Rpm Award to Top Canadian Disc Jockey
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Volume 4, No. 16 Week of December 13th, 1965 RPM Updated to Near RPM AWARD TO TOP CANADIAN DISC JOCKEY Newsl etter Speed For the past 11 months, RPM has been keeping tab on DJs across Canada, and along with the industry votes for the RPM Annual Awards, RPM will (on the basis of our calculations) RPM now comes to you so fast that the for the first time this year pick a top CANADIAN air personality. The basis of our survey ink may still be wet when you get it. The will be kept secret, but we have figured out a way of making this award that will definitely news is now the very newest, and our and unbiasly give us a DJ award for the top CANADIAN air personality. All air person Play Sheet programming guide is even alities with Canadian stations will be eligible. more advanced than usual. It was impossible to make this award a part of our ballot because Canada is so far Programmers have been the first to tell flung, and such an award would not be practicable on a national basis with so many us, that our "picks" don't miss and that the regions, but our award will be based on Canadianism, promotional attitude, and influence programming guide is used for program in the industry. ming new singles and new LPs. It isn't un usual to hear that DJs are reading direct All the winners will be announced in the January 17th edition of RPM . from RPM, and our Star Line feature gives programmers insight into the biographical details of the artists whose records are reaching the top of the chart. US record into #11 spot for Arc. Capitol again with companies watch RPM for early action of Quality's Contest "Try This" the Young Canadians comes up with a their discs in Canada, and record com "Joker" that may be a winner. And J.B. panies in Canada tell us that Canada is Takes Off Across The Country for RCA gets picks everywhere with "Poor fast becoming a "fast breaking" market Anne" (obviously not Patrician Anne who for new records, and many hits are origi did real well). Chart listing of Canadian nating in Canada. Ed Lawson's promo baby on "Hey Little Girl" by The Try This, sparked radio station product is up 25% over a month ago with Canadian programmers have made enthusiasm and good listener reaction. many more stations joining the race. th eir mark on the international scene with Listeners were given clues as to the many hits from Canada. identity of the artist and those guessing It was recently reported to RPM that a correctly were awarded prizes of LPs. major label has set up a "finders system" Now that the secret is out label copy will in Canada to locate new masters fast for be changed and the artist Jimmie Cross Robert B. Sour Elected release in the US. A US publisher is plan given label credit. Jimmie first estab ning a set up in Canada that will feed lished himself with his controversial release new material by Canadian composers to of "I Want My Baby Back". President Of BMI (Canada) the US. It looks like Canada's music in dustry has focussed the eyes of the world Harold Moon, General Manager of BMI on itself. (Canada) announces the election of Robert B. Sour as President of BMI "Fram" Grand Slam (Canada). Mr. Sour has also been elected to the Board of Directors of BMI RPM Chart Now Torn (Canada). He is President as well as a "Blue lipstick" Hitstick Director of the Board of Broadcast Music Apart With Details Incorporated, New York, member of "Joker" &"Poor Anne " Bound NARAS and CMA. RPM's Cross Canada Chart Action now Mr. Sour first joined BMI as lyric editor shows Canadian copyrights and the per Canadian records are starting to make the back in February of 1940. His own com formance rights of originating Canadian grade not only in Canada but around the positions include " Body a nd Soul", "Walk material. As well this week we introduce ing By The River'', "I See A Million a new feature. CCCA forthwith will also world. As well as the great success of Caesar (#1 ), Lightfoot, Curtola, and the People" and "We Could Make Such show domestic production to indicate Big Town Boys still reign. Beautiful Music Together", the latter which records were made in Canada. We being the first song in BMl 's repertory. hope to go one step further in the weeks This week, a hot climber is Capitol's to come to show which records are placed "Like a Dribbling Fram" which took a Mr. Sour makes his home in New York in the US for the sake of our many readers giant step toward the top, and as well got city, is married, father of four and grand with US record companies who might be many plaudits from the US Trades with father of two. He takes over this position eyeing Canada for a master on the loose. picks, and good reviews. Patrician-Anne's left vacant by the tragic death of Judge There aren't too many of these nowadays. "Blue Lipstick" is starting to chartact right Burton in Vancouver last March. N EASTERN CANADA: Her latest successful stint was at the Vic turn to the personality ring and emceed Raymond H. Macleod, torian Inn in Stratford. Back-up group was the show. G ary Lewis and The Playboys reviewer and entertain- the original Martells. Brian Thomas, CJCS make the Vancouver scene Dec. 28. The E W ment columnist for The air personality, hosted the show which Big "O" show, starring Roy Orbison and Halifax Herald, puts out drew record crowds. I I I Some of the die The Candymen, turned out to be a smash. a showbiz column that hards who don't want to admit that the The Queen Elizabeth Theatre will never would make some of teenager exists have come out with another be the same after these two successful +DE hogtown' s columnists obviously hyped statement in favour of the shows. The activities were looked after by HE~ turn green with envy. oldsters. "Morns and Dads are ahead of CKLG and included on the bill, Van From Ray comes news the teens. The 35 to 60 age group are couver's own Chessmen and Little Daddy that Cathy MacKinnon making more than at any time in history." and the Bachelors. Vancouver's own Terry has be~n signed for a (Ed.: and they're putting it all in the bank.) Black is getting good air exposure with his week in January on I I I Fred White, bossman of his own Pub latest Arc release of " Poor Little Fool". THERE NBC's Merv Griffen licity & Promotion Co., has a full roster of The Town is still talking about the CKLG TVer. Cathy, who has star groups and artists to keep him busy, Mustang Hunt. Two lucky teenagers found \ had tremendous success including Little Caesar and the Consuls, 1he hidden keys in Stanley Park. with her Arc LP releases, Bobby Kris and The Imperials, Big Town OTTAWA: By-Town's most aggressive is also skedded for a taping of the Bell Boys, Dee & The Yeomen, Ernie Lyons and and successful booking agency, The Telephone hour the latter part of this Lynda Layne. White just returned from Leonard Alexander Agency, grabbed the month. One of the big groups to put in an New York city where he was successful in Watchers away from hogtown and a re appearance in Halifax, The Clancy booking the Big Town Boys into The Roll making big stars of this Saint John group. Brothers and Tommy Makem, gave an in ing Stones Club. 111 Rumours have it that Terry Begley, a very teresting bit of info to Ray. They claim WESTERN CANADA: Wes Dakus fills us hard working manager, may be looking "there are only three types of songs in Ire in on his label representation around the after their affairs. On top of this the boys land, and they all owe their existence to world. In the U.S. the Dakus releases are have been signed back into the Marquise the British. Th e re bel ballads came from on Swan while Barry Allen is on Dot. Both Club in Ste. Eustache for a number of centuries of fighting John Bull, the laments Dakus and Allen releases are on Capitol weeks. More bookings are in store for this fr om losing to him, a nd the drinking songs in Canada and CBS in Europe. Wes great stage band. I I I Sandy Gardiner, from trying to forget about him." Dakus' LP has been chalking up good besides being the most informative of teen UPPER CANADA: Lynda Layne's pro sales in western Canada. Barry Allen re type columnists (Ottawa Journal), led a motional activiti es will now be looked leases his first Capitol album the first of safori of himself and The Staccatos into after by Th e Fred White Publicity and Pro the year. 111 Kent Chauvin keeping tabs hogtown this week and made the final motion company. Lynda has been active on Vancouver-town activities has it that preparations for the release of the next taping national TVers and making PAs in The Rolling Stones show at the Agrodome single and LP by the now nationally and around her hometown of Kitchener. was a sellout. Mad Mel made a brief re- known and successful Staccatos.