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< i Reggie Houston &
Janice Scroggins
Run-DMC up for Rock Hall
Hip Hop group Run-D M C.
heavy metal band M etallica and
m u s ic ia n /s o n g w r ite r B o b b y
W om ack are am ong nine nom i
n ees a n n o u n c e d on M onday
vying for five spots in the Rock
and Roll Hall o f Fame.
G uitarist Jeff Beck, disco and
R&B band Chic, rock and roll
singer W anda Jackson, doo-w op
group Little A nthony and the
Imperials, rock band The Stooges,
and the C alifornia funk band W ar
were also nom inated.
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A rtists becom e eligible
for the Hall o f Fame 25
years after the release o f
their first single or album
and are represented in an
exhibition at the Rock and
Roll Hall o f Fame and M u
seum in Cleveland, Ohio.
The inductees will be
announced in January.
N ew Y o rk h ip h o p
group Run-D M C arecred-
ited with setting the "tem
Hip-hop artist Reverend Run o f Run DMC. plate for m odem hip-hop.
&/or special guest
from theirevery day-teenager style
to their blazing live show s to a
catalogue o f classic songs that
few rappers have matched," the
Hall o f Fame Foundation said in a
statem ent.
Founded in the 1980s by Jo
seph "Rev. Run" Simmons, Darryl
"DM C" M cD aniels and Jason
"Jam M aster Jay" M izell, the
group's hits include "It's Like
That." "It's Tricky" and "Walk
This W ay," their collaboration
with Aerosmith.
Sundays 5-8pm
at Cannon’s
Rib Express
5410 NE 33rd Ave
in New Season's shopping center)
Sunshine, BBQ and a free,
all-ages, outdoor show by a
New Orleans’ sax legend and
some"of the'best players'ln”
town!
What could be better?
Musicians are welcome to"
sit in for a jam,
so you never
know.who.
will show
up,
Motown Producer Fondly Remembered
(A P ) - H itm a k e r N orm an
W hitfield is being rem em bered
after his Sept. 16death from com
plications o f diabetes. He was 67.
W h itfie ld w as a lo n g tim e
M otow n producer w ho during
the 1960s and '70s injected rock
and psychedelic touches into the
label's soul m usic. M any o f his
biggest hits w ere co-w ritten with
Barrett Strong, with whom he was
inducted into the Songwriters Hal I
Norman Whitfield
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The two won the G ram m y in ing Stone." W hitfield won an
1972 for best R&B song for the other G ram m y in 1976 for best
Tem ptations' "Papa W as a Roll- original TV or m otion picture
score for "Car Wash."
W hitfield also worked as a pro
ducer for the T em ptations and
others.
M any o f W hitfield's songs
from that era, including Edwin
Starr’s 1970 "W ar" and the T em p
tations’ 1970 "Ball o f Confusion
( That's What the W orld Is T o
day )," have a strong political tone.
In a statem ent, M otown great
S m okey
R o b in s o n
h a ile d
W hitfield as "one o f the most
prolific songw riters and record
producers o f our time. He wi 111 i ve
forever through his great m usic."
A m o n g W h itf ie ld 's o th e r
songs are "Beauty Is Only Skin
Deep," "Cloud Nine" and "Just
My Imagination ( Running Away
With M e,," all hits for the T em p
tations; and "Too Busy Thinking
About My Baby," a 1969 hit for
Marvin Gaye.
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nate three cans o f food to the
O regon Food Bank at any Regal
C inem as on Thursday, Sept. 25
and receive m ovie adm ission and
popcorn. The offer is good at any
Real for all show s except no pass
attractions.
O M S I A fter D ark — Oct. I thru
Dec. 3, OM SI After Dark, is a
night at the m useum for the 2 1 and
overcrow d filled with food, drink
and science fun; $ 10 fee. for more
inform ation call 503-797-4000 or
visit om si.edu.
R eggae at th e B lu e M o n k — Ja
m aican crooner Katt I and Roots
R evolution w ith special guest
Pablo 1 wi 11 perform Saturday, Sept.
27 at9p'.m. at the Blue Monk, 3 3 4 1
S.E. Belm ont St. in a benefit for
K B O O com m unity radio.
Bungalow R ose Pum pkin Patch •
- Saturday, Oct. 18 thru Thursday,
Oct. 30, Bungalow Rose, 7545 NE
Sandy Blvd., invites everyone to
join the family-friendly pumpkin
patch featuring: music, games, re
freshments and lots o f fun.
B lu es S h o w c a se — W ednesday,
Oct. I at 8 p.m ..enjoy the N orm an
Sylvester Band live at T illicum ’s
in Beaverton and at 6 p.m.. T hurs
d ay, O ct. 2, at the K ennedy
School ; for more inform ation call
503-281-5989.
O M S I $2 D ays - The first Sunday
o f every month can spark your
passion for science at the OMSI
when admission isjust $2. For more
inform ation.visitO M SI.edu.
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