European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 27, 1978, Darmstadt, Hesse Inc Dom Fato. Jooook of off thursday july 27, 1978 the stars and stripes by Fred schruers be gees Robin Barry and Maurice glib 1oini younger brother Andy onstage in Miami s i a a \ Fronton in a celebratory finale to Andy Sameri can tour. The show left their parents who it a total of 20 Gibbs present elated and7ba 2s my Lif Sald i8 atm s father Hugh. The Surprise appearances by the three elder Gibb Brothers began when Andy announced a song " hat he str to the Bee gees and to a and began to sto1 dear to the Bee gees and to me a Harmony vocal wafted in Ana tl1 2f glib pred i from join Andy. Then Maurice Gibb walked on and took Over the piano. Finally Robin Gibb walked on and the of Gibbs played a 15-minute version of Andy s number v Snadow Wywie de backstage what she thought of teeing All four other ions finally together onstage mrs. Gibb said i " night i d be around to see it. I Haven t seen and since last year when he opened for Nell he Iff told him then to move around a Little More. tyo usay and Barry Gibb who also noticed the teen aae screams when Andy wiggled about said i Don t know there Andy got those moves. Certainly not from Bee gees have postponed the extensive North american tour they had slated for Early fall. They la concentrate on finishing their album and promoting the stones bassist Wyman took a dive connection that away from the microphone badly trouper by coming Back the by Yeung out the Worts electricity was in the air for a recent Miami concert featuring Tom Petty and Headliner Patti Smith but it Esq t the kind that blur writers Are always looking for by Wyman the rolling Stone known for having the moves of i8tatue leaned tack against fit he nos. Yonl set in St. Paul Wau turned out to be a curtain and he pitched to Andy Gibb and then there were four. The ground. Wyman who was unconscious for eight min utes suffered a mild concussion but was Able to play the next night in St. Louis before he and the band settled intoned Orleans for a Brief rest. The stones who had planned to close their . Tour with an Anaheim calif.,Date, have added a july 26 performance in san Francis de i p a 8 Day the Green concert will Smutna i a stones jammed with Muddy Waters in a chicag club the night after joining lefty Din onstage in a to seat Chicago blues bar. And finally. Keith a Ehud was being interviewed on a . Radio station by australian comedian Norman Gunston. Who asked him Why the Bandli led their current number one Selling album some Keith s reply because we could t remember their deleted Clit. By King fail ural synd Ciu inc. Frankfurt to Host country music fest in april by Dan Warfield is entertainment editor Ondon impresario Mervyn Conn has become the King of England s country music scene in the 10 years since he started his easter weekend festivals in the British capital. With successful one Day spinoffs established in Norway Sweden finland1 Holland All will be repeated next Yea Conn now pus to expand his realm to the heartland of Europe with Day festival in Frankfurt s fest Halle next april 21. For last year s Rotterdam concert first on the Conti ont busloads of americans from Heidelberg. Frank fort and As far away As Numberg came to stroll around Arena checking out the wares of dutch record Compa is and breweries and to hear six hours of music Fromi Geof Nashville s finest. Pam Spurgeon of Nurnberg s information travel i office who organized one of the trips said the i returned Happy but exhausted after their 12 hours the fest sandwiched Between two 16-hour bus rides. I the three Day London event in the cavernous Wembley Nan Pool once was considered a crazy notion. But it a s8roivn a into an annual International gala and has pubs and clubs featuring British and occasionally american country bands. Cd records about As popular As japanese dime novels in the original when Conn started have even found their Way into the pop album charts in recent years. And the National music papers who provide Britain s com Mercial equivalent of airplay in the absence of Ameri can style radio Are beginning to run regular country music columns. Conn claims much of the credit for the trend and confidently expects pedal steel guitars and Cowboy hats to Start popping up across Germany too. Within the next few years. He concedes the language Barrier May make it hard to open the Market. Bui there s a language Barrier in Holland and scandi Navia he paints out. It s just like England. The Princi pal Barrier is the record companies. Ten years ago when started there were hardly any country music records released in England they had some great records i their Cata logs bul nobody knew whal it was. Now that s changed there. It will change in Germany Loo " Throe Days in a front Row Seal Al Wembley Cost 38pounds almost $70. Tickets for one Day in the 7.500-scat fes Halle which Conn says will include the substantial sideshow of record company displays and Mecl the Slars sessions which Grace the London event As Well As Aboul six hours of music will probably Range from 2045 Marks i Aboul he says his promotional efforts will be directed mainly at the German population not the 300,000 americans living in Germany you can t convert the he expects 60 per cent of his first year s Frankfurt audience to be americans. We want to give the american servicemen a special Deal said Conn anticipating a discount in the neighbor Hood of vat. Tickets go on Sale in november. Not to wired most of cd s brightest lights from old is like Merle Haggard and Loretta Lynn to hot new like Crystal Gayle. Don Williams Emmylou is and Ronnie Milsap. The spinoff concerts feature is to 20 acts half a Kab lop names flown in from London some lesser an and the local Talent that is one of Conn s a ii rests. Inn s Fesl ovals particularly in London and roller -7 have provided struggling country bands in those of nes with an impressive showcase Opportunity an dub now casting about for some Home grown German to put on the stage in Tot we Are trying to do Here is establish a Market music in this country not just put on a con the Energy clip. Bearded englishman a Coupler on a whistle Stop tour of the Media record wies and pole Lial advertisers laying the ground to . A you develop bands of course you have to develop ,11 a their number has risen dramatically in to Holland and Sweden. 7ain. 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