The Cash Box, Music Page 61 December 14, 1957 Country Round Up

lllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllIllllllllllllllllllllllllllM Royal McCullough, Director of Public Relations for WSM’s “Grand Ole in Montgomery, Ala., and then flew to Atlanta, Ga. where they were starred final tab on the guest that night “Georgia Jubilee.” They north for ap- Opry”, notes in the latest “Opry” newsletter that the on WTJH’s now head an than 2,000 the greatest pearance on Dec. 6th’s Howard Miller-Annual Charity Show, and then on to list for the Nashville convention counts up to more — and the WSM crew are already setting their Philly for “The American Bandstand” TV Show on the 9th. attendance *vet. He adds that he sights on the ’58 affair—one that should top this ***** year’s. ***** Mercury Records’ hot new artist, Johnny Jay, began The Everly Bros, have a host of up-coming net- a 2-week promotional tour of disk jockeys and radio work TV appearances. Dec. 7th finds them guesting stations on Nov. 29th. Johnny’s tour, which began on Perry Como’s NBC-TV’er, Dec. 19th on Pat Boone’s in Atlanta, Ga. will carry him through pi'incipal cities ABC-TV show and on Jan. 25th they can be found in the central south and midwest areas. His new on CBS-TV’s Ed Sullivan show. Mercury release of “Sugar Doll” “Tears” has re- ***** ceived instantaneous reaction in many areas of the Cowboy Copas was in the spotlight on the Decem- country and looks like a strong entry for hitsville. portion of the “Opry” with ***** ber 7th Prince Albert Tillman Franks, Johnny Cash as his special guest. KWKH-Shreveport’s Artist Ser- Congrats are in order for pert and pretty June vice Director, writes that the “Louisiana Hayride” Carter who recently said “I do” to Rip Nix, a Nash- was due back in Shreveport on Dec. 7th with its 7:30 to 11:30 guest ville sportsman-businessman. June’s sister, Anita, CBS show. The roster included Edwards, was matron of honor in the very small and quiet Jimmy Gene Sullivan, Carl Story & his ceremony performed in the home of June’s pastor. Rambling Mountaineers, the Braga Sisters and the RED FOLEY entire “Hayride” cast—Johnny Horton & Band, James O’Gwynn, Belew, Chet Atkins was recently appointed an Artists & Repertoire consultant for Carl Johnny Mathis, Tony Douglas, B’s, Mallie Ann & Slim, Frank Page, Jeff Dale and Norm Bale. RCA Victor Records. When the new studio was -opened in Nashville Jack studio of this size ***** Burgess stated, “The whole idea of having an RCA Victor Deejays wanting copies of Bill Clifton’s newest Mercury-Starday pressing, and scope is due to the fact that Victor has an extraordinary talent like Chet “Mary Dear” and “Lonely Heart Blues”, can obtain same by writing to Bill to run the operation. We- -are grateful to Chet not only for his outstanding at his address, 3 University Circle, Charlottesvile, Bill, performance as an artist but also for his unique talent in discovering and home Va. unhappy that he to miss this year’s deejay in developing other recording artists for the company.” had convention Nashville, promises to * * * * * be at next year’s shindig. - * * * * Paul Sargent at Battery State 'Hospital in Rome, Georgia, requests any Hal Smith writes that his pubbery, Gaylord Music, is plugging Curley old records that the deejays might.no longer have use for. The records will Sander’s Concept waxing of “Walkin’ Blues” “This Time” that be used in the radio room of the hospital to entertain the patients. and and he’s Vfc * * * * receiving good reports from the jocks across the nation. He also plans to Bob Staph notes that Rpsty and Doug, most recent additions to the roster wax ^Sanders on Cullman, their own label, early this month. Another tune that Hdl is working on is Carl Smith’s Columbia slicing, of the “Opry,” join the Lduvin Brothers, George Jones, Montana Slim and “That’s What You Floyd Tillman on a 4-day early-December “Don Larkin-Lyle Reed” promotion. Think”. J. on the 5th, White ***** The package is set for Trenton, N. Plains, N. Y. the 6th, Newburgh, N. Y. the 7th and Pee Wee King writes that he and his group have Newark, N.'J. the 8th. started back locally, in Louisville, Ky., each Tues. ^ * * * * nite with another TV show. King, who just returned Tex Ritter -and Smiley Burnette share the guest- from a packed-house, 2-day stand in Bismarck, N. D. star .spdt'lin Saturday, Dec. 14th’s edition of NBC for an RCA Victor Whirlpool promotion, also played ' Radioes -“-Red l^oley Show. Ritter, back for his 2nd Austin, Minn, at the “Terp Ballroom” and the “Hoos- visif^on the DOw-sponsored program in less than a ier Hayride” to be followed by dates in Knoxville, month, presents his new Christmas release on Capi- Tenn. and Shreveport, La. and a New Year’s “Jam- boree Dance” in Louisville tol, “Here Was A Man,” a stirring recitation dealing at the Coliseum. Pee Wee’s with the life of Christ. Red himself, incidentally, latest for Victor is “Congratulations Joe” and “Pre- lude To A Broken Heart”. plans to do the same recitation to conclude ABC-TV’s ***** “Country Music Jubilee” on Dec. 21st. ***** D. C. Mullins infos that he’s built his WGEE- Marijohn Wilkin, writer of Red Foley’s current PEE WEE KING Indianapolis, Ind. “Country Classic” show into that Decca release, “This Could Very Well Be It,” and city’s number 1 program. Wanda Jackson’s newest for Capitol, “No Wedding All those interested For Joe,” will henceforth serve as full-time artists’ in joining the new Jimmie John Fan Club should con- tact the President, Iona contact for Earl Barton Music, Inc., a BMI affiliate, with offices in the Radio- Sigman, at 1927 Jackson Rd., Columbus 23, Ohio, Jimmie’s initial TV Building, Springfield. The firm has a batch of new tunes placed as a Dot waxing is the deejay chart-rider, “Rosie’s Gone Again”. Nashville. ***** result of Si Siman’s visit to the recent deejay conclave in ***** Warner Mack’s “Rock-A-Chica” on Decca, Helen Carter & Wiley Barkdull’s Slim Harper, who runs the “Midnight Jamboree” over WVNJ-Newark, “He Made You For Me” and A1 Terry’s “Cocoanut Girl” (both on Hickory) are doing very in N. J. from his “Coral Barn And Rest” in E. Paterson, tells us that he’s well the Richmond, Va. area according to WXGI’s George Popkins. swamped with requests for Billy Sage’s Trail waxing of “Everybody’s Crazy About My Baby” and that it looks like a big one for Billy. All those inter- ested in obtaining the disk are urged to contact Trail Records at Brown’s Court, Route 46, Lodi, N.*****J. The Country Records Odis “Pop” Echols, who manages KCLV-Clovis, N.M. and is a frequent “Louisiana Hayride” visitor, is also the manager of Coral’s new singing dis- covery, Charlie Phillips. The artist recently received a Cash Box “Bullseye” Disk Jockeys for his “Sugartime” slicing. Echols who was respon- sible for Tommy Sands’ initial radio experience, also gave Phillips *****his start as a jock on KCLV. Played Most Isabelle Carter notes that United’s newcomer, A SUMMARY OF REPORTS RECEIVED FROM THE NATION S DISK JOCKEYS Loretta Thompson, is now appearing Sat. nites on

WLW-TV’s “Midwestern Hayride” from Cincinnati iiiiiiiiiiiin and was also due for a Dec. 8th appearance on “Bob 1. WAKE UP LITTLE SUSIE Braun’s Bandstand”. Isabelle, along with Millian Everly Brothers (Codence) 2. MY SPECIAL ANGEL Bobby Helms (Decca) Munz, is the co-cleffer of Loretta’s debut United wax- 3. MY SHOES KEEP WALKING BACK TO Price ing, “Let’s Change The Alphabet”. YOU Ray (Columbia) ***** 4. HOME OF THE BLUES Johnny Cash (Sun) 5. JAILHOUSE ROCK Elvis Tom “T. J.” Johnson, WRON-Ronceverte, W. Va., Presley (RCA Victor) 6. STORY OF LIFE recently had each school in the Greenbrier area hold MY Marty Robbins (Columbia) 7. HOLIDAY FOR LOVE Pierce its own “High School Top Tune” night to determine Webb (Decca) 8. WHY WHY Carl the top songs and artists. In the c&w dept, the win- Smith (Columbia). 9. I HEARD THE BLUEBIRDS SING Browns (RCA Victor) ners were the Everlys’ “I Wonder If I Care As Much” 10. GEISHA GIRL Hank Locklin (RCA Victor) CHARLIE PHILLIPS and “Maybe Tomorrow” and Ferlin Husky and the Everly Bros. 11. I FOUND MY GIRL IN THE U.S.A. 12. ANNA MARIE. 13. KISSES SWEETER THAN WINE. 14. FRAULEIN. 15. GIVE MY LOVE TO ROSE. 16. TANGLED Prexy Maxine Doise, 104 No. Moss, Lake Charles, La. would like to hear MIND. 17. DON'T DO IT DARLIN'. 18. TEARS ARE ONLY RAIN. 19. SQUID from anyone wanting to join the Wiley Barkdull fan Club. The artist is JIGGIN' GROUND. 20. TREAT ME NICE. 21. HONEYCOMB. 22. EVERYWHERE currently making noise with his Helen Carter-duet waxing, “He Made You YOU GO. 23. DEEP BLUE SEA 24. UNFAITHFUL. 25. ACT LIKE A MARRIED For Me” on Hickory. MAN. 26. PLEASE PASS THE BISCUITS. 27. LOVE BUG CRAWL 28. ROCK-A- ***** CHICA. 29. LOST TO A GEISHA GIRL. 30. BYE BYE LOVE; (I'LL ALWAYS BE Jocks wanting a copy of Bob Cole’s Jay waxing, “Face To Face” and “You YOUR) FRAULEIN; GREAT BALLS OF FIRE; IS IT WRONG; LIGHTS IN THE Lie” can obtain same by writing to Madge Duhon, Route #1, Box 293, Abbe- STREET; FOUR WALLS; AIN'T I'M A DOG; KING FOR A DAY; RAUNCHY UH-HUH-MM; TWO SHADES ville, La. ***** ON YOUR WINDOW; TALL TALL TREES; MAYBE TOMORROW; I CLOSE MY EYES; 'TIS SWEET TO BE REMEMBERED; Hal Rosen of Murray Nash Assoc., Inc. reports that the Sprouts, Billy and ONCE-A-WEEK DATE; HE MADE YOU FOR ME; WHAT A NIGHT; ONE WEEK LATER; YOUR Bobby, are following a busy itinerary due to the terriffic reaction to their OLD STANDBY; SAY IT AGAIN; MY TREASURE; DIAMOND JOE; initial RCA Victor release, “Goodbye, She’s Gone” and “Teen Billy Baby.” WHOLE LOT OF SHAKIN' GOING ON. Nov. 30th they were featured at the Paramount Theatre’s “Teen Time Show”