Variety (Dec 1944)

tt ORCHESTBAS-MUSIG 10 Best Sellers on Coin-Machines 1. Don't Fence Me In (5) (Harms) Crosby-Andiwii Dccca I. White XmaB (Berlin) (4) Bing Crosby Dccen - • ( Evelyn Knight Decca a. Dance With Dolly (12) (Shapii-o> ^ yauglin Moiuoc Victor .... Ink Spots Deccn J Pied Pipers Capitol (Tony Pastor Bluebird ( Bing Crosby Dccca \ Tommy Dnvscy Victor _ ,,,, ,,, ,, ., ... ■. , (Mao- Martin Decca T. Ill Walk Alone (16) (Morris) | Dj^a,, ghore Victor 8. That's .Irish Lullaby (3) (Witmark) 9. Into Each Life Some Rain (1) (Suni . 4. I'm Making Believe (2) (BVC i B. Trolley Song (9) (Feist) fl. Together (11) (Crawford) 10. Always Hurt One Tou Love (21) (Sun). Bing Crosby f)ccca Ink.'spots Decca I Mills Bros Dccca i Three Suns Hit Music Notes Jack Marshall donating musical education to two disabled soldiers, wounded in combat. Bing Cresby recorded three tunes from the pictui'e, "Out of This World," for Decca. Kine Sisters waxed . "Candy" and "Accentuate the Positive" for Victor Records. Gene Austin signed to cut 10 sides under his own label for Richard A Nelson Co., which has been releasing Gill Edge records with Cecil Cant. Tcp Taes fn Teu Seeks An AU'Time Favorite ON THE SUNNY SIDE OF THE STREET Music by ... JIMMY McHUGH Published by SHAPIRO-BERNSTELV Ilarrv James, Lionel Newman and Charles Henderson collaborated on "As If 1 Didn't Hr.ve Enough On My Mind" for the Andrew Stone pic- ture. "Bedside Manner." Jimmy Wakely giving music scholarships to two youngsters from the Te.xas Boys Ranch which he helps to support. Cosmopolitan Music rublishers. Inc., chartered to conduct a music I publishing business in New York, I with a capital stock ot 100 shares, j no par value. 10 Best Sheet Sellers Week Ending Dec. 16) Don't Fence Me In Harms White Xmas Berlin I Dream of You Embassy I'm Making Bclieva BVC TroUey Song Feist Alwnys Berlin Together Crawford I'll Walk Alone Morris Dance With a Dolly Shapiro There Goes That Song.. .Shapiro Wediu!sday, December 20, 1944 Band Reviews Peter Tinturln back in Hollywood to write music after two years in the Army. Spike Jones and his City Slickers signed for two George Pal Puppe- toons at Paramount. LOUIS PRIMA ORCH. (17) With Lily Ann Carroll Terrace Room, Newark. N. J. The effect of Louis Prima's orches- tra should be a lesson to all tyro maestros. Here's a completely un- inhibited guy with a band that hiis more spirit than ability to recom- mend it, and between tiiem they do a job of entertaining that some of the most expensive outfits can't equal. Prima has been doing the same stuff for years; it took record ings of "Robin Hood" and "Ange- lina" (Hit label) to draw attention his way and as a result he seems headed for important money. Aside from his rusty-hinge style of singing and his showmanly way of tooting his horn, there's no telling what this leader of a gang of kids is liable to do. Giving the downbeat, when caught, to a tricky introduc- tion to a rhythm tune, he told dancers to "go ahead, we'll catch up to you." And they loved it. This sort of thing goes on all evening, spiced with a way of leading, sink- ing and playing that keeps the eyes of an audience, dancing or sitting It out, on the bandstand at all times. Prima's instrumentation adds up to four trumpets, three trombones, five sax, four rhythm, all of whom, it seems, are under 18. They're not all crack musicians by a long shot, but what they lack in finesse they make up for in enthusiasm, and the net result is a band that frequently is exciting. It lays down a good dancing beat and has good arrange- ments. Lily Ann Carroll, with the band for some time, handles ballads and is a much-improved singer since last caught. She does a listenable job. Wood. NBCCBS.Blue.Mutual Plugs FoUowlng is Hst of the most played popular tunes on tUa networks for the week be0ini)it)0 Monday and through Sttnday, Dec 11-17, from 5 ■p.m. to 1 a.TTi. Lilt represen** fh« Jlrst appro.Timfltelv 25 leaders in alphabetical order (in some cases fliere are ties, acconntino for a longer list). The compilations embrace the NBC, CBS, Blue and Mutual Networks, as repre- sented by WEAF, WABC. WJZ and WOR, N. Y., nnd are based on dafa provided by Accurate Reporting Service, regular checlrinp soKrce of th« music publishing industry. TITLE rCBLISBEB After Awhile SlarUght A Little On the Lonely Side Advanced Always—-fChristmas Holiday" Berlin Confessin' '. Bourne Dance With a Dolly Shapiro Don't Ever Change Morris Don't Fence Me In—t"Holly\vood Canteen" Harms Don't You Know I Care Paramount Evalina—t"Bloomor Girl" Crawford I Dream of You... Embassj- I'm Making Believe—f'Sweet and Lowdown". BVC Let Me Love You Tonight.... Bobbins Magic Is the Moonlight—f'Bathing Beauty" Mclodylane My Heart Sings—t" Anchors A weigh" Leeds Sleighride In July—f'Selle of the Yukon" ,. Burke Sweet Dreams Sweetheart t"Hollywood Canteen" Remicto* Take Me In Your Arms .Mills There Goes That Song Again—t"Carolina Blues".... ......Shapiro Together—f'Since You Went Away" . . Craw(oixl Trolley Song—t"Mect Me in St. Louis" Feist Waiting BMI What a Difference a Day Made Marks White Christmas—f'Holiday Inn" Berlin t rilniiisicnt. • Leeil musical. Broad ivay haw Vork U TUNE-DEX Century Distribotors, Inc., char- tered to conduct a business in the manufacture and distribution of phonograph records, in N. Y. Capi- tal stock is 200 shares, no par value. Al Newman using all original music to score "A Tree Grows In Brooklyn" at 20th-Fox. Phil Boutelje and Waller Samuels clefTed "Buy a Bond For a Soldier for Christmas" for the Treasury De- partment. JOP HIJ Of YESTERDAY. . . A GREAT POPULAR STANDARD TODAY I'LL SEE YOU IN MY DREAMS tyrtc by Cut Kahn • Muilc by Itham Jom> I (6) EDDIE HETWOOD ORCH Apollo, N. Y. This is the first stage date for Ed- die Heywood's slick six-piece rhythm outfit, but usual mistakes of an initial appearance do not cloud the combo's vast potentialities nor lessen the ter- rific reception it gets at this house. Highlighted by Heywood's inspired ivory tickling, trumpet, sax, trom- bone, bass and drums arc neatly meshed for maximum returns. Hey- wood has the swingiest little combo to make its appearance in N. Y. in many months, with each instrumen- talist aces. Crew really goes to town on "Begin the Beguine." an outstanding ar- rangement, with leader spotlighted at piano, accompanied by drums and bass. It's his outstanding offering here, but unfortunately dragged out a bit for a theatre audience. Band also is tops on "My Baby." Other tunes are unannounced, which is not good for a theatre audience. Wear. BAT HEBBECK OBCH. (12) With Lorraine Benson, Ray Cordell Edison Hotel, N. Y. It's quite a surprise to find that Ray Herbeck's sweet band has gone'off its sugar diet and has become, since the maestro's release from the Army and his return to business, an all-round combo. With only four sax, three trumpets, one trombone, bass, piano and drums, it's quite a neat little jump outfit that employs a style sim- ilar to Stan Kenton's on the hotter stuff, and a pleasant, listenable meth- od of putting over a medium speed or ballad beat. In addition, its book is written in such a way that the combo can be enlarged to six brass-five sax on short notice. However, there doesn't seem to be much point in enlarging the group, with the added payroll that w-ould entail. As it sounds now, due to the arranging, the 11 playing pieces (Herbeck plays sax, but isn't working at currently) sound much fuller than their number. And they do a good job in any tempo. Though the band has been redesigned. Herbeck hasn't lost sight of showmanship, a number of choral and colorful arrangements being on tap to draw an audience's notice. Lorraine Benson (Mrs. Herbeck) and Ray Cordell do vocals. She's cute, a fair saleswoman and an okay singer. Cordell does well on light rhythm stuff, but isn't as accurate as he could be on ballads. Wood. Charles Allen, N, Y. agent, has concluded a deal to represent Charles Alexander, music publisher and song writer of Cairo, Egypt, In this country. Woody Herman band cut four sides for Decca before leaving Holly- wood for N. Y., whore they open Dec. 27 aLthe Paramount theatre. BILLIE EOGEBS ORCH. (IS) With Tony Dexter Apollo, N. T. Formerly featured trumpeter with Woody Herman's band, femme Billie Rogers has formed a good all-male combo that appears likely to go places. This Is not its Initial appear- ance in the east (it was given a long build-up run at Pelham Heath Inn N. Y.), but one of first stage dates. Leading a neatly balanced organi- zation, with Ave sax, piano, guitar and bass to set up against a trumpet threesome and three trombones. Miss Rogers should attend to developing her technique as a maestro. Now, she gives conducting the band secondary consideration as she wanders about stage between her own soloing and working with the brass section. This new Rogers band is in the groove for the hep-cats, but, more important, it's a smooth-playing out fit on almost any tune. As witness the special arrangement of "Dark Eyes." with bass player partly spot- lighted. It's considerably better than many so-called name crews now around. On date up here band is using "Rogers Corner" and "Straighten Up," with Miss Rogers doing vocal on latter. Tony Dexter, male soloist with outfit, clicks nicely with "Mak ing Believe" and "Time Waits for No One." Lad Is a capable balladist. Wear. PHIL BURTON And His Orelwitra CarrenHy SAVOY - PLAZA CAH LOUNGI N*w York Vocali by eiORftiANA P»r. R«p.; JOE MOSS HIT OF THE NEW YEAR! le Writers Of MAIRZY DOATS, = ^»AN-MILTON DRAKE. jERR^ LlViNGS''ON For artist copies, new vocal ond new dance arrangements Get in toucfi wifh PHIL KORNHEISER; Manager Standard Exploitation Department, The Big 3 1619 Broodway, N, Y. 19 • Circle 6-2939