pi/y_C/od§Wor) recorlprogram ming -71m today's top record talent than ks everyone! C O N NUE S GREATEST HITS • I \ 1 e CONNIE FRANCIS COWRY & WESTERN BOLDEN HITS !!` TOURING THE CONTINENT *1 4 4- AGAIN IN MAY. OIL 'zike CONNIE FRANCIS exclusively FUN SONGS FOR CHILDREN M -G-M RECORDS Pawns I .• 4,11V : ROCK N ROLL MILLION SELLERS personal management GEORGE SCHECK 1619 Broadway N.Y.C. 1>and greatest HIT SINGLE J,fr[! -g grIverfirtt ét 1)/wif arranger—conductor TORRIE ZIT O From Joshua Logan's "TALL STORY" A WARNER BROS. RELEASE L ATC O 6161 EXCL USIVELY O N 42 SPRIN G SPOTLIGHT ON REC ORD PROGRA M MIN G MARCH 14, 1960, THE BILLBOARD THE NEW ul" TIMES, SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 21. 1960. SHOWM N IN SOME POP SINGERS • <III h 00v1Oug aaset a th By A MIN B. W11110 in z zczdsulteherzost's-triking .74shes she had been 4 A" •..,are.neaa or • , . shownlanship can tenai t of .. ..only'the workbecause of Etobbybe is he lDafriunhdnoith singer with all the asnsurY°"g projection and casua/ craftines rof an old pro but-2-what is rnosts emarkable-- because he gained "n'his rollfirst popularityr in th e rock scamble. i. EffectiveMr. e Darin made it evident CRITICAL lthat h had much more to offer 1than a rock 'n'. in ACCLAI M i his recording lastroil appeayear lof i'lefack the Knife' on which followed the arrangement popu-he severallarized yearsby Louisearlier Armstrong a vocal style patternedand clos usedely on Frank Sinatra's. highly effective pe lt was a but it lef t the listenerrf ormanwonder-ce . mg how much it owed to Mr John S. Wilson hoArmstrongw mu ch toan d kr. Sinatra and New York Times , kr. Darin. .i Any doubt s that Afr. Da rin I HIS IS DARIN 'can stand up on his oW n are n. Feb. 21, 196 'dissipated by Thls Is Dapla t !grained(Atc0). se ann w excellently pro lc( 33-115 monaural t o v :linnue/ca sual,slecjeatlrPifeytisnrfalhist hYClhe :fre. n and stereo , finger-snaphOinn. The7-aaerr2he7.3:11.re thP» Kn ensi sIe w. Jr_ gave-h-; gacbkratshheil ‘. ucn of its vitality ialw Just released and present once again in the out..ie. ,ind-out rhythm numbers. but,w tios tune with obvious bor i‘v already a best seller! .i.aZ,./rowings. And Afr. Darin has the si ability In adapt his personality i" f to his material, subduing the !Wiofflipness when it would be ou, of place without sacrificing a. of the strong presence tha ‘‘Ils‘s his faster numbers btib ng. Ne has obviously learned. a lot from Adr Sinatra but the c, thing that distinguishes him e iirieoMsarnotelksresh Itre gone Jo e / MUsical peiso°n°alitsy hee hrnaasgbnuellte 7 on this solid foundation. This is h a disk that belongs with the n. Iwork of such masters of« Mr.the Sinatra.genre 63 Sing Crosby apd 8 IA "• • '....erent kind, ' t' SPRING ISSUE • MARCH 14, 1960 Editor—June Bundy ACADEMY AWARD A complete list of previous winners — 1934-1958 — and the 1959 songs WINNING TUNES nominated this year. Data includes names of writers, publishers, films and Page 49 stars. A valuable programming feature both before and after the April 4 "Oscar" presentation telecast by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. PROGRAMMING A recap of the top 30 best selling LP's, January 4 thru February 15, exclud- THE TOP LP'S ing only Christmas albums. A useful, time-saving list, which provides Page 50 complete info on all selections in each LP—titles, writers, publishers and time. R.&B.-POP A prime programming aid for jocks and juke operators—listing more than STANDARDS 200 rhythm and blues-oriented standards. Disks, originally released in the Page 59 r.&b. market from 1948 thru 1957, which continue today as solid sales and programming items in the pop field. TODAY'S TOP A practical programming guide for disk jockeys and juxe box operators, RECORD TALENT spotlighting biographical and record programming information about all Page 62 recording artists whose records appeared on the Hot 100 or Top LP Charts (excluding Christmas albums) from December thru February, plus any million-seller artist who had a singles release during the same period. 44 SPRING SPOTLIGHT ON RECORD PROGRAMMING MARCH 14, 1960, THE BILLBOARD THE BILLBOARD, MARCH 14, 1960 SPRIN G SPOTLIGHT ON REC ORD PROGRA M MIN G 45 2/t4lith- ,b,-,/evnstaie;e9 ,e4, dw/le Persona gement: xclusively: 46 SPRIN G SPOTLIGHT ON REC ORD PROGRA M MIN G MARCH 14, 1960, THE BILLBOARD M i n niiirmak RYDELL ON RECORDS Come,44 KISSIN' TIME-WE GOT LOVE I DIG GIRLS LITTLE BITTY GIRL And His Current Smash WILD ONE Cameo =171 BEST SELLING ALBUM bobby rydell WE GOT e o LOVE o #1006 e RYDELL ON TV: Guest Star on Red Skelton Show By Popular Demand, Back on the Red Skelton Spectccular this Spring. Soon to Appear in his First Dramatic Role, April 21, DANNY THOMAS SHO W — CBS-TV Soon to leave for England & Australia for personal appearances & TV BOBBY RYDELL FAN CLUB: 1405 Locust St., Philadelphia, Pa. THE BILLBOARD MARCH 14, 1960 SPRIN G SPOTLIGHT ON REC ORD PROGRA M MING 47 Academy Award Winning Tunes The Academy Awards, April 4, provide dee jays and juke operators with a variety of programming ideas. Here is a complete list of previous winners and 1959 nominations YEAR TUNE FILM & STARS COMPOSER(S)-(PUBLISHER) 1934 The Continental "Gay Divorcee," Ginger Rogers-Fred Astaire Con Conrad-Herb Magidson Harms) 1935 Lullabye of Broadway "Gold Diggers of 1935," Dick Powell-Gloria Stuart Harry Warren-Al Dubin (Witmark) 1936 The Way You Look Tonight "Swingtime," Ginger Rogers-Fred Astaire Jerome Kern-Dorothy Fields (Harms) 1937 Sweet lellani "Waikiki Wedding," Bing Crosby-Shirley Ross Harry Owens (Santly-Joy) "Big Broadcast of 1938," Bob Hope-Shirley Ross Ralph Ranger-Leo Robin (Paramount) 1938 Thanks for the Memory W, C. Fields-Martha Raye 1939 Over the Rainbow "Wizard of Oz," Judy Garland-Ray Bolger-Bert Lahr E. Y. Harburg-Harold Arlen (Feist) "Pinocchio," Cliff "Ukelei Ike" Edwards Ned Washington-Leigh Harline (Boume) 1940 When You Wish Upon a Star (dubbed voice for Jimmy Cricket) 1941 The Last Time I Saw Paris "Lady Be Good," Eleanor Powell-Ann Southern- Jerome Kern-Oscar Hammerstein II (Harms) Red Skelton 1942 White Christmas "Holiday Inn," Bing Crosby-Fred Astaire Irving Berlin (Berlin) Harry Warren-Mack Gordon (Bregman, Vocco 1943 You'll Never Know "Hello, Frisco, Hello," Alice Faye-John Payne Conn) Johnny Burke-James Van Heusen "Going My Way," Bing Crosby Rise Stevens 1944 Swinging on a Star (Burke-Van Heusen) Richard Rodgers-Oscar Hammerstein II 1945 It Might as Well Be Spring "State Fair," Jeanne Crain-Dana Andrews-Dick Haymes (Williamson) 1946 Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe "Harvey Girls," Judy Garland Harry Warren-Johnny Mercer (Feist) 1947 Zip a Dee Do Dah "Song of the South," Ruth Warwick-Bobby Driscoll Allie Wrubel-Ray Gilbert (Santly-Joy) 1948 Buttons & Bows "Paleface," Bob Hope-Jane Russell Jay Livingston-Ray Evans (Famous) 1949 Baby Ifs Cold Outside "Neptune's Daughter," Esther Williams-Red Skelton Frank Loesser (Frank) 1950 Mona Lisa "Captain Carey, U.S.A.," Alan Ladd-Wanda Hendricks Ray Evans-Jay Livingston (Famous) Francis Lederer 1951 In the Cool Cool Cool of the Evening "Here Comes the Groom," Bing Crosby-Jane Wyman Hoagy Carmichael-Johnny Mercer (Burvan) 1952 High Noon "High Noon," Gary Cooper-Grace Kelly Dimitri Tiomkin-Ned Washington (Feist) 1953 Secret Love "Calamity Jane," Doris Day Sammy Fain-Paul Francis Webster (Remick) 1954 Three Coins in the Fountain "Three Coins in the Fountain," Dorothy McGuire- Sammy Cahn-Jule Styne (Robbins) Clifton Webb-Louis Jourdan 1955 Love is a Many•Splendored Thing "Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing," Jenifer Jones- Sammy Fain-Paul Francis Webster (Miller) William Holden 1956 What Ever Will Be Will Be "The Man Who Knew Too Much," James Stewart- Jay Livingston-Ray Evans (Artists) Doris Day 1957 All the Way "The Joker Is Wild," Frank Sinatra Sammy Cahn-James Van Heusen (Maraville) 1958 Gig' "Gigi," Leslie Caron-Maurice Chevalier-Louis Jourdan- Alan Jay Lerner-Frederick Loewe (Chappell) Hermione Gingold 1959 NO MINATIONS The Best of Everything "The Best of Everything," Joan Crawford-Louis Jourdan- Sammy Cahn-Alfred Newman (Miller) Hope Lange The Five Pennies "The Five Pennies," Danny Kaye-Barbara Bel Geddes- Sylvia Fine (Dena) Louis Armstrong The Hanging Tree "The Hanging Tree," Maria Schell-Gary Cooper- Jerry Livingston-Mack David (Witmark) Karl Malden High Hopes "A Hole in the Head," Frank Sinatra-Eddie Hodges. Sammy Cohen-James Van Heusen (Maraville) Eleanor Parker Strange Are the Ways of Love "The Young Land," Dennis Hopper Dan O'Herlihy• Dimitri Tiomkin-Ned Washington (Feist) Pat Wayne, Yvonne Craig THE BILLBOARD. MARCH 4 19t0 SPRING SPOTLIGHT ON RECORD PROGRAMMING 49 (2;18) mills Music & ley Musir sear (Felt Weller-H. Breciks-A. Razaf); rem,. Tell Some body (2:11) Fabulous MUSiC & Aberbach Mu. sic-8MI (D. Pombus-M. Shuman); Everything Is Just Right (2:10) Debmar Pub. Cm AS( AP (R. Martucri-f. DeAngelis); Gimme a Little Kiss (1:58) ABC Music & Cromwell Music— ASCAP (R. Turk-M. Pinkard-J. Smith); Learnin' ProgrammiD g (2:25) Debmar Pub. Co.—ASCAP (R. Romano. B. Dukes) SIDE 11—Gonna Make You Mine (2:091 Rembed Pub. Co.—BMI (Gordon Galbraith); I'm Sin- the Top LP's cere (2:22) Rambed Pub. Co.—BM1 (J. Ricci- !). Riccu(ti-P. Demato); You'll Never Tame Me (1:48) Fabulous Music & Aberbach Music— BMI D.