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Hi, I'm Jackie Hall. Betty is off today. We want we have one of the music industry's most exciting families, Ronnie, Louise and Deborah Love. Each one of them has established a personal musical identity while gaining individual acclaim. The ACP has gone into the moviemaking business sentiment here, and I'll have a report about that. Hi, I'm Harold Anthony, and the we'll be rocking in the ladies room with six count them, six seductive ladies who call themselves Climax. We hear all about them on today's edition of the entertainment Phase. Join me as I talk to the last family, Ronnie, Eloise and Deborah. And we'll have footage of their concert this past Friday at the town center, The Love, next live on City Line. Welcome to this exciting edition of City Line. As I said, Beattie is off. He'll be back next Sunday. Now I'd like to introduce to you Ronnie lives on City Line. It makes me laugh. Siri, a microphone. Welcome to City Line, and thank you for coming. Thank you. Okay. Let's talk about your tour just a bit. Okay. Coming off of a seven week tour, a long one. Very long. How was it? That's great. It's just probably the most extensive tour I've ever done. You know, and it's just very taxing, having, like, toured in 45 years. So it was a big challenge for me. What cities did you hit? Well, we started out like in Minnesota, and we went to Chicago and Detroit and New York and here just all over really with Florida. Want to put you on the spot just a bit. I saw your concert Friday night at the Townsend Center and the audience was with you on every single note where the audiences in the other cities, anything like Baltimore audiences.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://marmia.aviaryplatform.com/collections/948/collection_resources/105475/file/206154#t=26.81,168.5"},{"id":"https://marmia.aviaryplatform.com/collections/948/collection_resources/105475/file/206154/transcript/48883/annotation/2","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"It was spectacular. I mean, the response that I've gotten received from day one has just been really just overwhelming. It's very shocking to me because, as I said earlier, I hadn't been out in four years. So to get that type of response, you know, sellouts everywhere is just overwhelming. You know, I'm just elated. It's great. I notice that you involved the audience on on Friday. You had them to stay and you had them waving and so forth. Do you always incorporate that in your concerts? Well, I like to get the audience involved because they are there to to not only to listen, but to participate and, you know, to really get involved in the music. That's what it's really all about. It's just a spirit of enjoyment. You know, part of the festival, you know, you know, The Lost Family is one of the top names in in jazz and music. What was that whole what was home like in Houston as the four lost children were growing up? It was chaotic. It's crazy now, but it was it was really unique in a sense that most are not aware of the fact that there's a, you know, quite a few there's an age differences in and Louise and myself and Debbie and also Hubert most like in my case too. My oldest brother, Hubert, was away studying at Juilliard School of Music in New York City. Eloise was also studying in New York. So we all experienced really being together as a unit for a very brief period of time because it was like off and going to school and studying an individual, you know, way. But when you were together, was there music in the home? You gather around the piano, or did you take out your sax and start playing? Well, absolutely.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://marmia.aviaryplatform.com/collections/948/collection_resources/105475/file/206154#t=169.04,269.6"},{"id":"https://marmia.aviaryplatform.com/collections/948/collection_resources/105475/file/206154/transcript/48883/annotation/3","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"I mean, what it was my mother was a heading a gospel choir in church. And this is when I was a very small boy. And I would always recall having choir rehearsals on weekends at our place. And, you know, it was quite a like a festive type occasion, you know. I did start playing sax when I was 12 years old. I just sort of by coincidence, I saw the saxophone in the room. My brother Lyle used to just play by, you know, as a hobby. And so I just wandered in the room one day and picked it up and and just fondle and played it. And, you know, the next thing I knew, I was, you know, that would be my instrument. But you knew it at that early age. Yeah, I did. I really did. You know, it's it's a funny thing, but I from that point, I always knew that that's what I wanted to to. To do. Well, where did you study? Did you have any formal training at all? Absolutely. I because I studied through high school. I went to Texas school in Texas, rather Robert E Lee High School. And they had one of the most sophisticated music departments, very high school. And from there, I had like a graduation. I had like $18,000 in scholarship fund. So that's for a scholarship to Berklee School of Music and various colleges throughout Texas. I decided to go to school in East Texas, Stephen of Austin State University, and it was a very good experience for me because I had like special instructions and private lessons from the Dean himself, you know, of the the whole music curriculum. So I sort of got special treatment there. And that was really the reason why I decided to go to that school.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://marmia.aviaryplatform.com/collections/948/collection_resources/105475/file/206154#t=270.11,366.68"},{"id":"https://marmia.aviaryplatform.com/collections/948/collection_resources/105475/file/206154/transcript/48883/annotation/4","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Now, early on, you played with Earth, Wind and Fire. Yeah. What, 18 months? Yeah, I was roughly 18 months. That was a very unique experience. Was that really like now? Saying it was a very unique experience is, you know, it sounds good, but what was it really like? Well, in the early days, it was very it was a challenge because we were just sort of getting together and the group had high expectations. You know, Morris White and his brothers and I was called I had just gotten in Los Angeles, just arrived in Texas, just getting settled and trying to get established in Los Angeles. And I so I get this call a few weeks later and Morris White saying that he's trying to put a group together. And he heard that I was in town and he liked for me to come by and audition. So I did. And it turned out I thought it was going to be a horn section, but I turned out to be the horn section. So it was a very interesting thing. But from that point on, I felt that, you know, just by being in the midst of those guys that they had. Really the the ability as well as the talent to really make it real big. Okay. We're going to talk more about your background and your music and every generation and some of the other tunes we know and love. And we're going to invite our home audience into the conversation by calling us at 481 1313. Let's take a break and we'll be right back. I mean. As you know, our guest today is Ronnie Laws of the Laws Family of Houston, Texas. And before we went into the break, you were talking about Earth, Wind and Fire, and you said it was a very unique experience.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://marmia.aviaryplatform.com/collections/948/collection_resources/105475/file/206154#t=367.07,570.53"},{"id":"https://marmia.aviaryplatform.com/collections/948/collection_resources/105475/file/206154/transcript/48883/annotation/5","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"For some reason, I feel that a little cautious with it, really. That unique or how unique was it? Well, you know, the thing, as I said in the earlier days, it was a little it was a it was rough. I mean, you know, those are like the early beginnings. And, you know, we were doing tours and we weren't making very much money, you know, and but it was a sacrifice. You know, a lot of guys today in groups, they complain about doubling up in rooms and stuff. We did that, you know, but we were willing to do that. And, you know, because we we had a goal and the goal was to to make an achievement, make a name. And eventually that's what happened with the group. You played with some big names like Hugh Masekela. Yeah. Well, he was very, very unique. He really was. Because, you know, when I was in college, I used to frequently buy his records. And I recall telling one of my classmates that eventually I'm going to play with this guy. And he did. And and it happened, you know, So it was really good because during that time, I guess it was like mid sixties when he had the Afro American movement, you know, Afro-American music was really very high and he was like one of the forerunners of that type of music. So to be able to play with him and perform with him was really a treat for me. You know, You know, the the question that we had on the screen before we went into the break was about your first sing or your first album, The Pressure Sensitive, the largest selling record on Blue Note record. That's right, yeah. Did you expect that? No, I didn't.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://marmia.aviaryplatform.com/collections/948/collection_resources/105475/file/206154#t=571.46,660.95"},{"id":"https://marmia.aviaryplatform.com/collections/948/collection_resources/105475/file/206154/transcript/48883/annotation/6","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"I was just happy to get the record. So at the time, you know, But a year prior to that, I had been devoted devoting myself to writing and really trying to get myself together as to, you know, venturing out individually on my own. And so when the opportunity came for me to to record, you know, I was really ready and prepared for that, but I wasn't prepared for the record to do that. Well, what what do you think made it such a biggie and it's such a powerful release? Well, I think it was a combination of a lot of things, you know, But the the thing that really stands out is just that the music really reflects a variety of different styles, a little rhythm and blues and jazz and pop or whatever. But it had all of those ingredients. And so that's what really made it stand out as an album because, as you know, Blue Note was really a mainstream, straight ahead jazz label. So here I come along and it sounds like an outcast and but it attracted new listeners and I think that's what really had a lot to do with the, the success of the album. Fantastic. Well, we can't talk to you without hearing some of your music. We're going to do that now. We're going to go to the tape of the concert that Ronnie did on Friday at 12 at the town center. Let's look at that now. We. But my one. Dee dee. Dee dee. This young lady. The speech on the first day, New York Times very special, 30. The. So anyone who knows the laws, Ronnie Laws, recognizes that to not deny it. And we'd like to introduce you to the young ladies you saw on that tape.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://marmia.aviaryplatform.com/collections/948/collection_resources/105475/file/206154#t=662.06,1062.31"},{"id":"https://marmia.aviaryplatform.com/collections/948/collection_resources/105475/file/206154/transcript/48883/annotation/7","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"They are Deborah lies in the middle and Ella Lees Law of love in the city I. A lot of hard work, but it's been fun. It's been a lot of fun. We've been rushing from place to place, but I guess it goes with the territory. We get a chance to kind of relax. When you leave Baltimore now? Yes. Because you finally go home. Well, I've only been with the tour the last two weeks, so it's been easy street for me, but it's also been a lot of fun and a pleasure as well. Okay. We're going to take a break and come back and continue our discussion with the Lords to find out more about them. Now, here's this week's community calendar. Hello, my name is June Carrington Allen. I represent the Dunbar High School class of 1965. Return with us to the thrilling days of yester years. We need you. So join us on March 17th at Dunbar Cultural Arts Center. Caroline and all in streets at 5 p.m.. To be a part of this thrilling reunion. For further information, call Alice Jones Williams 4441040. Thank you. Hello. My name is Samuel Cauldwell Junior. I represent black single parents with our partners Incorporated. We are presenting a lecture on mental health and the single parent on Saturday, March 16, at the Woodlawn branch of the Baltimore County Library from 2 to 4 p.m.. Dr. Addison Hope will be the Speaker. For further information, call 4665, five, five, four. Thank you. If your group or organization would like to announce an event, please write us in care of Cityline. WJC TV Television Hill, Baltimore, Maryland 21211. Or call us for further information at 4660013. Between the hours of nine and five. We're back and we're talking to the lost family, at least three of the members of the lost family.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://marmia.aviaryplatform.com/collections/948/collection_resources/105475/file/206154#t=1062.76,1335.73"},{"id":"https://marmia.aviaryplatform.com/collections/948/collection_resources/105475/file/206154/transcript/48883/annotation/8","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"And I've just learned that they're really eight siblings and four in the business. And hopefully Johnny Laws will be coming into the business soon. Ronnie Laws. Deborah Laws and Louise Laws. Louise, what is it like being on the road with your brother and sister? Well, let's see. Where can I start? He's pretty much a slave driver, I mean. Yeah, No, actually, it's been quite an experience because Ronnie is such a perfectionist, and watching him work is, for me, a very up building. I'm learning so much from him. However, you know, I've been. I'm a little older, just a little. And so I started in the business little a little ahead of him. But I'm finding that I'm learning so much from him because he's right there. He's today. And in order to keep up, I have to check him out constantly. You know, I must admit, I fell in love with you a couple of years ago on a fabulous album that you did. You're incredible. I don't remember the name of the album right now. And I wondered what happened to you musically. Where were you after that album? Well, I've been around. Such as the, uh, uh, the record business. I mean, you know, it happens with artists. Uh, you can't keep somehow it seems to be very difficult to keep that creative, uh, uh, magic happening, you know, year after year after year. And I've been there, I've been around. It's just that, uh, I've not been able to come up to that. Uh. Let's see with the last that that album that you're speaking of, I don't think I've been able to match it to date. So perhaps on the horizon there. Perhaps I have. Deborah what, what are things what are some of the things that you're involved in now? Well, I've been involved in other directions of the business.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://marmia.aviaryplatform.com/collections/948/collection_resources/105475/file/206154#t=1335.97,1454.44"},{"id":"https://marmia.aviaryplatform.com/collections/948/collection_resources/105475/file/206154/transcript/48883/annotation/9","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"For instance, acting, which is really where I started. I went to the School of Performing Arts in New York and graduated from the school performing and visual arts in Houston, Texas. So I've been dabbling more towards because what eventually I'd like to do is to get more into musical comedy. So I've been into acting as well as dancing, I've been taking ballet and there's just a lot of discipline, but they all work hand in hand. Is it too premature to talk about what's going to happen in LA tomorrow? No, not really, because I'm very excited about it. I've been involved in a project or really a film, and it's put out by continental motion pictures and it's entitled Prison Dancer. And I had a chance to play one of the principal roles as well as do the soundtrack. So it should be out in a few months. We're going to be looking for that, really. We have a question from our audience. Yes, my name is Bill Best. I was at the show Friday night and it was fantastic. Oh, great. I wanted to ask that you said Friday, Ronnie, that the song Every Generation was a very special thanks to you, and I wanted to know what it meant. You know? Well, you know, everyone had always asked whether musical talent originated, not originated, but where it stemmed from as far as the family is concerned. My mother, father, Prince, my mother being a pianist, I asked her that question, you know, a few years back. And unbeknownst to me, she related a story concerning her real father because she had never talked about him before. So I asked her and she was telling me that he was a musician, a streetcar musician in Texas, played harmonica and stuff.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://marmia.aviaryplatform.com/collections/948/collection_resources/105475/file/206154#t=1456.04,1565.87"},{"id":"https://marmia.aviaryplatform.com/collections/948/collection_resources/105475/file/206154/transcript/48883/annotation/10","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"So I was very impressed with that, you know? And, uh, consequently, I wrote I had written a song, but I didn't have a title for it and I didn't have the lyrics. So that was like the icing on the cake for me. So that's all I needed. And so therefore, the title Every Generation, which had a lot to do with my lineage, you know, um. It's great. Now, Ronnie, you have children, Do you? Have they expressed an interest in music as a continuing line in the generation? Well, they all love music, naturally, you know, because it's there. It's all around them. But, uh, I would say that maybe my youngest really has an ear. He's very artistic, you know? And, uh, he manifests the, you know, all the characteristics of being a musician, maybe an artist of some nature, you know, But he has it, you know, it's just a natural thing. He can't really verbalize and explain it, but he has it, you know? So I don't know. I don't really push them. I won't do that, you know, But if it's there and I'll encourage them. Um, how much of an influence otherwise has Hubert been on? On you? And I will ask that same question of Deborah, because, you know, everybody talks about Hubert. They want to know where he is, by the way, too, and what he's doing now. What how much of an influence did he have on on your music and your style? Well, I have to be honest, Hubert. It has been obviously a pioneer for us all in the business. And growing up around him, I really didn't take notice of his music. And later years, I began to listen and appreciate his style of music. I think just growing up in a musical family has been a, you know, a big influence and a major influence on you.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://marmia.aviaryplatform.com/collections/948/collection_resources/105475/file/206154#t=1566.77,1675.76"},{"id":"https://marmia.aviaryplatform.com/collections/948/collection_resources/105475/file/206154/transcript/48883/annotation/11","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Yes. He as a matter of fact, I was living when I attended the School of Performing Arts in New York. I was living with you at the time. So I had the opportunity to do well. My debut on his album, which is Morning Star, and he had written the song. What do You Think of This World Now? And that was my first time really recording. So he really has not only has inspired me, but has really helped me in getting started. Fantastic. What about you? Well, you had a major influence on me because as a musician, you know, he represented a real good example and discipline and. You know, good direction, musical taste. You know, because he would occasionally I would visit in New York. I'd live I lived with him in New York for like two or three years. And that was an education. You know, he really took time to to sort of help me iron out the kinks, you know, And he made me do the right things, you know? Do you ever call him now and ask for brotherly advice? Well, we were sort of on the same plane. I mean, you know, of respectability, you know, artistically speaking. Uh, but now, uh, you know, he and in fact, a few years ago, he had, uh, he had taped a session of a flute session he was doing showing me demonstrating how to play flute to me. And he was screaming and yelling, you know, And that was I didn't you know, I was just a kid. I didn't really, you know, wasn't paying too much attention to that. But he apologized to me for that because he was just that. STERN And it wasn't intentional. He was just really determined to make sure that I was heading in the right direction.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://marmia.aviaryplatform.com/collections/948/collection_resources/105475/file/206154#t=1676.44,1774.16"},{"id":"https://marmia.aviaryplatform.com/collections/948/collection_resources/105475/file/206154/transcript/48883/annotation/12","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"And I appreciate obviously, you have headed in the right direction. Let's bring our home audience in now. They're eager to talk to the lot. Hi, You're in touch with the light on City Line. Hi. I would like to ask Mr. Hall what inspired him to write the album? Precious. Sensitive. Well, prior to doing that album, I you know, as a musician, you go you have your ups and downs. And I had just gotten married. And, uh, times were a little rough for me, you know, trying to get reestablished. I just left Earth, Wind and Fire, and they were really doing real well at the time. And, uh, economically speaking, it wasn't the best decision that I could have made. But nevertheless, I made it and I had to live with it. And so prior to making the album Pressure sensitive, I had some pretty rough times, you know, and, uh, being under a lot of pressure, you know, to produce and to make certain things happen. Uh, I thought it was just a fitting title for my first album. So they worked out. It really did. Let's take another question from the audience. Hi. Hello. I like to welcome the Last family to Baltimore. It's definitely my pleasure to be here and see how much I enjoy your music. I had the opportunity to see you and Townsend the other night, and I enjoyed your performance and I thanks your brain in particular. What direction is your music going these days? And you tapped on something in the last question, saying that some time as musicians you may have the musical portion of something that's very moving to you as a song, and you may not have the lyrics or a title for that. And I, as a poet, you know, sometimes write poetic expression that has great depth to it, and sometimes, you know, the music and the things can get together.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://marmia.aviaryplatform.com/collections/948/collection_resources/105475/file/206154#t=1774.97,1885.01"},{"id":"https://marmia.aviaryplatform.com/collections/948/collection_resources/105475/file/206154/transcript/48883/annotation/13","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"And I think, you know, that's a good answer. Mm hmm. Well, as far as musical direction, you know, coming from an artistic point of view, you never it's not a there's never any certainty as to what direction you're going to take because you have to always leave that open. Right. That's what it means to be artistic. You know, you're always fishing for ideas and a new direction. Are you trying to expand on what you've already established? So, you know, just the timing and being sensitive to what's around you, you know, has a lot to do with the direction you're going to take. Music is really indicative of the of the era, the period that you. That you were involved in at that time. Uh, this was writing music. You know, that's a whole nother story. You know, I could spend days talking about that because, uh, I have many experiences that I can relate concerning the things that motivate writing. Know. Thank you for that question. Boy, Your multitalented family. Singer, writer, producer, singer, actress, singer, actress. We're going to talk to lots more after this break. We'll be back in just a moment. Transportation for City Line guest is provided by Total picture tours featuring bus, boat, helicopter and limousine services. We are enjoying our discussion with Ronnie Laws, Deborah Laws and Louise Laws, and we're going to bring our home audience in again and they're going to talk to you. Hi, your live on City Line morning. I'd like to say well, Baltimore and I'd like to ask Ronnie and Louise what are their future plans as far as music is concerned? Would you be enjoying the, uh, with Crop? Or will you be such a, you know, such as George Benson has done, or you be getting more into jazz, such as Wynton Marsalis and or would you consider doing something like the U.S.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://marmia.aviaryplatform.com/collections/948/collection_resources/105475/file/206154#t=1885.4,2125.24"},{"id":"https://marmia.aviaryplatform.com/collections/948/collection_resources/105475/file/206154/transcript/48883/annotation/14","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"forever people have done. Mm hmm. Right. Thank you. I'll go first because I'll be very brief. Which do you prefer? Oh, I've just got to continue to express myself creatively, as I've done in the past and leave. The direction up to whoever the producer might be. But it will be quality good music as I've done in the past. It's hard to say right now. Yeah, well, you know, he he gave two examples. He cited George and he cited Wynton Marsalis. But, I mean, you know, the thing is, is either, you know, I've really established my own musical voice in the industry. I have my own style, and that's indicative of my own background. See my background as a very extensive, you know, what is your style? I know some people have criticized you for, quote, selling out in terms of traditional jazz. What is your style that we ought to be aware of? And except for those, you know, persons who would critique my music that way, they really are not familiar with the total summation of my background. You know, I'm from Texas. You know, I was a little boy. I used to listen to a lot of blues. My mother played blues a lot, you know, on the radio. And I mean, I would I was very much influenced by that. I mean, I played in bands and when I was in junior high and high school rock bands, you know, I even played country Western music when I was in college. So my background was very extensive. In the music that I do reflects that, you see. So for me to be pigeonholed as to be, you know, to, to being one type of artist is, is, is, is really being. Negligent as to knowing what my background is.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://marmia.aviaryplatform.com/collections/948/collection_resources/105475/file/206154#t=2125.75,2228.0"},{"id":"https://marmia.aviaryplatform.com/collections/948/collection_resources/105475/file/206154/transcript/48883/annotation/15","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"I heard someone describe your music, though, as jazz disco, which sounds like it's the opposite end of the pole. Is that is that is that accurate or is that unfair or what? Well, see, I approach music as a language, a universal language, because that's what it is. And that means that it affects all sorts of people, you know. So to be able to speak more than one language is an asset. I mean, you know, you can communicate further, you know, so that's not selling any one medium. I mean, it's just reflecting my ability to communicate in more than one musical language. So I think there's an asset, not a limitation. Now, here's another part of his question was whether or not you you see yourselves becoming involved in this whole movement across the world, actually, where the musicians are coming out and putting together a record to earn money to feed the hungry in Ethiopia. Do you see that coming, Deborah, Or always? Or Ronnie. You know, that would take you know, this program doesn't have enough time to really talk about that because I have feelings about that. But that really would require more time, you know, as far as discussion is concerned. But, you know, everyone is sensitive to that, that particular problem. But that's it's not just unique there. It's a universal problem. It is so and so, you know, it's it's it's a lot broader than. And then it's been covered at this point. You know, we had Miles Davis on the show not very, very long ago. And I was surprised to see a music video by Miles Davis on his latest album. Do you see that coming in the future for any of you, either of you? Absolutely, yes.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://marmia.aviaryplatform.com/collections/948/collection_resources/105475/file/206154#t=2228.24,2326.31"},{"id":"https://marmia.aviaryplatform.com/collections/948/collection_resources/105475/file/206154/transcript/48883/annotation/16","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Anything in the works already? Well, I'm as soon as I get back, I'm going to put my material together and head back in the studio and, uh, and prepare myself to, uh, to do another album, which I'm really ready to do now. So it's just a matter of going in and actually cutting and doing it. So hopefully in mid summer you'll hear new material for me. And Deborah, you I was just about to say also, I've been working on another album and I can't exactly say when it'll be out. It will be soon. But I have also a couple of tunes on the album. I see video too, doing videos in the name of the movie. Again, it's a prison dancer. It's called Halloween. Yes, likewise for me, I'll also be going into the studio and hopefully producing. I'm coming out with the good material. Thank you all for coming and for being with us here on City Line. And we'd like to know, just quickly, when can we expect to see you in our town again? Very soon. We hope that summer will hold you to that. And we want you to come back to City Line when you do. Thank you so much. Thank you. We'll take a break and come back with too much. This is my first solo act in about two years. Good afternoon. Topping today's news cab. The National Association for the Advancement of colored People. The ACP has gone into the moviemaking business almost. The 75 year old civil rights organization has the starring role and TV talk show host Tony Browne's first full length film production called The Longest Struggle. And joining me now to talk about this ACP docu drama is Eugene Clarke, a member of the Baltimore City branch and chairman of the fundraising committee for this project.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://marmia.aviaryplatform.com/collections/948/collection_resources/105475/file/206154#t=2327.1,2524.69"},{"id":"https://marmia.aviaryplatform.com/collections/948/collection_resources/105475/file/206154/transcript/48883/annotation/17","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Mr. Clarke, thank you for joining us this afternoon. I'm all excited. This is the first time that the NAACP has been involved in an effort like this, a major motion picture. Tell us about it. Well, the first thing to say is that it is one of the most exciting things that has happened to the Baltimore City branch in the past several years. We believe that is going to be of immense importance to our city, to our children and our educational system and even to all of the persons who are of goodwill. We have a film clip of that movie that was produced by Tony Brown. Let's take a look at that and why we're looking at that. Let's talk about the efforts behind this. You are bringing the film to Baltimore, where on April the fourth at 7 p.m., the top of the six colleges auditorium. Now, Tony Brown produced this film. Did the NAACP have much input into the film's making? Yes, we did. We use our archives in New York to to share with him film footage as well as photographs of those historic events that may not have been available. You chose a very significant date to show the film on April the fourth. Why did you choose April the fourth? We believe that all people of good will should come together at some point in time. And we believe that April the fourth was significant in so far as that it's the anniversary, the anniversary of Dr. King's assassination. And we thought that this would be a day of celebration of his life and his life's work, this kind of a film. One major contention that you may be getting when people find out about the cost to attend the film now, what are the costs for viewing it? The cost? We have set the price of $20 per ticket.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://marmia.aviaryplatform.com/collections/948/collection_resources/105475/file/206154#t=2525.62,2630.32"},{"id":"https://marmia.aviaryplatform.com/collections/948/collection_resources/105475/file/206154/transcript/48883/annotation/18","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"We believe that it is. Quite competitive with respect to other kinds of premieres of other various events around the city. We do believe that the public would be receptive to the calls if it in fact realizes that you can do very little these days with maybe a $5 or even a $10 ticket. We do intend to use the proceeds, of course, to assist in helping the causes that are espoused in the film, which is, of course, to celebrate the ongoing struggle. Okay, so this is a fundraiser as opposed to just a film that we would see in a major movie house. And maybe that way paying that $20 won't be so difficult for some of us. I don't believe so. I think that our community, as well as but large enough to do whatever it will and has a mind to do for those kinds of causes that it was chose to support. For more information about the film, what should people do? Well, they should call the Baltimore NAACP at three, six, six three, 300 and give their name and number, of course, and how many tickets that they would like to have. And we will, of course, put them in the mail to to them. Mr. Eugene Clark, thank you for joining us this afternoon. The NAACP will hold its general membership meeting this Tuesday at 7 p.m. at Centennial United Methodist Church, 1029 East Monument Street. And this week's topic will be an update on South Africa and Ethiopia. A former black police officer has filed a federal civil rights suit against the city of Salisbury and its police chief, asking $250,000 in damages and a merit raise. He says he was denied because of racial discrimination. The suit was filed by Wade Chambers with the aid of Carl Snowden, a community activist, and Alan H.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://marmia.aviaryplatform.com/collections/948/collection_resources/105475/file/206154#t=2631.31,2735.95"},{"id":"https://marmia.aviaryplatform.com/collections/948/collection_resources/105475/file/206154/transcript/48883/annotation/19","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Legg, a lawyer. This is the fifth suit charging discriminatory practices that the two men from Annapolis have helped bring against local and state police forces. A bill that would require Maryland banks to close on the birthday of the reverend Martin luther King Jr. Passed the House of delegates Thursday by a unanimous vote. The measure, which now goes to the Senate, would add the civil rights leaders birthday January 15th to the list of mandatory legal holidays for banking institutions. Briefly. In other news, former football great Jim Brown, the one NFL player that still holds the national record for most career touchdowns, has been charged with rape by a Hollywood acquaintance. Brown firmly denies those charges. We get a report from John North. Football Hall of Famer called a news conference at a Beverly Hills hotel to tell his side of the story. Brown says the alleged victim was a frequent guest in his Hollywood Hills home and calls her a practicing homosexual. Brown says when his friend Carol Moses refused the woman's advances, a fight broke out. According to Brown, he broke up that fight. But it was violent and that accounts for the bloody towels police found in his home. It is not my case. That is their case. Tell them to produce their facts from their medical report. Tell them to tell you as reporters what the doctors say. Tell them to dispute the fact that this girl has probably not made love to a man in 17 years by police on orders from the district attorney aren't saying anything. The original arrest version is that Brown, with help from Miss Moses, punched and choked the 22 year old victim before Brown raped her. Rape is one of the most horrible crimes that a man can commit a person to commit.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://marmia.aviaryplatform.com/collections/948/collection_resources/105475/file/206154#t=2736.19,2837.24"},{"id":"https://marmia.aviaryplatform.com/collections/948/collection_resources/105475/file/206154/transcript/48883/annotation/20","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"I have been charged with rape. I mean, it's a start kind of thing. The combative Brown says he's already lost money through canceled appearances and projects because of the publicity, and he indicates he may go to court no matter what happens because of the damages he says he suffered. Brown, along with his acting career, has made money as a lecturer. He was convicted of resisting a police officer in 1968. Ten years later, he was sentenced to jail for beating up a golf pro. But Brown is best remembered as one of the best in pro football history. He still holds the NFL record for most career touchdowns and highest career rushing average in NFL history. Now, the 49 year old Brown is on a different playing field. The stakes are much higher. John North for ABC News. And finally, 15 year old James Murphy Junior, a talented art student at the Baltimore School for the Arts, is Cityline student of the Week. James has twice received the Winston Middle School Certificate for Achievement in Art. His work has been featured at a gallery show at the Maryland Institute of Art, where he studied for a year. James has experimented with all types of art but finds a strong suit to be in sketching and printmaking. He would like to pursue a career in graphic design or commercial arts. Best wishes and continued good luck to James Murphy, junior City Line Student of the week. And that is today's news. Cap t on tier more of city line up next. Stay with us. Hi, I'm Harold Anthony, and I'd like to tell you about a fresh, new talent on the music scene there. Not your run of the mill group of rockers who bellow at you with their bases and baritones.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://marmia.aviaryplatform.com/collections/948/collection_resources/105475/file/206154#t=2837.93,3026.41"},{"id":"https://marmia.aviaryplatform.com/collections/948/collection_resources/105475/file/206154/transcript/48883/annotation/21","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Oh, no. They're composed of six sultry ladies who are off to conquer the world with their witty charm and their flowing sound. They call themselves Climax, and what's a better way to meet them than with their new album called Meeting in the Ladies Room? Actually, the group was formed years ago by their drummer, Bernadette Cooper. But after many years of high personnel turnover, the group was trimmed down to the six members that they are today. Each member has had a long musical background that in one particular case began as early as one year old. They've produced as well as play all the instruments and provide the background vocals on this, their latest LP, with each member being very good at what she does, it's no wonder that they're taking the country by storm with a witty play on words is climaxed with menopause. I knew I was looking at my Kenneth Cole shoes on, my Gianni Versace blue leather seats and nails, wood. And the hill was fierce, you know, driving into Cooper's limousine to want to ride. Oh. Oh. Oh. Oh. Oh. Oh. 5000000. And they also say Oh. Oh. Things set out for them over. In. Wait. Ow, ow, ow, Ow, ow, Ow! Passing the 5000 and they all saw the same. Thing still to the Ferguson. Yeah, because we all love to slam somebody. Slam me because I know I'm the attitude all over the room. People are staring at me because these people. Yeah, just looking at. Radio. Radar. Kitty. Right now because he has some things to do. I love you. I love you all. But I've got to go. I am one one. Fulfilling a lifelong dream that was climax with a hit that is rocketing toward the number one slot.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://marmia.aviaryplatform.com/collections/948/collection_resources/105475/file/206154#t=3027.4,3342.45"},{"id":"https://marmia.aviaryplatform.com/collections/948/collection_resources/105475/file/206154/transcript/48883/annotation/22","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Climax is not the only big name in the industry that's fulfilling a lifelong dream. Believe it or not, Diana Ross was one of the biggest names in music, says that her earliest ambition was to be a fashion designer. And now, some 30 years after she was so rudely interrupted by a trifle thing called superstardom, she's gotten back on track with her own line of hosiery. Although Diana designs the gorgeous gowns that have become her trademark on stage, this is her first serious attempt at marketing any of her designs on a mass scale. Ms.. Ross is offering her sheer designer pantyhose in such exotic colors as cherries, jubilee, purple flambé, caviar and French nude. The pantyhose will be sold in packages bearing Ms.. Ross's picture and signature and sell for about $3 a pair. One of the newest superstars on the scene has a passion of a different kind. Now that Prince has reached new heights in popularity, he has become then make eccentric demands from his concert promoters. For some of his shows, some unfortunate promoters had to provide at least 45,000 chrysanthemums and carnations, 15,000 of which are destined to be shot into a grateful audience by a compression cannon. To add to the promoter's nightmare, Prince often came on stage with 60 purple mummies while leaving in his dressing room, a single purple rose and a vase next to a candle. Each show required 1018 wheel tractor trailers to transport the equipment and entourage accompanying Prince on his regal trek across the United States. Locally, we find that Clive Thompson in his dance company, is coming to the Dundalk Community College. This 11 member dance company has danced to standing room only crowds at its fall and spring sessions in their native New York.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://marmia.aviaryplatform.com/collections/948/collection_resources/105475/file/206154#t=3343.38,3443.7"},{"id":"https://marmia.aviaryplatform.com/collections/948/collection_resources/105475/file/206154/transcript/48883/annotation/23","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"You won't want to miss this critically acclaimed group as they perform on Friday, March 15th at 8 p.m.. Tickets are $9 for general admission and $6 for students. For additional information, you can call 5225826. And with that, I'll have to pack it up for another Sunday. I'm Harold Anthony, hoping you all have a great weekend. My thanks to the law for having been with us today. And I'd like to tell you about next week's show. We will have. Mary, welcome is our guest. She'll be here live. She was the lawyer for Wayne Williams in Atlanta during the Atlanta child murders trial there. And we have some questions that we'd like to ask her about whether or not he was well railroaded and what part of the media play in his conviction. If you'd like seat reservations, please call us now at 481 13, 13. We'd like to have you in our studio audience. That's our show for today. Betty will be back to join me. I'm Jackie Hall. 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