— ” The Cash Box , Music Page 41 August 17, 1957 Country Reviews A BULLSEYE B VERY GOOD C FAIR Country B+ EXCELLENT C+ 600D D MEDIOCRE “Only those records best suited for commercial use are reviewed by THE CASH BOX” Best Sellers IN RETAIL OUTLETS Pos. Last Week TEDDY BEAR 3 (“I’LL ALWAYS BE YOUR) “WHY, WHY” (2:23) “THREE CIGARETTES IN AN Elvis Presley FRAULEIN” (2:45) [Stryker BMI [Cedarwood BMI—W. Walker, ASHTRAY” (2:12) (RCA Victor 7000) —L. Williams, R. Bottsin, W. Jarvis] Tillis] [Four Star BMI—E. Miller, “WHAT I BELIEVE” (2:13) “EMOTIONS” (2:25) W. S. Stevenson] A FALLEN STAR 2 2 ' [Cedarwood BMI—T. & S Wilson] [Cedarwood BMI—Kearney] “A STRANGER IN MY ARMS” Jimmy Newman (Dot 1289) KITTY WELLS CARL SMITH (2:25) [Four Star BMI—C. White. V. Hensley, M. L. Ferlin Husky (Decca 30415) (Columbia 40984) Jeans] (Capitol 3742) • It appears as tho Decca has • Carl Smith makes a tremen- PATSY CLINE bid place (Decca 30406) BYE BYE LOVE cornered the market on the “Frau- dous for a among the 3_ 1 best sellers in both the country • Patsy Cline, whose “Walkin’ Everly Brothers (Cadence 1315) lein” recordings. Bobby Helms Webb Pierce (Decca 30321) and pop markets as he comes up After Midnight” rode high with owns the original, which kicked off with a power-packed double-decker the pop and country jocks, ops FOUR WALLS 4 all the excitement and is still going that can easily develop into his 4. biggest coupling to date. The and dealers, steps up to bat out two Jim Reeves ‘great guns’ in the country dept. (RCA Victor 6874) chanter, currently racking up the more potent sides that have money- Now appearing on the wax scene is sales and spins with his “Mr. Lost” making potential notched into FRAULEIN 8 a pop version by Don Estes, a chart-rider, receives a wonderful, 5 § every groove. The tunes, labeled Bobby Helms marching adaptation from Austra- pop-r&r flavored vocal and instru- (Decca 30194) his latest “Three Cigarettes In An Ashtray” lia by Vic Sabrino and Kitty Wells’ mental showcase for Co- lumbia offerings. “Why, Why” a and “A Stranger In My Arms” fall C WHOLE LOT OF ‘answer’, “(I’ll Always Be Your) W captivating, romantic ditty that into the lover’s lament category ‘ SHARIN' GOING ON 6 Fraulein.” Kitty does a superb job bounces along at a modified, ‘rock- and Patsy, along with a most at- Jerry Lee Lewis (Sun 267) with the tune and chances are her a-billy’ pace, is treated to a bright, tractive choral assist, performs GONNA FIND ME A BLUEBIRD femme version will duplicate the happy-go-lucky reading by Carl. ’em both to perfection. Top half is 7. 7 Helms’ success. And she’s equally Flipside finds the warbler at his a slow beat entry while the other Marvin Rainwater (MGM 12412) effective on the flip, a beautiful, dramatic best as he lilts thru a half is set to a moderate-shuffle A WHITE SPORT COAT 5 moderate paced lover’s ballad tag- penetrating lover’s weeper titled pace. Solid pairing with the 8, upper Marty Robbins ‘red- ged “What I Believe.” It’s a “Emotions.” Two big winners, end leading the way, pop and coun- (Columbia 40864) hot’ coupling. Get with it! back-to-back. try-wise. *Q MY SHOES KEEP WALKING TARP LEFTY FRIZZELL & JUSTIN TUBB BACK TO YOU 9 NEAL & Ray (Decca Price (D 8, L 0020) SHIRLEY CADDELL 30408) (Columbia 40951) (Columbia 40938) ft “LOVE FAKER” (3:20) [D&L “THE D , PARTY IS OVER” (2:55) TANGLED MIND 15 BMI—Graham, Devaney] New- “NO ONE TALK TO” (2:25) D-r [Tree JQ_ B , TO Pub. BMI—J. Webb, and Tarp, combine their J, Hank Snow comers Neal D+ [Cedarwood Pub. BMI — W. Tubb] Along wtih a most appealing (RCA Victor 6955) warm, sincere fashion on voices in Walker, Sherry] Shirley Caddell’s assist by the Anita Kerr Singers, tear -compelling, moderate paced 11. MY ARMS ARE A HOUSE. 12. GONE. this wanning vocal talents are spotted Justin Tubb happily decks out an Soft, subdued string 13. NEXT IN LINE. 14. MY LOVE IS lover’s tale. throughout this r&r-flavored blues engaging, toe-tappin’ romantic rocker, out a fetching debut REAL. 15. HONKY TONK SONG. 16. backdrop rounds piece that Lefty Frizzell dishes up in Teensters in both the country and pop platter. LOVESICK BLUES. 17. TOO MUCH tantalizing style. markets oughta find this one to theii WATER. 18. LOVING “STOP YOUR TEASING ME” liking. YOU. 19. ALL fi p, “IS IT ONLY THAT YOU’RE SHOOK UP. 20. MISSING YOU; MR. • [Golden River BMI V (2:30) »+ LONELY” (2:16) [Ross Jung- LOVE; CRAZY DREAM; THREE . “IF YOU’LL WAYS; Graham, Devaney] Neal Graham P BE MY LOVE” nickel ASCAP—Schroeder, Weisman] O' (2:09) [Cedarwood Music ON MY MIND AGAIN; PRIZE POS- grabs the solo spotlight on the bot- Pub. On the lower half a chorus warmly BMI—Tillis, Peddy, Young] SESSION. tom half as he neatly decks out a Tubb re- assists the chanter as he wends his ceives a persuasive vocal swingin’ romantic opus. Colorful and musical way through a heartfelt, moderate backdrop as he pours musical support on a biscuit that his heart out paced romantic affair. Very pretty on this moderate tempo oughta keep the hoofers happy. weeper. Ex- side. cellent coupler. FIDDLIN’ RUFUS THIBODEAUX BENNY MARTIN 317) JIMMIE WILLIAMS (Starday (RCA Victor 7003) BILL CARTER (Tally 111) sings on MGM ft “MEAN AUDREY” (1:45) [Star- “I SAW YOUR FACE IN THE rite BMI R. Thibodeaux, J. p , V+ — “I WANNA FEEL GOOD” Newman] The recent hurricane that D+MOON” (2:05) [Leeds ASCAP— Elder] Martin’s voice B (2:05) [Lu-Tal BMI—C. Crof- “AGAIN” struck the Louisiana Coastal area O. Benny sparkles neatly dishes ford] Bill Carter sez he’s gonna go serves as the inspiration for these as he up an b/w out and ‘paint the town red’ every two Cajun-French instrumentals per- exciting, fast moving love affair. night of the week. It’s a rockin’ hand- and co-penned by Fiddlin’ Colorful vocal and instrumental back- formed clappin’ ditty that Carter reflects drop on a deck that’s gonna keep the knocks out “YOU CAN’T Rufus Thibodeaux. This end in jingling all night long. spirited style. A juke box ‘natural.’ the swiftness of the blow. boxes “I #f “TORCH OF LOVE” (2:38) KNEW HER WHEN” (2:20) “CAMERON MEMORIAL , , p B [Lu-Tal MAKE ME CRY” 0+ WALTZ” (2:05) [Starrite BMI— [Tree BMI—M. Sykes] Under BMI—C. Crofford] A vocal trio joins Newman, R. Thibodeaux] Under half is a lovely, change-of-pace, slow Carter on this end as J. he smoothly White Oak Music — BMI portion gives the listener the feeling moving romantic tear-jerker that renders a touching, moderate paced, Cincinnati 39, Ohio of the calm, sad aftermath. Both ends Martin caresses with soft and tender r&r-flavored tale. Good two-sided rate deejay attention, especially in phrasings. Two strong chart con- Tally debut. the stricken area. tenders. WAYNE WALKER HANK HORNSBY WAYLAND SEALS (Columbia 40979) (MGM 12159) (Winston 1016) , “JUST A ‘WALKIN’ AROUND” p, “GIRLS, GIRLS, GIRLS” (2:11) up~ . “I’LL OUT” (2:34) [Slim (2:04) [Cedarwood D+ [Oceanic Music BMI—Hornsby] p WALK BMI—W. Willet BMI—W. Seals] New- Walker, M. Tillis, Peddy] Here’s an As it sez in the title the ladies are comer Wayland Seals turns in an intriguing novelty rocker that the topic for discussion on Hank Wayne impressive vocal effort as he dis- Walker dishes up in Hornsby’s latest MGM ‘talk-athon’. coin-catching tinctively carves out a rhythmic, fashion. Inviting vocal and musical It’s a real delightful, rapid-fire re- romantic-blues item. Infectious mel- support on a lid that could big citation that’s sure to ride the dee- make ody and beat is supplied by his Oil noise in the vast, teen-age, jays turntables aplenty. pop-coun- Patch Boys. try market. “THE LEGEND OF THE BIRDS n , [Oceanic ft “WHEN I’M GONE” (1:55) “SANDS OF GOLD” D+AND BEES” (2:16) , p, (2:21) Music BMI—Hornsby] Similar com- b+ [Slim Willet BMI—W. Seals] The [Denny ASCAP—Parman, H. ments on another rib-tickling narra- Oil Patch crew lends another con- Eddy, Pierce] Walker and the chorus tion, this time dealing with the tagious instrumental backdrop for do a splendid job on this potent, father-son routine. A two-sided picnic Seals’ slick reading of a fast moving middle beat romantic weeper. Both for the jocks. opus. Interesting pairing. ends have the goods. “Only those records best suited for commercial use are reviewed by THE CASH BOX.