Variety (Dec 1948)

fg ^lneeday, Ptecemlicr 22» 194^ Peatman to Log Pop Songs on Video, Explains Point System to Publishers ORCHESTRAS-MUSIC S9 Petrillo OK's Mercury Despite Olsen Protest Major Recorders Watch Closely Suit Vs. Decca, Cap for Aping Arrangement Toeeing of pop song perfortn-| television broadcasts inl Yo^k'win be started soon by the Accural* Reporting Service. jOutfit, which Holiday's NSG $5,800 In Two Coast Concerts Service tabs radio per- - „„;^i.s for inclusion in the . ^"Tp.m of the RH and Peatman Hollywood, Dec 21 maKeup -gg^g to monitor all Billie Holiday, currently wind-1 urrent' "major" tele outlets in ing tlie tiist of four weeks at BiUy George Olsen-almost upset the signing by Meicuiy Records of a 1 new contract with the American i Federation of Musicians after last recoiding companies a single disk click She's xv.ivod week's settlement of the recording'^,(}Vep a close eve on the legal ■ only one plattei, "A Little Bud nic»„ i,orf t^^ idclion filed a tew wctkh back by ' Told Me," for Supiemc When the Tl.Sn,Ts ull Mp~ Supieme label against Decta dittj was etched, she was a SU0-a- mTiocW L^^^^^^^ '''''^ p.ano-pounder at Lane's ^^ilnin .nVi hp h»ri thp|t<'r ^^'th 'unfair competition" for lounge and doing no singmg. \rM's n,,v .mps r p!?,, In I aP'"g arrangement described m | Local success of the disk prompt- mofishnThP ?ntfP, nt It llV ' "unique." Supreme ed Lany Potter to hire her at ?35a le tic "alers to "lei Jui v Pelnl' I started the "A Little Bird Told Me" per frame She goes from there to :; lestic masltis to Meitmy. Petril-' with Paula Watson and Decca tlie Million Dollar theatre down- er V Date "of the video survey's Berg's niteiy here, diew a disap- , „,i„ j^,„,„„„,« „u„„(, mi wmi i-aiua wdison aim uen-a mc munun ...^....v -v,.... N ,s„'t dennite , poinUng $5 800 in two Gene Xoi- Me/3'"*''n,L'lhrnew d.^^^^^^^ '"'l ""^ "-^^ «'th ,to^^n, woik on bill with LoUis Jor ^^'b th tL BH and Peatman sur- -""^^^^^^ ^^l^l Sea^^^^iti "X"'ol en"7asf'"1 ^ap duplicated dan, op onmg Doc 31. .:lUrov^vall"plug^rel^^^^^ . ^H-^'llj^rrnts"^! the'toTe'st-we^^ ' ^^^e'Z^^ because it gingsinthfeii oveiau pmb^_^^^ ^ ^^^^ Holidays guaran- "icumstances of the piotest wcie S,e;ts. pr J»'j",^''^'nriVi?bL"herr, teT;^s?ioo6^and"Nom.an''had"ro ' explaine d he had no obje ction tfhiflif w U mealurr^^^^^^^^^^ for hall and for haclcstopping that his usivv*" piovuled by Red Norvo Long impact value ot video plugs o^^ auditorium session went basis ot one A« point I ,nto the led, gioss hitting only 5 000 sets in use in N. Y. I appi0X1 Slately 320,000 "ow "^e), as 000 against one ACI point lor tach 20 ^^^^/^ ^ ^^^^ ^^^^^^ ^^^^ 000 radio receivers ^1^^^^. .,(jm,ssions and the bai biz Peatman figures this ratio is laii p^^j^g backstops On Jan 13, she because of the greater plug ^■ month-long stand at of a sight-and-sound poitormance fii^^o's Cafe Soclct^ Uptown, lor and Since surveys have determined ,,,^..,1 j,^^ , wccklv guaian- that a greater number ol people | 5,3 500 ,,nd 50' r ol all door watch tele than hear radio pro . admishes over it.4 500 grams on an individual set basis 1 _ It's been figured that the average! number of persons catching shows |\l nm Sn each tele set muse runs to 5 2 P|||CrgpirC Wifm Peatmair points out that as lliei* lUggVi U iliup number 0, tele receivcis in use | goes up, the aveiage number of viewers at each set will go down , But he will not lowei the value ol | tele plugs on the thought that in- cieasingly better techniques will New Pension Plan Music Publishers Contact Em- Curb on License j Term Seen New Snag to Exhibs I ' The latest interpretation of N Y I Federal court Judge Vincent L. Leibell's decision in the Indepcnd- ! ent Theatre Owners Assn.. case vs: the Amei ican Society of Com- 'poseis Authors and Publisheis I presents an interesting - angle on the entire situation. And it it stands up, the producers of film V, LU have additio^ial headaches that they never figured on. has never before been legally de- i Florida, HcrC We CoHlC cided whether the aping of an ar- Music publishers are making a rangement by another cbmpany beehne for Ploridai A group in- could be stopped One or two of eluding Lester Santly of Santly- the majors actualh had contem- Jov, Jack Bregman and Kocto Victoi on an ' ethics'' competition" basis . . . ... .. ., , stopped RCA-Victor from releas' ticao.Mh.j A l It isi the; opinion of one attorney ine liist vear a rryiiv nf its "Tf^mnt-i- heighten the value of each plug as' Ployees is in the process of ap-'that though the jurist's decision dc- t,„''„. ^^^^^^i „v appealing to hmefioeson. , pointing a committee ot i s mem- creed that a publisher must soil v.rtn.T in '"iIm's'- 'nH • bers to devise a pen.sion plan that' performance rights to a producer would be acceptable to publishers along with synchronization rights, as part of. a; new contract -with there's nothing to prevent: the pub them. Two weeks agOi pubs told ffom restricting the terni of the ex- the MPCE that the ebUbUshraent |4>i|ijabn'-:JiBcrisis; '■ :-ini -tftiiep- .m»idsi of- ai: .pension fund; along tlie: linens 1 issue ::a cowMh^d'v.synti.' and .per'. the- MPCE- had iff. mind :-was: .,Ui|^ -jfoir,man'c woikablc the latter to, say, three years. That Last Wednesday s . ^15) meeting ■ would ot the MPCE with the Music Pub-; ^ntleii^jited i-eissuing th? film in-- lishers .Protective Assn... on invw-' volved an.er.lhat .thre(e--year perio contract terms was called off duei i,e would be forced to rettn'ri to the to. too - many -absentees ...on . bolh.f.publishet' I'or a' fresh .exhibition li- sides. It s unlikely thai much more I cense arid pay for it a-s^ plated test suits against Eli Ober- stein's Vsfrsily label, which frank- ly duplicates big-labcL hil.s on disks that sell at 44c (including ta\) However, Obersteins' aims aie only a part of the reason tor the close watch on the . Supreme suit, which aslts $8/,! 000 in damages Many times in the past maior and minor .labels alike have copied one another s hits. In past cases u: was always- the- publisher who was asked bv the offended-recording company to file I copyright infringement.- suits ] against tlie offender None ever, Major K, K Hansen, toimerly wanted to for obvious reasons Su- with Paramount and General preme's taking the "unlair compe- Amusement Corp , has been upped tltion" lack, however, does not in- 1 to Lieut Colonel, effective Jan 1, \olve a pub Capitol incidentally, accoiding to an announcement bv Vocco. ot Bregman, Vocco & Conn, and Duk \oltter, ot Shapiro- 13ern-.stein. drove or entrained for the south late last week, some missing the heaw weekend snow- fall bv a matter of hours Louis Bernstein, ot Shapuo-B, leaves foi Miami Frida\ i2a) Next dav Walter Douglas Music I'ali- lishers Piotective \-ssn th 11 man, leaves N V for three weeks in Calitornia^ It's Col. Kay Hansen Now time goes on. 18^ Can. Exhib Tilt'In' I Toionto, Dec. 21. , With the Copyright Appeal j Board ot the Federal government 1 receiving no filed obiections fiom ' any Canadian distiibutoi group to current deadline the 18% till | in iheatie music lates bv the Com- po eis Authois and Publisheis Assn ol Canada becomes effective Paula Watson's Boost , Hollywood Dec 21 Paula Watson is the latest nitery enteilamei to benefit solidly irom Gen. "Jacob L. Devers, Chiet of, Armv Field Forces, Ft. Mon- roe. Va. Hansen headed his own publicity firm of Hansen-Williams, Inc, in Ne.w^ Sork. when- he 'enlisted in the Aimy as an infantiy pii\ate in 1942 Later he saw set vice in the Pacific and returned to the U. S. as a -major. I Songs with Largest Radio Audience ;i for Uiiec years as of .Jan. ,5: next. CAPAC had oiiginally sou^iht a will be done on the problem until ot course 25'u inciease I alter the first of the year 'RH' Logging System Rtcltard Himbc-rs new derclop7ncnt in logging broadcust verjorm- aiicci hsii, iwn's HI (he surrey, based on four major Tietworlc schedulrs. Thuj are co?)ipiled on the basis of 1 point for sustaining irestrumentol, 2 poiftis for sustoitmig tJocal; 3 for conwiicrcial tH co7nmeTcial vocal, respcctiwly, in eoch of the 3 7 mjor terntorics. New gigj^. conception ot' the "ramifica- YotIc, Chicago and Coast For example, a Commercial Vocal iv all i»tions ot Judge Leibell's decision three territories counts 12 Added to tliesc totals is the listener ratings , so tricky is its effect on the van- I of co7nTnercial shows, which occoimt fo7 ihp Mrge ijoint tallies below phases of the film licensing ol I This angle IS contrai-y to the thoughts of other music biz at- 'touieys, who aren't certain them ■ sehcs, but who feel thSt a com-j , bined sync and exhib license is 1 good loi the duiation of the film ! 1 copyright involved—up to the 28-1 i vear legal cepyright protection on - a song.. No music attorney as yet has a Week of Dec. 10-16 Song Publisher Buttons and Bows—" Pale Face"—Famous My Darling, My Darling--""Where's Charley"—Moi ris On a Slow Boat To China—Melrose , . .... Down Among the Sheltering Palms—Miller A Little Bird Told Me—Bouine Say It Isn't So-—Berlin One Sunday Afternoon—f"One Sunday Aflcinoon'—Rcmuk White Chnstmas—Berlin Cuanto Le Gusta—f"Date With Judy "—Southein You Were Only Fooling—Shapiro-B Far Away Places—Laurel Until—Dorsey Bros, > Here I'll Stay—+"LoVe Life"—Chappell Pretty Baby—Remick Winter Wonderland—BVG Hair of Gold—Robert You Started Something—BMI Lavender Blue—'So Dear To My Heart —Santly For You—Witmaik Jljat Certain Paity—Bouine Ihe Money Song—Crawford 1 Mill Get a Thrill—Words & Music Galway Bay—Leeds in the Market Place of Old Monterey—Shapiio-B iiie Chnstmas Song—Burke-Van H say Something Sweet To Your Sweethcait—Wills Hold Me—Robbins B^"'?-^ AH I Want For Chnstmas -Ponot «y the Wav— 'When My Bab\ Smiles At Mo'—B\ C I'Hr^r '^veijbody IDarlmg—IVlaytair ^^ignt Has a Thousand Eyes— "Night Has 1 000 r,\cs '—I'aiamount ive Got M\ Love To Keep Me Waim—Bcilin B M ^'o^' Aie the One-Campbell Bella Bella Mane-Leeds Teeth—Witmaik Vou Walk B>-Cavalier Maybe You'll Be Theie—Tuanglc » i-ove You So Much It Hurts—Molods Lane p«^''"f' °^ Roses—Hill & Range peryday I Love You— "Two Gu\ s From Trxas"—ITai ms 'Date With Judy*'—Bobbins Total Pts, 259 221 217 212 194 187 177 128 124 124 123 112 107 00 songs . that . some attorneys have been revising their evaluation of the.decision almost dailv. And it s all. getting plenty confusing. Starr Paces Contiiiiied rroiii p.ige 37 .I'ention application to have that It's a Most Unusuaf Di'j Vn, o ^" Meadow—Shapiro-B Vff, P^^c 'I Long Wa> From St Louis—Jewel At, D —'When My Baby Smiles At 'Ml But It Happens—Bouine Pm a ^^^^ ""'ost Get Lost—Spit/er uwaer Your Face With Sunshine—l.oi IiiWi ^ Smging In My Heart—Ads. uuette-jeflerson ^ « Love—♦"Kiss Me Kate"—T. B, Haims -Tritfnfiie.. Lumbal do need ; . 89 87 87": 83 83 78 m' 70 67-; (),'7 .jfi4.. ;(S4'- ;56- ')5 5%. ■52 fi2 Tl 50 ■50: 49 44 4C .44, 43 ■.4:5 42 42- 41: 41 41 40 39 faction fully : and legally declared the top>light owners of theatre 11 perfoimancc lights Writers' Fears V^ague It has never been made quite clear what the niiters fear lioni the pulilishtTs. particularly in view ol the Songuntcis Protectee Assn Bourne ■ Leeds : Hill & Range Famous Southern Miller Laurel Witmark Robert. ol the Songuntcis >'rotectne Assn 1^ '"^ oiancu ouiuciu.iig basic agreement, which piovidesjf You Were Only Fooling that \Miteis must get SCo of in- TJic fop 30 SOUS'! of the week, based on the copyrighted Audi- ence Coverage Indcv Smvey of Fovular Wttsic Broadcast Over Radio NettLorks PiibhsJied by the Office of Research, Inc., Dr. John G. Peatmani Director. ■ Survey Week of December 10-16, 1948 A Little Bird Told Me Bella Bella Mane—.'"Melody Man" Bouquet of Roses Buttons and Bows— 1 "Pale Face" Cuanto Le Gusta^t"Date With Judy". . ..;.. Down Among the Sheltering Palms ..... i. i., Fai Away Places For You Hair Of Gold Here I'll Stay—*"Love Life" .'... Chappell Hold Me . .., Robbins I Still Get a Thnll Words & M La\ender Blue—'"So Deal To My Heart" ...... Santly-Joy Little Jack Fiost Get Lost .... Spitzer Majbe You 11 Be There ...Triangle My Darling. My Darling—.'-'Where's Charley".... .Morns My Happiness ... . ...... Blasco Night Has Thousand Eyes—r Night Has Eyes" ,.. Paramount On a Slow Boat to China , Melrose One Sunday . Aiternoon!:^'"''Gne Sun.: Afternoon" ;. .Remick Powder Your Face With Sunshine .. Lomlaardo Pretty Baby Remick Sav It Isn't So , Berlin Sav Something Sweet To Your Sweetheart .... Mills 'I hat Certain Party Bourne Until Dorsey Bros. You Call Everybody Darling Mayfair ■!iou Came a Long Way Fioni St Louis Jewel You Started Something ' BMI ; ; ....;..,.-.:.:.. .V V Shapiro-B come liom lights This would in- clude pcrtoimanee lights separate ly sold b\ p'lbs instead ol by I J ASCAP But intri\<>nc they did Iheiis and the Chappell mo\e tom- biried so con.i'using the issue that Lcibcll rlctickd that ASCAP should knp the lights but could not sill liifm He did not Spe- ci"fiea.li-y .pbint; .out did s.iy thai s\nchioni/ation and peiloimailtc lights must be sold tit ;thfe,\Saiiie^ tinie;' that :the^^ .1^ (.'Oiild. ho.t be w-jthheld. Since, it's- the piibs Vv!TO...di.spcnse syne rights. ] hey. baturaliy: :vvi11 folio w/ With: per- toiniante licencing Starr has had several meetings ■ ,. ■ , /.; » Ijillette . . with publishers on the subject of 1,. Lonesome witlidiawmg the intervention ap- ■■ ATnnpv cr . The. remaining 2'S songs of the luccfc, ba.sed 071 the copynghtcd Awchcnce Corcra/je, Index . Survey , of Popular Music Broadcast Over Radio NetwoTks Published by the Office of Rescorch. Inc.. D^ John G Peatman, Director. A Tree In the Meadow Ah But It Haopcns Jlv Two Fiont Teeth Biush 'those Teais Fiom Your Facs By the Way—>"When My Baby Smiles at Me'' Ev'iv Day I l..,ove You Galwa\ Bav Giecn-Up Time— Love Life" Heie Comes Santa Claus ; I Got Lucky In the Ram—. As the Girls Go '... I Love You So Much It Hurts In the Maiket Place of Old Monterey . ... pJiCiilioiiR to leave the way Clear loi \SC \P and jestcrday iTues-I . (iayl. nfliei'ilobh, he arid top .publishr L >■ met with a committee of writ-, CIS to try to convince them that 1 withdrawal by both sides would be proper It's felt by Stair and his cohorts that argument between the two factions that make up ASCAP IS something that should not occur at this dangerous point- in. the So- Money Song . ( ivione: I Ramb f So In I Too Twc Shapiro-B Bourne Witmark Leeds BVC Harms Leeds Chappell Western Pox Melody Lane Shapir.o-B. Jefferson ReptibUc Craw ford imbling Rose .,' Laurel 4-. Love Muth Lo\c i . . . Uliv;Street\Rag.. ^\hat Did I Do— 'A\hcn My Baby Smile^' You Walk By You You You Are the One .... You'ie All I Want For Christmas T B Harms Harms ShSpiio-B Ti langle Cavalier Campbell Poigie 39 , tiety's e;|(;istence. J "I egit AlKstcol t Fthnusical.