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More Than 25 % Canadian Talent For CKLC ChartKingston: CKLC's Boss Forty chartfor the week ending Nov 2nd., 1968gives chart listings to eleven Canadiandiscs. This represents over 25%Canadian content.
Mr. Gary Parr, music director andon -air personality at the granite citystation was contacted in regard to thisalmost unbelievable figure. Ofparticular interest was CKLC'sposition, being as Kingston is a twostation market with much competitionfrom bordering U.S. station. CKLCapparently enjoys top ratings duringseveral time segments throughout theday. The most important, as far as thepop market is concerned, is the lateafternoon and early evening. Parr,himself, hosts the early evening timeslot and has become exceptionallypopular with the teen set and youngadults in the Kingston area. Reasonfor the high listing of Canadian contentsingles is the manner they are presented
to Parr's listening audience. Canadianrecords are given the same once-over asforeign entries. Says Parr, "Canadiandiscs are more competitive than theywere before. Many Canadian productionsare excellent."
These discs are placed on the play -lists and reaction from listeners aswell as sales from local record storesare taken into consideration. It hasbeen found that Canadian discs havebeen faring exceptionally well at localrecord bars and telephone and mailrequests for domestic product has beenon the increase. When reaction issufficient, the disc is given a berth onthe Boss Forty.
Listings on the chart have alsobeen a boon to the local bookers. Asthe disc climbs the chart, bookers makeefforts to have the group or artist appearlocally, which has apparently resultedin good houses and several drawingcapacity crowds.
Canadian listings included on thechart are:5. The Weight - The Band7. Games - Modern Rock Quartet8. Poster Man - Carnival Connection9. Be A Woman - Stampeders19. Juicy Morning - Scepters24. You Got What I Want - Grant Smith31. I Don't Believe - Stampeders33. Of A Dropping Pin - Guess Who34. Ride With Me Baby-Mars Bonfire36 Bitter Green - Gordon Lightfoot40. And I Know - Manhattan
Another reason for Parr'spopularity is his recent bowing of the"Undercurrent" show, which commencesat 10 PM. This show features onecomplete album from the "progressivesound" entries. This show is run inconjunction with the local record bar,House Of Sounds. Album cuts areinterspersed with chatter from Parr andlasts only as long as the album. Thereis no set timing.
An American Writer's Point Of ViewJames Parks, long an admirer of theCanadian record industry, has oftendevoted space in his Record Round -Upcolumn of the New Hampshire SundayNews to point up the plight of theCanadian recording artist. Mr. Parksis well known throughout the EasternSeaboard of the U.S. and because ofhis numerous mentions of Canadiangroups and artists many have foundwidespread acceptance while touringthe eastern portion of the U.S.Following is a reprint from his columnof Sunday October 13, 1968.RECORD ROUND-UP by JamesParks - For many years now Canadahas produced some of the greatestrecording artists and entertainmentpeople. Yet, it seems that the wholeworld knows about this exceptCanadian radio. The talented andversatile Canadian artists are morelikely to score big elsewhere than inCanada.
For many years, the Americanrecording industry has held controlover that market. It must also beremembered that for many years acertainunscrupulous few within theindustry controlled radio in the United
States. Their hold over radio here wasin the form of commercial briberywhich later became known to all as"payola".
It seems that "payola" is runningwild in the land of our neighborsnorth of the border. There are toomany little people in much too manybig jobs who have control over thedestiny of Canada's talent.
Currently there is a movement tospearhead legislation that will controlradio in that country. As we see it fromhere, this move would be in the bestinterest of the Canadian citizen.
In a recent poll taken by privateinterests, it showed that Canadianradio stations will not play Canadianproduced records. The time allotted toCanadian content amounts to lessthan 5 percent of the total broadcasttime.
Two of the world's Countryproducers, George Taylor of Torontoand Dougle Trineer of Montreal, aretwo of the busiest people in their fieldin the world. In the pop field there areStan Klees in Toronto and Ben Kaye
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ENGLISH CANADIAN DISC TOPSFRENCH CANADIAN CHARTMontreal: CJMS, the top French/Canadian radio station in the Montrealarea, this week lists "Poster Man",by the locally based CarnivalConnection, as No. 1 on their veryimportant Top 30 chart.
The Carnival Connection, havereceived much assistance from DonaldK Donald Enterprises, who handle theirbooking for Quebec and the easterncounties of Ontario. The Connection,represented in New York by SiciliaAssociates Inc., have also become amuch sought after unit for appearancesthroughout New York as well as keyareas across the U.S.
The Connection have also madeimpressive gains across Canada withtheir first outing on the Capitol label.
RODEO MAKES FINE SHOWINGIN EACH CATEGORY OF MOFFATAWARDSMontreal: Mr. Dougal Trineer, A&RDirector for Rodeo Records advisesthat Rodeo submitted productions andwon recognition in each of the fourcategories in the recent Lloyd E.Moffat Memorial Awards.
In the Best Beat Record category,Hughie Scott's entry of "Happy Boy"copped the No. 2 position; and in BestMiddle Of The Road Record, No. 3position was awarded to Shirley Ann'sdiscing of "It's My Turn To Cry";"It's Such A Lovely Day" by JeannieWard picked up No. 2 spot in the BestFolk Or Country Record: and ShirleyField's "It All Adds Up To You"placed 6th.
Mr. Dave Lyman, station operationsmanager at CKXL, Calgary, announcesthat the date for the presentation of the2nd Annual Moffat Canadian TalentAwards has been set as Nov. 20th at6 PM. The presentation of the trophieswill take place at the Skyline Hotel inOttawa.
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It's funny, Funny Girl has left me with very little to say. After all, what can you say when you have seen a
superb and well disciplined performer giving her all in a vehicle that could
have been created for her alone? And which, without her, would have been
a complete and utter failure. Barbra
by Frances K. Smookler
Streisand surely will have the kind of professional future that is restricted
to an elite of talented people who have that little extra something that makes
them stand out above everyone else. You can call it personality, you can call it glamour or you can even just say that she has IT but, whatever it is, Barbra's got it.
The trouble is that she is so good and this vehicle is so perfect for her that she will have trouble topping this_ her first characterization. For, as an
actress, Barbra is the mistress of the exaggerated gesture in body, face and voice. I cannot see her as
Thoroughly Modern Millie or even a Baroness Von Trappe, characterizations
which required certain subtleties (well a little subtlety, anyhow) that were absent in Fanny Brice's person-
ality. The question is, will Barbara ever find such wide scope for her
particular Fanny Brice type talents? I doubt it but this is once when I
truly hope to be proven wrong. She was so exactly right here because she rang
absolutely true. It has even been said - Barbra is Fanny. This was no real
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impersonation, this was two souls so kindred that Barbra could have played Fanny even if she weren't
such a fine actress - that was just icing on the cake.
My favourite songs were what I would like to call the time/space songs - things like the spine -tingling Don't Rain On My Parade and Sadie, Sadie Married Lady where, between the start and finish of the song, time
elapses or space is covered. They wedded music and drama in a way that cannot be done with on -the -spot songs
like People and Second Hand Rose. Of course there are exceptions to this. My Man, while definitely "on the spot"
(almost the whole song is done a la Judy Garland with the spotlight on
the singers' face and shoulders and the rest of the screen almost
completely black) is the epitome of both approaches as her face dramatizes the whole story of her tragic love for
Nick Arnstein (Omar Sharif). As far as the other players went
the best that can be said of them, with one exception, is that they were two
dimensional. The one exception was Sharif who, as Fanny's gambler -
husband has create d the only one dimensional character I have seen in
the movies for several years. Sharif has done much better than this but, if the role of Nicky Arnstein is typical, he would have to overact if he ever
played the lead in The Life Of Robert Mitchum. The other characters invited you
to suspend your disbelief of them but fail to have you accept the invitation - you are usually aware at the back of
your mind that they were acting, an awareness that was not helped by the
fact that the sets, with very few exceptions, were all to obviously
stage sets. Funny Girl is, of course, a cleaned
up, tidied up fairy tale version of part of the life of Mrs. Nick Arnstein. If
you want to know what his world was really like I suggest you read The World of Nick Arnstein but if all you want is one great evening's enter-
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SECOND ANNIVERSARY OF THETRENT VALLEY COUNTRY JAMBOREEBelleville, Ont: Throughout CanadaCountry and Western shows havebecome a way of life on Saturdaynights for thousands of Canadians.One of the most successful of thesefirst saw the light of day (or shouldwe say night) on November 12th, 1966in the town of Stirling under thesponsorship of Ken Stapley and JackMcCaughen .
Since that first show the TrentValley Country Jamboree has neverlooked back and features Country &Western talent two Saturdays a monthin Stirling. Dick Lovering, Countryand Western DJ for Radio Station CJBQin Belleville is MC of the show. Dickis one of the most popular Country &Western DJs around these parts andcredits the Trent Valley CountryJamboree with a measure of histremendous success as his appearanceson the show has endeared him tolisteners throughout the area.
As well as the regular shows onthe second and fourth Saturdays ofeach month the Trent Valley CountryJamboree holds specials in theneighbouring communities - one of thesewill be on Saturday November 30th inB.C.I. & V.S. Auditorium in Bellevillewhen Lynn Jones will be featured,along with Fred McKenna of "SingalongJubilee" fame-This is expected to bea sell-out due to Lynn's popularity inthis area with such recordings as"Applesauce" - "The Bad With TheGood" and others.
The Trent Valley Country Jamboreeis also broadcast "live" every 2ndand 4th Saturday over radio stationCJBQ in Belleville. Dick Loveringhosts this popular country show. Onthis their second anniversary, thethousands of fans of the Jamboree aregrateful for the efforts put forth byKen Stapley, Jack McCaughen andDick Lovering and wish them muchsuccess in the years to come.
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musical effort of Legere's.Arlene Gordon is Legere's
current musical partner and isconsidered a top BMI affiliate coupwriter. Several of her compositionsnow going the rounds of Nashvillecircles.
The Duo are just finishing up afive week engagement at the CloveHotel, in Toronto, their fifth in thepast year, and will be opening at ttLansdowne Tavern Nov 11, for threweeks. They'll be playing theHollywood Tavern, also in Torontofrom Dec 2 and back at theCloverleaf for another month commitDec. 16.
The new agency is located at 1Silvercrest Ave., Toronto 14,telephone (416) 532-3447.
DON TURNER TO PRODUCECOUNTRY PACKAGESSarnia, Ont: Mr. Don Turner, personalmanager of Columbia recording arti,Myrna Lorrie, has set in motion plato produce a series of concert shoesfeaturing The Myrna Lorrie Show arseveral top Canadian acts. One of ;acts include in this package will b;the popular duo known as The CourTroubadours, comprised of SteveGlenn, who has the award winningcountry radio show "Country StarSpotlite" (CHOK Sarnia) and BobCammidge, who has created muchinterest in the country fieldthrough his recent recording of "REBoy Run". First showing of this Tieffort was at Glen coe, Ont. whereestimated crowd of 1400 turned outthe two hour show. Next concert dais set for Nov 24 at Sarnia's SCITSAuditorium. This will be an afternoand evening concert.
Miss Lorrie has just completedhectic tour of Canada and the centrstates of the U.S. and is currentlybooked into the Belvedere Hotel,London, Ont from Nov 4 through theShe will be appearing at Toronto'sEdison Hotel Nov 25 through the 3(Brampton Inn, Brampton, Ont. from2nd to the 7th., and in Stratford, Onfrom Dec 9th to the 14th. Mr. Turneadvises that before the end of the yit is hoped that the Myrna Lorrie Shwill appear at many of the major cethroughout Northern Ontario. Theseinclude Barrie, North Bay, Sudbury,Sault Ste Marie, Kirkland Lake, TinFort William, Kenora and Fort FranA mid -March tour of British Columbis in the planning stages as well atappearances throughout the prairieProvinces. It is hoped to completewinter with a Myrna Lorrie Show totthe Maritimes.
Through her Columbia recording"Changing Of The Seasons" as weher many appearances throughout th,Miss Lorrie has become much in defor television shows, and engagemethroughout the U.S. She just recent]completed a singing engagement ovthe powerful Nashville outlet of WSThe show was hosted by popularcountry personality Ralph Emery, vtalso hosts the top rated WSM radio"Opry Star Highlite", heard by milleach Saturday evening.
king for new wonderful talent, it find it in recording artists once allow the industry to thrive and slop new talent for radio,
vision, stage and movies. If our very wealthy radio station
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NEW YORK CITY RICHARD ROBINSON
New York-PWS-The Cream have provenbeyond a shadow of a doubt that theyare the biggest thing happening inAmerica. Last week it was announcedthat the group has sold out its show atMadison Square Garden in New YorkCity without one advertisement. Not aword appeared in the press, radio, ortelevision to tell Cream fans of theshow yet all 20,000 seats are fullfor the show.
POPwi re
This type of reaction to The Creamhas occurred allover the country duringwhat is supposed to be their farewelltour. Rumors are spreading, however,that the trio is making so much moneyon this tour that they will not break upuntil absolutely necessary. Estimatesof a half million dollars have beensuggested as the gross for the tour.
With the Cream on their New Yorkshow will be The Buddy Miles Express.Prior to that show, Miles will bringhis group into New York for a benefitconcert at The Fillmore East. Titled,"Buddy's Buddies For Biafra", theconcert will be free although everyonewill be asked to contribute at the doorfor the Biafran refugee fund campaign.
Also on the show will be TheMcCoys and a West Coast group calledMother Cat.
American television audiences are infor some very radical - to their way ofthinking - musicians during the nextfew weeks. Jimi Hendrix and CountryJoe and The Fish have both beenscheduled to appear on The Ed
MUSIC
Sullivan Show. The thought of Jimidoing his thing on Ed Sullivan is sooutrageous that I don' t even want toconsider it. If Jimi comes through anddoesn't tone down his gyrations for theshow it could well mean absolutehysteria here after the show. CountryJoe is also a very radical act that tendsto depend on foul language andsatirically bitter comments about thestate of political/social affairs in theU.S. for their musical basis. Wonder ifthey will cop out and just play musicwhen they do the Sullivan show? Ifthey do anything else they won' t be onthe air for very long.
The Moody Blues arrived in NewYork last week for a show at TheFillmore East before launching out on across country tour. The group lookedaround the city and were appalled bythe atmosphere here and the feeling ofviolence in the air - I don't blamethem. They are looking forward to gettingout to the West Coast to see if thingsare any better there. In the meantime....they gave an exceptional performanceat the Fillmore along with Rhinocerosand John Mayall. A very exciting bill.The Moody Blues say they plan to startrecording a third album when theyreturn to London, based upon theirexperiences in the States.
Many rock artists can guage theirsuccess by their acceptance in the U.S.press. For instance a recent article inthe New York Times on blues manAlbert King has put him in the spot. -light as the first blues superstar. TheJefferson Airplane being on the coverof Life magazine did the same for them.Now Jimi Hendrix has outdone themall. A sixty four page book is beingplanned that will tell Jimi's life storyand cover every portion of his last fewyears in detail. Should be interestingsince the publication will be written
For all those who were holdingtheir breath over the fate of thePaupers. Let it go. They 're alive andwell and living in Toronto with Dennyu..rrard. That's the official word. DennyGerrard is back in the line-up once again,and you'll remember the Paupersseemed to suffer somewhat when Dennyleft them a few months back. Much creditfor the group getting back on their feetmust go to Adam Mitchell and ChuckBeal who remained after the recentsplit and got the group into operationonce again. Present lineup alsoincludes Roz Parkes and Jonn Ord.Their first Toronto showing was at theNite Owl (Oct 30) and reports have itthey are better than ever. Besides theirbig sound they've got another importantplus - a top of the heap publicistlooking after their promotion. He'sDick Flohil of Concept Associates,who was responsible for much of thepress a -do at the recent "Time Being"show at the CNE.///Leonard Rambeau,a Catherine McKinnon fan, and readerOf RPM. from Dartmouth, N.S., advisesthat Cathy has picked up a EuropeanAward as top Female Canadian
Vocalist, similar to the honours shereceived in the year end RPMAwards. Len would like to see a"Feature" story on Cathy, which weshall arrange in the not too distantfuture.///Decca's Irish Rovers arestill continuing their frantic pace ofone -niters throughout the U.S. andCanada. They'll be at the LisnorAuditorium in Washington D.C. Dec 8th.Many of their Canadian fans caughtthem on the Steve Allen Show not toolong ago. Their album "All Hung Up"is now a best seller.///Lee Jackson,late of Jon and Lee, is now toutingthe new Elektra group, The Rhinoceros.As reported in RPM previously, thisgroup is made up of Jon Findlay (Jonand Lee - that's the tie-in, get it?),and members from Mothers of Invention,Buffalo Springfield, Iron Butterfly andJon's old organist Mike Fonfara. Theirfirst discing, entitled "Rhinoceros",is off the press and just in time to buildup a good following for their return toCanada appearance at Toronto's RockPile Nov. 15 and 16th.///We've gotsome rumblings from Canada's WestCoast. More about that next week.///
and sold from a black music point ofview rather than a pop fan angle.
Around New York this week: JanisIan on the West Coast producing records
John Stewart, once a member of TheKingston Trio, is trying to make a folkrock comeback as a long haired rocksinger Hendrix set for a concert inPhilharmonic Hall in New York at theend of November Donovan heldpress party in New York and served tea,which shook up a good deal of the NewYork press who like a little nip whenthey show up to see an artistMary Hopkin also held a party for thepress to celebrate her gigantic hithere, only problem was that Marynever showed up Johnny Cashbrought country and western to New Yorkand sold out at Carnegie Hall lastweek. The audience was very youngand hip a direct contrast to BuckOwen's concert last year where theaudience was only about 300 peopleand the only people with long hair wereZal Yanovsky of The Lovin' Spoonfuland your reporter Speaking of me andlong hair, I recently became the youngest(by four years) disc jockey in New YorkCity on WNEW-FM, the top progressiverock station in the area....newestphrase from the West Coast for endingphone conversations, "Land gently"....
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The Miss Canada Pageant willyear be telecast "live" from NorthYork's Centennial Centre (Toronto)Nov 11 at 9:30 PM EST. The produ,will be seen on the full network. R,Victor recording artist Paul Anka vbe special guest star. Jim Perry wact as host. Producer of the show iLorne Freed with Ralph Abrahamdirecting. Some of the beautiesalready lined up include 17 year ofSharon Paynter of Summerside PEI;year old Syanne Smith from Saint J(
CALGAFBREAK!Calgary: A recent press release froPlus Four Holdings Ltd., notes "IHappy Feeling have a knack ofpleasing everyone from Teeny Bop(Grand Pops and no one ever leavesperformance disappointed." At a tiwhen the market is perhaps moreconfused than it has ever been, on(takes particular interest in soundsare reportedly "prOgressive". Furtiinvestigation revealed that HappyFeeling are a recording unit, out ofCalgary, and have just released anoriginal deck of "Happy Feeling""If there's A Thought" on the Barrlabel. The plug side is "Feeling",Which was written by the group'slead vocalist Jimmy Aiello, who isthe organist. The flip is a co-writirby Gerry Mudry, drummer, and DannFerguson, lead guitarist. Initial relwas restricted to the Province ofAlberta, and within two weeks the
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incoln Centre production of Lear". She'll play Goneril.
Pecknold, now appearing as apantomime character in
V's "Mr. Dressup". He's also the title role in "Androcles
Lion" for the Young People's e, currently touring Toronto
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Cuckolds". Douglas Rain n 2001) replaces Alec McCowen
lerick William Rolfe, the role in "Hadrian VII" in
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-OPEN LINE "Dear Open Line:
Canadian program directors, disk jockeys and librarian personnel could
very well be labeled dummies. Now don't pass off the remark as if it came from some ostracized record hyper or
spurned radio worker. Calmly look up the word in the dictionary and read on.
(Dummy: "One who seems to be acting for himself but is really acting
for another") It now rings close to home though there will be some who
rationalize it away to feel better about their own position. Would a rose by
any other name smell as sweet etc. When these aformentioned dummies
choose their music, make up play lists, and proudly proclaim that "they make the decisions", who are they
fooling? As much as one would hate to admit it, they are fooling a great many
people. First the public that relies on the station to present fair evaluations of the musical scene as it pertains to their own locale, are being fed pre-
digested sounds. The sounds are fine, there are no complaints on that part.
The songs and hits are however already that, HITS! The station merely
needs to copy down the titles, rearranging some the names (like a
child playing in the sandbox) and presto, a play list. Down to the local
printer, and the station has a chart. To pull the wool a little further over the eyes of the public, they state (most
often) that the list is an accurate indication of therecord's popularity. Popularity where? ELSEWHERE.
It wouldn't be so hard to take if the station wasn't so proud of it's
carbon -copy list. 'The big new list' ....`Our Nifty, swifty, shorty forty, terrible ten, blasting biggies, etc.
They may as well show a print of the Mona Lisa and say that they painted
it. A few slogans that would be more fitting the chart would be
' 'Gary in's_
great ones'. 'The Random sheet', 'Bill Box Biggies', 'Top Sheet
Tippers'. It isn't as if the stations were really unfair. They at least
mention the name of the artists, songs, and often labels. Why then do they
take all the credit for the listings. The tipsters should complain and ask
for a credit at the end of each DJs show. A line of type on a chart would
also lend a little credit to the people who take their time to FIND OUT,
INITIATE, AND REPORT, their evaluations.
Come on now you (I'm afraid to say dummies but what other word
befits) radio people, admit to yourselves you don't make the hits
and if it's easier, less expensive, or what have you, to go on pretending this isn't so. At least admit to your
audience that you are intimidated by others and aren't ashamed to say that
until you become self sufficient in constructing your own chart (Messing
the numbers back and forth doesn't count) You will hereafter call a spade
a spade. 'You are listening to Dummy radio'
.
Yours truly, An Intelligent .listener..
"My remarks here are addressed to the person who wrote in to Volume 10#8. It always gives me great pleasure to take
to task those people who not only condemn everything Canadian, but
forget themselves that they too are Canadian, and are merely slicing off
their beaks to spite their own face. My first big gripe about these kind
of kooks is the fact that they haven't the intestinal fortitude to sign their
names to their beefs. Oh how easy it is to hide behind the page, or as in the
radio ANNOUNCERS case, have someone hide behind a telephone and
give out with the dirge. But, enough about 'Name Withheld's' style and
tactics, they speak for themselves. To get to the meat of the matter let
me state this. Yes, I agree with 'Name Withheld' that some Canadian talent
records are of no value. But for every bad one, there's three good ones. We get approximately fifty records a week
which are of American content. Out of the fifty, five are airable, the others are 'crap'
, to coin a phrase. So much
for American records. Wherever, Dear 'Name Withheld' did
you get the idea that DJs are on the air. My dear fellow, a 'DJ' is a fellow who
spins the records on the turntable, and never but never goes on the air. The
announcer is the man you hear on the air. Misinformed weren't you?
It has never been my policy to slight our American friends, and I shan't do so now. But I have travelled extensively in the U.S. over the years, and I have
yet to hear any announcer down that - away who sounds any better than their
comparable Canadian counterparts. I guarantee you this my friend, that you'll
find no better announcer in New York City than you'll find in Toronto, Ottawa,
Montreal or Vancouver. The only thing you'll hear stateside that's better than
the Canadian style is their production, and I no doubt stand to be corrected here.
'Name Withheld', if I ever get to be anywhere near as bad as you'd like to
have me painted, may my larnyx seize up and go to hell. Probably I'll bump
into you whilst I'm down there. Yours for the radio ANNOUNCERS
in Canada." (signed) Robert Capp
Programme Director CFCB Corner Brook,
NFLD.
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COUNTRYCanadian country artists are
shaping up on many of the Canadiancountry charts. Polydor's Mona Vary ismaking a good showing with "BackIn Town To Stay" and Gary Buck couldhave his strongest outing to date. HisCapitol release of "Mister Brown" hasalso been given a nod by some of the
pop prophets. Another Capitol artistreceiving action is Bev Munro with hisouting of "Hello Operator". Bev is alsogoing to shake things up with his newlyreleased album "Hello Operator" onthe just bowed Artistry In Music series.A couple of Sparton artists bearlistening to. They're Chef Adams, with"Destroy Me", written by Adams, awell known country personality from
Toronto; and Grand Forks, BritishColumbia native Billy Charne's "NoLonelier Than You". Charne wroteboth sides of his deck as well.
If you're in the Toronto area Nov 4through the 9th., you can catch theStoneman Family at the Horseshoe.They'll be followed Nov 11 by WaylonJennings.
Y'know, since I started writing theselittle articles for RPM, I've accumulateda vast amount of notes. Little thingsI've picked up here and there (somequite interesting too), here's oneexample.
I guess it was back last April orMay, when I worked two weelc8 at theRenfrew Hotel, with Glenda Lee and AlSchnurr. Now on Thursdays andSaturdays I think it was, in the otherroom in the club, they had another band.We worked a half hour, and theyworked a half hour, and a good time washad by all.
The band was MacBeatty and his"Melodeers" (I think that was thename of the group, that's one note Imissed). Mac had played at theRenfrew Hotel for four years, and atthe time we were there, his groupconsisted of, Mac, Reg Hill (one ofCanada's top old time fiddlers), GaetanFairfield (who's been with Mac on andoff now for thirty years), Al Utronki,and Jimmy Mayhew. Combined, theyproduced a really great old timecountry dance band sound.
Mac, should be well known,especially to any Don Messer fans,as he's appeared with Reg and Gaetan,over ten times since the show came onthe air. During his career, he's madenumerous TV appearances, includingthe old CTV "Cross Canada BarnDance", and had a three year run with ahalf hour Saturday night program overCHOV Pembroke.
At present, Mac records for theBanff label, and when I talked to him,they had five LPs out. His music hastaken him all over the nesting bed ofcountry music, the Ottawa valley andbeyond. Places like, Arnprior, Braeside,Cobden, Forrester Falls, Beachburg,Pembroke, Portage DuFort, SmithsFalls and many more. A solidreputation for his country sound, Mac.has.
Now, after talking to Mac and all,I invited Gaetan Fairfield up to myroom for a while, where we partook ofsome goat juice and some more"country chatter", and I made a few;more notes. But Y'know, reading them;over, about the only thing I can desipheris the fact that, that famous TV person-ality, Fred Davis, once played trumpetin Mac's band. The rest is Chinese..Funny what that 01' goat juice can do,I never knew I could write Chinese!!!
So much for my notes. Now on to,the thoughts of the day. First,Congratulations to Ben Kerr for hisr`Country & Western News Roundup' P.I've just seen the first issue, and it'sbursting with exciting possibilities.You can feel it at first glance (thatdoesn't sound right, Grant). All the
very best, Ben. Upward still andonward!!!!
Note: to the RPM varityper, thelast name is Hewlett, not Newett.Secon' time you done it!!
If CFCF takes country music offthe air, me 'n' Scotty Stevenson gonnastart our own radio station!! Wellwe gotta do something!!!
And finally, I came across thislittle verse by William Edgar O'Shiugh-nessy, and it seems to fit almost everysingle musician I've ever known.
"We are the music makers,And we are the dreamers of dreams,
Wandering by lone sea -breakers,And sitting by desolate streams;
World -losers and world-foresakers,On whom the pale moon gleams;
Yet we are the movers and shakersOf the world forever, it seems."
What do you think? Keep well.GRANT NELSON HEWLETT
BILL LEGERE BOWS NEW AGENCYToronto: Bill Legere, currently heardaround the Ontario market with hisprogressive country sound of theArlene & Bill Duo, announces theopening of a new country bookingagency. The organization, to be knownas Top Country Entertainment Agency,will concentrate on booking topcountry acts.
Legere, formerly from Canada'sEast Coast, has been leader of severalgroups that spawned notable Canadiancountry recording acts. Theseincluded Bud Roberts, who recordedfor Pointe, The Maritimers, who havehad success with their Arc album, andlately Glenda Lee, who released onCanuck. The latter artist was featuredwith the Billy Lee Show, another
COUNTRY CHART1 2 HAPPY STATE OF MIND
Bill Anderson-Decca-32360-J2 3 THEN YOU CAN TELL ME GOODBYE
Eddy Arnold -RCA -9606-N3 4 WHEN YOU ARE GONE
Jim Reeves -RCA -9614-N
4 8 LOOKING AT THE WORLDTHROUGH A WINDSHIELDDel Reeves -United Artists -50332.)
5 18 NEXT IN LINEConway Twitty-Decca-32361.)
6 1 I JUST CAME TO GET MY BABYFaron Young -Mercury -27827-K
7 11 RENODottie West -RCA -9604-N
8 12 I STILL BELIEVE IN LOVEJan Howard.Decca-32357-J
9 6 APPLESAUCELynn Jones -Capitol -72546-F
10 5 BIG GIRL'S DON'T CRYLynn Anderson -Chart -1042-N
11 24 IT'S ALL OVER BUT THE CRYINGHank Williams Jr -MGM -13968-M
12 27 LOVE ME LOVE MEBobby Barnett -Columbia -44589-H
13 25 SHE STILL COMES AROUNDJerry Lee Lewis -Smash -2186-K
14 22 IN LOVEWynn Stewart -Capitol -2240-F
15 30 MAMA TRIEDMerle Haggard-Sparton-1677-0
16 16 THE WIFE YOU SAVE MAY BE YOUR OWNDiane Leigh-Chart,59-1051-N
17 21 SOUNDS OF GOODBYETommy Cash -United Artists -50337-J
18 14 LOVE TAKES CARE OF MEJack Greene-Decca-32352-J
19 31 WHERE LOVE USED TO LIVEDavid Houston -Epic -10394-H
COUNTRY continued on page 13
20 26 GENTLE ON MY MINDGlen Campbell -Capitol -5939-F
21 23 HEY DADDYCharlie Louvin-Capitol-2231-F
22 34 STAND BY YOUR MANTammy Wynette-Epic-10398-H
23 32 LET THE CHIPS FALLCharlie Pride -RCA -9622-N
24 28 GOD HELP YOU WOMANJim Glaser -RCA -9587-N
25 29 PUNISH ME TOMORROWCarl Butler -Epic -10394-H
26 « PLASTIC SADDLENat Stuckley-RCA-9631-N
27 36 BORN TO BE WITH YOUSonny James-Capito1-2271-F
28 37 HARPER VALLEY PTABen Colder -MGM -13997-M
29 35 BACK IN TOWN TO STAYMona Vary-Polydor.540005-Q
30 38 MR. BROWNGary Buck -Capitol -72556-F
31 39 LITTLE ARROWSLeapy Lee-Decca-32380-J
32 40 SHE WEARS MY RINGRay Price -Columbia -44628-H
33 I WALK ALONEMarty Robbins -Columbia -44633-H
34 « DESTROYED BY MANMel Tillis-Kapp-941-L
35..« I TAKE A LOT OF PRIDE IN WHAT I AMMerle Haggard-Sparton.1700-0
36.« LET THE WORLD KEEP ON A-TURNINBuck Owens & Buddy Alan -Capitol -2237-F
37 « HELLO OPERATORBev Munro -Capitol -72543-F
38 THE ROSE OF MEXICOHarry Rusk -Apex -77088-J
40 IT'S TATER PICK IN' TIMEHal Lone Pine -Melbourne -3303-K
TAKE A"Put on a Happy" is a
catch -phrase that's catchin,with teens and with -it peacross Canada as a result ocurrent advertising campaignNeilson's chocolate barsfeatures a happy melody,nitely music of today, and cbright copy to give theestablished (celebrating itsanniversary this year) choc4and confectionery companbright new image.
Here is another leaCanadian company, Wi]Neilson Ltd., and a topagency, Vickers & Benson 1
turning to young Canadianmusic talent to appeal to yand young at heart consumers
The Music for the "PutHappy" TV and radio commerowas written by Terry Bush,guitarist with Robbie LaDisciples (and a favourite c]up of the cameramen on thenetwork's "It's Happeniiuntil he left the group this Siand joined Mort Ross Associin the commercial jingles fTerry is back on the pop mscene now with Jack HardinBetty Richardson and Thehouettes. "Put on a Happy"recorded by a dozen of Toro!finest musicians, including 1on guitar; Doug Riley of the
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Remember the soundof eating a Crispy Crunch?
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Come on,Put on a Happy
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:o; and Grand Forks, British bia native Billy Charne's "No ier Than You". Charne wrote
ides of his deck as well. you're in the Toronto area Nov 4
h the 9th., you can catch the 'Ian Family at the Horseshoe.
II be followed Nov 11 by Waylon tgs.
LEGERE BOWS NEW AGENCY to: Bill Legere, currently heard
the Ontario market with his ,ssive country sound of the
? & Bill Duo, announces the ag of a new country booking y. The organization, to be known
p Country Entertainment Agency, oncentrate on booking top
y acts. gere, formerly from Canada's
Coast, has been leader of several 3 that spawned notable Canadian
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COUNTRY continued on page 13
,ENTLE ON MY MIND 'len Campbell -Capitol -5939-F
IEY DADDY :harlie Louvin-Capitol-2231-F TAND BY YOUR MAN ammy Wynette-Epic-10398-H
.ET THE CHIPS FALL :harlie Pride -RCA -9622-N
,OD HELP YOU WOMAN im Glaser -RCA -9587-N
'UNISH ME TOMORROW :arl Butler -Epic -10394-H
'LASTIC SADDLE lat Stuckley-RCA-9631-N
,ORN TO BE WITH YOU onny James -Capitol -2271-F
IARPER VALLEY PTA ,en Colder -MGM -13997-M
,ACK IN TOWN TO STAY Iona Vary-Polydor-5400054
R. BROWN
,ary Buck -Capitol -72556.F
ITTLE ARROWS .espy Lee.Decca-32380-J
HE WEARS MY RING
ay Price -Columbia -44628-H
WALK ALONE arty Robbins-Columbia.44633.H
IESTROYED BY MAN ,el Tillis-Kapp-941-L
TAKE A LOT OF PRIDE IN WHAT I AM ,erle Haggard-Sparton-1700-0
.ET THE WORLD KEEP ON A-TURNIN .uck Owens & Buddy Alan -Capitol -2237-F
IELLO OPERATOR ,ev Munro -Capitol -72543-F
'HE ROSE OF MEXICO arry Rusk -Apex -77088-J T'S TATER PICKIN' TIME al Lone Pine -Melbourne -3303-K
houettes, who is also with Mort Ross Associates, on organ; and
drummer Dave Lewis of The Sil- houettes, formerly with Ronnie Hawkin's group. The music is an integral
part of the commercials and the medium of the melody gets the
message of the happy mood across without lyrics; the vocal is simply
a lilting la -la -la, sung by Terry And Stephanie Taylor of The
Something Else. Radio should take a few
bows, too, for the popularity of the "Put on a Happy" phrase as
a colloquialism. The commercials are on 88 stations across Canada
(and 46 TV stations) and several deejays who are quick to start, or
catch on to, something new have adopted the line and throughout
their shifts remind their listeners to "Put on a Happy". As in, "we
haven't got the new single by Mack Truck and The Exhaust
but never mind, `Put on a Happy'. Neilson's and V & B hope more
announcers will pick up on this. It's the sort of phrase you can
imagine popping out on the Rowan and Martin Laugh -In, and one of
"Put on a Happy" TV commer- cials has adapted a phrase from
that popular show to fit the chocolate bar message and closes
with a fast "Choc It To Me".
CH RPM Weekly Page 9
by Kit Morgan
This Neilson's campaign, the largest in the company's history
and set to continue through 1969, reflects the 'now' thinking of the
new management at William Neilson Limited, since the first
of this year when Allan Scott, formerly executive vice-president
of Vickers & Benson, became president and recruited young
executives with advertising, communications and marketing
backgrounds. V&B gained the advertising account later in the
year. The contemporary treatment
of the "Put on a Happy" cam- paign extends through point -of -
purchase display materials to the use of popular novelties, buttons and bumper stickers, even a
plane flying a banner bearing the message over sports events, and
the theme is carried through to Neilson's switchboard operator,
who answers calls with "Put on a H appy, ,
good morning, Neilson's. The majority of callers ask her
what it's all about. All this makes "Put on a Happy" a rare example of the totally- integrated advertising
campaign, so Neilson's isn't surprised to find its slogan becoming a popular expression.
OUNTRY TAKE A CHOCOLATE TO LUN
"Put on a Happy" is a new catch -phrase that's catching on with teens and with -it people
across Canada as a result of the current advertising campaign for
Neilson's chocolate bars that features a happy melody, defi-
nitely music of today, and crisp, bright copy to give the old - established (celebrating its 75th
anniversary this year) chocolate and confectionery company a
bright new image. Here is another leading Canadian company, William
Neilson Ltd., and a top ad agency, Vickers & Benson Ltd., turning to young Canadian pop
music talent to appeal to young and young at heart consumers.
The Music for the "Put on a Happy" TV and radio commercials
was written by Terry Bush, lead guitarist with Robbie Lane's
Disciples (and a favourite close- up of the cameramen on the CTV
network's "It's Happening") until he left the group this spring
and joined Mort Ross Associates in the commercial jingles field.
Terry is back on the pop music scene now with Jack Hardin and Betty Richardson and The Sil-
houettes. "Put on a Happy" was recorded by a dozen of Toronto's
finest musicians, including Terry on guitar; Doug Riley of the Sil-
Cards aud Streamers Now bean Runt
in Retail Stores froniCoast to Coast
to suggest that consumers 'Put on a happy"
Remember the sound of eating a Crispy Crunch?
The good, satisfying crunching as the crispy
part and the chocolate all mingle into one luscious,
inciting, deliciousness? Come on,
Put on a Happy
(Left) Neilson's Adverising Co.ordinator,Dionto Harmer, demonstrates how to put on a happy.
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THEATREStratford is all over for another
year and what has turned out to betheir most successful Festival,money -wise. For those who werewondering where all those, who madeit possible, disappeared to afterclosing night the following will be ofinterest. Director Jean Gascon is offto star with Richard Harris in a CBSfilm "A Man Called Horse". Shootingtakes place in Mexico. Director JohnHirsch will be watching closely tosee how his production "We BombedIn New Haven" fares on Broadway.The Joseph Heller's play stars Diana
AMERICAN WRITER continued from page 2
in Montreal. Not to be out done areproducers - directors - writers PierreNoles and Yvon Desfresne, each withmore than 50 hits to his credit.
Artists like Hank Snow, StuPhillips, Hal Lone Pine, Bob Kingand Gordon Lightfoot all scored herein the United States and forcedCanadian radio to spin their recordslike it or not.
Then, there are the new -comers,Denny Doherty from Halifax is Dennyof the Mamas and Papas and there isSal Yanovsky of The Lovin' Spoonful.And there is the Steppenwolf, theBuffalo Springfield, the Mandela, thePaupers and Blood Sweat and Tears,and many others with Canadians intheir groups. Jeannie Ward and DebbieLori Kaye are making strong sound -waves as is Tom Northcott.
It will be interesting to see whataction if any the Canadian governmentwill take to clean up radio in theirown backyard.
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"Dear RPM Open Line:I heartily commend RPM Weekly
for printing letters in open line thatare hard hitting and not alwayscomplimentary. If each letter wassigned (named in print) I believe theywould hold less power than they nowhold. It is to easy to jump on someonethat stands out with a different view-point. Not knowing who has come upwith a fresh view makes the pointmean more when one sees that it isn'ta puff piece by some drumbeater for aa product. It would please me (as areader) to see more letters with a viewpoint. I for one will await answers andrebuttals to the opinions I read in thisnew column. If none appear, it willbe either the editor censoring views orapathetic readers. In reading overseveral issues, I would believe itwould most likely be the latter. Keepup the publication as long as possible.It's a heart transplant to the musicbusiness and we all know how sick theNational patient is. Let's now let thebody die. Open line is a funnel of viewsand no other trade I read has it.
Thank you,a reader."
Sands and Jason Robards Jr. Mia Canada council and heads for PrinceAnderson is set for "You're The OnlyWASP I Know", a new Canadian playopening in November at TorontO'sCentral Library Theatre. ChristopherNewton takes over as ArtisticDirector of Theatre Calgary. Movingout with him are Eric Donkin to starin "The Odd Couple"; Anne Anglin,James Blendick and Peter Scuphamwill appear in "The Alchemist" and"Gaslight". Leo Ciceri will portrayHenry II in "The Lion In Winter"opening Nov 14 at Ottawa's TowneTheatre, Barbara Bryne is Currentlyappearing in the Leon Major productionof "The Fan" at Toronto's HartHouse. Jane Casson is to play Olivein Vancouver's Playhouse TheatreCompany's production of "Summer OfThe Seventeenth Doll". Paddy Creanis off across the pond with hopesof opening his Kipling programme,"The Sun Never Sets", at London'sMermaid Theatre. His spare time willbe taken up with teaching at theDrama Centre, Corona Stage Schooland the London Opera Centre. Watchfor Neil Dainard on Networktelevision this fall, as well as PatGalloway, who recently completed afilm for CBC television. JohnGardiner picked up a grant from the
Albert to direct a play for theDominion Drama Festival competition.Marilyn Lightstone will be playingopposite Lee J. Cobb in the NewYork Lincoln Centre production of"King Lear". She'll play Goneril.Adrian Pecknold, now appearing asPoko, a pantomime character inCBC-TV's "Mr. Dressup". He's alsoplaying the title role in "Androclesand the Lion" for the Young People'sTheatre currently touring Torontoschools. He will be instructing mimeand movement at Toronto's HumberUniversity until December when hemoves up to Port Arthur to direct"Three Cuckolds". Douglas Rain(HAL in 2001) replaces Alec McCowenas Frederick William Rolfe, thestarring role in "Hadrian VII" inLondon's West End. Powys ThomasTo appear in Manitoba TheatreCentre's productions of Mohere's"School For Wives" and Ghelderode's"The Red Magi". LawrenceBenedict to play Johnnie Dowd inthe Vancouver Playhouse TheatreCompany's "Summer Of The Seven-teenth Doll". Sandy Webstercurrently featured in the TrioProduction of "The Staircase" atToronto's Colonade Theatre.
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Canadian program directorsjockeys and librarian personnelvery well be labeled dummies.]don't pass off the remark as if ifrom some ostracized record hyispurned radio worker. Calmly lothe word in the dictionary and rl(Dummy: "One who seems to beacting for himself but is reallyfor another") It now rings closehome though there will be somerationalize it away to feel bettetheir own position. Would a roseany other name smell as sweet I
When these aformentioned dichoose their music, make up plalists, and proudly proclaim thatmake the decisions", who are tlfooling? As much as one would Iadmit it, they are fooling a greapeople. First the public thatrelithe station to present fair evaluof the musical scene as it pertato their own locale, are being fedigested sounds. The sounds athere are no complaints on thatThe songs and hits are howeveralready that, HITS! The stationneeds to copy down the titles,rearranging some the names (likchild playing in the sandbox) anpresto, a play list. Down to theprinter, and the station has a clTo pull the wool a little furtherthe eyes of the public, they statoften) that the list is an accuratindication of therecord's popularPopularity where? ELSEWHERE
It wouldn't be so hard to takthe station wasn't so proud of itcarbon -copy list. 'The big new....`Our Nifty, swifty, shorty forterrible ten, blasting biggies, etThey may as well show a printMona Lisa and say that they paiit. A few slogans that would befitting the chart would be ''Garygreat ones', 'The Random sheet`Bill Box Biggies', 'Top SheetTippers'. It isn't as if the statwere really unfair. They at leasmention the name of the artists,and often labels. Why then do thtake all the credit for the listingThe tipsters should complain anfor a credit at the end of each Dshow. A line of type on a chartalso lend a little credit to the piwho take their time to FIND OUINITIATE, AND REPORT, theirevaluations.
Come on now you (I'm afraidsay dummies but what other wonbefits) radio people, admit toyourselves you don't make the hand if it's easier, less expensivwhat have you, to go on pretendiisn't so. At least admit to youraudience that you are intimidateothers and aren't ashamed to saluntil you become self sufficientconstructing your own chart (Methe numbers back and forth doescount) You will hereafter call aa spade. 'You are listening to Iradio' .
Yours truly,Att . 1nte llig en t .1isiene
:HARD ROBINSON
ld from a black music point of ather than a pop fan angle. ound New York this week: Janis the West Coast producing records
hn Stewart, once a member of The ,on Trio, is trying to make a folk
omeback as a long haired rock Hendrix set for a concert in
monk Hall in New York at the November Donovan held
party in New York and served tea, shook up a good deal of the New
Tess who like a little nip when how up to see an artist
Iopkin also held a party for the to celebrate her gigantic hit
tnly problem was that Mary showed up Johnny Cash
t country and western to New York Id out at Carnegie Hall last
The audience was very young p a direct contrast to Buck s concert last year where the
ce was only about 300 people e only people with long hair were
tnovsky of The Lovin' Spoonful ,ur reporter Speaking of me and
air, I recently became the youngest it years) disc jockey in New York n WNEW-FM, the top progressive
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CFTO-TV has cancelled the new television show "The Ugliest Girl
In Town". John Bassett, president of CFTO, who was apparently behind the
plug -pulling said "in the station's judgement, the program was not developing and as a result, has failed
to conform with CFTO program standards It was also stated that the station will
meet its financial obligations for the purchase of the program. The Miss Canada Pageant will this
year be telecast "live" from North York's Centennial Centre (Toronto)
Nov 11 at 9:30 PM EST. The production will be seen on the full network. RCA
Victor recording artist Paul Anka will be special guest star. Jim Perry will
act as host. Producer of the show is Lorne Freed with Ralph Abraham
directing. Some of the beauties already lined up include 17 year old Sharon Paynter of Summerside PEI; 20
year old Syanne Smith from Saint John;
18 year old Montrealer Marie Beaulieu; Karen Hawthorn from Winnipeg; 18 year
old Louise Zagrodney from Regina; Calgarian Marilyn Strate; and 20 year old
Pamela Grillan from Victoria. Ontario entrants include Sandra Boucher,
Kingston; Christine Feiler, Kitchener; Woods, Windsor; and Mary Currie,
the Lakehead. If you missed the Academy Award
winning film "To Kill A Mockingbird", you can catch it on CTV's "Academy
Performance" Saturday Nov 9 at 8:30 PM EST. Gregory Peck stars.
The CTV network is set to introduce their new "Talk -In" series,
which they claim is aimed at closing the generation gap. Debut offering is
Nov 10. The series will be produced at CTV affiliate stations CFCF-TV
Montreal and CJAY-TV Winnipeg. Reverend Ed Vokey is seen from Montreal and Professor H. Ellison Bradley from Winnipeg. The discussions
RPM Weekly Page 11 TELEVISION take place with groups of young people who will no doubt stir the proceedings.
CBC-TV's "Telescope", the Nov. 14 edition seen at 8 PM EST, will zero in on Canada's top variety artist,
ToMmy Hunter. The "In -Person -type" show will be filmed at Tommy's
Clarkson home. Besides giving good coverage to Hunter, producer Fletcher
Markle shows off his wife and three sons. Some of the Hunter show
regulars also get in on the act. These are: Debbie Lori Kaye, The Rhythm
Pals and Al Cherny. CBC-TV maintains good exposure
for young Canadian actors. In the Oct 29 edition of "Quentin Durgens, MP"
entitled "Where Did All The Flowers Go?" 23 year old Diane Dewey
portrayed a member of the Canada Youth Corps and 17 year old Lynda
Edelstein, a girl from a broken home. Diane is also featured in the
"Festival" drama "Reddick".
CALGARY'S HAPPY FEELING BREAKING NATIONALLY
Calgary: A recent press release from Plus Four Holdings Ltd., notes "The
Happy Feeling have a knack of pleasing everyone from Teeny Bops to
Grand Pops and no one ever leaves their performance disappointed." At a time
when the market is perhaps more confused than it has ever been, one takes particular interest in sounds that
are reportedly "progressive". Further investigation revealed that Happy
Feeling are a recording unit, out of Calgary, and have just released an original deck of "Happy Feeling" and
"If there's A Thought" on the Barry label. The plug side is "Feeling", which was written by the group's
lead vocalist Jimmy Aiello, who is also the organist. The flip is a co -writing by Gerry Mudry, drummer, and Danny
Ferguson, lead guitarist. Initial release was restricted to the Province of
Alberta, and within two weeks the disc
had reached most of the pop charts in the province and was also receiving
exposure on those stations dabbling in "chicken rock", which has given this
outing a somewhat "progressive sound" aura. Spillover into neighbouring
provinces and some of the bordering states of the U.S. was also noted, Which prompted Quality Records to make this release general throughout
the nation. The group has now picked up important listings in many of the
important markets in Canada and could pick up a national breakout over the next few weeks.
Besides the three members already mentioned, the rest of the group is comprised of Gordie Moffatt, a very
British sounding vocalist who doubles on bass, electric piano, organ,
harmonica and lead guitar; his brother Bob, also a jack of all instruments
including bass, accordian, electric
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piano, organ, banjo, maraccas and lead guitar; and their newest member, Bob
Wagner, their official bass player, who hails from Canada's leading wheat
producing area, Kindersley, Sask. The Happy Feeling first came into
prominence scoring high in many of the band battles that were occuring
throughout the provinces of Alberta and British Columbia. Their greatest triumph
was the first prize they took at the CKXL Calgary sponsored band blast which pitted 45 bands against one
another. Their most recent accomplish- ment was the first prize trophy they
picked up at the Creston, British Columbia "Blossom Festival". This
was an International Band Battle. Their first record release "Happy Feeling" was produced by Norman
Petty, who is considered one of the top producers in the U.S. and was
responsible for the Buddy Holly productions as well as those by Jimmy
Gilmer and The Fireballs. The press release closes with
"Individually or collectively, they are The Happy Feeling", which goes with- out saying.
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STAN KLEES
From the development of a healthymusic industry in Canada come muchmore than the obvious things. As wellas the economic factors, the culturaladvantages and the world recognitionfor our ability to make music andrecords, we are also creating theimage for our stars of tomorrow in ourown television, movie and stageindustries. We are actually building animage for our young and talentedpeople that will allow them to moveahead into the other branches of show -business and the arts.
STAN KLEES, noted Canadianrecord producer and musicindustry consultant writes thiscolumn each week exclusivelyfor RPM Weekly. Any questionsor comments regarding thiscolumn should be directed toMr. Klees c/o RPM.
To give you a good example ofthis, I should sight Tommy Steele.Steele was once known as the "ElvisPresley of England". His career latertook him to the British stage 'andeventually to British movies. Todayhe is an internationally respected moviestar. The Beatles are another exampleof records leading to bigger and betterthings. They can now be referred to asentrepreneur. They are using theirexperience and success in recordsto further other areas of the entertain-ment business.
Success breeds success and veryfew true artists or performers willallow themselves to get into a rut andnot try to diversify their interests andutilize their success.
If I were ever asked what I woulddo with my money (if I ever was luckyenough to make a great deal), I wouldbe very ready with the answer. Myfirst interest after conquering therecord business would be to produceindependent television programs inCanada for the world market. Thereason I would choose this route isthat it is relatively untouched inCanada and provides the challengethat I need so much to work happilytoward a new goal.
To make a great deal of moneyisn't really as great an accomplishmentas building a whole new industry in acountry where very little is done incertain areas and where the market isuntapped. Certainly Canada has donevery little to gather together the verytalented people who could create athriving television production centrein Canada.
Even in records, it is the indepen-dent who can take a small amount ofhis own money and spend it carefullyto accomplish what big companies or
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MUSIC BIZsubsidized groups cannot do becausethey aren't concerned with how themoney is spent because it reallyisn't theirs and they really don't haveto worry. In my other varied interests,I have seen too much being spent formany things that had they been donecarefully should have cost much less.
We should be very proud of thefact that the record industry has neverput its hand out for subsidies. Theonly demands we make is encourage-ment. Money can be raised for recording(and very easily) as long as theindustry can indicate that the riskisn't ridiculous.
Records are step one in thedevelopment to talent. If Canada is
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If our very wealthy radio stationmoguls are looking for diversificationin their business, they should belooking at the other areas of show -business and working with the recordproducers to assist them in buildingtalent. Instead of buying anotherradio station or television station,the real challenge, and void, inCanada, is production in television,movies and the stage. Wouldn't youlike a piece of the international stagehit "My Fair Lady"?
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musical effort of Legere's. Arlene Gordon is Legere's
current musical partner and is considered a top BMI affiliate country
writer. Several of her compositions are now going the rounds of Nashville
circles. The Duo are just finishing up a
five week engagement at the Cloverleaf Hotel, in Toronto, their fifth in the
past year, and will be opening at the Lansdowne Tavern Nov 11, for three
weeks. They'll be playing the Hollywood Tavern, also in Toronto
from Dec 2 and back at the Cloverleaf for another month commencing
Dec. 16. The new agency is located at 14
Silvercrest Ave., Toronto 14, telephone (416) 532-3447.
DON TURNER TO PRODUCE COUNTRY PACKAGES
Sarnia, Ont: Mr. Don Turner, personal manager of Columbia recording artist
Myrna Lorrie, has set in motion plans to produce a series of concert shows
featuring The Myrna Lorrie Show and several top Canadian acts. One of the
acts include in this package will be the popular duo known as The Country
Troubadours, comprised of Steve Glenn, who has the award winning
country radio show "Country Star Spotlite" (CHOK Sarnia) and Bob
Cammidge, who has created much interest in the country field through his recent recording of "Run,
Boy Run". First showing of this Turner effort was at Glen coe, Ont. where an
estimated crowd of 1400 turned out for the two hour show. Next concert date is set for Nov 24 at Sarnia's SCITS
Auditorium. This will be an afternoon and evening concert.
Miss Lorrie has just completed a hectic tour of Canada and the central states of the U.S. and is currently
booked into the Belvedere Hotel, London, Ont from Nov 4 through the 9th.
She will be appearing at Toronto's Edison Hotel Nov 25 through the 30th.,
Brampton Inn, Brampton, Ont. from Dec 2nd to the 7th., and in Stratford, Ont.
from Dec 9th to the 14th. Mr. Turner advises that before the end of the year,
it is hoped that the Myrna Lorrie Show will appear at many of the major centres
throughout Northern Ontario. These include Barrie, North Bay, Sudbury,
Sault Ste Marie, Kirkland Lake, Timmins, Fort William, Kenora and Fort Frances.
A mid -March tour of British Columbia is in the planning stages as well as
appearances throughout the prairie Provinces. It is hoped to complete the
winter with a Myrna Lorrie Show tour of the Maritimes.
Through her Columbia recording of "Changing Of The Seasons" as well as
her many appearances throughout the U.S. Miss Lorrie has become much in demand
for television shows, and engagements throughout the U.S. She just recently completed a singing engagement over
the powerful Nashville outlet of WSM-TV. The show was hosted by popular
country personality Ralph Emery, who also hosts the top rated WSM radio show
"Opry Star Highlite", heard by millions each Saturday evening.
Bobby Vee (left) receives good single and album action in Canada. Much of the support
was due his television exposure. He's seen here with Bill Good Jr. when he appeared
on Vancouver's "Let's Go".
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Diane Dewey (left) and Linda Edelstein played their first major television roles in
the Oct 29 edition of CBC-TV's "Quentin Durgens, MP".
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WALKIN' IN LOVE LAND-EDDYARNOLD RCA VictorLSP 4089-NHe's becoming less and less acountry artist. This LP and histelevision appearances move himinto the easy listening pop field."Look At Me" excellent.
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34 34 HAIROriginal Cast -RCA Victor -LSO 1150-N
9 CROWN OF CREATION 35 36 DID SHE MENTION MY NAMEJefferson Airplane -RCA Victor-LSP 4058-N Gordon Lightfoot-UA-UAS 6649-J
19 18 SUPER SESSION 36 35 THE BEAT OF THE BRASSBloomfield, Kooper, Stills -Columbia -CS 9710-H Herb Alpert & Tijuana Brass-A&M SP 4146-M
20 22 A HAPPENING IN CENTRAL PARK 37Barbara Streisand-Columbia-CS 9710-H
21 21 BOOGIE WITH CANNED HEAT 38Liberty-LST 7541-K
22 27 SHADES OF DEEP PURPLEPolydor-543007-Q
23 32 HARPER VALLEY PTAJeannie C Riley-Reo-RLPS 669-M
24 20 LOOK AROUNDSergio Mendes & Brasil '66-A&M SP 4137-M
25 23 WILD IN THE STREETSOriginal Soundtrack -Capitol -ST 5099-F
26 11 DISRAELI GEARSCream-Polydor-542008-Q
27 24 BY THE TIME I GET TO PHEONIXGlen Campbell -Capitol -ST 2851.F
28 25 ARETHA NOWAretha Franklin -Atlantic -SD 8186-M
29 31 MUSIC FROM BIG PINKThe Band-Capitol-ST2955-F
30 30 THE TIME HAS COMEChamber Bros -Columbia -CS 9522-H
31 28 VANILLA FUDGEAtco-SD 224-M
32 26 REALIZATIONJohnny Rivers -Imperial -12372-K
33 33 GOLDEN ERA (VOL 2)Mamas & papas -RCA -SD 50038-N
41 TRUTHJeff Beck-Epic-BN 26413-H
40 MAN WITHOUT LOVEEngelbert Humperdinck-Parrot-PAS 71022-K
39 39 GREATEST HITSFrank Sinatra -Reprise -RS 1025-P
40 42 AVENUE ROADKensington Market-WB/WS 1754-P
41 44 TURN AROUND LOOK AT MEVogues -Reprise -RS 6317-P
42 45 IN-A-GADDA-DA-VIDAIron Butterfly-Atco-250-M
43 47 AT FOLSOM PRISONJohnny Cash -Columbia -CS 9639-H
44 46 PETULAPetula Clark-WB/WS 1743-P
45 43 STONED SOUL PICNIC5th Dimension -Soul City-SCS 92002-K
46 MAGIC BUSWho-Decca-75064-J
47 48 2001-SPACE ODYSSEYOriginal Soundtrack -MGM -S1 E 13-M
48 37 MASON WILLIAMS PHONOGRAPH RECORDWB-1720.P
49 50 IN SEARCH OF THE LOST CHORDMoody Blues-Deram-DES 18017-K
50 38 DONOVAN IN CONCERTEpic-BN 26386-H
FUNNY GINIt's funny, Funny Girl has lef
with very little to say. After all,can you say when you have seensuperb and well disciplined perfogiving her all in a vehicle that cchave been created for her alone?which, without her, would have INa complete and utter failure. Bark
THIS WEEK
OCR UPSby Frances K. Smookle
Streisand surely will have the kinprofessional future that is restricto an elite of talented people whcthat little extra something that msthem stand out above everyone elYou can call it personality, you ccall it glamour or you can even jusay that she has IT but, whateveris, Barbra's got it.
The trouble is that she is soand this vehicle is so perfect forthat she will have trouble toppingher first characterization. For, asactress, Barbra is the mistress cthe exaggerated gesture in body, Iand voice. I cannot see her asThoroughly Modem Millie or evenBaroness Von Trappe, characteri2which required certain subtleties(well a little subtlety, anyhow) thwere absent in Fanny Brice's perality. The question is, will Barbaever find such wide scope for herparticular Fanny Brice type talentI doubt it but this i s once when Itruly hope to be proven wrong. Shiso exactly right here because sheabsolutely true. It has even been- Barbra is Fanny. This was no
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I I Know - Manhattan )ther reason for Parr's
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MAKES FINE SHOWING H CATEGORY OF MOFFAT
Mr. Dougal Trineer, A&R for Rodeo Records advises leo submitted productions and
[ignition in each of the four es in the recent Lloyd E.
lemorial Awards. ie Best Beat RecOrd category,
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"It All Adds Up To You" ith.
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he presentation of the trophies ?, place at the Skyline Hotel in
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