Variety (March 1962)

2 “sa Bvening. with « Juidy. Garland” ” -on mee wa SE Fo gummer. ‘ It’s: mammoth :: amusement : parks: that Ihave been. popping up in various. “Jocations. throughout, the. country. This summer. Freedomland,:N.¥.’s. hig amusement park; will continue ‘the ‘policy. it: established mid-way | ‘through. its -last..yeat’s season’: by Sbringing: ‘back the ‘bands: via a: _summer-long’ array of big: mames, ; ‘big. unit ‘bookings: Disneyland; . the Coast’: ‘amiise-. ‘ment enterprisé, has likewise been garrying -on ‘a big band.:format. ‘jn recent sessions: and the groups. have also gotten some work. .out | “of other, although: less. antbitious, “Jocations. Another. beneficiary. of. | ‘the: parks’ -Dooking. .program.. has -been the vocalists,. They have.been. -getting good exposure at the parks. _gnd. -Freedoniland has-.set -a. slate |. -of singing dates for’ this summer's | -edition -too:.°. “Among the ‘Wands. ‘set "to ‘appear there . this. season “are . those. of: ‘Glenn. Miller {led by: Ray. McKin|. ley),. Count ‘Basie,-: Xavier: Cugat+ : with ‘Abbe Lané), ‘Tommy, Dorsey.|.. ‘Ralph <Marterie, Woody: ‘Herman, j;Harry. Jameés,, Dick: Maltby, Si Zent|. Ner,: Jolinny Long,: Stan . Kenton, |. Lionel: Hampton. and: others: ‘There | ‘will bea similar’ array ‘of vocalists | « ‘too, some: to. perform .in‘front. of |: ‘the “bands. and_ others ‘with their own. ‘accompahiment::. This’ roster: “includes. Rick: Nelson, ‘Paul Anka, the Lennon. Sisters,"| the Everly. Bros.,. Bobby: Rydell and) ‘Brenda. Lee, e | Bros. This type ‘of: ‘pooking® ‘offers a broad-based. ‘appeal ‘to the family, ‘|. ‘the bands being more. of an adult: -item' and. the. singers (as the :list'| ‘shows) ‘being: aimed. mostly : -at. the will perform: in thepark’s ‘Moon’ ‘Bowl ‘area, which’ has:.a: -big band ‘stand and large. dancing area. They | will ‘appear in ‘the: evenings at: no extra charge. above the $3.50-which: vhas been set as.thisyear’s dpening-' ‘Last year™ Closing . admission. _ Continued on. Page 46)". Te: Court Find Mother © 1 Salers uilty In Pub’ Jnfringement Suits} “Dallas; : March 27. "Federal i fudge T. Whitfield David; “gon ruled last: ‘week . that:: ‘weal broker Iya. D. Nichols ‘and. her-son,. I David ‘Nichols, of Houston, were: :guilty:-of. copyright . infringements. against Irving Berlin. and 24 other. tmusie publishing ‘firms. The judge’ delayed’ assessing a penalty ‘against | the defendants: in. order. to: study further the extent: of damages. The. plaintiffs: publishers .are’. asking |. ‘damages: of not less than $250. for |. each of the infringements listed in the. three ‘complaints | ‘on. Bile." * “The ‘first. complaint, filed in: “Aue gust, 1961,. grew. out of. three. stage $2 _ “shows, “Stars « of © ‘the: Lawrence. ‘Welk Show’-on Aug: 8, 1960; “An Feb, 21, 1961, :and. again ‘on’ May 8, ~ 4961;° and. ‘the . “Louls | Armstrong |’ Show"*’on May‘2, 1961. A. fotal-of [ 11 plaintiffs; including Irving. Ber-|. lin, and 14 ‘alleged: infrmgements |’ were: listed. in the initial petition.’ -| ‘On-Sept. 20; 1961,. ‘a Sécond compiaint was. filed by"nine plaintiffs, alleging: _infringements:* -of ‘copy rights on. eight: songs. during. the | “Red ‘Skelton Show" ‘here: “on: Aug. : q 18,. third’ ‘suit was. ‘fled: Nov.: 1; 1961, by Harms Ine.; and four other: ‘pubs, ‘seeking apermanent injunction. against the défendants :which: would. bar them . from. presenting. shows. ‘using: songs. ‘copyrighted: by. the: rms. “AN. three suits, “which: ‘weré cone solidated. for purposes. of. trying th ey , Named: as defendants ‘in addition to Mrs: Nichols and.. her. ‘son, the:’ Nichols. International” Corp.,: Dallas.Theatre Guild, Houston -The-. atre Guild and J David a Nichels § sr. |LOSS OF POPS DOESN'T | SLOW. TORONTO SYMPH ‘other soloists: will’ ‘be . 4 Isaac... _ Stern: and ‘Wanda’ Mile} > Big ‘bands will: ‘Boon -agiin: this + beén. a tough fight | ‘for these ‘units as. outlets* for their ynusic ‘continue to ‘shrink. But:one | : : betiéfactor. ‘has ‘developed. in the-|‘past: two: years-in the form of. ‘the | Queen L Liz 3 ‘Coisix. Nix ixes *. .” Edinburgh, March'27.. : The Earl of Harewood, cousin of | Britain's: . Queen Eliza ' Moscow -becaise’ of his. ‘Edinburgh Festival conimitmenits. : -He liad been invited .as. guest of |; ‘| honor, along: with US, pianist Van Cliburn; Franz .Waxnian, the Amerdean”* coriductor; . French: cotnposer,. :and .:'Bernard Heinze, : director’. of. the Sydney : Hams”. ‘| from berths at Carlton. _and.. Ca-. Conservatoire. ::: New: features. at’: ‘the. 1962. “tes. | tival, according -to ‘Lord Harewood, will -include ‘a confab ‘of interna tional: writers, and a combination: of ‘music, darice’ and: drama, “The Four Sons: of Aymon. Pea, Columbia Drops. NG in Lesiters 86 -farthis season: and the final tally is: not‘yet in: ” financial shellaéking’: -. were. “Kean” and. “We. Take The Town.”: Col :-had a. $300, 000:-investment in |: . “Kean, ” which * ‘folded’ ‘on: . Broad: | way: “after a short run, and $390, ‘000; jn “We Take The Town,” ”. which. collapsed: in Philadelphia ‘ during. teeners. Both bands ‘and “singers |’ its. pre-Broadway. tryout. There's .a ‘chance that: Col may ‘recoup ‘some of ‘its ‘investment. in “Kean” through: the’ original cast }. album: .” .. The. = sales *. draw of ‘Alfred: Drake, who ‘stars in the package; will ‘keep ‘it sell Bus ‘The investment: in “‘WeTake’]. however, «appears ‘to Aied ‘entirely lost.: Na original.‘ cast'|.& The. .Town,”: album © was’: ‘made: and : although .} there’s talk of ‘re-working : it ‘and iffy ‘at..this point.” it:has a‘: $200; 000: ‘investment, : ‘It’s |: Both shows, which Col ais helped. ‘angel, ‘opened ‘oii: Broadway last. week ‘to: mixed ‘notices... The. disk-| .ery has:$200,000. in.“‘All. American”. ‘and’ an $87,500 ‘Stake in’ “Whole| ‘. sale": with-a-provision: for:a 20%|" “overcall which. could™-bringits in "can ‘was’ ‘put into the’ original ‘cast album ‘Broove Sunday: (25). and the. “Wholesale”. ‘recording. session . As. ‘slated for’ ‘next ‘Sunday :(1):: Col’s other. ' Broadway investment | ‘was | 00,000.’ in i _ “Subways: Are. ‘Fos ‘Sleeping.” ‘Toronte;; March. 27" ‘unless ‘a sponsor ; for the trans-: ‘Canada: broadcasts. can: be: found, the Toronto. ‘Symphony will Jaunch its biggest series ‘in: the: forthcom| “Ling season, ‘with guest pianists, pre-" dominant: These .include “Van .Cliburn,: Vladimir. -Ashkénazy, : Arinie. Fischer,Leon ‘Fleisher, plus ‘the. Canadian :° debut. :‘of :.. duic-pianists:| © Luboshutz &-. _Nemenoff, . Among violinists, comirska... ‘An. ‘extension | “of. the: ‘Toronto. ‘Symphony ‘Season. for 1962-63. -by three subscription con¢erts, :from. 12. to 15, plus 4n increase of prices: to. “meet mounting ‘ros's. of Pre ramming. bas: ‘been: “Bet, * and |artistic . director. of ‘thé. Edinburgh | International: Festival, has ‘nixed:| {an invite: to. attend the: second: In-. young ‘ternational Tchaikovsky Contest'in George. Auric¢, . department’ ‘Feports. that the. set has gone over | ‘the 100,000' markand. .that. the due “in May.: Still to be reckoned| with. ‘are *“All American” and “T|'~ Can” Get.-It ‘For. You -Wholesale:” tment.up to$105,000,. “AmeriJumbia: ‘Records. to ‘put: more: of the |. works of Bertolt ‘Brecht ‘and ‘Kurt: “Despite loss of its annual “pop’ concerts,” whith will nét-bée booked. h gear. Although’ some-disk. ‘company: execs consider “it just “a ‘seasonal maneuver, it's especially ‘noteworthy. now since it indicates ‘a Mefinite ‘yearning: -on: the part.of ung : artists,..on ‘smaller -labels, to" move. up ‘the ladder -into the orbit: of -the.major. ‘companjes or, at least, a: larger company. |. | This ‘season’sdisk-switching. launched early in the year by Paul Anka who moved. over to. “‘RCA| Mictor from ABC-Paramount. .Also involved ‘in. “Operation. Switch” ‘were: Anita ‘Bryant. and Atidy: Wil‘who moved to. Colunibia dence, “respectively. ‘And. in the! ‘past week -Victor ‘announced : its: acquisition. of: ‘Duane ‘Eddy, who had been .recording ‘for ‘the Jamie. : ‘Habel, ‘gnd.. Columbia: heralded its |‘. ‘takeover’: ‘of: Steve’. Lawrence | &: ms Eydie :Gorme. who" Thoved over _| from, United: Artists: -.-" -On ‘still “.another:. level, “Margie: “TRsyburn ‘swtched’ from Liberty. to |: Dot ‘Records, ‘Mel “Torme . got his |. }telease from. MGM: to.re¢ord: for | _| Atlantic; and the. . Columbia . fo : ‘go to. Reprise. The: “But Stil Early! “Columbia. Records has ‘taken: a| $690,000. beating on legit: musicals Hi-Lo's.. left” mass: movement to Frank Sinatra’s |. recently . formed’ Reprise © label-| must ‘be considered’ in ‘a. different’ light, however. Much of ‘it is based. on: personal ties with Sinatra, ‘like DéanMartin. who: left: Capitol for ‘Reprise, ‘and ‘Sammy. Davis ‘who . j left Decca‘ for’: Reprise. ‘It’s still ‘The’ tuners ‘that gave ‘Columbia | part: of the movement, though,. ‘that’s putting. familiar: faces under: new ‘banners, ° tee “The réasons, fot ‘the’ switeh’ t6 Jarger labels: “by: ‘the. young ‘disk -artists. are varied. Some do it:for deals with their. own disk .producing ‘operation, while: others feel: that © they’ve.:reached. ‘a. plateau‘! ‘with .a smaller: company ‘and: have. ‘to amove: onward. ahd. upward, — Eddy’s:RCA-Deal. “|” Bday’ s-deal-with Victor,. for ex-: ample, makes his” ‘recordings. to. ‘Victor | available” through ©. Camy’ Poductions;,: .Camy, . incidentally, alsd. makes _ ‘Anka's “recordings: available «to: Victor. Bob Yorke, Victor’s veepee.in charge of artists. repertoire,. says: theré are : lots: ‘of-overtones to the ‘artists’ shifting: ‘of record company. alliances, but “| re-financing : it, -it. all seems. ‘very | “stability” “is: probably the key: to, | the whole: thing: The. Jarger com-Col still has’ to™: go to the’ ‘Bost. ‘with : “Bravo . ‘Giovanni, ain .which | panies, he: continues, ¢an ‘offer the. artist. the. security. in: knowing that. “(Continued on ‘page: 44) More BrechtWeill “Due Via Columbia * Bling are ‘fin’ the. naking: ‘at Co-. Weill. into the groove.’ ‘The projects |. under consideration: are.an. original |: éff-Broadway cast albumi.of: “Brecht: On: Brecht” ‘and’ a. recreation | of: ‘| “Happy: End;”: a: ‘Brecht-Weill MU -|pteat. of. the 1930s. Lotte ‘Lenya, ‘Welll’'s widow, who has -been asséciated” ‘with ‘several Brecht-Weill projects : at Columbia. ‘in the past,.. will -be: ‘involved. dn. both’: ‘of. the..upcoming | packages. ; She’s: “currently. ap pearing inthe off-Broadway. ' production. of + “Brecht :On Brecht”: with “Dane Clark, Anne Jackson, Viveca’ Lind-. will . fors,: George Voskovec and Michael: Wager. ‘She will also liead the. cast: ‘on .the.“Happy. End” remake. A tune: from (Happy End,’ * “The Bil liams:on: Cadence and Perey Faith: on: Columbia... wt ae In addition ‘to several ‘albums fea: turing Miss Lenya, Columbia -has: .put. complete’ versions. of’ Brécht-: Weill’s : ‘and“The: Risé And. Fail. Of The .“Die «. Dreigroschenoper”: City. ‘of -. Mahagony” into the | Brpoves. Te Fe Be By Mie, Gross oe a : Invite: to: Moscow: Contest. 2s| oe ‘label-hopping “séason is fn |: F “Kwamina” | . See VU Schedules : Milwaukee, March. 27. . “g: of ‘Wisconsin-Milwaukee’s Sec ond Annual Summer Arts. Festival is set: for June 18 through: July 13, -with four . representatives. of .. the ‘cultural arts, pencilled in ‘as artists |: in. residencé: ‘These people will live in © Milwaukee, . instruct,“ lecture, | perform and. work on panel talks. . In’ the. ‘group..are Ben Weber,. U.S. longhair: composer. (Weber's. “Opus .52" "piano. concerto was ‘preemed -by New “York Philhar-. monfe Orchestra; directed by Leonard Bernstein. in 1961). Others are ‘Ruth Currier, New: York,-a dance | ‘soloist with -Jose:.Limon -dance troupe; “Alan ‘Schneider,.. ‘resident. director.of the ‘Arena: State Thea ‘tre, Washington, D. C., and: Egon. Weiner, Gnicage, sculptor. Cay’s Fistful Of Cast Albums. pened: On The’ Way. To. The Forum.” “It'llbe: Cap’s.. fifth cast . "wants it-known: that reports that. set:of the: 1961-62 season. . The. diskery. has. no investment. {fn -the: Harold Prince production, but it’s ‘understood that : ‘Cap | ‘has. ‘Set ‘asidéa-fund in case any extra. oot. is néeded: (The show. is fi ‘'nanced. at $325, 000° with . no. Pro ‘vision for overcall.). Of its: four other . legit Musical. tles-: "Sail Away,” ”. “Gay Life,” “and: investment..there’: .was$200,000. Noel. Coward's “‘Sail ' “Away,” = How= | ard Dietz. &Arthur. Sthwartz’s “Gay Life”. and ‘Richard. Adler's: “Kwamina” ‘folded .. ‘on. Broadway. ‘after short runs. Richard Rodgers’ | “No Strings”. opened March, 15 :to | mixed notices:.: The. original “east ‘album of: “Strings” hits ithe. market |. |. ‘this: week. Also, in an: unprece| ‘dented. move, Capitol: cut the ‘orig-.| inal cast ‘set of “Kwamina”. after the show: kad closed.. It, as well as “Gay . -Life”. ‘and “Sail“Away” are: | pulling in’ okay. sales, “Forum,” which -stars ‘Tero ‘Mos tel; has a score. byStephen Sond| The. musical.. marks: Sond-" “heim’s: first Broadway: effort for. which. ‘he’ 3 written:: words ‘and | Music. “He’s:-had lyric credits on. heini.. “West Side Story” (music by.:Leon‘ard Bernstein) and-‘ “Gypsy” (music by: Jule -Styne).: “Forum” is schedf° uled to open May :3..on Broadway. Chappell. ‘is: ‘publishing the. score. THIELE’S AGR CHORES: EXPAND AT ABC-PAR Bop: Thiele’s -attist’ and: repertoire duties at: ABC-Paramount are: expanding.” The company. is. map i ping . ‘stronger: singles pushes on. | two". of. its” lines: and: Thiele’ will.| be™ running: the. ‘show: for both “operations, ‘He is. currently a&r -ehieffor: the diskery’ s modern jaz ‘Tine, . Tmpulse, «. ABC-Par’s “Apt Jabel: has. peer an: off-and-on ©. project . in. recent ‘months: Plans now-call for activa{ } tion: of. the. line to regular produc. ion status. as q :singles ouflet. Apt Carry. .mostly . rock ‘and r&h ‘material;. atid Thiele ‘wij. be. in charge : of: ‘the” label’s a&r work. ‘Released’ are. being : Planned" for *. Zot a pop: push’: last hae ‘near-future.’ year with diskings ‘by Andy. Wil-| % The Impulse line, which to date. as ‘been “mostly ‘an. LP producer, “will: also. ‘undergo. a ‘sigles. ‘attack. ‘| Whereas :in the ‘past’ singles were -only: reléased: on Impulse . -when: lifted from albums,. plans. now :call ‘for. actualy, production: of jazz 45s, the. ‘material’ on which. ‘will . not necessarily’ : be ‘available on LPs. Thiele will #150. head uP. Ahis 1 Betlvty. fy “facet lisence Committee a has. i turn own the. proposal made te . a Arts Fete For June .J ownership In Broadcast Music Ine. “No Strings”); 7X ‘Cap only angeled Gay Life.” The. -big money market” here. sents the fact that. accor him, musicians ‘still have to pay The | Ane ‘Industry: Television tv broadcasters. that they divest in exchange for an estimated 16%17% cut in fees paid to -the American’ Society of: Composers, Authors & Publishers. What happens now . in. the negotiation. between the tv broadcasters and ASCAP is now up te Judge Sylvester J. Ryan. of NY. Federal _Court. who made ithe recommendation. Judge Ryan is presiding over the rate making case instituted by the tv committet after its negotiations with ASCAP failed © to reach-an agreement. _ The ty. conimittee. which met. in New York last ‘Thursday: (22), ‘turned down the proposal on three counts: 1) It couldn’t get the broadcasters to give up. their stock in ‘BMI, 2) The committee thinks that “fit ean’ do. better ‘in its request for. ” licensing ‘at the source, which was © ‘Jone of its main; beefs but which | was not consider ed in the. pro posal ‘and: 3) tha | changes to be niade legally in the | structure of BMI, it wants BMI to be able to set un its.new operation Via Forum’ Deal| “Capital ‘Records will wind up its: original . Broadway cast album sea-. ‘gon:.with “A Funny Thing Hap f there are any ‘on its-own without influence of the broadcasters. ] ‘The -tyv committee how plans to. have’ another meeting. April 3: dur ing the. National! “Assn. of Broad-. casters’. ‘conclave,! which. begins in Chicago”. April 1.: Also, -Hamilton Shea, of. WSVA-TV,. Harrisburg, Va‘, who: ‘heads. the comniittee, 69 members had: dropped out of the committee . during . current . hassle are erroneous. “In fact,” he. saya; ‘we added. three ‘new members: iThe committee now has a member[ship: of 373. ‘Meantime, . ASCAP hes a ger eral membership . meet scheduled for tomorrow. (Thurs.) at New “York’s Hotel Astor: It’s. expected ‘that pros ahd cons on the proposal will be the order of the. > day. Jirme's Brush in US. * “Musicians Art Blakey ‘ Hollywood; ‘March’ 27.. ee, musicians is the, next problem being. faced by the American entertainment industry, according to. jazz drummier-band‘fleader Art Blakey. He asserts the. Government's: lack of interest: in American Jazz, under-the-table-; payfor-play systems with record shows on: radio -and -tv, and overt. appreciation of ‘faz. in Europe. sa ‘cultural.medium | are forcing © ‘American ‘Musicians ta head for_ foreign shores.. Blakey, .whose group. playéa thescore ‘for “Les -Liasions. Dangereuse” and anothér French film | starring Jeanne. Moreau, ‘said: they: are.Jeaving next month for‘one of ‘two annual European tours n which they will. do -the :music for anItalian film ‘called “Eva.” : He‘charged there is no interest on: the part of American ‘filmakers ‘in using jazz backgrounds, . despite the: fact the screen. stories might call for jazz as part of the plots ‘themselves.. But he said the ten-. ‘dency in ‘Europe is to use. the Teal . thing ‘when it’s.ealled for. i Big problem here for musicians,; Blakey asserted. is fact.our own: Government refuses to recognize, _ ‘the jazz that was created right here 4n America. He said, “they ignore ‘it as an art form: though Europeans are excited about it.” ‘Another maior | problem ts: the overt interest“in what he: calls “a. ng. to. to get their records’ nlaved on the. air and.claims it is “the monev that . makes-a hit not the poublic.” Blakey © feels the. public has no chance’ to. select for itself and appears. convinced: Jazz: world sain. better ac }centance here.-** jt were honestly mrecented. #4 :tha nublie for the ‘4 free expression it 4s.. le re- | “25> Oh 7s Fs RS TDS, Loe © phate glee saiare oe LED, listen GMD EOP NRE <2. LPL, LLIN 2? II MR EP REET L ITN AF : aa . anare, .