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There will be a reception for the
company o f the "W iz ” on Tuesday,
March 20th, at Geneva’s Lounge
beginning at 9:00 p.m. There will be
a cover charge with proceeds going
to benefit the Black Educational
Center.
This function is an example o f the
community working together to sup
port community programs. Popeye’s
C hicken, a newly established
business in the com m unity w ill
donate chicken; Paul Knauls w ill
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and securing other donations for the
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The “ W iz " w ill be in Portland
from March 19th through March
24th. Everyone is encouraged to see
this great theatrical production —
and help welcome the company to
Portland at the reception on March
20th. See you there!!
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by Ruth Spencer
Ms. Edith Cawthorne is in Port
land to watch her son. Herb Caw
thorne. perform in “ D uB ois" an
oral history program.
Ms. Cawthorne, a former Port
land resident and Multnomah County
librarian, lives in Washington, D.C.
The Reverend O.B. W illiam s,
pastor o f Vancouver Avenue Baptist
Church, is recovering at Emanuel
Hospital.
B IL L Y P R E S T O N
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by Allen Jones
SPECTRUM IN BLUE - BILLY PRESTON
With “ A Whole New Thing,” his seventh AAM album, Billy Preston’s in
nate creative genius takes yet another joyous leap into new musical territories.
From the First cut forward, this is classic Preston: full, rich, lively and loaded
with fun. I f a single word could sum up a major artistic achievement, that
word would have to be happy; in fact, “ Happy” is the title o f a resoundingly
spirited instrumental featuring Billy on univox and numerous synthesizers with
brilliant horn variations.
Billy bubbles, bounces and boggles his way through a sumptuous feast o f
sounds, touches on all the familiar bases — rock, ballads, blues, r&b — and
serves up a menu that is sheer, irresistible vintage Preston. Even when he slows
the pace, as he does on the soulful “ I’ m Really Gonna Miss Y ou,” a Fine
arrangement that recalls the best o f Blood, Sweat & Tears turns the song into a
decided up. And when Preston’s really cookin’ — on ‘ ‘Whole New Thing,”
“ Disco,” “ Complicated Sayings” — it is clear that he’s delivered us music to
celebrate by. music that makes you feel real good.
This consummate artist’s personal saga has been documented in detail over
the years — from his early gospel roots and later gigs with his mentor, Ray
Charles, his teenage years with “ Shindig,” the exuberant flash and th rill o f
touring with Mick Jagger and the Fab Four, and later, George Harrison. B illy’ s
fans — who encompass the cream o f the major rock personalities o f the last
decade — have watched his growth as a performer, composer, arranger, and
keyboard master while his songs have served as handsome vehicles both for
himself and for other artists: “ You Are So Beautiful.” "O uta Space,” “ W ill It
Go Round In Circles," “ Nothing from Nothing.” 4t’s a safe bet that many ar
tists w ill dip into the treasure chest o f " A Whole New Thing” and come up
with Fistfuls o f gold.
That's the way it is with Billy Preston: the clean, dynamic energy that’ s vir
tually become his trademark, the infectious pulse o f rhythms you can’t escape,
and the funky/sassy intensity o f that voice — remarkable musical instrument
in itself — combine so distinctively that you know instantly it’ s Billy Preston:
who else could it be?
A born night owl, Billy's spent months working on “ A Whole New Thing”
at his Topanga Canyon ranch, jamming all night long till he got it exactly right.
“ There’ s something about the night that brings out the creative spirit in
people,” he says. “ A lot o f musicians do most o f their music making at night.
Less distraction, I guess.”
And no one’s come as close to summing up all the disparate elements that
make up the Billy Preston sound better than he himself when he said: “ I was
raised on gospel music, and gospel music means truth. But I don’ t think that
just because the gospel thing is strong in my music, it can’t be funky and sassy
at the same time, and danceable, too, dig? To me it’s not what you do, it’s the
way you do it. So I want to make music that moves your body and soothes your
mind with truth. I ’m not a preacher, but you might say 1 have a message: Livin’
righteously funky is no sin.”
School Board Chairman Frank
M cN am ara's statement that the
C o a litio n fo r School Integration
“ wants com pulsory busing as
retribution” is an admission that the
Board is guilty o f inflicting a repug
nant condition on Blacks that it ab
hors for whites. McNamara projects
his g u ilt onto the C o a litio n by
blaming it fo r the Board’ s covert
racism. He dares the Coalition to
demand an equity for Blacks that
would deny white priviledge!
Ms. Clora Johnson is spending her
spring vacation, from working as a
school aide, with relatives and friends
in Oakland, California.
The National Council o f Negro
Women will have its regular meet-
ing, Monday, March 19th, at Mt.
O livet Baptist C hurch, 116 N.E.
Schuyler Street, at 7:30 p.m. Mrs.
Betty Stephens is president.
Mr. J. V. Mason was honored with
a plaque by Local 958, Brotherhood
o f Firemen and O ilers, at their
regular meeting, March 13th, for
serving 26 years as President.
Blacks represent 11.5 percent o f
the population. They are only 1.2
percent o f the lawyers and judges,
two percent o f the physicians, 2.3
percent o f the dentists, 1.1 percent o f
the engineers and 2.6 percent o f the
college and university professors.
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Ms. Jan Bowman is recovering at
home after a stay in the hospital.
Herb Cawthorne was brilliant in
his portrayal o f W.E.B. DuBois. He
gave a moving and magnificant por
trait o f the revolution in DuBois’
thinking.
The community thanks you Herb
and your cast for an unforgettable
experience.
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Benjamin Hooks. Executive D i
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for the Advancement o f Colored
People, calls the unemployment of
Blacks in this country “ a ticking time
bomb that w ill have to be defused.” .
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