19 August , 1963 Number Seventeen

HIT OF THE WEEK: BLUE VELVET - Bobby Vinton (Epic) S elling in quantity in just about ».11 spots and a big request getter everywhere. Played fi rst by WPLO, Atlanta and broken in the market with help from WQXI.

CORRESPONDENTS POPULAR PICK; TREAT MY BABY GOOD - Bo bby Darin (Capitol) Our SMS Choice u 'two weeks ago is now getting grade A exposure. To o soon to tell on the sales, but it ' gets requests, where it is being played.

HOT ACTION RECORD; MICKEY*S MONKEY - Miracles (Tamla) A big item in Little Rock, St. .Petersburg, and Atlanta. Certain to spread everywhere in the Southland. It*s just 11 getting started, and when it busts, it’ll make it all the way.

SOUTHERN SURVEY CHOICE OF THE WEEK: I CAN’T STAY MAD AT YOU - (RCA) See Review and Comment Section.

ALBUM OF THE WEEK; (No Choice)

SOUTHERN TOP TWENTY l) FINGERTIPS- (Tam) ' ll,|l\(4) BLOWIN’ IN THE WIND-PPM (WB) \\| ,7) - TCTTHE LIFEGUARD-Diane (Mer) 1 12.VUl6>-TAUC TO ME-Sunny & Sunglows (Tei '2)2) DEVIL IN DISGUISE-Elvis Presley(RCA)Presley(RCAÙ|l 13Jl(12)12) W WONDER/WHOLEONDER/WHOLE WORLD- (] (Dec}fl^_j 5) LETTER FROM CAMP-Allen Sherman (WB) 15 ;yELVET-iBobby Vinton (Epic) 9) FRANKIE AND JOHNNY-Sam Cooke (RCA)' THE WORLD- (Lib) 6) MOCKINGBIRD-Inez Foxx(Sym) ;'il6 YFRXEND’S BACK-Angels (Sma) 3>CANDY GIRL-4 Seasons ( V J ) ^ - 17. (1 3 ) «JUST ONE LOOK-Doris Troy(Atl) l (8)-— JUDY'S TURNTOCRY-Lesley Gore(Mer)H^l8«’\(|.-^iSSY G IRL-Freddy Scott (CP) 19. (lOX-MAKE-THE WORLD-Ray Price (Col) IVLO HAD A HAMMER-Trini Lopez (Rep) (ll) DENISE-Randy & Rainbows (Rus) [ 20.ji(20) DESERT PETE-Kings ton Trio (Cap)

REQUESTS AND SALES ACTIVITY REPORTED : : 1 r-iffiAT-WAVE-Martha & Vandellas (Gor) ~-| »WONDERFUL WONDERFUL-Tymes (Park) \) | ^MORE-Kai Winding (Verve) \ -BOY FAI1S IN LOVE-Mel Carter (Derby) \\ 'DROWNJLNT M Y SORROWS- (MGM) .f- DANKE SCHOEN-Wayne Newton (Cap) TIPS OF MY FINGERS-Roy Clark (Cap) ¡HfitLITTLE DEUCE COUPE/SURFER GIRL-Beach Boys I -LEAVE ME ALONE-Baby Washington (Sue) WHAT I GOTTA DO-Little Eva (Dim) (Cap) KISSED ME-Crystals (Phi) lIII WANT TO STAY HERE-Steve & Eydie (Col) -STRAIGHTEN UP-Barbara Lewis (Atl) 11BOY YOU CAN’T FORGET-Raindrops (jub) 1 FLIPPED OVER YOU-Paul & Paula (Phi) I^HETRGEMIETY-Bobby Bare (RCA) \ \ 13jONKiY_DRIFTER-0jays (imp) (VLAURA’S WEDDING-Barbara Lynn (Guy) 11 HËY THERE LONELY BOY-Ruby (Kapp) \ MY HEART NEEDS-Otis Redding (Volt)

COMMENTi I HAVE BEEN READING YOUR SOUTHERN MUSIC SUR VEY FOR SIXTEEN WEEKS NOW AND I AM HAPPY TO REPORT THAT ITS ACCURACY IS SOMEWH AT STAGGERING. THE REVIEWS ARE JUST AND FAIR. KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK i (Kent Burkhart, General Manager, WQXI, Atlanta)

Reproduction of the information published herein is forbidden without specific permission of the editor. All the information that is printed is an honest and objective evaluation of reports received from correspondents, dealers and distributors. PAUL DREW 28 PEACHTREE AVENUE, N. E. • ATLANTA 5, GEORGIA . TELEPHONE 233-1660 19 - - August , 1963 2 Number Seventeen DIXIE ROUND-UP DAN LYNCH WPCC CLINTON, S.C. GEORGE CROMWELL WMBR JACKS CITVI1T.F Flipped Over You-Paul & Paula (Phi) PICKS Then He Kissed Me-Crystals (phi} To The Lifeguard-Diane Ray (Mer) SALES Mockingbird-Inez Foxx (Sym) Letter From Camp-Allen Sherman (WB) CALLS My Boyfriend's Back-Angels (Sma) Kind of Boy-Raindrops (jub) COMER Hey Girl-Freddy Scott (CP) DANNY DEE WVLD VALDOSTA, GA. KEN DOWE WQXI ATLANTA. Treat My Baby Good-Bobby Darin (.Cap) PICKS He's Mine-Alice Wonder Land (Bar) My Whole World-Brenda Lee (Dec) SALES Fingertips-Stevie Wonder (Tam) Treat My Baby Good-Bobby Darin (Cap) CALLS Blue Velvet-Bobby Vinton (Epi) Drownin’ My Sorrows-Connie Francis (MGM) COMER Treat My Baby Good-Bobby Darin (Cap) RON FULLER WLAY MUSCLE SHOALS TOM THACKER KIXZ AMARILLO Big Man Cry-Ed Bruce (Wan) PICKS Flipped Over You-Paul & Paula (Phi) Fingertips-Stevie Wonder (Tam) SALES Boy Falls In Love-Mel Carter (Der) Letter From Camp-Allen Sherman (WB) CALLS Deuce Coupe-Beach Boys (Cap) She Loves Everybody-Charlie Rich (Gro) COMER Lonely Surfer-Jack Nitzche (Rep) DICK STARR WFUN MIAMI RANDY SCOTT WCAW CHARLESTON, W, VA. Be My Baby-Ronettes (Phi) PICKS This Old Heart-Monarchs (SS7) Only In America-Jay & Americans (UA) SALES Blowin’ In The Wind-PPM (WB) Big Man Cry-Ed Bruce (Wan) CALLS Little Surfer Girl-Beach Boys (Cap) Teenage Cleopatra--Tracey Dey (Lib) COMER Drownin' My Sorrows-Connie Francis (MGM) GEORGE ERWIN KFJZ FT. WORTH JAY DANIELS WDXB CHATTANOOGA Do Darina* 1-Bobby Wood (Joy) PICKS Round The Roses-Jaynettes (Tuf) Fingertips-Stevie Wonder (Tam) SALES Slowin' In The Wind-PPM (WB) Walk On Mr. Blue-Kirby St. Ramain (ine) CALLS Blue Velvet-Bobby Vinton (Epi) To The Lifeguard-Diane Ray (Mer) COMER If I Had A Hammer-Trini Lopez (Rep) JIM BOLDEN WAAG ADEL. GA. DICK WILSON WHOO ORLANDO Hey Girl-Freddy Scott (CP) PICKS From One To One-Clyde Me Phatter (Mer) Devil In Disguise-Elvis Presley (RCA) SALES Hey Girl-Freddy Scott (CP) My Whole World-Brenda Lee (Dec) CALLS If I Had A Hammer-Trini Lopez (Rep) 8 X 10-Bill Anderson (Dec) COMER Daughter-Blenders (Wit) BUDDY KARR KAAY LITTLE ROCK ROGER CROFT WPGA PERRY, GA. Keep It Up-Pete Antell (Cam) PICKS Flipped Over You-Paul & Paula (Phi) Devil In Disguise-Elvis Presley (RCA) SALES My Boyfriend’s Back-Angels (Sma) Fat Lady-Spidels (Min) CALLS If I Had A Hammer-Trini Lopez (Rep) To The Lifeguard-Diane Ray (Mer) COMER Monkey Time-Major Lance (Oke) DICK LAHM KILT HOUSTON HOT SCOTT WGIV CHARLOTTE, N.C. Deuce Coupe-Beach Boys lCap) PICKS Cry" Cry Cry-Earls ^OTJ Abilene-George Hamilton IV (RCA) SATES Lonely Drifter-0jays (imp) Blue Velvet-Bobby Vinton (Epi) CALLS Cry Cry Cry-Earls (OT) Make The World-Ray Price (Col) COMER From One To One-Clyde Me Phatter (Mer) DICK BLANCHARD WKGN KNOXVILLE JAY COOK WHBQ MEMPHIS I Forgot What-Ray Peterson (Dun) PICKS Round The Roses-Jaynettes (Tuf) (RCA) Judy’s Turn To Cry-Lesley Gore (Mer) SALES Devil In Disguise-Elvis Presley Heat Wave-Martha & Vandellas (Gor) HALTS Hey Girl-Freddy Scott (CP) I ’d Die-Skyliners (Ate) COMER My Boyfriend's Back-Angels (Sma) AL SMITH WKEX RALEIGH, N.C. MEL MIXON WSGA SAVANNAH Then He Kissed Me-Crystals (Phi) PICKS I Want To Stay Here-Steve & Eydie (Col) Shake A Tail Feather-Du Tones (One) SALES Blue Velvet-Bobby Vinton'(Epi) - k My Boyfriend’s Back-Angels (Sma) CALLS Candy Girl Seasons (VJ) More-Kai Winding (Ver) COMER Danke Schoen-Wayne Newton (Cap) JACK KANE WLCY TAMPA LARRY GAR WLBG LAURENS, S.C, This Is My Prayer-Theola Kilgore (Ser) PICKS Happy Puppy-Eent Fabric (Ate) " My Whole World-Brenda Lee (Dec) SALES Wait Till My Bobby-Darlene Love (Phi) Hey Girl-Freddy Scott (CP) CALLS Letter From Camp-Alien Sherman (WB) There He Goes-Velvettes (IPG) COMER Frankie and Johnny-Sam Cooke (RCA.) August 19, 1963 - 3- Number Seventeen REVIEW AND COMMENT I CAN'T STAY MAD AT YOU - Skeeter Davis (RCA) Guaranteed to be a big winner by the time the kids get back to class. Bill Enis-KFJZ, at Ft, Worth, likes it too. Bill is the new PD, and holds down the noon to 3 shift. DANKE SCHQEN - Wayne Newton (Capitol) Picked by Ron Martin-WTIX, New Orleans in late June, and played throughout the territory, this item continues to rack up sales and requests, and may not yet be through. It's #3 this week at WKGN, Knoxville. THE SOUND OF SURF - Percy Faith (Columbia) There is more potential in this item for the artist, than in anything since his "Summer Place." If it doesn't climb immediately, then it's destined to be a sleeper hit later in the year. KIDNAPPER - Jewell and the Rubies (La Louisianne) A # 1 item at KVOL, Lafayette where Skip Stewart and Rod Bernard have been playing it. It's a top seller in Baton Rouge, Lake Charles, Beaumont and Port Arthur. It's similiar to Joe Hinton's recent Southern hit and has the sound. Several labels are after it. HELLO HEARTACHE, G60DBYE LOVE - Little Peggy March (RCA) Tries hard to sound like her first one, and on this basis deserves prime exposure, I feel certain in predicting somewhat lesser success. CRY BABY - Garnett Mims (UA) If you don't make it a pick now, then your area will be late on one of the fastest rising blues singles of the year. KING AND QUEEN - Ken Dowd (RCA) Simplicity is often an important ingredient in a big hit. The plain chord progression and straight presentation on this record could mean'big things. It would be a good one for Mike Me Cormick to try at KAAY, Little Rock, where they 'make and break' new records. Don't overlook this very plain, but unusual side. I'M NOT A FOOL ANYMORE - T K Hulin (Smash) It keeps popping up somewhere else every week, and from Texas and Louisiana is now spreading to the Carolinas. It was a top item with Buddy Covington-KNUZ, Houston back in June. MR. WISHING WELL - Nat King Cole (Capitol) Certain to be picked by many stations and to be purchased by operators. Initial sales activity is bound to be good. Flip is from his latest album and we suggested it to you as a future single release in SMS 7/1» MICHAEL PT 1 - Steve Alaimo (Checker) Pick of the Week for Dick Wilson-WHOO, Orlando. The 'in-person' sound seems to be the new thing for singles. It's a strong and ex­ citing side that will receive much attention and may perhaps be a bigger turntable item than a store seller. PAINTED TAINTED ROSE - A1 Martino (Capitol) Being overlooked by many stations, it is selling very well in all Southern areas. #16 with Dick Lawrence-WFLA, Tampa. THEN HE KISSED ME - Crystals (Phillies) Looks like one of the top fifty records of 1963... headed way up, and it will stay there for a spell when it arrives. MAKING BELIEVE/BUSTED - (ABC) Ships this week, 8/20, with both sides standing a good chance of landing a spot on a n charts, with the up-tempo winning out. BIRTHDAY PARTY - Pixies Three (Mercury) Making nice gains wherever it gets played and looks like It could break open. TIE MY HUNTING DOG DOWN - Arthur Smith (Starday) Ben Colder*s "Still #2" is one of the South's top sellers, though most pop stations refuse to play it, and just why is hard to say. This is perhaps a bit more country oriented, but none the less has enough fun to tickle a pop audience a few times. A WALKIN' MIRACLE - Essex (Roulette) They have managed to use the same gimmicks again to their advantage and are sure to repeat a good portion of their success with this. TEENAGE CLEOPATRA - Tracey Dey (Liberty) Dick Starr-WFUN, Miami is very enthusiastic about this one after getting good response from his play. It's worth a pick on any m o d e m music station. BE MY BABY - Ronettes (Phillies) If another group can sell this sound, then you can con­ sider this one as a strong contender for honors in the weeks to come. You'll like it and so will your listeners. MAN'S TEMPTATION - Gene Chandler -(Vee Jay) Did you play "Rainbow"? It may interest you to know that his recording of the is one of the South's biggest hits for 1963« So, like "Rainbow", this is busy compiling a strong track record with a minimum of play. . Your play may not increase the sales, because they'll get bigger anyway, but you'll be helping to improve your ratings, if you put it on. * ihiglist 19, 1963 -it- Number Seventeen - ‘ ’ REVIEW AND COMMENT (Cont'd.) MARTIAN HOP - Ran-Dells (Chairman) It's finished in some spots, where it hit first, but if you haven’t yet played this silly thing we warned you about in SMS 6/24, then have fun. A large national item. TIPSY - Bill Sherrill (ABC) Looks like a big item. Large Nashville sales and not taking hold in Atlanta. SCARLET O ’HARA - Claude King (Columbia) Stay with it. It does better every week and is moving in about a dozen spots. Good requests, too. ALBUM PROGRAMMING IN DREAMS - Roy Orbison (Monument) "Blue Bayou" will be the slow side of his next single (9/21) and there is good request action in Alabama from play on "Lonely Wine." ONE FINE DAY - Chiffons (Laurie) One more hit the size of their first two and these gals will have it made for a long time to come. At present, no plans for a single from this album. The originals are not strong, but "Foolish Little Girl", "Da Doo Ron Ron", "Loco Motion" and "Tonight I Met An Angel" from the song book of other groups' hits are out­ standing . GREATEST AMERICAN WALTZES - Connie Francis (MGM) A strong adult package. "You Can’t Be True Dear" and "True Love" could fit in a spot in a pop music format, mid-day or late night. HERE COMES FATS DOMINO (ABC) An almost certain chance for the only over-powering side, "Red Sails In The Sunset", to be rushed out as a single. If so, it'll be his biggest in years. MY SON, THE NUT - Allen Sherman (WB) As predicted, it's the hottest album item today. All cuts are good, but the most requested side seems to be "Automation." "Hail To Thee Fat Person" should not be overlooked. I ’LL CRY IF I WANT TO - Lesley Gore (Mercury) Her next single will not be taken from this album, but while we wait, why not give some spins to "No More Tears" and "Just Let Me Cry." DINAH 63 - Dinah Washington (Roulette) A good bet to be much bigger than her Dinah '62. A late night or all night show would be vase to include "What Kind of Fool A m I", "Rags To Riches" and "I’ll ." "In San Francisco" is in a class all of its own....so good, she could make it a hit all over again. THE 12 YEAR OLD GENIUS - Stevie Wonder (Tamla) The hottest teenager in the business today, there's a great 'feel' on "Don't You Know" and"Hallelujah I Love Her So." And you'll find seven minutes well spent with an every so often spin of the complete "Fingertips." WARM SOUL - Roy Hamilton (MGM) Even Jerry Butler fans will be impressed with his 'soul' treatment on "For Your Precious Love." It's tough. And right behind is a good arrangement of the oldie, "Guess Who." RAMBLIN' - New Christy Minstrels (Columbia) "The Drinkin* Gourd" is being played in several areas and getting requests....it’s the best side in the LP. It requires several listens before you'll hear it, but it's got it! Should be a single, if! THIS IS RAY STEVENS (Mercury) A1 Smith, Operations Director, WKEX, Raleigh, reports red hot request activity for "Deodorant Song." Labels sales rep, Bob Richardson, confirms Carolina activity for this side. Alabama stations are getting calls for "Speed Eall." Label VP says no, but if the distributors keep getting calls, then you can expect this to be his next single. SURF CITY - Jan and Dean (Liberty) The biggest request getters have been "Soul City", Philadelphia USA",and "Honolulu Lulu." Their vocal on "Memphis" is also a top item to expose. Also suggested: (See previous issue for correct selections). VINCENT EDWARDS AT THE RIVIERA (Decca) SO I'liJCH IN LGVE-Tymes (Park) COME AND GET THESE MEMORIES-Vandellas THEMES FOR YOUNG LOVERS-Percy Faith CRY IF I WANT TO-Lesley Gore (Mer) TRHH LOPEZ AT PJ'S (Rep) KANGAROO SPORT-Pat Boone (Dot) NOT ME-The Orlons (Cam) SAY WONDERFUL THINGS-Patti Page (Col) GOLDEN GOODIES VOL k (Rou) MARVELETTES ON STAGE (Tamla) HELLO STRANGER-Barbara Lewis (Atl) LETTERMEN IN CONCERT (Cap) SURFIN' WITH THE ASTRONAUTS (RCA) FOR YOUR SWEET LOVE-Rick Nelson (Dec) LOU CHRISTY (Rou) BEACH PARTY-Chubby Checker (Park) DEAN TEX MARTIN SINGS AGAIN (Rep) I WILL FOLLOW HIM-Peggy March (RCA) TODAY'S BEST-Glen Gray (Cap) 1962 BOSS GOLDEN GASSERS (Scepter) JIMMY DEAN EVERYBODY'S FAVORITE (Col)