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1 1 FIGHT THE POWER·PART 1
Isley Bros T NecklS822J6 ICoU
2 5 GET DOWN TONIGHT
KC& IheSunshrneBand IK 11m!
3 7 HOPE THAT WE CAN BE TOGETHER SOON
Sharon Paige and HilIoid Mel"," & The Biueroles PIIl lnll lS8lll1 lCoIl
4 4 SOONER OR LATER
ImoreSSlORS CUllom CMS om IW8I
5 2 THE HUSTlE
Van McCoy & I he Soul CIIY Symphony Aveo E3
6 6 FREE MAN
Soulh Silore CommISSIon Wand 11287 ISeeolerl
7 3 ROCKIN' CHAIR
Gwen McCrfae Call!lli ilKI
8 8 LOVE WON'T lET ME WAIT
Malor Hallls Allanllcl14l
9 9 SEXY
MSfB PllllnlllS8IiillCoIl
10 14 THREE STEPS FROM TRUE LOVE
Rellet100ns C3Olloi Cl
11 13 7·6·5-4-3·2·1· IBLOW YOUR WHISTlEI
Garv loms Emoore PIP IID1
12 11 SLIPPERY WHEN WET
CommodOfe5 MOlown M
13 10 JUST A lITILE BIT OF YOU
M.chael Jackson MOlown 00
14 16 THAT'S THE WAY OF THE WORLO
Eanh. W.nd & Fife ColurOOra 319172
15 17 SNEAKIN' UP BEHINO YOU
Brede! BrOlhers AnSia 01
16 19 FOREVER CAME TOOAY
Jackson 5 MolOwn M
17 25 YOUR LOVE
Graham Cenllal Siallon Wamer Bros
CrownHelghlS Alfall Oeille 151010001
18 71 DREAMING A DREAM
Chocoiale M.lk RCA P8 "
19 20 ACTION SPEAKS LOUDER THAN WORDS
Ben E Krng Allant.c 3214
20 12 00 IT IN THE NAME OF LOVE
ALPHABETICAL LISTING
ACTION SPEAKS LOUDER THAN WORDS
Allen Tou"" int & Marshlll Sehorn
(Maru int. BMI ) .........................................
ALVIN STONE (THE BIRTH & DEATH OF
A GANGSTER) AI K.nt (Bridg.port.
8M1 ) ........ ................... ... ........
BAD LUCK Glmbl. · Huff (Mighty Thr.e.
BMI ) ........................... ... ..............
BAllROOM BLITZ Ph il Wainman
(Ch innichlp/ RAK. BMI ) .....
BEFORE THE NEXT TEARDROP FALLS
Hu.y M.lux (Sh.lby Singl.ton. BMI )
BLACK SUPERMAN·MUHAMMAD All
Robin Bllnchflow.r (Drummer Boy. 8M1 )
BLUEBIRD Joe Wi"ert (Skyhill. BMI ) .....
BLUE SKY Dlv id K.rsh.nb.um & JOin
8aez (No Ex it. 8M1 ) ..................................
CAN 'T GIVE YOU ANYTHING (BUT MY
LOVE) Hugo & Luigi (Avco Embo"y.
ASCAP) .. ................. ........... .......................
COULD IT BE MAGIC Barry Man ilow &
Ron D.nt. (KamiklZi/ Angledust. BMI )....
CUT THE CAKE Arif Mard in (Av.rlg./
Cotillion. BMI ) ...... ............ .....................
DAISY JANE George Mlrlln (WB. ASCAP)
DANCE WITH ME Ch.,I.. Plotkin (HII I/
Mo johlnna. BMI ) .. .... ...............................
DISCO QUEEN Mick.y Mo.t (Finchl.y.
ASCAP) .... ............. .... .............................
DREAM MERCHANT J.m •• B.k.r & Malvin
WiI.on (SiturdlY. BMI ) ......................
DREAMING A DREAM Netlng l. ·Bri tton
(Delightful. BMI ) ........................................
DYNOMITE Tony Camillo (Tonob. 8M1 ) ....
EVERYTIME YOU TOUCH ME (I GET
~~~I. B~~\~AP;If (AI.~~~.~ ... ~.~~~....
FAlliN' IN LOVE J im Price (J.C .• BMI) .
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Kirshner Names Rock Awards Nominees
LOS ANGELES- The nominees
for the First Annual Rock Music
Award s were announced by Don
Kirshner in a press conference
here last week. Kirshner is execu-
tive producer of the live CBS
telecast which will announce the
w inn ers on Saturday, August 9,
10 PM, EDT and PDT, in a 90-
m inute program to be co-hosted
by D iana Ross and Elton John,
emanati ng from Santa Monica
Civic Aud i torium, Santa Monica,
California.
Se lected by a panel o f rock
m usic critics and progressi ve disc
jockeys represe nt ing va rious parts
of the United States, th e nomi -
nees are headed by several multi-
pl e ca tegory wi nners, including
six nom inations for Stevie Won -
d er, four each for Elton John and
th e Rolling Stones and three each
for Bob Dylan , Labelle and John
Lennon .
Included is the first non-per-
former to be recognized in a
music awards competition, Bill
Graham , who took two nomina-
tions, one as Rock Personality
of the Year, and the other for
Public Service.
Among
record
companies,
Warner / Elektra / Atlantic garnered
18 nominations for 13 artists;
CBS Records Group took 13
nominations among eight artists;
and MCA garnered eight nomina-
tions for four artists.
FAME Dav id Bowi. & Harry Mulin (Ma in
Min/ John L.nnon/ C.illdh. ASCAP) .......
FEel II KE MAKIN' LOVE Bid Company
(Bldco. ASCAP) ..........................................
FEELINGS M. Alb.rt (Ferm.t. In1 1..
ASCAP) .......... ..........................................
FIGHT THE POWER-PART I E .• M., R .•
O. & R .• IsI.y & C. JI.per (Bovinl.
ASCAP) ........................................................
FOREVER CAME TODAY Briln Hollind
(Ston • • Aglt • • 8M1 ) ............ .....................
FREE MAN Bunny Sigler (Mighty Thr.e
8M1 )
.................. ............................
GET DOWN TON IGHT H. W. C".Y.
R. Finch (Sh.rlyn. BMI ) . .... .............. ..
GET THE CREAM OFF THE TOP Briln
Holland (Ston. Diamond/ Gold For.ver.
BMI ) .......................... ..... ...................
GLASSHOUSE Jeffrey Bow.n & Berry
Gordy (Jobete. ASCAP/ Stone Dilmond.
8M1 )
..............................................
GOD BLESS OUR LOVE Senltor Jone.
(Jec/ AI Green. BMI ) ..
HelP ME RHONDA Johnny Riv.rs (Irving.
BMI ) ............ ... . ............. ............ ......
HEY YOU Rlndy Bachman (Rl nblch/
Top Soil. BMI ) ........... ................... ...........
HOLDIN ' ON TO YESTERDAY . Fredd i. Piro
(Rubicon. BMI ) ...... .......... .................
HOPE THAT WE CAN BE TOGETHER
SOON G.mbl • . Huff (Mighty Three. BMI )
HOW LONG (BETCHA GOT A CH ICK ON
THE SIDE) David RubinlOn & Fri.nd.
(Polo Ground •• BM I/ Ebboll Field.
ASCAP) .................................................
HOW SWEET IT IS (TO BE LOVED BY
YOU) lenny Waronker & Ru .. Tit.lmln
(Stone AgI". BMI) .... ... ..
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71
20
62
94
23
89
58
85
38
52
34
43
Uniqu e among th e awaJd s
given in th e mu sic fie ld is a cate-
gory fo r Publ ic Se rvice, based on
grea tes t hum anitaria n contribu-
tions. Th e first year's nominees
are Joa n Baez, wh ose accomplish-
ment s mention ed includ ed her
perfo rm ance for th e U nited Farm
W o rk ers, th e Cen tral Park cele-
bration o f th e End-The-War and
donations from recordings to the
In stitute for th e Study of Noh-
Violence; Black Oak Arkansas,
who did several fUlid-raising con-
certs for Arkan sas school and
health center projects ; Bill Gra-
ham, named for tha SNACK bene-
fit concert in Kezar Stadium;
George Harrison, who has per-
formed many concerts across the
U.S. with proceeds going to vari-
ous charities, and whose tour
book was sold to benefit the
Appalachian Regional Hospitals;
and John Lennon , honored for
his telethon contributions to the
Muscular Dystrophy Foundation
and many oth er Philadelphia
charities.
" Inasmuch as rock is the big-
gest part of the music industry
today, represent ing approximately
80 percent of th e nearly $3 billion
in yearly sal es," says Kirshner,
" w e wanted to recognize rock as
the art form tha t it has become.
Best Single Record: "It's Only Rock 'N'
Roll," Rolling Stones prod.: Glimmer Twins
writers: Mick Jagger, Keith Richard, Rolling
I BELIVE I' M GONNA LOVE YOU
Snuff Garrett (Senor/ Sergeant. ASCAP)
(I BELIEVE) THERE'S NOTHING STRONGER
THAN OUR LOVE Rick HIli (Splnko.
8M1 ) ........................................ .
I'M NOT IN LOVE IOcc (M.n·K.n. BMI )
I' M NOT LISA K.n Mln.fleld & Way Ion
Jenning. (B.ron. BMI ) ..............................
I'M ON FIRE Oi.ter (T.rko. ASCAP) ..........
IT ONLY TAKES A MINUTE D.nn l.
Limbert & Briln Poller (ABC Dunh ill/
One of I Kind. BMI ) .................. .
JIVE TALKIN' Ari f M.rd in (C .... role.
BMI )
....................................... .
JUST A LITTlE BIT OF YOU Bri.n Hollind
(Gold For.ver/ Ston. Di.mond, BMI ) ......
KEEP YOUR EYE ON THE SPARROW
Eug.ne McDani.l. (L •• d./ Duch ... .
ASCAP) ............................................ ..
LET ME MAKE LOVE TO YOU Glmble·Huff
(Mighty Three. 8M1 ) ................................
LISTEN TO WHAT THE MAN SAID
Paul McC.rtn.y (McCi rtney/ ATV. BMI )
LOOK AT ME (I'M IN LOVE)
Goodm.n & RlY (Glmbl. BMI ) ................
lOVE Will KEEP US TOGETHER Captain
w . Toni T.nn ill. (Oon Kirshner. BMI ) ....
LOVE WON 'T LET ME WAIT Bobby Eli
(Mighty Three/ F,ld.y' . Chlld/WMOT
8M1) ............................................................
MAGIC Alln P.rson. (Al G.llico. 8M1) ....
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Stones; "Lady Marmalade." L"belle prod.:
Allan Toussaint; writers: Bob Crewe and
Kenny Nolan; Epic; "Philade lph ia Freedom,"
Elton John prod.: Gus Dudgeon; writers:
Elton John, Bernie Taupin; MCA; " You
Haven't Done Nuth in·. .. Stevie Wonder
prod.: Stevie Wonder; writer: Stevie Wonder;
Motown; " You're No Good," linda Ronstadt
prod.: Peter Asher; writer: Cl int Ballard,
Jr.; Capitol.
Best Male Vocalist: Bob Dylan. Columbia;
Mick Jagger. Rolling Stones; Elton John.
MCA; Paul McCartney. Capitol; Stevie
Wonder, Motown.
Best Female Vocalist: Aretha Frankl in,
Atlantic; Gloria Gaynor, MGM; Gladys Knight.
Buddah; Joni Mitchell. Asylum; linda Ron·
stadt, Asylum; Carly Simon, Elektra.
Best Group: Steely Dan. ABC; Eagles,
Asylum; Elton John. MCA; ROiling Stones,
Rolling Stones; Led Zeppelin, Swan Song.
Best Rhythm & Blues S i n~le : " Hiiack."
Herbie Mann prod.: Herbie Mann. Atlantic;
" I Fee l A Song." Gladys Knight and the
Pips prod.: Tony Camillo, Buddah; "Lady
Marmalade," Labelle prod.: Allan Toussaint,
Epic; "Never Can Say Gooobye," Gloria
Gaynor prod.: Meco Monardo, MGM I Polydor;
"Shining Star," Earth. Wind and Fire prod.:
Sig Shore, Columbia Records.
Best Song Composer: B. Crewe. K. Nolan,
"Lady Marmalade," Labelle, Epic; D. Henley,
G. Frey, J.D. Souther, "Best Of My Love,"
Asylum; Mick Jagger, Keith Richard. " It's
Only Rock 'N' Roll. Rolling Stones; Phoebe
Snow, "Poetry Man," Phoebe Snow. Shelter;
Stevie Wonder. " You Haven't Done Nothin',"
Stevie Wonder, Motown.
Rock Music Hall Of Fame (based on
major historical contribution to rock and
roll music): Chuck Berry; John Lennon;
Paul McCartney; Elvis Presley; Rolling
Stones.
Outstanding Rock Personality Of The
Year (based on greatest contribution in
development and pro~ression of rock
music): Bob Dylan; Bill Graham; Elton
John; Todd Rundgren; Stevie Wonder.
MIDNIGHT BlUE Vini Pond.
(N.w York Tlme./ Roum.ni.n
Pickl.works. BMI ) ................. .
MISTY R.y St.ven. (Vernon. ASCAP) ..
MORN IN' BEAUTIFUL H.nk Medr ... &
Dlv. Appell (Apple Cider/ Music of the
Tim ••• ASCAP; Lillie M.x/ New York
Time •• 8M1 ) ............................................... .
OH ME. OH MY (DREAM IN MY ARMS)
Wil lie Mitchell (J.c/ AI Green. BMI) .....
ONE OF THESE NIGHTS Bill Szymczyk
(Benchmlrk/ Klcking Belr. ASCAP) ........
ONLY WOMEN Bob Ezri n
(Ezra/ E.,I Fro.t. BMI ) ............ ..
PLEASE MR. PLEASE John F.rrar
(Blue Gum. ASCAP)
RAG DOll Jey Senter & Lorry Knechtel
(H.mp.tead H .. th. ASCAP) .............. ..
RENDEZVOUS Bern ie Toupin (Lornho le.
BMI) ..................................................... .
RHINESTONE COWBOY Denn i. L.mbort &
Briln Potter (20th Century/ House of
Wei ... ASCAP) .................................... ..
ROCKIN' CHAIR Stev. Al.imo. Wil lie
Cll1k & Cllr.nc. R.,d (Sh.rlyn. BMI ) ....
ROCKY Bob Montgom.ry (Str.wberry Hill.
ASCAP) ........................................................
RUN JOEY RUN Paul Vance (Mu.1c of th.
Time •• ASCAP)
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1 2 EVERYTIME YOU TOUCH ME [I GET HIGH)
Cha~re Arch Eooc BSllm
2 5 WASTED DAYS AND WASTED NIGHTS
3 8 FEElINS'
freddy Fender/ABC 001 OOA 1i!Bl
Conway IWlllV & lOfell1 lym/MCAClI
4 4 THAT'S WHEN MY WOMAN BEGINS
lommyOverslleetJABC 001 OOA 11j/i2
5 6 LOVE IN THE HOT AFTERNOON
6 9 PLEASE MR. PLEASE
Gene Walson/Caollol
01Ma NeWlon JoIrn/MCA«l418
7 12 THE SEEKER
8 13 RHINESTONE COWBOY
Oolly Panon/RCA P8 lml)
Glenn Camobell Cao.loI «Hi
9 10 I WANT TO HOLD YOU IN MY DREAMS TONIGHT
Sieia Panon/Country SouI IROA()]J
10 11 DEAL
10m I HallMercury 7.mi
11 1 JUST GET UP AND CLOSE THE ~OOR
Jphmy RodrlguWMercury
12 3 TOUCH THE HAND
Conway Iwrnv/MCAOO1
13 7 MOVIN' ON
Merle Haggard/C3Onoi Ofi
14 17 HEllO lITILE BLUEBIRD
15 18 SPRING
Oonna Fargo! ABC 001 OOA 1"fJJ7
I anva I ucker/ColurOOra 310m
16 19 DEAR WOMAN
Joe Slamoley/EPlc 8Sl114
17 21 I LOVE THE BLUES AND THE BOOGIE WOOGIE
1871 WOMAN IN THE BACK OF MY MIND
IlIIv Crash Craddock/ABC 12104
Mel U~slMGM 141M
19 2S PUT ANOTHER LOG ON THE FIRE
lomOltt/MGM 14111
20 23 STORMS NEVER LAST
OOllsv/RCA P8 I
7-6-5-4-3·2·1 (BLOW YOUR WHISTlE)
Rick Ble lw ... & Bill St.hl
(Cookow.y, ASCAP) .................................. 91
SATURDAY NIGHT SPECIAL AI Kooper
46
(Ouche .. / Hu.tI .... BMI ) ..........................
SEND IN THE CLOWNS Arif M.rdin
(Belut iful/R.vel.llon. ASCAP) ................ 68
SEXY Glmbl .. Huff (Mighty Thre •• BMI) .... 63
SHINING STAR Maurice Whit. w. Chlrl ..
St.pn.y (Slgg ifl.m • • ASCAP) .................. 84
(SHU·Doo·PA· POO-POOP) LOVE BEING
YOUR FOOL Rick HIli (Mr. Oogg/ ATV.
SISTER GOLDEN HAIR George Martin
(WB. ASCAP) ............................................. 60
SLIPPERY WHEN WET Jlme. C.,michHI &
Commodore. (Jobet • • ASCAP) ................ 30
SNEAKIN ' UP BEHIND YOU R.ndy Br.ck.r
(Corm lne Street. 8M1 ) .... ......................... 80
SOLITAIRE Richlrd Cllpent.r w. Kar.n
~s<.PAp;·.~ . (.".<>". ... K-'r~h~.~: ~.I.~~i~.~~.~.~:.:
SOMEONE SAVED MY LIFE TONIGHT Gu.
Dudgeon (Big Pig/ Leed •• ASCAP) ..........
SOMETH IN' ' BOUT YOU BABY I LIKE Tr i·
Lo & Stln Silverb.rg (Colgem. / Glory.
ASCAP) ................. .......... .................
SOONER OR LATER Ed Town.end
..................
(Ch.rilown. BMI ) ... ....
SPIRIT OF THE BOOGIE R. Be ll. Koo l &
the Gang (De lightfu l/Glng. BMI) ........
SURE FEelS GOOD Johnny Slnd li n
(Crlb.hlw. ASCAP) ............ ....... ....
SWEAR IN' TO GOD Bob Crew.
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SWEET EMOTION Jlck Dougl .. (DI.ke l.
BMI ) .
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TAKE ME IN YOUR ARMS (ROCK ME)
Ted Temp leml n (Stone Aglt • • BMI ) .
86
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THANK GOD I'M A COUNTRY BOY Milt
Okun w . Kr i. O'Connor (Ch.rry L.ne.
ASCAP) .................................................. ..
THAT'S THE WAY OF THE WORLD
Maurice Whil./ Chlrl •• St.pney
(Sagg ifllm • • aMI ) ....... .. ......... ......
THAT'S WHEN THE MUSIC TAKES ME N.il
Sedlka & IOce (Oon Kirshn.r/ ATV. BMI )
THE BIGGEST PARAKEETS IN TOWN
Mik. Curb & Don CO.tl (Pierr.
Co ... tte/ Every UIII. Tun • • ASCAP) ..
THE HUSTlE Hugo & Luigi (Van McCoy/
Wlrner.Tlmerilne. BMI ) ......
THE LAST FAREWEll Den i. Pruton
(AICol. , BMI ) ........................ ..... ..... ..
THE PROUD ONE Mik. Curb (SellOn.
Four/ SlturdlY, BMI .............
THE ROCKFORD FILES Mike po.t (Leed ••
ASCAP) .......................................................
THE SEEKER Port.r W.gon.r (Oweplr,
8M1) ....
.. ...................................
THE WAY WE WERE/TRY TO REMEMBER
Ra lph Moll (Co lg.m./ Chapp.lI. ASCAP)
TH IRD RATE ROMANCE Blrry Burton
(Fourth Floor. ASCAP) .....
' Tl L THE WORLD ENDS Jimmy lenner w.
Bob Monaco (L.e ed./ Ant ique. ASCAP) ....
TUSH Bill Him (H.m.t.' n. BMI)
WASTED DAYS AND WASTED NIGHTS
Hu.y P. Malux (Tr.vi •• BM I) ............. ..
WHEN Will I BE LOVED Pet.r Ash.r
(Acuff·Ro... 8M1 ) ................................ ..
WHY CAN'T WE BE FRIENDS? J.rry
Goldote in w ith Lonnie Jordln
(Far Out. ASCAP) ............................ ..........
WILDFIRE Bob John.ton (My.t.ry. 8M1 ) ...
WOODEN HEART Bob Morgan (GI.dy ••
ASCAP) ........................................................
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12
59
78
17
92
10
27
36
42
31
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