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— — The Cash Box Music , Page 59 October 3. 1959 Country The Cash Round Up Countr ACROSS THE NATION

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KDAV-Lubbock, celebrates its 6th Anniversary this month and for the occasion 10/9 with they’re planning a bang-up show P©s. Last a line-up that includes Ernest Tubb, , and a host of Week others—at the Lubbock City Aud. KDAV’s Bill Mack, who claims the station THREE BELLS (1) CHAIN GANG (31) f has 15,000 country music club members, notes that his new Starday release, I (RCA Victor 7555) 21 Freddie Hart (Columbia 41456) 1 “Johnny’s Gal Frankie” and “Loneliest Fool In Town,” can be had by jocks

who write to him at 2801 54th, Lubbock, Texas. . . . The Ernest Tubb and Texas Troubadours-Skeeter Davis unit just about ending up its 45-day fair FIVE FEET season in Texas, Okla. and Ark. The Ray Price and 1 AIN'T NEVER (2) HIGH Cherokee Cowboy outfit’s also currently concluding 2 (Dacca 30923) 22 AND RISING (25) its long fair sked. Skeeter and Charlie Walker will (Columbia 41427) join Tubb and Price for a 4-day, 10/1-4 set in Mich. Show was booked by Curtis Artist’s Prod, and Phil COUNTRY GIRL (3)

Simon of Grand Rapids, Mich. . . . , 3 (Capitol 42 33) WATERLOO (11) 23 Stonewall happy about the current revivals of his co-cleffed Jackson (Columbia i 41393 ; “ Waltz” smasheroo, letters that his unit recently pulled an all-time crowd high, 4,021 folks, PARTNERS (4) for the Westport, Ind. Kiwanis Annual Barbeque and 4 Jimmy Reeves (RCA Victor 7557) SAWMILL (20) Horse Show. The group joins for 10/2, 24 & Bill Phillips

3 & 4 dates Oklahoma City’s Springlake Park. . . . (Columbia 41426) Now that KWIP, located at the Hotel Tioga, Merced, 1 GOT STRIPES (5) Calif, is programming c&w music, with Pecos Pete 5 Johnny Cash (Columbia 41427) Brown handling 314 hours per day, the station would THE LAST RIDE (43) bill mack appreciate it if the labels will put ’em on their 25 (RCA Victor mailing lists. . . . Lawton Williams infos that he and 7586) Browns recently played to a packed house at the DON'T TELL ME YOUR Ft. Worth “Cowtown Hoedown.” Lawton had been a regular at the Big “D” 6 TROUBLES (8) (RCA Victor 7566) in Dallas until last week. He adds that his “Moon Joe” Victor deck is attract- HOMEBREAKER (32) nig lots more action since the Russians’ success. Williams also notes that 26 Skeeter Davis (RCA Victor 7570) ’s wife Boots presented Bill with a baby gal named Tina. Con- grats! WHO SHOT SAM (7) | * * * * * (Mercury 71464) 27 JOHN WESLEY HARDIN (22) The next-few weeks line-up for the Prince Albert ;i Jimmy Skinner (Mercury 71470) portion of the WSM-“Opry” reads as follows; 9/26- MC-, guest—Betty Johnson; 10/3-MC- TENNESSEE STUD (6) KATY TOO Faron Young, guest Louvin Bros.; 10/10-MC-Jim 8 (RCA Victor 7542) (27) Reeves, guest—Mac Wiseman; 10/17-MC-Ray Price, 28 Johnny Cash (Sun 321) guest—Wilburn Bros.; I0/24-MC-Ernest Tubb, guest —undecided; 10/31-MC-undecided, guest Johnnie & GRIN AND BEAR IT (13) Jack. WSM’s Trudy Stamper BIG MIDNIGHT SPECIAL (29) notes that Decca’s 9 Jimmy Newman (MGM 12812) Benny Martin, fully recovered from his recent auto 29 Wilma Lee 4 (Hickory 1098) accident, dropped in to plug his newest coupling, “If I Can Stay Away Long Enough” and “Untrue You.” HEARTACHES BY Deejays can have the pressing if they write to Benny THE NUMBER (10) care of 10 LITTLE DUTCH GIRL (24) WSM-Nashville, Tenn. . . . Victor’s Jim Ray Price (Columbia 41374) 30 George Morgan Reeves, a mainstay with the label since ’55, has been (Columbia 4-41420,I inked to a new 5-year contract as a result of a huddle BENNY MARTIN between Jim’s Mgr. Herb Shucher and RCA’s Steve Sholes. While in N.Y. Herb also negotiated with MCA JOHNNY REB (15) NO REGRETS (33) 11 whereby the agency’ll handle all phases of TV, movies Johnny Horton (Columbia 41437) 31 Carl Belew Hand other related fields of the Browns (Decca 30947) (whom Herb also manages). . . . Carl Fitzgerald, WMOX-Meridian, Miss, reports lotsa activity on Ray Price’s “” (Columbia), 's “Guess I’m Gettin’ ('TIL) 1 KISSED YOU (21) I'M BEGINNING Over You” (Capitol) and Jimmy Dean’s new Columbia version of the ole 12 Everly Bros. (Cadence 1369) Bob Willis TO FORGET YOU click, “Stay Little . (26) A Longer.” . . Lloyd Royal, Meridian, Miss, 32 (RCA theatre owner and producer of several flicks, is making arrangements to have Victor 7557) a country music package show at his Meridian Fair SAL'S GOT A SUGAR LIP (9) this year. Royal’s producer-promoter of the fair which 13 Johnny Horton (Columbia 41437) THE STORM WITHIN opens 10/12. . . . thrilled with the initial MY HEART reaction to the Cedarwood-published, “Igmoo,” the 33 (35) tag of Stonewall Billy Walker (Columbia 41433) Jackson’s latest Columbia slice. . . . Ed Jackson, VP of Broadcast Records, wants everyone 10,000 DRUMS (16) to know that the diskery is on the prowl for top c&w 14 (Columbia 41417) NEXT TIME (36) and folk singers and that they can place songs with Ernest Tubb any pubbery they desire. 34 Interested parties can send (Decca 30952) any type of tape of their voice to headquarters at OLD MOON (18) 2410 2nd St., Bakersfield, Calif, or to the 5109 Slate 15 Betty Foley (Bandera 1034) St., Ft. Worth, Texas branch. SOMEBODY'S BACK * * * * * 35 IN TOWN (30) Nat Nigberg’s “Country America” troupe, which JIMMY BROWN Wilburn Bros. (Decca 30871) just completed a 7-day stint at the West Texas State THE NEWSBOY (23) Fair, Abilene broke the all-time record in the history 16 johnnie & jack Mac Wiseman (Dot 15946) SAILOR of this annual presentation, according to John Wom- MAN (28) ble, prexy of the W. Texas C.O.C. 36 Johnnie & Jack (RCA Victor 7545) The show, which featured the Everly Bros., Bobby Darin, Johnny Horton, BATTLE OF Stonew all Jackson, Sheldon Gene and Leon McAuliffe with his Cimmaron KOOKAMONGA (19) 17 UNDER YOUR SPELL (49) Hoys, racked up $96,501 in paid admissions. . . . Margarett Fish, 5917—14 Ave. Homer & Jethro (RCA Victor 7585) 37 Buck Owens (Capitol 4245) S., Minneapolis 17, Minn., letters that she just started a fan club for Razor- Ray Price (Columbia 41977) back’s Carl Blankenship. Carl’s current release couples “I’d Like To Set You To Music” and “I Can’t OUR CHURCH Live To See Tomorrow.” . . . Don Gibson set to do YOUR WEDDING (14) HEARTBREAK AVENUE (34) his newest Victor, two-sided chart-riders, 18 “Don’t Tell Me Your Troubles” and (Decca 30943) 38 Don Gibson (RCA Victor 7566) “Heartbreak Avenue” at the Athens, Ga. Fair on 9/25 and 26, in Campbellsville, Ivy. on Elkins, 10/9 and W. Va. on the 12th. . . . Jimmy Bolton, Riverside, NINETY-NINE (17) (38) i N.J. distribs for “D” items that the big “D” records up his way are Eddie 19 Bill Anderson (Decca 30914) 39 Lester Flat t & Noack’s “A Thinking Man’s Woman,” Tommy Durden’s “Deep In The Heart (Columbia 41389) Of A Fool,” Cecil Bowman’s “Cotton,” Claude Gray’s “Loneliness” and Billy Parks’ Razorback waffle, “Why Do I Keep On Crying?” . . . Don Ralke and (Columbia 41419) CHASIN' A RAINBOW (39) Fess Parker are treking way out of city limits this 20 coming Jerry Reed (NRC 5008) 40 Hank Snow (RCA Victor 7524) week to procure the services of 4 country musicians. Parker, who has a feature role in an upcoming Paramount release “Jayhawkers,” has scheduled 41. GIVE ME DEATH. ‘Ralke to wax a single for his Cascade label—“Jayhawkers” (based on the 46. BOW DOWN YOUR HEAD AND CRY. 42. PARTY OF THE SECOND PART. 47. ABOVE AND BEYOND. pixs title) h/w “Lonely” (number penned by Parker). The four musicians 43. FAMILY MAN. 48. YOU'RE LEARNING. 44. FARTHER THAN MY EYES CAN SEE 49. DECK OF CARDS. will join Ralke’s ork to give the “country-style” waxing a feeling. 45. MORGAN POISONED THE WATER HOLE. 50. BOO BOO STICK BEAT. ‘It’s What’s in THE CASH BOX That Counts—INTERNATIONALLY”