Variety (Sep 1947)

'Wednesday, September- S, 1947 Music Notes Leon McAuliffe, southwest bandleader, waxed' three disks for Majestic. . . . George Taylor, Chicago ad agency exec, made his initial venture into pop jsongwriting, doing lyric for "Chick-A-Biddy Boogie," with music by &haron Pease. Apollo lopped-oft "Mahzel" from backing of Murphy Sis- ters' "Breaking in a New Heart" and replaced with "Civilization".... Pianist and composer Calvin Jackson wound up pact with Metro, where he was assistant to musical director George Stoll. He's now readying for a concert tour. , . Cyril Lockridge scoring 20th-Fox's upcoming "Nightmare Alley" Charlie "Butch" McGregor now professionally managing for Spina-Green Music's N. Y. office Bob Bavey, vocalist, formerly with Gene Krupa and Bob Chester bands, signed for a singing shot in Sam Coslow's film, "Champagne For Everybody" Hal Bourne will score Marathon Pic- tures' "Open Secret"... .Gordon MacRae, Margaret Whiting, Jack Smith end Dinning Sisters last week had etching sessions for Capitol Records.... Martha Tilton this week does her first recording for Majestic Kim Gannon and Walter Kent have peddled two of their tunes, "World's Most Beautiful Girl" and "Little Trouper" to Warner Bros, for insertion in "April Showers" pic...Helen Forrest will cut an album for M-G-M label ....Anthony Collins this week commenced scoring Republic Pictures' "The Fabulous Texan" Modernaires have cut an eight-faced album for Columbia Four Star Records, Hollywood indie, broadening out into religious hymns. Firm has bought 16 masters from Bible Institute, which label will release along with eight semi-religious chants by Four Star's oatuner, T. Tex Tyler Gene Autry last week cut four Xmas tunes for Columbia. First Yule-tunes ever etched by cowpoke Franz Wax- man scoring "That Hagen Girl" for Warners. 10 Best Sheet Sellers (Week Ending Aug. 30) Who's Kissing Her Marks P<;g O' My Heart Robbins' Sweet 16 Shapiro-B That's My Desire Mills I Wish Didn't Love. .Paramount Apple Blossom Wedding S-B Feudin' & Fightin' Chappell Anyone Who Knows.. .Witmark I Have But One Heart... .Barton Near You... Supreme Second 10 Tallahassee Famous Smoke, Smoke, Smoke.American Lady 29 Palms.. Martin Whiffenpoof . .Miller-Schirmer Chi-Baba ...Oxford Aint'cha Comin' Back.. .Sinatra Almost Being in-Love Fox Ivy V. Burke-VH Come to Mardi Gras.. .Southern On the Avenue Leeds ORCHESTRAS-MUSIC 43 FEMME MARTIN BLOCK RIDES DISKS IN CHI Chicago, Sept. 2., Rosemary Wayne is perhaps the busiest femme disk jockey in the country. With WCFL's extension of her late evening spot from a half to a full hour, effective yesterday (1), Miss Wayne now presides over 12 hours of disk flipping weekly on two local 'stations, WJJD being the other. -They're-all-pretty well loaded with co-op commercials. The WCFL Wayne show competes with another "side saddler"—June Merrill, of WENR. Pair constitute the only members of their sex in- the Chicago platter spinning field. Schooler Quits Casino For Meadowbrook Partnership Hollywood, Sept. 2. Harry Schooler quit management of Tommy Dorsey's Casino Gardens, Ocean Park, near here, to sit in on newly purchased partnership in Meadowbrook. Schooler bought a 25% interest in ballroom for reported $25,000 and has aready taken over promotion job there. Harold Lewin and Joe Zucca, partners, continue management of Meadowbrook. When Tonight Is Just a Memory ■y BENNIE BENJAMIN And GEORGE WEISS ★ OXFORD MUSIC CORP. George Joy, Pres. U'T B'way • New York 19 AUITSOKDCSlWtS a want page POP. TITLE PAGES STOCK TITLE PAGSS ALBUM COVERS ILLUS. SONG BOOKS CIRCULARS AOS roubs CATALOGUES SMOKE! SMOKE! SMOKE! (That Cigarette) AMERICAN MUSIC. INC. •Hit Sunset Blvd., Garet Konwio Hollywood 46, Cat. IS W. 42 St.. N.V.C. To Cavallaro Holdover Holdover by the Paramount the- atre, N. Y., of the Carmen Cavallaro orchestra and the film, "Welcome Stranger" for a seventh week, has forced Frank Dailey into playing the. first Latin orchestra he has ever booked. Cavallaro was due into Dailey's Sept.-17, while Dezi Arnaz replaced him at the Par. With the theatre holding Cavallaro another week and as a result Arnaz having that time open the latter will play Dailey's for one week and then switch jobs with Cavallaro. Latter's seven weeks at the N.Y. Par is a compromise, as the theatre wanted to keep Cavallaro eight weeks. Dailey as yet has nothing booked beyond Cavallaro. Skitch Hender- son's orchestra probably will follow, but contracts haven't been signed. Stan Kenton is dttfe Dec. 23. Caval- laro goes to the Mark Hopkins, San Francisco, thereafter. Les Brown Cancels String of 1-Nighters . For Bob Hope Preem ~~~ HolTyw6¥d7'Sep"t7~2r Les Brown's orchestra was forced to cancel more than 30 one-nighters through Texas and surrounding area in order to be here in time for the debut next week (14) of Bob Hope's Pepsodent show, on which he was set for the season recently. Brown's last date in the east will be worked Sept. 14 at the Aragon Ballroom, Chicago. Next day he leaves by plane for the Coast. Brown has a home in Beverly Hills here and his booking on the Hope show gives him something he has long sought—a job and time at home, too. Drought in Com Area May Dry Up Midwest 1-Niters Unless Prices Sliced Chicago, Sept. 2. Midwest one-night band bookers, who have had tough going since the end of the postwar spending spree, but who have been looking forward to a pickup in biz in the fall, may be faced instead with another jolt to dwindling commissions. New men- ace is from corn, and brother, it's not the kind of corn that some bands give out. It seems a widespread drought in the corn belt is serious enough to have, a. heavy effect on bookings. Ballroom operators in the affected areas have advised agency men here that come fall they will be forced to reduce guarantees for higher- priced bands because of the poor outlook for the corn crop. That or haye their talent go begging. In many sections the fields have taken such a beating that the promised blight, which was eased only slight- . ly_Jjy..xains.during^, the—past-week,- will mean much less spending money for the farmer's daughter and his rug-cutting scion. This of course will mean smaller attendance and reduced takes a^ the crossroads dancehall. * Louis Jordan Out Of Hcsp, to Resume Tour Louis Jordan was released over i the weekend from a New York hos- : pital following an operation for a twisted intestine, and may resume work Sept. 17 with a string of one- nighters through the Carolinas, Georgia, etc., for promoter Ralph Weinberg. However, the maestro's doctor doesn't want him to get back on the stand before Oct. 1. and if he's not well enough by the time Weinberg's dates come up, may be forced to cancel. Jordan previously had cancelled out"^~a~ J to7i^""seTieV'o£ orTe-rTighiersr through Texas and Florida. BERLE ADAMS SELLS STOCK IN MERCURY •Chicago, Sept. 2. Berle Adams, ex-chairman of the board of Mercury Records here, sold his stock to Frank Harmon and Max Hoffman, large stockholders, last week for undisclosed figure. 1 Jimmy Hillard, head of artists and repertory, has added Lew Douglas, arranger, to his staff. Songs With Largest Radio Audiences The top 31 songs of the week, based on the copyriohted Audience Cov- erage Index Survey ol Popular Music Broadcast over Radio Networks. Published by the Office of Research, Inc., Dr. John G. Peatman Director. Survey Week of August 22-28, 1947 Across the Alley From the Alamo Capitol Ain'tcha Ever Comin' Back Sinatra All Of Me 1 Bourne Almost Like Being In Love—'"Brigadoon" Fox An Apple Blossom Wedding Shapiro-B As Long As I'm Dreaming—f"Welcome Stranger" Burke-VH Ask Anyone Who Knows Witmark Cecilia ^ : ABC Chi-Baba Oxford Come To the Mardi Gras Southern Deep Valley—f"Deep Valley" Remick Don't Tell Me—f'Hucksters" ...Robbins Echo Said' "No" .Lombardo Every So Often Warren Feudin' and Fightin'—f'Sons O' Guns" ..Chappell 1 Have But One Heart .Barton I Wish I Didn't Love You So—f'Perils of Pauline" Paramount 1 Wonder I WondefJ I Wonder. Robbins I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now—t"I Wonder Now" E. B. Marks Je Vous Aime—f'Copacabana" Crawford Lady From 29 Palms Martin My Heart Is a Hobo—fWelcorrte Stranger" Burke-VH On The Avenue Leeds . On The Old Spanish Trail Peter Maurice Passing By .* ......Chappell Peg O' My Heart ... .Robbins Story of Sorrento Pemora Tallahassee—f'Variety Girl" i Famous That's My Desire .... Mills There's That Lonely Feeling Again Mellen Turntable Song—f'Something in Wind".. .Miller The remaining 20 songs of the week, based on the copyrighted Audience Coverage Index Survey of Popular Music Broadcast Over Radio Networks. Published by the Office of Research, Inc. Dr. John G. Peatman, Director. Survey Week of August 22-28, 1947 All My Love..... Harms As Years Go By • Miller Can You Look Me In The Eyes United For Once In Your Life Dreyer I Da, Do, Do Like You .....Harms If My Heart Had A Window Mutual Ivy—fivy" Burke-VH Just An Old Love Of Mine C-P Just Plain Love Morris Kokomo, Ind.—i "Mother Wore Tights" Bregman-V-C Lazy Countryside—t"Fun—Fancy Free" Santly-Joy Love And The Weather Berlin Naughty Angeline • Simon Oh My Achin' Heart ...Mood Music Old Devil Moon—»"Finian's Rainbow".... Crawford Red Silk Stockings And Green Perfume .E. H. Morris Tomorrow E. H. Morris When You Were Sweet Sixteen Shapiro-B You Do— f'Mother Wore Tights" Bregman-V-C You're Not So Easy To Forget Feist t Filmusical. * Legit Musical. (Copyright Office of Research, Inc., New York) BMI 7%f-4>&far HIT TUNES FOR SEPTEMBER (On Records) CASTANETS AND LACE (R.pubikj Sammy Kqye—Vic. 20-2345 • Bob Houston-MGM* COME TO THE MARDI GRAS (tori Xavier Cugat-Cot. 37556 • Freddy Martin-Vic. 20-2288 Victor Lombardo—Moj. 7243 • Fernando Alvares—Sig. 15145 Guy Lombardo—Dec. 24154 • Dinning Sisters—Cap.* IT TAKES TIME (London) Sonny Goodman—Cap. 376 • Louis Armstrong—Vic. 20-2229 Doris Day—Col. 37324 * Guy lombardo—Doc. 23865 I WONDER WHO'S KISSING HER NOW (Marks) Perry Como—Vic. 20-2315 • Tod Weems-Perry Como-Doc. 25078 Ray Nohle-Col. 37544 • Dinning Sisters-Cap. 433 Joan Sablen—Vic. 25-0101 • Danny Kayo—Doc. 24110 Dick Robertson—Doc. 1512 • Ben Yost Singort—Sonora 1084 Four Vagabondi-Apollo 1055 • Jack McLean-Coast 8002 Frank Freeba-Dec. 23602 • Bobby Doylc-Sig. 15057 D'Artega-Sonera 2012 • Foy Willing-Mai. M13 Joo Howard—DoLuxo 1036 • Marshall Young—Rainbow 10002 Joseph lirtau—Pilotone 5132 • Jerry Cooper—Diamond 2082 Woyne King-Vic* JUST AN OLD LOVE OF MINE (Campboii-Porgi.) Billy Eckstine-MGM 10043 • Dick Forney-Maj. 7248 Tommy Dorsey—Vic. 20-2371 • Peggy Lee—Cap. 445 . Doris Day—Col. 37821 LOLITA LOPEZ «««r.) Freddy Martin—Vic. 20-2288 * Dinning Sisters—Cap. 433 SMOKE! SMOKE! SMOKE! (That Cigarette) (American) Tex Williams-Cap. 40001 • Phil Harris-Vic. 20-2370 Lawrence Welk—Dec. 24113 * Deuce Spriggins—Coast 263 Johnny Bond—Col. 37831 TENNESSEE ($>.»«.,) Blue Barron-MGM 10058 THE STORY OF SORRENTO (femora) Buddy Clark-Xavior Cugat-Col. 37507 • Bobby Doyje-Sig. 15079 THERE'S THAT LONELY FEELING AGAIN. (Mania) Hoi Mclntyre-MGM 10032 • Conn.* Boswell-Apollo 1064 Louis Prima—Maj. 1145 * Charlie Snivak—Vic. 20-2287 Frankio Carlo—Col. 37484 • Freddy Stewart—Cap. 426 *Saon To Bo Released. WAIT'LL I GET MY SUNSHINE IN THE MOONLIGHT (Vanguard) Ginny Simms—Mercury 3014 • Four Chicks 8. Chuck—MGM—10048 Jack McLean-Coast 8009 • Foy Willing-Maj. 6013 Gordon Jenkins-Dec.* • The Mel-Tones—B * W* Coming Up A GIRL THAT I REMEMBER (B mi) EVERYBODY AND HIS BROTHER (bmi) FORGIVING YOU (M .nin) HILLS OF COLORADO (London) HONEYMOON (Mark,) THAT MISS FROM MISSISSIPPI (Dawn) i THIS IS THE INSIDE STORY (Stev.ni) [YOU'RE THE PRETTIEST THING (Dnchct) BROADCAST MUSIC INC. >i0 flffH AVENUE ■ N!W TOPK '5 N r NEW YORK . CHICAGO • HOLLYWOOD