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Cockell and Syrinxto release onBernie Finklestein has movedfull ahead into the recording in-dustry and this time he's spreadhimself out so well he could justkeep the ball rolling.He first made the scene, this timearound, with Bruce Cockburn, nownicely on his way with a TrueNorth single "Going To The Coun-try" dnd album. Next, and shapingup as a group to keep an eye on,is Luke and The Apostles, whohave just released their singlewith a follow-up album.Almost completed is his next ven-ture, John Mills-Cockell, who to-gether with Doug Pringle, hornman, and drummer John Wells formthe group Syrinx.The Toronto Telegram's PeterGoddard did a piece on this trioin the Aug. 1st editions and ex-plained the secret of Syrinx andwhat could, perhaps, be their suc-cess. The 27 year old Mills -Cock -ell is a Moog Synthesizer freak

True Northand has a higher than averagemusical background (for the rockscene). As Goddard pointed out,Mills-Cockell completed classi-cal studies at the University ofToronto's Faculty of Music,studied composition under Dr.Samuel Dolan and taught at theRoyal Conservatory of Music'selectronic studio. He even hob-nobbed, musically, with Kensing-ton Market, another Finklesteinfind.

What Syrinx and their $12,000Moog are attempting is to bringtheir electronic beauty into moreprominence and rid its image ofthe spooks responsible for thelack of success of the revolution-ary new sound robot. Goddard,himself a musicologist, has ob-viously researched this electronicnewie and explains: "Much theway the piano reflected the agethat gave it prominence (the 19thcentury with its inclination to-wards abrupt contrasts in dynam-

"Ballet High" -A Pleasant Surprise"Ballet High", which played tobetter than expected houses atToronto's St. Lawrence Centrefor the Arts (1-8), is an amalgamof diverse elements, the result issurprisingly complimentary toboth. To be quite honest, I wentto "Ballet High" knowing not athing about ballet and caring lit-tle for Lighthouse. I came awayenthralled by both."Ballet High" is one of the"must sees" that seems to comealong more and more rarely. Fea-tured are the Royal Winnipeg Bal-let, choreographed by Brian Mac-donald, and Toronto's thirteenpiece Lighthouse rock/jazz/clas-sical ensemble."Ballet High" comes in threeparts. The opener is Lighthouseplaying in the pit in front of thestage. The group slowly rises tostage level and is pushed to theback of the stage on a portableplatform - performing while themoving is taking place. Thecomplete Ballet Company thenappears on stage with a few mem-bers going through exercises onbars while others lounge aroundand listen to Lighthouse. TheCompany's unofficial prima bal-lerina, Christine Hennessy, takesthe lead in an interpretation ofKenneth MacMillan's "Solitaire",the point being, Christine of theblack tights, is an outcast. Fol-

by John Watts

lowing an interpretation of Ravel' s"Bolero", the Company leavesLighthouse to work their efficientway through a couple of numbersbefore returning with the mostimpressive work of "The ShiningPeople of Leonard Cohen". Thisis performed by two members ofthe Company, dancing to the poemsof Cohen, read by Brian Macdonald.Highly impressive sculpture is pro-vided by Ted Bieler.Third part is sometimes confusing,sometimes eloquent. It tends tobe somewhat of a let down after

ics and sonorites) the synthesizerreflects this era, with its beyond -the -imagination sounds, and itsability to achieve incredible com-plexities with mathematical pre-cision".It was also pointed up that toneproduction by electrical means isnot new and that attempts to popu-larize this type of reproductiongo back to 1930 with the bowingof the Theremin, Spherophone,Croiz Sonore and electric organ.The only one which met with anyreal success was the electricorgan.

Perhaps Mills-Cockell' s commentto Goddard sums it up nicely. Henoted: "Because of the instru-ment the music we play fits intomany bags, jazz, classical, east-ern, folk. The music goes throughmany changes. In working in asmall room, the sounds becomesoft and dreamy. Now, we're ex-ploring things using greater vol-ume.

"Right now it presents a big chal-lenge to keep our music struc-tured. To make a musical entityout of all this potential."With the release of their album,sometime in August, Syrinx willbe the first group to feature aMoog.

True North is distributed byColumbia Records.

the Cohen bit. On the whole,"Ballet High" is a beautiful, ex-hilarating experience. No doubtmany of the audience, die-hardballet buffs, were offended by theup -dating of their art form. Anelderly couple nearby left afterthe first intermission hissing;"the most disgusting thing I'veever seen." From this limited ex-perience with the ballet, it isprobably safe to assume that theballet crowd is in some wayssimilar to the jazz crowd. Butdo they know that Bix Beiderbeckeis dead?

Rainvilles MovingToward Pop ChartsDot and Morris Rainville, current-ly riding the country charts withtheir Melbourne deck, "FortunateSon", are showing early indica-tions of making moves towardsthe pop charts. They enter theRPM MAPL chart at No. 46, thisweek.

The popular duo have just com-pleted a two week engagement atthe Central Hotel, Oshawa Ont.,where they doubled the businessover their appearance last year.

Radio station CHOO's Don Os -bourne (Ajax) has been givinggood exposure to the pair's discwhich contributed much to thesuccessful engagement.

The Rainville's head north toKapaskasing for two weeks atthe Westward -Ho, followed bytwo weeks at the Whitby Hotel,in Whitby, Ontario.

Their current drawing power plusthe potential of their disc saleshas created a packed year pf en-gagements for the husband andwife team. Their bookings nowextend into the third week inJanuary.

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McNair Show BooksNative TalentThe Barbara McNair Show, another CTVproduction at Toronto's CFTO for view-ing on American television, has slated aheavy schedule of Canadian talent toappear on the show, Skedded for theCFTO/Winter-Rosen production are:Michel Louvain, Ian and Sylvia and theGreat Speckled Bird, Daniele Dorice,Elan Stewart, the Five Bells, the NoelCoward Revue, Mary Lou Collins, JanRubes, Andy Kim, Hagood Hardy,Friendly Persuasion, Moe Koffman,Rich Little, Sandra O'Neill and LesJerolas. The Barbara McNair Show isproduced and directed by Jorn Winther,head writer for the series is AlexBarris.

5 Man Electrical BandBows on MGMOttawa's Five Man Electrical Band, whohave been off the disc scene for severalmonths, have moved back in with apowerful outing on their new label, MGM.Entitled "Moonshine (Friend of Mine)",written by group member Les Emmerson,the lid will be used in a forthcomingMGM flick, "Moonshine War". The groupis comprised of Emmerson, Rick Bell,Mike Bell, Brian Rading and Ted Gerow.They will be playing several dates inOntario and Quebec before heading outon a tour of the U.S, where they willfinish up in California and a date in thestudios for an album and anothersingle release.

J.R. Prods to ManageGrahamRodeo recording artist, MikeGraham, who splashed acrossthe national country scene withhis initial release, "No Pity ForA Fool", has been signed forpersonal management by J.R.Productions Ltd.Graham's follow-up single, "SheAlways Lets Me Down So Easy",also produced by Gary Buck, isshowing signs of getting the fliptreatment. "These Things", aGraham penning, is gaining thefavour of country jocks.

London's Ontario sales and pro-motion manager, Ken McFarland,sees good pop potential in thedisc, whose only country refer-ence would seem to be the steel.

George Taylor, president of Ro-deo Records, also sees a widen-ing acceptance of the Grahamsound and refers to it as "MikeGraham and Mod -Country musicare synonomous" . Graham's firstalbum for Rodeo, "CanadianCountry Explosion" is now beingreadied for Fall release.

Coming up for Graham is a pro-motion in conjunction with CHEXradio, in Peterboro and he isskedded for an engagement atToronto's Horseshoe Tavern,Sept. 7th.

Booking Giant (and cookies) Crumble ! ! !NEWS THAT THERE was strifewithin a certain booking agency(Ed: OH! THAT one!!!) is havinginternal problems, external prob-lems and got a "taste of their ownmedicine" recently, when some-

ELVIRACAPREESE

one ran off with a list of theiraccounts and a study of theirmethods. Throw the methodsaway and keep the list. Manymusicians will now be paid, orpaid scale or paid above scale.(Ed: OH! OH! OH! There's a bodythat looks after things like that).This could mean the scrapping ofmy 67 part series on "who islooking after the interests ofmusicians (or the care and feed-ing of the establishment sidemen).How many CBC shows did you dotoday??? (Ed: The whole itemCAN'T go in!!!)///A CERTAIN

RECORD MAN made his debutin Montreal in just his boxershorts. This is either a newtrend in dress for record men orsomeone stole all his clothes.Please check with the recordman, direct. The reports weresketchy and I wouldn't want totell you anything incomplete.(Ed: Then why mention it atall???)///THE RUMOUR....thata U.S. conglomerate is gettingready to come into Canada and"clean up" is widespreadenough for me to make commentor even several comments. Theyare about to sneak in modestly,and quietly take over. The Cana-dian sound will be just like theAmerican sound. But we alreadyhave one Canadian company thatis selling us the American sound,from Canada!!! Do we need anymore???///TALK about LOVE...but show a lot of hate. It is myduty to report that the industry istalking....and they are aware ofthe WHITEWASH and the BS thathas now caused suspicion thatthere is something more to all

ELVIRA continued on page 5

Feliciano-No GimmickrySome performers have it. Somedon't. Jose Feliciano, who ap-peared at the O'Keefe Centre(July 20), is one of the very fewwith that rare gift of reaching theaudience. You could say his show

by Claire Louise Lalonde

is polished, but, perhaps, well -thought -out is more appropriate.Through all his numbers, Felicia-no remains indefatigible. His pun-ning with audience is a seldom,if ever, part of any show. He isconsistently cheerful, tongue-in-cheek at times, sincere always,and his playing reflects this hap-py state of mind.His is a most astonishingly broadrepertoire, ranging from countryto classical and everything in be-tween. His guitar mastery is notjust lightning quick and full offireworks, but also emotive, rich,and sensitive, whether the instru-ment is acoustic guitar or "quatro"guitar (Puerto Rican).As an example of his wide selec-tion of material, one might justglance through the program: "HeyJude", "Sunny", "Satisfaction" ,"Zorba The Greek", his owncompositions, totally differentfrom each other; "Destiny" (rock),"Once There Was A Love" (bal-lad).

His rendition of "Windmills OfYour Mind" was captivating; hisclassically performed "Malaguena"is a gem.The fact the he cannot fully dis-cern the dramatic effect of thelighting around him proves thatthe musical result is genuineFeliciano - no gimmickry.Preceding Feliciano were the Ed-win Hawkin Singers, a mighty ex-uberant gospel group of 16 musi-cians and vocalists. Their com-munication with the audience isalso 100%, although in a differentmanner. Their program beginsslowly enough, building up to arousing climax at the end whichinvolves the audience - totally.

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CMA Meets in Toronto

At it's meeting in Toronto a few weeks ago, the Country Music Founda-

tion Board of Trustees reviewed the program of the Country Music Hall of

Fame with a mixture of pride and satisfaction, noting a fifty per cent

increase in attendance over 1969.

Co-chaired by 3oard Chairman Frank Jones of Columbia Records and

President Roy Horton of Peer -Southern, the Board also explored future expansion

plans for the Hall of Fame and the up -dating of the exhibits which were

created in 1967. The new film for use in the hall which depicts the history

and growth of country music was re- viewed. The full agenda consisted of detailed reports presented by various

committees including the treasurer's report, Pioneer Memorial and Clement

Memorial, Library and Media Centre Policy rules, Insurance programs and

the Hall of Fame book.

In attendance at the meeting were: Roy Horton, Grelun Landon, Brad McGuen,

Frank Jones, Bill Denny, Jack Loetz, Paul Ackerman, Frances Preston,

Wesley Rose, Ben Rosner, Harold Moon, Dick Frank and Jo Walker.

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of this MUCH MORE!!! (Ed: It is alleged that there is MUCH

MORE! YES!)///A HAMILTON GIG backfired when the radio

station, involved, got their fin- gers burned for having a vested

interest in the "gig". Hasn't this kind of thing been going on for years??? Do radio stations

Promote gigs for their health??? The money machine strikes again! (Ed: Now you've done it. They

won't play any Canadian records for a month!!!)///A BIG LEAK

drips information out of a certain organization's offices and the

(I to r) Bill Williams, Billboard's Nashville rep. receiving presentation from BMI's Harold Moon. Bill Crampton,

president of the Broadcast Executives Society (centre).

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agents. It might be wise for the powers that be to start to make moves to assure that confidential

information isn't available to every TOM, Dick or Harry that

throws a winsome smile in the direction of this temptress! (Ed:

We can't have that!!!)///Rumour that the cost factor of long dis-

tance gossiping is causing some radio stations to take a look at their long distance phone bills,

is true and the calls may be limited to 3 minutes. (Ed: Some

promotion man told you that!!!) How can you hype a record in

3 minutes???///THE CALL letters CJRW are frequently used

by promo men. Tell me where CJRW is? (Ed: During which 3

minutes are you concerned???/// IS A 48 TRACK STUDIO....really

being planned for Toronto? (Ed: No. it isn't and you're being

silly11!)///'Byel

(I to r) Gordon Ferris, president and gen. mgr. Radio and Television Reps; Wesley Rose, Acuff- Rose Publications,

and Harold Moon.

John Mills, general manager, CAPAC (right) with Danny Davis, Nashville Brass (left) and Harold Moon.

BMI Nashville's Frances Preston with Greg Hombleton, Belsize Music (left) and Mike Graham, Berandol Music.

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"As the Years Go By"-A National HitWhen Columbia Records first bowedthe Mashmakhan album, there was muchconcern over a possible single release.The label's A&R Director, Johnny Wil-liams was certain the group could be-come a hot item for the top forty out-lets. CHUM FM had already provenMashmakhan were extremely strong withthe free formers. It was just a matter oftaking a couple of cuts and trimmingthem down for single play. 'Days WhenWe Are Free' was the plug side with'As the Years Go By' making the flip.No sooner was the single released thanthe chart action began. Programmersseemed to have some difficulty in pick-ing a side. Most went with 'Days' butthere was a growing trend for the flip.

'As the Years Go By' finally won outand the group took hold nationally.Being 'picked' on the Maple Leaf Systembrought a few more major markets intoplay. In Montreal, Roger Scott at CFOXnoted 'most requested song in Station'shistory'. It was number one for fourweeks. In Vancouver, CKLG's RoyHennessy said, 'Started slow..nowmoving fast-ton ten next week..lookslike biggest Canadian record ever'.CHUM's Chuck McCoy tagged it'Biggest Canadian record since 'TheseEyes'. The single has even receivedtoken play in Edmonton.

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Bob Sniderman, who looks afterthe Sam The Record Man franchisestores, has found an unusuallyhigh, record buyer interest follow-ing free concerts in the plazaswhere franchise stores have justopened or where they are alreadyestablished.

One of the most successful freegigs was held in the NewtonbrookPlaza, located in Willowdale, asuburb of Toronto. The group in-volved was Columbia's Robert E.Lee Brigade. The crowd thatgathered, created a traffic tie-upbut also resulted in an overall in-crease for plaza merchants and adecided effect on sales of thegroup's single, "You Can't Al-ways Get What You Want" andtheir recently released album.Frank Lee's solo single, "She"also experienced a sales gain.

Sales

Sniderman has thrown similarpromotions with the opening ofeach new store and intends toincrease this type of activity.Record companies have expressedinterest in the promotions beingas they have seen an increase insales of the groups involved.In summing up the performance ofthe Lee Brigade Sniderman noted:"If you have any doubts about thepresence of Robert E. Lee, bewell assured he is alive and wellin the personnage of Frank Lee,and his 'Brigade' of four musi-cians."Sniderman also found that "underthe leadership of Frank, blendingan ensemblage of Jaggerish-Cock-er, with his own original vocalstyle, make this another of thefine young groups headed for thetop."

Fred Trainor MarriesSaturday July 25, practically thewhole town of Liverpool, NovaScotia (Hank Snow's birthplace)invaded Uxbridge Ontario to watchtheir favourite son, Fred Trainor,exchange vows with BarbaraBrunne, of Uxbridge.Tile delegation was headed bythe Mayor of Liverpool, who hap-pens to be Fred's father.There was also many well-wishersfrom the town of Barrie (about 60miles north of Toronto) where theTrainor name has become a house-hold word.

These included the staff of Bar-rie's radio -TV station (CKBB)where Trainor is program director,and members of the Civitan Club,with whom Fred frequently pro-duces country shows for charity."Walking" Jimmy Simms, whose"Shoes Keep On Walking" is stillpopular in Barrie, hiked in fromToronto to watch his buddy walkhis last steps as a bachelor.The Trainors are presently honey-mooning in Nova Scotia. Aftertheir return to Barrie in mid -August, Fred will be divulgingplans for at least two big coun-try shows in the Barrie area.

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Robert E. Lee Brigade's organist Gary Mertz became one of the stars of the group during performance.

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Harris Books NativeTalent WorldwideVancouver's Mike Harris Asso-ciates have been booking Cana-dian acts, worldwide, for severalyears. Much of this booking ac-tivity involves the Orient andVietnam. One story that appearedin RPM last year that receivedgood reader reaction was the oneregarding the Vietnam engagementof the Mike Todd Show. It was

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She opened at the Hong KongHilton mid -July and then con-tinued through Asia. This is herthird tour of the Orient and fareast. Miss Dee recently signeda recording contract with RayGriff and will bow her single re-lease shortly.The Mike Harris Show Group andMiss Dee have played Greenland,Puerto Rico, NYC, Nevada andthe WWVA Jamboree.

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EID (Billard-Quinn-Richmond-

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19 12 LOOKIN' ROUND Poor Souls -Quality -1959-M

(Moron) Shediac-CAPAC

0 20 20 INDIANA WANTS ME

R.Dean Taylor -Rare Earth 5013-L (Taylor) Jobete-BMI

21 13 I'VE GOT A FEELING Sands of Time-MTCC-1004-U

(CBAapraAgcar) Black & White

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34 38

22 22 GOING TO THE COUNTRY Bruce Cockburn -True North

4-100-H (Cockburn) BMI

23 23 WEDNESDAY IN YOUR GARDEN -Barry Allen -Molten

2-J (Bachman)

24 21 CROWDED BY EMPTINESS

Ginette Reno -Parrot -40050-K (Butler-Bilyk-Allbut) CAPAC

FACE OF THE SUN Anthony Green/Barry Stagg Gamma -5004-K (Green -Stagg) BMI

0 35 CORRINA CORRINA

KBB & Crowbar-Daffodil- DFS-1001-F (P.D.)

25 19 TRUCKER'S CAFE Great Speckled Bird -Ampex

11006-V (Tyson)

26 36 MOODY MANITOBA MORNING -Rick Neufeld

Warner Bros -5025-P (Neufeld) Laurentian-BMI

27 27 STOP (Wait A Minute)

Copper Penny -Nimbus 9 75-1031-N (Wamil-McDonald)

Sunspot-BMI

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28 37 THE SONG SINGER Dee Higgins-Polydor-2065020-Q

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M A P

29 16 STILL HILL Happy Feeling -Quality -3517-M

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36 39 YOU DON'T NOTICE THE TIME YOU WASTE -It's All Meat -Columbia -C4 -2930-H

(McKim -MacKay)

30 25 I'M GONNA CAPTURE YOU

Terry Jacks.London-1781-K (Jacks) Gone Fishin-BMI

0

37 33 UNCLE PEN Blake Fordham/Crowbar

London -17385-K (Monroe)

31 31 YOU CAN'T ALWAYS GET WHAT YOU WANT Robert E.Lee Brigade-Colum.

bia-C4-2928-H (

32 32 SECOND THOUGHTS Cheyenne Winter -Molten -1-J

410

(Bachman) BMI

0 38 26 I'M GONNA MISS YOU

MinglesRCA.74-0351-N (Buxton -Castle) Sunbury CAPAC

0 39 48 WE'LL HAVE IT SOMEDAY

Copasetic Magafus-Big Chief 6916-E (Davies)

Southern. Hills-BMI

40 40 FOUR DAYS FROM MONDAY

Wiggy Symphony -6th Avenue 609-K (Thompson)

41 50 HALLELUJAH Tomorrow's Eyes -London

17386-K

0 42 43 SHE IS LEAVING

Johnny Rutter/CrowbarMTCC GO

1005-U (Rutter) Love Lies Bleeding-BMI

43 MOONSHINE (Friend of Mine) tga 5 Man Elec. Band -MGM -14149-M P

(Emmerson) 4 Star

44 ...

THEME FOR JODY Christopher Kearney -Apex-.

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45 45 DAYBREAK PainterMolten-3-J

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46 46 SHE Frank Lee -Columbia

0 47 47 LOVE IS ALL

Patrick Norman -Celebration 419

1975-M

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HOUSE ON SOUL HILL Gainsborough Gallery- Reo-9034X-M

49 CIAO BABY Catherine McKinnon - Capitol -2867-F

33 34 CASSANDRA 50

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MELODY -Chimo. RevolverREVS009-J

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Tyme & A Half -Nimbus 9 9010-N (Clapper) Stratus

CAPAC

10 - - RPM 15/8/70

CMS Bows Stompin' Tom's Folio No. 1 Canada Happening in WeFresh from a triumphant "WelcomeHome" celebration in Charlotte-town and a return to headline theIsland's "Old Home Week", Stom-pin' Tom Connors continues tomake Canadian country history.His latest Dominion release,"Ketchup Song" is still one ofthe big sellers on the label andhas brought much attention to allof his released product. CanadianMusic Sales have released Con-

nors' first Folio of Songs, whichincludes: "Bud The Spud", "BigJoe Mufferaw", "Black Donnelly'sMassacre", "Don Valley Jail","Sudbury Saturday Night" and 12other compositions that are fastbecoming popular across Canada.

Luke and Apostlesin Special Mailer

Columbia Records have shippedthe new Luke and The Apostles'True North single, "You Make MeHigh", in a special DJ mailerwith both the long and short ver-sions. The mailing is particularlyheavy and twofold, because of theexpected reaction to the disc andthe rekindling of the popularity ofthe group, which goes back to1964. The quartet, as they arenow, have played both "live" andon sessions with some of the topnames in the business. These in-clude: David Clayton Thomas, VanMorrison, Buddy Miles, Andy Kim,Felix Papalardi and Wilson Pick-ett. They are comprised of: LukeGibson, lead vocalist, harmonicaand guitar; Pat Little, drums: JackGusenger, bass; and Wally Rossi,lead guitar.

Besides his four singles, stillavailable, Dominion are pushingfour album releases plus a spe-cial 5 album set (suggested list$9.98) containing several of hisown compositions, well integratedwith foreign material including:"Mule Skinner Blues", "The BigRock Candy Mountain", "WabashCannonball" and others. Thisset (STC 1) also contains "PrinceEdward Island Is Heaven To Me".It should be noted that the art-work on the front cover of theConnors' Folio was submitted bySteve "Newfie Screech" Foote.

MCA's Native ArtistsMoving UpMCA is experiencing some good ac-tivity with its roster of native talent.Christopher Kearney, whose Apex sin-gle, 'Theme for Jody' is getting goodexposure from programmers across thecountry, put in an appearance at theMariposa Folk Festival, followingwhich, sales of the single increasedappreciably. Barry Allen, experiencinggood returns on his deck of 'Wednesdayin your Garden', just wound up a re-cording session in Chicago, with pro-ducers Randy Backman and Wes Dakusdoing the honours. The resulting albumwill appear on the newly -formed Moltenlabel. And Finally, Apex's Sebastianmakes a tube appearance in Montrealon the 'Like Young Show', followingwhich is the release of his first albumon the new MCA label. The session wasproduced by Ron Dykhof and featuressome Sebastian originals plus his lasttwo singles.

MCA Reviving OldiesMCA is experiencing renewed interestin some of its product released overthe past few years. The rock opera'Tommy° by the Who is undergoing aresurgence of popularity, thought to bea result of the group's exposure in the`Woodstock' flick, their new release of'Live at Leeds' and heavy exposure of'Summertime Blues° across the country.Another factor in the new interest maybe the Assembled Multitude's versionof the 'Overture from Tommy' on At-lantic which is being aired throughoutCanada. Another artist coming on strongwith an old release is Burt Bacharachand 'His Hits'. Bacharach's numeroustelevision appearances coupled withthe enormous success of his composit-ions, has created a demand for record-ings featuring him- The 'Burt BacharachPlays His Hits' album is being orderedby record stores and being aired ex-tensively by MOR and FM stations.The set, originally released in Oc-tober, 1968, is being reserviced by thecompany.

CHART LISTINGS(alphabetically)

Ain't No Mountain High EnoughAmerica Communicate With MeAre You ReadyA Song Of JoyAs Years Go ByAve MariaBall And ChainBall Of ConfusionBand Of GoldBig Yellow TaxiBorder SongBrontosaurusCandidaChain TrainCheck Out Your MindCinnamon GirlClose To YouCloser To HomeCome On DownCountry SongCrazy JaneDoctor TomDon't Play That SongDown To The ValleyEl SenicaEverybody's Got The Right To LoveEverything A Man Could Ever NeedGimme Dat DingGlory GloryGroovy SituationHand Me Down WorldHi -De -HoHigher And Higher

Can Rememberf You Let Me Make Love To YouJust Can't Help BelievingKnow I'm Losing You

'II Be Right Therendiana Wants Men The Summertime.0.1.0.t Ain't Easyis Your Lifeve Got A Feeling

've Lost YouJeanJoanneJulie Do Ya Love MeLay A Little Lovin' On MeLay Down (Candles In The Rain)Lookin' Out My Back DoorLookin' RoundThe Love You SaveMake It With YouMama Told Me Not To ComeMashMaybeMe & Bobby McGeeMississippiMississippi QueenMorning Much BetterMr. PrideMy MarieNo Arms Can Ever Hold YouOhio0-0-H ChildOverture From TommyPaper MachePatchesPearlPufnstufQue Sera SeraRainbowRide Captain RideRock My SoulSave The CountrySigned, Sealed, Delivered I'm YoursSilver BirdSing A Song For FreedomSnowbirdSolitary ManSoul ShakeSpill The WineStarting A New DaySte al AwaySummertime BluesSunshineTake To The MountainsTeach Your ChildrenTell It All BrotherTen Pound NoteTighter & Tighter25 Or 6 To 4WarWestbound #9When We Get MarriedWigwamYankee LadyYellow River

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CANADABILL

is obvious. Anyway, come Febru-ary of next year, it'll be interest-ing to sit in on the hearings forlicence renewals. Canada, by theway, is RCA's latest and hardestworking recording groups. Some-one must have goofed in submit-ting their single to the MLS, causethe side that's the powerhouse is

Wall Pre -sellsInitial WaxingMichael T. Wall is another New-foundlander ready to break intothe disc scene. So successfulwas his recent Nashville sessionand his keeping in constant touchwith fans all over the world in-cluding: Newfoundland, Japan,

UK, Czechoslovakia, Yugoslaviaand the U.S., that he has pre -soldalmost enough of his first disc-ing to crack his nut. His firstrelease will simply be a souvenirrecord, which will no doubt beused as a demo for future recordnegotiations.Some of Music City's top musi-cians were used as session menincluding Elvis Presley's formerdrummer, D.J. Fonthine.During his Nashville stay Wallmet with Bud Wendell, managerof the Grand Ole Opry House aswell as Pastor Jimmy R. Snow,son of Hank.

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4 10 SPILL THE WINEEric Burdon & War -MGM -14118-M

3 7 0-0-H CHILDFive Stairsteps-Buddah-165-M

13 19 AS YEARS GO BYMashm an-Colurnbia-C4-2924-H

7 13 LAY A LITTLE LOVIN' ON MERobin McNamara -Steed -724-M

7 12 16 TIGHTER & TIGHTERAlive & Kicking -Roulette -7078.T

2 3 BAND OF GOLDFreda Payne-Invictus-9075-F

O 29 35 WAREdwin Starr-Tamla Motown -7097-L

10 20 25 SUMMERTIME BLUESWho-Decca-32708J

e 33 44 IN THE SUMMERTIMEMungo Jerry-Pye-4005-L

12 15 28 IF YOU LET ME MAKE LOVE TO YOUTHEN WHY CAN'T I TOUCH YOURonnie Dyson -Columbia -45110H

13 10 12 SILVER BIRDMark Lindsay -Columbia -45180-H

O 32 63 25 OR 6 TO 4Chicago-Columbia.45194.H

15 18 21 CRAZY JANETom Northcott-New Syndrome -106.J

16 8 11 ARE YOU READY?Pacific Gas & Electric -Columbia -45158-H

17 21 23 BIG YELLOW TAXIJoni Mitchell -Reprise -0906-P

18 19 33 TELL IT ALL BROTHERRogers/First Edition...Reprise-0923P

40 56

0 37 75WIGWAMBob Dylan -Columbia -45199-H

HI DE HOBS&T-Columbia-45204-H

21 23 27 OHIOCrosby-Nash-Sti II s & Young-Atl ontic-2740-P

22 26 34 HAND ME DOWN WORLDGuess Who -Nimbus 9-74 0367-N

23 14 6 MAMA TOLD ME NOT TO COMEThree Dog Night -Dunhill -4239-N

24 11 5 BALL OF CONFUSIONTemptations-Tamla Motown -7099-L

25 25 29 CINNAMON GIRLNeil Young -Reprise -0911-P

26 6 1 A SONG OF JOYMiguel Rios-A&M-301-W

27 30 37 SIGNED, SEALED, DELIVERED I'M YOURSStevie Wonder-Tamla Motown -54196-L

28 35 46 OVERTURE FROM TOMMYAssembled Multitude -Atlantic -2737-P

29 16 8 TEACH YOUR CHILDRENCrosby-Sti II s -N a sh & Young -Atlantic -2735-P

30 31 32 WESTBOUND #9Flaming Ember -Hot Wax -7003-M

31 41 49

e 43 54I JUST CAN'T HELP BELIEVINGB.J.Thomas-Scepter-12283-J

ME & BOBBY McGEEGordon Lightfoot -Reprise -0926-P Pl

33 42 72 EVERYBODY'S GOT THERIGHT TO LOVESupremes-Taml a Motown -1167-L

NGLEMEM=NIMINEMIN

Gold Leaf Award For 40::Outstanding Record Sales :5.,f;

34 38 53 PAPER MACH EDionne Warwick -Scepter -12285-J

35 17 20 DOCTOR TOMFreedom -Aquarius -5005-K

36 36 40 STEAL AWAYJohnnie Taylor-Stax-0068M

O 48 62

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O 52 69

SNOWBIRDAnne Murray.Capito1-72623-P

MISSISSIPPI QUEENMountain -Windfall -532-M

I'VE LOST YOUElvis Presley -RCA -47-9873-N

JULIE DO YA LOVE MEBobby Sherman -Metromedia -194-L

SING A SONG FORFREEDOMFrijid Pink -Parrot -349-K

42 44 60 MY MARIEEngelbert-Parrott-40049K

43 47 52 SUNSHINEArchies-Kirshner-1009N

O 65 76

O 66 99

AMERICA COMMUNICATE WITH MERay Stevens-Barnaby-2016-H

GLORY GLORYRascals -Atlantic -2743-P

46 24 9 GIMME DAT DINGPipkins-Capitol-2819-F

41 53 55 EVERYTHING A MAN COULDEVER NEEDGlen Campbell -Capitol -1260F

48 22 22

O 72 87MISSISSIPPIJohn Phillips -Dunhill -4236-N

PATCHESClarence Carter -Atlantic -2748.P

50 56 59 MAYBEThree Degrees -Roulette -7079C

5146 51 COUNTRY SONG

Original Caste -Bell -197-M

52 58 57 YELLOW RIVERChristie -Epic -10626H

53 34 18 CHECK OUT YOUR MINDImpressions-Curtom-1951-M

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RAINBOWMarmalade -London -20059-K

NO ARMS CAN EVER HOLD YOUBobby Vinton -Epic -10629H

SOLITARY MANNeil Diamond -Bang -578-U

57 63-* BIG YELLOW TAXINeighborhood -Big Tree..102-V

58 49 47 QUE SERA SERAMary Hopkin-Apple-1823F

O 78 88 HIGHER AND HIGHERCanada Goose -Tonsil -0002.M

60 45 26 RIDE CAPTAIN RIDEBlues Image-Atco-6746-P

61 57 58 PEARLTommy Roe -ABC -11266-Q

62 27 14 LAY DOWN (Candles In The Rain)Melanie-Buddah-167.M

63 39 24 THE LOVE YOU SAVEJackson 5-Tamla Motown -1166-L

65 70 78

LOOKIN' OUT MY BACK DOORCCR-Rantasy-645-L

1.0.1.0.Bee Gees-Atco-6752-P

66 28 17 SAVE THE COUNTRYFifth Dimension -Bell -895-M

CANADA'S ONLY NATIONAL 100 SINGLE SURVEYCompiled from record company, radio station and record store reports

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I CAN REMEMBEROliver- Crewe -346-M

TAKE TO THE MOUNTAINSRichard Barnes -Capitol -2841-P

TEN POUND NOTESteel River -Tuesday -101-M 011)

BALL AND CHAINTommy James/Shondells-Roulette7084-T

EL SENICATarontos-A&M-302-W

I KNOW I'M LOSING YOURare Earth -Rare Earth -5017-L

JEANBobby Curtola-Capitol-72615-F

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I'LL BE RIGHT THERETyrone Davis -Dakar -618P

YANKEE LADYJesse Winchester -Ampex -11004-V

JOANNEMike Nesmith -RCA -74 0368-N

CHAIN TRAINChilliwack-Parrot-350-K pROCK MY SOULHumphries Singers -London -L2533 -K

MORNING MUCH BETTERTen Wheel Drive-Polydor-14037-Q

IT'S YOUR LIFEAndy Kim -Dot -127-M

e.Q',

SOUL SHAKEBonnie & Delaney -Atlantic -6756-P

STARTING A NEW DAYMTYD.Capito1.72614.-F 41)

PUFNSTUFPanstuf-Decca-732702-J

IT AIN'T EASYRon Davies-A&M-1188-W

MR PRIDEPepper Tree -Capitol -72612-F 41)

WHEN WE GET MARRIEDIntruders -Gamble -4004-U

COME ON DOWNSavage Grace -Warner -R0024 -P

LOOKIN' ROUNDPoor Souls -Quality -1959-M 411)

GROOVY SITUATIONGene Chandler -Mercury -73083-K

CLOSER TO HOMEGFR-Capitol-27432-F

BORDER SONGElton John-Uni-55246-J

INDIANA WANTS MER. Dean Taylor -Rare Earth -5013-L 0MASHAl de Lory-Capitol-2811-F

AVE MARIARosy Singers -Philips -6003042-K

CANDIDADawn -Bell -903-M

I'VE GOT A FEELINGSands Of Time-MTCC-1004-U El)

DOWN TO THE VALLEYNi lsson-RCA-0362-N

DON'T PLAY THAT SONGAretha Franklin -Atlantic -2751-P

AIN'T NO MOUNTAIN HIGH ENOUGHDiana Ross-Taml a Motown -1169-L

BRONTOSAURUSMove-A&M-1197S-2

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LET IT BEBeatles-Apple.SOAL-6351-F4X 06351-F 8X 06351.F

LIVE AT LEEDSThe Who-Decca-DL.79175.J739175-J 69175-J

SELF PORTRAITBob Dylan.Columbia-CRS30050HC2T 30050H C2A 30050H

4 1 WOODSTOCKSoundtrock-Cotillion-SD 3.500-PAC 2-500-P A8TC 2-500-P

5 6 CLOSER TO HOMEGrand Funk RR-Capitol-SKA0471F4 XT471F 8XT471F

7 3 McCARTNEYPaul McCartneyApple.STA0-3363-F4XT 3363-F 8XT 3363

8 12 11 AMERICAN WOMANGuess Who-RCA-LPS.4266-NPK 1518-N P8S 1518-N

9 15 22

O 31 79

11 10 13

26 46

13 14 25

BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATERSimon & Garfunkel-Columbia.KCS-9914.H16 100750-H 18 100750-H

COSMO'S FACTORYCCR-Fantasy-842-R58402-V 88402-V

WE MADE IT HAPPENEngelbert-Parrot-XPAS71038KM79638K M79838K

OPEN ROAD'Donovan.Epic-E30125-HET30125-H A30125 -H

HOMEProcol Harum-A&M-SP4261WCS4261W 874261W

14 13 14 DEJA VUCrosby-Stills-Nosh.Young.AtIontic-7200-PAC 7200-P A8TC 7200-P

34 95JOHN BARLEYCORN MUST DIETraffic-Polydor.2394 013.QNA NA

16 19 23 ERIC BURDON DECLARES WARMGM.SE4663.MN/A N/A

17 9 10 - l'ENI'EARS TOGETHERPeter, Paul & Mary -Warner Bros -B$ -2552-PCWM 2552-P 8 WL 2552-P

18 20 24 WORKINGMAN'S DEADGrateful Dead.Warner-WS1869PCWX1869P 8WM1869P

19 16 17 SIT DOWN YOUNG STRANGERGordon Lightfoot -Reprise -6392-PCRX 6392.P 8RM 6392-P

20 10 16 STEPPENWOLF LIVEDunhi I I.DSD.50075.NDHX 85075-N DHM 85075-N

21 11 8 CANDLES IN THE RAINMelanie-Buddah-BDS.5060.MED -C -5060.M BD-8TC-5060-M

22 22 19 CHICAGOColumbia-KGP-24.H16-130-0858H

23 8 7

24 32 33

18 BO 0858-H

IT AIN'T EASYThree Dog Night -Dunhill -50078-NN/A N/A

GASOLINE ALLEYRod Stewart.Mercury.SR61264KNA NA

25 17 12 ON STAGE FEBRUARY 1970Elvis Presley.RCA-LSP.4362.NPK 1594-N P8S 1594.N

26 23 51 ECOLOGYRare Earth -Rare Earth.RS514-KR75 514.K R81514.K

27 28 26

28 29 32

MOUNTAIN CLIMBINGWest/Pappal ardi.Windf al I-WF.4501-MWF-C-4501.M WF-8TC-4501.M

ASSOCIATION LIVEWarner Bros.-2WS 1868PNA NA

29 21 18 BAND OF GYPSYSJimi Hendrix -Reprise -RS -5195-PCRX 5195-P 8RM 5195-P

30 40 81 DIANA ROSS'Tonle Motown.MS711.1-M75 711.L M8 711-L

31 27 21 GREATEST HITS5th Dimension -Soul City.SCS.33900.KN/A N/A

32 36 29 TOMTom JonesP arrot-XPA-571037-KM79637 V K M79837 V K

33 39 78 HONEY WHEAT & LAUGHTERAnne MurrayCapitol-ST-6350-AFN/A N/

34 35 37 LADIES OF THE CANYONJoni Mitchell -Reprise -RS -6376-PCRX 6376-P 8RM 6376-P

35 38 63 MARRYING MAIDENBeautiful Day.Columbia-CS1058-H16 10 1058-H 18 10 1058-H

36 25 20

O 63 74

GET READYRare Earth -Rare Earth -RS -507-LR75507L R8 1507-L

MASHMAKHANColumbia-IELS-365H16 1E 0365-H 18 IE 0365-H

38 41 57 VEHICLE

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O 58 89

Ides of March -Warner Bros-WS1863-PCWX 1863-P 8WM 1863-P

CANNED HEAT '70 CONCERTLiberty-LST-7641-KN/A N/A

HOT TUNARCA-LSP 4353-NPK163C.N P8S1630-N

41 49 62 JESSE WINCHESTERAmpex -A -10104-VM 51004-V M 81004-V

42 24 15POCOEpic-BN 26522-HN16 10258-H N18 10258-H

43 47 53 ABBEY ROADBeatles -Apple -SO -383-F4X383.F 8XT383-F

71 93 TOMMYThe Who-DeccoDXSW 9175.173-9175-J 6-9175-J

45 45 43

46 30 28

HEY JUDEBeatles -Apple -SW -385-F4XT 385-F 8XT 385-F

EVERYTHING IS BEAUTIFULRay Stevens-Barnaby-Z12 35005-HZ16 35005-H Z18 35005-H

47 51 50 JETHRO TULL BENEFITReprise-RS.5400-PCRX 6400-P 8RM 6400.P

48 50 55 BETTER TIMES ARE COMINGRhinocerous-Elektra-EKS74075CMA M8 4075C

49 43 7 0 GARY PUCKETT AND THE UNION GAP'SGREATEST HITS.coiumbio-CS 1042H16 10 1042H 18 10 1042HABSOLUTELY LIVEDoors.Elektra.EK59002-PCT 2 9002-P T8 9002-P

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AIR FORCEGinger Boker.Polydor.2662001-43520001-Q 38730001-Q

SLIM SLO SLIDERJohnny Rivers.1mperial.LP.1600.KN/A N/A

STILL WATERS RUN DEEPFour Tops-Tamla Motown -MS -704-LM5 704-L M8 1704.1_

ARE YOU READYPac, Gas & Elec-Columbia.CS1017-H16 10 1017-H 18 10 1017-H

55 64 64 HAIROriginal Cast-RCA-LSO.1150-NOK -1038.N 08S 10381

56 59 54 BITCHES BREWMiles Davis.Columbia.GP-26.H16-B0.0908H 18 BO 0908-H

57 42 45 FIREWORKSJose Feliciano-RCA.LSP-4370.NPK 1595-N P8S 1595-N

58 56 47 JOE COCKERA8M-SP-4224-WA&MC 4224-W A&M8TC 4224-W

59 52 36 ABCJackson 5 -Tornio Motown -MS 709-LM75 709-L M8 1709-L

60 46 39 ONE TIN SOLDIEROriginal Caste-BelI-TA-5003-MTA -C -5003-M TA-8TC-5003.M

61 53 44 MUSIC FROM BUTCH CASSIDY/SUNDANCEKID -Burt Bacharach-A&M-SP.4227-WA&M C4227W JA&M 8TC4227W

62 44 40 IRON BUTTERFLY LIVEAtco.SD.33 -318.PAC 33.318.P A8TC 33318-P

63 68 ... THIS WAY IS MY WAY

64 54 60

Anne Murray -Capitol -6350-F4XT 6350-F 8XT 6350.F

GREAT SPECKLED BIRDAmpex -A -10103-VIM51003V M81003V

65 55 41 THE ISAAC HAYES MOVEMENTEnterprise -ENS -1010.MENS -C -1010-M ENS-8TC-1010-M

66 67 76 PERFORMANCEVarious Artistes.Warner4132554.PCWX 2554-P 8WM2554-P

CANADA'S ONLY NATIONAL 100 ALBUM SURVEYCom riled from record compan , radio station and record store re orts

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84 80 77

85 92 90

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87 89 94

88 9191

89 95 98

90 78 69

91 90 85

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94

95 98 100

96 74 65

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RAINDROPS KEEP FALLIN' ON MY HEADAndy Williams.Columbia-CS9896H16 100736H 18 100736H

BRUCE COCKBURNTrue North-TN.1-HN/A N/A

A SONG OF JOYMiguel Rios-A&M-SP X 4267-W8T4267 -W CS4267-W

BRIEF REPLIES10 Wheel Drive-Polydor-2425022-QN/A N/A

OFFICIAL MUSICKing Biscuit Boy/Crowbar-DaffodilSBA-16001.FN/A 8B 16001-F

SANTANAColumbia -CS -9781-H16 100692-H 18 100692-H

ALBION DOO WAHCat Mother-Polydor-2425021-QN/A N/A

WITH A LITTLE HELP FROM MY FRIENDSJoe Cocker.A&M-4182-WCS4182W 8TC4182.W

SWEET BABY JAMESJames Taylor -Warner Bros -WS -1843-PCWX 1843-P 8WM 1843.P

I'LL NEVER FALL IN LOVE AGAINDionne Warwick -Scepter -581-JSPS 73 581J SP 56.580...1

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BobbyCurtol a-Capitol-ST-6N/ 354A-F

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CHART LISTINGS (alphabetically)

Ain't No Mountain High Enough 99 America Communicate With Me 44

Are You Ready 16 A Song Of Joy 26

As Years Go By 5 Ave Maria 94 Ball And Chain 70 Ball Of Confusion 24

Band Of Gold 8 Big Yellow Taxi 17 97

Border Song 91 Brontosaurus 100

Candida 95 Chain Train 77 Check Out Your Mind 53

Cinnamon Girl 25 Close To You 1 Closer To Home 90

Come On Down 87 Country Song 51

Crazy Jane 15 Doctor Tom 35 Don't Play That Song 98 Down To The Valley 97

El Senica 71 Everybody's Got The Right To Love 33

Everything A Man Could Ever Need 47 Gimme Dat Ding 46 Glory Glory 45

Groovy Situation 89 Hand Me Down World 22

Hi -De -Ho 20 Higher And Higher 59

Can Remember 67 f You Let Me Make Love To You 12

Just Can't Help Believing 31 Know I'm Losing You 72

'II Be Right There 74 ndiana Wants Me 92

n The Summertime 11 .0.1.0. 65 t Ain't Easy 84 ,t's Your Life 80

ve Got A Feeling 96 've Lost You 33 Jean 73

Joanne 76 Julie Do Ya Love Me 40 Lay A Little Lovin' On Me 6 Lay Down (Candles In The Rain) 62

Lookin' Out My Back Door 64 Lookin' Round 88

The Love You Save 63 Make It With You 2

Mama Told Me Not To Come 23 Mash 93

Maybe 50 Me & Bobby McGee 32

Mississippi 40 Mississippi Queen 38

Morning Much Better 79 Mr. Pride 85 My Marie 42 No Arms Can Ever Hold You 55

Ohio 21 0-0-H Child 4

Overture From Tommy 28 Paper Mache 34

Patches 49 Pearl 61

Pufnstuf 83 Que Sera Sera 58

Rainbow 54 Ride Captain Ride 60

Rock My Soul 78 Save The Country 66

Signed, Sealed, Delivered I'm Yours 27 Silver Bird 13

Sing A Song For Freedom 41 Snowbird 37 Solitary Man 56

Soul Shake 81 Spill The Wine 3

Starting A New Day 82 Ste al Away 36

Summertime Blues 10 Sunshine 43

Take To The Mountains 68 Teach Your Children 29

Tell It All Brother 18 Ten Pound Note 69

Tighter & Tighter 7 25 Or 6 To 4 14

War 9 Westbound #9 30

When We Get Married 86 Wigwam 19 Yankee Lady 75 Yellow River 52

Canada Happening in West

Canada's carrying on and making a good impression on the west,

although it seems hard to believe it could happen in Edmonton where a very anti -Canadian rock attitude

CANADA BILL

is obvious. Anyway, come Febru- ary of next year, it'll be interest- ing to sit in on the hearings for

licence renewals. Canada, by the way, is RCA's latest and hardest

working recording groups. Some- one must have goofed in submit- ting their single to the MLS, cause the side that's the powerhouse is

Wall Pre -sells Initial Waxing

Michael T. Wall is another New- foundlander ready to break into

the disc scene. So successful was his recent Nashville session and his keeping in constant touch

with fans all over the world in- cluding: Newfoundland, Japan,

UK, Czechoslovakia, Yugoslavia and the U.S., that he has pre -sold

almost enough of his first disc- ing to crack his nut. His first

release will simply be a souvenir record, which will no doubt be

used as a demo for future record negotiations.

Some of Music City's top musi- cians were used as session men

including Elvis Presley's former drummer, D.J. Fonthine.

During his Nashville stay Wall met with Bud Wendell, manager

of the Grand Ole Opry House as well as Pastor Jimmy R. Snow, son of Hank.

"I Don't Believe". Hope they have another go 'round.///Another group

from the West showing good disc potential is Copasetic Maggafus,

a new eight piece unit making their home in Lethbridge. Their

Big Chief recording "We'll Have It Someday", could just break in- to the national market.///Andy

Kim was in Toronto taping the Barbara McNair show. He did his

"Baby I Love You" bit and a medley of hits with Miss McNair.

He just completed hosting a NYC TVer "Scenes '70" which guested

Pacific Gas and Electric Company and the James Gang.///That new

single by Steel River is the fast- est selling 100% Canadian con-

tent single ever pressed by Quali- ty Records.///Speaking of fast

sellers. Take a look at the smoke Mashmakhan is leaving behind. I

hear they've sold over 65,000 pieces, and most of it within the

past month. They'll probably be applying for Canadian Gold.///

Latest to receive the RPM Gold Leaf Award and certify for out-

standing sales, is the Guess Who for their RCA album "Ameri- can Woman" and Creedence Clear-

water Revival's "Green River" album, on Fantasy. The way the

new Creedence album, "Cosmo's Factory" is going, they'll be ap-

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STEEL RIVER continued from page 8

giant where it now rests at 26. CKVN, same city, was on the single almost immediately and

gave it a berth at 28. On the opposite coast, CJCH Halifax

has given the record a "pick". The rest of the country is falling

nicely into place with important radio stations in all 10 provinces,

either "picking" or charting the single.

Recording Talent A group of Canadian indepen-

dent producers are looking for new recording talent. Groups with outstanding musical, vocal and writing talents - and young

rock singles. Send resume of ex- perience, photo and tape sample

of talent. Professional demo tapes not necessary.

Box 1581 RPM Weekly 1560 Bayview Avenue

Toronto 17, Ontario

plying for gold for this one. I un- derstand their 8 track cartridge,

put out by Ampex, exceeded ten thousand sales in just over two

weeks.

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NEW ALBUMSWALK IN HIS MOCCASINSAlan Moberg6th Avenue-AVS 6001-KPut this one on your list of"gotta spin" 100% Canadiancontent discs. Moberg is oneof those clean sounding folk/country types He'll fit intoany type programming. AlReusch and his Aragon Stu-dios has captured this freshand powerfully simple deliverywhich could launch Moberg.

TOUR OF THOMPSONOriginal Polka KingsCRM-UKS 437No distrib but Box 1056 Winni-peg will get you a copy of thisset. Don't let the word polkathrow you. Group has uniqueCanadian country sound withjust a touch of ethnic. Lotsof enjoyment for that "in-be-tween" listener."ThompsonCentennial Waltz", top fare.

BACH-ACTUELGerd Zacher (Organ)Polydor- 2310 010-QFor the Bach fan who thoughthe had everything. Liner notesby Zacher explains, in detail,the "real Quatuor", Harmon-ies etc. in these "5 versionsof the first Contrapunctus"from the "Art of Fugue".Very heavy for programming,but, if you know your listen-ers I

THE WORLD OF IRELANDLondon -SPA 110-KOne of those albums that eb-longs in every radio stationlibrary. Bob Farnon and HisOrchestra does most of thehonours with the CountySingers, Patrick O'Hagan andFred Hanna and his IrishCountry Dance Band adding atouch of`the brogue.

ALONE TOGETHERDave MasonBlue Thumb-BTS 10-QUnique Kangaroopac packag-ing will generate much atten-tion as will pebble coloureddisc. Mason has a soft andcompelling folk delivery that'sa natural forlfree formers. MORtypes will diR "Sad And DeepAs You". "Look At You LookAt Me", lengthy but WOW.

BLESS THE CHILDRENDon CooperRoulette -SR 42046-TNew distrib readying push onthis top folkie. He doesn'tfit this bag easily. He couldbreak wildly into the grittypop market. He's got some-thing almost unique and youcan't put it down in so manywords. MOR, MOT or what -have -you. He fits them all.

ALBION 000 -WANCat Mother And TheAll -Night NewsboysPolydor-2425 021-QOne of those releases thatfalls into the rare categoryof being "a bitch of an album".From "Riff Raff" right throughto "Rise Above It". Swamp/rock with a little gospel makesit good for all formats.

CANADA'S BLACK WATCHCARRIES ONMelbourne-SMLP 4016-KWill become a collector'sitem for those who have fondmemories of famous regiment.Removed from the Order ofBattle in 1970, their coloursnow rest in the Church of St.Andrew and St. Paul, Montreal.Exceptional quality for hardto tape Pipe and Drum unit.

PIANO FIREWORKSMarek & VacekPolydor-249 366-QTry this Polish duo on forsize. They've got a lot ofpowerful MOR listening inthis set including "Liebe-straum" and "Dark Eyes".Excellent on "Concerto InA Minor" and "Das Spinn-rad".

KANNIBAL KOMIXPolydor-2336 009-QBig push on this set. Hasmuch appeal and even MORoutlets will get along nicelywith "Elenor" and "WhiteHouse". Musical creativityby group, exceptional. Couldbecome very very hot. Releaseout of Germany

TOP 50 qpCANADIAN CHART1 1

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3 CRAZY JANETom Northcott-New Syndrome106-J (Northcott) BMI

4 BIG YELLOW TAXIJoni Mitchell -Reprise -0906-P 5,(Joni Mitchell)

5 OHIOCrosby-Nash-Stills-UoungAtlantic -2740-P(Neil Young)

7 HAND ME DOWN WORLDGuess Who -Nimbus 9-74-0367-N(Winter) Expressions-BMI

6 6 CINNAMON GIRLNeil Young -Reprise -0911-P(Neil Young)

7 8 ,ME & BOBBY McGEEGordon Lightfoot -Reprise0926-P

VD

8 2 DOCTOR TOMFreedom -Aquarius -5005.K(Hill-St.Jean) Summerlea-BMI

9 10 SNOWBIRDAnne Murray -Capitol -72623-F(Maclellan) Beechwood-BMI

10 9COUNTRY SONG

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The Original Caste -Bell197-M (Innes) Harem-BMI

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11 14HIGHER & HIGHERCanada Goose -Tonsil -0002-M 6p

12 24 TEN POUND NOTESteel River-Tuesday.101-M(Telfer) Bel si ze-BMI

13 15JEANBobby Curtola-Capitol-72615-F

14YANKEE LADYJesse Winchester -Ampex -11004 -V (Winchester)

15 29CHAIN TRAINChi I I i wack-P arrot-350-K(Lawrence) BMI

16 18IT'S YOUR LIFE

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Polydor's Ontario promotion manager John Turner was keptbusy with hired double decker bus which label provided the

Turner (left) welcoming passengers aboard bus at downtownintersection for trip to ferry docks.

Polydor's Dee Higgins picked up large following during herfirst Mariposa showing. "Song Singer" disc making moves.

Mariposa Festival to offer free transportation from ferrydocks to downtown Toronto.

Turner and his wife Nancy at controls of double decker bus.Many hundreds took advantage of free transportation.

MARIPOSA Mtn

WARNER BROS.RECORDS

Warner Bros took advantage of well situated billboard toplug appearance of Joni Mitchell and Rambling Jack Elliott.

Bob Sniderman (white sweater) and Colu(centre) with Robert E. Lee Brigade at I

Robert E. Lee Brigade's organist Gary Nof the stars of the group during performai

Recent Toronto visit by A&M's Miguel Rmeeting with those responsible for break

;c Sales

iniderman has thrown similar )romotions with the opening of

?ach new store and intends to ncrease this type of activity.

record companies have expressed nterest in the promotions being

is they have seen an increase in ;ales of the groups involved.

n summing up the performance of he Lee Brigade Sniderman noted: `If you have any doubts about the

)resence of Robert E. Lee, be yell assured he is alive and well

n the personnage of Frank Lee, Lnd his 'Brigade' of four musi-

)ians." 3niderman also found that "under

he leadership of Frank, blending Ln ensemblage of Jaggerish-Cock-

)r, with his own original vocal style, make this another of the

ine young groups headed for the op."

Chese included the staff of Bar- ie's radio -TV station (CKBB)

vhere Trainor is program director, ind members of the Civitan Club,

vith whom Fred frequently pro- luces country shows for charity.

`Walking" Jimmy Simms, whose `Shoes Keep On Walking" is still )opular in Barrie, hiked in from Coronto to watch his buddy walk

its last steps as a bachelor. ['he Trainors are presently honey-

looning in Nova Scotia. After heir return to Barrie in mid-

kugust, Fred will be divulging Mans for at least two big coun-

ry shows in the Barrie area. -Ben Kerr

KEARNEY. OWLEDGE HIM.

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RAJAH -THE INTERNATIONALLY RENOWNED

MYNAH BIRD WHO HAS APPEARED ON

JOHNNY CARSON SHOW MERV GRIFFIN SHOW

DAVID FROST SHOW MIKE DOUGLAS SHOW

DICK CAVETT SHOW

%O s". his first single release

"THE MYNAH BIRD S011B 9," WITH COLIN KERR

AND RAJAH

THIS RECORD IS FOR THE BIRDS (THE MYNAH BIRDS)

What started out as a joke could make ex -golf profes- sional Colin Kerr a millionaire by the time he's forty.

Now 34, Colin estimates that in the past six years Rajah, the "lucky" Mynah Bird he brought back from India,

has made him over a quarter of a million dollars. Says Colin: "Without Rajah I'd never get on top TV

shows such as MERV GRIFFIN, MIKE DOUGLAS, JOHNNY CARSON, DAVID FROST, or DICK CAVETT. "Or on stage in Las Vegas with Robert Goulet.

"And there wouldn't be any Mynah Bird Club." Colin's famous Mynah Bird Club, located in Toronto's

Yorkville Village, is where the 13 -year -old talking Rajah reigns supreme.

According to Colin, people from all over the world come just to touch Rajah's cage, hoping that some of the

bird's luck will rub off on them. Not one to do anything in a small way- - - he intro-

duced the topless, then the bottomless, into Canada - - - Colin enjoys talking in "millions."

His prediction: That the five-minute, one-sided record (another first) will sell at least ONE MILLION copies. And judging by the way Rajah has been acting lately

it might just happen.

MYNAH BIRD RECORDS Manufactured by Rodeo Records Ltd.

Distributed by London Records

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During Toronto date Jose Feliciano made the rounds of theTV circuit. Seen with CBC-TV's Bruce Rogers.

CHUM -FM's Larry Green with Feliciano.

Neil Diamond's Vancouver engagement was a two showsold out event. He is seen here with some of those re-sponsible (I to r) CKLG's Linda Sunman and Ron Morey,and Ken Hallatt, promotion for Johnston's Appliances.

CKFM's Phil McKellar (I) and Gord Picknell of CHMLattended lounge reception for Feliciano.

Michael Williams of CKFH and Jose Feliciano.

Recent move from CK FM to CHFI by Sheila Conner calledfor party by Ont. promotion men (back) Allan Matthews,Glenda Richards, Skip Fox, Mark Robbins (centre) Al Mair,Barry Paine (wig) and (front) Scott Richards.

CMA Meets in TorontoAt it's meeting in Toronto a fewweeks ago, the Country Music Founda-tion Board of Trustees reviewed theprogram of the Country Music Hall ofFame with a mixture of pride andsatisfaction, noting a fifty per centincrease in attendance over 1969.Co-chaired by 3oard Chairman FrankJones of Columbia Records andPresident Roy Horton of Peer -Southern,the Board also explored future expansionplans for the Hall of Fame and theup -dating of the exhibits which werecreated in 1967. The new film for usein the hall which depicts the historyand growth of country music was re-viewed. The full agenda consisted ofdetailed reports presented by variouscommittees including the treasurer'sreport, Pioneer Memorial and ClementMemorial, Library and Media CentrePolicy rules, Insurance programs andthe Hall of Fame book.

(I to r) Bill Williams, Billboard's Nashvillpresentation from BMI's Harold Moon. Billpresident of the Broadcast Executives See

John Mills, general manager, CAPACDavis, Nashville Brass (left) and Harold h

J.R. Prods to Manage Graham

Rodeo recording artist, Mike Graham, who splashed across

the national country scene with his initial release, "No Pity For

A Fool", has been signed for personal management by J.R.

Productions Ltd. Graham's follow-up single, "She

Always Lets Me Down So Easy", also produced by Gary Buck, is

showing signs of getting the flip treatment. "These Things", a

Graham penning, is gaining the favour of country jocks.

London's Ontario sales and pro- motion manager, Ken McFarland,

sees good pop potential in the disc, whose only country refer- ence would seem to be the steel.

George Taylor, president of Ro- deo Records, also sees a widen- ing acceptance of the Graham

sound and refers to it as "Mike Graham and Mod -Country music

are synonomous". Graham's first album for Rodeo, "Canadian

Country Explosion" is now being readied for Fall release.

Coming up for Graham is a pro- motion in conjunction with CHEX radio, in Peterboro and he is

skedded for an engagement at Toronto's Horseshoe Tavern,

Sept. 7th.

es) Crumble ! ! ! RECORD MAN made his debut

in Montreal in just his boxer shorts. This is either a new

trend in dress for record men or someone stole all his clothes.

Please check with the record man, direct. The reports were sketchy and I wouldn't want to tell you anything incomplete. ;Ed: Then why mention it at all???)///THE RUMOUR....that

a U.S. conglomerate is getting ready to come into Canada and

"clean up" is widespread enough for me to make comment

Dr even several comments. They Ire about to sneak in modestly, lnd quietly take over. The Cana-

lian sound will be just like the kmerican sound. But we already

lave one Canadian company that s selling us the American sound,

'rom Canada!!! Do we need any nore???///TALK about LOVE... nit show a lot of hate. It is my

luty to report that the industry is alking....and they are aware of

he WHITEWASH and the BS that Las now caused suspicion that

here is something more to all

Feliciano -No Gimmickry

Some performers have it. Some don't. Jose Feliciano, who ap-

peared at the O'Keefe Centre (July 20), is one of the very few with that rare gift of reaching the

audience. You could say his show

by Claire Louise Lalonde

is polished, but, perhaps, well - thought -out is more appropriate.

Through all his numbers, Felicia- no remains indefatigible. His pun-

ning with audience is a seldom, if ever, part of any show. He is

consistently cheerful, tongue-in- cheek at times, sincere always,

and his playing reflects this hap- py state of mind.

His is a most astonishingly broad repertoire, ranging from country

to classical and everything in be- tween. His guitar mastery is not

just lightning quick and full of fireworks, but also emotive, rich,

and sensitive, whether the instru- ment is acoustic guitar or "quatro"

guitar (Puerto Rican). As an example of his wide selec-

tion of material, one might just glance through the program: -Hey Jude", "Sunny", "Satisfaction'

, "Zorba The Greek", his own compositions, totally different

from each other; "Destiny" (rock), "Once There Was A Love" (bal-

lad). His rendition of "Windmills Of

Your Mind" was captivating; his classically performed "Malaguena"

is a gem. The fact the he cannot fully dis- cern the dramatic effect of the

lighting around him proves that the musical result is genuine

Feliciano - no gimmickry. Preceding Feliciano were the Ed-

win Hawkin Singers, a mighty ex- uberant gospel group of 16 musi-

cians and vocalists. Their com- munication with the audience is

also 100%, although in a different manner. Their program begins slowly enough, building up to a

rousing climax at the end which involves the audience - totally.

Mailing pieces

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1 1 I WONDER COULD I LIVE THERE ANYMORE? Charley Pride -RCA -9855-N

2 2 I NEVER PICKED COTTON Roy Clark -Dot -17349-M

3 4 JESUS TAKE A HOLD Merle Haggard -Capitol -2838-F 012 SNOWBIRD Anne Murray -Capitol -72623-F

5 3 KETCHUP SONG Tom Connors -Dominion -115-E

6 10 KANSAS CITY SONG Buck Owens -Capitol -27830-F

7 11 SOMEDAY WE'LL BE TOGETHER Bill Anderson & Jan Howard

Decca-32689-J 8 15 PICKIN' UP THE PIECES

RPM 15/8/70 - - 21

Q38 ME AND BOBBY McGEE Gordon Lightfoot -Reprise -0926-P

27 28 REMOVING THE SHADOW Hank Williams Jr/Lois Johnson MGM -14136-M

28 14 SHE'S A LITTLE BIT COUNTRY George Hamilton IV -RCA -9829-N

29 31 YOU WANNA GIVE ME A LIFT Loretta Lynn-Decca-32693-J

30 18 1 WISH I HAD A MOMMY LIKE YOU Patti Page -Columbia -45159-H

31 21 HE LOVES ME ALL THE WAY Tammy Wynette-Epic-10612-H

32 32 DON'T KEEP ME HANGIN' ON Sonny James -Capitol -2834-H

Mercey Brothers -Columbia -C4-2929 -H 0... TRUCKER S CAFE

9 16 LUZIANA RIVER Van Trevor -Royal American -9-M 023

IF I EVER FALL IN LOVE (With A Honky Tonk Girl)

Faron Young -Mercury -73065-K

11 14 SOMEDAY WE'LL BE TOGETHER Bill Anderson

12 13 COOL GREEN WATERS Donna Ramsay -Capitol -72608-F

13 6 I'VE JUST BEEN WASTING MY TIME -John Wesley Ryles

Columbia -45119-H 14 7 LONG LONG TEXAS ROAD

Roy Drusky-Mercury-73056-K

15 5 TO -MA -RAY TOM -O -RAY Billy Charne-RCA-47-9836-N

16 8 WAIT FOR SUNDAY Tommy Hunter -Co lumbi a -C4 -2920-H

17 27 DUTY NOT DESIRE Jeannie C.Riley-Plantation-59-M

18 19 DON'T HATE - COMMUNICATE Gary Buck -Capitol -72618-F

19 9 HELLO MARY LOU Bobby Lewis United Artists -50668-J

Q36 EVERYTHING A MAN COULD EVER NEED

Glen Campbell -Capitol -1260-F

21 20 NEWFIE SCREECH Stevedore Steve -Dominion -116-E

22 25 COUNTRYFIED Dick Damron-Apex-77110-J

3 24 FORTUNATE SON Rainvi I les-Melbourne-3359-K

24 29 TELL ME MY LYING EYES ARE WRONG -George Jones

Musicor-1408-J

25 26 HUMPHREY THE CAMEL Jack Blanchard & Misty Morgan

Wayside -013-K

Great Speckled Bird -Ampex -11006-V

34 34 I'M YOUR PUPPET Dionne Leigh -Chart -5079-L

35 35 SON OF A COAL MAN Del Reeves

United Artists -50667-J

36 37 MULE SKINNER BLUES Dolly Parton -RCA -9863-N

37 39 ODE TO SUBURBIA Bob SmithApex-77112-J

38 46 FOOLIN' AROUND Chaparral Brothers -Capitol -2866-F

39 44 THESE THINGS Mike Graham -Rodeo -2336-K

40 43 BIG WINDOW Tony White -Columbia -C4 -2926-H

41 47 THE WHOLE WORLD COMES TO ME -Jack Greene

Decca-32699-J

42 48 FOR THE GOOD TIMES Ray Price -Columbia -45178-H

43 49 SUGAR IN THE FLOWERS Anthony Armstrong Jones

Chart -5083-L

44 50 ONE NIGHT STAND Susan Raye-Capitol-2833-F

45 40 NO PITY FOR A FOOL Mike Graham -Rodeo -2336-K

46 ...

UNCLE PEN Blake Fordham/Crowbar

London -17385-K 47

... DADDY WAS AN OLD TIME

PREACHER MAN -Porter Wagoner and Dolly Parton -RCA -9875-N

48 ...

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Melanie Takes Powder Ridge FestMelanie is an artist whom youadmire or dislike intensely. Atleast that is the feeling of manyof the press people in New York.She has a tremendously devotedgroup of fans however, over200,000 of them bought her latestalbum, "Candles In The Rain".Melanie made many more fans

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this past weekend when she ap-peared unannounced and perhapsillegally to perform at the PowderRidge Festival.I was at Powder Ridge this pastweekend, and the news reports ofwhat happened there and what ac-tually did go down were quite dif-ferent. Many of the newspapermenwhom I talked with were overlyconcerned with finding "badtrips", and pointing out the drugabuse. I didn't really see that.What I saw was a bunch of kidswhose music had been snatchedaway from them because of poli-tical reasons, who instead hadpreferred to turn the three daysinto a true People's Festival;they generated their own electri-city from Mister Softee trucks,built their own alternate stages,set up sound systems, and had agood time. Local bands played,the vibrations were good and theentire experience was tremen-dously reassuring.For the first day or so, the kidsreally believed that if they heldthe land and remained in PowderRidge, Connecticutt, they wouldhave their Festival, with all ofthe top acts. However, the in-junction against the Festival wasenforced all along, and it wassomewhat depressing to see thesekids really believing their rockheroes were hiding out in thevicinity, just waiting to enter-tain them. The stars were faraway, both physically and spiri-tually, I believe. It is unfortunatethat in a situation where thereare so many villains, no onethinks to question the rock superheroes who demand huge fees forplaying, operate on a purely capi-talist system of profits, and thenwalk away with the adoration ofthe people for being part of the"revolution". But that's anotherstory.The real villains, in my opinion,at Powder Ridge, were the pro-moters who implied (up until thelast day before the concert, when

they fled) that the Festival wasstill being held and encouragedkids to buy tickets. The peoplewho were involved with the ad-vertising, publicity, and promo-tion must be made to account forsome of this. What is happeningto the money? Who will be makingmoney on T-shirts sold with thePowder Ridge emblem?Anyway, when the kids realizedthat no stars were coming, theymanaged to create their own musicand used their energy for that pur-pose. Then Melanie arrived. Whenshe was recognized, kids were sohappy because they felt they had"made it" and it would really bea Festival after all.

Melanie sang to about 7000 peopleor more on a sloping hillside rightbeside the free kitchen. It wasvery appropriate of the whole ideaof free kitchens and Festivals oflife to have her there. Melaniesings songs about love, peace,beautiful people, healthy food,and life. The crowd went wildwhen she sang that "she wouldn'thave come here if she didn't carea lot". She introduced a new song,"Peace Will Come", which hadeveryone chanting along, andsang Mungo Jerry's "In The Sum-mertime". It was a joyous, mov-ing performance, and made manypeople, who came to Powder Ridgeexpecting to receive somethingbut instead gave it much more,very happy.

Happy Feeling Cracking with Disc &Tube ActionFrom Calgary comes a sextetwhose names reflects in its musicand performers - Happy Feeling.Although now a new group, they

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are gaining more recognitionthrough their single "Still Hill",and album release, "Happy Feel-ing", as well as through theirown syndicated television pro-gram originating from CHCT,Calgary.Happy Feeling comprises: JimAiello, composer and lead singer,whose writing and singing areequally adaptable to underground,ballad, bubble -gum, or rock;Gordie Moffat, who lends a colour-ful foundation of organ; Bob Wag-ner, bass guitar; Gerry Mudry,

drummer; Danny Ferguson, leadguitar and composer; and BobMoffat, rhythm guitar.Future plans for the Happy Feel-ing includes a trip eastward assoon as they can fulfill all com-mitments in Alberta.Happy Feeling release on theBarry label.

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