He thanks her in his "Dirty Mind" album also. She really did a lot for his career back then. She deserves a lot more respect than MTV because she was there for him since the very beginning of his career.

vainandy said:

Sh!t, I grew up on Right On! magazine back in the early 70s(during the J5 heyday), and I stayed with it right through the 80s. My favorite issues were the ones with pics of Solid Gold dancer Darcel Wynne. Got dayum, she was fine!
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vainandy said:

No Problem...You hit a nerve and I couldn't help myself . I've been looking for old Rock & Soul and Blackbeats..they are hard to come by. Black Stars was a good magazine.

debbiedean2 said:

She's still doing Right On if I'm not mistaken.

I think I have about every Right on mag with Prince on it...my uncle was a huge fan.

vainandy said:

He did say he was trying to breed them.

vainandy said:

Rock and Soul was bangin too. They might have had the best Prince pics to be honest. Meaning, they published many pics with Prince on stage playing his axe and not just him staring in the camera and shit.

Black Beat was always my favorite.I loved reading their record reviews and the little "gossip" section at the beginning Remember when they would tell some juicy gossip but not tell you the name of the celebrity?! LOL


Rock N' Soul was the best mag for new information.They always had the exclusive details on new albums (and song lyrics printed in the back).I still have a few late-80s issues of that mag.I also have the 1986 special issue devoted to Prince and his proteges.It came out in the summer of 1986.

SoulAlive said:

We need a scan or two!

Cinnie said:

I'll see if I can find it

It contains alot of interesting articles.There's an unflattering review of a Sheila E. concert....a "Prince Vs.Michael Jackson" fan forum....a Vanity interview.....a Dez Dickerson interview.....articles on The Family and Mazarati....a Morris Day interview that I really liked alot...

Rock N' Soul: Some of the songs on the Time's three albums had fairly explicit lyrics.Will any of your future albums follow suit?

Morris: "To write like that,I have to consciously think "How can I make this nasty?".I could do it,but I don't think it's necessary to write about everything I do in private."

blackguitaristz said:

Yeah rock and soul was the one i used to get.
Soul Alive i dig the tavares pics and the nicknames.
Butch, pooch, tiny, and chubby.

That Tavares "fax" sheet is a laugh

Cinnie said:

You're right. Have you noticed how zodiac signs were such a big deal back then?

You hardly ever hear anyone talk about zodiac signs, unless you are an old head like me.

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steelyd said:

GUESS WHO WAS IN THE GROUP APOLLO????? RECORD EXEC & MANAGER BENNY MEDINA!!!!!

seriously? Wow! I've never even heard or seen this group before...what was their hit song?!

SoulAlive said:

co-

This is turning out to be a great thread. Keep 'em coming.

SoulAlive said:

I had to find the info from allmusic. Wikipedia had nothing.



http://www.allmusic.com/c...qy5ld6e~T1

Initially called after the mysterious green matter that weakened Superman, this Los Angeles-based band consisted of keyboardist Kerry Gordy (Berry Gordy's son), drummer Lenny Greene (who replaced Chico Ross [Diana Ross' brother]), bassist Cliff Liles (Raynoma Gordy-Singleton's son), Benny Medina (vocals & bongos), and Larry Robinson (guitar).

They built a small club reputation around Los Angeles before Gordy-Singleton aka Miss Ray decided to hone and rehearse them into recording readiness. Motown liked the submitted tape enough to sign them to a deal in 1978. Motown was grooming Switch, another self-contained band around the same time, and Kryptonite faced stiff competition for marketing dollars, not to mention all the other Motown artists.

A legal problem arose when Superman's creators refused to let the hard soul band use the name they created, so they became Apollo. Miss Ray produced their self-titled Apollo in 1979 for Gordy Records, which spawned "Astro Disco" (originally titled "Krypto Disco"), the LP's sole single.

They appeared on Soul Train and other dance programs, and got publicity in the popular music magazines. Things were rolling; they embarked on Japan gig -- two months at a club -- and looked forward to working on a second album, but Motown abruptly pulled the plug and ended any aspirations Apollo or Miss Ray might have had. Who knows why, maybe Berry wanted his son to go to college? Apollo tweaked their lineup and re-emerged as Kagny & the Dirty Rats in the '80s minus Benny Medina, who became a well-respected record executive.

i loved this magazine!

TonyVanDam said:

Thanks for the info.Looking at their cover photo on Right On!,I bet this is a project that Benny Medina would like to forget

That's how I remember his looks. I probably saw this exact photo in the 80s.

vainandy said:

that whole interview was comedy, man...cynthia getting all mad at him because he wouldn't talk about his upcoming tour n'chit. i was like, "dude's letting you interview him, and you acting like ya'll going steady?! what is THIS shit?"

the only bits i remember about right on! from when i was younger was stuff about another bad creation, bobby brown and all those cats.

SoulAlive said:

OMG!! I remember this group, I remember this cover pic

SoulAlive said:

well at least he isn't the one wearing "hot pants" and cape showing his azz cheeks like that other one.

BSK3478 said:

Is this the article that had a black and white pic of Prince wearing blue jeans, gigantic afro and either on a 10 speed bike or standing next to one wearing high heel boots/shoes?

I remember thinking "Dang!, he rides his bike in heels???!!!"

prodigalfan said:

dunno, never heard of/seen that one...now you got me curious. i wish i could find a whole box full of old issues of right on! and read them all day.


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SoulAlive said:

I got this issue because I was one of the five people that had the 12" vinyl of "Astro Disco" This is a pretty fun funky record BENNY MEDINA IS SINGING LEAD...This is why I love Youtube!!!!!

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Thanks for posting this...Right On! mag was the best back in the day!
I used to trade Prince music with my penpal from England back in the 80's.
We still keep in contact with each other, and its been over 21 years!