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Red Lane says, "The World Needs taping schedule. Mel and his repre- 1 DID YOU THINK TO PRAY 16 STEP ASIDE A Melody" . Documentary inter- sentatives are also currently in the Charley Pride (RCA LSP 4513 2 Faron Young (Mercury SR 61337) 17 views are being sought for the Coun- process of negotiations for a syndi- try Music Foundation Library in Mu- cated television show to be shown 2 ROSE GARDEN 17 ALWAYS REMEMBER sic City. Contact the library at the nationally and to star Mel in a unique Lynn Anderson (Columbia C 30411) 1 Bill Anderson (Decca DL 75275) 18 Country Music Hall of Fame for ap- country format. The proposed show pointments ... Selection of pro golf- will be a new innovation for a country 3 HAG 18 KNOCK THREE TIMES will only Merle Haggard & The Strangers 3 Billy 'Crash' Craddock 20 ers for the Music City Pro -Celebrity artist, in that it feature not (Capitol ST Tournament is starting and in the music, but offer a modern country/ 735) (Cartwheel STW 193) near future announcement will be conversation/comedy/song format. 4 WHEN YOU'RE HOT, 19 THE BEST OF ROY CLARK Harlon made of the names of the Tennessee Howard's new album just YOU'RE HOT (Dot DOS 25986) 14 Country Gentlemen, recording artists, released on Nugget is titled "To The Silent Majority Jerry Reed (LSP 4506) 7 and music executives who will play. With Love." His cur- 20 I LOVE THE WAY THAT 5 HOW MUCH One of the nation's most exciting rent hit single, "Sunday Morning MORE CAN YOU'VE BEEN LOVING ME golf tournaments, it precedes the Christian" is included in the album SHE STAND Roy Drusky (Mercury SR 61336) 22 annual WSM Opry Birthday Cele- Fred Carter, Jr. has appointed Conway Twitty (Decca DL 75276) 5 bration and CMA Membership Con- Carl Thomason to head his publishing vention. Co -sponsored by CMA, the firms; Lair Music and Rondee Music. 6 EMPTY ARMS 21 FOR THE GOOD TIMES Ray Price (Columbia C 30106) 16 Nashville Tennessean, and the Nash- Thomason, a native of Anderson, Sonny James (Capitol ST 734) 4 ville Area Junior Chamber of Com- South Carolina, was formally asso- merce, with proceeds going to selected ciated with Central Songs, one of 7 HELP ME MAKE IT THROUGH 22 ANGEL'S SUNDAY charities, it will be held in Nashville Capitol Industries publishing firms. THE NIGHT Jim Ed Brown (RCA 4525) 26 at Harpeth Hills Golf Course Octo- Mega Records recently released Sammi Smith (Mega M-31-1000) 6 ber 9-10. Glen 23 WITH LOVE Sherley's first single from his 8 WE SURE CAN LOVE After a hiatus since last fall, Jack LP, "Glen Sherley." Because of the George Jones (Musicor MS 3194) 21 Blanchard and Misty Morgan of "Ten- unusual interest and airplay by the EACH OTHER WE nessee Birdwalk" fame have returned underground and C&W stations in Tammy Wynette (Epic E 30658) 9 24 ONLY MAKE BELIEVE to the active list of record artists "Greystone Chapel" and "Looking Loretta Lynn & Conway Twitty 23 and record producers. A new release, Back In Anger," Mega decided to put 9 SIMPLE AS I AM (Decca DL 75251) "FireHydrant #79" was released by out these two Porter Wagoner (RCA LSP 4508) 11 as a single. The top 25 MAN IN BLACK Mega Records on June 7. Blanchard side competition, "Greystone Chapel," 10 MARTY ROBBINS GREATEST and Morgan, who composed Johnny Cash (Columbia C 30550) and pro- was first popularized by Johnny Cash. HITS VOL. III duced the `Birdwalk," "Humphrey The author's version, recorded live the Camel" and several other highly at Folsom Prison, contains much of (Columbia C 30571) 10 26 CASH COUNTRY Tommy Cash (Epic E 30556) 29 successful novelties in 1970, produced his fellow prisoners' reaction to the 11 I WANNA BE FREE the sessions themselves in cooperation song. The single's flip side, "Looking Loretta Lynn (Decca DL 75282) 12 with Lloyd Green. Back In Anger," is fronted with 27 TOUCHING HOME Columbia's national country pro- Sherley's dialogue with the prisoners 12 GLEN CAMPBELL'S GREATEST Jerry Lee Lewis (Mercury SR 61343) motion manager, Gene Ferguson, has at the Vacaville facility of Folsom HITS been talking about when you hunt 28 THIS, THAT & THE OTHER Prison. (Capitol SW 752) 8 bear-you hunt bare! ... Mel Tills' Seventeen-year -old LaWanda Lind- Wendy Bagwell (Canaan CAS 9679) 28 first duet record release on MGM is sey is the daughter of Lefty Lindsey, 13 WILLY JONES "Take My Hand," recorded with an old time left handed fiddle player Susan Raye (Capitol ST 736) 13 29 PATCHWORK Sherri Bryce. With a three year con- who manages WEAS Radio, a coun- 14 A WOMAN ALWAYS KNOWS Bobbie Gentry (Capitol ST 494) 30 tract with the Glen Campbell Show try outlet in Savannah . Conway David Houston (Epic E 30657) in his hand, Mel will resume taping Twitty set for the Jamboree USA 15 30 I'M GONNA KEEP ON his appearances on the Campbel Spectacular show in Wheeling, West 15 I WON'T MENTION IT AGAIN LOVING YOU Show when it picks up next season's Virginia on June 19th. Ray Price (Columbia C 30510) 19 Billy Walker (MGM SE 4756) 24

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