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promotion Mgr., telegrams that last Sat. nite’s Trudy Stamper, WSM’s Pos. Last Pos. Last crowd at the “Opry” was the lai’gest of the year and that it broke last year’s Week Week
the same date, by over 400 happy folks. . . . Columbia’s record attendance, of BATTLE OF NEW A Stonewall Jackson has signed an exclusive manage- FOOL SUCH AS 1 (21) 1 ORLEANS (1) 21 Elvis ment pact with the Jim Denny Artist Bureau and all Presley (RCA Victor 7506) Johnny wax promo and p.A.’s will be handled thru Jim’s Horton (Columbia 41339) office. Stonewall’s latest, “Watexioo”, published by Denny’s Cedarwood firm, is soaring high up on both MOMMY FOR A DAY (22) 22 Kitty the c&w and pop charts. Jim also notes that Carl WHITE LIGHTNING (3) Wells (Decca 30804) Smith has just cut a new Columbia disk session and George Jones (Mercury 71406) that Carl’s wife, the former Goldie Hill, will have a j new Decca release out soon. . . . G. Don Thompson THANKS A LOT (23) has reactivated the Cimmarron label, that he and HEARTACHES BY 23 Johnny Cash (Sun 316) Leon McAuliff established several years ago, and 3 THE NUMBER (4) plans to have both pop and counti’y releases in the Ray Price (Columbia 41374)
future. . . . Skedded for Sun. dates at Thurston THAT'S THE WAY IT'S Moore’s Verona Lake Ranch in Ky. are the Wilburn 24 GOTTA BE (24) Bros, and Grandpa Jones on 5/31, the Chuck Wagon HOME (2) Faron Young (Capitol 4164) STONEWALL JACKSON Gang, Wally Fouler and the Johnson Sisters for an 4 Jim Reeves (RCA Victor 7479) all-gospel showT on 6/7, Carl Smith and band 6/14, Billy Grammer and Don Gibson 6/21 and Carl Butler — WHEN IT'S SPRINGTIME and an “Opi’y” show’s set for 6/28. . . . Doris Cooney tells us that she recently A THOUSAND MILES AGO (5) IN ALASKA (13) dropped out to Joe Lacke’s Melody Lane Record Shop in Franklin Square, 25 5 Webb Pierce (Decca 30858) Johnny Horton (Columbia 41308) Long Island, the only all—c&w shop in the area. She happily reports that c&w music is again on the up-swing—which was probably helped by the retuxn of Don Larkin’s “Hometown Frolics” show on WNTA-Newark, N.J. SET HIM FREE (6) 1 LOVE EVERYBODY (26) One of the big decks there is Bill Clifton’s Starday pairing, “Corey” and 6 Skeeter Davis (RCA Victor 7471) 26 Wilburn Bros. (Decca 30871) “I’ll Wander Back Someday.” . . . Webb Pierce, who recently cut a Decca package with Kitty Wells and Ernest Tubb, just completed a TV-color film,
“Calico Fair”, to be seen as an NBC weekly feature. . . . Mary LaVerne Meiss, THE promoter for Mar-Vel and Brite-Star, pens that Mar-Vel’s r&r songster, THE WALL (12) HANGING TREE (20) 7 Freddie 27 Marty Robbins Herbie Duncan, returned to Kansas City, after his successful p.a. at the Hart (Columbia 41345) (Columbia 4132 5)
Granada Theatre in Mt. Vernon, 111. . . . Era’s Glen Glenn back at his Ax’my post in Hawaii after a 25-day Special Service tour of Japan and Korea. He’ll be playing a host of Hawaii dates in June with Dot’s Robin Luke, of “Susie BLACK LAND FARMER (9) TAKE A MESSAGE TO Darlin’ ” faixxe. 8 Frankie Miller (Starday 424) 28 MARY (28) * * * * * Everly Bros. (Cadence 1364) Rac’s Hut Picnic Gx-ove in Jackson Mills, N.J. has set Sun. afternoon c&w shows in June, July and Aug. n YOU TAKE THE TABLE AND There’ll be name artists, singles and groups, along I'LL TAKE THE CHAIRS (14) ANYBODY'S GIRL (34) with the house bands, Eddie Connors & his Country Bob Gallion (MGM 12777) 29 Hank Thompson (Capitol 4182) Gentlemen and Lee & Terry Edmond with Herb Stewart. Lee, by the way, passes along thanks for AM 1 THAT EASY TO the disks he received for his WJLK-Asbux'y Park, COME AND KNOCK (30) FORGET (8) N.J. show. . . . Hank Snow & his Rainbow Ranch Boys 10 30 Roy Acuff (Hickory 1097) are due back in Nashville following their current tour Carl Belew (Decca 30842) of Mich., Ontario, N.J. and N.Y. and will get right to work on final preparations for the Jimmie Rodgers BEYOND THE SHADOWS (32) Memorial celebration in Meridian, June 15th thru 1 CRIED A TEAR (11) 31 The Browns (RCA Victor 7427) the 18th. Hank’s latest Victor chart-contenders are 11 Ernest Tubb (Decca 30872) “Chasin’ A Rainbow” and “I Heard My Heart Break
Last Night.” . . . Steve Stebbins advises that Amer- BETTER LOVE NEXT TIME (49) linda flannigan icana Corp. of Calif, now services 20 clubs with guest FRANKIE'S MAN 32 Jean Shepard (Capitol 4191 stax-s on a once-a-week basis. Jimmy Smith and the 12 JOHNNY (16) Golden Rhythm Boys wex-e brought in from Omaha, Johnny Cash (Columbia 41371) Neb., where they played for 3 years, and are now solidly booked thru Oct. This month they’re using Skeets McDonald, Eddie Dean, Harry Rodkay, CONSCIENCE (39) 33 June Webb (Hickory 1096) Lefty Frizzell and Mac Wiseman. The same gx-oup, plus Jimmie Dickens and I'M IN LOVE AGAIN (10) Pee Wee King, will be used on June dates. Also that moxxth Hard, McDonald, 13 George Morgan (Columbia 41318) Smith and the Golden Rhythm crew play some dates with Johnny Cash in DON'T TAKE YOUR GUNS N.M. Freddie’s “The Wall” on Columbia continues to move up the hit lits. . . . TO TOWN (25) Bernie Harville, Bandera prexy, advises that any country jock doubling over SOMEBODY'S BACK 34 in pop shows, can have the Bandera line in those fields if they Johnny Cash (Columbia 41313) r&b and write IN TOWN (19) to the 2437 W. 34th PL, Chic. 8, 111. offices. Harwille’s excited about 2 up- 14 Wilburn Bros. (Decca 30871) coming releases that spotlight the talents of Bob Perry and Betty Foley. . . . Bill Anderson, “Groovy” Joe Poovey, Bobby Crown, Eddy McDuff, Charlie POOR OLD HEARTSICK Walker and James O’Gwynn have all made recent appearances on Carl Logan’s ME (27) YOU DREAMER YOU (7) 35 KCUL-Ft. Worth, Texas outing. . . . Following their Mt. Vernon, 111. theatre Margie Bowes (Hickory 1094) 15 Johnny Cash Columbia 41371) engagement, Andy Jackson & his Tuxedoed Texans did the 5/17—Hammond, ( Ind. Civic Center show along with Ernest Tubb, Ray Price and a host of other c&w favorites. IT'S ALL MY HEARTACHE (— ***** LONESOME OLD HOUSE (18) 36 Carl Smith (Columbia 41344) Ferlin Husky headlined the first show to appear 16 Don Gibson (RCA Victor 7505) in the newly-reorganized Oliver’s Club, Lake Tahoe, Nev., since its change over to countx-y music. Fex*lin WHAT DO YOU KNOW opened at the club 5/28 and will entertain nitely thx*u DOGGONE THAT TRAIN (17) ABOUT HEARTACHES (29) 6/15. Faron Young & his Country Deputies wall hold 37 17 Hank Snow (RCA Victor 7448) Johnny & Jack (RCA Victor 7478) foi’th there, come 6/17, for a 2-weeker. . . . 18-year old Ft. Smith, Ark. songstress, Linda Flannigan, copped top honors in the recent annual Pet Milk con- BIG MIDNIGHT SPECIAL (41) I'D RATHER BE (— test held in Ft. Smith. Thrush, who sang one of her Wilma Lee & Stoney Cooper 38 Ernest Tubb (Decca 30872) own tunes, “Willy”, in the contest, is currently 18 the (Hickory 1098) featured vocalist with Fred Rose and band, playing each Sat. at the Amex'ican Legion Hut in Huntsville, DRAGGIN' THE RIVER (— Ark. . . . Bobby Barnett and Carl Blankenship, of WATERLOO (42) 39 Ferlin Husky (Capitol Razox’back Records, recently guested on the “Cowtown 4186) 19 Stonewall Jackson (Columbia 41393) Hoedown” at Ft. Worth’s Majestic Theatre. They also visited several stations in the Okla. EDDIE DEAN -Texas area plugging Barnett’s “Brother I’ve Had It” and “I THAT'S WHAT IT'S LIKE LUTHER PLAYED Dreamed We’re Saying Goodbye” and Carl’s “I’d Like WHEN TO BE LONESOME (37) BOOGIE (15) 40 Ray Price (Columbia 41309) To Set You To Music” and “I Can’t Live To See Tomorrow.” . . . Buddy 20 Johnny Cash (Sun 316) Bill Anderson (Decca 30773 Nichols, ixx addition to spinning 5 hours of c&w music over the KOME-Tulsa,
Okla. airwaves, is doing p.a.’s with Bob Cobb and the Oklahoma Playboys. . . . Dick Zappe, alias Dick Knight of WBOW-Terre Haute, Ind., promoted with 41. I'LL CATCH YOU WHEN YOU FALL. 46. TOTAL STRANGERS. the American Business Club a recent country music show that starred Ferlin 42. CHIP OFF THE OLD BLOCK. 47. JEOPARDY.
. . . Husky, Faron Young and Lonzo & Oscar. “Cowboy” Howard Vokes and 43. HOW CAN I THINK OF TOMORROW. 48. TRAVELIN' MAN.
WHJB-Greenburg, Pa. deejay, “Cowboy” Phil Reed, recently spent a Sat. 44. KAW-LIGA. 49. I GUESS I'LL MISS THE PROM. nite at the WWVA-Wheeling, W.V. “World’s Original Jamboree”. 45. NIGHT. 50. KNOCK AGAIN TRUE LOVE. “It’s What’s in THE CASH BOX That Counts—INTERNATIOISALLY”