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A fan club president
Pat Boone's statement that he is a collector of Elvis Presley records, should do much to calm the behind-the-scenes conflict that is going on at present between Boone and Presley fan clubs here in Hongkong.
Fan clubs I believe are a good thing, but one must not let matters get out of hand, as they have apparently done in the Boone-Presley feud here.
After all this world is big What probably rocketted Bobby enough for the two of them, into the higher echelon bracket and if they can remain on was a series of television shows friendly terms, why should Perry Como and Pat Boone. their fan clubs go on He did some of his best work bickering?
on these shows and he has been
with men
calibre of the
of
I had the opportunity of in demand ever since. meeting The Wong, one of More recently a month and the presidents of a Pat Boone a half ago to be exact he made his debut at the fabulous fan club hære (fts probably the Biggest), and I asked her why Copacabana in New York and was well received by the critics.
So, as the saying goes, Böbby Rydell finally "arrived.".
he was a Pat Boone fan.
She said “We became Pat Boone fans the day we heard his first recording. It Here in Hongkong Bobby wasn't tintil much later that was little more than a name. we saw how handsome he thout doing anything: sensa
¿His 'records sold moderately
was, and we were naturally tional on the charts. That is delighted.
until he cut his own stomping · version of "That Old Black Magic.”
We have been his fans for four years now, and have written to him often. When he has had the time, he has replied personally.
Talent +
From this contact, we find Since then the tune has been he is kind, wonderful family consistently asked for on re who has never been quest programmes. In fact it
·Involved bi a scandal of any Was on the charts of the "most
requested top ton" for weeks. sort. We think he is the greatest.”.
Bobby Rydell is talent plus. A man of boundless energy, fine And what of Elvis? personality and 'a truly talented Theresa looked rather hurt performer. He has no gimmicks that I had asked the ques-thank goodness and sings all his songs with a drive and tion, but she replied: "The vitality reminiscent of men like Presley fans think we hate Sinatra and Sammy Davis Kivis. This is quite untrue. Junior. ¡ It's Just that we like Pat better."
A sensible answer
indeed
Ferhaps Elvis-fans will cool
Out now.
* * Bobby Rydell was one, of a
On his latest LP for Cameo "Bobby's Biggest Hits", be romps through a series of rock and roll numbers backed by a big band and an all-girl chorus.
He bounces from one time, to another in rare style and the pace never lets up. You'll hear him sing, among others, "Kissin' group of young singers Time", "We Got Love', "Wild who swept to prominence One", on the heels of men like “Volare" Presley, and Boone when night.” the rock and roll, cruza was at its height.
Once the dust had settled and
"Swingin'
and
School", "Groovy To-
On Cameo C 1009.
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says:
have
We don't
hate Elvis'
his He plays "I Get A Kick Out Of
On Kapp KL 1222
one of two things:
Lovers" Backed by a big band and You", "Hello Young either a "gimmick" or a com- strings, Roger strolls through "Making Woopee", "Hal" A4 pletely different style.
an album aimed primarily at Much Cha C.", "I Could Have set. It has a Danced All Night", "Cheek To Duane Eddy concentrated on a the dancing
new style and a fresh sound. variety of rhythms and should Cheek" and "Tender Trap". He came up with the appeal to a wide circle of fans among others. "twangy" guitar and fortune was made.
sound takes some This new
getting used to. A gourmet would call liking It an
the acquired taste. At first Duane Eddy guitar tends to saad nasal and uninteres- ting, mainly because it 13 played on a very low key most of the time. But in due course one begins to catch same of the drama in the music of Duane.
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Duane Eddy, a husky 20-year- old six-footer, started pri- marily as a rhythm and blues man, but has since graduat- ed to the field of motion picture theme music "Ring of Fire"!
Duane Eddy from the beginning --- surrounded himself with a group of hard driving musici- ans who specialise in the wilder sounds of R & R They called themselves the Rebe's, and they have been with Duane ever since, The group has gone from since. strength to strength Their first hit was "Moovin' N Groovin".
this up with
They followed
"Rebel-Rouser", "Ramrod",
"Cannon Ball” and more re- cently "Ring of Fire." On this LP, Duane plays, among other tunes, "Lone- some Road", "Detour" "Loving You" and four of the five above-mentioned hits.
On Jaime: JLP 3000. ★ ★ ★
For music in a quieter vein, we have for you this week on LP by pianist Roger Williams.
Mr Williams on this occasion has abandoned the concert plat- form for a more commercialised venture the making of an album of dance music. And a good job he has done too.
Roger Williams has had ex- time on the Jamie label, cellent training in all forms of and its from that "Ring music at the Juilliard School of music. He studied classical of Fire" mian,
Duane Music, then concentrated on Eddy.
jazz music under Teddy Wilson
the men were separated from More swinging, music, this
the boys so to speak, Bobby found himself; in the middle- not quite a headliner, and yet not completely: forgotten either..
But gradually the talent of
this young man finally began To be a success
in big time and Lennie Tristano, which per-
to get the attention, it deserved.” show business, you have to haps explains his flexibility.
BILL
"Well, this drawing is worth 20 dollars. Keep the
change." Credit Card to Roy Fay.
TAUHAN
Miss 'Stuck-Up'
Credit Card to Paul Chan
* STAMP NEWS
20. 1879 colour changes: 2c and 48c
Changes of colour in the 2c and 48c were ordered
in June 1879; the 2c, hitherto brown, to be re-issued in red, and the 48c red to be re-issued in brown.
The first batch of these
values with interchanged colours Was despatched from London on July 20, 1879.
1879 colour
changes
SG 28 2c dull red
31 48c brown.
HONGKONG
48 CENTS
There was correspondence in July 1879 with the printers about the extremely worn condition of some of the printing plates; the 2c., 4c., 6c. and 30c. plates had each produced well over 40,000 sheets, and were due for replacement.
New plates were ordered and all stamps in these four denominations despatched from London after November, 1879 were printed on plate 2.