Variety (November 1950)

ORCBSSTllAS>]inJSIC Wedncsdaj, November 1950 presenting 1 1 Latest Release ! “AUTUMN LEAVES' Am “SERENADE IN BLUE PECCA 27270 AND DECCA *9-27270 Price 75c (plus tax) *lnclicatti 45 RPM Vorsion Other Favorite Artie Shaw Records Americans-iFastest ^Selling'^Records! RETAIL DISK BEST SELLERS National Rating Survey of retail disk best sellers, based on reports ob- 'tained from leading stores in 12 cities and showing com- parative sales rating for this and last week. Week Ending Oct. 28 s s C3 U i o i i 5 I I ® pq » JS ^ ^ a ^ ^ O' O *5 w O "S This Last wk. tvk. 3A 4 3B d 6A 6 6B 6 jr i_ 8A 9 8B 6 9A .. 9B iO ^ ^ n 9 12 11 13 14 .. 15A 13 15B .. 16A .. 16B .. Artist, Label, Title GORDON JENKINS (Decca) <<Goodnight Irene”—27077 SAMMY KAYE (Columbia) *«Harbpr L i ghts”—38963. >......, PATTI PAGE (Mercury) *‘A11 My Love”—5455 ,......... ■ S. KENTON-N. COLE (C^p.) **Orange Colored Sky”—1184...., ■’NAT “KING” COLirt^itol) **Mona Lisa”—-1010-...... AMES BROS, (Coral) “Can Anyone, Explain”—60253.. "BING-GARY^ROSBY (Decca) *‘Siniple Melody”—27 112 ....... RAY STAR’RlGapitol) ^'Bonaparte’s Retreat”—93 5...... "tony MARTI^Victor) “La Vie En Rose”—-20-3819..... DON CHERRY (Decca) “Thinking of You”—27128 KAY STARR^tTeRNIE (Capitol) “ITl Never Be Free”—1124 . .... PERCY FAITH (Columbia) “All My Love”—38918 ......... DENNIS DAY (Victor) . “All My Love”—20-3870........ RALPH FLANAGAN (Victor) **Nevertheless”—20-3904 ....... DEAN MARTIN (Capitol) “I’ll Always Love You”^1028 .. "BING-GARY CROSBY (D^ca) “Sam’s Song”—27112 . PERRY COMO (Victor) “Patricia”—20-3905 ........ .^ GUY LOMBARDO (Decca) “Petite Waltz”-—27208 ........ PHIL SPITALNY (Victor) “Our Lady of Fatima”—20-3920. RAY ANTHONY (Capitol) “Nevertheless”-—1190. ........... JERRY LESTER (Coral) “Orange Colored Sky”—60325... "TrXnKIE LAINE (Mercury) “Dream a Little Dream”—5458. . 3 4 B 7.; v\-- .. 7 ' ) ' 8 .. lb 9 .. .. 3 S) I a d < I t t 8 .. d 0) 3 *0 (S M "** CQ 1. , . ■ . . .. 6 .. 7 8 .. S ^ I -2 & I ss i S S o I tS d M W CO w S 1 1 ... 2 10 4 2 64 8 .. .. 1 ,, 2 ,,■ 41 5 X ., ,, 30 * * ^ ^ * - 8 ,«, 5 30 ^ 5 •« . * * ... . 10 27 •* ** .8 3 7 .. ,, ^ 2 . .« 7 .. «» ,, 24 ^ • • • 91 24 ^ * * .. 4 . «« ,, 22 *. .. 1 ......S •• 21 •• 7 ». 10 2 ■» ». 21 .. - .. .. .. 1 19 ^ 4 .. ^ , 5 * • • • ' • • 19 .. 7 .. 17 5 .. .. 4 .. .. 3.. .. .. .. . «»■ '«» '.. 16 . - .. 9 is .. 1 . 1 6 ... 13 * ^ «. 6^ 4 .. • • 12 *» *» •• •• •• •• 10 .. .. .. .. .. .. 10 . 3 . .... .. 10 .. 0 Disk Best Sellers by Companies {Based on Points Earned) No. of Label Records Decca 5 Capitol 6 Victor 5 FIVE TOP ALBUMS THREE LIHLE WORDS Hollywood Cast M-G-M M-G-M53 E516 No. of Points Label Records Points 136 Columbia 2 60 128 Mercury 2 39 81 Coral 2 34 2 ~ "1^ " ~4 SOUTH PACIFIC SUMMER STOCK ANNIE GET YOUR TEA FOR TWO Broadway Cast Hollywood Cost GUN Hollywood Cost Columbia MM850 ML4180 M-G-M M-G-M56 E519 GUN Hollywood Cast M-G-M £509 Hollywood Cost Columbia C215 CL6149 Rainbow Releasing 15 Top-Name LFs Rainbow Records, New York in- die label, Is curreirtly releasing a serifejS' of 15 LPs featuring most of the diskery’s top artists. Set for special promotion is Rainbow’s LP by Ralph Flanagan, ‘‘A Tribute to Glenn Miller ” Record was made two and a half years ago on Rain- bow, and ha? been out for some time, but the diskery i^ pushing it- because of Flanagan’s current pop- ularity. The record, incidentally, is the only Flanagan LP on the market. All 15 records will also be released jn 4o rpm albums. Meanwhile, Ed Heller, Rainbow prexy, leaves for the Coast .next week to change his distribution set- up across the country. Hell be gone four weeks. On his return Heller will record Sally Starr, western disk jockey from WJMJ, Philadelphia, and team of Dick & Don, recently signed to the label, He’ll also release a disk by Ted Steele, recorded on a one-record deal with the diskery. Coral Records, Decca subsid, has named Tell Music as its new dis- trib in Chicago. Company is man- aged by Joel J. Cooper, former Coral midwest division manager. Friml’s TV Shorts Washington, Oct. 31. Composer Rudolf Friml is scheduled to meet with President Truman tomorrow (Wed.) on a social visit. Following his call on the Presi- dent, Friml will go to New York to meet with attorney A, L. Beiman and rnusic publishers’ agent Harry Fox to set up a projected deal to make video shorts based on Friml’s songs and productions. Dailey Paskman is handling the adapta- tions of the Friml works for video. N,Y, Jiike Assn, in Feed Automatic Music Operators of New York, local jukebox operator association, held their annual din- ner and entertainment at the Star- light Roof of the Hotel Waldorf- Astoria Saturday (28) night More than 2,000 attended. WIZEU EXITS P0E6IE vMurray Wizell this week re- signed from the professional staff of Porgie Music, N, Y., after two years with the firm, WizeU has been Coast rep for the past few months. PROGRAM THE NEW WEDDING STANDARD DOROTHY STEWART'S GIVE ME YOUR HAND LAUREL MUSIC CORP. 1119 Broadway, N. V. 19 B M.L VIER PUBLICATIONS' s p.a. Rm, 343 RCA Bldg., Selma aV'd Vine Streets,. Holly wood 2S, Calif. Latest Release ‘‘THE BELLS OF ST. MARY’S WILL RING AGAIN (WHEN THE BOYS HAVE ALL COME HOME”) WATCH FOR THE RECORD RELEASES A f A TV PACT?' West Coast Representative Ol. 6323 Li a il. G A 3 Hollywood, Calif. Post Office Box 723 West Coast Representative Hollywood, Calif.