46 Billboard o Survey For Week Ending 7/23/83 Country Countqj LPs TM Nashville Scene c Copyight 1983. Billboard Publications, Inc. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored a retrieval system, or in i transmitted, any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical. By KIP KIRBY It involves the Statler Brothers and their an- was recently the guest of honor at a celebration photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior written permission of the publisher. nual "Happy Birthday America" celebration. party hosted by longtime friend Gail Davies. Michael Murphey found out what a boost his z Seems this year there was a Chamber of Com- Paulette sang with Gail for two years on the road recent No. 1 hit, "What's Forever For," has given merce- ffi C-1 cri sponsored celebrity auction. And there and in the studio, and Davies has been a his career recently when he made a guest ap- S S were some, uh, unusual items raffled off to the staunch supporter of her friend's talent. Among ARTIST ARTIST pearance on the "Tonight Show" with Johnny l= highest bidder. Some items surprise even us. those at the party were Duane Allen and Joe Title, Label & Number Title, Label & Number Carson. Murphey was supposed to sing two z Among a lock (Dist. Label) (Dist. Label) them: of actress Loni Anderson's Bonsall of the Oak Ridge Boys, fitting since Pau- numbers on the program, but as often happens, hair, which raised $20.60. (Pardon us for men- lette comes to RCA courtesy of the Oaks' Rock- WEEKS 38 35 9 DELIA BELL a longer- winded guest cut into the time allot- 3 25 MERLE tioning that no doubt a lock of consort Burt land Roadhouse AT 401 Productions and also writes for HAGGARD Delia Bell, Warner Bros. - ment; so Michael merely sang "What's Forever 1 2383B WEA Reynolds' hair would have fetched far more, if the Oaks' Silverline /Goldline Music. AND WILLIE For" instead. However, he flooded the lyrics with 45 6 GUS HARDIN he had enough hair to spare for an auction.) Glen Campbell looked down into the au- NELSON emotion- enough Gus Hardin, RCA MHLI. emotion to send the studio Poncho And Lefty. Epic FE Also, an autographed tongue depressor donated dience not long ago and spotted Steve Wariner 37958 CBS 8603 RCA audience into sustained by Jamie Farr of "M *A *S °H" fame, which sitting among the crowd at a show in Cleveland. 5 2 DAVID FRIZZELL applause at the finish of On My Own Again. Viva brought in $51.05. Then there was an initialed He invited Wariner onstage to sing a solo num- 1 the song. Even Carson 18 ALABAMA 23868 WEA silver belt buckle from Barbara Mandrell, and ber before joining in on a duet version of The Closer You Get, RCA looked taken aback at the AHL- 1.4663 RCA 41 39 34 CRYSTAL GAYLE that went for $112. Louise Mandrell's blue se- "Rhinestone Cowboy." Which just goes to show, True Love. Elektra 60200 WEA reaction, and immediately 3 2 13 RONNIE MILSAP quined stage costume earned $101.05. Hank we suppose, that it pays to know the words to 42 36 12 JOHN CONLEE invited Murphey back on Keyed Up, RCA AHLI-461U RCA Snow's bow tie (yes, we are John Coulee's Greatest completely serious), other entertainers' hits when you drop in to see the show for a repeat per- 4 10 WILLIE NELSON WITH Hits, MCA 5406 MCA raised $25. And, not to be outdone, the Statlers their concerts! formance. WAYLON JENNINGS 43 43 31 BOXCAR WILLIE donated an autographed acoustic guitar used in * * * Take It To The Limit, Then, as Michael pre- Best Of Boxcar Volume I, We've Columbia FC-38562 CBS the recording of the group's "Today" LP; it sold heard of young fans, and we've heard Main Street ST 73002 pared to leave the television studio,, he found (Capitol) CAP for $1,117.05. of fan devotion, but this beats all: a press re- 5 7 17 LEE GREENWOOD the exit blocked by an enthusiastic crowd of Somebody's Gonna Love 44 46 90 RICKY SKAGGS Who, you are asking, would buy these as- lease relates that, at a recent Jr. You, MCA 5403 MCA Wallin' For The To around 50 female fans, requiring a half hour of Sun sorted celebrity offerings? Well, we can vouch concert out in Rapid City, S.D., a dedicated fan Shine, Epic FE 37193 CBS autograph signing and picture posing for the 6 20 THE OAK RIDGE BOYS for the "M *A *S *H" tongue depressor /Louise gave birth to a baby right in the middle of American Made, MCA 5390 MCA 45 48 8 ED BRUCE blond singer. A long way, indeed, since "Ge- You're Not Leaving Here Mandrel) sequined stage costume /Statler Hank's show and didn't go to the hospital until 7 5 18 WILLIE NELSON ronimo's Cadillac," we'd say. Tonight, MCA 5416 MCA Brothers guitar: they all went to a Mr. Gary Hand the concert was over. Reportedly, mother and Tougher Than Leather, 2 Columbia QC -38248 CBS 60 JOHNNY LEE * * * from Linwood, N.1, And Mr. Hand didn't stop baby were doing fine. We didn't find out Hey Bartender, Full Moon/ with whether it was a girl 8 8 12 GEORGE JONES Warner Bros. 23889 WEA Okay, okay. So we don't get EVERYTHING into being the high bidder, either: he added a or boy; but if the baby was Shine On, Epic FE 38406 CBS 47 40 96 WILLIE NELSON print. Some things we overlook. (Some of them nickel onto each item he won in honor of his son a boy, we have a pretty good idea of what his 9 9 17 SHELLY WEST Greatest Hits, Columbia KC are by choice.) However, in the interest of keep- Doug's fifth birthday July 4. mother named him. West By West, Warner /Viva 237542 CBS Lots of new talent 23175 WEA ing Scene's readers informed, updated and in signings going on in Nash- 48 44 35 MERLE HAGGARD * * * the swim, we now present a bit of trivia which ville. They include rockabilly proponent Steve 1R: 13 6 DOLLY PARTON Going Where The Lonely Burlap & Satin, RCA AHLI- Go, Epic FE 38092 CBS didn't make our Fourth of July wrap -up last Tom Jones could easily be 's Earle to Epic, Kathy Mattea to Mercury /Poly- 4691 RCA 49 54 2 MERLE HAGGARD 8 week. youngest grandfather at 43, due to the recent Gram, Deborah Allen to RCA, and Steve Clark, 17 5 SYLVIA LEONA WILLIAMS birth of grandson Alexander. But he isn't letting also to Mercury/PolyGram. Snapshot, RCA AHL 14672 RCA Heart To Heart, Mercury the new responsibilities of grandfatherhood de- Conway Twitty 812.183.1 POL dropped by a Gail Davies 12 14 10 ter him from his customary round of touring. In recording session at Ronnie Milsap's Groundstar Castles In The Sand, 50 49 144 KENNY ROGERS Fund -Raising Columbia FC-38535 CBS Greatest Hits, Liberty LOO September, Jones begins his first U.K. concert Studio not long ago, where Gail's been hard at 1072 CAP 13 11 42 RICKY SKAGGS Offered tour in 10 years. It opens in Wales, his birth- work on her fall album release. Highways And Heartaches. 51 52 39 EDDIE RABBITT place, and ends with four sold -out shows at Lon- And to end on an upbeat note, we're told Epic FE 37996 CBS Radio Romance, Elektra 60160 WEA don's Royal Albert Hall. Hank Jr. sidekick Merle Kilgore has decided to 14 12 12 DON WILLIAMS Via Direct Mail Paulette is Yellow Moon. MCA 5407 MCA 52 42 15 RANDY HOWARD Carlson, who the latest artist to be abandon his golf game once and for all -seems All-American Redneck, NASHVILLE -The Assn. for Re- featured in RCA's "Rising Star" mini -LP series, his guitar kept getting in the way of his swing. 15 15 13 WAYLON JENNINGS Warner /Viva 28320 WEA It's Only Rock & Roll. RCA tarded Citizens of Tennessee has re- AHLI 4673 RCA 53 59 58 SYLVIA Just Sylvia, RCA AHL,J. leased a fund -raising album of 20 T.G. 3 SHEPPARD 4263 RCA country music, "Star Spangled T.G. Sheppard's Greatest EARL THOMAS CONLEY Hits, Warner /Curb 23841 WEA W C1E* Country," that will be marketed by Don't Make It Easy for 17 16 71 ALABAMA Me, RCA AHL 14713 RCA direct mail. Mountain Music, RCA AHL! 55 41 DOLLY PARTON The 20 -cut LP has 4229 RCA 55 songs by Willie Greatest Hits, RCA AHL 1- Nelson, Dolly Parton, Kenny Price, W 26 7 THE STATLER BROTHERS 4422 RCA Today, Mercury 812184.1 POL Joe Stampley, Dottie West, 56 51 14 GENE WATSON & THE Ronnie 19 10 20 KENNY ROGERS FAREWELL PARTY BAND Milsap, Mel Tillis, Carl Perkins, B.J. We've Got Tonight, Liberty Sometimes I Get Lucky. Thomas, the Nashville Super - LO 5H43 CAP MCA-5384 MCA pickers, Johnny Cash, Loretta Lynn, 20 22 40 HANK WILLIAMS JR. 57 50 44 EARL THOMAS CONLEY Hank Williams Jr.'s Somewhere Between Right , Moe Bandy, Greatest Hits, Elektra /Curb And Wrong, RCA AHL-1- Anita Kerr, Waylon 60193 WEA 4348 RCA Jennings, Ar- chie 21 24 31 3 CONWAY TWITTY Campbell, Hank Thompson, Strong Weakness. Elektra/ Classic Conway, MCA 5424 MCA Porter Wagoner and Roy Clark. Curb 60210 WEA ar:* NITTY GRITTY DIRT BAND Every artist, musician and record 22 18 39 JOHN ANDERSON let's Go, Liberty 51146 CAP label Wild And Blue, Warner connected with the project has 60 61. !.,7 THE OAK RIDGE BOYS Brothers 23721 WEA Greatest Hits. MCA 5150 MCA donated all royalties to the ARC, ac- 23 21 21 HANK WILLIAMS, JR. JERRY REED cording to session musician Henry Strong Stuff, Elektra /Curb- Ready. kCA AHL 14692 RCA 60223 WEA Strzelacki, who coordinated the 62 62 3 LORETTA LYNN project. 24 23 12 Lyin', Cheatin', Woman Fool For Your Love, Epic Chasin', Honky Tonkin', The album will be sold nation- FE 38583 CBS Whiskey Drinkin' You, MCA KING'S COURT -Don King, second from right, the first /artist to wide by mail for $12.50 each, plus $1 4 THE WHITES 5426 MCA be signed to the newly- formed Multimedia Music Group, is toasted at an W 30 for mailing. Orders for an inquiries Old Familiar Feeling, 63 64 42 TOM JONES ASCAP reception in Nashville. From left are Cliff Williamson, general man- Warner /Curb 23872 WEA Tom Jones Country, about the album may be sent to ager of the new Mercury SRM- 14062 POL music division, Tandy Rice, Top Billing, and Reg Dunlap, ex- 26 27 40 JANIE FRICKE SPARC Records Inc., P.O. Box ecutive vice president, Multimedia Program Productions. It Ain't Easy. Columbia FC 64 68 64 LEE GREENWOOD 150004. 38214 CBS Inside Out, MCA 5304 MCA Nashville, Tenn. 37215. 27 19 47 THE BELLAMY BROTHERS 65 58 18 VERN GOSDIN Greatest Hits, Warner /Curb Today My World Slipped CO- PUBLISHING AGREEMENT 263971 WEA Away, AMI -1502 NSD 28 31 123 ALABAMA cci1 CHARLIE DANIELS Feels So Right. RCA AHL! A Decade Of Hits, Epic FE 3930 RCA 38795 CBS Multimedia, Don King In Pact 37 4 CONWAY TWITTY 67 56 25 KAREN BROOKS Warner Lost In The Feeling, Walk On, Bros. Pro- Can't Warner Bros. 23869 WEA 23676 WEA I NASHVILLE -Multimedia Have)." Multimedia Music 30 25 70 WILLIE NELSON 68 67 46 GEORGE JONES gram Productions has signed former will work King's Don King Music Anniversary, Ten Years Always On My Mind, Of I IL Epic Records artist Don King to a (BMI) and King's X Music Hits, Epic KE 38323 CBS Columbia FC 37951 CBS RECORDS co- publishing agreement and will be (ASCAP) catalogs. THOMAS 69 69 44 MERLF HAGGARD/ 31 32 15 8.1. acting in his behalf to find a new la- Formed in January, Multimedia New Looks, Cleveland GEORGE JONES International-FC 38561 CBS A taste 01 Yesterday's FEATURES bel. King will be affiliated with Mul- Music Group is headed by Cliff Wil- Wine, Epic FE -38203 CBS 38 11 VERN GOSDIN timedia Music Group. liamson, formerly a producer for DEAN MARTIN COUNTRY MUSIC If You're Gonna Do Me arn Multimedia Inc., the publishing Chart Records and, more recently, Wrong (Do It Right), The Nashville Sessions, Compleat CPL1.1004 POL Warner Bros. 23870 WEA firm's parent company, owns five creative director for Tree Publish- 71 22 LOUISE MANDRELL 33 33 11 CHARLY McCLAIN 65 RAY television stations, 12 radio stations, ing. Williamson says his company Close Up, RCA MHL 18601 RCA Paradise, Epic FE -38584 CBS more than 90 cable franchises and may develop music videos on King 72 47 9 ELVIS PRESLEY 34 28 10 MARTY ROBBINS I Was The One. RC ":AHL PENNINGTON 29 newspapers, including Music as a part of its search for a label, and Some Memories lust Won't 14678 RCA Die, Columbia FC38603 CBS City News. It has long been promi- King notes that Multimedia's tele- 73 72 272 WILLIE NELSON 35 29 16 RONNIE McDOWELL Columbia IC BILLY nent in Nashville in the production vision programming connections Stardust, Personally, Epic FF.38514 CBS 35305 CBS of country music series and specials. may bring him the kind of wide ex- 41 4 LACY J. DALTON 74 66 32 EMMYLOU HARRIS WALKER King, in addition to his chart suc- posure as a performer he has not so Dream Baby. Columbia FC Last Date, Warner Bros. 1 38604 CBS 23740 WEA cesses with Epic and Con Brio Rec- far had. HAGGARD hits, King's last of two for Epic 37 34 163 ALABAMA 75 73 24 MERLE RONNIE ords, has co- written several My Home's In Alabama. Merle Haggard's Greatest among them Janie Fricke's "You was "Whirlwind," out of which act AHIt 9644 P,A Hits, MCA 5386 MCA RENO Don't Know Love." He is also co- came the chart singles "I Still Miss Movers). * Bullets are awarded to those products demonstrating the greatest sales gains this week (Prime writer, with Dave Woodward, of the Someone," "The Closer You Get" Recording Indus- Recording Industry Assn. of America seal for sales of 500,000 units (seal indicated by dot). new Reba McEntire single, "Why and "Running On Love." Assn. seal for sales of 1,000,000 units (seal indicated by triangle). 38 Music Sq. East (615) 255-3009 try of America Do We Want (What We Know We EDWARD MORRIS www.americanradiohistory.com