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' .Today we begin our last week' of spinning the platters on Hillbilly llouhdup*
Since most of you know, or have an idea, , how I feel about leaving! Adak, I will
f nptr go into a sob story«" I will, however,.. say that I have enjoyed the pastyeor
as the. DJ on Hillbilly Roundup*, I ‘wish to. thank all those who helped mo and en
'opuraged me* Sihoe this was ny first year, (but notary last., I hope) as a DJ, you
con understand what this encouragement meant to me*
I would like to extend an invitation to you, one;and"all, to drop by and see
, mo i£ - you evdr get back around Charleston, W* ya* ; My wife^ and I will be glad to
..have you. and the coffee is always hot*. . ~ - ' 'V*.
.1 .. Just a little'about country and western music now. Stonewall Jackson' has a re
” ally hot record oc&led'"Waterloo," that has gone up really fast* This week, after
only two weeks on the C & W chart, it rests at number two* Could this’one be the
ope that will knock Bat tie" out of. the number one spot?"? ;
,-Jimmy Newman has a now waxing'called "Lonely Girl" that hit the Charts this
week* It is a M*G.M* pressing and is already at number 30* This a Hillbilly
Jigundup "Pick To Click*" (Our last one -by the way)
Hero are the top ten C & W tunes .this week*
*' 1, The Battle Of New Orleans«*•#•• *^. * •• > *Johnny Horton •*
2.< Waterloo*.w*• ••** •••••• ?'i*«•*«.«»«•«. •Stonewall Jackson *\
3• Heartaches By The Number*.*•••••••••••.Ray Price ’
.... 4. . Homo***. . o......... *... •*•••• Jim Reeves ; it
v- 5* t White Lightning**.• ••••••*.•*•:•••. >.•••George Jones
6* 'Black Lond Farmer**.*• ...*.. ..c»....••.Frankie Miller./
T-. . A Thousand. Ml os Ago. •*•••«••••>••••• ..Webb Pierce
’a,}- Big Midnight Special.*..*. ..Wilma Lee & Stoney Cooper
9-. Am; I That Easy To Forget*.*......••••.*CQfl Bq.lew
10* Long Black Veil*.••••••*•• *•*•*.•••«..'•Lofty Frizzol■/,
That*^ the.tqp-ten C & W tunes as sho\ra in Billboard for this week*
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In closing off this last articlo f.or the Sun, I wish to thank the editors of
the Sun and their staff and I wish to congratulate then for the fine job that
they have been doing*•
I also wish to thank chief Cote and the staff at 4FRTS for the help that I
have received during tho past year* Thanks gangi
Be sure and listen for Hillbilly "Sayonora” Roundup this Friday. That will bo
ny last show. We will try to nako it an extra good one.
Donft forget the new Hillbilly Roundup with the new DJ, Pat Patrick. That*s
Hillbilly Roundup Pat Patrick stylo, scheduled to start next Monday, July 8th on
AFRS radio.
Thanks again to you, one and all, for your holp'and support. Until we meet a
gain, so long and may the good Lord tako a likin' to you.
SKEETtR DODD