The Records Disk Jockeys Played Most
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' 1 Roulette’s “Show Girl” Waxed The Records Disk Jockeys Played Most A Summary of Reports Received from Nation's Disk Jockey Last Week Last Wee CALCUTTA i I COUNT THE TEARS 2 . 1 Lawrence Welk (Dot) 22 Drifters (Atlantic) LOVE ME WILL YOU PEPE 18 2 2 TOMORROW 23 Duane Eddy (Jamie) Shirelles (Scepter) NEW YORK—Roulette Records en- ters the original Broadway cast LP CALENDAR GIRL 4 EBONY EYES 34 Neil Sedaka (RCA Victor) Bros. (Warner Bros.) field by acquiring the recording rights Columbia Reissues 3 24 Everly to “Show Girl.” Left, Roulette presi- “Hall Of Fame" Series dent Morris Levy and “Show Girl” pi’oducer Charles Lowe ink the con- SHOP AROUND 3 (GHOST) RIDERS IN THE SKY 26 On 33 Singles (Tamla) tract. Right, newly-appointed Roulette 4 Miracles 25 Ramrods (Amy) A&R director Bob Thiele (center) is NEW YORK—Giving an added push flanked by stars Carol Channing and to its 33 singles catalog, Columbia EMOTIONS 6 Jules Munshin at the recording ses- Brenda Lee (Decca) Records has revived its “Hall of 5 RUBBER BALL 16 sion of the score. 26 Bobby Vee (Liberty) Fame” series in LP singles form. Being made available to dealers on EXODUS 5 6 Ferrante & Teicher ( United Artists)/ a 100% exchange deal are two pre- Mantovani (London) STORY OF MY LOVE 27 packs, one pop, the other country, 27 Paul Anka (ABC Paramount) containing fifty disks each. The label THERE'S A MOON OUT has coupled hits by the artists repre- TONIGHT 8 THERE SHE GOES 19 sented on a single disk, and thus the Capris (Oldtown) 28 Jerry Wallace (Challenge) label is telling the dealer he can sell “two hits for the price of one.” Disks WHEELS 13 JIMMY'S GIRL 33 retail at the regular singles price. String-A-Longs (Warwick) 29 Johnny Tillotson (Liberty) As merchandising aids, the diskery is offering the dealer a counter top WHERE THE BOYS ARE 14 browser box—each pre-packed with Connie Francis (MGM) ARE YOU LONESOME 21 the fifty “double hits”—and two 30 TONIGHT Elyis Presley (RCA Victor) brightly coloured window streamers. PONY TIME 17 Artists featured in the pop pre- 10 Chubby Checker (Parkway) pack include Johnny Mathis, Mitch CORINNA, CORINNA 23 Miller, Tony Bennett, Johnny Horton, 31 Ray Peterson (Dunes) ANGEL BABY 9 Guy Mitchell, Johnny Cash, Percy u Rosie & Originals (Highland) Faith, The Four Lads, Frankie Laine, AIN'T THAT JUST LIKE A Rosemary Clooney, Frank Sinatra, WOMAN 45 7 32 The Brothers Four, Marty Robbins, WONDERLAND BY NIGHT Fats Domino (Imperial) 12 Bert Kaempfert (Scepter) Vic Damone and The Mormon Taber- nacle Choir. SEVEN 25 The country pre-pack features WINGS OF A DOVE 12 MAGNIFICENT 33 Al Caiola (United Artists) Johnny Horton, Marty Robbins, 13 Ferlin Husky (Capitol) TOPS on RANK! Stonewall Jackson, Johnny Cash, Ray The Fireballs Price, “Little” Jimmy Dickens, Lester 36 MY EMPTY ARMS 15 IF I DIDN'T CARE "RIC-A-TIC" Flatt & Earl Scruggs, Bob Wills, 14 Jackie Wilson (Brunswick) 34 Platters (Mercury) and George Morgan, Lefty Frizzell, Gene "YACKEY DOO Autry, Roy Acuff, Carl Smith, and the RA-3003 BABY SITTIN' BOOGIE 22 AT LAST 41 Chuck Wagon Gang. (Argo) Ted Taylor 15 Buzz Clifford (Columbia) 35 Etta James SOMEDAY” 29 (I Know, I Know) ONCE IN A WHILE 1 C'EST SI BON and DON'T FORGET 16 Chimes (Tag) 36 Conway Twitty (MGM) YOU KNOW I DO" RA-3001 GOOD TIME BABY 24 PRICE 49 Stronger Than Ever WHAT A Bobby Rydell (Cameo) Fats Domino (Imperial) A T|NY l*|E$J*<iE ... 17 37 “IS THERE SOMETHING d 6u}Sm*h ON YOUR MIND” ALL IN MY MIND 20 Jack Scott 18 Maxine Brown (hlomar) THEM THAT GOT 47 RA-2093 38 Ray Charles (ABC Paramount) TOP RANK CoiviiNG JoOri — YOU CAN HAVE HER 28 19 Roy Hamilton (Epic) RECORDS dance by the light of 39 THE MOON 31 24 W. 37th St. Olympics (Arvee) New York, N.Y. SPANISH HARLEM 30 20 Ben E. King (Atco) GEE WHIZ DON'T WORRY 37 40 (LOOK AT HIS EYES) 48 21 Marty Robbins (Columbia) Carla Thomas (Atlantic) “AIN’T THAT JUST LIKE A WOMAN” 41) Apache 55) Think Twice 69) Ram-Bunk-Shush 42) Tear Of The Year 56) Muskrat Ramble 70) Lost Love Exodus Song (This Land 43) Angel On My Shoulder 57) Little Boy Sad 71 ) The 44) Utopia 58) You Are The Only One Is Mine) Fats Domino 45) Lazy River 59) Cherry Pink & Apple Blossom 72) Havin' Fun 46) Hoochie Coochie Coo White 73) What Am I Gonna Do Dovey 47) Wait A Minute 60) A Thousand Stars 74) Lovey Will Break Your Heart 48) (1 Wanna) Love My Life 61) For My Baby 75) He Away 62) Last Date 76) Flamingo Express 49) North To Alaska 63) Your Friends 77) Sound Off STEREO-SCORED 50) Dedicated To The One 1 Love Your Hands Off Of Him 64) Keep 78) A Texan & A Girl From 51) What Would 1 Do 65) No One Mexico 52) Walk Right Back 66) Please Love Me Forever Donna Orchestra 53) Stayin' In 67) You're The Boss 79) Don't Believe Him 54) The Age For Love 68) Baby Oh Baby 80) The Most Beautiful Words 26 The Cash Box—February 18, 1961.