Variety (June 1949)

ORrHESTRAJ^MVSIC 89 Jocks, Jukes and Disks By BERNIE WOODS Doris Day “You Shore cle” Dinah Shore ^ ^ n Have Hun « Dinuh ^Homework * (Columbia*. Columbia fme UP with a rare idea in coup- Artistically Misses Shore and Day on “You jocks there’s • Mercury^. Selling point in these sides is that they’re hy the writer of both tunes and his'Mrs. they’re fair, hut for uTui Misses snore auu ivujr „ii luu juins meie s the conversational an- ran Have Him ” from Irving Ber- gle. Mrs. Loes.ser makes tlie lin’s “Miss Liberty.” Aside trom “Baby” side more than a non-pro f!ft«ible melodic value of the tune, elTort in .several of tlie cuter lines KiTis a solid jock and juke item. Thev work it over cutely, backed Hugo Winterhalter. An ever by Platter Pointers Dccca reis.sucd Bins Crosby and better co"imtuc^ml sldt^ hmv^ Connee Boswell coupling of "Bob Is Miss Shore s hand ing ol llo^ White" and “Basin Street Blues.’’ » shellp lyiital Idea. It ell-cut sides . . . Dorothy Shay’s two newest “Pappy’s Predicament’ 'Columbia', and “.An- other Notch On Father’s Shotgun.’’ aren’t up to her .standards, but playable nevertheless . . . Decca’s siding of “Caravan. ” bv Sy Oliver work.” a sharp hits solidly. Milt Herth Trio “Ain’t She Sweet” - “Ting - A - Ling ” (Coral*. Milt Herth could have a sleeper in the “Sweet” side. If it’s not, how- «vpr there’s still plenty of value to jocks in the unique approach to ' with a vocal by Joe Bailey and a the standard. It’s as lively and chorus, is equal to any vocal rec- colorful as anything in recent ords on the tune, and better than months. Herth uses a set of bones most . . . Jerry Byrd’s “Bvrd’s and a palm-beat with his organ, | Boogie" tMercury i, a swell item, and the combination turns out ... Ditto “Big Ben Boogie.” Frank something that catches and holds, Petty Trio (Coral* . . . Coral re- the ear. It’s backed by an okay i.ssued Terry Shand’s “Fve Been version of a tune that .started mov-! Working On the Railroad.” an old ing in the midwe.st as the result Decca side still very usable by Best Bridsb Sheet Sellers lU’cck ending June 4) London. June 7. I.avender Blue Sun l’2ih Street Rag .. .Chappeil Wedding Lilli Marlene B&C Red Roses, Blue Lady Wright haraway Places Leeds Strawberry Moon Yale Powder Your Face Chappell Put Shoes on Lucy Cay In a Shady Nook ...Keith P Candy Kisses Chappell Put ’em in a Box. . . .Connelly Buy Killarmy P. Maurice Second 12 On ihe .■i;4,5 Strauss ('uckoo Waltz Keith P “.V’ You’re .Adorable Connelly It’s Magic Connelly Behind Clouds Feldman Forei er and F.vcr . . . F.D.&H. I’ll Alwa.\s Love You. . Clover Dreams Come True.. .Wright My Mother’s Day Reid Brush Those Tears .... Leeds Clopin Clopant Imperial Heart Loch Lomond Unit RCA’s 50%-Oif Clicb Big, But Ako Helps Other Regular-Price Sales Disk Jockey Review BOP & BF.RF.T With Les Duell 20 .Mins. Participating 11:15 p.m.. Mon. to Sat. W’OKO, Albany l.es Ducll. youthful rceord-ridcr, who is the leading local promoici’ of bebop, has recently cnrolleil more Hum 500 listeners in bis Bop and Beret Club. Along with it. he is explaining for listeners tlie various terms of the jargon. Pro- grams are not confined to bop; they cover the field termed “mod- 1 ern music." I His is a feature for a limited though loyal and probably yiviingij,,^ log , ^ , of an old Jesse Crawford record- ing. Tiny Hill, incidentally, is out on Mercury with “Sweet,” too. His is a straightforward, commercial approach and a good one. Dick Haymes "Maybe It’s Be-, cause”—“It Happens Every Spring’’ 1 (Decca). Haymes’ disking of “Maybe,” with the Tattlers and Gordon Jenkins orchestra, makes I the tune a definite hit possibility. They cut it at slow ballad tempo, getting fine commercial blend of all factors. “Happens” has pos.si- bilities of its own. Haymes’ disk, with Jenkins, is good, but Margaret Whiting’s Capitol siding is supe- rior. Gordon MacRae “Two IJttle, New Little, Blue Little Eyes” —| “Now Is the Time” (Capitol *, Two I average sides. MacRae got what se.ems like a good tune in “Eye.s.’’ | but crooned it as a lullaby, a groove unnatural to his baritone. It doesn’t click. Reverse brings up a cute waltz. MacRae does it w ell enough, but it just doesn’t seem to jell. Buddy Clark “Out of Love ” — “One More Time” (Columbia*. Two good sides, either of which could do something. “Out of l.,ove” is a fine melody; its appeal grows quickly with repetition and it could hit. “One More Time” is also a possibility. It’s a pretty thing, with nostalgic qualities, and Clark does it w'ell with Ted Dale background- ing. Fontane Sisters "Candy Kisses”— “Oncc’t Around the Park” (Vic- tor). “Candy Kisses’’ is late, but the Fontanes, who work with Perry Como on his Che.sterfield hroad- ca.sts. do a good ballad job on it. Reverse is a cute novelty that’s excellent programming fare for Jocks. It tells a listenable story and it’s ably performed. Betty Hutton “I Wake Up In the Morning Feeling Fine’’—"Wlu're Are You Now That I Need You” (Capitol). Two tunes from Miss Hutton’s film. "Red, Hot aiul Blue,’’ Sfoi’e by Frank Loesser. “Wake Up” is good rhythm tune which serves nicely for a lively side. He r lyrics aren’t easy to understand at all times, however, and it hurts. Flipover, pre.sumably. is the ballad style Miss Hutton has always Wanted to cut. Doris Day “Where .Are You Now That 1 Need You”—“Blame My Absent Hinded Heart" ((’oliimbia*. Miss Day does “Wbe're .Ai'i* You’’ as light rhythm fare*, with the Mellomen, John Rarig’s ench and some e*ebo trie-ks. and it turn.s out a neat side. It may not hit hiirel. but it’s a very playable platie r for Jocks and jukes. Backing, a biillad from the film, "It's a Great Fee'l- W)g,” e-ontains little. Kay Starr “There’s Ye.s. Yes In Your Eye.s’’—“I Wish” 'Capitol* Miss Starr eloes Hie revived ■■^’es. Yes” laiiiy straight anel gets a lot out ol it. Bae‘keel by a male group and good hand aceemipaninienl. •he makes a really strong jock and juke groe)ving. "I* Wish.” a ibvthm P‘oce. also’is attraetive in many lyays. Tune appeals and she docs *t Well, again getting soliel looter •Rsistance. Jocks can’t go wrong '^ith the side. Frank Sinatra-Doris Day "Let s lake An Old-Fashioned Walk ”— I Love You” (Columbia*. I'wo more tunes from “Mi.''S Liberty.” ♦K ^’oatra and Miss i)a.v necille he first in .solid fashion. .A waltz excellent melody. Hie two make of it a colorful musical pie- ore smartly framed by Ken Lane’s ^mgers and Axel .Stordahl’.s or- cnestra. Sinatra's singing of "I You” is not nearly as good, and Frank Loesacr "Baby. Cold Outside’’—‘iMakc a Miia- y usable by today's jocks; Shand v’ocals . . . Lonnie Johnson clicks solidly with his own “Y’ou Take Ro- mance” (King* . . . Same label has a good item in Louise Carlyle’s “Old Rusty Trunk’’ . . . Coral also reissued Pinky 'romlin’s original “Object of My Affection ” and "Red River Valley." Instrument-Playing Vocalists Must Hold Membership in AFMl^i audience, which comes under the classification of sound operation for a non-network station. Duell. V. ho comments in a knowing, stylized manner, might do well to broaden a bit the app(*al. and ihiis persuade dialers not entluisia.siic about this genre to stay with him. oiee is .small; delivery is distinc- tive h e e a II s e of preciseness. ♦ RC.A-Vietor, which has record distributors and dealers alternately cheering and condemning its .50'« .lime clearance sale to rid dealers’ shelves of inventory, may make the idea an annual undertaking. Vi<>tor is completely satisfied with the re- sponse it claims its retail outlets are getting. That the sale is ereat- ing business in New York stores is attested to liy lines of ciistoiiH'rs that h.ive been noted at several large retailer.s. •As a matter of fact, rival rom- panii's assert Victor's 5()'’i-off idea on I'xpensive longhair alliums and N long list of other malci'ial has resulted in boosted sales on their material—at regular prices. Co- lumbi.'i Reeord execs asert that during the initial week of the sale, there was an increase of between 55 and 4()‘"r in sales of its LP disks "Kiss Me, Kate" and "Soiitli Pacific." Dealers say that’s true. Hioiigh perhaps not to the extent that t'o- lumbia .states. They say that the sale Is bringing buyers into stores who haven’t bought disks in months. Ihey hope that it will re- sult In many former eonstant rec- ord-lniyers getting hack into the Dorothy Shay Steps In As Griff Williams Ails Chicago, June 14. Dorothy Shay will front the Griff Williams orch at Lakeside, Denver, this Saturday (18). Wil- liams’ illne.s.s precluding his ap- pearance. Band would normally have laid off for two or three w eeks. * How- ever, Miss Shay, when she heard of bandleader's illness, said she would appear at the dance spot to help out. MCA then eontacted the operator at Lakeside, who gave the okay for substitute leader for stint. Bob Kirk, singer wdth the band. San Francisco, June 14. American Federation of Musi- cians convention here last w^ek passed a re.solution barring vocal- I Ists or anyone else connected with I an orchestra from participating in j music-making unless they hold a : union card. I Ruling will in the future prevent j anyone who is not a playing musi- cian from u.sing claves, maracas, I gourds or anything else to help j provide rhythm. j It has been a standard practice among pop dance orchestras to ! employ vocalist.s in the almve manner, asidi* from mike chores. word.s. Duell compcti'iitly han- dles .s))ot commercials, although there is in them, and in the normal approach, too much "you. ” Jnco. 55G Guarantee For Despite this, he occasionany*slurs habit of listening to recorded music, which could thereafter bring ’em back for more purchase.s. Victor fully expects that when the sale is over that the return to normal prices will again induce .some customers to lay off hiiving I'M ‘ii I'v 11 ^ A >'»)fflntime, a great deal of sUa k I hilly Dell Concerts that hadn’t been moving will have Philadelphia. .June 14. fl^’Jired away. There are dls- of $55,000, the largest '•'“I ilealers, however, who I brush alt these factors aside wit h the blunt .statement that Vitim’s (sale is and will lieat the already liigging business to a pulp. That when it ends, fi'wer sales vvi'l re- Milt. They just can’t see inark- I dow ns. A total pre-season guarantee ever sub- scribed to the Robin Hood Dell, ha.s been raised with eimtributions from “Friends of the Dell." The open-air Philly conceit .sta- dium folded last year after playing four weeks of a seven-week sum- DOCTORATE FOR DUKE Duke Ellington was awarded a Doctor of Music honorary degree hy Wilberforce U.. Wilberfoicc. ()., la.st week •{)* at commencement exercises. He’s now on a midwe.st tour. Employ CCS union, and bis wife eelebrati* their 5()th vv e d d i n g anni tomorrow 'Thursday*. New York U^RlEfr I 3. SOME ENCHANTED EVENING (3) (Williamson) ^10 Best Sellers on Coin-Machines Week of June 11 » ♦ 1. RIDERS IN THE SKY (8) (Morris) 2. AGAIN (13) (Robbins) •A” YOU’RE ADORABLE (8) (Lamel) 5. I DON’T SEE ME (4) (Laurel) 6. FOREVER AND EVER (8) (Robbins) 7. SO IN LOVE (8) (T. B. Harms) K. BABY IT’S COLD ODFSIDE (4) (Melrose) ^ 9. RED ROSES FOR BLUE LADY (17) (Mills) 10. CARELESS HANDS (6) (.Melrose) Second Croup C. V. Haeiker named RC.A-Vio- lor's merchandise display manager . . ..Jack Osfeld, very ill for weeks »»!' a lu'art attack, back in bis .N V. office . . KCA is releasing this I week the first catalog of Its new I 45 rpm ilisks . . . "Gone to (Tii- cago.” by Meredith Willson, being used by Chicago & Nortlmestein K. It. to mark its lOOth anni Herman Lubinsky replaced Fred .Mendelsohn, who retired, as presi- dent of ftegi nl Hc«*or<l.s . . . Chor- dettes, femme hand corrqioscd %>f c.\-D’Artega and Phil Spltalny oiiisicians, at Chez Paree, AHanlic WONDERFUL GUY (Williamson) 4 BALI IIA’I (Milliamson) t LOVE ME, LOVE .ME, LOVE .Mf (Milter) III’CKLEBUCK (I’nited) MERRY GO ROUND WAI.TZ (Shapiro-B) KISS .ME SWEF/r (.Advanced) PORTRAIT OF JENNIE (Chappt FAR AWAY PLACES (l.aniel) CANDY KISSES (Hill A Range) HOW IT LIES (.Morris) COMME Cl COMME CA (Leeds) NEED YOU (Choice) .. EVERYWHERE YOU GO (Lombardo* SO.MEONE LIKE YOU (Harms) IFiflure* in parentheses indicate number oj treeke tong has been in the Top lO.J Chicago Cieorge Olsen set for month •Starting June 24 at the Balinese Rooni. Galveston George Wins- low in for two-weeker at River- vieyv Park. Des Moines, July 8 Will Baek has month’s stay at O’Henry Ballroom here Billy Bishop hops to Wi.sronsin, Dutch Mill at Lake Dclevan. for tbree- weeker. July 8 Cab Calloway goes into C'lnada to play the Don ('.'arlo.s C5i.vino. Winnipeg, July 28 tor seven days. .Maiiinqiie ha.s stalled Sunday afternoon radio prograiu.s over WGN “Matinee at the Maitiniipie” Del Courti. .V has 14 nights at Ihe Claridge. Memphis, from .Inly 15 Russ Hughes takes over disk jockey chore on WCFL from f) to 10 a m. daily Sky Way Club. Cleveland, going in for name lom- hos. wit h Pee Wee Hunt orch in .Inly 1 followed by Red Inrle for rest of the summer HrrhIe Fields returns for the fifth time villiin year to Club Silhouette, •Inly 2f> for fortnight Frankie Vanowleh one-nighting in upper niidwe<t territory Griff Williams hcitflfd .•,! St. I-uke’s Hospital here llarrv Crewe and Mel Brandt trio vet into the Casa Bonita. t, Hollywood laek Fina will reeord Tommy CandaM's “Zingarella’’ for MGM Becords . Johnny Green wind- ing up musical dlpeetion of War- ners "Happy Times." . . . Turk .Murphy and his Bay City Stomp- ers cutting eight sides for Good Time Jazz Records, plattery launched ^ recently by Lester Koenig. Par screenwriter. Eddy Howard orch opens two- week stand at Kliteh’t Gardens. Denver, on Friday (17) . . . Benny .Strong band, previously etching for Tower l^bel in Chi, signed by (Continued on page 43)