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thursday, febrUary 0, 1978 page 6 ad lib Rock group finding obstacles on road to success By Casey McCabe Blackberry Winter has established itself as one of the midwest's favorite dance bands with extensive touring in recent years. But going from a popular midwest band, to national recognition has proved to be a formidable hurdle for the group. Currently the band is residing in Lincoln, and played to a large home-town crowd for last weekend's Groundhogs Day Dance at the Nebraska East Union. 'The midwest Is a drag to try to get out of," said Blackberry Winter lead vocalist Chris Schoon. "Right now we're maintaining a subsistence existence, and putting any extra money towards advancing the band. We hope to send demo tapes to all the major record producers and possibly land a good contract." The band has long been appearing in some 20 states, from Idaho to Texas, with people like Wishbone Ash, or Brewer and Shipley, and while they haven't been able to launch out of the midwest, they have received national acclaim. Cashbox magazine chose their single "Answers and the Aging" as "pick hit of the week", while the group's self-titled album also was choseri pick of the week by Record World, another leading trade publication. Familiar songs "I guess our writing and arranging would be the most identifying part of the group," views Schoon, "In a sit down concert we would do 1 2 of our original songs. But at dances, people want to hear familiar songs. We don't want to put our material down the audience's throat." Blackberry Winter's original songs such as "Luck be a Lady" and "Xanadu" fit into the Head East tradition and the group's vocal qualities lend themselves well to material by such artists as Kansas, Boston, and Foreigner. Also found in the groups repertoire is music by Steely Dan, Paul McCartney, Pablo Cruz, and Todd Rundgren. "Steely Dan is by far our favorite to play," noted Schoon. "It's the most sophisticated music we do." Distinctive The six members of Blackberry Winter aid in voclas, sometimes producing a distinctive five-part harmony. Be sides Schoon, the band consists of Murry Kahler on drums, Fred 0ettge on guitar, Randy Sharp on bass, Luis Cusido on first keyboard and Mark Garrison, on second keyboard. The group owns its own eight-track recording studio here in town, and has been using It for the production of demo tapes for promotional purposes. Schoon said the band is hedging from doing any actual record production there. "We don't want to take the risk of $15,000 to put out an album Just for promotion," he said, "A lot of what we're going to be doing hinges on getting our demo tapes in the right hands. We've had different offers but ho cash up front. The deals were too shakey so we chose to tpaci them off." , . "Right now we're without a manager, but that Could change if the LA deal would come through," Schoon said. . . "If we come into it, we're willing to go to L.A. and start from the bottom." i, v ."' J0 fit ' ' -v- jar- 6 IJ 50 7 ,A1 Photo by Bob Pearson Blackberry Winter's lead vocalist Chris Schoon (center) says, "The midwest is a drag to try to get oJt Of' I ' - , . I I it i f f Ji ' v - - HONEYMOONERS VALENTINE SPECIAL Jackie Gleason (pictured) as Ralph Kramden and Art Carney as Ed Norton become highly unlikely ladies for an evening when they dress up as mother and daughter to trap the handsome gigolo who seems to be tempting Alice Kramden (Audrey Meadows) to put an end to her marriage in 'The Honeymooners Valentine Special' on ABC-TV Monday, Feb. 13. Jane Kean co-stars as Trixie Norton. With the annual celebration of romance coming up, Alice secretly takes a night job with a telephone answering service so she can surprise Ralph with a new suit but Ralph suspects that the honeymoon is definitely over when he finds a stack of notes she has written to herself, most of them containing the phone number of a mysterious 'Armand.' Ralph and Norton disguise themselves as Mrs. Manocotti and her lovely daughter Charlotte and make a date with the gigolo. 2 EVENING MOHO0ONEW8 Ci EMERGENCY ONE f J WCK VAN DYKE SHOW O SUN: ZARABANDA 8:90 II NEWLYWED GAME tl MARY TYLER MOORE CI TO TELL THE TRUTH C CONCENTRATION C9 S12l,000 QUESTION ft ODD COUPLE f MACNEIL LEHRER REPORT 7:00 JOKER'S WILD SOB HOPE SPECIAL Guest stars: Phyllis DHIer, Telly Savalas, Raquel Welch sod Andy Williams will perform at the Desert Classic Ball. (80 min.) fJJ fl THE 84X MILLION DOLLAR MAN A sinister black garbed 'spirit that looks exactly Wee Steve Austin seems Intent on kill ing him, (80 mln.) O GOOD TIMES When J.J. falls In love with a married woman, the pain he feels reaches far more than his heart. O ADAM 12 HARO TIMES A four-part adap tation of Charles Dickens' novel of life during the Industrial revolu tion In England In the 1850's was filmed in and around Manchester, England. In tie opening episode, the arrival of a slrcus In the grim city of CoketovM sets in motion s turbulent chain of events. (00 mln.) 7:30 C9 HOtXYWOOO CONNECTION O BABY, iHI BACK Olivia Invites Ray to fix a dripping faucet In her apartment but he uses the time to plumb his estranged wife's emotions. ft MOVIE "A Girl Named Sooner 1974 Clorls Leachmsn, Richard Crenna. The attempts of a childless couple to adopt s neglected little country girl results In deep emotional com plications for all of them. (2 hrs.) 40 O MOVIE -Never Give An Inch 1072 Paul Newman. Henry Fonda. Family of Independent loggers in Oregon refuses to par ticipate in a local strike action against the big lumber com panies, end deep economic depression m the town Is catastrophic. (2 hrs.) O O MONDAY NIGHT AT THE MoviEi "King Stare: Paul win field, Cieefy Tyson. Or. King directs his desegregation cam paign In Birmingham, Alabama, where Police Chief Bufl Connor to a symbol of authority Television - 1 Entertainment guide See your Sales Representative for details, or call 472-2589 audiences watch hews coverage of demonstrator being met with fire hoses and police dogs. (Pt H Of 1 three-part episode; 2 hrs) , O O THE HONEYMOONERS Alice has secretly taken a part time fob at an answering service so she can buy Ralph a new HUH for Valentine's Day, but Ralph thinks she's secretly having an af fair with another man. Stars: Jackie Gleason, Art Carney, Audrey Meadows. (80 mln. ) O M.A.8.H. 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