NOTES ON NOTES, CU MATE
PAT BOONE,
the
visit
American singer and actor, is due to Hongkong next month.
The reason for his visit are unknown.
Boone, generally regard by the American public as the boy-next-door type, has made many hit records in-
"Bernadine" "and - cluding
the more recent "Dear John," which is currently ·
Hongkong Hit
on
the
Parade. He records for Dot. Boone was originally scheduled to arrive on February 8, but a cable re- ceived on
in- Thursday
dicated that his visit may be postponed until later in the month.
NOME artists—and I am
SOME
referring primarily to ́show business people here --are often disturbed when they find their fame, has not spread as far as
as they had expected it to.
Take a hypothetical case for instance. If Elvis, or Ricky, were to walk down a Hongkong street and then go back to their hotel without anyone asking for their autograph or a gang of teenagers attempting to mob them, they
by CARL
PAT BOONE BOUND
were.
FOR
HONGKONG
voice though a voice which One of the brightest of the
makes some of the more famous new
crop of arrangers-Dick names in the entertainment Reynolds handles the score and world sound sour. He has a conducts the orchestra. wonderfully easy delivery and is very versatile. To boot he is good looking of medium height, dark and handsome.
Jo Ann, in contrast, is a pert little blonde with a bubbling laugh, a tremendous sense of humour and a passion for Latin American dancing.
field in which the old man was almost revered.
The cynics are bound to say "They are successful only be cause of their father's name and their father's influence."
That is why the Crosby brothers branched out on their онд refused the assistance offered by their famous father Bing, and why their struggle to reach the top has been so tough. But they have finally "ar- their own work and per-
I am a Julle London fan and rived" by dint of perhaps slightly biased, but in initiative, hard my opinion, only Ella Fitzgerald, sonality. Sarah Vaughn, Carmen McCrae Some of their father's won- and Peggy Lee of all the thou- derful charm has certainly sands of singers, can compare rubbed off on them, and they favourably with Miss London exude that same kind of warm- when it comes to interpreting hearted sincerity the "Groaner the bluesy music of the witching used to spread around.
hour. "If I had my way I'd settle down in
This Manila" she told me.
"They do nothing but dance there!"
At a party given by Mr Heu Silva of the Diamond Music Company, agents for ABC-Para- mount records for whom Teddy and Jo-Ann record, a band- leader of the nightclub we were ́at asked them to sing.
They refused politely. "After all,"
Teddy told the musician, **you wouldn't ask a plumber to dinner and then ask him to fix the kitchen sink, would you?" hadn't a clue as to who they this line of
The band-leader smiled at argument, agreed with Teddy, received his auto- Teddy and Jo Ann are two of graph, and the party continued the friendliest people I have uninterrupted for the rest of met. No inhibitions, no false the evening. pride and nothing was too much trouble for them. They went out of their way to please people— like for instance the journalist
would probably be very upset. who asked for an interview at JULIE London is one
But last week I came across a couple of show-business people who cannot be classed with
these "worriers."
of the most exciting personalities two o'clock in the morning-and to hit the musical scene in the got it!
last five years. A husky, some- her Fortunately too they weren't what breathless voice is
trademark, and she specialises held in a fist of iron by some
in the after-hours balled and possessive manager, and were
love song. easy to talk to and very charm- ing.
Teddy Rendazzo and Jo Ann Campbell were quite unper- turbed by the fact that they were not too well known here.
Her new album for Liberty is Oh, the younger set had heard Teddy Rendazzo has no gum- intended mainly for late hour of them all right, but older folks mick. He does have an excellent listening-"Round Midnight."
LATEST
The Hit Parade
By Ted
surprise of Britain's Best Selling Dises of 1960 Poll, is the lowly placing of Ricky Nelson who failed to rate. better than 129:h in a poll of 130 contenders.
He was in good company. Both Sammy Davis Junior and Brook Benton were down at the bottom of the table at 126 and 127 respectively.
Pat
Even highly-regarded Boone failed to place any bet- ter than 113, lower in fact than Johnny Ray, 'Buddy Holly, Frankle Vaughn, Marty Wilde and a host of lemer known British performers.
No doubt about it
what's
good for the States and Hong- kong, just doesn't sult the record buying public Eritain.
*
JOHNNY MATHIS
of
ham't
had a big hit for a long time, but his latest cutting of "Maria" from the musical play, "West Side Story," could be just the vehicle to set him back in his rightful spot at the top of the best-selling
charts.
THE
★ ★
queen
of the
platter business
Thomas
1. Are You Lonesome Tonight?-Elvis Presley.
2. I Love You Baby-Kong Ling.
3. The Ding Dong Song-Teal Chin
4. I'll Save The Last Dance for you-Damita Jo.
5. C'est Magnifique-Kong Ling
6. Come Back, Silly Girl-Steve Lawrence
7. Yes, I'm Lonesome Tonight-Dodie Stevens
8. The Clickity.Clack Song-Brian Hyland
9. Many Tears Ago-Connie Francis
10. You Are the Only One-Ricky Nelson
11. Lop-Sided Over-Loaded-Brian Hyland
12. What a Night for Love-Addrial Bros.
13. I will Follow You-Eydie Gorme
14. Come Back to Me, My Love-Mark Dinning
15. Whole Lot of Shakin' Going On-Conway Twitty 16. Bewildered-Pat Boone
17. My Girl, Josephine--Fats Domino
18. Somebody-Johnny Nash
19. The Green Leaves of Summer-Easy Riders
20. There But For Her, Go I-Capri Sisters.
creditable
*
recording lifted along by a bright and snappy melody.
The breezy tempo and that old familiar theme of the love that might have been, should to lift this one to be enough the top spot.
Two
unlikely names Britain's prop up
this number eight dise week.
en
Peter Sellers and Sephia Loren Join together in amusing ditty that's combined
cockney cheekiness
the
a
these days is without Seller and the levely Italian
shadow
of
a doubt @ little girl barely out of her teens called Connie Francis.
Connie's latest, “Many Tears Ago,” Isn't what you could call very cheerful title for popular ballad but Mits Francis does it moro than justice and ends with a very
SINGER
tones of Miss Loren in a novel and amusing recording.
✰ NINGER Matt Monroe, young lad who appeared from time to time on our own Redio Hongkong during militery service here, and later
*
turned to bus driving as
c result of his failing to break into the music business at home, has made his mark in no un- certain manner in his native England.
In "Portrait Of My Love" he shows us a mature and mellow talent which has earned him the right to chat. lenge the best in the land, and tent his latest release recketing to spot number thirteen In Britain's selling hundred discs.
best.
HITS HERE AND THERE DEPARTMENT
some
America: 1. Are You Lone. Tonight? by Elvis Presley; 2. Wonderland By Night by Bert Kampfert.
Britain: 1. Poetry In Motion -by Johnny Tillotson: 2. Savo the Last Dance for Me The Drifters.
But their success is all of their
is one. of the best own making. You'll realise this albums Julie has made. This is if you listen to their debut probably due to the fact that the album for MGM entitled "Pre- material selected is so perfectly senting The Crosby Brothers." suited to her voice. The tunes
include the title tune of the They have chosen material album, "Black Coffee," "In The their dad made famous and Wee Small Hours," "Mist," "The given the tunes their own Party's Over," "Something Cool" special treatment, and "Lush Life" among others.
Then again some of the suc- They have taken these old cess for this disc must be at- songs, added a familiar style,
to the assistance the and new tributed
arrangements and singer gets from the clever ar- bingo you have an exciting new rangements, and the fine back- singing group. ing of the orchestra. Full marks all round. Definitely of five star rating calibre,
On Liberty LRP 3164.
✩ *
The Crosby brothers are un- doubtedly talented and I feel sure you'll like them.
The tunes they sing include "You Must Have Been A Beau- tiful Baby," "Mine," an ex- version of "Jo:bua," sons of a famous father "Dinah," "Magic Is The Moon- particularly if you attempt to light" and many others. make a name for yourself in the On NGHI E 3873
I must be d'icult being the plosive
CHOOSE YOUR WEAPONS, SIR!
The two duellists fired away
UELLING is said to have died out in England
DUE
when it was no longer fashionable to carry a sword. But duels often used to be fought with weapons stranger than swords.
For instance in 1872 two victor. As it was agreed that Frenchmen arranged to fight it Andre was more skilful with a in balloons. Each man sword than his opponent, the cended in a hot air ballcon two men chose to fight with
bows and arrows! armed with shot-guns.
out
years
A few
earlier, in Bremen, a German lawyer challenged a Dutch army officer to a fantastic duel.
with
was
The Countess who apparently approved of this mortal combat invited to witness this strange duel in the misty light of early dawn. The two rivals canncas! Fortunately the day faced each other, turned about selected proved to be very wet and then marched the regula- and, as a result, the dampened powder of the cannons refused to ignite.
most
ten paces. tion
As one man they turned and, neglecting to take aim properly, they fired.
One of the
fantastic Pierre's arrow missed its stories of duelling occurred in mark wildly and struck the the late 18th century in France. Countess, killing her immedi- Pierre Manton, a poor young ately. Andre's ΑΓΓΟΥ flew doctor from Lille was in love straight and
and struck with the beautiful Countess down Pierre. Marie de Brie, who was being ecurted by a wealthy owner. Andre Simone,
The
land-
true
But perhaps the strangest duel of all was fought in the market-place of Wiesbaden by two rivals, having two German, butchers. Fellow- apparently made no great pro- ing an insulting remark by ene of the other, in winning their love, about the wâres decided to fight a duel by
to the the two hefty men seized a half death with the hand of the side of bacon each and pr- Countess 25 the prize of the cceded to duel,
gress
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