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Monday, April 27, 1964 Number Fifty Three HIT OFTHE WEEK: CHAPEL OF LOVE - Dixie Cups (Red Bird) A top request item in all sections of Dixie and early sales indicate it's going t o be #1 ina big hurry. CORRESPONDENTS POPULAR PICK: A WORLD WITHOUT LOVE - Peter & Gordon (Capitol)Breaking big after only a week's play in Miami,Washington and Atla nta. Bobby Rydell cover stands little chance against England's #1 record. SURPRISE OF THE WEEK: LOVE ME WITH ALL YOUR HEART - Ra y Charles Singers (Command) National chart action has pushed this one over the hump inthe So uth. On its way in Washington, Texas, , Alabama, Kentucky, Louisiana, Florida and the Carolinas. HOT ACTION RECORD: BAD TO ME/LITTLE CHILDREN (imperial) Take y our pick or play both. Either one is a proven number. England says"Bad To Me" was th e bigger hit.I called to check it out. SMS CHOICE OF THE WEEK; BIG BOSS LINE - Jackie Wilson (Brunswick) It's now or never for him.if this one doesn't climb, he'll have to join Anka,Sedaka,Boone and a few others, who no longer get automatic play. I think this one is geare d to move to the top. SMS OF THE WEEK; No Choice. j SOUTHERN TOP TWENTY 1. (1) SUSPICION-Terry Stafford (Cru) 11. (9) THE MATADOR-Major Lance (Oke) 2. (7) MY GUY-Mary Wells (Mot) 12. (l8) IT'S OVER- (Mon) 3- (6) P S/LOVE ME-Beatles (Tol) 13. (16) WONDERFUL O NE-Marvin Gaye (Tam) 4. (4) BITS AND PIECES-Dave Clark Five 14. (-) CHAPE L OF LOVE-Dixie Cups fRB) 5- (3) SECRET/GIRL-Beatles (Vj) 15. (2) CAN'T BUY ME LOVE-Beatles (Cap) 6. (5) SHOOP SHOOP-Betty Everett (VJ) 16. (17) CROOKED MAN-Serendipity Singers (Phi) 7. (l4) HELLO DOLLY- (Kap) 17- (-) I ’M SO PROUD-Impressions (ABC) 8. (8) TWIST/PLACE-Beatles (Tol) 18. (12) WHITE ON W HITE-Danny Williams (UA) 9. (10) THINGS YOU DO-Temptations (Gor) 19. (-) ROMEO AND JULIET-Reflections (GW) 10. (20) RONNIE-Four Seasons (Phi) 20. (13) DEAD/NEW GIRL-Jan & Dean (Lib)

SALES AND/OR REQUESTS ONE WAY LOVE-Drifters (Atl) AIN'T NOTHING YOU-Bobby Bland (Duk) HURT BY LOVE-Inez Foxx (Sym) BOYS/ANNA-Beatles (VJ-LP) CAROL-Tommy Roe (ABC) GOODBYE BABY-Solomon Burke (Atl) FOREVER-Pete Drake (Sma) ROCK ME BABY-B B King (Ken) DO YOU LOVE ME-Dave Clark Five (Epi) GONNA GET ALONG-Davis/Dey (RCA-Amy) EBB TIDE-Lenny Welch (Cad) KISS ME SAILOR-Diane Renay (Twe) WALK ON BY-Dionne Warwick (See) KISS ME QUICK- (RCA) MONEY-Kingsmen (Wan) NADINE-Chuck Berry (Che) WISH SOMEONE WOULD-Irma Thomas (imp) WHENEVER HE HOLDS-Bobby Goldsboro (UA) I DON'T WANT TO HURT- (Cap) THAT'S THE WAY BOYS-Lesley Gore (Mer) SHANGRI LA-Dana/Maxwell (Del/Dec) WHAT'D I SAY-Elvis Presley (RCA)

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ATLANTA 5, GEORGIA TELEPHONE 233-1660 Monday, April 27, 1964 - 2- Number Fifty Three DIXIE ROUND-UP ERNIE PHILLIPS WDDT GREENVILLE MISS RON BOWEN WYDE BIRMINGHAM ALABAMA Java Jones-Donna Lynn (Cap) PICKS Long Tall Shorty-Tommy Tucker (Che) Rock Me Baby-B B King (Ken) SALES Suspicion-Terry Stafford (Cru) Suspicion-Terry Stafford (Cru) CALLS Love Me Do-Beatles (Tol) Gonna Get Along-Skeeter Davis (RCA) COMER Carol-Tommy Roe (ABC) CHARLIE SEA WAIR WINSTON-SALEM NC RON FULLER WLAY MUSCLE SHOALS ALABAMA Spend A Little-Barbara Lewis (Atl) PICKS Invisible Tears-Ned Miller (Fab) Shoop Shoop-Betty Everett (Vj) SALES Steal Away-Jimmy Hughes (Fam) Chapel Of Love-Dixie Cups (RB) CALLS Secret/Thank You-Beatles (VJ) Party Girl-Bernadette Carroll (Lau) COMER Naomi-Floyd Cramer (RCA) BILL SCOTT KEEL SHREVEPORT LA BILLY GENE WAUG AUGUSTA GEORGIA My Guy A Tiger-Jody Miller (Cap) PICKS Chapel Of Love-Dixie Cups (RB) Suspicion-Terry Stafford (Cru) SALES Rock Me Baby-B B King (Ken) Burning Memories-Ray Price (Col) CALLS Goodbye Baby-Solomon Burke (Atl) Walk On By-Dionne Warwick (See) COMER Baby/Once Upon-Mary & Marvin (Mot) HOWARD ANDERSON WEED ROCKY MOUNT NC DEAN GRIFFITH WPGC WASHINGTON DC Swing-Tokens (BT) PICKS World Without Love-Peter & Gordon (Cap) Can’t Buy Me Love-Beatles (Cap) SALES Love Me Do-Beatles (Tol) Do You Wanna Know-Beatles (VJ) CALLS P S I Love You-Beatles (Tol) One Way Love-Drifters (Atl) COMER Party Girl-Bernadette Carroll (Lau) TOMMY TYLER WKKO COCOA FLORIDA GARY ALLYN KONO SAN ANTONIO TEXAS No Choice PICKS Tell Me Mamma-Charles Quaite (WA) Can’t Buy Me Love-Beatles (Cap) SALES Suspicion-Terry Stafford (Cru) Crooked Man-Serendipity Singers (Phi) CALLS Love Me Do-Beatles (Tol) Across The Street-Lenny O ’Henry (Ate) COMER Yesterday’s Gone-Overlanders (Hie) BURKE JOHNSON WAOK ATLANTA GEORGIA LARRY GAR WLBG LAURENS SC It’s All A Bad Dream-Tommy Hunt (See) PICKS Carol’s Bridal Shower-Francine Seott(Cha) Let The Talk-Mitty Collier (Che) SALES Can’t Buy Me Love-Beatles (Cap) Precious Words-Wallace Brothers (Sim) CALLS Stay Awhile-Dusty Springfield (Phi) One Way Love-Drifters (Atl) COMER Chapel Of Love-Dixie Cups (RB) DICK REUS WDXY SUMTER SC RON BRANDON WMOC CHATTANOOGA TENN Ya Ya-Trini Lopez (Rep) PICKS Loriliest Night-Dale & Grace (Mon) Suspicion-Terry Stafford (Cru) SALES Suspicion-Terry Stafford (Cru) Chapel Of Love-Dixie Cups (RB) CALLS Secret/Thank You-Beatles (Vj) Three Window Coupe-Rip Chords (Col) COMER Whenever He Holds-Bobby Goldsboro (UA) REVIEW AND COMMENT TOMMY/EE ANYTHING - Connie Francis (MCtM) Either side or even both could make it really big. "Tommy" is the best teenage side she’s had in two years. YOUR PRECIOUS WORDS - Wallace Brothers (Sims) Lotsa news on this ’boss’ side. Action in Nashville, Atlanta, Macon, Augusta, Opelika and Laurens. BURNING MEMORIES - Ray Price (Columbia) A pop item at KEEL-Shreveport. I t ’s a top five request for Bill Scott. WELCOME TO MY WORLD - Jim Reeves (RCA) Keeps rolling along. A top twenty item for Jim Davenport-WFOM and he got on it some time ago, just to show its lasting qualities. ROCK ME EABY - B B King (Kent) R & B stations in Birmingham were first to break this. Ron Bowen says it’s headed for #1 at WYDE. Now selling in Mississippi and Georgia. It’s a toughiei CORNFLOWER BLUE/YESTERDAY’S HERO (Musicor) His last did not set the South on fire. This one may. But, which side. "Cornflower Blue" is new, while the flip is from an older album. I like both. SOMEDAY W E ’RE GONNA LOVE AGAIN - Barbara Lewis (Atlantic) Looks like money in the bank for her. Good sound! SHY ONE - Shirley Ellis (Congress) Don’t pick it. Just use it as an extra. It’s gonna be big eventually, but needs several weeks of exposure to create. Let it roll along and before you know it, b o o o o m. BEG ME - Chuck Jackson (Wand) Burke Johnson-WAOK thinks this is headed for hitsville. Pat Hughes-WQXI agrees. Me too. ONCE UPON A TIME/WHAT’S THE MATTER WITH YOU BABY - Mary & Marvin (Motown) Both sides are taking off in Augusta for Billy Gene-WAUG. Monday, April 27, 1964 -3- Number Fifty Three VJHAT’D I SAY - Elvis Presley (RCA) Major request action on it in Orlando, Miami, Atlanta and Memphis. This will be the side, but play both when it is released. EVERY LITTLE BIT HURTS - Brenda Holloway (Tamla) Two of the South’s top R & B jocks, Hamp Strain and Burke Johnson say this is a hit. Listen to them. They’re rarely wrong. SECURITY - Otis Redding (Volt) Establishing itself as a top request in Augusta and Atlanta on plays from his album. Single is due out any day. (Sorry for the wrong tip on the 4 Seasons current release. There was a last minute switch by producer, Bob Crewe). SOUL HOOTENANNY - Gene Chandler (Constellation) Generally a big disappointment. A top five request at KEEL-Shreveport. DIXIE ROUND-UP EERNIE BARKER WDAK COLUMBUS GEORGIA LARRY PATE WAPX MONTGOMERY ALABAMA Chapel Of Love-Dixie Cups (RB) PICKS You Don’t Love Me-Tommy Raye (XL) Suspicion-Terry Stafford (Cru) SALES Thank You/Secret-Beatles (VJ) Romeo And Juliet-Reflections (GW) CALLS Wish Someone Would-Irma Thomas (imp) Red Ryder-Murry Kellum (MOC) COMER If You Want This-Sonny Knight (Aur) CHARLIE BEE KAOK LAKE CHARLES LA CHARLES OWENS WSEM DONALSONVILLE GEORGIA Gonna Get Along-Skeeter Davis (RCA) PICKS Kiss Me Quick-Elvis Presley (RCA) Lonliness-Rqd Bernard (Hal) SALES Bits And Pieces-Dave Clark Five (Epi) Lonliness-Rod Bernard (Hal) CALLS Ronnie-Four Seasons (Phi) Kiss Me Quick-Elvis Presley (RCA) COMER Something You Got-Fats Domino (ABC) JIM DAVENPORT WFOM MARIETTA GEORGIA BOB REICH WEKR FAYETTEVTLIE TENN Very Thought Of You-Rick Nelson (Dec) PICKS Once Upon-Mary & Marvin '(Mot) Kissin Cousins-Elvis Presley (RCA) SALES Do You Wanna Know-Beatles (VJ) P S I Love You-Beatles (Tol) CALLS Love Me Do-Beatles (Tol) Love Me With-Ray Charles Singers (Com) COMER Ain’t That Just-Searchers (Kap) TOMMY WALKER WKIX RALEIGH NC MEL MIXON WBYG SAVANNAH GEORGIA World Without Love-Peter & Gordon (Cap) PICKS My Love Is True-George Hughley (Gay) Twist And Shout-Beatles (Tol) SALES Suspicion-Terry Stafford (Cru) Today-New Christy Minstrels (Col) CALIfi Chapel Of Love-Dixie Cups (RB) Diane-Bachelors (Lon) COMER Do You Love Me-Dave Clark Five (Epi) HAMP SWAIN WIBB MACON GEORGIA DAVE LOYD OPELIKA ALABAMA Got To Get Away-Bily Butler (Oke) PICKS Night Ride-Ramrods (RH) My Guy-Mary Wells (Mot) SATES Shoop Shoop-Betty Everett fvj) I ’m So Proud-Impressions (ABC) CALLS Do You Wanna Khow^-Beatles (VJ) Every Little Bit-Brenda Holloway (Tam) COMER Yesterday’s Gone-Chad Stuart (WA) BOB WHITE KELT HOUSTON TEXAS SID YOUNG WBSR PENSACOLA FLORIDA Miss Daisy DeLite-Chris DePolis (Cam) PICKS Ruby Red Baby Blue-Fleetwoods (Dol) Suspicion-Terry Stafford (Cru) SALES White On White-Danny Williams (UA) Wrong For Each Other- (Col) CALIS Looking For My Pig-Joe Tex (Dia) Three Window Coupe-Rip Chords (Col) COMER It’s Over-Roy Orbison (Mon) JOHNNY ANGEL WHSL WILMINGTON NC CREED CROWDER WMTS MURFREESBORO TENN Do You Love Me-Dave Clark Five (Epi) PICKS Cry Cry Darling-Chase Webster (Cam) Ronnie-Four Seasons (Phi) SALES Can’t Buy Me Love-Beatles (Cap) Suspicion-Terry Stafford (Cru) CALLS Boys-Beatles (VJ-LP) I Don’t Want-Nat King Cole (Cap) COMER Chapel Of Love-Dixie Cups (RB) DICK STARR WFUN MIAMI FLORIDA WOODY WINDHAM WCOS COLUMBIA SC Walk On By-Dionne Warwick (See) PICKS Harvest Moon-Jersey Red (*) Suspicion-Terry Stafford (Cru) SATES Bits And Pieces-Dave Clark Five (Epi) Love Me Do-Beatles (Tol) CALLS Harvest Moon-Jersey Red (*) Love Me With-Ray Charles Singers (Com) COMER Yesterday's Gone-Overlanders (Hie) SCOOP JOHNSON WPCC CLINTON SC PAT HUGHES WQXI ATLANTA GEORGIA Mexican Drummer Man-Herb Alpert (A&M) PICKS Beg Me-Chuck Jackson (Wan) Suspicion-Terry Stafford (Cru) SALES My Guy-Mary Wells (Mot) Kissin Cousins-Elvis Presley (RCA) CALLS Boys-Beatles (VJ-LP) Take Me As I Am-L C Cooke (SAR) COMER World Without Love-Peter & Gordon (Cap) MORE REVIEW AND COMMENT TOO LATE TO TURN BACK NOW - Brook Benton (Mercury) His style of old, which may help this do better than his last two. AIN’T THAT JUST LIKE ME - Searchers (Kapp) Building steadily in three or four areas. #19 at WPGC. Also top five for Bob Reich-WEKR. Monday, April 27, 1964 -4- Number Fifty Three -THE.LITTLE WHITE CLOUD THAT CRIED - Wayne Newton (Challenge) Potent enough to be much bigger than his biggest for Capitol. (This is an older side kicking up a lot of noise wherever played). I like it every bit as much as I did the old Johnnie Ray hit. THREE WINDOW COUPE - Rip Chords (Columbia) One more car for the road. On the way at KDNO and KILT. (Beach Boys are due out any day with a new release. It will not be from their latest album.) IF YOU DON’T KNOW WHAT LOVE IS - Fats Domino (ABC) I ’m not certain this will go all the way, but it’s making more noise in Georgia and North Carolina than anything he’s had in quite a while. Several reports on the flip from the same areas. FRENCH RIVIERA - Webb Pierce (Decca) If you played "Sands Of Gold" then by all means play this. It'll be even bigger. THE VERY THOUGHT OF YOU - Rick Nelson (Decca) Top five request for Tommy Walker-WKIX. Flip is being played in Birmingham. Otherwise we haven’t heard too much about it. EVIL - James Brown (Smash) Lest you waste your time on the flip, which is doing not a thing, this could be the surprise of the month. Your play on it could keep his debut release on the label from being a disaster. DIME - Bachelors (London) A good third of our correspondents are getting some calls on this current English hit. Flip side was #2 in England three weeks ago. FROM RUSSIA WITH LOVE - A1 Caiola/Stompers (UA-Epic) Movie is now making the rounds. These are the strongest versions of the tune. Neither is destined for top ten action, but if you like to use instrumental pads in front of the newscast, here's one you should be on. ALBUM PROGRAMMING JAMES BROWN SHOWTIME (Smash) Album is red hot wherever R & B jocks have been quick to ex­ pose it. It's the #1 request at WAUG for Billy Gene. BEST: "Don't Cry Baby." GOOD: "Sweet Lorraine." NINO AND APRIL SING THE GREAT (Atco) All standards this time around. Good house­ wife fare. BEST: "St. Louis ." FAIR: "All The Things You Are." A HALO TO YOU - Angels (Smash) They won’t be recording right away and just maybe you could fine their next single in this album. BEST: "My Boyfriend’s Woody." GOOD: "Dream Boy." THE MOTORTOWN REVUE VOLUME TWO (Motown) It'll be just as popular as the first. Tape editing leaves something to be desired, for those who fance good production, and perhaps it might be good for jocks to call this point to the label’s attention. BEST; "I Call It Pretty Music." GOOD: "It’s All Right." TRINI LOPEZ ON THE MOVE (Reprise) Two sides from this have been released as a single in two or three markets, but you can play the better of the pair from the album. It could be another "Hammer." BEST: "What Have I Got Of My Own." The following have been previously reviewed. Consult back issues for BEST, GOOD and FAIR selections. The listing does not reflect the popularity or newness of the album. A great percentage of today's long play albums give birth to big hit singles. FOREVER-Pete Drake (Sma) THE EXCITING LIVERPOOL SOUND (Col) BEATIES SECOND ALBUM (Cap) MEET THE BEATTiES (Cap) INTRODUCING (VJ) THE DAVE CLARK FIVE (Epi) BELAFONTE AT THE GREEK THEATER (RCA) TRINI LOPEZ ON THE MOVE (Rep) GOLDEN HITS OF THE GROUPS-Platters (Mer) AIN’T THAT GOOD NEWS-Sam Cooke (RCA) MEET THE TEMPTATIONS (Gor) HER JOY HER SONGS-The Singing Nun (Phi) SHUT DOWN VOL 2-Beach Boys (Cap) PRESENTING THE TAMS (ABC) MONDO CANE #2-Kai Winding (Ver) HANK WILLIAMS JR (MGM) NEWS AND NOTES This is Elvis week at KEEL-Shreveport. One of his singles is being played every hour, with an Elvis giveaway tied-in. Bill Scott says listener reaction has been great. WFOM- Marietta featured an Elvis Presley day, 4/l8, with much favorable comment. KONO-San Antonio working out a date with GAC for the Beatles. James Brown Show currently on tour in Dixie. Bemie Barker-WEAK is hard at work trying to raise $5,000 for the cancer society with a big Hootenanny on May 8th...29 local acts plus Mercury's Gaslight Singers. Bob Reich-WEKR ran a housewives phone poll on the 20th..."Java Jones" was #1. You'd be smart to give the idea a try, at least before the kids get out of school for summer vacation. WBSR Good Guys are having a Cancer Countdown this weekend. * * * FLASHI Top ten request after only two plays at WQXI-Atlanta: SIE LIEKD BICH/KCMM, GIB MIR DIENE HAND-Beatles (Edition) It*s their SHE LOVES YOU and I WANT TO HOLD YOUR H M D in German. Send me a pair of good carts if you want a dub of them. The information published in this report represents an honest and objective analysis of record activity in seventeen Southern states. Its purpose is to provide a continuing programming guide for radio stations in this area and it is tailored for their needs. Subscription rates are available upon request._____ PAUL DREW