Page fl Portland Observer, January 12,1983
Cowboys Are Girls
When the W orld ’ s Toughest Rodeo appears at M em orial Coliseum, Jan
uary 21 thru January 23, most o f the rodeo spectators will be expecting only
to witness the competitive competition o f pro rodeo athletes in seven world
championship events.
The rodeo producer, Steve Gander, has arranged a special treat for the
Portland fans. The featured attraction is a talented group known as the Ria
ta Ranch Cowboys.
There is no group like the Riata Ranch Cowboys anywhere in the world.
In the past six years they have performed in eleven countries, twentv-eiaht
American states. and four television specials. Their amazing show includes
acrobatic horse riding, trick roping, and musical performances. One thing
that makes them really unique is that these cowboys are actually beautiful
young ladies.
The girls, who range from 18 to 23, appeared with (he W orld's Toughest
Rodeo in Toronto, Washington D .C ., Atlanta, and New Y o rk ’s Madison
Square Garden in 1981.__________________________________
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T H I BEEPER PEOPLE.
Spotlight On Dancers
7 1 3 S .W . 1 2 th S tre e t
C a ll 2 2 4 -B E E P fo r a fr e e d e m o n s tra tio n
The Benny Bell Dancers are back! Not since I9 8 I has Portland seen as
energetic and innovative a dance company as this one. W ith 20 dancers
now, the company returns in full force in a concert this month, performing
five dynamic works, including three premieres, from ethnic jazz to modern
jazz to ballet
MRS. C’s
WIGS
The World's Toughest Rodeo, w ith all Its snortin', buckin'. Wild
West action and color, combines show-biz extravaganza and big
money athletic competition at Memorial Coliseum. January 21-23.
“ We always spend a great deal o f time scouting the country for fresh and
different specialty entertainers so we can bring our audiences something
bright and new every year," said M r. Gander. “ The Riata Ranch Cowboys
were such a success in New York and other cities we’ve asked them back for
their second to u r.” This marks the first time M r. Gander has renewed an
act for the second year.
The two-and-a-half hours is more than pageantry and production. In ad
dition to the special attractions, rodeo fans w ill witness a m ajo r sporting
event that is chock full o f the P R C A ’s best rodeo athletes and most recog
nized cowboys in the sport today.
The animals spectators will sec making misery for the cowboys will repre
sent three o f the sport’ s top rated herds from C alifornia, Washington, and
Oregon. The animals themselves are athletes and many o f them, like ,982
Bareback Horse o f the Year, Smith & Velvet, are better known w ithin the
sport than some o f the cowboys.
Betty Cabin». Proprietor
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The Singing Lady. Tramaina Hawkina, will ba at Portland Stats
Unlvaralty'a Black Cultural A ffalra Board Saturday January 28th,
1883. Hoatad by Kan Barry, aha will ba in the Smith Cantor, 3rd floor.
Thia wNI ba tha Black Cultural 2nd Annual Goapal Festival.
Gospel Singing Lady
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Tramaine Hawkins, wife o f one of Am erica’s foremost gospel singers and
composers, W alter H aw kins, really doesn’ t remember a tim e when she
wasn’t singing.
She started singing when she was four years old in her G ran d fath er's
church in Berkeley, C alifo rn ia. By the time she was seven, she joined her
first singing group, “ The Heavenly Tones" and sang with the group until
she was IS in 1966.
She also recorded her first album with the group, “ I Love The L o rd ," on
the Savoy label.
The group traveled extensively and as they improved they received an o f
fer from Sly Stone to turn to popular music. " , knew this wasn't for me,”
she said, as the resl o f the grop went on to become Sly Stone's “ Little Sis
ters. "
She met and joined W alter H aw kins* first group "P raisers o f G o d "
when whe was 16 in 1967 and at the same time organized a group called the
“ Progressive Three” with W alter’s sister, Lynette, and Gail Smith, appear
ing before numerous churches.
Tram aine then joined Ihe Northern C alifornia State C h o ir, the forerun
ner o f the Edw in H a w k in s Singers. The big 68-m em ber ch o ir was also
known as the “ Oh Happy Day C h o ir" and was featured on Edwin Hawkins
now famous record. She was also featured in the trio on the album for " I
Heard The Voice.”
She then joined Andrae Crouch and Ihe Disciples when she was 18 and
for the next ten months sang with the group and recorded the Crouch album
“ Keep On Singing" on Light Records.
She rejoined the Edwin Hawkins Singers for a tour o f Europe in 1971 and
appeared on their return w ith the group at Caesars Palace, Las Vegas,
where she became engaged lo W a lte r H a w k in s . They were m arried in
March, 197,.
She continued her w ork w ith the Edwin Haw kins Singers until W alter
Hawkins organized his Love Center Church in Oakland in 1973 and began
performances with the "L o v e Center C h o ir." W ith the " C h o ir" she record
ed three albums, including "L ove A live,” “ Jesus Christ Is the W a y ," and
"Love Alive I I , " on Light Records.
Tram aine’s first sol oalbum for Light Records, "T ra m a in e .” which was
released in 1980, was nominated for a Grammy and sold over 100,000 cop
ies in its first 70 days on the market. Tram aine and her husband, W alter,
both won Grammys in 1981 for their participation in “ The Lord's P rayer,"
an album featuring some o f the nation's top gospel artists. She is currently
featured on "T he Hawkins F am ily."
After hundreds o f performances and concerts as a member o f the choir or
featured vocalist for W alter or Edwin Hawkins as well as Andrae Crouch,
Tramiane is now making concert appearances on her own, while continuing
her appearances with W alter Hawkins and the Family.
" I ’ve always been singing," she says. " I t ’s a ministry. The Lord has be
come the spotlight o f my life. The main reason I sing the gospel is not just to
teep it in the four walls o f the church, but to take it to the people."
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