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Continued from page 1 would have worked between 180 -200 days of personal ap- or more markets before the end pearances. Besides their TV SYNDICATED TV SHOWS of the year. "Tubb is a very show, the Wil -Helm Agency, SHOWS IN hot property." Stinson said he and their personal appearances, SHOW STAR(S) PRODUCED BY MARKETS CAN had eight shows taped so far, the Wilburns are also involved "American Swingaround" (Chris Lane, emcee) Jerry Gregoris 10 but had contracted for 156, in the three publishing firms Features guest artists ABC Films with an option for 156 more. of Sure -Fire, Tenn -Tex, and Chicago. III. The show went into syndica- Bronze. (312) AN 34800 tion Oct. 2. Stinson said he The Arthur Smith Show" Anhur (Guitar Boogie) Smith Arthur Smith 30 plus Ith year Hubert Long, head of the Crossroads Quartet Jefferson Productions tapes four shows at a time, but Hubert Long Talent Agency and Carlene (Sam) Howell Charlotte, N. C. there will be no repeats or re- other music operations in Nash- Tommy Falle Wayne Hau runs. . . . "stations that play ville, said he felt country TV this show will get fresh music shows were a "career- building "The Bill Anderson Show" Bill Anderson Bob Poole 35 42 Jean Sheppard Poole Productions, Inc. that's on the charts at the time thing for an artist. The ex- Greenville, S. C. they feature the show." posure must help." (803) 239 -3316 See Huge Demand Shows 'Doing Great' 'The Baty Grammer Show" Lavidge, Davis á Newman 17 20 Hal Smith Enterprises Jane Dowden, chief of Show Homesteaders Knoxville, Tenn. launched the show, according to Biz Inc. which owns and pro- Barbara Allen (615) 525.6173 Stinson, because "the next three "The Show" Bobby Lord Elmer Alley, Prod. Mgr. 22 17 duces four of the major syn- WSM -TV years will be the biggest country dicated country music shows- Nashville, Tenn. music has ever had. The demand " Show," "The Cad Smith Country Moeller Talent, Inc. Network in 2nd year for all kinds of country music "The Show," Music Hall". Nashville, Tenn. Canada product is going to be great." "The Flatt & Scruggs Show," (615) 255.6611 Exposure the Key and "The "The Show" Ernest Tubb Hal Smith TV Programs, Inc. 15 8 All of the shows would like Goodlettsvine. Tenn. Show" -said all of the shows Wade Ray (614) 859 -1345 to make money -and some of were doing "great." In several Lois Johnson them do fairly well. The key major markets such as Chatta- Lynda Flanagan element in most of the shows, nooga, Raleigh, St. Louis, "The Flatt á Scruggs Show" Lester Hatt, Show Biz, Inc. 25 12th year however, is exposure. Teddy Birmingham, Nashville, Tenn. Memphis, Fort (615) 244 -1210 Wilburn of the Wilburn Broth- Worth, and Flint, Mich., the "The Grand Ole Opry" Guest stars Show Biz, Inc. 13 selected new ers admits that the direct salary shows occupy what is referred Nashville, Tenn. markets derived from "The Wilburn to as a solid block - two or (615) 244 -1210 Brothers Show" is "very small; three shows running back -to- "The Show" LeRoy Van Dyke Bandshen Productions 13 indirectly, however, very large." back. They're pulling audiences Nashville, Tenn. He attributes the TV show, seen ranging from 75,000 to 125,000, (615) 255.6277 in 40 or more markets, as help- she said, and undis- "Music Vinage" Wanda Jackson Wendell Goodman 4 12 ranking Mike Lane P. O. Box 1702 ing to make a star out of Lo- puted No. 1 in many markets. Wayne Kemp Oklahoma City, Okla. retta Lynn. The Wil -Helm When Show Biz developed Black Mt. Boys (405) MU 1-6716 Agency, part of the Wilburn the solid block project for a "The Porter Wagoner Show" Porter Wagoner Show Biz. Inc. 75 plus 5th year enterprises, is 's late afternoon or evening, "we Norma lean Nashville. Tenn. booking agent. had nothing to go on but the Charles (Buck) Trent (615) 2441210 "Star Route.** Rod Cameron Medallion Productions 65 26 He said the shows also def- seat of our pants." The shows Hollywood. Calif. initely help record sales. "I can have done so well, however, The WGN Barn Dance Red Blanchard WGN -TV 43 48 tell it each time we get a that "There's reason to believe (also in color) Bob Atcher. Arkie the Chicago. III. royalty statement from the rec- the firm will get into another Arkansas Woodchopper, (312) 528.2311 The Johnson Sisters ord company." country music show soon. . . Brothers show The Wilburn Brothers Show" The Wilburn Brothers Show Biz, Inc. 40 3rd year Loretta Lynn Nashville, Tenn. was originally bought by the Grammer Taping Harold Morrison (615) 244 -1210 Garrett and Dental Snuff Co. Last week, Billy Grammer Planning syndication. for 19 cities. It went on the air spent two or three days in **Still in circulation, though new shows are not presently being taped. in May 1963, and "the month of Knoxville taping four episodes July saw the first increase in of "The Billy Grammer Show," their sales since during World produced by the Lavidge, War II," Wilburn said. Now, Davis & Newman firm. The however, the show is taped raison d'etre behind this show, open -end, which allows a TV according to producer James station to sell the show to a McGhee, is the firm started a local advertiser and insert their show last January for a patent advertisement in the open spots. medicine company. That show The rehearsal, rundown, and did well in some markets and everything is all done within pooped out in other areas. three hours for each half -hour "We decided to upgrade the show. There is no script and show and the talent, so we the pacing is up to Wilburn. negotiated with Billy Grammer. He tries to get about nine or The show started in the mar- 10 songs into each show, two kets in September and has done of which are instrumentals. "We so well the firm of Lavidge,

keep the show moving. . . . Davis & Newman is thinking "THE ARTHUR SMITH SHOW" has featured some "THE WILBURN BROTHERS SHOW" stars Teddy and and if we do say something, we of a second syndicated TV rather elite show within guests, including Billy Graham and Doyle Wilburn (note guitars) and features Loretta try to keep it humorous, if two or three Richard Nixon. Star of the show is Arthur (Guitar Lynn Harold Morrison, the to and in checkered jacket. Teddy possible. months, though artist Boogie) Smith, sitting on the stool, and the half -hour Wilburn believes the TV show helps sell their records "Mainly, I feel it's important head this project has not been program is seen throughout the South. It originates as well as draw larger crowds to personal appearance to present our guest artists as determined yet," McGhee said. in Charlotte, N. C. shows. well as our regulars as best as Lord Show Packaged possible. The exposure is the Although WSM -TV studios show uses both U. S. and Ca- for TV, according to Dolph in 1964. The format of the main thing for the artist, be- are the birthplace of many of nadian artists as guests each Hewitt. The "National Barn show, said Hewitt, one of the cause the money paid is not the syndicated TV shows, the show. Dance" started on radio in 1924. artists on the show, is aimed at do feel, though. only one actually packaged at that great. We The "WGN Barn Dance" is The TV version, however, was a northern audience. "If you artist's record sales and present by the station is the that the merely the old National Barn launched in 1963 in Chicago take away the guitars, we feel a live on Lord his price for show the "Bobby Show." Elmer Dance radio show spruced up and only went into syndication (Continued on pane 56) road is greater as a result of ex- Alley, production manager, said posure on our show." Songs on he was "really surprised with the show are usually the cur- the acceptance" of the show. rent hit records of the artists. The only handicap "is that a Some of the guests on the lot of TV stations want it in show have included Ernest color. So we hope to do the Laurie Digs Deep to Get Airplay Tubb, , , show in color within the corn- Johnny Tillotson, and Bobby ing or the following season." NEW YORK -Laurie Rec- Youngstown and Toledo, Ohio, launched this venture about Bare. Among the guests who've ap- ords is venturing more afield to and Milwaukee. two years ago, and Mathews said Taping Unscheduled peared on the show are LeRoy break records, vice -president and "There are similar areas all it has proved highly accurate. The Wilburn Brothers tape Van Dyke, the Carter Family, sales manager Eddie Mathews over the nation that could be "Right now, we've four records their TV shows on random and Roy Acuff. reported Thursday (4). With used for testing records, but we in smaller markets getting sales. weekends in town when WSM - "The Carl Smith Country radio stations tending toward use the ones we can monitor If the sales don't warrant further TV studios are available; some- Music Hall" originates in To- shorter and shorter playlists, personally," Mathews said. Many action, we'll drop these rec- times the taping schedule is ronto, Canada, and is network smaller labels are finding it dif- labels have gone to consider- ords."' rough. Last August, the two in that country with a potential ficult to get airplay on new able time and expense develop- With only three to four slots brothers traveled more than audience of 19 million or more. product in the major markets, ing secondary markets for rec- available each week on a sta- 17,000 miles on a 28-day fair Lucky Moeller, head of Nash- he said. ords, but few out of necessity. tion's airplay list in more major tour. Although Teddy Wilburn ville's Moeller Talent Agency, Markets now being used by "If, as a result of airplay, a markets, Mathews felt that small conceded that they didn't travel said there was a possibility of Laurie to test new records in- record happens in that market, labels had as much opportu- as much as they used to, he the show being shown also in clude Scranton, Harrisburg, and we have more to go on when nity to get a record played as estimated that by the end of Australia and England, as well Allentown, Pa.; New Haven and we present it to a major market a major label. "It's still what's the year he and his brother as syndication in the U. S. The Hartford, Conn.; Columbus, radio station," he said. Laurie (Continued on page 56) November 13, 1965, BILLBOARD 53

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