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* You've got to be kidding? A bunch of Cowboys playing beat music, Rhythm a nd Bl ues? CALGARY * T hat's right! T h ere is such a group a nd p lay­ ing to SRO (Shakin' Room Only) crowds in Cal- STAMPEDE gary, Alberta. T he Stampeders (Beat Group) consists of six roaring talents with a fresh new booming SPECIAL sound. They all sing up a wild night when they get on the ba nd­ s tand. The group consists of Race Holli­ day, Van Louis, Kim Meyer, Len Roemer, Brendan Lyttle and Richard Dodson. They can be easily identified by their western type garb which sets them apart from so many other groups of the day. This labels them as original showmen and not inclined to copy going trends. During the past winter the boys broke into public acclaim with appearances at a Calgary Discotheque Club. From a one night stand it developed into 12 jam packed weeks of the best beat music around. Temperatures outside the club were 30 degrees below but the Stampeders kept the thermometer high on the inside. Visitors from Toronto spoke highly of the fantastic sounding western group and we at RPM were also made aware by tele­ phone calls and letters from fans etc., that the Calgary Stampeders were a group we were going co hear a lot more from. A quick local record session put the boys on wax with "House Of Shake" and "Don't Look At Her''. Though it met with cool radio play around their home area it gave them added boost at the box-office. They are looking forward to working in a top flight recording studio before releasing any further material. TV shows like CHCT-TV's "Guys and Dolls" gave them much exposure and a boost to their ever growing following. They were brought back week after week for more appearances. They filmed a fifteen minute short mov ie showing them busy in clubs and on TV. The movie called "West Beat" has been sent to England at the request of Major Entertainment bookers who origina lly asked fo r the film to be produced. T hey re­ main busy in Calgary at a nother hot Dis­ coth eque club pulling in crowds each week who love to see the cowboy-rockers. THE STAMPEDERS The world fa mous "CALGARY STAM­ The future looks bright a nd active with the Beat has appe aled to many of the far PEDE" will fi nd the boys e ngrossed and negotia tions going on be tween P e rs onal off countries in the world. Wh e n the big grossing their b usiest week ever. Appear­ Ma nager, Me l Sha w, to whom the Stampe de rs Canadia n talent breakthrough happe ns a nces now c onfirmed include pa ra des, owe s o much for the ir success, and s everal you can be sure THE STAMPEDERS will s ta dium c oncerts, sta ge s hows, club firms at all four corners of the globe. It be an important part of that historic happen­ dates and the fabulous b ig " T E EN FAIR". appears that the idea of Cowboys playing i ng . Ottawa: Big news from foreign groups to hit hogtown in some time that by a "gramophone" . Unfortunately the Bytown was the success are The Country Gentlemen, Rebel record­ us e of this obsolete term in the Act has of the Dick Clark Cara­ ing artists. They are presently holding been extended by legal interpretation to van which headlined forth at the Gate of Cleve. give exemption to new kinds of uses which Herman and His. Hermits Pam Fernie, Toronto Telegram's "After were unknown when the original "gramo­ with Little Anthony, Four" secretary, is perhaps better known phone" exemption was made . For example, Brenda Holloway and for her singing ability. Pam holds down the mus ic produced for the public by the Bobby Vee . An even the feminine end of the Courriers, Canada's "Seeburg" system used in the Place bigger s uccess story has Top Folk Group for 1964 (RPM Award). She Ville Marie and other public places here to do with the Canadian is a lso a gas as a single. Pam will be in Montrea l is legally regarded as being by Hopsville Show and seen i n the Ottawa Hull area at the Exe­ "gramophone" and therefore exempt from Dance that happened big, cutive Penthouse, Duverney Hotel from payment. We consider this to be wrong and real big at the Coliseum. J uoe 2 8 to July 10. Theo back to Toronto unfair. Similarly, at the new airport at J.B. and The Play boys for a s tay at the Riverboat in the village Dorval, music is piped through this entire from Montreal, The Big from July 13 to July 18. The CBC will be building, again, I believe, by a "Seeburg" Town Boys from Toronto , taping, on location, "Another Side Of unit, a nd it is legally he ld to be by a The Staccatos , The Esquires and The Young" featuring The Courriers. From the "gramophone". There are many such Wayne Grigsby Dancers were all that was end of July through to the middle of Sep­ cases of legally exempt public uses of our needed to make the night a real 1ive o ne. tember, the CBC-TV Network will hustle music in Canada, netting the users millions By way of the Swing Set"Hypes & Gripes" up 26 fifteen minute shows from Ottawa of dollars but paying nothing whatsoever comes news thatthe CBC will be petitioned entitled The Courriers a nd will each week to the owners and composers of our music. in an effort to produce a Music Hop show feature special groups of songs a nd guests. We in CAPAC are pressing for a c hange in out of the c apital. Sandy Gardiner g ives Pam will go it alone in a Pussy Galore­ the Copyright Act in this and other matters the nod to Ba rry Alle n's "It's Alright With type role for the Chrysler Industrial show and we will hope for the a c tive s upport of Me" and The Noc turna ls newie "Because August 23 to September 21 to be seen in our me mbers in this regard ."Mr. W. St. Clair You're Gone ". Sandy indicates thumbs Calgary, Montreal and Toronto. Low, General Manager of CAPAC who down on the ne w Be atles effort, "Be atles arranged for the answers to this and other '65 ". very important questions was d irectiog (ED: We often wondered what would happen his answers to the Quebec members, how­ if the four Disciples of the British music ever this situation exists generally in industry put out a bomb . . . NOTHING!) Canada. Dennis Goodwin of General Production Canada: Never be fore in the his tory of the Services advises that they have prepared a C anadian mus ic indus try has the re been a 5 minute "Ralph Richards Show" including p lan s o d e vised to g ive Canadia n ta lent the a medley of tune s from ballads to honky s hot in the a rm it so well deserves. tonk. This show is now in the process of T hrough the e ff orts of a large Ca na dia n b e ing syndicated for radio across Canada. compa ny a nd a n equa lly large a dve rtis ing Further information can be obtained agency, a nd three record c ompa nies, a to ur through General Productions a t 3 Be lmont of Ca nada, by top Canadia n recording St. , Toronto 5. a rtis ts, is be ing planned. Radio s t a tions acros s the country have been contact ed a nd a ppa re ntly a ll a re in favo ur of taking the s how fo r the ir respect ive areas. T he line up of the s how w ill be J .B. a nd T he P layboys, T he Big Town Boys, Robbie Lane a nd the Dis­ P am F e rnie the feminine end of The ciples a nd L ittle Caesar a nd T he Con­ Courriers will soon be making the scene s uls. Kicko ff date fo r this mome ntous o n h e r own. tour wi ll be sometime around the middle "Are there special laws in Canada of July. C ities participating wi ll be Ha li­ affecting performing rights?" This is one fax, Mo ntreal, Ottawa, Toronto, Londo n, of the ma ny questions a nswered in a Port Arthur, Wi nnipeg, Regina, Edmonton, specia l bookl et put out by C APAC fo r dis­ Calgary and Va ncouver . tributio n during their Direct ors' Reception TIGER-A-GO-GO will probably go down for Quebec-Reside nt Me mb ers whic h was in history as the turn ing point in the held a t the Queen Elizabeth Hote l in Mon­ Sandy Gardiner seen with two of the Supremes. s uccess of our (up to now) f loundering treal J une 2/ 65. T he a nswer "Yes, t he re Diana on his right and Mary peeking through mus ic industry. the mirror. are specia l r ul es a nd regula tions written St. Catharines: Donn a nd Cindy Rey­ into the Canadian copyright law in respect Watch for: the greatest Canadian teen nolds wil l open the new Atlanta Hotel and to performing rights. For examp le, each magazine to come out month ly. The mag stay on for two weeks. year al l those who a re e ngaged in admin is­ w ill fea ture a rticles on Canadian talent Blackpool, England: We understand a tering perfo rm ing rights must file their a nd will have a special sect ion featur ing few stalwart Englishmen are crying to sell tariffs of fees, cha rges or royalties in Canadian DJs . This packed teen mag will their MBE 's a nd other medals to try a nd Ottawa. T hese mu st the n be s ubmit ted to be a w inne r with a staff of Canada's top bail out the stranded Canadian Cowboys a federal governm ent a ppo inted tribuna l teen writers. Promises to be a big s h ot in a nd Indians and all the paraphernalia that call ed the Copyright Appeal Board. T he the arm fo r Canada's teen stars and DJs goes with cowboys a nd Indians, like Board hears a ny obj ections fr om the users fr om coat to coast.T he forma t (as we hear horses and b la nkets a nd teepees e tc . in open court a nd re buttals of the ir argu­ it) wil l be a feature two and three page Seems like the backers backed out of t his ments fr om the ow ne rs of the pe rfo rm ing spreads o n a rt ists fil led with photos. million dollar venture. But some good may r ig hts, a nd then fixes t he fees or c ha rges RPM MUSIC WEEKL Y is publish ed weekly by come of this fiasco yet. We hear the that may be c ha rged in a ll categories of Walt Grealis, 426 Mer ton Stree t , Toronto 7 , E nglis h a re very inte rested in sett ing the use fo r the ne xt twe lve months. T he Board C anada. P rinted i n Canada. Au thori zed as s e­ world o n fire with country music. So who cond class mail by th e P ost Offi c e Depar tme nt. is, of course, govern ed in it s decisions Ottawa, and fo r paymen t o f pos tage in c as h. k nows, we may have a Canadia n country Single copy price 30 c e nts Subs crip tion price s: by the Cana dia n Copyright Act which as 1 a rtist by way of the E ngl is h scen e. $15 per y e ar, $25 by air, USA and C anr:da $20 orig ina lly writte n a nd a me nd ed specifically per year, $40 by air, other countries. Advertis­ Toronto: One of the most exc1ting e xe mpt s certain pe rformance uses s uc h as i ng rates on reques t. 'l r 12 'RPCIC lfR.DIJ. Bll'IDS CONTINUOUS DANCING-ENTERTAINMENT \..

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advertisement 3 The wild west will never be the same make-up kits and thousands of smaller after TEEN FAIR. The all Canadian team items. TEEN FAIR even boasts refresh­ of Barney Shane and Al Blank of Winnipeg ment centre. have chosen Calgary and the Stampede TEEN FAIR is leading the way of grounds for their second Exhibition for the spotlighting our youth of today. It is year 1965. The first show took place at the hoped that other Exh ibitions and fairs Winnipeg Exhibition in June of this year. across the nation will follow the lead of After many months of preparation the week the Calgary Stampede . of July 5th to lOth will find thousands of young adults streaming into the big TEEN FAIR on the Calgary Exhibition ground s. Once inside they will find a "Fair within 12 'RPOC lfR.DIJ. BJLIVDS a fair". Everything for the teenager, music, CONTINUOUS DANCING-ENTERTAINMENT entertainment, refreshments, displays and fun. The major attractions will be the ex· citing groups who are popular in Calgary. GRAND PRIZE Special guests will be Jimmy Gilmer and HONDA MOTOR SCOOTER the Fireballs who made "Sugar Shack", one ~9 BOW CYCLE of the top records of the world. The enter­ tainment will begin each day, on three big stages, at exactly 12 noon . It will continue

0 REFRESHMEllT BOOTHS I DISPLAY BOOTHS on a revolving talent basis until midnight Mr. Barney Shane on the left and Mr . Al HUNDREDS OF FREE PRIZES each day. In all there will be over 16 Blank are the two busiest men at TEEN groups participating. Headliners will in­ FAIR. The above photo is taken from a clude The Stampeders , Squires, Shondels newspaper clipping that shows them in ( ADM•ss•oN ..•..•.. oNLY sc~ J of Winnipeg, Viscounts of Lethbridge, front of the main gate. TEEN FAIR will Skeptics, Chandels and the Soul Grinders be held next year in many more locations from England. The Sara togas, Shades, and plans are bigger and better already. The Spiders, Intruders , Solid Sounds, E ldora­ co-ordination work and plans were handled dos, Signets and the Commodo;es will by both men and it won't be finished until make for a pretty merry time for the the last person ha s gone home on Saturday hippys. Each group will try to hold the night at midnight on the dot. Their work attention of as many fans as possible. for next year will begin at one minute after Display booths set up within TEEN midnight with storage and expansion plans FAIR will be of great interest to the The big one-two punch in entertainment is taking precedent over relaxation. Their public . They will find a Business college presenting the fun and action at TEEN hard work has e nabled thousands of teens booth, Music s hop, Modelling School FAIR. The CFAC personalities will be to have the time of their lives at the World Discotheque Club, Red Rose Tea patio, active with s hows and interviews from the Famous Calgary Stampede. grounds as will CHCT-TV favourites. The T.J. Slacks, Honda Display with Arc re­ promotion work a nd ballyhoo is important cording artist Dianne James. There will A 11 enquiries to TEEN FAIR should be for the s uccess of a big venture and the be a slot car track , motor car displays. mailed to big "ONE-TWO" punch has a lways come There will be free draws with prizes TEEN FAIR through with the best for everyone. TEEN ranging from six cars, a Honda motor 583 Ellice Avenue, 2nd floor , FAIR is the best for teenagers. bike, 500 theatre passes, LP recordings, Winnipeg, Manitoba.

4 advertisement advertisement Fair week. They have been on tour with recording artists and are ofte n a part of the many packages throughout Alberta through their manager Gene C how. Between tours they are busy in many of the fea­ tured spot s . A record release is hoped for in the near future.

Special guest stars will be J i mm y Gi lmer and The Fire Balls. These exciting hit re­ cording artists have been thrilling their many fans for years. Their big hit was ''Sugar Shack'' which earned them a golden The teenagers in Calgary will be jumping disc. The group will be on an extensive to the beat of the best music in town. With The Squires, Barry recording artists have tour of Western Canada and the Teen Fair three groups to choose from at any given been together for over four years and will will be one of their many stops on the way. time the bands will be working very hard be heard nightly on the Teen Fair stage. to gain the favo ur of the public. Watch for They have been featured on "Teen a nd Twenty" and are now almost regulars on new favourites to emerge in this week long "Guys and Dolls". rivalry for the "Talk of Teen Fair". It's the best time for the beat music crowd in a long while. A great many shows come through Calgary but nothing will ever touch TEEN FAIR.

Kalani 0 Browne and his Hawaiian revue will be a change of pace at TEEN FAIR. Their melodic styles with beautiful hulas handled gracefully by Chris Browne will be featured in short 20 minute shows throughout the week. Kalani has a versa­ tile repertoire a nd can ably handle pop numbers or folk songs with equal ease. He is busy nightly at one of Calgary's most plush supper clubs the "Forster at the Crossroads".Coming from Hawaii, Kalani finds the Stampede an exciting affair that The talent arrangements and co-ordination makes his home in Hawaii seem far far work for the entertainment at TEEN FAIR away. Teens will thrill to his sound night­ is under the direction of Mel Shaw. It is ly at TEEN FAIR with a touch of Hawaii. part of his job to fill three stages for 12 The Stampeders (beat group) will hold hours each day with 16 groups. This adds forth throughout the week on one of the up to over 200 hours of solid music . Selec­ big entertainment stages at Teen Fair. tion a nd placing of groups is a major under­ They are in for a hectic schedule of taking when you have 16 groups and 75 appearances and will no doubt be tired musicians. Tra nsporting all members and at the end of the week. The executives 50 a mplifiers in a nd out of the grounds is of Teen Fair upon hearing the group for near bedlam. Mel has had four years ex­ the first time said "If the other groups on perience of using groups on the CHCT-TV the show are half as good as these guys "Guys and Dolls" s how and for the last we're in for a great time". Well the other two years he presented th e entertainment talent is going to be busy on stage at the on C HCT's "Stampede Stage " on the busy same time as the Stampeders so the teens Exhibition grounds . He molds the require­ are in for a treat wherever they turn. T he ments of the Promoters, the public, and Stampeders performed on the giant Sunday and the groups into a successful presen­ night open air concert at Mewata Stadium tation. This TEEN FAIR is the first of and are working on the Corral Open A 11 it's kind in Calgary and it looks like one of the biggest ventures into exposing Attractions stage each day. Nightly they The Skeptics band are another popular Canadian talent ever presented. will be at a local Discotheque club. group that will be busy during the Teen 5 Medicine Hat: "Sawch" on each station and then write a construc­ "If you can't say something nice ... and (America's only one tive critique on everyone of them, with the all that jazz".) name jockey) joins the emphasis on the announcer's ability to By the way, our congratulations to growing list of Dianne carry the show . . . to entertain his Bryan Olney on his recent entry into the Ja mes' admire~s. The listeners, and to inform them." songwriting and marriage field. Like - Dianne James Show (Ed: We agree. Radio is taken too much from the frying pan into the fire. turned out to be a smash for granted. Unfortunately the long stand­ Belleville - Toronto - Hamilton: The thanks to "Sawch" and ing radio-newspaper feud has been over­ Voice of the teens of the "Voice Of The the gang at CHAT. Be­ come to a degree but <;>nly because of Bay of Quinte", (CJBQ) Dave Charles, tween shows Dianne lent newspaper magnates entering the broadcast dropped into the RPM offices recently. He a beautiful talent and field. We say unfortunate because with this has suspended operation of his Crow's the most feminine of type of arrangement it is difficult to find Nest in Belleville for the summer. His feminine touches to an unbiased critic willing to put his job in newest venture into the dance field, The "Sawch's" radio show. jeopardy by criticising a radio station that Raven's Nest in Hamilton looks like it Dianne will shortly be happens to be owned by his Publisher. The could be a money maker. The Regents making her debut south CBC seems to be fairer game. ) helped establish the club on opening night. of the border. "Sawch" has a prediction. Richie Knight and the Midnighters followed "With this kind of talent and with a great this up a week later with J.B. and The guy like Don Eckess as manager Dianne Playboys making the holiday date a giant James will be the No. 1 female vocalist of success. Canada for 1965." Billed with Dianne on Amherst: Gary Crowell of CKDH signs her show are Maurice Marshall and the in with news that J.B. and The Playboys Champs and Barry Ennis and the Key-Men. have finally clicked with their "Love Regino: Some towns ban them and some Happiness and Sweet You". Bobby Curtola towns swear by them. Regina, CKCK and recently appeared in the Maritimes and Hostess Potato Chips have come out in since then the boys at CKDH have be en favour of them. By sending in a buck's confronted with a 500 name petition to get worth of labels, Regina teeners stand a him back. Gary also notes that the Bruns­ chance to win a super-surfer Skateboard. wick Playboy's will soon release "Just Regina boasts a man-made lake so it Call On Me" a great follow-up tune to their should be an easy chore to hump up a few first attempt. "And," says Gary, "We'd Recent visitors to Upper Canada, the Guess roads to accommodate the s idewalk sur­ like to see all Canadian stations give this Who group are shown touting their• first LP fers. Red Hot Comers at 'CK include "It's release with Lee Farley and Ed Lawson of one a try. We in the Maritimes give expos­ Alright With Me" by Barry Allen. "Going Quolity Records. ure to Terry Black and Bobby Curtola. Places" by The Regents makes it into the Why don't the Jocks in their respective top five of recommended LP's. Two Can­ Ottawa: June 12th, besides being the parts of the country give these boys a Cut singles make it into the top ten. third anniversary of John Pozer as host of chance to prove themselves?" "Walkin" by Curtola at number 10 and "Saturday Date" at CJOH-TV, was also a Oshowo: Terry Mann, PD at CKLB, is "Tossin" by Guess Who at 8. Terry Black very busy day for John, on the telephone, knocked out at the reaction given to moves from 45 to 36 with "Little Liar". that is. He received congratulatory calls "Sloopy". It's already moving up near the Porky Charbonneau, the country wrangler from Derek and Ed, Ronnie Hawkins, Buddy top on KL's Top 35. Recommended by at 'CK, lists Myrna Lorrie's Sparton single Carlton and the Strate-Tones, Lorie & Terry as a great new hit is "You Don't as number 15 with Hal Willis still popular Diane, Sandy Gardiner of the Ottawa Want To See Me Cry" by KL's own Rosco at number 13. The Exhibition Auditorium Journal, Nelson Davis of CKOY and Gord Campbell. Rosco's first is on Columbia. was a mad house June 19 when the fast Atkinson of CFRA and Maury Logan. Derek Peace River: Chuck "Charlie Brown" moving, eastward moving, Everly Brothers and Ed helped celebrate John's anniver­ Benson, PD at the Giant in the Peace, Show stopped off for two shows. The Kiwa­ sary via Video tape. Any station wishing a leaves for a well-deserved holiday which nis Jubilee Pancake Party held at the VTR dub of the boys singing "Hum Drum" will take him into Upper Canada, Montreal Armouries was also a success. The e ntec-­ can send John a blank tape. He also has and New York. Our welcome mat is out to tainment end of the party was looked after an interview with Herman of the Hermits this touter of good Canadian talent. Nice by the Checker-lads - Downbeats - Bitoa fame. This is a two-part tape with the to see CKYL's Top 40 "Country Style" and Shandermen. interview lasting approximately 5Yi min­ listing "You're Welcome To The Club" by Orillio: CFOR is one of the biggest utes. Any Canadian artists planning on a Gary Buck and "I Wish I Could Fall In boosters of the North's Most Popular Teen trip to Ottawa should contact John at (613) Love Today" by Sandy Selsie. Dance dubbed "Orillia Teen Town". l.t a ll 224-1313 to book interview time for his Saskatoon: You can't keep a good talent takes place over at Couchiching Beach show which is seen on Channels 13 and 8 down, so up pops Ray Nickel at CKOM. No Park in the beautiful Club Pavilion. SRO each Saturday afternoon. definite shift as yet but J. Robert Wood, (Shakin Room Only) crowds every Wednes­ Hamilton: Our congratulations to Mike who looks after the rock show at CKOM, day and Friday with the tops in name Jaycock of CKOC on his recent marriage. moves over to CKY so Ray could move into groups. "Bowland's Best Bets" this week After a very fast and fun honeymoon (re­ this fast pacer. include "I Believe In Miracles" by Pierre stricted to DJs) Mike is back at his second Toronto: Gene Kirby, PD at CKEY, Lalonde. Bobby Curtola makes it number favourite spot spinning the cool ones for takes over the late evening slot of the 39 with "Walkin". "Tossin" at number 19 the hippys. "Sloopy" looks good at ' OC now sweet sounding CKEY. A knowledge and "Sayin" by Gordon Lightfoot tops the and "Hard Times With The Law" gets the and an interest in the music he programs Can-Cut entries at number 9. "Chapel" J aycock nod. is well worth the ear of the young sophis­ holds down first spot while "Tossin" Kingston: Deryk Sparks, sitting in for ticate. made the biggest gain. honeymooning Bryan Olney, picks "My No evening rock in Toronto? Sounds Winnipeg: Dial-Log, the weekly News­ Guy" by Dianne James as a first class ridiculous but it's true. Catch religion, letter put out by CKRC, has an interesting pick and a second class pick to "It Won't ethnic music, the sweet sweet sounds or item in their "Can't-Understand-It­ Be A Lonely Summer" by Dianne Leigh. bone up on your knowledge with Solway on Department". Apparently both dailies in Deryk also advises that "We don't play a CHUM. We understand there are more and the Peg maintain a TV critics column but record because it is Canadian, we play it more of the young listeners turning to the ignore the very existence of radio. CKRC because it's good." down to earth music of the "Country" would "like to see a qualified critic have (ED: Deryk must have read that line some­ CFGM. It '-s a nice break and who knows a listen_ to, say, all the morning shows or where. Possibly in RPM but it is now maybe it's a trend. Watched "Shin Dig" mid-morning shows or early evening shows passe. A more constructive approach is lately? 6 Kenny Chandler called NEW to tell me the great news that Bob Halley will be arranging his upcoming YORK Epic session. That's -----:: one I won't miss attend­ ing . . . Looks like Hy Mizrahi was right when ~ he told me I would be hearing from a great new group on a brand new label. He was talking about The Vacels record of "You're My Baby" on the Kama-Sutra label ... Burt Bacharach and Hal David were amused when I told them that Joey Reynolds is playing George Mc Can­ non's demo version of "Trains and Boats and Planes" (featuting Burt on piano) and saying it is the best version of the song. Did you know that Leonard Bernstein not only enjoys what's happening on the pop music scene, but that he also knows the different groups and their hits ... or that Bob Crewe just produced a session with Liza Minnelli for Capitol? ... Don Costa will arrange Lesley Gore's next LP ... The Barry Sisters are working on a new "sound" for their forthcoming ABC­ Paramount release ... Charlie Colello is in England scoring the motion picture, "Who Killed Teddy Bear?" ... Dunhill Productions has just signed a very talented singer named Wendy Wilson ... Sue Re­ cords will release a strictly "pop" record by Sandy Conte II a called "Collecting Girls" ... United Artists will release the sound track LP from the movie, "The Fat Spy", which features The Wild Ones. Tin Pan Alley is talking about The Tony Award bestowed upon Liza Minnelli, meaning true stardom while still in her teens. Come the fall and CBS will present Liza on her first TV special. Those jockeys who play jazz should not overlook a new LP by Boulou, a young thirteen year old jazz guitar genius. You will listen in amazement. Also, be sure not to overlook Tom Jones . He truly has a great blues feel as indicated by what he does in his "It's Not Unusual" LP .. . I'm glad I was wrong about Lenny Welch's "The One For Me" "Darling, Take Me Back". It's hitting in and many areas ... You really can't consider "I Walk With You" by The Bitter End "(You Are) Hypnotized" Singers as being folk nor can you consider "Silver Thread and Golden Needles" by Jody Miller strictly "pop". Both sound like hits ... The "good music" stations Produced by LESTER LEEST are leaning heavily on Doris Day's latest effort, "Catch The Bouquet". Waiting to break big on the charts are "One Step At A Time" by Maxine Brown and "Lonely Girl" by Bobby Vinton .. . It looks as though "I'm A Fool" by Dino, Desi and Billy is well on its way ... Mel Carter may finally have that well deserved hit as "Hold Me" is moving up the charts steadily .. . Dimensions might be on the brink of an r & b hit as The Jewels record of "But I Do" is beginning to take off in some markets .. . It's a toss-up as to IS A E,,_lt(W#~E whose record will fare better in the end - Frank Sinatra's record of "Forget Domani" ''SLOOPY'' SMASH! or Connie Francis'. Frank seems to be a head so far. 7 THE SOUND OF THE LIVERPOOL SET IS ON COLUMBIA RECORDS

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FOR THEIR NEW COLUMBIA SINGLE TO BE RELEASED JULY 15th WATCH in Canada and the U S A 8 Sure!! TO KNOW HIM IS TO LOVE HIM-Peter & Gordan-Cap

0 tw lw from .. Should! 1 4 WONDERFUL WORLD Herman's Hermits Qua LONELY GIRL-Bobby Vinton-Col 2 8 CARA MIA Joy/Americans Cam 3 11 xWALKIN WITH MY ANGEL Bobby Curtolo Ral 4 15 HENRY THE EIGHTH Herman's Hermits Qua Could 5 9 *TOSS IN AND TUR NIN Guess Who Qua YOU'VE NEVER BEEN IN LOVE-Unit 4 Plus 2-Lon 6 16 x THE SEVENTH SON Johnny Rivers Lon 7 18 *WHAT THE WORLD NEEDS NOW Joe kie De Shannon Lon 8 17 A WORLD OF OUR OWN Seekers Cap May e1 9 19 LONG LIVE LOVE Sandie Shaw All IN THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE-Dusty Springfield-Qua 10 21 SATISFACTION Rolling Stones Lon 0 11 22 *GIVE ME YOUR BLESSING Shongri·Los Qua 12 24 *YOU REALLY KNOW HOW TO ••• Jan & Deon Lon GMP Guide 13 28 WHERE ARE YOU NOW Joe kie Trent All A-ACTION N-NEW ON CHART 14 *SLOOPY Caesar/ Consu Is Rol 15 29 WHEN A BOY FALLS IN LOVE Sam Cooke Rea 1 SOUND OF MUSIC Flim Track Rea A 16 28 xLITTLE LONELY ONE Tom Jones Cap 2 ROAR OF THE GREASEPAINT Film Track Rea 17 27 xA LITTLE BIT TOO LATE Wayne Fontana Qua 3 BY POPULAR DEMAND Ferrante & Teicher Com A 18 23 THIS LITTLE BIRD Marianne Faithful Lon 4 RED ROSES FOR A BLUE LADY Wayne Newton Cap 19 26 x LIPSTICK TRACES O' Joys Lon 5 THE SEEKERS Lon A 20 20 xARE YOU SINCERE Trini Lopez Com 6 BALLADS TO BARRELHOUSE Rolph Richards Rea 21 30 WATERMELON MAN Gloria Lynn Qua 7 LOST AND ALONE Don Francks Pho 22 34 EASY QUESTION Elvis Presley Rea 8 I KNOW A PLACE Petula Clark Cam 23 35 OPERATOR Brenda Halloway Pho 9 EARLY MORNING RAIN Ion and Sylvia Mus A 24 36 YES l'M READY Barbaro Mason Unk 10 CATHERINE McKINNON Arc 25 39 xSET ME FREE Kinks All 11 CAST YOUR FATE TO THE WIND Sounds Orchestral All A 26 33 *LITTLE LIAR Terry Black Arc 12 TODAY-MY WAY Nancy Wilson Cap A 27 31 I LIKE IT LIKE THAT Dave Clark 5 Cap 13 SINATRA '65 Fronk Sinatra Com A 28 32 FROM THE BOTTOM OF MY HEART Moody Blues Lon 14 CANADIAN SUNSET Andy Williams Col A 29 37 WHAT'S NEW PUSSYCAT Tom Jones Lon 15 BEGIN TO LOVE Robert Goulet Col 30 38 MARIE Bachelors Lon 16 CAT BALLOU Not King Cale Cap 31 40 SUNSHINE LOLLIPOPS RAINBOWS Lesley Gore Qua & 17 THREE O'CLOCK IN THE MORNING Bert Kaempfer! Com N HARD TIMES WITH THE LAW Sparrows Cap 32 new 18 HUSH HUSH SWEET CHARLOTTE Patti Page Col *DOWN IN THE BOONDOCKS Billy Joe Royal Col 33 new 19 CHIM CHIM CHEREE New Christy Minstrels Col N 34 xOOWEE BABY Fred Hughes Qua new 20 SANDIE Sandie Show All 35 new HERE COMES THE NIGHT Them Lon 36 new YOU'LL NEVER WALK ALONE Gerry/ Pacemakers Cap 37 new *MEETING OVER YONDER Impress ions Spa 38 new *SUMMER PLACE Lettermen Cap Countr TW 39 GIRL COME RUNNING Four Seasons Qug new 1 PICKING UP MY HAT Debbie Lori Kaye Col Lon 40 new HOLD ME THRILL ME KISS ME Mel Corter 2 I CAN'T LIVE WITH HIM Myrna Lorrie Spa * RPM Former Pick x RPM Former Extra 3 EVERYBODY'S LAUGHIN AT MY ••• Jimmy James Arc 4 LITTLE TOT Art Young Ral Comers 5 l'M NOT SAYIN Gordon Lightfoot Com EXTRA NOBODY KNOWS WHAT'S GOIN' ON Chiffons Qua 6 SITTIN AND THINKIN Jerry Hatton Lon EXTRA I WANT CANDY Strange loves Unk 7 LOOK IN BACK TO SEE Cdn. Sweethearts Qua EXTRA RIDE YOUR PONY Lee Dorsey Qua 8 BACK STREET OF LIFE Gory Buck Spa EXTRA DON ' T JUST STAND THERE Patty Duke Com 9 SKIP HOP AND WOBBLE Artie Mclaren Arc EXTRA REMEMBER WHEN I LOVED HER Zombies Lon 10 THAT'S THE WAY IT HAPPENS Sandy Selsie Col

Due to "technical difficulties " the CCCA appears this week with a different format. We will resume the usual format $8far1 don next week.

TOSSIN & TURNIN GUESS WHO QUA 11 16 THE ONE FOR ME CHARMAIN ES RAL

2 2 WALKIN WITH MY ANGEL BOBBY CURTOLA RA L 12 15 AS MANY AS THESE CATHERINEMcKINNON ARC

3 4 (MY GIRL) SLOOPY CAESAR/ CONSULS RAL 13 14 I WONDER BIG TOWN BOYS CAP

4 3 l'M NOT SAYIN GORDON LIGHTFOOT COM 14 20 I BE LIVE IN MIRACLES PIERRE LALONDE COM

5 7 SMALL TOWN GIRL STACCATOS CAP 15 new IT'S ALRIGHT WITH ME BARRY ALLEN CAP

6 5 MY GUY DIANNE JAMES ARC 16 IF I TOLD MY BABY PAUPERS RAL

7 12 HARD TIMES WITH THE LAW SPAR ROWS CAP 17 new BECAUSE YOU'RE GONE NOCTURNALS PHO

8 6 LOVE HAPPINESS & SWEET YOU J.B./PLAYBOYS RCA 18 9 l'M A ROLLING STONE DANNY HARRISON COM

9 10 SANDY (f/ s) ROBBIE LANE CAP 19 19 SHE'S MINE BARTHOLOMEW THREE QUA

10 8 UH UH UH CANADIAN SQUIRES COM 20 11 HUM DRUM DEREK AND ED SPA 9

T Do You Know that if a A Certain Toronto Group is having so certain group had a cer­ much s uccess with their newest release tain big big hit in they are wandering a round on a pink cloud. Canada, that a certain They just don't believe what is happening RPM station would not play to them. It's great to hear that the "Star that certain group's big Complex" hasn't affected them, and they big hit on their certain tell me these are real down to earth guys s tation unless a certain who deserve the break. sheet from San Francisco Hype Of The Week: The Sparrows new listed the certain group's single "Hard Time With The Law" is a big big hit. The station must for your charts. Chart action is operates in a certain already great but if you missed this one COMES country that San Fran­ you should find a copy and re-listen ..• cisco isn't in. If you Be sure to hear the new outing by the don't know what station Nocturnals of Vancouver. The "pick" side we 're talking about, then is "Cause You're Gone", and action on ask anybody, and if they didn't know, they the west coast is already indicative of a will certainly know now. hit in B.C. but what about the rest of A Certain Station in the other end of Cana da . Canada is playing around with the Cana­ Stations Say ... we 're not getting th e dian music industry and using Canadian records to list them. Record companies are OUT hits as a football to compete with their reminded that a very curre nt list of MOT oppos1uon. Could this station improve. s rations is available in the RPM Directory. their promotion and programming and com­ Copies are still avai !able??? p ete on that lev"el and not hamper the (ED: Yes, a limited number of copies are music industry ? still available at 11.00 per copy or FREE (Ed: A certain RPM female writer is going to new subscribers.) to get a certain punch on her certain beauti­ "Baby Ruth" by the Arrows on Tower ful nose if she's not careful what she has had excellent reviews in the US trade WEEKLY and will be available in Canada from writes.) In the midst of all the speculario'n re­ Capitol. garding the Canadian music industry, there If you're not getting are a great many who think that " B" day RPM MUSIC WEEKLY is just arounfi the corner. There is definite­ ly something big in the wind, and our info Xnding every week doesn't come from this side of the music ~ard curtain. Is It True That ... a certain Canadian WHY group is being pressured into an our-of­ Canada contract they don't want .. . that NOT two Canadian artists are up in arms about SUBSCRIBE at these new low their lack of cooperation with their US record producers who have left them hang­ rates ,ing for too long ... and that you'll hear more about this one and it might make a One year (52 issues} $5 .oo lot of interesting reading in all the music One year (first class} $15.00 trades .... and that a project on the boards will see a great many US acts coming to Single issues 30<:: °Canada (but we can't say what for??????) When I Started This Column I didn't know where the n ews was going to come from. Now I have spies and informants all Dave Charles, popu.lar young teen personality over Canada. One of the best is Agent at CJBQ in Belleville, tunes his ear to alJr To: RPM MUSIC WEEKLY 006Yi (hasn't got a licence to kill yet) who Sounding Board records and comes up with re ports from Vancouver. some interes_ting reviews . 426 Merton Street, Attention To The Editor. I thought the "Sounding Board" was to pick hits and Toronto 7, Ontario. Ken Armstrong CJAV ' Pt. Alberni te ll why. It looks like a disecting table for I Lave Her So Big Town Bays "live" Canadian acts at times. If you 're Enclosed please find cheque or money "/am s ure this record will be a SURE hit. really looking for someone vicious, Elvira We put the record on Record Rater and the order for will fit the bill. I'll burn them at the stake, phones rang for about 20 min. steady, with I'll tar and feather them, I'll tear them to $5 (second class} about 903 of the callers rating it a hit. I shreds. I may even produce a few singles definite ly think that the vocal is good and $15 (first class} myself a nd pick them for the top of the the instrumentation just great. A SURE for one years subscription chart. Just give me a chance. ' hit!" to RPM Music Weekly. Whatever Happened To TV Dance Parties??? Mike Jaycock CKOC Hamiltan Name ...... One Canadian producer is dragging his Never Again Pierre Lalande feet as far as the US is concerned. This "Hop on this one. It's an all Canadian Address ••...... hitmaker isn't signing any US deals .' sound that should go great. This disc will What's the matter - has GREED taken. cover the whole day, keeping the adults, City ...... Zone ...... Prov . .-...... over??? UNKIND??? - but true. teens . . . everybody entertained. Pierre Right Now there are more Canadian­ does a great singing job and well deserves made singles released in the US than ever all the playing this disc is going to get. before in the history of the Canadian This record will be 'The Jay Protege'. A music industry. sound I think will move. SURE." 10 Dave Charles CJBQ Belleville Never Aga in Pierre Lalande "This is a real driving song and I think that it should be a big one for Pie"e. The If you had a song is well recorded and should get lots of air play all across the country. SHOULD. " Gary Crowell CKDH Amherst Never Again Pierre Lalonde " LOVE LIKE MINE" "From the outset, I've been partial to this talented young Canadian. He's always You'd work it--- been a regular on my shows and this latest effort of Pie"e's will provide a continu­ ation of this trend. Both sides are good. However, I'd give the nod to 'I Believe'. Being as biased as I am, in his favour that SONNY and the SEQUINS is, I would say one or the other SHOULD." "Doc" Steen CKRC Winnipeg Arc A 1097 Close To Me Regents "Not up to previous discs with this one. If I were to choose I'd go for the flip .... 'I'm Moving Out Babe ' .... I do think the boys will have to find a be tter one .... They certainly are capable ." Russ Simpson CKLG Vancouver Slaopy Little Caesar & Consuls "Yes Yes Yes Y es Yes - Good listener response SHOULD." Terry Mann CKLB Oshawa Sloopy Little Caesar & Consuls Dave Charles CJ BQ Belleville "It's great! Sure to be a hit all across the Clase To Me Regents country. With a few breaks and some ex­ "I'm afraid that this record will not have posure, it should be a hit in the US as well. the mass appeal, as did 'Me and You'. This is one of the best Canadian-made It's too deep for most of the teens to dig FORTY-TWO records yet, and is already moving up near and if the teens can't remember the tune, the top on KL's Top 35 Tunedex. SURE." CANADIAN CHARTS the song will not make it. The Regents COMPILE Deryk Sparks CKWS Kingston have a good sound and should therefore Never Again Pierre Lalonde use it in the most effective way, such as AN IMPARTIAL "Not hit material. There is too little time material like 'M e and You'. COULD." SURVEY OF CANADA'S for playing good songs, that a mediocre Brian Sutcliffe CHNS Halifax TOP TWENTY record like this is sure to get lost in the Sittin and Thinkin Jerry Hatton CANADIAN CONTENT shuffle." " This record has a professional quality SINGLES Paul McConnell CKLN Nelson about it. I think one of Jerry's best jobs Sloopy Little Caesar & Consuls and worthy of lots of spins. With the "This is a great sound. It has the R & B catchy beat and true country lyrics it sound that 'goes' in the WEST. I think this just might make the charts. SHOULD." will be a big one for the whole of Canada and if it isn't, I for one would like to know SUBSCRIBE TO "WORLD'S WORST JOKES" by AL BOLISKA why. The flip also has good potential and deserves airing. I'll say SHOULD." TOP radio stations in nine Canadian Provinces "Doc" Steen CKRC Win nipeg subscribe to brighten up their morning show. Never Again Pierre Lalonde "Hard to please that's me. Afraid Pierre This tape series also includes a weekly folio won't cut it with this one. I'm repetitious, of topical humor. Gags for every day of the week. but I do believe it's the material that stinks, not the singer." STATIONS IN- Mike Jaycock CKOC Hamilton Hard Times With The Law Sparrow s •Halifax •Toronto "This is not a bad sound. The vocal abilities of the Sparrows could be better •Sydney •Winnipeg in this disc. The beat is a definite •Saint John •Calgary 'Memphis' sound and is right in tune with •Montreal •Victoria all the requests we get. Overall I would say this sound will do well across Canada. are a few stations in It's a spinable disc. COULD." our syndication service. Gary Crowell CKDH Amherst Close To Me Regents "Do we have a Canadian Phil Spector? For prices, samples,and more information Regardless of its similarity to you know Write to: AL BOLi SKA what, Bob Andrews has injected an aura of originality which makes it a bit different. 12 Hammok Crescent Yet, he has maintained the trend of sound R.R. #1 that sells and this group has all it takes to put it into chart contention as past I Thorn hi 11 (Toronto) Ontario performance has proven. SHOULD. " 11 635 QUEEN ST. EAST • TORONTO S, ONT. • HO. 1-0391

Hello There .....

My name is Diane Leigh. Capitol Records of

Canada suggested I write this thank you note to all you friend-

ly people at radio stations in Canada and the United States,

because they said you were going to make sure "It Won't Be A

Lonely Summer" for me after al I .

I hope I can be friends with both you and your

radio audience. I can't visit everyone in person of course only

via my hit record "WON'T BE A LONELY SUMMER" released

on CAPITOL in Canada and TOWER RECORDS in the United

States.