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Pane 14 THE HERALD Wedusday Jane IK JOHN Yahoo signed to RCA HUlaburgh native John Ellis whose musical accomplish In an recording Bludio provided the subject Tor a Herald feature earlier this year has recently signed a one year contract with RCA re cords am already has a pro- single climbing nation programming charts John second single release Captain Courageous is mark bullet on Canada RPM chart which means that sales and airplay are ing all the time The song a well produced popfolk tune re miniscent of Jimmy Buffets finest moment Is now being aired on Toronto CFGM CHFI and CFRB stations as well as OakvUie CHWO Mis CJMR and a CJOY John sets off next week on a month long promotional tour of eastern Canada where he will appear on regionally broadcast CDC radio and tele vision programs before return ing to his favorite studio Sound Path Productions in LOCAL FANS John will be remembered by local music fans as a member of the based trio the Orton Yahoos a folk rock and combo which per formed several times at Georgetown Station House hotel and played with the Good Brothers and Lenny Solomon at WayJay Club The Yahoos won the Hon of their neigh by contributing all profits fromtheirfirstslngle Hillbilly from Hillsburgh to the res tor of the community a It was on Sound Path own label that John released his first solo single You Are a tune which did moderately well on MOR radio play lists and served as his calling card for record industry clals around North America The single was successful enough in fact to catch the eyes and ears of RCA calls offered John a three- year contract He held out for a oneyear deal however to avoid getting tied down with contractual requirements After four weeks on the radio Captain Courageous with Its relaxing melody ro mantic lyrics and Caribbean flavor has assured RCA off cials that they made the right decision about John RCA has In fact revived Its old label for John style of music and major radio sta lions across Canada are giving the single a spin largely on the basis of Its well known backer Once the stations and their listeners have heard the song though they don stop playing It The Initial playing has a snowball effect as more and more stations pull the single from among the dozens of new entries submitted the vast majority of which never re ceive John expects to be back in the studio with his cowriter and producer Peter Arthur in August to finalize work on several more single releases and to continue on going efforts on his first solo album which should be out before winter And within six months roy ally checks will begin arriving in the mail from across Cana da to signal John entry into the high profit world of sional musicians Fatality under investigation A three car accident on Highway Wednesday even which took the life of a Milton man is under lion by Milton OPP Samuel of Main St Milton was killed In the collision A car driven north on the highway by William Stewart 36 of 191 Kingham Acton veered Into the southbound lane striking the left rear fender of a car driven by Lindsay Leslie of Burlington The car continued striking the vehicle which was dri by Thomas Strauss of Applewood Ores Milton Mr s wife Audrey was taken to Milton Hospital and later transferred to ton Genera Hospital where she remains in critical condi tion Radio hack Sale prices expire June 30 1979 162B Guelph St Georgetown 8777001 mssai