JULY 1968 /50C

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Webb Pierce

Jimmy Dean'sCalling Card

The Spooky LansonHit Parade

Fan Club Guide

JIMMY DEAN

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COVERCover courtesy of Decca Rec-ords from Webb Pierce's latestDecca album "Greatest Hits".

INSIDEARTICLES

His Calling Card's A Smile jimmy dean 5

Biggest Guitar In The World webb pierce 9

Success Story bill anderson 14

Honey Of A Record bobby goldsboro 18

The Hit In Your Hit Parade spooky lanson 28Honeymoon At The Opry by jo ann janzen 38

FEATURES

Nashville Party at the poodle 32

In Memoriam sholes and hay 37

Old Timer gene autry 42

Fan Club Guide where to write 44

DEPARTMENTS

Country Record Rack by shel kagan 8

Profiles reeves and Powell 16

Country Clippings news 22Northeast Scene by jack turner 36

SPECIALS

Meet Lee Shannon 2

Grand Ole' Opry 46

White Sox Schedule 48

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MEET Country Gentleman

LEE SHANNON"The Farm Boy from Nebraska," Lee Shannon, has become aninstant Country Gentleman success in the WIRE HoosierHeartland. Lee is a 10 year radio veteran having worked in hishome state, Missouri, Kansas, Iowa, Illinois and Ohio, beforebecoming a WIRE Country Gentleman in February, 1968.When Lee was an early morning radio personality in Daven-port, Iowa, he spent his spare time building and driving stockcars. You can imagine his excitement in coming to work forWIRE in the Hoosier capitol in time for the "Grandaddy" race

of them all, the Indy 500. (Guess what? He had to work onMemorial Day and settled for listening to the WIRE broadcastof the race.) Lee's hobby, next to racing, is any type of sports.He assisted with the play-by-play announcing of the IowaHawkeyes Football games and high school games. Many yearsago, a friend and former radio man advised Lee to always keepa "smile in his voice." Somedays he finds it difficult . . . but healways tries . . . and you can hear it daily on WIRE!

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jimmy deanhis calling card'sa smile b,Ceec.

If a smile is passed on to ten others andthey pass it on to ten each, ad infinitum,then a man's friends could number inthe millions.

Jimmy Dean practices just such logicand it has made him friends by the mil-lion. His smile and his grin are a part ofhis personality which reaches out topeople in every walk of life. The man ofwhom Time magazine once wrote "SlickTexas slang and country twang" is acharmer, as I found out in a recent inter-view.

When I walked into his sitting room Iwas made instantly at ease by a guywho had never met me, probably neverheard of me, and who possibly felt that Ihad nothing worthwhile to offer him. Yethe called me by my first name, shookhands with a grasp from his raw-bonedfist, ushered me to a comfortable sofa,offered me a cup of coffee, then foldedhis lean frame into a chair. His everymove, easy and quiet, was uncon-sciously putting me at ease.

With no background knowledge ofme (and I had very little about him) weimmediately began to discuss who andwhat he was. Not three minutes hadgone by before we were carrying on aconversation, rather spirited, about theoutcome of the Indiana primary election.That conversation was a clue to theentire man before me. He is not inter-ested solely in Country Music or in theentertainment world. His interestspreads all over the subject matter ofthe daily papers, radio and television.And from the conversation it wasobvious that he is not merely interested.He is very knowledgeable and seriousabout much of the affairs of this nation,the world, and business and civic objec-tives.

As a Texas boy from Plainview wherehe started playing the piano at ten, he

learned that the mastery of anythingtakes diligence as well as interest. Hemastered the accordion and the guitar.He also mastered his voice until itbecame one of the most pleasantsounds in the entertainment world. Witha background of inspirational hymnslearned at his mother's knee, he hasturned out albums of gospel music onthe Columbia label. His pure countrysongs on both singles and albums madehim famous enough to move up to hisown television show on the ABC net-work.

We talked about his brief Air Forcecareer as a radio operator which gavehim a movement along the way towardsuccess. After hours, in the Washington,D.C. area, he worked in the militaryclubs as a singer. First he filled in as areplacement with the Tennessee Hay-makers who were his Air Force buddies,making $5.00 a night. As he says, he"went along with a bottle of beer." Butafter he left the service, he began tocapitalize on the singing experience. By1952 he was in the Carribean entertain-ing our troops. When he finished thetour and got back to Washington, hebecame a radio and television personal-ity. This led to an audition in 1957which got him into a CBS TelevisionNetwork show. He remembers theenormous demands of the job. Gettingto work at 3:30 in the morning madethe day extremely long. But he boostedhis ratings and reached an average of25,000 fan letters a week.

While we talked, he reminisced aboutthose days just a few years back. Thelong hours and hard work did pay off.Guest appearances with Perry Como,Dinah Shore, Arthur Godfrey and on theTonight Show led right into his ownpopular Thursday night hour. And he isstill making those guest appearances

regularly. One of the most recent was aseries of four Operation Entertainmentshows. He told me he had also just fin-ished some Daniel Boone shows. He isan amazing entertainer and is consist-ently sought after for bookings at clubsand shows. "But," he says, "I never takea booking over two weeks long, if I canhelp it. I want to get back home."

Home is Tenafly, New Jersey, justoutside of New York City where he andhis wife, the former Sue Wittauer ofWashington, D.C., raise their family ofthree children, Gary, a son of 16, Con-nie, a daughter of 14 and Robert, a "lit-tle feller" of 8. When he's not on theroad, Jimmy enjoys time with his familyboating. He fishes and likes water-skiing. Even on the road, he makes itknown that "my whole world is notentertainment." He thoroughly enjoysparticipation in good conversation, in

plans for future business ventures, andin solving problems of our generation.

He limits his time on the road toabout 25 weeks in the year. Then hefinds time to tend to other interests, anoffice building -in Indianapolis, a meatpacking plant, a hog farm in Texas and adiversity of other money -makingschemes which benefit his wealth ofbusiness acumen. He told me that thereal drive behind his entry into the worldof Country Music was the desire to "notgo back home to digging irrigationwells."

If that negative ambition was all thatmoved him he wouldn't have amountedto much nor would he have made such asuccess out of ""Big Bad John" whichearned him, not one, not two, but threegold records. With sales of over threemillion he was almost an instant million-aire. What he did with his earnings isnow evident in his business holdings.

Still, I was amazed to hear him con-tinue to talk of so many other things. Helikes to write-not songs, but storiesand columns. He does some song writ-ing. He likes to analyze a tune he hears,pick up a theme and toy with it until itstrikes a chord which may set him off onhis own original.

People are of great interest to him.Listening to him talk is like runningdown a list of who's who in show busi-ness. Not only has he met most of thegreats, he has made many his personalfriends. He delights in talking aboutwhat they do and how they do things. Inmentioning Fess Parker, he remarked

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that when he first met him he reallythought the guy couldn't be as nice andas good as people said. Then hechanged his mind and now thinks thatFess is utterly unbelievable, both as tohis personal character, his businesssense and his entertainment career. Hesaid of Fess that, with all that has cometo him, he's still as "plain as a bar ofsoap after a day's washin'." Such homeyhumor is not merely part of Jimmy'sshow appearance, it's part of his person-ality. He has a keen insight into peopleand isn't easily fooled. He very quicklypierces to the heart of a matter or aperson and puts his feelings into a sim-ple country phrase that is just a touch ofan Archie Campbell or a Homer andJethro.

As we talked over coffee, we finallygot around to his latest music on theRCA label. It's title: "Thing Called Love"and it's climbing in the charts everyweek.

I sat back from my notes and wasabout to close the interview. But, he wasnot for that, so we spent another half-hour while he quizzed me. I feel that henow knows me much better than I knowhim.

This six-feet-three-incher is long, leanbut not mean. He's a talker whose eyeshave a steady blue gaze catching all thatgoes on. His kids, Gary, Connie andRobert, have a dad who is "with it."

Time out to get the right sound out ofthe guitar. Jerry Reed, master of theinstrument, helps Dean get the beat justright.

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At a recent show production in a television station studio for future showing,Jimmy and Porter Wagoner take time to pass along a few stories from the road.

The last note pays off. It's good. MakesJimmy feel like the whole session wasworth it.

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Columbia has issued a most unusualrecording this month ---Johnny Cashrecorded live during a concert atFolsom Prison (Columbia CS 9639).

At this point, Cash is almost outof the Country/Western bracket.Like Eddy Arnold, Ernie Ford andTex Ritter, he has surpassed anycategory or boundary, and whatmaterial he touches becomes imme-diately his ---transformed through acreative process into somethingunique.

He is probably the only personwho could record in Folsom andemerge with a good piece of work. Itwas his right, in a sense, and he fit-tingly opens his program with "Fol-som Prison Blues." The atmos-phere is electric as his audienceresponds to "Dirty Old Egg Suckin'Dog," "These Walls" and, with JuneCarter, "Jackson." The album alsocontains what must be the wittiestsatire on Country/Western material,"Flushed From the Bathroom ofYour Heart."

From time to time the concert isinterrupted as prisoners, by number,are informed that they have a "re-ception" ---meaning a visitor. Theessential plight of Cash's audience is

illuminated as he jokes with themand points out that he has spentsome time on that side of a cell door.

But at the concert's end, he canleave, they cannot. The record ends,dramatically, with the sound of athousand men shuffling back to thegrey monotony of cells.

Columbia has also released anomnibus recording called COLUM-BIA COUNTRY (CWS 2) featuring20 tracks by as many artists. Stylesrange from the schmaltzy stringsbacking Arlene Harden on "WhatHas the World Done to My Baby"to the lean bluegrass treatment of"Detroit City" by Flatt & Scruggs.Also featured are Ray Price, JudyLynn, Carl Butler & Pearl andTommy Collins. It's a good sam-pler of the current crop ofCountry/Western sounds.

There are at least two bluegrassrecords based on the works of rock& rollers. A couple of years old bythis time, Elektra 74006 BEATLECOUNTRY, by the Charles RiverValley Boys, indicates its source bythe title. All the Lennon -McCartneystandards are there: "NorwegianWood," "Help," "She's AWoman," and "Yellow Submarine,"

Johnny Cash at Folsom Prison

here pronounced "Yaller." TheCharles River Valley Boys are fromBoston and do well for city boys.Their harmony is tight and theirplaying impeccable. Since the Bea-tles have admitted to some Countryinfluence, it is not surprising that thesituation should work the other wayaround as well.

The other album is Jim & Jesse'sBERRY PICKIN IN THECOUNTRY (Epic BN 26176) whichuses material from Rhythm andBlues guitarist Chuck Berry. This iscloser to home, since Berry's south-ern background (specifically fromMemphis) is tied very closely to thecountry field itself. The whole prob-lem of interaction between white andnegro music has always made cate-gorization difficult. The legendaryJimmie Rodgers borrowed muchfrom negro blues styles and negroeswere in turn influenced by white reli-gious music, notably from the oldcamp meetings. As a matter of fact,the distance from "Folsom PrisonBlues" to "Parchman Farm" and"The Midnight Special" is probablynot all that great.Next month: An historical apprecia-tion of the Carter Family.

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yebbpierce

Biggest Guitar in the World

Webb gets the morning routine fromwife, Audry, at the breakfast bar over acup of coffee.

It lies in the backyard at the WebbPierce home. It is a swimming poolshaped like a guitar. Frets are workedinto the concrete. The diving board sitsat the beginning of the neck. The neckitself forms a wading pool for the chil-dren. All across the patio floor, bars ofmusical notes lend to the impressionthat music means something special tothis home. But the special thing aboutthis home, which is truly an outstandingexample of expensive architecturebedecked with sumptuous furnishings, isthat it is a home in the best sense of theword. The evidence is all around thatthere are children in the home. Thebooks and magazines are well chosenwith an appeal to the kids and theirfuture growth. The tasteful paintings anddecorations are also selected for theirobvious purpose to make the home lookgood, and to provide the family with acultural atmosphere which is liveable.Flower decorations are mostly the hand-iwork of Audry; some of them are simplebut beautifully hand -made artificialbouquets of which she is justifiablyproud. Audry's work around the houseshows in nearly every aspect of thehome, both inside and out, and the restof the property.

For many years, the two of them puttogether the ideas they shared for theideal home they wanted. When it was all

put together, they obtained the servicesof an old friend who was an architect todo the final work on the plans. The resultis a very comfortable, ranging, ranch -type home with each end winged backto form a wide-open "U" shape aroundthe pool and patio. A stone home sittingon a hilltop, it is surrounded by massivetrees and landscaping which set it apartfrom the surroundings. Much has beenwritten about it as a showplace. That itis, but not in any sense of the carnival. Itis a showplace by reason of the excep-tional good taste, excellent color schem-ing, evident attention to living space fora growing family, and a devotion tomodern American cultural tastes. Allthis come from the man, Webb, and hiswife, Audry. Webb, the country musicsinger who has undeniably won moreawards than any other country artist inthe world.

Born in 1926 in West Monroe, La., asearly as 16 he was singing along withhis own radio show 15 minutes everyday. When the war came along, Webbdid a three-year tour, and came back toShreveport where he started to work forSears -Roebuck. Since he had been pick-ing and singing from the age of twelve,he didn't quit just because he was abusinessman. Even though he was afloor manager for Sears, when he hadthe opportunity to record a song for

Decca, he did, then signed a contractwith them. He's been with them since.The combination was a good one fromthe start, with "Wondering," a nationalsensation in 1951. In 1955, "In theJailhouse Now" peaked every recordchart in existence all at once. It was thefirst time a recording had ever accom-plished the feat. Webb was voted thenumber one country singer. This wasrepeated and repeated and repeated.

For 1952 and 1953, Farm and RanchMagazine named him tops. Cash BoxMagazine voted him number one coun-try male vocalist each year from 1953through 1956, then again from 1961through 1963. In 1956, BillboardMagazine voted him into its CountryMusic Hall of Fame, and in 1962, hemade the AK-SAR-BEN Western Hall ofFame.

He was the first entertainer ever towin the coveted "Triple Crown Award,"and at the present time holds four ofthem. The many other awards are toonumerous to mention. The people wholisten to and buy country music have letthe entertainment world know that theythink Webb Pierce is tops.

What has it done to Webb, the man?It certainly hasn't changed him. Despitethe fantastic popularity attained byhaving 60 records in the "Top Ten," and23 in the number one position on the

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A little recreation never hurt anyone-and Webb is good at the table.

It's a chore that Audry usually doesbecause Webb is gone on the road a lot,but he does get a kick out of a little exer-tion once in a while. He's proud of theguitar -shaped pool. (continued next page)

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Good-looking country artist, WebbPierce

charts, he is still an easy-going, soft-spoken gentleman whose wife, children,home and businesses reflect exactlywhat he is. There is no "looking down"on others. There is none of the "nouveauriche" attitude or appearance. He is nota demanding person. He is knowledgea-ble, reasonable, dedicated and persist-ent. He gets a tremendous thrill out ofan event like when his young son, WebbJr., at the age of three, belted a softballover the house. He and Audry delight intalking about their daughter, Debbie(Deborah), who is fourteen. She soonwill do some recording on her own. Notparticularly country-more modern, butnot quite pop. They relish her little-girl-ness, like when she watched a weddingreception next door, questioned hermother about what she would do whenher reception came up, then slyly hid apiece of cake under her pillow (which themaid found later) so she could dream ofthe boy she would marry one day.

Among the souvenirs in the Pierce homeare two marvelous oils of Webb andAudry.

Such pleasure in one's childrenseems like what an average Americanfamily would express. They are just that.The money Webb makes from his business does not make any of the familyostentatious. It just makes them morelikeable, and human. And those busi-nesses he is involved in-that's a sepa-rate story in itself. Suffice it to mentionthat he owns three radio stations inGeorgia: WJAT, Swainsboro; WBRO,Waynesboro; and WSNT, Sandersville.He's also looking for a fourth.

While he's looking, he's also perform-ing as an artist before thousands of fans.No longer does he play in the small audi-toriums and little shows. Not that heobjects or feels he's too good. It's justthat there aren't very many such placesleft. They don't hold the crowds whichare willing to come and see and hearWebb Pierce. So now he's more oftenthan not in a coliseum or at a state fairor in a music hall. Or in movies-he's

been in several: "Buffalo Guns," "WebbPierce and the Wondering Boys," and"Second Fiddle to a Steel Guitar." Orbefore the television cameras: KraftSuspense Theater, Tell the Truth, StarRoute, Dick Clark Show, Ozark Jubilee.

There's no way around it: he is asuperb star. His latest recordings are acontinuation of the past successes. Tworecent albums, "Fool, Fool, Fool" and"Webb's Golden Hits," are selling likehotcakes, because they bring an inimicalvoice with just the right sound of"home" to millions of people.

Yessir, he's got the biggest guitar inthe world and it's surrounded by a bil-liard room, two dens, five bedrooms, fivebathrooms, and all the rest that makes afine comfortable home. Audry and thechildren go with the place. Webb fitswith it like a glove. The horses on theplace ref'ct the same hominess. You'dnever knew that Webb is the numberone country music artist in all the world.

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A bit of hide-and-seek on the front lawnis just to show off the home of which thePierces are so proud. Sitting in southernNashville, it is a quiet showplace donewith the utmost of taste.

One wall of the massive living room iscovered with awards. But they are only asmall part of the collection of the world'smost awarded country music artist

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SUCCESSSTORYTHEBILLANDERSONWAYCountry music in the last ten years hasbecome big business. The successfulcountry music stars are those whoapproach their careers in a businesslikeway. Certainly one of the top countrymusic stars of the day and one of thefinest businessmen in country music isBill Anderson. In just ten years he hasrisen from a disc jockey at a small radiostation in Georgia to one of the giantsin the world of country music.

Bill's talents range from being oneof the top composers with over 30BMI awards to his credit to being oneof the finest showmen in the business.The Bill Anderson stage show is amarvel of exact timing and properpacing mixed with just enough comedyto keep the fans on the edge of theirseats. The Bill Anderson TV show,which is syndicated in over 60 marketsand seen each week by millions, is theresult of hours of hard work and ima-ginative production.

Bill Anderson's rise to the top hasbeen a relatively short one and is theresult of a combination of things. Hisdegree in journalism from the Univer-sity of Georgia . . . his basic under-standing of human nature enabling himto reach people through his songs, onstage or on TV . . . his overallapproach to any task by doing thingsthe right way and to the best of hisability . . . and his pencilsharp mem-ory of the smallest detail such asnames, places and events . . . have allcombined in this success.

The expansion of Bill AndersonEnterprises has followed a master planand has always been in good taste.After moving to Nashville in the latefifties following the success of "CityLights" (an Anderson song recorded byRay Price) Bill signed with Deccarecords and started writing and record-ing hit songs such as "The Tip Of MyFingers," "Po' Folks," "Mama Sang ASong," "Still," "8 by 10," "I Love YouDrops," "I Get The Fever" and manymore, up to the current "Wild Week-

end." In 1961, Bill signed with theHubert Long Organization, and hiscareer really began to move.

As the Anderson popularity andacceptance became more obvious sodid the stacks of fan mail. From 1963to 1965 being unable to answer allthese fan letters himself, Bill hired theservices of Moneen Carpenter, a secre-tary with radio station WQUA inMoline, Illinois who did this work on apart-time basis from her home in Illi-nois. She moved to Nashville in March1965 as Bill Anderson's personal sec-retary, where her pleasant personalityand business ability have earned forher the reputation as one of the bestpersonal secretaries in the businessand a tremendous asset to Bill Ander-son Enterprises.

As the Bill Anderson career flour-ished there followed further awards-more and more personal appearances,more hit songs, his own music publish-ing company (Stallion Music), the addi-tion of a fine band (The Po' Boys), amodern bus for travel, roles in Holly-

wood films, a syndicated TV show,election three times to the CMA Boardof Directors, a further expansion ofoffice space, a modern publicitydepartment and a personal managerwho joined Bill in October of last year.Bud Brown, who is a Canadvan,brought with him almost 20 years ofexperience in radio and country musicpromotion plus banking and advertis-ing sales.

The success of the Bill Andersoncareer has not been an accident. Billhas carefully watched the expansionand planned each move at the propertime. He has handled his career notonly as a showman but as an alertbusinessman, always following thebasic premise that if anything is worthdoing-it's worth doing well.

There's just no telling to whatheights this career will rise in the yearsthat lie ahead, but with Bill Anderson'stalents, good looks, sincerity, andfundamentals of fairness, honesty andhuman understanding, one would haveto be very, very optimistic.

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MAX POWELLHe beat a path to Music City USA just two years aftergraduating from high school. Then he beat a path fromdoor to door; from recording studio to A&R man, frompublisher to manager, from engineer to performer. He beata path down the telephone wires which always led in onedirection-from him to them.

What he had for sale was a voice for country music. Forfour years he accepted the brush-off from Music Row.Then, in 1961, Max Powell joined the Army. By a stroke ofluck more than anything else, lie was fortunate enough tospend most of his brief military career close to Nashville.

Out of the Army in 1963, he returned to Nashville andstarted over again on the old beaten path, just as he had sixyears before. But this time it was slightly different. Becauseof the weekends and the off duty time spent in Music City,he had friends in the business.

The day came when a mutual acquaintance got WebbPierce and Max together. Webb agreed to listen to thesongs Max had written. One in particular, "Memory#1,"really impressed Webb. He decided to record it. From themoment it hit the public there was no question that it was ahit. A big hit, beyond the initial evaluation by either Webbor Max but still within their hopes. It headed the nation'scharts as the top c&w song for 30 consecutive weeks. ForMax, it got a BMI Hit Award.

Soon came a new song -writing contract with CedarwoodPublishing Co.

With a career well in hand as a songwriter, Max turned tohis first love and ambition: to be a singer. Backed, pushed,encouraged and coached by Webb he recorded "The BottleIs Just Fooling You" and "A Taste Of Heaven." Now a fulltime performer for Webb and traveling with him some 48weekends a year, Max is off on the climb to make his nameas a singer as big as his name as a writer. He intends toreach the top of every popularity poll.

The path has been long and hard, but Max persevered-and he made it.

DEL REEVESMention the phrase "Doodle-Oo-Doo-Doo," and the nameDel Reeves naturally comes to mind. This catchy phrasehas become his trademark.

Del was born in Sparta, N.C. His father, staunch sup-porter of the President of the United States, christened his11th child Franklin Delano Reeves. Perhaps like manyparents, Del's father had dreams of his son becoming Presi-dent, but Del had no such inclination. Music and showbusiness were his goals. He was a young man in a hurry,and at age 12 he had his own radio show.

He managed to get in one year of college before spendingfour years in the Air Force. After his discharge, Del settledin California and enjoyed a long run on Chester Smith's TVshow in Sacramento. Then came his own television show forfour years.

Del may not have been "born in a trunk," as the oldvaudevillians used to say, but he was married on a stage. OnSundays the Chester Smith group put on stage shows atShady Oaks Park in Riverbank, California. When Delannounced that he was going to marry a lovely young ladynamed Ellen, someone jokingly suggested that the cere-mony take place on the stage during a show-and it did-on April 1, 1956, Easter Sunday.

Del's national popularity came with his recordings of"He Stands Real Tall," "Be Quiet Mind," and "The Girl ICan't Forget." It has continued with such hits as "The GirlOn The Billboard," "This must Be The Bottom" and"Women Do Funny Things To Me." He also has somemovies to his credit-"Country Music Goes To The Opry"and "Forty Acre Feud." Besides being a successful singerand song writer, he is an accomplished impersonator ofother popular country entertainers, such as Red Foley,Webb Pierce, Ernest Tubb, Johnny Cash, and Roy Acuff.The combination of his own singing and his impressions ofthese fellow performers make Del a sure crowd-pleaser.

Del and his family now call Madison, Tenn. home. Withhis professionalism and personality, Del Reeves does indeed"Stand Real Tall" in the world of country music.

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"See the tree, how big it's grown, butfriend, it hasn't been too long, it wasn'tbig. . ."

With these words the hottest song inthe record world zoomed to the status ofbest selling single in both the countryand pop charts in America.

In less than a week, "Honey" becamea million seller and now better thanthree million records of the fantasticallypopular hit have been sold since itsrelease.

In England, the spectacular disc sky-rocketed to the top slot in the British

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Empire charts after a mere five days ofair play. surpassing even "Green, GreenGrass of Home" in English record historypopularity.

Continuing to take the world by stormin this bold incredible fashion, "Honey"became the hottest record that Ger-many, France and Italy heard in fourdecades!

From all indications, "Honey"appears destined for a long stay in thecharts-and 'it has doubtless secured apermanent place in the music industry's

star-studded galaxy of All -Time Hits. Itwould also seem safe to assume that"Honey" will prove to be the most pro-grammed record for 1968; perhapseven the Song of the Year.

"Honey" is probably the most dis-cussed composition since Bobbi Gen-try's "Ode to Billie Joe." It has certainlyhad as great an impact as "Ode" and itis also proving to be a huge financialsuccess: would you believe that BobbyGoldsboro's first check from his pub-lisher for "Honey's" resulted success

was in the amount of $125,000? At thispoint, it looks as though the multi -tal-ented Goldsboro cut himself in for aninstant million the instant he cut"Honey."

Bobby Goldsboro's talent as a per-former has been enjoyed by both coun-try and pop music fans for some time.He is certainly no newcomer to eitherfield as he can boast several Top FortyHits. "Funny Little Clown" is one of hismore noteworthy performances.

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"Honey" started from just such a setting; Goldsboro atone in the studio trying out his guitar and the song.Later came the bigger production.

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tremendous degree of success for ayoung man of 27. He was born in Mar-ianna, Florida and later moved toDothan, Alabama, where he lived untilmoving recently to Nashville. He is hap-pily married and the father of two lovelychildren, a boy, Danny, and a girl, Terry.Bobby is definitely a family man, and hisdedication to music is surpassed only byhis love of home. He is well -liked andrespected by his associates and friendsin the music business who speak hiighlyof his talent and artistry as a performer.

He is also a topflight writer, as he hasso ably demonstrated on numerousoccasions. His most recent effort in thisarea is the popular "Pen In Hand," sungby United Artist vocalist Johnny Darrel.It would appear that only the bestresults have been achieved by the prodi-giously talented Goldsboro-since hewas knee high to a cricket. (Incidentally,Bobby is known affectionately amonghis friends and fans as "Cricket," havingearned the nickname in recognition ofhis ability to imitate this chirping cousin

to the grasshopper so realistically youcatch yourself looking down at theground in search of the real insect.)

Although Goldsboro is capable ofwriting as well as singing, "Honey" waswritten by well-known writer BobbyRussell, of Nashville, Tennessee, whosereputation has been established forsome time in the field of musical compo-sition. Russell, who along with BuzzCason is co-owner of Spar RecordingStudios, also authored the hits "JokerWent Wild," sung by Brian Hyland, and

The young man is a study in "What'sHappening." Goldsboro has made asuccess out of deep feeling and rapportwith his music.

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"Little Green Apples," sung by RogerMiller.

Other big talents instrumental in theBobby Goldsboro session which pro-duced the record breaking end result"Honey," were producer Bob Mont-gomery of United Artists and arrangerDon Tweety, who is probably the mostsought after music arrangement man inthe industry. There was no question atany time during the session but that thisunique assembly of the biggest talent

The Goldsboro approach is dead serious.

available would accomplish the bestthat could possibly be achieved: a giant."Honey" is the starchild born of thisexciting and bold ensemble.

"Honey," as with all hits, will even-tually fade. But as for the moment it isstill going strong. Bobby Goldsboro hasrecently appeared on Johnny Carson'sTonight Show, and as for the future ofhis widely acclaimed 'smash hit, perhapsa fourth and fifth million will yet beearned . . . by this "Honey" of a record.

Listening to words of wisdom from thecontrol room are Bobby Goldsboro andBob Montgomery, United Artists'NashvilleA&R man.

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PEPSI-KI KSURFING CONTESTOne of the many aspects of the Pepsi-KIKK Surfing Championships wasthe formation of a television network,composed of ten major stationsthroughout the state of Texas.

The one -hour colorcast featured thestate's top surfing competition, alongwith Houston television personalityLarry Kane and his troup of 300teen-age dancers, and two nationalrock groups, Neal Ford and theFanatics and The Music Explosion.

Miss Molly Grubb, "Miss Texas"for 1967-68, was the official hostessfor the state surfing competition. MissGrubb represented the Lone Star statein the "Miss America" pageant inAtlantic City last year.

The state's top surfers competed formany outstanding prizes, includingall -expense -paid jet trips and entriesto the National Surfing Champion-ships in Huntington Beach, Calif. inSeptember.

Pat Harral and Pam Curtiss suc-cessfully defended their titles again atthis year's contest.

Other top prizes in all four divisions(Boys, Junior Mens, Mens and OpenGirls) included Blaker surfboards,large trophies, 17 jewel Pepsi calendarwrist watches, AM -FM transistorradios, and cases of Pepsi -Cola.

One of the Gulf Coast's leadingsurfing authorities, Mack Blaker,served as head judge and meet direc-tor. Blaker, president of the GulfCoast Surfing Association gatheredthe state's leading surfing experts toserve as judges.

Pictured with their trophies for win-ning the title of "Best All -Around"boy and girl surfer for the secondconsecutive year at the Pepsi TexasState Surfing Championships, April6-7 on Galveston Island, Texas, arePat Harral and Pam Curtiss. Pictured(left to right) are: Jim Mangold, vicepresident and general manager of thePepsi -Cola Metropolitan Bottling Co.of Houston; Harral; Molly Grubb,"Miss Texas" for 1967-68; Miss Cur-tiss, and Leroy Gloger, president ofHouston Radio Station KIKK. Pepsi -Cola and KIKK Radio sponsored theevent for the second straight year.

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Johnny Cash's latest album forColumbia Records, entitled "JohnnyCash at Folsom Prison," wasrecorded live at Folsom Prison inCalifornia. The label has also issued"Folsom Prison Blues" from thealbum as a single release. Included onthe album are selections with suchtitles as "25 Minutes to Go," "Darkas the Dungeon," "The Long BlackVeil," "Jackson" (with Johnny'snew bride, June Carter) and "Grey -stone Chapel."

The album's contents are mainlyprison songs performed before anaudience that could appreciate themmost - - convicts. The atmospheresurrounding the recording of"Johnny Cash at Folsom Prison"was electric. As Cash describes theexperience, you will "feel the singlepulsation of two thousand heart-beats."

In May, Johnny will be in Eng-land, Scotland and Wales for atwenty day tour. After which he andJune Carter will visit the Holy Landto gather information on a SacredAlbum he plans to do in the nearfuture.

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Hubert Long, President of the Coun-try Music Association has agreed tobe one of the judges of "Miss Coun-try Music, U.S.A." July 2 and 3 atthe Hemisfair. Thirty country musicstations from coast -to -coast areparticipating in this, the first nation-wide beauty pageant for countrymusic, according to A. V. Bamford,K-BER, San Antonio, owner of thisevent. The first entry has beenreceived. It is "Miss Country Music -Austin." Miss Pam Grienert is 35-22-36 and her hobby is karate. TheHemisfair program also featuressuch outstanding entertainers as RayPrice . . . David Houston . . .

Minnie Pearl . . . Charlie Pride . . .

Loretta Lynn . . .Willie Nelson andJohnny Bush.

Columbia Records is rushing intorelease a pop version of EddieRabbitt's "The Bed" by KaronRondell. Karon's performance issubtly tinged with Country -and -Western flavoring, and she succeedsin handling the song's earthy lyricswith delicate sensitivity. "The Bed"was written and originally recordedby Date artist Eddie Rabbitt. Hisversion is breaking in the Country -and -Western market. Begin-ning with the line "I awake fromtroubled sleep in the middle of thenight reaching for the strong handthat once held mine so tight," thesong tells the story of a woman'stragic reaction to lost love.

Clive J. Davis, President, CBSRecords, presides over the signing ofa long-term contract between popu-lar Country and Western artistJohnny Cash and ColumbiaRecords. Johnny Cash is a winner oftwo RIAA-certified Gold Recordawards. His latest LP for Columbiais entitled "Johnny Cash at FolsomPrison" and features his "FolsomPrison Blues." The album wasrecorded live at Folsom Prison inCalifornia.

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New officers of the Music City USAPro -Celebrity Golf Invitational gatherafter a meeting of incorporation inpreparation for the 4th annual event inOctober: (Left to right) MasonRudolph, director; Hubert Long,chairman of the board; John Bibb,director; and John Sloan Jr., director.Rudolph is PGA touring pro, Long isPresident of the CMA, Bibb is golfwriter for the Nashville Tennessean,and Sloan is president of the NashvilleArea Junior Chamber of Commerce.

Buck Owens and his Buckaroosplayed to the largest crowd in thehistory of Reno, Nevada at theCentennial Coliseum, May 2. Pre-sented as part of the University ofNevada's "Mackay Days" Celebra-tion, the show was the first countrymusic presentation sponsored by theuniversity and gained heartyapproval. The performance, open tothe public, drew fans from as faraway as Oregon and Idaho. Pro-moted by Radio KBUB, the show waskicked off with Buck's smash hit,"Act Naturally," and consisted of asolid hour of Buck Owens' hits. Mid-way through the show, the boisterouscrowd demanded that Buck sing hisall-time favorite, "Tiger By TheTail." Later, Buck received a stand-ing ovation for a rendition of hislatest Capitol single, "Sweet RosieJones." The enthusiastic crowd re-fused to let the Tiger leave the stagebefore doing three encores. TheReno performance followed Buck'sphenomenal success, April 23, inBangor, Maine where a crowd ofover 7,200 people jammed the audi-torim.

Hugh Cherry, popular Los Ange-les Country and Western discJockey, has been named President ofthe Friends of the John EdwardsMemorial Foundation for a one-yearterm, succeeding Joe Nixon. TheFriends is a voluntary, non-profitassociation dedicated to aidingresearch in all aspects and forms of

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commercially recorded and pub-lished rural American music. Allfunds raised by the Friends of theJEMF are turned over to the JohnEdwards Memorial Foundation, aresearch and archival organization,located in the Folklore and Mythol-ogy Center at the University of Cali-fornia, Los Angeles. Membership inthe Friends of the JEMF is open toall individuals interested in further-ing the aims of the Foundation.

In order to obtain an accurate lis-tener response to his radio program,Mike Hoyer of radio station WHOin Des Moines asked his listeners towrite in and say why they listened tothe Hoyer show.The winner of thecontest was to receive a completeMerle Haggard and Buck Owenscatalog. Results: an almost unbe-lievable 14,000 letters.

A. V. "Bam" Bamford (left) of KBERRadio takes a moment to talk with thetalk of the nation, Glen Campbell of"Gentle On My Mind" fame. Glenwill take over the Smothers Brothersthis summer, along with John Hart-ford.

HUGH X. LEWIS performs forWWVA Big Country Jamboree fansduring an unscheduled visit to Wheel-ing. Hugh dropped in to chat withJamboree Coordinator Gus Thomasand stayed for two performances ofthe Jamboree recently.

Golf immortal Byron Nelson is thefirst golfer to have a tournamentnamed in his honor.

The final round of the ByronNelson Golf Classic from the Pres-ton Trail Golf Club in Dallas wastelecast live and in color by ABC-TV, April 28.

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Nearly half of the population of theUnited States has heard of SnookyLanson. For eight years he was the topsin the entertainment world with thetelevision show "Your Hit Parade." Witha taste of country music, even then dur-ing the fifties, he is now capitalizing onhis marvelous abilities to put acrosssongs in the purely country music field.

He has been a performer since highschool days when he worked for localradio stations in his home town, Mem-phis, Tenn. The list included WMC,WREC, and WHBQ. From Memphis, heheaded for the burgeoning capitol ofcountry music, Nashville, to join WSM.While there he first appeared on nationalradio through the NBC network. Two ofhis friends, Ray Noble and Al Donahue,sang with him while they were with theTed Weems Orchestra. All three joinedthe Navy together. All returned to con-tinue in the entertainment world.

With a voice which carried overtones

of emotion and feeling, Snooky wasmuch sought after. While with RayNoble, he appeared on the "Chase andSanborn Hour" with Edgar Bergen andCharlie McCarthy. During this period ofhis life, he hit the gold record club with"By The Light Of The Silvery Moon"done with Ray Noble. It sold better thana million and a half copies.

That was only the beginning. In1950, his first really big hit got ravesacross the nation. All his own, ""The OldMaster Painter" put his voice on exhibi-tion and attracted enough attention toplace him under contract for "Your HitParade." His easy style, informalsmoothness, and warm voice kept himwith the show for eight years. Duringthose years the show won the PeabodyAward, the Sylvania Award, Look Maga-zine Award, and an Emmy. It never leftthe top ten television shows during itsentire eight years.

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ances with other programs on televi-sion: "Milton Berle's Texaco Star Thea-ter," "The Kate Smith Hour," ""This IsShow Business," "The Robert Mont-gomery Theater," "The Kriesler Band-stand" and in 1956, Dinah Shoreselected Snooky to be her summerreplacement. With his own show,"Chevrolet on Broadway," Snooky drewtop attention from fans.

Following his "Hit Parade" success,he appeared on Jack Paar's "TonightShow,"" and with Dave Garroway on the"Today show,", while he made personalappearances all over the nation. Heplayed the Capitol Theater in New York,the Thunderbird in Las Vegas, MapesHotel in Reno, The Coconut Grove in LosAngeles, the Capitol Theater in Wash-ington, D.C., the Town Casino in Buffalo,and on Canadian Broadcasting Corp.Television in Toronto, Canada. For 39weeks he appeared on the Massey -Ferguson color television show, "Five

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Florence ard Snooky (Mom and Dad tothe kids).

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A i-ew years a jo, Snooky had little onesaround the hojse. Now they're great bigkids. Here is the oldest child, Ernie, witha Christmas present from Dad.

Comfortable and at home in Nashville-ready for another career-in countrymusic.

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Star Jubilee," on NBC, during 1960 and1961.

For a man who has spent nearly alifetime in the entertainment field, hehas brought a vast amount of talent tothe country music world. Since movingto Nashville in 1967, his record for Star -day, "Take Your Time," has movedsteadily upward.

Snooky and his wife, the former Flor-ence Appleby of Nashville, make theirhome in Nashville with one of their threechildren, Dan. Ernie, age 23, and Beth,age 20, are both students at CentenaryCollege, while Dan, age 14, is a studentat Hillsboro High in Nashville.

In Nashville to stay, Snooky Lanson isexpected to produce more of the finemusic in the category of the "Old MasterPainter." He can be found cruisingMusic Row in his spare hours looking fornew tunes-that is, if he isn't clouting agolf ball or hanging out a fishing line orfussing with his roses.

Nashville's Brenda Lee is also a dearfriend of Snooky. Here he gave a plug toone of her early albums.

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Early in his career he was a Nashvillecelebrity on WSM. Here with Bob Hopeand Doris Day, he gives the audiencethe famous Lanson smile.

Your Country editor, Cecil H. Whaley,runs through the procedure with an oldpro before the cameras, Snooky Lanson.

Always the cut-up and crowd-pleaser,Snooky makes fun with country musicgreat, Eddy Arnold.

On the stage for televising "Your HitParade" (left to right) Dusty McCaffrey,a dancer; Dorothy Collins, co-star of theshow; Ginny Meador, Dusty's partner;and Snooky.

Another of his old friends in the countrymusic business, Red Foley poses withSnooky during a television show.

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"country magazine"presentation partyWaylon Jennings, star of the "Coun-try Magazine" Party in the BlackPoodle Niight Club, prepares to singanother of the popular numbers thatkept the crowd of 120 plus peopleapplauding enthusiastically.

Doug Shull (left) Director of "CountryMagazine" presents a "Picker" Tran-sistor Radio Guiitar to Waylon Jen-nings at the recent "Country Maga-zine" Presentation Party held inNashville on May 15th for the MusicIndustry..

Jerry Glaser (right) outgoing VicePresident of WENO Radio, sponsorsof "Country Magazine" in Nashville,

welcomes Doug Shull, ExecutiveDirector of "Country Magazine" tothe stage.

Nashville's Black Poodle Nightclubwas the scene this past May 15 of aCountry Music stage show and partyfor members of the Music City enter-tainment industry. Sponsored byCountry Magazine, nationallyacclaimed leader in the country musicfan audience, the affair got off to agood start with an introduction byJerry Glaser, outgoing Sales Managerof WENO Radio of Madison, Tennes-see, one of the franchise holders ofCountry Magazine.

Glaser brought Doug Shull, pub-lisher of Country, to the audience fora recounting of the growth and expan-sion of the magazine. Shull, a familiarsight in Nashville these past severalmonths, helped establish the magazineunder the aegis of Goodway, Inc., inPhiladelphia. He provided the busi-ness leaders with some of the plans forthe future designs of the magazineboth as to content and marketingacross the nation.

After the sales presentation, donewith a set of beautiful girls holding flipcharts, Shull introduced Dow Perkins,lead man for the Waylon JenningsShow. Several numbers were playedby the Waylors and the audiencefinally demanded that Waylon himselfcome to the stage. Country Magazinehad brought to the stage of the BlackPoodle, country music's most modernand captivating sound, and the audi-ence responded with tremendousapplause to each of Jennings' famousnumbers.

Highlight of the affair was the pres-entation of door prizes consisting often of the Pickers, a transistorizedradio and amplified guitar in theshape of an electric guitar. Grandprize was an eight -track stereo car-tridge player, the "Go-er," Manufac-tured by Goodway. Prizes were pre-sented by Cecil Whaley, Nashvilleeditor of Country Magazine.

Many of Music Row's greats wereon hand to the invitation only affairincluding: Johnny Darrell, Jan How-ard, Audie Ashworth, Hubert Long,Lucky and Larry Moeller, JackAndrews, Jeanne Seely, Hank Coch-ran, Owen Bradley, Harry Silverstein,Wally Cochran, Jo Walker, FrancesPreston, Bill Denny, Roger Sovine,Hal Neeley, Jack Stapp, DorothyGable, Tandy Rice, Jerry Glaser, CalYoung, and Bud Wendell.

Mr. and Mrs. E.J. Preston look over arecent copy of `Country Magazine"with Doug Shull (right) during theparty. Mrs. Preston is the V.P. of theNashville - B.M.I. office.

Harry Silverstein and Owen Bradley(right) of Decca Records were two ofthe many executives and stars whoattended.

Roger Sovine, (left) recording artist onImperial Records; Jan Howard, popu-lar Decca recording star and DougShull pause to look over recent editionof "Country Magazine."

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Jack B. Andrews of the Moeller TalentAgency (right) and Doug Shull (left),Executive Director of "CountryMagazine" welcome Johnny Darrell,recording artist with United Artists, tothe party that attracted over 120 peo-ple from the Nashville Music Industry.

Pat McKinney, up -coming recordingartist with Epic Records chats withRitchie Albright (center) of the Way-lors and Johnny Darrell.

With the aid of two lovely models,Doug Shull tells the crowd of over 120people about the progress and futureplans of "Country Magazine."

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Cecil Whaley, Nashville Editor of"Country Magazine," displays one ofthe ten "Picker" Transistor Radio -Guitars that was given away as doorprizes. To make sure that the drawingwas scrupulously honest, frontiermarshals Tiny Tex Monaban (left) andNidi Foley keep an eagle eye and gunon Cece.

Jeanie Seely, Monument Recordsrecording star, (left) and Mr. and Mrs.Buck Trent were just a few of the manyCountry recording stars who attendedthe party.

Harlon Matthews, Consultant to"Country Magazine"; Wally Coch-ran, Promotion Manager of RCAVictor Country and Western Records;Doug Shull, and Barbara Smith of theHubert Long Talent Agency, pause fora picture during the "Country Maga-zine" Party Presentation.

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northeastsceneJack Turner

Hi! Nice to be back with you againthis month. I hope you're having agood vacation wherever you are, andyour radio is tuned to a good countrymusic station (with a country maga-zine in one hand). Hey! Don't forgetto drop a card or letter to yours trulyat Box 222, Warrington, Pa. 18976,with a little bit of news of countrymusic in your part of the N.E. . .

Here's some news . . . CountryComedian Rod Harris (the Flower ofKentucky), known for his characteri-zation of "Rodney Boudiour theFourth" and "Rhodes Harrington,"recently signed a pact with WaysideRecords. I was at Rod's first sessionwhich included recitations of "LittleBrother" and "Letter to FaronYoung." These two will probably beback-to-back on Rod's first releasethis month, either on Wayside or theirother label, Natural Sounds. CathyCass from Wayside will also have anew release out this month, accordingto Wayside President Lou Casella. . . Dick Curless from New England(Maine) made an appearance not toolong ago in Boundbrook, N.J. at theHomestead with the Rhythm Riders. Iheard that attendance was very good.Dick sings a fine song . . . JohnnyDollar worked for a nice crowd ofcountry fans in Doylestown, Pa.recently, at Hugh Clinton's Key-stone Jamboree . . . Freddy Carr, on

the promo trail, stopped in the otherday with his new album. I played itright away and think it's very good. . . lots of standards, and Freddysings them well . . . I recentlyreceived a copy of Kitty Tulli's KCZTC/W Music Tape Club and Fan ClubJournal. It's filled with interestingnews and stories of country artists andrecords. For information on joiningthis fine tape and fan club, write Kittyat 2815 S. Sheridan St., Phila, Pa.19148 . . . Allen McElroy, J.B.Promo Exec (S.W. Rep), surprised methe other day with a visit while on apromo tour for his artist, Euel Daniel.It was nice to see this tall Texan who Ihave been associated with for sometime, but don't very often see . . . Apartial lineup at Henry's Tavern inBrooklyn, N.Y., for this monthincludes Dick Rich July 19th and20th, Teeny Chenault and the CountryRockers (from WWVA) on the 26thand 27th. August 2nd and 3rd you cansee Wayside artists Rod Harris andCathy Cass. Bill Britt, hard workingC/W promoter from Dover, N.J.,had the Country Music Gents at hisJune show at Polonia Acres, alongwith Jim Greer and the Boyers . . .

The Burd Boys, a fine country group,recently opened their outdoor countrymusic park, and will be running bigJamborees there on a steady basis.The park, Hickory Grove, between

Califon and Fairmont on Farmersvil1Rd. in N.J., has lots of shady hickorytrees and plenty of space for the entirefamily for picnics and an all aroundgood time. Watch for announcementsin that area about guests the BurdBoys will be having, and the dates.The Burds made a guest appearancerecently at the Nashville Room in theHotel Taft, New York City, withWJRZ D.J. and country artist BobLockwood . . . I received a letterrecently from a fine country artist andfriend of mine from the Wheeling, W.Va. area, Slim Lehart. Slim is busyworking club and park dates and doesa fine job of entertaining. If you getthe chance, stop at one of Slim'sshows and give a listen. You'll enjoy it. . . Tony Douglas' new Paula releaseis getting action around the country("Love is the Reason" "Me and MyLonely") . . . received a copy of

Tony's record, and a note from DonLogan of Paula . . . My brother,Dick Turner, and his singing partner,Mike Kelly, are singing a lot of duetsand making appearances in the N.E.at country music night clubs. Theirfunny man, who incidentally doubleson drums for the group (King Tut),really keeps the audience on its toes. . . Dick Rich, recent winner in theSchaefer Talent Hunt, is being heardthese days in a 15 -state area, singingthe Schaefer jingle. Two modelingphoto sessions are being scheduled forDick in connection with Schaefer, andseveral appearances for the company.It's good to see the country artist get-ting into national advertising. I thinkit all helps to make country musicbigger and more widely known andopens more doors for the c/w artist ingeneral . . . Thanks for your time; it'sa real pleasure to be writing mythoughts and country news for all ofyou interested readers. See you nextmonth.

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._ JThe entire music industry has been stunned at the news of therecent deaths of two members of the Country Music Hall ofFame. On April 22, Steve Sholes, RCA executive and drivingpower behind the establishment of Nashville as the center ofthe country music industry, was struck by a fatal heart attack,while on the way to a meeting of the Country Music Founda-tion in Nashville. The Solemn Ole Judge, George D. Hay, diedquietly at home in Virginia on May 8, after 30 years in radioand having founded the Grand Ole Opry. Funeral services forSholes were held in Inglewood, N.J. on Friday, April 26.Hundreds of leaders from the music and entertainment fieldcame to pay their respects. On the same morning in Nashvillemembers of the music industry packed the Hall of Fame towhich he was elected in October of last year, to pay tribute toone of the industry's giants. The Reverend John Bozeman Jr.,B.D., paid the final tribute in the following words:

"We are gathered here this morning to pay final tribute to agood friend-a man loved and respected throughout the worldof entertainment-Steve Sholes. And each of us here today,associated in some way with the Nashville recording industry,has been directly or indirectly affected by the life of this greatman whose pioneering efforts were influential in winning forthis metropolis the coveted title, Music City USA. And many ofyou here now enjoy an honored place on the roster of countryand western stardom, because at some point back in yourcareer, Steve Sholes had faith in your abilities and potential asan artist and stood up for your right to develop that potentialwhen many around you were saying, 'You'll never make it!'

"Steve Sholes had an almost uncanny ear for recognizingstar -potential in this unique world know as the recording indus-try. It was Steve Sholes who foresaw that the worldwould someday be singing along with the records of EddyArnold, Hank Show, Don Gibson, Jim Reeves, Skeeter Davisand dozens of other Music City personalities who have earnedthe word "star" above their dressing room doors! For it was inNashville that Steve Sholes heard a new sound-a fascinatingsound unlike anything he had heard before in the recordingstudios of New York or the motel rooms and make -shift garageand basement studios of Atlanta, Georgia and Charlotte, N.C-and he pushed full steam ahead to make that unique "Nash-ville Sound" heard around the world! And Steve watchedthat new sound he discovered here grow from the tiniest seedinto a full blossomed tree during the last ten years of his life-time with the satisfaction of a father watching his favorite soncome of age. And so here we are this morning, as his friends inthe trade, to say . . . thank you, Steve . . . thank you.

"Yesterday I talked with many people here on Music Row-people who knew Steve well, and who had worked with him inpromoting Nashville's interests in the recording industry. Andone of these respected personalities summed up well, I think,Steve's devotion to the industry here when he said: 'SteveSholes believed in Country Music, and Nashville was his firstlove.' And it was his love for the sounds that come from this

city that led him on to years of tireless work in pioneering theCountry Music Association. From vice president, he moved upto the chair of director, and finally, for two years, he served theAssociation as chairman of the board. Those who worked withhim during those frustrating years of organization rememberhim for his fairness and industry in getting the Country MusicAssociation off the ground. As one member of the CMA boardrecalls, 'he was a thoughtful, kind, energetic man-very consi-derate of the feelings of the people around him . . . a manwho didn't let popularity enter into his decision -making.' ForSteve Sholes was as much concerned for the future of a TexRitter as a Jim Reeves, for he felt that each artist, regardless ofhis label affiliation, deserved a 'place in the sun.' And as anexpression of appreciation for his dedication to the world ofcountry music, last October, Steve was named to the CountryMusic Hall of Fame. And only a few weeks ago he had the thrillof seeing his newly -hung portrait enshrined alongside the othercountry music pioneers honored there. 'And you could tell,'said Jo Walker, 'that despite his modesty, he was very proud.'

"But certainly this will not be the case with Steve Sholes. Forthe good that he has accomplished within the recording indus-try here will live on long after he is gone, and the ethical princi-ples upon which he transacted business will continue to inspireus to keep Music City's name forever above the level ofreproach!

"May I conclude this tribute to Steve Sholes with this briefpersonal story. While I was in New York this past January withour Congressman, I visited Steve's office. Just before leaving Isaid to Steve: 'The people in Nashville certainly do love you,Steve!' And he said to me in reply: 'And I suppose I loveNashville better than any place in the country.' And as fatewould have it, it was in this city that he loved best that he badethe world farewell. And though we here in Music City USAhave lost a devoted friend . . . we shall never lose the legacyof devotion to the recording industry, and country music inparticular, which he has left us!

George D. Hay, "the Solumn Ole Judge" who started a radioshow 43 years ago that mushroomed into WSM's worldfamous Grand Ole Opry, was buried May 10. Hay, 72, whoretired after more than 30 years in radio, died from naturalcauses, in his apartment in Virginia Beach, Va.

A member of Country Music's Hall of Fame, he got the ideafor the Opry when he attended an Ozark Mountain hoedown asa newspaper reporter. Eight years later he put the idea to work,and launched the WSM Barn Dance on November 28, 1925.

A native of Attica, Ind., he began his career as radio editor ofthe Memphis Commercial Appeal. He first went on the air overthe newspaper's station, WMC, in June 1923.

Hay joined radio station WLS in Chicago in 1924, where heoriginated the WLS Barn Dance, which later became known asthe National Barn Dance.

He came to Nashville in 1925 to attend ceremonies dedicat-ing WSM and joined the staff a month later as its director.Within a few months, he started the WSM Barn Dance. Thefirst performer he introduced was Uncle Jimmy Thompson, afiddler. Later Hay named the show the Grand Ole Opry andstarted usinc his childhood nickname of "the Solemn OleJudge." The names stuck and the show became the musicalbyword of rural America. Hay was selected to the Hall of Fame,country music's highest honor in 1966.

Country Magazine salutes the memory of two great contri-butors to Americana.

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by Jo Ann Janzen

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We were married at 8:15 in the morning. After the weddingbreakfast, the reception, and the chiveree, we left on our hon-eymoon. We were the happiest kids alive; we were on our wayto Tennessee!

We had heard the "Grand Ole Opry" ever since we were inour cradles. Ernie was almost 22 that beautiful August day; I

was 18, just out of high school. I had never been out of Kansas,so we took the long way around so that we could hit as manystates as possible. But the pet of the seven states we managedto pass through was beautiful Tennessee.

We arrived in Nashville on the twelfth of August, 1950. Thatwas on Saturday, and the "Grand Ole Opry" was that night. Wechecked into the hotel, grabbed a bite to eat, and headed forthe Ryman Auditorium to get in line. We had written for ticketsweeks in advance, but the reserved seats for that night had allbeen sold out, even at that early date. So our only alternativewas to wait in line for the unreserved seats, which were sold ona "first come, first served" basis. We stood in line from 12:30until 5:30 PM! Then they finally opened the ropes, and let thecrowd inside, where we sat for two more hours waiting for theshow to begin. Tired?? We were tired alright, but we werehappy and thrilled. For 304. we were seeing a show that lastedfrom 7:30 until midnight, with every well known "Opry" starwe'd ever heard of, while the folks back home were paying$2.00 or $3.00 to see one star with a small company performfor two hours. We weren't disappointed in any of the stars, andwe loved the whole 4 1/2 hours of entertainment.

Local residents ambled off at their bedtime, not waiting forthe end of the show, but we stayed for the very end, thenheaded back to our hotel room . . . exhausted, and yet hardlybelieving it was all true. Ernie had seen his favorite westernstars, and I had seen mine. There were stars in the sky thatlovely night, and stars in our eyes . . .western ones!

We were going to start back to Kansas the next Monday, asErnie's vacation lasted only one week more, and we didn'twant to rush. But we decided, before we started back, that wewould go on Monday morning to see "Red" Foley's morningradio show which, at the time, was an N.B.C. network show.

Mr. Red Foley, off -guard, was as nice as he was on stage.He was warm, friendly, and hospitable. As was his custom oneach of his shows, he asked where the people in the audiencewere from, and Ernie and I both answered, "Hutchinson, Kan-sas." And then, because I was a newly-wed, I also added, "andwe're on our honeymoon."

Mr. Foley laughed, "We've got a couple from Hutchinson,Kansas in the audience," he said over the air, "and the girlseemed to think it necessary to add that they are on theirhoneymoon." He looked over at us and grinned, "but anyonecould tell that from just looking."

Hank Snow was his guest that day, and I don't know if it

was scheduled or not, but he sang "With This Ring, I TheeWed" . . . and he sang it just to us. Mr. Owen Bradley playeda beautiful organ piece for us.

We started to leave after the show, when David Cobb, theannouncer on the show came up and congratulated us, andthen added, "Have you had any breakfast?"

We said no, that we were going to get something to eat, andthen take off for home.

"We're on our way to eat," David Cobb said, "so as long asyou are too, you might as well come along with us." Then headded, "And since you're on your honeymoon, I'll even pay forit!'

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Talk about a thrill!!! Imagine having breakfast at one of themost exclusive hotels in town, having 10 uniformed waiters atyour service, and sitting with Red Foley, David Cobb, Montyand Bill Matthews (the two brothers who originated the 'Jor-danaires' Quartet), Cully Holt (Another member of the Jordan -aires), Ernie Newton (the bass -viol player), and even the guyin the control room, Jack Hopkins! This wasn't just a dreamcome true . . . this was heaven!

While we were eating, Mr. Foley was called to the tele-phone. He came back very excited. "That was the radio stationin Hutchinson (K.W.B.B.)" he announced, "and they wanted toknow the name of the honeymooners on my show this morn-ing!"

Ernie and I mentioned that we sure would like to have all oftheir autographs, and Mr. Foley said, "We can use one of thesemenus and we'll write on the back of it, but for pity's sake, stickit under your coat as you go out, because they are kinda'touchy about things like that, even if it is ME!"

One of the Jordanaires produced a pen, one of those 3 -colorones, and they all wrote a personal message in green or blueink, but they saved the red for Mr. Red Foley. His message tous was, "Many happy years to you young'uns. Sincerely, RedFoley."

As we started to leave, we passed a telephone, and Mr.Foley said, "I wonder if I made it clear to your home -townradio station who you kids were? I'd better send them a tele-gram . ."

As the group left the hotel dining room, and each startedtoward home, Mr. Foley said to us, "Will we see you at theshow tomorrow morning?"

"Aw, were going to start for home, I guess," Ernie said."There are a lot of things to see yet," Mr. Foley said. "Why

don't you stick around for a few days yet?"(We didn't need much persuasion. We decided to prolong

the Tennessee visit, and skip the rest of the states.)Tuesday morning we again went to see the Red Foley Show.

This time his guest was none other than Ernest Tubb. After theshow Ernie went up to him and said, "Mr. Tubb, I've been a fanof yours ever since I can remember."

The tall giant in the glistening white hat extended his hand,and shook Ernie's heartily. "I'm always pleased to meet a fan,"he said. Ernie was beaming; so was the Texas Troubador.Another thrill that neither of us would ever forget!

Then Mr. Foley introduced us to Billy Robinson, his youngsteel guitarist, who had been married only three months him-self. Billy told us to meet him in front of our hotel at threeo'clock, and he would take us around Nashville. He showed usthe Parthanon, the capitol building, and then, after a pleasantdrive through a beautiful lane of trees and greenery, weapproached the home of President Andrew Jackson. We wentthrough his lovely old home, where things were left just as hehad left them. It was pretty impressive to a girl who had neverbeen out of Kansas!

Wednesday was a beautiful day, and since we had broughtalong the camera, we asked Mr. Foley and some of the fellowswho lingered behind, to pose for a few pictures. They stood onthe steps of W.S.M. and looked very dignified, as we snappedtheir picture. None of them had time to stay for a second,except Ernie Newton and Grady Martin who posed willingly.Mr. Foley then suggested that someone take a picture of himwith us. So Grady Martin took the picture that we will alwayscherish: the one of Ernie and I with Mr. Foley in the middle, hisarms around both of us!!!

Wednesday evening we had supper at Billy Robinson's.His wife, a mere 5 feet tall, and dressed in an orange organdy,fluffy dress, was a living doll! They took us to a night club, andwe spent the evening dancing and playing the illegal slotmachines in the back room. I won a dollars' worth of nickels,but everyone insisted that I try to win more, and I ended upnickeless!

Thursday was a terrible day. It rained cats -and -dogs, and thethunder and lightning were terrific. Ernie didn't want to starthome in that, so we stayed another day. Mr. Foley's guests thatmorning were the Carter Sisters and Mother Maybelle. ThatJune Carter is a riot! The liveliest little cutie I've seen in acoon's age, and just bubbling over with fun!

We packed to go home Thursday night, and after visiting theRed Foley show Friday morning, we realized we would have totake out like lightning for home. But after the show, Mr. Foleyinsisted that he take us to breakfast. We put up a small argu-ment, but finally relented.

This time we went to a cafeteria, and though we sat withMr. Foley, the cafeteria was packed with "Grand Ole Opry"stars: Bob Money (pianist for the Jordanaires), Bob Hubbard(one of the Jordanaires) Grady Martin, Dotty Dillard, and manyof the stars we'd met before. Mr. Foley introduced us to themall, and they signed our menu autograph card, which we carriedwith us constantly now, just in case .

We left about 9:00 Friday, buzzed through the states wehad planned to see so carefully, and arrived home Saturdayafternoon. We were exhausted. Mother called as soon as shelearned we were home, and she told me she had the telegramthat Mr. Foley had sent to the radio station! They announcedhaving received it over the radio, and she called them rightaway and asked them to keep it for her. Then she wentdown and got it, and saved it for us.

The first week after we got home was spent making a scrap-book of the things we had seen on our honeymoon. I pasted inphotos, ticket stubs, and programs. It made a lovely, interestingbook to show people who came calling and who were inter-ested in our honeymoon.

A lot of things happened in the next 2-1/2 years: we had ababy girl; Mr. Foley's lovely wife, Judy Martin, passed away;

we moved to Wichita, Kansas; and Mr. Foley married SallySweet.

Then Red Foley made a wonderful decision. He dropped theN.B.C. Prince Albert Show, and finally, after five years of hispublic's waiting and hoping, he decided to go on tour!

He was scheduled to appear in Wichita on May 14, 1953,two years and nine months to the day, from when we had firstmet him.

Whenever the western stars made personal appearances inWichita, they always paid their favorite disc-jockey, LeeNichols, a visit. Armed with a camera and the scrapbook I hadmade of our honeymoon memories, I started out for the radiostation, hoping against hope that Mr. Foley would show up. Hedid!!! Lee Nichols interviewed him on the air, and after theywere off, asked Mr. Foley if he remembered him. He told himwhere they had met before, and recalled minute details, butMr. Foley just didn't remember.(He is known for his shortmemory.)

Then Lee asked, "Do you remember this young lady?"Mr. Foley eyed me for a minute, then said, "No, I don't think

soLee, laughing, said, "Well, she's got proof that you've

met . . ."

I showed him the pictures that we had taken that day backin August, 1950, and Mr. Foley said, "Well, I declare . . . ofcourse, I remember you now. How is your husband? Is he herewith you, honey?"

I told him that Ernie was fine, but he was working and thatwas why he wasn't here now. "But we're both coming to seeyour show tonight," I said. I then asked him if I could snap apicture or two, and he truly looked the celebrity, as he posed indark glasses.

After I had taken the pictures, a group of radio people fromthe station came out and shook hands, introduced themselves,and struck up a conversation with Mr. Foley. But as he was insomewhat of a hurry, he begged off, promising, "I'll see you allbackstage tonight." Then he came over to me and said, "I'll seeya' tonight."

"I'll see you but you won't see me," I mused. "Ernie and Iwill be somewhere in that vast audience you'll play to tonight."

"Oh, come backstage, and bring Ernie with you. I'd love tosee him again . . . but honey, you'll have to tell me your nameagain."

"It's Janzen," I replied."Oh, I remembered that," he said. "I mean your first name.""It's Jo Ann . . . and my husband's name is Ernie.""I'm sorry I had to ask you again," he apologized. He ran his

fingers across his brow. "But I meet so many people, I justcan't remember everyone's name." (Imagine! Red Foley, apolo-gizing to me for forgetting my name!!!)

Well, we went to the show that night, and afterward wewent backstage. Mr. Foley greeted me warmly, and shookhands with Ernie as if he were a long lost friend. He talkedabout that summer in 1950, said they'd dedicated songs to uslong after we'd left. He introduced us to his new bride andposed for more pictures- - -without his sunglasses this time.

Grady Martin was with him on the tour. He rememberedErnie right off.

So more memories, and more ticket stubs, and more snap-shots were added to our honeymoon scrapbook. We didn'thave to take a second honeymoon. It came to us by way of Mr.Red Foley, Mr. Southern Hospitality, himself. And with all ourmemories, can't you see, the honeymoon will never be over forus! 41

GENE AUTRY - OLD TIMERThe strains of "Back In The Saddle Again" and a commer-cial for a well-known chewing -gum company heraldedanother visit to Melody Ranch and its boss -man "Mr.Autry" ---better known as Gene Autry, radio's first singingcowboy.

Millions of youngsters spent entire Saturday afternoonsat the neighborhood movie watching Gene Autry fight andsing his way through "The Last Round -Up," "StrawberryRoan," "Cow Town," and many more of the movies inwhich he starred. Gene Autry has become, indeed, a legendin his own time.

Gene grew up on a ranch in Oklahoma and at 18 got hisfirst job as a telegrapher. To while away the lonely hours onhis job, Gene strummed his guitar and sang. One evening astranger stopped by to send a message, heard Gene singing,and urged him to try for a career in radio. The signature headded on the bottom of the telegram was Will Rogers.

Gene immediately headed for New York but, because ofhis lack of experience, was soon back in Oklahoma rail-roading again. He did not give up his ambition, however,and soon had a job with station KVOO in Tulsa billed as"Oklahoms's Singing Cowboy." A year later he returned toNew York to record his own song "Silver Haired Daddy"which became an immediate hit.

In 1935 he went to Hollywood where, for 15 years, he wasAmerica's top singing cowboy hero on movie screens every-where.

Since 1930, more than 35,000,000 records of Gene Autrysinging hits like "Peter Cottontail," "Mexicali Rose,""Frosty the Snowman," "Rudolph the Rednosed Rein-deer" and "Ole Faithful" have been sold throughout theworld. Still going strong, he is 'occasionally seen on TV inlive appearances.

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LARRY GOODBetty Goodrich &Molean McAdams1951 N. 15th St.Kansas City, Kans. 66104

CHARLIE GOREGoldie PerkinsRoute 2. Box 228Maysville, Ky. 41056

BILLY GRAMMERMarie KirbyRt. 1 , Box 105Mulberry, Kansas

CLAUDE GRAYMabel Samland1635 N. Wildwood Rt. 7Garden City, Mich.

JIM HALL& DUSTY WILLIAMSMarian KingRoute 2. Box 99Edmore, Mich. 48829

MERLE HAGGARDNewell Shoup, Jr.2830 Logan Ave.Des Moines, Iowa 50317

GEORGE HAMILTON IVDody Varney6646 Old Plum RoadFt. Edwards, N.Y. 12828

BOBBY HELMSKay Culbert410 Mackinaw St.Saginaw, Mich.

BOB HILLGladys DavisRoute 2, Box 100ATroy, N.Y. 12182

AL HOMBERGSharon Kettle315 N. Davis St.Keyser, West Va. 26726

BOB HOMANPat CoffmanRoute 4Upper Sandusky, Ohio 43351

THE HOMESTEADERSKay Helfrich410 West Spencer St.Columbia City, Ind. 46725

FERLIN HUSKYMary Dunn207 DunlapLansing, Mich.

STONEWALL JACKSONEthel HammockRt. 3Bethpage, Tenn.

SONNY JAMES & FRIENDSMargie GoenP.O. Box 11625Albuquerque, N.M. 87112

PENNY JAYMrs. Gale MartinP.O. Box 127Paul Smith's, N. Y. 12970

JIM & JESSEJean Osborn404 Shoreline Dr.Tallahassee, Fla. 32301

LA WANDA JOHNSONTom Farrell200 Waylon St.Marietta, Georgia

GEORGE JONESFran MaloneyP.O. Box 1695San Antonio, Texas 78206

DON JOYCEViola Snider6822 BerkleyParkville, Mo. 64152

RON KARTCHNERBarbara Ann CraneP.O. Box 683Snowflake, Arizona 85937

CLAUDE KINGHennie & Ruth Beltman330 Duke Street WestKitchener, Ontario, Canada

MURRAY LEWISKaren Lizar2708 Adams, N.E.Albuquerque, N.M. 87110

SHERWIN LINTONMary Ann Linton10414 Terrace Rd., N.E.Minneapolis. Minn. 55400

HANK LOCKLINMargaret Mock714 Phospher Ave.Motaire, La.

BOB LOCKWOODThelma Mantanti28 Hawthorne Ave.Staten Island, N.Y.

BOBBY LORDLuane Kelly8492 Eastriver Blvd.Minneapolis, Minn.

ARNIE LUNSFORDLee & Phyllis Mechlin9319 Rambler RoadCincinnati, Ohio 45231

JUDY LYNNJune HuckerP.O. Box 14927Las Vegas, Nev. 89101

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