Cash Box, Music Page 54 September 26, 1959 Country Reviews
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) Cash Box, Music Page 54 September 26, 1959 Country Reviews A BULLSEYE B+ EXCELLENT B VERY GOOD C+ GOOD C FAIR 0 MEDIOCRE “Only those records best suited for commercial use are reviewed by THE CASH BOX’ Illlllllll! lllllllllllllllllllll Illllllllllllllllllllllll lllllllllll JERRY SMITH OTIS PIERCE & THE PIERCE FAMILY (Ad 90) (Kings River 304) “CARELESS LOVE” (1:58) 1B+ [Cole BMI] The old folk item is “ANNABELLE” (1:57) 4 Star given an appealing, fast moving re- B BMI— Pierce] Otis Pierce offers vival. Smith’s harmony on the dual- a sock delivery of the appealing- love UNDED YOUR SPELL AGAIN” “THE SAME OLD ME” (2:40) track portions is attractive. Can move opus. Folkish flavor. Can win atten- (2:58) out. tion. [Central BMI—Owens, Rhodes] [Pamper BMI—Owens] "PINS AND NEEDLES” (2:10) “BLUE EYED DARLIN’” (2:17) + - RAY PRICE (Columbia 41477) g [Acuff Rose BMI — Jenkins] 1 [4 Star BMI—Pierce] Another Heartfelt pleader is convincingly de- solid, traditional-styled country tune. ® With “Heartaches By The Number” still going strong Price is heard livered by Smith. Can also move with Excellent coupling. on two powerful, middle beat weepers which should join chart company exposure. with “Heartaches.” Both “Under Your Spell Again” and “The Same Old Me” feature a dual-tracked Price on the choruses. Price is at his BILL GARLAND HERBIE DUNCAN feelingful portions. best on both (Pam 201) (Glenn 1401) “GUITAR BLUES” (2:14) [Mon- ROLL ALONG” (1:57) [Hits B rovia BMI—Garland] Garland Of Tomorrow BMI—Glenn, Dun- pleads with his dad to buy him a gui- can] Dual mart, folk-tinved rocker “CRAZY ’BOUT BANJOS” (2:23) [Red-Top BMI—Hite] tar on this driving, pop-angled rhythm is carved out infectiously by Duncan. opus. “LIVING IS A LONESOME THING” (2:43) [Moss-Rose BMI—McAlpin] The Original Hurricanes contribute the train-like backround shuffle. “LONESOME GUITAR” (2:35) RED FOLEY (Decco 30975) B [Monrovia BMI—Garland] Quiet, ‘ESCAPE” (2:10) [Hits Of To- moodier guitar is the subject here. • On the heels of “Travelin’ Man” Foley comes up with another excel- C+ morrow BMI—Glenn, Duncan] lent disk that should put him in the two-market hit school. The side, All-market, rocking blueser resides on this end. “Crazy ’Bout Banjos,” is a delightfully lively session featuring banjo JAMES JETER (natch) and chorus support—with a pop slant. “Living Is A Lonesome Thing”, flipside, is a touching ballad with a haunting inspirational hymn LITTLE JIMMY DEMPSEY (Allstar 7190) quality. (Starday 451 ‘LAST KISS” [Allstar ASCAP C+ —Thomas] Middle beat love lilter “ANSWER FROM H , YOUR is given an OK reading by the chanter. «*+ HEART” (2:45) [Starday BMI— Dempsey] Traditional country lilter “I WONDER IF YOU KNOW” “WHAT A PRICE TO PAY” f*. “SPOT ON MY HEART” [All- is served up weepinely by Dempsp’'. ’star ASCAP—-Coons, Jeter] An- (2:32) [C&I BMI Barrett] [Acuff-Rose Gibson] — (1:52) BMI— Appealing vocal stint; merits the other sad romantic is knocked out on spins. the under portion. JUNE WEBB (Hickory 1105) ‘HONKY TONK WORLD” (2:25) The thrush can do chart wonders with this pair of country tear- • B+;[Starday BMI—Helms, Demnsev, jerkers. She’s heard to attractive dual-track advantage on the advice- York] Another Lament similar to the SMITTY SMITH & giving “I Wonder If You Know.” The Don Gibson-penned, “What A upper lid. Dempsey’s feelingful de- CECIL SURRATT livery both Price To Pay,” is a hard beat waltz lilter. Real strong coupling. Watch recommends play for halves. ’em both. (King 5257) m “COIN’ UP CRIPPLE CREEK” , RONNIE WILSON D*t( 1:37) [Lois BMI — Surratt, Smith] Bright and rapid down-home ditty is vigorously attacked by lead “GRIEF IN MY HEART” (2:22) “REMEMBER THE ALAMO” (Reed 1027) Smith and male chorus. Hot guitar [Golden West BMI— Butler] (2:54) [Vidor BMI—Bowers] P, “YOU LOVE THAT GUITAR and banjo sounds contribute heavily V • BETTER THAN ME” (1:58) to deck’s appeal. CARL BUTLER (Columbia 41475) Double “M” BMI—Wilson] Rocking, country blues lament gets the belt “BROWN EYES” (2:50) [Lois 9 Butler could have his first chart pairing with his latest Columbia B, treatment. BMI— Surratt] Surratt is fea- release. He pours his heart out on the plaintive weeper “Grief In My tured on this end. He gives a sincere “LET’S (2:28) Heart” and then with chorus, drums and bugle assist, he tells about the MAKE HISTORY” reading to a lovely romantic ballad. C [Double “M” BMI—Wilson] An- historic Alamo defeat in the current march beat rage. Both sides could Both halves can collect loot. other hard beat rock stint. come thru. PETERSON EDDIE CLEARY GENE (Cavalier 880) (Kawana 101) “EDGE OF TOWN” (1:58) “WHOLE LOTTA LOOKIN’” [Acuff-Rose BMI—Clement, (1:55) “I DON’T CARE” (2:08) [Gay- r« “GOING NOWHERE” [Dexter v"r )- Phillips] [Acuff-Rose BMI—Clement, Riley] B lord BMI—Cleary] Hard driving- ASCAP — Spinosa, Peterson country blues opus is energetically Tearful opus is set to a toe-tapping JACK CLEMENT (RCA Victor 7602) delivered by the chanter. All-market beat set up by Peterson’s Silver Sage appeal here. Riders. @ Ace tunesmith Clement can make it in the vocal big league with this “THINK IT OVER BABY” (2:00) dual self-penned entry. Both are in the upbeat, “Edge Of Town’s” the f* “ALWAYS IN MY HEART” B [Gavlord BMI Cleary] Another !#"** sad romantic and “Whole Lotta Lookin’ ”, at a slightly faster clip, has a — [Dexter ASCAP—Peterson, Wild- powerful blues session is wrapped up ing] Another session from the crying- happy spiritual feeling. Keep tabs on both. attractively by Cleary. towel category. R. L. & BONNIE JORDAN BILL WATKINS “FRAMED” (2:18) “ALRIGHT AGAIN” (2:40) (TNT 9023) (Lucky 0006) [Chas-Bon BMI—Underwood] [Chas-Bon BMI—Underwood] “THE CHOSEN FEW” (2:20) B [Tree, Champion BMI—Ander- “MISSED THE WORKHOUSE’ PAUL RICHY (Richwood 1000) son] Expressive duet by the pair on B [Countryfied BMI — Watkins] on a hand-clapping jubilee tune. Watkins sends up delightful swinger- 9 Both label and artist bow here and both should gain immediate Strong item for the sacred market. built along the pop-blues line. Chorus recognition. “Framed” is a contagious jumper on which Richy sincerely assists. |8 ANY- tells about a wronged man’s revenge. A blue world turned bright is “DON’T SELL DADDY If+MORE WHISKEY” (2:38) touchingly expressed on the pop sounding ballad, “Alright Again.” This “TIME WILL MAKE YOU PAY” [O’Neil] Heart rending tear-jerker long D [Countryfied BMI — Watkins. half could go a dual-mart way. Both deserve to score. is read sincerely by Bonnie, with R. L. joining in on the choruses. Sad, tearful lament on this end. ” “Only those records best suited for commercial use are reviewed by THE CASH BOX.