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MUSIC BUSIN SSIncorporating music reporter W71o1.1o. 47, June 21, 1964
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RADIO EXPOSURE CHARTShowing the positions of nearly 300 singles on the surveys of
the nation's leading radio stationsThis chart summarizes the standings of single records on the
latest local surveys made in major markets by key radio stationswhich influence record sales. Numerals next to each title showits rank order on the survey named at the top of each column.The letter "P" indicates the record was a "Pick" on survey; theletter "X" means it was an "Extra" without numerical rank. Ifno numeral or symbol appears in a column, the record was noton the station's latest survey.
This chart provides a rapid summary of each record's localpopularity and radio exposure in leading markets. It also showsregional popularity and radio exposure by grouping markets inthe East, South, Midwest and West. Each week a different radiosample is used. Music Business has been officially authorized byeach station listed to publish its survey results, which have beenobtained by Music Business with the cooperation and approvalof the stations named.
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ACROSS THE STREET Lenny 0. Henry (Atco)AFTER IT'S TOO LATE Bobby Bland (Duke)ALL MY LOVING Hollyridge Strings (Capitol) 65 XALONE Four Seasons (Vee-Jay) 41 10 14 30 34......
ALONE WITH YOU Brenda Lee (Decca) 39 16 28......
ANGELITO Rene & Rene (Columbia) 56ANOTHER CUP OF COFFEE... Brook Benton (Mercury)ANY OLD TIME OF DAY Dionne Warwick (Scepter)ANYONE WHO KNOWS WHAT LOVE IS
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BABY DOLL Kirby St. Romain (Imco)BACHELOR BOY Cliff Richard (Epic) 49
BAD DETECTIVE Coasters (Atco)BAD TO ME Billy .1 Kramer (Imperial) 8 19 19 15
BE ANYTHING (BUT BE MINE) ..Connie Francis (MGM) 9 26
BE MY GIRL 14 18
BEANS IN MY EARS Serendipity Singers (Philips) 30 29 22BEG ME Chuck Jackson (Wand)BELLS IN MY HEART Chuck Como (Foxy)BE'S THAT WAY Willie Bobo (Tito) X.(BEST PART OF) BREAKIN' UP Ronettes (Philles)BLUE ANGEL Sally Ann Higgins 51
BUCKET 'T' Jan & Dean (Liberty)
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CAN'T YOU SEE THAT SHE'S MINEDave Clark Five (Epic) 48 22 II 16 36 11
CASUAL KISS Leon Peels (Whirlybird)CHAPEL OF LOVE Dixie Cups (Red Bird) 3 2 2 2 I 23CHIANTI SONG Billy Vaughn (Dot) X.CLOSE YOUR EYES Jamie Coe (Enterprise)COME AND JOIN US Bob Leaper & The Prophets 34COME ON AND SWIM Bobby Freeman (Autumn)COTTON CANDY Al Hirt (RCA)COURT OF KING CARACTACUS Rolf Harris (Epic)COWBOY IN THE CONTINENTAL SUIT
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DANCE, FRANNY, DANCE Floyd Dakil (Jetstar)DANG ME Roger Miller (Smash) 58 31 60DEAD MAN'S CURVE Jan & Dean (Liberty)DEVIL WITH THE BLUE DRESS Shorty Long (Soul)DIAMOND BACK Cecil MooreDIANE Bachelors (London) 10 7 15........15DO I LOVE YOU Ronettes (Philles) 55 55DO THE BLUE BEAT Ray Rivera (RCA) 42DO YOU LOVE ME Dave Clark Five {Epic) I 19
DONNIE Bermudas (Era) 27 15....DON'T FEEL RAINED ON Bobby Doyle TrioDON'T LET THE SUN CATCH YOU CRYING
Gerry & The Pacemakers (Laurie) 7 4 6 2.....
DON'T TAKE YOUR LOVE FROM MEGloria Lynne (Everest) 62
DON'T THROW YOUR LOVE AWAY Searchers (Kann) 22.......33 14 17 12 6
DON'T WORRY BABY Beach Boys (Capitol) 12 3 32 2
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EVENING IN PARIS Dan Hopkins (Vandom)EVERY LITTLE BIT HURTS.. Brenda Holloway (Tamla) 25 29 17
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FAME & FORTUNE Margaret Lewis (Capitol)FARMER JOHN Premiers (Warner Brothers) 46 45FATHER SEBASTIAN Ramblers (Almond) 33FERRIS WHEEL . Everly Brothers (Warner Bros.) 51 33....FIRST NIGHT OF THE FULL MOON. Jack Jones (Kapp) 40 25 28FLASHBACK The V.I.P.'s (Bi a Top) 66FOOT STOMPIN' Underheats (garret)FRAN KIE & JOHNNY Greenwood County SingersFRENCH SONG Lucille Starr (Almo)
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GINO IS A COWARD Gino WashingtonGIRL FROM IPANEMA Getz/Gilberto (Verve) 34 15 18 30.. .37 45GIRL'S ALRIGHT WITH ME . Temptations (Gordy) 8GIVING UP Gladys Knight & The Pips (Mass)GO FIGHT OVER HER Astronauts (RCA)GONNA GET ALONG WITHOUT
NOWYOSke Davis (RCA)GONNA GET ALONG WITHOUT YOU NOW
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Radio Exposure Chart (continued)
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GOOD TIMES Sam Cooke (RCA) 27 19
GOODBYE BABY (BABY GOODBYE)Solomon Burke (Atlantic)
GOTTA GET AWAY illy ButieGROWIN' UP TOO FAST Diane Renay (20th Fox) 46.GYPSY WOMAN TOLD ME Eddie Powers (Sims)
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HANDY MAN Del Shannon (Amy) 49 49HAUNTED HOUSE Sam the Sham (Dingo)HAUNTED HOUSE Gene Simmons HiHELLO DARLING Tommy Youngblood (Chattahoochee)HELLO DOLLYLouis Armstrong (Kapp) 9HEY HARMONICA MAN _ _Little Stevie Wonder (Tamla) 44 20HICKORY, DICK AND DOC Bobby Vee 21HOLD YOUR HEAD HIGH Jackie de Shannon LibertyHONEY WIND BLOWS Glenn Yarbroug (RCAHOW DO YOU DO IT Bob Lloyd (Academy) 38HUMPTY DUMPTY Fenways.
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BELIEVE Bachelors (London) 20CAN'T HEAR YOU..Betty Everett (Vee-Jay) 25DON'T WANNA BE A LOSER . Lesley Gore (Mercury) 29 22 22DON'T WANT TO BE HURT ANYMORE
Nat King Cole (Capitol) 14
GET AROUND Beach Boys (Capitol) 12.. ..... .3 3 5 2 20.....KNOW Billy J. Kramer (imperial L.P. 31....
LIKE IT LIKE THAT Miracles (Tamla) XRISE, I FALL Johnny Tillotson (MGM)STILL GET JEALOUS Louis Armstrong (Kapp) 45 28.... 33 43UNDERSTAND THEM Patty Cakes (Tuff)WANNA BE LOVED Jean & Dean (Rust)WANNA LOVE HIM SO BAD ....Jelly Beans (Red Bird) P 17
WANT TO HOLD YOUR HANDBoston Pops Orchestra (RCA) 45 X
WANT TO HOLD YOUR HAND (German) Beatles 10
F I'M A FOOL FOR LOVING YOU Bobby Wood (Joy) 39F YOU SEE MY LOVE Lenny Welch (Cadence) X'LL BE IN TROUBLE Temptations (Gordy) 37 28'LL DREAM NO MORE Eddie Powers (Pitassy)'LL TOUCH A STAR Terry Stafford (Crusader) 13 17 27 39 24..'M INTO SOMETHING GOOD Earl Jean (Colpix) 18.....
'M THE ONE Gerry and the Pacemakers (Laurie)'M SO PROUD impressions (ABC Paramount)
Peter DrakeT AIN'T NO USE Major Lanoe (0keh) 63 24T WILL STAND Showmen (Imperial)T'S ALL OVER NOW Valentines (Sar)T'S OVER Roy Orblson (Monument)T'S SUMMERTIME U.S.A.__ ...... Pixies Three (Mercury)T'S LATE Sunny & The Suniiners (Teardrop)T'S YOU, ALWAYS ITS YOU Wayne Carson (Decca) 19.
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LET'S HAVE A PARTY Rivieras (Riviera)LIKE COLUMBUS DID Reflections (Golden World)LIKE DREAMERS DO Applejacks.LITTLE CHILDREN Billy 1 Kramer (imperial) 24 15LITTLE BLUE RIVER Melrose Elem. Band (A&M)LITTLE DONNA Rivieras (Riviera)LITTLE LATIN LUPE LU Kingsmen (Wand) 61LITTLE LONELY SUMMER GIRL David Box.LITTLE OLD LADY FROM PASADENA
Jan & Dean (Liberty 28 64 XLITTLE PEOPLE Chloee Harris (Hickory 48LITTLE TOY BALLOON Danny Williams (UA 54 44LONG LONELY NIGHTS 4 Seasons (V...1) 41 30LOOK AT ME Jimmy Gilmer (Dot)LOOKING FOR BOYS PinUps (Stork) 47 47LOVE IS ALL WE NEED Vic Dana (Dolton) 59 37..LOVE IS LOVE Andy & Gino (Golden Crest) 47LOVE ME DO Beatles (Tollie) 10 16 II 14
LOVE ME WITH ALL YOUR HEARTRay Charles Singers (Command) 2 13 7 6
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MAGIC OF OUR SUMMER LOVE Tymes (Cameo)MARY OH MARY Fats Domino (ABC Paramount)59MEMPHIS....Johnny Rivers (Imperial) 15 6 20 21 5 44.....MEXICAN SHUFFLE Tijuana Brass (A&M) 50MILLION DRUMS Tony Sheveton (Parrot) 53MILORD .... Bobby Darin (Ateo) 40MIXED-UP, SHOOK -UP GIRL Patty & Emblems (Herald) 43 44 18
MONEY Kingsmen (WandMONKEY SHOUT Bobby Davis (VestMY BABE Charlie McCoy (Monument). PMY BABY DON'T DIG ME...Ray Charles (ABC -Paramount)MY BOY LOLLIPOP Millie Small (Smash) 4 5 4 7 3 8MY DREAMS Brenda Lee (Decca) 24MY GIRL SLOOPY Vibrations (Atlantic)II a GUY .. .. Mary Wells (Motown) 13.........9 6irY KIND OF TOWN Frank Sinatra (Reprise) 32MY MAN Walter Gates (Swan) 42
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ENGLAND'S NEWEST HIT MAKERS Zir
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STANLEY BLACK.111.
FILM SPECTACULAR-Vol. II. StanleyBlack cond. the London Festival Orch.
Bound; Cleopatra; A Summer Place; GoneWith The Wind; Lawrence Of Arabia; TheMagnificent Severt. Stereo SP 44031
Big English Hits
THE CAREFREES
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I Just Want To Make LoveTo You; Honest I Do; NowI've Got A Witness; LittleBy Little; I'm A King Bee;Carol; Tell Me; Can I Get AWitness; You Can Make ItIf You Try ; Walking The DogMono LL 3375
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WERNER MULLER ON BROADWAYWerner Muller and his Orchestra
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AMERICA OH
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AMERICA ON THE MARCHBob Sharples and his Orchestra
per Fidelis; National Emblem; Army AirCorps; Anchors Aweigh; Caissons Go Roll-ing Along; Star Spangled Banner.
Stereo SP 44033
tease 4 Dem tr LP poly -bagged with each of a
ire Love You Beatles; only Want To BeWith You; All My Lovin'; Needles AndPins; You Were Made For Me; Aren't YouGlad You're You; The Paddy Whack; GladAll Over; Please Love Won't You Be MyTrue Love; Hot Blooded Lover; Tell MeSomething I Don't Know; Ev'rything I DoIs Wrong.Mono LL 3379 Stereo PS 379
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Brazil; Noche De Ronda; Perfidia; Amor;Besame Mucho; Brazilian Summer; La-mento Borincano; A Brazilian In New York;Quizas, Quizas, Quizas; Te Quiero Dijiste;Maria Elena; Como Me Quieras.Mono LL 3380 Stereo PS 380
PRESENTINGTHE BACHELORS
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Alone; Moments To Re-member; Whispering Grass;I Believe; Only You; WithThese Hands; Old Bill;Dream; If.Mono LL 3353 Stereo PS 353
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POOR BUTTERFLY Gal Tjader (Verve) 57PRECIOUS WORDS Wallace Bros. (Sims)
QUIET PLACE.. Garnett Mimms (U -A)
RAG DOLL 4 Seasons (Philips) 18 I I 54 38 P 8 35REMEMBER ME Rita Pavone
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ROCK MY SOUL Peter, Paul & Mary (Warner ros.) 48 40ROSEMARY Moore 'Twins 54RULES OF LOVE Orions (Cameo) 50
SATIN DOLL Art Mooney 50SECURITY Otis Redding (Volt) 4SHANGRI-LA Vic Dana (Dolton) 26 11
SHANGRI-LA R. Maxwell (Dacca)SHARE YOUR LOVE WITH ME Bobby Bland (Duke) 21 20SHE DON'T UNDERSTAND HIM LIKE I DO
SHE'S MY GIRLJackie de Shannon (Liberty)
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TALL COOL ONE Wailers (Golden Crest)TASTE OF TEARS Johnny Mathis (Mercury) 38TEARS & ROSES Al Martino (Capitol) 18 34 21 29TELL ME MAMMA Christine Quaite (World Artists) 13....TELL ME WHEN Applejacks (London) 18 33TELL ME WHY Bobby Vinton (Epic) II 11 22 23.......35 9 34 17 12 30.... 24TENNESSEE WALTZ.. Sam Cooke (RCA) 50 37 29 25.THAT'S THE WAY CasinosTHING CALLED SADNESS Chuck Howard (Fraternity)THREAD YOUR NEEDLE Dean & Jean (Rust) 24 61THREE WINDOW COUPE Rip Chords (Columbia) 25 16TODAY New Christy Minstrels (Col.) 29 8TOMMY 9 14 .
TOO LATE TO MEET Wayne Newton (Capitol) 63TOO LATE TO TURN BACK NOW Brook Benton (Mercury)TRY IT BABY........M. Gaye (Tamla) II 19THE VERY THOUGHT OF YOU Rick Nelson (Decca) 45
UNDER THE BOARDWALK Drifters (Atco) 30
VIVA LAS VEGAS Elvis Presley (RCA) 15
WALK, DON'T RUN '64 Ventures (Dolton) 38WALK ON BY Dionne Warwick (Scepter) 5 12 13 21 10 10 13 3.WALKING THE DOG TrophYs. 42WE GOT A GOOD THING GOING Barbara Lynn 20WHAT HAVE I GOT OF MY OWN.. Trini Lopez (Reprise) 6 20WHAT A SAD THING THAT WAS Jim and Monica (Betty) 7WHAT'D I SAY Elvis Presley (RCA) 19 4 18 30WHAT'S THE MATTER WITH YOU BABY
Gaye & Wells (Motown) 17 9 5WHEN I STOP DREAMING Dean & Mark (Hickory)WHENEVER Irma Thomas (Bandy)
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WHENEVER HE HOLDS YOUBobby Goldsboro (United Artists)
WILD WATER SKI-ING WEEKEND Tommy Roe33 19
40WISH SOMEONE WOULD CARE Irma Thomas (Imperial)WISHIN' AND HOPIN' Dusty Springfield (Philips) 32 30 24 27 27 7 15WISHIN' AND HOPIN' Dionne Warwick (Scepter)THE WORLD I USED TO KNOW
Jimmy Rodgers (Columbia) 27 19WORLD OF LONELY PEOPLE Anita Bryant (Columbia) 26 23 28WORLD WITHOUT LOVE Peter and Gordon (Capitol) 23 5 3 7 25.... 3 3 5 I
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Chart Picks
THE GREENWOOD COUNTY SINGERSKapp 591
FRANKIE AND JOHNNY(Hollis, BMI) (2:48) - Silverstein, GibsonCLIMB UP SUNSHINE MOUNTAIN(Cavalcade, ASCAP) (2:01) - Menzies, Holt,
KappKapp has found a great new, big -sound folk group,
much on the Serendipity order and the chorushas two potential winners here.
THE DRIFTERSAtlantic 2237
UNDER THE BOARDWALK(T.M., BMI) (2:40)-Resnick, YoungFlip is "I Don't Want to Go on without You"
(Keetch, Caesar, Dino, BMI) (2:53)-Berns,Wexler
A standout new song from Darin's swinging firm,T.M., and +he Drifters give it their best effort.Could be big.
NEIL SEDAKARCA Victor 8382
SUNNY(Screen Gems, Columbia, BMI) (2:30) - Sedaka,
GreenfieldSHE'LL NEVER BE YOU(Screen Gems, Columbia, BMI) (2:06) - Sedaka,
GreenfieldTwo of Neil's best sides in a long while. First up
has a certain British touch but it's still theSedaka sound and it can go.
BEN E. KINGAtco 6303
WHAT CAN A MAN DO(T.M., BMI) (2:32)-ClarkSI SENOR(Cotillion, BMI) (2:29) - Adpt: WexlerKing can score either way here. Both sides are
smartly arranged and both get prime vocalhandling.
THE ROLLING STONESLondon 9682
TELL ME (You're Coming Back)(Southern, ASCAP) (2:35) - Jagger, RichardFlip is "I Just Want to Make Love to You" (Arc,
BMI) (2:15) - DixonThe boys had a moderate reaction with "Not Fade
Away," and now this one's been forced by jockeyalbum play. Has a strong chance.
THE VENTURESDolton 96
WALK-DON'T RUN '64(Forshay, BMI) (2:23)-SmithFlip is "The Cruel Sea" (Metric, BMI) (2:20) -
Maxfield.A smart restyling of the group's smash hit of an-
other season, with an updated, slick arrangementadded to the basic guitar sound.
MAXINE BROWNWand 158
I CRY ALONE(Mansion, ASCAP) (2:35) - Bacharach, DavidFlip is "Put Yourself in My Place," (Ludix, BMI)
(2:17) - Obrecht, DrainA wonderful new tune by Bacharach and David, and
arranged in the "Walk on By" style. Could beMaxine's biggest.
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FATS DOMINOABC -Paramount 10567
MARY OH MARY(Anatole/Kansoma, BMI) (2:12) - Downing,
DominoFlip is "Packin' Up" (Anatole/Tune-Kel, BMI)
(2:41 )-Domino, KennerHere's Fats at his old-time best, using the familiar
vocal style against the exciting New Orleansstrut beat. Watch this one.
RAY CONNIFF SINGERS'Columbia 43061
INVISIBLE TEARS (Central, BMI) (2:03)-N. andS. Miller
Flip is "Singing the Blues" (Acuff -Rose, BMI)(2:40)-EndsleyNed Miller has enjoyed a vocal hit with this fine
ditty and this big, choral treatment, to a liltingrhythm, could score too.
THE RAMBLERSAlmont 311
FATHER SEBASTIAN (Four Star, BMI)-Mentz, Colley
Flip is "Barbara (I Love You)" (Footlight Music)-Nastasi, Herber+
A solid new teen item done dual -track style onSteve Lawrence's own label.
PETER DRAKESmash 1910
I'M SORRY (Champion, BMI) (2:15)-SelfFlip is "I'm Just a Guitar, Everybody Picks on Me"
(Window, BMI) (2:27-DrakeThe great Brenda Lee hit of a season or so back is
given a novelty, "Talking guitar" treatment. It'sdifferent and spinnable.
Music Business DiscoveriesTHE BEACHCOMBERS
Diamond 168SURFIN' THE SUMMER AWAY (Maggie, BMI)
(2:20)-Gari, GelberFlip is "This Is My Love" (Maggie, BMI) (2:15)-
Geri, Gelber, AffruntiA commercial title and a sound to match. Could
be a successful seasonal item.
DON BOWMANRCA Victor 8384
CHIT AKINS, MAKE ME A STAR (Parody, BMI)(2:25)-Bowman
Flip is "I Never Did Finish That Song" (Parody,BMI) (2:52)-Bowman, Confer
RCA kids itself through this mighty clever storyabout a country singer -guitarist who wants tomake good. Could make noise.
LANDY McNEILKa pp 600
IT TAKES A LOT OF LOVIN' (Laddie/Dayson,BMI) (2:32)-McNeil, Gregory
Flip is "Move It (Move On)" (Laddie/Dayson,BMI) (2:43)-McNeil, Lund
A good new, rockin' talent that could make a noisewith this and with even better material on futurereleases. Lad has a sound.
CLEBANOFF STRINGSMercury 72294
PEARLY SHELLS (Criterion, ASCAP) (1:55)-Ed-wards, Pober
Flip is "Main Title of The Carpetbaggers" (Fa-mous, ASCAP) ( 1:51 )-Bernstein
A schmaltzy instrumental employing Mexican styledtrumpet figures. Side grows on the listener andcould be big. Strong programming.
TRACEY DEEAmy 908
HANGIN' ON TO MY BABY (Saturday, ASCAP)(2:37)-Rambeau, Rehak
Flip is "Ska-Doo-Dee-Yah" (Saturday, ASCAP)(2:36)-Crewe, Calello
She had a goodie with "Gonna Get Along withoutYou Now" and +his one has just as good achance. Well arranged, well sung.
JANIE GRANTUnited Artists 731
RIBBONS AND ROSES (Duchess, BMI) (2:45)-Ross, Crane
Flip is "Too Young for Me," (Unart, BMI) (2:22)-Grant, Roman
A young thrush with a delightful bit of offbeatballad wax that just could make it.
THE LETTERMENCapitol 5218
PUT AWAY YOUR TEARDROPS (Screen Gems,Columbia, BMI) (2:19)-Greenfield, Miller, Bu-chanan
Flip is "Seventh Dawn Theme" (United Artists,ASCAP) (2:59)-Webster, Ortolan;
The boys lend +heir pleasant harmony to a goodteen tune. Has a sort of Steve Lawrence dual -track qualify and it could go.
LENNY WELCHCadence 1446
IF YOU SEE MY LOVE (Four Star, BMI) (2:30)-Seals, Crofts
Flip is "Father Sebastian," (Four Star, BMI) (2:31)-Mentz, Colley
A soft, pretty ballad, well -crooned by Lenny Welch.Nice scoring too.
RUBY AND THE ROMANTICSKapp 601
BABY COME HOME (Rosewood, Day, Bob Hilli-ard, ASCAP) (2:25)-Hilliard, Garson
Flip is "Every Day's a Holiday," (Rosewood, DayBob Hilliard) (2:28)-Hilliard, Garson
The good, saleable group offers a listenable balladthat could step out.
SONNY CURTISLiberty 55710
I PLEDGE MY LOVE TO YOU (Skol, BMI) (2:23)-Curtis
Flip is "Bo Diddley Bach," (Skol, BMI) (1:58)-Curtis
The lad at one time handled some of the leadsinging for the Platters and here he sounds fineas a single on a smart ballad ditty.
MUSIC BUSINESS POP 100JUNE 27, 1964
Record below Top 10 listed in BOLD FACE made the greatest upward rise from last week's chart. Check symbol (V) indicates new on chart this week.
national popularity based on sales data provided exclusively to Music Business by the nation's largest retail chains, plus radioplay and sales by standard retail outlets, one stops and racks. "I Get Around" Hits No. 1
THE MONEY RECORDS SALE BLAZERSThis LastWeek Week41... 6 I GET AROUND
BEACH BOYS, Capitol 5174
2 1 CHAPEL OF LOVEDIXIE CUPS, Red Bird 10-001
3 2 WORLD WITHOUT LOVEPETER AND GORDON, Capitol 5175
7 MY BOY LOLLIPOPMILLIE SMALL, Smash 1893
5 3 LOVE ME WITH ALL YOUR HEARTRAY CHARLES SINGERS, Command 4046
` 10 DON'T LET THE SUN CATCHYOU CRYING
GERRY AND THE PACEMAKERS, Laurie 3251
13 MEMPHIS
411- 11 PEOPLEBARBRA STREISAND, Columbia 42965
'4111` 21 NO PARTICULAR PLACE TO GOCHUCK BERRY, Chess 1898
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JOHNNY RIVERS, Imperial 66032
FOUR SEASONS, Philips 40211
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TELL ME WHYBOBBY VINTON, Epic 9587
DON'T THROW YOUR LOVE AWAYSEARCHERS, Kapp 593
CAN'T YOU SEE THAT SHE'S MINEDAVE CLARK FIVE, Epic 9692
LOVE ME DO
DIANEBEATLES, Tollie 9008
BACHELORS, London 3639
WALK ON BYDIONNE WARWICK, Scepter 1274
DON'T WORRY BABYBEACH BOYS, Capitol 5174
MY GUYMARY WELLS, Motown 1056
I'LL TOUCH A STARTERRY STAFFORD, Crusader 105
GIRL FROM IPANEMAGETZ/GILBERTO, Verve 10322
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Imperial 66027
30 ALONE FOUR SEASONS, Vee-Jay 597
23 20 I DON'T WANNA BE A LOSERLESLEY GORE, Mercury 72270
24 28 BEANS IN MY EARSSERENDIPITY SINGERS, Philips 40198
25 23 ONCE UPON A TIMEMARVIN GAYE & MARY WELLS, Motown 1057
26 15 LITTLE CHILDRENBILLY J. KRAMER & THE DAKOTAS.
Imperial 66027
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REMEMBER MERITA PAVONE, RCA Victor 8365
DO YOU LOVE MEDAVE CLARK FIVE, Epic 9678
GOOD TIMESSAM COOKE, RCA Victor 8368
ROGER MILLER, Smash S 1881DANG ME
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31 17 WHAT I'D SAYELVIS PRESLEY, RCA Victor 8360
32 33 YESTERDAY'S GONECHAD STUART & JEREMY CLYDE,
World Artists 102133 16 (JUST LIKE) ROMEO AND JULIET
REFLECTIONS, Golden World 600834 19 EVERY LITTLE BIT HURTS
BRENDA HOLLOWAY, Tamla 54094lb. 45 ALONE WITH YOU
BRENDA LEE, Decca 3162836 32 TEARS AND ROSES
AL MARTINO, Capitol 518337 41 FARMER JOHN
PREMIERS, Warner Brothers WB 544354 WISHIN' AND HOPIN'
DUSTY SPRINGFIELD, Philips 40207lb. 73 LITTLE OLD LADY FROM PASADENA
JAN & DEAN, Liberty 55704-ft- 70 YOU'RE MY WORLD
CILLA BLACK, Capitol 5196.116. 96 KEEP ON PUSHING
IMPRESSIONS, ABC Paramount 1055442 34 TODAY
NEW CHRISTY MINSTRELS, Columbia 43000
43 22 BE ANYTHING (BUT BE MINE)CONNIE FRANCIS, MGM 13237
44 37 WORLD OF LONELY PEOPLEANITA BRYANT, Columbia 43037
45 31 P.S. I LOVE YOUBEATLES, Tollie 9008
46 46 LAZY ELSIE MOLLYCHUBBY CHECKER, Parkway 920
47 40 WHAT'S THE MATTER WITH YOU BABYMARVIN GAYE & MARY WELLS, Motown 1057
81 I'LL BE IN TROUBLETEMPTATIONS, Gordy 1022
66 LOVE IS ALL WE NEEDVIC DANA, Dolton 95-a. 61 TENNESSEE WALTZ
SAM COOKE, RCA Victor 8368
51 36 I DON'T WANT TO BE HURT ANYMORENAT RING COLE, Capitol 5155
.4. 69 YESTERDAY'S GONEOVERL-ANDERS, Hickory 1258
53 52 THE WORLD I USED TO KNOWJIMMY RODGERS, Dot 16595
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55 WHAT HAVE I GOT OF MY OWNTRIM LOPEZ, Reprise 276
49 ROCK ME BABYB. B. KING, Kept 393
47 HELLO, DOLLY!LOUIS ARMSTRONG, Kapp 573
29 VIVA LAS VEGASELVIS PRESLEY, RCA Victor 8360
56 HICKORY DICK AND DOCBOBBY VEE, Liberty 56700
60 59 DONNIEBERMUDAS, Era 3125
adb,. I WANNA LOVE HIM SO BADJELLYBEANS, Red Bird 10-003
62 62 MIXED-UP, SHOOK -UP GIRLPATTY & THE EMBLEMS, Herald 590
83 I STILL GET JEALOUSLOUIS ARMSTRONG, Kano 597
DO I LOVE YOU-dlb65 68 MY DREAMS
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41- 99 NOBODY I KNOWPETER AND GORDON, Capitol 5211
69 65 PARTY GIRLBERNADETTE CARROLL, Laurie 3238
70 43 EVERYBODY KNOWSSTEVE LAWRENCE, Columbia 43407
71 75 TRY IT BABYMARVIN GAYE, Tamla 54095
11! 89 LONG LONELY NIGHTS4 SEASONS, Vee-Jay 597
73 80 FIRST NIGHT OF THE FULL MOONJACK JONES, Kapp 589
74 64 KICK THAT LITTLE FOOT SALLY ANNROUND ROBIN, Domain 1404
75 67 DREAM LOVERPARIS SISTERS, MGM 13236
76 76 YOU COMB HER HAIRJOEY POWERS, Amy 903
RONETTES, Philles 121
BRENDA LEE, Decca 31628
JIM HUGHES, Fame 6401
DEL SHANNON, Amy 905
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IT AIN'T NO USEMAJOR LANCE, Okeh 7197
FOUR BY THE BEATLES (E.P.)CAPITOL EA P 1-2121
PEG 0 MY HEARTROBERT MAXWELL, Decca 25637
I CAN'T HEAR YOUBETTY EVERETT, Vee-Jay 599
SHE'S MY GIRLBOBBY SHAFTO, Rust 5082
(YOU DON'T KNOW) HOW GLADI AM
NANCY WILSON, Capitol 5198GIRL'S ALRIGHT WITH ME
TEMPTATIONS, Gordy 7032FERRIS WHEEL
EVERLY BROTHERS, Warner Bros. 5441I WANNA BE LOVED
DEAN AND JEAN, Rust 5081JAMAICA SKA
SKA KINGS, Atlantic 7827ROCK MY SOUL
PETER, PAUL & MARY, Warner Bros. 5442ANGELITO
RENE AND RENE, Columbia 43054GROWIN' UP TOO FAST
DIANE RENAY, 20th Century Fox 514LITTLE LATIN LUPE LU
KINGSMEN, Wand 157I BELIEVE
BACHELORS, London 9639YOU'RE MY REMEDY
1VIARVELETTES, Tombs 54097
IT'S ALL OVER NOWVALENTINOS, Sar 152
IT'S SUMMERTIME U.S.A.PIXIES THREE, Mercury 72288
IF I'M A FOOL FOR LOVING YOUBOBBY WOOD. Joy 285
ALL MY LOVINGHOLLYRIDGE STRINGS, Capitol 5165
JULIETFOUR PENNIES, Philips 40202
I WANT TO HOLD YOUR HANDBOSTON POPS, RCA Victor 8378
UNDER THE BOARDWALKDRIFTERS, Atlantic 2237
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JUNE 27, 1964 TOP OF THE NEWS
Peter, Gordon ArriveCapitol Records really did
it up well. They had twolimousines to take their topexecutives from their offices inthe Sperry -Rand Building inNew York through the crawl-ing Manhattan traffic to Ken-nedy Airport in Queens. Oneof the limos was then to begiven over to the label's newtop -selling record act fromEngland, Peter and Gordon,and their assorted agents,American tour managers, roadmanager, et. al.
At the airport cops were onhand to hold back the possiblecrowds of young ladies thatmight be on hand to greet theincoming duo. Only a fewnicely dressed lassies fromvarious schools were early on,but their high pitched squealsand squeaks more than madeup for their lack of numbers.By the time young Peter (19)and Gordon (21) debarkedfrom their Pan American Boe-ing 707, the crowd of femaleteenagers had swelled to some-where between 50 and 200.
But when the lads fmallypassed through customs andentered the reporter's room,the only reporters there togreet them were the Ameri-can correspondent for Reuters,and a representative of MusicBusiness. Also present were thelads' reps for America, theHarold Cohen Agency who areactually literary agents, in-volved for the first time with arock and roll act.
It was apparent that theywere not yet sure of how to
handle the boys bookingswnen they were questioned asto the state of the tour forwhich the lads had come toAmerica. It was maybe thisand maybe that, and perhapsthey would appear on TV andpernaps not. The only bookingthat was certain was that theyoungsters would play threedays at the World's Fair inNew York under the new rockand roll at the Fair policy.
As for the lads themselves,they were composed, alert,nicely groomed and neatlydressed, with a touch of thedandy that afflicts so manyEnglish rock and roll ladsthese days. But their hair wasshort, for them, and their com-ments were sincere abouttheir music and enthusiastic(they tried to conceal it alittle) about sight-seeing inAmerica.
The next day Capitol Rec-ords held the gastronomicalluncheon of the year for thelads at the Tower Suite of theTime -Life Building. The roastbeef was rare and succulent,the wine was a Bourdeaux '54,the 'service was swift and un-obtrusive. The two boys tookpictures with members of allof the trade magazines, spokeabout English acts comingover to the U. S. without theproper planning, and hopedthat they would have a tourthat would not lose money.After lunch the trade wentabout its business and Peterand Gordon were preparing tomeet their fans, who hadbought over 600,000 of theirfirst single "A World Without
Peter and Gordon fan, young Brook Meggs, (son of Capitol's Eastern operationschief Brown Meggs) happily gets initial American autographs of his favorites.
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Love," and were now buyingtheir newest Capitol record-ing, "Nobody I Know."
Victor Theater DealRCA Victor has concluded
an agreement with the newlyorganized Music Theater ofLincoln Center Inc., whichgives the firm options to re-cord "selected productions tobe staged by the theater overan eight year period."
According to a joint an-nouncement, Victor's vicepresident and general man-ager, George R. Marek, andRichard Rodgers, president ofthe Theater organization, theinitial production will beRodgers and Hammerstein's"The King and I," with RiseStevens, Lee Venora, FrankPorretta, Michael Kermoyan,Eric Brotherson and PatriciaNeway. The show will play forfive weeks and will be followedby Lehar's "The Merry Wid-ow," starring Patrice Munsel,Bob Wright, Sigo Arno, FrankPorretta, Joan Weldon and Joseph Leon. This one will runfrom August 17 to September19.
The Music Theatre is a non-profit organization and will bea tenant of the New York StateTheater, one of the build-ings in the Lincoln Centercomplex. Plans also call forsending each show on a na-tional tour. The agreement be-tween the Theater and Victorcovers both new works andrevivals with the disks to betreated in the concept of or-iginal cast albums.
Too Much RoadThis week the American
Record Merchants and Distrib-utors Association (ARMADA)
will discuss at Miami Beach acritical question for distribu-tors, the problem posed by agrowing number of manufac-turer sales meetings held atwidely divergent areas insideand outside the U. S.
Though it's true that somedistributors probably enjoythe idea of an occasional tax-free junket, a key indie dis-tributor in the midwest (facedwith heavy travel costs to bothcoasts) said last week, "It'sreally getting out of hand."
Six firms have elected tohold their distributor salespresentations in conjunctionwith ARMADA's convention."This makes sense," accordingto the same distributor. Buta number of others will goelsewhere.
The current line-up in-cludes: Warner Brothers andReprise: Las Vegas, July 20;Epic: Las Vegas, July 21; Vee-Jay: Los Angeles, July 21;Kapp: Lake Tahoe, July 22-24;Columbia: Las Vegas, July 22-24. It's understood that Liber-ty -Imperial had also scheduleda sales conclave in Los An-geles for July 22-23, but calledit off for the moment becauseof the various conflicts withother firms.
At ARMADA the line-up in-cludes Atlantic-Atco, UnitedArtists, Colpix, Command,ABC Paramount and Musicor.
Yanks Are Back!For the first time in almost
two years, an American maderecording is No. 1 on one ofthe key British charts, that ofthe New Musical Express. Therecord is Roy Orbison's Monu-ment label hit, "It's Over,"which was also a smash hithere. Orbison has helped hiscareer in Britain by his recent
Music Business Staffers ham it up with Peter and Gordon at luncheon. Fromleft to right are Manny Kellem of Capitol, MB publisher Sam Chase, RenGrevatt, Bob Rolontz, Peter Asher, Gorden Waller, June Harris and BarryKittleson.
TOP OF THE NEWSone nighter tour throughoutthe island. Orbison, by theway, will soon have a newLP issued here called "EarlyOrbison."
More Yuro-LibertyLiberty Records has filed anotice of appeal against a re-cent decision which had theeffect of giving singer TimiYuro a release from any fur-ther connection with Liberty.California Superior CourtJudge Harold Collins had di-rected Liberty not to inter-fere with Miss Yuro's employ-ment by any other recordcompany. In a notice of appealto the District Court of Ap-peals, Liberty seeks to havethe temporary injunction re-versed and vacated.
Miss Yuro won her freedomin the Los Angeles Court casedecision under a Californialaw that is usually used formovie actors and has neverbeen applied to record artists'contracts. Her attorneys didnot deny the existence of aseven year contract that wassigned in 1960, but theyclaimed that under the Cali-fornia law only agreementsthat guarantee $6000 a year ormore can have clauses for anexclusive services for an art-ist. If higher courts uphold thisruling it could mean the void-ing of many exclusive recordcontracts now in force in Cali-fornia.
Stones' Tour BombsThe two-week tour of the
Rolling Stones neared its closeat week's end. It was one ofthe few happy thoughts for theboys as they looked back on afortnight of frustration. Thecross-country gambit adds upto something close to a dis-aster.
It was a particularly bitterpill for the longest -hairedBritons of all, in light of theoutstanding success of the con-current tour of the Dave ClarkFive in this country. Accordingto the latest figures available,the Clark tour hit percentagesin virtually every location buttwo, Philadelphia and Cin-cinnati.
Meanwhile, late in the week,a discouraged, disgruntledgroup of Stones left Pittsburghlate at night in a bus for Cleve-land. "This is typical," saidStone, Brian Jones. "We ridehalf the night in the coach toCleveland where we have totry to find a motel room, get
an hour or so of sleep and thengo on a morning TV show.When that's over we drive 300more miles to Hershey, Pa.where we get on a plane andfly 15 miles to Harrisburg,where somebody suddenlythought of having an airportreception for us."
Said another Stone, MickJagger: "As far as I know,only three dates of the originaldozen or so they told us wereconfirmed, have come off. It'sbeen a real drag all the way. Imay be pretty, but I sure feellike punching a few people.We've been sold down theriver. London Records, how-ever, has done a great job forus and we're grateful for that."
London Records spokesmensaid that despite the unsuc-cessful tour, the Stones recordsare doing well. Particularlyfavorable, they said, is thesales pace of the group's newalbum. Airplay has been sostrong on one track, "Tell Me,"that the firm rushed out asingle of the tune last week.
Paul Wexler's PostA new post was created at
ABC -Paramount last weekand Paul Wexler, veteran ofthe disk manufacturing scene,will fill it. ABC -Paramountpresident Sam Clark namedWexler Head of Diversifica-tion. He'll coordinate his workwith executive vice president,Harry Levine, and Larry New-ton, vice president in chargeof sales.
Wexler's appointment, saidClark, "is part of a long-rangeexpansion program," which hasseen the acquisition of Com-mand and Westminster, thegrowth of the Impulse line, thefirm's recent entry into theoriginal cast album field, andthe opening of TechnicalSound Inc., a pressing plant.
Wexler formerly was vicepresident of Columbia Recordsand later headed Colpix Re-cords. He has also served onthe board of the RIAA.
Sam's SignSam Cooke arrived in New
York for his Copa opening(24) and found himself with abrand new toy-a grown-up'stoy to be sure-but a toy none-theless. Several years ago,Cooke, on the strength of hisfirst single hit "You Send Me"on the Keene label, wasbooked as the second string actat the Copa and to his mind he
The Smothers Brothers, now packing them in at New York's Basin Street, areseen here with Mercury vice president Kenny Myers, Mercury boss IrvingGreen, and Wilheim Langenberg, head of Philips Of Holland. Dick Smothersis at middle left, his brother Tom at middle right.
didn't come off as strong as hewould have liked. He vowedit would be a lot different thenext time, and his manager,Allen Klein, promised "thenext time you open in a majorclub in New York, I'll makeyou the biggest thing in town."Not one to go back on hispromise, Klein has installed abillboard on 43rd Street andBroadway which rises 70 feetin the air bearing a likeressof the singer and the words"Sam (in red) is the biggestCooke (in red) in town." Nomention of his Copa date, norhis RCA Victor affiliation ison the sign. And Sam digs itthe most.
Weekend With ConnieMGM has hit on a pretty
novel promotion idea to tie inwith its new movie "Lookingfor Love" starring ConnieFrancis.
Connie Francis will assist inthe promotion of "Looking ForLove," in which she stars withJim Hutton. She guests on theSullivan Show this weekend(28) when she'll sing the titlesong, and a movie clip fromthe film will also be shown.
In addition to Connie's partin the promotion, all deejayshave been invited to partici-pate in a "Looking For Love"contest, in which radio audi-ences will be asked to write in25 words or less why theywould like to win a weekendwith Connie Francis.
Winning station deejay picksup a seven day all expensepaid trip for two to PuertoRico, while the winning listen-er will spend a weekend asConnie's guest at her New Jer-sey home, and also receive aLady Valet model, and a com-plete library of all ConnieFrancis albums, including anautographed copy of "LookingFor Love."
Victor DonationRCA Victor has donated a
second check to the John F.Kennedy Center for the Per-forming Arts. The check-for$60,197.81 - was presented toMrs. Stephen Smith, sister ofPresident Kennedy, by GeorgeMarek, Vice President andGeneral Manager of RCA.
The amount represents royal-ties from four service band al-bums, released by Victor inMay 1963, and covering salesof the albums from September1963 through February thisyear, and which have sold200,000 copies to date, thusbringing Victor's total dona-tion to $120,039.02.
Benjamin's Busy DayLouis Benjamin, head of
Britain's successful indie, PyeRecords, was in town on afleeting visit last week to "tieup some loose ends that I justcouldn't handle from London."
As in past visits, Benjaminwas here to take on variousmasters for British distribu-tion and to place masters ofhis own with American firms.Benjamin, through his Ameri-can representative, Iry Chezar,has placed a substantial num-ber of disks in the U. S. sincethe first of the year.
Benjamin, incidently, was tohold meetings with Hickory'sWesley Rose during his NewYork stay, concerning furtherreleases by Lonnie Doneganand the Overlanders. The lat-ter have a hit currently on thecharts here in "Yesterday'sGone," which is also a hit inanother version by Chad Stu-art and Jeremy Clyde onWorld Artists.
Also on Benjamin's agendawas a further telephone con-ference with Dot exec, JimBailey. The two talked recent-ly in London regarding a pos-
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sible Pye distribution deal forDot product in the UnitedKingdom. Dot recently severedits connection with Deccathere.
Pye currently has exclusiveBitish release rights on Chess -Checker -Argo, Hickory, Re-prise, Cameo -Parkway, Scep-ter -Wand, Colpix and Joy -Select.
Mobile StudioFaber Robinson and Mavis
Kruse, Fabor Records execu-tives, have come up with whatmay well be an answer to arecording man's prayer. It is amobile recording studio,equipped with everything fromstudio to the control roomwith a mastering lathe. FaborRobinson plans to travelthroughout the U. S., Canada,Alaska and Mexico recordingartists and songs in all fields.Dimensions of the studio andcontrol room are 30 feet xeight feet, with a ceiling heightof eight feet. Studio, says Rob-inson, can hold 10 to 12 musi-cians. The studio looks a bitlike a cross between a trailerand a moving van. It is a sin-gle unit with front mountedengine.
Surf Editor SingsWalt Phillips, editor of Surf-
ing Illustrated, and producerof many surfing films (TheWaves, etc.) became a recordname last week when his re-cording with singer BarryYoung was issued on the Del -tone label. Phillips and Youngcall their vocal pair Walt andBarry, and their first diskingis a surfing side called "LittleSurfin' Annie." The Deltonelabel happens to be owned byJim Monsour, father of DickDale. The Walt and Barry vo-cal team was discovered-theydon't say how-by Chris Chris-tensen and Gene MacDonaldof Gary Paxton's office in Hol-lywood.
Third Jazz SeriesSyndicated jazz columnist
Ralph Gleason (home baseSan Francisco Chronicle) willsoon have his third series ofhalf hour jazz shows "JazzCasual," on 80 stations of theNational Educational TV Net-work. Third series goes on theair this week with first show-ings in New York, San Fran-cisco, Boston, Chicago andSeattle. The initial program isdevoted to Mel Torme, withprograms two and three spot-lighting Woody Herman, fourLouis Armstrong and five theArt Pepper Quartet. Gleasonis the producer and host of theshows.
Frank Mancini UppedFrank Mancini, former re-
gional sales executive for MGMRecords, has been named to thepost of national promotionmanager for the label. He willwork with distributors, promo-tion men, and artists. His firstprojects are the tracks of soundtrack recording of "The Un-sinkable Molly Brown," andShelly Berman's "The Sex LifeOf The Primate."
Ric's Foreign DealsRic Records has set interna-
tional distribution deals withQuality Records in Canada, inScandinavia with Sonet Gram-mofon AB, and in the BeneluxCountries with Show Records.In addition to distributing Ricproduct abroad, the three firmswill make available to Ricproduct to issue in the U.S.
Rockers Hold OnRack jobber members of the
National Association of RecordMerchandisers have held on totheir accounts, as far as Capitolproduct is concerned, despitethat company's recent elimina-tion of functional discounts,says NARM.
According to a survey ofmembers conducted by NARMexecutive director, Jules Mala-mud, "even though the newprice policy . . . affects theprofitability of handling Capi-tol product (it) is still beingsupplied when and where it isneeded to the accounts whichthe rack jobbers service." Thesurvey also showed that morethan 60 percent of NARMmembers are buying only topchart items.
Meanwhile, there was no in-dication as to the progressmade on a resolution passed atthe recent NARM conventionto file a complaint with theFTC and the Justice Depart-ment in connection with Capi-tol's cutting off of sales to cer-tain NARM members.
Beatles Mc AdvanceThe advance sales of tickets
to the Beatles upcoming U.S.tour gave the people at UnitedArtists Movies an idea. Howabout seeing if tickets to thegroup's forthcoming picture "AHard Day's Night" could besold in advance? So in CanadaUA movie folk set a specialpreview of the boys' movie thenight before the official openingAugust 12. They advertised thepreview on radio stationsCHUM and CKEY in Toronto,and there were display ads inthe Toronto Telegram andToronto Daily Star. There wasa movie short about the specialpreview shows in the 11 housesof the Twinex Century circuitin Canada where the flick willbe shown. Result: kids startedlining up at six a.m. for tickets(five to a customer). Ninetyminutes after the movie ticketswent on sale all 3,000 of themwere gone. Now UA may dothe same thing throughout theU.S. and Canada for its nation-al campaign on The Beatlesmovie.
NARA Benefit ShowNARA, the association of
radio r. & b. disk jockeys, is
holding a benefit show at Chi-cago's Trianon Ballroom onSaturday, June 27. Recordingstars who will appear at theshow include The Soul Sisters,The Vibrations, Barbara Lewis,Rufus Thomas, Alvin Robinson,Gene Chandler, Bobby Miller,Dee Clark, Shorty Long, Mc-Kinley Mitchell and the FiveDutones, The Drew-Vells, Jim-my Reed, Big Maybelle.
Gay Asks PresidentNASHVILLE
President Johnson was per-sonally invited to attend theannual banquet of the CountryMusic Association in Nashvillenext Nov. 6 by Connie B. Gay,head ofConnie B. Gay Organi-zation Ltd., and internationallyknown C&W entrepreneur.The invitation was extended byGay at a White House dinnerTuesday at which Gay and hiswife, Katherine, were guests.Gay is a member of the Presi-dent's Club, instituted by form-er President Jack Kennedyand continued by PresidentJohnson.
KRLA Gets Stay
The Federal CommunicationsCommission has agreed to letradio station KRLA, Pasadena,stay on the air until July 1.The station's license has beenrevoked and the commissionhas invited applications fromprospective new owners. It isconsidering five mutually ex-clusive proposals for interimoperation until a new licenseeis selected. Among the appli-cants for the license is Holly-wood's Bob Hope.
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The World's FairTurns To Teens
Record Acts Expected toBail Out Ailing Show Scene
THE WORLD'S FAIR is going hip! Atleast, the entertainment section, which hasbeen badly hit by lack of attendance, istrying to recoup its losses by headliningteen artists.
Despite the enormity of the fair, and itsseveral attractions, the lavish produc-tions, being staged in many of its pavil-ions, are failing to draw sufficientcrowds to even out initial expenditure.It's no secret that World's Fair visitorsbegrudge spending upwards of $3.50 tosee any one of the musical extravaganzasbeing housed in the lake area, and theyhave said that despite the obvious at-traction of these shows, ticket costs havegiven them no incentive to cross thebridge into that particular section of theFair.
"WONDER WORLD", "The RinglingContinental Circus," and "To BroadwayWith Love," the three most spectacularevents in the lake area have all sufferedthrough lack of patrons, and combinedlosses have run into several million dol-lars.
MUSIC BUSINESS, JUNE 27, 1964
MUSIC BUSINESS
Steps are being taken to redeem lossesand put the lake area back on its feet. Al-ready, the New York Amphitheater is
Billy J. Kramer-He kicked off the new policy .
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headlining teen artists to supplement reg-ular members of its "Wonder World" pro-duction, who were held over once theshow folded on June 20.
Lesley Gore is currently headlining afive day show at the Louisiana Pavilion,and already been and gone at the samelocale are The Ronettes, Duprees and theAngels, who are all being negotiated forduring the next six weeks or so.
BRITISH GROUP Billy J. Kramer andthe Dakotas kicked off the new teen pol-icy at the Amphitheater. They were billedas 'special star attractions' and played twoshows there on Saturday (13). The Am-phitheater too, was the first to drop itsprices, and once down to $1.50 (seatsmostly unreserved), the gigantic 9,700seater looked more healthy attendance -wise for Billy J's two shows there.
John "Red" Colors, the Amphitheater'sshrewd publicity director, told MusicBusiness, " 'Wonder World' just wasn'tdoing enough business on its own. We hadto do something to attract the teenage
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element, particularly now that summervacations are here. So we're booking inname artists and have dropped our ad-mission prices. By retaining some of theWonder World' headliners, there is alsosufficient interest for the adults too.
"FOR THE MOMENT, our policy is topresent teeners three days a week, butlater on, depending on the availability ofartists, we plan to stretch this to a fullweek, possibly even splitting the weekup with two artists."
The Four Seasons Headline July 4.
Three Oaks productions, headed byDick Frieberg, who are booking acts intothe Amphitheater, are fixing weekenddates hosted by the WMCA Good Guys,the first of which being last weekend,when they headlined British duo Peterand Gordon for three days (June 19-20-21).
FUTURE ACTS already booked into theAmphitheater are The Four Seasons (July4-5) and Fats Domino (July 20-26). Thosebeing set for appearances are Rick Nelson,Connie Francis, the Dick Clark package,Louis Armstrong, Marvin Gaye, ChubbyChecker, Clay Cole and possibly Vic Da-mone and Ella Fitzgerald. In fact, nearlyevery leading artist, who might be avail-able during the summer months, will beapproached for dates at the Amphitheater,with money no object. And, whereverpossible, stars will play three shows aday.
Connie will be there too.
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Murray Goes To The Fair
Murray "The K" Kaufman, leading deejay on WINS NewYork, seen here feeding some of his numerous fans with coffeebefore a performance of his show at the Brooklyn Fox lastEaster, has plans for opening a teen pavilion in the lake sectionat the New York Worlds Fair.
As of last week it seemed pretty definite that Kaufman wasgoing through with his plans, which would mean an intensify-ing of the teen scene battle, particularly as he would featureyoung artists at his pavilion. With Kaufman's following alone,he could be responsible for improved attendance in the entireamusement section at the fair.
There was an audience of nearly 3,000for the two shows by Billy J. Kramer andthe Dakotas Saturday (13). And thecrowd didn't necessarily comprise en-tirely teen agers, though they were prettymuch in abundance for the first show at7:00 p.m.
SHOULD THE GROWING success ofthe Amphitheater-now being slugged
"The Teen Pavilion"-continue, otherpavilions being hit by bad business maywell change their existing policies tomake the lake entertainment section atthe World's Fair one of the hottest areason the East Coast in which to headline adate. Then the bridge won't be so wideafter all.
The Lake Area (bottom) may now hear the screams of the teens.
JUNE HARRIS
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PORTRAIT OF ARTHUR PRYSOCK
A Quiet Man Hits The Big TimeA good singer doesn't have to be with a
large label to sell records. Not if the labelworks on the records with a dedicationand single mindedness that more thanmakes up for its lack of size and lack ofadvertising budget. That is the story of
Arthur Prysock and Hy Weiss' Old Townlabel.
Prysock's sales on Old Town are goodenough for a lot of artists on larger labelsto envy. His last LP, "A Portrait of ArthurPrysock" sold well over 50,000 and hitmost of the album charts. His next, duein a few weeks, titled "Songs For Ever-lasting Lovers," is expected by both Pry -sock and Weiss, to do even better.
The following that Prysock now enjoys,did not happen overnight. He has been inthe business for almost two decades. Hestarted his record career with the BuddyJohnson band in 1944. His first record withthe band was a smash called "They AllSay I'm The Biggest Fool." Before that hehad been singing with the Harold Hotesband in Hartford, Conn. Prysock built aloyal group of fans through his eight yearswith the Buddy Johnson band, years thatincluded such memorable recordings as"Blue Velvet," "I Wonder Where MyLover Has Gone," and "Let's Start AllOver Again."
When Prysock left the Johnson bandin the 50's he went with the Mercury labelas a single, and then with Decca. He didwell on both. He joined Old Town in 1959,mainly because Hy Weiss, an enthusiasticrecord man with a lot of savvy, told thesinger he could build him into a top -sell-ing disk act.
When Weiss signed Prysock he was toldby the hippies in the trade that he'd neverget off the ground with the singer. "Theytold me it was the era of rock and rolland that 'good' singers weren't makingit," recalls Hy. "They told me I was crazyto spend good money on Prysock. But Ibelieved in him. I also think that if arecord company can build a quality artisthe'll be around when many of the otherone -record hit singers are gone. Noweverybody wants Prysock, record com-panies, bookers, and everyone else."
Actually Weiss re-created the Old Townlabel, which started in the rock and rollfield, because of Arthur Prysock. OldTown today still has a flock of rock androll acts, like Billy Bland, The Fiestas,Roscoe Gordon, The Solitaires, DonaldHeight, Bob Gaddy and others. But themain effort of Old Town since Arthur Pry -sock has been there has been concentratedon this one singer.
Old Town, when it records an albumwith Pyrsock, is careful to make surehe has large, lush big -string backing togo with his warm and authoritative vocalstylings. The artist and the record com-pany head try to record material that willappeal to pop ballad fans who like the oldshow and pop standards, to the jazz fanswho like a somewhat out ballad, and tothe r. & b. fans who dig the pretty balladsthat never really made it outside of localareas. For instance, in the latest PrysockLP, "Songs For Everlasting Lovers," thereare songs like "You Don't Know WhatLove Is," and "You've Changed," for thepop scene; "You're Standing Right There,"and "Close Your Eyes," for the r. & b.ballad revival, and "Stranger In Town,"for the jazz follower. This enables thePrysock albums to be played by a middle -of -road station like WNEW in New York,by jazzman Symphony Sid in the samecity, and by r. & b. jocks as well.
In the years that Prysock has been withOld Town he has had five albums andinnumerable singles. His albums havebuilt in sales so that his fourth LP soldfive times his first. And yet all of hisalbums are still selling.
Prysock's record sales have helped hisnight club career as well. He is bookedsolidly, by Universal Attractions, for manymonths to come, and is now getting at-tention from Broadway and TV people.He also makes sure that when he goes outof town for night club engagements hevisits jockeys in those towns as much aspossible. Prysock is a firm believer ingetting to see the men who play hisrecords.
While his sales have been increasingin the U.S. Prysock has also been doingwell overseas. Old Town does not yet haveany arrangements with licensees abroad,but Weiss is now talking to foreign labelsabout distribution. Whoever finallyhandles Prysock's catalog for abroad willfind that he has a ready-made audiencein much of Europe and Africa.
Arthur Prysock is a quiet man, whoprefers to sing his story and not talk aboutit. In his own quiet way he has becomea big-time artist and a big time seller,helped by the dedication of Old Townlabel chief Hy Weiss.
BOB ROLONTZ
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ARMADA's Sixth ConventionGovernment's Role, Indie Distrib FutureShare Spotlight in Speeches, Symposiums
Manufacturer Sales Sessions Swell HeavyMiami Beach Agenda beginning Friday
High level Federal govern-ment personnel will, for thefirst time, play an active rolein a record industry trade as-sociation convention, duringthe forthcoming sixth annualconclave of the American Rec-ord Merchants and Distribu-tors Association.
Federal Trade CommissionerJohn R. Reilly, who headedthe industry trade practiceconference last March inWashington, will address theconvention at a luncheon, Sat-urday (27). He'll discuss "In-dustry and FTC Responsibili-ties under the Trade PracticeRules." Two days later onMonday (29), CongressmanJames Roosevelt (D., Calif.)will speak on the subject of"Doom or New Life for theIndependent Record Distribu-tor."
The presence of Reilly high-lights what is unquestionablythe key topic of the entire 1964ARMADA meeting, the matterof trade practice rules for therecord industry. Announce-ment of the official FTC-spon-
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sored draft of the rulesprior to the meeting was seenas a possibility as conventioneve approached late last week.
Sharing the speaker's plat-form with the men from Wash-ington, will be ARMADA spe-cial counsel, Earl W. Kintner,who will speak on two occa-sions. On Monday (29), he'lldiscuss legal problems facingthe industry, while Tuesday's(30) discussion will deal withthe Association's role in tradepractice compliance proced-ures.
Another colorful momentwill come during the sixthannual ARMADA meeting,when Columbia Records mar-keting vice president, Bill Gal-lagher, addresses the Saturday(27) banquet assemblage on"A Sound Future in a SoundEconomy." Gallagher's appear-ance marks the first official"presence" for a major recordcompany during any ARMADAfunction.
Meanwhile, a number ofgeneral meetings were on tapfor Saturday (27), Monday
Federal Trade Commissioner John R.Reilly, who chaired the recent recordindustry trade practice conference,will be a key speaker at ARMADA'sconvention this week.
(29) and Tuesday (30). On allthree days an intensive sched-ule called for sessions bothmorning and afternoon. Thetempo of the business meet-ings, in fact, was of such astepped up nature over otheryears that many members andassociates were understood tobe planning to stay on in Mi-ami Beach through the holidayweekend of the fourth to un-wind themselves before re-turning to the daily battle.
But the convention, despiteits abnormally heavy shirt-sleeves type working schedulewas not without its socialagenda as well. A highlight,and a first for ARMADA, wasa special night out for conven-tioneers at the West FlaglerKennel Club. The dog trackouting was given the title"Our Business Is Going to theDogs" by ARMADA executivesecretary, Edgar Jones. Theprice of the outing includestransportation, dinner in thetrack's Sky Region Room butno wagering money. A golftournament is also planned.
Earl W. Kintner, ARMADA generalcounsel and a former Federal TradeCommissioner. Kintner will give twoconvention addresses during the ses-sions in Miami Beach this week.
Dinner and cocktail partiesare planned by ARMADA aswell as the various recordfirms expected to make dis-tributor presentations on Fri-day (26) and Sunday (28).These firms include Atlantic-Atco, United Artists, Colpix,Command and ABC -Para-mount, somewhat fewer thanin recent years.
Innovations planned byJones include a special manu-facturer display area. Boothsin the exhibit spaces will allowthe firms to show generousquantities of their new releaseand catalog merchandise. Inaddition, blow-ups of the logosof the various manufacturerassociate members will be ondisplay in the lobby of theEden Roc Hotel.
In a final comment beforedeparture for Florida, Jonesstressed the importance ofmembers being in a "paid -up"status prior to convention reg-istration. No registrationswould be accepted, he empha-sized, unless the member com-pany is current on its dues.
William P. Gallagher, Columbia Recordsvice president in charge of marketing.He'll address the ARMADA member-ship at the association's banquet thisweek.
The ARMADA Executive Team
Amos Heilicher, president
Robert Chatton,
James H. Martin,executive vice president
Irwin Fink, secretary
Joseph Cohen,vice president, eastern division
James Schwartz, treasurer
OFFICIAL ARMADA AGENDAThursday, June 25
12 Noon to 9:00 P.M.-Registration, Marco Polo Exhibit Area.
Friday, June 269:00 A.M. to 9:00 P.M.-Registration, Marco Polo Exhibit
Area.9:30 A.M.-Atlantic/Atco Meeting (Palladium Room)
12 Noon-Atlantic/Atco luncheon- (Mona Lisa Room)2:00 P.M.-United Artists Meeting (Imperial Room)6:00 P.M. (Optional)-"Our Business is Going to the Dogs."
A festive outing at the Flagler Greyhound Track.7:30 P.M.-United Artists Buffet (Empire Room)
Saturday, June 279:00 A.M.-GENERAL MEETING, Pompeii Room9:40 A.M.-Annual Report of president, treasurer, executive
secretary, general counsel and appointment of nominat-ing committee
11:00 A.M.-SYMPOSIUM-Topic: "SALES MEETINGS-DoThey Cost the Industry Too Much?"
12 Noon-Recess1:00 P.M.-Luncheon, Mona Lisa Room
Speaker: Hon. John R. Reilly, Commissioner, FederalTrade Commission, Washington, D.C.Subject: "Industry and the Federal Trade Commis-sion Responsibilities Under the Trade PracticeRules."
2:30 P.M.-GENERAL MEETING, Pompeii RoomDiscussion on Drafts of Trade Practice Rules Submittedto the Federal Trade CommissionRemarks by Mr. Earl W. Kintner, ARMADA GeneralCounsel.
William Davis,vice president, midwest division
Edgar M. Jones, executive secretary
4:30 P.M.-Recess6:00 P.M. to 7:00 P.M.-PRESIDENTIAL RECEPTION,
Pompeii Room7:00 P.M.-BANQUET, Pompeii Room
Speaker: Mr. William P. Gallagher, Vice President,Marketing, Columbia RecordsSubject: "A Sound Future in a Sound Industry."
Sunday, June 28
7:30 A.M. (Optional) -ARMADA Golf Tournament10:00 A.M.-Colpix Meeting and Brunch (Empire Room and
Palladium Room)11:00 A.M.-Command Meeting and Luncheon (Mona Lisa
Room)2:00 P.M.-ABC-Paramount Meeting (Mona Lisa Room)
Monday, June 29
9:00 A.M.-GENERAL MEETING, Pompeii Room. Review ofLegal Problems in the Record Industry. Remarks by Mr.Earl W. Kintner, ARMADA General Counsel.Audience Participation through Questions and Answers
11:00 A.M.-SYMPOSIUM-Topic: "SURPLUS PRODUCT-Should it be Scrap or Distress Merchandise? How?"
12 Noon-Recess1:00 P.M.-Luncheon, Mona Lisa Room
Speaker: Congressman James Roosevelt, ChairmanSubcommittee on Distribution for House SelectCommittee on Small Business.
Subject: "Doom or New Life for Independent Distribu-tors?"
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The Lanza Legend Lives On His World -Wide Fan Club
Now Numbers 15,000 Members
New Lanza Releases Send ThemScurrying To Their Record Stores
Philadelphia's Mario Lanza InstituteGives a Musical Scholarship Each Year
Late in 1959, Mario Lanza died whilefilming a movie in Rome. It was a darkday for his thousands of dedicated fanswho felt he was at the peak of his career-perhaps only beginning. And they werenot fans in the ordinary sense who mighthave forgotten another artist with thepassing of time. They were, and are, adevoted and loyal group of people fromall walks of life who have continued toactively perpetuate the memory of theartist they loved.
Today, Mario Lanza's World -Wide FanClub numbers in excess of 15,000 mem-bers. The main branch is in the UnitedStates, with a main headquarters that ro-tates with its annual presidentship. This
president is Mildred Fisher, 2513Veteran Drive, Wilmington, Delaware.There are 35 representatives in the U. S.and Hawaii, and their are chapters inGermany, Hungary and, of course, Eng-land.
And in Philadelphia, Lanza's home town,
Lanza is seen here discussing an arrangement for "The Loveliest Night OfThe Year" with his music director during a recording session. The songlater became one of the heaviest selling singles in his entire catalog, andwas featured in the movie "Because You're Mine", in which he starred withAnn Blythe.
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there is also the Mario Lanza Institute; agroup of local citizens who offer a mone-tary scholarship each year to some de-serving youth who wishes to further hismusical career. The scholarship is givenat an annual dinner in October, and whileit is primarily a Philadelphia project,guests have arrived from all over theworld to attend. The Lanza family arethe guests of honor at these affairs.
The Institute is now undertaking a newproject. They hope to buy the home Lanza
During the filming of "Because You're Mine'', Lanza had a surprise birth-day visit from his entire family. Seen left to right are Maria and AntonioCocozza (his parents) with his daughters Coleen and Elissa, and his wife,Betty.
was born and raised in to turn into a freemusic school for gifted youngsters.
Members of the fan club pride them-selves on their enterprising activities. Oneof their primary functions is to stimulateinterest in the many RCA Victor recordalbums by the late artist. According to aVictor spokesman, they do a tremendous,unsolicited job too. While figures werenot disclosed, it was indicated that eachnew release of Lanza's on the Red Seallabel has an initial order which nearlytriples other releases.
Fans are avid letter writers-to eachother and at times to anyone they thinkmight be interested in Lanza. WallaceRichards of Brooklyn, for instance, buysnumerous Lanza discs to mail to relativesand friends, and is known to have sentcopies of the album "I Walk With God"to President Kennedy and President John-son. Others do similar work.
When RCA Victor announces that a newrelease is in the offing, letters and wiresare circulated so that members are virtu-ally at their record counters while thesales force is unpacking their shipment.
Nothing pleases the fans more than are -run of a Lanza film; particularly the"Student Prince" and "The Great Caruso."In large communities, fans periodicallyput pressure on a movie house to schedulethe films-and they are prepared to stimu-late plenty of interest in gathering anaudience. They send out flyers, announce-ments and make phone contact with alltheir friends and associates and the re-vivals are invariably successful.
Lanza's career had its emotionallystormy moments. Rumors circulated andnews copy flowed at his every display oftemperament. Yet, the legend that sur-vives is a more human one.
Lanza, say those who knew him well,was a warm-hearted compassionate per-son, and nothing touched him more thanhuman suffering. There are documentedcases, for instance, of an 11 year old girlfrom Newark, New Jersey who was suf-fering from leukemia and had been givena mere three months to live by medicalauthorities. Her greatest desire was tohave Lanza sing for her in person. Lanzawas on the Coast and making a movie,but he phoned her on Christmas eve andsang "Be My Love" to her. Then, he wasso moved, he had the girl, her mother, anda private nurse flown to Hollywood tostay with him for two weeks. After that,the girl lived for nearly two years.
So the Lanza legend continues to live.Today, Lanza's parents, Tony and MariaCocozza live in their son's home in Pa-cific Palisades, California. With them areMario's four children. The house is main-tained as a shrine to the tenor. Pictures,gold records and other mementos of Marioare everywhere in the house. Each day,letters bring new requests of the familyfor photos and information of their lateson. A frequent visitor is Terry Robinson,Mario's closest friend and confidante ofthe family
JULIAN PORTMAN
MUSIC BUSINESS, JUNE 27, 1964
A still from the movie "The First Time" in which Lanza starred with Zsa Zsa Gabor for MGM.
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RADIO AND TV
Boiling Stones?By June Bundy
Britain's Rolling Stonesgathered some unnecessari-ly rough treatment fromDean Martin when they ap-peared on the ABC-TVshow "Hollywood Palace"last Saturday (13). Grantedthe boys are eccentric andsomewhat bizarre looking(by comparison the Beatlesare ivy league), but Mar-tin's comments were down-right insulting.
He virtually presentedthem as clowns, totally dis-regarding their really finevocal performance - remi-niscent of such excitingSouthern blues stars asMuddy Waters.
The Stones were obvi-standably so upset that theythreatened to pull out afterrehearsal. However, theboys reportedly were ad-vised that if they didn'tshow for the final taping,the rehearsal tapes wouldbe used instead.
The "Hollywood Palace"producers should take book-ing lessons from Ed Sulli-van, who has consistentlypulled solid ratings withrespectful presentations ofBritish rock and roll stars.
The Stones were obvi-ously booked on the ABC-TV show because they havea best selling single on U.S.record charts and the "Hol-lywood Palace" producershoped to attract their teen-aged fans. The cavaliertreatment accorded theirfavorites by Martin couldonly result in rejection forthe show itself.
CLEVELAND REPORT:We were happy to hearfrom Tom Edwards the ex -WERE, Cleveland, jock whopioneered the trade news-letter. He writes, "For the
past two and a half yearsI've been operating my ownrecord show, specializing incountry and western rec-ords, with the top hits inthe r. & r. field too. . . . Thebit of exposure I get on theair these days (plugging myshop) is just enough tosatisfy the bug of being onthe air. As I listen to thelocal jocks I shudder tothink of doing radio likethat. . . . It seems as if allthe enthusiasm of finding anew potential hit is gone.The picks of the local sta-tions are songs which havealready been established inDetroit (on Tom Clay'sprogram on CKLW, Wind-sor, Ontario). He's actuallythree to four weeks aheadof Cleveland on the hits. Ihad him advertise my rec-ord shop on his shows, butI had to give it up. I couldn'tsupply the records he wasplaying because the localdistributors would not stockthem till the local stationswould start playing them."
LETTERS: Paul Simpkins,WBAM, Montgomery, Ala.,writes "Tom Donahue andBob Mitchell, KYA, SanFrancisco, hit the nail onthe head with their descrip-tion of today's deejay. AtWBAM we are not con-cerned with every localscreamer that works down-town . . . WBAM reachesinto four states and we'reoften No. 1 in a town 150miles away beating out thelocal boys in their ownhome town. Having beenbefore the microphone thesepast 22 years, the local Top40 boys give me the hiveswith their screaming thetime and temp after everypromo they run. Here werun a Top 40 back 50 op-erations. But it's done easywith nobody screaming.We're all above 30 in age,and Me, I'm a senile 40."
On the other hand, SonnyLimbo, WAAY, Huntsville,Ala., writes that he digs thenewsletters of Paul Drew,WQXI, Atlanta, Bill Gavinand George "Hound Dog"Lorenz, but he no longerreads Donahue and Mitch-ell's "Tempo."
LATE ON A STEAMING June after-noon in Manhattan, Monica Getz settledherself over coffee, scrambled eggs andbacon, to talk of her husband, Stan, aBrazilian couple, Astrud and Joao Gil-berto, and a song, "The Girl from Ipa-nema."
Mrs. Getz, a lovely medium blondewhose English is broken by the attractivetraces of her mother tongue, Swedish,plays an important role in the ever -broad-ening career of Stan Getz, even thoughshe denies it.
"I BELIEVE if something is good andit is brought to the attention of the people,it can succeed," she asserted. "That's theway it was with 'The Girl from Ipanema.'A lovely song, written by Antonio CarlosJobim. It is a true story actually, of thethoughts Jobim had as he looked at abeautiful girl on the beach in Ipanema,near Rio. He never met the girl but henever forgot her. She inspired his song.
"Stan and Joao recorded it for theiralbum. Joao sang the first chorus in theoriginal recording, then his wife Astrud,who was in the studio but had never be-fore made a recording, sang the secondchorus.
"IT WAS MY FAVORITE in the wholealbum. I had so much faith in that song.It was different than much of what hasgone before. But I think the music busi-ness has a tendency to become a slave ofits own invention and its own musicalcliches. You have the example of theBeatles. They are a great success so im-mediately everybody follows in their foot-steps. Willy then, can't something that'sbright and new and better, also be a suc-cess?
"I haven't been in the music businessvery long. But I wanted to prove some-thing and I learned as much as I couldabout how the business works. When thesingle of 'Ipanema' finally was released, Icalled a lot of people like Bill Gavin andTed Randal and some of the disk jockeys.I wanted them to hear it. I asked them:o just listen and to play it if they liked
If it's a hit, then it proves that some -..=g good has a chance.
BUSINESS, JUNE 27, 1964
Stan's Hit DelightsMrs. GetzShe even called deejays
to express her faith in
"The Girl From 1panema."
"THERE IS just no limit to the appeal.It can reach the people who like jazz, folkmusic, Latin-American music, the snobsand the faddists alike. It's music and it'smelody and Stan has great respect formelody. Solos and technique in them-selves don't really mean anything. Ifyou have respect for an audience likeStan has grown to have, you understandthat the good doesn't have to be equatedwith the complicated. I think many of thepeople who helped us with this recordingunderstand that too. I was terribly re-freshed and impressed with how enthusi-astic and nice people can really be. It hasbeen wonderful."
And what of the Getz's themselves?"Everything that Stan does is his ownidea," says Monica. "I listen and we dis-cuss. Stan, like any artist who meanssomething, is almost inside his music.I'm detached, or maybe removed, is abetter word. I'm not trapped in the musicitself. Perhaps, you could say, I'm a trans -later. I know I'm an absolute realist,something of a perfectionist and I haveenough energy too. If I can, I try to helpStan put what he does into perspective.
"THE MAIN THING is what he's donehimself. Now he has confidence, securityand maturity. If I've been part of that,then perhaps that is the real thing I'vebeen able to do. This has all helped Stando even better what he's good at doing tobegin with. He's always been a good mu-sician. He hasn't always respected theaudience. If his night club and concertwork are better now, it's not because he'sa better musician but because he has cometo respect his audience. He refrains fromthe long egotistical solos. He gives whathe has to give now in digestible, under-standable form.
"Stan is working something like 40weeks a year, in concerts and in his fa-vorite clubs, like Basin Stre t East, Shel-ley's Manhole in Los A n getels, the JazzWorkshop in San Francisco, the Shadowsin Washington and London House in Chi-cago. This gives him a good bit of timeat home with me and the children (five ofthem ranging from 16 -year -old Stephento two -year -old Lillebror). He doesn't
practice a great deal. He'd rather justrelax or swim in our pool or play pinggong or go out with one of the children todo something they're interested in.
"WE AVOID the social whirl really. Histime at home is too limited. But we dohave friends like Kai Winding who livesnear us in Westchester County, NewYork."
As for the Gilbertos, Monica has thehighest respect. "I want to see somethinggood happen to these people. Joao is awonderfully talented man. And Astrud,little beautiful Astrud, such a warmsinger. They both need confidence. Butdoesn't any artist?
"PERHAPS THEY DO NOT speak ofbossa nova now, but that's what thesepeople stand for. I hope there'll always bea bossa nova. At first, two years ago, itwas like so many other things that hap-pen in music. Once it started everybodygot greedy and tried to ride the band-wagon. That leads downhill to mediocrity.But now that time has passed, I hope thegood in bossa nova will go on. Peoplelike Stan and Astrud and Joao and Jobimwill always be here and they can makethat happen."
REN GREVATT
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MUSIC BUSINESS IN HOLLYWOODAnother son hits the record
trail. Decca Records is afterDICK HAYMES, Jr. to jointheir label. Decca launchedsenior's career . . . TalentedLARRY BUNKER will replacePAUL MOTION as BILLEVANS' drummer. A surpriseswitch for Bunker who hasbeen steady gigging with stu-dio groups.
JOHNNY MATHIS wasawarded the "Diamond Styl-us" by the WALLICH MUSICCITY FAMILY. It'll be an an-nual award for the highestselling album at Wallich's.They now comprise 5 stores.
MICHAEL JACKSON, ofKHJ-TV, attempted a forumon rock 'n roll last Sunday. Hecouldn't get a word in . . . orout. A d.j. member of thepanel must have been inocu-lated with a phonograph needlebefore the telecast. The re-sults, nothing accomplished!
Regency Records inked cow-boy star TY HARDIN to a diskpact. His first release will beissued shortly . . . LavendarSax, on World Pacific, is prov-ing to be a "big" one for thatprogressive label. World Paci-fic also has that hot single by
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LES McCANN, "Route 66".The Loser's, one of the finer
little clubs in Hollywood, hasnabbed JACK JONES for athree weeker, beginning June15. They also were fortunate tosign AL HIBBLER to threeweeks starting July 21. It'sHibbler's first appearance in"flickerville" since 1957.
Another JACK JONES note:He's crooning the title tune forParamount Pictures' "WhereLove Has Gone". It's anotherCAHN-VAN HEUSEN tune.Release date in August, withJones doing some heavy pro-motional work. The picturestars SUSAN HAYWORTH,MIKE CONNORS, and Deccapactee JOEY HEATHERTON.
It'll be a hot time in Tokyoon July 10 . . . J. J. JOHNSON,GENE KRUPA and CANNON-BALL ADDERLEY open theJapanese Jazz festival on thatdate.
DICK BOCK, the presidentof World -Pacific, just called tosay he's signed "THE STONE -MAN FAMILY" to a pact.They're a legendary c & w act,and will guest on a SteveAllen show the latter part ofJune.
Handsome RICHARDCHAMBERLAIN'S second songalbum will be a Christmasplatter by MGM records. Itwill be a holiday release . . .
The one and only JIMMYDURANTE cuts another singlefor Warner Bros. this week.
SYLVESTER (PAT) WEAV-ER, Jr., president of Subscrip-tion Television in Santa Mon-ica, announced to the worldthat they will begin transmit-ting programs to Los Angelessubscribers on Friday, July 17,and in San Francisco, Friday,August 14. Many musicals areplanned for subscribers.
KHJ-TV has a new weeklyseries called "Surf's 17p" that
presents a recording group onthe show each week. Starslined up to appear the first twoweeks are Liberty recordingartists EDDIE & THE SHOW-MEN and the DEL TONES.
GEORGE LIBERACE hasswitched to food. He's openeda restaurant in Venice featur-ing continental cuisine . . .
STEVE LAWRENCE, the heroof "What Makes Sammy Run",recorded a new album forColumbia . . . it's titled "TheWarm Hours".
FRANK DE VOL turned in-to Universal Pictures an origi-nal music score for the newfeature "Send Me No Flowers"starring ROCK HUDSON-DORIS DAY -TONY RAN-DALL.
HAROLD LLOYD, Jr., un-like his father, has become avocalist and opens at the N. Y.Living Room on July 27 . . .
JIMMY (I'm heading for Hol-lywood) DEAN has signedpretty MOLLY BEE to join hisone night concert in LongBeach.
JOHNNY CARSON is nofool, he's added curvaciousJANUARY JONES to his actopening at the Sahara in VegasJuly 7. On the subject ofbeauty, SUSAN BARRETT hasbecome a favorite pet of theMercury people. Her single"Between Two Loves" is mov-ing exceptionally well. Shewas signed for the label byQUINCY JONES who spottedBarrett singing at a jazz festi-val in Japan.
JOHNNY RIVERS will befilmed by JACK PAAR per-forming at L.A.'s "Whiskey AGo Go" for a Paar special.Rivers has the hot selling hit"Memphis", on Imperial.
LORNE GREENE, the paterof the Ponderossa Ranch inN.B.C.-TV's Bonanza, will doan album of poems from Walt -
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ROBERT FULLER, scout manfor "Wagon Train" tv series,has inked with ChallengeRecords.
Bye, Bye Dept.: CONNIEFRANCIS and NICK KANEL-LIS, publicist for the Saharain Vegas, are altar bound . . .
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NIGHT CLUB: Max Morath and Original Rag Quartet
Village Vanguard, N. Y.Max Gordon has gone to a
lot of trouble re -decoratingthe Village Vanguard to give apseudo turn -of -the -centuryflavor, and has booked MaxMorath and the Original RagQuartet for an indefinite stay.
The trouble with an act likeMorath's is that it requires alarge, spirited audience to be
effective. Rag time music isgreat fun, and the Morathcombo is expert in style andpatter, but it doesn't quitecome off as things now stand.Somehow, you keep expectingBetty Grable and Victor Ma-ture to enter and spread somegladness. They don't show.
B.K.
NIGHT CLUB: Big Three, Turtles, Joan ToliverBitter End, N. Y.
The Bitter End continues tobe one of the best entertain-ment bargains in New York,World's Fair or otherwise. Andthose who have been disap-pointed by some of the otherpackages around town coulddo no better than to drop innow or anytime in the future.
It is currently welcomehome to some of the best actswhich got their starts at theclub. Headlining is Cass Elliotand the Big Three (newly re-organized) which should easily
be one of the lasting acts tocome out of the folk move-ment. While as a trio the groupwas already a standout, theaddition of another gent witha wildly sonorous fender basshas given new dimension anddepth to the whole crew. Andputting Cass out front was astroke of genius.
Cass is a performer withoutpeer. She has developed inthese past two years into atotally professional performer.Her ability to ad lib is re-
markable and her distinctvocal timbre leaves no doubtas to who is in charge.
The pacing of the new groupis exciting and fresh. Newarrangements have been donewith some of their big ap-plause getters, like "Rider,"and they've added a couple ofnew numbers as well. But it'sCass's warmth and humor anduninhibited manner whichmakes the group all pro.They're brilliant.
Next on the bill is a coupleknown as The Turtles (JimGavin and Maurey Haydn).
They cavort with some of thefreshest, scathing material youcan find, having fun with suchcontemporary cultural institu-tions as teenage motherhood,payola (basketball style), nar-cotic propensities and ever-loving mother - hoodwinks.Their timing and executionare superb.
Rounding out the evening isthe luscious voice of balladeerJoan Toliver, who has yet tofind the right niche for hertalent, put is a perfect balanceto the preceding acts.
CONCERT REVIEW: Pablo Casals
Carnegie
It's impossible to believethat Pablo Casals is 87 yearsold, and yet he is. He broughthis Festival Casals of PuertoRico to Carnegie Hall lastweek (15) for a magnificantand vital performance ofHaydns "Creation." As in thepast, the audience was trulymoved at the presence of oneof the world's greatest musicalre -creators.
The performance was typicalof Casals-painstakingly trueto the score and intent of thecomposer, and notably unhur-
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Hall, N. Y.ried and un-theatrical. SoloistOlga Iglesias was in particu-larly fine voice, though theloud passages did tend to beedgy. Justino Diaz and WalterCarringer were equally excel-lent. But the evening wasreally one of a whole, and notparts, so it is unfair to focusthe attention much fartherthan the podium.
The audience reverentlycheered the maestro with astanding ovation, as always-and as it should be.
B.K.
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ARMADA'S SIXTHCONVENTIONOfficial Agenda
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2:30 P.M.-GENERAL MEETING, Pompeii RoomSYMPOSIUM - Topic: "PROMOTIONAL ALLOW-
ANCES-Are They Really Promotional or Are TheyDisguised Discounts? Do 'Freebies' Help or Hinder?"
4:00 P.M.-Discussion on Group Insurance and How to Meas-ure its Cost. Remarks by Kenneth K. Walch, Director,Group Insurance, Philadelphia Life Insurance Company
5:00 P.M.-Recess
Tuesday, June 309:00 A.M.-GENERAL MEETING, Pompeii Room. Discussion
on the Association's Role in Trade Practice ComplianceProcedure. Remarks by Mr. Earl W. Kintner, ARMADAGeneral Counsel
11:00 A.M.-THE MEMBERS SPEAKViews on Association Programs and Objectives
12 Noon-Recess2:00 P.M.-GENERAL MEETING, Pompeii Room. Report of
Nominating Committee and Election of Officers (byMembers only)
3:30 P.M.-Adjournment of General Meetings of 1964 Conven-tion
Wednesday, July 1
10:00 A.M.-MEETING OF EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE, Presi-dent's Suite
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MAN ABOUT MUSIC
Steve's New Bag
Steve Lawrence, whomerely happens to be a hitrecord artist, and currentlythe star of the Broadwaymusical "What Makes Sam-my Run," has started a re-cord label, Almont. And he'sflipped about his first re-lease by The Ramblers,called "Father 1Sebastion"which he claims has alreadysold 12,000 copies. He hasdistribution set for the labelin many key markets, buthe is still looking for dis-tribs to handle the label inother areas. (Call him back-stage at the 54th StreetTheatre.)
Since everybody's beenwondering, Capitol Recordswill have a new release byThe Beatles out on June 29.They would have had oneor two or three out muchbefore but they couldn't getpermission from the powersthat be in England. Thenew disc is expected to con-tain the title song from thelads' new flick "A HardDay's
Speaking of releases, whenis Columbia Records comingout with a new single byDion? Or can't they get himback in a studio? . . . Firstreleases on the Four Corn-ers label now headed byNorm Weiser will be issuedthis week . . . Normie's oldjob at 20th Century Fox isstill open . . . The "ThemeFrom Golden Boy" was is-sued on records last week.
Arnold Shaw, general pro-fessional manager at E. B.Marks Music, and a writerand scholar concerning themusic business, will be thelecturer at Fairleigh-Dick-inson University at theFlorham -Madison Campusin New Jersey, of a newcourse to start in Septembercalled "American Songs,Singers and Writers."
Lloyd Leipzig, genial pro -and publicity chief at Unit-ed Artists Records is re-covering from a broken an -
By Bob Rolontzkle bone at his home inNew York. He broke itabout two weeks ago. Heexpects to be back in hisUA office in another week.. . . John Ahern and WillTaylor have started Monu-mental Records in Washing-ton. Supervising will beJoey WeIz . . . Henri Reneleaves for Europe June 25,to supervise six LP's for theLongines Symphonette la-bel. He will also conducthis new work "ImpressionsOf The World's Fair," withthe Royal Philharmonic inLondon. There will also beconcert dates with orches-tras in Cologne, Munich andZurich.
The Fred Berney upcom-ing movie -comedy "OnceUpon A Coffee House" willstar two Epic label artistsThe Goldebriars, and TheFreewheelers. . . . LarryUttal, head of Amy-MalaRecords has snagged the hotCanadian master "The BabyBeatle Walk" by the AlMartin Six. . . . LorettaFowlkes, the news clippinglass at Columbia Records, is
set for a summer of music.She is studying singing atJuilliard on a scholarshipfrom the State of Georgia,and she is set for a key rolein an upcoming productionof "Porgy And Bess" at theSt. Louis Municipal Operathis summer. She will alsospend time this summer atAspen studying there on ascholarship. (She may neverget back to her clipping jobat Columbia!)
Tony Bennett is takinghis first vacation in yearsthis summer . . . RonnieGilbert, former lead of theWeavers, is on her own asa single on the Mercurylabel . . . Trini Lopez wasawarded a gold record byWarner Bros. Records hechief Mike Maitland at theWNEW New York MadisonSquare Garden bash lastweek.
Movies Build Avalon
New Teen Following
But Frankie Maintains Adult Image
Via Personal Appearances
"A singer who starts with a teen follow-ing does not have to lose them as he growsin his career and builds an adult audience.What he has to do is record songs thatappeal to both teens and adults." Theseare the thoughts of Frankie Avalon, whohas done very well in bridging the hugegap that often lies between a teen singerand his future adult audience appeal.
Frankie Avalon today has a big follow-ing not only as a singer but also as amovie actor. Over the past few years hehas appeared in 10 motion pictures, amongthe most memorable being "The Alamo."He has appeared in a number of picturesaimed at the young teen set, including"Muscle Beach Party," and has a new onein the same vein called "Bikini BeachParty" which previews at the New YorkWorld's Fair on July 5. Two days later,on July 7, Avalon starts on a new picturewith Bob Hope and Tuesday Weld, called"I'll Take Sweden."
Movies and records are not the onlyareas in which Avalon is busy these days.He is also active in the night club fieldand summer stock. He just wound up avery successful engagement at the famousCopa in New York. Although his moviecareer has forced him to cut down on clubdates, he tries to play key cities like NewYork and Miami each year to retain thefeel of a live audience.
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Last summer he played in "Wish YouWere Here" in a singing, acting, dancingrole. He really digs summer stock, somuch so in fact that he and Annette arenow considering taking out a packageshow of "Wish You Were Here" next sum-mer in which they would both star.
Avalon feels that all of these things,movies, summer stock, night clubs, TV areimportant to an artist's career in helpinghim to grow, and in the case of movies andTV, to reach a mass audience. "You can'tstay in one place," says Avalon. "As anartist you must grow. And you always tryto appeal to both young people and ad-ults."
Just a few months ago Avalon signed anew recording contract with United Art-ists Records. His manager, Bob Marcucci,who had made all of his records for theChancellor label, decided that he couldn'tpay enough attention to Avalon's record-ing career as well as his movie, TV, nightclub career. He asked Frankie if he couldnegotiate a record contract for him andFrankie agreed.
"I intend to pay much more attention tomy record activities from now on," Ava-lon said. "I realize I've been so busy witheverything else that I have somewhatslighted my records. But United Artistshas confidence I can make it strong onrecords all over again and I intend to
really give records a lot of my time."United Artists is buying all of my
former releases on the Chancellor label,and will be issuing them as an LP, andthis will help a lot. And I'm looking withthem for the kind of material that willhit both the teens and the adults. "Venus,"my biggest hit, was that kind of song.
"I have a whole new very young audi-ence now on account of my movie career.Many of them are only 11 and 12 yearsold. Some of them don't even know Ising. At the same time, many of my oldfans write me letters if I make a pictureand don't sing in it. They want to knowwhy.
"My movie career keeps me busy forat least six months of the year. Right nowI'm set through 1969 with picture com-mitments. And I hope I sing in all ofthem.
"It was a picture, by the way, that gaveme my biggest hit in Europe and SouthAmerica. The tune was "The GreenLeaves Of Summer" from the picture`The Alamo.' I never cut it for the U. S.but I recorded it for Europe and SouthAmerica, where it was a smash seller."Now that Frankie is with a motion picturerecord company subsidiary it is probablethat everything he sings in movies willquickly find its way on records for distri-bution both in the U. S. and overseas.
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BIG 50 C&W HITSJUNE 27, 1964
In the opinion of MUSIC BUSINESS' C&W chart research department, the following is a compilation of the nation's best selling and most played C&W phonograph records. Records listed in BOLD FACE made the greatest upward rise from last week's charts.
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1 1 BURNING MEMORIES 17 25 DANG ME 33 37 I LOVE TO DANCE WITH ANNIERay Price-Columbia 42971 Roger Miller-Smash 81881 Ernest Ashworth-Hickory 1265
2 2 WINE, WOMEN AND SONGLoretta Lynn-Decca 31541
18 16 UNDERSTAND YOUR MANJohnny Cash-Columbia 42064
34 * THE COWBOY IN THECONTINENTAL SUIT
Marty Robbins-Columbia 43049
3 6 SORROW ON THE ROCKSPorter Wagoner-RCA Victor 8304
19 19 ANGEL ON LEAVEJimmy C. Newman-Decea 31609 35 34 TOGETHER AGAIN
Buck Owens-Capitol 5136
20 32 SECOND FIDDLE 36 41 BAD NEWS/IRA HAYES4 5 MEMORY #1 Jean Shepard --Capitol 5169 Johnny Cash-Columbia 43053
Webb Pierce-Decca 3161721 24 UNDERSTAND YOUR GAL 37 39 BIG JOHN'S WIFE
5 3 KEEPING UP WITH THE JONESESMargie Bowes-Decca 31541 Wilma Lee & Stoney Cooper-Hickory F634
Singleton-Young-Mercury 7232722 22 SLIPPIN' AROUND 38 38 BLUEBIRD LET ME TAG ALONG
Rose Maddox-Capitol 4303
6 4 LOVE IS NO EXCUSEJim Reeves & Dottie West-RCA Victor 7237
Marion Worth & George Moran-Columbia 43020
39 * ASK MARIE23 13 KEEP THOSE CARDS AND LETTERS
Sonny James-Capitol 5197
7 7 MY HEART SKIPS A BEAT COMING IN 40 * THE VIOLET AND A ROSEBuck Owens-Capitol 5136 John & Jonie Mosby-Columbia 93005 Wanda Jackson-Capitol 5142
8 12 CIRCUMSTANCESBilly Walker-Columbia 42010
24 8 BREAKFAST WITH THE BLUESHank Snow-RCA Victor 8234
41 * THE NESTERLefty Frizzell-Columbia 43051
9 9 LOOKING FOR MORE IN '64 25 27 RHINESTONESPeron Young-Mercury 72271
42 17 FOLLOWED CLOSELY BYMY TEARDROPS
Jim Nesbitt-Chart 1065 Hank Locklin-RCA Victor 8318
10 10 PICK OF THE WEEKRoy Drusky-Mercury 72265
26 47 TAKE MY RING OFFYOUR FINGER
Carl Smith-Columbia 43033
43 15 THIS WHITE CIRCLE ONMY FINGER
Kitty Wells-Decca 31580
11 11 PASSWORD 27 31 WHERE DOES A TEAR COME 44 33 GONNA GET ALONG WITHOUTKitty Wells-Decca 31622 FROM/SOMETHING I DREAMED YOU NOW
George Jones-United Artists UA 724 Skeeter Davis-RCA Victor
12 20 I'M HANGING UP THE PHONECarl & Pearl Butler-Columbia 43030 28 28 MY BABY WALKS ALL OVER ME
Johnny Sea-Philips 4016445 45 HAVE I STAYED AWAY TOO LONG
Bobby Bard-RCA Victor 8358
13 23 THEN I'LL STOP LOVING YOU 46 * BE QUIET MINDThe Browns-RCA Victor 8348 29 29 SUMMER SKIES AND Ott Stephens-Reprise 0272
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14 14 NOT MY KIND OF PEOPLEJimmy C. Newman-Decca 31609 47 36 FAIR AND TENDER LADIES
George Hamilton IV-RCA Victor 8304
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Stonewall Jackson-Columbia 43011
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30 30 BE BETTER TO YOUR BABYErnest Tubb-Decca 31614 48 49 I'M A WALKING ADVERTISEMENT
Norma Jean-RCA Victor 8328
Ned Miller-Fabor 128 31 25 I THOUGHT OF LEAVING YOU 49 50 I'D RATHER HAVE AMERICAKitty Wells-Decca 31622 Jimmy Martin-Decca 31629
16 18 WALKIN', TALKIN', CRYIN',BARELY BEATIN' BROKEN HEART 32 35 I DON'T LOVE YOU ANYMORE 50 * LEFT OUT
Johnny Wright-Decca 31593 Charlie Louvin-Capitol 5173 Ray Pillow-Capitol 5180
BIG C&W ALBUMS This LastWeek Week
1 3 MORE HANK SNOWSOUVENIRS
Hank Snow-RCA Victor LPM 2812
2 2 SAGINAW, MICHIGANLefty Frizzell-Columbia CLS CS 2169
3 1 GUITAR COUNTRYChet Atkins-RCA Victor LSP 2783
4 4 LORETTA LYNN SINGSLoretta Lynn-Decca DL 4457
5 5 STORY SONGS FORCOUNTRY FOLKS
Faron Young-Mercury MG 20896
6 * NIGHT LIFERay Price-
Columbia CL 1971 (M) ; CS 8771 (5)
7 9 ON THE BANDSTANDBuck Owens-Capitol T/ST 1879
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8 13 MOONLIGHT AND ROSESJim Reeves-RCA Victor LPM/LSP 2854
9 * THERE STANDS THE GLASSCarl Smith-
Columbia CL 2173 (M); CS 8973 (S)
10 11 BLUEGRASS HOOTENANNYGeorge Jones & Melba Montgomery-United Artists UAL 3352; LAS 6352
11 10 THE BEST OF GEORGE JONESGeorge Jones-United Artists UAS 6289
12 19 KITTY WELLS STORYKitty Wells-Decca DSD 174; KXS 7174
13 15 LOVING ARMSCarl & Pearl Butler-
Columbia CL 2125; CS 8925
14 14 ESPECIALLY FOR YOUKitty Wells-Decca DL 4493; DS 74453
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15 7 RING OF FIREJohnny Cash-Columbia CL 2053
16 12 I LOVE A SONGStonewall Jackson-
Columbia CL 2059; CS 8859
17 8 FLATT & SCRUGGS RECORDED LIVEAT VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY
Flatt & Scruggs-Columbia CL 2134; CS 8034
18 * PORTER WAGONER-IN PERSONPorter Wagoner-
RCA Victor LPM 2840 (M); LSP 2840 (5)
19 16 SONGS ABOUT THEWORKING MAN
Dave Dudley-Mercury MG 20899; SR 60899
20 * RAILROAD MANHank Snow-
RCA Victor LPM 2705 (M); LSP 2705 (S)
MUSIC BUSINESS POP LP'sJUNE 27, 1964
Record below Top 10 listed in BOLD FACE made the greatest upward rise from last week's chart. Check symbol (V) indicates new on chart this week.
National popularity based on sales data provided exclusively to Music Business by the nation's largest retail chains, plus radio play and sales by standard retail outlets, one stops and racks. 11 Getz/Gilberto Bossa Nova No. 6!
MONEY ALBUMSThis LastWeek Week
1 1 HELLO, DOLLY!LOUIS ARMSTRONG, Kapp KL 1364, KS 3364
2 2 FUNNY GIRLORIGINAL CAST, Capitol SVAS 2059
3 3 HELLO, DOLLY!ORIGINAL CAST, RCA Victor LOC 1087
4 4 COTTON CANDYAL HIRT, RCA Victor LPM 2917, LSP 2917
5 5 CALL ME IRRESPONSIBLEANDY WILLIAMS, Columbia CL 2171, CS 8971
18 GETZ/GILBERTOVerve VLP 8545, V6-8545
7 6 BARBRA STREISAND/THIRD ALBUMColumbia CL 2154
8 8 BEATLES' SECOND ALBUMCapitol ST 2080
9 7 SOMETHING SPECIAL FORYOUNG LOVERS
RAY CHARLES SINGERS,Command RS 866 (SD)
10 9 HONEY IN THE HORNAL HIRT, RCA Victor LPM 2745, LSP 2733
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GLAD ALL OVERDAVE CLARK FIVE, Epic LN 24093
TODAY, TOMORROW, FOREVERNANCY WILSON, Capitol ST 2082
WHO'S AFRAID OFVIRGINIA WOOLF?
JIMMY SMITH, Verve V 8583, V6-8583IT MUST HAVE BEEN SOMETHINGI SAID SMOTHERS. BROTHERS,
Mercury MG 20904, SR 60904MEET THE BEATLES
Capitol T 2047, ST 2027TODAY & OTHER SONGSNEW CHRISTY MINSTRELS, Columbia CL 2159KISSIN' COUSINS
ELVIS PRESLEY,RCA Victor LPM 2894, LSP 2894
SERENDIPITY SINGERSPhilips PHM 200-115, PHS 600-115
RETURN OF THE DAVE CLARK FIVEEpic LN 24104
SECOND BARBRA STREISAND ALBUMColumbia CL 2054, CS 8854
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I WISH YOU LOVEGLORIA LYNNE, Everest 522(
PINK PANTHERHENRY MANCINI
RCA Victor LPM 2755, LSP 279:
INTRODUCING THE BEATLESVee-Jay LP 106;
DIMENSION 3ENOCH LIGHT, Command ES 867
41 38 BACK IN TOWNKINGSTON TRIO, Capitol T 2081, ST 2081
25 HIGH SPIRITSORIGINAL CAST, ABC Paramount ABC OC
27 GREATEST HITSMARY WELLS. Motown 61(
32 CHUCK BERRY'S GREATEST HITSChess LP 1485
34 SHUTDOWN VOL. 2BEACH BOYS, Capitol T 2021
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JAMES BROWN, Smash MGS 27054, SRS 6705432 30 SHANGRI-LA
ROBERT MAXWELL, Decca DL 7442133 33 REFLECTIONS
PETER NERO, RCA Victor LPM 2853, LSP 285334 29 WIVES AND LOVERS
JACK JONES, Kapp EL 735235 26 MANHATTAN TOWER
ROBERT GOULET, Columbia CL 6050, CS 245036 35 GLORIA, MARTY & STRINGS
GLORIA LYNNE, Everest BR 5226, SDBR 122037 28 BELAFONTE AT THE GREEK THEATRE
51 BEWITCHEDRCA Victor LOC 6009, LSO 6009
JACK JONES, Kapp KL 136539 31 COMMAND PERFORMANCES
latENOCH LIGHT, Command RS 868 (SD)50 FROM RUSSIA WITH LOVE
SOUNDTRACK, United Artists UAL 511441 39 MEET THE SEARCHERS/NEEDLES
AND PINS Kapp KL 136342 37 CHARADE
HENRY MANCINI, RCA Victor LPM 835643 43 BOYS, BOYS, BOYS
LESLEY GORE, Mercury MG 20901, SR 6090195 AT THE WHISKY A' GO GO
JOHNNY RIVERS, Imperial LP 926445 54 MARY WELLS AND MARVIN GAYE
TOGETHER Motown 61346 44 TOM JONES SOUNDTRACK,
United Artists UAL 4113, HAS 511347 46 REFLECTING
CHAD MITCHELL TRIO, Mercury MG 2089148 49 WHEN LIGHTS ARE LOW
TONY BENNETT, Columbia CL 2175, CS 897349 57 GREATEST HITS
MARVIN GAYE, Tamla 25250 48 IN THE WIND PETER, PAUL de MARY,
Warner Brothers W 150751 47 EARLY HITS OF 1964
LAWRENCE WELK, Dot 857252 41 FRANK SINATRA SINGS
DAYS OF WINE ANID ROSESReprise F/FS 1011
53 60 TODAY'S ROMANTIC HITS-FOR LOVERS ONLY
JACKIE GLEASON, Capitol W/SW 2056
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4 SEASONS, Philips PHM 200-124GOING BAROQUE
SWINGLE SINGERS, Philips P112,1 200-126ALLAN IN WONDERLAND
ALLAN SHERMAN, Warner Bros. WB 1539BY REQUEST
BRENDA LEE, Decca DL 4507JOAN BAEZ IN CONCERT PT. 2
Vanguard VSD 2123LETTERMEN LOOK AT LOVE
Capitol T/ST 2083NEW YORK WONDERLAND-WORLD WIDE WONDERLAND
ANDRE KOSTELANETZColumbia CL 2138, CS 8938
62 42 SUSPICIONTERRY STAFFORD, Crusader CLP 1011
1111, 77 HIPPY HIPPY SHAKESWINGING BLUE JEANS, Imperial LP 9261
64 55 LIVING A LIEAL MARTINO, Capitol 1975
65 74 DEAD MAN'S CURVE/NEW GIRLI N SCHOOL JAN & DEAN, Liberty LRP 3361
66 64 MORE THEMES FOR YOUNG LOVERSPERCY FAITH, Columbia CL 2167, CS 8967
67 73 SHANGRI-LA VIC DANA, Dolton BLP 202868 69 SPEAK TO ME OF LOVE
RAY CONIFF, Columbia CL 215069 67 I'LL SEARCH MY HEART
JOHNNY MATHIS, Columbia CL 214370 70 WE SHALL OVERCOME
PETE SEEGER, Columbia CL 210171 71 FOREVER BILLY VAUGHN, Dot DLP 357872 78 NEW ORLEANS AT MIDNIGHT
PETE FOUNTAIN, Coral CRL 57429.411. 94 BEATLES SONG BOOK
HOLLYRIDGE STRINGS, Capitol T 211674 72 THERE! I'VE SAID IT AGAIN
BOBBY VINTON, Epic LN 2408141F por MOONLIGHT AND ROSES
JIM REEVES, RCA Victor LPM/LSP 285476 80 BEATLES AMERICAN TOUR
WITH ED RUDY Radio News Pulsebeat 1000
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77 79 ON THE MOVETRINI LOPEZ, Reprise R/RS 6112
78 65 YAKETY SAXBOOTS RANDOLPH, Monument MLP 8002
79 76 TENDER tS THE NIGHTJOHNNY MATHIS,
Mercury MG 20890, SR 60890-&` V LET'S HAVE A PARTY
RIVIERAS, U.S.A. 10281 89 LITTLE CHILDREN
BILLY J. KRAMER & THE DAKOTAS,Imperial LP 9267
dis 97 RITA PAVONE RCA Victor LPM/LSP 290083 81 REFLECTIONS
STAN GETZ, Verve V 8554, V6-855484 92 HEAR, HEAR
SEARCHERS, Mercury SR 6091485 88 CATCH A RISING STAR
JOHN GARY, RCA Victor LPM 274586 86 SWEET AND SOUR TEARS
RAY CHARLES, ABC Paramount 48087 90 MOTORTOWN REVUE, VOL. 2
VARIOUS ARTISTS, Motown 61588 98 THE ROLLING STONES London LL 337589 V THE UNSINKABLE MOLLY BROWN
SOUNDTRACK, MGM E 4232 ST90 91 GREAT VOICES OF THE CENTURY
VARIOUS ARTISTS, Angel NP -491 96 MESS OF BLUES
JOHNNY HODGES, Verve V 8570, V6-857092 68 SHELTER OF YOUR ARMS
SAMMY DAVIS JR., Reprise R 611493 g..0 THE MANY SIDES OF THE
SERENDIPITY SINGERSPhilips PHM 200-134
94 82 WHAT MAKES SAMMY RUN?ORIGINAL CAST, Columbia KOL 6040
95 75 ENCOREJOHN GARY, RCA Victor LPM 2084
96 93 BACH'S GREATEST HITSSWINGLE SINGERS, Philips PHM 200-097
97 99 SOUL SERENADEKING CURTIS, Capitol T/ST 2095
98 V A WORLD WITHOUT LOVEPETER & GORDON, Capitol T 2155
99 160' PRESENTING THE BACHELORSLondon LL 3353
100 V 12 GREAT HITSJIMMIE RODGERS, Dot DLP 3579/DLP 25579
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This Week's Block Busters
FADE OUT FADE INORIGINAL CASTABC -Paramount OC-3Carol Burnett, Jack Cassidy and com-pany go through their paces on thehit show score.
LOOKING FOR LOVESOUNDTRACKMGM E-4229Connie Francis sings a flock oftunes from the track of her latestpicture.
MY GUYMARY WELLSMotown 617One of +he top femme vocalistssings a collection of great lovesongs in her own best-selling style.
WHEN I'M ALONE I CRYMARVIN GAYETamla 251Gaye has become a big hitmakeras a single and with Mary Wells.This ballad set should move briskly.
Chart Picks
FROM ENGLANDTHE CAREFREES
London LL3379This slick vocal sextet scored herewith a single "We Love You Beat-les," and this album shows themoff equally well.
NINA SIMONE IN CONCERTPhilips PHS 600-135Emotional performances by NinaSimone, in concert, of many of herbest-known tunes, including "ILoves You Porgy."
MUSIC BUSINESS, JUNE 27, 1964
ON THE COUNTRYSIDEBROOK BENTONMercury SR 60918Good listening with Brook singinga flock of country favorites.
JUST DAVE VAN RONKMercury SR 60908Philosophy, warmth and the blues -folk style of Dave Van Ronk comethrough seriously on this Dylan-ishset. Strong youth appeal.
CLASSICAL PICKSFERDE GROFE: WORLD'S FAIR
SUITEPAUL LAVALLE AND WORLD'S
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RCA Victor LSC 2764 (5)Grofe's latest "piece de occasion"should get a lot of attention, par-ticularly in the New York market.
BEETHOVEN: VIOLIN CONCER-TO IN D
JOSEPH SZIGETI, ANTAL DOR-ATI, LONDON SYMPHONY
Mercury SR 90358A finely wrought interpretation ofone of the major staples in theclassical violin repertoire.
JAZZ PICKJAZZ ODYSSEY VOLUME IITHE SOUND OF CHICAGOColumbia C3L 32Another superb jazz collectionfrom Columbia, featuring suchimmortals as King Oliver, JellyRoll Morton, Louis, Eddie Condon.
LOW PRICE POP PICKSONGS FROM HELLO, DOLLY!
AND FUNNY GIRLRUDOLPH STATLER'S CHORUS
AND ORCHESTRAWyncote W 9019Cleverly packaged set featureshit tunes from two of Broadway'sbiggest shows. Treatment is Dixie,adding mixed chorus.
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Mexico City nitery patronswill get another chance to in-dulge their Latin enthusiasmsJuly 8 when Brenda Lee, ac-companied by The Casuals,opens a two week engagementat Mexico City's Terrazo Ca-sino, plush night club. Dub All-britten, Brenda's manager andtopper of One Niters Inc. whoarranged the appearance, alsoannounced arrangements forthe Stoney Mountain Cloggers,Grand Ole Opry square dancegroup, to show on the MeredithWilson TV'er June 30. . . .
Songwriter Paul Wyatt whose"Taste of Tears" has been get-ting terrific play in severallarge eastern markets, has justbeen elected to the board of di-rectors of Nashville's Stand-ard Record Pressing Co. andalso promoted to vice-presidentin charge of national sales. . . .
Homer & Jethro are openingtheir own music pubbery inMusic City, titled Homer andJethro Publications. Headquar-ters will be announced soon.. . . BMI prexy Bob Burton hasbeen in France and Englandconferring with the copyrightdepartments of performingrights organizations. . .. Amongnew writers signed by BMI areBrenda Lee, Hank Snow andErnest Tubb. . . . Mel Tillis cutsome demos in Nashville lastweek and rushed back to hisfishing paradise at Groveland,Fla. . . . Larry Moeller, vice-president of Denny -MoellerTalent Inc., has returned froma three weeks vacation in Tex-as and Mexico, sun-tanned andready for anything. . . .
Shucher Studies LawHerb Shucher, Music City
Impressario and "man abouttown" in the recording field, isenjoying kudos for having suc-cessfully passed his first yearas a student at the YMCA nightlaw school in which he made a"B" average. What with all hisother interests, this disciple ofBlackstone has been hardpushed to pursue his nightlycourses and the extensive read-ing required. He expects to ap-ply his law knowledge aftergraduation to music businessintricacies. He has three moreyears to go. . . . The glorifiedreal estate bubble of Floridasome 40 years ago is nothingcompared with the boom in real
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Songwriter Jan Crutchfield (left) has been appointed Nashville Professionalmanager for Cedarwood Music, by Bill Denny (right) head of the firm.
estate along Nashville's RecordRow. Only a few years backthe neighborhood aboundedwith second class boardinghomes, hole -in -the -wall grocerystores and 25 -foot frontagewas going begging at $5,000.All that is past, thanks to theupsurge of Nashville's musicindustry which has taken overthe Record Row area for itsown. The $5,000 spots have shot
up to $50,000 valuation andone-time owners are kickingthemselves for not waiting afew years. Real estate brokersare doing a land-office businessand the feeling is that it's juststarted. . . . They're still talk-ing here about the Wilma Bur-gess session two weeks ago forDecca. Owen Bradley, conserv-ative talker as he is, called it"fabulous."
THESE R&B HITS ARE HOT!
"I TRIED SO HARD"b/w
"CRYIN' BLUES"by
Whispering SmithExcello 2250
"DARK CLOUDS ROLLIN" "b/w
"I'M IN LOVE WITH YOU, BABY"by
Silas HoganExcello 2251
NASHBORO RECORDS 177 Third Ave., No.Nashville, Tenn.-CH 2-2215
Watch BMI MoveBMI's swank new Music City
building will be ready for oc-cupancy about July 1 whensouthern rep. Frances Prestonand her staff will move in. Cur-rently all that remains to dois the decorating and that willbe sumptuous. No ceremoniesare planned though BMI prexyBob Burton is expected to visitlate in July. The BMI board ofdirectors will hold its fall meet-ing in the new building inOctober-the first time MusicCity was chosen. . . . Mercury'sShelby Singleton continues tokeep the airways undulatingbetween Nashville and NewYork. He was in New Yorkfour days last week beforerushing home for sessions withFaron Young and Margie Sin-gleton; also for singles withDave Dudley. He's exultingover reports showing that RogerMiller's "Dang Me" which heboth wrote and sings, is prom-ising to be one of the country'sbiggest. . . .
Want a Cow?It was C & W music that
started the idea. Washington'sWNDC is giving a real cow tothe writer of the best letter in25 words or less "Why I WouldLike To Have a Cow in MyHome." What the winner doeswith the cow is his own busi-ness. But it could be one "up-manship" that neighbors willhave a difficult time in topping.. . . Starday artist HowardVokes turned 33 years old June13-an occasion which touchedoff a celebration by friends atthe Griltz Lounge in Verona,Pa. Vokes and his band, "TheCountry Boys" are displayingtheir musical wares each Satur-day from 10 p.m. to 2 a.m. atthe Lounge. His birthday wellwishers really overflowed theplace. . . . Pete Fountain whomade his very first trip toNashville about a month agoobviously liked what he foundhere. He was back last weekwith Coral Records Bud Daritfrom the west coast, "flippedover the Nashville musicians,"says Decca's Harry Silverstein.He cut several singles and analbum. . . . Lenny Dee, Deccaorganist, has left his Floridavacation Elysium for a fewdays recording in Nashville.
Country Single PicksSKEETS McDONALDColumbia 43065TOO MANY TIMES (AWAY
FROM YOU) 2:38(Pamper Music, BMI)S. McDonald -E. MillerTHINK OF ME(Central Songs, BMI)A. Mulkey -S. McDonald
GLEN GARRISONBigg Kountry 5051CITY OF SIN 2:51(Vidor Pub., BMI)E. Miller -G. GarrisonTHAT'S HOW THE WORLD
LOOKS TODAY 2:20(Red River Songs, BMI)Eddie Miller
GINNY WRIGHTChart 1090HAPPY ANNIVERSARY 2:49(Yonah Music, BMI)Del & Ellen ReevesHAVE YOU EVER BEEN LONELY
1:51(Shapiro, Bernstein, BMI)Brown -P. De Rose
HAL SOUTHERNSage 373I DREAMED OF A HILLBILLY
HEAVEN 3:15(Sage & Sand, SESAC)E. Dean -H. SouthernRODEO U.S.A.-THE FRONTIERS.
MEN & JOANIE(Val -Dare, BMI) 2:07H. Southern
SAMMY MASTERSGalahad 533
I FOUGHT THE LAW(AND THE LAW WON)
(Acuff -Rose, BM I )-I:59Sonny CurtisA BIG MAN CRIED(Red River Songs, CMI)-2:20Eddie Miller
JIM REEVESRCA Victor 8383I GUESS I'M JUST CRAZY(Mallory, BMI) (2:20)-FairburnFlip is "Not Until +he Next Time"(Acclaim, BMI) (2:40)-Talley
DOTTI E WESTRCA Victor 8374HERE COMES MY BABY(Tree, BMI) (2:30)-D. and B.
WestFlip is "How Can I Face These
Heartaches Alone'(Tree, BMI) (2:09)-D. and B.
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Country Album Picks"BEFORE I'M OVER YOU"Loretta Lynn-Decca DL 4541, DL
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"BY REQUEST"Ferlin Husky -Capitol T/ST 2101"LET'S SAY GOODBYE LIKE WE
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"PROGRESSIVE PICKIN' "Chet Atkins -Capitol LMP 2908
"SONGS FOR MOM AND DAD"Leroy Van Dyke -Mercury MG
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Music Business in CanadaPAUL WHITE, Capitol rec-
ords reports that England's No.1 female singer CILLABLACK has now hit the Cana-dian surveys with "You're MyWorld" and looks like a win-ner. Cilia is another EPSTEINdiscovery and will appearshortly on the SULLIVANshow. Another hot Englishsingle "Bad To Me" by BILLYJ. KRAMER is still showingstrong across the Bigland.KRAMER makes another ap-pearance on the SULLIVANshow which seems to be thebarometer to success lately.Paul also tells us about an-other top British group onCanadian -Capitol MANFREDMANN with "Hubble Bubble,Toil and Trouble". Look forbig things to happen to thissingle. The American end ofCapitol shows "Tears & Roses"by AL MARTINO and "I GetAround" by THE BEACHBOYS showing good reactionon most of the key charts.
BOB CREWE, New YorkIndie producer flew into Tor-onto this week to launch thepromotion for Tamarac Rec-ords new JAYSON KING re-lease "Heartaches" b/w "Bam-boo Man". CREWE was alsotalent searching. I understandthere is a new Canadian art-ist about to score again for Mr.Hitmaker.
HAL ROSS, London Rec-ords, sent over the new Mel-bourne LP release "JILLI-ANNE HARRIS Sings Folk".A promotional EP was sent outabout 3 weeks ago and we un-derstand the reaction wasstrong enough to warrant arush release of this LP. Weagree and feel this could be abig seller for Jillianne.
Arrangements for the Mari-posa Folk Festival are begin-
ning to shape up. This gather-ing of the "Folk" clan will bewell controlled this year so asnot to have a repeat perform-ance of the near riots of lastyear. We understand promot-ers have to post a $200,000public liability bond to coverthe costs of extra police pro-tection and municipal clean-up. The Township have passed3 bylaws especially for thisFestival. Most residents areopposed to having the folksingers and all the troublethat might occur. Signed sofar are BUFFY ST. MARIEand JEAN CARIGNAN andblues singer MISSISSIPPIJOHN HURT.
AL SLAIGHT, PD, CFIUMToronto reports tremendousresponse to their new "BEA-TLE CONTEST" in which onelistener wins a trip for two toLondon, England to attend thepremiere of the Beatles' firstmovee "A Hard Day's Night".The station purchased 4 of the$50.00 tickets for the charityshow. The winner will be ac-companied by a CHUM deejayand the PD.
SCOTT CAMERON, former-ly of CKEY Toronto moveswest to become the new morn-ing man at CJCA Edmonton.New addition to the KL Sevenat CKLB Oshawa is ROSCOCAMPBELL. CHEX Peterboroadds a new CHEX-MATE,VERN ROMBOUGH.
ROCKIN ROBERT at CHSJSaint John, N.B. reports thatpersonal appearances of ANDYKIM in the Saint John areahave caused an upsurge in hispopularity and moves his rec-ord "Give Me Your Love" backup on the chart. Andy was un-able to sign autographs, hishands were too busy holdingonto his clothes. His fans were
FELLOW DISC JOCKEYS and country singing star Freddie Hart join KIEVgeneral manager Bill Beaton of Glendale, California station in congratulatingJack Morris in his selection by listeners as Champion of KIEV staff last month.From lef+ to right, Doc Hull, Manager Beaton, Freddie Hart, Jimmie Smith,Doye O'Dell, Champion Jack Morris and Gordon Calcote.
pretty enthusiastic.HAROLD WINSLOW, Qual-
ity Records reports that"Mighty Fine Girl" by TOMCREWE is getting terrific lis-tener reaction on the east coastthrough CHNS, Halifax and"Party Girl" by BERNA-DETTE CARROL receiving thesame reaction on the westcoast through CEFUN Van-couver. MAURY LOGAN "JustOne Of Life's Little Tragedies"(Quality) is beginning to showwell in the east.
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PICTUREPARADE
Earl Wilson's son Slugger is a member ofthe new group, The City Folk (at right),who just recorded their first album for20th Century Fox. Columnist Wilson isstanding at left in the photo, his sonSlugger is smiling in middle, and publicistArthur Pine, who discovered the group,has his back to camera. Photo at middleright shows Bea Lillie (third from left)at signing of her discovery Kathy Prestonto a Realm Records contract as JacksonLeighter, head of the firm, and promo-tion manager Jackie Boyd (at far right)watch. Center photo shows James Brownin an ecstatic moment during a recentSmash recording session. At left is an-other famous singer's son, Dorsey Burn-ett's youngster Billy Beau, who justsigned with the A & M-Almo label in Cali-fornia. And at bottom is western starLeon McAuliffe, with his band, The Cim-maron Boys, before heading overseas fora flock of dates in Ireland. They'll allbe back June 30 to star on the JimmyDean Show.
