Variety (Aug 1944)

32 ORCHESTBAS-MUSIC Wediirsdaj, AiijjnsI 2, 191 i Neidlt Gives His Version Of 'Jobs For Vets' Taogie With Milwaukee Journal EdKor, -'Variety" I feel \'0U should pnnl m3' side of the stoj-> on your article, .fulv 19. headlined "Heidi tangles with Milr \v<jukee .Journal over jobs tor vets pohc\ on air." Fiisil off, my organization has ap- pejied in Milwaukee foi tlie past 1 j veai>> and lias never raised obt jtfotion to the Milwaukee Journal resarding their comments^xibout me or my .organization, but I am con- cernecl only over their false state- ments about one of our honorably discharged , heroes. Owen WiUarri. who appeared on our Hue.s biuaa- ■cast." . VVillard liad returned to Wilwdu- kee honorably discharged, lidviii^ U>»1 a leg in an airplane accident lacking a .iob. needing money and with a wife and five-nTOiith-<ild .baby to support. My advance mdii, (Continued on page 34 > Baods at Hotel B.O.'s (Preseriic'd liei'eiciMi, os « wee/.fi; tnbtiJntiori, is! die csti/imled corei charge hushiess being done by name b(i»d,s' i/i I'acioiis New York hotels Dinner bii.?Mies!f (V-IO p m.t vot rated. : f igKTes ajier name: of hotel gtvc^ room I'npaciiy oiid cocer charge. Larger amouut de'XQiinJcs H'eefcerid and holiday puce. Co/dpi/adOii is bnsecl on pciiod )io>t< A/oiidiiy to Sntiudav) .,Astor (800, $1-M„';01 4 I. 3.225 . .Levington (300; 75C-S1 oOi . ,si2iy yfyi^. ,. .New Yorljcr (400: $1 -S1..51) •:..... ..: Pennsylvania (oOU; 50 . . C'rii\ Lombjido... Waldoif (550, ,12 J Dcdn Hudson Lincoln (2(0: ?<l-51j0i .. .. Tucker-Printa Lam Mclntvie Tony Pastor*''. 'Lesj-BrOwn-.,; .■ 4 128 12 4 0 8 1 150 2 2.)0 -1 825 975 14 0'25 2:M 375 25 075 9 900 I 8'.2i 8 JOO ' AslciiW.i imlKnic n nipporting tloui ihou i\i.'u YoiKei iiiii mi '< e iJiou. Leitiiyioii, //otctiiinii floor show. NBC.CBS,BlDe,MiitiiaIPli«s f oIIau. i7)s)r !.s- Iifst oj the most played popular ttines on the vetvorks for the' week begtiimiig Monday avd tlirough Sunday, July 24-30, frorii isvi .to 1 «7n Lisi (epie.seii(s the yiTxt appionmatelv 25 leadeis tii alphabetical order (m some cases tliere are tiei', accounlHirj /or a iongcr lisd The comptiations emhiate tlie NBC. CBS Bine ond AliitunI A'etit'oiJ.t, oi lepre- sented by WEAF, WABC, WJZ und WOR. JV, V.. and tire based o,» da,a proiided by Accmate Repoiting Seri'ioe, regufar checking aowce of th: mime pHd'isJiinc; iiidiiftij/. TOP HIT CF fL>IERDA' GRIM ?0PcU9 STA^OAi?: TCD^'' DON'T BLAME ME VICTOR ll«-!tiu* 30-0827 SHEP HELPS Tdi Qr'i t<. ■,.■11;- "Pf, HiOna?T-"' Los Angeles Fieddie Mailin (Ambasiadoi; 900 Sl-S150i Back in >\iin^ \Mih neat .? 9(H) ecu ei s .Io« Kric'hman (Biltmoie. 900, $1-S150i Continue^ at 4 500 tabs. Chicago ; Georite Hamilton (Empire Room. Palmer House: 700: ».i-.S.l..^n nun.l,. ShD.w. headed by Victor Borge"ind Jiamiltoii hit a .real.ly'Sli'oiig 10.100. Eddie Oliver iBeach Walk and Marine Room. Kdsjewater Beach hotel, 4.600 combined: .$l-$t.50.admissic(n to" beach walk for dancins;' and show: 50c and 75c cover chart;e. plus min; ot $1.25 in Marine Room 1. Jumped from 8 .500 to 10.500. Bill Siivdrr (Mavtaii Room. Blackstoiie hotel 400 i2 50 mm) With Phil Res;an heading new show,:snot lumped to iJ.tOO irom 1.800 last week. Chailir Spivak (Panther Room. Sheiman hotel 950 4150-$2 50 nun) Hot; jump/to 9:,3d(j from 8.500 the previous week. : ''.' : Benn\ Strong (New Walnut Room Bismaick hotel 405 SI 50-82,50 mm ) Busines.s dropped slightly trom a 4;200 to a verv satistactoi v 4.000. Top Times for Tour Books An AU-Time Favorite DON'T BLAME Music by... JIMMY HeBVCH Published by ROBBINS Location Jobs, Not in Hotels (Los Angeles) ! . Sonny Bwliham (Palladium B, Holl.Ywood,. first weeki. Harn James at rCa.sriio Garden.s. Santa Monica, weekends making il tough. Heavily , pa- I pered tor.weak 2(>i000 admi-shcs. ■ Jan Savitt (Trianon B. SouthgatC: eighth, week ); Crowd stringing along with strings tor strong closing at 9:700. ■ : ■ ■ ■■ ■v. Frahkie Masters (Slapsy Mamies, N Los Angeles fouith weeki. Moie eustomers would force waiters out; ot'the raom. Capacit.v. 5.200. ' (Chicafiio^ Gay eiaridge (ehez Pal'ee; 6.50: S3-$3.50 min.). Show held it> own as against last week's 5,000 with an estimated: 4.800. Floor show: headed by Mitzi Gieen and Benny Rubin, and Claridgc. held spot to 4,800; good. • Carl Kavazxa (Blackhawk; 500; $l-$2.50 miii. i. Diopiied from a previous 4 500 to a \ ery good 4 300. TITLE A Fellow on a Fui lough Amor— "Bv>a\ Kh\thni ., An Hour Never Passes ....: And Then You Kis.'-ed Me Come Out Whcre\er You Aie—i Step Lnelv' . Dance With a Dolly Don't Take Youi Love From Me Goodniglit Wlieievei You .Aie I Don't Want to Love You I Learned a Lesson III Nevei Fomet I'll Be Seem? You 111 Walk Alone— 'iollou the Boys t-, You Is Oi Is You Am t—."Follow the Bo>s' It Could Happen to You—i 'And AngeK Sing' It Had to Be You-^«' Show Business ': .:,....... Kentuckv .. . ;Let's Sin^'a- SoriS; Ab Siisie;' , i; . ^ Long, Ago and Far Awav—Tr Cover .Girl.' ...;..... Milkman Keep Bottles Qniet—^ B way Rlivthm' Piett\ Kiti-s Blue E\cs Some Peaceful Evening . , , Sweet and Lovely— t 2 Giils and Sailoi ' Sweet Lotiainp Swingin' on a Stai—- Going Mv Way' Time Waits For No One—i 'Shine Haivest Moon rUBLISHFK Block Melodi ljni.> Shapii » MiMei T B Itauu'. Shapiro Witmaik Shaoiio ChelseJ ■.Robbins Williduisaii Moi I IS Leeds .jPaitioii?';,;;'',''' '■ ■.Remicfc; ■.■ BMI Haiin=; C\uv. lo'a Feist Sanlly C-P .:F^J»t ■.:••■■■.'■■ Mills Bui Reinick r rviiRiisicdi. Cleffers Sue U For Songs' Screen Credit Los Angeles, Aug, 1. Eddie- Cherkose and Jacques Press, song writers, liled suit tor S20.000 against Universal, charging they i^'el•e iniuied prolessionally through the sludio'S: failure to hand ihem stieen credit on two songs. Ditties weie "Music Is the Heart of Me" and "Chick-ee-Chick," used '■without promised credit'', in the picture. '^Phantom Lady." s Schnoz s Col. Reissues Columbia Records is beating Decca to the field with reissues of two Jimmy Durante otdies,. VInka Dinka Do and ':Hot Po-ta-ta." >. •.- Decca has just waxed the Schnoz along with Rov : Bai;gv s: orchestra and "'fi Hits and. a Mi.ss ' on vhe Coast, the relea.se.s to jnclude"Umbriago and f'Jnka-Oinka.-Do.''• Johnny- 'fSca^-' Davis moving Chicago to troot his own.band. 16 The Surprise Novelty Song Hit ^ ly LOUIS PRIMA and BOI MIKETTA A Top CLASSIC RECORO Sdllm- Big Demand Far OrchMtrofimis Moving Up In StiMt Sa1*s EDWIN H. MORRIS and CO., Inc. Chicago 161f Broadway. Now York If. N. Y. Lot AngolM 10 Best Music Sellers (Weel: ending July 261 ■f-Swihgtri'" Oiv.'Sitar:. .;rvv:/Burke!;" ' ril Bo Seeing You. . .Williamson Time Waits Foi No One Remick Long Ago, Fai A\\.i\ Ci.nwoid Amor .., Melod\lane III Get By Beilin Goodnight Wheie\ei Shapiio Milkman- Bottle^ (5uiel Feist It Had to Be You Renin k Is You Is. My Babj Leeds , l^ocal Wants Standby Pay For CI Hops, Gets Jukes Baton Rouge Aug 1 : ■ Eight local / w'onieh's iorg^^ iiafioits; VHich '• have ; been' providing ' free.! :clances. .tbi': .service . inen, voted; .(30) to use .juke boxesm.stead of band.s I tor :\ui.sic.. in protest.■against, "tripled charges' and' what thev term ':other practices" by th.e locat .nUisicians' ;U,llion, ! . ■ V/." ■. ':'' ' Action . fpllmverf rtf frder.s, of, the; ''Bpniber-a-Oe'ars,.'* 'one 'p.' .the groups' stl.id wajs a,- d^hiand by the fiocal /u.nioiV .'se(;re.tary, to pay ;, a. '.$99 standby fee while Coa.st Guard band plaved at one.of their.-dances. Joint •statement said that local had hiked Its chaiges fiom $37 50 to $99 in 18 niontiia. ■■■':.;■ ' v": . H,. Mc]VI.,: NiclnoH.'!. president of .Jo- cal .128. .said (30^ that the increa.se iri I charges wa.s froni,:$55 to S99 for a 10- piece band. ' We did not 'demand' any pay," he said. ' The girl.s voUin- tariiy paid a standbvxlee of $99 be- cause a raiMtarv band'is not allowed to play for civic organization.? in competition wiin civihaiis. under war department ruling.s." ' ( Uude Thoiiihill iii N Y on iiii- lough Leadei is cuiientU stations i at Peail Halbor at the helm of a Navy. band. ■■.::: ■ ■ BERT FROHMAN At the BATH AND TURF CLUB Atlantic City, N. J. Featuring NICK KENNY'S NEW SONG KISS lOKEMEIVlBER IP, IIP, IIP Broadway: Music- (:r\ in- shawk . Morns Music: ;: . A LirrLi': o> tiik LONELY SIDE .^rRemiek Miitsic ■■■ Special Material By. MILT FRANCIS Joan Brooks will record for Musi- cralt Records. Blow CO. <a.nd otfi«r Advftrtising. Aganr; CIVS us« thU 3x5 VISUAL racord of son^ hii.< of over 100- pubtifhvrs, plus old f-a> vorit««. Includei lead sheets and tynci of chorus. Samplef free. ■ ■■ 16t» \«w York 10 TUNE-DEX