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Classics

will Rock'n by Carl Myatt

Roll

BENJAMIN Britten is one of Britain's greatest contemporary composers

of operas and classics.

But in keeping with the crazy goings on in this equally crazy world of ours, he has turned his hand to the writing of Pop music.

He has composed three blues numbers and also written the lyrics for them --and hopes that they will be recorded by either_British rock and roller Cliff Richards or that "I want to be evil" lass, Eartha Kitt.

Both these singers are natur-

But it should be interesting

D'Rone's diction is beautiful ally honoured, but according to to hear the amalgamation of the and he has a biting attack to a an opera composer swing number very much in the reports insist on hearing the talents of

tradition of Sammy Davis Jr. tunes before committing them- and a rock singer.

But it is on the ballads that Yes, someday Elvis might selves—which just goes to show Chat some rock and roll singers even make that record of songs D'Rone sounds like Sinatra, But unlike Sinatra, D'Rone's accent his grandma sang to him, Even have commonsense.

is very British (surprisingly) ★ ✰✰ and this gives him away-or, if PEGGY Lee is one of the most you like stamps him as a singer

Family Trouble

extraordinary of jam sing, with a difference. ers, to comU out of America.

Billy May utilises with brass She is beautiful, hág a wonder- fully husky and expressive and string sections to bring out this fine volee, is a composer and lyricist all that is best in

singer. and a very talented actress,

You'll like Frank D'Rone, of She has made - numerous ex- that I'm sure. cursions into the field of pop Listen to him then on: music, the most noteable being Mercury MG 20588. OU call this a plot?" her offering of "Fever".

is among

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Y laughed a Hollywood white jazz ingers who have

man

"A rich and powerful falls in love with his brother's] wife, murders his brother and married her.

The son of the murdered man; broods and goes mutty.

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CLUB MAILBOX

AM interested in corresponding with a young, English-speaking Chinese man or woman of about my own age.

I am twenty-two years old, interested in photo- graphy, art, music, writing and people.

Don Johnson

1350 University-avenue Bronz 52, New York, U.S.A.

PERHAPS this might be of interest to any members who

are interested in pen-pals.

DOCTOR, NOT STRANGER

DU are here now!

Y But you would twn and run, if not for the figure of the elderly doctor walking beside you, clad in white, like yourself, but, how he is self-assured and smiling! He paces silently through the halls toward the surgery; you summon your reason.

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Frantically, you search your mind to recall how when you were a boy, the one great goal of your life was to become a doctor. you smelled the All your senses were alert to this world chloroform, the sickness, saw the nurses and the immaculate corridor, heard the intimate discussions of the doctors as they passed.

Ard, now you are here. You know what you are about to do; you know you are able to do it. The doctor beside you shows by companionable silence that he is sympathetic for your fears.

But sympathy will not atone for a mistake. It will not make you a doctor above reproach. Remembering this, you uncon- sciously square your shoulders. Your companion has perceived the change in you, for he smiles in understanding.

producer scornfully as he been able to compete with the read aloud the brief likes of Ella Fitzgerald, Sarah blues is not everyone's cup of tea. It is an acquired Vaughan, and Carmen McCrae, synopsis which had just you exy can, and does, and taste. But the more you listen the blues, the-more you been submitted:

on her latest album for Capitol

“Latin ala Lee" she more begin to understand and appre-

clate it. than upholds her reputation.

For the blues is the cry from As you've probably guessed by now, it is music with a beat the heart of a people their the tunes anguish and their joy. One of of · bongos. But

The two of you enter the operating room. The patient has selected are all from Broadway the greatest of modern blues

singers is Dinah Washington not yet been received, and you fumble nervously as you prepare Jack Marshall's Afro-Cuban and her album

the yourself. an exciting Mercury Label-"Unforgettable", It perturbs you slightly that the nurses present are so orchestra creates

the lilting, is worth listening to.

obviously placid and regard you a little contemptuously. background for

sometimes poi- This woman is so convincing swinging and

of. Miss on such numbers as "I'll Under- gnant interpretations

stand" "This Bitter Earth", Lee.

you'll be certain she is weeping Ponder

while she is singing. "Bunk! Rubbish! All non- I have pondered deeply into After listening through this sense!"

struck by the The motion-picture the secret of Peggy's success album, I was genius roared, slapping the and the manner in which she truth on Dinah's signing off script on his desk.

is able to cast a spell over her number: "The Song Ended, "That's no story. Nobody listeners.

But The Melody Lingered. OT.” could make a show out of I'd put it down now to per- It certainly did.

-sonality plus dramatisation of a "But it has made quite a lot song.

He falls in love with a girl | musicals. who gets so worried about. everything that she goes crazy, -The girl's brother and her lover stab each other to death, The mother takes poison.

And her son, just before he dies, stabs and kills his step father."

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of money on the staze,” midiy insisted the author of the synopsis, “under the name of Hamlet”.

Credit card to Robert Bau.

NOTICE

BOARD

"Tribute to a Man in Grey”

My apologies, Rosemarie, for ssing your name as the author of the shove article which ap- peared in last week's Teen Pira

And perhaps more so, apologies to the actual writer of that touching story,

As we have two members of the 17/21 Cinb having the same 'sumame, I can only presuma that it was actually the other, ELEANOR NORONHA, who is due for a credit card-

Eleanor, could you enlighten me en: this?

a

She also bas rather a fascinating way of cutting note almost as soon as she strikes it.

This is in complete contrast to

most modern singers who hang Fonto a note by using vibrato.

Peggy cuts it off sharp and clear so that in actual fact, she manages to leave the listener wanting more.

The tunes on this album, you will probably have heard before many times but when

Peggy Lee sings it, it always sounds as fresh as if it had just come off the composer's pen.

My favourites are "Heart" (from Damn Yankees); "On The Street Where You Live" (from My Fair Lady); "Hey There? (from the Pajama Game"); .

The Surrey With The Fringe On Top" (from Oklahoma): "The Party's Over" (from Bells Are Ringing) and "C'est Magnifique (from Can Can). A thoroughly enjoyable album and heartily recommended.

On Capitol T 1290.

EMEMBER Frank Sinatra's

REM

album of a couple of years back—“Songs For Swinging Lovers"? It certainly was a hit. New Mercury have put a

MEET THE similar LP featuring newcomer

MEMBERS

coln-

Frank D'Rone, who by sidence, sounds very much like Sinatra in parts.

D'Rone however is no imita- GEORGE EMERSON, 19, tar. His approach to a song is fresh and original. Backed by teacher, 125 Tam Kung-the big band of the Billy May road, 1st floor, Kowloon. orchestra (and you cannot ask better accompaniment), Frank TONY COSTA, 17, DRone gives us his interpreta- student, 43 Ashley-road, tions of such oldies as "After The Ball" (which incidentally 2nd floor, Kowloon.

is the title time of the album), "My Melancholy Baby", "Two ROSSANA · YEUNG, 17, Sleepy People" and "We'll Be student, 14 Queen's-road, Together Again" end many C., 1st floor, Hongkong.

many others.

On Mercury MG 20572.

THERE

The patient is in the room now, and with his presence comes the reality. As the operation commences, and you begin to work with deft precision and complete concentration, your confidence is restored.

You have found satisfaction as great as you had ever imagined. For you are performing the work for which you were born. YOU ARE A DOCTOR.

Credit card to Dawin H. S. Sung

The Hit Parade By Ted Thomas

HERE'S a very de- finite trend to- wards British record- ings in the Hit Parades of the world these days. Time was when

disc unless a had GA American tune, and voice it ghost didn't stand a

in of a chance

the markets of the world —but times change.

Vocalist. Anne Shelton. has long been an Interna- tional favourite, and the Ted Heath band is without a doubt one of the best in the world. Lonnie Dona- Laurie London, gan, Vera Lynn, and David Whitfield have all done well In the United States. Frankie Vaughn too highly thought of, and wherever the British stars adopt an Individual style rather than modelling themselves on the Ameri-

can

Image, they can be assured of success.

ITIL be a long time be-

fore the same wind of change is felt in Hongkong though. Even Britain's top_recording stars such as Cild Richaris and adam Faith seldom get a hearing over the local networks, whilst we're saturated with a inferior material froma elsewhere, mainly · becausa "the fact that it comes from the United States.

On the other hand many really top fight recording artists from the States find It difficult to get going In

1. Look for a star-Garry Miles.

2. No-Dodie Stevens.

3. My heart has a mind of its own-Connie Francis.

4. Blue heartaches-Tommy Edwards.

5. Goodnight sweetheart Cha Cha-Enoch Light

6. It's now or never-Elvis Presley.

7. Oh, my you-The Poni-Talls.

8. Melodie d'amour-Paul Anka.

9. To each Its own-The Platters.

10. I wish I'd never been born-Patti Page.

11. I love you in the same old way-Paul Anka. 12. I'm not afraid-Rick Nelson.

13. Summer's gone-Paul Anka.

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14. A Kookie little paradise-Jo Ann Campbell. 15. Candy sweet-Pat Boone.

16. Temptation-Roger Williams.

17. Romantica-Jane Morgan.

18. What a difference a day makes-Jos Loco.

19. Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie yellow polka dot bikini-Brian

Hyland.

20. You mean everything to me-Nell Sedaka.

Britain. The best example

of

this is velvet volced Brook Benton.

Neil Sedaka is another American who's virtually unknown In England.

Brook Benton has the most Parada re- consistent Hit cord of any pop singer with the exception of Elvis Presley claims his manager Funny, Elvis has trouble in getting on the Top Twenty in Britain.

SPEAKING of Elvis

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his latest and biggest picture "G.L. Bines” is dus for release next month. On November 10th it will be premiered at the London Plaza,

Hall Wallis the producer, who I mat during his re- cent visit to Hongkong says that Elvis has never been better and promises both Presley fans and the rest of

the

cinemagoing

publio

some fine entertainment.

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EARL Grant, the singer

with the Nat King Cole overtones, has a new diso out that features a couple of oldies. "Building Castles" is backed by "Not One Minute More," but neither side brings any- thing more, to the musie than Mr Cole did “years 3.go.

HITS HERE AND THERE DEPARTMENT In America:

1. Mr Custer by Larry

Verne

2. Chain Gang by Sam

Cooke

In Britain:

1. Only the Lonely by

Roy Orbison

2. Tell Laura I

Love

Her by Ricky Valance