These are the top ten tunes according to the weekly survey by Billbaard's Hon
or Roll of Hits*
1. The Battle Of New Orleans
2® Lonely Boy
3® Personality
4® Waterloo
5. Lipstiok On Your Collar
6. Dream Lover
7. Tiger
8* Tallahassee Lassie
9® My Heart Is An Open Book
10* Quiet Village
Johnny Horton
Paul Anka
Lloyd Prioe
Stonewall Jackson
Connie Franois
Bobby Darin
Fabian
Freddy Cannon
Carl Dobkins
Martin Denny
That’s haw they shape up this week* You oountry and western fans will be glad
to see that there are two tunes up there from that fields
There have not been many big jumps among the top thirty this week. The only
newcomer to the top ten is a Dacca recording by Carl Dobkins, ”My Heart Is An
Open Book”. It went from no. 13 to the no. 9 spot*
Last week we told you about the new tunes by Elvis Pros ley and Rickey Nelson.
They’re moving up very fast. Rickey leads .pa the race to the top* Eis cut of
’’Sweeter Than You” came up to the number 24 pot and Elvis holds down the next
spot- with his R0C.A. Victor recording of ”A B.g Hunk O’ Love”. We will be v/artoh-*
ing those two next week. They both should make the honor roll by then.
The lato Ritchio Valens has a new release this week which is in the #97 spot.
It’s ’’Little Girl”. We hope that this one will be a big hit for Ritchie® Another
one of the Hot 100 for the first week is ’’Thank You Pretty Baby” by Brooks Benton
on the Mercury recording label* in the number 76 spot this week.
My personal pick hit for the week is ’’Little Forty Ford” by Leon Smith on the
Willamette label®
Starting this week we will give you a short biography on some of the popular
recording stars of the present time©
Preston Epps is twenty-eight years old, was born in Oakland, and resides in
Los Angeles, Calif. Before going into the recording field, Preston worked as a
night club manager, and gas station attendant© While stationed in Okinawa during
the Korean war, Epps took a liking to the Bongos and taught himself how to play
them. He was discovered by L.A*’s disc jockey Art Laboe. His first waxing was
’’Bongo Rock” which was co-authored by Laboe. Preston records for the Original
Sound Recording Company. Some of his hobbies are football and basketball*
Well, until next week, don’t forget Rhythm Revue from 4s00 to 6?00 every day*
And bo cool.
R. P. the D. 8a