IDMONION SPOHIGHIS YOUIH Edmonton: Plans Have Been Announced for the Most Extensive and Exciting Promotion of Edmonton's Youth Ever Experienced in This City
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~W•e•e•k •o•f •A•p•ri•l •4•th•' •1•9•6•6............................ 25 CENTS IDMONION SPOHIGHIS YOUIH Edmonton: Plans have been announced for the most extensive and exciting promotion of Edmonton's youth ever experienced in this city. Co -sponsored by CJCA and The Edmonton Journal, "Salute '66" will spotlight youth and their story during the Easter holidays, April 13 through 15. The story will be told through four programs. Kicking off proceedings will be a Teen Conference with two hundred delegates representing every major teen group in the Edmonton area. For two days, speakers and delegates will explore the problems and image of "Edmonteens''. A Celebration Banquet and semi -formal dance will climax the conference with music by the CJCA Nomads. April 14 will see a stage show featuring the best in local singers, dancers, and musical groups and will take place at the Jubilee Auditorium. This portion of the proceedings is being directed at the adults and admission will be restricted to the adults and those accompanied by an adult. April 14 and 15 will allow Edmonton's Junior Art Council an opportunity to show off their junior artists, Volume 5, No. 6 sculptors, ballet dancers, musicians and entertainers. The four-day extravaganza will come to an end with the throwing of a giant "Salute '66 Hop" at the Gardens featuring the CJCA Nomads, The Lords and the Internationally famous Canadian group, The Guess Who Magnifique from Winnipeg. Both CJCA and The Edmonton Journal have laid on an extensive pub licity campaign with the net result that the Province's Department of Cultural Affairs has shown great interest and approval, in view of their own Province-wide teen conference Chere to be held in May. Clark CFRB, CHUM Rouse Tom Wilson Toronto: Sit through a one woman (lady) Interest In Truscott show? Sounds impossible but 3200 man Toronto: Betty Kennedy of CFRB and Appointed Exec. aged to cram into each of the four per CHUM's Larry Solway have created much formances of the En glish Chanteuse public interest in the Steven Truscott Board-Tor. Mus. case. It was Betty Kennedy who initially Petula Clark when she appeared at the Toronto: The Toronto Musicians Associa started the ball rolling when she inter O' Keefe March 25 through 27. From the tion (Local 149) announces the appoint viewed Mrs. Isabel LeBourdais, author moment she bounced onto the stage, ment of Mr. Tom Wilson to their Execu of "The Trial Of Steven Truscott" on her without an introduction, it wa s obvious tive Board. Mr. Wilson has been a mem CFRB 3-4 PM show. Solway, who has she had won the hearts of everyone in ber of Local 149 for the past five years been experiencing a great deal of success, the audience. A good portion of her pro and will direct most of his attention at rating-wise, with his CHUM's "Speak gramme was in French but it only added the younger musician of which he is one Your Mind" open line show, also inter to her charm and in this day and age and has been a working member, with viewed Mrs. LeBourdais and allowed his of our Bi -Bi problems made the clash the hit-making group known as Little late night listeners to ask questions of of English and French Canada non Caesar and The Consuls. Local 149 is one Mrs. LeBourdais. It was obvious from the existent. of the largest locals in North America, number of calls received then and since Petula Clark's repertoire was personal, rep resenting over 3000 musicians, a large that the general public was incensed at emotional and humble. Her style was percentage being under the age of 25. the case, with the majority in favour of strongly reminiscent of June Christie and It is hoped with this appointment that action that would clear Truscott from a Fran Warren with a strong influence of many of the misunderstandings that have conviction of rape and murder but would Ed ith Piaf. occurred in the past regarding the activity be of little solace to one, who at the age Many times throughout her perform of the young musician will be alleviated of 14, heard that he would be "taken ance Petula Clark treated her audience and perhaps leave the way open for more from this place and hanged by the neck to numbers she had written herself, one public relations with the public. which is a must for release called " Two until you are dead''. Rivers". The many years spent by Mrs. Le How did the audience react? This Bourdais, reading and rereading the evi wasn't the usual hogtown audience. If dence, making many investigations on COMING they sat on their hands it was because her own, and finally drafting a layman's their palms smarted, from applauding. As account of the case, obviously not for MAY 2nd they filed out of the theatre the predom gain, a best seller would be small reward inantly under 25 audience could be heard but through the assistance of· Canadian humming and singing Pet's latest hit broadcasters like Kennedy, Solway and " Sign Of The Times''. others, a freed Truscott a more fitting reward . Olll llllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll lllllllllllllllll ll l l l lllllllll lllllllllllll lllll lllllllllllll l lllllllllll• § COLUMBIA A NOTHER CHART CONTENDER § § "OH GEE GIRL" ~ ~ RECORDS ~ THE LIVERPOOL SET § .:111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111 111 11111 11111111111 11 111 111111 111 111 111 11111111111111 11111111i THE f/s Latest LP Release ''SHAKE IT UP'' COLUMBIA 4-43556 JUST LIKE US ~~:::~ COLUMBIA RECORDS~ The nation's capital gets one of the biggest pack· age shows ever to hit ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• Eastern Canada, when : ON MAY 2nd .: Gene Pitney heads up an Ottawa show tor : RPM WILL PUBLISH : April 30. Appearing with Gene are Len Barry, • THE SECOND • Chad and Jeremy, The • • McCoys, Bobby Golds· boro, T h e Outsiders, : CANADIAN MUSIC : B. J. Thomas, The Tri· umphs a n d N o r m a • • Tanega . Fifteen-year-old : INDUSTRY DIRECTORY : Rick Lefebvre is proof positive that gals haven't got a monopoly : TO ASSURE YOU : on the Go Go scene. Rick performs regu larly on the CJOH TVer " Saturday Date" : A GOOD POSITION : as well as the Ottawa teen hot spot, Lake· side Gardens. 111 A new film on New· • IN THIS VERY • foundland to be produced by the New· foundland Tourist Development will, in all : IMPORTANT ISSUE : likelipood, use as its theme the Melbourne recording of " Come Home Newfound· : RESERVE YOUR : lander" by Tom, Jim and Garth. This is • AD SPACE NOW!!! WRITE TO: RPM DIRECTORY • one of the hottest selling singles in the Melbourne catalogue with sales coming : 1940 YONGE STREET : from every province in Canada. 111 Gibb Kerr, manager of Joey Hollingsworth and • TORONTO 7, ONTARIO • Rich Little, finds a growing demand for Rich's impersonations at many radio sta· •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••is now a household item in most every Peterborough at the Lion's Hall April and tions across the country. For this reason home in North Battleford. 111 Terry Mulli· the following night at the Night Owl in Gib will bow his Spotlight label with a gan from CJME notes that the Toronto Toronto. 111 The Nocturnal's Fan Club novelty release of " Real Live Girl " and based folk rock group Three's A Crowd have been waylaid by the recent import " Without Stars". Use will be restricted to completely packed Regina's 4th Dimen· of the American flu bug, but are now off radio stations and will not be available sion Coffee House during their two-week the sick list and promoting their first to the public. 111 The Esquire A Go Go stint. Says Terry " Really looking forward love, The Nocturnals. The boys have been at 310 · 20th St. E. Saskatoon is the to their first release", which I understand pretty busy with engagements in BC ptay· newest and most exclusive club for the will be on Columbia. 111 One of Upper ing in Langley, Burnaby North, Whalley, young Saskatonian. Many of the top Cana Canada 's hottest new talents is Jeff Hewit· Richmond, Killarney and at the U of B.C. dian groups will look after the entertain· son who now teams up with The Fabulous Their latest Phonodisc outing of " This ment Monday through Saturday from 8:30 Fu gitives. They're managed by Frederic T. Ain 't Love" has been getting good expo· PM to 1:00 AM . James and The Bonds· Munro Productions in Peterborough and sure in B.C. but the rest of the country men, The Chessmen, Wee Willie and The booked by Bigland. They appear next in has been slow to react. Walkers, Mary and The Sensations and L'il Davey and The Drastiks are skedded for appearances. 111 Eaton's of Canada r-------------------------------~ threw a humdinger of a fashion party at the Capitol Theatre in Halifax recently. Ray Macleod, shobiz reporter for the ~tit># 'Dfl~ i Chronicle, notes that the Axemen sup plied the musical entertainment with 8 I Go Go gals. Carol Goss of " After Four" THESE ARE NOT HITS ...... .:£S,l! ! ! ! ! ! I fame added the professional side of -------' beauty to the affair and was ably assisted /~'~ a,;;f I by Frank Cameron, Mike McNeil, Bob I Oxley and Dave Timms of CHNS. Ei ghteen "ONE OF "TEMPTATION I gal teen models of Seventeen Beauty I Workshop and two male models gave the THOSE SONGS" WALK" I interested audience an insight into the I newest in styles. The audience was also treated to a showing of " It's Wonderful Craig Anders Entertainers IV I To Be Young" starring Cliff Richard.