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Lew Chudd - 1 July, 1911 (New York City, NYC) Died 15 June, 1988, Los Angeles, CA Willie Dixon - 1 July, 1915 (Vicksburg, MS) Died 29 January, 1992, Burbank, CA Bobby Day - 1 July, 1932 (Fort Worth, TX) Died 15 July, 1990, Los Angeles, CA Eddie Bond - 1 July, 1933 (Memphis, TN) Marvin Rainwater - 2 July, 1925 (Wichita, KS) Lee Allen - 2 July, 1926 (Pittsburgh, KS) Died 18 October, 1994, Los Angeles, CA Fontella Bass - 3 July, 1940 (St. Louis, MO) Champion Jack Dupree - 4 July, 1910 (New Orleans, LA) Died 21 January, 1992, Hannover, Germany Baker Knight - 4 July, 1933 (Birmingham, AL) Smiley Lewis - 5 July, 1913 (DeQuincey, LA) Died 6 October, 1966, New Orleans, LA Stan Lewis - 5 July, 1927 (Shreveport, LA) Cornelius Coleman - 5 July, 1929 (New Orleans, LA) Died 20 February, 1973, New Orleans Snuff Garrett - 5 July, 1938 (Dallas,TX) Ronnie Self - 5 July, 1938 (Tin Town, MO) Died 28 August, 1981, Springfield, MO Robbie Robertson - 5 July, 1943 (Toronto, Canada) Bill Haley - 6 July, 1925 (Highland Park, MI) Died 9 February, 1981, Harlingen, TX Della Reese - 6 July, 1931 (Detroit, MI) Gene Chandler - 6 July, 1937 (Chicago, IL) Jet Harris - 6 July, 1939 (London, England) Mary Ford - 7 July, 1928 (Pasadena, CA) Died 30 September, 1977 Charlie Louvin - 7 July, 1927 (Rainesville, AL) Ringo Starr - 7 July, 1940 (Liverpool, England) Chan Romero - 7 July, 1941 (Billings, MT = Montana) Louis Jordan - 8 July, 1908 (Brinkley, AK) Died 4 February, 1975 (Los Angeles, CA) Link Davis - 8 July, 1914 (Van Zant County, TX) Died 5 February, 1972 Johnnie Johnson - 8 July, 1924 (Fairmont, WV) Frank Slay - 8 July, 1930 (Dallas, TX) Steve Lawrence - 8 July, 1935 (Brooklyn, NYC) Joe Liggins - 9 July, 1915 (Guthrie, OK) Died 31 July, 1987, Los Angeles, CA Lee Hazlewood - 9 July, 1929 (Mannford, OK) Gene Simmons - 10 July, 1937 (Tupelo, MS) Blind Lemon Jefferson - 11 July, 1897 (Couchman, TX) Died 27 December 1929, Chicago, IL Thurston Harris - 11 July, 1931 (Indianapolis, IN) Died 14 April, 1990, Pomona, CA Tab Hunter - 11 July, 1931 (New York City, NYC) Sam "The Man" Taylor - 12 July, 1916 (Lexington, TN) Died 5 October, 1990, Westchester Town, NY Joe Houston - 12 July, 1928 (Austin, TX) Joe Barry - 13 July, 1939 (Cut Off, LA) Woody Guthrie - 14 July, 1912 (Okemah, OK) Died 3 October, 1967, Queens, NYC Claude Trenier - 14 July, 1919 (Mobile, AL) Cliff Trenier - 14 July, 1919 (Mobile, AL) Died 2 March, 1983, Las Vegas, NV Del Reeves - 14 July, 1933 (Sparta, NC) Vince Taylor - 14 July, 1939 (London, England) Died 31 August, 1991, Lausanne, Switzerland Washboard Sam - 15 July, 1910 (Walnut Ridge, AR) Died 13 November, 1966, Chicago, IL Cowboy Copas - 15 July, 1913 (Adams County, OH) Died 5 March, 1963, near Camden, TN H.B. Barnum - 15 July, 1936 (Houston, TX) Wayne Raney - 17 July, 1921 (Wolf Bayou, AK) Died 23 January, 1993 Peppermint Harris - 17 July, 1925 (Texarkana, TX) Died 19 March, 1999, Elizabeth, NJ Mickey Hawks - 17 July, 1940 (Thomasville, NC) Died 31 August, 1989 Screamin' Jay Hawkins - 18 July, 1929 (Cleveland, OH) Died 12 February, 2000, Paris, France Sammy Masters - 18 July, 1930 (Sasakawa, OK) Dion Di Mucci - 18 July, 1939 (Bronx, NYC) Lonnie Mack - 18 July, 1941 (Aurora, IN) Linda Gail Lewis - 18 July, 1947 (Ferriday, LA) Matt Lucas - 19 July, 1935 (Memphis, TN) George Hamilton, IV - 19 July, 1937 (Winston-Salem, NC) Phil Upchurch - 19 July, 1941 (Chicago, IL) Commander Cody (George Frayne) - 19 July, 1944 (Boise, ID) Buddy Knox - 20 July, 1933 (Happy, TX) Died 14 February 1999, Port Orchard, WA Sleepy LaBeef - 20 July, 1935 (Smackover, AR) Jo-Ann Campbell - 20 July, 1938 (Jacksonville, FL) Kay Starr - 21 July, 1922 (Dougherty, OK) Plas Johnson - 21 July, 1931 (Donaldsonville, LA) Chuck Jackson - 22 July, 1937 (Latta, SC) Thomas Wayne - 22 July, 1940 (Battsville, MS) Died 15 August, 1971, near Memphis, TN Gary Stites - 23 July, 1940 (Denver, CO) Gene Phillips - 25 July, 1915 (St. Louis, MO) Died 1990, Lakewood, CA Rudy West (Five Keys) - 25 July, 1932 (Newport News, VA) Died 14 May, 1998, Chesapeake, VA Fred Foster - 26 July, 1931 (Rutherford County, NC) Curtis Gordon - 26 July, 1928, near Moultrie, GA Darlene Love - 26 July, 1941 (Los Angeles, CA) Bob Thiele - 27 July, 1922 (Brooklyn, NYC) Died 30 January, 1996, New York City, NY Harvey Fuqua - 27 July, 1928 (Chicago, IL) Kim Fowley - 27 July, 1942 (Manila, Philippines) Homer Haynes (Homer & Jethro) - 29 July, 1917 (Knoxville, TN) Died 7 August, 1971 Buddy Guy - 30 July, 1936 (Lettsworth, LA) Sonny West - 30 July, 1937 (Lubbock, TX) Paul Anka - 30 July, 1941 (Ottawa, Canada) Roy Milton - 31 July, 1907 (Wynnewood, OK) Died 18 September, 1983, Los Angeles, CA Ahmet Ertegun - 31 July, 1923 (Istanbul, Turkey)
July 1955
UK Top Ten (first week of the month):
1. Unchained Melody - Al Hibbler
2. Dreamboat - Alma Cogan
3. Unchained Melody - Jimmy Young
4. Earth Angel - Crew Cuts
5. Cherry Pink And Apple Blossom White - Eddie Calvert
6. Stranger In Paradise - Tony Bennett
7. I Wonder - Dickie Valentine
8. Cool Water - Frankie Laine
9. Cherry Pink And Apple Blossom White - Perez Prado
10. Where Will The Dimple Be? - Rosemary Clooney
US Top Ten (first week of the month):
1. Cherry Pink And Apple Blossom White - Perez Prado
2. Unchained Melody - Les Baxter
3. Rock Around The Clock - Bill Haley & His Comets
4. A Blossom Fell - Nat "King" Cole
5. Learnin' The Blues - Frank Sinatra
6. Honey Babe - Art Mooney
7. Dance With Me, Henry - Georgia Gibbs
8. Unchained Melody - Al Hibbler
9. Something's Gotta Give - McGuire Sisters
10. Something's Gotta Give/Love Me Or Leave Me - Sammy Davis Jr
US R&B chart toppers this month:
Bo Diddley - Bo Diddley
US Country chart toppers this month:
Live Fast, Love Hard, Die Young - Faron Young
A Satisfied Mind - Porter Wagoner
I Don't Care - Webb Pierce
Some UK single releases:
Razzle Dazzle/Two Hound Dogs - Billy Haley & His Comets
Mama (He Treats Your Daughter Mean) - Ruth Brown
The Verdict - Five Keys
I Sold My Heart To A Junkman - Four Tunes
Smack Dab In The Middle - Ella Mae Morse
Please Have Mercy - Linda Hayes & The Platters
My One Sin - Bertice Reading
The Berry Tree - Bill Hayes
If Tears Could Bring You Back - Bobby Milano
Ayuh, Ayuh - Thunderbirds
Ayuh, Ayuh - Gary Crosby
Mobile - Julius La Rosa
Are You Mine - Ginny Wright & Tom Tall
Blue Prelude - David Houston
Drop Me A Line - Bonnie Lou
The Sphinx Won't Tell - Four Esquires
Learnin' The Blues - Frank Sinatra
Learnin' The Blues - Rosemary Clooney
Learnin' The Blues - Bobbie Britton - see website
Gruntin' Blues - Al Timothy Band
Strange Lady In Town - Frankie Laine
The Life Of The Party - Billy Eckstine
Ring-A-Dang-A-Doo - Paulette Sisters
Close Your Eyes - Harry Belafonte
Genuine Love - Les Paul & Mary Ford
Kisses I'll Never Forget - Tony Bennett
Yes You Are - Mills Brothers
Remember - Earl Bostic
Lucky Duck - Coleman Hawkins
Rhythm 'n' Blues - Ronnie Aldrich & The Squads
Love Me Or Leave Me - Doris Day
Ballin' The Jack - Georgia Gibbs
Not Yet - Susan Hunter
Why, Oh, Why - Jane Morgan
That's All I Need - Eve Boswell
Red Hot Pepper Pot - Gloria De Haven
Why Did The Chicken Cross The Road - Frankie Vaughan
Go On By - The Cowboy Church Sunday School
It's Bigger Than Both Of us - Jimmy Durante & Patty Andrews
The Irish Were Egyptians Long Ago - Ray Ellington Quartet
Important events:
Though absent from the best sellers for over a year, Guy Mitchell is
confident of a speedy return. 'These days, my basic goal is to work as
hard as I can and centralise all my efforts on building my career further,'
he said. 'I'm really working at it, and I'm no longer interested in being
a good-time Charlie. I'm also most interested in realising my other major
ambition - to settle down, find myself a wife, and buy myself a ranch,' he
added. 'I'm looking for a girl who likes to dance and laugh, and who loves
children - because I want as many kids as possible!'
American songstress Rosemary Clooney visited Britain this month for TV,
radio and concert dates - including a bill-topping spot at the Palladium.
Miss Clooney delighted her fans with such hits as 'This Ole House', 'Mambo
Italiano' and 'Where Will the Dimple Be'. No mass hysteria or false
emotions, no attempt to palpitate the pulse, but a clever Clooney showing
an audience how they can be nursed, coaxed, humoured and sent home content.
Later, a somewhat cynical Rosemary offered her opinion on America's latest
craze. 'I won't record rock'n'roll', she stated. 'Where's the story value
in those songs? I feel that every good song should tell a story.' The new
style obviously offends her ingrained musical beliefs . . . 'those sax
players, for instance, they don't tune up from year to year, let alone from
day to day, and the singers just have no respect for the basic do-re-mi'.
Regarded by many as home of the blues, Chicago could soon become a centre
for rock'n'roll according to Leonard Chess, the owner of the locally based
Chess and Checker labels. Chess has already enjoyed regional success with
Muddy Waters, Howling Wolf, Little Walter and The Moonglows who cut the
original version of the McGuire Sisters' million seller, 'Sincerely' - but
he is convinced that his two latest discoveries 'will change the face of
rock'n'roll'! Both are vocalists who are equally adept as guitarists and
songwriters. Bo Diddley (26), hails from Mississippi, but has been playing
around the clubs of Chicago for several years, while Chuck Berry, (two
years older), is from St Louis. Both their debut discs are rising up the
US R&B chart: Berry is clicking with 'Maybellene" while Diddley's tune is
actually called 'Bo Diddley'!
Released this month is Bill Haley's latest single, 'Razzle Dazzle'/'Two
Hound Dogs'. Meanwhile, London Records are cashing in by issuing 'Green
Tree Boogie' - recorded way back in 1951!
Ken Colyer's Skiffle Group, comprising members of his jazz band, are
currently recording eight titles for Decca. Colyer expects 'skiffle' - a
mixture of American folk and blues styles - to catch on with UK fans.
"New Musical Express" headlines this month:
She Crashed, She Was Crippled. But She Crashed Back to Singing Stardom.
Life story of U.S. singer Jane Froman.
Bless You For Being An Agent. Interview with British band agent Harold
Davidson.
He Scores A Hit With First Disc. Bio of British singer Malcolm Vaughan.
Success is the 'Keynote' of the Johnny Johnston Story. Bio of British
publisher, writer, singer, "Keynotes" leader.
Song Stars Shine By The Seaside. Reviews Valentine and Whitfield in
Blackpool summer show.
Wife, Mother, Singer, Star - and They're All Rosemary Clooney
Meet Rosemary's Pianist - Buddy Cole
Clooney's Sensational Glasgow Opening. Reviews Empire Theatre debut.
Tops in 1935 - and Tops Again in 1955? Benny Goodman's comeback.
Bennett, Tony. I'm On My Way, Britain, And Looking Forward To Meeting You
All! Talks about Glasgow opening.
Sinatra Put Him On The Road To Fame. Story of American singer Vic Damone.
Welcome Tony and Al! Bios of Tony Bennett and Al Martino.
Father And Son In Poole Dance Band. Drumleader Eddie Francis and trumpeter
son Barry at Woodlands Ballroom.
Tony Bennett Arrives - and Brings with Him One of America's Greatest
Guitarists, Chuck Wayne.
Marlene at Blackpool. Reviews singer Marlene Dietrich's debut performance.
David Hughes. We're Missing Opportunities in Australia. Singer talks about
show business "down under".
Other events:
July 2: The theory that Teddy Boy fashions are due to the rising male birth
rate, put forward in the current issue of 'Family Doctor', is discounted in
an editorial in the 'Tailor And Cutter', which says: "The Teddy Boy is
always with us in some strange shape or form, be he called Macaroni, knut,
Johnny, spiv, lary boy, wide boy, Keelie or Charlie Farnes-Barnes. We do
not deny that he dresses as smartly as he can in order to impress the
girls, but we reject the suggestion that in such behaviour there is
something revolutionary."
July 15: The introduction by stages of equal pay for women teachers was
recommended yesterday by the Burnham Main Committee and associated
specialised committees. About 150,000 teachers are affected. Introduction
of equal pay for teachers will be over a period of six years.
July 18: Tactical moves in domestic and foreign policy are believed in
Vienna to lie behind the Hungarian Government's decision to give
provisional freedom to Cardinal Mindszenty, Primate of Hungary. He was
sentenced to life imprisonment in February, 1949, on charges of 'treason'.
Inside Hungary the step has probably been aimed most of all at the
peasantry, who are deeply religious and 65 per cent Roman Catholic. The
timing here is also favourable because work on the Hungarian harvest has
just started.
July 14: Accompanied by the usual macabre incidents, the hanging of Mrs
Ruth Ellis was yesterday carried out at Holloway Gaol. Outside the prison,
drawn by motives too complex to analyse, stood the usual crowd, including
women with prams. As the sinister notices announcing Mrs Ellis's death
were pinned to the gate, the crowd surged forward, craning and jostling.
July 15: Lightning struck Royal Ascot yesterday when the crowd on the
'popular' side of the course, opposite the Royal Box, were sheltering from
a thunder-storm. The storm broke with tropical intensity, just before
4p.m. In the words of one witness, "people were thrown around like
nine-pins, and in a fraction of a second a fairly light-hearted scene
became one of horror and confusion." One woman was killed, and a
seriously-injured man was taken to Heatherwood Hospital, Ascot.
July 26: The mother of a Coventry woman, Elsie May Collins, 29, told the
North Warwickshire Coroner at the Coventry inquest yesterday that her
daughter had never had a serious illness until 10 years ago. Then she
started to go without food because of a "slimming craze which came over
from America." Dr Wilson said that the woman's body was emaciated, with a
complete absence of fat. Death was due to malnutrition and exhaustion
caused by a nervous disease brought on by the slimming.
July 21: The death is announced in Lisbon of Mr. Calouste Sarkis
Gulbenkian, aged 86, who was reputed to be the world's wealthiest man. His
personal fortune, most of which was derived from the oil industry, was
estimated at £300 million.
July 2: A relentless power player, who scarcely made a loose or
thoughtless stroke from the start of things last Monday week, became men's
singles champion at Wimbledon this afternoon. Tony Trabert, as expected,
was the winner, the 12th American to take the crown, and in the final,
watched by Princess Margaret and the Duchess of Kent, he overwhelmed Kurt
Nielsen 6-3, 7-5, 6-1.
July 18: Watched by the greatest crowd ever at a motoring contest in Great
Britain (150,000), Stirling Moss achieved the ambition of his life at
Aintree, Liverpool yesterday. He won the British Grand Prix by a fifth of
a second over Juan Fangio, the world champion. The two silver-bullet
Mercedes-Benz cars were followed over the finish line by another pair from
the same 'stable' - the 'Mercs' of Karl Kling and Pierre Taruffi. The rest
of the field containing Maseratis and Ferraris from Italy, Gordinis from
France, and Vanwalls, Connaughts and Coopers from Britain trailed in behind
the victorious German team.
July 1956 UK Top Ten (first week of the month): 1. I'll Be Home - Pat Boone 2. Lost John - Lonnie Donegan 3. All Star Hit Parade - Various Artists 4. Heartbreak Hotel - Elvis Presley 5. Hot Diggety - Perry Como 6. Saints Rock And Roll - Bill Haley 7. Bluebottle Blues - The Goons 8. Experiments With Mice - Johnny Dankworth 9. Wayward Wind - Gogi Grant 10. No Other Love - Ronnie Hilton US Top Ten (first week of the month): 1. Wayward Wind - Gogi Grant 2. Moonglow And Theme From "Picnic" - Morris Stoloff 3. I Almost Lost My Mind - Pat Boone 4. Standing On The Corner/My Little Angel - Four Lads 5. I'm In Love Again/My Blue Heaven - Fats Domino 6. I Want You, I Need You, I Love You/My Baby Left Me - Elvis Presley 7. More/Glendora - Perry Como 8. Heartbreak Hotel/I Was The One - Elvis Presley 9. Ivory Tower - Cathy Carr 10. On The Street Where You Live - Vic Damone US R&B chart toppers this month: I'm In Love Again - Fats Domino Fever - Little Willie John Treasure Of Love - Clyde McPhatter US Country chart toppers this month: Crazy Arms - Ray Price I Want You, I Need You, I Love You - Elvis Presley I Walk The Line - Johnny Cash Some UK single 45 releases: Be-Bop-A-Lula/Woman Love - Gene Vincent & His Blue Caps I Want You, I Need You, I Love You/My Baby Left Me - Elvis Presley Love Me/Blue Days, Black Nights - Buddy Holly Tear It Up/You're Undecided - Johnny Burnette & The Rock'n'Roll Trio Corrine Corrina/Wild Wild Women - Johnny Carroll & His Hot Rocks Fever/Letter From My Darling - Little Willie John Honolulu Rock-A Roll-A/Seven Nights To Rock - Moon Mullican with Boyd Bennett & His Rockets Honolulu Rock-A Roll-A - Eartha Kitt Mean To Me/The Bo-Do Rock - Earl Bostic & Bill Doggett Walking The Blues - Willie Dixon Goodbye, So Long - Frankie Castro Rock And Roll Ruby/House Of Cards - Rusty Draper The Rock-a-Bye Blues - Robbin Hood & The Naturals Shim Sham Shuffle - Johnny Brandon Heartbreak Hotel - Stan Freburg The Birds And The Bees - Dick Noel Pray - Billy Williams Trying - Hilltoppers Red Confetti, Pink Balloons And Tambourines - Bob Carroll San Antonio Rose - Les Paul & Mary Ford Ticky, Ticky, Tick - Frankie Laine Ticky, Ticky, Tick/Will You, Willyum - Audrey Jeans Goodbye, Au Revoir, Adios - Johnnie Ray One Little Kiss - Jo Stafford No One To Blame But You - De Castro Sisters Allegheny Moon - Patti Page Allegheny Moon - Janie Marden I'm A Ding-Dong Daddy - George Melly Lucky Thirteen - Frankie Vaughan Das Ist Musik - Bill Hayes Little Boy Fishin' - Shirley Abicair Important events: With his debut disc, 'Be Bop-A-Lula', zooming towards the Top 10, latest Stateside sensation Gene Vincent - tagged as 'the Screaming End' - has been hailed as Elvis Presley's most serious rival. However, the NME singles reviewer does not concur! He has branded it a 'junior idiot chant . . . strictly from the booby hatch'. If nothing else, rock'n'roll is certainly creating a huge rift between those who like it and those who don't! One day last year, an English teacher at a New York High School set his class the task of writing a poem. Among those handed in was one entitled 'Why Do Fools Fall In Love?' - the work of 13 year-old black pupil Frankie Lymon. The teacher, none too pleased at the boy's apparent precocity, marked the poem and handed it back. He thought he'd heard the last of it ... but within a few months, all America was familiar with it! Lymon had just joined four neighbourhood friends in forming a vocal group - called, logically, The Teenagers - and they were experimenting with a musical version of the poem when George Goldner, the head of Gee Records, happened to hear them. He couldn't get them into the studio fast enough, and 'Why Do Fools Fall In Love' became their first disc. Within weeks of its release in January, it became a hot seller in the States and now it has steadily climbed to the top of the best sellers in Britain. Frankie and his pals plan to fly in and meet their British fans just as soon as they can get time off from school! After breaking all box-office records during its first European run in Dublin, the 'Rock Around The Clock' movie premiered in London on July 20. No matter where he's appearing in America, Elvis Presley telephones his mother in Memphis every afternoon at 3 pm. Is Britain heading for a jazz boom? Currently in the best sellers. 'Experiments With Mice' (Johnny Dankworth) and 'Bad Penny Blues' (Humphrey Lyttelton). In a recent column, John Crosby, the most influential of America's TV and radio journalists, echoed the anxiety of many in the popular music mainstream. Referring to Elvis Presley as an 'unspeakably untalented and vulgar young entertainer', Crosby hoped that this aberration might herald 'the end of rock'n'roll and a return to musical sanity.' 'I mean,' he continued, 'where do you go from Elvis Presley, short of open obscenity, which is against the law?' 'Popular music has been in a tailspin for years now, and I have hopes that with Presley it has touched bottom and will just have to start getting better.' Earlier, in the month Elvis appeared on the Steve Allen Show on which he was instructed by his host not to dance while singing 'Hound Dog'. Since forming his band in 1948, Old Etonian and former Guards officer Humphrey Lyttelton has been popularising the traditional jazz of New Orleans in specialist clubs around London - including his own at 100 Oxford Street "New Musical Express" headlines this month: It's Turned out Mice Again for Johnny Dankworth! [Johnny Dankworth's "Experiments With Mice"] 'The Wayward Wind' Blows Gogi Grant to Stardom The MD You Hear on Discs by Cole, Starr, Torme, Day, etc. is in London [interview with Frank Devol] 'Rain or Shine' Brings a Silver Lining for Dick Haymes The Hilltoppers Come to Town [Hilltoppers at Finsbury Park Empire] Welcome to Mel Torme Glen's the Boy for Jack! [Interview with Glen Mason; 'Jack Jackson Show'] Humph, the Trumpeter who 'Plays as he Pleases' Waxes a Best-Seller [About Humphrey Lyttelton] Goon Songs at the Eventide [Interview with Spike Milligan, composer for the Goons] It's a 'Wayward Wind' that Blows Tex Ritter Plenty of Good [Gogi Grant and Tex Ritter battle with their versions of 'The Wayward Wind'] Mel Torme Takes Britain by Storm! Other events: July 25: With a form of ceremony introduced in the 18th Century, the Navy's first experimental guided missile ship, the 8,580-ton Girdle Ness, was commissioned this afternoon. She is similar in design to the United States Navy's first experimental guided missile ship, the Norton Sound. July 11; The House of Lords last night, by 238 votes to 95, refused a second reading of Mr Silverman's Bill for the abolition of the death penalty. July 18: More and more mothers are following the example of the Queen and sending their children to dancing classes. It is fashionable now to start lessons at two years old, and many schools have long waiting lists July 7: Lew Hoad beat Ken Rosewall 6-2, 4-6, 7-5, 6-4 to win the men's singles championship at Wimbledon today. The champion of Australia and France is now the champion of Wimbledon and if, as seems not unlikely, he goes on to gain the American laurels he will equal the record of Donald Budge in taking all four major lawn tennis titles in one year.
July 1957
UK Top Ten (first week of the month):
1. Gambling Man - Lonnie Donegan
2. All Shook Up - Elvis Presley
3. Yes Tonight, Josephine - Johnnie Ray
4. Little Darlin' - Diamonds
5. Around The World - Ronnie Hilton
6. We Will Make Love - Russ Hamilton
7. When I Fall In Love - Nat "King" Cole
8. Around The World - Bing Crosby
9. A White Sports Coat - King Brothers
10. Mr Wonderful - Peggy Lee
US Top Ten (first week of the month):
1. Love Letters In The Sand/Bernadine - Pat Boone
2. Bye Bye Love - Everly Brothers
3. So Rare - Jimmy Dorsey
4. I'm Walkin'/A Teenager's Romance - Ricky Nelson
5. All Shook Up - Elvis Presley
6. Searchin'/Young Blood - Coasters
7. Dark Moon - Gale Storm
8. White Sport Coat - Marty Robbins
9. Start Movin'/Love Affair - Sal Mineo
10. Little Darlin' - Diamonds
US R&B chart toppers this month:
C C Rider - Chuck Willis
Short Fan Fannie - Larry Williams & His Band
US Country chart toppers this month:
Four Walls - Jim Reeves
Bye Bye Love - Everly Brothers
Some UK single 45 releases:
Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On/It'll Be Me - Jerry Lee Lewis
Teddy Bear/Loving You - Elvis Presley
(You Hit The Wrong Note) Billy Goat/Rockin' Rollin' Rover - Bill Haley
Next In Line/Don't Make Me Go - Johnny Cash
Dynamite/Love You Till I Die - Brenda Lee
Just To Hold My Hand/No Matter What - Clyde McPhatter
Goin' Steady/Ring My Phone - Tommy Sands
The Blues Don't Care - Five Keys
I Want You/Teenage Angel - Wilder Brothers
Wonderful! Wonderful! - Johnny Mathis
Wonderful! Wonderful! - Joan Regan
Wonderful! Wonderful! - Ronnie Hilton
A White Sport Coat - Marty Robbins
Diana - Paul Anka
Start Movin' (In My Direction) - Sal Mineo
Start Movin' - Terry Dene
Teen-Age Rock - Red Prysock
On My Mind Again - Dean Beard with The Crew Cats
Bye Bye Love - Chuck Miller
Bye Bye Love - Dene Boys
A Fallen Star - Ferlin Husky
A Fallen Star - Jimmy Newman
A Fallen Star - Hilltoppers
Wow! - Goofers
Freight Train - Rusty Draper
Susie-Q - Crew Cuts
The Lonely Trumpet - Ray Anthony
Sweet Stuff - Guy Mitchell
Rockabilly Party - Hugo & Luigi
Piccadilly Line - Jim Dale
These Dangerous Years - Frankie Vaughan
Puttin' On The Style - Dickie Valentine
Good Behaviour - Keely Smith
Manhattan - Ella Fitzgerald
This Year's Kisses - June Christy
With All My Heart - Jodi Sands
Interlude - McGuire Sisters
Message Of Love - Jose Duval
Gonna Find Me A Bluebird - Joyce Hahn
Gunfight At The O.K. Corral - Frankie Laine
Lovesick Blues - Slim Whitman
Silk Stockings - Perry Como
Tom Dooley - Tarriers
Let's Go - Johnny Worth
Early Call - Humphrey Lyttleton Band
I Cried A Million Tears - Four Preps
With All My Heart - Buddy Greco & The B-G Skiffle Band
Rock-A-Bugle - Tommy Watt Orchestra
Fabulous - Alma Cogan
With All My Heart - Petula Clark
With All My Heart - Eve Boswell
Any Old Iron/Boiled Bananas And Carrots - Peter Sellers
Crying My Heart Out For You - Glen Mason
Teenage World - Kirchin Band & The Bandits
Orange Blossoms - Gale Storm
Harem Dance - Armenian Jazz Quartet
The Ritz Roll And Rock - Fred Astaire
The Juke Box Is Broken - Marie Benson & The Londonairs
Important events:
A new name to the charts is Russ Hamilton, a 24-year old who sings, plays a
guitar and writes his own songs. Born in Liverpool, the freckled,
tousle-haired youngster was working as a factory cost clerk until last
year, when he became a Redcoat with the Butlin's leisure organisation - so
that he could get some show business experience. He was Uncle Russ to the
kiddy-winkies at the holiday camp in Blackpool. Early this year, he signed
a contract with the Oriole label, and, in storybook fashion, his first disc
romped to No. 2. But the story doesn't end there: American record-buyers
took a liking to Russ too ... but they preferred the flip side of his
record! So the chirpy newcomer has two Top 10 hits -'We Will Make Love' in
Britain, and 'Rainbow' in the States! This summer, he's back on duty at
Butlin's - singing to some 10,000 holidaymakers a week at their Clacton
camp.
Frankie Lymon, one of America's youngest and most successful new recording
stars, has split away from The Teenagers vocal team. Tension began to
develop in London, when Lymon recorded an album without the other members
of the group. Said 14-year old Frankie: 'The headline notices I received
in Britain caused the others to become jealous. Since our return to New
York, the quartet and I have hardly spoken to each other.' Both factions
intend to pursue separate careers, although The Teenagers will undoubtedly
encounter difficulty finding another vocalist as dynamic as Lymon.
Pat Boone refuses to compromise his religious views, which prohibit
physical contact with any woman other than his wife. 20th Century Fox are
respecting his feelings to the extent of writing out all his love scenes
with ShirIey Jones when they begin filming 'April Love'. Pat also has some
pertinent comments about today's rock'n'roll scene. 'I think some of its
exponents are giving it a black eye', he explained recently. 'They are way
off base with their stage contortions. I don't think anything excuses the
suggestive gyrations that some go in for. Why do musicians find it
necessary to get down on the floor, or quiver like a slab of aspic? I
belong to the finger-snapping school myself - that, and a little tapping of
the feet is enough to satisfy my soul ... and it seems to satisfy my
audiences too'.
Songwriters Kal Mann and Bern Lowe, who penned the chart-topping
'Butterfly', are also responsible for Elvis Presley's new waxing, 'Teddy
Bear'.
A report in Jet magazine, that Little Richard is retiring to become an
evangelist, has been denied by his agent.
George Treadwell, manager of The Drifters vocal group and several other R&B
acts, is divorcing his wife, Sarah Vaughan, in Mexico.
"New Musical Express" headlines this month:
Mel Torme, America's Undisputed 'Mister Entertainment'
Introducing the Sensational Everly Brothers. Everly Brothers, Phil Everly,
Don Everly
Russ Hamilton writes a candid and amusing account of what it's like to have
a Double-Sided Success!
Elvis Presley as he Really Is!
Tommy Steele is a Riot in Matinees at Blackpool
Torme to Act, but Will Not Stop Singing. Mel Torme
Texas Londoner: Johnny Duncan.
Other events:
July 13: Karim, elder son of Aly Khan, has succeeded his grand-father, the
Aga Khan, as Imam of the 10 million Ismaili Moslems throughout the world.
He will be known as Aga Khan IV. He is just 20.
July 3: An American hotel group is backing a project for the construction
in Park Lane, London of a skyscraper hotel with 700 bedrooms. The central
feature would be a crescent-shaped tower of 34 storeys and a height of
378ft. Its height would exceed that of the proposed Shell offices on the
South Bank site near Waterloo Station.
July 16: The Spanish Parliament was told officially today that a
traditional monarchy would rule over Spain on the death or withdrawal from
power of General Franco, the Head of State.
July 20: Derek Ibbotson, of Huddersfield, beat the world record for the
mile at White City, London, last night, his time of 3m57.2 secs, clipping
eight-tenths of a second off the record held by John Landy, of Australia.
Ibbotson is 25.
July 8: The final tally in the Lawn Tennis Championships which ended at
Wimbledon on Saturday was two titles to Miss Althea Gibson, who won the
women's singles and doubles. Four Americans and two Australians have thus
taken all the trophies. Men's singles: L.A. Hoad (Australia) bt A.J.
Cooper (Australia) 6-2, 6-1, 6-2. Women's singles: Miss A. Gibson (U.S.)
by Miss D.R. Hard (U.S.) 6-3, 6-2
July 22: Stirling Moss achieved Britain's greatest motor-racing triumph
for 34 years when, with a Vanwall car, he won the British Grand Prix on the
three-mile Aintree road circuit yesterday.
July 1958 UK Top Ten (first week of the month): 1. All I Have To Do Is Dream/Claudette - Everly Brothers 2. On The Street Where You Live - Vic Damone 3. Tulips From Amsterdam/You Need Hands - Max Bygraves 4. Big Man - Four Preps 5. Who's Sorry Now - Connie Francis 6. Book Of Love - Mudlarks 7. The Army Game - T.V. Cast 8. Witch Doctor - Don Lang 9. Stairway Of Love - Michael Holliday 10. Tom Hark - Elias & His Zig-Zag Jive Flutes US Top Ten (first week of the month): 1. Purple People Eater - Sheb Wooley 2. Yakety Yak - Coasters 3. All I Have To Do Is Dream/Claudette - Everly Brothers 4. Witch Doctor - David Seville 5. Secretly/Make Me A Miracle - Jimmie Rodgers 6. Endless Sleep - Jody Reynolds 7. Return To Me - Dean Martin 8. Jennie Lee - Jan & Arnie 9. Do You Want To Dance - Bobby Freeman 10. Big Man - Four Preps US R&B chart toppers this month: Yakety Yak - Coasters US Country chart toppers this month: Guess Things Happen That Way - Johnny Cash Alone With You - Faron Young Some UK single 45 releases: Hard Headed Woman/Don't Ask Me Why - Elvis Presley Think It Over/Fool's Paradise - Crickets Splish Splash/Judy Don't Be Moody - Bobby Darin Yakety Yak/Zing! Went The Strings Of My Heart - Coasters Guess Things Happen That Way/Come In, Stranger - Johnny Cash Little Mary/The Prisoner's Song - Fats Domino You're Making A Mistake - Platters El Rancho Rock/Midnighter - Champs Try The Impossible - Lee Andrews & The Hearts Love Is A Two-Way Street - Chordettes When/Three O'Clock Thrill - Kalin Twins Real Wild Child/Shake Baby Shake - Johnny O'Keefe & The Dee Jays Pretty Baby - Gino & Gina Rock-et - Teacho & His Students Fever - Peggy Lee Dottie - Danny & The Juniors Dottie/Don't Go Home - Most Brothers Indian Love Call- Ernie Freeman Mary Jane - Gar Bacon Let Down - Tommy Collins Pink Lemonade - Randy Star June, July And August - Rusty Draper I Know Where I'm Goin' - George Hamilton IV Alone With You - Faron Young Who's To Know - Wendall Tracy Who Slammed The Door - Lou Stein Love Makes The World Go Round - Tennessee Ernie Ford I'll Get By - Billy Williams Dinah - Plas Johnson Orchestra Twilight Time/Over The Waves Rock - Earl Bostic Orchestra Patricia - Perez Prado Orchestra Bikini/Boogie Rock And Roll - Bikinis Got A Match?/No Chemise Please! - Wee Willie Harris Got A Match? - Frank Gallup Pancho - John Barry Seven The Only Man On The Island - Tommy Steele Can I Walk You Home? - Terry Dene Lazy Train - Joe 'Harmonica' Harper Ungaua Parts 1&2 - Kingpins Jealous Heart - Tex Ritter Can't You Get It Through Your Head? - Playmates The Fountain Of Love - Don Cogan Cha-Hua-Hua - Hugo & Luigi Hot Spell - Margaret Whiting My Strange Affair - Julie London You'd Be Surprised - Kathy Linden Little Pixie - Frank D'Rone Making Love - Billy Raymond Zeph Boogie - Elias & His Zig-Zag Jive Flutes Fly Away Lovers - Alma Cogan Big Man - Five Dallas Boys Big Man - Stargazers Joshua (Fit The Battle Of Jericho) - Laurie London The Square Of The Hypotenuse - Danny Kaye Devotion - Petula Clark Devotion - Peter Elliott Platter Party - Bachelors Trudie - Joe 'Mr Piano' Henderson That's When Your Heartaches Begin - David Whitfield The Colonel's Tune - Johnny Dankworth Orchestra At The Woodchoppers Ball - Hutch Davie & His Honky Tonkers Left Right Out Of My Heart - Beverly Sisters Left Right Out Of My Heart - Eve Boswell The Bird On My Head - David Seville Orchestra Important events: If any British artist is going to equal the towering stature of dynamic Tommy Steele, then it's Marty Wilde. His live appearances, which always provoke an intense response from the audience - particularly the girls - have improved immeasurably, and his more recent recordings reveal a degree of confidence quite remarkable for a performer so youthful. Sales of his fourth release, "Endless Sleep', have now propelled him into the charts for the first time - much to the glee of his recording manager, Johnny Franz. 'Marty came along on the rock'n'roll wave, but I've always seen more in him than that,' says Franz. 'I believe he's got the kind of lasting talent that can be applied to any sort of song.' High praise indeed - especially when you consider that this time last year, Marty was still working in a South London timber yard! Harry Belafonte's next album will be called 'Belafonte Sings The Blues', on which he performs several Ray Charles originals. Since his tour eighteen months ago, Bill Haley has been completely absent from the UK charts - though he is currently in the US Top 30 with 'Skinny Minnie'. Peggy Lee has waxed the rock'n'roll title which established Little Willie John's career -'Fever'. So they've done it! After two very near misses, The Everly Brothers have achieved their first No. 1 in Britain - with 'All I Have To Do Is Dream'. Raised on country music, the two Kentuckians believe the reason their records have made such an impact is that: 'They are simple, direct and to the point. The kids don't want to have to sit down and decipher a song, or figure it out.' For their current chart-topper, and their previous hits -'Bye Bye Love' and 'Wake Up Little Susie' - Don And Phil have to thank the Nashville songwriting team of Felice and Boudleaux Bryant, whose songs are tailor-made for the boys' distinctive style. It reached the top on both sides of the Atlantic, and has sold well over a million copies, but 'All I Have To Do Is Dream' took only 15 minutes to write! Incidentally, the flip side, 'Claudette', was penned by Texan rockabilly singer Roy Orbison as a tribute to his wife. Following in the footsteps of Elvis, British rock'n'roll star Terry Dene must soon report to Winchester Barracks, where he will join the Kings Royal Rifle Corps for National Service. Originally scheduled for July 7, his call-up has now been deferred until contracted commitments have been completed. In the meantime, Dene has married singing star Edna Savage, after a whirlwind romance which blossomed during a shared variety tour. When the couple return from their honeymoon in Torremolinos, Spain, agent Hyman Zahl plans to present them as 'Mr and Mrs Music'. "New Musical Express" headlines this month: Pat Boone Admits "I never wanted to make a living from singing" - was an English student Harry Belafonte British Debut set for next month. London concerts and TV. First tour of England British record stars invade US market. Calvert, Donegan, Lita Roza and others. Elvis and his inferiority complex! Will the Army leave him gloomy or gay? Left Right, the girls come marching back again. Beverly Sisters with 'Left Right Out Of My Heart'. American TV series for Max Bygraves? CBS starts half hour series with Max Tommy Steele: a blackmailer in his next picture? "Serious Change" First Scots' Royal Variety success must not be the last. The Queen was in Glasgow, so was Hughie Green and Rikki Fulton. Buddy Holly is getting into the Presley-Donegan-Boone disc class - that's good for Buddy, he's a "regular" Frankie Laine's golden years. Why they forgot him and his successes. Elvis is still rock champ! "Hard Headed Woman" Belafonte's big London plans. British debut of 7 nights Harry Belafonte: welcome visitor! "Mary's Boy Child" and his craze Comedians are hit singers, too! Max Bygraves and other comedians are getting the big gigs and TV shows too. Fats Domino back with quiet rock. New single "Little Mary" rhythm and blues Lonnie Donegan signs for Stockton Pantomime. He and his Skiffle group to star in "Babes in the Wood" musical. Chris Barber is a welcome visitor everywhere. Britain's top traditional jazz band. Perez Prado's "Patricia" King of Mambo releases new tune Other events: July 6: In London there was great activity at 10, Downing Street. Service Ministers attended a Cabinet meeting. A statement issued by the Defence Ministry just before 5p.m. said: 'In view of the generally unsettled situation in the Middle East the Government have decided to take certain precautionary measures. These include the alerting of one infantry brigade in this country and of the Parachute Brigade and the 1st Guards Brigade in Cyprus, and the movement of reinforcements from Kenya to Aden and from Aden to the Persian Gulf. July 15: A group of young Iraqi Army officers yesterday overthrew the pro-Western regime of King Feisal, head of the Arab Union with Jordan, and proclaimed a Republic, according to Baghdad radio. July 16: The first 1,700 of more than 5,000 Marines of the United States Sixth Fleet ordered into Lebanon made an uneventful landing at Beirut yesterday. It was America's first direct military intervention in the Middle East. July 28: Prince Charles, the Heir Apparent, who is aged nine, has been created Prince of Wales. This announcement was made by the Queen in a recorded message broadcast at the end of the Empire Games at Cardiff on Saturday. July 1: The U.S. Senate tonight voted to make Alaska the 49th State of the American Union. The vote was 64 in favour and 20 against. July 4: Mr Heathcot Amory, Chancellor of the Exchequer, announced in the House of Commons yesterday measures to relax the credit squeeze which has been in force for three years. July 8: More powerful lighting is to be installed in the entrance of the Scala, the Wolverhampton ballroom, after a breach of its colour bar rule by an unknown Indian who got in undetected. Mr Michael Wade, for the management, said yesterday, "This man will be the last Indian to dance at the Scala." The case was brought to light by a woman who complained to him that she was asked to dance by an Indian. One of the staff said that some time after the man was admitted he was recognised as a coloured person in the bar. July 28: Thousands of people from the surrounding districts travelled by road and rail to Poole, Dorset, yesterday, to see the 'secret' wedding at the Register office there of Billy Wright, 34, England's football captain and Joy Beverley, eldest of the Beverley Sisters, the singers. July 9: Peter Thomson of Australia won the Open Golf Championship at Royal Lytham St Annes on Saturday for the fourth time in five years. July 9: England won the third Test against New Zealand, and with it the series, at Headingley this afternoon. New Zealand 67 (Miller 26; Laker 5-17; Lock 4-14) and 129 (MacGibbon 39; Lock 7-51; Laker 3-27). England 267-2 dec (May 113; Milton 104)
****************************************************** July 1959 UK Top Ten (first week of the month): 1. Dream Lover - Bobby Darin 2. Roulette - Russ Conway 3. A Teenager In Love - Marty Wilde 4. Battle Of New Orleans - Lonnie Donegan 5. A Fool Such As I/I Need Your Love Tonight - Elvis Presley 6. Personality - Anthony Newley 7. I've Waited So Long - Anthony Newley 8. Peter Gunn - Duane Eddy 9. Side Saddle - Russ Conway 10. Personality - Lloyd Price US Top Ten (first week of the month): 1. The Battle Of New Orleans - Johnny Horton 2. Personality - Lloyd Price 3. Lonely Boy - Paul Anka 4. Dream Lover - Bobby Darin 5. Lipstick On Your Collar - Connie Francis 6. Tallahassee Lassie - Freddy Cannon 7. Kansas City - Wilbert Harrison 8. Quiet Village - Martin Denny 9. Along Came Jones - Coasters 10. A Teenager In Love - Dion & The Belmonts US R&B chart toppers this month: Personality - Lloyd Price There Goes My Baby - Drifters US Country chart toppers this month: The Battle Of New Orleans - Johnny Horton Waterloo - Stonewall Jackson Some UK single 45 releases: A Big Hunk O' Love/My Wish Came True - Elvis Presley Back In The U.S.A./Memphis Tennessee - Chuck Berry Mona Lisa/Heavenly - Conway Twitty What'd I Say Parts 1&2 - Ray Charles Angel Of Love/I'm A Fool, That's Why - Charlie Gracie Half Breed - Marvin Rainwater Mary Ann Thomas - Bobby Freeman Crossfire - Johnny & The Hurricanes Please Remember Me - Frances Burnett Remember When - Platters Patricia June - Ben Hewitt I'll Be Satisfied - Jackie Wilson Lavender Blue (Dilly, Dilly) - Sammy Turner Driftin' - Drifters (Shadows) It Was I - Skip & Flip The Creation Of Love - Johnny Fallin All My Love, All My Life - Emjays Sinner Man - Tommy Sands Flower Of Love - Crests Still In Love With You - Tu-Tones Old Spanish Town - Bell Notes Hushabye - Mystics Just Keep It Up - Dee Clark Bells, Bells, Bells - Billie & Lillie You've Got To Learn Your Rhythm And Blues - Neil Sedaka My Heart Is An Open Book - Carl Dobkins Jr. I'm An Eskimo Too - Gene Nash See You In September - Tempos Someone - Johnny Mathis Steel Guitar Rag - Dynatones Velvet Waters - Megatrons The Whistling Organ - Dave 'Baby' Cortez Flippin' In - Virtues Thunder Wagon - Noblemen Juke Box Fury - Ozzie Warlock & The Wizards For You My Lover - Flip Black & The Boys Upstairs Lonely Boy - Paul Anka The Class - Chubby Checker Tiger - Nick Todd Just Your Love - Clarence Stacy Kissin' On The Red Light - Morgan Brothers Who Shot Sam - George Jones Rye Whisky - Tex Ritter Pure Love - Sonny James I Hear You Talkin' - Faron Young Waterloo - Stonewall Jackson Frankfurters And Sauerkraut - Intruders The Wonder Of You - Ray Peterson M.T.A. - Kingston Trio The Big Surprise - Four Preps Bobby Sox To Stockings - Frankie Avalon Tiger - Fabian Moody - Poni-Tails The Valley Of Love - Clare Nelson Some Like It Hot - Kings IV Lover, Come Back To Me - Donna Hightower Ain't That Love - Donna Hightower Just Keep It Up - Lorie Mann Thank You Pretty Baby - Terry Dene Time Has A Way - Sam Fletcher Swingin' In A Hammock - Sue Raney Teeny Weenie Bikini - Upbeats Lonely Guitar - Annette Only Sixteen - Craig Douglas All Night Long - Billy Vaughn Orchestra Twixt Twelve And Twenty/Rock Boll Weevil - Pat Boone La Plume De Ma Tante - Hugo & Luigi Ragtime Cowboy Joe - David Seville & The Chipmunks Pretty Irish Girl - Janet Munro & Sean Connery Rail Road Rock - Kenneth Connor Blankety-Blankety-Blank - Michael Medwin & Norman Rossington Important events: That Rebel Rouser from Phoenix, Arizona, is back! Twanging away on a chugging opus called 'Peter Gunn', Duane Eddy has crashed into the UK Top 10 - yet his disc is nowhere to be seen on the US chart. The explanation is simple: the number is the theme from a US TV series - about a private eye called Peter Gunn - and was a colossal hit for Ray Anthony earlier in the year. Additionally, Henry Mancini's soundtrack album was America's top seller for eleven weeks. In Britain the melody is still very much of a novelty - hence the rush for Duane's timely version. While Marty Wilde and Craig Douglas fight for supremacy in the UK chart, the original version of 'A Teenager In Love' is keeping New York vocal group Dion & The Belmonts high in the American Top 10. Taking their name from Belmont Avenue, which crosses their neighbourhood, the quartet first demonstrated their prowess on 'I Wonder Why', a year ago. Lead singer Dion DiMucci (19) enjoys water sports and skin-diving, while companions Carlo Mastrangelo and Fred Milano are crazy about clothes. Carlo, for instance, boasts no fewer than 100 shirts! Fourth member, Angelo d'Aleo, is currently out of the picture, doing his military service in the Navy. As their names indicate, all the boys have an Italian heritage. Only recently introduced, Juke Box Jury has quickly become the most popular programme on British television. In Britain, C&W star Johnny Horton has conceded defeat in 'The Battle Of New Orleans' - now a Top Three smash for Lonnie Donegan. Cliff Richard has started work on Expresso Bongo - in which he plays a singer discovered by Laurence Harvey; meanwhile, 'Living Doll' has become his fastest-selling bit. The label of the debut disc by Johnny Kidd & The Pirates says 'Please Don't Touch' - but fans have clearly ignored this caution, purchasing enough copies to thrust it into the UK Top 30! This is good news indeed for 18-year-old Fred Heath, from Willesden, North London. The former leader of a comedy skiffle outfit called The Five Nutters, Heath modified his group to embrace a rockier style - and it so happened that, on one of their first dates, an eye infection compelled him to wear a black patch. This prompted a member of the audience to comment that he resembled a pirate - and it is to this unknown wit that Heath and his pals are indebted for their dashing new name and swashbuckling attire. Incidentally, Heath also wrote his hot-rocking hit ... he obviously has a good eye for a song! Billie Holiday, universally acclaimed as the world's greatest jazz singer, died in the early hours of July 17 at New York's Metropolitan Hotel. Only 44, she had been critically ill with jaundice and heart trouble for several weeks. Other events: July 25: As part of the Post Office mechanisation programme to cut wage costs, reduce the dull, monotonous and heavy manual work, and speed the mails, the public is to be asked to use postal codes to aid high-speed automatic sorting. Everyone in and around the city of Norwich will be given a postal code and asked to use it as the last line of their postal address, said Mr Marples, Post Master-General yesterday. The people would be the first in the world to use a postal code in this way. July 29: Jamaicans went to the polls today to elect a Government for the next five years. More than 800,000 electors were able to vote. Clashes broke out this evening outside the Labour party headquarters in Kingston when a 'raiding party' of People's National party supporters on bicycles swept through the street which was crowded with Labour party voters. Fighting with sticks and stones was broken up by the police. July 21: Sir Ian Jacob, Director General of the B.B.C. since 1952, will retire at the end of the year. He will be succeeded by Mr Hugh Carleton Greene, a brother of the novelist Graham Greene July 7: More than 50 officers and members of the crew of the cargo liner 'Calpean Star', 14,232 tons, staged a sit-down strike aboard the ship at Liverpool yesterday. Between the decks, an albatross, bird of ill omen to seafarers, lay dead in its cage. The crew complained of misfortunes during the voyage. The albatross, captured in Bird Island, South Georgia, was being taken to a zoo in Germany. July 3: Yves St Laurent, the young designer for the House of Dior said today, 24-hours before his fashions are presented, that they will bring a 'new look' which will make women show their knee-cap. Not since the late Christian Dior dropped skirts to near the ankle in 1947 has such a drastic change been made. July 6: Wimbledon Finals results: Men's singles; Alex Olmedo (U.S.) bt Rod Laver (Australia) 6-4, 6-3, 6-4. Women's singles: Maria Bueno (Brazil) by Darlene Hard (U.S.) 6-4, 6-3
July 1960 UK Top Ten (first week of the month): 1. Good Timin' - Jimmy Jones 2. Mama/Robot Man - Connie Francis 3. Three Steps To Heaven - Eddie Cochran 4. Ain't Misbehavin' - Tommy Bruce 5. Cathy's Clown - Everly Brothers 6. What A Mouth - Tommy Steele 7. Please Don't Tease - Cliff Richard 8. Made You/When Johnny Comes Marching Home - Adam Faith 9. Angela Jones - Michael Cox 10. Shakin' All Over - Johnny Kidd US Top Ten (first week of the month): 1. Everybody's Somebody's Fool - Connie Francis 2. Cathy's Clown - Everly Brothers 3. Alley-Oop - Hollywood Argyles 4. Burning Bridges - Jack Scott 5. Because They're Young - Duane Eddy 6. I'm Sorry - Brenda Lee 7. A Rockin' Good Way - Dinah Washington & Brook Benton 8. Paper Roses - Anita Bryant 9. Good Timin' - Jimmy Jones 10. Swingin' School - Bobby Rydell US R&B chart toppers this month: A Rockin' Good Way (To Mess Around And Fall In Love) - Dinah Washington & Brook Benton There's Something On Your Mind (Part 2) - Bobby Marchan This Bitter Earth - Dinah Washington US Country chart toppers this month: Please Help Me, I'm Falling - Hank Locklin Some UK single 45 releases: When Will I Be Loved/Be-Bop-A-Lula - Everly Brothers Walking To New Orleans - Fats Domino Bye Bye Johnny/Mad Lad - Chuck Berry Is A Bluebird Blue - Conway Twitty Apache - Shadows Apache - Bert Weedon Because They're Young - Duane Eddy Because They're Young - James Darren Wake Me, Shake Me/Stewball - Coasters Sticks And Stones - Ray Charles Do You Love Me? - Little Willie John Walk Don't Run - Ventures Feel So Fine - Johnny Preston Ain't Gonna Be That Way - Marv Johnson Trouble In Paradise - Crests Moonlight Cocktails - Rivieras South Of The Border - Carl Mann Question - Lloyd Price Josephine - Bill Black's Combo Chattanoogie Shoe Shine Boy - Freddy Cannon Too Young to Go Steady - Johnny Angel Hey Little One - Dorsey Burnette Mission Bell - Donnie Brooks Mission Bell - Ronnie Hilton The Old Oaken Bucket - Tommy Sands Born To Be With You - Echoes Mister Lonely - Videls Easy Lovin' - Clovers Alley-Oop - Dante & The Evergreens Bongo, Bongo, Bongo - Preston Epps I Cried For You - Billy Williams The Tip Of My Fingers - Nick Noble Who's Gonna Shoe Your Pretty Little Feet - Rayburn Anthony Don't Forget (To Sign Your Name With A Kiss) - Laurie Sisters I'll Fly Away - Lonnie Sattin Angry - Marty Wilde A Kiss To Build A Dream On - Ernestine Anderson I Got You - Mills Brothers Columbus Stockade Blues - Pete Fountain Tarzan Is Trapped - Shorty Rogers Orchestra Mais Oui - Bob Beckham Mais Oui - King Brothers Mule Skinner Blues - Bob Cort Carnival - Ginny Arnell Quiet - Baby Dolls Say It Isn't True - Steve Lawrence Where Are You? - Frankie Avalon I Got - Danny Rivers Itsy Bitsy Teeny Weenie Yellow Polka-Dot Bikini - Brian Hyland Look For A Star - Gary Miles Look For A Star - Billy Vaughn Orchestra Listen Little Girl - Keith Kelly If She Should Come To You - Anthony Newley As Long As He Needs Me - Shirley Bassey I'd Do Anything - Mike Preston Please Help Me, I'm Falling - Brooks Brothers Oh, What A Day - Craig Douglas Unless You Mean It - Jess Conrad Papa He Loves Mama - Donald Peers Tie Me Kangaroo Down Sport - Rolf Harris Naughty - Charlie Drake Important events: Twangy guitar star Duane Eddy, currently enjoying world-wide success with his theme tune for the movie 'Because They're Young', has revealed a few trade secrets: 'A lot of people seem to think it's easy to gather round a studio mike and pluck guitar strings, play tenor sax and make all the other noises that come out on our disc,' he confided. 'How I wish I could make people see how much hard work the boys really put in. From The Rebels to the sound engineer, and from the extra musicians to the guys whose job it is to keep us supplied with coffee and hot dogs, we are all working to one end.' 'I don't care if my discs hit the top spot or if they are never seen in the charts, so long as the collectors who appreciate rhythm and blues buy them. When the real collectors lose interest, man, I'll retire.' - Fats Domino Johnny Kidd & The Pirates have vibrated' into the UK charts with 'Shakin' All Over'- a record which many insist has come close to wiping away the memory of Cliff Richard's 'Move It' as the greatest-ever British-made rock'n'roll single. Kidd's self-penned follow-up to his last year hit 'Please Don't Touch' again employs a 'shakin'' theme, but it's quite unlike other record in the charts. With an aggressive visual image as unmistakable as his R&B-rooted voice - black patch over his left eye, matching leather waistcoat and thighboots, plus a cutlass - Kidd stands apart from the numerous Elvis imitators who make up the British rock'n'roll scene. Similarly, his guitarists steer away from Shadows-style 'tremeloing' and Duane Eddy elastic-band 'twang', preferring a hard-edged black blues sound. For 'Shakin' All Over', top session guitar-picker Joe Moretti was responsible for that that hackle-raising guitar lick. Regarding who influenced Kidd's highly-personalised style, all he had to say was: 'I just open my mouth and sing - that's all there is to it!' A new decade - a new sound!!!! The Wobble Board, invention of bearded Australian TV presenter and cartoonist Rolf Harris is the featured instrument on his new record 'Tie Me Kangaroo Down Sport', which has wobbled straight into the UK charts at No. 15. How to play the Wobble Board! Step 1: Locate a piece of hardboard 3ft long by 18in wide. Step 2: Grasp both ends of the board firmly in your hands. Step 3: With a flick of the wrists bend the board up and down to produce a rhythmic 'Whoolp' and 'Beloop'. Step 4: immediately become rich and famous. Widower Vernon Presley (Elvis' Dad) has married divorcee Dee Elliott. Hank Ballard & The Midnighters launch 'The Twist'. Bing Crosby has been presented with a platinum disc to commemorate record sales of 200 million. Only six months after it commenced, Marty Wilde's two year, £100,000 contract with impresario Harold Fielding is to be terminated in September, by mutual agreement. "New Musical Express" headlines this month: Tommy Bruce Blasts Way To Number Two. Tommy Bruce, biographical Patch-Eyed Johnny Kidd Keeps Rock Rolling. Johnny Kidd, "Shakin' All Over" Another Crazy Comic Charms You With A Romantic Voice. Ken Dodd, "Love Is Like A Violin" Dustmen Cheer Lonnie Donegan. Lonnie Donegan, The Dallas Boys The Greatest Praise Possible Is Due To Connie Francis. Connie Francis, Bobbie Darin, achievement No Juke Boxes in Singapore; No D-Js in New Zealand. Dick Whittington, Mercury Records Johnny and the Hurricanes Hit is Older Than They Are. Johnny and the Hurricanes, "Down Yonder" Nashville Will Import British C&W Singers. Russ Hamilton, Arnold Maxin Brenda Lee - No 'One-Hit' Wonder Girl. Brenda Lee, "I'm Sorry" Johnny Ferguson's Original 'Angela' Chases Michael's. Johnny Ferguson, Angela Jones, Michael Cox, MGM Brothers Four - Mystery Woman's Hoax Made Their Dreams All Come True. The Brothers Four, "Green Fields" Pat Boone's Return To The Hit Parade. Pat Boone, re-emergence Marty Wilde is a happy young man with 'Angry'. Marty Wilde, "Angry" Johnny Worth - Writer In Demand. Johnny Worth, songwriter Garry Mills' hit is big surprise to him. Garry Mills, "Look For A Star" Brian Hyland-Star at 16! Brian Hyland, "Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polka-dot Bikini" Champions of Consistency. Elvis Presley, Anthony Newley, Lonnie Donegan, Connie Francis, Adam Faith, Bobby Darin Cliff Richard Gives Some Startling Answers. interview, biographical The Everlys Are on the Golden Trail Again. The Everly Brothers, "When Will I Be Loved" Salute the Shadows! Their Record of 'Apache' is a Hit. BBC's Brian Matthew Knows His Stuff! Brian Matthew, "Saturday Club" Now Anthony Newley seeks the elusive hat trick of No. 1 Hits! Anthony Newley, "If She Should Come To You" Rock Is Still the Rage in the U.S.A. Jimmy Jones, Marv Johnson Elvis Defies Comparison. Elvis Presley, "Elvis Is Back" Mark Wynter, Dave Sampson Debuts Outstanding!. Mark Wynter, Dave Sampson, Bournemouth, concert review Valerie's No Mimic. Valerie Masters, up-and-coming History Repeats Itself for the King Brothers. The King Brothers, "Mais Oui" Duane drops the twang in new disc. Duane Eddy, "Because They're Young"
July 1961 UK Top Ten (first week of the month): 1. Runaway - Del Shannon 2. Surrender - Elvis Presley 3. Temptation - Everly Brothers 4. Pasadena - Temperance Seven 5. A Girl Like You - Cliff Richard 6. Hello Mary Lou/Travelin' Man - Ricky Nelson 7. Halfway To Paradise - Billy Fury 8. But I Do - Clarence Frogman Henry 9. Frightened City - Shadows 10. You'll Never Know - Shirley Bassey US Top Ten (first week of the month): 1. Quarter To Three - U.S. Bonds 2. Tossin' And Turnin' - Bobby Lewis 3. Boll Weevil Song - Brook Benton 4. Raindrops - Dee Clark 5. The Writing On The Wall - Adam Wade 6. Moody River - Pat Boone 7. Travelin' Man - Ricky Nelson 8. Every Beat Of My Heart - Pips 9. Those Oldies But Goodies - Little Caesar & The Romans 10. Yellow Bird - Arthur Lyman US R&B chart toppers this month: Tossin' And Turnin' - Bobby Lewis US Country chart toppers this month: Hello Walls - Faron Young Heartbreak U.S.A. - Kitty Wells Some UK single 45 releases: Dum Dum/Eventually - Brenda Lee Watch Your Step - Bobby Parker Pretty Little Angel Eyes - Curtis Lee I Fall To Pieces - Patsy Cline Girls - Johnny Burnette I'm Comin' On Back To You - Jackie Wilson Cupid - Sam Cooke Cupid - Roy Tierney Quarter To Three - U.S. Bonds Little Red Rockin' Hood - Tennessee Ernie Ford Heart And Soul - Cleftones Heart And Soul - Jan & Dean Tell Me Why - Belmonts Sacred - Castells I'll Close My Eyes - Skyliners You Can't Sit Down Parts 1&2 - Phil Upchurch Combo You Can't Sit Down Parts 1&2 - Bill Doggett Combo Gargantua - Piltdown Men Black-Eyes Rock - Electric Johnny Baby Sittin' - Bobby Angelo & The Tuxedos You Always Hurt The One You Love - Clarence 'Frogman' Henry What 'Cha Gonna Do - Vince Taylor Johnny Remember Me - John Leyton A Tear - Gene McDaniels Ole Buttermilk Sky - Bill Black's Combo San Antonio Rose - Floyd Cramer Te-Ta-Te-Ta-Ta - Ernie K-Doe Don't You Sweetheart Me - Bobby Curtola The Steady Kind - Mickey Denton There They Go - Harold Dorman Three Hearts In A Tangle - Roy Drusky Trocadero Double-Nine-One-O - Johnny Angel The Writing On The Wall - Adam Wade The Writing On The Wall - Tommy Steele Hide And Seek - Marty Wilde I'll Never Be Free - Kay Starr Triangle - Janie Grant Easy - Altecs Bobby - Neil Scott Jungle Street - Planets Should I - String-A-Longs How Many Tears - Bobby Vee Bobby - Johnny & Chaz & The Gunners Lass Of Richmond Hill - Chris & The Students Lone Rider - Flee-Rekkers In The Hall Of The Mountain King - Nero & The Gladiators Samovar - Krew Kats That's My Home - Acker Bilk Creole Love Call - Monty Sunshine I'm Gonna Sit Right Down And Write Myself A Letter - Tommy Bruce After You've Gone - Emile Ford Talking In My Sleep - Danny Davis Don't You Know It? - Adam Faith Bobby - Ricky Valance Down By The Riverside - Laurie London Cold White And Beautiful - Keith Kelly Book Of Love - Doug Sheldon It's All Happening - Mike Preston Peek-A-Boo Moon - Lane Sisters Yellow Bird - Jimmy Lloyd How Many Night, How Many Days - Johnnie Ray Romeo - Petula Clark Climb Ev'ry Mountain/Reach For The Stars - Shirley Bassey Water Boy - Don Shirley Trio Rock And Roll Symphony - Back-Beat Philharmonic Bonnie Banks - Davy Jones Follow Flogger - Harry Fowler A Thousand Blue Bubbles - Marion Ryan Our Little Doggie Ran Away - Rosemary Squires Important events: While busy developing the movie acting side of his career, 21-year-old Ricky Nelson has suddenly realised that because he never tours or appears on television outside the States, the progress of his singles is somewhat erratic. Though both 'Hello Mary Lou' and 'Travelin' Man' have repeated their recent Stateside chart success in the UK, Ricky is confronted by the knowledge that he has yet to build up the kind of fan loyalty he enjoys at home. 'Maybe you've been wondering what has been happening to me during the past 18 months. The fact that my records haven't been doing any too well on your side of the Atlantic came as something of a disappointment to me, I must admit, bearing in mind the luck I had with several of my earlier releases. A lot of people have suggested it was due to the return of Elvis Presley from his period of Army service - and I suppose there might be something in that. But you know, I have never really placed myself in the category of Elvis - and I can't honestly imagine that I was regarded as his deputy during his absence. I have no doubt, though, that when Elvis came back from Germany, the competition was rather tough for all young male singers.' Self-styled authority Pat Boone has written a 'serious' book on what young people should know about Communism and Democracy Memphis soul act, The Mar-Keys have charted with 'Last Night'. The Twist is reported to be the happening dance craze around Philadelphia. Liverpool live-wire Bill Harry has published the first-ever edition of his alternative pop music paper, Mersey Beat. Devoted almost entirely to the vast local pop scene, the debut edition features the article, 'Being a Short Diversion on the Dubious Origins of Beatles', accompanied by a 'translated from the John Lennon' by-line. Lennon is a member of The Beatles, one of Liverpool's most popular home-grown groups. "New Musical Express" headlines this month: Should the BBC have Axed Perry Como? Perry Como, TV Show Welcome to Britain, Johnny Mathis and Mel Torme. Jerry Lee Louis Return Bid - Paul Anka, Connie Francis Plans Adam Faith - Major TV, New LP, unique contract. Adam Faith, ATV Rosemary Clooney, Cliff Richard guest in Jo Stafford TV Series. Duane Eddy's Acting Wowed us All! Duane Eddy, TV Craig Douglas at the Crossroads. Craig Douglas, career Ben E King. Drifted Away to Score hit on His own Account Peggy Lee Has SO Much to Do in Britain. Gene Vincent is Ballroom's Rock King. Gene Vincent, success Johnnie Ray, Mel Torme, Provincial Dates. Touring Buddy Holly is Still at the Top. Buddy Holly, charts What's Behind the Sudden Rush Back to Ricky Nelson? Ricky Nelson, success Eden Confesses I Fall in Love too Easily. Eden Kane, #1 success Pet's real-life Romeo has brought her luck. Petula Clark, profile Elvis to Play Hank Williams in Film. Pat Boone. Am I Glad you all liked my 'Moody River'! Elvis: I Wear 4 life jackets when I go Water Skiing. Elvis, interview. You Ain't Heard Nothin' Yet from Helen Shapiro. Helen Shapiro, quotes, facts. Newley Still Hopes to film with Adam Faith. Anthony Newley, Adam Faith, film project. U.S. Bonds either Thrills or Chills You. U.S. Bonds profile, controversy. Bing Arrives to take Road to Hong Kong. Bing Crosby, LP. Eden Kane and Billy Fury Became Great Pals. Eden Kane, Billy Fury, new LP. Does Banning Death Pop Songs Make them Too Important? Song content, controversy.
July 1962
UK Top Ten (first week of the month):
1. Come Outside - Mike Sarne
2. A Picture Of You - Joe Brown
3. Good Luck Charm - Elvis Presley
4. I Can't Stop Loving You - Ray Charles
5. Ginny Come Lately - Brian Hyland
6. I'm Looking Out The Window/Do You Want To Dance? - Cliff Richard
7. Green Leaves Of Summer - Kenny Ball & His Jazzmen
8. Ain't That Funny - Jimmy Justice
9. Stranger On The Shore - Acker Bilk
10. Sharing You - Bobby Vee
US Top Ten (first week of the month):
1. The Stripper - David Rose
2. Roses Are Red - Bobby Vinton
3. I Can't Stop Loving You - Ray Charles
4. Palisades Park - Freddy Cannon
5. It Keeps Right On A-Hurtin' - Johnny Tillotson
6. Al Di La - Emilio Pericoli
7. Wolverton Mountain - Claude King
8. Snap Your Fingers - Joe Henderson
9. Johnny Get Angry - Joanie Sommers
10. Playboy - Marvelettes
US R&B chart toppers this month:
I Can't Stop Loving You - Ray Charles
US Country chart toppers this month:
Wolverton Mountain - Claude King
Some UK single 45 releases:
Things/Jailer Bring Me Water - Bobby Darin
Little Bitty Pretty One - Clyde McPhatter
Once Upon A Dream - Billy Fury
But Not For Me - Ketty Lester
Fortune Teller - Bobby Curtola
Sad Story - Jack Scott
Guitar Tango - Shadows
The Man With The Golden Arm - Jet Harris
Seven Day Weekend - Gary U.S. Bonds
Life's Too Short - Lafayettes
Twist And Shout - Isley Brothers
The Wah-Wahtusi - Orlons
Bongo Stomp - Little Joey & The Flips
Village Of Love - Nathaniel Mayer & The Fabulous Twilights
Breaking Up is Hard To Do - Neil Sedaka
That Greasy Kid Stuff - Janie Grant
Ya Ya - Joey Dee & The Starlighters
Vacation - Connie Francis
Johnny Loves Me - Shelley Fabares
(Girls, Girls, Girls) Made To Love - Eddie Hodges
Chills - Tony Orlando
Everybody Loves A Lover - Angels
Wolverton Mountain - Claude King
I Sat Back And Let It Happen - Leroy Van Dyke
I Can Mend Your Broken Heart - Don Gibson
She Thinks I Still Care - George Jones
Let There Be Love - Nat King Cole
Sealed With A Kiss - Brian Hyland
I'll Never Dance Again - Bobby Rydell
Speedy Gonzales - Pat Boone
One For My Baby - Frank Sinatra
Guilty - Billy Eckstine
You're Nobody Till Somebody Loves You - Dinah Washington
Café Expresso - Leiber-Stoller Orchestra
Some Other Love - Nashville Five
Please Mr Scientist - Redwoods
Pick A Bale Of Cotton - Lonnie Donegan
Every Little Kiss - Mike Berry
Wicked Women - Don Lang & His Boulder Rollers
Don't Play No. 9 - Ricky Valance
Some Other Love - Bert Weedon
Shamrocker - Zen Tracey
I'm Movin' On - Beryl Bryden
Chinese Charleston - Tsai Chin
Little Miss Lonely - Helen Shapiro
Poor Little Puppet - Cathy Carroll
Ahab The Arab - Jimmy Savile
Football Results - Michael Bentine
That Noise - Anthony Newley
Three Coins In The Sewer - Alan Klein
The Lads O' Bonnie Scotland - Andy Stewart
Important events:
'I have the world's most shocking memory . . . I only manage to remember
the words of my songs because they're in rhyme!' - Joe Brown
With a line-up comprised of Mick Jagger (vocals), Keith Richards and Elmo
Lewis (Brian Jones) on guitars, lan 'Stu' Stewart (piano), Dick Taylor
(bass) and Mick Avery (drums), The Rolling Stones make their London Marquee
Club debut deputising for the club's regular Thursday Night R&B attraction
- Alexis Korner's Blues Incorporated who are broadcasting 'live' on the
BBC's weekly Jazz Club radio programme.
Paul Anka, now 21, has the legal freedom to spend the hundreds of thousands
of dollars he has been earning for years as a minor! Some measure of how
much that may be can be gauged from the fact that not only has Anka been
awarded 20 gold discs (each in recognition for over one million records
sold), but that many of them, like 'Lonely Boy' and 'Puppy Love', were
self-penned. Biggest of all has been 'Diana'. This song is said to have
been covered 320 times in 22 countries in the past six years, total sales
of such recordings being close to ten million records, while Paul's own
sales world-wide stand at more than 30 million. Additionally, his current
deal with RCA is said to be worth a minimum of one million dollars over the
next five years. Coupled to this, twangy guitar man Duane Eddy has
recently signed to Anka's production company Camay, which is distributed by
RCA-Victor. His first disc for Anka/Camay is 'Deep In The Heart Of Texas'
and shows a return to his familiar hit formula. Meanwhile, Anka - whose
upcoming single is 'Eso Beso' - has had one of his paintings accepted by
the United Nations Art Club. It is to be hung in the General Assembly
building in New York prior to being auctioned off by UNICEF.
Connie Francis has slipped behind the Iron Curtain to represent the USA at
the Polish Music Festival.
Following their release from the US Marines, The Everly Brothers have
engaged in a six-week comeback tour of the States.
British disc jockey Jimmy Savile has made his disc debut with 'AhabThe
Arab'.
Buddy Holly clone, Tommy Roe is in the US charts with 'Sheila'.
With both the Twist and trad jazz taking sales away from the previously
rock'n'roll dominated singles market, NME's analysis of the paper's weekly
charts for the period January 1 - June 30 makes compulsive reading (it says
here). Looking at the Top 10 positions, Elvis again is secure at No 1
followed by Cliff Richard, but with Chubby Checker fast gaining ground at
No. 3. There no other US artists in this top half of the results. Trad
jazz is represented by Mr Acker Bilk at No. 4 and Kenny Ball at No. 7. The
remaining best-sellers are: Karl Denver (No. 5), Billy Fury (No. 7), The
Shadows (No. 8), Eden Kane (No. 9) and Helen Shapiro who, at No. 10 is a
full eleven places ahead of her closest female rival, Brenda Lee.
"New Musical Express" headlines this month:
Frank Ifield's hit was in his head for four years. "I Remember You"
Fury has 5 songs in 'Cool'. "Play it Cool" film, Helen Shapiro
Newcomers to the charts are Spotnicks - from outer space. "Orange Blossom
Special", instrumental music
Connie Francis is boss when she records. "Follow the Boys" film.
Meet the group 5: The Tornados back Billy Fury. Allen Cody, Heinz Burt,
Clem Cattini, Roger LaVern
'I'm worried about my discs: I still need hits'. Tony Newley.
Lonnie, Marty, & Billy, in Great Yarmouth Round-Up!. Lonnie Donegan - Marty
Wilde - Billy Fury.
New to the charts; Pericloi's song could become another 'Volare'. Emillio
Pericoli.
Our man in Hollywood sees the last day's shooting of Presley's 'Girls!
Girls! Girls! - 'More the merrier,' says Elvis and he means Films and
Girls. Elvis' new film.
Fury Dreams Himself another hit
Two more beat comedy discs crash the best sellers. Bernard Cribbins knows
the horrors of furniture moving. Bernard Cribbins - Pat Boone.
Filming in Germany in Dangerous. John Leyton - Film "The Great Escape."
'Don't Ever Change' sing the Crickets - but they do it all the time.
Jack Good hopes to find new talent in America. Jack Good tries America.
Commemorating four great years of Cliff Richard Fame. Interview, style,
"Shadows", fame
Meet the group 7: Peter Jay and the Jaywalkers. Peter Jay, William Baker,
Peter Miller, Johnny Larke, Tony Webster, Jeff Moss, Mac McIntyre
I've got to knock this. "Don't knock the Twist" film, Linda Scott, "Yes
Siree"
Cole-Shearing put class back in hit parade. Nat Cole - George Shearing -
"Let there be love."
This is Visimotion's version of John Leyton! Cartoon films to illustrate
discs.
Ex-Checkers from Ford to Justice. Jimmy Justice - latest new band signing
(ex-Checkers).
Slim Winnie is still huge attraction. Winnie Atwell still huge attraction.
Helen Shapiro loves travelling. Helen Shapiro - recent tour around central
Europe - Scandinavia.
Jet's replacement is versatile. Jet Harris' replacement in the Shadows by
Brian Locking.
Eydie Gormé took career lightly - until rave notice.
Vince Taylor rocks continent. Vince Taylor - European singing cup contest -
Belgium.
Frankie Vaughan is Britain's Greatest Showman. Vaughan's West-End debut at
Talk-of-the-Town.
It's Gospel Singing for me says Della. Della Reese, style.
The recording moods of Bobby Darin - Another top vocalist enters
country-and-western territory!. Bobby Darin's new album 'Things.'
