Variety (April 1950)

48 OR€li[E$TnAS-*MfJSIC April 5, 1958 First wartn breezes bf. spring have started to thaw the chill that • existed between Decca Coast director Sonny Burke and personal nian- } ager Carlos Gastel. It started over a tune, ’‘El Miunbo/' which Burke i heard while touring Mexico; He decided to have it plattered for Pecc«i and sent it back north, of the border with Oastel’s wife, Joan, who-wa,,S also vacationing in old Mexico .at the lirhe. Gastel heard it before it { was turned over to a Decca arranger, got it tb one of his clients, Dave Barbour, and the latter, via his Capitol platter, beat Burke into release with it. Geherat Artists Gorp.^^1^ on its bid to rep Jerry Gray orch j because agency is already handling Ralph Flanagan creW. Berle Adams ; nixed the offer because he felt GAC would, if it handled Gray, be in ; the position of booking tWo stiffly-eompeting bands. Both use the old ; .Glenn Miller: arrangements; Music Corp. of America, Willard Alex-.; ander and the Joe Glaser office also are; dickering with Adams for i handling of Ot'ay’s band dates, and the William, Morris office, which I lias dropped its band department, has pitched to handle Gray for theatre : dates.-:-' .! Mills Music, has jiist, brought out a new series of /Dixieland brehestra- bns designed tp be played by any band, regardless of instruinehtatiort. Two-beat arrahgemefrts were authored by Zep Meissner, fofmer^r^ man with Charlie Barnet and Bob Crosbyi His methbd employs tricks of doubling whereby almost any combinatibn of instfuments can be tailored to Dixieland style. For example;, when a band lacks a tehOr, a second trumpet takes the part: Compiled for By JULIIJS MATTFELD ,(Cdpyi’i9hf, Vdritty,; in«. Rl9ht$ Resfrvad) PfenficerHall, InCv will publish the cornplete, VARfflV Aiusicaf- Hi^tprical Song Cavalcade lator this year at around $4 a copy (price will :be determined later). Orders mdy be placed now with VARIETY, blew York At^entioh ic hereby called to the fact thot this mbterial .i» copyrighted , and .may not he reproduced either wholly dr in port. ^ (1947—Continued) ■' ' ■ • " BETAIL SHEET BEST SELLERS Survey of. retail sheet iiiusicr. sales, based 6h reports obtained from leading stores in 12 cities and showing comparative sales ra ting for: this and last week. Nafional Rating Last wk» 1 wk. Ti tie .and Publisher w •Q 1^. iS t S5- ■ 01 O. 'iU m (m). c w. • rt 0) A ■JC : 8 O' 0 a 01 ‘.■3 ai C ;g : ■>i •pi* Q : Ui ■ ■S.: e. •«: . .o m .3 S' s JS o CO' ■ 0 ? *tm -.o- a- ■ OJ. .0) ■ s "S- s- Tp: o- t ■L; p' 0 1 N. T .'S.- 2 ; ’-Music, Music; Music-* (Cromwell) 3 3 2 5 4 3 2 5 3 3 2 I 2 w3 “Knew You Coining” (Robert) :l 2 1 ‘’Chattanoogie Boy- (Acuff-Rose) ; 8 2 9 2 1 2 7 4 7 7 1 9G Tq .79 “Dearie” (Laurel). 1 8 ‘1 Said My Pajamas” (Leeds); 10 3 2 4 10 4 10 8 8 6 “Daddy^s Little Girl” (Beacon ; 4 8 “My Foolish Heart” (Santly-Jpy), 7 *6 • I 6 . 8 10 1 67 SO.- • 5 ; ■;'-42. :'32 8 ,10 “There-s No Tomorrow” (Paxton) 7 10 30 9 11 “Peter Cottontail” (HillrRange) 10 29 10 10 ,, “Candy and Cake” (Oxford) . 10 8 8 23 11A 9 “It IshT Fair” (Wbrds-Music) .... IIB 7 ^‘Dear Hearts, People” (Morris).: 9 10 ■20 5 20 12 “Third Man ThemeV (Chappell) 8 15 13 12 “Enjoy Yourself” (Morfis). 9 6 10 14 U Nice to Have a Man” (Morris) . J8 6 Feudin" and Fighting W., Ai Du- bin and Burton Ljaine. m., Burton Lane. GhappeM & Co.; Inc., Cop.' .1947, The Gentleman Is a Dope (Al- legro). W., Oscar Hanimerstein, 2d. m., Richard Rodgers. Williamsoh Music, Inc;, cop: 1947. tTl Dance at. Your Wedding, w,, Herb Magidson. m., Ben Oakland. George Siihori, Inc., cop. 1947i I Wish I Didn’t Love You Sb ’ (film: The Perils of Pauline), w., m , Frank Lpessef; Susan Publica- tions, Inc., cop. 1947. (Successor Piib., Paramount Music Corp.), Ivy; w., m., Hoagy Carmichael, Burke & Van HeuSCh, Inc:, cop, 1947. Cavalcade Info Book There have been so many inquiries about Variety’s Mu- sical-Histofical Cavalcade be- ing piublished in book form that such a volume will be brought but this fall by Pfeh- tice-Ha|l at $4. It can be ordered in advance • through yARIETY, f its conviction of evading $6,000,000 i in Federal income taxes. Members of Local 180, United Automobile Workers, C.I.O., voted to end their 440-day sti'ike against the Jv I. Case Co,, of Racine, Wise.;' termiriating one of the longest walkouts in American labor history. J. Edgar Hoover, director of the FBI, reported that crime had reached a lO-year peak, owing, ap- pgkrently, to “old gangs regroup- ing.”'' ■ ■ Margaret Truman, daughter of the President, : made her profes- sional singing debut with the De- troit Symphony Orchestra,. Charles (^Xucky”) Luciano, for- mer New York racketeer, was de- ported from Cuba to his native Italy.-' ^ William C, Bullitt, former U. S. ] With Sam- my Cahn. m., Jule Styne: Edwin H./MdiTis & Go., Inc^. cop. 1947. ♦ 11 « , , So Far (Allegro), w., Oscar Ham- Mam selle_ (filnK The Razor s Berstein, 2d^ m., Richard Rodgers ! WilUamson Music, Inc., cop. 1947. The Stanley Steamer (film: Sum- cop. 1947. . ‘ 'i mer;lIoliday). w., Ralph Blane. m;, . Open the. Door, Richard, w,, 1 Harry Warren. Harry Warren Mii- “Dusty” Fletcher and John Mason.' sic, Inc., cop. 1947. There But For You Go Richard Himber’s new development in logging broadcast perform i ances lists tunes in the survey, based on four niajor network schedules. Papa, Won’t You 'Dance With They are compiled oii. the basis of 1 point for sustaining instrumentali Me? (High Button Shoes). W„ Sam- {2 points for sustaining vocalsi 3 for commercial instrumental, 4 for commercial vocal, respectively, in each of tjie 3 major territories. New York, Chicago and Coast. Ror example, d commercial vocal in all three territbries counts 12. Added to these totals is the listener ratings of commercial shows. The first groupsjeonsists of the top 30 songs. Week of March 24 to March 30, 1950 ! , . First Group' I” Songs For tho Best in Kiddie Disc5 ARHOLb $TANG Admiral Records, Inc. 701 71h AvehMe N. V. C. 1 (Bfiga doOjn). Alan Jay Lerner; m., Frederick Loewc. Sam Fox Pub. Go., cop, 1947 by Alan Jay Lerner and Frederick Lbewe. There! I’ve Said it Again, w., m., Redd Evans and Dave Mann. Radio Tunes, Inc., cop. 1941. (Successor Pub , Valiant Music Co.; popular- ized in 1947.). ' Too Fat Polite, w., m., Ross MacLean and A'rthur' Richardson, Shapiro, Bernstein &.Co., Inc., cop. 1947. Woody Woodpecker, w., m., George Tibbies and Ramey Tdriss. , ^ j '.ir j - . Leeds Music Cofp., cop., 1947. ! Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday Members of the first Republican-i Music, Music, Music . • • ■*. f • ' « » • • • • -• «. -k A Dream Is a \Vish Your Heart Makes-r-l “Cinderella” As We Are Teday^t“Daughter of Rosie O’Grady”. .,.. Bye Bye Baby—’^‘“Gentlemen Prefer Blohdes” .. Candy and Cake > • Ghattanoogie Shoe •Shine Boy Cross Your Heart ..;.,.,.... baddy’s Little Girl ...... ... Dearie ; ..;,.. ,...:....;.. ! Enjoy Yourself ! . If I Knew You Were Coming I’d’ve Baked a Cake .......;,... Robert 11 Gotta Have My Baby Back .... \.....;. .,. ; Peer 1 Said My Pajamas . ... .....,. ... i . ., . , Leeds ! It Isn’t Fair ...;. .. ..... ....Words 6c Music I It’s So Nice To Have a M^n Around the House.. .......;.. ,. . Morris .. Leeds . Cromwell Ambassador to Moscow, stated be- fore the House Committee oh iJn- American Activities that “if Russia had the atomic bomb, it would already have been dropped on the United States;” More . than 306,900 telephone workers in 39 states Walked out in the first country-wide strike in the industry’s history. Long distance service was cut 80%, but local service was almost normal on dial, phones. Henry Ford left his fortune—es- timated between 500 and 700 mU* lions—to his widow,. Mrs. Clara Bryant. Fold, his four grandchil- dren, and the Ford Foiindation. In New: York City, more than 58,000 fans roared a tribute to Babe Ruth; retired “Sultan - of Swat” at Yankee Stadium in ceremonies at- tened by Francis Cardinal Spelt* man and Baseball Commissioner A,: B, (“Happy”) Chandler. President Truman signed a bill changing the name of Boulder Dam td Hoover banv in honor of ex- Presldcht Herbert Hoover. (Continued Next Week) 41 • « O •« Publishers .. Disney ..,. Remick . J. Robbins . : Oxford . Acuff-Riose .!.. . Harms ! Beacon ;LaureI . Morris • k 4 f BOB DIXON of CBS-TV "CHUCK WAGON" Auth'eritic vVestern Sfories and. Songs Adhilrol Records/Inc. 701 7th Aveiiue N; Y. C. controlled Congress in 14 years or- ganized for the opening of the 80th session. The Court of Appeals in Wash- ington affirmed, 2-lj the conviction of James M. Curley, Mayor of Bos- ton, of mail fraud charges arid sentenced him to 6rl8 months prison.; .• . Grrice. Moprer American Opera, j radio and screen star, and Prince ; Gustaf Adolf, seednd in line of My Foolish neart-^i“My Foolish Heart* Peter Cottontail ..,........,.. Rag Mop ;..v.., Ilain. .,..... Rain Or Shine . . ; SitUng By The Window ...... , Sunshine Cake—i “Riding High” in . There’s An X iri the Middle of Texas. . [There’s No Tomorrow , . ; , . . Third Mfn Theme—f“Third Man” We’ll Build ai Bungalow . . . Wilhelmina-—^‘■Wabash Avenue” .... . A • « • V • 0 0 G 0 0 # Santly .HiU & Range .Hill 6c Rnrige ...... : , M;iller ... . Lombardo .... Shapiro-B .... Burke-VH . Simon House ..... . Paxton Chappell .Mellin onthe SUNNY SIDE BFTHE STREET Music by .. . JIMMY McHUCH SHAPlRO-BERNSTIEilNI successiori to the throne of Sweden. I wifu Twr»* •: :•"•;*'•• • • r i were among 22 killed when a KLM i ^ ^ Dreaming....,.,..., Cri Royal Dutch airliner..crashed and | You re Wonderful--t“Paid In Full” /.: .Para exploded outside Copenbagen. Den- ■ Crawford Paramount :mark: I Rocky , Graziano, middleweight I prizeaghter, tpld a N: Y. County Baby, Won’t Y;ou Say You Love Me- grand jury that he had been offered :.Bevvi(cihed ' $100,600 to “throw Second Group t“Wabash: Avenue”:,; a fight. : ! But Me, I Love You , Dr. A. S. W.^ Roseribach, rare I Charley My £by .. ... , . dealer, paid $151,000 for a ! Copper eari^ri—1“(:iopper Canyon;’* . . ... Did Anyone Ever Tell Yoii Mrs. Murphy Dbn’tcha Go Way Mad ; ;,., Don’t Dp .Sometbing Tp Someone Else Classic Fairy Tales AdmirdI Records, Iric. 701 7th Aveiiu* N. Y. C. ■ book copy of the “Bay Psalni Book;” i i first, book printed in the, English colonies in America. Newspapers, radio and, magazine correspondents in Washington pro- tested to Secretary of State George Marshall that the. Soviet’s proposai to admit only 20 American news- men to the Moscow Peace Confer- ence was “shockingly inadequate.” Rear Admiral Richard Byrd, making his second flight over the South Pole, dropped the flags of all the United Nations., (He made his first fight in 1929): _ The $25,600,000 ; Longchairips Restaurant chain in New York lost its right to serve,liquor because of » 0. 0. .<» < • » *0 » • 0 • 4 .. .. .Fei.St Chappell Gampbeli ,, Bourne .Famous .. Jphnstone-M . Advanced , Fisher Get Your Gun”........ . . ....[. :Berlin ^ Love You?...... . Duchess I^Don t Know Whether To Laugh Or Cry Over You. Porgie Im Gonna Paper All My Wails With Your Love Letters..... . Ofxdav • ** 4 . • • .0 t » 4 : • •••'4*0 0 A .t • I m Gonna Paper All My Walls With Your Love Letters. Johnson Rag ... .... •Marta . ..• Quicksilyer ... .....;, Save a Little Sunbeam ... Sentimental Me They Say It’s Wonderful—i “Arinie Get Vouir Cun’’ Wedding Samba Why Remind Me > • » •» r * 0 0 ^^0 f ^'o A •* • » * 0 A * ,-4 . .. Porgie . Goday .Miller . ..Mark,<5 .. Morris Capitot .. Knickerbocker ...... , . Berlin Duchess . Sinatra 0 A * « 0 4 4 k t FilinusicaU * Legif Musiiah THE EVER POPULAR standard DEED I DO iAUREl. MUSIC CQRP 1617 Broadway,' N. V.19 1 ll't Miisic Oy JESSE GREER Proigrom Todqy Yeilcrcicjy's ON THE BEACH (Words & Music, Inc.)