Monday, December ih, 1 9 6k Number Eighty Six HIT OF THE WEEK; THE JERK - The Larks (Money) After a slow start, this one has now moved out as one of the big winners. CORRESPONDENTS PICK: BILLY & SUE - B. J. Thomas (Warner Brothers) Phil Jones makes this his choice. Top request for Robert R. Randall. Bob White-KILT reports it continues to gain in Houston, where it has sold over 15,000 in less than six weeks. It's #1 there. SURPRISE OF THE WEEK: PLEASE COME HOME FOR CHRISTMAS - Charles Brown (King) Amazing, how year after year this one returns as a top request a nd as a good seller. Texas, Louisiana, Georgia, Tennessee and North Carolina. HOT ACTION RECORD: HOLD WHAT YOU’VE GOT - Joe Tex (Dial) This should come very close to being a number one item. It’s already an R & B smash. If you were to add only one record to your list....then, of all the candidates, this would have to be the one. A giant for Billy Gene, E. Manny Clark and Burke Johnson. SMS CHOICE OF THE WEEK: I WANT MY EASY BACK - Jimmy Cross (Tollie) It could easily be the worst record of the week, but it has already tu rned in an impressive showing from early play in Tennessee, Alabama and Georgia. SMS ALBUM OF THE WEEK: No Choice. SOUTHERN TOP TWENTY NEXT IN LINE BELOW THE MASON-DIXON LOVTN* PLACE-Gale Garnett (RCA) DOWNTOWN-Petula Clark (WB) DO WACKA DO-Roger Miller (Sma) AS TEARS GO BY-Marianne Faithful (Lon) 1 THE NAME GAME-Shirley Ell r (Cng) BIG BROTHER-Dickie Lee (Hal) TOO MANY FISH-Marvelettes (Tam) GONNA LOVE YOU TOO-Hullaballoos (Rou) IT AIN’T ME BABE-Johnny Cash (Col) I ’LL BE THERE-Gerry & Pacemakers (Lau) HEY DA DA DOW-Dolphins (Fra) WILLOW WEEP-Chad & Jeremy fWA) ANY WAY YOU WANT IT-D C Five (Epi) PROMISED LAND-Chuck Berry (Che) HOW SWEET IT IS-Marvin Gaye (Tam.) ROUSTABOUT LP-Elvis Presley (RCA) SHA LA LA-Manfred Mann (Asc) SHAGGY DOG-Mickey Lee Lane (Swa) GOIN’ OUT OF MY HEAD-Little Anthony (DCP) BOOM BOOM-Animals (MGM) DEAR HEART-Andy Williams (Col) I FOUND A LOVE-Joann & Troy (Atl) Next week’s SMS will go to press Wednesday A.M., so please arrange to have your reports arrive no later than Tuesday afternoon. Thank you. The information contained in this report is confidential. Reproduction of the information published is forbidden. Subscribers may reprint any portion or portions without the express written consent of the publisher. This report is an honest and objective analysis of record activity in the South. Subscription rates are available upon request. P A U L DR E W P. 0. BOX 9967 ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30319 TELEPHONE 636-1951 Monday, December 1^, 1 9 6 k - 2- Number Eighty Six DIXIE ROUND-UP BOB WHITE KILT HOUSTON TEXAS PHIL JONES WMNZ MONTEZUMA GEORGIA Crying Game-Ian & Zodiacs (Phi) PICKS Billy & Sue-B J Thomas (WB) Billy & Sue-B J Thomas (WB) SALES Mr Lonely-Bobby Vinton (Epi) Crying Game-Ian & Zodiacs (Phi) CALLS Beatle For Christmas-Becky Lee Beck (Cha) Race Is On-George Jones (UA) COMER I ’ll Be There-Gerry & Pacemakers (Lau) DANNY DEE WVLD VALDOSTA GEORGIA DOUG RANDALL WTMA CHARLESTON SC Goldfinger-John Barry (UA) PICKS Do The Jerk-Miracles (Tam) I Feel Fine-Beatles (Cap) SALES Too Many Fish-Marvelettes (Tam) I Feel Fine-Beatles (Cap) CALIS Thou Shalt Not-Dick & Dee Dee (WB) My Baby Back-Jimmy Cross (Tol) COMER Boom Boom-Animals (MGM) E MANNY CLARK WGIV CHARLOTTE NC BILLY GENE WTHB N AUGUSTA SC Hold. What You Got-Joe Tex (Dia) PICKS Have Mercy Baby-James Broun (Kin) Better To Have-Barbara Lynn (Jam) SALES Hold What You Got-Joe Tex (Dia) Home For Christmas-Charles Broun (Kin) CALLS Have Mercy Baby-James Broun (Kin) The Crying Man-Lee Lamont (BB) COMER Better To Have-Barbara Lynn (Jam) CHARLEY THOMASON KCIL HOUMA LA T Q M W A L K E R W K I X RAL E I G H N C Better To Have-Barbara Lynn (Jam) PICKS Somevhere In Your Heart-Frank Sinatra(Rep) I Feel Fine-Beatles (Cap) SALES Do Right-Johnny Randall (Cnl) The Jerk-Larks (Mny) CALLS Promised Land-Chuck Berry (Che) Do Wacka Do-Roger Miller (Sma) COMER A Teenager Cries-Reparta & Deirons (VIA) THE BEST OF THE NEW LET’S LOCK THE DOOR-Jay & Americans (UA) ALL DAY AN D-ALL OF THE NIGHT-Kinks (Rep) LOOK OF LOVE-Lesley Gore (Mer) GIVE HIM A GREAT BIG KISS-ShangriLas (RB) REVIEW AND COMMENT THE CRYING MAN - Lee LaMont (Back Beat) Action at W AOK and WGIV. I CAN’T STOP - Honeycombs (interphon) Tom Wyche reports early requests. COME ON DO THE JERK - Miracles (Tania) Appears to b e headed for top action. Georgia, Alabama and North Carolina. Top tip. MY LOVE FORGIVE ME - Robert Goulet (Columbia) Columbus, Atlanta, Roanoke, and Birmingham. Not really a southern item, but doing pretty fair. ARE YOU STILL MY BABY - Shirelles (Scepter) Top requ est at KILT and WNOX. MOVE IT BABY - Simon Scott (imperial) Older side do ing well in Columbus, Georgia. UM UM UM UM UM UM - Wayne Fontana (Fon) It’s hot for To m K ennington-WPDQ. SOMEONE SOMETIME - Della Rae (Groove) Good Alabama and Georgia sales. Sleeper? FINDERS KEEPERS - Nella Dodds (Wand) Early requests at WGIV for E. Manny Clark. ONCE A DAY - Connie Smith (RCA) This continues to b e a big country seller in the South. It’s received very little pop play. I’m not recoxamending it, but I do think you should listen to it, and see if it does blend with your programming. ITS BETTER TO HAVE IT - Barbara Lynn (Jamie) One of the most played sides in Dixie. MAKIN* WHOOPIE - Ray Charles (ABC) Getting strong in Alabama. Good adult side. YOU’VE LOST THAT LOVIN’ REELIN’ - Righteous Brothers (Philles) Reported action in Asheville, Fayetteville, and Columbia, SC. Burke Jo hnson thinks it can go. WALK SOFTLY - Joanne Touchstone (SST) Someone told me she’s a school teacher....and she sings like one. It’s different! Louisville, Birming ham and Memphis. And big, too! SOMETIMES I WONDER - Major Lance (Okeh) It’s been o ut for three weeks and is beginning to show in the Carolinas and Georgia. In the end, I think it will fall short of his previous successes. ODE TO THE LITTLE BROWN SHACK OUT BACK - Billy Edd Wheeler (Kapp) New Orleans, Knoxville and Atlanta. The kind of c o m a lot of the ’folks ’ do like to hear! I ’M GETTING BETTER - Jimmy Hughes (Fame) Alabama an d Georgia airplay, so far. From the album. WHO CAN I TURN TO - Anthony Newley (RCA) This proba bly won’t mean beans in the South, and following Tony Bennett’s success (Newley wrote the song) with it, may never get any­ where, it is one of the mo 6t outstanding records of the entire year. Monday, December l4, 1964 -3- Number Eighty Six DIXIE ROUND-UP MEL MIXON WBYG SAVANNAH GEORGIA DICK STARR WFUN MIAMI FLORIDA In Heaven-Ronnie Blackwood (Mgo) PICKS I Took My Baby Home-Kinks (Cam) I Feel Fine-Beatles (Cap) SALES I Feel Fine-Beatles (Cap) The Jerk-Larks (Mny) CALLS Laundromat-Detergents (Rou) Love Potion ^-Searchers (WC) COMER Downtown-Petula Clark (WB) JOHNNY LONG WQSN CHARLESTON SC MITCH MICHAEL WKLO LOUISVILLE KY Downtown- Petula Clark (WB] PICKS Seven Letters-Ben E King (Ate) Mr Lonely-Bobby Vinton (Epi) SALES Fine/Woman-Beatles (Cap) Laundromat-Detergents (Rou) CALLS Big Brother-Dickie Lee (Hal) Amen-Impressions (ABC) COMER Boom Boom-Animals (MGM) WAYNE RINKS WKRM COLUMBIA TENU GLENN C LEWIS WROV ROANOKE VIRGINIA The Weekend’s Here-Chubby Checker (Par) PICKS Georgia Slop-Big A1 Downing (Col) I Feel Fine-Beatles (Cap) SALES Mr Lonely-Bobby Vinton (Epi) I Feel Fine-Beatles (Cap) CALLS I Feel Fine-Beatles (Cap) Amen-Impressions (ABC) COMER Laundromat-Detergents (Rou) TOM WYCHE WCNF WELDON NC TOM KENNINGTON WPDQ JACKSONVILLE FLA I Can’t Stop-Honeycombs (int) PICKS Look Of Love-Lesley Gore (Mer) Come See About Me-Supremes (Mot) SALES I Feel Fine-Beatles (Cap) Fine/Woman-Beatles (Cap) CALLS Laundromat-Detergents (Rou) Boom Boom-Animals (MGM) COMER Party Girl-Tommy Roe (ABC) JIM DAVENPORT WFOM MARIETTA GEORGIA GTEN POWERS WSGN BIRMINGHAM ALABAMA The One I Love-Dean Martin (Rep) PICKS Promised Land-Chuck Berry (Che) She’s Not There-Zombies; (Par) SALES Mr Lonely-Bobby Vinton (Epi) I Feel Fine-Beatles (Cap) CALLS Laundromat-Detergents (Rou) Lovin’ Place-Gale Garnett (RCA) COMER Thou Shalt Not-Dick & Dee Dee (WB) LARRY JAMES WCIS COLUMBUS GEORGIA FRED CORREY WRAP NORFOLK VIRGINIA R un Run Run-Gestures (Soin) PICKS Come On Home-Anna King (Sma) Mr Lonely-Bobby Vinton (Epi) SALES Chained And Bound-Otis Redding (Vol) Fine/Woman-Beatles (Cap) CALIS Come See About Me-Supremes (Mot) Do The Jerk-Miracles (Tam) COMER Thank Goodness-Lenis Guess (d p g ) STEVE ASKEW WXLI DUBLIN GEORGIA WTT.T.TAM L P O P E W E N K U N I O N C I T Y TE N N Come See About Me-Supremes (Mot) PICKS My Buddy Seat-Hondells (Mer) Mountain Of Love-Johnny Riverslivers (Imp) SALES Mr. Lonely-Bobby Vinton (Epi) Hawaii Tattoo-Waikikis (WC) CALLS She’s Not There-Zombies (Par) Wild One-Martha & Vandel 1 as (Gor) COMER Saturday Night-Drifters (Atl) ALBUM PRnORAMMTWrt BEATLES ’ 65 (Capitol) Released early. Bob Reich says it’s thei r best yet.