Variety (Apr 1944)

V«'<ln<*''«l"y' April 12, 19 li ORCHESTRAS-MUSIC 31 Those Maestro Allegiances With the conlrovcisy of Columbia and RCA-Victor with the Amer-i kan Federation of Musician.s seemingly ]List as far from settlement as e\ei. there have been few attempts by maestios under conllact to iifhei'-company .to bolt to. one that is recording. 'Several' -month's ago. IKeve w^s. quite . a. .bit of conversation in. this direction, bat so- far only one leader tied to or.e of the outfi;« stil! i.ot recording has itr' ttmpti-d to mo\e eUewheie He sent out feeleis on t'le idea ol s\\ ilch- • .i,3g .and' vvas prOiiiptl^^^ tlj.e'.:6utfit. approaqhed on. the itljeory i( had enough to do tp piesiS stuff for its own contiactees Maioiity of those leaders tied to Columbia and 'Vittor 'have taken tlie alutude that since they have waited so long to lesume lecording they c;u! wait a while longer. And mo.<: of llitn': have, contracts whicli have been-renewed ^ince the beginning of:, the AFM. bans -Aecording . to' ihe wD.rding; o£ ihe-latter fegtilatlom I'w .bt new- pontracts. we'^ .. void in the eyes of the union if sigi-.ed since then. ■:■ ' . :. N. Y. Hotels Unlikely to Have Any Top Bands Next Fall Due to Short Coin USD's Band Plans X Y hotels piobably ^\on't have + . cn<; top- i;a;r.e band on tap next fall.,; t!« compared to former year.«. when me reiui iike a wV.o's who of the ■ V-SO-Camp Siiows. Inc., which l-.ad. uiK y-i-n ,. . , _ . ... , -.; I no name .bniKls.- of any rating-circu-. band busi;io.<s. So far not one . \„ service canip.s durir.K li-.e ■■'ciUftts cuVreiitiy rated among the \y:;r,o:-. i.< ."tg'.n-inj; pn. an./.nulocidi-d ' firs', .'ive is .set for a X. Y. -vpoi. \vilh nu:r,i.«i- 'oiiiui-va'i'.iie ur.it.s lor t!'.t> ■ dt Count .-^o': ';Hr. Biiuds to be r.?cd will be , j.-sriiaUer.;- ho'vvt\-er. than, those bougl-.t fpi'..: th^citmR: .;• xovi-te:- .fast., .-summer: :TtTi!y,"ll'Se- jo -aftd ■.Xl.-.pis'c?, outfits. Les Brown Trumpeter To Form Own Band -■ .K anily.. B rooksv! t V.« S'P^ter.; w Brown's oichestia will foim his own banc, wheii- '■'B,i;owi}-.'. who .teden-tjy ■passed a .physical, ,gp,es--ini0;^^ ice Biooks maj taKe o\ei Biownt libi'Sry',- -but'tlie-personn^^ will be^repiace.d, slhce .it, ip aa expen- .<ive-bknd, that -Brqpks';..pdTO low nrtme strength wovild not be able to call} ■,' Bi'own \is headed for l!;c Xavy, but woi'.'t .go;Into .{liiitorm. for sonie .time yet. lie hii< a dcfern-.eiit to cioaii vp b'6blqng,s : i.Iready 'sigi.ied.,.'Wli'eii',.-.,-he' took ;:is phy.-.ic!i!. ;A'nipng them arc, ■si.x.'W;eelrs. at. the,.3p:en^syU'a.nia;■■i^ot'el,.■■■ Ny y.,;.,staI■ti^^g':in;Jl(l'!e^■;:;'V;:,:.'■-^■v^ /- Brooks' bcirid :w.in-.:b.e- haiidled 'by .Joe Ol'.'i.ser. -' Brow'n'f-. -iiiiuia.^fer.'.'. ."'He 'has a cq.iitract .with, both,;-':gu!i-i:anlc.e.^; :ing. h^m,ijacifiH.g;4bt' Iris; bwii;-band. • as , spoil'"-'r'ftS' tlie,..:''£iTrop;can -war ./ -is ,;cle<ined'.iip-/Vi-;''■''•'.-■'-,.■-?':-;;^ .",-'■. , WLB Disc Hearing Tame; Petrillo Reiterates Aim to Keep Punching No bands hu\e been bought jet -and' rbutes'.hsveh.'t beeii'laid, ottt.-'l. '\ 40-Piece Band MuUed By Shaw ./.When Artie . Shaw.--.organize?' his. -.taiid,, in ■ ihe near''-'.lji..ti;ir.e, will; be: composed, according to advice- from .'the .passible: -: except jo n BaMe, who letums to the Lincoln in Xov ember Tnis condition is almost completely ba'.ed on the lefusal of the bettci name; 'to locate, even Tit N. Y, at a financial loss Neilhei Tommy Doi- t,ey not Jimmy Doisey, it's asscitcd, will csei play N Y. again unless they do so at an even financial bieak «t least Jimmy troi-e\, foi cx- > .^plerhs^n't/played-a K. Y. spot for move than a year. ' ' Frankie Cr.rie. - whose inew, band ■rfbses at, 'tbe; Pbiwsylvartia .Hotel. ' iJ ■ '- Y'.. - tonight...■-('Wednesday-').,-.", -hss been signed to letuin to the pcnn i' "■"i''"^"> ..cLmM.i.fc lo a"v'^<= "o"' -■■^i l • \w\i-y^\^ 'n^^^- -Uvr thWri tnends-on the coast, o£:40; pieces and m October. While he .may by. inen - . . , -j .. uru. / n • jii....v.i-vv"s w-iU not include strings.; What , this .size ,Tnstrument&tion. cpilld ■ iw^ ih Shaw's plans is Vii,gue. . , '. ■ .' .. ;...ShaW;'j:s.;..-,.e^^^^ pu'tebftte :b^;.iW,b .picli.ire .deal's,, -aftd ji bhe'; 'jells • -t he ', form,at'i(iil:,'. -ot .- .ihe; brciiestrii ,Sv.i,ll be, set::-ba;ck:,'' Work wiU,:,be, done.with a studio' band.;. - Shaw. \yivS , u nder con tract to the Wiliiiim: ...Mprris''- a he, ,'^Venit- i:nt'o;i.c,r»i.<jfi; . Th& tqli.t"^^^^^ n6i--^es.p.ireSv- jbiit yhe', caii' -svalfejJuit 6)1- 'it.J:f' 111; so ',<;lJ00ses^ ^ vlt cqiifained a'lehgth-ipfiseV'yice; c ex- tended- by the time lie.; was .in the Na\-y, would still be iii effect.. How- ever, the AFM recently. A-oided all such. SlauSes-. ./: -"',-'.-• , '..■4, .■,:.-■■:'.,'■ .■m .October be a top name (his bano has cicatcd - qqite^ a- stirX he Is/not iww Comtiar- «ble \Mth Tommy Doi'-ev loi ex- ample, who opened at the Pcnn last Octobei .lohnuN Long goes into the New Yotke ui Octooei. Last yeai Benny Goodman teed off there ^ipoditiaii-'-has said.he w.ori't-re the New Yoikei undci any ciicum- ttanccs due to having to play for the ice show tnere. His band, howcverj 3s now bioken up. Tne iefu>.al \o woik at a loss is being cai-.ncd bv -the-. bi.qgGr names e.tside \ Y. too Tommy Doisey -goes-to the Coast:m Junelor.a Me,u-o li)ni. For t'ac first time he, will not pjr\ the Palladium Ballioom theie iin'est pel haps, he gets his puce \\njch IS S.2.000 or more abo\e his last galaiy theie Jimmy Doisey is plajing It, for six weeks opening -■ ..Jltiiebni ,only,- as '..ii .-iTSpalys. of ;r.c'- Jitammg on the Coast neai . his ":'fami)yv;' -,-"-','';, .,: MARTIN BLOCK CO. IN REIS-TAYLOR MERGER • Re is & Triylqr Music Co. aiid lVIar-'i till Block ^Klusic, latter owned by„ the^ WNI-W N ■y , lecoid ipinnei aie m the piocess ol working out k mergoi When negotiations die completed the ttvo. .yil.l. rbtairi ■;.sep*i;i'ite 'id.b.iititie,s, bltt/as ;.Gbn&it-ipri,s,.rei}uir.e.. the;:M^^^ : of both' ,v,:ill- w'oi'k: as 'a --«nit;-;i. ,^l.';|f' AFM Rules for WaU On Voided Balto Pact, But Collection a Snag Aircuc.n Ftdtiation of Musicians rettirned ;in taypr of Jerry Wald last \y6ek i'n a cfise, against, the defunct 'siage .Door Gasin(3, Baltimofej which clbficd. last, Atigust, week .befdie he., was to have opened, there. AFM aw.Mcieo 'Wald one weeks salaiv. but .wiiethcr he will be- able to. c.olie.ot is .jiroblema'icali whereabouts pf JelTy.^ dreeni-i-esponsible for .tlje spot, .are .imk-hbw'n...- - . ' --,■..' -''-■ - Wald's, rrien,-'Wjhtf.'lia&'aft^ with 4he -linipn^against-.hiht^iif^ T. Dorsey Nets 1?0G in 91/2 Wks. Theatre Dates -'■■', 'Tom'Piy ^P.(Jr.«ey,\s,'.i.iihe : and :a'.half. weeks .' of ,iiieati-e bookings,',' whiclli he - e'b'mplefed la.'^t 'Thursday:. (,(i), 'at 'the^'RiVel■side, thbr.t(:ei Mi'lvvaukeej 'fe: j udged by bookers ''and :,as>ent.y.'' 'nien' to', be the;.most''.consistehily'- 's b. p.-,: 'Etiif ■ i-riy- 'lih'ame; .-.band' -:has: ;-e'v:c,r. undei-tsken.. inoluomg Kay Kyser and other'.fop hanies.:'DorBey grossed approximately,, $35Q.6,bOv, cai'iiii-ig -foi', him self. aroi.! iid., ;$i 76;0(K!^, in .the i p i ne' Wee,ks , and.:,',t)wec ;-diiy,s,'' a'n(3.-' -.se-tfihg new b.o. 'r.ecbi'ds:. iii, eislit of: the lO :hbuses..he played - ■■.! ■' ■:■':' ' in,; additiq,n-,.1o: ,fii,s, ow:n;'sti'eiigth- at the bo, Doisey h.Kl Gene Kuipa with" hiiti- .a,i)d, this: circum'staiice iirir-: questionablv helped pyiamid glosses '^I'upa' got'cQual billing with;bprsey in all; situation.%' on . the leader's bi'der.e.' ;,i';or::part; of the tour he also w-as accoiiipaiiied by.- ex-leadeiv;Bob Alleii,,, oil. \:ocal.s. :>-:S.inCe Allen . has strength', ill the -hiiddlcw6.st he- -fig- uied in the diaw also . Doi'sev IS currently on a week of one-highlerf,;;Wr, Whibh he hiis giiar- c. ntee= of $21 '500 He opens at Fiank Dailej Ten,ice Room Ncwaik W. J,., .Friday. (14,; fql; twTO, w;eekS',' ,the Sherman hotel, -Chicago, April 28. foi Ihiee weeks „nd ^tait^ Mnv 26 .ori 'pii .unti..«ual; ryn, of ,:qne-h-ighters. All piomotiqn<:, Ihe^e dates will con- sist of 90-minute conceits followed by a tnice-houi dance Band wdl to\er some tOwn<: that Doisej i-?evei ph-ncd beloie datCNStt are, .Giai-id- Rapids. . Toledo, Daj-ton, St':--Lbuis. Kaii.sa.s 'City: 'TulsS. .OklS' homa City, Fort ; Worth,; Pallas, E'lievepoit Houston S.ui Antonio and Louis\ lUe Dor>.ev then goes to the Coast for a Metro film.'; ' : Marshall Men Win $11 Scale Hike; Strike Off ■-,;'.J;'-: '::'.; ;p,hiladelpiHii,, Apriii:!'!, ..Regiijijfif -.-War; -' Ijabpr; ;Bpai-d.-'. bn..' Slitiirday'lEri Kiled that SM per-in.in'i' "nietit"': wwfie . :.ihci:casef{-^ couldV';hc,, g'fanted tO;.'members",o,f -: the Billy,-. -M'ar!!h-ainoi:fli<;stra;'a{ FRaHkiiirihoVfl, ; Nvhq :>V'ei'it ,bh #tvik;c Apvii'■:i'-- Hfle'r .;3lleged ■■;-,'"s,t<-il'ii'n'g";; by ; ihe.'ii'oard" qii'. .iiE.',,d.ecisi^ ■-siiiee-,'-lai;;t' Li.ibo:-. Diiy.. . ;;;■ ^,- ..'■'^;,,.'■ ,. -",x-,-,;;-' ',\;Brii'id' had:-returiied'-tb yi"Qflf''thtirs;^;: ■;d.iy' night ,i;(i").;on';ady,ii.'e.-'o'n its cbini--. -set - Uhdiii' '■\V.LB, poiicy :nb; de.ei',';i;qn 'iS.'nia'de'WtTilG; it:' strike; i.s'i.n pi'0Kre's:s:- '-.;;-,;.Boa,rd, .riiic'd;,th'at-s;ih'ce'' .the;.orcljes-';, .:ti'a; had' ';bee:ii .engSftect .'atr. the' hotel,- :fbr j-nbj'c ih.an a ..yeiir':.ihe-iii.en. '.wel^e' 'entitled ;.t;b ■'>.ii:i#it;^4i)ei'-e^ses;. ''on.^t-he" ■ba.sis.-',. of^;fhe,, ..imprbvcd.■ guality of. '•se.i;V-lce ;pertu.i.'ii'>ed'-lay.','th,«V'sr,^^^ ri-s, ;.'a-'-i('h:Oie.-';'-'- -'In&eases..- 'ave'r'fiR i ng; $11 r. .^eif-v;ock .i per: ■ j-n ai3-r.ha.v be ■i-n..',e.sci"dw-;.'-by-'. thp hir.el .'-(iiiicel-la.st.- Labor■.',-p-ay;' - pending'::'''a-.:.' WLB-de'^; cisipn;',:' ':-\,,'-''.,.. ■,;-:-;'' - '.' ,';;.;: 'WLBpb-iiitcri-. out.. !-.ow ever, -hat tlte...'B.cn -iFi^-iiikliii , d(?,ci,si'bi'i' : ' iibt' aRP.ly .-..--lo; ,o,thfii' :■, hot e'l.s,;. pBces.^aril.v..; Ea-oh ,c,ase ;\tD.u)'ci bq,','£let;id6d' bp ,J.t.s' bwn'iiieritsi ,> ;,','.'.,^-''-"■:-','■■ one draws ii. hit : turie, .: conta(Jtcli'io;n i week's salary; aisa:'drew: a favor-: 01 'both,:wiH work.on it: : .;: .-^ ; i pblj; decision. ^HowCver- .tlie, union Two firms will also'retain present that the nionies. due them-were corporate ...setups,. but any profits of ,.:«;it!ier. iwui; ,li6v:.d-i'tided>-': (Ibsties: y.ice^ vti'-a) Odd part of the aiiargcmcnt ., is.ttial .Larry 'Taylbi'. whose nah7ei,.is attaei:ed. to Reis & Taylor',- hasn't -;.l3eeii:-'\yitli; that:-fi,rm ■ for ■sorrle-',.'tljiie: He r.i:-.< tho Block outfit. ■':.,-;,'': ■.;,.;A.'.j:clw:;ird Masters, 'frttpi-ney- fo'r' ■.Jphn}iy-:;;.Long and .-cve:'ii! other ,b9iKj.% i?'4Hanciar:'haCk,^r ,'of the-'iRei.s ','fifinj qpenii'jeil .ijy: Les ;and Hei'b Reis';'. ■collectible only: if .ahd ^wheh. Wald caiij'.h'; .-.ip to Gi'ec n and got sati.s- factioti;.'.':'^;'■-"--■-".'",';.-'';-■;' Local 77 Nominations : ■ Philadelphia. April 11. . Cvy .Si-ola. w-ho. has been serving ^ _ _ _ as'-secretary--of Lejeal;-?!--AFM<,Siiicc:j similfir'hbp^'dl" -siSf. jiv;;iiie "medical resis!iMiop -.bf.;.A,..::5e3if.I?ibcardt;.;Aya^^ ;A-{1 'tpjrt:y{t()2-'has-itoSt-: 4.650 Loaded With $5i,409 Surplus Lpciil. 802 of the Americaii Federa-.- tion ol Mu.sicians :pwblish.ed - a'"'finan'-' cial Stiat-erae«t. ib itfi .liist^.f!p2;-:jpi'i'n^i 1-- cil nn ,1 tombin.ed suiplus as of Dec Jl l.,-.t ot $50fi4(i9 as <i..,in t the-pre\4bjjs year"S.;-S364-^ , ',:-'Oif}'erenee-. ,.'is,. ■d,ue'. 'i'd ,ii')crease' ■ b-I S-I bt.ZpS 'in^^'the "relief "iiiid „ WR&n\'/Ai:, tSonal /I'lindv'Ji ,juirip';pf.' S3,.:781.'-in 'the Kli;rp].ijs.."(iJ^.ihe-"j;e;h;era.iV^/lftnd Leeds Granted ASCAP Increase ,:;iiwdjs'3I-usib'-.w'Jis" gr ;tiu'ested:-';.- iiicre'aAf "in' :ratihg '- -in ;- the -Ainerlcan;.-, Soeieiy -' ,'&{ ■;;,:Coi'nposei:.s. Adthbrs' -a-iici . '-Pubii.shers' Jast - week,' Firni.-' -\ w:hicii;-;:rec.-en-Uy.; its plm^ii,, Ka.y.cee.-. ep.i1.sQ:lidated..:^ kins and Wabash catalogs undei the L6e'ds'bfliinpr:.'a.s '{ti !p'^iai!s;.bT ■.s.ccuru'ig a .'jum'pvih'. ;Rv,a:i,l5i-tft,Htj'; '.wii.s'^iuhipc'l ah -:undisel.b.s'e;d.';nt(mb^^^ . Leeds i*. opeiated by Lou Le\y matiagei;'Of the- AndreM'sSSijiteis.- : Contact Men Busy- Contacting New Jobs; Salaries Shooting Up :'-:■'■-^^'. .Wfeliihgfbn,;;X^ril .1,1,'.". ,: Anie'rio,li,i, tiedei'atibn ot -M-.u.si-". ciiin.s' bo'-':.?. .laines Gv'Petrillb;. in: efr feet told ;the; ;War.,Labpr -Board hei'e,: Friday ,>( T-1\ .at., a,''heaeinft;brf the . re-,; cording, '.ebnt!%.v.ers^ thii|t the uiiio,r) ;wilj )t'^ver;gi'v^>-.ijp" iii its, fight ;t,o.'-;reS'' t{iiir-'tb^...typb'-bf'contra^ his;, wi th, . Dceca . Records and ; some ': .13: ': other':; ' rccbr,din,K- ;aiHl . ir'an'seriptiPiv.- .firnis, w hich, arc'-payliig ..(he AFM- rpy .a i ty^; .on ■ ..tn-ery:: recoi'd - - piadc-, - :. ',:.Petri,tIo said,;;,':WcH"e:;'it-:;-bvtsi'he;ss; even t!i(rug)i we call ;:puj;s.blvc>s,-;.»,' tinibh,.,"' We, -,seli;-:'inusician^--'.ta- .ihe;.'; .iildustry.,:'--; \y;e . wiil, ,'no,f- 'b'e';s,at.i'S|fl'*i,(l:,' with the oonlract we nbw- have die:: didh'tr^ndiciilij,-^ wjlctheij .'he - -^^^ : the; :bcc;Par,lypc,:"a^roenientKi.--;, (TbiV-';,' si'.ess,'al]d-.the* President thin.k. abiiut;: Ihq. future,.: .Why, cah-t -we? .^^Ivwaivt'' sphtetliing to -.pft'er; ;our';,--nien-ibers when they cbihe'.b^ck.ti-oni-'w-'ar." '-■ '' ; r'rfdiiy s ;heariitg'; wa^ .to -glN-e ;ihe; union a chance to aigue .i},iin'.t tlie i rfcerat'teGbtliiTieiia^tio'h''QfH)ifc' I panel repbrt;' - whielt ■fpiiiid-^that. :tlib' -ji)-T0sieiiiii37-i^^ |-.RCA-\'ictpiv 'arid Coiih'iibi'a.^ R i ;Yiid: :which' opposed-^Hy WLB, Order - i cpmpelling" tltesb ;firms :tb. ^abcefi,);'Si iqv.ilty - pel - ietoid-iTianul.ittuie<l agicement similai to the Decea ton- tiact "■.War.iLiibor Board is horadtd for an, early, final ruling on the dispute,, its hoped, but fheie is no indica-'. iipn ot how t'.io lour inen';ber.s ol the bo;a]-d.will Vote. Labor nieir.bers. of lourse ,11 c evpietcd to back the, AFM. and, ihdusfify; members likc- wi.se. : Sihce the latter predo.minale, this poies Hiq possibility ot a biltci iirjiurnbrit ■'before the fipa};<;d^ci,Kibhi' Jcstph A Padwav AFM toui.scl,:. ieaixtt^vtiie. kilK^ tlietuiiipn-; , His ■argittwehi tastccl 'fi'l'l -mbuKihg :ahd:;:i'afi: iii,fq ;the. al'ierho,bh:: ,se,sfiion. He in-, silked, - theifb was no strike .ag:i;ihst: Columbi.i .ind RCA and decl.ind,. we don t cdic if we nevei v oik lor thtm a^ain He said theio weie ,U.i Cii^cs on lecOid of emplo'^eis paj-- i;ig inlo.uhion-eoiitrollod Unempioy- ment fuiu's. t.;nc',er any eimditioii. !;e .c.ontiniicd.. the prbicssipii .of a ;musi-; . cian: -is unique-;a:hd: should not be s'ljb.icc-ted ,tp the siiriie rcstiiclion.s- as ' .other {iniPns.. , -, ,-::; :: ..,■; ;,; ■•E:i;p)<'yer.s.'' he argued. 'TtcogT ni/ed the thiCat to emphnmcnt by m.Tchincs in the 1938 contiaet This- c.iniract w;;.s upset by a Tliurman Arnold (then head ot the anti-trust - :divis:Qn - of: tile; ,7!:.stice DepanmentJ ruliii.C!, employers took to it-like Clicks •.() w;:.ter. ■ .A.fter,the .up.scl. ihc cinplojeis icfis^d to do afiyth ng on ; .(imfmplo.vnient:-When, the board ■al- lowed RCA ;.nd Columbia to :n!er- ■': Man'pb\\:4;.r'..'.shortage.; in -.the music business started- who:c.<aie shifting bf -cdttlact:;mcn' fet'.'.iVf^filt,; witH^-f:ai-: aries going up proportionately. Two .s1a(f.s have been pretty m.i'.eh. clcahed ; ^f"<' "K'^ed-to contructs . Deeea, " " - ------ ''et al.I it prejudiced-the'uiiipn .s .ta ■f - 1 ■ 1 : wo hoped the others .would :bii t;' Mil Is. Musitj: ;lbsing;:;iiai;i'y - steiir Alb fMiJIcr;' Benny Gilijcrt goes to Chicr.go for, Rnblpins w-hile;LcOn- ai'd i\Tc.ifiei.."is-mo't::'nK' olii.;. Southern..-, which iepla(?ed -general; pi-ofcssibnii'l, manager; Bobby .Mellon with Frank Kclton la^l wet.k linrl Bob Lee go to Mills' aiitf'Mai'ly Tcnney to Triangle, Tenney takes Mickey Addy's place not,'.Sign, ■-.;':. ;„- :.. ." -'.-; -. -.-: ^-'.' . .> ■i ••Tr.e i>sue.;' .said Willianv H.^ Davis, 'WLfe'^'haiiiTiah.' ''.i.s'-/Wftiit - e>m do undci wage stabilization and ,w,li'e,th!Rt' .;..it;: eaii; 'bide.f: paynaent's 'into, il, rialief f'undr' Padw-ay,, said the fund ■ w on'd not ' am.ijuht' to more than S4(;(J.()(;t) the ru st year. ■:■-. ;' ■,■ ■';- ;',- ,'-'. When Robert P. Myers, attorney for RCA,' argued that, this eouid be at Trinag'.e. Adiiy moving to Canip , . ,. . „ . ..... „ , btnPmg,. Pl>. Doi.iine n,o%td i'^-'<' P^li^'cal '•lush fund. Pad- I'om Ad^.inccci to Batlon Eddie v'.iy leplied "that is not much of Stone Itlt Rtm.ok fo!? jln unknown a slush fund ^pot;' '■' ■: .,'.:..." - i. '■-'.:.:'.. '■ ■:' . ""The posi'.ii.m of our com.pan.v." ' In ihe week, or two previous. Ted said Myers, ."is that we .have no rt- CobpciJ 'sljWed from Mills to Wil--. sponsib-ilily foi-thc;;'i,75,000 inilsician?^^^ liiim.s'om ibreyfufijjibavc- Blum f-.-om' wlip don't woik for :is. f would like' Marks io:-;C(ij>itel:.-alid' 'Milt Stavini'lo point.owt that^oply;4.000 to S.OOO-- :Trpm','E: B; :Marks: to , Siia,piro-Bern'^^; iiuisieians. wpi-k for the entire tratis^: ■r'.'An. repi:.ei-..i; Irvir.g Roimn, -,vho ; scriptinn ipc'ustry; ,....v;; '.'.. -;. ^set-:'up. h.;s:own musiei co-mpany'w)th-r ■■Si!cibty.':!is.;:a ''V,-hble -shoul.d-;*biciw;:' ' Musici'ait'Recdrc^s: backin:g;; . I ,r'e,nbini'iiated '..for, this ;p0.si, .at. a,-'mect-: i'ing h!>; woek .'o.y Riccardi w-ko eair.e h'cre trom .N'cw York where hc'.-^ ' stationed; 'as.■ executive' assi.stanl:'lo :i,A^FM';prexy .Tames.C: Petrillo. Elec- ; lions liirb-i()-.- be cheld, Bej;t-':nio,itth-.;_-': -.; Oiher . iibminefis ^arei'i/Foir ■'■prBsi- dent. Frank P. L;uzzi liiicu.mbenf). Abe Vefl .nd James Peru; Mtp- piesidcnt Romeo Cella Ralph Ellington's Juan Tizol Joins Woody Herman , "■-Om.xA D::ke K'.:i-.-..:;ti>n's star solo- ist'!, ii-orabpnist' .I-.;an Tizol.- .join.? .Wooii.v Herman's band Aiiril -2,1;:''TK- '..tiv'ide -recordings -w:ith-.Hierraah;' last week along with Johnny Hodges. -. , ..... . , ., .... .. . .. . , ... fihmgton'ialtosax, aiidtenoi Heibie |K"^<^b 'incimlxnt). and A A .iFields,. iivli6-:Wiia TebfgiiriiW his b^fid-^'^^^ shoulj PrcMously. Ben Weljstci Kegro tenoi foimeily with Ellington and Geoi-gie Auld,'iTenbr bandieade.r. .made otl;er ciiscs with. Herman. :.' ^ ■ -, .Elayc: Tough, drumhibr. who -recentv ;:J,y.,. Was discharged from the Navy . »itSr a. long So-jth Pacific tour wUth AUie Shaw s Xavv band. ]oiiis Her- I'wn in a couple of weeks, leplaeing cm lent Red Saundeis. C..'5'.O j-iicmbcji* vto:.: the': .Vai'iqus ;seH'ices; ':si-i:iiic''^t;he start of the w;ar, ' :'-.■'?; Kccretiu-y. Harrys G-. 'KaiTimei'cr ' ( in;' cumbentIt; trea^iiirbi; .lo.sepi! Boi-.-ie liiic-.imbeni <: 4nci-iisei-geiivn-atiiii-rris. Anthony Cociu.rd Daniel. Shi::ikfcr. Stelie Slavin Takes Oyer When Ayres Dons Khaki ..Slelkv..-..Si^'%:jiii,,-fei)iil)(i--- t-ranujctef,- W'iji. li.l-ic - ovti- .,feid* rsliip c;pi;'thc' -Aiilchell ' Ayrey ;,i!!-male-, e0r'bpera% .five, 'beind ' ;ii'li(.-ii- :'Ay,j"('.^-" ■spc.'-''; M'l'h-'.- serVi-ce' .if.te, .. Xhh. '■ jiiouUi,; .:- Ai rcs'^; com bp.' w i,.s. ;'0ii' : .thc :vn,'g'e -,-of. bi eak- i.ng.- uij.':wbeji..,she.; vvti.s:..-det'icli'd upon, .h.hn 't=-ij}Cll:^:i»iicl\'jiSiifs;im,S!<inv - .■■■■;-/'':---;: ' w ' .. ■ Bi'-rid '.'v.-fK tinder c(;)i!iroot to Geb.- ^rrti-';'Ai.Bt&X»mt')'it-'.'' bu't'''Kot -itsirctease ' igency. ■il'-: Raeborn in Switch, Lincoln to Commodore '■.: .''Bpvti--\Ra'e,b;)rii^i-'' O.ro'hc-^ .|'l6St.''w-6ek,-eb.itiijkted-sis':!iv(;t^^ the;- ' Gbhimodbre-h(if£1. .iN..'-yiiA.i3rii:2^ five '■.'■%eksv;.^'-'Hev''.tepiaets^ 'cin-rent^ ^'s^lm MpMrpftyv' -- i-v. ';',; ,'■ V -'-.vi'''' -':R,acbt)i,'n- 'i>'Mii('b-i".pptiofi atth.e" t ppji'i;,so'l?'ie.-TOi.)V<.-;\!ijt:p: ti^^^ :,h()ibl ':.r!e(;e!-s'ttjt«-(l','!-ht /.-tikfty. Maria forme; ; Kr.ai'fi.tr'.-; .;opc'ri!4'qlf.' of Mrs. :6f^v!tht' Louis \ritistro«K lakes o\Ci band- a'ld is not uo." tied to .on .igenc :stahd..fv-bm-. bwhe(:-:ijbraee Heidt:'at'.:-It play^';-I;(Sfcw's Slate, ■N'.; ^., A^jr 'Tritobh-.-BaHrbbth,:. Sbathgirt^^ ;Cai:, ;■;27^^nd-'.j9»cfit!Vh;;: Gnieag^^ 5, May 9. J only vtcks booktd lor it, 'Decca's Stock Co.' ; :''Kitty Ciirlifle. .'Wini.tir: Evahs,''refix ;- K:nifeht-'-and--'.'Lj«e0e-' i'Verea-,,'' who waxed ■■j!,n;C:aibtim. -'{pf*'^jib''-.Mti'ry.: Widow ' lot Dctta, \.i1h oik end 'cft(&jS: ,-«ndc'r':''iwtoii.,.-'b^' Isaac' Vari [ Grove, now know i a-- Dcct.!*- i 'slbck";cbhl:paiiy.-'oE :piay<!is.*':-;:: .Same trot:ipe hcs recorded.-''Desert ; Song' and Mcxjcni ILsyiide" in i f lie\ ( j ou of jotu unhdppy picdic.i that order. ipent.'' thb ,:b'tirti(Sr( ..t'bi; ;techiioio^i(ii|| ::';ad-!,' \-.anceM ;,.'if "th,.ci',(!; is, .,a.Hy .tme'mpl'by--. mcnf, not just the mdustiy Undir .ibf.s' '-hf;^'- cbiitraclv ^h;e-,,uniDn'' wiil: get si.x „ times iis much per record :as..vtHei'{ji3u. ;iciah;Sv --,,Seetloh ;'8 'jof;':th-e';' ■W!!,finbr ■ Act. prohibits :'us- from, malt-- ing,, direct - i.aymrnts into a: - tjiitori; iiui;!. " Ue i'.-ferreri to a. sqcjti.oii.whic'h .; prohibiis;ah,y.'employer;frbm ciiiitrila- :^ -Ktirig - lo a .'union - 'fpr;-'orgEini'<'-ai;(i.n'; ;pl,i-i;po,f,es.; Jf WLB approves: the: new,;. iini.ij'iV coht'i-act' it will,;t'.i'catc ■„ pj-ec- ,f acbf ; whieh;,.w-bu]d ,have - furrreaeh-;; Ing.consequcnces.,: ., ;M;i'HPn:,I3ianib,nd. cpdnsb^ ; defended the cqnliact his, eompi,ny sif,ncd and sgid that Decca had no dc- iio 10 Viucik It On the o'dier hi.hd. 'A.. Walter Sorolow, ..rcprb.s'erltii:-. iuj-. halt a dozen other n-an.scriptii n and^reeording: firms, siiid. hi.s people.., signed..:faepauKe th'cy:,ha,d'nb:a,ltc.rnit-- :tive;':iibt b'eoausb they Jiked tli'e ciift-;" tl'iiCt. ■ „ ■ . ';/-: ;■■':-: ';,, , :■:'' :,-,-'■■'.-■',.,'*.' ',;: "Ifiyou- WaiU.tq' wifh:dr<isv,-' com- 'mcnded: Padwiiy, :"yoti'rc':ift perfebt : ■ii'jcrty to do so. ' We arc willing to