| 2 March | No. 790 | |
| Cover Page | No. 12 in First Week!! The Sensational Wonderful Land' by the Shadows | |
| Alan Smith | Ring-a-Ding Girl' is Taking Ronnie Carol Places | 2 |
| Nat Hentoff | American Flashes' [mentions Natalie Wood, Buddy Rich, Harry James, Leslie Uggams, Andre Previn and Dory Langdon] | |
| Derek Johnson | Cliff Richard Reveals Plans to Follow Present Phenomenal Success | 3 |
| Bruce Charlton | Karl Denver Phones from a Snowy Outer Space' | |
| n.a. | Del Shannon Produces a Trio of Sounds | 4 |
| Keith Fordyce | John Leyton
Waxes New Goddard Song "Her Royal Majesty," James Darren "Longing," Vera Lynn "Nobody Knows," Brothers Four "Shenandoah," Roy Castle "At the End of a String," Frankie Townsend |
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| NME | Best Selling
Pop Records in Britain—Top 5 1. "Let's Twist Again," Chubby Checker 2. "The Young Ones," Cliff Richard [sic] 3. "March of the Siamese Children," Kenny Ball 4. "Wimoweh," Karl Denver 5. "Can't Help Falling in Love," Elvis Presley |
5 |
| NME | Best Selling
Pop Records in the U.S.—Top 5 1. "Duke of Earl," Gene Chandler 2. "Hey ! Baby," Bruce Channel 3. "The Wanderer," Dion 4. "Break It to Me Gently," Brenda Lee 5 "The Twist," Chubby Checker |
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| NME | Best Selling
Sheet Music in Britain—Top 5 1. "The Young Ones," Harms-Witmack 2. "Let's Twist Again," West One 3. "Stranger on the Shore," Sherwin 4. "Can't Help Falling in Love," Manor 5. "Moon River," Chappell |
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| n.a. | Cliff,
Shadows Stage Acts to be Waxed: LP Later? Moon River' Named for Academy Award Joan Regan Gets Rave Reviews in New York Satch' At Soccer Park Montand's Unique Talent Anita Bryant and Percy Faith Due Ford Joins Pet Buddy Greco's Cabaret Act Waxed in London All That Jazz' Extended Again Shapiro Has Own Easter Radio Show—Karl Guests Cliff, U.S. Stars in Saturday Club' Dave King Joins Billy Cotton Leyton May Star in Major Film Bygraves TV with Benny Sinatra Concerts: Variety Club to Co-operate |
6 |
| n.a. | Adam Faith
for First Palladium Concert New Late Night Pop Air Show (Ring-a-Ding Ding') Billy Daniels Palladium TV Danny [Williams] Asked to Star at the Copacabana 15 Bing LP's! Brandon Works Here Again Glenn Miller U.S. TV Series Barber to Aid Flood Victims Eden Kane Dates Basie: More Dates Ball in Anglo-U.S. Band Exchange British Star in U.S. Chart RaceAustralian, European Tours for Russ Conway Soundtrack LP Query Solved Worth May Write Brooks' Musical |
7 |
| Chris Hutchins | Allisons Survive Two Alarming Weeks | 8 |
| Derek Johnson | They All Wooed Jeannie' | |
| n.a. | Billy Daniels is Often Impersonated, but the Original is Best! | 9 |
| Derek Johnson | The enthusiasm and warmth of British fans has made my visit a wonderfully happy one' says Bobby Vee in a Question-Time | |
| Derek Johnson | Wonderful Land' has been on the Shelf for a Year! : Shadows Reserve Stock Pays Off! | 10 |
| Chris Williams | Does Sam Cooke Think Twist and Rock-n'-Roll are Different? | |
| The Alley Cat | 4-D Palladium Parade | 12 |
| n.a. | Princess Margaret Remembers Cliff | |
| Erin Mulrane, February 2005 | ||
| 9 March1962 | No. 791 | |
| n.a. | The White Rose of Athens—Nana Moskouri [Cover Page] | |
| Derek Johnson | The Everlys Volunteering Secret is Revealed | 2 |
| n.a. | Life-lines of Kenn Dodd | |
| Allen Evans | LP's by
Allen Evans Ella in Hollywood, Ella Fitzgerald Genius Sings the Blues, Ray Charles The Lion Sleeps Tonight, The Tokens Dance Again with Ambrose, Laurie Johnson Ain't We Got Fun Kinda Songs, Smith and the Redheads Kisses Sweeter Than Wine, Anita Bryant Double Exposure, Jonah Jones and Jack Teagarden |
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| Derek Johnson | Helen Shapiro Sings Tunes that Are Tops with Her | 3 |
| Keith Fordyce | Hayley [Mills]—Is She Our Dorothy Provine? | 4 |
| Keith Fordyce | Singles "Paintin the Town with Teardrops," The Raindrops "Everybody Twist," Bobby Breen "She'll Have to Go," Tony Raymond "Twistin' Time Is Here," Hal Carter "Tempo D'Estate," Nino Rosso "A Diabolical Twist," Nick Bygraves "French Poodle," Sammy Salvo "The Hole in the Wall," Tony Gallant |
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| NME | Best Selling
Pop Records in Britian 1. "March of the Siamese Children," Kenny Ball 2. "Let's Twist Again," Chubby Checker 3. "Wimoweh," Karl Denver 4. "The Young Ones," Cliff Richards 5. "Tell Me What He Said," Helen Shapiro |
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| NME | Best Selling
Pop Records in the U.S. 1. "Hey ! Baby," Bruce Channel 2. "Duke of Earl," Gene Chandler 3. "Midnight in Moscow," Kenny Ball 4. "Don't Break the Heart that Loves You," Connie Francis 5. "Let Me In," Sensations |
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| NME | Best Selling
Sheet Music in Britain—Top 5 1. "The Young Ones," Harms-Witmack 2. "Can't Help Falling in Love," Manor 3. "Let's Twist Again," West One 4. "Little Bitty Tear," Acuff-Rose 5. "Moon River," Chappell |
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| NME | NME is Ten Years Old! [First Issue Published March 7, 1952] | 6 |
| n.a. | Elvis
Presley May Film Manager's Life Story! Jerry Lee Lewis: More Venues Fixed Paramor MD for Acker Bilk Film Newely-Bricusse: Second Musical [Joan] Regan Invited Back to U.S. Kitt Palladium TV Date Named Cliff S.A. Stay May Be Three Weeks Rydell Calls Wolf at Jazz Clubs Lena in Revue Extra Concerts by Gene Vincent ABC-TV Music Quiz Show Planned Wilde for Scotland Cleo in Play Winifred Atwell May Join Pigalle Revue |
6 |
| n.a. | Donegan:
Month Stay at New York Club New Time for Jack Jackson Disc Series David Jacobs at Eurovision Final Torme's May Plans Change Allisons Join Pet U.S. Chart Topper Here Next Month? Eden Kane as Golden Boy'? Springfields Set for Palladium TV Carroll May Enter Films Johnny Worth Waxes His Own Numbers! Russ Conway Cheered Judy Garland Filming Here Ball: Moscow' Million; Children' on Top Here Dot Chief in Talks on British Outlet U.S. Bonds—Burnette Tour: Glasgow Bow |
7 |
| Derek Johnson | The King of Folk Balladeers Still Thinks He's Just a Guy trying to Make a Living | 8 |
| Chris Hutchins | Jimmy Justice Went to Sweden for Fame | |
| Nat Hentoff | American Airmail: Brenda is Ginger's Co-star, Twist Will Live On | |
| Alan Smith | Cribbins, Drake, Sellers Have Bright Disc Futures | 9 |
| n.a. | News Extra! Vincent, Lee and Southern for Lucky Stars' Cliff's Easy Beat' Debut Next Month Checker Heads U.S. TV Twist Festival Fury in Pops' [Craig] Douglas Booked Ball, Wallis Share EP Back to Trad Tavern' Mrs. [Gladys] Mills Concerts John Barry Tour |
9 |
| Pat Boone | Why I Became A Beatnik | 10 |
| Chris Hutchins | Salior Pete Murray's Musical Part Has Surprised the Fans | |
| n.a. | Helen
First Briton to Top in Japan Billy Daniels as Dynamic as Ever! |
12 |
| Erin Mulrane, February 2005 | ||
| 16 March | No. 792 | |
| Charlton, Bruce | Billy Fury's R-and-B Gamble Pays Off | 2 |
| Hutchins, Chris | Marty Wilde admits I've been away too long'-but he's putting it right | 2 |
| Evans, Allen | Twist Albums: Doin' the Twist, Look Who's Twistin'-Everybody, Twistin' the Hits | 2 |
| Johnson, Derek | Kenny Ball-by his former bosses! | 3 |
| Survey of Tributes and Comments on a world-famous bandleader | ||
| n.a. |
Latest Trad EPs: Acker Bilk Golden Treasure Alex Welsh Big Ben Trad Band Mike Cotton Jazzmen |
3 |
| Johnson, Derek |
Chubby, Bobby and Joey Become Twist Professors Brenda Lee Swings Out, "All the Way" album Adam Wade, Prisoner's Song Jungle Cha-Cha by Token, "B'wa Nina" Same Formula for Sandy [Sandy Nelson], "Drums Are My Beat" Ricky Nelson, "Young World" King Brothers, "King Size Twist" |
4 |
| Fordyce, Keith |
Nina and Frederik ["Seven Daffodils" review] Four Freshman ["Teach Me Tonight" review] Gene Chandler ["Duke of Earl" review] Jimmy Dean ["Smoke Smoke Smoke that Cigarette" review] |
4 |
| NME |
NME Top Thirty 1. Shadows, "Wonder Land" 2. Kenny Ball, "March of the Siamese Children" 3. Helen Shapiro, "Tell Me What He Said" 4. Chubby Checker, "Let's Twist Again" 5. Elvis Presley, "Can't Help Falling in Love" |
5 |
| n.a. |
NME Top Sheet Music 1. "Can't Help Falling in Love," Manor 1. "The Young Ones, Harms," Witmark [two number 1s] 3. "Let's Twist Again," West One 4. "Pianissimo," Peter Maurice 5. "Stranger on the Shore," Sherwin |
5 |
| n.a. |
Bilk's Stranger On Shore' in U.S. chart Another housewife seeks disc fame [Mary May] Seaside Dates [Acker Bilk tour dates] Billy Daniels Ends Cabaret Season: Bal Tabarin Policy Change Helen Shapiro: 3 more offers from abroad, home dates Gary Miller disc-jockey New pop music series on TV Jess for Gene [Jess Conrad replaces Gene Vincent] Marden Holland-bound [Janie Marden] Equity-ITV peace? Worth pens tunes for Faith film [Johnny Worth and Adam Faith, "Mix Me a Person"] New Moves for Provine Debut [Dorothy Provine] Pop stars in four new music films [Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis, Bing Crosby, Bob Hope, Duane Eddy] Brennan on Light [Rose Brennan] Doris Day Film ["The Unsinkable Molly Brown"] Williams tours [Danny Williams] Sinatra and Charity Show [Frank Sinatra] New label out next month [Salvo] Allisons in radio club' [The Allisons, "Saturday Club"] Wolf on Tonight' [Howlin' Wolf Burnette's British tour, "Tonight"] |
6 |
| n.a. |
Cliff Richard and Helen Shapiro honoured by the Variety Club of Great
Britain with the club's annual Silver Heart Awards [photograph and caption] Heath shows Britain's TV festival entry ["Big Band Concert", featuring Ted Heath and his Music] Temperance Seven on TV Music Hall' [Charlie Chester's Music Hall] |
6,7 |
| n.a. |
Princess Requests Song from Cliff Richard: Shadows to Accompany Him at
Club Royal Performance' [Princess Margaret] And Temperance Seven, too... [Princess Margaret attending "Roaring Twenties" ball] It's Trad Dad' premiere set Lightfoot and Bilk Guest on ATV Series [Terry Lightfoot, Acker Bilk on Mocrecambe and Wise ATV series] Craig's 3 Films [Craig Douglas] Valentine for Sydney club [Dickie Valentine] Queen to See Sail Away' [Noel Coward's musical] Eartha Kitt TV Projects Andy Stewart tele-special Find Singer' delayed [AR-TV's "Find the Singer" series] Freshman tour stars all on BBC-TV Music Hall' ["Charlie Chester Music Hall"] Susan on Easy Beat' [Susan Singer] Ronnie Carroll in Luxembourg [Eurovision Song Contest—"Ring a Ding Girl"] Doug Sheldon in BBC Series ["Twisting Time" Premiere] Spastics Show [new additions to "Record Star Show"] Nelson Riddles in major BBC-TV plan Brenda Lee, U.B. Bonds, Pete Murray join Jury' panel ["Juke Box Jury"] Frankie Vaughan on Cotton Show ["Billy Cotton Band Show"] Clinton Ford's first LP waxed U.S. Independents' New EMI Outlet? Dankworth Helps [Johnny Dankworth—"Thurber Carnival"] Matthew comperes [Brian Matthew] Young Ones' clip in Lucky Stars' [Cliff Richard, Chubby Checker, ABC-TV's "Thank Your Lucky Stars"] |
7 |
| Johnson, Derek | Buddy Holly's Disc Listen to Me' Back in Charts after Four Years! | 8 |
| Smith, Alan | Doris Looks Younger Every Day [Doris Day] | 8 |
| Hentoff, Nat | American Airmail | 8 |
| Verses Separated from Choruses | 8 | |
| Adam's new role [Adam Faith] | 8 | |
| Age brings Judy happiness [Judy Garland] | 8 | |
| Smith, Alan | Sinatra, Cole, Ella, Charles went commercial so Buddy Greco joins in [Frank Sinatra, Nat King Cole, Ella Fitzgerald, Ray Charles] | 9 |
| n.a. | New to the Charts | 9 |
| Bruce Channel's hit had first pressing of 200! | 9 | |
| Gene Chandler's titled debut | 9 | |
| Evans, Allen | LPs [Ray Charles and Betty Carter; Ray Conniff Singers: So Much in Love; Eydie Gorme: Come with Me; Jimmy Dean: Big Bad John; Folk Song World on Jimmie Rodgers; Eartha Kitt: Bad But Beatiful; Dinah Washington: For Lonely Lovers; Steve Lawrence: Portrait of My Love; Johnny Mathis: Live It Up; Johnny Burnette's Hits; Hits from the Hunters] | 9 |
| Hellicar, Mike | Roy Orbison thanks Pat Boone for his disc fame! | 10 |
| Johnson, Derek | Welcome back to the Freshman and hello to Jeri Southern | 10 |
| Wedge, Don | Pete shines in Scapa' but David is wasted [Pete Murray, David Hughes] | 10 |
| Evans, Allan | EPs [Chubby Checker; Adam Faith; Frank Sinatra Hit Parade; Temperance Seven; Paddy Roberts; Rex Stewart; Carmen McRae] | 10 |
| The Alley Cat | Tail-Pieces | 12 |
| Connie, Elvis in same movie? [Elvis Presley, Connie Francis] | ||
| n/a (photo) | Sergeants Three' Arrive Next Month [Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Peter Lawford; Dennis Crosby, Lindsay Crosby, Sammy Davis] | 12 |
| n.a. | NME Celebrates Tenth Birthday: Billy Daniels surprise guest | 12 |
| L. J. Negro, 7 February 2005 | ||
| 23 March | No. 793 | |
| Johnson, Derek | Stand-by for Blasting!—Miss Dynamite's on her way! [Brenda Lee's first tour] | 2 |
| Charlton, Bruce | New to the Charts: Johnnie Spence wins fame in own name [theme from "Dr. Kildare" in charts] | 2 |
| Gray, Andy | "It's Ter-ee-feec," Shout the Shadows! [in Paris, re: Number One] | 3 |
| Smith, Alan | Furious Holly Fans Strike Back! [reactions to previous reader comment about Billy Fury and Buddy Holly] | 3 |
| Fordyce, Keith | Reviews another week
of all-star singles Chubby Twists again—but slowly now! ["Slow Twistin'"/"Lose Your Inhibitions Twist"] Johnny Burnette: "Clown Shoes" / "The Way I Am" Rose Brennan: "Come Down the Mountain Katie Daly" / "Shame on You Shamus O'Brien" Bill McGuffie: "Give Seven" / "Out of Cigarettes" Johnny Desmond: "Twistin' Rose of Texas" / "Hello Honey" McGuire Sisters: "Sugartime Twist" / "More Hearts are Broken that Way" Rosemary Squires: "Everybody's Doin' the Twist" / "Do Something" Gary Miller: "Dancing in the Dark" / "If You Were the only Girl in the World" Ella Fitzgerald: "Clap Hands! Here Comes Charley" / "Cry Me a River" Eartha Kitt: "A Lady Loves" / "Please Do it Again" Dick Jordan: "Some of these Days" / "I Want Her Back" Harry Robinson: "Wisht it's the Twisht" / "Son of Twist" Lonnie Springs a Surprise [Lonnie Donegan: "The Party's Over" / "Somewhere over the Rainbow"] Spike Milligan: "Wormwood Scrubs Tango" / "Postman's Knock" Paddy Roberts: "Love Is a Wonderful Thing" / "Send for Me" Piltdown Men: "A Pretty Girl Is Like a Melody" / "Big Lizzard" |
4 |
| Evans, Allen | LPs Paul Anka: Young Alive and In Love Behind the Buttondown Mind: Bob Newhart Jerome Kern: Flutes and Percussion Twenty Top Twenty Twists Dancing the Big Twist George Shearing: Mood Latino Eddie Calvert: Eddie's Golden Songbook Limeliters: Tonight in Person The Best of the Platters The Greatest of Dizzy Gillespie Wilbur de Paris on the Riveria |
4 |
| n.a. | NME Top Thirty 1. Shadows, "Wonderful Land" 2. Helen Shapiro, "Tell Me What He Said" 3. Elvis Presley, "Can't Help Falling in Love" 4. Kenny Ball, "March of the Siamese Children" 5. Chubby Checker, "Let's Twist Again" |
5 |
| n.a. | Best Selling Sheet
Music in Britain 1. "Can't Help Falling in Love" (Manor) 2. "Pianissimo" (Peter Maurice) 3. "Stranger on the Shore" (Sherwin) 4. "The Young Ones" (Harms-Witmark) 5. "Lesson One" (Clover-Conway) |
5 |
| n.a. | Jim Dale cuts first
disc for Piccadilly [Pye] Strike Over—Then Pat Boone on Palladium TV [ITV equity dispute] Jeri Southern Ill-Cuts Short Tour Bongo' Re-release [Cliff Richard's first film] Joan Reagan on Palladium TV ["Sunday Night at the London Palladium"] Hammer + Beat = Twist' [Jack Hammer release] Bilk, Bond have Radio Bookings [Acker Bilk on "Parade of the Pops" and U. S. Bonds on "Saturday Club" Shapiro's Down-Under' Tour—12 Concerts Set [Helen Shapiro] Kayes Resident in ATV series [Kaye Sisters resident singers on Morecambe and Wise series] Marty's Father Dies [Marty Wilde] Luxembourg Time Changes ["Monday Spectacular" moves to Fridays] Wolf Tour Postponed [Howlin' Wolf Burnett] |
6 |
| n.a. | Connie Frances: 2
Films Here ["Follow the Boys" and "Girl Singer"] Pet Clark New York Debut Plan [Petula Clark] |
6/7 |
| n.a. | Kenny Ball Concerts
to be Waxed [first stage recordings] No Heat Before 1963 Eurovision Contest? [Song for Europe competition ending] Channel Visit Off till June [Bruce Channel, no available venues] Johnnie Spence Hit Issued in States ["Dr. Kildare Theme"] Alan Freeman Acts [BBC-TV "Suspense"] Roy Castle: Two ATV Shows—Then America Winnie Atwell Dancer at London Niterie! [Winifred Atwell] Bygraves back to Seaside [Max Bygraves] Bassey's Rio Cabaret Off [Shirley Bassey and Copacabana] Craig Douglas: U.S. Label Likely All That Jazz' runs till June! [ATV series] Ted Heath Music Berlin Bound |
7 |
| Hellicar, Mike | Gene Vincent Starts on his Seventh Tour! | 8 |
| Gray, Andy | Song Contest Blues—What Went Wrong? ["Ring-A-Ding Girl" Eurovision contest] | 8 |
| Johnson, Derek | Checker-Rydell Go Gay' Album! [Chubby Checker, Bobby Rydell] | 9 |
| Various | From You to Us | 9 |
| Hentoff, Nat | American Airmail Newley-Clansmen? [Frank Sinatra "Clan"] Goodman Takes Moscow' to Russia [Benny Goodman, "Midnight in Moscow"] |
9 |
| Hutchins, Chris | Discovers Some Secrets from our Top Girl Vocalist—Helen's Getting Another Gold Charm for Her Bracelet from John and Mike [Helen Shapiro, John Schroeder and Mike Hawker] | 10 |
| Smith, Alan | Plenty of Talent in This Show [The Four Freshman, Jeri Southern, Matt Monro, Danny Williams and Kenny Baker and his band on tour] | 10 |
| Simon, Michael | In New Musical Cribbins Sings Only One Song ["Little Mary Sunshine", Bernard Cribbins] | 12 |
| L. J. Negro, 16 February 2005 | ||
| 30 March 1962 | No. 794 | |
| Charlton, Bruce | Del Shannon makes it tough for executives to pick A' side: "Hey Little Girl" has strong flip-side! | 2 |
| Hutchins, Chris | Mark Wynter Made Hit in Twenty Minutes | 2 |
| Gray, Andy | Princess and Cliff Give Teen Music Big Boost [Princess Margaret, Cliff Richards] | 3 |
| n.a. | In April Hit Parade' Poll Stars in the Picture [NME Concert Poll] | 3 |
| n.a. | Bing Plugs Shell [Bing Crosby sings Shell Gasoline jingle] | 3 |
| Evans, Allen | EPs [Matt Monro, Nina and Frederik, Johnny Gregory, Ken Colyer's Jazzmen, Joe Loss, The Platters, Hitsville, Sound of Music, Trio Los Panchos] | 3 |
| Fordyce, Keith | Williams
Boys are Rivals [Danny Williams and Andy Williams both record "The Wonderful
World of the Young", review] Sinatra Family Out in Force [Frank Sinatra, "Everybody's Twistin'"; Nancy Sinatra, "To Know Him Is to Love Him"] Mike Carr, "The Girl in the Mountains" Don Rennie, "Till the End of Time" Temperance Seven, "Sahara" Connie Stevens, "Just One Kiss" Jan Burnette, "I Could Have Loved You So Well" Miracles, "What's So Good About Goodbye" Kenny Lynch, "I Would Take A Miracle" Envoy Strings, "Transcontinental" Patsy Cline, "She's Got You" Johnny Worth, "You Know What I Mean" Jo Stafford, "Misty" Peter Wynne, "The Wall" Eric Delaney, "Washboard Twist Blues" |
4 |
| Evans, Allen | LPs Brook Benton: Boll Weevil Song Saved: La Vern Baker Goin' Places: Kingston Trio Honky-Tonk Man: Johnny Horton My Kind of Blues: Sam Cooke The Ventures: Walk Don't Run The Four Freshmen: Stars in Our Eyes Folk Journeys: A Rovin' |
4 |
| n.a. | Potted
Pops Steve Race, "Nicola" Peter Nero, "Maria"Sid Phillips, "Montreal" |
4 |
| NME | Top Thirty 1. Shadows, "Wonderful Land" 2. Helen Shapiro, "Tell Me What He Said" 3. Elvis Presley, "Can't Help Falling in Love" 4. Kenny Ball, "March of the Siamese Children" 5. Bruce Channel, "Hey Baby" |
5 |
| NME | Top Sheet
Music 1. "Can't Help Falling in Love" (Manor) 2. "Pianissimo" (Peter Maurice) 3. "Stranger on the Shore" (Sherwin) 4. "Wonderful Land" (F.D. & H.) 5. "The Young Ones" (Harms-Witmark) |
5 |
| n.a. | Matt Monro
for Las Vegas Venue Vernon Girls to Decca [Vernon Girls trio] Barber Going on Tour of Poland [Chris Barber Band] Mathis Plans to Wax Records in London: If He Leaves U.S. Columbia [Johnny Mathis] Nat King Cole's Life' on LPs ["The Nat King' Cole Story"] Pye Changes [Louis Benjamin to be sole general manager, Roger Threlfall to ATV] 72 Musicians on LP [35 mm film] Lonnie's U.S. Issue [Lonnie Donegan, "Over the Rainbow"] Susan Tops the Bill [Susan Singer at Chester Royalty] More Attractions in Summer Shows [Jackie Rae and Charlie Drake to be featured in season show at the Torquay Princess] Marty Wilde for All That Jazz' Palladium TV again for Helen Shapiro Lyn to Wed [Lyn Cornell and Andy White, April 2nd] |
6 |
| n.a. | Pat's
London-Waxed Disc Rush-Released [Pat Boone, "Willing and Eager"] Platters, Sarah Vaughan, Jane Morgan, Dinah and Steele in ITV Line-up [Dinah Washington, Pat Boone, Tommy Steele] British Singer is New York Bound [Craig Douglas] D-j in Three Languages [Jimmy Savile, Radio Luxembourg] |
6-7 |
| n.a. | Bing Sings
189 Songs on 15 Album Series [Bing Crosby, "Bing's Hollywood Story] Sickness Robs Shows of Four Top Names [Billy Fury, Cliff Richards, Russ Conway, Shirley Bassey] Cliff Film Gets New Director [Cliff Richards, "Summer Holiday"] Bert Weedon to Visit Nashville Awards Judges Meet [1961 Ivor Novello Awards] Band Stripped' [Bob Miller's Millermen uniforms stolen] Franchi on Max's Tour [Sergio Franchi, Max Bygreaves] Bilk LP Now May Release [Acker Bilk, "Stranger on the Shore"] Johnny Worth to Pen 12 Songs for Musical: Doris Day Possible Star [tentative title, "Sea Birds Don't Sing"] Basie, Trio Fly in for Tour [Count Basie Band; and Lambert, Hendricks & Ross] New Aussie Offer for Valentine [Dickie Valentine] Craig Douglas Back [returns to hit parade] |
7 |
| Winters, Georgia | Chubby's
Fame Hard Earned [Chubby Checkers] News Bits about: Duane Eddy Tony Orlando Linda Scott Elvis Rick Nelson Annette |
8 |
| Smith, Alan | Basie, Top Vocal Trio Here for Tour [Count Basie Band; Lambert, Hendricks & Ross] | 8 |
| Charlton, Bruce | ?-Time With Bernard Cribbins [interview] | 9 |
| C.W. | Bing and Bob Hit—The Road' [Bing Crosby, Bob Hope; "Road"] | 9 |
| Johnson, Derek | The Drifters Are All New: Others Have Drifted! | 9 |
| Hentoff, Nat | American Airmail | 9 |
| Johnson, Derek | It's Trad, Dad! Spilling Over with Stars and Tunes! [review] | 10 |
| The Alley Cat | Tail-Pieces: Top Artists to Sing Academy Awards Tunes | 12 |
| Smith, Alan | Nina and Frederik Want to Twist a Calypso! | 12 |
| Gray, Andy | Star Audience! [The Spastics' fund] | 12 |
| L. J. Negro, February 2005 | ||
| Original March 1962 contributions by Phil Jennings, March 1999 | ||
| grtedit 19-Dec-2015 |