CashBox Country Roundup

David Houston says "She's All Wom- the 1930's and 40's. They postponed Trucking Company, to be completed trip an" .. A "racy" Jeannie Seely was the session for an hour on a plane. Walt Roberts is als. and accepted by the middle of June. Dave will then the older brother of West sidelined by rain at promo appear- Wayne's invitation. The Statler's leave for the West Coas ances Indy 500 Coast for a month promoter Jack Rob at auto classic, which producer, Jerry Kennedy, and their of one -niters and in August will do a she attended as commercial rep of publisher Bill Hall, erts, who manages the young Do accompanied the coast to coast truck stop tour . recording Diamond Reo trucks ... Margie and Brothers... The singing Rambos will artist . Eddie Raven Tony Farr has just released the San- newly signed artist with ABC Marcy Cates lay claim to being two begin the first day of a ten-day tour to and Johnny hit "Sleep Walk,". Rec of the most highly trained fiddlers in ords, had his first release shipped thi: at Paducah, Kentucky, June 28. The Tony records exclusively for his own week. The Fan Fair's Annual Old Time Fiddlers Rambos are now on a full-time release, titled "Arkansa. work- label, Fairview Records... Sun" was produced by ABC Contest. Both beauties hold Masters ing schedule and have added four For some unknown Execu reason certain tive Producer Don Gant . Degrees in Music from the Kansas new musicians to their group. They parts of the Anni City have had Murray's recent ten-day "goodwill' Conservatory of Music but can are Dennis Waugh on drums, Wend - more than their share of local musi- cut -down on "Orange Blossom tour of Canada's Yukon and North Spe- all Jimerson on bass, Johnny Cox on cians who pass on to national promi- west Territories cial" quicker than you can say "Old steel, and Jackie Vandiver on piano is now being edited nence. One of the most unlikely spots Anne's current Capitol single releasf Clark Joe" Yazoo City, Miss., Les Beasly and The Florida Boys is Greenfield, Ohio. Greenfield's na- humorist Jerry Clower's PAs are at a will be recording a new "What About Me" was pulled fron album at the tive sons include Johnny Paycheck, the very successful "Danny's Song' premium. Five firm offers are on the RCA studios for Cannan Records on Darrell McCall, Gary Adams, and one books for December, 1975, a rela- June 4-5-6. LP. While on a recent tour of Eu- July 11-12-13-they will of Atlantic's newest country stars, rope, back home she tively rare thing booking-wise . . . be taping was being hon the fall series of the na- Don Adams ... The entire Stoneman ored by the Association Country music artist Blake Emmons tionally syndicated television show, of Canadiar family was in attendance as Scotty Television and Radio Artists with ar has been signed by Rothmans Pall "The Gospel Singing Jubilee," of Stoneman was posthumously ad- Mall of Canada to represent the cor- which the group award for Canada's Best Variety Per- are hosts. The mitted to the Mid -Atlantic Country former to add to her ever increasing poration in a series of personal ap- series, as always, is filmed at WSIX- Music Hall of Fame Tracy Miller pearances 28 ... collection of international presenta- June - July 28. Em- TV studios in Nashville and the pub- is booked to tour England & the mons, Canadian -born and now resid- lic is invited... tions ... "The Mountain Man" is the Continent in September and October. title of Grandpa Jones ing in Nashville, represents the first MGB Productions recorded country Radio just releases country-oriented WSLR in Akron, Ohio, and Monument single. The single is the act to be utilized great Bobby Helms recently for Can- WJJD in Chicago both have new pro- first released in this capacity by the tobacco dy Records. Involved with the session by the Hee Haw star gram directors. Craig Scott is the for quite some time and it sounds giants. Appearances include Kam- were Bobby Fischer, national promo- man at WJJD; WSLR has Ron Jones loops Exhibition, the Calgary tion director for the company, like a "Goodie" . . . Bobby G. Rice. MGB in the top slot . . . Enterprise Rec- whose Stampede, Red Deer Exhibition, producers Charlie Black Metromedia hit single "You and Jerry ords "enterprising" Jerry Seabolt Give Me You" is fast climbing the Edmonton Klondike Days, Medicine Gillespie, and executive producer Ric- left June 4 for a 15,000 -mile, 25 -day Hat Exhibition, as well as TV and ci Mareno. Helms has such charts, is set to move into his new gold cred- promotion trip, during which he will hilltop home in Hendersonville. radio guest appearances. Emmons its as "Jingle Bell Rock," "My Spe- visit all Columbia branch Bob- has with operations by, who had five days off the road in just signed Candy Records cial Angel," and "Fraulein" . . Tom- and one -stops Faron Young has with a first release due immediately. my May, will then head West, then East, Cash has just completed the Jerry selected vocalist Vickie O'Neel as the then West again... He is booked by Ton Billing Inc... Vale summer show, will be doing the girl to appear with the Faron Young were received Johnny Bench show Due to popular demand, "Shenan- and will be seen Show on 1973's Fair tour. The tour, doah" has been pulled from Charlie by John Wayne at his hotel during on the Dean Martin Summer Replace- the greatest of Young's career, will his recent visit to Nashville in May. ment show. Tommy will McCoy's Monument Album, "Good also be heard start July 15 and run through Sep- Time Charlie", and has been shipped The Statlers, whose hobby is collect- on several commercials... tember 20, and will include South Da- ing old films, own many of the old MCA's Brenda as a single . . . Irwin Levine and Lee is set for an kota, Kentucky. New Mexico, Ari- Russell Brown, writers John Wayne movies and while record- appearance at the New Orleans Pop zona, and the Colorado State Fairs. of hits, ing recently at the Mercury Studios Festival July 6-7 "Deadhead "Knock Three Times" "Tie a Yellow Banjo player Morry Coleman, who Ribbon" etc. visited Ron Chancey and in Nashville heard he was in town Miles" a movie in which Mercury appeared with Young's show on his for a promotional stop -over. The Record's Dave Dudley others in Music City for the first time does the sound recent tour of England, is slated to recently. When left "Brothers" expressed a desire to track, premiered in Nashville at the appear with Young and the Country they they prom- meet their long-time idol. Wayne, on Plaza Theatre on May ised to be back soon and often . . 25, 1973. Dave Denuties on the tour.. . Jerry Goff and the hearing of their desire, sent word for recently completed a successful tap- Pat Roberts is flying his father, Walt Singing Goffs will the Statlers to come to his hotel ing for the Dean Martin travel to the mountains in Charlotte, Summer Roberts, to Nashville for the Nash- North Carolina, to appear la- room for a visit. The Statlers, coinci- Replacement Show, scheduled for air- ville "Fan Fair" and also to see Pat at the dentally, were in the middle of re- ing in the near future. He is vish "Carowinds Resort", on July current- when he guests on the Grand Ole 5th. This will be the first gospel cording a new song they had just ly working on a series of radio com- Opry on June 9th. This will be Pat's written about the old cowboy stars of mercials and a movie Mack group to ever entertain at for first visit to Nashville and his first "Carowinds." ABC Producer Ron Chancey has just rushed out a single titled "Something Got A Hold of It's `Fargo Day' Light's Talent Me" by new artist Karen Kelly. Karen is the wife of producer/musi- In Pittsburgh At W. Ky. Fair cian Tommy Alsup. PITTSBURGH - Grammy Award NASHVILLE - The Don Light Tal- winner Donna Fargo will be the ent Agency has been named to pro- Twitty, Anderson guest of honor June 11 in duce the Grandstand Show and co- Grant ordinate all talent for the Western City, a huge shopping complex in Kentucky State Fair in Hopkinsville, Join Rich On WWVA Pittsburgh, Pa., where they will be June 30 -August 4. celebrating "Happiest Herman Harper, general manager, WHEELING - "Jamboree U. S. A.," Girl in the the weekly country music show Whole and Noel Fox, country division man- USA Week" from June 11 to ager, of the agency announced they broadcast live over Screen Gems' 50,- June 16. have set the talent for the shows as 000 -watt WWVA, has scheduled three Radio staion WEEP has named follows; July 30, ; top soloists to perform at the Capi- GOSMAN HONORED Maryland's tol Music June 11 "Donna Fargo Secretary of - July 31; The Porter Wagoner Show, Hall this month. Day" and will State, left, Fred Wine - Conway Twitty is the headline at- broadcast from Grants Department land, and State Treasurer Louis Aug. 1, the Oak Ridge Boys, Aug. 2, Weinstein, The Cornelius Brothers and Sister traction for the June 9 show. The live store, within the shopping complex, right, congratulate Frank "Jamboree" audience and millions of Gosman, club owner, president of Rose, and Aug. 3, Kenny Rodgers where the Dot recording star will be CSA Records/Publishing, and the First Edition. radio fans throughout the Northeast and a and Canada will hear on interviewed. 20-year -veteran The agency is in charge of the country musician, total production and staging June 16. Rich's recent hit single is who started as one of the first coun- throughout the five-day State Fair "Behind Closed Doors." Lynn Ander- try drummers in the Washington, D. that draws in excess of 100,000 in son returns to "Jamboree" on June Oak Ridge Boys C., area. crowd attendance. Harper also stated 23, when she'll feature her latest hit, State's House of Delegates "Top of the World," in her reper- passed a resolution honoring that the agency is working on the To P.O.W. Fete him total production of other County and toire. upon his installation into Mid - State Fairs and that as talent was NASHVILLE - The Oak Ridge Boys Atlantic Country Hall of Fame. set, announcements would be made as Columbia Records plans to release in have been invited by the Department to dates and talent bookings. mid -August. The band has resumed touring following its recording of Defense to appear at the Tide- And Donna Has chores, with the addition for the water Arts Festival in Norfolk, Vir- Scrugg's LP Due; summer of the youngest member of the ginia, June 16. The Festival is to be Date With Dino Scruggs clan, 16 -year -old Stevie, Tour Runs Smooth who performs during his school va- in honor of the POW's and their' NEW YORK - Dot recording star cation periods. The other members of families who have been invited as Donna Fargo, who won a Grammy NASHVILLE - - The Earl Scruggs the band, in addition to Earl guests Revue has just completed per- Scruggs, world's premier banjo pick- of the Defense Department. Award as "Best Female Country Vo- formances before two of the biggest er, are sons Randy on lead ; )fob Hope and Jody Miller will also calist," has taped a guest appearance crowds of its long and colorful and Gary on bass, harp and vocals; headline the show that is expected on "Dean Martin Presents Country career. On May 18, a throng at Mont- Jody Maphis on drums and Josh to Graves on dobro. Music" which will be telecast on gomery College, Rockville, Maryland, draw an audience of at least 10,000. exceeded 20,000, while on May 27, the NBC-TV this summer. Immediately upcoming dates, fol- The Festival is sponsored by the band played to an enormous gather- lowing their two-day weekend ap- Donna will sing her current hit, ing of fans, estimated 30,000 Tidewater Arts Council, the Chrysler at over pearance at the Culpeper (Virginia) "You Were Always There" as well as (25,000 actually paid admissions) at festival on June 9-10, include Wash- Museum of Norfolk, the City of Nor- songs from her two hit albums, the Eureka Springs Festival in the ington's Cellar Door (6/11-16); The folk and the Virginia Commission of Ozark Mountains of Arkansas. Great Southeast Music Hall in Atlan- "Happiest Girl in the Whole USA" The Scruggs crew has also just Arts and Humanities. ta (6/19-24) and the York, Pa. Fes- and "My Second Album." completed recording a new LP, which tival, July 3 and 4. 48 Cash Box - June 16, 1973

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