December 3 0 ,1992...The Portland Observer...Page 3
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The curtain rose on the 13th annual “Lou
Rawls Parade of Stars” telethon,critical commit­
ments were made to assure that the annual fund­
raising special for the United Negro College
Fund (UNCF) was beamed to the nation on
Saturday December 26.
Corporate sponsors of the holiday program,
which ranged from large, diversified conglomer­
ates to small, single industry firms, provided
valuable resources that guaranteed viewers seven
exciting hours of entertainment.
The fund-raising success of the “Parade of
Stars” depended or. the American People, whose
contributions over the past decade makes the
show the second-most successful telethon in
history.
The same ingredients that have made the
Lou Rawls Parade of Stars a “best bet” for
viewing — star-studded entertainers mixed with
rising newcomers -- was in this year’s show
which emanated from the exciting Aquarius
Theatre in Hollywood and the world famous
Apollo Theatre in Harlem.
Superstars Michael Jackson, Whitney Hous­
ton, Frank Sinatra, Dionne Warwick, Bill Cosby,
Aretha Franklin, Quincy Jones, Chaka Khan and
a host of others joined telethon host Lou Rawls
and his co-hosts Marilyn McCoo, Ed McMahon
and Nancy Wilson to encourage viewers to sup­
port UNCF’s 41 private, historically Black col­
leges and universities.
The “Lou Rawls Parade of Stars” telethon is
made possible with the support of its national and
founding sponsor, Anheuser-Busch Companies.
The St. Louis-based corporation underwrites the
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C orporate S ponsorship A nd V olunteer
G iving W ere K eys T o F undraising
stantially from African-American contributors.
This finding is consistent with the results of a
recent report compiled by the Independent Sector,
which shows that the African-American commu­
nity makes significant contributions to charitable
causes.
African-Americans in 1991 also increased
their volunteer activities for charitable causes, up
to 43 percent from 38 percent in 1989.
Celebrities who stepped forward on the stage
of this year’s Lou Rawls Parade of Stars telethon
to ask all Americans to give to the United Negro
College Fund was Robert Guillaume, En Vogue,
Reba McEntire, The Boy’s Choir of Harlem,
Shirley Caesar, Five Guys Named Moe, TheCover
Girls, Tevin Campbell, Colton & Colton, David
Hasselhoff, Ben E. King, Me Phi Me, Melba
Moore, The Oak Ridge Boys, Joe Public, Sounds
of Blackness, A1 B. Sure, Victor Diamond and
many, many others.
Pitching in to host the national radio simul­
cast of the show on the American Urban Radio
Networks were three of the hottest disc jockeys on
the radio. Walt “Baby” Love, Tom Joyner and
Angela Stribling, for the first time, joined the
“parade” to encourage radio listeners to give the
gift of education.
More than 53,000 students at UNCF schools
benefit from contributions generated by the Lou
Rawls Parade of Stars telethon.
Nearly 90 percent of these students require
financial assistance to complete their college edu­
cation, since a majority come from low-income
families. Contributions generated by the telethon
help UNCF colleges keep tuition low.
O f S tars ’' T elethon
production of the program annually, and, through its
Budweiser brand, provides national promotional, adver­
tising and marketing support for the program.
The Kellogg Company is national co-sponsor for the
eighth consecutive year. Kellogg provides substantial
support for local segments of the telethon in markets
across the country.
American Airlinesand AT&T are associate sponsors.
American, in conjunction with the telethon, sponsored the
“Fly Away Challenge.”
Extra-Strength Tylenol and Nike were contributing
sponsors this year, and Church s Chicken, for the first time,
was a contributing co-sponsor. Other participating sponsors
were Durkec RcdHot, General Motors and Eckerd/AHB AI.
These companies, along with 40,000 volunteers across
the country, supported the “Lou Rawls Parade ol Stars
telethon because they believe in the UNCF motto, A mind
is a terrible thing to waste.”
Voluntary giving is the other cornerstone of the telethon’s
success, and research indicates the program benefits sub-
Al B. Sure and Nancy Wilson, bottom left; Joe Public, middle left; The Cover Girls, middle
right; and Dionne Warwick bottom right were some of the stars performing for the telethon
benefiting the UNCF’s 41 private historically Black colleges and universities
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Henry W einhard’s I KPTV
Party Cruise
January Party Cruises
Friday, January 8,1993
K1SN presents the Rhythm Crew aboard the Sternwheeler for good time
rockin oldies cruise. Re-live your favorites from the 50’s,6 0 ’s, and 70’s with
some “feelgood” music. Cruise time is from 7pm-10pm. Dinner available.
Sunday, January 10,1993
KISN welcomes for the first time aboard the Stcmwheeler, 5 guys Named
Moe. A favorite motown/oldies band around Portland. Cruise time is Irom
7pm-9pm.
Friday, January 15,1993
KU PL welcomes No Way Home to kick off a good old fashion country cru ise
aboard the Stcmwheeler. Cruise time is from 7pm-9pm. Dinner available.
Sunday, January 17,1993
KUPL welcomes on Sunday night the McKenzie River Band, who always
plays to standing room audiences aboard the Stemwheclcr. Cruise time is
from 7pm-9pm.
Children’s Free
Monday During
January For
National
Geographic
Exhibit
Children up to age 12 will be ad­
mitted free to the World Forestry
Center’s current exhibit, “The National
Geographic society: 100 years of ad­
venture and Discovery” on every Mon­
day during the month of January.
The exhibit, which continues
through January 1993, is a stunning
photopanel display recounting the
Society’s first century of exploring “the
world and all that is within it.”
Some 160 wall-size photos depict
the devastating forces of nature, the
search For human origins, and explora­
tions beneath the seas and into space.
Free Children’s Monday in Janu­
ary is sponsored by Camera World and
KO1N-TV Channel 6.
The World Forestry Center is lo­
cated five minutes from downtown
Portland, west on Highway 26. Hours
arc 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. seven days
weekly, for more information call the
World Forestry Center at (503) 228-
1367.
Friday, January 22, 1993
KGON welcomes Paulette and Power aboard the Stcmwheeler. Paulette
Davis has accompanied such blues artist as Curtis Salgado and Lloyd
Jones. Cruise time is from 7pm-10pm. Dinner Available
Friday, January 24,1993
KGON welcomes the ever popular Curtis Salgado, Terry Robb and Jeff
Minniewcather for a groovin’ blues cruise. Cruise time is from 7pm-9pm.
Friday, January 29,1993
KGON welcomes three of Portland’s funniest comedians aboard the
Stemwhceler for a live comedy cruise. Loretta Carey, Jane Fox and Ed
Newcomer will be the featured comedians. Crusic time is from 7pm-9pm.
Dinner available.
MUSIC
M ILLENNIUM
Sunday, January 31,1993
Z 100 welcomes the infamous Men of Paradise aboard the Stcmwheeler tor
four (4) fun filled supcrbowl widows cruises throughout the day. Women 21
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and over only.
Tickets: Ticket prices range from $13.00 to $32.00 and arc available in
advance. Call the Stcmwheeler for more information 223-3928 or to order
by phone. Tickets are subject to service charge.
Contact Marianna Bitar (503) 221-0244 • Jennifer Pore (503) 223-3928
23RD & NW JOHNSON
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COMING JANUARY 13
Call 288-0033 or Fax 288-0015 to Advertise
Deadline is January 8,1993
Abbey Lincoln, You Gotta Pay The B and”
Profiles Rem arkable Jazz Vocalist
Abbey Lincoln’ssingingstyle dem­
onstrates that in jazz it doesn’t matter
what you do, but how you do it. The
strong, sincere expressiveness of her
voice, each syllable clearly articulated,
transforms the simplest composition
into a work of art.
S h o w casin g the rich n ess o f
Lincoln’s music. Abbey Lincoln, You
Gotta Pay The Band airs Friday, Febru­
ary 26, 1993, at 10:00 p.m. ET (check
local listings). The one-hour special
weaves shots from a recent special per­
formance and recording sessions with
interviews with Lincoln, her relatives,
friends, and colleagues.
Among those appearing in the pro­
gram arc Lincoln’s ex-husband, drum­
mer Max Roach; bassistCharlie Hadcn;
saxophonist Stan Getz, (his last studio
recording was on Lincoln’s 1991 re­
lease “You Gotta Pay the Band”); sing­
ers Ruth Brown, Linda Hopkins, and
Tony Bennett; filmmaker Spike lee;
and jazz critics Dan Morgcnslcm and
Stanley Crouch. Through these inter­
views, and archival photos and film
clips, the program is a portrait of a
complex personality whose indepen­
dent spirit is reflected in her music.
Abbey Lincoln, You Gotta Pay
The Band is part of public television’s
celebration of African-American con­
tributions to the arts.
Abbey Lincoln was born Anna
Marie Wooldridge in 1930, the 10th ol
12 children, and began experimenting
with the family’s piano at age five. She
performed before church audiences
throughout her childhood in Calvin
Center, Michigan; as a teenager, she
sang and acted at social functions and
toured Michigan as a dance band vocal­
ist.
Lincoln moved to California in
1951 and soon afterward appeared un­
der the name “Anna Marie” for two
years in Honolulu before returning to
Los Angeles. Upon her return;, she
scored successes at major Hollywood
clubs, changing her name to Abbey
Lincoln and cutting her first album with
Benny Carter’s Orchestra in 1956. But
success didn’t lead to happiness. Lin­
coln “was learn ing to be unhappy. I was
learning to drink.”
Max Roach helped her regain con­
trol of her life and they were married
from 1962-1970. Through Roach, Lin­
coln also met leading artists and musi-
cians-such as Thelonius Monk and
Charles Mingus-who prompted her to
try different vocal techniques and a
richer poetic style. “Thelonius encour­
aged me to think of myself as wonder­
ful,” says Lincoln. "He was the one who
told me I was a composer.”
Roach also benefitted artistically
from their relationship, “Because 1 be­
gan, through [Abbcyl, to discover the
voice and began to write a lot of thing
for voice. She gave me the opportunity
to experiment.” Lincoln’s interpreta­
tion of roach’s 1960 “Freedom Now
Suite” - an emphatic, passionate musi­
cal testimony against racism-is recog­
nized as its ultimate rendition.
But Lincoln says, “I never was
political. I have always been social in
that I’ve always been concerned about
my image as a woman. I found beauty
in what was given to me. That was
radical in the sixties...I saw myself as
beautiful but I didn’t see myself as an
imitation of anybody. I was an origi­
nal.”
Lincoln is also an accomplished
actress. S he gained a reputation as a sex
siren after her appearance in the 1957
film The Girl Can ’ t Help It, resplendent
in a tight, red “Marilyn Monroe” dress.
In 1965 she starred in Nothing But a
Man and three years later she made For
Love of Ivy with Sidney Poitier and
Beau Bridges. She last appeared in
Spike Lee’s 1990 mo’bctter blues.
But Lincoln’s passion has always
been music. Now entering her fifth
decade as a professional singer, she
continues to compose and tour. “Your
gotta Pay the Band” was released in
1991 to high critical acclaim, “you
have to pay your dues [in life],” reflects
Lincoln, “...I pay my dues for being
whatever it is I am ...I’ve done a lot of
things and a lot more thing than I thought
I’d ever do. And I’m pleased and I’m
satisfied, too.”
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