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thecountry AUGUST 1969/50c music magazine STAYCOUNTRY INWITH TUNE MUSIC SUBSCRIBEcantryMAGAZINE TO couitry INSIDE ARTICLES Buck Owens-Tops At Home And Abroad 12 James Hendrix 20 Tompall And The Glazer Brothers-Harmony At Work 28 A Th-Th-Th-Thing About Mel Tillis 35 Jimmy Payne 40 FEATURES The Country Poll Results 10 TV Versus Country And Western In England 18 Thirty Years Of Million Sellers 23 The Academy Of Country And Western Music Awards 32 LEO VT PROFILES Charlie Louvin 2 THE Tommy Cash 48 DEPARTMENTS COVER Country Mailbox 6 Fan Club Listings 24 Cover - Buck Owens Courtesy Capitol Records President-BERYL J. WOLK.Executive Administrator-J. PALMA. Administrator-PRUE MARTIN. Editorial Administrator-IRA BLACK. Editor-SHEL KAGAN. Associate Editor-BONNIE O'BOYLE. Contributing Reporters-Loretta, Loudilla & Kay Johnson, IFCO. Art Direc- tor-JOE DePAS. Staff-RALPH CRENETI, ART WHEELER. Production-MARTY RUBIN. Advertising and Sales: Advertising Director, 11401 Roosevelt Blvd., Philadelphia, Pa. 19154, (215) 677-6200. DANIEL AND ASSOCIATES, Suite 103, 2631 Bachman Boulevard, Dallas, Texas, (214) 357-0680. COUNTRY Magazine is published by Goodway, Inc., Philadelphia, Pa. Subscription $5.00 per year in the United States, foreign rates upon request. Single copy price 50 cents. Copyright 1968 by Goodway, Inc. All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or in part without written permission is prohibited. 1 PROFILE:CHARLIE LOUVIN CHARLIE LOUVIN is one of the most talented, sea- record as a solo, "I Don't Love You Anymore," be- soned, professional, versatile, and hard working coun- came the number one record in the nation, followed try music artists of today. His career began several by such greats as "Less And Less," "See The Big Man years ago with his brother, Ira, as the wonderful Cry, Mama," "Think I'll Go Somewhere And Cry Louvin Brothers in Henagar, Alabama. Together they Myself To Sleep," "You Finally Said Something became Country Music's most honored duo, and re- Good," and "Off And On." corded twenty LP's and over one hundred singles for Charlie has recorded for Capitol Record for 15 Capitol Records. For five straight years they were years, and has starred on the Grand Ole Opry since voted "Most Programed Sacred Group" and "Most 1955. His television appearances include "The Paul Programed Duet" by the national country and west- Whitman Show," "National Life Grand Ole Opry," ern disc jockeys. Many songs such as "When I Stop "The Bobby Lord Show," "Porter Wagoner Show," Dreaming," "The Weapon of Prayer," and "I Take "WilburnBrothersShow,""TheBillAnderson The Chance" they wrote and recorded. Their wonder- Show," "American Swing Around," "Midwestern ful sacred songs become a part of them, and today Hayride," "Flat And Scruggs Show," and many almost any gospel album will include at least one of others. Charlie has been in two movies, "Music City, theirsongs. Even though Ira'sgone, no Charlie USA" and "The Golden Guitar." Louvin show is complete until he sings many of these Charlie is a family man and lives in suburban Nash- beloved Louvin Brothers songs. ville with his wife, Betty, and their three sons, Sonny, In 1963, Charlie launched his own career as a single Kenneth and Glenn. "Country music has been my and since then every record has been listed in the top life," says Charlie, "and I don't think I could be hap- 50 trade magazine charts across the country. His first py doing anything else." 2 rTiicoutrf music magazine= PROMOTION Ewe -Stem National Record Promotion (You Record It-We'll Plug It) Send$1.00for Article "How To Start Your Own RecordLabel" * DISTRIBUTION ARRANGED efr* MAJOR RECORD LABEL CONTACTS * NATIONAL RADIO & T.V. COVERAGE * BOOKING AGENT CONTACTS 4. * MAGAZINE -NEWSPAPER PUBLICITY * RECORD PRESSING General Office: Send All Records for Review to: 209Stahlman Bldg., Nashville, Tenn. Brite-Star, 14881 Overlook, Mailing Address: Newbury, Ohio 14881 OverlookDr.,Newbury, Ohio CALL:Cleveland (216)JO4-2211 COUNTRY MAILBOX Dear Editor: In effect the argument is sense- April issue a couple of letters giv- lessbecause thereisonly one ing their disapproval of the so- Perhaps some of your readers will `Country' music. When you start calledcontemporarycountry want to help me in my prepara- putting strings and other fancy sound that is being forced upon tion of a first biography of the sound effects in our music you're the country fans. late country singer Vernon Dal - going to have to call it something This movement starts with the hart (1883-1948). else because it's not country any- A and R men in Nashville and is Dalhart had sold 25 million more. picked up by thedisc jockeys copies of hisinternationalhit I can't understand why people across the country. The fans have "The Prisoner's Song" b/w "The like Ray Price and Eddy Arnold little say in what will be played on Wreck of the Old '97" (1924) be- have changed their money making the radio station and will probably fore most early country artists had styles to go along with the so- buy some of the contemporary seen a mike. Recording under at called'new breed'of country music because the real good tradi- least seventy-four different names singers. If I wanted to listen to tional country music is less avail- between 1916 and 1938, Dalhart that kind of thing I'd change my able. cut close to 5,000 different tracks radio station. Eddy Arnold has for a long for most of the major and minor I'm allfor `country converts' time removed himself from coun- recording companies of the `teens, such as Jerry Lee Lewis and Elvis try music. He used to have Cattle `20's, and early `30's. Presley as long as they keep it Call played upon his entrance on I am interested in exchanging country. You'll notice that there stage when on television, but I information about his life, career, are at least no strings in their mu- notice this has also stopped. Ray and recordings with your readers. sic. Price is also far removed from his HatsofftoErnestTubb, old style. This is bad enough but Gratefully, GeorgeJones,JohnnyCash, when the music industry tries to Walter Haden Loretta Lynn, Kitty Wells, and all palm off Doris Day and Bobby Assistant Professor the blue grass singers (to name a Goldsboro as country, this is the The University of Tennessee few) who aren't about to settle for limit. The CMA awards is a joke. at Martin a cheap imitation of the best mu- It brings tears to your eyes to Martin, Tennessee 38237 sic of all time. think how old timers like Tex Yours truly, Ritter must feel. Genie Brooks A Northern Jersey station will play any record by a rock or pop Dear Editor, Mont Belview, Texas artist if it is a country tune, but I am writing to put in my two willnot playrecords of local cents worth inthe controversy country artists. concerning "Which Way Country Dear Sir: We listen to country stations Music." It did my heart good to see in the because we do not want pop or 6 Fivenewalbums about life and love you'll be happyyoubought Three of the albums are by three of the greatest in Country music today: Johnny Cash, Marty Robbins and Ray Price. And the others by two who are soon to be: Johnny Duncan and Bobby Barnett. They'll make you smile and make you sigh and even make some of you cry a little. CS 9824 Because they're singing about life and love and all the littleJOHNNYDUNCAN things that go with it. ~aline Which means they're singing today's top Country hits. (After all, ktWdina rd Look Joe Ka:tfra Lkneman tebyMe Baby outside of life and love, what's left that's worth singing about?) Man SheToxtses Me. JohnryOn=Tlme Get all five of them. Even if you shed a tear or two, you won't be sor On Columbia Records RayPrice Sw3etheattThe lear Saeathqat Ot 7beYear /Ion Gave Ms AMountain Wed> lark lnnntgdWeOtChtugo RomMARTY tris A MAN including: You_eAAM mountainain lo Daily Newsss CS 9822e If sA Sin Fresh Ors 9827at enMars CS 9790 CS ICan't Say Goodbye Also available on 8.track stereo tape cartridge and 4 -track reel-to-reel stereo tape J "COLUMBIA,"® MARCAS REG. PRINTED IN U.5 .A. S 9811' false available on 4 -track stereo tape cartridge COUNTRY MAILBOZ Continued from page 6 I'm looking forward to reading And thispast March, we had rock and roll. So why try to put it your next issue, and hope to see a George Jones and Marty Robbins on the country stations. I hope story about Glen Campbell soon. to name a few at Symphony Hall others will write in backing the in Newark and the tickets were old traditional country music. A Country music fan sold out a month in advance. As far as spangles or tuxedoes, Mrs. Marilyn Stephens Imust admit that stars like let the country artists look coun- Broken Bow, Okla. Jerry Lee Lewis aren't exactly real try. From cowboy hat to boots. Country Music singers, but if they Jimmy Dean is not ashamed to appe..l to the young and record wear his boots. the Nashville Sound-then that is For traditional country, Dear Editor: all thatmattersbecausethe Lawrence King I wish to write you about trends youngsters buy most of the rec- Morris Plains, N.J. in Country Music today and how I ords and they either make or feel about them. break a trend in music, especially First,inthelatestissue of in a big city like New York where Dear Editor: Country Magazine, I read two let- the teenage population is over- I read the letters in this month's ters by Charles Jolie and by Vera whelming.