Variety (Aug 1940)

Duchin, Kyser Land N.Y. Waldorf Hotel Dates; Several Spots Indetnite Eddy. Duchia and Kay Kyseir or- chestras get th& two Waldorf-Astoria hotel, N. y., band jobs this fall, Du- chin in the Sert Boom opening Oct. 10 and Kyset in the Enrvpire starting. Oct. 12. Duchin goes into the Wal- dorf's Starlight Roof Sept. 6, replac- ing the current Xavier Cugat, r€?- mainihg there until Oct. 9. Booking of Kyser keeps his :fer6up in N.Y. for a fair stretch at least, idea, that probably rtieets with -the approval of the sponsors of his Lucky Strike broadcast's; However, with the. two Waldorf sjpots set for musical talent, the N.Y. hotel band picture isiS'StiU not clear. There are several spots ' not~ yet set for the, first half of the season, not- ably the Plaza,; Biltmore and New ably the Plaza and New Yorker. Biltmoi-e gets. Ray. Heatherton's. nevi^ band, fresh from the Rambow B:oom, N. Y., tonight (Wednesday), jn place of Alvino Rey. Plaza, spot is to be fiillied soon; but the New Yorker has no idea who will follow the current Woody Herman.- Let- ter's option was picked up last week keeping.him th,ere until Oct. 9, Quy Lombardo returns to the Roosevelt, his usual winter stand;:Sammy Kaye swings bacic-i into the Commodore Oct. 1 for his .third season, and Glenn Miller; heads back . into the Pennsylvania's Cafe Rouge Oct. 6 for his second term, a booking that had been set since Miller left the place, last April, Lincoln and. Edisbn hotels are clear, for. a time at least. Blue Bar- ron again succeeds the cuirrent Gray Gordon at the Edison, and Tony Pas- tor's comparatively hew group goes Into the Lincoln about Oct. 15. Char- lie Bar net is supposed to return for a short stretch before Pastor, re- placing the current Will Hudson. Date is not definite, however. Frahkie Masters has been renewed at the Taft until October'. Nothing set to follow. Krupa fo Glenn Is. Gene Krupa band will tee off the Glen Island Casino, New Rochelle, N. Y., winter^ policy. . Marks .first time the spot has succeeded in go Ing through with winter plans, though such an idea- had been broached the last several seasons. iECrupa will play, two weeks, at least, starting Oct; 2. Bobby Byrne's band will holdover till Oct. 1, though scheduled to close originally Sept. 6. Byrne has been there since May 15. Grady Hotel, Atlanta, Books Non-trliion CreW Atlanta, Aug. 27. With Henry Grady hotel branded as unfair by the American Federa- tion of Musicians, hostelry SatUrdiay (24) opened with non-union Don\^1- yorre and his cvew in its Spanish Room, town's-only summer dine arid dance spot. Action of AFW is outgrowth of quarrel between Henry Grady and Atlanta Federation of Trades, stem- ming from alleged dismissal by ho- tel of two union .ernployeeSi Jahies G. Petrillo, prez of AFM, gave ho- tel until Aug. 24 to settle its differ- ences with union, but there was no settlement. Use of non-union mu- sickers in Sjiahish Room has cut off remote pickups by WATL/ Mutual outlet here. Atlanta Variety Club has its quar- ters irt the Grady and those mem- bers of tent who carry union cairds are being forced to stay away from club. . Stage Bands Again in Series of shifts in oherhight book- ing departments of New York'band agency Offices last week moved Billy Shaw out of Consolidated Ra- dio'Artists and over to Music Corp. of America, He'll book under the supervision of Harry Moss, while Moiss concerns himself more with setting location dates. Moss has been increasing active .of late on. location, work and the Idea is for him to partly help fill the gap left open by Sonny Werblin and Willard Alex- ander. Alexander is now with Wrn. Morris agency. Werblin is still hospitalised by . kickback of a previ- ous . illness. iShaw's place at CRA y/as taken Monday (26), when all changes went into effect, by Bob Bundy, who had headed the Charles & Cy Shribmah agency in N. Y. Who will replace Buhdy for Shribman has not yet been determined. Shribmain main office is in Boston. At Turner band has started sixth consecutive year at . exclusive Bach- elor's Club In Pittsburgh. 3 BIG SONGS from the Music House that gave you -Make-Believe Island" ORCHIDS FOR REMEMBRANCE By the writers of "Depp Purple" A SONG OF OlD HAWAII The Biggest Hawaiian Hit Of The Year AT A DIXIE ROADSIDE DINER A Nesy Rhythm Song Setting the: Pace Standard Uits TIIHL ON MY HANDS WITHOUT A SONG DIANE • WHISPERING Miller MUSIC, IHc. • 1629 Broadway, New York BEN GILB.ERT, Gn. Mgr. HERB REIS, rm. Mgr.. IS Best Sheet Musk Sellers iW^ Tiding Aufif. 34, 1940) Sydney, Aug. 7. Stage bands are right back into popularity in the ace pic houses throughout Australia. Although no overseas* names are available, never- theless local talent finds plenty of work oh tap from major pic loopers, keen to keep pace with the public's desire for more melody with pic fare. Apparently, with so itiuch wax stuff coming over the radio nowa- days, public looks for something dif ferent when seeking entertainment, elsewhere. Top baton twirlers'hooked by . Hoyts, .Greater Union and Car- rolUMusgravfe for extended dates in- clude Jimmy Davidson, Will Quih- trell, Bert Hovirell, Daniel Mas, Ned Tyrell, and Tiny Douglas. Try is also being made in city louses to rebuild organ popularity. Zig Euan's Jsim Session With T. Dorsey in Bunny Berigan^ Chair Wows AX. Atlantic city, Aug...26, Editor,. Va.riety;. When man beats • son . (Til Never $mile Again'), local boy makes good, and prpdigal son (wasting only lung' power) returns: that's triple ;nevvs in music circles. Tommy Dorsey arid: his orchestra, the organization responsible for the daily, atmospheric inundation of 'I'll Never Smile Again,' played a one-, nighter at Steel Pier, Atlantic City; Sunday (25) sans the services of star trumpeter and former bandleader. Bunny Berigan, for reasons (?). Ziggy Elman, local boy, who was discovered by Benny doodmain at this . entertainment mecca, under similar circumstances, while playing in Alex Bartha's band a few years ago, took Bunny's-chair for the en- gagement; and history Was made. . At 10:45 the band appeared, and the first number, 'Swingtime Up. in Harlem,' suddenly soai-ed to a screaming trumpet finish as Ziggy took thfe floor. Recognizing him, the crowd shook the Pier with their ova- tion. Showmsi^ Tommy got his Pied Pipers up to the. mike almost imme- diately afterward to deliver the na- tion's favorite song—their number. But the climax was still to come. A few minutes later, the band went into a free rendition of 'Dear Old southland,' Tommy gave Ziggy's trumpet the spbtliight in a jam ses- sion, which featured the maestro and Buddy Rich (former Artie Shav* drummer); Elman. was superb, and the crowd;. realizing that they were hearing one of the best spontaneous musical exhibitions in years, gaye him full vocal credit. Playing with the Dorsey crew for the first time^ Ziggy Elman's horn was silent for the most part of a subsequent broadcast, in which spe cial arrangements were used; but when 'Rhumboogie' and 'Old Black Joe' came along, he stopped his im patient fidgeting and gave the radio audience a surprise treat, holding the music in his left hand at first, but throwing it down to give forth with perfect improvising as he felt the mood, lie even ioined; the band's choral backgrourid in the. former. After this, it was Elman's night. His^creaniing finish to a swingarop started an unalbating roar. Tommy had to . change his plans, and; they went into 'And the Angels Sing,* ai number Ziggy made famous with Goodmah's band. The 'Smile' re- ception was puny in comparison to the spontaneous; OutCfy for Elman, which was reminiscent of, the Re- publican convention in Philly. He soloed with the drtjms on his: famous 'Bublitchki,' and Dorsey wisely, featured him for the rcr mainder of the evening, despite the fact that he had to improvise each ride, including the famous 'IVIarie' lick, . ■-■ Dorsey's band hasvbeen immor- talized by his famous arrangements, but it ' made history last night. JVn underated musician peered at these numbers for the first timie, and then delivered his conceptions perfectly without' the aid. of written sheets.; Tribute is necessary for this acci- dental milesWe. i hope some credit will be given. ., Herb Hendler. I'll Never Smile Again.............• • ••••••••«••#••.••••*• vSun SierrA Sue- •«•••••••••••.at..«•••.• «Shapiro Wheii the Swallowi Come Back...... .................i....Witmaik Blueberry Hill r,, •<•••••! ••,.<••■■••••••••••••• t ^ , Chappeil God Bless Amoi'ice. • • • •........ • • • • • • • • • • • ......... .Berlin Fd^ls' Riish- Xn««• •««• •.• • • •••••«.• * •.• •«.«••*•• •.•«■ * • • •'*. • * • ...B^C ■ •I'm NobodyV Baby ('Andy Hardy Meets Deb').............,Feist I'm Stepping Out iVith. • Memory Tonight ................ .Robbins Six Lessoni front Madame La Zoriga. ....... . . ■ ■ ■ Breezis and 1..,... ^,.«...-... Playmates' «.'..«••.«•• ^. . • v • • *. • • Nearness .of . You t * * .....;. •. . .. /»... -t.. . ^.... ..; Down by .the O-hl-o . i,., Shout, I Am an American ... ♦AH This, arid Heaven Too ('ATHT'). )•*•••.•• • • ■ t-i :..BVC • , . .Marks' ..Santly ..Famous . .Forster :. .Mercer .. Remick ^Filmusicat Network Plugs, 8 A.M. to 1 A.M. Following is a totaiizatibn of the combined plugs of current tunes on NBC \WEAF anil WJZy .and CB$ (WABC) computed for the week from Monday. through Sunday (Aug. 19-25). Total represents accuntulated performances on the two major networks from 8 am. to 1 a.m. Symbol * denotes film songi 1[ stage ■tnusi<;dls, all others are pop. Parenthetic numeral lifter the title indicates hoiv many weUks the song has shown up in these listings. ' j:. ■ \.. ' .-GRAND TITLE PUBLISHER TOTAL (9). Practice Makes Perfect (4) . . I'll Never Smile Again (II). Love Lies (4)................ When the Swallows Come Back Fools Rush In (13)...... ........... ..; All.This, and Heayen Too (10).. ♦ATHT..........., Orchids for Remembrance (8).......;.;., Sierra Sue (16).....;........... ..,. Blueberry Hill (7 ) . I'm Nobody's Baby (11)..,♦Andy Hardy Meets Deb, Nearness of You (1.1). Mister Meadowlark (9) .........., Same Old Story (4).. Danny Boy (16)............ ^ .; Breeze and I (17)'................. ........ , ......, We Could Make Such Beautiful Music (8)......... . ., Get the Moon Out of Your Eyes (5> ............. I Can't Resist You (14) ..... :'. Maybe (4). ■. That's for Me.. .'Rhythm on the River . Call of the Canyon (4);... .... ..; . Six Lessons from Madame La Zohga (11) . Trade Winds (3) Can't Get Indiana Oft My Mind (4> I'm Stepping Out with a Memory Tonight (11), There I Go (4) One Look at You (2) . ..♦Vanities.... Crosstown (2) Never Took a Lesson in My Life (3) You Think of Ev'rything (4).. .tAquacade... It's a Lovely Day Tomorrow (6). .,tLa. Purchase,.. .. You Can't Brash Me Of? (13)... tLa. Purchase,..,.... You're Lonely and I'm Lonely (15). . .tLa. Purchase.. Down by the O-iii-o (9)............... — ~ ' — ~ ..• ■ ■• . ' ■• >. I 4 I BMI ..... Sun ...... Feist .. .... Witmark . BVC ..... Remick . . Miller .... Shapiro .. Chappeil . Feist .. .. . Fahious ,. Mercer ■ .,. BMI ..., American Marks .. BMJ Paramount ^§(cr 4 • •«4 Robbiiis .. Famous . . Shapiro .. BVC ..... Harms .... Santly Robbins BMI .. /., Paramount Shapiro .. ABC: ..... Robbins .. Berlin ...» "Berlin .... Berlin .... Forster 33 36 34 32 28 27 27 25 24 23 22 21 21 20 19 19 18 .18 18 18 17 17 17 16 16 16 14 13 13 13 12 12 12 10 Noble Plus Templeton On Alka-Seltzer Show Chicago, Aug. 27. Ray Noble's orch goes on the Alec Templeton show for Alka-Seltzer starting Sept. 8. With Pat O'Malley also oh the program, it will be ah all-English show. Wade agency here handling the account. Alfred Newman is scoring They Knew What They Wanted' at RKO. JIMMIE LUNCEFORD And HIS OKCHESTRA CAS A MAN AN A CULVER CITY, CAL 3rd WEEK .e Mgt. HAROLD OXLEY 17 East 49th St., Nbw York Mills Offers The Perfect Song Program!} Th« Hit That's Mowin' 'Em Downl WHlSPEIilNa GRASS By Fred and boris Fiaher Th« Song th^it ia Actually Different, and Growing.Bigoer Every Day! Hear the. Outstanding Records! Buddy Rogers was forced away from leading his band at Cavalier Beach Club, Virginia Beach, by death of a sister at plathat I^ans., Thursday (22), Crew disbanded Sunday. (25) ag pef, previous plans.' [i Vtom the Ki>W.%Kp S.HAr.T. rn>iIu<tlon, "Soulh ot I'li^o VaK>*" The Romantic Tropical Topic! SOUTH OF PAGO PAGO «y liOB WR¥«HT, ("HKT i OKKKST nml LEW POIXAt'K ' Loveliest Ballaid of Our Day I'LL PRAY FOR YOU Morton Gould's Instrumental Classic PAVANNE 'MILLS MUSIC, Inc. """^ ""o*"**^- Pres. NEW YORK, N. Y.