McFadden: Busy Long - Termer [o] DISK Country Giant JOCKEY Jack McFadden, who heads one of the best known country REPORTS music agencies, Omac, was born i in St. Louis, Mo., and has al- JOE NIXON ROY STINGLEY KGBS-Los Angeles, Calif. WJJD-Chicago, III. ways had a love for country 1. True A Blessing (Sonny James) 1. Big Chief Buffalo Nickel (Skeets McDonald) Love's Americana. 2. Flowers On The Wall (Statler Bros.) 2. I've Cried A Mile (Hank Snow) I Was Sorta (Wayne Walker) 3. Make The World Go Away (Eddy Arnold) 3. Wondering has been active, at one 4. In He 4. While You're Dancing (Marty Robbins) Waitin' Your Welfare Line (Buck Owens) in about 5. True Loves A Blessing (Sonny James) time or another, just 5. Meadowgreen (Browns) 6. Less Of Me (Glen Campbell) 6. Trotter) every phase of the entertain- 7. Bottom Of The Mountain (Tex Williams) A Square (John 7. Baby, Ain't That Fine ment field, from being a disk 8. England Swings (Roger Miller) 9. Snowflake (Jim Reeves) (Pitney/Montgomery) 8. You Finally Said Good jockey, radio time salesman 10. Giddyup Go (Red Sovine) Something (Charlie Louvin) and record company owner to Mary Reeves, President of Jim OL' MIKE 9. I Love You Drops (Bill Anderson) his present status as manager Reeves Enterprises, Inc., is KFDI-Wichita, Kans. 10. Write Me A Picture (George Hamilton IV) KCIN-Victorville, Calif. of Buck Owens. a long-term 1. Nobody But A Fool (Billy Walker) pictured making 2. Baby (Wilma Burgess) 1. More Than Yesterday (Slim Whitman) While a shoe salesman in booking contract with the Blue 3. Don't You Ever Get Tired Of Hurting Me 2. Less Of Me (Glen Campbell) McFadden met (Ray Price) 3. What Kind Of Deal Is This (Bill Carlisle) Stockton, Calif., Boys, backers for her late hus- 4. Women Do Funny Things To Me 4. Giddy Up Go (Red Sovine) a country musician and aided band, Jim Reeves. Seated with (Del Reeves) 5. Flowers On The Wall (The Statler Bros.) 5. You Finally Said Something Good 6. Bird Of Paradise (Little Jimmy Dickens) him in securing bookings Mary is talent exec Jimmy Key. (Charlie Louvin) 7. Buckaroo (Buck Owens) around the area. This created 6. True Love's A Blessing (Sonny James) 8. England Swings (Roger Miller) 7. Snow Flake (Jim Reeves) 9. Everything Ain't Been Said (June Carter) in him an even keener interest 8. Take Me (George Jones) 10. If You Can't Bite Don't Growl He Starday Sets Pep 9. Before The Ring On Your Finger Turns (Tommy Collins) in this phase of show biz. Green (Dottie West) continued to sell shoes (while 10. Fighting For The U.S.A. (Jerry Reed) BILL MANN Col. Jim Wilson, Starday Rec- WEXL-Detroit, Mich. booking) until 1949. Prominent ords Vice President of Market- KSNN-Pocatello, Idaho 1. Baby Ain't That Fine (Gene & Melba) 2. Golden Guitar (Bill Anderson) Coast artist Bud Hobbs was ing, has announced the appoint- 1. Buckaroo (Buck Owens) 2. Flowers On The Wall (Statler Bros.) 3. Waitin' In Your Welfare Line booked by through 1950- (Buck Owens) Jack ment of Pep Record Sales as 3. Make The World Go Away (Eddy Arnold) 4. For (Dave Dudley) 4. England Swings (Roger Miller) What We're Fighting '52. Starday Distributor for the Los 5. Flowers On The Wall (The Statler Bres.) 5. Giddy Up Go (Red Sovine) 6. Up Go (Red Sovine) When Tommy Collins scored Angeles and Southern California 6. What We're Fighting For (Dave Dudley) Giddy 7. Skid Row Joe (Porter Wagoner) in 1954 with his record, "You 7. Picking Up My Hat (Lori Kaye) area. 8. True Love's A Blessing (Sonny James) 8. Buckaroo (Buck Owens) 9. Make The World Go Away (Eddy Arnold) Better Not Do That," it was 9. While You're Dancing (Marty Robbins) Wilson stated that Pep, under 10. Tippy Toeing (The Harden Trio) McFadden who booked his first the direction of Ron Ricklin and 10. Sittin' On A Rock (Warner Mack) ED NEILSON tour. In 1959, he ran three dif- Bob Stern, had recently moved HAL THOMAS WJRZ-Newark, N.J. KOYN-Billings, Mont. ferent ballrooms in and around to larger quarters at 3009 W. 1. True Love's A Blessing (Sonny James) 1. Giddy Up Go (Red Sovine) 2. Giddy Up Go (Red Sovine) Sacramento. Pico Blvd. 2. Buckaroo (Buck Owens) 3. Snowflake (Jim Reeves) Bros.) While maintaining a resi- 3. If I Talk To Him (Connie Smith) 4. Flowers On The Wall (Statler 4. England Swings (Roger Miller) 5. Meadowgreen (The Browns) dence in Sacramento, Jack's 5. Little Buddy (Claude King) 6. Money Greases The Wheel (Ferlin Husky) keen interest in the promotion Sonny James 6. What We're Fighting For (Dave Dudley) 7. Buckaroo (Buck Owens) 7. Hank Williams' Guitar (Freddie Hart) 8. What Kinda Deal Is This (Bill Carlisle) and booking end of show busi- (Continued front page 27) 8. Talk Me Some Sense (Bobby Bare) 9. Come A Little Bit Closer (Billy Walker) and current negotiations may 9. Hello Viet Nam (Johnny Wright) 10. A Born Loser (Don Gibson) ness brightened when he joined 10. Keep The Flag Flying (Johnny Wright) Judy Lynn Enterprises. He find him performing a fea- JIMMY MILLER tured role in a projected 1966 FRED LEWIS WTIF-Tifton, Ga. booked Miss Lynn for some WSEN-Syracuse, N.Y. 1. Buckaroo (Buck Owens) feature. His most ap- 2. What We're Fighting For (Dave Dudley) time. recent 1. True Love's A Blessing (S. James) 3. Time (Bill Anderson/Jan Howard) 2. Giddy Up Go (R. Sovine) Out he was work- pearance is in a feature co- 4. Brothers) It was while 3. Buckaroo (B. Owens) Someone Before Me (Wilburn 5. Giddy Up Go (Red Sovine) the as- starring Jayne Mansfield and 4. Snowflake (J. Reeves) ing for Miss Lynn that 6. Beavers) 5. Tippy Toeing (Harden Trio) That's You (Clyde Mamie Van Doren in which 7. Line sociation w i t h Bakersfield's 6. Take Me (G. Jones) Waitin' In Your Welfare (Buck Owens) Ferlin Husky and Don Bow- 7. May The Bird Of Paradise Fly Up Your Buck Owens began. In 1963, B. Dear Sam (Loretta Lynn) Nose (J. Dickens) Uncle 9. Keep The Flag Flying (Johnny Wright) signed on as Personal man are also spotted. 8. Waitin' In Your Welfare Line (B. Owens) Jack 10. Maco Light (Grant Turner) the rest "I'm really looking forward 9. England Swings (R. Miller) Manager for Buck, and 10. Skid Row Joe (P. Wagoner) is history. to my greatest year," said WKMF-Flint, Michigan RED WAYNE 1. What Kinda Deal Is This (Bill Carlisle) Together, Jack and Buck James, who although young in WELE-Daytona Beach, Fla. 2. What We're Fighting For (Dave Dudley) Cor- years is one of the real vet- 3. Giddy Up Go (Red Sovine) have formed Omac Artists 1. Baby, Ain't That Fine 4. Flowers On The Wall (Statler Brothers) (G. Pitney & M. Montgomery) poration, with offices in Bakers- erans of country music show 5. I Believe I'm Losing My Mind he 2. Waitin' In Your Welfare Line (Dottie Moore) field, "The Country Music business, as started per- (Buck Owens) 6. Happy To Be With You (Johnny Cash) of the West." forming with his family unit 3. Women Do Funny Things To Me 7. True Love's A Blessing (Sonny James) Capital (Del Reaves) 8. Women Do Funny Things To Me Jack is also Personal Man- when he was still wearing 4. Baby (Wilma Burgess) (Del Reeves) 5. Flowers On The Wall (Statler Brothers) - short pants. "I owe everything 9. Snow Flake (Jim Reeves) ager of Joe and Rose Lee Map 6. That Ain't No Stuff (Dallas Frazier) 10. Baby (Wilma Burgess) his, Tommy Collins, Billy Mize, to a very wonderful group of 7. Golden Guitar (Bill Anderson) 8. Someone Before Me (Wilburn Brothers) COLEMAN O'NEAL and handles bookings for Wynn friends -the country music djs 9. The Snakes Crawl At Night WKDX-Hamlet, North Carolina (Charlie Pride) 1. In Time (Cash McCall) Stewart, Bobby Durham, Jeanie all over the USA and Canada 10. Big Town Baby (Don Adams) 2. For Losing You (Claude Gray) O'Neal, Kay Adams, Merle who have been so kind to my 3. We're Different TOM RANDALL (Lynn Anderson & Jerry lane) Haggard, Bonnie Owens, Bob records. And I must give credit KTCR-Minneapolis, Minn. of 4. That's You (Clyde Beavers) Morris and Faye Hardin. to the help and friendship 1. Snowflake (Jim Reeves) 5. A Picture That's News (George Morgan) 6. The Away (Eddy Arnold) Ken Nelson and Marvin 2. Make The World Go Away (Eddy Arnold) Make World Go 3. Flowers On The Wall (Statler Bros.) 7. May The Bird Of Paradise Fly Up Your Hughes, my A&R men, Ott De- 4. Giddy Up Go (Red Sovine) Nose No. 2 (Sheb Wooley) vine of the WSM Grand Ole 5. Buckaroo (Buck Owen's Buckaroo's) 8. You Better Watch Your Friends 6. Hello Viet Nam (Johnny Wright) (Jim Nesbitt) Opry, my manager, Bob Neal, 7. What Kinda Deal Is This (Bill Carlisle) 9. As Long As The Wind Blows 8. Crystal Chandelier (Carl Belew) (Johnny Darrell) and a host of other people who 9. Skid Row Joe (Porter Wagoner) 10. Sweet Memories (Webb Pierce) have believed in me and helped 10. Happy To Be With You (Johnny Cash) DAVE PERKINS KTON-Belton, Texas my career." ED McLEMORE 1. Time (Cash McCall) KYAL-Dallas, Texas In Personnel of the Southern 2.