Monday, April 20, 1964 Number Fifty Two HIT OF THE WEEK: MY GUY - Mary Wells (Motown)Headed for #1. It'll be the biggest hit she’s ever had. CORRESPONDENTS POPULAR PICK: CHAPEL OF LOVE - Dixie Cups (Red Bird)Great acceptance for new artists. This one has itin the grooves. All ofthe power stations are onit throughout the country. Don’t miss the beat. SURPRISE OF THE WEEK: ONE WAY LOVE - Drifters (Atlantic) I wa sn’t impressed the first time I heard it. But I ’m sold on it now and so is a grea t portion of Dixie. Taking off in Texas, Georgia, Tennessee, and North Carolina. Looks like one ofth eir biggest. HOT ACTION RECORD: RONNIE - Four Seasons (Philips) Burning a hot path to the top five. Activity reported in Arkansas, Mississippi, Louisiana, Texas, Kentucky, Georgia, Florida, West Virginia, Tennessee, Alabama and the Carolinas. SMS CHOICE OF THE WEEK: A WORLD WITHOUT LOVE - Peter & Gordon (Capitol)It ’s the number one hit in England now, and how many times have you heard th at line since the first of j the year? I ’m certain it won’t do that well over here, b ut you must play it; the kids will want you to. Paul McCartney and John Lennon wro te it. And Peter may wind up being Paul’s brother-in-law. See what I mean. It just missed being top ten after only two plays at WQXI-Atlanta.

SMS ALBUM OF THE WEEK; HANK WILLIAMS JR SINGS THE SONGS OF HANK WILLIAMS (MGM) Initial sales on this pick ofa few weeks ago have been large.They’ll b e much bigger. Do yourself a favor and check SMS-50. Play on this will be a n asset.

SOUTHERN TOP TWENTY 1. 2) SUSPICION-Terry Stafford (Cru) 11. (7) GLAD ALL OVER-Dave Clark Five (Epi) 2. 1) CAN’T BUY ME LOVE-Beatles (Cap) 12. (13) WHITE ON WHITE-Danny Williams (UA) 3. (12) DEAD/NEW GIRL-Jan & Dean (Lib) 4. (20) HELLO DOLLY-Louis Armstrong (Kap) 5. (19) AIN’T NOTHING-Bobby Bland (Duk) 6. (9) WONDERFUL ONE-Marvin Gaye (Tam) 7- (17) CROOKED MAN-Serendipity Singers(Phi) 8. (-) IT’S OVER-Roy Orbison (Mon) 9- (-) DEVIL/SALLY-Beatles (Cap-LP) 1 0 . 1 3 (-) RONNIE-Four Seasons (Phi) 4) SECRET/THANK YOU-Beatles (Vj) . 5) BITS AND PIECES-Dave Clark Five(Epi)l4.SALES AND/OR REQUESTS ROMEO 6)AND SHOOPJULIET-Reflections SHOOP SONG-Betty (GW) Everett (VJ) I 15. ’M SO PROUD-Impressions (ABC) CAROL-Tommy15) LOVE Roe ME/P (ABC) S I-Beatles (Tel) 16.BUTCH BUBARRIAN-Ray Stevens (Mer) 1 7 A TEAR-) FELL-Ray MY GUY-Mary Charles Wells (ABC-LP) (Met) KISS. ME SAILOR-Diane Renay (Twe) GOODBYE3) BABY-Solomon TWIST AND SHOUT-Beatles Burke (Atl) (Tel) 18.WALK ON BY-Dionne Warwick (See) BOYS-Beatles11) THE MATADOR-Major (VJ-LP) Lance (Oke) 19.WISH SOMEONE WOULD-Irma Thomas (imp) SHANGRI8) LA-Dana/Maxwell THINGS YOU DO-Temptations (Del/Dec) (Gor) 20.THAT’S WHEN IT HURTS-Ben E King (Ate) KISS ME QUICK-Elvis Presley (RCA) DO YOU LOVE ME-Dave Clark Five (Epi) FOREVER-Pete Drake (Sma) THAT’S THE WAY BOYS-Lesley Qore’(Mer) IN MY LONELY ROOM-Martha & Vandellas (Gor) EBB TIDE-Lenny Welch (Cad) HURT 1BY LOVE-Inez Foxx (Sym) GONNA GET ALONG-Dey/Davis (Amy/RCA) PLEASE NOTE NEW ADDRESS: P. 0. BOX 9967 ATLANTA, GEO RGIA 3Ó319 ______NEW PHONE: 636-1951 AREA CODE 4o4______* * * Our publishing day is now Thursday. The SMS will be ma iled the same afternoon. All stations should receive their issue before the weekend. All releases from manufacturers and all reports from correspondents must reach our office no later than 6 PM Wednesday. 28 PEACHTREE AVENUE, N. 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ATLANTA 5, GEORGIA TELEPHONE 233-1660 Monday, April 20, 1964 - 2- Number Fifty Two DIXXE ROUNDUP BURKE JOHNSON WAOK ATLANTA GEORGIA RON FULLER WLAY MUSCLE SHOALS ALABAMA Long Tall Shorty-Tommy Tucker (Che) PICKS Whenever He Holds-Bobby Goldsboro (UA) My Guy-Mary Wells (Mot) SALES Steal Away-Jimmy Hughes (Fam) Precious Words-Wallace Brothers (Sim) CALLS Do You Wanna-Beatles (VJ) Who’s That Lady-Isley Brothers (UA) COMER Goodbye Baby-Solomon Burke (Atl) JOHNNY ANGEL WHSL WHJCENGTON NC LARRY PATE WAPX MONTGOMERY ALABAMA Java Jones-Donna Lynn (Cap) PICKS I*ve Had It-Lonnie Mack (Fra) Suspicion-Terry Stafford (Cru) SALES Can’t Buy Me Love-Beatles (Cap) Do You Wanna-Beatles (VJ) CALLS Wish Someone Would-Irma Thomas (imp) Gonna Get Along-Tracey Dey (Amy) COMER Burning Memories-Ray Price (Col) DICK STARR WFUN MIAMI FLORIDA BOB MASSIE WISE ASHEVTILE NC Three Window Coupe-Rip Chords (Col) PICKS I'M Confessing Temp & Stevens (Ate) Bits And Pieces-Dave Clark Five (Epi) SALES Suspicion-Terry Stafford (Cru) Boys-Beatles (VJ) CALLS Boys-Beatles (VJ) Viva Las Vegas-Elvis Presley (RCA) COMER Forever-Pete Drake (Sma) HAMP SWAIN WIBB MACON GEORGIA ED RIPLEY WMBR JACKSONVTIJE FLORIDA Caledenia-James Brown (Sma) PICKS Carol-Tommy Roe (ABC) My Guy-Mary Wells (Mot) SALES Thank You/Secret-Beatles fVJ) The Things You Do-Temptations (Gor) CALLS Suspicion-Terry Stafford (Cru) Goodbye Baby-Solomon Burke (Atl) COMER Kiss Me Quick-Elvis Presley (RCA) HOT SCOTT WGIV CHARLOTTE NC _ BOB REICH WEKR FAYETTEVTTLE TENN Who’s That Lady-Isley Brothers (UA) PICKS Yesterday's Gone-Overlanders (Hie) Suspicion-Terry Stafford (Cru) SALES Do You Wanna-Beatles (VJ) Love Me Do-Beatles (Tol) CALLS Soul Hootenanny-Gene Chandler (Con) Goodbye Baby-Solomon Burke (Atl) COMER Java Jones-Donna Lynn (Cap) BILLY GENE WAUG AUGUSTA GEORGIA TOM THACKER KIXZ AMARILLO TEXAS Wish Someone Would-Irma Thomas (imp) PICKS Something You Get-Fats Domino (ABC) Precious Words-Wall ace Brothers (Sim) SALES Suspicion-Terry Stafford (Cru) Wish Someone Would-Irma Thomas (imp) CALLS Gently Gently-Fireballs (Dot) Uh Oh-Eddie Jefferson (Sta) COMER One Way Love-Drifters (Atl) LARRY GAR WLBG LAURENS SC TVTT.T. SCOTT KEEL SHREVEPORT LA Walk On By-Dionne Warwick (See) PICKS Yesterday’s Gone-0verlander6 (Hie) Shoop Shoop Song-Betty Everett (VJ) SATES It Hurts/Kissin-Elvis Presley (RCA) Ronnie-Four Seasons (Phi) CALLS Can’t Buy Me Love-Beatles (Cap) My Girl Sloopy-Vibrations (Atl) COMER Gonna Get Along-Skeeter Davis (RCA) JIM DAVENPORT WFOM MARIETTA GEORGIA DEAN GRIFFITH WPGC WASHINGTON DC Gonna Get Along-Tracey Dey (Amy) PICKS Romeo And Juliet-Reflections (GW) Kissin Cousins-Elvis Presley (RCA) SATES Love Me Do-Beatles (Tol) P S I Love You-Beatles (VJ) CALTS Roll Over Beethoven-Beatles (Cap) Chapel Of Love-Dixie Cups (RR) COMER Wonder Of You-Ray Peterson (RCA) REVIEW AND COMMENT Your best programming guide today is the telephone request. Run phone polls during the housewife hours as well as in the teen segments. It’ll pay off. The big portion of the pop record dollar is going toward Beatle, Dave Clark Five and Elvis product. Not all, but a big share. Country sales are down, way down. R & B is strong and seems to be setting the pace for tomorrow’s trend. If there is a local R & B station, I suggest you follow their programming closely. Tie all of the above together and you’ll make a minimum of mistakes. W e ’ve tried to tell you before that when the music business slows down, and it’s moving at a low level now, it’s hard to tell the hits from the non-hits. New product for the most part is weak. Weaker than five or six weeks ago. Most labels are either holding up strong new sides or just don’t know in which direction to move. Makes it tough for programming, when you're accustomed to selecting the cream. Now's the time to make certain you count on more than music to hold an audience. Because if you don’t, you'll be losing to the 'good' music and network or R & B stations until the situation is clear. I ’m dead serious. If the calibre of product of top forty type programming were to remain at today's level, we could be in for a major shift in top forty or m o d e m music broad­ casting. Monday, April 20, 1964 -3- Number Fifty Two JAVA JONES - Donna Lynn (Capitol) So far it's mostly a turntable item. At this point, it doesn’t look like a winner, but you won’t hurt yourself by programming it. NOT FADE AWAY - Rolling Stones (London) #19 at WFUN-Miami. Some activity in Tennessee. Somewhat lighter reports on the Dick & Dee Dee Version. I DON’T WANT TO EE HURT ANYMORE - Nat King Cole (Capitol) A smash in New Orleans. Give it time and it’ll smash everywhere in the South. WHAT’S THE MATTER WITH YOU BABY - Mary Wells & Marvin Gaye (Motown) Could do for them ■what "Gonna Work Out Fine" did for Ike & Tina. Top effort. DIXIE ROUND-UP MEL MIXON WBYG SAVANNAH GEORGIA TOMMY WALKER WKIX RALEIGH NC Wonderful Night Out-Jack Scott (Gro) PICKS Chapel of Love-Dixie Cups (RR) Suspicion-Terry Stafford (Cru) SALES Twist And Shout-Beatles (Tol) Bits And Pieces-Dave Clark Five (Epi) CALLS Romeo And Juliet-Reflections (GW) It’s Over-Roy Orbison (Mon) COMER Today-New Christy Minstrels (Col) BOB BAKER WNOX KNOXVILLE TENNESSEE GLEN POWERS WSGN BIRMINGHAM ALABAMA The Lonely One-Cliff Richard (Epi) PICKS Soul Hootenanny-Gene Chandler (Con) Suspicion-Terry Stafford (Cru) SALES Can’t Buy Me Love-Beatles (Cap) Louie Louie-Beach Boys (Cap-LP) CALLS Romeo And Juliet-Reflections (GW) Bad To Me-Billy J Kramer (imp) COMER It’s Over-Roy Orbison (Mon) CHUCK CORE WSRC DURHAM NC LARRY HART KOTN PINE BLUFF ARKANSAS Goodbye Baby-Solomon Burke (Atl) PICKS Walk On By-Dionne Warwick (See) The Things You Do-Temptations (Gor) SALES Do You Wanna-Beatles (VJ) Goodbye Baby-Solomon Burke (Atl) CALLS Romeo And Juliet-Reflections (GW) Little Girl Lost-Maxine Brown (Wan) COMER Ebb Tide-Lenny Welch (Cad) DICK REUS WDXY SUMTER SC RON BRANDON WMOC CHATTANOOGA TENNESSEE Chapel Of Love-Dixie Cups (RR) PICKS No Choice Do You Wanna-Beatles (VJ) SALES Suspicion-Terry Stafford (Cru) Suspicion-Terry Stafford (Cru) CALLS Suspicion-Terry Stafford (cru) Forever-Pete Drake (Sma) COMER Goodbye Baby-Solomon Burke (Atl) DICK WILSON WHOO ORLANDO FLORIDA GEORGE KLEIN WHBQ MEMPHIS TENNESSEE I ’ll Find You-Valerie & Nick (Glo) PICKS Louie Go Home-Paul Revere (Col) Can’t Buy Me Love-Beatles (Cap) SALES Suspicion-Terry Stafford (Cru) Romeo And Juliet-Reflections (GW) CALLS Kiss Me Quick-Elvis Presley (RCA) Gonna Get Along-Tracey Dey (Amy) COMER What’d I Say-Elvis Presley (RCA) DAVE LOYD WJHO OPELIKA ALABAMA SCOOP JOHNSON WPCC CLINTON SC Guy A Tiger-Jody Miller (Cap) PICKS Take Me As I Am-L C Cooke (SAR) A i n ’t Nothing-Bobby Bland (Duk) SALES Suspicion-Terry Stafford (Cru) Shoop Shoop Song-Betty Everett (VJ) CALLS Suspicion-Terry Stafford (Cru) Gonna Get Along-Skeeter Davis (RCA) COMER Unbreakable Love-Mary Johnson (UA) TOMMY WYCHE WCNF WELDON NC CREED CROWDER WMTS MURFREESBORO TENN Sweets For My Sweet-Searchers (Mer) PICKS The Very Thought-Rick Nelson (Dec) Suspicion-Terry Stafford (Cru) SALES Can’t Buy Me Love-Beatles (Cap) Shangri La-Dana & Maxwell (Del-Dec) CALLS Boys-Beatles (VJ) Gonna Get Along-Skeeter Davis (RCA) COMER Not Fade Away-Rolling Stones (Lon) MORE REVIEW COMMENT BAD TO ME - Billy J Kramer (imperial) Top hit at WNOX-Knoxville and WQXI-Atlanta. Forget the flip for now. I t ’ll get its chance later. This will win for you, only if you play it. Paul McCartney and John Lennon wrote it. Say the magic names when you play it and you’re home free. WHO’S THAT LADY - Isley Brothers (UA) Both Hot Scott and Burke Johnson think this can go. VTVA LAS VEGAS - Elvis Presley (RCA) Label will get it to you before the first of May. Top ten in England. Top request at WFUN, WHBQ and WQXI. Flip side is getting more calls in Memphis, "What’d I Say." COLD AT NIGHT - Nita Hill (Circle) Have a funny feeling this older side could go, if it were given some strong play. #17 for Ron Fuller. LONG TALL SHORTY - Tommy Tucker (Checker) His second smashi Nuff said! TODAY - New Christy Minstrels (Columbia) Coming up strong in Raleigh. It’ll take patience. Your patience will pay off. SHY ONE - Shirley Ell is (Congress) Off and climbing into the charts in Washington. For the long pull, it has a great chance. Monday, April 20, 1964 -4- Number Fifty Two YESTERDAY'S GONE - Overlanders (Hickory) Bill Scott and several others pick this to climb. Good clean sound that may go. I ’m not that sold on it, but it was the second most picked side in Dixie last week. And that impresses me. LET THEM TALK - Mitty Collier (Chess) If I could tip you to just one hot side to play that you’re not playing, then this would be it. Was top five in Atlanta due to the efforts of WAOK. They made a believer out of me. SHENANDOAH - Goldebriar Singers (Epic) Single from the LP. Welcome change of pace. Activity in Georgia and Florida. LOVE ME WITH ALL YOUR HEART - Ray Charles Singers (Command) I thought the song had it months ago -when we reviewed the Steve Allen and Hermanes Riguel records. But this is doing what those didn't. Selling! SOUL HOOTENANNY - Gene Chandler (Constellation) At this stage it’s still an inbetween item. Not a hit and not a bomb. THE VERY THOUGHT OF YOU - Rick Nelson (Decca) Everyone should have this by now. A strong pick hit! SECURITY - Otis Redding (Volt) From his album. It’ll be out as a single in about ten days. Credit Billy Gene-WAUG for being first to expose it. A LOVER’S BLUES - Margie Hendrix (TRC) Top grade R & B material that could go pop after it’s off the ground. ALBUM PROGRAMMING SHUT DOWN VOL 2 - Beach Boys (Capitol) There’s a good chance that nothing from this one will be used as part of their next single. So, don’t extend yourself too far with any one side from it. Top requests for "Louie Louie" at WNOX-Knoxville. "Cassius Love vs Sonny Wilson" is making noise at WFUN-Miami. "Don’t Worry Baby" would be the side, if the label does pull one out. PRESENTING THE TAMS (ABC) Generally a weak entry, but it does contain two sides that re­ quire your attention. BEST: "Dancing Mood". FAIR: "It’s All Right." BARBARA LEWIS SINGS THE GREAT SOUL TUNES (Atlantic) Be a hero! Her next hit could come from this one. "Puppy Love" came from an album that died on the distributors shelves, until some enterprising young man up North gave it some spins. And the number wound up being a smash in Dixie, but so so up there. BEST: "Please Please Please." MONDO CANE § 2 - Kai Winding (Verve) He appears determined to stay with this sound until he comes up with another hit. A couple of numbers in this album appear stronger than the title song. BEST: "Till." The following albums have been previously reviewed. Consult back issues for BEST, GOOD and FAIR selections. The listing does not reflect the popularity or newness of the album. A great percentage of today’s long play albums give birth to bit hit singles. FOREVER-Pete Drake (Sma) THE EXCITING LIVERPOOL SOUND (Col) BEATLES SECOND ALBUM (Cap) MEET THE BEATLES (Cap) INTRODUCING THE BEATLES (VJ) THE DAVE CLARK FIVE (Epi) BELAFONTE AT THE GREEK THEATER (RCA) TRINI LOPEZ ON THE MOVE (Rep) GOLDEN HITS OF THE GROUPS-Platters (Mer) AIN’T THAT GOOD NEWS-Sam Cooke (RCA) MEET THE TEMPTATIONS (Gor) HER JOY HER SONGS-The Singing Nun (Phi) NEWS AND NOTES Our newest correspondent is Woody Wilden-WCOS. He’ll keep us posted on activity from Columbia....South Carolina’s largest market. Bill Scott-KEEL will be doing a TV dance show this summer in Shreveport. George Klein-WHBQ-Memphis can use some flim clips for his TV shot. Pat Hughes-WQXI-Atlanta set to break the local deejay stay awake mark. Beatles are set for Baltimore Sept. 13th. For WTIX on the l6th in New Orleans. Dallas on the l8th and for KILT-Houston the next night. They’ll play Montgomery and Jacksonville earlier on their tour. The Florida date (WAPE) is for a flat $50,000. WMTS is now 5,000 watts in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. SMS is one year old this week.

PAUL DREW