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Town and Country Music November 17, 1954 Nmrml Pierce Wins Town And Top Tunes By BILL MORGAN C&W Poll Country Music C&W (Jumped from Page 1) 1 should like to start the column this issue with a big pat ------- By Boo Torry-------- got the nod in the female singer < n the back to Nelson King for his wonderful article, “Who’s grouping. To Blame for Dip in C&W Field?” in the Oct 20 issue. Too Hollywood — Spade Cooley re­ Red Foley-Kitty Well*—Our by Results of the balloting, with many folks take it for granted that-?---- ----------- — cently opened at his new head­ One (Decca) Nas only the top five positions listed country music is experiencing a quarter* the Casino Gardens Ball­ Hunk Snuw—J Don’t Hurt Any­ visit s in most cases, are as follows recess.on because of the rapid in­ room in Santa Monica. His TV flux of rhythm and blue*. more (RC1) Athene Male Singei show will originate there, as well as Webb Pierce—More und More Just visit the Grand Ole Opry his new half-hour ABC network ra­ Mounta 1. Webb Pierce (Deien) in Nashville any Saturday night dio show, which will be aired at 000 a y 2. Eddy Arnold jf Jie year und watch .he thou­ Stuart Hamblen—T hit Ole Then j 3. Hank-Snow 11:30 p.m., PST . Ernest Tubb sands of c&w fans stand in line The Maddox Brothers, and Rose and House (RCA) bring i 4. Red Foley hours their favorite Nashvil 5. Cari Smith T. Texas Tyler have just completed Eddy trnold — This It the stars. Country music has reached a series of dates in California . .. Thanks 1 Get (RCA) famous fabulous heights in the last 10 Cincinnati— At the moment while headqui Faron Young nnd Ray Price set Female Sina« years, and will reach even higher you are reading thi* while relax­ Mont Promiaing Here 1. Kitty Wells ing at home (oi could be between fur one-niters on the west coast if everyone will stay with it and this month. Young returns to civil­ an aud 2. Goldie Hill give it the help and promotion it commercials) there if great activ­ 1. Hank Thompeon—New Green and a c 3. Martha Carson so richly deserves. After all, isn’t ity in Music City, U.S.A, because ian life Nov. 16 after a two-ytar' Light (Cup) p»t sti 4. Jean Sheppard it the backuo .e of American music? iii Nashville regardless of the tim« stint in the army . Gene Autry 2. Ferlin Huakcy—Drunken Driv­ ind troupe back from a six-week naps it 5. Bonnie Lou of day, it’s a sure bet that some­ er (Cap) ’n peop Eddy Arnold s beautiful ballad, body is doing something in tne tour in Canada and the « astern Big Band Tuls tx the Thanks I Get, was states. Gene immediately goes into 3. Jimmy & Juhnny—If lou if you ,»eniied by Tommy Dilbeck, who also way of last-minute preparation foi Don’t, Somebody Fite U Hl to sing, Hank Thompson the coming third annual disc jockey production ->n more TV films. Pee Wee King- wrote My Daddy Is Only a Picture Johnny Bond recently renewed (Chen) to you. Eddie neon has a new release festival and the 29th anniversary Bob Wills celebration of the Grand Ole Opry. his BMI contract for publishing 4. Porter Wagoner—Cumpany’t Spade Cooley on Cue bag, aad Sand label which firm, Red River Songs ... Although Coming (RCA) is quite different and could make You can bet your last pair of The Cliffie Stone The Hank Williams Story will n >t 5. Erneut Tubb—Tiro Glättet, Joe some noise. Tune is tagged HM- boots that Bill McDaniel, public Grand t bi seen on film for <,ome month» (Decca) Show Band billy Heaven J une Carter relations diiector of WSM, and his yet, MGM officials have advised Fee Wie K>ng recuperating from an appendec­ able staff will leave no stone un­ Di*t jockey* reporting thi* imue Stapp, the company’s reconi distributers nrei Nelson King, WIK) . Cincin­ tion of Hank Thompsor tomy . George D. Hay, Solemn turned in their determination t to keep interest in William* at u Cliffie Stone Ole Judge of the Grand Ole Opry, make the coming celebration far nati; Tom Edward*. WERE. Cleve­ superior to the two previous, and high pitch by constant pushing of land; Randy Blake, WJJD, Chica­ Ray Price has taken over as editor and gen­ his records, giving the public no Ler Greco eral manager of Pickin and Sing­ believe me, the last two years have go; Jimmy Swan. WH^Y. Halliea- time to forget Back in town burg, Min*.: Jini Wib-nn, W HOO, in’ News. His assistant is Martha been great. after business trips to New York* Small Unit Although the festival is sched­ Orlando, Fla.; Dale Stallard. Kl Ferguson. Tim Spencer, Stuart Hamblen, and Johnny and Jack Jimmy Dickens has a new ballad uled for Nov 19 und 20, the affair MO, Kanaa* City, Mo.; “Taler' Pele Nudic Cohn Hamblen has recorded Hunter, KRCT, Baytown. Texa*; Homer and Jethro out on Columbia, Take Me As 1 will really kick off Nov. 18 at 9 Carlisles a.m., when the Country Music Dis four new sides for Victor. He and Jappy icon, UORZ, Orlando, Flu. Am, composed by vet song writer wife, Susie, recently moved into Lonzo and Osear houdleaux Bryant One of Jockey Association, formed at last Country All-Stare year s festival, will call the roll for their new two-story Colonial home Stuart Hamblen’s most ardent tans in Westwood, Cal. to taki up hu regular post at is Governoi Frank Clement of Ten­ its first annual g«-neral member­ Town Hall Beside» appearing on Singing Group ship meeting. the radio and TV show» which Carlisles nessee, who has all of Stuart's TOWN HALL NEWS: The records, his favorite being Grass­ More Deejay* Fxpecled Rangers quartet has been signed tu originate there, Ritter still has his Johnny and Jack hopper McLain . Paul Cohen of appear regularly at Town Hall own radio show «-ach Saturday Anita Kerr Singen Spinners W’ho have joined the night on KFI. While on his iectnt Decca was in town recently to association during the last year and will be featured on the radio Davis Sisters record sides with Red r’oley and TV presentations Town Ha'l trip, Tex headlined the rod«1© in Sons of the Pioneers have signified un overwhelming de and Kitty Wells at tue studios of termination to attend this first Party Sandy and Alvadean Nashville, Tenn. Radi Ozark Cohen now has Coker have also been signed . Eddie Dean’s grandchild, Eddie New Singer—Male meeting. It should also be stressed III, has fully recovered from an Tommy Collin« four of his label s acts appearing that country -and-w estern jocks Joe Maphis and Rose Lee returned or. the Saturday night “Ozark to Town Hall after a stint on operation which almost cost him Faren Young who have not joined the assoc a- his young life. The 11-month-old Ferlin Huskey Jubilee”: Foley, Arlie Huff, Grady tion can become member» either Broad« ay . Johnny Bond, artist Justin Tubb Martin and tne newly-signed Foggy prior to or during the Nov. 18 and writer of the Town Hall Party. baby swallowed an open safety River Boys. has announced that the hou«' rec pin and was ill for some time. Ed­ Al Terry meeting and they will be more than die, Sr., has joined the Western The Foggies were organized welcome. ord at Town Hall is held by Bob New Singer—Female W’ills, with Gene Autry, and Lefty Variety Show which is seen locally three months ago by Bill and Many questions are to be Ginny Wright Monty Matthews, sparkplugs of Frizzell following in that order ... via KTLA Other regulars on the brought before the general mem­ Tex Ritter returned after five weeks show include Doye O’Dell, Eddie Charlene Arthur the original, well remembered Jor- bership for their votes on any ac­ Bettj Amos danaires quartet. Top-« de of their Cletro, Roscoe Ates, and the Twin tion to be taken. By-laws and ob­ any way connected with this facet Tones and others ... Spad< Cooley, Ruby Wells first release is Company's Cornin', jectives of the organization which Jean Sheppard penned by a Crossroads track of the music business should make his band, and entire TV show cart were formulated during the board every effort attend. You’re will play two big days for the Air driver, Johnnie Mullins . Arlie •f directors meeting last May will New Small Unit Y'All Come buff, the former Texas guaranteed the grandest time of Force dance at Barstow, Cal., Nov. Wilburr. Brothen be submitted to the members for your life. 10 and 11. school teacher and basketball their suggestion* ur to changes or Speedy West and Jmunj Bryant couth, married Nancy White, Jimmy Reeves «nd Ginny Wright improvements before a vote of rati­ KWTO continuity staff, r recently. fication is called. Jean Sheppard and Ferlin Hus­ Hank 1-ocklin will guest on the key Hawkshaw Hawkins show on the Plan Banquet Wanda Jackson and Billy Gray ABC network Nov . And The affair is to be topped off Newr Big Band Hank Snow and Ruinbow with the first Country Music Disi MEL BRANDT, network artist Ranch Boys will luMxim« the tirst Ray Puce Jockey Assoc ation banquet and and hotel entertainer, has also group from the Grand Ole Opr.j Jim Heap show which will feature all of the worked in Hollywood studios.
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