Variety (October 03, 1951)

S4 i nvsrn \%-\n \ic £ Htl i * Band Reviews III.I.Y WILLIAM* OftCN it* ‘Mjuihvfn MmiIm Kawtat CUy C hange of policy *1 (hu Bald* myie Av*-noe club hung* in R»m« •cu ami limn iho«t toi the fall season ami focuvm addH atten tton on handstand ere* and It* abilities William*' onh Kae te* n the attraction through the summer month* and la aef for an indef- inite %ta> in the Mansion Prin- cipal!* the crew la set up tor dancing but ran ably barb a *hos as evidenced b% |<i work with Helen ^Forrest Rrst name in under the nr* policy. William* IX •wn«*tht«g tit a name at <Hind town having prrvtou*h held forth for long stands at Kdd* s’ Hcxtau ranl and Ihe k m sax Cit y Club Ilia lineup here in about the same a* he has used previously — three rred*. trumpet, ifring ban*, piano and drums A former war- Met with Sammy Kay# and ether names. William* handles vocal* in hi* own very llstenable baritone He round* out the viral depart- ment *tth deep-down l>rt«« ot Milt Minor mi man and these two combine with George Drake, irwm- P'lrr to do novelty aong* Musically the crew »Jkkx gen- erally to (tie current pop* and standard* with a strong flavoring of Latin tempo* Generally rhythm* follow the *weet and suing pattern, apparently much to the liking of thggru«iomer». a* * It - !»*** tt»e long stand here and the evident satisfaction of the owners A tiding to his other versatilities William* also makes one of the better m c's with hi* personable approach and hi* background in the bli Qumi cleverly. Fina cashes m by hi* pleasing personality. ; lie u*e* three violin*, four sat three trumpet* and iln.-e il.ulon* v» >ih him* If at the piano and Ham- mond '] '• Weak spot in the Dna crew is in the show which is pr ovid ed, which only manages to pa* mus- ter Though opening with a so* perior piano item ffy F»na mw of the other material slanted foi comedy lag* In impact Appear- ance of outfit howcvri u a plus '■•-■v t. d • RETAIL SHEET BEST SELLEBS JACK FIN A OUCH U3> Wltb Ttny Mag Well PU L MK.HRDKx OR<M lift Aragon Ballroom. Chicago - Paul Neighbor*’ m*lrum< nl ilton is i omenlorn^l Mr naps lour sac two fiddles, three trumpet* and three rhythm for strong en*embie work Band IS much <« the sweet modem uliom with an absence of the rornball intonaiton* that *o much eharacterite nianv nvidHest territorial uniu now ; Reed and bras*, rather, work in fl«**e har- mony. giving the on h a tsHd tweet beat w ithout *ti« kmc**. Band'* book 1* Of fourve heaw on current pop* and novelties and per Arag'Ut tradition, waiter* and glee club work get a full woikover Sideman Tommy Anthony docs a first-rate job on warbling Ihe bal- lad* while Neighbors bandies the novelty v orals in equally good style Some location* will require a gal vocalist, but the group* na- five appeal is strong enough to forego podium s a Neigh tew* himself lend* plenty of force >o the, group He's an excepttonally personable lad with a hail-fellow, get-mn-out on-the- Roor pitch that should rate him high with the wallflower* Mel, VXnltTr Survey of retail Iheel wtmc Mies, based on reports obtained from leading ttorti in 12 cities and shownM0 contparaiir# sates rating for f» is and last iceck* National Rating Week Ending Sept. 29 Title and Publisher ‘"Because of 1 m“ Broadcast’ *T <»r| Ideas’ Mill K 'l.«vci»r«t Night ¥ear** >Robbin*t ‘Tm \ «*nng " JflfrivHii "Sweet Violet**’ • Morris’ •'.whang bai*’^ Ad'aneed M C ald. f old Heart ’ • Aruft R » -Cowl. < tm! Evening "'La mou* ••Sin ’ ’Algonquin* •Tome-on A My Manse'* >Duche**' a *• 12 h> • 11 11 "Down Yonder" Southern’ 12 - Petoo c^H tS " *Wmi4tr Why** < Bobbin** li lt -MomingaAde n# M*tntn" Brink k im -111 Hold Yon In My Heart** i AV XV It Francis Motel. Ban FranrWo With himself doing notable Mini In the spotlight. Jack Finn ha* built an organisation that utv wet! with the terping contingent. Tbe band'* rhythm* are easy toi dance to and range of material meets demand* of youngster* and ! oldsters alike, a consider*b e ap- peal here which ruts a wide alter j of pair*mage from all walk*. Mi sing his pops, hits and oldies C BILL BARDO lilfH IS* Motel President. Kansas C'lty Once Rill Rardo was an ex- nrnt of the larger bands, offer- ing a crew with aa many as It on the stand Lately he has been playing with smaller combo*, such a* (hi* five-piece outfit with wbM h he i« holding forth in the looey I Hum Room of the Hotel l*resident Outfit is set up for versatility with Rardo on the fiddle and rounded out with trumpet, string bass, drums and piano-oeleste, With this setup the band offers ! output In a variety including Latins, pops, wallies and rhythm ( numbers. Hardo makes a good Maul #f voral* warbling the rhythms snd novelties himself. and leaving the ballads snd musical comedy numbers to Dirk Shelby, trumpet man. who shows rather ■ good work on the vocal* Two men team for duets frequently, In addition to regular dance rhythm*, crew has a Dixieland set- up. and alao has baa* man double fiddle to make up a Gy pay en- semble Repertory includes a number of senil-rlaasic*. largely used at the luncheon session* ■ Qui* On the Upbeat | Ivory Joe Hosier plays Harlem ; Club. Philadelphia, Nov. II for one week , , George Bmnia goes to Blue Not*. Chr Oct !• for Tour (weeks . . . Tiny Crimea into Brava Rail Chi. Oct 2 for two weeks. New York ry. fortn# Coy Lom- bardo orcb sideman. appointed Mu- tak’t Now York division manager I. . singer To m my Edwards into the Mti^h Hat. Boston. Oct. • . Nellie is at Cafe So- Bill Lawrence ubhy s, Camden, ART MOONEY AND Hit ORCHESTRA PLAYS “THE “DADDY” TINKLE SONG” ()pf§l ctety, N Y., Oct 11 for four weeks . Tony Alamo, former Hanuny Kaya vocalist, going out as a sin- 1 gle . . . Tom m y Reynolds orch into the Hotel New Yorker. N. Y.. to- morrow Thur» ’ . . . Erroll Gar- ner opens at the Embers. N Y. Oct 9 . . « singer b«»oked Into Cnul N J., Oct IX Rrowmloe Slaters, vocal quartelt. joined Tommy Dorsey *s orch . . , Adrian RolHni parted by General Artists Corp . .. .. Ruddy Johnson orcb heads out on a six-week string of one-nighter* in the south brgtn ning Oct 15 . . . Milt Shaw launch- ed hit own pubbery last week . Peggy 1-ee into Thumterbird. Iji V e<a* k N<»\ S for two week* I oleman Hawklna orch pa-trd by Gale Agency . . Man Gets into Storyville Club. Buxton Oct 22 . . Don Grime* orch pasted by Gen cral Artist* Corp. " Pittsburgh , Tommy CaHyn’a band goes back into Bill Groon • on Monday t|>, replacing the Howdy Banm outfit , . . Robert Hamateni Trio into Wil- liam l*enn Hotel, doubling between cocktail lamiaBa in Continental Bar and dinner time in the Ter- race Room . . Art Mooney booked into Royal Ballroom for a one- niter Tuesday it 1 . That spot also has EH lot! Lawrence for Oct. 23 and Hal McIntyre and LowAa Prima. in November, and Ray Am thooy and Frank Yaskevlkji De- cember . . . organist Dave Pettebor ha* bad bit option picked up at Bill Green * Cocktail Lounf* • • • Hammy Kay* comes to Syria M<’*qu# night of Oct. 24 to ploy for get-together of Sylvania Pr»d acts dealer* . , « N orms* Grnns*s Jau at Philharmonic had a com- plete sell - out and played to standees at 3 800-seat Mosque last Thursday night <271 , . . Kalpk 9b Stephana, trumpet player, free- lancing with dance hand* and on radio and TV since quitting Carou- sel house orch. Johnny Marin# re- placed him. Chicago Bill Pali. ex-G tC one-night booker takes over as manager of Ihe Ralph Martiere orch , , Ran Biide play* Sv hi order Hotel. Mil- waukee. Oct. 9 lor two week* a , . Hal Aloma into Steak House. Jack* *on. Mi»* , Oct 1 for two week*, then to Rice Hotel. Houston, Oct. 18 for one month, following \ov. 21 for another month it the Muelh- bach Hotel. Kansas Cit MGM 11072 K 11072 70 tPM 45 RPM MGM RECORDS TNf GREATEST NAME •a • ^ ENTER t AINMENT 701 SEVENTH AVE NEW YOIK 19 N niy ... I f arlyle plays Casino, Quincy. Ill , Oct. 23 lor six day*, following up af Peabody Hotel. Memphis, Nov 12 for two weeks . . . Hue Mam joined the Tommy Reed orch as vocalist . . . Nov-Elite* into Five O'clock, Miami. Oct. 25 lor dura- tion of sero day* . . . Griff Wil- liams inked into Bak« r Hotel Dal- las. Nov. 12 for two weeks, then to Balinese Room, Galveston Nov. 30 for five weeks . . . Howard Murphy moves In a* licensing rep in the local BMI office . . . Louis Arm- strong set at Blue Mirror Wa«h- I. lugton, Nov. 9 for one week • • . C snsh c h fsr Of As Music Cester Sees Vu Complete Pkf Checkup Chicago. Oct. 2 In a move to build the midwe»t i a> an important songplugging area. Chicago contact men ore pressing publisher* to establish a system of plug tabulation similar to New Yorks Song plug credits are listed in the New York area by Accurate Reporting Service, which credit* »<>ng* played on the major web* from • a. m to 1 a. m. The Chi- cago area, on the other hand, la serviced by Ted Snow, who only ' gnes spot-check credits. Pluggers TDtfir that Snow’s ae count has misguided the publish er* on the importance of keeping i regular representative in Chi. tn recent month* publishing houses have either shut down or reduced their staffs to such an extent tnat Chicago was becutning • music in dustry ghost town. The pluggers assert that there are still plenty of live, radio and TV plugs to be got- ton in the midwest snd ifi n potent factor in building songs Some of the publisherv IfcNpl claim that it would cost too an to use tbe Chicago report on a k lime basis and that the curti ment of personnel or the lack concentrated plugging baa not Ig the tales of shoot music or recw in the mid wool area Puhben who send their New York me* Chi for a few weeks to tee al •ong. claim that it’s proven i fective. AN ALL TIME FAVORITE FEATURE r A MILLION Ait I FOR I DON T STAND A GHOST OF A CHANCI WITH YOU MILLS MUSIC INC. NEW REVIVALS ‘OORT BLAME ME TM IN THE MOOD FOR LOVE’ : d- Stmmdmrds if Jimmy MeHogfe W a I If l.l! * «•!* i America s-Fastest - Selling Records!