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01 BEST
By JOHN EDWARDS
Crosby. Even Jimmy Dorsey himself admits that. Experienced showmen have told Bing he needs an orchestra with more men and a string section. It would provide a better background for his style of singing. His guest star policy calls for a band of a more symphonic type. But Bing has a stock reply to all suggestions and pleas that he make a change.
"He's my friend and he stays!" he says, and that ends the discussion Jimmy, you know, was an old crony of Bing's back in Bing's Paul Whiteman days.
SPEAKING of Paul Whiteman brings to mind a hitherto unrevealed fact in connection with Bing's present radio program. It used to be Whiteman's program, you know, and when it was offered to Bing he refused to accept it until Whiteman had signed for another program.
All Hollywood knows of the case of Arthur Johnston, who wrote the musical score for Bing's latest picture, "Pennies from Heaven." Johnston worked on Bing's movie lot for a long while, but although he was a hard and conscientious worker, he didn't seem to be getting anywhere. Finally he was dropped, and the worry brought on a nervous breakdown. He was in a hospital for months, during which time Bing visited him constantly, and encouraged him. When he was well, Bing sent him to New York where he teamed up with lyric writer Johnny Burke.
Bing tried to sell the team to his own studio, but there was nothing doing. So Bing bought a half interest in "Pennies from Heaven" and hired Johnston and Burke to do the score! The happy ending came when they turned in a crackerjack job and wrote a lot of best selling songs.
Each of these instances of Crosby's twitting of (Continued on page 97)
Left, Dixie Lee laughs, but she knows that not even the king's men can persuade her husband to change his mind once he's given his promise, though it's usually bad for his work. For the time of Bing's Music Hall, sponsored by Krcft, turn to page 53.
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