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Doing some Springtime noodling this week, we came Lawrence with "Don't Be Afraid Little Darlin" up with flower -pot full of noodnicing that springs some on Columbia, Nat "King" Cole (seldom out of the charts) pretty interesting facts and figures. with his Capitol discing "All Over The World".And The figures simply point out that' Connie Francis has in elpeesville, Tony Bennett's in with a pair, Johnny a very significant title in her MGM hit single & elpee, Mathis, Sammy Davis, Jr. and Robert Goulet are big "Follow The Boys". Girlsingers are following the chart items. boys in the charts to a ratio of about two to one. Without rounding off the batting averages,itlooks A recent Big 100 chart registered 39 male vocals; like a good season for the guys this Spring.But don't compare that with 16 gal types, 15 instrumentals and forget dear heart,in the Springtime a young man's 30 groups.And most of the male stuffissmooth fancy turns.So the moral is:watch those swinging ballad material.A pair of leaders-Andy Williams on fancys! Columbia and Brook Benton on Mercury. THIS ABOUT THAT: There was no big hassell be- Andy's at the top with "Can't Get Used to Losing tween labelsfor soundtrackof Alf Hitchcock'sfine - You" and Brook's right in there with "I Got What I feathered thriller-diller flick "The. Birds"-no soundtrack! Wanted (But Lost All That I Had)" while Andy follows Not a lick of music!Just birds ... Nancy Sinatra is himself with "Days of Wine And Roses" and Brook number one on Rome's hit parade with "Like I Do" trails himself with "Dearer Than Life". on daddy's Reprise label . . .Kingston Trio, Capitol- Flip to the elpee charts.Triple-threater Andy leads izing on elpee "#16" and single "Reverend Mr. Black", with "Moon River", "Days Of Wine & Roses" and inked withFrisco accounting firm Fong and Tong "Rodgers & Hammerstein"; Brook's got "Golden Hits". (fer real) and they use an abacus to count them there In both the elpee and singles listings, you've got some green back dollars. . . an then there's the artist who real great ballad belters from 'way back.Guys like put his foot down and told his manager, "Either I get Al Martino on Capitol with "I Love You Because", my price or I work for nothing."

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NEW YORK -799 Seventh Avenue; CI 5-7300; Leroy Friedman, Manager. HOLLYWOOD -6121 Sunset Boulevard; HO 6-2481; Harold Chapman, Manager. CHICAGO -630 North McClurg Court; WH 4-6000; lames Felix, Manager. NASHVILLE-(Bradley Studios) 804 16th Avenue South; AL 4-5578; Bill Denny, Manager. behind the sock "I Fall to Pieces".Burl Ives, after a hit record hiatus, burst into the TEAMWORK four -hits -per -year bracket with "Little Bitty Tear". PeteFountain'sentirecatalogue was reborn to prominence through Decca's effortswithitssubsidiarylabel,Coral. KEYNOTES Jackie Wilson's comeback viaBrunswick, Decca Records, acting like the New York another Decca subsid,is one of the most Yankees of the recording industry, is at the dramatic stories of the pop-R&B field. Deccahas peak of one ofitshottesthitstreaks-a consistentlystayedinthe spectacularthree-yearstretchthatshows winners column but in 1959 and early 1960, no sign ofbreaking. the label broke wide open with one of its Like the Yankees, Decca has big, strong hottestsalesstreaks. men with a keen sense of teamwork, in the Checking his files, Salidor came up with right jobs at the right time. a highlight recap of the rocket -bursthit Cleanuphittersforthechampionship streak. Itwas ignited by Brenda Lee's Decca crew are Sydney Goldberg, VP of "Sweet Nothin's" and fanned by her follow- Decca Distributing Corp. and General Sales up million -seller "I'm Sorry". ManagerandLennySalidor,National Then, recalls Lenny, along came Patsy Director of Promotion and Publicity. The Cline withherstringofhitsincluding pair forms one of the toughest sales -promo- "Pieces", "Crazy", "She's Got You", "When I tion teams in the trade today. Get Through With You" up to her current Goldberg was there when Decca Records "Sweet Dreams".Burl Ives clicked hard was formed in 1934.He has played a key with "Tear" followed by "Funny Way of role in building the label's legendary ledger Laughing", followed by "Mary Ann Re- of hits and its powerhouse catalogue which grets", followed by "Same Old Hurt". stands as one of the finest anywhere. Salidor Middle of the road C&W hits helped keep has 13 years with the company, working his the teams' bating average up: Bill Anderson way up from salesman to west coast pro- had "Tip Of My Fingers"; Webb Pierce motion manager tohis current post. scored with one of his biggest singles about GoldbergandSalidoragree:"Decca then,"Lover's Leap"; Bob Beckham was maintains its high batting average through unveiledwith "Just As Much As Ever" and team effort!" "Crazy Arms".Solid Roy Drusky and Carl The team at the top, in addition to the Dobkins waxings boosted the average even duoabove, includesClaudeBrennan, higher. National Sales Manager; Lou Sebok, Na- Instrumentally,Decca triumphedwith tional Sales Promotion Manager; Clarence SYDNEY GOLDB,ERG, TOP a set of Bert Kaempfert singles, "Wonder- Goldberg, Syndicate Store Sales Manager; LENNY SALIDOR, BOTTOM land By Night" and "Affrikan Beat"; Pete Murray Lorber, Director of Advertising; and Fountain got hot and Earl Grarit hit twice the A&R Department heads-Milt Gabler, in a row with "Swingin' Gently" and "Sweet Harry Morrison, Dick Jacobs and Henry 16". Jerome in New York; Bud Dant in Los With many oftheirhit -singlesartists Angeles and Music City's Owen Bradley and cranking out around four hits per year and Harry Silverstein. with the bulk of their roster, both pop and Executive direction comes from Milton R. C&W racking up heavy album sales action, Rackmil, President of Decca, Leonard W. Goldberg andSalidorfoundthemselves Schneider,Executive VP and MartinP. working closer than ever before.And the Salkin, VP. excitement never seems to wear off at Decca. "We allwork toward one goal,"says "We signed some exciting new talent Lenny."The A&R men are fast to move on during the past few months", states Salidor. hot masters and in picking up fresh, strong "We got Vince Edwards and Bob Braun and material.They work closely with the rest of course we added Ricky Nelson, Johnny of us.Sales always calls in the other de- Ray and Jerry Keller, which is bound to partments before digging into a promotion make us even stronger." campaign. Goldbergpointsoutthatdespitethe "Being a factory owned operation gives so-called soft market for singles, Decca has us perhaps a stronger feeling of team play. more hot chart items working for them There are only a few indie distribs involved currently than they had at this time last and we have highly capable men in the year. field to complete the picture." A real smooth double -play combination, Decca has never been content with fol- Goldberg and Salidor, working in the shadow lowing the leader.They always pioneer. of extremely high caliber leadership, manage It was Decca leading the way to develop top to keep the Decca ball rolling steadily up- Country & Western talent and direct much wards.They are one team in the industry of it into the pop field.The label is consis- that competitors who find they can't beat tently represented in both pop and country them . . . would like to join. charts byits C&W roster.Decca broke Red Foley, Ernest Tubb, Webb Pierce and Kitty Wells to make a beachhead for the country music product.Newer, pop -oriented artists like Bill Anderson, Roy Drusky and SUCCESS Bob Beckham are Decca products. The label's relentless teamwork has paid off in dividends other than financial-great artists have made recording comebacks via Decca.Patsy Cline came out of retirement OF DECCA 4 THE MUSIC REPORTER. 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spells a smash single! The Original International Hit recorded in Japan Vocal by KYU SAKAMOTO #4945 Already breaking big in these markets: HONOLULU, R ECORDS SEATTLE, KANSAS CITY, DES MOINES & ST. LOUIS. CONTRASTS WORLD ACCLAIM LP's TO KENNEDY BRENDA'S WEDDING SIMPLE Nashville-Brenda Lee, world-famous sing- willcontinuehisemployment withhis ing star with Decca Records, surprised a father's contracting firm.Brenda has had a lot of people last week by quietly becoming sensational career with records.Her "I'm the wife of Charles Ronald Shacklett, son Sorry" sold over 1,000,000 and other songs ofaNashvillemetropolitancouncilman. suchas"All Alone Am I","I'm Losing Both Brenda and her husband are 18 years You","IWant ToBe Wanted"and old. "Jambalaya" also became big sellers. The marriage was simply performed at the In tours of France, Germany and South Radnor Church of Christ with only mem- America she was headlined at many famous bers of the bridegroom's family as attend- entertainment places and huge crowds as- ants.Brenda and her husband met a year sembled to see her. ago and became engaged several months Dub Allbritten, Brenda's personal man- ago but made no announcement. ager, said "I don't think the marriage will After a short honeymoon Brenda will con- help or hurt her career.She is more or tinue her singing career and her husband less established."

ARMADA CONVENE TO TALMADGE FORECAST SAYS UA'S GOT SMASH BE "MOST IMPORTANT" New York-UA prexy Art Talmadge who New York-Matters of vital concern to several weeks ago correctly predicted big merchandising and distributing segments of things for The Exciters' release, "Tell Him", the record business over which ARMADA brought his forecasting paraphernalia into PresidentKennedy,in a ceremonyatThe has been waving the red flag of danger focus again last week, predicting a definite White House last week, accepted initial pressings for several years, are expected to be on the smash for a new UA single by The Elektras, of thefirstrecordings ever made by the four agenda for the fifth annual convention of "All I Want To Do Is Run". Talmadge said U.S. service bands for public sale.The presenta- ARMADA at the Eden Roc Hotel in Miami the disk has received instant reaction wher- tionwasbyRogerL Stevens,chairmanof Beach June 25 and 26. ever exposed and the full treatment starting trustees for the National Cultural Center, second "This is likely to be the most important promptly isexpected to pushitinto top fromright;George R. Marek,vice-president, ARMADA convention in years," says Execu- sales nationally. RCA Victor Records, far right; and service band tive secretary Paul Ackerman, "and early conductors.The recordings, made by RCA Victor, reservations are urgent."The several days contain the favorite military marches of America. prior and subsequent tothe convention Conventionnoticeswereaccompanied All profits from sales go to the National Cultural dates, starting June 21 and ending June 27, by self-addressed cards to the Eden Roc Center. will be devoted to manufacturer sales meet- Hotel on which members areaskedto ings. designate their room preferences. MOA HAILS SEEBURG COOPERATION PLEDGE Chicago-Readiness of the Seeburg Corp., one of the largest phonograph equipment manufacturers, to cooperate with the newly Hitting the trade charts now --- revitalized MOA andtoexhibitatthe On its way for big sales MOA's convention in September, was hailed with appreciation last week by J.Harry Snodgrass, MOA president. Seeburg wasoneofseveralleading manufacturer which failedtoexhibitat last year's convention and which subsequent- "YOUR MOTHER'S ly signalled MOA's reorganization. Snodgrass saidSeehurg's announcement by Bill Adair, vice-president in charge of salesis"a shot in the arm to the entire PRAYER" coin operated industry."He said he ex- pected to he in Chicago shortly to discuss with phono manufacturers how they can help MOA byparticipatinginseveral specific projects now under consideration. Buddy Cagle "These new projects, in our opinion, will be services or benefits to help both opera- CAPITOL 4923 tors and manufacturers." ALLISON TO CMA SHOW Hollywood-JoeAllison,hasbeenap- pointed producer of the CMA show to he held in New York May 14for the Sales Executive Club.Talent includes Don Gib- son, Flatt & Scruggs, Sue Thompson, and Leon MacAuliff.Tex Ritter will emcee.

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SETS NEW SERVICE AREAS New York-Current conditions prevailing Watch Those SCOOPS! in today's market led Jerry Blaine, president of The Cosnat Corp.,last week to direct that henceforth the New Jersey market will If your record wasn't among those given a Scoop, it doesn't mean that itwas not carefully be serviced from New York and Philadelphia listened to and evaluated for commercial merit. and the Pittsburgh market will be serviced Scoops go to those records that stand out among the 200 to 300 THE MUSIC REPORTER from Cleveland and Cincinnati. receives each week and that have arrived in THE MUSIC REPORTER's offices by the Blaine said the same sales personnel will Wednesday deadline.They are Scooped because THE MUSIC REPORTER believes they be retained with the same telephone num- are great and because it believes the trade will rcognize immediately their commercial power. bers.Harris Kraemer remains as branch THE MUSIC REPORTER considers its first obligation to be to its readers-programmers, manager for New Jersey and Charles Feld- distributors, dealers and other trade segments-who build their formats, inventories and man will remain in a similar capacity for sales programs around THE MUSIC REPORTER's Scoops, who make important business Pittsburgh.Blaine said they would service decisions based on information in THE MUSIC REPORTER's chart and reviewpages. customers on the same basis and with the These policies, based on a tightened, strengthened and authentic quality standard,are same cooperation as in the past. firm and will not be departed from under any "pressures" whatever. Blaine said he would consolidate Cosnat' Turn to Page 11 in this issue and see this week's Scoops, fully recommended by THE branches where necessary and open other MUSIC REPORTER. areasinstrategiclocationstofacilitate Cosnat's controlling the product and stabliz- ing prices. EXPOSURE WAITING SKEETER D. RCA CINDERELLA ON LPs, SAYS SANDS Nashville-RCA Victor records execs sensed they had a big one when Houston, Tex. reported 1,000 copies moved the first week, but the execs tempered their thinking with the New York-Alan Sands, producer of The fact this girl had sold more records in Houston in 1962 than any other female vocalist. A 'Top Ten Dance party, a syndicated teenage few months later the record started to break for the charts, hit national listings and drove series presented live in 20 cities around the to the top. country,lastweek directedattentionto "The End of the World" rose to become the number one record in THE MUSIC opportunities for labels and artists to secure REPORTER's Big 100 Singles Chart-Skeeter Davis had arrived! broadcast promotion of their albums. "It was like graduation," says Skeeter, "I finally had something on my own." The Top Ten Dance Party is now in its A long time favorite of deejays and C&W fans, Skeeter started into the music biz out eighthyear. Sands provides hisstations of high school, quit and then came back into years later.This time withvarioustypesofprogram material she didn't quit. including albums. In 1958 Skeeter forged into prominence on the music scene as a leading vocalist.MUSIC For information,interestedpartiescan REPORTER picked her RCA Victor waxing "I'm Falling Too" as one of the top 10 tunes write to Sands, c/o Top Ten Dance Party, of 1959. 7 East 48 Street, New York, N. Y.Phone Currently managed by Hubert Long of Nashville, Skeeter's career is leveling off at the Plaza 2-7755. top. Her new record, "I'm Saving My Love" is already breaking ground in the MR Big 100 chart and promises to be a great follow up to her smash "End of the World". NEW MERCHANDISE Actually, it- looks like the "beginning" of an all new world for RCA Victor's Cinderella girl. MAJOR NAMM DRAW TALENT AUDITIONS WILLIAMS TO SING Chicago-The opportunity to see all the IN RALEIGH MAY 9-10 WAY THROUGH EUROPE new merchandise at one time is the biggest Smithfield, N. C.-Talented persons desir- attraction of the annual show of the Na- ing an entertainment career will converge Hollywood-Andy Williams whose "Can't tional Association of Music Merchants, ac- on the Plantation Inn, Raleigh, May 9-10, Get Used to Losing You" on Columbia is cording to sponsors.The show will be held for auditions by top ranking authorities in one of the nation's top tunes, flies to Europe July 21-25 at the Palmer House.Another the performing arts, under sponsorship of April 27 for a month's stay during which major attraction, according to William R. Bar -ConeAssociates. Thewinnersare he will attend premieres of the movie "55 Gard, NAMM executive secretary,as de- skedded for radio, TV and convention ap- Days atPeking"in London andParis. termined by anindustrysurvey,isthe pearances, plus a waxing session, accord- Williams has also recorded the title tune opportunitytostudycompetition. The ing to John Ciccone, Bar -Cone prexy.The from the movie, "So Little Time" in five show, expected to present the largest dis- nine -member judgingpanelwillinclude foreign languages for Columbia and will play of musical instruments and merchandise Brett Adams, Broadway agent; John Pagones, sing these versions in English, French, Ger- assembled under one roof, will be attended nightclub columnist; Murray Nash,presi- man, Italian and Spanish when he visits by up to 85 pct.of the nation's music dent of Do-Ra-Me Records Inc. of Nash- thosecountries. In London he'll be at merchantswithanattendanceofover ville; and Miss Emmalee Gaddy, interpreta- the London Palladium the night prior to 11,000. tive dancer. the May 6 opening.He's due back in New York -May 28. NEEDS DISK FOR TAPING "SPRING COMIN" ON EPIC LIBERTY'S DENNY Nashville-LeeDormanofLee -U -Dee Enterprises, who tapes programs that go New York-Epic Recordshasreleased BOOKED to eight stations, and manages Dottie Dee "Spring Is Comin' In", new recording by Los Angeles-Liberty recording stars Mar- and theRockin' Rebels outofGallatin, Florraine Darlin, protege of Epic's Bobby tin Denny and his group have been set for 'Tenn., needs disks and albums for taping. Vinton.She scored heavily last year with theSacramentoInn May 1 through9. His address is Pent House, 1808 West End "Long As the RoseisRed", an answer He'll plug his latest single, "Theme From Bldg. song to Vinton's "Roses Are Red". Mondo Cane".

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Co., and a songwriter who has had signal "The fact that operators are now buying a larger percentage of their records from one- success in publishing and related activities, stops does not mean the operator is no longer a good customer of the manufacturer," has been appointed manager of the Nash- Blundred continued."The operator is still a valuable part of the singles market. ville, Tenn. office of Shapiro Bernstein & "Any statement that operators buy only hitsisnot true.The typical operator buys Co. records on the way up.The operator still helps to make the artist just like the programming WorkingcloselywithEmileLaViola, of the format radio station and the rack jobbers.In fact, the operators will take more of Shapiro Bernstein's general manager, Walker a chance with an unknown record than will the format radio station or the rack jobber. isplanning tostimulate new activityfor Also, the diversity of the operators' locations with their own distinctive characteristics can the Shapiro Bernstein catalog as wellas only result in the operators being more diverse in their record purchases than any other for the firm's well -established Painted Desert market for the single record industry." Music Corp. in Nashville. Blundred proposed re-establishing a direct line of communications between the MOA In the past several years Walker found and the manufacturer and welcomed the opportunity to sit down with industry representatives. and developed numerous talented new writ- Among other vital concerns of operators Blundred listed (1) Record standardization for ers. Included in the listof Walker's big greater economy and efficiency for the opera- records are: "Walk On By" with Leroy tor; (2) utilization of the best re -investment Van Dyke on Mercury;"Misery Loves practices in to provide the best possible Company" with Porter Wagoner on RCA - rotationofequipmenttoservicetheir WIND Signs Miller Victor;"Let's End ItBeforeItBegins" locations and the public;(3) Make sure by Claude Gray on Mercury; and "That's the association represents all segments of All You Got to Do" by Brenda Lee on the industry by their helping to formulate Decca. policiesandprograms;and (4)raising Walker, who came toNashville about standards of the industry. seven years ago, is highly enthusiastic about Blundred also pleaded for full coopera- writing and recording activities now going tion in helping to defeat the 1963 ASCAP on in Nashville but believes constant in- billto eliminate the copyright exemption novation to meet changing public tastes is for juke boxes. needed.Walker's plans are to encourage --- new talent,bothwritersand producers, While Managing Director Blundred was under contract orclosely associated with talking to the Nebraska Music Guild's an- the Shapiro Bernstein -Painted Desert Opera- nual Trade show at Omaha, John A. Wal- tions. lace, chairman of MOA's nominating com- Though based in Nashville, Walker plans mittee,inaletter from MOA's Chicago to cover allthe south and southwest in office, urged all music operators to "sub- hissearchfor talented writers, producers mit your own names for membership on andartists. LaterLaViolaandLeon the MOA's board of directors." Wallace Brettler plan to spend considerable time added that he would appreciate the opera- in California as groundwork for an equally tors' forwarding the names of any operators strong talent operation in that field. they would recommend for board member- ship even if the operator does not want to stand forelection himself. The election of officers and board members at MOA's SACRED PRODUCERS Chicago convention in September will be Howard Miller,right,colorfuldiskjockeywith ENTER SECULAR MART the first under the newly revised by-laws. Chicago's WIND, signs a new three year exclu- sive contract, using a saddle for support though Grand Rapids, Mich.-Zondervan Records, INDIE PROMO MAN HERE he's notthatkindofjockey;whileGeneral Manager Ed Wallislookson. Miller'ssideline a leading producer of sacred recordings, is Nashville-Memphis basedindierecord is raising race horses on his Barrington, Ill. ranch, invading the secular record trade, accord- promoter Jack Hill is in Music City on a while Wallis raisesridinghorses at a farm just ing to Jack Brink, sales and promo director. three-week thumping stint.In his promo 10 miles down the road.Miller has been with Increasing demands forreligious product satchel are such discs as Joe Hinton's "You WIND for 17 years. by secular distributors has prompted the Know It Ain't Right" on Don Robey's Back- move. An aggressive merchandising pro- beat label; "Why Not Give Me A Chance" gram has been set.New distribs appointed byJackieVerdellonPeacock;"That's PARNES HEADS INDIE include K. 0. Asher, Chicago; C. C. Re- Where It's At" by the Sims Twins on Sars; cords,Indianapolis;FlemingtonDistribs, and "Dance What You Wanna" by Johnny PRODUCING GROUP Kansas City; Free State Distribs, Baltimore; and Merit Distribs, Detroit. Taylor on Derby.Hill covers the southeast New York-Sid Parnes,veteranrecord from Memphis to Atlanta, New Orleans to man and publisher, will head the newly Nashville and Shreveport. organizedIndependentProducers'Group (IPG), to represent indie producers, hand- POLISH AGENCY TO SESAC D'ARCY INKS BOB BARRAN lingallproduction, promotion,sales and Los Angeles-Bob Barran has been inked finance. Parnessays IPGwillinsure New York-SesacInc.,inadeal with by Lester Sillto a D'Arcy Records artist maximum representation for producers who Ars Polona, Polish export agency, has been contract. Firstreleasewillbe "Samba lease or sell their masters.Both domestic appointed exclusive representative for dis- Internacional". Barren currently tops the and European marketswillbecovered, tributionofPolishorkmaterialforthe hit parade in Brazil. he says. U.S., Canada and Mexico.

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Scoops are awarded to only those singles which,in the opinion of THE MUSIC REPORTER's reviewing panel, SINGLE SCOOPS have sufficient commercial potential to achieve hit status in THE MUSIC REPORTER Big 100 Chart.

DICKEY LEE -SMASH 1822 DORIS TROY -ATLANTIC 2188 "TEN MILLION FACES" "BOSSA NOVA BLUES" (Jock, BMI) 1:52-Lee, Reynolds (Premier, BMI) 2:03-Carroll, Payne, Gavin "I GO LONELY"-(Jack, BMI) 2:20-Lee, Addington "JUST ONE LOOK"-(Premier, BMI) 2:28-Carroll, Payne

JIMMY SMITH -VERVE 10283 WADE AND JAMIE-PALOMAR 2200 "HOBO FLATS, PART 1" "DON'T PUT OFF 'TILL TOMORROW" (Noslen, BMI) 2:35-Nelson (Englewood, BMI) 2:35-B. Storm "HOBO FLATS, PART II"- (Noslen, BMI) 2:32-Nelson "SEND FOR ME"-(Winneton, BMI) 2:25-O. Jones

THE FORTUNES -CUB K 9123 FRED CARTER -MAY 143 "THE GHOUL IN SCHOOL" "A MANSION ON THE HILL" (Hastings, BMI) 2:35-.S. Owens (Mdene, ASCAP) 203-H. Williams, F. Rose "YOU DON'T KNOW"-;Davidson County, BMI) 2:10-Stewart "ANNA, I LOVE YOU"- (Fred Rose, BMI) 2:25-F. F. Carter, Jr.

BOB BECKHAM-DECCA 31493 MARIE KNIGHT -DIAMOND 136 "FOOTPRINTS" "I DON'T WANNA WALK ALONE" (Champion, BMI) 2:10-B. Beckham, B. Cason (Primary, Tobi-Ann, BMI) 2:30-F. Anisfield "MIDNIGHT"-(Champion, BMI) 3-05-B. Beckham, B. Cason "I WAS BORN AGAIN"- (Tobi-Ann, BMI) 2:39-H. Ott, D. Covay

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Buddy Deane, one of the notion's Eddie Motherly is heard weekdays Jack Rowzie who served for10 One ofthe smoothest, swinging- topTV-deelays,has built his over WDON, Whoton, Md.,the years on the announcing staff of est deejays west ofthe Rockies WIZ daily TVenture into one of area's only C&W station. He is Washington, D.C.'s WWDC, re- isthetributegenerally paid to the mostimportantfrontiersin a U.S. Navy veteran and in 1956 turnedthererecentlyafteran KHJ's Paul Compton,original the recordingindustry. Hishit - was voted one ofthetopten absence of two years with WONE "manintheglasscane" who maker potentialishigh. Buddy, C&W announcersinthenation. inDayton, Ohio. Rowzie began "knows all","tells all"including a formerradio announcer, is Much interestedincivicaffairs, broadcastingin1943 while serv- top selling records, who's who in considered a friend of the C&W Motherly was a "ritein" candi- ing as a policeman on the the niteries, snow and skinews, industry in particular He date for the Virginia state Washington, D.C. police force. classics,theaters,artexhibits, strengthenedthefriendshipim- Senate in 1961 and got a He nolongerwearsa badge andconcerts. measurably when earlythis year whompon lot of votes. but folks still consult him on en- he declaredNational C&W Day forcement matters. and invited the entire cast of a C&W stageshowtogueststar.

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39 LOCKING UP MY HEART 6 7 I I WILL FOLLOW HIM 34 MARVELETTES-Tamla 54077 1 LITTLE PEGGY MARCH-RCA Victor 8139 68 BIRD'S THE WORD 2 14 IF YOU WANNA BE HAPPY 7 35 The Rivingtons-Liberty 55553 2 JIMMY SOUL-SPQR 3305 69 PRISONER OF LOVE 2 6 PIPELINE 9 36 James Brown-King 5739 3 THE CHANTAYS-Dot 16440 88 EL WATUSI 2 26 LOSING YOU 5 37 Ray Barretto-Tico 419 4 BRENDA LEE-Decca 31478 57 IF YOU NEED ME 3 *Solomon Burke-Atlantic 2185 11 WATERMELON MAN 8 38 5 *MONGO SANTAMARIA-Battle 15909 Wilson Pickett-Double L 713 XAVIER CUGAT-Mercury 72108 51 HOW CAN I FORGET 9 HERBIE HANCOCK-Blue Note 1862 39 BEN E. KING-Atco 6256 JIMMY HOLIDAY-Everest 2022 13 SURFIN' U.S.A. 6 6 BEACH BOYS-Capitol 4932 40 THAT'S HOW HEARTACHES ARE MADE 6 BABY WASHINGTON-Sue 783 27 REVEREND MR. BLACK 4 40 7 KINGSTON TRIO-Capitol 4951 63 DON'T LET HER BE YOUR BABY 3 41 Contours-Gordy 7016 8 DON'T SAY NOTHIN' BAD ABOUT MY BABY 9 8 THE COOKIES-Dimension 1008 84 DO IT RAT NOW 3 42 Bill Black Combo-HI 2064 23 TWO FACES HAVE I 5 9 LOU CHRISTIE-Roulette 4481 44 HERE I STAND 8 43 THE RIP CORDS-Columbia 42687 22 FOOLISH LITTLE GIRL 6 10 SHIRELES-Scepter 1248 58 SOON 2 44 Four Seasons-Veejay 512 4 PUFF 8 11 PETER, PAUL AND MARY-Warner Brothers 5348 52 BONY MARONIE 5 45 APPALACHIANS-ABC Paramount 10419 29 TAKE THESE CHAINS FROM MY HEART 4 RAY CHARLES-ABC Paramount 10435 50 TWO KINDS OF TEARDROPS 4 12 46 DEL SHANNON-Bigtop 3143 6 43 HOT PASTRAMI 67 THE DARTELLS-Dot 16453 LET'S GO STEADY AGAIN 2 13 47 Neil Sedaka-RCA Victor 8169 7 12 MECCA 61 MEMORY LANE 3 14 GENE PITNEY-Musicor 1028 48 The Hippies-Parkway 863 8 5 YOUNG LOVERS 79 DA DOO RON RON 2 15 PAUL AND PAULA-Philips 40096 49 The Crystals-Philles 112

I 6 37 LOVE YOU BECAUSE 76 DON'T MAKE MY BABY BLUE 2 16 AL MARTINO-Capitol 4930 50 Frankie Laine-Columbia 42767 2 49 THIS LITTLE GIRL 81 LOVE OF A MAN 3 17 Dion-Columbia 42776 51 Theola Kilgore-Serock 2004 6 21 LITTLE BAND OF GOLD 82 ROCKIN' CRICKETS 2 18 JAMES GILREATH-Joy 274 52 Rockin' Rebels-Swan 4140 32 KILLER JOE 6 * HEART 19 ROCKY FELLERS-Scepter 1246 *Wayne Newton-Capitol 4920 53 Kenny Chandler-Laurie 3158 41 ANOTHER SATURDAY NIGHT 3 20 Sam Cooke-RCA Victor 8164 * HOT PASTRAMI & MASHED POTATOES 54 Joey Dee-Roulette 4488 18 CHARMS 5 BOBBY VEE-Liberty 55530 21 77 STRANGER IN YOUR TOWN 2 55 The Shacklefords-Mercury 71 STILL 3 22 BILL ANDERSON-Decca 31458 92 RONNIE CALL ME WHEN YOU GET A CHANCE 5 56 SHELLEY FABARES-Colpix 682 53 AIN'T THAT A SHAME 3 23 Four Seasons-Veejoy * TEEN AGE HEAVEN 4 57 Johnny Cymbal-Kapp 524 34 A LOVE SHE CAN COUNT ON 24 THE MIRACLES-Tamla 54078 * PATTI BABY Freddy Cannon-Swan 4139 TOM CAT 5 58 15 ROOFTOP SINGERS-Vanguard 35019 62 25 WHAT A GUY 3 59 The Raindrops-Jubilee 5444 54 REMEMBER DIANA 4 26 PAUL ANKA-RCA Victor 8170 * SHUT DOWN 60 Beachboys-Capitol 4932 59 PUSHOVER 3 27 Etta James-Argo 5437 70 YOU'LL NEVER MISS YOUR WATER 61 3 60 YOU CAN'T SIT DOWN 3 L. ESTHER & AL DOWNING-Lennox 5565 The Dovells-Parkway 867 28 86 GRAVY WALTZ 2 25 YOUNG AND IN LOVE 8 62 Steve Allen-Dot 16457 DICK & DEE DEE-Warner Brothers 5342 29 * DIANE 46 LINDA 63 Joe Harnell-Kapp 521 1 JAN & DEAN-Liberty 55531 7 30 * CALL ME IRRESPONSIBLE *Frank Sinatra-Reprise 116 66 COME AND GET THESE MEMORIES 3 64 Jack Jones-Kapp 516 31 Martha & Vandellas-Gordy 7014 99 HE'S A BAD BOY THE FOLKSINGER 3 56 5 65 Carole King-Dimension 1009 32 TOMMY ROE-ABC Paramount 10423 * THE BOUNCE 55 TODAY I MET THE BOY I'M GONNAMARRY 5 66 The Olympics-Trj Disc 106 33 DARLENE LOVE-Phil lesIll * OLD ENOUGH TO LOVE 67 Ricky Nelson-Imperial 5935 RED -SINGLES MAKING SHARPEST UPWARD JUMP. *-SINGLES MAKING FIRST APPEARANCEON SINGLES CHARTS. HOTTEST PROSPECTS DEAR-Toni Jones-Smash PLEASE PLEASE ME-The Eeattles-Veejay LET GO-Roy Hamilton-MGM best sellinqmost played SWINGIN' ON A STAR-Big Dee Irwin-Dimension MONEY--Casuals-Minaret FOREVER-Marvelettei-Tamla SANDRA-Volumes-Jubilee GOT YOU ON MY MIND-Cookie & Cupcakes-7Chess ALL RIGHT-Grandisons--RCA Victor AIM DANGER-Vic Dana-Dolton THIS LAST WEEKS ON ON THE TRAIL-Roger Williams-Kapp WEEK WEEK CHART I CRIED A TEAR-Gerri Hall-Atco I WANT A LOVE I CAN SEE-Temptations-Gordy TRUE LOVE WAYS-Buddy Holly-Coral WHAT A DREAM-U.S. Bonds-LeGrand SUNG RAY TRA LA LA-Majors-Imperial 68 * GARBAGE CAN-Les Cooper-Everlast The Route,s-'.'. B,os. 5349 TEENAGE YEARS-Boyd Bennett-King 87 MOTHER PLEASE PEARL, PEARL, PEARL-Flatt & Scruggs-Columbia 69 2 TROUBLE IN MIND-LaVerne Baker-Atlantic Joanne Campbell-Cameo 249 TIPS OF MY FINGERS-Roy Clark-Capitol 80 NEEDLES & PINS-Jackie DeShannon-Liberty I'M MOVIN ON 3 70 Matt Lucas-Smash 1813 TAKE ALL THE KISSES-Ann Margret-RCA Victor 90 ASK ME 4 71 MAXINE BROWN-Wand 135 LEFT FIELDERS 72 ANN MARIE ACE IN THE HOLE-Leon McAuliff-Cimarron The Belmonts-Sabina 509 MY FATHER'S VOICE-Judy Lynn-United Artists JOKE'S ON ME----Corvells-Cub I'M SAVING MY LOVE SIX DAYS ON THE ROAD-Dave Dudley-Golden Wing 73 Skeeter Davis-RCA Victor 8176 SPRING-Birdlegs & Pauline-Veejay RPM-Four Speeds-Challenge * SWEET DREAMS JOE LOPEZ-Leon Payne-Starday 74 Patsy Cline-Decca 31483

SHY GIRL 75 The Cascades-Valiant 6028 REGIONAL RUMBLERS

HELLO STRANGER HEY LITTLEONE-Dorsey Burnette-Era 76 Barbara Lewis-Atlantic 2184 VERY FEW HEARTACHES-Jack & Jill-Arlen COTTON FIELDS-Arthur Lyman-HiFi LITTLE LATIN LUPE LU BOAT OF LOVE-Jerry Woodard-Argo 77 The Righteous Bros.-Moonqlow 215 MESS AROUND-Scotty McKay-Philips DEAR HEART-Teddy Randazzo-Colpix SHAME, SHAME, SHAME BOSSA NOVA STOMP-Fabulous Dials-Joy 78 Jimmy Reed-Veejay 509 CLEOPATRA-Frankie Avalon-Chancelor SHOOT THE CURL-The Honeys-Capitol RAINBOW BIG ROUND WHEEL-Moments-Era 79 Gene Chandler-Veejay 468 TEENAGE LETTER-Jerry Lee Lewis-Sun

CRY ON MY SHOULDER 80 Johnny Crawford-DelFi 4203 EARLY STARTERS

LONESOME 7-7203 81 Hawkshav Hawkins-14.ra 5712 CHECK YOURSELF-Gene Chandler-Veejay 93 LUCKY ME-Chiffons-Laurie ISLAND OF DREAMS 2 FLATS-Jimmy Smith-Verve 82 SPRINGFIELDS-Philip 540099 BARBARA-Don Gant-Colpix THE WOBBLE-L. C. Cook-Sar 43 SUN ARISE 10 KENTUCKY-Bob Moore-Monument 83 ROLF HARRIS-Epic 9567 SOULVILLE-Dinah Washington-Roulette I KNOW WHO IT IS-Roger Miller-RCA Victor 83 HOT CAKES 2 WILLIE & HAND JIVE, Pt. 1-Jerry Kennedy-Smash 84 Dave Baby Cortez-Chess 1850 FORGIVE ME-Gene Chandler-Veejay THEME FROM MONDO CANE-Martin Denny-Liberty * YOU KNOW IT AIN'T RIGHT ORANGE BLOSSOM SPECIAL-Spotnicks-Atco Joe Hinton-Backbea4 537 HOT TAMALES --Bobby Hatfield-Moonglow 85 HAVA NAGILA/KING OF THE SURF GUITAR-Dick Dale-Capitol * 18 YELLOW ROSES COME ON BACK-The Hatfields-WYE 86 Bobby Darin-Capitol 4970 * LITTLE BIRD 87 Pete Jolly Trio-Ava 116 91 LONG LONG WAY TO HAPPINESS 3 88 Steve Alaimo-Checker 1042 STEADY SELLERS

SUKIYAKA The followinglistingincludes those releases which have: Kyu Sakarnoto-Capitol 4945 1. remained in the Big 100 chart 9 weeks or more and 89 2. attained a position in the top 25 of the Big 100 and sell IT'S MY PARTY 3. starteda sales decline,but continue to inhit quantityin 90 Lesley Gore-Mercury 72119 many. areas. CAN'T GET USED TO LOSING YOU-Andy Williams-Columbia 42674 LOVED BABY WORKOUT-Jackie Wilson-Brunswick 55239 91 Bill PurseII-Columbia 42780 HE'S SO FINE-The Chiffons-Laurie 3152 END OF THE WORLD-Skeeter Davis-RCA Victor 8098 CRAZY ARMS SOUTH STREET-The Orlons-Cameo 243 92 Marion Worth-Columbia 42703 DAYS OF WINE & ROSES-Henry Mancini-RCA Victor 8120 94 -Andy Williams-Columbia 42674 YOUNG YEARS 2 IN DREAMS-Roy Orbison-Monument 806 93 Floyd Cramer-RCA Victor 8171 DO THE BIRD-Dee Dee Sharp-Cameo 244 OUR WINTER LOVE-Bill Pursell-Columbia 42619 TAKE THESE ARMS OF MINE I GOT WHAT I WANTED-Brook Benton-Mercury 72099 94 Otis Redding -Vo 103 MR. BASSMAN-Johnny Cymbal-Kapp,503 OUT OF MY MIND-Johnny Tillotson-Cadence 1434 * LAZY HAZY CRAZY DAYS OF SUMMER SANDY-Dion-Laurie 3153 95 Nat King Cole-Capitol 4965 I WANNA BE AROUND-Tony Bennett-Columbia 42634 BLAME IT ON THE BOSSA NOVA-Eydie Gorme-Columbia 42661 * THE GOOD LIFE TWENTY MILES-Chubby Checker-Parkway 862 96 Tony Bennett-Columbia 42779 ALL OVER THE WORLD-Nat King Cole-Capitol 4919 OUR DAY WILL COME-Ruby & Romantics-Kapp 501 75 TORE UP 6 FOLLOW THE BOYS-Connie Francis-MGM 13127 97 HARMONICA FATS-Darcey 3000 YOU'RE THE REASON I'M LIVING-Bobby Darin-Capitol 4897 OVER THE MOUNTAIN-Bobby Vinton-Epic 9577 SHE WILL LOVE 3 RHYTHM OF THE RAIN-The Cascades-Valiant 6026 98 Buddy Ace-Duke 361 ALL I DO IS DREAM OF YOU-Richard Chamberlain-MGM 13121 DON'T BE AFRAID LITTLE DARLIN'-Steve Lawrence -Columbia 42699 96 ONE BOY TOO LATE 4 YAKETY SAX-Boots Randolph-Monument 804 99 MIKE CLIFFORD-United Artists 588 73 ONE AMONG THE MANY 4 100 NED MILLER-Fabor 116

*Denotes best selling version. RED-SINGLES MAKING SHARPEST UPWARD JUMP. *-SINGLES MAKING FIRST APPEARANCE ON SINGLES CHARTS. Red-Denotes fastest moving singles. MONAURAL 100

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1 I MOVIN 34 26STEVE LAWRENCE WINNERS 68 67 VENTURES PLAY TELSTAR PETER, PAUL AND MARY -Warner Brothers WB/WS STEVE LAWRENCE -Columbia CL 1935, CS 8736 Dolton RLP 2019, BST 8019 1473 35 27 FOLLOW THE BOYS 69 66 WALK RIGHT IN 22 Songs ISing On The Jackie Gleason Show CONNIE FRANCIS -MGM E/SE 4123 FRANKIE FONTAINE-ABC Paramount 442 ROOFTOP SINGERS -Vanguard VRS 9123, V! D 213/ 36 46 WILD WEEKEND 35 KINGSTON TRIO #I6 70 69 DEAR LONELY HEARTS ROCKIN' REBELS -Swan SLP 509 NAT KING COLE -Capitol T/ST T ST 1871 1838 44 LAWRENCE OF ARABIA 37 24ALL ALONE AM I 71 68 SHIRELLE'S GREATEST HITS ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK-Colpix CP/514 BRENDA LEE-Decca DL 4370, 74370 Scepter 507 5 6I WANNA BE AROUND 38 44PETER, PAUL & MARY 72 72OUR DAY WILL COME TONY BENNETT-Columb.a CL 2000, CS 8800 Warner Brothers W/WS L449 RUBY & ROMANTICS -Kapp KL 1323, KS 3323 68 FLY ME TO THE MOON 3937ROY ORBISON'S GREATEST HITS 73 71JOAN BAEZ IN CONCERT JOE HARNELL-Kapp KL 1318, KS 3318 Monument M 8000 Vanguard VRS 9112, VSD 2122 710 BLAME IT ON THE BOSSA NOVA 4038 FUNNY FONE CALLS 74 75HARD TRAVELIN EYDIE GORME-Columbia CL 2012, CS 2 STEVE ALLEN -Dot DLP 3472, 25472 Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs -Col. CL 1951, CS 8751 87 RUBY BABY 4161 WHERE DID EVERYONE GO 7592 WATERMELON MAN DION-Columbia CL 2010, CS 8810 Nat King Cole -Capitol TST1859 Mongo Santamaria-Battle 6120

9 1 DAYS OF WINE AND ROSES 4264 CASCADING VOICES 7698 SURFIN' USA ANDY WILLIAMS-Colui,b:a CL 2015, CS 8815 HUGO & LUIGI-RCA V cto- [PMLiC 2641 Beachboys-Capitol T/ST 1890 10II1962's GREATEST HITS 4376 GRAVY WALTZ 7780 SOUTH STREET BILLY VAUGHN-Dot DLP 3497 25497 Steve Allen -Dot DLP 3515 25515 THE ORLONS-Cameo C 1041 1112 HOW THE WEST WAS WON ' 4451 BROADWAY -MY WAY 7870 ALLEY CAT ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK -MGM 1-E-5,SE1-E-5 NANCY WILSON -Capitol T/ST 1828 BENT FABRIC-Atco 33-148, SD 33-148 12251963's EARLIEST HITS 4540 NEW FRONTIER 79 74 BEST OF WASHINGTON HUMOR LAWRENCE WELK-Dot DLP 3510DLP 25510 KINGSTON TRIO -Capitol T/ST 1809 CHET HUNTLEY-Cameo C 1044 1314 OUR WINTER LOVE 46 41JOSE JIMINEZ: OUR SECRET WEAPON CO 81LONELY BULL BILL PURSELL-Columbia CL 1992, CS 8792 BILL DANA -Kapp KL 132 TIJUANA BRASS-A&M 101 1415 BOSSA NOVA USA 47 35NEW CHRISTY MINSTRELS IN PERSON OLIVER DAVE BRUBECK-Columbia CL 1998, CS 8798 Columbia CL 1941, CS 8741 8179Broadway Cast -RCA Victor LMOD 2004, LSOD 2004 153 RICHARD CHAMBERLAIN SINGS 48 47BLACK ORPHEUS New Christy Minstrels Tell Tall Tales RICHARD CHAMBERLAIN -MGM E/SE 4088 VINCENT GUARALDI-Fantasy 3337 82*Columba CL 2017, CS 8817 1616 Paul & Paula Sing for Young Lovers 49 45WALTZ TIME 83 84CHAMPAGNE, CANDLELIGHT & KISSES Phillips PHM 200-078, 600.078 LAWRENCE WELK-Dot DLP 3499, DLP 25499 JACKIE GLEASON-Capitol W 1830 1742 JOHNNY'S NEWEST HITS 50 48FROM A JACK TO A KING 84 85THEMES FROM THE GREAT BANDS JOHNNY MATHIS-Col_.mc a CL 20 NED MILLER-Fabor FLP 1001 GLEN GRAY -Capitol T/ST 1812 1836 IT HAPPENED AT THE WORLD'S FAIR 51 34LOVE FOR SALE MR. BASSMAN ELVIS PRESLEY-RCA V :'or LPM. LSC 2697 ARTHUR LYMAN-Hi Fi L 1009 85 *Johnny Cymbal -Kapp KL 1324 1922 WEST SIDE STORY 52 62BABY WORKOUT JAZZ SAMBA ENCORE SOUNDTRACK -Columbia OL 5670, OS 2070 Jackie Wilson -Brunswick BL 54110 86 Stan Getz & Luiz Bonfa-Verve V 8523 2017 YOU'RE THE REASON I'M LIVING 53 32 SINATRA-BASIE BYE BYE BIRDIE BOBBY DARIN-Capitol T/ST 1866 Reprise R1008,R 9-1008 87 *Original Soundtrack -RCA Victor LS 01081 21 20 I'M A WOMAN 54 57THE NIGHT HAS A THOUSAND EYES DO THE BIRD PEGGY LEE -Capitol T/ST 1857 BOBBY LEE -Liberty LRP 3285 88 *Dee Dee Sharpe -Cameo C 1050/SC 1050 43 BARBARA STREISAND ALBUM 55 83 WONDERFUL WORLD OF LOVE 22 89 91THE LONGEST DAY Cc ',''V CL 2007,CS 8807 Robert Goulet-CcH-b a CL 1993 CS 8893 Original Soundtrack -20th Fox FXG 5007 2333 OUR MAN IN HOLLYWOOD 56 29JIVE SAMBA 89THE INCOME TAX MAN HENRY MANCINI-RCA Victor LPM/LSP 2604 STAN GETZ-Verve V 8432, V6 8432 90 NEWBOLD FLOUND-Smash MGS 27033 24 18HAPPY BEAT 57 63 END OF THE WORLD VIVA BOSSA NOVA RAY CONNIFF-Columbia CL 1949, CS 8749 SKEETER DAVIS-RCA Victor LPM/LSP 2699 91 77Laurindo Almeida and Stars -Capitol T/ST 1759 25 19MY SON, THE CELEBRITY SINCERELY YOURS THE CHAD MITCHELL TRIO ALLAN SHERMAN-Warner Brothers W/WS 1487 58 "ROBERT GOULET-Columbia CL 1931, CS 8731 92 93Kapp KL 1313, KS 3313 26 21BACK AT THE CHICKEN SHACK 5956 SURFER'S CHOICE PIPELINE JIMMY SMITH -Blue Note 4117 DICK DALE-Deltone LPM 1001 93 *Chantays-Dot DLP 351275516 27 23ROGER WILLIAMS COUNTRY STYLE 58Sammy Davis, Jr. At Cocoanut Grove OUR WINTER LOVE Kapp KL 1305, KS 3305 60 Reprise R 6063 94 *Felix Slatkin-Liberty LST 3287 28 13BIG GIRLS DON'T CRY TWO LOVERS MAKIN A JOYFUL NOISE 4 SEASONS-Vee Jay LP/SR 1056 6159MARY WELLS -Motown 607 95 *Limeliters-RCA Victor LPM 2588 2939 THINK ETHNIC 62 64 I LEFT MY HEART IN SAN FRANCISCO HOBO FLATS SMOTHERS BROTHERS -Mercury MG 20777 TONY BENNETT-Columbia CL 1869, CS 8669 96 *Jimmy Smith -Verve V-8544 3052 JALOUSIE GOLDEN HITS 86 RODGERS & HAMMERSTEIN ARTHUR FIEDLER-RCA V.cc [PMLSC 26' 6365BROOK BENTON-Mercury MG 20774/SR 60774 ANDY WILLIAMS-Cadence CLP 3005 3150 JAZZ WORKSHOP REVISITED COLLEGE STANDARDS TO KILL A MOCKING BIRD Cannonball Adderly Sextet -R- .e,s RM 64 53THE LETTERMEN -Capitol T/ST 1829 98 *Elmer Bernstein-Ava A 20 ARRIVIDERCI ROMA 3230 REMINISCING 65 49 SURFING BUDDY HOLLY -Coral CRL 57426 JERRY VALE -Columbia CL 1955, CS 8755 99 99The Ventures -Dolton BLP 2022 28 MOON RIVER 33 LET'S LIMBO SOME MORE 96 CHUBBY CHECKER'S BIGGEST HITS ANDY WILLIAMS-Columbia CL 1809, CS 8609 66 60CHUBBY CHECKER -Parkway PA 7020 100Parkway 7022 RHYTHM OF THE RAIN 67 The Cascades -Valiant 405

RED ALBUMS MAKING SHARPEST UPWARD JUMP. * ALBUMS MAKING FIRST APPEARANCE ON ALBUM CHARTS Scoops are owarded to only those albums which,inthe opinion of be ALBUM SCOOPSTHE MUSIC REPOR'ER's review- yed ingpanel, have sufficient commercialpotentialtoachievehitstatusin THE MUSIC REPORTER Chart which pertainstotheirindividualcategory.

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b 3 OS 2070 h 1331 HES 2 MOVIN 2 PETER, PAUL AND MARY 22 SINATRA-BASIE , B 173 27 R r R 1008 3 Lawrence of Arabia 21 OLIVER Pop ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK BROADWAY CAST Pop 3 SCP S 4 28 "MORE JOE HARNELL, "YAKETY SAX" RCA vfur ,,SOD 2004 MORE BOSSA NOVA POPS" BOOTS RANDOLPH 4 Songs I Sing On The KAPP KL 1325 MONUMENT MLP 6002 Jackie Gleason Show 20 WALTZ TIME 4 LAWRENCE WELK FRANKIE FONTAINE 29 D,,, 35449 ABC P . A3C 6442 COOLUIATAanihns &widen:nal oullinciod 7 K NGS'ON 'R 0 6 26 THE HAPPY BEAT RAY CONNIFF WALT 30 Co c, CS 3749 5 JAZZ SAMBA DISNEY'S STAN GETZ 32 BLACK ORPHEUS glum on, Verve V6 8432 VINCENT GUARALDI %M inn 10 HAIL THE 31 I-3n333y 313' CONQUERING NERO 29 MOON RIVER PETER NERO ANDY WILLIAMS 32 o CS 8629 6 Richard Chamberlain 30 SINCERELY YOURS 8 Sings ROBERT GOULET MGM SE 4C38 33 Cu i.rnts CS 9731 Pop Met' SC"r 9I Wanna Be Around 34 SOUNDPOWER "SURFIN' USA" "SNOW WHITE" 9 TONY BENNETT Marty Gold & Ork THE BEACH BOYS CAMARATA, conducting CS 8803 34 RCA V L SP 2620 CAPITOL ST 1890 VISTA BV 4023 8 Fly Me To The Moon PHILIPS 10 JOE HARNELL *WONDERE WOR.D Karp KS 33 3 OE ..OVE 25 Johnny's Newest Hits GERRY MULLIGAN QUARTET Johnny Mathis 11 Co. r,JCS 886 41 FOLLOW THE BOYS 12 HOW THE WEST 36 Connie Francis WAS WON MGM SE 423 IM451 12 ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK 44 WHERE DID SE E5 EVERYONE GO SMITH 24 CASCADING VOICES 37 Nat King Cole HUGO & LUIGI Cat, SW ',Y., 13 RCA V ListLSC 264 40 NEW FRONTIER 151963's Earliest Hits 38 KINGSTON TRIO LAWRENCE WELK C. w.-, ST Er, 14 Dut Di 025- 0 Jazz Jugs 36 New Christy Minstrels "HOBO FLATS" "SPRING IS SPRUNG" 18 JALOUSIE JIMMY SMITH GERRY MULLIGAN QUARTET Arthur Fiedler 39 In Person VERVE V 8544 PHILIPS PHS 600-077 15 RCA V ctor LSC 2661 Columbia CS 8741 31 It Happened At 'n. 35 STEVE LAWRENCE PHILIPS World sFair 40 WINNERS RoyAcuff 16 Cc ambia CS 8736 27 DAYS OF WINE * BYE BYE BIRDIE Original Soundtrack & ROSES 41 RCA r . 17 Andy Williams ;i8 Co in 0 a CS 8815 42 LOVE FOR SALE 23 OUR WINTER LOVE 42 Arthur Lyman-r F 1039 BILL PURSELL 38 GYPSY 18 Lc a -B CS 6'92 ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK 11 1962's Greatest Hits 43 BILLY VAUGHN 19 Dot DLP 25497 45 ALLEY CAT BENT FABRIC 13 OUR MAN IN 44 A .oSCI33-148 HOLLYWOOD Country Cow. I * TO KILL A "ROY ACUFF, STAR OF THE "GOSPEL SONGS 20 HENRY MANCINI GRAND OLE OPRY" BLUEGRASS STYLE" RCA v LsP 2604 MOCKING BIRD HICKORY LPM 113 THE BARRIER BROTHERS 14 BOSSA NOVA USA 45 Elmer Bernstein-A.1 A 20 PHILIPS PHS 600-083 21 DAVE BRUBECK * Jazz Samba Encore Co..trb3CS 8/98 Stan Gets & Luiz Bonfa HOTTEST UNDER THE BIG LP'S 17 ROGER WILLIAMS 46 Verve V-8523 BYE BY! HARDIE Bobby Ryder! --Cameo COUNTRY STYLE * TELL TALL TALES TODAY'S BEST HITS- Clebanoff- Mercury 22 K KS 132 FOUR FRESHMEN IN PERSON, VOL. 2-Capitol New Christy Minstrels HIS GREATEST HITS- Joneny Crawford---DelFi 16 I'M A WOMAN 47 ' rr 813 7 THE NATURAL SOUL Lou Donaldson-Blue Note PEGGY LEE 43 ANOTHER TASTE COTTON FIELDS-- Arthur Lyman--HiFi 23 Cap to ST 657 IT DON'T MAKE NO DIFFERENCE- -Dave Gardner-RCA Victor 48 OF HONEY HE'S SO FINE Chiffonslour.e 19 BACK AT THE MARTIN DENNY SPOOFIN' THE BIG ONES-Ben Colder-MGM CHICKEN SHACK LST 7277 SANDY 8. OTHER GIRL D,on-Lourie 24 JIMMY SMITH JUST FOR YOU- -Gene Pitney-Musicor B Nt t .4 48 Dear Lonely Hearts LIVING IT UP-Bert Klempfert-Decca 28 BLAME IT ON THE 49 NAT KING COLE ST EARLY STARTERS 25 BOSSA NOVA YAKETY SAX -Boots Randolph-Monument EYDIE GORME 39 COLLEGE STANDARDS THE LETTERMEN BOBBY VEE MEETS THE VENTURES-Liberty . CS 8812 50 LA TIN RENDEZ VOUS-Mantoni-London ' ST1829 MACANUDO- Anmad Jamol-Argo SUN ARISE ----Rolf Harris-Epic C&W Scoopsare awarded onlyto those C&W singleswhich,in the C&W SCOOPSopinionof THE MUSIC REPORTER's reviewing panel, have sufficient commercial potentialto achievehitstatus Mg 50 in THE MUSIC REPORTER C&W Big 50 Chart.

THIS LAST WEEKS ONTHIS LAST WEEKS ON WEEK WEEK CHART WEEK WEEK CHART 12 LONESOME 7-7203 8 .26 28 THE OLD MAN'S 8 FARON YOUNG ERNEST ASHWORTH HAWKSHAW HAWKINS DRUNK AGAIN King 5712 JIMMY MARTIN-Decca 31461 "I'VE COME TO SAY GOODBYE""TALK BACK TREMBLING LIPS" (Ross, Jungnickel, ASCAP) 2:34 (Acuff -Rose, BMI) 2:33 I STILL 14 42 WE MUST HAVE BEEN 2 H. Blair, D. Robertson J.D. Loudermilk 2 BILL ANDERSON Decca 31458 27 OUT OF OUR MINDS Geo. Jones & Melba "NIGHTMARE" "THAT'S HOW MUCH I CARE" Montgomery-U.A. 575 3 4RollMuddy River 10 (Morley, ASCAP) 2:05 (Acuff -Rose, BMI) 2:31 Wilburn Bros.-Decca 31464 12 Leavin' On Your Mind 16 C. Ballard, A. Rand E. Asworth 28 PATSY CLINE-Decca 31455 4 3 YELLOW BANPANA 13 MERCURY 72114 HICKORY 1214 Faron Young-Mere. 72085 29 37 THIS OLD HOUSE 5 JIMMY DEAN 5 5 COLD AND LONELY 14 Columbia 422738 WEBB PIERCE MARTY ROBBINS KITTY WELLS-Decca 31457 "NOBODY'S DARLIN' "I'M NOT READY YET" 50 GLORY LAND MARCH 2 BUT MINE" (Marty's, BMI) 2:50 6 IS THIS ME? 15 30 Wilma Lee & Stoney Cooper JIM REEVES Hickory 1208 (Leeds) 2:36 M. Robbins 6 RCA Victor 8127 J. Davis 3 1 41 BAD NEWS 4 7 8 YOU TOOK HER 15 JOHN D. LOUDERMILK "SANDS OF GOLD" RCA VICTOR 8154 "NO SIGNS OF LONELINESS I OFF MY HANDS (Cedarwood, BMI) 2:23 RAY PRICE-Columbia 42658 HERE" W. Pierce, C. Parman, H. Eddy * Yesterday's Memories I (Marisona, BMI) 2:02 9 The Man Who Robbed 7 32 Eddy Arnold-RCA Victor 8160 DECCA 31488 L. Emerson 8 The Bank HANK SNOW-RCA Vic. 8151 * CRAZY ARMS COLUMBIA 42781 Marion Worth 33 Columbia 42703 910 PLEASE TALK TO 14 MY HEART * PEARL, PEARL, PEARL C. Johnny Mathis-U. A. 536 34 Flatt & Scruggs- 7 NOT WHAT I HAD 14 Columbia 42755 1 0 IN MIND 35 35 FORBIDDEN LOVERS 9 GEORGE JONES-U. S. 528 Lefty Frizzell-Col. 42676 II 15 Don't Call Me From 40 MR. JUKE BOX 3 11 A Honky Tonic Ernest Tubb-Decca 31476 J. & J. MOSBY-Col. 42668 36 YOUFEP 9 13 HEAD OVER HEELS 37 31 NHHUURSTKEYM ECapitol 490824 12 Don Gibson-RCA Vic. 8144 HOTTEST UNDER C&W BIG 50 * Our Big House/ 16 ACT NATURALLY 5 I'm Not One Of Them CRAZY ARMS-Marion Worth-Columbia BUCK OWENS PEARL, PEARL, PEARL-Flatt & Scruggs-Columbia 1 3 Durwood Haddock-Eagle 101 LOOSE LIPS-Earl Scott-Mercury Capitol 4937 THE ONLY GIRL I CAN'T FORGET --Del Reeves-Reprise 39 HIS AND HERS 5 ROSEBUDS AND YOU-Benny Martin-Starday INTERSTATE FORTY 8 TONY DOUGLAS LYING TO BE TOGETHER-Bill Phillips-Decca 1 4 14BOB LUMAN-Hickory 1201 39 Vee Jay 481 YOU NEVER CRIED/DIVIDED LOVE-Roy Drusky-Decca JOE LOPEZ-Leon Payne-Starday 27 SWEET DREAMS 2 43 TWO OUT OF THREE 3 BABY COME HOME TO ME-Burl Ives-Decca 15 Patsy Cline-Decca 31483 40 Bob Gallion-Hickory 1207

23 Live For Tomorrow 6 * IKnew I'dLose Again I BIG C&W AIR ACTION ARL SMITH 41 Bob Morris-Capitol 4911 16 Eolumbia42686 CRY, CRY, DARLING-Bobby Lord-Hickory

42 * YOUR MOTHER'S PRAYER I SEASONS OF MY HEART-Jerry Lee Lewis-Sun 19 TAKE A LETTER 4 Buddy Cagle-Capitol 4923 LIGHTS ACROSS THE BAY-Red Foley-Decca 1 MISS GRAY SNOW WHITE CLOUD-Frank Taylor-Parkway 20 THE OTHER BOYS 8 I'VE JUST GOT BACK FROM THERE/FORGET ME, NEXT TIME AROUND- JUSTIN TUBB-Groove 0017 Carl Perkins-Columbia 43 ARE TALKING SIX DAYS ON THE ROAD-Dave Dudley-Golden Wing 21 MY FATHER'S VOICE 4 LeRoy Van Dyke-Merc. 72097 DON'T TEMPT ME-Connie Hall-Decca 18 JUDY LYNN-U.A. 571 SHOES OF A FOOL-Bill Goodwin-VeeJoy 1, SHEEPSKIN VALLEY 10 SLEEPLESS NIGHTS-Jerry Byrd-Monument 29 CLAUDE KING-Col. 42688 II THE END OF THE 44 MY CAROLINA SUNSHINE GIRL-Grandpa Jones-Monument 19 WORLD WHERE THE RED ROSES GROW-Barbara Grindstaff-Monument SkeeterDavis-RCA V. 8098 18 SAWMILL 17 ANOTHER HEART TO BREAK-Jean Pruett-RCA Victor 45 WEBB PIERCE-Decca31451 22 GOODBYE KISSES 5 20 COWBOY COPAS * Six Days on the Road 1 Starday 621 46 DAVE DUDLEY- REGIONAL C&W REPORTS Golden Wing 3020 4 WANT TO BE LOVED-Jerry Reed-Columbia 30 BYE BYE LOVE TOUCH ME-Dottie West-RCA Victor 21 JOHNNY &JACK 36I SAW ME 13 BACK IN BABY'S ARMS-Patsy Cline-Decca Decca 314 72 47 GEORGE JONES LOUISIANA SANDS-Billy & Cliff-Liberty United Artists 528 WILLOW TREE-Barney Carl-Nugget 26 THE VOLUNTEER 10 HAND HOLDIN'-Lonzo & Oscar-Nugget 22 AUTRY INMAN-Sims 131 PVT. LEE-Willis Bros.-Starday * THE OTHER WOMAN I SO LONG MARY-Slim Whitman-Imperial I AM 648 Loretta Lynn-Decca 31471 A WORLD FULL OF WOMEN-Archie Campbell-Starday 23 32MERLE KILGORE LIFE'S NOT WORTH LIVING-Warren Robbe-Band Box 1 BEYOND MY HEART-George Morgan Parkway 864 * Half Laughing- 49 Half Crying 34 One Among The Many 3 Mel Tillis-Decca 31474 24 Ned Mille--Fabo, 116 * OLD SHOWBOAT 33 Behind The Footlights 5 50 Stonewall Jackson HANK LOCKLIN Columb.a 42765 25 RC.A Victor 8 56

SALES AND AIRPLAY REPORT OF THE NATION'S LEADING C&W RELEASES. THE MUSIC REPORTER, APRIL 27. 1963 RR:B. Scoops awrehicahworidnedthoe innloyptoiotn

ofhose & SCOOPSTHE MUSIC REPORTER's reviewing panel, hove sufficient commercialpotentialto achievehitstatusin THE R&D big 50 hitS MUSIC REPORTER R&B Big 50 Chart.

THIS LAST WEEKS ONTHIS LAST WEEKS ON WEEK WEEK CHART WEEK WEEK CHART

1 BABY WORKOUT 9 JACKIE WILSON 26 COME AND GET 4 Brunswick 55239 THESE MEMORIES 26 MARTHA & VANDELLS 2 2I Got What I Wanted 9 Gordy 7014 Brook Benton-Mercury 72099 27 HOT CAKES 4 3 4 Don'+ Say Nothing Bad 9 27 BABY CORTEZ-Chess 1850 COOKIES-Dimension 1008

29 Today I Met The Boy 3 ROSCO GORDON HARVEY 4 5 WATERMELON MAN 8 I'm Gonna Marry M. Santamaria-Battle 15909 28 "A LITTLE BIT OF MAGIC" "COME ON AN ANSWER ME" Darlene Love-Philles III (Pansto, BMI) 2:40 (Fuqua, BMI) 2:30 R. Gordon Gordy, Fuqua 7 Foolish Little Girl 5 35 Shame, Shame, Shame 3 5 SHIRELLES-Scepter 1248 Jimmy Reed-Veejay 509 29 "I WANT REVENGE" "MEMORIES OF YOU" 9 HOW CAN I FORGET 10 36 Another Saturday Night2 (Milt Shaw, BMI) 2:42 (Fuqua, BMI) 2:10 6 Ben E. King-Arco 6256 Sam Cooke-RCA Victor 8164 R. Gordon Fuqua, Jones Jimmy Holiday-Everest 2022 30 ABC PARAMOUNT 10407 TRI-PHI 1024 40 THE BOUNCE 2 18 PIPELINE 3 Olympics-Tri-Disc 106 7 The Chantays-Dot 16440 31 39 MEMORY LANE 2 8 3 SOUTH STREET II The Hippies-Parkway 863 THE ORLONS-Cameo 243 32

45 FOREVER 2 8 ON BROADWAY The Marvelletes-Tamla 54077 9 DRIFTERS-Atlantic 2182 33 44 YOU NEVER MISS 2 12 Locking Up Your Hear+ 8 MARVELETTES-Tamla 54077 YOUR WATER 10 34 Little Esther & Al Downing Lenox 5565 14 TAKE THESE CHAINS 4 11 FROM MY HEART 43 THESE ARMS OF MINE 3 RAY CHARLES Otis Redding-Volt 103 ABC Paramount 10435 35 30 ASK ME 4 15 A LOVE SHE CAN 5 36 MAXINE BROWN. -Wand 135 12 COUNT ON THE MIRACLES-Tamla 54078 17 All Over The World 9 37 Nat King Cole-Capitol 4919 HOTTEST UNDER THE R&B BIG 50 16 LOVE OF A MAN 5 13 THEOLA KILGORE SWINGING ON A STAR-Rig Dee Irwin-Dimension Serock 2004 46 If You Don't Love Me 2 TRA LA LA-The Majors-Imperial 38 Jr. Parker-Duke 364 I DON'T WANTA WAIT-WHAT A DREAM-Gary U.S. Bonds-LeGrand 22 PUSHOVER TROUBLE IN MIND-LaVern Baker-Atlantic ETTA JAMES-Argo 5437 49 A LOVE I CAN SEE 2 THESE TEARS-Jan Bradley-Chess 14 The Temptations-Gordy 7015 GARBAGE CAN-Les Cooper-Everlast 39 YOU ALWAYS HURT THE ONE YOU LOVE-Fats Domino-Imperial 28 PRISONER OF LOVE 4 HONEY GET MY MONEY-Eddie Hurt-Decca 15 JAMES BROWN-King 5739 50 DA DOO RON RON 2 SPRING-Birdlegs & Pauline-Veejay 40 Crystals-Philles 112 CHAINS OF LOVE-B. B. King-ABC Paramount SOUTHERN FEELING-Little Walter-Checker 37 If You Wanna Be Happy 6 THE WOBBLE-L. C. Cook-Sar JIMMY SOUL-SPQR 2205 47 HELLO STRANGER 2 WHY NOT GIVE ME A CHANCE-Jackie Verdell-Peacock 16 41 Barbara Lewis-Atlantic 2184 YOUR OLD LADY-Isley Brothers-Atlantic YOU'LL NEED ANOTHER FAVOR-Johnny Taylor-Galaxy 10 That's How Heartaches 6 MR. FIX IT-jimmy Jones-Veejoy * That Low Down Move 1 Are Made Hank Ballard-King THAT'S WHERE IT'S AT-Sims Twins-Sor 17 BABY WASHINGTON-Sue 783 42 I'M A LOVIN MAN-Young Jessie-Mercury OH MY WHAT CAN THE MATTER BE-Billy Stewart-Chess 8 6 HE'S SO FINE 12 32 BACK AT THE CHIFFONS-Laurie 3152 CHICKEN SHACK 18 43 Jimmy Smith-Blue Note 1877 II DO THE BIRD 10 DEE DEE SHARP * SHE WILL LOVE 19 Cameo C 244 44 Buddy Ace-Duke 361 13 WHAT ARE BOYS 3 38 BOAT OF LOVE 5 20 MADE OF 45 JERRY WOODARD-Argo 5436 EARLY STARTERS Percells ABC Paramount 10401 NO LIES-Kokomos-Jubilee 48 HARD HEAD 4 HOBO FLATS-Jimmy Smith-Verve Louis Jordan-Tangerine 930 THE JOKE'S ON ME-Corvells-Cub 21 YOU KNOW IT 9 46 TWIST 8 LIMBO-Impressions-ABC Paramount AIN'T RIGHT LOVE IS WONDERFUL-Jimmy Norman-Little Star 21 JOE HINTON-Backbeat 537 * Got You On My Mind 1 Cookie & Cupcakes WIGGLE WOBBLE-Don Covay-Parkway 47 Chess 1848 CHECK YOURSELF/FORGIVE ME-Gene Chandler-Veejay 19 DON'T LET HIM 5 22 BE YOUR BABY Ray Charles-ABCrmt 10405 34 NEVER 10 48 THE EARLS-Old Town 1133 23 WHAT A GUY 5 23 RAINDROPS-Jubilee 5444 * I'M GONNA QUIT 1 49 YOU PRETTY BABY 25 I'M MOVIN' ON 5 Silas Hogan-Excello 2231 24 MATT LUCAS-Smash 1813 * ALL RIGHT 31 IF YOU NEED ME 3 Grandisons-RCA Victor *Solomon Burke-Atlantic 218550 25 Wilson Pickett-Double L 713 SALES AND AIRPLAY REPORT OF THE NATION'S LEADING THE MUSIC REPORTER, APRIL 27, 1963 R&B RELEASES. Red-Denotes fastest moving singles. *Denotes best selling version. Wheee! The People! Reading Clockwise: WOAI radio -TV personality Carey Deckard, arm on piano above, has an off camera chat with Ferrante & Teicher prior to taping an interview for his Teen Dance Party on San Antonio TV. Quartet in upper right photo greeted MR's camera during grand opening capers at Canal Record Center in New Orleans.Coral Records jazzman Pete Fountain, dark blue blazer, was guest of honor with, left to right, Al Fontz, Coral promo man, R. N. McCormick, Southera Division manager for the label and at right, Frank Mancuso of the record center.Taking five during a first-time recording studio collaboration are pianist, emposer, Oscar award winner Andre Previn (dark sweater) and composer, arranger, conductor Johnny Williams.Pair ground out an LP for Columbia. RCA Victor star Jim Reeves, lower right sports gold disc presented just prior to planing back to the U -S after movie acting stint in Johannesburg, South Africa.Disc represents South Africa equivalent of U -S million seller.Tt's for "From A Jack To A King".Below, Melody Sales Co. cowboy and injuns whoop it up for "How The West Was Won" Cinerama screening in San Francisco.Compar.y is MGM Records distrib-they have the soundtrack.Left to right, Al Bramy, Marshall 1 of KPIX-TV, Tony Valerio, Pete Marino, Brad Bramy, Indian Jim and Squaw.

THE MUSIC REPORTER, MAY 4. 7963 THE 1111 OF $$$

HIS FIFTH HIT IN A ROW Ernest Ashworth TALK BACK TREMBLING LIPS c/w

THAT'S HOW MUCH ICARE HICKORY 1214

Bob Luman Bobby Lord INTERSTATE FORTY CRY, CRY DARLING c/w c/w

YOU'RE WELCOME SHOPPING CENTER HICKORY 1201 HICKORY 1210

Ramsey Kearney Bob Gallion THE BLUES KEEP TWO OUT OF THREE c/w HANGING ON c/w HIM AND HER HICKORY 1207 PUT AWAY THAT GUN BOY HICKORY 1211

Roy Acuff Wilma Lee & Stoney Cooper PINS AND NEEDLES GLORY LAND MARCH (In My Heart) c/w c/w SATISFIED DON'T MAKE ME GO TO BED HICKORY 1208 AND I'LL BE GOOD HICKORY 1206

Exclusive Management: RECORDS, INC. ACUFF-ROSE ARTISTS CORP. iffickory 2510 Franklin Road Nashville 4, Tennessee Nashville 4, Tennessee HOME OF THE NASHVILLE SOUND CYpress 7-5366 GALLICO APPOINTS Promo Man of the Week -Gene Ferguson KILGORE FOR NH'VLE Nashville-Columbia Records has a broad shouldered, New York-Al Gallico,president of Al ex -football star carrying the ball for them promotion - Gallico Music Corp. and general manager wise in this territory which ranges from deep in the of KeithProuse,Peter Maurice Ltd.of heart of Texas to the hills of Tennessee and points south London, announced that Merle Kilgore had and west as far as Kansas City and St. Louis. been signed asawriter for theGallico He's Gene Ferguson, a big, 6' 3" guy with wavy- music firm and would head itsNashville haired good looks of a recording or movie star.He's office effective May 3. a star in his own right-a star promotion man with the Gallico recently resigned as general pro- cunning of a gridiron quarterback, the nerve of a half- fessional manager for Shapiro, Bernstein & back and the bowl -em -over drive of a fullback. Co. Kilgore was formerly with Painted Desert Music in Nashville.His Nashville This one-man Columbia backfield in promotion has office will be at 817 Sixteenth Ave., South played a key -role in breaking such label smashes as and Gail Talley will be his secretary.In "Big Bad John" by Jimmy Dean and "Wolverton addition to his duties with the Gallico firm, Mountain" by Claude King.In1958, Gene was a Kilgore will look for material for overseas member of the 4 -man blue-ribbon sales -promotion team exploitation by Keith Prouse, Peter Maurice cited by Columbia execs with the nationwide award Ltd. for excellence. Gallico'sofficewith the Keith Prouse, Gene never quite got into the photography career Peter Maurice firmisat101 West 55th he prepared for in school and wound up in a music Street, New York, phone JU 2-1368. store after a 2 -year hitch of semi -pro football with a U -S Army team.Columbia hired him outofthat store in Washington, D.C. (Gene's home ground) and VERSATILE JOHNNY MANN soon he stepped into a regional promotion slot covering Florida, North & South Carolina and Georgia. Los Angeles-Johnny Mann of Liberty's Johnny Mann Singers has lots of versatility In March Gene and his wife (his high school sweet- and needs it.He's currently musical direc- heart) and their two children, moved from Atlanta to Music City.His dedication and drive tor of the Danny Kaye revue at the Ziegfeld ties him closely to his job which keeps him on the road four days per week, but he still filmic and has a group of Mann Singers backing time to relax with his family and to enjoy his fast growing gun collection, which includes an Vince Edwards in Las Vegas. engraved pistol given as a remembrance by Jimmy Dean after "Big Bad John". SILVERS ADDED AS BREAKING OUT IN CHICAGO DUKE -PEACOCK A&R Houston, Texas-Duke and Peacock Re- ords prexy Don Robey has announced the Kenny Burrell's addition of EddieSilverstotheir A&R staff. Silversis best known for his work with Fats Domino as a tenor sax man and MIDNIGHT BLUE arranger; also with Bill Doggett, and lately env with the Ike and Tina Turner ork, and his arrangement of "Mama Didn't Lie".Robey also announced signing to the Duke label Pick of the Week in Cash Box of Lois Foreman who has igniting audiences KENNY BURRELL WITH STANLEY TURRENTINE at top Miami Beach hotels with emotional SpotlightAlbumin Billboard MAJOR HOLLEY JR /BILL ENGLISH/ RAY BARRETTO fire. KISKI JOINT OWNERS Blue Note 45x1885 Freeport, Pa.-Kiski Recording Co.,Inc. prexy Alfred Rearigh has announced that William Fullerton, engineer; Wayne Bau- THE BIG SINGLE s:-ert,accountant; Robert Pugh, promotion and sales head; and Mabelene Baker, sec- retary,have joined ownership with him. FROM THIS ALBUM: The firm has ajust -released disk by Tex Belin. BMI COMPOSERS CHOSEN New York-ThreeBMIcomposers-all CHITTLINS Americans-Ernest Krenek, Gunther Schuller and Seymour Shifrin, have been awarded CON CARNE grants to write new works by the Kous- sevitzky Music Foundation in the Library of Congress. THEY WANT GIBSON Los Angeles-Liberty Records artist Henry 43 West 61st Street, Gibson, aguest on three of thisseason's "Joey Bishop Shows" on TV, may do up Blue NoteNew York 23, N. Y. to 10 next season, label execs report.Gib- son is also in heavy demand for the movies.

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UNITED ARTISTS RECORDS 729 SEVENTH AVE NEW YORK 19, N. Y. HAMMOND HEADS COL'S DICK CLARK CREW Sherman Gold Disk TO RECORD GUESTS TALENT ACQUISITION Nashville-The production team for the New York-John Hammond, veteran pro- nationally syndicated Dick Clark radio show ducer, record executive and discoverer of isdue in Music City May 6-8totape famous talent, has been promoted to the celebrity interviews. position of director for talent acquisition for Phil Nolan, Executive Producer and Don Columbia Records,itwas announced by Bruce, National Producer for Mars Broad- David Kapralik, director of the label's A&R. casting Co., will supervise the recording of Hammond will be responsible nationally for guest artists.The recording stars will act as scouting,auditioning and recommending co-deejay with Clark when the show is aired. potentialtalentforColumbia,Epic and The program is carried over 45 stations in Okeh labels.He will also maintain liaison the U.S. withartists, managers, agents and repre- Nolan and Bruce have not closed out the sentatives of niteries, concerts, festivals and list of artists to be recorded. movies. A legendary figurein the music field, Hammond became associated with Columbia in 1932.In 1946 he became president of "BIRDIE" RE -PACKAGED Keynote Records, then after a brief tenure New York-ColumbiaRecords hasre- Allen Sherman's closing night at Palm Springs as recording director of Majestic Records, he packaged theoriginal Broadway castre- was the scene of the presentation of Sherman's became vice-president of Mercury Records cordingof the hit musical, "Bye Bye Birdie". Second GoldRecord. Diskwasforsales ,of upon its merger with the Keynote label.He Selling aids include ad mats, dealer window one million dollars "My Son" the celebrity seen joined Vanguard Records as director of pop streamers and newly mounted cover dis- during the presentation Warner Brothers Records in 1953, but returned to Columbia in 1959 plays. President Mike Maitland and Sherman. as a staff producer. COLUMBIA'S TIOMKIN. NO CHALLENGE TOO GREAT FOR TOWNSEND TO EUROPE Hollywood-Columbia Records west coast operations veep Irving Townsend and com- The Hatfields poser Dimitri Tiomkin willfly to Europe to attend openings of "55 Days at Peking" (BILL & JERRY) which Columbia is releasing as an original soundtrackLP.The London opening will Descendants From the Hatfield and be May 8 and the French premier May 8. McCoy Feud In addition to the soundtrack LP, Columbia has recordedsinglesof Tiomkin's music from the movie by Andy Williams and The With Their First Two -Sided Hit Brothers Four. RYDELL LEUKEMIA HEAD Philadelphia-Cameo-Parkway artist Bobby Rydell has been appointed national chair- COME ON man of the Teenagers Drive Against Leu- kemia. Rydell over thelastfour years has made numerous PA'sinthefund's behalf.Appointment was made by Danny BACK Thomas. CAPITOL UPS BRUCE c Hollywood-AlexBrucehasbeen ap- pointed manager of the production sectiqn of Capitol Records custom servicedept., it was announced by Custom Director C. L. DON'T YOU Harden. He willco-ordinateallCoast activities1\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\, except library services. / BREAKING BIG IN / WORRY ALL MARKETS! / / DSC-1015 / "SHE WILL LOVE" / Published by Alva -Wells -A Cogswell Production BUDDY ACE / / DUKE 361

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22 THE MUSIC REPORTER, MAY 4. 1963 NARM WILL PREPARE PLAN OF OPERATION ON THE ROAD TO NO.1 c300 Philadelphia-NARM's board of directors, meeting in New York City last week, voted to issue a proposed fall and Christmas plan of operation, based on the type of mer- "SIX DAYS chandise which proved most saleablein previouspre -holidayperiods,whichthe Board pointed out, could prove of greatest ON THE mutual benefit to record merchandisers and manufacturers. Meanwhile a program of pre -planning for the fall and holiday trade will be carried ROAD" out through the office of Jules Malamud, NARM executive director, which will com- pile a list of Christmas product offered last by year.The completed listwill be sent to merchandisermembers,andurgethem, when they attend NARM's sales conference Dave Dudley at Chicago July 31 to Aug.2,to come prepared to place orders either directly with the manufacturers or through distribs. Cecil H. Steen, NARM president,said GOLDEN WING 3020 the annual "person to person" sales con- ference "has proved one of the most suc- DISTRIBUTED RECORDING cessfulinstrumentsforbringing together the rack merchandiser customer and the NATIONALLY BY COMPANY manufacturer sinceitsinstitution in 1961 and has been unanimously hailed as a con- structivestepinbetterindustryunder- AFFILIATED WITH HEILICHER BROS., INC. standing." 119 NORTH NINTH ST. MPLS. 3, MINNESOTA TELEPHONE: FE 3-8281

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THE MUSIC REPORTER MAY 4. 1963 23 *AAAAAAAAAAAA*"Watermelon Man" SOLID HIT! scoopin' Broke big in Baltimore, PhiIly and Spreadin'! thelocks "My Ace Art Roberts, who hosts WLS' early after- noon show (Chicago) "to the working gals - at -home" knows now what "Puff, the Magic Dragon" of the Peter, Paul and Mary song, looks like.He received some 8,000 answers to his invitation for mothers to urge their In The Mercury's "Watermelon Man", Xavier Cugat, takes youngsters to send in drawings of "Puff". a "WatermelonBreak"duringhisrecentvisit From these he culled 33 of the most likely toMiami'sBudisco One Stop whilepromoting ones and sent them off to Peter, Paul and thehotdisk. Fromleft,are,RoaulShapiro, Mary who chose three winners.A $25 Cugat, Eddie Lambert and Eddie Shaw. savings bond went to each. . . . Winnipeg's CKY had 500 key chains made for give- Hole" C&W LP'S HIGHLIGHT aways, then broadcast cluesasto where CAPITOL SALES PLAN they might be found.For every key chain returned, the winner received a "Golden LEON McAULIFF Hollywood-Six C&W albums plus new Boy" coupon book good for approximately packagesby Tennessee ErnieFord and $80 in admissions to Manitoba attractions, CIMARRON 4054 others highlight Capitol Records May re- according to CKY PD Dave Lyman. lease.A coast -to -coast sales program will Thirteen thousand Easter Eggs were hid- spotlight the C&W catalog which includes den by WIZS (Henderson, N. C.) in two newreleases"On theBandstand"with local parks Easter Sunday and the populace Buck Owens; "The Best of Hank Thomp- was invited to find them.Jimmy Hogsett son"; "The All -Time Great Hits of Faron of the show by that name, avows that every Young"; "Too Lateto Worry-Too Blue egg was found by hunters age threeto BILLY PARKER toCry" with Glenn Campbell; and two thirty-three.It was the third such egg - Ferlin Husky albums, "The Heart and Soul hunt in WIZS history and they'll doit SAYS - - - of Ferlin Husky" and "The Unpredictable again next year. . . . Deejay Jolly Joe of The Tennessee Ernie Ford Simon Crum". WLCM, Lancaster, S. C.,acquired a release is "Long, Long Ago". "Missus" April12. Her name is Barbara

but "Babs" will do. . . . WEVA (Emporia, CAPA'S "GROWN-UPS Va.) is on the old hits bandwagon, playing "THANKS CRY" MOVES SKYWARD the oldies every week end on the John Mobile, Ala.-Capa Records artist Johnny Harding show. . . . Thank you, Burt Repine, Foster was here last week personally pro- music director of Richmond, Va.'s WRVA, A LOT" moting his "Grown-ups Cry Too" backed for the kind comments on our April 20 issue. with "There's No End" and getting royal To reciprocate, you've got a great station. . . . Songwriter Jimmy McHugh who was "It's happening big in welcome from deejays.Many stations have listed the release in their Top 10. Foster honored by Capitol Records with a new lots of territories." LP albumtitle,was saluted on theSig is skedded for the Louisiana Hayride soon. April Meanwhile JackieO'Neal's Caparelease, Sakowicz show on Chicago's WGN. "You Broke My Heart" was reported mak- 29; also on WTAQ April 25.... Incidentally CIMARRON 4058 ing considerable salesinroads around the Sig is helping to judge the "Queen of the Boston, Mass. area. American G.I. Forum" April 27, in Chicago. Moving on: . . . Ben Baldwin from KIKK inPasadena,Texas,to KILE in Galveston . . . Eugene M.Plumstead to be PDatCleveland'sWERE,succeeding Edwin J. Stevens who is transferred to Los

A Hit from Coast to Coast! Angeles. . . . Don Owens and JayO'Shea Cimarron from Norfolk's WGH to Baltimore's WITH. "A STRANGER IN . . . KLACdeejay Dean Sander has a new son, born to wife, Sally at Hollywood Hos- YOUR TOWN" pital.Third son for theSander's. . . SIMSRECORDS Music City's WKDAyem's king Eddie Kil- P. 0. BOX 3080, ROGERS, ARK. THE SHACKLEFORDS roy unwound a 60 foot petition signed by 72112 thousands ofNashvilleteens. Document ME 6-4613 proclaimed "We dig the Eddie Kilroy Show NAAAMAAMAAr* the most" THE MUSIC REPORTER, MAY 4. 1963 24 BOX OFFICE BARON SCORES AGAIN COLUMBIA RELEASES TEEN TALENT DISK New York-Columbia's POP A&11 director, David Kapralik, announces release of the debut single by Virginia hoc, NYC high school student winner of the Kapralik initi- ated Teen Talent Auditions in March.The sides are "Lonely Girl" and "Don'tLie, Don't Try". The A&Rman said the girl had not done two songs before negotiations were under- way toward the girl's first single.She is the first winner in the Audition program. Those interested in arranging auditions for young talent should send applications con- taining particulars and if possible a photo- graph to Tom Scott, 799 Seventh Avenue, NYC. Scott isAuditionsdirectorfor Kapralik.

Boxoffice Baron Oscar Davis scored another shows,DavisnexttacklesDetroit'sCoboHall cash -receiptcoupApr. 21 as15,000 -plusfans (larger than this coliseum) with an army of 18 CRYSTALETTES TO FAIR jammed the rambling Indiana State Fairgrounds star C&W acts on May 5th, a Sunday. Starring Coliseumfortwo showsstarringastaggering in the Indianapolis show here were Webb Pierce, Burbank, Calif.-With their new release, arranyof14headline C&W acts. Arranged Ray Price, Minnie Pearl, Honk Snow, Faron Young, "We're In Love", backed with "I've Got through W. E.Moeller of the Jim Denny Artist StonewallJackson,CarlButler,SkeeterDavis, Everything", out only a week. The Crystal- Bureau,theBaron's C&W spectaculargrossed Billy Walker, Roger Miller,Billy Grammer, Red ettes have been signed to a four day PA $21,902 witha $13,272 advance salewithno Sovine, Ralph Emery, Curley Fox, the Cherokee at the Sacramento County Spring Festival reductionin the price of advance tickets. Con- Cowboys, the Rainbow Ranch Boys and the Country and Fair starting May 16, announces man- sistentlyprovingthebox-officeworthof C&W Deputies. ager Brad Miller.

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THE MUSIC REPORTER. MAY 4. 1963 25 I 1101 HITS! countryclippings "PUSHOVER" ETTA JAMES Argo 5437 A "HOT CAKES" DAVE 'BABY' CORTEZ Chess 1850 A ROY ACUFF LORETTA LYNN WILLIS BROTHERS FARON YOUNG Y "I'M TALKIN' KAYO radio kicksitoff Country style . . . Speaking of Nashville, WSM's Grand ABOUT YOU" A this week and they still need more C&Wax- Ole Opry teams with the Nashville Sym- CHUCK BERRY ings and like all country stations, they can phony for a benefit performance Apr. 26. Chess 1853 use wires, artist interviews and tapes.Send Roy Acuff, Faron Young and The Willis 'emtoChrisLane,kindly PD atthe Bros. are on the billfor the show which Seattle, Wash. station . . . Slick Norris says recallsOpry's debut at Carnegie Halla "'OH MY' WHAT he has copies of "Don't Call Me From A year and a half ago-it too was a benefit. Honky Tonk" by Johnny & Jonie Mosby Bob King bumper stickers were spied CAN THE on Columbia "If I Could Come Back" by inSyracuse,N. Y.area. Stickersplug MATTER BE" Webb Pierce and "You Took Her Off My King's RCA Camden elpee "Sound of the Hands" by Ray Price.Write him on sta- Country", and it's a big one in Canada BILLY STEWART tion letterhead c/o Box 653, Highlands, Tex. incidentally . . . WCMS had to turn away Chess 1852 Check Warren Smith out of Houston and 2,000 C&W fansat the Spring Country into Longview, Texas. .. . Music City types Style USA stage show recently, packing the Bill PRODUCING CO. Clyde Beaver and Buddy Harmon (Mister place for two shows.Jim Reeves, CHESS Drum) formed Jackpot Music-- at 817 16th Anderson, Skeeter Davis, Charlie Louvin, 2120 MICHIGAN AVE. Loretta Lynn, Don Reno & Red Smiley, CHICAGO 16, ILL. Ave., So. here and Buddy says they have a policy of only publishing hits!!?? . . . Rose The Stanley Bros. headlined. WCMS uses Maddox istearing up the turntables with lots of live C&W talent to pack 'em in like 2111-. 2*- 211. 2111. 211. 21. 2 herCapitolcookie"LonelyTeardrops" that. which Little Richie Johnson, Box 3, Belen, Hickory has a fine young country singer N. M. just happens to have a drawer full in Ramsey Kearney and his newie, "The HITS of . . . In that South African made movie, Blues Keep Hanging On" is good showcase Jim Reeves'fiction -nameisJim Madison for lad's talent . . . Cotton Town Jubilee FROM . . . writer got the name from his home- Recordshas new subsid-DoverRecords town, Madison-a Music City suburb. and it'll be strictly C&Wax with firstre- Manager Louise Scruggs booked hubby SING WE NOW THE album HARRY lease "Three Roses" b/w "Going Steady FXG 5306 Earl & his partner Lester Flatt and the Ring" by 15 -year -old Tommy Jay of West SONGS OF FAITH single Fox -400SIMEONE PEACE IN THE VALLEY CHORALE Foggy Mountain Boys into Vanderbilt Uni- Memphis, Ark. versity May 2nd,right here in Nashville TENDER IS THE NIGHT GOGI (Academy Award Nominee) GRANT BAG TOPS BUY ADMISSION THE LONGEST DAY (Dixie) MORTY JAY NEW COUNTRY MUSIC (March) Charlotte, N. C.-A giant Grand Ole Opry "WHO'S WHO" ON WAY type package played to an overflow crowd 1721 Broadway, New York 19, N.Y. at the Coliseum here April 20.Attendees Denver, Colo.-The new Country Music with Martha White bag topsgot tickets Who's Who is being prepared and will be athalf price.Paul Buck promoted and Smash Hit! releasedNov.1,itwas announced by talent was supplied by Hubert Long.Head- Thurston Moore ofHeather Publications, liners were Flatt & Scruggs, Wilburn Bros., 3285 South Wadsworth Blvd., Denver 27. LeRoy Van Dyke, Red Foley,etc. "LITTLE LATIN In brochures inviting participation in tell- ing the country music story, Moore says LUPE LU" "Now is the time for C&W to really con- TOBI RECORDS FORMED vince Madison Ave. it can sell and to show Forest, Miss.-Tom Estes, WMAC pro- THE RIGHTEOUS BROS. the whole entertainment field how import- gram manager, and BillStrebeck, C&W MOONGLOW 215 ant C&W is." deejay, have become partners in the forma- tion of Tobi Records here and are on a hunt for good talent. 1449 S. MICHIGAN AVE. CHICAGO 16, ILL. HADDOCK SHOW SELLOUT Kermit, Texas-Vaughn Brinsonofthe REEDER TO NASHVILLE Eagle Music and ArtistsCo., and Clyde Nashville-Tom Reeder, president and co- Chesser formerly with KOKE in Austin, owner withClydeBeaversof Tom -Cat sponsored a sell-out show at the Municipal Pubbery and Ka$h Records, has moved his 7+3 auditoriumApril15,featuring Durwood offices to 726 Sixteenth Ave., South, Nash- Coming Soon ! Haddock. Another show,featuring Ray ville. He was formerly general manager Q Q9 QS Q9 Q. Q SI SLILSL9...Q9 Price,isset for May 13. and part owner of WARI at Abbeville, Ala.

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1 MUSIC HALL HANK THOMPSON AT FAME 11 FRONTIERDAYS Jimmy Rodgers-RCA Victor 2531 Capitol 1775 JIMMY SMITH 2ALL TIME GREATEST HITS BLOOD, SWEAT & TEARS "HOBO FLATS" ROY ACUFF-Hickory LPM 109 1 2JOHNNY CASH-Col. CL 1930 1OUR MAN IN NASHVILLE FADED LOVE PART I & PART II jCHET ATKINS-RCA Victor 2616 1 3LEON McAULIFF-Cimarron. 2002 VK 10283 BURL 4GENTLEMAN JIM JIM REEVES- 14BURL IVES-Dacca 4361 RCA Victor LSP/LPM 2605 1 5SONGS THAT MADE HIM THE ALL NEW HAWKSHAW FAMOUS 5HAWKINS COWBOY COPES-Starday 144 RECORDS King 806 1 6CHARLS SMITH'S GREATEST PORTRAIT OF MARTY 6MARTY ROBBINS-Columbia 1855 Col. 1937 JLTELTERME C11102 SS OVER I WISH THE NIGHT WOULD DCM:TBI 1 7NEVER END 7 GEO. JONES-U.A.L3270 HARD TRAVELIN' 8FLATT & SCRUGGS-Col. CL 1951 MOTHER MAYBELLE CARTER 1 8Briar 101 0THE PORTER WAGONER 7SHOW SMILES AND TEARS Porter Wagoner & Various Artists- 1 9JOHNNY & JACK-Decca 4308 LSP/LPM 2650 "The Man Who Robbed THE SOUND OF A 5 STRING The Bank At Santa Fe" THE END OF THE WORLD 20BANJO 1 0SKEETER DAVIS-RCA.VictoT 2699 Charles Trent-Mercury MOS 27017 b/w "You're Losing Your Baby" RCA Victor 8151 ERNEST TUBB ItkA:ORD SHOP WABEII, RECORD SHOP 417 Broadway. Nashville. Tenn. 207 E. Superior, Alma. Michigan JIMMIE SKINNER RECORD SHOP NORTHWOOD'S RECORD SHOP 124 East 6th Street. Cincinnati, Ohio 155 Hialeah Drive. Hileah, Florida PEE WEE KING RECORD SHOP BERNIECE'S RECORD SHOP 24J E.Jefferson,Louisville. Ky. 3406 South Jeff.,St. Louis 18. Mo. RALPH'S RADIO SHOP HOUSE OF MUSIC BLUESVILLE Demorest. Ga. 206 W. Walnut. Rogers. Ark. CORNELIA RECORD SHOP ROBERTS RECORDS LIGHTNINHOPKINS 142 N. Main, Cornelia, Ga. 2300 Central Ave.. N.E.. Minneapolis 13. Minn 111-F1 RECORD SHOP TOMMY EDWARD'S SHOP WALKIN' BLUES 5626 Ames. Omaha. Nebraska P.O. Box 7297. Cleveland 29, Ohio RAY'S ONE -STOP RECORD SHOP MELODY LANE RECORD RANCH LAST NIGHT BLUES 114 South Crockett. Sherman. Texas 73 Franklin Ave., Franklin Sq.. Long Island 45-821 MAX JONES SWING SHOP WOLLMAN'S MUSIC & EQUIPMENT CO. Break out in Major Markets ... 2109 Lewis Street. Flint 6, Michigan 233S. Broadway. Baltimore 31.Maryland LIGHTNIN HOPKINS SINNERS PRAYER CAR CRASH KILLS DON OWENS, ANGEL CHILD 45-822 DJ's: write for samplecopies BLUESVILLE RECORDS WAVA DEEJAY, C&W WRITER a division of PRESTIGE RECORDS Arlington, Va.-Country music loststill Gordon and Patsy Cline, the latter killed 203 S. Washington Ave.,N. J. another of its stalwarts April 21 when Don in an airplane crash in March. Owens, 32, songwriter, publisher and disk Owens preferred country music from boy- HOT EXPOSE HOT jockey for the last eight years with Station hood, but he disliked giving itthe name WAVA here, was killed after apparently "hillbilly"."It's the worst word ever in- "MR. C. AND MR. K." falling asleep in his car which struck a tree. vented" he Once said "because it suggests BY The accidentoccurredabout 4:30a.m. ignoranceandcountrymusiciansaren't Barney Carl Sunday. ignorant". Owens who had friends throughout the Owens leaves his parents and three broth- NUGGET NO. 203 music world, published through the Don ers.Funeral Services were held Thursday ALSO afternoonandburialwasinArlington Owens Music Co.hisbigselling"Let's Lonzo & Oscar's Newest All Have An Old Fashioned Christmas." National Cemetery. He wrote such country songs as "You're a SALLY STARR'S C&W "UH-WHAT'S HER NAME" Fool", "Cold Dark Waters", "What Would NUGGET NO. 201 I Do Without You", "I Hope You're Satis- RETURNS TO PHILLY FOR D. J. COPIES WRITE fied."His records carried the Blue Ridge Philadelphia-SallyStarr who had the NUGGET RECORDS label. ROUTE NO. t, BOX 400 No.1 C&W show inthiscity for about GOODLETTSVILLE, TENN. For thelastseveral years Owens was eight years, has brought her new "Sounds listed among the nation's top country music of Country Music" show to WFIL-TV and ATTENTION willing and able ARTISTS-A.BR. MEN-SONO WRITERS disk jockeys, and his afternoon "Cracker- radio. "We are ready, FOR THE BEST OF THE NASHVILLE SOUND barrel Forum" on WAVA had a huge fol- to pushgood C&W records,"saysher CONTACT-JACK LOGAN AT lowing. He had managedsingerslike manager, Mark Gray, "and will welcome NUGGET SOUND STUDIOS, PH.850.531118 Vernon Taylor, Jimmy Haney and Luke ally guest artists passing this way.

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