| No. 578 | 7 February 1958 | |
| (cover page) | Ronnie Hilton Sings the Ballad of 1958! Boone, Presley, Jerry Lewis, Crosby, Fats Domino |
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| N.A. | Don Ameche here for TV shows Band Call Who's Where AFN Highlights Radio Luxembourg |
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| Dick Simmons | Bing Crosby says, 'It may not be true (that I've sold 130-million records) but it's nice to read!' | 2/3 |
| N.A. | Pick of the Pops | 4 |
| Keith Fordyce | Singles Review Petula Clark, "Baby Lover" / "Little Blue Moon" (Nixa) David and Monty, "Cry My Heart" / "My One True Love" (Decca) Perry Como, "Catch a Falling Star" /"Magic Moments" (RCA) McGuire Sisters, "Sugartime" / "Banana Split" (Vogue-Coral) Tony Brent, "The Clouds Will Soon Roll By" / "Don't Save Your Love" (Columbia) Lorrae Desmond, "Two Ships" / "Little David" (n.a. label) Four Jacks, "Prayer of Love" / "Hey Baby" (Decca) The Imps, "Let Me Lie" / "Dim Dumb Blonde" (Parlophone) The Mudlarks, "A New Love" / "Mutual Admiration Society" (Columbia) The Diamonds, "The Stroll" / "Land of Beauty" (Mercury) Jimmy Bowen, "Cross Over" / "It's Shameful" (Columbia) |
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| Allen Evans | LPs I Love to Sing, Alma Cogan (HMV) Best of Irving Berlin, Sara Vaughan and Billy Eckstine (Mercury) Moonlight Becomes You, Alyan Ainsworth (Parlophone) |
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| NME | Top Thirty 1. "Jailhouse Rock," Elvis Presley (RCA) 2. "The Story of My Life," Michael Holliday (Columbia) 3. "Oh Boy!," Crickets (Coral) 4. "All of the Way," Frank Sinatra (Capitol) 5. "At the Hop," Danny and the Juniors (HMV) 6. "Great Balls of Fire," Jerry Lee Lewis (London) 7. "Love Me Forever," Marion Ryan (Pye-Nixa) 8. "Peggy Sue," Buddy Holly (Coral) 9. "April Love," Pat Boone (London) 10. "Ma, He's Making Eyes at Me," Johnny Otis Show/Marie Adams (Capitol) 11. "My Special Angel," Malcolm Vaughan (HMV) 12. "Kisses Sweeter Than Wine," Jimmie Rodgers (Columbia) 13. "Kisses Sweeter Than Wine," Frankie Vaughan (Philips) 14. "Bony Moronie," Larry Williams (London) 15. "You Are My Destiny," Paul Anka (Columbia) 16. "Magic Moments," Perry Como (RCA) 17. "The Story of My Life," Gary Miller (Pye-Nixa) 18. "Reet-Petite," Jackie Wilson (Coral) 19. "Jailhouse Rock," (EP) Elvis Presley (RCA) 20. "Bye Bye, Baby," Johnny Otis Show/ Marie Adams (Capitol) 21. "Love Me Forever," Eydie Gorme (HMV) 22. "Raunchy," Bill Justis (London) 23. "Love Me Forever," Esquires (London) 24. "I Love You, Baby," Paul Anka (Columbia) 25. "The Story of My Life," Dave King (Decca) 26. "The Story of My Life," Alma Cogan (HMV) 26. "Raunchy," Ken Mackintosh (HMV) 26. "Witchcraft," Frank Sinatra (Capitol) 29. "I'm Left, You're Right, She's Gone," Elvis Presley (HMV) 30. "Mandy," Eddie Calvert (Columbia) |
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| NME | Best Selling Sheet Music in
Britain 1. "The Story of My Life" (Sterling) 2. "My Special Angel" (Yale) 3. "April Love" (Robbins) 4. "Love Me Forever" (Kassner) 5. "All the Way" (Barton) 6. "Kisses Sweeter than Wine" (F.D.& H.) 7. "Ma, He's Making Eyes at Me" (Feldman) 8. "Forgotten Dreams" (Milla Music) 9. "Jailhouse Rock" (Bellinda) 10. "Wake Up, Little Susie" (Acuff-Rose) 11. "Tammy" (Macmelodies) 12. "Alone" (Duchess) 12. "I Love You, Baby" (Sherwin) 14. "Oh Boy!" (Southern) 15. "Peggy Sue" (Southern) 16. "An Affair to Remember" (Felst) 17. "Diana" (Robert Mellin) 18. "Let Me Be Loved" (Frank) 19. "Put a Light in the Window" (Kassner) 20. "Chicago" (Feldman) 21. "Remember You're Mine" (Belinda) 22. "Mary's Boy Child" (Bourne) 23. "Long Before I Knew You" (Chappell) 24. "Great Balls of Fire" (Aberbach) |
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| NME | Best Selling Pop Records in
U.S. 1. "At the Hop," Danny and the Juniors 2. "Get a Job," Silhouettes 3. "Don't" / "I Beg of You," Elvis Presley 4. "Stood Up" / "Waitin' in School," Ricky Nelson 5. "Sail Along Silvery Moon," Billy Vaughn 6. "Peggy Sue," Buddy Holly 7. "Great Balls of Fire," Jerry Lee Lewis 8. "April Love," Pat Boone 9. "Sugartime," McGuire Sisters 10. "The Stroll," The Diamonds 11. "La Dea Dah," Billy & Lillie 12. "Kisses Sweeter Than Wine," Jimmie Rodgers 13. "Oh Boy!" Crickets 14. "You Send Me," Sam Cooke 15. "Short Shorts," Royal Teens 16. "Silhouettes" / "Daddy Cool," The Rays 17. "Catch a Falling Star" / "Magic Moments," Perry Como 18. "Jailhouse Rock," Elvis Presley 19. "Raunchy," Bill Justis 20. "Buzz, Buzz, Buzz," Hollywood Flames |
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| N.A. | Jim Dale will star in skiffle film Mario Lanza Tours Again Crickets, Buddy Holly Dates Revealed Presley, Steele Donate Gifts Vaughan church soloist Duncan-Southlanders Head Variety Bill Eddie Calvert to have group Miller Band for Europe, then U.S. |
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| Derek Johnson | Review of "Disc Jockey Jamboree" [starring Fats Domino, Charlie Gracie, Jimmy Bowen, Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl Perkins, among others] | 7 |
| Derek Johnson | Jerry Lee 'fires' fans! Charlie won us over Domino Has Quality |
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| Derek Johnson | Slim revives oldies [Slim Whitman attains stardom on
songs written three decades ago] A change of label [The Four Coins join Fontana] Born with a guitar [Carl Perkins says he can't remember a time when he did not play some form of guitar] |
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| N.A. | Timing meant everything [producer Max J. Rosenberg on
Disc Jockey Jamboree] Join The Ladies [various female singers new to show business, also mention a veteran singer] First time millions [stories of Jimmy Bowen and Buddy Knox] |
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| N.A. | Jerry Lee Lewis, Danny and Juniors, Guy Mitchell
Sought for Britain Sands has TV, stage offers Gary Crosby will be discharged in Europe Radio Festival Has 'The Lot' Hilltoppers returning Wilde in '6.5' and Jackson Shows on the same night Bolger for Sunday TV Hilton Plans LP |
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| Charles Govey | Hurrah for the great achievement of Ken Mackintosh | 12 |
| Keith Goodwin | You Love Brubeck's Music or You Can't Stand It | 12 |
| N.A. | Steve Allen Will See
Scotland
First of All Spotlight on...Jimmie Rodgers |
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| Keith Goodwin | Recorded Jazz | 13 |
| Keith Goodwin | Cliff Adams has three major singing groups but he'll only sing with one | 14 |
| NME | From Us to You | 14 |
| "The Alley Cat" | Tail-Pieces | 16 |
| Caroline Burke, Spring 2010 | ||
| No. 579 | 14 February 1958 | |
| (cover page) | Tommy Steele Speaks This Week's Top Ten Paul Anka: His Latest and Greatest You Are My Destiny From the American Hit Parade: Hey! Little Girl |
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| Johnson, Derek | They're Both Battling for 'Magic Moments': Perry Como and Ronnie Hilton | 2 |
| NME | Gary Miller's Life-lines | 3 |
| NME | Radio
Luxembourg AFN Highlights |
2 |
| Goodwin, Keith | Brubeck's Drummer Steals the Show | 4 |
| Fordyce, Keith | Single Reviews: Colin Hicks: "La Dee Dah" / "Wasteland" [Nixa] Eartha Kitt: "Take My Love" / "Proceed with Caution" [RCA] Andrews Sisters: "Melancholy Moon" / "One Mistake" [Capitol] Edwards, Harris: "Love Bug Crawl" / "Honey Lovin'" [Decca] Teresa Brewer: "Mutual Admiration Society" / "Careless Caresses" [Vogue-Coral] Frankie Vaughan: "Can't Get Along without You" / "We Are Not Alone" [Phillips] Lonnie Statton: "Ring around the Moon" [Capitol] Lucille Map: "Lady at the Wheel" / "Love is" [Columbia] Dorothy Squires: "Bewitched" / "A Secret That's Never Been Told" [Columbia] Rudy Murray: "Keep Smiling at Trouble" / "Softly, Softly" [Columbia] Johnny Gregory: "Deep Velvet Rose" / "Venice" [Nixa] Terry Wayne: "Forgive Me" / "All Momma's Children" [N/A] Geoff Love: "Wherever You Are?" / "A Story of Ireland " [Columbia] Nelson Riddle: "The Girl Most Likely" [Capitol] |
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| NME | Top Thirty 1. "The Story of My Life," Michael Holliday (Columbia) 2. "Jailhouse Rock," Elvis Presley (RCA) 3. "Magic Moments," Perry Como (RCA) 4. "At the Hop," Danny and the Juniors (HMV) 5. "Oh Boy!" Crickets (Coral) |
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| NME | Best Selling Sheet Music in
Britain 1. "The Story of My Life" (Sterling) 2. "April Love" (Robbins) 3. "Love me Forever" (Kassner) 4. "All the Way" (Barton) 5. "My Special Angel" (Yale) |
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| EMI | Top Hits Alma Cogan, "Sugar Time" [HMV] Danny and the Juniors, "At the Hop" [HMV] Lorrae Desmond, "Two Ships" [Parlophone] Ron Goodwin, "Colonial Bogey and the River Kawi March" [Parlophone] Ken Mackintosh, "Raunchy" [HMV] Dorothy Squires, "A Secret That's Never Been Told" [Columbia] |
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| Announcements | Jerry Lee Lewis Tour Confirmed Frankie Vaughan in Top Sunday TV Alma Melts Iceland Where You can See Paul Anka More Show Band on Television Cotton's First for EMI Deaths of Famous Composers and Talent Chief Ray Martin Here for LP Winnie in air drama |
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| Two Tele-shows for Holly, Crickets BBC to Fly US Singer to Britain Johnny Otis Package Plans April Debut Here! To aid United Next Week: The NME Presents Tommy Steele's Other Life! Pat Boone's Next Kings' Tour Ruby Murray's TV Second Film for Ross Hamilton? |
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| Hentoff, Nat | Johnnie Ray's Pitch Truer since ear operation | 8 |
| NME | From You to Us | 8 |
| Tommy Steele personally replies to this... | 9 | |
| Grovey, Charles | The Beat Is Big! | 9 |
| Goodwin, Keith | Jazz | 9 |
| NME | LP of the Week: Tony Osborne, "Lovers in the Dark" [HMV] | 9 |
| N/A | Lock all the doors! Bar all the windows! Wee Willie Harris confesses everything in... | 10 |
| NME | Classifieds | 11 |
| The Alley Cat | Tail-Pieces | 12 |
| Molly Canavan, spring 2010 | ||
| No. 580 | 21 February 1958 | |
| Cover | Johnnie Ray; Guy Mitchell and Johnny Otis | 1 |
| N/A | A First Time Hello and...it's never too late - or too early - to get into the charts! | 2 |
| NME | Band Call Who's Where Radio Luxembourg Long Career Sax Success |
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| Keith Fordyce | Singles Review Marvin Rainwater: "Whole Lotta Woman" / "Baby Don't Go" (MGM) The Techniques: "Hey Little Girl" / "In a Round About Way" (Columbia) The Silhouettes: "Get a Job" / "I Am Lonely" (Parlophone) Little Johnny and the Three Teenagers: "Baby Lover" / "Rickety Rackety Rendezvous" (Decca) The Shepard Sisters: "Alone" / "The Best Thing There Is Is Love" (Mercury) Al Saxon: "Dream Boy" / "You All You" (Fontana) Tommy Sands: "Sing Boy Sing" / "Crazy 'Cause I Love You" (Capitol) Johnny Duncan: "If You Love Me Baby" / "Goodnight Irene" (Columbia) |
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| N/A | Tommy Sands, "Sing Boy Sing" (Capitol) | 3 |
| N/A | Monty Is David's Lucky Charm 'Sugartime' Gals Score Sweet Sale |
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| N/A | Johnny Duncan, "If You Love Me Baby" (Columbia) | 3 |
| N/A | Meet Pat's brother Pick of the Pops |
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| NME | Top Thirty 1. "The Story of My Life," Michael Holliday (Columbia) 2. "Magic Moments," Perry Como (RCA) 3. "Jailhouse Rock," Elvis Presley (RCA) 4. "At the Hop," Danny and the Juniors (HMV) 5. "Oh Boy," Crickets (Coral) |
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| NME | Best Selling Sheet Music in
Britain 1. "The Story of My Life" (Bierling) 2. "Magic Moments" (Chapelli) 3. "Love Me Forever" (Rassner) 4. "April Love" (Robbins) 5. "All the Way" (Barton) |
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| N/A | Frankie Vaughn Voted Showland's Top Personality Billie Holiday Follows June Christy at Festival Hall Dickie's Co-Star Is Jill Day Scot's Pop on TV Lanza Hopes to Resume Tour Here on March 4 Dankworth on Palladium TV |
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| N/A | Liberace to Open Palladium 58 Variety Season Johnny Otis Show Rocks in on April 6 Steele to Appear in Television - Not in Person McGuire Sisters' Shock For London Agent Hicks Takes Over For Terry Dene at Glouchester Alma Cogan's New Market |
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| Guy Mitchell | Tommy Steele's Other Life is Spent in His Caravan of Dreams | 8 |
| Allen Evans | LPs: Day in Hollywood, Doris Day (Phillips) The Fabulous Jimmy Dorsey, Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra (HMV) The Wonderful Waltz, Norrie Paramour & Orchestra (Columbia) Hit Parade of 1957, Petula Clark Ol' Rockin' Ern, Ernie Ford (Capitol) |
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| N/A | Exclusive!: Michael Holliday tells you what happens when you top the Hit Parade | 10 |
| Keith Goodwin | Jazz Records | 10 |
| Nat Hentoff | Sam's Salary Soars | 10 |
| The Alley Cat | Tail Pieces | 12 |
| Ashton Capazzo, Spring 2010 | ||
| No. 581 | 28 February 1958 | |
| (cover page) | It's a Smash Hit! Alma Cogan's Recording of "Sugartime" | 1 |
| n.a. | The Life-lines of Frank Sinatra | 2 |
| n.a. | The biggest 'Hit Paraders' are in town together! [Pat Boone, Tommy Sands] | 2 |
| n.a. | Vocal Directory [The Keynotes, Alma Cogan, Billie Anthony, Nancy Whiskey, The Stargazers, David Whitfield, Joan Regan] | 2 |
| n.a. | Who's Where [One-Night Stands, Band Call, Radio Luxembourg , AFN Highlights] | 2 |
| Johnson, Derek | They have been touring the country together... now they arrive here for separate tours of U.K. [Paul Anka and Buddy Holly and The Crickets] | 2-3 |
| n.a. | Stardiscs from Philips Marty Wilde, "Oh-Oh, I'm Falling In Love Again"/"Sing Boys, Sing" Doris Day, "A Very Precious Love"/"Teacher's Pet" Frankie Vaughan, "We're Not Alone"/"Can't Get Along without You" Jimmy Lloyd, "The Prince of Players"/"Ever Since I Met Lucy" Guy Mitchell, "Wonderin' and Worryin'"/"If Ya Don't Like It Don't Knock It" Ronnie Carroll, "To Be Loved"/"You're the Greatest" |
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| n.a. | Big Beat Boys Launch New Attack | 4 |
| Fordyce, Keith | Singles Reviews Elvis Presley: "Don't" / "I Beg of You" (RCA) Tommy Steele: "Nairobi" / "Neon Lights" (Decca) Jimmie Rodgers: "Oh-Oh, I'm Falling in Love Again" / "The Long Hot Summer (Columbia) Johnny Otis Show: "All I Want Is Your Love" / "The Light Still Shines in My Window (Capitol) Marion Ryan: "Oh-Oh, I'm Falling in Love Again" / "Always and Forever" (Nixa) Laurie London: "Boomerang" / "The Gospel Train" (Parlophone) Jackie Dennis: "La Dee Dah" / "You're the Greatest" (Decca) Bonnie Lou and Rusty York: "La Dee Dah" / "Let the School Bell Ring" (Parlophone) Larry Page: "This Is My Life" / "Under Control" (Columbia) The Royal Teens: "Short Shorts" / "Planet Rock" (HMV) The Four Winds: "Short Shorts" / "Five Minutes More" (London American) Little Richard:"Good Golly Miss Molly" / "Hey-Hey-Hey-Hey" (London-American) |
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| NME | Pops Page Teddy and Pearl: "Never Let Me Go" (Nixa) |
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| Evans, Allen | LP Reviews Louis Prima, The Wildest Show at Tahoe Les Paul, Margaret Whiting, and more, All-Time Favourites (Capitol) Cleo Laine, She's the Tops!, (MGM) |
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| NME | Top Thirty 1. "Magic Moments," Perry Como (RCA) 2. "The Story of My Life," Michael Holliday (Columbia) 3. "Jailhouse Rock," Elvis Presley (RCA) 4. "At the Hop," Danny & The Juniors (HMV) 5. "Love Me Forever," Marion Ryan (Pye-Nixa) |
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| NME | Best Selling Pop Records in
U.S. 1. "Don't" / "I Beg of You," Elvis Presley 2. "Get a Job," Silhouettes 3. "Catch a Falling Star" / "Magic Moments," Perry Como 4. "At the Hop," Danny & The Juniors 5. "Sail Along Silvery Moon" / "Raunchy," Billy Vaughn |
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| NME | Best Selling Sheet Music in
Britain 1. "The Story of My Life" (Sterling) 2. "Magic Moments" (Chappell) 3. "April Love" (Robbins) 4. "Love Me Forever" (Kassner) 5. "All the Way" (Barton) |
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| n.a. | Johnnie Ray Paladium's Third
Variety Headliner? [Almost certain to sign for
fortnight] How low can you fly? [Tommy Steele's visit to South Africa after Munich air tragedy] Report on Johnnie's Hearing Paul Anka for '6.5'? [TV appearance on "6.5 Special"] TV Series for Vera Lynn Sister Rosetta Dates Planned [Ten dates were announced for gospel singer Sister Rosetta Tharpe; she is starting her second British tour] New Job for Waldman [Ronnie Waldman from BBC-TV's Light Entertainment has been appointed TV Business Manager] Snow joke for Holiday [Michael Holliday returned from his winter sports holiday] |
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| n.a. | Stapleton, Hilton in lavish summer show | 6-7 |
| n.a. | Tommy Steele: radio series and film deal Ella Fitzgerald: JATP Tour Dates See Dots on BBC-TV [The Polka Dots] Glasgow fans shower Alma with sugar lumps! Jack Payne radio show promoted to peak hour Spring Radio Plans for Bands [Extensions of series by several bands] Pip booked for 'Top Numbers' [Pip Hinton has been booked for ABC-TV's "Top Numbers"] Another disc session in U.S. for Vaughn [Frankie Vaughn will record for American Columbia] |
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| Marks, Stan and Keith Goodwin | Shirley Bassey — Britain 's foremost international singing star, declares... 'I want my own Welsh folk to judge me' | 8 |
| Hentoff, Nat | Harry gets his Gold Disc [Harry Belafonte] | 8 |
| n.a. | March Releases from Oriole [Russ Hamilton, Nancy Whiskey and her Skifflers, Clinton Ford, Donald Peers, Jack Warner & Tommy Reilly, Rosanne June, Clinton Ford and the Hallelujah Skiffle Group] | 8 |
| Marshall, Valerie | Fans Rally to the Rescue of Wee Willie Harris | 9 |
| n.a. | A Star Johnny Mathis Speaks | 9 |
| Goodwin, Keith | Jazz Records [Dave Brubeck Quartet, Johnny Hodges, Bill Harris] | 9 |
| n.a. | Lonnie Donegan 'King of Skiffle' recommends professional Italian guitar | 9 |
| n.a. | Showbill [The Johnny Otis Show, Tommy Sands, Gene Vincent, Frank Sinatra] | 9 |
| n.a. | The Broadway 'Kat' Kit [Skiffle and Rock drummers] | 9 |
| Johnson, Derek | The '6.5 Special' is all steamed up for another year's run [TV show '6.5'] | 10 |
| n.a. | World Exclusive! A sensational magazine Now on Sale! The Paul Anka Story | 10 |
| n.a. | Advertisements Agents Directory Brochure of guitars, amplifiers, accessories, banjos Announcing the MARCH issue of HIT PARADE Personal Fan Clubs Musical Services Musicians Wanted Bands Wanted |
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| The Alley Cat | Tail-Pieces [Film song rivalry] | 12 |
| n.a. | 'Why I'm glad to be a Boone fan' by Elvis Presley in MARCH 'HIT PARADE' | 12 |
| D.J. | Winnie goes from Classics to Pop | 12 |
| Christina Casillas, Spring 2010 | ||
| Original edit by Oliver Jones on 3 March 1999 | ||
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