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4 CounEry Survey For Week Ending 10,%22'83 Nashville Scene HóËGouxtrylPs reproduced. "Copyright 1983, Billboard Publications, Inc. No part of this publication may be means, electronic mechanical, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any Week written permission of the publisher. There's No Week Like CMA photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior does not extend to By KIP KIRBY ... ' fire engine -red This stipulation boots, worn on the show during his the CMA's single of the year (i.e. re- to imagine if award, only to song ARTIST CMA Week: difficult "Uncle Pen" number ... the rush of cord of the year) BooARTIST Number you haven't lived through one, not by the industry of the year. However, because there Title, Label & Number Title, Label & spontaneous emotion (Dist. Label) easy even when you have. No other audience when Lee Greenwood's are no restrictions for songs of the (Dist. Label) music form claims an entire week- of was called as male vocalist of year, "Always On My Mind" man- name ALABAMA WEEKS 39 42 34 HANK WILLIAMS, its feet for You its own, demanding and command- the year 's svelte, aged to struggle back to The Closer AT rt JR. ... RCA attention. victory, trouncing four Get, 21 Strong Stuff, ing a lion's share of media slimmed -down figure as she sang yet another AHL -I -4663 RCA 60223 WEA No one, of Elektra /Curb No other kind of music lingers on, with ... Charley other deserving nominees. 40 30 33 THE OAK RIDGE merits of "Al- 2 5 KENNY ROGERS long after the party's over through Pride's supposed slip -up when he course, disputes the Eyes That See In the BOYS tv shows On my Mind." But enough is Dark, RCA AFL1-4697 RCA American Made, MCA trails of articles, interviews, opened the entertainer of the year en- ways 5390 MCA 3 3 38 coverage with quite the enough. This song has already won and radio velope and almost said "Atlanta" in- AND WILLIE 41 34 83 minded every major award Always On My Mind, same single- stead of "Alabama." The slip didn't NELSON Columbia FC 37951 CBS Lefty, Epic tenacity. by a gleeful Larry there is, including CMA, ACM and Poncho And go unnoticed FE 31958 CBS 47 17 to its Grammy. What about the other great Lost In The Feeling, In testimony McBride of MDJ Records. However, 4 30 LEE GREENWOOD Warner Bros. 23869 WEA which also Somebody's Gonna Love worldwide populari- own agency, Chardon, songs out there this year, 41 5 since Pride's You, MCA 5403 MCA 43 pro- it wasn't so deserved their moment in the sun? Devoted To Your ty, country's books Atlanta, perhaps 5 26 RONNIE MILSAP Memory, Columbia its Up, RCA CBS ponents were visible unintentional. The CMA should re-examine Keyed FC -38726 AHLI -4670 RCA in full plumage last Are Sour Grapes About: criteria in this category. What about 44 48 17 People 7 14 EARL THOMAS Old Familiar Feeling, once a song has WEA week around Nash- the Country Music Assn.'s two cate- adding a qualifier: CONLEY Warner /Curb 23872 ville: those who year and vocal duo actually won as song of the year, it Don't Make It Easy For 45 35 17 LACY J. DALTON gories, song of the Me, RCA AHLI -4113 RCA Dream Baby, Columbia who sing it, those who would be retired from eligibility and FC 38604 CBS make it, those of the year. In the song of the year di- 7 6 21 T.G.SHEPPARD write it, those who publish it, those vision, the CMA makes no restric- could not win again. T.G.Sheppard's Greatest 46 5 5 THE KENDALLS vocal duo cate- Hits, Warner /Curb 23841 WEA Movin' Train, Mercury whose fascination with its various tions on winning. A song which turns As for the CMA's 812 -779 -1 POL -in flaw. 8 9 8 BARBARA forms causes their careers to be inter- up on the charts during the requisite gory, it contains its own built MANDRELL 47 40 52 JOHN ANDERSON Wild And Blue, Warner at least one of the duo Spun Gold, MCA 5377 MCA twined with it. eligibility period may win as many Who says that Bros. 23121 WEA 10 6 MERLE HAGGARD During CMA Week, Nashville must also be a solo artist? Why? Why WILLIE NELSON times as the organization's member- O That's The Way Love 48 46 109 Hits, Columbia like a smaller (Continued on page 63) Goes, Epic FE -38815 CBS Greatest tends to look rather ship wishes to vote for it. KC 237542 CBS 10 11 60 THE BELLAMY Hollywood or New York. Banquets 49 38 30 as interest- BROTHERS West By West, and awards functions are Greatest Hits, Warner/Viva 23775 WEA as Warner /Curb 26391 -1 WEA ing for those sitting in the audience Handy, Lynn, Smith Are 50 51 47 CRYSTAL GAYLE 11 8 23 DAVID ALLAN COE True Love, Elektra 60200 WEA they are for those in the limelight. Castles In The Sand, Columbia FC 38535 CBS 51 50 176 ALABAMA Actor Steve Railsback ( "The Stunt In Alabama, Hall My Home's NSAI EDDIE RABBITT RCA Seal ") turned up Inducted Into 12 16 3 RCA AHLI -3644 Man," "Golden Hits - Volume in the En- Greatest 64 2 with Chick Rains at the NASHVILLE -W. C. Handy, Lo- "prime source of songs II, Warner Bros. 23925 WEA 52i said A Little Good News, of Authors and retta Lynn and Beasley Smith were glish-speaking world," Bowen 13 13 28 B.J.THOMAS Capitol ST12301 CAP ce American Guild New Looks, Cleveland follow the lead LEE GREENWOOD in the week. inducted into the Nashville Song- that Tennessee should International FC 38561 CBS 53 56 5 picnic early Inside Out, MCA 5304 MCA CComposers - Of of California and New York in pass- 12 23 WILLIE NELSON m L.A. producer Richard Perry, work writers Assn. International's Hall 14 52 14 CHARLIE DANIELS WAYLON' 54 his forth- in held here Oct. 9. ing laws that would prevent song- WITH A Decade Of Hits, Epic ing with on Fame ceremonies CBS president's award writers from being tied up unfairly in JENNINGS FE 38795 m coming , shared in the CMA The organization's Take It To the Limit, 157 KENNY ROGERS CBS 55 55 There were even went to Connie Bradley, southern re- contracts. "Every songwriter should Columbia FC 38562 Greatest Hits, Liberty LOO rri Awards festivities. CAP Sylvester Stal- gional executive director of ASCAP. have a lawyer," he contended. 15 14 19 DOLLY PARTON 1072 on scattered rumors that Burlap & Satin, RCA 56 57 103 RICKY SKAGGS it all," Bowen ar- AHL1 -4691 RCA '- lone, scheduled to live in nearby In his keynote speech, Warner "The song says Waitin' For The Sun To the 16 17 53 HANK WILLIAMS Shine, Epic FE 37193 CBS cßì during the upcoming Bros. Records senior vice president gued, "and if we had to take Franklin, Tenn. JR. 65 44 THE BELLAMY off radio there wouldn't be Jr.'s 51 filming of "Rhinestone" with Dolly Jimmy Bowen cited the specific songs songs Hank Williams -BROTHERS Hits, bad news to fill the time." Greatest Strong Weakness, Parton, might turn up somewhere. that had been crucial in the forma- enough Elektra /Curb 60193 WEA W. C. Handy was Elektra /Curb 60210 WEA People Were Talking About: the tion of his career. He said that song- Blues pioneer 17 15 18 SYLVIA p Snapshot, RCA 58 62 285 WILLIE NELSON for such compositions as Stardust, Columbia JC endless stream of "thank you Mom writers are "the poets of our genera- honored AHLI -4672 RCA Louis 35305 CBS O and Dad" speeches in evidence dur- tion" and called upon the per- "Beale Street Blues," "St. 18 18 25 JOHN CONLEE John Conleé s Greatest 59 59 24 VERN GOSDIN a Blues" and "Memphis Blues," a If You're Gonna Do Me ing the CMA Awards telecast -and formance rights societies to "take Hits, MCA 5406 MCA of which was performed for Wrong (Do It Right), Alabama drummer Mark Herndon's good hard look at the advance medley 19 22 5 JOHN CONLEE Compleat CPL-1 -1004 POL In My Eyes, MCA 5434 MCA and Dad for situation." the assembled and pub- 60 60 33 KENNY own "thank you Mom 29 3 GARY MORRIS New Life. 20) ROGERS Asserting that Nashville was the lishers by Bobby Jones and Why Lady Why, Warner not telling me to get a real job" We've Got Tonight, his Bros. 23738 WEA Handy's widow accepted Liberty LO 51143 CAP Hall of Fame 21 19 55 RICKY SKAGGS "Manny" award, as the Highways And 61 49 26 WAYLON citation is called. Heartaches, Epic FE JENNINGS 37996 CBS It's Only Rock & Roll, Lynn, who broke into the music 22 21 84 ALABAMA RCA AHLI -4673 RCA a writer and a per- Mountain Music, RCA 62 66 57 EARL THOMAS business as both AHLI -4229 RCA such country stan- CONLEY former, authored 23 24 7 CRYSTAL GAYLE Somewhere Between Home A Crystal Gayle's Greatest Right And Wrong, RCA dards as "Don't Come CBS Hits, Columbia FC -38803 AHL -1 -4348 RCA' Drinkin'," "You Ain't Woman JONES 24 23 25 GEORGE NE ENTRY MICHAEL MARTIN Shine On, Epic FE 38406 CBS Enough To Take My Man" and "I'm MURPHEY WILLIAMS A Honky Tonk Girl." Her award 25 26 25 DON The Heart Never Lies, Yellow Moon, MCA 5407 MCA Liberty LT-51150 CAP by her long-time pro- was accepted 26 20 20 THE STATLER 64 53 RONNIE ducer, Owen Bradley. BROTHERS McDOWELL musi- Today, Mercury Personally, Epic FE 38514 CBS The late Beasley Smith was 812 -184 -1 POL Nash- LOUISE DAN SEALS cal director and bandleader for (27) 33 4 Rebel Heart, Liberty ville radio station WSM. Among his MANDRELL LT -51149 CAP Too Hot To Sleep, RCA NELSON Lucky AHLI -4820 RCA 66 58 31 WILLIE best known works were "That Tougher Than Leather, Old Sun," "The Old Master Paint- 28 25 53 JANIE FRICKE Columbia QC 38248 CBS It Ain't Easy, Columbia 74 14 NITTY GRITTY er," "Night Train To Memphis," FC 38214 CBS 67 BAND 4 DIRT "I'd Rather Die Young" and "Beg 29 28 Let's Go, Liberty 51146 CAP Dirty Looks, Capital Your Pardon." His grandchildren, ST -12294 CAP 68 61 48 MERLE HAGGARD Elizabeth Barry, ac- 30 31 136 ALABAMA Going Where The Lonely Steve Scales and , RCA Go, Epic FE 38092 CBS cepted his award. AHLI -3930 RCA 69 67 25 MICKEY GILLEY 31 37 5 JOHNNY Fool for Your Love, Epic CBS RODRIGUEZ FE 38583 For Every Rose, Epic 70 63 27 GENE WATSON & FE -38806 CBS THE FAREWELL 32 32 4 CHARLEY PRIDE PARTY BAND Games, RCA Night Sometimes I Get Lucky, AHLI -4820 RCA MCA 5384 MCA 3 43 4 TERRI GIBBS 71 70 35 LOUISE Over Easy, MCA 5443 MCA MANDRELL 34 44 4 GEORGE STRAIT Close -Up, RCA MHL The Heart, Strait From 1 -8601 RCA MCA 5320 MCA 72 75 55 TOM JONES 3 45 4 SISSY SPACEK Tom Jones Country, Hangin' Up My Heart, Mercury SRM -1 -4062 POL Atlantic /America 7 -90100 WEA 73 73 15 36 39 5 MARTY ROBBINS On My Own Again, Viva A Lifetime Of Song 1951- 23868 WEA Columbia C2 -38870 CBS DUMBSTRUCK DUO -Epic's Merle 1982, 74 72 55 THE OAK RIDGE 37 36 24 CHARLY McCLAIN Haggard and Columbia's Willie Paradise, Epic FE 38584 CBS BOYS Greatest Hits, MCA 5150 MCA Nelson ponder their Country Music 38 27 15 JOHNNY LEE Hey Bartender, Full 75 69 19 GUS HARDIN Hardin, RCA Assn. award as vocal duo of the Moon/Warner Bros. 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