20 COUNTRY SINGLES Ca ither's Popularity Crows As Gospel Comes of Age CRUD PUBLISHERS UST By DON CUSIC NASHVILLE-Bill Gaither is an formers. Gaither related in a A LITTLE BIT SOUTH OF SASKATOON JUST LIKE YOUR DADDY Walter Haynes award winning , per- recent interview with Record 16 (Pick -A George Richey (Marlon, BMI) -Hit, BMI) 25 former and recording act. If World how his trio started sing- A MAN NEEDS LOVE Norro Wilson (Al LEAVE IT UP TO ME (Blue Moon, ASCAP) 31 89 Gallico/Algee, BMI) LIFE (Mariposa, BMI) 21 you've never heard of him it may ing at churches and local meet- AIRPORTS AND PLANES Tom Collins LIFE'S LIKE POETRY Don Gant (Shade he because he has never lived in ings befort branching out. Con- (Pi -Gem, BMI) 94 Tree, BMI) 99 ALL AMERICAN GIRL Jerry Kennedy LINDA ON MY MIND Owen Bradley New York, Los Angeles or Nash- certs are still the exception rather (American Cowboy, BMI) 83 (Twitty Bird, BMI) 1 ville, but has his home and office than the rule for most gospel ALWAYS WANTING YOU Fuzzy Owen LONELY MEN, LONELY WOMEN Ron a small (Shade Tree, BMI) 39 Chancey (Hill & Range, BMI) 43 in Alexandria, Indiana, performers although the Bill BEFORE THE NEXT TEARDROPS FALLS LOVIN' YOU WILL NEVER GROW OLD town only 10 miles away from Gaither Trio recently played a Huey P. Meaux (Shelby Singleton, BMI) 2 Jim Vienneau (, Jr., BMI) 9 where he was born. Or it may be concert in California before 10,- BLANKET ON THE GROUND Larry Butler LOVING YOU BEATS ALL I'VE EVER (Brougham Hall, BMI) 37 SEEN (Copperband, BMI).. 90 because he has written exclusively 000 people. I BMI) 79 BUT DO Larry Butler (Arc, LOW CLASS Jerry Kennedy (Cedarwood, gospel music. Although gospel music is CAT'S IN THE CRADLE Jim Williamson & BMI) 100 Bill Compton (Story Stongs, ASCAP) ... 81 MAMA DON'T 'LOW Larry Butler Things are changing now, Gaither's livelihood, his family CHAINS Jim Shaw (Brazos Valley, BMI) 32 has 75 as music is comes first and he placed his (Scren Gems -Columbia, BMI) MATHILDA Huey P. Meaux (Longhorn, though, and gospel CHARLEY IS MY NAME Billy Sherrill BMI) 69 making waves on the music scene, business interests below those of (Otter Creek, BMI) 86 MY BOY Felton Jarvis (Colgems, ASCAP) 38 more people will be hearing c' his family. For instance, he only CHAMPAGNE LADIES AND BLUE RIBBON MY ELUSIVE DREAMS Billy Sherrill & tours on weekends and prefers BABIES Don Gant (Acuff-Rose/Hill (Tree, BMI) 14 Bill Gaither and the Bill Gaither Range, BMI) 54 NASHVILLE Hoyt Axton & Henry Lewy Trio-and more people will be never to leave home during the CLEAN YOUR OWN TABLES Biff Collie (Lady Jane, BMI) 67 (Blackwood/Back Road, BMI) 66 weekdays while his children are OH BOY Jim Fogelsong (Wherefore, BMI) 23 hearing his songs. COME ON DOWN Steve Stone a PENNY Norro Wilson (Al Gallico, BMI) .... in school. His wife, member of (Mandina, BMI) 51 11 Gaither began writing songs COVER ME Jim Malloy (Rose Bridge, BMI) 44 PROUD OF YOU BABY Billy Sherrill the trio, is also his writing part- (Algee, BMI) 53 "to fill a void" in gospel music, DEVIL IN THE BOTTLE Jack Gilmer ner, penning the lyrics on many PUT ANOTHER (Sunbar, SESAC) 4 NOTCH IN YOUR BELT saying, "There were things that Snuffy Miller (Screen Gems -Columbia/ of songs. LET TIMES FOOL YOU DON'T THE GOOD Songpainter, BMI) 85 needed to be said in songs that Pete Drake (Acoustic, BMI) 40 Among the Bill Gaither -penned RAINY DAY WOMAN W. Jennings HAVE YOU NEVER BEEN MELLOW weren't being said." Now, with T Glaser (Baron, BMI) 3 songs are "He Touched Me," "Be- John Farrar (ATV, BMI) 15 RIDE 'EM COWBOY Paul Davis over 200 songs to his credit and HE TOOK ME FOR A RIDE Norro Wilson cause He Lives," "Get All Ex- (Web IV, BMI) 30 from the (Al Gallico/Algee, BMI) 46 the Dove Award, Gospel cited," "The King is Coming" and RIGHT OR LEFT AT OAK STREET YOU PLAY) ANOTHER SOME- Music Association for "Gospel (HEY WON'T (Attache, BMI) 30 "Something About That Name," BODY DONE SOMEBODY WRONG SONG Songwriter of the Year" every (Press/Tree, BMI) 72 ROCK 'N ROLL Gary Klein (Tree, BMI) 60 as well as numerous others found year since its inception in 1969 HOPPY, GENE & ME Snuff Garrett ROLL ON BIG MAMA Norro Wilson on the Trio's albums for the BMI) 47 (Algee/AI Gallico, (Peso/Lowery, BMI) 57 on his shelf, Gaither continues to Nashville based Heartwarming HE'S EVERYWHERE Clarence Selman ROSES AND LOVE SONGS Larry Gordon find things to say and new ways (Two Rivers, ASCAP) 49 & Larry Muhoberac (Keca, ASCAP) 24 Impact label and on the albums to say them. HOW COME IT TOOK SO LONG (TO SAY SHOULD I COME HOME Chips Moman of many other artists. GOODBYE) E. Jimmy & Jack J. Key (Tree, BMI) 80 "Gospel music is different from (Newkeys, BMI) 95 Actually, Bill Gaither should SING A LOVE SONG, PORTER WAGONER other types of music," said BELIEVE THE SOUTH IS GONNA RISE Eddie Kilroy & Bobby Dyson (Excellorec, not be an unfamiliar name-in AGAIN Billy Sherrill (Tree, BMI) 52 BMI) 82 Gaither recently in discussing his addition to the many Dove I CAN SEE CLEARLY NOW Larry Butler SMOKEY MOUNTAIN MEMORIES Dick songwriting and publishing. "For Awards he has won, he has also (Cayman, ASCAP) 70 Heard (Blue Moon, ASCAP) 76 instance, someone may send you won the SESAC International I CAN'T HELP IT (, BMI) 6 SOULFUL WOMAN Kenny O'Dell (House of Gold, BMI) 28 a song and say 'God has given Award in 1972 for the American I CAN'T HELP MYSELF Dick Heard & Nelson Larkin (Jobete, ASCAP) 50 STILL THINKING 'BOUT YOU Ron Chancey me this song.' Turning that song composer with the greatest ex- (Chriswood/Easy Nine, BMI) 48 I CAN S -ILL HEAR THE MUSIC IN THE down is like turning down God! posure and appearance interna- RESTROOM Jerry Kennedy (Hallnote, SWEET SURRENDER Milton Okun In write, may BMI) 59 (Cherry Lane/Walt Disney, ASCAP) 8 songs we people tionally, and a Grammy in 1974 argue the point or phrasing in I CARE/SNEAKY SNAKE Jerry Kennedy THE BARGAIN STORE Bob Ferguson for the "best inspirational per- (Hallno-e, BMI) 13 (Owepar, BMI) 7 them because in their religious formance." And as gospel music I FOUGHT THE LAW Bobby Hart & Danny THE CROSSROAD (Jack, BMI) 45 view, something in their interpre- Janssen (Acuff -Rose, BMI) 77 continues to grow, the name as THE ONE SHE'S CHEATING WITH tation doesn't fit right with that GOT A LOT OF HURTIN' DONE TODAY Ray Pennington, (Hill & Range, BMI) ... 91 well as the music of Bill Gaither Ray Baker (Acuff -Rose, BMI) 56 song." THE PILL Owen Bradley (Coal Miners/ will become even more widely I JUST CAN'T GET HER OUT OF MY MIND Guaranty, BMI) 27 is also per - known. Jerry Kennedy (First Generation, BMI) 29 Gospel different for THE TIES THAT BIND Don Williams

I STILL FEEL THE SAME ABOUT YOU New York Times/Eden, BMI) 5 Owens Bradley (Stallion, BMI) 35 (Continued from page 62) THE TIPS OF MY FINGERS Larry Butler Nashville Report (I'D BE) A LEGEND IN MY TIME (Tree, BMI) 65 Tom Collins & Jack D. Johnson town's of approximately 3000. "Outsiders" from Nashville, I population (Acuff -Rose, BMI) 64 THE WAY LOSE MY MIND Wesley Rose (Acuff -Rose, BMI) 73 Knoxville and neighboring states of Kentucky, Virginia and North l'D LIKE TO SLEEP 'TIL I GET OVER YOU THEN WHO AM I George Richey (Brougham Hall, BMI) ... 74 Carolina, were in attendance to hear Diamond Dolly sing. (Hill & Range/Acuff-Rose, BMI) 61 I'LL BELIEVE ANYTHING YOU SAY Sonny guest stars on NBC -TV's show Thursday, Limbo & Mickey Buckins (Lowery, BMI) 98 THERE'S A SONG ON THE JUKEBOX (Algee, BMI) 67 May 8 ... "City Lights," Bill Anderson's first hit recording, is a click 'LL SING FOR YOU Wesley Rose (Acuff -Rose, BMI) 22 UPROAR Brian Ahern (Tessa/Jolly Cheeks, for Mickey Gilley and included in an album by and BMI) 55 I'LL STILL LOVE YOU Jimmy Bowen Charlie McCoy. Give Faron Young's manager Billy Deaton an assist in (Keca, ASCAP) 26 WHATCHA YOU GONNA DO WITH A DOG LIKE THAT (Blue Rock, BMI) 97 bringing back this oldie and goodie. He was the "pitcher." I'M A BELIEVER Ricci Mareno (Ricci Mareno, SESAC) 10 WHEN SHE TURNS OFF THE LIGHTS (AND Speaking of Young, he's writing a sequel to Loretta Lynn's "The TURNS ON THE LOVE) Roy Dea I'M NOT LISA Ken Mansfield & Waylon (Short Rose, ASCAP) 93 Pill." He's gonna call it "The Aspirin." Jennings (Baron, BMI) 71 Jim WHILE THE FEELING'S GOOD Tommy Hill And yet another missive from Pelton: "According to latest IF THAT'S WHAT IT TAKES Ray Griff & Lee (Brougham, BMI) 78 reports from one -stops, jukebox operators and retail outlets, Ole Silver Hazen (Blue Echo, ASCAP) 84 WHOEVER TURNED YOU ON Fox (Charlie Rich) is not on the endangered species list." IN THE MISTY MOONLIGHT Joe Johnson Owen Bradley (Emerald Isle/ (4 -Star, BMI) 99 Battleground, BMI) 20 Ronnie Dove signed with Melodyland. First release is to be "Please IS THIS ALL THERE IS TO A HONKY WOLF CREEK PASS D. Sears & C. Davis Come to Nashville," written by Bobby Davis ... Stu Phillips' Michigan TONK Jerry Styner & Harley Hatcher (American Gramaphone SESAC) 19 (Brother Karl's/Mandina, BMI) 68 fan club birthday gift to him was a female Yorkshire Terrier. Already WONDER WHEN MY BABY'S COMING IT DO FEEL GOOD Stan Silver (Prima HOME Billy Sherrill (Great Foreign/ there was (is) a male Yorkie in the Phillips home named Tom Jones. Donna, BMI) 34 Arthur Kent/Galleon, ASCAP) 58 So he calls the female newcomer Juanita Jones. One way of keeping IT WAS ALWAYS SO EASY Ray Baker WRITE ME A LETTER Dick Heard up the canine Joneses? (Acuff-Rose/Hill & Range, BMI) 63 (Fox Fanfare/Cakewalk, BMI) 12 Opryland USA in Nashville, a family park, opens its third season IT'S A FEELING CALLED LOVE Jim Malloy WRONG ROAD AGAIN Allen Reynolds (Rose Bridge BMI) 87 (Jack, BMI) 36 Easter weekend, March 29-30 . . . George Hamilton IV tapped to IT'S TIME TO PAY THE FIDDLER Walter YOU ARE THE ONE Jim Vienneau emcee promoter Mervin Conn's annual "International Festival of Haynes (Coal Miners, BMI) 18 (Sawgrass, BMI) 17 " at Wembley Pool near London. It's also scheduled JANUARY JONES Ron Chancey (YOU MAKE ME WANT TO BE) A MOTHER (Chappell, ASCAP) 41 Billy Sherrill (Algee, BMI) 42 March 29-30.

40 RECORD WORLD MARCH 8, 1975

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