Variety (January 1950)

OBCHBSTBAS-BIITSIC Wedneadaj, Jimnny 2S; 1950 ComoV "Aye Maria* Platter Seen Headed For Thru-fcisler Mppup RCA-Victor— haS-^iQjan.d .. Perrz Gonio-s recording of ‘^Av0 Maria” and “Lord's Prayer” is consistently building in sales despite the fact that the disk was made primarily for the Xmas trade. A 12dnch plat- ter selling for $1, the company shipped 11,000 of the disks last week: and it's figured how that it will go on building into the Easter holiday period, when the content of the platter will be even inore appropriate than fpt Xmas. Como, incidehtaliy, left New York Monday (23) evening for a brief vacation at Pinehurst, N. ,C. Oh Thursday he will take part in a special , Ghesterfield, broadcast from Durham, C. This show Will cover one hour oh NBC, with Arthur Godfrey, Bob Hope, etc. Paul Insetta, New ^York . cab- driver writer of the hew pop tune, “Sittin’ By the Window,” has been getting considefabie' attention In the past; couple weeks from disk jockeys, bandleaders, etc. He guested on oi^ of Guy Lombardo's remotes “from the' Rbosevelt"hot'e^^ N. Y-i did a bit omthe Rayburn & Finch show on WNEW, N. Y. and is due for a shot on “We, the People,” Curiosity stems from the Unique angle, of a hackie penning a tuhe that. (l) hianaged to find its way into the hands of a major music publisher (ShapirO-B.ernstein) and (2) it's hik first published song. In- ^setta accomplished the former in an odd way. He knew singer Vic Damone for several years because the latter often Was a fare. Back before the American Federation of Musicians recording ban was put into effect, Damone came out of a N. Y. nitery one a.m. and acci-^ dently got into Insetta’s. hack to drive home to Brooklyn. Insetta told him about the song and sang it for the singer while driving. CAP RECORD NOD Winners In Capitol Record's amateur sohgwriting cohtest, titled '!Sbngs_;^_Without Words” were named by the disk company last week’ after a content period of sik months. Lyrics were supplied by amateurs froih all hver the coun- try, i thousands submitting lyrics fitted to melodies written by vari- ous top-flight composers and in- cluded in an album Cap Issued over six months ago, recorded by Paul Weston’s orchestra. It Was one of the most successful promo- tion ideas ever presented by a disk company; \ Cap's prez, Glenn WalBchs, named the winners after calling each by phone and advising them, John Sharpe HI, Mill Valley, Calif;, submitted a lyric titled “Dream f»eddler’s Serenade” to a melody by Johnny Mercer, He's a railroad employee. - Minette All- tori, Paso Robles, Calif., built a lyric titled “Melinda,” selected to fit an isham Jones melody. Robr eilf Swenson, mathematics Instruc-, tor at Georgia Tech, subriiitted the: accepted lyric to a . Jay Livirigstpn- Evaris tune; it’s titled “Laughing .At'-Love.'' Aileen Lenharti Seri Lorenzo, Calif., fitted^ Jimriiy McHugh’s mu- sic best, titled “Love Is a Mas- querade.” Ray Noble’s music Was paired with a lyric titled^ “Who ^ends YoW'Rosesv'^ by-John'Golds-^l berry, San Fcaricisco. Doris Mae Schaefer, Baltimore^ wrote"When April Conies Again,” Composed by Paul Westori. Each tune will be Tecorded by a top Capitol artist.. In addition the writers receive $1,000 as an ad- variCe royalty from Capitol Songs, which will publish them. DAIXAS HOTEL ADDS ACTS Dallas, Jan. 24; . Tito Guizar and Jimmy Joy's orchestra Will inagutate a new policy at the Mural Room, Baker hotel, Friday (27). Henceforth^ a name act will be featured aloiig with an orchestra. Guizar will sing at the Mural Room for two weeks while Joy and his band are on the stand. ^ BETJUL SHEET BEST SEUEBS of, retail sheet music saXeSi based bw reports obtained from leading states in 12 cities and showing c^pardtive sales fating for this and last Week. Natlpnal Rating This Last wk. Wk. Jan. 21 Title and Publisher m Q S A' ■a o: 2 .S',. CO P •s ■O- s .8 y 0) OA w Pi I o . •> odl . V pm 4) ho A CO V * I OQ 1 ,.«■ (0 O 8 tM u 2 :'p (0 CO. P .8 H W : ■■■a s :|- ■I o . B . nS-;. g »ii* . a. £ y. o i I S S; '.td p A w. B.- . 'M.- 1 -9M S: Ui a e c. .4) to ■A. U o o .y' 4). ..ft .• CQ £ CO -A. CO a- o. o ■ W .3' 15 ft <0 y- . B 4) <0 0) CO- T 6 T- A L P 0 1 .N T S' So long was hjce knowing you—but TONY MAWIN'S "'MARTA'^ iS the gtsl for me! 45 rpiti 47-3104 78 rpm 20-3598 h (Week ending Jan. 14) Breaking MyT^^^'^ Slbrlirig'' Harry Lime, Theme. ■Chappell Hopscotch Polka , .. ..Leeds Confidentially ... . New World Forever and Ever.. F.D. & H. I’ll String Along Feldriian Garden of Weeds . -BOx & Cox Dear Hearts •....;... .Morris Wedding Samba ...... Leeds I Don't See Me ...., Connelly Mori. Tues; Wed... ;. .! .Dash Mule Trairi ......;.. Chappell Second 12 Leicester Square Rag. .Norris Is It Too Late.Yale Our Love Story. Caroliri Snowy-White Snow . . . . Reid ' . Jealous Heart ....New World Bunch of Coconuts. Box & Cox ; Why Is It . . V.... Qinephbnic Down in the Glert/.... Wright Last Mile Home...... Leeds Buy Killarney ,...,. ■ Maurice Kiss in Your. Eyes. , ,Bosworth I Didn't Know Gun..... Leeds Harold Morris, composer, visiting native Texas for the world pre- miere of his “Suite for Strings,” to he played by the San Antonio Symphony Orchestra. fln- Its List Vincent Lopez’s position On the '■unfair list” of the Music Publish- ers Contact EmpIoyebS union was continued following a meeting of the MPCE council in New York Monday (23) evening. Council went over the situation and. its relations with the bandleader at the meet arid decided tb let it stand. ^ Lbpez and the MPCE have ex- changed several letters on the ac- j tion taken against him since its occurrerice. Council claims it has invited him to a discussion, but that Lopez indicates no inclination in that direction. RAHGEItS^E^ Kansas City, Jan. 24. Texas Rangers, veteran vocalJri- sti'umental group from KMBG, Karisas City, has been refornied arid is now playiiig as a five-maiii combo. For years it was ari 8-riian outfit. New group IS at Pla-Mor Ball- room which is trying out once-a- week “Westerri” dances on Thurs- ■day.’ Bands at Hotel B.O;’s Blind ' Hotel Played Emil Cbleman*..... .Waldorf (400; $2),........... 5 Guy Lombardo..... Roosevelt (450; $1.50-$2)... i. 17 Frankie Carle..... ^Statler, (450; $1.50-$2)..; ,. ^. ,4 Don MCGrane*.... New Yorker (400; $1-$1.50) ... 17 Cover* Total Past Covers . Week On Date 2,800 11,350 2,600 46,825 1,700 7,325 1,200 17,125 ^M)Jew^ot*er-has-Patti^Pag^aets^-Waldorf^^^ Chicago; BiU Bennett (Swiss Chalet, Bismarck, 250; $2 min.-$i cover). Building to nice 2,300 covers. Dick LaSalle (Mayfair Room, Blackstone, 350; $3.50 ri[iin.-$l cover). Beatrice Kay; drab IvQOO patrons. Frankie Masters (Boulevard Rbom, Stevens, 720; $i50 min,-$l cover). I Final week,bf currerit ice show tapering to weak 2,876. t George Qlseri (Marine Room, Edgewatei^ 700; $1.20); Cold wave hurt far north spot; orily 1,800 tabs, V : I Eddie O’Neal (Empire Room, Palmer House, 500; $2.50 mln.-$l cover). Billy De Wolfe sock With great 4,800 customers. I Bill Snyder (College Inn, Sherman, 500; $3.50 min ). Surge of cori- ventioneers upped total tq bright 2,800 customers. Los Angeles Carnieri CavaRaro (Ambassador, 900; $1.50). V With the Modefrtaires. Second wbek; .2,545 covers. Chick Floyd (Biltmore, 900; $1.50). Sixth week, 1,900 covers. Phil Oh^an (Beverly Hills, ;300; $4 min ), About 650 covers. ,Nbtin Hoteh Local 47 Tbtses Big Roste to tele^ Debut of Nek Home Hollywood, Jail. 24. With 200 musicians dishing out entertainirierit and with some 15,000 people in atteridarice, AiiiCr* ican Federation of M'^sicians Local 47 tossed a huge clambake here last weekend to celebrate opening of their new $1,000,000 Hollywood headquarters. Celebration lasted from 2 p'm. Saturday (21) to 2 a.m. Sunday (22); Bing Crosby, Bob llope, Jimriiy Durante and flock of other top stars; performed. Jazz sesli in the basement Was presided over by Red Nicliols, Air Proinotioii for LP’s Columbia Records wdll take to the air to promote its Microgrpove Long-Playing disks exciusively, Feb. 5,-when it assumes the 4:30 to 5 p in. spot oil the parerit CBS network. Following the New York Philharmonic, Cblumbia’s prograin will ride 45 stations across the Country and unquestipnably is an- other answer to the huge campaign being staged by RCA^Victor in be- half of its 45 rpm disks. No 78 rpm platters will be pro- mpted bn the program, but pop* will sneak into the schedulirig since Columbia does market a 10-inch LP platter that carries current tunes, plus many pop-type albumsr-r that are cbritairied on the lO-incli platters. 2 Grecir Songs! IFOR HER HAIR} MILLS MUSIC, INC. 1619 Broofilwdy. NfW York 19. (Chicago) Drivid^n (Chez ,Pafee, 500; $3.50 min.-$l coyei:). Furniture mfen stiU holding biz up at strong 4,200 chairs. Eddie Howard (Blackhawk, 500; $2.50 mlri.-80c cover). Eddie Howard revue still packs’em in with sock 2 , 800 . ; Dick Jurgens (Ai^gon; $l-$1.15 adm.), Holding up in second week With neat 8,000 dancers. » I ; Lawrence Wplk (Trianon; $1-$].15 adm ). Still strong with fine 10,000 I admisSioriS^ (Los Angeles) Harry Owens-Ted Weems (Aragon, Santa Monica), Approximately 4,200 admissions. Freddy Martin (Palladium B., Hollywood), fourth week, good 15,475 admissions. ALWAYS REQUESTED •S' CAgMEN LOMBARDO'S PARADE E. H. MORRIS