Volume 3, No. 10 Week of May 3rd , 1965

A big band sound, a pret­ ty female singer, a tal­ ented male singer and a The Regents hit record are the in­ gredients chat spell suc­ cess for one of Upper Canada's mo st popular Music Of Today record­ ing groups. The Regents Quality release "Me and You" is experiencing the "hie" treatment not only in Canada but also the US where Red Bird has issued a release on their Black Cat label. The US trades have also given this deserving Canadian e ntry the nec­ essary accolades co make it fit nicely into US programming. The Regents boast a big sound mainly because they have a larger compliment of members than the average show group. Bob Andrews, who heads up the group, main­ tained that a big sound is just as nec­ essary today as the sound of the "Beatie type" groups because of the varied inter­ ests of the teenagers and young sophisti­ cates. He has even gone as far as to prove this point. The first Quality outing by the Regents was "Night Train To Tunisia" which was written and arranged by And­ rews. This established the group as one to watch out for. Sure enough Bob penned "Me and You" and the Regents are now established as one of the hottest touring troupes in Canada. The attractive and feminine end ot the group is held up by Judi Jenson, a vivacious a nd talented young singer with that eye appeal so necessary to any young company of performers. Judi teams up with Dune White as the singing duo. Dune is not the usual run of the mill out front singers. He is so conservative looking as to be taken for a banker, and chat's exactly what his full time job is, foreign exchange with a Canadian bank. His performance is something else. If you're looking for a Fleet Street blues belter, catch Dune White's act. Bruce Staubicz handles the bass, Jack Arseneault the lead guitar, Wayne Harman on drums, Russ Strathdee tenor sax and Brian White rounds out the big sound with organ. Home base for The Regents is Club 888 in up-town Toronto. Norm Muir, who heads up this nite spot, auditioned 25 bands before picking The Regents to play the popular location for 52 weeks. He hasn't regretted his decision. The popu­ larity of the club has increased to the point where this twenty-six year old dance spot is expecting to welcome their two millionth c ustomer to pass through the SPECIAL TEENS turnstiles, and is fast gaining the stature it once enjoyed when some of the greats like Stan Kenton and others played to full houses at this high-fashioned ballroom . FUNARAMA ISSUE . . . . NEXT WEEK .... DON FRANCKS Kitchener: News from the Ronnie Hawkins and Ritchie Knight. Dave the monsterously tedious show exhibii:ed McKirdy fa mi 1 y that Charles is going one step further in prov­ act after act after act a nd experienced Lynda Layne was every ing that Canadians like Canadians. His technica l difficulty because of the enorimi­ bit a star on the Juliette CJ BQ "Saturday Date" (5 hours) is rated ty of the list of local artists. TV show, Apr. 24. This the most listened to show in the area . He David Clayton Thomas a nd the Shays was a big and busy day thumps away at all the new Canadian re­ and the Paupers were the featured Cana - for Lynda, she also ap­ leases and his audience cry for more. Evi­ d ian performers (the show was headlined peared with the {old) dence of this is the wild receptions given by the Stones) however the Montreal group. Martells in Stratford. Her to each of these recording groups when J . B. and the Playboys stole the show from next appearance was on they appear locally. everyone except the Stones. When it comes CBC TV's "Music Hop" Clovis: Barry Allen drops a note from to s howma nship, J.B. a nd the Playboys are Apr. 29 where she is al­ this New Mexico recording centre that the THE·WINNERS. They were lucky e nough to most a regular. That Petty touch has been put on soon to be be afforded the best spot on the show (just pretty Ii ttle voice you released product by both Barry a nd Wes after intermission) a nd rook advantage of hear on the jingle for Dakus. every second. the well known cosme­ Vancouver: Sweeping east from Van­ The Stones, contrary to many remarks tic product belongs to couver comes a great new sound by the that might lead you astray, a re gentlemen, that pretty little gal, popular west coast "Music Hop" group, and most cooperative . They are brilliant Lynda Laine. Next for Lynda comes her The Classics. Their first single estab­ young me n who have been thrown into a own 4 piece group and a recording session. lished this group as one to watch for more business that lacks dignity, but it is not Beverly Hi 11 s: It's not true, Bill Gilli­ of the big sound. They have come up with the artist who is at fault. It is difficult to land and Shelley Fabates are not an affair. one, their first on the Crescendo label. maintain an image against s uch unsur­ They just went to the NARAS awards be­ "Why Don't You Love Me" written by Clas­ mountable odds. As we watched Mike cause they are both interested in the arts. sic Tom Baird has already been picked as Jager and his group backstage and in the Actually Bill is on the west coast record­ a best bet by Cash Box. Label is distrib­ dressing room, we were grateful that being ing Terry Black for Arc Records and Bill uted by Compo in Canada. press and not performers, we were spared feels they have come up with a strong side Los Angeles: Bob Marcucci sends much of the indignity. called "Hey Little Liar". Terry is a big along the newest in new from the well If talent is what makes it in this west coast item right now but he admits to known Nino Tempo and April Stevens business, the Stones w ill go a long way, being a little homesick. camp. This one has a twist though. April a nd the Gardens should stick to hockey Niagara Falls: Bill Lindsay a very does a solo on " Teach Me Tiger" which games. busy country image builder sends news was written a nd produced by Nino. A lready The teenage set has moved into the from the Falls that Slim Gordon and his breaking in Miami and Atlanta. This A tea movie business s uccessfully all over the new team are s tarting their fourth week at outing is now showing signs of breaking in world, so why not Canada? Mogans Gander, the Klondike. Slim took these new boys the US midwest. Canadian reaction will be well known producer director of films de­ with him to Wheeling for an appearance on somewhat slower but nonetheless the cided to do something about this situation. the Grand Ole Opry (Easter weekend). Canadian pick hitters will spot the poten­ Under Gander Productions he is presently Looks like their stay at the Klondike is tial. Repeatedly you'll h ear that 1965 is filming a movie starring Frank Pollard and indefinite. Bill is presently working with "THE YEAR OF THE TIGER." his Dukane's and Cand y Scott. Filming the Auctioneers setting up stages, hand­ Toronto: Debbie Kaye, fresh from her Co­ takes place in a nd around metro with ling advertising etc. The Auctioneers begin lumbia recording session i n Nashville heavy concentration on the village . Story their second week at the Stevens and Matt stopped off on her way home to Sault Ste. line follows the usual teenage problems Gleason is tiein' them down at the King Marie. Debbie's first re lease will be including the climb to fame of an idolized Edward. Any info required on these tal­ "Pickin' Up My Heart" f/s "Why Did You group. No re lease date set as yet. Movie ented country groups will be sent out by Do Me". Making De bbie feel a t home was robe called ''The Long Way Home''. Sound­ Bill Lindsay - 767 Jepson St., Niagara Canadian producer Frank Jones. Backing track LP a nd sing les a re in the planning Falls, Canada. was s upplie d by Brady Ma rtin a nd the s tage. Blackpool: This E n glish seaside re­ Jo rd ana ires. Now it's back to school for· Windsor: The Brothers In Law, Arc record­ sort is preparing itself for an invasion of the 14 year old a nd then s he rerurns to ing a rtists have gained Canada-w ide recog­ the best from the Canadian west. Cow­ Toronto for a 3 week e ngage ment at the nition through the ir latest LP release boys, Indians, Canadian ponies and steers Canadian National Exhibition as a fea­ "Oh! Oh! Cana da " . Stations report great wi ll whoop it up as the first represent­ tured performer on the Grandstand s how. liste ner response. The boys have just ative nation of the Common wealth takes Maple Leaf Gard e ns is a place whe re taped a n "After Four" segment for show­ over this 400 acre site which will event­ hockey games a re played a nd circuses per­ ing at a la te r date. ually be the European Disneyland. Nearing formed . Occassionally a top teen a ttract­ It's a red letter day at Capitol. J ack completion now are Indian a nd Eskimo vil­ ion is forced to play the Gardens because London and the Sparrows have literally lages and a Wild West town which will of a lack of capacity elsewhe re . swamped the Upper Canada market with boast stores, banks, livery stables and True, these s hows a re hard to organ­ their new LP release. Re ports have it (as the English say) a real gaol wi th mar­ ize and teenagers hard to handle, but we that a PA of Jack a t Earons turne d out to shall, sheriff and deputies. A ten man must doff our ha ts to the Toronto Police be a near riot a nd a sellout of the new re­ westetn swing band under the direction of for the exce llent job they did backstage lease. From the response received here on Donn Reynolds will hold forth in the under the c ircums tances. The a tte nda nce London's s ingle releases, a s mart move saloon. Included with this band are a backstage was possibly as hys terica l as would be to set up a Canadia n tour of this champion drummer, fiddler, and square the near riot out front. One police official popular group. Malka & J oso s till reporting dance caller. T his will be a million do ll a r was ready to throw his hands in the air good sales on their firs t Capirol LP will development. because of the lac k of organization• be c utting another shortly. Also skedded Mai tan: Donn Reynolds (mentioned in "Just a nyone can get back here" a nd the for recording are the Esquires. The Stac­ the fo regoing) h as been very busy with repercussions could be both embarrassing catos , tops in popularity from the nations plans for his trip to the UK and to top off a nd dangerous. capital, have jus t signed with Capitol a nd all this excitement Donn has just received T he Rolling Srones road manager was will re lease "Small Town Girl" mid-May. news from Harold Pounds, Prexy of Spartan nearly thrown out in the confusion after Our thanks to Quality Records for their Records, that a new s ingle is to be re­ having once been re fused re-e ntry to the assistance in s upplying the expensive leased before the middle of May. backstage a rea. Performers were not issued sounding board packets. The expense of Belleville: If you can't take Noah to with a ny credentials nor was the promoter sending out records for reviews was be­ the mountain, take the mountain to Noah (the man paying a ll the bills) nor the in­ g inning to get out of hand. From Quality and that's what Dave Charles a nd the fo lks vited press. comes the follow-up of the Guess Whos. are doing with the popular Quince bird This is not the first time the Gardens "Tassin' a nd Turnin" has a lready been haven called the Crow' s Nest. No longer own gendarmery has re fus ed to admit the picked by two Canadian stations for the do the teenagers h ave to trave l to hogtown perform ers. It is now commonplace a nd a n Gavin report. Al so picked as "Johnson's to catch the big names in teen a ttraction s. undignified part of "appearing at the Gar­ Wax" at C HUM. Right on the stage of this popular teen nite dens''. Canada-wide recognition is now being club are th e tops in Canadian talent. Joe Amid the confusion of fans backstage given to "Me a nd You" by the Regents . Popiel and the Ch eckmates, The Big Town a nd police angered and confused, th e TheirLP"Goin'Places With The Rege nts" Boys, J. B. & The Playboys, Rom pin staging was one calamity after another as is skedded for re lease by mid-May. 2 TEENS FUNARAMA PRESEN TS CANADA'S

NEWEST TEEN NIGHT SPOT

A few years ago, Wm. (Bill) Anthony had an idea that and found that within the boundaries of Metropolitan perhaps enough wasn't being done for the average young Toronto there was a potential of young talent just wait­ Canadian. There were many teen dances and teen s hows ing to be recognized. Now he was prepared to go out on but there wasn't really any place the teenagers could a limb to find out just how anxious young Canada was to call a place of their own. recognize the talent of their own country. Needless to Plans to create a teenage night club were set in say, the first Te c.1s .Funarama show was a success. A motion. But first the need for this type of club must be capacity crowd of youngsters jammed Massey Hall on found . Bill Anthony became involved in giving a help­ March 19 to see and noisily approve an all star cast of ing hand to many of the young hopefuls among teenagers Canadian talent. Jack London and The Sparrows, The

(Advertisement) 3 (Advertisement) Big Town Boys, Jon and Lee, Lynda Layne, The Girl­ friends and hosted by popular young TV personality, Dave Mickie. Hardly had the crowd cleared when Bill was arranging for the renovation of a down town location. Dave Courtin and Pat Lyons gave birth to newer and greater ideas for the new teenage club. The trio of Anthony, Lyons and Courtin are now hard at work plan­ ning an opening never before seen in Toronto. Interior decorators converged on the newly found downtown location and have come up with a decor sure to keep young eyes and minds busy.

Bill Anthony being congratulated by Glenn (Big "G") Walters of CKEY surrounded by a happy group of admirers including the Allon Sisters and The Liverpool Set. up to supply their needs. All in all, this newest of new teen attractions is shaping up to be the teenagers answer to a haven with a heart and a mind dedicated to the necessities so im­ portant to the teenager. The Anthony, Courtin, Lyons team are not finished. May 28, 29, 30 will see the first teens attraction of its kind in North America. For three days, Teens Funa­ rama will run exhibits, and live shows featuring the best in Canadian talent. Record companies have taken booth space to display their product and will supply information on the hows and whys of making a record and the necessary ingredients to make record stardom. Every fifteen minutes of the three day extravaganza

The Fab Four will be one of the many popular teenage groups per­ forming at the New Teen-Nite Club.

The theme of the interior is based on the concep­ tion of the old English castle with all the appointments necessary to create the right atmosphere including slate roof, lava stone low slung wooden beams and bright colours. The dance floor area consists of orange tile with a well blended colour of flagstone surrounding this bright maze of colourful tile. The club is set up cabaret style and will accommodate up to 300. This teenage club will be unique, in that it will be run by the teenagers themselves. Election of officers including president, treasurer, etc., will take place as soon as time permits. Membership dues will be $3.50 per year with possibly a top of $1.00 per member, when­ ever live entertainment is supplied. This will usually occur on the weekend when it will be the policy of the club to headline the best in available Canadian talent. A portion of the club will be made available one even­ Ron Perkin, manager of The Oneido Tower in Niagara Falls going over the colourful pamphlet of the beautiful foils location with The ing through the week when the members can amuse them­ Liverpool Set. Ron will also be using many of the available Cana­ selves with a jukebox. A refreshment bar has been set dian groups to attract an expected 3 million tourists. 4 (Advertisement) Topping off this three day Funarama will be a Beauty Contest which has already gathered several barrels of entries. Because of the obvious success and need for this type of attraction plans are now underway to move this show into important centres across Canada. TEENS ARE IMPORTANT. TEENS FUNARAMA IS ALSO VERY IMPORTANT. THEY ARE ATTEMPTING TO MAKE THE TRIALS AND TRIBULATIONS OF A TEENAGER AN ACCEPTED PART OF SOCIETY. THIS CANADA OF OURS NEEDS MORE RESPONSIBLE CITIZENS LIKE THIS TRIO. TEENS The Big Town Boys seen on stage at Massey Holl during the first in a series of Teens Funarama shows featuring Canadian talent. will feature name bands and singers including Dee and The Yeomen, Fab Four, Allan Sisters, Big Town Boys, Shirley Matthews and Jayson King. To add to that in­ FUN ARAMA ternational sound, the management have acquired the services of the newest of English groups, The Liverpool A completely new idea in teen Set. Hosts of the show will be the most popular radio entertainment. A TEEN CITY that and TV personalities in Upper Canada, Glenn (Big "G") will bring to teens: Walters of CKEY, Johnny "F" from CFTO' s "After Four" and Dave Mickie of CHCH-TV.

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6 Hamilton: R.O. Homing, Lokehead: Johnny Murphy sends news in the planning stage for years. It's almost probably the most listen­ that Dick Wilson has been appointed to like a dream come true. Today CJ BQ ed to GMP personality the post of Music Director for CKPR. AM /FM at 1000 watts speaks to and for in the Toronto-Hamilton Regino: Johnny Ono, the busy one at 100,000 listeners. Mr. Murray writes "We area, featured local ta!-· CJME sends news that a big bash was succeeded only by really trying to be a ent live on his CHML had by all at their Easter Holiday Hop true local station reflecting our commun­ early evening show. which starred We s Dakus and Barry Allen. ity, participating in and e ncouraging its Ralph Richards, RCA Jerry Palmer's "That'll Be The Day" local endeavours." CJ BQ is really one of Victor recording artist looks like a big one for the former Lake­ the very few family stations. They provide was interviewed on R.O!s head resident. Bobby Curtola, also from entertainment for both young and old. show and a surprise tele­ the Lakehead is getting the star treatment Even entering the teen scene was a suc­ phone call came in from in the Queen City with his "Mean Woman cessful and smooth operation without the Moxie Whitney, well­ known band leader and Blues". usual clash of GMP listeners and those director of entertain­ Bob Wood and his CKCK Good Guys wanting the MOT. ment for the Royal York have set up a I 7 day tour of Saskatchewan Welland: Dave Creighton, teen host Hotel. Moxie, as it with Jerry Palmer. "CKCK Presents The at CHOW teamed up with TV personality turned out was one of the Jerry Palmer Show and Dance" kicked off Dave Mickie of CHCH Hamilton to host a first to give Ralph April 15 and looks like a giant success for show at the Welland arena. Reports have Richards a break in showbusiness. Nos­ · the popular young Gaiety recording artist. it there was SRO, that's "shakin' room talgia, no doubt, was a part of the scene Kingston: Bryan Olney, spinner turned only". Cause of all the excitement was for many listeners as Moxie talked about writer is having just as much success with the introduction for the first time of the the old days and the changes that have his newest vocation as he is as a radio Fab Four, new Upper Canada my stery come about. Ralph's newest recording on personality for CKWS. His work "While group. The boys managed to get off one RCA is " Ballads To Barrelhouse" and I'm Away" by the Four 'Em is a Cash set of 30 minutes before police called a R.O. recommends "The World Is Yours" Box Best Bet and looks good for breaking halt to the proceedings because of pos­ as one of the bette'r cuts. R.0., who is al­ in Ontario. Quality released this one in sible injury to the group and fans from the ways on the lookout for the usually over­ mid-April. It's already showing up as No. increasing crush. Retiring to their dressing looked, came up with a great tribute to 18 at KAGO Oregon and breaking in LA. room, the boys were held at bay for al­ the late Fats Waller. He guested Whitey Haines of BMI (Canada) who was a very Rumours have it that the song will be most an hour until reinforcements from important part of the business during this covered by a name group and possibly a surrounding police forces arrived and es­ era and Jackie Davis, Warner Bros. re­ single soon. Bryan's "Easter Cavalcade corted the ruffled four to their waiting cording artist. Jackie got his first start in of Stars" at Kingston Memorial Centre limo. the business from Waller and had many turned out to be a giant smash. The show Toronto: How many good Canadian stories to relate. Whitey came up with a at the Kingston Memorial Centre (Apr 23) content recordings are there on the market? gem when he told about attending a show headlined Ronnie Dove, The Orlons and According to our chart, which is made up with a well known Toronto critic and hav­ The Gestures. Local talent also played a from the charts and play lists of some 42 ing to nudge this critic to prepare him for ptominent part of the proceedings. Kudos stations across Ganada,there are 20 or more. the anthem. Seems he was tone deaf. from Bryan to Charlie Camilleri of Colum­ HOW COME a station in Toronto can Watch for drastic changes to take place bia, for being one of the best promo men only manage to find TWO Canadian content for Fall programming of teen oriented around. Charlie manages to promote with­ recordings suitable for their listeners? shows. The progressive thinking behind out being too loud or pushy. This same station was one of the first to the most popular of teen dance shows, Belleville: "How To Succeed In fly our new Canadian flag. WE WONDER Channel II "Dance Party" at CHCH have Radio By Really Trying" is the theme WHY? been exploring the need for more entertain­ heard 'round CJBQ these days. Frank Johnny Johnson, producer of the ment for the teen market. A dance party is Murray, manager of "The Voice Of The successful teen TV show "After Four", now almost passe. Shows with entertain­ Bay Of Quince" sounds off on the achieve­ will be leaving to take over the produc­ ment and information are the order of the ments of his station over the past 18 years. tion of the new Ontario Educational TV day. The teenager is a big boy now. He CJ BQ started with 250 watts and 12 Services under the auspices of the Ontario wants to know why he is being entertained. people on staff. Today they are readying government. The first of the series will be Chatham: Chuck Camroux from CFCO new studios in downtown Belleville with devoted to Social Studies and Mathematics notes that Detroit seems to be catching on all the latest equipment available. What and will take the viewer into the class­ to the Canadian sound. Chuck has reports will take a few months to build was really room for lectures a nd illustrations. Further that several Detroit stations have been playing CanCut discs. (He must mean the Detroit stations on the American side). The Agostini LP and single (Capitol) are both popular items at CFCO. Chuck tried out a few Canadian records at a hop in Thamesville and found that The Allan Sisters' "Remember The Face" and The Paupers' "Never Send Me Flowers" turned the house on its ear. Paul Burke is now doing a MOT type show in the early after­ noon and Wayne Gregory will now hold forth on the teen time slot. Truro: Graham Wyllie notes mat CKCL DOES IT AGAIN! has nine Canadian entries on their play sheet this week. And a prediction from Graham that ''Let's Take A Chance'' by •• ,, Johnny Harlow is going to establish Harlow as one of the greats in the Canad­ THE BLACK PLAGUE ian music business. A note of appreciation and promo copies were rece ived from the SPREADING FROM COAST TO COAST Allan Sisters which makes it an even big­ ger pleasure to spin their "Remember The Face". The New Scotians are back on the Maritime scene fresh from their Col­ CANADA'S No. l MALE VOCALIST umbia recording session. Apparently they have a lot of great new material and a fan­ tastic stage image. Chubby Checker and Jimmy Clanton headlined a giant show of TERRY BLACK stars in Halifax (Apr. 24). Graham has a problem with one of the large record com­ panies that most small stations seem to ACM 5001 have. They lost their promotion man and apparently lost contact with stations also.

7 series will delve into science and other HELLO, HELLO. I know umn of two weeks ago is not printed, you'll upper grade subjects. We hope that good many of you have miss­ see a new columnise in this spot. If it IS modern chinking will prevail over the old ed my column, but the printed, we may see a great many NEW timers conception of what is needed and missing column is still faces on the music and radio scene. what is best for the student. It is apparent being checked by three FLASH! Watch a Canadian major that that a teenagers interest must be held for lawyers, and we may yet has been dormant at the wheel of the Cana­ a long period, therefore a heavy concentra­ see that column and an dian record scene, but is going to enter the tion on illustrations muse be the order of exodus o( many music in­ picture soon. Critics are asking why and the program. It must also be entertaining dustry figures. HOW WELL!! I read in a recent which of course would clash with many of RU MOR!! I There is talk chat a US pro­ the old school. To reach the youngster, RPM that the editor does not s uppress letters ro ducer is really a UK producer, and his UK schoolwork muse not resemble schoolwork. productions a re making it B.l.G. while We understand however chat Wm. Davis, the editor. This may be so, but he certainly he's still producing in the US .. Remember Minister of Education, is a swinger and of you were confused by it FIRST in RPM. lace almost a TV personality. With the checks every word I combination of Davis and Johnson the write, and it is my per­ QU EST ION!!! IS RPM GETT·ING BIG­ series promises to be an interesting and sonal opinion chat he is GER!! How much bigger and when? Mean­ successful one. c hicken when it comes while, RPM is being read and studied in co exposes and scandal items. If my col- many IMPORTANT places!!! ADVERTISE IN RPM MUSIC WEEKLY GOIN'

GOIN' Creating a voice for the industry has also given · rise ro an awareness by GOIN' R• p.• H.• the public of the need for more exposure of GOIN' Can adian talent. The following letter from an Ottawa student is written GOIN' proof that there is a market for Canadian produce and an audience waiting for the chance to GOIN ' TO THE RIVER appreciate good talent. "Dear Sirs: Please take very careful notice of BY this letter and its con­ tents. I h ave been read- RPM for some cime and RONNIE HAWKINS in your March Bth issue, you did a cover feature on the "Guess Whos". In all my issues of RPM, their record "Shakin' All Over" was listed as the #1 song across IS Canada on the totally Canadian chart. The ALCO chart of Ottawa (Hull's sister city) has had it listed as #24, but this chart does not seem ro influence the radio sta­ tion playing or listings of any Canadian GOIN' TO BE A HIT record. To make matters worse, a nd this is really rich, the first time I ever h eard "Shakin' All Over" was tonight on an f/ s American station in Boston, WBZ. Now this mi ght mean chat the group in particular might have an American hit on th eir hands , which would be absolutely fabulous, but it also shows more than chat. It shows that ROOSTER BLUES even with all our great Can adian talent, Canadian DJ's will not give Canadian talent a chance, and chat for a Canadian group co go big, it muse rely on American (IT'S SOMETHING TO CROW ABOUT) channels ro plug its record. This is quite sickening! What are you doing a bout it? Can't you do something to let Canadians hear Canadian music and not just read about it? For myself, I am going co cry co start a petition at school ro s upport Canadian talent and if all goes well , co present it to the DJ's of Ottawa's two most prominent stations co try and convince chem chat the public needs and wanes to hear Canadian talent. Please support eh is cause on a nation-wide scale. It is a tre­ mendous ideal to work for but all we need is to get stations plugging Canadian talent. It is a great problem to tackle and I am so fed up with it chat l want to do everything I can to try, in some small way, ro get Canadian talent to th e ears of Canadian teens and then hopefully to the teens of the world. (signed) Brian Foran DISTRIBUTED BY CAPITOL RECORDS OF CA NADA

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IN THE MEANTIME-Georgie Fame-Lon 1w lw from .. Should! 2 xl'M TELLING YOU NOW Freddy / Dreamers Cap OVER THE RAINBOW-Billy Thorpe/ Aztecs-Cap 2 8 *SILHOUETTES Herman's Hermits Quo 3 s ME AND YOU Regents Qua 4 6 xGAME OF LOVE Wayne Fontana Qua Could s 11 TICKET TO RIDE (f/s) Beatles Cap RIBBON OF D4RKNESS-Marty Robbins-Col 6 9 * OUT IN THE STREETS Shangri Las Qua 7 16 * WALK THAT WALK D.C. Thomas Ral 8 10 * IT'S NOT UNUSUAL Tam Jones Lon Maye? 9 15 * CONCRETE & CLAY Unit 4+2-Rambeau Lan/ Qua THE WITCH-Soni cs-Unk 10 14 * TALK ABOUT LOVE Adam Faith Cap 11 13 * BABY RUTH Butterfingers Ral 12 17 * JUST ONCE INMY LIFE Righteous Bras. Lan GMP Guide 13 22 xCOUNT ME IN Gary Lewis Lan 14 26 OUR LOVE IS PASSED Jack London Cap 1 MY FAIR LADY Film Track Col A 15 20 THE ENTERTAINER Tony Clark Pho 2 MARY POPPINS Film Track Rea 16 25 * S.O .S. (Sweet On Susie) Kenny Chandler Col 3 DEAR HEART Andy Williams Col 17 21 xOOO BABY BABY Miracles Pho 4 LITTLE THINGS Bobby Goldsboro Com 18 19 xTHE MOUSE Soupy Sales Spa 5 MY FAIR LADY Nat Cole Cap A 19 23 AND ROSES AND ROSES Andy Will iams Col 6 TURN THE LIGHTS DOWN LOW Marty Robbins Col 20 27 * DON'T ASK ME TO BE TRUE J. B. / Play boys Rea 7 COME SHARE MY LIFE Glen Yarborough Rea A :21 24 xlT'S GROWING Temptations Pho 8 THE HONEY WIND BLOWS Brothers Four Col A 22 34 * IT'S GONNA BE ALRIGHT Gerry/ Pacemakers Cap 9 WHO CAN I TURN TO Anthony Newley Rea 23 29 * DON'T GO BREAKING MY HEART Burt Bacharach Pho 10 HAVE YOU LOOKED INTO • • • Jerry Vale Col 24 39 SUBTERRANEAN HOMESICK BL's Bob Dylan Col 11 MALKA & JOSO Malka & Joso Cap D 25 32 xJUST A LITTLE Beau Brummels Qua 12 BRAZIL '65 Wanda De Sah Cap D 26 38 xTRUE LOVE WAYS Peter & Gardon Cap 13 ROAR OF THE GREASE PAINT Original Cast Rea N 27 31 HELP ME RHONDA Beach Boys Cap 14 MANTOVANI SOUND Mantovani Lon N 28 new DO THE FREDDIE Chubby Checker Qua 15 FRIENDLY PERSUASION Ray Coniff Col 29 30 WHOLE WORLD SHAKIN' Sam Cooke Rea 16 ORANGE BLOSSOMS PECIAL Johnny Cash Col D 30 new REELIN' & ROCKIN' Dave Clark 5 Cap 17 THE GREATEST STORY Film Track Com 31 new xlKO IKO Dixie Cups Qua 18 MY GAL SAL Burl Ives Com A 32 new REMEMBER THE FACE Allan Sisters Ral 19 MEXICAN PEARLS Billy Vaughn Pho N 33 new *CRYING IN THE CHAPEL Elvis Presley Rea 20 RED ROSES FOR • • • Wayne Newton Cap N 34 new *TOMMY Reparata & Delrans All A - ACTION D - DOWNWARD TREND N - NEW ON CHART 35 new * HE BELONGS TO YESTERDAY Pat Hervey Ral 36 new SHE'S ABOUT A MOVER Sir Douglas Qu intet Lan 37 36 *GOODBYE MY LOVE GOODBYE Searchers All 38 40 xCARMEN Bruce & Terry Cal Countr 39 37 * SHE'S COMING HOME Zombies Lon 40 new *MR. 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THOMAS - RAL ==- ~ 3 1 MEAN WOMAN BLUES - BOBBY CURTOLA - RAL 10 27 3 9 -., 22 34 6 4 3 SHAKIN' WLL OV E,R - GUESS WHOS - QUA JI 16 35 4 10 17 7 11 13 5 7 OUR LOVE HAS PASSED - JACK LONDON - CAP ..!! 34 3 8 28 48 I .. 16 6 4 BABY RUTH - BU TTERP'INGERS - RAL 26 111 3 S9 27 7 20 REMEMBER THE FACE - ALLAN SISTERS - RAL 111 60 x 36 2 p 8 10 DON'T ASK ME TO BE TRUE - J.B./PLAYBOYS - RCA 4 111 9 6 HO BO - WES DAK US - CAP 10 "5 10 I 10 14 HE BELONGS TO YESTERDAY (~/S) - PAT HERVEY - RAL 4 0 x x 9 I - CAP 17 12 I 11 8 EAS Y COME EASY GO - BARRY ALLEN 5 3 I 12 19 IT ISN'T EASY - STACCATOS - ALL 37 4 38 . 35 ~ 13 16 FOREVER PIERRE LALONDE - COM - 114 3 2 1 8 I j4 13 TOO BLIND TO SEE - BRUNSWICK PLAYBOYS - ARC 9 6 I 15 15 CR Y IS ALL I DO - ESQUIRES - CAP g 9 38 I 57 45 25 I 16 NEW NEVER SEND YOU FLOWERS - PAUPER S - RAL 17 NEW THE WAY Y OU FELL - CHESSMEN - LON 47 x 23 30 I 18 NEW LET'S TAKE A CHANCE TON·1GHT - JOHNNY HARL OW - ARC 39 I 19 NEW GOIN' TO THE RIVER - RONNIE HAWKINS - CAP x p x p p p 20 NEW MY GUY - D IANNE JAMES - ARC 37 I 9 I A battle is being waged Did you know that the male voice you between The Un it Four hear on Diane Renay' s record of "I Had A Plus Two record of Dream" belongs to her record producer ... "Concrete and Clay" and or that Tony Bennett's recording of "I Eddie Rombeou slicing. Left My Heart In San Francisco" is cur­ If Eddie's record ends rently on the English charts? MILNE up the victor, it will not Carl Schmidt of Danco Records sent be because he is an a long a copy of "Bars On My Window" by American but because Don Kirkland. It has a very good c & w his is the better of the sound ... When I spoke to Don Francks a two v er s ion s . .. How few days ago, he told me he was getting about Freddie and The ready to a udition for a new Broadway show . Dreamers? "You Were . . . The NFB "short" called "Lonely Made for Me" is sure to Boy", featuring Paul Anka, starts making MUSIC catch up with "I'm Tell­ the rounds of our theatres this week .. . ing You Now". These Kenny Chandler wasted no time in telling boys really have their me that he will be touring Canada in the own sound. fall as a result of his "SOS" record ... Tin The Seekers LP, on the Pan Alley is talking about the fo lk wave Marvel label, will be that has taken over the airwaves in Great distributed through Rodeo Records in Britain ... and the crowds of teenagers • Canada ... Swan Records reports lots of flocking to see their new idol, Soupy reaction to Wes Dakus' "Sour Biscuits" Sales, at The Paramount Theatre. Soupy ENTERTAINMENTS disc ... Scepter Records jumping with joy is proving you don't have to be single to over the "breakthrough" of "Shakin' All be a teenage idol. Over" on the national c harts. It was #76 You will have a ball listening to in last week' s Cash Box, which means Mercury's "I Had A Ball" LP by The it's climbing. Bobby Scott Quartet featuring Michel Legrand ... It's too bad Felicia Sanders -- --- didn't get to s ing her current record, ------"What A Night This Is Going To Be" on the Ed Sullivan Show . .. Hope Capitol IANNE JAMES I re leases Bobby Rydell's record of "Shout, Shout, Bambino" as a single. It really moves ... Waiting to break big on the charts are ~ " Back In My Arms Again" by The Sup­ I remes and "For Your Love" by The Yard­ ON ARC I HAS A HIT WITH bi rds ... Getting lots of r & b spins is I "Lucky to Be Loved" by Emanuel Lasky I on th e Wild Deuce label .. . "Soul Sauce" RECORDS by Cal Tjader is getting heavy play. It is th e title tune from his c urre nt LP .. . Listen ·· ''MY GUY'' for "Le t' s Pretend" by Ron Murphy. • I Gary Lewis has promised his parents I that h e will not appear in night clubs until .I he is 21 .. . A new group by the name of Tony And The Tigers has been formed by AND EYE-CATCHIN;G Soupy Sales' son , Tony . . . Some record company s hould record The King Cousins. I Notes of Interest .. . Johnny Rivers plays a two week s tint at th e Copacabana EAR-FETCHING s tarting May 6th ... Elvis Presley's n ext I movie entitled " F rankie and Johnnie " . .. I On May 12th Nancy Ames opens in N.Y. City Center's produc tion of "Kiss Me /ETCHING Kate". BY THE GAL WHO GAVE YOU I RPM wishes to I welcome TEENS "DON'T GO" AND FUNARAMA to I Toronto. I It looks like "TIME HAS COME" a great spot I for teens, and a I PERSONAL MANAGEMENT great exposure O. E. ECKESS outlet for I CAL-TAL MANAGEMENT 6 "H" CARILLON TOWERS Canada's young 1790 PORTAGE AVE. talent. I WINNIPEG 12, MANITOBA MAIN OFFICE Walt Grealis s: __ ___s- I CAL-TAL MANAGEMENT 206 RIO BUILDING I 627 8th AVENUE S.W. I CALGARY, ALBERTA 10 Johnny Murphy CKPR Lokeheod I'm A Mon Rockotones "It seems to me the kids-the record buy­ ers-might dig this as a sound to dance to. WELCOME Xndin~ ~ard It has a good beat. If the overall sound could have been bigger, it would rate TEENS higher with me. Gimmick with the bass FUN A RAMA voice shows imagination. As good, if not better than, a hundred other releases that get rave notices weekly in the US trades. COULD." Chuck Benson CKYL Peace River THE BIG TOWN BOYS Too Blind To See Brunswick Playboys "Great response on this one. Good air­ DEE & THE YEOMEN play from the dee-jays will bring about a THE ALLAN SISTERS hit for the Playboys. It's not a number THE FAB FOUR oner, but pretty close. Production good. SHIRLEY MATTHEWS SHOULD." DAVE MICKIE Ray Nickel CFSL Weyburn JAYSON KING Remember The Face The Allan Sisters "I think the Allan Sisters should have one GREG HAMON going for them in this side. It's got good "Doc" Steen, DJ and Music Director at teen type tempo, good lyrics and the duo CKRC Winnipeg will be contributing re­ do a find job of vocalizing. Even tho' it views on new releases for Sounding Board. .wasn't recorded in Canadian studios it should be a boost for Canadian talent." WE'LL COUNTRY "SHOULD". BE Brion Sutcliffe CHNS Holifox Fronk Cameron CHNS Halifax I Wish I Could Foll Sandy Selsie Our Love Has Passed Jock London THERE! In Love Today "Jack London again has shown originality, "Good. Will be listed in our Country up & but I think this is the downfall of this tune. comers. Keep sending us good Canadian IT'S TOO ORIGINAL. It doesn't sound pressings. SHOULD". like the Beatles or the Stones or the Who or Them. Shall I go on? Unfortunately, I don't think the kids will buy it, and I Dove C!iarles CJBQ Belleville don't think jocks are playing it, but I My Guy Dianne James Glenn Walters CKEY Toronto personally think it's great. COULD." "This in my opinion is a good commercial Cry Is All I Do The Esquires Sandy Gardiner Ottawa Journal sound which should, with the proper plays "I have to keep checking the record player Spring Rains Rita Curtis on Canadian radio stations climb to the see top of the charts. Quality of record is ex­ to if the Beatles weren't inside. If you "The sound is a fair one although we're can't be original the next best thing to do not quite up to the stage of a Phil Spector­ cellent. Will be placed on survey as a is to copy something that's already been Ronettes type of production. Opening gim­ Quinte Climber for this week. SHOULD." proven successful and this is an extremely mick is unlikely to attract the listener but Johnny Onn CJME Regina good copy. SHOULD." the song has its springy moment. Spring Rains Rita Curtis COULD." " Could be another sleeper like Lucille Starr's 'French Song'. After a few spins, Pub Ii shed weekly Rockin' Robbert CHSJ Saint John Our Love Has Passed Jock London I found myself liking it. A pleasant change ,_ ~ • by Walt Grealis, from the up-tempo sounds of the day. '411Ml8 ...IQ 18 426 Merton Street, "Being a staunch supporter of Jack Lon­ don and the Sparrows, I have nothing but COULD." Toronto 7, Canada. praise for his newest side. The quality is Bob Wood CKCK Regina Printed in Canada. Authorized as second excellent, and Jack and the boys are at Don't You Make o Fool of Me Pat Hervey class mail by the Post Office Department, their usual best. Good luck from 'Sf on the "Sounds like swingin' vintage Brenda Lee. 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