| Number 660 | 4 September 1959 | |
| Cover Page | 1 | |
| N.A. | Question Time with Billy Eckstine | 2 |
| Bartram, Douglas | Paul Anka Gets Royal Welcome in Italy | 2 |
| N.A. | Jazz Book Club | 2 |
| Govey, Charles | Two Sides of a Disc Hit: Alan Freeman and Michael Barclay Write about Their Top Pye Star, Lonnie Donegan | 3 |
| Goodwin, Keith | Recorded Jazz [Duke Ellington, Gerry Mulligan Quartet, and Shelly Manne] | 3 |
| Fordyce, Keith | Singles Review Ricky Nelson Croons and Makes a Hit Ricky Nelson, "Sweeter than You" / "Just a Little Too Much" (London) Tommy Edwards Is the Top Class Tommy Edwards, "I've Been There" / "I Looked at Heaven" (MGM) Nat Cole's Train Song Nat Cole, "Midnight Flyer" "The Sweet Bird of Youth" |
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| Fordyce, Keith | Singles Review Pet Clark, "Adonis" / "If I Had My Way" (Pye) Terry Dene, "Thank You Pretty Baby" / "A Boy without a Girl" (Decca) Teresa Brewer, "Bye Bye Baby Goodbye" / "Chain of Friendship" (Coral) Russ Hamilton, "Smile, Smile, Smile, and Sing" / "Shadow" (Oriole) Johnny Otis, "Three Girls Named Molly Doin' The Hully Gully" / "I'll Do The Same Thing for You" (Capitol) Chordettes, "No Wheels" / "A Girl's Work Is Never Done" (London) Deep River Boys, "Nola" / "Kissin'" (Top Rank) Bill Shepherd, "The Bill Shepherd Orchestra" / "What a Difference a Day Made" (Pye) Lloyd Price, "Three Little Pigs" / "I'm Gonna Get Married" (HMV) |
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| NME | Top Thirty 1. "Living Doll," Cliff Richard (Columbia) 2. "Only Sixteen," Craig Douglas (Top Rank) 3. "Lonely Boy," Paul Anka (Columbia) 4. "Lipstick On Your Collar," Connie Francis (MGM) 5. "Battle of New Orleans," Lonnie Donegan (Pye) |
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| NME | Best Selling Sheet Music in Britain 1. "Roulette" (Mills) 2. "Living Doll" (Peter Maurice) 3. "Side Saddle' (Mills) 4. "China Tea" (Mills) 5. "Only Sixteen," (Ardmore and Beechwood) |
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| N.A. | Russ Conway's 'Roulette' Legal Dispute | 6-7 |
| N.A. | BBC Fly Joan Regan to her Guest Star Buddy Holly's Last Record Two Old Timers Die [Composers George Meyer, Jack Norworth] Donegan Summer Season Extended Ted Heath Steele Show Craig Douglas: Variety Debut Ruby Murray Flies to America Dennis Lotis May Be in Horror Film |
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| N.A. | Autumn Dates for Cliff Trad Jazz on Major Shows Johnny Cash TV Debut this Month What a Gang — Elvis, Anka, Fabian, Darin in Same Film — Maybe! Eddie Fisher BBC Sunday Tele-Attraction Paul Anka's Next Film Pete Murray Out of 'JBJ': New Panelists Named David Whitfield Was Ill: Stars Rallied to Help Basie Return? |
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| Wedge, Don | Lionel Bart | 8 |
| Saxon, Al | Comedy Plus Singing Equals Entertainment | 8 |
| N.A. | Platters Songs-and Costumes-Go Round World! | 8 |
| Keniston, Keith | 'Best of Luck' to Our Singing Ambassador Frankie Vaughan | 9 |
| N.A. | Sinatra Alters 'Film Hours' | 9 |
| Goodwin, Keith | Elvis Fan Is Now Presley's Greatest Rival [Ricky Nelson] | 10 |
| N.A. | Gary Crosby, Sal Mineo in the 'Army' | 10 |
| Sampson, David | Duane Eddy Set Hot Pace on 'Bad Road' | 10 |
| Evans, Allen | LP's Elvis Presley, A Date with Elvis Judy Garland, The Letter Nat King Cole, To Whom It May Concern Hank Jones, Porgy and Bess Dorothy Donegan, Dorothy Donegan Live |
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| The Alley Cat | Does this Solve the Mystery? [Shirley Bassey's Columbia Single] | 12 |
| N.A. | Connie Meets Her Fans and Luxembourg D-Js | 12 |
| Emily Gorbach, 2008 | ||
| Number 661 | 11 September 1959 | |
| Cover Page | Now! Marty Wilde in two hits on one record! (New Marty Wilde record to be released) | 1 |
| Lawrence Sameroff | A Fan's-eye View of Elvis Presley | 2 |
| N.A. | Reviews of latest Pop Shows: Lots of 'Big Beat' | 2 |
| N.A. | Who's Where: Week commencing | 2 |
| Keith Goodwin | Previews televisions successor show to 'Oh Boy!' Boom Time for Marty Wilde 'Boy Meets Girls' Ready to Roll! Jack (Good) Is No Back Room TV Producer |
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| Keith Fordyce | Covers the latest Pops Several Bright 'Sunrises' on Disc Horizon Surprising Rivalry of Frankie (Vaughan) and Dean (Martin) Donegan's Breathless Broadside |
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| Single Reviews Everly Brothers, "Till I Kissed You" / "Oh What a Feeling" (label?) Shirley Bassey, "If You Love Me" / "Count on Me" (Columbia) |
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| Allen Evans | LP Reviews Max Byrgaves and Ted Heath, Max and Ted (Decca) Willie 'The Lion' Smith, The Legend of Willie 'The Lion' Smith (?) Norman Labott Choir, But Beautiful (Phillips) Sonny King, For Losers Only (Pye) Jack Elliot, Ramblin' Jack Elliot (Columbia) |
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| NME | Top Thirty 1. "Only Sixteen," Craig Douglas (Top Rank) 2. "Living Doll," Cliff Richard (Columbia) 3. "Lonely Boy," Paul Anka (Columbia) 4. "Here Comes Summer," Jerry Keller (London) 5. "China Tea," Russ Conway (Conway ) |
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| NME | Best Selling Sheet Music in Britain 1. "Only Sixteen" (Ardmore & Beechwood) 2. "Living Doll" (Peter Maurice) 3. "China Tea" (Mills) 4. "Poulette" (Mills) 5. "Heart of a Man" (David Toff) |
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| Two 'Spectaculars' for Tommy Steele Eddie Fisher Goes Home Saying: 'I Want to Film with Elizabeth [Taylor]' Hollywood Party for Frankie Vaughan |
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| Ronnie Carrol | Bands, Stars Galore at 'Starlight Dance' | 6 |
| N.A. | Bobby Brian disc banned by TV network in U.S. BBC-TV producer going to ATV Cliff Richards 'Living Doll' Nears Millions Sale Winnie (Winifred) Atwell Delays Return Rock Composers Visit Britain |
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| N.A. | Fred Douglas to Head Package Shows New Roll for Tab (Hunter) British Jazzmen (Humphrey Lyttelton Band and the Jazzmakers) Big Hit in U.S. 'Porgy' Premiere Ed Sullivan re-books Barber Lonnie Donegan Star of London Pantomime Cliff Richard at Mary's Film Premiere Liberace 1960 Variety Star at Palladium |
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| Charles Govey | Malcolm Vaughan (article and interview) | 8 |
| Nat Hentoff | American Airmail | 8 |
| - | Joan Regan's Skiffle Group Fine Acting by Belafonte Multi-songed Musical |
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| Charles Govey | It's agony — waiting for a disc to click! [Interview with Shirley Bassey] | 9 |
| Keith Goodwin | Keith Goodwin meets the actor-singer who puts artistry before everything, Belafonte! | 10 |
| T.K. | Singing comes naturally to ex-choirboy Rock Hudson | 10 |
| N.A. | Harry Belafonte, "Fifteen" / "Round the Bay of Mexico" (RCA) | 10 |
| N.A. | No one can match Lonnie's consistency | 11 |
| N.A. | Agents Directory and Vocal Directory | 12 |
| Alley Cat | Tail-Pieces | 12 |
| Grace Gouin, 2008 | ||
| Number 662 | 18 September 1959 | |
| cover | This Week's Top Ten Broken Hearted Melody Jack Scott: The Way I Walk "Morgen" by The Adam Singers Jack Scott — The Way I Walk |
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| Shirley Bassey | Shirley Bassey's Top Ten | 2 |
| n/a | Lonnie Is a Fan of the Weavers | 2 |
| n/a | Newport Jazz Comes to Britain [16 day concert tour] | 2 |
| n/a | Visual Jane Vocal Too [Jane Russell creates an EP] | 2 |
| n/a | Tommy Steele Talks about his TV Shows | 3 |
| Derek Johnson | Every Time Sinatra Has a Hit, His Ardent Fans Get So Angry | 3 |
| Keith Fordyce | Singles Review Fats Domino, "I Want to Walk You Home" / "I'm Gonna Be a Wheel Someday" (London) The Coasters, "Poison Ivy" / "I'm a Hog for You" Ted Heath, "Mah Jong" (Decca) King Brothers, "Caribbean" / "Makin' Love" (Parlophone) Tony Newley, "Someone to Love" / "It's All Over" (Decca) Billy Williams & Barbara McNair, "Go to Sleep" / "Telephone Conversation" (Coral) King Sisters, "Lovin' Up a Storm" / "What Would I Do without You" (Capitol) Joe Henderson, "Treble Chance" / "Flirtation Waltz" (Pye) Duffy Power, "Kissin' Time" / "Ain't She Sweet" (Fontana) Jerry Lee Lewis, "Let's Talk about Us" / "The Ballad of Billy Joe" (London) Eddie Fisher, "Last Mile Home" / "I'd Sail a Thousand Seas" (RCA) |
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| Allen Evans | LP Reviews Johnny Mathis: Johnny's Greatest Hits (Fontana) Elizabeth Welch Millicent Martin |
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| NME | Top Thirty 1. "Only Sixteen," Craig Douglas (Top Rank) 2. "Living Doll," Cliff Richard (Columbia) 3. "Here Comes Summer," Jerry Keller (London) 4. "Lonely Boy," Paul Anka (Columbia) 5. "China Tea," Russ Conway (Columbia) |
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| NME | Best Selling Sheet Music in Britain 1. "Only Sixteen" (Adamore & Beechwood) 2. "Living Doll" (Peter Maurice) 3. "China Tea" (Mills) 4. "Heart of a Man" (David Toff) 5. "Roulette" (Mills) |
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| n/a | Russ Conway to Headline Major BBC-TV
Series Election Plays Havoc with TV Programmes Exciting Guests in New Como Series [The Everly Brothers and Peggy King to star in the return of Perry Como Show] Horror Role for Lotis Confirmed [Dennis Lotis to star in City of the Dead] Radio's Big Autumn Winter Pop Plans [new series The Pop Shop] Cliff Loses Drifters, but Gains Shadows! |
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| n/a | Lena Horne Plans an Album Here [plans to record an
album for RCA while in
Britain
] Alma Cogan Offered Long-Term Contract [contract with RCA] Stars' Manager on the 'Jury' [Manager Bunny Lewis to appear on "Juke Box Jury"] Donegan Gets New U.S. Outlet [Lonnie Donegan signs new contract with Atlantic Records to release discs in U.S. ] Vote For Your Favourite Pop Music Stars [1959 NME International Popularity Poll] Midnight Stars [stars appearing in Midnight Matinee at the London Palladium] |
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| Keith Goodwin | Keith Goodwin Interviews the Truly Fabulous Lena Horne | 8 |
| A.G. | Songs Unite Gangs [review of new musical The Crooked Mile] | 8 |
| n/a | Who's Where [who's appearing at what places for the upcoming week] | 8 |
| Tony Keniston | 'Mona Lisa' Revives London Memories of Conway Twitty | 9 |
| n/a | From You to Us [letters written to NME] | 9 |
| Nat Hentoff | American Airmail [news about American artists] | 9 |
| David Sampson | Johnny Cash Brings A Load of Talent to Britain | 10 |
| n/a | The Best of Luck to the Chris Barber Band on their Second U.S. Tour | 10 |
| Derek Johnson | Derek Johnson Invites You to Meet the Browns | 10 |
| Rebecca Hendel, 2008 | ||
| Number 663 | 25 September 1959 | |
| (cover page) | Here, Without Question, Is the Most Sensational Sound-Track Recording Ever Made — Porgy & Bess | 1 |
| Keith Goodwin | Bobby Darin Leads Two Lives- And Both Are Wonderful! | 3 |
| Maurice Kinn | Lena Horne's Triumph | 3 |
| Keith Goodwin | Too Many Cooks From Newport | 3 |
| Keith Fordyce | Singles Review Sleepwalkers: "Sleep Walk" / "Golden Mile" (Pye) Little Tony: "I Can't Help It" / "Arrivederci Baby" (Decca) Michael Cox: "Boy Meets Girls" / "Teenage Love" (Decca) Robert Earl: "The Test of Time" / "The Key" (Phillips) Ella Fitzgerald: "But Not for Me" / "You Make Me Feel So Young" (HMV) Vince Eager: "Makin Love" / "Primrose Lane" John Barry 7: "Twelfth Street Rag" / "Christella" (Parlophone) Tommy Sands: "I'll Be Seeing You" / "That's the Way I Am" (Capitol) Dion and The Belmonts "Every Little Thing I Do" / "A Lover's Prayer" (Pye) |
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| Allen Evans | LP review Various Artists: Porgy and Bess Original Sound Track (Phillips) Various Artists: Golden Hits (Phillips) Marty Wilde: Wilde about Mary (Phillips) Connie Francis: The Exciting Connie Francis (MGM) Various Artists: My Fair Lady / King and I (Ace Of Clubs) |
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| N.A. | N.M.E. Music Charts: Best Selling Pop Records in
Britain
1. "Only Sixteen," Craig Douglas (Top Rank) 2. "Living Doll," Cliff Richard (Columbia) 3. "Here Comes Summer," Jerry Keller (London) 4. "Lonely Boy," Paul Anka (Columbia) 5. "Mona Lisa," Conway Twitty (MGM) |
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| N.A. | N.M.E. Music Charts: Best Selling Sheet Music in
Britain
1. "Only Sixteen," Ardmore & Beechwood 2. " China Tea," Mills 3. "Living Doll," Peter Maurice 4. "Heart of a Man," David Toff 5. "Roulette," Mills |
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| N.A. | N.M.E. Music Charts: Best Selling Pop Records in
U.S.
1. "Sleep Walk," Santo and Johnny 2. "The Three Bells," The Browns 3. "I'm Gonna Get Married," Lloyd Price 4. "'Til I Kissed You," Everly Brothers 5. "Sea of Love" Phil Phillips |
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| N.A. | Cliff Richard Signed for Pantomime Debut Kay Starr Wants to Make Album Here Music Shows on BBC-TV Before Election Results The Sudden Death of Lady Ulick Brownie Benny Lee Quits Publisher Post Al Saxon-deejay Marion Ryan- Operation Desmond Lane on Top Rank McGrady Resigns From Top Rank Cast Named For BBC-TV Pop Show [Flying Standards] Dorothy Squires Back in London 'Saturday Club': more stars 'live' [BBC Program] Teen Fare On Radio [BBC series 17-20 Club] Ruby Murray Hurries Home Bert Weedon's Variety Bow Brent: 'Robin Hood' [Tony Brent In Robin Hood] Sammy Davis In May; Tony Martin sought [London Pigalle Restaurant] Gary Miller Tour Dates Are Set Humph Back: Concert Tour |
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| N.A. | NME Poll Wins Likely for Presley, Connie Francis, Everlys, Heath, Pete Murray, Richard, Conway Dr. Crock in Glasgow |
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| N.A. | Frankie Vaughan Como Show Guest in November Mudlarks With Seacombe Eddie Fisher offers London Secretary New York Job 'Cool For Cats' On Mondays [TV] Lena Horne Will Telerecord Show Steele, Whitfield visits to Australia Confirmed Dennis to Tour [Jackie Dennis] Jazz Jamboree: Top 13 Bands Mike Holliday In Variety Avons plus one wax titles Extra Ory Date Adam Faith Plays TV Gang Leader Russ Conway to Star in Palladium revue 'Music Shop' 'Customers' [ATV Series] Chris Barber tapes 'Marine' music |
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| N.A. | Sarah's Solo Chart Debut Is Sudden [Sara Vaughan | 8 |
| Nat Hentoff | Critics Back Eddie Fisher against British TV methods | 8 |
| Keith Goodwin | Wonderful Weavers Woo and Win | 8 |
| N.A. | A Tribute to Cliff Richard honouring His First Year of Disc Hits | 9 |
| Keith Fordyce | Why Richard Discs Are all Hits | 9 |
| Derek Johnson | Cliff's Next Single and LP | 10 |
| N.A. | On the "Expresso Bongo" Film Set | 10 |
| Norrie Paramor | He Rocked Oxford Circus! [Cliff's Recording Manager writes about him] | 11 |
| N.A. | What Other Stars Say about Cliff | 12 |
| Cliff Richard | My Top Ten [Songs] | 12 |
| Cliff Richard | Ambitions | 12 |
| Cliff Richard | Favourite Singers | 12 |
| Keith Goodwin | Seeing Stars [with Maurice Clark about America ] | 13 |
| Derek Johnson | The Everly Brothers and Showbiz | 14 |
| N.A. | Sid Robin Keeps Others Singing- His Songs! | 14 |
| Paul Anka | How I Got Started | 14 |
| N.A. | Welcome, Kay Starr | 14 |
| N.A. | Stars Cheered Lena Horne | 16 |
| The Alley Cat | Tail Pieces- Thousands Wrote for Boone's Autograph | 16 |
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