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THERE was really never any doubt aboutitthis year ! Elvis strolled to as comfortable a victory as he could have* '191E31EM9r40013'91301\1"rcxib1 G1 wished, notching up nearly half as many points again as his next nearest rival.Which just goes to show that, despite the controversial nature of some of his discs in 1961, the affection of his host of fans never wavered in the slightest. A splendid victory, Elvis.This time last year, when you were placed third (having only returned from Army serviceinthespringof 1960),Isaiditwas a near -certaintythat you would be inthe ELVIS CLIFF HELEN SHADOWS EVERLYS BOBBY SHIRLEY BILLY DEL 'ADAM No. 1 spot by the time another year was through. But I don't take in seventh place.But this year, theofthisyear'stable have been theJimmy Dean, Don Gibson and Jim anycreditforthatforecast- By DEREK JOHNSON novelty seems to have worn off, forreturntothedisclimelightofReevesfiguringstrongly;a futher because Mr.JonesisconspicuousbyhisFrankieVaughan,who moves uphit parade lapse by Russ Conway, the unique Mr. Presley absence ! from91stto 40th-and wasstillwho finished 1959 top of the table, has only lived up to expectations. Shirley wasplacedat No. 15 Well done, all you topBritish Another heavy drop has pushedgoing strong when the survey periodwas 22nd in 1960. and now emerges With such tremendous compe- last year, while Pet had a year in entrants. ButingloatingoverJohnnyandtheHurricaneswayended;theverysimilarsituationat No. 63 ;Marty Wilde's hits earlier titionfromElvis,Ireckon our the doldrums in 1960. your success,itwould be unfairdown the ladder, from their comfort-which applies to Pat Boone, movinginthe year, which boost him into own Cliff Richard has done excep- Another superb showing has been toignorethesuccessesofourable 9th spot of last year on to thefrom 113thto 45th, and currently48th position: and the initial success tionally well to amass over oneachieved byBillyFury, wholast American friends. remote 54thrung. This, however,pilinguppointslikemad;theof rhythm-and-blues specialist Gary year could only finishat No.74. TaketheEverlyBrothers,foris no reflection on the boys' popu-gratifying triumph by quality artists(U.S.) Bonds, who finds himself at thousand points- atotalwhichNow, thanks largely to his " Halfwayinstance. such as Cleo Laine (44th), JohnnyNo, 35. keeps him in second place. Apart fromElvisandlarity --it's just that they haven't had To Paradise "(which lastedlongerCliff,it'simpossible to find anyonea new release on the market for ages.Dankworth (46th) and Ray Charles Hit parade favourites of past nine Although he came top lastyear,i.n (47th); and the hit parade debut of the charts than any other disc inmore consistent than this duo.For Among the British stars who have years, who appearedinthe1960 I'm sure that Cliff will have no regretsthe year), coupled with his currentsome time now they've held a seasondropped out of theleading twentyDanny Williams,whofinishedatable, but are completely missing this at losing to such a worthy opponent.entry, he has hoisted himself intoticket to the Top Five in these yearlythisyear areAnthonyNewley,strong 37t14 and saw the old yeartime, include Michael Holliday (35th Last year's table developed into a8th spot. surveys, and they don't disappointLonnie Donegan,EmileFord,out at the coveted No. Ispot. last time). Fats Domino (40th), Perry battle for top honours between Cliff Adam Faithhas experiencedanus againthisyear-having finishedJohnny Kidd and Tommy Steele.In I am mostimpressedby theComo (42nd), Guy Mitchell (48th) and Adam Faith,withthe formerappreciabledropsincelasttime,at No. 4.Absence of a follow-upeverycase,theyhavesufferedtosupportwhichBuddyHollyandand Frankie Laine (50th). just emerging the winner by a merewhen hefinishedasrunner-uptodisc means they've been out of thesome extent from a reduction in theEddieCochranarestillableto 30points. Throughoutthisyear,Cliff. Ithink thisispossibly duecharts for command, although they have long the last nine weeks-butnumber of their releases-thoughIsince been taken from us. It is a great Cliff has had another fight on histohiscommendableattempttono doubt they will be up there againthinkit'sonly fair to suggest that BOTTOM RUNG hands-this time fortherunner-upbroaden his horizon, which naturallyat the end of 1962. tributetotheir popularity that,at their actual choice of material hasn'tthisstage,theycanstillfinishin position. takes some timeforthefansto Bobby Vee has made an impressivebeen quite so successfulasinthe Severedropshave been encoun- assimilate-plusthefactthatheimpactuponthetablethisyear, 59th and 68th positions respectively.teredby Johnny Mathis and Max Steadily during the year, young past. More British chart newcomers whoBygraves, who were in 26th and 31st Helen Shapiro has been creepinghasn't had quite so many discs onregistering at6thposition. For a deserve a pat on the hack are the up on Cliff. the market during the pasttwelveyoung man who ispersonally un- NEWLEY'S DROP spotslastyear,but who are now months. known to British audiences (though Brook Brothers, who finish at No.sharing the bottom rung way down Itwasn't untilthelast week of Specialcongratulationstothoseweshallhave of 34 andobviously possessgreatat No.133. Otherlapsesinclude March firstrecording, anopportunity Tony Newley experiences a drop ofpotential for future honours; Laurie thather twonewcomers,EdenKaneandseeing himshortly),thisisreally20 places, moving down to No. 24, John Barry (3Gth to 110th), the King " Don't Treat Me Like A Child,'John Leyton, both of whom weregreat going. Johnson, whose " Sucu Sucu " inter-Brothers (37thto 73rd) and Bobby enteredthecharts-by whichtime while Lonnie's- lapseisone of 16pretation earned him over 200 points, not in the reckoning last year.Eden Del Shannon is another newcomerpositions-from No. 12to28. In Rydell(39thto64th)-while some Cliff had already collected practicallyhasfaredverywellwithhis twowho shoulders his way into the Top and pushed him into 41st slot; andofthosewhohavedropped out 300 points.Slowly but surely, Helen both cases, you'll agree that they areHayley Mills, who only aspires toaltogether are the Kaye Sisters, Bob discs,tofinishin13th place-andTen. He was fortunate in experienc-stillrelatively highly placed, but of72nd spot, but nevertheless enjoyed has been closing the gap-and theyindeed, he might well have climbedir.ga wonderfulstartto his chart - Luman and Elmer Bernstein (all three finish the year only 50 points apart. course we are obligedto comparediscsuccess on both sides of the last higher had not hisrelease been sobusting campaign,for he explodedtheirpositionsthis were in year's Top Fifty). Irate this Shapiro triumph as the year withpastAtlanticwithher" Let'sGet To- long delayed. upon uswith Runaway "-a discperformances. gether." The number of acts appearing in most remarkable achievement of the which lastedinthe top tableonly Emile Ford moves out from No. Young Brenda Lee hasn't had athetablerisesbythree. During sear.For a girl who was completely PRAISE FOR JOHN one week lessthan BillyFury's 13 to 49-and, infact, the pointsparticularly successful year, moving1961, atotalof136different acts unknownlessthanayear ago to " Halfway To Paradise "-while yet appearedinthehitparade,as finish best- he collected this year were com-out from 16th to 57th, though-as in thirdintheaggregate A special word of praiseisdueanother artist making his hit parade piled mainly in the openingConnie Francis' case-this could beopposedto133the previous year. sellers-well, it's fantastic !I knowtoJohn Leyton, whosuddenlydebut in1961 was Clarence Henry. months. due to the weight of female compe-66 places were filled by British artists that Cliff would be the first to agreearrived on the scene in the summerand although he hasn't been able to Tommy Steele, who has had verytition (which includes another teen--a totalof 481 percent. of the with me on this point-and he wouldwith his distinctiveJohnny Remem-maintain the paceinrecent weeks,littlein the shops this year, whizzesager, Linda Scott, at No. 59). Otherrepresentation, whichIcalculate as he well supported by the Shadows.ber Me" waxing.He didn't enterhis spurt earlier in the year still keepsdown from 20th to 108th-and poorgirlsinthe news include our ownthe best ever. whom Helen has edged into fourththe charts until August-yet inthehim in 14th spot. place. old Johnny Kidd, 19th last year,isAnne Shelton, whose " Sailor " takes What is even more encouraging is surprisingly short space of 17 weeks. ThisyearConnieFrancisfindsmissing completely this time. herto. 61st-and Dorothy Provine,thefactthatoverhalfthetotal When the half -yearly surveyhecompilednofewerthan 471herself inthe relatively low position whose Charleston -styled singing wasmade the of It's good to see Ricky Nelson back points awarded during the year were at end June,points to reach No.15. of No. 17-for previously she hasinthediscbig-timeagain, havingboosts her into 74th spot. collected by British artists.Yes, 511 theShadowswererunningthird. And so to the British bands, whoappearedregularlyinthetop few Otherpointsworthyofnote But they finish the year in amassed a healthy 378 points to put per cent. of the grand points total have certainly had afield day-forplaces. Theobviousexplanationhimself iii 21st position-afterare-the upsurgeofcountry-and-went to British artists- an achieve- No. 4 spot. Nevertheless, theywe find no fewer than three inthelies in the tremendous challenge shefinishing right at the bottom of thewestern,withsuch personalities asment never before accomplished. can be well pleased with their splen-Top Twenty.The outstanding suc-has experienced from our own localtablelastyear,witha mere one did total of 886 points-for this givescess of the Temperance Seven, Ackergirls. point. Johnny Burnette moves up Cliff and the boys a combined totalBilk and Kenny Ball clearly demon- At No. 18, Bobby Darin improvesfrom 32ndto29th,while Johnny of 1,895 points. places from last year (probably strates the widespread popularity ofsix Tillotson (who opened 1961 in No. 1 -1961 POINTS TABLE Cliff and the Shadows, pius Helentrad in this country right now. due to his recent films keeping himposition with "Poetry In Motion -) HERE is a complete analysis of the NME best-selling Shapiro,spearhead anamazingly The Temperanceboys,althoughin the public eye). while Duane Eddyclaims 42nd place. successful year for British recordingnot strictly in the trad idiom, couldslipsratherstartlingly from 8thto Matt Monro and the Allisons both Charts for 1961.It shows the totalhit parade artists-for we can claim six of thedo no wrong once they rocketed to20th spot-and indeed, most of hisfinished the first half of the year in merits of every artist who has appeared in the Top 30 Top Ten stars, and twelve of thefamewith" You'reDrivingMepoints were compiled earlierintheexceptionally strong positions-Matt Top Twenty. This shows anim-Crazy," and they finish comfortablyyear.Could Duane's twangy guitarwas 5th and the duo 10th.But in during the past 12 months.Thirty points were awarded provementofone-thirduponlastat11thplace. They arejustfivebe on the decline ? neither case have they been able to for every top position, and so on down to one point year's entries. positionsinfront of Acker Bilk- cling on to hit parade placings during And a special bouquet must surelythough Acker has attained a higher the second half of the year, so Matt for No. 30. he awarded to our British girls, whoposition than would otherwise haveGONE DOWN . . . moves out to 22nd while the Allisons 1 ElvisPresley 1487 68 Frank Sinatra 93 NOW let'slook at some of the 2 CliffRichard 1009 71 Peter Sellers and Sophia have at last broken through the malebeen so, thanks to his delightful solo are at No. 25.Nevertheless, both 3 Helen Shapiro 959 Loren 91 dominanceinno uncertainterms.effort with " Stranger On The artists who have slipped out of thehave fared extremely well for new- 4 Shadows 886 72 Hayley Mills 88 For, in addition to Helen Shapiro'sShore." And thenthere's KennyTop Twenty since lastyear.Mostcomers to the top table. 5 Everly Brothers 754 73 KingBrothers 77 success, we find Shirley Bassey com-Ball,ofcourse,whohasneversignificant drop of all is experienced by Another newcomer is Karl Denver, 6 Bobby Vee 729 74 Sandy Nelson 75 fortably placed at No. 7, while Petdeviated from the straight -and -narrowJimmy "Handy Man" Jones, who didwho made his first appearance in the 7 Shirley Hassey 689 74 DorothyProvine '15 Clarkisonly another five positionsoftrad.andisashining examplesufficientlywell withhisnoveltybest-sellersinJune-sohe'sdone 8 BillyFury 961 76 RickyStevens 68 behind. of this musical form at No. 19. recordings in1960,that he finishedpretty well to earn himself 292 points 0 DelShannon 659 77 MikePreston 56 injustoversixmonths,onthe 10 Adam Faith 656 77 Jim Reeves 56 strength of " Marcheta " and 11 Temperance Seven 621 79 Don Gibson 55 "MexicaliRose." 12 PetulaClark 544 80 BennyHill 53 13 Eden Kane 538 80 Nina andFrederik 53 Craig Douglas reaffirmshiscon- 14 Clarence Henry 504 82 Teddy Johnson/Pearl Carr 61 NME OVER 100 PagesOnly 3/6 sistencybycapturing26thplace. 15 John Leyton 471 83 Jess Conrad 43 Now On Sale This is just one spot lower than last 16 AckerBilk 465 84 Shane Fenton 41 year, but thisii counterbalanced by 17 ConnieFrancis 429 85 Springfields 39 thefactthat hehascollected34 18 BobbyDarin 417 86 Mark Wynter 36 morepoints thanin the last 19 Kenny Ball 412 87 Troy Shondell 34 reckoning.And I must confess to20 Duane Eddy 384 AR Fireballs 33 21 RickyNelson 37R 89 HenryMancini 31 being extremelysurprisedthathe22 Matt Monro 374 89 Semprint 31 didn'tearnafewmoremarks, 23 NeilSedaka 334 89 Viscounts 31 1962 SUPER ANNUAL throughthe medium ofhislovely 24 Anthony Newley 316 92 Frank D'Rone 28 Christmas disc " No Greater Love. 25 Allisons 314 92 Andy Stewart 28 26 Craig Douglas 308 94 Mrs. Mills 26 Packed with thrilling star articles 27 Karl Denver 292 95 Ral Donner 25 RELIABLE NEIL 28 Lonnie Donegan 2c4 95 Ben E.King 25 (and over 200 pictures) including- Neil Sedaka shows that he's pretty 29 Johnny Burnette 274 97 JohnnyHorton 23 30 Ferrante and Telcher 252 98 Max Harris 22 reliable, too, for he pops up in 23rd 31 Marvels 250 99 Freddy Cannon 21 Elvis Presley * Cliff Richard * Billy Fury * Helen Shapiro * The Shadows * Anthony place-just six positions lower than 32 Shlrelles 248 99 Gene Vincent 21 Newley * Lonnie Donegan * Eden Kane * Ray Charles * Acker Bilk * Kenny Ball inthe 1960 aggregate.. Roy Orbi- 33 RoyOrhison 101 Rhet Stoller son moves out from 14thto 33rd, 34 BrookBrothers ' 223539 102 Ernie K -Doe 16 Matt Monro * Frankie Vaughan * Shirley Bassey * Sammy Davis * Karl Denver buthere againhehasn'thadso 35 U.S.Bonds 233102 Doug Sheldon 36 Cleo Laine * Bobby Darin * Frank Sinatra * Petula Clark * David Jacobs * Adam many discs in the shops during 1961 36 Highwaymen 224104 Nat Cole 15 as in the previous year. 37 Jimmy Dean 217104 Dorothy Squires 15 Faith * Duane Eddy * Connie Francis * The Everly Brothers * John Leyton * Bobby 37 Danny Williams 217106 Dick and Deedee 14 It'salwaysinterestingtolook 39 Dave Brubeck 215106 Gene Pitney 14 Vee * The Springfields * Brenda Lee * Paul Anka * Bobby Darin * Johnny Mathis etc. through the yearly points table, and 40 Frankie Vaughan 213108 JoeLoss 13 speculate upon the flashes -in -the -pan.41 LaurieJohnson 203108 Tommy Steele 13 PLUS FEATURES ON OUR WORLD-BEATING COMPOSERS ; 39STARS NAME THEIR FAVOURITE SINGERS In other words, to assess the poten-42 Johnny Tillotson 202110 John Barry 11 HEADLINES OF1961 ; LPRELEASES ; STARS OF TOMORROW ;BRITAIN'S TOP RECORDING MANAGERS ; tial lasting power of the various new- 43 Floyd Cramer 196110 Brook Benton 11 SUPER CROSSWORD ;THE YEAR'S NEWCOMERS ;GOLD DISC WINNERS ;THE TRAD FAD ;REAL NAMES OF 44 CleoLaine 194110 G -Clefs 11 comerstothehitparadescene. 45 Pat Boone 185113 Tony Bennett 10 COMEBACKS OF 1961; BRITISH ARTISTS' TRIUMPHS ABROAD ; HOW THEY BEGAN, 100 STARS ;FAN CLUBS ; Amongthecomparativelyhighly 46 Johnny Dankworth 168113 TerryLightfoot 10 RADIO LUXEMBOURG ; MUSIC FROM FILMS AND TV ; COMEDY DISCS ; THE DISC -JOCKEY BUSINESS IN AMERICA ; placed artistslast year were Ricky 47 Ray Charles 166115 Mike Berry 9 DOZENS OF OTHER FASCINATING ITEMS ;BEAUTIFULLY PRINTED ON ART PAPER IN TWO-COLOUR COVERS. Valance (23rd), Tommy Bruce (28th), 48 MartyWilde 163115 Eddie Hodges 9 Percy Faith(29)th,Mary Johnson 49 Emile Ford 161117 ConwayTwitty 8 (35th) and Garry Mills (40th). 50 Sam Cooke 154118 JimmyCrawford 7 THE GREA TEST -EVER DISC STARS' PARADE They all achieved these placings51 Ramrods 149118 Jimmy Darren 7 52 Tony Orlando 145120 GeoffLove 6 primarily on the strength of specia- 53 JerryLeeLewis 144121 Lionel Bart 5 PRESENTED IN THE WORLD ! lity material and we note that this54 Johnny and the Hurricanes , 138121 Totnamites 5 year they are all missing. 55 String -A -Longs 123123 Dinah Washington 4 So far asthisyear'slistiscon-56 Drifters 118124 Rose Brennan 3 Be sure of your copy now - order To "NME ANNUAL,' S DENMARK STREET,LONDON, W.C.2 cerned, we find the Marcels at No.57 Brenda Lee 116124 Ken Dodd 3 Pleasesend me the 1961 Annualby return. 31, immediatelyfollowedby 58 Ventures 108124 Clinton Ford 3 the59 Buddy Holly 107124 Peggy Lee orbookstall ; enclose4/ -(including postage) payable toW.S.R. Ltd. Shirelles.And frankly, I can't help 3 fromyournewsagent (Nostamps accepted) 59 Linda Scott , 107124 Marion Ryan wondering whether they will so much61 Dion 103124 Sarah Vaughan 3 alternatively complete coupon and receive as figure in next years table. Much61 Anne Shelton 103130 Al Calola 2 Name the same can be said for the High-83 Russ Conway 101130 Ronnie Hilton 2 waymen (36th) and Dave Brubeck64 Buzz Clifford 98130 Bert Weedon 2 the "NME 1962 SUPER ANNUAL" by 64 BobbyRydell 98 Address (39th)-though all credit to them for 133 Max Bygraves 1 t BLOCK CAPITALS, 64Maurice Williams/Zodiacs 98133 Johnny Mathis return of post theirreallysplendidentriesthis 67 Plltdown Men 95 1 year. 68 Eddie Cochran 93133 Al Saxon Among the more pleasant aspects68 Charlie Drab* 93133 Bob Wants 1 Friday, January 5,1962 NEW MUSICAL EXPRESS * 3 After 16 months of trying MERIN 4a. vs-terHiligs k--(5 The Twist makes 11111111111Sm MUSIC the Charts ! areproud CHUBBY CHALKS to Congratulations UP TWO ENTRIES

WITH a fantasticallysuccessful promotion campaignCongratulate behind it, chart success for " The Twist " (dance and record) was inevitable.But cynics like myself, who have seen dance crazes come and go without exactly light- ing up the country, got a severe jolt when two twisting numbers entered the best-sellers this week Mr, All credit must go to Chubby Checker, who by now needs no introduction.His tremendous drive and energy has succeeded in r.AKER getting "The Twist" played and danced to an extent where few people will not have heard of it by now. Chubby's achievement goes rather deeper than that, though. Fifteen months ago he pushed Elvis Presley out of the top spot in the U.S. charts to make room for " The Twist."This was swiftly followed by " Let's Twist Again." Althoughthis dance craze caught BILK on in America (where,let'sfaceit, they are much more craze -conscious ACKER Another disc takes time than we are and you only have to claimthateverybody's doing some- thing and, before you know it,they with the backing of are !)itdidn't mean much here. Reviewer Keith Fordyce, on Sep- JOHN LEYTON tember 23, 1960, said of"The Twist ": " a steady rocker with Chubby Checker vocalising about a THE LEON YOUNG new kind of dance step. Chubby's singing voice has a most fascinating, WORRIED! strangulated sound about it." At the time, Chubby earneda CHORALE Gold Disc for " The Twist "-and BILE -but he's not now he seems all set to gain ano- theroneforexactlythesame any more record. in reaching Followers of the U.S. Top Twenty ONE of the biggest mysteries in publishedinthe NME willhave the recording industry during noticed that the disc has re- thepastmonthhas beenthe establisheditselfamong thetop placings,while another Twist tsc, absence of John Leyton's new disc, Peppermint Twist "by Joey Dee Son This Is She," from the best- andtheStarliters,isalso holding sellers. 1st Remember that his pre- well. vioustwo releaseshad come zooming into the charts virtually on the day of their issue-but for Double triumph thepast three weeksthere has been no signofhisfollow-up Inthis week's Britishbest-selling TRAD MUSICIAN chart," Let'sTwist Again" has 0.1 record. zoomedinatNo. 15and" The Not onlyhasthispuzzled theballad. In other words,it'ssome-Twist " isatNo.22-adouble music business, but ithas also pro-thing of a contrast to John's previoustriumphfor Chubby, who told me vided a talking point amongst ourtwo issues.The object of this moveon his recent visit to London that it in the best selling readers-many of whom have defiedwas to ensure that John did not getwas one of his personal ambitions to TO TOP THE thepostal go-slow to comment onhimself into a rut-to letthefansestablish himself here. this unexpected situation. see that he could cope with any type Now the omission has been recti-of material. The campaign to make you twist - fied and today a much -relieved John conscious began towards the end of Record Chart This pointhascertainlybeenOctober, when itwas hailed as " a makes his belated appearance-albeit proved. Indeed,onehas only HIT PARADE CHARTS at the relatively low placing of No. new dancecrazefromAmerica." tolistentohis " Two Sides OfJohn Leyton and Adam Faith, with 25. Nevertheless thereisstill wide- John Leyton " album which*vas with spread speculationon whyithas a team of dancers. demonstrated the reviewed in detail a few weeks ago,Twist on ITV's " Thank Your Lucky taken so long to achieve chart status, torealise howversatile isthis especially asithad apretty sub- young artist. Stars." stantial advance order. But it does- raise the question of Because the dance looks interesting, WITH The major flyinthe ointmentthe advisability of giving the publictoo, most cinema and TV newsreels wasobviously Christmas. Notsomething different from what theyand documentary teams have shown onlydidthe holiday rush delay films of the Twist, while pictures of expect, so far as thehit parade iscelebritiesfromallwalks oflife manyofthenew releasesinconcerned. Obviously there are reachingtheshops,but thetre-points on both sides. doing the Twist are now a regular mendous demand for records feature of newspaper and magazine during this period created absolute reading. chaos in many stores. Contrasting Not to be discounted is the way STRANGER Under thesecircumstancesitis Pet Clark followed her smash hit InwhichHollywoodfilmcom- perhaps notsurprisingthatsome " Sailor " with the contrasting panies have been quick to jump aspects oftheTopThirtymay" Something Missing "-with the on the Twist bandwagon. appear a little haywire. resultthattheonly thingmissing There's "Twist Around The Clock" But what aboutthebig advancewas Pet from the charts!On the(made by the same director who was order for " Son This Is She " ?It'sother hand, you couldn't wishforresponsible for " Rock Around The ON THE SHORE true that a pretty hefty figure hadanythingmore unorthodox thanClock ") which features Chubby, been amassed beforethedisc wasAckerBilk's" StrangerOn TheDion,theMarcels and ahost of released-a reliable source placesitShore''-and lookwhatthathasothers, and " Hey Let's Twist," with (Theme from B.B.C. TV series) at around 75,000-but remember thatachieved ! Dee and the Starliters. our dealers' returns reflect only those Clearly it's a move which requires recordswhich haveactuallybeenverycarefuldeliberation. AndI sold over the counter, and not thoseknow that JohnLeyton's handlers Telefilm shots Columbia 45-DB4750 which are in the order book. devoted much timetoconsidering this policyI think in the long run BBC -TV's "Tonight "showed a that they have probably taken a wisebrieftelefilm when the craze came Not so big decision, for if an artist becomes tooin on this second time around.Over In any case,thiswasn't such astereotyped,itcan mean curtains.the Christmas period, Chubby large advance as for John's previousRemember Jimmy Jones? appeared in ITV's " Here And Now" release," Wild Wind." I'mtold All the same,Ican't help wonder-demonstrating the dance and thattherewere practically200,000ingwhat might have happenedifinterested a lot of women viewers by copies of this disc on order up to" Six White Horses," which isverystressing the point that he had lost WI 'MI .110 or themorning ofitsrelease. Onemuch in John's usual style, had been28 lbs. in weight 1 wonders what has happened to thethe " A " side Asitis,thereis His " Here And Now " appearance other 100,000 -odd, who didn't ordervastinterestbeing showninthisand a guest spot on last Saturday's Columbia " Son ThisIsShe"inadvance.title. It's pretty obvious that many"Thank Your LuckyStars "were Maybe theyweredelegatingtheirfans are buying the record specifi-undertaken on his lightningtrip to Records money to Christmaspresents cally for this track (and, of course,Britain last month. However, Ithinkthere's anotherif they ask for this side in the shops, For just a few days, Chubby flew very important point which shouldn'titwillprove detrimentalto" Sonin from a hectic schedule of appear- be overlooked. PersonallyIcan'tThis Is She " in the dealers' returns).ances in other parts of Europe and help wondering whether HMV have So itcould well be that "Sixdidhis utmost to raise even more chosen the right side to exploit on White Horses " may make a chartinterestin the dance. Perhaps the this disc, for the coupling "Six White entry inits own right.We shallclimaxofhisvisitwas when he Song copies 2/6 Horses"isequally as strong, and see showed EMI chairmanSirJoseph may well be splitting the sales. But in any event, whichever wayLockwood how to do the Twist at a Orchestrations 4/6 Itseemsthat somedisc -jockeysthe wind blows, there's no doubt thatparty towards the end of his stay ! have also taken a preference for thisJohn Leytonhasmade alasting Well, with the first week of 1962, track.It was noticeable, for instance,impression upon the music business.it looks as if we are off to a twisting that Jean Metcalfe played this sideI rate him one of the most importantstart. And ifI can make a NewSHERWIN MUSIC Co., in the all-important "Two -Waydiscoveries of 1961-and with severalYearprediction(ignoringthefact E.M.I. RECORDS LTD., E.M.I. HOUSE,20MANCHESTER SQUARE, LONDON, Family Favourites" last Sunday. showcase films coming up in the NewthatonceIdoubtedif any Twist64 NEW BOND STREET, 111.41 The reason why "Son ThisIsYear. it could transpire that he willdiscs would getinto the charts), 1 She" was chosen as the " A " sidemake an evengreaterimpactinthink the Twist will be with us for eitthe recordis simply thatit'sa 1962. BRUCE CHARLTON.sorn6 time! MIKE HELLICA.R LONDON, WA MAY 3272 4 NEW MUSICAL EXPRESS 41 Friday, January 5,1962 AND NOW ELVIS ffillIIIIIIII1111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII1111111111.11 CLIFF SINGS TITLE DOES TWIST ! KEITH FORDYCE FROM FILM HIT THE New Year starts off in fine style with many of the top reviews some TITLE song from that brilliantly successful British musical stars featured in the first week's releases, headed by the film, "The Young Ones," can be heard from Cliff Richard biggest seller of them all, Elvis Presley.On RCA he sings star-studded singles on Columbia.With accompanimentby the Shadows and a " Rock -A Hula Baby," which is billed as a " Twist Special." big string section, this is an appealingand tuneful ballad -with - rhythm-or call it a light rocker withballad treatment, if you Strong vocal and instrumental M- I111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111IIII111111111111111111111111111111111 CARTER/LEWIS supportfromtheever -faithful prefer it that way. "Two Timing Baby" is a pleasant -Jordanaires helps make this a very Flipside also comes fromthe sounding rocker on the Ember Labellivelyoffering with far more of film and it's a straight and punchy Como faces featuringCarter,Lewisandthethe rock element than the hula.THE BEST FROM LONNIErocker fromthe pensofPeter Southerners. Gormley, Bruce Welch and Hank Medium -pace with ear -pleasing Not an outstanding performance very tough harmonising." Will It Happen Tofrom Elvis-this disc will sell on the Marvin. Me " is on the slow side, a romanticstrength of the overall sound. " Can't FOR SOME TIME Titled" We Say Yeah "it'sa ditty worth one go round the turn-Help Falling In Love " is more dis- good 'an.For those who haven't opposition table. tinctivePresley. A slow romantic" THE Comancheros " on Pye, is the best Lonnie Doneganyet seenitI can add that there are But I don't think you'll feel forcedballad in which Elvis emotes to great plenty more excellent songs inthis Tne old team-RCA label, -Mit- Melodious and attractive. record that we've had for quite some time. A Mexicannot -to -be -missed movie. chellAyresorchestra,and singer to give it a second go! effect. mood pervades the whole disc, though the story of a gunman Perry Como.Their new offering is " You'reFollowingMe,"abeat on the run starts in New Orleans. SUE THOMPSON number with a good teenage lyric. A lot will be heard of 'Shalom' Fastish,compelling rhythmis The girl who had a big hit State- Not so stronginthe melody very good, vocal performance isside with " Sad Movies "(it didn't department,but a toe -tapping A STRONG and beautiful ballad called " Shalom " (from the Broad - first class and the use of brass incatch on here) Sue Thompson, can winner all the way. waymusical " Milk And Honey ")is going to be heard plenty the accompaniment is just right. be heard again on Polydor, this time Chorus suppliesplentyof "doo often in the next few weeks. Song is well out of the usual runwith " Norman." wahs," rest of the backing is mainly " Shalom "isaJewish word of and makes aworthwhile spinon Song was pennedbyJohn D.guitars and drums and piano. POTTED POPS greeting, and the song is about all any turntable.Reckon it will be aLoudermilk and turns out to be a " Especially For The Young," finds BILL BLACK'S COMBO (London) tootsthe meanings it can have. bighitforLonnie, "Ramblin'slightly old-fashioned, slightly oom-Como at his 'smoothest in this tune- out" Twist -Her ";goodforthe Dickie Valentine has recorded the Round "isaDoneganoriginal;pah-pahditty,singingthepraises,ful dreamy ballad.As alwaysthe dance floor, dullish for listening. "Mysong for Pye-and a wonderful job Lazy -paced and slightly reminiscent ofquite naturally, of one Norman. arrangement istop -class. Girl Josephine"Is a jerky rock -beat " Life Gets Teejus." Lyric is number, good for d -f,d for 1I he's made of it, too. in the teenager category, Mr. Como faces tough opposition THE McGIIIRE SISTERS (Coral) will Peter Knight conducts the orches- overalleffectisunusual and quiteon " You're Following Me from delightwiththeirsparklingrendi-tra and chorus in an arrangement entertaining. " Never Love Again "a newcomer called Jim -my Breedlove. tion of " Old Devil Moon." " I Canthat makes the most of the lovely Memorableoneis a slow, sad ballad. Young Jimmy gives a fabulous per- Dream Can't I "is slow and richly formance with an amazingly husky. romantic.The Sisters are as skilfulmelody. voice and a terrific personality. as ever. Flipside is " I'll NeverLove from Eden Again," a satin -and silk ballad, lush, RAY/YURO Backing cleverly mixes thequiet TONY SHERIDAN andtheBeatles with the explosive. (Polydor) are a young British groupluxurious and very enjoyable. "Forget Me Not" is the plea from A most surprising team of duettists Take my word who displaya welcome amount of " Shalom " can also be heard from Eden Kane andIdon't think heturns up on the London label, singingfor it,this disc has everything and ImaginationintheirtreatmentofEddie Fisher on HMV, in a tougher, need worry; plentyof people are"I Believe "-namely Timi Yuro andgiven the airings can be a smasheroo. " TheSaints."This and " Mymoredramaticarrangementthat going to remember him for this song.Johnnie Ray.Miss Yuro sings force- No kidding, you can buythis Bonnie " are both worth a listen forinevitably comes over with more sad- Medium -paced with the distinctivefully but in his solo parts Johnnie disc without even hearing it first- the above -average ideas. nessandlesswarmth thanthe "Kane" rhythm, a spot -on -the -targetsounds quite inexplicably lacking in I'll stake my shirt on it. ....ONIVWSONONAMINMegoN"MAMMOWsne.Valentine version. lyric and a most attractive melody.confidence. Flip of Jimmy's Pye International Both discsareofanequally Bouquets to all concerned In the Coupling is" Smile," taken as adisc is " Fabulous,"aslowbut high standard but there's this slight making of thisdisc, which mustsolo by Timi Yuro but in a waypunchy rocker, well put over. Diana Dors, Joan different in approach - you pays certainly become a hit. that suggests animpressionof your money and you takes your EDEN KANE spentthe New " A New Kind Of Lovin' "is aJohnnie Ray. choice. growling type rocker's -performance is A strangerelease altogether but DON GIBSON Regan debuts Eddie backs up with the title song Year in Sweden, where he scored better than the material.Labelisone that could be of interest to a from " Milk AndHoney." A a terrific hit at Gothenburg. Decca. lot of listeners. The lad who specialisesin being notedshowbusinessper -wonderfully vitalsong, swaggering, lonesome, Don Gibson, comes up TWOsonalities made West End cabaretpowerful and exciting-a great tune 44,:. : :. 4.:Ip .:1, :.t*,.:* 41,1* 4:11 A.:,..) I:. 11:1 .I:. .:. I:. 0:0 *I'. 1:4':4I:. :., :. :. :* 4:44:4 :110:,* 4:11 II:. .1:10 ,:lo +.1:4. .:. 41:..:1, :. + ::. +II:4 +.:. 0:..:..:. :.with an attractivec -and -w number

debuts on January 1-Diana Dors too, that could just remind you of titled" Lonesome Number One." forfive weeks at Paul Raymond'sthe theme music from " Giant." Such Keeps moving at a fair pace with new,lushBal Tabarin, and Joanisthe impact of this song that I'd Regan for seven weeks at the Talk NAT HENTOFF'S AMERICAN AIRMAIL +, arippling rhythminthe back- tip it for the hit parade if it weren't+ ground and with a pleasant Of The Town. for the non-commercial lyric. + Under a unique arrangement, .'. melody. Joan's act was similar to her offer- ::. Capitol Records willrecordthe .:. Simplicity isthe main part of the ingreviewedrecentlywhen she newRichardRodgers appeal of this disc. opened at Ilford's Room At The Top, ,.:Elvis stirs it up again musical, j: " The Same Old .1". " No Strings," butwill notbe ATrouble" dealswithguesswhat ? and again made a good impression. by aninvestorinthe show.As .!.Yup, lonesomeness. After introductions by slick - + THAILAND may ban Elvis Presley movies as the result of a usual, Rodgers prefers to finance Nevertheless ALLEN ..N Doncan somehow tonguedhusbandDickieDawson, + ruckus that occurred at a recent screening there of " Blue his own show and he will also;makeeventhathardshipsound Diana Dors dazzled us with a gold - :* Hawaii." pay for the recording. Capitol will yattractive. On RCA. she EVANS and -black creation (which 4.::. ,... ,& ,. be responsible for promotion and';' laughingly calledAlma Cogan's . Nat Cole's new,three-year , ', *** RAZZMATAZZ AND ALL*;* contractattheSandsinLas distribution, and the partners will V tea -cosy), a gown that matched the split the profits in half. s::. NOW IN ITS THIRD GREAT YEAR ! decor of the elegant, candle -lit room,THAT JAZZ (Pye) is bang up-to-dateV Vegas calls for 24 weeks work at by being bang -on 1920s style!The 4:41 $540,000. NOW ON SALE EVERYWHERE - which had a mosaic gold dome overcombined and successfuleffortsof The dramatic show, "Day of t JANUARY(No. 1) the dance floor and shades of blackthe harmonising Viscounts, hoop-a- The climaxoftherecent the Fox," in which Sammy Davis along one wall. dooing Lone Mann, and an oom- American Society of African Cul- starred on British television y A room holdinglessthan 150 ture festivalin Nigeria was the recently may be shown in 'f diners allows everyone near enoughpah-pah band conducted by David explosive Lionel Hampton band. America later this year. It's about y Ede and titled his "Electric Wireless a revolutionary in a newly *0 to the star to be matey-and DianaOrchestra."I liked best the take -off Doris Day's newest hobby was at her matiest, too.She started " WellI Ask liberated African nation. happilywithtwo fastnumbers,of Eden Kane's hit, is collecting sculpture. You," sung oh so poshly by Viscount Sidney Skolsky reports : "Ain'tNecessarily So" and " Put Wells. Lodeisbestin AccordingtoLouella Par- " Bobby Darin'snew IV On A Happy Face," before slowingRonnie $10,000 A " Get Out And Get Under," and the sons," My FairLady " will white caravan is adorned with his; MONTHLY for an over -dramatic " Come Rainorchestra are letloose, Temperance finallybe filmedin1964with personal coat of arms, a pair of y Or Come Shine." Sevenstyle,in" TheSheikOf Vincente Minelli directing, Rex snapping fingers." V She wasbetteratafasterclipAraby."Good fun. Harrisonhasbeenofferedhis MAGAZINE (PRICE Li-) during " This Could Be The Start original role. TheHighwaymen'ssecond Of Something "-and ended a30 - *** MILLIGAN PRESERVED album, " Standing Room Only," minute stint with so-so impressions(Parlophone) isrealgoneman ! Paul Anka's Copacabana act will be released on United Artists A Best for Elvis News I of Eartha Kitt, Mae West, MarleneSpike fans will revel in this delicious was televisedasthepilotfilm early in the new year. Dietrich and Lena Home. bit of lunacy, and I found specially for what may be a regular CBS Best for Elvis Photos Diana isn't the greatest of vocalists,hilarious his long explanation of how networkseriesnextyearthat Doris Day's 19 -year -old son, : but she puts a lot of honest effortthe common cold was invented I would featureadifferentnight Terry, has a new job withthe s:s into her work and wins you over And " Have They Gone," featuring club performer each week. William Morris, the largest artist by the end.She was well accom-Spike and his small guitar, is a riot. representative office. 100% ELVIS panied by pianist Denny Turnbull, andThesleevenotesarewritten in Reprise scoop ReleasedinOctober,Elvis Frank Weir's swingy combo, whichArabic(Ithink),and helpingthe Presley's" Blue Hawaii " album V IF YOU CAN'T SEE 1T-ASK! all-starshowFrank is residentwithIan Cameron'sarch goon are such names as Graham The hasalreadysold morethan ":* Sole Distributors to the Trade quartet, both good to dance to. A.G.Stark, Valentine Dyall and Bill Kerr. Sinatra arranged for the inaugu- 600,000 copies. ration gala of President Kennedy ERNEST IOYCE & CO. LTD. willfinally bereleasedbyhis Irene Reid is Count Basle's (Dept. NME), Reprise Records.Proceeds will new vocalistwhile Louis Arm- 145aSt.Ann's Well Road, See you at the be shared by the label and the Bobby Darin (above) is trying strong has added Jewel Brown. Nottingham. Tel.:Nottm. 55293 hard to get the lead in the movie (In case ofdifficulty,forward a BOOSEY & HAWKES Democratic Party. version of " Fiorello." 1s.3d.P.O. totheabove address.) TRAD BAND CONTEST, More indications of Sammy Davis Jr'sactingversatility:in Frankie Avalon gets his most Hit is luck LYCEUM, STRAND, W.C.2, the next few weeks, he'll be an important dramatic role yet in the rimMI YURO, whose "Hurt " .;. ELVIS 1962 SPECIAL movie,"Survival,"starring Ray and"1Apologise " ON SALE NOW embittered former slave on the MiLland. It's about the effects of have : TUESDAY, JANUARY 9th. beenbestsellersforLiberty, y G.E. Theatre, a navy frogman on an atom bomb. AT ALL NEWSAGENTS " Hennessy," and he'llbe back claims " A hit recordis luck. 1y Bring your friends in the old west in " Rawhide." Patti Page's next movie will don't care how you sing.You y PRICE 5/- The Kingston Trio are up he " Boss' Night Out " with Kim lustdon'tknowwhatyoung y 68 LARGE PAGES! FULL COLOUR COVER! for a comedy television series next Novak and Tony Randall. people will buy.You can have CASCADED WITH FULL -PAGE PHOTOS I SEE THE FABULOUS DISPLAY a good ballad and do it well- DOUBLE PAGE(15-X 10") ELVIS season. Duke Ellingtoniswriting a and they'll start buying uptempo PHOTO I GLORIOUSLY PRINTEDON OF MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS! Frank Sinatra may starin television show for Lena Horne. things. When Imade' Hurt,' the movie version of the long- There's a good chance thatthere wasn't a ballad in the Top GLOSSY PAPER` term Broadway comedy hit, Frank Sinatra's Reprise Records Ten and I sas worried about that, Obtainable where you get your " Come Blow Your Horn." may sign Charlie Mingus. but it turned out fine." Elvis Monthly, or direct from above COME DANCING !! address. THE ORIGINAL ! !CHUBBY CHECKER Awarded a Golden Disc for by THE 2,000,000 Sold. No. 1 in USA. CHUBBY CHECKER SONG COPIES with DANCE STEPS on 2/3d. 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JOHNNY DUNCAN and the Blue Grass Boys IJLLMI'iK IDMi'ii) in a h '3 00371 Solo, H toO b b so t I IsA 0,015 his I I N Pod S RYDELL BACK be sappoeted by aelor-doger Doaeg Sholttoao- FVod 00 to Australia M 3 003 pm whose tCamaronad See" was a Top Teat JOHNNY KIDD and the Pirates so rAts so sobh NIGHTERSI boo COt 01 IN FEBRUARY eaeleaotnirweeloa agoseed Rolob Stoeme. By s,oaose,ol.el with STANLEY DALB 'C Oh 015511 to North °' 53 II boo tO at boo S Greco e'oin Token ponticipatiog d;oO Coot -EM! (3Ytnnattt(, COGAN RADIO SERIES B 000 05 so C d 8 Coot etoi,Mun tt,000da.TV,sh,ohoae.sn,:the,to as, PhIlIp,(dh Pyc (2)cod000ls(1)-taos potto CONFEDERATES JAZZ BAND beswims atmotaet,ao, a 31,00C,000 bpaltt oesotditl 5 los IsIs,:, M:to r,'ynod, ho 0A/ 000000:01t/Btng n film on BBC -TV 311.31 At The Loedos Pools'duos oa Eesa4ay,Ottahse0. is °t ,5n Coo ,51ton C'TV m I eolootthoj,ontia:n Yen rho heot, wbith is being held ha A a botwsee /0 00 d PO5d.3Q A I hokmZa to 54ho Is Pet H Il 00 Mb hatt I 1 Ia 00 Soodat, Febnoot-y ii. THE BARONS : THE ECHOES rn ffi 0000 h CO , 3 losI:050mOo:On lola. a dOe lO ho play, ISO rootof aOwed:, 00'I lois las, o,l:,h ,tll ho 00:1,0.Thcy ma 000 EM! :1 tollowj:tt As cows aataotjoo pt,dotn as last tOo ass 0011 0000tOnOp:OlOeOltootoolh. ohsysdd,too,000110, Vtlo,;,,eh, ismo, ladtohen00100,5 000k,o,ih 0,10,01,, 3 b II h h 0 h Ohooeo y;sn , ,-oatds ottoato:e hoot00:310005,0 Is to BARRY EDWARDS and the SEMITONES H TO p r000t0t/ K aoh 11 0001,0 00010 H 5 ot-'-oItao 35 ° I kA1 (M nl DANNY FOR COVENTRY h3"L to on hdonool (031:00 good, etch '°o viw°' MICHAEL COX BERT WEEDON WheO the DOG': Ynotion it ohoson ho ott! so 00,00:3 oe. sisalneed, .estiois, no 305FononiltIto000:eatheioo hold0L000ahto VINCE EAGER TOMMY BRUCE 00000day. Ma:uh It. DANNY RIVERS PETER WYNNE A hl W o"i JDIHS score IS ,'i'i Noun diceoigaainge NELSON KEENE JOHNNY GENTLE T YOO onthO BROWN PARNES SPLIT HflMF_TOWN THEATRE DATES RICKY WAYNE ROLLY DANIELS Cho,lo, GaIS,ollO 003110 tamofl. Pouliol5d lot, F1UANKIE VAUGTIANs5d:rtaloes 0150 mono aocsort detes laterthte s000tlo,iaoFebniaey, Bassey's ex -manager VOCAL GROUP MAKE 0310 tspy,d Un, 5:11 St Ihe Polsia Do /d°'°. 01031 0rw/1a oed TERRY HALE GERRY TEMPLE tool0 Pe,t to Coo," asarl-oodoy'a p,e-,eos,dloOn, Its 0,0000r.d,dIa,: Solo:doy, Boone,,,. 105 he beaedtines a "hietladap ahow" at Iise,pooi Empire 'sohis home lowas, He wilt t. Condos 0000,0:0000, I 0 wo LP P 000 Eo ea I ross to I 0 Th V50,'tE,t, 5,0, hsSO btskod Is, As 5100 5 m b onsat am d bBItE enI asd ho Oeoheti eaS flOW QSo w PICCADILLY DEBUT DON MUNDAY THE VISCOUNTS Ha is,,i roappoarol Boo,,. yCnoCC SELLIVAS, the o,, -as roboonIr:to-!s 101tO 110:010 5 ANEW e000l.ialleeawoetal rooter, dee Loosetepenee, - '''''''"''''-'- BC 50. ato, OOttO et,sapetia FREDDIE EARLLE 00 awakesIa bone oa Piaaad,Ile aooa. Thee sos m 11 1dbII l0 'LEYTON FILM RELEASE eelthe Sectaseigaaessltt, tot o-oatl-r e500altne Ra, 128 hi H ,ntd ______non lm,000toOo 00 Lob 0 I 51w Hoeeieka, who stagsd with Pee ibis each slices Iosg FORTHCOMING SHOWS Plo 54 hIp 1 h .ssoslstloe wtth Daeso. * * b hd p Doll 1 aO 0 h letnohorn o The onoor tOok :50 rIots on :0, BrOth Onnthnne On h Lot; Del;" tool wok.No u::eat, asi ton nsleaae. THE TEMPERANCE SEVEN Ted Dorothy Bill whit I a d45hs C 00 Garry I Ot:n:okt' teat s;::glo ton Deoya loo,d soot Fnldsy o,hL°° SIANE FENTON and Iho FENTONES VINCE SAGER OS 001 oo1loo o AlCott, Newlon'e "Cd Walk OsojdsCOO." M A Ctnd:Y On005 003 tnt eras,, ho,, bs:h boos oat,,d NIRO and She GLADIATORS MICHAEL COX E 0,101,': sew rOy0,00,310 thief, toho bthnotden. JOHNNY GENTLE THE ECHOES FREDDIE BARLII Mills Heath P royi n e Haley lGN :th Toty o:tthe Can, Ednatda Tooths ood ,jooan Toot h ; GRANTHAM GRANADA, FRI., JAN, 1915, 6.20 & 8.30 p.m. 11ann,,, DP.hs31en 003 000e eeatoo50010l:'iwofOn ;c000rd Thoy ::rto Condo, to aodi:ioon0, 00,0:TAt TONIGHT SPANISH TWIST Bo:tn, whon,oOtoot,odtdhoot 10 Schns000n. Then GRANADA, MANSFIELD, SAT., JAN. 20th, 8.0 & 8.I5 p.m. TREASURE ISLAND DON'T BRING LULU 30.000 LP PRIZES! n5000A Ion 00015 oeei neeth. from 'Weot did, 310,0' BERGEN, Fo,tno,Yh,d000dnrw,eon To,, Menhondj,trtnd SCWOH 0,euos,005. OCW0007i0001,5 SILVERS T°ISh'io , the jo,Itatteojtt5000t::pOt::o:oot 0: Miohast Coo's JOHNNY KIDD & TNt PIRATESJOE BROWN & THE "YCoso Otis 0015" sod"HO:,,.'C000ao I Cots boo." 00001 AS hod 55135-003, CPu OSnAdU ERUVVERS SHANE FENTON & THE FENTONES 1'io i 'i? att,:ohiedn:sdn:etwetk ha Pantorhocefl:e0,0Sit ole 0001 MD do:y aI:oo tea,tog tOo Sh,d000 On 50.3 in TOMMY BRUCE NERO AND THE GLADIATORS b001y,s pool of Ph:tpo :o,:uoowon, 05,0dB TV on t,00snr 24. loOn Ieoauhod. E ddie ______VINCE EAGER e JOHNNY GENTLE DANNY RIVERS Bryan Bill Black's II lQ-r ('si i-r . V '.J 'sJi 's,JLII °°° Dot Names in the News NELSON KEENE THE ECHOBS. Etc. SUTCH...GAIR MUCH! KEITH KELLY U aOtt LOSS' "0,:,::,' rho Mood" he, 5,0:: 1:1,0003 GRANADA, EAST OAM, SUN.. FIO. 11th, 6.0 & 8.30 pen. Johnson F h ______by PM! ton U.S roeam hr Fry 0,00030. Combo ALAN FIeLkMArr bst:oa 0 100031" Pjok Ot TOt 00000000 JANUARY -FEBRUARY BALLROOM TOURS LOVE THEME FROM Fops" e,rthe Iho BYTe aneonal oontjoe todoy TWIST -HER (Fodar). inrlgde ADAM FAITH EL CID' t(F,NnSY BALL hot hots Olped Confins of be * Snot a, eno500,00tea io the Liahi P000noauo,,'e "Os: $0 WtPH BUTCH Tog CLIFF BENNETT Wjth ti'ssoea, Inset000oo 7. 0, As tc000nn tt EDEN KANE, KARL DENVER TRIO TOM LITTLEWOD Show, he is nsploo,I by Alas eash, W0e/0GATST,SPEO 0's COFFEE BAR, SHANE FENTON and the FENTONES REBEL ROLISERS LTD 2 sIEVE BENBOW Ols,,00,A0f000poot00:00 ______I trOlOW000 1055,0.01:0 000 oLhho°tsLRt 59000s,p:sobt.,Bmdos,W,l Gaellll Allah TV0.01estk,towhith hewillaisegods; EoqiA,ioa:000naeCooeo,,odSo,nott,s000

- Notnaaewi,,jondoteieew. NEW MUSICAL EXPRESS Friday, J,::oory5,1962 Priday, Tc0000y 5,1962 NEW MUhIGAL EXPRESS In U.S. disc-jockt1y poll -* FAITH: MAJOR TV, RADIO SHOWS, MONRO TWICE HONOURED: , FOR'LUCKYSTARS' TOUR DATES NOW SETTLED nex. wee L0'EDONEGAN, Daesy Wiliumt, the C Ok ABC ADI FAITH'S fleet big oommitrnolst toe 19052willheeretarn BBC-TVgeese! spot wit TVTIeakYLkySldathtcrntb Bffly Cotton, He also class 'rn two majorradio shows, v'atts Oessmaek seedeesarnt N EWLEYDONEGAN NAMED Managing Director: MAURICE KINN Beitish dates withomajor Febeataey bee. BRITISH abageos wed onmp000et soaoed heavi ty to the 19051 diso.jookey poll 000daoted by the t0at,.ra05 Montoy 100000010 Vee and 0 Iando Editorial &Adsoetlseooente Of/hot: 0001 we,k-J00000y IS, Tb, o.0t toDAy CsttsoBoodow'00 Decca pop team U.S. maeaIo toodo pupee "S'aithoaed." MaO Mosoro WON too top pinees while Anthney 00005 cop o.aoa ,s00101stooL 23DENMARK STREET, LONDON,W.C.2 I nt 3 TV projects Norman Vaughan S datJo,00 2C Ito woo N wi p La 11 egon d Hayloy MI en p1 aed m gtie Am oaa dj stht 5 oh m 5 Chooisnion & Accoon:o Offices: to visit States Sn w Non a's o A ewoaO h A,S 5DENMARK STREET.10110011, W.t.2 Palladium MC Drs tnO ,settCtato P oeflhl e,05000two so o dote, ohod:0Ins CLIFFEDEN KANE ho Phone goal teat.) Covent Gaedon 2266 It test COMEDIAN'SaNGER Nooses. Sot of Mo. M:tlo' 000idotl se000,Shadows doeewer Coee Meshes ci Yths ho A I or Editor; ANDY GRAY Vteatnaa flea ste bets e,sAswea00000 00the show. ssghoen Pelt, AOwood Olse atplco F g otso ass IN POPS PARADE as TOo 005,003 llOO'OPIs, no oslo, eeetoo GeestOes,,e eowrsoa of ASS's" Saadc, N,ot Thonoth, (ttthh ho wtktt0 AOtstita seal nookI, s000srtb P so,,-Corel Att00055leo Efllt,aasnlles tsflws,e 9. Rowe Editor: DON WEDGE ay000Aog :o the3',:, wonCo03( I 00 00 Stahl At She Loedoa Psasabest "go,.: 000000to,e to SOC Chid000'tntegt 6ICHAOO o,d Ed,: Ikos,loom,Aotloo,y NOwley 10110003 nO,a o I Adosntlsoment Manager. O loll I ) Co tnoOa no Ia esoteetoc 10 Bwoe Fo,o,th,He Tstooloioo"Ctooksolook" gnsomta. 0000 tell nOw, :o :n New Took! OS 1° byldH hUh) tekea one, hoot this Seeda, (nthl. aramm WsdOod Dt,00 Oldooao::otsdoenoa,00nsono:holh the PERCY C. DtcgINs lbs. to,I,a days, at:onno:dn net000iOt rod,It/aol e000psh DIIDhok'a teg to tha 00,0, n000 to mode,' ydR,WRD,/i Col:lo 10'og on "Parad, ot P0,0" 5: 115 osedhLos000000000n, no 005 B4Oih,os 0: Wedeeodtr, 10000oy It, Adam 538(0, hot MOO 00 ttntoetliy ,nhO (oa000 i on polF d sa no ,'setofit 000 h Co 3 B S 3 I I C t001ioloion,shith ,00 :el000000d,d (a ogsio f,atoo,3jorho Lioht C,1,5:0 0:1,1 0:3 fl::oo,d siso p I rI ho,,Ctco G ott 12th) 000 th m to 0500wbnn II,willIlltO,floatanontmt'a "P0,035 Of The roes."0000 Noobstito. (00031 01 ATY's 000eW0300sdoy" S:a,''flta, dons Joint (Fnh. Y. tt 010003, Af000thoo,onhon, MOe Solth,0 I000S1 11000 Whom IS SoI0000 odOl bd dl hoe" teott so FOS0100y7. Cito neeoond, ho toys ths b:ti is" totooootno:O to Chalet 01 pop 300!,:. b said Shadows, BarberLojtto sod Ktoaystolengo,olaoday Club." TOO t050 005 lot OPset 000th MANTO VAN! 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Ow 050 r A Boi 3 056 05 Telephone: GERrard 4894/8 0 ho I e Oo.oh h to second musical Id ,, 1 5400h TI C ro S 11 0 d3 c° h 00,14 elI 0 I DENVER HEADS DECCA THE BEST IN TEEN-AGE ENTERTAINMENT Cs 0 moo h at 0 W15ITR Is I I LI 1,4 taBoo hess at thy 0.001 Ae Paso to fill JOE BROWN AND THE BRUVVERS :11 - aniot-5550 ,,,50i00 soeg, al5h000s At Sh,.ssfloonohs 00: hess,- 050 OOtSlO:,Bho ""' (5emo0d/:ulloi1in 00 EURO VISION ENTRIES The Fabolous FLEE-REKKERS Songwriter dies w Roso Mm Oat praisefor m no Clod 55 KARl,DENSERtoto head Dewoa'e coo- 0 b 300 U S Two vocalists 31 h I) tiageastIatheprolhotoaey heat at the NERO and the GLADIATORS hl end fan clubs w l_00_sJ_00swso___ 00 00 mthd kWd Holly Tribute JOt. T6 d eta b Ak Minstrels going 110 will I t boa Eurovietoes Soetg Coutest 0051 sasoath. JOHNNY DUNCAN and the Blue Grass Boys IJLLMI'iK IDMi'ii) in a h '3 00371 Solo, H toO b b so t I IsA 0,015 his I I N Pod S RYDELL BACK be sappoeted by aelor-doger Doaeg Sholttoao- FVod 00 to Australia M 3 003 pm whose tCamaronad See" was a Top Teat JOHNNY KIDD and the Pirates so rAts so sobh NIGHTERSI boo COt 01 IN FEBRUARY eaeleaotnirweeloa agoseed Rolob Stoeme. By s,oaose,ol.el with STANLEY DALB 'C Oh 015511 to North °' 53 II boo tO at boo S Greco e'oin Token ponticipatiog d;oO Coot -EM! (3Ytnnattt(, COGAN RADIO SERIES B 000 05 so C d 8 Coot etoi,Mun tt,000da.TV,sh,ohoae.sn,:the,to as, PhIlIp,(dh Pyc (2)cod000ls(1)-taos potto CONFEDERATES JAZZ BAND beswims atmotaet,ao, a 31,00C,000 bpaltt oesotditl 5 los IsIs,:, M:to r,'ynod, ho 0A/ 000000:01t/Btng n film on BBC -TV 311.31 At The Loedos Pools'duos oa Eesa4ay,Ottahse0. is °t ,5n Coo ,51ton C'TV m I eolootthoj,ontia:n Yen rho heot, wbith is being held ha A a botwsee /0 00 d PO5d.3Q A I hokmZa to 54ho Is Pet H Il 00 Mb hatt I 1 Ia 00 Soodat, Febnoot-y ii. THE BARONS : THE ECHOES rn ffi 0000 h CO , 3 losI:050mOo:On lola. a dOe lO ho play, ISO rootof aOwed:, 00'I lois las, o,l:,h ,tll ho 00:1,0.Thcy ma 000 EM! :1 tollowj:tt As cows aataotjoo pt,dotn as last tOo ass 0011 0000tOnOp:OlOeOltootoolh. ohsysdd,too,000110, Vtlo,;,,eh, ismo, ladtohen00100,5 000k,o,ih 0,10,01,, 3 b II h h 0 h Ohooeo y;sn , ,-oatds ottoato:e hoot00:310005,0 Is to BARRY EDWARDS and the SEMITONES H TO p r000t0t/ K aoh 11 0001,0 00010 H 5 ot-'-oItao 35 ° I kA1 (M nl DANNY FOR COVENTRY h3"L to on hdonool (031:00 good, etch '°o viw°' MICHAEL COX BERT WEEDON WheO the DOG': Ynotion it ohoson ho ott! so 00,00:3 oe. sisalneed, .estiois, no 305FononiltIto000:eatheioo hold0L000ahto VINCE EAGER TOMMY BRUCE 00000day. Ma:uh It. DANNY RIVERS PETER WYNNE A hl W o"i JDIHS score IS ,'i'i Noun diceoigaainge NELSON KEENE JOHNNY GENTLE T YOO onthO BROWN PARNES SPLIT HflMF_TOWN THEATRE DATES RICKY WAYNE ROLLY DANIELS Cho,lo, GaIS,ollO 003110 tamofl. 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- Notnaaewi,,jondoteieew. Friday, January '5.1962 8 NEW MUSICAL EXPRESS Derek Johnson nominates10promising artists for 1962 stardom HERE we go again This is the season for looking back-and forward While some folk like to turn into the New Year on a nostalgic note, reviewing the year which hasincluding+New to the Charts Oast ended, there are many who prefer to look into the future-to predict what lies ahead. indeed, thisisthe time of the Guitarist turned singer year, you willrecall, at which I usually stick my neck out a mile, JOHN D. LOUDERMILK is26,tall, in order tooffer my suggestions broad -framed,dark-haired. Became asto who will be the new discGIRLS HAVE MADE noted on theNashville scene asadisc - stars of the coming year. session guitarist and later a songwriter. Chet Of course, t can't hope to give you Atkins,famous Tennesseea -and -rchief, a completely accurate forecast.If I discovered John and encouraged him to were in a position to do so, I would become a vocalist.He hails from Durham, undoubtedlybetheworld's most TERRIFIC RETURN North Carolina, is married to successfula -and -rmanager 1 But his home -town sweetheart. Due based upon records which I've heard during the past few months, I can" Do YouStillLove Me "was actor -singers. Itlooksto me seto the success of his "Language Pierce'sfirstrelease, and reckonTo FAyouRthough John is about to become the of Love " here, an album will suggest a few names of newcomers who-with a fair share of luck, plusit shows very great promise for the lateststar produced by that hotbedbe released soon. thetightrecording material-couldfuture. of talent, Nashville. weessesseseeeesseresseweevasseess,. make the top table in1962. success. lainprobablystandsas I'vepickedsixBritish and four good a chance as any of his con- From the disc point of view, Ann- American artists, each one of whom temporaries,since he springs from Margret's "1 Just Don't Understand" -based upontheirinitialpromise the same stableas John Leyton- created a sizeable impact upon the and mrteutial-could be well estab- sharinghismanager andmusical Americancharts,thoughitdidn't lished in the disc hig-time one year director. happenhere-possiblybecauseshe from now. lainhasanextremelypleasant is something of an unknown quantity Let'sstartwiththelocaltalent, singing voice, and is currently making in this country.However that situa- shall we?And because girl singers quite a reputation for himself as a tion will soon be rectified when her have stagedsuchafantasticfight TV heart-throb,withhisroleas movies get around. back against male dominance in 1961 Blonde! inthe "Richard The Lion Right now in America she is being -a situation whin Ithink will be Heart " series.To strike a parallel, dubbed "The Female Elvis Presley " maintained inthe coming year-I've remember that it was in the becauseofher rhythmic treatment chosen three boys and three girls. "Biggles "TVseriesthatJohn of out-and-out rock numbers.Her Leyton first captured attention. latest release here, " Gimme Love." isjust Being a member ofEquity,he such a tune-and I'm sure hasn't had much opportunity to give that herbeatappeal, coupled with LENA MARTELL NICK VILLARD TV coverage to his latest Pye release, CURTIS LEE her forthcoming films,is bound to is register with Britishfans shortly. istheyoungex -merchant seaman" Can't You Hear The Beat Of A surelytheunluckiestartist of willnot be an unknown name towho was launched with such clamourBroken Heart "-but withthefull1961. For just why hisLondon you, for this young Glaswegian hasand excitement by Pye Records someweight ofthe Pye organisationreleaseof" Under The Moon Of alreadystarredinthree BBC -TVmonths ago. Now 28,Nick hasbehind himI'm surethat he willLove " never managed to climb into showsofherown-a remarkablespent much of his life working hismake up the leeway with his follow-the charts, never know-to me, achievement for an artist who, untilway around the world-and airingup recording. that's one of thebiggest mysteries then, had never made a record ! his talents on radio stations as far of the year. Lena arrived hi London in 1958,apart as New Zealand and Peru. For this pounding, dynamic hand - determined to find fame and for- This year he plucked up sufficient clapper with the whistleable melody tune, though she found it extremelycouragetosubmit demonstration has been on most teenagers' lips for PIERCE RODGERS hard graft at the outset. tapes of his singing to Pye, and they many weeks, and gets my vote as eventuallyshepluckedupwasted no time in setting the wheels one of the best rock records of 1961. But in motion. So far Curtis has had three discs, on should alreadyhaveahittohiscourage to go along to the Bagatelle the British credit forsomeinexplicableRestaurantfor an audition-andit Nick abandonedthesea,and market-" Pledge Of but, starteda new careerasadisc Love," "Pretty Little Angel Eyes " reason,ithasn'thappened. Hiswas here that the owner, Jack Fox, artist-and the vehicle with which and the current one-and each has Pariophonereleaseof "Do Youwas immediatelyimpressed by her improved in quality. Stiff LoveMe " was votedarich,vibrantvoice and compelling he didit was "Don Quixote." unanimous hit by BBC -TV's "Jukepersonality. To my way of thinking, this was a This 20 -year -oldblue-eyed blond BARRY MANN Box Jury "-and certainlyitgoes After being groomed by Jack forvery fine performance. The fact that from Arizonaisone of America's along with such a swing that I wasseveral months, he launched her ashe didn't make thegrade atfirst topheart-throbsofthemoment.is yet,another composer -turned - convinced it would become a hit. attemptwasperhapsduetothe He was discovered by Ray Peterson,singer.Having written material for the star of his floor show-and imme-novelty of the tune and the arrange- SUZY COPE and I have a strong suspicion thatmany leading Americandiscstars But Pierce has already had morediately attracted interest in high showment ---apowerfullythematicstory (including Steve Lawrence's bighit. than his share of ill fortune.At hisbusiness circles. BBC -TV, much to iswell and trulyinthe idiom ofwe're going to hear a great deal of toldatagalloppacebyNick'sthe day, in that she isstill only 16.himinshe coming months. "Footsteps "), Barryrealisedhis first BBC audition, a couple of back-itscredit,decidedtoexperimentstrong, lyricalvoice. ambition to record some of his own ing electrical instruments got broken,by giving her a show of her own. And when one considers the success :roday, we're beginning to acceptof Helen Shapiro and Brenda Lee, compositions-and already the back - and the session became a fiasco. Soonand HMV signed her to a recordthistypeofmaterial - thanksto room boys are saying that he could afterwards Pierce and his group. thecontract. John Leyton's and Rose Brennan'sone realises that there is room at the become another Neil Sedaka. Overlanders, had most of their equip- top for Brighton -born Suzy. Lena'sfirstrelease," Love Canefforts.But maybe Nick was just a When Barry'sfirstdiscwasre- ment stolen. Be;" hasn't proved a hit-but it's afewweekstooprematureinthe She, too,isa Carroll Levis dis- leasedinBritain in September-his Now, however,Isuspectthatmagnificent interpretation of arelease of this piece.At Any rate,covery-though her big break came own song " Who Put The Bomp " things are looking up for 25 -year -romantic ballad. And if only thethe boy has certainly got whatitwhen she travelled up to London for -he had the misfortune to find him- old Pierce, who first came into thematerial had been a shade stronger,takes-as we shall all discover in thean audition at the celebrated Stork self competing against a top British publiceyeasaCarrollLevisit could have shot into the charts.near future. Room.It so happened that Sammy vocalgroup,theViscounts. His discovery. As it is,I feel that Lena has a great Davis and American composer Jule follow-up release, "Little Miss USA," Subsequently, he appearedondeal to offer the musical world-and Styne were present when she sang, hasn't so far attained the hit parade several "Oh Boy !" television shows,1962 may well tee it exploited to best and both raved about her remarkable -possibly because he has so much and landedarecordingcontract.advantage. ability. seasonal competition at the moment. She was signed to a recording contract and, asifto prove the Despite this, it's quite evident from range of herversatility herfirst what he has already done that Barry disc offering was one of her own ANN-MARGRET hasaltappreciablefutureasa Presenting the super 1962 compositions," TeenageFool "- singer And providedhedoesn't in which she captured the essencequalifiesfortheAmericansectionhaves", fight against too much home - because she emigrated to the Statesbasedcompetition,hecouldwell Of today's beat craze. make his mark here before long. thinkthe15 years ago, with her parents, from Unfortunately,Idon't Sweden. A beautiful19 -year -old, So there you have them !Ten tips `36 STAR PORTRAIT melodiccontentofthesong wasAnn will soon be more than a dis-for 1962-and even though they may quite strong enough for it to catchembodied voice to us-for her firstnotallsucceed, you canbet your on, and it could be that Suzy needspicture. " A Pocketful Of Rainbows "life that some of them will. Any- alittle more experience as a com-is due inBritain shortly, while sheway, good luck to all of them.For poserbefore she cangainsuccess freshtalentisalways healthy-and CALENDAR' * ANITA HARRIS with her own material.But vocally,hasjustfinishedmaking" State * Fair "with Pat Boone and Bobbygoodness knows there's plenty ofit wassufficientlywell thought of at Birthdays of 435 Disc she's gotjust about everything-asDarin. on the way up. PLUS ! EMI thatshe was given a Lioneltime will surelytell. Bart song and a John Barry backing and Screen Stars for her recording debut.The disc EXCITING PICTURES OF inquestionwas IHaven't Got ..and the You," and itdid so wellinsales ELVIS PRESLEY- CLIFF RICHARD -FRANK SINATRA-ADAM FAITH figures that, in the final analysis,it Americans Happy dancers in wasn'tveryfarshortofchart honours. SO much for the British potentials ANTHONY NEWLEY -DUANE EDDY-ACKER BILK -CONNIE FRANCIS -though, if there were sufficient Anita is also held in high regardroom,Iwould also have included by BBC producersandisfre- BOBBY DARIN SHIRLEY BASSEY EVERLY BROS. BILLY FURY quently heard on such high -ratedGlenda Collins and Cliff Bennett as programmes as "Saturday Club"probable contenders for disc honours. 'Hey, Let's Twist' THE SHADOWSEDDIE COCHRANJOHNLEYTON-LONNIE DONEGAN But now let us turn to our American and "Easy Beat." friends. Suchexposure isofimmense I DON'T know 'whether the Twist BUDDY HOLLYHELEN SHAPIRO-BROOK BROS.FRANKIE VAUGHAN importance in the creation of record Here again, I have had to whittle will ever really catch on in this hits, and, if Anita can maintain herdown the numbers andin the pro-country to the extent ithas inthe JOHNNY MATHIS-JESS CONRAD-BOBBY VEEJOHNNY BURNETTE string of broadcasts to coincide withcess,Ihave been obliged to omitStates, but the current spate of films her next release, she will be well ontwo strong candidates in Leroy Vanisbound to increaseitspopularity RICKY NELSON BOBBY RYDELL JERRY LEE LEWIS-EDEN KANE the way to the top. Dyke and Joe Dowell. Butlet'sin some measure.Particularly when She also has the advantage of goodlook at these four : it'sseenthatitisn'tso bardto RUSS CONWAY TOMMY STEFIE U.S. BONDS SAM COOKE looks-which viewers who have seen do, after all. her on TV's " Song Parade "and JOHN D. "Hey, Let's Twist," now showing GENE VINCENT -KARL DENVER.CRAIG DOUGLAS -SAMMY DAVIS " Startime " will confirm-as well as at London's Plaza Cinema, is centred a background of dramatic training. LOUDERMILK on the Peppermint Lounge.Situated So look out for Anita in1962. gets my vote.I must confess, afterinNew York,thisrestaurantis * Follow your Favourite Stars throughout 1962 * only acouple of hearingsofhisrecognised as the home of the Twist. "Language Of Love" RCA release The music, supplied by Joey Dee -and I nominate him for 1962 disc and the Starliters, Teddy Randazzo, * An ideal gift for a friend, relative or yourself * stardom for several reasons. Jo Ann Campbell and the Pepper- First, it's an extremely catchy and mint Loungers, is both compelling totallyirresistiblerecord - bothin and well performed. Price 3/- Order now from your Newsagent or Bookstall conception and treatment.Secondly. The most notable number is " The Alternatively complete this coupon and receive your Calendar by return pon John stems from the country-and-Peppermint Twist," by Joey Dee.It western idiom. which is fast increas-isalready a hitinthe States and ing in popularity over here. Andmight make the charts here when the To " New Musical Express" (ASC), 5, Denmark Street, London. thirdly, he has a sensational gimmick I enclose film is generally released. W.C2.Please send me the "36 -Star Portrait Calendar." in his name, which simply can't be But for me the most intriguing JOEYDEEandJO ANN remittance of 3/-. (No stamps). Postal Orders payable to W.S.K. LTD. ignored! feature is the gay shots of teenagers CAMPBELL leadthedancing JohnIsbasicallyacomposer_happily Twisting, sprinkled liberally in "Hey, Let's Twist." Joe) had Name ,r--'----rirarargrer having written many hits for suchthroughout.There is also an above - plans to visit Europe in connec- artistsastheEvenlyBrothers,average story concerning the Pepper- tionwiththe opening of the I.Address VI- oo Tvorecorr .re. IAIN GREGORY Bobby Yee, Ricky Nelson, Conniemint Lounge's rise from an obscure picture, but found himself in too (BLOCK LETTERS) is included in my list because of the Francis and Bob IMMO. Italianeating -housetothemost greatdemandintheUnited spate oe actors who have recently And, of course, writer -singers aretalked -about restaurant in New York. States. But he hopes to come turned to singing with phenomenalas much in the vogue today as are CHRIS WILLIAMS toBritain soon. FridayTanuary, 5,1962 NEW MUSICAL EXPRESS * 9 Wallis band'ssuccess provesNME forecast ! ALTHOUGH we'refullyaware parade grade - withsuchdiscsas Mr. Acker Bilk's promising ' Bluebird,""JingleBells" andParamount Jazz Band. that it's not the done thing to most recently, " I'm Shy, Mary Bob'sassociation withAcker* EiltCD133-"SrCITY tovs * pat oneself on the back, we never- Ellen, I'm Shy." lasted ayear,untilhequitin MR. and MRS. L. 0. HOLLEY SIDNEY ALSFORD of Finchley, BorninBridlington,EastYork- 1957tojoinDizDisleyfor a(parents of Buddy Holly), of Lub-London, writes: 1 recently had the theless feel that the entry to the best shire, on June 3, 1934, Bob has had tour of Sweden and Denmark. bock, Texas, write: We would like togreatpleasureofhearing "Come sellers of the Bob Wallis band's Pye a long and colourful career intrad Back inLondon, hesetaboutexpress our sincere and deep appre-Along Please,"by Bob Wallis and waxingof" Come Along Please " jazzcircles,Althoughheactuallyforming his own group, but after aciation tothereadersof" Newhis Storyville Jazzmen. began his musicallife playing buglefavourable debut, disaster struckMusical Express " and Buddy Holly To my mind, this is the best record entitles the NME to indulgeina with an ATC brassband. Laterwhen Bob was takenilland con-fans for voting him still among yourso far in the present trad boom, and little of the same this week. on, he switched to cornet and wonfinedto hospitalforsix months. favourites. I shouldn't be at all surprised to see aplace with Hull's noted Excelsior However, the band continued This greattributegivesus muchit supersede Acker and Kenny in the Why ? Duringlastyear, we recog- Silver Band. working, using deputytrumpetershappiness, and wefeel that BuddyTop Ten. nisedthehitparadepotentialofthe At 18, Bob formed his firstuntil Bob's returnin October, 1958.would want us to say " Thanks for MISS M. CATTELL of Leicester, introducedthegroup amateuriazzunit - King Wallis'Sincethen,theStoryvilleJazzmen Wallis band and remembering." writes: Jazz Band - which played togetherhave gone from strength to strength, We hope you may enjoy his future Bobby Dana must be the to NME readers at our " Big Stars Of world's moot versatile artist. Ihave 1961" concert presentationat Wembley fora year before Bob decidedtoand thelatestfeatherinits cap-releases. allhis records, and each one offers Empire Pool. We feltthe band would tryhis luck in London. He playedapart from the disc hit-is a guest (Editor's note :Mike Berry alsosomething different. frequently at trumpeter Kenappearance in the forthcomingreceived a letter from Mr. and Mrs. Now, to top it all, he hes recorded be a hit-and we were so right. Colyer's Club, then travelled to" It's Trad, Dad " filmjust finished Holley, saying how much they 1 must say he Trumpeter Bob andhissidementurned at Shepperton Studios. " Ave Maria," and Denmark to appear with Papa Bue's appreciatedhis" Tribute"disc.) singsitbeautifully, with tremendous inaromping, stomping performance which Viking Jazz Band prior to returning Line-up of the Wallis band feeling and sincerity. prompted many ofustosupposethatit toLondontoplaywithColyer'sincludesKeith" Avo" Avisonon ALAN RICHES of Bradford, would only be a matter of time before this Omega BrassBand. trombone, Al Gay on clarinet and awrites:IwishI knew why Jerry Lee GEOFFREY HOWES ofGreat swinging outfit found its way into the charts BOB WALLIS The first Storyville Jazz Band wasrhythm Fection comprising PeteLewis' " As Long As ILive" hasn'tYarmouth, writes : 1 fervently agree withBilk,Ball and Lightfoot. formed not by Bob but by banjoistGresham (piano), Hugh Raneymade the charts.After " What'dIwith Keith Fordyce thatitis much The tune that has done the trick for Bob and his Storyville Jazzmer.Hugh Raney. Though musically(banjo), Brian " Drag ' KirbySay,"there were signs of agreatmoreinterestingtohavedifferent isthebright,lively "Come Along Please,"adittypartlywrittenbysound,itfailedtoclickwith' the(bass)and AlanPoston(drums).Jerry Leerevival,hetneitherhistypes of songs, singers and rhythms Daily Mirror disccolumnistPatDoncaster. The bandas awholepublic and was forcedtodisbandTheseare theStoryvilleJazzmenfollow-up," It Won t Happen Within the charts. iseffectively showcased and leader Bob handles the vocal chorus. a yearlater. Bobimmediately-latest tradswingerstohit theMe." nor " As Long As 1 Live," one 1 hope the trend will be maintained Inthepast,the band has done well-but notquite made thehitleftfortheWest Countrytojoinbestselling highspots. of his best records has got anywhere.during 1962. SELECT eaSOLIDS FROM THIS RANGE !

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.> GEORGIA WIN - . TERS, editor of * America's '16' 110W TO GET IIIM TO BRITAIN1 magazine,talksto + ...1. ELVIS. HELLO again !As I told you the it ! Before Ileft ElvisI asked recitationpleadingforpeaceful + last time around, Elvis Presley is him his plans for the future, and co -existence. While I agree with t here is what he told me t . himintheory,I thinktwo 5r. the main item on today's menu. Natu- " I just want to keep entertain-" talkies " in a row for this fine . rally, the first thing all of you want ing.For the next four years I'll talentissomething likebeating + :* do one movie a year for Hal adeadhorse. Theflipside, + 4.h to know is : When is Elvis coming to " Smoke,Smoke, : Wallis of Paramount.I love to SmokeThat .;. Cigarette," is my > 5t Britain ? work with him and he has helped pick for :. chartsville . .. + That question does not have a definiteme a great deal.I have another .:. + movie contract with MGM, with Don and Phil Everly won the + answer. There are two things that Elvisan option on my contract to dosuit that their former managers, + said he wants to do more than anything as many as three more for them. LesandWesRose,brought ,:* + else. One is tostartdoingpublic "I'm doing a lot of recording. against them, and Acuff -Rose were .:. + appearances again, and the other is to per-We did four songsfor United forced to releaseallthe money , form in London.But from the look of Artists'picture` FollowThat they were holding for the boys..:. things, his fondest dreams are not going to Dream,'andIam doingsix When they get out of the Marines, ... be realised any time soon. songs in' Kid Galahad.' Don andPhilwillwork with A But I can tell you the best possible way " I also hope to do eight days agent Jack Rael exclusively.Phil to get Elvis there. of live appearances at the open - almostgothimselfengagedto _:, g ing of theSeattle World's Fair steady, Jackie T show : Bleyer,butdecidedtowait ay 4":+:+++++++:":+++++++'++++:+++::+++:++++++'++++ :":++++++++ Get oats of the biggest and hest this spring." ... :* torganisedcharitiestoplanto BrendaLeehas Y presentElvisinpersoninthe temporarily 4. y biggest arena you have in London * . cancelled her plans to visit Britain ., ilfE-LINES OF y -then start the campaign to win A LL the American artists because herhecticschedule has .:, . manager Col. Parker over. Ills who showed up on the her worn to a frazzle.But she .:. NME Polls were terribly excited WILL make it during this year..:. ? Because of Elvis'flatrate of Brenda has always told me that: %. $125,000 minimum fee per book- and grateful. Cutie Connie her big dream is to bring her own y itisalmostout Francisflippedoverherfirst TERRY UNTFOOT ing, ofthe place. show over there featuring Duane y V question for him to do live shows Eddy and the Everlys.Brenda's s + any more. Bobby Vee is still in a state of reviewsof heropeningatthe + Real name : Terence John Lightfoot.Other discwhich appearedinbest ButCol.Parkerhasalready shock.' I had no idea I was thatswank Sands Hotel in Las Vegas + Birth date : May 21, 1935. . sellers:" True Love." y said that the only way Elvis will popular over there ! " Bobby told were simply smashing 1 + Birthplace :Potters Bar, Middlesex. Albums :"TraditionInColour," . play London is " the same way he me ... Height :6 feet. "Trad Parade," " World Of :* played Memphis and Honolulu- That brand new daddy of a boy ConnieFrancis'goodfriend, ? Weight :121 stone. Trad." + for 100% charity." named Dodd Mitchell-Bobby songwriter Howie Greenfield, gave . Colour of eyes : Brown. EPs : " Triad," " Trad Darin wasalsothrilledand her a 23rd birthday party.Guests + Colour of hair : Brown. Again," When I interviewed Elvis honoured at included Neil Sedaka and Dion + " More Trad," " Still Trad." recently he mentioned that one his placing on the Parents' names : Mary and ThomasPresent disc label : Columbia. Poll...... Dion has become quite a Wilfrid. English booker had said he would The Everly Brothers were not songwriter himself.He ispen- .: Family: One brother, Pat. Other label in past : Pye. Favourite food : Chinese. book Elvis and would also pro- available for comment (busy with ring his next hit." The Wan- Wife's name and former occupation :Recording manager : Denis Preston.Favourite drink :Bitter. vide a private plane to transport their Uncle Sam, you know), but derer " (which he did not write) Personal manager : Don Read. - him from America to England, Iris Rosemary, tailoress. I am suretheywerejust turned out to be hislatesthit, Children :" Two daughters so far- Musical director : Norrie Paramor. Favourite clothes : Good suits. but the deal never materialised, as beating out "The Majestic." p. number three on the way !" Personnel of Terry Lighffoot's JazzFavourite bands and instrumentalists: much to Elvis' sorrow. floored by their whopping triumph. Present home : Potters Bar. Men : Dickie Hawdon, Roy Goodman, Ellington, George Elvis is better looking than he Butwewon'tgointothe t Instrument played: Clarinet. Williams, Vic Barton, Wayne Lewis, Oliver, Morton, Armstrong. has ever been-if that's possible " LifeAnd Times Of Darling y Where educated : Ladbrooke School, Chandler, Johnnie Richardson. Favourite composers: Rodgers and -and is in perfect physical shape Dion "justyet-forhe'smy y PottersBar ;EnfieldGrammar Compositions ; " Minor Chant," Hammerstein, Cole Porter, George as a result of his boxing training JIMMY DEAN has released nextguest andwe'lllearnall. School, Middlesex. " Good Time Swing,"" Orange Gershwin. for" Kid Galahad "his karate another talking record, about him then.Thanks for the + Musicaleducation :Studiedwith Blossom," " Black Diamond Rag,"Car :Consul Classic. lessons, and his" touch "foot- " Dear Ivan." Itisastraight fun-and stay cool ! Leslie Evans for three years. " Old Pull 'N' Push." Miscellaneouslikes:Farms,zoos, ball games. :* Age at which entered show business :Title of film debut :" Jazzboat." Sherlock Holmes. His latest single record release 16. Forthcoming film :"It's Trad, Dad."Dislikes: Touring in bad weather. started out to be a hit for the Firstpublicappearance :Wood Biggest influences on career: LouisBest friends :" My parents." " Rock -A -Hula Baby "side,but MARINES Green Jazz Club, 1951. Armstrong, George Lewis, BennyMost thrillingexperience-: Meeting I " Can't Help Falling In Lave " is Biggestbreak incareer :Touring Goodman. Louis Armstrong. now way ahead and will be No. 1 with Kid Ory and Red Allen here,Formeroccupation before showTastes in music : Everything as long in America when you read this. in1959. business : Accounts clerk.' as it'swell done. IN Biggestdisappointmentincareer :Hobbies :Football, athletics. Forthcoming discprojects :Album I imagine that the Twist (and None yet ! Favourite colour : Green. of clarinet duets with Acker Bilk, its inventor, Chubby Checker) is TV debut :" 6.5 Special " in1957.Favouritesingers :FrankSinatra, followed by new EP and LP. gripping Britain.Well, here's a Radio debut :BBC Forces Show, Ella Fitzgerald, Bing Crosby,Professional ambition : " To tour the comment made over here recently: THE .1. 1953. MahaliaJackson,Louis Arm - USA, and be working as regularly " They have finally given a name First important public stage appear- strong. in ten years time as I am now." 'to what Elvis has been doing for ance :Festival Hall, 1956. Favourite actress: Deborah Kerr. Personal ambition :" To give my five years." MAKING1 Currenthitandlatestrelease: Favouriteactors :Paul Newman, children a good education, and to Elvis, incidentally, can and does "King Kong." Frank Sinatra. see them do well." dance the Twist-and digs doing The EVERLY+ +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ BROTHERS get instruction from a + U.S. Marine at the + Alma Cogan brings goodnewsfor I start of their basic *:* training.

t ourstars from South Africa ARE you reading this, John Leyton, Helen Shapiro, Russ C o n w a y, Frankie Vaughan and the Temperance Seven ? There's a great demand for you in South Africa, where British singers and instrumentalistsare ALMA with two held in very high esteem. And if Messrs. Bilk and Ball have got a few free friends. days in 1962, they may be interested to know that trad is catchingon fast there !

Last week I chatted with Alma Cogan, who has just returned from a record- breaking trip to South Africa, lasting several weeks.She told me : "The stock of British artists is very high.It will prove to be a neW and exciting experience for anyone who goes out there to entertain-but they had better go prepared I " Alma qualified this remark by adding that star artists, whether in cabaret or one -righters, are expected to do as much as 75 minutes on stage-and compared to the usual 30 minutes, or at a pinch three quarters of an hour in Britain, you can see that it would be necessary to go there with quite a repertoire "If the audience appreciates you, they will call for one encore after another," Alma *GIBSON told me.Her press cuttings show that she was a tremendous success there-one critic said that she was the best entertainer ever seen in Durban. *GRETSCH *LEVIN *KAY Alma brought back to Britain a careful study of the disc -buying habits of the South *HOFNER * HARMONY African people, plus a detailed survey of their tastes in all forms of entertainment. She noted that our own Cliff Richard is the best-known British entertainer in South *GUILD *EPIPHONE Africa, ranking alongside Elvis Presley in popularity. Bring your guitar up-to-date, " Cliff's reputation was greatly enhanced by his trip there last March," Alma toldme. " People still talk about his success and the huge crowds who turned out tosee him." fit aBIGSBY John Leyton, Helen Shapiro and the Temperance Sevenare comparative newcomers s. to the disc scene there (as they are here, of course), but the interest in them continuesto No. 3059-for " F " hole Guitars. rise.Established favourites like Russ No. 3060-for Solid, Semi -Solid & Hofner Conway and Frankie Vaughan will " It seemsthatallthechildrenket. In the next few months they will Club, with normal bridge. be welcome any time they care to setknow how to play Kwela," she said.probably be seeing Adam Faith, who No. 3061-for Solid and Semi -Solid, with foot on the shore, Alma assures me."They form up in a line and marchalso holds a high degree of popularity low bridge. But the big music of 1962 willbarefoot alongthestreet, COLUMNIST Hy Gardner undoubtedly be trad, she asserts. playingthere, and there are negotiations to No. 3092-without hinge-for Thin Solid askedFabianif hepays outside the hotels.When they getpresent severalotherstarsinthe Guitars. " As Ileft South Africa, the tradtiredof producingthatwonderfulUnion this year. attention to what the papers say boom was just beginning-very soonsound they sit on the kerb and play abouthim. The answer,says itwillbe atitsfullest and. Ackercards." South Africa's biggest disappoint- Complete with metal Gardner, is substantially the same Bilk and Kenny Ball, who are popu- ment of the year, strangely enough, Rocker Bridge as he's received from Elvis Pres- lar there,willfinddozensof The picture shows Alma with twocame from aBritish artist Cliff ley, Bobby Darin, and Liberace : overtures from bookers who want toboys, exponents of the Kwela sound,Richard was due to spend two weeks 12GNS " Some of the things said about present them there." who hadjustbeen giving her athere from Christmas, but due to me were so ridiculous I stopped On the subjectof music, Almademonstration of their craft. recordingcommitments, cancelled Simple tofit - at your dealers. reading the bad things and put has brought back a tape of Kwela- Don't judge from Alma's remarkshis trip.This, according to Alma, only the good things in my scrap type music (remember " Tom Hark "that British artists never think aboutwas the reason for so many crest- book." byEliasandhis Zig-ZagJiveSouth Africa;agents and bookersfallenfacesthisYuletide ! Flutes which really thrilled her. alike regard it as an important mar- MIKE IIELLICAR 114 CHARING X RD., LONDON, W.C.2. Friday, January 5: 1962 NEW MUSICAL EXPRESS 11

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Minelli todirect ....Hislatestpro- bably Billy Fury's best -ever disc.... Filming startsnext week for Dean FURY KEEPS HIS Martin's " Who's Got The Action,' with Lana Turner co-starring.... TAIL-PIECESA13_ LYE CAT_ How about Norman Newell team- POETRY SECRET inghispianists Russ Conway and Tony BILLY FURY has turnedhis Mrs. Mills on same record 9 attention Meehancouldhavescored wilts to poetry-with a SandyNelson's" LetThere Be heat,ofcourse ! Billywon't Drums "....For Gary Moore's Chubby's made history! show his poems to anyone.lie U.S.-TV show, a Shirley Bassey duet UNIQUE feat by Chubby Checker this week-British chart debut labels them " way out stuff." with Mel Torme All aboardHaving an interested look at the various trim crafts at the " IfI get the feeling,Iwrite. Despite original Patti Page version with two Twist discs; now craze on everyone claiming original IfIdon't,I don't," he says. Twist-but Chubby's first issued here September, 1960.... Diana Dors " Daily Express " Boat Show at Earls Court, London, were (I. to r.): Oh, and he reads whenever the there, U.S. release for Cleo Laine's KENT WALTON, DOUG SHELDON and JOHN LEYTON. " You'llAnswerToMe "....At (expecting second baby in June) wore £750 gown for Monday West opportunity presents itself-which Birmingham,LonnieDonegan in End cabaret debut .... Next titles from Tommy Steele " Green Eye "/ isn'tvery often. opposition to Miki & Griff, his great " WishingStar ";from Marty Wilde own compositions "Comesporting in Switzerland....Brookandhushand;pianist BobbyTroup Histastesinliteraturerange friends....Joan Hull (from Australia) Brothers' newone, " He's Old....A -and -rpost for Tony Meehan fromtheclassicsof Twainto Running "jSlap Bang " . . . says hasendeared Enough To Know Better," previouslyatDeccawasSir Edward Lewis' biographies of top jazz men, and MarkWynter Sales exceed 300,000 forPat Big Freeze notes :snowed up onwaxed by Crickets... . idea ....Fred Mudd(larks)reports himself there.... " JohnnyWill ".... Band- in the lighter vein-ghost stories. JohnCassasetesplanstostar Boone's MI, Lonnie Donegan missed Palla- In " IrmaLa Douce " ailingbrother Jeff much betteraftercar As I watched him reading, I found leader Arthur Lyman is latest interestdium TV show in aid of spastics crash.... Bobby Darinin" Day After The Vegas Shani Wallis replaced by Mary Pres- hetakesitallseriouslytoo. Fourth" film....Bing Crosby's U.S. of ConnieStevens....Las It took Bob Wallis band ten hourston....Three "Twist" LPs from Pye Doesn't Terry Dene resemble Ken CHAD CHRISTIAN. home bought byBillyEckstine....forLondon -Folkestonetrip.... Bertgroup this month....Doris Day's co-Dodd ?.... Infanticipati ng - Gene radio series with Rosemary Clooney Film title song of Joe Pasternak'sWeedon able Donegan deputy in duetstarin "The PerfectSet-up "forMcDaniels'wife...." IAm," flip - extended one year....Frank Sinatra " Paper Moon "waxedbyDuanewith Roy Castle.... May filming-Montgomery Clift....side of current Ricky Stevens success,DarinaHollywoodneighbourofconfirms Reprise's capture of Dean Eddy...." Money " is next Jerry Lee Title of Eden Kane's latest, " For- Wife Pat made MGM singer Russoriginally waxed by Tony Bennett.Mel Torme.... Martin.startingnextmonth.... Lewis single...."Pioneer Go Horne'get Me Not," same as Karlin Twins'Hamilton father of boy last Saturday Starring role for Sammy Davis in Whilethe Mudlarks areinactive Britain's best bluessinger ?- (starring Elvis Presley) retitledfollow-upto big " When "hit...... Mr. and Mrs. Frank CochranscreenbiographyofJamesBland(following recent Fred Mudd accid-Norrie Paramor thinks Cliff Richard " Follow That Dream ' Thi,weekWallyRidleywinter-(parentsofEddie)sendseason's(" Whisper In TheWind ") - withent),hairdressingcoursetakenbyqualifies .... ABC -Paramount signed Billy Daniels As a sequel to Nina 01t:ta,riaroatikN greetings to allfans,viathis paperSammy Cahn andJimmy VanMary Mudd inManchester. ... For ....Keith GoodwinresignedfromHeusen writingtitlesong....DuaneJudy Garland's "Girl Is Waiting "and Frederik, how about Sadie and NME staff to be publicist.... Eddy and his fiancde Miriam John-film, John Cassevetes likely directorHymie ? !.... * Infanticipating-singer Julie Londonson may wax spiritual LP....Bobby....Because he refused to work with Fabian, film studio suspended actor Bradford Dittman.... Pby ALLEN BIG AND HERE ARE S EVANS SUM BEA LILLIE (Decca) is in gay mood FOR Watching Diana Dors' New Year's as she puts over What's New At Day openingat Bal Tabarin: The Zoo and Paddy Roberts' saucy GOOD THE 1961 Hughie Green, Alma Cogan, Lionel Ballad OfBethnalGreen. The Bart,ShirleyBassey and husband comedienne adds Sing A Song Of CAUSE Kenneth Hume, Eric Wins -tone (cele- Spacemen and I Always Say Hello. `CAT'S WHISKERS' brating 48th birthday), Vic Lewis andDANNY HARRISON (Starlite)is a ROY CASTLE and Pete Murray....M i d l a n dITV pleasant American c -and -w singer - VERA LYNN were IT is customary for honours to be awarded at this time ofviewers saw Dorothy Provine's guitarist who excels in No One To twoofthemany " Roaring Twenties " forfirsttime Love Me, backed by the stars who appeared the year, so once again your Alley Cat looks back overyesterday.... Veteran radio Minstrel Jordanaires. Other titles are on ATV's Palla- 1961 to announce annual "Cat's Whiskers."These are hisIke Hatch died.... Worries, I'll Never Forget, and Ali dium show last choice of artists and music -business personalities who earned As an answer to Pontoons' " Stick The World Is Lonely Now. Sunday. Vera Lynn, And Twist," reader Graeme AndrewsBOB NEWHART (WarnerBros.) vice-president of the them-but not in order of merit : suggests" TwistAndBust " by isaglib -tongued comedian who Stars organisation FRANKIE VAUGHAN-came back Jayne Mansfield I....Early next year, makes you laugh throughout his forSpastics,holds with a vengeance like a tower ofTITO BURNS-he lost the manage-newBuddy Holly LPissued.... Ledge Psychology (talking someone the cheque for £700 strength.... ment of Cliff Richard, but gainedLondon may release Petula Clark's out of jumping from a high build- which was the Jack- WALLY RIDLEY-HMV Manager the respect of the music industry.discs in U.S ing) and Bus Drivers' School (how potprize and was who produced Britain's two best-DANNY WILLIAMS-how high the For " My Fair Lady "film. Alan drivers are so good at making it given to the spastics. selling albums by George Mitchell's moon?.... JayLernerwouldlike Vincente toughfor customers). " Black and White Minstrels "....GEOFFREY EVERITT - for his NORMAN NEWELL & CYRIL bold venture by extending Radio ORNADEL-composers of the Luxembourg programmes until year's best song, " Portrait Of My 3 am daily...... Love ".... CYRIL BERLIN - morethan a "Happy New Year" ftess,0,0",,,,0W,/%0TONY HATCH-producer of a long popular personal manager-vir- : : : : from .: : string of Pye hit discs.... tually a father to Lonnie Donegan. ALMA COGAN-still the nicest girlPETULA CLARK -a " Grable- ACTOR JIMMY in show business.... bodied " seaman of the high C's ! Get a Beat SHIRLEY BASSEY-for flyingtheDAVID JACOBS-who appealsto DAPHNE BARKER & IAIN KERR WITH DARREN SHOWS Union Jack highin America.... every jury.... SAMMY D A V I S-incomparable 'NORMAN NEWELL-for introduc- Commencing Season January 8th, 1962 talent with a capital T.... ing morehitparade newcomers BEVERLEY HOW IT'S DONE ANTHONY NEWLEY-for stopping than any other recording manager the world with his artistry.... --besides innumerable successes "The Hungaria' ,'London IN "Gidget Goes Hawaiian," JimmyJOHNNY WORTH-who lived up to with his established stars.... Darren shows many oftoday's his name.... MAURICE BURMAN - whodis- Exclusive Representative: young singers who are attempting toLONNIE DONEGAN-not only for covered Helen Shapiro, but died BERNARD DELFONT ORGANISATION turn actors just how it's done. maintaining his own successes, but before he could enjoy her triumphs. for introducing Kenny Ball on theTHE SHADOWS-their Poll Concert DirectionsMICHAEL SULLIVAN Although the filmisa romantic scene.... reception can never be topped comedy, he gives an impressive per- FRANK SINATRA - undisputed formanceasaboy whohaving leader of many clans.... broken with his girlfriendis deter- JUDY GARLAND - sheerinborn mined not to lose face by talent-not manufactured.... IT'S ARRIVED ! IT'S THE TWIST ! apologising. CONNIE FRANCIS -a superbNORRIE PARAMOR - like Old ONLY In its later stages the plot becomes singer-insistedonappearingat FatherThames,hishitparade rather involved. but everything thelast NME poll -winners' con- successeskeeprollingalong.... 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