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WSM’s continues to expand with the addition of Patsy Hamil- Pos. Last Pos. L«» Cline and George Hamilton IV to its permanent roster of stars. That Week Weak pop career ton lad is sure making great strides since he decided to trade a commented (30) for a try at the country field. WSM program manager Ott Devine HE'LL HAVE TO GO ( 1 ) ROCKIN' ROLLIN' OCEAN great after the signing that the Opry feels that both young stars will be a (RCA Victor 7643) 21 (RCA Victor 7702) Hill Mathis up with some startling- asset to the show. . . . “Windy” comes news up his way at KBYR-Anchorage, Alaska. Windy, who works for the disks, sez that WEEP (17) only commercial radio station in the area spinning country O ANOTHER (2) rote MARY DON'T YOU Stonewall Jackson (Columbia 41533 m (Decca 31024)

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C SINK THE BISMARCK (12) aa SAME OLD ME (23) V Johnny Horton (Columbia 41568) Z 3 (Columbia 41977)

MARION WORTH SUZI ARDEN C ABOVE AND BEYOND (13) aa NOBODY'S DARLING and the Alaskan Indian, is the favorite music of the Eskimo ^ Buck Owens (Capitol 4337) BUT MINE (25) have come there from all ZD not to mention the vast amount of people who Johnny Sea (NRC 049) country ar£ists over the country. Windy makes two requests: That any spotlight on him, his way notify him and he’ll be glad to put the coming up 1 the „ AM THAT EASY TO all the country disks he can. Has to stock (29) and secondly, he’d like to get FORGET (9) a n STRAIGHT A's IN LOVE and Red Smiley, under the personal / . . Reno library for the natives. . Don Z# (Sun 33 4) Carlton Haney, have (RCA Victor 7671) management of New Dominion Barn Dance producer material on the Bam just published a song and picture folio which features appearing on DB J- Dance. Reno and Smiley keeping busy these days by W aa ARE YOU WILLING, and Sat. TIMBROOK TV-Roanoke each morning, on WSVA-TV-Hamsonburg each Wed. 0 (5) ZO WILLIE (24) . . . Suzi Arden, 0 Lewis Pruitt (Decca 31038) nite, and with radio shows Sat. nites on WSVA and WRVA. Marion Worth (Guyden 2026) a featuie former Jubilee USA performer, has been set by Jim Gemmel for Wilmington NX. The tour guest slot at the 13th Annual Azalea Festival in Hunter of Richmond, V a. s day affair (3/31-4/3) will also spotlight Shirlee FAMILY BIBLE (6) CRYING MY HEART Gold, mending nicely from his accident last year, Q OVER YOU (31) Bam Dance. . . . Curley 3 Claude Cray ("D" 1118) Oft OUT Wills his Texas Playboys writes from his home in San Francisco, that Bob and mV & Vegas. Out hm 41518) are currently featured at the Golden Nugget Saloon in Las (Columbia Hall is the attraction each Sat. rute at Napndack way, Pee Wee White Wing in EL PASO (7) in San Jose. • V (Columbia 41511) * . * V * * Oft THE OLD LAMPLIGHTER (34) he’ll get a revival on his “You has his fingers crossed that VV The Three Browns (RCA Victor 7700) that Gene Belong To Me” via the Joni James pop version on MGM. Tells us PLEASE HELP ME, reaction. The King unit, with Redd V1 King of Ridgeway Music reports fine II I'M FALLING (15) Pearl in tow, into Wichita, Kans. for a one- Stewart and Cousin Minnie (RCA Victor 7692) Ol PINBALL MACHINE (35) three-day stand at the Home & Sports nighter Apr. 14, which follows King’s (Starday 486) Hollywood for six Lonnie Irving Show in Hastings, Nebr. Then King and Stewart trek to Chazz Adams weeks of business deals and p.a.’s. Dates are being set up by early Yamsh, the coffee drinking 1 MISS YOU ALREADY (11) . John and the Bob Neal agency. . . Mayor |4 aa SPARKLING BROWN EYES (27) to know he opened another hour Jimmy man (MGM 12864) bird of WNNJ-Newton, N.J., wants people lu Hew (Mercury 71583) boards. On Mar. 21 Vm and thirty minutes country music program across the the show. he had Johnny Cash, the Tennessee Two and Gordon Terry on N.J. . . . John’s looking for talent and can be contacted at Box 27, Hamburg, of | a MAKE THE WATER WHEEL THE ONE YOU SLIP Another deejay featuring live country entertainment is Curley Herdman aa and Ij ROLL (14) WITH (28) WNAR-Norristown, Pa. In succession he had Tex Zano, Betty Kartell JJ AROUND the Sharon (Columbia 41557) (Challenge 39059) Jerri Lynn Sands. Curly himself is a champion fiddler and is on of deejays badly in need of country disks to label. . . . Have a whole list their plea: Woody Woodell spin. So if you believe in country music, heed Wasilko (WPIC-Sharon, Pa.), Dean Sharpless (WPHB-PhilipsTcurg, Pa.), Pete |4 BIG IRON (16) A a TILL THESE DREAMS (CJLX-Ft. William, (Allegheny Mt. Network, Brisbin, Pa.), Ted Daigle 14 Marty Robbins (Columbia 41589) 34 COME TRUE (37) and Eddie Matherly Ontario), Ray Hobbs (WDOD-Chattanooga, Tenn.) Buck Owens (Capitol 4337) (WKCW-Warrenton, Va.). C’mon fellas, let’s help them push country music. now that O.L.O. is again World s A1 “Flat Top” Daly really excited UNTIL TODAY (10) Donors. Tells us that Bonnie King was really great m all | g Champion Blood & Musical Pioneers OC ONE MORE TIME (48) Bandera artist whose latest is 13 Elmer Snodgrass . Perry, the help she gave unselfishly. . . Bob (Decca 31048) VV Ray Price (Columbia 41590) “Don’t Say Those Things,” has joined the cast of WWVA’s Jamboree in

. . Happy Wilson of Wheeling. He’ll also be working p.a.’s in the area. . WBHP-Hunstville, Ala. pens he heard a dub of Marion W orth’s new session WHY I'M WALKIN' (— with another big hit. NO LOVE HAVE 1 (8) for Guyden and he honestly believes she’s come up |£ Stonewall Jackson (Columbia 41591) ifj (Decca 31021) S potential. W George Hamilton IV (ABC Paramount Says it even has pop 10090 ) * 5*C * * * station has Little Herbie of KPIK-Colorado Springs, Colo, infos that the show Mar. 31. |®» THE EYES OF LOVE (19) got the town all hopped up with the coming of a big country Wynn ® ® Margie Singleton (Starday 472) AMIGO'S (32) To be held at the City Auditorium, the show features Johnny Horton, qo story s,ent out V / tatty Wells (Decca 30987) Howard’ and Archie Campbell. . . . Interesting Stewart, Jan Hank by Capitol about how Hank Thompson found “A Six Pack To Go. small place in Wichita Fall, Texas but SIX PACK TO GO (26) first heard the tune last fall in a I® last December, when Hank was Thompson (Capitol 4343) lost contact with the boy who sang it. Then IP Hank a a THAT'S ALL 1 GOT one-nighter m Hol- on his way to the coast for a recording session, he did a GO FROM YOU (38) and guitarist brook, Ariz, He stopped into a little tavern and heard a fiddler James O' Gwynn (Mercury 71584) Johnny Lowe, leader of the band, was one of the v irtei ^ picking the tune out. YOU'RE THE ONLY -copywri ted. After locating the other writer, Dick ** of the tune and had it self- THING (18) for recording the song. Seems that Hart ana 19 GOOD Hart Hank cleared the way qft ACCIDENTLY ON PURPOSE (— ) couldn’t find a publisher who was George Morgan (Columbia 46523) Lowe had written the tune in 1952 but VV George Jones (Mercury 71583) even you have interested. Just goes to show you never give up, located atf 298 Divi- to wait eight years for a hit. ... The Pals Rendezvous, artists to appear there. sidaro St., San Francisco, is looking for name singles nn DEAR MAMA (20) J ft YOUR OLD USED TO BE (— Sims, prexy of . . . Russell Contact owner Forrest Menzie, c/c of the club. mV Merle Kilgore (Starday 469) 4V (Capitol 4351) outing Sims Records, excited about the hit possibikties of Johnnie Silvers first Rignt._ are titled “Tuff Stuff” and When Love Am t for his label. Decks 46. LOVER'S LEAP, diskery, 220o North Dayton, Phoenix, 41. DON'T KNOW WHY. Deejays without copies can get ’em at the 47. HOW FAR TO LITTLE ROCK. Club 42. THUNDER AND LIGHTNING. received the latest copy of the James O Gwynn Fan 48. BOTTLE OR ME, Ariz. I . . This office I LOVE YOU BECAUSE. Shirley Johnson. As usual Shirley has turned out a 43. 49. TROUBLE IN THE AMEN CORNER, News from president '97, 44. LEGEND OF THE BIG STEEPLE. 50. WRECK OF OLD journal chock full of interesting news. Counts—ilSTERXATIOISALLY” “ft’s What’s in THE CASH BOX That

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