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Poor Baby - Cowsills - MGM
% Of Stations Adding Titles To Program Schedule This Week = 30%
Total % Of Stations To Have Added Titles To Grogram Schedule To Date = 30%

Vital Statistics

#76
POOR BABY (2:57) Cowsills-MGM 13981
1350 Ave. of the Americas, NYC.
PROD: Wes Farrell 39 W. 55 St. NYC.
PUB: Pocket Full of Tunes BMI
39 West 55 Street, NYC
Akbestal BMI 888 8th Ave., NYC.
WRITER: T. Romeo ARR: T. Romeo
FLIP; Meet Me At The Wishing Well

Stogel Makes Coast Move Official Sept. 1

NEW YORK—Leonard Stogel and his music business units officially move to the west coast on Sept. 1. Stogel’s move, previously reported in Cash Box, involves his management, production, publishing and disk operations. A new wrinkle in the Stogel look on the coast will be a TV production arm. The companies will be headquartering at 9255 Sunset Blvd., although the New York office at 888 Eighth Ave. will be maintained.

Moving with Stogel are the Cowsills, managed by Stogel. Stogel also handles Tommy James & the Shondells, Jim & Jean, Sam the Sham, & the Royal Guardsmen.

TV Venture

First television venture by Leonard Stogel Associates will be an NBC special, featuring the Cowsills and sponsored by Timex, to be aired Nov. 23. The project will be a joint effort by Cowsill-Stogel and Greg Garrison, executive producer. According to Stogel, one of the prime reasons for the West Coast move, in addition to the formation of the TV production firm, is the addition to Coast-based artists to the management roster. Stogel said that several signings will be announced shortly. Gregg Yale, Inc., owned by Stogel, will operate both from New York and Hollywood. The firm produces Cowsill Records, which go out on the MGM logo.

Peter Rachtman, formerly of the CMA television department, has joined the LSA Coast operation. His responsibilities will be primarily in the TV production and personal appearance departments.

On the management level, LSA will attempt to expand its music base and represent clients in the film and television areas.

Elsewhere on the LSA front, the Cowsills-Stogel arm has been set for the Cowsills merchandising deal and television commercials that the group is making for the American Dairy Association.

The Stogel operation, which was set up three years ago, has produced eight, RIAA-certified Gold Records in that time. Publishing firms in the complex are Akbestal Music (BMI) and Gibran Music (ASCAP).

Sure Shots

Poor Baby Cowsills MGM 13981

Youth Strong On TalentAgency Scene, Too

NEW YORK—Borrowing a leaf from the recording industry, the talent agency business is increasingly turning to the young and young-thinking to realize the full potential of the post-Beatles rock market. Two of the leading agencies in this movement are Premier Talent and Ashley Famous, and both are enjoying strong success.

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Enter Ashley

Although Ashley Famous (one of and-talent to the summer youth program; Ed Ames, Anthony & the Imperials, Louis Armstrong, Pearl Bailey, Harry Belafonte, Bobby Blue Bland, Brothers Four, James Brown, Irving Caesar, Godfrey Cambridge, Carol Channing, Bill Cosby, Cowsills, Damita Jo, Sammy Davis, Jimmy Dean, Mike Douglas, Tennessee Ernie Ford, Lome Green, Noel Harrison, Hines, Hines & Dad, A1 Hirt, Jay & the Americans, Jack Jones, Danny Kaye, Terry Knight, Monte Kaye, the Lettermen, Jei’ry Lewis, Ramsey Lewis, Julius LaRosa, Trini Lopez, Barbara McNair, Tony Martin, Greg Morris, Patrice Munsel, Wayne Newton, Pat Paulsen, Teddy Powell, Gerry Purcell, Carmel Quinn, Martha Reeves & the Vandellas, Sam & Dave, Martha Schlamme, Serendipity Singers, Del Shields, Phil Strassberg, Strawberry Alarm Clock, Bobby Vinton, Adam Wade, Porter Wagoner, Dionne Warwick, George Wein, Kim Weston, Flip Wilson, Young Americans and Young Rascals.

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