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DECEMBER 31, 1964 -JANUARY 9, 1965-ON SALE TWO WEEKS PRICE THIS ISSUE: 50 CENTS DOUBLE VALUE HOLIDAY ISSUE BUSINESS 1964 Review 1965 Preview The Yearend Awards1964 taw?. OP4PZ VIN1t)81A 1S3m Atlyfi N0130N18d A3xViv*V 1301N 3 413 S- 111111111t.t. "FANCY PANTS,"AL HIRT'S SWINGING NEW SINGLE SERVED UP IN HIS HONEY HORN STYLE Vw "STAR DUST." -8487 -0iiiCk VICIORCO- @The most trusted name in sound .110116_ grftil Illemene 3" 91101 Ammer, I1166 REVIEWOF THEWEEK Epic's GreatYear Victor Gets "Sound" cert dates in Spain,Italy, Ger- V.ctor Records landeda hotmany and Sweden. The taken and dosome more ix _ne last week, the sound ist wound up his pian-cording with them. Soif any of the upcoming track tour last Sat- film versionurday (19) witha concert inone knows where toreach th of Rodgers and Brussels. James Gang, callUnited Art Hammerstein's ists Records. Phone -The Sound OfMusic." The Garner is planninganother No. is Ci film stars JulieAndrews andtour of Europein late 1965 5-6000. (No gagsplease.) Christopher Plummer.The pic-or early 1966. Hemay tour Screen GemsStreak ture will be premieredin NewSouth Americaand Australia Screen Gems -ColumbiaMu York on March2,1965, andthe first half of1965. While insic is heading intothe home. later that monthwill open inEurope he recordedan albumstretch of 1964 intenton lead. cities throughoutthe land. live in Amsterdamwhich willing the parade ofBMI song As a Broadwaymusical "Thebe issued inEurope by Phil-award winners forthe year. Sound Of Music"sold over aips. American The firm, headedup by Don million copies, rights are not one of the rareyet sewed up.(Line formson Kirshner, has alreadyscored albums ever toreach this fig-the left, and the with a half dozentop ten songs ure. The original cast to is Miss Marthaperson to talkthis year and on set was Glaser, Er- currently has Columbia.Victorwillroll's manager.) seven disks on the charts,with launch an extensiveadvertis- three othersseen as having ingandpromotion -publicity good potential tohit paydirt. campaign to support Wanted-One Act Current chart Len Levytrack. the sound line-upin- reported as weekthat the la- Funny thingscan happen cludes"I'minto Something - a: -a:: '7 .1- greatestyear even in the bestrun offices.Good," by Hermans'Hermits; 1964. Net dol- Garner's Triumph Last week UnitedArtists Rec-"I'm Gonna BeStrong" by lar volume for Erroll Garner's ords recorded Gene Pitney; 1964 (based on performance a group calledRain," by the"Walkin' in the ac -:_a: net salesvolume fromat the OlympiaTheater lastthe James Gang.They are Ronettes; "Oh t.1J-E :Prrnary I to week was not pretty excited about No Not MyBaby," by Max- Nov. 30 pe- only a sellout the disc,ine Brown; riod. and projectednet salesbut a smashingtriumph forwhichiscalled "Everybody "Saturday Night for December) the pianist. He Knows." But theycan't locateat the Movies,"by The Drift- represents an was kept onthe lads. Seems increase of 87per cent overstage for an hourof encores. someone copied ers; "Bucket T" byRonny and 1963 Album sales Garner's tour in down their address the Daytonas and were up 138 Europe hasand forgot to incorrectlyThat Lovin' "You've Lost per cent: single recordsalesbeen SRO sincehe started ita write downa Feeling" by the were up 22 per cent. month ago, andhe has bids totelephone number.UA wantsRighteous Brothers. Other This is the fourth come back to play to take the boysaround to seeperking itemsare by the Jew- year in a TV and con-deejays, have their els, Barry Mann row that Epic saleshave in- picturesRydell. and Bobby creased. The greatestincrease was in 1962 when salesjumped On ToWashington 220 per centover 1961. In 1963 CynthiaWilson, whohas sales were up 15per cent over been a secretaryat Columbia 1962. Records(her This Double Forlenza) boss was Sal Much of thenew success of Issue forthe past two Epic thisyear can be laid to months is leavingher post to the door of the join Mrs. Lyndon Dave Clark personal B. Johnson's Five, the secondbiggest Eng- replaces thoseissues staffas Correspon- lish group nextto the Beatles. dence Secretaryat the White The DC Five House. had three smash Prior to joining albums and anumber of top- which would Columbia, selling singles. be dated who has beenBobby Vinton, the label a mainstay of forthe pastfive January 2 and yearshadfourbig -selling January 9,1965 LP's as wellas smash singles. (His current "MyLonely" was recently No. 1 inMB.) Other hot artists forthe label comic were Godfrey Cambridge, sound tracks"Lilies Of The The next Field," and"Malamondo," and issue of two albums bythe Village Stompers. dated January Epic strengthenedits hold in 16, many fieldsbesides popin 1964. Country,r. & b. and clas- sicalall grew intalent and will bedistributedon sales.Justlast HE DID IT: Deejay signed week Epic Gene Weed, of MikeDouglas,the KFWB inHollywood, won himself Ford Mustang a Cleveland TVpersonality and Monday, lastweek,in singer, whose January 11 national deejay Ford's syndicated TV competitionforthe show has built "Best -On -The -AirFord Commercial." him a sizable Weed credits daughter audience. Kimberly Ann for the win-forafter Gene created the Fordpitch, he recorded MUSIC BUSINESS, itwith DECEMBER 31, 1964 his daughter. - JANUARY 9,1965 3 REVIEW OF THE WEEK Cynthia was a court reporter "Umbrellas" Open for a Waco, Texas, newspaper. The award winning French She received her Masters in picture,"TheUmbrellasof Journalism at the University Cherbourg"openedin New of Texas, and worked for De York last week to critical ap- Witt Reddick, director of the plause. All the dialogue in the School of Journalism at the filmis sungratherthan U. of T. Dr. Reddick recom- talked. mended her to Mrs. Johnson. Michel LeGrand wrote the Salvation Army Songs score. The main title from the The Salvation Army cele- picture, called "The Umbrel- brates its 100th Anniversary in lasofCherbourg," with an 1965 and in honor of the oc- English lyric by Norman Gim- casion the Army is publishing bel, has already been record- a 67 page paperback booklet ed by a number of top acts, containing words and music to includingDonCosta,Steve 38 songs of worship. The book Lawrence,MichelLeGrand, is called "Salvationist Songs Of Russ Morgan, and Nana Mou- A Century." skouri. There are well known and new compositions, Victor's Latin Kick thenew RCA Victor has made avail- songs are the prize-win- from ningentriesintheSalva- ablenineteenalbums tion Army's Centennial Music Mexico featuring some of the Composer's Competition held in greatest names in Latin Ameri- 1964. Copies of the booklet can ca, for sale by U.S. dealers. All be obtained from the Salva- of the albums are deluxe three tion Army at 321 West 13th LP sets, and they include rep- Street in New York and from resentative work of each artist offices in Chicago, Atlanta and throughout his career. Artists featuredareMiguel Aceves San Francisco. Price is 60 cents Mejia, Amacia Mendoza Vir- per copy. ginia Lopez, Los Tres Reyes, Lena's TV Special Perez Prado, Maria Victoria, Lena Horne will appear on and Carlos Gardel. her first TV special this week when a one -hour long, British Don Redman Tribute made musical show will be Friends and associates of the shown on WNEW in New York. late Don Redman paid tribute Show will be telecast both on BACK AGAIN: Peter and Gordon arrive at L.A. International Airport to him at the Fayfair Theater Monday(28)and Thursdayfor their second concert trip through the South. Lads will do theirin New York last week. Red- (31). Miss Horne is featured concerts and appear on "Shindig" to plug their new Capitol disc. man died November 30 at the singing many of the songs she age of 64. made famous, from the days "Benito Cereno" Disc unit sales have already topped Friends participating in the when she started to today. In- the 1,000,000 mark. Several in-tribute included Sammy Davis, cluded in her repertoire will Columbia Records hasre-dividual sets have hit close toHarryBelefonte,andBilly beamedleyof"Freedom corded another off-Broadwaythe 100,000 level. The line fea-Daniels. The tribute was under Songs." Lennie Hayton con-drama, this one called "Benitotures masters by such artiststhe direction of Noble Sissle ductsthe Jack Parnell Or-Cereno." Thisisthe secondas Webb Pierce, Jimmy Dean,and Eubie Blake, Sidney Eas- chestra on the show, which will drama from the two part pre- "Cousin"MinniePearl,the ton,LuckyRoberts,Walter also be broadcast over KTTVsentation "The Old Glory" bylate Patsy Cline, and a num-Bishop and Tom Whaley. Red- in Los Angeles. RobertLowell,thePulitzerber of other country and gos-man was famous for his band, prize-winning poet. pel performers. his skill as a saxaphonist, and Hilltop's Movin' Up AccordingtoJoeAbend,for hisgreat band arrange- CHARTS & PICKS The country music marketwho heads up the country op-ments which he created for the Pop 100 17 continues to grow. Latest in-eration for Pickwick president,Fletcher Henderson, Paul Pop LP's ........20 dication is the success of Hill-Cy Leslie, the line is in 24,000Whiteman, and Ben Pollack Country Chart 24 top Records, six - month - oldoutlets, many of them servicedorchestras. Redman was also Single Picks 13 low -price($1.98)country al-bysuchrackoperatorsasa composer, and among his Album Picks 15 bum line, being put out byHandleman and U.S. Records.credits are "Cherry," "How'm Radio Exposure Chart 27 Pickwick International. Abendisalsodeveloping aI Doin'?," "If It Ain't Love," R & B Chart 18 The line now has close tocompanion country publishingand "Gee Baby, Ain't I Good British Chart 19 a score of packages and total firm, Barmour Music. To You." Publisher and Editor -in -Chief Nashville Subscription Fulfillment Sam Chase P.O. Box 396; Tel: (615) 255-0492 St., Charlie Lamb Associate Publisher SendForm 3579to225 West 57 Administrative New York, N.Y.