———————————— ———————— 1957 The Cash Box, Music Page 31 November 2,

Bob Thiele Busy London Handing Out Lowdown

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Gold Records London saw one of its most glam- orous first nights this week when Judy Garland opened a six weeks’ stint at the Dominion Theatre. Every star in the business was present to wel- come Judy back to the scene of her early triumph. Business should be very good for Miss Garland since all the critics praised her performance.

. . . Newest addition to the list of U. S. stars to visit these shores is Paul Anka whose waxing of “Diana” has been enjoying the No. 1 slot over here for several weeks now. Date

starts December 7th. . . . Tommy Steele to appear before the Queen on the Royal Film Show November 4th. Pic selected for Royal Showing is

“Les Girls”. . . . Julie London to film in London for Cine-World Ltd.; shoot-

ing starts this month. . . . All sad here at the news of the passing of Saul Bourne and send deepest wishes of sympathy to his wife and daughter. ^Colin Nicks (brother of Tommy Steele) to start recording for the Pye

Nixa label. . . . Mario Lanza due over from Italy where he is filming a guest clip for Val Parnell’s Sunday TV’er

on Channel 9. . . . RCA’s release of Harry Belafonte’s waxing of “Mary’s Boy Child” could be the biggest

Xmas hit this year. . . . “This Is Your Life” last week honored Yera Lynn; a well deserved tribute to one of the nicest people in the business. The Everly Brothers are making it with their latest disk Rayburn over here too “Wake Up Little Susie”. Boys had good sales here on “Bye Bye Love”. ... A little birdie tells me we may SINGING have the pleasure of seeing Jeannette and Archie Bleyer early in the new year. The pleasure will be ours. Yours truly off on a whirlwind tour of Scandinavia and Germany, will re- port from there next week. This Week’s Best Selling Pop Singles (Courtesy “New Musical Express”)

1 Diana Paul Anka (Columbia) 2 Let’s Have A Party (RCA) 3 That’ll Be The Day Crickets (Vogue-Coral) 4 Tammy Debbie Reynolds (Vogue-Coral) 5 Love Letters In The Sand Pat Boone (London) 6 Island In The Sun Harry Belafonte (RCA) 7 Wandering Eyes— Charlie Gracie (London) 8 Teddy Bear Elvis Presley (RCA) 9 Remember You’re Mine Pat Boone (London) NEW YORK—Bob Thiele, A & R 10 Whole Lotta Shakin’ Goin’ On Jerry Lee Lewis (London) head of Coral Records, was the busy 11 With All My Heart man, but certainly a happy one, as Petula Clark (Pye-Nixa) 12 Man On Fire/Wandering Eyes he performed the cherished task of Frankie Vaughan (Philips) handing out gold records to his Coral 13 Water Water/Handful Of Songs Tommy Steele (Decca) performers. Collectors of the million 14 Last Train To San Fernando seller designation were Debbie Rey- Johnny Duncan (Columbia) 15 My Dixie Darlin’ nolds for her “Tammy,” shown on Lonnie Donegan (Pye-Nixa) accepting the trophy; asaria’ the U.I. lot 16 All Shook Up W Lawrence Welk, who sold a million Elvis Presley (HMV) Call Rosie On The Phone momento at the 17 albums, accepting his Guy Mitchell (Philips) Williams, Aragon Ballroom; and Billy 18 Be My Girl— ^c\oAics beaming delightedly on his keepsake Jim Dale (Parlophone) \_GoWen to remind him of his “I’m Gonna Sit 19 Paralyzed Elvis Presley (HMV) Right Down and Write Myself A Let- 20 Stardust ter.” Billy Ward (London) E MARS' J 55102 Fat Fannie # Thiele, while on the coast cut two 21 Short Liberty Larry Williams (London) tunes with Miss Rey- new Bob Allen 22 Got A Lot O’ Livin’ To Do nolds, “I Saw A Country Boy” and Elvis Presley (RCA) “A Special Kind of Love.” He also 23 Wedding Ring Hamilton (Oriole) Clovis, New Mexico, where Russ m went to Stardust for his Brunswick 24 he cut The Crickets “King” Cole (Capitol) INC. Fade Nat RECORDS' label, with “Oh Boy” and “Not Above Head/Good Evening 25 Up My 570 N. Gower Away.” This is the Crickets’ follow Friends Jfmkrr Calif. Hollywood 28, up to their recent hit, “That’ll Be The & (Philips) Day.” Counts—INTERNATIONALLY” “l/’i What’s in THE CASH BOX That