h r« le %jas ox , Music Page 60 November 22, 1958 Country Round Up iiiimiii iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii null iiiiiii llllllllllll IIIIIII Word from the Hank Snow office is that Hank drew 8,000 people at the Jim Reeves’ “Billy Bayou”, on Victor, and George Jones’ “Treasure Of Love”, Spokane, Wash. Aud. on Oct. 19th. Hank headlined the show, and was the on Mercury. The latter tune was penned by KTRM’s J. P. Richardson of only “Opry” performer who appeared on this particular package. However, “Chantilly Lace” fame. Hank reports that he had some very capable sup- porting acts with him; namely, Webb Pierce and Ralph E. Stevens, General Mgr. of Ridgecrest Records announces that he “Little” Jimmie Dickens. Carl Smith had been adver- has signed the Waylighters Quartet of Dothan, Ala. to a long term pact. tised as part of this package, but, unfortunately, did The Qt., which is featured every w.eek on WTVY-TV in Dothan, will have not make the date. The little stick of dynamite, as a soon-due-release. Also inked to a two year wax pact is the Happy Rhythm Hank describes his friend “Little” Jimmie Dickens, Qt. which is featured on WHAB-Baxley, Ga. Inci- who took Smith’s place, stopped the show. dentally, the Ridgecrest Records and Talent Manage- Radio Station WHBT in Harriman, Tenn., one ment System is located at P.O. Box 517, LaGrange, of the radio stations owned by Hank and Ernest Georgia, Phone # TUxedo 2-2655. Tubb, has recently increased its power from 250 to * * * 5000 Watts, and plans are being made to increase D. C. Mullins, ‘The Ole Pipe Smoker’, heard 3 the other station, WTCW in Whitesburg, Kentucky, hours a day, 7 days a week on WGEE-Indianapolis, to 5000 Watts in the near future. Ind. has formed his own music outfit, the Mullins Riding high on the success of his latest RCA Music Co., 1606 Spann Ave., Indianapolis. Phone # Victor waxing “A Woman Captured Me” c/w “My MElrose 7-6610. His initial pressing on D.C. is HANK SNOW Lucky Friend”, Hank went to the Casino Theatre “This Christmas Card” and “Meet Me Once Again” and in Toronto, Ontario, Can., for a week’s engagement part of the proceeds from the disk’ll go to charities. November 6th thru the 12th. Appearing with Hank * * * at the Casino were the Rainbow Ranch Boys and Jimmie and Carolee Snow. ‘Smokey Joe’ Aleshevich pens that he has obtained a Jay wax pact for the Pell Brothers, Hank & Sonny, The “Valley Barn Dance”, a Sat. nite feature recently begun on WSTA- whom he manages. The initial slicing, D. C. MULLINS to be released TV-Harrisonburg, Va., will add an additional half-hour, effective Nov. 15th, in Dec., is a master Smokey produced, tagged “I’m bringing it to an hour and a half format. The show spotlights the combined The One You Love”. Joe sends along his thanks to talents of Buddy Starcher and his All-Star Band, Blaine Smith and his Blue the jocks who spun his first tune on Jay, “I Don’t Need You Anymore”. Ridge Mountain Boys plus weekly guests. * * * * * Don Pierce, enroute from New York to Nashville, stopped off in Washing- Bill Thompson, LeBill Music pubbery along with Maj. Bill who runs the ton, D.C. for a visit with Schwartz Brothers Distributing Co. and with artists Smith, Jones’ “I Borrowed Peter (To Pay Paul)”, advises that Okie From and dj’s in the D.C. area. There is strong initial response to new Starday on Majestic, is getting loads of plays in the Ft. Worth, Texas area. Flip side releases of “Old Country Baptizing” by Carl Story, “Blue Sunday” by Jim is tagged “Kiss Away”. Eanes and “Lost” by Buzz Busby and to George Jones’ Mercury pairing “Treasure Of Love” and “Grits Ain’t Groceries”, notes Don. Whitey Pullen, who is heard over the KENI- KENI-TV airwaves in Anchorage, Alaska, can also Tillman Franks, KWKH-Shreveport, be heard via his debut coupling for the Sage people. “Louisiana Hayride’s” Artist Service Director, infos that on The disk is tagged “Walk My Way Back Home” Nov. 15th, Ray Price will return as guest to the ‘Hay- and “Don’t Make Me Cry (I Love You)”. ride”, along with the McCoys. On the 29th of Nov. Lefty Frizzell will The latest note from Donn Reynolds comes from appear as guest on the “Hayride”. Lefty’s “Cigarettes London, England, where Donn is doing some radio and Coffee Blues”, on Columbia, is currently the and TV work in addition to appearing as one of the hottest song in the area Tillman. leading stars on the “Big Ben” Show at the London sez On Sat., Jan. 3rd, the “Hayride” broadcast will Coliseum. Donn, who plans to tour the Armed Forces originate from San Angelo, Texas, with the entire bases in the Middle East during the next few months, taking part has been signed by M.C.A. cast in the show. The show will be han- dled by Joe Treadway, owner of Station KPEP. DONN REYNOLDS Tex Williams recently left for Amsterdam to su- In Philadelphia, Nov. 21st, Jubilee U.S.A.’s pervise a series of recordings for the Caldwell Bro- on Bobby Lord will sandwich a Dick Clark ABC-TV thers and set advance arrangements for his All Star WHITEY PULLEN guest appearance into his heavy schedule of traveling Western tour skedded for major cities in this country and abroad. Williams, in behalf of his new Columbia release, I’ve making personal appearances with the Caldwells, on behalf of the Moral “When Learned”. Eddy Arnold visits NBC Radio’s Red Foley Show on the 22nd and Re-Armament program in Holland, England and Denmark, gave a special Fran “Aunt Fanny” Allison will howdy with Red and the gang on the “Jubil- performance of western songs for Queen Juliana in Amsterdam and then left lee”. Si Siman has returned from a business jaunt to Nashville. Small-but- for Glascow to appear on the Scottish TV network. Tex was set to do an mighty Jim McConnell is again holding forth at his Talent annual March Of Dimes TV appeal at Republic Studios on his return Nov. 10th. Top desk, back home from a New York City trip. Don Richardson has again accepted appointment as Missouri Public Information Director for that state’s March Jim Clark, WARL-Arlington, Va.’s Musical Director notes that he’ll be of Dimes, marking the 3rd year he has served in a voluntary capacity for in for the Nashville shindig along with Don Owens of WARL and WTTG- the fund drive. Washington, D. C. “TV Jamboree’s” Luke Gordon and Vernon Taylor. Luke Norma Jean, “Jubilee” and Red Foley Show thrush has a new one out on the Blue Ridge Label, tagged “Dark Hollow” and Vernon, who switched from Dot to Sun will have one out from Okla., is this week’s headliner at the Beacon there shortly. Clark adds that Tommy Casassa, also with Club in Casper, Wyo., working for owner Casey the “Jamboree” has a new Valli pairing on the disk Reid, from the 17th thru the 20th. Brasfield scene, doing big things in his area, dubbed “Tender Foley and Uncle Cyp were yesterday’s Loving Sweetheart” and “Won’t You Tell Me”. Patsy Nov. 16th’s attraction at T. F. Cashman’s Moonlight Ballroom in East 111. Speedy Ha- Cline in town last week visiting with many of the Gardens Dubuque, with Slim Baltimore-Washington area deejays to plug her Dec- worth, guitarist Wilson’s “Jubilee” Band, accompanied Foley’s songs. ca newie, “If I Could See The World (Through The of the Flying Farmers Eyes Of A Child)”. Before going on tour Patsy One hundred members Of will be guests of Nat Nigberg at his returned home to Winchester, Va. to visit with her Arizona “Coun- family. try America” KABC-TV-Los Angeles telecast next week. The group, a part of “Flying Farmers Of Kenny Everett, a former KWBU-Corpus Christi, America,” will take off from Arizona in approxi- light planes and spend most of the day Texas deejay now working the Houston area, bows PELL BROTHERS mately 60 on the Allstar label with “Have You Learned” and with the cast. Randy Sparks, who guested on the ago, returned for Nov. 15th appear- “What Is It”. “Your Kind Of Love” and “I Should show 2 weeks a VERNON TAYLOR Nashville confab Have Known” are the titles of Johnny Bush’s 2nd ance with Jimmy Wakely as an added attraction. At the Furthering Music” and outing for the diskery. Dan J. Mechura, Allstar Nat’ll discuss “Country Music Association, Country prexy, happy with the reaction to Link Davis’ “Bon-Ta-Ru-La”. “What ‘Country America’ Has Done For Country Music On The West Coast”. Patsy Montana postcards that she inked a Surf recording pact last month. Elizabeth Fort of “John Kelly’s World Famed Attractions”, types that Her 1st session for the diskei'y is planned for the middle of Nov. and will be KVSM-San Mateo, Calif, deejay, Black Jack Wayne’s hottest request number a modern beat-remake of her old click, “I Wanta Be A Cowboy’s Sweetheart”. in years is Stonewall Jackson’s Columbia outing, “Life To Go”. Jocks want- Patsy was formerly with Columbia, Decca and RCA Victor. ing copies can have same by writing to Kelly at 146 7th Ave. N. in Nashville. Elizabeth adds that Pat Kelly’s Jubilee pressing, “Patsy” and “That’s Where From the Jim & Edith Young Country Show—Jed Music Publishers—Jay My Money Goes” is making national noise and the deejays not serviced with Records’ outfit of Sidney, Ohio comes the news that the Jay label is now the etching can receive one from the aforementioned address.