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Just before leaving for South Africa- Friday. March HI' 1961

min RICHARD WRITES FOR YOU AND LETS YOU INTO1T seems difficult to believe that, although I'm talking to you

now in London, by the time NME readers receive theircopy of this week's paper, 1 shall be thousands of milesaway in another continent-in the heart of South Africa.And I can't tell you how very excited I feel about this trip.

It's something I've dearlywanted to undertake for a longtime. Well over a year has elapsedsince I first heard that my recordswere selling pretty welt in SouthAfrica, and since then I've beenfortunate in that most of my discshave gone into their hit parade.

I've heard so many reports from'my colleagues in show business,about the warmth of their receptionin the Union, and the wonderful timethey've had out there, that I simplycan't wait to get cracking. And see-ing how well Marty has been receivedthere, has made me even moreenthusiastic.

You know, this promises to he aparticularly exciting and interestingyear for me. There are all sortsof intriguing things planned. and itdoes look as though 1961 will giveme the opportunity of broadeningmy scope infinitely more than I havebeen able to do in the past.

Perhaps the most thrilling develop-ment, at any rate in the moreimmediate future, is the new film,on which I shall he starting worknot long after I return from theSouth African tour.

It promises to be the mostambitious I have made so far andI hope that it will meet with thefans' approval.I think they should get quite a

kick out of it, because it includesabout a dozen numbers, which is

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considerably more than I sang in myprevious movies. I understand thatlive or six of them will he with theShadows. while the rest will be lavishproduction items.

It's quite possible that the Shadowswill also be featured in some of theproduction routines, together withdancers and chorus, but that remainsto be seen.

We're also trying to arrange forthe group to be given a spot on theirown, in which they will do aninstrumental number. But it alldepends on whether an appropriateplace can be found for it in theaction. In any case, the boys willhe fitted into the script, in such away that each of them will take asmall " bit " role. so they willcertainly be well in the limelightduring the picture.

I believe that this production willbe one of the largest -scale musicalfilms to be made in a British studiofor some time.

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Anyway, everything about thisforthcoming picture strikes me asbeing extremely worthwhile andabsorbing.I hope that it will have a desirable

effect upon my career, and that itwill meet with your approval. Inany event, you can rest assured thatl am going to have a ball making it!

During the summer I shall spendsix weeks at Blackpool. This, too,is an eagerly awaited experience forme. You see, it will be my firstmajor seaside summer season. It'strue that I spent last summer at theLondon Palladium, and I shallalways remember that as one of thehighlights of my career.

But there's something differentabout playing a seaside resort at theheight of the summer season,especially Blackpool, and I haveevery intention of enjoying myself.

Perhaps the most fascinating of all

Proudly and happily, CLIFF poses with themagnificent trophy he won for being votedby you the Top British Male Vocalist andrunner-up in the World Male Singer division.

It hasn't been given a title yet,for the simple reason that we aretrying to find one that is both pro-voking and arresting, without beinghackneyed. And I can assure youthat it is far from easy to dream tipan effective and appealing title.

I'm told that appearing in the filmwith me will be a very delightfulGerman girl called Heidi Bruhl. Youmay have seen her picture in thepapers-she was over here recentlywhen an English -lyric version of herhit record, Ring Of Gold," wasreleased in this country. I under-stand she won a Gold Disc for thisnumber in its original form in hernative Germany.

Anyway, she sings extremelywell, besides looking a milliondollars, so she will certainly be adecided asset to have in the film.And I'm really looking forward toworking with this fascinating younglady I

To be filledThere are one or two other spots

in the casting still to be filled, andI'm not quite sure who the producershave in view for them. There wassome talk of that nine -year -oldItalian girl, La Piccola Pupa, beingsought for an appearance. You mayhave seen her recently doing one ortwo guest spots m Max Bygraves'ATV series, " Roamin' Holiday,"which has just ended.

She'd certainly be a noveltyaddition to the cast ! I have alsomade one suggestion myself, in thehope that maybe they will give someconsideration to my idea, though atthis stage I have no confirmationthat they are necessarily going to doso.

My own particular thought is thatI would very much like to see youngHelen Shapiro in the film. She'sonly 14 years old, but she hasimmense potential, and could wellbecome one of the biggest names inBritish show business. I am veryenthusiastic about her singing, havingheard her first record release "Don'tTreat Me Like A Child," and I'dsure like to get her into the picture.If it doesn't materialise though, Ihope that we shall have the chanceof working together in some otherway soon.

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the various projects which are beinglined up for this year is the pos-sibility of a trip to Hollywood tomake a film in the autumn. This, ofcourse, is far from definite at thisjuncture, but it is on the cards.

I understand that a representativeof the Grade Organisation is flyingto Hollywood this week to take partin discussions about my appearancein a film there. So when I returnfrom South Africa I should knowwhether or not the deal has beenclinched.

Naturally, I'm hoping that itwill come about. I should betickled pink to be given the chanceof making a movie in the world'sfilm capital.Besides which, I met so many

wonderful people on my Americantour List year that I should be veryhappy to resume my acquaintancewith some of them.

People are continually asking mewhether I might want to stay inAmerica if I am given the offer. Or

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Well, to start with, I don't, forsales in the States onewoulditymoment,arise-forth I'm stillatthec verypor-

much of an unknown quantity overWHO has sold more records in

America in the past two monthsthan any other artist ? No, notElvis Presley - nor the EverlyBrothers. The answer is theShirelles-the all -girl vocal group,who are currently hitting the highspots in this country, too, withtheir No. 4 placing of " Will YouLove Me Tomorrow."

In the States, hot on the heels oftheir No. 1 triumph with this title,their follow-up record, "DedicatedTo The One I Love," has nowtaken over the running-and hasbecome a Top Ten entrant.

In Britain, Elvis clearly leads thefield. But the girls are neverthe-less doing extremely well with theirrecord, which BBC -TV's "JukeBox Jury " so adamantly voted a" miss "!

And I'm told that " Dedicated ToThe One I Love " will be releasedhere shortly, though at the momentit is being held until the demandfor the present hit begins toslacken.

This next record is rather interestingin that it is two years old, and isactually taken from the girls' firstalbum. It only saw the light ofday as a single, because Statesidedisc -jockeys persisted in playing

WHO'S WHERE(Week commencing March 13. 1961)

EMILE FORD and CHECKMATES,JIMMY LLOYDGlasgow Empire

NORMAN WISDOM, YANALondon Palladium

HARRY SECOMBE, ROY CASTLE,GARY MILLERManchester Palace

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KAYE SISTERSPalace Club, Bury and Accrington

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SHOW BIZ XIWhite City Stadium, Manchester,3 p.m. Sunday March 12.

the track, and thus created ademand for it.

Now the girls' second album, " TheShirelles Swing To Trumpet AndStrings," has been completed, andis due for release in America inabout five weeks. It consists, forthe greater part, of material notpreviously released, and featuresarrangements by a -and -r manager,Luther Dixon-with rhythm-and-blues tenor-saxist King Curtisacting as musical director.

IN DEMANDRight now the girls are in tremen-

dous demand in the States-bothfor one-nighter tours, and forguest appearances on leading coast -to -coast TV shows.

Towards the end of May, they travelout to America's West Coast, toundertake their first engagementsin this vicinity, and they also havea visit to Honolulu lined up forapproximately this same time.

Yes, indeed, the four girls fromPassaic High School in New Jersey-Shirley, Addie, Doris andBeverly-are certainly all the ragein America right now. And judg-ing by their initial success in thiscountry, with " Will You Love MeTomorrow,", they have every inten-tion of maintaining their hitsequence here.-D..1.

there, and it's quite an achievementto have them consider me for onepicture, without assuming that theymight want me for more.

But, in any case, even if this wereso, I shouldn't want to takeadvantage of the offer. Take it fromme, I don't want to stay in America.It isn't that I have anything againstthat country-far from it. I thinkit's realty great over there, Ithoroughly enjoyed my tour, and Isincerely hope I can make a filmthere later this year. But the plainfact is that I like Britain even more!

By the way, I should like tothank all the fans who have writtento me about my new record," Theme For A Dream."

I was hopingI was hoping there would be sonic

sort of response, as I was anxious toknow what you thought of it, sinceit sounds a little different from myearlier releases. But didn't dreamthat you would write in such over-whelming numbers !

It is, of course, the first time wehave used a girl chorus on any ofmy records. The reason for doingso is really quite simple. When wewere sent a demonstration recordfor us to decide whether or not weshould like to cover the number, thetrial disc featured a girl backing-which, in fact, was even moreprominent than we eventually madeit on our final product.

I am pleased that the majority ofyou seem to like this effect, thoughthere are some who disapprove ofit. That is only natural, of course.It's also precisely what fans are for-to tell you what they think ofyour work, how you can improveyour performance, and what you cando to please them.

My fans are never hesitant ingiving me the benefit of their advice,which is something I always welcome,and for which I am very gratefulto them. For the fans are all-important to me, and I am deter-mined at all times to do everythingI can to please them.

Indeed, I wish I could take youall with me on my trip to SouthAfrica, but, unfortunately, that isn'tpossible. Never mind-see you allagain in a few weeks !

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HOME -TOWN FANS GO WILD WHEN ELVIS ROCKSNMExclusive

Pictures byBOB WILLIAMS

*The girls go wild as Presley swaysas he sings at the Ellis Auditorium,Memphis. Dig Elvis' white jacketwith frilled -edged lapels, black tie,shirt buttons and handkerchief, ringon his finger, watch on his wrist andsuede shoes with fancy buckles.And behind, his guitar, ready for use

in certain numbers.

Britain? Colonel will know

plied : " My love life hasn't pro-gressed. Nothing really importanthas happened along that line. I'll letyou know."

Is marriage out of the question ?" It's hard to say," he told the re-porters. "I am not ready for marriageand until I am . . . but I can say itwould not be out because of acareer."

Elvis faced the pressmen in a neat,dark suit and tie and white shirt,which prompted one reporter to ask:" Aren't your clothes a little moreconservative these days ? "

Elvis smiled and replied: " I really"Applause throughout this song was don't know. I'm getting a little older,

so strong it dinned out Elvis' singing but I don't know much about clothes.and everything else but the electric Yes, you might say I am a little moreguitar and bass drum. conservative."

" When this number-the grand Questioned as to whether recent hitsfinale-was completed, Elvis came like "It's Now Or Never" and "Areback once to acknowledge the storm You Lonesome Tonight " indicate aof applause, blow his listeners a kiss departure from his rock style, Elvis

Immediately prior to the concerts, and then sprint for a side door on countered: " I don't dislike rock 'n'Elvis (climbing the British charts Front Street. There, he leapt into roll - I just do what I think I canagain with "Wooden Heart"), vowed an automobile waiting to rescue him do best."that he was nervous and " fighting from an army of autograph seekers." He later went on to say thatbutterflies in his stomach." But his although the beaty "Don't Be Cruel"performance at both shows reflected Reception is his biggest seller of all (it hasno signs of nerves, and on both occa- topped the four million mark), hissions, he wowed the wildly enthusias- At the press reception, Elvis was personal favourite recording is thetic audiences with some 20 songs questioned on a wide variety of ballad -type " It's Now Or Never."packed into each 49 -minute act. topics and revealed that he will make Despite his liking for film work,

11 films in the next five years. He Elvis confessed that personal appear -stressed that he would like to con- antes were still his first love. Howcentrate on movies as much as about a trip to Europe, includingpossible in the future, and added : dates in Britain ? Elvis was very" I would like to play dramatic roles, guarded in his reply. " Perhaps . . .

but I am not yet ready for it. I eventually. Col. Parker will knowwould be foolish to undertake them when," he said.yet." After telling the pressmen of his

Quizzed about his romantic attach- smoking habits (" I don't smokements, 26 -year -old Elvis (who was much. Sometimes I smoke a cigarborn not so very far away from when Col. Parker gives me one-butMemphis, in the town of Tupelo) re- that isn't often "), and confessing

SATURDAY, February 25-a big day in the lives of the thousands of pop music fans wholive in the Tennessee city of Memphis. More exciting than Election Night, more colour-

ful than Independence Day, and just like Christmas all over again. Why? Because Mr. Rock'n' Roll himself was coming to town to take part in Elvis Presley Day !

And what an occasion it turned out to be ! Elvis came,saw and conquered all before him. Almost 10,000 people-teenage fans as well as their parents-squeezed themselves intothe Ellis Auditorium for the singer's first in -person concerts infour years.

Earlier, at a special luncheon,civic dignitaries jostled to shakehis hand ; and no less than 50photographers plus a host ofpressmen queued to get a glimpseof him at a press reception !

Special reports fromMemphis-edited byKEITH GOODWIN

Presley-one of the highest paidstars in the world today-would havegrossed a small fortune had his visitto Memphis been an ordinary en-gagement. Instead, because it was acharity function, he donated his ser-vices free-and to help swell thegrand total of $51,612 even further,he even bought a ticket to get intothe Auditorium himself

ReviewReviewing the afternoon concert in

the Memphis Sunday newspaper," The Commercial Appeal," CharlesEdmundson wrote : " Elvis set hisaudience shrieking, whistling, moan-ing and swooning with joy. He sang,recited, downed, gesticulated andswiveled at the microphone while hisaudience applauded so loudly muchof the time as to drown out themusic.

" The remarkable performance wasblendid from various ingredients -Negro cottonfield harmony, campmeeting fervour, Hollywood show-manship, beatnik nonchalance andsome of the manipulations of masspsychology.

" Enthusiasm reached a climax

when Elvis relaxed and broke into

the cottonfield hoedown of ' You

Ain't Nothin' But A Hound Dog'a number which helped make him

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AllisonsReal names : Johnny

Allison.Birth dates : December

(Johnny); February(Bob).

Birthplaces : LondonTrowbridge (Bob).

Height : 5 ft. 1 I ins.5 ft. 8 ins. (Bob).

Weight : 10 st. 10 lb.9 st. 7 lb. (Bob).

Colour of eyes : Hazel.Colour of hair: Brown (Johnny);

dark brown (Bob).Brothers and sisters: Susan, Peter

and Shirley.Parents' names: Winifred and

Edward Allison.Instruments played : Guitars.Where educated: Wandsworth Tech-

nical, London (Johnny); EmanuelGrammar, London (Bob).

Musical education: With a churchchoir.

Ages at which entered show busi-ness: 21 (Johnny); 19 (Bob).

First public appearances: BoyScouts' show at Fulham, London,in 1959.

Biggest break in career: WinningBritish heat of the EurovisionSong Contest.

TV debut: Televising of Song Con-test heat.

First important public appearance tA talent contest where their presentmanager and agent Tito Burns wason the panel.

Current hit: "Are You Sure."Disc label: Fontana.Recording manager: Jack Baverstock.Musical director: Harry Robinson.Compositions : "Are You Sure"

(which was penned for the Euro-vision Song Contest) and manyothers yet to be performed.

and Bob

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THE ALLISONS, John and Bob,singing as guest artists during thePoll Winners Concert on Sunday.

Important engagements abroad:Finals of Eurovision contest onMarch 18, at Cannes.

Former occupations before enteringshow business: Engineeringdraughtsman (Johnny); clerk(Bob).

Hobbies: Collecting match boxlabels, reading, swimming, cycling,gardening (Johnny); swimming,cycling, collecting records (Bob).

Favourite colour: Blue.Favourite singers : Buddy Holly

(Johnny); Connie Francis (Bob).Favourite actors : Peter Sellers,

Richard Attenborough, John Mills.Favourite food: Curry (Johnny);

Italian (Bob).Favourite drink : Coffee.Favourite clothes : Casual.Favourite instrumentalists: The

Hunters.Favourite composers: Bach, Handel,

Rodgers and Hammerstein.Miscellaneous likes: Hot climate ...

riding in cars . . . performing inlarge theatres.

Miscellaneous dislikes : Spiders . . .

girls with heavy makeup.Best friends : Each other !Most thrilling experience! Appearing

at NME Poll Winners' concert onSunday.

Tastes in music: Anything.Pet: Cat named Bunty.Personal and professional ambitious:

To be a success in all fields ofshow business.

says ELVISthat he is superstitious (" aboutphotographers, breaking mirrors andall of that"), Elvis was again quizzedabout his love life.

The questioner asked if he was en-gaged to Anita Woods, of Memphis." You go out with a girl," Elvis be-gan, " and the first thing you knowyou are engaged. I once read in aMexican newspaper that I wasmarried !" he smiled.

How about Anita, the questionerpersisted. " Nothing really serious,"Elvis countered.

Before the press conference closed,it was learned that the singer hadasked that a portion of the receiptsfrom the Memphis shows should bedonated towards the cost of the ElvisPresley Youth Centre, now beingbuilt in Tupelo.

Elvis raised $14,000 for the projectduring a charity performance inTupelo several years ago.

" I hope to always keep a homein Memphis. I love it, and it'sright near Tupelo where the boysI grew up with are still living," hesaid.

LuncheonBefore the Press conference, Elvis

was the special guest(£33) luncheon where he was intro-

duced by Mayor Loeb of Memphis.Officials of RCA Records from

New York, plus representatives of thefilm studios and music publishingcompanies, were there to pay tributeto Elvis. Only Governor BulfordEllington, grounded in Nashville be-cause of bad flying weather, failedto arrive but sent a proclamationconcerning Elvis Presley Day.

Highspot of the luncheon was thepresentation by George R. Marek,vice-president and general manager ofRCA Victor tocommemorate total sales of over 76

million Presley discs!Two minutes after the announce-

ment (reports correspondent MalcolmAdams) it was revealed that since theplaque was inscribed, Elvis' latestU.S. hit "Surrender" (based on"Come Back To Sorrento") hadtopped the million mark !

That, in a nutshell, is what hap-pened on Elvis Presley Day in Mem-phis. It was certainly a great day forMemphians and also for the phe-nomenal Elvis, who regards it as oneof the greatest thrills in his life-an occasion that he'll never forget.

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4 NEW MUSICAL EXPRE!sn Friday. March 10, 1961

PAUL ANKA, BOBBY RYDELL,

CRICKETS HAVE TOP ALBUMSPaul Anka

****PAUL ANKA SINGS HISDIG 15 (Columbia) is a sure-fireRIG album, with every one of the15 tracks a winner. From his all-out rockers, such as Diana andLonely Boy, to his more matureballad versions of You Are MyDestiny, Adam And Eve, and Don'tEver Leave Me-Paul -Is in topform. This LP covers recordingsmade in 1957-58-59-60 and is intact ample proof that Anka hascertainly maintained his earlypromise.

****IN STYLE WITH THECRICKETS (Coral) is a set of 12rockers, mostly new, but not for-getting such favourites as GreatBalls Of Fire, and Ruddy Holly'sLove's Made A Fool 'Of You. Ofthe other rocking tunes this vocal -instrumental group-Jerry Allison,Sonny Curtis and Joe B. Mauldin-sing and swing out on Rockin'Pneumonia And The Boogie WoogleFlu (there's topicality for you D,and their own compositions-BabyMy Heart, A Sweet love, and WhenYou Ask About Love. A beatybounce throughout.

Russ Conway

****BOBBY RYDELL SINGSAND SWINGS (Columbia) is anoisy, gay album, with Bobbyswinging his numbers out in tune-ful, vigorous fashion, backed bya wild girl vocal group and somereally hep musicians (unnamed).You'll find Volare, his recent hit,along with such swingers as SaintsGo Marchin' In, Stop Foolin'Around, I Cried For You, andPlease Don't Be Mad. You shouldgo for this rowdy songfeast.

..LI-PlEs 13y- AL.114aiti. Evans*** RUSS CONWAY AT THE

THEATRE (Columbia) brings you14 long tracks and some tine pianoplaying of such hit musical tunesas Some Enchanted Evening, To-night, So In Love, The Party'sOver, They Say It's Wonderful, etc.Russ at his best. Need I say more?With Tony Osborne's orchestra.

*** BRIAN HYLAND (London)is a nice, tuneful singer with arocky swing. His Yellow PolkadotBikini hit is the kick-off tune, butthe other tracks are well up tothis standard, I liked Poor LittleFool, Cozy Little Compact Car,Paper Doll, A-You're Adorable,end Don't Dilly Daily Sally.

He's quite good on slow ballads,too, such as Rosemary, I Don'tKnow Why, and I Don't Want ToSet The World On Fire. He's gottop backing, both instrumentallyand vocally by a girl group.

*** GERSHWIN: RHAPSODYIN BLUE AND CONCERTO LN F(Philips). Fine classical playing bypiano soloist Andre Previn, andAndre Kostelanetz and his Orchestra.Their Rhapsody In Blue is a thingto cherish.

*** STRING ALONG WITHTHE KINGSTON TRIO (Capitol) isthe latest hit album of the banjo -guitar strumming Kingston!, whoput the emphasis this time onAmerican folk tunes, not withouthumour and definitely with arhythm and gusto that is most in-fectious. Bad Man's Blunder is amurder trial with some fun aboutit, The Escape Of Old John Webb.with a wistful swing ; the huskysentimentality of When We WereYoung . . and so they go onthrough a dozen tine tracks of sing-ing and Instrumental prowess. Re-commended.

*** FIRST AFFAIR (Capitol)brings the current welcome visitors,the FOUR FRESHMEN, to the turn-tables again- In a series of romantictunes, adding their own musicianlyaccompaniment, plus such lush extraInstruments as the oboe, flute, bas-soon, etc. Effect is a dreamy treatof 12 songs, standouts being PolkaDots And Moonbeams, It's A NewWorld, First Affair and Long Ago.

*** RAMBLIN' JACK ELLIOTTSINGS (Columbia) a side each ofsongs by Woody Guthrie and JimmieRodgers (the elder, not the pre-sent day singer). And the lyrics arefull of life and humour, such asDo -Re -Me, the secret of liking Cali-fornia; I Ain't Got No Home, andGrand Coulee Dam-by Guthrie; andJimmy The Kid, In The JallhouseNow, and VThippin' The Old TB-by Rodgers.

***LOS ZAFIROS IN LONDON(Pye) bring new magic to old tunes,such as their bolero of Marta. Mostof the titles are unknown to me, butthe singing of the trio and theirplaying of three guitars is the sortI could listen to ail night.

Elvis and Connie sing songs from their filmsIT may strain your imagination to picture Elvis Presley singing a simple puppet song to the

accompaniment of a typical oom-pah-pah German band-and singing some of the linesIn German, too.

Yet this is indeed the format of the latest Presley release on RCA. " Wooden Heart."Most of you will have seen Elvis sing the song in the film " 0.I. Blues," and you'll remember with

what charm and warmth he puts this ditty over. A hit, needless to say." Tonight Is So Right For Love " comes from the same film and is a modern version of that famous

old " Barcarolle" from " The Tales Of Hoffman." Very good. Plenty of " go " to it.

DEAN MARTINOn Capitol, Nelson Riddle provides

the backing for Dean Martin as hesings " Sparklin' Eyes." Relaxed(naturally) but with a pleasant, easyrhythm.

Tune Is very pleasing, and theImpression is a bit reminiscent of" Memories Are Made Of This."Gus Lesene takes over the baton

for " Tu Sei Bella, Signorina " aromantic Italian ballad, lightly rhyth-mical. Most of the words are inEnglish.

MIKE HOLLIDAY" The Miracle Of Monday Morn-

ing," to me, is the fact that I evermanage to get to grips with theworld I

To Michael Holiday, on Columbia,it's the fact that it brought him ameeting with the girl of his dreams.

Like most of Mike's songs, it's

warm and easy -flowing and full ofcharm. Pretty tune, happy mood.I'm sure you'll enjoy it." I'm The One Who Loves You

(Remember Me)" is a simple littleditty, pleasant in every way but notlikely to stick in the mind.

JAMES / COOPERNewcomers on the Pye Interna-

tional label who really impress meare Colin James and Keith Cooper.Mostly solo singing, but with a spotof duetting, plus some very skilfulguitar playing-I don't know whichdoes which !

No matter, however, because thesound that comes off this platter isjust terrific." Sweet Lorraine " and " Sweet

Georgia Brown " are the songs, andto listen to this treatment is an excit-ing and rewarding experience.

If these two sides are typical of thework of Colin and Keith, then I'dlove to hear an LP from them.

Pop reviewsby

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MARTY ROBBINSComposer of many of the songs he

sings, Marty Robbins offers anotherfrom his own pen called " Don'tWorry." A strong c -and -w influenceabout it, slow to medium pace.

Not really up to Marty's customaryhigh standard, the most memorablething about the waxing being a verylow brass sound that is positivelyfrightening

Flip of this Fontana record is"Like All The Other Times." A storyof love lost, quite brisk and enter-taining.

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THE title song from her first big film, " Where The Boys Are"provides Connie Francis with her new MGM release. A

slowish ballad -with -a -beat, with a strong commercial melody.Connie sings well, to a big chorus and orchestra backing. A best-

seller, though possibly not as big as some of her earlier successes." Baby Roo " is more like the familiar Connie - a lively number,

catchy and amusing.

FREDDY CANNON" Muskrat Ramble" is familiar

enough as a tune, but is not so oftenheard with words. Freddy Cannonhas the responsibility of adding avocal on his Top Rank recordingwith Frank Slay and his orchestra.

The number lends itself very wellto Freddy's driving, pounding, all-outstyle, and those who like a reallyenergetic number will find this one agood buy.

Freddy's style is unique and thisIs one of his best." Two Thousand 88 " has a big

solid beat-the music is far more in-teresting than the words.

MARTY WILDEA first-rate commercial lyric for the

teenage market makes "When Does ItGet To Be Love," a potential winnerfor Marty Wilde on Philips.

Lively rock beat, girls' chorus,catchy tune - these are the in-gredients of Marty's follow-up to" Rubber Ball."Coupling is a Wilde original,

" Your Loving Touch." Bright andentertaining with Marty self -duetting.

* POTTED POPS ** ELLA FITZGERALD (HMV) with

the Paul Smith Quartet has recordedtwo numbers, the quality and popularityof which are so well known that I needmake no comment. Treat yourself to alisten to " Lady Is A Tramp " and" Misty."

* KEN MORRIS (HMV) sits at thepiano to play two of his own compo-sitions. One is " Mississippi Rag," theother, " Curly Top." His tunes aregood-Just as entertaining as those ofRuss Conway. All he needs now is theluck. Give him a hearing and I thinkyou'll want to give him a break.

* BILL SHEPHERD ORCHESTRAand CHORUS (Pye) offers " Zing WentThe Strings Of My Heart." A greatwaxing, with a " zing " as the opera-tive word. A disc like this makes youwant to dance all night. "Heartstrings"is unusual and most intriguing.

* ERIC DELANEY BAND (Parlo-phone) will raise the roof with thedriving, pounding, " Drum Twist."" Yes Indeed " is the Cy Oliver number,with vocal by Gene Williams. There'sall-out " go " on both sides. First-class value.

* FRANK CORDELL (HMV) and hisOrchestra play two items from the film" The Rebel," for which Frank wrotethe score. One is the " Theme,"gently Parisian ; accordions, strings andromance. An extremely pretty piece ofmusic. " Ou-La-La " Is the sort ofdescriptive film music where you needto see the action to get the full benefitof it

ELVISIS STILL AT THE RIALTO

BOBBY DARIN PUTS NEWLIFE INTO 'LAZY RIVER'

A FAMOUS evergreen that is as tempting to singers as cheeseis to a mouse, is "Lazy River," overflowing with oppor-

tunities for change of mood, tempo and interpretation.Bobby Darin has succumbed to

the song, and what a good thing,too ! His London waxing is thesort of treat that we have nowcome to expect from Bobby-anexplosive swinger, imaginative andpulsating with excitement.

Fabulous is the only word for it-you'll be swindling yourself if youdon't get a copy I " 00 -EE -Train "is rock -beat material, far from goodenough for Mr. Darin.

THE OUTLAWSInstrumental hits from rockin

guitars come into the charts quitefrequently but creating a sound thatgives the customers what they want,yet at the same time introducingsomething new, is quite a trickyproblem.

A new HMV disc that does thetrick is " Swingin' Low " by TheOutlaws.

The crisp and clean quality ofthe recording is first-class, and thecontent is ideal hit material." Spring Is Near " is slower, but

equally strong - the melody, thoughnaturally repetitive, is outstandinglyeffective.

ALMA COGANFirst release on the Columbia label

by Alma Cogan is " Cowboy JimmyJoe." Medium -pace, jog -trot rhythm,and a tune that is catchy.

Geoff Love's orchestra and theRita Williams Singers provide theaccompaniment.

Song is out of the ordinary runand makes a welcome change.Coupling also has a c -and -w

flavour. It's called " Don't Read TheLetter " and though pleasant, doesn'tpick itself out from so many similarsongs.

H. B. BARNUMStrongly recommended to your

attention - an instrumental that hasa big chance of making the charts,provided it gets enough airings.

Title is " Lost Love," label lsFontana, artist is an American, H. B.Barnum.

Big, slow beat; powerful arrange-ment ; haunting melody. Mainlypiano and strings in this attention -riveting presentation.Both sides are Barnum originals-

" Hallelujah " is a fast and excitingpiece of piano playing.

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STEVE ARLENSuddenly I'm in love

N.M.V. 45-POP855

THE CAPRISThere's a moon out

tonightCOLUMBIA 45-DB4605

FERLIN HUSKYWings of a dove

CAPITOL 45-CLI5160

GARRY MILLSWho's gonna takeyou home tonight?

TOP RANK JAR542

BOBBY RYDELLGood time baby

COLUMBIA 45-DB4600

DAVE SAMPSONWhy the chicken?

(from show of same name)COLUMBIA 45-DB4597

HELEN SHAPIRODon't treat me like

a childCOLUMBIA 45-DB4589

ADAM WADETake good care

of herH.M.V.45-POP843

EPs OF THE WEEK

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NME MUSIC CHARTSBEST SELLING POP

RECORDS IN BRITAIN(Wednesday, March 8, 1961)

Last ThisWeek

1 1 WALK RIGHT BACKEverly Bros. (Warner Bros.)

4 2 ARE YOU SUREAllisons (Fontana)

11 3 THEME FOR A DREAMCliff Richard (Columbia)

3 4 WILL YOU LOVE METOMORROW

Shirelles (Top Rank)- 5 WOODEN HEART

Elvis Presley (RCA)2 6 SAILOR Petula Clark ( Pye)9 7 RIDERS :NI THE SKY

Ramrods (London)5 8 ARE YOU LONESOME TO-

NIGHT Elvis Presley (RCA)6 9 F.B.I. Shadows (Columbia)7 10 WHO AM I

Adam Faith (Parlophone)8 10 CALENDAR GIRL

Neil Sedaka (RCA)18 12 SAMANTHA

Kenny Ball (Pye)14 13 WHEELS

String -A -Longs (London)- 14 MY KIND OF GIRL

Matt Monro ( Parlophone)14 IS LET'S JUMP THE BROOM-

STICKBrenda Lee (Brunswick)

13 16 JA -DA Johnny and theHurricanes (London)

10 17 RUBBER BALLBobby Vee (London)

23 18 GATHER IN THE MUSH-ROOMS Benny Hill (Pye)

18 19 MYSTERY GIRLJess Conrad (Decca)

12 20 YOU'RE SIXTEENJohnny Burnette (London)

- 21 EXODUS Ferrante andTeicher (London)

16 22 PEPE Duane Eddy (London)29 23 DREAM GIRL

Mark Wynter (Decca)- 24 MARRY ME

Mike Preston (Decca)25 25 BABY SITTIN' BOOGIE

Buzz Clifford (Fontana)21 26 BUONA SERA

Acker Bilk (Columbia)17 27 NEW ORLEANS

U.S. Bonds (Top Rank)26 27 AFRICAN WALTZ

Johnny Dankworth(Columbia)

- 29 EMOTIONSBrenda Lee (Brunswick)

- 29 GOODNIGHT MRS.FLINTSTONE

Piltdown Men (Capitol)- 29 WHAT AM I GONNA DO

Emile Ford (Pye)

- 17

BEST SELLING SHEETMUSIC IN BRITAIN(Tuesday, March 7, 1961)

last ThisWeek

1 1 SAILOR (Leeds)2 2 ARE YOU LONESOME TONIGHT

(F.D. & H.I3 3 PEPE (Kassner-Schaeffers)4 4 PORTRAIT OF MY LOVE

(Kassner)10 5 ARE YOU SURE (Marlyn)

3 6 RUBBER BALL (Feldman)28 7 MARRY ME (Lawrence Wright)12 8 WALK RIGHT BACK (Leeds)

9 9 F.B.I. (Shadows)7 10 YOU'RE SIXTEEN (Jewel)

13 11 CALCUTTA (Macmelodies)6 12 TILL (Chappells)

27 13 SEVENTY-SIX TROMBONES(Frank)

8 14 MANY TEARS AGO (Roosevelt)- 15 THEME FOR A DREAM

(Eugene)21 15 CALENDAR GIRL

(Nevins -Kirshner)- 17 WILL YOU LOVE ME

TOMORROW (Nevins -Kirshner)- 18 MY KIND OF GIRL (Essex)16 19 SCOTTISH SOI.DIER

(James Kerr)15 21) BUONA SERA (B. F. Wood)23 21 WOODEN HEART (West One)17 22 WHO AM I- 23 WHEELS (Petford)11 24 POETRY IN MOTION (Morris)20 25 SINGING PIANO (Hit Songs)19 26 COUNTING TEARDROPS

(Nevins -Kirshner)14 27 NEVER ON SUNDAY

(United Artists)22 28 GINCHY (F.D. & H.)30 28 I LOVE YOU (Shadows)18 30 IT'S NOW OR NEVER (P,icordi)

BEST SELLING POPRECORDS IN U.S.

(Tuesday, March 7, 1961)Last This

Week1 PONY TIME Chubby Checker

4 2 SURRENDER Elvis Presley10 3 WHEELS String -A -Longs

5 4 DON'T WORRY Marty Robbins7 5 WHERE THE BOYS ARE

Connie Francis2 8 CALCUTTA Lawrence Welk

12 7 BABY SITTIN' BOOGIEBuzz Clifford

6 8 DEDICATED TO THE ONE ILOVE Shirelles

3 9 THERE'S A MOON OUTTONIGHT Capris

EBONY EYES Everly BrothersGOOD TIME BABY Bobby RydellYOU CAN HAVE HER

Roy Hamilton18 13 SPANISH HARLEM Ben E. King8 14 SHOP AROUND Miracles

20 15 APACHE .Iorgen Ingmann11 16 WILL YOU LOVE ME

TOMORROW ShirellesWALK RIGHT BACK

Everly Brothers14 18 EXODUS Ferrante & Teicher15 19 CALENDAR GIRL. Neil Sedaka17 20 WINGS OF A DOVE

Ferlin Husky

9 1013 11-. 12

The American chart is publishedby courtesy of " Billboard"

CHRIS BARBER'S JAll BAND'Barber in Berlin' Vol. 2COLUMBIA Lansdowne Jazz Series SEG8075 (Mono)

MR. ACKER BILKand his Paramount Jazz Band'The Seven Ages Of Acker' Vol. 2COLUMBIA Lansdowne Jazz Series SEG8076 (Mono)

ADAM FAITH'Adam°PARLOPHONE GEP8824 (Mono) SGE2014 (Stereo)

CLIFF RICHARD and the Shadows'Me and my Shadows' No. 2COLUMBIA SEG8071 (Mono) ESG7841 (Stereo)

BACK OF THE MOON(from 'King Kong')

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ELVIS PRESLEYWOODEN HEART

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BOBBY RYDELLONE day last summer Bobby Rydell walked into a

recording studio-ostensibly to cut material foran LP. One of the numbers was " Volare," whichreceived such swinging treatment at the hands of Mr.Rydell and his musical associates that it was decidedto release it as a single.

The result : a big chart entry for Bobby in the States. anda spell in the best-selling lists here-particularly remarkablebecause at the time " Volare" was less than two years old.and had previously been featured by all types of singer.

Bobby told me the story when I met him at his London hotelon Saturday, writes MIKE HELLICAR. Ile was taking a briefrest in the middle of his concert tour of Britain, but was veryready to answer my questions.

A In the short time you hale been here, Bobby, I know that°1" you have gone out of your way to watch some of ourBritish singers at work. Have they impressed you at all ?

They sure have I saw Cliff and the Shadows at LewishamGaumont recently, and they were just great-even better.

in fact, than when we toured together in the States.In Paris I was on the same bill as Emile Ford-and he's a riot

in every sense of the word.Jess Conrad rather intrigued me, for he's an unusual sort of

artist, Everything he does has real class and polish, and when hewalks on stage it's like setting off an alarm.

QHow do you think our rockn singers would fare in the U.S. ?

A That's very hard to say. Many' articles have been written aboutthe failure of British artists in theStates. On the other hand, you getpeople like Cliff and the Shadows,and they're a ball.

I wouldn't like to commit myselfon Jess and Emile. but I've beenlistening to Adam Faith's records and,although I've never seen him at workon stage, 1 have the feeling he'd geta fantastic reception.

fl When you waxed " Volare," then original hit was less than twoyears old. Did you personally feelthere was much chance of it makingthe charts ?

A Well, I told you earlier that thesong was intended for an LP,

but I admit that it was a tremendousgamble to release it singly in the hopethat it would make the charts-oreven sell at all !

I got a Gold Disc for it, though-so the gamble paid off.

n Do you believe, then, that no14. matter how many times thepubtie has heard a certain song theywill always go for a fresh rendering ?

A A That is difficult to answer be-cause a plain yes or no wouldn't

go for every song.I maintain, though, that "Volare"

was justifiably revived, for it was likea national anthem to a lot of people.It is a melodic number-and I believethat people will always go for amelodic song.

Q-We've always associated youn with happy, swinging songs. Do

you experience much difficulty in find-ing songs of this type-bearing inmind that many pop music criticsdecry today's songs as being "mourn-ful." ?A LoOk-I'm 18 years of age, and

I am a normal, healthy Ameri-can boy. I don't want to sing un-happy songs. I am happy by nature,and I certainly won't be associatedwith songs that have unpleasantthemes, or are particularly mournful.I find there's plenty of material avail-able to suit my style.

What's your principal aim as anentertainer ?I want to attain success in everyfield of show business. At the

moment I am doing the rounds-nightclubs, one-nighters, the lot. Soon Imake my film bow with Kim Novak.It all adds up, you know, and, no

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matter how hard you try, you can'tget experience (which equals perfec-tion) in a couple of years.n Would you let marriage interferen with your career ?

Most definitely no. Right nowA' I've plenty of ambitions, andnothing, but nothing, will spoil anychances I have of getting into the bigtime.

Don't think I am saying that I

won't get married, though, for I hopevery much that I will meet the rightgirl one day.

What sort would I choose for awife? Well, I go for the girl -next-door type who needn't be particularlygood-looking but is nothing to dowith show business.

n Would you like to combine sing-bG ing and acting in a stage or filmmusical ?

Boy, would I ! My first love is.A of course, singing, but to doboth at once-well, that's somethingI can only hope for. For years I'vedreamed of taking part in a Broadwayshow, but I've never considered my-self ready for it

n What's the greatest drawback to`4 being a star ?

When you are in show businessA and you are lucky enough to bea hit, you lose your private life.Dating is a big problem. I cannotdate a girl without all sorts ofrumours being cooked up

QWhat do you think has been thegreatest single influence on your

career ?

Well, I know a lot of people sayA this about their managers, butmy manager. Frankie Day, whom I

met in 1956, has worked tremendouslyhard for me. and has taught me a lot.

I had been on the show scene forsome years at that time, and manypeople had tried taking me undertheir wings, hut with Frankie, whowas working in the same band as me.it worked out.

(1 Finally, Bobby, I'd like to askn you about sonic of the singersyou know in the States. Didn't yougrow up with sonic in the same areain Philadelphia ?

Frankie Avalon and I worked inA the same group for three years-in fact. Frankie's my best friend.

Fabian grew up a block away fromme, so did Bobby Vee, James Darren,Eddie Fisher and comedian JoeyBishop.

They're all great guys. who've comeup the hard way. I'm proud to knowthem !

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Billy Fury and other singers re- christened with suitable names- 101although an exception should bemade for Joe Brown, whose birth Ncertificate says he is . . . Joe Brown!

"1 soon found that 1 had agood many rock artists on my Nbooks," says Larry. " Some mdeveloped, others didn't, and 111thereby proved the maxim I have always held-that no matter howtalented you are a fair amountof luck is necessary to help you get by."

Recent heart-to-heart discussions IIIhave resulted in many artists ugoing their separate ways, and Larry now devotes his time toTommy Steele (who is on a jointmanagerial basis with John Ken -

to promote all through his child- nedy), Marty Wilde, Billy Fury N'" hood, he went into his father's and Joe Brown. m business-managing a chain of MIKE HELLICAR. fashion shops-when he left

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Hsstayed in that job for tenmi years, gaining valuable promotion sFrom YOU to USX experience by sitting on charity 11 show committees in his spare time. II PETER SCHUBERTH writes from

The big break in Larry's life is ISwitzerland: When is Duane Eddy'N now almost a legend. The story :going to give us another disc like of how John Kennedy discovered Because They're Young." With young Tommy Hicks in a coffee mguitar instrumentalists ten a pennythis disc showed originality asN bar and, with Larry, won the boy

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versatility-both importantu national acclaim soon after chang-the rat race of popularing his name to Steele, has been factors

*music today. told time and again.Larry gained additional mana- MISS ANN FRY, of Gloucester,gerial and promotional experience

from his friendship with Johnnie Mwritiafives: Joan Regane.weekvisito returned from Ray. day (Thursday). May welcome herII Next came Reg Smith (later !home on behalf of all her many111 Marty Wilde), then Vince Eager, ifans ? We've missed her tremen-u mmunimmigmmimmiummigmm.ndously while she's been away-hut

look forward to the return of herTV series next month.

Welcome to a 'one -woman -revue'

SPEARHEADING the massinvasion of London's

Pigalle Restaurant by topAmerican artists this springand summer, that blondebundle of dynamite BettyHutton flew into London thisweek.

Betty is a particularly appro-priate choice, for with her bois-terous versatility, she is bound toprove a tremendous box-officedraw.

Despite that bright -and -breezy,good-humoured approach to singing,an enormous amount of work goesinto the preparation of Betty's act.

Although she only arrived in thiscountry on Wednesday morning andheld a noon press conference, shewas starting rehearsals at the Pigalleon Wednesday afternoon !

And the Pigalle itself put on itshest dress for her. For, by way ofheralding its exciting all-Americanseason, the theatre -restaurant hasbeen completely redecorated and air-conditioned throughout-making itone of the most well-appointed nightspots of its kind in the world.

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Object lessonWhat will the patrons of the

Pigalle see. when they drop in tocatch Betty's act ?

To start with, they will he givenan object lesson in polish, precisionand attention to detail-a slick per-formance that only five solid days ofsustained rehearsal can guarantee.

And in Betty herself they will beentertained by what is virtually aone -woman revue.She sings ballads and blues, belts

out the novelty numbers which gaveher that " bombshell" reputation,skims through most of the tunefulditties with which she has beenassociated, clowns, gags andgenerally hurls herself around stagewith unbelievable energy andenthusiasm.

Throughout this incredible demon-stration of stagecraft, talent andability, Betty is continually dashingoff stage-only to re -appear in yetanother dazzling creation. And bythe time her hour-long performanceis through, she has worked her waythrough practically an entire ward-robe.

Coming with Betty is a four -piecevocal group, who will back her onstage - and fill in while she ischanging gowns.

All reports indicate that her act issensational. Certainly the enthralledaudiences in Las Vegas thought solast year, when she played there tocapacity houses during an eight -weekseason. remain. DEREK JOHNSON.

One American critic recentlydescribed her as a "female SammyDavis."By the way, for any of you who

are anxious to see Betty, but cannotgo to the Pigalle. don't forget thatshe is starring in ATV's 'SundayNight At The London Palladium 'on March 19. It will, of course, be amuch -condensed performance, but atleast it will give viewers a brief sightof this human dynamo.

And to coincide with her visit,Paramount Pictures are reviving oneof Betty's most successful movies,the colourful and spectacular TheGreatest Show On Earth." It has justopened at London's Plaza Cinema_and will shortly be doing the roundson general release.

This, however, is only one of themany delightful films made byBetty. In my own personal memoryfile, I cherish her scintillating por-trayal of Annie Oakley in "AnnieGet Your Gun," the hilarity andgaiety of "Incendiary Blonde," andthe warm, sentimental comedy of" The Miracle Of Morgan's Creek."

Invariably, all Betty's pictures casther in contrasting roles, serving toemphasise the range of her talents asan actress. And now, most convinc-ingly and effectively, Betty has madeher mark in America on television.

TV comedyLast year, she starred in a series

titled "Goldie," a situation comedyin which she played the titlecharacter. It ran for nine months,and is scheduled for a return whenBetty's stage commitments permit.

In the meantime, British TVcompanies, how about securing therights of " Goldie " so that wecan see it in this country ?Betty Hutton's career began as

vocalist with the Vincent LopezOrchestra. Her radiant personalitysoon caught the eye of producers,who put her into two Broadwayshows-and from there, it was alogical step to Hollywood. Severalyears ago, she played in variety atthe London Palladium, and caused aminor uproar on that occasion.

Between times, she has more thanonce been -on the verge of retiringfrom show business-and, in fact,once publicly announced her inten-tion of doing so. But the responsefrom the audience to whom she madethe announcement was so over-whelming that she was persuaded to

IMPRESARIO at the age ofseven-that's Larry Parnes,

who, now aged 31, considers him-self in the transitional stage be-tween rock 'n' roll and otherfields of entertainment.

Larry staged his first show atan hotel in Cliftonville and alsotook part with his sister-bothsinging and dancing. The "MD"for the show was a boy of 14named Cyril Ornadel, now famousas resident MD for "SundayNight At The London Palladium "as well as for many other musicalactivities (not least among them.songwriting).

Although Larry felt the desire

TED SMITH and JANICE HILL,write from Gillingham, Kent: TheEverly Brothers have done it again.They've had three records whichfailed to reach the Top Ten, andeach time they've followed it up witha No. I hit. When did the " B "side of a disc last top the charts as" Walk Right Back " has done ?

MISS E. CLARK, of Ontario,Canada, writes: I was interested toread Keith Goodwin's article onAndy Stewart in the NME (February10). His record of " Scottish Sol-dier " is currently No. 1 and

Donald Where's Your Trousers "No. 2 on the hit parade of myfavourite radio station here. It isalways a pleasure to see our Britishartists sitting on top.

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Mind you, its arrival in the chartsisn't entirely unexpected, since thedisc has been a big seller in the Statesfor some time and reached secondplace in the "Billboard" best sellers.

Already, it's topped the million -sales mark, and is proving even =more popular than the pianoduettists' first Stateside hit, ="Theme From The Apartment," =last year.

Johnny and Hurricanesplay Europe 'dates

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With the premier of Oscar = =Preminger's United Artists' produc- = _-

=Lion "Exodus" (starring Sir Ralph = =Richardson, Paul Newman, Eva = ==Marie Saint and Sal Mineo) set for E._ =May 10 at London's Astoria Cinema. = _=the tune seems destined for a long =

= =run of popularity. _ == =. .. --Opposition

They're new to the ChartsFERRANTE AND TEICHERHERE'S a turn -up for the

book ! Two young Ameri-can pianists - who concernthemselves basically with the" long-haired " music of the" old masters "-have enteredthe hit parade,

Their names ? Ferrante andTeicher.

The disc ? The stirring, dramatictitle theme from the film"Exodus."

The music, composed by ErnestGold, is classical in concept-it'sprobably the nearest to an out-and-out classic disc that we'll ever see inthe charts.

Ferrante and Teicher's interpre-tation, against a background ofstrings and a choir, reflects a notice-able ethereal quality, and the workas a whole is very moving.

and he's back againJOHNNY DANKWORTH

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before returning to the school offaculty members, teaching theoryand composition.

In 1947, they resigned fromteaching to pursue a full-timecareer as concert pianists, andplayed their first major engagementwith the Toledo SymphonyOrchestra the same year.Since then, they have played with

leading orchestras all over Americaand Canada, and have appeared onsuch programmes as the GarryMoore, Steve Allen and ErnieKovacs TV shows, as well as ful-filling a two-year residency on theABC network's "Piano Playhouse 'series.

Their unique recitals combineclassical music with their ownarrangements of tunes by GeorgeGershwin, Cole Porter, Jerome Kern.Richard Rodgers and others, and, inan attempt to create new sounds,

they have devised what have beendescribed as a series of "originalgadgets" to extend the tonal range oftheir pianos.

Formerly with the Columbia andWestminster labels in the U.S.,Ferrante and Teicher (who shareweight -lifting and photography ashobbies) now record for the UnitedArtists label (London here).

They composed and played theoriginal music for the film "UnderseaConquest," a movie dealing withdeep-sea spear -fishing, and now rankas one of America's foremost concertattractions.

A YOUNG Canadian pianist -composer walked Into theLondon offices of bandleader Johnny Dankworth and

hopefully presented him with a bundle of -ompositions.One of them-a big band item in waltz time-caught the jazz

star's eye. Mentally he discussed with himself the possibilitiesof it becoming a hit. He decided it was well worth a try. Andnow he's basking in the wisdom of his decision !

The score was the intriguing, fascinating " African Waltz,"which has put the Dankworth band back in the best sellers afteran absence of over four years. At the same time, it has broughtfame and recognition to the Canadian-Galt MacDermott, who'sbeen waiting for this lucky break for quite a time.

" African Waltz" could well develop into a transatlantichit. Dankworth's recording company, the U.S. Roulette label(Columbia here), will shortly be issuing the disc in the States.Latest news is that American altoist

Cannonball Adderley (who visitedBritain with his group earlier thisyear) has also waxed the title. Deccaorchestra leader Ian Fraser has cutanother version for release in theStates by London.

Arranged by Dankworth and DaveLindup, " African Waltz " is the kindof tune that you hear just once and

George Shearing has madean album with new singer, NancyWilson. Title is " The Swingin'sMutual."

U.S. Columbia has just re-leased Duke Ellington's version ofthe " Peer Gynt Suite " as wellas an album by Aretha Franklyn,a new singer of considerablepromise

then find yourself humming andwhistling wherever you go. Itfeatures the leader on alto, AlanBranscombe on piano and flautistJohnny Scott, who temporarily joinedthe band specially for the recording.

It was back in 1956 that theDankworth band climbed into theTop Ten with the extremely suc-cessful " Experiments With Mice," a

nESPITE his growing career in-11-5 films and on television, BobbyDarin says: " Records are thekey to my existence. I have noIntention of leaving this field. I'dlike to do two pictures a year,with four months of personalappearances."

= _=Fiercest opposition to Ferrante and = -=

Teicher in the race for honours is = Elikely to come from discs by Man- --= Etovani and a vocal version by Pat = =Boone, both of which were hits in =the U.S. - =

=Arthur Ferrante (who was born in E. ENew York) and Louis Teicher (who =

comes from Wilkes-Barre, Pennsyl- =vania) have been duetting together =since their first meeting as students atthe famous Juilliard School of Music =at the age of six. =

After graduating with honours,they undertook a short concert tour

IN addition to their forthcoming English tour, Johnny and the-11- Hurricanes will play dates in Germany and Italy. They'redue to appear with the Count Basic Band on Berlin -TV, Aug. 26.

Sidney Skolsky reports-butno confirmation has been possibleso far-that Elvis Presley is beingpaged to go to England for twodays and do four shows for asalary of $300,000.

Frankie Avalon, who shouldprove to be one of the moredurable of the younger pop stars.may do a summer series on NBC.

Brenda Lee gets a chance toact as well as sing in " TeddyBears " for 20th Century -Fox.Actually the only singing she'll dois over the credits.

Pat Boone does a film before" State Fair." It'll be " DrinkTo Me Only " for 20th Century -Fox. In it he plays a lawyer on

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Richard Rodgers has com-pleted the words as well as themusic for three new songs thatwill be added to the originalRodgers -Hammerstein score of thepicture, " State Fair."

Samuel Goldwyn has with-drawn Porgy and Bess " fromSouthern theatres because, he told" Jet " magazine, " it has touchedoff racial incidents in several

Bobby Daritt's regular pianistis now Bobby Scott, who hadsome success as a pop singer him-self on Atlantic.

Debbie Reynolds is trying toget film rights of the life storyof Mary Pickford. Bing Crosby was asked by

Singer Gogi Grant may in- interviewers whether he thought =herit some of Dinah Shore's TV Dean Martin and Perry Como =specials next season. imitated him. Crosby said he E

Pat Boone has an April saw no vocal resemblance except =.1.-

" The Widow Paris," a newplay in which Eartha Kitt maystar on Broadway in the fall, iscentred on Marie Laveau, abeautiful quadroon " who becamethe most important ruler of thevoodoo cult in America." Musicis by Clairburne Richardson.

= a murder case. areas." spectacular on ABC-TV. " all three of us like to sit down." -

cleverly contrived epic built aroundthe melody of " Three Blind Mice,"which found the band expertly im-personating the styles of seven otherfamous groups. The disc was alsoa good seller in the States.

A little later, Johnny again triedto capture the attention of pop fanswith a potted history of jazz underthe title " Big Jazz Story."

The disc sold well over a periodof time and only just failed tomake the hit parade grade.A prominent figure on the British

jazz scene since the early fifties,Johnny rose to fame first as theleader of an excellent small group.

Made historyTwo years ago, the Dankworth

band made history when it becamethe first British outfit to appear atAmerica's world-famous NewportJazz Festival. Stateside critics ravedabout Dank worth's excellent per-formance, which was recorded liveat the Festival and later released inLP form on the Top Rank label.

Born in Woodford Green (Essex)on January 20, 1927, Dankworthstudied clarinet and music theory atthe Royal Academy of Music. He hasarranged for, and played with, theTed Heath, Tito Burns, Paul Fen-houlhet and Ambrose bands prior toforming the unforgettable JohnnyDankworth Seven in 1950.

After the Seven had successfullyscaled the twin peaks of commercialand artistic achievement, Johnnydisbanded the group in favour of abig band, to win a nationwide follow-ing with it soon after.

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FABULOUS, stupendous, colossal, magnificent, fantastic - choose anyadjective you like, apply it to the great ninth annual NME Poll Winners'

Concert at Wembley's vast Empire Pool on Sunday-and you'll find thatyou've echoed the opinion of the thousands of pop music fans who cheeredthemselves hoarse during the course of this glittering, star-studded four-hourspectacle !

Never before-no, not even in previous Poll Concerts-has such a talent -laden show beenpresented in Britain. Twenty top box-office attractions combined to make this the greatestPoll concert of all time-and I've got 10,000 fans who are ready to agree that the show wasnot only THE highlight of the 1960/61 pop music year, but one of the finest presentationsthey've seen in their whole lives !

Throughout the day, the cheer'srang out loud and strong. Andwho got the greatest ovation ofall? None other than those fouryoung men of music, the Shadows,whose performance was all butdrowned by a thunderous, non-stopbarrage of clapping, stamping andwhistling that must have rockedthe foundations of the enormousarena.

Via instrumentals like " Man OfMystery," " Apache " and "F.B.I."plus a short comedy routine builtaround the Goons' " Ying TongSong " and an unexpected but like-able vocal work-out on " That's MyDesire," the Shadows - guitaristsHank B. Marvin and Bruce Welch,bass guitarist Jet Harris and drummerTony Meehan-earned the loudestand longest applause of the day.

At the end of their act, compereDavid Jacobs (who handled a longand difficult task in the most praise-worthy fashion) tried in vain to makehimself heard.

But there was no let-up in thedeafening applause, so he tactfullyretired while the group played anencore-" Perfidia.Again came the applause-and

again David battled unsuccessfullyagainst the din. There was only onething he could do . . . he retiredonce more while the Shadows playedanother encore

PersistenceQuite frankly, it would have gone

on for been forDavid's persistence. He approachedthe microphone in a determinedmanner, and over the hullaballoo,bellowed " Cliff !" And before theaudience really knew what washappening, the celebrated Mr.Richard was halfway through hisopening song

Cliff was in fine form and the,fans went wild over him, keepingup a barrage of applause rightthrough his act.Several teenage girls broke through

the cordon of attendants who guardedeach gangway to throw flowers andsweets at the singer, and flash bulbspopped all over the place.

Wisely, Cliff bunched many of hispast hits-" I Love You," LivingDoll," " Travellin' Light," " Fall InLove With You," " Voice In TheWilderness " and " Please Don'tTease "-into a medley of capsuleperformances, and threw in full-length Versions of " Move It,"" Theme For A Dream " and RayCharles' " What'd I Say " (a realshow -stopper) for good measure.

A special round of applausegreeted pert Connie Francis, thefirst American Poll Winner ever toappear at one of these events. Shelooked wonderful and she sang

Concert personalities in action (I to r): EMILE

splendidly-indeed, she was the mostdistinct singer of the show.

And while I'm handing out bou-quets let's add another to MissFrancis for the charming way inwhich she took care of the presenta-tion of the awards towards the endof the show.

Like Cliff Richard, Connie strungher past hits into a varied andcolourful medley and we heard thesongs that have helped to put her ontop of the world-"My Happiness,"" Stupid Cupid," " Among MySouvenirs," " Lipstick On YourCollar," " Everybody's Somebody'sFool," " Mama," " Robot Man,""Many Tears Ago," "Who's SorryNow" and finally, a rocking, let's -all -have -a -ball version of "The Saints."In short, a great performance by agreat artist !

Adam Faith, smartly dressed in ablue suit, demonstrated his versatilityduring a polished performance thatquickly had the fans screaming for" More!"

Personable Adam really sparkledand with the John Barry Seven athis elbow, turned in a top -classpresentation-the sort of showthat will keep him at the top.His repertoire ? He opened with

" Wonderful Time," switched to'' Singing In The Rain," and thensang the song that put him on theroad to stardom-the unforgettable" What Do You Want." Reminiscingabout his early days as a skifflegroup leader, Adam continued with"Worried Man" and "LonesomeTraveller" and wound up with" Who Am I " and the rousing"When Johnny Comes MarchingHome."

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CROWD GOES WILD FOR THE SHADOWSConnie, Cliff, Adam, Lonnie

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Gonna Do," "Kiss To Build ADream On," "Danny Boy," "Count-ing Teardrops," "Blue Suede Shoes,""Them There Eyes," "Ain't That AShame," "Early In The Morning"and "What Do You Want To MakeThose Eyes At Me For."

Britain's top two instrumentalistsfound immediate favour with the ex-ceptionally receptive audience. Dur-ing a short, but nonetheless enjoyableprogramme, pianist Russ Conway hitthe hihspots with " Pepe," " SideSaddle" and one of his latest coinpositions, " Parade Of The Poppets,"while guitarist Bert Weedon drummedup excitement with "Guitar BoogieShuffle," "Ginchy" and a vocal,audience -participation routine builtaround "The Saints." Take a well -deserved bow, Russ and Bert !

Vocal groups ? Well, there weretwo on the show-and both im-pressed via their slick, polished,thoroughly professional acts.

The versatile King Brothers werequick off the mark with "Shine,"followed it with the rollicking "76Trombones" (complete with danceroutine), and concluded with whatwas for me the best part of theshow-a great visual item which be-gan with "Guys And Dolls" andlater led into " Standing On TheCorner" and "Doll House:

"Sixteen Hours," a cute and catchynumber, got the Mudlarks off to a

Two presentations by CONNIEFRANCIS to (top) JOHN BARRY(runner-up, British Small Groups)and DAVID JACOBS (Most Popular

Disc -Jockey).

comedy, this accomplished showmanwas on top form, and delighted theaudience with a fast and furiousprogramme that included "WabashCannonball," " Battle Of NewOrleans," " Lively," " Gamblin'Man " and the inevitable, uproarious" My Old Man's A Dustman."

Emile Ford and his nine -strongCheckmates (including a three-piecefemale vocal team, the Fordettes)came over extremely well bothorally and visually. The outfitoccupied the entire stage, and Ford-a very animated performer whohas improved by leaps and boundsover the past year-drew screamsfrom the audience via "What Am I

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MISS J. TURNER, 45, BlakesLane, New Malden Surrey, writes:Having attended a great Poll WinnersConcert at the Empire Pool, Wem-bley, I would just like to say thateven though a national newspaperstated that Cliff Richard was booed,the fact was that a FEW people didboo but only because they wantedmore of the Shadows-NOT becausethey didn't want Cliff.

I know I speak for his thousandsof fans when I say : " Cliff's thegreatest."

(Editor's Note:-Quite correct.The few boos were disappointmentthat the Shadows couldn't give morethan two encores-because of timerestrictions-not because of Cliff.Indeed, even the booers forgot theirannoyance after Cliff was half -waythrough his first number).

THE MUDLARKS swing out-with DAVID LANE (left) making hislast appearance in the trio. JEFF MUDD is rejoining them this week.

bright, snappy start, and their crisp,eye-catching style of presentation waslater showcased in "Cathy's Clown"and "Move Two Mountains."

I'd like to say that in the Kingsand the Mudlarks, Britain has twovocal groups of which we can bereally proud.Nine times a Poll Winner-that's

Ted Heath, the man who leadsBritain's foremost big band. "Mala-guena," "How High The Moon" anda rather tongue-in-cheek " HolidayFor Strings" were the band's contri-bution to Sunday's show, and the in-credibly high standard of perform-ance was indicative of the reasonswhy the Heath outfit turns up trumpsyear after year !

The big, beaty sound created bythe John Barry Seven is the sort ofthing that makes teenagers want toclap their hands and stamp theirfeet," which is just what they didwhen the multi -talented Barry ledhis men through hits like " Hit AndMiss " and " Walk Don't Run." Forbig beat music at its best, Barry isundoubtedly the tops !

Dressed in a scarlet shirt andtrousers, and black jacket, Billy Fury(who looks remarkably like Elvis attimes) made a dramatic entrance onstage and straightway clicked with"Chills And Fever," "Talkin' In MySleep," "A Thousand Stars" and"Leave My Woman Alone." Un-fortunately, he hit the low spot ofthe show during his last number.

No complaints about his singing-but I think we could have donewithout a rather vulgar "love scene"with the microphone.

New star Mark Wynter has thelooks, voice and personality to go along way-and judging by his recep-tion, he's already halfway there. Hecertainly created a favourable im-

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pression on Sunday with "DreamGirl" (his current hit) and "OldOaken Bucket," and he is ctuicklydeveloping into a top -class artist.

Singer -composer Jerry Lordan (whowrote "Apache") got the show off toa good start singing "Let's TryAgain" and "You Came A LongWay From St. Louis." He has apleasant voice and a likeable, easy-going stage personality, and has theability to appeal to adults as well asteen fans.

A most persistent cough pre-vented Alma Cogan from singing(although she put in a brief appear-ance to collect her award), so theNME were forced to look for last-minute substitutes. Did we make awise choice ? Well, the audienceseemed to think so.

They certainly liked glamorous ex-Vemons girl Lynn Cornell, and werewell satisfied with the up -tempo"Sweet Life" and ballad -style "Till,"two nicely performed songs thatconfirm that Miss Cornell has a bigfuture.

No less successful were EurovisionSong Contest winners the Allisons,who sang their award -winning "AreYou Sure." Despite their comparativelack of experience, the Allisons aregood visual performers, and theirpopularity-on the strength of onlyone disc-is already quite staggering.

Finally, a special word of praiseto two people-first, top disc-jockeyDavid Jacobs for his tireless com-pering ; and secondly, to BobMiller who, with his Millermen,accompanied almost all the artists onthe show in addition to knocking usall out with "The Sabre Dance" and"Piltdown Rides Again." Boys, youdid a magnificent job !

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6 Six O'clock Record Show; 7 MondayRequests; 7.30 Honey Hit Parade; 7.45Voices From America 8 DixielandShuffle; 8.30 Hits and Misses; 9Favourites Old and New; 9.15 BingCrosby; 9.45 The Lonely Man: 10 TopPops; 10.30 Jack Jackson; 11 SpinWith The Stars; 11.15 Peter West;11.30 The World Tomorrow; 12 SearchThe Scriptures; 12.15 Music At Bed-time.TUESDAY

6 Six O'clock Record Show; T Tues-day's Requests; 7.30 Honey iiit Parade:7.45 Sporting Challenge; S ConnieFrancis; 8.-15 Juke Box Parade; 8.30Elvis Presley; 8.45 Jo Stafford; 9.15Ted Heath; 9.30 Jimmy Young; 10Record Crop: 10.30 Warner Bros.Records; 11 Playalong Player; 11.30The World Tomorrow; 12 Midnight OnLuxembourg.WEDNESDAY

6 Six O'clock Record Show; 7 Wed-nesday's Requests; 7.30 Honey HltParade; 7.45 New Songs For Old: 8Top Discs; 8.30 Perry Como; 9 AlmaCogan: 9.15 Big Ben Banjo'Band; 9,30

David Jacobs: 9.45 Deep River Boys;10 Disc Club; 10.30 Pete Murray;11 Request A Golden Guinea; 11.25Hits For Six; 11.30 The Hour OfDecision; 12 Midnight On Luxembourg.THURSDAY

6 Six O'clock Record Show; 7 Thurs-day's Requests; 7.30 Honey Hit Parade;7.45 Music of Manhattan; 8 Tune aMinute; 8.30 The Music Of Melaehrino;8.45 Pete Murray; 9 David Jacobs; 9.30Teddy and Pearl; 9.45 Cliff Richard; 10Sam Costa: 10.45 Italy sings; 11 RisingStars; 11.30 Bible Class: 12 MidnightOn Luxembourg.FRIDAY

6 Six O'clock Record Show; 7 Friday'sRequests; 7.30 Honey Hit Parade; 7.45Pops At The Piano; 8 Kirby StoneFour; 8.15 Billy's Banjo Band; 8.30Pat Campbell; 9 Puttire On The Done-gan; 9.15 Valerie Masters; 9.30America's Hot Ten; 9.45 Lonely Man;10 Weekend Choice; 10.30 Record Hop;12 Don Moss; 11.30 Bringing Christ TeThe Nations: 12 Midnight On Luxem-bourg.SATURDA Y

6 Six O'clock Record Show; 7 PopsAt The Piano; 7.15 Saturday's Re-quests; 7.45 Sporting Challenge; 8 JamTime; 8.30 Scottish Requests; 9 HeathFordyce; 9.30 Tony Brent; 9.45 IrishRequests; 10.15 Eddie Calvert; 10.30Honey Hit Parade; 11 Keith Fordyce;11.30 Record Round -up: 12 The Late,Late Show.

AFN HIGHLIGHTSSUNDAY

2.30 Family Theatre: 6.05 Panorama:7.30 Golden Record Gallery; 9.30 MitchMiller; 10.05 AFN Playhouse; 11.30 BigBands.MONDAY

12.30 Record Show; 2.05 Joy Boys;3.05 Outpost Concert; 4.05 Five StringConcert; 5.50 American Music Hall;7.15 Supper Club; 11.30 Songs, Sinatraand Strings; 12.05 Late Request Show.ruEsnAY

12.30 Request Show: 2.05 MelodyMart; 3.05 Outpost Concert; 4 05 FiveString Concert; 6.30 Request Show;8.05 Music In The Air 9.05 What'sMy Line; 11.30 Stars In The Night:12.05 Late Request Show.WEDNESDAY

12.30 Request Show; 2.05 Joy Boys;3.05 Outpost Concert; 4.05 Five StringConcert; 4.45 Five Star Matinee;

547, 344, 271 METRES6.30 Request Show: 8.05 Music In TheAir; 9.05 Perry Como; 11.30 LawrenceWelk; 12,05 Late Request Show.THURSDAY '

12.30 Request Show; 2.05 MelodyMart; 3.05 Outpost Concert; 4.05 FiveString Concert; 6.30 Request Show;8.05 Music In The Alr ; 11.30 MusicianAnd His Story : 12.05 Late RequestShow.FRIDAY

12.30 Request Show ; 2.05 Joy Boys I3.05 Outpost Concert; 4.05 Five StringConcert; 6.30 Request Show; 8.05 MusicIn The Air; 11.30 Other Voices, OtherSongs; 12.05 Late Request Show.

1, Request Show ; 2.30 Resortftevt 7 3.05 Saturday Salute In Musics5.30 rd Play;' 9.43 :Grand Ole 'Opryg12.05 Dancing On Two Continents,

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Wilde's new contractIN South Africa last month, Marty Wilde signed new long-term

management contract with Larry Parnes-valid for ten years . . . .

to. 1 U.S. hit (Chubby Checker's " Pony Time ") covered by Jimmyoyd (Philips) here . . . . According to Pete Murray, best disc so far

this year is Bobby Darin's " Lazy River " . . . .

Registration number of JessConrad's new white Jaguar, JC1

Beverly Nichols (in'Woman's Own ") chose Adam

Faith as a " perfect English gentle -than " . . . . Frank Sinatra onspeaking terms with Peter LawfordAgain . . . .

Bobby Darin offered six U.S.-TVChows, with Julie London as co-star....Written and recorded by DinahWashington, "Do You Want It ThatWay "....Impresario Bernard Del -font watched Poll Concert with LeslieGrade-his brother....

Latest U.S. Gene Vincent release,"Mister Loneliness "....NorriePartunor visited orchestra leaderRay Martin in New Y o r k....Manager Mannie Greenfield negotiat-ing release for Jack Scott from U.S.Top Rank label....

From "Sound Of Music," GracieFields waxed two titles under Nor-man Newell's direction .. .."FlowerDrum Song" (starring Nancy Kwan)starts filming this month....Ed.Sullivan's U.S.-TV show salutesAlan Jay Lerner and FrederickLoewe on March 19....

When Bing Crosby films " RoadTo Hong Kong " with Bob Hope inLondon this summer, Sophia Lorenwill join them....Recent PalladiumTV show with Hugh O'Brian nearly

became a spiritual meeting !....Della Reese's musical director nowMercer Ellington, talented son ofDuke Ellington....

Surprising title on Jerry Lordan'snew Parlophone release-Bob Rus-sell's "You Came A Long Way FromSt. Louis"....Johnny Lonesome,new name on HMV label, is DonLang in disguise....The Allisons'"Are You Sure" published by VeraLynn's Marlyn Music, which husbandHarry Lewis operates....

Previous bookings prevented AckerBilk group appearing at LondonPalladium with Frankie Vaughan fortwo weeks from May I..., BecauseHarry Belafonte refused, his recent" Perry Como" TV appearance notto be relayed here....C-and-wyodeller Donn Reynolds back fromsix-month tour of Spain andMorocco....

Musical director on Paul Anka'snext disc-Ernie Freeman....Dis-charge from U.S. Army for BobLumen this month....On newConnie Francis LP, arrangements byRichard VVess - who orchestratedBobby Darin's " Mack The Knife."

Accoryling to Ted Heath, bestTV performance he has ever seen-Dickie Valentine and Jeannie Car-son in " Startime " last month....Brian Fahey's new recording name

BILLY FURYWishes to thank all his fans for thewonderful reception and presentswhich he received at the 'NME'

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The big three-LONNIE DONEGAN, ADAM FAITH and CLIFFRICHARD, rarely in the same show-palled up and enjoyed a chat

together backstage at the NME Poll Concert on Sunday.is Brian Faye.... Written and re-corded by Gary Marshal, " OnePretty Baby "....

Demobbed last Thursday, JeffMudd driven home by sister MaryMudd from Farnborough....Com-posed by Neil Sedaka, " What AmI Gonna Do "-Emile Ford's newhit....On Saturday, Ted Heath be-came a grandfather....

Top of Italian charts, Little Tony'srecording, " 24,000 Kisses "....RussConway thought very off -beat ATVAnthony Newley " Saturday Spec-tacular " was sensational. ...BillJustis' " Raunchy " hit included onBill Black's new album-also currentVentures' LP....

Her pianist Stan Foster conductedorchestra for Alma Cogan's " Don'tRead The Letter" disc... .NME'sMaurice Kinn will witness PearlHarbour Elvis Presley concert thismonth....McGuire Sisters' " Chil-

MORE, ELLA !AS pianist Lou Levy played

" The Queen " and peoplebegan to stand up, someoneshouted "We want more Ella."And that just about summed upthe feelings of the entire, jam-packed audience at London'sRoyal Festival Hall where the"First Lady of Jazz " opened hercurrent British tour with OscarPeterson's Trio on Saturday.

So many superlatives have beenheaped on Miss Fitzgerald's shouldersthat it becomes increasingly difficultto say anything new.

Her singing on Saturday was thepersonification of good taste andcould hardly be faulted. Diction,phrasing, delivery, pitch-pick onany aspect of singing you want andthe incomparable, technically perfectElla is always spot on target.

Highspot of the show for thiswriter was the swinging " You'reDriving Me Crazy "-a romping,stomping work-out that was vocalexcitement at its extreme best. Aclose second was her purposefulinterpretation of TheloniousMonk's "Round Midnight."Probably the best received of all

Ella's items was " Mack The Knife,"a happy-go-lucky, swinging routinefeaturing the scat singing that Britishaudiences seem to adore. Very nice, Iagree, but I much preferred her onother sings like " The Song IsEnded," "Heart And Soul," and" Why Was I Born."

Pianist Lou Levy, whose quartetsupported Ella,. is one of the finestaccompanists in jazz today, andworks extremely well with hisrhythm section colleagues - HerbEllis (guitar), Wilfred Middlebrooks(bass) and Gus Johnson (drums).

Co-starring with Ella on the showwas the burly pianist Oscar Peterson.In past years, I've never been reallyimpressed with him. But after Satur-daya's performance, you can countme among his fans. I've honestlynever heard him play so well.

His rocking, two-handed pianowork-a beautiful blend of explosivedynamics and controlled subtlety-was more relaxed and inventive thanever before, and he certainly couldn'twish for better accompanists thanbassist Ray Brown and drummer EdThigpen. KEITH GOODWIN.

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BACK STAGE AT POLL CONCERT: Inhis excitement, Billy Fury forgot toremove jacket during his act !....Connie Francis lunched with AdamFaith....New white trousers forEmile Ford stolen from managerBernie Lee's car previous evening....Unable to sing, Alma Cogancouldn't hide her disappointment....Before the Shadows appeared,they were worried having to followConnie Francis !....Late arrival ofJerry Lordan almost resulted in MarkWynter opening the show ....Whenpresenting awards. Connie Franciskissed many artists-but not AdamFaith !....It was generally agreed,only Cliff Richard could have fol-lowed tumultuous Shadows' ovation....From side -stage stalls, LonnieDonegan and John Barry watchedpart of show....

As a duet for Billy Cotton andKathie Kay, " Broken Toys " pennedby Tony Osborne and recordingmanager Norman Newell...." CoolFor Cats " personality Ker Robert-son resigned from " Daily Sketch "....Max Bygraves bought Trokartfor son Anthony Bygraves' birthday.

Next month, Lonnie Donegan is 30....What happened to Lionel Bart's" Happiness," written for MartyWilde 9 Signed by Pye, LorieMann....

U.S. singer Gene Pitney pennedTomorrow Is A-Comin' " for Clyde

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McPhatter....How sickening ; inAmerica, Russ Wheeler recorded" The Death Of Johnny Horton "....On recent radio programme, PeteMurray played request for girlnamed Pete Murray !....

Mercury have captured CrashCraddock from U.S. Columbia....Jackie Wilson grooming new youngsinger, Al Kasha...." WonderlandBy Night " hitmaker Bert Kaempfertpenned " Wooden Heart," latestElvis Presley chart entry....

Advance copies of Elvis Presley's"Surrender" flown from U.S. to CliffRichard and Mark Wynter....OnSaturday at Festival Hall, Ella Fitz-gerald's concert watched by Duke ofKent and his sister, Princess Alex-andra....For " Apache " vocal ver-sion by Sonny James, lyrics notwritten by Jerry Lordan....

Bobby Vee's backing group calledthe Shadows !...." Like Makin'Love," flipside of Marty Wilde's" Rubber Ball," waxed by composerBilly Sherrill (Mercury).... NewMayfair flat for Raymond Macken-der-personal manager of MarkWynter....

Latest girl on Michael Cox's mind," Linda "....Another Fats Wallertune for Tommy Bruce, " I'm CrazyAbout My Baby "....Screen starRhonda Fleming owns a recordcompany....

Hoagy Carmichael's Hollywoodhome bought by Jean Simmons andher director -husband, Richard Brooks....Over screen credits of WaltDisney's "The Parent Trap," TommySands sings title song....Five tunesfor Elvis Presley in " Wild In TheCountry"; theme numbers by Hugo &Luigi....

Disc -jockeys ride to BristolQUITE a party of London's music personalities went on a day -trip

to Bristol on Saturday. Impresario Harold Fielding hired one ofBritish Railway's sleek, blue diesel Pullmans to take 70 disc -jockeys,producers, artists and journalists to see " The Music Man."

Normally, such people are invited to the final dress rehearsals inthe two days before a big Broadway musical has its London premiere.But instead of bringing " The Music Man " to show business, Fieldingtook them to the show !

EMI Records, who will be issuingboth the British and Americanoriginal cast LPs. and the publishers,Frank Music, joined in sponsoringthe trip.

On board were the King Brothers,Colin Day and the Beverley Sisters,all of whom have recorded big songsfrom the production-"76 Trom-bones," " Till There Was You " and" Goodnight My Someone " respec-tively.

EMI's discs of the score wereplayed as we sped along-oncetouching 90 niph, we were told bythe group's Radio Luxembourg d -j,Ray Orchard.He was presenting the records

over the train's public address systemand also taping interviews with someof the people aboard for transmis-sion as a future 208 show.

Some of the other well-knownnames on the trip were Pat Camp-bell, Keith Fordyce, d -j Alan Free-man, Edmund Hockridge, BryanJohnson, BBC executive DouglasLawrence, Benny Lee, Richard Mur-doch, Steve Race and recordingmanager Norman Newell.

What of the show we went to see ?The Bristol season is a try -out and areview must await its London open-ing next Thursday at the Adelphi.

" The Music Man " was written-book, music and lyrics-by 50 -year -old Meredith Willson, a famousAmerican conductor and composer.It was his first musical and has beenone of Broadway's biggest successes.

DON WEDGE

Parlophone release for Denmark'sOtto Brandenburg, recent guest onATV " Russ Conway Show "....New York Copacabana seasons forBobby Rydell and Paul Anka thissummer...." Runaway," Ronnie Car -roll's latest Philips release, penned byElizabeth Monkhouse-wife of come-dian Bob Monkhouse....

" Leave My Kitten Alone." waxedby Johnny Preston and Little WillieJohn-but not dedicated to yourAlley Cat!...." Let's Forget 1:Now," Johnnie Ray's latest composi-tion.... For Pat Boone's night-clubdebut, musical director is Vie Schoen,former husband of Kay Starr....

New RCA singer Gary Clarkewaxed " Next Time "-penned bySharon Sheeley, fiancée of late EddieCochran.... U.S.-TV series for PhilHarris and wife Alice Faye-directedby Desi Arnaz....Cruising towards500,000-Petula Clark's "Sailor"....

According to Perry Como, nobodylearns a script or song quicker thanBrenda Lee...." If You Want MyLovin'," Gene Vincent's next release....Singing brothers Tony & IrvingHiller composed latest Paul Hanfordtitle, " Everything "....

No more singing for Sal Mineo....Special telephone installed onSandra Dee film set, for twelve callsto Bobby Darin daily !....Followingcar crash, Mel Blanc in critical con-dition....

" Only For Love." Roger Vadim'snew screen production. featuresBrigitte Bardot - singing !....InAmerica, NBC-TV relay AudieMurphy -Guy Mitchell " Whisperin'Smith " series from May 12....Dorothy Squires penned title tune forRoss Hunter's " Tammy Tell MeTrue " film-starring Sandra Dee....

LP of Italian songs is DeanMartin's next.... Hollywood discsinger Jan Berry changed his nameto Jan Barry !....First book writtenby Peggy Lee, Poetry and Blues."

Before South African departure.Cliff Richard visited his father, RogerWebb, in hospital on Monday....Joe Meek produced new HMVrelease, the Outlaws' " Swingin.Low "....Instead of conventionaldress bow, Lionel Bart wears silkneck scarf ; comedian Jackie Cannonasked him : " Have you cut yourthroat ? !"

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