'MELODIAS' ex-Radiomelodias 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961 & 1962

# 4 - November 1958 - Nelson Gonçalves; Lana Bittencourt.

# 4, November 1958 - 'Melodias' shows a photo of Cauby Peixoto taking part in the Vangauar-Warner Brothers 1957 production 'Jamboree' to prove to those who scoffed him in disbelief when he told the media he was a Hollywood star. 

# 4, November 1958 - List of lyrics presented in issue #4: 'Abandonado' ('Only the lonely' with Sergio Murilo); 'All shook up' (Elvis); 'Bernardine' (Pat Boone); 'Cabecinha no ombro' (Alcides Gerardi); 'Chances are' (Johnny Mathis); 'Escultura' (Nelson Gonçalves); 'Tammy' (Debbie Reynolds) and 'Diana' with Carlos Gonzaga.

# 6, January 1959 - Revista 'Melodias' started in August 1958, as 'Radiomelodias'. It was a monthly rag published by Editora Prelúdio who also printed lyrics magazines as 'Melodias Populares'. The issue above is # 6, with Cauby Peixoto & Julie Joy.

# 6, January 1959 - Dorival Caymmi & João Gilberto; Carlos Nobre, Maysa, Carlos José & Leo Peracchi; Noite Ilustrada with his first album for Mocambo and Claudio de Barros.

# 7, February 1959 -  guarania-singer turned rock'n'roller Carlos Gonzaga on the cover; an already middle-aged Emilinha Borba on the back-cover.

# 7, February 1959 - Early in the year TV Record bestowed her Roquette Pinto Awards for the best in their category; TV Tupi did it likewise with their Tupiniquim Award. 

# 7 - February 1959 - Tupiniquim Award was bestowed by TV Tupi, so naturally they chose their own staff over the competition. But that didn't mean they didn't cross-polinate sometimes. 

# 8, March 1959 - actor Walter Foster; # 10, May 1959 - Cauby Peixoto + 

# 8, March 1959 - 'Ronda dos Bairros' broadcast by Radio Nacional paulista; Moreira Jr. commands 'Ritmos para a juventude' with guests Tony Campello, Yeda Maria and others at Radio Nacional and TV Paulista. 

# 13, August 1959 - TV Record's Idalina de Oliveira & Durval de Souza; # 15, September 1959 - Celly Campello goes out to high-school & gets a Mother's peck.

# 16, September 1959 - Homero Silva & 'Clube do Papai Noel'; Germano Mathias on the back.

# 16, September 1959 - Singer-song-writer Neil Sedaka charms Brazilians of all walks-of-life. Photo opportunities with TV whiz-kid Cassiano Gabus Mendes; with Celly Campello, who took a 'Stupid cupid' cover to # 1 all over Brazil; even with old-timer Emilinha Borba; 

# 16, September 1959 - up-and-coming Tony Campello with his electric guitar; comedian Carlos Alberto da Nóbrega as he boards a Varig airplane. 

# 17, December 1959 - Ronald Golias on the rise; Radio Record's 'Alegria dos Bairros' ruled.

# 21, April 1960 - Walter Foster; D.J. Walter Silva was a celebrity himself. 

# 21, April 1960 - 'Ronda dos Bairros' broadcast by Radio Nacional and TV Paulista; Moreira Junior commands 'Ritmos para a juventude' with guests Tony Campello, Yeda Maria and others.

# 21, April 1960 - Review of Yvonne de Carlo's recital at Teatro Record; José Orlando.

# 56, January 1962 - Pelé was Brazil's great hope at FIFA's World Cup that would run from 30 May to 17 June 1962, in Santiago de Chile; lyrics of 'Juntinhos é melhor' (Emilinha Borba) and 'Escândalo' (Cauby Peixoto). 

# 56, January 1962 - Archimedes Messina was a bolero singer who worked at Radio São Paulo too; 'Rancho das flores' was a poem Vinicius de Moraes set into Bach's 'Jesu, joy of men's desiring', sung by Banda do Corpo de Bombeiros do Estado da Guanabara; 'Quatro velas' was a sad samba sung by Roberto Vidal, one of my favourite tunes of that year. 

# 56, January 1962 - lyrics of songs by Nerino Silva, Martha Mendonça e Orlando Dias, Roberto Luna; Gene Barry's 'Bat Masterson' was the most popular US TV movie of the day. 

# 57, February 1962 - Orlando Dias, Martha Mendonça & Elvis Presley; Leoncio & Leonel + Inezita Barroso on the back-cover.

# 57, February 1962 - Tonico & Tinoco's film 'Lá no meu sertão'. 

# 58, March 1962 - Edith Veiga, Tony Curtis + Cauby Peixoto;

# 58, March 1962 - Every January, TV Record would set up a gala where they would award Chico Viola trophies to the 30 best selling single artists in the music business. 1961 was the year independent label Chantecler were the champion of all, including all the multinationals behemoths like RCA, EMI, Columbia etc.

# 59, April 1962 - Miltinho was King of the Hit Parade; Rock Hudson & Gina Lollobrigida were on top with 'Come September' (Quando setembro vier); Campanha, Cuiabano & Pirigoso + Zelão, Pininha & Verinha. 

# 59, April 1962 - Zé Fortuna & Pitangueira aka Os Maracanãs.

# 60, May 1962 - John Gavin & Angela Maria; Tonico & Tinoco + Marumby, Guaçuy & Orlando Fagundes at the back-cover. 

# 60, May 1962 - Brazilian Football team would compete for FIFA's World Cup in Chile; Jair de Taumaturgo was a columnist at 'Melodias' and produced 'Hoje é dia de Rock' in Rio. 

# 61, June 1962 - Sarita Montiel & Nelson Gonçalves; Zé Fortuna & Pitangueira & Duo Ciriema.

# 61, June 1962 - Celly Campello gets married on 7 May 1962, in São Paulo.

# 62, July 1962 - Demétrius, Silvana & Rinaldo Calheiros; Teixeirinha and Liu & Léo.

# 62, July 1962 - Anselmo Duarte's 'O pagador de promessas' wins big in Cannes.

# 63, August 1962 - Inezita Barroso & Sylvio Caldas + Neil Sedaka; Ademar Silva + Pedro Bento & Zé da Estrada.

# 63, August 1962 - 'A Voz de Ouro ABC' competion final night: Elizabeth de Paula + Oslain Galvão.

# 64, September 1962 - Elizabeth de Paula, winner of 1962 'A Voz de Ouro ABC'; Irmãs Galvão + Cascatinha & Inhana. 

# 64, September 1962 - Nonô & Naná at the inside back cover.

# 65, October 1962 - Carlos Gonzaga + Gilda Lopes; Nanete, Dorinho & Nardeli + Irmãs Souza.

# 65, October 1962 - Antonio Aguilar's 'II Festival of all rhythms' at Cine Piratininga in Lapa.

# 66, November 1962 - Maria Della Costa + Ronnie Cord; Praião & Prainha + Moreno & Moreninho.