| No. 690 | 1 April 1960 | |
| Mackender, Raymond | A Visit to Cliff Richard’s New Home! | 2 |
| Twitty, Pat | What Happened When…Elvis Started Waxing Again | 3 |
| Johnson, Derek | Reviews: Presley’s Disc | 3 |
| n.a. | Chart Newcomer Jim Reeves Helped Elvis | 3 |
| n.a. | Who’s Where [Concert list for the week] | 3 |
| Fordyce, Keith | Pops: Bobby Darin Has Fun with ‘Clementine’ [Michael Holliday, Chas McDevitt/Shirley Douglas, Alma Cogan, Sam Cooke, Joan Regan, Kenny Day, Jimmy Lloyd, Al Saxon] | 4 |
| n.a. | Four Lads, Dickie Valentine Lead Race for ‘Corner’ | 4 |
| Evans, Allen | LP’s: Kingston Trio | 4 |
| NME Music Charts: | 5 | |
| NME | Best
Selling Pop Records in Britain, 1. "My Old Man’s A Dustman," Lonnie Donegan 2. "Fings Ain't Wot they Used to Be," Max Bygraves 3. "Running Bear," Johnny Preston 4. "Fall in Love with You," Cliff Richard 5. "Summer Place," Percy Faith |
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| NME | Best
Selling Sheet Music in Britain, 1. "Delaware" (Leeds) 2. "Looking High, High, High" (Robbins) 3. "Why" (Delmar) 4. "Running Bear" (Southern) 5. "Fings Ain't Wot They Used t'be" (Peter Maurice) |
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| n.a. | Jack
Scott Probable to Open in Mid-April Here/ Johnny, Hurricanes in June with
The Crests, Santo and Johnny Overnight Stardom for French Singer [Jacqueline Boyer] EMI Make Music Appointment [Joseph E. Zers, International Manager] Doris Day, Frankie Avalon in Forthcoming Films New TV Beat Show Trial Low-priced LP’s by Top Rank Dallas Boys with Lonnie [Donegan] Preston [Johnny] – Twitty [Conway] Show for Eire Russ Conway Guests on New Payne [Jack] TV Show Four by Ted [Heath] ATV Attractions: Shirley Bassey Is Newley’s Guest [The Anthony Newley Show] |
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| n.a. | Everlys
with Alma Twice [Everly Brothers Alma Cogan] Gene Vincent Collapse Gives New Boy Break [Peter Wynne] New Label ‘First’ [Beverly sisters, new Columbia contract] First ‘Spectacular’ Set for Adam Faith |
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| n.a. | Two
More Films Set, Summer Radio Series for Cliff Richard Extra Dates in London for Basie [Count Basie Band] Duane Eddy’s Speedy Recall to Liverpool ‘Local’ Tour for Winnie Atwell Cherry Wainer in Wilde [Marty] Revue BBC Switch Como to Sunday Night ‘Club’ Features Presley Songs Anne’s [Anne Shelton] Drama Debut Gary Miller at Margate Frankie Vaughan Flies 6,000 Miles to Sing at Party Spring Extension of Radio Disc-Shows Gospel Singer Rosetta Back [Rosetta Tharpe] |
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| Johnson, Derek | An
Extremely Frank Question-Time with Bobby Darin Second Thoughts on the Darin Show |
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| Goodwin, Keith | Jazz Records | 8 |
| Hentoff, Nat | Nat Hentoff’s American Airmail: Paul Anka as Film Pop Star, Big Shows from Florida | 9 |
| n.a. | In April ‘Hit Parade’ – Elvis Reveals His Plans | 9 |
| n.a. | ‘Flower Drum Song’ Is Luxury Product | 9 |
| A.G. | Yamaha Is Right | 9 |
| n.a. | From You to Us | 9 |
| Goodwin, Keith | A Big Welcome to – The Everly Brothers | 10 |
| n.a. | Steve Lawrence Wins in the End | 10 |
| Wedge, Don | Cliff and Tony Meet the Duke [Cliff Richard, Anthony Newley] | 10 |
| Aaron Neigher, 21 February 2004 | ||
| No. 691 | 8 April 1960 | |
| Goodwin, Keith | Many Happy Returns to ‘Song Parade’ [Grenadiers, Grenada Television] | 2 |
| n.a. | Who’s Where | |
| Scott, Jack | This Week’s Top Rank Ten: 1. Jack Scott: ‘What in The World’s Come Over You’ 2. Bert Weedon: ‘Big Beat Boogie’ 3. David Hughes: ‘Mi Amor’ 4. Freddy Cannon: ‘California Here I come’ 5. Craig Douglas: ‘Pretty Blue Eyes’ |
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| n.a. | New Releases: Miss Toni Fisher, Georgie Auld, The Teen Beats, Billy Mure, Preston Epps | |
| Johnson, Derek | Duane Eddy Answers the Questions that Interest You | 3 |
| Evans, Allen | LPs/Eps | 4 |
| Fordyce, Keith | Singles Forecasts: New Hits Soon for Craig Douglas & Adam Faith (f/ Roy Young, Tony Bennett, Conway Twitty, Flee-Rekkers, Dorsi Day, Toni Fisher, Gordon Jenkins) | |
| n.a. | NME Music Charts: | 5 |
| NME | Best
Selling Pop Records in Britain: 1. Lonnie Donegan: ‘My Old Man’s a Dustman’ 2. Cliff Richard: ‘Fall in Love With You’ 3. Elvis Presley: ‘Stuck on You’ 4. Jimmy Jones: ‘Handy Man’ 5. Max Bygraves: ‘Fings Ain’t Wot They Used T’Be’ |
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| NME | Best
Selling Sheet Music in Britain: 1. ‘Looking High High High’ (Robbins) 2. ‘Delaware’ (Leeds) 3. ‘My Old Man’s a Dustman’ (Cromwell) 4. ‘Fings Ain’t Wot They Used T’Be’ (Peter Maurice) 5. ‘A Summer Place’ (Blossom) |
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| Kinn, Maurice | Frankie Vaughan Shines Alongside Sammy Davis & Ella Fitzgerald | 6 |
| n.a. | Tommy
Steele, Mudlarks, Edna Savage, David Jacobs Plans Hit by Sickness Names in the News Our Disc Critic “Wham!”Compere Vera Lynn’s Saturday Series Starts in May Dave King’s Next Film Jack Scott LP in ‘Buy’ Range New Dankworth (Johnny) Venture Russ Conway Series ends Songwriter Tunrs Singer Next Week (Johnny Worth) Decca Drop Label |
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| n.a. | Johnny
Preston on ‘Jury’ This Month Marty Wilde Waxes in U.S.Before Trip Home King Bros. Airing Jeannie’s (Carson) Debut Francis (Connie) Set For Visit Here Next Month |
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| n.a. | If Strike
Is Still On, Frankie’s (Frankie Vaughn) Off O’Connor’s (Des O’Connor) Break Niterie Revue on Television Johnson (Bryan) On Ice Howard Keel to Telerecord Donegan’s (Lonnie) ‘Dustman’ Hopes to Clean Up in America First ‘Cool’ Guest Emile Ford for Finsbury Park Sammy Davis Will Record Two Albums in London Perry (Como) & Bing (Crosby) Sing TV Duets Together |
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| Gray, Andy | The Everly Brothers Are Great Performers | 8 |
| Hellicar, Mike | Liberace’s Two Pianos in Palladium Revue | |
| Wynn, James | Meet the Viscounts [Duke Ellington, Count Basie, Earl Grant] | |
| Goodwin, Keith | Jazz Records | |
| Hentoff, Nat | American Airmail: Will Elvis Own String of Hotels? | 9 |
| . | Anka (Paul) Disagrees | |
| n.a. | From You to Us | |
| Johnson, Derek | The Hush-Hush Entertainer [Johnny Preston, American success] | |
| n.a. | The Stars Speak (f/Frankie Avalon, Connie Francis) | |
| McPhatter, Clyde | Clye McPhatter Writes About Cliff (Richards) & Lonnie (Donegan) | 10 |
| n.a. | The Count (Count Basie Band) is the Greatest | |
| n.a. | Newcomer to the Charts: Brena Lee Has a Big, Big Voice for a Little Girl | |
| Classifieds | 11 | |
| Goodwin, Keith | Gospel Singer (Sister Rosetta Tharpe) Inspires | 12 |
| The Alley Cat | Tail Pieces: Presley Easier to Know | |
| Aaron Neigher, March 2004 | ||
| No. 692 | 15 April 1960 | |
| Cover | Adam Faith: Someone Else's Baby & Big Time | 1 |
| Top Rank | This Week's Top Rank Ten Jack Scott: What in the World's Come Over You Bert Weeden: Big Beat Boogie Freddy Cannon: California Here I come Craig Douglas: Pretty Blue Eyes Al Martino: Summertime The Fleetwoods: Outside My Window/Magic Star Vince Eager: Lonely Blue Boy Garry Mills: Footsteps Janet Richmond: You Got What Takes West Texas Marching Band: The Drums of Richard A. Doo |
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| Advertising | New Releases Craig Douglas: Heart of a Teenage Girl Johnny Yukon: Made to Be Loved Tommy Hawke: Good Gravy The Brooks Brothers: Now Will It End Norah Brockstedt: Big Boy |
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| Keith Goodwin | 20 Year Old to Watch This Year: Rod Lauren | 2 |
| Mike Hellicar | The Everly Brothers while Alama Presents Them with Their Awards | 2 |
| Derek Johnson | Perry Como Was Bullied into Fame | 3 |
| n.a. | Four Lads “Standin’ on the Corner.” The Original Version 1 Million Sold in America | 3 |
| n.a. | LPs Corner: Album of the Week Broadway Show Stopper by the Playmates (Columbia) | 4 |
| Keith Fordyce | Tells about Possible New Hits by
Everlys, Johnny Preston, Lance Fortune Johnny Preston: " Running Bear" (Mercury) Andy Williams: "Wake Me when It's Over" (London) Lance Fortune: "Be Mine" (Pye) Bobby Bland: "Let the Little Girl Dance" (London) Dallas Boys: "Boston Tea Party" (Columbia) Beverley Sisters: "Green Fields" (Columbia) Norah Brockstedt: "Big Boy" (Top Rank) Georgia Gibbs: "The Stroll that Stole My Heart" (London) John Barry: "Beat for Beatniks" (Columbia) Ella Fitzgerald: "Mack the Knife" (HMV) |
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| Keith Fordyce | Potted Pops: Ernie Fields, Winfred Atwell, Early Grant, Jimmy Young | |
| NME | Top Thirty 1. “My Old Man’s a Dustman,” Lonnie Donegan (Pye) 2. “Stuck on You,” Elvis Presley (RCA) 3. “Fall in Love with You,” Cliff Richard (Columbia) 4. “Handy Man,” Jimmy Jones (MGM) 5. “Do You Mind,” Anthony Newly (Decca) |
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| NME | Best Selling Sheet Music in Britain 1. “Looking High High High” (Robbins) 2. “My Old Man's a Dustman” (Cromwell) 3. “Delaware” (Leeds) 4. “Fings Ain't Wot They Used T' Be” (Peter Maurice) 5. “A Summer Place” (Blossom) |
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| n.a. | Make a Date With Your Favorite
Stars At NME Record Stand Joe Henderson Considers Opening New York Office Frankie Vaughan Two More Offers (Big) Beat Goes Down Big in Final Light Show Freddy Cannon’s Strong Support Presley’s Dad to Re-Marry TV Song Show Mudlarks Wanted in Las Vegas Globe Trotting Petula-Clark French Singer in Palladium [Colette Renaud] Billy Fury Heads Yarmouth Show Fabian Co-Stars with Bing Crosby ‘Parade of the Pops’ Quick Radio Return Dean Martin Film Bryan Johnson’s Top-of-Bill Debut at Clacton |
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| n.a. | Elvis Presley Starts Next Week Conway, Castle on the ‘Jury’ Adam Faith Film to be Premiered in June |
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| n.a. | Rush for Como’s Easter Show by BBC Television Connie Francis Arrival Date Confirmed New Radio Series for Russ Conway Acker, Bilk for Ireland Again Kayes’ (Kaye Sisters) TV Return Backroom Boys in ‘Cool Show’ Six Americans in Jazz Club Line-Up Audience Will be ‘Wham!’ Background Dave King’s Second U.S. TV Series: Bobby Rydell’s British Debut Planned Cliff Richard is Manager of New Disc Rocker Marty Wilde Waxed Ten U.S. Tracks 45 Stars in SOS ‘Sunday Palladium’ Disc Awards for Connie Francis, Elvis Presley |
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| Keith Goodwin | Gene Vincent and Eddie Cochran Rave about the Same Girl | 8 |
| n.a. | Josh White Puts Vice-Grips on His Audience | 8 |
| Allen Evans | EPs: Country and Western, Exotic, Folk Songs | 8 |
| n.a. | From You to Us Comes Galloping to the Rescue of Elvis Presley | 8 |
| Keith Goodwin | Joan Regan’s Zipper Broke During Dance with Mike Wilding | 9 |
| Nat Hentoff | American Airmail Pat Boone Finds Paris Dear Elvis: Judo Lessons |
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| Mike Hellicar | Bobby Darin Ends First Visit in Fine Style | 10 |
| Gordon Sampson | Basie Opens in the North | 10 |
| Lo Holly | An Easter Surprise… for You: Buddy Holly’s Mother Writes About Her Son | 10 |
| n.a. | Classifieds | 11 |
| The Alley Cat | Tail-Pieces | 12 |
| Andy Gray | Contrast in Styles [ Johnny Preston and Liberace} | 12 |
| Ryan Beer, October 2009 | ||
| No. 692 | 22 April 1960 | |
| cover | Wham!; Lyn Cornell Like Love Decca | 1 |
| cover | Marty Wilde, Perry Como | 1 |
| ads | Featuring Heart of a Teenage Girl, Craig Douglas and Footsteps, Gary Mills | 2 |
| Hellicar, Mike | Boom, Bam, Here Comes Wham! [success of ABC’s teenage program attracts attention] | 3 |
| Hentoff, Nat | Nat Hentoff’s American Airmail; Darin Says No Because of Davis [Darin refuses TV offer to not offend friends, Sammy Davis] | 3 |
| Fordyce, Keith | Singles Review: Frankie Laine,
Julie Andrews Sing French Songs Julie Andrews: “Lazy and Afternoon” Frankie Laine: “Et Voila” / “St. James Infirmary” (Philips) Joe Carr: “Maid in France” / “Tin Pan Rag” (Warner Bros.) Marty Bobbins: “Big Iron” (Fontana) Kalin Twins: “Chicken Thief” / “Loneliness” (Brunswick) Frank D’Rone: “Joey Joey Joey” / “The House and the Old Wisteria Tree” Santo and Johnny: “Caravan,” “Sleepwalk,” “Summertime” (Parlophone) Robert Earl: “A Place in the Sun” / “A Strange and Wonderful Feeling” (Philips) Lorna Henderson: “Steady Eddie” / “Lollipops to Lipstick” Eric Delaney: “Bass Drum Boogie” / “Let’s Get Organised” Johnny Angel: “Chinese Butterfly” / “My Very Good Friend the Milkman” (Parlophone) Dick Jordan: “Little Christine” / “I Love You Forever” (Oriole) |
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| Evans, Allen | LP Reviews Original Broadway Cast: Most Happy Fella (Phillips) Glenn Miller: Never before Released of Original Performances (RCA) The Fleetwoods: Mr. Blue (Top Rank Buy) Hank Williams: The Lonesome Sound of Hank Williams(MGM) Johnny and the Hurricanes: Johnny and the Hurricanes (London) |
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| NME | Top Thirty 1. “Do You Mind,” Anthony Newley (Decca) 2. “Stuck on You,” Elvis Presley (RCA) 3. “My Old Man’s Dustman,” Lonnie Donegan (Pye) 4. “Fall in Love with You,” Cliff Richard (Columbia) 5. “Handy Man,” Jimmy Jones (MGM) |
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| NME | Best Selling Sheet Music in Britain 1. “My Old Man’s a Dustman” (Cromwell) 2. “Looking High High High” (Robbins) 3. “Fings Ain’t Wot They Used T’be” (Peter Maurice) 4. “Summer Place” (Blossom) 5. “Delaware” (Leeds) |
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| NME | Robert Horton to Spend May Here Desperate Bid to Save Finsbury Park Empire [plan to close park and it’s theatre] Top British and American Stars in Big ATV Plans; Dave King, Russ Conway, Jane Morgan, Les Paul, Mary Ford, Macraes named Cliff Richard Causes Fan-tastic Scene [fans flock to Blackpool’s Opera House] Two Vernon Girls Become ‘Twins’ [new members to appear on ABC’s “Wham!”] Bobby Rydell Set for Cliff Richard TV Show Lance Fortune to Co-star with Gene Vincent Tooth Trouble Limits Donegan Variety Dates Newcomers on ‘Saturday Club’ for Three Weeks [Johnny Angel and The King Brothers to appear on show] |
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| NME | Presley Album Revives Lee and Ray
Hits Nat Hentoff, Nat Cole Tipped for Royal Variety Show Connie Stevens a Wham! Star [US star goes to Britain to appear on show] New Attempts to Bring Fats Domino Here [try to bring American beat band to Britain] Russ Conway Is Regan Guest [makes BBC-TV appearance] Lionel Bart Has American Plans [Bart decides to do 3 months per year in New York] Everlys Going Home Sooner: No Sunday TV[rejected appearance on ATV’s Sunday Night show] Alan Freeman returns to Luxembourg |
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| Goodwin, Keith | ‘Most Happening Fella’ Is Most Happy Listening [Loesser’s musical, “The Most Happy Fella’” is a great success] | 8 |
| Carlton, John | Shirley Bassey in Coventry Show [Coventry Theatre with musical, “Spring Show”] | 8 |
| Goodwin, Keith | The Cruel Tragedy of Eddie Cochran [tributes from all at death of American rock star in car accident] | 9 |
| n.a. | Marty Wilde Writes How…[successful visit to Hollywood for Wilde and wife, Joyce] | 10 |
| Johnson, Derek | "I’m Not Relaxed—I’m Tired!" Admits Perry Como [TV entertainer finally makes it to Britain to film ‘Music Hall’ presentation] | 10 |
| n.a. | AFN Highlights | 11 |
| n.a. | Radio Luxembourg | 11 |
| The Alley Cat | Tail-Pieces | 12 |
| Johnson, Derek | Never Before Has Such Controversy Raged—Furious or Fascinated?; The Fans were Divided After Seeing the Darin-Eddy Package [on the pop tour opinions differ on the superior artist] | 12 |
| Hannah Bock, October 2009 | ||
| No. 694 | 29 April 1960 | |
| Cover | Two Smash Hits! “I Was a Fool” and “The Fight” | 1 |
| Goodwin, Keith | Keith Goodwin brings two top guitarists together for a friendly chat [Duane Eddy and Bert Weedon talk about guitars] | 2 |
| Hellicar, Mike | Keith Kelly wrote hit in the tube [“Tease Me” written on train ride to Shepherds Bush] | 2 |
| Johnson, Derek | Presley without Haley? [Is Elvis Presley an original artist?] | 3 |
| Fordyce, Keith | Reviews the Singles Marion Ryan: “Sixteen Reasons” (Columbia) Connie Stevens: “Sixteen Reasons” (Warner Bros.) Dickie Pride: “You’re Singing Our Love Song to Somebody Else” (Columbia) Jerry Wallace: “You’re Singing Our Love Song to Somebody Else” (London) Edna Savage: “All I Need” (Parlophone) Jerry Keller: “Now Now Now” (London) Dave Sampson: “Sweet Dreams: (Columbia) Jaqueline Boyer: “Tom Pillibi” (Columbia) Dean Martin: “Love Me My Love” (Capitol) Malcolm Vaughn: “Lady of Spain” (HMV) |
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| Fordyce, Keith | Potted Pops: “Follow that Girl” (HMV) |
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| Evans, Allen | LPs: Perry Como: Como Swings (RCA) Mantovani: Operetta Memories (Decca) The Knightsbridge Strings: The Strings Sway (Buy-Top Rank) The Mello Larks: The Melody Lingers On (Buy-Top Rank) Woody Herman: Summer Sequence (Buy-Top Rank) 101 Strings: The Quiet Hours (Pye Golden Guinea) Lawrence Welk: TV Western Theme Songs (Coral) |
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| NME | Best Selling Pop Records in Britain 1. “Cathy’s Clown,” Everly Brothers (Warner Bros.) 2. “Do You Mind,” Anthony Newly (Decca) 3. “Someone Else’s Baby,” Adam Faith (Parlophone) 4. “Handy Man,” Jimmy Jones (MGM) 5. “Fall in Love with You,” Cliff Richard (Columbia) |
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| NME | Best Selling Sheet Music in Britain 1. “My Old Man’s a Dustman” (Cromwell) 2. “Looking High High High” (Robbins) 3. “Fings Ain’t Wot They Used T’be” (Peter Maurice) 4. “Standing on the Corner” (Frank Music) 5. “Fall in Love with You” (Kalith) |
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| n.a. | Queen to See More Pop Stars Than
Ever Before [at 31st annual Royal Variety Performance at Victoria Palace
Theatre] Top Rank to Expand C-and-W Output [Rank records expanding] Johnnie Ray can leave hospital [from lung infection, can leave hospital] Lonnie squares it with his ‘Old Man’ [put in May issue of “Hit Parade”] Jerry Keller Return: Gene Vincent co-star Connie Stevens trip postponed Special show by Sammy Davis TV singer sings Fontana [Ray Coussins has been signed by Fontana] |
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| n.a. | Marino Marini back as Nat Cole
guest [in an ATV telerecording] Cherry Wainer Signs for Wilde, Bassey Shows [signed 29-week contract with Harold Fielding] ‘Hi Summer’ Returning [BBC-TV’s revue returns in July] Belafonte in Autumn Domino Exchange? [schedules tour in Europe for autumn] Presley Records ‘Gi Blues; Music Joe Loss tour [touring British coastal towns] Union rules may stop Hurricanes [will Johnny and the Hurricanes tour take place?] Conway Twitty to be in Vera Lynn TV Faith dates changed [Adam Faith’s variety dates have been rearranged] |
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| n.a. | Young Brenda Lee is an atom bombshell of leisure [15 year old “bundle of dynamite”] | 8 |
| Hentoff, Nat | Teenage Mills Brothers [now have member of family’s third generation in group] | 8 |
| n.a. | The King’s ‘Standing on the Corner’ keeps moving on! [hobby turns profitable] | 9 |
| n.a. | Connie Returns—In Strange Circumstances [disappears from hit parade] | 10 |
| n.a. | Freddy Cannon, Conway Twitty kept traveling [more and more young stars coming across the Atlantic] | 10 |
| Goodwin, Keith | Keith Goodwin solves the Crickets mystery [members of band are revealed] | 12 |
| Zoë Brecher, October 2009 | ||
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