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rrV"WV*> V WWV^VV^r r ,WW<r% « »V ^-v'1 Ir* June 17, 1992...The Portland Observer...Page 5 Portland Observer 4^] ENTERTAINMENT Chris Walker Oregon Public Broadcasting Garners Four Emmy Nominations For Local Productions. •Chris Walker’s Pendulum Debut Album, First Time, has maintained strong action for nearly six months on Billboard’s R&B Album Chart. •On the pop side, Chris’ current single, “Take Time” is at #29 on The Hot 100...A Top40Hit! Which •he recently performed on the Arsenio Hall Show. •"Take Time” follows the success of Chris Walker’sTop5 R&B hitsingle “Giving You All My Love” •His new single, “No Place Like Love” has just released •Chris Walker and his Band will be heading to your city. Chris Walker will be in Portland on Sunday June 28. The Seattle Chapter of the Na tional academy of Television Ans and Sciences announced today that Oregon Public Broadcasting has been nomi nated for four 1992 Northwest regional Emmy Awards. Oregon Field Guide has been nomi nated for two of the four Emmys. The Field Guide special, produced by Eric Cain, dealing with the controversy sur rounding private grazing on public land has been selected in the “Outstanding Public Affairs Series-Location” cat egory. Another Field Guide program that focuses on efforts to re-introduce trumpeter swans to Oregon: a wild horse photo camp and a hot tub in the Alvord Desert has been nominated in the “O ut standing Information Programming Se ries-M agazine” category. Executive Producer foF Oregon Field Guide is Steve Amen. All About You, a documentary Salute To Black Music Month D’Atra Hicks Freddie Jackson Bemshi Speaking of D ’Atra, this recording and theatrical star has an upcoming album on Capitol that will make you say “This diva can truly sang! With producers like Richard Marx, Barry Eastman (who produced Anita Baker), Nick Martinelli (Whitney Houston), and Narada Michael Walden working their This svelte balladeer is returning with a powerful Fifth LP on Capitol, called Time For Love. The July release includes the much requested cover of “Me And Mrs. Jones” and several won derful duets, including one with D’ Atra Hicks which was produced by Richard Marx. Stay tuned for the disclosure of other surprise guests. A female solo artist on Capitol. Her debut LP Womanchild will be re leased 7/28. The first single from the LP is “Where’s My Daddy?” This beauti ful and intelligent artist is a child of the bebop era who was nam ed after Thelonius M onk’s song “ Bemsha Swing.” Bemshi penned her first song four years ago and wrote all but two songs on her LP. Full Force Capitol recording group Full Force, the talents responsible for such introducing such artists as Lisa Lisa and Cult Jan, Cheryl Pepsi-Riley and Ex-Girlfriends, and won millions of American hearts in House Party I and House Party 11, are back with a ven geance. The six-m em ber group, which writes, produces and sings their own material, us returning to the m usic scene with their debut LP on Capitol Records slated for summer release. Group mem bers “Bow-Legged Lou,” Paul Anthony, “Curt-Curt,” “Shy-Shy,” “Baby Gerry” and Brian are currently recording at Soundlab Studios in Brooklyn. The group was formerly signed to Columbia Records where they main tained many chart successes and wrote and produced for such artists as Samantha Fox, James Brown and La La. talking. =x= r ) Gary Brown Mr. Rhythm and Romance, Gary Brown is very busy these days. He has been in the studio with The Sisters (BeBe & CeCe’s younger sister) where he’s produced three tracks for their debut album. Gary is also producing some tracks for the upcoming Capitol Records album by D ’Atra Hicks (the diva with the powerful voice). Both projects are tentatively scheduled to be released in the Fall. Young Young M.C. recently returned from Australia for two days of intensive Pain ing before racing in the Gold Coast Indy 500. Following his Down Under racing debut (he did great!... until he cracked his car in half by hitting a wall... as did semi-prodriver Vince Neil, mind you!), he raced into the studio to work on his album follow-up last year’s Brainstorm. And watch for Young in the upcoming “A Day In T..e Life Of Hollywood” book, a prestigious project in which ( Pulitzer-prize-winning photographers shot behind-the-scenes activities. The cameras caught Young working out in Hollywood’s Gold Gym with his pal Jeff Goldblum (“The Fly”). The two also make cameos in the new Robert Altman film “The Player.” Iasi PORTLAND OBSERVER ’The Eyes and Ears ol the CommunitY' . Office: (503) 288-0033 Fax#:. (503) 288-0015 BEBE & CECE Winans BeBe & CeCe Winans’ success keeps rolling on... The crossover gospel artists are basking in the success of their latest project, Different Life-styles fea turing the current single “Depend On Y ou.” T hey've collected another Grammy (Best Gospel Duo) to add to their already impressive number of tro phies. They were the first gospel artists to be presenters on the 1992 American Music Award program. On the popular kids shows Nickelodeon and Sesame Street, the duo added a little gospel flavor, as they did for “The Today show,” “The Arsenio Hall Show,” “The Soul Train Awards,” “The NAACP Image Awards” and “Dove Awards” to name a few. So what do they conquer next? A Winans family concert tour that started March 28, production projects with Bobby Brown (for a duet with BeBe & CeCe’s sister Debbie Winans), the Clark Sisters, Dionne Warwick, and The Sis ter who, naturally enough, are BeBe & CeCe’s younger siblings! Hammer produced by the late Jon Tutde, deals with America’s right to privacy and illustrates that our private lives arc more public than any of us realize. All About You has been nominated in the “Out standing Documentary-Current Issues” category. And the fourth Emmy nomination went to OPB’s production of Your Land, My Land, produced by Reagan Ramsey. Your Land, My Land chronicles the Klamath Tribe of southern Oregon and the U.S. Government’s failed attempt to terminate its supervision of Ameri can Indians. This local documentary was nominated in the “Outstanding Documentary- Historical/Biographi- cal” category. The Northwest Regional Emmy ceremony will be held in Seattle, Wash ington, on June 5th. The Northwest Region includes Oregon, Washington, Idaho and Alaska. 3E : H appy B irthday Marie Holiday June 17 th We Love You Leno’s First Musical Guest: * « A Motown's Shanice was the first-ever musical guest on the “Tonight Show with Jay Leno." Leno said, “The success of my next guest’s new album, ‘Inner Child,' has made her an international sensation. The first single, ‘I Love your Smile, ’ hit the Top 10 in a dozen countries and went all the way to #1 in the U.S." Shanice performed two songs from “Inner Child": "I Love Your smile" and Minnie Riperton’s “Loving you." Pictured (1-r): Shanice and Jay Leno. (Shanice/Motown our interest. Thank you.) Lordy, Lordy Marvin 40! ’ 1 LoveBettylvoryJohntae,Paris Otho, Tena, Jerome, Vickie,Michael, John H appy 13 th B irthday Johntae Ivory Marvin L. Johnson Love from your family and friends!! Renee Diggs Formerly the lead singer and only female member of the group Starpoint, Renee Diggs now embarks on a solo career with Capitol Records. She is currently working on her debut LP with producers such as The Calloway Broth ers and Ernesto Phillips. M U S IC M IL L E N N IU M We Love you the Ivory and Holiday Family PORTLAND OBSERVER 'The Eyes and Ears ol the CommunitY' Office: (503)288-0033 Fax#: (503)288-0015 Hammer’s “Too Legit WorldTour” is selling out in every market! His spec tacular light and stage show is some thing to see. Hammer’s U.S. lour ends the middle o f September as z UNJONZAVENUE¿ / Xg^AS^CQMPANY; inc. p r e s e n ts Tall Jazz & Myrtle Brown’s Destiny Highlight Amity’s 16th Solstice Festival The 16th annual Summer Solstice Wine Festival will be held at Amity Vineyards Saturday, June 20 and Sun day, June 21 from 12 noon to 5:00pm. This yearly event is Oregon’s oldest winery sponsored wine festival. The tradition is as old as Amity Vineyards, itself. We will celebrate the longest day of the year with jazz by Tall Jazz on Saturday and blues with Myrtle Brown ’ s Destiny on Sunday. At this year’s Sum mer Solstice Festival Qie featured wines will be the new white wines; 1991 Gewurztraminer, 1991 Oregon Dry Riesling and the 1990 Late Harvest Riesling. Admission is $7.00, which includes the bus ride from the Amity Grade School (follow the signs) to the Winery, (there is no private parking at the win ery for this event only), a souvenir wine glass filled with the special festival wine, winery and vineyard tours and the music. Extra wine and food is available for purchase. Children and picnics are Welcome. For further information on the Sol stice Festival, call Amity Vineyards 503-835-2362. 32ND & E BURNSIDE 231-8926 23RD & NW JOHNSON 248-0163 KMHD FM89.1 ...All Jazz, All the Time. “Love Conquers All” picnic and fund raiser The Full Spectrum of Jazz... In Memory of Donald McMillian & Herbert Brown June 27 -12:00 pm to 7:00 pm - Peninsula Park, 6400 N. Albina ...7 Days a Week, 365 Days a Year. • FAMILY AFFAIR • LIVE MUSIC LORRAINE HLAVINKA All Types of Auto Plate and Window Glass Mainstream, BeBop, blues, Fusion, New Age. • FUN Storm Doors and Windows • FINE FOOD 4709 NE Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd Portland, Oregon 97211 Woman-Owned * » < •» . • ENTERTAINMENT Phone 249-5886 i “Receiving Help Through Helping Other» ” 5011 N.E. 13th Street • Portland, OR 97211 • (503)282-1922 ...If It’s Jazz, It’s On K M H D !
