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HANG IN THERE RICHARD!
Jim m y W h.terspoon and h it golden voice w ill be at J a w de Opus
X3 N^W. 2nd Ave , June 15th. Advance tickets now being sold at: Jazz
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J15e E Burnside Price of ticke ts 6 00 p .m .. >6 50 10:00 p.m ., $6 50
By Nyewusi Askan
JIM M Y WITHERSPOON IN PORTLAND
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h ’s not a bad Place to begin when
thinking about him, it s just that he is much more.
Most respected jazz and blues artists know ot Jimmy’ s invaluable con
tributions to the world ot music, especially as tar as vocal phrasing. Wither
spoon became one o f the most popular and admired vocalists by starting with
the blues, but his vocal range and intlection far exceed the standard 12-bar
four-chord blues interpretation.
I m much more than a blues singer, much more,” agrees Spoon. ‘ T v e
sung with all the best mucicians in the world and I don’t just sing the blues. I
hate to label it because it’ s all really good music. But sometimes people can
only think ot you in terms ot blues or jazz or rock, and that can hurt a per
son s career. It’s a shame because people limit themselves in terms o f ap
preciating all kinds ot music.”
" ‘.I*7 .'"8 h' S *UCk aS 3 vocal,st in a Merchant Marine band during
w orld War II, Jimmy began his professional career in 1944 when he joined
the Jay McShann Kansas City Band. Through the years. Spoon has travelled
an over the world singing with the best musicians our society has produced.
He s pertormed with .W/Zes Dt/v/s, Gerry Mulligan, Ben Webster, Count
ber^able
Hawk,ns- w °ody Herman, John Coltrane; the list is innum-
M any Black people are to ta lly
numbed by the recent accident in
volving brother Richard Pryor. To
restate what has already been stated:
Brother Richard, 38, suffered third
degree burns over 50 percent o f his
body, Tuesday, June 10, 1980. Ac
cording to Sherman Oaks Hosptial
Ward, Richard is listed in critical
but stable condition, fairly alert.
The common belief is, he was
burned when ether, being used to
make ‘ ‘ tree base,” a cocaine
derivative, exploded in his face. The
drug, created thru a chemical reac
tio n o f cocaine, w ith the highly
volatile solvent (ether), is smoked in
a pipe.
Knowing the manipulative powers
o f the white press, we here at the
Portland Observer do not accept the
creditability ot the reports being
published throughout Amerikkka at
this time. However, we do hope to
address the subject fully, when and
il, brother Richard pulls thru.
Richard P ry o r’ s tradegy is a
tradegy difficu lt to accept; mainly
because those ot us who play his
albums, follow his stage acts, and
movies, cannot imagine a physical
re-arrangement o f the “ Richard”
we know. Doctors report that his
condition is improving. We hope so,
and pray that Allah gives him the
strength to win this ultimate battle
wtih death. Knowing Richard, he’s
probably saying "Feet don't fa il me
now.' cuz this nigguh am 't crazy and
am 't about to give up! ”
Hang in there brother Richard,
we need you!
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JIMMY
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The story goes that when many ot the popular English rock musicians
began imitating the style ot Black musicians, Jimmy was one ot the most in
fluential vocalists copied. A long association between Jimmy and Eric Bur-
’ o ". as well as the group War, helps support the notion. Many white and
Black vocalists have listened to Spoon’s music and borrowed his style.
I don t mind, not at a ll,” he says. " I t ’s really been a compliment to me
over the years. I ve been in this business over 30 years and I ’ m still young
I ve got a long time to go before these pipes begin to rust. It's nice to see
young musicians tell me that they listened to my stutl a long time before they
came up with their own style.
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” 1 just want people to know that I ’m not ready for that kind o f Hall o f
Fame attention. where they put you on a shelf somewhere and you just collect
ust. m still around and the only place I ’ m going is straight ahead.”
Spoon has, it anything, become more active in recent years
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MUSIC MILLENNIUM 3IM . .
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MISS BLACK AMERICA PAGEANT
LEAVES AMERICA
f or the lirst time in Miss Black America history, the Miss Black America
Pageant is set tor Jamaica, West Indies, June 9th through 15th. The pageant
in its 13t.i year, is being held in Montego Bay, Jamaica, W l.
Such stars as Jayne Kennedy o f "ZVFL today, " Margarite o f "Sanford. ”
Eeon Kennedj,, star ot the movie "Penitentiary, " and professional model
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U pdate: Tyrone Hines, the N.E.
resident recently broke the W orld
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Kingdome. According to the Inter
national Frisbee Association, Hines
is the first human in the world to
throw a frisbee 96 meters. Hines w ill
appear on Dialogue, " a minority
based talk show on KPTV-12 this
Saturday, June 14th at 7:30 a.m.
and June 15th at 10:00 p.m. The
show is hosted by Ullysses Tucker.
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