Volume 3, No. 20

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From out of our nation's capital have come ma ny names now familiar to most of us. Dief, Whitton, Rivard, Fowle r, Gardi­ner, Pozer etc. etc . But , hang on. The newest a nd fast becoming the most popular name in Bytown belongs to a group of young musicians known as The Staccatos. This is a beat group with a difference. They have their own sou nd. This

isn't new. The boys have been on the Ottawa scene a few years, as individuals, but it was o nly afte r getting together as a group that they im­pressed young Ottawa.

A more successful beginning into the recording world cou ldn't have been better. A chance meeting with Sandy Gardi ne r got the ball rolli ng . A recording session was set up and "It Isn 't Easy" became a popu­lar item, not only in their home tow n but in many othe r ce ntr es across Canada. Their fo llow-up " Sma ll Town Girl" a nd "If This Is Love" has made their already busy life

much busie r whic h, of co urse, c rea te s problems. Their prese nt home, The C haudiere C lub just outs ide Ottawa, is the sce ne of their activity fiv e nights of the week. The crowd is young and e nthusiast ic . If they were any more enthusiastic they'd have to c los e the place down. SRO i s th e nightly g ift the boys have supplied th e proprietor with. And, needless to say, pro­prietor and e nthus iastic c rowd are a l ittl e re luctant to let the rest of the world in on the musica l goodies served up by this talented foursome.

Vern (the leader of the pack) Craig plays lead, writes many of the tunes and hold s down the comedy end of the team. He fir st became popular - with his family - at the age of 10 when he decide d to take viol in le ssons. He became unpopular -

with his family - at 11 when at hi s fir s t rec ital he forgot what tune he was supposed to play. As the years progre sse d, he found that a g uitar was easier to handle a nd besides the ga ls didn't dig a fiddle playe r. He mov ed from rec ital to gig a nd has made the latte r pay off.

Rick Bell i s the lead vocalist and ha ndles the drums. He took up drums while in high school and gives all the c redit of

his s uccess to the patie nce of his music teache r.

Brian Ra ding hold s down bass. He looks after so me of the a rranging and vocal ba c kground of the group. His biggest thrill was working with Gene Pitney whom he c ites as hi s favourite vocalise.

Les Emmerson shares guitar breaks with Vern and is also shaping up to be a very s ucce ss ful songwriter.

Whe never the top foreign names appear in Ottawa you can be s ure The Staccatos will be asked to share the billing. Billy J. Krame r, Gerry and The Pacemakers, Ge ne Pitne y and The Beachboys . Latest accom­plishme nts of the group have been their appearances on th e All- Canadian Hopsville s hows. First in Montreal, which was a wild s ucc ess , and then in Ottawa, where the Coliseum a lmost los t its roof from the screams of the enthusiastic fans .

Joining forces with J.B. and The Play­boys, The Esquires, Th e Big Town Boys and others, THE STACCATOS are contri­buting their musical talents in such a pleasi ng and ear-catching manner as to make easier the acceptance by Canadians­of Canadia n talent.

Toronto: Sandy Gardi ne r , Canada's most respected critic of pop music a nd reviewer of teen topics for the Ottawa Journal, dropped into the RPM offices last week. Sa ndy had just returned from Detroit where he had culled enough info on the Detroit sound to do a n article o n "Hitsville, U.S.A. Sa ndy also gave a preview of a Detroit session by Ot tawan Dave Britten . The record is a gas .

John ny Harlow, Arc recordi ng artis t jetted into Toronto for a recording session. Rumour has it that Johnny will be doing a Pitney-like routine this outing. We hope his home town of Calgary wi LI give him the support they forgot to on his first waxing .

Arc Records release of "The Klan" by Ingrid Fistell co uld net them a fiery cross. The lyrics a re a littl e s ho cki ng which of course makes for the magnitude of this re­cording, and co ming on the heels, as it were, of freedom marches , etc., could be a winner in many of the northern states of the US.

"After Four" the teen supple ment of the Toronto Telegram s hould be available ac ross Ca nad a. This excellent weekly pub­lication headed by Johnny Bassett Jr. should be syndicated coast to coast for Canadian teens. The suppleme nt has a great Canadian approach to fashion, music, hobbies, sports and teens doing things and going places. It now boasts the only au­thentic Top 100 chart in Metro a nd besides having a following of over 60,000 metro teens is now gaining popularity throughout Upper Ca nada. (Watch for front page sto ry).

Mike Reed, promo topper of Apex is sporting a flashy convertib le and a luscious fur bikini clad female companion. All in the line of duty of course . Mike is giving United Artists a hand in promoting the new movie "What's New Pussycat".

Lip syncing has been frowned upon by the British as far as national teen shows are co ncerned. The BBC will con tinue to allow some lip syncing, but one show on the commercial network has been askeJ that less be permitted. This is in conjunction with programmed music tracks, NOT re­cords. This should clear up any miscon­ception as to whether the British have gone out of their minds. If you wanted to be real v icious and idiotic,you cou ld star t a rumour tha t Hollywood is planni ng to outlaw all lipsy nc ing and put movies out of bus iness. That's how silly the whole thing is.

We understand that oca Cola, always mindful of what satisfies the teens, have e ntered into extensive Ca nadian commer­cia ls using many of the top recording gro ups in Canada. We further understand that these commercia ls will be used in the U Don't be too s ur prised to hear' 'Thi ngs go bett e r with Coke" done up in the inimi­table styl ing of The Big Town Boys, J .B. and The P layboys, Robbie Lane a nd J ack London. This is a great boost to che Cana­dia n mu s ic ind us try a nd o ur co ngratul ations

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go o uc to the Coca Co la Company. Co lumbia recording artist De bbie Lori

Kaye has just completed a series of com­mercials for a new te e n-age lipstick .

Port Alberni: George Haemme rle , Wolff R ecords se nds news that he is having a great deal of success on his e xte nsive trip throughout the west. His trip includes v1s1ts to th e top radio a nd TV stations and d is tribs.

North Battleford: Terry De Me rs, one of o ur tee nage s upporte rs sends news chat Barry Allen and Wes Dakus have discs o n the Top 50 in his area. Dianne James, Th e Guess Who and Bobby C urto la a re favour­ices of the teens in North Battleford. Terry is off to Eng land for the s ummer a n d will probably noti ce the difference in the accepta nce of home grown talent as opposed to o ur own indiffe re nce.

Calgary : The Calgary Sta mpede was a success but eve n more s uccess ful was the "Teen Fair ". One traveller was so im­pressed he ca ll ed us from t he fai r ground s, and accordi ng to him the Calgary show was even more impressive than the teen show at the CNE last year . He hoped that those in c harge of the Toronto s how had a chance to take a look-see a t how a teenage s how should be run.

COMP O RECORDS' dis tr ib utor in Ontorio Apex cooperated recently with Sam The Record Man a nd Simmons Flowers ta create TWO beautiful windows featuring "Red Ro ses for a Blue Lady". One window in the record store fea­tured albums and roses . and across the street in the flower store featured roses and albums.

St. Catharines: Morris Ra in ville sends news thac Jimmy Ki ng a nd the Country Strings a re appearing at the Quee nsway Hotel after a s uccessful two week stay at the Reeta Hote l in Welland. Dave Dee a nd the Dynamics have just ret urned to the Niagara peninsula from a two week appea r­ance at the Woodland Hotel in Sud bury. !he Rainvilles (V illa) a re prese ntly ho ld­ing forth at the Atlas ll otel in Welland. Featured with the group is Ha nk Secord (Ba nff ). llank ha s just returned to so uthe rn Ontario from a s uccess ful ~ ea r in Re g ina . Morris, John Loweth a nd Norm Crowe have formed a booking age ncy, Norm Crowe En­te rprises a nd a re presently busy bookin g

and promoting in the Peninsula. The com­pa ny is also concentrating on readying some o f this talent for recording sess io ns. Fur­the r info on thi s company ca n be obtai ned from Box 92, St. David' s, Onta rio (416) 262-4677.

Ottawa: Ve rn Cra ig of the Staccatos se nd s new s th at he a nd the boys w ill be c utting a nothe r session a t th e RCA Victor studios in Montreal , mid-July.

S till climbing the international charts is "Shak in " by Th e Guess Who. Their follow up "Toss in " is ga ining c hart recogniti o n across our own country a nd could very we ll make the inte rnatio na l c harts a lso. "She's Mine" by Montrealers, Barth o lomew Plus T hree sta rted s low buc now seems to be gai ning. Top fo reign record has to be " He nry The Eighth" by 1-lerman 's ll e rmics. le would appear agai n chat che Ca nadian ma rket influenced che US to release chis as a si ngle,as they d id wich " Mrs. Brown". " I Can Tel l " by che Ookpiks (now known as T he Sik us is) has jusc been released a nd could happen for che boys. "Mat ilda" by The Rondels has just been re leased and is a I ready showing up on che CHLN (Three Rivers) c hart.

"Don't Te mpt Me" and "Man In A Rain­coat" by Ina and Al Harris a nd "Badger Bod ine" a nd "Come On In Mr. Heartache" by Lennie Siebert are che firs t in a series of recordings featu rin g cop Canadian calenc and produced by Nashville-based Borda Records for Sparton. These cwo we II pro­duced si ngles stand to make a greac show­i ng , not only on ou r own charts but state­side as well. Steve Alaimo comes up with what could be a winner for Sparton with his "Case Your Fate To The Wind". Always a winner for the good music buff, Arthur Lyman releases three greac new LPs, "The Call of the Midnight Sun" "Hawaiian Sunset Vol.11" and "Polynesia". Myrna Lorrie is still making headway with her cou ntry hit "I Can't Live With Him".

The big news from the Columbia camp is the accepta nc e of che parent compa ny of the Canadian discovered Liverpool Set. These boys will have a simultaneous US and Canada release. Hot on the heels of their successful singles comes the LP re lease of The Byrds. "Mr. Tambourine Man" is already being back ordered. Chad and Jeremy also heralding single success for Col umbia wich their "Before and After" have released their newest LP, same title. Bobby Vinton still topping the charts with L-0-N-E-L-Y" releases his LP "Bobby Vinton Sings For Lonely Nights". The al­ready popu la r New Ch ri sty Minstrels come up with a smash release "Chim Chim Cher­ee" a lready s how ing c hart action.

Phonod isc is appare ntly happy ove r the advance reaction o n the re lease of "Be­ca use You're Go ne" by the Vancouver based Nocturnals.

"Skip Hop a nd Wobble" by Artie a nd The Mustangs ha s made the boys one of the mos t popular countr y g roups on tour in Onta ri o. Th ey a re prese ntl y playing to capac it y crowds in Oshawa a nd wi ll s hort­ly move on to Stratford. Walter Ostanek, Ca nada's Polka King ha s ju s t re leased hi s fourth LP o n Arc. He has been sig ned to a n ex clus iv e co ntrac t with Arc for the nex t four years a nd ha s a lso s ig ned a contra c t

for a rh ird season with CHC H-TV in Ham­ilton . Another of rhe Arc co untry artists. Jimmy James 1s having co nsidera bl e s uccess with his s ingle "Everybody's La ughing Ar My Heartaches" .

New York: Ren Grevatt, former Ge nera l News Editor o f the now defun c t Music Business, ha s ser up shop ro handle press relations fo r record co mpanies. He is also doi ng several col umns for srareside pub­! icar ion s as we ll as his wee kly bear for the Melody Mak e r i n London . Any a rti st or reco rd company wishing ro rake adva ntage of these se rvi ces , a nd he comes highly recommended, please •onracr Ren Grevatr ar Suire 1007, 200 Wesr 57 rh Stree t, New York 19, N.Y .

Sault Ste. Marie: Th e Dav e C lark Five made a s uccess ful appearan ce in the Lake­head throug h rh e ass istance of J.B. and The Playboys.

Nashville : T he Ca nad ian Liv e rpool Ser appa rently knocked our the Columbi a gang in Music C iry wi th th e ir laresr session. An on the spot offer was made for rh e m to appea r wirh The Byrds a nd C had and Jere my ar a hand picked a udi enc e of 2000 a r the Co lumbia co nve ntio n in Miami July 16. Columbi a sponsored a na tion-wid e con­resr a mong Top 40 s tations ( in th e US)and a re picking up rhe tab for tran sportation etc. for these 2000 teeners.

Record Jottings: Recordings of "The Holy C ity" are few a nd far between bur when one comes alo ng it is usua ll y of very high calib re. Ingrid Fistell has in­cluded "Th e llol y City" on he r new Arc LP. The power nnd clarity of he r magnif i­cent voice is indeed ove rpowe ring. Th e setti ng for rhis LP was the 125 year old

t. Paul's Anglican C hurc h in downt ow n Toronto. Charles Peaker, St. Paul's a nd Unive rs ity of Toronto o rga ni s t , acco m­panied Miss Fistell.

Cap itol brings out a no th e r g reat ancy Wilson LP "Today My Way''. Recomme nd­ed GMP c ut s "We lcome Welcome" and "Don't Come Running Back". The lo ng awa it ed at King Co le LP " at Ballou" i s now ava ilab le and every c ut mo s t e n­joyable. Ian Whitcomb co mes up w ith a smas h for Capito l with his "You Turn Me On" . One to keep yo ur eye o n i s " ll a ll of the Mountain King" by ounds In co r­pora ted. This g roup may be appearing w ith The Beatles o n th e ir North American tour .

!lot from Lo nd on Reco rds comes the lates t by Montrea le r Bi l ly Ma rtin "It's Grits Time" is a catc hy numb e r that goes with the new da nce devised by Billy ca ll­ed "The G rit s".

Red Lea f is s till making new s a c ro ss Ca nada with c ha rt s uccess a ft e r c ha rt success . ''Sloopy'' h old s the top of the line with "The One f-or Me" by the Char­maines beginning ro catch o n nat io na ll y .

The Strato-tones a re making a good showi ng for the ll awk peop le with thei r "Betty J o".

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EDITORIAL

WHAT CAN Wf

POSSIBlY

Bf THINKING Of

Ofte n , the telephone rings and DJs a nd PDs from across Ca nada ca ll to report news and ac tiviti es. The s ubj ect finally gets a round to Ca nadian mus ic. If you lived with th e mus ic indus try eve ryday as many of us do, a nd loo ked a t it fr om the stand poi nt of Ca nad ian conte nt in programming , often you wou ld have to brin g yourself back to rea lity , a nd ask yourse lf "What ca n we possibly be thinking of?"

If a plea for sa nity ca n be forgiven , then well THIS IS ... a plea for sa nity . If a nyone in the industry can s ides tep their ob ligat io n to Ca nadi a n programming by say ing thi s re fe re nce is not directed to­wa rd them , then possibly a mome nt of thought might end th e thoughtless ac ts that the industry has co ntinua ll y been s ubje c te d to.

Whe re I the int e llige nc e behind some of the st upidity that thi s indu s try has per­petrated. Sur e ly these people are no t living in s uc h a wonderland , tha t th ey ca nnot see that INDE ED instead of fi g htin g th e ir ca us es undercover, th ey s hould put th e ir concentra ted e ffort on: be tte r programming, bette r promotions, be tter sa les manship. To improve o ne's creativity is far more desir­able than a victory behind th e co mpet it ors' line s . A s nipe r s hot through th e backdoor is not as sa ti s fying as a mea ningful ap­proach to advance th e leve l o f broad­cas ting or the qua lity of recording .

The worthwhile people on th e sce ne have tre me nd ous odds against th e m when th ey have to compe te with the sc um a nd f i Ith of the g urre r th at ca n so eas il y infes t any ind us try a nd th e radio and music in­dustry is no exception . The incapable s th a t hold down pos iti ons. Th e FEAR that a l­ways sprin gs fr o m ig nora nce, and th e rat io na li za ti o n that s ay s " Well it 's dog ca r dog" . Th e law of the jungle ? N0 1 more ap tl y th e la w o f th e kenne I.

Th e mo ney WASTED by var io us com­i'anies a nd individ ua ls in tryi ng co c rea te a rnus ic indus try in Ca nada, wo uld probably a mount to e nough to buy every radio s raci o n in Ca nada. And if th e commonse nse pro­position of what YOU (Mr. Di sc J ockey) a nd YOU (Mr. Adve rtise r) a nd YO U (Mr.

cation-ow ne r) a nd YOU ( Record Compan­ies) A D YOU IN THE GOVE RNMENT

can expect from a mu sic indu s try CAN'T reg is te r in your minds , ch e n .. . Lec us look toward th e day the BBG becomes part o f° th e F CC, a nd CA NADA BECO ME S A 51ST STA TE .

LOOK ... at th e heritage a nd the cultural prospect you are c re a ting for your c hildre n , a nd rhe ge nera tion s to co me . The ma ga­z ines you r ead are foreign. The movies you see are for e ign . Th e paintings you admire a re foreign . Look what ha s bee n done to the theatre business in Canada. Co uld we expec t a ny SANE huma n being co invest a penny in the th ea tre business. Ce rta inly NOT!

The meas uring s tick we use for every­thing is f-OR E IGN. Th e n it only s tand s co rea son, th a t s inc e we are una ble co de­velop o ur ow n c ulture , that we not adopt a foreign way of life , but in s tead BE COME A PART OF A FOREIGN NATION. THAT see ms co be what we are headed for.

"CANADA HAS NOTHING". That is a quote , and if you wish to live with thi s as a banne r, the n continue the foolishness that ha s to thi s time made us a CHEAP !MITA T ION of a country, and poss ibly the day will come when we can apply for foreign aid.

It only t a kes one rotte n apple co spo il .. . a nd ROTTEN APPLES we've got.

IF IT ONLY MADE SENSE to continue with th e co mpl ace ncy chat ha s got us ... TH IS FAR) Better ... NOW ll ERE. We could li ve our live s and continue ro import of o ur c ulture and export our brains and talents.

If anything ca n make us si t down a nd for a mome nt think about THIS COUN TRY as a co untry that c ould do things for its e lf. Think that we a re n ' t brainwas hed co follow the leade r. If we ca n do something road­vance o ur c lass ica l mus ic, o ur s ta ge musi c, o ur ow n TV music, co untry music, rock and roll. Whatever leve l o f mu s ic we ca n c reate ... LET ... IT ... 13E ... OURS!!!

If record co mpan y, a rti s t, mus1 c 1an , disc joc key, program director WOULD work together , possibly we wi ll s omeday benefit from a new l ~X PORT ... MUS IC, and fr om o ur financial s uccess on th e world mu s ic sce ne , we ca n promise eve ryone re mote ly connec ted with the mu s ic indus try a reward both c ulturally and finan c ially .

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Halifax: With the visit by the Beatles to North America brings up the always present difficul­ties of crowd handling . Frank Cameron of C HNS was rather annoyed at the handling of the Rolling Stones Show when they appeared in London and wro te " It's one thing to put a wire barricade {ac­cord ing to press reports) in front of the s cage, but to turn out the lights during th e melee , I can­

not conceive any policeman in the world could be so stupid" a nd s uggests the police s hould check their manuals on how to control a mob . Fra nk also points out that the same problem existed in Vancouver when officials placed barbed wire between the Beatles and their audie nce. "Toronto'', says Frank, "knows how to look after a crowd properly" . Topping the charts at CHNS is "Henry The Eighth" by Herman's Hermits. "Walking" by Curtola makes it to No . 6 and "My Guy" by Dianne Jame s e n­ters the top 10 at No. 9. Robbie Lane and Diane Leigh look like chart climbers.

We understand an Upper Canada broad­casting outlet ha s purchased a TV s tation in Halifax.

Winnipeg: Fir s t on the sce ne with a Beatie contest from Canada's mid-west comes CKRC with their "Beatles-A-Go-Go" contest. Winners receive an al l-expe ns e trip to Toronto for the Beatie concert. The lucky winners will also have a look-see at Niagara Falls. With the Red River Exhibi­tion wrapped up for another year it was ob­viously a success for 'RC and their pooped staff. Many hundreds of lost kids a re pro­a bly a lot closer to the CKRC Guys a nd Dolls. For Dominion Day the gang moved down to Lac Du Bonnet where Jim Paulson hosted the Bobby C urtola show and Don Slade looked after the Water Show. New night man at 'RC is Jim Christie .

Vancouver: C-FUN lists "Hum Drum" as "good pote ntial" which could lead this Derek and Ed outing onto the C-FUNstactic Fifty. The Nocturnals are ma king a good showing chartwise with their "Because You're Gone''. (Watc h for from page story).

C KLG also gives the Nocturnals a boos t up the chart at No . 37 and a further push to "Sloopy" up to No. 23 . CKLG is making great headways .

Orillio: "Bowland 's Best Bet" picks "It Won't Be A Lonely Summer" by Diane Leigh which makes CFO R constant in their picking of Ca nadian talent. Their "Seven Day Wonder Of The Week" is "Sloopy" by Little Caesar and the Consuls.

St. John's : Jim Morrison sends news that VOCM have now come out with their own "Funderful Fifty-nine" survey. Listener response has been fantastic. Holding down number 7 position on the new survey is "Walkin" by Bobby Curtola with "Sa ndy" by Robbie Lane making the chart at #42. Gordon Lightfoot is also showing good chart action with "I'm Not Sayin". There still seems to be a problem of receiving Canadian releases for this powerful New-4

foundland station. Regino: CKCK's Third Annual Finals

Fling turned out to be a wi ld success.Head­lining the bill was Bobby Curtola . Bobby's "Walkin " is presently No. 8 on the 'CK chart with "Tossin" just ahead at No . 5. The big jump this week is "Down In The Boondocks" by Billy Joe Royal with "Legend of Shenandoah" by Jimmy Stewart following close . "Shakin All Over" by The Guess Who is picked as one of the top five LP's . Porky Charbonneau moves "Can't Live With Him" by Myrna Lorrie up to No. 12 on the Country chart.

Saint John: Rockin Robbert of CHSJ gives cover space to Robbie Lane on this weeks "Smart Chart, a nd also makes "Sa ndy" climb up the chart to #15. "Hard Times With The Law" makes a giant step for the Sparrows from No. 50 to 25. "The One For Me" by The Charmaines is also ge tting good chart action at 'SJ.

Hamilton: "Hum Drum" by Derek and Ed has captured another station with CKOC listing it as Pick To Click.

Niegaro Falls: CJRW signs in with their new "A-Go-Go Survey" listing "Here Comes The Night" by Them as No . l.

Don Smith of the RCAF is fast becoming a popular country entertainer for Canadian and US forces in Germany.

London : CFPL moves into new quarters at the new Free Press Building and along with new quarters comes a brand-new "Fabulous Forty Survey".

Calgary: CKXL makes a move away from the MOR format to a slight rock that could capture many of the young Calgary listen­ers. Peter J ackson holds forth on this new

tee n show from 7 to 8 PM eac h night. The big sound made famo us at 'XL is their country sound. Good exposure has been given to Canadians Ray Griff and Doug Hutton, who are Ca nada 's top country singers.

Ottawa: "Small Town Girl" by The Staccatos is still moving up on the CKOY playsheet a nd makes it to No . 8. The flip "If This Is Love" is also getti ng good play in the Capital.

Paul Lougheed, the young man about the Willowdale Survey known as CKCB,

moves into CFRA for summer and perhaps permanent employmeat.

"Sma ll Town Girl" by The Staccatos is now s howing up on the charts in Wis­consin. WISM Madison gives it a Pick and MAD also in Madison lists it at Number 30.

Montreal: Ca nada's Bi-Bi town leads the way for large centres programming Canadian. Dave Boxer is now convinced that Canadian records are just as we ll accepted by the public as are foreign pro­duct, mainly because Dave gives these Canadian discs a change to compete . J.B . and The Playboys, Barry Allen, The Sta­ccatos, Big Town Boys and The Guess Who are all good steady climbers on the "Like Young" chart.

~n~iny Graham Wyllie CKCL Truro Close To Me Regents "Another fine release for Quality and the Regents. Feel it won't touch 'Me and You'. Lost badly in a 'Make it or break it' al­though our Teen Panel voted 'make it'. It's the type that grows on you. COULD." Jim Morrison VOCM St. John 's Close To Me Regents "To be truthful wouldn't give this side air time, but as for the flip side - 'I'm Moving Out Babe'. I'll play it and plug it. The flip is bound to be a hit." Graham Wyllie CKCL Truro Never Again Pierre Lal ond e "SHOULD be another 'Louise' for Pierre. Strong background, good lyrics and great vocalizing by Mr. Lalonde have combined for a top commerical sound. 'Never Again' will we underestimate Pierre Lalonde."

Jim Morrison VOCM St. John's Never A gai n Pierre Lalonde "I have never played too much Pierre Lalonde, but this one has a good solid beat with good lyrics, so l'll say SHOULD."

COUNTRY

Tex Bagsh aw CKLY L ind say P ick ing Up My Hot Debb ie Lori Kaye "This side has a good hit sound and was released at the right time for the summer romance set . COULD." Dove Ander s on C KSW Sw ift Current Pick ing Up My Hot Debb ie Lori Kaye "Not really authentic country sound. Pop background does not add to attempted country sound. Would probably make a better release in Top 40 survey.'"' Tex Bagshaw CKLY L in dsay Sittin and Th inkin Jerry Hotton "Good re lease. J erry will get lots of air play in C&W markets. Good standard country sound. It will need a lot of pro­motion to be a top ten item. SHOULD." Lorry Snelgrove CKYL Peace River Sittin and Th in kin Jerry Hotton "Je rry does a good job on this tune. With the right push he COULD have a winner." Lorry Snelgrove CKYL Peace River P ick ing Up My Hot Debbie Lor i Kaye " At last - you people have sent me a disc I can rave about' This girl is te rrific. 'Picking Up My Hat' by Debbie Lori Kaye absolutely CAN'T MISS.' SURE."

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''old home'' week ... Don Francks opens this week in the off-Broadway production "Leonard Bernstein's Theatre Songs".

John Andrea and Bob Marcucci seem rather elated over John's first record a bout to be released by MGM . Teddy Randaz zo (definitely th e busiest producer in town) produced the date ... Bobby Scott couldn't stop raving about a young Israeli singer by the name of Esther Ofarim the last time I saw him. He just recorded her first Mer­cury LP ... A little over a year ago I intro­duced a songwriter friend of mine, Joel Hirschhorn, to Al Kasha. A c ouple of weeks ago Joel told me he and Al completed the score for the film, "The Fat Spy". Talking about Al, he will be recording The Wild Ones for United Artists ... About to come out thi s week is still another version of "The Joker", by Shawn Elliott on Roulette ... If Larry Uttal has anything to say about it, Bell Record s will break "She's Mine " by Bartholomew Plus 3 onto the Inter­national charts.

Tin Pan Alley is talking about the last minute decision by Bobby Darin not to sell his T.M. music firm. Talk was that T.M. had just about consumated a deal with Screen Gems, bur there were some last minute complications ... It is hard to believe that Freddy Quinn is not American. You can't hear a trace of a German accent when he sings in English ... Bobby Vinton had to turn down a plum role in the motion picture, "How To Succeed In Business", because of previous commitments ... The non-musical legit Broadway show called "Any Wednesday" inspired a record called "Any Wednesday" by Barbara Cook.

Waiting to break big on the charts are "Pretty Little Baby" by Marvin Gaye, "You Better Come Home'' by Petula Clark and Gory Lewis and The Playboys' record of "Save Your Heart For Me" ... A definite smash in the New York area is "Bricks, Bottles and Sticks" by Dean Parrish. This record may take a while to break wide open nationally, but it has all the chart ingredients . .. Randy and The Rainbows, absent from the Top 100 for quite a while, could hit pay dire again with their record of "Going on a Joy Ride" .. . The Golden Gate Str ings' version of "Mr. Tambourine Man" and Percy Faith's record of "The Duck" are two instrumentals getting plenty of play on the good music stations ... Definitely marked as a future hit is"You're My Baby" by The Vacels on the brand new Kama-Sutra labe l. It just can't miss. Notes of Interest ... Tony Bennett makes his movie debut in "The Oscar" ... Jo Stafford has signed with Dot Records ... ABC-TV planning a fall special for Jack Jones. 6

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single, "Nau Ninny Nau." WBros. recording exec Jimmy Hilliard

"Moonlight Melodies" by th e Londonderry Strings ••• Robert Allen is composer of Johnny Mathis' "Take the Time" and Al Hirt' s "Al's Place." Al's place will be on TV this summ er ••• KKIS dj Larry Ickes is a partn er in new Starlight a GoGo club ••• Lawrenc e Welk' s press agent, Ralph Porcnor, turnin g co writing songs-­l atest is, "There is This Need," Dot-ted by Mike Minor.

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Credit agen t Jules Losch for discover­ing the Liverpool Five. Seems their RCA debut of "That's What I Want" is what th e kids want ••• Morey Wax doing national promo on the "Lecki s" dance craze -based on an o ld Finnish round dance. Scandana vian music biz exec Stig Ander­s on in Hollywood to demo the dance with a group of celebs. Says Zsa Zsa Gabor: "le makes me feel like the on ly girl in the fraternity house."

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Rother prematurely the trade press re porte d a Ca na dia n coas t to c oa s t tour tha t was t o be tra ve 1 Ca nada fr om Ha l ifax t o Va ncouve r. the who le thing would have bee n a la ndmark fo r the Ca nadia n music in­d us try, and would have brought to the a tte ntion of youn g a nd o ld a ll across Ca nada our ow n ta le n t .

T he wh ole thing mi ght have bee n the beginning of a new e ra in th e mus ic busi ness in Ca nada. Un­

fort una te ly the tour d id not ge t fin a l ized. Why was un fortunate, bu t not wha t we are disc ussing here . The va lue of s uch a ve n­tu re and the possibi lity of a nothe r oppor­tun ity s uc h as th is prese nt ing i tse lf, s hould be the conce rn of everyone connec ted with radio a nd music i n Ca nada.The tour ge nera­ted more excite me nt a nd a nyt h i ng he reto­fore in the ind us try, and the news of i ts ca n ce ll ation s h ocked a nd g rea tly d is ­appointed those genuine ly inte res ted in the i nd ustry.

have changed the destiny of Canada's floundering music industry.

Possibly someday an opportunity of this magnitude might present itself again. The chances are very s lim, and we must join the people in the industry saddened by the last-minute cancellation. Our heart­felt a pprec iation goes out to the stations acros s Canada who reportedly ove rwhelm­in g ly supporte d the tour.

The wh o le sto ry of how the tour came into be ing was to hav e be e n the entire c olumn this week. Forgive me if I cut this co lumn s hort .

Next we e k my regular full length column. L e t me leave you with a kic ker this we e k. t ha t s ome how i s comple te ly in a pt. "THE S HOW MUST GO ON!"

Gory Parr CKLC Kingston The One For Me Chormoines "This has possibilities. Unfortunate ly, of course, the charm and excitement that thes e gals generate in person can't come across on disc . I like them, and hope they ge t a winner. COULD. "

Mike Joycock CKOC Hamilton Uh Uh Uh Cano di on Squires " T he summ ertim e is really on us and the Canadian Squires have got that beat. It' s a good movin sound but it takes a long time to ge t started. Overall it's kind-a repet itious . If all you want is a beat, the ' Uh Uh Uh' is the sound for you. I think the Squires will ge t s potty reaction but noth ing overwhelming. COULD. "

possibilities for the Top 20. Words kind of muffled. Exposure could do it! COULD ." Graham Wylli e CKC L Truro Hypnot ized Cho rmo in e s "Sounds like a two sided hit for the Char­maines. Personally prefer 'Hypnotized' because of the Spector sound. Other side should click too . These gals rate right along with Martha & Vandellas and the Supremes. Great disc. SURE." Sandy Gard iner Otta wa Journa1 Hypnotized Chormoines "Hypnotized is the one for me and it de­serves to get the air play. The Charmaines are the first Canadian-cut girl vocalists to touch the Supremes. It's only unfortunate that the music track wasn't a shade louder. COULD."

Dove Chari es CJ BQ Bell evi I le Where Love Hos Gon e Ro bbie Lon!! Robbie Lane should score big with this new single. Voice and background are just right. With the proper plays and promotion this should be a hit. Robbie has a lot of talent, and it shines through on this disc. SHOULD."

"Doc" Steen CKRC Winnipeg Where Love Hos Gone Robbie Lone "Like the tune ... but do believe it could s tand a bit more feeling in it's interpret­ation . . . and a bit more 'building' by the band. COULD."

Fronk Cameron CHNS Hal i fox Uh Uh Uh Canadian Squires

This is possibly one of the biggest set­bac ks the industry has ever experie nced­The groups that were to tour were to be good-will ambassadors for the music in­dustry, and the efforts of the organizers of the tou r should be praised a nd heralded. If it had taken place, the results might

Chuck Benson CKYL Peace River

"I cannot say I was crazy about this one the first time I heard it, but it can grow on you, s o watch out. This group has a good sound and infectious beat. COULD."

Th e One For Me Chormoines "We've picked 'The One For Me'. Ha s the

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