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Im late 1986, Toronto pianist Michael Jones was, surprised to find his third album of tranquil solo improvisations, Sunscapes, on the Billboard record chart,

Having gone from selling two dozen records to friends | five years ago to sales of more than 200,000, he decided to, gambel: he quit his day job as a management consultant, | bought a motor home, and embarked on a year-long tour of the United States. i

Jones realizes that it's no coincidence his musical carper soared with the advent of marketable New Age music,

“For artists, it presents a real dilemma,” Jones says, “because for me if it weren't for the New Age phenomenon, my records would still be stuck in the miscellaneous section of pop instrumentals where nobody would find them,

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Age music evolved into a genre in 1986.

Originally found in health food stores and alternative book shops, New Age was the term given for records said to help people relax or meditate. With plenty of hype from record companies, New Age became a trendy new form of entertainment. .

Retailers hailed it as a way to get baby boomers and other people disgusted with flavor-of-the-month pop music

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In Grades 4-6 the winners were: Chris Verigin — first; Zador David Zappayigna — second; and Meagan Crosby — third, with honorable mentions to Lark Lampman, Danielle Henry and Jan Hol-

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Even though New Age has made stars out of artists YD such as Swiss harpist Andreas Vollenweider and helped Jones, most musicians ‘fislike being categorized under a tetm that has connotations of shallow consumerism and

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the 70s.

Jack Monaco, promotion’manager of A and M Records in Canada, says “my job over the next year is to penetrate this market further, but at the same time distance the

artists from the terminology of New Age. SERVED PURPOSE

““w“I think the term initially served its purpose as a retail hook but it’s very misleading when you consider the art.”

In Canada A and M distributes California-based

Windham Hill Records, the best-known and the most

profitable label lumped under the genre. The label made more than $25 million US in 1985 and was expected to top $30 million in 1986.

December, George Winston's first album of solo piano for Windham Hill, is considered the highest selling New Age record at sales of more than 25,000 in Canada.

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learned t@ laugh in the face of doom — with the help of toy bugs, dancing squid, frazzled cats and sneezing dragons. Colt, 36, is the creative talent behind Doomsday Studios Ltd., the only full- time animation production house in the Maritimes.

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studio is only a two rooms hidden among the aging Vic toria buildings in the city's core.

Its one frosty window looks onto an alley where pigeons stand under heating vents and stare in at the strange goings-on at Dooms- day.

Colt’s only co-worker in the cartoon factory is a giant black animation camera she calls “Jabberwocky.

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In Grades 7-9 Ken Chernoff was first with Kory Walsh second, Suzane Powell third and honrable mentions to Chris Ross and Casey Me-

VANCOUVER (CP) — British Columbia's 26,000 tebehera will go ahead*with their one-day strike ‘next

Judds re-record hit

NASHVILLE, TENN. (AP) — Don't Be Cruel, a list Presley on the credits so the performer would receive

B-side tune that Elvis Presley carried to the top of the rock charts, is back as a country hit.

The Judds, an award-winning mother-daughter duo, have recorded a country version of Presley's 1956 hit. Their rendition has zipped up the country charts and is the first single released from their new Heartland album.

“You can’t compare them,” says Naomi Judd, who with her daughter, Wynonna, makes up the duo. “We're talking about ‘the king’ and paupers. He always will be the king. I really don't think there will be anybody to touch the likes of Elvis.

“We weren't trying to pay homage to Elvis. We just wanted to record a great song .. . It allowed us to use the standup bass and acoustic instruments. It lends itself well to harmony and has a strong melody hook to it.

“We strive to accentuate the positive side of life and here’s a girl saying, ‘I'm a good girl, treat me nice, don’t be cruel to me.’ ”

Naomi Judd’s boyfriend, Larry Strickland, formerly sang backup for Presley as a member of the Stamps Quartet.

“Elvis used to give him clothes,” she said.“Wynonna and I are probably the biggest Elvis fans in the universe.”

Don't Be Cruel was written by Otis Blackwell, who also wrote other hits for Presley including Return to Sender, One Broken Heart for Sale, (Such an) Easy Question and All Shook’ Up.

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Blackwell, who sold the song to a music publisher for $25, also wrote the hits Fever for Peggy Lee, and Great Balls of Fire and Breathless for Jerry Lee Lewis.

Although Presley is listed on the record as the co-writer, Blackwell was the sole composer but agreed to

writing royalties.

Blackwell said the new version was great.

“T hear that a lot of jocks (disc jockeys) are getting calls from Elvis fans,” he said.

Don't Be Cruel was the B side of Hound Dog, a blues song originally done by Big Mama Thornton. Together, the two songs were No. 1 on the pop charts for 11 weeks beginning in late summer 1956.

Despite the 30-year break between Presley's version and the one by the Judds, the Jordanaires quartet sang backup vocals on both recordings.

“I like the new one, but of course it’s hard to capture an original on anything,” says Neal Matthews Jr., one of the Jordanaires. “They've done a good job of updating it and making it fit their style. They didn't try to copy Elvis, which I appreciated.

“The feel Elvis put in it made it good. And it was simple. The beat he put on the back of the guitar adds something to it. It was a positive song and this helped it. It almost had a spiritual beat to it and we liked it for that

reason. Elvis liked spiritual and gospel songs Another Jordanaire, Gordon. Stoker, said Wynonna Judd reminds him of Presley. “She's a female Elvis,” he said. “She has the same feel, the same heart that Elvis had originally. Elvis put a lot of feeling in everything, and she does too. She has a lot

of heart and soul.”

Brent Maher, who produced the new version, said comparisons of the two songs are inevitable. “I everyone takes it as intended,” he said. of the great songs and feel like we're bringing it to life

again.”

Music historians have reported that Don't Be Cruel” was one of Presley's favorite songs.

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The Activity Room at Stanley Humphries second ary school is a busy place these days as the Drama Club is putting the finishing touches on its final produc tion for the 1986-87 season — The Clumsy Custard Horror Show (and Ice Cream Clone Reyhe).

Don’t.be misled by the title! There is nothing scary about the play. In fact, it is a delightfully silly comedy which will entertain young and old alike.

Written by William Glea- son, The Clumsy Custard is a

science fiction-fantasy-melo- dramatic farce, with a hero, a fair maiden in need of res. cuing, an evil villain, and lots of slapstick comic relief.

In the Kingdom of Zob Proper all goes not well. King Dumb (James Head) is trying to find a suitable husband for his daughter, Princess Prince (Christine Moyer), a picky, but level-headed girl

Unfortunately, in the underground caverns of Zob Improper, the evil arch villain Lord Dacron (Jason Strelaeff) is scheming to have the princess for himself. He

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It is none other than Swashbuck Valpariso (Jeff Badger)! Accompanied by his faithful (but rather peculiar- looking) side-kick Worfle (Chris Sharp), Swashbuck sets out to save the day. But Dacron is crafty, (and very clever with ice cream); there are spies in the court, turkey spiders in the dungeon. and of course, the Clumsy Cus- tard.

The antics of the stalwart heroes as they seek to rescue the fair maiden provide an evening of entertainment for the whole family,

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Neill. Winners for the Grades 10-12 category were Michelle Henry first and Kimberly Belton second.

All winners will be pub- lished in the upcoming Os- prey's Nest, a yearly anthol- ogy put out by the Writers’ Guild which goes on sale starting this Friday, together with other works by Guild members, at the Lions’ an- nual trade fair.

Presentation of the win- ners’ plaques was made pos- sible by Dale Bobby of Castlegar Safeway, Bryan Reid of Plaza Super Valu and Carvil Moorey of Anderson Insurance Limited.

Valdy in town

Canadian folk singer Valdy will be performing for one night in Castlegar on Thurs day at the Sandman Inn.

Valdy, born Yaldemar Horsdal in Ottawa, Ontario, began to play music at age eight.- After five years of piano lessons he discovered the instrument that has helped him to become one of Canada’s foremost perform-

ers.

Valdy’s guitar virtuosity and melodic voice result in the individualistic style which marks him as a truly international artist.

Valdy is a Canadian poet singing straight from the heart.

Valdy's place Canadian music industry circles has been established by the re- lease of 16 singles, drawn from his recordings, a re: lentless touring schedule, a host of television specials and appearances on variety and talk shows.

His four gold records, two Juno’s and many prized wri ter awards have secured Valdy his place among the nation’s most respected troubadours.

Tuesday while resuming talks with the Social Credit government on Bill 20, the controversial Teaching Pro- fession Act.

Leaders of the B.C, Tea- chers’ Federation approved the walkout this weekend in response to the government's move to proceed with pass- age of the ‘islati

also for the public because I think that we have to stop and take some time to thake. sure that everybody is in- formed about this legislation. “It's probably the most serious thing that has ever happened to education in our province (and) clearly the government is escalating the

progress of the bill.” / The B.C. legislature be- gan second reading debate of the bill Friday after giving inciple late

Earlier Friday, Brummet

have the right to strike, while jati would

pologized for any fi that led to a premature an- nouncemient by ‘his ‘ministry that teachers would take part in consultations Monday.

He told the B.C. School Trustees’ Association con- vention here that perhaps some errors were made and “if there is any undermining of the discussion process or negotiation process I can only apologize.” also said the

But, at the same time, the federation’s executive com- mittee agreed to attend re- newed discussions with the government and school trus-

S,

Federation president Elsie McMurphy described the walkout as a study session to inform teachers and the

pproval in p' Thursday to Bill 19, the In- dustrial Reform

government won't delay or ithd: the legislation des-

Act, another subject of heat- ed protests by the labor movement against the gov- ernment of Premier Bill Van- der Zalm.

Education Minister Tony Brummet said Friday a tea- chers’ strike would be illegal but ds the

public of the i of Bill 20.

“I think that this study session is a critical one, not only for B.C. teachers but

government has already ac- knowledged that teachers have the right to withdraw their services.

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Automobile insurance claims are higher across B.C. for the first three months of 1987 compared to the same period last year — except in the Kootenays — the Insur- ance Corp. of B.C. reports.

First quarter claims in the Kootenay region dropped by six per cent, compared to an overall 17 per cent increase for the province.

Lower Fraser Valley re- corded the largest increase — up 24.8 per cent. Greater Vancouver was next, up by 20 per cent, followed by Cariboo with a 13 per cent hike, Victoria and Vancouver Island with a 12.7 per cent rise, Okanagan up by eight per cent, and Northern B.C. up by just two per cent.

First quarter claims for the province totalled 137,000 compared to 117,000 for the same period in 1986, ICBC said in a news release.

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costly type of claim, are up by 27 per cent provincially. Of the regions, the Greater Vancouver area is the worst off, with 4,154 injury claims. That’s 58 per cent more than the 1986 first quarter total of 2,718.

1986 was ICBC's busiest and costliest year ever, with a total of 539,000 new claims reported. Claims payments average $2.5 million every working day.

pite the protest.

Bill 20 grants teachers the right to organize either as associations or unions at the local level. If they choose a union with full collective bar- gaining rights they would

submit contract disputes to binding arbitration. ‘

The legislation alsd ¢s- tablished a college of teach- rs to oversee certification of teachers and professional de- velopment and to set pro- fessional standards.

McMurphy said nobody asked the government to im- pose the college on the ed- ucation system and the issues it purports to address are al- ready addressed by a variety of structures already in place.

“To add yet another bur- eaucratic structure with more cost and: less demo- cratic access is really off- ensive to teachers and to many other members: of the

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