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Now - The HardCanada's thousands of living room cow-boys can now rid themselves of theirinferiority complex and work on theiridentity as Canadians. There's a new star

Part Begins

Donnelly Rhodes, star of "Hard Part"

in the house, in fact there are several,and they had their twinkle generated bya new Canadian movie, "The Hard PartBegins", a raw picture of what life isreally about in the Country music scene.Starring roles for the flick are taken byDonnelly Rhodes and Paul Bradley withNancy Belle Fuller and Cliff Carrol.The music stars behind the movie areCarrol, Louise Rockwood, Zeke Sheppard,Ian Guenther and Willi Morrison. BothMorrison and Guenther. of Three HatsProductions, scored the soundtrack whichwas backed up instrumentally by MelAucoin, piano and rhythm guitar; JohnnyBourque, bass; Roddy Lee, drums; BobLucier, steel guitar; Hal Greer, acousticbass; Fred Mollin, acoustic guitar, tam-bourine and drums; John Shand, electricguitar and sax; George Semkiw, mouthguitar; Zeke Sheppard, harmonica analIan Guenther, fiddle, and acoustic guitar.Backup' vocals were supplied by FredMollin, Andy Geatrix and Al Stewart.The pretty young singing star of "HardPart", Louise Rockwood a native of Sask-atoon, hasn't walked the straight andnarrow of country music. She's ratherunique in that she has a working know-ledge of contemporary rock, pop, folkand country. The latter, of course is, her firstlove but her experience with the otherforms of music have given her a definite edgeover her counterparts who have only "walkedthe country line". Rockwood prefers tothink of Canadian country as progressivecountry. She, like many who have seen"Hard Part", would like to see more of thistype of movie, which would only help tocreate a "star system" in Canadian country.Louise Rockwood now has a foundation on .

which to build her country career and shejust might be a contender for that "star sys-tem" she was talking about. Besides the"Hard Part" soundtrack, A&M have releaseda Rockwood single, "The Hard Part Begins(Every Mile)" with her as a solo and the samesong on the flip as a duo with Zeke Sheppard.The "Hard Part" theme was penned by LeonDubinsky and published through AmpleParking Publications with Almo Music ofCanada (CAPAC).Cliff Carrol isn't a newcomer to the business.The thirty-one year old native of Bancroft,Ontario has been singing country music fortwelve years and he has enough practical

happenings to view the "Hard Part" as if itwere a leaf out of his own book of exper-iences. He's had his ups and downs in Ottawa,Detroit and Toronto as well as many othercities across North America, but he contin-ues to hang his hat in Toronto. Although .

Carrol has run the gamut of disappointmentshe really doesn't complain. He regards eachsituation as his own making and it 'was onlya strong religious faith that pulled himthrough when it looked hopeless. The movie,of course, was his first big break and onehe hopes he can build on - not as a moviestar but more as a country entertainer in anindustry that lacks domestic name artistsand groups.Carrol was discovered by movie producerJohn Hunter and director Paul Lynch whowere directed to a bar in Old Toronto whereCarrol was fronting a group known as theHitchhikers. They were immediately turnedon by Carrol's singing ability and his imageas a country performer. He was just whatthey were looking for as a principal for theirDonnelly Rhodes movie. Now Carrol isreaching for the brass ring of Louise Rock -wood's "Progressive Country" and A&M, newbelievers in this form of music, have put anenormous amount of promotion and hardwork behind a campaign to bring the "HardPart" stars up to a level of national recog-nition. Carrol's vehicle, besides the "HardPart" soundtrack, is a single from the album,"The Way Of Life", a Carrol original withthe flip, a Ward/Ward/Morrison writing,"Prospecting For Jesus".As one of the founders of Three Hats Prod-uctions, Ian Guenther is far removed fromwhat you would expect of a country musicarranger/producer. Perhaps his only claim tothat end of the business is his shyness. Heprefers to remain in the background and usehis talents to mold or develop those ofothers, whether they be country, rock orwhat have you. An accomplished violinist, heis probably better known as a "fiddle player".He arranges strings for many sessions includ-

A &M's new discovery Louise Rockwood.

ing the last three albums from the Stampeders.He also arranged the strings for the Cochraneand Fludd session. As well, American pro-ducers have recognized the Guenther talentswhich landed him the string arranging chores

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for a Steve Kazt Toronto produced album ofRory Bloc, He can be heard on the Bill Kingsingles, Bruce Cockburn's "Sunwheel Dance"and many others as well as commercials andjingles.The Montreal -born Guentherreceived much of his music "knocks" andexperience in the U.S. and successfullyapplied his techniques to the Canadianindustry which he felt was wide open topeople with initiative and drive. He wasasked the following questions:RPM: Do you think there is a Canadiancountry industry?IG: Yes, I'm just finding that out. I just gotinto,country music for the first time when Idid the soundtrack ("Hard Part"). I reallyhadn't produced anythingcountry before.RPM: Is the climate ready for Canadiancountry?IG: Sure, it's a good time music and that'swhy it's doing as well as it has so far.RPM: What more can be done to get thepublic to accept it?IG: More concentration on quality. The ideaof country means normally, to record corn -

Cliff Carrol, a new A&M country artist.

panies and people like that, low budget and,I know you can do stuff with a really lowbudget, whether it's country or rock or MOR,but the extra touch of having a good budgetto work with, comes out in the other end.It comes out in quality.RPM: Is there a second hand feeling inCanada for country?IG: I've gotten that remark from otherpeople, but when they heard this soundtrackthey say "Hey, that sounds almost likeNashville". So it's obvious a sound that theyhaven't been used to hearing up here. I knowthat it's a little different sound because ofmy idea of writing and producing and playingfiddle, coloured by all the other musicalfields that I work in.RPM: Did you find much difficulty in piec-ing together a storyline in song for the movie?IG: It was one of the nicest projects I'veever gotten into. We tried to write the tunesas though they were classics and that they hadalready existed for years and years, so theywould fit the really honest situation thatthe movie keeps coming up with. A songabout "Trucker's Lament" with a connection

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almost since day one, ten years ago. This pre-occupation with our own existence seems tooffend some people. Other magazines, othermedia, carry on seldom acknowledging theirown existence. RPM's brief stay on earthseems to have been marked by a continuousself-consciousness. We not only do, we are.

Perhaps it is because we surprise ourselvesby our survival from week to week. It oftenhas been literally from week to week. Per-haps it is because we are doing what so fewothers have done before.

We operate in an industry dominated almosttotally by foreign corporations,Aud yet weourselves seem suicidally natiO.KaMtit. yyyyebite, repeatedly, the hand that feedsili.tlif tenthe hand gives us a good slap, but more oftenit simply refuses us the pat we need eachweek to keep happy and healthy.Lately we have been suffering from a lack ofpats. Shakespeare was probably not too hipto the newsprint situation so he didn't pro-vide us with a nice short quote to cover thewhole subject in five words but suffice itto say that the costs of producing any kindof printed matter have jumped astronomi-cally in the past eighteen months, to thepoint where publications are dropping likeflies. Some of the oldest, best respectedpublications in the world have hit thecanvas in the past few years.

Who is next, we can't say. Whether we'll gonow, later or never, we can't say either.There are too many "if's".But there's one "if" that I would like to

present. If the old thing does go the way ofLook, then what? Who steps in? Who doesthe job?

Grealis and his magazine are like prehistoriccreatures. You can't keep a music trade goingin this country, they said. You can't do this,you can't do that. He did and he did ithonestly and fairly. What the next guy, ifa next guy is silly enough to step into thelion's den, is going to be like is anyone'sguess.

My thought is that there won't be a nextguy. Oh a few quickies will come and go,there's no doubt about that, but I'll bet myentire Johnny Horton collection, that if OldPub fades from the scene, it'll be a long,long time before anyone is able to fill thefootsteps.This isn't scare talk. Old Pub, knowing himas I do, will probably hang.on with whiteknuckles until the last blow falls, then again,

the world may turn topsy turvy and he'll bevacationing in the West Indies once a monthnext year. But for the present, there areproblems, serious problems. What the endresult will be is anyone's guess but it seemsto me that what is needed is a lot of soulsearching, both by those of us with RPMand those who support, or would support it.

A crisis of sorts has been reached and thereis a great deal at stake. I hope, for my sakeand the sake of a lot of people and a lot ofideals, that the right conclusions are drawnand the right action is taken.

GIBBS BACK INTOCOUNTRY FRAYFrankie Gibbs, off the scene for some time,returns with his United Artists single,"Maggie". The single is part of the CanadianTalent Library's plan to introduce newfaces via a single which could lead to analbum session if the response warrants same.

Gibbs is no stranger to Canadian countryhaving released on the WEA label previously.His last release was "Dry Your Eyes". Boththe "Maggie" side and the flip of the newsingle, "Don't Step On My Dreams" areGibbs originals and are published throughUnart and Conestoga Music-BMIC.

CONDOR'S MaCAULLSEES ALBUM ACTION

Roy MacCaull, a native of P.E.I. has becomeone of Condor's top selling album artists.His album, "Ballad Of The Hotel Waitress"was given a boost with the single releaseunder the same title. MacCaull has been busyon the club circuit throughout Ontario andthis year included the Wheeling Jamboree inhis itinerary.Postman MacCaull was formerly with theBlue Diamonds but tried his hand at soloingand had good luck with his first Marathonalbum, "Driftin' Like The Wind".

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ABOUT THAT OTHERCOMMUNICATION MEET!Nov. 11/74I think everyone in the recording industryagrees that there is a need for communica-tion and understanding. However, it is timeto add my comments to those of the othercritics of the RPM communication gather-ings, particularly C9.Conventions can he good if they are wellplanned and have a purpose in mind. Forinstance, I can think of no better way tospend my time and money than at theMIDEM gathering in France once a year,or at the IMIC put on by Billboard in theUnited States. At both of these conventions,the opportunity exists to see everyone in thesame place, without travelling all overEurope, or the world. They have greatspeakers and instructive work shops whichdivide the group into workable units forthe purpose of learning. I personally feelthat the time and money involved in theseoutings is well invested in the future of mycompany.However, ours is a small company, and it isdifficult to handle the expenses involved inattending conventions every time we turnaround. It is not fair to the smaller recordand publishing companies to expect themto be able to afford to attend each and everyseminar or convention going. With so manythings being offered here and around theworld, it is necessary to choose priorities.

My observation of the "communication"seminars, provided by RPM and particularlythe latest one, is that everyone has a greattime, has a great deal to drink and eat,spends too much money and comes awaywondering what they learned, except thatWalt Grealis still says that they are doingeverything wrong. We don't have to betold every week that there are problems inthe industry. We are the industry and weknow. To continuously pay money to betold this, becomes an increasing insult toeveryone's intelligence.As I said in the beginning, the need forcommunication and understanclin* doesexist. We all know and recognize it, but Ifail to see that the solutions lie in the pres-ent methods advocated by RPM at thesemeetings and in their editorials.For one thing, these gatherings attract alarge cross section of the recording industry,from promo men to clerks to presidents.It is most difficult to engage speakers whohave something relevant to say to the wholegroup. If the groups were to be divided intosmall work shops and the speakers chosen

by subject matter relative to the group, atleast one has an opportunity to pick-upsomething directly relevant to his or herarea. All segments of the industry face prob-lems. Examination of the problems in amore informal way might be a start on thesolutions. Individuals who are not used tolarge crowds are reticent to stand up to amicrophone and address a throng on thesubject of some small matter that he ishasseling with in his company, but he mightask the expert in the context of a smallergroup. It would be a start.

On the subject of editorials in RPM, I too amnausiated to the point of ceasing to readthat page, since we know in advance that itwill be some tirade about the general incom-petence of the industry. You know, for abunch of no talent, no account slobs, aswe seem to be portrayed in RPM, some ofus are doing just fine, thank you!

Mark Altman,General ManagerMorning Music LimitedToronto, Ont.

BTO PLATINUM AND GOLD-A FIRST FOR CANADABachman -Turner Overdrive have come up witha first fora Canadian group. All three oftheir albums have been certified CanadianGold and two for Platinum.Certification for the Gold Leaf and PlatinumAwards were made by Frank Gould, A&RDirector for Polydor, distributors of theMercury label.Gold Leaf Awards were earned by BTO'sfirst album release, under title of their ownname; "BTO II" and their most recent

album, "Not Fragile" Both "Not Fragile"and "II" certified Platinum.This is the first time a Canadian group havebeen able to chalk up sufficient sales tojustify Gold and Platinum Awards on all oftheir album releases.

The Vancouver -based group now commandthe top berths on both the RPM Singlesand Album chart. Their single, "You Ain'tSeen Nothing Yet" and their album, "NotFragile" have been neck -in -neck on theirclimb up the charts. BTO's second albumrelease "II" is also represented on the chart.

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CANADA IS CAPAC COUNTRYCAPAC - the Composers, Authors and Publishers Association of Canada -has always been involved with the world of Candian country music.

Some of the great veteran stars - men like Wilf Carter, the late Don Messer,Stu Davis, and Hal Lonepine - have long been part of CAPAC.

CAPAC continues to represent their interests, just as it represents those of anew breed of Cimadian country star - people like Stompin' Tom Connors,Roy Payne, Fred McKenna, Murray McLauchlan, Tom Kelly, StevedoreSteve Foote, Harry Hibbs, and the Family Brown.

CAPAC's main role is to collect performing rights royalties from theorganizations which use music in Canada, and distribute the money to thepeople who write and publish it.

Last year, CAPAC members - and members of foreign societies affiliatedwith CAPAC- shared close to $8 1/2 million. That, as they say in thecountry, ain't hay.

If you write or publish country music - or any kind of music - you needto know more about how CAPAC can help you. We'll be glad to hear from you.

The Canadian performing rights organization

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in the movie ... going along the road andthat kind of thing. A little bit of a comedyone with "You Don't Have To Be A MotherTo Wear A Rose" which David Essig andmy wife wrote. Another is "Waiting ForYour Ship To Come In" and where ithappens in the movie is where King returnsfrom having been put down by the recordcompany and as he's returning Jenny Frame(Louise Rockwood), is singing "You remindme of a man I once knew - waiting for hisship come in ... it all really hung togetherwell. It was a good project all around. Themovie people were really professional and sowere the musicians, especially Eastwind whoreally helped me a lot because I was brandnew country. I went in with some ofthese tunes and they made some comments,suggested some changes, some of which Iaccepted. They really helped out a lot.RPM: Do you think the movie will besuccessful?

IG: It sure got all the possible critical raveit could from all parts of the media, andnow it's really up to the promotion that'sdone on it. Maybe the album will turn thepeople onto the movie or vice versa ... andit's basically up to the general public. Mak-ing records, I can insist on taking a recordto a certain point but I can't insist on peopleliking it. I can take care of the quality allthe way up to the actual record that'sreleased, and I can even talk to'some pro-grammers and try to convince them, butthere's no way you can hard sell the public.RPM: The movie and the soundtrack aren'treally restricted to country fans?IG: No, it's a human thing. I don't want toassume that it's going to influence anyone

but I know there's a really good feeling anda real high energy thing that we got ... fromthe musicians being so good and the amountof effort put into it by George Semkiw andMark Smith (engineers), the singers, and allthe parts that really fit together. And some-how it is slightly unique, but I don't know ifit's going to influence anybody.RPM: What's your opinion of A&M?IG: Well I've placed a few things with A&M- Bruce Miller for example, and as a com-pany I find you can talk to the president,the promo people and the A&R guy and,over the pas.t couple of years, it's just devel-oped that th414e interested in what we'redoirtg and we like their reputation and welike the way we can communicate withevery facet of their record company. It'sreally easy to get hold of them on the phone... and they return phone calls ... a lot ofcompanies don't.RPM: Do you think with A&M's attitudetoward country that this could be a turningpoint for the country industry?IG: I sure hope so. There's an awful lot ofgood performers who don't record, or whoget stuck in some really bad deals becauseof a lack of managers or people who canlook after the artists and handle theirbusiness ventures honestly.RPM: Do you think the potential forCanadian country is there?IG: Yes ... there's lots of good writersaround, great studios, great engineers, excel-lent studio musicians, and a lot of goodproducers.

* * * * * * * * *One point that Gunether made about countryis that it shouldn't be restricted as a vehiclefor the entertainment of only one segment

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of our population. Says Guenther: "I thinkcountry music with real strong melodies anda really good beat, can be treated in differentways. It doesn't just have to be super, simplebasic stuff. You can really add a lot ofcolours to it. You can really fill out thespectrum."Zeke Sheppard is another Canadian talentthat could emerge through the success ofthe "Hard Part" film. Sheppard, like Carrolhas been a part of the music industry formany years but has never really been recog-nized for his talents. He is somewhat buriedin the soundtrack but you can hear him sing-ing the part of King and with Louise Rock-wood on "The Hard Part Begins" (side two).

WRITER TRIP FOR PAYNEWITH NEW RCA RELEASES

One of RCA's favourite Newfies, Roy Payne,who wrote "The Man In The Moon Is ANewfie", has figured significantly in thewriting material of three recent singlesreleased on the RCA label.Tommy Hunter would appear to have hisfoot in the chart door with a Payne penning,"Born To Be A Gypsy", and George Hamil-ton IV is now beginning to get a few biteson the flip of his Tom Gallant single, "BackTo Down East Country", which is a Payneoriginal, "Where The Blue Waters Foam".Of prime interest to Payne is his ownrelease, "That's Why I'm In Love With Life",a strong follow-up to his "Whisper To MeTina" single which has enjoyed fifteenweeks on the RPM Country Playlist.All three of the above sessions were pro-duced by Jack Feeney at RCA's Torontostudios.

John Allan Cameron's kind ofcountry is in a different place.It's almost impossible for a

fiddler and guitarist who grew upin Cape Breton to be anythingbut a country boy.

But John Allan Cameron's kindof country is in a different place.

It could date anywhere from16th century Scotland to 20thcentury Nashville.

And it's always unmistakable.And it's always John Allan Cameron.

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KELLY JAY FLICKS SWITCHON NEW GROUP AND STUDIOKelly Jay is finally having his day. He hasturned his Bad Manors "rest home" into anactive member of the Canadian recordingscene. With a little borrowed from here andthere and a lot of support from those whobelieve in Jay as the next guru of the record-ing business, he has transformed the 450 acreestate into a beehive of activity. As a record-ing studio, Bad Manors isn't being touted astop of the heap. They are however, offeringa pre -production house where "you can hearthat new album before you hit any of thefine Canadian recording studios to lay itdown". Says Jay, "Our equipment andstudio is basic and simple but our sound isunique and solid and our attitude is laidback.

Bad Manors offers 4 track recording, 8

channel mix, 2 track dubs and cassette, over-night accommodation, kitchen (for themunchies), 450 acres (to clear your head),dancing girls, and rehearsal rates.

Taking advantage of the new studios are Jay'snew group, Bad Manors, Roly Greenway andAppaloosa, Pam Marsh, Jay Smith, GaryWescott, Harley Jo McKeever "TiffannyRain", Electric Jive and Daffodil thewonder dog, Mike Quatro and his Detroit JamBand and others.

In on the ground floor as consultants withthe Jay project are: Kelly DeYong SoundHouse of Vancouver and Simon FrazerRealty of Coquitlam, B.C.Kelly Jay and Crowbar were fast becominginternationally recognized with their releaseson Epic when they suddenly split. Says Jay:"There has been some concern over Crowbar,Canada and national conceit. May we take

ROUND RECORDS INTODISTRIBUTION FIELDLarry Ellenson has thrown his hat in thering of distribution. Through his RoundRecords, a Toronto retail record storeregarded as one of the city's most importanttrend -setting record stores, Ellenson willdistribute the "Tales Of The Great Rum

Larry Ellenson (centre), a Grateful Deadfan, is flanked by his wife Barbara and thestore's buyer Ted Treutler.

COL.RPM you'll only miss itwhen it isn't there!

Runners" album by Robert Hunter. Therelease by Grateful Dead's "songwriter inresidence" is on Round Records, a labelformed by the group. Ellenson was con-cerned about the use of Round Records asa release label in Canada and received assur-ances from WEA that, if released, the albumwould be released on the Atlantic label inCanada.

When Ellenson first heard plans of the labeltrip by the Grateful Dead, he visited thegroup in California and told them about hisown company flying the Round banner.They apparently freaked out when theyheard the story and agreed to, allow Ellensonto import the Hunter album into Canadadirectly.Ellenson was taking a chance on Hunter,being as he doesn't tour or make live appear-ances, but he has chalked up over 200 sales ofthe $7.98 album in his Bloor,Street store injust a few weeks of release. Stores looking tohandle the Hunter outing, which was des-cribed by Rolling Stone as "an excellentalbum", should contact Ellenson in Torontoat (416) 921-6555.

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this chance to be so noble, and realign thedistortion":We are of the tribe: CanadaA family of twenty millionWith as much understanding and solutionAs there are problems and timeTo resolve them!We are residents of the globeOur first true motherAnd only real responsibilityUndivided by bordersand serene in the wisdomof its teachings.All the living thingsFrom humble near extinctTo vulgar excessive greedAre our concern and are in our care.Wars are caused by bordersFlags should be signs of welcomeAnd anthems should reflect theJoy and spirit of lifeIn each tribe's circle.

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ELO SHARESDEEP PURPLE BILLThe Electric Light Orchestra played to oneof the biggest audiences in its career lastweek at Vancouver's Pacific Coliseum. Shar-ing the bill with Deep Purple, ELO per-formed for a crowd estimated at 17,000. Theconcert was set up by Pacific Presentationsof Los Angeles through Gary Switlo ofVancouver's Concerts Box Office.Bill Collins and Calvin Lew of Taylor, Pear-son, Carson, B.C. distributors of ELO pro-duct, worked with major retail accounts inthe city, setting up album and poster displays.The group's current LP is receiving airplay onprogressive outlets now and sales action isbrisk.

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LA -GO ACQUIRES NEWLABELS FOR DISTRIBUTIONLa -Go Music, the Vancouver -based indepen-dent record distributor, has acquired severalnew lines for distribution in the BritishColumbia territory. Effective immediately,La -Go is responsible for warehousing and sub -distribution of Ronco Records and TeeVeeRecords. Ronco is the American televisionmerchandiser, currently promoting the"Christmas Gift" package, while TeeVee is EdLaBuick's Toronto -based merchandiser cur-rently promoting heavily sets by HarryBelafonte, Elvis Presley and the "CountrySunshine" package.La -Go is retaining rights to the Pickwickline for distribution in British Columbia.Pickwick recently introduced Children'sRecords of America, an album -book pack-age which promises to be a strong Christmasitem. La -Go is also looking after EverestRecords, with a catalogue of over six hund-red titles in the classical, jazz and traditional'folk fields.La -Go is headed by Gordon Everingham ofNorth Vancouver.

ENTERTAINMENT ONWEST COAST BLOSSOMSVancouver continues to be the host cityto a wide variety of entertainment formsthrough the fall. Upcoming attractionsinclude everything from Sha Na Na (UBC,November 27) to a performance of Gilbertand Sullivan's "HMS Pinafore".Among thedates of interest to those in the recordingindustry are: Rare Earth, Coliseum, Novem-

ber 27; Buck Owens and Dolly Parton, QueenElizabeth, Nov. 29; Stevie Wonder, Coliseum,December 1; Teen Angel, Body Shop, Dec.2-7; Less McCann, Oil Can Harry's, Dec. 2-7;Maria Muldaur, Queen Elizabeth, Dec. 7-8;and Downchild Blues Band, Body Shop, Dec.9-14.

Among acts appearing in the city in thepast few weeks have been George Harrison,Nazareth, Deep Purple, Electric LightOrchestra, Barbi Benton and George Benson.

SGM'S SUN TO BERESTRUCTUREDSGM Records' Sun is undergoing a personnelshuffle. The six -member group decided togo their separate ways in the midst of asuccessful tour of western and centralCanada. The three musicians in Sun resignedtheir positions, leaving the three vocalists,Joe Sparacino, Sue Shirley and John Shirleyto carry on. Sun manager, Stan Cayer, whoalso heads up SGM Records, is currentlyauditioning musicians to fill the vacancies.At the time of the break-up, the group wasappearing in Toronto. Cayer reports that alarge number of offers for the group had tobe declined as a result.

Sun's current SGM single, "Trying All Alone"f/s "Not For Me", is now playlisted orcharted on more than fifty seven stations,according to Cayer. He reports that theairplay is almost equally divided betweeneast and west and that both sides of the discare being played. Several offers from majorsfor national distribution have already beenreceived.

KIM'S "ROCK ME" HITSLONDON'S MAGIC NUMBERAndy Kim's Ice single, "Rock Me Gently" hashit London Canada's magic Gold number. Thesingle has sold a million copies in the U.S.and paved the way for the success he isnow enjoying with his album, under the sametitle, and his follow-up single, "Fire Baby, I'mOn Fire".

Kim just recently completed a tour of Ger-many, Holland and England and it was whilein the UK when he appeared on that nation'sNo. 1 television show, "Top Of The Pops".His "Rock Me" single is now in the top fiveon the British charts.

London and Kim's Ice label have developeda national promotion campaign to back thesuccess of his album, which contains bothKim single successes. The campaign includespress kits to the media, radio and televisionspots in key markets as well as a completemerchandising kit involving dealers. Thelatter have received feature posters, windowand in-store displays and a dealer incentiveprogram.

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STRINGBAND INTOBUSY SCHEDULEToronto -based folk band, Stringband, whorecently opened for Fairport Convention atConvocation Hall, University of Toronto,October 27, (at which time they broughtthe house down with their encore number,"Terra Nova High School"), and made theirfirst appearance in Ottawa's National ArtsCentre as part of the Bill Cosby Show, isnow into a heavy fall schedule.

Following appearances at ScarboroughCollege, Georgian College in Barrie, HartHouse, and Seneca College, the band hasconcerts booked at Glendon College, theSheridan School of Design, and the Univ-ersity of Toronto. The band has also beensigned to appear on "Take Time", CBC'snew folk music show hosted by Noel Harri-son, and shot in Halifax. The show will betaped in late November, and arrangementsare being made for other appearances in theMaritimes following the taping. Otherengagements for Stringband include tapingits fifth appearance on CBC-TV's "Week-day" program on November 5, then movinginto the Chimney for a week startingNovember 18, the group's first Yonge Street'engagement.Members of the group include co -leaders,guitarists and singers Bob Bossin and Marie -Lynn Hammond, fiddle player Ben Mink,and bassist Mark Lams.

NANA MOUSKOURI SCORESMILLION SALES - LONDONOne million of Nana Mouskouri's recordshave been bought by her Canadian fans.The claim came from London RecordsCanada who took advantage of Mouskouri'srecent tour to present her with a companyaward for this rare Canadian achievement.

The Greek charmer recently played to cap-acity houses in Montreal, Toronto, Ottawa,Quebec City and Hamilton. It was duringthe latter when portions of the show werevideo taped for an upcoming special on theCTV Network.

London's Yvon Dufresne (I) presents LondonAward to Nana Mouskouri. Sam Gessor,Mouskouri's representative for North Amer-ica, shares the excitement.

FRANCIS AND "GINNY"BREAKING NATIONALLYRay Francis, a new Condor recording act,would appear to be hitting on a nationalscale with his single, "If Ginny Knew" aFrancis original which was taken from hisalbum, "Two Sides Of Country". '

Station support has been given by CJVI/Victoria, CHOO/Ajax, CKSP/Summerland,CFLY/Valleyfield, CFGM/Toronto andCKLW-FM/Windsor to name a few.

ALEXIS WEISSENBERGAPPEARS AT MASSEY HALLAlexis Weissenberg the celebrated AngelRecording artist was in Toronto for twoappearances at Massey Hall with the TorontoSymphony Orchestra, October 29, and 30th.This was Weissenberg's second Torontoappearance with the Symphony at whichtime he played the second Chopin pianoconcerto in E minor, to capacity audiences.During his stay in Toronto, Weissenberg andhis manager/producer Michelle Glotz wereinterviewed by Bruce Surtees the owner ofthe Cellar, a major sales outlet ofclassical music, and also writer for Sound

as well as Paul Robinson, ProgramDirector of CJ RT in Toronto.Mr. Weissenberg was also a guest on NightMusic where he was interviewed by formerCHUM -FM announcer Rainer Schwartz.

Bruce Surtees, Paul Robinson, MichelleGlotz, AlexisWeissenberg, Rainer Schwartz,Sylvia Spring and Capitol's Jim Macdonaldand Wilder Penfield at OECA studios inToronto.

RCMP & CRIA INVESTIGATIONSREVEAL COPYRIGHT OFFENSESThe RCMP and the anti -piracy network ofthe Canadian Recording -Industry Associationhave tied -up many months of investigationwith the laying of charges against severalparties, under the Copyright Act.Charged are Ralph Monhay and R.A.M. Fac-tory Sound Centre Ltd., Richard Brooksand D.K.K. Enterprises Ltd.Monhay and R.A.M. were charged in theProvincial Court, Surrey, B.C. with trialdate set as Feb. 26. Brooks and D.K.K. werecharted in the Provincial Court, Coquitlam,

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B.C. with their trial set as Feb. 6.Duplicating machines were seized in bothcases and specific charges relate to AnneMurray tapes entitled "Talk It Over In TheMorning" and "This Way Is My Way".Above parties have been charged with anoffense under the provisions of Section 25(ii) of the Copyright Act.Investigations have also revealed the emer-gence of a number of "tape clubs" in wes-tern Canada. A membership fee of $10.00gets the customer into the club where theyare provided with a blank tape for a smallcharge, and the use of a duplicating machineto duplicate the tape of their choice.

WORLD RELEASE FORGAGNON ON LONDONAndre Gagnon, one of Canada's most success-ful pop/classical pianists, has moved from theColumbia label to London where he willrelease on a worldwide basis. Initial releasewill be "Saga", on London's prestigious"Phase 4" label. The session was recorded atDecca Studios in London and will be releasedthroughout Europe and North America. Lon-don Canada will be backing the release witha major merchandising campaign.Beginning music studies at the age of five,Gagnon studied piano, composition andorchestration at the Quebec Conservatoryof Music. It was in 1961 when he moved toParis to study with Yvonne Leriod. Hereturned to Canada where he worked withleading composers and folk singers in Quebecand became involved in a television series.

The year 1967 was when Gagnon receivedrecognition in his home province with a con-cert at Place des Arts with the MontrealSymphony. The success of this concert

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The canadian country industryis happy - thank you! ISome of you may pass over this shorterthan usual COMMENT because, as MarkAltman, general manager of Boot Recordsnotes: "We don't have to be told every

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week that there are problems in the indus-try. We are the industry and we know".(See letters to the Editor)Sorry Mr. Altman, I disagree. If there areproblems in the industry and if the indus-try is aware of them - it's not saying muchfor the industry. Where are the solutionsgoing to come from? Where can you getour problems out in the open? Must wecontinue to hide our heads in the sand?Of course we're all going to have a greattime at Big Country and we'll probablyhave a good deal to drink and to eat, butwhat's most important is that we'll becommunicating with one another. We'llbe sharing the problems of the industrywith each other. Even the Nashville -thinking dudes will be here and theymight find themselves getting "turnedon" at the enthusiasm being displayed

GOLD - IN THE FORM OFGOLD COIN FOR PHILLIPSA&M's "superstar" Shawn Phillips didn't gohome with a Canadian Gold Record buthe did receive a set of Olympic coins toplace on his mantlepiece. Donald K. Donald'sDon Tarlton took advantage of Phillips' fiveconcert sellout at Montreal's Place des Artsto present the Britisher with a fitting mom-ento of appreciation from his fans andfriends in Montreal.

The Phillips concerts grossed $90,000.

A&M field rep lean Pierre Guilbert looks onas Don Tarlton presents Shawn Phillips witha set of Olympic coins.

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by the artists, producers, managers, pro-grammers and record people who havecome from many parts of Canada to sup-port something they believe in.Sure, we can editorialize on what wethink could improve the industry, andyou don't have to agree with or even readour views, but that's what communica-tion is all about. You have the opportun-ity to counter any of our views. I woulddearly like to join our friends in the sand-box and "dream the impossible dream",but we have to live with the reality oflife. Can we imprOve on our present situ-ation? Since our last Big Country meet-ing we have introduced new country

RCA ISSUES ELVIS'"TALKING RECORD"RCA Canada have issued a special release ofElvis Presley's talking album, "Having FunWith Elvis On Stage".The package was origi-nally pressed on Boxcar Records and restric-ted for sale only as a souvenir album at Pres-ley's personal appearances.The album was released by popular demandand was to coincide with Presley's tour ofthe U.S.

The Presley "Stage" album is comprised ofoff-the-cuff remarks made by Presley duringhis performances on recent concert tours.An 8 -track tape has also been issued.

artists and songwriters, which in itself isan indication that the industry has mademoves upwards. Take a look at this week'sissue of RPM and you will see the back-bone of the industry. The Big CountrySunday Showcase will bring front andcentre, those Canadian country acts whoare intent on making Canadian Countrya habit rather than a cast off. LouiseRockwood, a new country discovery re-fers to the music we are here to discussat Big,Country as "progressive country".In order to progress you must communi-cate and that's what we're doing herethis weekend - and every week throughthe pages of RPM.Sitting in front of me are a dozen Cana-dian and foreign trade magazines. Theyall have editorials. They range anywherefrom the problems faced by the risingcost of paper to production inefficien-cies. All but one contains letters to theeditor. The trades I looked at had noth-ing to do with the music industry, butthey did have to do with freedom of ex-pression.What freedom of expression is, could bewhat Mark Altman wrote above. It is alsothe freedom for someone to disagree. Iwill disagree vehemently with anyonewho denies me freedom of expression- and wars have been fought over thatvery cause.Perhaps we are getting to the root of theproblem in country music. I would sug-gest to every songwriter that his lyricsbe checked carefully so they don't indi-cate problems or recommend remedies.Note to daily papers: We don't have tobe told every day that there are problemsin the world. We are citizens of the worldand we know.

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LEO & SWEETWATERSIGN LABEL DEALHot on the heels of a label patting betweenthe Vancouver -based Leo and SweetwaterRecords, Ray McAuley emerges to what isshowing early indications of being a nationalaudience. McAuley's first release under thedeal, "All Time Sunshine Woman", has nowpicked up listings throughout the west andLeo, working -with their distribution com-pany, London Records, is hopeful of break-ing the single across the country.

McAuley was born in Gaspe, Quebec in 1944and took his music baptism, at an earlyage, in Montreal. The market for countrywasn't Montreal, so the young McAuleymoved to Vancouver where he teamed upwith singer/writer/musician, Ed Molyski.Together they formed Wild Country withMcAuley looking after lead vocals andMolyski the lead guitar, as well as writingand arranging for the group. They are cur-

rently playing at a local club in Vancouverwhere they have been held over, by populardemand, for more than a year.McCauley's "All Time Sunshine Woman" ishis second for Sweetwater. The session wasproduced at Vancouver's Studio 3 Productions.

DIANE LEIGH CONTINUES TOMAKE CHART AND SALES GAINSMarathon recording artist, Diane Leighwould appear to have established herselfwith another hit, "God's People Are One".The single was culled from Leigh's albumunder the same title.

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After The Goldrush (7)Ain't To Proud to Beg ( 76)All That I Could Ever Be is Me (79)Angie Baby (33)Ask Me (99)Back Home Again (15)Beach Baby (26)Bitch is Back, The (8)Black -Eyed Boys (401Black Lassie (82)Boogie on Reggae Woman (77)Build A Tower (61)Bungle In The Jungle (89)Candy Baby (93)Can't Get Enough (30)Carefree Highway (28)Carrie's Gone (14)Cat's in the Cradle (32)Country Side of Life (95)Crazy Talk (27)Dance Gypsy Dance (66)Dancin' Fool (62)Dark Horse (98)Diana (63)Dirty Work (47)Distant Lover (86)Do It (Till Your Satisfied) (21)Do It Baby (56)Don't Eat the Yellow Snow (711Doraville (72)Dream On (92)Early Morning Love (851Everlasting Love (20)Evil Boll -Weevil (96)Fairytale (83)Fire, Baby I'm on Fire (29)Give Me A Reason to Be Gone (50)Heartbreak Kid, The (100)Heavy Fallin' Out (67)Honey Honey (59)

Can Help (16)Can't Leave You Alone (69)Feel A Song in My Heart (37)Honestly Love You (5)May Never See You Again (451

've Got the Music in Me (25)Jazzman (9)Junior's Farm (46)Just One Look (11)Kung Fu Fighting (36)La La Peace Song (54) (55)Last Farewell (68)Laughter in the Rain (38)Let's Straighten It Out (60)Life is a Rock (But the Radio Rolled Me) (2)Long Gone (53)Longfellow Serenade (12)Lost in Colorado (65)Love Don't Love Nobody (Part (34)Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds (74)Morning Side of the Mountain (84)Mostly New Days (64)Must of Got Lost (97)My Melody of Love (1)Need to Be, The (13)Never Can Say Goodbye (73)Nobody (90)One Man Woman, One Woman Man (49)Only You (75)Overnight Sensation (Hit Record) (39)Passing Time (24)Play Something Sweet ... (58)Please Mr. Postman (91)Promised Land (f/s) (44)Ramona (19)Ride 'Em Cowboy (51)Rock and Roll ... (42)Rockin' Soul (35)Sally Can't Dance (88)Sha-La-La (Make Me Happy) (22)So You Are A Star (10)Stop and Smell the Roses (31)Sweet Feelin' (80)Tell Your Mother (70)Three Ring Circus (87)Tin Man (18)Touch Me (81)Whatever Gets You Through the Night (3)Whatever You Got, I Want (43)When Will I See You Again (6)Willie and the Hand Jive (52)Wishing You Were Here (23)Woman to Woman (48)You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet (4)You and I (94)You Can Have Her (78)You Got the Love (41)You Haven't Done Nothin' (17)You're The First My Last ... (57)

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MY MELODY OF LOVEBobby VintonABC 12022-N

LIFE IS A ROCK (BUT THE RADIO ROLLED ME)ReunionRCA 10056-N

WHATEVER GETS YOU THROUGH THE NIGHTJohn LennonApple 1874-F

YOU AIN'T SEEN NOTHING YET1,D Bachmerf-Turner Overdrive

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I HONESTLY LOVE YOUOlivia Newton -JohnMCA 40280-J

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SO YOU ARE A STARHudson BrothersCasablanca 0108-M

JUST ONE LOOKAnne MurrayCapitol 72737-F

LONGFELLOW SERENADENeil DiamondColumbia 3-10043-H

THE NEED TO BEJim WeatherlyBuddah 420-M

CARRIE'S GONE14 14 (13) m J.C. Stone

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BACK HOME AGAINJohn DenverRCA PB-10065-N

I CAN HELPBilly SwanMonument ZS88621 Fi

YOU HAVEN'T DONE NOTHIN'Stevie WonderMotown 54252-Y

TIN MANAmericaWarner Bros. WB 7839-P

RAMONA3tampedersMWC 1016X -M

EVERLASTING LOVECarl CarltonABC 2700-N

DO IT (TILL YOUR SATISFIED)B.T. ExpressScepter 2395.0

SHA-LA-LA (MAKE ME HAPPY)Al GreenHi 2274 K

WISHING YOU WERE HEREChicagoColumbia 3-10049-H

PASSING TIMEfibBearfootColumbia C4 -4065-H

I'VE GOT THE MUSIC IN METhe Kiki Dee BandMCA 40293-J

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*FIRE, BABY I'M ON FIREAndy KimIce IC2-K

CAN'T GET ENOUGHBad CompanyAtlantic 70015-P

STOP AND SMELL THE ROSESMac DavisColumbia 3-10018-H

CAT'S IN THE CRADLEHarry ChapinElektra 45203-P

ANGIE BABYHelen ReddyCapitol 3972-F

LOVE DON'T LOVE NOBODY (PART I)The SpinnersAtlantic 3206-P

ROCKIN' SOULHues CorporationRCA 10066-N

KUNG FU FIGHTINGCarl DouglasPye 7N45377 -L

I FEEL A SONG IN MY HEARTGladys Knight & the PipsBuddah BDA 433-M

LAUGHTER IN THE RAINNeil SedakaPolydor 2058494-Q

OVERNIGHT SENSATION (HIT RECORD)RaspberriesCapitol/EMI 3946-F

THE BLACK-EYED BOYSPaper LacePolydor 2065 243-0

YOU GOT THE LOVERufus featuring Chaka KhanABC 12033-N

ROCK AND ROLL I I Gay* You,the Best Yours of My Life)Terry JacksGoldfish GS111-0/

WHATEVER YOU GOT, I WANTThe Jackson FiveMotown M1308F-Y

PROMISED LAND (f/sIElvis PresleyRCA 10074-N

45 45 (6/I MAY NEVER SEE YOU AGAINGary & DaveAxe 19-T

JUNIOR'S FARM46 68 (31 Paul McCartney & Wings

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47 47 (11)DIRTYWORKSongbirdMushroom M-7005

48 62 (5)WOMAN TO WOMANShirley BrownTruth 3206-Q

ONE MAN WOMAN, ONE WOMAN MAN49 74 (3) Paul Anka/Odia Coates

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57 77 (3)

58 56 (10)

59 35 (11)

60 66 (5)

61 75 (4)

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63 63 (4)

64 64 (7)

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RIDE 'EM COWBOYPaul DavisBang 1026-T

WILLIE AND THE HAND JIVEEric ClaptonRSO SO 503-0

LONG GONEDebbie FlemingAttic AT102-K

LA LA PEACE SONGAl WilsonBell 30200X -M

LA LA PEACE SONGO.C. SmithColumbia 4-45863-H

DO IT BABYThe MiraclesMotown 54248F -Y

YOU'RE THE FIRST MY LAST MY EVERYTHINGBarry White20th Century 2133-T

PLAY SOMETHING SWEET (BRICKYARD BLUES)Three Dog NightABC 15013-N

HONEY HONEYAbbaAtlantic 45-3209-P

LET'S STRAIGHTEN IT OUTLatimoreRCA 1722-N

BUILD A TOWER49 Susan Jacks

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DANCIN' FOOLas Guess Who

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DIANA610 Don GoorlIwin

Super Blue SB 821-Q

0MOSTLY NEW DAYSRoss HollowayAquarius AO 5033-K

LOST IN COLORADORon NigriniAttic AT 104-K

®DANCE GYPSY DANCEFluddAttic AT 103-K

HEAVY FALLIN' OUTThe StylisticsAvco 4647-M

LAST FAREWELLRoger WhittakerRCA PB-50030-N,

I CAN'T LEAVE YOU ALONEGeorge McCraeRCA XB-02001 -N

TELL YOUR MOTHERDownchild Blues BandSpecial 1230-82-1

DON'T EAT THE YELLOW SNOWFrank ZappaDiscReet 1312-P

DORAVILLEAtlanta Rhythm SectionPolydor PB-14248-Q

NEVER CAN SAY GOODBYEGloria GaynorMGM M-14748 -Q

LUCY IN THE SKY WITH DIAMONDSElton JohnMCA 40344-J

ONLY YOURingo StarrApple 1876-F

AIN'T TO PROUD TO BEG76 92 (21 1 The Rolling Stones

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BOOGIE ON REGGAE WOMANStevie WonderMotown 54254-Y77 91 (3)

YOU CAN HAVE HER78 87 (3) Sam Neely

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SWEET FEE LIN'Craig RuhnkeUnited Artists UAXW567X-U

TOUCH MEFancyBig Tree 16026-P

BLACK LASSIECheech and ChongOde 66104-W

FAIRYTALEPointer SistersBlue Thumb 254-M

MORNING SIDE OF THE MOUNTAINDonny & Marie OsmondMGM 14765-0

EARLY MORNING LOVESammy JohnsGRC 2021-F

DISTANT LOVERMarvin GayeMotown 54250E -Y

THREE RING CIRCUSBlue MagicAtco 45-7004-P

SALLY CAN'T DANCELou ReedRCA -10081-N

BUNGLE IN THE JUNGLEJethro TullCh'rysalis 1067-P

NOBODYThe Doobie BrothersWarner Bros. 8041-P

PLEASE MR. POSTMANCarpentersA&M 1646-W

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SINGING NEWFOUNDLANDERHEARD IN BUCKINGHAM PALACESays Michael T. Wall: "You've got to be apersonality if you want to be an entertainer",and the "Singing Newfoundlander" spendssixteen to eighteen hours daily doing justthat. Armed with maps and brochures, ofNewfoundland, his latest Banff album andwearing his $500 gold suit with a green map

Michael T. Wall, The Singing Newfoundlander

of Newfoundland emblazoned on the back,Wall sings and talks himself into situationswhere most of his breed would fear to tread.

The Michael T. Wall sound has now becomea significant part of prison therapy (Wark-worth and others). He has devoted countlesshours to the entertainment of inmates ofseveral penitentiaries throughout Ontario. Sohighly regarded is Wall by the inmates ofWarkworth, they arranged for him to havehis own prisoner's number. Even up atSussex Street in Ottawa (the Prime Minister'sresidence) they are familiar with the SingingNewfoundlander. Across the sea and intoBuckingham Palace ... and there he is . .

Michael T. Wall, and he has letters to provethat England's Queen and Pierre Trudeauare aware of his activities.

Wall has a persistent habit of showing up,in person or in print at the most unusualplaces. He was passing out his brochures,maps and albums at the recent CanadianEntertainment Conference and has been aconstant supporter of RPM's country andcommunication happenings as well as the

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trade magazine itself. If it has to do withCanadian entertainment, Michael T. Wallwill make himself readily available. Afterhis seventh show at Warkworth he noted:"Money isn't everything - I love my workand making people happy, and I'm goingback again".

Wall even shook the U.S. "Sunshine State"of Florida when he appeared at the CastawayMotel in Daytona Beach on the TommyBrown show. He was backed by the Nash-ville Mustangs who picked up easily on theNewfoundland country stylings by Wall.After Big Country, Wall is scheduled toappear at the Newfoundland reunion, aweek long event to be held at the Horseshoein Toronto Dec. 9 through the 14th.A single, "Shake My Hand, I'm From New-foundland", culled from Wall's album, "TheSinging Newfoundlander", has been receiv-ing good airplay and adds to Wall's promo-tion items.

DONNA BALLARD TO GM

FOR BRITISH RECORDS

Donna Ballard has been appointed generalmanager of London Bobby Entertainmentand British Records. The announcementwas part of the Bobby/British expansionplans which also included the opening ofnew offices in Thornhill, Ont.

Ballard is well-known in the entertainmentbusiness, having headed up her own talentbooking agency for several years. She willbe in charge of the day to day activitiesof the record company which will allowLondon Bobby more time in the recordingstudios.

Donna Ballard, new general manager ofLondon Bobby Entertainment and BritishRecords.

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MOTOWN MAKES MOVESINTO COUNTRY SCENEMotown's Canadian subsidiary havetaken on the manufacturing and distri-bution chores for Melodyland, a labelcreated mainly for the distribution andsales of country product. The aboveannouncement was made by Ron Newman,managing director of Motown Canada.Initial release will be Pat Boone's "CandyLips", produced in Nashville by NorroWilson and written by Boone, Wilsonand Carmo Taylor.

Probably the most powerful of releasescomes from T.O. Sheppard. His Melody -land debut, "Devil In The Bottle", hasbeen given the nod by U.S. tradesterswith Cash Box (21/11/74) calling it arecord that "could move on eithercountry or pop charts".U.S. action on Sheppard came about

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through a fluke, Apparently a previewcopy was picked up and the singlesuddenly appeared on two major marketstations resulting in a heavy phoneresponse to the station and demands forthe record at retail outlets.The same programer excitement is appar-ently showing up here in Canada as wellaccording to Ken McFarland, Motown'snational promo chief. Says McFarland:"'Devil In The Bottle' is more than justa country record, its storyline can make itan instant pop smash - both telephoneand sales - if played by Top 40 stationsin Canada".The Pat Boone Family and Jerry Naylorare also scheduled for Melodyland rereaseswith negotiations currently underwaywith other artists. McFarland is nowscouting the Canadian country marketfor product suitable for release on theMelodyland label.

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BOOT (NASHVILLE) TOSWITCH DISTRIBUTIONBoot Records of Nashville, a subsidiaryof Boot Records (Canada) have switchedto independent distribution of their productin the U.S. Distribution was previouslyhandled through a licensing agreement withLondon Records Inc.Initial release under the new system willinvolve forty albums. The company will ,

maintain its policy of simultaneous releaseof product in Canada and the U.S.Boot Records has become a major force inthe Canadian music industry and its presi-dent, Jury Krytiuk, has made the abovechanges so as to concentrate on the U.S. mar-ket. The Canadian firm has just tabled itsbiggest year ever and with the acquisition ofseveral new labels Krytiuk feels "confidentthat 1975 will be even better for Boot, bothin the U.S. and Canada."

UA's BIG COUNTRY

CANADIAN ZEPHYR"She Loves Away The Blues"

from the album

"In The Zephyr Style"

FRANKIE GIBBS"Maggie"

MIKE GRAHAM"Ghost Story"from the album

"Country Reflections"

FREDDY HANNAH"Thinkin"Bout Me And You"

LYNNE McNEIL"Guilty"

JERRY WARREN"Big Red Jimmy"

from the album

"From The Falls To The Coast"

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WALKIN' BEN KERR NOWTALKIN' FOR HEALTHOne of Ron Knight's first guests on his allnew country talk show on CFGM Torontowas Ben Kerr, better known in countrycircles as Walkin' Ben Kerr. This timehowever, Kerr was talking about health.Knight titled his show for this particularday as "Walking For Health".To get in the mood for the show, Kerrwalked the fifteen miles from his westendhome to Global Television studios in DonMills, where the Knight show originatesfrom. He arrived after the program hit theair.

Knight publicized his show by taking a walkand made an on -the -spot commercial whichwas aired every hour for twenty-four hoursprior to the program. Besides talking aboutwalking, Kerr also revealed his knewledgeof reflexology which is the massaging of

the reflex buttons on the feet; Shiatsu,Japanese accupuncture without the needles;and diet and thought patterns.

Kerr first met Knight almost a year ago whenhe and his teenage son, Bobby, walked twen-ty five miles to CFGM in Richmond Hill todeliver a country music newspaper. Knightwas a little apprehensive at first. He told hislisteners, "At the time I thought theywere putting me on, but now I know theWalking Kerr's are for real".

Since the Knight show, Kerr has receivedhundreds of telephone calls from people whowant to talk about health. Says Kerr: "Un-like most entertainers, my number is listedin the phone book, so I'm easy to reach".The U.S. is also beckoning to Kerr. He isremixing his single, "Shoes Keep On Walk-ing", for release in the U.S. to coincide withhis giant walkathon to be sponsored by aradio station in the U.S.

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RPM Top 100 AlbumsALPHABETICALLYAmerica (13)Anka, Paul (21)April Wine (43)Average White Band (97)Bachman -Turner Overdrive (2) (68)Bad Company (41)Beach Boys (82)Betts, Richard (78)Bowie, David (18)Browne, Jackson (27)Chapin, Harry (28)Cheech & Chong (8)Chicago (47)Clapton, Eric (5)Climax Blues Band (42)Cockburn, Bruce (79)Cocker, Joe (33)Cooper, Alice (17)Croce, Jim (4)Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young (24)Davis, Mac (30)Denver, John (11) (60)Diamond, Neil (9)Downchild Blues Band (69)Eagles (88)Electric Light Orchestra (29)Emerson, Lake and Palmer (3)Fleetwood Mac (46)Foghat (90)Gaye, Marvin (86)Graham Central Station (62)Hancock, Herbie (38)Horn, Paul (53)Isley Bros. (32)J. Geils Band (49)Jackson Five (16)Jackson, Millie (92)Jefferson Starship (65)Joel, Billy (99)John, Elton (6) (50)Jones, Quincy (35)Kim, Andy (14)King, Carole (10)Kiki Dee Band (76)Knight, Gladys & The Pips (75)Kool & The Gang (93)Kottke, Leo (85)Lennon, John (1)Lighthouse (45)Little Feat (40)Loggins, Dave (77)Loggins & Messina (66)Loce Unlimited (100)Lynv rd Skynyrd (67)Mason, Dave (61)McCartney, Paul & Wings (89)Miracles (48)Moody Blues (95)Morrison, Van (80)Muldaur, Maria (63)Murray, Anne (58)Nazareth (72)Nektar (25)New Riders of the Purple Sage (94)Newman, Randy (64)Newton -John, Olivia (34)Ohio Players (87)Orlando, Tony & Dawn (83)Osmond, Donny and Marie (52)Osmonds (59)Preston, Billy (37)Raitt, Bonnie (98)Reddy, Helen (39)Reed, Lou (22)Return to Forever featuring Chick Corea (56)Rich, Charlie (70)Righteous Bros. (54)Riperton, Minnie (31)Rolling Stones (19)Rundgren, Todd (84)Santana (44)Snow, Phoebe (51)Sparks (91)Stampeders (36)Steppenwolf (73)Stewart, Rod (15)Streisand (74)Stylistics (96)Tomita (65)Traffic (23)Tull, Jethro (26)Vannelli, Gino (71)White, Barry (7)Who, 'The (20)Wonder Stevie (12)Zappa, Prank (81)Zappe, Frank/The Mothers (57)

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JOHN LENNONWalls and Bridges (Apple)SW 3416-F

BACHMAN-TURNER OVERDRIVENot Fragile (Mercury)SRM-1-1004-Q MC R4-1-1004-0 MC8-1-1004-0

EMERSON, LAKE AND PALMERWelcome Back, My Friends, To The Show That Never Ends -

Ladies and Gentlemen (Manticore)MC3-2001298-P

JIM CROCEPhotographs & Memories -His Greatest Hits (ABC)ABCD-835-N ABCD5-835-N ABCD8-835-N

ERIC CLAPTON11 (191 461 Ocean Blvd. (RSO)

2394 138-0 3216 038-0 3803 038-0

ELTON JOHN6 4 121) Caribou (MCA)

MCA -21 16-J MCAC-21 16-J MCAT -2116-J

BARRY WHITE7 7 (8) Can't Get Enough (20th Century)

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CHEECH & CHONG8 6 16) 12C, Wedding Album (A&M)

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NEIL DIAMOND20 (51 Serenade (Columbia)

PC 32919-H

CAROLE KING10 5 19) Wrap Around Joy (Ode)

SP -77024-W

JOHN DENVER11 3 (211 Back Home Again (RCA)

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STEVIE WONDER12 10 (161 Fullfillingness First Finale (Motown)

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AMERICA13 14 (191 Holiday (Warner Bros.)

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ANDY KIM14 15 191 rflt,V Rock Me Gently (Ice)

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ROD STEWART21 (51 Smiler (Mercury)

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JACKSON FIVE24 (61 Dancing Machine (Motown)

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ALICE COOPER17 12 (11) Greatest Hits (Warner Bros.)

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DAVID BOWIE57 (4) Live At The Tower Philadelphia (RCA)

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ROLLING STONES46 (4) It's Only Rock and Roll (Rolling Stones)

COC 79109-P

THE WHO52 (4) Odds & Sods (MCA).

MCA -2126-J MCAC-2126-J MCAT -2126J

PAUL ANKA21 13 112) 1"A Anka (United Artists)

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LOU REED22 22 161 Sally Can't Dance (RCA)

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TRAFFIC23 16 (91 When The Eagle Flies (Island)

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CROSBY, STILLS, NASH & YOUNG24 17 1101 So Far (Atlantic)SD 18100-P

NEKTAR25 25 16) Remember The Future (Sire)

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JACKSON BROWNELate For The Sky (Asylum)7E -1017-P

HARRY CHAPINVerities & Balderdash (Elektra)7E -1012-P

ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRAEldorado (United Artists)UA-LA339-U

MAC DAVIS118) Stop & Smell The Roses (Columbia)

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42 47 (22)

43 49 (11)

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MINNIE RIPERTONPerfect Angel (Epic)32561-H

ISLEY BROS.Live It Up (T -Neck)PZ-33070-P

JOE COCKERI Can Stand A Little Rain (A&M)SP -3633-W

OLIVIA NEWTON -JOHNIf You Love Me Let Me Know (MCA)MCA -411-J MCAC-411-J MCAT -411-J

QUINCY JONESBody Heat (A&M)SP 3617-W 8T -3617-W

STAMPEDERSNew Day (MWC)MWC-706-M C -706-M S8 -706-M

BILLY PRESTONThe Kids & Me (A&M)SP3645-W

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HERBIE HANCOCKThrust (Columbia)32965-H

HELEN REDDYFree And Easy (Capitol)ST 11348-F

LITTLE FEATFeat's Don't Fail Me Now (Warner Bros.)BS 2784-P

BAD COMPANYSwan Song (Atlantic)SS -8410-P

CLIMAX BLUES BANDSense Of Direction (Sire)7501-T

APRIL WINELive (Aquarius)AQR-505K

8SS-8410-P

GCH-505-K 8M -505-K

SANTANABorboletta (Columbia)PC 33135-H

LIGHTHOUSE3ood Day (GRT)9230-1046-T 5230-1046-T

FLEETWOOD MACHeroes Are Hard To Find (Reprise)MS 2196-P

CHICAGOChicago VII (Columbia)C2 32810-H

MIRACLESDo It Baby (Motown)T6 -334S1 -Y

8230-1046-T

J. GEILS BANDNightmares And Other Tales From the Vinyl Jungle (Atlantic)SD 18107-P

ELTON JOHNGreatest Hits (MCA)MCA -2128J

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52 40 (10)

53 56 (7)

54 39 (8)

55 63 (4)

56 62 (5)

57 61 (5)

58 29 (12)

59 74 (3)

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DONNY AND MARIE OSMONDI'm Leaving It All Up To You (MGM)SE 4968-0 E4-4968-0

PAUL. HORNA Special Edition (Mushroom)MRS 5502

RIGHTEOUS BROS.Give It To The People (Haven)ST -9201 -F

JEFFERSON STARSHIPDragon Fly (Grunt)BFL1-0717-N

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RETURN TO FOREVER Featuring Chick CoreaWhere Have I Known You Before (Polydor)PD 6509-0

FRANK ZAPPA/THE MOTHERSRoxy & Elsewhere (DiscReet)2D2 -2202-P

ANNE MURRAYCountry (Capitol)ST -11324-F

OSMONDSLove Me For A Reason (MGM)M3G 4939-0

JOHN DENVER'SGREATEST HITS (RCA)CPL 1-0374-N CPK1-0374-N

DAVE MASONDave Mason (Columbia)PC 33135-H

GRAHAM CENTRAL STATIONRelease Yourself (Warner Bros.)BS 2814-P

MARIA MULDAURWaitress In The Donut Shop (Reprise)MS 2194-P

RANDY NEWMANGood Old Pmis (Reprise)MS 2153.F

TOMITASnowflakes Are Dancing (RCA)ARL1-0488-N

LOGGINS & MESSINAMother Lode (Columbia)PC 33175-H

CPS1-0374-N

LYNYRD SKYNYRDSecond Helping (MCA)MCA -413-J MCAC-41 3-J MCAT -41 3-J

tESACHMAN-TURNER OVERDRIVE68 42 (43) Bachman -Turner Overdrive II (Mercury)SRM 1-696-0 MCR4-1-696-Q MC8-1-696-0

69 79 (4)

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GINO VANNELLIPowerful People (A&M)SP 3630-W

NAZARETHLoud 'n' Proud (A&M)SP -3609-W

STEPPENWOLFSlow Flux (Mums)PZ-33093-H PZA-33093-H PZT-33093-1-1

BARBARA STREISANDButterfly (Columbia)PC -33005-H

GLADYS KNIGHT & THE PIPSI Feel A Song (Buddah)BDS-5612.M BDS4-5612-M BDS8-5612-M

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KIK! DEE BANDI've Got The Music In Me (MCA)MCA -458-J MCAC-458-J MCAT -458-J

DAVE LOGGINSApprentice (In A Musical Workshop) (Epic)KF -32833-H

RICHARD BETTS78 43 (10) Highway Call (Warner Bros.)

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VAN MORRISONVeedon Fleece (Warner Bros.)BS 2814-P

FRANK ZAPPAApostrophe (') (DiscReet)DS 2175-P

BEACH BOYS30 (19) Endless Summer (Capitol)

SVBB 11307-F

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TONY ORLANDO & DAWNNew Ragtime Follies (Bell)B 1130-M

TODD RUNDGRENUtopia (Warner Bros.)BR -6954 P

LEO KOTTKEDreams And All That Stuff (Capitol)ST 11335 F

MARVIN GAYELive (Motown)T6 -333S1 -Y

OHIO PLAYERSSkin Tight (Mercury)SRM-1-705-Q MC/3-1-705-Q

EAGLESOn The Border (Asylum)7ES-1004-P CAS -1004-P

PAUL McCARTNEY & WINGSBand On The Run (Apple)S03415 -F 4XW3415-F

FOGHATRock & Roll Outlaws (Bearsville)BR -6956-P

SPARKSKimono My House (Island)ILPS 9272-M

MILLIE JACKSONCaught Up (Spring)SPR-6703-Q

KOOL & THE GANGLight Of Words (De-Lite)DEP-2014-T

NEW RIDERS OF THE PURPLE SAGEBrujo (Columbia)PC -33145-H

MOODY BLUESThis Is The Moody Blues (Threshold)2THS-12113-K

STYLISTICSHeavy (Avco)AV -69004-N

AVERAGE WHITE BANDAverage White Band (Atlantic)SD -7 308-P

BONNIE RAITTStreet Lights (Warner Bros.)BS -2818-P

BILLY JOELStreet Life Serenade (Columbia)PC 33146-H

LOVE UNLIMITEDIn Heat (20th Century)T -443-T

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OPRYLAND SETTING FORCANADIAN COUNTRY ACTSThis year's DJ Convention in Nashvillesaw the use for the first time of the GrandOle Opry's brand spanking new auditorium,located in Opryland, just outside of Nash-ville. The 4500 seat theatre was also thesetting for some of Canada's country namesduring the week long celebrations.The Marathon and Condor people arrangedfor several of their acts to appear includingCondor's showband, Eastwind. They areseen regularly on the Harry Hibbs televisionshow originates at CHCH-TV in Ham-ilton, Ont. The group comprises Bob Lucier,steel; Mel Aucoin, piano; Brian Barron,fiddle, Roddy Lee, drums. They providedthe backup for Condor recording duo, theNewman Sisters who have just releasedtheir new single, "I'll Carry Your Picture".The girls, Jo -Anne and Bonnie, have becomewell-known in Canada over a short periodof time. Their initial single release forCondor, "Standing On The Promises"brought them national recognition withinweeks of release and found a berth for itselfon the RPM Country Playlist the early partof June.The Opryland audience was also treated tothe dobro talents of Marathon recordingartist, Shot Jackson who played severalselections from his album, "Straight Ahead".The Calhoun Twins, a brother duo from theU.S. but releasing on the Marathon label,were also showcased at the country eventas was Donna Darlene who treated thecrowd to her new single, "Testing 1-2-3".

MORNING MUSIC ACTIONTHROUGHOUT WORLDMorning Music is, this year, celebrating itsfourth year in the business and they have atop ten hit as the icing on the cake. Theirhit, "My Melody Of Love" by Bobby Vintoncame to them through the company's MarkAltman acquiring Canadian rights for theoriginal German version, "Harzen HabenKeine Fenster". Since then numerous coverversions have been released throughout theworld, each one capturing the top of thecharts in their respective countries. TheVinton single includes several lines inPolish which has caught the fancy of popand contemporary rock programmers. Thesingle is enjoying more than 85% of radiostation action in Canada and the U.S. witha hefty sales picture to boot.In Canada, Boot recording unit, Par Threeand Quebec artists Nicole Martin and ChantalPary have recorded the songs with a religiousversion, "You've Been Away Too Long"with lyrics by Robert Liddell to be releasedshortly. This version will feature Liddelland his choir.Carl Banas of CKFM-FM, realizing the poten-tial of the song, recently presented a fifteenminute special featuring all the availableversions of the song which were supplied byMorning Music.Morning Music have also been busy on thecountry scene. They recently acquired Tom-my Overstreet's hit, "If I Miss You AgainTonight", along with Don Williams' nextsingle, "The Ties That Bind".Other country releases under MorningMusic's control include: "I'm Not ThatGood At Goodbye" by Johnny Rodriguez(Mercury), "When Will I Ever Learn", I'veTurned You To Stone" and "Lovin' Under-standin' Man" by Don Williams (Dot),"Shelter Of Your Eyes" by Lobo (Atlantic),and "Wrong Road Again" by ChrystalGayle (U.A.). The latter is Loretta Lynn'ssister.

RCA EXPORTS WHITTAKERTO ATLANTA RETAILERSRCA Canada encountered a new twist inmarketing recently with a demand fromAtlanta to the Canadian office to supplythe new Roger Whittaker album, "TheLast Farewell". Ed Preston was contacted byTom Dyres of WSB Atlanta, who pickedup on the Whittaker action from RPM. Heaired the single and was immediately delugedwith phone calls from listeners wanting toobtain the single. The Whittaker album con-taining the single is no longer available inthe U.S. so Preston arranged to export1500 albums to Atlanta retail outlets.Preston also arranged a telephone interviewbetween Dyres and Whittaker regarding apossible concert in view of the success ofthe record.

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MacKINNON'S "CANUCK"

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Marathon's Charlie MacKinnon has appar-ently hit a winning streak with his latestsingle, "Johnny Canuck". The single is nowcharted on several stations and is picking upplaylistings weekly.

Marathon asked country radio programmersfor their comments on the single and receiveda fairly good response. CKYL/Peace Rivercalled it a "Dang good song", CHAT/Medi-cine Hat, "Good ... I dig the kid's choralbackground", CJ DC/Dawson Creek, "Soundsgood", CKIM/Grand Falls, "Going quitewell", CJTT/New Liskeard, "A very likeablesong, has the Canadian spirit".

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ceiving any complaints. It was however,a relief to have a new single, "San Se-bastian", both contained on this firstalbum from Barrie, and through the fa-cilities of the Canadian Talent Library.There's a little bit of country, pop andfolk and even a strong nationalistic mes-sage with "On Being Canadian", a per-fect opener for a Cancon show. To usea progressive rock expression, Barrie'sa laid back teller of tales with a sincerityrare in Canadian talent. Arrangementsby Ben McPeek and John Arpin, witha lush instrumental backing by some ofthis country's finest musicians, adds thatingredient of professionalism that makesthis one of the finest pop/country al-bums on the market.

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Most country programmers are alreadyaware of the talents of George HamiltonIV and his belief in Canadian countrywriters. This set is a tribute to Maritimewriters like Harold Breau/"Prince Ed-ward Island Is Heaven To Me", AlbertaSlim/"Apple Blossom Time. In AnnapolisValley", Scotty Stevenson/"Take MeBack To Old New Brunswick" and manyothers. That North Carolina teethingthat Hamilton got on country music isthat natural and professional touch need-ed to bring out the best in some of ourCanadian material. That old Hank Snowfavourite, "My Nova Scotia Home" is

a masterpiece. Mr. "pure", George Hamil-ton, didn't take the advice of some of us,

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to "dirty up" his act. I'm glad, his imageas a "country gentleman" adds class tohis adopted Canadian country music in-dustry.

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OSHAWA COUNTRYJAMBOREE

December 1, 1974

GRAND OPENINGAt the Royal Canadian Legion

471 Simcoe St. S., Oshawa, Ont.

GAIETY RECORD NIGHTStarring:

Carroll Baker

Lance YoungerGeorge Carone

Pork Chop PetrieOther Guests:

Mary Lou Del GattoGord Badgerow

Featured Backup group will be "The Shades of Blue"

Any record company wishing to put on a country show contact:George Petralia

Oshawa Country JamboreeP.O. Box 1066

Oshawa, Ontario

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The ProgrammersA WEEKLY FEATURE OF RPM DESIGNED FOR CANADIAN RADIO PROGRAMMERS.MAIL, PHONE, OR TELEX YOUR INFORMATION TO REACH US BY 5PM TUESDAY.

CJCI'S SNOW GOLFGROWS AND GROWSWhat started out as an off beat promotionfor CJCI, the ten thousand watter in PrinceGeorge, has turned into the community'sbiggest annual event. Snow Golf, the sportdreamed up by CJCI's Don Prentice, hasbecome part of the life of the town way upin central British Columbia.The First Annual Snow Golf Tournamenttook place in Prince George in 1971. A totalof twelve people showed up to knock thetennis ball -sized purple snow golf ballaround the course. The following year,two hundred and fifty participated, whilein 1973, a crowd of five hundred tookvirtually all the daylight available to worktheir way around the "whites". Last year,five hundred and thirty snow golfers were

registered in half an hour and well overtwo thousand had to be turned away.Today the World Championship of SnowGolf is a significant event in the community.A local workshop for the handicappedchurns out special snow golf tees for usein Prince George and elsewhere. A nationaladvertiser, Labatt's, co-sponsors the event.Countless local businesses, from pizzaparlours to office equipment companies,use the Snow Golf tourney as a vehicle forpromotion and public relations.By way of extending the good times hadin Prince George each year to the rest of theworld, Rada Records of Vancouver, is releas-ing an album of X-rated snow golf humourrecorded live, during the playing of thenineteenth hole, at Inn of the North Ball-room. The LP by Nestor Pistor, is availableby mail order from CJCI.

CHFX-FM CELEBRATES WITH4TH ANNIVERSARY JAMBOREECHFX-FM, the east coast's giant FM countryoutlet, celebrated the fourth anniversaryof its country format with a jamboree andbirthday party (11) that brought out arecord Halifax crowd. The station began itson -air promotion of the big event in October,giving away albums and tickets right up toshow day.Headlining the two hour show were Mara-thon recording artists'Johnny Gold andTheresa Cleary. The station's on -air person-alities were also given an opportunity tomeet face to face with several hundred oftheir local listeners. The big country showwas an opportunity for several up-and-coming local country acts to strut their stuff.One of the standouts was Blain Henshaw,who introduced his new Dominion single,"The Man It's Made Of Me", a Henshaw

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original. Henshaw is not an unknown in theAtlantic Provinces. He has just completed arather extensive tour date which took himto fall fairs and exhibitions throughout theMaritimes. Other Canadian country artistshave also picked up on Henshaw's writingtalents including: Orval Prophet, JoyceSmith, the Singing Post Family as well asthe 'FX Jamboree headliners, Gold andCleary.A warm welcome was also offered to countrycomics Doug MacLean and Lawrence Myersas well as to one of Canada's youngestcountry performers, Dana Slauenwhite, fastgaining a reputation throughout the Halifaxarea.

Backup for the show was provided by Gold'sgroup, The Gold Diggers.

GREASE NIGHT BRINGSCKDR/DRYDEN HOMEYoung up and coming CKDR/Dryden, inthe northwestern part of Ontario, recentlyput on a free dance at the local High Schoolfor their Graffiti Day. Sharing duties for the

CKDR air personalites, Norm Gerard andRon Owen at High School Graffiti Daydance.

MOTOWN WEEKENDSET FOR CKLG AMTo tie in with the appearance of TamlaMotown superstar, Stevie Wonder at thePacific Coliseum in Vancouver, Taylor,Pearson, Carson, distributors of Motownproduct and CKLG have put together a"Motown Weekend" to air November 29-30and December 1. Five hundred Motown teeshirts are being readied for give-aways bothby the station and local retailers. TPC issupplying 'LG with copies of the Motownanthology series for contest prizes. Duringthe course of the weekend, CKLG will airfour to six Motown singles per hour.In addition to promoting the December 1stappearance of Wonder with supporting act,Rufus, the weekend -long promotion willserve to being attention to the MotownAnthology Series which now consists ofsome eight albums by such artists as MarvinGaye, the Temptations, the Four Tops,Diana Ross and the Supremes and GladysKnight and the Pips.

CKX INSTITUTESPLAYLIST CHANGEWhile not changing their proven successfulprogramming format, CKX is taking a newapproach to their playlisting. Basically, thedifference will be that as a song fitting theirformat breaks, the station will air the single.However, if an album release follows, the LPwould replace the single, thus making theentire available to announcers for play. Thiswould mean a substantial increase in theexposure of popular albums in their broad-cast area. CKX feels this move will benefitboth the station and the record companies,and become a useful vehicle for promotionof new albums. CKX is still programming topforty material, but will no longer run off a"Playlist" as such. Instead the station will bemailing copies of what they are playingand what they have added twice per month.Current line-up at CKX: Ron Thompson6-9AM; Jim Steele 9AM-1 PM; Alex Docking1-4PM; Dan Radford, MD, 4-6PM; Les Car-rothers 6PM-MN; Garry Kroeger MN-6AM; andChris MacGregor Swing evenings and mid-nighters. Most of the guys pull some TVwork as well.

event, which ran from 8PM-MN, were even-ing rocker Norm Gerard, and midmorningjock, Ron Owen, with rat tailed combs,bubble gum, tubes of hair cream, stuffedanimals and several passes to a local restaur-ant and shows being given away. The even-ing went over well, with several stations inthe area picking up the idea.The station also reports that the songs caus-ing their phones to ring off the wall aredone by Jon Johnson, and titled "Baby(I'm Falling In Love With You)" and"Brother Of The Road". They cannot playthese numbers often enough to please theirlistening audience. The station has alreadybegun to play Jonson's latest, "Raining OnToronto", which has yet to be released onwax.

IT'S A&M COUNTRY. CFVR SPOOKS OUTFRASER VALLEYThe CFVR/Abbotsford Halloween Special,a one -hour program, was something a littledifferent. The show, aired from 11 PM -MN,and hosted by Rick Dennis (with all thelights on), combined excerpts from classichorror movie soundtracks with exponents ofthe mock-horrorics of rock, including AliceCooper, Black Sabbath, et al. Soundtrackexcerpts were keyed to individual selections,i.e. Maria Ouspenskaya reciting the eulogyto the Wolf Man was followed by Five ManElectrical Band's "Werewolf", and "TheCurse of the Mummy" soundtrack excerptwas followed by Stevie Wonder's "Super-stition". Other Halloween hits includedPowerhouse's "Dance of the Swamp Wom-an" and Eagles "Witchy Woman". And, ofcourse, the show wouldn't have been com-plete without Bobby "Boris" Pickett's"Monster Mash". This was all topped offwith Edgar Winter's "Frankenstein".

CFVR reports still getting feedback on thepiece concerning the station in the SpecialWestern Edition of RPM, with calls beingreceived from Montreal, Toronto and Van-couver offering taped specials and asking forplaylists. Also, they have been receivinggood response from the various Vancouverrecord promo people. Here at RPM, we'rehappy to have been of assistance.

CFCF DEBUTSNEWSLETTERThis month sees the issuance of the firstCFCF Newsletter, containing news of thestation's happenings, staff changes, andother items of interest. Among the staffchanges mentioned is the addition to theCFCF Radio Newsroom of Brian Britt, JeffAnsel! and Jim Montague. Britt is heard onweekday afternoons, while Ansel! andMontague handle the all-night shifts, Ansel!during the week and Montague weekends.The 50's weekend aired on CFCF November8-10 drew tremendous response, with over1,000 telephone calls being received by thestation, and letters pouring in by the hund-reds. Guest jock was Buddy Gee, well-knownCKGM/Montreal personality of the 60's,who returned to the air to handle the6-9PM spot Sunday night, after a 6 yearabsence from broadcasting. Listener responseto the Gee stint was nothing short of fantastic.

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That information we gave you last weekabout Ted Randal is only partly true. TheTed Randal Enterprises have not beentaken over by Breneman Radio Services,but will be looked after by Mike Lundy,tlying the banner of TR Enterprises. Ran-dal is still coming to Canada - if he isn'talready here.The Programmers welcomes WBEN-FM;Buffalo as a contributor to our FM Adds.Kaye Lapping, Music Director, advisesthat she finds RPM of invaluable assis-ance, particularly on Dominion Day,when much of the station's program-ming day is devoted to Canadian product.A&M's reps Jean Pierre Guilbert andColin Cross visited CFCY/Charlottetownrecently to promote their soundtrack al-bum, "The Hard Part Begins", a dynamiteflick with a quality plus soundtrack.

Colin Cross, J.P. Gaudet and lean PierreGuilbert doing the "Hard Part" thing.

December specials at CMPR/Halifax willinclude one on Elton John featuring hislatest album, "The Greatest Hits" plus

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other cuts from "Caribou" and his singlesof the past three years. Another"featurewill be the Tinker's Moon giveaway, wherecopies of their latest single, "Now ThatSummer Is Over" and their past Biggie,"Shang -A -Lang" will be used as prizes.New air shifts at CHN R/Simcoe (formerlyCFRS): Dave Carter 6-11AM, JerryLorimer 11-3, Ron Michaels 3-8, DougBarron 8-1, Brian Campbell, swing andweekends, Rick Hart, program director.Money raised by the CHNR ChristmasClub Blitz, Dec 2, with Dave Carter andJerry Lorimer, will be used to providefood hampers for needy families. Last

year CHNR helped over forty familes and,with this year's increased area coverage,the station expects to help many more.In an effort to help out with the allegedpaper shortage, and to aid in cost reduc-tion through mailings, RCA Records re -

Ian Tyson -A & M RecordsEast Wind - MarathonEm - CapitolStompin Tom Connors - BootDiane Leigh - MarathonCountry Edition - MarathonDonna Moon - Marathon

Shot Jackson & Bob

Donna Darlene - MarathonCalhoun Twins - MarathonMurry McLauchlan - ColumbiaGeorge Riddle - MarathonBenny Martin - MarathonRoy McCaull - MarathonTim Daniels - (anjiLucier Marathon

ENGINEERS Bill SeddonPhil Sheridan

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quires only one copy of radio stationcharts and playlists weekly, whichshould be directed to the label's nation-al promotion office. It might not be abad idea to check all your mailings andtry to cut down on them.CF RC Queen's/Kingston announce theirstaff lineup as follows: Steve Cutway,station manager; Gail Cunningham, as-sistant to the manager; nocturne director(rock) Ted Kennedy; jazz director, DerekRedmond; folk director, Dave Laugharne;pops director, William Cowling; classicsdirector, Julia Sykes; chairman, DerekRedmond; AM PD Brian Young; FM PD,Andrew Douglas; and librarian Ted Ken-nedy.Cliff Birnie is now looking after all MOR music listings at CKX-FM/Brandon, whileMurray Dickson takes care of all thecountry music work, plus the ManitobaMorning Program. The station's "MysteryVoice" contest in October went very well,with weekly winners of double LPs. Thecontest was held to celebrate "CountryMusic Month. All the mystery voiceswere country personalities.Vic Folliott, formerly of CHIC/Brampton,is now with CKKW/Kitchener where heis in charge of a new feature called "That'sEntertainment", airing fives nights a week.Format for the show includes a news re-port about entertainment with the em-phasis on where acts are appearing inKitchener, Waterloo, London, Hamiltonand Toronto, bits of news concerning thecareers of entertainers, as well as reviewsof shows he gets a chance to see. Folliottwould appreciate receiving playdates,pertinent information, and interviewswith as many acts as possible, particularlywith people who appeal to an MOR audi-ence.

The (Programmers HELP!

CKOT AM/FM Tillsonburg, looking formature experienced MOR communicator.Phone John Lamers Jr. (519) 842-4281Required for early 1975, experienced con-tinuity editor to head copy department.Application and resume to Carl Worth,Production Director, CJGX Radio York -ton, Saskatchewan S3N 1G2.Experienced morning personality wanted.Tape and resume to Carl Worth, (see above).

The r INSTANTProgrammers LAFFS

The station manager here wears hot rod ties... because they're all souped up.(jock plug) ... and now folks, stay tunedfor (dj) ... one of the main reasons fortwin beds.

graffiti: Carmelita Pope is a pam-handler.What do you call a canine that is well-read?A book-earred dog.

I don't wanna complain ... but someonestole the olive out of my cough medicine.Did you hear about the worm who joinedthe army? He's in the apple corps.

Say, did I ever tell you? My girl's life is anopen book ... "The Joy of Sex".(record intro for "It Could Have Been Me")

.. what Bob Stanfield always says aboutPierre Trudeau.

I understand David Bowie plans to start arock football league. He wants pink,feathered uniforms with sparkles and ...more time in huddles and pile-ups.

(record intro for "Love Me For A Reason"). if Raquel Welch had recorded it... it

would have been called "Love Me For ACouple Of Reasons".Courtesy of Folio Radio Service301 Davenport Road, Toronto, OntarioM5R 1K5 Telephone: (416) 961-0077

The r MAJOR MARKETProgrammers CHART

ADDITIONS

H. HART KIRCH1CIME Regina13 LongfellowlNeil Diamond38 Cat's in the Cradle/Harry Chapin28 Wishing/ChicagoBILL HENNES/CKLW Windsor41 (12-4) Kung Fu FightinglCarl Douglas97 (19-11) Boogie On/Stevie Wonder20 (25-15) When Will I See YoulThree DegreesPA LAMA RES RADIOMUTUEL Montreal* L'AmitielSondra* Toi Qui Reves/P. Norman* Si Tu Viens Dans Mon Pays/R. Claude* Lache Pas La Patate/J.C. Newman13 LongfellowlNeil Diamond20 When Will I See You/Three Degrees

NEVIN GRANTICKOC Hamilton* Morning Side/Marie & Donny Osmond

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92 Ain't too ProudIRolling Stones* Dark HorselGeorge Harrison96 FairytalelPointer Sisters89 Tell Your MotherlDownchild Blues Band91 Boogie on Reggae Woman/Stevie Wonder

MIKE GODIN/CFOM Quebec City93 Only YoulRingo Starr77 You're the First/Barry White91 Boogie on Reggae Woman/Stevie Wonder23 I Can HelpIBilly Swan80 La La Peace SonglAl Wilson41 Kung Fu FightinglCarl Douglas92 Ain't too ProudIRolling StonesTRUDY CHAMBERLAIN/CFGO Ottawa

1 (No.1) Ain't Seen Nothing/B TO23 (HB-28) I Can HelpIBilly Swan38 (HB-29) Cat's in the CradlelHarry Chapin74 (PL -30) One Man WomanlAnkalCoatesGREG STEWARTICKGM Montreal74 (HB-28) One Mon WomanlAnkalCoates

92 (HB-29) Ain't Too ProudIRolling Stones91 (H8-30) Boogie On Reggae Woman/Stevie

Wonder

WA YNE BR YANT/CHED Edmonton3 Melody of LovelBobby Vinton

25 Sha-La-LalAl Green* Trove/in' ShoeslElvin Bishop87 Good FeelinglOctavian

BOB GIBBONS/CKY Winnipeg28 Wishing/Chicago38 Cat's in the CradlelHarry Chapin33 Crazy Talk1Chilliwack20 When Will I See YoulThree DegreesJERRY STE VENS/CJBK London

9 So You Are a Star/Hudson Bros.45 I May Never See YoulGary & Dave39 Angie Babyltielen ReddyBILLY GORRIE/CKRC Winnipeg68 Junior's Form/Paul McCartney96 Fairytale/Pointer Sisters74 One Mon WomonlAnkalCoates

KEN SEBASTIAN SINGER/CKCK Regina15 Need to Bel I kr) Weatherly3 Melody of Love/Bobby Vinton

28 Wishing/Chicago30 Do It/B. T. Express

KAREN LAKEY/CKLG Vancouver38 Cat's in the CradlelHarry Chapin33 Crazy Talk1Chilliwack

The ( MAJOR MARKETProgrammers PLA YLIST

ADDITIONS

JACK WINTER/CKFH Toronto78 Ride 'Em CowboylPaul Davis42 I Feel A Song/Gladys KnightlPips96 FairytalelPointer Sisters* Wolfman Jack/Todd Rundgren/

Wolfman Jack73 Lost in ColoradolRon Nigrini86 Sweet Feelin'/Craig Ruhnke92 Ain't Too Proud/Rolling Stones

MIKE GODIN/CFOM Quebec City25 Sha-La-LaIAI Green40 Rockin' SoullHues Corp.28. Wishing/Chicago24 Passing Time/Bearfoot* Tied Qn1Alan GerberCHERYL IOHNSENICFCF Montreal* SomedaylDave Loggins* Mandy/Barry Manilow52 Promised LandlElvis Presley* Norma Jean/CunninghamTRUDY CHAMBERLAIN/CFGO Ottawa25 Sha-La-LalA I Green76 Dancin' FoollGuess Who* Linda/Ray Materick90 Sally Can't DancelLou Reed

BILLY GORRIE/CKRC Winnipeg78 Ride 'Em CowboylPoul Davis ,

92 Ain't Too Proud1Rolling Stones44 LaughterlNeil Sedoka t93 Only YoulRingo Starr77 You're the First/Barry White

SOUNDSWRITELooks good! Goes everywhere!

"ACROSS THE MILES" with NANCY WHITE(f/s "Morning Man")

"BACK TO DOWN EAST COUNTRY" GEORGE HAMILTON IVand "ONLY GOD KNOWS" with BEN McPEEK!

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The following singles are projected to reachthe top 25 of their respective charts, basedon early radio station action among thestations in the RPM sample.

CoittentporargNOW THAT SUMMER'S OVERTinker's Moon (Polydor)SHANGHAI'D IN SHANGHAINazareth (A&M)WOULDN'T WANT TO LOSE YOUR LOVEApril Wine (Aquarius)

AittitCHRISTMAS PASTTommy Ambrose (RCA)

r WHEN A CHILD IS BORNMicheal Holm (Mercury)IF YOU LIKES A MEGeorge Segal & Teresa Brewer &

The Imperial Jazz Band (RCA)

Cosier,DEVIL IN THE BOTTLET.G. Sheppard (Motown)THAT'S WHY I'M IN LOVE WITH LIFERoy Payne (RCA)DEAR GODRoy Clarke (Dot)

BOB GIBBONS/CKY Winnipeg68 junior's Form/Paul McCartney41 Kung Fu FightinglCarl DouglasBOB WILLIAMS/CHLO St. Thomas* Dream On/Righteous Bros.27 I've Got the Music/Kiki Dee Band92 Ain't Too Proud1Rolling Stones25 Sha-Lo-LalA I Green74 One Man WomanlAnkalCoates87 Good Feeling/Octavian

ALEX SHARPS TONE/CFTR Toronto86 Sweet Feelin'/Craig Ruhnke44 Laughter/Neil Sedaka92 Ain't too Proud1Rolling Stones* Must Have Got Lost/J. Geils Band93 Only YoulRingo StarrGREG STE WA RTICKGM Montreal* Lady EllenlIames Leroy* Lucy the SkylElton John* Wouldn't Want To LoselA'pril Wine*

Doctor's Orders/Carol Douglas .* Please Mr. Postman/CarpentersWAYNE BRYANTICHED Edmonton* Dark Horse/George Harrison96 FairytalelPointer Sisters'76 Dancin' FoollGuess Who23 / Can Help/Billy Swan20 When Will I See YoulThree Degrees

H. HART KIRCHICIME Regina93 Only YoulRingo Starr77 You're the First/Barry White24 Passing Time/BearfootBILL HENNESICKLW Windsor27 I've Got the Music/Kiki Dee Band* Lucy In the SkylElton John39 Angie BabylHelen Reddy

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IT'S BEEN A RECORD YEARIN RCA COUNTRY

WE'VE MADE IT TO THE No. 1SPOT ON THE CHARTS

13 DIFFERENT TIMES.HERE'S MORE

BIG COUNTRY

TOMMY HUNTER"BORN TO BE A GYPSY"

PB-50031

GARY BUCK"WHAT'LL I DO"

PB-50028

RICK NEUFELD"COUNTRY PRIDE"

PB-50037

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86 Sweet Feelin'/Craig Ruhnke* Make Me Do Anything/Foot in

Coldwater (LP)NEVIN GRANT/CKOC Hamilton44 Laughter/Neil Sedaka* Can You Give It All/Myles & LennyKAREN LA KEY ICKLG Vancouver41 Kung Fu FightinglCarl Douglas20 When Will I See YoulThree Degrees

The r BREAKOUTProgrammers MARKET

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LOU TURCOICIIC Sault Ste, Marie* Dream On/Righteous Bros.* Evil Boll-Weevil/Grand Canyon97 Three Ring CircusIBlue Magic77 You're the First/Barry White93 Only YoulRingo Starr72 Heavy Fallin' Out/Stylistics38 Cat's in the Cradle/Harry Chapin

DALE PA RKERICKPT PeterboroughCharted:41 Kung Fu FightinglCarl Douglas27 I've Got the MusiclKiki Dee Band92 Ain't Too ProudIRolling Stones* Lucy in the SkylElton JohnPlaylisted:75 Build a Tower/Susan Jacks* Lady EllenHames Leroy77 You're the First/Barry White82 Never Can Say Goodbye/Gloria Gaynor* Charade/Bee Gees* Morning Side/Marie & Donny OsmondJOHN KELLYICHYR Leamington41 Kung Fu FightinglCarl Douglas96 Fairytale/Pointer Sisters* Let's Love/Peggy Lee38 Cat's in the CradlelHarry Chapin52 It's Midnight/Elvis Presley* Chelsea Morning/Paul Horn* Rollin' Home/Lorence HudCHNO Sudbury96 FairytalelPointer Sisters* If/Telly Savalas74 One Man WomanlAnkalCoates* Charade/Bee Gees44 Laughter/Neil Sedaka* Mandy/Barry Manilow40 Rockin' Soul/Hues Corp.

* Dark Horse/George Harrison* Heartbreak Kid/Bo Donaldson68 Junior's FurmIPaul McCartney33 Crazy TalkIChilliwackBOB BA KERICICH Halifax38 Cat's in the Cradle/Harry Chapin41 Kung Fu FightinglCarl Douglas93 Only YoulRingo Starr27 I've Got the MusiclKiki Dee Band

PAT BOHNICHAB Moose law* Bungle in the Junglellethro Tull93 Only You/Ringo Starr38 Cat's in the Cradle/Harry Chapin74 One Man WomanlAnkalCoates76 Dancin' FoollGuess Who* Country Side/Wet Willie* Rock is My Life/BTO (LP)CJ ON St. John'sCharted:20 When Will 1See You/Three Degrees28 Wishing/Chicago39 Angie Baby/Helen Reddy25 Sha-La-La/Al Green52 Promised Land/Elvis PresleyPlaylisted:44 Laughter/Neil Sedaka

TED BROWNE1CHCM Marystown* Frogman Bradley/Bill Amesbury86 Baby We Can Make It/Craig Ruhnke* Stormy Eyes/Lisle38 Cat's in the CradlelHarry Chapin98 Early Morning Love/Sammy Johns* Ting A Ling Dina/Tinker's Moon* Voo Doo Magic/Rhodes Kids67 DoravillelAtlanta Rhythm Section* Ask Me/Ecstasy, Passion & Pain87 Good Feeling/Octavian

WALT EDWARDSICHEC Lethbridge44 Laughter/Neil Sedaka80 La La Peace Song/Al Wilson68 Junior's FarmIPaul McCartney79 WillielEric Clapton96 Fairytale/Pointer Sisters93 Only You/Ringo StarrCHEX PeterboroughCharted:39 Angie BabylHelen Reddy64 Mostly New Days/Ross Holloway28 Wishing/Chicago68 Junior's Form1Paul McCartneyPlaylisted:27 I've Got the Music/Kiki Dee Band38 Cat's in the CradlelHarry Chapin

GARY BUCK AND GRAND SLAM MUSIC (CAPAC)ARE PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE THE COMPLETION OF A DEAL TO

EXCLUSIVELY REPRESENTIAN TYSON'S NEWTONVILLE MUSIC (ASCAP)

Grand Slam Music1 Valleybrook DriveDon Mills, Ontario

LORNE THOMAS/CKOM SaskatoonCharted:41 Kung Fu FightinglCarl Douglas* Dream On/Righteous Bros.51 Whatever You Got/Jackson Five76 Dancin' FoollGuess Who99 Black LassielCheech & Chong93 Only YoulRingo Starr* Dark Horse/George HarrisonPlaylisted:92 Ain't Too Proud1Rolling Stones*

Postcard/The Wife* Heartbreak Kid1Bo Donaldson* Now That Summer's Over/Tinker's Moon* Roll OnIBTO82 Never Can Say GoodbyelGloria Gaynor

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TONY DERESTIICKCY Sault Ste. Marie78 Ride 'Em CowboylPaul Davis* Dream On/Righteous Bros.* Falling Out of Love/Buster Brown88 Light of Love/Ginette Reno79 Willie/Eric Clapton97 Three Ring CircusIBlue Magic47 Dirty Work/Songbird93 Only YoulRingo Starr* Morning Side/Marie & Donny Osmond66 Let's Straighten It OutILatimore36 Love Don't Love/Spinners51 Whatever You Got/Jackson Five94 Touch Me/Fancy92 Ain't Too ProudIRolling Stones

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J.P. GAUDETICFCY Charlottetown23 I Can HelpIBilly Swan86 Sweet Feelin'ICraig Ruhnke39 Angie BabylHelen Reddy* Goodbye Old Man/Christenson Bros.

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80 La La Peace Song/Al Wilson48 You Got the Love/Rufus38 Cat's in the CradlelHarry Chapin

DOUG BERG/CKSW Swift CurrentCharted:38 Cat's in the Cradle/Harry Chapin23 I Can HelpIBilly Swan39 Angie BabylHelen ReddyCHSC St. Catharines* Bungle in the Junglellethro Tull76 Dancin' FoollGuess Who* Dream On/Righteous Bros.63 Diana/Don GoodwinCFOR OrilliaCharted:27 I've Got the Music/Kiki Dee Band68 Junior's FarmIPaul McCartney74 One Man WomanlAnkalCoatesPlaylisted:45 / May Never See YoulGary & Dave28 Wishing/Chicago38 Cat's in the CradlelHarry Chapin

JOYCE MURPHY1CHCL MedleyCharted:74 One Man Woman/Paul AnkalOdia Coates84 Don't Let Me Down/Hollies* Can't Go Halfwayllohnny NashPlaylisted:79 WillielEric Clapton72 Heavy Fallin' Out/Stylistics38 Cat's in the CradlelHarry Chapin93 Only YoulRingo StarrJACQUES RENAUDICFLS LevisCharted:30 Do It1B.T. Express* Skin TightlOhio Players71 Dance GypsylFludd50 Can't Leave You AlonelGeorge McCraePlaylisted:94 Touch Me/Fancy* Country SidelWet Willie56 Something Sweet/Three Dog Night

CKCY Sault Ste. MarieCharted:23 I Can Help/Billy Swan68 I unior's FarmIPaul McCartney20 When Will / See You/Three Degrees27 I've Got the Music/Kiki Dee BandPlaylisted:41 Kung Fu Fighting/Carl Douglas33 Crazy Talk/ChilliwackCKBI Prince AlbertCharted:23 / Can Help/Billy Swan41 Kong Fu FightinglCarl Douglas25 Sha-La-LalAl Green87 Good Feeling/Octavian68 Junior's FormIPtul McCartney60 Rock & Roll1Tecry lacksPAT O'CONNOR/CHAT Medicine Hat* Mine For Me/Rod Stewart92 Ain't Too Proud1Rolling Stones94 Touch Mel Fancy* Loving ArmsIPetula ClarkTED HOCKA DA Y/CFTK Terrace93 Only YoulRingo Starr* Devil Gate Drive/Suzi Quatro20 When Will I See You/Three DegreesDOUG HA RRISONICINB North BattlefordCharted:28 Wishing/Chicago44 Laughter/Neil Sedaka* The Yellow Snow/Frank ZappaPlaylisted:* Shanghai'd/Nazareth* Heartbreak Kidrno Donaldson51 Whatever You Got/Jackson FiveA RNA HA LLORANICICB Sydney99 Black Lassie/Cheech & Chong* Ting A Ling Ding/Tinker's Moon* Dream On/Righteous Bros.93 Only YoulRingo Starr* Roll On Sweet Mississippi/Dobie Gray62 Woman to Woman/Shirley Brown

PAUL KENNEDY1CKDH AmherstCharted:25 Sha-La-LalA I Green43 Fire, Baby/Andy Kim23 / Can Help1Billy Swan38 Cat's in the CradlelHarry Chapin39 Angie Baby/Helen ReddyPlaylisted:28 Wishing/Chicago36 Love Don't Love/Spinners96 Fairytale/Pointer Sisters60 Rock & RollITerry Jacks33 Crazy Talk1Chilliwack

JOE DEVEAUXICKBC Bathurst* Rollin' HomelLorence Hud* Heartbreak KidIBo Donaldson79 Willie/Eric Clapton* Need Some Love/Rush* Fifth Movement/Percy Faith67 Doraville/Atlanta Rhythm Section* O.K. Chicago/Resonance* Get Dancin'/Disco Tex &

The Sex-o-lettes* Dancin' to the MusicIRockin' Horse* Blow Your WhistlelSoul SearchersCFCY Charlottetown

3 Melody of LovelBobby Vinton52 Promised LandlElvis Presley41 Kung Fu Fighting/Carl Douglas33 Crazy Talk1Chilliwack* I'm A Dreamer/Scrubbaloe CaineCKEN Kentville93 Only YoulRingo Starr* Morning Side/Marie & Donny Osmond82 Never Can Say Goodbye/Gloria Gaynor* NabuccolWaldo De Los Rios* Please Mr. Postman/Friend/Pat BoonePETE STAIRS1CJCI Woodstock, N.B.Charted:82 Never Can Say GoodbyelGloria Gaynor43 Fire, Baby/Andy Kim93 Only YoulRingo Starr

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* Girl From KnoxvillelDave Loggins* Heartbreak Kid/Bo Donaldson38 Cat's in the CradlelHarry Chapin* LindalRay Materick79 WillielEric Clapton* Sugar Pie Guy/The Joneses74 One Man WomanlAnkalCoates* You Get to Me/Eddie Rabbitt* The Hill/Ray Griff* All Time Sunshine.Woman/Ray McAuley* She Loves Away the Blues/Canadian

Zephyr* Kentucky GamblerlMerle Haggard* Juke Box Band/Ginger BoatwrightLARRY BENNETT/CFCB Corner Brook

3 Melody of Love/Bobby Vinton58 You Can Have HerlSam Neely38 Cat's in the CradlelHarry Chapin40 Rockin' Soul/Hues Corp.42 I Feel A Song/Gladys KnightlPipsCHYM Kitchener74 One Man WomanlAnkalCoates* Slide UplOriginal Caste* Chelsea Morning/Paul Horn* Dream On/Righteous Bros.* Come Fill/B. RichardsCFBC Saint John74 One Man WomanlAnkalCoates93 Only YoulRingo StarrCFCH North Bay48 You Got the Love/Rufus96 FairytalelPointer Sisters80 La La Peace SonglA I Wilson94 Touch Me/Fancy78 Ride 'Em Cowboy/Paul Davis62 Woman to WomanIShirley Brown74 One Man WomanlAnkalCoates33 Crazy Talk/Chilliwack60 Rock & Roll/Terry Jacks

GARY RICHARDSICKBW Bridgewater* Have A Nice Day/John Davidson75 Build A Tower/Susan lacks23 I Can HelpIBilly Swan60 Rock & RollITerry Jacks68 Junior's FarmIPaul McCartney22 Overnight Sensation/RaspberriesJIM RODERICK/CJSS Cornwall62 Woman to WomanIShirley Brown52 Promised LandlElvis Presley38 Cat's in the CradlelHarry Chapin*

Mary-go-Round/Guy*Dancing/Michael Argue

97 Three Ring CircusIBlue Magic* Meet Me on the Corner/Peter Noone* I'll Never Say NeverlSparky78 Ride 'Em CowboylPaul Davis* Ruby Baby/ Billy "Crash" CraddockDAVE JENNINGSICHOK Sarnia* Chelsea Morning/Paul Horn38 Cat's in the CradlelHarry Chapin*

Tired of Writing Songs/Napoliand GlassonCHNL KamloopsCharted:* Linda/Ray Materick

17 24 (6)

18 11 (6)

19 16 (11)

20 40 (3)

'21 21 (14)

22 18 (13)

23 13 (11)

24 25 (4)

25 19 (12)

38 Cat's in the CradlelHarry Chapin68 Junior's FarmIPaul McCartney* Let Go/Brian Cadd* Devil Gate DrivelSuzi Quatro79 WillielEric ClaptonPlaylisted:74 One Man WomanlAnkalCoates83 Carousel Man/Cher87 Good FeelinglOctavian

TheProgrammers

POP MUSICADDITIONS

CARL WORTH/CJGX YorktonBoney Fingers/Hoyt AxtonRubber BandsITelly Savalas

Born To Be A Gypsy/Tommy HunterCalifornia LadylMercey Bros.Letters/Ron NigriniJUDY CASSELMAN/CKEY TorontoI'll Be Gone/Huggett FamilyTake Me BacklGary MeisterMan From Nazareth/Ray AnthonyBianca/Freddy BreckReunion/Glen Campbell (LP)Keath Barrie Sings of Love & Places (LP)TONY LUCIANI/CHFI TorontoCharade/Bee GeesIf You Like Me/George Segal/Teresa BrewerButterfly/Barbra Streisand (LP)Alone/Rod McKuen (LP)STEVE WOODRUFF/CIVH VanderhoofGive Me A Reason/Maureen McGovernBoogie Woogie Rock & Roll/Jerry Reed

D

IYIPOP MUSIC PLAYLIST

1 5 (6)

2 10 (7)

3 1 (7)

(7)4 4

5 6 (7)

LAUGHTER IN THE RAINNeil SedakaMCA 40313-JWHEN WILL I SEE YOU AGAINThree DegreesPhila. Intl ZS83550-HLONGFELLOW SERENADENeil DiamondColumbia 10043-HSO YOU ARE A STARHudson BrothersCasablanca 0108-M

LONG GONElig Debbie Fleming

Attic AT102-KMY MELODY OF LOVE

6 2 (7) Bobby VintonABC 12022-N

CAT'S IN THE CRADLE7 7 (7) Harry Chapin

Elektra 45203-PAFTER THE GOLDRUSH

8 3 (10) PreludeDawn 1052-LFIRE, BABY I'M ON FIRE

%IR Andy KimIce IC2-KANGIE BABYHelen ReddyCapitol 3972-FROCK AND ROLL (I GAVE YOU

THE BEST YEARS OF MY LIFE)Terry Jacks -Goldfish GS111-W

9 12 (4)

10 14

11 45 (2)

12 8 (10)

13 42 (2)

BACK HOME AGAINJohn DenverRCA TB -10065-NONE MAN WOMAN, ONE

WOMAN MANPaul Anka/Odia CoatesUnited Artists UAXW569-UI MAY NEVER SEE YOU AGAIN

14 9 (7) Gary & DaveAxe 19-TBUILD A TOWER

15 17 (4) ',Susan JacksGoldfish GS109-WIT'S MIDNIGHT

16 30 (5) Elvis PresleyRCA 10074-NEVERLASTING LOVECarl CarltonABC 27001-NHONEY HONEYAbbeAtlantic 3209-PJAZZ MANCarole KingOde 66101-W

RIDE 'EM COWBOYPaul DavisBang 712-TCANDY BABY,..StrongheartUBIC UA501-KCAREFREE HIGHWAYGordon LightfootReprise 1309-P

LOVE ME FOR A REASONThe OsmondsMGM 14746-0THE LAST FAREWELLRoger WhittakerRCA PB-50030-N

SON OF A ROTTEN GAMBLERAnne MurrayCapitol 72737-F

26 46 (2)

27 20 (14)

28 41 (31

29 15 (161

30 22 (15)

31 26 (18)

3332 2381 0(27))

34 36 (3)

35 33 111)

36 38 (5)

37 44 (2)

38

39 49 (2)

40 34 (15)

41 ---- (1)

4432 4373 (10)(2)

44 48 (2)

45 50 (2)

46 47 (2)

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11

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80 (1)

MORNING SIDE OF THEMOUNTAIN

Marie And Donny OsmondMGM M-14765-0STOP & SMELL THE ROSESMac DavisColumbia 3-10018-H

®CraigFEELING

RuhnkeUnited Artists UAXW-567X-UCARRIE'S GONE

StoneLeo LA101-KHOW FAR IS MARS

MI Jerry Toth SingersBadger C-249

....MORNING SONGlig Rick Neufeld

RCA KPBO 0039-NTHE BLACK-EYED BOYSPaper LaceMercury 73620-0I HONESTLY LOVE YOUOlivia Newton -JohnMCA 40280-J

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AFTER ALL IS SAID AND DONEVic FranklynCelebration CEL 2102X -MTHE NEED TO BEJim WeatherlyBuddah 420-M

MEMORIEStip Michael Tarry

Reprise CR4024-PLOST IN COLORADO

®Ron NigriniAttic AT -104-KDIANADon GoodwinSuper Blue SB 821-0LINDA PUT THE COFFEE ON

iv Ray MaterickAsylum ASC5001 -P

TIN MANAmericaWarner Bros. 7839-PI CAN HELPBilly SwanMonument 8-8621-H

CALIFORNIA LADYel The Mercey Brothers

RCA PB-50015-NLIGHT OF LOVE

*Ginette RenoParrot PAR -2558-KI'LL BE GONE

617.0 Huggett FamilyDaffodil DI L1055 -M

HELP ME*Doug Steiger

RCA JA -50021-N

CHARADEBee GeesRSO S0501-0

ONLY YOURingo StarrApple 1876-FSOMETHIN' BOUT YOU BABY

I LIKETom Jones -Parrot 40080-KWISHING YOU WERE HEREChicagoColumbia 3-10049-HIFTelly SavalasMCA 40301-J

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The ( COUNTRY

PrograemersADDITIONS

RON FOSTERICKLW-FM WindsorRoll It On Homeward/Linda BrownLovin' Touch/Skeeter DavisKentucky GamblerlMerle HaggardLittle Boy Blue/ Vicki FletcherNever Coming Back/Rex Allen Jr.There Is A Place/Brenda SmithMake Hay/Jerry WallaceDOUG BERG/CKSW Swift CurrentBack Home/John DenverMississippilCharley PrideCredit Card Song/Dick FellerWhatcha Gonna Do/Susan RayeKentucky GamblerlMerle HaggardCHSC St. CatharinesCountry Pride/Rick NeufeldThank God I'm Chicken/Roy PayneJ.P.GA UDETICFCY CharlottetownNever Long Enough/R.Harlan SmithI Can Help/Billy SwanGod's PeoplelDiane LeighGoodbye Old Man/Christenson BrosGinny/Ray FrancisFREEMAN ROACHICICB SydneyCountry GirIllody MillerMy Love Train/La CostaPoor Sweet Baby/Jean SheppardMy Woman's Man/Freddie HartWhatcha Gonna Do/Susan RayePAUL MOORMANICKLC KingstonHonky Tonk Music/Compton BrosU.S. of A /Donna FargoPhases & Stages/Willie NelsonMaggie/Frankie GibbsLARRY KUNKELICFAC CalgaryLegend In My Time/Ronnie MilsapDear God/Roy ClarkBlue WaterlDixie Lee InnesThat's Why/Roy PayneDON RAMSA Y/CJIC Sault Ste. MarieGod's People/Diane LeighSingin' In The Kitchen/Bobby Bare FamilyBorn To Be A Gypsy/Tommy HunterLove Is SimplelFamily BrownGhost Story/Mike GrahamI Can HelpIBilly SwanI'll Carry Your PicturelNewman Sisters

She's GonelLou RawlsLoving ArmsIPetula ClarkSeems Like/Guess Who

ART COLLINSICFRB TorontoSeems Like/Guess WhoCountry Pride/Rick NeufeldChristmas Dream/Perry ComoChristmas Past/Tommy AmbroseThree Ring CircusIBlue MagicRock Your Baby/Lenny Dee (LP)Melodie d'AmourIChantal ParyLYNN LA TIMER/CHML HamiltonOne Man WomanlAnkalCoatesI Can HelpIBilly SwanSally G./Paul McCartneyDream On/Righteous Bros.Sad Sweet Dreamer/Sweet SensationU.S. of A./Donna FargoWhat Ladies Can Do/Dorsey BurnetteWillie's Burgundy FiveLoving Arms/Petula ClarkI Think I'll Tell Her1O.C. SmithMore Than Anything/Barry WhiteShare Your Love/Charlie RichCKWW WindsorOnly Youlltingo StarrMorning Side/Marie & Donny OsmondDream On/Righteous Bros.One Man WomanlAnkalCoatesCKOV KelownaTonight/RubettesOnly You/Ringo StarrCountry Side of LifelWet WillieBuilding Condemned/Dave LogginsSTEVE RE VOYICKCL TruroMy Love Train/La CostaGive Me A Little Lovin'/Hugh ScottGoodbye Old Man/Christenson Bros.Wait Till the Mailman/Joe FirthDavil in the Bottle/T.G. SheppardRoll It/Linda BrownSHEILA CONNER/CKFM TorontoMy Eyes Adored You/Frankie ValliCharade/Bee GeesI'll Never Say NeverlSparkyBOB BROWN/CKDA VictoriaOne Man WomanlAnkalCoatesSo You Are a Star/Hudson Bros.

Roses/Gene CottonDON LLOYDICJA V Port AlberniEverybody Needs A RainbowlRay StevensDream On/Righteous Bros.>Sad Sweet Dreamer/Sweet Sensation

.9111416_,-`11 IrC

My Love Train/La CostaLinda/Ray MuterickLLOYD PRICE/CJOX Grand BankCharted:ted:I c Help/Billy SwanAngie Baby/Helen ReddyFire, Baby/Andy KimEverlasting LovelCarl CarltonGoldrush/Preludelust One Look/Anne MurrayI May Never See You/Gary & DaveDAN RADFORD/CKX BrandonSha-La-LalAl GreenNever Can Say GoodbyelGloria GaynorCarousel Man/CherCome Fill Your Cup/B. RichardsCat's in the Cradle/Harry ChopinThree Ring CircusIBlue Magic

Ther FMProgrammers

KA YE LAPPINGIWBEN-FM BuffaloThe Entertainer/Billy JoelAngie Baby/Helen Reddylust One Look/Anne MurrayDreams Are 10 A PennylFirst ClassMorning Side/Marie & Donny OsmondPlease Mr. Postman/CarpentersHalf A Million Miles/Albert Hammond(LP)Only You/Ringo Starr(LP)California Memories/Tim Weisberg(LP)SANDY GRA HAMICIFM MontrealVeedon FleecelVan Morrison(LP)Walls & Bridges/John Lennon(LP)Smiler/Rod Stewart(LP)Charlebois(LP)Late For The Sky/Jackson Browne(LP)When The Eagle Flies/Traffic(LP)WaitressIMaria Muldour(LP)Heroes/Fleetwood Mac(LP)War Child/Jethro Tull(LP)Goodnight Vienna/Ringo Starr(LP)CAROL WILLIAMSICHOM MontrealBeau Dommage(LP)New Skin/Leonard Cohen(LP)StormbringerlDeep Purple(LP)In A Musical WorkshoplDave Loggins(LP)Mother Lode/Loggins & Messina(LP)The Good Earth/Manfred Mann(LP)Goodnight Vienna/Ringo Starr(LP)

ADDITIONS

"BIG RED JIMMY"BY

JERRY WARREN

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Thank God/Roy PayneGinnylRay FrancisBalladeer/Jim & Don HaggartNever Long Enough/R. Harlan SmithBadger BodinelOrval ProphetWhat A Man/Lynn Anderson1.GOLDICHFX HalifaxChartedRaindropsINarvel FeltsBack To Down EastIGeo Hamilton IVYou Get To Me/Eddie RabbittWhat A Man/Lynn Anderson

SPENCE CHERRIERICHCL MedleyChartedGod's PeoplelDiane LeighGinny(f/s)/Ray FrancisA Mi EsposalSonny lamesMonster's HolidaylBuck Owens

PlaylistedLonely Nights(Sukiyaki)/Jim FranklinDelta DirtILarry GatlinMy Wife's House'Jerry WallaceGhost Story/Mike GrahamRoll It On HomewardlLinda BrownAre We Making LovelFreddy WellerTED HOCKADAYICFTK TerraceFly RavenlBruce MillerShe Called Me BabylCharlie RichGreat DividelRoy ClarkGinny/Ray FrancisCHARLIE RUSSELLIC1CI WoodstockChartedLove 0 Love/Merle KilgoreFather & Daughter/Cash & NixBoney Fingers/Hoyt AxtonDelta Dirt1Larry Gatlin

Li et 1COUNTRY PLAYLIST

1 2 (10)CAREFREE HIGHWAYGordon Lightfoot 26 19 (12)

TO.UrnRmSyUAMrnMbroseSONGReprise REP 1309-P RCA PB-50007-NCOUNTRY IS I SEE THE WANT TO2 4 (8) Tom T. Hall 27 10 (15) IN YOUR EYESMercury 73617-0

Conway Twitty-MCA 40282-JI HONESTLY LOVE YOU LONG BLACK VEIL3 1 (15) Olivia Newton -John 28 43 (2) Sarruni SmithMCA 40280-J Mega 1214-MI CAN HELP

THE DOOR -

4 24 (7) Billy Swan 29 35 (3) George JonesMonument ZS88621-HEpic 8-50038-H

SON OF A ROTTEN GAMBLERGOODBYE OLD MAN5 5 (12) kV Anne Murray 30 32 (5) cdp Christenson BrothersCapitol 72737-F Orion 7401 X -M

SHE CALLED ME BABY BIG RED JIMMY6 6 (10) Charlie Rich 31 33 (4) Jerry WarrenRCA 10062-N United Artists IJAXW562X-UBACK HOME AGAIN

BORN TO BE -A GYPSY7 8 (7) John Denver 32 34 (4) 610 Tommy HunterRCA 10065-NRCA PB50031-N

GET ON MY LOVE TRAINGHOST STORY8 25 (6) LaCoste 33 37 (3) ai Mike Graham & FriendCapitol 3945-FUnited Artists UAXW-543-U

TAKE ME HOME TO SOMEWHERE FLY RAVEN FLY9 14 (8) Joe Stampley 34 48 (3) ® Bruce MillerDot 17522-M A&M AM373-WMEMORY MAKER

10 44 (2) Mel Tillis 35 27 (5) 0DG2rOe'SLPercgPLE ARE ONEMGM 14744-0

Marathon 1123-C

11 3 (16)MISSISSIPPI COTTON PICKING

DELTA TOWNCharley Pride -RCA P5 -10030-N

36 36 SUNSHINE LADY(2) ob RuzickaRCA P5 -50016-N

9I'D GO THROUGH IT ALL AGAIN DOWN TO THE END OF THE WINE12 (7) gi Carroll Baker 37 (11 Jack Blanchard & Misty MorganGaiety 756

Epic 8-50023-H

13 46 (2)CAN'T YOU FEEL ITDavid Houston 38 40 (2) cgb RonS TN iigNrinCDLORADOEpic 50009-H Attic AT- 104-K

14 16 (7)BRING BACK YOUR LOVE TO MEDon GibsonHickory 327-K

39 38 BALLAD OF JOHNNY CANUCK141

Alt Charlie MacKinnonMarathon 45-805-C

DELTA DIRT IF GINNY KNEW15 21 (6) Larry Gatlin 40 39 (4) Ray FrancisMonument ZS8 8622-H Condor 97048-CWE'RE OVER FAIRYTALE16 49 (2) Johnny Rodriguez 41 47 (2) Pointer SistersMercury 73621-0 Blue Thumb 254-MLOVE IS A BUTTERFLY GIVE ME JUST A LITTLE LOVIN'17 7 (12) Dolly PartonRCA 10031-N 42 48 (2) 0111Hugh Scott

Melbourne GT-3370 KTROUBLE IN PARADISE HELP ME18 41 (2) Loretta Lynn 43 45 (4) Doug SteigerMCA 40283-J RCA JA -50021-NEVERY TIME I TURN THE WHAT A MAN, MY MAN IS19 22 (6) RADIO ON 44 (1) Lynn AntlersEinBill Anderson -MCA 40304-J Cnlunrbia 3-10041-HYOU'RE NOT GETTING OLDER THE DAYSARE NEVER LONG20 26 (7) Freddie Weller 45 28 (5) telColumbia 3-10016-H R. Harlan Smith-GRT 1230-78-7STOP AND SMELL THE ROSES HE CAN'T FILL MY SHOES

21 11 (9) Mac Davis 46 111 lens Let: LewisColumbia 8-10018-H Mercury 7:3618-HA WINDOW MANNIKIN THAT SWEET LITTLE OLD

22 13 (13) Jo -Anne NewmanCondor 97040A -C 47 50 (2) LADY OF MINE

Johnny CarverHOUSE OF GLASS ABC 12017-N

23 15 (11) OP Allan CapsonMarathon 45-1122-C 48SALLY G.

(1) Paul McCartney.Apple 1875E

WELCOME TO THE SUNSHINE HE CAN BE MINE24 42 (2) Jeannie Pruett 49 Jeannie SeeleyMCA 40281-J MCA 40281-JTHE HILL YOU GET TO ME25 18 (7) *Ray Grill 50 (1) Eddie Rabbit(Dot 17519X -M Elektra 45895-P

PlaylistedIt's Time To Pay/Cal SmithSEAN EYRE/CHEX PeterboroughChartedWe're Over/Johnny RodriguezShe Loves Away The Blues/Cdn ZephyrWhat A Man/Lynn AndersonTake Me Home/Joe StampleyHELEN MOULTON ICI VI VictoriaChartedCountry GirIllody MillerRock On Baby/Brenda LeePlaylistedCoast Country/Dave BakerKitty Starr/Ron NigriniBack To Down EastIGeo Hamilton IVDon't Step On My Dreams/Frankie GibbsMURRAY DICKSON/CKFX-FM BrandonBorn To Be A Gypsy/Tommy HunterFly Raven/Bruce MillerMy Love Train/La CostaThat Country Boy/Barbi Benton

insights & soundsTHE NEWFOUNDLAND HERALD(August 21, 1974)

by Bob Cousins(Special to RPM)

Sooner or later Newfie's SuperStars who live in Toronto returnhome to play the Strand in theAvalon Mall which might bedubbed the Showcase for Stars.The latest, MATADOR Record-ing Artist JERRY ELI, playedthe STRAND last week to kickoff a 30 day tour of his nativeProvince.

The versatile ContemporaryCountry Artist from start tofinish put on a rousing shownight after night before a jammedhouse. Without gimmicks, streetlevel language or "Upalong put-on" Jerry demonstrated that heis as attractive on stage as he wasfeared on the soccer pitch yearsago. He tore down the housewith songs like "My CountryCanada", which has been ridingthe Charts here in Newfie allsummer.

Also deserving special credit ishis backup group The Jaylerswho helped keep their Star frontand centre. Quite at contrast tosome of the backup groups thatused to seemingly upstage OurFavourite Son Harry Hibbs.

Jerry kicks off his 30 one nightshows on the Burin Peninsula thisweek. Looks like he deserves themantle "Newfie's First CountryGentleman."!

JERRY ELI -

performs at theMatador After Hours Club

in Torontoweekends from

12MN to 4:30AMFri. & Sat.

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And that's what's happened to country music. It's for all people, everywhere.

It wasn't always like that. BMI Canada and Canada's country music have grown up to-gether. Most of the creators of this music had their start with BMI Canada.

We are proud of them and their achievements and salute them as well asthe increasing number of users who are bringing their music to the earsof Canada and the world.

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