Annie Purttill the talent scout who signs stars
Annie Purttill heads Elektra Records East Coast Artist and Repertoire. She listens to thousands of tapes yearly, travels to spots and cities, and signs few but influential artists like Harry Chapin, Aztec Two Step, and Rex Fowler. Her keen ear and persistence shaped careers though most tapes remain unrealized.
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Ann Purtill
Annie
Elektra Records
A&p
Greenwich Village
Neil Youngs
Leonard
Long Beach
Calif
Neil Young
Buffalo Springfield
Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young
Leonard Cohen
Young
Village Gate
Harry Chapin
Chapin
Jack Holzman
Elektra
Rex Fowler
The
Aztec Two Step
Annie P
Queens
Watergate Coverage Strains Public TV Funding
Public Affairs Center reports daily Watergate hearings cost about 12000 dollars to air and tape, draining funds from PBS flagship programs. Center seeks new money, potentially from the CREP and Ford Foundation, while PBS notes strong viewer response and many stations rebroadcasts.
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Jay Sharbutt
NEW York
Public Television
National Public Affairs Center For Television
James Karaya
Corporation For Public Broadcasting
Center
Ford Foundation
Karaya
Public Broadcasting Service
PBS
Wnet Here
United States
Brando on Cavett Show Advocates Indian Rights
Marl on Brando appeared on the Dick Cavett Show to discuss the plight of American Indians and his protest at the Oscars. He criticized Hollywood and government treatment while Cavett steered questions toward films and acting. The program included tribal leaders and an interview segment on Indian concerns.
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Jay Sharbutt
NEW York (Ap
Marlon Brando
APC
Dick Cavett
Cavett
Paris
Brando
Hollywood
Sacheen Littlefeather
Sacheen
Congress
Mead Retrospective Exhi bition Opens at Museum of the Southwest
A Mead retrospective from 1900 to 1971 debuts at the Museum of the Southwest in Midland from June 14 to July 6 with 29 oils, six watercolors, a pencil drawing, metal plates, woodblocks and 82 prints. Opening preview June 14 features widow Mrs. Jarvis Mead and daughter Mrs. Joseph D. Murphy. The show, first since his death, travels to other southwestern museums after closing.
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Roderick Mead
Museum of the Southwest
Jarvis Mead
Carlsbad
New Mexico
Joseph D. Murphy
Washington, D.C
Grand Central School of Art
New York
23Rd Street
Majorca
Mediterranean
Paris
France
Mead
Metropo
Palo Duro Canyon Texas Outdoor Drama Shines
Palo Duro Canyon hosts the outdoor drama Texas under stars for its eighth season starting June 21 with nightly shows through August 25. The production features 78 actors and singers portraying settlers cowboys and Native American heritage against the canyon backdrop in West Texas. Tickets range from 1 to 4 dollars and the park offers camping picnicking and an aerial tramway. Lincoln Center announces its largest recital series in nine years with 15 concerts plus Bach. highlights include Menuhin Shankar with the Philharmonic and Pavarotti Norman debuts.
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Lone Star
Palo Duro Canyon
Texas
the Panhandls
Paul Green
Buffalo Skinner
Green
Stephen Foster
Cross
Palo Dury Canyon
Ranald S. MacKenzie
4Th Cavalry
Ft. Richardson
High Plains
John Connally
New York
Lincoln Center
Alice Tully Hall
Yehudi Menuhin
Ravi Shankar
Philharmonic Hall
Luciano Pavarotti
Jessye Norman
Guarneri
English Chamber Orchestra
Brandenburg Ensemble
Beverly Sills
Christa Ludwig
Evelyn Lear
Thomas Stewart
Andre Watts
Agnes de Mille Forms Heritage Dance Theater
Agnes de Mille launches the Agnes de Mille Heritage Dance Theater to become a national folk company for America. She assembles works from herself and others celebrating American themes. The debut features dancers from New York and Boston joining NC School of the Arts performers.
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Folk Dance
Winston-Salem, N
America
Moiseyev
New York
Boston
North Carolina School of the Arts
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Brussels
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Santa Fe
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