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OCTOBER, 1965 PRICE $2.00

The World of

The lore of ll ie country field; its color and history; its writers and artists; its place in the world of

niusi . yesterday. today and tomor- row.

BILLBOARD, Vol. 77, No. 44, October 30, 1965.

Copyright © 1965 by the Billboard Publishing Company, 2160 Patterson Street, , Ohio 45214. Single copy $2.00.

At no time since its beginning

has the influence and universal appeal of Country music

been felt as deeply and emotionally as today.

BMI, first to give Country writers a chance to share

in the economic rewards of their talent,

ùs deeply proud that most of the Country music heard

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of all music, certain they will continue

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14 The World of Country Music Billboard 1933 Purchases 98c Ukulele from Mail Order House 1937-40 On Radio Stations i with Celebrating 32 years 1940 Joins Gene Autry on CBS and Movies in Country and 1940 Signs with 1945 Hits best seller .ists and Billboard Western Music Charts 1949 Forms RED RIVER SONGS music publishing firm 1953 Joins TV show OHNNY 1958 Leaves Columbia after 18 years 1960 Records "" 1962 Signs with Starday BOND 1964 (Nov.) Records "TEN LITTLE BOTTLES" live at DJ convention 1965 Bottles becomes best seller and hits + 1 spot

THE LEWIS FAMILY

PEE WEE KING "MR. SHOWMANSHIP" Thanks to y'all. Sorry to have to miss being with you. Happy Anniversary and JIMMY Convention! Amrtfuntir county group st( r¡md In the FAIRS »nu..sir SKINNER finist traditions of the AUDITO- RIUMS Country & lVr.strrtl field. PARKS CLUBS Since 1947 CIVIC One of the Great Names DANCES In Country Music

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The World of Country Music Billboard 15 CET THE MOST ED COUNTRY A N D WESTERN STARS ON SMASHRECORDS

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Published by CONTENTS The Billboard Publishing Company 2160 Patterson St., Cincinnati, O. 45214 Tel.: 381-6450 Publisher CMA HALL OF FAME NOMINEES Hal B. Cook ... New York Office the Future Hold? 108 SERIES What Does Editorial Office 114 165 W. 46th St., New York, N. Y. 10036 Roger Miller 23 Area Code 212, PL 7-2800 Country Broadcasting for City BILLBOARD NEWYORK Cable: Boudleaux Bryant 26 People 116 Editor -in -Chief Lee Zhito Editors Paul Ackerman, -Don 28 Jack Leotz 120 Aaron Sternfield in Nashville 122 Bill Anderson 36 A Tree Grows Department Editors, New York Country Sound Heard Throughout Music Editor Paul Ackerman 36 124 Associate Editor Mike Gross the World Chief Copy Editor Robert Sobel 38 134 Radio-TV Programming ....Claude R. Hell Nashville Music Firms Diversify .. Department Editors, Chicago 38 Starday Keeps Pace With Country Audio -Video, Coin Machines Editor. Ray Brack Music Growth 136 Wayne P. Walker 40 U. S. Editorial Offices Jimmy Dean Show 140 Cincinnati, Exec. News Editor Wm. J. Sachs Johnny Cash 40 Chicago, Midwest Editor Ray Brack Washington Bureau Chief ..Mildred Hell 42 Nashville News Editor ..Elton Whisenhunt , W. Coast News ..Eliot Tiegel 42 COUNTRY MUSIC DISCOGRAPHY Contributing Editor David Lachenbruch 1965 145 Special Projects Division 46 Top Singles of General Manager Andrew J. Csida LP's 1965 146 Director, Reviews and Charts ....Don Ovens Vaughn Horton 46 Top of Manager, Record Market Research Sid Horowitz Top Singles of 1964 146 Manager, Charts Laurie Schenker Supervisor, Print Services ....Bill Courtney Top LP's of 1964 1418 HISTORICAL Production Department, New York Artist Discography (Singles) 148 Art Director Lee Lebowitz SECTION Artist Discography (LP's) 154 General Advertising Office, N. Y. Director of Sales .. Denis Hyland Label Discography (Singles) 152 Promotion Director Geraldine Platt Grand Ole Opry 50 Midwest Music Sales Richard Wilson Label Discography (LP's) 150 West Coast Gen. Mgr. Bill Wardlow The Carter Family 58 Nashville Gen. Mgr. Mark -Clark Bates Publisher Discography 156 Coin Machine Adv., Chicago Bob Gilmore 66 Coin Machine Ad. Mgr. ....Richard Wilson 68 WORLD Circulation Sales, New York WHO'S WHO IN THE Circulation Manager Milton Gorbulew 63 MUSIC Subscription Fulfillment Dee Kilpatrick 70 OF COUNTRY Send Form 3579 to 2160 Patterson St., Cincinnati, O. 45214 Mel Foree 72 Top Country Artists 163 Fulfilment Manager Joseph Pace Top Country Writers 168 Johnny Bond 74 U. S. Branch Offices Booking Agents and Talent Chicago, III. 60601, 188 W. Randolph Duets 95 Area Code 312, CE 6-9818 Roy Acuff Country Managers 166 Hollywood, Calif. 90028, 1520 N. Gower Area Code 213, HO 9-5831 100 A&R Directors 182 Nashville, Tenn. 37203, 226 Capitol Blvd. 104 Publishers 170 Area Code 615, 244-1836 Minnie Pearl International Office European Office ..Andre de Vekey, Dir 15 Hanover Square, London W.1 HYde Park 3659 Cable: Billboard London Subscription rates payable in advance. The third annual World of Country Music is a team One year, $20 in U. S. A. (except Alaska. Hawaii and Puerto Rico) and Canada, or effort of The Billboard's editorial and research $45 by airmail. Rates in other foreign countries on request. Subscribers when The editorial concept was developed by Paul requesting change of address should give staffs. old as well as new address. Published weekly. Second-class postage paid at Ackerman, working with Elton Whisenhunt, Claude New York, N. Y., and at additional mail- ing offices. Copyright 1965 by The Hall and Aaron Sternfield. Billboard Publishing Company. The com- pany also publishes Vend, the semi- monthly magazine of automatic vending: and production were handled by Lee Lebowitz. one year, $7 in U. S. A. and Canada; Art Amusement Business, the weekly maga- zine of amusement management: one year, $10; High Fidelity, the magazine The Billboard thanks the entire world of country for music listeners: one year, $7; Ameri- can Artist: one year, $7; Modern Photog- music for its co-operation. raphy, $5, and the Carnegie Hall Pro- gram. Postmaster, please send Form 3579 to Billboard, 2160 Patterson St., Cincinnati, O. 45214. 19 Vol. 77 No. 43 9ivat (Signed) Hal B. Cook, Publisher

Cover Photo Courtesy Columbia Records. The World of Country Music Billboard 17 Out of this world of country music on MGM Records come Hank Williams, Hank Williams, Jr. Roy Orbison Stieb Wooley and a great soundtrack!

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The Work] of Country Music Billboard 19 YESTERDAY, TODAY AND TOMORROW "C&W Is Not Where It Was Born, But Where It Has Gone"

By PAUL ACKERMAN the information that Curless started at 16 years of Country music is undergoing a period of rapid age on WARE, Ware, Mass. expansion with regard to marketing and influence and What is happening in this section of the country a period of change with respect to musical values. was amplified by Fulkerson thus: "In Maine and We are all familiar with many of the reasons for throughout New England, the grange halls have coun- this expansion-notably the improvement in communi- try music shows almost every Saturday night. The cation, particularly radio and TV, so that the great country music tradition here is strong, and it extends body of talent writers and artists could be seen and into Canada. There you also have the quadrille and heard in areas other than their native Southland. We the Square dance-reflecting the French tradition. can also take cognizance of the efforts of the perform- These Northern people love the real country idiom; ance rights societies, notably BMI, in recognizing they love the , and their music is authentic country music and encouraging it. country. There are big clubs in Montreal, such as the In addition to the aforementioned well-known Monterey, which feature country music." factors accounting for the growth of the medium, we As country music spreads, it increasingly influences would also like to spell out several of the lesser -known the mainstream of pop music; and, in turn, it is influ- ones. These have to do with shifting economic and enced by pop and other musical strains. Too, the sociological developments. A keen observer of this musicianship of what might be called the hard core of scene is Chuck Chellman, vice-president of marketing the country field becomes better and better, as is only for . Chellman, in commenting on natural. These several developments-better musician- the fact that c&w is big business in the Midwest, notably ship and the influencing of one type of music by an- Cleveland, Detroit, Pittsburgh and Chicago, said: "In other-has resulted in what we now call "modern a sense, c&w is not where it was born, but where it country"-a product which may be relatively sophis- has gone." ticated musically. This sophistication may be apparent In the past 20 years, as Chellman notes, there have not only at the writing-or composition-level, but occurred extensive migratory movements of Southern also at the performance level; for just as the musician- coal miners and farmers. The small coal and farm are ship and writing ability improve, so does the ability becoming symbols of the past, and the people who of the artists. operated them have gone to greener pastures and have Thus it is that the simple, restricted definition of helped provide a favorable climate for c&w in large what is country music no longer applies. It used to be metropolitan or urban segments of the nation. In addi- said-and correctly-that country music, as differ- tion to this favorable climate-the large industrial cen- entiated from pop music, is more honest, more earthy ters possess purchasing power, and this is a good and more sincere. augury for continued c&w activity in these areas. That definition was true. Today the definition is Automation, Chellman has noted, has aided the still correct in a narrow way. The themes, or subject migratory movements by having an important effect matter, of many of the greatest of today's country on small tobacco and other types of farms. songs are honest, earthy and sincere. These qualities Thus, one might say, Nashville is the heart of the remain part and parcel of the flavor and nature of country field-but the arteries are indeed far-flung, country material-but to this definition of country extending all over the nation and, in fact, all over the material we must also add-in order to properly de- world. fine modern country-the qualities of great arrange- Hal Neely, vice-president of Starday Records, notes ments, more skillful performance, a wider range of that in addition to the Midwest, other developing c&w instrumentation: in brief, greater songwriting craft, markets are Pittsburgh and the North Central States, greater musicianship, greater performance values. such as Indiana, Ohio and Michigan. In recent months In view of these new influences affecting the coun- such outlets as WJRZ, Newark, have brought the c&w try field-as spelled out in what we call "modern idiom right into the New York market. country," we must face the fact that there is a modicum In the Northeast section of the American continent, of truth in allegations that country music is no longer including Maine and its adjacent States and reaching a pure form. into Canada, the country music tradition is a strong To which we answer that no musical form remains one-and is developing. As an instance of its recent static. To remain static is to retrogress. To go forward manifestation, we may point to the success of Dick and absorb influences is the way to progress, both Curless, whose Tower Record disk of "A Tombstone artistically and economically. To do this-to be mod- Every Mile" racked up enviable sales. Tower bought ern while still retaining the great traditional values of this master from Allagash Records, Inc., operated by the pure school of country music-is the challenge of Curless and Daniel B. Fulkerson. Fulkerson relays today and the future. 20 The World of Country Music Billboard Prbabty, the rre hi pertil :it thin about Nunn Eingers i5 th i ir$Î they if ake d they awe make it en a &Ibsen,

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The World of Country Music Billboard 21 Great V "0- Jai 1 1 ' L ' lJlJÿ/ ,t a 1 MI NIN .+ 1 1 1 r1 Ìr 1'r T r i't Writer Tradition Lives in C&W Music

The basis of the music business is the song; thus it is truly said that the most important creative force in the entire industry is the writer. Without creative writers there would be a dearth of good songs and good records. In the country field, fortunately, the tradition of great writers persists. That is one of the key reasons why the country field prospers; why it reaches out into new areas where it attracts ever greater audiences. In this series a sampling of noted writers talk about their craft-about the art of writing songs. The interviews, conducted by Billboard staff men-were carried out with a view to- wards presenting to the reader, perhaps the budding songwriter-an analysis of creative methods: how the writer works; what are his sources of inspiration; what is his background, and how that background relates to his song product. In these interviews, too, the writers present their ideas on song quality today as compared to songs of yesterday. We regret that space does not permit the inclusion of all the great country writers. I the same breath we can say we are proud of the representative selection herewith presented. In future issues of The World of Country Music we intend to continue this examination of the writer's art.

22 The World of Country Music Billboard ROGER MILLER

"Humor is the shock absorber."

By PAUL ACKERMAN "1 had the songwriting bug at the age of five ... and my mind became a net which would catch phrases to be used in the songwriter's art." This speaker is Roger Miller, win- ner of no less than five NARAS awards this past year. Roger is con- sidered by many a latter-day version of Hank Williams. Like Williams, Miller is a writer -artist, and he has excelled in both capacities. Key influences in the development of Miller as a creative artist were Williams and Will Rogers, the great commentator and homespun philoso- pher of the 1920's and 30's. Both men were Miller's idols. "Will Rogers," Miller says, "was completely himself. He was interested in politics, and he had a great vein of humor." Miller notes that the career of Rogers "showed that a country boy could also be worldly"; and from the philosophy of Rogers, the songwriter came to realize the value of a sense of humor in songwriting. "Humor," says Miller, "is the shock absorber." Regarding today's songs, Miller said: "This is the age of realism, and there is plenty of good material being cre- ated by many people, ranging from to country -oriented writers." Miller added that "pop means popular ... and today's coun- try music is popular in that it appeals to mass audiences." Television, Miller feels, has made a big influence in making country music and writer artists an important in- 3EK,3E3NrClir - fluence in pop music. The noted writer -artist then astutely pointed out: "Music-and how you categorize it- C>3P1 9E/9E3E30 is a matter of presentation. Hank Williams as an artist appealed to the country field, but his songs are really CYZXX3 these songs ultimately 3Ft of all types, and appealed to all types of performers His Patron Saints Are Hank Williams and Will Rogers and audiences; these songs created an awareness of the true value of country material." The World of Country Music Billboard 23 With regard to the actual process of songwriting, Miller said: "Creative writing, to me, is a matter of allowing your imagination free rein. One absorbs impulses and impressions, and

the mind fastens upon phrases . . and we create situations, much as a fiction writer does. If you have the song idea clearly in your mind, the actual writing can be done rapidly. Sometimes, I carry an idea around in my mind for some time." Miller added that "King of the Road," one of his giant hits, first occurred to him as a song idea when he saw the phrase, "Trailer for sale GREAT or rent" on the side of a barn. The song opens with those words. WESTERN "Sometimes a single phrase is the ASSOCIATES catalyst, and the words flow," he 1737 N. Western Ave. added, "and I began to wonder how Hollywood, a cheap hotel room might be." All these images, of course, are in "King "We Build Images" of the Road." Miller says that the song is the PAT SHIELDS basis of the music business; that everything follows from it; and one who aspires to be a songwriter must be truly dedicated-just as the true actor is dedicated. The conversation shifted once again to Hank Williams, and Miller dis- cussed what are considered some of the lesser-known, but great, sides re- corded by Williams. Miller at this point reached for his guitar and gave The an impromptu performance of "Win- dow Shopping," "I'm Sorry For You, tandel Co. Presents My Friend" and "I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry." The last song, Miller THE NEW SOLID STATE CONSOLE MODEL stated, is poetry. He continued: "The seed-the desire to be a writer-is something innate; you are born with it; you have it or you do not." Miller added that he came from a non-musical family; that he was born in Fort Worth, Tex., and the wish to be a songwriter "grabbed me when I was a child." Of all his hits, Miller said that he took most pride in "King of the Road" (and next to that, "") with regard to creativeness and good examples of the songwriter's art. "But I'll never be satisfied with my

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"Pop music today has more facets "Nevertheless," he said, "there still on American music by bellydancers, and aspects than ever before; it is in- exists the old traditional type of coun- musical talent in Turkish coffee fluenced not only by the various try ... we are close to the hub of it houses, the music of the Moors and strains of American music, but also by here." other ancient Mediterranean peoples. the musical cultures of other nations; Bryant also noted that most of the "Some Asian and pop music is also influenced by music," Bryant added, writers in Nashville are professionals. "is akin the electronic aids and technology that to our country music; and this With regard to the actual creative music augment it and add color." could influence us and vice process of songwriting, he said, "I versa." This is the view of Boudleaux Bry- write some songs very rapidly. On the ant, noted songwriter who has had in- Felice Bryant, when writing a song other hand, there are some to which I by herself, numerable hits in both the pop and return intermittently-perhaps does the words and music month simultaneously. She says: country fields-many of them written after month." "E v e n in collaboration with his wife, Felice. speech or conversation has a musical The creation Bryant added that the development of a song, he added, value." "is often a combination of music to its present form, wherein of enjoyment The Bryants live in a and reward." beautiful log it mirrors so many different cultures, house, overlooking H i c k or y Lake. has been enhanced by the improve- Bryant fell into songwriting natural- Their interests are very broad. Boud- ment in communications: ease of travel, ly. He studied fiddle for 12 years and leaux, who years ago played fiddle television and radio and newspapers- played that long professionally. with a gypsy group in Chicago, now all have played a part. When he writes his songs, or his takes pride in his Santa Gertrudis "Country music," he noted, "has instrumentals (of which he writes cattle. Felice shares this interest with undergone a change. Today's country many), he acutally writes them. Some him, and both are extremely knowl- music is not the old country music; writers, of course, sing their material edgeable in the lore of the King Ranch today's chord progressions are more into a tape recorder, but not Bryant. in Texas, which developed this breed sophisticated, and in a general musical "A song," he says, "starts in the mind; of livestock. But they never get too sense the country field has progressed then, an instrument, such as a guitar far from the music scene, and one of considerably." or piano can help you crystallize it." their recent discoveries is Bobby Ca- The writer added that "Change is a At this point the Bryants discussed vazos, a division foreman with the law of being, and music is an aspect the use of the minor modes and specu- King Ranch, who has the true "Tex- of life and being and must change too. lated on the exotic influences exerted Mex" sound. 26 The World of Country Music Billboard HAL SMITH ARTIST BUREAU

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mother was the only one who sang. he can compose. After he has a title Anderson Draws "When I get the idea for a song, I which strikes him as good, he begins write the lyric first. The melody sort thinking for lyrics that will fit. Song Ideas of falls in place. It comes to my "I write a few words and play the mind as I write the words. I use guitar," Ashworth said. "The melody the guitar some to play chords as I kind of flows with the words. I sing From Life compose. I'm not a musician and I the words and melody and change can't read music. When I have fin- them till they fit the meter. ished eight or 10 songs, I record "I write in spurts. For several them on tape with guitar and take weeks when an idea strikes me for a them to the publishing company. They title, I'll write it on a piece of paper have a musician make up a lead and keep it. When I need some new sheet on each. material, I sit down to compose "I think the lyric is more important several songs at one sitting. in country songs then melody. To me, "I don't use any of the titles I've the lyric suggests the melody. For collected unless they hit me as good. example, if the lyric is happy and Then I work on it. It will usually carefree, the melody will be that way. take me from 30 minutes to an hour I've written songs in 15 to 20 minutes. to write a song. I don't read or write Others have taken longer. Some won't music. When I finish some songs, I jell right away and take months. If put them on tape and take them to I write six a month, I feel I've done Acuff -Rose. They have lead sheets as good a job as I can do. made up when a song is recorded. "I think country music has ele- A song is not any good unless it BILL ANDERSON-"Could the same God who made vated itself in recent years. One big is recorded. the stars have made these city lights?" step was to eliminate the word 'hill- "My first songs were recorded by Bill Anderson, at 27, one of the billy,' which has a bad connotation. Jimmy Dickens, Carl Smith, Johnny top country composers in the business Country music fans are more selective Horton. This opened the door for me. with Billboard Writer of the Year and demanding now and songwriters Then other big artists began recording awards in 1963 and 1964 and 23 can't write 'the moon is blue, I love my songs. BMI awards, usually writes from an you' any more. The fan is more edu- "I get ideas for songs in different idea. He said: cated today. ways. Sometimes an idea just pops in- "You have to find a different way "One of the influences I see in to mind. Sometimes an idea or title of saying a girl jilted a guy and I'm country music in 1965 is the truck comes from something I read in the crying my eyes out over you, little driver. There are so many trucks on paper or in a book or something I darling. About 65 to 70 per cent of the road now. There have been sev- heard someone say. country music songs are about love or eral truck driving songs recently which "My best song, 'That's How Much broken love affairs. Country music have been hits, such as 'Widow Mak- I Care,' came from something my wife is emotional and there are a limited er,"`' and said. I was in a room writing sad number of emotions you can draw 'Truck Driving Man.' I think there songs and Betty came to the door and from. will be more." said, 'Why don't you write some hap- "I get my ideas for songs from all py songs.' I said, 'Like what?' She sorts of places. Some of my best have said, 'Like how much I love you or been from real life experiences. I also Ashworth Belongs how much I do for you.' The idea get ideas from billboards on the high- hit me for 'That's How Much I ways, what people say on radio, TV To Care.' and in conversation. I got the idea for "Title" School "1 got the idea for 'King of the 'City Lights' in 1957 while standing Blues' one afternoon at home. I was on the roof of a hotel where I lived Of Writing playing my guitar and just kidding in Commerce, Ga., while attending around. Suddenly the title 'King of the the University of Georgia and work- Blues' flashed in my mind. I thought ing afternoons as a disk jockey at it was a good title and sat down and Station WJJC. wrote the song. "I saw the lights flashing 'beer' and "I've written about 150 songs, of 'tavern' and looked up at the awesome which about 30 have been recorded. beauty of the stars. The thought came More are being recorded all along. My to my mind, 'Could the same God as a performer, however, who made the stars have made these have been with songs written by some- city lights?' body else. John Loudermilk wrote "I got the idea for 'Mama Sang a ',' which Song' one day in 1962 here in Nash- was my big hit in 1963. It was on the ville while talking to a friend. Some- charts 36 weeks and got me on the thing that was said reminded me of 'Grand 01e Opry' last year. the time when I was a child in church "My biggest record this year, 'The one Sunday at Decatur, Ga. I was in DJ Cried,' was written by a secretary a front section with some friends. here in Nashville. I wrote the other My mother was in the balcony. The ERNEST ASHWORTH-"The melody kind of flows with side, 'Scene of Destruction,' about a the words." choir director had different groups broken love affair. sing parts of the hymn, 'Brighten the Ernest Ashworth is a coming com- "I don't think the songs of today Corner Where You Are.' When he poser of the "title" school of writing. are necessarily better than those of called on the balcony group to sing, He must have a title in mind before the past. Some are. 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some mighty good songs 10, 15 and wrote it down. But the rest of the wanting to be a singer. Everybody 20 years ago. I think the songwriters song wouldn't come. Some months told him he had to have his own of today are generally better because later (head of Decca's songs, so he went home to Pahokee, competition is so much greater than Nashville operation) called and said Fla., and wrote some. Just like that. in those days. If a person is to be was coming to Nashville to Since then, 400 of his songs have successful in this business today, he record and asked if I had anything for been recorded. Many have been hits. has to produce good songs." him. I said no. "1 try to write about current events, "A few nights later I woke up in not the same old 'I love you' bit," said the middle of the night and all three Tillis. "For example, `Detroit City' verses of `Funny Way of Laughin" is about transients from the South Cochran Writes were in my mind. I woke my wife and who went to Detroit to work in fac- sung them to her. She wrote the words tories but it's not the Utopia they By Inspiration down. When Burl Ives came in a expected. They get homesick and want week later, I sang it to him and he to go home. said, `That's it.' " " `Mr. Drop -Out' is about a high Alone Cochran believes country music is school drop -out. `State -Side' is about like the baby "that just grew. It is no a GI overseas who longs to come longer country as such. It is bigger home. I use my guitar to play chords and better. People are beginning to as I write. I don't read music. I try notice it. Big stars such as Dean Mar- to write a verse first, then get a tin, and are melody to fit the words. Or I might recording country music. get a melody in my mind and try to "Records today are better than they make words fit it. It's a trial and used to be. They have broader appeal. error system. When the song sounds There have also been many technical right, I feel it. It's an instinctive advances. For a pure country record thing. which has no chance of going pop, "It doesn't take me long to write a 50,000 would be a good sale. But a song-most of my good ones were country -pop record can sell 200,000 written in 30 minutes. Some say it is to 300,000." inspiration, some say it is a gift, some Cochran, who has written between say it is mechanical. I don't know, 150 to 200 songs, doesn't read or I just do it. "I get my ideas mostly from seeing HANK don't seek write music. He is a performer as COCHRAN-"I consciously ideas. a sad situation. I wonder what would They just come to me." well as a composer but regards him- I self mainly as a composer. He is one happen to me if put myself in that person's position. I try to feel as they Hank Cochran is one of the few of those interesting persons who can remember several verses of a song feel. I like to write in the first per- country music composers active today son. For example, my idea for 'Wine' who writes by inspiration alone. That after it once flashes into his mind, but says he can't remember such came from thinking about defeated is, he does not work at composing. men who became winos. I also get The songs he writes just flash into things as his own phone number or the date he was married. ideas from reading, from TV, radio, his mind, he said. hearing conversations. Cochran, who has been writing less "I do a lot of thinking for song than five years, said most of his com- ideas in my car driving home from posing is done in his car driving home Tillis Songs the office. `Shanghaied,' which Burl from work in the afternoons. He finds Ives recorded in 1959, is an example. this atmosphere most conducive to the Times I was thinking for a song idea and receiving ideas, words, melodies which Chronicle the song 'Slow Boat to China' came sometimes dance around in his mind. to mind. "It is quiet, nothing is bothering me, "I got to thinking about China and I'm not worrying and my mind is Shanghai and remembered in a movie clear," he explained. I'd seen a guy in San Francisco get The biggest hit Cochran wrote, "A knocked on the head and put on a Tear," in 1962, was com- boat. My song is about a guy who posed in 15 minutes this way. "No- got shanghaied in San Francisco, put thing prompted the idea for it," he on a whaler and thrown off in Hong said. "It just came into my mind." Kong. Cochran said most of his songs are "I got the idea for 'I Ain't Never' written in about 15 minutes. on tour. I overheard a girl say to a He plays guitar and when a song guy, 'I ain't never seen nobody like comes into his mind, he remembers you.' the words until he can write them "I don't think the country music down on paper, then uses his guitar songs of today are better than those to sing the song on tape. The melody of the past. I think the older songs had come to him when the words did. MEL TILLIS-"It's a trial and error method." are better because the writers then "I don't consciously seek ideas," had the first chance to get the best Cochran said. "They just come to me. Mel Tillis is an "events" or "story" ideas. It has made us work harder I usually just wait till a song comes to songwriter, as opposed to the writer of today to come up with different ideas. mind. After I wrote 'A Little Bitty songs of love or shattered love affairs. We have to take the same themes and Tear,' the chorus for `Funny Way of An astonishing thing about Tillis is come up with something fresh and Laughin' ' came to my mind and I that he came to Nashville in 1955 new to tell it differently." 38 The World of Country Music Billboard There are 8 models of Goya steel string guitars available. For 1966, we are introducing the T-23 Country & Western shown above. The price will be $26357J- horse included.*

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ping of a story: 'My story begins "How do I write a song?" he re- Walker Works where most end-after the boy gets peated. "The same rules don't always the girl.' I thought, That's a good apply. Take the one I've just written, For Lyric First song title.' " 'Honey Dew.' I got the idea from Walker has composed about 1,000 June Carter's father (Ezra J. Carter). songs, of which more than 300 have He said to me, 'What could be sweet- been recorded. He has won 15 BMI er than honey dew on green leaves awards and is one of the top com- and trees in the forest?' posers in Nashville today. Since he "I borrowed two lines from Edna has such a large catalog built up, St. Vincent Millet and then wrote he said he doesn't work as hard at the lyrics. I write melody by fooling writing as he did formerly. He aver- around with the guitar. I get me a ages five to six songs a month now. 100 -year -old folk tune and do it my way. I He doesn't think country music Then put words to it." He picked up the today is better as a whole as in the typewritten lyrics of "Honey Dew," past but believes there is a different read part of them and said: style in writing which is setting a trend. "No drums, Light bass and tempo. Flat top guitar with thumb rather "A song today has to be better than pick. Then voices, but only the written to get recorded," he said. second half." "There are so many more writers than He read the rest of the lyrics and WAYNE P. WALKER-"Sometimes I sit with my gui- before. With competition, it's harder said: tar and strum, hoping an idea will come along." to get a hit. Some years back, all you "It will be pretty but not pretty had to do to have a hit was get a pretty. How did I write 'I Walk Wayne P. Walker, a native of the song recorded by Ernest Tubb, Webb Line?' There was no special inspira- Shreveport, La., who has been a full- Pierce or Red Foley. But now, there tion. I was in one of those $10,000 time composer since 1955, is the type are many artists on each label and GI houses in Memphis in 1955. 1 writer who works at it as a job. He intense competition. was a salesman for Home Equipment has no special inspiration, but gets "I think one of the greatest in- Co. I couldn't sell and hated selling. conscious ideas and stimuli as do most fluences in the industry today are teen- composers. "One day at home during the lunch agers. They've had a lot to do with break, I took out my sales order "I sometimes get an idea from a songs with a beat. Country music is book, turned it over and worte the story I've read, from a movie or TV, now done with a more modern sound first verse. I got the idea from the then work from that," Walker said. and artists who want a hit seek to Dale Carnegie course somebody was "Sometimes I sit with my guitar and appeal to teen-agers. This, in turn, has telling me about. They taught to keep strum, hoping an idea will come. But influenced the writing." your eyes open to grab onto some- for me, the best songs I've written thing good. are those I've had a definite idea to "I decided if I couldn't sell refrig- work from. erators I'd sell songs. With the Dale "I work for a lyric first. Usually Cash Gets Melody Carnegie idea, I decided to use the the melody comes along at the same the part about keeping your eyes open time. Sometimes when I'm working By Fooling Around and make a love -type song out of it. for a song, nothing will come. Other 'I keep my eyes wide open all the times, I'll write one in 10 to 15 min- time.' The first verse came easily. utes. I've still got some I can't finish. With Guitar "Then it was time for lunch. I Others have taken me months, off stuck the verse in my pocket and and on. later put it in a drawer in the bedroom. "If I get a song I'm not satisfied It laid there for weeks. I felt I had with, I put it aside and pick it up something good, because the words again a week or so later and work were basic. About four months later on it some more. I would say the I was in Gladewater, Tex., playing a average time for me to write one is show with . He was sing- an hour to an hour and a half. My ing some songs he had written and favorite way to write is to have a asked me if I had written any. definite title in mind, try to get the "I said, 'Yes, I just finished one.' lyrics and melody at the same time. He asked me to sing it. I told him "I got the idea for 'Are You Sin- I'd be back. I slipped off to a dressing cere,' the big hit of room in that high school and wrote 1958, one morning while trying to the other three verses. The words write a song. I thought of a friend came as fast as I could write them whose marriage was breaking up. I down. I had the melody in my mind. tried to visualize his state of mind But I don't consider it inspiration. and the thought came to me, 'Does JOHNNY CASH-"The same rules don't always apply." I believe inspiration is something she love him or not?' Then the lyrics divine." poured out. I had the song done in Johnny Cash, already a songwriting What do you consider your greatest less than 45 minutes. legend in country music after only a song? "1 got the idea for 'After the Boy decade of writing and performing, "." A pause, Gets the Girl' when I bought a 10 - fidgeted with his black vest in an then: "No. 'Pickin' Time.' Why? Be- cent comic book for one of my chil- upstairs office at the Columbia studios cause it expresses the feeling of the dren. I saw this caption at the begin - in Nashville. cotton farmer. It explains so plainly 40 The World of Country Music Billboard

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why he needs cotton so bad. Times are I always aim for, was this: originality not good but wait till cotton-pickin' and simplicity. MARIJOHN WILKIN time. I've got one shoe now, but at "I try to keep it simple and basic cotton-pickin' time I'll have two. I so anyone who can play guitar can WAITS FOR grew up in the near play and sing my songs. Most people Dyess, Ark." are not great musicians and I want Cash, a great talent, headed back the people to enjoy my songs. It's also THE IDEA to the studio to see if he could make important to the artist-he can learn "Honey Dew" sound like he had en- something simple in a few minutes. visioned it in his fertile mind. "The key song that taught me sim- plicity was the first big hit I had in 1959, 'Pick Me Up on Your Way Down,' which Charlie Walker re- HOWARD: corded on Columbia. We lived in Long Beach, Calif., then. (We didn't move to Nashville till the next year.) LYRIC IS 80% OF But this night my wife and I were at a nightclub listening to a country band. COUNTRY SONG At the next table a guy and his girl friend were in a little argument. She got up to leave and he said, 'Pick Me Up on Your Way Down.' "The idea hit me to write a song telling the story of a country boy MARIJOHN WILKIN-"Write what you feel. with a girl who wanted a lot Be com- more pletely uninhibited in what you say." than he could offer. Actually, I get ideas for songs any time doing almost Marijohn Wilkin, who moved to anything. I might get while one sitting Nashville from Tulsa seven years ago here talking to you. and has been a noted composer since, "In this business, part of your mind writes in several different ways. is always tuned into everything you In a way, she is of the Hank hear or read-you're always listening Cochran -Willie Nelson school of writ- for potential song ideas and titles. I ing in that she waits for an idea, got the idea for `Heartaches by the complete with words and music, to Number,' which was a big hit for pop into her mind. In this type of Ray Price in 1959, because of my composing, she doesn't consciously HARLAN HOWARD-"Lyrics are the most important." years in the service, where they do seek ideas. When the idea comes to her everything by the numbers. mind, it is usually with an opening Harlan Howard, 35, who doesn't "I try to go one step beyond an or closing line of the song and the read music and can't write a note on idea and make it into a love song melody comes with it. theme. I got the idea for the recent the scale but who has nonetheless These inspired lyrics and hit, ,' melodies turned out to be one of the top normally come when she gets up, when while reading a book titled `There Is writers of country songs in less than her mind is clear. The words and a River.' I thought, 'What a beautiful a decade, is a "lyric" type writer. melodies could stem from something title. It is poetic, almost biblical.' That is, he believes the lyric is 80 she has been "bugged" about. The "1 got to thinking about it and the per cent of theme the country song. He title 'Too Many Rivers' flashed of the song is a conscious mani- once thought of learning music, but festation of through my mind. It clicked. A boy previously conscious was afraid to because thoughts which it might make and girl break up and would like to have jelled in her un- him too "musically conscious." conscious mind. get back together but don't see how He learned to play guitar chords they can-too many harsh things have An example of this is Mrs. Wilkin's by ear while in the song, paratroopers in been said and done. There's too many "Hurtin' the Most." She was 1948-1951 and uses the guitar to rivers to cross." in a crowded club one night, noise, help compose the melody. Actually, Harlan, who has wanted since earli- laughter, the juke box music swirling he has the melody in mind generally est memory to be a songwriter, has around her. She was not particularly before he starts to get it down exactly, been writing them since 12, profession- happy but laughed with the rest. The he said, adding: came ally since 1957. After he finishes a thought to her, "When I'm "The lyrics are the most important. lyric and melody, he sings it into a laughing the loudest, I'm hurting the As I write them, I've got the melody tape recorder. A young man who most." Next morning, the complete kicking around in my mind. While knows music picks up his tapes and lyrics and melody to "Hurtin' the working on the lyrics, I play guitar makes lead sheets for him. Most" came to her. chords. When I'm finished with the Mrs. Wilkin has had her main suc- lyric and am satisfied with it, I play cess as a co -writer. This is also an it with guitar chords and sing the example of her versatility. She and words to see how I like it. If I like READ John D. Loudermilk were attempting it, good-it's finished. to compose one night. Loudermilk "If I don't like it, I work on other strummed his guitar, tried for an idea, chords and keys till I get it sounding BILLBOARD finally said, "I can't think of anything right. Actually, the most important to write." two things I learned in writing, espe- EVERY WEEK To which Mrs. Wilkin replied, cially in country music, which is what "Well, in that case I think we've met 42 The World of Country Music Billboard A Rich Heritage In The World Of Country Music

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our Waterloo." Whereupon, Louder- Although Willie Nelson is an ac- country music was confined to a small milk sang, "Waterloo, Waterloo." Mrs. complished musician, he doesn't use family. People are buying country Wilkin added, "Where will you meet his guitar in composing but usually music today and don't know they're your Waterloo." From that they com- "thinks" a song out entirely in his buying country music." posed "Waterloo," which was a pop mind before he even picks up his and country hit in 1959 and won instrument to hear how it sounds. BMI awards in both categories. Mrs. He's of the fast school of writing. Wilkin is co -recipient of eight BMI If he doesn't finish a song within Vaughn Horton awards. 10 to 30 minutes, he figures it's not very Mrs. Wilkin composes in still a good anyhow because it won't jell, and Recalls "Old Days" third way-she writes melody from forgets it. He usually works from an someone else's lyrics. idea, but doesn't consciously seek ideas. waits Of An example is "." He till one comes to him. Writing brought her the perfectly He does his composing while in the metered lyrics. She was immediately car traveling or in bed in early morn- struck by them. The melody poured ing. "If I get something that I think out. She didn't even make a lead sheet, is good, I will play it on the guitar to nor a tape. She sang it to Lefty Friz- see how it sounds," he said. "But zell, who grabbed it up, recorded it usually I have a song finished before and it was a hit. It has since been re- I pick up the guitar." corded by numerous artists and has Nelson's composing is spasmodic. become a favorite of folk singers. "I may compose three songs in a day and may not write another Mrs. Wilkin is a graduate of Har- for six months," he said. "I den -Simmons University, Abilene, Tex. average about 12 a year. I don't She majored in English. She learned push for an idea. If a song idea comes to me and stays piano as a child. She taught music in with me a few minutes, I a public school in Tulsa for several feel it's good and go ahead with it. If it VAUGHN HORTON, left, talks things over with his years before moving to Nashville. c&w buddies; left to right, Tex Ritter, Ted doesn't stay a few minutes, I don't. Daffan, Floyd Tillman and Roy Vaughn. She had composed before, but con- "I have no set pattern in writing. siders she really learned to after ar- Sometimes the melody comes first, "I believe the old riving in Nashville and becoming a writers had a but most of the time I work on lyrics better product generally than the writ- part of the . She con- first and then the melody. The lyrics ers of today . . . siders the most important thing she because in the old are the most important part of the days there were learned in composing was "to try fewer artists, and to country song and I won't sacrifice songs were quit hiding what you feel. Write what more carefully screened. words for melody. I'll change the So song you feel, be completely uninhibited a had to be good in order in phrasing of melody to fit the lyrics." to be recorded." what you say. Hide your emotions Nelson, 32, has won five and don't spill them to the world. But BMI This is the opinion of Vaughn Hor- awards. Some of his best hits were: ton, among whose song credits are you can't do that in writing country "Funny music." How Time Slips Away," "Mockin' Bird Hill," a big one for "Crazy," "Night Life," "My Own and , Peculiar Way," "," "Hello, and others; "Sugar Foot Rag," a Walls," and "Touch Me." Ideas for smash for Red Foley, and " Willie Nelson them just "came" to his mind. Fever," a good one for Little Jimmy Nelson believes country music is Dickens and a big duet record for better today than it used to be. "If Ernest Tubb and Foley. Belongs to Fast you listen to the lyrics of old country When Vaughn talks of the "old songs and try to write like that today, days," he specifies that he means it wouldn't go. It wouldn't be as com- up to the early 1950's. "This was School of Writing mercial. Country music has progressed, the era of such great writers as Pee as has everything else. Wee King, Redd Stewart, Hank Wil- "Country music people used to be liams, Floyd Tillman, , thought of as country bumpkins. and ." That's not true today. People who Vaughn adds: "I do not condemn like country music today include bank today's writers, for there are some presidents and college professors. To great ones. But the need for such impress these people you have to have a great quantity of songs for so many fairly intelligent lyrics. The music, artists will often make a man write lyrics and musicians in country music more than he ordinarily would. . . . are much better now than in the past. In other words, more songs than if he "I think the major influences in were writing by inspiration." country music in 1965 are the superior He also noted that "the technical artists, a&r men and musicians. Such end of the music business is so great men as Bill Pursell, and today . . . including engineering, Chet Atkins are combining their tal- sound and instrumentation . . . that ents with the better songs of our day, a mediocre song may become a big more progressive music, more chords, hit."

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Southern -Peer publishing company) for the country field." He added: "So you see, one really were born in a small coal mining Vaughn credits Paul Cohen with needs faith and dedication to put a town. being a very important influence on song over." "The population included people of his career. Cohen, now in charge of Vaughn, who plays guitar, many nationalities," Vaughn recalls. c&w for Kapp, was for years c&w and mandolin, came to New York "Our neighbors were Irish, English, head of Decca Records. Vaughn be- with his brother Roy to appear on the Scotch, Italian and Slovenian. We lieves Cohen gave to the country Rudy Vallee Fleischmann's Yeast played square dances for one group field in those pioneer years more program in 1935. This started the act and polkas for another . . . like than anyone else. on its radio career. `Charlie Was a Boxer,' which was a hit for Frank Yankovic, and 'Toolie It was on Coral Records, Decca's With regard to his songwriting craft Oolie Doolie.' " The latter was known subsidiary, that Vaughn started Vaughn says: "I am not a quickie as a Swiss polka and was a Hit Pa- "Mockin' Bird Hill." Of this song, writer generally, although I have writ- rade song when that program carried which sold over a million sheet copies, ten some songs to order. Usually, I the hits of the day. Vaughn lists Vaughn says: "I wrote it in 1949, but like to mull a song over, get down both of these as among his favorites, for a few years I could not get it to the basics. Then I will often put along with such of his other composi- recorded. Everyone turned it down. it away and return to it at a later it tions as "Choo Choo Ch' Boogie," Finally, I put my own group together date to give the finishing touches." "Tear Drops in My Heart," "Metro to record it. That was the start of Vaughn continues to write, a couple Polka" and "An Old Christmas Card." the Pinetoppers, and later we had of his recent entries being "Home He added: "As you see, I was born more hits on Coral. Finally Les Paul Sweet Homesick Blues," recorded by a country boy, in a town in the Al- and Mary Ford made `Mockin' Bird Elton Britt, and "Take Me Home," leghenies, and always had a feeling Hill.' " done by .

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The World of Country Music Billboard 49 Hal Durham and Grant Turner, take turns at the mike. world. In the past, other such big country music shows on At the side of the stage is a prompter with script who radio stations dwindled or died. The "Opry," because of keeps the show on cue. the country music industry in Nashville grew up around The audience is generous with applause, frequently it, flourished and grew. The big barn dance radio shows of bursting into applause in the middle of a number. There past eras which did not last into the present didn't die was Hank Locklin on stage, the audience applauding him because country music was fading in popularity. It was wildly. It was his first appearance in six weeks after a tour because Nashville had become the world center of country of Spain, England and Germany. And as the night went music and artists had moved to Nashville or were moving on, other stars performed: Billy Walker, Margie Bowes, there from all over. Stan Hitchcock, Cousin Jody, , Jim and The modest beginning of the "Opry" is a fascinating Jesse, Del Wood, Claude King, Sonny James, Archie Camp- story. It was founded Nov. 28, 1925, by George D. Hay. bell, Leroy Van Dyke, Dottie West, , Ernest Hay had been a reporter for the Commercial Appeal, Ashworth and others. morning newspaper at Memphis, and was made radio edi- You are seeing a paradox. For here each Saturday tor. He found he liked radio better than newspapering and night are 25 to 32 of the top country artists in the business went on the air with a music program on The Commercial performing for a minimal fee. On tour they would draw Appeal radio station, WMC, in 1923. $400, $500, $600 or more a night, but here, the biggest Hay soon got an offer from WLS, Chicago, went there country music show in the world, their work is almost in 1924 and started the WLS "Barn Dance," later changed complimentary. to "." On Oct. 5, 1925, Hay, who was There are several reasons for this. One is exposure. now widely known in radio and had won a national On WSM, a 50,000 -watt clear channel station, the per- award, went to Nashville for dedication of a new radio former is heard in many States-even in Canada. In addi- station, WSM, owned by National Life and Accident In- tion, there are the more than 400 stations who use de- surance Co. layed broadcasts of the "Opry." But the main reason is Hay was offered the job of director of the station that the "Opry" has been for years the pinnacle in country and took it. An enterprising man, he soon found the best music. All artists strive to be a regular member. When old-time fiddle player in the area, , they've reached that goal, they are "in." Their careers are 80, and set up a one -hour radio show of fiddling music. immediately on the ascendancy. It opens doors everywhere. The "Opry" is one of the wonders of our modern continued

EARLY "OPRY" CAST-Photo was made in 1930. The "Opry" was then staged at the Dixie Tabernacle. All the performers were tops in their field.

50 The World of Country Music Billboard "GRAND OLE OPItY"

SAGA IS STORY OF COUNTRY MI -SIC

Radio Station WSM, Nashville, is celebrating the 40th anniversary this year of the "Grand Ole Opry," one of the most remarkable sagas in the history of radio and country music. For the "Grand Ole Opry" is not only the oldest continuous show in the history of American radio, it is the most popular country music show ever devised and continues to increase in popularity each year.. A typical Saturday night in Nashville finds hundreds of persons lined up on the sidewalk in front of Ryman Audi- torium, the Grand O1e Opry House, on Fifth near Broad- way, just a few blocks from the center of downtown. But the magnetic draw is the "Opry" perhaps the most profound phenomenon in show business today. On a recent Saturday night 7,008 persons saw the "Opry," although seats only 3,200. The "Opry" begins broadcasting live at 7:30 p.m. Tickets cost $1.50 and $2.50. At 9:30 the first show from the standpoint of live performance ends and "Opry" directors ask the crowd to leave so those waiting outside can come in. The second show starts at 10 p.m. and ends at mid- night. But people are still lined up outside. Bob Cooper, vice-president and general manager of WSM, said they solve this by doing a free show at midnight "to get the people off the street." People come from all over the U. S. and Canada to see "Opry" stars perform. Many from foreign countries have also attended. The show is so popular, WSM tapes it in five one -hour segments for delayed broadcast on more thn 400 stations in the U. S. and Canada. Most of these stations broadcast one hour per day for five days. Backstage at the "Opry" there is a buzz of excitement, the type found only at live broadcasts. There is last-minute preparation by an artist before walking onstage before more than 3,000 persons. (Margie Bowes to a WSM em- ploye: "Do I look all right?" Margie looked fine.) FIRST "CPRY" PERFORMER-Uncle Jimmy Thompson, 80, Ott Devine, manager of the "Grand Ole Opry" and pro- was set before an old carbon microphone in 1925 and the forerunner show of the "Grand Ole Opry" was born. Uncle gram manager of WSM Radio, is backstage to keep it Jimmy said he knew "a thousand tunes" and played every running smoothly. Three WSM emcees, Dave Overton, request that came in. The World of Country Music Billboard 51 "Mien you see LeRoy Win Dyke and his slickly staged and choreographed revue you know country and western music has come a long, long way.... Van Dyke and Co. are unique in the business...." Bob Freund FT. LAUDERDALE NEWS

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Uncle Jimmy brought along his niece, Eva Thompson Jones, to accompany him on piano. Hay, then 30 years old, gave himself the name, "The Solemn Old Judge," and at 8 p.m., Nov. 28, 1925, launched the WSM "Barn Dance" program. Hay (who retired in 1951 and now lives with a daughter in Norfolk, Va.) later recalled that "Uncle Jimmy told me he had a thousand tunes. He was given a comfortable chair in front of an old carbon microphone. I presented Uncle Jimmy and announced he would be glad to answer requests for old-time tunes. Immediately telegrams began to pour into WSM." And play them, Uncle Jimmy did. He liked to jokingly brag he could "fiddle taters off the vine." Nobody doubted CIRCA :1926-The "Opry" was an immediate but and was him. His stirring fiddling was the talk of Nashville and taken to the people by traveling tent show. It was billed vicinity. Within a few weeks, fiddlers, then as "The Greatest Show on Earth for the Money." Price banjo pickers, was 40¢ for adults, 15¢ for children. guitar players began to come out of their homes in the Tennessee hills. They made their way to Nashville and WSM. The station realized it had a hit on its hands. Hay recruited a cast of country music performers and expanded the show to three hours. Country music in those days was almost entirely instrumental. And big songs were usually ones which were many years old, such as "Turkey in the Straw," "Pop Goes the Weasel" and "She'll Be Coming 'Round the Mountain." This was because, four decades ago, the culture and tradition of country music was cor- related to the culture and tradition of the people of rural America. The name, "Grand O1e Opry," came in a unique way. On Saturdays before the "Barn Dance" show, WSM carried a network broadcast of grand opera music from New York. Moderator was Dr. Walter Damrosch. One night in 1927, Dr. Damrosch said, "While most artists realize there is no place in the classics for realism, I am FOUNDER --George D. Hay originated the "Grand Ole Opry" going to break one of my rules and present a composition radio show on WSM, Nashville, in 1925.. He was emcee for by a young composer from Iowa. This young man has sent many years. Hay retired in 1951, now lives irn Norfolk, Va. us his latest composition, which depicts the on -rush of a Photo was made in 1928. locomotive."

TOP FIDDLER-Arthur Smith, center, was the star fiddler on CHILD STAR, 1934-Asher and Little Jimmy were top stars, the "'Opry" for many years. This photo was made in 1932. a father and son act. Father is Asher Sizemore. Little Jimmy Guitarist is Sam McGee and banjoist is Kirk McGee. This at the peak of his popularity drew as many as 10,000 same group played at the "" in 1965. letters a week.

54 The World of Country Music Billboard When the "Barn Dance" program went on, Hay took note of Dr. Damrosch's remarks and said the WSM program would present "nothing but realism." A little later, Hay said: "For the past hour we have been listening to music taken largely from grand opera, but from now on we will present the 'Grand Ole Opry'." The "Opry" during the next 15 years experienced fabulous popularity and growth. It presented the top coun- try music artists of the times. Country music artists poured into Nashville from all over the country to audition for it. Biggest star of that era was , singer and banjoist, who joined the "Opry" in 1926. One of the big problems WSM had to deal with over the years was finding enough room for the large crowds that descended on Nashville to see the "Opry" broadcast. In the early years, a special auditorium studio to seat 500 was built. But that didn't last long. Mobs jammed into the station, filling hallways and pouring onto the street. WSM -, second from left, called rented the Hillsboro Theater, but still many were turned his group the Bluegrass Boys, and coined a name for a type away each Saturday night. of music-bluegrass. Photo was made in 1936 as they were about to play on the Opry" and NBC. Next the station leased a large hall, Dixie Tabernacle, ' but it lacked necessary backstage facilities and was difficult for out-of-towners to find. In 1939, the "Opry" was moved to the War Memorial Building auditorium in downtown Nashville. Weekly crowds averaged 3,000, more than the auditorium could seat. In 1941, the "Opry" was moved to Ryman Auditorium, which seats 3,200. It has been there since. What could be called a new era in country music began in 1939. Until then, most "Opry" music was fiddling, banjo picking, instrumentals. Roy Acuff had joined the "Opry" in 1938, and in 1939 one of his band members, guitarist Eddy Arnold, stepped forward and sang a number. He was an immediate hit and formed his own group. Singers then blossomed. Among those who became "Opry" stars in this era, besides Acuff and Arnold, were Red Foley, Ernest Tubb, Cowboy Copas and Webb Pierce. Other notable stars who joined the "Opry" in this period, while not singers primarily, included Minnie highly talented banjoist, Macon Pearl, Duke of Paducah and Bill Monroe. UNCLE DAVE MACON-A was the No. 1 star of the "Opry" during its mid -years. He Tremendous growth of the "Opry" came from 1939 to was accompanied on guitar by his son, Dorris Macon.

ROY ACUFF-Acuff, in back with fiddle, became the top SOMETHING NEW-A new dimension was added in 1940 star of the "Opry" for many years and soon earned the when a female comic named Minnie Pearl (nee Sarah title, "The King of Country Music." This photo with his Ophelia Colley) auditioned and was immediately added to Smokey Mountain Boys was made in 1938. Note custom the cast. She proved to be the most fabulously popular per- then of comic and rustic costume, a little of which is still former of her type. In this photo she discusses the script seen at the "Opry" from such performers as "Cousn Jody." with Roy Acuff, left, and the Duke of Paducah, center. The World of Country Music Billboard 55 "GRAND OLE OPRY" (continued)

1957 when Jack Stapp directed it. Stapp left an executive position with CBS in New York in 1939 to join WSM as program director and manager of the "Opry." During his years he brought in these stars: Minnie Pearl, Ray Price, , Hank Williams, , Carl Smith, Marty Robbins, the Jordanaires, Singers, Jean Shepard, , Johnny Cash, Del Wood, , , Jimmy Newman, Archie Campbell, the Carlisles, Skeeter Davis, Grandpa Jones, , Charles and , and . Among many other achievements, Stapp produced, in 1939, the first network "Grand Ole Opry" show, which ran until 1958. It was one of the last radio network shows taken off the air, when network radio was /HE WAR YEARS-Many "Opry" stars took to the roac to sell war bonds for the government. In this photo, about being revamped because of TV. 1944, Ernest Tubb, at mike in large white hat, and his Texas The 1950's and 1960's brought a new kind of talent Troubadors play to a large outdoor crowd. to the "Opry"-young, polished performers who, though they were country music stars, could hit in the pop field, too, in the tradition of Hank Williams. Examples of these artists are Sonny James, Roy Drusky, Marty Robbins, George Morgan, , Marion Worth, Leroy Van Dyke, Bobby Bare, Billy Walker, Bill Anderson, Norma Jean and . The "Opry" today is a remarkable, wonderful melting pot of musical Americana. "Opry" performers are no longer from the hill country of Tennessee or or the Carolinas, but come from every area of our great country. They reflect the modern musical culture, heritage and tradition of their times-just as the early "Opry" fiddlers and instrumentalists 40 years ago reflected their times.

A NEW ERA-Soon after the advent of television, the ex- tremely popular and talented Hank Williams, in white hat under mike, was signed for a TV show. His wife, Audrey, performed with him. Louis Buck, TV emcee, is seated at right. Photo was made in 1951.

GRAND OLE OPRY 1965-The "Opry" today is quite a change from the early days. There are fewer , many electrified instruments, modern sounds, mixed with some of the early style of country music. Note some of the cast are modern glamour girls. Bottom row, from left: Osborne Bros., Archie Campbell, Jim and Jessie, Bill Carlisle, Hank Snow, Willis Brothers, Bobby Lord, Billy Walker. Second row: Willie Nelson, Roy Acuff, Cousin Jody, Bill Monroe, Dottie West, Porter Wagoner, Wilma Lee and Stoney Cooper, Curley OPERA MEETS OPRY-In 1955 Metropolitan Opera star Fox, Stringbean, Norma Jean, Grandpa Jones, Margie Bowes, Lonzo Marguerite Piazza visited the "Opry," got a rot of laughs. and Oscar, The Browns. Third row: Glaser Left to right: Marty Robbins, Minnie Pearl, Carl Smith, Bros., George Hamilton IV, Marion Worth, Flatt and Scruggs, Miss Carter Piazza (now Mrs. William J. Condon of Memphis), Rod Family, Roy Drusky, Hank Locklin, Bill Anderson, Brasfield and Grandpa Jones. Wilburn Bros., Sonny James, Skeeter Davis. Fourth row: Del Wood, Ernest Tubb, Jimmy Newman, Ernest Ashworth, , Marty Robbins, Leroy Van Dyke, , Jean Shepard. Added in August, 1965, after the photo was made: Tex Ritter, Bobby Bare, Bob Luman and . 56 The World of Country Music Billboard liCELLEI

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ORIGINAL CARTER FAMILY-This photo was made in 1929 at Bristol, Tenn. Left to right: Maybelle Addington Carter, then 20; A. P. Carter, then 38, and his wife, Sarah Doherty Carter, then a few years younger than A. P.

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Of the numerous recording sessions and who was also A. P.'s sister-in-law, first issued, lines of people formed and days of the Carter Family there who sang alto and played lead in a outside numerous record shops just are two days that stand óut as particu- clear -toned style on the guitar that to buy this one record. larly great, for it was during these was to make her unique among guitar- This type love song or ballad be- two days that history was being made ists in the music world. came popular indeed, though it mani- as far as world-famous folk and coun- On Wednesday, May 9, 1928, in fested a mournful, try music was concerned. melancholy tone. Camden, only two songs were cut. These became popular, not only be- It was on Wednesday, May 9, and The first was "Meet Me by Moonlight, cause the Carter Family skillfully Thursday, May 10, 1928, that the Alone," a lonesome song of a forsaken played and sang them, but because Carter Family trio stepped into the girl being driven from home by cruel they were the experiences, the life modern studios of Victor Records in of parents, and her desire to meet her many a young person, taking those Camden, N. J., for their first re- lover "by moonlight, alone." A lover's young persons back into cording session in a regular profes- their own hopes, wishes and dreams were placed saddened and brokenhearted love af- sional studio. The Carter Family had into this old ballad, recorded to make a unique fairs. one time before that, when at love song of those Bristol, Tenn., days. This was It is not known why only the above in August, 1927, they brought out in the verse: made their first records in a tem- two songs were recorded on Wednes- porary, makeshift studio which had "I have a grand ship on the ocean day, but perhaps this was a "warm-up" been set up using portable equipment. All laden and lined with pure gold; time. Nevertheless, the majority of It was in this initial session in Bristol, And before my darling shall suffer, songs were to be made the next day, too, that , recording scout That ship will be anchored and sold." 10 songs in all. from New York, discovered not only The next song to be recorded on The first song made this date was to the famous Carter Family, but also that famous Wednesday in 1928 was become the theme song of the Carter Jimmie Rodgers, who was to become another love song that was to make Family, "." famous in his own style in the few the Carter Family famous. This was This song has since that time been years after that in which he lived. "Little Darling, Pal of Mine." This, identified as a Carter Family song. The Carter Family consisted of too, like "Meet Me by Moonlight, It is the record, also, that is inscribed A. P., who sang bass, and who did Alone," was a lover's longing for one in gold on A. P. Carter's pink marble much of the writing and arranging of who had forsaken her, and who was tombstone at the country churchyard the songs recorded; his wife, Sarah, so heartbroken that she longed for in Maces Spring, Va., where he is who played rhythm on the "just three things-casket, shroud and buried. and sang in a very clear lead voice; grave." Tradition has it that when "Keep on the Sunny Side" was to and Maybelle, first cousin of Sarah, "Little Darling, Pal of Mine" was Continued 58 The World of Country Music Billboard 4 OUTSTANDING ATTRACTIONS

Hank has been one of the most consistent box office attractions in the nation. He has sold over 30 million Capitol Records and each year appears at leading fairs, rodeos and clubs. For six years Ha -rk and his Band have been the featured night show attraction at the Cheyenne Frontier Days Rodeo in Wyoming. Fo- fourteen consecu- 74,0040« tive years they have been a featured attractiDn at the great State Fair of Texas in Dallas. For the thirteenth consecutive year the country's disc jockeys have voted AND HIS and His Brazos Valley Boys-America's Box No. 1 Country and Western Band in the annual Cash BRAZOS VALLEY Magazine poll. Hank and are sure fire money BOYS makers for operators. /,À

Wanda is big news from Asia to Europe and in each of the United States. Her Capitol records sell into the millions Vaeteda and she is an International favorite. In addition to her tours through this country including and Reno and important fairs and rodeos, she's made two tours this Padedee year through Europe which included important television dates, the Olympia Theater in Paris, France and the AND HER Grand Gala Du Disc Festival in Amsterdam, Holland. PARTY a set;-Ì) TIMERS

Roy is one of the hottest acts in show business! He is a fantastic guitarist, sensational singer and show stopping all packed into one outstanding entertainer. This past season Roy has appeared many times in The Z4fy -Tonight Show (NBC-TV) as well as (ABC-TV). He has also made guest appearances on the Al Hirt Sher/ "Fanfare" (CBS -TV), Mike Douglas Show (Syndicated), Shindig (ABC-TV), Star etae4 Route (Syndicated), WGN-Barn Dance (Syndicated), The Tennessee Ernie Show (ABC-TV) and the Dck Clark Show (ABC-TV). eoidee)

Mary Taylor is a very prolific song writer and a terrific "in person" performer. Mary is playing package shows, fairs and rodeos and leading clubs throughout the country. Mary wrote the lyrics to "Queen of the House" as well as the words and music to most of her own great recordings on Capitol.

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The World of Country Music Billboard 59 become one of the most-if not the and lively, called "River of Jordan," a small boy, about five years old, most-popular of all the Carter Family once again demonstrating Sarah's lead living in the beautiful picturesque recordings; wherever the Carter Fam- voice and Maybelle's beautifully Buffalo Valley just south of Johnson ily was to appear, whether over the blended alto, and her skillfully played City, Tenn., I visited a neighbor who radio, on stage, or theater, their pro- guitar. It is noted in this spiritual that lived just down the road from us. I grams were to begin with the bright, the Carter Family sang the word was fascinated by the hand -wound lively music and optimistic words of Jordan as "Jur-dan," as in burden. Victor which was so com- this song, admonishing the world to This pronunciation for Jordan was mon and popular in those days. I re- "trust in the Saviour who cares," and quite prominent in Negro as well as member that first record I heard; it "Keep on the ." white spirituals. was none other than the song, "For- The second song recorded that day The Carter Family then made the saken Love," by the Carter Family. I was the first of the numerous church humorous love song, "Chewing Gum," listened in deepest childish fascination, hymns the Carter Family recorded; and another love song, "I Have No trying to figure out who the girl was this was "Anchored in Love." A. P. One to Love Me (But the Sailor on and who the young man who left her was a deeply religious man, having a the Deep Blue Sea)." Also to be re- and came back after one year had great spiritual heritage from his mother corded was the famous "Wildwood passed by, only to be heartbroken be- and forefathers, so it would be only Flower," which was perhaps to be- cause he found her "another's bride." natural that he include spirituals and come a trade -mark for the Carter I could very cleverly see in my mind's hymns as a goodly percentage of his Family, and probably their most popu- eye the poor, disappointed, heart- recordings. lar love song. This song has been a broken young man, as he lay dying The next, and third recording was top favorite among Carter Family in the grass, "a pistol near by him told the hand-me-down folk song about numbers through the years since that what had passed." John Hardy. John Hardy, "a desperate time, and even today is tremendously Since that time I have tried to find little man," had been sung about for popular. There were few sections of out who was the author of the song, years as a kind of tradition in the the country where the people had the "Forsaken Love." I do not know coal -mining hills of Kentucky, West old hand -wound , that whether A. P. Carter wrote it from Virginia and Western Virginia, but one could not hear "Wildwood the stories he had heard in the West- this was probably the first time that Flower," as this song was widely dis- ern Virginia mountains, or whether it a recording was made of the ballad. persed throughout the world immedi- was one of the hand-me-down ballads After "John Hardy Was a Desperate ately after its release. "Wildwood that had not been previously recorded, Little Man," the Carter Family made Flower" was the story of another and perhaps was rearranged for this the kind of humorous, carefree song, brokenhearted lover, intertwining particular Carter Family session. An- "I Ain't Goin' to Work Tomorrow." colorful words, such as "mingles and other tragedy song made later, This record brought out clearly May - waving black hair," "emerald dew," "Young Freda Bolt," was definitely belle's strong lead on the guitar. As "roses so red and the lilies so fair." made or written from an actual hap- she played one could see, in imagina- Some estimates are that "Wildwood pening. This told the story of the tion, the country folks gathering Flower" sold over a million copies in murder of a young girl, Freda Bolt, by around the coal mining shanties, the 78 r.p.m. alone. her lover at Bent Mountain in the country stores, for a Saturday night of The 10th and last song to be re- . entertainment and social intermin- corded that memorable day in Cam- gling. den was the ballad, "Forsaken Love," Editor's Note: 1) As explained here, the song "Will You Miss Me I'm was to "Young Freda Bolt" was an example of what When which, too, become famous. the late Frank Walker called "Event Songs"- Gone?" was made next, as a sad, In fact, these two recording days were that is, songs which detailed stories of actual mournful type song, which, too, be- unique in that every song recorded incidents. This practice, of course, has its his- tory deep in and folklore in gen- came very popular. After this the was to become a hit in its own way. eral. One of the forms of early English litera- Carter Family made a spiritual, bright I recall so vividly when I was just ture was the so-called "Broadside Ballad," which was nothing other than treatment, in verse, of a current, dramatic event, such as hanging or other tragedy. Broadside ballads differed from "true ballads" -such as "The Ballad of Sir Patrick Spens"-in that the broadside ballad had a known author whereas the true ballad's authorship was lost in an- tiquity, and changed somewhat with each generation.

Regardless of who initially wrote "Forsaken Love," the fact is that it was the Carter Family who first brought it to the attention of the coun- try world of music. Maybelle would clearly carry the lead musical part on her famous guitar, accompanied by Sarah on the bright, chiming auto- harp. Sarah would also sing the song as a solo, in her clear, distinct voice. And from the master that was cut that Continued

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The World of Country Music Billboard 61 A day, this song, as well as the others He stayed there only a few months GREAT made, would be sent out in reproduc- until he returned to Scott County, tions all over the United States and Virginia, where he began selling fruit PUBLISHING around the world. The Carter Family trees. would leave the studio that day, head We do not know all the details con- COMPANY south to their home in the Virginia cerning the story of the Carter Fam- hills-and their songs and their name ily's ballad, "Forsaken Love," and the HAS TO HAVE would be carried on to greater fame in other ballads of disappointed lovers; the years ahead. Their songs would but we do know that A. P., Sarah, and be in demand. Their records would be Maybelle gave us some wonderful re- GREAT sold by the multiplied thousands, for cordings that will be with us as long now the songs that had been handed as the love for country music exists WRITERS! down in the hill country, would be in the world. Fortunately not all the available to the public who would , e. , broken engagements ended in tragedy bet,,v .. o treasure every song they produced. as did "Forsaken Love." These songs I can understand why the songs of do show us that love is strong, that breaking hearts, disappointed love af- the young man can be taken from the We're Proud of fairs, would become so popular. This girl of his boyhood days, but the girl This Top Team! "Forsaken Love," for example, could cannot be taken from his heart. It have been the story of a young man also shows us that the girl "left be- Exclusive Writers leaving home perhaps from the Ap- hind" in one's old home place can palachian area, possibly to seek em- bear a strong hold upon one; and that CARL BELEW ployment in some far off place. The sometimes love is as strong as death, song does not tell us why he left, only and without life it means nothing. that he was on a "pilgrimage," indi- The original Carter Family made BOB MORRIS cating possibly some kind of ad- 250 recordings of their songs during venturesome trip. Was it to find a job? recording years that touched into Was he to sail on the seas? So many three decades, songs that were released DON DEAL of the Carter Family love ballads did on a multitude of record labels not deal with lovers who were separated only in the United States but in many JERRY FULLER by the ocean, or who were leaving on other countries of the world, such as an ocean journey, such as "The Australia, New Zealand, England, Storms Are on the Ocean," "I Have Canada and South Africa, reaching DAVE BURGESS No One to Love Me (But the Sailor on even into faraway India and the is- the Deep Blue Sea," previously men- lands of the seas. KEITH COLLEY tioned; "Sailor Boy," and "Bring Back These two days mentioned in 1928 My Blue -Eyed Boy to Me." Where NANCY MANTZ the are indeed memorable days for not young man went to during that year- only the Carter Family, but also for GLENN CAMPBELL what he travel abroad, did-to to the country and folk music world explore, employment, adventure, ANETTE TUCKER to at large. "" alone become a sailor on the seas, or some have been enough to have made these unknown adventure-all this is left JILL JONES dates significant, but 12 to the imagination. to think that CLYDE PITTS songs were made, all of them to be- These ballads are typical, I feel, of come popular, is quite a record within LARRY KIRBY the late '20's and early '30's when itself. young men were leaving the country The Carter Family sang and JIMMY LEE DICKENS re- homesteads, the farms, the mountain corded their simple songs, and played TOMMY STOUGH valleys in the Appalachian areas to their lively and clear melodious music, find employment and to look for a little realizing their tremendous contri- TONY SENN better way of life. Often, too, these bution to the country music of the young men left behind the girl of future. I wonder if we, too, fully And Associates .. . their dreams, who promised to faith- realize the tremendous debt we owe to fully wait until their return. The coun- the original Carter Family for their try ballads of those years are filled great contribution to music and sing- JOYCE ALSUP with stories of broken engagements, ing in the world, for bringing their lost lovers, disappointments, even ballads, their love songs, spirituals, sen- tragedy. Those songs were popular be- timental songs from isolated areas and STAR cause they told a story of people's own making them available to be heard real life experiences. The girl of their by the peoples of the world. dreams left behind, CO. those young men The fact that all their very first 4...MUSIC would long for the day when they records have been reissued West Coast Office: on modern could return and take her as their long -play editions in attractive covers, 1313 North Vine Street bride. This thought is also brought out and are still selling well all over the Hollywood, California in A. P.'s famous and popular song, world, indicates that their music will H06;3244 "I'm Thinking Tonight of My Blue continue to live on and have a vital BOB JENNINGS Eyes," who, in this case, was a young place in the hearts of folk music lov- 806 -17th Avenue, South sailor "far over the seas." ers throughout the world. AC 615-242-4414 It is to be remembered, too, that I believe their songs and music will Nashville, Tennessee A. P. Carter himself as a young man live on as long as there is a love for left the Virginia hill country, went the simple, wholesome, realistic things north to Detroit to find employment. of life. 62 The World of Country Music Billboard RED FOLEY'S ADVICE A&R Man Needs Assist From Artist

"The recording business is a full-time job. You must walk 100 yards up the road and listen in at the Negro weigh decisions carefully and one cannot depend altogether church," Foley recalled, "and later I could hear them upon the a&r man to pick materials. Even though many from the porch ... and then an old Negro would walk a&r men do great jobs, they cannot do justice in an indi- by carrying his guitar in a burlap sack ... and I gradually vidual case because they select material for so many artists. learned the spirituals and blues." So the artist must do some of his own picking; he must Foley added: "A dejected race could express itself feel the song." well in the blues." This is the view of Red Foley, one of the hardy Red began singing professionally at the age of 20. He perennials of the country field, and now marking his recalls he started at WCKY, which was then in Covington, 33d year in show business. Foley, who recently celebrated Ky., and then it moved to Cincinnati. At WCKY, Red 25 years with Decca, numbers among his million -seller reminisces, "we had such old-time greats as records such great hits as "," "Just a and Clayton McMichen." Other Foley mileposts were the Closer Walk With Thee" and "Steal Away." Additionally WLS "National Barn Dance" in Chicago; the "Renfro he has had numerous big album sellers, including "The Valley Barn Dance" at WLW, Cincinnati, and back again Red Foley Story," "Beyond the Sunset," "He Walks With to WLS. In 1946 Foley went to the "Grand O1e Opry" in Thee" and "Company's Comin'." Nashville, and thence to Springfield, Mo., to start the Foley's professional span reaches far back into the great "" on ABC-TV. Red spent more than seven traditional era of the country field, and he recalls the years with the "Opry" and about six with the "Jubilee." great era of live radio-when a station's chief programming than his share of talent scouting. was live talent rather than records. "I got $12 a week at Red has done more Brenda Lee singing on one station-at the rate of $2 a program for six programs." It was he, for instance, who found she appeared on Throughout the music business Foley is regarded as a station in Augusta, Ga. One week later able to give a great performance with virtually any type of his "Jubilee," and her appearances on that showcase con- song. Red says: "I like all types of material: ballads which tinued for two years. have depth, and blues, and sacred songs and rhythm Clyde Julian Foley-to use his full name-was born in songs, and all the musical forms."' Blue Lick, Ky. He resides in Nashville, the most im- Foley, recalling his childhood and early years, told portant fount of country music, and he continues active in how he learned to appreciate the blues and religious music all phases of the country field-including recording, per- of the Negroes when he was a child in Kentucky. "I would sonal appearances and radio and TV. The World of Country Music Billboard 63 The Engagement Roy Acuff Never Played

On July 10 this year, Roy Acuff, U. S. troops in the Dominican Repub- limping and walking with the aid of a his six -member band and singer June lic, where sniper bullets whined dan- cane, brought the 3,000 persons Burdett left Nashville for Terrell, gerously close by. packed in the Opry house to their feet N. C., to play an engagement. They Cause of the crash which put Acuf f applauding thunderously. Acuff per- were traveling in two cars. Acuff was in the hospital for six weeks with a formed with a mandolin instead of his driving the lead car. Riding with him total of 12 fractures was that he ap- fiddle, sang "Great Speckled Bird," were Mrs. Burdett and guitarist Harold plied brakes on the slippery highway, which won him fame and a place on B. (Shot) Jackson. causing the car to go into a skid. He the "Opry" in 1938, and delighted the A light rain fell as they sped told me later he attempted to pass a fans with his yo-yo, his favorite stage through the green Tennessee country- car, saw another coming over a rise, prop at which he is expert. It was a side. For Acuff, who had tried to re- braked to slow down and get back in great comeback. tire twice before, it was a part of his line in his lane. But the car spun out But Acuff is reconciling himself to life he found hard to give up. Per- of control and into the oncoming car. a needed change in his life-no more forming before a live audience was When the ambulance got Acuff to road touring. He told me he will one of the things which made life Miller Clinic in Nashville, it was de- probably never go on the road again. From worth living. He didn't need the termined he suffered fractures of the now on, he plans only to per- money. He was already a wealthy man. pelvis, back vertebrae, collarbone and form on the "Opry" and make oc- His partnership in the fabulously suc- eight ribs. The others were also badly casional special appearances. He plans cessful Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc., injured, eventually recovered. to continue going overseas each year to entertain servicemen. He has founded by him and the late Fred The wreck was almost the end of been doing that since 1947, Rose in 1943, had brought him mil- the road for "The King of Country usually at Christmas. He is scheduled to leave lions. Music," who had brought joy to mil- Dec. 6 to entertain in Viet Nam. So it was the urge lions for 30 years. Fortunately, he ral- of show business But even limiting his career, Acuff which motivated Acuff to fill lied and, with good doctors and good a per- will still have enough to keep him oc- sonal appearance care, was on the road to recovery. Six engagement in Ter- cupied. He has a home on Old Hick- rell, N. the weeks later his doctors told him his C., night of July 10, ory Lake at nearby Hendersonville, 1965. bones had knitted back together But this one engagement-which like Tenn., and a boat he occasionally was never played-was a young person's-a tribute to the to make his- rides. He doesn't compose much any tory in the world excellent physical condition of a man of country music. more-his mind is no of 58. longer geared For on the way, Acuff's car crashed The doctors were startled at to it. with another on rainswept how fast Acuff healed-two weeks Highway But a few other things will add 70, seven miles sooner than expected. east of Sparta, Tenn., zest to living for him. He owns "Roy critically injuring Acuff, Jackson, Mrs. Soon after Acuff was released from Acuff Exhibits" on Broadway in Burdett and the driver of the other the hospital, the physicians agreed he downtown Nashville, a museum of in- car, Edward Blish of Smithville, Tenn. could play on the "Grand Ole Opry." teresting objects from all over the It was an ironic crash, for Acuff Acuff had been on the "Opry" since world. It is one of the most fas- had traveled more than 3,000,000 1938 and was its most famous mem- cinating collections to be found any- miles without a mishap. He had ber. On Saturday night, Aug. 28, at where. It includes many early phono- traveled all over the world in his the Opry house, a voice boomed over graphs, various stringed instruments brilliant career without injury. Only the sound system, "And now-the from all over the world, some ancient a few weeks before the rending crash, King of Country Music!" ones, early American farm implements he had returned from entertaining The appearance of Acuff on stage, -many, many unique things he has 64 The World of Country Music Billboard GERMANY, 1949-Acuff autographs photographs for the U. S. servicemen at a mlitary base while overseas to entertain troops. He has been making overseas trips to entertain serv- icemen since 1947, usually at Christmastime. ACUFF TODAY-Acuff, left, poses with two of the key men in his band. To Acuff's left is Pete Kirby (Oswald), who has been with Acuff since 1938. At piano is Jimmy Riddle, with Acuff since 1943.

PUBLISHING PARTNERS-Acuff, left, with the late . Photo was taken in 1943, soon after they formed Acuff -Rose Publications, Inc. Acuff put up $25,000 with the understanding "GRAND OLE OPRY"-That was the title of a movie filmed in 1941 in which Rose would operate the publishing company. Acuff was one of the stars. He is third from left, standing. Others in picture are Songs composed by the talented Rose, and Abner Weaver (standing, in suit) and Cicero Weaver of Weaver Bros. & Elviry. Acuff, were immediate hits, Acuff said, and Elviry is seated. Emcee of the Grand Ole Opry at the time, George Hay, is seated, they never had to touch the $25,000. The com- his head under the rifle held by Cicero. Uncle Dave Macon, top star of the opry pany today is worth many millions. of that era, is seated at +'rabie in striped vest. picked up on his world travels, as well as many collector's items which have been given him by friends. Besides adding to the collections, Acuff likes to go down occasionally to visit with STARTING OUT - Acuff friends. He has an office above the (playing fiddle) in Knox- exhibit hall. ville in 1936, a year or so after he formed his Acuff will also be occupied with first band. None of this occasional recording sessions. And he group is with his has a son, Roy Neill Acuff, 22, to "Smokey Mountain encourage and help along. The son Boys" today. Man sec- ond from right is Clell is employed at Acuff-Rose Publica- Summey, the "Cousin tions, Inc., is learning the business, Jody" of the Grand Ole and Hickory Records, owned by Opry. Note the make-up, Acuff -Rose, is thinking of recording which was in vogue for stage use then. him. And there will be Acuff's "Grand Ole Opry" appearances every Satur- day night. So, although the "King" is retiring from a part of country music, he will keep his hand in. The World of Country Music Billboard 65 Gilmore Recalls Pioneer Country Music Days

Bob Gilmore is retired, but he still den, N. J.; Charlotte, N. C.; Atlanta, The jug band members blew into drops into his old office at Southern Louisville, Dallas and Hollywood. gallon jugs, Bob recalled, adding, Music, in New York's Brill Building, "Jimmie in his early years traveled "These were good selling acts in local to greet old friends in the music busi- with a tent show; and he was a true areas; if a record was released and if ness - particularly those connected folk artist ... if he did a song a sec- it did well enough regionally, it was with the country field. For the coun- ond time, there would be changes in then released nationally." try field was Gilmore's specialty and it." Ralph Peer, Gilmore added, went main endeavor. He was a key aide to Gilmore recalled that Elsie McWil- all through the South and out to the Ralph Peer, pioneer recording execu- liams, the sister of Carrie Rodgers, West Coast on his trips. In later years, tive and founder of the Peer -Southern Jimmie's wife, helped him with his Gilmore assumed much of the burden publishing empire. song construction. of traveling to scout talent and songs. Gilmore recalls that he joined Peer "In the 1930's and up to approxi- "I often traveled with in 1929, and he remained with the mately 1940, Ralph Peer constantly (the pioneer Columbia recording ex- firm until 1960. traveled," Gilmore said; and starting ecutive); and I recall when we met We asked him about Jimmie Rodg- with the latter year, Gilmore took to Bill Monroe in Chicago. Monroe told ers' last recording sessions at the RCA the road himself, allowing Peer to ad- us he had to appear at a date in Mi- minister the growing in he said: 'Mr. Victor studios on 24th Street in New expanding South- ami 20 hours, and York. ern -Peer interests. "Victor's interest in Satherley, I'll be there!' " Southern ended in 1932," Gilmore Monroe made the date, traveling by "Jimmie was very ill with tubercu- added. automobile, Gilmore said, adding that losis," Gilmore remembered, "and he "I went all through the South and the incident was an illustration of the had come up to New York from 'Yo- got to meet many of the great artists hardship and difficulties country acts deler's Paradise,' in his home San and writers of the traditional era, such experienced before the airlines had be- Antonio. a He had nurse with him; as Floyd Tillman, Bill Monroe, Roy come well established. The time was and he had a big Cadillac, arranged so Acuff . . . Gene Autry was a good about 1940, and many country acts he that could lie down and rest. friend and often he would drop by and and bands were dependent upon per- "Freddy Maisch, a Victor executive, ask for the latest Rodgers release, sonal appearances for the major part supervised the sessions; and Jimmie, which he would then record. of their income. "Sometimes," said Gil- who stayed in New York about one "In those years, the country field more, "it was difficult to keep the week during this last trip, was propped was a regional business ... and Ralph driver awake." up in the studio so that he could re- Peer, when he was on the road, would "Flying in the early days could be cord with the least expenditure of en- get to talking with a Victor distributor hazardous too," Gilmore said. He re- ergy. Maisch and the nurse attended who might tell him that the Carter called the time when Floyd Tillman him between recordings ... and some- Family was a popular act out here ... had a little private plane and took up times he would stop singing, in order and if you record them I will buy Gilmore and Satherley. "Tillman at to catch his breath. 5,000 . . . and this was how many that time lived on Robert Lee High- "While Rodgers was here for that country acts were recorded," Gilmore way between Houston and Dallas .. . final series of recording dates he died noted. "In fact," said Gilmore, "this is we took off, and when we got up the at the Manger Hotel (now the Taft)." how some of Rodgers' early sides were door flew open and Tillman said Gilmore recalls that Ralph Peer, made." 'There go my maps!' who discovered Rodgers, cut many of He added, "The Carters lived a "We were pretty white," said Gil- the artist's sides himself, while Peer short way out of Bristol, Tenn., at more, "but Tillman did all right; he was on the road during his talent Maces Springs. Other acts of the era followed the course of a river to our scouting and recording trips. Peer ar- were the Allen Brothers, Fleming and destination." ranged for studios and portable equip- Townsend, Wade Mainer, Gid Tanner "Country talent and executives," ment, if necessary. "The first records," and the , Dr. Smith's Gilmore concluded, "often traveled by Gilmore says, "were cut in Bristol, Champion Horse Hair Pullers and Will private or chartered plane when the Tenn.; other sides were made in Cam - Shade and the Memphis Jug Band." regular airlines were grounded." 66 The World of Country Music Billboard BOBBY JIM & *RAY LORD JESSE PILLOW

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_ Howdy Forrester, one of the great country fiddlers.

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"There is still a lot of interest in Howdy, who has cut fiddle albums were fiddlers, and when I took to it the art of country fiddling, but no for MGM and United Artists, still I would practice for hours every day." longer do young people seek to be- plays for the "Grand Ole Opry" on In the 1920's and' 1930's, Howdy come proficient in fiddle technique- week-ends. "But." he philosophizes, said, a fiddler could be as popular the fast pace of today is against it." "you have to play it every day-just as a vocalist-or even more popular. Thus reminisced Howard (Howdy) like a concert violinist-in order to Some of the great early fiddlers, Forrester, one of the great country stay on top." Howdy recalls, were Gid Tanner, fiddlers and currently manager of the Howdy was raised in Hickman Clayton McMichen, Arthur Smith, Acuff-Rose Artists Corp. County, Tenn. "My daddy and uncle Georgia Slim Rutland. Other notable 68 The World of Country Music Billboard fiddlers are and . Another great fiddler of the later 1930's was Bob Wills. Several decades ago, Howdy notes, Arthur Smith was perhaps the best known artist on WSM, home of "Grand Ole Opry." His fame exceeded that of vocalists. The decline of the popularity of fiddlers parallels the decline of pop bands, Howdy said. In elaborating on this theme Howdy pointed out that during the great era of swing music, bands far outshone vocalists, but ultimately lost out to the vocalists. In explaining the decline of country fiddling, Howdy feels that possibly the old two-part song arrangements be- came monotonous to some listeners. This lack of originality created an opportunity for vocalists to take the spotlight. "In the great traditional era of country music, the fiddle was the pre- dominant instrument, handling the take -offs and back-up and fill-ins .. . Curley Fox of WSM's "Grand Ole Opry." today, much of this has been taken over by electrical instruments," Howdy continued. "Today," Howdy added, "the fiddle tradition has tended to give way to trained violinists and written arrange- ments performed by a violin section. The forerunner to this trend occurred when we graduated from using one fiddle and started using two." An important aspect of the country field several decades ago was the fiddle contest, Howdy recalls. He added: "Curly Fox, who plays on the "Opry" today, performed in contests many years ago. A fiddle contest would often be set by a promoter who built the promotion around two fid- dlers who appeared on competitive radio stations. This competition often took on the aspects of a feud-at least greeted on the surface-for all the while the Georgia Slim Rutland, left, and Howdy Forrester, right, are by a couple of their fars. contestants might be the best of friends," Howdy pointed out. "They would, in fact, work for the same pro- moter," he added. Howdy started professionally in 1938 on the "Grand Ole Opry." After the war he teamed with Georgia Slim Rutland. "We were on KRLD, Dallas, and we did personal appearances, playing all the great fiddle tunes," Howdy recalled. Some of the most requested fiddle tunes were "The Mocking Bird," "Wednesday Night Waltz," "Orange Blossom Special." "The Wagoner" (this title would vary, as "The Tennessee Wagoner," The Texas Wagoner," etc.) and "The Gray Eagle." Included in the repertoire of fiddle songs, Howdy pointed out, are such musical forms as the hornpipe, break- down, hoedown, jigs, reels, schot- Arthur Smith of The Dixie Liners. tisches and waltzes. The World of Country Music Billboard 69 YOU'RE READING IT NOW!

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alike . . . here's all the color "The fact that Hank Williams met and came under the influence and excitement of the wonderful of Fred Rose was nothing short of providential-an act of God." This remark was made by Walter D. (Dee) Kilpatrick, pioneer country music field. executive in the country music field and currently national sales and promotion co-ordinator of c&w product for Mercury, Smash, Fontana and Philips records. Single copies of this issue are Rose, Kilpatrick recalls, was not only a great writer and publisher, but, also an adviser to many in the music business. "When now available. he died, one year after Hank Williams died, many folk were at a loss as to whom to go to with their problems." Dee recalls that he was already a country music fan at the tender Only $2 postpaid age of 12. As a youth he became a record collector, and early in his life he went to work with the Capitol branch in Charlotte, N. C. He subsequently headquartered in Atlanta for Capitol. Tex Ritter, ORDER NOW Kilpatrick recalls, was an important influence in causing him to enter the country field, and Fred Rose persuaded him to remain in it. In the great traditional era of country music, Kilpatrick quickly noticed that country records made sense: "They really had something to say ... and an artist, once he had become known, would do well COUNTRY ORDER FORM with virtually every record release." Kilpatrick stayed with Capitol for five years, rounding out an experience that included tenure as salesman and then as branch Billboard manager. While with Capitol he also became the first resident full- time a&r executive in Nashville. He subsequently became country Box 300, 2160 Patterson St. a&r chief for Mercury (in the late 1940's), and in 1957 he became the first general manager the "Grand Ole Cincinnati. Ohio 45214 Opry" ever had. Kilpatrick believes that much of the strength of the country field lies in the basic product-the song written by the country writer. Please send _, copies of the "A writer must not loose the basic touch; he must stay close to true life." World of Country Music. (1965 Edition) Kilpatrick believes the great country tradition of the writer -artist is still with us and will continue. As examples of the truth of this he points to such writer -artists as Don Gibson, the Everlys, Roger Miller, Name Roy Orbison and others. Country records in the old days, Kilpatrick recalls, used accordion instead of piano, and always used and fiddle. In general, Address Kilpatrick feels, the musicianship on today's country records repre- sents an improvement.

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"Radio is still the chief target."

If one were to conduct a poll to de- Foree is regarded by tradesters as termine the dean of country record the epitome of the "soft sell" tech- road men, it is very likely that the nod nique. would go to Mel Foree, who has been This reporter asked Foree how he AMERICA'S with Acuff -Rose for more than 19 happened to meet Fred Rose. "I met COUNTRY POET years. Prior to the founding of Acuff - Fred through Bob Gilmore, who was Rose, Foree worked for Fred Rose, with the Peer -Southern operation," the great songwriter and one of the he said. "Gilmore wanted a couple BILLY EDD founders of the publishing company. of songs by Floyd Jenkins . . . He recalls that he even wrote "a Gilmore was unable to find Jenkins. WHEELER couple of songs in collaboration with and one day he came to Fred Rose and Fred, including 'No One Will Ever EXCLUSIVE-KAPP RECORDS said: 'Could you tell me where Jenkins Know.' " This song, of course, has is?' been recorded very often by country Rose answered: "Shake hands with artists. Floyd Jenkins!," and this was the first Foree works mostly in the South time Gilmore realized that this was ce3) and Southwest, but when one of Rose's pseudonyms. necessary he An Ode of covers all areas of the nation. Just Foree regaled us with still another how this works out, of course, depends anecdote-having to do with Wesley THANKS upon whether a record sells completely Rose's discovery of the noted writer - in the country field or whether it over- artist, Don Gibson. For Your Play of laps into the pop markets. Foree esti- "We were at a Hillbilly Homecom- "ODE TO THE mates he spends one half of his time ing in Knoxville, and Wesley, in order on the road, traveling some to get some relief from the heat, found LITTLE BROWN SHACK." 50,000 miles annually. Generally he travels a spot where he could have a glass of Current Release by car, for in this way he can cover cold beer. It was a nightclub called Esslinger's. "THE WALTZ OF the smaller cities which a lot of other While Wesley was drink- road men neglect. ing the beer, he heard a performance MISS SARA GREEN" of 'Sweet Dreams' and asked who "Radio," says Kapp, # K-687 Foree, "is still the wrote it." chief target. . . . It is still the most Foree brought over Don Gibson, important point of exposure for coun- who was both the writer and artist at try records. . . . As yet, we in the Esslinger's. Rose commented: "You country field do not have sufficient generally sound like Eddy Arnold, and t exposure on TV, but where there is TV there's only one Arnold but if you exposure it definitely helps that mar- ... sing like you sounded now-like your- Booking Direction: ket." self-we could get you a contract." BOB NEAL AGENCY, INC. Foree calls about 1,000 disk jockeys Foree said this happened in the 809 18th Avenue, South, annually. "It is necessary to achieve mid 1950's, and it was the beginning Nashville, Tennessee an honest relationship with the jockeys of the Acuff -Rose -Don Gibson rela- Phone 615-244-1755 . . . you must not give out incorrect tionship which ultimately proved so information." fruitful, both as to songs and records.

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The World of Country Music Billboard 73 JOHNNY BOND "C&w music will continue to be used in motion pictures."

By JOHNNY BOND Sound came to the motion picture screen in the middle 1920's when Al Jolson starred in "The Jazz Singer." During this period the Country and Western music industry was in its infancy, being limited to phono- graph records by a few names like Jimmie Rodgers, Carson J. Robison, , Johnny Marvin and Frankie Marvin. C&w publishers were practically nonexistent, so these art- ists had to compose their own ma- terial, a trend which has lasted throughout the years. At this same time, there were several movie heros riding the silent screen reaching through to the hearts of the public. Tom Mix, Buck Jones, Jack Hoxie, Art Acord and several others could ride, rope, shoot, lasso, make love and sometimes provide a chuckle ... but, they could not talk and they could not sing. It was only natural that busy ex- ecutives pondered the ways and means of combining these two popular mediums, for it was not long until the public was going crazy over the pop musicals like "Forty -Second Street" and "Gold Diggers on Broadway." Western music in Western pictures just had to come into being. Unfortunately, the movies were able to capture on sound film only one short subject featuring the picture and voice of the Great Blue Yodeler, Jimmie Rodgers. Robison and others also made a few musical shorts, but it was up to to give

us the first . . . his name? . Wayne was already gaining popu- larity as a Western hero when they handed him a guitar for some songs in a few of his early Westerns, but it was again destined to be that chore should pass to a newcomer to the screen, a man already famous on phonograph records and radio over the WLS "National Barn Dance" in Chicago. That was Gene Autry. From 1936 to 1950, Autry and poured countless Western songs into motion pictures as well as phonograph records, Overnight the stage became crowded with follow- ers like , Tex Ritter, Bob Baker, Jimmy Wakely, and dozens of other Western vocalists. Country and western music was now firmly established and a great in- EvaniIìs1 of CountrY Music dustry began growing by leaps and bounds. Thousands of miles from Holly- wood, the already popular "Grand Ole Opry" began sending its artists 74 The World of Country Music Billboard . . . HE T A -ENCO PASSING REFERENCE from Billboard BR RVS OF `SERVI EMEDITIONS PUBLISHED ANYWHERE FOR ANY INDUSTRY

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The country music field was developed by many people-artists, executives, writers and many others. As the lore of the country field becomes richer, Billboard, through its publication, The World of Country Music, makes a continuous effort to document the roles of these people. This is necessary for several reasons: First, the pioneers deserve credit for what they brought to the country field; second, their contributions must be captured, in print, lest they be forgotten; third, the very recounting of their contributions adds to the treasury of country music literature. For these reasons, we publish here the names of the Country Music Associa- tion Hall of Fame nominees, selected by the nominating committee in 1965. There are 70 in all. Very few of these 70 will be elected to the Hall of Fame this year; but as the years go by, more and more of this group of 70 will be elected, because this list includes many of the true pioneers who did so much to make country music meaningful. In addition to the list of nominees, we have supplied brief biographies, with the intent of presenting at a glance each person's niche in the country music field. The categories are four: Living Artists, Living Non -Performers, Deceased Artists and Deceased Non -Performers. Some of the names mentioned have been con- sidered in depth in separate stories in the first two issues of The World of Country Music; but we feel a compendium of brief biographies will be a great value to disk jockeys and fans who wish to quickly ascertain the niche of the various per- sonalities mentioned here.

LIVING ARTISTS

J. E. MAINER AND WADE MAINER tions and won awards. He also sang. The Mainer J. E. Mainer (Joseph Emmett) and Wade Mainer Brothers recorded, separately, for King Records. and the group, known as the Mountaineers, per- Wade Mainer was called by the White House in formed on Southern stations in the 1930's. They 1941 to play a "command performance" for the advertised "Crazy Crystals," a product. J. E. Mainer late President Roosevelt. played fiddle. In the string band was Joseph's brother, DON GIBSON Wade, who played five -string banjo. J. E. Mainer A modest personality, an uncanny accuracy in was born in Weaversville, N. C., in 1898. In the creating hit after hit, and unquestionably one of the 1920's the Mainer Brothers had already organized great talents of the century-these are but a few of a group and were playing for dances and shows. In the many positive qualities which make Don Gibson 1932 the Crazy Water Crystal Company heard of an outstanding musician, songwriter and performer. them and hired them for radio work. At the time From Shelby, N. C., now residing in Knoxville, they had been working in cotton mills. For the Tenn., Don Gibson is credited with such master- Crazy Crystal Company they traveled a lot, ap- pieces as "Oh Lonesome Me," "Blue Blue Day," peared on many stations and made personal appear- "I Can't Stop Loving You," "Gonna Give Myself ances. J. E. Mainer also played in fiddling competi- a Party," "Look Who's Blue," "Who Cares," "A

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Coun1 Music Hull el Iene s Legend in My Time," "Big -Hearted Me," "Where ky," "Cry, Cry ont on No One Stands Alone," and many, many others. and many m Many of these songs have been recorded by his fellow artists and became worldwide hits. T e son of a Kentucky eo4 miner, Merle Travis CLIFF AND BILL CARLISLE made his professional debut plu king a homemade Cliff: guitar over WGBF-Radio, Evansville, Ind. He was Born in 1904 near Taylorsville, Ky.; played steel later to design and help build the first flat guitar, guitar; appeared with Bill Carlisle for several years; prototype of all flat guitars now being manufac- was in entertainment field 32 years; appeared on tured. But his real fame lies in the special albums the Keith circuit in the South and on many radio of folk songs he has recorded for the Smithsonian stations including WSM ("Grand Ole Opry"); WHS, Institute and the films, covering traditional Ameri- Louisville; WMPS, Memphis; WNOX, Knoxville. can music, he's made for the Encyclopaedia Bri- Recorded for many labels including Bluebird, Romeo, tannica. Then, of course, there are the countless hit Gennett, Columbia, King, among others. Records songs he's written, including "," one included "When It's Roundup Time in Texas," of the largest selling records in history; "Smoke, "Hobo's Fate," "Roll on Your Weary Way" and Smoke, Smoke" and "So Round, So Firm, So Fully many others. Wrote songs, including "Why Did It Packed." He's noted for adding something endur- Have to Be," "I Had a Dream," "On the Lone ing-songs of the mines-to American folklore. Prairie," etc. KITTY WELLS Bill: Known as the queen of country music, Kitty Wells Born Wakefield, Ky., 1908; has appeared over was born Muriel Deason in Nashville. Her husband many radio stations, including, of course, WSM, -singer -gave her the name Kitty Nashville. Early stations were WLAP, Kentucky; Wells when he married her, inspired by a song sung WNOX, Knoxville; KWKH, Louisiana ("Louisiana on the "Grand Ole Opry" in the early 1930's titled Hayride"); "Jubilee, USA," ABC-TV, and "Grand "I Could Marry Kitty Wells." She has been voted Ole Opry." For some years sang with Cliff Carlisle the top female country singer in the nation many and for many years appeared with a group, the times; in 1953 Tennessee Gov. Frank G. Clement Carlisles. Recorded with RCA Victor, Mercury, presented her with a plaque that read, in part, "Kitty Bluebird and King; records included "No Help Wells, in addition to her artistry, demonstrated that Wanted," "Do You Need Any Help," "Old Joe she is an outstanding wife and mother in keeping Clark," "Skip to My Lou," "Silver Dollar Mama with the finest traditions of Southern womanhood." Blues," "A Mean Mama Don't Worry Me," and Her biggest recording was "It Wasn't God Who many more. Made ." She has a lifetime re- BILL MONROE cording contract with Decca Records. Born 1911 at Rosine, Ky.; often called the Father HANK THOMPSON of Bluegrass Music. He gave bluegrass its name, Hank Thompson and His Brazo Valley Boys fol- inasmuch as his band was known as Bill Monroe low in the tradition of the country music bands. That and His Bluegrass Boys; out of his band came such is, he's a great country singer; once his songs oc- noted artists as Hatt and Scruggs, , cupied all three top positions on the country music Howdy Forrester and many more; his instrument chart. But his fans are assured of double pleasure is the mandolin; he has recorded for Bluebird, Co- at his personal appearances-superb dancing music. lumbia and Decca in the various country idioms, Born Sept. 3, 1925, in Waco, Tex., Thompson's first including sacred, blues, etc. Station experience in- success was a show broadcast by WACO-Radio, cludes, in addition to WSM "Grand Ole Opry," the Waco. Then came a tour of duty in World War II "WLS Barn Dance," Chicago; WIND, Hammond, in the Navy. Afterwards he had a show over KWTX- Ind., and other outlets. Sides include "Blue Moon of Radio, Waco, then began touring with a band. Tex

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Ritter got him his first big recording contract a ! ¡ ; ana )EilvisI Pr e1 de major company, and Thompson's "Humpty D mpty f ' million dollars b Id. Heart" was a best seller. . . d's hits on RCA Vi legendary a d in - HANK SNOW d . ed the wide impact a ount record could have Hank Snow, the Singing Ranger, holds the unique on the general public. Some o these hits were distinction of having a hit record, "I Don't Hurt "Bouquet of Roses," "You Don't Know Me," "Cattle Anymore," remain on the country music charts for Call" and many others. a year, but it was his own song, "I'm Moving On," JOHNNY CASH that created a cliche in the Southwest: Pulling a Johnny Cash was almost an instant success. From Hank Snow, which meant I've Got to Be Going. the first time he appeared on the KWKH-Radio Snow rose to fame in his native Canada. Previous "Louisiana Hayride Show" in Shreveport, La., singing to appearing with a radio program over CHNS- a song he wrote called "Cry, Cry, Cry," it was only Radio, Halifax, Snow worked at jobs ranging from a few months until he was a star on the "Grand lumberjack to fish packer. He had a show over Ole Opry," Nashville. From there he went on to WWVA, Wheeling, W. Va., and is now a member of perform a one-man show at Carnegie Hall in New the "Grand Ole Opry." He was a great fan of the York and in TV shows and in the movie "Five Min- legendary Jimmie Rodgers. utes to Live." A native of , Cash now RED FOLEY lives in Ventura, Calif. His song "I " The list of hits by Red Foley would probably fill has been recorded twice by himself and by both this page. Needless to say, some of his best million - country and popular stars galore; it is considered sellers have been songs of devotion. These include already a "classic" country song. "Peace in the Valley" and "Just a Closer Walk With PEE WEE KING Thee." He's noted for such a steady following of fans Pee Wee King has long been a recording star, but that Decca Records has him signed to a lifetime he's best noted for being one of the writers (along contract. He was many years with the "Grand Ole with Redd Stewart) of "" which Opry" and later emcee of ABC -TV's "Jubilee USA." has sold more than 10 million records by various He recently co-starred with Fess Parker in "Mr. artists. King also holds another distinction: After he Smith Goes to Washington" TV series. left the "Grand Ole Opry" as a regular, he added JOHNNY BOND drums to his band, one of the first to do so in the Once a star, always a star is an adage appropriate country music field. Although drums are now per- in the case of Johnny Bond, whose career as singer, mitted on the stage of the "Opry," for some time his songwriter and movie star spans more than two drummer got a holiday every time Pee We King and decades. He appeared in 50 -plus movies with stars his Golden West Cowboys appeared there as a guest. such as.Gene Autry, Roy Rogers, Hopalong Cassidy, Pee Wee King has also co-authored such great songs Tex Ritter, Robert Mitchum and . But as "Bonaparte's Retreat" and "Slowpoke." Bond, very active in the Country Music Association, GENE AUTRY is presently noted for his hit version of "Ten Little Thirty-seven years, a hundred movies and mil- Bottles," which he wrote. lions of records ago, Gene Autry started his career EDDY ARNOLD with a 15 -minute show on Tulsa's Station KVOO. The Tennessee Plowboy, Eddy Arnold, was a Today, the former president of the Country Music guitarist and singer in Pee Wee King's band until Association remains among the world's best-known he found a song called "Mammy Please Stay Home performers and one of this country's leading busi- With Me" that proved so popular it removed him nessmen. He heads a business empire which includes from the status of just another member of the band. five radio stations, two television stations, four ho- He was led to form his own band, probably the tels (latest acquisition, San Francisco's historic Mark first band formed to support a singing star that had Hopkins), the Los Angeles Angels baseball team, already been made. , the man among other holdings. Gene was born in Texas,

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spent most of his youth in Oklahoma. wick/ Vocalion, Mercury radio debut in Tulsa in 1928, he moved include "Tenderly He Wa WLS the following year where he was sp Lately That Sears, Roebuck. During his Chicago perio4 he madg more. frequent appearances on the "National Bafü Dance' ELTON and the "Farm and Home Hour" programs.`l 1,9 l'ton Britt was born in . Ark. 1920. His Autry went on the CBS coast -to -coast netwol`k for program experience ded s..ws over Wrigley chewing gum with a half-hour weekly show. KMPC, Hollywood; ABC-TV; .0 and CBS-Radio The show enjoyed one of the longest runs in radio and WSM "Grand Ole Opry." Also the "WWVA history, remaining on the air continuously for 17 Jamboree" at Wheeling, W. Va.; the "Elton Britt years. His picture career started in 1939 with the Show," the "George Hamilton IV Show" on ABC- production of "Melody Ranch," a name which he TV, and "Camel Caravan." He recorded over 22 retained for his publishing firm. years for RCA Victor and also cut sides for ABC - BOB WILLS Paramount, Ampar and Decca. Records included Wills, a key exponent of , and "There's a Star-Spangled Banner Waving Some- sometimes referred to as its daddy, was born in where," "It Is No Secret," "Cannonball Yodel" and 1906; he is a fiddler and had extensive broadcast literally hundreds more; was a writer of many songs experience since 1932 with the Light Crust Dough- and appeared in films ("Laramie," "The Prodigal boys, W. Lee (Pappy) O'Daniel, etc. He organized Son," etc.). his Texas Playboys in 1932 and appeared in many MINNIE PEARL radio shows throughout Texas, Oklahoma, ABC-TV; Born 1912 at Centerville, Tenn., the girl from made many films in Hollywood; has been on various "Grinder's Switch" is country music's most noted labels including Decca, Columbia, Harmony and comedienne. Her career on the WSM "Opry" started Liberty; recorded many albums and such songs as in 1940 and she has appeared on many other pro- "Orange Blossom Special," "Bob's Breakdown," grams, including shows with Tennessee Ernie, Dinah "Texas Two Step," "Smoke on the Water," "Lone Shore, "Jubilee, USA" and the "Jimmy Dean Show." Star Rag," and many more. Her recordings include "How to Catch a Man," on RCA Victor; she has also cut sides for Everest and Nolan was lead singer of the , other labels. Today Minnie Pearl is active in film- group which was organized in 1934. Their records making, personal appearances and other facets of are on the RCA Victor, Vocalion and Decca labels the country field. and include such albums as "Wagons West," "Cool Water," "One Man's Songs" and such songs as Known as "The Kentucky Mountain Boy," he "," "Home on the Range," brought songs of the Kentucky mountains to au- "Carry Me Back to the Lone Prairie." diences via radio; he is of special importance in the LULU BELLE AND SCOTTY folk area of country music; educated in Kentucky Lulu Belle, born in 1913 at Boone, N. C., guitarist and Chicago and appeared over "WLS Barn Dance," and comedy; first a single, then teamed with Scotty, Chicago, in the late 1920's and early 1930's, and later 1933; played programs on WLS, Chicago, for many over WLW, Cincinnati; WSM "Grand Ole Opry," years; also WNBQ-TV, Chicago; WSM "Grand Ole and other outlets; labels for which he recorded in- Opry," "Ozark Jubilee," etc. Scotty (Scott Wiseman) clude Bluebird, Capitol, Gennett and Polk. Sides was born 1909 at Spruce Pine, N. C., achieved a included "On Top of Old Smoky," "The Little B.A. and M.A. degree; plays guitar and banjo; Rosewood Casket," "Sweet Betsy From Pike," "Bar- played at WRVA, Richmond; WMMN, Fairmont, bara Allen," "Red River Valley," "Letter Edged in W. Va.; WLS, Chicago ("National Barn Dance"); Black," and many more. WSM "Grand Ole Opry," etc. WILF (MONTANA SLIM) CARTER The team recorded on Conquerer, Bluebird, Bruns- Born 1904 at Port Hillford, , Canada;

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appeared over Canadian outlets and o coup' s-with refer eional York; recorded for Bluebird and Decca and wa era and style. She also pl J string prolific writer. Recordings include "It Makes banjo. ckage Difference Now," "The Prisoner's Song," "Maple of her sides, made with untain Y Leaf Waltz" and "Rye Whiskey." Folks and Molly's husban '1 /y vis. sly met MAYBELLE CARTER him when she applied for a job singing in his band. Born in Michellsville, Va., Mother Maybelle is a Molly has appeared on WAPI, Birmingham; KRLD, member of the original and noted Carter Family, Dallas; WNOX, Knoxville. She later set up the which included A. P. Carter and Sarah; plays auto- Molly O'Day Music Center, a successful retail record harp; sang with Carter Sisters; radio experience in- shop, in Williamson, W. Va. cluded WNOX, Knoxville; WJHL-TV, Johnson, ERNEST TUBB Tenn.; WSM "Grand Ole Opry" and other programs; Ernest Tubb was born in Crisp, Tex. His child- has recorded for RCA Victor, Decca, Columbia and hood hero was the late Jimmie Rodgers, the Singing other labels, and has written many songs of a sacred Brakeman, and he has Rodgers' guitar, presented to and country nature. Some of her recordings are "Are him by his widow. Tubb made his first radio ap- You Afraid to Remember Me," "We Shall Meet pearance in 1933 over a station in , Some Day," "Wildwood Flower" and many others, Tex., but it was in 1941 he entered radio profes- including sides made with the original Carter Family. sionally over KGKO, Fort Worth. He joined the CLAYTON McMICHEN "Grand Ole Opry" in 1942 and is noted for getting Fiddler and leader of the band, the Georgia Wild- Hank Snow, also a fan of Rodgers, onto the show. cats; born in Thayer, Mo., 1909; appeared over many His first big hit was "I'm Walking the Floor Over radio outlets, including WHAS, . Louisville, Ky.; WSB, Atlanta; WLW, Cincinnati; WLS, Chicago; You" which he still uses as a theme song. He was WTAM, Cleveland; a Columbia Records artist; one of the first country stars to make trips overseas. writer of "McMichen's Breakdown," "Dear Old He has been in several movies and TV shows. The Dixie Land" and others. Ernest Tubb Record Shop in Nashville not only MOLLY O'DAY specializes in country music records, but an after - Molly O'Day came from McVeigh, Ky. Many midnight show at the shop is broadcast weekly over regard her as one of the greatest female vocalists in WSM-Radio.

DECEASED ARTISTS

VERNON DALHART Born Marion T. Slaughter in Dalhart, Tex. Early Born at Chetopa, Kan., 1890. An important figure in career he sang over WGY, Schenectady, N. Y. in country field both as a singer and writer. Re- Recorded hundreds of songs on the RCA Victor, corded for RCA, Conquerer, Oriole, Supertone. His Bluebird, Columbia, Velvetone, Crown and Perfect sides included "Turkey in the Straw," "Jingle Bells," labels. Recorded under various names: Vernon Dal - "Darling Nellie Gray," "Buffalo Boy," "Little Brown hart, Bob White, Jeff Calhoun, Tom Watson, Mack Jug," "Texas Dan" and many more. His songs in- Allen, Guy Massey. Biggest hit was "The Prison- cluded "Left My Gal in the Mountains," "Naomi er's Song." Also recorded "," Wise" and many more. Died 1957. "Mollie Darling," "The Letter Edged in Black," COWBOY COPAS "Sippin' Cider." Was radio's "Sam the Barbasol Born in 1913 in Muskogee, Oklahoma, "Cope" Man." Home was at Mamaroneck, N. Y. had much radio experience in the country field;

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appeared over "WLW Barn Da ce, MILT WSM "Grand Ole Opry," Nashvill , etc own was one of th : ea try and w rn sides for King and Starday; had hits nd leaders; he was in t barn," "Signed, Sealed and Delivered" rt was Wills who gave h 4 irs ' i í is wrote), "From the Manger to the Cross" n as a singer with Wills' b row ho d lien more. He died in a plane crash near a suburb of in Fort Worth, Tex. t t s and n Were with Nashville, March 6, 1963. the "." He died in an auto A. P. CARTER accident in 1936. He recorded for Decca and was Alvin Pleasant Carter was one of the original on that label's "Dance -O-Rama Series." Carter Family members, along with Sarah and May - RILEY PUCKETT belle. Others at a later date were Joe and Jeanette. Riley Puckett was born in Alpharetta, Ga. He was Was on the Acme and Bluebird labels, with such blind and attended the Georgia School for the Blind sides as "Room in Heaven for Me," "Sweet Fern," at Macon. A guitarist, he had entertainment ex- "Ship Ahoy," "My Clinch Mountain Home," "Wor- perience over WSB, Atlanta; WSAZ, Huntington, ried Man Blues" and many others. He wrote "I'm W. Va., and WLW, Cincinnati. He played personal Thinking Tonight of My Blue Eyes." "Jimmy appearances all over the nation. He was a member of Brown, the Newsboy" and others. the Skillet Lickers, which had Riley on guitar; Gid UNCLE DAVE MACON Tanner and Clayton McMichen on fiddle and Fate Uncle Dave Macon was the first singing star on Norris on banjo. Was on sides on Columbia, Decca the "Grand Ole Opry." He was billed as the Dixie and Bluebird labels, including such sides as "Casey Dewdrop; he had a dry wit; played banjo. Some of Jones," "Steamboat Bill," "How Come You Do Me the songs he sang were "11 Cent Cotton, 40 Cent Like You Do," "Waiting For the Evening Mail" and Meat" and similar songs. He was the biggest at- others. Died 1946 at East Point, Ga. traction on "Grand Ole Opry" for many years. He PATSY CLINE was born on a farm near McMinnville, Tenn. He Patsy Cline's career was a brief one. She rocketed died in 1952. to fame on Arthur Godfrey's "Talent Scout" TV show with "Walkin' After Midnight." Her other hits Leon Rodney Brasfield was born in 1910 in Smith - soon after were "I Fall to Pieces," "Crazy," and ville, Miss. From 1927-1942 he was with the Bisbee "She's Got You." Her career was interrupted by an Dramatic Shows; then joined WSM "Grand 01e auto accident. No sooner had she recovered and Opry" in 1944, remaining until 1958. He was a noted starred in a performance of the "Grand Ole Opry" comedian; was in 1956 movies, "Face in the Crowd" at Carnegie Hall in New York, she was killed in an- and in "Country Music Holiday"; wrote songs; other crash, an, airplane crash March 6, 1963, in a died in 1958. suburb of Nashville. She was one of the first female UNCLE JIMMY THOMPSON country music stars to win fame also in the popular When George D. Hay, the Solemn Old Judge, field. started the WSM "Barn Dance" in 1925, his artist JAMES GIDEON TANNER (the only one on the opening show) was Uncle Jimmy Performer, composer. Born June 22, 1885, in Thompson who played fiddle. His act on the first Walton County, Georgia. Died May 16, 1960, at Win- show, Nov. 28, at 8 p.m., lasted one hour. This act der, Ga. Was one of the performing pioneers of early is often regarded as the beginning of country music American country music. Was a farmer, learned to as an important phase or radio programming; and play fiddle growing up. In 1913 helped form "The it is also one of the early ingredients of what was Lick Skillet Band" at Dacula, Ga., composed of Tan- soon to become the "Grand Ole Opry" over the same ner, fiddle; Clayton McMichen, fiddle; Riley Puckett, . station. In the early "Grand Ole Opry" programs, guitar; Fayte Norris, banjo. Uncle Jimmy Thompson fiddled one hour at a time The group recorded for Columbia in the embryo -an indication of how popular instrumentalists were. years of record industry, made more than 100 rec-

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ords. Biggest seller was "Corn Liquor S active per- Georgia." Tanner played what is called "hoe - through- fiddling." Later formed his own group unde-

DON LAW then country a&r head o + ecc , and under Cohen's Don Law, head of Columbia's country and western a&r aegis Bradley had i - a hits as an artist, operation, ranks as one of the great pioneer record such as "Blues Stay Away rom Me" and "White men in the country field. His experience reaches back Silver Sands." When Cohen took over the a&r activi- into the early days of the traditional period and ties of Coral, Decca's subsidiary label, in the late continues through the great traditional era right on 1950's, Bradley became head of Decca's country to the modern period of country music. He followed a&r slot. Bradley, a native of Kentucky, had built Art Satherley in taking over the Columbia country his own recording studio in Nashville and when he a&r slot, and he received a lot of training from took over the country a&r post the studio and its Satherley. They became acquainted in the 1920's office became the Decca Nashville office. Bradley when Satherley was with the Plaza Music Co., a has continued the strong Decca c&w tradition. chain which wanted to get into the country music KEN NELSON field. Satherley's recording trips through the South Ken Nelson, born in Minnesota, moved to Chi- would bring him to Dallas, where Law was sales cago as a child, and at the age of 12 began his music representative with Brunswick. Plaza was sold to career with Melrose Brothers Music Co. At 14 Warners, which, at almost the same time, acquired he made his radio debut as a vocalist before go- Brunswick, resulting in the formation of the Ameri- ing to New York to work with Gene Austin. Back can Record Co. Law sat in on Satherley's dates. in Chicago he formed a partnership with Lee Gillette In the 1930's the American Record Co. was bought to form a dance band. He also sang with a trio, and out by CBS and the present Columbia Records set-up at the same time he worked as an announcer on was born. In 1942 Law was brought East from various stations. He became musical director of Dallas to make children's records in New York. WAAF in 1938. In 1939 he joined WJJD and Three years later he moved into country a&r per- WIND, Chicago, as music director and was responsi- manently, with duties split between Satherley and ble for "Suppertime Frolic," one of the nation's Law. Law was to handle everything from El Paso biggest country music programs. His tenure with east, and Satherley west. The great Columbia a&r Capitol started in Chicago in 1946 when he began roster developed in those years, with acquisitions of handling local sessions. In 1948 he moved to Cali- Carl Smith, Ray Price, Lefty Frizzell and Marty Rob- fornia for Capitol to oversee Capitol's transcription bins. Satherley retired in 1953, leaving Don Law department, and in 1952 he was placed in charge of wholly in charge. In the years since, Law has kept Capitol's country & western department, which post Columbia in high position in the country field. He he still holds. Ken has been active with the CMA has made literally dozens and dozens of his country since its inception. He has always been a board disks and played a major part in the Jimmy Dean member and is one of the founders. He served as success story by recording him in "." president for two years. His role in building the Many other hits have followed, and today Law con- Capitol country catalog is well known. tinues at the peak of his power. JOHN LAIR OWEN BRADLEY John Lair is a nationally known authority on Owen Bradley, head of Decca's Nashville opera- folk songs, folk music and folk dancing. During his tion, has played a major role in building the great many years in radio, it was not unusual for a radio country catalog of that label. A fine pianist and ar- network to call him and say, "We plan to use a ranger, Bradley in 1956 worked with Paul Cohen, certain old song on a program and we are unable

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d. 4 to find any information on it." John La' ' .s so ing, Shreveport, Washingt. i' arty" icago. well -versed that in the majority of cases wits not All who know him agree tta is work in behalf necessary for him to refer to his library, ' : had of country music is unceasing. the information right on the tip of his tongue. TED DAFFAN When the King and Queen of England visited Ted Daffan (Theron Eugene Daffan) was born in America, President Roosevelt gave a show in Wash- Beauregard Parish, La., in 1912. Although notable ington, D. C. Such great artists as Lawrence Tibbett, both as songwriter and artist, he is nominated for Kate Smith and Marion Anderson were invited to the Hall of Fame in the non -performer category, perform. Also invited was John Lair and he was placing the emphasis on his contribution to country requested to bring some folk singers. John took the music as a writer. He is the writer of "Worried Coon Creek Girls and the songs he selected for Mine," "Truck Driver's Blues," "Born to Lose" and them to play and sing were of English origin. They other great songs; he is co -writer of "Tangled Mind," turned out to be one of the big hits of the show. "A Woman Captured Me," "Don't Look Behind," It just so happened that the King of England liked "I Got Five Dollars and It's Saturday Night" and the English folk songs and was very familiar with other notable compositions. Ted, who plays steel the ones John Lair had chosen. guitar, has had considerable experience as a per- former over KPRC, Houston, and with the group, CMA board member Roy Horton, born in the Ted Daffan and the Texans. Labels for which he Allegheny Mountains of Pennsylvania, started pickin' recorded include Okeh and Columbia, with such and singin' at an early age and with his brother sides as "Weary, Worried and Blue," "Look Who's Vaughn auditioned for the "Crazy Water Crystal" Talking" and "Broken Vows." program. They were hired in Philadelphia and went STEVE SHOLES on to New York where they landed on the Rudy Steve Sholes, Division Vice -President, Popular Vallee Fleischman's Yeast program as a featured at- Artist and Repertoire, RCA Victor Record Division, traction. As a team they played on all of the big is one of the pioneer recording men in the country shows. Then Vaughn went on to become a noted field. Shales, despite the complexities of his admin- songwriter and Roy-increasingly interested in coun- istrative duties, has always maintained his interest in try music-decided to devote all of his time to the country field. The executive first worked with spreading the c&w gospel. He believed country music Victor in 1929 when he was in high school. He represented "the soul of America" and he wished to rejoined the company in 1935, and began to work make people more aware of the country field. He in the a&r department. In 1945 we was named has become, through study and application, a walk- Studio and Custom Manager of RCA Victor and ing compendium of c&w lore, and because of this during that same year was appointed Manager, knowledge the late Ralph Peer, pioneer publisher, Country & Western and Rhythm and Blues Reper- hired him to head up the Peer-Southern country toire. In the country field he developed many of operation. He dug out the great old catalog tunes and the nation's outstanding artists, including Chet At- acquired new ones, and recorded and promoted kins, Eddy Arnold, Hank Snow, Homer and Jethro, them. Some of the titles include "Born to Lose," the Browns, Hank Locklin and Jim Reeves. In 1957 "No Letter Today," "The Three Bells," "Makes No was Difference Now," "Slipping Around," and dozens Sholes named Manager, Pop Singles, and a year more. Roy was one of the strongest campaigners later became Pop Albums Manager, too. On that for the formation and development of the CMA. assignment he planned and directed all a&r functions He hopes to see the country field develop and take in addition to co-ordinating activities and policies the form of a wagon wheel, with Nashville as its related to West Coast marketing, sales, custom, re- hub and with the spokes being such cities as Wheel - cording and administration operations.

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JUDGE HAY n WSM, Nashville, went on the air Oct. 5, 19 go hé a,f( C;' e r rd and at the first program was George D. Ha iewe ibn for producing " -made" WLS, Chicago. He was known as the Solemn 01 rds, ste in song material, and his Judge and he had just been voted the nation's most talent for ou." ng the proper song with the proper popular radio announcer in a contest conducted by artist, are considered of the highest order. He ex- the Radio Digest. At WLS Hay had originated the hibited these arts not only on his own label, Kapp, "National Barn Dance." After attending the opening but in his earlier years with Decca and subsequently of WSM, Hay stayed on Nov. 28, started a program with RCA Victor. Such is the man who in the early Wherein he was called the Solemn Old Judge in a days of Decca Records laid the groundwork for that program known as the "WSM Barn Dance." This catalog's great country roster. He is responsible for program was the germ of the "Opry." Fiddler Uncle Deoca's acquisition of and association with such Jimmy Thompson proved very popular, and more artists as Jimmie Davis, Ernest Tubb, Red Foley and country artists were encouraged to come to Nashville many others. Decca was founded in 1934 and it was to play on the program. Some of these groups were in that year that Jack Kapp asked his brother, Dave, known as the Crook Brothers, the Fruit Jar Drinkers to start the country division. Dave Kapp made pio- and the Gully Jumpers. The programs were on Sat- neering pilgrimages through the South, finding talent, urday night. In 1927, following "Dr. Damrosch's Mu- conducting auditions and recording artists. By the

sic Appreciation Hour" on NBC, Judge Hay re- early . 1940's Dave Kapp had become increasingly marked, "Now we will present the `Grand Ole occupied with other areas of recording for the Decca Opry.' " For many years thereafter, Hay was master label, and he gradually turned the country a&r niche of ceremonies on the "Opry." over to Paul Cohen, who currently is Kapp Records' EDWIN W. CRAIG Nashville representative. Perhaps more than any man, Edwin W. Craig is EDGAR L. BILL responsible for the growth and spread of country Edgar L. Bill started the "WLS National Barn music. Most certainly he is the one individual who Dance" April 19, 1924, at the Sherman Hotel, Chi- started, nourished and held together the "Grand Ole cago. This was to prove the model for many similar Opry" in its leaner years, and encouraged its ex- programs, and it provided a tremendous outlet- pansion in more prosperous times. Edwin Craig had and tremendous publicity-for country music and been associated with the National Life and Accident country talent. Bill was station director at the time. Insurance Company in Nashville 12 years when he He told the listeners that the show was intended to put its radio station, WSM, on the air in 1925. Two recapture the nostalgia of old-time husking bees, months later he made the "Opry" a reality. In 1934 square dances and other activities and entertain- Craig assisted in the organization of the Clean ments of rural life. The "WLS National Barn Dance" Channel Broadcasting Service to guarantee depend- drew a great amount of mail, and ultimately the four - able radio reception to every U. S. community. He and -one -half-hour show reached virtually the entire later helped reorganize the National Association of nation and Canada through the one-hour WLS-NBC Broadcasters, and has served that group as a director. "Alka Seltzer National Barn Dance." At the begin- Thousands of "Opry" performers over the past 40 ning of the "National Barn Dance," Bill had George years owe so much to Edwin Craig, one of radio's D. Hay, the Solemn Old Judge, come up from Mem- first champions of Country Music. phis to join the staff. DAVE KAPP BOUDLEAUX BRYANT Dave Kapp, head of Kapp Records and its sub- Boudleaux Bryant, winner of many BMI awards, sidiary labels, is steeped in both the creative and is regarded as one of the most talented songwriters

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CounI Mucic HII of Fahle i in the nation. He is a classically trained v..lini ing. As aaii and he understands the entire musical scene f nfluenced ma classical to country to pop. He was born in Shell PAUL ' E ' M Ga. Early in his ,. musical career he became a per- Paul Ackerman, music editor of Billboard, joined forming musician on Atlanta radio stations and a that publication in 1934 and shortly thereafter helped member of the Atlanta Philharmonic's string section. set up the publication's music department along with With compositions written either by himself or with Joe Csida, Morrie Orodenker and Paul Denis, As his wife, Felice, he has scored many hits and has editor, Ackerman continuously chronicled the growth brought the flavor of country music-in addition to and importance of country music, and in 1957 he other types of music-to the widest possible audience. pinpointed c&w's contribution to the pop field in a Some of his songs are "Bye, Bye Love," "Wake Up, cover article in High Fidelity magazine, Billboard's Little Susie," "Devoted to You," "Let's Think About sister publication. In his Billboard career Ackerman Living" and many more. Boudleaux and Felice live has covered all the bases-music, radio, TV, vaude- at Hendersonville, Tenn., where they raise Santa ville, legitimate theater; but perhaps he has been Gertrudis cattle. Boudleaux does much of his writ- most active as a country music buff, spreading the ing in his den at home, which is stocked with re- gospel of c&w in the Northland. He is a CMA board cording equipment and musical instruments. When member and has edited for several years Billboard's he composes he actually writes the material rather annual World of Country Music. He is also editor than singing it into a tape recorder. His contribution of the recently published This Business of Music. as a writer has covered many years and he is still LEE GILLETTE at the crest of his writing career. Lee Gillette, who started Capitol Records in the FLOYD TILLMAN c&w field, built the department on a firm footing to Floyd Tillman was born and raised in West Texas, make it a significant part of the company's operation. and important formative influences in his career as Gillette is now on leave of absence from his position a writer -artist were , Jimmie Davis, as one of the label's executive a&r producers. Lew Childre and others. He is a Hall of Fame Many of Capitol's top names and best sellers can nominee in the living non -performer category; there- be traced to Gillette's era as head of the Capitol fore we must emphasize his songwriting rather than c&w department. Some of the noteworthy artists his work as an artist. In the opinion of many, Till- Gillette attracted to the Capitol roster included Hank man wrote some of the greatest country songs of all Thompson, still one of the label's top sellers; Tex time. Included in this class are such compositions as Williams, whose "Smoke, Smoke, Smoke That Cig- "Slippin' Around" and its , "I'll Never aret" hit Billboard's 1948 best sellers lists; Jack Slip Around Again." Also, "It Makes No Difference Guthrie (his "" remains a top seller); Now," "Gotta Have My Baby Back," "I Love You Merle Travis, outstanding both as an artist and a So Much It Hurts Me" and others. These were big writer ("Sixteen Tons," "Nine -Pound Hammer," etc.); hits for many artists as well as for Tillman, and Jimmy Wakeley and . they are constantly recorded today. It is interesting Gillette brought into Capitol, both as to note that quite a few of Tillman's songs are emi- artist and to assist him in operating the country de- nently suitable for duet treatment, and, of course, partment. He later (1950) brought Ken Nelson to duets are one of the continuing traditions in the the department which Nelson heads as executive a&r country field. "Slippin' Around" is an outstanding producer in charge of c&w. example of material suitable for duet treatment, CHET ATKINS and one of the most famous duet versions of the Atkins, head of RCA Victor's Nashville operation, song was that done by Jimmy Wakeley and Margaret is one of the great guitar virtuosos, but his nomina-

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hon in the Hall of Fame Living jlón-Perfo iter of stature, and on thi score in - category emphasizes his other contributions to elude "He'll Have h has had dozens of country field. He is one of RCA Victor's key a ; rrecordings all over the world. Allison was born at men and has recorded many of the label's biggest CL-McKinney, Tex. He produced "Country America" hits, such as Jim Reeves' "He'll Have to Go," Floyd on KABC, Hollywood, 1957-1959. He was country Cramer's "Last Date," the Browns' "The Bells" and a&r director of Liberty Records and general manager countless more. He is noted both for a profound un- of Central Songs. In 1964 he won CMA president's derstanding of country material, and for his ability award for producing top-flight country shows for to present this material in both traditional and mod- sales executive clubs. In 1965 he formed his own ern styles. Chet was born in Luttrell, Tenn. He firm, Nashville Music Publications, Hollywood, played with Bill Carlisle's group at WNOX, Knox- Calif. ville. Later he went to WLW, Cincinnati; WPTF, HARRY STONE Raleigh; WRVA, Richmond; KOA, Denver, and Harry Stone first entered radio in 1921 when, as WSM, Nashville. He made the Nashville scene in a small boy, he began tinkering around with a 1950 and became a fixture on the "Opry," and also crystal set in his father's machine shop. In 1922 he began to develop as a recording executive, ultimately helped construct Nashville's first station and later becoming head of the Victor Nashville operation. became manager. His first account was Maxwell He brings credit to the field, also, by virtue of the House Coffee, soon to become one of broadcasting's great scope of his musicianship, which ranges from biggest. In 1928 Stone joined WSM as a full-time classics to jazz. announcer, and was immediately made a part of the "Grand Ole Opry." In 1932 he became WSM's Joe Allison is one of the most articulate cham- general manager. In 1941 Stone was made chairman pions of country music, and for years he has labored of NBC's station planning and advisory committee. in its behalf. In addition to his deejay stints over That same year he organized the "Camel Caravan" KFOX, Allison is a writer, publisher and producer. shows with "Opry" entertainers. Over the years he For instance, he has completed 780 programs, total- gave starts to many in the country music field, in- ing three years of continuous programming, as host cluding Roy Acuff. of "Country Corner," a program for the Armed WESLEY ROSE Forces Radio and Television Services. Allison, a Wesley Rose, a son of the late Fred Rose, heads board member of CMA, has written the scripts of the publishing company, Acuff -Rose, started by Fred the CMA-sponsored live shows which have been Rose and Roy Acuff. Through his activities as a presented to agency and broadcasting executives in publisher and as a leader in affairs of country music, key markets. These programs have spread the gospel he has spread the gospel of this field on an interna- of country music in a most important way, and Alli- tional level. Among the writers who have developed son's scripts have been a vital factor in pointing out under him are such noted names as Boudleaux and the impact of country music on the radio and TV Felice Bryant, Don Gibson and many more. His listener, and the contribution of country music to activities as head of Hickory Records have also been the nation's pop mainstream. Allison had been a clas- in the direction of maintaining the purity and sical music fan but he gradually realized the great- vitality of the country field. His leadership has been ness of the country idiom and devoted himself to it. indicated in many ways, including his activities on In 1943 he entered radio as announcer over KMAC the board of CMA. Many consider his promotions and KTSA in San Antonio. What he calls his "luck- and exploitation of the Hank Willams catalog as iest break" occurred when he met Tex Ritter and perhaps the most outstanding illustration of showcas- had occasion to travel with Ritter's show. He is a ing the power of country song material as suitable

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for many markets-including pop and j ART Rose is also active in the talent field (A se Art Sat . erey retired rds t artists). His philosophy of leadership 1953. is in the try . one of the great pio ee i 1 the ountry field emphasizes maintenance of traditions an urn field,./having played a haajor pat u it g that of material-because when it is pure does country label's great country catalog. Satherley's it records material benefit the over-all music industry to the in 1917, finding artists in cotton fields, factories greatest degree. and churches. In his early years he was with the PAUL COHEN Wisconsin Chair Co. which made records for the Paul Cohen, currently head of Kapp Records Thomas A. Edison Co. Later the Wisconsin firm Nashville opération, has had a long career in the operated the Paramount out of its country field. He was with the Decca label for many plant in Grafton, Wis., of which Satherley was in years. He served as Decca's Cincinnati branch man- charge. In the 1920's he went East, becoming associ- ager. He grew increasingly interested in the country ated with the New Recording Labs. Then he joined field and in a&r. Dave Kapp, then with Decca, had the Plaza Music Co. which owned a number of already pioneered in building the label's country chain store record labels. They wanted to get into line, and as Kapp became increasingly occupied the country business, and Satherley helped them. with other areas of recording, Cohen was given the Plaza was then sold to Warner Bros., which, at al- most the same time, acquired c&w slot. His tenure lasted about 12 years, during the Brunswick record label from Brunswick-Balke-Collender, all of which which time he signed and recorded such artists as resulted in the formation of the American Record Webb Pierce, Kitty Wells, Patsy Cline, Brenda Lee Co. In the 1930's the American Record Co. was and many others. For several years, between leaving bought out by the Columbia Broadcasting System, Decca and taking over the Kapp Records post, Cohen and Columbia Records was born. Satherley, all had his own label on which he recorded Joe Hen- through these years, found and recorded countless derson's "Snap Your Fingers" and others. artists.

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JIM DENNY activity he soon entered was broadcasting, where was born in Buffalo Valley in Tennes- he teamed with Webb Pierce to purchase three sta- see. As a youth he obtained a job at the "Opry" in tions in Georgia. His contribution to the country Nashville as "helper." He took a business course at field was recognized by Billboard in 1955 when he Watkins Institute at night, and moved up in the was voted Country & Western Man of the Year by National Life organization and established himself as the Billboard Panel. In 1957 he won the Ralph Peer an important cog in the "Opry" operation. National Award for Country Music and also the Music Re- Life, then as now, owned WSM, home of the "Opry." porter's Outstanding Service Award. Jim Denny died In 1951 he moved to WSM as talent director and Aug. 27, 1963. manager of the "Opry." Denny set up Cedarwood RALPH PEER Publishing Company in 1953, and shortly thereafter Ralph Peer, pioneer music publisher and record left his "Opry" post. Cedarwood quickly became a executive, was truly one of the giants of the music global publishing operation, with its copyrights win- business. He died Jan. 19, 1960, bringing to a close ning many awards. After leaving WSM he had also a career which could only be termed fabulous. In set up the Jim Denny Artist Bureau, which also his early years Peer was a field recording executive became a leader in the talent field. A third area of for RCA Victor, and in this capacity he traveled

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was the announcer on the "Eddy Arnold board Purina" show over a CBS regional néit t r This show originated at KRLD, Dallas. His ssocia- of the legéNary r of :1 tion with ng, . Arnold and this program confirmed for; his teeth on tt s - years, and he also had other shows using ebunt-ljj youwN t c.r e to the Wind ity w n st music. a ng ma . I4ê was a salesman s rie befovV FREDERICK J. A. FORSTER joining his brother-in-law in a music sto which w Frederick J. A. Forster, a great innovator in the on the verge of bankruptcy. country music publishing field, came to Chicago It was while operating the music store that Cole from his native Ohio while in his early Twenties, and first met Jack Kapp. When Kapp later rose through worked society engagements as a musician playing the ranks of Brunswick and Decca, he was very banjo, guitar and mandolin. instrumental in helping Cole acquire many of his He decided, however, to follow the business end most famous copyrights. of the music business and went to work for the then From selling music, Cole started a jobbing Fair Store selling musical instruments. He later trans- busi- ness known as Illinois Music Jobber. When ferred to Sears, Roebuck as a buyer of musical during the depression Cole saw opportunity instruments. The department at the time was under in publishing, he sold his jobbing the direct management of Dick Sears. firm to Targ and Dinner, still one of the Windy City's biggest He later went into business on his own, organiz- music jobbing firms. ing the FJA Forster Music Company, eventually the When Broadcast Music, Inc. (BMI) was formed in largest sheet music jobbing firm west of New York. the early , Cole was one of the first publishers A publishing firm was later organized as Forster to join. He later organized transcription libraries Music Publisher, Inc. which rented music for radio stations. When the sheet music jobbing business was dis- During his heyday, Cole had some 5,000 copy- solved in the 20's, "FJA," as he was known, con- rights including such songs as "Silver Haired Daddy centrated all his energies in the publishing field. of Mine," "The Lost Letter," "Marchita," and "Mexi- He has many firsts to his credit. He designed the cali Rose." Cole died in 1956 while still in his mid - first illustrated section for musical instruments in sixties. the Sears, Roebuck catalog. He pioneered in the His company has since disposed of some of the recognition of the orchestra arranger as an impor- more lucrative performance royalty copyrights, but tant person in the development of song hits and was still exists as the M. M. Cole Company, specializing the first to introduce the guitar to orchestrated ar- rangements. in printed music publishing and the sale of acces- sories. The Cole company Among the big hits that today is operated by Forster published were: Shepard " Waltz," "Naughty Stein, a vice-president under the firm's Waltz," "It Ain't Goin' founder. to Rain No More," "Oh! Johnny Oh!," "Down by the Ohio," "Hindustan," "I Get the Blues When it JACK KAPP Rains," "I'm Waiting for Ships That Never Come Jack Kapp, pioneer record executive, died March In," "Lonesome That's All," and "Pale Moon." 25, 1949, at the age of 47. He was president of Forster was also among the first publishers to Decca Records at the time, and had played a vital recognize the value of country music as an integral part in reviving and developing the record industry, part of the entertainment business, and helped pro- which had been hard hit by the depression of the mote such artists as Eddy Arnold, Rex Allen, Red 1930's and the coming of radio. His father had been Foley, and Bob Acher, to name a few. a record salesman for Columbia, and Jack started at He died in Chicago in 1956. 14 as a part-time shipping clerk. On graduating high

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school he joined Columbia full time. In his mid country music talent. Born Rossai, Ala., April 20's he joined Brunswick, in charge of Vocalion 15, 1900, reared at Pulaski, Tenn. Moved to Chicago records. Early in the 1930's he met E. R. Lewis (now as young man, entered talent management and pro- Sir Edward), head of English Decca, and this entente motion field. Was personal agent for Fibber McGee led to the formation of American Decca. One of and Molly and later for Gene Autry and Smiley the factors in reviving the record business was the Burnette when they first started. Produced country price of Decca records-35c and three for $1 in music show on WLS, Chicago, from 1928-1935. the early years. As Decca grew it paid close attention Moved to Louisville, Ky., in 1935 and to Nash- to the country field, and this fact reflects credit on ville in 1939. Was personal manager for Pee Wee the Decca leadership. By the time Jack Kapp passed King, Roy Acuff, Eddy Arnold and others. Credited away, Decca, like the other major record companies, with inspiring and developing careers of many was already one of the giants in the country field- "Grand Ole Opry" stars and other performers. Was by virtue of the recording acumen of Jack's brother, responsible for bringing Roy Acuff to "Grand Ole Dave, who signed many of the label's great country Opry." Composed many country songs. Biggest hits stars. were "Chapel on the Hill," "My Main Trial Is Yet JOE L. FRANK to Come," "Sundown and Sorrow." Died May 4, Promoter, composer, pioneer in development of 1952, at Detroit, Mich., while on a promotional trip.

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Country music is unique. The duet album. Since then, another coun- or voices maybe just chiming in as, twanging steel guitar, the earthy mes- try album has been cut and the pair background or repeaters of the basic; sage, the distinctive rhythm and the have enjoyed a country single hits lyric. Or you can have all the voices honest nasal vocal are all trade -marks with "Louisiana Man," and "Saturday singing harmony. of the field. Equally distinctive is the Night." "In country, it's completely different vocal duet. The styles may alter in But Daily is up to more than this. because the success of the duet is their minor details but as any true Originally, when Talmadge was head built on the song itself. Country songs chart follower well knows, there is of United Artists, Daily, his country are so often involved with unhappi- always a -telling duet or two some- a&r man, found a great country girl ness, broken love affairs or cheating where near the top. singer in Melba Montgomery and wives and husbands. All kinds of One of those most aware of this made her a top name by teaming her marriage mix-ups. It's the kind of great tradition is the well-known and repeatedly with George Jones. thing that's most logically handled by well -loved country a&r veteran and "Now," says Daily, "Melba will a boy and girl duet, where they will chief of country recording for Musi - be joining Musicor officially in No- actually talk to each other in the cor Records, . Daily, with vember, and we're starting right off song. It's the marital hang-ups that his New York -based boss, Art Tal- by building a brand-new team of make the duet. madge, president of the label, has Melba and . We think "Look back. One of the most this could also help break Melba into worked successfully in the past year famous I can remember was Mar- to sustain the duet image and he's the pop field. But naturally, we're garet Whiting and Jimmy Wakely got' a few exciting new plans up his thinking even further than that. We doing Floyd Tillman's song, 'Slippin' sleeve as well. plan to keep Melba very busy record- Around.' And they did the answer It wasn't long after Talmadge ac- ing because after she finishes with the song, 'I'll Never Slip Around Again.' quired the Musicor operation just a Pitney album, we'll get her back to- Well, I don't have to tell you what year ago, one of the all-time gether with George Jones." that that song was all about. country greats, George Jones, who What is different about country duet too," had been with him at both Mercury singing as contrasted with other kinds "And there've been others and , followed of group sounds? What makes a hit Daily remarked, drawing down other Talmadge again to Musicor. And out of a pair like Jones and Mont- colorful examples from his memory shortly thereafter, Wally got Jones and gomery? "For one thing," Daily says, catalog. "Do you remember Kitty Musicor's top pop star, Gene Pitney, "the pop approach can go two ways. Wells and Roy Acuff doing 'Goodbye together in a Nashville studio for a You have a lead with the other voice Mr. Brown?' That was one of those The World of Country Music Billboard 95 The widening world of Country and Western on =,ìËP=e= Records

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Jim and Jesse "Memphis"ciw "Maybe) Jene"5-985 i

ti 96 The World of Country Music Billboard Charlie Walker "He's a Jolly Good Fellow' F5-9852

David Houston "Livin' in a House Full of Love"5-9831

Gordon Terry "The Whipping Post"5-9855

97 The World of Country Music Billboard Many country music fans will remember the Roy Acuff -Kitty Wells version of "Goodbye, Mr. Brown," shown as they recorded it in a Nashville studio on Oct. 27, 1955. The song was in the great duet tradition. In the background playing electric steel guitar is .

duet classics in the subject matter Carl and Pearl Butler and Joanie and Melba Montgomery, of immediate and the way they sang it. Kitty has Johnny Mosby, both acts regular chart - concern because of her anticipated done some terrific other stuff with makers and stars of the "Grand Ole early arrival at the label, will be cut- " Ernest Tubb and Roy Drusky too." Opry ting with both Gene Pitney and Daily might well point to numerous More recently, a fine new team George Jones. other important examples of this has emerged in the persons of the The tradition will be further glori- unique side of the country culture. well-known Roy Drusky and new- fied in early 1966 when the popular One of the hottest of the new pairings comer Priscilla Mitchell, who recently Western country star. Judy Lynn, is finds the veteran Ernest Tubb now a graduated from the background group also expected to join Musicor. Like successful disk partner with pert Lo- singing ranks. They've enjoyed a Miss Montgomery and Jones she retta Lynn, one of the younger stars rather spectacular country hit in "Yes, was also in the original Talmadge - and only a recent graduate from the Mr. Peters," which follows the typi- Daily fold at United Artists Records, "most promising" category. The two cal `slipping around' format. A planned and there enjoyed her first major suc- have been finding a lot of success follow-up is understood to be titled cess. with singles like "Our Hearts Are "Trouble on the Line," another saga Other stars in the growing Musicor Holding Hands," and the single and of mixed-up love on the telephone. country stable include such names subsequent album, "Mr. and Mrs. An even newer team just now break- as Connie Hall, Russ Edwards, the Used to Be." ing on the horizon is that of Bill Wil- veteran Rex Allen and Don Adams, One may also point to a host of bourne and Kathy Morrison. They a new singer who has been working -Other key duets. Such names as Lulu have a brand-new disk out, "John and in George Jones' group; Bennie Belle and Scotty of course are legen- Mary Smith," which again is cut in Barnes, Moon Mullican and Tommy dary. So are Joe and Rose Lee Maphis the familiar broken -marriage groove. Cash. Several of these may later be- and Wilma Lee and Stoney Cooper. But back at Musicor, there are ad- come the subject of duet album plans, Also well established are such pairs as ditional worthwhile plans in the works. according to Daily.

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1111111111111111111111111111111.1 HANK WILLIAMS appeared on a Perry Como show in the early -sort of a country boy appearing on a big city show. The incident, 13 years or so after Hank's death, had a strange aftermath because city boy Como went to the country (Nashville, the home of country music and Hank's old stomping grounds) in order to make a comeback in the record business. Como's first record hit in many years was recorded in Nashville with country musicians and a country flavor even though it was considered to be a pop -type song-"Dream on Little Dreamer." MGM Publicist Recalls Hank Williams

Editor's note: Sol Handwerger, pub- Frank Walker (the late Frank Walker, Hank as a personality. But Hank used licity director of MGM Records, squired president of MGM Records). He en- to insist that he visit only those Hank Williams around New York when joyed his talks with Mr. the late, great Walker, who jockeys whose interest in the field country star visited the was city. Williams made several trips to New one of the chief influences was genuine." York in 1950-1-2. These trips were often throughout the peak years of Williams' "During the 1950-1952 period," promotional in nature-visits to disk career, and he found Mrs. Walker a Handwerger continued, "there were, jockeys, record dealers, appearances on warm, understanding person." in radio and TV programs and the like. addition to the `Opry' at WSM, Handwerger joined MGM in 1947, so he Handwerger continued: "We took many country and western jamborees. had the advantage of being with the label Hank to lunches and dinners; to in- Some of these shows were in -person since the beginning of Williams' career. terviews with magazine and newspaper and some were TV shows. Hank ap- Handwerger, too, has always been a keen peared student of the country field; Williams writers. We took him to the Perry on many of them, and there- recognized his true interest and both men Como Show and to ' fore he was always traveling. While got along very well. Here, Handwerger program and other shows. Zeke had on these tours, Hank would take the details some of his reminiscences about a show time to visit dealers. I Hank. on WPIX with a true country recall we vis- flavor, and because of its authenticity, ited stores in New Orleans, Memphis, "Hank Williams," Sol Handwerger Hank and Zeke hit it off real well; throughout Texas and in the North." recalls, "was a most friendly person- but Hank was quick to notice with "Hank," said Handwerger, "was provided he believed in your sincer- disdain those people who expressed a cynical and suspicious of big cities, ity; if he did not, he could be cold false interest in country music-often as a country boy would be, but never- and blunt." they expressed such an interest be- theless he was thrilled to visit record Handwerger added that Hank gen- cause of Hank's fame, but he was not shops in order to meet buyers of erally was a very quiet man and some- fooled by this. country music. He felt that this was what skeptical. "He disliked New "These false people," said Hand- the only direct contact he had with his York. He felt the city was insincere, werger, "included some music pub- fans and this was very dear to him. but he was quick to find the kind of lishers, some disk jockeys who had At concerts he was unable to meet people he liked, such as Mr. and Mrs. pop programs-who wished to use the fans because local police officers 100 The World of Country Music Billboard D'ÉTÉ UN SOIR Ent100tI (Ernolionsl (ARE YOU SINCERE) JE SAIS BIEN Ir á , HEk:AUSI: I I.tH'E YIIU' MTa.:1:m=

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MINNIE PEARL ON STAGE-Just the sight of her in costume provokes laughs from country comedy fans. She usually "murders" an audience with her funny monolog. She is perhaps the foremost of all women country , this year celebrates her 25th anniversary as a member of the Grand Ole Opry.

By ELTON WHISENHUNT Cannon, a friendly, gracious lady. It achievement award for consistent high was difficult for me to realize that standards of comedy, of which she is A fabulous living legend in coun- here was the Minnie Pearl of radio, proudest, has remained up to date. try comedy is Minnie Pearl, who this TV, movie and stage fame. She spoke This is because she year celebrates her 25th year is a serious stu- as a in cultured tones-not at all like dent of comedy. A sample of one of member of the "Grand Ole Opry." Minnie Pearl! She is highly educated, her 1965 jokes: "Them jets are No other name brings such joy so to widely read and traveled and the fast that by the time you say you the heart, such a warm smile to the character Minnie Pearl is one which won't, you have." lips, such delightful and awesome re- comes "on" when she performs. spect for a show business personality She had this to say about comedy: as does Minnie Pearl. On stage Mrs. Cannon undergoes "Different audiences won't laugh For there is no one like Minnie a dramatic transformation. She wears at the same thing under the same cir- Pearl. She is such a singular person- a simple country dress, wide -brimmed cumstances. You won't use the same ality she doesn't even have any imi- straw hat trimmed with flowers and gags to 25,000 people perspiring under tators. Her matchless wit, inherent bits of fruit, from which the price tag a hot July sun that you would in an flair for country comedy and her con- dangles; white cotton stockings, square air-conditioned auditorium. black pocketbook tinuing effort to "ketch a feller" have and flat, single "I am interested in knowing where buckle, black Mary made millions of Americans laugh. Jane slippers. to use what material to get laughs. ("The costume And laughter is one of the essentials is what a typical coun- What you got a laugh from in 1955 try girl would of life. wear to town on a won't get a laugh in 1965. The pro- Saturday afternoon 25 Minnie Pearl, the queen of country years ago, or fessional comedian, I have found, to a church comedy, has long been a favorite of social.") Then she is the knows when to tell the right jokes for lovable character mine and she was the first person I Minnie Pearl who a certain audience. He retains the charms wanted to meet when I came to audiences (whose sides are proper material for the proper place splitting from laughter) Nashville. She lives with her husband wherever she and knows instinctively if it is right appears. on a lovely, tranquil, wooded hill in or not. If he starts out wrong, he Brentwood, Tenn., a suburb of Nash- Minnie Pearl's "home town" is senses it immediately and uses some- ville, miles from the raucous bustle Grinder's Switch, Tenn., a mythical thing else. You never know when you of city life. small country town, and her hilarious go on stage with comedy how it will The winding, paved tree -lined road tales of her family and their doings go. You have to feel the audience to her house is not marked. I would are world famous. (Sample: "Brother's reaction. never have found it if it had not been not a failure-he just started at the "Today, after 25 years, I still have for the kindness of Tandy Rice, bottom and likes it there.") a feeling of anxiety when I go on. I public relations director for Moeller Her intuitive sense of comedy, for am concerned about whether the jokes Talent, Inc., who drove me out. At which she has received many awards, will go at that time as well as they home, Minnie Pearl is Mrs. Henry R. including Billboard's outstanding went someplace else." 104 The World of Country Music Billboard BOBBY BARE-RCA JIMMY NEWMAN-DECCA DAVE DUDLEY-MERCURY

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FRANCIS BANDY "Thanks to everyone for making 1965 a great year" ROY BAHAM Jimmy Key, Director BOBBY DYSON Exclusive DAVE DUDLEY Writers TOM T. HALL NEWKEYS MUSIC, Inc. GEORGE KENT JIMMY KEY AND CIRCLE DOT PUBLISHING COMPANY JIMMY NEWMAN 812 - 16TH AVENUE, SOUTH I NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE DEWEY STONE Minnie Pearl writes her own ma- school for young ladies. There she then manager of WSM, and Jack terial. She had writers some years ago studied dramatics, dancing, piano. She Stapp, then program director, audi- on the "Grand Ole Opry" and has graduated in 1932 and taught dancing tioned her. Stapp recently told me of bound copies of scripts from those for two years. that historic audition: "We thought shows. She re -reads them for joke In 1934, she took a job with the she was just great." They were right. ideas, updates material, constantly Wayne P. Sewell Producing Co. of Minnie Pearl was an immediate hit latches on to new ideas which come Atlanta. She was one of 125 dramatic at the "Opry." The rest is entertain- to mind (like the jet plane joke). coaches who traveled throughout the ment history. Minnie Pearl was born Sarah Southeast coaching and producing On Feb. 23, 1947, when Sarah was Ophelia Colley in 1912, fifth daughter school plays. The plays were put on 35, she married Henry Rolffs Cannon of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Kelley Col- as fund-raising projects for the schools. in Nashville. They do not have any ley of Centerville, Tenn., 50 miles Sarah carried with her costumes and children. Cannon was a commercial southwest of Nashville. Mr. Colley, scripts. She taught children how to act, airline pilot. He sold his interest in who died in 1937, was a lumberman. their lines, dance steps. ("I would use an airline to help manage his wife's He was a rugged, sun -bronzed out- over 100 youngsters in a show. One affairs. They bought a Beechcraft doorsman who made a tomboy of his on stage meant three adults in the plane and Cannon flies her to all her youngest daughter. He taught her to audiences.") engagements all over the country. The whistle and the names of trees. Sarah The idea for Minnie Pearl began ever -sharp comedy conscious Minnie shared her father's love for rural life. to crystalize in 1936. She lived in Pearl came up with this as a result: Her mother, on the other hand, did farm homes on her travels and was "I'm the luckiest gal in show business. not like country life. She was a sensi- exposed to the colorful country dia- I married my transportation." tive, gracious, cultured lady who lects of that era. She began rehearsing Sarah Ophelia Colley Cannon has organized book circles, played organ a country dialect with humorous ma- never lost the humility, good taste and at the church and pioneered in the terial she overheard on these trips. genial nature with which she imbued cultural development of the area. She The material was authentic, rustic Minnie Pearl. She still remembers didn't want her daughter to walk country humor, straight from the when, in 1936, she told her parents around the town square because they people of the rural South. It was about the character she was working would have to pass by the town stable. original and distinctively a facet of on. Her father's advice was, "If you Sarah had a keen interest in the humor never before fully developed. do anything with it, keep it kind." She stage as a child. Her mother gave her Sarah kept working on the charac- has done that and, because kindness expression lessons. When Sarah fin- ter, the dialect, and gathering material is an innate quality of all great per- ished high school, she was sent to until she felt she was ready. Then, in formers, she can rejoice with the mil- Ward Belmont College at Nashville, 1940, at age 28, she auditioned for lions she has made happy in her first which was then an elite finishing the "Grand Ole Opry." Harry Stone, 25 years as "Minnie Pearl."

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A number of key leaders in the an ever widening range of cities and of the public. We can look for country music industry a con- were asked to countries. Country music has already siderable growth in the acceptance reply to this question: "What, in your enjoyed the test of time and proved of country music in the next several opinion, will the future of country itself firmly entrenched in the hearts years." music bring?" The question was of simple and sophisticated devotees phrased to allow general comment or all over the world. The powerful a specific reply relating WESLEY ROSE to the facet nucleus of genuine feeling expressed President of the industry the leader of worked in. by the traditional writers and singers Acuff -Rose Some of the notable achievements of country music will never be dissi- Publications Inc. and for country music during 1965, con- pated. The ordinary man will always Hickory Records tained in the answers, were these: the need to sing of this joy, pain and sad- tremendous international growth, es- ness. I have no hestitation in predict- pecially in England, Germany and the ing that through country music he Orient; a growing number of syndi- will do this forever." cated country music TV shows; an increasing number of radio stations "Country music is already the top JACK STAPP music of the world. The future will change to country music format; President mean continued expansion a n d greater exposure of country music Tree Music Inc. artists on network TV. growth, not only for the songs and records but the artists. These gains The draw- foretell a spectacular back of communications future for country has disap- music. Here are peared. The jet plane the answers: has made it possible to be anywhere in the world the next day. It will soon be an every MRS. JO WALKER day thing for the country Executive Director music artist "For the past few years, country to tour every spot in the world. Country Music Coun- music has been grooming itself as a try Association music should expand 100 per major factor in the world-wide music cent in the next year." picture. It has made a major break- through in all areas, aided by the voices of magazines, BILL DENNY radio and TV. President The door is now wide open. Country Cedarwood Publishing music has the ear of the world. All "Country music Co. is pure American the industry has to do is continue to music. Born in this country, it is now turn out the fine product it has been the most listened to and copied form producing and there is no of limit to music around the world. With the what country music can achieve." increasing exposure being brought about by the daily additions of new DON LAW country music radio stations, and the Columbia's chief "Country music has already shown additional syndicated television shows, a&r director for a big influx of new talent. This will network TV and motion pictures, country artists continue to be a growing area. Also, country music has a future unlimited the number of radio stations playing and unequaled in the history of any country music is constantly increasing. type of music ever produced." There is a bigger general public re- sponse. Country music has a great FRANCES PRESTON future in many areas, especially public Vice -President "Country music is definitely here appearances, network TV, records. BMI and manager of to stay. It is probably the most stable The syndicated shows are just begin- its Nashville office part of the business. It will go through ning to crack the over-all market and and chairman of the certain evolutions, but basically I the networks are waking up to that board of Country don't think it will change too much. fact. This will bring additional Music Association It has shown a steady growth over growth." the past l0 years and every indica- tion is it will continue to grow. Coun- "Without doubt American country try music is more versatile than it music will continue to be heard over was and appeals to a larger segment (Continued on page 110) 108 The World of Country Music Billboard

What Does the Future Hold? (continued)

DUB ALLBRITTEN wall between country and pop music. with country music that tends to President Growth of the country music indus- satisfy. I am proud to be a part of the One -Niters Inc. try will continue world wide." wonderful expanding world of coun- try music." HAL SMITH General Manager CHET ATKINS Pamper Music Inc. head of RCA Victor's and President Nashville operation Hal Smith and artist "I do a lot of foreign traveling and Productions Inc. I have noticed that the country music artist is being accepted more and more in the overseas market. In my travels prior to 1965, when we spoke of "The country music industry in Nashville country music artists overseas, they hasn't even started yet for "Country music is the most stable composers, were not known. They are now well publishers, artists, local part of the music business. Its fans and known in Europe and the Orient and major record companies. The are more faithful. An artist can get highly qualified are on some of their charts. Country people active in pro- one hit and benefit from it the rest moting the music has tripled in those countries industry have our interests of his life. I don't think that will in 1965. In the next two years it will at heart and are putting much time change-the market for country and be strong in England and very strong effort into it. My honest belief music will always be here. What will is that with Billboard, in Germany and the Orient." Country Music change, I believe, is that it will grow Association, the Hal Cooks, the Steve on an international scale. Country Sholes, the Frances Prestons, the Jo music is already big in England, W. E. (LUCKY) Walkers, the Bill Dennys, the Lucky MOELLER Germany and Japan and is getting Moellers, working in furthering our bigger there. That will be the next President cause, we will prosper tenfold in com- major trend in country music." Moeller Talent Agency ing years."

DON PIERCE JIMMY KEY President Key Talent Agency Starday Recording & Publishing Co. Inc. "Country music will continue to grow. We don't know to what heights it will expand, but it has been grow- ing steadily for five years. There is no reason this growth won't continue "As country music continues to ex- because country music is meeting "I feel, as practically everyone does pand in popularity, and its songs and with international success. In ad- who has devoted his future to coun- artists achieve more and more world- dition, large numbers of radio sta- try music, it is the music of the wide acceptance, there will be greater tions are changing their complete for- people. Last year we only began to awareness and deeper appreciation for mats to country music. With this ex- realize the great potential of our the native music of our country. posure and the exposure we are now music. I feel it has made great strides Country music has roots stemming getting on syndicated TV shows and in 1965. In the future it will grow to from our pioneer forefathers. It is en- network TV, it can't help but keep ris- such realms that country music will during, has a message ing in both earnings and popularity." be accepted by everyone. There will and is adapta- be no barriers and our music will be ble to all forms of musical expression. popular not only in our country but Nashville is best able to create this HUBERT LONG all over the world." uniquely American musical art and President more and more talented people will Hubert Long Talent ROY DRUSKY come here to create songs and re- Agency and Moss - Artist and Manager cordings." Rose Publications Inc. of SESAC's

Nashville office MARVIN HUGHES head of Capitol's Nashville operation "The acceptance of country music has broadened each year. It is broad- ening more and more each day. It is "The future of country music will accepted not only all over our coun- bring many advantage's. Country try, but in foreign countries as well. music is now not only accepted on a The increasing popularity of country world-wide scale but is also desired. "The increasing popularity of coun- music has caused it to spill over into It is even conceivable that this world- try music is no accident. The music areas which had not had it before. wide explosion of country music comes from writers and artists who Country music has also crossed into could be an instrument of bringing feel every note and word. The pleas- other music categories which pre- people a little closer together. There ure dérived from it is not limited to viously restricted it. Now there is no is a very definite warmth associated any social or economic group. This 110 The World of Country Music Billboard BILLBOARD COUNTRY MUSIC AWARD NOMINEE PHIL BAUCH Favorite Instrumentalist 1965

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GUITARISTS OUTGROW THEIR GUITARS WHEN is THEY REACH reflected in the steady increase of "The country music broadcaster to- A LEVEL OF country music programming by radio day feels like Alice in Wonderland. ACCOMPLISHMENT stations in all parts of the country. HIGHER THAN THE Ratings are up, local business is at QUALITY OF THE This additional exposure results in an all time high and even the big INSTRUMENT rising record sales THEY PLAY. and growth of national advertiser is viewing the THAT'S WHY popularity. We in country music can country music audience not as a PROFESSIONAL be proud of its bright future and the GUITARISTS ULTIMATELY commodity but a necessity. The future "TRADE UP" TO pleasure it gives millions throughout of country music to the broadcaster RICKENBACKER. the free world." must be viewed as a rainbow. At one end is the immediate pot of gold and JUANITA JONES at the other the fear that too many, Manager of ASCAP's too fast, may get on the bandwagon Nashville office and stall it in midstream."

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American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers 575 Madison Avenue, New York, New York 10022 The World of Country Music Billboard 13 how to make it in pop:

hew close to the country idiom

WESLEY ROSE "Don't tamper with perfection."

"Do not tamper with beauty and work with his writers and persuade try field). They must have faith in its perfection ... because if you try, you them to keep their material simple and importance. will only succeed in tainting these to the point-instead of trying to write "This kind of teaching must come qualities." sophisticated material for musicians from the older people," Rose said, Thus spoke Wesley Rose, head of rather than the public. A record label, adding, "We all learn from the past, the Acuff-R;..,e publishing empire and through its a&r department, has a sim- and we all remember country writers Hickory Records, during a recent dis- ilar duty. The public-the buyer of and artists who decided to 'go pop.' cussion on the problem of maintaining country records-knows what he Each writer and each artist thought was the strength and validity of the country wants and is quite smart; that public he different, that he could do it where the other failed; but they were field. knows when an artist is pretending, wrong; they failed like the rest." Great country song material is still when he is not sincere." being written and recorded, Rose said, Implicit in this whole concept, Rose Rose continued: "When a publisher pointed out, is adding; "But more records are being the matter of faith in convinces his writers to stay in the the country field cut, so naturally a lot of bad material and in its song ma- country idiom, it will be found that terial and artists. But teamwork and reaches the market . . . contrast this the top pure country songs make it in leadership is necessary at the top to with the traditional era, when there all markets ... both country and pop. six provide the strength and courage to re- were or eight labels who put out a But when the country product is bas- total of about 100 releases annually." sist the "blandishments of the pop tardized, when the writer is aiming at field." According to Rose, many country more than one market, the product "You can make it in pop by hewing songwriters today feel they can invade becomes unacceptable to any me- close to the country idiom; but if one the pop market and make a conscious dium." gives way to the promises of the pop effort to do this. This only results in Rose continued: "In order to main- field one finds that he has harbored a dilution of song quality, Rose be- tain proper standards, leadership is re- a Trojan horse which can destroy lieves. He added: "We must avoid this quired in the publishing, managerial, one." type of dilution by firm leadership .. . recording and other fields. Key execu- Some famous last words, leadership Wesley which is respected by artists, tives in these areas must never waver Rose concluded, are these: writers "I can and record companies; leader- in their principles if the strength of the do it!" ship that can maintain line. the country field is to be maintained. They "Do not," he advised, "tamper with "A publisher should continuously must never apologize for it (the coun- perfection." 114 The World of Country Music Billboard 1KIIN - JILL MVNKUI - JIMMY NtWMAN - ii -It VJöVrciv[ DKVlncr\a DILL riIIL-IJ - JOH :BB PIERCE - EARL SCOTT - ERNEST TUBB KITTY WELLS - WILBURN BROTHERS .IGHT - - HAROLD MORRISON - MAX T. 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JACK LOETZ-"The survival of this grass -roots quality is the reason for c&w music's MERLE phenomenal growth." TRAVIS By JACK LOETZ Vice-president & general manager Personal Management Columbia Record Distributors BOB KINGSLEY Country and western music, like Opry" and the country show on WLS 6835 Voriel, Canoga Pork, Calif most other sustaining and Phone 430-5218 successful contributed to this popularity), Bos- developments, grew from the needs, ton, San Francisco, Los Angeles and desires, trials and hopes of the pio- Milwaukee. affradd neer settlers who created it. Its theme The c&w fan, still the most avid always centered around the subject in the world, attended every perform- most dear to their hearts-the land! ance of his favorite artist and bought The cowboy around the campfire, the every record and piece of sheet music. YOU'RE READING IT NOW! farmer by the hearth and the moun- Today, the influence of c&w music taineer in the hills sang about the is evident in practically every category Billboard's Third people and things they knew and of the music business. Popular singers loved ... families, homes and animals; , Annual Edition the Supremes, Perry of mountains, valleys and sky. The sur- Como, and Patti Page THE WORLD vival of this grass -roots quality is the have scored hits with their c&w ma- OF reason for c&w music's phenomenal terial. Composers such as Harlan COUNTRY MUSIC growth, which is vividly apparent to- Howard and Roger Miller constantly day. pour out new songs for the ever-in- The development of c&w music creasing market. The major per- For industry member and fan alike . . . began in the newly settled frontier formers in the field today include here's all the color and excitement of the towns of the West and South, where such artists as Johnny Cash, Marty wonderful country music field. farmers and cowhands sang poignant, Robbins, Flatt and Scruggs, Ray Price, Carl Smith, George Single copies of this issue are now heartfelt songs at Saturday night Jones and dances Buck Owens. available. and livestock shows. Realiz- ing that "there could be a living in Television is playing a major role Only $2 postpaid this singin' and pickin' business," the in the continuing development of performers began traveling from town country and western music. Shows ORDER NOW to town, where their appearances were like the "Jimmy Dean Show" have always greeted by enthusiastic crowds. offered c&w artists the opportunity ---'COUNTRY ORDER FORM --- Besides an increasing number of per- to perform in millions of homes. formers, publishers and then compos- Several radio stations in major Billboard cities have Box 300, 2160 Patterson St. ers sprang up to meet the ever-increas- been switching their for- Cincinnati, Ohio 45214 ing demand for more music. Finally, mats to c&w material, with the help of national advertising. Station WJJD Please send copies of the World of with the development of radio and in Chicago plays only c&w Country Music. (1965 Edition) phonograph records, names like Jim- music, and recently WJRZ in in Newark, mie Rodgers, the Carter Family, Elton formerly an ethnic station, switched Britt, , Gene Name Autry, to the c&w format. Hank Williams, Ernest Tubb, Hank In light of these developments, it Snow, Roy Acuff and Address Eddy Arnold is clear that the future of country became household words, their popu- and western music will be marked by larity spreading to cities such as Chi- City, State and Zip Code growth and prosperity that promise t. cago (where WSM's "Grand Ole to exceed the wildest expectations. 120 The World of Country Music Billboard Yes! Little Darlin' There Is a

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Address "A Tree Grows in Nashville" could pected to have Tree in fine shape for be the name of a book which charts next year's Grammy and this year's t City, State and Zip Code the amazing success story of one of BM! parties. the nation's fastest growing publishing You'd have to go back over a year firms. to find a date when a Tree -published As Tree's owners Jack Stapp and song wasn't in the nation's top hula= GUITAR FANS point out, the Nashville dred. The latest developments at Tree pubbery reached one of its highest hint at only a small portion of the plateaus at this year's Grammy bustling atmosphere: Jack Stapp di- Awards presentation of the National vested himself of his interest in Academy of Recording Arts and WKDA-Radio to concentrate on Tree Sciences. Not only did Roger Miller, and Dial Records full-time. He bought exclusive Tree writer, grab five of Tree's secretary-treasurer Joyce Bush Six String Guitar the six Grammies in the c&w cate- with him. gory, but Dottie West, another exclu- Curley Putman has been appointed CAPO $1.00 sive Tree writer, snatched the sixth professional manager of Tree. John Grammy given for the best country Hurley has been added to the Tree and western female vocalist. staff along with Bob Holiday, signed NARAS also presented certificates to as a promo man, traveling throughout Buddy Killen for his composition the South and Midwest. (with ) "Sugar Lips" Tree officials are heralding the ar- which was nominated for the best rival of Roger Miller's new song folio 12 String Guitar instrumental category, and to Joe which contains some of his biggest CAPO $1.50 Tex whose rhythm and blues record hits. Due to the fantastic activity, a "Hold What You've Got" was nomi- new studio has been added to the nated in that category. No publisher Tree building for the convenience of in the nation received more awards writers-and this song factory is the than Tree during the Grammy give- scene of creative thought and sweat away. Tree artists had a total of 13 which leads to song hits of the future. nominations in the pop and country Tree now boasts a staff of over 40 Professional Model categories. top writers. Even more impressive is the list of Dial Records, thanks to 12 String Guitar the big, hits which Tree already has lined up big hits of Joe Tex and others, is CAPO $2.50 for next year. "King of the Road," mushrooming along with Tree. beyond a million certified copies for Tree's Jack Stapp and Buddy Killen Roger Miller, is just one example of don't have to go out on a limb when RUSSELL CAPO CO. a powerful 'potential entry for next they point with pride to the past and 2130 Ferger Ave. year. Joe Tex, Justin Tubb, Dottie look with awe to the tremendous fu- Fresno, Calif. and Bill We,í, Don Wayne, and the ture ahead for the Tree that grows in other talented Tree writers are ex- Nashville. 122 The World of Country Music Billboard Presents the Great Stars of the Country & Western World

GEORGE MELBA JUDY * JONES MONTGOMERY LYNN

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GEORGE JONES & GENE PITNEY Winner Cash Box Poll Most Outstanding new vocal group. Nominated Billboard Poll best new C&W vocal group.

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Possibly the most enthusiastic nations outside the United States for country music are Canada, Ireland, Germany and Japan, but the country -style guitar and the fiddle and the banjo is a fa- miliar sound on the streets of Stock- holm, Sydney, Johannesburg or virtu- ally anywhere in the world. Many reasons have been given for the growth of country music. One of the major factors, of course, is the overwhelming strength of the artists themselves. For years they've traveled by car and bus from tent to tavern across the nation in order to reach wide -flung audiences. Now, they think nothing of a similar, and often simpler, tour abroad, and planeloads are con- tinuously taking off from Nashville for destinations all over the country. For many years Western Canada and the Atlantic Provinces have been strong on country music, according to Matt Heft of the Southern Music Pub- lishing Co. (Canada), Ltd., Montreal. "However, the two major cities, To- ronto and Montreal, now have 24 - hour country music stations. Country In Copenhagen the late Jim Reeves and the Anita Kerr Singers are shown rehearsing for a TV show. music is being broadcast from coast to coast, which is not surprising, con- sidering the strong roster of artists that these days the Canadian record arm he has been dead more than 12 years. have come up in recent years." will reach out and grab some of that Last year Nippon Columbia, which The "" and the top- U. S. gold. Yes, the country "image" distributes MGM product in Japan, quality songs have all helped to make is now a solid one in Canada, Heft paid special tribute to Williams by pre- for country music being programmed said, and "it appears it will stay that senting MGM Records a gold record more and more. Of course, country way for quite some time." on behalf of sales. Williams, of course, music has been around for a long Two of the big countries for coun- is still big in most parts of the world. time in Canada and a lot of credit must try music-both strangers to the Eng- In Holland, he's exceptionally big be- go to the pioneers who stuck with it lish language-are Japan and Ger- cause of a country music movement all this time. To name a few, Hugh many. Tokyo even has its own ver- there. Sol Handwerger, MGM pub- Joseph, who discovered Canadian art- sion of the "Grand 01e Opry" show. licity chief, said, "We still get mail ists Hank Snow and Wilf Carter; Har- The market is so vast in these two addressed to Hank Williams Sr. from old Moon, one of country's music's countries that not only do local artists all over the world . . . particularly most ardent supporters, plus Phil Rose, record country music in their own from Japan, Africa, Indonesia and Harold Pounds and George Taylor. language, but often U.S. artists record Holland-all written as if he were still Most radio stations in Canada, said a Japanese and German version to alive." Handwerger makes it a point Heft, "whatever their format, program back up their English -language hits. to fulfill all photo requests as a public country music some of their broad- The late Hank Williams, for example, relations gesture and to keep the image cast time. The continual rise in the recorded in Japanese with excellent of Hank Williams alive. number of radio and TV outlets has commercial results-five records that One of the chief factors that has also helped the country sound. The reached the million -seller status in that contributed to the popularity abroad Canadian record companies have been country, a phenomenal achievement of country music, according to Lenny producing home-grown talent in leaps for Japan. Salidor of Decca Records, is the and bounds and this has brought forth Gene Moretti, director of interna- American soldier. "Wherever there a lot of artists who would otherwise tional sales for MGM Records, said are army bases, there are usually cor- never have been heard of. Many of that Hank Williams still ranks as the responding extra sales of country mu- these are top material and have strong greatest country seller in Europe and sic records," Salidor said. This is be- potential. It may well be that one of the Far Eastern market-even though cause military radio stations play 124 The World of Country Music Billboard country music and the off -post tav- came such a favorite on that tour ists were even on the British charts. erns that cater to GI's have this type he was invited back immediately. A Don Gibson was also a most success- of music on their juke boxes-mean- year later, he co-starred in the movie ful overseas seller with such hits as ing that the local population also gets "Kimberly Jim" (which was slated 'Sea of Heartbreaks' and 'Oh Lone- exposed to country music. Don Pierce, slated for U.S. release this fall). some Me.' Roger Miller also must head of Starday Records, also attrib- On an even bigger scale, an RCA be given a lot of credit for spreading uted the popularity of country music Victor group of Reeves, Atkins, Bob- country music overseas. overseas to the influence of GIs... . by Bare and the Anita Kerr "Actually, the Liverpool sound is "It's a touch of home that soldiers launched a European tour in 1964 an offshoot of the Nashville version, take with them and the citizens be- through cities such as Hamburg, since like Nashville records the Liver- come exposed to it." Frankfurt, Munich, Vienna, Berlin, pool product is basically unarranged, Dee Kilpatrick of Nashville's Mer - Stockholm and Brussels and estab- is simple in song and story, and fea -

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Like any tourist, country music artist Bobby Bare prepares to take a picture. Behind him, the This scene would be a familiar one at the late Jim Reeves is getting into a real stagecoach for a trip through Stockholm, Sweden, to "Grand Ole Opry" in Nashville; however, the promote a country music show at the Konserthuset. picture was taken several thousand miles away-in Stockholm's Konserthuset. The occa- sion was a featuring RCA Victor Records record talent. cury Records office, said, "We're lished the "Nashville Sound" through- tures great guitar work. Teen-agers bringing them the music they like out the Continent. are the same the world over and once best. Other types of acts of ours have The record company reported that one particular people has accepted a been there, but it's the country acts various cities have their own special form of pop music, they all do even- who are brought back repeatedly. They favorite: while Scandinavia went wild tually, as shown by the world-wide like, first of all, the personalities of about Reeves, some Germans took a power of the British Sound and the our country performers. Roy Acuff stronger fancy for Bare and Atkins. Nashville sound." and I once had a long discussion Berlin loved the Anita Kerr Quartet. Ettore Stratta, manager of creative about the impact of country stars Wesley Rose, president of Acuff - service a&r for Columbia Records In- overseas. He feels country music art- Rose Publications, felt that the Ever- ternational, felt that one of the fac- ists communicate in spite of the lan- ly Brothers had much to do with car- tors which have contributed to the guage harrier. rying the country music feeling country music movement is the pop- "Too, we're putting out country around the world. "They were par- ularity of western movies. But, basi- material these days that has a uni- ticularly successful in England, and cally, "the growth of the guitar sound versal sort of appeal-a good beat." in fact are very important there today. has helped immensely, especially in The last few years have produced Many have said that the British those countries which favor a melodic an even greater boom in country music. group sound of the past two years has sound in their music. RCA Victor had a star-studded group its roots in the Everly harmony. "Too, most country music songs of its recording talent-headed by "Jim Reeves also had quite an im- have a story to them" and this, he felt, Chet Atkins, Floyd Cramer and the pact in England, especially with his is akin to folk music the world over. late Jim Reeves -touring South recording of `I Love You Because.' Both Johnny Cash and Marty Rob- Africa in 1961. Besides performing which was a top record there for bins have recorded in German for to SRO audiences, Jim Reeves be- months when few other American art- the German record market, he said. The World of Country Music Billboard 125 150,000 Participate in Country Musk Poll More than a hundred country music radio stations votes. Some stations printed the ballot on the back contributed programming time and great effort in of their play lists. One station even conducted the order to collect the votes of some 150,000 listeners survey by telephone with every request for a record across the nation for Billboard's annual country to be played. The results were fantastic, with more Music Awards, which were presented on "The Jimmy than 20,000 votes in some cases. Billboard rushed Dean Show" Oct. 22 over ABC-TV. pictures taken during the TV taping of the awards Radio stations conducted the poll with ballots ceremony into print for this issue of The World distributed in retail record stores and nightclubs; of Country Music. Here is a list of the radio stations some mailed ballots direct to homes. Other stations that contributed to make this awards ceremony pos- broadcast the contest over the air, asking for write-in sible.

WARI-Abbeville, Ala. WTJH-East Point (Atlanta), Ga. WAS-Jackson, Miss. KZIP-Amarillo, Tex. WYAM-Bessemer, Ala. WLBA-Gainesville, Ga. WJXN-Jackson, Miss. KTON-Belton, Tex. WBHP-Huntsville, Ala. WJEM-Valdosta, Ga. KHMO-Hannibal, Mo. KHEM-Big Spring, Tex. WM00-Mobile, Ala. WRPB-Warner Robins, Ga. KCMK-FM-Kansas City, Mo. KGRI-Henderson, Tex. WMGY-Montgomery, Ala. KART-Jerome, Idaho KHIP-Albuquerque, N. M. KDAV-Lubbock, Tex. WLCB-Moulton, Ala. WJJD-Chicago KRZY-Albuquerque, N. M. KWFA-Merkel, Tex. KHAT-Phoenix, Ariz. WAAP-Peoria, III. KHAP-Aztec, N. M. KOYL-Odessa, Tex. KHOS-Tucson, Ariz. WVHI-Evansville, Ind. KRZE-Farmington, N. M. KBER-San Antonio, Tex. KMOP-Tucson, Ariz. KWNT-Davenport, Iowa WEEE-Albany, N. Y. KTXO-Sherman, Tex. KDXE-North little Rock, Ark. KLEE-Ottumwa, Iowa WSEN-Baldwinsville, N. Y. KAWA-Waco, Tex. KUZZ-Bakersfield, Calif. KFNF-Shenandoah, Iowa WKTC-Charlotte, N. C. KLUR-FM-Wichita Falls, Tex. KIEV-Glendale, Calif. KCKN-Kansas City, Kan. WTIK-Durham, N. C. KSOP-AM-FM-Salt Lake City, Utah KFOX-Long Beach, Calif. KFDI-Wichita, Kan. WFMX-Statesville, N. C. WDVA-Danville, Va. KDOL-Mojave, Calif. KSIR-Wichita, Kan. WSLR-Akron, Ohio WTID-Newport News, Va. KRSA-Salinas, Calif. WBVL-Barbourville, Ky. WHOF-Canton, Ohio WHYE-Roanoke, Va. KSON-San Diego, Calif. WFPR-Hammond, La. WMGS-Bowling Green, Ohio WSLS-Roanoke, Va. KVRE-Santa Rosa, Calif. KIKS-Lake Charles, La. KATR-Eugene, Ore. WBLU-Salem, Va. KBRN-Brighton, Colo. KCIJ-Shreveport, La. KBBR-North Bend, Ore. WXRA-Alexandria, Va. KPIK-Colorado Springs, Colo. WBMD-Baltimore KWJJ-Portland, Ore. KAGT-Anacortes, Wash. KDKO-Littleton, Colo. WISZ-Glen Burnie, Md. WHOL-Allentown, Pa. KAYO-Seattle KPUB-Pueblo, Colo. WICO-Salisbury, Md. WEEP-Pittsburgh, Pa. KPEG-Spokane WEXT-West Hartford, Conn. WDON-Wheaton, Md. WNOW-York, Pa. KSPO-Spokane WIXX-Oakland Park, Fla. WKMF-Flint, Mich. WRIB-Providence KFHA-Tacoma, Wash. WHIY-Orlando, Fla. WJEF-Grand Rapids, Mich. WCKI-Greer, S. C. WRDS-South Charleston, W. Va. WYND-Sarasota, Fla. WAOP-Otsego, Mich. WHCQ-Spartanburg, S. C. WYOU-Tampa, Fla. WMIN-St. Paul, Minn. WIVK-Knoxville, Tenn. WWVA-Wheeling, W. Va. WAIA-Atlanta, Ga. WVAL-Sauk Rapids, Minn. WJJM-Lewisburg, Tenn. WMIL-Milwaukee WGUS-Augusta, Ga. WGVM-Greenville, Miss. WENO-Nashville KVWO-Cheyenne, Wyo.

Billboard wishes to express its deep appreciation to the important country music radio stations listed above who pledged their support in providing authoritative nominations for Billboard's 18th Annual Country Music Poll.

Never before have the nominations and balloting for a Billboard Poll been conducted on such a massive scale, and the spirit and imagination employed by participating country music radio stations in conducting the listener poll points up once again why the power and influence of country radio continues to grow and prosper.

126 The World of Country Music Billboard BILLBOARD'S 1965 Country Music awards

(Left) MAN OF THE YEAR AWARD-Billboard s "Country Music Man of the Year Award" for 1965 was made to Edwin W. Craig, honorary chairman of the board of National Life and Accident Insurance Co., parent company of radio station WSM, for his 40 years of promotion of country music. Craig was in Toronto and could not reach Nashville in time to receive it in person. His son, Neil Craig, left, accepted it for him. Governor Clement, who presented the award, is in, center, and Jimmy Dean is at right. (Right) EDWIN W. CRAIG-Billboard's "Country Music Man of the Year" for 1965.

Edwin W. Craig, honorary chairman of the board The award climaxed a suspense packed show in of National Life and Accident Insurance Co. of Nash- which awards were presented in 13 categories to out- ville, Tenn., parent company of radio station WSM, standing country music artists. Roger Miller, 29, received Billboard's "Country Music Man of the Year phenomenally popular songwriter and entertainer who Award" for 1965 for his outstanding work in fostering shot to the top in the past two years, took down three and promoting country music. awards to tie with the late Jim Reeves, who also won three. Craig, who conceived the idea for National Life to enter the radio field, brought Nashville its first big- There were no other multiple winners. Miller, a time radio station, its first network radio, its first clear former bellhop at the Andrew Jackson Hotel in Nash- channel reception and its first television, has for 40 ville, won these awards: "Most Promising Male Artist," years encouraged and developed the "Grand Ole Opry" "Favorite Songwriter," and "Favorite Single Record." into the most outstanding country music show in the The single was the smash hit, "King of the Road." world. Miller's songwriting award came for three hits, "Chug - The award was presented on the Jimmy Dean Show A -Lug," "Engine, Engine No. 9" and "King of the taping Oct. 14 in Nashville before a live audience by Road." The smiling and engaging Miller accepted the Gov. Frank G. Clement when Billboard's 18th annual handsome Billboard plaques in person as the crowd country music awards were presented in a special applauded wildly. awards show at the Grand Ole Opry House. The show was aired by ABC-TV Oct. 22. The late Jim Reeves, one of the most popular country music eñtertainers who ever lived, received The packed auditorium stirred with excitement as three top awards even though he has been dead more the winner of the cherished award was announced and than a year. Craig's son, Neil Craig, senior vice-president of Na- tional Life and Accident Co., came forward to accept Reeves, who was killed July 30, 1964, near Nash- it for his father, who was in Toronto and could not ville when his plane crashed in a rainstorm, won these reach Nashville in time to receive it in person. awards: "Favorite Male Artist," "Favorite Country The World of Country Music Billboard 127 ROGER MILLER-He won three Billboard awards and Minnie THREE AWARDS-The late Jim Reeves won three Billboard Pearl, who presented one to him, got a few laughs out of awards, the only multiple winner except Roger Miller. Mrs. the presentation before he got away. Mary Reeves, his widow, accepted one award from Frances Preston, BMI vice-president.

Album" and "All -Time Favorite Country Album." Some of the winners were run-aways in their cate- The album "Best of Jim Reeves" won both album gory. For example, Roger Miller was so far ahead as awards. His widow, Mary, accepted the awards. "Most Promising Male Artist" his closest competitor was 618 votes behind. And Kitty Wells won by a Other winners : similar margin as "Favorite Female Artist" to reinforce Kitty Wells, Favorite Female Artist. the title of "Queen of Country Music" she has held so long. Buck Owens and his Buckeroos, Favorite Country Band. Favorite single by a big margin was "King of the Connie Smith, Most Promising Female Country Road," which drew 539 more Artist. votes than "I've Got a Tiger By the Tail." But Buck Owens and his Buckeroos The Browns, Favorite Country Singing Group. won the "Favorite Band" category by a lopsided mar- gin votes George Jones and Gene Pitney, Most Promising -398 more than Hank Thompson and the Country Singing Group. Brazos Valley Boys, who have won the award in the past. Hank Williams, All -Time Favorite Country Single ("Your Cheatin' Heart") . The Dean Show was a big crowd pleaser. The more Chet Atkins, Favorite Country Instrumentalist. than 3,000 fans packed into the Grand Ole Opry House applauded exuberantly as each winner or his For the artists, it was a coveted award keenly representative came forth to receive the cherished sought after which comes from their fans. More than award. Those who presented the awards were Tex 200,000 listeners of country music stations all over Ritter, president of the Country Music Association; the U. S. picked five finalists in each category by their Frances Preston, vice-president of Broadcast Music votes. From those five finalists, the winners were Inc. and chairman of the board of CMA; Minnie Pearl, chosen by subscribers of Billboard by mail ballot. a terrific comedienne and all-round performer; Roy Acuff, the "King of Country Music"; Buck The winners were a big secret until the very mo- Owens, an outstanding favorite wherever he ment they were announced on the show. Billboard appears; Ott Devine, the personable manager of the "Grand employed J. K. Lasser & Co., one of Ole Opry," the well-known and Dean. national independent public accounting firms, to count all the votes and keep the winners secret until the show. Artists who sang on the show were Merle Haggard, James B. Kobak of the Lasser firm flew to Nashville "Please Mr. D. J."; , "King of the Road"; with names of the winners in sealed envelopes, which Norma Jean, "Let's Go All the Way"; Priscilla Mitchell were opened on stage during the show. and Roy Drusky, "Yes, Mr. Peters"; and Dean, who was in top form on several numbers. In most cases of voting, it was a close fight between first and second place. The closest was for "Favorite The show had sparkle, suspense, excitement. Min- Singing Group." The Browns won it by one vote over nie Pearl was a big hit and the audience loved every George Jones and Gene Pitney. But Jones and Pitney minute of the show. It was the same for the TV audi- weren't left out. They won the award as "Most Prom- ence Oct. 22 when it was televised-a hit! Everyone ising Singing Group." in country music can be proud of their achievements. 128 The World of Country Music Billboard Favorite Male Artist JIM REEVES AWARD WINNERS Favorite Female Artist KITTY WELLS

Most Promising Male Artist ROGER MILLER

Most Promising Female Artist Roger Miller Jim Reeves CONNIE SMITH

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Favorite Album (1964-1965) BEST OF JIM REEVES

All -Time Favorite Album Chet Atkins BEST OF JIM REEVES The World of Country Music Billboard 129 THREE TRIPS-Roger Miller, left, made three trips to the MOST PROMISING-Connie Smith won the "Most Promising stage to pick up Billboard Awards. Jimmy Dean presented Female Artist Award." Tex Ritter, president of the Country this one to the popular composer -singer. Music Association, presented her the award.

FAVORITE FEMALE ARTIST-Who's that pretty girl? No, it's FAVORITE SINGLE-Top single award went to the late Hank not Kitty Wells. It's her daughter, Sue Wright, who accepted Williams "Your Cheatin' Heart." Wesley Rose, left, president the award for her. Buck Owens is at right. of Acuff -Rose Publications Inc., accepted the plaque from Jimmy Dean.

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The World of Country Music Billboard 133 At present, many of the more successful record indies -those with solid financial strength-are seeking outlets for investment capital to stabilize income and spread their risks. The popularity of artists and records may go up and down as musical tastes and trends change. Hence the need for diversification. A notable example of diversification among independ- ent music firms is the case of the Nashville -based Starday Records group, owned by Don Pierce. Starday has ex- panded into the mail-order and record club field with its Country Music Record Club, set up overseas music pub- lishing offices in London and Hamburg in affiliation with Hill and Range, gone heavily into the budget album mar- ket and it is spreading into the "Country Juke Box Oldies" field. Custom Jingles of Nashville has provided premiums and jingles for such firms as the Kroger Company, Ballard Flour, Gates Tires, and many others. Custom manufactur- ing, radio mail order, and tie-in sales promotions using Top Value Stamps as a customer come-on are other ex- amples of Nashville's diversification. Starday has moved into real estate with a waterfront subdivision, farm land sales, farming operations, and com- mercial land development. In some of these ventures, Starday is associated with Nashville attorney Harlan Dodson, president of the Nash- ville Chamber of Commerce, and with Charlie Rhoten, a real estate dealer recently honored as Nashville's Real Estate Man of the Year. Many music people in the Nashville area have built homes on Old Hickory Lake. With firms from all over the United States opening up branches in Nashville, there is a demand for guest lodges and weekend cottages on the lake for recreation and for entertaining customers. The music business is noted for comradeship, and country music people in particular look for a rural or a lakeside setting for recreation and for business. Starday has a guest lodge at Southern Shores on Old Hickory Lake for employees and customers. Pierce envisions a substantial colony eventually of music trade people on the lake. At present, such music industry notables as Wesley Rose, Roy Acuff, Ray Price, Boudleaux Bryant, , Hal Neely, Bill Denny, Roy Orbison, , Harold Bradley, Lefty Frizzell and Hubert Long now own land on the lake and many are making permanent homes on its shores. The latest Nashville diversification is the investment by Starday, Faron Young, Bill Denny, Lucky Moeller, Webb Pierce and several others in the purchase of historic Sul- NASHVILLE MUSIC phur Dell Ball Park in downtown Nashville about 500 yards from the State Capitol. Stock car racing is held FIRMS DIVERSIFY there every Tuesday and Saturday through the spring, summer and fall plus outdoor rock 'n' roll shows. In recent years, many firms in various industries have A more recent development is the investment by Star - been seeking diversification by acquiring record companies, day in Atlanta Productions, a movie firm which recently publishing companies and talent agencies. Examples are completed a full-length color film "The Forty Acres Feud," the moves of Decca with Universal and Music Corpora- shot at Owen Bradley's barn in Nashville under the direc- tion of America, Philips' acquisition of Mercury and its tion of Hollywood's Ron Ormond. The movie featured subsidiaries, the sale of the Mills publishing catalog, the such stars as Ferlin Husky, Minnie Pearl, Del Reeves, purchase and resale of Liberty to Avnet and Paramount's George Jones, Buck Owens, the Willis Brothers, Ray purchase of Dot. Price and Cindy Lou. It is rumored that several people Major record firms have been investing also in the active in the Hollywood movie industry are transferring music publishing field. Music publishers have been active home bases to Nashville and plan to produce more country in the management and booking of talent and many are music movies in Nashville. Previous country music films forming record label affiliates. Successful artists and writers have been solid box office, particularly at the drive-ins have acquired radio stations. Motion picture firms are during the summer, and it is expected that many more also going into talent representation, music publishing, and will be produced in the future with more and more music the record business in a big way. firms investing.

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The World of Country Music Billboard 135 Don Pierce and Hal Neely, presi- Another breakthrough for Starday, take place during the 1965 Country dent and general manager, respective- and another merchandising first, is its Music Convention which celebrates ly, of Starday Records, report another special "Gift Box Edition," entitled the 40th anniversary of Radio-WSM. very rewarding year in keeping with "The Wonderful World of Country Pierce feels that Starday's success the world-wide growth of country mu- Music." This is a four -record set has been achieved through specializa- sic. Neely noted that Starday had containing more than 60 songs by tion, which means that all of its increased its total gross from the sale some of the greatest stars in country energies are directed toward the coun- of country and sacred records by at music and it has found a ready mar- try music field, and every legitimate least 30 per cent each year since ket retailing at $6.79. method of promoting and selling 1958. The year 1965 will set another Big singles hits, "Ten Little Bottles," country music is utilized. For example, record. by Johnny Bond, and "Give Me Forty Starday concluded an agreement with It is significant that country music Acres," by the Willis Brothers, plus the Capitol Record Club whereby the is generally a minor department at top -selling albums by Roger Miller, Capitol Club will be issuing Starday the larger record companies. At Star- Buck Owens, Dottie West, Pete Drake, albums on a royalty basis. More than day, country music is the entire op- Cowboy Copas and truck driver al- 60 Starday albums are being converted eration and almost a way of life. bums which contributed greatly to for auto tape cartridge use through Starday's faith in country music, as Starday's biggest year. Muntz Auto Stereo, Musictapes and evidenced by its exclusively country Building for even more growth, other firms. and sacred product, demonstrates its Starday has bought a new brick build- Release of Starday's albums over- belief in the future of country music ing at 813 18th Avenue, South, in seas is progressing through an agree- and in the Nashville area which Star - ment with British Decca. Pierce visited day regards as the "Musical Heart Tokyo during January and the re- of America." lease of eight more Starday albums In reviewing recent developments, resulted. Starday has long been a Pierce feels that much credit must be leader in promoting international ac- given to Hal Neely, former general ceptance for American country music.

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manager of the King Record Co. of Mail-order sales through the Coun- Cincinnati, who has now taken over try Music Record Club, through the duties of general manager at Wayne Raney Gospel Packages, and Starday. Another important acquisi- through album premiums furnished to tion for Starday is Col. Jim Wilson, the heart of Nashville's . Kroger, Ballard Flour, Gates Tires, who moved to Nashville from Detroit Starday's main offices and warehouse Minimax Stores, and others, is be- to become vice-president in charge are located about eight miles out of coming an increasingly important part of marketing. downtown Nashville on Dickerson of Starday's sales picture. Continued growth can only come Road. Recognizing the need for music A national sales plan conducted from increased sales. Wilson points publishing representation in the heart through Starday's distributors in the out that Starday has always been a of Nashville, Starday's new location fall of 1965 was conducted and was pacemaker in creating new and unique will be called The Starday Town appropriately titled "The Jack Daniels methods of merchandising country House, and it will be a workshop Sweepstakes." Under the plan, the music. Creation of Starday's "Country headed by famed country music com- Starday distributor who exceeded his Juke Box Oldies Series" fills the need poser Joe (Red) Hayes. Red Hayes, sales quota by the biggest percentage for great country favorites of yester- composer of "Satisfied Mind" and received cases of Jack Daniels Black year and are now available to juke many other country song hits, left the Label "Good Ole Tennessee-Sippin' box operators. The product features Hank Thompson band to join the Whiskey." Here is an example of two such great stars as Roger Miller, Buck Starday organization as professional of Tennessee's most famous exports; Owens, Cowboy Copas, manager George Jones, for Starday Music, Bayou namely, country music and . Jack Hank Locklin, Patsy Cline, Dottie State, Tronic, Kamar, Golden State, Daniels Sippin' Whiskey, joining forces West, Johnny Bond and the Willis and other affiliated catalogs. Grand to achieve greater sales and recogni- Brothers. opening of Starday's Town House will tion. 136 The World of Country Music Billboard Country California's for Station Music SACRAMENTO

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The World of Country Music Billboard "The Jimmy Dean Show" over ABC-TV network has been one of the major mediums of exposure for recording talent-both country music talent and otherwise. Above, country artist Carl Smith joins in with Vikki Carr and Jimmy Dean, right, to sing a country number.

Pop artist Eydie Gorme kicks up her heels during a number that featured country music artist George Jones, left, and host Jimmy Dean, who stars on the weekly ABC-TV show.

Kay Starr helps country music comedy team of Homer and Jethro and Jimmy Dean on a song, looking a little sad at the "murder" method the duo is obviously using in one of their humorous parodies of hit popular songs. Pop Artists Team with Country Many people have contributed toward changing "hillbilly" music to "country" music ... toward transporting it from the backhills of Arkansas, Tennessee, and Texas to cities such as Los Angeles, Seattle and New York ... toward making a tuxedo, such as Eddy Arnold wears now, an appropriate costume for a live country music performance. One of the men who led the movement is Jimmy Dean, a likable guy with a pleasant-but cultured-country music show on national television. "The Jimmy Dean Show" over ABC-TV network is in its third sea- son and one of the show's major attributes is that it appeals to the masses without insulting the good taste or intelligence of anyone. While country music-performed both by Dean and some of the greatest country music names in the field-is a major foundation of the entire show, Dean thinks nothing of booking name popular artists. He even 140 The World of Country Music Billboard Blowirg a "country" horn is Al Hirt, while Jimmy Dean and Rosemary Clooney look on. Hirt, incidentally, recorded his biggest hit records in Nashville, home of the "Nashville Sound."

Even Jack Jones, right, turns country music star for a moment to sing along with Jimmy Dean and Rex Allen, center, on a country

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The McGuire Sisters, a popular music act, join Jimmy Decn on a song for his ABC-TV network "Jimmy Dean Show."

Stars on "Jimmy Dean Show e e teams country and pop artists on duets-such as George Jones with Eydie Gorme or Rex Allen with Jack Jones. Just as often, a pop artist will burst into a country music song on Dean's show. Through all of this, Dean comes smiling with a line of patter that's often humorous but seldom corny, and an occasional song of his own. The result is that the show appeals to both city and country folks. Behind the scenes, approximately 150 people help to get the show on the air. Bob Banner is executive producer; Tom Egan, pro- ducer; H. R. Poindexter, associate producer. Director is Hal Gurnee. Tony Mordente is choreographer; Don Sebesky, music director; Chuck Cassey, choral director; Larry Grossman, music consultant; Charles Grean, music consultant; Diana Birkenfield, assistant to the producer. Writers are Will Glickman, Buddy Arnold and Buddy Atkinson. Jan Scott is the set designer; Al Lehman, costume designer. The World of Country Music Billboard 141 congratulations

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144 The World of Country Music Billboard TOP SINGLES OF 1965 *Shown if Song

(First eight months) made No. 1 position

Title - Artist - Label - Publisher (Licensee) - Writerls, Title - Artist - Label - Publisher (Licensee) - WriterIs) A TOMBSTONE EVERY MILE-Dick Curless, Tower-Aroostook ORANGE BLOSSOM SPECIAL-Johnny Cash, Columbia-Leeds (BMI) Dan Fulkerson I ASCAP) Rouse *BEFORE YOU GO-Buck Owens, Capitol-Bluebook (BMI) QUEEN OF THE HOUSE-Jody Miller, Capitol-Tree (BM)) D. Rich -B. Owens H. Miller -M. Taylor BLUE KENTUCKY GIRL-Loretta Lynn, Decca-Sure-Fire (BMI) SEE THE BIG MAN CRY-Charlie Louvin, Capitol-Tuneville & J. Mullins Lyn -Lou (BMI) E. Bruce DO WHAT YOU DO DO WELL-Ned Miller, Fobor-Centro) Songs SITTING IN AN ALL NITE CAFE-Warner Mock, Decca-Glaser (BM)) Ned Miller (BMI) Glaser ENGINE, ENGINE NO. 9-Roger Miller, Smash-Tree IBM)) 10 LITTLE BOTTLES-Johnny Bond, Starday-Red River IBM)) Roger Miller Johnny Bond (FROM NOW ON ALL MY FRIENDS ARE GONNA BE) THE BRIDGE WASHED OUT-Warner Mack, Decca-Peach STRANGERS-Roy Drusky, Mercury-Yonoh-Owen (SESACI Louis-Smith-Melshee (BMI) Anderson *THE FIRST THING EVERY MORNING-Jimmy Dean, Columbia- (FROM NOW ON ALL MY FRIENDS ARE GONNA BE) Plainview (BMI) Dean -Roberts STRANGERS-Merle Haggard, Tally-Yonah-Owen THE OTHER WOMAN-Ray Price, Columbia-Pamper (BMI) ( BM)) Anderson Don Rollins *GIRL ON THE BILLBOARD-Del Reeves, United Artists- Moss Rose (BMI) H. Haynes THE WISHING WELL-Hank Snow, RCA Victor-Jasper-Silver Mills-W. Star (BMI) Hiscock HAPPY BIRTHDAY-Loretta Lynn, Decca-Sure-Fire (BM') Ron Kitson -Connie Smith, RCA Victor-Mass Rose (BMI) Bill Anderson HICKTOWN-Tennessee Ernie Ford, Capitol-Central Songs (BM)) Turner -Williams THINGS HAVE GONE TO PIECES-George Jones, Musicor-Glad (BMI) L. Payne I CAN'T REMEMBER-Connie Smith, RCA Victor-Moss Rose IS Reeves, RCA )BMI) (BMI) B G B Anderson *THIIS IT-Jim Victor-Acclaim C. Walker I'LL KEEP HOLDING ON-Sonny James, Capitol-Marson (BMI) (BMI) R. F. Tubert THREE A.M.-Bill Anderson, Decca-Moss-Rose Bill Anderson -Todd IS IT REALLY OVER-Jim Reeves, RCA Victor-Tuckahoe (BM)) Jim Reeves TIGER WOMAN-Claude King, Columbia-Gallico (BMI) King -Kilgore IT'S ALRIGHT-Bobby Bare, RCA Victor-Wormwood (BMI) Gayden-Tuttle TRUCK DRIVIN' SON-OF-A-GUN-Dave Dudley, Mercury- Raleigh (BMI) D. Dean -R. King *I'VE GOT A TIGER BY THE TAIL-Buck Owens, Capitol- Bluebook IBM') Howard -Owens WALK TALL-Faron Young, Mercury-Painted Desert IBM') Wayne 1 WON'T FORGET YOU-Jim Reeves, RCA Victor-Tuckahoe (BMI) Howard *WHAT'S HE DOING IN MY WORLD-Eddy Arnold, RCA Victor- Four Star (BM)) Belew-Moore-Bush *KING OF THE ROAD-Roger Miller, Smash Tree (BMI) Roger Miller WILD AS A WILDCAT-Charlie Walker, Epic-Tree IBM)) Taylor Carmel *-Marty Robbins, Columbia-Witmork (ASCAP) G. Lightfoot YAKETY AXE-Chet Atkins, RCA Victor-Tree IBMI) Boots Randolph -James Rich MATAMOROS-Billy Walker, Columbia-Doss-Matamoros (BMI) K. Arnold *YES, MR. PETERS-Roy Drusky Cr Priscilla Mitchell, Mercury- Screen Gems -Columbia (BMI) 5. Karliski-L. Kolber ODE TO THE LITTLE BROWN SHACK OUT BACK-Billy Edd Wheeler, Kapp-Sleepy Hollow )ASCAP) YOU DON'T HEAR-Kitty Wells, Decca-Cash IBM)) Billy Edd Wheeler T. Cash -J. Huffman The World of Country Music Billboard 145 "Shown if Song

TOP SINGLES OF 1964 made No. 1 position Title - Artist - Label - Publisher (Licensee) - Writerls Title - Artist - Label - Publisher (Licensee) - Writer (s) A WEEK IN THE COUNTRY-Ernest Ashworth, Hickory -4 Star ME-Bill Anderson, Decca-Acclaim-Somos Island (BMI) Sales IBMII-Baker Knight Zanetis

K'B.J. THE D.J.-Stonewall Jackson, Columbia-Cedorwood (BMI I MEMORY NO. 1-Webb Pierce, Decca-Cedarwood IBMII Hugh X. Lewis Wayne P. Walker, Max Powell BAD NEWS-Johnny Cash, Columbia-Acuff-Rose (BMI) MILLER'S CAVE-Bobby Bare, RCA Victor-Jack Music (BMI' John D. Loudermilk BALTIMORE-Sonny James, Capitol-Acuff-Rose (BMI) MOLLY-Eddy Arnold, RCA Victor-Screen Gems -Columbia Music Boudleaux & Felice Bryant IBMI) Steve Karliski BURNING MEMORIES-Ray Price, Columbia-Cedarwood IBMI) *-Buck Owens, Copitol-Bluebec Mel Tillis, Wayne P. Walker Music (BMI) Buck Owens CHUG-A-LUC-Roger Miller, Smash-Tree (BMI) * --Connie Smith, RCA Victor-Moss-Rose IBMII Roger Miller Bill Anderson CIRCUMSTANCES-Billy Walker, Columbia-Champion (BM!) ONE OF THESE DAYS-Marty Robbins, Columbia-Mariposa Ronnie Self IBMII Marty Robbins 'CROSS THE BRAZOS AT WACO-Billy Walker, Columbia- PASSWORD --Kitty Wells, Decca-Kitty Wells Music (BM)) Painted Desert (BM') Arnold Herman Phillips '°DANC ME-Roger Miller, Smash-Tree (BMI) PEEL ME A NANNER-Roy Drusky, Mercury-Moss-Rose (BMI) Roger Miller Bill Anderson DON'T BE ANGRY-Stonewall Jackson, Columbia-Acuff-Rose PETTICOAT JUNCTION-Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs, Columbia- (BMI) Stonewall Jackson Carolintone Music IBMII Paul Henning, Curt Masrey FIVE LITTLE FINGERS-Bill Anderson, Decca-Moss-Rose IBMII PLEASE TALK TO MY HEART-Ray Price, Columbia-Glad (BM' Bill Anderson Mathis FORT WORTH, DALLAS OR HOUSTON-George Hamilton IV, *SAGINAW MICHIGAN-Lefty Frizzell, Columbia-Tree IBM!) RCA Victor-Acuff-Rose (BM)) John D. Loudermilk Don Wayne FOUR STRONG WINDS-Bobby Bare, Victor-Witmark (ASCAP) SECOND FIDDLE (TO AN OLD GUITARI-Jean Shepard, Capitol Tyson -Starday Music )BMI) Betty Amos GIVE ME 40 ACRES (TO TURN THIS RIG AROUND) Willis SORROW ON THE ROCKS-Porter Wagoner, RCA Victor-Screen Brothers, Starday-Starday IBMII E & J Green Gems -Columbia Music (BMI) Tony Moon CO CAT GO-Norma Jean, RCA Victor-Wilderness IBMII -Johnny Cash, Columbia-Marks Howard (BMI) LaFarge GONNA CET ALONG WITHOUT YOU NOW-Skeeter Davis, RCA THE COWBOY IN THE CONTINENTAL SUIT-Marty Robbins, Victor-Milton Kellern (ASCAP) Milton Kellern Columbia-Marizona Music (BMI) Marty Robbins HERE COMES MY BABY-Dottie West, RCA Victor-Tree IBMI THE LUMBERJACK-Hal Willis, Sims-English (BMI) D & B West H. & G. Willis *I DON'T CARE-Buck Owens, Capitol-Bluebook IBMII -George Jones, United Artists--Glad-Acclaim Buck Owens (BMI) Rollins I DON'T LOVE YOU ANYMORE-Charlie Louvin, Capitol-Moss- THIS WHITE CIRCLE ON MY FINGER-Kitty Wells, Decca- Rose (BM!) Bill Anderson Sure Fire Music I BMI) Margie Bainbridge, Dorothy Lewis '-I GUESS I'M CRAZY-Jim Reeves, RCA Victor-Mallory (CM Werly Fairburn ''TOGETHER AGAIN-Buck Owens, Capitol-Central Songs (BM)) Buck Owens 1 LOVE TO DANCE WITH ANNIE-Ernest Ashworth, Hickory Acuff -Rose (BMI) Boudleaux & Felice Bryant TOO LATE TO TRY AGAIN-Carl Butler & Pearl, Columbia- Pear D. Music (BMI) Corl Butler I THANK MY LUCKY STARS-Eddy Arnold, RCA Victor-Cedir- wood (BMI) Walker *-Johnny Cash, Columbia-Johnny Cash Music (BMI) Johnny Cash IT AIN'T ME, BABY-Johnny Cash, Columbia-Witmark (ASCAP( WELCOME TO MY WORLD-Jim Reeves, RCA Victor-Tuckahoe & Neilrae (BMII Ray Winkler, John Hathcock KEEPING UP WITH THE JONESES- & Faron Young, Mercury-Tree IBMI) Justin Tubb WHERE DOES A LITTLE TEAR COME FROM-George Jones, United Artists-Mimosa 1 BM!) LAST DAY IN THE MINES-Dave Dudley, Mercury-Newkeys John MacRae, Marge Barton (BMI) Jimmy Kay WINE, WOMAN AND SONG-Loretta Lynn, Decca-Sure Fire -Hank Williams Jr., MGM-Rose (BM)) Betty Sue Perry Music (BMI) Hank Williams YOU'LL DRIVE ME BACK I Into Her Arms Agoinl-Faron Young, LOOKING FOR MORE IN '64-Jim Nesbitt, Chart Peach ISESACI Mercury-Al Gallico (BMI) Moore , Miriam Lewis *YOU'RE THE ONLY WORLD I KNOW-Sonny James, Capitol- LOVE IS NO EXCUSE-Jim Reeves & Dottie West, RCA Victor Marson Tree (BMI) Justin Tubb (BMI) Tubert-James YOUR HEART TURNED LEFT (And I Was on the Rightl-George MAD-Dave Dudley, Mercury-Newkeys (BMI) Hall Jones, United Artists-Glad (BM)) Harlon Howard

TOP LP's OF 1965 'Shown if LP

(FIRST EIGHT MONTHS) made No. 1 position

BEFORE YOU GO/NO ONE BUT YOU, Buck Jones-Capitol "I'VE GOT A TIGER BY THE TAIL, Buck Owens-Capitol BLUES IN MY HEART, Wanda Jackson-Capitol JIM REEVES WAY, THE-RCA Victor

BURNING MEMORIES, Ray Price-Columbia LESS AND LESS AND I DON'T CARE FOR YOU ANYMORE, Charlie BURNING MEMORIES, Kitty Wells-Decca Louvin-Capitol LONESOME, SAD AND BLUE, Kitty Wells-Decco ' CONNIE SMITH-RCA Victor ODE TO THE LITTLE BROWN SHACK OUT BACK, ''EASY WAY, THE, Eddy Arnold-RCA Victor Billy Edd Wheeler-Kapp FABULOUS SOUND OF FLATT Cr SCRUGGS, THE-Columbia ORANGE BLOSSOM SPECIAL, Johnny Cash-Columbia FAITHFULLY YOURS, Eddy Arnold --RCA Victor RACE IS ON, THE, George Jones-United Artists GEORGE JONES Cr CENE PITNEY-Musicor RED ROSES FOR A BLUE LADY, George Morgan-Columbia HANK WILLIAMS SR. Cr HANK WILLIAMS JR., FATHER Cr -MGM SON RETURN OF ROGER MILLER, THE-Smash SONGS FROM MY HEART, Loretta Lynn-Decca HAVE I TOLD YOU LATELY THAT I LOVE YOU, Jim Reeves- RCA Camden TUNES FOR TWO, Skeeter Davis & Bobby Bore-RCA Victor HITS FROM THE COUNTRY HALL OF FAME, Floyd Cramer- WORLD OF COUNTRY MUSIC, THE, Various Artists-Capitol RCA Victor 3rd TIME AROUND, THE, Roger Miller-Smash I GET LONELY IN A HURRY, George Jones-United Artists YOUR CHEATIN' HEART-Soundtrack-Honk Williams Jr.- MGM I'LL KEEP HOLDING ON (JUST TO YOUR LOVE), Sonny James- Capitol YOU'RE THE ONLY WORLD I KNOW, Sonny James-Capitol 146 The World of Country Music Billboard YOU'RE READING IT NOW!

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TOP LP's OF 1964 ; mdenNo. pasitian

Title Artist Label Title Artist Label

BEST OF BUCK OWENS-Capitol LORETTA LYNN SINGS-Decca BEST OF GEORGE JONES-United Artists LOVE LIFE, Ray Price-Columbio

*BEST OF JIM REEVES-RCA Victor , Carl Butler Cr Pearl-Columbia BILL ANDERSON SINGS-Decca *MOONLIGHT AND ROSES, Jim Reeves-RCA Victor BITTER TEARS, Johnny Cash-Columbia MORE HANK SNOW SOUVENIRS-RCA Victor *BUCK OWENS SINGS TOMMY COLLINS-Capitol *NIGHT LIFE, Ray Price-Columbia COUNTRY DANCE FAVORITES, Foron Young-Mercury ON THE BANDSTAND, Buck Owens-Capitol DETROIT CITY Cr 11 OTHER HITS, Bobby Bare-RCA Victor PATSY CLINE STORY-Decca 500 MILES AWAY FROM HOME, Bobby Bore-RCA Victor PORTER WAGONER IN PERSON-RCA Victor FLATT Cr SCRUGGS RECORDED LIVE AT VANDERBILT UNIVER- R.F.D., Marty Robbins-Columbia SITY-Columbia RAILROARD MAN, Hank Snow-RCA Victor FOLK SONG BOOK, Eddy Arnold-RCA Victor RETURN OF THE GUNFIGHTER, Mary Robbins-Columbia GEORGE JONES b MELBA MONTGOMERY SINGING WHAT'S IN OUR HEARTS-United Artists -THE BEST OF JOHNNY CASH-Columbia GEORGE JONES SINGS LIKE THE DICKENS-United Artists ROGER AND OUT, Roger Miller-Smash GOLDEN COUNTRY HITS, Hank Thompson-Capitol SAGINAW MICHIGAN, Lefty Frizzell-Columbia *GUITAR COUNTRY, Chet Atkins-RCA Victor STILL, Bill Anderson-Decca

*I DON'T CARE, Buck Owens Cr His Buckeroos-Capitol STORY SONGS FOR COUNTRY FOLKS, Foron Young-Mercury , Ernest Tubb-Decca I LOVE A SONG, Stonewall Jackson-Columbia THERE STANDS THE *, Johnny Cash-Columbia CLASS, Carl Smith-Columbia °TOGETHER AGAIN/MY HEART SKIPS A BEAT, Buck Owens G KITTY WELLS STORY-Decca His Buckaroos-Capitol LESTER FLATT G EARL SCRUGGS AT CARNEGIE HALL-Columbia TRAVELIN' WITH DAVE DUDLEY-Mercury

Artist Discography (singles)

Below is an up-to-date tabulation by artist of the country discography that

appears in this issue (1948-1965) . The discography contains all records that made Top 10 in Billboard's country chart for the 17 -year period-a total of more than 800 records. Artists are ranked below according to the greatest number of Top 10 records for the period involved. It also lists the number of

those tunes that made No. 1 on the charts. Note: The totals contain 37 listings where the tune was recorded with two artists on the same recording (e.g., Kitty Wells and Red Foley)-each known in his or her own right. Each artist received credit for the record involved in the below listings. In two instances the record that made Top 10 contained

three artists and the same credit procedure was followed. The total of No. 1 listings contains seven instances where two stars were on the same recording and the same full crediting was applied.

Top 10 No. 1 Top 10 No. 1 Artist Tunes Tunes Artist Tunes Tunes

Eddy Arnold 56 14 Everly Brothers 6 4 Webb Pierce 42 9 Jimmy Dean 6 2 Hank Snow 33 5 Sonny James 6 2 Jim Reeves 31 5 Ferlin Husky 5 3 Red Foley ... 31 ...... 5 Roger Miller 5 2

Hank Williams 28 7 Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs 5 1 Ray Price 26 3 Claude King 5 ...... 1 Johnny Cash 25 5 Moon Mullican 5 1

Carl Smith 25 4 Jean Shephard 5 1

Faron Young 23 2 Billy Walker 5 1 Kitty Wells 22 2 Gene Autry 5 1 Ernest Tubb 21 ...... 1 Bobby Bare .. 5 - Hank . Thompson 20 .... 1 (Little) Jimmy Dickens 5 Marty Robbins 19 9 Dave Dudley 5 Buck Owens 16 ... 7 George Hamilton IV 5 George Jones 15 ... 2 Johnny & Mack 5 13 6 Loretta Lynn 5 Lefty Frizzell 13 3 Jimmy Newman ...... 5 Jimmy Wakely 13 .. 3 Jimmy Rodgers 5 Tennessee Ernie Ford 11 ... 2 5 - Don Gibson 10 ...... 2 Jerry Lee Lewis 4 2

Bill Anderson 9 2 Pee Wee King 4 1 Stonewall Jackson 9 2 Stoney Cooper & Wilma Lee 4 Roy Drusky ... .. 9 1 Burl Ives 4 Patsy Cline 8 2 Louvin Brothers 4

. Cowboy Copas . .. 8 2 Tex Ritter 4 - George Morgan 8 1 Bobby Helms ...... 3 2 Porter Wagoner ... 8 1 The Browns 3 1 Skeeter Davis 8 Connie Smith 3 1 Johnny Horton 7 2 Rex Allen 3 - Elton Britt 3 Hank Locklin 7 1 - Carlisles 3 7 1 T. Collins 3 - Ernest Ashworth - 7 ... , . ... - Claude Gray 3 - Wilburn Brothers 7 - (Continued) 148 The World of Country Music Billboard HOMER & JETHRO Salute National Country Music Month Our Latest RCA Victor Single: "King of the Camp" cIw "Camp Runamuck" 8664

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The World of Country Music Billboard 149 Artist Discography Singles (Continued)

Top 10 No. 1 Top 10 1 Artist No. Tunes Tunes Artist Tunes Tunes

S. Hamblen 3 - B. Franklin Wanda Jackson 3 - D. Glean Warner Mack 3 - Roy Godfrey Rose Maddox 3 Billy Grammer Rick Nelson 3 - B. Gray Floyd Tillman 3 - Merle Haggard T. Texas Tyler 3 - T. Hall Tex Williams 3 - J. Heap Carl Butler & Pearl 2 1 Tiny Hill Hawkshaw Hawkins 2 1 David Houston Del Reeves 2 1 Jimmy & Johnny Leroy Van Dyke 2 ...... 1 John & Mack Andrews Sisters 2 Grandpa Jones Carl Bellew 2 - Bonnie Lou 2 - Merle Kilgore J. Cardwell 2 - D. Landers Tommy Duncan 2 - Jim Lowe Betty Foley 2 - Bob Luman Bob Gallion 2 .. - Judy Lynn G. Hill 2 - Marlin Sisters Homer & Jethro 2 - L. McAuliffe E. Kirk 2 - B. Messner Charlie Louvin 2 Jody Miller Skeets McDonald 2 Vaughn Monroe Ork Frankie Miller 2 Melba Montgomery Ned Miller 2 Clyde Moody Carl Perkin.. 2 A. Morgan Ork Lewis Pruitt 2 Willie Nelson Jimmie Skinner 2 Jim Nesbitt Warren Smith 2 Norma Jean Texas Troubadours 2 James O'Gwynn Justin Tubb 2 Coleman O'Neal Charlie Walker 2 T. Osborn Dottie West 2 Patti Page Marion Worth 2 L. Payne C. Wright 2 Charlie Phillips Davis Sisters 1 Pinetoppers George James 1 Priscilla Mitchell 1 K. Roberts Johnny Norton 1 Carson Robison W. Raney 1 Roy Rogers W. Sovinet 1 Rusty & Doug Hugo Winterhalter 1 Earl Scott Sheb Wooley 1 M. Shiner Eddy Anderson Margie Singleton Chet Atkins Kay Smith B. Barnes Lou Smith Les Baxter Sons of the Pioneers Jeanne Black R. Sovine Johnny Bond Margie Bowes Wynn Stewart O. Bradley Quintet Johnny Tillotson Walter Brennan M. Torak Jimmy "C" Cannon C. Vincent J. Carter Billy Edd Wheeler Roy Clark Slim Willet Shirley Collie & Willie Nelson Hank Williams Jr. Orville Couch Bob Willis Floyd Cramer Willis Brothers Simon Crum Hal Willis Dick Curless J. L. Wills J. Dolan Don Winters Rusty Draper Mac Wiseman Delmore Brothers D. Wood A. Duff Gene Woods Bobby Edwards F. Yankovic 923 148 Label Discography (LP's) Below is an up-to-date tabulation, by label, of all the country LP's appearing in the complete discography-those records making top 10 in Billboard's Country LP Charts from their inception at the beginning of 1964 to August 28, 1965. Labels are ranked in order according to the greatest number of tunes making the top 10. The number of tunes making top 10 are listed along with the No. 1 chart tunes. Number Number Label Number Number Top 10 Tunes No. 1 Tunes Label Top 10 Tunes No. 1 Tunes COLUMBIA 17 3 SMASH 3 RCA VICTOR 15 6 MGM 2 CAPITOL 13 4 KAPP 1 DECCA 9 - MUSICOR 1 RCA CAMDEN 1 UNITED ARTISTS . 5 - MERCURY 3 - TOTAL 70 13 150 The World of Country Music Billboard WRPB 1350 RADIO

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The World of Country Music Billboard 151 Label Discography (Singles)

Below is an up-to-date tabulation by label of all of the country records appearing in the complete discography - those records making top 10 in Billboard's Country Charts from May 15, 1948 to August 28, 1965. Labels are ranked in order according to the greatest number of tunes making the top 10.

The number of tunes making top 10 are listed along with the No. 1 chart tunes. Number Number Number Number

Top 10 No. 1 Top 10 No. 1 Labels Tunes Tunes Labels Tunes Tunes RCA Victor 203 35 ABC -Paramount Decca 168 21 Bandera 1

Columbia 165 34 Bullet 1 Capitol 125 20 Challenge 1 MGM 35 .. 8 Chancellor 1 Mercury 30 4 Chart 1 King 19 3 Chess 1 Sun 18 5 Golden Disc 1 Hickory 13 Golden Wing 1 Starday 11 1 Groove 1 Imperial 8 - Guyden 1 Cadence 7 4 Hap 1 United Artists 7 2 Hi -Lo 1 Liberty 7 J & T 1 Four Star 5 KRCO 1 Smash 4 2 London 1 Crest 4 - Musicor 1 Dot 4 - Peach 1 Fabor 4 - Philips- International 1 Roulette 4 Sims 1 - Abbott 3 1 Tally 1 .... - Coral 3 - Tennessee 1 - Epic 2 - Tower 1 Valley 1 Kapp 2 ...... - - Monument 2 Vee Jay 1 - - Warner Bros. 1 Savoy 1 1 -

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Below is an up-to-date tabulation, by artist, of the country LP discography that appears in this issue. The discography contains all LP's that made top 10 in Billboard's country LP charts since their inception at the beginning of 1964. Artists are ranked below according to the greatest number of top 10 LP's for

the period involved. It also lists the number of those tunes that made No. 1 on the chart. NOTE: The totals include three listings where the album was recorded with two artists on the same recording (e.g. George Jones and Melba Montgomery)-each known in his or her own right. Each artist received credit for the album involved in the below listings.

NUMBER NUMBER NUMBER NUMBER

ARTISTS OF TOP 10 OF NO. 1 ARTTSTS OF TOP 10 OF NO. 1

BUCK OWENS .. 7 4 CONNIE SMITH 1 1 JONES GEORGE 6 ... - PATSY CLINE 1 JOHNNY CASH 4 2 FLOYD CRAMER 1

JIM REEVES 4 .. 2 SKEETER DAVIS 1

EDDY ARNOLD 3 1 DAVE DUDLEY 1

RAY PRICE 3 1 LEFTY FRIZZELL 1

LESTER FLATT & STONEWALL JACKSON 1 EARL SCRUGGS 3 ... - WANDA JACKSON 1 ROGER MILLER 3 .. CHARLIE LOUVIN 1 KITTY WELLS 3 - MELBA MONTGOMERY 1 HANK SNOW 2 1 GEORGE MORGAN 1 BILL ANDERSON 2 ... - GENE PITNEY 1 BOBBY BARE 2 ... - CARL SMITH 1 CARL BUTLER PEARL & 2 - HANK THOMPSON 1 SONNY JAMES 2 - ERNEST TUBB 1 LORETTA LYNN 2 - PORTER WAGONER 1 MARTY ROBBINS 2 ...... - BILLY EDD WHEELER 1 HANK WILLIAMS JR. 2 - VARIOUS 1 FARON YOUNG 2 CHET ATKINS 1 1 TOTAL 73* 13

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The World of Country Music Billboard 155 Publisher Discography Below is an up -dated tabulation, by publisher, of the country discography. The list is by publisher, by number of tunes that hit the top 10 of Billboard's country chart. Publishers are ranked according to the greatest number of records making the top 10. NOTE: The figure in parenthesis denotes the number of tunes where two or more publishers were listed (split copyrights) for individual tunes. Each publisher received full credit for these split tunes and a figure is printed to indicate number of times each publisher was involved in a split copyright on a top 10 tune.

Top 10 Top 10 Publisher Tunes (Splits) Publisher Tunes (Splits) ACUFF-ROSE BM ..104 COMBINE BMI 2 HILL AND RANGE BM ... 81 .... (2) DANDLION BMI 2 CEDARWOOD BM ... 56 .. (3) E Cr M BMI 2 TREE BM ... 38 .. (14) FAMOUS ASCAP 2 PEER BM .... 32 FRANK ASCAP .. 2 CENTRAL BM .... 28 ...(1) GLADYS ASCAP 2 PAMPER BM ... 26 HARMS ASCAP 2 FOUR STAR BM .... 23 .. (1) HAWTHORNE ASCAP 2 STARDAY BM .... 18 ... (3) LUDLOW BM 2 AMERICAN BM .... 15 MARKS, E. B. BM 2 MOSS ROSE BM 15 MARSON BM 2 CHAMPION BM .... 14 (3) MELODY LANE BM 2 GLAD BM 12 (5) OPEN ROAD BM 2 .. (1) LOIS BM ... 12 PEACH SESAC 2 SURE-FIRE BM 12 PLAINVIEW BM 2 BRAZOS VALLEY BM 11 REMICK ASCAP 2

FAIRWAY BM .. 9 .. (1 1 RONDO BM 2 MILENE ASCAP .. 9 SHELDON BM 2 CASH, J. BM .... 8 SILVER STAR BM 2 PRESLEY BM .. 8 .. (2) TRINITY BM 2 ROBBINS-MILLER ASCAP 8 WARDEN BM 2 TUBB, E. BM 8 ALDON BM 1 TUCKAHOE BM .. 8 .. (1) ALGON BM 1

1 BLUE BOOK BM .. 7 .. (1 1 ALMO BM HI -LO BM .... 7 .. (1) ANGEL BM 1 KNOX BM ... 7 ANWAY BM 1 LOWERY BM 7 ARC & CONRAD BM 1 BRENNER BM .... 6 AROOSTOCK BM 1 JACK BM 6 .. (31 ASBURY BM 1 MORRIS, E. H. ASCAP 6 BABB BM 1 ... (1/ TRAVIS BM 6 (1) BE ARE BM .. 1 YONAH BM 6 (2) BENTLEY BM 1

1 ALAMO ASCAP 5 BIG D BM ... (1 1 CENTURY BM 5 BLUE CRASS .. BM .. 1 MARTY'S BM 5 BLUE RIVER BM 1 NEWKEYS & TUNE .. BM 5 BRIARCLIFF BM .. 1 VALLEY BM 5 BRUMLEY, ALBERT E. SESAC .. 1 ADAMS, VEE & ABBOTT BM .. 4 BULLET BMI 1 BEECHWOOD BM .. 4 BUTTERCUP BMI 1 BUNA BM 4 (1) CAPITOL BMI 1 COMMODORE BM 4 (1-) CHANNEL ASCAP 1

PAINTED DESERT BM .. 4 CHERU BMI 1 RED RIVER SONGS BM 4 (1) CHOICE .. ASCAP 1 RIDGEWAY BM 4 CIGMA BMI 1 SCREEN GEMS -COLUMBIA BM 4 (1) CIRCLE O BMI 1 SHAPIRO-BERNSTEIN ASCAP 4 CACHELLA ASCAP 1 ARK -LA -TEK BM 3 COLONIAL BMI 1 BARTON BM .. 3 CONRAD BMI 1

CAJUN BM 3 . (1) CROSS BMI 1 COPAR BM 3 DELMORE ASCAP 1 GALLICO ASCAP .. 3 DENNY BMI 1 GOLDEN WEST MELODIES BM 3 DISNEY, WALT ASCAP 1 HAMBLEN BM 3 DIXIE BM! 1

JAT BM 3 DOSS BMI 1 (1)

LANCASTER BM ... 3 EDVILLLE BMI . 1 MARIZONA BM .. 3 ERIC BMI 1 MILLS ASCAP .. 3 EXCELOR BMI 1 NEILLRAE BM 3 .. (2) FOLKWAY BMI 1

OWENS BM 3 . (2) FORREST BMI 1 PICKWICK ASCAP 3 FORSTER ASCAP 1 PLANETARY ASCAP 3 FRED BMI 1

ROSE, FRED BMI 3 FRIENDSHIP BMI 1 .. (11 ROSS-JUNGNICKLE BMI 3 GAYLORD BMI 1 RUMBLERS .BMI .. 3 HEN -TEN BMI 1

SAMOS ISLAND BMI 3 . (2) HOLLIS BMI 1 SANTLY-JOY ASCAP 3 ISLAND BMI .. 1 .. (1) SOUTHERN ASCAP 3 JAMIE BMI .. 1 STARRITE BMI .. 3 JAN -PAT BMI 1 WITMARK ASCAP .. 3 JEFFERSON BMI 1 BAYOU BMI .. 2 .. (11 JENKINS ASCAP 1

BEE/GEE BMI 2 KANGAS, LES BMI 1 . (1) BOURNE ASCAP .. 2 KELLEM, MILTON ASCAP 1 CAROLINTONE BMI 2 KEYS ASCAP .. 1 CENTRAL SONGS BMI .... 2 (Continued) 156 The World of Country Music Billboard THE ORIGINAL ALL COUNTRY -WESTERN MUSIC STATIONS

COUNTRY MUSIC LOUD AND CLEAR FOR OVER 40 YEARS IN 4 TOP MARKETS

580kc KDAV 500 watts LUBBOCK, TEXAS General Manager: Keith Samples National Representative: Grant Webb & Co. Regional Representative: Mario Messina Co., Dallas, Texas KpIK 1000kc Fm 94.3 mg A 5000 watts 1000 watts COLORADO SPRINGS, COLORADO General Manager: Donald L. Drennan National Representative: Grant Webb & Co. Regional Representative: Mario Messina Co., Dallas, Texas

1420kc KPEP 1000 watts SAN ANGELO, TEXAS General Manager: Bill Nicholson National Representative: Grant Webb & Co. Regional Representative: Mario Messina Co., Dallas, Texas

1310kc KZIP 1000 watts AMARILLO, TEXAS General Manager: Robert Clark National Representative: Grant Webb & Co. Regional Representative: Mario Messina Co., Dallas, Texas

THE PAVE STONE STATIONS Contact: Colorado Springs, Colorado Dave (Stone) Pinkston, Owner Box 2440 Donald Drennen, General Manager Phone: 303-634-1503

The World of Country Music Billboard 157 Publisher Discography (CO,U;,iued,

Top 10 Top 10 Publisher Tunes (Splits) Publisher Tunes (Splits) LAUREL BM ROBERTSON, DON ASCAP 1 LASALLE ASCAP SAGE Cr SAND SESAC 1 LE BILL BM SANGA BMI 1 LE JEAN BM SAVOY BMI 1 LIN -DA BM SCORE BMI 1 LION -PRE BM SHALIMAR BMI .... 1 ... (1) LONGHORN BM (1) SMITH, RANDY BMI .... 1 LORING BM SOUTH COAST BMI .... 1 MALLORY MUS. BM SPITZER BMI .... 1 MARLYN BM ST. LOUIS BMI 1 MASSEY ASCAP ST. NICHOLAS ASCAP .. 1 MATAMOROS BM (1) SUMMITT ASCAP .. 1 METRIC & GLO MAC BM SYCAMORE BM 1 MELROSE .ASCAP SYLVIA BM .. 1 MEXER BM (1) TANNEN BM MILTON 1 BM TEXONE ASCAP 1 MIMOSA BM TIDELAND BM .. 1 .... (1/ MOUNTAIN CITY BM TNT BM 1 OCEANIC BM TOBI-ANN BM .. 1 OLD CHARTER BM TRIO BM ... 1 PAM-WAK BM TROY -MARTIN BM 1 D PEAR MUSIC BM TWENTIETH CENTURY ASCAP 1 PIC ASCAP VANADORE BM 1

PINELAWN BM VANGUARD BM 1 PREST CO. BM VILLAGE BM 1 PROGRESS BM WARD, BILLY BM 1 RALPH'S RADIO BM KITTY WELLS, MUSIC BM 1 REG-COM BM WINDOW BM 1 .. (1) REGENT BM WONDERLAND BM .. 1 REPORT BM WORMWOOD BM 1 RETTER BM WRITERS BM 1 RIDGE BM

OLDEST and LARGEST on the CARL BELEW West Coast JOHNNY BOND EDDIE DEAN TOMMY DUNCAN Bookings Available: JOHNNY & JONIE MOSBY RAY SANDERS TOM TALL JIERICA\A JIMMY WALKER CORPORATION Box 47, Woodland Hills, Calif. Area Code 213-347-2976

JAMES A. WHITING, President Hugli X. Lewis CAPA MASTER RECORDING CO. ExANNNE JecretaryOHNS Current Kapp Record 254.1804 81411.w AVE SO NASHV OFFICE NASHVILEE. TENN

Mr. Dee Jay, Radio C&W, Everywhere, U.S.A. October 20, 1965 "I Better Call the Dear Sirs: Law on Me" Thanks a million for supporting us in '65. Sincerely, b/w * KITTY HAWKINS-For Spinning "LOVE ME BEFORE IT'S TOO LATE" B/W "MY EVERYTHING" "Talk Me Out of It" * JOHNNY FOSTER-For Spinning "YOU SLAMMED THE DOOR" 1:41W "GOIN' WON'T BE EASY" * BOOTS TILL - For Spinning "WHERE DID YOU GO" B/W "THIRTEENTH DANCE" * P.S. CHECK THE NEW SMASH RELEASE BY D. J. ARTIST HAP WAINWRIGHT-"COUNTRY FIDDLE" B/W "ONE HEART DIVIDED" Exclusive Management: LOVE, "DOC" Hubert Long Talent D.J. COPIES AVAILABLE - CAPA RECORDS 806-16th Ave. So. 803-R GOVERNMENT STREET, MOBILE, ALABAMA 814 - 16TH AVENUE, SOUTH, NASHVILLE, TENN Nashville, Tenn. AC 615-244-2424

158 The World of Country Music Billboard CLAFLIN FRED LEWIS "MAC" RYDER "EARLY" WILLIAMS "RICK"

STAR NAMES WHO SELL WELL WITH COUNTRY MUSIC ON

IN SYRACUSE, N. Y.

: :

WSEN-PRODUCED COUNTRY MUSIC COUNTRY MUSIC SPECTACULARS EXCLUSIVELY IN FOR THE WAR THE BIG SYRACUSE TEST MARKET MEMORIAL, SYRACUSE HAVE ATTRACTED MORE THAN 45,000 HAPPY COUNTRY MUSIC FANS

DELIVERS \NSEN ADULT HiGHES1 1HE COMPOSITION Represented Nationally by AUDIENCESYRACUSE IN VENARD, TORBET and McCONNELL, INC. PLUS MEN, New York, Chicago, St. Louis, HOMES, TOTAL MORE AND Los Angeles, San Francisco WOMEN 0OLLAR PER STATION Mailing Address: ADUI_IS 01I-NER , 1964' P. O. BOX 1050, BALDWINSVILLE, N.Y. ANY DEC. THAN tel., Bob Stockdale, Gen. Mgr. PIII_S E-OCI., !!!gihMH (C R. METRO.

The World of Country Music Billboard 159 /i(

No other country musk station anywhere hos such a powerful array of personalities!

BIFF COLLIE DICK FAYNES

With the addition of a great new FM facility you can now hear the unique and wonderful sound of KFOX COUNTRY AND FOLK MUSIC throughout Southern California, from Santa Barbara to San Diego, from Bakersfield to Barstow, the San Fernando Valley, Los Angeles, Long Beach and Orange LEE ROSS County. CLIFFIE STONE TWO STATIONS, KFOX-AM at the same old 1280 stand, and the new KFOX- FM at 100 on the FM dial, broadcasting Country Music simultaneously 24 hours a day with 60,000 watts of power! AMERICA'S GREATEST COUNTRY MUSIC

JOE ALLISON HUGH CERRY STATIONS KFOX-AM KFOX-FM

1280 DIAL DIAL 10 0 220 EAST ANAHEIM ST. LONG BEACH, CALIFORNIA Dick Schofield, V.P. and General Manager SQUEAKIN' Represented Nationally by Adam Young Co. BILL PATTERSON DEACON 160 The World of Country Music Billboard WRVK riRENFRO VALLEY KENTUCKY

Every employee a country musician

More live talent broadcasts than any station its size in the USA.

Originating station for:

THE RENFRO THE RENFRO VALLEY GATHERIN' VALLEY BARNDANCE

Over a network of 26 stations, Recently filmed as a full-length including many fifty thousand color movie under the same watters. title.

Talent available for personal appearances, radio and television

Contact WRVK Renfro Valley, Kentucky John Lair, Pres.

The World of Country Music Billboard 161 TULSA A city with room to grow .. and energy to go!

Today, Tulsa is enjoying an unprecedented economic boom. Population, construction, expansion business is great! The metropolitan area population is now 451,000, an increase of 123,100 since 1950.x` Predictions for the future couldn't be better. KFMJ

KFMJ is a constant companion 1,000 watts @ 1050 to thousands every day providing C & W Tulsa's only C & W station! music, news, weather, and sports to the Oil Capital of the world and 35 counties in Oklahoma and Kansas.

*Chamber of Commerce estimate.

162 The World of Country Music Billboard WHO'S WHO in the WORLD OF COUNTRY MUSIC A directory of leading artists, writers, booking agents, personal managers, publishers and a&r men in the country music field.

TOP COUNTRY ARTISTS

NAME LABEL MANAGEMENT AND/OR BOOKING & ADDRESS

ROY ACUFF Hickory Acuff-Rose Artists Corp., 2508 Franklin Rd., Nashville BILL ANDERSON Decca Hubert Long Talent Agency, 806 16th Ave. So., Nashville EDDY ARNOLD RCA -Victor Gerard Purcell, 210 East 53rd St.. New York ERNEST ASHWORTH Hickory Acuff -Rose Artists Corp. CHET ATKINS RCA -Victor Self GLENN BARBER Starday Slick Norris, P. O. Box 653, Highland, Tex. BOBBY BARE RCA -Victor Charlie Williams, 6223 Selmer Ave., Hollywood Longhorn Dewey Grooms, 2631 Fowville Dr., Dallas, Tex. CARL BELEW Four -Star Americana Corp., Box 47, Woodland Hills, Calif. THE BLUE BOYS RCA -Victor Jim Reeves Enterprises, Drawer $k1, Madison, Tenn. JOHNNY BOND Starday Jack L. McFadden, P. O. Box 861, Bakersfield, Calif. MARGIE BOWES Decca Hubert Long Talent Agency DON BOWMAN RCA -Victor Hubert Long Talent Agency BROWNS RCA -Victor Hubert Long Talent Agency JIM EDWARD BROWN RCA -Victor Hubert Long Talent Agency GARY BUCK Petal Bob Neal Agency, Inc., 812 16th Ave. So., Nashville CARL & PEARL BUTLER Columbia Moeller Talent, Inc., 815 16th Ave. So., Nashville ARCHIE CAMPBELL RCA -Victor Moeller Talent, Inc. JOE CARSON Liberty Tommy Allsup, 7013 Aldea, Van Nuys, Calif. JOHNNY CASH Columbia Soul Holiff, 1999 N. Sycamore, Hollywood 28 CARTER FAMILY Columbia Hubert Long Talent Agency ROY CLARK Capitol Jim Halsey Agency, Professional Bldg., Independence, Kans. HANK COCHRAN RCA -Victor Hal Smith Artists Prod., P.O. Box 96, Goodlettsville, Tenn. FLOYD CRAMER RCA Self DICK CURLESS Tower Vito Samela, 151 W. 46th St., New York SKEETER DAVIS RCA Hubert Long Talent Agency JIMMY DEAN Columbia Al Bruno, 119 W. 57th St., New York Columbia Moeller Talent, Inc. PETE DRAKE Smash Bob Neal Agency ROY DRUSKY Mercury Hubert Long Talent Agency DAVE DUDLEY Mercury Key Talent, Inc., 812 16th Ave. So., Nashville RED FOLEY Decca Dub Allbritton, 1808 West End Bldg., Nashville TENN. ERNIE FORD Capitol James Loakes, 645 Larkins St., San Francisco Starday Self LEFTY FRIZZELL Columbia Moeller Talent, Inc. JIMMY GATELEY Decca Hubert Long Talent Agency DON GIBSON RCA Acuff -Rose Artists Corp. GLASER BROS. Decca Hubert Long Talent Agency BILLY GRAMMER Decca Wil-Helm Agency, 801 16th Ave. So., Nashville CLAUDE GRAY Columbia Wright Talent Agency, 122 Two Mile Pk., Goodlettsville, Tenn. continued

The World of Country Music Billboard 163 TOP COUNTRY ARTISTS (continued)

NAME LABEL MANAGEMENT AND/OR BOOKING & ADDRESS

MERLE HAGGARD Capitol Jack McFadden, Box 842, Bakersfield, Calif. GEORGE HAMILTON IV RCA Acuff -Rose Artists Corp. BOBBY HELMS Kapp Wil-Helm Agency, Inc. STAN HITCHCOCK Epic Wil-Helm Agency, Inc. DAVID HOUSTON Epic Hubert Long Talent Agency Decca Hubert Long Talent Agency JIM HOWARD Del -Mar Self FERLIN HUSKY Capitol Hubert Long Talent Agency STONEWALL JACKSON Columbia Moeller Talent, Inc. WANDA JACKSON Capitol Jim Halsey Agency SONNY JAMES Capitol Bob Neal Agency NORMA JEAN RCA -Victor Moeller Talenº, Inc. BOB JENNINGS Jubilee Self JIM & JESSE Epic Joe Taylor, 1717 West End Bldg., Nashville GEORGE JONES United Artists & Musicor Jimmy Klein Agency, P. O. Box 1047, Vidor, Tex. MERLE KILGORE Epic Buddy Lee, 812 16th Ave. S., Nashville CLAUDE KING Columbia Buddy Lee, 812 16th Ave. So., Nashville WILMA LEE & STONEY COOPER Hickory Acuff-Rose Artists Corp. HUGH X. LEWIS Kapp Hubert Long Talent Agency HANK LOCKLIN RCA -Victor Wil-Helm Agency BOBBY LORD Hickory Acuff -Rose Artists Corp. JOHN D. LOUDERMILK RCA -Victor Acuff -Rose Artists Corp. CHARLIE LOUVIN Capitol Bob Neal Agency BOB LUMAN Hickory Acuff -Rose Artists Corp. LORETTA LYNN Decca Wil-Helm Agency WARNER MACK Decca Bob Neal Agency ROSE MADDOX Capitol Jim Brogden, Box 294, Oceanside, Calif. JIMMY MARTIN Decca Barbara Martin, 224 Jacksonian Dr., Hermitage, Tenn. LEON McAULIFF Capitol Don Thompson Agency, Box 308, Rogers, Ark. JODY MILLER Capitol Cliffie Stone, 1483 N. Vine St., Hollywood 28 NED MILLER Fabor Fabor Robinson ROGER MILLER Smash Bernard/Williams, 9000 Sunset Dr., Los Angeles PRISCILLA MITCHELL Mercury Self MELBA MONTGOMERY United Artists Hubert Long Talent Agency GEORGE MORGAN Columbia Moeller Talent, Inc. JOHNNY & JONIE MOSBY Columbia Slick Norris WILLIE NELSON RCA Hal Smith Artists Prod. JIM NESBITT Chart Bob Neal Agency JIMMY NEWMAN Decca Key Talent, Inc. OSBORNE BROS. Decca Wil-Helm Agency, Inc. Capitol Jack McFadden BUCK OWENS Capitol Jack McFadden, P. O. Box 861, Bakersfield, Calif. CARL PERKINS Decca Moeller Talent, Inc. BILL PHILLIPS Decca Moeller Talent, Inc. WEBB PIERCE Decca Moeller Talent, Inc. RAY PILLOW Capitol Joe D. Taylor DAVID PRICE Rice Key Talent, Inc. RAY PRICE Columbia Hal Smith Artists Prod. DEL REEVES United Artists Hubert Long Talent Agency TEX RITTER Capitol Acuff-Rose Artists Corp. MARTY ROBBINS Columbia Marty Robbins Ent., 713 18th Ave. So., Nashville EARL SCOTT Decca Wil-Helm Agency, Inc. LESTER FLATT & EARL SCRUGGS Columbia Mrs. Earl Scruggs, 201 Donna Dr., Madison, Tenn. JOHNNY SEA Phillips Bob Neal Agency JEAN SHEPARD Capitol Wil-Helm Agency, Inc. MARGIE SINGLETON Mercury Moeller Talent, Inc. CARL SMITH Columbia Moeller Talent, Inc. CONNIE SMITH RCA Jimmy Klein Agency WARREN SMITH Liberty Slick Norris HANK SNOW RCA Moeller Talent, Inc. RED SOVINE RIC Moeller Talent, Inc. OTT STEPHENS Chart Country Talent Agency, 806 17th Ave. So., Nashville WYNN STEWART Capitol Don Sessions, P. O. Box 47, Bell, Calif. HANK THOMPSON Capitol Jim Halsey Agency SUE THOMPSON Hickory Acuff-Rose Artists Corp. MEL TILLIS RIC Hubert Long Talent Agency ERNEST TUBB Decca Hal Smith Artists Prod. continued 164 The World of Country Music Billboard 5,000 Watts of Country Music -- That Sounds Like A Million!

Station Won's offing The W .r

One of America's First app Country Musicsic Stations

WTCR HUNTINGTON, W. VA. ASHLAND, KY.

The World of Country Music Billboard 165 TOP COUNTRY ARTISTS (continued)

NAME LABEL MANAGEMENT AND/OR BOOKING & ADDRESS

JUSTIN TUBB Groove Moeller Talent, Inc. LEROY VAN DYKE Mercury Hubert Long Talent Agency JIMMY VELVET ABC Don Seat Ent., 119 W. 57th St., New York PORTER WAGONER RCA Moeller Talent, Inc. BILLY WALKER Columbia Moeller Talent, Inc. CHARLIE WALKER Epic Hubert Long Talent Agency CHASE WEBSTER Hickory Acuff-Rose Artists Corp. KITTY WELLS Decca Moeller Talent, Inc. DOTTIE WEST RCA Moeller Talent, Inc. BILLY ED WHEELER Kapp Bob Neal Agency SLIM WHITMAN Imperial Wil-Helm Agency, Inc. WILBURN BROS. Columbia Wil-Helm Agency, Inc. HANK WILLIAMS JR. MGM Ent., 812 16th Ave. So., Nashville TEX WILLIAMS Boone Jack Murrah, P. O. Box 550, Newhall, Calif. WILLIS BROS. Starday Moeller Talent, Inc. HAL WILLIS Sims Wright Talent Agency, 122 Two Mile Pk., Goodlettsville, Tenn. MAC WISEMAN Wise Moeller Talent, Inc. SHEB WOOLEY MGM Wright Talent Agency MARION WORTH Columbia Bob Neal Agency JOHNNY WRIGHT Decca Moeller Talent, Inc. FARON YOUNG Mercury Moeller Talent, Inc.

BOOKING AGENTS AND TALENT MANAGERS

ACUFF-ROSE ARTISTS CORP. H. W. (PAPPY) DAILY HUBERT LONG TALENT AGENCY MRS. EARL S.CRUGGS

2508 Franklin Rd. 314 East 11th 806 16th Ave. So. 201 Donna Dr. Nashville Houston Nashville Madison, Tenn.

BUSTER DOSS TALENT AGENCY McFADDEN DUB ALLBRITTEN TALENT ASSOCIATES AGENCY DON SEAT ENTERPRISES 801 17th Ave. So. P. 0. Box 1808 West End Bldg. 21-4497 119 West 57 St. Nashville Nashville Sacramento, Calif. New York

TILLMAN FRANKS ENTERPRISES MOELLER TALENT, INC. TOMMY ALLSUP DON 604 Commercial Bldg. 815 16th Ave. So. SESSIONS 7013 Aidea Shreveport, La. Nashville P. 0. Box 47 Van Nuys, Calif. Bell, Calif.

DON FROST JACK MURRAH 203 Maple Dr AMERICANA CORPORATION P. 0. Box 550 HAL SMITH ARTIST PRODUCTIONS Frankl in, Tenn. Box 47 Newhall, Cal if. P. 0. Box 96 Woodland Hills, Calif. Goodletisville, Tenn. JIM HALSEY BOB NEAL AGENCY Professional Bldg. 812 16th Ave. So. BERNARD/WILLIAMS Independence, Kan. Nashville HOWDY SMITH 9000 Sunset Dr. 6336 Garwood Los Angeles Las Vegas, Nev. SOUL HOLIFF SLICK NORRIS 1999 North Sycamore P. 0. Box 653 AL BRUNO Hollywood Highland, Tex. CLIFFIE STONE 119 West 57th St. 1483 North Vine St. New York KEY TALENT, INC. ONE NITERS, INC. Hollywood 28 812 16th Ave. So. 1808 West End Bldg. JIM BRODGEN Nashville Nashville JOE TAYLOR Box 294 1717 West End Bldg. Oceanside, Calif. JIMMY KLEIN AGENCY CHARLES (FUZZY) OWENS Nashville P. 0. Box 1047 P. 0. Box 842 Vidor, Tex. RAY BROWN Bakersville, Calif. 6 S. Wellington DON THOMPSON Memphis DON LAW HAP PEEBLES P. O. Box 308 2016 Terrace Place Box 1901 Rogers, Ark. Nashville Wichita 1, Kan. BUENA VISTA PROD. Suite 207 WIL-HELM AGENCY, INC. BUDDY LEE GERARD PURCELL Mayer Central Bldg. 801 16th Ave. So. 812 16th Ave. So. Phoenix 210 East 53d St. Nashville Nashville New York

COUNTRY TALENT AGENCY JAMES LOAKES GERARD W. PURCELL ASSOCIATES, LTD. AUDREY WILLIAMS ENT. 806 17th Ave. So. 645 Larkins 5t. 806 17th Ave. So. 812 16th Ave. So. Nashville San Francisco Nashville Nashville

EDDIE CUMMINGS PRODUCTIONS JACK LOGAN MARTY ROBBINS ENT. WRIGHT TALENT AGENCY 806 17th Ave. So. Box 400 713 18th Ave. So. P. 0. Box 516 Nashville Goodlettsville, Tenn. Nashville Goodlettsville, Tenn. 166 The World of Country Music Billboard 5637 Monte Verde Dr., Santa Rosa, Calif 17071 544-2588 FARLAN DEXTER - "Walk Ecsy" JOHNNY GIBSON - "My Daddy Told Me So" TOMMY GIBSON - "I'll Never Let You Down"

TINY HARRIS - "Ten Feet Tall" - "Why Didn't I Think Of That" DEL STARR - "You're Right But Wish You Were Wrong" LARRY WACO - "All The Little Things"

MARGIE LORD - "When I Stop Dreaming" Arthur Smith 23 YEARS WITH WBT Charlotte, N. C. Current Albums on DOT "Original Guitar Boogie" DLP 3600 "Great C&W Hits" DLP 3636

"Singing On the Mountain"DLP 3642

The Arthur Smith Show-Nightime TV In Every Major Market From Washington Through Ft. Worth -Dallas. (Sponsors: P & G and Bunker Hill Beef)

ARTHUR SMITH STUDIOS Try us for a new sound. We did 1965's biggest selling single 5457 Old Monroe Road "Papa's Got A Brand New Bag" by . Charlotte, N. C.

167 The World of Country Music Billboard TOP COUNTRY WRITERS

PAMPER MUSIC, INC. LARRY KINGSTON SHORTY HALL 119 Two Mile Pike MEL LARSON WALTER HAYNES Goodlettsville, Tenn. EDDY RAGER RAMSEY KEARNEY HAL BYNUM HUGH X. LEWIS MONEEN CARPENTER DAVE RICH HANK MILLS FRED F. CARTER JR. JERRY SHOOK DEL REEVES HANK COCHRAN CAL SMITH ARTHUR THOMAS CHUCK HOWARD DAVID WILKINS DAVE KIRBY TREE PUBLISHING CO., INC. ELLEN REEVES BOBBY J. LEWIS 905 16th Avenue South DON McKINNON Nashville CEDARWOOD PUBLISHING CO., WILLIE NELSON LARRY BARNES INC. RAY PENNINGTON EDDIE BENTLY 815 16th DON ROLLINS Avenue South BOBBY BOND Nashville GARY VON FRED B. BURCH OTIS WILLIAMS BILL CATES JAN CRUTCHFIELD DANNY DILL ACUFF-ROSE PUBLICATIONS HOBET DODD WEBB PIERCE 2510 Franklin Road KENDALL HAYES MAX POWELL Nashville JOHN HURLEY BOBBY SYKES RUSTY ADAMS BUDDY KILLEN MEL TILLIS THOMAS L. ASHBY JR. RED LANE JACK TOOMBS ERNEST ASHWORTH BOBBY MARCHAN WAYNE P. WALKER DEWAYNE BLAKWELL DEE MOELLER KENT WESTBERRY RONALD BLACK ROGER MILLER JOE BREEDEN BILL MOORE FELICE & BOUDLEAUX WILDERNESS MUSIC PUBLISHING BRYANT SANDRA RHODES CO., INC. STAN CAMPBELL JOE TEX 913 17th Avenue South BILL CARLISLE JUSTIN TUBB Nashville JAMES CHURCH DON WAYNE DON BOWMAN TED DAFFAN BILL WEST DON DAVIS DUDE DAY DOTTIE WEST HARLAN HOWARD BILL DEES RONNIE WILKINS LARRY PARKS FORREST HILLS MUSIC, INC. GEORGE & SAMMY SALVO SURE-FIRE MUSIC CO., INC. 801 16th Avenue South JIM ELLEDGE 801 16th Avenue South Nashville DON & PHIL EVERLY Nashville DAVID BRIGGS EARL SINKS DON BAILEY GAIL REDD BOB FINNICUM MITCHELL TOROK DAN FOLGER LORETTA LYNN BOB GALLION BOBBY OSBORNE NEW KEYS MUSIC, INC. DON GIBSON SONNY OSBORNE 812 16th Avenue South GEO. HAMILTON IV BETTY SUE PERRY Nashville LARRY HENLEY JOHNNY RUSSELL ROY BAHAM CURTIS HOLBERT RICHARD D. STAEDTLER FRANCES BANDY JIMMY JAY DOYLE & TEDDY WILBURN BOBBY DYSON KRIS JENSEN TOM T. HALL YONAH MUSIC, INC. BOBBY JOHNSON JIMMY KEY 806 17th Avenue WILMA LEE & South Nashville GEORGE KENT STONEY COOPER JIMMY NEWMAN DON CARTER JAY TURNBOW DEWEY STONE JOYCE DUKE FRANK JONES The above also owns JOE GIBSON the CIRCLE GENE KENNEDY DOT PUBLISHING OTT STEPHENS CO., which RUSTY & has one exclusive TOM TALL writer-DAVE BOBBY LORD DUDLEY. CHARLIE LOUVIN DON WHITLEY GENE WOODS DELMAR LOVEDAY AL GALLICO MUSIC CORP. GLENDA MALONEY PEACH MUSIC, INC. 812 16th Avenue South DEAN & MARK MATHIS 806 17th Avenue South Nashville JOE MELSON Nashville MERLE KILGORE JACK MERLIN LYNN CRAMER GLEN SUTTON BARBARA MILLS LOU ALLEN MAC VICKERY DUB MURRAY MAC FAIRCLOTH BILL FLOYD CHAMPION MUSIC CORP. ROY ORBISON BILL GOODWIN 803 16th Avenue South BOB TERRY MIKE HEIGHT Nashville SUE THOMPSON GENE HOOD NORRIS WILSON JIMMY LOUIS JIMMY GATELY WINDOW MUSIC CO., INC. JIM NESBITT TUNEVILLE MUSIC, INC. 720 17th Avenue IMOGENE WOODS South 812 17th Avenue Nashville South RALEIGH MUSIC, INC. Nashville BOB BLACK 817 16th Avenue South BUZ CASON LARRY BLACK Nashville PATTY FERGUSON BUDDY CHARLTON MARK CHARRON ROBERT HOLMES RALPH DAVIS LEE EMERSON KEREN KELLEY BARBARA DAY DONNIE FRITTS HENRY STRZELECKI BENNY JOY PETE DRAKE BUCKHORN MUSIC, INC. JIMMY FOX MOSS ROSE PUBLICATIONS, INC. 812 17th Avenue South JACK GREENE 806 16th Avenue South Nashville BOBBY HARDEN Nashville JERRY GUTHRIE HOYTE HENRY BILL ANDERSON JOHN WILLIAM WILKIN JIMMY KELLY ROY DRUSKY MARIJOHN WILKIN 168 The World of Country Music Billboard WJEM 1150 KC 1000 WATTS VALDOSTA, GEORGIA J SOUTH GEORGIA & NORTH FLORIDA'S ONLY EXCLUSIVE E C & W STATION WJEM 1st COMPLETE MUSIC MOBILE WITH LISTENERS J WITH MOBILE NEWS i WITH THE MERCHANTS

E EXCLUSIVE PROGRAMMING COUNTRY & WESTERN MUSIC M ALL DAY W J EM J. C. JOHNSON R. C. FLEETWOOD OWNER-MANAGER SALES-MANAGER % 242-1565 242-1565

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169 The World of Country Music Billboard LEADING COUNTRY MUSIC PUBLISHERS ASCAP

CROSS KEY PUBLISHING CO. GLADY'S MUSIC, INC. NORTHERN MUSIC DON ROBERTSON MUSIC CORP. 319 7th Ave. No. 1619 Broadway 445 Park Ave. 1651 Casmo Nashville New York New York Hollywood 28

DELMORE MUSIC CORP. ROSS JUNGNICKLE, INC. PRIZE MUSIC SHAPIRO-BERNSTEIN 550 5th Ave. 1619 Broadway 1817 16th Ave. So. 666 5th Ave. New York New York Nashville New York

DENNY MUSIC, INC. MILENE MUSIC RANDY -SMITH MUSIC SOUTHERN MUSIC 815 16th Ave. So. 2510 Franklin Rd. 3941 Woodlawn Dr. 1619 Broadway Nashville Nashville Nashville New York

FIA MUSIC CO. MILLS MUSIC TEX RITTER MUSIC PUBLICATIONS TERRACE MUSIC 812 17th Ave. So. 1619 Broadway 150 West 55th St. 173 W. Madison Nashville New York New York Chicago

FORSTER MUSIC PUBLISHERS, INC. MUSIC CITY MUSIC ROBBINS MUSIC CORP. WITMARK & SONS 216 So. Wabash Ave. 530 W. Main St. 1650 Broadway 488 Madison Ave. Chicago Hendersonville New York New York BMI

ABCO MUSIC CO. BEE GEE MUSIC UBLICATIONS, INC. CAPITOL CITY MUSIC CO. EUCLID PUBLISHING CO. P. 0. Box 1224 806 16th Ave. So. P. 0. Box 8061 Div. of Autumn Records 1707 Division St. Nashville Nashville 1403 Ordis Ave. Nashville Nashville

BENDON MUSIC CAVE MUSIC, INC. ACCLAIM MUSIC, INC. FAME PUBLISHING CO. c/o Shelby Singleton 817 16th Ave. So. P. O. Box 128 Bluegrass Cove Nashville c/o Madison, Tenn. Hendersonville, Tenn. P. 0. Box 2238 Muscle Shoals, Ala.

ACUFF-ROSE PUBLICATIONS, INC. CEDARWOOD PUBLISHING CO. BENTLEY MUSIC CO. 2510 Franklin Rd. 815 16th Ave. So. FIDDLE AND BOW MUSIC Box 1170 Nashville Nashville 820 New Campbell Rd. Chapel Hill, N. C. Madison, Tenn.

AHAB MUSIC CO. BIG BOPPER MUSIC CENTRAL SONGS, INC. c/o Ray Ragsdale CO. FIVE "L'S" MUSIC P. O. Box 849 6357 Selma Ave. 4609 Twinmount Court 812 16th Ave. So. Hollywood Nashville Beaumont, Tex. Nashville

FLATI AND SCRUGGS AMERICAN MUSIC, INC. BIG "D" MUSIC, INC. CIGMA MUSIC CO. PUBLISHING CO. 201 Donna Dr. 9109 Sunset Blvd. Sportatorium, Cadiz & Industrial Blvd. 806 17th Ave. So. Madison, Hollywood Dallas 7 Nashville Tenn.

FORREST BLAZON MUSIC CO. HILLS MUSIC, INC. ASHNA MUSIC CORP. CIRCLE DOT PUBLISHING CO. 1607 P. 0. Box 35 Hawkins St. c/o R. Murray Nash c/o Dave Dudley Nashville Nashville 115-B 3d Ave. No. Yankee Doodle Rd., Rt. 1 Nashville St. Paul, Minn. AL GALLICO MUSIC CORP. BLUE BOOK 101 W. 55th St. ATHENS MUSIC c/o Alvis E. Owens JACK CLEMENT MUSIC, INC. New York 1096 Lynwood Blvd. Rt. 5, Box 234 Bakersfield, Calif. 639 Madison Ave. Nashville Memphis GLAD MUSIC CO. 314 E. 11th St. AWESTOC MUSIC BRAMBLE MUSIC PUB. CO., INC. Houston, Tex. Box 516 913 17th Ave. So. COMBINE MUSIC CORP. Goodlettsville, Tenn. Nashville 530 W. Main St. Hendersonville, Tenn. GLASER PUBLICATIONS 801 16th Ave. So. Nashville BACKWOODS MUSIC PUBLICATIONS BRIC PUBLISHING CO. 801 Robert B. Ferguson Music 16th Ave. So. CRAMART MUSIC, INC. Nashville Box 301 806 17th Ave. So. GOSPELTONE MUSIC PUBLICATIONS Nashville Nashville P. 0. Box 5188 Nashville BUCKHORN MUSIC 1309 Hildreth Dr. BANDSHELL MUSIC CUCULU MUSIC, Nashville INC. 1204 Kermit Dr. 801 17th Ave. So. HALL -CLEMENT PUBLISHING CO. Nashville Nashville P. 0. Box 849 Beaumont, Tex. BUTTERCUP MUSIC EARL BARTON MUSIC c/o JIMMIE DAVIS MUSIC CORP. HARPETH HILLS MUSIC, INC. 1121 S. 2817 Vanderbilt Pl. Glenstone 863 Rutherford St. c/o Mr. Springfield, Mo. Nashville Shreveport, La. Franklin Rd. Brentwood, Tenn. CAL MUSIC CO. BAYOU STATE 1719 West End Ave. DAYSHEL MUSIC, INC. 115 HICKORY LAKE MUSIC CO. Box Suite 706 817 16th Ave. So. Madison, Tenn. Nashville 905 16th Ave. So. Nashville Nashville

BE-ARE MUSIC PUBLICATIONS, INC. CAPE ANN MUSIC ENGLISH MUSIC, INC. HILL & RANGE SONGS, INC. 319 7th Ave. No. 801 17th Ave. So. 801 17th Ave. So. 1619 Broadway, 11th Floor Nashville Nashville Nashville New York 19 170 The World of Country Music Billboard Margie Bowes v v

One of America's Top C&W Artists! Latest Single! "I CAN'T LOVE THAT WAY" b/w "LOST" (Decca 31838)

Bookings: THE HUBERT LONG TALENT AGENCY 806 -16th Ave. So., Nashville, Tennessee AC 615-244-2424 Z7

1965 BILLBOARD AWARD NOMINEE "FAVORITE FEMALE ARTIST"

1965 GRAMMY WINNER

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HI LO MUSIC, INC. MARTY'S MUSIC CORP. RALEIGH MUSIC, INC. SURE-FIRE MUSIC CO. 639 Madison Ave. 713 18th Ave. So. 817 16th Ave. So. 801 16th Ave. So. Memphis Nashville Nashville Nashville

HOTPOINT MUSIC MATAMOROS MUSIC REGENT MUSIC TARHEEL PUB. CO. 801 17th Ave. So. c/o Billy Walker 1619 Broadway P. 0. Box 115 Nashville 1002 Jasperson Dr. New York Madison, Tenn. Madison, Tenn. HUSKY MUSIC, INC. TENNESSEE MUSIC CO. CHARLES RICH MUSIC, INC. 806 16th Ave. So. MIMOSA PUBLISHING CO. 48th & Tennessee Nashville c/o Bob L. Moore 639 Madison Ave. Nashville 905 17th Ave. So. Memphis Nashville JACK MUSIC, INC. TENN-TEX MUSIC CO., INC. P. 0. Box 1333 RONBREE MUSIC, INC. 801 16th Ave. So. Nashville MORNINGVIEW MUSIC 1808 West End Ave. Nashville c/o Floyd T. Chance Nashville 106 Morningview Ct. JEC PUBLISHING CORP. Madison, Tenn. TIKI MUSIC, INC. Attn.: J. Cuoghi FRED ROSE MUSIC, INC. 1616 Exchange Bldg. 308 Poplar Ave. 2510 Franklin Rd. Nashville Memphis MOSS -ROSE PUBLICATIONS, INC. Nashville 806 17th Ave. So. Nashville TOM CAT PUBLISHING CO. KNOX MUSIC, INC. c/o James Thomas Reeder 639 Madison Ave. RUBI-DIDO PUBLISHING c/o Billy Grammer 7065 Idlywood Rd. Memphis NASH-BEAU Music Co. Falls Rt. 4, Old Hickory Blvd. Church, Va. P. 0. Box 849 Nashville Beaumont, Tex. LOIS PUBLISHING CO. TREE PUBLISHING CO., INC. 1540 Brewster Ave. 905 16th Ave. So. Cincinnati 7 NASHVILLE MUSIC PUBLICATIONS SAMOS ISLAND MUSIC, INC. Nashville 1560 No. La Brea c/o Recording Industries Corp. Holty M 801 16th Ave. So. LONZO & OSCAR MUSIC PUBLISHING fiollywood Nashville TRINITY MUSIC, INC. CO., INC. c/o T. M. Music, Inc. Rt. 1, Tinnan Rd. 10I W. 55th St. Goodlettsville, Tenn. NEILWOOD MUSIC CO. SCREEN GEMS New York c/o Neil Mathews Jr. 711 5th Ave. 816 19th Ave. So. New York LOW -AB MUSIC Nashville TRIUMVIRATE MUSIC, INC. c/o Bill Lowery 812 17th Ave. So. P. 0. Box 9687 SHAPE NOTE MUSIC Nashville Atlanta 19 OMNI MUSIC Div. Wally Fowler Ent., Inc. 812 17th Ave. So. 2501-C Gallatin Rd. TRONIC MUSIC Nashville P. 0. Box 5277 LOWERY MUSIC CO., INC. Box 115 Nashville c/o Bill Lowery Madison, Tenn. P. 0. Box 9687 OPEN ROAD MUSIC, INC. North Atlanta, Ga. P. 0. Box 128 Madison, Tenn. SHARONDALE MUSIC TROY MARTIN MUSIC, INC. c/o Annie Fowler P. 0. Box 58 LOW -JA MUSIC 116 Twin Hills Dr. Nashville PAMPER c/o Bill Lowery MUSIC, INC. Madison, Tenn. 119 Two Mile P. 0. Box 9687 Pike Atlanta P. 0. Box 96 TUCKAHOE MUSIC, INC. Goodlettsville, Tenn. SILVER STAR MUSIC PUBLISHING CO., P. 0. Box 128 INC. Madison, Tenn. LOW -SAL MUSIC CO. PARODY PUBLISHING 810 Church St. P. 0. Box 9687 Box 9474 Nashville Atlanta TUNEVILLE MUSIC, INC. Lorenzo, Tex. 812 17th Ave. So. SOUTHWIND MUSIC, INC. Nashville LOW-TWI MUSIC PEACH PUBLISHING CO. 1619 Broadway, 11th Floor c/o Bill Lowery Box 115 New York P. 0. Box 9687 Madison, Tenn. VANADORE PUBLICATIONS, INC. Atlanta 1537 McGavock Pk. Nashville STARDAY MUSIC PEARL DEE PUBLISHING CO. c/o Don Pierce MARICANA MUSIC, INC. Rt. 1 713 18th Ave. So. Franklin, Tenn. Box 115 VANJO MUSIC Nashville Madison, Tenn. Box 316 Goodlettsville, Tenn. PLAINS PUBLISHING CO. MARIPOSA MUSIC, INC. 812 16th Ave. So. REDD STEWART MUSIC WARDEN MUSIC CO., INC. 713 18th Ave. So. Nashville 240 W. Jefferson St. Nashville Louisville Box 8061 Nashville POKER MUSIC, INC. E. B. MARKS MUSIC CORP. c/o Corrine T. Porter SPEARMINT MUSIC CORP. KITTY WELLS PUBLISHING CO. 136 W. 57th St. 404 Hollydale Dr. 48th & Tennessee 1302 Saundeas Ave. New York 19 Nashville Nashville Madison, Tenn.

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The World of Country Music Billboard 175 Roy Acuff Bill Anderson Ernest Ashworth Margie Bowes The Network The Browns Archie Campbell The Carlisles Carter Family no one June Carter Wilma Lee & Stoney Cooper about* Crook Brothers knows Skeeter Davis Roy Drusky Flatt & Scruggs Curly Fox Fruit Jar Drinkers *No one but the listeners to the hundreds of stations Glaser Brothers George Hamilton IV throughout Canada and the United States who schedule the Sonny James Jim & Jesse daily Grand Ole Opry delayed broadcast. Cousin Jody Grandpa Jones These daily fifty-five minute programs are recorded live Hank Locklin Lonzo & Oscar at the Grand Ole Opry House on Saturday night delivering Bobby Lord Charlie Louvin the full impact of audience reaction to the appearances of all Bobby Luman Loretta Lynn the Opry stars. The show is pressed on quality LP vinyl Sam & Kirk McGee Bill Monroe twelve inch discs ... twenty-nine minutes on one side and Willie Nelson Jimmy Newman twenty-four minutes on the other. They contain nine con- Norma Jean Osborne Brothers tinuous spirals in each daily show allowing for nine one - Tex Ritter Marty Robbins minute commercials. The complete shows are shipped in sets Jean Shepard Connie Smith of ten or fifteen at a time, prepaid. Hank Snow Stringbean The first shows of the fourth twenty-six week series are Ernest Tubb Leroy Van Dyke now coming off the presses. Porter Wagoner Billy Walker Complete information and audition disc available from Dottie West Wilburn Brothers Tom Hanserd, Manager Grand Ole Opry Network, WSM Willis Brothers Del Wood Radio, 301 7th Avenue North, Nashville, Tennessee. Marion Worth

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BRAGG RECORDS, INC. Neil Wilburn MGM RECORDS Jim Vienneau 720 17th Ave. So., Nashville Mason Houghland

MONUMENT RECORD CORP. Fred Foster, CAPA RECORDS Doc Whiting 530 West Main St., Hendersonville, Tenn. 803 R Government Si., Mobile, Ala.

NUGGET RECORDS Jack Logan CAPITOL RECORDS, INC. Marvin Hughes, Ken Nelson, Box 400, Goodlettsville, Tenn. 806 16th Ave. So.. Nashville William Graves

RCA VICTOR RECORDING STUDIOS Chet Atkins, , CHART RECORDS Ott Stephens, Slim Williamson 806 17th Ave. So., Nashville Felton Jarvis 806 17th Ave. So., Nashville

RIC RECORDS Lester Vanadore COLUMBIA RECORDS Don Law, Frank Jones 801 16th Ave. So., Nashville 804 16th Ave. So., Nashville

SIMS RECORDS, INC. Russell Sims DECCA RECORDS, INC. Owen Bradley, Harry Silver- 801 17th Ave. So., Nashville 803 16th Ave. So., Nashville stein

STARDAY SOUND STUDIOS Don Pierce, Hal Neely DIAL RECORDS Jack Stapp, Buddy Killen 3557 Dickerson Rd., Nashville 905 16th Ave. So., Nashville

UNITED ARISTS RECORDS, INC. Kelso Herston Billy Sherrill 1808 West End Bldg., Nashville 812 16th Ave. So., Nashville

HICKORY RECORDS, INC. Wesley Rose, Lester Rose 2510 Franklin Rd., Nashville INDEPENDENT PRODUCERS

KAPP RECORDS, INC. Paul Cohen BILL JUSTIS BOB TUBERT 1719 West End Ave., Nashville 812 17th Ave. So., Nashville 530 W. Main, Hendersonville, Tenn.

MERCURY RECORDS Shelby Singleton, BILL LOWERY JOE SOUTH 817 16th Ave. So., Nashville P. 0. Box 9687, Atlanta P. 0. Box 9687, Atlanta

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