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34 THE CHILLIWACK PROGRESS WEEKENDER, Friday, March 26, 1993 Juno' those award-winning ladies are hot? phrases with the ease and grace that comes only with pure unadultered talent. This is a great introduction of jazz singing or a fun filler for those already immersed in the cenre. lection of songs that showcase the vocal talents of some ladies of jazz who deservedly were called divas. Ella Fitzgerald. Shirley Horn, Nina Simone, Anita O'Day, Billie Holiday, Betty Carter and Sarah Vaughn string together the most unbelievable series of notes and The 22nd Juno Awards broadcast March 21 was in large part a celebration of the talented women of the Canadian music scene.

Quebec chartreuse Celine Dion collected four awards, k.d. lang received three, while Julie Masse. Love and Sas. Michelle Wright. Jane Bunnett and the sensual cellist Ofra Harnoy picked up one each.

Anne Murray has ceased winning a Juno every year, so was honored with an induction into the Juno Hall of Fame. That the 25-yuear veteran of the biz deserved the award was verified by the outpouring of sentiment from among others Burt Reynolds. Maybe there will be a bit part for Anne in Burt's next trucker movie? Scott Mackay Pop Tracks The evening was not without humor. Perennial cool guy Leonard Cohen commented after winning Male Vocalist of the Year, "Only in a country like this could 1 get Vocalist of the Year." When rocker Kim Mitchell presented an award later in the ceremony, he commented that being in rock roll gave a person freedom not to grow up, "but when I do grow up I want to be like Leonard Cohen." Out of the West Coast artists nominated, Bryan Adams got the nod for Best Selling Album, Gary Fjellgaard was honored as Country Male Vocalist, and John Bot-tomley was Most Promising Male Vocalist. "Take this overcoat of shame that never did belong to we.

The Gift Annie Lennox. The huge emotional impact of The Gift is only one of many exquisite gifts on Diva. The richly layered songs on Annie Lennox's Diva CD represent a new freedom for the former Eurythmic. Lennox moves adroitly from the richly symphonic Why, to the disco-ish Little Bird, to the show-off vocals of Money. The more listens this album gets, the more apt Diva becomes as a description of the woman singing.

Divas Of Jazz Live, on PolygramVerve Records is a col- Acura has the power By Dan Proudfoot Weekender Contributor The over-supply of J.D. Power surveys allow many cars and trucks to claim they're tops in some form of satisfaction or another, but the most significant for consumers is the survey that has customers scoring their car after three years of ownership. As J.D. Power III himself observes, "Most cars have been driven about 40,000 miles after three years, and owners can evaluate their cars with a more seasoned and objective eye." Fourteen cars scored above the industry average in the survey of 21.634 owners. No Ford or Chrysler cars rated above the industry average.

Power's top 14 1. Acura 2. (tie) Nissan, Toyota 4. Honda 5. (tie) Buick, Cadillac, Mercedes-Benz 8.

BMW 9. Mitsubishi 10. (tie) Geo, Mazda 13. Suzuki 12. Audi 14.

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