November II, 1963 Number Twenty Nine HIT OF THE WEEK: PAIN IN MY HEART - Otis Redding (Volt) A giant everywhere in Dixie except Texas. Top five in Macon, Atlanta, Opelika, Birmingham, Augusta, Laurens, Charleston and Montgomery. His biggest yet! CORRESPONDENTS POPULAR PICK: THE CHEER LEADER - Paul Petersen (CP) It has made many friends in the past ten days. It's a top five request at WFUN, Miami; WSGA, Savannah and at WAKE-WQXI, Atlanta. Once you hop on it, you’ll find it’ll pop open immediately. HOT ACTION RECORD; LODDY LO - Chubby Checker (Parkway) Strong contender to hit number one in the South before the year’s end. Everybody is on it and it’s getting big re­ quests and very good sales. SOUTHERN SURVEY CHOICE OF THE WEEK: I GOTTA DANCE TO KEEP FROM CRYING - Miracles (Tamla) See Review And Comment Section. ALBUM OF THE WEEK; A CHRISTMAS GIFT FOR YOU - Crystals, Ronettes, Bobb E. Soxx and Darlene Love (Phillies) See Album Programming Section. 1 . I’M LEAVING IT-Dale & Grace (Mic) 11. (10)WASHINGTON SQUARE-Stompers(Ep: 2. BOSSA NOVA/WITCHCRAFT-Elvis Presley(RCA) 12. (— )PAIN IN MY HEART-Otis Redding 3. DEEP PURPLE-Stevens & Tempo (Ate) (.Vo!(Vol) 4. 5) IT'S ALL RIGHT- Impress ions (ABC) 13. (— )Y0U ’RE GOOD FOR ME-Solomon Burke 5. I) SUGAR SHACK-Jimmy Gilmer (Dot) (Atl) 6. 7) EVERYBODY-Tommy Roe (ABC) lU. (l8)MARIA ELENA-Los Indios Tabajaras 8 7. ) SHE'S A FOOL-Lesley Gore (Mer) (RCA) 8. 15. PAPA JOE'S-Dixiebelles (SS7) 9) WALKING THE DOG-Rufus Thomas (Sta) 6 9. 12) RED ROOSTER-Sam Cooke (RCA) 1 . 500 MILES-Bobby Bare (RCA) 10. II) THE MATADOR-Johnny Cash (Col) 17. GET A WITNESS-Marvin Gaye (Tam) 1 8. WILD-Dee Dee Sharp (Cam) 19. (— ) LODDY LO-Chubby Checker (Par) 20. (— )DOMINIQUE-Singing Nun (Phi) REQUESTS AND SALES ACTIVITY DRIP DROP-Dion (Col) YOU DON'T HAVE TO-Caravelles (Sma) LOUIE LOUIE-Kingsmen (Wan) I GOT A WOMAN-Freddie Scott (CP) RAGS TO RICHES-Sunny & Sunliners (Tea) MISTY-Lloyd Price (LL) WHAT’CHA GONNA DO-Doris Troy (Atl) BAD GIRL-Neil Sedaka (RCA) I AM A WITNESS-Tommy Hunt (See) WONDERFUL SUMMER-Robin Ward (Dot) LONG TALL TEXAN-Murry Kellum (MOC) THANK YOU/l ADORE HIM-Angels (Sma) 2k HOURS FROM TULSA-Gene Pitney (Mus) EE TRUE TO YOUR SCHOOL-Eeach Boys (Cap) HEY LITTLE GIRL-Major Lance (Oke) I HAVE A BOYFRIEND-Chiffons (Lau) DOWN THE AISLE-Patti La Belle (Kin) THE BOY NEXT DOOR-Secrets (Phi) SWEETEST BOY/EASY FOR TWO-Mary Wells (Mot) The information contained in this report is confidential. Reproduction of the information published is forbidden. Subscribers may reprint any portion or portions without the express written consent of the publisher. This report is an honest and objective analysis of record activity in the South. Subscription rates are available upon request. PLEASE NOTE NEW ADDRESS: P.O. BOX 9957 ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30319 NEW TELEPHONE; 636-1951 AREA CODE 4o4______________ 28 PEACHTREE AVENUE, N, E. ATLANTA 5, GEORGIA TELEPHONE 233-1660 November 1 1 , 1963 - 2- Number Twenty Nine DIXIE ROUND-UP RIP AUSTIN WSRC DURHAM, N. C. DEAN GRIFFITH WPGC WASHINGTON, D.C. I Am A Witness-Tommy Hunt (See) PICKS Surfin’ Bird-Trashmen (Gar) You’re Good For Me-Solomon Burke(Atl) SALES Deep Purple-Stevens & Tempo (Ate) Shy Guy-Radients (Che) CALLS Louie Louie-Kingsmen (Wan) Since You Been Gone-Bobby Darin (Cap) COMER The Boy Next Door-Secrets (Phi) BOB WHITE KILT HOUSTON, TEXAS RANDY SCOT! WCAW CHARLESTON. W. VA. Be Mad Little Girl-Bobby Darin (Cap) PICKS Drip Drop-Dion (Col) Maria Elena-Los Indios (RCA) SALES I ’m Leaving It-Dale & Grace (Mic) Old Enough-Dale McBride (Tea) CALLS Bossa Nova Baby-Elvis Presley (RCA) Swanee River-Ace Cannon (Hi) COMER Red Rooster-Sam Cooke (RCA) MEL MIXON WSGA SAVANNAH, GA. DICK LAWRENCE WFLA TAMPA, FLA. Drip Drop-Dion (Col) PICKS Marvelous Toy-Chad Mitchell Trio (Mer) Bossa Nova Baby-Elvis Presley (RCA) SALES Dominique-Singing Nun (PhO You Don’t Have To-Caravelles (Sma) CALLS Dominique-Singing Nun (Phi) Midnight Mary-Jerry Cole (Cap) COMER You’re My Inspiration-Dee Irwin (Dim) BED EVANS WORD SPARTANBURG, S, C. BILL JOHNSON WLAQ ROME, GA. Pops idee & Iciclee-Murmaids (Cha) PICKS Sleepwalk-Nick Noble (Che) Wonderful Years-Webb Pierce (Dec) SALES I’m Leaving It-Dale & Grace (Mic) Lipstick Paint-Demetriss Tapp (Bru) CALLS Everybody-Tommy Roe (ABC) Don’t Do This-Cicero Blake (Sue) COMER Live Young-Troy Donahue (WB) TOM THACKER KJXZ AMARILLO, TEXAS BOB REICH WEKR FAYETTEVILLE. TENN. Running Bear-Rick & Rick 0 Shays (Rep) PICKS Impossible Happened-Peggy March (RCAJ I ’m Leaving It-Dale & Grace (Mic) SALES Everybody-Tommy Roe (ABC) CALLS Forget Him-Bobby Rydell (Cam) You Don’t Have To-Caravelles (Sma) 2b Rags to Riches-Sunny & Sunliners (Ted) COMER Hours From Tula a-Gene Pitney (Lius) HAMP SWAIN ~WIBB MACON, GA. JERRY KUNKEL KBOX DALLAS, TEXAS Everybody Let*s Dance-Jimmy Hughes (Fam) PICKS Can I Get A Witness-Marvin Gaye (Tam) Pain In My Heart-Otis Redding (Vol) SALES I ’m Leaving It-Dale & Grace (Mic) What’s Easy For Two-Mary Wells (Mot) CALLS Be True To School-Beach Boys (Cap) Need To Belong-Jerry Butler (VJ) COMER Bad Girl-Neil Sedaka (RCA) HOT SCOOT WGIV CHARLOTTE. N. C. CHARLES OWENS WSEM DOLIALS ONVILIE, GA« There’s A Meeting-Joe & Eddie (Cre) PICKS Thank You & Goodnight-Angels (Sma) You’re Good For Me-Solomon Burke (Atl) SALES Your Other Love-Connie Francis (llGM) What’cha Gonna Do-Doris Troy (Atl) CALLS Loddy Lo-Chubby Checker (Par) Everybody Let’s Dance-Jimmy Hughes (Fam) COMER Impossible Happened-Peggy March (RCA) WPLIAM DAMERAL WJHO OPELIKA. ALA. IKE FRASIER WPAL CHARLESTON, S. C. Little Liza Jane-Nina Simone (CP) PICKS Hi Diddle Diddle-Inez Foxx (Symj Pain In My Heart-Otis Redding (Vol) SALES I ’m Leaving It-Dale & Grace (Mic) I ’m Leaving It-Dale & Grace (Mic) CALLS Pain In My Heart-Otis Redding (Vol) Cozy Inn-Little Eddie (Mon) COMER Loddy Lo-Chubby Checker (Par) BILLY GENE WAUG AUGUSTA, GA. BOB HOGAN WSPF HICKORY, N. C. Baby What’s Wrong-Lonnie Mack (Fra) PICKS Dominique-Singing Nun (Phi) You're Good For Me-Solomon Burke (Atl) SALES Sugar Shack-Jimmy Gilmer (Dot) Need To Belong-Jerry Butler (VJ) CALLS I'm Leaving It-Dale & Grace (Mic) Precious Love/Weep-Garnett Mims (UA) COMER Teenage Dreams-Johnny Mathis (Mer) DICK STARR WFUN MIAMI, FLA. SONNY LIMBO WMOC CHATTANOOGA. TENN. Hush Little Baby-Briarwood Sgrs (*) PICKS Pen~& Paper-Jerry Lee Levis (Sma) Wonderful Summer-Robin Ward (Dot)- SALES Bossa Nova Baby-Elvis Presley (RCA) The Cheer Leader-Paul Petersen (CP) CALLS It's All Right-Impressions (ABC) Reach Out For Me-Lou Johnson (BT) COMER Lodjdy Lo-Chubby Checker (Par) BUDDY COVINGTON KNUZ HOUSTON, TEXAS PAT HUGHES WQXI ATLANTA, GA. Where Is The Boy-Diane Ray (Mer) PICKS The Nitty Gritty-Shirley Ellison (Con) Baby’s Gone-Gene Thomas' (UA) SALES I'm Leaving It-Dale & Grace (Mic) She’s A Fool-Lesley Gore (Mer) CALLS The Cheer Leader-Paul Petersen (CP) Loddy Lo-Chubby Checker (Par) COMER Louie Louie-Kingsmen (Wan) ROGER CROFT WPGA WARNER ROBPiS, GA, LARRY GAR WLBG LAURENS, S. C. I Have A Boyfriend-Chiffons (Lau) PICKS Marvelous Toy-Chad Mitchell Trio (Mer) Sugar Shack-Jimmy Gilmer (Dot) SALES Pain In My Heart-Otis Redding (Vol) Rags to Riches-Sunny & Sunliners (Tea) CALLS It’s All Right-Impressions (ABC) Loddy Lo-Chubby Checker (Par) COMER Marvelous Toy-Chad Mitchell Trio (Mer) November 11 , 1963 - 3- Number Twenty Nine REVIEW AND COMMENT I GOTTA DANCE TO KEEP FROM CRYING - Miracles (Taril aJ~ This could easily be "the second biggest hit in the history of the label...exceeded only by "Fingertips." A sensation ally exciting side that will go all the way. LIVING A LIE - A1 Martino (Capitol) Bigger nationally on the charts than its performance bo date in the South. But, it climbs into the WCAW, Charleston, W. Va. ’Soaring 68' at //^6. I believe you’ll get good results if you get on it now. TALK BACK TREMBLING LIPS - Johnny Tillotson (MGM) Racking up fairly good sales. Most areas report good request activity. #32 at WPGC, Washington, D.C. and Dick Reus-WDXY, Sumter, S.C. says it's headed for his chart. FAITH - Wallace Brothers (Royal) It continues to build in the three areas where records are available. Several labels are interested in it, but until then, a copy is hard to come by. EVERYBODY LET’S DANCE - Jimmy Hughes (Fame) Hot Scott-WGIV, Charlotte.got on this several weeks ago. It's his #2 request. Good play in Alabama and Georgia. GIRLS GROW UP FASTER THAN BOYS - Cookies (Dimension) Sounds better every time I hear it. Should come along with air play. BE MAD LITTLE GIRL/SHJCE YOU BEEN GONE - Bobby Darin (Capitol) Seems destined for split ploy* At this point it's hard to tell if either side has the 'stuff' hits are made of. TURN AROUND - Dick and Dee Dee (WB) Strong request activity at WQXI, Atlanta. Already a chart item at WFGC, Washington, DC. This is a record! YOUR OTHER LOVE - Connie Francis (MCM) Dick'Starr-WFUN, Miami reports this as one of the week’s top sellers. It would be even bigger if more people played it, more often. A proven hit and her best, in quite some time. THE CLOCK - Rod Bernard (Hall) Has that 'I'm lonely, won't someone love me' sound that teenage girls seem to go for two or three times a year, every year.