Variety (May 1961)

New York. Erroll Garner’s first. summer | tent date will be at the Westbury Music. Fair July 3... . Adam Wade returns to the Roundtable May ‘22 ‘for three weeks .. . The. Gaylords, : Mercury diskers, “begin a threeweeker at Tucson’ s. Saddle .& Sirloin May 17 .:; . The ‘Barry Sisters, “* who etch for. Roulette. play. one‘nighters at the C atskills’ Concord. Hotel May 13 and 28 . . . Tom Rai‘none, of the Gem: Packing Corp.,!. roduced the musical show for the nited Food Board of Trade’s an- nual dance last week. Linda Hophing was featured ‘Singer... Daughter of orch leader. Edward J. Lane, Joanne Elizabeth, engaged to G. Gerard Kauper .... Cadence disker Johnny Tillotson headlines ‘the May 12 show at. the Roger Sherman Theatre, New: -Hayen. Five: Satins, Cathy Jean und the Roommates. . Ivan Mogull's BMI firm, VWar ‘yard Music, has. acquired the rights “40 the: Johnny Dankworthpave Dearlove tune “Let's Slip. 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F. woop — New York 19] SONG =~ Composer Jf oO f t h e Maat {RAIN Theme from the New Film _ “The Cow and I" ROGER WILLIAMS 1 MILLS MUSIC ° vn Dvey, NL Y. 19 SA AL Currently May . Don Elliott has com| svar» CADENCE 1398. | . i _STU PHILLIPS on-COLPIX _ ait PHILHARMONIC on LAURIE 1 | Maxine Brown, 113,14. ther revue play Pep’s, posed the score. tor the tv special of James Thurber’s ‘The Greatest ; Man in the World” . lin, who just concluded a: run -at Anne Mer|: RETAIL ALBUM BEST SELLERS (A National Survey of Key Outlets) This Last No. wks. wk.. wk. on chart the Living Room. goes into the 1 1 22 EXODUS. (Victor) |Frolics, Revere, . Mass., .for two | i Soundtrack (LOE 1058) 1weeks beginning May 21. Mort | ¢ AMELOT T (Columbia) ! Lindsey has been. signed ‘to con|} | duct, arrange and supervise fhe i musical score for Judy Garland's ‘CBS-TV show.. scheduled to. be i itaped in June for a -fall showing. | Pete Fountain, Coral disker, ‘guésts on the. Ed Sullivan show | ‘May 14. tralian: tour,. leturns to’ the Copa-! cabana May. 18 . ords, has purchased a master from : Wes Productions. (Wes Farrell and ; a Also on the bill are Ben E. King, Mike. Shepherd): entitled -“‘Rusi, ! Run, Run” by. singer: Ronny Doug| las .,. Liberty disker Johnny Bur|] nette, ‘currently touring Australia. ‘will do a European junket-in June. ‘London _ton and. children due in June. 17. : | Miss Stafford doing . 11 singing , shows for Associated Television, to; >be filmed at. Elstree .. : Sales. of | [RCA LP of soundtrack of “South! ‘Pacific’ :film is in'the fourth year sat London's. Dominion Theatre? ; are: well. past) ‘750. 000—claimed.‘to! ‘and Will: soon top 1.000.000 . ‘Modern Jazz Quartet opens. Festi-j “ce eek ten old Davison banner ....... Original : version of “A Hundied ‘Pounds of ; Clay,” banried by the BBC which ‘f > | insisted on a--tone-down of Iyric.: has now. j ciated: Television, Company in-'! | structed singer ‘Craig Douglas not ; : ito use number on. early . evening ! a 33 | “Cover Girl’: show.-as it was net | “especially suitable” for . . program. | children might | view ; Organist | ' Eddie Layton. starts British tour , yat Festival Hail tomoriow ..41 . . . {vision is. “Juke Box. Jury” Saturday ''$): . American singer =! Ronnie. -Hall will. ‘he singing with | “Cyril Stapleton ‘band during three-": “month summer. season at: Hammer| : smith Palais, starting June 6.. Philadelphia Xavier Cugat and .Abbe Lane at : “Maestro Herb Zane | is back on the bandstand “of. the | . Steak Pit, Paramus..N.J..: . ‘ Con| nie Francis, currently on an’ Ausif LeRoy Holmes, : general manager -of Everest. Rec| | Same cemeele ame ete at ee i be biggestever: for LP.in Britain ; , ‘val Hall September 23, under Har¢ been chopped hy Asso-: {Tony Bennett serving on-BBC Tele-! show ! 3 Jo. Stafford; husband Paul Wes-: _ 04. , the Latin Casino, May. 119; with if 0 26 2. i Kay © Stevens and Jackie ‘Lee |. booked into the Turf Lounge . ‘Carla. Alberghetti set for Palum ing in June 15-24. . Deejay Georgie Woods featuring the Flamingos, Jerry Butler, the Miracles, Redd Foxx, Shep, and Doc Bagby & his Rockin’ Orch at the Uptown Theatre, April 29-May 9 ..-; The’ {| Original .Ink Spots into the Erie |: Social Club, ‘May: 6, 7; the’ Play Boys, May 7: the Four Aces, Mav > Bobby Rydell! current at ' Scioila’ s. . Frankie Avalon .canceelling his Latin’ Casino’ May 29 J! opening, because of pix. commit| -ments, . -The McGuire Sisters replace the rock ‘n’ rojler . "on “Candid Camera” to report on: : behavior of. high school boys ‘7+ || . . Gloria Lynne plus the Earl ! May Trio work the Show Boat this week . . Dinah’ Washington. and. May '16. “bo” s, May 4-14; Nelson Eddy com|{f the ¥ ibrations, WW . Fabiani |. 24 27 7 2 3s 17 Ts WALDCAT™ Victor) _ Original Cast ‘LOC 1060) Ts 17 Original Cast ‘KOL 5620) MITCH 3 MILLER (Columbia) Happy Times ‘CL 1568) EAWRENCE WELK 'Dot) Calcutta ‘DLP 2539) ‘ELVIS PRESLEY ¥ ‘Wictor) G. 1. Blues (LPM 2256) GREAT MOTION PICTURE THEMES (UA) Various. Artists sUAL 3122) "FRANK SINATRA A. ‘Capitol All the Way ‘W 1538) NEV ER ON SUNDAY (UA) . Soundtrack ‘CAL 4070) 3 20. 27 Original Cast (KOL 5450) 15. LIMELITERS : Victor) J 8 _ 7 18 17 2 17 “26 4 _.Ringading Ding 15 5 10 KINGSTON TRIO ‘Capitol) Make Way ‘T 1474). MAN’ TOVAN I ‘London) . Music. from Exodus ‘LL 3231) “BOB NEWHART (WB) _ Button Down Alind Strikes Back (WI 393) SOUND OF MUSIC (Columbia) Tonight: In Person -LPM 2272) MITCiC walbLEER -Columbias Tv Sing Along ‘CL 1628) RAY CHARLES. iImpulse} _ Genius Plus Sout Euuals Jazz {A-2) JOHNNY MATHIS 'Columbia) rH: uy 1 You a Star (CL 1623) Wonderland by Night (DL 4101) -RUSTY WARREN ‘Jubilee) _ Knockens Up ‘JLP 2029) W OODBURY ‘Stereoddities) Concert. in Comedy_ ‘(NW 3: FRANK SINATRA ~tCapitol) Swinging Session Ww 149]) “MITCH MILLER ‘Columbia) Memory Sing With Mitch ‘CL “L_1542) ‘FRANK SINATRA ‘Reprise)__ RAY “‘CONNIFF “Columbia . Memories Are Made of. This ' CL 1574) BILLY ¥ AUGHN -Dot: Orange Blossom Special ; ‘DLP 3366) —te a} DO: RE MI ‘Victor: Original Cast 'I LOC : 2002). PEPE ‘C olpix: . Soundtrack ‘CP 45073 TERRY SNYDER Command) Persuasive Percussion III ‘CR 33-808) JOHNNY HORTON ‘Columbia) -Horton's Greatest Hits | ‘(CL 1596) GONE WITH THE WIND -WB) Orig. Soundtrack -WB 1322) THE ALAMO ‘Columbia) Soundtrack «CL 1558) AL HIRT: Victor! '_. Greatest Horn in the World (LL.PM | 2366), 2 2 BRENDA LEE ‘Decca) Emotions ‘DL 4104) PAUL | ANKA. ‘\ABC-Par) Paul Anka Sings His Big 18 (ABC-323) PETE FOUNTAIN 'Coral) ‘French Quarter ‘CL 57359) LAWRENCE WELK :Dot) Last Date ‘DIP 3350) MITCH MILLER '‘Columbia) Sentimental ‘CL 1457) UNSINKABLE “MOLLY BRt BROWN (€ (Capitol) Original Cast .WAO _1509) “BING CROSBY ‘WB Join Bing and Sing ‘WB 1363) BOB NEWHART ‘WB) Button Down Mind.(W 1379) §) (German re err Pats Highlights Of ’60 on Bio LPs Berlin, May 9. All major diskeries here have ! hopped on the “unusual longplay i platter” wagon. After such items Ji as “History of Berlin.” “The Most t Expensive Program of the World” oldie) roundup) and ; Adenauer bio LP’s, it's now Ariola { which has come along with an offbeat longplay platter. Entitled i“The Disk of the Year,” this one : features the highlights of 1960 ijn jform of excerpts from political i speeches, tape recordings and : Various other documents. i Lineup of last year’s special ievents includes the Congo uproar, jithe drop of the first French A ibomb in the Sahara, the U-2 ini cident. the tragedy of Agadir, | Chessman, Eichmann, Olympic {Games, ete. One hears the voices | of Adenauer, Theodor Heuss and Heinrich Luebke 'the old and new Federal President?, Ulbricht ‘Commie Party hoss in Soviet GerMany!, while Hneup of foregn politicians includes DeGaule Macmillan, Khrushchev. Baudsin, Nehru, Hammarskjold, Lumumba, Castro, etc. A special item c¢concerns Joei Brand who recalls his encounter with Adolf Fiehmenn | when latter tried to swap a million Jews for Allied trucks. Song excerpts heard on this LP include Congo’s “Independence Cha-Cha.” j the Cuban revolutionary song, the 1U.S. election songs «“We Want i Nixon,” “High Hopes"), etc. Horst Siebecke is the author and racon | teur of this chronicle on wax. FERRANTE AND TEICHER Feature (From the PARAMOUNT Picture) LOVE THEME! FROM ONE EYED JACKS on United Artists Records FAMOUS MUSIC CORPORATION 75—DIAMOND JUBILEE—75 L. Wolfe Gilbert “MY MOTHER'S EYES” Synonomous with Mother's Day Which means: before, during and after, Sing Your Heart Out. RUTH CHRISTY—LIBERTY JERIL DEANE—DOT GEORGE JESSEL—RCA VICTOR PATTI PAGE—MERCURY NELLIE LUTCHER—CAPITOL RUSS HAMILTON—KAPP “WOLFIE” GILBERT'S DIAMOND JUBILEE Ia Ana SIDI DIDO IIHR III III DIDI IIIA IIE | THE DIVINE ONE. BASIN STREET EAST, New York ROULETTE RECORDS ‘Pers. Mgt.—C. B. ATKINS BOOKED EXCLUSIVELY BY. ASSOCIATED BOOKING CORPORATION 7 JON GLASER, President | 748 FIFTH AVE, NEW YORK 22, N.Y., PLAZA 9-4600 CHICAGG e MIAME e HOLLYWOOD ¢ LAS VEGAS. o DALLAS e. LONDON CLIPS BRITISH EXPORTS London. May 9. | The U.S. disk market is depressing British diskeries whose exports in February. were down 38°C from last year. Much of the decline is at‘tributed here to “chaotic” state of U.S. market. According to just-released Board | of. Trade. figures, total sales of | U: K: diskeries in February amount ‘}ed to. $3,337,600, including $548, ‘800 exports. This was an. increase of 1% on total sales of $3;318,000 {for February, 1960: But the 1960 {total includes. exports totaling ‘$884,800. Production of 45 rpm disks .In AUGHAN: 1 thru May-20)" ~ PEACE a similar percentage to 1,308,000. ‘CHAOTIC US, DISK BIZ 1 Ql February -rose 10% on year tol 4,707,000, but 33 rpm disks dropped | FEI III III II IIIS TAI IISA AAI A A I A AR HE’S THE KING AL HIRT Currently (May 1 thre May 20) BASIN STREET EAST, New York RCA VICTOR RECORDS Pers. Mgt.—GERARD W. 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