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In New York, he begem to record for Bluebird, then handled the vocal assignments with Larry Qinton's band dxiring the summer of 1938. In the fall of the same year, he made several appearances on the Artie Show program.
It is no secret that Todd's voice is very much like Bing Crosby's. And it is well known in the trade that Todd and Tommy Dorsey are good friends. Some time ago, Crosby brought his racing stable to Long Island. Tommy Dorsey, interested in buying a few horses for his New Jersey farm, called the Long Island residence where he knew Bing was staying. A familiar voice on the other end queried: "Who is this?" "Tommy Dorsey" was the reply, "Who is this?" "Dick Todd" snapped back Crosby. The three of them still chuckle every time they think of the Crosby comeback.
According to song pluggers, Dick Todd has picked slightly more tiian 450 songs to sing on his various recording and broadcasting ventures during the past three years. And out of that total number of tunes, the song salesman rate Todd as having picked at least 150 hit tunes and not one single flop. Every song negotiated by the baritone has been a better than average tune, the song pluggers declare.
The Todd formula for picking star tunes is something the singer can't put into words. It seems to be a combination of intuition and a personal taste that runs very close to what might be described as the norm of listening appreciation.
When he is getting ready to pick a new song for a future program, Dick can usually tell after ten or fifteen minutes whether a song is going to be popular or not. He looks over the notation, tries out an experimental phrasing or two — and that's all there is to that. Either he wants to sing it, or else he doesn't.
Among the smash hits Todd has picked during his singing career are "Deep Purple", of which he made the first recording; "Stairway To The Stars"; "Imagination"; "Singing Hills"; "Little Sir Echo", which broke record sales; "The Wind and The Rain In Your Hair"; "I Give You My Word" and many other outstanding song hits.
The boy from Toronto has traveled a long way. Tops as a radio star is enough for any yoimg man, without mentioning the fact of breaking all records when it comes to records — which should be some kind of a record. It's something that happens Just once in a lifetime — that a Red-headed Bluebird sings his way to the top. Todd is heard currently on Show Boat, Monday nights over the NBC red network.
Witty quips and costumes like this black nutnbep, with "Ilka" embroidered In gold on the pocket, add to the fun Saturdays at "Luncheon at the Waldorf", when Ilka Chase, actress, m.c, author and fashionable woman of the world entertains, and a national audience listens over the NBC-Blue Network.
Heart-y congratulations are tn order for pretty Louise King, the Lullaby Lady of the Carnation Contented program. The NBC Presa Department has chosen her as the heart throb of February and •ends forthwith this Valentine greeting to all radio editors. The OwMlioa program Is broadcast Mondays on the Red Network.
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