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C4SHBQXCXXJNTRY COUNTRYHRTISTOF THE l/VEEK CMA Names Board Nominees Jerry Lee Lewis NASHVILLE — On Thursday, October 14, 1976 at 9:30 a. m., the Country Music Association will hold its annual membership meeting and election of directors for the coming year at '

Nashville’s Municipal Auditorium. A director will be elected in each of the 1 2 categories of CMA membership, in addition to three directors-at-large. Each director serves a two-year term. According to the bylaws, no fewer than two nor more than four people may be nominated by the board for each vacancy. Nominations may be made from the floor at the membership meeting. The following is a list of those nominated: Advertising Agency — Charles Colombo, Eastman Radio, New York; Tom Wilson, Wilson, Frank & Associates, San Diego, California. Artist-Musician — Jerry Clower, Artist, Yazoo City, Mississippi; Barbara Mandrell, Ar- tist, Nashville; Charley Pride, Artist, Dallas, Texas. Artist Manager or Agent — Jim Halsey, Jim Halsey Co., T ulsa, Oklahoma; Shorty Laven- dar, Lavendar-Blake, Nashville; Neil Reshen, Media Consultants, Danbury, Connecticut; Bobby Brenner, Bobby Brenner Enterprises, New York. Talent Buyer Or Promoter — Bette Kaye, Bette Kaye Productions, Inc., Sacramento, California; C.K. Spurlock, Country Shindig, Hendersonville, Tennessee; George Moffett, Variety Attractions, Zanesville, Ohio. Composer — Bill Anderson, Nashville, Mac Davis, Los Angeles, California; Kenny O'Dell, Nashville Disc Jockey — Les Acree, WKDA, Nashville, Dale Eichor, KWMT, Fort Dodge, Iowa; Lee Arnold, WHN, New York; Walt Turner, WIL, St. Louis, Missouri. International — Mervyn Conn. Mervyn Conn Promotions, London, Mort Nasatir, Billboard, London; Richard Bibby, MCA Records, Ontario, Canada. Publications — Sid Davis, Music Retailer, Watertown, Massachusetts; Jim Funcan, Radio & Records, Hollywood, California; Janet Gavin, Gavin Report, San Francisco, California; Jack Killion, Country Music Magazine, New York. Publisher — Tom Collins, Pi-Gem Music, Inc. Nashville; Mary Reeves Davis, Jim Reeves Enterprises, Madison, Tennessee; Ralph Peer, Peer-Southern Organization, Los Angeles, California; Cliffie Stone, Cliffie Stone Productions, Hollywood, California. Radlo-TV — Harold Crump, WTVF (formerly WLAC), Tennessee; Don Nelson, WIRE, In- dianapolis, Indiana; Ed Salamon, WHN, New York, New York; Wally Clark, WIL, St. Louis, Missouri. Record Charlie Fach, Inc Illinois; Company — Phonogram, , Chicago, Frank Jones, Capitol Records, Nashville, Tennessee; Bruce Lundvall, CBS Records, New York; Joe Smith, Electra/Asylum, Nonesuch Records, Los Angeles, California. Record Merchandisers — Hutch Carlock, Music City Record Distributors, Nashville; Jim “The Killer” — Many artists who made their mark during the late 1950s/early 1960s in rock Schwartz, Schwartz Brothers, Washington, D.C. like “The Killer," Jerry Lewis, have an in- music are country stars now. People Lee made Directors-At-Large — Ron Bledsoe, CBS Records, Nashville; Bill Lowery, Lowery delible mark in country music. Music, Atlanta, Georgia; Dan McKinnon, McKinnon Enterprises, San Diego, California; Jerry Lee was one of the first of the rockers to make the switch, only it wasn’t as dramatic Paul Tannen, Screen Gems-Columbia Music, Nashville; Irving Waugh, WSM, Nashville; as it seemed back then. Lewis' early rock hits were always on the country charts and the flip Bob Neal, William Morris Agency, Nashville; Roy Horton, Southern Music Publishers, New sides were usually pure country. It was only a natural progression to see Jerry Lee try a full York. country music session in 1968. The result was “Another Place, Another Time," his first country hit since 1961. Pride Sets U.K. Tour What followed then has been a nearly unbroken string of hits including “What Made Milwaukee Famous,” “To Make Love Sweeter For You,” “There Must Be More To Love NASHVILLE — Promoter Jeffrey Kruger Than This," "Would You Take Another Chance on Me,” "Chantilly Lace,” “He Can't Fill My has now finalised dates for Charley Pride’s Shoes,” "A Damn Good Country Song” and "Don't Boogie Woogie." U.K. tour, on which he will be accompanied Rock still plays a part in Lewis’ live show, since he can’t get off the stage without playing by the Pridesmen and Dave and Sugar. The “Whole Lot Of Shakin’ Going On" or "Great Balls Of Fire." Sales on both the singles total tour will commence at Dublin Stadium on

over 1 1 million copies and both were simultaneous number ones on the pop, country and November 2. Other dates include Belfast R&B charts. ABC (3-4), Bournemouth Winter Gardens

Jerry Lee Lewis was born in Ferriday, La. and started playing piano at age nine. His first (5), Birmingham Hippodrome (6), London public performance was at a Ford dealership where he earned $13 for a 20-minute set. Palladium (7), Southport New Theatre (10-

During the spring of 1 956, his first single, “Crazy Arms," was released and was a regional 11), Aberdeen Music Hall (12), Glasgow LOVE IT AWAY — MCA recording artist country hit, but it gave no indication of what was to happen the following year. In June 1 957 Apollo (13), closing in London at the Mary Lou Turner took time in between “Whole Lot Of Shakin’ Going On” was released. Jerry Lee was earning $100 a night at that Theatre Royal in Drury Lane. some California performing dates with the point; when “Shakin’ ” had run its course, he was earning over $10,000 a night. "Great Balls Jeff Kruger will discuss final details of the Bill Anderson show to personally deliver a Of Fire” followed and Lewis suddenly was a huge international star. That status stands to British visit with Pride and seek other copy of her new MCA single, “Love It this day, borne out by consistently successful foreign tours. American country stars for U.K. tours when Away,'' to KLAC (Los Angeles) program The past few months have been relatively quiet on the Jerry Lee Lewis front, while “The he flies to Nashville on October 6th to at- director Don Langford. Later in the day, Killer" took time out for corrective sinus surgery. But today he has returned with a #12 tend the Country Music Convention with KLAC air personality Jay Lawrence bullet on the Cash Box country chart for “Let’s Put It Back Together Again." His newly- Hal Shaper, managing director of his previewed the record on his show. Shown released album is titled t’Country Class.” Sparta Florida Music group. above are (I to r) Langford, Mary Lou Turner Mercury Records vice president all of Jerry Lee Lewis’ Jerry Kennedy directs and Lawrence. recordings. Loretta Lynn Awarded CMA Announces DJ Award Finals Injunctions In Suits Radio Seminar Set NASHVILLE — Final judging for the Coun- Shreveport, Louisiana; Category 3 — Large LOS ANGELES — Loretta Lynn has been NASHVILLE — The 1977 edition of The try Music Associations' DJ of the Year (over 500,000 population): Lee Arnold. awarded temporary injunctions in suits Country Radio Seminar has been slated for Nashville’s Hilton Awards in now underway. In alphabetical WHN, New York. New York; Ellie Dillon, against one magazine and two companies March 18-19 at Airport order, the finalists in the three categories WMAQ, Chicago, Illinois; Ralph Emery, for the unauthorized advertisement and Motor Inn. meet, held are Category 1 — Small (under 50,000 WSM, Nashville, Tennessee; David Lee, sales of item bearing her name and The two-day radio dynamics population); Jay Diamond, WKYQ, WIL, St. Louis, Missouri; Lee Shannon, likeness. A fourth suit against Country annually at the same time since its incep- Paducah, Kentucky; Billy Dilworth, WLET, WIRE, Indianapolis, Indiana. Music Magazine was dropped when the tion in 1969, will host broadcasting ex- Toccoa, Georgia; Rudy Hickman, WFAI, publication agreed to discontinue the run- ecutives in virtually every area of Winners need not necessarily be CMA Fayetteville. N.C.: Shannon Reed, KWMT, ning of ads for unauthorized product. operational radio. members. Disk jockeys are not eligible for Fort Dodge, Iowa; Earle Trigg, WAEY, The suits were the first of their kind in Ten- Further details of the seminar will be an- the award for any of their work that is Princeton, West Virginia; Category 2 — nessee involving the invasion of rights of nounced following an agenda committee currently in syndication. They are only eligi- Medium (50,000 to 500,000 population) privacy for commercial entertainers. meeting Sept. 24 & 25 headed by Chairman ble for material done on a home or base director, (Note: A three-way tie occurred, therefore The suit said that ads in Country Music Mack Allen, national program radio station. Disk jockeys currently serv- there are eightfinalists): Bill Blough, WFVR, Magazine and Country Song Roundup Sonderling Broadcasting ing on the CMA board are ineligible, and into Aurora, Illinois; Mike Burger, WHOO, offered Loretta Lynn’s name and likeness Proceeds from the seminar go last year's winners are ineligible for three Orlando, Florida; Bob Hooper, WESC, on lockets, key chains and t-shirts. Tem- scholarships for college students in mass years. porary injunctions were filed against communications. Greenville, S.C ; Curtis King, KSO, Des Moines, Iowa; King Edward IV, WSLC, Winners will be announced during Country Song Roundup, Charlton Publica-

Roanoke, Virginia; Buddy Ray, WWVA, CMA's 18th anniversary cocktail party, tions, Inc., which publishes Country Song manent injunction relief and damages I Virginia; banquet and to be held on October Roundup, and Thurston Moore of Country against Country Song Roundup and Wheeling, West Larry Scott, KFDI, show j per- Wichita, Kansas; Marty Sullivan, KRMD, 14, 1976. Cousin t-shirts. A hearing will be set for Charlton Publications in the near future.

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