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COUNTRYROUNDUP will headline his first Los Angeles appearance June 1-3 at the Troubadour, with Red Steagall also on the bill. Williams' new ABC/ Dot single from his “ Harmony " LP is titled "Say It Again" Jan Freeman Is currently recording at Oklahoma City’s Producers Workshop with producer Don Johnson. Jan records on the Weeks on independent Jan-Mar label, distributed by IRDA. and her first release was "/ Don't Chart Like To Sleep Alone" Capitol recording artist Ray Griff has just landed himself (T)ihe greatest hits of 25 ELITE HOTEL a tl single in his Canadian homeland with the single "If I In. •JOHNNY RODRIGUEZ ( Reprise MS2236!25 18 Let Her Come " according (Mercury SRM 1-1078! SUNDAY MORNING WITH to RPM's national charts It's his first song to go #7 In Canada since "The Morning " 2 THE SOUND IN YOUR MIND © After Baby Let Me Down Ron Blackwood reports that Capitol Records has of- (Lone Star/ (RCA APL 1-1359) 30 4 ficially signed R.W Blackwood of The Blackwood Singers to an exclusive recording Columbia KC 34092! 27 THE contract 3 TIL I CAN MAKE IT ON MY Bill Martin and Phil Coulter, writers of Al Bolt's " I REVUE, VOL. II new single Family Man" on Cin-Kay OWN (Columbia PC 34090; 28 4 Records, come from England, where they have written and produced many top pop (Epic KE 34075! 3 11 JUST FOR THE RECORD songs. Among the hits in the U S they have to their credit are Elvis Presley's "My 4 CHESTER AND LESTER © RAY STEVENS (Warner WBS 2914: 33 3 " Boy " and Bill Anderson's Thanks . . Johnny Tillotson is set for a four-week Euro- & LES PAUL 29 FEARLESS pean tour beginning Sept. 9. will military (RCA APL 1-1 1 67) 4 13 He play bases in Germany. Spain. Italy and HOYT AXTON (ASM SP 4571 32 4 Great Britain Dave of GILLEY'S GREATEST HITS Burgess Gene Autry's Republic Records, who was originator 30 I’D JUST BE FOOL ENOUGH © MICKEY GILLEY 'Playboy PB 409! 6 7 and leader of the instrumental group The Champs, whose recording of "Tequila" sold (Mercury SRM 1-107531 5 6 COME ON OVER more than three million records, was In Muscle Shoals recently recording an in- 31 TWITTY '76. OLIVIA NEWTON -JOHN ( MCA 2186! 1 11 strumental group. The Champs with "Tequila " The lead sax of the present group CO NWAY TW 1 TTY ( MCA 2 1 76 29 20 7 FASTER HORSES is Ed Logan, who was on most of the Otis Redding records, and who worked all over TOMT. HALL (Mercury SRM 1-1076! 8 7 32 LONGHAIRED REDNECK 'Columbia the world with the Bill Black Combo. On is Larry Byrom. who was previously kc 33916; 26 9 8 THE SUN SESSIONS 33 ON THE MOVE with the rock group Steppenwolf. and rounding out the group is the world-renowned ELVIS PRESLEYfRCAAPM 1-1675! 9 6 DONNA FARGO (Warner Bros. '76" 36 5 Muscle Shoals Grass. Republic will release " Tequila in late May. BLOODLINE BS 2926! 34 WITH Miami's station staged six hours of uninterrupted comedy last April © GLEN CAMPBELL(Capitol SW 1 1 516! 13 5 30 from midnight Friday until 6 a. m Saturday. The program, whose only interruptions WILDERNESS FAMILY AND FRIENDS (Monument KZ 34042! 34 7 came from the announcement of comedy artists and call letters, was the culmination © C.W. McCALL (Polydor 0698! 16 4 35 EASY AS PIE of a month’s promotion on WWOK and in local newspapers. Bob Cole hosted the show 11 FOREVER LOVERS BILLY CRASH CRADDOCK and comedians featured included Jerry Clower. MAC DAVIS (Columbia PC 34105! 12 5 Wendy Bagwell , Justis Wilson, Jerry (ABC/Dot DOSD 2040! 35 15 Jordan. Andy Griffith, Charlie Douglas, Jim Nesbett, Oscar Ray and Bob Murphey. Also HARMONY 36 A LITTLE BIT MORE © DON WILLIAMS (ABC/Dot DOSD 2049! 15 4 featured were Hudson & Landry, Bill Cosby, W.C. Fields, The Bickersons, The Watergate DR HOOK (Capitol ST 11522! 39 3 Comedy Hour and others . is set to tape an Oral Roberts special in June at 13 ITS ALL IN THE MOVIES BILLY SWAN (Capitol ST 11483; 7 12 Grandfather's Mountain. Llnvllle. N C. Rodeo headliner Red Steagall will work the ® (Monument PZ 34183! 41 3 Beaumount Texas rodeo on June 10 Freddy Fender completes his European re- 14 MACKINTOSH &T.J. 38 FLOYD CRAMER COUNTRY WAYLON JENNINGStRCA AP11-1520!10 8 cord promotion tour 1 will (RCA APL 1-1541! 38 8 June 5, and then appear at the southern California Exposi- PHIL tion in Del Mar 15 HAROLD, LEW, & DON 39 JESSI STATLER BROTHERS JESSI COLTER (Capitol ST 11477! 27 17 Jerry Clower's sixth on MCA is due for release on June 1 7. Entitled "Jerry (Mercury SRM 1-1077! 17 6 Clower— Ambassador Of Goodwill." this year's annual album effort was recorded 40 WHEN THE TINGLE 16 THE OUTLAWS before a live audience at Mississippi State University. Clower's alma mater. In /WILLIE NELSON/ BECOMES A CHILL 'MCA 2179! 37 15 Starkville. Mississippi. Title of the album reflects a recent honor given Clower by JESSI COLTER/TOMPALL GLASER label president Mike Maitland. schedule the fre- (RCA APL 1-1321! 14 18 41 TEXAS MCA Noting Clower's heavy work and DANNY DAVIS S THE NASHVILLE quent honors bestowed upon him by religious and charitable organizations. Maitland 17 PUT MUSIC PEOPLE TO BRASS (RCA APL 1-1 578! 44 3 FREDDIE HART & THE HEARTBEATS designated Clower the label's official " goodwill ambassador" at stage ceremonies in (Capitol ST 11504! 11 8 42 TRYIN LIKE THE DEVIL Jackson. Miss., on a recent “Jerry Clower Day." A former fertilizer salesman from JAMES TALLEY 'Capitol ST 11494! 45 2 WILLIE NELSON LIVE Yazoo City. Miss.. Clower "backed into show business" five years ago with a smash hit (RCA APL 1-1487! 22 4 43 BLACK . © BEAR ROAD comical tale about a coon hunt . has signed with Top Billing. Nashville C.W McCALL (MGM 5008! 43 30 19 MOTELS AND MEMORIES for exclusive representation. The award-winning songwriter/performer will appear In T G- SHEPPARD (Melodyland 44 AS LONG AS THERESA California In June, and has a new Hickory Records release entitled "Doing Time. ME 6-4035! 20 6 My 20 SILVER LININGS SUNDAY Music folks have been playing a different form of musical chairs lately. Billie Jo CHARLIE RICH (Epic KE 33545! 21 5 SAMMI SMITH (Elektra 7E 1058; 46 2 Spears iust bought a Spanish home which belonged to her producer Larry Butler of 20-20 VISION 21 THE WHITE KNIGHT United Artists Records. Butler then bought, and has moved into. 's home. © (RCA APL 1-1666! CLEDUS MAGG ARD & THE CITIZEN'S BAND 46 SADDLE TRAMP (Epic PE 34150 Sherrill, producer for Epic/Columbia labels, purchased a new home on Woodlawn (Mercury SRM 1-1072! 18 13 BAND 47 2 Boulevard in Nashville ... A lady In Hammond. La. sent $10 to to aid in 47 200 YEARS OF COUNTRY 22 SOMETIMES covering expenses on her new "Dolly" TV show, which Is slated for the fall. The note BILL ANDERSON & MARY LOU TURNER MUSIC enclosed read. "Because I know TV shows cost a lot. and you have brought a lot of 17 (MCA 2182) 19 15 (Columbia KC 34035! 49 sunshine into my life" . The Country Music Foundation of Colorado recently held a 48 ROCK N COUNTRY 23 THE GREAT TOMPALL AND for country FREDDY FENDER (ABC/Dnt cancer fund benefit Gary Courtney and Blackie Minor, well-known music HIS OUTLAW BAND DOSD 2050: 40 15 entertainers that have been stricken with cancer. Gary is well-known as a member of (MGM M3G-501 4! 23 12 49 ANGELS, ROSES AND RAIN the team Patty Gallagher, Gary Courtney The Showdowners. He has been a member DICKEY LEE (RCA APL 1-1 725; 1 & 24 , YOU of the Country Music Foundation of Colorado since '69. Blackie has been in country 50 DON’T CALL ME - I LL CALL WROTE MY LIFE music for over 34 years and is well-known for playing the . Blackie and MOE BANDYfColumbia KC 34091! 24 6 YOU JERRY JORDAN (MCA 21 74: 42 5 Gary are both members of the Colorado Country Music Hall of Fame. New York's leading country music nightclub will celebrate its third anniversary on LOOKINGAHEAD TO COUNTRY TOP IOO the waters around Manhattan in a musical expedition called "O'Lunney's Bicentennial Boat Ride. Barn Dance and Birthday Party. " The event, which is scheduled for Wed- You Right nesday. June 23. from 7:00-1 1:00 p m., will be held aboard the Circle Line's largest Do Tonight Goodnight My Love Eddie Rabbitt (Elektra) boat, with a capacity of 575 persons. Four bands and a variety of single acts will enter- (Gazelle) Randy Barlow tain, representing “ country music" styles that range from 200-year-old English and I Think I Feel A Hitchhike Cornin’ Have A Dream On Me On Irish folk tunes to modern and progressive country music. O'Lunney's instituted a Mel McDaniels (Capitol) strictly country music policy in May 1973 and celebrates its anniversary with a big Larry Jon Wilson (Monument!

MacArthur’s Hand party each year . . . Joe D. Lucus, president of Commercial Distributing Corp.. has Golden Ring Cal Smith (MCA) signed a distribution agreement with Aquarian Record owner RJ. Linsday. Aquarian & Tammy Wynette (Epic! Faded Love Records, based in Macon. Georgia, have released their first record. “ Singing A Hap- Rodeo Cowboy Billie Jo Spears (Capitol) py Song." by Larry G. Hudson. Lynn Anderson (Columbia! Doing My Time autographed a special pet rock for Cin-Kay's Al Bolt In Las Vegas Tra-la-la-Sa Suzy Don Gibson (Hickory) before their show. Cin-Kay is running a contest which Involves winning a trip to L A. Price Mitchell (GRT! Redneck (Redneck National More later . . . Billy Joe Shaver will be the Capricorn artist representative at the annual That’ll Be The Day Anthem) Willie Nelson 4th of July picnic to be held In Gonzales. Texas. Billy's first LP for " Pure Prairie League (RCA! is for Is titled I Wings" . . . IRDA Vernon Oxford (RCA) Capricorn slated May 28 release and When Get My Loves (International Distributing Associates) has signed a distribution deal with Joker Rec- God Us Sleeping With A Memory Sammi Jo & Friends (Polydor) ords of Nashville. The first record to be released on the Joker label is called " The Kathy Barnes ( Republ ic) Who’s Been Here Since I’ve Evils Of Frankenstein" by Choctaw John. The song was one of the finalists in last Been Sweet Southern Lovin’ year's first American Song Festival International Songwriter's Competition. It was Gone Mayf Nutter (Crescendo! HankSnow(RCA) chosen from a field of more than 60.000 entrants and was a finalist in the country Family Man Humber division. One Al Bolt(Cin-Kay) in re-signed Billy Swan (Monument) Jerry Wallace, who is well-known country music as "Mr. Smooth." has The Fool I’ve Been Today with long-time friend Ron Blackwood. Blackwood will be handling all of Wallace's 8 Don’t Want To Be A One Night Jerry Wallace (Polydor) Talent Agency of Stand booking and management. Wallace Is booked through Showcase C.B. Widow Nashville ABC/ Dot artist Jim Mundy has been having his problems coming up with Reba McEntire (Mercury) Linda Cassidy (Cin-Kay) a suitable CB handle. "I tried the songwriter' for awhile." says Jim. "but that didn’t leakin’ Love Don’t Always Make ' Think Summer work. Then I tried ‘Mundy Man' and everyone thought I was saying 'money man I Love Grow Roy Clark (ABC/Dot) knewthat wasn't right'" Dickey Lee (RCA) juanita jones

32 May 29 1976