Variety (December 1943)

44 MUSIC Wednesday, December IS, 1013 Abramson, of Mutual, Hits Back At Critics of Nets' Briefie Remotes Nat Abramson, head o£ the sus-♦ turning department at WOR-Mulual, N. Y.. strongly objects to tlie criti- cisms levelled at his handling of the net works' sustaining time as it is distributed tor band remotes. He points out that the bandleaders, mu- sic publishers, etc.. who have been objecting in recent weeks to the numerous 15-minule and sometimes less pickup periods doled out, know nothing of the terrific problem with which Mutual is confronted, hence should not-criticize. Abramson anwers the critics ol the time allotted Id many small com- binations such as Al. Trace, from the Dixie hotel. N. Y.. Townsmen, froni the Warwick hotel. N. Y.. ct a), by pointing out that AFM head Pelrillo Vooul a year and a half ano ordered Mutual and thcolhcr chains to .give small and unkown bands a chance at sustaining air lime also, or lie would pull all remotes off the air. lie claims Pctrillo's attitude hasn't changed; at the time the AFM head pointed out that the top bauds had already gained their reputations and a bankroll and therefore didn't need the air exploitation as much as (he unknowns. In defense of the many 15-minute periods he allots. Abramson ex- plains that with CBS lowering . its number of remotes and NBC -brush- ing them entirely, Mutual, and the lue are swamped with requests. He says he has Hi origination points in NY. at the moment, having dumped four recently from a total of 20, and it is impossible to satisfy every- one's request for time. He says also that if he trie.-, to drop one to give more time to another, or lake on a new outfit, liie 'lopped-'olV maestro, plus his manager, agency and every- one concerned with the band is on his neck. Another point he-makes is that he owes loyalty to spots, if not only, for years on -WOR-Mulual then for other reasons. For example, he mentions one major spot in N. Y, that uses lop bands only part of the year. If Mutual doesn't carry Hie smaller combinations during the period when big bands aren't used, the net won't get in when the names are on tap. Buddy Morris Buys 'Arkansas' for $5,000 Buck Ram and Redd Evans, writ- ers of 'Arkansas,' have sold the tune to Buddy Morris for $5,000. F;im has been working on the melody the pasi weeks and publishing it.'through his own firm, Noble Music, bui trans- ferred it to Morris for a SS.iiOO ad- vance and a $2,500 bonus for the work already done in getting it started. It has been transfer rod to Morris' Melrose catalog. Advance was split between Evan- and Ram and the bonus wen; into Ram's firm, of which he is no owner.-' soli 15 test Song Sellers OVcc/v En ing Dec. 11) Paper Doll... Marks White Christmas Berlin Pistol Packin' Mama.,. .Mayfair Beautiful Morning.... .Crawford Either Too Young. Wilmark Victory Polka -. .Cluippell People Will S.ay. Crawford Be Home for Xnias. . . . . .Melrose Heart Tells Me............. BVC Say a Prayer.,.:. .Southern Sun.,.Mou. or Always. .. Mayfair For First Time .Shapiro How Sweet You Are. ... .Remick Slibo Shoo Baby......... .Leeds Put Your Ai'ms, Honey.. .B'way NBC, CBS, Blue, Mutual Plugs Foltoteiiip list o/ <ht most played popular tunes on (lie vetworUs for (lie meek lieoinm'iiff Monday and through Sunday. Dec. 6 to Dec. 12 from f> p.m. to 1 a.m., is dt'l'ided into two sections. The first section represents the first approximately'25 lenders in alphabetical order (in some cases flieic are ties,, accounting.-for a lotiper list), and the second section canfiii.is' the 'also rails,''but iiofalcd in arllliniclicnl <"<Icr. Tlic conipijnfioiis em- brace the NBC, CBS, Bine and Miilnnl Networks, as represented by WEAF, WABC, WJZ and IVOR, N. Y., and ore based on data provided by Accurate Reporting- Service, regular cliccl.iiio source of the 7iitisic pub- lishing industry. TITLE PUBLISnEB Bcsame Mucho .Melodylanc " By the River of Roses .Shapiro ► Ed Marks Says His 50th Anniversary Antedates Leo Feist . . New York. Editor, 'Variety': As long as Robbins-Feist-Miller has seen fit, in the enclosed clipping from this week's 'Variety.' to men- tion and try to belittle my.old asso- ciate Joseph W. Stern and me with statements which are inaocuraiejiis- tbrically, I think you. who was al- ways deeply interested in our wel- fare, will welcome the true facts. Perhaps you will also be good enough to give us a few lines of cor- rection. The statement that the Feist com- pany was organized in 189:{ and that it celebrated a 50th anniversary on , Dec. 8, 1943. is inaccurate. I be- | lieve the following will immediately I prove to you that liiey are simply trying to trade on and to forestall our 50th anniversary which, as you may know, has already been, men- tioned as about to occur on Feb. 7, 1!)44; which is exactly 50 years after the birth and organization of our !irm: The records will easily show to you that the Feist company was not in business, until 1897, so thai any 50th anniversary in its case could only occur four years hence. The statement that "Feist's pals. Edward B. Marks and Joseph W. Stern, turned down Feist's maiden effort' is simply another misstate- ment. The first composition written ' by Feisl was entitled 'Those Lost FYIT FROM MITTIT&l ! "«^j>p>- ■«« published by LAU riWlll IHUlUrtL Jos( . ph w stern & Co. in 1B95. Two S.iUy Loft lias severed connections I years later Feist induced my old with Mutual Music Society, after an association of only a few weeks. Loft was said to have bought into the firm, operated by Leo Talent and .Mil! partially owned by Capt. Glenn Miller.'at the time he joined it. Before going with Mutual, Loft was a third partner in Campbell. Lofi 4 Porgie. He sold his interests In that outfit for $20,000. Special Show Business Group Set Up By AER To Plug Berlin's 'Buddy' Irving Berlin's 'My rilish Buddy. 1 new time- incorporated iu'io 'This Is The Army' for.'its recent showings in London., is getting the b.enelii of unusual-o.-pMitalion in this country through the .selling up of a Civ ilian Committee' of I ho Army Emergency Roliel'.' Committee comprises t'op men in talent agencies, record com- panies, music publishers, etc.. and will plug the song, proceeds of which is going to the Army Emergency Relief, same organization that bene- fits from both the stage and screen versions of ■■Army." Manie Sachs, of Columbia -Record's: Sonny Worbliu and Herb Rosenthal, of MCA: Willa.rd Alexander, of Wil- liam Morris: en.Selvm. o.f Muzak: Milton Krasny and Tom Rockwell, of General Amusement Corp., met last week with Col. Chas. F. H: Johnson of AER. and plotted exploitation on the song. Need for the. Committee ! came about through the disbanding of I ho servicemen pluggeis who worked on the score of 'Army..' Pub- Candlelight and Winer—i'Around the World'.......... Dpn'l Believe Everything Dream—i; round World'. ... Don't Sweetheart Me For First Time. ....'..'.;..'. .;..':'...'.-,.;..;....'.. Home How Sweet You Are—, Thank Lucky Star.-' . j 1 Couldn't Sleep Last Night'--■'Higher and Higher'. .. . ' I've Had This Feeling 'Before— : 'Show usinos.-*'. ; Little Did I Know ..., ! Mv. Heart Tells Mo—■' iosio O'Graciv' ... | 'My Ideal ' . .. |. Shining Hour—rSUy's the Limi '... .. ! No Love N'o 'N'oihin'—'Gang's All Hero' . "Oh, U'hai a Beautiful Morning—''Oklahoma' I Paper Doll '.-'-.....- ■•..- I People Will Say. We're 'In'Love—•'Oklahoma'. .. :,.. Pistol Packin' Mania ......... Put Yoflr Arms Around Me—i;'C'oney Uiar.t!'. ; S;ty a Piay'er for Boys Over There—: 'Hers io-I.IoUIV. Shoo Shoo Baby—vThrec Cheers For Boy...'... Speak Low—''One Touch of Venus' .:. They're Either Too Young Too Old—•' ;t ;«•.•.>" When They Ask About You White Christina.-— ; 'Holiday Inn" MOST l'l..\Vi:i) AITKK 1'IKST !« Do Xul.hir.L: 'ou Hear Frn'm- Me ll'H'.ey Sum.; Have I Staved Away Too Long'.' In a Friendly. Little Harbor My -First Love Someone to'Love j Is My Baby Blue Tonight ':./..'.;...-. Old Acquaintance— /Old Acquaintance' Star Eyes—i'l Dood U' Sunday, Monday or Always—v'Dixic'. SOLLY LOFT IN QUICK lishers such as Chester Conn, ol , Sun . o ;. W;jh r .- l il%i . 0 un Too-^'Oklahomn' Bregm.an. Vocco and Conn, are also Mo | i(i ' v Fol . Sll .i„' R s I'll Be Home For Christmas Take It Easy—i'2 Sisters and a ailor' Thank Your Lucky Stars—: 'Thank Lucky Sla'ra You're the Rainbow—;' id ing High' Close to You I Dug a Ditch—,'Thousands Cheer' if. You Please—; ; 'Dixie' .'.. I'm Ridin For a Fall—:'Thank Lucky Star.-.' Music Stopped—> Higher and Higher' Oklahoma—"'Oklahoma' Poinciana . . Victory Polka In the BHio of Evening. The Dreamer—Y'Tliank I-ucky Stars' Tilings That Mean So Much to Me... on the committee. Similar idea in exploitation o[ songs is being attempted by the Mu- sic War Committee of the American Theatre Wing, headed by Oscar Ham- merslein. 2d. Group, which is com- posed of pro songwriters trying to find and turn out morale and war songs, has inaugurated a series of luncheons which will bring the pur- pose of. the MWC. to attention of top ranking program producers in ad agencies, band managers, talent agencies, etc. New Disc Patent Record' .companies are viewing with more than cursory interest, the palenting of a new kind of plastic disc in Washington last week. Ac- cording to the last week's issue of the Official Gazette of the United States Patent Office! technically Ihc product is a plastic comprising a vinyl resin base. Patentee is Victor Yngvre, of Lakewood, Ohio, who assigned ' the patent to the Carbide & Carbon Chemicals Corp; of New York. friend. Joe Frankenthaler. to go intp business with him and it was not until-Oct. 13. 18!)7, thai the firm of Feist and Frankenthaler published its first song, which was entitled Does True Love Ever Run Smooth.' which was also written by Feist him- self. Their first success. 'Smoky Mokes' came in 1899 and the follow ing year Feist bought Frankenthaler out. Knowing your reputation for play- ing fair, I trust that you will im partially publish these facts. Edward B. Mnil.s. VICTOR HERBERT BOOK Ella Herbert Bartlctt, daughter of the late Victor Herbert, has selected a group of her father's soiigs which will ba. published - by .Whittlesey Housa under the title 'Victor Herbert Songs for Children." The songs are from various op- erettas such as 'Babes in Toyland and 'Little.Nemo.' .Miller . .Robbins . .Advance . .Shapiro- . . American , . Remick .Harms . .Santly . .Lincoln . BVC .Paramount . .Morris . .Triangle . .Crawford . .Mark? • . CiaWffir'ii .■Morris . .Broadway ..Southern ..Leeds- . .Chnppell . .Wilmark ...Berlin ' ... Berlin ... Nubbins . . Morris - . .Famous . .Campbell . . Dor>Vv . .Block . ,Bruariuay '/.Wit mark' . iFoi.-i . .Mayfair . .Crawford . .BVC ... Morris . .Santly . .Remick . .Paramount. . .Barton . ..Foist . . Famous .. Remick . .Harms . .Crawfor ..Marks . .Chappcll . Shapiro . . Hiirms BMl ASCAP BD. NIXES 10G BONUS TO FRED AHLERT j As a reward for working out the elaborate point system of writer- elassiiication. which ASCAP will put into effect Jan. 1. a'segment of the society's board of directors proposed last week that Fred Ahlert: its orig- inator, be given a $10,000 bonus. Pro- posal was vetoed by the remainder of the Board on the theory that the body is not authorized to distribute the members' money in thai way. Second proposal that Ahlert be put on the payroll for that amount dur- ing 1944 was also rejected. ASCAP Board meeting last Thurs- day (9) in N. Y. resolved to distrib- ute the final quarterly payment be- fore the holidays, as usual. Extent of the melon-to-be cut has not as yet been tabulated, since it is based on anticipated income for the re- mainder of December, but It's ex- pected to be of record proportions. t' Fi'mwsicnI. * Leflit miisi I.ea Zahler aiid Pat O'Dea clcffed 'Heaven on-. Earth' for 'Men In Her Mind'atPRC. Inside Stuff-Music Jack Johnstone, general manager oT Embassy and Yankee music pub- lishing firms owned by Tommy Dorsey. claims that neither firm is even, temporarily inactive. He claims that during his run as road manager of Dorscy's band he was actually dividing his time between the.band and the publishing houses, and that the recent release of contact men Harry Bernie and Irving Brown doesn't indicate an inactive status. Johnstone was replaced as manager, with Dorsev's band.late last week, by Dave Jacobs, former trombonist with the outfit. ' Jacobs got a medical discharge from Uie Army. Otto K, Eilel. managing director of the Bismarck hotel, Chicago, is send- ing-out an unusual Christmas card. I ts a large sized musical calendar, pointing out the top composers from Bach to Gershwin. Chart was don with collaboration of (he Chicago Musical College. Tunesmiths of Tin Pan Alley can dish up sentimental ballads, but when it comes id war songs "it's the man in the G. I. suit who marches off with the honors,' was gist of N\ Y. Mirror feature section Sunday <12i. Pointed out that such tunc.s as 'Marines Hymn,' 'Anchors A weigh,' 'What Do You Do in the Infantry?,' 'Army Air Corps' and 'Caissons' were all written by servicemen. Theory article advanced was that fightin men and what they like. now best about fig!,ling A GREAT RHYTHMIC BALLAD WITH A BEAT TO BOOT ! Have Ifo 11 A Love : hills music, inc. lo i\o With that?