European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 5, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Vince Gill a nicest Man in country by Joe Edwards the associated press in country Muse you know you re a Star when people begin referring to it of by your first name Only. Garth. Dolly. Willie. Now Vince is nearing that Point Vince ill the unassuming amiable performer with a velvet Tenor has just been voted the country music association s no. 1 male vocalist for the second straight year a even Over Garth Brooks. His to Vangy weeper when i Call your same has become a country Dassat it was just voted the second most popular country song of All time by country America Magazine. And he s accomplished it All without an enlarged ego. Tune in Magazine recently tabbed him Quot the nicest Man in  Quot i be tried to be decent to people he said simply. The 35-year-old Gill is reaping the rewards of patience and persistence. From the mid-1980s to 1989, he was a fete Nobce Singer with lagging record sales. After Ria records dropped him four years ago Mca picked him up and the Rock group dire Straits gave him a tempting offer to join the band. Quot it was a Tough decision Quot Gil said. To was flattering. But had invested seven years in a country career and when / Call your name was about s3 come out the record changed his career. A song about a Man devastated when he rushes Home Only to find a goodbye note on the table it won a Gamma award in 1991. G9 scored another no. 1 in september with / still believe in you. It s about a contrite Man apologizing to his Lover fix being selfish and hurtful. His other hits include look at us Lone everybody s sweetheart and Liza Lane. Quot i be Rad a Lew Vears to sit Back and look at things Quot he says of his career of take the Good with the Hope it evens out and pays the real latin answer to new kids on the Block the Barrio Boazz Hope to duplicate kids Success by Francisco Perez Rivera the associated press they could be a latin answer to the new kids on the Block a at least that s the idea behind the creation of the Barrio Boazz. They re five Young men from Spanish Harlem and the latin Section of the Bronx. Their debut album was released last month. Emi records is heavily promoting the quintet and a Slick music video for the album s title song crazy Coolin has been produced. A Angel Ramirez one of the group s members said that the idea for the Barrio Boazz was developed by Joe jacket their manager producer. Jacket used to travel with the new kids on the Block the Boston based pop sensation that earned some $115 million in 1990-91, making them the world s highest paid entertainers for the period according to Forbes Magazine. Jacket thought he could reprise their Success with Good looking latin youths Quot capable of making a Type of music that could be appealing to die White Market the Black Market and the latin Market All in one Quot said Ramirez 22. Quot jacket went out and auditioned different latin Guys around the neighbourhoods of Spanish Harlem and the Bronx and that s How he discovered each and every one of us. From the Street Quot Ramirez said. This group is similar to the old bubblegum group men Udo in that it is composed of five handsome latinos. But men Udo s members were forced to Quot retire Quot at age 16, and the puerto rican group s main Appeal was to pubescent girls. Two members of the Barrio Boazz had some previous musical experience. Louis Morrero and Freddy Correa both 21, used to sing rhythm and blues together. David Daville 21, had no previous professional singing experience. Quot before i joined the group i was w orking in a store or just hanging out in the Street in the neighbourhood Quot he said. Quot i was confused about where my future was going to be. So being with the group the Barrio Boazz from left Robert Vargas Angel Ramirez Louis Morrero David Daville and Freddy Correa. Has been tremendous Luck. I thank god for  the Boazz which also includes Robert Vargas 19, trained for two years doing shows in malls in schools and children s Homes on radio programs and at Street festivals. They even did a show last year for the . Troops departing for the persian Gulf War. Ramirez recounted that the group made its own break when members went to the offices of Charles Koppelman the chief executive officer of Emi records and Quot just Sang a few songs a  a few weeks later they were offered a contract with the Label. The album includes songs in English and in Spanish with a Little rap and ramp a. It s Slickly produced and the cuts sound As Catchy As Many songs heard on Urban contemporary or top 40 radio stations. Ramirez said this Eclectic mixture is a result of the group s input from the beginning. Quot we thought How about a Little rap Here or How about a Spanish touch there. Quot even though we Are of puerto rican descent our cultural experience is really integrated Quot Correa said. Quot we Are involved with a lot of ramp a we Are involved with Salsa we Are involved with All different sounds. Quot our experience is really rounded and our music has to represent who we really  Ramirez composed with you for the album. All other cuts on the album Are original except for Conga made famous by Gloria Estefan and the Miami sound machine. Quot but even in that song we added _ something that makes it a Little different that makes it part Gloria and part us Quot said Ramirez. 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