COUNTRY ROUNDUP TO5OCO \TR/ BVS Moe Bandy will be in West Palm Beach on May 12 for a "Country K" contest sponsored by WIRK-AM/FM. The Columbia recording star will sit mike-side with Barry OTHE SOUND IN YOUR MIND 25 SILVER LININGS Grant, program director, for an extensive interview, and will personally draw the (Lone Star/ CHARLIE RICH (Epic KE 33545) 29 grand prize winners of the "Evening With Moe Bandy" The winning couple will be ex- Columbia KC 34092; 3 26 WHEN THE TINGLE BECOMES corted by limousine to a private dinner with Moe at the home of Palm Beach socialite 2 ITS ALL IN THE MOVIES A CHILL Ronnie Britt and will attend the Moe Bandy concert at the West Palm Beach OMERLE HAGGARD (Capitol ST 11483) 1 LORETTA LYNN (MCA 2179) 10 Auditorium. Fifteen runners-up will recieve copies of Moe's latest Columbia , COME ON OVER 27 WILLIE NELSON LIVE "Hank Williams, You Wrote My Life," and two tickets to the Bandy concert OLIVIA NEWTON -JOHN (MCA 2186) 5 (RCA APL1 1487) 32 Ronnie Milsap has purchased Tommy Cash's Eagle Bus. Tommy will be touring with O'TIL I CAN MAKE IT ON MY 28 LARRY GATLIN WITH FAMILY brother while Ronnie buses his way across the country to his dates. OWN AND FRIENDS Ronnie has been set to appear at the Rodeo in Fort Smith, Arkansas 5/31-6/2. TAMMY WYNETTE KE (Epic 34075) 9 (Monument KZ 34042) 28 T.G. Sheppard, Freddy Fender, Dave Dudley and Nick Nixon have been set to 5 THE WHITE KNIGHT 29 ,any appear MAGGARD & THE at the KBOX Radio Cotton Bowl Show in Dallas, May 23. CLEDUS CONWAY "¡WITTY (MCA 2176) 26 CITIZEN'S BAND Sales of Jerry Clower's book Ai n't God Good remains at a fast pace for Word Books, (Mercury SRM 1-1072) 2 30 EASY AS PIE publisher, of Waco, Texas. A fifth BILLY "CRASH" printing has just been ordered for a total of 75,000 CRADDOCK in 6 CHESTER AND LESTER (ABC/Dot DOSD 2040) 7 print The book was released last October. CHET ATKINS & LES PAUL Tony Tamburanno, ABC/Dot's Houston promotion man, 1-1167; 8 31 DON'T CALL ME I'LL CALL recently ran an ad in the (RCA APL - Houston YOU Chronicle offering to provide respectable funeral and burial services for any °GILLEY'S GREATEST HITS deceased pet rocks for the reasonable MICKEY GILLEY(Playboy PB 409) 15 JERRY JORDAN (MCA 2174) 31 sum of $ 12.95. To his surprise, Tony had sev- eral takers on his offer the first day it ran in the paper, so Tony took 'em 8 SOMETIMES 32 SUNDAY MORNING WITH out in his backyard and gave 'em BILL ANDERSON & MARY LOU TURNER CHARLEY PRIDE a decent burial, just like it said in the ad. (MCA 2182; 4 (RCA APL1 1359) 37 Tommy Overstreet, in addition to all his other ventures, is now a . OTHE GREATEST HITS OF 0 I'D JUST BE FOOL ENOUGH Tommy and Jim Williamson have formed Pinnacle Productions, Inc., to develop new JOHNNY RODRIGUEZ FARON YOUNG (Mercury SRM1-1075) 36 talent. Tommy recently produced his first sessions for the new company on Phil (Mercury SRM 1-1078) 19 34 ROCK 'N' COUNTRY Dargo from Indiana. Tommy left April 28 for a four week tour which covers West 10 HANK WILLIAMS, YOU WROTE FREDDY FENDER (ABC/Dot DOSD 2050ì 20 Germany, Belgium, Holland and Spain. MY LIFE 0 FEARLESS The Four Guys, regulars and owners of The Harmony House in MOE BANDY (Columbia KC 34091) 11 HOYT AXTON (A&M SP 4571) 47 Nashville, have added a new dimension to their local nitery by installing complete 11 PEOPLE PUT TO MUSIC 36 SONGS WE FELL IN LOVE TO 16 -track recording facilities in the club's main showroom. First to record with the new FREDDIE HART & THE HEARTBEATS (Columbia X598) 27 equipment were the Guys themselves, who are now in the process turning a (Capitol ST 11504) 13 of out 0 WILDERNESS new album entitled "The Four Guys Live At The Harmony House." 12 MACKINTOSH C.W. McCALL (Polydor 0698) 45 &T.J. The nation's First Lady, Betty Ford, better known in CB circles as "First Mama," and (RCA APL 1-1520) 14 38 ON THE MOVE President Ford, are now the owners of customized Midland CB radios, thanks to FASTER HORSES DONNA FARGO (Warner Bros. BS 2926) 39 a gift from C.W. McCall, whose #1 recording of "Convoy" started the whole nationwide CB 0 TOM T. HALL (Mercury SRM 1-1076) 18 39 FLOYD CRAMER COUNTRY craze a few months back. McCall's radio and TV spots for 14 THE OUTLAWS (RCA APL1-1541) 41 Midland Radio are currently running on stations across the country, and he WAYLON JENNINGS/WILLIE NELSON/ THE EARL SCRUGGS REVUE, sent the President and First Lady each JESSI COLTER/TOMPALL 0 a personalized GLASER set soon after word leaked out about Mrs. Ford's interest in the CB (RCA APL 1-1321) VOL. II 7 (Columbia PC 34090) 48 craze. Along with the shipment of the two CB radios, "C. W." included copies of his 15 FOREVER LOVERS smash single "Convoy," and his latest hits, "There Won't Be No (There MAC DAVIS (Columbia PC 34105) 24 JUST FOR THE RECORD RAY STEVENS (Warner Bros. WBS 2914)41 Won't Be No Rock 'N' Roll)." 16 THE SUN SESSIONS Anthony F. Caterine, president of Talent Management & Consultants in Dallas, Tex- ELVIS PRESLEY (RCA APM1 1675) 22 42 BLACK BEAR ROAD C.W.McCALL (MGM 5008) 35 as, has announced the expansion of a third -generation country division. The com- 17 THE GREAT TOMPALL AND 43 STRAWBERRY CAKE pany will be headed by David A. Coffey and Jac A. Doe, whose experience in the music HIS OUTLAW BAND JOHNNY CASH (Columbia KC 34088) 43 business total 21 years. (MGM M3G-5014) David and Jac plan to introduce new talent that reflects the 6 OA LITTLE BIT MORE current trend in Texas music, and will be located in Suite 140 at 6060 North 18 ELITE HOTEL DR. HOOK (Capitol ST 11522; Central EMMYLOU HARRIS (Reprise MS 2236) 16 Expressway in Dallas, Texas. 45 BILLY SWAN The Happy 19 LONGHAIRED REDNECK (Monument PZ 34183) Goodmans are recording their first album since Vestel returned to the (Columbia KC 33916) 12 46 LOVIN' AND LEARNIN' group in April of 1975. It will be recorded in Madisonville, Ky., at Goodman Sound 20 MOTELS AND MEMORIES TANYA TUCKER (MCA 2167) 34 Studios. and will be co -produced by Marvin Norcross of Canaan Records and Rusty T.G. SHEPPARD (Melodyland ME 6-4035) 23 47 TEXAS Goodman. When the Happy Goodman Family arrived in Amarillo, Texas, recently pre- BLOODLINE DANNY DAVIS &THE NASHVILLE pared to do one show, they discoverd the Civic Center Coliseum was sold out(3,800), 0 GLEN CAMPBELL (Capitol SW 11516) 40 BRASS (RCA APL1-1578) and the producer had rented another building the same night less than three miles HARMONY 48 NARVEL THE MARVEL away. The overflow crowd of more than 600 heard the Goodmans 7:30 0 DON WILLIAMS(ABC/Dot DOSD 2049; 42 NARVEL FELTS (ABC/Dot DOSD 2033) 25 at p.m. and again at 9:30 p.m. and standing room only was allowed for 23 JESSI 49 200 YEARS OF COUNTRY the second show. Winthrop Paul Rockefeller was JESSI COLTER (Capitol ST 11477) 21 MUSIC host ata barbecue party Friday evening, April 23, at Winrock HAROLD, LEW, PHIL & DON SONNY JAMES (Columbia KC 34035) 33 Farms, near Morrelton, Arkansas, for His Majesty King Carl XVI Gustof, king of Sweden. Rockefeller chose as his entertainment for the barbecue, Ramona Jones 0 STATLER BROTHERS 50 THE SHEIK OF CHICAGO (Mercury SRM1 1077) 30 JOE STAMPLEY (Epic KE 34036) 49 (wife of Grandpa Jones), and many of the Ozark folk people including The Simmons Family, Lynn Young, Buddy Lancaster and Charlie Sandage. Many Arkansas dignitaries, and a small contingent of Swedes along with the King, enjoyed the fiddlin' and dancing! LOOKING AHEAD TO COUNTRY TOP IOO The Four Guys will be the first Grand Ole Opry act to work the Suttmiller's supper club in Dayton, Ohio. Suttmiller's has played host to all the major club acts over the The Man From Bowling Green Golden Oldie years. Most recent include: Phyllis Diller, John Davidson, Tony Martin and Cyd Bob Luman (Epic) Anne Murray (Capitol) Charisse and The Lettermen. The Four Guys open for an eight day engagement begin- God Loves Us Doing My Time ning April 24. The Bicentennial Wagon Train is Sammi Jo & Friends (Polydor; Don Gibson (Hickory) presently rolling through Tennessee on its way to Vaya Con Dios Valley Forge, Pennsylvania and serving as "Tennessee Wagon Master" is Mooney Tra -la -la -la Suzy Lynn, the colorful husband of MCA recording artist, Loretta Lynn. In addition, Loretta Price Mitchell (GRT) Freddy Fender (ABC/Dot) In Some Room Above The Street and her husband provided a team of mules to pull the Tennessee wagon to Valley I Love The Way That You Love Forge. Driving the wagon is Tommy Freeman, a ranchhand at Loretta's dude ranch Gary Stewart (RCA) near Nashville. Me Ginny Ray Griff (Capitol) Hal Freeman, president of California -based Cin-Kay Records, has leased "C.B. Leon Rausch (Derrick) You Made It Right Widow" by Linda Cassidy. The record, originally on the Door Knob label, met with It Takes All Day To Get Over such instant success on its release it became necessary for a larger label, with na- Ozark Mountain Daredevils (A&M) one Night tionwide distribution, to take it over. "C. B. Widow" will be re-released immediately on An Angel On My Shoulder Doug Kershaw (Warner Brothers) the Con -Kay label. Con-Kay is distributed nationally by Nationwide Sound Dis- Joni Lee (MCA) Right Or Wrong tributors. Heart Don't Fail Me Now Ronnie Dove (Melodyland) Don Williams' new ABC/Dot LP titled "Harmony," is a soft -sell mellow collection Randy Cornor (ABC/Dot) It Makes Me Giggle which contains the hit single "Time" that launched Don's former group, The Pozo I Think I Feel A Hitchhike Comin' John Denver (RCA) Seco Singers, in the 1960s. On C.B. Widow Reports are that United Artists will film "Convoy," based on C. W. McCalls' single Larry Jon Wilson (Monument) Linda Cassidy (Cin-Kay) record that swept the country recently. Shooting is scheduled for mid-1976. Indian Nation Goodnight My Love $1,000 a week - KSON-AM & FM "Double Country" has been running a promotion Billy Thunderkloud (Polydor) Randy Barlow (Gazelle) in conjunction with the bi -centennial called the "Bi -Centennial Silver Dollar Jackpot." A Morning Made For Lovin' Sweet Southern Lovin' The listener is given the chance to guess which letter comes up next K-S -O or N. The jackpot is never less than $200, and if win, then given the chance to Helen Cornelius (RCA) Mayf Nutter (GNP) they they're dou- ble their money with double -country. So far KSON has given away more than $6,000 Have A Dream On Me Layin' In The Sunshine in less than six weeks. The promotion is so overwhelming that Pacific Telephone has Mel McDaniels (Capitol) Tony Douglas (Cochise) forced KSON to change its contest lines. Thousands of exchanges in San Diego Woman High And Wild blacked out because of the overload of calls. A recent Pulse also showed KSON #1 in David Wills (Epic) Earl Lonely (GRT) both the 18-49 and 25-49 age groups. Juanita Jones

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