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HIT THE ROAD, JACK 5 LOOK IN MY EYES 17 Ray Charles (ABC Paramount) 21 Chantels (Carlton)

CRYING A LITTLE BIT OF SOAP 12 2 Roy Orbison (Monument) 22 Jarmels (Laurie)

YOU MUST HAVE BEEN A SWEETS FOR MY SWEET 37 3 BEAUTIFUL BABY 23 Drifters (Atlantic) Bobby Darin (Atco)

BLESS YOU 15 TAKE GOOD CARE OF 24 Tony Orlando (Epic) 4 MY BABY Bobby Vee (Liberty) NASHVILLE—Songstress-comedienne June Carter holds on to her new Liberty STICK SHIFT 33 Records contract which she just signed with Joe Allison (left), the label’s 25 Duals (Sue) A&R head. Giving his seal of approval to the pact is Ott Devine BRISTOL STOMP 14 Doveils (Parkway) (right), manager of the “Grand Ole Opry,” on which Miss Carter is a regular 5 performer. WITHOUT YOU 10 June’s first sessions were cut recently at Bradley’s and her first release is 26 Johnny Tillotson (Cadence) being readied for deejay delivery. RUNAROUND SUE 25 6 Dion (Laurie) (HE'S MY) DREAMBOAT 46 27 Connie Francis (MGM) Smash Enters Country Music; Signs Two MEXICO 7 Bob Moore (Monument) —The five-month-old Smash will be in the hands of Shelby Single- HIS LATEST FLAME 25 ton, for , label will enter the country music A&R man 28 Elvis Presley (RCA Victor) field, it was made known here last Smash’s parent firm. Singleton is pres- LET'S GET TOGETHER 28 week by Smash topper Charlie Fach. ently active in cutting Mercury’s coun- 8 Hayley Mills (Vista) First move in this direction was the try artists as well as many of its pop PUT THE BOMP 19 signing of country singers Billy Dea- stars. In addition to building an artists WHO THE MOUNTAIN'S HIGH 29 Barry Mann (ABC Paramount) ton and Crockett to exclusive roster, Smash will be in the market Howard 9 Dick & Deedee (Liberty) pacts. for master purchases, the system that Production of Smash country disks first kicked off the Smash label in the FRANKIE & JOHNNY 11 pop field. Singleton is credited with THE WAY YOU LOOK Brook Benton (Mercury) being instrumental in building Mer- 30 10 TONIGHT 18 cury to its current position as a lead- Lettermen (Capitol) ing contender in the country music field. DOES YOUR CHEWING GUM First releases by Deaton and Crock- 31 LOSE ITS FLAVOR 16 MY TRUE STORY Lonnie Donegan (Dot) ett are due shortly. Deaton is a pro- SLEEPY KING 11 Jive Five (Bel tone) tege of Mrs. Jimmie Rodgers and disk jockey Charlie Walker. Crockett, from Ft. Worth, Tex., has written several MORE MONEY FOR YOU HOLLYWOOD 53 Connie Francis (MGM) songs for the late Johnny Horton, 12 AND ME MEDLEY 13 32 among them “Honky Tonk Man,” Four Preps (Capitol) M “PUSHIN’ “Whispering Pines” and “Slewfoot the Bear.” (HE'S) THE GREAT SAD MOVIES (MAKE 33 IMPOSTOR 43 13 ME CRY) 27 Fleetwoods (Dolton) Sue Thompson (Hickory)/ YOUR Singles Tie-In With Lennon Sisters (Dot) IT'S GONNA WORK OUT Crisis Berlin 34 FINE 20 In Ike & Tina Turner (Sue) YA YA 30 14 Lee Dorsey (Fury) LUCK” NEW YORK—The Berlin crisis has occasioned a rash of singles releases FIVE 50 that mostly, of course, have a teenage TAKE Dave Brubeck (Columbia) slant. MICHAEL 35 JOY 257 One of the hottest items so far is a 15 The Highwaymen (United Artists) tune called “God, Country and My WOODEN HEART 21 Baby,” which tells of a young man Joe Dowell (Smash) is going to serve in the 36 who U.S. LITTLE SISTER 9 Armed Forces as a result of the Berlin Jg Elvis Presley (RCA Victor) JOY RECORDS CORP. situation. The original version, by FLY 69 1619 BROADWAY, Chico Holiday on the New Phoenix THE N.Y.C (Parkway) label of Milwaukee, has just been pur- |7 THIS TIME 39 37 Chubby Checker chased by Coral. 1# Troy Shondell (Liberty/Gold Crest) quickly covered the Holiday deck with MOVIN' 47 Zoominq! a reading by Johnny Burnette. THE Bill Black's Combo (Hi) Young love runs into difficulties in ASTRONAUT 26 38 |g Jose Jiminez (Kapp) WHAT KIND OF GIRL the divided city in two other tunes, “Ballad of Berlin” by Gail Marie (Do You Think I Am?) DON'T BLAME ME 58 (Dot) and “Chapel in East Berlin” by I LOVE HOW YOU LOVE ME 42 39 Everly Bros. (Warner Bros.) The Charmaines • Fraternity Marv Ingram (Indigo). |g Paris Sisters ( Gregmork Dickie Goodman, who with Bill • Erma Franklin Epic Buchanan produced the years-back 23 • novelty smash, “Flying Saucer,” offers Oil ONE TRACK MIND 22 LOVER'S ISLAND MW Bobby Lewis (Bel tone) Blue Jays (Milestone) Grooming! a novelty item, “Berlin Top Ten,” in 40 which Goodman’s narration leads into SAME TIME, SAME PLACE excerpts of big teen hits ala “Saucer.” The current Top 100 entry by Billy Clyde * McPhatter Mercury Vaughn (Rotr)-rs-a ballad instrumental

Bruce Bruno • Roulette tagged “Berlin Melody.” 41) When We Get Married 54) I Just Don't Understand 68) Your Last Goodbye 42) Human 55) Big Cold Wind 69) A Wonder Like You 43) So Long Baby 56) Everlovin' 70) Don't Get Around Much 44) Foot Stompin' 57) Kissin' On The Phone Anymore LET 45) Feel It 58) Fool #1 71) Your Last Goodbye ME TELL” YOU Disfrib Names Sales Head 46) Berlin Melody 59) Jeremiah Peabody's Pills 72) Tonight I Won't Be There 47) Hurt 60) Big Bad John 73) Candy Man

48) You're The Reason Every Breath I Take 74) For Sentimental Reasons ’BOUT HOLLYWOOD — Abe Diamond, of 61) JOHNNY 49) I Understand (Just How 62) Tower Of Strength 75) 'Til

You Feel) I Really 76) Please Don't Go • Diamond Distributing here, has named 63) Love You Dodie Stevens Dot 50) Let Me Belong To You 64) Riders In The Sky 77) Rock-A-Bye Your Baby

Jack Andrews as the firm’s sales man- 51 ) Anybody But Me 65) What A Party 78) I Wake Up Crying 52) Big John 66) Last Night 79 Hang On ager. affilia- Andrews has had previous 53) Please Mr. Postman 67) Moon River 80) Just Out Of Reach B. F. WOOD MOSic CO., INC. tions with A&A Distributors (co- 1619 Broadway, New York, N. Y. owner) and Central Record Sales.

42 Cash Box—October 7, 1961