New Murical Express- -January5, 1962 !PLUSFULL CHART ELVISAND BRITAIN SURVEY FOR 1961 Registered at the G.P.O. as a Newspaper No. 782 EVERY FRIDAY PRICE 6d, January 5, 1962 THE ORIGINAL ! ! WITH DANCE INSTRUCTIONS Doug CHUBBY CHECKER'S MUSICAL Sheldon THE YOUR MA SAID YOU CRIED IN YOUR SLEEP LAST NIGHT TWIST 45-5. 1141645 rpm record On COLUMBIA No. DB 4503 IEXPRESI SONG COPIES with DANCE STEPS2,/3 postfree WORLD'S LARGEST CIRCULATION OF ANY MUSIC PAPER DECCA K.P.M., 21 DENMARK STREET, W.C.2 TEM 3856 -WEEKLY SALES EXCEED 175,000 (MEMBERS OF ABC) DECCA 45 . F11418 EDEN KAN FORGET ME NOT EDEN KAN ADEN KAN FORGET ME NOT PRODUCTION on RADIO local ISISVISIONyour andat Dealers Secord ESSEX MUSIC LTD. 2 NEW MUSICAL EXPRESS Friday, January 5,1962 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