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"National Association of Television and Radio Announcers (NATRA) Convention" (1973)

Date confirmed in “Billboard” (“The Jackson Five, Motown Records, provided the entertainment at a Motown-sponsored luncheon, Aug. 11 [1973]”)

A number of top recording artists including War, The Jackson Five, Chairman of the Board and Tower of Power, provided the entertainment for the cocktail parties, dinner shows and luncheons of the just concluded 1973 NATRA convention.

War, United Artists Records, was a last minute replacement for hospitalized Stevie Wonder, at NATRA’s annual awards dinner.

The Jackson Five, Motown Records, provided the entertainment at a Motown-sponsored luncheon, Aug. 11. The Warner/Atlantic labels sponsored the appearance of Tower of Power and Paul Kelly atan Aug. 10 cocktail party and dinner hosted by the labels.

Diners at the Aug. 10 luncheon were entertained by Franklin Adaye. A&M Records were sponsors of the festivities.

The entertainment extravaganza of the convention was sponsored by Columbia Records which staged a six-group after dinner concert marathon on Aug. 9. At this show, attended by a phalanx of Columbia executives, artists included Chairman of the Board; Earth, Wind & Fire; the Three Degrees, the Jackson Sisters, Temprees, and Little Milton.

Ahmad Jamal, 20th Century Records, was the guest performer at his label’s sponsored cocktail party which officially opened the convention Aug. 8.