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OFF-BEAT CHAMPIONS

ARILYN Palmer and Robert Olaes last Wednes- day won Hongkong's first "Off-Beat Cha, Cha” championship before a huge crowd at one of Kowloon's leading nightclubs.

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Miss. Palmer, a 19-year-old Olaes, works in the Outward secretary with one the Bills department of the Hong- Colony's leading record com- kong and Shanghai

Banking panies, thus completed what is Corporation virtually a musical “double.”

Robert Marilyn and

Matched

against

were

OF

HONGKONG

ON NOTES

NOTES ON

By CARL MYATT

! She won Rediffusion's Talent naturally elated over their suc- bitions of reaching the finals

top which they did and, nothing Time contest a few months ago, cess. Her partner, 23-year-old Robert teams of dancers, they had am- much else.

Weku

WeW

MY,

LEG !!.

EVERY

Rock

Young

!!! WOW Tock and roll !!

Credit card awarded to Bernard · Young.

The Hit Parade

By Ted Thomas

WHE

THEN it comes to the ladies there's hardly interest at all amongst the Hit Song fans of Hongkong. Total poll in a vote to decide the most popu- lar male vocalist brought forth almost letters a. thousand within two weeks.

A similar count to de- cide the most popular female vocalist has turned ор only twenty-three. Latest count

Connie Francis

Patti Page

Sandra Dee

14

7

2

Not a very impressive total by any standards, and certainly indicative of how the tastes, in pop músic plump for the boys.

•

LONDON paid its own

were

tribute to the great Oscar Hammerstein #I whose death was reported this week. The neon lights of London's theatre- land

switched off In a one minute blackout to mark the passing of Hammerstein, who together with "Richard Rodgers had made show business history with such truly great con- tributions as "Oklahoma," "South Pacific." and "The King and 1."

Oscar Ham-

ARCHER

1. Look for a star-Garry Miles,

2. My Home Town-Paul Anka.

3. Goodnight Sweetheart Cha Cha-Enoch Light

4. One of us-Patti Page.

5. Biology-Danny Valentino.

6. Sad River--The Platters.

7. Biology Sue Raney.

8. Am I so easy to forget-Debbie Reynolds.

9. I love you in the same old way-Paul Anka

10. Amapola-Tony Williams.

11. Lullaby of Birdland (Off-beat Cha Cha)-Marilyn Palmer.

12. Half a Love-Lou Monte.

13. Cradle of Love-Johnny Preston.

14. Run Samson Run-Neil Sedaka.

15. She's Mine-Conway. Twitty.

16. Oh, my you-Poni-Tails.

17. Everybody's somebody's fool-Connie Francis.

18. A star is born-Mark Dinning.

19. Spring Rain-Pat Boone.

20. Young Emotions-Ricky Nelson.

merstein also helped launch the music of "Carmen Jones," "Desert Song." "Carousel" and "Annie Get your Gun," and gave the world such unforget- table melodies as "People Will. Say We're in 'Love." "Some Enchanted Evening" and "Wonderful Guy."

Artists of the theatre. from both sides of the Atlantic are paying their tributes in the press of the world.

T

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combat the increasing preoccupation of mor- bidity in present, day hit songs, Texan Bob Luman

dashed has

off lively number on the Warner label called "Let's Think About Living." In

a

this

Bob takes a poke at the suicide and death songs, and wraps up his cheerful package in a swinging rocking tune.

Watch for it in the sales charts.

In

Hits here and there department: Elvis Presley tops the charts in America with the jazzed up version of "O Sole Mio" now called "It's Now Or Never." second spot is Bryan

with ..

wait Hyland for it.

"Itsy

Ritsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polka Dot Bikini."

In Britain It's Tho with "Apache" Shadows ruling the roost, with Cliff

Richards

Don't "Please Tease" as runner-up.

Credit card awarded to Casey Sung.

Casey

the lyrics, the way he sings them, are almost unintelligible. Well, Just what makes him tick? Can any of you Elvis fans bet me in on the secret?

Oh, just before you prepare to have me assassinated, let me as- sure you I am no square. I like rock and roll as much as the guy. But there can always be too much of a good thing.

A progress in

is.

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Though long time friends and dancing partners, they had been rather slow in switching to the N album making fantastic new and exciting rhythms of

the local IP the off-beat. So slow in

fact charts,

Billy Vaughn's For A Star." The that only three weeks before "Look the competition did they start album's title is the theme song working on their routines. But from the movie "Circus Of Hor- two hours of practice a day rors" currently being shown paid off!

here.

Sales to date, according to the distributors, have been pheno- menal.

Both natural dancers. they easily qualified for the final and to the amazement of all (friends

A good album for either and relations included) walked listening от dancing, leader off with the top prizes which Vaughn guides his men through included among other things a such oldies as "Mona Lisa," stereophonic set (they haven't "Paper Roses" and "Green- decided how to share it), a fields.” ladies wrist watch, a sports shirt and cup.

Why did they enter the com- petition? Now this is the only time there was a difference of opinion during the interview.

Lush orchestrations make for easy listening.

On Dot DLP 25322.

ANOTHER

artist with the

same name (different spell-

Robert said "I just like to ing this time) and it's the one

dance and the prizes were good."

Marilyn said: "I wanted

and only Sarah Vaughn.

One of the most varsatile of

to singers in the music field, Sarah deserts jazz for the "pops" in making this album.

publicise my record (Off-Beat In Hongkong)."

There you have it!

Sarah is backed here by the Finishing in second and third strings of the Quincy Jones place respectively were Jennie orchestra and the impassioned Poon and Benny Benig

and tenor sax playing of Zoot Sims Conrado Violet Lee

and who handles all the solos. Conrado Manlig.

FOR the last two years I have

Her rendition of "Misty" has already been on the charts for some weeks, so it needs no in- troduction.

Other outstanding tracks in- been haunted by a ques- clude "Gone With The Wind.” tion. Now at the risk of being "Please Be Kind," and the dubbed Hongkong's most un-Thrill Is Gone."

popular man. I have to ask it.. Sarah's treatment of a song is I sincerely hope I get some unique; her voice so flexible, she logical answers. The question rarely sings a number the same is this: "What makes Elvis so way twice. You may have popular?"! Why this almost heard quite a few of the tunes fanatical devotion to a singer? on. this album. But until you The boy has got rhythm: but have heard Sarah Vaughn's versions, you haven't heard any- thing.

Sleep

LEEP! Oh how wonderfully

SLE

you sound

To those wearied in brain

and body.

Fled to your bosom they'll

be bound,

Yet all asleep?

Everybody!

Not

MOR some; tho' fatigued

FOR

may they be,

Seem neglected by Sand-

man in his visit;

While thoughts, memʼries, bitter and sweet, are free,

Free to wander in the mind

and wake it!

OH

blessed are those who once in bed, Fall immediately to a

dreamless slumber. Then hope those thinkers til

night's fled

Leave off their cares and sleep the hours un- numbered -Credit card to Hildar Chiu.

by Casey Sung.

Archery.

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On Mercury SR 60038.

is your name Shelley

SHELLEY, WHO MIGHT BE DUE FOR A RUDE AWAKENING; HAS A NAME OF GERMAN OR ENGLISH ORIGIN MEANING "DWELLER

ON THE LEDGE."

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NOTICE

BOARD

MEET THE MEMBERS!

JIMMY HO,. 21, student, 121 Chun Young-street, 2nd floor, North Point.

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SHEN, 17, student, 15 Village-road,

1st floor, Hongkong.

ROGER