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Early Bird Cullen
Going South in Fall By JACK CULLEN Vancouver Sun August 9, 1957 I just thought I'd like to beat Jack Wasserman to the gun with the news of my southern move this fall. A great number of people have asked me why, where and when, so here are the answers. Sometime in October I hope to move to the Hollywood area and open an office from which I will continue to program my Owl Prowl shows here in Vancouver. From a programming point of view, this will be something entirely new to Canadian radio. For one thing, the material used on the shows will be at least three weeks ahead of any Canadian DJ programs, because American dates are earlier than those of the Canadian record factories. We'll bring you the discs almost as they are released in the Los Angeles area. And of course we'll be able to keep you informed not only of the latest releases from the music centre of the U.S.A, but also of the newest trends, which you'll read here in The Vancouver Sun every week. The major American record companies will be supplying me with the latest offerings hot off the press, and you'll be hearing them here in Vancouver only one day after their American release. As it stands both my noon show and the Owl Prowl will remain on the air, and I promise that we'll be bringing you interviews with Hollywood's and musicdom's top names, both by radio and in our Vancouver Sun record column every week. |
Local Boy Makes Good at 15
With His Presley-Like Platter
By RED ROBINSON
Vancouver Sun August 9, 1957
It happened in Vancouver. A young lad 15 years
old and four fellows with a small beat combo have
brought forth a platter that has the teen-agers of
British Columbia hopping to the record stores.
It's Singing the Blues, by Jimmy Morrison.
Although the song is old and was done by Guy Mitchell last winter, the local boy has added extra Presley-like flavor to it and it's selling.
Jimmy won over 12 other contestants at one of the largest rock 'n roll theatre party's ever held in North America at the Orpheum Theatre in April.
Since that time, Jimmy shook them up at our Kits Show Boat party and right now the plans are being made to feature Jim and the sensational Stripes at the PNE for two or three outdoor rock 'n roll stage shows.
As of yet the record is not available in the record stores.
Most people agree that if the lad was handed some original song material, he would score well in the music field.
This week on my trip to California I am taking a tape of some of the boy's songs along with me to let some of the record company boys in LA hear him. If they like his work, he could go on to make some big record hits.
Keep your eye on Jimmy Morrison from Langley.
Note: This week his song is No. 8 according to the votes by card and phone.
Trends: This week the trend seems to be toward a little bit of the novelty type music. Songs like I'm Walking by Larry Storch, and Juicy Crocodile by the Cellos indicate the trend.
As I said last week, the big bands are sneaking back into prominence. Watch for Swinging Sweethearts, an instrumental with Ron Goodwin on Capitol and Hugo Winterhalter on RCA Victor.
Pick of the Week: Love Me To Pieces, Jill Corey on Columbia Records with a Mitch Miller-like sound created by the harpsichord.
It's Singing the Blues, by Jimmy Morrison.
Although the song is old and was done by Guy Mitchell last winter, the local boy has added extra Presley-like flavor to it and it's selling.
Jimmy won over 12 other contestants at one of the largest rock 'n roll theatre party's ever held in North America at the Orpheum Theatre in April.
Since that time, Jimmy shook them up at our Kits Show Boat party and right now the plans are being made to feature Jim and the sensational Stripes at the PNE for two or three outdoor rock 'n roll stage shows.
As of yet the record is not available in the record stores.
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local talent Jimmy Morrison Singin' the Blues |
Most people agree that if the lad was handed some original song material, he would score well in the music field.
This week on my trip to California I am taking a tape of some of the boy's songs along with me to let some of the record company boys in LA hear him. If they like his work, he could go on to make some big record hits.
Keep your eye on Jimmy Morrison from Langley.
Note: This week his song is No. 8 according to the votes by card and phone.
Trends: This week the trend seems to be toward a little bit of the novelty type music. Songs like I'm Walking by Larry Storch, and Juicy Crocodile by the Cellos indicate the trend.
As I said last week, the big bands are sneaking back into prominence. Watch for Swinging Sweethearts, an instrumental with Ron Goodwin on Capitol and Hugo Winterhalter on RCA Victor.
Pick of the Week: Love Me To Pieces, Jill Corey on Columbia Records with a Mitch Miller-like sound created by the harpsichord.