ROCK N' ROLL NEWS

ROCK N' ROLL NEWS

AMERICAN EAGLE ATTACKS PRESIDENT'S DAUGHTER! Patti Davis, Ronald and Nancy Reagan’s “famous” little girl, recently wrote to an L.A. columnist, claiming that she composed “I Wish You Peace” for the Eagles on the band’s Hotel California LP. A miffed Don Henley later wrote to the same columnist arguing dial at least C 90% of the song was written by ^ ex-Eagle Bennie Leadon, who ' Davi$rf}|^e in lover at the time. (Gasp! What did Nancy think of all this?) Furthermore, argued Henley, the song resembled “.cocktail music” and was not the type of tune the Eagles wanted to he associated with So there1 No truth to rumors that Ronnie Reagan, Jr. collaborated with David Bowie on that latter’s “Oh, You Pretty Things "

The most touching moment of the recent Grammy Awards telecast occurred when John Lennon and Yoko Ono won the “Album Of The Year" award for Double Fantasy, the LP they recorded shortly before John's death. Yoko accepted the Grammy accompanied by her tuxedoed six-year-oldsdhfSean, who declined to make a comment. Sald Yoko: “I think John is here tpnight John and I werehlways veryproud and happy that we were part of the human race who made good music for the earth ahdfofcfhe.universe A;

Riding high since the success of , their LP, The Great White North, "i rock stars Bok-'lt:i^^s^ ;, McKenzie recently Interviewed Vatican scribe Father Guido Sarducci for a special edition of their show to be broadcast on j|| Richard Walls’favorite show, |;Entertairimen^^^^^P>b ’n* Doug committed“Beer Hunted! on Father Sarducci, stacking the deck by shaking more than the allowed one can of beer, but Shot’s QK boys—Father Sarducciwil! go to heaven on a jet plane and yot/Ube paddling a canoe. A Bob & Doug . movie will go before the cameras In ^Toronto in June . .i

BOYS WILL BE BOYS! Tam , Patou, former manager of the Bay City Rollers, has been arrested in Scotland and charged with ajlege||g|$||pf gross indecency” with boys between the ages of 13 and 19. And we always thought the Rollers’ cute boy image ■as aB just a coni

Watch for spnng tours hum the Clash, the Jam and Roxy ||pusic. j

There’s a new Million Dollar Quartet, and this one has nothing || do witli Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl Perkins or Johuny Cash, although the name Elvis does ■iter the picture “The New Million jj|pllar Quartet" was the pseudonym used by Elvis Costello Sc the Attractions while recording their new album in ijpgland. The LP, tentatively titled ILuofutfon Of The Mind, will feature such new Costello compositions as “Kid About It,” “Pidgeon Engteh,” “Almost Blue,” “Shadow Doll,” “Huroan Hands,” Jj and is said to be j more in the vein of Trust. 1 Inspirational verses include the line: “Lit$£hoy lost to* big girFs btouse,” and we cam hardly waft!

Woman wrestler, Elvis '' impersonator and general loony Andy Kaufman recently appeared on The David Lettermgn Shout and challanged Elvis ,. “biographer” Albert Goldman to a debate. Kaufman claimed that Goldman refused an invitation to appear onthe show.and wbuWnT " 11 g^antalkto hbn, even though' Kaufman says the writer issuing him fcara skit the comedian performed on Saturday Plight Live. Said Kaufman about Goldman: chicken, and I he just likes to write bad things about dead people who can’t

When British punk band Theatre Of Hate recen tf y conducted auditions to fill a vacant drummer JHI seat, one of the applicants was gfe^^^Sthan. Mr. Kenney Jones of Who. possibly frightened by John Entwistle’s recent allegations that the seminal mod band band will soon break up. Alas^Jbnes was beat out by the doesn* t always help to be somebody.

Twist king Chubby Checker recently collapsed onstage at a Missouri nightduband was taken to this less than-

a week alter, he released a “comeback” \M lor MCA. The good news is that Chubby has been released and should be back shakin’ his hips by the time you read this.

MAJOR LABEL CHANGES. Neil Yonng is said to be just about ready to sign a mega-bucks contract with RCA. .Ian Hunter leaving Chrysalis tor EMI?... Roxy Mnsic’s lpng awaited new LP will be on Warner Brothers , John Hiatt has signed a long-term contractwith GeffeaRecords, and ; former Band member Levon; Helm is now recording for Capitol/Muscte Shoals.

Guitarist Tim McGovern has left the Motels. His replacement will; be Gas Pony. who once, played * guitar for Elephant’s Memory, the band that recorded Sometime In with John and jjfjoko.

Looks like the ort-and-off relationship between Pat Benatar and her guitarist Neil Geratdo is ! going to be “oh” for quite a long time. Pat arid Neil recently tied the . knot, becoming guitarist and wii e In ifjpawau Then it was off k|'Los|jr Angeles where Pat won a Grammy, for “Best Rock Performance By^’^ Female" for “Fire And Ice

THOSE ARE PEOPLE WHO DIED DEPT. We were saddened to hear about the untimely death of Alex Harvey from a double heart attack on the eve of his 47th birthday. Often called “Britain’s oldest punk,” Harvey’s career dated back to the •' late 50’s with the Big Soul Band, but he is probably best known in this country for his Sensational Alex Harvey Band, one of the best and funniest British rock groups of theearly to Is survived: by a wife and two children. ..The '■ -music world lost another great on February 17th when jazz pjarusi,; composer and innovator Thelonious Monk died following a massive stroke. His CphtribufiOns to jazzAusic and techniquewere immeasurable,.. Murray Kaufman, foe New York deejay known as Murray tike K” who rose to fame in the md-60’s as “the fifth Beatle,” died in Los Angeles on February 22. Kaufman, ’60, had been battling cancer for fowgr two yeameffo Will be best remembered as mlrdlsc jockey whp introduced American teenagers to a new group called the Beatles in 1964, and gave other British bands like the Who and the Stones their first American exposure.. .Cancer also claimed the life of Sam Lightnin” Hopkins on January 30. Hopkins, 69, was a country blues singer and guitarist whose funky improvisational style was a major influence on numerous rock guitarists of the 60’s and 70’s. He is said to have written more than 600 : songs.

Sorry to hear that Max’s Kansas City, the legendary New York rock iJn’ roff bar, has gone out of business. The passing of yet another era.

J. Kordosh’s favorite band the Plitnsouls have split amiably frojn Elektra Records. THe boys will now 4 reeprd for Shaky City Records, distributed by Bomp, and have just released a 12-inch single “A Million Miles Away,” b/w “Fll Get Lucky.”

Following the recent breakup of Robin Lane & file Chartbusters, Robin and former Chartbuster/ModefolL©yir Leroy Radcliffe flew to Los Angeles to ; record atMCA Studioswiththe ’ ■ help of Cars’guitarist Elliot ■: Easton and Stan Lynch of Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers. Robin recorded f ive songs, | , including a cover version of the Rolling Stones* “Child Of The Moon,” which she did as a duet with Easton# Leroy Radcliffe is also producing an EP for fellow Boston native Andy Pratt of “Avenging Annie”fame.

The Plasmatics were recently two hours late for a Detroit concert, s so Wendy O. Williams tried to make up for ft by offering $25 each * . to two males and two females who would bare a little skin for the audience. Four volunteers took her i up on her offer, got a little naked, and stripped Wendy of $ 100.

Former Door Ray Manzarek, / recently voted Producer Of The Year in die L. A. Weekly’s Reader Poll, is in the studios with X, producing their third LP Coincidental^, it’ll be the band’s debut on Elektra, Ray & the Doors’ old label/Immediate plan thereafter is for a return to the studio to cut his first sob LP in six years—word is WB fee • "V • ^ instrumental” and • --**7^ jjjfyboard-oriented Should be interesting*,-. *■ .

IF EVERYONE LIT JUST ONE LITTLE CANDLE DEPT.

; Triumph drummer Gil Moore was recently arrested in Cincinnati when he violated the city’s fire code—by urging the band’s audience to “flick their Bics.” When Moore told the crowd, “{wanttbf^ see some lights,” virtually everyone in the audience heldupflamtng , i lighters. Directly after the concert, he was greeted backstage by the i police

The Knack has definitely been knuked. Former members Barton Averre, Prescott Niles and Brace Gory have announced the addition of keyboardist Phil Jost and Stephan McNally as the lead singer for their new band, the Game. McNally, formerly lead singer with Boadmaeter, replaces Dong Fieger, who was ousted from the band by his former colleagues, according to certain insiders. Meanwhile, Bruce Gary was recently seen having lunch with Bob Dylan and Al Kooper in:.' Los Angeles. As a press release asks: ‘'Could the trib have been discussing plans to play the Los Angeles, area in the near future? Were they talking about the forthcoming Dylan LP? Was Al : Kooper finalizing plans foranother Super Session album with Dylan and Gary?” Or were they just hungry and wanted to have lunch?

Detectives from Scotland Yard's obscene publu. atiinns squad recently raided the officers of WXYZ Records, a London-based independent label, seizing over 10,000 copies of punk band Anti Nowhere League’s No. 1' independent single, “Streets Of London.” The reason for the raid? Police say they’ve received numerous complaints bout the obscene language on the record’s “B” side, “So What.” This is the first time this has happened since the Sex Pistols were prosecuted (unsuccessfullyjfor the title of Never Mind The Bollocks.

Greg Rotie is in the studio producing Santana’s next alburn. Rolieryou may recall, was the guitarist who split Santana along with guitarist Neal Schon to form Journal?. The departure was apparently ©ver^musical differences^' but Carlos was none j too happy about it Looks like the pair have decided to patch up their differences.

“OH, WHERE, OH, WHERE CAN MY BABY BE?” DEPT, J. Frank Wilson, who had most of the most morbid No. 1 singles of all time with “Last Kiss” (did someone mention Springsteen’s “Wreck On The Highway’?) in 1964, has just recorded a “comeback” single for LeCant Records entitled “Black Car X.”

In The Studio

NEW YORK, NY-Kingdom Bound Studios: Blue Oyster Cult,» Songshop Recording: Ian Hunter, j Ellen Foley, Soundworks: JpHp Denver; Secret Sound Studio: Bruce Carroll Band; LOS ANGELES, CA—Skip Saylor Recording: James Taylor; A&M Studios: Joni Mitchell; Kenduh Recorders: Gladys Knight, the Gatlin Brothers, Temptations Carole King; SAN FRANCISCO, CA --Automatt Santana, Paul Kantner, Herbie Hancock, Robin Flower, CORAL GABLES, FL—Criteria: Aerosmith; NASSAU. THE BAHAMAS— Compass Point: Grace Jones, Joe Cocker, Robert Palmer, Moon Martin, Roxv Music; DETROIT, MI—Super-Lyes: Nikki Gbryettei Aliix, Pharoah; Studio A: Otis Johnsob, Essence, Seatbelts.