Variety (August 1963)

ae -. Minnéapolis,. Aug:. 13. . Try: Shectman, “White House ‘nitery, ‘suburban | ‘supper club’ here, is. irate because’| ‘the American Society. of .Com-|~ ‘posers, Authors -& Publishers is |. seeking: to boost. ‘his. license fee |. from $300 to $1,200° a year’: and is going into. Federal: court ‘to en. . force ‘its demands. Schectman: has directed’ his: at|: torney to-file’a counter suit: against.| ASCAP because, he alleges, it was | ‘unwilling :to: negotiate. properly. on renewal of his: license. In .addition, he~« says, he. plans ‘to -have -attor-.|. “neys.. -ask . the Federal Trade: Com|Mission to: investigate: what: he be|. lievés , are “unfair business. -prac-}. _. tices”: involved .in the: fracas, a . possible : ‘antitrust: law violation. According to Schectman; when_|J | he acquired the White :House | in 1960.’ he : négotiated | -an -ASCAP'|-. license and. renewed: it. the follow-. when: -the $300]. license .cameup for renewal in | April; 1962, he. asserts, “ASCAP‘sought to raise the.fée to $480 and]. also" rejected} ASCAP’s. $420 compromise figure; |: ‘ing. year.’ But’: ‘he ‘balked. He~ “he. says. “J rejected. the ‘poost | ‘because I B “had no_ assurance’. that: : the: fee ~-wouldn’t: -be. hiked still higher, -to $620 or $820, the next ‘time. it .came up for. renewal,’ a Schectman, 4 explains. With . *Schectman ’ ‘insisting. ‘that: ASCAP’s. terms. were “unreasonable and out of proportion,” : nego ‘tiations.. dragged on sporadically: -for:more than a year. White House’ . floor: show ./performers coritinued to play -ASCAP. copyrighted tunes: after the . vnitery’ s license. ‘lapsed: Tast: year. . notified: that the ‘negotiations. had “been turned. over to: ASCAP’s New “York ‘headquartérs-. by «-its*: ‘Tocal + and .he ‘was: in-structed. to meet’with Loring Sta-. . attorney. here. Staples: told him ‘that. the license | fee. would be tilted to $1, 200, t retra> ‘Lucérne: Festival “has: existed. But. that’s: all, The pianist, is’ firm’ about ‘it. He’ S.on-vacation, . _ If. she-should ‘ ‘happen. to’ “get ‘tempted: musically, there: will be plenty here this next month to | intrigue | ‘him. ‘The ‘Lucerne’ Festi-' ‘val. was" started) in “1938; mostly | with ‘the help. of,.Arturo Toscanini: ‘and ‘has: been;: ‘since the. -beginning,. internationally accepted | as -a. high. spot. This year’s. program includes | mine. symphony. concerts -by _ the’ ‘Swiss .Festival ‘Orchestra. ‘(founded representative, . ples,’ ASCAP’s active to. April, 1962. ‘Three weeks ago, ‘Schectman sent: his attorney, Leonard Lindquist, to : New York: to.try to-work ‘out. a. settlement with -ASCAP: officials. When Lindquist returned to Minne “apolis; ‘he. reported that.) ASCAP: refused to. lower -itsproposed ra 20 200. fee... “The” White -House de. clined to” meet. ‘the : figure;. and _~ASCAP started court action,-charg-: ing. infringement of its. copyrights. ‘The: ASCAP fee,” ‘according * to -. -Schectman;. ‘is. based ; ‘on: the. White: _ House's seating: capacity and “on ‘the. bistro’s having’ a band and °'a. “‘semi-name act’ policy. ‘Schectmian: -.counters ‘thatthe sodiety ‘has “‘no basis. for. setting a: fee. It’s. strictly’ an. opportunistic, get-what-you-can operation.” Cl Taps Wyashaw Is. Artists: Relations: Chief -& Radio-TV Liaison ‘Davia ‘Wynshaw: has taken . -over: “as director of ‘artists’ relations. at * Columbia Records Sales Corp. He'll. coordinate all artists’ appearances. and tours. and. will maintain -a liai £0nwith network -radio-tv: ‘produc-| | , ers in--réegardto Columbia’ reeord-| “ang artists.. -Wynshaw, whol | cover Cors: en tire roster—pop, jazz: and’ Master‘works—will: “report: to.Kenneth + Glaney, ‘veepée of :the Columbia. -Records Sales. Corp.. Upcoming’on’ .. Wynshaw’s ‘schedule will -be the first: ‘cross-country in-person -con-. cert.tour-of Mitch ‘Miller. ‘Miller's 12-city:: “sing. along” Package, hits Le the road Sept: 7: “Upped to his’ new post from: his| slot. as. branch : manager ‘in. New -York, Wynshaw ‘has’ been with _Co“Jumbia sifice 1960 -when he started: “Jas operations. manager. at Col’s L. A. A.’ , distribution branch. ” Phonograph. Sales. Top ; Last. Yr..Despite May Dip ) os -Washington, Aug. 13..: Phonograph: sales. .are. “running ”-head of last year’s :mark: despite: -‘a-slump in May,. Electronic Indus-. tries: Assn, disclosed. 1 444,427. phonographs.: ‘were sald : compared to:1:155,161 in1962. May. ” gales-fell to. 205 1048. from. the 246,-. 130° ‘of April, : icense mel like Mr ” Hol Nitery Op Into 0 = +> owner of the j. ‘Carter, .|-Phillips and the Ténnessee “Moun7 ‘tain’ ~ Boys, :. Marlin. Payne,. of Billings, _Mont.,: with Charlies Underhill, ‘Regina, 7 a assisting. : In the first:.five ‘months of. 1963, yd. ‘Heals ‘Spanish ‘ASCAP” fot. ‘Madrid, Aug. 13.. "Playwright . Joaquin * Calvo 2 Sotelo has. been renamed presi-: ‘dent of the. Sociedad de. Autores. -y_ .Compositores.' “Re= the Spanish. ASCAP. does..not irtur Rabinstins § Vacation’— —With Music Variations By WOLFE ‘KAUEMAN: * Taicerne, Aug.. 137 Artur: ‘Rubinstein. is here for a “wacation. ‘That’s: what the man says. ‘The. ~Eucerne Music’. . Festival “starts its 25th~ season: ‘tomorrow. (Wed.)' and runs through: Sept. -14.. | Rubinstein’s. vacation. started -last -week ‘and runs through Sept. 10: On that-day -he starts rehearsing | | for his concert.-(at:the same festi-. ‘val)’on Sept..11. But ‘between now -and. then he. will: just rest, he says. Of: ‘course: che: will: practice -a little oni his.piano every. day. (He brought. ‘his . Steinway along, just in .ease.):| ‘| And he’ll :go and:.see :the ‘various: .Schectman. says he was’ receritly | concerts—why ‘not? ‘What. .else is there: te do on. a: vacation? ‘Oh, ‘yes, Sok Hurok. is coming here next. week: to: visit’ him for a.few.-days. atid it is conéeivable that they -will -talk :alittle bit of: ‘business—after all-* Hurok -has’ ‘been. Rubinstein’s . manager: for. even longer: than the here some years. ‘ago by Ansermet, of: seven ‘concerts ‘ will. include all the | piano trios; ‘violin Sonatas’ and, |” --.. {variations “for cello..and. piano. ‘Fhe’ : ...f Soloists: ‘include Isaac ‘Stern, Zino: Y. Francescati,. |. Pierre — : Fournier : _and—ah,. yes, we | Artur Rubinstein: oye Robert Casadesus, “Why | do’ you. call this’ a vaca ‘ton? your intrepid reporter. asked. : the’ pianist. _ | “Because for thrée weeks { svoni “t . ‘be: working,” he. replied. “No con-eerts.?. Fs, “But: ‘shouldn't. one: ‘get away from. it all fora vacation? Shouldn't ‘one ‘change: one’s “milieu?” 1 Ee, “The | height -of..a good -time ‘is... to sit |". : around -not only “doing. nothing— “but. watching. while «. the: others ‘sweat. a fle “Not <a. bit,” che. laughed. Regina, Sask.. Aug. 13. A: “Grand ‘Ole: “Opry”: ‘unit, :playing” twice. daily: in I, 816-seat Exhi-:| bition” Auditorium. as ‘a feature .of the: six-day . Provincial’ Exhibition, drew | ‘8,614: -payees: for a. gross. of | $11,146. :-Top was $1.50, which*-in-.| - ‘| cluded. admission to. the. fair. {oe | for’ adults): . 1 Package, with “Kitty” “Wells, Wilf 1 Billy “Johnnie. Wright: | was: booked. . through Business . was: slim. during’ the. ‘first part. of.. the week but. picked ‘up..hicely' later.-‘Last -year ‘an ice ‘show played thrée-a-day during the fair: and: failed to make. money. ~ elected also’ were’-v.p. -Feder_--"¥eo° Moreno Torroba and die. -} -rector.. Jesus Maria Arozanena, |{ ‘” Presidential designation -by -* Ca Jus st Yer en 5 become final, however, until it.” | ip ds ‘sanctioned. by ministerial ‘ ‘order but routine. government 7 Bpproval should: “not “he: » long. | ‘moto -‘and:: the music,’ said. ‘roll; but’ a different sound,.a teen-age. sound. -'The® ‘teenagers don’t care’ if..it’s~ Japanese. or Turkish. ‘and, more. rec¢ently,: sional department of E. B. “Marks Musie. eo "Y WGH’s Can, Sales Pash A. trio. of MGM: -Records ‘execs 1 are in Toronto this week to unveil rt Action the diskery’s . fall . product ‘to. its Canadian ‘distributors.:. ‘VJerry . “Schoenbaum, *: head .. -of| Deutsche “Grammophon, . and ‘Sol | _ | Handwerger, _ publicity-exploitation |. ‘| topper | ‘In. ‘addition | to the. MGM line, | -|releaseés from the subsid: labels, fice -| Verve; Ava, Charter, Vesuvius ‘and: Charlie : “Parker will be. ispeved via tapes: and: slides. . 7 oo .Tokyo, Aug. ‘13. “y dpahese ‘singer Kyu Sakamoto, 5 Whose: “recording: of. : ; -climbed-tothe’ top of: the U.S. |" -Lsales charts not long :ago,.. leaves |. | today (Tues:).-for Los.. Angeles. to | \tape: tv footage: for: .Westinghouse Allen ||: Show.” Sakamoto. has ‘been: asked ‘to’ prepare five: numbers, which’ selections will: be: made for Broadeasting’s |: “Steve . from two. episodes. of Allen’ 's program. . is.aminority: stockholder... . it ‘will be the first time to. ‘Amer ‘fea’ ‘for the former. bandboy. whose. ‘original of “Ue O-MuiteAruko” . (Walk:.. With’.. Your. .ChinUp), dubbed “Sukiyaki” overseas, sold’ ‘over 1, 000, 000. copies ‘in ‘the. U.S. under. ‘:Capitol “release. -.This _songhit: the American best-seller. ‘lists:. What: made the achievement ‘even. more phenomenal. ‘is’. -that ‘Sakamoto: sings entirely..in ‘Japa:mnese. .The. song was. cleffed by. pianist .Hachidai; Nakamaura. with lyrics ‘by. Rokusuke Ei.:. . ‘On a ‘recent visit, ‘Capitol board: chairman Glenn Wallichs,. also: a: Toshiba’ ‘Variety that ‘he. believed the Japa}nese _words ‘were the ‘east: vital } contribution . to .the : surprise. hit. He “implied. that” Sakamoto: might just.as well lave been: ‘scat’ rears ig e.. . sound-—a. combination.‘ of : ‘SaKa-. Wallichs. ‘board “member, * “The . ‘important . thing : is “Let's: “not. €all: it: rock:.’n’ It's ‘the. sound :they .go for.” . A. -lilting, .melancholy:: song ‘of . L i. : ‘Busch and Bruno Walter), the Ber-: nocturnal loneliness,’ lin Philharmonic: and ‘the ..London -Philharmonia:’ “A: Beethoven . ‘eyéle was.released.” in’ Japan. about 20 {Months | ago “and. sold 500,900 -cop_ies. It is-now. in: release by various. artists”on: many. labels: throughout. the ‘world, : “having becn: ‘given first | ‘overseas. exposureé. as a Kenny: Ball | : instrumental © on” England's Pye ; 1 label: vee tum. aa It. iwas. “after “the. iristrumental. version. received enthusiastic . response. when “played * by a New’ York « disk’ Dexter, “jockey. “-that “Dave “We. never. ‘dreamed : “it “would hit,’ ’* “Wallichs observed.: “When any repertoire. man tells him. skeptically,”Wallichs added. Conceding. that. “Sukiyaki”. ‘was a}: Success .-and.. that -. Capitol would: -not : lave released. the song if it -hadn’t‘created ‘a’ stir . else They’ re. al “classic. examples,” ne he said: “Uetalt to o Amy-Mala general manager of Amy-Mala Ree ords.. He’llbein charge. of «sales, ‘promotion,: production ‘and ‘the se|= the ‘union, ° who also : ‘Signed. -the curing of already: recorded masters. ‘Uttal has*“been affiliated with Monument ‘Music, Madison Records On the. |eross-the-boarder trek are -Gene|. .| Moritti,. head of -intefnational sales; |:— 7 Ring: And. Change Your Name :.” oPs To Mine... “;. in-1918 ‘in. collaboration’ with . |. lyricists Ed. Rose and William Sakamoto Disks} ‘*Sukiyaki” |:: ‘by Danny. Kaye; Benny Fields. |. Chis own-firm. Wi in} lage _|° In anarrangement ‘with Pan | Am, Sakamoto .is.“being accom|-| panied ‘on the trip by his manager | ‘and his manager’s. wife, Masao and | Mrs. ‘Manase; anl Warren Birken~ |. head, resident Japan Tep for Capi-|° tol Records “and: -a. director .of |-. Toshiba’ Records;.-in ‘which: Capitol | on’a multi-lingual kick with Peter, ‘language «. Italian). attack. onthe foreign mar‘ket via Peter, Paul “& Mary etch‘Ings and a. German. ‘push. with the -marked the first time. a: Japanese | verlys. nated by Bobby Weiss,. WB’s inter-: [national . director, ‘Peter, Paul &. tour. which ‘begins Sept. 2.. Pi. {ducing the German Janguage ses-sions will be Frau Sigrid Volkman: told | will be produced: by Jacques .Wolf{son of the |\(French' distributors. of the WB language. titles: ‘market, the German, French and. Italian recordings. will be offered’ ‘for: example, are. “expected ‘to be. _. .J and’. Australia, -where Italian “immigration has been: felt, .and. the “Sukiyaki”. -Africa, the Middle East, French-| Speaking ‘Canada .and other: parts. beginning: in October: to cut thei . jin Hambu “They were. S the’ ones who named record ‘mat rial especially written, | it ‘Sukiyaki’ and got us in trouble,” ‘-Wallichs. said: “But what .could we: do. If. we chad changed: the name; : ave’ would. “have: lost the: momen-rector,: Gunter Borchert, | details } were just concluded. for the. Everlys | ‘duced. by Wulf Kabitzky. for Teldec. and. supervised by. Weiss for WB, who. schedules releases. at. ‘recordings * will ‘be. marketed .in “| Capitol, decided to :take a chance ‘on the Sakamotorecord.: “Capitol | Holland, * “Sweden, ‘Norway, and.’ ‘other Jabels. have» released: * ‘hundreds ‘of. Japanese records ‘in | the.” past, but: who. ever: heard of ‘them? “OPRY’ UNIT OKE $11,146 -AT REGINA EXHIBITION | fluke. | DET. SYMPH TOOTERS’ me-‘he::¢an. pick ‘a “hit, I ‘look: at-| : The: “Detroit. Symphony: and. ‘the where, Wallichs:. brushed’ aside .a: featuring a wage increase. ranging | , ‘suggestion, that: it is’a classic exe. ‘ample. of.a surprise hit.. ~ upto. $175-a. week in thréé years, time | clauses i ‘orch, .| drive will strive: to‘ increase the ‘Larry. “Uttal” has -taken’ over: ag {1,200 © Thursday. ‘season . tickets to. ‘son. tickets. to. 1; 750. ‘the. profes|. the: | relationships. Po Music ‘ rend to ‘The current pop music swing toward “better” songs is making. -}it-easier for standard diskers like {Guy Lombardo to keep. pace with \today’s -chart-sellers..It’s not: that _ | Lombardo hasn’t been able to pick “Tup,.and ¢ash in; on such musieal | fads as country, calypso, etc., ‘but {now he feels: ‘that there more songs. of the ‘substantial calibre of “I -|Left My Heart In San’ Francisco” » for: him to choose from. © ‘In. ‘agreement is Milt Gabler, veepee in charge of. artists. & replertoire at Decca Records, who's | been recording the Lombardo: orch since 1941. ‘For the -most part,” ‘Jsays’ Gabler, “the teenage music {has been sweetened down. It’s not -}80: raucous as it was a couple of ‘| years..ago which.makes it easier to put together a current song rephas no:copies of the. recordings: a ed tt, the teenage but -he holds. the. copyright in. ~-|material predominating '| years. ago didn’t Iend itself to =| Lombardo styling when he attempt-;edan album of the pop tunes of that. day called “By Special Re{| quest.” Both Lombardo and Gabler agreed :that. it didn’t work out ‘Htoo: well. | “Now,” says : Gabler, “a lot of the vocal hits can be done instru Drive to Push mentally because a lot of the songs 9 Seas Mkt. Biz | have.a solid melodic base: which : ‘Lombardo ‘can do well ‘in his iden“Warner Bros. Records 4g going}. Jack Mills’ ‘Annuity Jack Mills, whose music pub“Hoes firm: is.:saidto.. have. _ an: asking ‘price ‘of about. $5,-. 000,000,: pulls in. about $30-a quarter. from ASCAP | as the composer of: “TIL Buy The ‘The song, which was written Raskin, is being. Kept alive, ‘Says Mills, ‘mainly. through the. ‘efforts. of ‘George: Burns “who continually uses ‘it: in his. tv. and ‘nitery appearances. Over the years it's been .recorded and.The Beale St: Boys. Mills tifiable style.” ‘Gabler is also latching on. to the current folk music vogue with Lombardo.. Upcoming on Decca’s October release schedule is Lombardo LLP tagged “American Folk Songs,” The vocals will be handled by the Lombardo Trio and a folksinging group. ‘The package will be Lom‘pardo’s: 28th for Decca. He’s been with Decéa‘since 1934 except for. ‘a five-year (1955-60) fling under the Capitol banner. .Lombardo, now busy with “A round The World in 80 Days” ‘production. at Jones Beach, L.1., will hit the road with his: oreh in September for a tour of fairs and concerts until Dec. 1. He'll -cut. two albums for Decca in N.Y, .in December and is'scheduled. for the ‘New. Year’s. eve benefit bash at Grand ‘Central Terminal. ‘He’s. also. mulling a hotel date in ‘N.Y. for the month. After New ‘| Year’s-he returns to. Tierra: Verde, Fila.,. where the orch will play at his Port O’Call resort until Eas-. ter. He’s due back in N-Y, in late April ‘for’ the opening of: the World's: Fair. : Despite Inking Delays, Mathis Clicks Big 516 _At NY?s Forest Hills Three. ‘basic rules in live’ ‘show “business ‘were broken | at: the Johnny Mathis show .at the Forest Hills. Music Festival Saturday. (10) to the detriment of the show and the star... First, several of the songs he. sang had been done earlier, and ‘poorly, by the warmup comic; ‘second, advertised as starting ‘at 8:30: sharp,. the show got under way with a-band concert after 9, Mathis didn’t:appear until 9:45, sang three numbers and bowed off for Inter-' mission at 9:55; and at a midseason concert, the sound. system was still October -and. distributed, not ‘only | bugged with feedback, blasting and in German, but by WB distributors ‘mechanical failure. in’ Switzerland. Australia, Belgium, |. “Phere was audible resentment .at ‘Den| the: delay which was assuaged later: mark, F ‘inland and eastern’ France. | by a solid second half with Mathis rr er |-doiug a: dozen numbers, mainly ‘| faves associated with him. ‘Along -with his. smooth’ style, Mathis is | adding a-jazz shouting delivery on PAY HIKE, OTHER GAINS | ster numbers as “Lady Is a vane }(and there’s no reason for him to --Detroit,; Aug... 13. change. “tramp”. to “camp”), and Detroit “Federation. of : Musicians. Wena: . Beautiful. ‘Girl in the have signed: ‘a three-year: -contract |. Closeto capacity house came. to. hear . Mathis and was impatient detailed grievance _procedires, with Den Costa’ 5 big compe aniiting sick leave, ‘pnd: travel. and. over + which stretched for -half. an: hour. This: was followed by 20 minutes of -Murray ‘Kaufman, disk. jockey ‘turned comic. with: a monolog on topical. subjects; including a libel on. which’: Elizabeth. Taylor almost ‘could: sue, «and. a series of blackouts. about: ‘tv. commercials which ‘scored about -50% of the time.. ‘Arena of the West Side Tennis. Club ‘can gross around $55,000 at © the Festival scale ard management union . ina °.surprise.move] claimed. the ‘Mathis show. which signifying a ‘farther : cementing of. topped ‘the .Ray.. Charles anvpeara | ance, went: about $51,000. Leve. Paul & Mary and The Everly Bros. The. ‘diskery. will Jaunch-a three(German, French | ‘and Through ~ ‘arrangements. -coordi “Mary.. will recordin ::the three | lingos' at Téldec’s Berlin studios. during their European’ engagement of Teldec, while the French. titles. Vogue Co:,. Paris, line), and _Ezio’ Leoni of Saar |” (Milan): will. handle’ the : Atalian: ‘In’ -addition to. the ‘European. to all other licensees of Warner Bros: Records. ‘The. Italian. records, available in areas of South America: French Wakxings' willbe: pushed in} of.the globe..Weiss will make the |recordings available to all licensees | : : The Eve very: ‘Bros. have -been’ set German language disks -on Sept. 16-17. ‘They'll for them: by. Gernian’: composers. : Through’ the. cooperation of: Teldec. and. ‘its artists -&. repertoire di-. to’ record four titles,. to ~be: pro The Everlys’ . “initial. German Robert: B.. Semple, -préxy’ of the said" “an”. extensive: ticket 2,000 and .the “1,450 » Saturday sea Howard “Greene,.. president of agreement, presented Semple. with, an honorary ‘membership. ‘card in: