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Incorporating music reporter Vol.VIII,No. 40; May 9,1964 MILLION-$ TALENT BOOM

New York Clubs Booking Best

40 1111 Names of All for Fair Visitors

'.'NPIC(0111,MIjli By BEN GREVATT A MILLION DOLLARS worth of talent. That's the current story on the New York night club circuit as operators gear up to grab their share of the World's Fair sheckles being ploughed into the local economy by an estimated 35,000,000 visitors. The 1,000,000th visitor passed the turnstiles last week. Six of the major clubs right now are focusing on top head-

LPII. Ets,.0,002 liners with five of these on the CHARTS & PICKS ZirSOVe.L distaff side. The lone male of eF Pop 100 . Page 21 Mid the group is Sammy Davis Jr., Pop LP's 24 whoopenedathree-week C & W 13 5rBSM stand at the Copa last week. Single Picks 18 of ',Wu BEYOND THIS, it's a battle Album Picks 22 of the blonds between Peggy Lee,holdingforthatthe - - . Americana's Royal Box andpartment, with Miss Lee tak- Patti Page, who moved intoing down $17,500 a week. In theWaldorf's Empire Roomaddition, she's got a suite of . . He was just a delivery boy, but he caught his thumb ina last week. It's known that theher own and her entourage door during a recording session, and the screams that were taped Americana in particular is go-occupiesnineotherrooms made him a star . . ." ing all out in the budget de - (nine!)in the high-rise hos- telry. In two other major estab- lishments, a pair of sister acts Opera Discs Have Helluva Year are holding forth with the McGuires coming off well in By BARRY KITTELSON arefined formula, which isRenata Tebaldi, Roberta Pet-their debut at the Plaza's Per- Recorded opera is in its hey-less obvious than it seems. ers and Anna Moffo broughtsian Room. A British group, day. For the first time in re- IN THE 50's,artistslikeglamor and attention to thethe Kaye Sisters, are headlin- cent recording history, com- RiseStevens,MariaCallas. CONTINUED ON PAGE 8 ingattheLatinQuarter. panies can cut an opera (and Jonah Jones is at the Embers. mind you, the production costs BASIN STREET EAST, now generally exceed $50,000) and featuring the Treniers and the look forward to better than a "hip" hypnotist, Pat Collins, 50-50 chance to get into the Now Starts brings up its own big guns in black. the person of Ella Fitzgerald In the past with few excep- in mid -May, which will then tions, recording an opera was bring about a three way battle virtually a public service, or a of the top femme stars, with means for a large manufactur- the Misses Lee and Page still er to establish a well-rounded The Italian on the scene at that time. culturalimage.Today,it's The Village scene is jump- paying off. ing too, and has been particu- The climate has been build- larly since the recent college ing for the past fifteen years. Invasion spring vacation period. At that Operasingers have become time, the Serendipity Singers widely publicized figures (es- were pulling turnaway crowds pecially the women) and the See Page 30 at the Bitter End, and the club recording of a big selling vo- continues with healthy busi- cal album has boiled down to CONTINUED ON PAGE 8 REPRISElttlECORDS A SPECTACULAR SPRING album RELEASE SINAT CROSBY WA.F1ING LA' AND THE PENNSYLVANIANS f1111111,D PllEillElt IPPE MIREI NliongilEK FIRST TIMETOGETHER r

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2 THIS IS THE BIGGEST TOUR EVER Beatles' One-Night DatesSelling Out 5Months in Frontof Shows Nothing has ever happened like it be- The way the promoters are pushing the However, now that the lads are proving fore. This is the opinion of astute trade-concerts are via a radio spot or two or athey can sell out the boxoffice months be- newspaper ad or two. And it works. Beatlesfore they come to town, many vet promot- sters about the forthcoming Beatles tour. chance. Five months before the tour hits theroadfans apparently can't get rid of theirers are screaming for another theirmoney fast enough, and the orders areThey are calling GAC and begging for in August, promoters are selling out pouring in. In New York, where Billdates. It's too late for some of them, for one night stands to thearmies of Beatles most of the dates are filled, from Cali- fans. Grummann of Limelight Productions is In Toronto, The Maple Gardens sold outpromoting the show at the Forest Hillsfornia to New York and including Canada. L.I. Tennis Stadium August 28-29,re- There appears to be little doubt today its tickets to the Beatles Septembershow that The Beatles tour will gross over$2 in just a few hours. In New Orleansmailports are that both shows are already orders only in five days amounted to asold out too. million. For their end The Beatles stand a $12,000 advance. In Detroit, promoterArt Promoters are paying a guarantee ofchance to take out $1 million. Seats are Sheridan sold out the Liverpool Ladsfirst$20,000 for weekday nights and $25,000scaled at $3, $4, $5, with most of the orders show, has half sold the second, and is try-for weekend nights or 60 per cent of thefor the $4 variety. ing to convince the boys and managernet receipts, whichever is greater. These Beatles manager Brian Epstein arrived Brian Epstein and GAC to let themdo afigures mean that a promoter has to grossin New York from London last Friday to third show. (P.S. They won't). close to $50,000 to break even. At firstlook over the tour scene, and to watch an- this scared a lot of veteran promoters, who Promoters are finding The Beatles the Beatles andother act of his, Gerry and The Pacemak- most saleable item since ElvisPresley. were trepidatious about The ers, on the Sullivan TV show.All bookings According to GAC spokesmen who areconcerned as to whether they would be as hot in August -September as they havefor The Beatles tour are okayed by him, booking the four even Elvis didn'tsell out wherever he is. this far in advance. been in January -February -March. The Track(Beatles, of course) IsBig from the sound track sometime in May.Beatles to co -publish the songs from the As if Capitol Capitol of Canada,Swan picture over here. VeeJay and Swan, were notenough withAnd then in July or so Capitol might re- boys' firstlease the sound track single. This agreement is expected to be con- The Beatles, the track of the United Artists Music is negotiating somecluded soon. The tunes in the picture will movie, "A Hard Day's Night,"will be is- be penned by the boys. sued on United Artists Records.Unitedsort of publishing arrangement with The Artists Pictures is distributingthe lads' movie here. As of now United Artists Recordsis not sure what it will get onthe sound track. No one is sure if the boyswill sing six or eight or ten songs in thepicture. But under any circumstances itshould be a hot track. UA execs expect tosell as many as a million copieswhen it is released. AND WHEN it will bereleased is another uncertainty. Themovie is expected to be issued in August.UA, like any other record company would liketo get it out a few weeks before thepicture opens, like sometime in July. UA does not have rightsto issue any singles from the track. THIS RIGHT appears to belongto Capi- tol Records. It can be expectedthat Capi- tol will issue anotherBeatles' single not 2nd Pirate Station Radio Caroline-the "pirate" radio station set up on board a ship off Britain's EastCoast -has a new rival, named "Mi Amigo." The latter has OLD BOYS: Frank Sinatra and Fred Waring com- dropped anchor a few miles parenotesatrecordingsessionofblockbuster from "Caroline" and plans to Reprise Album, "America, I Hear You Singing" start beaming music to Eastern which also features Bing Crosby. England this month.

MUSIC BUSINESS, MAY 9, 1964 3 IT'S THE NET THAT COUNTS Year's Rosier in Profits

THE YEAR 1964 could markones getting more. Epic Rec- the end of "profitless prop-ords followed the Columbia erity for the record industry."Route last fall, after due de- At leastitcouldfor thoseliberation-andwithoutany firms who have been gettingprod from Columbia Records. more for their product fromKings Records a few months their distributor and sub -dis-ago also picked up the Colum- tributor customers than theybia lead and cut out its dis- used to, and for those distri-counts to sub -distributors and butors who arecharginga others. Although King's gross better price than formerly tobillings have suffered, it is un- their rack, one stop and deal-derstood thatits net income er accounts. todayisbetter thanit was It has been almost a yearwhen the gross was higher. since Columbia Records intro- Itis true that cutting out duced its "Age of Reason" no -theextradiscounts,special discount policy to the trade atsales, etc., was a risky proposi- itslastconventioninJuly,tion for the big firms. In the 1963. This was the first publicrecord business however,if step by any large firm to getyou have hot product you can a better price for its product.get your price. In the case of RCA VICTOR hadbeenColumbia the firm had the cutting down on its discountsproduct to enableitto put EVERYBODY BEAMS asFrankie Avalon signs a new contract withUnited for a long time, and evenoverits new pricing policy. Artists Records. At left, Bob Marcucci, Avalon's manager: next, Jack Gold, though they never made anyCapitol,of course, had The UA a.&r. director, and at right, David Picker, chief of United Artists Records. public announcement about it,Beatles, butit happens that Victor's pricing policy is andCapitol was doing better than that some day the large chains Victor's 14 For May has been very close to Colum-everpriortogettingTheand racks may also learn the bia's. And as of only a fewBeatles. lesson. RCA Victor is issuing 14 new months ago, the third of the If a firm doesn't have the STRONG PRODUCT is LP's for May, many of which BigThree,CapitolRecordsproduct then it is tought to cutworth a better price and in-are recorded in Dynagroove. Distributing Corp., raised itsout the discounts, as one ofstead of pressuring the manu- Top sets include a new Al Hirt price to its accounts by settingthe newer major firms foundfacturer and the distributoralbum, called "Cotton Candy," a floor price for racks, one -out to its chagrin. It stoppedfor a better price will try towhich the firm expects to be stops and dealers. Decca Rec-all discounts, and then couldn't a solidfollowuptoHirt's its get the spread from the con- ords, never as liberal in get its albums on racks or in sumer. "Java" smash. Other LP's are discount policies, was never asthe large retail chains. So it "Reflections," with Peter Nero, deeply involved in the volumequickly returned toitsold "Hello Out There" with Carl treadmill. price policies. Camden's May ReleaseBelow, Jim Reeves' "Moon- Columbia,Victor,Capitol, TODAY, HOWEVER, due to light and Roses," Gary Bur- are now getting more for theirthe work of the big firms, Top release for May in theton's"Something'sComing," product than they did a yearrackers,one -stopsandtheCamden line is the new Livingand sets by Norman Luboff, or two ago. Their reason forlargechainsarebecomingGuitars LP called "Music From Sons Of The Pioneers, Marty needing to get more was sim-aware that the days of theThe Pink Panther And OtherGold, and Toni Witt. ple-shrinking profit margins.large discounts are drawingHots." Camden is also issuing Higher costs for material, la-to a close. No firm can be verynew releases by The Lavaliers,SA's Shakespeare LP's bor and artists services ate in-healthy if it sells LP productThe Living Voices, and an al- to even the increased volumeat a price of $1.67, like somebum featuring The Speer Fam- Spoken Arts is issuing four that these firms garnered overfirms have been, and still areily, The Johnson Family, andnew albums to commemorate the past few years. doing. The Carter Family, called "Oldthe400thYearCelebration THEY ARE NOT the only ManymanufacturersfeelTime Religion." of Shakespeare'sbirth.

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STEREO /LOVE' )O( BECAUSE1 the Italian voice of al martino .11ftrOsto ALMARTINO " ,I.P. .0.1 It% Oadf NEW YORKERSDO DIG COUNTRY MUSIC tacular show was WYZE in WHO SAYS THEY DON'TBobby Smith, Ray Price, Buck CKCR inKitchener, and Owens, Grandpa Jones, KittyCLKB, in Oshawa all in On-AtlantaGa., which has ar- like country music in the big apartytoseethe city? Things are zipping along Wells, GeorgeJones,Joe tario. ranged First station to sponsor a tourcountry show and the New for the Country Music Caval-Clark, Bill Phillips, Stonewall York World's Fair as well. cade of Stars presentation atJackson, Skeeter Davis, Royto the Country Music Spec- MadisonSquare Gardenin Drusky, Porter Wagoner, Leon New York. The first week thatMcAuliff, Ernest Tubb, Char- MAN ABOUT MUSIC :.-mmomm seats for the country spectac-lotte Harden,Carl & Pearl ular were placed on sale, theButler, Ken Roberts, Bill Mon- box office racked up an ad- roe,DarrellMcCall, Norma vance sale of $5000, accordingJean, Lonzo & Oscar, Johnny Bits About the Boys to producer Vic Lewis. FirstWright, The World's Champion day's advance was $1,600. Square Dancers, Jack Scott, The Country Music Caval-and Tommy Hunter. L limmumicc BOBROLONTZ cade will be featured at Madi- ProducerLewishasre- THOSE CARD GAMES that used to be held on the Coasteach son Square Garden for twotained the services of Richie have been Becker to direct and stage theweek, in which the disc jockeys would always win, days, and four performances discontinued (on account of payola-baby) . . . Sam Wigler, on May 16th and 17th. Itwillproduction. The show is ex-former publisher, record company exec and vet music man, star talent from Grand Olepected to be offered in a clos-penned us from Miami Beach last week to mention thathe's no Opry, WWVA, Wheeling Va.ed circuit television network,longer in the music biz but is Jamboree Renfro Valley Barncovering 50 cities west of the Mississippi. selling lots on Lucaya, the Lou Dance Louisiana Hayride Big Chesler development on Grandmight sell cars, too. . .. Mike "D" Jamboree Old Dominion SHOW IS BEING AIDEDBahama Island (there's gam-Gross, Billboard's widely liked Barn Dance and National Barnby radio stations specializing associate editor, is all recov- country music, who arebling there, too) ... Vernon Dance. in Duke has written a song called ered from an asthma attack STARS OF THE SHOW are:sponsoring tours to the show. that slowed him down couple Latestoftheradiostation"Pora Domoy" ("Time To Go Hank Snow Webb Pierce, Carl Home"), which will be beamedof weeks ago .. . GarpaxRec- Smith, Bill Anderson, Ferlinsponsors are three Canadian ords wants to tell the world stations, CKOX in Woodstock,into Russia on Radio Liberty. Husky,DukeOfPaducah, TuneissungbyNickolai that it is not related to Garex Gedda. Records, a firm named in the Ed Portnoy, of the Recordpayola suit filed by Al Huskey Shacks in New York, returnedtwo weeks ago in L.A. (Chris, to the city last week after awe never thought youwere). trip to Rome (and why were THE HIPPIES who paid 55 you there Eddie?) . . .Juliecents each to import Capitol London was recorded live atof Canada Beatles' singles of the Royal Box while working"Love Me Do" were caught there. Snuffy Garrett did thewith a lot of records on their date ... JohnHammond is re-hands when Tollie came out covering after a slight coro-with the same recording and sold them for at least a dime nary . . . JackMaher, the Gil McDougald of Billboard, has cheaper. (Easy come, easy go.) left there to go with West, Rod Perry, one of the fea- Weir and Bartell, the ad agen-tured singers in the defunct cy,as MGM -Verve account"Kicks & Co.," is now featured man. He replaces Dom Cerulli inthe show "To Broadway who left WW&B to join theWithLove"attheTexas San Francisco agency, Guild,Pavilionofthe New York Bascomb and Bonfiglia (every-World's Fair. . . . Columbia body straight?) . . . AnitaRecordsand Ludlow Music Bryant's fans are flipped now (Howie Richman -AI Brackman that Columbia has decided topubbery)threwacocktail record her as a pop singer in-party for the jazz press last stead of a country artist. (Sheweek to introduce Columbia's made her name singing bal-new piano discovery, Danny lads fellas, remember "In My Zeitlin. . . . Cleffer Moose Little Corner of the World" Charlop and wife Sandy Stew - and "Till There Was You"?) art became the father ofa

. . . Whyisn't there more mu-girl, Kathy. sic at the World's Fair? . . . NOW THAT the "Bonanza" seg featuring Ena Hartman has Big Joe to Coral been televised, we can expect some day perhaps that Gen- Big Joe Turner has signed eral Motors will allow Nancy anexclusivecontractwith Wilson to do her commercialCoral Records. His first sides, "I'm Packin' Up," and "I Walk GEORGE MAREK, head of RCA Victor Records, receives alifetime member- shot for Chevrolet. After all, of CMA and she does sell a lot of recordsA Lonely Life" were rush re- shipinthe Country Music Association from Tex Ritter, head leased last week. Capitol Records artist. for Capitol. Who knows, she

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SAM GOODY INC. 235 West 49th Street, New York, New York CI 6-1708 Elvis Presley STILL KINGOF THE ROCKERS DON'T LET ANYONEbe reason. The latter was a re-Disc was originallysetforold back in 1956," and hence misled. Elvis Presley remainscent hit for Terry Stafford. early June release,tocoin-the six single release of Pres- one of the hottest disc acts in MOST RECENT release, justcide with the picture'sfirstley sides. the business despite therecentthis past week, is the title tuneshowing. A Victor spokesman MEANWHILE, the chanter - invasion from overseas. from Presley's latest picture,said release was moved up be-actor continues active on the There arecurrentlyeight"Viva Las Vegas." This hascause MGM Pictures movedmovie scene. In recent months Presley singles in the marketalso been a big one in Eng-up the debut of the picturehe's turned out "Kissin' Cou- place which have beenre-land and radio stations gaveto May 20. sins," "Viva Las Vegas," and leased in just recent months.itinitialexposure hereas Victor exec, Harry Jenkins,he's just finished "Roustabout" Though Victor didn't plan itmuch as a month ago withexplained that the firm sim-for Paramount. that way, itgives Presley acopies received from England.ply wants to re -expose Pres- At the end of May, he starts chancetoshowthatthe Thus, the disc enjoyed anley to a new market-"the kidswork on a new picture for Beatlesaren'tthe onlyact unexpectedextrabuild-up. that can enjoy a multi -single who were four and five years MGM. sale at the same time. And Presley's new album of "Kis- sin'Cousins"isa Top Ten Smash. Elvis'singleof"Kissin' ONTHE SCENE Cousins," on the charts fora number of weeks, hasjust FRANK GARI has signed anbrated her 18th birthday at . . . Roy Orbison, currently droppedoff.But takingits exclusive disc pact with EpicDelmonico'sthisweek,andplaying to SRO houses in Eng- place this week is one of sixand a personal managementDick Clark used the occasionland, has invited leading Brit- "Gold Standard"singles re-contract with Teddy Powell.to tape one of his shows. . ishgroup, Freddie and The cently released by Victor asa Epic a.&r. chief Bob MorganBanjokers booked for a resi-Dreamers to play three U.S. 10th anniversary Presley will take care of his recordingdent, pro- seven nightsa weekdates with him in June. . . motion. The first of these to dates.. . . Ben E. King, freshstintat the New York Red ChicoHamiltonjoinsLena hitthechartsis"Kiss Meback from his first EuropeanOnion . . . British hit paradeHorne for her Cocoanut Grove Quick,"whichsold trip, headlines the show at the 750,000 groups, The Applejacks andopening shortly. . . Lena is in Europe last year. Apollo this week. . . . DFDThe Mojos, being set for U.S.currently playing a season at hasissueditsfirstrelease. The disc was included in the visits by Associated Bookingthe London Palladium ... The "Gold" series at the request ofTitles are "Geisha Girl" and . Bobby Vinton back in NewDave Clark Five has cut a new Victor's field men and distribu- "Fumer Cigare" by an instru-York for 24 hours last weeksingle for British release. tors, and the flip, "Suspicion,"mental group, The Leicesterto cut a new single for Epic JUNE HARRIS was included forthe sameSquares . . . Country singer Kenny Roberts cuts his first session for Kingston later this month . . . Stanley Wagner, Opera on the Rise manager of The Ventures, has been elected president of Mos- CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 conductor (save possibly Tos- rite opera, which paid off in pub-canini) could really take credit Another Cast Distributing Corporationlic interest. ... Nat King Cole, Sammy for operatic sales. (Note, how- Davis Jr. and Jackie Gleason A spokesman for one of theever, that Toscanini did pretty Set Gets Hot set to star in the NAACP Free-largemanufacturersvolun-well in the vocal casting de- dom spectacular closed circuitteered that research showedpartment anyway). Opera is This is the season for hot them some surprisingfacts:a woman's world! show albums. In addition toTV show in Los Angeles onopera sales can be anticipated May 14 ... Lesley Gore cele- This last year, in particular, "Dolly"and"FunnyGirl," on the strength of the femalehas been a banner year for op- ABC Paramountreportsit singers; few males can accountera on records. Not only in, has a hot seller with "High for public acceptance (even insales, but in expanding the Spirits" the Bea Lillie -Tam- King Guion Signed operas where one would as- my Grimes starrer. Show re- Bandleader -clarinetist Kingsume the male's role to domi-repertoireaswell.Brilliant ceived muchpraisefromGuion, has signed a long termnate as "Otello," "Don Giovan- voices have come along like critics.AccordingtoABC pact with Canadian -American.ni," and "Macbeth," with theJoan Sutherland, Birgit Nils- Paramount execs, every distribHis first single for the label, exceptionof"Boris Godou-son, Leontyne Price,Regine who received hisfirstship-"Monte Carlo," is already on nov" ). Crespin and Rita Gorr, which mentre -orderedwithin24 issue, and an album is being But the biggest surprise washave made it possible to sell hours. planned. that in this person's mind, nooff -beat products. There'sa Gotham Talent Boom CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 Box, for instance, has sched-number of new and distinctly ness night club with its own art beingdrawn byfolkuled for the summer periodoffbeat nitery concepts, againgallery,Table Talk,aclub thrush, Joan Tolliver. Downsuch names as Liberace, Frankdesigned to cash in on the Fairwith a phone on each table for the street at the Village Gate,Fontaine, Pat Boone, Phyllisvisitor trade. directdialingofpeopleat Chris Connor is spotlighted. Diller, and a return for the Forinstance,there's nowother tables, and Spark's Pub All the major clubs are ex- TommyDorseyOrkwiththe Ski Lodge Coffee HouseSouth, which features asits pected to keep going in highFrank Sinatra Jr. with "entertainment in a skientertainment, the Scopitone, gear throughout the six-month BESIDES ALL THIS, thelodge atmosphere." Thereis acoin -operatedsoundand Worlds Fair season. The Royalnew season has produced a theChampagneGallery,a motion picture device.

8 PERSONALITIES PEGGY'S BACK Burt Manages And Wraps Up the Town If Peggy Lee starts slow inric lines from the other three. her annual Manhattan nightA wrap-up of eight great disc REN GREVATT clubappearance,she buildshits has a lot of support from steadily. By the time she windsa hand -clapping audience ASSUMING DUSTY SPRINGFIELD, one of the new waveup her full -hour presentation,chorus. of British invaders, reaches New York on schedule this week,the fans have pretty much for- If the bloom seemed a trifle one of the first stops in her Manhattan itinerary will be thegotten those first halting min-off the vocal rose in a few Brill Building offices of Burt Bacharach and Hal David. Dustyutes and are likely to be jump-spots, a strong finish helps a has already gone on record as digging the recent work of theing up in a standing salute tolot. And that Jack Del Rio clefferteamandafteran the veteran thrush. conducted band. It's tops. The earlier visit here in February,the loot and the real scenes Miss Lee is spotted this timebig ensemble looks like the she's expecting the boys towere in the music business. Iin one of the city's smartestPhiladelphia Orchestra and it have some songs ready for hergot into arranging and con-(and most expensive) rooms,has a resplendent sound. And next recording date. ducting for Vic and throughthe Americana's Royal BoxFrancisco Aquabella deserves "We'll have them ready," and she has the hauteur anda special hand for his spec- my experience with him I gotgrace, the swing and the care-tacular bongo'ing. promised Bacharach last week,the same kind of gigs withfully timed whispery effects REN GREVATT "in fact we hope to have sixthe Ames Brothers, Polly Ber-to spellbind her audience. Be- of them. She can pick outgen, Imogene Coca,Georgiayond allthat,she'sgetting what she likes and we won'tGibbs and Tony Bennett. at mind if she wants them all." "I EVEN WORKED with thesupreme support the or- Jonah Swings The boysarepersonalfa-Beatles. I knew them beforechestral and lighting level. thrush, AN ELABORATE overture At the Embers voritesof another they made it big here. I wasseems like unnecessary win- JONAH JONES isa good Dionne Warwick, as well. Inconducting for Marlene at adow-dressing and "It's a Grand fact, they found her, recordRoyal Command Performance man. He's good when he plays her, manage her and write NightforSinging,"doesn'tthat mellow horn and he's in London and believe it orcome off as the best kind ofgood when he sings. An that's her hits. not, they were on the samecurtain -raiser. But soon she's The latter songs have helpedbill." why he's back at The Embers put the pair in the forefront David, who like his partner isreached her "Beautiful Man"in New York for the ump- of honors for the current chart medleyandPeggyalwaysteenth time, and drawing well from New York City, studiedseems at home in this milieu.again. derby. They have done some-at New York University andShe really gets off the ground thing else; namely, they havealong with most of his buddies He comes in to the club at a here with "One Kiss," "Myparticularlyappropriatepe- focused attention on the factat the time, found himself inRomance" and "Beautifulriod, the opening month of the that public opinion to the con-the World War II Army. ItMan," a fern version of "TheNew York World's Fair, when trary, notallsingle recordwasn't long before he wasMost Beautiful Girlinthethere are already scores of vis- hits come from BMI-affiliatedshipped out to Hawaii to anWorld." itors in town for the spectacle. writers. There is still life andinteresting tour of duty with There's another "Man" bit JONAH ALWAYS has his vigor in the ASCAP fold andMajor MauriceEvans, whothat's even better. This timerepertoire up-to-date and this Bacharach and David provewas involved in Special Serv-it'sa "Funny Man" medley,visit to The Embers is no ex- it, with an interesting varietyices. David got involved too. with a special intro in the of recent hits. ception. He's with the current "I was writing song lyricscatch -voiced"LaughClown hits,includingasparkling FOR EXAMPLE, inMiss and sketches for the originalLaugh" tradition with a cle-version of "Hello Dolly" on Warwick, a graduate of theshows and revues they put on.verly staged dance by clown -which-both vocally and horn- gospel -singingfield(in EastIt was great experience work-costumed Richard Foster. Thiswise-he gives Louis a run for Orange, N. J.) they've got aning with guyslike Howardwinds up with a belted "Whathis money. Jonah also makes artist with strong r.&b.tiesMorris and Carl Reiner. WhenKind of Fool Am I." sure he continues to play the and the material-songs like Igot outoftheserviceI FROM HERE ON IN theold favorites as well, for those "Don't Make Me Over," "Any-floated around for awhile andfans start popping up all overfans who remember him from one Who Had a Heart" andfinally got into the songwrit-the room. They liked partic-the old days. the latest, "Walk on By," ising business for keeps. I hadularly her cleverly arranged JONAH is certain to see a slanted the same way. one hit that did some goodmedley of "Witchcraft," "Fall-lot of friendly faces during his On the other hand, the boysbusiness backintheearlying in Love Again," "Takingrun at the Embers, for the have successfully cracked thefifties, "Four Winds and thea Chance on Love" and "TheCapitol artist's loyal following movie songsweepstakesas Seven Seas." Glory of Love," The latter ef-is still large, active, and vocal. well with their smash "Wives Burt and Ifirst met herefectively reprises in spots, ly- BOB RELONTZ and Lovers" and the earlierat the Famous Music Offices "Man Who Shot Liberty Val-(where they still work today) iance." They've got a new onein the mid -fifties and wrotethe Drinkard Singers.She's now, for the Doris Day pic- "Magic Moments." We workedgotthefeeling,there'sno VIP Show ture, "Send Me No Flowers." off and on together for quitedoubt ofthat,justlikeso DeccaRecords'thirdand But ithasn't always beena few years and finally teamedmany of the others who'vefinal segment of "The VIP's a hit single scene for theseup for keeps about a year andgraduated from that school. (VeryImportantProduct)" two.Bacharach,whosefa- a half ago. Since then, some- "Frankly, we like this kindprograms goes into effect on voritecurrentgigisbeingbody has been very good toof arrangement. It's better toMay 4, running through May MarleneDietrich'sarrangerus. It started with Bobby Vin -have one or two really solid29. Top vocal artists will be conductor ("I'm going to Rus-ton's 'Blue on Blue'." artists you can work with thanfeatured in this month's deal- siawith hernext month") BOTH BOYS are very higha whole string of them. Thiser incentive program. studiedclassicalpiano withon Dionne Warkick, "The mostway you build somebody. We The program willinclude Darius Milhaud. Before thatexciting thing that's happenedmay find a very few otherten new releases, highlighted he studied arts and music atto us so far," Bacharach ex-top prospects that we'll wantby Brenda Lee's "By Request," McGill University. plained. "We found her a yearto produce for and manage.plusalbums by BurlIves, "But then I met Vic Damone, agosinging withafamilyBut it'll be just a few.It'sLouis Armstrong, EllaFitz- when I came out of the Armygospel group in East Orange,fairer to them and to our owngerald, Peggy Lee and Rob- in 1954. Viv taught me whereN. J. They called themselvessongwriting careers." erta Sherwood.

MUSIC BUSINESS, MAY9, 1964 9 ActsonTheir Way THE WOMENFOLK (RCA Victor)

"THE FIRST ALL -FEMALE GROUP on records," as they are billed, the five pretty, young Womenfolk area triple threat group. They sing well, playa variety of instruments expertly andare exceptionally attractive visually-both col- lectively and individually. Three of the girls (Jean Amos, Leni AshmoreandJudyFine)arefrom Southern California. Barbara Cooperwas born in Memphis, Tenn. and Joyce James hails from Dearborn, Mich. All five have attended college and four (Jean, Leni, Joyce and Judy) are the daughters of professional musicians. Judy In addition to guitar (played by all five) Jean is a banjoist, Judy an accomplished pianist, and Joyce plays the flute. Before eludes the group's first hit single, "Little they started working together last year, Boxes,"whichis currentlyclimbing each "womanfolk" was a solo performer. Music Business' " Pop 100 chart. The first album, "We Give a Hoot!" was The girls recently completely a two- shared with The Villagers, but their sec- week promotion tour during which they ond LP, "The Womenfolk," is strictly an plugged the new album in nine major all -girl production. The latter package in- record markets.

HERE'S MUSIC BUSINESS FROM LONDON AMERICA'S Beatles Title Song Waxed Fastest -Selling By GRAEME ANDREWS LONDON album for the label, which willof the top slot in the LP chart. new The Beatles have already re-probably be issued in Septem-On the first day it was in the corded the title song of their ber. . . . Jeff Kruger's indieshops the LP, "The Rolling first U -A film "A Hard Day'slabel Ember has acquired theStones,"sold100,000copies Night." Parlophone has issuedShondells' single "My Love"and it has since racked up a Folksinger a single coupling "All My Lov- from King in America. ... Thetotal of250,000. The Beatles ing" and "I Saw Her StandingSearchers may come tothehad held the top place since There"takenfromGeorgeU.S. a few days earlier thanMay 10 last year with their Martin'sorchestralLPofplanned. Roy Orbison wantsfirst U.K. album titled "Please them to go with him after he laterwith 1 weekson Beatles' tunes. ... Ray Charles Please Me" and "Light Out of Darkness" moviecompletes his British tour attheir second album "With The will now be made in Spainthe end of next week. TheBeatles." Latter has sold 950,- themajorcharts from the middle of this month,British group could then ap-000 and is certain to join RCA's but location shots may still bepear with Roy in Nashville"South Pacific," at present the done in England just beforeand Miamiconcertsbeforeonly album ever to have sold his July tour here for Haroldplaying at the World Fair ona million copies in Britain. May 29. . .. & climbing Davison.... Paul Anka's "I Philips has re- Love You Baby" has been re-leaseda double -album "The UA's British Kick vived by top -sellingBritishSpringfield Story" tracing the United Artists plans to re- group Freddie and the Dream-group'srecordcareerfrom their first release "Dear John,"lease British artists regularly ers. ... HMV has issued an LP on its label here (handled by of British bird songs. It needed totheirlatterhits"SayIEMI). Previously UA's British more "takes" than a normalWon't Be There" and "Islandreleaseshave onlyfeatured EKS 7243 (ste eo $5 95 pop disc to record-V.C. Lewis,Of Dreams." LP includes twoAmericanartists.Following who also gives the commen-new tracks and some of thetherecentreleaseof John tary on the LP, took 180 hoursmaterialwasrecordedinBarry's independent waxing of Nashville. . . . Pete Seeger taping just one bird! . . . "Me" by The Band Of Angels, ELEKTRA Northern indie label, Thistle,tops the bill on top -rating TV show "Sunday Night At TheUA has now put out a revival RECORDS has issued asingle by the ofFrankieLaine's"Don't ManchesterUnitedfootball London Palladium" on May 10.Make My Baby Blue" by Force 51 WEST 51s1 Si team singing the team song New York City Five-another domestic group. "United United." ... Fontana 'Stones' Top Beatles The latter was recorded inde- New York 10019 is preparing a big campaign to Decca's Rolling Stones grouppendently by UA's publishing promote Mark Murphy's firsthas knocked The Beatles outhouse Dominion Music.

I0 interesting to note that recent RADIO -TV NOTES smannommununimratingservicestudiesshow that the Rounsaville chain's r.&b. station, WYLD, in New Orleans,iscurrentlygiving Integrating the Di local "Top 40" stations strong competition. Mitchell and Donahue sum mosimemommumon JUNE BUNDYup the current deejay integra- POP RECORD PROGRAMMING has been integrated fortion trend aptly. They write: several years. Now broadcasters are finally taking steps to in-"If there is a key to major tegrate the men who play the records. market success in the radio Some ofay disc jockeys, such as Alan Freed, started theirindustry today I believe it lies spinning careers at rhythm and blues stations, but heretoforein the integration of the talent the Negro deejay-no matter AND the music and the first how big his following-foundTempo newsletter scribes Bobpeople to do it in New York, it virtually impossible to makeMitchell and Tom Donahue,Philadelphia, Chicago, Los An- the transition from an r.&b.KYA, San Francisco-in a re-geles, etc., will be able to wipe station to a "Top 40" outlet. cent analysis of the trend-out their competition who re- IN RECENT MONTHS,point out, "Many r.&b. stationmain all white or all black." though, the NAACP has mademanagers are frankly worried DIAL DATA: All work and a concentrated drive to changeabout the integration patternno sleep are currently making thissituation.Lastweek,as they contemplate the pos-plenty of jack for Manhattan NAACP's Hollywood chaptersibility of losing their marketdeejay-singer Jim Lowe. In pointed with pride to Larryto the big "Top 40" operations.addition to his regular 10 a.m.- McCormick,thefirstNegroSome are trying to give morenoon stinton WNBC, New deejay to join Crowell -Collier's of a "Top 40" sound to theirYork, Lowe is subbing for va- Hollywood outlet, KFWB. (See music lists, but in most casescationingWallyO'Haraon OUR JUNE BUNDY, radio -TV editor, photo.) Crowell -Collierhasthey do not have sufficient "The Milkman's Matinee" over shows off her WMCA (New York) another Negro disc jockey atwattage to compete. WNEW, New York, from mid- "Good Guy" sweatshirt,presented itsOakland station, KEWB. "ON THE OTHER HANDnight to 6 a.m. for two weeks. to her for her MB storylast week He's engineer Jim Tharp, whothere are r.&b. operations whoIn between he sandwiched in on the station's jockey array. emsees an all-night Saturdayareadopting the"Top40" a recording session on four show. methods of presentation, onevocal sides. . . . Alan Boyd, BillScott, deejay at KEEL, The integration of "Top 40"of them being WVON, in Chi-formerlymusicdirectorat Shreveport, La., for the past deejaystaffsnaturallyhas cagooperatedbyLeonardWTAY, Robinson,Ill.,hastwo years, has been appointed somepitfalls.For example,Chess." In line with this, it'sjoined WPIC, Sharon, Pa. ... music director of that outlet.

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11 MUSIC BUSINESS, MAY 9,1964 1111111111111'1111111 1111`111 uuu TALENT BEAT,u11u1u1uuuilJuiululGlilululliuluuulGluiluulm olumlu III hill AMYmau ANITA BRYANT'S - FAIR AT THE FAIR Belt for Baker fans SAYS: AnitaBryanthasbeen named official hostess for the U.S.O. at the World's Fair in IIIIIIIII111111111113111111111131111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111 BARRY KITTLESON New York. She was selected for hostess honors as recogni- THE LONG-AWAITED RETURN of jazz trumpeter Chet Baker "Knight and Dey,tionof herfour Christmasto Manhattan's Village Vanguard, scheduled for opening April tours with Bob Hope to service28, was thwarted by the authorities who denied him a cabaret bases abroad. Her new recordcard, after they had reportedly issued him one. Disappointed Dey and Knight, on Columbia, produced by Lorfans (and they, indeed, make up quite a list) were able to catch Crane in New York, is "Thehim last weekend at the Cork WorldOfLonelyPeople."'n Bib in Westbury, Long Is- 11111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111 Anita Bryant is expecting aland. This week (4-9) he is You are the child in mid -May. appearing in Philadelphia at BOBBY'S GOT A the Showboat. It is rumored that Columbia FIGHT ON HANDS Ones!" Records, which recently re- Starday Kicks corded the current Broadway For the first time in his re- production of "Hamlet" star-cording career, Bobby Rydell Off Series of ring Richard Burton are con-has to contend with a competi- sideringa"highlights"LPtiveversionofoneofhis #4Tracey Dey Economy LP's from the set, featuring Burtonsingles. alone. "World Without Love," his StardayRecordshasan- Burton will also be avail-new Cameo release, is a Len- I"Gonna' Getnounced a new economy seriesable to the record buyer whennon - McCartneycomposition ofalbums takenfromtheRCA Victor releases the dia-and a current British hit for 'Along vast catalog of country andlogue to the current film hit,duo Peter and Gordon. Rydell sacred music on their Star -"Becket," in which he co-starsrecorded the number some six day and Nashville labels. Thewith Peter O'Toole. weeks ago in the belief that serieswas kickedoffwith he had exclusive U.S. rights. Without 20 albums (eight combination ANOTHER RUMOR floatingHis disc was rush released last samplers and 12 brand newabout is that RCA Victor mayweek to combat sales on the albums). (will?)dropitsluxuriousPeter and Gordon version, is- The albums will contain 12Soria Series, which, if it's true,sued here on Capitol. Ya' Now" to 18 tracks, as opposed to the usual ten for the label, andis sad news indeed. At presstime, Rydell's man- AMY 901 Paul Anka who has in pastager, Frankie Day, told Music will be priced at $1.98, sug- Business, "We were promised gested list. recorded many songs inan exclusive on the song pro- Rack jobbers who are una-French,Italianand Spanishviding Bobby recorded it. We able to obtain the series fromfor the foreign market, was in Berlin recently to record anwere not told the Peter and # Gladys Knighttheir Starday distributors willalbum in German for RCAGordon version was being is- be able to buy direct from the sued.Itis the first time in and the PIPS manufacturer. More productVictor. The session was theBobby's career that he has had will be released monthly. result of the great success heto contend with another re- had on a recent personal ap-cording of one of his singles." Prima & His pearancetourofGermany I "Giving when he performed in seven- IMMIMONIIIIIBEINEIBEMBEMBEI teen different cities. British Deal opens (4)at Mister Kelley's Up" LONDON Fred Weintraub, owner of LouisPrima'sownlabel,the Bitter End, is going pro-in Chicago for three weeks. ducer -director nextfall. He . . EllaFitzgerald, just back MALA 326 Prima, will be released under will its own logoinBritain byhasoptionedamusical byfrom a European tour, and please remember... r.&b. Discs from the end ofAnitaLoos,entitled"Gogo givea concert at Brooklyn May. R and B., a London indieLoves You," which will haveCollege (10) prior to going in label, has previously special-music by Claude Leveillee andat Basin Street East for three ized in Jamaican material. Firstlyrics by Gladys Shelley. Com- weeks, starting May 14. . . releases are expected toin-pany's vying for original castGale Garnett is headlined at clude material by Sam Buterarights are Mercury, Columbia,Houston's Tidelands Club this "Our Faded Love"and Prima himself. 20th -Century Fox, and War-week. . . . Liberace winds up ner Bros. his current tour with concerts English Lyrics Set "Hello Dolly," RCA Victor'sin St. Paul (6) and Chicago by The Royaltones largest selling cast album to (8)before returning to Los For Solo's Hot One date (still moving at the rateAngeleswherehe'llrecord April -Blackwood Publishingof 35,000 per week, accordingtwo albums for Dot. He'll then MALA 473 is preparing English lyrics toto a company spokesman) willcome Easttoopenatthe the Bobby Solo Italian millionopen in three European capi-Americana Hotel, May 25.... seller, "Una Lacrima Sul Viso."tals very soon. The LondonIn Montreal, you can catch The song won thisyear'sproduction is reportedly hop-Neil Sedaka atthe Campus San Remo Festival, and be-ing to sign Rosalind RussellClub and see Earl Wrightson AMY-mau came Italy's first million sell-for the lead. and Lois Hunt in concert at A divisionofBell Records,Inc. er.It has been issued as a the Place des Arts (15). . . . single here following deejay PERIPATETICS: Gene Kru-Bookings for Peter Nero are 1776BROADWAY response, and was culled frompa and Cozy Cole share theset through March, 1965, and N. Y. C. 19, N. Y. the Epic album, "San Remostand at the Metropole start-they include a two -month tour Festival 1964." ing May 4.. . . Shelley Bermanof Japan this summer.

12 BIG 50 C&W MAY 9, 1964 In the opinion of MUSIC BUSINESS' C&W chart research department, the following is a compilation of the nation's best selling and most played C&W phonograph records. Records listed in BOLD FACE made the greatest upward rise from last week's charts. ThisLast ThisLast ThisLast Week Week Week Week Week Week

1 KEEP THOSE CARDS AND LETTERS 33 FRENCH RIVIERA 1 UNDERSTAND YOUR MAN 17 17 * Webb Pieree-Decca 31817 Jolimy Cash-Columbia 42964 COMING IN John & Jonie Mosby-Columbia 4-43005 34 NOT MY KIND OF PEOPLE 2 2 THIS WHITE CIRCLE ON * Stonewall Jackson-Columbia 43011 18 27 SORROW ON THE ROCKS MY FINGER Porter \Vagoner-RCA Victor 8284 Kitty Wells-Decca 31580 35 35 GIRL FROM SPANISH TOWN Marty Robbins-Columbia 42010 19 20 I CAN STAND IT 3 2 MY HEART SKIPS A BEAT Buck Owens-Capitol 5136 (As Long As She Can) 36 38 THAT'S ALL THAT MATTERS Bill Phillips-Decca 31584 Ray Price-Columbia 42971 4 5 KEEPING UP WITH THE JONESES 2022 LINDA WITH THE LONELY EYES/ Singleton-Young-Mercury 72237 37 WHEN THE WORLD'S ON FIRE FAIR AND TENDER LADIES * Tillman Franks Singers-Starday 870 GeorgeHamilton IV-RCA Victor 47-8304 5 7 BURNING MEMORIES PICK OF THE WEEK Ray Price-Columbia 42971 21 11 SAGINAW, MICHIGAN 38 50 Lefty FrIzzell-Columbia 42949 Roy Drusky-Mercury 72265 6 6 WIDOW MAKER Jimmy Martin-Dena 31558 2224 DON'T TAKE ADVANTAGE OF ME 39 41 EIGHT YEARS Bonnie Owens-Tally T 156 (And Two Children Later) Claude Gray-Mercury 72236 7 9 LOVE IS NO EXCUSE Jim Reeves & Dottie West-RCA Victor 8324 23 32 WINE, WOMEN AND SONG Loretta Lynn-Decca 31541 4025 FIVE LITTLE FINGERS Bill Anderson-Decca 81577 8 8 A WEEK IN THE COUNTRY 24 26UNDERSTAND YOUR GAL Ernest Ashworth-Hickory 1237 Margie Bowes-Dena 31606 41 39 TIMBER I'M FALLING Ferlin Husky-Capitol 5111 25 33 WALKIN', TALKIN', CRYIN', 9 12 BALTIMORE 42 21 THE WHEEL SONG Sonny James-Capitol 5129 BARELY BEATIN' BROKEN Gary Buck-Petal 1500 HEART Johnny Wright-Decca 31593 43 43 CHICKASHAY 10 10 LONG GONE LONESOME BLUES David Houston-Epic 9658 Hank Williams, Jr.-MGM 13208 26 23 MOLLY Eddy Arnold-RCA Victor 8396 4444BEFORE I'M OVER YOU 11 4 WELCOME TO MY WORLD Loretta Lynn-Decca 31541 Jim Reeves-RCA Victor 8389 27 42 FOLLOWED CLOSELY BY MY TEARDROPS 45 SLIPPIN' AROUND Hank Locklin-RCA Victor 8318 * Marion Worth & George Morgan- 12 13 TOGETHER AGAIN Columbia 43020 Buck Owens-Capitol 5136 28 34 CIRCUMSTANCES Billy Walker-Columbia 43010 46 30 YOUR HEART TURNED LEFT George Jones-United Artists 683 13 16 LOOKING FOR MORE IN '64 Jim Nesbitt-Chart 1065 29 36THE FIRST STEP DOWN Bob Jennings-Sims 181 4749WAITING A LIFETIME Webb Pierce-Decca 31482 14 14 BREAKFAST WITH THE BLUES 30 19 THE PILLOW THAT WHISPERS Hank Snow-RCA Victor 47-8334 Carl Smith-Columbia 42949 4828 MILLER'S CAVE Bobby Bare-RCA Victor 8294 31 *EASY COME-EASY GO 15 15 ALONE WITH YOU Bill Anderson-Decca 31577 49 PAY THE PIPER Rose Maddox-Capitol 5110 * Penny Jay-Decca 31604 32*GONNA GET ALONG WITHOUT 16 18 INVISIBLE TEARS YOU NOW 5040 THE FILE Ned Miller-Faber 128 Skeeter Davis-RCA Victor 8347 Bob Luman-Hickory 1238 BIG C&W ALBUMS Tills Last ThisLast ThisLast Week Week Week Week Week Week

1 1 LORETTA LYNN SINGS 8 8 STORY SONGS FOR 15* HANK WILLIAMS JR. SINGS THE Decca DL 4457 COUNTRY FOLKS SONGS OF HANK WILLIAMS Faron Young-Mercury MG 20896 MGM E 4213 2 2 GUITAR COUNTRY Chet Atkins-RCA Victor Lsp 2783 9 9 FLATT & SCRUGGS RECORDED LIVE AT VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY 16 16 HITS OF TODAY AND TOMORROW Columbia CL 2134, CS 8034 Ernest Ashworth-Hickory 118 3 3 THE BEST OF GEORGE JONES United Artists UAS 6289 10 11 ESPECIALLY FOR YOU Kitty Wells-Decca DL 4493/74493 17 17 NIGHT LIFE Ray Price-Columbia 1971 4 5 SAGINAW, MICHIGAN Lefty Frizz°11-Columbia CL, CS 2169 11 12 GOD 'N' COUNTRY Jim Reeves-RCA Camden CAL 784, CAB 784 18 10 ON THE BANDSTAND 5 4 RING OF FIRE 12 15 MORE HANK SNOW SOUVENIRS Buck Owen-Capitol T 1879. ST 1879 Johnny Cash-Columbia CL 2053 RCA Victor 2812 19 20 KITTY WELLS STORY 6 7 FOLK SONG BOOK 13 13 BILL ANDERSON SINGS Decca DIM 174 Eddy Arnold-RCA Victor, LPAI, LPS 2811 Decca DL 4499; DL 74499 7 6 LOVING ARMS 14 14 OUR MAN IN TROUBLE 20* KIMBERLY JIM Carl & Pearl Butler-Columbia CL 8925 Don Bowman-RCA Victor LPM 2381 Jim Reeves-RCA Victor LPM/LSP 2073 Here's Music Business in Nashville Q'""" m' CHARLIE'S COLUMN Dateline Music City CHARLIE LAMB

NASHVILLE are "New York Town" by the A MADE-TO-ORDER c.&w. Dixiebelles, "Gotta Dance" by package deal for country mu- Cosmo, and "Love Is Better sic radio stations, built around Than Ever" by Carol Mont- the idea that many smaller gomery. Meanwhile Roy Orbi- towns cannot put up the guar- son's "It's Over" continues its antees required by big pack- smash action and Boots Ran- age shows,is being put to- dolph's"Hey Mr.Saxman" getherbyTillmanFranks continues building nicely, ac- Enterprises,604Commercial cording to topper Fred Foster. Building, Shreveport. Minnie Pearl guest starred Tours are being set up, says in the annual dogwood festival Franks, whereby country sta- April 24-25 at Vinton, Va., it tions can book the complete wasannouncedby Denny - package on a percentage basis. Moeller Talent Inc. Thence she ... Talent Agency mogul Hu- moved to a starring role at bert Long recently purchased the International Food Show, Faron Young's interest in Lan- under sponsorship of DeLaney caster Music and merged the Foods, at Chicago's McCormick catalog with his Moss Rose Place. . .. Dottie West played pubbery combine. . . . Ray the Minneapolis Flame Club Price and his Cherokee Cow- Moeller, go over plans for forthefirsttimerecently. boys played two days in Las LITTLE JIMMY DICKENS and W. E.(Lucky) Owner -manager Ray Perkins Vegas at the Nashville -Nevada Dicken's round -the -world trip which will take country star to Far East, England, promptly demanded that she Club to sell-out crowds before and back home by way of Quebec and Ontario. That's passport Jimmy has in come back again and again. proceeding west for Jack Rob- his hand. erts in Washington state. This on by-laws and organization. willcomplete six weeks ofell, a member of the Flatt & Don't Pull His Hair Scruggs band, suffered a seri-Ballots for the election of offi- LeRoy Van Dyke and Shelby covering the country rackingous back injury, April 22, whencers have been mailed and crowdsevery- must be returned by May 7.Singleton, who he thinksis where. his motorcycle collided with a a.&r.'s greatest, were in Music car at nearby Dickson, Tenn. ... WACL's Bee -Line outof Waycross, Ga. reports GrooveCity's Mercury office batting ... GeorgieRiddle has left the the chatter over what to re- Crowds Keep Conlin' George Jones show after threeartistCharlie Rich tore thecord when a writer phoned years and is now being bookedpiano apart in a recent PAfromCaliforniaandasked More than 5,500 persons, notthrough the Wil-Helm Agency.there.AlsothatStonewall counting those turned awayHis new single just releasedJackon's "Not My Kind ofthem to listen as he sang his becauseoffireprecautions, song through the held -out re- marked the A. V. Bamfordby United ArtistsisgettingPeople" is enjoying a moun-ceiver. "That's For Me," said more action than did any oftainous mail pull. . . . Man- show presented by San An-his previous four for the label.agement -promotion whiz TimVan Dyke and they think it's tonio's HBER, April4.The Gayle who recently set up newa hit.... Van Dyke complains artistsincluded Marty Rob- offices at 319 W. 48th street,understandingly that fans late- bins, Hank Thompson, Lefty NARAS Action New York, reports that Rayly have pressed him closely to Frizzell, Tex Ritter, Rose Mad- Starr's "Just One More" onpull his hair to see if it's real, dox,RogerMiller,Bobby The newly organized MusicRay-Lu Records is starting tosuspectingitmaybethe . . . realall Sykes and Don Winters. City chapter of NARAS heldperk.Flipsideis"Let MeBeatles'thing.It's Bill Anderson, now that he hasits first full membership meet-Know." right and he hopes the pullers a new band, is looking for aing, April 20 at the Columbia Three new records in Monu-lay off. It hurts. name forit. Somebody sug-studios. More than 120 mem-ment's Sound Stage 7 series Pearl and Carl Butler who gested he call 'em "Po' Folks"bers showed up. Dick Jablowhit the market last week andare expecting in July have got but Anderson says, since that'sof the New York chapter andwhile it was too early for athe name or names all picked what they'll be, "There ain'tJohn ScottTrotter, nationalreport on sales,the airplayout, also the costume the new- no need to advertise." ... Re-president, answered questionswas termed excellent. Theycomer will wear on homecom- port is that Porter Wagoner ing. . . cowboy boots,red hates to fly. The last time he checked shirt and britches. .. . flew, says WSM's Trudy Stam- New Spiritual LP by WSM's Trudy Stamper reports per, was to make a PA date that Lonzo and Oscar have just in 1957, except once when he finished their home, building had to fly to Germany in 1962. THE CONSOLERSit themselves by hand. Oscar's Wagoner says he was sick two wife, Geneva, did everything months in advance worrying from painting rafters to mak- about it and two months after- "Joy In The ing drapes. ... George Hamil- wards thinking of where he ton IV who has given up his had been. auctioneer school(too busy) Clyde Beavers, Martha Car- Morning" is enthusiastic about his and son, Charlie Louvin, Lois Lane, John D. Loudermilk's Tour of The Trailsmen Trio and Roy the ansoien Nashboro LP 7019 Music City USA and Homes Aldridge began a one -week NASHBORO RECORDS of the Stars enterprises. Tours Singing the Gospels Southerntour,April 12at 177 Third Ave., No. began May 2 and cost $2, leav- Laurel, Miss. .. .Country & Nashville, Tenn.-CH 2-2215 ing in front of the Grand Ole western entertainer Billy Pow - CONTINUED ON PAGE 15

14 More Charlie CONTINUED FROM PAGE 14 Opry House Saturdays at noon and at 2:30 p.m. Leon McAuliffe and his band 3 will tour Europe for five weeks starting June 9, covering Ire- land,England, France, Ger- many and Spain. The Ireland CHART portion will be for Bill Fuller (Carmel Quinn's husband) in his many ballrooms through- BUSTERS outEire. Remainder of the tour will be in military instal-

lations over the continent. . . . McAuliff's new Capitol single, "Bluesville USA" backed with "ThingstoRemember" was released last week. I'M LOVING VIC DANA, now hot again with the vocal version of "Shangri-La," talks with Patty Duke, National Youth Chairman of the Muscular Dystrophy Campaign. Dana is West Coast Youth Chairman. She's a Colonel Now YOU MORE Frances Preston, BMI top- perinNashville,spent last week at Tulsa, Okla. at a meet- COUNTRY SINGLE PICKS ingof American Women in EVERYDAY Radio and TV of which she is Etta James a board member . . . Frances Argo 5465 FRANKIE MILLER "LITTLE" JIMMY DICKENS has just received her commis- Starday 673 Columbia 4-43040 sion as a colonel on the staff 15 ACRES OF PEANUT LAND TOO MANY IRONS IN THE FIRE of Tennessee Gov. Frank Clem- (Starday, BMI) (2:17)-Moore-Jones (Pamper, BMI) (2:09)-Howard ent, the award being made in Flip is: "Out Of This World" Flip is:"I Leaned Over Backwards the Governor's office. She's one (Starday, BMI) (2:30)-Miller- For You" of the very few women to Bynum (Pamper, BMI) (2:44)-Howard adornthishighlyhonored group. . .. Country Music dee- GOLDIE HILL WILLIE NELSON jay John Harford is leaving Decca 31620 Liberty 55697 WHOH at Clinton, Ill. to do LONG TALL PUT YOURSELF IN MY PLACE OPPORTUNITY TO CRY six days a week folk and coun- (Mimosa, BMI)(2:15)-Brock- (Pamper, BMI) (2:27)-Nelson try at Fulton, Mo.'s KFAL. MacRae Flip is: "River Boy" Flip is: "Don't Let Him" (Acuff -Rose, BMI) (2:25)-Carter SHORTIE (Cedarwood, BMI) (2:18)-Crandall- Powell-Armstrong SONNY BURNS Tommy Tucker United Artists COUNTRY LP PICKS Checker 1075 ROOM NEXT TO MINE JUDY LYNN (Glad, BMI) (2:37)-Burns, Word GOLDEN COUNTRY HITS United Artists UA 723 Flip is: "Must ILeave It There" HANK THOMPSON MY TEARS ARE ON THE ROSES (Glad, BMI) (2:38)-Burns, Oliver (Glad, BMI) (2:38)-Lynn-Kennedy Capitol ST 2089 (5) Flip is: "Almost Out of Hand" A flock of the great ones including CLYDE MOODY "Pick Me Up on Your Way Down" (Glad, BMI) (2:34)-Bailman Starday 671 and "It Don't Hurt Anymore." WHERE THERE'S SMOKE (There's WILMA LEE & STONEY COOPER Bound To Be Fire) TROUBLE Hickory 45-1257 (Starday, BMI) (2:12)-Moody, Hill THERE STANDS THE GLASS BIG JOHN'S WIFE Flip is: "Whispering Pines" CARL SMITH (Acuff Rose, BMI) (3:00)-Carver & (Starday, BMI) (2:33)-Moody Columbia CL 2173 Abner A wonderfulselectionof heartache I'VE HAD Flip is: "Pirate King" GEORGE McCLANAHAN ballads by one of the masters. (Starday, BMI)-Masters Myrl 407 Clarence Ashe BIG CANOE LOW PRICE COUNTRY LP PICK J & F 1466 RED SOVINE (Star Flite, E. B. Marks, BMI) (2:15) ROSE MADDOX'SBEST Starday 672 -McClanahan Harmony HL 7312 OLD PIPELINER Flip is: "Without You" An earlier Rose Maddox here with in - (Starday, BMI) (2:37)-Hill, King (Star Flite, E.B. Marks, BMI) (1:51) interesting,old-styleinstrumentation. Flip is: "Peace of Mind" -McClanahan, Howard A compelling set for fans. (Starday, Stonewall, BMI) (2:12)- Bishop DONNY YOUNG UNFORGETTABLE COUNTRY IN- Todd 45-1098 STRUMENTALS I'M GLAD TO HAVE HER BACK AUTRY INMAN Starday SLP 277 CHESS Sims 170 AGAIN BALLAD OF JOHN F. KENNEDY (Tree, BMI) (2:16)-Young PRODUCING COMPANY (English, BMI) (2:49)-Hayes, Flip is: "Don't You Get Lonesome JOY IN THE MORNING 2120 Michigan Ave. Womack Without Me" The Consolers Chicago 16,III. Flip is: "World's Worst Loser" (Airborne, BMI)(2:1 I)-King, Gil- Singing the Gospels (Big Bopper, BMI) (2:11)-Inman more Nashboro LP7019

MUSIC BUSINESS, MAY 9, 1964 15 HERE'S MUSIC BUSINESS IN TORONTO Maple Leaf Just Beatle Garden TORONTO Beatles are coming to Toronto YEAH .. YEAH .. YEAH ...September 7. Tickets went onWhat's new in Canada by Canadians: That's what they are singing salelastweekandafter at Maple Leaf Gardensinless than 2 hours both showsPOP SINGLES: The Following are charted across Canada: Toronto after one of the mostwere sold out (approximately "Find Me A Boy"-Ginette Reno (Coral) hectic days of ticket selling34,000). One official claimsit "Baby Beatle Walk"-Al Martin Six (Qual- inthe Gardens history. The ity) was the biggest rush on tickets "The Cave"-The Rhythm Rockers (Cal) he has seen in 15 years. "Louise"-Pierre Lalonde (Apex) The lineup for tickets began "Private Property"-Shirley Matthews (Ta- three days before they went marac) RI on sale.Kids with sleeping "Brotherhood Of Man"-The Chumingbirds bagsandrollsofpennies (Quality) seemed to be the order of the "Give Me Your Love"-Andy Kim (20th NEWS FLASH day. Unlike the U.S. appear- Fox) ances there won't be any bad "Listen Here"-The Romeos (Columbia) Roosevelt Grier's (RIC S 102-feelings between our local topPOP LPs 64) has come up with another CLASSICAL LPs "The Saxophone In Concert" Paul Brodie 40 stations. Each will be rep- (Capitol) (To be released soon) pick. In addition to high ratingsresented. Al Boliska of CKEY in the trade papers, the reviewwill emcee one show and Jay 'MUD panel on the April 25th DickNelson of CHUM the others. that could be lost in the madmoving up fast. This group will Clark TVer on ABC voted scramble to please the Beatleplay Toronto May 8th. Rosey's deck top pick of the If there is a third show, andfans. DATELINE LEAMINGTON: week. Roosevelt Grier's on hisit seems to be shaping up this While we are still on theCJSPVIP Wayne McLean way and the other RIC artistsway,it'sa good guess theyEnglish theme, and who isn'tmade a special in person ap- -The Terry's, Larry Finnegan,could use popular radio andthese days, "Little Children"pearance at the Henry McMor- and Phil Bodner-merit yourTV personality Dave Mickie.Billy J Kramer (Capitol) andran Sport's Arena, Port Huron, attention, too. A few radio stationsacross "It'sAn Open Secret" JoyMichigan on April 18 with the N.Y.C.: 295 Madison Ave., Canada have taken the initia-Strings (Capitol) have hit thisAmerican Beatles, Paul Lon- MU 9-0810 tive and lumped all the Beatlecountry and the charts at al-don and Danny Wilson. What's NASHVILLE: 801 16th Ave., S.records into number one spotmost the same time. Gerry andinteresting about this report is (615) 224-2670 on their charts leaving roomThePacemakers"I'mThethat the appearance took place (Advertisement) for the listing of Great records One"(Capitol)startedoutover 100 miles from home base slowly in Canada but is nowand in an American city.

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JOANIE SOMMERS BARRY AND THE TAMERLANES BOBBI MARTIN Warner Bros. 5437 Valiant 6046 Coral 62410 I'M GONNA KNOW HE'S MINE I DON'T WANT TO BE YOUR DOES YOUR HEART HURT A LITTLE (Screen Gems -Columbia, BMI) (2:45) CLOWN (Ludlow,BMI)(2:26)-Christopher, -Mann, Weil (Sherman/DeVorzon,BMI) (2:29)- Lombardo DeVorzon, Chandler I'M A FOOL I'D BE SO GOOD FOR YOU LUCKY GUY (Champion, BMI) (2:11)-Martin (Screen Gems -Columbia, BMI) (2:45) (Sherman/DeVorzon,BMI) (2:25)- A wailingthrush whosellsa tune -Mann, Weil DeVorzon, Chandler well.ShehasPatsy Cline touches, The well-known husband -wifewriting Two good sidesfor theboys,both particularly on the top side. team came up with two good teen - much in the modern teen groove styledtunesandJoanie doesfine THE ALLEN SISTERS both ways. THE RAINDROPS Shell 314 Jubilee 5475 LARRY GERRY AND THE PACEMAKERS LET'S GO TOGETHER (Ametrop, BMI) (1:59)-Hoffman, Laurie 3251 (Trio, BMI) (2:35)-Barry, Greenwich Klein I'M THE ONE YOU GOT WHAT ILIKE Flipis "Never on Saturday," (Arne - (Pacemaker,BMI)(2: I 6 )-Marsden (T.M., BMI)(2:10)-Greenwich trop, BMI) (2:03)-Hoffman, Klein DON'T LET THE SUN CATCH The group turnsina good, vigorous A good new girl group with a nice YOU CRYING sound here and either could hit the harmony sound on a teen tune. (Pacemaker, BMI) (2:33)-Marsden paydirt trail. The latest of the British groups to hi+ TOMMY RAYE here, with Sullivan exposure two weeks DEE CLARK Pen 351 in a row. Both sides could go. Constellation 120 YOU DON'T LOVE ME THAT'S MY GIRL (Beckie, BMI) (2:32)-Cobbs THE PARIS SISTERS (Joni/Dee, BMI)(2:15)-Clark Flip is "Don't Let Me Be The Last To MGM 13236 Flip is "Come Closer," (Valbo, Know,"(Frederick, BMI) (2:28)- DREAM LOVER ASCAIP)( 2:16 )-Gaudio Davidson (Screen Gems-Columbia/TM, BMI) The lad, formerly of Vee Jay, has a An impressive artist who's go+ alot (2:35)-Darin slick hunk ofbeatmaterialthat of feeling. Should be watched. LONELY GIRL could click. (Dee -Pam, ASCAP) (2:25)-Di Mar- CHUCK WAYNE BANJO TRIO tino-Jarrard Focus 3330 The girlshave waited awhile for a GREENSLEEVES hit but this two-sider could make up (Traditional)(2:25) for lost time. Flipis "On Green Dolphin Street," (ASCAP) (2:07)-Kaper, Washing- ton An interestinghunk of combo jazz with banjo in the spotlight.

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GREATEST HITS TODAY, TOMORROW, FOREVER GREATEST HITS CHART BUSTERS, VOLUME 4 MARY WELLS NANCY WILSON MARVIN GAYE VARIOUS ARTISTS Motown 616 Capitol ST 2082 Tamla 22 Capitol ST 2094 "Two Lovers," "You Beat Me to the Warm readingsoffamiliarcurrent The boy is big with "Wonderful One" Both sides of the Beatles' first great Punch" and "My Guy" are allhere. and recent hits with the thrush backed right now and that'sapart of the single are here, plus hits by the Beach bythe combo stylingsofhusband package with other of his memorable Boys, Al Martino, the Kingstons, etc. Kenny Dennis smashes.

Chart Picks

ANYONE CAN WHISTLE FROM RUSSIA WITH LOVE CHERRIES AND PLUMBS TOGETHER ORIGINAL CAST SI ZENTNER AND ORK LEON BIBB MARVIN GAYE AND MARY WELLS Columbia KOL 6080 Liberty LRP 3353 Liberty LST 7358 Motown 613 The show has closed but the Stephen Solid big band waxings of a flock of Fine folk -like ballads done with A hot new team that hasa good Sondheim score is delightful as done movie and TVhitthemes. Theset warmth and directness with top back- single out. Combined top talent could by Lee Remick, Angela Lansbury and could score. ing. make this a hefty seller. Harry Guardino.

JUNIOR MANCE ORK JONAH JONES BLOWIN' UP A SAN FRANCISCO BAY BLUES FROM RUSSIA WITH LOVE JESSE FULLER (The Amazing One - MATT MONRO Capitol ST 2092 (5) STORM! Man Band) Liberty LRP 3356 The most exciting big band sound in Capitol ST 2087 (S) Good Time Jan M12051 a goodspell. Appeal for jan and First class swinging here highlighting Monro singsthetitletunebehind big band fans alike. "Bill Bailey," "Muskrat Ramble," "76 Kazoo, harmonica and guitarare the picture's credits and here he sings Trombones," etc. playedsimultaneouslybythistal- this plus many historic film songs. entedblues -orientedartist.He has the feel.

BOYS BOYS BOYS NEW GIRL IN SCHOOL/DEAD IT MUST HAVE BEEN SOMETHING HIPPY HIPPY SHAKE LESLEY GORE MAN'S CURVE I SAID THE SWINGING BLUE JEANS Mercury MG 20901 JAN AND DEAN THE SMOTHERS BROTHERS Imperial LP -12261 Mercury SR 60904 The "Boys" themeisbased on the Liberty LRP 3361 One of the new breed of Britishers gal's newest smash "That's the Way The lads have been consistent hitmak- This act has gone through a steady and they've had a substantial single Boys Are," and it's carried down the ers with both singles and albums and upward swing with solid album action. hit with the title tune. Good action line. Good wax. this one shouldquickly followsuit. This latest could be the biggest yet. here.

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this week. Record below Top 10 listedinBOLD FACE made the greatest upward rise from last week's chart. Check symbol (1.40) indicates new on chart National popularity based on sales data provided exclusively to Music Business by the nation's largest retail chains, plus radio play and sales by standard retail outlets, one stops and racks Elvis 'Kissin' Cousins' Moves Up

MONEY ALBUMS

This Last ThisLast ThisLast Week Week Week Week Week Week SECOND BARBRA STREISAND ALBUM 1 1 THE BEATLES' SECOND ALBUM 41bn36 FUNNY GIRL 21 15 Capitol ST 2080 ORIGINAL CAST, Capitol SVAS 2059 Columbia CL 2054, CS 8854 2 3 HELLO DOLLY 12 11 INTRODUCING THE BEATLES 22 22 SWEET AND SOUR TEARS ORIGINAL CAST, RCA Victor LOC 1087 Yee Jay LP 1062 RAY CHARLES, ABC Paramount 480 3 2 MEET THE BEATLES 13 14 FRANK SINATRA SINGS DAYS OF 23 17 WIVES AND LOVERS Capitol T 2047, ST 2027 WINE AND ROSES JACK JONES, Kapp KL 7352 4 4 HONEY IN THE HORN Reprise F 1011, FS 1011 24 21 ENCORE AL HIRT, RCA Victor LPM 2745, LSP 2733 14 18 THE PINK PANTHER JOHN GARY, RCA Victor LPM 2084 -a- 7 BARBRA STREISAND/ HENRY MANCINI, 25 30WHAT MAKES SAMMY RUN? THIRD ALBUM RCA Victor LPM 2795,LSP2795 ORIGINAL CAST, Columbia KOL 6040, KOS 2440 Columbia CL 2154 15 12 IN THE WIND PETER, PAUL & MARY, Warner Bros. W 1507 26 16 TENDER IS THE NIGHT 6 6 GLAD ALL OVER JOHNNY MATHIS, Mercury MG 20890, SR 60890 DAVE CLARK FIVE, Epic LN 24093 16 20 SHUTDOWN, VOL. 2 BEACH BOYS. Capitol T 2027, ST 2027 27 25YESTERDAY'S LOVE SONGS - 7 8 SERENDIPITY SINGERS Philips PHA( 200-115, PITS 600-115 24 SHANGRI-LA TODAY'S BLUES ails ROBERT MAXWELL. Dacca DL 74421 NANCY WILSON, Capitol T 2011, ST 2011 10 KISSIN' COUSINS ELVIS PRESLEY, 18 19 ALLAN IN WONDERLAND 1111- 67TODAY RCA Victor LPM 2094. LSP 2894 ALLAN SHERMAN, Warner Bros. WB 1539 NEW CHRISTY MINSTRELS, Columbia CL 2159 9 9 BELAFONTE AT THE GREEK THEATRE 19 13 CHARADE 29 37SHELTER OF YOUR ARMS RCA Victor LOC 6000, LSO 6009 HENRY MANCINI, RCA Victor 8256 SAMMY DAVIS, JR., Reprise It 8114 10 5 DAWN (GO AWAY) 20 23 EARLY HITS OF 1964 30 29JOAN BAEZ IN CONCERT, PT. 2 4 SEASONS. Philips P1111 200-124, PHS 600-124 LAWENCE WELK, Dot DLP 3572, DLP 25572 VANGUARD VSD 2123 ACTION ALBUMS

ThisLast This Last This Last Week Week Week Week Week Week 31 28 TILL THE END OF TIME 54 50 ON THE MOVE 78 85 REFLECTIONS JERRY VALE, Columbia CL 2116 TRIM LOPEZ, Reprise R 6112, RS 6112 STAN GETZ. Verve V 8554, V6-8554 42 MEET THE SEARCHERS/NEEDLES lb- 77I'LL SEARCH MY HEART 79 74 GOLDEN HITS OF JERRY LEE LEWIS dr. JOHNNY MATHIS, Columbia CL 2143 Smash, MG 27047 AND PINS KAPP KL 1363 56 55 BACH'S GREATEST HITS 80 78 GREAT FOLK THEMES 33 33 CATCH A RISING STAR SWINGLE SINGERS, PERCY FAITH, Columbia CL 2108, CS 8901 JOHN GARY, RCA Victor LM 2745 PIAlips PIIM 200-091, PBS 600-097 81 80 BLUE VELVET & 1963 HITS 34 26 THERE! I'VE SAID IT AGAIN 57 46 GENE PITNEY'S BIG 16 BILLY VAUGHN, Dot DLP 3559, DLP 25559 BOBBY VINTON, Epic LN 24081 Muslcor MM 2008 FOR YOUR PRECIOUS LOVE 35 40SOMETHING SPECIAL FOR 79ITALIAN VOICE OF AL MARTINO A- IMPRESSIONS JERRY BUTLER, Vee-Jay YOUNG LOVERS Capitol T 1907 83 66 50 FABULOUS PIANO FAVORITES RAY CHARLES SINGERS. 59 54SINATRA'S SINATRA FERRANTE & TEICHER, Command RS 866, RS 866 SD Reprise R 1010, RS 1010 United Artists UAL 3343, UAS 6343 36 31 GOLDEN HITS OF THE FOUR SEASONS 60 56TIME TO THINK 84 73 LETTERMEN KIND OF LOVE Vee-Jay LP 1050. SR 1056 KINGSTON TRIO, Capitol T 2011, ST 2011 Capitol T 2013, ST 2013 37 32 FOLK SONGS AROUND THE WORLD 61 60THE NEVER ENDING IMPRESSIONS 85 81 NAVY BLUE MANTOVANI, London LL 3360 ABC Paramount ABC 468, ABCS 468 DIANE RENAY, 20th Century Fox TFM 3133 38 34 WONDERFUL WORLD OF ANDY WILLIAMS GLORIA, MARTY & STRINGS 86 84TALK BACK TREMBLING LIPS Columbia CL 2137, CS 8937 v GLORIA LYNNE, Everest BR 5220, SDBR 1220 JOHNNY TILLOTSON, MGM SE 4188 39 38 PURE DYNAMITE 63 61 YOU MAKE ME FEEL SO YOUNG 87 96 THE WOMENFOLK RCA Victor, LPM 2832 JAMES BROWN, King K 883 RAY CONNIFF, Columbia CL 2118, CS 8918 88 86 INGREDIENTS IN A RECIPE FOR SOUL 40 35 THE MANY MOODS OF TONY 64 64LOUIE, LOUIE KINGSMEN, Wand 657 RAY CHARLES, TONY BENNETT, Columbia CL 2141 ABC Paramount ABC 465, ABCS 465 65 63 FUN IN ACAPULCO 41 41 CURB YOUR TONGUE, KNAVE ELVIS PRESLEY, RCA Victor LPSI 2756 89 88 TIME CHANGES SMOTHERS BROTHERS, DAVE BRUBECK, Columbia CL 2127, CS 8927 Mercury MG 20862, SR 60802 46- 90 MANHATTAN TOWERS ROBERT GOBLET, Columbia CL 6050, CS 2450 90 98 THE VOICE OF AFRICA 42 39 WE SHALL OVERCOME MIRIAM MAKEBA, RCA Victor LSP 2845 I'ETE SEEGER, Columbia CL 2101, CS 8901 67 48 SOLID GOLD STEINWAY ROGER WILLIAMS, Kapp KL 1354, KS 3354 91 V HELLO, DOLLY! 43 43 LIVING A LIE AL MARTINO, Capitol 1975 LOUIS ARMSTRONG, Kapp KL-1364, KS -3364 68 51 APOLLO, SATURDAY NIGHT 44 44ROMANTICALLY VARIOUS ARTISTS. Atco 159, SD 159 92 92 BAJA MARIMBA BAND JOHNNY MATHIS, Columbia CL 2098 A & M LP 104, SP 104 69 57 50 FABULOUS GUITAR FAVORITES 45 45 HOLLYWOOD -MY WAY AL C'AIOLA AND HIS ORCHESTRA, 93 82VENTURES IN SPACE Dolton, DLP 2027 NANCY WILSON, Capitol T 1934, ST 1934 United Artists UAL 3330 94 94TOGETHER AGAIN 59 JUDY COLLINS #3 70 62TRINI LOPEZ AT P.J.'S BENNY GOODMAN QUARTET, Elektra EKI, 243, EKS 7243 Reprise R 6093, RS 0003 RCA Victor LPM 2698 47 47 REFLECTING 71 71 THAT LATIN FEELING 95 V MORE SOUNDS OF WASHINGTON CHAD MITCHELL TRIO. Mercury MG 20891 BERT KAEMPFERT, Decca DL 4490, DL 74490 RE 48 27 THE TIMES THEY ARE A CHANGIN' 72 83 FROM RUSSIA WITH LOVE VILLAGESQSTOMPERS, Epic LN 2409.0, EN 26090 BOB DYLAN, Columbia CL 2105, CS 8905 SOUNDTRACK, United Artists UAL 5114 96 100 LET'S FACE THE MUSIC 49 49 PACKAGE OF 16 HITS 73 70GREAT HITS OF FRANK SINATRA NAT KING COLE, Capitol W 2008, SW 2008 VARIOUS ARTISTS, Motown 614 Capitol T 2036, ST 2036 97 97TRIBUTE TO DINAH ARETHA FRANKLIN, 75 WHO'S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF? 74 65 LITTLE DEUCE COUPE Columbia CL 2163, CS 8963 JIMMY SMITH, Verve V 8563, V6 8563 BEACH BOYS, Capitol T 2013, ST 2013 98 93 PAINTED, TAINTED ROSE 51 52 FABULOUS 75 58 AIN'T THAT GOOD NEWS AL MARTINO, Capitol T 1975, ST 1975 DICK HYMAN, Command, RS 862, RS 862 SD SAM COOKE, RCA Victor LPM 2899, LSP 2899 68 TOM JONES 99 V SPIKE JONES' NEW BAND SOUNDTRACK. dik..V HER JOY, HER SONGS Liberty LRP 3349, LST 7349 United Artists UAL 4113, UAS 5113 SINGING NUN, Philips PC 609 100 V GREAT GOSPEL SONGS 53 53 SUNDAY IN NEW YORK 77 76WONDERFUL, WONDERFUL TENNESSEE ERNIE FORD, PETER NERO, RCA Victor LPM 2827, LSP 2827 LAWRENCE WELK, Dot DLP 3552, DLP 25532 Capitol T 2026, ST 2026

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CAN A RACK JOBBER "LIVE" with higher LP prices, such as those instituted last year by Columbia, and more recently, by Capitol? And does he have to carry cut-outs in order to try to average out to a profit in this competitive business? I !Inr^^..9nnell Hess Budin, of All Label Record Serv- 1 l6i ice, Cleveland, a non-member of NARM .1,2slreaand who attended the recent rack jobber trade Robert Goole! association's convention as a guest, has answers which set him apart from many of his fellow rackers on these key "Frankly," said Budin, a round-faced serious-minded articulate man, "I don't blame Columbia and Capitol at all for what they've done and I can't really see where it hurts me. Maybe these other guys think they've been hurt but let me ONE OF THE FULL -LINE discount store record departments operated by All -Label. tell you, this stuff about price is a lot ofwhat you have on the racks that counts,see the department. "We give her as much baloney. If you're a good merchandiser,not the price. training in product as we can under the and rack jobbers are supposed to be "INCIDENTALLY, we never use cut-circumstances," Budin said. "Much of this merchandisers, you can still do the job. outs. That stuff can't help you. If we wantconsists of working with our service man. "FOR ONE THING, you have to haveto use a loss leader for a special promo-The girl attendant helps put the merchan- a tight operation in this business. Yoution, we go for budget items. This stuffdise away in the store with the route don't have to sprawl all over the place-can move fast if it's right. man. In that way, she knows where every- either geographically or in your office. "But we never leave any specific titlesthing is and she can give active help to For instance, we have six people in ouraround very long in the budget stuff.customers. shop, including me. I have two trustedThree days tops. That is, our location runs "The good, fast-moving product with- men who drive our trucks and service allan ad on a Thursday at a 67 or 69 centout cut-outs that we give them, assures our record departments. We have a book-price for a budget LP. The special will goa good turnover and a good profit. Hav- keeper, two warehouse men and myself.on through Saturday. ing an attendant available simply helps How tight can you get? And between us "Then we clean the stuff right out, andthat picture. And let me tell you, I prefer we manage to come off very well withbring in different things the next time.the rack location any time as against the our 25 discount store locations. The location still makes enough to payleased department. "How much are they worth? Last yearfor the ad but he's also gotten plenty of "I know that's grown in popularity, but we did a $500,000 gross. And we deliber-traffic into the place. That's the importantthey operate say, on a 20 percent basis. atelydon't spread ourselves toothin.thing. But the rent costs 10 percent and the help Most ofourplacesareinOhio-the "We have two trucks that are con-another 10. So there's your profit, down greater Cleveland area-some in westernstantly out. They carry at least 700 LPthe drain. With a rack, it's their baby Pennsylvania and in Wheeling, W. Va.titles in depth and probably 40 singles.really. It's to the location owner's interest But that's close enough to maintain con-We categorize most albums in the binsto make the place go. He stands to gain. trol. It's close enough to get to pretty fastand racks by artist. With a lease deal, he just collects a rent by truck or overnight bus. "SO A PRESLEY FAN can find prac-and a pretty high one at that. When Columbia raised its price acrosstically all his hot stuff right there. In the "IT'S A BAD SITUATION because you the board,I simply raised the price ofsame way, our man can quickly find outcan't really gauge the needs of your most everything to my locations from $2.35 towhat items are low and go out to thedistant markets that well and you can $2.47. Then their prices to theconsumertruck and pull them out. The chances arelose sales for your locations by not having were raised from an average of $2.87 tohe has them and if he doesn't, they gothe right merchandise at the right time. $2.98. It proved an important point tous. out the next day by drop shipment onI understand, as a matter of fact, that The price simply is not that important.a bus." some of the long distance boys are find- Sales are absolutely as good as ever and To help keep sales brisk, the store loca-ing this to be true and are pulling in their overall there's more profit for us.It'stion owner appoints an attendant to over-horns."

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PARTY WITH THE PIXIES THREE Mercury SR 60912 A fine,rockin' new galtrio with a hit("Gee")totheircredit. Cute cover and bright singing can make it here.

SHANGRI-LA VIC DANA Dolton BLP-2028 The young chanter has enjoyed a big revival in the"Shangri-La"race, meaning alotof new friendswill want this.

HEAR! HEAR! (England'sNewest SingingDiscovery) THE SEARCHERS Mercury SR 60906 A group of live performances cut in Europe includingasingle on Mer- cury, "Sweets for My Sweet." Action likely. It's been a group gold disc BLUE AND LONESOME week. Above, the Kingsmen GEORGE JONES are seen with individual Gold Mercury 60906 Discs they received for their The great country chanter with some recent hit "Louie Louie." fine vault wax from Mercury. The set Seen with the Kingsmen, are should do a brisk business. executives from Scepter Rec- ords, including president Flo- YESTERDAY, TODAY, AND rence Greenberg, and a. & r. TOMORROW director Luther Dixon. Original Sound Track Atright,Liberty Records Warner Bros. 1552 president Al Bennett is seen The sound track of the smash Italian with the Gold Disc awarded picturespotlightstheflashyscore theVenturesforachieving by Armando Trovajoli, plus the flashy over one million album sales picture of Sophia Loren on the cover. during 1963 on Dolton. The Ventures are 1. tor. Nokie Edwards, BobBogle, Country Style Don Wilson and Mel Taylor. NASHVILLE The Zeb Lewis Show, "Hoot- enanny, Country -Rama Style," GREATEST HITS FROM THE New Talent Latin American wassosuccessfulwhenit GREATEST FILMS VariedArtists played a date in Amboy, Ill., TEN MINUTES TO MIDNIGHT HITS Y MUCHOS MAS HITS RepriseRS 6116 that the package has been re- VERA SANFORD VARIOUS ARTISTS booked for an appearance at On this LP Frank Sinatra sings "Call Bombay 1515 Columbia EX 5121 the same event-sponsored by Me Irresponsible,"George Greeley Lass has a Sarah Vaughan-ish flavor, A hit sampler type including Trio Los the local Firemen's organisa- plays +he theme from "Cleopatra," but manages to convey her own dra- Panchos,JavierSolis,Enrique Guz- tion-next year. Keely Smith sings "Look Again" from matic effects as well on this impres- man, etc. "Irma La Douce", etc. sivedebutLP. New discs picking up strong actioninthe mid -West are "StillI'mLosing You" by INTERNATIONAL FILMFESTIVAL Kitty Hawkins on Capa, and WERNER MULLER ORK. HITS: PA' TODO EL ANO "At The Old Country Church," Warner Bros.1548 IRP's New Label TRIO LOS PANCHOS thedebutalbumbyThe Themes from award winning pictures Columbia EX 5119 Tonesmen on Cee Vee. like"Sundays And GybeIle," "Black IndependentRecordPro- A great collection by one of Latin- Orpheus," "Room At The Top," and ducers Inc.,in Miami Beach, dom's top selling groups. Linda Bird Johnson reigned "81/2,"make+hisa standoutset. Florida has set up a Country m this year's queen of the an- and Western division for the nual Apple Blossom Festival promotion of small, indepen- m Winchester, Va., which took LOU MONTE'S ITALIAN HITS dent c.&w. labels. LOVE SONGS-LATIN STYLE place on April 29 through May Reprise RS 6118 The new division will con- JAVIER SOLIS L RCA songstress, Dottie West, Theyare allhere: "Pepino,The centrate on between 13 and 15 Columbia EX 5118 acted as grand marshall, and Italian Mouse," "Eh Marie, Eh Marie," areastokickoffwith, and One of +he renowned troubadours of staringthefestivalgavea "Darktown StruttersBall,"and "The later spread to a national cov- the Latin field with a sparkling pro- speech on country music. Sheik Of Araby." erage. gram.

111111SIC BUSINESS, MAY9, 1964 27 CREED TAYLOR: PUTTING JAZZ ON THE COUCH Cats Get No Trauma from Top' Hits By BARRY KITTLESON A JAZZ MUSICIAN, like any serious musician, can be a pretty temperamental animal (excuse me, cat). So it would seem that a successful a.&r. producer in that field (especially in these changing times when jazz is going more and more pop) would be at a great advantage if he held an accredited degree in psychology. Creed Taylor, jazz a.&r. producer for Verve Records, does. And a look at his achievements with the label since his affi- liation with it three years ago indicates it has paid off handsomely. But first it's only fair to mention that Creed's not merely a psychologist-he's a musician as well, and his days at Duke University found him playing trumpet in the college band. ("That's why I went to Duke, actually; they have a great band and still use the Les Brown book.") Sum- mers he played at resorts, with jazz groups and symphony orchestras. Regarding histalentson thehorn, Creed conceded with typical reserve that AT PLAYBACK OF 'JAZZ SAMBA ENCORE" album,jazzsaxman StanGetzjforeground) sitsin "if I'd continued I would probably have control room while Creed Taylor stands by. At right are co -artists on that album,composer Luiz Bonfa become a good studio man, but not a great and(with back to camera)singer Maria Toledo. soloist; so I gave it up; though obviously I've maintained my love for jazz, and myit's not jazz.' That's pretty short-sightednever before have been aware of their sympathies for the musicians who are itsin my mind. Once an artist has a hitexistence. exponents." single or album (regardless of how off- "In a way," he said, "to the public not ABOUT JAZZ as a contemporary form,beat or esoteric, I might add) he's stuckfamiliar with jazz they are new artists. Creed offered that it "has obviously un-with an unfair label. "It's not my job to dictate, but I try to dergone a tremendous lot of change in "The responsibility of a jazz a.&r. manseek out suitable material for the par- the past few years-barriers have beenis, in my mind, simply assisting the musi-ticular artist, which might have commer- broken down so that labelling an artistcian to find a focal point for his talents,cial possibilities. And it's particularly im- this or that doesn't hold water from dayand where possible, a buying public. Iportant to be singles minded. I'm not to day. think this can be done with no indignityalways right in guessing what would be "Make no mistake, though. Jazz musi-to the musician nor stigma of commercial- the most likely track to pull as a single; cians, on the whole, have no objection toism. We don',t always succeed, but webut I keep my eyes and ears open to re- having a best selling record any moresure try." ports from deejaysasto what track than anyone else in the business. They IN RETROSPECT, Taylor's career atthey're on." do, however, object to being labelled asVerve Records, displays a keen knack A case in point is Wynton Kelly's cur - 'pop' artists. They are, after all, a serious for success. Working with such establishedcent single, "Little Tracy." The album is lot of performers. jazzmusiciansasStanGetz, Jimmyentitled "Comin' In The Back Door," and "Record merchandisers can, on occasion, Smith, Kai Winding, Johnny Hodges, Billwas intended to cash in on the hit single offend the musicians' temperament, forEvans, Wynton Kelly and Bobby Brook- ofthattune.Thedeejays,however, they only accept one criteria: `if it's jazz,meyer, he's seen almost all of them makestarted plugging "Tracy," which is side it's not selling-if it's pop, then, of course,themselves felt to a populace that mighttwo, track four. That single is going to be the hit. MATERIAL CAN COME from any- where. Theme songs have been pretty good to the jazz musicians. Jimmy Smith's "Walk on the Wild Side," single sold 325,000 copies; the album close to 200,000. Winding's "More" from "Mondo Cane," was another big one. And Smith is currently awfully hot with "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?"-though there's not really a score from the show, merely the show -inspired title. Jimmy will also be cutting the theme from the "Carpetbag- gers." And Bill Evans did pretty well with the "V.I.P's." "And you can't overlook the impact the bossa nova had on introducing jazz musicians to a large audience. "MOST IMPORTANT, though, I look at an album as 12 possibilities for a single JIMMY SMITH (at the console) goes over some technical details with a.&r.man Creed Taylor. Photo hit. If I've been successful, maybe that was snapped duringsessionfor "Who's AfraidofVirginia Woolf?" album, now on best selling charts. thinking isn't too wrong."

28 NEWS FOCUS

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UNITED ARTISTS vice president Mike Stewart, and composer Riz Ortolani, listen to the latter's film score for new United Artists flick, "Seventh Dawn."

IT PAID OFF for the hundreds of fans on hand to greet the New ChristyMinstrels when theyar- rivedat San Franciscoairport fortheirFairmont Hotel engagement.Inappreciation the Columbia Recordartists gave areal impromptu hootinthe truest sense.

LOVELY ANITA BRYANT and Columbia a.&r. producer Lor Crane hold conference before recent New York session. She recorded "The World Of Lonely People."

CONNIE FRANCIS ispresented witha special trophy by members of Temple University chapter of Phi Sigma Delta, who chose her Queen of the North Philadelphia branch of the fraternity.

YOUNG UA CHANTER Bobby Goldsboro, shown THE ASTRONAUTS are flipped over finding their latest LP "Surf Party" on 20th Fox featured at Wal- with deejay Carroll James, of WWDC, Washing- lich's Music City in Hollywood. Kenny Miller and Joyce Becker took the lads on a tour of movie city.ton. Bobby's new hitis "Whenever He Holds You."

MUSIC BUSINESS, MAY 9, 1964 29 Victor Banking on Freckle -Faced, Red -Haired Teenager ...And Here Comes Rita Now By JUNE HARRIS her native Italy, and in 14 months theya star name. When she arrived in New IN ITALY SHE IS CALLED "THEhave sold 5,000,000 records. Last year, Rita York from her native Rome, she became LITTLE SPARROW" and compared withreportedly earned half a million dollars.the central figure in the midst of a full - the great Piaf. In America, she is being And this young girl, who stands alone,steam -ahead bombardment of promotion. hailed as "the international teenage sen-and way up on a parapet in Italy, is on She also becomes the first foreign teenage sation." Her stage performances are wild,the receiving end of a mighty launchinggirl star in the entire RCA operation to and strangely reminiscent of the pre -teen-campaign by RCA Victor, which is pre-be accorded such interest. age Brenda Lee. Yet at 18, Italy's Ritaparing to blast her into orbit here. Here, in detail, are the plans already in Pavone is the same age as Brenda. THROUGHOUT THE VICTOR organi-operation, and those which will be real- She has a mop of unruly red hair; her zation, the slogan is "Think Rita Pavone."ized during the current six -week trip of face is covered with freckles which onlyFrom the international division throughRita Pavone. concede a short enough space for a gigan-to publicity and promotion until last Fri- Step One: An initial capital of $100,000 tic pair of green Jackie Coogan eyes. Sheday, Rita Pavone was the mere image inis set for campaigning purposes. The sum has a succession of 10 straight disc hits ina gigantic detailed plan to launch her asis broken down and used up in a variety of different methods, ranging from advertising to sticker labels. A series of teaser Rita Pavone advertisements is placed with the trade papers, starting six weeks before her arrival last Friday. More money is spent on the printing of hundreds of thousands of "Think Rita Pavone" stickers which are mysteriously appearing in every available spot up and down the country, and are even being pressed on to the back of RCA Victor's out going mail. Step Two: Press kits, comprising a Rita Pavone biography and pictures are com- piled, and a full scale press promotion campaignislaunched. The New York Daily News has already run a Rita Pavone paragraph in their "On The Town" column. "Cosmopolitan" has done a full scale spread. One teenage magazine has called Victor and asked for as much available material as possible on their sensational "South American" star because of her success south of the border! Other inter- views are being arranged during her promotional trip. Step Three: The visit. Rita Pavone set for a six week trip from May 1. She goes out on a cross country promotional tour from May 19 to June 10. Tentative dates set are Boston (May 20), Providence (21), Detroit (22 & 23), Toronto (24 & 25), Chicago(26), Milwaukee (27), Minne- apolis(28), Pittsburgh (29 & 30), Los Angeles (June 1/2), San Francisco (3-4), Philadelphia (5-6), Baltimore (8), Wash- ington (9-10). During this trip, Rita makes appearances on local radio and TV stations, meets the press, and fits in as many other guest spots-at local hops and record stores-as possible. During all this time, she promotes her new single, which was recorded here on May 4, set for May 18 release. Only one major television shot is arranged-The Ed Sullivan Show on May 17, with the possibility of a return appearance. Priortomakingthiscross-country jaunt, every leading dee-jay in the country will have received a personal, taped message from Rita Pavone, which was recorded in Italy. Leading TV stations are being sent film clippings of Rita's stage performance. StepFour: Recording and releasing plans. Scrapping plans to release the original album, which Rita Pavone cut here

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. . . a rougishsmilefor George Marek . . . a funny breaks up Steve Sholes

during her January visit, a new sessionthrow so much emotion intoaballad date was set for this week, kicking offthat she can stand alongside any of the today (Monday), and which Joe Rene will greats. produce. Rita cuts an English language She moves fluently and without inhibi- album and also a single, which she willtions and, according to RCA, who were personally debut at an RCA Victor Dis-given an impromptu Pavone performance tributors meeting at the New York Hiltonin their studios in January, if she senses on May 11. you're not on her side, she'll play to her Album jackets have already been de-enemies until they're won over. signed, and are now in production. Sleeve YET THIS SMALL GIRL-she's only illustrates Pavone's face with the bannerfour-feet-nine-who plays a boy in the "Rita Pavone-The InternationalTeen - Aged Sensation." These will be issued asItalian version of "Dennis the Menace"- soon as the album is completed. has also been featured in the sophisti- WHY ARE THE RCA VICTOR promo-cated "Vogue" magazine because of her tion strategists putting on the high pres-offbeat working clothes. She wears tight sure? They say it's because Pavone is thepants,sometimesleather,tuckedinto most exciting new singer in years. The'reboots, with a man's shirt, suspenders and not trying to create an image-it's alreadya leopard cap at the back of her red head. there. All they want to do it burst itsHer mother wanted her to be a seamstress, shell and send Rita Pavone up to the stars. but instead, Rita won a talent contest In 1962-before Pavone, Victor reportsthat set her on the road to stardom. that RCA Italiana constituted between 12 Today, Rita Pavone drives a Jaguar and and 14 percent of the Italian disc indus-receives four thousand fan letters each try sales. At the end of 1963, during theday. She shuns sophisticatitn, but prefers start of the Rita reign, they say the totalto lead a more mundane life.Because rose to over 40 percent of the market.she speaks very little English, her man- Pavone's first single, "La Partita di Pal -ager, Teddy Reno, translates for her, but lone," sold half a million copies in Italy. She has also broken hit parade barriersshe is learning fast and fluently. in Germany, Spain, South America and And itis this little moppet of a girl, Japan. who burst into tears with emotion when Her stage performances are wild, vitalshe saw the New York skyline from her and appealing.She'sbasicallya beathotel window for the first time, that RCA singer who screams, growls and yells herVictor-American division-are planning way through a variety of songs, yet canto build into an international star.

She is wild, vital and appealing. She screams, growls and yells, yet she can throw so much emotion into a ballad that she stands with any of the greats.

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A TALK WITH KING CURTIS ON: What Sour Is AllAbout By JUNE HARRIS painters and classical cats have soul, because the people dig what they do." "SOUL IS AN INNER COMMUNICA- TION," King Curtis said. "Least, that's TWO YEARS AGO, in trying to inter- how I see it." pret his kind of soul on disc, King Curtis And musically, through a succession offound himself with a million seller on the discs, King Curtis, along with other ar-Enjoy label, titled "Soul Twist." The title tists such as Ray Charles, has interpreteditself, used in this commercialized form, the meaning of the word into one ofcould have ruined his ideals, but King public acceptance and understanding. Hissays, "It's the feel that counts, not the latest "soul" offering on Capitol is "Soultitle." Serenade." The tune is self written and Today, a few more labels and records mournful.It's the kind of song whichafter, King Curtis is still seeking to cre- Acker Bilk would choose to pick out onate a special image. hisclarinet and make intoasecond "I want to be known as me," he says "Stranger."Itdepictsthe rough andsimply. "Not as a guy who sounds like tumble of life. someone else, but as a musician whose Or so says King. "In fact, I wrote itsound will be readily identified with me." with Bilk in mind," he said. "I recordedCurtishas gone a long way towards the number three or four times before Iachieving this with the success of "Soul was completely satisfied that it was mySerenade", and he considers himself lucky kind of medium. that his contract with Capitol-one of the "But I guess the trouble is that whenfew r. & b. artists on the label-gives him you talk soul, most people associate ita carte blanche on material he wants to record. with music only. True, the expression is But he still prefers to get his kicks out generally used in music circles, but thatof being recognized as an individual musi- doesn't necessarily confine its meaning. cian rather than a guy with a hit disc. "Away from music, in other spheres, it "As a session tenor man I've worked can be found in a deep understandingwith just about everyone," he said. "I've between the painter and the art lover."varied my style of playing from Andy BUT AS HIS SUCCESSFUL BASIS for Williams through Buddy Holly, Bobby expounding music as a facet of soul, KingDarin, Lionel Hampton and Nat Cole. If Curtis has taken an earthy rhythm andthey ask me to play jazz I play it. I flew blues beat and added feel. to Mexico at Norman Petty's request for "Musically, this is how I interpret soul,"the Holly session, and I worked on the he says. "But there is a general belief that'Nat King Cole Story' albums. soul must be mournful as its name implies. "Of late though, I've been so busy with "Maybe to a point this is so. You'll findmy own work I haven't had much time that most soul singers and musicians basefor other sessions. But man, that's your their material on rural church music-education and your bread and butter, and that is the music you hear in churchesit still helps put the gasoline in my car. outside the main towns-particularly those "But I enjoy working most of all with in the South and West. I guess if ever Imy own five -piece combo, which is bass, lacked inspiration, I could take a trip todrums, guitar, piano and me on tenor. one of these places and pick up some newBaby, I dig that kind of date, and these ideas. guys are so wild, you'd have to be deaf "But in different forms Armstrong hasnot to dig the soul. soul. His is generated through that gravel voice and horn, man. Louis has direct con- "AND MOST OF all I love to work the tact with the people. And your greatclub scene. That's too much." "It's deep understanding -as between the painter and the art lover, between the musician and his listeners"