Week of February 15, 1991

Unless Iraq surrenders or strikes a deal, The United States plans to unleash a

ground, air and sea assault against Iraqi troops in Kuwait and southern Iraq.

Iraq offers to withdraw from Kuwait if the United States and its allies meet several

conditions, but the offer was deemed null. President Bush rejected the plan,

calling it a “cruel hoax.”

Soviet President Mikhail S. Gorbachev in a surprise attempt to avert an

approaching ground war between Iraq and U.S. led forces, urges Kuwait to

pullout and offers a peace proposal, which later, President Bush said fell short.

Thousands of military families across the country are facing excessive long-

distance toll fees, in order to talk to their loved ones in Desert Storm. Typical

phone charges are just over $3.00 for the first three minutes plus around $1.15

for additional minutes. Plus, there’s a “set-up” fee per call at $5.75. Fees are just

about the same for AT&T, MCI or the Military Communications Corp. (MCC).

Medical - A 4-year-old girl - the first patient to be treated with gene therapy, is

responding well. The child is suffering from an immune deficiency.

33rd annual Grammy Awards - some winners:

Record of the year - “Another Day In Paradise” - Phil Collins

Album of the year - Quincy Jones

Song of the year - “From A Distance” written by Julie Gold

New artist of the year - Mariah Carey

Best pop vocal male - “Oh Pretty Woman” - Roy Orbison

Best pop vocal female - “Vision of Love” - Mariah Carey

Rock vocal male - “Bad Love” - Eric Clapton

Rock vocal female - “Black Velvet” - Alannah Myles

Metal performance - “Stone Cold Crazy” - Metallica

Alternative performance - “I Do Not Want What I Haven’t

Got” - Sinead O’Connor

R&B vocal - male - “Here and Now” - Luther Vandross

R&B vocal female - “Compositions” - Anita Baker

R&B song - “Can’t Touch This” - Rick James, Alonzo

Miller and M.C. Hammer

R&B performance by a duo or group with vocal - “I’ll Be

Good to You” - Ray Charles and Chaka Khan.

Entertainment news - The New York Post reports that

actress Vanessa Redgrave has been dumped from the

Week of February 15, 1991

Music news - Vanessa Williams is set to host “The Soul of

VH-1” - a new series beginning in early March. It’s videos,

interviews with classic and contemporary soul artists.

Both BET and MTV claim an exclusive on M.C. Hammer’s

“Here Comes The Hammer” video.

Female rappers Queen Latifah, MC Lyte, M.C. Trouble, M.C.

Smooth, Yo-Yo, Nefertiti, Ms. Melodie, M.C. and Nikki D. will

participate in a Black History Month rap concert this week in

Los Angeles.

Are some folks angry over white rapper Vanilla’s Ice’s being named best new

artist and best new rap artist by the American Music Awards?

Radio news - Dick Bartley and his show “Dick Bartley’s Original Rock & Roll

Oldies Show” are leaving Westwood One. Surely, another network will pick him

up.

KQLZ Los Angeles - Scott Shannon’s “Pirate Radio”

format is no more. Shannon’s last morning show was

February 13. It all lasted 699 days. Although it’ll keep the

Pirate name for now, the station dropped rock 40 in place

of more mainstream album rock, but its swashbuckling

days are gone.

Kevin Metheney, who was with The Radio Group consultancy, is the new

program director of KXXX (X100) San Francisco.

Denny Somach Productions plans to bring the best from the old “Ed Sullivan”

variety show to radio. That is, performances from popular artists such as Elvis,

the Beatles and many others.

Top albums this week in 1991 -

To The Extreme - Vanilla Ice

Mariah Carey - Mariah Carey

The Immaculate Collection - Madonna

The Simpsons Sing The Blues - The Simpsons

Wilson Phillips - Wilson Philips

I’m Your Baby Tonight - Whitney Houston

Please Hammer Don’t Hurt ‘Em - MC Hammer

The Soul Cages - Sting

The Razors Edge - AC/DC

Week of February 15, 1991

Some People’s Lives - Bette Midler

Shake Your Money Maker - Black Crowes

Damn Yankees - Damn Yankees

Janet Jackson’s Rhythm Nation 1814 - Janet

Jackson

Serious Hits… Live! - Phil Collins

Rhythm of the Saints - Paul Simon

Listen Without Prejudice Vol. 1 - George Michael

Five Man Acoustical Jam - Tesla

Gonna Make You Sweat - C&C Music Factory

After the Rain - Nelson

The Future - Guy

X - Inxs

Poison - Bell, Biv, DeVoe

Heart Shaped World - Chris Isaak

Recycler - ZZ Top

Ralph Tresvant - Ralph Tresvant

Modern Rock -

This Love - Daniel Ash

Right Here, Right Now - Jesus Jones

All This Time - Sting

When It Began - Replacements

Bitter Tears - Inxs

I Touch Myself - Divinyls

Wicked Game - Chris Isaak

Love Rears Its ugly Head - Living Colour

Like A Drug - They Eat Their Own

Sadness Part 1- Enigma

Happy Mondays - Kinky Afro

Hot Hits -

Gonna Make You Sweat - C&C Music Factory featuring Freedom Williams

The First Time - Surface

All The Man That I Need - Whitney Houston

I’ll Give All My Love To You - Keith Sweat

Some Day - Mariah Carey

Play That Funky Music - Vanilla Ice

Love Will Never Do (Without You) - Janet Jackson

Disappear - Inxs

Where Does My Heart Beat Now - Celine Dion

One More Try - Timmy T.

I Saw Red - Warrant

Week of February 15, 1991

Wicked Game - Chris Isaak

Love Makes Things Happen - Pebbles

Around The Way Girl - L.L. Cool J.

Sensitivity - Ralph Tresvant

All This Time - Sting

Heat of the Moment - After 7

High Enough - Damn Yankees

This House - Tracie Spencer

Moneytalks - AC/DC

Show Me The Way - Styx

After the Rain - Nelson

Get Here - Oleta Adams

Iesha - Another Bad Creation

Come Out Of the Dark - Gloria Estefan

Deeper Shade of Soul - Urban Dance Squad

Top Rap -

Gold Digger - Emdr

Threat ‘Em Right - Chubb Rock

Around the Way Girl - L.L. Cool J

Looking At The Front Door - Main Source

What’s It All About - Run-D.M.C.

Melt in your Mouth - Candyman

Wanna Be Dancin’ (Buck Whylin’) - Terminator X

Play That Funky Music - Vanilla Ice

Can I Kick It - Tribe Called Quest

I’ll Do 4 U - Father M.C.

Jazz -

We Are In Love - Harry Connack Jr.

Droppin’ Things - Betty Carter

Roots Revisted - Maceo Parker

Freddie freeloader - Jon Hendericks and Friends

African Exchange Student - Kenny Garrett

Contemporary Jazz -

Medicine Music - Bobby McFerrin

Dream Come True - Gerald Albright

Ashes to Ashes - Joe Sample

The Hot Spot - Soundtrack

Inner Motion - David Benoit

Week of February 15, 1991

Playing With Fire - Sam Riney

Top Country -

Brother Jukebox - Mark Chesnutt

Daddy’s Come Around - Paul Overstreet

Walk On Faith - Mike Reid

These Lips Don’t Know How To Say

Goodbye - Doug Stone

Rumor Has It - Reba McEntire

Love Can Build A Bridge - The Judds

You’ve Got To Stand For Something -

Aaron Tippin

Forever’s As Far As I’ll Go - Alabama

I Couldn’t See You Leavin’ - Conway

Twitty

What A Way To Go - Ray Kennedy

Top Rock -

All The Time - Sting

King Of The Hill - Roger McGuinn

A Lil’ Ain’t Enough - David Lee Roth

Righteous - Eric Jonson

It’s Love - King’s X

Silent Lucidity - Queensryche

Headlong - Queen

She Talks To Angels - Black Crowes

Another Deal Goes Down - Steve Winwood

Rocket of Love - The Knack

Top hits in Britain -

Do The Bartman - The Simpsons

3am Eternal - Klf/Children of the

Revolution

Wiggle It - 2 in a Room

Only You - Praise

Why Do I Have To Do - Kylie

Minogue

(I Wanna Give You) Devotion -

Nomad/MC Mikee Freedom

I Believe - EMF

Get Here - Oleta Adams

Hippychick - Soho

G.L.A.D. - Kym Appleby