P <4 e r** 4 o ♦ M-*- W O’ 4» M as r » w P age B3 T he P ortland O bserver • M ay 26, 1993 J G Í ) ) 7 AT BMI POP Awards Dinner: “When A Man Loves A Woman” Named Song Of The Year BMI tonight nam ed M ariah Carey and M ichael Bolton as Songw riters o f the Y ear, Calvi n Lewis and A ndrew J W rig h t’s “W hen A M an Loves A W om an” Song o f the Year, N irv an a’s “ Sm ells Like Teen Spirit” m ost per­ form ed College Song o f the Y ear and W arner M usic G roup Publisher o f the Y ear as the perform ing rights o rg an i­ zation honored the past 4 y ea r’s top songw riters and music publishers at ta 600 person gala aw ards dinner in Beverly Hills. BMI P resident and CEO Frances W. Preston hosted the black tie cer­ em o n ies at th e 41st A n n u al Pop A w ards D iner in w hich citations of achievem ent w ent to the w riters an publisher so o f the 67 m ost perform ed songs on radio and television from the fourth quarter o f 1991 through the th ird quarter o f 1992. M ariah Carey and M ichael Bolton led all other songw riters w ith three citations each to take Songw riter o f the Y ear honors. C arey’s “C a n ’t Let G o,” “E m otions” and "M ake It H ap­ pen” are from her second release, Em otions, w hich carried her career to even greater heights than the recorded breaking self-titled debut in 1990. B o lto n ’s “ L ove Is A W o n d e rfu l T h in g ,” “M issing Y ou N ow ” and “Steel Bars,” are included on his m ulti­ p latinum album . Tim e, Love & T en­ derness T he classic M otow n song, “W hen A M an Loves A W om an,” co-w ritten by C a lv in L ew is an d A ndrew J. W right, and published by Pronto Music and Quincy' M usic P ublishing Co., was the m ost perform ed song during the eligibility period and won Song o f the Y ear designation. T he song re­ ceived is first C itations for Pop and R&B achievem ent in 1966 for its re­ cording by Percy Sledge. T h at same year it w as also recorded by E sther P hillips as "W hen A W om an Loves A M an.” It w as released ag ain in 1980 by Bette M idler an d achieved its cu r­ re n t m o st p erfo rm ed sta tu s w ith M ichael Bolton’s rendition w hich went to #1 on the Billboard ch arts in 1991 and earned him last y ear’s G ram m y for Best Pop Vocal Perform ance, male. Bolton has com m ented, "1 believe a great song can live forever.” W arner m usic G roup was nam ed Publisher o f the Y ear, w ith 15 cita­ tions betw een its publishing com pa­ nies Pronto M usic, U nichappell M u­ sic, Inc., W arner House o f M usic and W a r n e r - T a m e r la n e P u b . C o rp “Sm ells Like Teen S pirit,” w ritten and perform ed by N irv an a (D ave G rohl, C h ris N ovoselic an d K urt Cobain), and published by EM I-V ir- gin Songs, Inc. an d T he E nd M usic, w as cited as the m ost perform ed song on A m erican College radio. T here w ere four songs that re- W H A T : L ilting flutes and fes­ tive percussion sounds will entertain attendees at a free event celebrating the new ly ren o v a ted N o rth P ark Blocks Every one is welcome to bring a brow n bag lunch and jo in in the dedication. W H O : C ondor, a five-member musical group w hose members come from M exico, Peru and A rgentina: T heir folk music o f South America and M exico features four-foot pan pipes o f Inca origin, varied acoustic stringed instrum ents and an assort­ ment o f exotic percussions C ondor's performance is sponsored by Pendleton Woolen Mills. T h u rs d a y , M ay 20 11:30 a.m . -12:15 P.m . Condor concert begins 1 2 :1 5 -1 2 :4 5 P.m . 12:45 -1:30 p.m . M ario V an Peebles, who directed the black W estern, “ Posse,” said m any o f the problem s it depicts from the 19th century still exist today In an in te rv ie w w ith S unday’s Parade m agazine, V an Peebles explained, “ In th is country, 12 percent of the population is black, yet less than h alf o f one percent ow n anything.” “T he riots in South C en­ tral (Los A ngeles) were a w ak e-u p c a ll,” he added “ If you show people who have no investm ent in our society that they can m ake a living Van Peebles an d d o n ’t have to rip anyone off, then society can work for every­ and loaning it to outside interests. In effect, they are d rain in g th e ‘hood. one. “ In the ‘hood, banks are notori­ We need to focus, to use our econom ic ous for taking savings from th at area pow er.” ¿ ’ •2: 1 r»l*S¡ C-A'j y '/z . ' -i f/» -; • • r* ez - ù' 1* Z '.-« tò -; w , M g «vèti ••Xl •C v K (S ) sum for r a WRtaoR's fohwgmt i w ohms furi i h m “ABSORBING AND RELENTLESS... After watching this Film about a young African American man trying to break out of his existence as a hustler on the mean streets of Watts you might feel as If you've done a tour of duty. Welcome to LA.- the other LA." *•* V" . R Œ I :we» »OSFWS» F*rf»P*»Sf S 1968 ST JOHNS 296 ’ ’ 69 P w 90.7 FM PORTLAND i •• '.V r- XL „ e o c iï* * -F M »>** frit - i » <.- • < Deror. Jickfon. DETAILS MAGAZINE MATINEES SA TUHOA V A SUMOAV Dep’t Presents Starving Class I J*. - ’ •• > -- , June 12, 1993 T he T heatre A rts/D ance D epart­ ment at Portland C om m unity College w ill perform “Curse o f the Starv ing C lass,” Sam S hep h erd 's tragic dark comedy about a dysfunctional fam ily’s dealings w ith land ow nership, alco­ holism and lost dream s Perform ance dates are Thursday through Friday, May 27, 28 and 29 and Friday through Sunday, June 3,4, and 5 at 8pm at the Sylvania C am pus. 120(X) SW 49th Ave., Little Theatre. C T B2 D irected by T heatre A rts and Speech instructor Rick M ullins and •* Jzi ■ w Winner Sony Music Scholarship Announced ceived th eir first citations w hich have already garnered over a m illion per­ form ances, according to BM I surv eys: Wendy W aldm an an d Jon L in d ’s “Save T he Best For L ast,” M ariah Carey’s “C a n 'tL etG o , ’ W ill Jennings and Eric C lapton’s “T ears In H eaven” (which won this year’s G ram m y for "Many teenagers think of high song o f the Year) and “Live for Loving You” by G loria and E m ilio Estcfan. school as an obstacle...The reason that A m ong the recipients o f two c ita - SO1,1C students feel this w ay is that they lions each were: M ichael Jackson f o r havc llcvcr k" ° " “ ll,c truc valuc ofan “Black or W hite” and "R em e m b e rcducalion T1,c- \ 1,avc“ 1 -vc,(csccn ll'c The Tim e" (w hich won an A m erican need io educate themselves. Spirited^ . . „ .. now a member of the M ath Honorary M usic A w ard this year as Favorite Socic(> , FulurcEducalionof America, Soul/R&B Single), G l o r i a E s t e f a n f o r , Fu(urc B usiness L cadcis of Can t Forget Y ou, Kary n W hite for America, was not alw ays this cntluiscd Romantic and The Way I Feel About ^Bout His education. Y ou,” and Rock and Roll H all o f Fam e “i fcei that we teenagers need to m em bers Lam ont Dozier, B rian H o l-Suiy in school and better our chances land an d Eddie H olland for “Baby I for a brighter future. We are the fu- Need Y our L ovin’” (4th A w ard) an d tu rc.an d ilisu p to u slo cn su rcth alo u r “You C a n 't Hurry Love” (3rd Aw ard.) nation, the United States, remains the EM I M usic P ublishing took sec- greatest country in the world, ond place in the publisher category These arc llf words for SPinlcd w ith 11 citations, in addition to re. An c o u r a g e o u s a n c , a s e n i o r a . , r j II Deltona High School and winner o f1 ceiving the m ost perform ed col f c g e ^ QET/K^ S Kross Su>y School song award. Both C areers-B M G M u - Con(cst Nuincrous studcnls p a llid . sic Publishing. Inc. an d Stone A gate p;Ucd jn ,hc css;iy colllcst sponsored M usic received 4 citations each. O ther by BET/Columbia Records, but it w a s m ultiple aw ard w inning publishers Spirited’s passions and appreciation include: Foreign Im ported Produc- for education that set him apart from tions and P ublishing Inc., M Carey ihc rest. Songs. Mr. B olton’s M usic. Songs ol During his sophomore year of P o lv G m m ln tc m a tio n a l.In c .a n d S o n y ^ " * > 7 ' SPjr1^ _ • , father with Ins dislike for school, par- Songs Inc. ticularly math. This was kid that most would have chalked up as a marginal student who counted the days towards graduation. Spirited at that time had 110 zest or desire for the future, let alone his education. His father, a 45-ycar-old retired fireman and now metal technician, encouraged his son to push himself another mile and not to drop his alge­ bra class. Mr. Lane told Spirited (writ­ ten eloquently in his essay) to “Go for the challenge.” And go lie went! “By slaying in school you will get the most precious thing on earth. It is not gold, and it is not silver. It is knowledge.” Spirited has not visited Florida A & M yet, but lie has been accepted to the historic Black college and lie will be majoring in accounting. Sony Music takes pride in its young performers and the community that supports them and acknowledges the day-to-day challenges our fu'urc leaders face being teenagers. I l is a priority for Sony Music to contribute by investing in the youth of the coun­ try, It's with this commitment to the country’s future leasers that Sony M usic p re se n te d S p irited Ancouragcous Lane with a $5,000 scholarship towards his college edu­ cation, as well as the album “Totally Take a friend fishing on Krosscd Out” and both home videos “A Totally Krosscd Out World" and “Jump”. Free Fishing Day PCC Theatre “Curse Of The T Van Peebles Says Many Of The Lessons Of ‘Posse’ Are Applicable Today Free Public Concert Planned At Dedication Of The Renovated North Park Blocks Mariah Carey Michael Bolton * . A r. " fìnteci AiNMEN Michael Bolton And Mariah Carey Named Songwriters Of The Year 1 i > *. J I I % F Now S how ing / h 'XÍ /'C X /t/fS ! • 1993 25 YEARS OF COMMUNITY RADIO designed by John Herzog, this cast includes E ric Brian Abbott as Wesley CHECK OUT T H E MOST ECLECTIC PROGRAMS ON YOUR DIAL: Tate. 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