CANADft: S ONLY- MUSIC WEEKLY Week Ending February 4th. 196l 15 CENTS ·:·.. :~~ .. ·. :!'' Vo lume 6, No. 23 TOP MALE BARRY ALLEN -- Capitol 2. BOBBY CURTO LA - Tartan THE VOCALIST 3. D.C.THOMAS - Roman TOP FEMALE 2. LYNDA LAYNE - Red Leaf VOCALIST CATHERINE MCKINNON --·Arc 3. MARTI SHANNON - RCA Victor ANNUAL MOST PRO.MISING 2. BOBBY KRIS - Columbia MALE VOCALIST JIMMY DYBOLD - Red Leaf 3. BOB HARRINGTON - Reo MOST PROMISING 2. DEBBIE ·LORI KAYE - Columbla FEMALE VOCALIST LYNDA LAYNE -- Red Leaf 3. GILLIAN RUSSELL - New Syndr~me TOP INSTRUMENTAL 2. BRIAN BROWNE TRIO - RCA Victor GROUP WES DAKUS -- Capitol 3. BUTTERFINGERS - Red Leaf TOP VOCAL 2. GUESS WHO - Quality INSTRUMENTAL GROUP STACCATOS -- Capitol 3. UGLY DUCKLINGS - Yorktown TOP FEMALE 2. WILLOWS - MGM VOCAL GROUP ALLEN SISTERS - Quality 3. ARBORFOLK - Unk TOP FOLK 2. IAN & SYLVIA - Vanguard GROUP 3'S A CROWD__:. Epfo 3. MALKA & JOSO - Capitol TOP FOLK 2. MARTI SHANNON - RCA Victor SINGER GORDON LIGHTFOOT -- United Artists 3. CATHERINE McKINNON - Arc BEST PRODUCED LET'S RUN AWAY -- Capitol 2. I SYMBOLIZE YOU - Columbia SINGLE Stacc atos (Produced by Sandy Gardiner) 3. BRAINWASHED - Roman TOP NATIONAL 2. BOB MARTIN - Columbia PROMOTION MAN PAUL WHITE - Capitol r 3. LEE FARLEY - Quality TOP REGIONAL 2. CHARLIE CAMILLERI - Columbia PROMOTION MAN AL MAIR - Apex 3. ED LAWSON - Quality TOP CANADIAN 2. CAPITOL RECORDS (Canada) LTD. CON TENT COMPANY RED LEAF RECORDS 3. COLUMBIA RECORDS OF CANADA TOP RECORD 2. COLUMBIA RECORDS OF CANADA COMPANY CAPITOL RECORDS CCanadal LTD. 3. QUALITY RECORDS LIMITED TOP COUNTRY 2. IRWIN PRESCOTT - Melbourne SINGER MALE GARY BUCK - Capitol 3. TOMMY HUNTER - RCA Victor liONORING TOP COUNTRY 2. DEBBIE. !:.ORI KAYE - Columbla SINGER FEMALE DIANE LEIGH - Capitol 3. JUNE P~SHER - _Arc CANADA'S MOST PROMISING 2. RALPH CARLSON - Melbourne COUNTRY SINGER MALE JOHNNY BURKE -- Columbia . 3. DICK DAMRON - RCA Victor TOP MOST PROMISING 2. MYRNA LORRIE - Sparton COUNTRY SINGER FEMALE DEBBIE LORI KAYE - Columbia 3. SHARON STRONG - Arc RECORDING TOP COUNTRY INSTRU­ 2. RHYTHM PALS - Melbourne MENTAL VOCAL GROUP MERCEY BROTHERS - Columbia 3. BOUTILIER BROS - Melbourne ARTISTS TOP COUNTRY 2. AL CH .ERN EY INSTRUMENTALIST ROY PENNEY -- Arc 3. KEN DAVIDSON AND TOP COUNTRY RADIO 2. D'ARCY SCOTT - CFCN Calgary PERSONALITY TED DAIGLE - CKOY ·ottawa 3. AL FISHER - CFGM Toronto INDUSTRY TOP COUNTRY 2. CKOY - Ottawa RADIO STATION CFGM -- Toronto 3. CFCN - Calgary t=IGURES CANADIAN MUSIC INDUSTRY STAN KLEES - Stan Klees Ltd. ~ MAN OF THE YEAR The more I see of out of town taking it easy around home and catch­ and maybe even get close enough to bands, the more I am convinced that ing up on ·their fan mail. They are touch the famous axe. That's if you something is wrong with Toronto scheduled for a record release very can get by the secret service men. We groups. There doesn't seem to be any­ I hear the U.S. President is so con­ more drive with hogtowners. No strong cerned over the safety of this famous record releases, no mob scenes, no instrument that he has detailed part life. An exciting young group from of his protective staff to look after it. Barrie, name of The Citations, played Toronto's Paupers are on their Toronto's famous night Owl recently. way to,NYC for their next record ses­ This was their first Coffee Hou se en­ sion. Their record producer, Rick gagement and they were perhaps a Shorter, was so impressed with the little out of place the first night, but sound from the RCA Victor studios the following evening they were right Remember the Manfred Mann that it's quite possible part of the at home and really grooved. The group? Well you remember Paul Jones session may be cut in Toronto. Look full house dug them . L eader of the who cut out of the group to go it alone, in on the CBC-TVer "Through The powerhouse five is Alan McCurdy, and happened pre tty good with his Eyes Of Tomorrow" on Feb 5. The who plays drum s. Bill Trainor does first Capitol s ingle of "I Can't Hold boys will be doing 4 numbers and some of the singing and plays organ On Much Longer" . Well hang on , I got­ their record producer will b~ there to· as well as one of the gassiest trum­ ta go back to th e front of the story to make sure the sound is right. While pets in the business. Tom Steph ens see what I was talking a bout. Yeah, the Paupers are in New York their. does a lot of the lead singing and manager, Bernie Finklestein, has ar­ he's made a movie called "Privilege" soon. Another Pacific province group plays rhythm guitar. Rick Stephens 'ranged for them to split the week of all a bout a rock cat who made it big making a noise are the Epics who plays one of the lowest slung bass and then gets religion and finally has Feb 27 with Jefferson Airplane at the headline many of the larger shows in guitars I've ever seen and also does to be helped out by his gal pal, Jean Cafe Au Go Go. greater Vancouver. They also move a bit of vocal. E ric Rose is lead gui­ Shrimpton. The critics have already Get ready for a sound and a .. into the interior for appearances. Their tarist. They're all just comple ting panned it. Some of them say it's too group you just won't believe. Too high school, with the exception of far fetched. ' bad I can't ring out a fanfare from Eric who is going to Teachers College You Toronto cats who think this column to let you in on a secret in Toronto. This group is kept to­ live theatre is for the not-so-live I just can't keep to myself. At the top - gether by man ager Boyd Simpson and should take a boo at the "Q" Revue of this column I mentioned about the can be booked through the Scribner that moves into the Poor Alex for one "no life hogtowners" . Well. .... I must Agency in Toronto. They got class, week only beginning Feb. 7. One of apologize. I sat in on a sneak prevue man, and lots of talent. the big attractions this year is Peter of the new sound of The Yeomen. A couple of years ago, a small and Sunny , one of the most exciting They've added another guitar player, band of Indians (sounds like a lead­ and original folk duos presently mak­ new stage uniforms, new sets, new in to a western movie doesn't it?) ac­ ing the circuit of Upper Canadian Tea instruments, new everything. Their. tually it should read, an Indian band. (I don't dig coffee) Houses. After manager, Harry Finegold,has done it. Anyway, there were five of them and their appearance with the Revue they He's come up with a combination that with $370. worth of equipment, that make the scene at Oakville's Blue will set Toronto "Go Life" on the included their clothes, they decided Light from Feb 27 through the 29. GO. He was set to introduce the new to take a crack at the Canadian music Now back to our pet project, look to Toronto at his famous Night industry. They called the mselves The Canadian records. Sir John "A" is as Owl Coffee House (I must get him to Chieftones and complete with feathers, busy putting out hit records as his change that to Tea) on Sunday Jan 29. started making appearances around namesake was putting together this bag is "soul" and lead vocalist, RPM will have just gone to press by their native Edmonton. T here wasn' t country. Add to an already s trong ros­ Jayson Hoover gives it that commer­ then, so I'll have to report on the re­ much response from Canadians but ter of releases. " Good Time Music" cial and exciting sound. New Syn­ action next week. those ever eager Am ericans, always and "Bad Boy" by a clever sounding drome Records, who are famous for on the lookout for a gim mick, saw Ottawa group nam e of the Five "D". their Tom Northcott Trio, Eternal gold in th em thar Canadian hills and Down M«m treal way, those Triangle, Gillian Russell, Wm . Tell NEXT WEEKS RPM latched on to Canada's " All Indian M.G. and The Escorts are at it again, and The Marksmen and Mike Campbell, Band". Now ,their equipment is worth with another strong Reo release, "A are getting set te release a "Live'' WILL FEATURE $32,000 which includes instruments, Someday Fool" and "It's Too Late". double record LP set called "At The stage lights, sets and equipm ent. On It's already clicking in La Belle Grooveyard". It' ll feature many of the THE WINNERS top of this they have a record release, Province and, of course, shows up top night spots. "Do Lord" and " I Shouldn't Have first on the Ontario chart that makes Well, they can't get Elvis AND THE AWARDS Did What I Done". The record will be being first with Canadian discs a Presl~y for Ex_I>o so they settled for handled QY Quality, in Canada. habit, CJBQ Belleville. is guitar. Yep, you can have a look The Stampeders moved into our bi-bi province and played a pre­ T~E dominantly French high school. The · place was loaded. Seems most of the lOU RIWlS IS CARRYIN' ON I town caugh t the cowboys on their (!;EW IMPROVEO FULL OIMENSIONAL STEREO) NtG~T "After Four' ~ TV debut that same afternoon and crowded into the gym to catch a look at the best from the .