European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - December 21, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse Searching for that pot of Gold Ricky Dulin fright and composer Sylvan Koopman at the keyboard. Byton Yna Jonoth Nornberg Bureau r icky Dulin feeds his family of four on Ihogs-5 Media assistant and Supply clerk salary to earns Al Pastorius elementary school to Leeds his Hearl on the soil Sulho sings with the Sylvan Koopman hand Dulin Calls tha words he writes soil Sou Koopman. A Gorman composer and the Leader Oltha 17 piece band Sayndl s Yuppie sol i 5ou is Noi unusual Lor the two to improve on each other s music including i hair descriptions of in they be Licon working As a team Ell and on since 1972 when Koopman played at the no club in Slor Cli Barracks in ill Shim. Germany i was a waiter Mihcic Kuhn said some friends requested Hal i sing u Lew songs did and Sylvan offered me a their music in Loundon in the lug band Rock sound of Chicago and blood sweat and tears from the 1970s, they say m s mellowed considerably since icon. We Are two Romanecs Dulin said. Dru Lally Koopman added Moulin Shil has a photograph of himself irom that period when he wore a ringed vol Over his baie Chest and spoiled an afro Han Cut i looked like a member of the Jackson to said Dulin 33, was the Stepson of a isl army div Masler sergeant. Andrew Mckoy originally irom Louisville. By. Dutin served As a Security policeman Wilh Ihu s air Force from 197-1-77. He spent Throe years at Hahn adj where he entered Tho air Force Talent Competition and won lop awards three years in a Fow. Dull and Koopman loaded ideas in the Bayen Schur Rund Funk radio station s cafeteria acc Nelly they had a break in an intense and expensive recording session and Koopman wanted to get things right. The result of the session will to broadcast throughout Bavaria and Laler. Germany Koopman describes Dulin s voice As Sweet " Dillin. 33, compares it to Al Jarreau s voice or oven Olevio wonders and Ihen blushes Al Tho audacity o his comparison Bui his comparison is accurate. His is a voice that carries the same smooth High tones listeners i Cyril to familiar with when they hear Iho opening theme to the hit series woo nigh my Sung by Jarreau although both Koopman and Moulin believe they have inc Talent to make a living Wilh their music. Dulin Points to their Lack of business sense As a stumbling Block to their careers Dulin tried business once to drove a company Mercedes Benz around Germany Selling cleaning supplies. I finally realized How much i Nalett it i w Despic the almost $30,000 a a car salary. Dulin quit a Cal Back to school to hone i s language skills so he could better . And pursued a double Lile As a department of of Elonso dependents schools employee by Day. And struggling by Rios and vocalist whenever he can Tho Lisl song he wrote. Follow your ram Tiow. Was ins re action to leaving the business world despite the financial disappointment in turning their music into Gold Koopman still has Tho Enisol a Good number of German tans and Dull believes something will come of their perseverance in inc meantime. They Lalk Aboul inn. Good music and family Lien Hal sometimes bind is a Mailer of priorities Dull said after inc show i Don twang logo out Wilh Iho Guys. I want logo Home Dufin lives in the spa town of 3ad Winfel Shim. A in Miles irom ill Osheim and about 25 Miles West of Nurnberg to docs get paid for sin ring but by to Salt in s no living Bui he does nol want Logel Loo Loep into a business where the first que lion promoters ask is what do you look tike7" a Alicr than lot s hear you sing " Ricky Dulin does indeed have a Sweet voice Bill Iho a Eccl disposition that goes Wilh it might be Iho Handicap Hal keeps him off the Accord libels and Homo with ins family. A very special Rock n Roll album by James Ryan United press International Hills Mas was always record producer Jimmy Lovine s cavort la time of the year until his lather died during inc Holiday i free years ago we were very very close and i had never spent a Christmas Wilhour him. Lovine said when he passed away i said to myself this Lime of the year is always going to to very strange " out alter years of grieving Lovine. 34, devised a Lillig tribute to his hairier that would also bring some cheer Back to his holidays Lovine who has engineered or produced records Lor some of Iho top acts in the music Industry John Lennon Bruce Springsteen u2 and dire Straits to name a few decided to follow through on his longtime dream Loc Reale a Rock Christmas album i d always Wankerl in make this record to said but that vas1heoll that got me. That sad. Oziol so within a few months Ihu hyper Clive Lovine had hurdles obstacles a lesser producer might have found insurmountable assembling 15 of the Biggol recording Mars to appear on a very up Chat Christmas. A chant album Fiat Lovine Hopes will raise millions of dollars for the special olympics in ado Hon to tapping i lists he Hart worked with such As Spang Stern u2 bib Seger Stevie Nicks and Iho a Londers tonne it n far afield soliciting Holiday Hai Mornes from such diverse talents As run a m c and Bon Jovi Madonna and sting the pop Star studded list continues the Pointer Sisters. Bryan a tarns. John Cougar Mell Encarna Alison Royet. Eurythmics. Ond Whitney Houston i originally Only wanted 10 on the Lovine said with mock regret but i Asl cd 15, figuring i d Jet Aboul 10 but everybody said. Yeah hey let s do it it s a Christmas album Why net9 these arc their favourites these Are Iho songs they wanted to do " Wilh Tho exceptions of Springsteen s merry cams Las baby and sting s Gabriel s Massage which appeared on thu b Side of singles All material As recorded specially lot the project Lovine the perfectionist devoted tour Days 10 deciding the sequence of songs on the album the result is a delightful Slough ride Muing irad Lional ballads and More Playfu tunes the normally Placid producer in sales Al the suggestion that his selection is too Eclectic to please any single listener s ears if anything it s not Broad to insists this record was made s Itlie s people bleeping on the Street Wilh of i it m j u Groat Limu and a Sac time i , Lull inward to .1 in re nov i can look Forward to in Mon , the album is out " the stars and stripes Page 17
