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* SUE THOMPSON * CHASE WEBSTER * BOB WILLS LABEL: Hickory. MANAGEMENT: Acuff -Rose Artist LABEL: Dot. MANAGEMENT: Acuff -Rose Artists LABEL: Liberty. MANAGEMENT: Sam Gibbs. AD. Corporation. ADDRESS: 2508-B Franklin Rd., Nash- Corp. ADDRESS: 2508-B Franklin Rd., Nashville 4, DRESS: 1540 Hanover, Wichita Falls, ville, Tex. Tenn. Tenn. TOP RECORDS: "San Antonio Rose," "Heart to TOP RECORDS: "Norman," "Sad Movies," "James, TOP RECORDS: "Will There Be Sweethearts in Heart Talk," "Spanish Two Step," "Maiden's Hold the Ladder Steady," "Willie Can," "Angel, Heaven," "Moody River," "The Town Sleeps Through Prayer." Angel." I1." HOME TOWN: Muleshoe, Tex. HOBBY: Swimming. HOME TOWN: Franklin, HOBBY: Swimming. HOME TOWN: San Jose, Calif. Tenn.

JOHNNIE LEE WILLS * * * TOMPALL AND THE LABEL: Sims. MANAGEMENT: Russell Sims. AD- LABEL: Decca. MANAGEMENT: Jim Denny Artist DRESS: 801 17th Ave. S., Nashville, Tenn. GLASER BROTHERS Bureau. ADDRESS: 815 16th Ave. S., Nashville, TOP RECORDS: "Rag Mop," "Peter Cottontail," Tenn. "Milk Cow Blues," "Your Love for Me Is Losing LABEL: Decca. MANAGEMENT: Hubert Long Talent. TOP RECORDS: "Searching," "Making Believe," Light," "Blub Twist," "Lazy John." "One by One," "Hey, Joe." HOBBIES: Riding his horse Black Diamond, ADDRESS: 806 16th Ave. S., Nashville, Tenn. and HOBBY: Our main hobbies right now are grand- training horses, performing in rodeos, and buying TOP RECORDS: "Words Come Easy," "Let Me Down children. HOME TOWN: Madison, Tenn. pretty suits from Nudie. Easy," "She Loves the Love I Give Her," "Trackin' Me Down." HOBBIES: Fishing, water skiing, golf. HOME DOTTIE TOWN: Spaulding, Neb. * WEST * LONNIE (PAP) WILSON LABEL: RCA Victor. MANAGEMENT: Jim Denny MANAGEMENT: Acuff -Rose Artists Corporation. Artist Bureau. ADDRESS: 815 16th Ave. S., Nash- ADDRESS: 2508-B Franklin Rd., Nashville 4, Tenn. ville, Tenn. HOBBIES: Fishing and hunting. HOME TOWN: * MERLE TRAVIS TOP RECORDS: "I'll Pick Up My Heart and Gn Maynardsville, Tenn. Home." "Touch Me." LABEL: Capitol. HOBBIIES: Cooking and gardening. HOME TOWN: TOP RECORDS: "The Merle Travis " (LP), McMinnville, Tenn. "Back Home" (LP), "Walkin' the Strings" (LP), * DON WINTERS "Travis" (LP), "Songs of the Coal Mines" (LP). LABEL: Sims. * JOHNNY WESTERN TOP RECORDS: "Shake Hands With a Loser," "Too Many Times," "That's All I Need." * LABEL: Columbia: MANAGEMENT: Americana Cor- HOBBIES: Swimming, professional boxing, horse- poration. ADDRESS: Box 47, Woodland Hills, Calif. back riding. HOME TOWN: Tampa, Fla. TOP RECORDS: LABEL: Decca. MANAGEMENT: Hal Smith Artists "Paladine," "Kathy Come Home," "Just for the Record," Corey." Productions. ADDRESS: 119 Two Mile Pike, Good- "Darling lettsville, Tenn. HOBBIES: Hunting, fishing, foreign sports cars. HOME TOWN: Canego Park, Calif. MAC WISEMAN TOP RECORDS: "I'm Walking the Floor Over You," * "Thanks a Lot," "Let's Say Goodbye Like We Said LABEL: Capitol. MANAGEMENT: Hal Smith Artist Hello," "It's Been So Long, Darling." Productions. ADDRESS: 119 Two Mile Pk., Goodletts- HOBBY: Golf. HOME TOWN: Texas. * ONIE WHEELER ville, Tenn. TOP RECORDS: "Your Best Friend and Me," LABEL: . MANAGEMENT: Bob Neal Love Letters in the Sand," "Tis Sweet To Be Re- Agency, Inc. ADDRESS: 812 16th Ave. S., Nashville, membered," "Jimmy Brown the Newsboy." * Tenn. HOBBIES: Hunting and fishing. HOME TOWN: TOP RECORDS: "Run 'Em Off," "Onie's Bop." Virginia. LABEL: RCA Victor. MANAGEMENT: Jim Denny Art- HOBBY: Farming. HOME TOWN: Mo. ist Bureau. ADDRESS: 815 16th Ave. S., Nashville, Tenn. TOP RECORDS: "Ooh -La -La," "Looking Back to * See," "Sure -Fire Kisses," "I Gotta Go Get My * Baby," "You LABEL: Mercury. MANAGEMENT: Bob Neal Agency, Nearly Lose Your Mind." Album: Imperial. "Country Boy in Love." LABEL: MANAGEMENT: Wil-Helm Agency. Inc. ADDRESS: 812 16th Ave., Nashville, Tenn. ADDRESS: 801 16th Ave. S., Nashville, Tenn. TOP RECORDS: "Piano HOBBIES: Collecting Rolls Blues," "Muskrat records and bowling. HOME TOP RECORDS: "," "Love Song Ramble," "Johnson Rag." TOWN: San Antonio, Tex. of the Waterfall," "," "Casting My Lasso to the Sky," "China Doll," "Rose Marie," and "Yodel Album." HOBBY: Fishing. HOME TOWN: Tampa, Fla. * SHEB WOOLEY * (ALSO BEN COLDER) LABEL: Mercury. MANAGEMENT: Wright Talent Agency. ADDRESS: Box 516, Goodlettsville, Tenn. * LABEL: MGM Records. MANAGEMENT: Cliffie Stone TOP RECORDS: Associates. ADDRESS 1483 North Vine St., Hollywood "Walk On By," "Auctioneer," "If LABEL: Decca. MANAGEMENT: Wil-Helm Agency. a Woman 28, Calif. Answers," "Black Cloud," "Dim Dark ADDRESS: 801 16th Ave. S., Nashville, Corner," "The Tenn. TOP RECORDS: "That's My Pa," "That's My Ma," Other Boys Are Talking." TOP RECORDS: "Troubles Back in Town," "Roll "Meet Mr. Lonely," "Hello Wall No. 2," "Don't HOBBIES: Horseback riding and fishing. HOME Muddy River," "A Woman's Intuition," "Somebody's Take Your Gun to Town," "Walkin' the Floor Over TOWN: Sedalia, Mo. Back in Town." You," "I Walk the Line," HOBBIES: Golf, bowling, fishing "Don't Go Near the and hunting. HOME Eskimos," "How the West Was Won," "Shudders TOWN: Hardy, Ark. and Scream." HOBBIES: Composing, singing, act- ing and personnal appearances. HOME TOWN: * Sun Valley, Calif. * LABEL: RCA Victor. MANAGEMENT: Jim Denny Artist Bureau. ADDRESS: 815 16th Ave. S., Nash- LABEL: MGM Records. ADDRESS: ' ville, Tenn. raradice. * TOP RECORDS: "A Satisfied Mind," "Company's TOP RECORDS: "Your Cheatin' Heart," "Jam- LABEL: Columbia. MANAGEMENT: Comin'," "Eat, Drink and be Merry," "Uncle balaya," "I'll Never Get Out of This World Alive," Bob Neal Agency, Inc. ADDRESS: 812 16th Pen," "A Good Time Was Had by All," "I Thought "Hey Good Lookin', " "Cold, Cold Heart," "Half Ave. S., Nashville, Tenn. as Much," a I I Heard You Call My Name," "Your Old Love "I'll Be Bachelor Till Die," "They'll TOP RECORDS: "Shake Me I Rattle," "," Letters." Never Take Her Love From Me," "Happy Rovin', "Are You Willing Willie," "Go On Home," "Tennes- Cowboy," "There's a Bluebird on Your Window- see Teardrops," "Blue HOBBY: Golfing. HOME TOWN: West Plains, Mo. Guitar." sill," "I've Just Told Momma Goodbye," "I HOME TOWN: Birmingham, Ala. Dreamed About Momma Last Night." HOBBIES: Guitar, songwriting. HOME TOWN: Mont- gomery, Ala. * * JOHNNY WRIGHT LABEL: Columbia. MANAGEMENT: Jim Denny Artist LABEL: Decca. MANAGEMENT: Jim Denny Artist Bureau. ADDRESS: 815 16th Ave. S., Nashville, * TEX WILLIAMS Tenn. Bureau. ADDRESS: 815 16th Ave. S., Nashville, LABEL: Liberty. MANAGEMENT: Jack Murough. Tenn. TOP RECORDS: "Polish Love," "Cryin' Heart TOP RECORDS: "Funny How Times Slips Away," ADDRESS: Newhall, Calif. Blues," "The Moon Is High and So Am I." "Willie the Weeper," "Charlie's Shoes," "I've Got TOP RECORDS: "Smoke, Smoke. Smoke," "Reno HOBBY: Grandchildren. HOME TOWN, a New Heartache," ("Everybody's Hits But Mine" Madison, Town of Broken Hearts," I and "Billy Walker's "That's What Like Tenn. Greatest Hits"-Albums). About the West," "Risin' High." HOBBY: Fishing. HOME TOWN: Rails, Tex. * GUY, VIC & SKEETER WILLIS * * CHARLIE WALKER LABEL: Mercury. MANAGEMENT: Shelley Snyder - LABEL: Starday. MANAGEMENT: Jim Denny Artist Shelley Snyder Talent Agency. ADDRESS: 728 LABEL: Columbia. MANAGEMENT: Hal Smith Artist Bureau. ADDRESS: 815 16th Ave. S., Nashville, 16th Avenue South, Nashville, Tenn. TOP RECORDS: Productions. ADDRESS: 119 Two Mile Pk., Goodletts- Tenn. TOP RECORDS: "Private Lee," "Everlovin'," "Going Steady," "Live Fast, Love Hard. Die ville, Tenn. "Dixieland," "Billy the Kid," "It's the Miles." Young," "If You Ain't Loving, You Ain't Living," Albums: "Willis Brothers in Action," "Code of "Hello Walls," "Yellow Bandana," Come to TOP RECORDS: "I'll Catch You When You Fall," "I've the West." HOBBIES: Vic Willis, working with Say Goodbye," "We've Got "I Go Anywhere," Walked Something in Common," "I Out of Heaven," his jingle company. Guy Willis, fishing. Skeeter "Think "What's Wrong With Me." About the Good Old Days." New Album- Willis, golf and gardening. HOME TOWN: Shulter, "Faron Young Aims at the West." HOBBIES: Hunt- HOBBY: Golf. HOME TOWN: Texas. Okla. ing and fishing. HOME TOWN: Shreveport, La. THE WORLD OF BILLBOARD November 2, 1963 215