Copyright 1985, Billboard Publications, Inc. No part of this publication may be Billboard. HOT COUNTRY SINGLES RETAIL ACTION.. reproduced, stored in any retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, A weekly compilation of "breakout ", i.e., singles with recording, or otherwise, without the prior initial movement indicative of significant future sales written permission of the publisher. potential, but not yet on the top 30 lists of the retailers NATIONAL and one-stops currently reporting to the Hot Country Singles chart. 64 REPORTERS BLUE GRASS MEETING (Continued from page 42) REGION i NUMBER REGION 6 CT,MA,ME,NY State,RI,VT REPORTING AL,AR,LA,MS,West TN,TX 20 kept many of the most prominent LEE GREENWOOD members of the Nashville bluegrass REGION 2 YOU'VE GOT A GOOD LOVE COMIN' MCA DE,D.C.,MD,NJ,NY Metro,PA,WV JOHNNY LEE community from participating in an JOHN ANDERSON 16 ROLLIN' LONELY event and awards ceremony that EYE OF A HURRICANE WARNER BROS. was skewed toward Midwest blue- KENNY ROGERS LEE GREENWOOD grass bands. There was-and there CRAZY RAY CHARLES WITH WILLIE NELSON 15 YOU'VE GOT A GOOD LOVE COMIN' animosity toward SEVEN SPANISH ANGELS COLUMBIA remains -some RAY CHARLES WITH WILLIE NELSON STEVE WARINER the SPBGMA's insistence that blue-

SEVEN SPANISH ANGELS JOHNNY LEE 13 WHAT I DIDN'T DO grass music employ acoustic instru- ROLLIN' LONELY FULL MOON ments only. DON WILLIAMS Skaggs, who uses electrified in- WALKING A BROKEN HEART DON WILLIAMS 11 ABC One Stop San Antonio, TX in his band, performed a WALKING A BROKEN HEART MCA Camelot Music Austin, TX struments Central South Dist. Nashville, TN capella for the convention -and Peter's One Stop Norwood, MA a standing ovation. E &R One Stop San Antonio, TX earned Record Town Latham, NY Handleman Co. Little Rock, AR "The big kids -like the William REGION 4 Lieberman Dallas, TX Morris agency -will be over here IL,IN,KY,MI,0H,WI TN one of these days," Holsclaw pre- A &C Records Pittsburgh, PA Music City Nashville, dicted. Elkins One Stop Charleston, WV Poplar Tunes Memphis, TN J.E.K. Enterprises Baltimore, MD JOHN ANDERSON Record Bar New Orleans, LA Jim Moeskau, manager of enter- Kemp Mill Beltsville, MD EYE OF A HURRICANE Record Bar Baton Rouge, LA tainment for Silver Dollar City, re- Mobile Record Sery Pittsburgh, PA Record Service Houston, TX ported that the Missouri tourist at- WITH WILLIE NELSON Musical Sales Baltimore, MD RAY CHARLES Sound Warehouse Metarie, LA traction is spreading bluegrass via SEVEN SPANISH ANGELS Southwest Wholesalers Houston, TX its "Silver Dollar Jubilee," a 26- Top Ten Records Dallas, TX 30- LEE GREENWOOD week series of minute radio Western Merch. Dallas, TX YOU'VE GOT A GOOD LOVE COMIN' shows, now being broadcast over REGION 3 five stations in Missouri, Kansas FL,GA,NC,SC,East TN,VA and Louisiana. The program fea- Am -Bat Records Cincinnati, OH tures Rodney Dillard and the Dil- Arc Distributing Cincinnati, OH RG ION 7 LEE GREENWOOD NV,NM,UT lards. Arrow Dist Solon, OH AZ,SoEuthern CA,CO3HI,Southern YOU'VE GOT A GOOD LOVE COMIN' Wayne Lewis, a member of Bill Gemini Records Cleveland, OH Monroe's Blue Grass Boys and a Dearborn, MI REGION 8 JOHN ANDERSON Martin & Snyder AK,Northern CA,ID,MT,Northern NV,OR,WA,WY partner in the Music City Station A National Record Mart #74 St. Clairsville, OH EYE OF HURRICANE booking agency, said there was a National Records Akron, OH Midwest to JOHNNY LEE Radio Doctors Milwaukee, WI LEE GREENWOOD need to open the market ROLLIN' LONELY Singer One Stop Chicago, IL YOU'VE GOT A GOOD LOVE COMIN' Eastern -based bluegrass bands. Sounds Unlimited Niles, IL "I've been with Bill Monroe for nine JOHN ANDERSON Wax Works Owensboro, KY years," Lewis said, "and maybe Bibb Distributors Charlotte, NC EYE OF A HURRICANE we've worked a total of two months Dean's Record One Stop Richmond, VA The RAY CHARLES WITH WILLIE NELSON in the Midwest." promoters Lieberman Norcross, GA to SPBGMA One Stop Records Atlanta, GA SEVEN SPANISH ANGELS seemed agree that to help regional Peaches Records & Tapes Clearwater, FL REGION 5 might be the vehicle IA,KS,MN,MO,NE,ND,OK,SD Peaches Records & Tapes West Palm Beach, FL bands achieve nationwide exposure. Charts Records And Tapes Phoenix, AR Record Bar Atlanta, GA Art Menius, representing the KSG Layton, UT Record Bar #74 Columbus, GA RAY CHARLES WITH WILLIE NELSON "Liberty Flyer" radio series (Bill- Mountain Coin Denver, CO Ripete Records Fayetteville, NC SEVEN SPANISH ANGELS board, Jan. 19), reported that the Music Operators Fullerton, CA Sounds Familiar Columbia, SC number of stations carrying the Pro One Stop Tempe, AZ Southern Music Orlando, FL LEE GREENWOOD bluegrass -laced program would ex- Smash Record Dist Phoenix, AZ Tuckers Record Shop Knoxville, TN YOU'VE GOT A GOOD LOVE COMIN' ceed 80 "within a couple of weeks." Tower El Cajon, CA All JOHN SCHNEIDER Tower El Toro, CA the performances, contests COUNTRY GIRLS Tower Records Las Vegas, NV and the awards show were video- taped by Sweet Inc., Cabot, Ark., for potential video and audio syndi- Lieberman Kansas City, MO American Stereo Springfield, OR cation. Lieberman Minneapolis, MN Major Dist. Seattle, WA Last Kansas Exit, the Drifters Musical Sales Minneapolis, MN Sea Port Records Portland, OR and Over The Hill Gang were the Phil's One Stop Oklahoma City, OK Tower Stockton Fresno, CA top three winners in the $17,000 Uptown Records St. Louis, MO bluegrass band contest. Cash awards were given to 12 other groups. A separate poll of regis- trants was the basis of the awards show, which saw the Country Gen- tlemen win five prizes and Little Roy Lewis picked as entertainer of the year.

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