The gamecock. (Columbia, S.C.) 1908-2006, December 05, 1983, Page 8, Image 8
Holiday
From Staff Reports
A flurry of USC performin
university's annual Christmas
iseum Wednesday.
And they'll get a little help
From the Carolina Band to
holiday concert showcases a v\
THE PROGRAM, howe
"Carolina community" in lai
volve many others in the Dep
USC President James He
sonaiity Joe Pinner, two yoi
university, some elementary-!
and Santa Claus will join in t
Traditional Christmas carc
acts are planned for the hour
Best of all, according to i
parking.
HOLDERMAN WILL serv
Pinner acts as master of cerei
The various USC performir
day themes through singing, ir
modes.
Vocal erouDS aDoearine wil
' ffffBTIIIHMIiBHIIimW
Jmt^
m
Singin' the blues red hot
Koko Taylor's gutsy delivery ha
Music industi
Creativ
By Robert O'Connor
The popular music business
1983. After a four-year slun
either creative or sales aspec
spelled increased security for
industry observers.
According to Lenny Waror
Records, "if you have the ri
business."
That statement would hav
1970s and early 1980s. Now,
UNTIL 1978, record sales i
to 20 percent, local music me
After the soundtrack fron
1 tin
i icciwuuu mat; ^ ivumour;
copies each during 1977-78, r<
some industry "speed bum
considerably.
A dearth of quality music,
of marketing aggressiveness v
according to Craig Boyd, supi
bia Mall, and Tom Gallow*
Records and Tapes in Five P<
A brighter economy, a si
phenomenally successful Ml
contributed to the obvious r<
and Galloway said.
"MTV HAS forced radio
explained.
He said during the slump 5
the creative initiative, insti
familiar music.
A stagnant pop music scen<
struggling new artists to breal
MTV has heavily influeno
musical enthusiasm, producer
"CONTEMPORARY HIT
the album-oriented rock statio
or Duran Duran ? acts that 1
Joe Webber, owner of the inc
concert
g troupes will be featured ii
Music Festival at Carolina
from their friends.
> the USC Dance Company
/ide range of the school's ta
^er, traditionally has del
rger terms ? and again wi
artment of Music presentai
>lderman, local television
ing performers with ties tc
school artists, eight "reind
he production.
Is, skits, sing-alongs and c
-long show.
its backers, it's free. Even
re as host for the evening, v
nonies.
ig groups will highlight the I
istrumentation, dance and c
II be the University Chorus
Mb
BP?
m
s framed her reputation as an
v hails 198
B _
'ity, eco
celebrated a triumphant ye;
lp with little stimulation 1
ts, revolutionary changes
the music market, accordir
iker, president of Warner 1
ght record, you can do toi
e been suspect during the
it appears Waronker is rigl
rt c c*r\ of or* onr*n ol '
uvivujvu ui an annual i die V
irehants said last week,
i "Saturday Night Fever"
>" sold more than 20 mi
jcording companies encoun
ps" and the business sl<
poor radio exposure and a
vere major factors in the sli
ervisor of Record Bar in Co
ly, an employee of Schoo
Dints.
iperior crop of music anc
isic Television (MTV) all
ssurgence in record sales, 1
? to be more versatile," 1
/ears, FM radio refused to
ead favoring established
e made it almost impossibli
!c through.
ed record sales and revita
s have argued.
radio woke up and realized
ns weren't playing Culture <
>eople had seen on MTV,"
lependent record label IJpr
showcases
n the
Col'
t^,e
^ent* BH
fined 1& ^jtwl
II inion.
Per- fl '
9 uiv fgyfffTrwffr??^
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i the
Concert Choir, under the directi
vhile Darazs, and the Carolina Alive troi
Richard Conant.
holi- Diverse instrumental arrangemer
>ther USC's band, orchestra and jazz ens
and THE CAROLINA Flag and Ri
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b
Fron
arti:
stud
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bus
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1
acclaimed blues singer. beg
3
nnmir. uriQiA/i
q n Q y ^527 ^k7 2
ar in "Contemporary hit radio \a
rom '
have that the album-oriented rocl
lg to playing ... acts that people
iros. ? Independent n
is of
late
tit. The cable network station has spa
mini-dramas set to familiar tunes }f
up fected tastes and styles.
Perhaps trendy, but definitely imj
and the careers of groups such as Men
illion and Big Country, never before heai
tered Music video al?o has propelled th<
3wed tists such as Rod Stewart, Stevic
Michael Jackson.
lack
A **' JACKSON'S "THRILLER" is i
j. .1983 and remains the dominant sellt
1 s its release, according to Boyd and <
j , "Thriller" already has made an<
. v ducing six (with a bead on seven) 'I
^aWe, the No. 1 spot on the album charts
Second only to "Thriller" is "Syi
best-selling album from The Police
, David Bowie, Def Leppard ai
^uyu "Flashdance" flesh out the blockbi
take
and THE NEW aggressiveness of FN
sound of popular music toward a sh;
e for observers note.
"Heavy metal" has resurfaced \
lized groups such as Def Leppard and Q
"New wave," once considerec
PCfahlickcH <*? *Vi? mnci/<al
vk>vMv*auiivv? aictwja ua tuv inujivai Utll
that "These areas will continue to
Club disputing Galloway's claim that hea'
fads that won't hold local attentioi
oar. main focus, and where music is goi
varietv c
a
Danc<
> Carol
<?Wnf sketcl
- the pi
k JBk charg
k JLlk also {
?jB| m \ Schot
,:WS m ing vi
fourtl
An
and a
ion of professor Arpad tunes
ipe, directed by professor Gentl
Th.
its will be performed by man
embles. serve<
Foi
fie Corps and the USC 777-4
icclaimed b
rings it bac
n Staff Reports
oko Taylor, the celebrated Chicag'
it who won rave reviews frorr
lents when she performed hei
ester, returns to the Golden
inesday night for a solo concert.
aylor, a veteran of the classic bac
is birthplace of the Windy City, h;
ed by critics and audiences alike a
the finest contemporary blues si
"the undisputed Queen of the B1
he Chicago Tribune dubbed the p(
man "the hardest-working lady ii
iness today," and her fans are q
iport that claim.
Haylor has staked her reputation
sy, honest approach to the entire p
es music. She has been recorded
;t eight albums.
^aylor was born in Memphis, Ten
an her singing career with a churcl
nn hnnot i
E E E*J 8
foke up and realized
c stations were not
had seen on MTV."
scord label executive tt
Joe Webber \ M
wned "videos" ? musical gt
? that have markedly af- H
aortant, MTV has boosted M
at Work, The Eurythmics
rd from. 1
e established success of ar- 1
: Nicks and, especially, |
jndoubtedly the album of
:r in Columbia a year after
Galloway.
i re-made history by proop
10 singles and holding
for 20 weeks. Mich
ichronicity," the fifth and jyja(
id the soundtrack from
Listing ranks. , . .
hpnir
Th
1 radio has redirected the busin
arper and rebellious route, mom
trv 'r
vith the Top 10 status of '
uiet Riot. WI
1 a passing phase, has ,er.?
t of the '80s. lastin
expand," Boyd insisted, Lo
vy metal and new wave are slumj
a. "New wave will be the "I
ng to be." , said.
if use tc
e Company will add their own st;
ina Coquettes will portray Sa
i.
mon Gray, 13, and 6-year-old S;
rogram for a rendition of "Silen
ay, whose father, Donald, is t
e of IJSC's opera program, will s
>lays piano and cello.
Farland, whose parents are both
3l of Medicine, will play violin. T
olin since age 4, and plays an insl
>f a standard violin.
MNER WILL narrate Clement
is the Night Before Christmas,
h-graders is screened.
audience sing-along will includ
medley called "Christmas in Son
as "O Come All Ye Faithful,"
emen" and "The First Noel."
2 concert begins at 8 p.m., but n
William Moody noted seating i<
J basis.
r more information, call the
280.
lues perfor
:k to camp
She moved to Chicag
0 Diues nrsi Dig Dreak in ivo
1 USC on two singles for th
e last Her biggest single,
Spur later. "Wang Dang E
all-out effort, becai
k-alley secured her reputatic
as been But the singer doe
s "one one style in her genr
ngers" for her versatile vo
,ues." soul numbers such
jwerful Rather Go Blind."
ii snow "A lot o! people j
uick to blues," she said. 4,TI
blues forms."
on her Taylor has scored
alateof Man Is This" and '
I on at among others.
Taylor and her E
n., and form Wednesday at
^ choir. for USC students an
to
record sal
is&f
* < JH
ael Jackson's "Thriller"
ie music history by spawning six To
)LUMBIA AIRPLAY, howev
id" national trends, he said.
e post-recession economic recov<
IACC 1 1T *
uuui uitii a^iccu. x oung du
;y to put into their popular music
?' western and classical channels
lile industry executives are hopefi
n whether the successful album
ig recovery.
cally, disagreement is similar. <
f> is imminent, while Boyd remai
hope it is permanent and 1 thir
i nere is a new attitude and goc
ilent
yles to the evening. The
nta's reindeer in one
arah MeFarland are on
t Night."
he music professor in
ing. The seventh-grader
associated with USC's
he child has been studytrument
one-quarter the
Moore's classic tale,
" as artwork by area
e "Joy to the World"
g," which features such
"God Rest Ye Merry,
nusic department chair;
on a first-come, firstmusic
department at
mar
I I IUI
IUS
;o at age 18, and got her
3, when she was backed
ie USA label.
though, came two years
)oodle," a hard-driving,
ne a million-seller and
)n.
;sn't limit herself to any
e, and has been praised
cal work on slow-burn
as Etta James' "I'd
ust have a set idea of the
hat's why I cover a lot of
hits with "What Kind of
41 Got What It Takes,"
Hues Machine will per9
p.m. Admission is $2
id $4 for guests.
es
p? BVsk,:';
p 10 singles in 1983.
er, remains "a little
jry has aided the record
yers feel they have more
:al interests. Soul, coun
have benefitted as well.
ul, though, opinions difis
of 1983 will mean a
Galloway feels another
ns optimistic.
ik it is permanent," he
>d music for everyone."