Adam's Mark
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Mark Antone Adams
- Genres: Rhythm & Blues
Biography
Mark Adams was the funky, nimble-fingered bassist for late-'70s/'80s nine-member funk band Slave who hit number one R&B and Top 40 pop the first time out with "Slide." The genesis of the Dayton, Ohio-born group was when East Orange, NJ, transplant Steve Washington moved to Dayton to finish high school while living with his uncle, trumpeter Ralph "Pee Wee" Middlebrook of the Ohio Players. Washington had a band called Black Satin Soul, which included future Slave members Tim Dozier and Mark Hicks. After another local group, the Mystics broke up, its members Mark Adams, Floyd Miller, and Tom Lockett joined Washington's band in fall 1975. Adams was still in grade school, while the other members, who went on to include Carter Bradley, Daniel Webster, and Orion Wilhoite were in high school. Miller arrived at rehearsal one day sporting a T-shirt that had the word slave written across. The band decided to take the negative term and give it a positive connotation, musing "we're all slaves to God, the universe, and life in general" and thus Slave was born.The group relocated to Washington's New Jersey home where they came to the attention of Jeff Dixon, program director of Newark, NJ, radio station WNJR. Dixon booked studio time for the group and let them self-produce themselves. One morning at about three o'clock, Adams, Hicks, and Washington got into an impromptu jam session, which enthusiastically woke up the whole household. The next morning, the band went into the studio and recorded what became "Slide" in one take. Dixon took "Slide" to Henry Allen, president of Atlantic Records' subsidiary label Cotillion Records.
Produced by Jeff Dixon, "Slide" stayed on Billboard's charts through the summer of 1977. Because of the single's long chart run, Slave played nightly dates for almost a year. "Slide" (at almost seven minutes) was included on their debut album, Slave, which went gold, hitting number six R&B and number 22 pop in summer 1977. Other Slave albums were Hardness of the World (late 1977, "The Party Song"), The Concept (number 11 R&B summer 1978, "Just a Touch of Love), Stone Jam (gold, number five R&B, late 1980, "Watching You"), Show Time (number seven R&B fall 1981, "Snap Shot," number six R&B), and Visions of the Lite. Mid-charting LPs on the Ichiban label include: Unchained at Last (1986), Make Believe (1987), Rebirth (1991), The Funk Strikes Back and Stellar Funk: The Best of Slave (both 1994). Adams can also be heard on RCA Records act Odyssey's "Inside Out" (which sounds very similar to Slave's "Watching You"). ~ Ed Hogan, Rovi
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Adam's Mark is a former chain of upscale hotels in the United States. The company was based in St. Louis, Missouri. The chain was founded in the early 1970s by Fred Kummer and owned by HBE, Corp., which was also founded by Kummer.[1]
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The chain suffered greatly from a racial discrimination suit brought against them by the NAACP in 1999. The NAACP filed the suit on behalf of guests who attended the Black College Reunion in Daytona Beach, Florida in 1999. It alleged that Adam's Mark required guests to wear identification wristbands and were required to pay in advance. The suit, and subsequent 17-month boycott of the chain called by the NAACP, was settled out of court for $2 million (US). The company's relationship with African-American organizations has since improved, and in 2006, Adam's Mark had the top score of any hotel company on the NAACP's annual report card.
Hotels
While once numbering more than 20 large hotels, because of financial difficulties and changing corporate strategies, the chain sold off all of its properties during the 2000s.
- In 2003, the Memphis Adam's Mark was sold to a joint venture of Dallas-based Crow Holdings, manager of the real estate holdings of the Trammell Crow family, and Wilton D. 'Chick' Hill, the president of Memphis-based Davidson Hotel Co. The hotel underwent a US $12 million renovation and reopened as the Hilton Memphis Hotel in 2005.[2][3]
- The Adam's Mark in Kansas City, Missouri became a Clarion Hotel in 2004, then was converted to Sheraton in 2007, and again to a Holiday Inn in 2009. The hotel is near the Truman Sports Complex, which houses both the Kansas City Chiefs and Royals.
- In November 2004, the Philadelphia Adam's Mark (originally opened in 1965 as a Holiday Inn) was sold to the Target Corporation, forcing dozens out of work and closing the 23-story building down for good to make way for a new Target store building. On July 11, 2006, an unexpected collapse on the north side of the main tower trapped a construction worker helping to tear the building down. The new Target opened on the site in late 2007.
- In 2005, the 966 room Adam's Mark in Jacksonville, Florida was bought by Chartres Hospitality, who converted the hotel to the Hyatt Regency Jacksonville Riverfront after a multi-million dollar renovation.
- The Florida Mall had an Adam's Mark which has since rebranded as "The Florida Hotel".
- In July 2006, the Adam's Mark in Dallas completed a $30 million renovation and opened the "Tower Royale by Adam's Mark", a luxury 500 room hotel within a hotel. The hotel was home to many conventions such as Project A-Kon. In 2007 it was sold and reflagged as the Sheraton Dallas Hotel.
- The Adam's Mark in Charlotte was sold to the Chetrit Group and reopened as The Blake, a boutique hotel.
- The Denver property was reflagged as a Sheraton Hotel.
- The St. Louis hotel become a Hyatt Regency, with Chartres Lodging group spending at least $63m in renovations at the property.
- In late August 2009, the Adam's Mark Indianapolis was re-flagged as the Wyndham Indianapolis West Hotel.
- By 2010 the chain had dwindled to just one property, in Buffalo, NY. It was sold in February 2009 to Visions Hotels LLC for $7.5 Million. Visions Hotels LLC is based out of Corning, N.Y., and operates several smaller size hotels in the Upstate New York region. This will be the company's flagship property. The Adam's Mark Buffalo will eventually become a Crowne Plaza after a multi- million dollar renovation.
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- Adam's Mark Hotels & Resorts
- Adam's Mark Philadelphia Deconstruction - Pictures taken of the Philadelphia Adam's Mark in the process of being torn down.
- Injury Video - Local CBS video footage of the aftermath of the Philadelphia Adam's Mark accident, and the state of the deconstruction as of July 11, 2006.
- http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/2/8/114059/4375/hotels/Adam_s_Mark_Hotels_in_Denver_and_Dallas_to_Get_Sheraton_Makeover
- http://www.bizjournals.com/stlouis/stories/2008/02/04/daily59.html
- http://www.wyndham.com/hotels/INDAP/main.wnt
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