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POP SINGLESColumbia 9

Mercury 8

Capitol 5

MGM 5

Atlantic 4

Liberty 3

RCA Victor 3

Reprise 3

United Artists 3

POP ALBUMSCapitol 9

Liberty 6

Columbia 5

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C&W SINGLESRCA Victor 11

Columbia 8

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Capitol 6

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C&W ALBUMSRCA Victor 11

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MERCS 'FIGHTING' BIG PROMO!CHICAGO-Dave Dudley's record, "What

We're Fighting For," which premiered atMercury's All Star Show at the TennesseeTheater Oct. 21 before 2,300 visitors tothe WSM Country Music DJ Convention,this week looked like a sure fire winner inboth the C&W and Pop areas. Primarystimulus, Mercury officials agreed, stemmedfrom the rousing ovation given Dudleyduring and after his rendition in the Nash-ville theater.

Typical of the radio action behind therecently released Dudley disking is themajor contest now being conducted throughDec. 10 by 50,000-watter WJJD Chicago.

Chris Lane, operations director, and thestation's four DJ's-Stan Scott, John Trotter,Don Chapman, and Roy Stingley-decidedupon the contest two weeks ago. Entriesby the hundreds have been received.Listeners are being asked to send in theirreasons for our intervention in Viet Nam.The powerful C&W station is running 60 -second recorded promos and 10 -second adlibs every hour, promoting the contest.Winning entry will receive a trip to Wash-ington, D.C., for two, where they will meetfederal dignitaries and Dudley, who willfly in especially for the event. Five runners -

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These members of the newly appointed beneficiary committee of the Opry Trust Fund andadvisers held their first meeting recently in the office of WSM Prexy Jack DeWitt. Left toright are: DeWitt, Walter Robinson, counsel; Earl Scruggs, Roy Drusky, Porter Wagoner, OttDevine, Roy Acuff, Robert Cooper and Jimmy Newman.

Opry Needy Fund Studies 3 PleasNASHVILLE-Three requests for assist-

ance from country music performers downon their luck were submitted to the bene-ficiary committee of the newly establishedOpry Trust Fund at the committ'e initialmeeting recently.

Two of the requests are from Tennesseeand one from Kansas. Investigation of eachrequest was ordered by the committee.

The committee, appointed by WSM President Jack DeWitt, Jr., organized with thenaming of Roy Drusky as chairman and ofPorter Wagoner as vice-chairman. Othercommittee members present were EarlScruggs, Jimmy Newman and Roy Acuff.Members unable to attend were ErnestTubb, Hank Snow, Marty Robbins and BillAnderson. (Continued on page 6)

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Little Jimmy Dickens' Columbia etching of "May the Bird ofParadise Fly Up Your Nose" is the talk of the disk biz. . . . And forthe first time in his recording life (more than 20 years), Little Jimmyhas a hit in both the country and popular music charts. . . . "I haven'tidea number one how or why it happened, but I'll tell you onething certain; I'm not knockin' it," says Dickens. "Over the yearsI've played state fairs, rodeos and one-nighters all over the country,"he continues, "I've been on radio and TV many times, but alwaysprograms with a good country flavor. "Now I'm set for one of thoserock 'n roll shows and a couple of interview shows. Like I said, Idon't know why it happened, but daddy, there couldn't be a happierguitar -picker around anywhere."

Ray Lynn AgainWKDA dee-jay Ray Lynn who did okay with "Wisdom of a Fool"

for Epic is gonna try another platter with Billy Sherill directing. . . .

Songsmith Harlan Howard is working on a tune which is describedas "protesting the protestors." . . . An eight pound son arrived forMr., Mrs. Jack Johnson. . . . Pop is head of World Wide Talentagency in Music City. . . . Talent agency exec Lucky Moeller's 1986plans include booking of Carl Smith and his guests artists in everyCanadian city where Smith's popular "Country Music Hall" televisionseries is aired. . . . The show currently is carried coast -to -coastMonday night in prime time.

Billy Grammer To Build GuitarsDecca artist Billy Grammer is opening a flat top guitar -building

plant in Nashville. . . . Designers -craftsmen J. W. Gower and ClydeReid are other partners in the firm. . . . Arthur Alexander and DaleWard, formerly with Dot, signed with the Monument -Sound Stage7 wax operation. . . . Noel Ball will manage and Fred Foster is tobe in charge of their A&Ring. . . . Speaking of Foster he currentlyis mending from delicate ear surgery. . . . MDs inserted plastic tubesin his ears which will prevent rupture (from air pressure) when heflies in airplanes-a mode of travel he hasn't used for almost fouryears. . . . Tree Music threw a nice cocktail party and buffet forvisiting firemen from BMI who were in Nashville this week. Officia-ing hosts were Jack Stapp, president of Tree, and Buddy Killen,executive v -p. (A "buffet" is where you don't have enough chairs foreverybody to sit down, so you spread a big table with goodies andeverybody eats standing up.) . . . Musicor topper Art Talmadgesays that Jack Jones is gonna cover the George Jones single of"Love Bug." We also hear that there's the possibility that UA isgonna cover Jones' current disking of "Take Me." When are theseguys gonna learn that C&W doesn't need to be covered by Popbecause it is Pop already?

Jimmy Dickens Billy Grammer Carl Smith Fred Foster

Cedarwood: S -h -h -h!Topper Bill Denny has announced that Cedarwood Publishing has

just completed a "quiet area" retreat where their songwriters canwork with a minimum of distraction. It's a combination club house -retreat -work shop consisting of four rooms located just behindCedarwood Sound Studios, and facilities include recording equipment,musical instruments and lounge area trappings. Sounds like a niceplace for Charlie to spend a quiet afternoon.

Larry Graburn, Buena Vista Records (distrib of DisneylandRecords), is sending out the second installment of his "ContinuingHit Calendar," a real slick trick. Larry also reminds us about hisfabulous new series, the Little LP's.

Surprise, Kitty!Kitty Easley, Girl Friday for Bill Purcell, received a genuine sur-

prise party Nov. 8 at Music City Recordings, making her departureshortly for Newark, N.J., where she will do promo work for EdNeilson in C&W music at Radio WJRZ. Party's guest list was reallysumpin', with friends from just about every label, pubbery andartist, including Merle Kilgore, Glenn Sutton, Tom Hall, Marie Rat -cliff, Sonny Neal, John Hurley, Hank Cochran, Bob Holt, John Denny,Fred Burch, Larry Buttler and Sharon, Fred Carter, Ray Pennington,Don Rollins, Ray Baker, Charlie Walker, Jim & Jesse McReynolds. . . and on and on. Hosting the party were Nancy Tennant and

Clarence Selman topped the party by presenting Kittywith a collection of the complete wax of Jim Reeves, Kitty's favoriteartist. And the presence of Kitty's parents completed a full evening.Ain't it something, the way that gal got into everybody's heart?Lotsa luck, Kitty!

You'll never believe it, but Louis Buckley finally took a vacation.Following the recent DJ convention, the nonstop hustler of Buckley'sRecord Shop and Harvey's Record Dept. was dragged off to Gatlin-burg by his wife. At last report, Louis was seen talking to a Chero-kee Indian chief who was interested in starting a record shop

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WLS Chicago has an award presentationeach Monday for the WLS High SchoolFootball Team of the Week. The team ischosen by the WLS sports staff, and is senta gold plaque to mark the award. . . .

Long Island gets its first sun -up to sunsetC&W music station when WFYI, Mineola,N.Y., switches to its "Town and CountryMusic Jubilee" effective Jan. 1. The sta-tion also expects to change its call lettersto WTHE. . . .

KSFO, San Francisco, has a new produc-tion coordinator: Peter Scott. He replacesMark Blinoff who becomes program directorof KEX, Portland. Scott comes from KSJO,San Jose, where he was PD. . . . WVVVA,Wheeling, has just initiated a new daytimeformat, the "Big Country Sound," and willdebut a new DJ, Gus Thomas, ten yearveteran of radio.. . .

KSRC, Denver, has a manager -DJ -singer -writer: Smiling Nick Shrode. He recentlywrote music and lyrics and recorded "MySad Story," under Cheyenne Recordinglabel. . . . In case you didn't know, "May theBird of Paradise Fly Up Your Nose" waswritten by a DJ, one Neal Merritt of KHEY,El Paso. Neal is also a staff writer for Cen-tral Songs, Inc., toppered by Happy Wilsonwho many years ago wrote "A-Sleepin' atthe Foot of the Bed."

Nervous preacher making his first sermonon radio: "Good ladies evening and gentle-men of the audio radiance."

WIP, Philadelphia, says Bill Hickok willmove from his Dawn Patrol (midnite to 6)to The Bill Hickok Show (8 to midnite). Hereplaces Ned Powers, who moves to WIP'ssister station WNED, New York.

WAMM, Flint, Mich., manager JerryJacobs has added 3 new members to staff:Darwyn Holland, David Manheimer, MissPenny Riker. First two are account execs,Miss Riker is new Continuity and PublicService Director. . . . WXYZ, Detroit, wasselected number one in a category of150,000 population and over to win theEckrich Meats Award for outstandingmerchandising of their products in theirRefrigerator Raiders Campaign. . . . WM,Homestead, Fla., reports good use ofSOUND FORMAT's Top 25 Charts, ac-cording to Dave Elliott, Music Director.Than kew.

WWVA, Wheeling, again: Arlene Sandersis new Director of Program Operations. Heis former MD at KEZY, Disneyland. . . .

KKAS, Silsbee, Texas, has big man DJ EdKobak playing Top 100 and C&W.

WEEZ, Chester, Pa., serving the Phila-delphia -Wilmington corridor, became thearea's .full time C&W station. The formatswitch received full page newspaper ads inPhiladelphia, Chester and Wilmington, aswell as billboards. A huge sweepstakes pro-motion includes a live pony, color TV set,and transistor radios given away every hour.What, no country ham?

WIOO, Carlisle, Pa., is so new 'taint gotenough wax, so says manager James Holden.Need all kinds.

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S.O.S. RECORDS! Nu "If you ..need records for your station,

write to the manufacturers and distributorsand you'll get them." That's the advice ofBill Magin, PD and also C&W deejay atKNED, 1000 watter at McAlester, Okla.Magin cites his own experience.

"A year and a half ago we were receiv-ing record service from only two distribu-tors, one of them from outside the state.They, of course, didn't handle the labelsnecessary to keep us supplied, but we kepttrying and writing. 'We now receive servicefrom 15 to 20 companies."

Magin offers visual proof with photos of

his studio, the walls covered with 560records of different labels. "We now main-tain approximately 85 pct. of all the currenthits on all charts and 100 pct. of our ownchart, and this is constant," he says.

To help the stations needing records andalso to help the manufacturers know whichstations are in need and offering exposure,SOUND FORMAT submits the following listcompiled from recent letters pleading for

help:WCYB, P. 0. Box 603, Bristol, Va. "10,000

watts in C&W country" says PD DonAdams. . . . KHBM, Monticello, Ark.; ElbertHardcastle, PD; "We have been looked uponfor a long time as leader in C&W sounds."We subscribe to a number of record serv-ices, but they do not supply us with all thereleases." . . . WMSL-AM-FM, Decatur,Ala.; Jerry Binkley: "We are in dire needof records of all kinds and need help."

KEES, Gladewater-Longview, Texas; sisterstation to Station KAWA, Waco, Texas, isplanning a format change to C&W. KEEShas .no C&W records in their library. Ad-dress KEES, Rt. 4, Box 220, Longview,Texas. "And hurry please," says DelwinW. Morton, part owner. From Curley Allen,Box 277, Barnesboro, Pa.: "I program coun-try music 15 hours a week and featurerecord giveaways each week which hasadded many listeners. What can I do to getgood and late records?"

From Paul Ford and J. T. Winchester,owners of WLNO, P. 0. Box 6, London,Ohio. "This is a new FM station planningto go C&W. We need country bad." . . .

KGME, 209 Main Street, Centralia, Wash.;David K. Kight, manager and PD of a newfull time town and country station. "We'reextremely low on quality C&W. We'll giveevery record we get as much air play andpromotion as we possibly can."

KART, Jerome, Idaho. "How about somerecords, albums, etc.?" KART could surelyuse them. CKRM, Regina, Saskatchewan,Canada: Hank Secord, deejay: "I host theall night C&W show here and would like toget new gospels." . : . WDOE, Dunkirk, N.Y.,Chet Rodgers, deejay: "We have started aweekly C&W program and during the lastseveral weeks it has gained a tremendousaudience. We'll expose the product if wecan get on mailing lists."

Help!Artists, labels, pubberies, writers take

note: via long distance, Bill Owens atKDLK, Del Rio, Texas, has gone full timeC&W, and is in dire need of good wax andpromo tapes.

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Canada In Smith PAsNASHVILLE-As a result of SRO crowds

at personal appearances of singer Carl Smithat each of four Canadian cities in Canada,Moeller Talent Inc. intends to arrange ap-pearances for Smith's "Country Music Hall"and his guest artists in every city in Canadawhere his show is carried during the com-ing year, according to W.E. (Lucky) Moeller,talent agency prexy.

Moeller and Smith returned last weekfrom consecutive performances in Oshawa,Peterborough, Kitchener and London, On-tario, Canada. Smith's "Country MusicHall" TV'er is carried coast to coast inCanada prime time each Monday night.

"This just proves what we suspected allalong," commented Moeller. "Carl Smith'sindividual popularity and that of his showis absolutely tremendous."

Merc's 'Fighting'(Continued from page 1)

up will each receive a U.S. flag that hasflown over the Capitol building; and 25albums of Dudley's next Mercury LP re-lease ( based on "What We're FightingFor") will be given to the remaining win-ners. Winners will be announced Dec. 15.WJJD's promo department intends to utilizewinning entries in a continuing series ofservice spots.

Dudley, who had intended to take be-cember off, has been besieged by publicbookings. He will work the South andSouthwest, starting Dec. 2 in Waco, Texas.

Opry Needy Fund .(Continued from page 1)

DeWitt explained the aims of the OpryTrust Fund toward which in excess of$35,000 has already been raised. WalterRobinson, vice-president and general counselof the National Life and Accident InsuranceCo. acted as secretary. Also present wereRobert E. Cooper and Ott Devine of WSM-Robert E. Cooper and Ott Devine ofWSM-non voting members-who will actin an advisory capacity and serve as liaisonbetween the beneficiary committee and theboard of directors of the trust fund.

It was explained that the beneficiary com-mittee will serve for the upcoming year andwill be continued or replaced thereaftereach year by election of the membershipof the Grand Ole Opry's featured artists.The beneficiary committee has sole author-ity to consider requests and recommendgrants of assistance and the amounts ofthese grants.

The board of directors is responsible tothe state of Tennessee for carrying out pro-visions of the charter under which the non-profit Opry Trust Fund functions.

In addition to DeWitt, Cooper, Devineand Robinson, the board includes WilliamC. Weaver, vice-president (financial) for theNational Life and Accident Insurance Co.;Irving C. Waugh, vice-president of WSMfor TV; and Roy Acuff.

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Monument Names WeissNASHVILLE-Fred Foster, president of

Monument Records, who has had a phenom-enal success with acquisition of a stable ofbig name, big sell artists, and in the spaceof a few years has built his label into some-thing of a recording and publishing empire,has taken steps to insure still further expan-sion on a global basis.

He has announced the appointment ofRobert B. (Bobby) Weiss as vice-presidentand director of the international division ofhis group of companies. These now include,besides Monument Records, the Sound StageSeven label, plus Combine, Vintage andMusic City Music pubberies.

One of the first moves Foster and Weisswill make is to develop the Monument pro-duct abroad beyond its present status in ad-dition to opening their own music publishingcompanies country -by -country. Foster andWeiss, now preparing for a trip to Europeand the Orient to review foreign licensescurrently representing Monument, will meetwith publishers, writers and talent and ac-quire masters and copyrights for foreignsub -licensing via world-wide movie and TVcompanies for their soundtracks.

Monument headquarters will continue tobe at Nashville but Weiss will operate outof a Hollywood -based bureau plus a officeeither in London or Paris, Weiss shuttlingbetween the U.S., Europe, and Orient andSouth America.

Foster recently entered into a tie-up withPlayboy magazine whereby he acquiredworld rights to a 12 -inch LP featuring vocal-ist Johnny Janis, produced by Hugh Hefner,titled "Once In a Blue Moon," on whichWeiss will work as a global release.

Weiss pioneered in the overseas repre-sentation of American recording and musicpublishing companies, having been the firstresident abroad for a major American labelwhen he lived in Paris for Capitol Recordsuntil last January.

"Needless to say," Foster commented, "Iam very gratified to sign Bobby Weiss to acontract to represent Monument internation-ally, as with his in-depth knowledge of theforeign business, we shall be able to createa world growth pattern."

FTC ComplainsOn Fredericks

WASHINGTON - The Federal TradeCommission has charged an author withusing false claims to sell his writings andtaped radio programs on nutrition, diet andhealth. The complaint is against CarltonFredericks, New York City.

Mr. Fredericks sells a tape recorded radioprogram concerning the above subjects toradio stations; he also has written books andpamphlets on the subjects. The complaintchallenges various statements in his adver-tisements intended to induce the sale of hisrecorded programs.

Next Opry Bash, Oct. 20NASHVILLE-WSM here has set Oct. 20

as starting date for next year's CountryMusic Festival, to mark the Opry's 41stbirthday. WSM's Bill Williams tells it poet-ically, thus: "The date we've chosen nowto fix is Oct. 20 in '66."

Audrey Williams SaysCountry Film Future Good

NASHVILLE-With two successful filmscompleted-both money makers-by Mara-thon Pictures, Audrey Williams, a majorstockholder, last week was very optimisticwhen she reiterated that her firm will con-tinue to move forward in this direction withother films. The first two pictures were"Country Music on Broadway" and "SecondFiddle to a Steel Guitar." Meanwhile Vic-tor Lewis, Marathon vice-president, was inNew York busy going over manuscripts withwriters for another production by the filmcompany.

"Soldier's Prayer"to Monument

NASHVILLE-Monument Record Corp.has just acquired ". . . the hottest Countrymaster of 1965," a single, "Soldier's Prayerin Viet Nam," according to Chuck Chellman,Vice -President & Director of Marketing forMonument.

Written and recorded by Don Reno andBenny Martin, and performed by the dueton Antenna Records, the master was ac-quired in a deal negotiated between PamperMusic and Monument's president, FredFoster. Originally on the Antenna label, thedisk will be pressed on the Monument labelin the future.

The record was recently released in atest on markets in Charlotte, N. C., and inCincinnati, with overwhelming results.

Tandy Rice Agency FormedNASHVILLE-

Tandy Rice, wellknown public relationsman about Music City,has announced theopening of his ownfirm at 720 17th Ave.,S., Nashville, to beknown as the TandyRice Agency. The new

agency will specialize in professional rep-resentation for both individuals and institu-tions to the trade media. Rice was formerlyassociated with Moeller Talent, Inc., as PRexecutive. He will continue to representMoeller as well as other accounts.

Music City Assoc.Elects New Officers

NASHVILLE-At a meeting of the MusicCity Women's Assoc. held Nov. 9, a newslate of officers was elected: President, JeanStromatt (The Kitty Wells Organization);Vice -President, Jean Matthews (HeatherPublications); Secretary, Nancy Tenant (EpicRecords); Treasurer, Ruth Charon (CountryMusic Life); Publicity Chairman, PhyllisDickenson (Music City News); and SunshineChairman, Betty (Mrs. Ernest) Ashworth.

The artists, Reno and Martin, are nowexclusive Monument artists, according toChellman.

Monument will announce its acceleratedC&W program in the near future.

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New CedarwoodStudios To OpenNASHVILLE-The newly completed

Cedarwood Sound Studios at CedarwoodPublishing Co. officially open for public useNov. 15, Bill Denny, president,:annoUnced.

Denny revealed that Roger Sovine, 22:7

year old son of country music singer Rec1;.Sovine, has been named to head the stttliff

operation. Sovine has worked with thelrub-bery's promotion and public relations .cle-partment since joining the firm last March.

The studio's recording facilities will oper-ate as a distinct and separate entitV., andwill be available to the public for botb de;moand master sessions.

Dickens on 5 TV'ersNASHVILLE-Little Jimmy Dickens, who

just recently appeared on the jimmy Deanshow in Miami and on NBC's "Hullahlkoo"in recognition of his latest Columbia tS-e-cording, "May The Bird of --Patislise FlyUp Your Nose," has signed for three moreTV appearances. Negotiations have beepcompleted by Larry Moeller of Moeller -Talent for Little Jimmy to appear on"Hollywood A -Go -Go," "9th Street West,"and "The Lloyd Thaxton Show." The thteeshows will be taped Dec. 12-13 for sho)yinglater.

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A LOVER'S CONCERTO Toys-Dyno Voice 209

DON'T HAVE TO SHOP AROUND

DO I MAKE MYSELF CLEAR Etta James & Sugar Pie De Santo-Cadet 5519

JUST A LITTLE BIT Roy Head-Scepter 12116

LOOKING WITH EYES Dionne Warwick-Scepter 1211

NEVER HAD IT SO GOOD Ronnie Milsap-Scepter 12109

I WANT TO DO EVERYTHING Joe Tex-Dial 4016

SHOTGUN WEDDING Roy C.-Blackhawk 12101

LET'S MOVE & GROOVE Johnny Nash-Joda 102

DON'T FIGHT IT Wilson Pickett-Atlantic 3206

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RUSTY BELLS Brenda Lee-Decca 31849

I FOUND A GIRL Jan & Dean-Liberty 55833

THINK Jimmy McCracklin-Imperial 66129

Barry Young-Dot 16756 ONE HAS MY NAME

RING DANG DO Sam Sham Pharaohs MGM 13397.

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BREAKING R&B THE DUCK Jackie Lee-Mirwood 5502....2 MISTY Vibrations-Okeh 7230....2 I WANT TO MEET HIM Royalettes-MGM 13405....2 HOLE IN THE WALL Packers-Pure Soul 1107....1

I REALLY LOVE YOU Dee Dee Sharp-Cameo 375....2 I MISS YOU SO Anthony & Imperials-DCP 1149....2 I DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU'VE GOT L. Rich.-Vee Jan 698....1 MOTHER NATURE & FATHER TIME B. Benton-RCA V. 693....1 CHILLS & FEVER Paul Kelly-Dial 4021....1

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HIGHWAY 61 REVISITED Bob Dylan-Columbia CL2389(M); CS9:89(S)

HELP Beatles-Capitol 5476

ALL I REALLY WANT TO DO .

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Liberty LRP34I9(M); LST74:9(S)

SEPTEMBER OF MY YEARS .

Frank Sinatra-Reprise FI014(M); FSI014(S) SUMMER DAYS & NIGHTS

Beach Boys-Capitol T2354(M); DT2354(S) LOOKING THRU EYES O'LOVE

Gene Pitney-Musicor MM2069(M); MS3069(S)

YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE JEWISH Various Artists-Kapp KRL4503(M); (No Stereo) JUDY & LIZA IN LONDON

Capitol WB02295(M); SWB02295(S) GOING PLACES

Tijuana Brass-A&M LPI12(M); SP4I I2(S) THE "IN" CROWD Ramsey Lewis Trio-Argo LP757(M); LPS757(S) ORGAN GRINDER SWING

Jimmy Smith-Verve V8628(M); V6 -8628(S) PAPA'S GOT A BRAND NEW BAG

James Brown-King 5999

MOM ALWAYS LIKED YOU BEST! Smothers Bros.-Merc. MG2105I(M); SR6105I(S) LOVE AFFAIR

R. Conniff-Col. CL2352(M); CS9152(S) THE SWEETHEART TREE

1. Mathis-Merc. MG2I04(M); SR6104I(S) WHY IS THERE AIR

Bill Crosby-Warner Brothers WI606(MO I'M A FOOL Dino, Desi & Billy-Rep. R6176(M); RS6 MS) CLASS OF '65 F. Cramer-RCA Vic. LPM3045(M); LSP3045(S)

I'M THE ONE WHO LOVES YOU Dean Martin-Reprise R6170(M); RS6170(S)

MY TOWN, MY GUY AND ME .

Lesley Gore-Mercury 72475

MY NAME IS BARBRA, TWO B. Streisand-Col. CL2409(M); CS9209(S)

TOO MANY RIVERS Brenda Lee-Decca DL4684(M); DL74684(S)

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MY WORLD E. Arnold-RCA Vic. LPM3466(M); LSP3466(S)

BEFORE YOU GO Buck Owens-Capitol T2353

INSTRUMENTAL HITS Buck Owens-Cap. T2367(M); ST2367(S)

MORE GUITAR COUNTRY C. Atkins-RCA Vic. LPM3427(M); LSP3429(S) UP THROUGH THE YEARS J. Reeves-RCA Vic. LPM 3427(M); LSP3427(S)

GIRL ON THE BILLBOARD D. Reeves-U.A. UA2441; UAS6411

CUTE 'N COUNTRY C. Smith-RCA Vic. LPM3444; SPRM3069

THE BRIDGE WASHED OUT Mack-Decca DL4692; DL74692

NEW COUNTRY HITS G. Jones-Musicor MM2060(M); MS3060(S)

MR. & MRS. USED TO BE E. Tubb & L. Lynn-Decca DL74639

TRUCK DRIVING SON OF A GUN D. Dudley-Merc. MG21028(M); SR61028(S)

"HELLO VIET NAM" Johnny Wright-Decca 4698(M); 74698(S)

TOO MUCH HURT Don Gibson-RCA Victor LMP-LPS3470

BALLADS OF TRUE WEST J. Cash-Col. C2L38; C2S838

STRANGERS Merle Haggard-Capitol 72373(M); ST2373(S)

DON'T TAKE ADVANTAGE OF ME Bonnie Owens-Capitol T2403, ST2403

THE OTHER WOMAN Ray Price-Columbia CL2382; CS9182

LOVE'S ETERNAL TRIANGLE R. Drusky, P. Mitchell-Mere. MG21035; SR6I035

AT THE CROSSING Jimmie Davis-Decca DL746II; DL46I1

BIG HANDS David Rich-Bragg LP2001

LONESOME, SAD & BLUE Kitty Wells-Decca DLI658(M); SRS670668(S)

COUNTRY GUITAR Phil Baugh-Longhorn LP W02

ROAD STOP-JUKE BOX HITS The Willis Brothers-Starday 353

FRIENDLY VOICE, T. RITTER Capitol T2402; ST2402

FROM THIS PEN Bill Anderson-Decca D2 4604(M); D2 74604(S)

6 0 1 PAPA'S GOT A BRAND NEW BAG James Brown-King 938(M)

12 ® 3 IN THE MIDNIGHT HOUR W. Pickett-Atlan. LP8114(M); SD8I14(S)

8 0 2 THE "IN" CROWD Ramsey Lewis Trio-Argo 5506

6 0 7 THE ORGAN GRINDER'S SWING Jimmy Smith-Verve 10363

12 0 4 ALL STAR SHOTGUN Jr. Walker-Soul 701 (M)

12 0 6 MORE HITS BY THE SUPREMES Motown 627(M); S627(S)

4 0 14 BEST OF RAMSEY LEWIS

6 0 8 Cadet CLP 755; CLPS 755

KINGSMEN ON CAMPUS Wand LP/S670

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BABY I'M YOURS

8 0 12 Barbara Lewis-Atlantic 8110(M); SD8110(S)

OTIS BLUE Otis Redding-Volt LP 412; SD 412

2 12 13 SHOUT

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MIRACLES GREATEST HITS ... Tamla ST254(S); T254(M)

12 14 11 PASTEL BLUES

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MAJOR'S GREATEST HITS

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THE NEW BOSS

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THE COPA Motown 636, ST636

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POP

CHRISTOPHER & THE CHAPSIT'S ALRIGHT MA, I'M ONLY BLEEDING

Fontana 1530

PEGGY MARCHHE COULDN'T CARE LESS

RCA Victor 8710

DAN PENNI'M YOUR PUPPET

MGM 13415

JODY MILLERA LONELY QUEEN

Capitol 5541

JAY & THE AMERICANSSUNDAY AND MEUnited Artists 948

LORD JIM & PICADILLY SQUARESRAININ' IN MY HEART

Continental 002

THOMAS WAYNEKISS AWAYRacer 3131

POP

HERMAN'S HERMITSBEST OF HERMAN'S HERMITS

MGM E-4315

BUDDY MERRILLTHE SHERKAccent 1184

DICKEY LEEPRETTY WHITE DRESS

Hall 118

DEAN & MARKYOU'LL NEVER REALLY KNOW

Hickory 1353

C&W

BUCK OWENSALL I WANT FOR CHRISTMAS DEAR IS YOU

Capitol 5537

HANK SNOWI'VE CRIED A MILE

RCA Victor 8713

JIMMY JAYTHE LADY FROM THE COUNTRY

Hickory 1343

ALBUMS

JERRY LEE LEWISCOUNTRY SONGS FOR CITY FOLKS

Smash MGS 27071

THE LOVIN' SPOONFULDO YOU BELIEVE IN MAGIC

Kama Sutra KLP 8050

DONOVANFAIRYTALE

Hickory LP 127

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SKEETER DAVISSKEETER SINGS STANDARDS

RCA Victor LSP 3463

ERNEST TUBBHITTIN' THE ROAD

Decca DL74681

HAROLD MORRISONHOSS, HE'S THE BOSS

Decca DL74680

GEORGE JONESGEORGE JONES' GREATEST HITS

Mercury MG21048

HANK WILLIAMS, JR.BALLADS OF THE HILLS & PLAINS

MGM E-4316

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countryclippingsRex Allen lost his hat at the "Heart of

Texas Fair and Rodeo" at Waco. As Allenmade his way around the arena shaking a lotof little outstretched hands, one little girlgot his attention enough to tell him a riddle.Because he could not answer it, he said,"Just for that, you get my hat" and forth-with placed his hat (a 10 gallon one) on thechild's head. . . . When RCA's Danny Har-rison at Logan, W. Va., was invited to abig reunion with two U. S. senators-Byrdand Randolph-present, he made the mostof it and took along copies of his newrecord, "Beware of Her, You Fool," whichhe presented to the senators, both of whomare country music fans. . . . Moeller Talenthas set European tours for Carl Perkins andRed Sovine to cover Germany, Italy andFrance. Perkins' tour will be Nov. 30through Dec. 19. Sovine's tour will be April1 through May 11. . . . "Scoopie" BruceHarper, veteran C&W DJ at Nashville'sWNFO calls his all C&W station "the sta-tion that country music built." . . . SantaClaus won't get all the credit for makingthings merry and bright at the Jimmy Dick-ens home this year. He'll have to sharethose honors with Happy Wilson who headsNashville operations for Central Songs Inc.and was primarily responsible for bringingto Dickens' attention the demonstration tape,"May the Bird of Paradise etc." Dickensliked it, recorded it and the trade knowsthe rest. . . . The next Kitty Wells albumskedded for release in early 1966 will betitled "Kitty Wells Sings Songs Made Fa-mous by Jim Reeves." . . . Concentratedpromotion is being prepped by Cedarwoodpubbery in Nashville for the forthcomingWebb Pierce Decca single, "Christmas AtHome." Written by veteran writers WayneWalker and Max Powell, it's unusual inbeing a Christmas song with all -year appeal,says prev Bill Denny. . . Jean Shepard'slast LP was "Lighthearted and Blue," ahandful of up -tempo tunes. Now, in achange -of -pace, Jean offers "It's a ManEvery Time," an LP of love songs andballads. . . . C&W promoter Little RichieJohnson has copies of "Bright Lights andCountry Music" by Bill Anderson; "ThinkI'll Go Somewhere and Cry Myself ToSleep" by Charlie Louvin; "White Light-ning Express" by Roy Drusky; "Big Job" byGeorge Jones; and the new Stonewall Jack-son and Hugh Q. Lewis records. Drs need-ing copies, write to him, Box 2, Belen,N.M. . . .

Benny R. Daniels, manager of the Fabu-lous Fables, is exhibiting a letter from thearea entertainment coordinator in the Phil-ippines dated Oct. 13, in which he says inpart, "You're the finest musical group toappear here in the last two years." . . . HalSouthern, writer of "I Dreamed of a Hill-billy Heaven," has written and recorded asong dedicated to the fairs of the nation,titled "Fair Time USA." Published byGolden Valley Music, SESAC, the tune willbe premiered by Hal & the Frontiersmenand Joanie at the Western Fairs conventionin Fresno, Calif.

San Antonio's K-BER celebrated its fourth anniversary at the Municipal Auditorium Nov. 7with a Grand Ole Opry type spectacular. As seen in the photo, the talent included MartyRobbins, Hank Snow, Don Gibson, Roy Clark, George Jones, Jimmy Dickens, Janet McBride,Vern Stovall, Don Winters, Curtis Leach, Johnny Paycheck and three bands. Seen beside theanniversary cake is A. V. (Barn) Bamford, K-BER owner. along with K-BER personnel EddieDaniels, Lou Roney, Bubba Reding, Harrell Banks and others.

Jim & Jesse SignNASHVILLE-Jim and Jesse, Epic Rec-

ords artists and stars of the Grand Ole Opry,have been signed to an exclusive manage-ment contract with the Joe Taylor ArtistAgency here. Widely known for their cur-rent big -selling "Memphis," and for suchsongs as "Cotton Mill Man," "Better Timea Coming," they also star on their own Jim& Jesse TV show aired in six southeasternmarkets.

"Bill Anderson Day"COLUMBIA, S.C.-It was "Bill Anderson

Day" here recently-so proclaimed officiallyby Gov. Robert E. McNair. The newspapersgave Anderson lots of space (in one casealmost a full page), in tribute to the nativeson who has achieved greatness as writer,composer, singer, entertainer, and whorecently founded Stallion Music pubbery.

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