Variety (March 1962)

ee . The only’ woman’ ‘ever. bb have inducted the: N ¥. ‘Phiiharmonte al ot 3939); Nadia: Boulanger appeared. again récerntly for a number of per| ‘only’ 1,300". ise +>) Sformanees, celebrating. her 15th: birthday. She Is ‘the-coach and. god-| ‘turtied ‘out: Yor ‘tw perfc fo “1 alle of uc Atetean serous composts Vitel Thompson, Atron | CF"the Sank raseton chow i OOP, and coun! . ES". qthers—she-had chosen ‘her. ariong the warks of ‘her: teacher (Gabriel | =xtibition Auditorium Wednesday o “ ‘: 1 (28). The gross: was $24ll Tickets Paure’s “Requiem Mass), her pupil (Virgil. Thompson “A Solemn Music’ ‘were scaled to: a the’ weather ak aa below, we: | Fnusic.-: fans’ ——— —— the oe paps nt 7 -Jone e fastest selling items in ee }: Bene Earns $838, 000 = }the ‘musical instrument field and . Sea EE ED PUP Me | "Sul Deere wet ta] ae IS, [Meee aomne | -exiremely remarkable works for so young, & composer, (Lili Boulanger’s: ey Boys, Don Gibson, Leroy | (aleed C.) “offered ‘$400,000: | The. organ. sales upsurge is. wear 430; 129 and 24, ~. . |-Van Dyke. and Roy Clark. Booker. ° down the old image of an. this was “Marlin. Payne, ‘of. Billings, | @onation to the music building ing. ” strictly an. f agi tine: ee ee i moo. Seer en aes ere "Ballots ‘tok the the “Outstanding: Man"? ‘and. -*ouiteianding Woman’: in been credited the. record i industry. during the past year were sent ‘out ‘last week: to | dis] -», members of the American: Record. Mantifacturers & Distributors Assn. |is. ‘The male nominees: ate:. Enoch’ Light, ‘Chubby -Checker,: Mitch Miller, |: Don Costa; Norman Granz, Louis Armstrong, Frank. Sinatra; Leonard __ Bernstein, "Richard. Rodgers. and. the: late. Oscar. Hammerstein’ 2d. In | le the. femme category are: Ella Fitzgerald; Connie ‘Francis; Judy‘ oo : 5 land, Mahalia: Jackson, _ Doris: Day,. Dinah Shore, Peggy: ‘Lee, Marion | a. | Anderson and Brenda “Lee. Winters. will: ‘be: annieunced ‘at. ‘the annual |r / ARMADA ‘meet ‘in ‘Florida: this June. ‘niesin.the move {o the organ. has ” | been Conn, a topline. ‘manufacturer -of brass instruments. _— : “Although organ ‘records still 1 don't. match the. ‘sales rackup | achieved by keyboard . disks, they ; ‘Thave achieved the position of be. _Jing steady sellers arid each year _] there’s -an_ increase in the sales Among. or; , pounding. out records are Ethel { Smith, Earl ‘Grant, Jimmy Smith, ‘Shirley Scott, Jackie Smith and ‘Sir Julian. Latter is now getting a poecial drive by RCA Victor fore ne oe Though programming ‘proved certainly: ‘fo be depressing t to most |.; s Of th 4 Vokes <gnembers ‘in’ the audience—it was so ‘highly personalized. by .the ‘slim, : font with. Charlie Underhilt the a4 ‘He Coliete Piet mae ae skating: rinks and funeral. parlors tall silver-haired’: woman: dressed. in. black as té-:becomealmost: an|20c@l ‘Promoter, ° ‘that. Jack. Benny appear: in [and creating a riew. picture of it potheosis, Her strong. and severe personality: was‘ communicated .to} on oe eoncert and that local. citizens :|.85 am asset for home entertain“the ‘listener,. her: absorption and aloofness in-front of the: score being: | -imatch“the money by their. '{ment,: whether to: be played. or to‘: EE ite alto cnc (Ronee Gels Tle, “parehase of cnet, Benay [De listened f, — . | maeha ‘the take: was -reyealed: |. Placing .sixth in . instrument oe elegant ernie much mare © Fc Tags Barns, Bead |. $#88000; Fuller then mage’ |stles Dehind the stilt hen fying ~ Sensuoushess’ usually ‘associated. with the: piece was: ruled ‘out. meine | ole Merc: Other Deals ee Pastel Pledge be ‘at a faster vate than any other inf “auetioning her style and respect her interpretation. -:" ~ : “One -of. the: ‘ausichers “ofthe” | es igure of $838,000... =| Soen totalled. 100,000: units while. a “The Choral “Art: Society which ‘assisted her in: the Faure. ana: the| a hag |. Some 3, 00, attended: coneert --.| gales for 61 neared. the 200,000. ve ~ Boulanger pieces, was excellent. and: all ‘the: singers: on: the. program: | of Hartford Symphony at Bushtmark. . (Reri: Grist and Donald Gramm, for the. Mass—Marguerite Paquet and |: ‘nell: Auditorium, with Moshe .| " Maaufact ‘hich “have.” Robert. Eckert for the, ) had entered’ the. spirit @ of the. conductors wi “hie: ’» Paranov: conducting and: the _ nu acturers, Ww in the vee * Sbprgach. ina most: reniar, Kable. Way ts 1 Con a ‘Tadtewideoeereen on = = Centered iatrum 7 vette, ‘re now pute | ias{ Pann oven: an Sa Dredd sabe uee . p |." sky‘Korsakov.. * io : '~ “Behny’s: done: some “26. of _ these stunts for ‘symphony. ~ " concert ‘henefits in: six: years. 4 _. with $3,083,675 tabulated. | Pow er of. Brish ARMADA. has set. Kis 1982 conyenition for Jue 26-90. at Miami {and * Beach's Fontainebleu ‘Hotel, Art ‘Talmadge, président of United Aitists | three-week: Mexiean tour which be | Re who heads: the organization, ‘will: ‘now vappoint. a committee to f fen yexes. _eomplete the convention program. | eo ales vee a, , OE pa . Joe ‘Beal, composer ‘of “Jingle Bell osk aan become: a : promstion VFS mee “Nay Pp man‘ Yor’ Atlantic City when he ‘tours ‘seven .European, countries: this] -"-. -Eple es . month, ‘Beal is:.taking: along ‘recordings’ ‘of his songs, “Welcome :Con-| pon : | his: new LP release, . “The <1 .. ventioneer”. and “Howdy: Vacationeer,” : to mayors, ‘travel bureaus, and | has: ee -, Percentage cat don, March 6. Fingers Of ‘Sir Julian.” | padio stations. of-all the cities he. willvisit. He’ll-also carry letters. of. . : meso dominant: in: the. BritSir. Julian, ne Julian could, credits the organ’s steady sales rise to. three basics: 1) space, 2) simplicity and 3) price.’ Elaberat-. ing, he. pointed out that many home owners: find it difficuk to include a piano jn their interior. decorating,. and noted that an _ Welcome. from ‘A. .C.’ s ‘Mayor: Joseph: Altman and New. Jersey's ‘Gover. Ah “por Richard ‘Hughes... °°) fe ete. .Béal will provide’. ‘each city with taped. versions: of. ‘the. songs s0 that/'s “they ‘ean translate-.them. for. ‘their own: use: Since these ‘songs ‘were| “. -written‘as a public. service, Beal. has refused. to .accept any ASCAP 1 * royally, and: has printed alt copies 4 and made all recordings 4 at his own : _eapense. : ‘1ish disk’ biz. that ‘éven old-exstablished. pubberies are finding it in:: 4 creasingly. difficult to’ get num-. :-: J bers yecorded.-° Artists. and reperBend . " -Jtoire executives: now not only: gn a |-write,record. and. ‘publish ‘their. <~ | Own eongs, says’ one source . but organ that can produce a reason “= |expect -a-slice of other numbers | ably effective sound ean be small wblish| they put out... “You've got-to have |. “ “ ee an’ “angle,” is now the. cry” of. the, "As far ag the price factor. goes, * pfrade.-one of those: small organs can be "Slasla--2 '.. Power: of ‘the British ast man purchased. for as little as $50 or — the: ‘Staple. Singers “pave ‘been has “grown. out of all “proportion | $60. : : added to the Riverside roster.-The | according . to. many ‘. publishers, | Goul ‘groupcut. its. first: session for the | especially. those ‘who. haye been | the: only instrument people an Habel. last week and will be.recordused to getting a record more or | play without knowing what they: re -Jingboth gospel and folk material: ‘Jess. when' they .wanted .one, for | doing. Other factors in the sales {ou future dates. In thé group are ‘they find that unléss. they ‘enter | upsurge, according to Gould, are 3) the. organ never ‘goes out of tune and 2; it makes as much noise. as a group oF | of instruments. =... with, ‘Acidemy. Avard ‘siiminations going io “Love: ‘Theme: from 5 1 |Reebuex SP le,. hiss son rand three. into déals with a&r personnel the Gould . reflected, people. ‘Attorney: “Sallan T. + belies, for the music ‘publidhers; “ecnaunid on | usiv: "the fact that he “could ask for $1 dainages. per song” and ‘of merely ‘/“per record,” with ‘result :that: “one. of: those‘party’ records, . which: ve are suing “for copyright infringement. and. for damages to. ‘the basic: ‘worth :of our. songs; could total ‘a staggering $15,000,000 -or..$16, 000,000.1° : dui, damages.”: Abeles explains. this ‘that, usually, an’ LP has eight: selec| Hous, per side, and. At 16 ‘songs—-which: is-the’' number-he. is suing-on are: “violated. and -damaged: basically”. (through’ thase. allegedly: dirty * paroiies), the damage. ¢laim-¢an' run into the’ millions.: Abeles: has ‘other kindred: artists targeted: for subsequent. suits, . ——ien, | “Ga” aud: “Bachelor in Paradise’ as “Best: Song.” | ” the Big 3:(Robbinsdaughters. . chances -are. there: will be. no. disk.’ ~ Felst Miller) continués its. streak of-having. placed’ in the: Oscar race} +. . | And, “today, it is. a. case of no i consecutive years: At least one. "Robbins, Feist or. Miller song}... nee: ..| disk, "no hit. a ‘has deen nominated since. 1936,. just two years. alter. the founding of |. Ka r, hasi But-.as. the. deans ‘of Tin’ Pan ; La _, the Academy. ‘During ‘this ‘period; a: total of: 40. Big 3 tunes. have been | bee “to |'Alley find they~ are. being eased | of the instrument* and. buy as. nominated and five have won, In the’ “Best.Score”’ category, the ‘firm: a tive-year : out of the running by sharp young-.| many organ albums that they cam “also has a streak running for-24: years, In curreit: Oscar. sweepstakes, | first ion under the direction, of |'sters'.and.-the established pub-| set hold aL Musi¢ arrangers,. too, the Big: 3: ds represented. again’ with the musical, score from, “EI cid”. 1 Clyde Otis. last’ week: She's. being beriés rest: heavily on their cata-| are finding: a wider use for the Kathy ‘hh * Also, a who: play. fhe organ are. devotees managed by by Danny | Kessler. “Hogs, ‘the ‘small, independent pub-|°rgan, he said. “One ofthe awaitds issued last ‘Phursday 22)-by the Freedoms Founda: .. "Mishers (with connections) are iook-|-_ The American Music Conference: : ton. went to NORAD (North’ at tay (2 yy the Command) ‘for its'|: RCA ‘Victor: Pete Brady . ing forward to a rosy: future: And |figures.that there are now 2,500,m 000 organs in U.S. ‘homes... At the_ their: own: publishing ‘housés.:are rate sales are building, it fYooks © ready..to soak “up. some fancy: ike, the ean ce tr has a writer-publisher gravy..." | ready-made audience for its organ * Situation is. obviously frowned. product. iron by: companies yee eee lo e squeezé ou ur e Erroll Ga rte M he Tia Conet To OF 7 ;13-program radio ‘series;:“Great Moments—ta Music", which'488 U.S... Pete. Brady, indianapolis lis: n He the. .a&r. men who have set up. | club. -singer,. has--si oak Stations aired last. year. Ditto the, entire Armed, Forces ‘year-deal with: RCA vi ctor. Brady : Series, from: coticept to: production, was ‘brainchild: of Col. ‘Barney Peaced Ao" Thar of estern tun a. Oldfield. (ex-Variery, atid. a. sometinie. contributor).Each’ stanza spot-. entitled: : “How.: the. West ° Was, lighted ‘an ASCAPer and: one -of his hit tunes; the cleffers including. ; | Swung.”. Dick. Pierce; former: In. Hoagy ‘Carmichael,. L. ‘Wolfe: Gilbert; Harry Ruby, Leo Robin;: Leroy’ | gianapolis resident, will: produce ich and ‘theré are signs that. Anderson, Harty Warren, ‘Richard Adler, Harry. Woods, ‘Johnny . ‘Marks, | Wall Mu je. Publishérs Assn, may Erroll Garner ‘has been set for’ the: album: ‘for: Victor. ° .. "{-Be.approached in™ order. to. seek]. ‘Ed Siiberlin who Was. profiled the Ny: ‘Times last: Tuesday f. “MGM: ‘Jack: Lacéy t rey en Silberting: foe of. crime,” ‘is. din the of Lou Silberling; general | * “ tombonist Jack ‘Lacey. has been canton ‘te i up ee t. rey "business tmatiager: and officer-direetor ofthe Famous-Paramount music. tagged: by MGM: Records.. His ‘first: P <i! album ‘under the MGM: banner will. his: first concert tour of England. ‘|under -auspices of London impre-~ sario. Harold. Davison.: The tour ~ will ‘begin. May 26 at London's Royal Festival Hall. Included. will publishing combirie, The young: Silberling. (hé’s 37) was:appointed head will : ie the Justice: Department's: section : on. organized: crime ‘by Attorney. |p “Betrelened vin "ie. sei AN S 11-CTY. CONT'L ~~ PROMOTIONAL TOUR be engagements in Manchester, Birmingham,. New. Castle, Liver~* eral. Robert F.: Kemmedy ‘last year r while fe: was z special Proseeutor, in ‘New York's: Suffolk County. _ few. weeks... . After: “fury vidpixc ‘eomic: strips ‘andi ‘Boos; t there: ‘ate ae “Pury” ‘Teibuie: Jolt Low: : Eondon;, March 6.. Paul ‘Anka, who: recently pool, and four’ appearances in London ‘itself. ; “Hecords on sale. in. :West..Germanyi: The Ariola’ diskery: has .come Out tea Low, -Singer.out of. Syracuse’ ; | ‘With a-series of: three.“Fury” EPs -based-on, radio plays: ‘by A..G. Miller |-U.,-has been, signed: by : the new | switched. from. -ABC-Paramount, to. “and Teddy Parker. They’ cost ‘five. D-Marks ($1.25). apiece.: The new ‘Tribute label. The. disk:‘company|:RCA; arrived. -here--for a. “long. . Series ‘looks like another good deal for :Ariola: which, ‘via its” Baccarola was. launched by. Badie ‘Heller: just ‘weekend. ”. This stay marks. the label, has. already: been successful: with :Walt. Disney: disk-picture: books. a few weeks. EO. ; ‘first stage of an 11-city continen-. Like” “Lassie” . and: -“Rin-Fin-Tin,” “Fury” rates 3 one of the most! . jtal. trek ‘designed. to : introduce = popular: Juve-tv series: in Germany.” pees Fae {the singer to RCA: distribs and Se aS : press,: etc. “He “will: not’ perform. | The Recotd Industry Assn. hed Ameria is: soperating with the wx, : “The ‘three-week . promotional Civil ‘ar’ Centenn ommission compiling a of Civil . War} Ville. [swing | through Europe, on‘ which. "music and prose .currently available onrecords: The: list’ will ‘he: dispore uy hae Ha ' Anka. is. accompanied ‘by’ personal. "tributed throughout: the State, as well as nationally,’ ds_4 discography | Pierre”* both written n by Willis and ‘manager: Irvin: Feld, his . uncle, of recorded: Civil War..répertdire, “In: order. to. ipsure‘a ‘complete list, is vile Ginger, ie! | Andy -Anka,.and. RCA. European. * the: RIAA: is: inviting ‘all. manufacturers £0. Bavite dt of. appropriate | a : 4d gales topper. Arnold ‘Riein;,. ‘wiil = aybamns in” their repertoire, “3 : Bigmond: "King Guten’ . alse’. give. the “execs.ia chance to. tee Con ee ee ‘King Guion. a Pe timate. whether ..a : concert. tour Bi ‘leaders ‘inv the. eld of: symphonic. “taaetl wt canal stident |. gg lSinporer conductor King Guien ides the same dimensions is worth orel estral, sessions -at the. Fourth -Annual..Congress’ 0: ngs .scholarnew. Diasnond’ label. Guion’s. big: wae. ae ip summer ‘scliool sponsored by ‘the ‘American ‘Federation of Musi’ Seians ‘at. Michigan: State -U;: June. 17 :through. Aug. 11. ‘Included: are: ‘band:-souhd will. be: showcased on. el Piastro, “Erich ‘Leinsdorf, John. ‘Batnett., Robert Shaw; Josef | his first single release under..the } MacRae Cuts, Strings” : ‘Krips. and James Robertson. | The ‘Congréss™ of, ‘Strings. was. launched. : , ; aon F ‘Hellywood, ‘March 6. . Sr years ‘ago. under the Sponsorship of Hernian Kenin, AFM President. ‘Plans. are now ‘ii. ‘the works: for. s an Gordon MacRae ‘has... cut. two album. release. wee Sides from: Richard Rodgers’. “No — Strings” ‘for. Capitol. Ralph O'ConDon’ "Rogers, a “former McA ‘nor produced session.. ' ; Detroit July .25-29.:-New program ommunity. service,: jrograme. agent,;! ‘is. pew general ‘manager . of}: Cap. also: owns : “original “east for ° “profits, audience ots ae aiding soune” image |.Shep ‘Fields’ .Artist’. Corp... ‘of Tights and: will ‘wax ‘an‘album later “and ‘other topics: will be, covered a by the: speakers a, the ‘series of. sem America, with. _ headquarters in ‘this. month from musical’ which Brand worn sca? Houston “dia sows. < ‘on. a Broadway March 35... The Garner presentation will . have several vusual facets: He will ‘perform. only one concert’ nightly: with,a maximym of four concerts in a. give. week. The entire pragram “stl pe" devoted to Garner , and his Beco atfianists Edward Cale: oun’ on. dass and Kelly Martin on perucssion. ‘N6 other .group will appear: ou the bill with Garner. His. .entirg..ppegram will be im-_proyised. and ‘will vary nightly. Present plans call for Garner to. ‘Lmake six concert appearances. on. | the ‘continent in ‘addition to his British -tour. Currently Garner’. is -| touting the:U:S: and Canada under ‘\the ‘S.:Hurok ‘banner. The: British: and European: tours were, arranged for: Garner by Jack , Green of the Associated Booking Corp. in New York. Davison whoflew in from England to. finalize the tour's details,arid Eddie ‘Meir. of: _ Zurich, Switzerland. _ : Meréury: Hat ‘Wittis: “Singer composer” Hal. Wits has] ‘been ‘Signed. by :Mereury : Records |.:: ws ? te +: ANOIRIT DSTA. Cageanbaabaanian serine wt three-day. businéss’ congregs. for. radio: program | diréctors: will” bet: 7. 5 feature: of. the: ‘forthcoming International .Sound. Fair to:-be held: in‘.