alfalfa Sprouts U S. No. I q dolkioui in your »tourt 0 3U, | UU: | 7‘ ORANCES 4>s1 oo CHOKK WHITE MONK USA M A T * KKOTTA ch— ~ UERFRAUMILCH $189 RAVIOLI M th » • CAUFOKNIA-NAVCL BOILIHC ONIONS • • * 99 U.S.D.A. INSPECTED BEEF HAHK STEAK MEDIUM CHEDDAR or MONTERREY JACK $ CHEESE SUN VAUKY Groek PEPPERS S i 98 I Add it Io your »paghotti »auto \ fkeshitauan SAUSAGE SHERIDAN FRUIT Co. Bob has signed a contract with Concert Ministries, Inc. located in Longwood, Florida and will debut in his own production May 5, 1979 in Detroit, Michigan. The proud parents are expecting to visit Bob and view the show in North Carolina on February 15, 1979. 2 3 5 -9 3 5 3 S.E U N IO N & OAK SMITH'S AUDIO DEPARTMENT Hew for 7 9 ! Urban 4-H plans breakfast Hard work and enthusiasm de scribes the time and preparation put into the Urban Community Break fast, sponsored and hosted by the Urban 4-H Choral Ensemble. The breakfast w ill be Saturday, February 10th, from 7:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. at Gloria’ s Record Shop, 532 N.E. Alberta. Donations will be $2. Tickets can be obtained by calling the Urban 4-H office, 287-1770, care of Betty Hardy or Ira D. Mumford. The Choral Ensemble invites the community to attend and enjoy a Good ‘Ole Hearty breakfast of ham, eggs and bacon. Also included will be pancakes, toast, orange juice, beef link sausage, coffee and milk. Entertainment will be provided to accompany the breakfast. Mrs. Betty • h o m e fu r n is h in g s RECORD ON CASSETTES Hardy, chairperson o f the committee stated, “ the purpose of the breakfast is to make enough money for the group to attend a Choral workshop in San Francisco this summer. Com m ittee members are Ira D. M um ford (Urban 4-H Extension Agent), Deirdre Jenkins, Royce Hardy, Kimberly Kimmons, Iretta Mumford and Sally Purifoy. Build a Music Library . . . With this new 1979 modular stereo system you can make cassette recordings from the radio, from the automatic turntable, even make live recordings in full stereo. Come hear it today! Ira D. Mumford, Urban 4-H Ex tension Agent and D irector o f the Choral Ensemble, states “ there’ s always been a great amount of sup port from the community and we’ re looking forw ard to hosting our breakfast. Put down those pots and pans February 10th, and treat your selves to a fantastic breakfast!" SPORTS HOUR JOE’S PLACE 1801 N.E. 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The benefit will include an auction (items range from a Honda moped to art) and a wine-tasting featuring Oregon wines. “ We’ re calling it our ‘ first annual’ Easter fashion show,’ ’ says Mrs. Ellsworth D. Purdy, W ilsonville, fashion show chairman and first vice president o f the Easter Seal Society for Crippled Children and Adults of Oregon. About 150 costumes w ill be modeled on three stages located down the mall. Thirty-nine Washing ton Square merchants will be repre sented, as will other specialty shops and three Oregon manufacturers — Jantzen, Pendleton and White Stag. Mrs. V icto r A tiye h , a form er Easter Seal Society officer, will be among models, all o f whom are volunteers. The show is being coor dinated by Mrs. Gene Austin, Port land area fashion authority. The Easter Seal fashion parade will include a lot o f Easter bonnets; Mrs. Austin says hats are being shown this year with everything from bathing suits to bridal gowns. A wide range o f costumes fo r men and women will be featured. Tickets are $3 each or $5 a couple, and are available from the Easter Seal Society, 4343 S.W. Corbett, Portland, Oregon 9720I, or will be on sale in the mall at Washington Square. Proceeds from the show will help fund Easter Seal programs o f direct patient services to the handicapped; such programs include Camp Easter Seal at Lakeside, an equipment loan service, the Easter Seal School and Treatment Center in Eugene, a team o f mobile physical therapists, an in- formation/referral service and other community-based activities. Saturdays 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Dr. J effrey B RADY, D entist S W. 3RD Cl YAMHILL ST.. PORTLAND. OREGON TAKE ELEVATOR TO 2ND FLOOR 3RD ST. ENTRANCE American State Bank "T he Bank that integration b u ilt“ Z j y j N . E . 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