2. 1953 Chicago. August 12, 1953

—Benny and Perry Botkin. The Bill Brill and Brad ia none other than Bing himself. nstrumen- Robert Mitchum, the actor, wrote i in -tage Hey. Mr. Cotton-Picker, the Capitol . Sharkey platter by Tennessee Ernie, popu­ astern dn By HINTON BRADBURY lar ABC deejay. Music is by Dock Tim Spencer Divides Time jas Steak Stanford and publisher is Maurel o 6 a.m« Music. Words were jotted down by session! John Gaunt who won the annual TV Academy Award for Mitchum six years ago when he und I nek producing Red Skelton show in 1952, now handles the popular first became interested in folksy Between Music And Religion Lawrence Welk package. Says there is nothing he would like Tim Spencer, singer and* i package better than a big country and western production originating SHORT ROWS--Marty Robbin, much during his boyhood he ie Doner of Grand Ole Opry, doing guest composer, is best known for feels perfectly at home in New from Hollywood. spots in Hollywood including Town ontier for spite of “trends' song and two things. He was an orig­ Mexico, Oklahoma, or Texas, but ns for t After u successful 52 weeks on and Country Time. KE GA , . . KTTV, Los Angeles Times station, music, the listener will accept inal member of, and (with has resided on the west coast in (avier C*. Bill Ballance, Chicago's gift to recent years. Dude Martin Shoa will continue something with a deep feeling. Hollywood, interviewing a parade Roy Rogers and Bob Nolan) or­ show ., throughout the summer as option Newest are Crying In the CJiapel. ganized The Sons of the Pioneers. He wrote or collaborated with Betty Hut of top names on KNX and CBS such writers as his brother, Glenn was picked up by sponsor, Sears and It’s Your Life. western station Carolina Cot Also he wrote Room Full of Roses. Inn with Roebuck. Centra. City, Ky., and its annual Today Tim is still one of the Spencer, or Bob Nolan on more lugmen ted ion presenting awards at Arabian MGM Studios called Shug fair will present a native son, Horse Show San Diego than 400 songs, approximately 300 >ackers in­ Merle Travis, Fisher of KHJ-TV’s lucky U show as guest atti action Smiley Burnette reports from Can­ of which were tailoi-made for The to do the voice of Thr Peco» Pest July 29 through Aug. 1. While in ada crowds excellent on his second Sons of the Pioneers’ movie, radio, . Torris Pee for a Toni and Jerry cartoon. the area Merle will appear oi tour this summer Patsy Mon­ and television work. From the pen ■e Hotel in Mee King’» The Marshal’s Daughter is a new­ radio and TV shows tana left town for dates in the of Spencer came a complete variety Martin at ly released western picture pro­ from Louisville. of songs ranging from the beauti­ ■y M inters, Southwest then WLS Barn Dance duced by comedian Ken Murray it Aug. 1, Sept. 17. Rex Allen, ful Room Full or Roses to that wild United Artists with top roles by pride of Republic, finished extended and completely different hit of Ciy- at Desert the “Wide Open Spaces” gal. If any artist in America can be tour in time to rest briefly, then urettes ind Whiskey. ns for the Burl Luuric Lnden. and Tex Ritter. called a true folk singer it is face cameras Aug. I. Deejay Leaders in the country-western- l<* had hii Others cast include Jimmy Ives, Decca’s rotund vocalist whose sacred music field say Tim Spencer Iaiu Stevens dug out Fred Lowery’s me handed Wakely, Pre«ton Foster, and Johnny c orient release is Close the Door, 15-year-old Columbia platter of did as much as any man to influ­ is dressing Richard, a novelty. Decca publicist Mack Brown. Indian Love ('all and was flooded ence the artists, as well as follow­ is when he Stan Jone« Rangers, 18-voice Mike Conner says possibilities are ers, of the authentic music of the unlimited hut competition is stiff. by phone and mail requests for men’s vocal group, is making first spins Johnny Bond hills and plains. hill ti illttrd public appearances after an or­ Jimmy Wakely was in New York given rousing welcome at WFAA's Marterie’» ganization and rehearsal period in July appearing on the Arthur radio and TV shindig in Dallas. ey Island’s which lasted more than two years. Murray CBS-TV show. Jimmy has Rodde, Christenson 24-31 . .. Jones, best knowr as writer of dropped his own daily deejay show Dooley- on Date» Gho-t Rider», slowly picked the on the same network to devote more sk and the men, interviewing approximately time to his Sunday Barn Dunce Dooley Family and Tim Spencer Form Talent Agency e week of 400. Network TV is set as well as program in Phoenix for religious appear- tinces . . . Bea Terry. Southern Chicago— Roy Rodde, discoverer ister slated a recording contract. One of the nation’s most unusual | of Joni James and former head of 14-20 deejay shows is staged every night Farmer folk music columnist, now Seeks Show in a 1905 model truck parked in a publisher Ken Nelson, Cap ■ television distribution firm, and s until La Howard Christenson, former Gen­ n July 18 In New Orleans, Toni Richards, front of a prosperous barbecue tol’s country-western a&r, spend Tim Spencer once associated with Art Linklet­ stand in Compton, Calif. Deejaj is ing most of the summer with eral Artists corporation radio-tele­ up the cur­ vision head, have formed a part­ Sept. 5. ter, is looking for a country music Bill Johnson, owner of Gene’» Bar­ dealers and distributors .. . Vogue owners of The Sons of the Pio­ Frank Harper neers, but devotes a large per­ nership for the promotion of talent. st shulman show for dates in the deep south. becue. and a native of Oklahoma. President hack in Says a survey of spots reveals He drove the old relic from A. fl- Hollywood after month in his centage of his time to religious Pair have i'Ked Joyce Crowder, n was very Taylorville, Ill. juvenile chirper, st club ap­ numerous requests for hillbilly and more to the West Coast at a snail’s New York office. Joe Maphis activity. He is president of the Hol­ western girl singers and musicians. pace several years ago. He bought and Skeets McDonald singin' and lywood Christian Group, an organi­ to a contract and have pacted the 'd a theater 17-year old to a Mercury record ie Olympia, From Chicago Eddy Arnold gives the air time six n ghts a week for pickin’ Old McDonald Had a farm, zation of top stars and others of last month his idea of the difference between 52 weeks on KXLA He instal'ed for Ma and Pn Kettel film at Uni- the entertainment industry who contract They also have in their twood room country and western music. “West­ turn tables and the versal Bob hear speakers md have religious stable Elaine Rodgers, radio singer, e made full ern music deals with a cowboy’s latest in sound equipment. Name lested his money in San Fernando discussions each Monday night. and are on the lookout for several latitude ir life in the great outdoors while recording stars visit him nightly. Valley land, is now wealthy and He makes frequent appearances other properties. semi-retired raising hogs for the throughout America at Youth for Christenson will also continue as rved a solid country music tells a story of Guess Who? Kitty Kal human emotion, love, life and fun of it Juke boxes now said Christ and other such meetings. the personal manager of Jimmy to number 450,000 Ramblin' rgoda room hate.” Writing credits for Bing C»o»hy's Itinerant Boyhood Palmer and is also advising Jimmy •tnight . . Complete success of I Believe new Decca platter of Tenderfoot Jimmie Dolan doing great on TV Featherstone and Ken Griffin, all his combo again makes it quite evident that are shared by Bob Bowen, Bill Brill and radio in San Francisco Because the family moved around orchestras. n for danc- eturned to -lover club he Olympia A GREAT WESTERN RECORDING ARTIST+ street has il mainsteo rock moved 23 in the Aile» jump- A GREAT WESTERN SWING BAND i Collazito’s .pore right uck Grav is ion sessions AMERICA'S NO. 1 WESTERN ATTRACTION

Latest hit Rub-A-Jub-Dub J Xavier -Eastern fit, with 14* X 22* I’ll Sign My Heart away 16* tom- Ludwig, Capitol No. 2445

HANK THOMPSON & HIS BRAZOS VALLEY BOYS

PERSONAL MANAGEMENT-

IS'/î s. WALKER OKLAHOMA CITY. OKlA JIM HALSEY PHONES—REGENT 6 8381 REGENT 6-C002