European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 02, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse Clint Black no More time to kill by Joe Edwards associated press Clint Black has one regret about being the hottest country music Star of 1990. Quot i Don t get to fish much anymore Quot the 28 year old Singer says. There s Little Lime to head for a Lake and cast for a big one. For the past year he a been crisscrossing the country on a whirlwind schedule As the most promising country performer since Randy Travis blossomed in 1986. Black s debut album Killin time sold 1 million copies in nine months. Three cuts from the up were no. 1 on the country music charts a better Man Killin time and nobody s Home. Quot i m spoiled Rotten Quot Black jokes about his Quick Success. It s not just Blacks voice that has caught the fancy of country fans. Its also his looks. He has a Friendly face accented by dimples and a mischievous Grin. And with his omnipresent Black Cowboy hat Many people believe he looks like a Young Roy Rogers. Black has the familiar background of a dirt to diamonds country Singer. He was born in Long Branch n.j., where his father had a temporary Job working on a pipeline. He grew up in Houston where he was a frequent sight on the streets Riding a skateboard while playing a Harmonica. He first performed for guests at his parents backyard barbecues. He dropped out of High school in Houston and toiled As an ironworker and fishing guide. He Sang in nightclubs after sending out fliers to advertise his performances. He finally Drew the attention of Ria records which signed him to a recording contract. But he Hasni to forgotten his hardscrabble Days. Quot i think about it All the time Quot he says. Quot there s always something that takes me Back to that. I used to sing live hours a night sometimes seven. Iron working was hard and dangerous enough to run me off. But it All shaped my Blacks album which has been no. 1 on the country charts is mostly Well crafted country weepers about lost love with a background of Beers and barroom. The music much of which he wrote himself is rooted in the Western swing and Honky Tonk style of Texas. The Cut Killin time deals with drinking to forget a broken Romance. A better Man is about recovering from the pain of losing a Lover. Nobody s Home is about the emotional letdown after failing at love. A the first thing a country music listener latches onto is whether the words mean anything to them Quot Black says. Quot you need to be Able to say something anybody can relate to. Quot nobody s Home was written after a seven year split up. I had regrets. We got Back together and split up again. This inspired a better Man. Other than that the songs Are just somebody else s Story. We took their his music and tireless work have paid off. In october Black won the horizon award from the country music association for achievement by a rising performer. In january he won an american music award for favorite new country artist. And in april he won four awards including top male vocalist and album of the year at the 25th Academy of country music awards. He a performed at Carnegie Hall in new York City. And he was especially thrilled to sing for a crowd of 56,000 in Houston in february. Quot it was etched in my mind for a Long time since it was a Hometown show and everything Quot he says. Black s future schedule is packed. Hell tape a Bob Hope to special in Acapulco Mexico. Hell be on the Road an average of four nights a week doing concerts with the superstar group Alabama. He a working on a second album due out this fall. Quot its satisfying to make it through a crazy week he says. Quot the Only frustration i have is if i can t perform because my vocal chords Are worn out from too much use. Quot i be been careful to shape my attitude. I travel with my band and we hold nothing Back. If anyone gets out of line we answer to each other. We pay attention to what we do and How we act. Quot i Don t want to be a temperamental artist. The band lets me know if in a being unreasonable about something. I want to make sure people Are proud to be with me 10 years Down the Toig Cico a music and caught in the act heart the heat from the hawaiian Sun and thousands of Rock hungry fans was overwhelming when Ann and Nancy Wilson of heart took the stage at Aloha stadium in Honolulu 10 years ago. The Wilson Sisters and their band fanned the flames with scorching rockers such As Barracuda and magic Man and mesmerized the crowd with warm ballads from heart s debut album Dreamboat Annie. Heart still has the ability to intoxicate an audience and then Romp and stomp it into a frenzy. Such was the Case when the group played to a packed House in Wurzburg West Germany last weekend As part of a tour in support of its new brigade album. The British band Thunder opened the concert with some Well performed heavy Metal but could t keep the attention of the crowd. Fans clearly were waiting for the lighting that was sure to come from heart. Lead vocalist Ann and her guitar picking sister Nancy along with Howard Leese on guitar and keyboards bassist Mark Anders and drummer Denny Carmassi gave fans what they be come to expect a that mixture of soothe and sting Rock n Roll that is hearts mainstay. The crowd was pleased enough with several unfamiliar yet Well done brigade tunes that heart opened with. But the biggest roars came when the Wilsons whipped out their old lullabies and Rock anthems. No special effects were needed or used As Ann flanked by the guitars of Nancy and Leese Sang love alive. The soothe was there when she pulled a flute seemingly out of nowhere and played it softly to the cheering crowd. The sting came later in the song when the thundering Drums and Bass of Carmassi and Anders added to the increasing volume of the Sisters vocals. Nancy again proved her prowess on guitar by lightly strumming an acoustic on a stand one moment and striking lightning bolts from the electric strapped Over her shoulder the next. Leese complemented what Nancy had to offer whether on the electric guitar or mandolin. So the evening went. Nancy enchanted the audience with these dreams. Ann her voice As Strong and vibrant As Ever pierced the fans with the frenzied crazy on you then held them spellbound with alone. _ old and new broke even during the bands two encores. The first was dominated by the brigade hit All i Wanna do is make love to you the second left the Hall sizzling with a slightly seeded up version of Barracuda. For the second european tour in a Row heart did not allow photography during the concerts. The Media blackout supposedly stems from Annas weight gain and the British press emphasis on that rather than on her Superb singing talents. Still with their tunes from brigade and hits that reach Back to the mid-�?T70s, the Wilson Sisters and their band gave the fans that Hurt and heal music that can Only come from heart. A by John Millar staff writer heart performs in the following locations in the . Birmingham Nec May 4 and 5 Bournemouth International Center May 6 Edinburgh playhouse May 8 London Wembley Arena May 10,11 and 13.Are by fresh kids a Nti conceits in Europe to on woorte�0v/.u i Tell us i pop a singles t. Nothing compares 2 u a Sinead o Connor 2 i Wanna be Rich a Calloway 3 How can we be lovers a Michael Bolton 4. Vogue a Madonna 5. All i Wanna do is make love to you a Hearl 6. Don t Wanna fall in love a Jane child 7. Whip Appeal a baby face 0. All around the world a Lisa Stansfield 9. What it takes a a Rosmith Chart 2. Walkin away a Clint Black 3. Help me hold on a Travis Tritt 4 Walkin. Talkin crying barely Beatin broken heart a Highway 101 5. Stranger things have happened a Ronnie Milsap 6. Here in the real world a Alan Jackson 7. See if i care a Shenandoah 8. I be cried my last tear for you a Ricky Van Shelton 9. I m Over you a Keith Whitley 10. If looks could kill a Rodney Crowell 10. Alright Janet Jackson top Al rums Lack a singles 1. I do not want what in Van i got a Sinead o Connor 2. Janet Jack son s rhythm nation 1814 a Janet Jackson 3 Paul provider a Michael Bolton 4 please Hammer Don t Hurt pm a . Hammer 5. Forever your girl a Paula Abdul 6. Nick of time a Bonnie Raitt 7. Violator a a Dereche Mode 6. Brigade a heart 9. Pump a Aero Smith 10. Alannah Myles a Alannah Myles country a singles 1. Love on arrival a Dan seals 1. Poison a Bell big Devoe 2. Show me a Howard Hewett 3. Rub you the right Way a Johnny Gill 4. 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