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<br /> She had to cancel some appearances last
<br /> MUSIC, RECORDS & TAPES year Of illness, but Dolly Par-
<br /> 41) ton returned this year with 'Trio' album
<br /> to be released in the fall, and with plans
<br /> The Country Music Assn. promised a full- for opening May 2 of DOLLYWOOD theme park
<br /> court press in campaign to revitalize in Pigeon Forge, Tenn. Seating has been
<br /> listener interest and record purchasing; expanded to 10,000 at amphitheatre; $5
<br /> CBS Morning News assisted with Tammy Wy- million Riverfront Junction section at
<br /> nette profile (3/21) and the Judds, ap- park formerly known as Silver Dollar City.
<br /> pearing on the Phil Donahue syndicated * * * * * * *
<br /> show are credited by him with "saving The 25th anniversary tour of the Beach
<br /> country music." Time magazine kicked in Boys kicks off May 19 at a San Diego
<br /> (3/24) with length_, covthe Loretta Johnson Padre baseball game. Sunkist will spon-
<br /> sisters who founded the Loretta Lynn In- sor the tour, which includes 5 other con-
<br /> ternational Fan Club.
<br /> certs tied with sporting events, 15 fairs
<br /> and 20 coliseums, plus some outdoor ap-
<br /> IN BRIEF: Whitney Houston's Grammy wins pearances in the summer, Amusement Busi-
<br /> are crediting with boosting her record ness reported (3/22) ; 80 dates are planned.
<br /> sales 30% to 40%; the American Music Aw- * * * * * * * *
<br /> ards in January also helped Legisla-
<br /> tion in Congress to reduce royalties for Amnesty International is looking for D.S.
<br /> songwriters on syndicated local TV shows acts of caliber of Sting and U2 to join
<br /> was countered in D.C. with appearances by 'Caravan for Human Rights' tour; venture
<br /> Donna Summer, Lee Greenwood, Marvin Ham- is produced by Bill Graham. After stops
<br /> lisch and Marilyn Bergman It's no in S.F., Los Angeles, Dallas, Atlanta and
<br /> longer Kool, the New York Jazz Festival. Chicago, "Caravan" ends tour June 15 with
<br /> Rather it's JVC, the Japanese Victor Corp. benefit at Giants Stadium, East Rutherford
<br /> which will sponsor the June 20-29 event. (NJ1 . MTV will televise.
<br /> Festival schedule is to be announced next
<br /> month.
<br /> Three cities and five sellout crowds were
<br /> Through invitation only, a talent search recorded by ZZ Top and Jimmy Barnes bill:
<br /> is underway nationally for rock, R&B, and St. Louis Arena 2/19-20 had audiences of
<br /> country acts. Competitions will be held 29,069 and gross of $436,035 for high.
<br /> in 10 major markets: L.A., New York, Nash- March 1 at Cincinnati's Riverfront Coli-
<br /> ville, Chicago, Detroit, Houston, Seattle, seum brought crowd of 14,749 and $224,922.
<br /> Atlanta, Denver and New Orleans. The an- Mid-South Coliseum in Memphis (3/5-6) had
<br /> nouncement this month for the "Willie Nel- 20,440 crowd and $306,600 gross, AB says.
<br /> son/Wrangler Music Invitational" said 21
<br /> acts (7 from each category) will compete
<br /> in each city; in the late fall, 30 final- For years, record labels in Europe and
<br /> ists will be taped for a TV special which Japan reissued vintage U.S. soul and R&B;
<br /> is to air in January, 1987. Susan Hack- now a small boom in '50s and '60s is from
<br /> ney Assoc. will produce/promote; contact major labels like MCA Records, which pick-
<br /> SHA, 7 Music Circle North, Nashville, TN ed defunct Chess catalog. RCA reissued
<br /> 37203. (615) 244-7976. Sam Cooke and has sold 100,000 copies of
<br /> "Live at the Harlem Square Club." Newsweek
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