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Page 8 Portland Observer, March 25, 1982 . 0 »• Fund reiser For n Robert Boyer Dem ocrat for State Representative Dletrlct 16 The Royal Esquire Club 1700 N.E. Alberta Sunday 7 pm to 11 pm Sponsored by members of: Laborers Union, Local 296 Amalgamated Transit, Local 757 Communications Workers, Local 9201 Inland Boatment's Union of the Pacific The Classic Styles of Clifford L IN D A CLIFFO R D Linda C lifford combines the classic styles of beauty, style and personality outstanding talent and versatility, and the result has brought her recogni tion as one o f today’ s top vocalists. Acclaimed for her unique voice, Linda has achieved still another musical accomplishment with her new album. I ’l l Keep On Loving You (January 1982). Featuring four tunes produced by Leo Graham and five by Michael 9ore, the LP is another power-packed collection o; high-energy music de livered by a sensational singer. However, the album works on a more subtle level than Linda's previous efforts, relying on the dynamics o f her supple voice rather than its sheer intensity. "T h is album definitely has more variety,” says Linda. " I t gives me a chance to do some different things. I like to give people what they want, but this album does allow me to do other things than what everybody has come to expect.” One thing her public has come to expect, which Linda maintains on I ’ll Keep On Loving You, is consistent quality. She has been a fixture atop the dance music charts since she burst on the recording scene and her last LP, I'm Yours, contained two No. 1 dance records—"Shoot Your Best Shot” and "Red Light,” which was co-written and co-produced by Gore for the soundtrack o f the popular film “ Fame.” I ' i i Keep On Loving You has the strong rhythm ic foundation to once again dominate the dance charts, but is spiced with enough different ingre dients to appeal to all listeners. " N o matter what happens with all the changes in music,” says Linda, “ people arc always going to dance. So I sing dance numbers. But I also love to sing other things, including R&B, pop. jaz2, and you can hear all those influences on the new album.” Linda is so versatile, in fact, that she can sing in Five different languages. While she continues to grow as an impressive performer, a great deal o f Boyar »or Houaa District ,8. Gloria Johnson. Treasurer 10 N.E Graham, Portland. OS >7212 Tickets may be purchased at door or call 241-5376 TIME FOR THE BIG SNOW!!! Kids o» all ages ... get ready for family fun at family pnceal FRI-SAT-SUN MAR. 28-27-28 The HUBERT CASTLE ft TARZAN ZERBINI 90 ACTS »•«luring tha gra«ta«t g a lo y of m tarnatonal circu» > appear ,n Portland m year»1 Return ol tha roSar »haling ataphant with her pachyderm par» wad animal» pretty girt» tra p a ia »tar» clown», you name itl Pianist Em anuel Ax BOXOFFICE OPEN NOW COLISEUM M »r Downtown 0 i joa * * » « • SWvan. » Jon Lloyd Cantw Ax Joins Norman Leyden Pianist Emanuel Ax will join Associate Conductor Norman Leyden and the Oregon Symphony Orchestra in classical concerts Sunday, A pril 4 at 7:30 pm and Monday and Tuesday, A pril 5 and 6 at 8:30 pm in the Portland Civic Auditorium. Ax will solo in Liszt's Piano Concerto No. 2 in A. Leyden, best known as the Oregon Symphony Orchestra’s pops conductor, w ill also lead the or chestra in Bridge s The Sea, Mendelssohn's The Fair Melusine Overture and Schumann's Symphony No. 4 in D minor. Ax, a renowned pianist at 29, has captured more than his share o f prizes in his career. In addition to winning the First Rubenstein International Pi ano Competition in 1974, he has won the coveted Michael’s Award, and prizes in Warsaw 's Chopin, Belgium’s Queen Elizabeth and Lisbon’s Vian- na de Motta competitions. His most recent triumph was his designation as the 1979 winner o f the Avery Fisher Prize. But in many respects Emanuel Ax is not a typical prizewinner. His pian- ism has been likened to poetry. “ Mr. Ax is a pianist with technique to burn the kind o f player who never loses his tone or his range o f aural colors in even the most rapid and rhetorical o f passages,” reported the New York Times following a recital at New York’s Alice Tully Hall. The New York Post concurred: “ Emanuel Ax is a pianist blessed with such unfailing ele gance and good taste that one often takes for granted his sterling tech nique.” Reg »eo N o w I ■ $25 Ha" Cul Re9 »20 Now $10 I __ w ith th this ii ad butch caare 1 4 0 6 N T ^ B r o a d w a y ^ o r t le n d ^ r e g o n 9 7 2 1 2 ^ ^ Butch C oon at « recent Studio One party w ith Ma»be M w x » Sytvaatar in Loa Angelas. PRO STYLE SHOP 917 S.W. Alder 224*8401 J ! (across from the Galleria) AAlttS e s s s s e s s M.S0 ChHWee......... »8.60 •2 00 61118 LM6 j. MM» *0» Ms* -ed Seen tW W M M f X F U mt w u trt n MOON r r w t ih M tun U À R M IM R M MIMhU One of Los Angeles’ Finest Productions wants you to SHAKE YOUR BODY DOWN at the SPRING DANCE Saturday, March 27, 1982 Portland Masonic Temple Grand Ballroom 1119 S.W. Park Avenue Will be Jamming from 9; Jo p.m. until ? with Portland’s Own MR. JAZZ-M-UP STEVE DOERN Linda C liffo rd Call Now 284 1897 ttu tn i MAR. 28-27-28 - MIMQRIAL COLISION Getting Ready For The Holidays Special — Still The Best Curl In T o w n A t The Best Price!!! Oanwa Admwwon IU PERFORMANCES Linda’s diversity is the result o f early musical exposure. She was raised in Brooklyn. N.Y., and was encouraged to enter the show business world by a mother who was "a terrific singer.” As a very successful child actress, Linda appeared on many popular tele vision programs. She was also enrolled in dancing school (" T o give me some grace because I was so clumsy," she blushes) and studied for several years. By the time she turned 17 she won the Miss New York State competi tion. That summer Linda left New York for Chicago to try her hand at a pro fessional singing career with a 10-piece band. “ The times were very rough.” she recalls. “ We had 14 people in a three bedroom apartment and the situa tion was so bad that everyone was writing their names on their own eggs.” Eventually the group threw in the towel and returned to New York, but Linda decided to remain and sing in local clubs with a three-piece backup. S.ie was spotted by a talent scout for Gemigo Records and was signed to a recording contract in 1977. Her debut LP, Linda, included a national chart single, "L o n g , Long Winter, which led to a pact with Curtom Records. Linda’s second album, / / M y Friends Could See Me Now, brought her to the top and established her as a m ajor artist. Two singles from the album —the title track and “ Runaway Love” —earned her recognition as the top female R&B vocalist in a number o f 1978 year-end awards. From there Linda had a succession o f successful platters, including the two-record Let Me Be Your Woman set, the appropriately-titled The Right Combination with Curtis Mayfield, and then Here's M y Love, before she joined Capitol in December 1980. Her new '7 7 / Keep On Loving You album demands the talents o f a sensa tional singer and Linda rises to the occasion splendidly, making each num ber all the more exciting. Five o f the tunes were recorded by Gore in New York City backed by a rock band comprised o f ace session musicians and topped with vocal arrangements by Luther Vandross, while the other four tracks were completed in Chicago by Leo Graham with the thick accompan iment o f strings and lush background vocals. Linda, who recently taped the theme song for a television pilot called "The Chicago Story,” is currently biding her time mothering her 16-month- old daughter, Gina. 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