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(Se* Top 100 for tillot and laboltl Arthur Conon Doyle’s famed sleuth, Sherlock Holmes, set for a Broadway bow early next year with a book by , lyrics by Dennis Marks and music by Alan Friedman.

Paul 28 Producer is Alexander H. Cohen. Negotiating for an original-cast LP Kenny 73 n. Brook 56 are Cohen and Arnold Shaw, general Acker 2 Belles 29 professional manager who is guiding Gary 90 , the pubbery’s new drive for show •, Pat 98 an, Walter 27 scores. l, James 47 Solomon 100 During the 1961-62 season, E. B. , Marks acquired the scores to Oscar m, Freddy 3 !ls 34 Brown Jr.’s “Kicks & Co.,’’ which 48 berlain, Richard never reached York, and two Off ?s, Ray 1, 39 New Patsy 62 B’way successes, “All In Love” and Perry 65 , Breaking in L.A. 42 “Fly Blackbird,” both with original- , Sam ord, Johnny 21 cast LP’s on the Mercury label. on KGFJ & KADY ils 20 a, Bobby 75

1 Jimmy , 40 Jimmy 41 97 , Eden Kane In U.S. ZEN FULLER Joey & Starliters 88 & Dee Dee 54 For 10-Day Stay 12 eelgood Interns & 80 NEW YORK — Eden Kane, one of 10. Fats 69 "MEMO Is 43 England’s top teen attractions, came Bros 16 to the U.S. last week (5) for a 10 day visit. TO es, Shelley 49, 72 A ite & Teicher 82 Eden, accompanied by his co-man- Toni 45 , agers Philip s, Connie 7 Michael Barclay and FOOL" Waddilove, will be promoting his lat- ler, Don & Dee Dee Ford 64 ACAMA RECORD #128 , Earl 68 est deck, “I Don’t Know Why,” re- 81 , Janie leased here on the London label. Tson, Joe 10 In England, where the disk appears !S, Eddie 93 r, John Lee 94 on English Decca, the effort is num- ACAMA RECORDS d, Brian 55 Jose Granson, pres. ber 8 on the English Best Sellers list. Bros 61 1608 Argyle, Hollywood Calif. in the teen- 28, Burl 53 Eden was launched market just a year ago, and wasted )n, Chuck 19 )n, Wanda 95 no time in getting recognition. His

I Dean 83 jiillllllilliilliiiiiilininiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiitiiPMiiiMnnillllllllllllllitiitlliMlilltiliiiiii disking of “Well I Ask You” moved ( Americans 18 quickly to the number 1 spot on the jfert, Bert 76 Ben E 13 English charts. He followed his initial Claude 31 click with two other successes, “Get on Trio 86 ROCHESTER—Radio station WBBF Lost” and “Forget Me Not.” recently Brenda 32 took over the town for their Ketty 20-year-old songster, born in . 99 The fifth annual family pi-om. The affair, T»en 58 SOLD MY HEART India on his father’s plantation, will Joey & Flips 84 aimed at the kids, was a sensational TO THE JUNKMAN Barbara 92 drop-in on deejays in the east and success. The outlet brought in a stel- THE BLUEBELLS on NEWTOWN ris, George 37 middle west. lar group of wax artists including THAT’S DESIRE ni, Henry 71 MY his ca, Ernie 33 Both Eden and managers hope George Maharis, Jeanne Thomas, Deb- THE SENSATIONS on ABGO tts 52 to arrange for a disk to be cut in the bie Woods, Tico and the Triumps, lettes 9 Jay MA Nathaniel 30 U.S. with American musicians. Also, and the Americans, Pat Trophy, H. B. (SHE’S MAKIN’ EYES AT ME) itter, Clyde 77 SIBAVO and ORCH on AD LIB there will be discussions in New York les 36 Barnum, Ernie Maresca, Bob Beck- ;ette, Johnny 96 on flick chores for the performer next ham and the Cheer Tones to enter- MILLS MUSIC, INC. 1619 Broadway New York 19 in, Jimmy 63 year. Brought to the US. was a color tain. Additionally, WBBF honored SiitMiiiiinniiiiiniiiiiiinintniiiininitiitniiniiinttitninitnitiinniitinniiiinin film recently made by Eden of his )n, Roy 38 Maharis as the artist of the year. The i 66 hit, “Forget Me Not,” the first Eng- top photo shows (left to right) deejay

11, Emilio 11 lish speaking film to be made for Nick Nickson, Maharis and spinner Paul & Mary 59 #F397 Cinebox, a TV-jukebox idea that’s Jerry Fogel. Pictured in the second , Gene 8 y, Elvis 25, 60 popular in France, Italy and Britain. shot are Epic topper Len Levy and & Ray 78 Back home, Eden will begin a three the songster. A portion of the tre- “Bon Nelson 85 Voyage” tour of major bookings through- 3 & HiLites 50 week mendous crowd is shown in the third David 4 out Britain later this month. He then photo. The bottom shot shows the , Bobby 35 goes to the continent for TV stints holiday-like atmosphere on a down- Linda 92 Peggy King Italy and Dee Dee 15, 70 in France, Germany, Swe- town Rochester street during the pa- es 100 14, den. rade in which the artists arrived. Mickey 100 Title song from the Wolf Disney Jimmy 23 motion picture STS, Joanie 51 Jimmy 26 lan, Benny 89 Diamond Buys Novelty Single IS, Connie 57 NEW YORK—Joe Kolsky’s Diamond Patti Has Laff Role & Twilites 74 »son, Sue 87 label has purchased a novelty master, In 3rd Feature Pic n, Bertha 67 “Ben Crazy,” from the JMD label. on, Johnny 5 Deck, purchased from Vera Hodes CHICAGO—Patti Page, seen in two m 44 previous feature flicks, ventures into Bobby 24 and Dickie Goodman, who produced

1 The Greatest! ! , Bobby 17 the disk a la his “Flying Saucer” the field of comedy for her third pic les 22 sensations of some years ago, is now effort. ington, Dinah 46 Mary 6 carrying the Diamond logo. It’s “Boy’s Night Out,” an MGM production which premieres June 20 EARTH ANGEL” at Chicago’s Oriental Theatre. Steve Blaine A Dad The performer does no singing in The Penguins NEW YORK—Steven Blaine, presi- the flick. Previously, she played a dent of Jubilee Records, became a #348 above feature is designed as an aid to gospel singer in “Elmer Gantry” and father for the first time when his liters who have requested such a list to was co-starred in “Dondi.” 0 them locate hot singles when consume wife, Marcia, gave birth to an 8 lb., 13 “Boy’s Night Out” also features ask for them by artist name. oz. boy, Michael, at North Shore Hos- DOOTO pital in Island, N.Y. last Wed., Kim Novak, James Garner and Tony Long I trr.. u s fAT on. June 6. Randall.