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'he Cash Box , Music Page 53 July 4, 1959 Country The Cash Box Round Up Country ACROSS THE NATI0H

iniiiiiiiiMii IUIIIIM Jim Ownby, prexy of KONI-Phoenix, Ariz. announced last week that the Pos. Last Pos. Last ation has moved over from sweet music to the c&w category and that Sheldon Week Week

ibbs has been appointed Station Mgr. . . . Crossroads TV lined up, for the acationing Red Foley, Bobby Helms and Bob Wills on the 6/27 portion with BATTLE OF NEW CHASIN' A RAINBOW (24) eorge Jones, Mac Wiseman, Tex Williams and Tabby West set for the 7/4 1 ORLEANS (1) 21 Hank Snow (RCA Victor 7524) low. During his appearance Helms bowed his Decca newie, “You’re No Johnny Horton (Columbia 41 339) monger Mine”. Don F. Owens, WARL-Arlington, Va., is presenting, July 4th, Music, Its Part In Our American Heritage And What It Means To ountry HALF-BREED (30) Me”. ... As the result of a recent talent search con- (2) 22 Marvin Rainwater (MGM 12803) ducted over WSTA-TV-Harrisonburg, Va., the young n WATERLOO Knight Sisters, Nancy & Phyllis, will be featured " Stonewall Jackson (Columbia 41393) guests on the Sat. nite “Valley Barn Dance” with TRAVELIN' MAN (29) All-Star Band. . . . “Georgia Buddy Starcher & his HEARTACHES BY Boy” Ben Worthy, who’s heard over WKMH-Dear- 23 Red Foley (Decca 30882) THE NUMBER (3) born, WKHM-Jackson and WELL-Battle Creek, Mich., 3 Ray Price (Columbia 41374) up to say hello to the Cash Box crew during his re-

cent N. Y. trip. . . . The 3rd session of the National I'M IN LOVE AGAIN (14) Qt. convention to convene July 3rd, 4th and 5th at 24 George Morgan (Columbia 41318) the Municipal Aud. in Birmingham, Ala. The Black- HOME (5) wood Bros., the Statesmen, the LeFevres, the Speer 4 Jim Reeves (RCA Victor 7479) Family, the Chuck Wagon Gang and many other top WHAT KIND OF GOD DO groups’ll be in attendance. . . . Any jock who didn’t YOU THINK YOU ARE (27) receive a copy of James O’Gwynn’s “Trying To For- WHITE LIGHTNING (4) 25 Jimmie John (Todd 1026) get You”, ’ “Who Shot Sam”, Jimmie 5 George Jones (Mercury 71406) Skinner’s “John Wesley Hardin” and Connie Hall’s “Third Party At The Table” can obtain same by writ- CABIN IN THE HILLS (36) iig to Shelby Singleton, Southern Rep., Mercury Records, 9407 Primrose Lane, BIG MIDNIGHT SPECIAL (6) Lester Flott & Bari Scruggs hreveport, La. . . . Ann Paulson notes that Tibby Edwards cut a session for Wilma Lee & Stoney Cooper 6 26 (Columbia 41389) te “D” folks on 6/19. Tunes are tagged “Memories Of A Lie” and “One More (Hickory 1098)

ight”. . . . The Browns, Jim, Maxine and Bonnie are very excited about the xllow-up to their chart-riding Victor slice, “Beyond The Shadows”. Lid, FRANKIE'S MAN xbbed “The Three Bells”, is an old French folk song that enjoyed a pop SOMEBODY'S BACK JOHNNY (22) ^vival a number of years back. IN TOWN (7) 7 27 Johnny Cash (Columbia 41371) Wilburn Bros. (Decca 30871) The Board of Directors of the Ass’n held its regular meet- lg, 6/25 and 26, in Washington, D. C. Prexy Connie B. Gay hosted a barbecue ar members of Congress, government officials and others to meet Gene Autry, THE LONG BLACK VEIL (17) ANYBODY'S GIRL (23) le CMA officers and directors. . . . Leon McAuliff and mgr. Don Thompson’s 8 Lefty Frizzell (Columbia 41384) 28 Hank Thompson (Capitol 4182) ew corp., Cimarron Artists, which includes Cimarron Records, Cimarron Iusic and the talent management organization, to headquarter at 221 W. ourth, Tulsa, Okla. Signed to the outfit are the Cimarron Boys, the Emcees A THOUSAND MILES AGO (9) COME AND KNOCK (25) and Bobby White & the Bobolinks. Incidentally, Le- 9 Webb Pierce (Decca 30858) 29 Roy Acuff (Hickory 1097) on’s the cleffer of “Steel Guitar Rag”, the Dynatones Bomarc instrumental currently making noise in the

r&r field. . . . Jocks wanting to get on the Manske YOU TAKE THE TABLE AND TENNESSEE STUD (— Girls mailing list for c&w wax oughta drop ’em a line I'LL TAKE THE CHAIRS (8) 30 Eddy Arnold (RCA Victor 7542) at 485 N. Kent St., St. Paul 3, Minn. . . . Chuck Brown 10 Bob Gallion (MGM 12777) now programming the ‘Top Twenty Cash Box Tunes’ every Sat. afternoon over the WJWS-South Hill, Va. BETTER LOVE NEXT TIME (26) airwaves. . . . Margarett Fish pens the praises of two I'LL of her boys. One is Gene Parson, whose current South- CATCH YOU WHEN 31 Jean Shepard (Capitol 4191) YOU FALL (11) field release is tabbed “Toy Guitar” and “Night Club 11 Rock And Roll”. The other’s Vernon Stewart, whose Charlie Walker (Columbia 41388) most recent effort is “I’m Tired Of Making Believe” THAT'S THE WAY IT'S on Razorback. . . . Andy Doll will send copies of his 32 GOTTA BE (33) “Sandy Haired Stranger” and “Wild Side Of Life” BLACK LAND FARMER (10) Faron Young (Capitol 4164) to the deejays, if they drop him a line care of Ad 12 Frankie Miller (Starday 424) MONA KERRY Records, Oelwein, Iowa. The Doll band’ll be playing dates thru Iowa, Minn., 111. and Wise, during July WHEN LUTHER PLAYED 1 CRIED A TEAR (12) nd Aug. . . . Harry Glenn, Mar-Vel and Glenn labels, is off on a tour through BOOGIE (28) 13 Frnest Tubb (Decca 308 72) 33 he south and southwest to promote Mona Kerry’s new release “Don’t Hang Johnny Cash (Sun 316) Ground My Door” b/w “Stay Away”, on Glenn. Harry predicts this one can

- > o all the way. Blind Boy Jackson was pacted to the Glenn label recently, iis initial release is “Love Is A Wonderful Deal” b/w “Pretty Star”. Hai-ry SET HIM FREE (15) THANKS A LOT (34) also ui’ges us to look for Jack Bradshaw’s upcoming 14 Skeeter Davis (RCA Victor 7471) 34 Johnny Cash (Sun 316) platter. * * * * * Johnny Cash makes his debut as a sti'aight di’a- THE WALL (16) matic actor in a “Wagon Ti-ain” segment, to be filmed NINETY-NINE (— 15 Freddie Hart (Columbia 41345) this week, for fall showing. . . . Neil Zachmeyer, 35 Bill Anderson (Decca 3 0914) WRAM-Monmouth, 111. pens that his record shop is growing each week and that sales have been 50-75% c&w. He also expects to branch into the mail order DRAGGIN' THE RIVER (21)

1 EVERYBODY (31) biz soon. . . . Pee Wee King, whose new offices are 16 Ferlin Husky (Capitol 4186) LOVE now at 240 W. Jefferson St., Louisville 2, Ky., will 36 Wilburn Bros. (Decca 30871) be taking over Tex Williams’ TV show and the New- all, Calif. Ballroom -while on his 6/25-7/22 northwest YOU DREAMER YOU (19) trek. . . . Jimmy Key, WCMP-Columbia, Tenn., get- 17 Johnny Cash (Columbia 41371) POOR OLD HEARTSICK ting great response to Ray Price’s “Heartaches By 37 ME (37) The Number” on Columbia and Jimmy Newman’s Margie Bowes (Hickory 1094) VERNON STEWART Fool “I’d Just Be Enough” on MGM. Key’s excited YOUR WILD LIFE'S about a new young Doke artist who expects to have GONNA GET YOU DOWN (20) a release out soon. Americana Coi’p.’s Steve Stebbins items that Capitol’s 18 YOU'LL NEVER BE Kitty Wells (Decca 30890) AGAIN (32) Skeets McDonald has just been set for a 30-day tour of the Pacific northwest 38 MINE with an option of 30 more by L. R. Arrington of Phoenix, Ax*iz. Steve adds Kitty Wells (Decca 30890) that Columbia’s Lefty Frizell, who’ll be playing a 15-day jaunt throughout AM 1 THAT EASY TO Calif., is attracting loads of country and pop plays on the coast with his newest, FORGET (13) “Long Black Veil”. . . . Eddie Dean opened a new dance hall in Paula Valley 19 SHANGHAIED (— Carl Belew (Decca 30842) 6 19, and the next day appeai-ed at the Beaumont, Calif, rodeo and dance. . . . 39 Webb Pierce (Decca 30923) Smokey Warren and his Arizona Trail Blazers, along with Dottie Mae, Billie Willow and Frankie Nues, pen that they have recently completed three weeks LONESOME OLD HOUSE (18) HEARTS ARE LONELY (— at the Concord Hotel in Toi’onto and played to SRO ci'owds each nite. . . . Eddie Hill, WENO-Madison, Tenn. reports lotsa action on Harvie June Van’s Victor 20 Don Gibson (RCA Victor 7505) 40 Phil Sullivan (Starday 437) newie, “The Butcher Boy” and “Leavin’ Woman Blues”. Haiwie, wiio guested on a l’ecent Hill early morning, “Country Junction” TV’er and the Ted Barnes, 41. SMOKE ALONG THE TRACKS. 46. BEYOND THE SHADOWS

WSIX-TV, Nashville show, will do an “Opry” shot, July 4th. . . . Charles Top- 42. I HEARD MY HEART BREAK LAST NIGHT. 47. I'M NOT SUPPOSED. miller, WCKY-Cincinnati, Ohio sez that mail has increased 40% over a year 43. IT'S ALL MY HEARTACHE. 48. A THINKIN' MAN'S WOMAN. ago due to the personality of Wayne Raney took who over the mikes and to the 44. I DON'T MIND SAYING. 49. NIGHT. increased interest in c&w music. 45. SEA SAND. 50. WHAT MAKES ME HANG AROUND. ” “Only those records best suited for commercial use are reviewed by THE CASH BOX