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JB Award nominees
announced by AMOA
The general membership of the
A.M.O .A. is now voting for the 1978
JB (jukebox) Awards.
The JB Awards go to the year's
leading jukebox money-makers , and
presentation of the awards takes
place at the A .M.O .A . trade show's
closing banquet November 12.
Sixteen candidates , selected by
the A.M.O .A . Awards Committee ,
are listed on the official ballot , though
operators and music programmers
can write in votes for songs other
than those listed . Members are being
asked to nominate the five records
which made the most money in their
jukeboxes over the past twelve
months . In addition , they are also to
nominate their choice of artist of the
year .
Last year Kenny Rogers garnered
three of the five awards - record of
the year , country record of the year ,
and artist of the year-"Lucille ." The
JB Award for the top soul record of
1977 went to Rose Royce 's "Car
Wash ," and Glen Campbell won the
top pop record category for his song ,
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"Southern Nights ."
The sixteen leading candidates, as
selected by the awards committee ,
are as follows (and in no particular
order) :
"It's a Heartache"-Bonnie Tyler
"Don 't It Make My Brown Eyes
Blue"- Crystal Gayle
"Heauen 's Just a Sin Away"- The
Kendalls
"You 're the One"- Oak Ridge Boys
"Blue Bayou "- linda Ronstadt
"Boogie Night " - Heatwave
"Use ta be My Girl"- O'Jays
"Brick House "- The Commodores
"Lady Loue"- Lou Rawls
"You 're the One That I Want"-
Olivia Newton -John and John Tra-
volta
"Here You Come Again"- Dolly
Parton
"I Just Want to be Your Euery-
thing "- Andy Gibb
"You Light Up My Life "- Debbie
Boone
"Night Feuer"- Bee Gees
"Stayin ' Aliue "- Bee Gees
"Shadow Dancing"- Andy Gibb
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The new program Is not only
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Among the advantages of conver-
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For further Information on the
program, contact Bob Sherwood,
7220 West Wilson, Harwood
Heights, Ilbnols 60656.
"Experience is a good teacher but
only if you're a good leamer" - Dr.
John MaIone at the Notre Dame
Seminar.
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