The Cash Box, Music Page 51 November 9, 1957

Everything Set For WSM’s 6th Annual National Disk Jockey Festival

NASHVILLE, TENN Everything From then until midnight the at- but sleep seems to be on the agenda tendance will view the 32nd anniver- for WSM’s Sixth Annual National sary performance of the Grand Ole Disk Jockey Festival. Opry. Arrangements have been made Planned by Royal McCullough, with the WSM Artist Service Bureau WSM Promotion Director, the meet- to have all Grand Ole Opry talent Country ing of over 1,200 record spinners, in town to appear on the show. music artists, record people, country The day will conclude with a big- publishers, and song writers will con- midnight Party given by Roulette rigid time-table in order form to a Records in the ballroom of the Her- Big to complete all business in the short mitage Hotel. and quickly passing three day span Sunday morning will find everyone they will spend together in Nashville, Tenn. bidding farewells over a cup of coffee 10 at the closing event of the Festival. The Festival will officially begin will again Friday morning, November 15 at 8:00 Columbia Records once JUKE BOX TUNES pull the curtain for the finale of the in the lobby of the Andrew Jackson Festival when they bid the Conven- Hotel when members of the WSM tionaires au revoir at a Coffee staff will undertake the task of reg- a warm Party in the Andrew Jackson Room. llllllMlllffllllllllHIIIHIIIIIIIIIIllllllIM istering the steady stream of country music enthusiasts. There will also be many receptions Pos. Last WSM officials will welcome the given by record companies, publishing Week group at 10:00 am in the War Memor- firms, publications and other persons ial Auditorium, which is located right in the country music field. in the middle of the WSM Studios WAKE UP and the Andrew Jackson and Hermi- LITTLE SUSIE tage Hotels. During this meeting “Country America” Producer will The 1 special awards be given by Everly Brothers Cash Box, Billboard, BMI, and Coun- Plans Expansion (Cadence 1337) try Song Roundup. Delegates will be the guests of Dot Records at 12 noo~ for a luncheon in the Andrew Jackson Hotel Ball- LOS ANGELES, CALIF. — Nat Nigberg, producer of Amer- JAILHOUSE room, then back to the War Memorial “Country 6-7 ROCK Auditorium to convene for the Disk ica” (KABC-Saturdays PM) un- Jockey Clinic which will begin at der the Surrey Productions banner, Elvis Presley 2:00. Here the visiting deejays will has announced that the company has completed plans for extensive expan- (RCA Victor 7035) be informed of the “International Aspect of Country Music”, “How sion. Country Music Has Aided Army and According to Nigberg, the organi- Air Force Recruiting”, “The Adver- zation is gearing to enter motion FRAULEIN tising Agency and Country Music”, picture, live theater and radio pro- duction in the near future. Plans are Bobby Helms “Programming Country Music in a Small Market”, find many other also underway to present additional (Decca 30194) topics. television formats. On Friday night the Convention- In line with the new policy of aires will attend “Friday Nite Frolics” production, featured personalities on MY SHOES KEEP at 7:00 in WSM’s Studio C, “Mr. Dee “Country America” have been signed Jay, Usa” in Studio A, then back to to long-term contracts by Surrey. WALKING BACK the Andrew Jackson Ballroom for a Among them are Debby Kay and TO YOU big hoedown hosted by Decca Records. Betsy Gay, vocalists; Joe Allison, 4 At 8:00 on Saturday morning in emcee of “Country America” and Ray Price the Maxwell House, the folks will composer of such hit tunes as “Teen- be treated to “Breakfast At The age Crush,” “Swingin’ Romance,” and (Columbia 40951) Opry” by Broadcast Music, Incor- others, Lefty Frizzell, Freddie Hart porated (BMI). This will be a broad- and other well known names in coun- cast over WSM featuring Grand Ole try music categories. HOME OF THE BLUES Opry talent. Nigberg and his director Donald Columbia Records will be host for Whitman, are screening stories and Johnny Cash the 12:00 Luncheon at the Maxwell outside talent for their four-ply pro- duction is (Sun 279) House, then, around 4:00, WSM will program which expected host a reception and buffet for to get underway immediately. visitors. This, also will be held at the Offices are located at 4151 Prospect Maxwell House. Avenue, Los Angeles, Calif. WHOLE LOT OF SHAKIN' GOING ON The Country Records

Jerry Lee Lewis (Sun 267) Disk Jockeys

GEISHA GIRL Played Most

Hank Locklin SUMMARY OF REPORTS RECEIVED FROM THE NATION S OISK JOCKEYS

(RCA Victor 6984)

1. WAKE UP LITTLE SUSIE Everly Brothers (Cadence)

2. MY SHOES KEEP WALKING BACK TO YOU Ray Price (Columbia)

MY SPECIAL ANGEL 3. FRAULEIN Bobby Helms (Decca)

4. I HEARD THE BLUEBIRDS SING Browns Victor) Bobby Helms (RCA 5. HOME OF THE BLUES Johnny Cash (Sun) 8 (Decca 30423) 6. WHY WHY Carl Smith (Columbia) 7. HOLIDAY FOR LOVE Webb Pierce (Decca) 8. MY SPECIAL ANGEL Bobby Helms (Decca) HOLIDAY 9. TANGLED MIND Hank Snow (RCA Victor) FOR LOVE 10. GEISHA GIRL Hank Locklin (RCA Victor)

Webb Pierce 11. JAILHOUSE ROCK. 12. GIVE MY LOVE TO ROSE. 13. BYE BYE LOVE. 14. TWO SHADOWS ON YOUR WINDOW. 15. WHOLE LOT OF SHARIN' GOING 30419) (Decca ON. 16. TEARS ARE ONLY RAIN. 17. (I'LL ALWAYS BE YOUR) FRAULEIN. 18. HONEYCOMB. 19. FOUR WALLS. 20. DON'T DO IT DARLIN'. 21. TREAT ME NICE. 22. LOTTA LOVIN'. 23. I'LL DO IT EVERYTIME. 24. PLEASE PASS THE BISCUITS. 25. IS IT WRONG. 26. STANDING AT THE END OF MY WORLD.

BYE BYE LOVE 27. A FALLEN STAR. 28. YOUNG HEARTS. 29. I FOUND MY GIRL IN THE

U.S.A. 30. I CRY; ACT LIKE A MARRIED MAN; VACATION'S OVER; AIN'T Everly Brothers 8 I'M A DOG; MY ARMS ARE A HOUSE; ROSIE'S GONE AGAIN; STORY OF MY LIFE; STOP; STANDBY; PIECES; 10 (Cadence 1315) HONEY YOUR OLD LOVE ME TO TALL, TALL TREES; DEEP BLUE SEA. - You" “It’s What’s in THE CASH BOX That Counts—INTERNATIONALLY”