the award honoring 25 years of Special Awards Highlight country music programming to the Armed Forces overseas by Country Music CMA Dinner the Armed Forces Radio and Television Service. One of the highlights of the In additiontothis award, Awards Dinner of the Countrythere will be a plaque given by Music Association in the Muni-the Country Music Association record hollyzvood cipal Auditorium in Nashvilleto the Department of Defense world 0 on Friday, Oct. 20, will be twowhichwillbeacceptedby special awards. Brigadier General Michael By BIFF COLLIE The first of these will be toPaulick, Commanding General Colonel Eby, representing theof the Army Training Center at Armed Forces Radio and Tele-Fort Campbell, Kentucky. Coast Country, 1967... visionService.Richard L. Broderick and his Co -Chair- Broderick,Chairmanoftheman, Hirsh de Laviez, also plan 1967 was ushered in with a New Year's bash by KGBS. Danc-Military Salute Committee, an-other events and surprises re- ing stars, horns and Auld Lang Syne (or something)at thenounced that Colonel Eby wouldlatingtothe special awards Shrine Auditorium, L.A.... HughCherry, for seven years all-accept the award. Colonel Eby,from the Country Music Asso- night man at K -FOX, changed hats and assignments as heOfficer in Charge, will acceptciation to the Armed Forces. joined KGBS news department as afternoon newsman ...Gordon Terry was set for Coast dates early in January by booker Al Minto... FaronYoung set for S -Cal date string in early Feb- George Richey moved into the afternoontraffic period for ruary, ditto Kitty Wells, Johnny Wright and Waylon JenningsKGBS L.A... .Arlen Sanders came back to the coast as PD ...Glen Campbell celebrated the new year with his continuingat Countrypolitan KIEV Glendale(L.A.) . .. Jack Gardiner hit "Burning Bridges". . .John Farley, KWJJ Portland, Ore.,moved west to K -BOX Dallas PD duties from WPLO-Atlanta, reported big action to the country radio scene in the Oregon -was replaced in "Capitol of the South" by Red Jones, who's since Washington border city ... Justin Tubb two-day'ed in H'wd pro-moved to WSNE in Cummin, Ga., succeeded at 'PLO by Mac motion of his "But Wait, There's More." Curtis as PD ... GeorgeHamilton IV, Minnie Pearl, Roy Acuff Jimmy Deancoonskin -cappeda"Danieland Lonzo & Oscar were C&W performers at Harrah's Club in Boone" TV seg ... EddyArnold did anotherReno the last two weeks in February, then to the Carousel The- shot on the Danny Kaye weekly tube ... Cen-atre in West Covina (LA.) for a week, following Jimmy Dean - tral Songs open -housed their new facility atKay Starr package in that pretty showplace. Jimmy suffered a 1804 Ivar Ave. H'wd the week that Januarysevere ankle sprain starring at the Houston Fat Stock Show & met February .. The all -CountryNashvilleRodeo in late Feb. ... The Mid -MarchHot One was "The Fugi- Record Shop had an uninvited visitor who tooktive!" over a thousand dollars worth of country hits Longtime So -Cal Radio -TV personality Dick Haynes was April - (he had good taste) and added insult to in- Biff Collie featured in the "Uncle Tim's Talent Time" segment of the Andy jury by leaving a note saying: "You're out ofGriffith TV show . . . Brad Melton made the scene in K -FOX David Houston's 'Almost Persuaded' LP" ...Eddie Dean openedcountry for the first time, succeeding Hugh Cherry, who earlier at the Golden Nugget Las Vegas Feb. 9 ... Evelyn's Panamahad news -moved to KGBS ...Don Rhea packed up and moved Club in Long Beach, celebrated anni 42 with Freddie Hart,to S.A. to PD the new country outlet BUC, four months later Smokey Rogers and Al Perry showcased...Fred Foster, Monu-packed up and moved back to his old stompin' grounds as early ment chief, hosted an infected lymph gland at Gene Autry'sriser at KVKN K.C.... KGBS ShinedAuditorium'd as April 9 Continental Hotel with buddy Boots Randolph in mid -Feb.. .. bigtime bash with Don Gibson, Merle Haggard, Bonnie Owens, Rex Allen wrapped another "Wonderful World of Color" at Dis-Stuart Hamblen, J&J Mosey and the Jack Halloran Singers were ney Studios ... Flatt & Scruggs hosted a special "First Nighter"showcased . .. SlimWhitman's 15th Anni Imperial LP was re- party at their opening at Doug Weston's famous folk spot, theleased ... Bette Acevedo took over promotion reins of Merle Hag- Troubadour in Beverly Hills ... Hank Cochran renewed his part-gard ... Hank Thompson was honored guest at a Warner Brothers time residence of H'wd with an extended visit and house pur-Beverly Hills Hotel wingding first week in April. A short time later, chase. Hank was looking for a new record affiliation ...Charlie Wil- Connie Smith visited the Lawrence Welk TV show ... Buckliams was picked by head hoss Buck Owens to helm Buck's Blue- Owens & his Buckaroos rested after their far Eastern tour dur-book Music, later opened their offices at 1800 Argyle, H'wd. ing which they recorded the "Buck Owens in Japan" LP with Skeets McDonald spent weeks in Burbank hospitalized with a A&R Chief Ken Nelson in Tokyo. Buck's new country voice incritical illness. He's back in harness now and working his regu- Phoenix inaugurated the new "tuft" sound with his new KTUFlar P.A. sked, will soon have his first release on CHI& Stone - in Tempe -Phoenix, Buckin' for $1. Joe Thompson manages ...... Ralph Paul, longtime KLAI( The death of Cowboy Clown Smiley Burnette shocked not onlyproduced Uni label etching close pals Gene Autry, Johnny Bond, Carl Cotner and others, butDenver dj-operations head, left that post, hooked on as KDAV . .. Hottest gave us all a realistic jolt. Smiley was another of the irreplace-Lubbock -Texas Dave Stone outlet in same position ables in the evolution of our business and his music and smileshit in the west on May 1 was "Suc'h a Pretty World" by Wynn will live forever. Even his closest friends didn't know what heStewart. Loudest whispers in town at this date were regarding must have known for months, that leukemia had set a date fora new country voice, which ultimately was the Burbank facility KBLA, changed call letters to KBBQ (Bar -b -cue)... RogerMil- his last performance. "Frog" made my Saturday dime go a longler Johnny Carson'ed first of May, Robert Mitchum "switched" way and we'll all miss that special pleasure of his company. to a country hit sound ("Little Ole Wine Drinker Me"). He had Country Academy Meets first tried to talk Dean Martin into it (typecasting). When Dino Country Music in Hollywood was never more graphically illus-said "no," Bob did it 'himself and his Monument happened! trated than on March 6 when the Academy of Country & West- Gordon Calcete left KIEV (Glendale) after four years as PD- ern Music presented its 3rd annual Awards show at the Beverlydj ... Joe& Rose Maphis celebrated their finale at the Nugget Hilton Hotel. The theme of the gala show was "The Celluloidin Vegas and Joe's new instrumental LP for Moserite simultan- Cowboy" and its effect on C&W, and vice -versa. eously! . . Country trade held dual benefit shots for Skeets Stars dotted the diamond -studded audiences: Lorne Greene,McDonald at the Palomino North H'wd and the Foothill Club Donna Douglas, Irene Ryan, James Drury, ChillWills, RayLong Beach . . . Monday, May27, Jeannie Seely tossed a cham- Charles, Robert Taylor, Roy Acuff, Minnie Pearl, Ray Price andpagne soiree for Hank Cochran, to honor his writing of allthe many more. Dean Martin was honored as ACWM's "Man of thesongs in Jeannie's "Thanks Hank" LP. Tradespeopleincluded Year" because of his tremendous exposure of country songs onLee Hazelwood, Hal Blair, Bonnie Guitar, Dale Noe, Del Roy, his $1 rated weekly TVer and his volume of recorded countryFran Balzer, Donnie Owens, Bill Thompson, George Richey, Bob material, which has made a number of country pubberies addKingsley, Ronnie Green, Don Sessions and friends at Martoni's extra help to tabulate royalty statements in the past couplein H'wd .. . K -FOX May16th'ed a Ray Price, Charlie Pride, of years. (Continued on page 78)

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