COUNTRY MUSIC CORNER YESTERYEAR'S COUNTRY HITS Change -of -pace programming from your librarian's shelves, featuring the disks By BILL SACKS that were the hottest in the Country field 5 years ago and 10 years ago this week. Here's how they ranked in Billboard's chart at that time. It was a real jackpot session there recently were Bobby Barnett, recently at Ray Winkler's country Roy Clark, Patsy Montana, Hank COUNTRY SINGLES COUNTRY SINGLES music Reveller Club, Dallas, when Thompson, Merle Travis, Devvy 5 Years Ago 10 Years Ago Webb Pierce, A. V. Bamford, Davenport, Rodney and the Blaz- June 13, 1960 June 11, 1955 Horace Logan, Max Powell, Till- ers, Wanda Jackson and Her Falling, In man Franks Party- Timers, Tommy Strange, El- 1. Please Help Me, I'm 1. the lailhouse Now, and David Houston Hank Lacklin, RCA Victor Webb Pierce, Decca ton Britt and Boyd. Slim stopped by for a visit with Eddie Jim Whitman, who concluded his 2. One More Time, Ray Price, 2. Making Believe, Kitty Wells, Decca who Columbia 3. Yellow Roses, McDuff, was appearing there. South African tour June 3, re- Hank Snow, 3. One More RCA Victor Eddie Zack, of the WRIB corded a duet there with Virginia lust Time, 'Hayloft Jamboree," Providence, Lee, South African artist, with re- Don Gibson, RCA Victor 4. Live Fast, Love Hard and Die 4. He'll Have to Go, Jim Reeves, Young, Faroe R. I., is recutting "Call of the lease due soon in the States on the Young, Capitol Mountain," one of his biggest Imperial label.... Jimmy Walker, RCA Victor 5. Ballad of Davy Crockett, sellers on Decca some 10 years formerly of WWVA, Wheeling, PHIL BAUGH has one of the 5. Above and Beyond, Buck Owens, Tennessee Ernie Ford, Capitol Capitol 6. There She Goes, ago. Howard Vokes and His W. Va., has settled in Nashville, hottest records on the market Cad Smith, 6. Why In Walkin', Columbia Country Boys open Ravine Park, where he has just recut a single now with "Country Guitar" country music funspot at Blairs- which he originally made popular (Longhorn v559). Longhorn is Stonewall Jackson, Columbia 7. I've Been Thinking, Eddy Amold, 7. He'll Have to Stay, RCA Victor ville, Pa., Sunday, June 13. Mrs. 10 years ago. Tune is now rushing out an LP on "Detour," Jeanne Black, Capitol 8. Wildwood Rose White is handling the park's written by Paul Westmoreland of same. D.J.'s write 2631 Fon- Flower, Hank Thompson, 8. Your Old Used to Be, Capital talent bookings.... New on the Station KARK, Sacramento, Calif. ville Dr., Dallas, Tex. 75227 Faros Young, Capitol 9. In the Jailhouse staff of Americana Corp., Wood- Deejays may obtain a sample by !Advertisement, Now, #2, 9. Left to Right, Kitty Wells, Deets Jimmie Rodgers, land Hills, Calif., country talent writing to Sound of Nashville, RCA Victor 160 10. Seasons of My Heart, 10. Make Believe, agency, are Al Mento, road man- Second Avenue, South, Nashville. Red Foley E ager for some of the firm's artists, Moore was the program for the Johnny Cash, Columbia Kitty Wells, Decca Third Annual and Suzanne Hait, in charge of The Chicago Tribune, in its travel UCLA Folk Festival held in mid -May. publicity and public relations. section, recently carried nearly a cessful stand at the Golden Nug- Mento and Steve Stebbins, full -page Judy Lynn Busy Ameri- story on WSM's "Grand Deco Records artist Ethel De- get, Las Vegas, is current at the cana bossman, will take in the Ole Opry," and Bill Williams, who laney and Her Buckeye Strings Horseshoe Club in Jackpot, Nev., Country Music Festival in Denver beats the publicity drums for the SALT LAKE CITY - Judy June 10. "Opry," asks us to watch for simi- played two performances at the after which he begins a 10 -day Lynn, Western singer, has been lar stories in Denver, San Francis- Maple Festival at the Crawford swing through Texas, including a engaged as one of the grandstand Tommy Duncan began a 28 -day co, Los Angeles and Miami. Spon- County Fairgrounds, Meadeville, guest shot on "Big D Jamboree," features of the Days of '47 tour of the Pacific Northwest for sor magazine also has a big story Pa., May 28. obtain Deejays may veteran Rodeo to be Americana Corp. May 26.... Carl in the works on the "Opry," Wil- a copy of Ethel's newest release, Dallas.... Ramblin' Lou, held here July 19- Belew, following a string of dates liams says. "Lost in the Mail" b.w. "Hillbilly country music deejay, now with 24. Also included on the busy in Northern California, stopped Leprechauns," by writing on their WWOL. Buffalo, had a package Miss Lynn's agenda is the Em- off in Phoenix, Ariz., June 3 to Rozena Edas, newest singing dis- station's letterhead to Deco Rec- featuring Hank Snow, Dottie West, erald Empire Round -Up in Eu- play an covery of Longhorn auditorium date with Perlin Records' presi- ords, P. O. Box 655, Hudson, Ohio the Willis Brothers and Marvin gene, Ore., Aug. 6 -8, and the Husky, Kitty Wells and others. On dent, Dewey Grooms, has just (44236). Miss Delaney will make Rainwater in three perform- Illinois State Fair, Springfield, June 23, he launches a 20 -day trek closed at the Golden Nugget, Car- the Colorado Country Music Festi- ances at the State Theater, Niagara through where she will be the top feature Colorado, Wyoming and son City, Nev., where she worked val Falls, N. Y., Saturday (5). in Denver June 4.... Harvey Monday, Aug. 16. the Pacific Northwest for Ameri- for a 10 -day engagement with the Reynolds and Whitey Murphy are The list of country music stations cana Corp., his second of the year Bob Wills band.... Jim Gemmlll, joining the Smokey Warren show throughout the country continues for that firm.... Jimmy Dickens Richmond, Va., booker, goes to fora tour of Newfoundland and to build. Among those who re- kicks off a like tour for Americana press soon with a new publica- Labrador, starting June 29. Harvey cently made the switchover to the June I0. James O'Gwynn, tion, Country Music in the Old and Whitey recently signed sepa- c &w format are KAWA, Waco, after a week of Southern Cali- Dominion, dealing with country rate recording pacts with Yale Tex.; WHCO, Spartanburg, S. C.; fornia dates for the Americana music activity in Virginia. First Records, with their first sides re- KXLR, Little Rock, Ark.; KBLE- office, is current at the Golden issue is due out July 1. Jim expects leased last week. Reynolds cut his FM, Seattle, Wash.; WMOO, Mo- Nugget, Las Vegas. to make it a monthly.. Thurs- own instrumental, "The Reynolds bile, Ala.; KWJJ, Portland, Ore.; ton Moore, of Heather Publica- KAGT, Anacortes, Wash.; KAON, The Waltz" b.w. " Frankie and Johnnie," Matador Room of the tions, Inc., Denver, is doing a 36- on which Dottie Duluth, Minn.; WLAU, Laurel, JOIN UP... Buena Vista Hotel. Safford, Ariz., Mae does the vo- page book and photo album for cal. Whitey's sides are "Heart of Miss.; WTID, Newport News, Va.; continues to book many of the Sunset Park in Pennsylvania, which a Clown" b.w. "Roving Gambler." KPNG, Port Neches, Tex.; WEXT, JOIN IN top names in the c &w field. this year celebrates its 25th an- West Hartford, Conn., and WMAS, Among the acts which appeared niversary. Another recent effort by Bobby Barnett, following a suc- Springfield, Mass. 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