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RADIO PaLEGISLATED RPM WEEKLYP -age 3 MELBOURNE MUSIC RECEIVES NOD FROM FRENCH CANADIAN ARTISTS : George Taylor, president of Rodeo Records Limited and owner of Melbourne Music Publishing Company, has been experiencing recent success FESTIVAL with its English country and western copyrights being released in French Canada by artists of various major companies. The latest has had more than the DU usual success, since a composition by Marie King called "Good Times", and recorded by Bob King, was instrumental in assisting two young French Canadian artists, Celine and Liette, win their category of Discovery BISQUE of the Year, at Les Grands Prix Du Festival Du Dusque, which was held in Montreal on May 9th. The title in French is "Dans FS 651 L'bon Vieux Temps" and was released by Rca (57-5812). WINNERS BEST INTERPRETATION Arranging was handled by Pierre L-E-arra-.4:4-. I Noles, who also conducted the session. Melbourne Music assigned RENEE CLAUDE the French Canadian rights to Editions Palmares Engr. on a 50-50 basis. Also set for recording in French is Shirley Field's single "It All Adds Up To You".

ELE ISION by Viola Deo "Happiness is being able to review a television show about records". At least it is to me, Charlie Brown You go fly your kites and I'll watch "The Best on FS 653 FS 613 Record ---the Grammy Show". I would BEST personally be very much happier to BEST JACKET watch the actual awards themselves =egg with hopefully all the award winners doing their bits. But since its not to be --at least not yet ---I'll settle for LATEST ALBUM the condensed version. And I do mean condensed. Rushed would be RELEASE FROM more like it. Especially Lou Rawls --- his usual slow bluesy intro was a race against the constantly increasing volume of the orchestra. Cannonball Adderley was MONIQUE delightful, as were all the people performing. Andy Williams is getting the be a regular "swinger", white LEYRAC Nehru suit et all. He really always has been but he had that TV image, you know, Straight, square, appealing to the middle-aged conservatives. ELS 324 His special a couple of weeks ago was a welcome change from the "old" DISTRIBUTED BY COLUMBIA RECORDS OF CANADA LTD. Andy Williams. Back to the Grammy's --I've heard Liza Minneli sing the songs from "Cabaret" many times, and I've never heard anyone do them better. another female columnist in RPM (who city tour as well. Maybe Toronto will I'm glad she did them on the Award shall remain nameless), I'm gradually be on the agenda. show. She'll never have her mother's tuning in to the country sound. The By the way, the producer of these voice in its prime, but she's got all fact that I have a large crush on Eddy Grammy award records, Capitol's Al of the feeling, and thats good enough Arnold and Tommy Hunter has nothing DeLorie, wasn't on the Grammy for me. to do with the fact that I've never Show, but he's very important in more As for the top winners --Bobby snapped over . But ways than one. Not only does he Gentry is beautiful and though rumours when Campbell sings "By The Time produce Glen Campbell, he just have it that her career is slipping, I Get To Pheonix" I get tears in my finished producing an album for she's a delight to see and hear. "Ode eyes. Jimmy Webb, who wrote the "The Sugar Shoppe" a Canadian to Billy Joe" was never a great song, also wrote all the songs on the group. Reports from Hollywood say favourite of mine but I liked seeing Richard Harris album,.(RCA Victor) that this album is really going to Miss Gentry do it. She is also not and it affects me the same way. sky -rocket when it's released in my idea of "the only authentic singer There's a pathos about Webb's early summer. in last ten years", but she's very writing that gets to you. I'm delighted So maybe we'll see a Canadian pleasant. that Glen Campbell will be doing the group on the Grammy Award show I like Glen Campbell too. Smothers Brothers summer TV show next year. Yes, Charlie Brown, that Between Gentry and Campbell, and and that he'll be doing a nineteen would be "Happiness" too.

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WEEKLY RPM 6 Page RPM WEEKLY Page 7 album "Beautiful Morning" (ELS 326) which also contains, what some consider a better version of "Zabadak". Miss RECORDS Leyrac will be in Toronto for an "THE GIANTS" appearance at the O'Keefe Centre (Sackville 3002) Tuesday May 28 was one of the big Tuesday June 4th. "Undercurrent" an days in the life of Columbia Records hour long feature of CKLC in Kingston Cok> of Canada. That's the day Columbia's hosted by Gary Parr is turning out to FEATURING: Wild Bill Davison, Bill Eaton and Charlie Camilleri took be a solid vehicle for underground Buzzy Drootin, Herb Hall, Claude the wraps off what could be the largest albums. The show which is co -sponsored Hopkins, Benny Morton, Arvell Shaw selling Canadian album of the year, by the House of Sounds and Columbia "Travelling With Tommy Hunter" (ELS has been intrumental in chalking up 326). This Top Canadian Country impressive sales. Artist, host of Canada's Top Country Capitol's Gord Edwards has just Distributed by: H&H DISTRIBUTORS Television Show, "The Tommy Hunter returned home after a whirlwind trip 34 Habitant Drive, Show" CBC-TV (RPM Awards 1967) through Canada's west. Reason for Weston, Ontario was presented at a well attended press his trip was to introduce Bruce Telephone: 742-4081 reception in Toronto, the same day of Butler, vice president of Walt Disney the release of his album, and then he Music (Canada) to western distributors. WE ALSO DISTRIBUTE was off on a full month of touring Stops were made in Calgary, Edmonton CAV-A-BOB - "SAINTS & SINNERS" Canada's western provinces. Reports and Vancouver. Butler went on to EXCLUSIVE - "GRAND PIANO" already indicate that the show is Los Angeles for a West Coast conflab practically a sell-out at every scheduledand Gord returned to Toronto but Virtuoso Duets by Willie (The Lion) stop. Another Canadian performer hittingmanaged to make a few stops on the Smith and Don Ewell the big time sales in Monique Leyrac, way back. One of the big items in ARPEGGIO - "THE ENTERTAINER" now well established in the English Calgary is a Ray Griff penning of by Max Morath market as well as French. Miss Leyrac's"Calgary" by Gary Buck, National We handle approximately 52 labels. latest Columbia single "Zabadak" and reaction also looks good to finally All dedicated to jazz of all "Ashes Of The Flame" (C4-2805) has get Gary up on the charts where he been picking up airplay at many of the belongs. Another Westerner getting eras. MOR stations but they, like many of good action is Bev Munro, who is her fans, are probably waiting for her currently happening with "Hello Operator" and "Be Nice To Everyone". Bev has always been a big seller in opportunity of promo'ing the "P.M." CBC RADIO NETWORK TO the west, and could also go national side. Capitol's A&R director Paul PRESENT WINNERS OF with this outing. The big news to greet White has just returned to Toronto WORLDWIDE PIANO CONTEST Edwards on his return to Toronto was from Montreal where he produced a Montreal: From June 1 to 18 more than the excitement generated by the "live" album of Adamo as he appeared 60 contestants from 20 countries will release of Allan J. Ryan's "P.M. in front of a capacity house at Place meet for the International Piano Pierre" and "Judy Lamarshmellow des Arts. Adamo is currently Competition, for prizes totalling Doll" (Capitol 72545). Ryan received barnstorming the circuit and $24,500 for 12 finalists. 1st prize will an except onal boost from CTV's apparently playing to sold out houses be $10,000; 2nd $5000; 3rd $2500; and "W5" recently when she was given the constantly. $1500 fourth prize. There will also be seven prizes of $500. Thursday June 20, at 8:03 PM EDT the CBC's AM and FM radio networks will broadcast the Gala Concert 11" x 23" featuring performances of the three top BROADSIDES winners of the competition. From June 4 to 6 the CBC-FM 11" x 23" BLOW UPS network will broadcast the second elimination of 28 contestants and the concerto finals of the 12 finalists will be broadcast June 13 to 16, on OUR PAPER CBC-FM stations. The Montreal International 1000 ENLARGEMENTS Competition was founded by conductor Jean Houdret in 1965. Mr. Houdret was, for many years, a member of the faculty of the Provincial Conservatory of Music and a former director of the Queen Elizabeth of Belgium Piano 1000 Competition. The Montreal Competition $75 was established -to promote outstanding young musicians from all parts of the world. The first year of the Competition PLUS saw a tie for first place between ART Jean-Claude Pennetier of France and ("4. $70 Albert Lotto of the U.S. In 1966 WORK Vladimir Lanceman of the U.S.S.R. took top honours for a violin competition and in 1967 the vocal PLUS competition ended in a tie for first prize between Yurk Mazurok of the OUR PAPER ART U.S.SR. and Marina Krilovici of WORK Roumania. POSTER09 The members of the 1968 jury are headed by Jacques Vadboncoeur who will act as president; Friedrich Wuhre, Germany; Giuomar Novaes, wrZl-re Fe2F2- Brazil; Renee Morisset, Canada; ovg. 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There's alsoa recording group, The Sugar Shoppe, PRESENTS IMPRESSIVE film segment on water ski-ing. who have just completed an album in LINEUP OF CANADIAN TALENT June 22, the guest group is the Hollywood studios of Capitol Toronto: The June 8 edition of Ottawa's popular 5D, who will doa Records. They'll perform "Reach Out' CTV's "After Four" will guest the medley of Paul Revere hits, "Get "The Look Of Love", "Poppa Won't popular Columbia recording group, Out Now", "Love Is All Around" and You Let Me Go To Town With You", The Carnival, who will sing "Jennifer "Mighty Quinn". Colleen Peterson "Take Me Away", Okalona River Eccles", "I Thank You", "I'm Goin' also guests and will sing "Dancin' In Bottom Band", and "Simon Smith And Home", "Hi Ho Silver Lining", and The Street", and "What You Gonna His Amazing Dancing Bear". Hostess "Spooky". Hostesses Linda Lowe Do About It". 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Fruit Gum Company singing their hit "Black Day In July", "Baby Blue", July 6 the guest group is Capitol of a few weeks ago "Simon Says".

"YOUR OWN THING" VANCOUVER'S "LET'S GO" Circus. HOLDS AUDITIONS CAPTURES LOCAL POP SCENE Included in the show was an Toronto: Friday, May 24 was one of Vancouver: The May 24 and 31 interview with owner Rober Schiffer, the few "red-letter" days for some of editions of CBC-TV's "Let's Go" who stressed that the Circus gives Toronto's multi -talented performers. took viewers on a trip to Vancouver's local musicians a chance to develop They had the opportunity to audition "vortex of pop culture", the Retinal and perform original material. for the producers and directors of the Circus, which many are under the When Gibson auditioned the groups hit New York musical which will be impression is taking over where San for these shows, his complete moving into the Bayview Playhouse Francisco left off. The Retinal Circus production and technical crews were June 5. The show is called "Your Own is a large hall that has been booking so impressed with their compositions Thing", and will be opening with a the best of the Underground, and that it was decided to feature the New York cast that will eventually through the use of film shot on groups performing their own music. be replaced by an all Canadian one. location, and a myriad of in -studio The 24th edition featured Papa Bears When something like this happens special techniques, producer, Ken Medicine Show and My Indole Ring. in Toronto, it gives renewed hope to Gibson, captured the personality of On May 31st it was Mother Tuckers dancers, singers, and actors who need the multi -media enviroment of the Yellow Duck and The Seeds Of Time. the experience and exposure that only a show like this can give them. You could sense the hopeful expectancy in each performer as they climbed on stage CHECK THE RPM 100 FOR THE LATEST HITS! to do their bit. And they were all so good, and so professional. The visitors from New York were extremely pleased and more than a little 111 surprised. One comment --"I never 11 4 . realized there was so much good talent 1: !--n . up here." RPM wishes each and every NOW ON SALE 41, .1 performer the best of luck --and to EVERYW.HERE 111-11I. 111. 1111. those lucky ones who become under- ---- Zi 111. studies and will eventually be on stage --"Break a leg". (For non -showbiz types, we mean ---Be great!)

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WEEKLY RPM 12 Page RPM WEEKLY Page 13 39 C.B.C. "LET'S G MONTREAL One of the aims and responsibilitiesmembers, beside Eddie, Norm Zubis, show's all about". commented Ed of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation Jean GuyChapados, Bob Hanni and Mercel. "We're trying to do polished is the search for and development of Blaine Wikjord, all devote a lot of time professional variety shows using the new Canadian talent. The CBC has and energy to the show. Norm, Bob and young and undiscovered talent of been extraordinarily successful over Jean -Guy all sing on the show and Canada. It's a big country with a lot of the years_ It aided in the development Blame provides comic relief. people with different tastes and we'll of stars such as Giselle McKenzie, The show has also withdrawn from try and give them something they'll Robert Goulet and Wayne and the modern idiom at least once, most like. We'll keep trying tocover all the Shuster. The CBC has been the notably in a show, telecast on April different areas and in training ground for writers, producers 23, in which "Let's Go" flashed back that way please the most people and and directors by the dozen who have to take a look at the 1930's, not only expose the maximum amount of young since moved on to the green fields of Bonnie and Clyde, but politics, fashion,Canadian talent, French as well American TV, notably Norman Jewison, films and songs. On the show to be English." as the director of "In The Heat Of The telecast May 7, the man featured was They must be succeeding. A few Night". The Corporation continues in Andre Fontaine, a nine way bundle of nights ago Robert DeMontigny gota its role this year with the network talent, who dances, sings, does long distance phone call from series "Let's Go". The show goes on impersonations, runs cameras and Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, each weekday night at five -thirty, and stands on his head and spits nickels from a man who just wanted to each night from a different area of for his encore. On May 14, "Let's Go" say how Canada, thus exposing the maximum went to Man and His World for a previewmuch he liked the show and how he and amount of new talent. of the fair. "That's what I think the all his friends looked forward to the Tuesday nights from coast to show every Tuesday at 5:30 PM. coast, "Let's Go" comes from Montreal. The show is hosted by Robert DeMontigny, one of Quebec's biggest name performers. He does clubs, TV, radio, film and has a hand in the management of Teledisc, one of the largest recording and distributing companies in Quebec. The show is produced and directed by Ed Mercel. Ed's attitude to the show and Montreal? "I love it. I'm really enjoying doing this show. We have a great team working on the show, a great group of technicians and we've been having a ball all year. If this is work, give me more!" Ed decided, when putting the show together last September, to keep the show relaxed, informal and yet smooth and sophisticated so as to match the mood of Montreal itself. The music chosen by Ed, musical director Eddie Sossin and writer Wayne Grigsby, reflects the wide range of interests in Montreal. "We've covered Lennon -McCartney songs, Donovan, David-Bacharach,Lee Hazlewood, Jacques Brel, Charles Aznavour, Claude Leveille, Jean Ferrat and a half dozen others from all fields of music." said Eddie. The show uses a lot of young Quebec performers simply because there's about a million young French singers in Quebec and there simply aren't that many English ones. "We try and use all the English talent we can find", said writer Wayne Grigsby, "because there's not really much outlet for them, especially if they're a single act, not a group. Then we try and show the rest of Canada what Quebec is doing entertainment wise." One of the shows' previous guests, Claude Valade, who will incidentally be doing another "Let's Go" in May, will also be doing a "Tonight" show, with Johnny Carson_ Another guest was Ginette Ravel, who later did a one woman show at the Salle Wilfrid Pelletier at Place des Arts. This can be compared to doing a show at the Lincoln Center in New York, it's that much of an honour. The show's regular band, The Sunshine Syndicate, was formed for the show. Ed Mercel and Eddie Sossin picked some of the best blues and jazz (Top left) Patsy Gallant with pianist Norm (Top right) Host Robert Demontigny. musicians in Montreal and put them Zubis. (Middle) The Sunshine Syndicate. (Bottom) Producer/Director Ed Mercel and together and formed the band. The four (Bottom) Patsy Gallant on camera. writer Wayne Grigsby. 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HUNTER -TOMMY -44541 -4 Columbia La/Congratulations La ORCHESTRA!La QUALITY HIS AND Columbia-4-44534-CARAVELLI WEEKLY RPM 14 Page RPM WEEKLY Page 15 BERNIE EARLY ESCAPES DEATH ON BIRTHDAY Toronto: June 2, at 4 o'clock this Sunday morning country music singing COUNTRY 20 22 CHANGING OF THE SEASONS star Bernie Early, who's "Chaser Myrna Lorrie-Columbia-MU4-1293-H For The Blues" is currently riding the RPM CHART 2119 FOR BREAKING UP MY HEART charts, celebrated his birthday by Wayne King-Melbourne3282-K escaping death. 22 30 I'M GONNA MOVE ON The nearly fatal accident occurred Warner Mack-Decca-32308-J just a few miles outside Toronto. Early 1 2 I WANNA LIVE 23 29 AIN'T GOT TIME TO BE UNHAPPY and Gord Hill, his personal manager, Glen Campbell -Capitol -2057-F Bob Luman-Epic-10312-H

were on their way to that city after a 2 1 HONEY 24 24 DO DIE successful week at the Hanover Inn Johnny Dollar -Date -1600-H in Hanover, Ontario. Bobby Goldsboro -United Artists -50283-J Hill's car stalled on the highway, 35I GOT YOU 25 23 SUCH A LOVELY DAY and Early, who was following in his Waylon Jennings & Anita Carter-Rca-9450-N Jeannie Ward -Melbourne -3284-K station wagon, pulled up behind. 43 WILD WEEKEND 26 27 SOMETHING PRETTY Early had checking Bill Anderson-Decca-32276-J Wynn Stewart -Capitol -2137-F to see that his blinker lights were 57FINDOUT WHAT'S HAPPENING 27 31 ABSENT MINDED ME working, and was walking between the Bobby Bare-Rca-9450-N Mercey Brothers -Columbia -C4 -2790-H two cars when Hill noticed a car 68WILD BLOOD 28 28 NO ANOTHER TIME approaching at a high rate of speed. Del Reeves- United Artists -50270-J Lynn Anderson -Chart -1026-N Suddenly Hill realized that the 7 4 MENTAL JOURNEY 29 34 ROW ROW ROW oncoming car was heading straight for Henson Carg ill -Monument -1065-K the station wagon and would be unable Leon Ashley-Sparton-1665-0 to stop. 812 RAINBOW'S ARE BACK IN STYLE 30 37 IT'S OVER "Gord yelled 'Jump' and I Slim Whitman -Imperial -66283-K Eddy ArnoldRca-9525-N jumped," Early recalls, "Otherwise 917 THE IMAGE OF ME 31 40 HOLDING ON TO NOTHING I wouldn't be here today. I tore my Conway Twitty-Decca-32272-J Porter Wagoner & leg open diving into the ditch, but 10 13 COUNTRY GIRL Rca-9490-N otherwise I'm OK". Dottie West-Rca-9497-N 32 32 SHE WENT A LITTLE BIT FARTHER Faron Young -Mercury -72774-K Undaunted by the accident, and 116 COUNT YOUR BLESSINGS WOMAN accepting the tragedy as "part of Jan Howard-Decca-32269-J 33 -- FOLSOM PRISON BLUES living," Early will be singing his 12 15 TAKE ME ALONG WITH YOU Johnny Cash--Columbia-44513-H Columbia hit record "Chaser For The Van Trevnor-Date-1594-H 34 33 REMEMBERING Blues" at the Town House in Sudbury Jerry Reed-Rca-9493-N for the next 2 weeks. 13 16 SWEET ROSIE JONES He'll also be singing the flip side Buck Owens -Capitol -2142-F 35 35I'VE BEEN THERE BEFORE of the record, "Stop Me" (Before It's 14 14 CHASER FOR THE BLUES Ray Price -Columbia -44505-H Too Late)", and probably dedicateit Bernie Early -Columbia -C4 -2786-H 36 -- LOVE IS IN THE AIR to the driver who demolished his new 15 9 HAVE A LITTLE FAITH Marty Robbins -Columbia -44509 station wagon. David Houston -Epic -5-1029-H 37 36 SHUT THE DOOR 16 25 THEEASY PART'S OVER Donn Reynolds.Arc-1208-D Charlie Pride-Rca-8514-N 38 38 I PROMISE YOU MY WORLD Ferlin Husky -Capitol -2154-F THURSTON MOORE READYING 17 21 THE CANADIAN RAILROAD TRILOGY George Hamilton 1V-Rca-47-9519-N 39 39 GOOD TIMES 17TH COUNTRY MUSIC SCRAPBOOK Bob King -Melbourne -3291-K 1811 LEGEND OF BONNIE AND CLYDE Denver, Colorado: Probably one of the Merle Haggard-Sparton-1661-0 40 --- RUN AWAY LITTLE TEARS greatest names in Country Music Connie Smith-Rca-9513-N know-how is Thurston Moore, bossman 1910 THAT'S WHEN I SEE THE BLUES of the highly successful Heather Jim Reeves-Rca-9455-N Enterprises Inc. Besides his giant

During Bill Anderson's recent successful Horseshoe (Tor- (Decca 32276) up the charts. Photos -above -ft to R) show onto) appearance, Compo's national promotionman Al Mair Anderson with CBC's Elwood Glover; John Hart of Toronto's arranged for several television and radio interviews that country station CFGM; and CFGM's Garry McColeman doing helped boost Anderson's current single "Wild Weekend" the interview honours. enterprise, Thurston is also the proud authority and specialist in Country world. Thurston would like to receive owner of one of the finest stocked Music, Thurston also publishes other bios and photos of Canadian country Country Record stores in the U.S. publications: two cook books on two artists for this publication. Those nation. His Playhouse Music Shoppe of. America's finest restaurants; a interested should send the above to is located in downtown Denver next new guide on "Where To Eat in Thurston Moore, Heather EnterpriseN door to the Tabor Playhouse, new Colorado", and six other colourful Inc., 3285 South Wadsworth Boulevard, home of Buster Jenkins' "Rocky Colorado books; plus two children's Denver, Colorado 80227. Mountain Jamboree", the first hour books. The Scrapbook will be released being broadcast over KLAK live Thurston is now getting himself the fall and being that Canadian (8 to 9 PM) since the show began ready for his 17th issue of the country Country artists are now moving aheL.-., over seven years ago. Music Scrapbook, which is considered Thurston would like a good Canadi- - Besides being the leading the largest selling fan book in the representation. MO- And so the greatest, gayest adventure ever to hit the screen Michael Toddswas on. DAVID NIVEN SHIRLEY MacLAINE hid thelgov` TECHNICOLOR° ODEON-CARLTONCANTINFLAS THEATRE ROBERTAND A HOST NEWTON OF THE WORLDSCARLTON GREATEST AT STARS. YONGE 363-4191 80 actgS