CASH BOX SEPTEMBER 14, 1991 24 COUNTRY MUSIC

COUNTRY UP & COMING CHECIONG OUT THE CHART—After eight weeks on Cash Box’s Top 100 Singles CASH BOX • SEPTEMBER 14J991 chart, Debra Dudley continues to three-step

it into the winner's circle by keeping her 1 RAT'TLE ROLX> (Caprice) Joey Welz song, "Can' t You Just Stay Gone," three paces SHAKE, AND higher each week, as it moves from last week's #45 chart position to #42 this week. 2 DUST OF YES'TERDAY (Mat) Johnny Scharch Not far behind is Michele Bishop with her "Dangerous" single in the #47 slot after a rise of three from last week; while Sandra Brown is holding her own at #48 with "House Across the Street." As these 3 GOOD OLE DAYS (Broadiand) George Hamilton IV songstresses keep chugging up the charts, some new artists are etching a place for themselves as well. Sandy Ellwanger 's "I Really Meant

Forever" really means to move as it debuts at #87 this week just behind 4 LAST CALL (Killer) Crossfyre Bobby Hitt's "Hard Times For My Heart." Despite all the new artists bursting on the scene lately, the legends of country music will not be overshadowed. Here's to Jeannie C. Riley, 5 WISHING WELL (Apache Rose) Lanette Fellows who's "Here's To The Cowboy" single continues positve chart movement up three from last week to claim the #55 spot after six weeks on the countdown. 6 ONE HEARTBEAT AWAY (Sky Bow) Daniel Hobbs CORRECTION REVISITED—The AMOA ASCAP of the Year Award will be presented to Qint Black. It was also erroneously 7 I’M GOING OUT OF YOUR MIND (Bold) Dew Watson reported that Garth Brooks, a member of ASGAP, was the BMI recipient this year. We regret any inconvenience this may have caused.

8 WE NEED ‘TO WALK (Tennessee Star) Billie Jo Spears

9 IT’S ALL OVER “TOWN (Chinook) Bo Harrison

10 EVERYBODY THINK’S I’VE GOT IT MADE (Music City USA) Dover Conley

11 A FRIEND IN HIGHER PLACEIS (Antique) Dewayne Bowman

12 IN THE WINK OF AN EYE (Legend) Debbie Henry

13 GONNA HAVE ME A GOOD CRY (Mesquite) Norwood Carter

14 YOU NEVER CROSS MY MIND (Intersound) Janie Frickie

Gary Dale Parker and JGS Express recently performed on the "big stage” in Staunton, VA during the Statler Brother’s 22nd “Happy 15 WE DON’T SAY WE’RE SORRY ANYMORE (Doorknob) . . Sonya Smith Birthday, U.S.A.”July 4th celebration. 81,000 fans, representing the 50 states and 18 foreign countries gathered for the event. Shown, from left, are Bryan Christiansen on fiddle. Bob Angelo on steel, Parker, Ernie Bivens on drums, Jeff Knight on Bass, Dean Mali on lead guitar, and Bill Wence on piano. Parker’s three releases, on the INDIE FEATURE PICKS Six-One-Five label, were charted both nationally and internationally. ALISON KRAUSS: "I've Got That Old Feeling" (Rounder 1(X)9) Publisher: The Sidney Lawrence Co.-BMI Writer: Sidney Lawrence

After waiting patiently, a youthful Alison Krauss finally delivers the title track from her award-winning I've Got That Old Feeling LP. Krauss, who's previously been pinholed into the bluegrass arena, has recently broken the TOP 5 SINGLES-10 YEARS AGO barriers of today's wide-open coimtry. With this release, Krauss perhaps flaunts her best of the bunch so far—displaying warm balladry with her mountain-tenor 1. IXDN WILLIAMS: "Miracles" (MCA) vocals chiming to lyrics of romance. 2. CONWAY TWITTY: "Tight Fittin' Jeans" (MCA) 3. RONNIE McDOWELL: "Older Women" (Epic) 4. MICKEY GILLEY: "You Don't Know Me" (Epic) 5. RONNIE MILSAP: "(There's) No Gettin' Over Me" (RGA) TOP 5 SINGLES-20 YEARS AGO BACK IN TIME: 26 Riley's Valley 1. FREDDIE HART: "Easy Loving" (Capitol) AUGUST —Jeannie C. "Harper PTA" awarded a gold

2. TAMMY WYNETTE: "Good Lovin (Makes It Right)" (Epic) record 1968 3. BILLY "CRASH" CRADDOCK: "Dream Lover" (Cartwheel) AUGUST 27— Carter Stanley bom 1925; Jimmy C. Newman bom 1927; 4. TOM T. HALL: "The Year That Qayton Delaney Died" (Mercury) Jeff Cook and Denny died 1963. 5. BILL ANDERSON: "(Quits'' (Decca) bom 1949; Jim AUGUST 28—Billy Grammer bom 1925; and 's first #1 TOP 5 SINGLES-30 YEARS AGO single, "Fool Hearted Memory," topped chart in 1982. 1. GEORGE JONES: "Tender Years" (Mercury) 29 2. IX5N GIBSON: "" (RGA) AUGUST —Buell Kazee bom 1900; and Archie Campbell died 1987. 3. CLAUDE GRAY: "My Ears Should Bum" (Mercury) AUGUST 30—Kitty Wells bom 1919. 4. BUCK OWENS: "Under The Influence Of Love" (Mercury) — AUGUST 31 'The joint LP, Pancho & Lefty, by Merle Haggard and 5. PATSY CLINE: "I Fall To Pieces" (Decca) Willie Nelson, went platinum in 1984.