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In the opinion of the editors, this week the following records are the SINGLE PICKS OF THE WEEK

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The Who are just about to TheOtherHalfshoutsit Ben E. King has been cut- Bob SegerandtheLast theacclaimthey've out and beatsitouton ting some nifty ditties and Heard are a new and grit- get ty group with the strange longdeservedwiththis thisfolkrock dittywith here's , "Tears. Tears, hypnotic rocker called intriguingstoryline. Tears,"that'llgettothe taleof"Persecution Smith" totell. Teens will "Happy Jack." It's a "Wonderful Day" is a top10 - andfast(Atco scorcher (Decca 32114). comer (Acta801). 6472). flipforit(Cameo465). OF THE WEEK

CHARLES El HOT LINE Al Caiola Re-Signs New NUNIN Three-Year Pact With United Artists, While fed Label Prexy Mike Stewart Deluxepackagingofthe Earle Doud and Alen Rob- Bob Rosengarden and Phil scorefromCharlesChap- in satirizepolitics and Kraus are the main musi lin's new movie, "A other nonsense onthis cians in question on "Hot Countessfrom Hong comedyalbum,conceived Linefor Sound" and defi- Looks On. Story Inside. in Kong,"shouldbe a big as a true or false,etc. nitelynotinquestion click."ThisisMy Song" quiz, "Score Three Points." their mastery oftheirre- ison it(Decca DL 7 Clever idea executed clev- spective percussive in- 1501). erly(CapitolT ST2629). struments(Project 3 PR 5002SD).

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U.S. Appearance In New York March 25 thru April 2 , A Division of MCA Inc., New York, N. Y., U.S.A. 32114 AmericanRadioHistory.Com CMA Hosts Variable Pricing Is Keynote At NARM Of Clive Davis' NARM Speech HOLLYWOOD-The Country HOLLYWOOD - In his in-be priced according to demand NIIIi;111111111111111111:,' [111:111111111111111111111111111r11111111111111111111m Music Association made a pres-depth keynote address beforein the near future. Scholarships entation to NARM convention-the NARM Convention at the Said Davis: "In 1964 record eers on Wednesday, March 8,Century Plaza Hotel on Marchmanufacturers engagedthe Presented emceed by Minnie Pearl and 6,Clive J. Davis, Vice Presi-Harvard BusinessSchoolto HOLLYWOOD - Pickwick Tex Ritter. dent of CBS Records, cited "aprepare an economic study of Records hosted a luncheon! (Continued on page 4) tight profit squeeze" for rec-their financial condition. This Wednesday afternoon, March ord manufacturers, despite awas necessary because music 8, at the Century Plaza Ho -E. healthy growth rate, segueingpublishers were demanding tel for the rack jobbers at- Kirshner Focus into a suggestion that recordsthatcopyrightroyaltiesbe which the first NARM schol- raised from 2c to 3c per com- arships were presented. 14- Of Rumors position. This-for an - There were four scholar-= The Monkees, Monkees man- would mean anincreasetoS ships given to children of ager Bert Schneider and Mon- manufacturers of 10c -12c per employees of regular and as ---3 keesmusicalsupervisor -Col - album. And what's more, at the sociated members of NARM. gems -Screen Gems -Columbia same time most of you wereE. -four $1,000 scholarships aa asking for further cuts in the year for four years. Special exec Don Kirshner were the wholesale focusofswiftlyflying,far- priceofrecords.E donations were made to the reaching rumors last week. When published, the Harvard scholarship fund in the name! professor's report showed that ofIkeKlayman,byhis= The gist of itall was that in 1964 the combined net profit brothers, and Harry! Kirshner, allegedly, was being for record manufacturers was Schwartz, by his sons. asked by Schneider todisas- a paltry 1.7%. And 1964 was sociate himself with the TV then the highest sales year in program entirely,because of the industry's history. Costs toout, a profit level that is not disagreement over how Mon- themanufacturer hadrisensufficient to sustain a healthy kees music was being handled substantially and in 1964 man-industry for any decent period for the show and who was get- ufacturers' consolidated returnof time. ting credit for it. on net worth was 3.8%. That is, "TheHarvardeconomists (Continued on page 4) Clime.1. Da -Nis theHarvardreportpointed (Continued on page 14) Atlantic Setting Sales NARM 9th Convention Records for 1967 Most Successful Yet NEW YORK - Atlantic-Atcoshipped this week. By SID PARNES Records, after winding up 1966 Other big hitson Atlantic- Prices Going Up? as the most successful year inAtco, Stax, Volt, Dial and Fame HOLLYWOOD-The 9th An- its history, is now setting newlabels during 1967 were Sonnynual NARM Convention held HOLLYWOOD - Talk sales marks for 1967. January& 's "The Beat Goes On";at the Century Plaza Hotel in among NARM convention - and February sales figures areThe Young Rascals' "Lonely Toothis city last week was the most goers is that record prices already double the same period successful yet in the unbroken will very likely soon go up, Long"; 's "Every- with one or two major labels last year. body Needs Somebody To Love";line of important NARM meet- BobKornheiser, Atlantic-The Buffalo Springfield's "Forings. probably leading the way. Atco sales chief, said "The salesWhat It's Worth"; Bobby Dar- Not only was attendance up pace set so far this year by At-in's "Lovin' You"; Percy50% from last year (755 regis- lantic re -affirms our position asSledge's "Baby Help lie"; Joetered as against 500 in 1966),displayed an increasing aware- the hottest company in the in-Tex's "Show Me"; Eddiebut the tone of all the meetingsness of the growth of the in- dustry. So far this year Atlan-Floyd's"RaiseYourHand"; dustry, the maturing interest tic-Atco has dominated the field,Jimmy Hughes' "Why Not To- of NARM members and guests with 10 to 12 records on thenight"; Arthur Conley's "Sweet and an ever -developing search charts every week. Overall salesSoul Music" and Sam & Dave's for effective solutions to the in- for January and February in-"WhenSomethingIsWrong dustry's problems and needs. dicatethat1967willbeourwith My Baby." Following the opening cock- greatest year." On the album front, Atlantic- SinglesalesforAtlantic-Atco also racked up giant sales tail party on night (5), Atco in 1967 were sparked bywith nine LPs on the album hosted by Warner Brothers/ one of the fastest breaking rec-charts and many new album re- , a dinner party ords in the firm's history, Are- was given for all the attendants thaFranklin'ssmashhit"Ileasesgarneringgreatpublic Never Loved a Man (The Wayacceptance. Chart albums include by A&M Records. Starring in I Love You)." This record, Are-theYoungRascals'"Collec- the entertainment portion tha Franklin's first for Atlantic,tions";WilsonPickett's"TheA dualcelebration: A Warnerwere Herb Alpert and the Ti- sold over 250,000 copies withinExciting WilsonPickett" andBros./Reprise cocktail party con-juanaBrass,ChrisMontez, two weeks of release, and is con-"The Wicked Pickett; Otis Red -ducted during the recent NARMSergio Mendes and Brasil 66, tinuing its hot sales pace. This Convention, and a surprise birth- ding's "Dictionary of Soul" andday cake for J. K. Maitland, Presi-and the Baja Marimba Band. single created tremendousde- "The Soul Album"; The Buffalodentof Warner Bros.Records. Bill Dana was MC. mand for the new Aretha Frank-Springfield LP; 's Lefttoright:JulesMalamud, lin album "I Never Loved A Man " I Were a Carpenter"; "SolidExecutive Secretary of NARM, Mo Heartwarming Note the Way I Love You," and or- Ostin, Vice President and General ders for 200,000 copies were re-Gold Soul-Vol. II" and Sam &Manager of Reprise, and Mr. and JerryMoss washostfor ceivedbefore the album wasDave's "Hold On I'm Comin' ." Mrs. J. K. Maitland. (Continued on page 18)

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AmericanRadioHistory.Com Sinatras Set Record MGM Cuts 'Charlie With Record Brown' Caster LP Jaffe Prexy BURBANK, CALIF. - As of NEW YORK- Based on the last week, the Frank and Nancycritical and boxoffice success of HOLLYWOOD-Stan Jaf- Sinatra single, "Somethin'off -Broadway's "You're a Good fe of C&C Distributorsin Stupid," had already sold 225,-ManCharlieBrown," MGM Seattle was named new presi- 000 copies. Records-whose King Leo LP of dent of NARM at the con- This single, which marks thethe show preceded the staging clusion of last week's con- first time the two Sinatra's haveof the production-has recorded vention here. ever made a recording together,the original cast album of the has been the most universallynew musical. The album was su- acceptedrecordforReprisepervised by Bob Morgan, Ex- MERCYRecords, to date. ecutiveDirectorof A&R for NARM Awards It was Frank who found theMGM, and Herb Galewitz, A&R HOLLYWOOD - The NARA.] material, and he decided im-producer who made the originalAwards were presented as the mediately thatit had to beKing Leo recording, which willhighlight of the final conven- alone by him and Nancy. still be available, too. tion activity here last week. It was co -produced by Jimmy Winners included: Bowen, who produces the ma- Best-sellingeconomypack- jority of Frank's sessions, and age, under $1: Camden; Econ- Lee Hazlewood, the man re- CMA at NARM omy package, over $1: Crown, sponsible for "Boots" and other (Continued from page 3) Pickwick,Ambassador(tie) ; MERCYNancy Sinatra hits. Following afilm,a"live"Children's product: Disney- Mo Ostin, Vice President andperformance was given by Janland; Classical artist: Leonard General Manager of Reprise,Howard, Jeanie Seely and RayBernstein; Comedy artist: Bill said, "This is undoubtedly thePrice, with Hal Neely of Star -Cosby;Malevocalist:Dean fastest selling single record weday Records introducing them.Martin; Female vocalist: Bar- have ever seen." After this, there was a panelbra Streisand; Country/western discussion comprised of artistsmale vocalist: ; Minnie Pearl, Tex Ritter, Man- (Continued on page 48) Monkees Released, tovani, Guy Lombardo, Jeanie Awarded at Same TimeSeely,EdAmesandJan 1111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111 RCA Victor Records announcedHoward. Stanley M. Gortikov, MERCYlast week that the phenomenalCapitol Records VP, was mod- recordri-10UUr4:4( Monkees have again been award-erator. ed a gold record simultaneous world with the release of their new Colgems single, "A Little Bit 200 W. 57th St., New York, N. Y. 10019 Area Code (212) 765-5020 Me, A Little Bit You" b/w "The (Continued front page 3) Girl I Knew Somewhere." The Publisher single had orders in excess of Evidently the Monkees would BOB AUSTIN 1.5 million copies oflike to do more tunesmithing Ak its release and was immediatelythan has previously been al- Editor -in -Chief auditedandcertifiedbythelowed them. So far the three SID PARNES R.I.A.A. Monkees single releases haveDoug McClelland Editor been penned by SG -ColumbiaDave Finkle Associate Editor stable writers. Ted Williams R88 Editor Lewis Vanguard Kirshnerwasunavailable Chart Editor for comment. Del Shields Editor Nat'l Sales Rep No one is displeased with theTomas Fundora Latin American NEW YORK-Vanguard Rec-sales results, it is to be imag- Editor ords has announced theap-ined,sinceallthreesinglesKal Rudman Contributing Editor pointment of Harold Lewis as Mort Hillman Advertising Manage, have surpassed the million -sell- Eastern Division National Sales Representative.ing mark and two Monkees al-Brenda Ballard Circulation Lewis, whose appointment isbums have also received RIAA effective immediately, will visitcertification. West Coast key dealersanddistributors Jack Devaney Adjunct to Figures West Coast Manager across the country.Inaddi- 1610 No. Argyle tiontoservicing distributors Aninterestingadjunctto Hollywood, Calif. mAHRNAand dealers, Lewis will "takethese sales figures is that the Phone: (213) 465-6179 the pulse" in the field with anTV show itself, while success- Nashville eye to sampling opinion andful, has not been the phenom- John Sturdivant extending Vanguard's capacityenon that the disks have been.Paul Perry Nashville Report to assist itsdistributors andRatings have consistently put 806 16th Are. So. dealers meet the requirementsthe show in the 20s and 30s. Nashville, Teen. 37203 of a growing public. A possible further reason for Phone: (615) 244-1820 Lewis began his career indissension in the Monkee bar- London, England retailingin1944withtherel is that the group does not Fraser White Elaine Music Shop and gradu-playitsown instruments-a 9 Denmark St., London, W.C. 2 ally moved intodistribution.well known secret andone Phone: 01-240-0196 He has managed Record Pro-which has even provoked Mon- SUBSCRIPTIONS: One year (52 Issues) U. S. SHAW kees fans to write to various and Canada -$12; Air Mai1-530; Foreign- ducers, Inc., the first nation- Air Mail $40. Second class postage paid wide distributor of quality clas-TV consumer "lettersto the at New York, New York. DEMURE Plates CADET 5557 sical lines, most recently, andeditor" columns. and copy must be in New York by 12 noon for 15 years was a partner and The new rumors come on top Friday. there's a world of manager of Stanley -Lewis Rec-of recent gossip column items Published Weekly by ord Distributing Co. of Newconcerning discontent ofthe INTRO PUBUSHING CO., INC. excitement on Monkees with one another. York. 111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111

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FIRST ALBUMHIS aP 501 ;hi) ap 501 (sr) AND CURRENT HIT SINGLE CFOShout Records, Inc., 1650 Broadway, NewS-211 York, N.Y. 10019 ImL REVIEWS

GET ME TO THE WORLD ON TIME FOUR STAR **** PICKS YOU'RE DYING BOY, DYING (WITHOUT MY LOVE) (Pomona, BMI) (Shelby Singleton -Fred Burch, BMI) DON'T PUSH ME TOO FAR AREYOU LOVIN' MEMORE (Pomona, BMI) YOU GOT WHAT IT TAKES (Fidelity, BMI) THE ELECTRIC PRUNES-Reprise 0564. (Shelby Singleton -Fred Burch, BMI) andthe DOCTOR RHYTHM (Branston,BMI) Theinstrumentspulsate THE DAVE CLARK FIVE-Epic 5-10144. SHERRY DENNING-Mala 556. voices throb on this follow-up Prunes Raunchy rock from the Five. Should Nitty gritty yet velvet folkrock that side. Will equal success of first. delight the teen dancing crowds. has new gal telling her lover off. Could **** go far. **** BENJAMIN BEANBAG (rash, BMI) **** LOVE, DON'T LET ME DOWN (Kama Sutra, BMI) MAKE A LITTLE LOVE (Metric, BMI) BEE SIDE BLUES (rash, BMI) WHERE IS THE WOMAN (Kama Sutra, BMI) I'M SHAKING (Modern, BMI) THE MIDTOWNREPERTORY-Karate LOWELL FULSOM-Kent 463. 535. BOBBY BLOOM-Kama Sutra 223. Ninety -seven -pound weakling makes New guy with vibrant, contemporary Hot drum rollsherald this funky good on the funny single that is spoken delivery could make his mark on the Lowell Fulsom disk, an attention get- and sung. **** chart. **** ter, to be sure. SHAKE HANDS AND WALK AWAY CRYIN' THIRD MAN THEME (Chappell, ASCAP) **** MY BACK PAGES (Witmark, ASCAP) (Rambed, BMI) WILDWOOD FLOWER (Shelby Singleton, BMI) THE TENNESSEE GUITARS-Bell 665. RENAISSANCE FAIR (Tickson, BMI) ESCAPE (Rambed, BMI) THE BIRDS-Columbia 444054. LOU CHRISTIE-Columbia 444062. Theprovocativethemefromthe The first side under Lou's new Col great, great movie in playful, mesmer- The Byrds have chosen another Bob izing party guitars cut. Dylan tune to chant and the kids will contract isa thumping, gal -chorused fall for it. rock side. **** **** **** DEAD END STREET MONOLOGUE DEAD END MUSICTO WATCH GIRLS BY (S. C. P., ASCAP) SOMEBODY TO LOVE (Copper Penny, BMI) STREET (Raw Lou-Beechwood,BMI) THE FACE I LOVE (Janeiro-Barnaby, ASCAP) SHE HAS FUNNY CARS (, BMI) YESIT HURTS -DOESN'T IT (Wertz, BMI) -Columbia 444065. THE JEFFERSON AIRPLANE-RCA Victor Continuing his association with Co- 47-9140. LOU RAWLS-Capitol 5869. Torrid West Coast group sock it to Unique slice sinceit'spreceded by lumbia, Andy sings newly -added lyric 'em on this new slice. The kids'll flip. gritty spoken intro. The tune and Lou to the Pepsi theme. **** tell it like it is. **** ILIKE YOU (Destination, BMI) **** MERRY-GO-ROUND(Windfall, ASCAP) ARE YOU THE KIND (Destination, BMI) ITJUST WON'T BE THAT WAY FOOLIN' AROUND (THE WALTZ) (Whitfield, BMI) THE FLOCK-Destination 631. (Tender Tunes,Elmwin, BMI) THE Y OUNGBLOODS- RCA Victor47- A likable cut that speeds right along EVERYBODY'S GOT TO BE ALONE SOMETIME 9142. and could speed right up the lists. (Urug, BMI) Terrific new tune from the terrific **** THE GURUS-United Artists 50140. Youngbloods. Lyrics have something WHAT IS SHE THINKING OF This group will break through and else to say. **** (Madcap -Northern, ASCAP) here's the cut to do it. Hard rock all POOR BOY (Ten -East -I Found It, BMI) I CAN'T HELP THE WAY IFEEL the way. **** GIVE IT UP (Ten -East -I Found It, BMI) (Criterion, ASCAP) LOVE HER (Screen Gems -Columbia,BMI) THE AUBREY TWINS-Epic 5-10135. LAST FRIDAY'S FIRE-LHI 17007. Group making groovy teen -oriented YOU MUST BELIEVE ME (Morris, ASCAP) Twins with a fresh sound bounce sounds could click with large buying TEDDY NEELEY FIVE-Capitol 5871. one out about a poor boy who only Pretty Goffin-King song with advice needs love. Likely. audience. **** to lovers. The Five do smooth work. NON PENSARE A ME (Chappell, ASCAP) **** **** SHAKE A TALL FEATHER (Vapac, BMI) VITA (Unart, BMI) MORE (Marks, BMI) 11'A ZANICCHI-UA International 2801. TELL ME WHAT TO DO(Su -Ma, BMI) IT AIN'T NECESSARILY SO 5x5-Paula 261. Dramatic winner of the San Remo (Gershwin-New Dawn, ASCAP) festival done here by the Italian ragazza ERROLL GARNER-MGM 13677. Large cast of party -goers back up who introed the ditty. Nifty, arresting, distinctive interpret- this group and they all sing a fun, **** ation of the favorite theme. Erroll has rock number. * * * * SMILE, LET YOUR LIFE BEGIN (Duchess, BMI) clever ideas. THE LOVE OF MY WOMEN (Sylvia, BMI) WHEN I WAS A APPLE (Duchess, BMI) **** I'VE NEVER GOTTEN OVER YOU(Trio,BMI) BABY COME BACK TO ME (Pronto, BMI) THE FACTORY-Uni 55005. LOVE LOVE AND AFFECTION(Trio, BMI) BOBBY HARRIS-Shout 210. A new group here and they make GAYLE HANESS-Bang 541. Slow and sinuous rib from talented jingle jangle folkrock sound for the Hefty voice of this gal comes across fellow. Ought to be in demand at kids to buy. **** like wow on thisrockaballad. Should counters. **** SUNSHINE GIRL (Inevitable -Good Sam, BMI) get there. NEW YORK'S MY HOME (RAll-A-MA-TAll) THIS OLD MELODY (Inevitable, Good Sam, BMI) **** (Sea -Lark, BMI) YOU MUST BE FOOLING (Su -Ma, Regional, BMI) MY VOICE, MY PIANO AND MY FOOT THE PARADE-A&M 841. WE'VE GOT A GROOVEY THING GOIN' Everybody loves a Parade and that (Sea -Lark, BMI) rule will hold true when teens hear (Eclectic, BMI) AL KOOPER-Aurora 164. this groovy goodtimer. DANNY & JERRY-Ronn 1976. Galvanic rock, marked by especially **** Two guys wail away on this sinuous electric , about the city. DOUBLE UP (Tarheel-KesexRoubraton,BMI) rocker. A blues -type number the teen- **** HOUSE FULL Of ROOMS agers will like. **** WHEN LOVE SLIPS AWAY (Helios -Act Three, BMI) (Tarheel-Roubraton, BMI) I CAN'T MAKE IT ANYMORE (Witmark, ASCAP) HOUSE OF GOLD (Patlene, BMI) L. H. AND THE MEMPHIS SOUNDS- DON'T HOLD BACK (Maclare, BMI) DEE DEE WARWICK-Mercury 72667. Hollywood 1112. SPIDER TURNER-MGM 13692. Swingy rib from this girl who knows Thick rock sounds with especially This new fellow on the sceneis how to cut an alluring ditty. Watch it pungent organ. Try both sides of this scoring nicely and this follow-up will closely. funky stuff. build and build. (Continued on page 10)

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AmericanRadioHistory.Com PRESENTING RUBIN MITCHELL Capitol (S)T 2658. I;iili;\lii11011 A new pianist in town who dresses PICK HITS up a tune and struts it around for an excitingwhile. Normally thefellow HITS OF OUR TIME works with his trio, but here he's aided LAWRENCE R ELK- by Ellis' ork and chorus for pop Dot DLP 3790; DLP 25790. streamlining. "Spanish Eyes," "Sum- Some of the hottest and prettiest mer Wind." themes of the past year get the cham- pagnetreatment."Strangersinthe IF YOU GO AWAY Night,""GeorgyGirl,""Musicto DAMITA JO-Epic LN 24244; BN 25244. Watch Girls By," "The Beat Goes On." The beautiful rendition of Jacques Certainly a can't -miss line-up. Brel-Rod McKuen's "If You Go Away" is just one of a number of beautiful songs on what may just be Damita's Tamla 274 (m -s). best package. "Yellow Days" is a nice The gal trio is having success with new song and oldies include "An Affair anotheroftheir Tamla tune, "The to Remember." Hunter Gets Captured by the Game," SOUL IN THE NIGHT and that come-on will get attention RUTH OLAY-ABC (S)573. for this r/r-r/b package full of goodies. Absent too long from the album "Message to Michael," others. scene, the sweet vocalizing of Ruth THE ORIGINAL GOLDEN GREATS Olay is a welcome sound. She's war- VARIOUS ARTISTS- bling on the bluesy vein. "Willow Weep Liberty LRP 3500; LST 7500. for Me," "Street of Dreams," "Rickin' Gary Lewis and the Playboys, the Chair," "I'm Getting Sentimental Over Ventures, the Hollies, Jackie deShan- You." non, Bud Shank, Billy J. Kramer,John- ny Rivers, Cher, , Mel Carter, CLAUDINE Bob Lind and the T -Bones are all rep- CLAUDINE resented here by a great single of Claudine is Claudine Longet, willowy theirs. wife of Andy Williams. She whispers 10 tunes in French and English and DEFINITELY HEFT!! could end up enchanting listeners all -United Artists UAL 3573; over. Her "A Man and a Woman" and UAS 6573. "Here, There and Everywhere" lead One of the swingiest of the Holly- off the quiet hour. wood composers, Hefti romps through themes he's created for "Lord Love a SUSAN BARRETT Duck," "How to Murder Your Wife," RCA Victor LPM/LPS 3738. "Duel at Diablo." They all have con- Here's a new gal .who has the sense temporary drive and . to sing a song straight instead of try- TELLIN' IT LIKE IT IS ing to impress with uncalled for styl- ing. Her choice of materialisalso THE VAN DYKES-Bell 6004. sound. "It Had to Be You," "My Man," Three exponents of rib from Texas "Mss Que Nada," "Ev'ry Time We Say tellit likeitis down there on this Goodbye." Nice bow. package of wailing sides. One of the fellows has a compelling falsetto that THERE'LL COME A DAY 11, IMInntler >ingt sparks the album. "No Manisan THE MONTFORT SINGERS-Glasgow 855M200M. Island," etc. This folk quintet is made up of five THE WILD ANGELS VOL.II clergymen whose message is their mu- DAVIE ALLEN AND THE ARROWS- sic. Dylan's "The Times They are a- Tower (S)T 5056. Changin' " sets the pace and the tone. The first volume of music inspired Many of the songs are originals and by and from the popular "The Wild both pretty and spiritual. Could have Angels" flick has promoted a second wide appeal. volume of torrid, driving sounds. Davie Allan and group sing infinestyle. CAST,,,,,...,..,.,,,,,mlima,,,,,,,,.,u..,,,,,,,, Should do well. YOU'RE A GOOD MAN, CHARLIE BROWN Ar.O.cf,talIVISNLAttxim Music& Chrol,,S,1104 THE NITTY GRITTY DIRT BAND MUSICAL CAST-King Leo LE 900. You're aGOODman, Liberty LRP 3591; LST 7501. In a rare turnabout, this album has CHarue Brown Here's a new group of rock makers inspired a show-an off-Broadway opus and they seem to have some imagina- that opened last week and might run tive musical ideas and they also seem forever. Clark Gesner, a talented young to have some fun putting their ideas , wove the simple, pointed into practice. Their single, "Buy for ditties. Orson Bean, Barbara Minkus Me theRain," and "Hard Hearted and Gesner, not members of the New Hannah" vaudevillized. York cast, join Bill Hinnant who is.

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AmericanRadioHistory.Com LAIA LADAIA (Duchess, BMI) GIRL I LOVE YOU (Blockbuster, BMI) YOU OPENED MY EYES (Branston, BMI) GOOD-BYE (Blockbuster, BMI) SHAWN ELLIOTT-Roulette 4730. Single Reviews THE TEMPTONES--Arctic 130. Rhythmic number from Shawn Elliott, The beat is insistent and the group who givesit soft vocal. An appealing FOUR STAR **** PICKS seems to be into something good. Right love ditty. * * * * (Continued from page 6) teen appeal. * * * * THERE'S NOTHING ELSE TO SAY (Madelon, BMI) HEARTACHES (Olman, ASCAP) ANOTHER DIRTY DEAL (Madelon, BMI) NEED YOU THERE (TO SEE ME THROUGH) MELODY OF LOVE (Shapiro, Bernstein, ASCAP) THE INCREDIBLES-Audio Arts 60006. (Flomar-Ness-Nujol-Julmar, BMI) THE MULCAYS-Soma 1464. Bounce and rock lilt in these grooves EVERY MAN NEEDS A DOWN HOME GIRL Billy Strange is featured on guitar from group with only happy future (Flomar, BMI) here.Electricrepriseofthelovable ahead. **** CHUCK JACKSON-Wand 1151. oldie. * * * * SI,SI SENOR (George Pincus, ASCAP) Bouncy and singalongy r/ber with UNTIL THE REAL THING COMES ALONG THIS YEAR (Witmark, ASCAP) Chuck striding right out there. Should (Chappell -Ross Jungnickel, ASCAP) ROBERTA PECK-Columbia 444050. catch on. THE RIGHT TO CRY Perky tune introduces new singing **** (Screen Gems -Columbia, BMI) attractionandviceversa.Girlis LENNY WELCH-Kapp 808. promising newcomer. YOUR ZOWIE FACE (Hastings, BMI) It's just possible that this swingy **** LADIES WILL KINDLY REMOVE THEIR HATS new version of the oldie could catch. ALYWAYS SOMETHING THERE TO REMIND ME (Hastings, BMI) Flip's a wailer.**** (Blue Seas-Jungnickel, ASCAP) JERRY GOLDSMITH -20th Century Fox 6674. MISTY (Vernon, ASCAP) TENDER WORDS (Pronto, BMI) MAYBE YOU'LL BE THERE (Triangle, BMI) PATTI LABELLE & THE BLUEBELLES- Goldsmith and Leslie Bricusse have Atlantic 2390. written a jazzy little waltz tune for TOMMY WILLS-Gregory 104. This Bacharach-David tune serves heavy airplay. Moody saxophone blowing here from as just the vehicle for Patti's sensa- **** Tommy Wills. He feels it like it is. tional voice. THE WISHING DOLL (United Artists, ASCAP) **** * * * * VISA TO THE STARS (Pavanne, ASCAP) BABY YOU'VE GOT ME (You & Me, BMI) WHERE DOES THE SUN GO (Metric, BMI) SPOOKS IN SPACE (Fannario, ASCAP) PROMISES (You & Me, BMI) JACKIE DESHANNON-Imperial 66236. THE EMERALDS-King 6078. The Oscar -nominated tune in Jackie's PERREY-KINGSLEY-Vanguard 35051. The Emeralds have cut a gem of a4-styling.Could break through tobig This instrumentaliselectronically rocker here. It swings and teens will time. produced and could produce sales. A be dancing soon. **** pretty theme, too. **** I COULD FEEL THE WHOLE WORLD TURN **** A TOWN CALLED LOVE (Lowery, BMI) ROUND (Gunnol, BMI) ICAN ONLY GIVE YOU EVERYTHING IF TOMORROW (Longhorn, BMI) CURTAINS (Gunnol, BMI) (Bernice, BMI) FRIEND & LOVER-ABC 10910. THE SHOTGUN EXPRESS-Uptown 747. TAKE THE TIME BE YOURSELF (Linesider, BMI) Cutely titled new duo have a happy Love and its effects make for hefty BRAM RIGG SET-Kayden 406. ditty about the perfect city. Bright sales The proper way to get to teensis prospects. entrance in the rockaballad vein. Big through cuts like this groovy contem- **** orkfeatured. porary cut. I CAN'T WAIT ANY LONGER (Streetcar, BMI) **** **** TURN THE WORLD AROUND THE OTHER WAY TACO WAGON (Monsour, ASCAP) THE CRYIN' BULL (Moontunes,BMI) (Fingerlake, BMI) SPANISH KISS (Monsour, ASCAP) THE TRUMPET POLKA (Hollyvale,BMI) BIG MAYBELLE-Rojac 115. DICK DALE-Cougar 712. THE MATADORS-Royal Crest 149. The big gal has what could be a big Driving instrumental with south of Bright and tuneful and swingy in- deck here. Both sides are very much the border flavor. The kids should take strumentalinthe brassy framework with it. to it. selling so well.

stages of the drive through pri- Burton Drive in Homestretch; vate solicitation, and the din- Project 3 ner was set in motion with the purpose of netting the balance Stereo Singles $100,000 Goal Seen Realized needed to bring the grand total Project3isnow issuing to $100,000. Of the balance re-stereo singles and announces Thedinner campaign Levyalsoannounced thatmaining after the initial gifts,the release of the first two. launched recently by the groupboth Tito Puente and his LatinLevy said, about two-thirds has "Come On, Come On, Come known as the Friends of Rob-band and Tommy James and thenow been pledged in the formOn, Don't Be Timido" is b/w "I ert J. Burton, aimed at raisingShondells will be on hand toof subscriptions for tables. Love, I Live,I Love." These $100,000 for the establishmentround out the entertainment Current Goal two songs are taken from Proj- of a fellowship in copyright lawpicture. These groups will al- ect 3's "Spanish Strings" al- at Columbia University, enteredternate on the stand with Count The current goal is to sellbum with Enoch Light and the its final stages this week withBasie and his big band. In ad-1,000 seats at $50 each. ThisLight Brigade. allindications that the drivedition, last-minute negotiationswill permit a net gift after ex- The other stereo single is a will go over the top. Accordingwere being conducted whichpenses of between $35,000 and $40,000 to the Burton fund. Annew song, "Ukulele Talk," writ- to Morris Levy, President ofmay lead to the appearance at tenbyErvinDrake,b/w and Commit-the dinner of one of the majorimportant name among the new"Dancing With Tears in My tee Chairman for the Burtonsinging stars of the disc andsubscribers this week is NewEyes," by a new group called dinner, an additional 22 tablesconcert field. York's Radio WNEW, which has taken a full table.Otherthe True Blues. were sold during the week to The Friendsof RobertJ.stations are expcted in the fold increase the aggregate fund byBurton organized a campaignshortly. In addition, Levy said $11,000. late last year to establish a fel-that participation is being ob- Mogull Tunes Heard Thedinner,netproceedslowship in memory of the latetained from, many segments of president of Broadcast Music,the industry. NEW YORK - Ivan Mogull from which will go to the Co-Inc., and specialist in copyright Music Corp. has two standards lumbia fund, will be held onlaw. A goal of $100,000 was set in the forthcoming Broadway Tuesday (21)) in the Imperialto permit the installment of a Li'l Wally Tour comedy, "You Know ICan't Ballroom of the Hotel Ameri-self-perpetuatingfund, based Li'), Wally (Walter Jagiello),Hear You When the Water's cana, New York. Subscriptionson the annual interest realized.on LawrenceWelk'sTVerRunning." The songs: "I are $50 per plate and $500 forA sizeable portion of the sumMarch 18, is set to tour EuropeShould Care" and "This Love a table of 10. was raised during the initialfrom July 11 -Aug. 1. of Mine."

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AmericanRadioHistory.Com ANOTHER Al Caiola Re Attorney Litwin MONSTER -Signs To Mills Music NEW YORK-Mills Music, With UA for 3 Yrs. Inc., announces that Burton L. Litwin,theatrical and music Guitarist is Soloist in Hope Film; industry attorney, has become MAKE associated with the firm. Label Plans Big Things for Artist Richard L. Rosenthal, Presi- dent of the publishing firm, ad- By DOUG McCLELLAND vised that Litwin would not waythemedepartment.Twoonly be responsible for day-by- NEW YORK - Guitarist Alofhisbiggestsingleswere A "The Magnificent Seven" anddaylegalactivities but also Caiola-who, with Ferrante and wouldbeactiveinvarious Teicher, was among the first"Bonanza" themes, and his cur- rent LP, appropriately, is "Theother phases of Mills' expand- artistsofstaying power at ingactivities,includingthe UnitedArtistsRecords-hasReturn of the Magnificent Sev-commercial uses of music in decided to stay another threeen," which has a smattering of all three categories in it. Mills' prestigious catalogues. L years with UA. The deal was Litwin has represented prom- renegotiated by hisbusiness One Great Ambition inent clients in general enter- manager, David Cogan, and la- tainment,music publishing, bel president Mike Stewart. Ca- "One of my great ambitions," he continued, "is to do a back-recording and artists' manage- iola has been with the label ment for over 10 years. He had I since 1959. ground for a TV series-some- thing like the old show, 'Thepreviously been associated with Furthermore,hisr e c en t Halperin, third -term re-signing is precip-Deputy,' which had a guitar Morris,Granett & itating something of a change -background,ifIrecallcor-Cowan, attorneys for William of -pace policy from the labelrectly." Morris Agency, Inc. towards Caiola and his record- Meanwhile, Al keeps a foot ings, it was learned last week.in the door with television com- While Caiola's disks have al-mercials. He has done them for Goday Exits ways been a steady money -in -Duke Beer, Profile Bread, the the -bank proposition to UA, theMercury car people, the Pru- TRO diskery is going all-out for thedential Co. and an interesting next three-year period to bringVaseline product called "Vase- NEW YORK-In an amicable a new kind of excitement toline le Hot." His Alpane pub-parting, Happy Goday has re- their veteran pactee, who hasbery is active, too; and Al issigned his post as Vice Presi- L been responsible for about 30about to bring out his first bookdent and General Professional albums and 60 singles at UAcontaining four solos recordedManager of the Richmond Or- that have proved profitable not TeenSceneganization. only in the U.S. but 'in Europe,Combo." He is also anxious to "Iregard Howie Richmond Japan and South America. take on more personal appear-with a deep personal affection," E And an album, "Romantico,"ances, probably more interna-Goday said. "He is and always tional in scope than in the past.will be a close friend and only is now seling especially well in an exciting new opportunity as PuertoRico,amongseveral The guitar explosion in re- breaking Latin American mar-cent years has helped. "Now Ithe one I've accepted makes me kets. can be more selective," he says.want to leave my friends at Caiola's next waxings, under"For every job I take, I turnTRO." Goday added his final L the company's new A&R chief,two down." planswillbe announcedin Henry Jerome, should elucidate He admits that a lot is con-about a month. matters, new bag -wise. tingent upon the acceptance of Godayspentsevenyears Helping things along: Caiolahis work in "Eight on the Lam"with TRO as General Profes- O has just finished his first impor-(in which-as previously notedsional Manager. In 1966 he was tant movie music job, as guest-he is heard and billed, butnamed a Vice President. soloist (with billing) through-not seen). out composer George Romanis' How did he like the film? 'Byrd' Man soundtrack score for the upcom- "I haven't seen it!", he re- V ing Bob Hope - Phyllis Diller -plied. JonathanWinters -UA movie Adding:"GeorgeRomanis comedy, "Eight on the Lam."had seen it, though. Everything was pre -scored, and we did it as Featured on Soundtrack you would do a recording ses- E "Ihave featured spotssion. Romanis had everything throughout the whole sound-timed out. We worked on the track," Caiola explained. "ThisWest Coast in four sessions, is Romanis' first feature filmspread out over a three-day pe- score. He came to Bob Hope'sriod, with about 16 men." Lowell attention through some com- That's Hollywood for you. mercials he'd done. I got the job Luchi De Jesus, producer of Tony because Romanis knew me and Randall's Mercury album, "Vo Vo my work. I'd worked on movie Diamond Deal De Oh Doe," Tony, Marty Hoff- soundtracks before, but mainly Diamond Records has enteredman, Associate Mercury Publicity Folsom as a sideman, with no credit.intoaproductiondeal withDirector, Mrs. Fach and Charles The `Eight on the Lam' albumDuke Niles and Ray PassmanFach, Mercury VP and Director of will be out this spring, I believe,for the release of masters byRecorded Product,at Van Rap- KENT 463 paport's Spindletop (N.Y.) party, ,,. ...,,,, and, hopefully, it will open upthefolk-rockteam Joeandintroducing the Randall disk. La- more doors for such work forLydia. First record by Joe andbel is now rushing out a single me." Lydia: "Dance Till Your Shoesfrom thepackage, "Byrd" b/w Caiola has always been veryFall Off" b/w "Wait For Your"Annie Doesn't Live Here Any- strong in the movie -TV -Broad -Love." more."

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reprise records CONGRATULATE THEIR WINNERS! 1966 GRAMMY AWARDS

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FRANK SINATRA BEST VOCAL PERFORMANCE - MALE "STRANGERS IN THE NIGHT"

THE ANITA KERR SINGERS BEST PERFORMANCE BY A VOCAL GROUP "A MAN AND A WOMAN"

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AmericanRadioHistory.Com by the volatility of tastes and Davis Speech the impossibility of predicting with certainty the premanence Coast Capers (Continued from page 3) ofartists'popularity.Their costs, high in1964,are con- 11111.111.111111.1.11.1 KALI presented a graph tracing thetinuing to spiral upwards. Ar- By JACK DEVANEY risein the general consumertists present inordinate price index during the perioddemands, asking considerably of1957to1965.It showed amore in guarantees and royal- tremendous increase for otherties than ever before. The copy- productsreflectingthesub-right bill I mentioned before, stantialcost of livingrises,recently proposed by the House greater labor costs and the in-Subcommittee onCopyrights, flationary values of goods andrecommended a25%increase services. What took place inin copyright royalties for man- our industry? Just the reverse.ufacturerstoabsorb.Labor In other words as the demandcosts rise every time there is Johnny Tillotson The Lamp of Childhood Dick Dale grew, prices kept falling. Thisa new union contract negoti- dropinpriceattheretailated. And the problem is not level,along with tremendousgoing to go away. These costs Johnny Tillotson will host ation for son Gary and his newprice pressures from you, putare not just the manufacturers' Cerebral Palsy benefit in Fres-bride Saturday at theirBelan enormous squeeze on theproblem. They are yours as well. no during his West Coast stayAir home ...Della Reese tomanufacturer and rendered his . . . Gale Garnett in town toLondon for two special "Dellaposition precarious. And it cer- All Losers record at Victor's HollywoodReese in Concert" TV showstainly didn't help you either. "Everybody is a loser in this studios with Al Schmidt pro- ... White Whale's the TurtlesAs price concessions were ob-game of price -squeezing,the ducing ... Dick Dale bows withsigned to perform the title tunetained, you felt obliged to passmanufacturer, the wholesaler, his new label Cougar Recordsfor 20th Century -Fox film "Athem on. You have stated re-the retailer and ultimately the with first release "Taco Wa-Guide for the Married Man"peatedly that your profit pic-public. However, not surpris- gon" . . .Sonny Geraci, lead . .. Dex Allen, KOL, Seattle,tureslookedbleak.Severalingly, the public, as much as singer of the Outsiders, andsponsoring Easter week showsbankruptcies occurred-a num-any of us, does not want to manager Peter Shelton in townwith the BuffaloSpringfield.ber to valued record nameslose, and the record shows they promoting groupslatestforTheir "For What It's Worth"who were caught up in theare willing to pay in order not Capitol, "I'll Give You Time."currently number one in thatwhirlpoolofdailypracticesto do so. We keep hearing that Go Go Recordsand Epicmarket . . . New Group thewithout any long-termplan-they won't pay more for our Records hosted a party for Dr.Parade bows on the A&M labelning or foresight. You too suf-product. Frankly, that's non- West's Medicine Show and Junkwith "Sunshine Girl" this weekfered by running against thesense. This is the pat answer Band last Friday at Go Go's ... The Association haveauth-country'seconomictrendin-the easy way out.What's Coast headquarters... Mr. andored a book of stories, poemspricing. surprising is that so few in the Mrs. Jerry Lewis held a recep- (Continued on page41) record industry are willing to Pricing Analysis test it. But please let's not just " I I I IIIIIIIIMMall11111111111111111111111111111111101111 I I I I I I I I I II I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I 1 I I I I I 1 I I I I ling "But what's most unfortun-battle about this toe totoe. ate is that you've taken prideWe've done this before. Let's in winning these pyrrhic vic-try something new. Let's ex- Dear David: tories over the manufactureramine the facts. tolowerprices.One would "What has happened to the think that you must know thatprice of records during this Thanks for the Grammy awards: the short-term victory involv-same period? Where are the ing the quick dollar is mean-HalPrincesandtheDavid ingless. And yet endlessly theMerricksof our burgeoning pricing pressure asserts itselfrecord business who will price #1 COUNTRY SONG again and again. Manufactur-records individually according ers want to make a stand, butto the public's demand for it? #1 COUNTRY RECORD they worry about what short-After all, records, too, are part sighted competitors might doof show business." and most take the easy way Davis continued:"Granted, #1 COUNTRY VOCAL out. Rack jobbers would lovewhenyouattemptvariable to increase their margins butpricing, you have to be right PERFORMANCE MALE they too have qualms aboutbut that's why you're in the their competitors. This viciousentertainment business. Prod- cycle leads to a serious prob-uct is priced with discretion. lem for every one of us toThe rule doesn't have to apply solve individually and it's cer-toallproduct.Allmovies "ALMOST PERSUADED" tainly time for a frank pricingaren't priced alike. The same analysis instead of the stale-night club varies its price for written by Billy Sherrill and Glen Sutton mated arguments and rote ex-eachartistappearing there. changesthathaveyieldedThe same is true for concerts. nothing new before. The ques-Supply and demand is the key." tion that is never answered is: Davis also stated that going Why must we be so primitiveonly with or the ..7.----;.- Al Gallic() and different from other alliedMonkees or Andy Williams is industries who have ap-wrong, that relying exclusively -7.- Al Gallico Music Corp. proached and dealt with the .: on trade charts is also wrong .: 101 West 55th Street priceproblemrealistically?because they "simply do not g New York, N. Y. 10019 Clearly none of us can con-reflect the total picture or the JUdson 2-1368 tinue with a risk pattern thattotal sales potential of albums. g _ resultsin grossly inequitableAlbums which sell well over a returns. two-year period but not with =- g "Formanufacturerstheseany immediate rush are just g a. = risks are enormous, intensified (Continued on page 30)

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AmericanRadioHistory.Com sings TIME ALONE WILL TELL (Non Pensarea Me) b/w Born Free -13718

And time alone will tell if this doesn't prove to be Connie's biggest single ever! (After all, isn't that just what you'd expect when the First Lady ofSong sings the First Song of the San Remo Festival? And backs it with an Oscar nominee!)

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AmericanRadioHistory.Com X +44+++++++++ 7 SMASH HITS Clay Cole to Host Record World from Sunday Shows from Palisades Jeteei...Pattict "Since the inception of the Hal Jackson Heads Saturday nationwide 'Miss American Teen-Ager' Contest at Palisades "UP AND DOWN" Afternoon Park Programs in 1960, Clay has been host of thetelecastofthenational John Fred PALISADES,N. J. - Clay"Cole's overwhelming popular-pageant. Mail we receive after and the Cole,popular WPIX-TV per-ity with teen-agers hasthe national finals of the 'Miss Playboys sonality, will return toPali-prompted us to have him hostAmerican Teen-Ager'Contest sades Amusement Park to hostthe shows every Sunday . . . eachyearfromcontestants Paula 258 the star-studded Record World -With Hal Jackson hosting thefrom all parts of the U.S.A. sponsoredspectacularseverySaturday afternoon shows andhas proven tous that Clay Sunday afternoon startingClay Cole hosting the Sunday Coleispopularwithteen- "SHE'S CRAZY March 26. afternoon shows, we have ob-agers in Oklahoma,Texas, Palisades Amusement Parktained the services of two out-Ohio, California and elsewhere ABOUT opens for its 70th annual year,standing favorites of teen-agersas well as in the greater New Saturday, March 25. and the . TheseYork area," Rosenthal noted. ENTERTAINERS" reflectthe Cole, who wasfirstintro-twopersonalities Rosenthal revealed that he Jerry McCain duced to teen-age audiences ashighest standards of entertain-will launch an extensive satu- host of his own TV dance showmentandpresentationsforration advertising campaign in Jewel 773 in 1959 at Palisades, has be-today's young generation. radio, TV, newspapers, maga- come one of the nation's top "Throughtheyears,Clayzines,transitplusoutdoor TV personalities and is a fa-Cole has not only originatedmedia, to promote the spring "PHILLY WALK" daily live and weekly TV showsand summer -long spectaculars vorite of youngsters, especially.featuring the biggest names in Boogie Kings Colewillhost the weekly at Palisades to be hosted by therecordingindustry fromCole and Jackson. Sundayafternoon live, in - Palisades Amusement Park, but personRecord World showshas also hosted several nation- from Palisades Amusementally syndicated top rated TV "NOTHING Park while Hal Jackson, an-spectacularsfromourmid- other well known radio and TVways." TAKES THE personality, will host the Satur- day afternoon Record World PLACE OF shows starting March 25. Cole succeeds WABC's Bruce Mor- YOU" row andthe WMCA "Good Toussaint McCall Guys"who heretoforehad been hosts for the weekly re- cording star shows at Palisades. `Outstanding Favorites' "LOSING BOY- Irving Rosenthal, President EddyGiles of Palisades Amusement Park, Murco 1030 in announcing the signing of Cole as host of the Sunday Clay Cole & Irving Rosenthal Hal Jackson afternoonspectaculars,said: At Palisades Signing Saturday Afternoon Host Just Released "HEART TROUBLE"' Di Venus Intro's It's Faron Taylor Busy Bobby Inlastweek'sreviewof Cheryl Pool Marty & Vinnie Bobby Goldsboro, United Ar- Paula 263 "What's Your Story Morning BRONX, N. Y. - Di VenusGlory"on Columbia,song-tists recording star whose ex- ---- Records held a cocktail partystress Faron Taylor was in-panding activitiesare taking last week to introduce new la-correctly called Faron Young.him intothe producing and "SHAKE A bel pactee Marty, who sang his songwriting fields, will see the currentrelease,"Dear Mom release of his latest production TAIL and Dad." on the Atco label in approxi- FEATHER" Also announced was the new- mately three weeks' time. The ly formed association of Vin- disk, "See The Way She's Mine" The Five X Five nie Dee as National Publicity b/w "Be Gone Girl," with a new groupcalledtheBoys Next Paula 261 Director for Di Venus Records. Dee currently heads promotion- Door, represents dual honors al work for Palisades Amuse- for Goldsboro: he produced the ment Park, Palisades, N. J. recordinginNashvilletwo DJ's weeks ago and is the composer WRITE Tony Sansone and Bob of both songs. FOR SAMPLES Calilli,thecompany'ssong - writing team of "Walk Away, The artist, meanwhile, will Renee" fame, were given the maintain a frantic schedule for assignment for creating newFrom left at Di Venus party: Vin-the next several weeks. He is ecuet..1 materialforseveralgroupsnie Dee; Hal Jackson of WNJR-currently promoting his new RECORDS now affiliated with the diskery. Newark; Dick De Felice, Di Venussingle, "Goodbye To All You 728 TEXAS ST, SHREVEPORT, LA, VP; Joe Dio Guardi, Secretary -Women," ina series of local Phone:318) 4227182 The groups are: the Townboys, the Cardinals, the Orphans andTreasurer; and Howie Cohen, pro-TV performances, personal ap- Yt+++++++ the Jay Joys. motion man. pearances and deejay visits.

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AmericanRadioHistory.Com Lefttoright(standing)Sam Palmer Party Goody, songster Nick Palmer, Sam Stolen of Sam Goody, Inc., Jack Silverman, SalesManager of Bruno New York (RCA Victor distributors). Seated: Mrs. Silver- man, Mrs. Arthur Sarnoff,and Flower Children Trend? Arthur Sarnoff,President of Bruno New York. Occasion: party Hot new Los Angeles trend: the pro -love movement from the for Palmer at Shepheard's, New young generation. The term coined to describe them is"the York. flower children" and the symbol of the movement is the flower. First record out: "The Flower Children," Marcia Strassman, Specialty Records Hershberg Award Uni Records. Reprise, Giant of the Week: "For What It's Worth," Buffalo Spring- The Little Richard records Lee Hershberg of listedinlast week's "Oldiesalthough not mentioned at last field, Atco. But Goldies"discographyasweek's NARAS awards dinner, Tamla- is hotter than ever in the sale of singles withreleased on the Exodus labelsharedthe"bestengineered the Supremes; 4 Tops; Miracles; Marvelettes; Marvin & Kim;shouldhavebeenlistedasrecording-non-classical" prize Martha & Vandellas; and . Specialty Records releases. with Eddie Brackett. According to marketing research expert Ken Myers (who now heads the new Acta label with Morris Diamond), the only fields that change NARM Convention and move as fast as records are book publish- (Continued from page 3) ing and TV show production. A&M and contributed a touch-would be priced higher than Hot Records Coming Up: ingandheartwarmingnotethat less in demand. In addi- Harpers Bizarre;5 Americans; Young Ras-when he observed that threetion, he pinpointed what many cals; ; Royal Guardsmen; Woolies;years ago A&M could not af-inthefieldhadprivately Kal Rudman 4Seasons;Keith;Gentrys;Buckinghams; fordtojoin NARM becausethought-that the hoopla about Rodger Collins; Nancy & Frank; Sandy Posey; Chris Montez;with the $250 fee that was in-tape during the past year had Gary Lewis; Hollies; Tom Jones; Jim and Jean. volved, the company could cutbeen highly exaggeratedfor five records. Yet such was thethe present moment and had Top Money Music Left -Field Work Record of 1967 nature of the record businessled some business men into "Friday on My Mind," Easybeats, UA. We spoke out for thisthatherethreeyearslaterconsiderable difficulty. record until UA finally re -serviced it five or six weeks ago, andA&M was hosting a dinner to Following Davis, Earl Kit- we kept on hocking and now it's a SMASH, and we are happy. which several hundred peoplener, NARM General Counsel, had been invited. introduced a member of his Top Money Music Smooth Music Choice of 1966 On Monday night Disneylandstaff, Allen G. Siegel, an expert No one was more gratified than us that Eydie Gorme receivedRecords was host at thtt cock-inthe Wages & Hours law, a Grammy last week for "If He Walked Into My Life." We trum-tail party and RCA gave thewho spoke about the pitfalls peted this "song of the decade" from the day it came out. Eydiedinner at which Henry Man-which many employers may not said in Philly last year that "if had beat hercini was in concert with fullunderstandaboutitsprovi- to that song, she would have just died." orchestra. Tuesday's socialsions. aspectincludeda cocktail Hot New Releases: party for Mantovani plusa Highly Entertaining showing by United Artists of "Yellow Balloon" by both Jan & Dean and the Y.B.'s; "Wade In"How to Succeed Finally on Monday, Thomas the Water," Herb Alpert; "Postcard," Sopwith Camel; "Loser," F. Bartley, General Manager, without Really Trying" and by Services, Gary Lewis; "Sunshine," Roger Miller; "Martha," Pozo Seco;Vista Records of "The Happi-Market Training "Go Go Radio Moscow," Nikita the K, WB hit in Chicago; "Ani- Whirlpool Corp., spoke on "You mal Crackers," Gene Pitney; "Candy Man," Nitty Gritty Dirtest Millionaire." MGM was hostHave a Business; Is It an Or- Band, Liberty (KIMN, Denver Pick. "This is the hottest groupat a cocktail party on Wednes-ganization?"Notonlywas in L.A.," sez Pat Pippolo) ; "Oh That's Good," Sam the Sham;day followed by a dinner givenBartleyhighlyentertaining, "I'll Try Anything," Dusty Springfield; "Behind These Stainedby at which Law-but he was most instructive in Glass Windows," Shaggy Boys, UA (Albany, etc.) rence Welk, Pat Boone, Billythe methods of job evaluation Vaughn,BonnieGuitarandandthetreatmentofem- Records We Think Can Be National Hits: Barbara Eden performed. Onployees. Thursday Columbia hosteda "Sit Down, I Think I Love You," Mojo Men, WB-Smash incocktail partybefore the Tuesday's sessions were Calif., Miami, , Hartford, etc. NARM banquet. workshops on Electronic Data "French Girl," Daily Flash, Uni-Hits top 14 at KOL, Seattle. Processing,LaborRelations "Have a Happy Happy Time," Tom Dooley, Hickory-Definite Distinguished Biz Sessions andMerchandisingofTape action. The business sessions of theCartridge. Wednesday was de- "She's Got the Time," the Poor, York -42 request at KIMN,convention were probably thevoted to charts and also coun- Washington, Hartford-THIS IS A HIT RECORD! mostdistinguishedyet.Thetry music. Thursday, the ques- "Walk Tall," 2 of Clubs-Now a smash in St. Louis, broke inkeynote address entitled "Yourtionof"Warehousingand Denver, was #1 in some key markets-this is a Hit. Past Is Not Your Future" wasInventoryManagement"was "Persecution Smith," Bob Seger, Cameo-Top 10 at WKNRdelivered by CliveJ.Davis,explored. and is now on a lot of key stations. We hear that Paul Drew isVicePresidentandGeneral As always, the NARM con- taking over as PD at CKLW, Detroit. Manager of Columbia Records.vention was not only enjoyable "With This Ring," Platters, Musicor-This is a top 5 SmashIt was one of the most eloquentbut highly instructive. Serious in Philly pop and rolling in Boston; Hartford; Baltimore; Wash-speeches ever heard at NARM.men attended to discuss their ington; Buffalo; Detroit; Atlanta; S. F.; Cleveland; Cincinnati,Davis frankly spoke about theserious business problems and etc. problems which confront thisthe general consensus was that "Sweet ," Arthur Conley, Volt-Hit top 5 at WQXI,industry. He advanced a pro-once again they went home Atlanta, broke in Philly;it's a great -producedposal for variable pricing suchwith a better undertanding of lively winner. as prevails in other areas ofthe factors they are dealing "I'm a Man," Spencer Davis, UA. As Eddie Levine puts it,the entertainment world where-with and their possible solu- (Continued on page 20) by the product most in demandtions.

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Sacred Program March 19 "This is not a record, it's an experience!" "Groovin' Out," Uniques, Paula-This will be an instant hit On Palm Sunday, March 19,album. Ad mats of 600 linesin Dallas, New Orleans, Louisville, Memphis, Charlotte and the nearly 300 radio stations acrosson the new album, with ampleSouth. the 50 states will air a specialspace for the additions of lo- We listened to both sides of the new Jefferson Airplane (both 30 -minuteuninterruptedpro-cally -gearedcopy,arebeingof which are out of the "" LP) and we feel gram of sacred music frommade available for local andthe "B" side, "She Has Funny Cars," is much better than the 's new RCA Victorregional advertising to tie inplug side, "Somebody To Love" (which is getting a lot of picks album, "How Great Thou Art."with the Palm Sunday air datenationally). This and other groups from Trance City have a new The program is contained onof this unique radio program.message for the nation: pop mysticism. The Jefferson Airplane aspeciallyprepared12 -inch LP is a great collection of original songs (they are the oldest, LP which includes a spot an- In Kit best established group in the Bay Area). The best song in the nouncementdevotedentirely Included in a kit to radioLP is "White Rabbit," which is Alice in Wonderland visiting to the national Red Cross. Theprogrammersisa7 -inch45 Psychedelphia. show's concept was created byrpm promotionalsinglecon- The second new RCA release whose "B" side grabs us better and is being sponsored by Elvistainingtwoselectionsfromthan the plug is "South Side of Chicago," Vic Damone. Producers and his manager, Col. Parker.Elvis'sacredalbum,"HowErnie Altschuler and Neely Plumb did a great job, and the song In addition to the Red CrossGreatThouArt"and"Soswings worthy of a Sinatra. Dig it! spot announcement, an openHigh."Special streamers fea- The third RCA release whose "B" side grabs us is "Foolin' time periodisadded to theturingthealbum, PresleyAround (The Waltz)" from the Youngbloods' LP. program which the originatingEaster cards, Presley Stereo 8 Mitchell ("Knows") Rudman LP Pick of the Week: "The Best stations will use for local char-catalogs,PresleyGoldCarof Chickenman" on Acto. Mitchell says this is choice for sub- ity plugs. postcards andElvisPresleyscenic'hoppers (but adults go for these great moments from the RCA Victor will support this1967 calendars have also beenpopular radio serial, too). saturation programming withsenttoradiostationsasa both trade and consumer adspromotional courtesy from El- `Rock 'N Roll Rocks the Campus' on the "How Great Thou Art"vis and the Colonel. The above headline appeared in the New York Times with a by-line story by their critic, Robert Shelton. Swarth- more College just held its second annual College Rock 'n Roll Allied Artists Leber Music Head Festival with swinging seminars, big -beat baccalaureates and Into Music Biz Steve Leber has beenap-lab work in psychedelic lights. The vibrations have already pointed head of the Music Di-reached the five million member American collegiate community Allied Artists Picture Corp.vision of the William Morrisand will reverberate for years to come. Swarthmore pioneered is about to enter into the musicAgency, announces Nat Lef-the folk boom on campus back in 1945. On campuses across the publishing and recording field.kowitz,Exec.VP.Workingnation, rock has become a valid musical form for study, work- Allied Artists is currently rep-with Leber are Jay Jacobs,shop discussion, and intellectual analysis, as well as for listen- resented in the Academy Wally Amos, Hal Ray, Larrying and dancing. Award derby by "A Man and aKurzon and Hector Morales. Major speakers included David Amram, composer -in -residence Woman," the theme of which with the N. Y. Philharmonic, and Paul Williams, Editor of Craw - has seen chart action nation- daddy (which is the intellectual periodical on the pop scene). ally. 411i Paul is a Swarthmore drop -out. The theme was that rock is now The music wing, to be helmed Kayden Swinging a highly creditable art form and that the new pop music of by Joe Gottfried, is currently PHILADELPHIA, PA.-Kay-America is an adult music that can stand considerable analysis engagedintalks with other and study. Rock festivals are rapidly replacing the campus folk companies regarding nationalden Record Co., Inc., is now in full production via threela-festival. Record World is the first music trade to recognize this distribution, and a particular phenomenon via these "Money Music" columns. company has made an offer,bels: Kayden, with "I Can Only which Allied is currently mul- GiveYouEverything,"the Among the performers were two top groups from RCA-the Bram-Rigg Set; Merben,Jefferson Airplane and the Sidekicks. Amram discussed the to- ling. The company, to be of-"You're Gonna Miss a Goodtality of pop -folk -rock -jazz musical innovation as a sociological ficially opened in April, willThing, Baby," John Bowie; andas well as musical phenomenon, placing the new musical expres- release film soundtracks fromGeneral Guard, "Take Gas," bysion in the center of a larger arts -drug -social action context. The Allied Artists pictures, plus ad-Donna Marie. Jefferson Airplane soared on a set of oriental motifs to a very ditional albums and singles. imaginative set of flight projections. Our only conclusion is that dynamic forces are sweeping the contemporary pop music field involving a higher age range and Epic Inks Sherman a very high mental and socio-economic segment of the public than has ever involved in its brief history. Rock has become, at last, an integral part of the warp and woof of our sociological fabric. Wrap -Up the Top Adult Request: "Amy," Bobby Darin(flipof "Lovin' You"). Giant in Augusta, Tallahassee, etc. This record gets as BRITISH many requests as the Ed Ames ..."," Riddles, Mercury,, is a hit in Chicago ... "Goodbye To All You Women," Bobby Goldsboro, should be a winner. WALKERS We'll take all the bows on "Friday On My Mind," Easybeats, Bobby Sherman, center, has beenUA, as it goes Top 10 in Cleveland and in Southern markets ... Are Coming signed to a long-term recordingWEAM reports Music Machine Top 10 in Washington and Picks: contract by Epic Records. The one-"Here Comes My Baby," Tremeloes, Epic (which is spreading And The Whole time "Shindig" TV personality isfast and could be a hit for Freddy Frank). WEAM is also very pictured with, at right, Epic VPhigh on "No Time Like the Right Time," Blues Project, Verve World Will? Leonard S. Levy and Stu Philips,(this group is very big with the New York hippies off WOR-FM label's Coast A&R producer. (Continued on page 30)

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BERNADETTE (Jobete,BMI) 41 HOLD IN I'M COMIN' (Pronto, BMI) 77 MAIRZY DOATS (Miller,ASCAP) 85 SWEET SOUL MUSIC (Redwal, BMI) . 66 CALIFORNIA NIGHTS HUNG JP IN YOUR EYES (Viva, BMI) 16 MAKE LOVE TO ME (Melrose, ASCAP) 100 TELL ME TO MY FACE (Marilus, BMI) 69 (Genius,Enchanted, ASCAP) 23 HUNTED GETS CAPTURED BY THE GAME MERCY MERCY MERCY (Zawinul,BMI) 82 THAT ACAPULCO GOLD (Claridge, ASCAP) 84 DADDY'S LITTLE GIRL (Cherio, BMI) 42 (Jobe e,BMI) 15 MORNINGTOWN RIDE (Amadeo,BMI) 51 THEN YOU CAN TELL ME GOODBYE (BM1) 2

DARLIN' BE HOME SOON I DIG rOU BABY (Merpin, BMI) 81 MY CUP RUNNETH OVER (Chappell, ASCAP) 8 THERE'S A CHANCE WE CAN MAKE IT

(FaithfulVirtue,BMI) 12 I DON'T WANT TO LOSE YOU NIKI HOEKY (Vovalene,BMI) 25 (Ananga-Ranga,BMI) 89 DEDICATED TO THE ONE I LOVE (Jalyroe,BRC,BMI) 87 NO FAIR AT ALL (Beechwood, BMI) 53 THERE'S A KIND OF A HUSH

(Trousdale,BMI) . 11 I NEVER LOVED A MAN (14th Hour, BMI) 38 NO MILK TODAY (Man -Ken,BMI) 32 (F. D. & H.,ASCAP) 6 DETROITCITY(Cedarwood,BMI) 60 I THINK WE'RE ALONE NOW (Patricia,BMI) 19 OH, THAT'S GOOD (Fred Rose, BMI) 83 THIS ISMY SONG (Shamley, ASCAP) 24 DIS-ADVANTAGES OF YOU (Andrew -Scott, BMI) 44 I'LL TA(E CARE OF YOUR CARES ON A CAROUSEL (Maribus, BMI) 92 TINY BUBBLES(Granite,ASCAP) 67

DON'T DOIT (Four Star,Popcorn, BMI) . 80 (Remick, ASCAP) 43 ONE MORE MOUNTAIN TO CLIMB TRAVELIN' MAN (Jobete,BMI) 58 DON'T TIE ME DOWN (RazzleDazzle, BMI) 98 I'MA 3ELIEVER (Screen Gems, Col.,BMI) 36 (Tobi-Ann,BMI) 45 UPS AND DOWNS (Daywin, BM!) 22 ONE, TWO, THREE DRY YOUR EYES (Bee Cool, BMI) 46 INDESCRIBABLY BLUE (ElvisPresley, BMI) 56 WADE IN THE WATER (Alma, ASCAP) 64 EPISTLE TO DIPPY (Double Diamond, Champion, BMI) 90 WALK TALL (Miller, ASCAP) 78 IT TAKES TWO (Jobete, BMI) 39 (PeerIntl.,Hi -Count,BMI) , 13 PENNY LANE (Maclen, BMI) . 1 WE AIN'T GOT NOTHIN' YET EVERYBODY NEEDS SOMEBODY TO LOVE JIMMY MACK (Jobete,BMI) 26 PRETTY BALLERINA (LazyDay, BMI) 48 (Ananga,Ranga, BMI) 52 (Keetch, Dino & Caesar, BMI) 33 KANSAS CITY (Armo, BMI) 62 PUCKER UP BUTTERCUP (Jobete, BMI) 35 WESTERN UNION(Jetstar,BMI) 47 59th STREET BRIDGE SONG RETURN OF THE RED BARON (Sanphil,BMI) 20 WHAT A WOMAN IN LOVE WON'T DO 17 (CharingCross,BMI) 27 KIND OF A DRAG (Marylon, ASCAP) RUBY TUESDAY (Gideon,BMI) 4 (WindwardSide,BMI) 71 FOR HE'S THE JOLLY GOOD FELLOW LADY(Roosevelt,BMI) 49 SHE'S LOOKING GOOD (Mitsfah, BMI) 10 WHEN SOMETHING IS WRONG WITH MY BABY (East.Pronto, (Ahab, BMI) 74 LAWDY MISS CLAUDY (Venice, BMI) 63 SHOW ME (Tree,BMI) 75 BMI) 55 FOR WHAT IT'S WORTH WHO DO YOU LOVE (Arc, BMI) 86 LET'S FALL IN LOVE (Bourne, ASCAP) 29 SING ALONG WITH ME (Low Twi, BMI) 99 (TenEast,Springalo,Cotillion. BMI1 14 WITH THIS RING (Yee Vee, BMI) 65 LET'S SPEND THE NIGHT TOGETHER SIT DOWN, ITHINK I LOVE YOU FRIDAY ON MY MIND (United Artists, BMI) 94 YELLOW BALLOON (Teeny Bonner, ASCAP) . 95 (Gideon,BMI) 13 (Screen Gems,Col.,BMI) 34 GEORGY GIRL (Chappell, ASCAP) 37 YOU GOT TO ME (Tallyrand,BMI) 30 GIMME SOME LOVIN' (Essex, BMI) 18 LONELY TOO LONG (Slacsar, BMI) 16 SOCK IT TO ME BABY (Saturday,BMI) 5 YOU ALWAYS HURT ME (Chi Sound, BMI) 88

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SUMMER WINE Nancy Sinatra (Repris e) 70 56 25 _. 34.. 46.. _... .. 30 IT TO ME GO GO RADIO MOSCOW Troggs (Fontana) .. 1 SWEETSUNDAY SOUL FOR TEAMUSIC Peter & Gordon (Capil .ol) 89 .. .. 51 * Nikita The K (W. Bros.) I 45 c) 54 5 GOODBYEGONNA GIVE JOE HER ALL THE LOVE LauraJimmy Ruffin (Soul) GOT 91 . 55 i6 SWEET THANG FrankieArthur Conley & Johnny (Atlanti (I. ,.) * 23 ...... Nyra (Verve) * * TELL ME TO MY FACE Keith (Mercury) 92 60 .. 66 HERE COMES MY BABY Tremeloes (Epic) .. THE JUNGLE B. B. King (ABC) . HIPHERE. HUG THERE -HER AND EVERYWHERE Claudine Longet (A&M) * . 25 * THERE'S A CHANCE WE Blues Magoos (Mercu :AN y)MAKE IT 96 P. * * P.* * HOLD ON I'M COM IN' Booker T. & MG's (Stax) .. TOUCH ME, HOLD ME Inspirations (Black earl) * 51 . * HUNG UP IN YOUR EYES BrianChuck Jackson & Maxine Brown (Wand) Hyland (Phillips) 87 * 33 46 TRAVL IN' MAN Stevie Wonder (Tam la ) 51 30 46 47 31 32 . 30 I BELIEVED IT ALL * - - WADE IN THE WATER Herb Alpert (A&M) 82 * *30 39 28 *.. .. 53 40 43 26 * I Pozo Seco Singers 44 WALK TALL 2 of Clubs (Fraternity ') 25 * 14 12 32 16 I CAN'T MAKE IT ANYMORESpyder Turner (MGM) WALKING IN THE SUNSH I Roger Miller (Smash) NE 56 I DIG YOU BABYJerry Butler (Mercury) * * .. 42 WESTERN UNION Five k) 12 5 16 2 16 19 43 29 47 31 29 29 Americans (Abna E * * DON'T WANT TO LOSE YOU I Jackie Wilson (Brunswick) le. 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1 1 MORE OF THE MONKEES 8 35 38 PAINT ME A PICTURE 6 68 64 PROJECTIONS 13 Colgems-COM-102: COS -102 Gary Lewis & Playboys - Blues Project - Liberty LRP-3487: LST-7487 Verve Folkways FT -3008: FTS-3008 2 3 BETWEEN THE BUTTONS 6 Rolling Stones -London LL -3499: PS -499 47 MY CUP RUNNETH OVER 5 69 65 REVOLVER 31 * Ed Ames -RCA Victor LMP-3774: LSP-3774 Beatles -Capitol T-2576: ST -2576 3 2 THE MONKEES 24 43 SNOOPY VS. THE RED BARON 70 76 MUSIC TO WATCH GIRLS BY 5 Royal Guardsmen -Laurie LLP-2038: SLP-2038 Bob Crewe Generation- 6 SUPREMES SING HOLLAND - Dynovoice LP -9003: SLP-9003 57 GEORGY GIRL 3 DOZIER -HOLLAND 5 Seekers -Capitol T-2431: ST -2431 11 75 KEEP THE FAITH, BABY 4 Motown M-650: MS -650 Adam Clayton Powell -Jubilee 2062 46 GUITAR FREAKOUT 5 5 4 S.R.O. 15 Ventures -Dolton BLP-2050: BST -8058 79 SOFTLY AS I LEAVE YOU 6 Herb Alpert & Tijuana Brass- Eydie Gorme-Columbia CL -2594: CS -9394 A&M LP -119: PS -499 40 44 KIND OF A DRAG 7 Buckinghams-USA 107 81 ERIC IS HERE 2 6 7 THAT'S LIFE 13 Eric Burdon & Animals - Frank Sinatra -Reprise F-1020: FS -1020 41 45 THE BEST OF SAM THE SHAM MGM E-4433: SE -4433 7 8 SPIRIT OF '61 12 AND THE PHARAOHS 4 14 67 GREATEST HITS OF ALL TIME 14 Paul Revere & Raiders - MGM E-4422 Gene Pitney-Musicor MM -2102: MS -3102 Col. CL -2595: CS -9395 42 33 CHANGES 13 75 66 LOU RAWLS, LIVE 45 8 9 THE TEMPTATIONS GREATEST HITS14 Johnny Rivers -Imperial LP -9334 LP -12334 Capitol T-2459: ST -2459 Gordy 919 43 48 BOOTS WITH STRINGS 8 76 14 LOU RAWLS SOULIN' 28 9 10 FOUR TOPS LIVE! 15 Boots Randolph - Capitol T-2556: ST -2556 Motown M-647: MS -647 Monument MLP-8066: SLP-8066 (-)BEST OF THE LOVIN' SPOONFUL 1 10 5 HUMS OF THE LOVIN' SPOONFUL 14 44 37 WILD ANGELS 23 Kama Sutra KLP-8056 Kama Sutra KLP-8054: KLPS-8054 Soundtrack -Tower T-5043: ST -5043 78 63 GALLANT MEN 12 11 13 IN THE ARMS OF LOVE 10 45 34 BREAKOUT 13 Sen. Everett Dirksen-Cap. T-2634: ST -2634 Andy Williams -Kapp KL-1501: KS -3501 Mitch Ryder -New Voice M-2002: S-2002 19 70 SWINGING NEW BAND 12 12 12 WINCHESTER CATHEDRAL 15 52 GREEN GREEN GRASS OF HOME 5 Buddy Rich -Pacific Jazz P.1-10113 New Vaudeville Band -MFG -27560: SRF-67560 Tom Jones -Parrot PA -61009: PAS -71009 88 MOTOWN 16 BIG HITS, VOL. 6 4 17 47 39 HERE WHERE THERE IS LOVE 11 * 13 14 A MAN AND A WOMAN Various Artists -Motown 665 Soundtrack -United Artists Dionne Warwick -Scepter SRM-555: STS -555 UAL -4147: UAS-6147 81 82 STRANGERS IN THE NIGHT 39 73 MERCY MERCY MERCY 3 Frank Sinatra -Reprise F-1017: FS -1017 14 15 RENAISSANCE 12 Cannonball Adderly---Capitol T-2663: ST -2663 Association -Valiant VLM-5004: VLS-5004 82 86 ENDLESS SUMMER 7 49 40 10 Soundtrack -World Pacific M-1832: S-1832 20 MELLOW YELLOW 6 Eddy Arnold -RCA Victor LMP-3715: LSP-3715 83 83 BILL COSBY IS A VERY FUNNY Donovan -Epic LN-24239: BN-26239 50 41 16 16 PSYCHODELIC LOLLIPOP 14 FELLOW, RIGHT! 38 HERMITS, VOL. II 11 Warner Bros. W-1518: WS -1548 Blues Magoos-Mercury MG -21096: SR -61096 MGM E-4416: SE -4416 17 18 RHAPSODIES FOR YOUNG LOVERS 11 84 84 WHEEL OF HURT 4 51 53SPAGHETTI SAUCE 15 Margaret Whiting -London LL -3497: PS -497 Midnight Strings -Viva V-6001: VS -6001 Pat Cooper-U.A. UAL -3458: UAS-6458 85 85SWEET MARIA 4 23 SUGAR 5 52 47 JE M'APPELLE BARBRA 19 Nancy Sinatra -Reprise R-6239: RS -6239 Billy Vaughn Singers - Barbra Streisand-Columbia CL -2547: CS -9347 Dot DLP-3782: DLP-25782 19 17 WINCHESTER CATHEDRAL 16 53 42 WHAT NOW MY LOVE 45 Lawrence Welk -Dot DLP-3774: DLP-25774 93 MANCINI '61 3 Herb Alpert & Tijuana Brass-A&M 114: 4114 -RCA LPM-3694: LSP-3694 44 20 22 WONDERFULNESS 54 56 HAWAII 20 2 Bill Cosby -Warner Bros. W-1634: WS -1634 99 BRASS IMPACT Soundtrack -United Artists * Warren Klime-Command RS -910: RS -910 SD 21 21 BORN FREE 17 UAL -4143: UAS-5143 Roger Williams -Kapp KL-1501: KS -3501 55 54 DA CAPO 88 81 WACK WACK 8 22 19 SUPREMES A GO GO 27 Love-Elektra EKL-4005: EKS-74005 Young -Holt Trio -Brunswick 54121: 754121 Motown M-649: MS -649 62 MANTOVANI'S GOLDEN HITS 4 89 89 IMPOSSIBLE DREAM 5 23 26 TINY BUBBLES 14 London LL -3483: PS -483 Jerry Vale -Columbia CL -2583: CS -9383 Don Ho -Reprise R-6232: RS -6232 57 51 DOWN TO EARTH 9 90 90 I DO! IDO! 11 24 24 CARRYIN' ON 10 Stevie Wonder-Tamla TM -272: TS -272 Orig. Cast -RCA Vic. LOC-1128: LSO -1128 Lou Rawls -Capitol T-2632: ST -2632 11 WORLD OF HITS 91 91 BUFFALO SPRINGFIELD 3 25 25 MAMA'S & PAPA'S 25 Roy Conniff -Columbia CL -2500: CS -9300 Atco M-33-200: MS -33-200 Dunhill D-50010: DS -50010 32 COLOR MY WORLD 6 59 49AWAY WE GO GO 14 (-)THIS LOVE FOR YOU 1 Petula Clark -Warner Bros. W-1673: WS -1673 Smokcy Robinson & Miracles- Al Martino -Capitol T-2654: ST -2654 Tamla TLP-271: SLP-271 27 28 NANCY -NATURALLY 10 93 94 SPANISH STRINGS 3 Nancy Wilson -Capitol T-2634: ST -2634 * 68 98.6 5 Enoch Light & Light Brigade - Keith -Mercury MG -21102: SR -61102 Project 3 PR -500 SD 28 21 WARM 8 Lettermen -Capitol T-2633: ST -2633 69 ESPECIALLY FOR YOU 6 94 96 SOLID GOLDSBORO 2 John Gory -RCA LPM-3695: LSP-3695 Bobby Goldsboro -United Artists UAL -3561 18 29 29 SECOND GOLDEN VAULT OF HITS 2 Four Seasons - 62 61 MAME 39 95 100 IT'S ONLY LOVE Philips PHM-200-221: PHS-600-221 Original Cast -Col. KOL-6600: KOS-3000 Tommy James & Shondells-Roulette R-25344 30 30 LADY GODIVA 7 12 THERE'S A KIND OF A HUSH 4 96 97 SURREALISTIC PILLOW 2 Peter & Gordon -Capitol T-2664: ST -2664 Herman's Hermits -MGM E-4438: SE -4438 Jefferson Airplane -RCA LPM-3766: LSP-3766 31 31 WICKED PICKETT 9 64 59 GOLDEN GREATS OF GARY LEWIS 22 97 (-)STOP STOP STOP 1 Wilson Pickett -Atlantic M-8138: S-8138 Liberty LRP-7468: LST-7468 Hollies-Liberty LP -9339: LP -12339 32 11 GOT LIVE IF YOU WANT IT 14 65 60 SOMEWHERE MY LOVE 45 98 (-)IN CASE YOU'RE IN LOVE 1 Rolling Stones- LondonLL-3493: P5-493 Singers -Col. CL -2519: CS -9319 Sonny & Cher-Atco 203: SD -33-203 33 35 COLLECTIONS 11 18 NEON 3 99 (-)GOIN' LATIN 1 Young Rascals -Atlantic 8134: SD -8134 Cyrkle-Columbia CL -2632: CS -9432 Ramsey Lewis -Cadet LP -790: LPS-790 34 36 CABARET 12 67 58 SERGIO MENDES & BRAZIL '66 28 100 (-)CRY 1 Original Cast -Columbia KOL-3040: KOS-6640 A&M LP -116: SP -4116 Ronnie Dove -Diamond D-5007 SD -5007 LP'S COMING UP MUST STOCK LP's CONSISTENT TOP SELLERS 24. CABARET 1. 5 X 5 14. SPANISH RHAPSODIES FOR OVER A LONG PERIOD Dave Clarke Five -Epic LN-24236 YOUNG LOVERS King Richard's Flucgel Knights- MTA 1003 2. WALKING HAPPY Midnight String Quartet -Viva V-6004 in Alphabetical Order Orig. Cast -Columbia SVAS-2631 25. LIKE IT 'TIS 15. ALFIE Aaron Neville-Minit LP -4007 3. STAND BY ME Soundtrack -Impulse 9111 1. DR. ZHIVAGO Spyder Turner -MGM E-4450 26. SWINGING AND SINGING 16. A CERTAIN SMILE Doc Severinsen-Command RS -909 SD Soundtrack -MGM 1E-6ST: S1E-6ST 4. THERE GOES MY EVERYTHING A CERTAIN SADNESS 2. FIDDLER ON THE ROOF Jack Greene-Decca DL -4845 Astrud Gilberto & Walter Wanderly- 27. JEFFERSON AIRPLANE TAKES OFF RCA Victor LPM-3584 Orig. Cast -RCA Vic. LOC-1093: LSO -1093 5. SINGS Verve V-8673 Mercury MG -21107 17. ROBERT GOULET ON BROADWAY, 28. IT'S NOW WINTER'S DAY 3. GOING PLACES ABC ABC -594 Tijuana Brass-A&M LP -112: SP -4112 6. CALIFORNIA DREAMIN' VOL. 2 Wes Montgomery -Verve -8672 Columbia CL -2586 29. SPANISH STRINGS 4. LONELY BULL Enoch Light & Light Brigade - Tijuana Brass-A&M LP -101: SP -4101 7. 13TH FLOOR ELEVATORS 18. LET'S FALL IN LOVE Project 3 PR -5000 International Artists LP -1 Peaches & Herb -Date TEM-3004 5. MAN OF LA MANCHA Orig. Cast -Kapp KRL-4505: KRS-4505 8. YOUNGER THAN YESTERDAY 19. SOCK IT TO ME BABY 30. A MAN AND HIS SOUL Byrds-Columbia CL -6242 Mitch Ryder & Detroit Wheels - Ray Charles -ABC 590X 6. SEPTEMBER OF MY YEARS Frank Sinatra -Reprise F-1014: FS -1014 9. MUSIC TO WATCH GIRLS BY New Voice NV -2003 31. LADY -RCA Victor LPM-3773 20. 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Five Hits in Action." female version performed bylisher -writer, to represent ad- Cordell's most recent release Italy's Iva Zanicchi, has beenministratively the total catalogis"Night of Fear," by the selected by United Artists asof Music (BMI)Move, on Deram. the debut release to launch aandLivingLegend Music In addition to recording the Carla GI Fave new singles line under its UA(ASCAP). Move, Cordell is also engaged Stax artist Carla Thomas has International banner. LivingLegendMusichas in producing Georgie Fame whoreceived thisyear's USO Previous to the release of theunder contract Michel Lloyd,has just signed with Columbia, winning Iva Zanicchi song, UA17 -year -old West Coast com-Denny Laine (formerly of thePlaque as the favorite Ameri- International has been exclu-poser already at work on twoMoody Blues who havedis-can artist of the U. S. Forces sively an album line since in-motion picture scores who hasbanded), Beverley, the Pyramidin Vietnam. Award was won by ception last October. However,recently designed and built hisand Tina Date, the Supremes last year. because of enthusiastic world-own 4 track -solid-state record- wide reaction to the Zanicchiing setup LWG Studios. Lloyd original cast of the 1967 Pro- version, the label which spe-is a Tower Records artists as 14 RCA Cartridges duction (off-Broadway) of the cializes in the release of majorleader of the Laughing Wind. Fourteen new Steero 8 Car-Rodgers and Hart musical "By foreign artists in the U.S., in-Fowley, recently signed by Motridge Tape packages are be-Jupiter,"andtheoriginal cluding the Italian songstress,OstintoReprise Records,ising made available by RCAsoundtrackrecordingofthe decided upon immediate releasethe only American artist onVictor in March, bringing theOttoPremingerfilm"Hurry as the first single. As a possibleEMI's Parlophone Records. catalog total to 462. IncludedSundown"writtenbyHugo indicator of the commercial po- Fowley'sstaff writersalsoin the March release are theMontenegro. tential of the disk here, A&Rinclude Jimmy Greenspoon, Director of UA InternationalSean McLeod and Buddy Wal- Ron Eyre reports that althoughters.TheFowleygroupof Money Music (Continued from page 20) the record has been on the mar-companiesalsoworkclosely ket less than a week, sales andwith writers on a non-exclusive ... "Sweet Soul Music," Arthur Conley, hit #1 with Charlie airplayresponsethroughoutbasis and has songs in its cata-Brown at WKIX, Raleigh, in two weeks ... Petula Clark has a the New York area have beenlog by the Sun -fantastic giant! She is most unbelievable in person! encouraging. rays and Paul Revere & the "Get Me To the World on Time," Electric Prunes, Reprise, has Miss Zanicchi, who recordsRaiders. to be a smash . . . "I Don't Think You Know Me," American foir Rifi Records in Italy, made Fowley added that althoughBreed, Acta, is a Pick at WLS, Chicago, and a number of other her San Remo debut in 1963administrative inquiries are tokey stations.. . Pop click with Pete Berry at WTOB, Winston- and was critically acclaimed asbe made to Arron Schroader'sSalem, is "Girl I Need You," Artistics, and he Picks "Greatest one of the brightest new vocal-main office in New York CityLove," Willie West...Bill Scott at KEEL, Shreveport, picks ists there. Accordingly, her per-and its affiliated offices through-Arthur Conley ... Easybeats is an absolute smash with Mike formance of "I tuoi anni piuout the world, Fowley main-Harvey at WFUN, Miami, and Keith is a giant. . . Both Mike belli"(Your Loveliest Years)tainsofficesat6000Sunsetand Jon Powers of WQAM, Miami, say that "To You I Belong," at the 1965 Festival won herBoulevard,Hollywood,Calif.Birdwatchers, Amy, is a giant smash that will be big nationally. accolades as the star of theFowley was brought into the(They always go big in Louisville.) . .. "She Took You For a show. Her initial album releaseJanuary -Music Corp.fold byRide," Aaron Neville, is an immediate giant in New Orleans, in this country, "Caro Mio," isDavid Mook, West Coast Pro-Memphis, with Steve Norris at WSGN, Birmingham, etc. ... one of the fastest -rising sets infessional Manager of the Janu-Frank and Nancy have a Monster with "Somethin' Stupid" and the UA International catalog. ary -Music Corporation. the "B" side is a smash, too, if it ever gets played... Charlie Brown is breaking the R&B hit "Get Yourself Together," Ceasars, Scepter, in Raleigh . . . KILT, Houston, Pick is the R&B hit, Davis at NARM "Greatest Love," Willie West (with Chuck Dunaway). (Continued from page 14) Flash: Bob Spendlove, ace promo man and Sales Manager at not picked up." zealous non -record people wereDelta, New Orleans, switches to Dover & New Orleans Distribs, Among Davis' suggestions totalkingofthegoldmineeffective March 24. NARM: 1) A college recruit-around the corner, I urged cau- MGM has signed Kim Weston. ment program; 2) More donetion. I still urge caution. KVCA, L.A. charts the new Chico Hamilton LP, "The Dealer," to develop existing locations to "Not that there isn't a mar-at Top 10. The title song is dong it for Impulse. They are pulling become individual record cen-ket here. Not that an increas-an edited version of the title tune, "Let It Go," from the Stan ters; and 3) Put profits backing amount of business won'tTurrentine Impulse LP. intostreamlining yourbusi-be done. But, there ain't gold Carl Davis, the genius Chicago producer responsible for the ness. in them there hills yet and noR&B hits by the Artistics, Gene Chandler, Jackie Wilson and On the subject of tape, Davisamount of claims or concen-the Young Holt Trio, is quite concerned by the general lack of alsowas outspoken:"Theretratedheadlinesincertainpop play on these R&B hits. He is particularly concerned because have been, Ibelieve, endlesstradepaperswillput themin those big pop stations where the records do get played they exaggeratedanduninformedthere. There is room for newbecome big pop hits, such as in New York, Philly and Baltimore. predictions about thefutureproducts in our business andThe whole question of getting pop play for R&B hits wouldre- of tape. These have been harm-this includes tape cartridges-quire an analysis in-depth of both attitudes toward the records ful and have already causedbut no revolution is going toby pop station programmers and the intensity of promotion and some business reverses. At theoccur. If it grows, it will growmethods used by the labels. Most strong R&B hits should have last NARM convention when soat a steady-not a frantic-no trouble getting pop play in most big cities. All that is re- many enthusiastic and overlypace." quired is extra effort and promotion.

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AmericanRadioHistory.Com VP Humphrey Tape Thanks NARA BE Djs for Work in Dropout Drive NEW YORK-John Massey of Vice President Humphrey's of- A fice and Del Shields of NARA filled the press in last week at NARA offices on recent activity and planned activity on the "Drop -out Campaign." WHEPI7 iT'S AT The most recent project was a tape made by the Vice Presi- dent thanking NARA deejays for their work so far in the cam- paign. The tape, which will be sent to all NARA members, is Revival Artist of the Year: Freddy Scott has always had meant to be played by jocks over the air. that intangible in his voice and the soul to be a number one Massey stated that hisofficeiscounting on the help of artist. However, it took the genius of Bert Berns production deejays, NARA members or not, to get to potential teenage drop- (Bert went into the hospital from exhaustion after cutting outs, since it's the deejay "who talks the teen language." Massey Freddy) to bring out what Freddy has. "Cry To Me" is an said that his office is prepared to supply deejays with any back- instantaneous giant in N.Y.C., Miami, Washington, Memphis, ground material needed to supplement "vital" public service Baltimore. The sales in New York just won't quit! Bert wrote pitches deejays want to make. and produced it. Shields stressed that anyone wanting aid from NARA need Soul Pick of the Week is the Bert Berns -produced "The Love only write to him. of My Woman," Bobby Harris, Shout. Instrumental Smash of the Week: "Hip Hug -Hers," Booker T, Stax. Artists' Pitches The vice president's office is also hoping to get record com- panies to press disks featuring label artists pitching the "stay in school" advice to the kids. Al Abrams of Stax alreadyhas pledged to contribute 4,000 EPs. Massey also said he hoped to be able to hold a two-day seminar in Washington shortly. It's hoped jockeys from all overwill attend. Coca Cola, he said, will possibly be underwriting costs for 100,000 "don't drop out" buttons soon. James Brown, who has been deeply involved with the cam- Ruby Winters Johnny Thunder Carla Thomas paign, is doing a show in May for which 50% of the takewill go to the "drop out" fund. Instrumental Pick of the Week: "Slow Freight," Ray Bryant, Cadet. This is the title song from the LP Lucky Cordell of WVON first tipped, and it is a "Tasmanian Monster" (thanx for the use of the term, Larry Daly of WDAS, Phila.) Choice Picks of the Week -10 Winners: R & B Reports HERB CAMPBELL, 1. "When Love Sleeps," Dee Dee Warwick, Mercury-Jerry KSOL, SAN FRANCISCO Ross did it again. NEW Jackson & Brown; ; Aaron Ne- 3GREAT NEW SINGLES! 2. "Together," Intruders, Gamble-Kenny Gamble also did it ville;Williams& Watson;BookerT.; Lou Courtney; Lowell Fulsom; Young Ras- again. He put them back in that "Philly Soul Bag." The In- cals; Shirley Ellis; Casualeers; Ron Aston; truders tore up the Apollo in Harlem, and anyone booking a Stevie Wonder;Platters; JamesCarr; "DON'T LET Ernie K. Doe. show should go after this group because they are the new HITS NOBODY KNOW" Temptations. It broke in Philly and Baltimore immediately. #1-Aretha Franklin; Vernon Garrett; b/w Brenda & Tabs; Jr. Walker. 3. "Up Tight Good Woman," Spencer Wiggins, Goldwax- SCOOP SANDERS, P.D.; STEVIE BYRD, TONY QUINN, KXLW, ST. LOUIS The last one was a giant in New Orleans and Baltimore, etc. HITS "I'VE WAITED This one has to be a smash everywhere for Dave Carrico. Aretha Franklin; JerryButler; Ceasars; Jimmy Holiday; Arthur Conley; Brenda & SO LONG" 4. "Talk to Me," Mighty Sam, Bell-On top of these men- Tabs; Lowell Fulsom. ROBERT B Q, KATZ, ST. LOUIS MILDRED WOODARD tioned releases, Bell has three or four more major artists re- HITS EXCELLO 2283 leasing in the next few weeks. Jerry Butler; Robert Parker; Jimmy Holiday; Ceasars;PatLewis;ToussaintMcCall; 5. "Need You There," Chuck Jackson, Wand. Arthur Conley; Festivals; Johnny & Ruby; Luther Ingram; Artistics; Little Dooley. 6. "Music Music," Young Holt Trio-Another smash for BILLY GENE, WTHB, AUGUSTA "HOLD BACK" Brunswick. HITS b'w #1-Arthur Conley;Dyke & Blazers;Jr. 7. "You Got It," Andre Williams, Ric Tic-Ed Wingate has Walker; Johnny & Ruby. NEW "DON'T MAKE a big one. It's the Pick with Wash Allen, Mike Payne and Gary Apollaos; Jr. Wells; Bobby Patterson; Shir- Edwards at WABQ, and charted fast with Ken Hawkins, J. L. ley Wahls. ME LOOK JOE TAMBURRO, WDAS, PHILADELPHIA Wright, Flip Forrest and Rudy Green at WJMO, Cleveland. NEW It's a hit in Detroit, of course-Chicago next! Patti LaBelle; Freddy Scott; Intruders; "Girl SO BAD" ILove You"-Temptones. 8. "Get It While You Can," Howard Tate-Great! Third hit KEN HAWKINS, WJMO, CLEVELAND FREDDIE NORTH NEW A -BET 9418 in a row. Marvin L. Sims; Booker T.; Inez & Charlie 9. William Bell has a very strong one with Memphis Soul Foxx; Aaron Neville; Bobby Mac; Johnny Otis; Ceasars; Andre Williams. called "Everybody Loves a Winner." JERRY THOMAS, KNOK, FT. WORTH -DALLAS "TALK TO ME" Top Picks of the Week at the Stations PICKS AND CHARTED b/w 1. "Tightrope," Inex and Charlie Foxx, Dynamo. However, Lowell Fulsom; Nina Simone; Dionne War- wick; Marlena Shaw; Jerry McCain; Tous- the guys at WJMO, Cleveland, feel that the Foxxes once saint McCall. "GOT TO GET BOB ROUNTREE, CHUCK BLAKE, again have a two-sided hit, and they are wailing "Baby Take LARRY WILLIAMS, USED TO YOU" It All." WAAA, WINSTON-SALEM CHARTED THE AVONS 2. "Can You Dig It," Ural Thomas, Uni-Wash Allen loves Gene Chandler;Arthur Conley(Smash). A -BET 9419 #2-Toussaint McCall. this record. Here again the "B" side is too choice to be over- DICK LILLIARD, WOL, WASHINGTON looked, "I'm a Whole New Thing." Gene "In Crowd" Page ar- NEW Marlena Shaw; 4 Toos;Dionne Warwick; ranged the record. LowellFulsom;Holidays; Ruben Wright; Donald Height; Big Brother; Syl Johnson; 3. "Always Something There To Remind Me," Patti LaBelle Cindy Scott. & Bluebelles. This was produced by Bob Finiz of Philly (who KING RO, JIMMY WHITTINGTON, LOU GARRY, DOUG DOUGLAS, cut the smash by Brenda & the Tabulations, "Dry Your Eyes"). WHYZ, GREENVILLE, S. CAR. 4. "Make a Little Love," Lowell Fulsom-Looks like a big NEW AND CHARTED 415 Church St. Marlena Shaw;Caesars; J. J. Jackson; one. Larry Williams; Bongi & Judy; Dyke & Nashville, Tennessee (Continued on page 32) Blazers;Little Richard; Sam Baker. A/C (615) 242-2215 (Continued on page 32)

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AmericanRadioHistory.Com R & B Beat (Continued from page 31) Brown Returns Aretha & Otis New Artist To Be Smash of the Week On BluesWay Carla LPs Rushed "IfITold Once,ITold You a 1000 Times" on Loma Momentum continues to build rush -re- will create a new Star in the R&Bconstellation-Ben Aiken. at ABC Records' new BluesWay This guy has all the soul and feel ofSmokey Robinson. Ben leased the new Aretha Frank- is from Philly, and the with the signing of sing-lin LP "I Never Loved a Man was written and cut by Jerry er -composer Roy Brown, whosethe Way I Love You," to its Ragavoy. pacting brings one of the top- LP Cuts of the Week: distributors last week, in re- flight blues stars back to rec-sponse to an overwhelming de- A. We listened to the new Van Dykes LP and heara hit: "I ords. mand for the album from deal- Won't Hold It Against You." Brown began his profession-ers throughout the country. B. The best cut in the James Carr LP is "TheseAin't alcareerasa West Coast Raindrops." fighter. Advance orders for the LP, C. "King and Queen," Otis Redding and Carla Thomas-All LeeMagid,who managescoming hard on the heels of cuts! Della Reese and Ruth Olay,Aretha Franklin's smash sin- Breakouts of the Week gle, "I Never Loved A Man," happened to meet Roy recentlywere over the 200,000 mark. 1. "Make Love To Me," Johnny Thunder & Ruby Winters, and,rememberinghisgreat success as an entertainer inThe LP, Aretha's first for At- Diamond-Johnny's career is revived witha vengeance and lantic, was recorded only three Ruby's begins! recent years, encouraged him toweeks ago. It contains her sin- 2. "The Whole World is a Stage," Fantastic 4, Ric Tic-This make acomeback based on increasedenthusiasminre-gle hit as well as a flock of record is well over 150,000. It is #1 in Detroit, Cleveland, and other powerfulsides,includ- going in Chicago(0now). cent years for the blues anding "Respect," "Drown in My 3. "Summer Song," Michel Rubini, Atco. It is #6on the R&B blues -oriented recordings. The result is Roy's first single re-Own Tears" and "A Change is charts in Detroit. Ken Reeth at WAMO, Pittsburghsays it is Gonna Come." a race between this and the Booker T. for #1 on their chart. lease for BlueWay and the first 4. "Nothing Takes the Place of You," Toussaint McCall, single on the new label, "New This week Atlantic is releas- Jewel-This fantastic record is a giant in Cleveland and is Orleans Woman" and "Stand-ing another powerful LP on the in'on Broadway," both com-Stax label, featuring Otis Red- going big everywhere. It was broken big in Baltimore at WWIN ding and Carla Thomas togeth- by "Chop Chop" Kelson Fisher. It was done with onlyorgan posed by Roy and marking his and drum. It is Top 4 at WAME, Miami. firstrecordingintenyears.er for the first time. The al- 5. Gene Chandler, Jackie Wilson and the Artistics have The single will be followedbum is called "King & Queen." Brunswick at the top of the heap! by an album on BluesWay forDistributors and dealers also 6. "Sweet Soul Music," Arthur Conley, is a smash in Cleve- release at a later date, consist-have been clamoring for an al- land, San Francisco, Baltimore, Miami, Atlanta (Top 5 Pop at ing entirely of Brown compo-bum uniting this pair, and have WQXI); Philly (big pop there also), and all over the South. sitions. placed hefty advance orders for the LP. "King & Queen" con- 7. "Hold On," Chuck & Maxine, is very big in Detroit, Cleve- contains land, Washington, New York, Baltimore and many othermar- astrongcollection kets. Soul Sound First ofbluesrockersincluding "Knock onWood," 8. "With This Ring," Platters-This has emerged asan NEW YORK-Newly formed "TellIt absolute giant and is a solid pop smash in Philadelphia and record label Soul Sound Pro-Like It Is" and "When Some- broke pop in Boston, Hartford, Baltimore, Buffalo, Cinc., S. F., ductions announces their firstthing is Wrong With My Baby." Atlanta, Detroit, Washington, etc. release, "Heavenly You" b/w 9. "Dry Your Eyes," Brenda & Tabulations, dionn-A stone "What Are You Doin' " by the smash. It is big pop in Philly, N. Y., going in Hartford, Miami, Chanters. Johnny Worlds han- `Little' Disk Big etc. dles national promo. "Little Bit of Soul," by the 10. "Pucker Up Buttercup," Jr. Walker-A hit in N.Y., Chi- Music Explosion on Laurie, a cago, Detroit, S. F. and other markets. Managing Angels Super K (Jerry Kasenetz and Two Unrecognized Hits Jaff Katz) production, report- 1. "Greatest Love," Willie West, Deesu-This is a smash in NEW YORK-Jilly Rizzo, ofedly is showing strongly. The Detroit, New Orleans, Atlanta, etc. Jilly's, has teamed with veteranMansfield, Ohio, group has been 2. "Ain't That Loving You," Johnny Taylor, Stax hit 11 in agent Al Schwartz to manageset for several TV appearances Memphis and is now Top 10 at KSOL, S. F. with Herb Camp- the Angels. The new mana-in upcoming weeks. bell, and is Top 10 at WAME, Miami. gerial team also reports a new RCA Victor recording contract. Top Record in the Country Rawls Gold Aretha Franklin is walking away with all the honors. Coloredman at Colony HOLLYWOOD-Vocalist Lou Top New Southern Label Rawlsclimaxedthebiggest With sales over 150,000 on the aforementioned Willie West; year in his career last week and "Tip Toe," Robert Parker, going over 150,000, Dover Music with a gold record award from of New Orleans has come right back with a new Aaron Neville, the RIAA for his "Lou Rawls "She Took You For a Ride," that should be very big. " album. Speaking of Southern labels, Duke looks strong with "Later For Tomorrow," Ernie K. Doe, as it made WWIN, Baltimore Pick. Soul From Shreveport R & B Reports Stan Lewis in Shreveport is a very hot Southern label with (Continued from page 31) HITS Jewel -Paula, as Toussaint McCall goes well over 100,000, and #1-Willie West; #2-Arthur Conley. Jerry McCain keeps growing. Call him and let him play a FLO MYERS, CHARLESTOWN, S. CAR. HIT: Booker T. great shouting blues he just picked up that was broken over NICK CARR, WHIH, NORFOLK WLAC with John Richbourg and Boss Allen-"Rough Dried CHARTED Woman," Big Mack. Stan's "Losin' Boy," Eddie Giles, Murco, Ted Williams (right), Record Marlena Shaw; Donald Height. is over 10,000 in Dallas. The new Peppermint Harris is "Wait World R&B-chart editor, joins in ERVIN HESTER, WSRC, DURHAM the Coloredman (left)promotion CHARTED Until It Happens To You," and he has a Ted Taylor called Dyke & Blazers; Artistics. "Keep Walkin' On." held recently at New York's Colony RUBEN HUGHES, WMOO, MOBILE Record Store to publicize the Capi- Tribute To: Otis Redding, Joe Galkin and for HITS tolcomedy LP, "Adventures of Booker T.; Young Rascals;.1. & B.Purify; keeping the faith, baby, about Arthur Conley. The record is Coloredman."Dne toinclement Arthur Conley. only behind Stax' Sam & Dave and the Supremes at WOL, weather, most of the promotion- MERRILL WATSON, WEAL, GREENSBORO (Continued on page 33) originally planned for outdoors- ACTION Marlena Shaw;Impressions; James Brown; was held inside the Colony. Stevie Wonder.

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R & B Beat (Continued from page 31) Washington, and will hit #1 there, is a giant in Philly, close TOP 50 R&B to Top 10 in S. F., a smash at KATZ & KXLW, St. Louis, etc., This Last Wks. on ThisLast Wks. on etc., They brought him in just as they did with Eddie Floyd. Wk.Wk. Chart Wk.Wk. Chart Congratulations to Ed Wright who started off at Minit with Mar. 18 Mar. 11 Mar. 18 Mar. 11 a winning record. "Everybody Needs Help," Jimmy Holiday, 1. MERCY MERCY MERCY 3 26. SHOW ME 32 Cannonball Adderly-Capitol 5798 Joe Tex -Dial 4055 is Top 10 at WAME, Miami, and close to Top 5 at KATZ, St. 2.WHEN SOMETHING IS WRONG 6 27. SHE TOOK YOU FOR A RIDE 33 Louis... The O'Jays is Top 5 in Cleveland. Sam & Dave-Stax 210 Aaron Neville-Parlo 103 3. LOVE IS HERE 4 28.DON'T IT MAKE YOU FEEL SO BAD 28 Keep on Pushing to Matt Parsons as "Get Yourself To- Supremes-Motown 1103 Radiants -Chess gether," Caesars, Scepter, hit #7 at KXLW, St. Louis, with 4.I NEVER LOVED A MAN 8 29. SPEAK HER NAME 30 Steve Byrd, Scoop Sanders, PD, and Dave Robinson (Tony Aretha Franklin -Atlantic 2386 Walter Jackson-Okeh 7272 5. HUNTER GETS CAPTURED 1 30. GIRLINEED YOU 45 Quinn) ... At KATZ the Jerry Butler is 0, Robert Parker is Marvelettes-Tamla 54143 Artistics-Brunswick 55315 it4 and the KATZ Blast is the Artistica, "Glad I Met You." 6.IT TAKES TWO 5 31. ARE YOU LONELY FOR ME 14 Kim Weston & Marvin Gaye-Tamla 54141 Freddy Scott -Shout 207 Breaking in St. Louis: "I'll Always Love You," Festivals, 7.I WISH YOU DIDN'T HAVE TO GO 7 32. I DIG YOU BABY 16 Smash, which was Top 5 at WVON, Chicago. James & Bobby Purify -Bell 660 Jerry Butler -Mercury 72648 8. JIMMY MACK 10 33. KANSAS CITY 34 Martha & Vandellas-Gordy 7058 James Brown -King 6086 Hot New Releases 9.I DON'T WANT TO LOSE YOU 11 34. THE WHOLE WORLD IS A STAGE 35 Jackie Wilson -Brunswick 55309 Fantastic 4 -Ric Tic 122 "Ain't Gonna Rest Till I Get You," 5 Stairsteps; and "Here 10. EVERYBODY NEEDS SOMEBODY 35. GREATEST LOVE 36 Come the Tears," Darrell Banks, Atco. TO LOVE 2 Willie West-Deesu 306 Wilson Pickett -Atlantic 2381 36. SOUL TIME 37 Wes Dickinson called to tell us he's doing six to midnite, 11. BERNADETTE 17 Shirley Ellis -Columbia 44021 and Dave Demon Crawford finally took the last train from Four Tops -Motown 1104 37. CRY TO ME Jacksonville to do 2 to 6 at WOOK. Morning drive is Bill Hay- 12. THE GIRL DON'T CARE 15 Freddy Scott -Shout 211 Gene Chandler -Brunswick 55312 38. YOU ALWAYS HURT ME 39 wood. Johnny Lloyd does 10 to 2, Cliff Holland is Music Di- 13. RAISE YOUR HAND 13 Impressions -ABC 10901 rector. Bob King does the TV. Cliff is still kept quite busy Eddie Floyd-Stax 208 39. TRAVELIN' MAN 40 14. WITH THIS RING 22 Stevie Wonder-Tamla 54147 doing the TV news. "Moon Man" does relief. Platters-Musicor 1229 40. PUCKER UP BUTTERCUP 48 News from RCA in R&B: Producer Paul Robinson is very 15. FUNKY BROADWAY 20 Jr. Walker & All Stars -Soul 35030 excited about his new Benny Gordon & the , "In Dyke & Blazers -Original Sound 64 41. VICTIM OF CIRCUMSTANCES 42 16. THE LOVE I SAW IN YOU 23 Mike & Censations-Highland the Midnight Hour," arranged by Teacho Wiltshire. The Miracles-Tamla 54145 46 Cavaliers is still selling well in Detroit. 17. NOTHING TAKES THE PLACE OFYOU 25 42. I'LL ALWAYS LOVE YOU Toussaint McCall-Ronn 3 Festivals -Smash 2056 Very few people thought that the dream of an FM R&B 18. DRY YOUR EYES 19 43. THE JUNGLE 50 station would work in Dayton, but the dream of its president, Brenda & Tabulations-Dionn 500 B. B. King -Kent 462 19. DARK END OF THE STREET 24 44. EVERYBODY NEEDS HELP 49 H. K. Crowl, has met the needs of 150,000 Negroes with 100,- James Carr-Goldwax 317 Jimmy Holiday-Minit 32016 000 watts of soul. Nine out of 10 Negroes in Dayton bought 20.WHY NOT TONIGHT 18 45. PRECIOUS MEMORIES 41 FM sets and with three Negroes and two white deejays led Jimmy Hughes -Fame 1011 Romeos-Mark II lr-1 21. SWEET SOUL MUSIC 31 by George Truehart, Dayo was on its way. In two years, "Bud" Arthur Conley-Atco 6463 46. ONE HURT DESERVES ANOTHER Raylettes-Tangerine 972 Crowl's dream is the highest rated FM station in the country. 22. MY SPECIAL PRAYER 9 Joe Simon -Sound Stage 5277 47. CRAZY 'BOUT ENTERTAINERS The staff is: Nick Powers; Dave Steele; Johnny Day; Alyce 23. FEEL SO GOOD 27 Jerry McCain -Jewel 773 Lucas; and "Big" Ray Meaders. Alvin Cash-Mar-V-Lus 6015 48. TIGHTROPE 24. MAKE LOVE TO ME 38 Inez & Charlie Foxx-Dynamo 102 Top Instrumental of Next Week: "Ain't There Something Johnny Thunder & Ruby Winter - Diamond 218 49. TOGETHER Money Can't Buy," Young Holt,Trio (orit may be called Intruders -Gamble 25. HOLD ON, I'M COMIN' 26 "Money, Money" for short) -but anyway, it'sa smash for Chuck Jackson & Maxine Brown - 50. CAN YOU DIG IT Brunswick and Nat Tarnapol. Wand 1148 Ural Thomas-Uni 55003 Top Revival Artist of Next Week: Louie Armstrong was cut bunky funky -"right in the soul pocket" by Carl Davis on "Daydream." You won't believe it! Brunswick feels they will Col Cuts 'Baby' A & R Control Board easily go pop with both records. However, Brunswick is quite ColumbiaRecordshasan- NEW YORK -Joe Day, Pro- concerned right now that their R&B hits by the Artistics, fessional Managerof the Jackie Wilson and Gene Chandler spread pop, since they have nounced plans torecord the original Broadway cast albumSchwartz -Greenberg publishing already gone pop, as usual, in New York, Philly and Baltimore. firms,announcesinstallation They should be pop in more cities than this. ofthe new musical"Halle-of an A and R master control Fred Hanna and Nickie Lee, WAME, Miami, confirm S. F. on lujah, Baby!," which stars Les-board, a tabulation of all art- the Johnny Taylor (top 8) and confirm Detroit on the Larry lie Uggams. "Hallelujah,ists'recordingschedulesat Williams ("Mercy"). Toussaint McCall is top 4. "Mr. Shy," Baby!" will open on Broadwayboth major record companies Billy McGregor, is top 10. They confirm St. Louis on the Jimmy at the Martin Theatre onand independent producers Holiday with top 10. Picks: Inez & Charlie Foxx; Chris Hamil- April 26. across the country. ton. ("I've Gotta Cry") ; "A Piece of My Heart," Art Freeman; "Together," Intruders; "Bingo," G. T. plus 4. Chatty Hatty, WGIV, Charlotte, reports hit action on Brenda MB Distribs, Release Imperial Quartet & Tabs; Caesars; Jeanette Williams; Jimmy Ruffin. Picks: LOS ANGELES -The sounds Incredibles; Inez & Charlie Foxx; Ruby & Romantics. Miriam Bienstock, MB Rec-of R & B, country and pop are Atlantic Records is shipping a fantastic Aretha Franklin ords VP, announces theap-all represented in a February LP and what they consider to be the greatest LP ever cut by pointment of 10 distributors:dealer program now underway their Executive VP -an album by . Apparently, Beta(New York),Schwartzthrough March 17. the hottest cut in Aretha's new LP is "Drown in My Own Brothers (Washington, D. C.), Debuting is a Sandy Nelson Tears." Tone Records (Miami), South-LP titled "Cheetah Beat." A Local Promotion Men of the Week land (Atlanta), Dumont (Bos-new country -western release by The hottest R&B markets in the country are those of Balti- ton), Roberts (St. Louis), Es-Jimmy Bryant, "We Are more and Washington. No one gets up earlier in the morning sex (Newark), F and F (Char-Young," also figures in the re- and runs harder than the fantastic Jimmy Gordon of Marnel. lotte),Universal (Philadel- lease.On Imperial's Minit, a There are some other top promo men working at the distribs: phia) andFenway (Pitts-pair of pre -sold items are fea- Harry Coombs, Joe Cash and Johnny Lamb at Schwartz tured -"Soul Sounds" by the Brothers; and vet Abe Guard at General. This is a sizzling burgh). O'Jays and "The Best of Jimmy Mrs. Bienstockalso an-McCracklin." area. - 11/. Hot Flip Tip: "I'm a Whole New Thing," Ural Thomas, Uni. nounces that the first release: TheentireImperialand It is Fat Daddy's Top Pick of the Week. Bobby Kline's "Say SomethingMinit LP catalogs are included WWIN Baltimore Breakout of the Week: "You Need Me," Nice to Me," written by Win-intheprogram with terms (Continued on page 40) field Scott, on the Down Eastavailablefrom Imperialdis- label. tribs.

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AmericanRadioHistory.Com "Bravo" con Olga Guillot. goognividnommaininamommilmommusemorMENINIMIIMUNIIIMMIIIIIIIM_ Lucho Barrios,elpopular-I Desde Mexico isimocantantesudamericano.DESDE NUESTRO RIIICON... esta en Mexico preparando unE LP que grabara para Discos E (Internacional) :-.. Capitolyposteriormentese mnoinimuflownimmunuouumuminumimmimmumiimmuniumuilimmumiiiiimunimiiimih. By ARMANDO MARTINEZ presentara, enel Night Club GONZALEZ "El Social." By TOMAS FUNDORA Discos Universales sigue Marco Antonio Muiiiz sali6aumentandosupersonalcon (This column appears first in Spanish and then in English.) el 24 de Febrero a Nueva YorkjOvenes ejecutivos que en su a cumplir algunos compromisos mayoriapertenecianalper- La protesta por la implantation de un sistema de cuotas,para quelotendran ocupado porsonal CBS. espacio de un mes. la importacion de discos en Panama ha crecido notablemente. Por finpareceque CesarSegdn se planea, se podran importar en el primer cuatrimestre El productor de Capitol Rec-Costa se levantara nuevamentede operaciones, solo un 25% de la importacion normal que venia ords,NickVenetvendraagracias a su atinada grabacionrealizandose; en el segundo el 15% y en el tercero, o sea de sep- Mexico para producir sendas"Acurrucadita." tiembre a diciembre, el 5 por ciento. Al mismo tiempose esta- grabaciones en Ingles con Los DiscosOdeondesingtegrobleceran, hasta donde tenemos conocimiento, dos empresas fa- Yaki y Andrik. Capitol Recordssu departamento de promotionbricantes de discos; una propiedad de Rodolfo (Popo) Chiari, tienegrandesesperanzasdey publicidad con miras de re-que sera, administrada por Alfredo Perez Casella, bajo la razon vender muchos discos de estosorganizarlo en forma. social "Discos Panama S.A." y "Discos Itsmenos" de la firma dos artistas. Ademis, Los Yaki, Halman S.A. Segdn hemos podido conocer, la Camara de Comer- tienen firmados varios contratos RCA Victor cambia susis-cio de ese pais, ha procedido a hacer las diligencias del caso para presentarse en diferentestema de promoci6nradialpara impedir que se limite la importacion de discos. Los terminos ciudades de los Estados Unidoshaciendo que los agentes vende-de la prensa, al referirse a este asunto, le califica con termi- y en el popular programa dedores se encarguen de hacernos tales como: "Monopolio," "Desbarajuste cuotero," "condena- TV "The Ed Sullivan Show." las entregas de los discos y elble." A Oltima hora hemos recibido la noticia sin confirmar,que promotor FedericoGuitierrezquedaran liberados los discos norteamericanos de esta cuota, ElinspiradoJoseAlfredosupervisara las operaciones. detalle este que nos resulta sumamente ilogico. Jimenez grab6desupropia inspiration,elcorrido"Jose Manuel Jimenez El Borrego." Tambien fue grabado por Irma Far-Reaching Serrano y se espera que este corrido sera el exito grande de Jose Alfredo en el a& de 1967. Una magnifica grabacion es Il ORFEON March Roberto Yanes Agueda V. Blandino Joe Cain New Release Acaban de entablar action legal contra: La Epoca Corpora- tion, B.M.C. Records Distributing Corporation y Flama Record Corporation, las siguientes casas editoras de mOsica: Peer In- ternational Corporation, Southern Music Publishing Co., Inc., Robbins Music Corporation y la Edward B. Marks Music Cor- poration. Tenemos entendido que esta eccion, es la primera entre las que se iniciaran contra los infractores de liquidacion de VictorSantos, Portuguese ac- derechos de "copyright." El gran auge que ha tomado la musica cordion player (right), reads Rec-Latinoamericana, ha forzado a estas editoras a lanzarse contra ord World in Caracas, Venezuela,ciertas compafiias en el campo Latinoamericano,que han olvi- officesofVelvetRecords.Also dado sus obligaciones para con ellas, desde hateun tiempo a Record Distributors la fecha. 2980 West Pico Boulevard shown: Arturo Saiz of Gema Rec- Los Angeles, California 90006 ords, New York. Santos has been Guillermo Alvarez Guedes, de Gema, sale estasemana para Dist. New York: signed by Velvet and a new LP byMexico ... Grab6 Baby Bell, en Medellin, un "album" para Go - Ansonia Records, Inc. this artist, "Ahora Si," will be re-discos... Tambien grabo en Colombia para el sello Zeida el 992 Columbus Ave., N. Y. leased soon. conocido Alci Acosta... Lanz() IEMPSA de Peril un "sencillo" con "Adios, Amor, Adios" ("Chao, Amore, Chao) del malogrado Liugi Tenco, compositor que se suicido al ser rechazadaestacan- cion, en el "Festival de San Remo," trayendo al dorso "No TICO-ALEGRE Pienses en Mi" ganador del Festival, en la voz de Elmo Riveros. FEATURED ALBUMS OF THE WEEK La grabacion es muy buena ye venders notablementecon el tema de Liugi, que tantos comentarios ha suscitado. Al oir esta pieza, r///; /IT GETS BETTER A,0//iviWW ROBERTO ROENAY SUS MAINS recordamos aquella frase: "Quo dificillalabor de jurado y TITO PUENTE cuanto de riesgo hay enella involucrado." Quedo muy concurrido el "cocktail party" ofrecidopor Musi- cor a su Cuarteto los Hispanos, en el Americana Hotel de esta ciudad. Coincidio con la salida al mercado del nuevo "album" de estos soberbios interpretes titulado, "Te Amo," que trae entre otras: "Besame "Extrafios en la Noche," "Angustia," "Sin Fe," "Regalame esta Noche" y "Me Voy Pa'l Pueblo"... Firm() Pepe Delgado, el compositor de "Duefia de mi Corazon"con la Peer -Southern Music.Pepe estuvo recientemente con Roberto TICO 1151 *ALEGRE 851 Ledesma en esta ciudad ye se anuncia que grabara dos "elepes" "20th ANNIVERSARY" "SE PONE BUENO" proximamente para Discuba, a mss de sus grabacionesen Gema Roberto Roena y sus Megatones Tito Puente And His Orchestra . .. Firm6 Martha Lasso con la Peerless de Mexico. Su primer N.Y. DIST.: ALL ONE -STOP REC. DIST.,315 W. 47th St., N.Y.C. PL 74140 sencillo ha sido: "El Gran Teatro" y "Las Abandonadas,"en - `Also Available in Stereo (Continued on page 36)

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Montes *Trio Los Ponchos (Columbia) Interpreta "El Negritodel Batey" cepting on Lieberson's behalf Johnny Albino (Stardust) como solo el sabe hacerlo: "Mi Ravin," was Jose Bustillos, VP, Discos 2. FAT MAMA "Bendito Sea Dios," "Infierno y Gloria," CBS, a unt of the Group's In- Autor: Tito Puente "Invernal," y "La Peor de las Derrotas" ternational Division. *Tito Puente (Tico) entre otras. 3. OH YEAH Beltranisa very popular singer. Autor: Jaime Sabater *Joe Cuba (Tico) Good renditions plus nice repertoire ZARAPE Records will sell this one. LITILE JOE 4. PAPELES **** Autor: Palito Ortega Y Sus tutinuires *Carmita Jimenez (Sonoradio) MIRTHA SOLITA!-Velvet LPV-1356 Danny Rivera (Gema) Una de las mejores voces del mo- Johnny Albino (Stardust) mento. Su interpretation de "Maldita 5. SOBRE TODAS LAS MISERIAS Seas" se acerca a la de "Los Dos Es- Autor: Polito Ortega pafioles," .creadores de la canci6n. Un Wilfredo Figueroa (Maseda) magnifico repertorio venders bien. 6. AZABACHE Mirthaissuperb! "El Despertar," Autor: Placido Acevedo *Julio Jaramillo (Sonolux) "Conel,""Orgullo,""La Muralla," "Ojos Malvados," among others. A good 7. LLEVATELA Autor: A. Manzanero package! Tito Rodriguez (Musicor) **** EL SORPRENDENTE MUNDO DE SANDRO 8. TIRANDOTE FLORES -Columbia EX -5182 EZLP 1002 Autor: Eddie Palmieri Eddie Palmieri (Tico) Magnifico interprete de la "Nueva Papo y su Combo (Virrey) El Zurupe Records Ola." Sus interpretaciones son formida- 4340 Maple Ave. 9. MALDITO SEAS bles.Entre otras:"Solo y sinTi," Dallas, Texas Autor: Aniano Alcalde "Muchacho de la Cara Triste," "Pin- Blanca Rosa Gil (Velvet) Distribuidor: N.Y., N.J. Lee Palmer (Los Meledicos) tados por Dios," "Las Noches Largas" Ibersound Int. Corp. (Discomoda) y otros. 946 Amsterdam Ave., N.Y. 25, N.Y. 10. DIOS SABE LO QUE HACE A good modern vocalist. Done with Aster: -Mario -dc Jests- - great feeling. Nahro Diaz (Ansonia) **** 411111111111111I11111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111110 BARBARITO DIEZ (Vol. 10) 11. FAT MAMA E STARDUST PRESENTA: Autor: Zamot-Sabater ORQUESTA ANTONIO MARIA ROMEU- ANSARITOlila Johnny Zamot (Decca) Panart LP 3110 Danzones cubanos en la voz de su Johnny Albino 12. EL DESPERTAR Autor: Fuentes -Roth mejor interprete. Entre ellos: "Cuando *Marco A. Muniz (RCA) (Ansonia) Te Acuerdes de Mi," "Mi Pueblo," "En Juan Jose Ramos (Musart) attnitl tb. Felipe Pirela (Velvet) Opuestas Regiones," y "Verdad." Flor Silvestre (Musart) Barbarito is the foremost interpreter of Cuban "danzones." Excellent reper- 13. DILUVIO IS SWIM CUSA 'hi 10 - *Los Panchu ( toire! Johnny Albino y Trio (Stardust) **** COCA Y SUS EXPLORADORES-Maseda 14. ERAS 501 Autor: Ray Barreto Manny Roman (Decca) Grabacion cargada de sabor. Se inter- al("it.)SCR 1,4;10 pretan entre otras : "El Disco Rayado," 15. TE AMARE TODA LA VIDA "La Pulga Hispana," "Ponte en Algo," Autor: Coqui Nacarro *Sonia (RCA) (Ansonia) "Bochinchero," "Hambre" y "Fuego." Olga Guillot (Musart) Marco A. MuSiz (RCA) Nifty Latin beat, especially on "La Sonia Lopez (Columbia) Pulga Hispana." Contained: "Mas y Javier Solis (Columbia) Mas,""Apag6n,""Pa'Bailar,""El 16. QUE NO CUENTEN CUENTOS Disco Rayado," "Yenyere," others. Autor: F. Baena *Johnny Albino (Stardust) Lila Morillo (Velvet) Club in Los Panchos (Columbia) HillwoodCountry Magda Franco (Columbia) Monument Wins Nashville, with Monument art Julio Jaramillo (Sonolux) director Ken Kim flyingto 17. EL INFIERNO `Rio' Cover Award Nashville to accept the award Autor: Mario de Jestis in behalf of the label. Marco A. Muiiiz (RCA) (Ansonia) HOLLYWOOD-The Annual "Corazon Loco" Olga Guillot (Musart) Diamond AwardCompetition The "Rio!" LP, featuring the "Azabache" *Nahro Diaz (Ansonia) Julio Jaramillo (Sonolux) for Advertising Excellence byGuanabara Orchestra and con- Stardust 942 Javier Solis (Columbia) the Nashville Advertising Fed-ducted by maestro Carioca, is "Sobretodas las Miserias" 18. CUMBA, CUMBA eration has been given to thea master Monument obtained "Papeles" Autor: Lupe Yoli Monument LP "Rio!" as thefrom Disco RGE, Brazil,in Stardust 948 Tito Puente & La Lupe (Tico) first -prize winner forrecordnegotiations with Enrique Le- "Solitario" 19. GOTA A GOTA album covers produced duringbendiger and Mrs. D. Frenkiel "Volvi la Espalda" Autor: Hector Torres 1966,annonces FredFoster,of that firm. Monument, dis- Stardust 944 Felipe Rodriguez (RCA) (Ansonia) PresidentoftheHollywood,tributorsof the LP globally Nashville -based label. excluding Mexico and South STARDUST RECORD CO. 20. AMOR. 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AmericanRadioHistory.Com Eintimenniummumismoniummumminummismiummissiminiimminiimin Aqui Desde Nuestro (Continued from page 35) Latin American contrandose actualmente trabajando enelTeatro Liricode Centroamerica Mexico. TLP Estan recibiendo gran promotion en Mexico, los discosque By ALFREDO desde ,hate 40 afios tiene grabados la Sonora Matancera con sus SANTAMARIA M. diferentes interpretes a frames de esos arias. Al mismo tiempo, Hit Parade Polydor sigue vendiendola Sonora Matancera con su sello MRVA sigue firmando contra- tos de distribution en Centro y Suramerica, contandose entre 1. CELOSO Y SOLITARIO muchos discos con el conjunto Johnny Albino (Stardust) costarricense de Solon Sirias yellos los siguientes: IEMPSA del Perd, Fuentes de Colombia, sus Tinajas Brass. Sonido Industrial de Nicaragua y tambien con Bego Records de 2. 20th ANNIVERSARY Texas e Ibersound International de Nueva York... No queda Tito Puente (Tico) Odeon sigue manteniendo enfuera de esta negotiation la Orfe6n, que adicionalmente ha fir- primer lugara Yaco Monti,mado contrato para grabar a sus artistas con la Sonora en Mexico. 3. SE BUSCA cantante argentino, que inter - Joe Cuba su Sexteto (Tico) (Continued on page 37) Gana popularidad en Mexico el "sencillo" de Sonia Lopez con "Batijugando" y "Callejon sin Salida"... ABC Records lanz6 4. THE LATIN SOUL OF al mercado un "album" interpretado por Emilia Conde, conteni- Johnny Zamot (Decca) BEGO endo "Preciosa," "No Puedo Olvidar," "Rondando Tu Esquina," 5. MOLASSES PRESENTA SUS EXITOS "Hambre," "Cuando Calienta el Sol" y "Una Limosna" entre Eddie Palmeri (Tico) otras ... j Muy bueno!... Fabuloso el Palacio "Bailables No. 3" con Hugo Blanco y su Conjunto interpretandose entre otras, 6. EN SU MOMENTO 00a Ve'exf - su 6xito "La Chispita." Bellas interpretaciones y .exquisita peor- Blanca Rosa Gil (Velvet) tada ... Muy bueno el "album" "Soilando Contigo" por Rafael 7. BOOGALOO BLUES Colon, en el cual se destacan las bellas composiciones de la corn- Johnny Colon (Cotique) positora dominicana Agueda V. Blandino, para el sello Rampa 8. TE AMARE TODA LA VIDA . . . Aumenta notabemente la popularidad del bolerista argen- Javier Solis (Columbia) tino, Roberto Yanes... Muy bueno Joe Cain en sus arreglos de musica Latinoamericana . .. Panart sad) "Asi Bailaba Cuba- 9. LA NINA DE GUATEMALA Vol. 10" con Barbarito Diez, interpretandose entre otras: "Cu- Sonora Matancera (MRVA) ando te Acuerdes de Mi," "Mi Vida es Asi," "Divina Fantasia," 10. MIS 25 ANS Bego-1005 "A Trinidad" ye "Volvi a querer" ..."El Sorprendente Mundo Johnny Albino (Stardust) de Sandro" esta fabuloso (Columbia) . ..Sali6 el "elepe" Vel- GERARDO REYES 11. PAPELES "Se Lo Dejo A Dios" vet titulado "Mirtha Solita" en el cual se incluye "Maldita Seas" Carmita Jimenez (Sonoradio) BEGO RECORDS . .. Musart sad) "Eva Garza interpreta a Lara" con "Janitzio," 415 S.17th, Box 45, McAllen, Texas "Pobre de Mi," "Aquel Amor," "Piensalo Bien," y "La Cumban- 12. BOLEROS Ibersound Int. Corp. cha" entre otras... Chano Scotty y su Combo Latino interpre- Polito Ortega (RCA) 946 Amsterdam Ave. tan: "Cancion de Orfeo," "Siboney," "Selecciones de Guajira," New York, N.Y. 10025 "Winchester Cathedral" y otras, en una grabacion Musicor aca- 13. BAJANDOTE (GETTIN' OFF) Orquesta Harlow (Fania) bada de lanzar al mercado... iMuy bueno! ...l ilEspafia!!! per The Knightsbridge Strings, en el sello Monument esta fabu- 14. CANCIONES DEL AYER loso. Trio Los Condos (Gema) MUSART Estaremos este fin de semana en Medellin, Colombia, con los bueno amigos de Fuentes, saltando immediatamente para Lima, 15. TE AMARE TODA LA VIDA Presento El Ultimo L.P. visitando IEMPSA y Sonoradio. Agradecemos profunda- Sonia (La Unica) (RCA) Dc Su Artista Exclusivo mente la invitacion extendida por estos buenos amigos, a quien 16. LATIN BOOGALOO escribe estas letras . . . Sera la proxima desde esos lares . . . Pete Rodriguez (Alegre) FRANKIE FIGUEROA Salu dos ! Musart 1262 17. EL DESPERTAR Marco Antonio Muiz (RCA)

Lend an Ear... In English... 18. EN ESCENARIO The crisis in Panama, regarding a limitation of the importa- Tito Rodriguez (Musicor) tion of records, is growing intensely. Two pressing plants are 19. BOLEROS ROMANTICOS to be established in Panama: "Discos Panama, S.A.," owned by Gran Combo (Gema) Rodolfo (Popo) Chiary and managed by Alfredo Perez Casella; and "Discos Itsmeiios," owned by Halman S.A. Imports will be 20. DILUVIO cut to 25% during the first quarter, 15% during the second and Los Ponchos (Columbia) third, and from September to December they will be cut to a 5% of the normal importation during the past few years. At the insistance of Harry Fox, Agent and Trustee, an action has been instituted in the United States District Court for the Hunt Apollo LP La Gente Eastern District of New York against Flama Record Corpora- Tommy Hunt, now on the Como Buenos Amigos tion, La Epoca Corporation, BMC Records Distributing Corpora- Facilidad tion, Mario Herafidez, Raphela Hernandez, George Valdes, Aldocharts with his Dynamo single Volvi la Espalda Alvarez and Pedro Perez for infringement of copyright. Actionof "The Biggest Man," will re- Del Mismo Pueblo has been taken by Peer International Corporation, Southern Mu-cord a live LP at the Apollo Debemos Separarnos sic Publishing Co., Inc., Robbins Music Corporation and EdwardTheatre during his appearance Locura de Amor B. Marks Music Corporation. According to Fox, certain recordthere Easter Week. Negra companies in the Latin -Spanish field have ignored royalty obli- Tu Fracas() gations to music publishers over an extended period. The recent Te Doy las Gracias rapid growth of interest in Latin music as evidenced by the mush- Que te Hace pensar rooming sales by companies dealing in such records has prompted Dicalo a El. the publisher's action. Col Twain Album Guillermo Alvarez Guedes from Gema Records will be in Mex- Columbia Records is releasing ico this week ... Baby Bell recorded an LP for Codiscos, Colom- MUSICAL RECORDS CO. bia. Also in this country, Alci Acosta recorded an LP for Zeidaan album of excerpts from the CBS P.O. Box 75, Hialeah, Florida ... IEMPSA, Peru, released a single containing "Ciao, Amore,acclaimed Television Tel. 887-2638 Ciao" by the late composer Liugi Tenco, who committed suicideNetworkspecial, "HalHol- (Continued on page 37) brook: Mark Twain Tonight!"

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AmericanRadioHistory.Com Rimummunommomminammuommumaniumniummommummummummommummuummon International `SENCILLOS' Desde Nuestro (Continued from page 36) honor awards ESCOGIDOS in San Remo. On the flip: "Non Pensare A Me," winner of the DE LA SEMANA Festival, interpreted by Elmo Riveros. We had a nice time at a cocktail party given by Musicor to February (Single Picks their exclusive artists Los Hispanos Quartet at Hotel Americana, Of The Week) N.Y. Musicor just released "Te Amo," an album by this quartet, containing "Besame Mas, "Extrailos en la Noche," "Angustia," Menciones De Honor "Sin Fe," "Regalame esta Noche," among others. .. The Cuban (Enero) DANNY RIVERA composer Pepe Delgado signed with Peer -Southern. Pepe per- formedatTeatroLatino,N.Y.,lastweek where Roberto "AMOR, AMOR" Ledesma, Gema, was presented . .. Peerlessfrom Mexico signed Cancion "PAPELES" Martha Lasso. Her first single is "El Gran Teatro" and "Las (Song) GEMA 1558 Abandonadas," released a few days ago. Records from la Sonora * * * * Matancera, recorded since 40 years ago, on the Seeco label, has No been promoted strongly in Mexico. At the same time, Sonora Ma- JOE QUIJANO tancera, under their own label MRVA, are signing distribution Autor: Armando Manzanero "FUN CITY SHINGALING" deals with several distributors in Central and South America. Some of them are: IEMPSA (Peru), Fuentes (Colombia), Orfeon "10 DE BOOGALOO" (Mexico), Sonido Industrial (Nicaragua), Bego Records (Texas) Interprete (Femenino) CESTA 508 and Ibersound International Corp. (New York). Sonio Lopez (Singer-Female) * * * * is a smash in Mexico with her single "Batijugando" c/w "Cal- Blanca Rosa Gil lejon Sin Salida" . . . "Bailables No. 3" by Hugo Blanco y su ("Maid ito Seas-Ma Idita") FELIPE RODRIGUEZ Conjunto, released by Palacio, is doing great. "La .Chispita" (a (Velvet) "GOTA A GOTA" hit) is included in this album ... "SofiandoContigo" by Rafael "MAREJADA" Colon, released by Rampa, is a good album. Songs by the Domini- Interprete (Masculino) RGA 76-2315-ANSONIA 2035 can composer Agueda V. Blandino are included . . . Roberto (Singer-Male) * * * * Vanes, great singer from Argentina, is increasing his popular- ity . . . Joe Cain is superb with his Latin American musical Marco A. Muniz ELMO RIVEROS ("El Despertar") arrangements ... Panartreleased "Asi Bailaba Cuba-Vol. 10," (RCA) "NO PIENSES EN MI" an album by Barbarito Diez containing "Cuando Te Acuerdesde "CHAO, AMOR, CHAO" Mi," "Mi Vida es Asi," "Divina Fantasia," "A Trinidad," others LIDER (IEMPSA) 9770 ... "El SorprendenteMundo de Sandro" is fabulous (Columbia) Arreglos Musicales ... Velvet released analbum by Mirtha, "Solita!", in which "Mal- (Musical Arrangements) * * * dita Seas" is included. .."Eva Garza interpreta a Lara" re- LOS ARAGON Buby Lavecchia leased by Musart is doing well .. . ChanoScotty and his Latin "EL CABLE" Combo are fine on `Tandem de Orfeo," "Siboney," "Selecciones de Guajira," "Winchester Cathedral," among others, in a new "ATLANTICO" "Espaiia!" by the Nightsbridge Productor MUSART 4278 album by Musicor. (Producer) * * * * Strings, released by Monument, is a superb instrumental. Ben Molar During the next week -end we will be in Medellin, Colombia, (14 con el Tango) LA CONSENTIDA visiting our good friends at Fuentes Records. We will spend two (Fermata) "EL MANTO DE LA NOCHE" days in Lima, Peru, visiting IEMPSA and Sonoradio. We deeply "YO NO SE MATAR" appreciate the invitation extended to this writer to visit these South American plants. Our next column will be from these Portada de LP OREFON 1993 countries. (LP Cover) * * * * Cumbia, Pompo y Guaracha Vol. II GLORIA LASSO (Virrey) "NO" U PG Opens Chuck Renews "UN HOMBRE Y UNA MUJER" NEW YORK - Chuck Jack- Disco de Impacto MUSART 4274 NEW YORK-United Produc- ers Group, dealing exclusivelyson's personal manager, Paul (Smash) *** in the placement of masters,Cantor, and Don Soviero, Presi- "La Chispita" JOHNNY ALBINO 1650dent of S.A.C., announce that Hugo Blanco hasopenedofficesat (Palacio) "SOBRE TODAS LAS MISERIAS" Broadway, according to FrankJackson has signed a new long- "PAPELES" Lewis, spokesman. term contract with S.A.C. STARDUST 948 Dtio giiiimmiummumminnimiiimummommunimmilliimmilig. Hermanas Aguila EXITOS REMO Y SUS EXITOS: ("Algo Diferente") Centroamerica "PAPELES" (Orefan) (Continued from page 36) CARMITA preta en tipo nueva ola roman- JIMENE2 Conjunto Vocal emai tica "Siempre to Recordare." (Vocal Group) RCA Victor mantiene en ex- BoletrAsRomantimc roll La Rondalla Tapatia celente position a Marco An- (RCA) tonio Muniz con sus interpre- GR,Lr taciones "Extraflos en la ()WY) noche," "El Despertar" y "El a Trio Vicio." Los Condes CBS hate esfuerzos extraor- (Gema) dinarios por mantener a Roberto Vanes en primerisimos Carmita Jimenez Instrumental lugares. El Gran Combo Los Discos de Sonora Matan- Gema LPG -3036 REMO RECORDS CORP. "Pic Nic Musical" cera serail distribuidos en Cen- 664 10th Ave. Los Diplomaticos GEMA DIST. CO. INC. New York, 10036 (Kubaney) troamerica por Sonido Indus - 693 10th Avenue, New York, N. Y. Tel, 581-9011 (Continued on page41)

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The name of Norman GranzNorman's statement about jazz stands very tallinjazz. Hehere in the '60s, "Jazz as a ATIP.A0ATITIC brought a concept to jazz pro-musicalforce isbecoming motions that was unheard ofstronger. It is through the up- when he started some 20 oddlifting of the jazz image-i.e.: NEW RELEASES years ago. a classic concert presentation, His successful Jazz at thethat jazz will continue to take Philharmonic Series lasted foron a new dignity and dimen- more than 18 years. Out of the sion." /11:111KIE MANN' seriescame We welcome Norman Grantz the successfulback and hope that the 1967 record-version of Jazz at the Philhar- ingbearingmonic will be successful, excit- thenameofing and add a new cluster to the series. his already longlistof jazz Between de-credits. veloping his * * * ownlabel I will take no quarrel to the which wasproducers of the jazz labels,but Del Shields Verve and his IMPRESSIONS OF THE MIDDLE EAST TOBACCO ROAD Clefseries,I do hope they will seriously HERBIE MANN consider the rash of jazz LPs BROTHER JACK McDUFF Granz recorded some of thethey are forcing on us.I am 1475 / SD 1475 1472 / SD 1472 greatest names in jazz history. He was also the first producerparticularlyconcernedabout to record live musicians in ac-the possible loss of sterling LPs tion which since has becomethatmight breaknationally one of the important phases inand become best sellers. jazz recording. I am only suggesting that we HERE COMES not be deluged with too many Somewhat tired of the roadLPs before we have had enough HIE and aspects of record-time to fully exploit the ones WHISTLEMAN ing, Granz sold his Verve labelwith great commercial possi- to MGM. I don't recall the pricebilities and sales. but it was well over a million It would seem that efforts dollars. Norman then took hisshould also be made to look into money to Switzerland and de-the markets that are generally FOREST FLOWER HERE COMES THE WHISTLEMAN claredthat jazzisdead.Itnot recognized as jazz majors CHARLES LLOYD AT MONTEREY ROUND KIRK wasn't long after the statementand start alittle missionary 1473 / SD 1473 3007 / SD 3007 was made that a number of crit-work. There are many potential ics and musicians decried Nor-jazz buyers, if the product is SONNY man's prognosisof thejazzexposed. STITT scene. However, Norman gave The following letter supports an evaluation at that time thatour thesis: he felt described the jazz scene. * * *

Inuodu,5ng Comeback Dear Del: Rohm Keavun Fortunately, that was about Just a little note to let you Fesruttag know what's happening here in Rufto Hart.. three years ago. And now Nor- no84.gpr, man Granz is making a come-Texas. Since the last time I saw you, as you can see,I >.! back. moved to Fort Worth and I am He is going to revive his Jazz NAT ADDERLEY programming anall -jazz FM DEUCES WILD atthePhilharmonicSeries.station that has taken hold here LIVE AT MEMORY LANE Once again he promises the ex-in the Southwest like mad. 1474 / SD 1474 3008 / SD 3008 citement of the jazz he pro- duced in the '40s and '50s will We are on 18 hours a day. be duplicated in the '60s. The station is in a small town called Cleburne, but our signal Available in Mono & Stereo He is leaving no stone un-covers the Dallas -Fort Worth touched inasmuch as he hasmarket which holds over two signed Ella Fitzgerald, Dukemillion folks in the coverage Ellington, Oscar Peterson andarea. We are planning on going the Trio, theJimmy Jones,Trio,on 24 hours as soon as business Coleman Hawkins, Benny Cart-will allow. /A M er, and . I am planning a Southwest ATLANTIC Jazz at the Philharmonic willJazz Festival in October in Dal- hold its preview, in Rochesterlas for two days. We already at the Eastman Music Theater, ATLANTIC RECORDS have the sanction of the Dallas MR. BLUES on March 25. The premiere will Chamberof 1841 Broadway, New York 10023 Commerce. It be held the following night atshould be that's what's happen- 1470 / SD 1470 New York's Carnegie Hall. ing here should open up a What interests this writer is (Continued on page39)

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AmericanRadioHistory.Com Evans Signs Jazz Album Reviews TOP X By DEL SHIELDS '000.2444.004,40.00+0+0,44440044-:-:«:-:444-x-x-x-x-:oo+04-:t. 20 THE EMANCIPATION OF HUGH MASE- KELA-Chisa 101/ST 4101 The clever titles of Hugh's albums LPs continue with this new release. How- ever,"Emancipation" has him pre- sented on a new label. Once again, Hugh's brilliant,full trumpet sound 1. CARRYIN' ON comes through. In his short career, Lou Rawls -Capitol T-2632: ST -2632 Jazz pianist Bill Evans (left)is Hugh has not released a bad album. shown with his manager, HelenThey have all been first rate and this 2. ROUGH 'N' TUMBLE Keane, as they discuss details ofis no exception. However, the contem- Stanley Turrentine- hisnewly signed contractwith porary fans may find the "Chisa" cut Blue Note BLP-4240: BST -84240 Mort Nasatir, President of MGM/ Verve Records. A Grammy Awardmuch to their liking and the jazz fans 3. SPELLBINDER winner a few years ago, Evansshould find "Felicidade" soulful and Gabor Szabo - has been actively engaged in night swinging. Impulse A-9123: AS -9123 club and concert work. His current **** 4. WACK WACK Verve album release is "A Simple Matter of Conviction" which alsoSOUL ESPANOL-Oscer Peterson -Lime- Young -Holt Trio -Brunswick light 82044/ST86044 BL -54121: BL -754121 features Shelley Manne and Eddie Gomez. Oscar is definitely in a new bag here. 5. MERCY MERCY MERCY But this should delight the Peterson Cannonball Adderly Quintet - lovers. Augmenting hisregular trio Capitol T-2663: ST -2663 with percussion effects, the exploration Hi Fl Oldies of Latin tunes are a welcome and re- 6. PETER & THE WOLF freshing musical tour. Oscar's fantastic Jimmy Smith - Hi Fi Records reports sev- Verve V-9652: V6-9652 eral additions to Recordplaying is well known. But here his World's "Oldies But Goldies"taste reigns supreme. Louis Hayes and 7. LOU RAWLS, LIVE discography: "IWishYou Sam Jones, the new additions to the Capitol T-2459: ST -2459 Love," Gloria Lynne, and "Yel-trio,display their tastefulness -along low Bird," Arthur Lyman, onwith Marshall Thompson, Harold Jones 8. THE SECOND Hi Fi; and "Big Boy Pete," theand Henry Gibson. JOHN HANDY ALBUM Olympics, on the diskery's sub- Columbia CL -2567: CS -9367 sid, Arvee Records. port Jazz Festival this July, as 9. SOULIN' Project at Jazz Fest a result -of -their performance Lou Rawls -Capitol T-2566: ST -2566 have been asked to perform at the New-at the Grammy Awards. 10. NANCY -NATURALLY Del Shields Nancy Wilson - (Continued from page 58) Capitol T-2634: ST -2634 "ROArglINEIRMk 40:00=100101101011EMEMIXV whole new area for the jazz 11. ART AND SOUL musicians. Arthur Prysock- Verve V-5009: V6-5009 Buddy Lowe, TOP NON -ROCK ProgramDirector,K C L E A/LIMIgiggEgffigEXCEingIgIgglE=Ign[01 12. BUCKET FM, Cleburne, Texas. A LIST OF SINGLES TABULATED FROM RADIO STATIONS Jimmy Smith - * * * THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY PROGRAMMING NON -ROCK Blue Note BLP-4235: VST-84235 Another letter from an area 1. LADY 2 21. CRY OF THE WILD GOOSE 21 Jack Jones -Kapp 800 Baja Marimba Band -A & M 833 13. VIBRATIONS not considered jazz but with 2. DADDY'S LITTLE 11141 3 22. NOW I KNOW THE FEELING 23 3 Sound - great potentialisGreensboro, Al Martino -Capitol 5925 Vikki Carr -Liberty 55937 Blue Note BLP-4248: BST -84248 3. MY CUP RUNNETH OVER 1 23. ONE MORE MOUNTAIN TO CLIMB 25 N.C. Ed Ames -RCA Victor 9002 Ronnie Dove -Diamond 217 JimTaylorofWQMG/FM 4. I'LL TAKE GOOD CARE OF YOUR 24. SWEET MISERY 26 14. COIN' LATIN writes : CARES 4 Jimmy Dean -RCA Victor 9091 Ramsey Lewis - Frank iv Laine-ABC 10891 25. JUST LIKE A MAN 29 Cadet LP -790: LPS-790 This is to inform you that I 5. PEOPLE LIKE YOU 5 Margaret Whiting -London 106 am in need of jazz LPs for the Eddie Fisher -RCA Victor 9070 26. BECAUSE OF YOU 30 6. SHERRY 7 Chris Montez-A & M 839 15. WADE IN THE WATER jazz programming onWQMG/ Marilyn Maye-RCA Victor 9076 27. PEEK A BOO 33 Ramsey Lewis - FM.I am on the air from 1 a.m. 7. IT HURTS TO SAY GOODRYE 8 New Vaudeville Band -Fontana 1573 Cadet LP -774: LPS-774 V... Lynn -United Artists 50119 28. HERE THERE & EVERYWHERE to 6 a.m. This need is very great 8. SWEET MARIA 6 Claudine Longet-A & M 832 and I would appreciate your Billy Vauahn Singers -Dot 16985 29. IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN YOU 31 16. CORNBREAD helping us if you can. Records 9. ros-AnvANTA0Fsfl YOU 10 New Christy Minstrels -Columbia 43961 - Brass Ring -Dunhill 4065 30. SOMETHIN' STUPID Blue Note BLP-4222: BST -84222 should be sent to me in care of 10. ALL 9 Frank & Nancy Sinatra -Reprise 0561 thestation,PostOfficeBox, James Darren -Warner Bros. 5874 31. WADE IN THE WATER 11. THE LADY SMILES 13 Herb Alpert & Tijuana Brass -A & M 840 17. CALIFORNIA DREAMIN' 210006, Zip Code 27420. Matt Monro--Capitol 5823 32. WORLD OF CLOWNS 38 Wes Montgomery - Del, your column and interest 12. THE HONEYMOON IS OVER 14 Robert Goulet-Columbia 44019 Verve V-8672: V6-8672 Steve & Evdie-Columbio 43930 33. CHANSON D'AMOUR in jazz has done so much to 13. GONNA AFT ALONG WITHOUT Gunter Kaftan Chorus - help jazz jocks throughout the YA' NOW 12 4 Corners FC 4-139 18. MILES SMILES Trini Looez-Reorise 0547 34. DID I EVER REALLY LIVE 36 country and especially we jocks Steve Lawrence -Columbia 44022 Miles Davis - in the smaller markets. Thank 14. SUNRISE. SUNSET 16 Columbia CL -2601: CS -9401 Roper Williams -Kano 801 35. HAVE YOU SEEN THE ONEI LOVE you for your cooperation. 15. MORNINGTOWN RIFE 19 GO BY 40 Jerry Vale -Columbia 44027 * * * Seekers-Caoitol 5787 19. TOBACCO ROAD 16. GEORGY GIRL 11 36. WORLDS OF TIME 37 Bro. Jack McDuff - So we hope that jazz pro- Seekers -Capitol 5756 Nick Palmer -RCA Victor 9095 Atlantic 1472: SD -1472 17. LONELY AGAIN 32 37. I'LL ALWAYS REMEMBER ducers and alert promo men Eddy Arnold -RCA Victor 9080 John Davidson -Columbia will add these two swingers to 18. WISH ME A RAINBOW 15 38.I BELIEVE!) IT ALL 20. BLUES AT CARNEGIE HALL Gunter Kallman Chorus -4 Corners Pozo Seco Singers -Columbia 44041 Modern Jazz Quartet - their lists, and let's remember 19. SANDPEBBLES 20 39. FOR ME Atlantic 1471: SD -1471 that "Jazz is really better than Tony Martin -Dunhill 4073 Sergio Mendez & Brazil '66-A & M 836 30. 59TH STREET BRIDGE SONG 24 40. NICE 'N' EASY ever." Harper's Bizarre -Warner Bros. 5890 Frankie Randall -RCA Victor 9126

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AmericanRadioHistory.Com Serendipities' Shadow," footage of President Johnson and Veep Humphrey (Continued from page 33) flash on and off. R & B Beat Act a Delight Fred Weintraub, manager of Laura Lee, Chess. Strong in Baltimore: Roddy Joy. New: NEW YORK - Before goingthe group, among others, has Willie Parker; Bobby Harris; Ray Bryant; Art Freeman. northwest for college concerts,just made available a pamphlet Giant in Baltimore: "Show Me," Joe Tex, Dial. Great: Aaron ' Seren- Neville. dipity Singers gave a previewentitled"Staging andOther Ken Hawkins reports that the WJMO, Cleveland, Pick is: at the Bitter End of their newlyRequirements for College Cof- "Keep the Faith," Johnny Otis. J. L. Wright, is high on: Inez spruced -up act which is heavyfee Houses." From the looks of & Charlie Foxx; Jerry McCain; Aaron Neville; George Jack- on visual aids - "Popendipitythe Serendipity Singers' bright son; Booker T.; Arthur Conley. Presents ... " and even inventive new act, Flash from Fat Daddy: He has flipped over "Wait Until It With the fresh -faced, appeal-Weintraub knows whathe's Happens To You," Peppermint Harris, Jewel. ing singers clustered on eachtalking about. Flash from Chicago: Absolute giantis "Hip Hug -Her," side of a movie screen,the -Doug McClelland. Booker T. There are tremendous re -orders. presentation is also heavy on Bob Roundtree, Chuck Blake and Larry Williams at WAAA, camp, which should delight the Winston-Salem, report that the Toussaint McCall is now #1. collegians. The film used - Chartbuster It is very close to #1 in Miami and Cleveland -SMASH! spliced with old "Flash Gordon" Dick Lillard, WOL, Washington, reports Arthur Conley at clips, excerpts from Elmo Lin- In Cameo Deal #3. Jimmy Holiday is pi and Gene Chandler and the Fantastic 4 cracked the Top 15. coln's "Tarzan" plus specially WASHINGTON, D.C.-Chart- shot footage of the Serendipi- The new Bobby Bland is called "You're All I Need." ... Kim buster Music Corp., announces Weston has been signed by MGM. A big R&B producer may be ties - is just the wacky sort has thatwinsawardsatthosePresident Bobby Poe, signing shortly with MGM, perhaps to run a new R&B label. European festivals and, lately,signed a major production deal Ken Reeth, WAMO, Pittsburgh. Pick: Toussaint McCall. even stateside.It's more funwith Cameo Records. New: Intruders; Mary Wells; William Bell; Ray Bryant. than a Czech movie anytime, Chartbuster will produce the Smash: "Summer Song,"Michel Rubini;Arthur Conley; British Walkers for the label, Booker T. and just the fillip the group Larry McKinley, Ed Teamer, Ron Kelly, Gus Lewis, WYLD -whosefirst UA singleiswith an extensive trade paper Pick: Johnny Nash. New: Mary Wells. Smash: Aaron Neville; "Hawaii"- has needed. adcampaignplanned.The Willie West. Charted: "I Care," Bobby Powell, Dover. Ed TheSerendipities,attired,group'sfirstrecording,just Teamer picks, "The Girl's from Texas," . variously, as Superman, Sheena,out, is "Shake" and was pro- Jo Jo David Samuels, WENZ, Richmond, Pick: Ural Thomas. the Queen of the Jungle (andduced by Poe, Vernon Sandusky New: Marvin L. Sims; Artistics; Booker T.; Holidays; Ernie some queen this Julie Christie-and Mitch Corday. K. Doe. ish blonde makes), a cowboy, a The deal was completed on Marty Wekser, WWRL, N. Y. reports that Dyke & Blazers, turn -of -the -century belle(also "Funky Broadway," is finally a smash and Chuck & Maxine a charmer), etc., sing a varietybehalf of Chartbuster Produc- tions by Poe and Mitch Corday made top 15 at last. New: Toussaint McCall; "Walking To- of pop favorites, all vintages - gether," Bobby Mac; Dobie Gray; Nina Simone; Lou Rawls; when they do "Me and Myand for Cameo by Neil Bogart. Chris Clark; "I Like It Like That," Pete Rodriguez, Roulette. Marty tells us the title of the new Ben E. King is, "Tears, Tears, Tears." Bill Curtis reports the new WCHB, Detroit, Pick is, "The Bad Times Make the Good Times," Mercury. #5 in Detroit is Sam and Dave. Hot: Radiants; Platters; Marlena Shaw; 4 Tops; Miracles; Vandellas, says Robbie D. ONE STOPTOP TEN Jerry Wexler is extremely proud of the new Aretha Franklin and King Curtis LPs, both cut in the Atlantic Recording Stu- dios, N.Y.C. Jerry considers the Curtis LP the finest he has ABLE RECORD SALES DICK'S RECORD CO. ever personally cut. Wexler points out that the sound on these Elizabeth, New Jersey Boston, Massachusetts 1. Strawberry Fields F o r (Beatles) albums perfectly exemplifies the fantastic recording expertise 1. Kind Of A Hush (Herman's Hermits) 2. Dedicated To The One I Love attained in the world-famous Atlantic Studios. 2. Return Of The Red Baron (Mama's & Papa's) (Royal Guardsmen) 3. This Is My Song (Petula Clark) The most important topic of conversation among R&B dee- 3. Kind Of A Drag (Buckinghams) 4. Wade In The Water 4. Let's Spend The Night Together (Herb Alpert & Tijuana Brass) jays, music people and especially members of NARA is the (Rolling Stones) 5. 59th Street Bridge Song (Harper's Bizarre) rapidly eroding number of Negroes left programming the 5. I'm A Believer (Monkees) 6. For What It's Worth (Buffalo Springfield) 6. Dedicated To The One ILove 7.IThink We're Alone Now music on the big city R&B stations. Depending on the num- (Mama's & Papa's) (Tommy James & Shondels) 7. Strawberry Fields Forever (Beatles) 8. Sock It To Me Baby ber of stations that various people classify as major, the 8. Lonely Too Long (Young Rascals) (Mitch Ryder & Detroit Wheels) count has descended to figures as low as eight stations. 9. Baby I Need Your Lovin' (Johnny Rivers) 9. Return Of The Red Baron 10. Love Is Here And Now You're Gone (Royal Guardsmen) Kelson Fisher and Hot Rod of WWIN, Baltimore, report that (Supremos) 10. Darlin' Be Home Soon (Lovin' Spoonful) the Raelets on Tangerine has busted as a smash. Kelson is MUSICAL SALES very high on: "Queen Is on Her Knees," Maria Tyynes, Up- Baltimore, Maryland SPRUCE RECORD SHOP 1. Love Is Here And Now You're Gone town; "Everything," Orlons' ABC; Lowell Fulsom; William Scranton, Pennsylvania (Supremes) Bell. 2. When Something Is Wrong With My Baby 1. Ruby Tuesday (Rolling Stones) (Sam & Dave) Arctic has a strong new release called, "Girl I Love You," 2. Love Is Here And Now You're Gone 3. The Hunter Gets Captured By The Game (Supremes) (Marvelettes) the Temptones, that is getting good WDAS, Philadelphia play. 3. Then You Can Tell Me Goodbye (Casinos) 4. The Love I Saw In You Was Just A Georgie Woods has been announced as a candidate for City 4. Indescribably Blue (Elvis Presley) Mirage (Miracles) 5. Kind Of A Drag (Buckinghams) 5. Ruby Tuesday (Rolling Stones) Council in Philadelphia. His plans in regard to his show at 6. Pretty Ballerina (Left Banke) 6. Dry Your Eyes (Brenda & The Tabulations) 7. Music To Watch Girls By (Bob Crewe) 7. Baby I Need Your Lovin' (Johnny Rivers) WHAT are not yet announced.... We hear that Doug Douglas 8. Green Green Grass Of Home (Tom Jones) 8. These Simple Reasons (Mad Lads) has left WUST, Washington. 9. Georgy Girl (Seekers) 9. Sweet Soul Music (Arthur Conley) 10. Baby I Need Your Lovin' (Johnny Rivers) 10. Jimmy Mack (Martha & Vandellas) Bertha Porter, WDRC-Hartford, Station Pick: "Tears, Tears, Tears," Ben E. King. New: Standells, Nancy Sinatra, Kit Kats, RADIO DOCTORS MARTIN 8 SNYDER Milwaukee, Wisconsin Jimmy Ruffin, the Raelets, ? and the Mysterians, Sandy Posey, Dearborn, Michigan 1. There's A Kind Of A Hush Simon and Garfunkel and the Buckinghams. (Herman's Hermits) 1.I'll Take Good Care Of Your Cares 2. Baby I Need Your Lovin' (Johnny Rivers) "She's Got the Time," the Poor, York, is now on WIBG- (Frankie Laine) 3. Strawberry Fields Forever/Penny Lane 2. This Is My Song (Petula Clark) (Beatles) Philly, KDKA-Pittsburgh, WQAM-Miami, WPOP-Hartford and 3. Niki Hoeky (P. J. Proby) 4. Love Is Here And Now You're Gone WTIX-New Orleans. 4. Come On Down (Jackie DeShannon) (Supremos) 5. Jimmy Mack (Martha 8 Vandellas) 5. Gimme Some Lovin' (Sp Davis Group) As stated in our tip last week, "Radio Go Go Moscow," 6. 59th Street Bridge Song 6. Ruby Tuesday (Rolling Stones) (Harper's Bizarre) 7. Darlin' Be Home Soon (Lovin' Spoonful) Nikita the K, WB, did break big in Chicago and is now 7. Somethin' Stupid (Frank 8 Nancy Sinatra) 8. My Cup Runnel, Over (Ed Ames) spreading -a national smash . . . Mercury's joy knows no 8. Midnight Hour (The Wanted) 9. Go Where You Wanna Go 9. Hang On To Me (John Gary) (Fifth Dimension) bounds as Keith has his third smash in a row. 10. Let's Fall In Love (Peaches & Herb) 10. Georgy Girl (Seekers)

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AmericanRadioHistory.Com Centroamerica (Continued from page 37) Getting Grammies trial,firma prensadora de Nicaragua. Musart de Guatemala se im- puso, en visperas de Semana -NARAS Winners in N. Y., L. A., Nashville, Chicago Santa, con su precioso LP. "Mi Cristo Roto" original del Padre Jesuita Ramon J. Cue Romano, en la voz de Jose A. Cossio. La IndustriadelDisco en Centroamerica ha tornado un augeextraordinario,conla aparicion de Indica en Costa Rica, firma oficial de CBS, SISA de Nicaragua, prensadora de Capitol y Odeon. DICESA de El Salvador, firma prensadora de RCA, Dideca de Guatemala con la Musart y en instalacion otra prensadoraMusartparala Republica de Panama ... Discomoda de Venezuela al concluirsuscontratoscon IndicadeCostaRica,firmO para Sisa de Nicaragua. Uno de susprincipalesgrupos musicales es la Orquesta Billo's Caracas Boys.

Coast Capers (Continued from page 14) and drawingscalled"Crank Your Spreaders" which will be sold at their concert appear- ances... The Swingin' Lads open a three-weeker at Har- vey'sResortHotelinLake Tahoe .. . FrankieRandall on a two-week promo tour for his new Victorsingle"NiceN' Easy" . . .Sergio Mendes has been named by the University of Rio de Janeiro as "Music Man of the Year" in behalf hissuccess with theSergio Mendes and Brasil "66 A&M re- cording group . . . Eddy Ar- nold signed for a special con- cert with the Phoenix Sym- phony Orchestra ... New Coast group the Lamp of Childhood signedbyDunhillRecords. First disk is "First Time, Last Time" . . . Capitol's Gordon MacRae current at the West - sideRoomoftheCentury Plaza . .. Lee Young handling distributionfornewCoast label Royal Crest Records out with "The Cryin' Bull" by the Matadors . .. Tommy Leonetti has been set by producer Buzz Adlam for a special guesting on the U.S. Treasury Depart- ment's sponsored "Guest Star" radio show ... Leonard Nimoy, of "Star Trek," has signed a re- cording contract with . Initial album, "Leon- ard Nimoy Presents Mr. Spock With Music From Outer Space" ... TheHugh Masekala Quin- tet opens at Whiskey A Go Go March 21. Group's "Emancipa- tion" is the top -selling jazz LP on the Coast.

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AmericanRadioHistory.Com Cahn, Van Heusen Epic Goodtimes Fistfuls Of Epic Records announces the Tour for 'Millie' signing of a new group, Don As part of an all-out promo-and the Goodtimes, according tion effort being expended byto Leonard S. Levy, the label's Filmusicals Decca Records and UniversalVice President. The rock quin- Pictures in behalf of the soon -tet's debut single: "I Could Be Soundtrack LPs Should Cash in On dueJulieAndrewsstarrer,So Good to You." "ThoroughlyModernMillie," Don and the Goodtimes dem- That Sound of Movie Music andonstrate their talents daily as By DAVE FINKLE and others and new songs byJimmy Van Heusen will make afeatured performers on Dick Folks in the movie and rec-Cahn and Van Heusen and Jayfive -city tour for an intensiveClark's ABC-TV "Where the ord industries have known forThompson. Hollywood com-saturation campaign of press,Action Is." In the near future a long time that a musical canposers Andre Previn and Elmerradio and television interviews.they will make an extensive be a big money -making propo-BernsteindivviedupotherThey will cover Philadelphia,tour of the United States with sition. And ever since the re-musical chores on the movie. Boston, Cleveland, Pittsburghthe Dick Clark Caravan. lease of "The Sound of Music" "The Happiest Millionaire"and New York. -Fox movie and RCA sound-(Buena Vista)is a Walt Dis- The eight -time AcademyStage Review track-they've known it evenney musical adaptation of aAward -winning composers will, more. Broadway comedy ofa fewduring the promotion junket, be When something clicks likeyears back. Disney stable writ-doinginterviewswithnews A Good Show "TheSoundofMusic,"iters the Oscar-accoladed Sher-media in conjunction with the really clicks; so why not trymanbrothersprovidedtheoriginal Decca sound track re- Charlie Brown again. tunes for stars Fred MacMur-cording from the motion pic- NEW YORK - "Peanuts" - For that reason, Hollywoodray, Tommy Steele, Greer Gar -ture. The album will be re-lovers of the world are just is now pouring millions of dol-son,GeraldinePage,Gladysleased nationally the week ofabout to unite and skip down larsinto prestigemusicalCooper and newcomers LesleyMarch20. Cahn andVanto Theatre 80 in the village, properties, and by the end ofAnn WarrenandColumbiaHeusen penned the title song,where "You'rea Good Man this year eight of them will beRecords' John Davidson. "ThoroughlyModernMillie,"Charlie Brown," areallive playing at important theaters "The Jungle Book" (Buenawhich besides being imeluded in the album is also available as aversion of the Charles Schulz Decca single by star Andrews,comic strip, opened last week along with many other record-and could run for the rest of ings. The songwriting duo alsoall our lives. wrote "The Tapioca," another This adaptation by John Gor- key song from the motion pic-don with simple, tuneful, hu- ture sound track. morous words and lyrics by Clark Gesner earns the highest As a highlight of possible compliment. It is ab- Van Heusen's New York visit,solutely true to its source, and Decca Recordsisstaginga MOVIE MUSICAL GROUPS: Three blockbuster filmusicals of 1967 are,cocktail party the evening ofthat means its appeal is nearly from left, "Thoroughly Modern Millie," with Julie Andrews, Carol Chan- universal-only "nearlyuni- ning and Mary Tyler Moore, which is imminent; "The Happiest Mil-March 14 at which time theversal," since there are prob- lionaire," with Greer Garson, Fred MacMurray and Tommy Steele, adeluxe sound track album ofably 100 or more people in the bit further away: and "How to Succeed in Business Without Really"ThoroughlyModernMillie"world who don't like "Peanuts." Trying," with Rudy Vallee and Robert Morse, just opened. The sound-will have its world premiere King Leo, MGM subsid, has track albums from this Big Three go, respectively, to Decca, Buenato a full complement of press,one cast album right now and, Vista and United Artists Records. radio and television personnel.truth to tell, had the show al- bum before there was a show, -most of them on hard -ticketVista), an adaptation of the since the show was inspired by policy-across the country. classicchildren'sbooks. The the Clark Gesner tunes written And also by year's end aShermans, Richard and Robert, Meaux Pact With for the album. (The reversal of couple fistfuls of other musi-also wrote the score for this n o rm a 1open -the -show -record - cals will be in advanced pro-animatedcartoontobere- Jubilee-Josie the -album processisarare duction stages for release nextleased around Christmas. NEW YORK-Mickey Eich-thing.) Now MGM has recorded year. "Dr.Dolittle"(20thCen-ner, VP of Jubilee-Josie Rec-the currently running show. Magnificent 8 tury -Fox), another adaptationords, announces that independ- Actually, the King Leo al- The magnificent eight 1967from the Hugh Lofting chil-ent producer Huey P. Meauxbum has only one member of moviesarethefollowing:dren's opus. Fox studios havehas signed a production agree-the current cast in the grooves. "How to Succeed in Busi-spent $14 million on this spec-ment with the labels. That's Bill Hinnant who plays ness Without Really Trying"tacle with Rex Harrison, An- Snoopy. The rest of the cast (UnitedArtistssoundtrack)thony Newley and Samantha Meaux has already broughtoff-BroadwayincludesReva which opened last week. RobertEggar. Leslie Bricusse cleffed.in the first two artists whom heRose as the acidic Lucy, Gary Morse, Michele Lee and Rudy "Camelot"(Warner Bros.),will record, singers Ripp TideBurghoffasCharlieBrown, Vallee, all from the Broadwaymulti -million filmization of theand J. J. Stately. Meaux is alsoSkip Hinnant, Karen Johnson cast, star in the Frank Lesser -last Alan Jay Lerner -Frederickexpected to produce additionaland Bob Balaban and they all Abe Burrows musical, whichLoewemusicalaboutKingtalent for Jubilee-Josie. look remarkably like their car- lasted well over 1,000 perform-Arthur.Richard Harrisand toon counterparts. ances on the Main Stem. VanessaRedgravewillstar The production - bright, "Thoroughly Modern Millie"and,likeallthe above -men- breezy and easy - was di- (Decca), an original story oftioned performers, will do their Station Corrections rected by Joseph Hardy. the'20s,whichwillhaveown singing, at this point, any- Radio stations spelled erro- MGM picked up the tab for "Sound of Music"galJulieway. (Very little dubbing theseneously in last week's Canter-much of the production costs, Andrews "dancing, singing, de-post -"My Fair Lady" days.) bury Records -Yellow Balloonsand it was a wise move. They lighting" (as the ads have it) "Half a Sixpence," the moviead should read: WDRC-Hart-should be adding this poten- with Bea Lillie, Carol Chan -version with Tommy Steele andford; WBBF-Rochester; KFRC-tial giant cast disk to their fling and Mary Tyler Moore.Cyril Ritchard of the TommySan Francisco; KNAK-Saltother off-Broadway phenome- The music for the movie willSteelehitLondon -BroadwayLakeCity;and KMEN-Sannon, "The Fantasticks." be old songs by the Gershwins (Continued on page 43) Bernardino. -Dave Finkle

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AmericanRadioHistory.Com Barr Firm Launched Foley Prof. Mgr. `Dolls' Star Scotti Fred Barr, record exec and At Sam Fox In Big Lib Push independent producerhas HOLLYWOOD - Liberty re- launched Barr -CostaProduc- NEW YORK -- Fred Fox, President of Sam Fox Publish-cordingstar TonyScottiis tions. Operations call for a vast poised for a massive buildup at coordination with all the major ing Company, Inc., announces theappointmentofNorman20th Century - Fox Studios record labels. Jerry Kasenetz of Super KFoley as General Professionalwhere he is under contract and Offices have been establishedProductionsisengaged toManager of Sam Fox and itsassigned a co-starring role in at 850 Seventh Ave., New York,Jackie Schapiro of Big 3 Music.combined affiliates. "The Valley of the Dolls." and the working staff of im-A June wedding is planned. portantwritersandtopar- Foley brings to the Fox or- Mrs. Rachel Weiss, mother ofganization over 30 years of un- rangersarealreadyengagedGeorge, Hy and Sam, died Tues- with major recordingassign-day, March 7, in New York. interrupted activity in the mu- ments for both new and estab- JerryGoldsmith,Quincysic business-as indicated by lished recording artists.BarrJones and Johnny Williams,his long association with the stated that even though this iscomposers and conductors whoMGM publishing wing, the Big basically a closed and personalhave gained considerable atten-Three, and the Warner Bros. production venture, he intendstion in jazz circles and increas-pubbery, Witmark & Sons. His to use an open door policy iningly important reputations forextensivebackgroundinall inviting other production mentheirfilmscores,have beenphases of the industry will be withmasters, backgrounds,signed by the Mirisch Corp. toinvaluable in Fox's expanding ideas and commercial song ma-provide the music for three ofareasofpopular,standard, terial to participate in the cre-the company's forthcomingeducational and show music. From left: Robert Skaff, Bud Damn, ation of production packages.films to be released by UA. Foley will develop and ex-Tony Scotti & Jack Bratel. ploit new properties as well as Simultaneously, he's set for a stimulate interest in many ofdouble - barreledexploitation the standards in the Fox cata-campaign at Liberty Records, Filmusicals land. Kapp's Shani Wallisis log. where he's just completed his one of the stars. Foley stated, "I am delightedfirst sessions for the label with (Continued from page 42) "Finian's Rainbow," the 20 - producer Tommy Oliver. year old E. Y. Harburg-Burtonto become part of the Fox or- musical,trackerassignmentsLane Broadway tuner, whichganization for theirs has been The single,"With All My for this one yet. David Heneker a 60 -year -old tradition of theHeart" / "One More Mountain," will have Fred Astaire, Petulabest inpopular, concert andwasreleasednationallyon is the tunesmith for the Para-Clark and possibly the ubiquit- mount production. show music as indicated by theMarch10.The actor -singer's ous Tommy Steele starred. enormous success, world-wide,recording date was filled with "The Girls of Rochefort," a "Funny Girl," Barbara Strei-of 'Man of La Mancha' andenthusiastic Liberty executives. sequel of sortsto "The Urn-sand's film debut in the flick'Brigadoon.' We will continueAmong them, Liberty VP Rob- brellas of 'Cherbourg" by "Um-version of her Broadway opusto maintain an open door to allert Skaff, Liberty Records Di- brella" composers Michel Le -about Fanny Brice. deserving composers andvisionGeneral Manager Bud grand and Jacques Demy. (Ju- "On a Clear Day You Canauthors andwelcomenewDain and National Sales Man- lian More and Earl Brown areSeeForever,"the Alan Jaytalent." ager Jack Bratel. writingtheEnglishlyrics.)Lerner -Burton Lane ESP story, Thestarsoftheall -musicwhich is skedded to be Miss movie are Gene Kelly, sistersStreisand's second movie out- ciationof writers, arrangers Francoise Dorleac and Cather-ing. Music Service and producers, all already in- ine Deneuve, George Chakiris "Paint Your Wagon,"the NEW YORK - The Compos-volved increating music for and Grover Dale. NegotiationsAlan Jay Lerner -FrederickersCollaborative,Ltd.,de-records, film, theater and tele- for a soundtrack album areLoewe show about thegoldsigned to offer ad agencies andvision.HeadedbyNorman currently being worked out. rush. Lesley Ann Warren andfilmmakers a fresh supply ofSchwartz, Emile Charlap and creative musical talent as wellGary McFarland, as business, Coming Soon perhaps George Maharis will show up in this one. as complete production super-production and creative direc- So much for what to expect "The One and Only, Genuine,vision, has opened at 161 Westtors, respectively, the group in- and what to expect to be bigOriginal Family Band" (Buena54th St. cludes composer -arrangers Al this year. Vista), with words and music The Collaborative is an asso-Cohn and Larry Wilcox. Currently filming or filmingby the Shermans and starring shortly are: Buddy Ebsen, Janet Blair, John "Star" (20th Fox), the lifeDavidson and Lesley Ann War- Arts Theatre Bows Imperial Adds storyof Gertrude Lawrenceren. HOLLYWOOD - Don Ken- with Julie Andrews, Richard "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang"neth, film and television pro- 13 Goldies Crenna and Daniel Massey as(UA) from the children's bookducer and President of Har- HOLLYWOOD - Imperial Noel Coward. Robert Wise isby Ian Fleming with the busyMoney Records, whose two re-Records has added 13 top -sell- directingina reunion withSherman brothers making theircent TV ventures were the spe-ing singles totheir "Golden Miss Andrews from "Sound offirst movie away from Disney.cials "Colors of the Rainbow"Series"of 42others,which Music" times. The tunes willDick Van Dyke will head theand "The Starmakers," has ex-brings the total to 55. be those associated with thecast. panded his production enter- According to National, Sales immortal Gertie. prises with Don Kenneth Pro-Manager Rick Frio, the 13 fea- "Hansel and Gretel," a new ture the biggest names on the "Valley of the Dolls,"al-Disney studios version of theductions Theatre of Arts,to open March 15. Imperial roster,, including John- though not strictly a musical,fairy tale with tunes by none ny Rivers, Mel Carter, Jackie this celluloid translation of theother than the Sherman boys. Ray Chafin, Tower RecordsDeShannon, The Hollies, Met juicy Jacqueline Susann novel So much for what has beenartist/composer and head A&RThomas, Jimmy McCrack- will feature eight or 10 Andrepromised to start filming thisman for Don Kenneth Produc-lin,SlimWhitman,Georgie Previn-Dory Langdon songs foryear. tions, will be placed in chargeFame and Billy J. Kramer. starslike and Also on the way in the not soofclasses in songwriting. The all-time hits figure in a Patty Duke. distant future now are "Hello,Classes, to be held at the Dondealer program from March 17 "Oliver," the British musicalDolly" from 20th Fox, "FiddlerKenneth Productions, 7124 Sun-through April 30, 1967. Terms by Lionel Bart, which will beon the Roof" for UA and theset Blvd.,will be structuredare available from Imperial dis- directed by Carol Reed in Eng-melody goes on and on. for all age ranges. tributors.

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AmericanRadioHistory.Com 'Oldies Biff Collies IT'S NO But Goldies' DREAM! Discography Additions THE Artist & Title Label No DION AND THE BELMONTS Jimmy Dean recovering from severe ankle bruise from arena SHERIFF I Wonder Why/Teenangel Laurie 3013 incident at Astrodome for Houston's Stock Show & Rodeo. Hob- No One Knows/ bled through a week of happy days for patrons at the Carousel I Can't Go On Laurie 3015 Theatre, West Covina (L. A. suburb) ...Billy Armstrong, after HAS Don't Pity Me/Just You Laurie 3021 Teenager In Love/ receiving the Academy's Award for "Best Fiddler" for the sec- I've Cried Before Laurie 3027 ond consecutive year, collapsed on stage of the Beverly Hilton's Every Little ThingI Do/ Grand Ballroom while guest -performing at the after -show dance. ANOTHER Lover's Prayer Laurie 3035 Where Or When/ At presstime no report on Billy's condition .. .Final total tab That's My Desire Laurie 3044 showed packed house for the gala awards show. It looked like When You Wish Upon A Star/ an L.A.-Nashville function, with so many Music City tradespeople HIT Wonderful Girl Laurie 3052 in town for both the awards and the NARM Convention. In the In The Still Of The Night/ A Funny Feeling Laurie 3059 full week's schedule, published in Record World last week, Coun- CHRIS BARBER try Music Association's Hal Neeley packaged a Petite Fleur/Wildcat BluesLaurie 3022 sparkling presentation to the record merchan- THE MYSTICS Hushabye/Adam & Eve Laurie 3028 disers of the value and practical use of coun- IVO ROBIC try music records as an important element in Morgen/Ay Paloma Laurie 3033 the harvesting of the Cold Hard Cash of Life. ROCCO GRANATA LorneGreeneM.C.-HostedtheCountry Marina/Manuela Laurie 3041 DION Awards show, "Celluloid Cowboy," produced Lonely Teenager/ by Biff Collie, staged by Phil Bondelly, written Little Miss Blue Laurie 3070 Biff Collie by Nancy & Charlie Williams, conducted by Somebody Nobody Wants/ Carl Cotner, research & special material by Could Somebody Take My Place Tonight Laurie 3101 Johnny Bond & Gordon Calcote, and stage manager was Tony Runaround Sue/ Wiggins. Runaway Girl Laurie 3110 Buck Owens' entire troupe was forced to miss the awards show Wanderer/The Majestic Laurie 3115 due to conflict in booking schedules and a late change in the date Lovers Who Wander/ Born To Cry Laurie 3123 of the awards show. Little Diane/Lost For Sure Laurie 3134 Bea Terry's Rondo Music scored six releases in six weeks with 'FAR Love Came To Me/ such asEddy Arnold, Hank Snowet al ...Cliffie Stonerepeated Little Girl Laurie 3145 a pubbery winner in the academy with his Central Songs . . . Sandy/Faith Laurie 3153 THE JARAMELS Terran Bowie Music promoting Jim Reeves' "I Won't Come In A Little Bit Of Soap/The Way While He's There," "Would You Believe," Donna Fargo, Judy You Look Tonight Laurie 3098 Lynn's new "Little Shoes" for Musicor, and a soon -to be released you BOBBY GOLDSBORO Columbia release for Linda Gail Lewis, "Until Then." Molly/Honey Baby Laurie 3148 THE CHIFFONS He's So Fine/Oh My LoveLaurie 3152 One Fine Day/ MAILBAG: Why Am ISo Shy Laurie 3179 A Love So Fine/ Mike Hoyer-WHO-Des Moines #1 is the "Fugitive." He's the "TOO Only My Friend Laurie 3195 biggest nightime thing around country this season (1040 K.C.) Nobody Knows What's Goin' . .. Ole Trosberg, Popic Productions, Copenhagen, Denmark, re- On (In My Mind But Me)/ ports an "Opry-Styled show" in Stockholm on April 21. Ole pub- Did You Ever Go Steady Laurie 3301 MUCH Sweet Talkin' Guy/Did You lishes monthly Western bulletin to country fans in Europe, does Ever Go Steady Laurie 3340 weekly radio show for radio Sweden, utilizing open end inter- GERRY & THE PACEMAKERS view artist tracks, splicing together for a "live" sound. .. Bob TO Don't Let The Sun Catch You Dodson, longtime "Big Daddy" at KURV-Edinburg, Texas, reports Crying/Away From You Laurie 3251 You'll Never Walk Alone/ GH IV's "Urge For Going" his #2 record this week, with Jim How Do You Do It Laurie 3261 Reeves' "I Won't Come In" #1. .. Tex Davis, Carolina Charlie DREAM Jambalaya/I LikeIt Laurie 3271 and company still celebrating their "millionth" at WCMS Radio- You You You/ Norfolk.Boy, what a fantastic contribution George Crump's I'llBe There Laurie 3279 Ferry Cross The Mersey/ fellas have made to our country scene in these 10 or so years LAST Pretend Laurie 3284 of saturating the Tidewater with "Downtown Country"...Billy It's Gonna Be Alright/ Parker, KFMJ-Tulsa, turns a good hand of country and is one Skinny Minnie Laurie 3293 of the most active of all d.j.-entertainers. Billy records, writes THE BARBARIANS NIGHT" Are You A Boy Or Are You and promotes country... Jimmy Dean's raising pigs in Edmund - A Girl/Take It Or Leave It Laurie 3308 son (It's a suburb of Plainview). Did you see him on the "Daniel M-72656 GERRY & THE PACEMAKERS Boone Show" March 2? If he wants, he can have a Western TV Girl On A Swing/The Way series. Really smooth and very believable. Knocked me out! Latest Hit LP You Look Tonight Laurie 3354 THE ROYAL GUARDSMEN Snoopy Vs. The Red Baron/ Artist & Title Label No. Artist & Title Label No. "UNMITIGATED I Needed You Laurie 3366 A Night With Daddy "G" Dear Lady Twist/ THE FIVE DISCS Pt.1 Legrand 1004 Havin' So Much Fun Legrand 1015 I Remember/The World Is STREET FIVE Twist, Twist, Senora/ GALL" A Beautiful Place Rust 5027 A Night With Daddy "G" Pt.II Food Of Love Legrand 1018 MG-21110/SR-61110 RANDY AND THE RAINBOWS GARY (U.S.) BONDS THE MUSTANGS Denise/Come Back Rust 5059 Not Me/GiveMe One Dartell Stomp/ DEAN AND JEAN More Chance Legrand 1005 Lazy Love Providence 401 D.J.'s write: Tra La La La Suzy/I Love Quarter To Three/ THE MEGATRONS 'Or FARON YOUNG ENTERPRISES * The Sumertime Rust 5067 Time Ole Story Legrand 1008 Velvet Waters,/ 1314 Pine Street Hey Jean, Hey Dean,/ School Is Out Legrand 1009 The Merry Piper Audicon 101 Nashville, Tennessee Please Don't Tell Me NowRust 5075 School Is In/ ************************ DADDY "G" AND THE CHURCH Trip To The Moon Legrand 1012 (Continued on page 48)

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AmericanRadioHistory.Com Academy Votes COUNTRY SINGLEC.] `Country Man of the Year' REVIEWS Ink/ft Haggard, Mize, Bonnie Guitar, SAM'S PLACE (Blue Book, BMI) Buck, Ken Nelson, Collie Win DON'T EVER TELL ME GOODBYE (Blue Book, BMI) HOLLYWOOD - A sellout BUCK OWENS AND -Capitol 5865. crowd of more than 1,100 were Terrific new cut frcm Buck will leap to the top of the charts.jammed into the International All about a nifty hang-out. Ballroom of the Beverly Hilton Hotel the evening of March 6 CONSCIENCE KEEP AN EYE ON ME (Piccolo, BMI) to watch Dean Martin walk STILL (Moss Rose, BMI) away with the top award at NORMA JEAN-RCA Victor 47-9157. thesecondannualAcademy The lovable Norma Jean has a new disk, which will register as of Country/Western Music one of her biggest. Straight and appealing ballad. Awards' show. The singer/actor was named YOU TOOK HIM OUT OF MY HANDS (Central, BMI) " Man of the DOES YOUR HEART BEAT FOR ME (Mills, ASCAP) Year" by the Academy to high-WINNERS - Dean Martin's clan, light the festivities. daughters Claudia, right, and PATSY CLINE-Decca 25712. Among the 20 other awardsDina, left,accepted theCountry One of the country great gals weeps a tear on this cut andpresented were "Top FemaleMusic "Man of the Year" award listeners will cry and buy along. Vocalist," Bonnie Guitar, andwhich was presented to their fa- "TopMaleVocalist,"Merlether at the Academy of Country/ AS LONG AS I LOVE YOU (Combine, BMI) Haggard, and "Band Leader WesternMusic'ssecondannual awards show. With thegirlsis I CAN'T FACE YOU (Cramart, BMI) and Band," Buck Owens and Jimmy Bowen, Martin's A&R BARBARA HERALD-MGM 13676. his Buckaroos. producer. New country girl in town. Nicely -spun out torch should get her Haggard and vocalist Billy Mize shared individual honorsGroup." plenty of reaction. with two awards each. Mize "Song of the Year" award ACTIONS SPEAK LOUDER THAN WORDS (Henley,BMI) was named "Favorite Televi-went to "Apartment #9," com- sionPersonality" and "Mostposed by Bobby Austin, Fuzzy THE CROWD IS GETTING SMALLER (Henley, BMI) Promising Male Vocalist"Owen and Johnny Paycheck. RON MANNING-Owe Man 113. while Haggard was sharing aCathy Taylor took honors as This fellow is wondering whether hisloveloves him onasecond award with hiswife,"Most Promising Female Vo- pretty and simple country ditty. Could click. Bonnie Owens, for "Top Vocal (Continued from page 46) ..:-:.:-:..:-:-:-:-:-:..:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:..:-:-:..:-:..:-:-:-:..:..:...:-:-:-:-:-:-:..:-:-:-:-:-... HARDLY ANYMORE (Acuff -Rose, BMI) ... x .:. PICKIN' UP THE PIECES (Stringtown, BMI) ..:. ...ii THE BIG HIT SHIRLEY MEL TOA-K-Ark 732. , Attractive ballad chanted by country lass with forthright, sweet : FROM THE delivery. .!.

...i... LITTLE TEXAN ..;.. , GOTTA GO HOME (Cedarwood, BMI) .:. x .i. YOU ARE THAT SOMETHING (Metric, BMI) x , t ..,. JOHN CARVER-Imperial 66234. , ....,. The beat and the swing are oh -so -easy and the lyric is compell-, ing; so John's wax should connect...... xi , , .!. THE TIES THAT BIND (Dempsey -Window,BMI)

STEPPING OUT ON YOU (Moss Rose,BMI) .i: MAC CURTIS-Tower 319. Pretty country song with smooth, irresistible rendition fromi: Mac. One to keep an eye on and ear to.

I'M GONNA ROAST YOUR DUCK (Glad,BMI) WHERE'S MY LOVE (Glad, BMI) :. RICKY SEARS-Musicor 1231. Upbeat and humorous tune socked out by Ricky. Fellow tells his girl to play it honest or else. Willie Nelsonf. ISHOULD GET AWAY AWHILE (FROM YOU) (Cedarwood, BMI) MIGHTY DAY (Sure Fire, BMI) CARL SMITH-Columbia 4-44034. "THE PARTY'S OVER" Here's a fellow who always finds a good song and always sings it effectively. Another score. RCA 9100 THERE YOU GO (Acuff -Rose, BMI) .t.: RCA VICTOR D.J. samples available GIVE ME A SWEETHEART (Acuff -Rose, BMI) is The most trusted name in sound Faron Young Building SANDY MASON-Hickory 1442. 1314 Pine Street Bittersweet country ballad has newcomer Sandy showing off her Nashville, Tenn. considerable singing prowess.

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AmericanRadioHistory.Com Country Academy Awards (Continued from page 45) [0] DISK calist." Drums, Jerry Wiggins; Bass, JOCKEY "Best A&R Producer" awardBob Morris; Fiddle, Billy Arm- went to Ken Nelson forthestrong;Piano, Billy Liebert; REPORTS second straight year. Band leader/Band, Buck Owens; In addition to narrator LorneMost Promising Vocal Group, BOOTS BARNES KLAK-Denver, Colo. Greene and many other celebri-Bob Morris & Faye Hardin; WTUF-Mobile, Alabama 1. Urge For Going (George Hamilton IV) 1 Where Does The Goodtimes Go 2. Waltz That Never Ends (Rex Allen) tiesaspresentors,sevenofTop Vocal Group, Bonnie (Buck Owens) 3. Cold Hard Facts Of Life (Porter Wagoner) 2. Walk Through This World 4. Gone On The Other Hand (Glaser Bros.) country music's favoriteper-Owens/; Most (George Jones) 5. Walk Through This World With Me formers entertained during thePromisingFemale Vocalist, 3.I Won't Come In (Jim Reeves) (George Jones) 4. Losers Cathedral (David Houston) 6. Hurt Her Once For Me (Wilburn Bros.) festivities:Sons of thePio-Cathy Taylor; Most Promising 5. Someone Told My Story (Merle Haggard) 7. Hula Love (Hank Snow) neers, Tex Ritter, , 6. The Urge For Going (Geo. Hamilton) 8. Tears Will Be The Chaser (Wanda Jackson) Male Vocalist, Billy Mize; Ra- 7. Anything Your Heart Desires 9. Town That Never Sleeps (Charlie Walker) Bonnie Guitar, Tex Williams,dio Personality, (Tie) Biff Col- (Billy Walker) 10. Lonely Again (Eddy Arnold) 8. IDon't Want To Be With Me CKKW-Kitchener, Ontario Sheb Wooley and Roger Miller.lie/Bob Kingsley; TV Person- (Conway Twitty) 1. Where Does The Good Times Go The winners: ality,BillyMize;Publisher, 9. No Tears My Lady () (Buck Owens) 10. There Goes My Everything (Jack Greene) 2.I Never Had The One I Wanted Talent Management/BookingCentralSongs;Song ofthe KPIG-Colorado Springs, Colo. (Claude Gray) 1. Walk Through This World With Me 3. Don't Come Home A 'Drinkin' Agent, Jack McFadden; Club,Year, "Apartment 0" ; Top Fe- (George Jones) (Loretta Lynn) Palomino; A&R Producer, Kenmale Vocalist, Bonnie Guitar; 2.I Won't Come In While He's There 4. Fugitive (Merle Haggard) (Jim Reeves) 5. Once () Nelson;Lead Guitar, JimmyTop Male Vocalist, Merle Hag- 3. Where Does The God Times Go 6. Walk Through This World With Me (Buck Owens) (George Jones) Bryant;SteelGuitar,(Tie) gard; and C&W Man of the 4. Green River (Wayless Jennings) 7. Unmitigated Gall (Faron Young) Ralph Mooney/Tom Brumley;Year, Dean Martin. 5. Once (Ferlin Husky) 8. Happy Tracks (Kenny Price) 6. Dropping Out Of Sight (Jimmy Newman) 9. Mr. Shorty (Marty Robbins) 7. Stamp Out Loneliness (Stonewall Jackson) 10. Love Makes The World Go Around It The Fugitive (Merle Haggard) (Kitty Wells) 9.I Never Had The One I Wanted WJAB-Portland, Maine (Claude Gray) 1. Where Does The Good Times Go 10.I Dream Too Big (Carl Belew) (Buck Owens) WELE-Daytona Beach,Fla. 2. Loser's Cathedral (David Houston) 1. Where Does The Good Times Go 3. Hula Love (Hank Snow) (Buck Owens) 4. Don't Put Your Hands On Me 2. Oh, Woman (Nat Stuckey) (Lorene Mann) 3. Once (Ferlin Huskey) 5. The Real Thing (Billy Grammer) 4. Can't Take It No Longer 6. Little Things Girls Should Know (Hank Williams, Jr.) (Claude King) 5.I Won't Come In While He's There 7.I Can't Take It No Longer (Hank Williams) (Jim Reeves) 8. There'll Be No Teardrops Tonite 6. A Wanderin' Man (Jeannie Seeley) (H. Williams, Sr.) 7. Urge For Going (George Hamilton IV) 9. There Goes My Everything (J. Greene) 8. Fuel To The Flame (Skeeter Davis) 10.I Won't Come In (Jim Reeves) 9. Words I'll Have To Eat (Bill Phillips) RED SHIPLEY 10. Cold Hard Facts Of Life (Porter Wagoner) WKCW-Warrenton,Va. WSLS-Roanoke, Virginia 1. I'm A Lonesome Fugitive (Merle Haggard) I.Fuel To The Flame (S. Davis) 2. Where Does The Good Times Go 2.It's Such A Pretty World (W. Steward) (Buck Owens) 3. IDon't Want To Be With Me (C. Twiny) 3. Loser's Cathedral (David Houston) 4.All Of Me Belongs To You (H. Cochran) 4.I Won't Come In While He's There 5. ICan't Take It No Longer (Jim Reeves) (Hank Williams, Jr.) 5. Walk Through This World (George Jones) Nothing Is Bad As Feeling Lonely 6. Get While The Gettin's Good (J. Sea) (Bill Anderson) 7. Sweet Misery (J. Dean) 7. There Goes My Everything (Jack Greene) R. Drifting Apart (W. Mack) 8. Stamp Out Loneliness (Stonewall Jackson) 9. Get While The Getiin's Good (B. Anderson) 9. Cold Hard Facts Of Life (Porter Wagoner) AT COUNTRY MUSIC ACADEMY AWARDS -From left,Merle 10. Urge For Going (G. Hamilton, IV) 10. Tears Will Be A Chaser For Your Wine JACK RENO (Wanda Jackson) Haggard's mother, accepting her son's award as Best Male Vocalist; WXCL-Peoria,Illinois WSEN-Syracuse, N. Y. Bonnie Guitar, Best Female Vocalist;Presentor EddieAlbert; and 1. There Goes My Everything (Jack Greene) 1. Loser's Cathedral (David Houston) 2. Dumb Blonde () 2. Words I'm Gonna Have To Eat Presentress Minnie Pearl. 3. Stamp Out Loneliness (Stonewall Jackson) (Bill Phillios) 4. Just Between You And Me (Charlie Pride) 3. Urge For Going (George Hamilton IV) S.I Won't Come In While He's There 4. Gone On The Other Hand (Tempel Glazer) (Jim Reeves) 5. Mabel (Skeets McDonald) Rumor Unconfirmed Green Exits SESAC 6. Get While The Gettin's Good 6. Stamp Out Loneliness (Stonewall Jackson) (Bill Anderson) 7. Heavy Tracks (Ken Price) NASHVILLE - In regard to NASHVILLE - Lloyd Green, 7. My Kind Of Love (Dave Dudley) 8. Walk Thru This World (George Jones) 8. Fugitive (Merle Haggard) 9. The Fugitive (Merle Haggard) the rumor that isone of the top steel guitarists 9. Country Boys Dream () 10.I'll Come Runnin' (Connie Smith) on the local front and for the 10. Dropping Out Of Sight (Jimmy Newman) leaving RCA Victor, there has DICK LYNN BOBBY DAY been no further word. Chet waspast two years Administrative KSMK-Kennewick, Wash. WEXL-Detroit, Mich. 1. Where Does The Good Times Go 1. Country Boy's Dream (C. Perkins)) Assistantto Roy Drusky at 2. Loser's Cathedral (D. Houston) unavailable at press time for (Buck Owens) 3. Happy Tracks (Kenny Price) SESAC's local offices, has re- 2.I Never Had The One I Wanted comment, but hisgirl friday (Claude Gray) 4.I Won't Come In While He's There signed his post to devote' more (Jim Reeves) Mary Lynch was completely un- 3.I Won't Come In While He's There 5. Get While The Gettin's Good time to his career as a musi- (Jim Reeves) (Bill Anderson) aware of any truth in the ru- 4. You Beat AllIEver Saw () 6. Walk Thru This World (George Jones) cian. No immediate replacement 5. Cold Hard Facts Of Life 7. Fuct:fiY. (M. Hansard) mors. (Porter Wagoner) has been announced. 6. It's Such A Pretty World Today 8. Gone On The Other Hand (Glaser Bros.) (Wynn Stewart) 9. Where Does The Good Times Go 7. Don't Wipe The Tears You Cry For Him (Buck Owens) On My Clean White Shirt (Tommy Collins) 10. Fuel To The Flame (S. Davis) BREAKING FOR A HIT! Clements Resigns BMI 8. Off And On (Charlie Louvin) RAYMOND L. LINN 9. The Fugitive (Merle Haggard) WOLA-Jackson, Michigan NASHVILLE -, 10. Don't Come Home A Drinkin' 1. Where Does The Good Times Go (Loretta Lynn) (Buck Owens) one of the more successful pro- WYSI-Ypsilanti, Mich. 2. I'm A Lonesome Fugitive (Merle Haggard) Jimmy Dee ducers and writers, has sent a I.I Won't Come In While He's There 3. Get While The Gettin's Good (Jim Reeves) (Bill Anderson) letter of resignation to BMI. 2. The Cold Hard Facts (Porter Wagoner) 4. Stamp Out Loneliness (Stonewall Jackson) The resignation date is slated 3. These Words I'm Gonna Have To Eeat 5. Words I'm Gonna Have To Eat "NAGGIN" " (Bill Phillips) (Bill Phillips) for April 115,at which time 4. Gotta Get While The Gettin's Good 6. Heart We Did All We Could b/w (Bill Anderson) () Clement is asking withdrawal 5. Where Does The Good Times Go 7. A Loser's Cathedral (David Houston) of his entire BMI catalog of (Buck Owens) 8. Your Hands (Johnny Dollar) "YOU FOR ME" 6. Drifting Apart (Warner Mack) 9. Don't Let Me Keep You (Jenny Jamison) songs from Broadcast Music, 7. Just Between You And Me (Charlie Pride) 10. It's Such A Pretty World Today Trail 100 Inc. 8. Walk Thru This World (George Jones) (Wynn Stewart) 9. Once (Ferlin Huskey) KAGT-Anacortes, Wash. 10. Road To Recovery (Stonewall Jackson) 1.I Don't Want To Be With Me KLPR-Oklahoma City, Okla. (Conway Twitty) After C/W Material 1. Walk Through This World With Me 2. Your Baby's Got A Brand New Baby (George Jones) (Della Rae) HOLLYWOOD-Uni Records, 2. You Can Have Her (Jim Edward Brown) 3. Happy Tracks (Kenny Price) TRAIL RECORDS 3. Lonely Again (Eddy Arnold) 4. The Fugitive (Merle Haggard) Box 414 releasing JohnnyBooth's"I 4.I Come Home A Drinkin' (Jack Webb) 5. Where Does The Good Times Go 5. IDon't Want To Be With Me (Buck Owens) Madison, Tenn. Think I Can," recorded under (Conway Twitty) 6. Front Door, Back Door (Jan Cruchfield) label A&R chief Cliffie Stone, 6. Cockfight (Archie Campbell) 8. Hang On Heart (Don Adams) Nat. Dist. by -SOUND OF NASHVILLE 7. Goodby City, Goodby Girl (Webb Pierce) 8. Imagine Me (Billy Mize) is looking for country masters 8. Any Old Way You Do () 9. Fishing On The Mississippi (Bob Morris) 9. Jackson (J. Cash & J. Carter) 10. Why Do IPut Up With You and artists. 10. Sweet Misery (Jimmy Dean) (Ferlin Husky)

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AmericanRadioHistory.Com Wheeler, Wilburn Pact Set NASHVILLE - Billy Eddrestricted to song -writing and Country LP Reviews Wheeler, Kapp Records' artist,recording,however.Hehas and Buz Wilburn jointly an-seven plays and two musicals nounce the signing of an artist -already to his credit. He also JIMMY DEAN IS HERE! manager contract naming Wil-haswritten, directedand burnpersonalmanagerforstarred ina movie. He justRCA Victor LPM/LSP 3727. Wheeler'svariedartisticin-finished a book of poetry, "West The Dean fellow has put together a terests. of Virginia." dozen appealing songs and hesings Billy Edd, songwriter for art- them the robust, meaningful way his ists such as , Last year,Billy Edddis-fans like. "Stand Beside Me," "If the Johnny Cash, , thecovered and produced a newWhole World Stopped Lovin'," "I Got New Christy Minstrels, Joancountrystar,LeroyPullins,Your Word (You Got Mine)," etc. Baez, Judy Henske, Johnny Sea,whose first effort, "I'm a Nut," Bobby Darin, the Greenwoodhit both the national pop and County Singers and others alsocountry charts and won him a hit it big recently with his ownGrammy nomination. He lives CLASSICAL COUNTRY recordingof"Ode To Thein Swannanoa, N. C., where hisTHE BILLY SHERRILL QUINTET-Epic Little Brown Shack Out Back."Sleepy Hollow Music Corp. isLN 24232; BN 26232. Scoring high in both the popalso located. Billy Sherrill has cannily and attrac- and country fields, this song is Buz Wilburn willcontinuetively arranged this collection of Buck now considered a valid piece ofhis office at 719 17th Ave. So.,Owens tunes so that they will appeal to Americana and is sung by art-Nashville. Wilburn's office willa broad spectrum of the buying public. ists all over the world. also represent Sleepy HollowIt's country, yet it'sclassical, yet it's Billy Edd's activities are notMusic Corp. pop and it'sall good. "Cryin' Time," "Together Again."

Acuff-Rose Grabs Heavy Disk Activity Acuff -Rose Publications, cur- Sherry Grooms, and at the same WILMA BURGESS-Decca DL(7 )4852. recently riding at the top of the *I STY time negotiated release of the One of the favorite and most consist- PL' JE charts with the Casinos' singlediskon ABC -Paramount Rec-ent of the country thrushes in another of "Then You Can Tell Meords. sure-fire album. "Misty Blue" is only Goodbye" on the Fraternity la- one of the major attractions. Others in- bel,ispushing aheadinthe Hot Master clude "Four Walls," "There Goes My drive initiated at the start of One of the hottest masters ofEverything," "The Tip of My Fingers." this year to acquire new andthe moment carries Acuff -Rose's stronger song activity on a va-"Have a Happy Happy Time." riety of labels. Cut by chanter Tom Dooley for Inlinewith the campaign,the Hickory label, the tune is Bob McCluskey, assistant to thegettingstrongplayinthe To Acuff -Rose James Joins Welk president of Acuff -Rose, left last northwest, south, and east and, Les Ledo, writer of "Cotton week for a full week of contact NASHVILLE-Sonny James, inaddition,receivedseveralCandy," a hit for Al Hirt sev-Capitol Records star, has been work with both major and indie trade pickslast week.Botheral seasons ago, has signed an labels. It was noted meanwhile signed for an appearance on "Top Secret" and "So Fine,"exclusive songwriting contractthe Lawrence Welk TV show that Acuff -Rose will have theback-to-back on 'with Acuff -Rose Publications, Casinos' next release on Harry onABC-TV,announceshis latest Hickory single, are alsoaccordingto WesleyRose,manager, Bob Neal. James will Carlson's Cincinnati -based label.Acuff -Rose copyrights. President. The group's current hit is being tape the appearanceinlate picked up for substantial LP re- The firm is equally as strong March, and the show is sched- in the country field, with chart uled to be on the air April 15. cording activity as well. items by Don Gibson and Stu SROwens The firm has just come up "Sonnyplans tofeature with its fourth consecutive sin-Phillips on Victor and by Frank Ifield and Bob Luman on Hick- `NeedYou,'hiscurrenthit, gle by Sam the Sham and theory. Also on Hickory is a new plus other selections on this Pharaohs (and the Shamettes)Acuff -Rose song by Ernie Ash- first appearance that he has entitled"That'sGood,That'sworth entitled "Just An Empty made on the Welk show," Neal Bad." The first three of the re- said.This appearance points cent MGM discs by Sam thePlace." out a trend on the Welk show Sham were all written by the The pubbery is also plugging in which several country art- lateRonnieBlackwell,young"Straight To Helen," by Bobbi ists have been featured in re- Coast Cleffer who was killed inStaff on Victor; "Hollow cent months. an auto accident last year. HisWords," by Burl Ives on Decca; widow was presented with a"Bonaparte's Retreat," by Roddy Gold Record award for the song,Bristol on Victor; and "Ram- "L'il Red Riding Hood." Sam'sbling Man," by Ray Penning-Buck Owens is shown being pre- Carter Denies Rumor newest is the work of (Ronnie'ston on Capitol. sented a bouquet offlowers at brother) Dwayne Blackwell, also Tokyo International Airport upon NASHVILLE - The reported an Acuff -Rose writer. his arrival. The "Bakersfield Tiger" rumors of Fred Carter, Jr. re- Another on MGM Records is played to SRO houses during hissigning as local A & R Direc- Roy Orbison's most recent re- Austin to Stone tour, accompanied by his band, thetor of ABC -Paramount Records lease,"So Good," penned for Cliffie Stone Productions an- Buckaroos (, Wayne Wil-have been completely denied by Acuff -Rose by Orbison and co -nounces the signing of Bobby son,TomBrumleyandWillie the local musician. Carter said Austin to an exclusive manage-Cantu),plushis manager Jack writer Bill Dees. On the West McFadden and his A&R man, Kenthat there was "no truth what- Coast Valiant label, Acuff -Rosement agreement and bookingNelson. While in Tokyo, Buck andsoever" to the rumors and that hasthepublishingfor"Badcontract. Austin's follow-up tohis globe trotting crew recorded amany new artistsare being News" by theFastest Group"Apartment 0," on Capitol, islive "in person" LP at Koseinen-signed to the label's C & W di- Alive. The firm also grabbed the"Cupid'sLastArrow"b/wkin Hall, comparable to America'svision and things are beginning tune "Night Fall" by thrush"Mary's Merry -Go -Round." Carnegie Hall. "to swing."

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AmericanRadioHistory.Com Stations Note TOP COUNTRY /17 NASHVILLE Thefirstquestionnaires were sent out last week for the Country Music Associ- LP'S REPORT ation, Radio Station Roster. This Last Wks. on 111:11k. Wk. Wk. Chart CMA requests stations com- Mar. 18 Mar. 11 By PAUL PERRY 1 2OPEN UP YOUR HEART 9 plete and return it as soon Buck Owens- Local studios these days are recording C & W material as as possible to make this 1967 Capitol T-2640: ST -2640 strong as the March winds and much more commercial. Just listup-to-dateand accurate. 2 1 THERE GOES MY EVERYTHING 12 about everyone agrees that the calibre of songs hitting the turn- Jack Greene- tables and charts currently are the best ever ... there are many Decca DL -4828: DL -74828 3 3 TOUCH MY HEART examples. Oldies Ray Price- Thurston Moore's Heather Enterprizes, 3285 South Wadsworth Columbia CL -2606: CS -9406 Discography 4 4TWO FOR THE SHOW 7 Blvd., Denver, Colo. 80227, this past week introduced a new item Wilburn Bros.- in their long list of C & W publication materials. The Country (Continued from page44.i Decca 01-4824: DL -74824 5 5 SOMEBODY LIKE ME 14 Music Staroscope. The large, round, wheel -like feature has a host Artist & Title Label No. Eddy Arnold-RCA Victor of top C & W stars around it clock -wise, and when you spin THE PASSIONS LPM-3715: LSP-3715 the wheel four things about the artist appear: The label they Just To Be With You/ 6 6 WITH ALL MY HEART record for, their address, birthplace and birthday which includes Oh Melancholly Me Audicon 102 AND SOUL 4 I Only Want You/ Dottie West-RCA Victor LPM-3693: LSP-3693 the year they were born. The Staroscope is being sold on many ThisIs My Love Audicon 105 7 8 NASHVILLE REBEL 10 of the nation's C & W stations. Gloria/Jungle Drums Audicon 106 -RCA Victor Buddy Lee of Aud-Lee Attractions has announced the addition THE DIMENSIONS LPM-3618: LSP-3618 of Ralph Emery to the huge Hank Williams, Jr. Over The Rainbow/ 8 9 MY HEART'S IN THE Nursery Rhyme Rock Mohawk 116 COUNTRY 8 show, part-time. Emery will be leaving his THE HITMAKERS Skeeter Davis-RCA Victor local TV and radio shows with WSM occasion- Chapel Of Love/Cool LPM-3667: LSP-3667 ally to book out with the Williams, Jr. show. School Original Sound Records 06-01 9 7 THE BEST OF SONNY KNIGHT SONNY JAMES 17 Emery's next ABC-Paarmount release isex- Once In A While/School's Capitol T-2615: ST -2615 pected in about three weeks. And heads turned Out Original Sound Records 0S-02 10 10 YOURS SINCERELY 16 a -plenty at the recent Grammy presentations PRESTON EPPS Jim Reeves-RCA Victor Bongo Rock/Bongo LPM-3618: LSP-3618 here when Emery showed up with ex-wife 11 11 Party Original Sound Records OS -04 SWINGING DOORS 20 Merle Haggard- Skeeter Davis as his date. Bongo Bongo Bongo/ Paul Perry Capitol T-2585: ST -2585 Claude Gray and all the Graymen are set Hully Gully 12 13 UNMITIGATED GALL 5 Bongo Original Sound Records OS -09 Faron Young- for show dates from one side of the country to the other this Bongo In The Congo/Bongo Mercury MG -2110: SR -6110 month. Claude's new album, his first for Decca, is due for right - Shuffle Original Sound Records06-14 13 12 NAT STUCKEY SINGS 10 away release. To be titled "I Never Had the One I Wanted," SANDY NELSON Paula LP -2192 no doubt. Teen Beat/Big 14 11 THISIBELIEVE 4 Jump Original Sound Records06-05 Bobby Bare-RCA Victor With Waylon Jennings' new RCA Victor album, "Waylon Sings LPM-3688: LSP-3688 THE JAGUARS 15 15TEARDROP LANE Ole Harlan," on its way out this week and with a new single, Thinking Of You/Look Into My Ned Miller- "Mental Revenge," already out, comes the announced title of Eyes Original Sound Records OS -06 Capitol T-2586: ST -2586 / The 16 28 LONELY AGAIN 2 Waylon's next long play coming this summer.The reported City Zoo Original Sound Records R -dell 11 Eddy Arnold-RCA Victor title: "Love of the Common People." LITTLE BOBBY REY LPM-3753: LSP-3753 Rockin "1" Bells/ 17 20 DOWNTOWN COUNTRY 4 Leroy and Sue Van Dyke are going over names these days with Connie Smith-RCA Victor the expectations of a new addition to the family within the next Corrido De Aulde Lang LPM-3725: LSP-3725 Syne Original Sound Records 0S-08 18 24 GEORGE JONES' couple of weeks. Leroy's uptown C & W night club act and show THE PENGUINS GOLDEN HITS 2 is constantly working and is one of the most sought-after units Memories Of El Monte/Be United Artists in the business. Mine Original Sound Records OS -27 UAL -3532: UAS-6532 Congrats are in store for Mr. and Mrs. Bob Tubert on the ar- THE SKYLINERS 19 29 DON'T COME HOME Since I Don't Have You/ A' DRINKIN' 2 rival of their 6 lb. 3 oz. daughter Shara Demetriss. Bob is the One Night One Loretta Lynn- very successful song author and mom is artist Demetriss Tapp. Night Original Sound Records OS -35 Decca DL -4842: DL -74842 I'll Be Seeing You/Pennies From 20 25 SOUL OF A CONVICT 2 Colorful C & W record man Happy Wilson is recuperating in Heaven Original Sound Records OS -36 Porter Wagoner-RCA Victor LPM-3683: LSP-3683 Madison Hospital, room 301, here from a bleeding ulcer condi- This I Swear/It Happened 21 19 YOU AIN'T WOMAN tion. Hap is local rep for the giant Central Songs Publishing Today Original Sound Records05-37 THE JEWELS ENOUGH 24 Company as well as the hubby of Columbia's Marion Worth. Loretta Lynn- Hap's noted for his writing of the Little Jimmy Dickens hit of Hearts Of Stone/Oh Yes Decca DL -4783: DL -74783 I Know Original Sound Records 0S-38 22 16 HAPPINESS IS YOU 20 some years back, "Sleeping at the Foot of the Bed." HANDSOME JIM BALCOM Johnny Cash- The Wilburn Brothers, Teddy, Doyle, Lester and Leslie, have Corrido Rock Part I/ Columbia CL -2537: CS -9337 bought a spot of ground on Record Row's 17th Avenue South Garrido Rock 23 23 LEAVIN' TOWN 21 PartII Original Sound Records ST -07 Waylon Jennings-RCA Victor LPM-3620 from Columbia Records on which to construct a $150,000 three DOBIE GRAY LSP-3620 story office complex to house their rapidly expanding Wil-Helm Look At Me/Walkin' And 24 26 LOOK INTO MY Whistlin'Original Sound Records C-1602 TEARDROPS 3 Booking firm and Sure -Fire Music Company. Conway Twitty- THE HOLLYWOOD PERSUADERS Decca DL -4828: DL -74828 Drums A-Go-Go/Agua 25 14 ALL'SFAIR IN LOVE Lewis; Vocal group: The Mon- Caliente Original Sound Records OS -50 'N' WAR 18 NARM Awards Oldies But Goodies, Vol. 1 Stonewall Jackson- kees; English group: Herman's Columbia CL -2509: CS -9309 Mono OSR-LPM-5001 (Continuedfront page 4) Hermits, The Rolling Stones 26 21 NASHVILLE SOUND OF Oldies But Goodies, Vol. 2 Country/western female vocal-(tie); Rhythm/blues male vo- REDSOVINE 4 ist: Loretta Lynn; Folk artists:calist: James Brown; Rhythm/ Mono OSR-LPM-5003 storday SLP-396 SimonandGarfunkel;Mostblues female vocalist: Dionne Oldies But Goodies, Vol. 3 27 (-) WHERE'D YA STAY Mono OSR-LPM-5004 LAST NIGHT 1 promising male vocalist: LouWarwick; Best original Broad- Oldies But Goodies, Vol. 4 Webb Pierce- Decca DL -4844: DL -74844 Rawls; Most promising female Mono OSR-LPM-5005 way cast album: "Fiddler on 28 (-) ALL OF ME BELONGS vocalist: Nancy Sinatra; Musicthe Roof"; Best-selling movie Oldies But Goodies, Vol. 5 TO YOU 1 personality of the year (Presi-soundtrack: "Doctor Zhivago"; Mono OSR-LPM-5007 Bonnie Owens- dentialawardpresentedbyOrchestra: Lawrence Welk; In- Oldies But Goodies, Vol. 6 Capitol T-2660: ST -2660 Mono OSR-LPM-5011 29 18 BORN TO SING 21 JohnBillinis) : Mantovani;strumental artist: Herb Alpert; Connie Smith-RCA Victor Special award to record execu-Single of the year: "I'm a Be- Oldies But Goodies, Vol. 7 LPM-3628: LSP-3628 tive: George R. Marek; Best-liever" (Monkees); and Album Mono OSR-LPM-5012 30 (-) COUNTRY CHARLIE Oldies But Goodies, Vol. 8 PRIDE 1 sellingjazzartist:Ramseyof the year: "The Monkees." Mono OSR-LPM-5014 RCA Victor LPM-3645: LSP-3645

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AmericanRadioHistory.Com Chalkup another hit for Haggard. Take a story of hard luck and heartbreak, mix with brilliant talent (both writing and singing) and you have a Merle Haggard hit. Or we should say. .. another Merle Haggard hit. His string of winners stretches a Country mile. b/w Loneliness Is Eating Me Alive 5844

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1 3 WHERE DOES THE GOOD 38 41 HE'S GOT A WAY WITH WOMEN 5 TIMES GO 11 Hank Thompson- Buck Owens-Capitol 5811 Warner Bros. 5886 32 I NEVER HAD THE ONE 2 4 I WON'T COME IN WHILE 39 16 HE'S THERE 11 I WANTED Jim Reeves-RCA Victor 9057 Claude Gray-Decca 32039 40 45 BOB 3 3 1 I'M A LONESOME FUGITIVE14 Merle Haggard-Capitol 6811 Willis Bros.-Starday 796 3 4 2 A LOSER'S CATHEDRAL 13 41 53 JACKSON David Houston-Epic 10102 Johnny Cash & June Carter- Columbia 44011 5 6 GET WHILE THE GETTIN'S 42 26 MAMA'S LITTLE JEWEL 14 GOOD 10 Johnny Wright-Decca 32061 Bill Anderson-Decca 32077 43 46 THE TOWN THAT NEVER 6 7 WALK THROUGH THIS WORLD 5 SLEEPS 5 Above, celebrities at Columbia Records' gala cocktail party in Nash- George Jones-Musicor 1226 Charlie Walker-Epic 10118 7 8 COLD HARD FACTS OF LIFE 9 ville recently honoring Bob Johnston, newly appointed Director, Country 44 48YOUR HANDS 6 and Western A&R. From left: Frances Preston, VP, BMI, Johnston; Porter Wagoner-RCA Victor 9067 Johnny Dollar-Dot 16990 Wesley Rose, Prexy of Acuff -Rose Music, Johnston; and, below, Larry 8 12 LONELY AGAIN 7 Eddy Arnold-RCA Victor 9080 45 36 WHAT'S COME OVER MY Baunach, Manager, Administrative Services, A&R, Nashville, host Bill BABY 16 9 15 STAMP OUT LONELINESS 10 Dottie West-RCA Victor 8999 Gallagher, VP, Columbia Label, Johnston, Jack Weidenmann, Director Stonewall Jackson- Administration, A&R. Columbia 43966 46 47I'LL COME RUNNING 4 Connie Smith-RCA Victor 9018 10 5 HAPPY TRACKS 12 Kenny Price-Boone 1051 47 44I DON'T WANT TO BE WITH ME 4 Conway Twitty-Dacca 32081 11 9 THFRr GOES MY EVFRYTHING 24 48 49 CHARLESTOWN RAILROAD 4 Jack Greene-Decca 32023 Bobby B-re-RCA Victor 9098 4 TEARS W11 ILRE A CHASER 49 54ANY OLD WAY YOU DO 12 13 Jan Howard-Decca 32096 FOR YOUR WINE 13 Wanda Jackson-Capitol 5789 50 51 HARDLY ANYMORE 4 Bob Luman-Hickory 1430 13 10 DON'T F'nMF HOME A' DRINKIN' 20 51 55JUST TO BE WHERE YOU ARE 5 Loretto Lynn-Decca 32045 Wilburn Bros.-Decca 32038 52 3 14 14 GREEN RIVER 16 (-) NO TEARS MILADY Waylon Jennings-RCA Victor 9025 Marty Robbins-Columbia 43845 MABEL 10 15 18 PPIFTING APART 8 53 52 Warner Mack-Decca 32082 Skeets McDonald-Columbia 43946 GOODBYE CITY, 16 17 FUEL. TO THE FLAME 10 54 51 Skeeter Davis-RCA Victor 9058 GOODBYE GIRL 4 Webb Pierce-Decca 32098 17 19 URGE FOR GOING 8 Genrne Hamilton IV- 55 59 ANYTHING YOUR HEART RCA Victor 9059 DESIRES 4 18 23 SWEET MISERY 5 Billy Walker-Monument 997 Jimmy Dean-RCA Victor 9091 56 56 I'LL NEVER TELL ON YOU 5 19 20THE REAL THING 11 Rev Drusky & Priscilla Mitchell- stowed in recognition of pro- Billy Grammer-Epic 10103 Mercury 72650 57 60 BLAME IT ON MY DO WRONG 3 Smith Inks fessional achievement as well 20 21 rOUNTRY BOY'S DREAM 16 Carl Perkins-Dollie 505 Del Reeves-United Artists 50128 as outstanding personal char- 58 58 WALKER'S WOODS 7 21 22 DIIMB BLONDE 8 New Col Pact acter. Not only one of Amer- Dolly Parton-Monument 982 Ed Bruce-RCA Victor 9044 59 (-) COCKFIGHT 1 Carl Smith, Country -and -ica's favorite Country singers, 22 34 DON'T PITT YOUR HANDS Archie Champbell- Smithalsoenjoysenormous ON ME 11 RCA Victor 9081 Western singer, has signed a Lorene Mann-RCA Victor 9045 new, exclusivecontract withpopularity in Canada, where he 60 50 THERE OUGHT TO BE A LAW 9 23 11 OH WOMAN 11 Crash Craddock-Chart 1415 Columbia Records. Smith's re-hosts a weekly television pro- Nat Stuckey-Paula 257 61 64 THE PARTY'S OVER 2 cordings willcontinueto begram, "Country Music Hall." 24 30ALL OF ME BELONGS -RCA Victor 9100 supervised by , who is Don Law's arrangement with TO YOU 8 62 61 SWEET THANG 3 Columbia to produce Smith's re- Dick Curless-Tower 306 & Loretta Lynn- now working as an independent Decca 32091 producer in Nashville. cordings is the first the well- 25 27WORDS I'M GONNA HAVE TO EAT 7 63 63 WALK ME TO THE STATION 6 Since 1950, when the Tennes-known A&R man has made Bill Phillips-Decca 32074 Stu Phillips-RCA Victor 9066 since leaving Columbia recent- see -born singer first joined the 26 28 LOVE MAKES THE WORLD 64 65 I THREW AWAY THE ROSE 2 Columbia roster, he has beenly after 41 years with the com- GO AROUND 6 Merle Haggard-Capitol 5844 Kitty Wells-Decca 32088 a consistent seller. His hits, allpany. 65 66 BIRMINGHAM 3 producedbyLaw,havein- 27 29YOU CAN HAVE HER 6 Tommy Collins-Columbia 43972 Jim Edward Brown- cluded suchsinglesas "Mr. Columbia 43845 66 I-) FIFTEEN DAYS 2 Moon," "Let's Live a Little," Jones Month Wilma Burgess-Decca 32105 28 33 I DIDN'T JUMP THE FENCE 8 Red Sovine-Starday 792 67 73 WHEN IT'S OVER 2 "If Teardrops Were Pennies," Musicor Records has tabbed Jeannie Seely-Monument 999 "IOverlookedanOrchid,"April as "George Jones Month." 29 16 JUST BETWEEN YOU AND ME 15 Country Charlie Pride- 68 68 ALL OF ME BELONGS TO YOU 3 "Hey Joe!" and "Man With a Originally, March had been Hank Cochran-Monument 994 Plan." Smith is currently repre- RCA Victor 9000 designated as the time for the 30 34 NEED YOU 4 69 62 THE ONLY THINGI WANT 5 sented on the country albummonth -long promotion and mer- Sonny James-Capitol 5833 Carl Smith-Kapp 788 charts with his latest LP, "Thechandising drive on the king 31 25 GONE ON THE OTHER HAND 11 70 75 IFIKISS YOU 2 Country Gentleman Sings." Theof country chanters. In effect, Tompall & Glaser Bros.- Lynn Anderson-Chart 1430 MGM 13611 artist's next single, "I Shouldthe change represents an ex- 71 74 RUBY, DON'T TAKE YOUR 32 31 ONCE 16 LOVE TO TOWN 2 Get Away Awhile (From You)"pansion of the Jones campaign Ferlin Husky-Capitol 5789 Johnny Darrell- backed by "Mighty Day," hassince the ad phase has already United Artists 50126 33 37 I CAME HOME A' DRINKIN' 6 just been released. been initiated.Jones' current Jack Webb-Decca 32087 72 72TWO OF THE USUAL 3 Winner of Don Adams- 1st Law Award single,"Walk Through This 34 40 FLY BUTTERFLY, FLY 2 Jack O'Diamonds 1002 LastOctober,duringtheWorld,"isnear thetopon Marty Robbins-Columbia 43845 73 (-1 TWO OF THE USUAL 1 Country -and -Western Festivalcountry charts, while his "4033" 35 38 MY KIND OF YOVE 5 Bobby Lewis-United Artists 50133 in Nashville, Smith became the Dave Dudley-Mercury 72655 LP has been a chart winner for 74 (-1 COUNTRY MUSIC LOVER 1 firstartisttoreceivethe fivemonths. His"Greatest 36 39 HEART WE DID ALL WE Little Jimmy Dickens- COULD 7 Columbia 44025 Don Law Country GentlemanHits"LP, spearheadof the Jean Shepard-Capitol 5822 Award. Established in honor ofApril drive, is shaping up rap- 75 (-) SHE BURNT THE ROADSIDE 37 42 LIFE TURNED HER THAT WAY 5 TAVERN DOWN 1 Don Law, the awardisbe- idly as one of his top sellers. Mel Tillis-Kapp 804 Bill Howard-Decca 32089

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