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TOP MALE BARRY ALLEN -- Capitol 2. BOBBY CURTO LA - Tartan THE VOCALIST 3. D.C.THOMAS - Roman

TOP FEMALE 2. LYNDA LAYNE - Red Leaf VOCALIST CATHERINE MCKINNON --·Arc 3. MARTI SHANNON - RCA Victor ANNUAL MOST PRO.MISING 2. BOBBY KRIS - Columbia MALE VOCALIST JIMMY DYBOLD - Red Leaf 3. BOB HARRINGTON - Reo

MOST PROMISING 2. DEBBIE ·LORI KAYE - Columbla FEMALE VOCALIST LYNDA LAYNE -- Red Leaf 3. GILLIAN RUSSELL - New Syndr~me

TOP INSTRUMENTAL 2. BRIAN BROWNE TRIO - RCA Victor GROUP WES DAKUS -- Capitol 3. BUTTERFINGERS - Red Leaf

TOP VOCAL 2. GUESS WHO - Quality INSTRUMENTAL GROUP STACCATOS -- Capitol 3. UGLY DUCKLINGS - Yorktown

TOP FEMALE 2. WILLOWS - MGM VOCAL GROUP ALLEN SISTERS - Quality 3. ARBORFOLK - Unk

TOP FOLK 2. IAN & SYLVIA - Vanguard GROUP 3'S A CROWD__:. Epfo 3. MALKA & JOSO - Capitol

TOP FOLK 2. MARTI SHANNON - RCA Victor SINGER GORDON LIGHTFOOT -- United Artists 3. CATHERINE McKINNON - Arc

BEST PRODUCED LET'S RUN AWAY -- Capitol 2. I SYMBOLIZE YOU - Columbia SINGLE Stacc atos (Produced by Sandy Gardiner) 3. BRAINWASHED - Roman

TOP NATIONAL 2. BOB MARTIN - Columbia PROMOTION MAN PAUL WHITE - Capitol r 3. LEE FARLEY - Quality

TOP REGIONAL 2. CHARLIE CAMILLERI - Columbia PROMOTION MAN AL MAIR - Apex 3. ED LAWSON - Quality

TOP CANADIAN 2. CAPITOL RECORDS (Canada) LTD. CON TENT COMPANY RED LEAF RECORDS 3. COLUMBIA RECORDS OF CANADA

TOP RECORD 2. COLUMBIA RECORDS OF CANADA COMPANY CAPITOL RECORDS CCanadal LTD. 3. QUALITY RECORDS LIMITED

TOP COUNTRY 2. IRWIN PRESCOTT - Melbourne SINGER MALE GARY BUCK - Capitol 3. TOMMY HUNTER - RCA Victor

liONORING TOP COUNTRY 2. DEBBIE. !:.ORI KAYE - Columbla SINGER FEMALE DIANE LEIGH - Capitol 3. JUNE P~SHER - _Arc

CANADA'S MOST PROMISING 2. RALPH CARLSON - Melbourne COUNTRY SINGER MALE JOHNNY BURKE -- Columbia . 3. DICK DAMRON - RCA Victor

TOP MOST PROMISING 2. MYRNA LORRIE - Sparton COUNTRY SINGER FEMALE DEBBIE LORI KAYE - Columbia 3. SHARON STRONG - Arc RECORDING TOP COUNTRY INSTRU­ 2. RHYTHM PALS - Melbourne MENTAL VOCAL GROUP MERCEY BROTHERS - Columbia 3. BOUTILIER BROS - Melbourne ARTISTS TOP COUNTRY 2. AL CH .ERN EY INSTRUMENTALIST ROY PENNEY -- Arc 3. KEN DAVIDSON AND TOP COUNTRY RADIO 2. D'ARCY SCOTT - CFCN Calgary PERSONALITY TED DAIGLE - CKOY ·ottawa 3. AL FISHER - CFGM Toronto INDUSTRY TOP COUNTRY 2. CKOY - Ottawa RADIO STATION CFGM -- Toronto 3. CFCN - Calgary t=IGURES CANADIAN MUSIC INDUSTRY STAN KLEES - Stan Klees Ltd. ~ MAN OF THE YEAR The more I see of out of town taking it easy around home and catch­ and maybe even get close enough to bands, the more I am convinced that ing up on ·their fan mail. They are touch the famous axe. That's if you something is wrong with Toronto scheduled for a record release very can get by the secret service men. We groups. There doesn't seem to be any­ I hear the U.S. President is so con­ more drive with hogtowners. No strong cerned over the safety of this famous record releases, no mob scenes, no instrument that he has detailed part life. An exciting young group from of his protective staff to look after it. Barrie, name of The Citations, played Toronto's Paupers are on their Toronto's famous night Owl recently. way to,NYC for their next record ses­ This was their first Coffee Hou se en­ sion. Their record producer, Rick gagement and they were perhaps a Shorter, was so impressed with the little out of place the first night, but sound from the RCA Victor studios the following evening they were right Remember the Manfred Mann that it's quite possible part of the at home and really grooved. The group? Well you remember Paul Jones session may be cut in Toronto. Look full house dug them . L eader of the who cut out of the group to go it alone, in on the CBC-TVer "Through The powerhouse five is Alan McCurdy, and happened pre tty good with his Eyes Of Tomorrow" on Feb 5. The who plays drum s. Bill Trainor does first Capitol s ingle of "I Can't Hold boys will be doing 4 numbers and some of the singing and plays organ On Much Longer" . Well hang on , I got­ their record producer will b~ there to· as well as one of the gassiest trum­ ta go back to th e front of the story to make sure the sound is right. While pets in the business. Tom Steph ens see what I was talking a bout. Yeah, the Paupers are in New York their. does a lot of the lead singing and manager, Bernie Finklestein, has ar­ he's made a movie called "Privilege" soon. Another Pacific province group plays rhythm guitar. Rick Stephens 'ranged for them to split the week of all a bout a rock cat who made it big making a noise are the Epics who plays one of the lowest slung bass and then gets religion and finally has Feb 27 with Jefferson Airplane at the headline many of the larger shows in guitars I've ever seen and also does to be helped out by his gal pal, Jean Cafe Au Go Go. greater Vancouver. They also move a bit of vocal. E ric Rose is lead gui­ Shrimpton. The critics have already Get ready for a sound and a .. into the interior for appearances. Their tarist. They're all just comple ting panned it. Some of them say it's too group you just won't believe. Too high school, with the exception of far fetched. ' bad I can't ring out a fanfare from Eric who is going to Teachers College You Toronto cats who think this column to let you in on a secret in Toronto. This group is kept to­ live theatre is for the not-so-live I just can't keep to myself. At the top - gether by man ager Boyd Simpson and should take a boo at the "Q" Revue of this column I mentioned about the can be booked through the Scribner that moves into the Poor Alex for one "no life hogtowners" . Well. .... I must Agency in Toronto. They got class, week only beginning Feb. 7. One of apologize. I sat in on a sneak prevue man, and lots of talent. the big attractions this year is Peter of the new sound of The Yeomen. A couple of years ago, a small and Sunny , one of the most exciting They've added another guitar player, band of Indians (sounds like a lead­ and original folk duos presently mak­ new stage uniforms, new sets, new in to a western movie doesn't it?) ac­ ing the circuit of Upper Canadian Tea instruments, new everything. Their. tually it should read, an Indian band. (I don't dig coffee) Houses. After manager, Harry Finegold,has done it. Anyway, there were five of them and their appearance with the Revue they He's come up with a combination that with $370. worth of equipment, that make the scene at Oakville's Blue will set Toronto "Go Life" on the included their clothes, they decided Light from Feb 27 through the 29. GO. He was set to introduce the new to take a crack at the Canadian music Now back to our pet project, look to Toronto at his famous Night industry. They called the mselves The Canadian records. Sir John "A" is as Owl Coffee House (I must get him to Chieftones and complete with feathers, busy putting out hit records as his change that to Tea) on Sunday Jan 29. started making appearances around namesake was putting together this bag is "soul" and lead vocalist, RPM will have just gone to press by their native Edmonton. T here wasn' t country. Add to an already s trong ros­ Jayson Hoover gives it that commer­ then, so I'll have to report on the re­ much response from Canadians but ter of releases. " Good Time Music" cial and exciting sound. New Syn­ action next week. those ever eager Am ericans, always and "Bad Boy" by a clever sounding drome Records, who are famous for on the lookout for a gim mick, saw Ottawa group nam e of the Five "D". their Tom Northcott Trio, Eternal gold in th em thar Canadian hills and Down M«m treal way, those Triangle, Gillian Russell, Wm . Tell NEXT WEEKS RPM latched on to Canada's " All Indian M.G. and The Escorts are at it again, and The Marksmen and Mike Campbell, Band". Now ,their equipment is worth with another strong Reo release, "A are getting set te release a "Live'' WILL FEATURE $32,000 which includes instruments, Someday Fool" and "It's Too Late". double record LP set called "At The stage lights, sets and equipm ent. On It's already clicking in La Belle Grooveyard". It' ll feature many of the THE WINNERS top of this they have a record release, Province and, of course, shows up top night spots. "Do Lord" and " I Shouldn't Have first on the Ontario chart that makes Well, they can't get Elvis AND THE AWARDS Did What I Done". The record will be being first with Canadian discs a Presl~y for Ex_I>o so they settled for handled QY Quality, in Canada. habit, CJBQ Belleville. is guitar. Yep, you can have a look The Stampeders moved into our bi-bi province and played a pre­ T~E dominantly French high school. The · place was loaded. Seems most of the lOU RIWlS IS CARRYIN' ON I town caugh t the cowboys on their (!;EW IMPROVEO FULL OIMENSIONAL STEREO) NtG~T "After Four' ~ TV debut that same afternoon and crowded into the gym to catch a look at the best from the . Lou OWJ. west. If the Sepcratists had been there they would have been thrown out Rawls on their epi in favour of the gang fro m NOW Calgary. Ronnie picked up the French word crier which means s hout and the arryin' APPEARING boys went into a 10 minute routine of " Shout" ala Les Beatles, with audi-' On! ence participation that nearly shook ~~~ the joint down. 'THE Another spot The Stampeders won over was the Brockville Kon-tiki club. Here they are seen hamming it ROCH up with Angelo Brunet, the guy re-

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sponsible for the success of both the (S)T 2042 (S)T 2401 Brockville and Belleville clubs. On YEDmED' Feb 3 he's bringing the Left Banke to the Belleville operation. They had Lou THE NIGHT OWL a big smash with "Walk Away Renee" Rawls and are currently making it with Soulin' COFFEE HOUSE " Pretty Ballerina". Should be a big 102 AVENUE RD . night for Quinte teens. · ~ Doug Miller, of Jaguar Enter­ TORONTO prises, brings us up to date on the Vancouver scene. One of the big ONTARIO groups on the west coast, The Noc­ turnals, have just completed an ex­ (S)T 2566 (S)T 2459 OPEN 8:30 'TILL WE CLOSE! hausting tour of the province and are CAPITOL RECORDS (CA NADA ) LTD. Page 2 RPM Music Weekly by FRANCINE DRU BICK Listen to Joe Lewis on "Folk· TYPOGRAPHY ways", Saturdays from Noon to 3 PM . Robert Pickett, alias Bobby on CJRT, Toronto . Baby, who is Pam's son (played by DESIGN ·Robert Marsh) was a typical s·poiled Tchin-Tchin, an Aries pro­ CATA LOGS duction has its Canadian premiere at aristocratic teenager. the Central Library Theat re. The supporting cast included, BROCHURES Jeannie Coulthard and h andsom~ Pamela Pew Pickett (excel­ LAYOUT lently portrayed by Hilary Vernon) is Graham McCannell. a well to do British Stoic who du ring I heartily recommend this hil-· LITHO PRINTS the course of the play undergoes a arious comedy to all who enjoy a good complete personality change to the laugh. The plot is simple, punch lines GLOSSY PHOTOS ' extent of becoming a lush. well spaced for easy audience pick-up and that's what they did, with many RECORD BULLETINS outbreaks of laughter throughout the PROMOTION PIECES . , evening. Tchin-Tchin will be at the .... Library Theatre until Feb 4. ~ p JACKETS The Travellers have released a Centennial bit "100 Years" on Arc. 1 560 bayview avenue Rumours are going around, that Canadian-corn poser-guitarist, Frankey­ toronto 17 ontario Ann Moore has been seen in Toronto. Hats off to "After Four" (TV) Their policy is to give Canadian tal­ 487-5812 ent a chance. January 28th ., they fea­ toronto area code 41 6 tured the Stitch In Tyme, F1eb 4. it's the Big Town Boys and a feature film Arnold Wiskin and Carol Wharton are on how the After Four section of the backed by The Brian Brown Trio and Telegram is put together. Feb llth. on March 4th it's the hitmakers them­ Caesario Grimaldi (played by Bobby Curtola returns for another big selves, The Paupers. George Sperdakos) was an emotional, show. The Five Good Reasons make Next week I'll be featuring a talkative Italian who condoned the it for Feb 18 with vocalist Jim Snowden teenage folk group and I hope to have RPM PICKS drunken ways of Pamela. !ffid Gigi and the Charmaines. Feb 25 an interview with the Bodessa. CANADA'S TOP DISC JOCKEY

With 3,958 miles from one coast to another in Canada, it would JOHNNY ONN-CJME : Fast climbers be, naturally, impossible to conduct ,___ __,m_ the Queen City are: " How Do You a national poll to select Cana~ top. Catch A Girl" by Sam The Sham, "Go disc jockey. It would also be impos­ Go Girl" - Gordon Lightfoot, "Look sible to evaluate listener popularity What You've Done" - Pozo Seco Sing­ with so many scattered areas of popu­ ers, "Ruby Tuesday" - Rolling Stones, lation across Canada. Therefore, each and "The Beat Goes On " - Sonny and year the editorial department of RPM Cher. Also happening in Regina are: honours the disc jockey who has in­ "Sit Down I Think I Love You" - Mojo dicated to us a strong national feel­ Men, "You Got To Me" - Neil Diamond ing, a professional approach to his and The Bu ckingham's " Kind Of A industry and has conveyed to us over Drag". New line-up for on-air person­ the many miles his interest in the ra­ alties reads: Mai F aris - 6 to 10 AM , dio business. Roy Mullett · 10 AM to 2 PM, Dan This year, RPM has chosen Jameson - 2 to 4 PM , Bren Traff - 4 to Denis Menard, of CKBC Bathurst, 8 PM with Dan Jameson back on from DOC STEEN-C.KRC: Local Winnipeg DAVE LYMAN-CKXL: The "Double groups are getting a shot in the arm Your Pleasure" survey lists "I'm A New Brunswick, as Canadian Disc 8 to 9 PM . Johnny Onn does his popu­ Jockey Of The Year. With great con­ lar A & W Drive-in remote from 9 PM from CKRC. The station broadcasts, Believer" The Monkees as being by' live, twice weekly from community the most popular in Calgary. "Go Go sistency Denis has reported to RPM to midnite. It's also reported that and kept us posted on the happenings CJME is the only radio station in clubs in the greater Winnipeg area. Round'.. by Gordon Lightfoot moves The broadcasts are half hour shows into No. 20 s pot and Barry Allen's in his area of Canada. He works ex­ Saskatchewan on a Top Fifty format tremely hard to make sure that the all day Sunday . CJME is also giving on Friday and Saturday nights, fea­ "Armful Of Teddybears" makes it to turing local bands. No . 13. The big jump goes to the indus try was made aware of his ra­ a boost to the best in Canadian re­ dio station's activities in the com­ leases: Lightfoot's "Go" was "Pick" Young Canada Singers' version ot GRAHAM WYLLIE-CKCL : Picks in "Canada". munity of Bathurst. and listener reaction makes it a sure Because of the interest Denis shot for the chart. The Guess Who is Truro are: "You Got To Me" - Neil Columbia re­ has shown in the Canadian scene, the big one to watch with their "His Diamond, "Happy Together" - Turtles, RON WADD ELL-CK DM: cording artist, The Shondels, from particularly that of the Canadian re­ Girl'' . It's already a strong contender Graham is confident that 1967 is THE YEAR for the breakthrough for the Winnipeg, have been grabbing a lot of cording industry, CKBC listeners now for the number one spot. Also riding Canadian music industry and lists attention lately with their single "I. have a keen awareness of Canadian high on the "Boss Fifty" is Barry Lynda Layne, Last Words, Gordon Take It Back" and ."The World Of talent, both local and national. This Allen's "Armful Of Teddybears" . Lightfoot and Stitch In Tyme as Today" . One of the reasons for their is the kind of brainwashing our coun­ Barry and his sidekicks, Wes Dakus· Th ~ being ready for international hits. The popularity was their giant gig which try is in need of and that is why our and the Rebels have built a fantastic drew teeners from all over Manitoba choice for Canadian Disc ] ockey Of following in Regina where they make problem of poor distribution is still and Saskatchewan. The boys also ap­ The Year is ...... DENIS MEN APT) several appearances in the course of causing concern . American releases accompanied by important guide lines peared on Ron's " Dedication Club" a year. on the groups and artists are over­ show and were so impressed with the DAVE CHARLES-CJBQ: Lynda Layne shadowing the almost pathetic attempt obvious popularity and importance of have The Generation, City Sounds, has been one of the first Canadians to of Canadian companies to promote the station and area, that they have Tommy & The Downbeats, Red Hunger be approached for the "Canadian Mod their artists. included Dauphin as a regular for & The Starvations and the winner of Festival" which is planned for June future tours. the " Minor' '. The Arena event will 'introduce a first for the area, a Moc­ of this year. Lynda's single "Hang BRYAN EVANS-CFTK: "TK Hits" cassin Hop. The teeners will be danc­ On To Me Now Baby" is one of the are "Tell It As It Is" Aaron Neville, DENIS MENARD-CKBC: Picks in ing on !ce to the sound of 5 bands. favourites of the Quinte teens. Says "Georgy Girl" - Seekers, "Colour My Bathurst indude "The Stones' "Ruby Dave, "This young Canadian vocalist World" - Pet Clark. Bryan has been Tuesday, "Walk Tall" by 2 Of Clubs is a sure fire winner for 1967." Dave having a great deal of success with and Our Generation's "I'm A Man". DOUG WILLIAMS-CJKL: Kirkland is also setting up a "Canadian Boost­ his daily request show "Dial A Disk" The second Annual "Battle Of The Lake teeners really latched on to the er Club'' for the Mod Makers of the which includes a half hour each Friday Bands" has turned into two events. " RPM Starline Photo Album" contest. Quinte district. The objective of the for the airing of Canadian releases. The .first, "The Minor Battle" was Along with the album, CJKL awards organization will be to discuss ways Feb 15 Bryan will bow his new Cana­ held at the Bathurst College Audi­ winners , two records, one of which is J and means of making the Canadian dian "Hit Parade Show" and would torium. The winner of that event was a Canadian. Doug's stock of Canadian music industry more .aware of it's like to be placed on the mailing list then entered in the "Major Battle" discs is dwindling and he would ap­ greatness. Picks at Belleville are: for new releases and also suggests which takes place at the · Arena on preciate a few giveaways for the show. "You've Gotta Try" - Deuces, "His that background material, on Cana­ Feb 11. Bands competing in the "Min­ Picks a CJKL are: " Never To Leave" Girl" - Guess Who and "Low Man" dian artists, should be a part of the or" were The Dynamics, Syndicate, - Two Bits, "Lost & Found" - King by Don Norman and The Other Four. promotion package. and Repolerose. The big bash will Beezz. RPM Mus ic Weekly Page 3 "OVER THE EDGE" NEW CBC RADIO SERIES Vancouver: A new CBC radio series, ~ I)) " 'l ) 7'. I ( " Over The Edge" wi ll be heard each I) f,l ~ j :, ! ' I} /, ~) Saturday at 10:30 PM EST and will be hosted by Doug Campbell. The show will be made up of comedy, satire and music and will use guest artists from the Vancouver acting community, in­ cluding John Sparks, Angela Gann, five sellers. The Monkees, of course, Louise Giroux, hit buyer for Jimmy Johnston, Linda Sorensen and a re still big news for singles and LP Sherman's Rack Sales, in Ottawa, re- . Daphne Goldrick. Writer of the series ports fantastic sales on the "Canada" sales. 1560 Bayview Avenue is Jack Humphrey, who satirizes the single by The Canadian Singers. P&G Down Oakville way, Bob current political and social scene. Toronto 11, Ontario are racking up top sale~ with their P enny cook lists Revere's " Thing" Humphrey has written and performed Telephone: (416) 489-2166 as best seller at Loftquists. Herman "Rusty Armour" as are the Kinks on several CBC radio programs with is still keeping up with the pack with with "Street". The Prunes' "Dream" a similar format to that of "Edge". his "East We s t". Billy Joe Royal, and "Green Grass" of Tome Jones al Among them were "Two For The Established: February 24th.,, 1964 so look good. The controversial side Seekers and Four tops all make it to Show'', "Two For A Quar~r'', "B.C. of The Stones' single is much in de­ the top sales bracket. Darin, Neville Scene" and "Vancouver Scene". He mand. and Turner keep hammering away. Editor and Publisher is also currently hosting the CBUT P aul White, of Capitol, sug­ Janeen Marczak, of Jerome's "Parade'' shows. in The Lakehead , came to our aid in gests we keep our eye on "Love Of WALT GR EA LIS locating the distrib for "Pu shin" Too The Common P eople" by The Four Hard" by The Seeds. It's Thomas Preps. U.S. trades have been unani­ A MEN TOPS • Rathwell and the company is Compo. mo us in picking this single. Another IN THE SOO Art Director "Georgy Girl" is top seller with the single that Capitol will probably be Sault Ste. Marie: Despite the Algoma Blues Magoos and Electric P runes leaning on heavily is "I'm Aware" by Steel strike, which limited the pur­ BILL ARMSTRONG moving we ll. The Guess Who look like The Knack. 1 chasing power of Soo teeners, their winners with " His Girl" and another The Royal Guardsmen- are still local favourites, the A Men, have • Canadian is moving up fast, Barry top dogs, at Quality, but "Canada" is chalked up an impressive figure of Layout & Design Allen with "Armful Of Teddybears''. happening very quickly. Bobby Gimby, over 2000 sales for their Algoma sin­ " Kind Of A Drag" is the big who wrote th e words and music, has gle "Carnivals And Cotton Candy'', GROOVYART one at Ted's Records & Hobbies in had tremendous success on his cross­ distributed by Arc. CJIC is planning Pointe Claire, P.Q. "Someday Fool" country tour. The Guess Who are grab­ a 30 minute "live" broadcast of the and "It's Too Late" are both popular bing fo r top of the heap sales with group in action. Early in February • items. "Pretty Ballerina", "98.6" their " Hi s Girl". The King Beezz will see them in Toronto, "to see if RPM MUSIC WEEKLY is published and "Georgy Girl" are among the top are looking good with "Found And they can make it in the banana belt'', weekly by RPM, Records, Promotion, Lost". writes CJIC' s Norm Blakely. Music, 1560 Boyview Avenue, Su ite 107, Tor onto 17, Conoda . Authorized as second class ma 11 by the Post r · -·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-· -·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·~ Office Department, Ottawa, and for i$U88'nl.. TO: GETA FreecoPvoFTHEPHoToALeuM i payment of postage in cash. Single copy price 15 cents. Subscription . Vft•ae RPM MUSIC WEEKLY • prices $7.50 per year, $12 by air, I ~ ~ 1560 Bayvlew Avenue I U.S.A. and Canada. $15. per year, 52 EXCITING ~ Toronto 17, Ontario • $30 by air, other countries. Advertis- ~' ing rates on request. ....- - i ISSUES I Enclosed find $5. 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~ noella recordings ..• The latest addition on the Canadian music scene is a sweet , hot little group riding under LA' SHELL and the SHELLETS the banner of "LA SHELL AND THE N SHELLETTS". The girls.are co -managed on the internat ional scene by CANADIAN MUSI · E CAL PROMOTIONS , a division of M.S .A. They record exclusively in Canada for NOELLA ...._ RECORDINGS LIMITED (a Canadian owned -vv___ ...... RELEASE Company). on the POWER label. The girls have been singing for five years and have recently gone professional. This is their MY SOLDIER BOY OVER THERE 1 first offering, and is considered by many know· LA SHELL and the SHELLETS ledgeable industry people as headed for hits· ville. With an impressive background of per· formance credits , they will begin personal appearance tours in Canada very shortly. b/ w must be something I'm doing wrong This first disc, "MY SOLDIER BOY OVER THERE" is a typical teen-age girls lament for her boyfriend gone to war , with its wailing horns it brings back memories, all the way - from revolutionary days. LA SHELL , (Sheila Louis), 18 years old , comes on strong with a dynamic , wailing lead . MY THE SHELLETTS , (Elizabeth Perez , 19 and Nancy Griffin , 20) back her up with sweet hot harmony. Sheila makes her home in New York City and when not attending Brandeis High, can be SOlDIER found in Tin Pan Alley , as she is also a corn · poser of Rhythm and Blues Music. ~kontum Liz came to New York from the Dominican Republic and is a talented dancer , as well as a gifted singer. BOY Nancy , with sweet soprano voice , rounds out r the group. She hai Is from Englewood , New Jersey and attended Morristown College . She is also an accomplished dancer . THE SHELLETTS, have been regulars on OVER "Twist-A-Rama , U.S.A" a popular teen time show on WKTV . They were recently acclaimed for their performance at the Press Photograph­ ers Ball on the liner "Leonardo da Vinci" , where they appeared with Nina Simone , Paula THERE Wayne and Soupy Sales. Their tune is a timely one in that it is a mi Id protest against the manpower drain on young LA' SHELL and the SHE ].LETS men seized by the draft; necessitated by the noella rec ord ing artists constant, useless "bubbling pot wars" which ~ we suffer with during peace time. on th e POlt*"• R I abet. footnote: The "B" side of the record is a Rhythm and Blues rendition and shou Id go over big with the older teens. Page 4 RPM Mu si c Week ly Allied -C We PICK ..• CANADA'S ONLY DISTRIBUTOR CODES Arc ·D C.M.S . -E Capitol -F WISH YOU DIDN 'T HAVE TO GO OFFICIAL 100 Caravan -G James & Bobby Purlfy-Bell-660-M Colu mb ia ·H • Com po -J SINGLE SURVEY • · BOTH SIDES London -K Phonod isc -L OUR WINTER LOVE ~ *MONSTER Quality ·M Lettermen-Capltol-5813-F ~ Compiled from Record Company , Rea Victor -N .; Record Store and Disc Jockey reports. •·BIG MOVER Sparton -0 N

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ZHIVAGO 12 20 45 HOW DO YOU CATCH A GIRL 44 41 44 IN A MINUTE OR TWO • 78 ··- •••• FOR WHAT IT'S WORTH Soundtrack-MGM Sam The Sham-MGM-3649-M Dee/ Yeomen -Reo-8966-M Buffalo Springfie ld-Atco-6459-M 1 E-6ST 1SE-6ST t3 22 43 IT'S NOW WINTER'S bAY .45 71 73 GRIZZLY BEAR e19 ··- ··- I WISH YOU COULD BE HERE 4 4 SOUND OF MUSIC Tommy Roe -Sparton-1564-0 Youngbloods-Rca-9015-N Cyrk le-Co lum bi a-4396 5-H Soundtrack-Rea Victor 14 16 34 COLOUR MY WORLD .46 61 56 LET'S RUN AWAY .80 •••• •••• LONELY TOO LONG LOCO 2005 LSOD 2005 Petu la Clark-WB-5882-J Staccatos-Capito 1-7239 5-F Young Rasco ls-Atlantic-2377-M 5 6 GOT LIVE IF YOU WANT IT e 15 37 50 HAD TOO MUCH TO DREAM 47 56 59 KARATE .81 •••• •••• GOT TO GET YOU INTO MY LIFE Rolling Stones-Landon Electric Prunes-Reprise-532-J St itch In Tyme - Yorkvill e~4 5001 - D L L 3493 PS 493 Emperors·Malo-534-M 16 3 6 GOOD THING 48 57 60 WACK WACK 82 91 •••• DANGER SHE'S A STRANGER 6 5 WINCHESTER CATHEDRAL Revere/ Ro iders-Colum bia-43907 -H Young Holt Trio-Brunswick-55305-J 5 Sta irsteps-Reo-8977-M New Vaudeville Band-Fontana MGF 27560 SRF 67560 17 11 27 STANDING ... SHADOW OF LOVE 49 49 62 HANG ON TO ME NOW BABY .83 •••• -·· LOV E IS HER E. . YOU' RE GONE Four Tops·Motown-1102-L Lynda Layne-Red Leaf-627 -G Supreme s-Motown-1103-L 7 7 BORN FREE Roger Williams-Kapp 18 8 11 l'VE PASSED THIS WAY BEFORE e so 73 99 RIDE RIDE RIDE 84 •••• •••• INDESC RIBABLY BLUE KL 1502 KS 3501 Jimmy Ruff in -Soul-35027-L Brenda Lee-Decca-32079-J Elvis Pr es ley-Rca-9056-N 8 12 GOING PLACES 19 13 9 EAST WEST 51 43 53 A LITTLE BIT OF OH YEAH 85 •••• •••• FULL MEASU RE Herb Alpert-A&M Herman's Hermits-MGM-1854-M Martin Mart in-Rca-3 407 ·N Lovin Spoonfu l-Kama Sutra-219-M LP 112 SP 4112 20 21 37 BLUE AUTUMN 52 59 63 l'M GONNA MISS YOU 86 ·-· •••• ALL 8 THE MAMA'S & PAPA'S Bobby Goldsboro-UA-50087-J Art is Ii cs-Brunsw ick-55301-J James Darr en-WB-587 4-J Mama's & Papa's-Dunhill 44 67 HELLO HELLO e s3 72 90 JUNGLE SUN 87 •••• •••• YOU GOT TO ME D 50010 OS 50010 •21 Sopwith Camel- Kama Sutra-217-M Luvin Kind-Columbia-2722-H Nei I Diamond-Bang-540-C 10 11 HUMS OF THE LOVIN' SPOONFUL •22 46 74 KIND OF A DRAG es4 67 91 l'VE GOT TO HAVE A REASON 88 95 •••• NIKI HOEKY Lovin' Spoonful-Kama Sutra Buck in ghams-USA-850-M Dave Clark Five-Capitol-72443-F P .J. 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WANT TO GO Sim on & Garfunkle-Co lumbia Sandy Posey-MGM-13612-M Paul Anka-Rca-9032-N 5th Dimens ion-Soul City-753-K CL 2563 CS 9363 27 14 4 TALK TALK 59 47 48 MULTITUDE OF SINS 93 •••• •••• LOOK AT GRANNY RIJN RUN 14 9 JE M'APPELLE BARE$RA Music Machine-Reo-8971-M Esquires -C o Iumbia-2705-H Howard Tate-Verve-10464-M Barbro Streisand-Columbia 28 29 42 DE ADEND STREET e6o 79 92 I TAKE IT BACK 94 •••• •••• MY CUP RUN NETH OVER CL 2547 CS 9347 Kinks-Pye-813-M Shondels-Colum bia-2717 ·H Ed Ames.Rco-9002-N 15 17 SUPREMES A-GO-GO 29 35 36 TRY A LITTLE TENDERNESS .61 97 ···- RUBY TUESDAY+ 95 •••• •••• TEN COMMANDMENTS Supremes-Motown Ot is Redding-Volt-141-M Rol Iing Stones-London-904-K Prince Buster-Phi Iips-40427-K M 649 S 649 . 30 55 78 GIMME SOME LOVIN' .62 87 ··- LEROY YOUR MOTHER'S CALLING 96 •••• •••• LOVIN' YOU 16 23 SPIRIT OF '67 Spencer Dov is Group-Stone-703-0 J immy Castor-Smash-2069-M Bobby Dar in·Atlantic-2376-M Paul Revere-Columbia CL 2595 CS 9395 31 17 7 MELLOW YELLOW .63 83 93 THEN YOU CAN TELL ME GOOD ... 97 99 ••·• GREAT NAME DROPPER Donovan·Epic-10098-H Casinos-Barry-3457 ·M Legion of Super Heroe s-Amy-971-M 17 14 THE BEST OF HERMAN'S HERMITS Hermin's Hermits - MGM . 32 45 69 ANOTHER NIGHT 64 64 65 COMMUNICATION BREAKDOWN 98 100 •••• PEOPLE LIKE YOU E 4315 SE 4315 Dianne Warw ick-Scepter-121 8-M Roy Orbison-MGM-13634-M Eddie Fisher-Rca-9070-N '· 18 -· LIGHTFOOT 6'33 so 72 MUSIC TO WATCH GIRLS f:iY .65 -- - IT TAKES TWO 99 •••• •••• LADY Gordon Lightfoot-United Artists Al Hirt-Rca-9060-N Gaye & Weston ·Tamla-54141 -L Jock Jones·Kopp-800-L Bob Crewe Gen-Dynovo ice-229-M UAL 3487 UAS 6487 66 76 80 JUST ONE SMILE 100 •••• •••• IF YOU GO AWAY 19 21 WHI PPED CREAM AND OTHER •.•• .34 65 87 .BRING IT UP Gene P itney-Columb io-1219-H Dam ito Jo-Epic-10061 -H Herb Alpert·A&M James Brown·K ing:6071-L LP 110 SP 110 20 16 THE BEST OF THE LETTERMEN Lettermen· Capitol 11 T 2554 ST 2554 PALMARES DE LA SEMAINE" 21 18 SERGIO MENDES & BRASIL Many readers have written and phoned Sergio Mendes-A&M PALMARES DE LA SEMAINE to find out what this is all about. If LP 116 SP 4116 you dig the french language and es­ 22 19 GOLDE N GREATS OF GARY LEWIS Gary Lewis-Liberty pecially French records, Quebec or LRP 3468 LST 7468 Paris, then you'll really dig " Salut 1 2 IF I CALL YOU BY SClt1E NAME 23 ···WONDERFULNESS 1 lGUANTANAMERA Les Copains". This is a Fr-ench rock Paupers· Verve/ Fol kway s-5033-G Bi II Cosby-Warner Bros C Iau de Sorel-Jupiter-1073 2 10 GO GO ROUND • w 1634 ws 1634 2 2 J'AI ENTENDU LAMER show heard each Saturday from 8 to Gordon Lightfoot·UA-50114-J 24 ···THE WILD ANGELS Chr istophe-AZ-4341 9 PM over CJBC in Toronto. The show 3 9 HIS GIRL Soundtrack-Capitol 3 4 TU ME REVIENS Guess Who-Qual ity-1 86 3-M T 6208 was created about 2 years ago and Adamo-Pathe-77 .638 4 6 ARMFUL OF TEDOYBEARS 25 ···STRANGERS IN THE NIGHT Barry Al len-Capitol-72430-F Frank Sinatra-Reprise 4 5 JE SERA I LA F 1017 FS 1017 Michele Ric ha rd-TC-3190 5 14 GOT TO GET YOU lffTO MY LIFE 5 6 MA CASOUETTE St it ch In Tyme-Yorkv ille-45001-D Dany Aube-VD-3031 6 1 IT'S NOT FUNNY HONEY 6 3 EVE Bobby Curto la-T artan-1034-C Frank Alamo-Riviera-147 7 3 IN A MINUTE OR TNO COUNTRY 7 8 PERSONNE NE VEUT MOURIR Dee/ Yeomen-Reo-8966-M Petula Clark-Vogue-4253 8 5 LET'S ~UN AWAY 8 7 J E SUIS ANGLAIS Staccatos-Cap itol-72395-F CHART Herman's Hermits-Solfege-1873 9 7 HANG ON TO ME NOW BABY 9 13 TENEZ·VOUS BIEN Lynda Layne-Red Leaf-627-G Adamo-Pathe-77 / 654 -10,...... ,...10-RE_ N. D EZ·V_ClJ_ S_O_R_B_l_T_A_L_ _ ___ 10 12 THAT JUNGLE SUN Luvin Kind-Columbia-2722-H Claude Righi-Riviera-150 1 1 THE WEATHERMAN 11 4 MULTITUDE OF SINS Gary Buck-Capitol 11 14 CELINE Esquires -Columbi a-2705-H Hugues Aufray -Barclay-229 2 2 WHISTLI NG ON THE RIVER 12 13 I TAKE IT BACK Mercey Bros-Columbia 12 12 REVl~NS·MOI Shondels-Columbia-2717 ·H Dick R ivers-Pathe-77 .648 3 3 TAKE THIS HEART OF MINE 13 17 JUST IN CASE Odie Workman-Sparton 13 15 LES PLAY BOYS Ugly Duck I ings·Yorktown -45003-F Jacques Dutronc-Vogue-4255 "- 4 6 LOVI NG DAY features Jacques Gauthier who spins 14 16 CRY BABY Joh2ny Burke-Columbia 14 ···SANS SE RETOURNER Lennie Rich ards / Noma ds-Damon -001 -J Robert Nyel-Phil-373.890 requests, particularly the current hits 5 4 WHY CAN'T HE BE YOU 15 19 GIRL IN THE WINDO'N Diane Leigh-Capitol 15 ••• KILIMANDJARO 'from Quebec and overseas. Gauthier Eternal s-Qua Iity-1 856 -M Pascal Dane I-AZ-4353 6 5 CHEW TOBACCO ROAD and -his assistant Lise Ouellet have 16 ••• GIVE ME TIME Irwin Prescott-Melbourne established a fan club which selects Last Wards-Columb ia-2726-H 7 7 YOUR SPECIAL DAY 17 ···CANADA the top 15 records of the hit parade Young Canada Singers-Qua lity-1 967-M Myrna Lorrie-Sparton receiving more than 700 ballots each READ ELVIRA'S COLUMN 18 ···CRY 8 8 "NORKI NG ON THE COUNTRY ROAD week from CJBC's area as well as Bob King-Melbou_rn_e_ . ___ FOR NEWS ABOUT THE Lurry Lee-Columbia-2728-H 9 9 TH REE PLAYS FOR A QUARTER many far away points such as Lake 19 ·- LOW MAN Ralph Carlson-Melbourne RPM PRESS CLUB St. John, The Magdalene Islands, New Don Norman / Other 4-S ir John A-1015 10 ••• IRENA CHEYENNE 20 ·-GOTTA TRY Carlisle in the Gaspe, Maryland and Thee Deuces-S ir John A-1016 Jimmy Ordge·Apex Florida. RPM Mu sic Weekly Page 5 WELL I KNEW ...... it would stories as possible will be printed. I happen, and it has. I have to tell you bet you fan club presidents have been CHECKING THE the story. Old Ed: contacted me the waiting for a break like this. Send REPRODUCTION , other day, and told me that I would be your first story in, today. heading up the NEW RPM Press Club. NOW TO GOSSIP!!! A disc Tl\e whole idea of the club is to give jockey run record company is coming the budding young newspaper colum­ on like a giant. People in the business nists across Canada a chance to write who know ..... hope he can keep it up. for an internationally famous paper like RPM. We will be asking our read­ ers from across Canada to submit / stories on their favourite groups. We IG ~ will ·print and pay for the really good fa7--r stories in RPM, and the writer will be COOP paid by the column inch (and you '11 "1 find out just how little, Old Ed: pays his columnists). We would like those stories to be typewritten and double spaced. We will look after the editing, and I will be in charge of correcting the spelling mistakes ( Ed : OH ! NO !) NOW ..... we want you to write about Next item: The ~ED FACES story is Canadian groups, naturally. We want starting to take shape. Looks like all of the giant. Stranger things have hap­ recordcompany ..... but not for business the articles to be about Canadian the rumours are true, and one observer pened, and the timing may be JUST just for AIR PLAY. They tell me this things. You can write about Canadian is predicting the outcome. Next item: RIGHT. There seems to be a lack of is the American way of doing things. groups, artists, disc jockeys, and A certain Montreal record company thinking somewhere, but an abundance MORE TO COME!! IS OTT AWA READY even Canadian Centennial projects will view the RPM Awards as rigged of EGO . One might wonder if the TO MOVE ...... on the big one. We (if they have to do with music). Sub­ against them . I would say that the WHEEL is unattended. DON'T PUT KNOW they are, and it will make meat mit all your manuscripts to: Elvira company have, themselves, rigged the ALL YOUR EGGS ...... ETC. DEPT. for your favourite columnist. You read Capreese, Press Club, 1560 Bayview industry agains t them. What is the ex­ A group manager SWEARS that Canada' it here ...... FIRST. Avenue, Suite 107, Toronto 17 , Ontario. pression? No image???? Just dollars, can do a great deal WITHOUT TOR­ A FEW TORONTO GROUPS ... ONE CATCH ..... we must have a pic­ dollars going into the till. Who needs ONTO for a hit!!!!! I understand his are ready to call it quits. They just ture of the group or disc jockey you an image? BUT ..... it is nice to have eyes have been opened to the value can't make up their minds. The Toronto are writing about and it must be re­ the respect of the in.dustry you are in, of a national hit over a LOCAL HYPE. sound could well be the sound of producible (good quality). We suggest and DON'T our friends to the south (As Bebe Gee would say "Teehee.!!) things .... BREAKING UP. If you think an 8 by 10 glossy. Most groups have TAKE NOTICE?? I think they DO!!!! NEWS PARAGRAPH ...... and things aren' t happening in Gotham these(or theyshouldn 't be in the busi­ In a MAJOR Canadian market, people more gossip. A phone call from as far town .... don't be fooled. There is about ness). Your stories will be judged on are talking about the midget station west as you could go told me that a to be an EXPLOSION. It will be a their "news appeal" and as many that is taking a bite out of the ratings certain radio station is owned by a sound that everyone will hear. Another JUICY .... IS THERE PAYOLA in Mon­ treal? Now how would I know a thing like that? I can only base my opinion on the other major markets. There can't be. Aren't all the good recorsfs being played. The telephone calls be­ tween Montreal and a hitmaking centre are getting pretty exciting. One disc jockey JUST . ... DOESN'T .... LIKE .... being left out. WATCH FOR A MAJOR SHAKE UP .. . .in Canadian radio. It was bound to happen, and it will make a few ·people VERY happy. WATCH FOR A FEW ..... changes on the record com­ pany scene .. ... and we mean changes. ~ Has a certain girl vocal group broken up? Will we see _a western group (geo­ graphically) in the east soon? Is there a bit of trouble over the SOUND of a cufrent record that was DONE by ama­ teurs and why aren't we more con­ cerned about the way OUR money is being spent? This could well be the sound of Canada ..... and it isn't very good. What is Centennial doing for pop music, and how about some news from the youth section of Expo? They just might get back at Toronto for the LOCAL"Ex". WE KNOW ALL THESE THINGS ...... II HAVE A llNNERI You've probably noticed that There is a new Canada Bill Record Li­ brary Contest in RPM this week. We had a winner in the last contest, and 25 current LPs are being sent out to MISS TAMMY SHACK, R.R. 2, Agin­ court, Ontario, whose answer was THE APPLE CORPS. That is the cor­ rect answer and if you didn ' t win this time ..... try again. The jackpot in the NEW contest that begins this week is 5 LPs and each week that we don't have a winner, the booty builds by 5 more LPs. All the prizes are the lat­ est long playing releases by the art­ ists named. Get in on the fun and prizes. You may be our next winner in the Canada Bill Record Library. Tammy Shack will be busy listening to her 25 LPs. You might be next. Congratulations Tammy , from Canada Bill.

SUBSCRIBE TO RPM nacs and it said " Go after that job way, I thought the war was always be­ intere sting. So, co mpan ies, let's get you've always been ahankerin' for" . tween the east and west not Nova moving on this req ue st. 19 67 is Can­ Well, Peter always wanted to be a Scotia and Newfoundland. Wherever a da's year in t he world and if we all radio personality so headed for Kenora, they belong, Newfoundland or Nova w ork together we can make the next Onta rio , and was hired by CJRL. He Scotia, T om, J im and Garth, or The ten years, Canada-'s, in the recording stayed there fo r a year and th en went Scotians, theyr Melbourne single of industry." (signed) Steve G lenn·CHOK. for bigger stakes and a job at CFPA " King J ohn " is beautiful. The only thing I can add to that is, if in The Lakehead. He was gaining a Well, look what RCA Victor the record companies or managers are This is certainly an exciting lot of experience and was just waiting has come up with. " God Bless Ol\r going to send out bio material to disc week around the RPM offices. It's for the day wh en he could return to Canada" by Wilf Carter and " Canada jockeys, I'd appreciate knowing about that time of year for the RPM Awards, his hometown. F inally the break came My Hom eland " by Alberta Slim , both your artists as well. It always bothers and Cousin Ed: is so happy over the on the Cam den label and just released me to see so many pictures of those response this year that he has given this month. Stan Kulin tells me that rockers and rollers _in RPM, when I me twice the space this week. mos t of Carter's LP s have reached know the country artist offers more I'd like to personally congratu­ over 20,000 in sales and this new one entertainment. After all, we were here late Ted Daigle of CKOY in Ottawa should als o be a gi ant. Alberta Slim fi rst. for being voted the " Top Country isn't as well known as Carter but his Jimmy Ordge is getting a lot Radio Personality" and radio station first Camden album put him in the of spins at CKOM Saskatoon with his CFGM in Richmond Hill for taking the plu s s ales bracket and this on e ~tan d s " Irena Cheyenne". Dale Heath likes " Top Country Radio Station" award an even better chance to capture top the quality of the record. Apparently for the year. This makes it the second sales. it was produced in Edm onton, Jimmy's year ·in a row for this important close I' m going to get Cousin Ed: to hometown. CKOM has a new weekly to Toronto outlet. Now jus t look at print a little note from Steve Glenn up feature called "Country Hall Of Fame these proud Canadian country artists. at CHOK in Samia. It's s o well pu t I Show" which spotlights the greatest A big HOW-DY to Diane Leigh for run­ hope it rattles a few people. " It only of country songs and information about ning away with " Top Country Female takes a little paper and a l itt le time the artists and songwriters who made Singer" and to Gary Buck for again at a typewrite r to send ou t arti sts the songs possible . It's a half hour capturing " Top Country Male Singer". b iographies w ltlt the sh i pmen t of re· s how heard each Tuesday night. Dale Johnny Burke has had a real fine year cords. A little informat i on on t he art­ also hosts the daily country show and he's rewarded with being the ist, w ould be appreciated by th e OJ "Let's Go West" for 2Yi hours. There "Most Promising Country Male Sing­ and w ou ld make his sho N a little more is also a Ii ve local s how of country er", and lookie there, little Miss mu sic every F riday night. The 'OM Debbie Lori Kaye is still so well Prairie Suns provide the musical back­ thought of by the country folk that and. he landed a job at CJOB in the ground for the show which is gaining she wins " Most Promising Country year 1962 and spent three years on WATCH FOR NEWS ABO UT in popularity. Female Singer". Now that should be the all nite show at CJOB. When the Next week we'll look in on the a lesson to you Lori, stay away from FM operation of this station went to THE NEW RPM PRESS CLUB private lives of Canada's " Top Coun­ from those pop people, us plain folk the country format, their choice for try Instrumental Vocal Group", The ·are behind you all the way . The the top hand for the prime time was Mercey Bros. Mercey Brothers, ain't they beautiful? Peter, who is still top 'Peg morning Everytirn e I see them on television, man with his 6 to 10 AM country show. which isn't half enough, I just get to Peter is 25 and not available. He got feeling crawly all over, and they sure hitched last April. deserve that award of "Top Country Have you got your copy of the Inst~mental Vocal Group". Roy new Rhythm Pals LP "Canadian Town Penney comes up again this year as & Country Songs" ? Well, it's on the th e " Top Country Instrumentalist". market, on the Banff label, and I want The nice thing dbout these Annual to tell you, Al Allbutt, of Leeds Mus ic· Awards, is there really aren' t any (Canada) did one great job of produc­ losers. Everyone seems to be happy ing. Although it was cut in Nashville that someone was recognized. After it's made up of Canadian material,. all, it's the whole industry that bene­ ·and you know something, if this album fi ts, not just the individuals. is a success, their next recording just Well I told you in the last might take place right here in Canada. couple of issues that I was going to You know, we've reached a try and dig up some dirt (ala Miss point in record producin g, in this Ellie) on the people in the country country, that even has the o ·ks d-ow_ n__ music industry, but I'm not having Nashville way , worried. What's doing any success. All I can find out is it is the general ac ceptance by the nice things and it even takes a long Can adian public, of their own artists. time to get that. It takes the country Now you give a listen to that Bob folk s a little longer to come out from Martin production of "Loving Day" by behind. thei r mi kes and gu itars to let Johnny Burke, or Bob King' s Melbou rn e th e world have a look at th em. single " Working On The Country Road" Let' s take a look at Winnipeg' s and if you fi nd it doesn' t match up to greatest country man from Canada's a Nashville session, than throw away only country FM station, P eter Grant your old victrola. It's time to get with of CJOB-FM . Now just take a look at the modern sound of Canadian country th at picture. Ain't it a classic? Would mu sic and besides our army of nu ts you really think he was a disc jockey? is growing. That's what they call us, Maybe you kinda think that handsome because we believe in our own sound. devil was just posin' with that guitar. Ray MacLeod, from Halifax, is Well, he is a disc jockey, and a real mad as a hatter over my referring to popular one too, and besides posin' Tom, Jim and Garth as coming from with that guitar, he can play the dang Newfoundland. It seems they aren't thing. Peter really started out with known, off record, as Tom , Jim and the CBC, not as a dignified announcer, Garth, the famous Melbourne stars, c "':,, but as an entertainer, at the age of but rather The Scotians, and they hap­ Write to : Canadian Chapter 1:''1I six, lugging around an accordian that pen to be Haligonians and making a I was three times bigger than he was. very successful business out of the I Su ite 607 \ 25 5 Roywood Dr. He used to play on radio shows around Living End Coffee House. Well, that Don Mills, Ontario =;1 his hometown of Winnipeg. Then he brand sure hurt. I must apologize, but grew up and when he was 18 he read .nobody took the time to fill me in on li1,. :1 his horoscope in one of those alma- these great Maritimers before. Any- '; • i1 '

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