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(T op le ft to rig h t): Ernesto Phillips. G eorge Phil-
llps. O rlan do Phillips. (B o tto m le ft to right): G reg-
o ry Phillips Renee Diggs. K ayode A d e y e m o .
Doing It All Night
Since bursting upon the scene like
a supernova fo u r years ago, S tar-
point has built a growing legion o f
fans who keep wanting more from
this talented six-piece act. Starpoint
should keep those fans and many
others singing and dancing, as the
L P ’s title says, A ll Night l ong.
the bright new light that Starpoint
brings to today's music scene.
Four o f Starpoint *s six members
are b ro th e rs — E rn es to , O rla n d o ,
Greg and George Phillips— who dis­
covered th eir m u tu al passion fo r
music at an early age growing up in
Baltimore. As teenagers, they joined
Starpoint offers the perfect party
on a platter with A ll N ig ht Long— a
captivating mix o f snappy funk and
dance tunes and heartwarming bal­
ladry. Be it body-shaking songs like
“ Get Your Body U p ,” " I Like I t , "
and "Show M e ," or the sweetly ro­
m an tic ballads lik e " A l l N ig h t
force» w ith p s rtu s s io u is l K ayode
Adeyem o, a kindred musical spirit
who brings to the band his wealth of
influences from living in such fa r-
flung locales as Barbados, Nigeria,
and M ichigan. W ith the joining o f
vocalist Renee Diggs, the lin e-u p
was complete.
L o n g ," (which features a vocal tour
de force by Renee Diggs) and " I t ’ s
Y o u ,” A ll Night Long, is filled with
ferocious and h ea rtfe lt m usician-
ship, and should fu rth e r intensify
The six o f them formed a series o f
popular bands playing the Washing­
ton-Baltim ore district. First known
as L y c in d ia n a when they started
performing in 1972, the group built
a follo w in g up and down the East
Coast, as well as doing assorted ses­
sion work for M otow n and A ll Plat
inum Records. In 1978, the group
became S ta rp o in t, and w ith th eir
sharpened ensemble skills in hand,
signed w ith C asablan ca Records.
Starpoint hit big out o f the box with
th eir firs t single. " I Just W an na
Dance W ith Y o u ,” from their self-
title d firs t a lb u m , gen erating yet
another hit w ith the title track o f
their second L P . "Keep On I t , " and
following that enthusiasm with their
winning third album. Wanting You,
W hat's the secret that keeps Star-
point's many fans listening to their
music A ll N ig ht Long? " W e simply
strive for the best,” claims brother
Ernesto. O n A l l N ig h t L o n g , that
translates in to a night o f m usical
magic that yo u 'll wish would never
end.
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KOOL KEEPS HOT
K o o l and the G an g have been
keeping busy lately w ith a number
o f a c tiv itie s , p ic tu red clockwise
fro m the top le ft: K o o l and the
G an g's lead singer James ( " J T ) ”
T a y lo r and Kool onstage at Radio
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City Music H all during one o f Kool
and the Gang's four sold-out shows;
K ool and fo rm e r Suprem e M a ry
Wilson in her dressing room at New
Y o rk ’s Red Parrot disco, where she
performed at a benefit for the Alvin
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(Photo: C haz Robinson)
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FEBRUARY 20th
2:00 PM
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Adults 7.50 & 6.00
Students (thru H S | 6 .00 & 5.00
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