CENTS Week Ending March llth. 1961 15 RElilDA'S CHECHERLADS ADD WHITE DlliHTS Why don't more Western Canadian groups take the plunge and get their feet wet in the east? Is there a wall of resentment thrown up against them by the fat, complacent two-gigs-a-week eastern groups who, in many cases are owned, wholly, or controlled in some way by booking agencies, promotion and publicity finns and record companies? Are these easterners frightened by the talent from the west? Volume l, No. 2 Here's a couple of examples of great western Canadian talent, who prefer to hide behind their western hills, per haps because of eastern resentment. They manage to make successful tours of the U.S. and the western provinces, but avoid the east like it was striken with the plague.
Like many groups, the White most popular group in Regina, or are ·Nights were formed while attending. The Checkerlads on top of the heap? high school. That was just four years Well, it depends on who you ask. ago and this talented Regina group You might get 5000 teenaboppers have really, just scratched the sur who vote for the Nights but you face. With their many accomplish 'Won't have any trouble getting 5000 ments, they have become the envy who prefer the Lads. That makes a of the young set of Saskatchewan. pretty big bundle of votes and a The White Nights were prob great credit to Joe Vargo, who has ably the original rebeis of the west, groomed both these groups and after if you call bleaching their hair white, many months of hard work , has come rebellious. Anything out of the norm, up with two groups with that not too for western Canada was almost like often found, star image. inviting a stoning in the downtown square. Like, man, to conform must be a trademark of the west. It must have been a king sized battle to keep the City Fathers from rolling up the sidewalks at 9:00 PM when the Roughies strayed from the norm, and brought home the Grey Cup. Anyway, they're trying, and what better way than with the young set. Here you have four good look ing guys, with white white hair and white white tuxedos and white white instruments. They must have looked like a mirage from the province of Quebec. But they caught on, thanks IN U.K. I to their mana er, Joe Vargo. After they conquered the Queen City and Tiii White JUlflts ond Clleckerlads tool! time many of the other cities of the west, out from their Hollywood recording session to like true western Canadians, they do a little sightseeing. Here they are seen outside the famous Capitol Tower with their headed for the U.S. and toured Flori manager Joe Vargo and Jerry Palmer. da, Oklahoma and Arizona. They be came so popular, stateside, that it The Checkerlads were formed was a simple matter for Joe to get about four years ago, but started them signed to a contract with Gaiety out as only four men. Four man Records of Hollywood. Their first groups were, like, a dime a dozen. record really stirred up a storm back So, they decided to add an organist, home. The old gang, had made it. which must have been the smartest Their record "Love That's True" move they made. They too toured was picked up by both pop stations many of the U.S. centres and ended in Regina and given a larged sized up in Hollywood. Enter, Joe Vargo. boost which kind of influenced other Joe was instrumental in getting a western Canadian radio stations to recording session cut at the Gary give the disc a listen and they found Paxton studios, and it happened The Nights had a potential hit and again. Another hometown Regina followed the lead of CJME and CKCK group made it. Their debut disc on and gave chart listings to the record. Gaiety "Shake Yourself Down" was They were even charted in north picked up by CKCK and CJME and western Ontario, which is almost given the red carpet exposure treat considered western Canada. ment. The Lads also found them The group is made up of Barry selves listed on many of the charts Keating, who plays lead guitar and throughout the west and even man takes command of the vocal bit. aged a few listings on eastern Cana Richard Gettle, who plays organ, dian charts. The record caused such rhythm guitar and bass and also a flurry in the U.S. that the group sings, not all at the same time, of signed a six year contract with Rea course. Vern Hoffert plays bass, for releases in the United States. harmonica and also helps with the Amie Sanns is lead singer singing. Put the above together and for the group as well as the bass you have to have someone keep them player. Bob Stevens is the rhythm that way, and that's where drummer guitarist. Larry Reich plays lead Art Zimmerman comes in. · guitar and also harmonizes with the Where do the White Nights group. Harvey Frasz is the drummer, go from here? Well, they've already and the smartest move they made, moved a little further into the record Bob Edwards, besides being the ing field with their second release youngest, at 17, is also the organist. on Gaiety "Promise Her Love" and The Checkerlads have just "There She Goes". This one has released another single "The Dream just been released and is. picking up er" and "You Just Can't Hide" and action fast, so could be a big one have plans for another recording for the boys. By the way, they write session, maybe this time in their all their own material. hometown recording studios, to cut Where else have they gone? enough sides for their first album, They've strayed into the norm. Yep, as well as another single. they've let their white locks become The Checkerlads have the a part of their past. Anyway, white western world (western Canada, that hair, black hair, brown hair, no hair, is) in their hip pocket, and it's main theWhite'Nights have a sound that's ly because of their many perform (Top picture) Keith Hamshlre (L) Radio Carollne, South DJ (formerly with CFCN Calgary) seen representative of the best from the ances throughout the western pro taping an Interview with visiting Monkee, Mike Nesmith. west. vinces. Canada could be their oyster, (Bottom picture) (L to R) Robbie Dale, Radio Caroline South DJ, Nesmith and Hamshlre. Are the White Nights ' the if they w~nted it. •
Well, we promised you a look these four guys, complete with hydro and are one of the most popular groups see at one of the beauties from the guitars really create an electrical . in the North country. They've just storm . Their manager, Melvin G. cut their first disc and it's not bad. Metzner has spent many hou rs in Both sides were written by the group. grooming this group, and visitors to Keep an ear out ·for "Can I Help It" The Pas have been amazed at such and "In The Evening". It's already a bundle of talent coming from a town of just over 4000 beeins. That's a good name for a group, The Human Beeins. Anyway, maybe they'll send us down a photo of the group and maybe we'll see them in Toronto soon. The whole staff of RPM paid That man, Jack Herschorn, a visit to Montreal and does this town has done it again. His company, New swing. The people connected with Syndrome, have just released "Look the group scene are really trying hard ing At My Baby" which is on Valiant to promote themselves as honestly as in the U.S. and has already been they can. We ' re going to get a lot of picked by radio stations in San Diego, material from this big bi-bi town and and Cinncinati and that all powerful you're going to be surprised at just station KFRC in San Francisco. Why how much does go on. Mel McCormick, all the excitement? The group, known who besides managing the popular as The Collectors, are from Vancouver. M.G. and The Escorts, finds time to It was a little discouraging boost some of the other talent, sends to find out that Canada was harbour news that The Rabble, one of the GILLIAN RUSSELL ing so many American draft dodgers. newest groups on the scene, are hav You might be interested to know that ing a go at the popularity bit. Their west coast and here she is. Now go on there are more Canadians in the Rea Victor single "Alaboundy Barn" and give another listen to her New American armed forces than there are gave them a much deserved boost. Syndrome single "The Man In The draft dodgers, in Canada. As a matter They've been making the rounds of Street" and you'll have to agree that of fact,· we have 14 RPM subscribers local and area dances as well as TV the record sounds much better. in Viet Nam and several more through" appearances. Our Generation are al Do you know where The Pas, out the States. so grabbing quite a bit of local action, Manitoba is? Well, get ready. It's so Now, about those Shouters. particularly since their Quality single, far north of Winnipeg, I was surprised They're all local Kirkland Lake boys, "I'm A Man" became a popular item to hear they had electricity. I thought who are making good, in the music a big item at CJKL. The group is on Montreal's pop stations. Remember the bands, if they had any, must be industry. They were formed about two made up of Jerry Lemier, Ivon Dumais, we ran a pie on The Monks, not long using gas guitars. Anyway, have we and a half years ago by Paul Thomas, Bert Chertrand, Dave Whittaker and ago? Well, Me 1 tells us these guys got a surprise for you. There's a and they haven't looked back once. Paul Thomas. Their label is L.R.C. have dropped the habit and are getting group in the Pas called Decembers They've played.. every Saturday night, Next week we'll take a look set to release another disc. Children and reports have it that without fail, since they were formed, at The Inferno Five Plus One.
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Page 2 RPM Music Weekly nights. The first, on Feb. 10, played to a standing room only house at the Dauphin Town Hall. Twelve contes tants were chosen to appear on the final show. "The CKDM Centennial Cavalcade Of Stars", Feb. 24. Jack Henderson, Wild Bill Flamond and Ron Waddell hosted the shows. CKFH-T ORONTO - Librarian Anne Lee picks "Western Union" - Five Ameri cans, "Darling Be Home Soon" - Lovin' Spoonful, "Half Past Midnight" - The Staccatos. The CKFH "Centennial CKOM-S ASKATOON - Les William Survey" is num bered from 2 to 11 . writes "If anybody is going to break Says Anne "because we're the second down the barrier for Canadian artists greatest radio station in the world." in the U.S., The Mandala will be the CKPT-PETERBORO - Picks "The People In Me" - The Music Machine, group. I've never had the pleasure of seeing this group, but from what I've· "Hung Up In Your Eyes" - Brian Hy read and from what I hear on their land, "Playground" - Debbie Lori " Opportunity' record, The Mandala Kaye. "The sound of ' Soul' is finally will soon be international stars." finding its place in Peterboro", writes Al Kingdom. The reason, Al cites, is CJIB-VERNON - The Annual Vernon The Wilson Pickett show drew over Winter Carnival turned out to be another 2500 people and Sam and Dave's "When great yearly event. CJIB covered the entire carnival from the parade and the Something Is Wrong With My Baby" and crowning of Queen Silver Star VII, to "Hold On I'm Coming" by Chuck Jack the snowmobile races. CJIB had a team son and Maxine Brown, are big request entered in the races but Jim Yount numbers for the Peterboro area. writes, "No comment". CFUN-VANCOUVER - Picks "Oppor CJSP-L EAMINGTON -Picks" Another tunity" - Mandala, " Live" - Merry Go Mountain To Climb" - Ronnie Dove, Round, "His Girl" - Guess Who . Daryl "The Love I Saw In You Was Just A "B" writes, "The Guess Who hit the Mirage" - Miracles. With CJSP making coast like a hurricane, and wowed two their new power increase, they also giant crowds during the dances". The have made arrangements to give away dances in Vancouver and on the Island, a stereo home centre in conjunction were hosted by Daryl and Tom Peacock. Because the demand for the Guess Who with the event, and hope to give away is so great, it is expected that when albums and singles as well. So , if any the famous Winnipeg group return from of the record people would like to get their tour of England and the Continent, a little extra exposure, they might they will make it to the coast as soon send along a little package of their as possible. product to Lou Tomasi. The new call letters will be CHYR (Cheer). CJKL-K IRKLAND LAKE-Picks "Baby I Need Your Lovin" - Johnny Rivers, CJCJ-WOODSTOCK - Picks ''Kind Of "Just One Smile" - Gene Pitney, "Can A Drag" - Buckingham s, "Loving You" I Help It" - Shouters. The latter group, - Bobby Darin, "The Seventh Saint" - who are local, have been receiving Mel West and The Meteors. Larry tremendous hometown support with Dickinson will be the host of the new "Smoochin' and Cruisin' Music" show, their debut disc. (See Canada Bill). which takes place every Friday even Doug Williams reports a fantastic turn ing from 10 :30 to Midnight. Woodstock out for- Gordon Lightfoot when heap listeners are really "hip" to the new peared at the Strand Theatre, during the ACT Winter Carnival. est in Canadian hits. Each week on he Saturday night portion on the CJ CKSW-SWIFT CURRENT- Picks "Sev- . enth Saint" - Mel West and The Meteors. week-end from 11:30 to Midnight, they New Personality is Bill Wright. close out the show with a half hour "BETWEEN THE BUTTONS" wrap-up of all the Canadian hits of CKCL-T RURO · New staff changes at Truro include Thompson MacDonald, ANOTHER STONES SMASH the evening. who will take over as the new rock The Stones' newest album "Be GLOSSY Picks CFFB-FROBISHER BAY NWT - personality, and Brian McKenzie has tween The Buttons" was hardle off the "Peek-A-Boo" - New Vaudeville Band, joined the station as news editor. presses when it was practically ready "Momingtown Ride" - Seekers, "Ship for certification by the RIAA for the PHOTOS Of Dreams" - Quiet Jungle. Michael coveted Gold Record Award ($1,000,000 MacFadyen has news that the members HU MPERDINCK, STEVENS & MOVE in Sales). This gives The Stones the of the CBC's "Young World" visited LO OK GOOD FOR NORTH AMERICA distinct honour of being the only vocal OF THE Frobisher Bay recently, to tape a quiz Engelbert Humperdinck, one of group credited with four LP chart en show with 4 local teeners for broad the newest of English fin ds, is shaping tries at the same time. Their recent cast over CBM. The group, consisting up to be a top charter in th e UK, with album release, "Got Live If You Want BIG of host and hostess Frank and Dorothy his Parrot single of "Release Me". It", which was released last November, Heron, announcer Sheridan Nelson and Cat Stevens, one of Canada's favourite and already a Gold Record winner, is technician Doug Case, were on a tour STARS British recording artists, is starting now in the top slot of most charts. of northern Canada, which along with to happen with his Deram sinl~le "Mat Other albums by this fantastic British Beautiful genuine 8 by 10 glossy overseas CBC stations, receives the thew And Son". His first single " I recording unit, still receiving chart program w:eekly on tape ( 2 weeks be Love My Dog" did well across Canada. action are "Big Hits, High Tide And photographs of your favourite stars. hind). The stage program in Frobisher The Move, who are described as "one Green Grass" and "Aftermath". On went over very well, thanks to CFFB's of the wildest group attractions in the On top of all the album action, NOW available for 25C per photo. Neil Hayes and Brian Kenike, who business" are punching home with The Stones are riding high on most took charge of the station's responsi their first single, also on Deram, charts with their single "Ruby Tues bility to the visiting celebrities. "Night Of Fear". The Move were pro day". Even with the controversy over NOW AVAILABLE: VOCM-ST . JOHN 'S - Picks "Give Me duced by Denny Cordell, who produced the flip, "Let's Spend The Night To A Reason" - Bobby Curtola. Russ the Moody Blues. gether'', many recognize this as being 0 THE YEO~EN Murphy advises that the area is just U.S. trades and many of the the better side and are giving it chart recovering from the Memorial Univer important radio outlets across the listings. 0 THE PAUPERS sity's Winter Carnival. Miss Canadian country have picked and charted these "Buttons" will mark the sixth 0 THE EVIL University. Linda Inkpen, of Memorial, hot new British entries. consecutive Gold Record LP Award reigned over the whole affair. The suc for The Stones. They were also named 0 JIMMY DYBOLD cess of the Carnival was due to the ORBISON BACK TO STATES for the MIDEM Award as the top selling fantastic performances of M.G. and FR OM TOUR DOWN UNDER group in England and are also in line 0 THE ALLAN SISTERS for awards from the National Academy The Escorts, from Montreal and The Roy Orbison, who will soon be O THE STACCATOS Serendipity Singers. VOCM broadcast seen starring in his first flick, for Of Recording Arts And Sciences many of the proceedings, live, from the MGM, "The Fastest Guitar Alive" re (NARAS) and The National Associa campus. The Staccatos also made it to turned from a highly successful tour of tion of Record Merchandisers (NARM). ------Newfoundland and were great crowd Australia and New Zealand. Along GROOVY ART drawers at Grand Falls and St. John's. with Orbison ,on the junket, were The Coming Soon 1560 Bayview Avenue CJBQ-B ELLEVILLE - Picks "Girl Yardbirds and Walker B.rothers. They Suite 108, Crazy" - Charmaines, "Opportunity" - played to sold out houses, which aver THE Toronto l l, Ontario Mandala, "Ship Of Dreams" - Quiet aged out to about 10,000 per perform I Jungle. Dave Charles is looking for a ance. Roy even had a chance for a full I Enclosed find 25C for each St. Bernard dog, to represent the "At day's outing with his Australian Fan CANADIAN 1 photo checked off.
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SAGE , ROSEMARY & THYME Simon & Garfunkel -Columbia THIS WEENl PICN lP1 CL 2563 CS 9363 ~2~2 =25~PS=Y~CH E DELIC LOLLIPOP Blues Magoos-Mercury MG 21096 SR 61096 23 10 THE BEST OF THE ANIMALS Animals-MGM E 4324 SE 4324 24 --- MELLOW YELLOW Donovan-Epic LN 24239 BN 26239 25 ··-WICKED PICKETT Wilson Pickett-Atlantic 8138 so 8138 COUNTRY CHART Well, now this is an interesting You know the old saying, "You It only took two singles "Ain't lookingjacket. But don't let your · can't judge a record by its cov Gonna Lie" and "98.6" to make imagination run away with you. er"? Well, this is no exception, Keith one of the giants of the 1 1 TAK E THIS HEART OF MINE She can't even sing. The album "unless you turn the cover over. world music industry. Because Odie Workman- Spartan is however, one of those classic Anyway , who needs a beautiful this album contains these hits · 2 3 !RENA CHEYENNE Jim my Ordge - Apex items that will probably turn out cover to centre your buying it too could be a giant. The other cuts are also well done. 3 7 WHIRLPOOL to be a top seller. Peter and pangs in on Johnny Mathis. His Bambi Lynn - Melbourne Gordon have that unique talent records could come in ·a paper One in particular is "The Teeny 4 l LOVING DAY of harmonizing that puts them · bag and you would" still be as Bopper Song'' dpne up in a Pali J ohnny Burke - Columbia head and shoulders above all sured of 12, (yes, there's 12 sades Park style. One cut we 5 9 T EN FOOT POLE Johnny Ellis - Co lu mb ia others. Take for instance the cuts on this album) of the most tabbed as having hit potential is 6 4 WHISTLING ON THE RIVER beautiful ballad "Young And enjoyable bits of listening pleas "Tell It To My Face" and sure Mercey Bras - Co lumb ia Beautiful" or the cut that fol ure available. Johnny even man enough, there it is, as a single 7 6 THE WEATHERMAN lows, "When I Fall In Love", aged to move into Beatle terri and already given the nod by Gary Buc k - Capitol they're just too much. If you're tory with "Eleanor Rigby" done those who know, in the U.S. So 8 8 WHY CAN'T HE BE YOU Diane Leigh - Capitol not a Peter and Gordon fan , just to a tum. The old girl would've there you are, an album with two 9 5 CH EW TOBACCO ROAD curl yourself around this album flipped. "Strangers In The Night"· hot past sellers and another one Irwin Prescott:· Melbourne for a bit and you 're sure to join well, why go on. If Johnny Mathis just warming up, and an artist 10 10 BLUE IS THE COLOUR the club. You should see the sings it ...... buy it. who has so much talent, he just Billy Sto ltz - Melbourne picture the barber has. has t9 be around for a long time. RPM Music Weekly Page 5 WHAT IS THE DELAY!!! come up with a red face or two. IT WHAT IS THE HOLD UP!!! Two HAS ALSO BEEN REPORTED TO ADVERTISE IN THE days after a record is released, ME . .. .. that the disc jockeys at this T~£ everyone wants to see the record station will be ... .. NOW GET THIS ... CANADIAN climbing the charts. Well, it just "disc jockeys". Right from the top Ntti~T doesn't happen that way. The over level, we are told that the music MUSIC night action of Toronto the "bad" director and disc jockeys of this do esn't reflect the delay that occurs station, will not (REPEAT - WILL INDUSTRY across Canada. The record must ar NOT) be personal managers, record OWJ. rive at the station in the far reaches ing artists, booking agents, record DIRECTORY __. / producers, nor will they be accept WHO IS THE GREATEST GROUP ing "pieces of the action". That is down? You can bet your life it has. IN CANADA??? Maybe we are IG ~ very very good, because the station If you ' want more, write to Old Ed: prejudiced, but you'll agree will be above reproach and won't (Don't write to me!!!)/// Next time a when you. see the 57--r ever have to worry about (lean over certain TOP Canadian record pro COOP while I whisper in your ear) ...... ducer complains about how BAD 'i "the rock show of the yeomen" AYOLAPAY. (tee·hee hee hee!!!!) things are. LAUGH IN HIS FACE/ / / WHA' APPENING??? Humble Watch for a SCANDAL in the book pie is on the menu for the "Puppet ing business that will not make bet This group is now .show"/// A certain over-extended ter BOOKING BUSINESS ... . ./// solidly booked across Ontario, personal manager is saying, "Kill This column will keep you posted on and you can watch fo r national them with PITY fellas". I feel so the POP music scene at Expo. It bookings after their next record of Canada and by the time it is pro sorry for his group/// A name Tor will be a NATIONAL show/ // Some release. You have to see the .grammed and reported back to RPM , onto group is on the skids. Someone one sent me a Saint John chart and fast moving s how that has every- · a week or two weeks or even three has advised them badly/// You can't circled the words after one of the body talking. Don't fo rget the weeks can pass. Then RPM (and by be the "TOP" Toronto group without Canadian "picks". It says " It paid · name ... . "the rock show of the the way , RPM isn't "instant") has to a record. Move to Winnipeg/// Has off". How would you take this , be yeomen". be written, compiled, laid out and the space for my column been cut cause I don't even want to speculate. WATCH FOR THE NEW IMAGE printed. A whole month may pass be AND THE _NEW SOUND OF fore the reaction to a new record is indicated in th e RPM charts. One THE EVIL year ago, there was so little product from Canada that it was easy to get THE SOUND ...... a record on the Canadian content another great group that is mak chart in RPM . Today, one Ottawa ing them stand up and cheer record company is putting out as wherever they play. You'll see many records as the whole industry Where does it come from? It's this group coming up with a smash record, soon. did, one year ago. a combination of the studio, the If you are a formula radio A GREAT NEW SOUND ...... station, then you better send some engineer and the producer. Sound one out to do an "aircheck" of a Canada offers you the best in all THE MANX non-formula Toronto radio station to three and your choice of the see what's happening. I also may suggest that the west coast "pro BEST ....•..•..•...... •...•...... •...... ~ You'll see them at the NIGHT phets" look into the programming of ...... •..••..•...... IN CANADA. OWL where you will see all of a certain radio station in Toronto these great groups. and report this revolution to their programming service subscribers. C' MON FELLAS . .... WE'RE TOLD SHOREACRES HOUSE THE NIGHT OWL YOU FOLLOW PROGRAMMING 1262 Don Mills Rd. COFFEE HOUSE TRENDS. Explain this one, and may lion Mills, Ontario be a few radio s tations that were 445-0878 447-9058 102 Avenu e Road, Toronto led on by th e " form at" might just THE TlmE HAS com I• 'HALF PAST M·IDNIGHT' HITS THE CHARTS IN TORONTO - MONTREAL - KINGSTON - THE MARITIMES AND THE BILL GAVIN REPORT THE STACCATOS -72453- -CAPITOL RECORDS CCANADAl LIMITED.- Page 6 RPM Music Wee kly houses .... MONKEE tour of U.K. plan by ned for late Spring according to CYRIL BLACK of SCREEN GEMS here ... Ad rich miral of the Beat Fleet ROBBIE DALE frazer seen visiting Monkee hotel suite of MICKIE DOLENZ with publicist JOHN UK CORBETT to present Mickie with an The headline story on the "pop" scene this week is the sen honourary Commission in the Beat sational divorce case in which SANDIE Fleet. Mickie Dolenz very very chum my with di sc girl SAMANTHA JUSTE SHAW was named as co-respondent. WATCH It seems that the alleged incident took here in London town .... PAUL Mc- place some two years ago when Sandie -CARTNEY and GEORGIE FAME seen FOR was a mere 17 so she may have chang in Bag of Nails Club with DONNIE ed since then. Meanwhile Sandie is MACKENZIE (formerly of CHUM) last THE MAINLINE off to Vienna in two weeks to sing Tuesday night .... EMI officials here England's entry in the Eurovision knocked out with new STACCATOS WITH ~ I Song Festival. disc .... GUESS WHO group making big PETULA CLARK has her first news in London town on their current ever number one hit song in the U.K. tour .... P .J. PROBY was granted a two with "This Is My Song". Pet knocked week work permit and is here doing the MONKEES out of the top slot after TV'ers and club dates .. .. The MOVE six consecutive weeks in that position considering a U.S. tour .... Finally, for "I'm A Believer". Petula will be DUSTY SPRINGFIELD may have big making her next recording under TONY .gest hit ever with " I' ll Try Anything". HATCH'S supervision, her differences there having been settled. Also this week, in Hollywood, it was announced A that Petula Clark will co-star in the film version of "Finian's Rainbow" with FRED ASTAIRE. COMPLETE The ROLLING STONES are in the news again. Three weeks ago, the GUIDE MCINTYRE DANCES - SCHUMACHER boys appeared on the London Palla · House band - The Fallen Leaves dium TV'er and refused to co-operate TO March 17 - The Lords Of London with the producer. This time, some I Coming: Graham & The Wafers from "admirer" tipped off East Sussex THE Edmonton, The Druids and police that there would be drugs at Those Naughty Boys KEITH RICHARD'S housewarming par RECORD ·l I For bookings, write to: Jim Parres Box 1034, ty. Squads of the boys in blue arrived South Porcupine, Ont. and searched the premises, finding BUSINESS .nothing. They decided to hold a full scale investigation before they left and so interviewed house guests MICK . JAGGER, MARIANNE FAITHFUL, CANADIAN ~1 (111 1' t ~ \ l \ 1 11 1 1~ 11r im 11 11a 1~ 11~ 111 rn 11I CHRIS F ARLOWE, and others still '{ 0 UR ME SSA GE 0 N THE BULLET IN without turning up further information. MUSIC BOARD ONL'{ $5. FOR TWENT'{ Meanwhile the Stones are enjoying a F IV E WORDS top ten hit with "Let's Spend The Night Together". INDUSTRY MAXINE BROWN returned to London's BAG OF NAILS CLUB this DIRECTORY week to play to a series of packed READ ELVIRA FOR THE BS (BIG SCOOPS) I THE ODE ADD ODLV THI RPM PRISS ClUB ,-,, / '1 \ \. / I (!~ \ ',\ // / ,,,,,,$"""" Submit a story to RPM on your favourite Canad ian. group Make sure we have a picture and is we print your story ... you'll become a member of th e RPM PRESS CLUB and be paid reporters rates for your story. I I / / " "- I I_/ "-' RED LEAF RECORDING ARTISTS SUbmit your stories to: 1s on ELVIRA CAPREESE RPM Press Club Suite lOl 1560 Bayview Ave. Toronto 11, Ontario RPM Mu sic WHkly Page 7 • from the staff of RPM for all the wires• , cards, letters and phone calls of CONGRATUlATIONS ON OUR THIRD ANNIVIRSARY (and the flowers> Here they are ... OUR lillli. from left to right: PENELOPE PENTELOPE an overnight sensation, and to .this day, the symbols %$&£fi appear after her name Hailing from Saskaloon in Canada's west, Penny can speak wi th authority anytime it's mentioned. Ellie is RPM and RPM is Ellie. She manages to upstage on the Country Music scene. She came to RPM on the strong recommendation of everyone, including the Canadian record men and disc jockeys. She tells us she· our own beloved Ellie Capreese. RPM heard about Penny's plight (that she had is meticulous in her research of each story and might be called the "star" of gone 100% Mod and was wondering around the Village in a mini skirt, with long RPM. Around the office they say "Don't fool with E.C.". hair down to her hips and over indulging in coffee and the other things the Village OLD ED: offers. Canada Bill went out to find Penny and we put her in charge of the "cow Always in the background is the driving force behind RPM . He once saw boy music". In no time Penny has become modern and now it's "Country Music" a disc jockey throw a Canadian record in an ashcan and started a trade paper on all the way. Have Penny tell you someday, about her years in country school the Canadian Music scene. To the staff he's a wonderful guy who is a friend to houses, and her appearance at the Opry . She will, at the drop of a cowboy hat. everyone and a prolific Canadian. In his early thirties, Old Ed: is a parachutist E.1.E.1.0. MacDONALD (skydiver), pilot, all round sportsman. He comes from a background of police work, You don't know it but here's a gal that Ellie is grooming to become an social host and sports director of a Bermuda hotel, beer company representative, other great RPM scribe. Currently, E.I. is doing undercover work for Ellie and record company promotion man and knows the business well. If there is a musi Bebe Gee, and she'l? coming up with some real "scoops". How E .I. came to us cian in Canada who needs some extra mileage, the guy to contact is, Old Ed: . is quite a story. Not too long ago, E.I. was with the maintenance staff of a radio IRVING station, and Ellie's hot nose for news brought her in contact with E.I. The rest is Irving is a dog (although he's not quite willing to admit it) and is the history and today you 'll find E.I. sweeping up dirt just anywhere she can find it. mascot of the Canadian Music Industry. A giant German Shepherd that came to A feature column is in store for E.I.E.I.O. MacDonald. Old Ed: on Xmas day , five years ago. A fugitive from a travelin' vaudeville dog CANADA BILL act, Irving wanted to audition fo r a record company. His big break came in 1966 The idol of millions of Canadian teenagers, Canada was a group musician when he made his debut on disc. Even though the performance was only a back who turned crusader when he decided to get a job. In his marvelous costume ground, Irving is very happy about his recital, and pleased that the record came (with the trap door, sewn up) he ferrets out the news about Canadian groups. out on a major label. Irving is presently in charge of record reviews in RPM, and Canada knows whereof he speaks. Old Ed: discovered Canada writing for a Cana answering the door. He also likes to check the entertainment in the Village from dian teen supplement and talked him into coming with RPM , after the axe fell. time to time. He lives in Whitby , Ontario in a modern $35,000 dog house made of Canada is revered by teens in Canada and the U.S.A. His mail draw isonlysec glass and brick that overlooks Lake Ontario. ond to the "fabulous" Capreese. BEBE GEE ELVIRA CAPREESE After many appearances in movies, Bebe turned to the music scene and In 1929 Elvira made her first cylinder and it came out in Canada. The disc started a weekly column in the RPM 100 chart. She is the contest co-ordinator of jockeys ("radio speakers'', she called them) didn't give it a whirl and after sev RPM . She also watches Canadian content on Canadian radio stations. Bebe is eral appearances in the "Follies", in the U.S., Ellie returned to Canada where from Ottawa and swears it is the music capitol of Canada. Current project is her Old Ed: found her working for an ad agency. Willing to reform , she was offered an "Brown Paper On Canadian Content In Broadcasting" which will (no doubt) be a honest job with RPM as a gossip columnist, which she accepted and became an best seller. THI MANAGIMINT AND STAff Of RPM MUSIC WllKlY