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CMA An Adult At 4 NASHVILLE—The Country Music were increasing their programming of COUNTRY D J - Association today stands as a four- country music. Cash Box year old adult, for the organization, One of the CMA’s pet projects, the with 700 members plus 27 organiza- Country Music Hall of Fame, is two REGIONAL RECORD REPORTS tional members, has proved itself a years old this week and CMA Presi- strong booster of country music. dent Ken Nelson will make the an- CMA is composed of disk firm ex- nouncement of the results of the CMA BILL THOMPSON BILL MAXIM ecutives, artiste, managers, bookers, Committee of 100’s voting which deter- WHMC CFCW promoters, trade paper publishers, mines who will be added to the ex- Gaithersburg, Md. Camrose, Alb., Can. song writers, music publishers, dee- clusive Hall of Fame. jays, and various other tradesmen year, the Music Hall 1. Old Tige (Jim Reeves) 1. Cowtown (Webb Pierce) Last Country 2. Mama Sang A Song (Bill Anderson) 2. Mama Sang A Song (Bill Anderson) affiliated with the country music field. of Fame, located in the Tennessee 3. I'm Gonna Everything (Jim Reeves) 3. I Hope Your Satisfied (Don Owens) Change CMA’s membership roster includes State Museum, was inaugurated and 4. Walking Slow (Ray Price) 4. I've Been Everywhere (Hank Snow) people from Ireland, England, Ger- country music greats 5. Rainbow (George Hamilton IV) 5. I’ve Been Everywhere (Hank Snow) three deceased 6. Footsteps Of A Fool (Judy Lynn) 6. Devil Woman (Marty Robbins) many, Switzerland, Okinawa, Holland, were installed. They were Fred Rose, 7. Wall To Wall Love (Bob Gallion) 7. Burning Of Atlanta (Claude King) Belgium, Australia, New Zealand, and Hand Williams and Jimmy Rodgers. 8. Kickin' Our Hearts Around (Buck Owens) 8. Don't Go Near The Indians (Rex Allen) Japan. office 9. King Of The Blues (Ernest Ashworth) 9. Kickin' Our Hearts Around (Buck Owens) CMA members range from The mechanics of the CMA 10. It's My Wade (Wade Ray) 10. Hello Out There (Carl Belew) titans to Eda Berg, a fan who belongs are handled by executive secretary just because “she loves the people and Josephine Walker. Outgoing Officers CHUCK BROWN FRANK LEE the music of the industry.” are: Ken Nelson, president, (Capitol WJWS KWBY CMA has been instrumental in Records, Inc., Hollywood, California) South Hill, Va. Scottsdale, Ariz. bringing about National Country Owen Bradley, vice president (Decca Music Week (Nov. 4-10). is Nashville Tennessee) I (Buck This the Inc. 1. 36-22-36 (Johnny & Jack) 1. Can't Stop Loving You Owens) Records 2. I’ve Been Everywhere (Hank Snow) 2 . The Violet And A Rose (Jimmy Dickens) second NCMW and the trade has al- Jack Loetz, vice president, (Columbia 3. Another Day, Another Dollar (Wynn Stewart) 3. Cowtown (Webb Pierce) ready indicated wide acceptance of Record Sales Corp, New York City) ; I Jones) 4. Wild Honey (Gordon Terry) 4. A Girl Used To Know (George I'm Everything (Jim Reeves) the special week. vice president, (Radio Sta- 5. All Grown Up (Johnny Horton) 5. Gonna Change Cal Young, 6. Pride (Ray Price) 6 . Gotta Travel On (Springflelds) Network TV shows are bearing tion WENO, Madison, Tennessee) ; 7. A Violet And A Rose (Jimmy Dickens) 7. The Ballad Of Jed Clampett (Flatt & Scruggs) down on the country music subject Allison, vice president, (Central 8. Don’t Go Near The Indians (Rex Allen) Joe 8 . King Of The Blues (Emest Ashworth) 9. Little Black Book (Jimmy Dean) during the week; local radio stations Inc., California) 9. Carpetbaggers (Lawton Williams) Songs, Hollywood, ; 10. Burning Of Atlanta (Claude King) 10 . It Isn't The End Of The World (Demetriss Tapp) are offering special salutes to country Harold Moon, secretary, (BMI Canada music; and an international flavor Limited, Toronto, Ontario) Dorothy DAVID NITZ ; JOHNNY MATHIS was noted this year with the program- Gable, asst, secretary, (Litton Music KREB WJLS ming overseas of special radio pro- Publishers, Knoxville, Tennessee) Beckley, W. Va. Shreveport, La. grams, live shows and even lectures Charlie Lamb, treasurer, (Music Re- 1. I've Been Everywhere (Hank Snow) on country music in Germany (see porter, Nashville, Tennessee); Rick 1 . Don't That Moon Look Lonesome (Claude King) 2. Don't Go Near The Indians (Rex Alien) 2 . Hello Trouble (Orville Couch) separate story). Richardson, asst, treasurer; (Hotel 3. Footsteps Of A Fool (Judy Lynn) 3. The End Of The World (Skeeter Davis) 4. Cowtown (Webb Pierce) CMA’s role in securing more and Showboat, Las Vegas, Nevada). 4. Every Road Must Have A Turn (Johnny Mathis) 5. Kicking Our Hearts Around (Buck Owens) Outgoing Directors are: Stephen H. 5. Mama Pinch A Penny (Lawton Williams) more pop and jazz recordings of coun- 6. We Missed You (Kitty Wells) 6 . I Can Still See Him In Your Eyes (Bill Mack) Sholes, (Chairman) RCA Victor Rec- 7. Pride (Ray Price) try material is hard to pinpoint. How- 7. One Poison Phone Call (Roscoe Anderson) artist 8. Daddy Stoooed In (Claude Gray) ever, there is some very tangible ords, Hollywood; Hubert Long, 8 . Two Little Hearts (Glen Barber) 9. Sound Of Your Footsteps (Wilburn Bros.) manager, Nashville; Hap Peebles, 9. » Take A Chance (Emest Ashworth) evidence of CMA’s role in what may 10. 36-22-36 (Johnny & Jack) Harlan 10 . His And Hers (Billy Western) be country music’s finest year. promoter, Wichita, Kansas; Howard, composer, Nashville; Bill DICK BONNER The organization completed studies Anderson, composer, Nashville; Biff BEN LANDIS KYCN of the broadcasting picture both on KCAD Collie, disk-jockey, KFOX, Long Wheatland, Wyo. radio and television in regard to Beach, California; Roy Horton, South- Abilene, Tex. country product. Survey figures indi- 1. Mama Sang A Song (Bill Anderson) ern Music-Peer International, New 1 . Cowtown (Webb Pierce) 2. Been Everywhere (Hank Snow) cated 112 TV stations in the United I've York; John Sippel, Monument Record 2 . A Girl I Used To Know (George Jones) 3. Under Cover Of The Night (Dave Dudley) States and Canada programming live 3. Don't Go Near The Indians (Rex Allen) Pride (Ray Price) Corp., Hendersonville, Tennessee; 4. country shows. An additional 60 sta- 4. The Violet And A Rose (Jimmy Dickens) 5. Everybody But Me (Emest Ashworth) Dick Steinberg, Music Vendor, New 5. Walkin' Slow (Ray Price) 6. Secret Sin (Buddy Meredeth) tions were listed as programming York; J. William Denny, director-at- 6. Kickin' Our Hearts Around (Buck Owens) 7. Hello Out There (Carl Belew) filmed country music shows. 7. Overalls And Dungarees (June Carter) 8. Don’t Go Near The Indians (Rex Allen) large, Bradley Studios, Div. Columbia 8. Wall To Wall Love (Bob Gallion) 9. I’m Lookin' High And Low For My Baby On the radio side, CMA figures dis- Records, Nashville; Frances Williams 9. Pride (Ray Price) (Ernest Tubb) closed 96 full-time country music radio Preston, director-at-large, BMI, Nash- 10 . Just Passing Through (Lefty Frizzell) 10. Daddy Stopped In (Claude Gray) stations with over 1,300 United States ville. and Canadian stations programming Directors serving second year are: from 2 to 24 hours of music daily. Don Pierce, Starday Records, Madi- CMA mailing pieces have been a son, Tennessee; Webb Pierce, Artist, boon to country tradespeople trying to Nashville; Tex Ritter, Artist, Holly- _ CIMARRON peddle their wares to both local and wood; Grant Turner, disk jockey, cn u national sponsors. And in the broad- WSM, Nashville; Wesley Rose, Acuff- casting field, CMA has served in an Rose Publications, Inc., Nashville; FROM Tasinis RECORDS advisory capacity for scores of sta- Charles Bernard, Country Music Net- tions which were either moving into work, New York- Ray Odom, Radio full-time country music operations or Station KHAT, Phoenix. FIVE GREAT NEW Stars A Familiar Sight On Nashville Scene

COUNTRY ALBUMS muned to the occasion or regular vis- its of a showbusiness personality or FLOYD TILLMAN celebrity. Nashville’s pre-eminence as a lead- "LET'S MAKE MEMORIES" ing recording center was primarily founda- CIMARRON CLP#2003 established through the firm tion of WSM, as sponsor and super- visor of the Opry. "SWINGING WESTERN Locally-based reporters no longer have to check with the Connie Fran- STRINGS" cises, the Tommy Sandses, the Anita OF LEON McAULIFF Bryants, the Patti Pages, the Elvis CIMARRON CLP#2002 Presleys, and others; their agents and artists and repertoire representatives as to why they come to Nashville for "SONGS OF THE PIONEERS' recording sessions. GENTLEMEN Newspaper staffers realize that the THE COUNTRY answer to such a query is invariably, CIMARRON CLP#2001 ‘“Because Nashville has a sound which cannot be duplicated any- where.” "WHERE THERE'S A WILLS From whence cometh the sound? JOHNNIE LEE WILLS Originally from the Grand Ole Opry By RED O’DONNELL or from the musicians affiliated with one if not the only SIMS LP#101 Daily Columnist of Nashville’s Banner WSM— of the few, radio station, that still has a staff Col. Tom Parker, who directs the band of 20. These artists have the career of Elvis Presley, once ob- Opry and WSM to thank for that "SAD" AND LONELY" served, “Nashville is probably the ‘sound’ and also have the same com- only city in the civilized world where DUB DICKERSON bination to thank for such privacy Elvis could walk down the main and lack of interruptions so necessary SIMS LP#202 streets and not run the risk of being to producing smoothly successful re- mobbed by eager fans.” cording sessions. Or, it isn’t that the It was a direct compliment to the SWINGING DEALS FOR MONTHS OF NOVEMBER-DECEMBER folks in Nashville are more reserved Tennessee capital and its residence or are oblivious to a visiting star, or FOR GO-GETTING DISTRIBS-DEALERS. and direct praise to Country Music artists. that they take such “names” for CALL OR WRITE What Col. Tom was saying, in ef- granted. It’s just that Nashville has fect, is that the pickers and singers its Roy Acuffs, its Ernest Tubbs, its from the Grand Ole Opry have so CIMARRON RECORDS, INC. Ray Prices, its Minnie Pearls and naturally blended themselves into the — MELROSE 6-4613 ROGERS, ARK. community’s way of life that the per- have had them for years. And when manent citizenry has become im- you’ve got them, you’ve got the best.

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