COIN MAC:HINE AUGUST 3,1968 SEVENTY-FOURTH YEAR $1.00 PAGES 59 TO 64 W091733PTE0905D708AUG SE6801* The MRS CECIL PATE * PATE TV 6 RECORDS * International 10905 GARVEY * EL MONTE CA 91733* Music -Record w Newsweekly Music Boundaries Busted R&B Hall of Fame Is In Artist, Tune Crossover Launched by Billboard By PAUL ACK-ERMAN andDON OVENS NEW YORK - Key figures ument rhythm and blues as a NEW YORK - The musical the trend has assumed massive standard' -idarranging them inthe rhythm and blues field cultural force and promote the categories - pop, rhythm and proportions. for th market. Such disks are being contacted by the Bill- dissemination and expansion of Glancingatthecropof have a sociolog_cal significance, board to participate in the crea- rhythm and blues inits many blues and country - are merg- singles of the last several weeks, as illustrated by the Hesitations' tion of a Hall of Fame honoring aspects. ing at an accelerated rate, and one can pluck out the following: Kappdisks,"TheImpossible songs andartistswho are Dream," "Climo Every Moun- the many historical and contem- Today rhythm and blues is at Makes 3 Charts porary names who have contrib- nominally in one category are Johnny Cash's "Folsom Prison tain" and "Who Will Answer?" the peak of its popularity and experiencing increasing success Country artists Archie Camp- uted to the development of this influence.This musicalfabric Blues," in the recently recorded major segment of American mu- inthe other fields. This phe- version, cut in prison, has made bellandLorraine Mann cut is intricately woven into the na- nomenon, of course, has already Is" on RCA. sical culture. tion's history and song; its roots the country, pop and r&b charts. "TellIt Like It The Billboard will act as the had a long history and has been This item, now on the charts, are bedded in the nation's folk- spanced by the across-the-board "With Pen in Hand," which initial catalyst in implementing wasagiantcountryhitfor was first an r&h hit for Aaron lore;itis the bedrock of jazz- success of such artists as Elvis Neville. the concept of a Rhythm and America's most importantse- Johnny Darrel on United Artists, Blues Hall of Fame. The ulti- Presley, Ray Charles and others; became a big pop hit for Johnny (Continued on page 4) rious music, and itis the back- butwhat is ofparamount mate administration and struc- ground of rock 'n'roll.In its Vera on Atlantic. It was recently turewillbe undertaken by a interest now isthe frequency cut by Jerry Vale on Columbia broadly based group of direc- chordprogressions,itshollers with which diskssellin more (Continued on page 781 than one market. Quantitatively, and made the "Easy Listening" tors representing the many fa- chart.Tune was pennedby Stations' Cool cetsofthe world ofsoul. BobbyGoldsboro,acountry An organizational group will talent who once played guitar Drive Sparkles meet shortly and appoint com- forRoyOrbison.Goldsboro mittees who will tackle such de- Dance Loses Footing made "Honey," which topped By CLAUDE HALL tails as the creation of a set of all charts. NEW YORK-Radio and TV bylaws,qualifications and cri- Tammy Wynette's "D -I- stationsare working in many teria for nomination and elec- As Halls Go Concert V -O -R -C -E," on Epic, went to ways their wonders to perform. tion to the Rhythm and Blues thetopof the country chart In San Diego, KFMB-TV bowed Hall of Fame. By ELIOTTIEGEL and subsequently started mov- a new variety show 2-2:30 p.m. Central Agency LOS ANGELES - Psyche- ExpositionHallinfeaturing ing up the pop list. Now it has Saturdays, andhostChuck Properly structured and ad- avant-garde music. been cut by at least one r&b Johnson will be using music as delic dance halls, begun in San artist. ministered,theRhythmand Francisco two years ago, and The switch has taken place an audience draw to showcase Blues Hall of Fame will act as in two years. Young people are Roy Drusky took Cher's Im- a series of job opportunity list- now rolling in other cities, have perial Records hit, "You Better ings. Johnson, manager a central agency which will doc- developed into a new form of not dancing, just digging. Two of recent examples: At the Kaleid- Sit Down, Kids," and cut it for XEGM radio station that trans- concert hail where emphasis is the Mercury country line. Liza mits soul music from towers in on listening not dancing. oscope,onJuly 3,several 'Jolted' Drums hundred youngsters listenedto Minelli made the same tune for Mexico, said tha-. a phone num- Such largefacilitiesasthe organist Lee Michaels, the Pea- A&M records, and it landed on ber will be giver with each job Beat New Path FillmoreAuditorium,Avalon nut Butter Conspiracy and the Easy Listening. listed. Co -hostess of the show Ballroom andtheWinterland 19 -piece Don Ellis avant-garde R&B Groups is GerriAllen.TheWillie NEW YORK-A new set of Arena, which originally opened jazzband.Therewaslittle R&B groups are taking pop (Continued on page 14) electronic drums representing a as dancing spots for pop/hippie dancing. Several nights earlier, major breakthrough inthe in- bands inthe Bay area, have severalthousandattended a FESTIVAL FUN strument field will be placed on become psychedelic light shows. concert presented by a promo- the market by Carl Fischer In- Andthese rooms have been tional group called Pinnacle at strument Co.here withinthe joined by such local outlets as the Shrine. At $3.50 a ticket, next few weeks. Drums are pos- the Kaleidoscope and the Shrine these people sat on floors listen- Newport: Folk at Finest- sibly the last instrument to be ing to the efforts of Fleetwood electrified, following in the foot- Mac, anewBritishgroup; In Memphis: Blues at Best stepsofinstrumentslikethe Columbia, W-7-Reprise Arthur Brown, alocalfigure, guitar, bass, flute, etc. whocomesoutincostume By ARNOLD SHAW By BILL WILLIAMS CarlSchwartz, president of and Liberty replete with flaming headgear, the firm, pointed out that the andthetouringWho,who NEWPORT - Opening three MEMPHIS - Twenty-seven electrificationisnot so much Convention Reports destroytheirinstrumentson weeks after its sister Jazz Fes- hundred devotees of blues rang- for amplifying the drums as for stage. tival had set an unanticipated ing in variety from old cotton "achievingawidevarietyof on Page 3; A major detracting factor to all-timeattendancerecordof patch to electronic r&b braved tonal effects." The new drums CBS Intl., Page 4 this new emphasis on listening, 60,000, the Newport Folk Festi- the heat of a Mississippi River (Continued 'on page 78) (Continued on page 78) val devoted its first day (Wednes- night to hear it like it was and day 24) to children, amidst pre- is. dictions by technical producer The occasion was thethird George Wein that this would be annual Memphis Blues Festival, "the biggestFestivalof them and the record crowd had to all." run for cover when a thunder- Weinnotedthatadvance storm struck the open band shell ticket sales were running ahead (Continued on page 4) of the Jazz Festival, and pointed to such departures in the eighth annualfolkfestasthefirst New Instrumental appearanceofveteranRoy Acuff and His Smokey Moun- Sounds Top Chart tain Boys from Nashville and the scheduling of two concerts CHICAGO-Three of the na- on Saturday (27) night. tion'stoprecordsareinstru- While Festival Field played mentals,featuringsuchnew host to such stalwarts as B. B. sounds as the tingling of a cow- King, Ramblin' Jack Elliott as bell, trumpets that remind one of well as Acuff under the theme a horse's hoofbeats and the regal "Country Music for City Folk," notes of a Wagnerian tubin horn. a competitive concert at a hall But each of the records isdif- in town will cater to those who ferent, very complex and does prefer "ballads" by Pete Seeger, not immediately allow musical Sara Cleveland, Jean Ritchie of instrument dealers to spot what Kentucky, and otherold-time mightbeanother"sitar -like" C arenceCarter has emerged as one of the top singers on Makingthecharts is a consistent story with Country & West- folksters. trend. today's blues scene wkh his smash singlehit,"Slip Away" ern's famous George Jones.Heading for the top is his current Pointing to bulldozers at work The new emergence of the in- (Atlantic 2508).His first album on Atlantic, "This Is Clarence to single,"As Long as I Libe," and his album, "If My Heart not far from Festival Field and strumentalisgenerallyfelt Carter" (8193), which will be released next week, contains a Musicor Album MS3158. totheskeletalstructureofa have gained impetus from Paul powerfulcollectionofhisbiggest R&B hits over thepast Had Windows." 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