Monday, December 21, 1964 Number Eighty Seven HIT OF THE WEEK; HOLD WHAT YOU GOT - Joe Tex (Dial) Sol id smash throughout the South. Could be the biggest R & B hit to cross over thisyear. CORRESPONDENTS PICK; HAVE YOU LOOKED INTO YOUR HEART - Jerry Vale (Columbia)Larry Pate thinks itwill be another "San Francisco", a la Tony Bennett. Alread y a top ten item for Rod Bernard. SURPRISE OF THE WEEK: ALWAYS SOMETHING THERE TO REMIND ME - Sandy Shaw (Reprise) Top ten inMiami, Dallas and Tuscaloosa. But, it'sgenerally a big d isappointment inDixie. And showsfew signsof making the grade, at least at thisstage of t he game. HOT ACTION RECORD: I WANT MY BABY BACK - Jimmy Cross (Tollie ) This is considered an ’overnight' smash. Beecher Martin-WTAL’s entire staff refuses to pl ay it. And controversy of this sort never hurts a hit. SMS CHOICE OF THE WEEK; EVER LOVING BOY/USE YOUR HEAD - Mary Wells (20th Fox)Either side will make the grade. One of her finest! SMS AT,-RUM OF THE WEEK-. MR. LONELY - Bobby Vinton (E pic) Label would like "Tina"to be forced outashis next single."Laughing OnThe Outside" is also good. SOUTHERN TOP TWENTY 1. (1) FINE/WOMAN-Beatles (Cap) 11. (-) MY BABY BACK-Jimmy Cross (Tol) 2. (3) SEE ABOUT ME-Supremes (Mot) 12. (12)SATURDAY NIGHT-Drifters (Atl) 3. (4)AMEN/LONG WINTER-Impressions (ABC) 13. (18)LOVE POTION #9-Searchers (WC) 4. (2) MR. LONELY-Bobby Vinton (Epi) 14. (8) MOUNTAIN OF LOVE-Johnny Rivers (imp) 5.(9) THE JERK-Larks (Mny) 15. (20)THOU SHALT-Dick & Dee Dee (WB) 6. (5) LAUNDROMAT-Detergents (Rou) 16. (-) PROMISED LAND-Chuck Berry (Che) 7. (-) HOLD WHAT YOU GOT-Joe Tex (Dia) 17. (-) I ’LL BE THERE-Gerry & Pacemakers (Lau) 8. (7) SHE’S NOT THERE-Zombies (Par) 18. (6) RINGO-Lome Greene (RCA) 9. (16)BEATLES '65 LP (Cap) 19. (-) I FOUND A LOVE-Joann & Trou (Atl) 10. (11)PARTY GIRL-Tommy Roe (ABC) 20. (-) DOWNTOWN-Petula Clark (WB) NEXT IN LINE BELOW THE MASON-DIXON BIG BROTHER-Dickie Lee (Hal) DO WACKA D00-Roger Miller (Sma) LOVIN’ PLACE-Gale Garnett (RCA) COME ON DO THE JERK-Miracles (Tam) THE NAME GAME-Shirley Ellis (Cng) THE WEDDING-Julie Rogers (Mer) TOO MANY FISH-Marvelettes (Tam) LOVIN’ FEELIN'-Righteous Brothers (Phi) DEAR HEART-Andy Williams (Col) OUT OF MY HEAD-Little Anthony (DCP) GONNA LOVE YOU TOO-Hullaballoos (Rou) BLUE CHRISTMAS-Elvis Presley (RCA) PLEASE COME HOME-Charles Brown (Kin) SMILE/STRANGE-Betty & Jerry (Vj) BOOM BOOM-Animals (MGM) WILLOW WEEP-Chad & Jeremy (WA) WHITE CHRISTMAS-Drifters (Atl) ANOTHER LONELY DAY-Brenda Lee (Dec) AS TEARS GO BY-Marianne Faithful (Lon) ROUSTABOUT LP-Elvis Presley (RCA) Next week’s SMS will go to press Tuesday A.M., inorder to r each you before the Christmas Holiday weekend. Please make sure your reportsare received, no later than 6 P.M., Monday. Thank you. The information contained in this report is confidential. Reproduction ofthe information published is forbidden. Subscribers may reprint any po rtion or portions without the ex press written consent ofthe publisher. This report is an h onest and objective analysis of record activity in the South. Subscription rates are avail able upon request. PAUL DREW
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BOX 9967 ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30319 TELEPHONE 636-1951 Monday, December 21, 1964 - 2- Number Eighty Seven DIXIE ROUND-UP JIM DAVENPORT WFOM MARIETTA GEORGIA LARRY PATE WHHY MONTGOMERY ALABAMA Are You Still My Baby-Shirelles (See) PICKS Let's Lock-Jay & Americans (UA) Mr. Lonely-Bobby Vinton (Epi) SALES I Feel Fine-Beatles (Cap) I Feel Fine-Beatles (Cap) CALLS Everybody Knows-James Gang (Asc) My Baby Back-Jimmy Cross (Tol) COMER Please Come Home-Charles Brown (Kin) JIM DUNLAP WQAM MIAMI FLORIDA DANNY DEE WVLD VALDOSTA GEORGIA Everyday-Rogues (Col) PICKS My Baby Back-Jimmy Cross (Tol) Fine/Woman-Beatles (Cap) SALES I Feel Fine-Beatles (Cap) For The World-Bachelors (Lon) CALLS My Baby Back-Jimmy Cross (Tol) Big Brother-Dickie Lee (Hal) CCMER Bucket T-Ronny & Daytonas (Mai) BILLY GENE WTHB N AUGUSTA SC BOB REICH WEKR FAYETTEVILLE TENN You’re All I Need-Earl Paradise (Ate) PICKS Chantilly Lace-McGraw Brothers (Chm) Hold What You Got-Joe Tex (Dia) SALES Promised Land-Chuck Berry (Che) Please Come Home-Charles Brown (Kin) CALLS Beatles '65 (Cap) Better To Have It-Barbara Lynn (jam) COMER Wild One-Martha & Vandellas (Gor) BOB RALEIGH WHSL WIIMINGTON NC DAN LYNCH WPCC CLINTON SC Are You Still My Baby-Shirelles (See) PICKS The Name Game-Shirley Ellis (Cng) She’s Not There-Zombies (Par) SALES I Feel Fine-Beatles (Cap) She’s Not There-Zombies (Par) CALIS Out Of My Head-Little Anthony (DCP) Thou Shalt-Dick & Dee Dee (WB) CCMER Promised Land-Chuck Berry (Che) GLENN C LEWIS WROV ROANOKE VIRGINIA BEECHER MARTIN WTAL TALLAHASSEE FLORIDA Green Giant-Kingsmen (Wan) PICKS I'll Be There-Gerry (Lau) I Feel Fine-Beatles (Cap) SALES I Feel Fine-Beatles (Cap) I Feel Fine-Beatles (Cap) CALIS Boom Boom-Animals (MGM) Ann of 1000 Days-Leroy Van Dyke (Mer) COMER Talk To Me Baby-Barry Mann (RB) MIKE KING WHAR CLARKSBURG WEST VA DOUG RANDALL WTMA CHARLESTON SC Let's Lock-Jay & Americans (UA) PICKS I'll" Be There-Gerry (Lau) That Lovin' Feelin'-Righteous Bros (Phi) SALES Come See About Me-Supremes (Mot) Downtown-Petula Clark (WB) CALIS Downtpwn-Petula Clark (WB) I Can’t Stop-Honeycombs (int) CCMER Downtown-Petula Clark (WB) PAT HUGHES WQXI ATLANTA GEORGIA TOM KENNINGTON WPDQ JACKSONVILLE FLA Another Lonely Day-Brenda Lee (Dec) PICKS Little Bell-Dixie Cups (RB) Come See About Me-Supremes (Mot) SALES I Feel Fine-Beatles (Cap) Follow The Sun-Beatles (Cap-LP) CALLS Sidewalk Surfin'-Jan & Dean (Lib) Amen-Impressions (ABC) COMER I'll Be There-Gerry (Lau) DICK STARR WFUN MIAMI FLORIDA RANDY SCOTT WCAW CHARLESTON WEST VA Somewhere-P. J. Proby (Lib) PICKS Billy & Sue-B J Thomas (w b ) I Feel Fine-Beatles (Cap) SALES I Feel Fine-Beatles (Cap) My Baby Back-Jimmy Cross (Tol) CALLS Honey Don't-Beatles (Cap-LP) The Hero-Bernadette Carroll (Lau) CCMER A Teenager Cries-Reparta & Deirons (WA) TOM WYCHE WCNF WELDON NC JOHNNY WARREN WMLT DUBLIN GEORGIA No Choice PICKS Little Rail Job-Ronny & Daytonas (Mai) Fine/Woman-Beatles (Cap) SALES Mr. Lonely-Bobby Vinton (Epi) Come See About Me-Supremes (Mot) CALLS Mr. Lonely-Bobby Vinton (Epi) I Can't Stop-Honeycombs (int) CCMER I Feel Fine-Beatles (Cap) MITCH MICHAEL WKLO LOUISVILLE KENTUCY GARY SHANE KEYS CORPUS CHRISTI TEXAS Downtown-Petula Clark (WB) PICKS Amen-Impressions (ABC) Fine/Woman-Beatles (Cap) SALES Mr. Lonely-Bobby Vinton (Epi) No Report CALLS Mr. Lonely-Bobby Vinton (Epi) Boom Boom-Animals (MGM) COMER Girlie-Knew Group (Sha) THE BEST OF THE NEW TERRY-Twinkle (Tol) YOU BEAT ME TO THE PUNCH-Tony Jackson (Kap) EVERYDAY-Rogues (Col) NO ARMS CAN EVER HOLD YOU-Bachelors (Lon) NO FAITH NO LOVE-Mitty Collier (Che) BLIND MAN-Bobby Bland (Duk) REVIEW AND COMMENT YOU'RE ALL I NEED - Earl Paradise (Atco) South Georgia and Florida. R & B item to watch. Can very easily be another "Adorable One." DO RIGHT/STILL IN MY HEART - Johnny Randel (Colonial) Both sides are doing exceptionally well in the Carolinas. The ballad could turn out to be the next "Last Date" or "Winter Love". Top five for Charlie Sea, Dick Reus, and Tom Walker. Monday, December 21, 1964 -3- Number Eighty Seven DIXEE ROUND-UP LARRY JAMES WCLS COLUMBUS GEORGIA BURKE JOHNSON WAOK ATLANTA GEORGIA Bucket T-Ronny & Daytonas (Mai) PICKS Willow Weep-Andy & Bey Sisters (— ) Come See About Me-Supremes (Mot) SALES Hold What You Got-Joe Tex (Dia) I Feel Fine-Beatles (Cap) CALLS Hold What You Got-Joe Tex (Dia) Everybody Knows-James Gang (Asc) COMER The Crying Man-Lee LaMont (BB) ROD BERNARD KVOL LAFAYETTE LA WAYNE RINKS WKRM COLUMBIA TENN Wild Side-Tommy Quickly (Lib) PICKS Look Of Love-Lesley Gore (Mer)~~ I Feel Fine-Beatles (Cap) SALES I Feel Fine-Beatles (Cap) Please Come Home-Charles Brown (Kin) CALLS Amen-Impressions (ABC) Promised Land-Chuck Berry (Che) COMER Boom Boom-Animals (MGM) BOB LAMEERTH WMNZ MONTEZUMA GEORGIA E MANNY CLARK WGIV CHARLOTTE NC Tg3F) Love Potion #9-Searchers (WC) PICKS Jerk Like Me-Contours _ Woman/Fine-Beatles (Cap) SALES White Christmas-Drifters (Atl) 1*11 Be There-Gerry (Lau) CALLS Hold What You Got-Joe Tex (Dia) Billy & Sue-B J Thomas (WB) COMER Blind Man-Bobby Bland (Duk) TONEY BROOKS WTBC TUSCALOOSA ALABAMA CHARLES OWENS WSEM DONALSONVILLE GA Unless You Care-JTerry Black (Tol) PICKS Little Bell-Dixie Cups (RB) I Feel Fine-Beatles (Cap) SALES I Feel Fine-Beatles (Cap) 1*11 Be There-Gerry (Lau) CALEB She’s A Woman-Beatles (Cap) Misunderstood-Nina Simone (Phi) COMER Give Him A Kiss-ShangriLas (RB) TOM WALKER WKIX RALEIGH NC CHARLEY THOMASON KCIL HOUMA LA Let’s Lock-Jay & Americans (UA) PICKS I ’m Getting Better- Jimmy Hughes (Fam) Do Right-Johnny Randall (Cnl) SALES The Jerk-Larks (Mny) Beatles ’65 (Cap) CALLS The Jerk-Lanks (Mny) I ’ll Be There-Gerry (Lau) COMER Glass Of Wine-Bobby Charles (jew) DICK REUS WDXY SUMTER SC LARRY GAR WLBG LAURENS SC As Tears Go By-Marianne Faithful (Lon) PICKS Don’t Forget-Bobbi Martin (Cor) Woman/Fine-Beatles (Cap) SALES Come See About Me-Supremes (Mot) She’s A Woman-Beatles (Cap) CALLS Amen-Impressions (ABC) Tiger In Tank-Jim Nesbitt (-) COMER Love Potion #9-Searchers (WC) CHARLIE CHAMPION WMOC CHATTANOOGA TENN FRED CORREY WRAP NORFOLK YIRGPTEA Laugh Laugh-Beau Brummels (Àut) PICKS Diamond Ring-Sammy Ambrose (Mus) For The World-Bachelors (Lon) SALES The Price-Solomon Burke (Atl) My Baby Back-Jimmy Cross (Tol) CALLS Hold What You Got-Joe Tex (Dia) Three Little Words-Applejacks (Lon) COMER Good Enough For Me-Sensations (Jun) RUSS WADE WEAL GREENSBORO NC DICK BUCKLED WKDA NASHVILLE. TENN Pretty Girls-Walker Brothers (Sma) PICKS Stop-Anita Carter (Mer) Come See About Me-Supremes (Mot) SALES Mr. Lonely-Bobby Vinton (Epi) Can’t Be Still-Booker T (Sta) CALEB Kiss Me Goodnight-Nurses (— ) Home For Christmas-Eddie Floyd (Saf) COMER Hold What You Got- Joe Tex (Dia) TOM THACKER KIXZ AMARILLO TEXAS CHART JF. SEA WAIR WINSTON SALEM NC Do What You Do-Ned Miller (Fab) PICKS Downtown-Petula Clark (WB) Run Run Run-Gestures (Som) SALES Come See About Me-Supremes (Mot) Laundromat-Detergents (Rou) CALIB Still In My Heart-Johnny Randall (Cnl) Gonna Love You Too-Hullaballoos (Rou) COMER Across The Street-Ray Peterson (MGM) MORE REVIEW AND COMMENT ITS BETTER TO HAVE IT - Barbara Lynn (Jamie) Texas/ Georgia, Louisiana and some Alabama. Good airplay. VOICE YOUR CHOICE - Radients (chess) Top number for E. Manny Clark and Russ Wade. WHENEVER A TEENAGER CRIES - Reparta & Deirons (WA) Still, mostly in West Virginia. A good record. YOU’LL ALWAYS BE THE ONE - Dean Martin (Reprise) It’s this side, regardless of the listings in the national trades. ODE TO THE LITTLE BROWN SHACK - Billy Edd Wheeler (Kapp) About the only pop jock I know, with enough ’nerve’ to play it heavily, is Red Jones. And it’s a solid smash throughout Georgia and Alabama. Check the C-W charts. It's very large, and will go pop, where played. WHAT NOV/ - Gene Chandler (Constellation) Knoxville, Atlanta and Charlotte sales. JOLLY GREEN GIANT - Kingsmen (Wand) Glenn Lewis and Pat Hughes like it. WILD ONE - Martha & Vandellas (Gordy) Bob Reich says it’s just starting. Anyone else? It’s been pretty much lost since its first week out. 1
Monday, December 21, 1964 -4- Number Eighty Seven MORE REVIEW AND COMMENT LIVE IT UP - Dusty Springfield (Philips) Makes the WQAM chart, but the general consensus to date indicates this is her weakest entry, so far. SOMEWHERE - P. J. Proby (Liberty) Magnificent. Action at WFUN for Dick Starr. GETTING MIGHTY CROWDED - Betty Everett (Vee Jay) Big at WAIR, WEAL and WTMA. TANYA - King Curtis (Capitol) E. Manny Clark says it’s big in Charlotte. ARE YOU STILL MY BABY - Shirelles (Scepter) Getting more airplay than their last. DON’T FORGET I STILL LOVE YOU - Bobbi Martin (Coral) Still spotty. I strongly suggest this proven side to you. MAKIN’ WHOOPIE - Ray Charles (ABC) Alabama and Georgia. Some Florida. With less airplay than usual, h e ’s selling more records! GIVE HIM A GREAT BIG KISS - ShangriLas (RB) Charles Owens flashes fast take-off. ANNE OF A 1000 DAYS - Leroy Van Dyke (Mercury) Noise in Roanoke. That’s the only report I have on this much publicised side. Glenn Lewis says it’s hot. EVERYBODY KNOWS - James Gang (Ascot) Larry Pate and Larry James report top action in Montgomery and Columbus. MY LOVE ROSES ARE RED - You Know Who Group (FC) Still alive from Kentucky to Florida. ALBUM PROGRAMMING ELVIS’ CHRISTMAS ALBUM (RCA) A standard for this time of year, every year. BEATLES ’65 (Capitol) So hot, it makes the SMS top twenty. Jim Davenport thinks it’s their worst. COAST TO COAST - Dave Clark Five (Epic) Dave wants no side to be released from this as a single. But, "Say You Want Me" and "To Me" would make a nice pairing. NEWS AND NOTES New PD at WMNZ-Montezuma, Georgia is Bob Lamberth, who is also celebrating his twenty- first birthday. Dan Lynch-WPCC-Clinton, SC has a production-PD, well versed in top forty, available. Call him at 833-0238 or 833-2172. And Fred Frelantz-WROV is still awake. 126 continuous hours! Opening at WFUN-Miami for a good drive time jock. Interested parties should rush tapes to the attention of Dick Starr. Bill Holley departs Miami for KIMN-Denver, early in ’65.
The slowness of the mail and the limited number of sides breaking at this time of year, make this one of the shortest editions of the SMS. So, may I take this opportunity to say ‘thank you’ for your support and cooperation. Your comments about the SMS are always greatly appreciated, and warmly received. Perhaps the nicest of all, are those requests for the SMS, by those deejays and program directors who have migrated North. A list which includes Ed Ripley in Minneapolis-St. Paul, Dean Griffith in New York City, Bill Sanders in Albany and John Rook in Pittsburgh. Some often wonder if putting the survey together is a snap. I can assure you, it is not. I wish I could find a few short cuts. But, with all of the information at our fingertips to sift through, my wife and I spend twenty hours a week making up each issue. I am often sorry I ever started the SMS, when I finish each week, half dead or when a manufacturer or two takes a blast at it, or me. But, it is your faith and praise that gives me the strength necessary to continue.
From Ann and I, a Happy Holiday to you.
PAUL DREW