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Dacca’s “Favorites” Catalog The Records Backed By March Bealer Program Disk Jockeys NEW YORK—Deeca Records is of- from local distribs. In addition, win- fering dealers a March sales program dow and counter displays, consumer on its complete catalog of “Golden leaflets and other sales aids are avail- Played Most Favorites,” including nine new addi- able, carrying the general theme of tions. “Every Song In Every Album A A Summary of Reports Received from Nation’s Disk Up to March 24, dealers are being One-In- A-Million Hit.” Jockeys offered an incentive plan on the The new “GF” albums include per- series, details of which can be had formances by Bing Crosby, The Mills lllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll Bros., Lenny Dee, Ella Fitzgerald, Kitty Wells, Red Foley, Ernest Tubb, Webb Pierce and Kitty Wells & Red Last Week Last Week Foley (duets). Previous “GF” al- New Chi Distrib PONY TIME 2 bums include stints by The Four WINGS OF A DOVE 18 1 Chubby Checker (Parkway) Sams Ferlin Husky (Capitol) CHICAGO—William (Bill) McGuire Aces, Teresa Brewer (Coral), The has announced the opening of Con- Ames Bros., Jackie Wilson (Bruns- Record Sales, located at 101 wick), The McGuire Sisters (Coral) solidated SURRENDER 3 EMOTIONS 19 and Lawrence Welk (Coral). Elvis Presley (RCA Victor) 09 South Cicero Avenue, on the far west 2 MW Brenda Lee (Decca) side of this city. McGuire stated that now that he is in full operation at his new location Brenda Lee Signs 7 Year CALCUTTA 1 Lawrence Welk (Dot) THINK TWICE 31 he is spending the bulk of his time 3 OA Pic Deal With 20th Fox Am *1 Brook Benton (Mercury) calling on the trade and formulating his company’s policies. HOLLYWOOD—Brenda Lee, 16- McGuire is a veteran of several DON'T WORRY 5 year-old Decca recording star, has Marty Robbins years in record sales. 4 (Columbia) OK LITTLE BOY SAD 29 signed a seven-year motion picture £«l Johnny Burnette (Liberty) contract with 20th Century-Fox and will make her motion picture debut in WHERE THE BOYS ARE 6 “Honey Bear,” formerly titled “Teddy 5 Connie Francis (MGM) 9 C ANGEL ON MY SHOULDER 30 Bear,” to be produced by Robert Lip- mU Shelby Flint (Valiant /Warner Bros) pert with a March 6 start. WHEELS 4 Script has Miss Lee appearing in 6 String-A-Longs (Warwick) silhouette, singing, through opening STAYIN' IN 33 titles and then comes on, full-face, 97 Am! Bobby Vee (Liberty) with special card: “Introducing DEDICATED TO THE ONE

Brenda Lee.” Although she sings in 7 I LOVE 17 picture, she will have a dramatic Shirelles (Scepter) WALK RIGHT BACK 32 role. 9Q Everly Brothers (Warner Bros) Contract provides the performer EBONY EYES 14 with song approval in all pictures, 8 Everly Brothers (Warner Bros) and also gives her script approval JIMMY'S GIRL 23 insofar as morality is concerned. M Johnny Tilottson (Cadence) APACHE 21 9 Jorgen Ingmann (Atco) LIFE Anita Kerr Joins Oft (I WANNA) LOVE MY THERE S A MOON OUT OU AWAY 31 Victor's A&R Staff IU TONIGHT 12 Gene Pitney ( Musicor Capris (Oldtown) NEW YORK—Anita Kerr has joined the A&R staff at RCA Victor Rec- STONE 40 BABY SITTIN' BOOGIE 11 01 HEARTS OF ords and will function as an aide and Black's Combo (HI) 11 Buzz Clifford (Columbia) w£ Bill assistant to Chet Atkins in Nashville, according to Steve Sholes, manager of pop A&R. YOU CAN HAVE HER 16 09 AT LAST 41 Miss Kerr, who is one of the few 12 Bobby Rydell (Cameo) Wm Etta James (Argo) female arranger-composers in the recording industry, will supervise recording sessions under the direction GOOD TIME BABY 13 LIKE A of Atkins. She will also function, in 13 Bobby Rydell (Cameo) AIN'T THAT JUST 00 24 her A&R capacity, as a choral direc- OO WOMAN Fats Domino (Imperial) tor and arranger, for vocals and in- strumentals. SHOP AROUND 10 PRESTIGE Miss Kerr, an accomplished pianist 14 Miracles (Tam!a) and organist, has worked profes- UTOPIA sionally in radio, in Nashville and 0A SPANISH HARLEM 15 0*1 Frank Gari (Crusade) HAS THE HOT Memphis, her birthplace, since the 15 Ben. E. King (Atco) age of 14., She’s had extensive ex- perience in directing and arranging SINGLES for choral groups, church choirs, full FOR MY BABY 46 GEE WHIZ (LOOK AT HIS OC orchestras and a variety of solo vo- 00 Brook Benton ( Mercury 16 EYES) 26 calists and vocal groups. Carla Thomas (Atlantic) SPECIAL THRU MARCH In 1956, she was an Arthur Godfrey Talent Scouts “winner,” with her own (GHOST) RIDERS IN THE SKY 22 group, The Anita Kerr Oft DISCOUNT Quartet. WILL YOU LOVE ME gO Ramrods (Amy) 17 TOMORROW 7 ON ALL Shirelles (Scepter) Playing Hunches 07 WHAT A PRICE 39 Fats Domino (Imperial) PRESTIGE EXODUS 8 0# 18 Ferrante & Teicher (United Artists)/ SINGLES Mantovani (London) TO CRY 50 00 I DON'T WANT PRESTIGE RECORDS, INC. Jackson (Wand) CALENDAR GIRL 9 00 Chuck 203 So. Washington Ave. 19 Neil Sedaka (RCA Victor) Bergenfield, N.J. LOVE ME FOREVER 49 ALL IN 00 PLEASE MY MIND 20 Cathy Jean & Roommates (Valmos) 28 Maxine Brown (Nomar) W«l

9| LAZY RIVER 25 AO ASIA MINOR 61 BREAKING BIG! mtm Bobby Darin (Atco) Kokomo (Felsted) “TROUBLE UP

In Tunes Of Glory 41) Once A While 56) I Don't Know Why 70) THE ROAD” Story On The Rebound 42) Of My Love 57) I Pity The Fool 71) 43) Blue Moon 58) Lets Go Again 72) Little Miss Stuck Up 44) Wonderland By Night 59) Top Forty, News, Weather 73) Model Girl Jackie Brensfen 45) Wait A Minute And Sports 74) More Than I Can Say 46) Angel Baby Ginnie Bell That's It— Quit I'm Movin' NEW YORK—Malcom Dodds (left) 47) My Empty Arms 75) I Sue 736 61) Find Another Girl On and Merv Griffin are caught by the 48) Touchables 62) Pony Express Told Every Little Star candid camera during Dodds’ recent 49) Once Upon A Time 63) Age For Love 76) I've 50) Ram-Bunk-Shush 64) Tear Of The Year 77) Take Good Care Of Her appearance on Griffin’s “Play Your 51) Happy Birthday Blues 725 Riverside Dr. 65) There She Goes 78) Merry-Go-Round 52) Your Friends SUE RECORDS N.Y. Hunch” NBCrTV’er. On the show, 66) Bye Bye Baby (WA 6-8800) A Texan And A Girl From Dodds sang his latest release, 53) Havin' Fun 67) Tnem That Got 79) MGM 54) Watusi Mexico “All For 68) I Count The Tears The Love Of A Woman.” 55) Pepe 69) Lonely Blue Nights 80) Just For Old Time's Sake 38 The Cash Box—March 11, 1961