Variety (Feb 1949)

42 ORCHESTRAS-MLIJSIC WeJncsday, February 2, 1949 Porgie, Campbell In Tussle Over Rigbts To ^Street'; Heads for Court Al Porgie and his former part- ner, Nicky jCampbell, are currently in a tussle over the rights to a new song that may wind up in court. Porgie accuses. Campbell of interfering with a commitment secured from a Hollywood song- writer on the tune "My Street." Since both pubs are affiliated with Broadcast Music, Inc., Porgie has complained to the latter before tak- ing his case to an attorney. Two weeks back, Porgie was tipped off to, "My Street" by the Mills Bros; Ho immediately ad- vised his Hollywood rep to con- l tact the writer, Al Koppich, to se- cure rights to the tune. This the Coast roan did, by having Koppich write a legal binder and accepting the payment of $1 to close the deal.' Meanwhile, Porgie prepared reg- ular "Songwriters Protective Assn. contracts and sliipped them west for Koppich to sign. That was on Jan. 17. On the early morning of the 18th, Campbell, then ill Cali- iornia, got Koppich's signature on a regular SPA pact and claimed the tune. He had professionals printed immediately and began contacting Coast artists. Porgie claims, and has correspondence to back it up, that Campbell knew he (Porgie) had obtained a binder be- fore the SPA pact with Koppich was executed by Campbell. Porgie has advised all disk com- panies that "Street" is legally his. But so has Campbell. Latter claims that he had no knowledge of Porgle's binder and that Kop- pich denied one existed. That his SPA contract i$ the only agree- ment' recognized in the trade be- tiVeen a writer and publisher. 3 Tooters Accused Of Being Weed Distribs CWcago, Feb. 1. Three musicians were seized Fri- day (28) by federal agents as mem- bers of a ring peddling narcotics to musicians. Richard Harp, pianist; Ferdinand' Juarez, drummer; and Mick punlilf, trumpeter, were ac- cused qf being, distribs; although, none : of . them possessed mari^- huana when seized. Raid was second by federal agents in recent months. From the Curcenf . WALT DISNEY Hit Picturt ★ A Beautiful Ballad SO DEAR TO MY HEART W% a Dilly! LAVENDER BLUE (Dilly Dilly) Santly-Joy. inc. EDDIE JOY. Prof. Mgr. T M V BMadway, New York If RETAIL DISK BEST SELLERS Jocks and Jukes ssa ' Ccntinucd from page 36 { ;,iob. "Blue Room" and "With a Song In My Heart" are standards done by Como in his "Words and Music." In fact, these are from the sound track.' They?il be widely used. Tommy Dorsey "So In Love"- "While the Angelus Was Ringing" (Victor). Two propective hits. "So In Love," from "Kiss "Me Kate" score by Cole. Porter,- is a swell tune and it gets good handling from Dorsey with an arrangement that's unusually interesting and colorful, and well played. How-: ever, Denny Dennis' vocal leaves something to be desired. Same ap- plies to the singer's work on "An- gelus," a promising melody based on a French theme. There's no: I life-;-just words. They're still good jock material, however. . I Art Lund "Someone Like You"— i "I've Got My Love To Keep Me . Warm" (M-G-M), Both^are beat j tunes, which is right up Lund's I vocal groove; Result: one good, one fair side. "Someone," a widely recorded new tune from the film "My Dream Is Yours," is a poten- tial hit. Lund meets it solidly and he figures to get jock play though he's bucking Doris Day (Columbia) and Peggy Lee (Capitol) on it. I Backing is aimed to draw some of the heat on the Irving Berlin tune. But Lund and the beat don't get together. Johnny Thompson's ac- companying arrangement doesn't Johnny Desmond "Careless Hands"—"These Will Be The Best Years of Our Lives" (M-G-M). Desmond handles both these tunes smartly.. He works over "Hands" in a light beat groove and gets a b.p. angle on the new melody, a hit possibility. He does better, however, with "Years," a ballad that also .shows potentialities. Des- mond sings freer and with much more feeling with it and it adds up to a distinct hit possibility for him. Tony Mattola backs him solidly on both sides. Stubby and Buccaneers "Money Marbles and -CJialk" —■ "Tennessee Tears" (Decca). "Money? side Is one that can become a solid jock and juke hit, on the basis of the title alone, a catch-phrase of no mean value. Stubby (Capl. has been dropped) and his group ran up a fine b.o. performance Of the novelty, with a vocal by "Windy Breeze." It's a strong potential. Backing is also good, in a hillbilly vein with a vocal by Tiny Stokes. It'll carry weight in locales, that 'Marbles" misses. Platter Pointers Mark Elton Britt's "Candy Kisses" (Victor) as a hit beyond the groove of country tunes . . . Phil Moore's - Discovery: recordings of "Misty Moon Blues" and "Fugue For Barroom Piano" are jprime sides for programming that seeks something diflterent . . . Ralph Wilson's quintette cuts excellent jazz and blues things for the Lucky label; his "Radar Blues" and "Lips" are swell . . . Victor is a month behind with "Tarra-Ta-Larra-Ta- Lar," but Dennis Day does It well and gets a lot out of "Streets of Laredo," a promising item . . . Georee Paxton's "Prisonero Del Mar" (M-G-M) is worth attention, too , , . Stabdout country, western, race, jazzj Arbee Stidham's "Stid- ham Jumps" (Victor); Bill Boyd, "Too Blue To Care" (Victor); Battle Noel, "High Jlvln' Papa" and "Rockin* Jenny Jones" (M-G- M); Roosevelt Sykes, "Llvln" In a Different World" (Victor); Bob Atcher, "Foggy Foggy Dew" (Co- lumbia)j Jimmil. Uo.. i„ Victor Camden Shutdown Only Temporary, Due To Delayed Repair, Checkup I RCA - Victor will temporarilv . shutter its main Camden, N' J , record plant March 1 to institute I a i-epair and checkup plan that ; has been waiting for some time ! Shutdown started rumors la.st week tliat the company was folding its headquarters production for good due to lagging record sales and it hastened to explain the cause. Shutdown will last for three to four weeks to enable engineers to check floor loads in the buildings, I used for record production. All of them are among the older struc- tures in the RCA Camden setup. I Sections to be gone over thor« j oughly are the pressing and pro- ! cessing floors, which require very ^ heavy machinery and paraphe- , nalia. At the same time, a chcclt is to be made on all other phases. Meanwhile, RCA's Indianapolis Cannonsburg, Pa., and Hollywood plants will carry the production load. Rich Hung Ifp for 4Ci By Showboat, M'waukee Milwaukee, Feb. 1. General Artists Corp. cancelled all existing bookings Monday (31) with the Showboat, local jazz bistro, because spot failed to pay Buddy Rich's orchestra for a 12- day run at $2,330 per frame. Rich came in Jan. 19 and closed Sun. (30), collecting $50 out of tlie $4,- 000 due. Spot was previously placed on AGVA's unfair list because of fai)- I ure to honor a posted bond. GAG filed claims with AFM Monday (31). Woody Herman's orcli, slatedilor opening at Showboat, will go into Music Bowl, Chi. Herman closed a week ago at the Blue Note, Chi jazz spot. Cap's New Bop Outfit Capitol Records signed another bop orchestra last weekj corraling a new outfit being put together by clarinetist Buddy DeFranco; Con- sists of 17 pieces, expanded from the small group with which' DeFranco, formerly witli Tommy Dorsey, has been working at the Clique Club, New York. FRANKIE LAINE itow at the Ml RA'NCHO V£0A8 . '. '-Xa* Vcirai, Nev.'- A DREAM OF A LULLAIYI TARRA TA-LARRA TA-LAR OXFORD MUSIC CORP. 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