) The Cash Box, Music Page 69 October 24, 1959 The Cash Box Country Country Round Up TOP 50 ACROSS THE NATION

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Lost Pos. Pos. Lost With enjoying a healthy revival and prospects brighter II Week Week than in several years, a record turnout of DJ’s and Counti’y Music people IS expected in Nashville, November 13th and 14th for WSM’s “Grand 1 AIN'T NEVER (2) I'M BEGINNING Ole Opry” eighth annual deejay affair and celebration of the 1 Webb Pierce (Decca 30923} 21 TO FORGET YOU (24) “Opry’s” 34th year continuous broadcasting. Nov. 12th at 10:00 A.M. in the Jim Reeves (RCA Victor 7557) Andrew Jackson Hotel, IS the time and place for the annual meeting of the members of the Country Music Association. President Connie B. Gay will report on the yearns THREE BELLS (1) accomplishments and GRIN AND BEAR IT (18) there will be the annual election. 2 (RCA Victor 7555) One of the bright spots in Nashville will 22 Jimmy Newman (MGM 12812) be CMA’s First Anniversary Banquet to be given Friday night at the Brentwood Country Club. Instead of the usual dance given at COUNTRY GIRL (3) CHAIN GANG (19) a downtown hotel, the officers and di- rectors felt that those 3 Faron Young (Capitol 4233) 23 Freddie Hart (Columbia 41456) attending the Festival would welcome the chance to get away from town in a more relaxed atmosphere where meeting people and talk- ing with them would be easier. Admission 1 GOT STRIPES (4) BATTLE OF will be by ticket only— price $10.00—and 4 Johnny Cash (Columbia 41427) 24 KOOKAMONGA (14) the number will be limited. . . . Happy to report that Vic Homer & Jethro (RCA Victor 7585) McAlpin of Moss Rose Publishing Company and a CMA Director, who underwent a serious operation recently, is re- (5) PARTNERS covering rapidly and is up and about. DECK OF CARDS (34) Likewise, it is 5 Jimmy Reeves (RCA Victor 7557) our pleasure to tell you that Mrs. Jimmie Rodgers 25 Wink Martindale (Dot 15968) SHIRLEE HUNTER who also underwent surgery is reported much im- proved. Our very best to both of them! Incidentally, DON'T TELL ME YOUR four new Moss Rose songs hit the market recently, GIVE ME DEATH (27) they , re Only Lonely” TROUBLES (6) The on Columbia, by Johnny Western, and “Seven 6 26 Skeeter Davis (RCA Victor 7570) Days” (The Humming Song) on Don Gibson (RCA Victor 7566) RCA by Hank Locklin. Red Foley’s “Living Is A Lonesome Thing” and Charlie Walker’s “When My Conscience Hurts The i Most.” Any disk jockey who has not received a copy of same' may do so A WOMAN'S INTUITION (38) by writing Hubert Long, 616 Exchange Building, UNDER YOUR SPELL Nashville, ... In 27 Wilburn Brothers (Decca 30968) case you haven’t heard, Acuff-Rose Artists Corporation AGAIN (17) recently moved’ into new quarters at 2508-B Franklin Road, Nashville, just two doors from Ray Price (Columbia 41977) then- old stand. ‘D’ Kilpatrick, Margaret Cannon, Buck Owens (Capitol 4245) Bob and June Gallion advise that MY LOVE AND LITTLE ME (37) the welcome mat is out. i 28 Margie Bowes (Hickory 1102) Don Gibson, popular “Opry” star and one of the nation’s outstanding song writers, made news two weeks ago with his new Victor- ('TIL) 1 KISSED YOU (10) album titled “That Gibson Boy.” On 10/4 Don’s wife, 8 Cverly Bros. (Cadence 1369) NINETY-NINE (21) Polly, made news in a Knoxville, Tennessee, hospi- 29 Bill Anderson (Dacca 30914) tal by becoming the mother of “That Gibson Girl”— a 7-pound, 5-ounce daughter who has been named JOHNNY REB (7) Autumn Scarlett. Our congratulations to the Gibsons. 9 Johnny Horton (Columbia 41437) CABIN IN THE HILLS (40) Shirlee Hunter, 30 & Earl 5cruggs one of the many stars on the (Columbia 41389) M RVA-Richmond, Va. “New Dominion Barn Dance”, THE LAST RIDE (15) has been signed to a Tip Top wax pact. Her initial 10 Hank 5now release, “.Allentown Jail” backed with an instrumen- (RCA Victor 7586) THE STORM WITHIN tal, “Hot Blood”, can be had by deejays who post- card their MY HEART (30) requests to Shirlee care of the station. In- 31 cluded in her promo efforts Billy Walker (Columbia 41433) will be shots on the OLD MOON (8) “Jubilee, U.S.A.” and teenage TV hops in the Balt.- 11 Wash.-Philly Beffy Foley (Bandera 1034) area. Mgr. is Burt . BONNIE KING Repine. . . “The OUR CHURCH Barefoot Cowboy”, Alan Herbert, notes that an old Victor disk, “There’s Rainbow YOUR WEDDING (23) u Cl- A In Every Teardrop”, 32 Whitman, has been showing up strong in JIMMY BROWN Roy Drusky (Decca 30943) "I” his listener survey. Alan adds that his 2% month old 12 THE NEWSBOY (16) c&w show is badly in need of the biscuits. Other jocks, sending out their plea for Mac Wiseman (Dot 15946) better service, include “The Ole Country Boys” (Larue Cook & Carl Hindback) who are on both BIG MIDNIGHT SPECIAL (32) WHLM- Bloomsburg, Pa. and WMLP-Milton, Pa. and Mel Reeder, who’s on a num- 33 Wilma Lee & Stoney Cooper ber of stations in Ohio. Mel, who manages Franklin, Pa. Pine TENNESSEE STUD (13) (Hickory 1098) Hedge Ranch, is located at 443 Drake Ave., Youngstown, . Ohio. . . Don Larkin’s next in 13 Fddy Arnold (RCA Victor 7542) person, “Country Music Jamboree”, featuring Marvin Rainwater, Wilma Lee & Stoney Cooper SAWMILl (25) & the Clinch Mtn. Clan and the Red Speeks’ Band will be the ’ 34 Mel THUS & Bill Phillips at Newburg, N. Y. Armory, 10/24 WHO SHOT SAM (9) (Columbia 41426) and the Brooklyn Academy of Music, 14 (Mercury 71464) 10/25. Jim Reeves, after his success- ful weekend for a recent Don Larkin FRANKIE MILLER IS 10,000 DRUMS (28) show, in Newark, N. J., jetted out to HEARTACHES BY 35 Carl Smith (Columbia 41417) Hollywood for Producer Nat Nigberg to film a series of THE NUMBER (11) shows for the forth- 15 coming syndicated “Country America” HOT Ray Price (Columbia 41374) series. WATERLOO (29) TV While there he worked a number of p.a.’s set up by Mgr. Herb 36 Stonewall Jackson (Columbia 41393) ON STARDAY Shucher. Following that he came #457 THE SAME OLD ME (36) back to Nashville to handle M.C. 16 Ray Price (Columbia 41977) BOW DOWN YOUR HEAD chores on the Prince Albert portion ii AND CRY (— of the “Opry”, along with guest star, Mac Wiseman. Also, on 10/12, he SAL'S A 37 Charlie Walker GOT SUGAR LIP (12) headlined a special Southeastern FAMILY MAN” 17 (Columbia 41467) Johnny Horton (Columbia 41437) Gov.’s Conference show at Ashville, S. C. On hand were Minnie Pearl, it JOHN Grandpa Jones and Jim’s Blue Boys HOMEBREAKER (20) WESLEY HARDIN (33) Band. POIW JOHMir” 18 Skeeter Davis (RCA Victor 7570) 38 Jimmy Skinner (Mercury 71470)

Newest entry into the “Miss 1959” It’s another back to back smash in all crowd is Brunswick’s Bonnie King of FAMILY C&W charts by MAN (26) LITTLE DUTCH GIRL (43) Long- Island, N. Y., selected by in- Country Music’s great 19 Frankie Miller (Starday 457) 39 George Morgan (Columbia 41420) mates of “Operation Leaky Arm” new star. crew at the State Prison, Jackson, Mich., to be “Miss O.L.A. for 1959”. NEXT TIME (22) MOON JOE WR/ T£— 20 (41) A highlight of the new O.L.A. cam- WIRE—PHONE Ernest Tubb 40 -owton Williams paign is slated to take place at Jack- (Decca 30952) (RCA Victor 7580) son prison, on Nov. 1st, when Lt. Gov. John B. Swainson will officially place STARDAY RECORDS the “Miss O.L.A.” crown upon the 41. BOX 115 YOU TELL ME. 46. FARTHER THAN MY EYES CAN SEE. singer. The blood donor drive is spear- 42. IGMOO. 47. THERE'S A BIG WHEEL. 43. NO REGRETS. headed yearly by A1 “Flat Top” MADISON, TENNESSEE 48. WHAT I KNOW ABOUT HER. Daly, 44. SAILOR MAN. 49. EL PASO. the voice of O.L.A. and plat- CANAL 85300 45. BOO BOO STICKBEAT. 50. WHAT A PRICE TO PAY. ter spinner at the prison. TChat’s in THE CASH BOX That Counts—INTERNATIONALLY”