19 August , 1963 Number Seventeen HIT OF THE WEEK: BLUE VELVET - Bobby Vinton (Epic) Selling in quantity in just about ».11 spots and a big request getter everywhere. Played first by WPLO, Atlanta and broken in the market with help from WQXI. CORRESPONDENTS POPULAR PICK; TREAT MY BABY GOOD - Bobby Darin (Capitol) Our SMS Choice u 'two weeks ago is now getting grade A exposure. Too soon to tell on the sales, but it ' gets requests, where it is being played. HOT ACTION RECORD; MICKEY*S MONKEY - Miracles (Tamla) A big item in Little Rock, St. .Petersburg, and Atlanta. Certain to spread everywhere in the Southland. It*s just 11 getting started, and when it busts, it’ll make it all the way. SOUTHERN SURVEY CHOICE OF THE WEEK: I CAN’T STAY MAD AT YOU - Skeeter Davis (RCA) See Review and Comment Section. ALBUM OF THE WEEK; (No Choice) SOUTHERN TOP TWENTY l) FINGERTIPS-Stevie Wonder (Tam) ' ll,|l\(4) BLOWIN’ IN THE WIND-PPM (WB) \\| ,7) - TCTTHE LIFEGUARD-Diane Ray (Mer) 1 12.VUl6>-TAUC TO ME-Sunny & Sunglows (Tei '2)2) DEVIL IN DISGUISE-Elvis Presley(RCA)Presley(RCAÙ|l 13Jl(12)12) WWONDER/WHOLEONDER/WHOLE WORLD-Brenda Lee (](Dec}fl^_j 5) LETTER FROM CAMP-Allen Sherman (WB) 15 ;yELVET-iBobby Vinton (Epic) 9) FRANKIE AND JOHNNY-Sam Cooke (RCA)' THE WORLD-Timi Yuro (Lib) 6) MOCKINGBIRD-Inez Foxx (Sym) ;'il6 YFRXEND’S BACK-Angels (Sma) 3> CANDY GIRL-4 Seasons ( V J ) ^ - 17. (1 3 ) «JUST ONE LOOK-Doris Troy (Atl) l (8)-— JUDY'S TURN TO CRY-Lesley Gore(Mer)H^l8«’\(|.-^iSSY GIRL-Freddy Scott (CP) 19. (lOX-MAKE-THE WORLD-Ray Price (Col) IVLO HAD A HAMMER-Trini Lopez (Rep) (ll) DENISE-Randy & Rainbows (Rus) [ 20.ji(20) DESERT PETE-Kings ton Trio (Cap) REQUESTS AND SALES ACTIVITY REPORTED : : 1 r-iffiAT-WAVE-Martha & Vandellas (Gor) ~-| »WONDERFUL WONDERFUL-Tymes (Park) \) | ^MORE-Kai Winding (Verve) \ -BOY FAI1S IN LOVE-Mel Carter (Derby) \\ 'DROWNJLNT M Y SORROWS-Connie Francis (MGM) .f- DANKE SCHOEN-Wayne Newton (Cap) TIPS OF MY FINGERS-Roy Clark (Cap) ¡HfitLITTLE DEUCE COUPE/SURFER GIRL-Beach Boys I -LEAVE ME ALONE-Baby Washington (Sue) WHAT I GOTTA DO-Little Eva (Dim) (Cap) KISSED ME-Crystals (Phi) lIII WANT TO STAY HERE-Steve & Eydie (Col) -STRAIGHTEN UP-Barbara Lewis (Atl) 11BOY YOU CAN’T FORGET-Raindrops (jub) 1 FLIPPED OVER YOU-Paul & Paula (Phi) I^HETRGEMIETY-Bobby Bare (RCA) \ \ 13jONKiY_DRIFTER-0jays (imp) (VLAURA’S WEDDING-Barbara Lynn (Guy) 11 HËY THERE LONELY BOY-Ruby (Kapp) \ MY HEART NEEDS-Otis Redding (Volt) COMMENTi I HAVE BEEN READING YOUR SOUTHERN MUSIC SURVEY FOR SIXTEEN WEEKS NOW AND I AM HAPPY TO REPORT THAT ITS ACCURACY IS SOMEWHAT STAGGERING. THE REVIEWS ARE JUST AND FAIR. KEEP UP THE GOOD WORKi (Kent Burkhart, General Manager, WQXI, Atlanta) Reproduction of the information published herein is forbidden without specific permission of the editor. All the information that is printed is an honest and objective evaluation of reports received from correspondents, dealers and distributors. PAUL DREW 28 PEACHTREE AVENUE, N. E. • ATLANTA 5, GEORGIA . TELEPHONE 233-1660 19 - - August , 1963 2 Number Seventeen DIXIE ROUND-UP DAN LYNCH WPCC CLINTON, S.C. GEORGE CROMWELL WMBR JACKS CITVI1T.F Flipped Over You-Paul & Paula (Phi) PICKS Then He Kissed Me-Crystals (phi} To The Lifeguard-Diane Ray (Mer) SALES Mockingbird-Inez Foxx (Sym) Letter From Camp-Allen Sherman (WB) CALLS My Boyfriend's Back-Angels (Sma) Kind of Boy-Raindrops (jub) COMER Hey Girl-Freddy Scott (CP) DANNY DEE WVLD VALDOSTA, GA. KEN DOWE WQXI ATLANTA. Treat My Baby Good-Bobby Darin (.Cap) PICKS He's Mine-Alice Wonder Land (Bar) My Whole World-Brenda Lee (Dec) SALES Fingertips-Stevie Wonder (Tam) Treat My Baby Good-Bobby Darin (Cap) CALLS Blue Velvet-Bobby Vinton (Epi) Drownin’ My Sorrows-Connie Francis (MGM) COMER Treat My Baby Good-Bobby Darin (Cap) RON FULLER WLAY MUSCLE SHOALS TOM THACKER KIXZ AMARILLO Big Man Cry-Ed Bruce (Wan) PICKS Flipped Over You-Paul & Paula (Phi) Fingertips-Stevie Wonder (Tam) SALES Boy Falls In Love-Mel Carter (Der) Letter From Camp-Allen Sherman (WB) CALLS Deuce Coupe-Beach Boys (Cap) She Loves Everybody-Charlie Rich (Gro) COMER Lonely Surfer-Jack Nitzche (Rep) DICK STARR WFUN MIAMI RANDY SCOTT WCAW CHARLESTON, W, VA. Be My Baby-Ronettes (Phi) PICKS This Old Heart-Monarchs (SS7) Only In America-Jay & Americans (UA) SALES Blowin’ In The Wind-PPM (WB) Big Man Cry-Ed Bruce (Wan) CALLS Little Surfer Girl-Beach Boys (Cap) Teenage Cleopatra--Tracey Dey (Lib) COMER Drownin' My Sorrows-Connie Francis (MGM) GEORGE ERWIN KFJZ FT. WORTH JAY DANIELS WDXB CHATTANOOGA Do Darina* 1-Bobby Wood (Joy) PICKS Round The Roses-Jaynettes (Tuf) Fingertips-Stevie Wonder (Tam) SALES Slowin' In The Wind-PPM (WB) Walk On Mr. Blue-Kirby St. Ramain (ine) CALLS Blue Velvet-Bobby Vinton (Epi) To The Lifeguard-Diane Ray (Mer) COMER If I Had A Hammer-Trini Lopez (Rep) JIM BOLDEN WAAG ADEL. GA. DICK WILSON WHOO ORLANDO Hey Girl-Freddy Scott (CP) PICKS From One To One-Clyde Me Phatter (Mer) Devil In Disguise-Elvis Presley (RCA) SALES Hey Girl-Freddy Scott (CP) My Whole World-Brenda Lee (Dec) CALLS If I Had A Hammer-Trini Lopez (Rep) 8 X 10-Bill Anderson (Dec) COMER Daughter-Blenders (Wit) BUDDY KARR KAAY LITTLE ROCK ROGER CROFT WPGA PERRY, GA. Keep It Up-Pete Antell (Cam) PICKS Flipped Over You-Paul & Paula (Phi) Devil In Disguise-Elvis Presley (RCA) SALES My Boyfriend’s Back-Angels (Sma) Fat Lady-Spidels (Min) CALLS If I Had A Hammer-Trini Lopez (Rep) To The Lifeguard-Diane Ray (Mer) COMER Monkey Time-Major Lance (Oke) DICK LAHM KILT HOUSTON HOT SCOTT WGIV CHARLOTTE, N.C. Deuce Coupe-Beach Boys lCap) PICKS Cry" Cry Cry-Earls ^OTJ Abilene-George Hamilton IV (RCA) SATES Lonely Drifter-0jays (imp) Blue Velvet-Bobby Vinton (Epi) CALLS Cry Cry Cry-Earls (OT) Make The World-Ray Price (Col) COMER From One To One-Clyde Me Phatter (Mer) DICK BLANCHARD WKGN KNOXVILLE JAY COOK WHBQ MEMPHIS I Forgot What-Ray Peterson (Dun) PICKS Round The Roses-Jaynettes (Tuf) (RCA) Judy’s Turn To Cry-Lesley Gore (Mer) SALES Devil In Disguise-Elvis Presley Heat Wave-Martha & Vandellas (Gor) HALTS Hey Girl-Freddy Scott (CP) I ’d Die-Skyliners (Ate) COMER My Boyfriend's Back-Angels (Sma) AL SMITH WKEX RALEIGH, N.C. MEL MIXON WSGA SAVANNAH Then He Kissed Me-Crystals (Phi) PICKS I Want To Stay Here-Steve & Eydie (Col) Shake A Tail Feather-Du Tones (One) SALES Blue Velvet-Bobby Vinton'(Epi) - k My Boyfriend’s Back-Angels (Sma) CALLS Candy Girl Seasons (VJ) More-Kai Winding (Ver) COMER Danke Schoen-Wayne Newton (Cap) JACK KANE WLCY TAMPA LARRY GAR WLBG LAURENS, S.C, This Is My Prayer-Theola Kilgore (Ser) PICKS Happy Puppy-Eent Fabric (Ate) " My Whole World-Brenda Lee (Dec) SALES Wait Till My Bobby-Darlene Love (Phi) Hey Girl-Freddy Scott (CP) CALLS Letter From Camp-Alien Sherman (WB) There He Goes-Velvettes (IPG) COMER Frankie and Johnny-Sam Cooke (RCA.) August 19, 1963 - 3- Number Seventeen REVIEW AND COMMENT I CAN'T STAY MAD AT YOU - Skeeter Davis (RCA) Guaranteed to be a big winner by the time the kids get back to class. Bill Enis-KFJZ, at Ft, Worth, likes it too. Bill is the new PD, and holds down the noon to 3 shift. DANKE SCHQEN - Wayne Newton (Capitol) Picked by Ron Martin-WTIX, New Orleans in late June, and played throughout the territory, this item continues to rack up sales and requests, and may not yet be through. It's #3 this week at WKGN, Knoxville. THE SOUND OF SURF - Percy Faith (Columbia) There is more potential in this item for the artist, than in anything since his "Summer Place." If it doesn't climb immediately, then it's destined to be a sleeper hit later in the year. KIDNAPPER - Jewell and the Rubies (La Louisianne) A # 1 item at KVOL, Lafayette where Skip Stewart and Rod Bernard have been playing it. It's a top seller in Baton Rouge, Lake Charles, Beaumont and Port Arthur. It's similiar to Joe Hinton's recent Southern hit and has the sound. Several labels are after it. HELLO HEARTACHE, G60DBYE LOVE - Little Peggy March (RCA) Tries hard to sound like her first one, and on this basis deserves prime exposure, I feel certain in predicting somewhat lesser success. CRY BABY - Garnett Mims (UA) If you don't make it a pick now, then your area will be late on one of the fastest rising blues singles of the year. KING AND QUEEN - Ken Dowd (RCA) Simplicity is often an important ingredient in a big hit. The plain chord progression and straight presentation on this record could mean'big things. It would be a good one for Mike Me Cormick to try at KAAY, Little Rock, where they 'make and break' new records. Don't overlook this very plain, but unusual side. I'M NOT A FOOL ANYMORE - T K Hulin (Smash) It keeps popping up somewhere else every week, and from Texas and Louisiana is now spreading to the Carolinas. It was a top item with Buddy Covington-KNUZ, Houston back in June. MR. WISHING WELL - Nat King Cole (Capitol) Certain to be picked by many stations and to be purchased by operators. Initial sales activity is bound to be good. Flip is from his latest album and we suggested it to you as a future single release in SMS 7/1» MICHAEL PT 1 - Steve Alaimo (Checker) Pick of the Week for Dick Wilson-WHOO, Orlando.