FOLK TALK
q y Woll, aftsr wo missed the deadline last
U Y week, we come dashing back to the typewriter
CfcCL TPD this W8e^ with a "batoh" of good’h'bws.
I First, I guess we will have to tell you
that there are'four oountry an western tune$
listed on Billboard magazines "Hot 100" chart. s iltia; chart lists the most popm
lar records across the nation, as shown by sales results.'1 0n: this short we fin^
Johnny Horton with a big new release "The Battle Of foeft Orleans", this waxing
is listed at number 36 this week after only two weeks' oh theu ‘ “Hot 100" ■ chart*
Last week it was number 93, and that my friends is a.BlG. jumj),' in any mans book*
Another oountry and western tune that appears oh the "Hot lOO""’list is "White
Lightning" by George Jones, I This is it’s first, week on the chart, but it; is al
ready at 90. "Lonesome Ole House" by Don, £ibson is holding; down the number 77
spot this week, and Johnny Cash holds the number 71 'slot with' ‘"Frankie’s Man
Johnny".
We’ve talked about the "Hot 100" list in Billboard, now "let’s take a look at
the country and western chart from the same magazine.
1 White Lightning*•••••••••••••••••George Jones
2 Home*....»•••••••••••.. Jin Reeves
3 I’m in Love iigain*.•••••••*.•••••George Morgan
4 When Itfs Springtime in iilaska**.Johnny Horton
5 Set Him Free****••••..••••••••••♦Skeetor Davis *■
6 Don’t Take Your Guns to Town*.*••Johnny Cash •
7 Battle of New Orleans#****...*.,.Johnny'Horton ^ .
8 Who Cares*.•••«••.•••••••••••• •••Don OibSon
9 Morany For a Day..................tfitty Walls
10 Luther Ploys The Boogie.•••*••••.Johnny Cash
That* s how it stands for this week. 'jffe will be ;
playing these and many more from the top 30*\tb$ay'
at 2*30 on Hillbilly Round Up* Don’t forgot the 'g
^ othor two-thirds of the ”big three”, Prod Grobno at
W 4 PM every week day with the Rhythm Review,* then at
7*30, Bud Mack steps up to the iiPRS ndke' f of hn hour
and a half of ”pops” tunes on his Night Tr^in show, .
That does it for this edition of the.-^un, so I.
will ”see you later gator”, and may theood Lord . v
take a likin’ to you* " ' 7’, 7
”Skoeter”
Texas, was successful as a dancer before landing
top-billing assignment in Columbia's upcoming ^The
Young Land”* She’s only twenty. (iJFPS).