Pag« 4 Portland Observar Thursday. July B. 1979
SPORTS HO UR
JO E ’S PLACE
Entertainment Guide
1801 N .E . A lb e rta
by Allen Jones
W IL L
D R A F T YOU
FOR O N L Y 16«
Days: Sat., Sun. & Mon.
For Mora Information
SPECTRUM IN GLUE - SHONUFF
S ho -N u ff is an innovative young band determined to put themselves and
their home base, Jackson, Mississippi, firm ly on the musical map. One o f the
first bands signed to the reactivated Stax label, S h o -N u ff has a strong group
identity and that “ something xptcial” marking them for success. As Stax vice-
president and producer David Porter put it: " S h o -N u ff has stardom written all
over them — I had to grab this talent ”
Their Stax debut. From the Gut to the Butt, is a compelling introduction to
these talents — all the tunes were written and arranged by the group, a self-
contained unit o f seven men.
S ho-N uff describes their sound as gospel funk that helps to create a party
stmosphere. “ Everyone in the band is a good strong singer,” points out group
spokesman Lyn “ Sky" Chambers, “ and we really depend on our vocals to get
across that gospel-type feel.”
Sky and guitarist Lawrence “ T .C .” Lewis first got together about three years
ago when both were students at Jackson State University. A fter a couple of
years at school, they decided to devote themselves full-tim e to music, and
hooked up for a while with Sky's cousin. M ike Fuqua, and with Neal Ander
son. Later, Sky and T .C . met up with former Jackson State students A l Bell 111
and James Lewis, and with singer Freddie Young, “ and we took it from
there.” The present version o f the band has been intact for two years; a seventh
member, multi-instrumentalist J erod Minnies, has just joined.
Sho-N uff was eventually approached by M ike Daniels and Vernon Weakley
o f Jackson's North American Recording Studios, who were looking for a new
project. The resulting demo was taken to Stax in Memphis by a N orth
American representative, Jerry Williams, and David Porter was suitably im
pressed.
“ 1 realized right away that S ho -N u ff is the 'now th in g ,’ ” says Porter.
"They 're totally in tune with what’s happening now — their makeup, their per
sonalities, their music execu tio n "
From the G ut to the Butt, recorded in Jackson and mixed in true Memphis
style, supports Porter’s reactions about S ho -N u ff. There are elements o f Earth,
Wind &. Fire, the Commodores, and Parliament Funkadelic, but S ho -N u ff is
able to “ alchemize” all these contemporary sounds with their very unique ap
proach. Combine high-stepping funk, a healthy infusion o f gospel, and genuine
spiritual convictions which lend conviction to their musical creations — and
you’ve got Sho-N uff.
Lyn “ Sky” Chambers is the band's leader, bassist, and songwriter-in-chief.
Sky, a 23-year-old Pisces who came to Jackson from the Bronx, New York, had
a hand in all the songs on the new album.
S h o -N u ffs guitarist and one o f its original members is 26-year-old Lawrence
“ T .C ” Lewis, a Cancer from Colum bia, Mississippi. T .C . has one lead vocal
spot on the L P ( “ You Chose M e ” ) and collaborated with Sky on two tunes.
Conga player for the group is 24-year-old A1 Bell I I I (no relation, inciden
tally, to former Stax executive A1 Bell). The only Jackson native in the band,
A l, a ta ll, slim G e m in i, is responsible fo r a lo t o f S h o -N u ffs stage
choreography.
Drummer Bruce Means, from Birmingham, Alabama, is a 26-year-old Virgo.
Nicknamed “ Teddy Bear,’ ’ Bruce co-wrote a tunc on From the Gut to the Butt
James receives Bahai award
Bobby James, student and ac
tivities director at Linfield College
has been presented the Race Unity
Award by the Spiritual Assembly o f
the Bahai's o f M cM innville.
T he aw ard fo r “ c o n trib u tio n s
toward unification o f m ankind” was
given in conjunction with Race Unity
D ay. designated as June 10th this
year by the United Nations.
The award program was inaug
urated 22 years ago nationally by
members o f the Bahai faith.
James received his baccalaureate
degree from Linfield in 1970, return
ing in 1972 to begin work on his
master's degree in education. H e
taught high school for one year and
later was director o f the Eglm A ir
Force Base recreation center. He was
named to his current position 18
months ago.
Young people learn etequette
M s. Patsy Andrew s is teaching
youngsters, pre-teenagers, and teen
agers etiquette manners that A m y
Vanderbilt would be proud to take.
Ms. Andrews is one o f P ortlan d ’s
top models, having entered many
m odeling com petitions across the
U .S.
A t the end o f the six week course
The
Ms. Andrews' goals are to certify all
her pupils with modeling certificates
and host a Fashion Show and Tea
using her students as participants.
Those interested should contact
the Salvation A rm y M o o re Street
Com munity Center for more in fo r
mation. Call 282-2571.
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S A TU R D A Y S
h la m -2 p m
UNCLE H O M E R 'S JAZZHO LEj
I COVER Portland's longest-running jazz pro-
laram. With Homer Clark.
|2p m -6p m J A Z Z R A P Cookin' jazz, blues)
land popular black music. With George Page.
6pm -8pm K ID N E Y STEW The blues With|
I John Head, George Page and Tom Wendt.
|B pm -12 m id n ig h t ESSENCE OF S O U L l
I PA RT I The only show of its kind in town.
With the Groover, J.W . Friday.
12 m id n ig h t-3 a m
S A T U R D A Y N IG H T l
I J A Z Z S H O W Swing, bop and progressive!
Ijazz, latin music, funk and blues with Rick
1 Mitchell.
SHO-NUFF
and has fabulously raw gritty vocal showcase, “ M ix Match M a n .”
James “ H ot D og” Lewis, keyboardist and vocalist, was born in Chicago. A
25-year-old Taurus, Hot Dog originally played drums with the group, but switch
ed to keyboards when Teddy Bear joined.
Most o f S h o -N u ffs lead vocals are handled by Freddie Young, 23. A Libra
who's originally from Com pton, C alifornia, Freddie is a gifted song stylist. He
also designs and makes the group’s striking futuristic stage costumes.
S h o -N u ffs newest and youngest member is J erod Minnies, a 21-year-old
Libra from Memphis. Jerod, who plays guitar, saxophone, and flute with the
band and sings too. worked with Stax groups Circle o* Fire and the Soul
Children and another Memphis group, the Dealers, before joining up with Sho-
N u ff.
Sho-N uff is a working band and enjoys a considerable popularity in the
South, performing at colleges and on the club and lounge circuit. “ W e put on a
real energetic show, choreography and a ll,” says Sky. “ W e encourage crowd
participation — in fact, we like to just get down into the audience, and get a
party feel going onstage.
“ We especially enjoy doing concerts, ‘cause everyone in the band gets a
chance to stretch out. Right now we’ re trying to get our finances together so we
can put together some stage props for our act. We have some things in muid
that will really enhance what we’re doing onstage ”
I t ’s safe to assume that From the G ut to the Butt will help catapult S ho-N uff
to national attention; and from there, the sky’s the lim it.
Community Calendar
Women! Take a step towards personal freedom, learn to defend yourself.
Kim Graham and Karen Sheperd, black belt and national M artial Arts Cham
pion, will teach a self defense seminar f o r women featuring practical self de
fense techniques in conjunction with a philosophy enabling calmness in face o f
attack. The seminar will be held Saturday, July 7th from 11:00 a.m . to 2:00
p.m . at the Aero C lub, 804 S.W . Taylor. Cost will be $10. Call 248-4229 days
or 238-0981 after 6:30 evenings for inform ation and preregistration.
Prince H all Grand Lodge and Grand Chapter, O .E .S . presents iu Nineteenth
A nnual G rand Promenade, Lloyd Center SheTaton M o to r In n — Grand Ball
room, Saturday, June 23rd, 9:00 p .m .-1:00 a.m . Music by recording artists
“ Transport” . Donation $ 4 .0 0 advance; $ 4 .5 0 at door. Semi-formal. Call Henri
Johns 289-7129 or Jenelle Brown 282-6233 for ticket inform ation.
Free help f o r jo b hunters will be available through Portland State U niver
sity’s Placement services during the month o f July only. Seminars will be o f
fered in resume construction and evaluation, interview readiness and jo b in
form ation resources. Simulated job interviews with videotape feedback may be
arranged. For a schedule o f seminars, stop by the office, 402 University Ser
vices Building, 6th and Montgomery, or call 229-4613.
The rich heritage o f music o f the traditional Black church experience is high-
lighted in Music o f the Black Church, heard on KBPS each Friday at 7:00 p.m.
in the Black Perspective time slot. July 13th— “ The S p iritu al." The bedrock
o f all other forms o f church music indigenous to the Black experience.
Zoo mini-classes begin at Washington Park Zoo. Ponderous Packy-derms,
10:00 a.m . to 1:00 p .m ., July 12th. Elephants— where they live, what they eat,
what they do in the wild and at the zo o...yo u ’ll visit the big beasts in their barn
and investigate their behavior. Bring a sack lunch— fruit juice provided. For
children in the second, third and fourth grades. $7.50 ($6.00 for members o f
F O W P Z ). Anim al Communication, 9:00 a.m . to 12:00 Noon. Tuesday and
Wednesday, July 10th and 11th. I f you were a w o lf, how would you say a
friendly “ hello” to another wolf? Y ou’ll find out how animals communicate in
this class. Sight, sound and smell messages will be studied in lab sessions with
zoo animals, fish, mice and cockroaches...For students in the seventh, eighth
and ninth grades. $13.50 ($10.50 for members of the F O W P Z ). For further in
formation on these and other classes offered by the zoo this summer, call 226-
1561.
“ Dialogue,” hosted by Ullysses, Tucker, Jr. will feature on July 15th, at
10:00 p.m . "T h e Urban League and Em ployment in the Black Community, "
with guests Freddye Petett, Director o f the Urban League, George Rankin, D i
rector o f Employment and Economic Development; and Terry Williamson,
Director o f Project L .E .A .P .
Residential Care Facilities, Board Review. Bradley-Angle House and Wood-
stock House, July 16th, 7:00 p.m. City H all
M etropolitan H um an Relations Commission, July 17, 12:30 P .M ,, C ity H all
321
C ity Energy Policy Hearing, July 19th, 2:00 p.m. City H all
Fred's Place
2511 NE Unton
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A Fabulous Show Band
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Baked just right for
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GIVE TO THE UNITED NEGRO COLLEGE FUND
A mind is a terrible thing to waste.
A New & Different Experience! !
Bourbon Street
A Touch of New Orleans
Restaurant and Lounge — Now open to the Public
1470-1488 N.E. Killingsworth Street
Come by end taete thie authentic CREOLE CUISINE
Chaf e Specials served Daily S3.75
11:30 am to 2:30 pm and 6:30 to 8:30 pm
You may dine in the Restaurant or the Lounge
Bring the kids along and let them enjoy pool or
pinball — while you dine or relax in our lounge
which is open from 11 am to 2:30 am.
Special in the Lounge thie week
SKIP AND GO NAKED — A delightful blend of Gin or Vodka plus $1
SLOW COMFORTABLE - Screw. Slow Gin baaed
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FOXY LADY — Vodka, Kahlua, Cream da Almond. Milk $1.60
MOTHER FUDPUCKER — Gin, Orange Juice, top with Galliano $1.60
H A P P Y H O U R in the Lounge 4- 7pm D aily
Bar Doubles — Í I
With Renowned
Conductor
HtLMUTH
RILLING
Helmuth Rilling
has won critical
accolades from
notable critics
throughout the
world.
Washington Post
(Paul Hume):
“ Killing is a
musical artist of
the highest
degree."
BACH
Festival
Chorus
and
Orchestra
MOZART
MASS IN C M IN O R
Soloists
Saturday
July 7th
8:oo p . m .
Arleen Auger,
Soprano
Alyce Rogers,
Alto
John Humphrey,
Tenor
Douglas Lawrence,
Bass
Simulcast in stereo on KOAP FM (91.5) Mono on KOAC 550
KOAP FM 91.5
June 28-July 12
M A G N IF IC A T
KOAC AM 550
OREGON EDUCATIONAL AND PUBLIC BROADCASTING SERVICE
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