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CLIFF RICHARD CLIFF RICHARD

TOURTHE SHADOWS

arrangement with LESLIE GRADE)DALLAS BOYS

(by

CLIFF

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BOBBY VEE

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TWO TONES * PATTI BROOKSTREBLETONES

MANCHESTERNEWCASTLEHULL

* TONY MARSH

THE SHADOWS

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De MontfordGlobeGaumontColston Hall

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Hall Thur., Mar. 8 6.30 & 8.50Fri., Mar. 9 6.15 & 8.30Sat., Mar. 10 S.30 & 8.0Sun., Mar. 11 Two Perfs.

BOBBY VEETOUR

(by arrangement with TITO BURNS)

BOBBY VEE * TONY ORLANDOCLARENCE "FROGMAN" HENRY

(by arrangement with General Artistes Ltd.)

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MANSFIELD Granada Sat., Feb. 17 6.0 & 8.15WOOLWICH Granada Sun., Feb. 18 6.0 & 8.30TUNBRIDGE WELLS Essoldu Mon., Feb. 19 6.20 & 8.30CARLISLE Lonsdale Tues., Feb. 20 6.15 & 8.30PRESTON Public Hall Wed., Feb. 21 Two Perfs.BRADFORD Gaumont Thur., Feb. 22 6.15 & 8.40ROMFORD Ritz Fri., Feb. 23 6.30 & 8.45GUILDFORD Odeon Sat., Feb. 24 S.30 & 8.0EXETER A.B.C. Sun., Feb. 25 5.15 & 7.45

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BRUCE CHARLTONsticks his neck out

IT'S about two years since we first raised theextremely controversial issue of whether

Bobby Darin is better than Frank Sinatra. Atthe time it seemed almost sacrilegious to suggestsuch a possibility-although it was generallyagreed that young Bobby was heading in theright direction.

Now, in this new year of 1962, let's pause andtake stock. I still wouldn't like to come down heavilyin favour of either artist being the better singer, as Ifeel that the degree of comparison differs from recordto record.

But one thing is very certain and wholly undeniable-Bobby has attained a remarkable maturity in the past coupleof years and I'm convinced that he is now on a par withSinatra so far as sheer versatility is concerned.

This point of view is also shared by the film world-not only amongst the moguls who make the movies, butalso by the fans who swarm into the cinemas to see hispictures. In recent weeks, Bobby has had two major show-cases doing the rounds on general release - "ComeSeptember " and "Too Late Blues." These two films areas different as chalk and cheese, and they give a clearindication of his personality, score and range.

But this is only the beginning. In an amazingly shortperiod of time Bobby has developed into one of the mostsought-after properties in Hollywood-and his list of commitments forthe coming months is impressive inthe extreme. Having had a taste ofwhat Bobby can do on the silverscreen, stand by for a string of Darinmovies which I'm sure will keep thebox -offices happy throughout thisyear.

Next month, for instance, wecan expect the opening of thenew version of " State Fair,"which was completed in theautumn in Dallas.Several readers have commented

that it's got to be good in order tosurpass the 1945 production,, whichstarred Jeanne Crain, Dick Haymesand Dana Andrews. And one ofour older correspondents hasreminded us that there was, in fact.a star-studded original way hack in1933, which featured Janet Gaynor,Will Rogers and Lew Ayres.

For my money, the new " StateFair" will be one of the moviehighlights of the year. Just considerthe cast ! For in addition toBobby, there's also Pat Boone. thatsensational rock 'n' roller Ann -

NEW MUSICAL EXPRESS * Frida7. Jts.inary 12, 1962

DARIN ON PAR WITH SINATRA

BOBBY DARIN does a repair job on a truckin Paramount's " Hell Is For Heroes," a forth-

coming picture.

Margret, Frankie Laine, Tom Ewelland Alice Faye.

During the filming of the picture,much of which was shot in Dallas,Bobby was able to keep his hand inbefore live audiences. He madepersonal appearances at the localMajestic Theatre in a disc -jockeyingcapacity - and always managed tofill all 2,400 seats in the house.

Then when Hurricane Carlastruck, he got together withFrankie Laine and Alice Faye toput on a special charity concertfor the victims, which raised65,000 dollars.

Strong scoreThere's obviously going to be some

tremendous musical material in-cluded in the film, and the sound-track LP is likely to prove one of theyear's top sellers. Only problem atthe moment centres on who isgoing to release the album, bearingin mind that the three 'stars all re-cord for different labels-Bobbyfor Atco. Pat for Dot, and

Ann -Margret for RCA.1 hear that Dot is the most likely

outlet - though whichever labelfinally secures the LP, it is houndto be released in this country by theDecca group.

" State Fair," of course, spot-lights Bobby in lighthearted vein-as he is also seen in "ComeSeptember." But we've alreadyseen Bobby in deeper and moresombre mood in " Too Late Blues,"and there are several picturescoming up which enable him topursue this facet of his talents.

Not long after the advent of"State Fair," we can expect to seeanother Darin vehicle " Hell Is ForHeroes ''-and here, the title aloneis more than sufficient to indicateits contrasting nature. CurrentlyBobby is in the process of filming" Point Blank," in which he playsthe role of a psychotic patient toSidney Poitier's psychiatrist.

Lined up for the immediatefuture is If A Man Answers,"in which Bobby will be reunitedon the screen with his wife,

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FOR VERSATILITY !Sandra Dee (you'll recall that hefirst met Sandy on the set of"Come September ").This is another romantic comedy.

and it's tentatively set to go beforethe cameras towards the end ofFebruary - but it all depends onwhether Sandy has settled downafter the birth of her baby.

At any rate, Bobby intends togive himself a few weeks away fromthe movie studios after " PointBlank " is completed. He's scheduledto play a short season at theDeauville Hotel in Miami Beach atthe beginning of next month, andthen he moves over to theFlamingo in Las Vegas for a furtherspell. A sensible move, for anartist 'of Bobby's talents needs tokeep abreast of every aspect of theentertainment world, and not confinehimself solely to one medium.

But it's obvious that Hollywoodis going to play a major part inBobby Darin's future career. Anotherventure lined up for the near futureis the making, by Bobby's own com-pany - Sandar Productions, of" Tomorrow T h e Rainbow."Originally a novel by Earl Fenton,it tells the story of a youngmusician who becomes a priest --and guess who plays the lead role !

Bobby's company has also boughtthe screen rights to the play" Invitation To A March." He is

expecting to figure more in a behind -the -scenes role in this production,though he will play a supportingpart-he's hoping to secure IngridBergman for the lead, however, andthis would certainly be a feather inhis cap.

There are two other excitingpossibilities for Bobby in 1962. lieis a strong candidate for a star rolein the film version of " Bye ByeBirdie "-though apparently Fabian,Tommy Sands and TV's Dick VanDyke are also being considered (Iimagine it's pretty safe to assumethat Babby is the number one choice,but it's largely a question ofwhether his heavy commitmentswould enable him to undertake thisengagement).

Frank's roleThe other possibility concerns the

intriguing forthcoming production of" The Execution Of Private Slovik."Bobby has been strongly tipped forthe lead in this picture-this wasthe part for which Frank Sinatrawas all set, until he recently con-tracted out of his obligation.

You'll see from all this thatyoung Mr. Darin certainly hasplenty on his plate.Furthermore, it's work of such

importance and magnitude that it

could either make Of break him.Personally, I have such confidencein his ability that I'm sure he willprogress from strength to strength.

With so many varying activitiestaking place, there's no doubt thatBobby has developed into anotherSinatra, if you see what I mean-though I'm sure that he will hateme for making the comparison !

Despite his rapid graduation tothe top flight in chow business, it'spleasing to note that Bobby has notdeserted the teenage fans-neitherhaS he any intention of doing so.His latest hit, " Multiplication," isa clear indication of his feelingsfor the teenage market-and itsposition in the charts reflects theesteem in which he is held by discfans in this country.

When 1 last heard from hobby, heindicated in his letter that he washoping to pay us another visit assoon as possible - but that it wasproving mighty difficult in view ofhis heavy commitments. However,it seems as though we shall haveplenty of opportunity of seeing himon the cinema screen in the comingmonths.

For Bobby Darin's engagementsare multiplying thick and fast. Anddeservedly so-for the versatilitywith which he is blessed is confinedto an elite few.

SI WARONKER, HOLLYWOOD DISC CHIEF, TALKS ABOUT -

Eddie Cochran, Bobby Vee,Gene McDaniels at work

DID you know that there are still about 20 unre-leased titles by Eddie Cochran, which have yet to

be issued over here ? Or that Bobby Vee is invariably" frightened to death of anything he does " in therecording studio ? Or that all the sessions by theChipmunks are conducted in strictest secrecy, withdoors locked even against non -essential members ofthe disc company ?

These are just some of the interesting snippets I gleanedfrom Si Waronker, the Chairman of Liberty Records, whenI met him in his London hotel recently. And I was parti-cularly interested in what he could tell me about EddieCochran, whose disc career he guided from the outset.

"I suppose it was about five years ago that Eddie wanderedinto the company's offices," Si recalled. " To this day, I stilldon't know how he found his way into my office-but I supposeone of the secretaries smuggled himin, for he was such a likeable lad.

" Anyway, I listened to him sing.and I soon realised that there wassomething pretty native about hiswork. Anyway, a few days later-when I had a potential hit on myhands called 'Sittin' In A Balcony.'and nobody in mind to record it-Idecided to give young Eddie achance.

" That very same night, westarted to record at about eighto'clock-and we eventually finishedat five the following morning.Seems a long time, I know-but youmust remember that this was thefirst time that Eddie had everundertaken anything of thisnature."

ImpromptuI asked Si if he had anything to

do with Eddie's recent release."Jeannie, Jeannie, Jeannie."

" Yes, indeed f did," he told me." I should explain that, with EddieCochran. we never went into thestudio simply to record one tune-we always did as many as we could.We seldom had any pre -conceivedarrangements-Eddie just gatheredtogether a bunch of musicians heliked, and we'd take it from there.This way we would sometimes get asmany as eight tunes in four hours-but on other occasions things didn'twork out, and we'd forget the wholesession.

" Now, in the case of 'Jeannie.'the song wasn't planned at all. I hadno idea, when we first went into thestudio, that Eddie would be doingit. But, when he did start working onit, there was no time wasted-ithappened real fast. Just a coupleof takes, and it was in the can !"

I asked Si for a final assessmentof Eddie Cochran, and there was anoticeable tremor in his voice whenhe told me what a terrible shock ithad been to everyone at Liberty,when the news of his death camethrough.

" Unfortunately, Eddie hadn'treally begun to live," he said. " Youknow, he didn't make a great dealof money-and much of what hedid earn was spent in taking care ofhis parents But what a nice fellowhe was!"

A new picture of EDDIECOCHRAN, teaching histhen fiancée, SHARONSHEELEY, how to playthe guitar. Sharon is, ofcourse, a prolific song-

writer today.

*There seemed little to add to Si's

final remark, so I switched the con-versation to Bobby Vee, who alsocomes under the Liberty banner.

" Yes, I signed Bobby," Si agreed." And then I assigned him to oneof my five a -and -r managers. Tommy'Snuffy' Garrett. Now, Snuffy is only22-yet he looks after Bobby Vee,Johnny Burnette and GeneMcDaniels. And I think you willadmit that he's found the perfectformula for making successful com-mercial discs."

Si told me it was Snuffy's idea tointroduce the now -famous dual -track singing of Bohhy Vee-thoughapparently it happened by accidentin the first place. It seems that onBobby's first disc. Snuffy inad-verently waxed it monaurally.instead of in stereo. So in order totry and compensate for this defici-ency, he decided to add anothertrack. And he's been doing it eversince!

But of course, as Si pointed out,we have also to take into considera-tion what he described as " BobbyVee's very believable delivery."

Unfair ?I suggested that probably Gene

McDaniels felt very strongly on thesubject of cover versions. Forwhereas his " 100 Pounds Of Clay "and " Tower Of Strength " had bothproved big hits in America, he hasbeen beaten on both titles in thiscountry by local British cover ver-stons.

" Well, I would be perfectlyhappy to see a law introduced,which would copyright arrange-ments-but I think it would beimpracticable," Si commented." All things considered, there's very

little we can do about this sort of

thing. It goes on throughout theworld-and, let's face it, we've beenguilty of it ourselves.

"One thing that puzzles me,though. I wonder why it is that,since 'Rubber Ball.' no one has triedto do a cover job on a Bobby Veedisc."

CampaignSi revealed that he is planning a

big exploitation campaign on GeneMcDaniels in this country next year,with the intention of establishing himconvincingly over here. He wouldalto like to achieve the same effectwith Timi Yuro. who secured Ameri-can best-selling status with " Hurt."

Among other artists on the Libertylabel with whom Si Waronker isassociated are Julie London andMartin Denny. both of whom heregards as essentially album enter-tainers He did, in fact, record Juliein London when he was visitingBritain three years ago. Julie's workis. of course, familiar to British fans,while Martin Denny remains some-thing of an unknown 9uantity overhere. " We hope to rectify this situa-tion shortly," Si assured me.

Si's best friend in the recordingbusiness is David Seville-who evenwent to the extent of naming one ofhis celebrated Chipmunks " Simon "after the Liberty Chairman

"One of the most brilliant talentsin the industry today," is bow Sirates his friend.And for Si's summing up of the

disc business ? " Let's not kid our-selves-there's an awful lot of luckin it," he said. " Things just happen,or slot into place unexpectedly, andbefore ,'ou know it you've got a hiton your hands. But that's whatmakes it so exciting."

DEREK JOHNSON

Friday, January 12, 1962 NEW MUSICAL EXPRESS 3

CLIFF joins ELVIS and LONNIE with a No.AND then there were three ! Prior to

this week, only Elvis Presley andLonnie Donegan had achieved the fan-tastic distinction of coming straight intothe best-selling lists at the coveted No. Iposition. Now they have been joined byCliff Richard, who explodes out of theblue to take top spot with " The YoungOnes "-a number which was originallyplanned as the " B " side of the record !

When I talked last week to Norrie Paramor,Cliff's recording manager, he forecast that thedisc would make its initial appearance in theNo, 1 spot. But Norrie was basing his prophecyon much more than mere optimism. Heknew full well that. even before the recordwas officially released, its orders were fastapproaching the half -million mark.

And when I 'phoned Norrie earlier this weekto congratulate him on the amazing success ofthe record, he told me that the latest sales figuresas of Monday evening was 634.500 !

So Cliff is certainly well on the way towardswinning another Gold Disc !It could well be that he will secure the rare

honour of passing the million mark on thestrength of British sales alone. Of course, he is

also bound to increase this through handsomesales on the Continent and in the Commonwealth-and, we hope, in the States.

As yet no plans have been madefor the release of this disc inAmerica. The record companies areholding fire to assess the positionwith regard to the film - and Iunderstand that negotiations arecurrently in hand with an importantcompany in the States for the releaseof the picture there.

If and when this transpires, asseems highly probable, its prettycertain that Cliff's recording-andperhaps also the soundtrack LP-will be issued there to coincidewith the movie.

All this excitement about Cliff'snew record prompts one to reflectupon what might have happened, ifthis song had been released as the" B " side. Indeed, in the first placeit was not even scheduled for releaseas a single!

THE AMAZING STORY

BEHIND 'YOUNG ONES'Cliff himself was somewhat

dubious about its chances, but heeventually-though rather reluct-antly-agreed to its issue, providedthat it went out as the " B " side.But after the premiere of the film,

at which he was completely bowledover by the overwhelming reaction,he changed his mind and gave hisblessing to it being switched to the" A " side

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The zsong originally planned forJanuary release has now been kepton the shelf to see the light of dayat some future date.

f the most fascinating fof ,g Young Ones ,,is the unusual effect created by the t,strings. Norrie Paramor let me intothe secret of how this was done- 1,apparently Cliff waxed the song withhis usual backing by the Shadows,

Acker's the greatest !'HELEN SHAPIRO sings Acker Bilk ! No, it isn't the title

of a new Shapiro LP-but it would be if Helen had herway ! After her recent stint at Shepperton studios, she admitsto being trad mad, especially over the smallest giant on thejazz scene - Mr. Acker Bilk

" Acker's the .greatest !" sheenthused. "I really enjoyed myselfwhen he was down on the set.Most of the time we were frozenstiff working on the scenes, butone morning while Acker and hisboys were warming up, I asked if Icould join in.

" St. Louis Blues was the numberand we really swung it. You knowI've always wanted to be a great bluessinger and singing with Acker's jazzband really made my day!"

Helen was far from finishedabout her new found friend andsoon had me on her drinka pintaBilka day diet I"He's got such a marvellous sense

of humour. Do you know that theytook two hours dressing him up asa cowboy for his ' Frankie andJohnny' number in the picture.

Finally, he staggered on to the set inall his western glory looking ratherlike an undersized Cheyenne needinga good shave.

' Where do you want of ? ' saysAcker to our producer MiltonSubotsky.

"Milton looked Acker and allhis western trappings up and downand said calmly, ' You're dead-goout and lay down in a field.

" And believe me that's what hehad to do and in about 6 degreesof frost at 10 in the morning whilethey took stills for the film. Luckilyhe saw the funny side of the wholebusiness and came back gurgling likea cider barrel on the boil.

"He taught me to play theclarinet-well, a little anyway. Ididn't get much farther than the keyin A," Helen grinned and thenadded, " Very 'aaard " in best Bilkmanner.

declaresHelen

Shapiroin an interview with

RON KINGI asked Helen if She was looking

forward to her forthcoming trip tothe States.

" Naturally," she replied, "and I'mdying to meet Brenda Lee. I've readin NME that she has particularlyasked to see me. I admire hertremendously but I do wish people

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first-time chart entry!and the strings were dubbed on tothe record afterwards.

" I cribbed this idea from thefilm," admitted Norrie. " So Imust give full credit to StanleyBlack, who orchestrated the filmscore."But you know, while we are only

WO ready to congratulate artist andrecording manager when they scorea triumph of this nature, there's oneperson who is frequently overlooked-the music publisher. And in thiscase, I feel that we should pay himspecial tribute --for (without CyrilSimons, of Leds Music, therewouldn't be a 'song called " TheYoung Ones" in existence today

The storyHere briefly is the story: the basic

music score for Cliff's new film waspractically complete, though the pic-ture still lacked a title. Cyril, whosecompany was handling the music,thereupon suggested that he shouldcommission t:he celebrated Americansong team of Topper and Bennettto write a couple of numbers for themovie-including a title song.

His idea was readily accepted andwithout further ado he flew off toNew York to see the duo in question.You will doubtless recall that Topperand Bennett have previously writtena few numbers for Cliff, includinghis smash hit " Travellin' Light."besides penning songs for such starsas Elvis Presley and Perry Como.

The writers were waiting for Cyrilon his arrival in New York. Theyperused the script together and Cyrilleft them mulling over it, while heboarded a plane to California for

discussions with Norrie Paramor(who was holiday -making there atthe time)

Cyril stopped in Los Angeles fora few hours, then whizzed straighthack to New York-where he foundthat Topper and Bennett had notonly conceived the idea of " TheYoung Ones," but had alreadywritten the song !

In point of fact, they wrote itin a matter of a couple of hours.So Cyril flew back to London with

" The Young Ones " in his pocket.Needless to say, it was eagerlyaccepted by the film company, whohad at last found a suitable title fortheir ambitious new production.

I mentioned just now that Cyrilhad commissioned Topper a nBennett to write two songs for thefilm. Strangely enough. the otherone-which was titled " SawdustDolly "-wasn't used !

Nevertheless there is a secondTopper and Bennett composition inthe movie, the haunting " When TheGirl In Your Arms." But this wasn'twritten specifically for the film.

Indeed, some six months beforeCyril's flying visit to the States, theyhad submitted this song to himthrough the normal channels, in thebelief that Cliff might like to recordit. Cliff, in fact, was most impressed-and a decision was taken to wax itfor release at some future date.

Then, at one of the policymeetings held before the film wentinto production, it was decided(primarily as a result of Cliff'ssuggestion) to incorporate it in thepicture.This is just another reason why

not only the title song but the entirescore of the film is meeting with such

Sweet music makesHelen's ears happy !

would stop comparing us vocally." The only similarity I can see

is that we are both teenagers.Brenda sings an up -tempo bouncystyle and I lean more heavily to-wards the blues."When 1 last saw Helen she was

just starting a record collection, afterbuying a record player from herproceeds of " Please Don't Treat MeLike a Child."

" How is your personal disc de-partment faring ? " l enquired.

"Fine! My collection consistsmainly of big band albums - CountBasle and Glenn Miller are two ofMy favourites and Ella of course,who has always been my idol. Mybest album is still the first one I everbought-High Society?. Sinatra,Crosby and Armstrong-what a com-bination they make."

With her first full-length film over.what I asked would Helen like tomake next ?

I'd like to make a teenage

DORISDAY complained to

reporter Jon Whitcomb:" People are always writing aboutme, saying, ' She likes to behappy,' in a kind of strange way,making it sound as though I'mfloating up in the clouds (whichI'm not). As if I didn't face lifeor reality, just up in the clouds,running around and smiling allthe time.

" That's not true. I'm notalways smiling. Like anybodyelse, I have my m omen t s.Making pictures isn't always apicnic; every day there's somehurdle, some new challenge."

musical, something like Cliff's 'TheYoung Ones.' Bags of sun and seathough ! I've had enough offreezing in the cold on 'It's TradDad.'

"I tell you what - I'd like Elvisfor my co-star! Think that canbe arranged ? Gosh, what a dream

favourable response. And for thiswe have alsO to thank Peter Myersand Ronnie Cass, who were res-ponsible for all the scintillatingproduction music in the movie-aswell as Norrie Paramor, who wrotethe two instrumental items.

Little wonder, therefore, that thesoundtrack album is also selling likehot cakes. Latest figure I had fromNorrie was " well in excess of60.000" - which, for an LP inBritain, is really some going I

He's on airHow does Cliff feel about the

success of his new record ? WhenI talked to him this week he waswalking on air

He was just facing a lengthysession at the dentist, but eventhis didn't shake his enthusiasm." When we saw the effect of the

film we realised that this disc wasgoing to be a big one," he told me.

But thiS is ridiculous ! I just can'tbelieve it. I'm sure the bubble mustburst before long."

Cliff mentioned how much he waslooking forward to his lengthy six -week tour of one-nighters whichbegins on January 21. Next week,he's off to Hull, where the Shadowsare ourrently appearing in panto-mime, to rehearse some new stagematerial with them.

Last week, in my survey of 1961,I pointed out what a marvellous yearit had been for British recordingartists. Now, with Cliff as theirchampion and in unbeatable mood, itlooks as though they are steppinginto 1962 on the right foot.

that would be. Oh well, no harmin hoping," she added coyly.No harm at all, Helen ! Who would

have dreamt that a 15 -year -old schoolgirl sitting for an end of term examin East London would be top ofBritain's hit parade. Dreams cancome true. You have proved it.

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SHIRLEY HARRYBASSEY BELAFONTE

***** SHIRI.EY BASSI Y(Columbia), This' album must seta new standard for British songLPs. Britain's finest all-roundartist excels in a set of dramatic-ally sung top standards. Her sheerenthusiasm makes us overlookoccasional faults In diction andsudden uncontrolled Increases Involume (as in Lovely Way To SpendAn Evening). Her dynamic forceand natural vocal power enthralsthe listener.

Side One is almost faultless wth

Nesesesies^^v/StWeiNiPS/SafeeaseSifS/4"^"e

BASSEY, BELAFONTE, VEE HAVE TOP ALBUMS says Allen Evansthe long Nearness Of Youand Who Are We as stand-outs, and the finale of sidetwo, Climb F.!very Moun-tain, Is an almost unbear-ahly thrilling experience.Never have I heard GeoffI.tve rise to such heightsas accompanist and theRita Williams Singers areexcellent, too. A greattriumph for Shirley andproducer Norman Newell.

**** BELAFONTE : JUMPUP CALYPSO (RCA), An almostforgotten man here, the king ofcalypso Is hack, singing the songshe performs best - lively WestIndian folk tunes. He makes everyone of the 12 tracks a thing ofbeauty, specially the terrificallyrhythmic romp of Jump In TheLine, and the soft, sentimental

Kingston Market song, He's backedby a large choir, the Trinidad SteelBand, and his own musiciansheaded by guitarist Millard Thomas.Title comes from the Jump UpCarnival, which is a calypso con-test that goes on non-stop for aweek during the West Indian MardiGras. Five years after Belafonte'sfirst calypso album, this one shouldrevive interest in one of the mostrhythmic forms of modern music.

* *

**** BOBBY VEE SINGSHITS OF THE ROCKIN"50s (Loh -don), The star rocks along for allhis might-and mighty good rockingit is ! Behind, led by guitar aceTommy Allsop, the instrumentalcombo is really with it, too ! Ofthe numbers, you'll recognise theMadlarks' hit, Lollipop, and suchbeat favourites as School Days,Donna. Sixteen Candles-plus a

slow beat version of lavender Blue.Album cover shows young Bobby Inold-fashioned rocking Chair - butthat's the only old thing about thisdisc.

* ***** THIS FOUR PREPS ON

CAMPUS (Capitol) Is great fun.Recorded during a show at aSouthern Californian university, thequartet takes the mickey out ofrock 'n' roll groups, wlth theirweird sound effects. The Preps alsoscore with satirical impressions ofthe Eleetwoods (Mr. Blues), theHollywood Argyles (Alley Oop),the Platters (Smoke Gets In YourEyes) the Freshmen (In This WholeWide World), the Kingston Trio(Worried Man/Tom Dooley) andDion and the Belmonts (TeenagersIn Love). They add some of theirown harmony singing-a soft YoungAnd Foolish, and up -tempo HeartAnd Soul, a soulful folk ballad

0.0.6"sesseti.e's".".""Wsisssei.,0%61,""snireS/10

called He's Goin' Away- plus aspecial introductory song to a happyalbum that includes their own hitmedley.

*** DANCE 'TIE QUARTERTO THREE WITH U.S. BONDS(Top Rank) is remtniscent ofLittle Richard, with Bonds beltingout his rockers shouting ad libsduring the hottin' sax -predominatedbacking, and generally living it up.Interesting is revival of (labCalloway's hit of the 40s, MinnieThe Moocher, revived in the 50s byDanny Kaye. This new versionfollows the usual pattern ofchorus singing phrases after Bondssings them. On one or two tracks,the sound is muzzy, but that couldbe Intentional-Trip To The Mooncomes over as if it was recorded enroute, with poor weather conditionsmaking communications difficult !

Better is Bonds' shouting in That's

All Right, and his swingy Cecilia.Backing is solid throughout.

*** TIMI YURO (London) isa real better who makes every wordheard. If you can Imagine it, she'sa cross between Johnnie Ray andSophie Tucker (and like Soot),started singing in her parents' res-taurant). A 21 -year -old Italian -American (not Japanese as so manythink), she gets right into her sing-ing and spares your ears nothing.Her voice is high - sometimesshrieky, sometimes a bit off tune,but It grows on you and her bettertracks become more acceptablesecond time round-I Should Care,Hurt, Just Say I Love Him arethree examples. Liberty, for whomshe waxes in her hometown of LosAngeles, has high hopes and hasgiven her top drawer accompani-ment and Clyde Otis as producer.

Brook Bros, look set for another hitI CAN'T help noticing how very entertaining as well as com-

mercial the songs recorded by the Brook Brothers are.Their latest on Pye again has that certain extra, making " He'sOld Enough To Know Better " a good buy.

Fast and bursting with energyand with a near -frantic accompani-ment directed by Ton y Hatch.Lyric takes the angle of " she'smine, not yours, and don't youforget it. or else."

The brothers themselves had a bighand in writing " Win Or Lose."Quite a good beat number, butstrictly the " B " side.

BROOK BENTON1 reckon that a few of the Brook

Benton enthusiasts overrate the abilityof their idol. No doubt he's verygood, but beyond that, I have myreservations.

His latest on Mercury is"Revenge," a medium -pace beat num-ber, semi -ballad, with a strongbacking from strings and brass.

Worth a listen but far frommemorable.

" Really Really," a slow bluesynumber, is more effective. Good lyricand sensitive interpretation.

BEVERLEYSISTERS

On Columbia, Geoff Love's orches-tra again, plus the Rita WilliamsSingers, this time backing theBeverley Sisters who sing " TheWater Or The Wine."

A Greek song with English lyricsby Norman Newell, it compares themerits of a rich man and a poor manas a prospective husband, and decidesthat love is the key to it all, anyhow.

Most attractive melody, verywell presented. The Bess have agood chance for chart honours.Flip is called " Oh Wishing Star."

Sweet and slow, a bit overloaded withthe sugar.

ROBERT EARLWith just the right voice for a

strong emotional ballad of this sort,Robert Earl has done a great jobon "Shalom," sympathetically backedby Wally Stott's orchestra andchorus.

As with most of Bob's recordsit would be impossible to find abetter version.Given a spot of TV exposure, this

could be a big seller for Mr. E.Flip of this Philips release is titled

" When You're In Love" and it'sa revival of a hit from the nineteenforties, based on a semi -classicalpiece, " La Golondrina." Lovelymelody, good lyric.

TONY OSBORNEJust about the top pop instru-

mental composer in this country isTony Osborne (below) with many

successful melo-dies to hiscredit.

The la testfrom his pen,and from hispiano and or-chestra. is "Tur-kish Coffee," acatchy noveltysuggestive ofthe mysteries ofthe Middle East- dusky mai-

dens come to mind in particular.But maybe that's just my mind

and not the musicRound on the other side there's

" Tony's Tune," very simple in a" Third Man " sort of way, bucasually cheerful instead of sinister.

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LETTERMENDo you remember the waxing by

the Lettermen of " The Way YouLook Tonight " ?-came out aboutlast September. I wasn't the only onewho was disappointed when it didn'tbecome a hit.

Well the same outfit has nowgiven the same treatment to " When IFall In Love." It makes delightfullistening, too.

Dreamy chorus arrangement,smooth as satin.Flipside is Chaplin's " Smile." Plea-

sant. Label is Capitol.

PETER ELLIOTTWith a new arrangement and new

words our old friend " What ShallWe Do With A Drunken Sailor "comes up as " The Swingin' Sailor "sung by Peter Elliott on Fontana.

Certainly a swingin' perform-ance, this, full of fun and pointednautical humour.Peter really gives-but then he

pretty well always hits the targetwith his singing, and deserves greatersuccess.

" Tread Softly Stranger " is insharp contrast; a quiet, reflectiveballad with an appealing above -average lyric and a pleasing melody.

PETER GORDENOA girl -friend of mine who heard

Parlophone's Peter Gorden sing" You're Following Me " flipped hersweet blonde lid in a big way anddeclared that Messrs. Como andBreedlove " just aren't in it."

And if Mr. Gordeno gets thefairer sex thataway, I ain't gonnaargue I

Flip is "I Got Eves," a beat -cum -swing ditty that left my blonde palrelatively unimpressed. So there'sstill some hope for the rest of usmen !

MELODY TOPS

WITH TEDDY

AND PEARLA DD a backing by Geoff Lose

and his orchestra to the voicesof Teddy Johnson and Pearl Carrand you can bet that you're in forsomething melodious.

On Columbia Mr. and Mrs. Musicsing " Be Mine " and they give thewell -loved melody a new lease of lifejust as they did with " How Wonder-ful To Know."

Dreamy and romantic -100 percent. recommended.Coupling comes from Ivor

Novello's greatest show "TheDancing Years," and it's the ever -appealing ballad " 1 Can Give YouThe Starlight."

DON FOXJohnny Gregory was obviously in

top form when he did the arrange-ment for " If You Go," waxed onOriole by Don Fox.

Exciting, powerful and unusual.this is a ballad that commands theattention from start to finsh and Dongives an imaginative performance.

Coupling is a song be wrote him-self called " Don't Fool WithLove."Staccato sound in the backing is a

catchy novelty and the tune is good,too. Mood is light-hearted.

TEDDYJOHNSON

and PEARLCARR

KAYE SISTERSA revival with a very big chance

of hit honours comes from the KayeSisters-the well -tried but ever -popular " Mistakes."

An ideal song for this trio, aidedby a 1962 backing from Wally Stottwho adds a spot of beat to theballad.

" If Only Tomorrow " is undis-tinguished, a slow ballad with anondescript melody that Wally hasbrightened up as well as he could.

First class, MartyLATEST Philips release from

Marty Wilde features twosongs that he wrote himself, top-side being " Conte Running."

A strong beat number with aparticularly good melody. Pre-sentation is first-class, the duettingmost effective.

High marks for Ni a r t y." Ev'ryone " is a quiet and veryattractive song, relaxed and warm.

A big change for MAY., buta most successful switch.

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JIMMY JONESOn MGM. the vocal acrobat

Jimmy Jones, sings in characteristicstyle, but he seems to have lost hisearly " go." It's still there on thesurface. but it no longer soundsjoyfully spontaneous.

Still, if you're looking for agood rocker, fast and lively, thiswill do nicely." Holler Hey " sounds like one of

the old riverboat numbers --catchytoe -tapping tune with banjos andchorus, plus a spot of jangleboxpiano. Good entertainment value.

POTTED POPSTONY HATCH ORCHESTRA (Pye)

plays the TV theme, " Ghost Squad."The whistled melody Is suitablyhaunting, the overall effect Is excel-lent. Full approval. " What's AllThat About " sounds like a repetitiveguitar Instrumental that has beenscored for full orchestra and wouldhave been better left in short pants.

BRAD NEWMAN (Fontana) offers anexciting beat number called " Some-body To Love." Tearaway backingdirected by Johnny Keating. Wellworth a listen. " This Time It'sLove " is a beat ballad in whichBrad displays a strong and attractivevoice.

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Last ThisWeek

THE YOUNG ONESCliff Richard (Columbia)

1 2 STRANGER ON THE SHOREAcker Bilk (Columbia)

4 3 LET THERE BE DRUMSSandy Nelson (London)

8 4 I'D NEVER FIND ANOTHERYOU Billy Fury (Decca )

9 5 MULTIPLICATIONBobby Darin (London)

2 6 MOON RIVERDanny Williams (HMV)

15 7 LET'S TWIST AGAINChubby Checker (Columbia)

7 8 HAPPY BIRTHDAY SWEETSIXTEEN Neil Sedaka (RCA)

5 9 JOHNNY WILLPat Boone (London)

6 9 MIDNIGHT IN MOSCOWKenny Ball (Pye)

22 11 THE TWISTChubby Checker (Columbia)

17 12 RUN TO HIMBobby Vee (London)

27 13 LANGUAGE OF LOVEJohn D. Loudermilk ( RCA)

3 14 TOWER OF STRENGTHFrankie Vaughan (Philips)

10 15 SO LONG BABYDel Shannon ( London)

- 16 THE LION SLEEPS TONIGHTThe Tokens (RCA)

11 17 TOY BALLOONSRuss Conway (Columbia)

12 18 TAKE GOOD CARE OF MYBABY Bobby Vee (London)

25 18 SON THIS IS SHEJohn Leyton (HMV)

14 20 ONLY GOOD THINGTHAT'S HAPPENED TO ME

Jim Reeves (RCA)13 21 DON'T BRING LULU

Dorothy Provine(Warner Bros.)

16 22 1 UNDERSTANDG -Clefs (London)

21 23 TAKE FIVEDave Brubeck (Fontana)

18 24 MY FRIEND THE SEAPetula Clark (Pye)

19 25 WALKIN' BACK TOHAPPINESS

Helen Shapiro (Columbia)26 26 GOODBYE CRUEL WORLD

Jimmy Darren (Pye Int.)23 27 I CRIED FOR YOU

Ricky Stevens (Columbia)- 28 PEPPERMINT TWIST

Danny Peppermint & TheJumping Jacks (London)

- 29 WALK ON BYLeroy Van Dyke (Mercury)

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Last ThisWeek1 1 MOON RIVER (Chappell)3 2 TOY BALLOONS (Jewel)5 3 STRANGER ON THE SHORE

(Sherwin)7 4 JOHNNY WILL (Blossom)9 2 MIDNIGHT IN MOSCOW

(Tyler)2 6 TOWER OF STRENGTH

(Chappell)6 7 WHEN THE GIRL IN YOUR

ARMS (Leeds)4 8 MY FRIEND THE SEA (Bron)

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10 10 TAKE GOOD CARE OF MYBABY (Nevins -Kirshner)

10 11 SUCU-SUCU (Peter Maurice)8 12 BAMBLNO (Chappell)

13 13 TAKE FIVE (Burlington)10 14 HEY LOOK ME OVER (Morris)22 14 I'D NEVER FIND ANOTHER

YOU (Nevins -Kirshner)12 16 WALKIN' BACK TO

HAPPINESS (Flimusle)19 17 THE SAVAGE (Harms-Witmark)17 18 TALL DARK STRANGER

(Flamingo)-.13 18 THE TIME HAS COME (Essex)24 20 HAPPY BIRTHDAY SWEET

SIXTEEN (Rogers)18 21 I'LL GET BY (F.D. & H.)14 22 LITTLE DONKEY (Chappell)30 23 LET'S GET TOGETHER

- 24 THE TRIAL' (Lois)29 24 CLIMB EV'RY MOUNTAIN

(Williamson)22 20 BIG BAD JOHN (Acuff -Rose)- 27 HIT THE ROAD JACK (Leeds)26 28 DON'T BRING LULU

(F.D. & H.)21 29 HIS LATEST FLAME

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LOVE Elvis Presley15 5 I KNOW Barbara George0 6 HAPPY BIRTHDAY SWEET

SIXTEEN Neil Sedaka8 7 WALK ON BY Leroy Van Dyke3 8 RUN TO HIM Bobby Vee

10 9 UNCHAIN MY HEARTRay Charles

11 10 WHEN THE BOY IN YOURARMS Connie Francis

7 11 GOODBYE CRUEL WORLDJames

9 12 WHEN I FALL IN LOVELettermen

13 13 PLEASE MR. POSTMAN

17 14 LET THERE BE DRUMSSandy Nelsonees

18 15 REVENGE Brook Benton- 16 BABY IT'S YOU Shuttles- 17 NORMAN Sue Thompson- 18 A LITTLE BITTY TEAR

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Friday January 12 1962

DOROTHY (PINKY) PROVINE TAKES YOU BACKTHIRTY YEARS

TILE decade between 1920 and 1930 is generally acceptedas being a period of instability and insecurity, of frenzied

reaction following the end of the Great War. This was theera that led to Prohibition and the Wall Street Crash inAmerica. In other words, not a very healthy period from thehistorians' point of view.

But if the world was already in the process of tumbling towardsanother disaster, humanity wasn't aware of it at the time. Andmaybe it wasn't surprising, when one considers the distractionsLrevalent just then. The music, for instance, was loud, raucous.azzy-everyone was doing thelack Bottom or the Charleston.And at least if the 1920's have

left nothing else to posterity, theyhave certainly bequeathed us theirmusic. It was a raw, almost un-disciplined music, but infectious inIts immaturity-and one can under-stand how it caught on so effectively.

In music, es in many other artisticforms, trends have a habit of turn-ing cycles. So perhaps it was onlyto be expected that interest in themusic of the 'twenties should berevived 40 years later - somewhatmore polished and sophisticatednow, its true, but still possessingthe same basic ingredients.

In this country, stalwarts suchas the Temperance Seven arechampioning the cause of themusic from this epoch.In the States, the spotlight falls

principally upon- that effervescentPersonality, Dorothy Provine - whoa few months ago was best-knownfor her portrayal of " Pinky " in If you like the type of materialthe ," Roaring Twenties" television purveyed by Dorothy, let me tellSeries, but who is now a best-selling you about a new album you can'trecording artist in her own right_ afford to miss. Starring the

There's no doubt that Dorothy has vivacious Miss Provine, it's titledtaken the disc fans by storm with "The Vamp Of The Roaring 20's"her authentic interpretation of the -and believe me, it captures theoldie, "Don't Bring Lulu," which spirit of this decade more effectively

She's goingto star in'Perils of Pauline' next

has enjoyed a lengthy run its the toptable. And I'm sure that she hassucceeded in converting manyyoungsters to the style of musicwhich was in vogue long beforethey were born.

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than any other LP I haveencountered.

Besides " Pinky " (who is describedin dated parlance as "the chantooseof the Charleston Club, vocalisingballades and boop-a-doops "), thedisc also features the PlayboysDance Band, the Dixieland Band,the Girls of the Chorus Line(labelled- as " eight fetching missesof captivating vocal charm ") andthe Vocal Trio (" singers of limpbut lilting harmonies on heart-rending and heart-warming tunes ").

From all of which you will seethat this record really takes youback to the hectic musical era ofthe 'twenties-it isn't a parody,it's quite genuine in conception.All the old favourites are there,

such as " You've Got That Thing,"" I'm Gonna Charleston Back ToCharleston," " Hard Hearted Han-nah " and " Doin' The Sigma Chi,"treated in typical fashion -30numbers altogether, and each one ofthem is a ball

The album is also particularly

Mike Hellicar discovers

THE IMPORTANCE OF PATIENCE TO

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CRAIG DOUGLASAN odd saying rules that patience is a virtue of the

gods-and if this is so, Craig Douglas is way upthere, for patience plays a big part in his life, as Ifound when I called on him recently.

Craig was engrossed in a game of Patience in his dressingroom on the set of " It's Trad Dad" recently, in betweenfinishing shots on the film. He explained to me: "This isa great way of passing the time."

But when you review Craig's career over the past three years,you will find that patience has paid off handsomely, for he ratesas one of our more consistent artists through keeping a verycareful eye on his capabilities.

From songs like " Only Sixteen" and "The Heart OfA Teenage Girl," Craig has progressed steadily to his big1961 hit " A Hundred Pounds Of Clay," which, criticsagreed, was certainly a switch from his normal material.

The big question facing Craig after be had waxed thisnumber and it began showing signs of chart success, wasan awkward one.

Should he tday on the tough, rootin' tootin' line hehad now begun, or should he play his cards morecarefully?

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As the weeks have shown. Craigmoved his cards very skilfully indeed.and the gamble paid off. Time,"his fallow -up had a long chart spell-and he had gone back to his oldmaterial !

His latest record. " No GreaterLove." written by his agent -managerBunny Lewis. is again different, fromthe rest of his 1961 output-andwhile it hasn't reached the chartsyet, it shows every sign of makingsome impact in the be,st-sellers, asthe NME's Alley Cat pointed outrecently.

Craig told me: " I have high hopesfor this record, as, like ' Clay,' it issomething I can get my teeth into.I want to sing songs with a definitemessage and am keen to establishmyself as a versatile singer in thisreaptct."

Recording executives are of thegeneral opinion that Craig will be oflasting interest to pop fans, for quiteapart from the sustained interest inhim over the last three years, he isfurthering his career in many ways.

Don't be surprised if next year seeshim signed to a lucrative film con-tract that will push him to the foreof Britain's actor -singers.

But here again, patience basbeen the biggest asset he has, for" It's Trad Dad " is his first majorrole.True, Craig has made appearances

in a couple of other films, but hehasn't set out to prove to one andall that he is a singer who has beenhiding his acting talents so far.

Learning" I feel that filming is much more

demanding and exacting than manypeople believe, and so I am keen toserve a full apprenticeship beforetackling anything that saps my actingability,"said Craig (still playingPatience, by the way).

" My role in ` It's Trad, Dad,' isa light one that calls for a great dealof singing rather than acting, so Iam content not to worse, about whatpeople will think of me. To bequite frank, I take the view that Iam appearing in a pop music vehiclewith pop artists who haven't muchfilming experience either-so I can'treally be compared unfavourablywith anyone else's acting perform-ance."

Craig's words show that he putsa great deal of thought into offersbefore coming to any firm decision.The brilliant guidance of Bunny

Lewis plays a major part, too, butCraig now has enough show businessexperience to stand on his own finalword.

It's Trad Dad " will give theAmericans a big glimpse of Craig,along with all the other Britishartists who are in the film-so if hiscurrent disc doesn't hit big there, hestill has other chances of gettingStateside exposure I

Currently he is in "Mother Goose"at Sunderland Empire, which openedon Boxing Day for a four -week run.A summer season at a major resortis being discussed, but as there areother offers from rival promoters,this is not expected to be finalised vet

By DEREKJOHNSON

interesting in that it provides aninsight into Dorothy's ability as astraight ballad singer. Listen, forexample, to her rendition of theGershwin oldie " The Man I Love,"and I think you'll agree that she canhandle the romantic songs aseffectively as the quickies.

So if you enjoy listening toDorothy's " Don't Bring Lulu,"take a tip from me and invest yourpennies on this disc. You won'tregret it!

As I said, this talented young ladyfirst came into prominence throughthe medium of the TV series in whichshe is featured. But unlike manyartists, who become irrevocablyassociated with the shows in whichthey star, Dorothy has risen above" The Roaring Twenties."

The series created and establishedher as an entertainer in the'twenties style. But if the showwere to end tomorrow. Dorothywould still be able to cling to atremendous following. For inAmerica, she is affectionately knownas " The Vamp "-and she can nowvirtually command her own termsin the pursuance of this revitalisedmusical style.

Series endsin point of fact, " The Roaring

Twenties " is coming to an end.The series completes shooting nextmonth, after having been goingstrong since 1959-with Dorothy inthe featured role of " Pinky "throughout that time.

But this certainly isn't the lastteleviewers will see of her in thisguise.For Warner Brothers have re-

signed her to star in a new series ofTV films dating back to the sameperiod-and this time, rather thanbeing a feature artist, she is to be astar in her own right.

The pew series is based upon thecinematic box-office hits of the1920's titled "The Perils OfPauline," which originally starredthe queen of the silent screen.mineemein1111111111111111e111111111111111111

Pearl White. She was the lass whowas always in danger of being sawnin half by a circular saw, or runover by a train while tied to thetrack-just as the " Continued NextWeek " sign flashed on to thescreen !

In the new series, Dorothy playsthe part of a film stunt girl, who isfor ever taking all the knocks-butnever succeeds in getting the hero !Should he a lot of fun, and it isonly to be hoped that we in thiscountry will be afforded the oppor-tunity of seeing it.

Movies are also beckoning thisirrepressible personality. For sheis in the running to play the partof June Havoc in a musical called" Marathon." The film would bedirected by Gower Champion, andadapted from the autobiography ofthe former star, "Early Havoc."

Here again, Dorothy would findherself somewhat dated. But sheisn't worried !

Stoek.in.tradeFor this is now her stock -in -

trade. And in any case, she hasnow grown so fond of the decadewith which she is so closelyassociated, that she says she wishesshe had actually been born then

The Warner Brothers' film sethasn't confined Dorothy to Holly-wood all the time, for a while backshe undertook an extensive toureofthe Far East (embracing Australia,Hong Kong, Singapore and Japan)with Frank Sinatra. And more re-cently she went along with BobHope on his Christmas tour ofAmerican Forces bases in Green-land and Alaska-this was the touron which Britain's " Miss World "was also featured.

So "Pinky " is certainly beingkept exceptionally busy right now.But good luck to her! For she hascreated originality from a style longconsidered dead and buried. Andshe has enabled us to see that,though the music of the 'twentiesmay well be " corny " to our ears,it boasted an indefinable magicalquality that well deserves to berevived.

And as for me, I'll go right alongwith Dorothy Provine when sheimplores me not to bring Lulu. I'lljust settle for Pinky I111111111111111111111M0111111111111111111111111

From YOBASIL DRING of Hillingdon,

Middlesex, writes: The other day Ihad the good fortune to hear thelatest EP by Cliff Richard, entitled" Dream." To my mind it's the bestBritish EP I have ever heard. Thebacking provided by the Shadowsisn't just great-it's superb !

Although I usually buy records bypeople like Brubeck and Sinatra, ifmy sister hadn't bought this CliffEP I'd have got it myself.

May I, through your paper, con-gratulate Cliff and the Shadows ona really fine record ?

*BRUCE JURY, of Torrington. N.

Devon, writes : Now that 1%2 iswell underway, I hope to see FrankieAvalon become as popular here ashe is in America.

Young, talented and handsome, heis the most underrated actor andsinger today. His films show thathe is as good as any-so why isn'the in the charts 7

* * *D A V.1 D RICHARDS of Old

Windsor, Berks, writes: Surely it ishigh time RCA issued an EP of"Wild In The Country"? With thegreat songs Elvis sang in the film, itwould certainly be a big seller.

Otherwise, why don't RCA issue"I Slipped, I Stumbled, I Fell" on asingle, instead of just enclosing it ina little .yellow rectangle on the"Something For Everybody" EP ?

* * *HOWARD FLITTER of Basing-

stoke, Hants, writes: I would like toexpress my congratulations to AckerBilk for his wonderful rendering of"Stranger On The Shore." This is atruly marvellous record and welldeserves the great achievement ofreaching the No. 1 spot.

If Acker continues to cut such topclass records, I can see his nameheading 1962's NME Poll's Britishinstrumentalist section, so watch outBert Weedon, your title is in danger

* * *JOAN SMALE of Leicester,

writes : I have just heard a recordcalled " I Believe," sung by JohnnieRay and Timi Yuro, and if anythingcould bring Johnnie back into theTop Thirty, this is it

It is by far the best record I haveheard recently, and although I havenot been particularly impressed with

Friday, January 12, 1962 NEW MUSICAL EXPRESS 9

THE TOKENS SET *TO REPEAT U.S.

SUCCESS HEREA RECORD with an unusual title is often

part of the way to success because ofthe curiosity value that surrounds it fromthe moment it is released. Such a disc is" The Lion Sleeps Tonight," which enteredthe NME Chart this week at No. 16 andrecently hit the top spot in the U.S. best-selling lists-and has stayed there.

But in addition to the lion sleeping tonight. discchiefs here were a little worried about the Tokens'record sleeping-for it was released in mid -November !

Mind you, it got off to a false start, for rust

as Decca (who issue the record on the Londonlabel) had decided to go all out andpromote the number, copyrightdifficulties led to it being withdrawnfrom sale.

These difficulties, however, weresoon overcome and a little later theTokens were launched again. Itdoesn't need a Sherlock Holmes todetect that the song is, in fact." Wimoweh," with new lyrics andnew music dressed up to make anextremely attractive record.

The Tokens comprise the Margobrothers-Mitchell and Philip, andtheir friends Jay Siegal and Henry

Medress They areBrooklyn, New York,age from 13 to 21.

Mitchell Margo, the youngestmember, is still in his eighthgrade at school. He sings firsttenor and plays piano anddrums.

His older brother Philip alsoplays piano and drums, but is acompetent guitarist, too. By way ofcontrast, he is the baritone voice.

Siegal is the group's lead singer

natives ofand range in

New to the ChartsBy Mike Helliear

FARMER,

AUCTIONEER,

NOW HIT

SINGER !

and guitar player, and Medress, afull-time student at BrooklynCollege, is second tenor and also apiano -and -drums man.

Both Siegal and Philip Margowork during the day and attendevening school three times aweek !

As if their studies and work donot keep them busy enough. theTokens write their own materialand work up their own arrangements.

Duane Eddy promoted tolead in his next film

DUANEEDDY is definitely set for the leading role in "Pass-

word Is Courage." Richard Boone, the veteran Hollywoodactor and director, says of Duane Eddy: " This boy has every-thing the law allows. He's very personable, handsome, and isendowed with a natural actor's instinct."

Steve Blauner, who managesBobby Darin, has had a greatdeal to do with rehabilitatingDick Haymes' career. His newclient Haymes is once again head-lining shows at major clubsaround the country.

Liberate is introducing aTwist routine into his newnightclub act. He'll do it wearing" a dazzling dinner jacket."

The Weavers were bannedfrom Jack Paar's show becausethey, would not sign a loyalty tothe U.S. oath. Fred Hellerman,speaking for the group, com-mented: "We resent the indignitythat such a request implies.Moreover, we feel very stronglythat no private business establish-ment such as NBC has the poweror the right to require proof ofany citizen's patriotism."

Comparisonsare odious

ELLAFITZGERALD bristled

when an interviewer askedher to compare one of her per-formances with a version of thesame song by Billie Holiday.

" I just sing the way I feel it.I love music," she replied. " Idon't compare people. After all,we're all here and we do the bestwe can with what we have."----A

Until manager GeorgeScheck reads and approves thescript for the projected ConnieFrancis movie starring her, nofinal plans can be made for herBritish television engagements.

In "Jumbo," Steve Boyd willsing for the first time.

Judy Garland is now inter-ested in buying the movie rightsto " The Unsinkable MollyBrown," as well as to "Laurette,"the life story of the late actress.

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Although he can't read orwrite music, Atlantic's pop starBen E. King " writes" tunes andhas recorded five of his ownoriginals.

Count Basle is far fromappalled at the constant changesin modern jazz styles: "There'sno reason why they should goback to an old style. Nothingremains the same and that's good.If it did, we'd still be playing oldragtime."

New picture of BRENDA LEEin action. She's never happierthan when she's singing - asaudiences in Britain will seewhen she plays concerts in April.

Says Steve Trott a memberof the Highwaymen : " If a songsays something, we'll do it, butwe never pick a song with theaudience in mind."

Bobby Darin will havefive starring pictures in releaseduring 1962.

Mel Torme is signing withAtlantic Records.

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Andy Williams' accompanist,Dave Grusin, an exceptionallyskilful jazz pianist, has signed along-term contract with ColumbiaRecords.

Joe Glaser says LouisArmstrong will definitely playEngland some time in 1962, buthe is not ready to reveal anydetails.

There will be a musical ver-sion of "Roman Holiday': inwhich Audrey Hepburn originallystarred. The new film will pro-bably be headed by Anna MarieAlberghettl.

Nat Hentoff's

AmericanAirmail

Instead of having a band inthe pit, the new Richard Rodgers'"No Strings" musical will havesix musicians wandering on stage.Among the songs to watch forare: "Love Makes The WorldGo," " The Sweetest Sounds" and"Lovely Love."

Audrey Hepburn is after theJulie Andrews role in the filmversion of " My Fair Lady."

Shortage oflyricists

JIMMY McHUGH, one of themost durable of pop song

writers complains: " We have anabudance of good melody writerstoday, but there is a great needfor good, intelligent lyric writers.To write a good lyric calls foreducation - an intimate know-ledge of words, and the ability toeffervesce with them."

Patti Page hopes that hercareer will follow the pattern ofDoris Day. "It's heresy to say it,"says Patti, "but you don't thinkof Doris' wonderful singing voiceas much as you now think of herfor her emotional talent. I admireher."

Bobby Darin has signed forhis seventh movie in fifteenmonths. It's called "The LastWesterner." a n d it satisfiedDarin's long-term desire to playin a western.

Ammer AEI MAI AEI

Says Jack Benny aboutSammy Davis, Jr.: "He's thegreatest talent in the world. I'dhate him if he and I weren't ofthe same race."

The " Twist " is proving tobe a possible menace to publicwelfare. A surgeon is quoted inthe " New York Times" aswarning of knee injuries due todoing the dance. Several caseshave already occurred.

Fabian did so well in hisshort scenes for Darryl Zanuck'sambitious picture, " The LongestDay," his part has been expanded.

In Eartha Kitt's new nation-wide string of dance studios,African dances will be taughtalong with the more conventionalforms.

FARMING seems to be thefavourite second occupa-

tion for many Americansingers. Like Jerry Lee Lewis,Gene Vincent and severalothers, when newcomer LeroyVan Dyke (a descendant of thefamous artist) isn't singing,he's working on the land !

Leroy, who makes his chart bowon Mercury with " Walk On By,"which is already a Top Ten entryin the States, was born and raisedon a farm in Spring Fork,Missouri. He often played mid-wife to sheep and has broughtmany lambs into the world.

The only time he ever strayed fromfarm life was one summer, when hetook a job as a policeman at theMissouri State Fair. It was here thathe got a first glimpse of many topsingers at work.

Apart from singing in smallcountry church quartets and schoolconcerts, Leroy had no musicalexperience at all.

LEROY VAN DYKE.

When his farmer father asked himwhat he planned to do for a living,Leroy told him that he wanted tofollow in his footsteps-but that ifhe really had a choice he would sing!

After graduating with a Bachelorof Science degree in agriculture.Leroy joined the army and learnedto play the guitar during many lonelyhours in Korea. On demob, he hada stab at becoming an auctioneer andalso tried singing classically-but noone wanted to know.

One day he had the brainwave ofwriting a song about his trade. Sohe wrote and recorded the numberand sold it to a disc firm in spiteof being told by friends that thematerial was not commercial. Thatrecord, " Auctioneer," sold 500,000copies.

Leroy is married, still lives inMissouri, and his favourite relaxa-tion is to hunt rabbits, ride or waterski. He feels very strongly aboutreckless driving-his pet hate sincehis close friend Johnny Horton waskilled in a car accident.

PEPPERMINT

FLAVOURED

TWISTI'VE heard of toffee twists-

they were a great delicacysome years ago-but now, itseems, there is a " PeppermintTwist," but I don't think it'sthe edible variety !

An American gentleman withthe intriguing name of DannyPeppermint has made his bow inthe charts this week, backed byhis group the Jumping Jacks(which reminds me that liquoricejacks were once a great favouriteof mine !)-but you'll have tolook hard to see them on stage.

For Danny and his group are abunch of musicians who gatheredtogether in Carlton Record's NewYork studios and decided to dosomething about cashing in on theTwist craze.

Because of this, nothing is knownabout them and in music circles theyare being compared to the PiltdownMen, another group of studiomusicians with no intention oflaunching out on a career as a rockunit !

With Danny Peppermint's recordentering the charts and establishingitself as the third of the Twist discsto do so, this new dance craze isenjoying the "sweet" smell ofsuccess !

Wee -lines of

NM WNW'Real name: Robert Charles Wallis.Birth date: June 3, 1934.Birthplace: Bridlington, East

Yorkshire.Height: 5 ft. 10 in.Weight: 9 st. 6 lb.Colour of eyes: Blue.Colour of hair: Fair.Parents' names: Norman Leslie and

Anne Elizabeth.Brothers and sisters: Two brothers,

one sister.Wife's name: Joyce.Children : One boy, Jay.Present home: East Ham, London.Instrument played : Trumpet.Where educated: St. George's

School, Bridlington.Musical education : Excelsior Silver

Prize Band, Bridlington, andLaurie Binns (trombone with CeresHarper).

Age entered show business : 19.

First public appearance: Blue BellInn, Hull, in 1952.

Biggest break in career: Being signedto first recording contract with TopRank.

TV debut: John Elliot's BBC play" Roundabout."

Radio debut: BBC's "Jazz Club."Latest release: "Come Along, Please."Albums: "Everybody Loves Saturday

Night," " Ole Man River,"" Travellin' Blues," " Acker'sEarly Days " (with Acker Bilk).

EPs: " Ole Man River," " BobWallis Meets Acker Bilk."

Present disc label: Pye.Past labels : Top Rank, Dobell 77.

Personal manager: John Bateman.Poll honours: Voted sixth Trad Band

in 1961 NME Poll.Title of debut film: " It's Trad

Dad."Biggest influence on career: The

London jazz scene.Former occupation before show

business: Marine engineer.Hobbies: Shooting, cooking and

resting.Favourite colour : Red.Favourite singers: Ella Fitzgerald,

Louis Armstrong, Red Allen,Leadbelly, Mama Yancey.

Favourite actress: Audrey Hepburn.Favourite actor: Alec Guinness.Favourite foods: Stew, dabs, York-

shire pudding.Favourite drink: Guinness.Favourite clothes: American -styled

casuals.Favourite bands: Red Allen, Louis

Armstrong, George Lewis.Favourite composer: George Gersh-

win.

BOB WALLIS plays while comedianDAVID KOSSOFF sings.

Likes: Nights off with the family.appreciative crowds.

Dislikes: Phonies.Best friend: Avo Avison.Most thrilling experience: "A four -

nil hit on 'Juke Box Jury'."Tastes in music: Varied.Personal and professional ambition:

"To get the band to the top-andstay there !"

Stars shine at10 -pin bowling

FRANKIE VAUGHAN is oneof many stars being bowled

over by Britain's newest sport -tenpin bowling.

The handsome singer is often tobe found in the Regal BowlingCentre, Golders Green, London,enjoying a game.

Lt's no surprise to his friends be-cause Frankie has always been keenon sport.: When-he was a studentat Leeds University he trained withthe local rugby league team to keepfit.

Manager Eric Pawson, a 29 -year -old man who's host to all thestars, said : " Frankie's goodbecause he played a lot at LasVegas when he was appearingthere."But he wasn't as good as " Sunday

Night At The London Palladiumcompere, Bruce Forsyth, one of thecentre's cracks. When they played,Bruce won half-a-crown.

Vocalist Ronnie Carroll and Mswife Millicent Martin play in one ofthe centre's teams. Millicent is sokeen that one evening she hurried infor a game with her stage make-upstill on.

Pop singer Adam Faith tries hishand and disc -jockeys Jimmy Youngand Ray Orchard are often to befound there.

Stars visiting Britain are oftenbrought along by friends. One wasglamorous Kim Novak who goesbowling in the United States whereit is a national sport.

" I played her,' Mr. Pawson said." But she beat me. I couldn't con-centrate on the game."

"TAKE MY WORD FOR IT,

THIS DISC HAS EVERYTHING"KEITH FORDYCE

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10 NEW MUSICAL EXPRESS Friday, January 12, 1962

They plan to make PAT BOONE a beatnik!reveals MIKE HELLICAR

in thisME=article

PAT BOONE, that freshly -scrubbed all-American boy -next-door type, will

undergo a surprising change in his nextfilm, which is' being made in Britain nextmonth. He is being cast as a scruffysinger in a sleazy circus and his initialbriefing for the role has told him to " belike a beatnik-act as if you are down onlife and down on love."

This will present Mr. Boone, currentlyenjoying a long run of disc success with"Johnny Will," in a very different light fromthe one in which we are accustomed to seeinghim-but as everything will work out all rightin the end, it's a part Pat doesn't mindplaying.

Pat arrives in Britain early next week to beginpreliminary work on the film, the title of whichhas been changed for the second time to "TheMain Attraction." This will be his fifth visit-

and it's true to say that Pat justmusinixistummwsmswin couldn't be more welcome in view11 of his recent disc triumph.

Last summer, you may recall, he had a Top Twenty. entry withX " Moody River " at just about the same time as he was being tipped asX a possible for one of ATV's Jo Stafford showcases, although this

did not materialise.His follow-up, "Big Cold Wind"

:I failed to register anything like the

NO ROM Ill A1RUN BUSINESSFOR AN WY-says Pet Clark

A VETERAN show business columnist, notedfor his phenomenal memory, was holding

court in a West End bar the other day. He wasrecalling the time a seven -year -old girl confidentlystepped before a microphone to begin her firstprofessional singing engagement.

" Gosh, how time flies," he mused. " It seems likeonly a few years ago that that girl wowed us all. NowI've woken up with a start and realised how old I ambecause that girl's married with a baby."

Of course, he was talking about Petula Clark ! Her lifehas been crammed with excitement and achievement eversince she was first paid to sing.

But this week, when I asked Pet if her new baby wouldbe encouraged to start a singing career as early as she did(in fact Pet started entertaining at the age of three) shewas quite firmly against it.

" My baby is going to have asnormal a childhood, upbringingand education as possible," shevowed. " None of this ' born in atrunk' business for her."Pet's baby, to be christened

Barbara Michele, will receive everyhelp from her mother and fatheronce she reaches school leaving ageand decides on a career-" if shechooses to go into show business, I'llbe pleased," said Pet. " But Barbaramust have every chance to grow uppropenly first ! "

Being a Show business mother to abrand new baby can be rather try-ing and that's why many femaleartists retire from the scene until theirchildren are old enough to knowwhat's going on around them. SingerValerie Masters, for example, whose

same degree of success as "MoodyRiver," but " Johnny Will " wasa cert for the top placings, asseveral d-js had no hesitation inSaying.Pat expects to be in Britain for

little more than three months.Shooting starts at Shepperton onMonday, February 12, a week laterthan MGM originally planned, andwill go on for ten weeks. There isa plan to shoot the last stages onlocation in Sicily, although this isstill being discussed -

With his co-star, Nancy Kwan,Pat will sing several songs, some ofwhich may be standards, althoughthis week I was told that the prolificsongwriting team of Sammy Cahnand Jimmy Van Heusen is beingcalled in to pen some brand new.numbers.

Pat has, of course, approved thescript in principle. But as is the wayof film makers, the story has beenchanged around so much that, witha month to go before the movie isdue before the cameras, Pat hasseen only the first fifty-nine pagesof the script !

Horse -ridingHis briefing to be like a beatnik

still applies. Director Dan Petrie hassaid, the same goes fer Miss Kwan,who plays a member of horseriding act in the same circus.

Pats film career to date has beenwell guided. " Bernadine," " AprilLove" and "Mardi Gras" confirmedhis early promise as a screen starand in Journey To The Centre OfThe Earth," he proved that he cantackle more demanding roles, justas All Hands On Deck " showedthat he can hold his own in a weakpro t.

He recently completed work onthe much -heralded " State Fair"musical, with Bobby Darin and astar-studded cast and we look for-ward to seeing this.

ciamal!AND HE CERTMNLY

HAS CHANGED IN; 'STATE FAIR', TOO

Remember when PAT B 0 0 N Ewouldn't even kiss a girl on thescreen ? Look at him now ! Afterfighting over ANN-MARGRET in" State Fair," she invites him backto her hotel, where, stripped to thewaist, he woos her and they sing oneof the new songs written for the

film, " Willing And Eager."

There have also been Americanreports that he has already under-taken his first " nasty " role, whichalthough not as down-to-earth as thecharacter he will portray in "TheMain Attractipn," is still a new ideafor him. A check around the filmcompanies yields no further clues,

however, so I expect this is a filmhe will undertake at another stagein his career.

Record -wise, Pat Boone's historyin this country has been one of upsand downs. From a quick successionof hits like " Be Home," Ain'tThat A Shame," " I Almost LostMy Mind," " Friendly Persuasion,"" April Love," " Love Letters In TheSand " and " Wonderful Time UpThere." his public seemed to cooloff a bit and hits became infrequent.

Prior to "Johnny Will " and" Moody River," his last British discsuccess was in July, 1960, with" Walkin' The Floor Over You,"which enjoyed a two-week spell inthe charts.

Last tripIn 1959, he was represented byBeyond The Sunset." " Welcome

New Lovers" and Fools Hall OfFame "-none of which meant agreat deal.

Pat's last trip to Britain was inFebruary, 1960, when he made awhistle-stop visit in which he sawLeyton Orient play Aston Villa andheadlined ATV's "Sunday Night AtThe London Palladium " !In addition to his film commit-

ments on his forthcoming visit Patis a strong tip for the Palladium TVtop booking again, as well as someweekend concerts, although thesedepend largely on the free time hehas from shooting.

As tecent developments haveshown, Pat is a star of lastingquality; he can stay away from thepublic eye for months at a timewithout being harmed, and can makea come -back at will.

It would be more true to say,though, that Pat will never need to"come back "-his following is suchthat he will never go away.

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baby is expected this spring, is cuttingright down on her engagements andin fact has closed her fan club asshe will not be active for some timeafter the baby is born.

Not everyone does this, though.Nina and Frederik, for instance,carried on as normal with their tourof Britain shortly after their babywas born last summer.

Pet admitted to me that thebaby was gradually changing herand her husband's way of life." I am being very careful about the

engagements I accept now," shesaid, " although there are some con-tracts I am committed to that weresigned even before I was married."

Money and living and workingconditions do not come into herbusiness n ego t ia t iohs so much now-

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she is more anxious to find out ifshe can change and feed the baby incomfort before she accepts, anengagement.

" As an example, I am currentlyrecording two LPs in London ---onein English, the other in French," shesaid. " 1 can hardly take Barbarawith me to the recording studio, so Ihave to tear myself away 'from herfor a couple of hours.

" Believe me, this is quite a wrench!My husband, Claude, and I want tobe with the baby just as much as wecan."

This means that her 1962 plans arebeing formulated with extra care.Pet must take into consideration theeffect certain bookings will have onyoung Barbara Michele.

She is set for a trip to Paris next

WHO'S WHERE(Week commencing January 15, 1962)LONNIE. DONEGAN

Birmingham Hippodrome.MARK WYNTER

Glasgow Empire.TOMMY STEELE, EVE BOSWELL

Liverpool Empire.CHARLIE DRAKE, JACKIE RAE

GARY MILLERLondon Palladium.

BRUCE FORSYTH, YANAManchester Palace.

RONNIE HILTONNottingham Theatre Royal.

NORMAN WISDOMBristol Hippodrome.

SHADOWS, KEN PLATTHull Regal.

NIGHTSPOTSJOAN REGAN

London Talk Of The Town.DIANA DORS

London Bal Tabarin.

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Banbury F.G., 2.15 pm, SundayJanuary 14. .

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month to start a tour of France,taking her right into March. InApril she works in Brussels andafterwards may come back toBritain for engagements, althoughdetails are still being discussed.

Towards the end of May, or earlyJune, she visits Spain, with possibletrips to Scandinavia and Germany tofollow. The summer months she willspend touring the French holidaycentres.

Much later this year she plans avisit to eastern Canada, where shehas had a couple of hits in French.

Trip to U.S.?Needless to say, she is being

booked as a French artist. There isalso a possibility of Pet working inAmerica, too, which she looks for-ward to with a great deal of excite-ment, although she has recordedthere in the past.

" Unfortunately, I won't be able totake Barbara with me to all theseplaces," sighed Pert, " and I shall justhate leaving her with a nanny, but Iintend to take her with me on almosteverything but my big tours.

" After all, tours are bad enoughfor a fully -grown artist. What therough and tumble of the dash fromconcert to concert would be like fora baby, I hate to think !"

TONY BROMLEY

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STAR QUOTESASKED about censorship, Elvis

Presley said recently : " Cen-sorship is a joke, although I haveobeyed it. The movement I did(that everyone who is supposedto know what's right objected to)was eliminated from my earlymovies. Now everyone is doingit, only more exaggeratedly ; andthey call it the Twist. Some ofthe people I have seen doing itshould not be doing it, and arevulgar."

PLAYING a Negro model inParis, Diahann Carroll will

co-star with Richard Kiley in thenew Richard Rodgers' musical," No Strings." Says Rodgers:" We are not dealing with racerelations. One of the reasonsthe setting is France is becausesuch a situation is completelyacceptable there.

" In our show the point nevercomes up. The role could beplayed by a white girl without aline being changed. We choseMiss Carroll because we'vewished for a long time to see herin something on the stage."

SAYS Sammy Davis: "Sure I'ma changed man. Whenever a

fellow has knocked around likeI have and he becomes happilymarried, it's bound to show up inall his relationships-in his per-formance, his attitude towardspeople, everything."

A fine study of star and manager-ELVIS PRESLEY listens to thewisdom of COLONEL TOM PARKER during a break in the " KidGalahad " filming. Ever since Elvis started to make a name forhimself round Nashville, Parker has been his manager and Elvis doesnothing until the Colonel okays it. Together they've become one of

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Como and Adam Wade . . . . Pat Boone won Golden Apple awardfrom Hollywood press for co-operation-Marlon Brando won SourApple, with Bobby Darin runner-up . . . " La Paloma " new versionby Geoff Love and Norman Newell recorded by Pearl Carr andTeddy Johnson as " Be Mine "

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D -j Jack Jackson prerecordedradio shows before leaving forCanary Islands holiday today...."West Side Story" star GeorgeChakiris signed Capitol disc contract,waxes album in Los Angeles withJack Marshall backing... ,Name ofbandleader on Granada TV thisweek-Bert Noisi !....

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On Palladium TV, Tommy Steelejokingly described pal Ronnie Carrollas " that well-known IRA sucialist "....Gogi Grant infanticipaling lateFebruary . . . . Pianist Roger Williamssponsoring variety units in U.S.....

Dining with Glenn Ford at Holly-wood club, Connie Stevens persuadedto lead New Year community sing-ing....Ex-Windmill girl June Wilkin-son co-starring with Louis Prima in"Continental Twist" film ....On LosAngeles -Las Vegas trip, MitziGaynor entourage included threecars --two with costumes for herterrif. cabaret act....

During summer vacation fromschool, Hayley Mills starting nextWalt Disney, pic....Lonnie Done-gan's manager, Cyril Berlin planningAustralian trip in February for startof new Digby Wolfe TV series....Hear about girl who thought JimmyGreaves was another of those morbids o n g s like Tell Laura I LoveHer "99

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Printed for the Publishers, New Musical Express, Ltd., 5 Denmark Street. London.W.C.2, by The Walthamstow Press Ltd., (T.U. all depts.), 644 Forest Road, E17.Trade Agents: Horace Marshall & Son. Ltd., Temple House. Tanis Street. London, E.C.4.

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