"...will go down in History as the night Toronto'sMassey Hall was turned into a massive rock'n'rollsanctuary for three of its endangered species,Ronnie Hawkins, Carl Perkins and Jerry Lee Lewis...

Wall Grealis (RPM Magazine)

"(Wheri) musical comrades like Jerry Lee Lewis,Carl Perkins, Jeff Healey... Larry Gowan andThe Band joined the festivities...the pulsating resultwas indescribable... it sure was nice seeing andhearing The Band perform again -some of the bestmusicians of our time..."

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Downtown Jazz '95 features another stellar line-upAt a packed media luncheon reception at Toronto's Strings on June 30, featuring Stanley Clarke, Al diHoliday Inn on King, artistic director Jim Galloway Meola and Jean Luc Ponty. The Next Wave Seriesand executive director Patrick T. Taylor unveiled the of eclectic and avant-garde jazz artists will featureline-up for this year's du Maurier Downtown Jazz such artists as Loose, Guus Janssen Trio, One StepFestival, which takes place June 23 - July 2 at various Beyond, the Evan Parker Trio, Full Metal Revolutionvenues in Toronto. Jazz Ensemble and Double Wind Cello Trio

Ticketed performances include a gala featuring Jim O'Rourke, all of whom will performperformance at Roy Thomson Hall featuring Joe at The Rivoli. The Next Wave will also beWilliams and The Count Basie Orchestra on June spotlighted at The Bamboo, featuring such artists28. Harbourfront Centre will feature a quartet of jazzpianists, including Marcus Roberts (June 26), GeriAllen (27), Cyrus Chestnut (28) and AbdullahIbrahim (29).

The RPM Warehouse will host The Rite Of

Earthtones and Passionagree to disagreeHaving fulfilled their one album contractualobligation to the Passion Music Group, TheEarthtones have decided "not to enter into any furtherrecording contracts", with the Edmonton -based label.

The Calgary -based R&B/pop band hasreportedly been invited to Los Angeles by well-knownproducer Giorgio Moroder for a studio session in Juneto record a demo tape of their new material.

The Passion Group, which has a raredistribution deal with BMG Music Canada (RPM -April 10/95), will continue to market The Earthtones'current album, To Be Continued, and sub -license thealbum internationally.

The band, currently charting with CountingStars (#30 RPM A/C chart) is in the midst of its fifthUS tour and is reportedly talking with major labelsin both Canada and the US.

Big Country Awardsbumped by NHL coverageThe television date for the Big Country Awards hasbeen moved to Wednesday, May 31 at 7 pm. Havingbeen scheduled for May 29, the awards were bumpedbecause of the re -scheduling of the NHL hockeygames that were delayed because of a strike.

The awards show will still be held onSunday May 28 at the Westin Harbour ConferenceCentre in Toronto.

Carroll Baker will once again host theawards show. She will do the colour commentaryand interview the winners off stage after they receivetheir awards.

The telecast is seen nationally on the CBC-TV network. This year will mark the 20thanniversary of the Big Country Awards.

Tickets are now available for the Sundaynight awards gala, as well as the Variety Clubluncheon tribute to the Big Country Awards. Theluncheon, which will take place Friday May 26, is afundraiser for Variety's Kids. Tickets for theluncheon can be obtained by calling Lydia at416-367-2828.

Bitove Corp. to provide food for Molson AmphitheatreMCA Concerts Canada has chosen The BitoveCorporation to provide food services at the newMolson Amphitheatre concert venue on Toronto'swaterfront. The new facility, set to open mid -May,is owned and operated by MCA Concerts Canada.

According to Tom Bitove, president andCEO of The Bitove Corp., "We're delighted to beadding the exciting new Molson Amphitheatre toour growing food service operations in the greaterToronto area. We have already started to recruit the250 employees needed to provide service and we'llbe ready for the Bryan Adams concert on May 18."

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a competitive bidding process. The Bitove Corp. willbe providing concession snacks, light meal food,beer and wine.

The new Amphitheatre is an open-air venue,located within the parklands of Ontario Place onToronto's waterfront, with a covered pavillion andseating for 16,000 patrons. The Bitove Corporation,which employs more than 1,400 people, providesfood for both Pearson Airport and SkyDome, andoperates the Hard Rock Cafe chain of restaurantsthroughout Canada. The company also enjoys a 44%interest in the Raptors, Toronto's new NBAfranchise.

as Steve Coleman and Five Elements and the ShuffleDemons.

Rendezvous Air Canada, a 1,200 seatmarquee at the corner of King and John Streets willhost Loonie Tunes (one dollar concerts) twice daily,as well as The Air Canada Series featuring ticketedconcerts from 9 pm - 2 am nightly.

The ticketed events will feature such artistsas Lucky Peterson (June 23), Joe Henderson'sDouble Rainbow Quintet (24), Diane Schuur (25),Betty Carter (26), Cassandra Wilson (27) and adouble bill featuring Yvonne Jackson and specialguest Keb Mo (28). Molly Johnson's RoundMidnight Series will follow this ticketed events onJune 23, 24, 29, 30 and July 1, as an extra addedbonus for ticket purchasers.

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Blue Rodeo'sFive Days In Julyhits 3X platinumWarner Music Canada has announced that BlueRodeo's most recent release, Five Days In July, hasbeen certified three times platinum in Canada,recognizing sales of more than 300,000 units. Thisis the fifth Blue Rodeo album to surpass doubleplatinum in Canada.

This recent certification marks the third timethe band has exceeded triple platinum status inCanada. The band's debut album, Outskirts, has goneover quadruple platinum, while Diamond Mine isclosing in on quadruple platinum as well. The band'stwo other albums, Casino and Lost Together, are bothover double platinum.

Blue Rodeo is currently at work on a newalbum at Greg Keelor's farm north of Toronto,recording tracks for the follow-up to Five Days InJuly. The as -yet untitled album is scheduled forrelease mid -summer, hopefully just in time for theband's recently announced July 28 show at the newMolson Amphitheatre in Toronto.

Five Days In July resides at #98 on the RPM100 Albums chart after an impressive 75 weeks onthe chart, and recently climbed to #4 on the RPMCountry Albums chart.

The current single from the album, HeadOver Heels, is at #6 on the RPM 100 Country Tracks,#39 (with a bullet) on the RPM 100 Hit Tracks chart,and is #18 (with a bullet) on the RPM AdultContemporary chart, moving up from #29(RPM -May 1/95).

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and video titles, the stores have about 50,000"props," which is how they refer to theirmerchandise. Included under that one roof is a kid'sspot, where parents can have the youngsters baby-sat, a disc jockey, video screens, a stage for visitingmusicians or whatever, and a fast-food restaurant.Maybe that's why one established retailer is lookingat selling off some of his treasure. (EC: I know oneretailer who isn't worried. He has most of his treaureburied on Prince Edward Island . . . ?)

More Show Boat good news . . . ! GarthDrabinsky's Show Boat is outpacing any musicalmounted on Broadway in several years. The showhas been nominated for seven 1994-95 New YorkOuter Critics Circle Awards, and that's a record. Noother Broadway musical scored as many this season.The awards represents out-of-town newspapers thatcover the Broadway theatre beat, as well as othernational papers and magazines. Among thenominations for the Canadian production are foroutstanding revival of a musical, outstandingchoreography and outstanding director. SunsetBoulevard was nominated for six awards. Drabinskyis putting his Canadian production stamp on thismusical, which will star Diahann Carroll, for aCanadian premiere at the Ford Centre for thePerforming Arts in North York on Oct. 15 of thisyear. The show will succeed Show Boat, whichcloses in June. (EC: There's no business like . . . 9Hatfield's CD ... warm ... fuzzy! Did you seethat weird promotion on the release of Juliana Hatfield'snew CD? It's covered in some kind of hair or rugmaterial. Gross! It reminded one record servicingcompany so much of their boss, they decided not tostock it. (EC: It could be the surprise of the year . . . !)

We're gonna miss you Sally . . . ! It's rarewhen you get to really know a business affairs personin this business. Most are unapproachable at the bestof times. Some companies don't even have them.Anyway, Sally McPherson, an Australian with agenerous helping of personality, has been associatedwith PolyGram's business affairs for the past threeyears. Sally and PolyGram's press office/nationalpromotion guy Gerry Vogel made it a Tuesdaymorning habit to drop by RPM at 8 am on the nose,usually carrying a bagful of donuts and muffins. Itwas a nice way to get the day started. Sally is going

A memorial servicewill be held for

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Glenn Gould Theatre250 Front Street WestCBC Building - Toronto

wcrshysInvasion of Canada . . . ? Watch out!The record retail market is about to beinvaded, but this time it's serious. TheTandy Corporation of Fort Worth,Texas is looking at opening IncredibleUniverse mega -mega -BIG stores inCanada, the first couple in theToronto area. Their stores make ourmegastores look like closets, mostof them stretching out to about200,000 square feet, all under one

with Elvira Capreese automated out of existence. It's all over

back home to Sydney in about three weeks, whereshe will continue her profession, hopefully in the

record business. Don't forget to write Sally! (EC:We'll miss the muffins too . . . !)

Decimating radio land . . . ! Sadnews from the radio front again, and it'sbecoming all too frequent. KentMatheson, music director at Moncton'sCFQM-FM, along with five otheremployees of CFQM/CKCW are being

roof. Besides the thousands of recordon May 15. We've built up a warmrelationship with Kent over these past years. He'soutspoken, and he's a proud Canadian. He has beenat the Moncton station for almost 11 years. Someoneof his knowledge of music and the radio businesswould be invaluable with a record company. (EC:He has background, and that's important . . .

Not again Bryan ... ? Well Bryan has anothersong in a movie. I hope he doesn't upset the PrimeMinister's office again and get the caped crusaderall in a flap. (EC: How did that last fiasco ever endup . . . ?) Status quo, but very costly to the taxpayers!

You must watch the Junos ! I promisedmyself that I would let a month go by before Iwatched the Junos, away from the 16,000 whoenjoyed the show in Hamilton. So, I watched whatthe audience saw on the tube, and what a BIG show.What an audience reaction. But I do have onequestion. Why were the shots of the celebrities inthe audience so dark, inky blue and sinister? ShouldCBC be using more expensive video tape? If anyonewants to drop me a line, I'd share with you thereason. (EC: Maybe it was a dark, dark day for theindustry . . . !) Well Elvira, we would like the showto air in the US, and we gotta work on it, showingthat we care!

Midem-Asia on the way . . . ! The Midempeople are looking good for Midem Asia, whichmakes its debut in Hong Kong from May 23 to 25.Jennifer Bier, who is press manager for both Midemand Midem-Asia keeps us abreast of how successfulboth projects are. At last count there wasrepresentation from 26 countries with 141 exhibitors.They are expecting more than 2,500 delegates. Therewill be more than 50 concerts/showcases presentedthroughout the city, including The Hard Rock Cafe.Looking down the list of exhibitors, I wasdisappointed to see there was only one Canadianlisting, and that was the Quebec Cultural bunch.Somehow they left a couple of important names offthe list. Attic president Al Mair is definitely goingand so is Steve Thomson of Backstage Productions.Both of them have been going to Midem for yearsand years. I guess we'll have to start promotingMidem-Asia for next year. I've got to see HongKong before 1997. (EC: See Hong Kong and comehome broke . . .

I wish I'd said that ... ! "Why don't Canadianslike people to succeed, to be the first, to dosomething unusual or original? What had I done toarouse such animosity ... they seemed to resent thefact that a young man could have come to theforefront of an industry so quickly." Yeah! I wish Ihad said that. But it is, in fact, a quote from GarthDrabinsky's autobiography, Closer To The Sun, justrecently published. I can recommend this as a goodread for anyone who loves the entertainment

business. The book is available in bookstores now.

Lunch with Diahann Carroll . . . ! Thereshe was, Diahann Carroll, gently tossed among thegreen salad leaves and crispy root vegetables,lettuce -wrapped salmon with grilled jumbo shrimpand cabernet sauvignon, onion marmalade, celeryroot puree with saute zucchini, raspberry and roastedapricot crisp with granite meringue crunch andpassion fruit coulis, and she was still able to keep astraight face. Toronto's Royal York Hotel is theofficial hotel of Sunset Boulevard, and the UpperCanada Room was the perfect setting for GarthDrabinsky to throw a media luncheon to show offthe shining star of his Canadian production of SunsetBoulevard. By the way, she flew into Toronto,between a Las Vegas gig, and had to be back onstage at 8 pm that same day. (EC: Was that the menuor the supporting cast . . . ?)

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Quality backs up latest project from The HawkEd LaBuick, president of Quality Music & Video,and Steve Thomson, president of BackstageProductions International, have announced theworld-wide signing of the latest recording projectfrom Ronnie Hawkins, Let It Rock!, to QualityMusic & Video.

The project consists of a full-lengthCD and video featuring Hawkins' 60thBirthday Bash concert/celebration held atToronto's Massey Hall this past January. Theconcert featured performances by such rockand roll legends as Carl Perkins, Jerry LeeLewis and The Band, along with contemporaryartists Jeff Healey and Lawrence Gowan.

According to LaBuick, his long-timeassociation with Hawkins made the deal withQuality Records a natural.

"I've known Ronnie a long time. Iguess the story goes back to the days when Iworked for Ross Reynolds at GRT and we hadan album released by Ronnie. Ronnie hasworked very hard, he's been Canada'smusician's musician. I think his perseverancewith everything has created an exposure forhim that is as much as any major artist.

"This live performance that happeneddown in Massey Hall, which is something thatSteve and I had talked about for years, cametogether and was something that really workedwell. The musicians were incredible, it was agreat evening, and they captured it on videoand CD."

Along with the audio recording, theconcert was also taped by CFCF-TV, theMontreal affiliate of the CTV Network.LaBuick says that the video and CD will bedistributed, not only throughout Canada, but alsothrough the various Quality outlets world-wide.LaBuick says that, while he was always a bigHawkins fan, he took a wait -and -see attitude beforemaking the agreement with Thomson.

"Steve and I talked about it, and I said`Steve, I'm keen on this project, but I want to seewhat happens at the concert'. But I told him, if it'swhat I think it will be, then I think we'll dosomething. In the beginning, we were basicallytalking about Canada only, and it was our otherdivisions that made their own decisions after seeingthe video and hearing the recording."

For his part, Thomson, who has acted as

Hawkins' manager for many years, admits that therewere skeptics when he first started planning theevent. But he says it was the artists themselves whoshowed the most enthusiasm towards the event, andto Hawkins himself.

"There were a lot of skeptics in thebeginning. They didn't believe we were going to

get Jerry Lee and The Band and Perkins. Althoughthey knew the relationship between all these guystowards Ronnie, they didn't think we'd pull it off.The first two guys I thought of were Perkins andJerry Lee. I went to The Band and talked to Levon,and he was very excited about doing it. Then I talkedto Larry Gowan and Jeff Healey, who are two ofRonnie's favourite artists of the newer generation,and Gowan was in like a dirty shirt."

Thomson indicates that after seeing thevideo again, the element that comes across mostpredominantly is the exuberance and joy of the artistsinvolved.

"The one thing about the show that's greatis that there isn't one unhappy face on that stage.

When you see the video, you'll see what I mean.This show was different from most becauseeverybody wanted to be there. There was a realdevotion towards Ronnie from every one of themand it was magic."

While both the stage and the audience werefilled with a veritable who's -who of the musicindustry in Canada, Thomson said it was unfortunatethat some of the major players had to send theirregrets, including both David Foster and RobbieRobertson, who were engaged in other projects at

the time. But he admitted that the absence ofBob Dylan was particularly curious.

"I did send the necessary invitation to BobDylan's people. I think they failed though,because I know that if Dylan was aware of it,he would have been there. But I don't think hewas even made aware of it."

Hawkins spoke to RPM from his homeoverlooking Stony Lake in northern Ontario,and clearly sounded touched at the attentionand devotion he was receiving from the musicindustry in this country.

"It was exciting, I'm so glad it turned out.With those things, they tend to turn out good,bad or indifferent, and this one happened toclick. The karma was good, Jerry Lee washappy, Carl Perkins was happy, The Band washappy, everybody was happy. It's a miraclewhen you have that many entertainers allworking together, and that's a heavy bunch,they're all pretty temperamental. The older theyget and the longer they last, the moretemperamental they get."

The promotional tour for the video and CDwill take Hawkins to virtually every provincein Canada, and he also indicated that he's"getting ready to play all over the states, allover Europe and Asia. We're going to do it allif I can keep this old body together."

At 60 years old, Hawkins doesn't tour aslong or as hard as he did in the glory years of TheHawks. However with the financial backing ofQuality, this tour, which promises to be lengthy,might also be a little more comfortable then whathe's used to.

"I don't tour much anymore. We do go toEurope once a year. We play those countries overthere, Scandinavia, Germany, Holland, France andEngland. Haven't been to Ireland or Scotland yet,but we're going to go this year. We're in a little bettervenues now, it's not as hard on us. Before we usedto be on the bus all day and then play all night. Thistime the schedule's fixed where I can relax here orthere."

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So what's it like to be a rock and roller turned60? Hawkins humorously admits that there are a fewcreaks in the bones in the morning.

"Some journalist asked me once 'what's itreally like to be 60?' I told him that, when I get upin the morning, everything on me is stiff except mypecker."

While the promo tour for this project willkeep the Hawk busy for the next year or so, heindicated that he does have a batch of new songshe's ready to record, as soon as he can find the time.

"We have a few new songs we're gettingready to record. I've got it all lined up in Memphis,and a few other places, when it all fits in. I've gotsome heavy people I'm going to play with, so it'llstir up a little shit, if nothing else."

Among those Hawkins hopes to haveassembled for the live recording are David Foster,

Boy oh Boyz! Thanks to David Lindores, TonySutherland, Steve Coady and the rest of the fine folkat A&M/Island/Motown, I snared a seat on the BusTo Boyz last week. The record company ushered aselect group of media and retail reps, along withseveral radio contest winners, on a chartered bus toBuffalo to catch the performance by Boyz II Men atthe Aud. After waiting through opening acts Subwayand Brandy, the Boyz arrived, to a flourish of lightsand smoke, through a doorway in the centre of theraised -up stage. The band is certainly one of thebiggest acts in America right now, and they sparedno expense in putting on this extravaganza. Thehighlights: a starry background and a cascade ofraindrops (yes, real rain drops) accompanying thenew single The Water Runs; the four of them risingup on a platform from the depths of the stage, eachcarrying a bouquet of roses, which they then tossedto the enthusiastic fans in the front rows as they sangthe hit single, I'll Make Love II You; a U-shapedcatwalk that descended from the ceiling, allowingthe Boyz to race out over top of the audience; andthe finale, End Of The Road (of course), in whichthe 16,000 in attendance sang right along. A prettymemorable show, made even better by the fantasticseats provided by A&M/Motown.

The Stone Roses are back with their follow-upalbum, Second Coming, six years after the releaseof their critically -acclaimed debut effort. The bandis described as one of the few to mix indie rock, pop

After being interviewed for the CBC-TV show Alive, Tommystar Tyley Ross signed some autographs for the program'shost, Joyce Resin, and executive producer Paddy Moore.

David -Clayton Thomas, Ace Cannon ("a great saxplayer of the '50s out of Memphis"), Roland James("if you look at all those old Sun records, you'll seehis name on more of them then any other name")and Sonny Burgess ("the world doesn't know howgood Sonny Burgess is").

One of those new songs, Days Gone By, isalready in the can, and has been for several years.The track will be included as a bonus on the CD,and the video of the song will be included on thevideocassette of the concert.

With the video and CD set to hit retail thefirst week of May, Backstage and Quality are alsoin negotiations to broadcast the concert nationallyon one of the networks. LaBuick indicated thatMuchMusic was ready and willing to pick it up, andThomson noted that CTV will likely present theprogram as well.

ON TOURand dance. The band say that they sacked their firstbassist because he didn't like The Beatles, yet attimes, their music is anything but Beatlesque.Anyway, you can check them out yourself when theyperform May 18 at the Marine Terminal on Toronto'sHarbourfront. By the by, from noon until 4 pm onApril 28, fans will be given the opportunity topurchase a limited number of tickets at the DailyBread Food Bank, with a minimum five -pounddonation per person. The food band is located at530 Lakeshore West, at the foot of Bathurst.

PolyGram's Face To Face were first formedin Southern California in 1991. The band prides itselfon its punkish roots, with "a lifestyle to match." Thegroup will perform May 24 at Toronto's OperaHouse, promoting their first full-length album, BigChoice.

Offspring has enjoyed one of the most successfulyears of any alternative act, with their sophomorerelease, Smash, now beyond quadruple platinum inCanada. The band will offer up its punkish rocksounds at Toronto's Varsity Arena on June 5, withspecial guests Lunachicks and The Vandals.

Strawberry Records' Rymes With Orange areset to tour with Cargo/MCA artist Age Of Electric.Rymes will be touring nationally throughout thesummer in support of the band's next single, IBelieve, from the album, Trapped In The Machine.Confirmed dates include Calgary's Backalley (May22-23), Edmonton's Thunderdome (24), Edmonton'sT -Rex (25), Saskatoon Place (26), the Spectrum inWinnipeg (27), Ottawa's Barrymores (31), Toronto'sRPM (June 3) and The Embassy in London (9).

Holly Cole is set for a tour of six Japanese cities,a territory where she's had some great success.Tickets for the six dates went on sale April 1, with80% of the ducats being sold in the first two weeks.Her two shows at Tokyo's Orchard Hall virtuallysold -out the day they went on sale, prompting theaddition of a third date. Cole returns to Canadafollowing the Japanese sojourn for concerts inVancouver, Toronto and Montreal, with the Montrealset to be taped for a pay -per -view TV special. Colehas assembled a new band, including longtimestalwarts Aaron Davis (piano) and David Piltch(bass), along with new members Dougie Bowne(drums) and Kevin Breit (guitar, dobro andmandolin). Cole's upcoming album, Temptation,

"Our television partners at the concert wereCFCF-TV out of Montreal, via Bill Merrill, who isa long-time fan and supporter of Ronnie's. Sincethey're a CTV affiliate, their obligation is to givethe rights to the CTV network. I know it has beenlooked at, there's a lot of excitement for the program,but it's a matter of finding a time slot for it."

While a confirmed date for the televisionbroadcast should come in the next few weeks, thedates for Hawkins promotional tour in Canada areset, including Toronto (May 3), Montreal (4),Edmonton (5-6), Vancouver (8), Calgary (9),Winnipeg (10) and Halifax (15).

"I think what makes this project sointeresting," noted LaBuick, "is the group of artists,not just Ronnie. I think it's the whole of them thatmake it a great album."

will be released on Alert Records in late June,followed by an August release in the US and Europeon Metro Blue/Capitol Records. The album wasproduced by Craig Street at Hamilton's GrantAvenue Studios, mixed at Sear Sound in New York.The album also features guest appearances by TheCanadian Brass and harmonica player Howard Levy.

Grammy fave Bonnie Raitt, who playedToronto just last fall, makes a return trip on June 11to play the new Molson Amphitheatre. Raitt's latestalbum, Longing In Their Hearts, produced a big hitin the song Love Sneakin' Up On You, which stayedat #1 on the RPM Hit Tracks chart for three straightweeks (RPM - May 9/94). Currently, she's enjoyingsuccess with her cover of Roy Orbison's You GotIt, from BMG's Boys On The Side Soundtrack,which reached #11 on the Hit Tracks chart (RPM -April 17/95). Being a dedicated blues fan, Raitt isbringing along R&B pianist, singer/songwriterCharles Brown, and legendary R&B vocalist RuthBrown.

MCA Concerts is presenting Sarah McLachlanat the Molson Amphitheatre on June 29, with special

guest Stephen Fearing. If you recall, the pair playedToronto's Ontario Place Forum last summer, so theyshould know how to get to the new venue.McLachlan is enjoying tremendous success southof the border, where she was nominated for aGrammy, and where Fumbling Towards Ecstasy hassold 1.6 million copies. True North artist Fearingwill feature material from his latest release, TheAssassin's Apprentice. The duo also appear atLondon's Alumni Hall on June 27.

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Rage, rage against the dying of the light.

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LEONARD T. RAMBEAU1945 -1995

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MTV and PolyGram join toMTV Networks, a division of Viacom Inc., hasjoined with PolyGram in a new venture to co-ownand operate two MTV channels for Asia.

MTV and PolyGram will jointly launch aMandarin -language MTV channel (MTV Mandarin)on April 21, tailored to the musical tastes and lifestyleof young people in Asia's Chinese market. As well,an English -language MTV channel (MTV Asia) willbe launched in May, for other audiences in Asia.

MTV and PolyGram each own 50% of thecompanies that will develop and operate the MTVchannels in Asia. MTV will retain creativeresponsibility for the channels which will be run byPeter Jamieson, president of MTV Asia. Jamiesonjoins MTV after having run BMG International'sAsia/Pacific operation for more than six years.

According to PolyGram president and CEOAlain Levy, "We believe Asia and especially theyouth market in Asia offers tremendousopportunities. While it is a culturally rich region,Asia is becoming increasingly open to world culturaltrends. We believe that by linking our very strongpresence in local artistry with a franchise name such

Michael Jackson to includeBeethoven on new albumBeethoven Lives Upstairs, the award -winning albumfrom the Classical Kids group introducing childrento classical music, will be featured on MichaelJackson's much -anticipated new release, HIStory,due for release on June 20.

An excerpt from the original BeethovenLives Upstairs recording provides the introductionto the title track of Jackson's new recording.

Beethoven Lives Upstairs tells the story of10 year -old Christoph and his friendship with thegreat composer, which is formed when Beethovenrents a room in the young man's home while hecomposes his famed Ninth Symphony. Through anexchange of letters to his uncle, Christoph lamentshis frustration with the 'mad' composer.

According to Classical Kids originator andproducer Susan Hammond, "The goal of ClassicalKids is to present both musical excellence andclassical music heroes to a younger generation. In asmall way perhaps we can bridge that gap and showboth the power and influence of classical music, andBeethoven in particular, in today's pop culture."

bring MTV to Asiaas MTV, we will create a very successful partnershipserving the tastes of youth in the whole of Asia. Inthis way we will participate in an exciting newventure, hopefully creating value for years."

Warner Music Canada signsWarner Music Canada has announced the signingof the Toronto -based band Skydiggers to a world-wide recording agreement.

The band, which consists of vocalists/instrumentalists Andy Maize, Josh Finlayson andPeter Cash, along with the rhythm section of bassistRonnie von Johnny and drummer Peter von Althen,have been considered for several years one of thiscountry's finest live acts.

According to Warner A&R vice-presidentKim Cooke, "When we heard that Skydiggers were

MTV Mandarin will launch April 21originating from Singapore, delivered on the Apstar1 and PanAmSat 2 satellites to more than 20countries throughout Asia. It will be distributed toapproximately 2.5 million homes, predominantly inTaiwan.

Toronto's Skydiggersavailable, we expressed immediate interest. Theyare accomplished writers, players and vocalists anda perfect fit with the roster we're building. Afterhearing the new album, I have no doubt that we'lltake them to a whole new level of success."

The band is currently located at theLighthouse Theatre in Port Dover, Ontario,recording with producer/engineer John Oliviera. Thenew album, tentatively titled Road Radio, isscheduled for a mid -summer release.

JAZZ continued from page 4

Rendezvous Air Canada will feature theCHFI-FM Loonie Tunes performances, from noonto 2 pm and again from 5:30 to 7:30 pm daily, withadmission just one loonie. Some of the artistsconfirmed thus far include the Dave HollandQuartet, The Boss Brass, Joe Coughlin, Bela Fleck& The Flecktones and James Carter.

Free performances will also be held daily atthe village of Yorkville Park, with such artists asthe Magnolia Brass Band, the Don Simmons Trio,the Frank Wright Quartet, the Metro Stompers andthe Bob De Angelis Quartet.

The Brigham Phillips Big Band will openthe free performances at Nathan Phillips Square atnoon on June 23. The square will feature free showstwice -daily, with a licensed and weather -protectedfood and beverage patio aiding the potential visitors.Some of the artists confirmed for this venue includethe Shuffle Demons, Al Henderson Quartet, theDoug Riley Quartet, the Toronto Jazz Quartet, NuevaManteca and the Phil Nimmons Quartet.

Other venues featuring free jazzthroughout the festival dates includeFirst Canadian Place, the Art Gallery OfOntario (admission to the AGO is $7.50for adults), the Royal Ontario Museum(one performance by multi -media artistEric Ross on July 2; admission is $7),and Harbourfront Centre.

While in Toronto on a promo trip, Atlantic Nashville artist Neal McCoy was presented with Canadiangold by Warner staff for his album, No Doubt About It. Pictured are Herb Forgie (Warner), Les Martinez(McCoy's road manager), Garry Newman (Warner), McCoy, Stan Kulin (president, Warner MusicCanada) and Doug Raaflaub (Warner).

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The du Maurier Festival also incorporatesmore than 30 nightclubs, which will all present jazzthrought the period. Participating clubs include theMontreal Bistro and Jazz Club, The Pilot, Gate 403,The Rex Hotel, Hy's Steak House, Bloor StreetDiner, C'est What, Foster's on Elm, Mezzeta Cafe,The Q Club, Quigley's, The Orbit, College StreetBar, Le Select Bistro, The Mockingbird, MuddyYork, The Treehouse, N'Awlins, The News Cafe,Peppinello's, the Silver Dollar, Spinnakers, Stinson'sBar & Grill, Uno's on Front, Verona, The VillageIdiot and Zoots Oyster and Jazz Bar.

The Holiday Inn on King is once again thefestival's official host hotel, the location of the duMaurier Media Centre, the hotel of choice for mostof the performers, and the locale of Judy Jazz, theclub which will feature performances by GuidoBasso and Moe Koffman.

Full listings of programs and performancescan be obtained by contacting the Jazz Hotline at416-363-5200.

At the media reception for the du Maurier Downtown Jazz Festivalare Metro councillor Anne Johnstone, du Maurier Arts directorFred Davis, festival artistic director Jim Galloway, musician FrankWright, and du Maurier event co-ordinator Peter McGaugh.

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The CHUM Group has restructured the musicdepartments for 89X and The River 93.9 FM.Cristina Bakalis has been named 89X Canadianmusic director, while Wendy Duff has beenappointed The River's Canadian music director. Theywill be responsible for determining Canadian musicto be included in the music meetings and servicingthe Canadian music industry.

CAB, the Canadian Association of Broadcasters,faxed us to let us know about this year's annualconvention, which takes place October 28-30 inOttawa. Those wishing to confirm their attendancenow should contact CAB at 613-233-4035.

Hot 103.5 FM in Orangeville has picked up DonBerns to host the station's afternoon drive slot. Berns,the popular host of Energy 108's Trance/Progressiveprogramming, and a true veteran of the radiobusiness, will take over the afternoon reins onCanada's newest dance music station. You can hearBerns from 3 - 7 pm every weekday.

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RADIOMIX 99.9 Toronto's Rob Christie In The MorningShow presented the first annual Listener's ChoiceAwards, dubbed the Christies'. The nominatingcommittee chose a selection of the city's mostpopular TV media personalities, and asked listenersto vote for their favorites. The results wereannounced April 24, during a live on -air gala awardspresentation. The winners were City -TV's GordMartineau (best male newscaster), City's AnneMrowczkowski (female newscaster), Global's SusanHay (weatherperson), City's Mark Daly (reporter),Global's Mark Hebscher (sportscaster) and CTV'sDini Petti (talk show host).

Toronto's Z97.3, which underwent a fewhousecleaning moves following the Telemediatakeover, has announced the appointment of HeatherDietrich as promotion and marketing manager.Dietrich comes to Z97.3 from Harbourfront Centre,where she was promotion co-ordinator. Prior to that,

she worked on various projects, including the GenieAwards, the Gemini Awards and Toronto's Festivalof Festivals. Her last radio gig was as assistant tothe director of promotions at Q107.

Canada's 1995 Rock Awards will be aired ontelevision stations coast to coast beginning April 29.Hosted by Kim Mitchell and Molly Johnson, the showfeatures live performances by 54-40, Our Lady Peace,Odds and The Killjoys. Also featured is a performanceby Hall of Fame inductee Lighthouse. The programwas produced by Q107 and CHCH-TV, in conjunctionwith Westcom's Rock Radio Network. The show willair at the following stations: Toronto/Hamilton'sCHCH (April 29), British Columbia's BCTV(May 5), Calgary's CICT-TV (April 29), Lethbridge'sCISA-TV (April 29), Edmonton's ITV (29),CFRE-TV Regina (TBA), Winnipeg's MTV (29),CKX-TV Brandon (29), CKWS-TV in Kingston(April 30), Thunder Bay's CHFD-TV (May 1),Montreal's CFCF-TV (May 5), Atlantic Canada'sASN (May 6) and CJON in St. John's (April 29).

1. Windsor's 89X and EMI Music Canada held a "TeaParty", to celebrate the release of the band's new album,The Edges Of Twilight. Pictured with the members of theband are 89X marketing director Keith Chinnery (far left)and 89X announcer Greg Gnyp (second from right).

2. Oscar fever swept London recently, and 92.7 FM's own"Forrest Gump" spent the day on the streets askingLondoners for their Oscar picks.

3. Savannah's One Horse Blue took time out of its cross -Canada tour to pop in to London's Country 92.7 FM to meetwith the station's Chris Harding. The band performed beforea sold -out crowd at London's Alumni Hall on March 17.

4. Southern Alberta's CKRX 1090 Rocks and CKTA Country1570 gave away their own big bucks throughout the lastfew months, ending with the Big Bucks Auction, wherelisteners could bid on great prizes from sponsors. Here,CKRX personalities Fraser Tuff and Jeff Hollick display acouple of the items listeners could bid on.

5. CKRX 1090 Rocks personalities Fraser Tuff and JeffHollick displaying a trash can full of CDs, which one luckylistener won with a bid of 23,000 Big Bucks.

6. Red Deer's Z99 FM held the mother of all road hockeygames recently, inviting members of Warner artist Odds,the moms of hockey stars Glen Wesley and Bill Ranford,and members of the Jr. A Red Deer Grizzlies. The game,raised money for the Red Deer and District Food Bank, tookplace in a mid -April blizzard.

7. To help promote the latest Foreigner album, Mr.Moonlight, Attic Records sent out 1,000 special CDs toradio, retail and press across Canada, one of whichcontained a special message inviting the CD's owner tothe Bahamas with the band. Edmonton's The Bear was theCD's destination, and PD Eric Samuels and music directorJeff Woods made the trip.

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Mercury/Polydor distributesThe Solitude Series, introduced to the public in 1981by Dan Gibson and now boasting 34 titles (audioand video), has been picked up for distribution byMercury/Polydor.

The series is a Canadian success story thathas sold more than 1.5 million copies in Canada.Several of the titles have reached gold and platinumstatus.

Gibson has been described as "a sculptor ofnatural sounds." His recording efforts have also beenassembled into one of the world's largest privatedigital libraries. In 1989, this library became thecornerstone for Exploring Nature With Music, aseries that blended nature sounds with music. Twoalbums from this series, Harmony and The Classics,have now exceeded platinum sales in Canada.

Gibson, a photographer, film-maker andsound recordist, has been recognized as "a trueoriginal environmentalist," for which he receivedthe Order of Canada in 1994. His son Gordon, whoinfluenced his father to expand the Solitudes Serieshas been an important addition to the organization.

"We are excited about the prospect ofdealing with Mercury/Polydor," says Solitudespresident Andrew Burgess. "We feel they will beable to maximize the potential of Solitudes andrespond to the rapidly growing demand for the linein traditional music outlets."

In commenting on the pacting DougChappell, president of Mercury/Polydor noted,"Solitudes is a quality label with two very excitingand innovative persons at the helm. I am elated that

Back to the beach forBeaches jazz festivalToronto's trendy Queen Street strip will once againbe the locale for the seventh annual Beaches jazzfestival, scheduled for the week of July 26-30.

The festival began back in 1989 through thework of president and producer Lido Chilelli andthe Beaches community. Since its inception, thefestival has become a fundamental part of the city'ssummer music scene, attracting visitors from acrossCanada and the US. It is one of the few remainingfree jazz festivals, and one of the leading festival'sin promoting homegrown talent.

The Jazz StreetFest will feature more than40 bands performing every evening on selected streetcorners, balconies, patios and rooftops on QueenStreet, between Woodbine Ave. and Neville Park.

Between 6:30 and 10:30 pm from July 26-29, more than 300 artists will play a variety of music,including calypso, Latin, fusion, steel drum and, ofcourse, jazz. On July 29 and 30, from 11 am to 7pm, master of ceremonies and musical director BillKing will welcome a plethora of local andinternational artists to the Alex Christie Bandshellat Kew Gardens.

As well, more than 50 arts and craftsexhibitors will be displaying and selling their waresat Kew Gardens, which is located on the corner ofQueen East and Lee Avenue.

On top of providing top-notch talent, theBeaches Jazz Festival also supports the localcommunity through the sale of t -shirts and othermemoribilia, proceeds of which will go to non-profitorganizations such as Senior Link and the TorontoBeaches Lions Club. Those organizations in turn willprovide assistance for seniors, local groups, homeand school organizations in need. To date, the festivalhas raised more than $100,000 for local charities.

The Solitudesthey chose Mercury/Polydor as their distributor. Thecatalogue they bring to us is a very natural extensionto our existing repertoire, and I expect extremelygood sales to result."

Initial release through the distribution deal

is Nature's Ballet, a 10 -track CD containing musicfrom the ballet, performed in harmony with the songof a warbler, the trickle of a stream, the lonely cryof a loon and other sounds of nature. Included ismusic from Swan Lake, Sleeping Beauty, Giselle,Coppelia, Midsummer's Night Dream and more.

CHARTSby Tim Evans

The battle for #1. Two weeks ago, BruceSpringsteen edged out Annie Lennox for the #1album in Canada. The two reversed spots last week.Once again, the two flip flop as Springsteen edgesback into the top spot. He also has a new entry onthe Hit Tracks chart. Secret Garden debuts at #90.

Hold on just a minute! It seems like Hold Onis the song title of the '90s. Sarah McLachlanrecently had a song with that title. Jamie Walters iscurrently #10 and Alan Frew is #49, both with abullet, with songs featuring that title. There havebeen many artists to record a song with that title,but only two reached the top five. Name the artiststo do it. Hint: one was from 1990 and the other 1982.

A strong #1. Elton John continues to havestrangle hold at #1 on the Hit Tracks chart withBelieve. The song is #1 atradio stations right acrossthe country from C100Halifax and C103Moncton to Mix 99.9Toronto and K-LiteHamilton all the way to C -Fax Victoria. It appears asthough it will have alengthy stay at the top.Adams might be theone. A good bet toeventually knock John'sBelieve out of the #1 slotis Bryan Adam's HaveYou Ever Really Loved AWoman. It bullets to #9 injust its fourth week.Believe became the sixthstraight song to hit #1 afterreaching the top 10 in fourweeks.

The compilationtrend continues.Soundtracks and various -artists albums continue toflood the Albums chart.Leading the way thisweek is the FridaySoundtrack, which debutsat #44. A little furtherdown is the Don JuanDemarco Soundtrack,which enters at #61. TheRockline 2 compilationalso makes its debut thisweek at #66.

Live for Live. In recentweeks, Live has beenshowing some impressivenumbers. The album has

been moving steadily up the chart and currentlyholds the #3 spot. The song Lightening Crashes hasalso been accepted into the mainstream as it is bulletsto #16.

An interesting mix. There appears to be a littleof everything selling at the Sam's store on Bayer'sRoad in Halifax. Here are that store's 10 best-sellingalbums. 1. Montell Jordan 2. Hootie & The Blowfish3. 2 Pac 4. Live 5. Elton John 6. Bad BoysSoundtrack 7. The Rankin Family 8. Strictly Bass9. Annie Lennox 10. The Cranberries.

Could be three. As Jamie Walters heads closerto the top, he could become the third artist to recorda song titled Hold On the crack the top five. Theonly two artists to accomplish that are Santana(1982) and Wilson Phillips (1990).

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ROBERT CRAY -Rock/BluesSome Rainy MorningMercury -314 526 867-0A blues guitarist par excellence, Cray hasnaturally (since mainstream radio doesn'tplay blues) never received the kind ofplaudits and recognition that some of hisbetter known contemporaries - such asClapton or the late Stevie Ray Vaughan -have in the past ten years. Certainly, Crayhas always been recognized by the peoplethat matter most, his peers. But he's neverstayed in the limelight, even after the strongsuccess of his 1986 breakthrough album,Strong Persuader. This latest effort offers upa more stripped down version of Cray andhis band, perhaps back closer to what trueblues is meant to be. If anything, Cray'sguitar virtuosity has improved dramaticallysince his earlier work, with his playingstanding out even more in the strippeddown production style of this album.Highlight tracks include Tell The Landlord,Steppin' Out, Little Big Boy, Jealous Love andHoldin' On. -RR

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MONTELL JORDAN -R8B/Hip-HopThis Is How We Do ItPMP Records -314 527 179-QThe story goes that if you live in southcentral LA, you either get into music orsports or the church, or you fall into thegangs. As Jordan points out, "I could tellyou the stories about playing ball aroundthe corner while The Bloods and The Cripswere shooting because I've been there."Jordan's musical career began via thechurch, and although he was touched by themusic of everyone from Stevie Wonder toSammy Davis Jr., he actually headed off tocollege to study law. Thankfully, for PMPRecords most of all, he fell in with hip -hopproducer Chi-Luv, who educated him onmixing and deejaying. What's nice aboutJordan is that he's able to combine the hardcore attitude of rap and hip -hop with thesweeter sounds of soul and R&B. He's beencompared to Teddy Pendergrass, and withhis smooth, gospel-esque style, such acomparison isn't too far out of left field. Thefirst single from this record, the title track,has already been a smash in the US.Whether or not it follows here in Canada isanyone's guess, considering what aformidable territory Canada has alwaysbeen for R&B/rap/hip-hop artists. But if thetiming is right, Jordan could be the next bigstar out of the states with the initials MJ. -RR

LAUGHING SAM'S BREAKDOWN -RockShaky Ladder SmilesScreamin' Demon -1094This band, which gots its start in Sarnia,recently got a big promotional kick throughwinning the Hard Rock Cafe's Rock And RollFantasy Live Band Competition, winning out

ALBUM PICKKENNY COLMANDreamscapeSony Special Products -66159-H"Kenny, it's you, me and Tony Bennett. We're fraternity, a special breed. We're the last ofthe saloon singers." When you can get that kind of endorsement from Frank Sinatra,you know that you do indeed belong to a special fraternity. Colman, born in the northend of Winnipeg and now living inVancouver, broke into the business when itwas almost a closed shop. The Colmanstory is the stuff books are written aboutand movies made. His unique vocaltechnique, his projection, his timing, andphrasing gained him audiences around theworld. Here he continues his time -wornapproach to pseudo jazz and meaty, make -sense ballads with an effervescence andvocal power that indicates his command ofthis music form. He eases into thesebeautiful old works like they were writtenfor him. The comfort range is awesome, tosay the least. When Joanna Loved Me,written by Bob Wells and Jack Segal isexceptional, as is Hoagy Carmichael'sStardust and The Days Of Wine And Roses, written by Johnny Mercer and Henry Mancini.That's Toots Thielmans on harmonica on both tracks. Beer baron Freddy Heineken likedColman's style and financed this album, a pretty costly project. Colman fronts the LondonPhilharmonic Orchestra with arrangements by Dick Bakker and Johnny Mandel. He alsoperforms four songs written by Heineken and various writers, and they fit beautifullyinto his styling. Also includes Herman Hupfeld's As Time Goes By and Autumn Leaves,another great Mercer penning. -WG

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over 18 other finalists. If they're able toplease radio as well as they were able tomove the critics, this band should make itsmark on the indie music scene in Canada.While the group was formed in Sarnia, theoriginal trio of guitarist/vocalist Jeff Getty,bassist Dean Hibma and drummer Greg Leeeventually drifted to Texas to find some gigs.After returning to their native land, the grouppicked up lead singer Bil Eldridge, formerlywith Ten Seconds Over Tokyo. The music isone of those indelible mixes of somewhatoptimistic lyrical depth with some hard

edged, blues -tinged melodies. The musicdoesn't dance around its target, diving rightinto some guitar -encrusted, free -flowingtracks that are embellished by Eldridge'spained yet heart -felt vocals. Getty is aferocious guitar player, who gets right to themeat of the action, displaying a hunger andvirtuosity not normally found in an indieband. The group has obviously honed itscrafted in the clubs, and should providesome fodder for rock radio. -RR

DAN GIBSON - InstrumentalNature's BalletSolitudes/Mercury/Polydor-116-QDon Gibson's recorded works have beensomewhat closeted since they wereintroduced in 1981, but nonetheless the 34titles in the Solitudes series, have sold morethan 1.5 million copies. Most of the salescame from novelty and book shops. Now,having signed to Mercury/Polydor (seeseparate piece), Gibson and his son Gordon,will benefit from a much larger audience.This is the music to relax with, probably asclose to nature as possible. The Gibsonshave, with this release, used a variety ofacoustic instruments to create classicalballet with an unusual elegance. Producedby Gordon Gibson with music arranged,orchestrated and conducted by HowardBaer, the nature sounds of a trickling stream,the call of a loon and a warbler and othergentle sounds of nature, are backed by suchworks as Swan Lake, Les Sylphides, Giselle,Coppelia, Sleeping Beauty, Midsummer'sNight Dream and more. The album wasrecorded and mixed by Carmon Barry atEmmanuel Productions in Scarborough,Ontario. -WG

MARY BETH SIPPIN - CountryBack In My Home TownRising Star -111358 (Roto Noto)Back home in Newtown, one local scribeaffectionately refers to Sippin as"Connecticut's latest country lady." This"lady", has powerful pipes and anextraordinary handle on the interpretation

of lyrics. The song material isn't too shabbyeither. Love Me Tonite, a duet with WebBurrell, who produced the track and co -wrote the song with Penny Rubenfield, isone of the better tracks. The vocal passionis exceptional. There's a little bit of hurtin'stuff as well, with David Weltman's penningof When You Can't Say Goodbye. Sippinchanges vocal gears with the ease of aprofessional, impacting with a rock edgewhere necessary and displaying a

tenderness when needed. Also key is LoveMe Tonite, written by Wayne Gamache, StanProsco and Web Burrell, released as a singlelast year, and John Elliot's Somebody'sPrayin', which was a gospel hit for RickySkaggs. Vocally, Sippin has no barriers. Thecountry/gospel roots are fairly obvious, thecrossover potential is real. Terry produced,with the exception of Back In My Hometown,which should be a future focus track, LoveMe Tonite and It Doesn't Matter Who's ToBlame, which he co -produced withGamache. Recorded at Michael TerryStudios in Trumbull, Connecticut. TheCanadian connection is Roto Noto Recordsin Hamilton. -WG

LAURA SMITH -Pop/folkBetween The Earth And My SoulAtlantica-50235-FThe comparisons are obvious -Joni Mitchellperhaps, maybe even a little JoanArmatrading or Tracey Chapman. But listena little closer, because this Halifax -basedsinger/songwriter really has something freshand new to say. It's been said that the bestway to judge a new artist is to see themperform in a club, so that they be tested bythe best method there is, the reaction of anaudience wanting something and expecting

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12 SO HELP ME GIRLJoe Diffie/Third Rock From The Sun/Album track -H

(H.Peniew/A.Spooner) J.Slate/J.Diffie (Epic)53 4 11 THE BOX

Randy Travis/This Is Me/Warner comp 233-P(R.Travis/B.Moore) K.Lehning (Warner Bros)

I 11 GIVE ME ONE MORE SHOTAlabama/Greatest Hits III/BMG comp 31-N(T.Gentry/R.Owen/R.Rogers) G.Fundis/Alabarna (RCA)

4 1 to THE HEART IS A LONELY HUNTERReba McEntire/Read My Mnd/MCA comp 1-J(M.D.Sanders/E.Hill/K.Williams) TErown/R.McEntire (MCA)

© 23 9 I CAN LOVE YOU LIKE THAT 39John Mchael Montgomery/John IvIchael/Radio CD single -P(S.DiamoncVM.Berry/J.Kimble) S.Hendicks (Atlantic)

6 7 11 HEAD OVER HEELS 40Blue Rodeo/5 Days In July/Warner comp 235-P itga(G.Keelor/J.Cuddy) Blue Rodeo (WEA)

111 13 10 LITTLE MISS HONKY TONKBrooks & Dunn/Waitin' On Sundown/BMG comp 31-N(R.Dunn)S.Hendricks/D.Cook (Arista)

in 17 8 REFRIED DREAMS 42Tm McGraw/Not A Moment Too Soon/Album track -F(J.Foster/M.Peterson) J.Strouct43.Gallimore (Curb)

9 2 13 WHAT ELSE CAN I DOPatricia Conroy/You Can't Resist/Album track(T.Arata/S.Miller) M.Wanchic/J.Niebank (WEA)

16 12 THE KEEPER OF THE STARSTracy Byrd/No Ordinary Man/MCA comp 1-J(D.Lee/D.Mayo/K.Staley) J.Crutatifield/G.Johnson (MCA)

8 DON'T CRY LITTLE ANGELPrairie Oyster/Only One Moon/BMG comp 31-N(K. Glass) S.Fishell (Arista)

8 STANDING ON THE EDGE OF GOODBYEJohn Beny/Standin' On The Edge/Album track -F

(J.Berry/S.Hanis) J.Bowen/C.Howard (Patriot)El 18 10 SONG FOR THE LIFE

Alan Jackson/Who I Am/BMG comp 31-N(R.Crowell) K.Stegall (Arista)

14 14 10 LOOK WHAT FOLLOWED ME HOMEDavid Ball/Thinkin' Problem/Wamer comp 231-P(D.BalVT.Polk) B.Chancey (Warner Bros)

15 15 16 STAY FOREVERHal Ketchum/Every Little WorcVRacto CD single -F(B.Tench/H.Ketchum)A.Reynolds/J.Rooney (MCG/Curb)

25 6 WHAT MATTERED MOSTTy Hemcien/Self-titied/Sony comp 328-H(G.BurrN.Melamed) D.Johnson (Epic)

24 9 GONNA GET A LIFEMark ChesnuttANhat A Way To Live/MCA comp 1-J(F.Dycus/J.Lauderdale) M.VVright (Dams)

18 6 18 LIPSTICK PROMISESGeorge Ducas/Self-titlecVRadio CD single -F(G.Ducas/T.Sillers) R.Bennett (Liberty)

19 5 12 WHICH BRIDGE TO CROSSMace Gil When Love Comes Around/MCA comp 1-J(V.GiIVB.Anderson) T.Brown (MCA)

20 21 13 WALKIN' THAT LINETheta/Drawn To The Fire/Royalty comp 16(T.Couturier/C.Couturier) R.H.Smith (Royalty)

21 9 15 THINKIN' ABOUT YOUTrisha Yearwood/The Sweetest Gift/Album track -J

(B.Regan/T.Shadro) G.Fundis (MCA)22 8 17 AMY'S BACK IN AUSTIN

Little Texas/Kick A Little/Album track -P(B.Seals/S.A.Davis) C.DinapolVD.Gmu/Little Texas (Warner Bros)

En 27 8 SAFE IN THE ARMS OF LOVEMichelle Wright/The Reasons Why/BMG comp 31-N(P.Burich.M.A.Kennedy/P.Rose) S.Board/M.Clute (Arista)

24 10 14 WHAT'S HOLDING MEGeorge FoxTime Of My Life/Wamer comp 233-P(G.Fox/K.Tribble) B.Gaudo (WEA)

25 26 10 THAT'S HOW YOU KNOWLari White/Wishes/Album track -N

(LWhite/C.Canrion) G.Fundis (RCA)26 28 to BETWEEN THE TWO OF THEM

Tanya Tucker/Fm To Fire/EMI comp 8-F(M.Cates) J.Crutchfield (Liberty)

7 I DON'T BELIEVE IN GOODBYESawyer Brown/Greatest Hits 1990-95/Rado CD single -F(M.Miller/S.Emerick/B.White) M.Miller/M.McAnally (Curb)

36 7 I WAS BLOWN AWAYPam Tillis/Sweethearrs Dance/BMG comp 31-N(L.Martine Jr.) P.Tillis/S.Fishell (Arita)

29 12 12 BUBBA HYDEDiamond Rio/Love A Little Stronger/BMG comp 31-N(C.Wseman/G.Nelson) M.PowelVT.DuBois (Arista)

30 30 10 LOOKING FOR THE LIGHTRick Trevino/Looking For The Light/Rado CD single -H(LHengber/T.Mensy)S.Buthingham/B.Chancey (Columbia)

El 49 2 ANY MAN OF MINEShania Twain/The Woman In Me/Racto CD single -0(S.Twain/M.Lange) M.Lange (Mercury)

32 34 12 SON OF A PREACHER MANFarmers Daughter/Girls Will Be Girls/Album track 3(J.Harley/R.Wilkins)T.Rudner (Stubble Jumper)

En 41 5 YOU AIN'T MUCH FUNToby Keith/Boomtown/Album track -0(T.Keith/C.Gogg, Jr.) N.Larkin/H.Shedd (Mercury)

34 35 8 SHE FEELS LIKE A BRAND NEW MAN TONIGHTAaron TypirVLookin' Back At Myself/BMG comp 31-N(A.TippinNI.P.Heeney) S.Gibson (RCA)

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35 38 11 BIG NEWS BACK HOMECurbs Grambo/Big News .... /Royalty comp 16(C.Grambo) C.Grambo (Tme Art/Royalty)

42 13 PEACE OF MINDBill Candy/Closer To The Music/Album Lads(B.Candy/K.Haverland) C.Irschuck (Mill Street)

47 7 I'M STILL DANCIN' WITH YOUWade Hayes/Old Enough To Know Better/Racto CD single -H

(C.Rains/W.Hayes) D.CooWC.Rains (Columbia) 45 7 HEART SET ON YOUTerry Kelly/Divided Highway/Album track(W.Hunt) F.King (Gun)

22 16 0 STEMSusan Aglukark/This Child/EMI comp 3-F(S.Aglukark/C.Irschick) C.Irschick (EMI)

29 15 HERE'S WHAT THEY SAYDesert Dolphins/Self-titled/Radio CD single(B.Haddock) RPrescott (Wolfe Lake Music)

50 6 FAITH IN ME, FAITH IN YOUDoug Stone/Faith In Me ... /Album track(D.LogginsiT.Bruce) J.Stroud/D.Stone (Columbia)

43 8 WHEN YOU SAY NOTHING AT ALLAlison Kraus & Station/Now That I Found You/BMG comp 31

(D.Schlitz/POverstreet) R.Scruggs (Rounder/Denon) 53 6 ONE OF THOSE NIGHTSLisa Brokop/Every Little Girl's Dream/Rado CD single -F(C.Twitty/T.Seals) J.Crutchfield (Patriot)

51 6 YOU DON'T EVEN KNOW WHO I AMPatty Loveless/When Fallen Angels Fly/Sony comp 328-H(G.Peters) E.Gordy Jr. (Epic)

54 4 ADALIDAGeorge Strait/Lead On/MCA comp 3-.1(M.Geiger/W.Mullis/M.Huffman) T.Brown/G.Strait (MCA)

46 31 16 FOR A CHANGENeal McCoy/You Gotta Love ThatNVarner comp 232-P(S.Selkirk/J.S.Shenill) B.Beckett (Atlantic)

ETA 56 4 HOUSE OF CARDSMary Chapin Carpenter/Stone's In ... /Album track -H(M.C.Caroenter) J.Jenninos/M C Carpenter (Columbia)

76 3 . WHAT KIND OF MANJoel FeeneviLile Is Not A Di-earn/Album backJiFeeney/Q.Farren) C.Farren/H.Parrot (MCA)

49 32 16 THIS WOMAN AND THIS MANClay Walker/1f I Could Make A Living/Album track -P(J.Pennig/M.Lunn) J.Stroud (Giant)

57 3 CAIN'S BLOOD4 Runner/Self-titled/Radio CD single -0(J.Sundrud/M.Johnson) B.Cannon/L.Shell (Polydor)

7 GHOSTSJason McCoy/Jason McCoy/MCA comp 1-J(J.McCoy) S.Baggett (MCA)

52 33 17 WHEREVER YOU GOClint Black/One Emofion/Racto CD single -N(C.Black/H.Nicholas) J.Stroud/C.Black (RCA)

53 40 17 WHOSE BED HAVE YOUR BOOTS BEEN UNDERShania Twain/The Woman ... /PolyGram comp 373-0 5)(R.J.Lange/S.Twain) R.J.Lange (Mercury)

54 55 11 THE NEWS WHETHERMark LaForrne/No album/Roto Noto 20125(M.LaFarme) R.Cousins (Roto Noto)

55 37 17 LOOK AT ME NOWBryan White/Self-titled/Album track -P(B.White/D.George/J.Tirre) B.J.WalkerJr./K.Lehning (Asylum)

56 59 7 PARTY CROWDDavid Lee Murphy/Chit Wth A Bang/Racto CD single -J(D.LMurphy/J.Hinson) T.Brown (MCA)

64 5 THE LIKES OF MEMarty Stuart/Party Hit Pack/Radio CD single -J(LBoone/R.Bowles) D.Cook (MCA)

58 so 4 IF YOU'RE GONNA WALK ...Sammy Kershaw/Feelin' Good Train/Album track -CI(B.Cannon/L.Bastion) B.Cannon/N.Wilson (Mercury)

Ell 68 5 WORKIN' FOR THE WEEKENDKen Mellons/Sell-fitled/Sony comp 328-H(K.MelIons/J.Honeycutt) J.Cupit (Epic)

60 61 6 I DON'T KNOW (But I've Been Told)Wesley Dennis/Self-titled/Polydor corny 377-0(W.Denrus) K.StegalVJ.Kelton (Mercury)

70 2 TELL ME I WAS DREAMINGTravis Tritt/Ten Feet Tall And ... /Album track -P(T.Tritt/B.R.Brown) G.Brown (Warner Bros)

62 63 10 MIDNIGHT SPECIALStraight, Clean & Simple/Midnight Special/Hillcrest 22 Ire(L.LVannatta) LL.Vannatta (Hillcrest)

63 69 4 FALL IN LOVEKenny Chesney/In My Wildest Dreams/Album track -H(K.Chesney.B.Brock/K.Williams) B.Beckett (Capricorn)

75 4 DANCING UP A STORMGary FjellgaarcVBelieve In Forever/Album track -H(G.(=lellgaard) B.Buckingham (Savannah)

77 2 THAT'S JUST ABOUT RIGHTBlackhawk/Title track/Radio CD singIe-N(J.Black) M.Wright/T.DuBois (Arista)

66 44 13 I SHOULD HAVE BEEN TRUEThe Mavericks/What A Crying Shame/MCA comp 1-J(R.Malo/S.Lynch) D.Cook (MCA)

67 48 9 ANYWAY THE WIND BLOWSBrother Phelps/Anyway The Wnd Blows/Warner comp 236-P(J.J.Cak3) R.L.Phelps/D.Phelps/K.Lehning (Asylum)

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79 3 SUMMER'S COMIN'Clint BlacWOne Emotion/Album track -N(C.Black/H.Nicholas) J.Stroud/C.Black (RCA)

69 72 6 BABY I'M ONLY LONELYMaxine MacLeod/Dream On/Album track(S.Ramos/D.Rae) M. Francis (Vocal Image)

70 71 a RUNNING AWAYPoverty Plainsmen/Gotta Be ... /Album track(Smith/Smith/Neis/Johnson) L.Secknak (Poverty)

71 73 5 WHEN LOVE LEAVESTommy Rogers/Serious Foam' Around/Album track(P.Terry/K.Robbins) B.Allen (Homestead)

72 46 17 DOWN IN FLAMESBlackhawk/Self-titlecVBMG comp 30-N(M.ClarWIStevens) M.Bright/T.DuBois (Arista)

73 52 17 SOMEWHERE IN THE VICINITY OF THE HEARTShenandoah/In The Vicinity Of The HearVRacto CD single -F(B.LaBounly/R.Chudacoff) D.Cook (Liberty)

74 67 11 RUSTED HINGESDon Neilson/Based On A ... /Sony corny 327-H Ea(D.Neilson/T.Thomey/E.Ehm) Same (Epic/Them)

75 62 16 BROKEN STRING OF PEARLSEPPrescott-Brown/Already Restless/Album track -H

(Brown/McConnelVPrescott) Worley/McMakin/Prescott (Columbia)76 82 4 CLOWN IN YOUR RODEO

Kathy Mattea/Waklin' Away A Winner/Album track -0(K.Kirkpatrick) J.Lee (Mercury)

2 TEXAS TORNADOTracy Lawrence/I See It Now/Album track -P(B.Braddock/T.Lawrence) T.Lawrence/F.Anderson (Atlantic)

78 81 8 MR. WRONGJacquie Henderson/No alburn/fil&rest comp 22

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Daryle Singletary/Self-titled/Warner comp 240-P(B.McDill/T.Rocco) J.StroucVR.Travis/D.Malloy (Giant)

96 2 BIGGER FISH TO FRYBoy Howdy/Born That Way/Rado CD single -F(J.Steele) C.Farren (Curb)

81 84 5 ONE TRACK LOVEMary Lynn Wren/More Than Friends/Album track(MtWren/J.Douglas) J.Douglas (Rollin' Hearts)

82 NEW DARNED IF I DON'T (DangedShenandoah/In The Vicinity Of _Album track -F(R.Dunn/D.Dillon) D.Cook (Liberty)

83 86 4 BEATING OF MY HEARTSusan Graham/Somewhere In Between/Radio Single(K.Fleming/M.A.Kennedy) B.BullocWJ.Kffie (No label)

BADLY BENTThe Tractors/Self-titled/Radio CD single -N(M.Ellis/S.RipleyNV.Richmond) S.Ripley/W.Richmond (Arista)

85 87 2 MEMORY MAKING NIGHTJohn & Audrey Wggins/Self-titled/Album track -O(J.W.Wiggins) J.Scaife/J.Cotton (Mercury)

86 88 3 FEW AND FAR BETWEENTom Jackson/No Regrets/Album track -N Afek(T.Jacthson) T.Thomey.T.Jackson (Peg)

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88 NEW MISSISSIPPI MOONJohn Anderson/Country Til I Die/Album track -N(T.J.WhiteJC.Whitsett) J.Stroud/J Anderson (BNA)

89 NEW BETTER PLACE TO LIVEJim MatVAII My Wild Oats/Album track(J.Matt) P.Anderson/D.Wakeman (Little Dog)

90 NEW IF I WERE YOUCollin Raye/Extremes/Album track -H(J.Hobbs/C.Farren) J.Hobbs/E.Seay/P.Worley (Epic)

91 NEW TELL ME I WAS DREAMINGTravis Tritt/Ten Feet Tall ..JWamer comp 241-P(T.Tritt/B.R.Brown) &Brown (Warner Bros)

92 NEW ROCKIN' THE ROCKLarry Stewart/fileart Like A Hurricane/Album track -H(G.Burr) S.Hendricks (Columbia)

,93 NEW ALL THAT HEAVEN WILL ALLOWThe Mavericks/What A Crying Sharne/Racto CD single -J(B.Springsteen) D.Cook (MCA)

94 78 17 YOU CAN'T MAKE A HEART LOVE SOMEBODYGeorge StraiVLead On/MCA comp 8-J(S.Clarke/J.MacRae) T.Brown/G.Strait (MCA)

95 80 8 BEND IT UNTIL IT BREAKSJohn Anderson/Country TI I Die/BMG comp 30-N(J.Anderson/L.Delmore) J.Stroud/J.Anderson (BNA)

96 83 14 TRUE TO HIS WORDBoy Howdy/Bom That Way/Racto CD single -F(J.Steele/C.Farren/G.Harrison) C.Farren (Curb)

97 91 8 SOMEBODY WILLTerry McBride & The Ride/Self-litled/MCA comp 1-J(W.Aldridge/B.Crisler/S.B.Jones) J.Lee (MCA)

98 92 22 OLD ENOUGH TO KNOW BETTERWade Hayes/Cid Enough To Know Better/Sony comp 326-H(C.RainsNV.Hayes) D.Cook (Columbia)

99 95 11 WHATLL YOU DO ABOUT MEDoug Supernaw/Deep Thoughts From A_.BMG comp 32-N(D.Linde) R. Lands (BNA)

100 93 13 I BRAKE FOR BRUNETTESRhett Akins/A Thousand Memodes/MCA corny 1-J(S.Ramos/R.Akins) M.Wright/B.Tankersley (Dena)

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The Saloon's having a party to celebrateserving more than 225,000 customers since opening.The popular Toronto showplace will open its doorsto an invited guest list on May 12 for an all-nightparty with D.W. James, The Road Warrior. James,who has been the Saloon's houseband for the pastseveral weeks, is taking his stage show on a tour ofOntario. His last date at the Saloon is May 13.

CKBY is searching for new Canadian countrytalent. The contest is open to Canadians living withinthe Ottawa station's listening area. Contestants areasked to submit two country songs on cassette, oneup -tempo and one ballad, no later than May 26.Finalists will be announced on -air on June 19. Thewinner will receive a professional recording sessionand the release will be distributed to country musicstations across Canada. Contact Ted Daigle,Canadian Talent Manager at 613-247-4561.

Ty Herndon's handlers have released his Epicalbum in what must be a first in CD packaging. Theoversized die -cut package folds out to reveal acleverly positioned stand-up mini -likeness of thenew country star along with all his important

COUNTRY RADIO PICKSKENT MATHESONHot Country CFQM 103.5 - MonctonAny Man Of Mine - Shania TwainDAWN WORONIUKCountry 600 CJWW - SaskatoonAny Man Of Mine - Shania TwainBOB LINNCKEG Country - NanaimoAny Man Of Mine - Shania TwainMARK CARTLAND and KEVIN STUARTHot New Country CKTY - SarniaAny Man Of Mine - Shania TwainRICK RINGERCountry 105 CKQM FM - PeterboroughOne And Only Love - Russ TaffGREG MACK630 CKRC - WinnipegIf I Were You - Collin RayeGUY BROOKS96.3 Country FM - KingstonBringing Back Your Love - One Horse BlueRANDY OWENNew Country 570 - KitchenerBringing Back Your Love - One Horse BlueMARK LA POINTECountry 92.7FM - LondonYou Better Think Twice - Vince GillJANET TRECARTEN92.5 CISS-FM - TorontoAll That Heaven Will Allow - The MavericksJAY HITCHEN and JAMES RICHARDSNew Country 1270 CHAT - Medicine HatMy Heart Will Never Know - Clay WalkerPAUL KENNEDY and JOHN GOLDCHFX-FM Country 101 - HalifaxGet Back - Steve WarinerRICK KELLYC101 101.3FM - Prince GeorgeGet Back - Steve WarinerBRUCE ANDREINor -Net - WestaskiwinThat's Just About Right - BlackhawkGARRY MACINTOSH610 CKYL - Peace RiverThat's Just About Right - BlackhawkDAN MITCHELLAll Hit Country - Cariboo RadioYou Can Sleep While I Drive - Trisha YearwoodBRUCE LEPERRECKDM Radio 730 - DauphinMississippi Moon - John AndersonTREVOR BATTAMSCJBQ 800AM Stereo - BellevilleMississippi Moon - John AndersonWADE WILLEY980 CKRM - ReginaEasy To Say - Don Neilson

COUNTRYbiographical information. The CD itself fits into amulti -foldout folder with a bunch of reviews fromall the big guys in country radio. The album releasecomes on the heels of Herndon's fast-moving chartsingle, What Mattered Most, which bullets into the#16 slot this week. The single was written by GaryBurr and Vince Melamed. The album was producedby Doug Johnson, with the exception of Heart HalfEmpty, a very key track, which Johnson producedwith Ed Seay. This is a duet with Stephanie Bentley.

Joel Feeney has the big gainer this week withWhat Kind Of Man, which jumps up to #48 from#76 after only the third week on the chart. Feeneywrote the song with Chris Farren, who produced theMCA album with Hayward Parrott. The trackqualifies as two -parts Cancon (AL).

Daryle Singletaryn a new Giant artist, has themost added single this week with I'm Living Up ToHer Lowest Expectations. The single enters the chartat #79. Written by the team of McDill and Rocco,the track was taken from his self -titled album, whichwas produced by Randy Travis, James Stroud andDavid Malloy. Travis was apparently impressed with

Singletary's demo tape of Old Pair Of Shoes, whichhe brought to the attention of the Giant label.Singletary has been included on the Travis tour,which is now underway.

Jim Matt enters the chart at #89 with his debutsingle Better Place To Live. The single, a Mattoriginal, is included on his Little Dog album, AllMy Wild Oats. The album was produced by LittleDog president Pete Anderson and Dusty Wakemanand recorded at Anderson's Mad Dog studios inVenice California. The single qualifies as two partsCancon (MAL).

Come Together America Salutes The Beatles,might be a bit misleading. This is not a rock 'n rollalbum, although the rock edge is certainly there. AsRPM reviewer Ron Rogers wrote in his critique lastweek, "today's new country sound is basically justa '90s version of rock and roll," and this album fitsin perfectly. It might be stretching it a bit with DavidBall's version of I'll Follow The Sun, or RandyTravis with his version of Nowhere Man, the countryroots sound is there. Willie Nelson, as usual, is thehero here with One After, and Shenandoah gets iton the country track with Can't Buy Me Love.

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4 9 SUSAN AGLUKARKThis ChildEMI -32075-F

2 1 18 GARTH BROOKSThe HitsLiberty -29689-F

3 2 to SHANIA TWAINThe Woman In MeMercury -314-522-886-Q

4 3 8 BLUE RODEO5 Days In JulyWEA-93846-P

5 6 6 VARIOUS ARTISTSNew Country 2WEA-33371-P

8 7 GEORGE FOXTime 01 My LifeWEA-98851-0

7 s 22 PATRICIA CONROYYou Can't ResistWEA-97541-P

8 10 12 SAWYER BROWNBest Of 1990-1995Curb -77689-F

9 11 6 JOHN BERRYStanding On The EdgePatriot/EMI-32284-F

10 7 26 CLAY WALKERIf I Could Make A LivingGiant -24582-P

11 9 25 ANNE MURRAYThe Best ... So FarEMI -31158-F

12 14 25 TOBY KEITHBoomtownPolydor-314 523 407-Q

III 18 5 ONE HORSE BLUEOne Horse BlueSavannah -9844-H

14 12 27 MARY CHAPIN-CARPENTERStones In The RoadColumbia -54327-H

15 15 31 MICHELLE WRIGHTThe Reasons WhyArista -07822 18753-N

16 16 so REBA McENTIRERead My MidMCA -10994-J

17 17 17 GEORGE STRAITLead OnMCA -11092-J

18 19 10 TRISHA YEARWOODThinkin' About YouMCA -11201-J

19 13 9 ASHLEY MACISAACClose To The FloorMM -79602-Q

37 2 JOHN MICHAEL MONTGOMERYJobs Michael MentoornerYAtlantic -82728-P

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22 24 23 SAMMY KERSHAWFeelin' Good TrainMercury -314-522-125-0

23 20 27 DIAMOND RIOLove A Little StrongerArista -18745-N

atk 24 25 12 IRISH DESCENDANTSger Gypsies & Lovers

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25 21 34 JOE DIFFIEVD Third Rock From The Sun

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28 31 26 THE TRACTORSThe TractorsArista -18728-N

29 27 26 LITTLE TEXASKck A LittleWarner Bros -45739-P

30 28 16 GEORGE JONESThe Bradley SessionsMCA -11096-J

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35 34 21 HEART OF THE COUNTRY '94Various Artists PL

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37 36 52 PRAIRIE OYSTEROnly One MoonArista -19427-N g;ID

38 38 19 BILLY RAY CYRUSStorm In The HeartlandMercury -526 081-0

39 40 51 RANDY TRAVISThis Is MeWarner Bros -45501-P

40 39 93 CHARLIE MAJORThe Other SideArista -14864-N

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1 1 8 BELIEVE (5 weeks at #1)Elton John - Made In England

Rocket/Mercury-314-526-185 (Rado CD single) -Q2 2 10 NO MORE I LOVE YOU'S

Annie Lennox - MedusaRCA -74321-25717 (Redo CD single) -NEl 5 5 HAVE YOU EVER REALLY LOVED A WOMANBryan Adams - Don Juan DeMarco SoundtrackA&M-3145403574

4 4 6 I BELIEVEBlessid Union Of Souls - HomeEMI -31836 (Radio CD single) -F

n 10 8 WONDERDRUGJann Arden - Living Under JuneA&M-314 540 248 (Radio CD single) -Q

9 11 SHADE OF YOUR LOVELaura Smith - Between The Earth And My SoulAtlantica-10018 (EMI comp 1)-F

7 3 9 YOU GOT ITBonnie Raft- Boys On The Side SoundtrackArista -18748 (BMG comp 80)-N

14 8 THE BLUE TRAINLinda Ronstadt - Feels Like HomeElektra-61703 (Radio CD single) -P

9 8 11 IN THE HOUSE OF STONE AND LIGHTMartin Page - In The House Of Stone And LightMercury -522-1042 (PolyGram comp 375)-Q

13 7 HOLD ONJamie Walters - Jamie WaltersAtlantic -82600 (Warner comp 237)-P

11 11 9 FOR YOUR LOVEStevie Wonder - Conversation PeaceMotown -31453-02382 (Radio CD single) -0

12 12 10 LETTING GOJulie Masse - Circle Of OneSurge/Select-714 (Ratio CD single)

13 6 12 YOU LOSE AND YOU GAINJohn Bottomley - Black BerryRCA -004 (Album track) -N

14 7 10 BIG YELLOW TAXIAmy Grant- House Of LoveA&M-3154 0230 (Album track) -Q

Ili 29 5 FOR ADAM'S SAKERoch Voisin - Ill Always Be ThereStar/Select-8056 (Radio CD single)

28 6 HOLD ONAlan Frew- Hold OnEMI -28990 (Radio CD single) -F

17 17 7 UNTIL THE END OF TIMEForeigner - Mr. MoonlightAttic -1416 (Atlic comp 53)-J

IECI 24 a HEAD OVER HEELSBlue Rodeo - Five Days In JulyWEA-93846 (Warner comp 235)-P

7 COME BACKLondonbeat - LonclonbeatRCA -22333 (BMG comp 80)-N

20 21 9 MEA CULPAMke & The Mechanics - Beggar On A Beach Of GoldAtlantic -82738 (Warner comp 238)-P

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21 22 7 LIFE IN A NUTSHELLBarenaked Lades - Maybe You Should DriveSire -45709 (Warner comp 236)-P

22 15 14 0 SIEMSusan Aglukark - This ChildEMI -32075 (Radio CD single) -F

23 16 II WE CELEBRATEThe Barra MacNeils - Closer To Paradise

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Madonna - Bedtime StoriesMaverick/Sire-45767 (Redo CD single) -P

25 19 10 THIS COWBOY SONGSling - Fields Of GoldA&M-314-540-269 (Radio CD single) -0

26 26 10 BLUEThe Jayhawks - Tomorrow The Green GrassAmerican -43006 (Album track) -P

27 27 6 I LIVE MY LIFE FOR YOUFirehouse - Firehouse 3

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29. 20 18 STRONG ENOUGHSheryl Crow - Tuesday Night Music ClubA& t4 540 248 (Album track) -Q

35 5 COUNTING STARSEarthTones - To Be Continued ...Passion -945 (Ratio CD single)

31 25 9 IF I WANTEDMelissa Etheridge - Yes I AmIsland -848660 (A&M comp 1(-O

4 STANDING STRONGWendy Matthews - The Witness TreerooArtrWarner-98.391 (Warner comp 240)-P

33 34 6 GREY DUSK OF EVEThe Rankin Family w/Liarn O'Maonlai - Grey Dusk Of maEMI -82013 (EMI comp 10)-F

34 36 5 HAKUNA MATATAJimmy Cliff w/Lebo - Lion Kng SoundtradiDisney -60858

35 30 11 YOU GOTTA BEDes nee - I Ain't Movin'

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Ron Sexsmith - Ron Sexsmithlnterscope/WEA-92485 (Wamer comp 238)-P

37 38 4 THE OLD NEIGHBORHOODNike Shields - Grace MotelMJS-001 (Album track)

51 3 JUST WHEN I NEEDED YOUThe Nylons - Because ....South Bros -72392-75435 (BMG comp 82)-N

46 4 FLY FROM HEAVENToad The Wet Sprocket - DuldneaColumbia -57744 (Radio CD single) -H

40 32 11 MISHALEAndrew Donalds - Andru DonaldsMetro Blue -28065 (Album track) -F

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15 NEW MAKE ME FEEL ALRIGHTFB MachineIsba-H

16 11 5 IF YOU LOVEBrownstoneMJJ-H

17 ::; FASCINATEDEmjayPolytel-Q

18 18 s KEEP GIVIN' ME YOUR LOVECe Ce PenistonColumbia -H

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42 8 HOLE IN HEAVENDavid Deacon And The Word - Over The LineAntithesis -007 (Radio CD single)

42 33 DON'T GET ME WRONGPatrick Norman - Whispering ShadowsStar/Select-8053 (Album track)

43 47 a SOMEONE I USED TO LOVEBruce Cockburn - Dart To The HeartTrue North/MCA-0082 (Radio CD single) -J

52 2 TOO BUSY THINKINGManhattan Transfer - Tonin'Atlantic -82661 (Album track) -P

45 31 14 DANCE WITH MERay Bonneville - On The MainElectric Desert -9301 (Album track)

55 2 FALLEN FOR YOUR LOVEMichael Vincent - No albumQuatro Music (CD single)

4 PETER'S DREAMLennie Gallant - The Open WindowColumbia -80196 (Sony comp 037)-H

2 SHEHarry Connick Jr. - SheColumbia -64376 (Radio CD single) -H

4 THE HORSESKenny Lo ins - Return To Poo CornerSony Wonder -57674 (Radio CD single) -H

41 7 MANNEQUINWld Strawberries - Bet You Think I'm LonelyA&M/Strawberry-555-0092 (A&M comp 1)-Q

51 NEW BEAUS ALL NIGHT RADIO LOVE LINEJoshua Kadison - Painted Desert SerenadeSBK/BMG-80929 (Radio CD single) -N

52 39 8 KISS FROM A ROSESeal - Seal

ZZT/WEA-45415 (Wamer comp 235)-P53 54 4 THROUGH THE EYES OF A CHILD

Steven Mali - Imitation To DreamIsba-2066 (Album track) -H

54 NEW ...HEART OF GOLDLawrence Gowan - But You Can Call Me LarryColumbia -80183 (Album track) -H

55 ao 11 EVERLASTING LOVEGloria Estefan - Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss MeEpic -66205 (Radio CD single) -H

56 49 19 MENTAL PICTUREJon Secada - Body, Soul & A VoiceSBK-ERG-29272 (Radio CD single) -F

57 NEW END OF THE WORLDWaltons - Cocks CrowWEA-99435 (Warner comp 237)-P

58 NEW LET HER CRYHonda & The Blowfish - Cracked Rear ViewAtlantic -82613 (Warner comp 241)-P

59 53 16 LOVE WILL KEEP US ALIVEEagles - Hell Freezes OverGeffen -24725 (Album track) -J

60 60 16 SUKIYAKI4 p.m. - SukiyakiLondon -422 857 736 (Album track) -Q

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25 16 a EVERYTIME YOU TOUCH MEMobyElektra-P

26 12 7 MELODYBlack RoseQuality

27 23 3 DONT YOU WANNA KNOWAbigailQuality

28 26 2 NORTH SOUTH EAST WESTBlack SheepMercury -0

29 14 12 ANOTHER DAYWrigfieldQuality

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George Fox pulls capacity houses on tourGeorge Fox's recent concert tour of Alberta andSaskatchewan, plus one date in Ontario, pulledcapacity houses ranging from 100% attendancedown to 75%.

Calgary's Silver Dollar Action Centre pulledan audience of 991 to the 1,000 capacity theatre(99.10%), and with tickets at $19.95 and $15.00,the gross for this Frank Sissons promoted concert(March 17) worked out to $13,311.00.

Three dates at the Horizon Stage in SpruceGrove, Alberta (20-22), averaged 97% attendance,grossing $21,525.00 for the three days. Tickets werepegged at $25.00 for these JackiePagnucco promoted dates.

At the Empress Theatre in Ft.Macleod (27), where the tickets rangedfrom $20.00 to $22.50, the attendance was95.14% with a gross of $6,707.50. DavidGibson promoted the date.

Stettler, Alberta was the next stop(31) where tickets at the CommunityCentre were pegged at $22.50. This wasa near sell-out date registering 99.60%with a gross of $11,070.00. The date waspromoted by Bill Lane.

It was a sold -out house (100%)at the Community Theatre in Moosomin,Saskatchewan (April 3) where the ticketprice was set at $22.00. A gross of$9,064.00 was realized for this Bill Fischpromoted date.

With tickets at $18.00 and $20.00,the Anne Portnuff Theatre in Yorkton,Saskatchewan drew a 75.85% audience.The Ken Kohlert-promoted date (3)grossed $9,328.00.

The one date in Ontario, at the HeritageTheatre in Brampton (9) attracted a 77.87% audiencewhere the tickets ranged from $16.00 to $20.00.Promoted by Steve Solski, the concert grossed$9,103.68.

The nine -date tour grossed $80,108.68.Fox is now descending the chart with What's

Holding Me (#24), his first #1 single (RPM - April10/95), which is the #1 video on NCN this week.His follow-up, First Comes Love, is another Fox/Bob Gaudio penning from his WEA album, TimeOf My Life. Gaudio also produced the album.

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#1. What's Hold Me - George Fox#2. I Can Love ... - John Michael Montgomery#3. So Help Me Girl - Joe Diffie#4. Hopeless Love - One Horse Blue#5. 0 Siem - Susan Aglukark

BREAKOUT VIDEOTell Me I Was Dreaming - Travis Tritt

PICK HITThis Is Me Missing You - James House

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