Monday, December ih, 1 9 6k Number Eighty Six HIT OF THE WEEK; THE JERK - The Larks (Money) After a slow start, this one has now moved out as one of the big winners. CORRESPONDENTS PICK: BILLY & SUE - B. J. Thomas (Warner Brothers) Phil Jones makes this his choice. Top request for Robert R. Randall. Bob White-KILT reports it continues to gain in Houston, where it has sold over 15,000 in less than six weeks. It's #1 there. SURPRISE OF THE WEEK: PLEASE COME HOME FOR CHRISTMAS - Charles Brown (King) Amazing, how year after year this one returns as a top request a nd as a good seller. Texas, Louisiana, Georgia, Tennessee and North Carolina. HOT ACTION RECORD: HOLD WHAT YOU’VE GOT - Joe Tex (D ial) This should come very close to being a number one item. It’s already an R & B smash. If you were to add only one record to your list....then, of all the candidates, this would have to be the one. A giant for Billy Gene, E. Manny Clark and Burke Johnson. SMS CHOICE OF THE WEEK: I WANT MY EASY BACK - Jimmy Cross (Tollie) It could easily be the worst record of the week, but it has already tu rned in an impressive showing from early play in Tennessee, Alabama and Georgia. SMS ALBUM OF THE WEEK: No Choice. SOUTHERN TOP TWENTY

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P. 0. BOX 9967 ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30319 TELEPHONE 636-1951 Monday, December 1^, 1 9 6 k - 2- Number Eighty Six DIXIE ROUND-UP BOB WHITE KILT HOUSTON TEXAS PHIL JONES WMNZ MONTEZUMA GEORGIA Crying Game-Ian & Zodiacs (Phi) PICKS Billy & Sue-B J Thomas (WB) Billy & Sue-B J Thomas (WB) SALES Mr Lonely-Bobby Vinton (Epi) Crying Game-Ian & Zodiacs (Phi) CALLS Beatle For Christmas-Becky Lee Beck (Cha) Race Is On-George Jones (UA) COMER I ’ll Be There-Gerry & Pacemakers (Lau) DANNY DEE WVLD VALDOSTA GEORGIA DOUG RANDALL WTMA CHARLESTON SC Goldfinger-John Barry (UA) PICKS Do The Jerk-Miracles (Tam) I Feel Fine-Beatles (Cap) SALES Too Many Fish-Marvelettes (Tam) I Feel Fine-Beatles (Cap) CALIS Thou Shalt Not-Dick & Dee Dee (WB) My Baby Back-Jimmy Cross (Tol) COMER Boom Boom-Animals (MGM) E MANNY CLARK WGIV CHARLOTTE NC BILLY GENE WTHB N AUGUSTA SC Hold. What You Got-Joe Tex (Dia) PICKS Have Mercy Baby-James Broun (Kin) Better To Have-Barbara Lynn (Jam) SALES Hold What You Got-Joe Tex (Dia) Home For Christmas-Charles Broun (Kin) CALLS Have Mercy Baby-James Broun (Kin) The Crying Man-Lee Lamont (BB) COMER Better To Have-Barbara Lynn (Jam) CHARLEY THOMASON KCIL HOUMA LA T Q M W A L K E R W K I X RAL E I G H N C Better To Have-Barbara Lynn (Jam) PICKS Somevhere In Your Heart-Frank Sinatra(Rep) I Feel Fine-Beatles (Cap) SALES Do Right-Johnny Randall (Cnl) The Jerk-Larks (Mny) CALLS Promised Land-Chuck Berry (Che) Do Wacka Do-Roger Miller (Sma) COMER A Teenager Cries-Reparta & Deirons (VIA) THE BEST OF THE NEW LET’S LOCK THE DOOR-Jay & Americans (UA) ALL DAY AN D-ALL OF THE NIGHT-Kinks (Rep) LOOK OF LOVE-Lesley Gore (Mer) GIVE HIM A GREAT BIG KISS-ShangriLas (RB) REVIEW AND COMMENT THE CRYING MAN - Lee LaMont (Back Beat) Action at W AOK and WGIV. I CAN’T STOP - Honeycombs (interphon) Tom Wyche reports early requests. COME ON DO THE JERK - Miracles (Tania) Appears to b e headed for top action. Georgia, Alabama and North Carolina. Top tip. MY LOVE FORGIVE ME - Robert Goulet (Columbia) Columbus, Atlanta, Roanoke, and Birmingham. Not really a southern item, but doing pretty fair. ARE YOU STILL MY BABY - Shirelles (Scepter) Top requ est at KILT and WNOX. MOVE IT BABY - Simon Scott (imperial) Older side do ing well in Columbus, Georgia. UM UM UM UM UM UM - Wayne Fontana (Fon) It’s hot for To m K ennington-WPDQ. SOMEONE SOMETIME - Della Rae (Groove) Good Alabama and Georgia sales. Sleeper? FINDERS KEEPERS - Nella Dodds (Wand) Early requests at WGIV for E. Manny Clark. ONCE A DAY - Connie Smith (RCA) This continues to b e a big country seller in the South. It’s received very little pop play. I’m not recoxamending it, but I do think you should listen to it, and see if it does blend with your programming. ITS BETTER TO HAVE IT - Barbara Lynn (Jamie) One of the most played sides in Dixie. MAKIN* WHOOPIE - Ray Charles (ABC) Getting strong in Alabama. Good adult side. YOU’VE LOST THAT LOVIN’ REELIN’ - Righteous Brothers (Philles) Reported action in Asheville, Fayetteville, and Columbia, SC. Burke Jo hnson thinks it can go. WALK SOFTLY - Joanne Touchstone (SST) Someone told me she’s a school teacher....and she sings like one. It’s different! Louisville, Birming ham and Memphis. And big, too! SOMETIMES I WONDER - Major Lance (Okeh) It’s been o ut for three weeks and is beginning to show in the Carolinas and Georgia. In the end, I think it will fall short of his previous successes. ODE TO THE LITTLE BROWN SHACK OUT BACK - Billy Edd Wheeler (Kapp) New Orleans, Knoxville and Atlanta. The kind of c o m a lot of the ’folks ’ do like to hear! I ’M GETTING BETTER - Jimmy Hughes (Fame) Alabama an d Georgia airplay, so far. From the album. WHO CAN I TURN TO - Anthony Newley (RCA) This proba bly won’t mean beans in the South, and following Tony Bennett’s success (Newley wrote the song) with it, may never get any­ where, it is one of the mo 6t outstanding records of the entire year. Monday, December l4, 1964 -3- Number Eighty Six DIXIE ROUND-UP MEL MIXON WBYG SAVANNAH GEORGIA DICK STARR WFUN MIAMI FLORIDA In Heaven-Ronnie Blackwood (Mgo) PICKS I Took My Baby Home-Kinks (Cam) I Feel Fine-Beatles (Cap) SALES I Feel Fine-Beatles (Cap) The Jerk-Larks (Mny) CALLS Laundromat-Detergents (Rou) Love Potion ^-Searchers (WC) COMER Downtown-Petula Clark (WB) JOHNNY LONG WQSN CHARLESTON SC MITCH MICHAEL WKLO LOUISVILLE KY Downtown- Petula Clark (WB] PICKS Seven Letters-Ben E King (Ate) Mr Lonely-Bobby Vinton (Epi) SALES Fine/Woman-Beatles (Cap) Laundromat-Detergents (Rou) CALLS Big Brother-Dickie Lee (Hal) Amen-Impressions (ABC) COMER Boom Boom-Animals (MGM) WAYNE RINKS WKRM COLUMBIA TENU GLENN C LEWIS WROV ROANOKE VIRGINIA The Weekend’s Here-Chubby Checker (Par) PICKS Georgia Slop-Big A1 Downing (Col) I Feel Fine-Beatles (Cap) SALES Mr Lonely-Bobby Vinton (Epi) I Feel Fine-Beatles (Cap) CALLS I Feel Fine-Beatles (Cap) Amen-Impressions (ABC) COMER Laundromat-Detergents (Rou) TOM WYCHE WCNF WELDON NC TOM KENNINGTON WPDQ JACKSONVILLE FLA I Can’t Stop-Honeycombs (int) PICKS Look Of Love-Lesley Gore (Mer) Come See About Me-Supremes (Mot) SALES I Feel Fine-Beatles (Cap) Fine/Woman-Beatles (Cap) CALLS Laundromat-Detergents (Rou) Boom Boom-Animals (MGM) COMER Party Girl-Tommy Roe (ABC) JIM DAVENPORT WFOM MARIETTA GEORGIA GTEN POWERS WSGN BIRMINGHAM ALABAMA The One I Love-Dean Martin (Rep) PICKS Promised Land-Chuck Berry (Che) She’s Not There-Zombies; (Par) SALES Mr Lonely-Bobby Vinton (Epi) I Feel Fine-Beatles (Cap) CALLS Laundromat-Detergents (Rou) Lovin’ Place-Gale Garnett (RCA) COMER Thou Shalt Not-Dick & Dee Dee (WB) LARRY JAMES WCIS COLUMBUS GEORGIA FRED CORREY WRAP NORFOLK VIRGINIA R un Run Run-Gestures (Soin) PICKS Come On Home-Anna King (Sma) Mr Lonely-Bobby Vinton (Epi) SALES Chained And Bound-Otis Redding (Vol) Fine/Woman-Beatles (Cap) CALIS Come See About Me-Supremes (Mot) Do The Jerk-Miracles (Tam) COMER Thank Goodness-Lenis Guess (d p g ) STEVE ASKEW WXLI DUBLIN GEORGIA WTT.T.TAM L P O P E W E N K U N I O N C I T Y TE N N Come See About Me-Supremes (Mot) PICKS My Buddy Seat-Hondells (Mer) Mountain Of Love-Johnny Riverslivers (Imp) SALES Mr. Lonely-Bobby Vinton (Epi) Hawaii Tattoo-Waikikis (WC) CALLS She’s Not There-Zombies (Par) Wild One-Martha & Vandel 1 as (Gor) COMER Saturday Night-Drifters (Atl) ALBUM PRnORAMMTWrt BEATLES ’ 65 (Capitol) Released early. Bob Reich says it’s thei r best yet. #1 request at WEKR is "Mr. Moonlight." Top request for Pat Hug hes-WQXI is "I’ll Follow The Sun." Album a hot item for Dick Starr, Bob Baker and Ron Brandon. You might like to know that "I’m A Loser" and "No Reply" were originally cut to be released as singles. Their next single will not come from this album. It will probably be "Eight Days A Week," which is included in their current album "Beatles F or Sale," which is on sale, only in England. RUNNIN* OUT OF FOOLS - Aretha Franklin (Columbia) W ith someone elses* material, she finally turns out a commercial sound. " I Can’t Wai t Until I See My Baby’s Face" could be the hit for her, that it wasn’t for Baby Washing t o n . SHE UNDERSTANDS ME - Johnny Tillotson (MGM) I still like "To Be A Child Again" and "More Than Before." NEWS AND NOTES Bob Wickus joins WVLD-Valdosta, 6-9 AM. Danny Dee says the station is looking for a mid­ night man and that the pay is good. WVLD line-up: D anny Dee, Bryant Lane, Don Day, Wayne Hayes, Mike Harvey, Bob Wickus and Ben Shannon. Hot -Scott (Scott Hubbs) is now doing in­ dependent promotion in the Southeast. Fred Frelantz, just back from the army, is trying to set a thirteen day stay awake record at a Roanok e shopping center, from WROV. 7-12 midnight swinger, who can play the right R & B records, on a pop station, is needed at WENZ-Richmond, Virginia. Contact Ron Brandon. Tom Wyche- WCNF-Weldon, NC is headed for the air force early next year, and Johnny Draper wi ll handle the station’s reports. John (Pat O ’Day) Foley returns to WKKO from WLOF-Orlando . Tommy Tyler has a top notch produc­ tion man-dee jay available and will explain why to any interested party at 636- 2 4 U , in Cocoa, Florida. WTBC-Tuscaloosa, Alabama increases power this week and adds a new set of (CONTiNUED) Monday, December l4, 1964 -4- Number Eighty Six DIXIE ROUND-UP PICKS ACTION COMER RON BRANDON WENZ No Choice Beatles ’ 65 (Cap) Home For Christmas- ra^Op_ymGDnA ______Charles_ Bro\p_ ( Kin )_ PAT HUGHES WQXI Lock The Door Follow The Sun Hold What You Got ATLANTA GEORGIA____ -Jay & Americans _£UA)_ -Ite^ljiS_(Ca^LP)______-Joe Tex _(D_ia)____ ROD BERNARD KVOL Lovely Lovely Big Brother Have You Looked LAFAYEME LA______-Chubby_Che_cker_(Par)_ _-D_ickie Lee ^H a l ) ______-Jerry Vale_(Col)___ BERNXE BARKER WDAK Hey Da Da Dow She'li A Woman Forgive Me- COLlMUS_GEO_RGIA____ -Dolphins_ (Fra)______Beatles_ (Cap)______Robert Goulet_ ( Col)_ JOHNNY KING WDDT If You Want This Love- Ringo Wintertime GIffiEirvpZE_lDCSS____ -Sonny IQiight_(Aur)____-Loine_Greene _(RCA)______-Randnlls_(RS VP ) ___ ROBERT R RANDALL KLVI The Merriest- Home For Christmas Laudromat JffiAUMOOT_TipAS______Sinatra/Crosby _(Rep_] _ _-Charles_Brown_(Kin)______-Detergents_(Rou)___ TOM COLLINS WAPX Makin* Whoopie How Sweet It Is Party Girl MOOTOTffiR^ALABAMA_ _-Ray Charles _(ABC_)__ ^Maivin Gaye_(Tam)______-Tommy Roe _(A3C_)__ TOMMY TYNER WKKO Percolatin' I Fee Fine She^s A Woman COCOA FLOlum ______-Winie_Mitchgll _(Hi)_ -Beatles_(Cap)______-Beatles j[Cap_)_____ JACK VELVET WISE Little Bell Come See About Me That Lovin' Feelin» j^HEVILTE NC______-Dixie _Cups_(RB)_____ -Supremes _^Mot)______-Righteous BrosJ^PhlJ RANDY SCOTT WCAW Downtown Come See About Me Amen CHARLESTON_T^ST VA_ _-Petula_Clar k_( WB_)__ ^-Supremes _^Mot)______-Duressions _(ABC) _ DICK REUS WDXY Tiger In My Tank The Jerk The Jerk SIMEER_SC______-Jim Nesbitt ^Cht] ___ -]^rks_(Mny)______-Larks ^Mny} ______TONEY BROOKS WTBC Look Of Love I Feel Fine The Wedding TOSCALOOSA_AIABAMA_ _-Lesley_Gore J^Mer)__ Be at les_ (Cap )______-Julie Roger s_ (Mer )_ JIM DUNLAP WQAM Downtown Fine7 Woman For The World MIAMI FLORIDA______-Petula_Cla£k_( WB ) ___ _-B_eatles_(Cap)______-Bachelors _(Lon)___ LARRY HART KOTN Don*t Forget Laundromat Love Potion #9 PDffi_^l^_ARKANSAS _-Bobbi Martin_(Cor)__ -Detergents _£Ro u } ______-Searchers _(WC)___ CHUCK CORE WSRC Hold What You Got Give Her Love Take What I Have DURHAM_NC______-Joe Tex _[Dia_)______-Volumes_(AA_)______- I ^ cl Wilson_(_Cap)_ MIKE KING WHAR I CanH Stop Fine7Woitian A Teenager Cries- CIAKCSBIHG_WEST VA_ _-Honeycombs_(Int)____ _-Beatles_(_Cap)______Reparta_&_Delrons( ) WOODY WINDHAM WCOS Google Eye Fine7Woman That Lovin' Feelin*- ^OLUMBIA_SC______-Nashville Teens _(Lon) 2 BJ;atles_(Cap)______Righteous_^os _(Phl) JOHNNY BEE WACL You Must Be Mary Mr. Lonely Here Comes My Baby WAYCRCSS_GEORGIA___ “Nee Brown _(Shr^______-Bobby_V_inton ^E p i } ______-Ray Smith _(Tol_)___ BOB BAKER WNCX Still My Baby Little Brown Shack I Want My Baby Back- fflOXVIIJE T E M _____ -Shirelles J^SceJ_____ -B_. E._Wheeler_(Kap)______Jimmy_Cross_(Tol)___ THAD BROWN WFPM A Great Big Kiss Fine7Woman Name Game FT_VALLEY GEORGIA__ -ShangriLas_(RB_)_____ -Beatles_(Cap)______-Shirley Ellis (Cng) HARV MOORE WPGC Live It Up Downtown I Found You WASIONGTON_DC______-Dusty Sprin^ield(Phi)-Petula Clark J[WB)______-British Walkers { ) CHARLES OWENS WSEM Just Call Mr. Lonely Ringo Bells- DCNA^ONVILLE GEORGIA-P J Proby _(ltap}____ -Bobby_Vintqi XEpiJ[______3_Blonde Mice_(Atc)_ BOB REICH WEKR Laugh Laugh Saturday Night That Lovin' Feelin’- FA^Ti^VIIJB_M'JN__ -Beau_Brtmmells_(Aut)_ _-Drifters j(Atl)______IMghteous_Bros _(Phl) LARRY GAR WLBG The Wedding Right Or Wrong Willow Weep- LAURENS SC______-Julie Ro_gers_(Mer)___ -Ronnie Dove_(Dia)______Chad & Jeremy_(WA_} _ DICK LAWRENCE WFLA No Choice Mr. Lonely Hawaii Tattoo- TAMPA FLOIIDA______- Bobby_ Vint on _{Epi}______Martin Denny j[Lib) NEWS AND NOTES ICONT'D.l PAMS' jingles. Mike King is the newly appointed MD at WHAR-Clarksburg, West Virginia and all releases should be directed to his attention. Charles Owens is the victim of a pop station going to other programming and would like to re-locate in another market. His credits include three years experience in top forty, and can be contacted after 3 i30 PM at JA ^ 5123 in Donalsonville, Georgia. PD, Dick Starr-WFUN-Miami says please disregard re­ ports that Peter Tripp is joining the staff. Previous plans to obtain his talents have been cancelled. Mitch Michael-WKLO is busy producing the station's third annual "Toys For Tots" show, in conjunction with the Marine Corps..