POP/ROCK - June 27, 1994

Get Over It: Don Henley and Geffen Records are expected to resolve their bitter 18-month legal feud today with a settlement that will pave the way for a September release on Geffen Records of the Eagles’ first album in 15 years. “Get Over It,” the first single from the chiefly live album, is expected out next month. Under terms of the settlement, Henley, the Eagles’ lead singer-songwriter, will be required to deliver a greatest hits package to Geffen but will immediately be free to cut a new deal with any record company. The legal battle began when Geffen Records sued Henley alleging breach of contract for failing to deliver three albums. Insiders speculate that Henley and Eagles partner Glenn Frey may end up at Giant Records, which is run by Eagles manager Irving Azoff.

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Jammin’ Wedding: Grammy-winning songwriter and producer James (Jimmy Jam) Harris III, 35, was married to music video fashion designer Lisa Padilla, 25, on Saturday at the Pickfair mansion in Beverly Hills amid hundreds of friends, many from the recording industry. Guests included Janet Jackson, Quincy Jones, Nastassja Kinski, Herb Alpert, Pia Zadora, Johnny Gill, Tia Carrere and Gerald Levert. The Sounds of Blackness performed during the ceremony. Harris’ partner, Terry Lewis, was best man.

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Good for the Soul: James Brown, the godfather of soul, will hold a press conference at the Apollo Theatre in Harlem in New York today to talk about his Anti-Violence and Crime Prevention Campaign and to announce his forthcoming meeting with President Clinton to discuss it. The singer also plans to use his nine shows at the historic Apollo on Sept. 9-17 to focus attention on his anti-violence efforts. Brown has yet another weapon for his attack on violence: his new cookie business. A part of the profits from Cookeez, eight kinds of James Brown cookies, will go to the campaign fund. Brown says the Apollo is the perfect location for the anti-violence message and for him to celebrate his 40 years in the entertainment business. He first appeared at the Apollo in 1959.

TELEVISION

More Menendez Coverage: Court TV, which provided extensive coverage of the first murder trial of Lyle and Erik Menendez, will air the pretrial hearings for the second trial today and Tuesday live from Los Angeles beginning at 9 a.m. The pretrial motions will include discovery, and a trial date may be set. The judge will also determine whether the brothers, who are accused of killing their parents in their Beverly Hills home, will have separate trials, a single trial with two juries or a single trial with one jury. The case was left unresolved after the first trial when jurors were unable to agree on verdicts.

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Ellen’s Friend: Ellen Degeneres will have a new friend this fall on her ABC sitcom “Ellen” (formerly called “These Friends of Mine”). Actress Joely Fisher has been signed to play Ellen’s dearest friend, Sarah, on the show. Fisher, who appeared in the movie “I’ll Do Anything” and will be in the coming film “The Mask,” is the daughter of Eddie Fisher and Connie Stevens.

MOVIES

Real Criminals With Your Popcorn: The FBI’s most-wanted criminals are making their big-screen debuts. The FBI is seeking moviegoers’ help in capturing fugitives by showing pictures and descriptions of the criminals at theaters before movies begin, said a spokesman from the bureau’s New York office. The first felon coming to a theater near you may be Kenneth O’Donnell, 49, an escapee from the Passaic County, N.J., jail. His picture and bio began appearing during the weekend at the Loews theater chain in New York. If the program is successful, it will be expanded nationwide.

RADIO

A Talking Head: David Byrne will be the featured guest on this morning’s edition of “Morning Becomes Eclectic,” the show hosted by Chris Douridas on KCRW (89.9 FM), at 11:15 a.m. The musician is bringing his guitar to the studio and will perform live on the show.

QUICK TAKES

King World has extended “Rolonda,” the nationally syndicated talk show featuring Rolonda Watts, through the 1994-95 season. In Los Angeles, the show has been renewed by KCAL Channel 9. . . . . It looks as if Barbra Streisand’s bout with stage fright is really over. When her five scheduled concerts for New York City’s Madison Square Garden sold out, she decided to add one more. Tickets for the July 10 show go on sale Tuesday. The New York shows were to end June 30. . . . Louis Grachos, currently acting director and curator of exhibitions at the Center for Fine Arts in Miami, has been named curator of the Museum of Contemporary Art, San Diego. He’ll start his new job Sept. 6.