ARTS S I 4 4 a' Page 7, The Michigan Daily Friday, March 11, 1983 ---- 1 r f i 1 I i i i 1 t 4 i t r 1 ! Y N i t 1 lF f A f E A V Cosmetic surgery undergone by Tacuma ARTS PEOPLE IN THE NEWS: Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor will become Broadway's highest-paid performers when they portray the curiously-true-to-life roles of a divorced couple in the new play, 'Private Lives.' By C. E. Krell 'Blind John Davis' blues .Ry Sherry Gordon OHN HENRY DAVIS, the talented and versatile pianist and blues ar- tist, will be playing with drummer S.P. Leary, who is an ex-Howlin' Wolf per- y former, at the Blind Pig Friday and Saturday nights, March 11 and 12. Davis and Leary have united to per- form the boisterous Chicago Boogie- Woogie number they helped to create. These exciting, entertaining shows begin at 9:30 P.M. John Henry Davis was born on. Records lJohnnie Taylor - ijJust Ain't Good Enough' (Beverly t Glen) t b~arry Ray -'It's 0.ood To Be Home' tSugarhill) 19 Tn an age of techno-pop sophistication, very few singers seem rominent, even on their own records. ?IAngs eimphasize beat, and producers become stars by employing new production gimmicks. But although a 1diot new sound may render some older -(decords obsolete, great songs and great singers never sound old. The latest releases from Harry Ray and Johnnie Taylor illustrate this point. Harry Ray is the owner of a gorgeous "ialsetto, and on It's Good To Be Home, "is first solo album, he uses it to create V sensual sound which borrows heavily r.trom Smokey Robinson. On songs like e Bloodstone-influenced title cut, Ray groons about the ups and downs of domestic relationships in a style only gightly less dreamy than Smokey's. 'roducer Joey Robinson, Jr. helped to provide Ray with tunes which cast him ..as a sensitive, beleaguered lover who appreciates his blessings, but also ex- periences heartbreak. -It's Good To Be Home is also notable as another breakthrough for the New Jersey-based Sugarhill label. Already the home of such rap stalwarts as Grandmaster Flash and the December 7, 1913 in the heart of the South, Hattiesburg, Mississippi. He moved with his family to the "Windy City," Chicago, and has lived there ever since. Davis is a self-made, talen- ted individual who taught himself to play the piano after becoming blind due to an accident. Davis became house pianist for the Bluebird Record label as Chicago Blues became popular in the 1940s. Davis' piano talents can be heard on the original tracks of many excellent songs by Doc Clayton and Lonnie Johnson, among others. Davis is a proven success throughout the world as a blues artist. His reputation for excellence has been going strong for the past thirty years worldwide. In his hometown, Davis is appreciated as "one of the greatest around."' Look for his latest album, Stomping On a Saturday Night, to discover how Davis has earned his fame. Admission is $3.25 for the most fantastic blues spectacular around. a two act play "A Night at the Bar" Starring: Cosmetic, featuring bassist Jamaaladeen Tacuma, and a cast of hundreds. The setting: Rick's American Cafe, Wednesday night, March 9. (The play takes place four days after Double Exchange entertained at the court of heads and hearts. Jamaaladeen returns determined to conquer the feet as well, not satisfied with his destruction of the U-Club). Act One (after a wait, the band, Cosmetic, comes on stage) Bass; Dum dum de de dum dum dede dum dum de dumededdededed dum dum dum de dum dum ! Drums: Thump thump thump pow pow thump crash pow pow thump crash scrash thimp thamp thump. Saxophone: Squeek, squeeeeeeek squink honk toooot squeeeeeeek squonk toot de toot rooootie honk blewwewewew squonk squeek. Guitar: Ching a chink a ching a chop- pa choppa beeep rowwr clippa ching ching ching beeeeeep whooooosh. Cast of Hundreds: Whoa! Gosh! Whoopie! Yay! (They shuffle their feet) shuffle shuffle shuffle sweat pant pant. The Band (together): La la la la ooooo Aa party! Get it up! You and Me, lalalalal 00000 Waaaaaaaaa! Act Two GIFT C ERTI FI CAT THE MOVIES AT BRIARWOOD 194 X S STATE )698 Ot8 80 tt 1 'rny Mon, 0%-,, Fnft lad'y )t on- d sS 200to catwt flSClP1FT I S HOR W AR N G F _M ES-NOW ON SALE 769- AFOX 130 3 75 N. MAPLE ILLAGE Moh., lay,, O.1. , ,C)UOt Ad .lS 0p .aChty DISCOUNT IS FOR SHO(WS STARTING BEFORtE 6 r.M bass-tootling squonking-thumping plucking crash beeep chink a ching guitar. Cast of Thousands: Yea dance dance dance fun fun fun drink drink cheer dance dance! (Exeunt) The End. Correction The Wynton Marsalis Quintet, concert at the Power Center tonight; was erroneously listed in yester- day's Daily as beginning at 9 p.m.; The correct starting time is 8 p.m. 4. J 1!I .)IZLJUI . .V. .I II)3 I ' 11 II I V DOORSOPEN MON. SAT. 9:30A.M ,SUN. 11:30A.M. DOORS OPEN 12:30 DAILY * iWE OSCAR Tootsue NOMS. MDUS~iN 10:00 5:00 America's 12:15 7:30 hottest new 2:30 10:00 A s. PITRS'RELEASE The Man of the 11 Century. The AWARD Motion Picture - of a Lifetime. THE MAN FUIOM SNOWY RIVER KIRK DOUGLAS THlE MOVIE YOU'LL WAMT To 20h CENTURY.FOX FILMS 1:00 3:00 5:00 7:00 9:15 - - I "-N \l w mm m 1:00 3:10 5:20 7:30 9:45 GANDHI gA OLBIl ®EM M PICTURES RELEASE SORRY NO~t TES. PASSES 1000, 1200,2:00, 4:00 7009:001 Fri & Sat- 10:45 - m R R Y I - I :00 CURTAINS 9:30 Sugarhill Gang, Sugarhill seems on the' verge of commercial and artistic breakthroughs in other black pop styles. Joey Robinson's production on "It's Killing Me," for instance, displays a feel for McCartney-ish pop produc- tion, and "Love Is A Game" captures the pop-funk appeal of Solar artists like Shalamar and The Whispers, while avoiding those artists' tendency to sound pre-fabricated. Harry Ray's album is a major step forward for both the singer and producer, as well as the record company. Johnnie Taylor's latest effort, Just Ain't Good Enough, is his first for the Beverly Glen label, and is one of his best ever. Taylor is most remembered for "Who's Makin' Love,"a 19'70 Memn- phis classic, as well as the mid- seventies smash "Disco Lady." But in recent years, Taylor was unable to find a formula modern enough to be popular, yet adaptable to his unique vocal style. Taylor has ac- tually risen through the star-making machinery twice, with soul stompers first, and later with slick disco, only to be left with an outdated persona when each trend passed. On his new album, Johnnie Taylor exclaims the fact of his survival over and over again. .Ist Ain't Gnd Ennuh is an aium of impassioned, melody-conscious funk, on which producers Patrick Moten and Otis Smith remove the cobwebs from Johnnie Taylor's powerful, howling voice. Throughout the LP, Taylor wails for a lost lover's return or forgiveness. On "I'm So Proud," he maniacally ex- tols the virtues of a deep love, and on the closing "Reaganomics," he righteously shouts that: The squeeze is on y-on Nou, the squeeze is on 'me, too The common thread between these cuts is the hard-nosed soulfulness, and on the single "What About My Love," this attitude is summed up perfectly. The song is a string-laced, loping funker, which picks up steam as it goes 0along. It shifts into high gear for a final a1out chorus in which Taylor repeats: I're been won derin ba by I're been hopin' baby Ire been prayn' babv I're been wishin'that vou'd change your mind. Anyone who doubted Johnnie Taylor's art will change their mind af- ter hearing Just Ain't Good Enough, an album which, like Harry Ray's It's Good To Be Home, illustrates once again, the lasting power of a great, soulful voice. (another long wait) Cast of Thousands: Blah smoke puff puff sip zle. blah sip blah guz- m m m m m m m m m m - cw - Club soda: Fizzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz fizzzzzzzzzzzzzzz. Reporter: AAAAAAAAAAHHHHHH! (the band returns to the stage) Cosmetic: Dum dum de dum thump dum thimp crash toot squeek chink a ching beeep dumde dum thump crash lalalala! The cast of Thousands: Whoa gosh yea shuffle shuffle dance sweat whoopee clap clap clap shuffle yea whoa ! Cnsmetie: Funk funk funk funky 10:00 12:15 4:30 7:30 9:30 A Finger-Lickin' Charles Bronson Good Comedy! outrageous and 10TO Wickedly ~?0hCENTURYFOXFIL ID I H 1:00 3:00 5:00 7:30 9:45 E ARATE AOMI i film festival Y YOU-NUMBSKULL' or.. y',0< n MOVIES AT BRIAR WOOD 769.878 . 462 BRIARWOOD CIRCLE MGM UA " -" """- - - RQ K. ?1 Mo wwrmwm m w msm -wm SHOWS START 1215 ALL SEATS $300 7 INDIVIDUAL THEATRES S56 Ave at hbry 761-9700 J $2.00 SAT SUN shows before 6:00 PM A ROMANTIC COMEDY FOR THE INCURABLY ROMANTIC! DUDLEY MOORE LOVE SICK r(PG) FRI MON - 6:45,8:30, 10:15 SAT SUN - . 1:20, 3:05, 4:50, 6:45, 8:30, 10:15 ACADEMY AWARD NOMINATIONS INCL. BEST ACTRESS MERYLSTREEP "AA A hit I" "