Variety (April 1952)

WWhi e*&*Vr ^ ^ UlLx£ DISK BEST SEtl-EBS Rational Eating fhi* hast i L_ j !_ _4 7__ 5 10 J T 6 J! 6 9 10 n 1 12 12 _ 13A 11 13B 12 14 8 15 10 16 9 17A .. 17B 10 17C .. Survey 0f retail disk best fellers* based on reports ob- tained from- leading stores in 12 cities and showing com- parative sales rating for this and last week- • Week Ending ' April 12 Artist , Label, Title KAY STARR (Capitol) “Wheel of Fortune”-—1964*. “LEROY ANDERSON (Decca) “Blue Tango”—4 0220 " ELLA MAE MORSE (Capitol) “Blacksmith Blues”—1922 “ DORIS DAY (Columbia) “A Guy Is a Guy”—3967 3 EDDIE FISHER (Victor) “Forgive Me**—20-4574.. EDDIE FISHER (Victor) “Anytime”—20-4359 FOUR ACES (Decca) “Tell Me Why”— £7860 FOUR ACES (Decca) “Ferfidia”—27987 FRANKIE LAINE (Columbia) ~ “Gandy Dancers Ball”—39665.... JOHNNIE RAY (Columbia) i? W haFS the Use”—89698 JOHNNIE RAY (Okeh) “Cry”—6840 “ G. MITCHELL-M. MILLER (Col.) “Pittsburgh Penn”—39663....... JO STAFFORD (Columbia) “Ay-Ro und the Corner”—39653.. DON CORNELL (Coral) “F1I Walk Alone”—60659 WEAVERS-G, JENKINS (Decca) ” “Wimoweh”—27928 LES BAXTER (Capitol) “Blue Tango”—1966 JOHNNIE RAY (Columbia) “Please Mr, gun”—39636 GLENN MILLER (Victor) “Perfidia”—27-0157 .: . • • RAY ANTHONY (Capitol) “At Last”—1912 PERRY COMO (Victor) _ “Please Mr. Sun”—20-4453 £2 >» J3 M a s (c ' ea O c k £ ft) 4a I ~ 3 I wj •** M •>-* ft) CO CO c ' 3 I 3 I i - &• £ o w te ri o ' c tn > i i s. •a < a i | O Cm 13 5 3 3 114 4 2 2 7_ 9 4 6 8 1 1 2 1 1 106 4 3 7 5 2 89 3 2 8 2 5 76 5 .. .. 10 4 49 9 . 4 7 10 39 4 9 4 .. 25 2 8 6 .. 23 6 6 9 g 5 8 7 . 3. 6 .. 6 '19 10 .... 1 9 8 .. 3 6 .. 9 13 10 .. 7 FIVE TOP ALBUMS AMERICAN IN PARIS Hollywood Coif M-G-M E-93 K-93 M-93 JOHNNIE RAY ALBUM Columbia CO-6199 C2-88 B-2-88 I'Ll SEE YOU IN MY I DREAMS . Dorii Day Columbia CL-6198 C2-89 B2-89 GUYS AND DOLLS Broadway Cot* Decca DA-825 9-203 , DLP-8036 YMASUMAC Lcgtnd of Sun Virgin Capitol L 299 DDN 299 KFD 299 I HAVE FUNDS belonging to Edward F. Cunningham, Rudy Deluca, Manny Fox, Art House and Lynno Stephens. Aayono knowing whoroobowf i com* fimicoto with BERNARD 6ARTUR, Attornoy, 41 B'way, Now York City; A Gnat Record * Dean Martin's CAMTOL RECORDING “PRETTY ASA PICTURE” MILESTONE MUSIO CO, «52« s«lmft AV*.. HrllywMO, C*Hf. On The Upbeat II Continued from ^ Regal Theatre has Erskine Hawkins orch and Ella Fitzgerald for May 16 . . . R«d Ingle corns un things at Commodore Hotel, Windsor, Canada, May 12, for two frames . . . Connie Haines smgs at Aloma Hotel, Colorado Springs, June 1 . . . Wee Hunt held over at Preview until May 4 ... .• Dolores Hawkins chirps at Gay Haven, Detroit, May 5 . . . Buddy Morrow pacted for two weeks at Lakeside Park, Denver, beginning May 15 . . . Jen Southern has a week at Palm Gardens, Columbus, Ohio, April 20. Kansas City Gloria Hamilton signed to warble leads in two Starlight T heatre pro- a ■ a ■ a Tha Dark Angol of tho Violin EDDIE SOUTH AND HIS TRIO Currtntly LA VIE EN ROSE Hew York i w ■ a ■ ■ ■ p ■ >.■ ■■■ »- 1 ■ ■ _ _ _ i ■ ■ » ■ ■ t y v c Mcnoijcmcnf associated booking corporation ;Oi. oLJSEP Prc-s. Ni-w : cI H I C l i ic a qo I Hollywood r -' fl i. • so w-h- 1 - I ductions this summer. She’ll do •Julie in “Carousel” in mid-season and Magnolia in “Show Boat,” the season closer ... Harl Smith comes in for his annual stand on April 28 for a 5-week session at the Kansas City Club. After which he returns to.his regular stand at the Lodge in Sun Valley . . . Jimmy Lynch orch into the Latin 'Villa last Friday (11) for a fortnight, and will be followed by the Jimmy: Tucker orch for four weeks,,opening April 25 . . . Sammy Pagna Quartet hied eastward after its Latin Villa clos- ing last week, being set by Stan Zukor for a fortnight on Long Island to be followed by a stand in Pittsburgh . . . Edd^ Arnold brings in his show April 19 for a one-nighter in Memorial Hall on •the Kansas side. Line-up includes Oklahoma Wranglers, Dickens Sis- ters, Jam-Up and Honey. This one also under the John Antonello banner. Pittsburgh Wes Parkers band opens week’s engagement at Bill Green's Monday (21) and plays Washington and Jefferson College Junior Prom in Washington, Pa., May 2. Skip Nel- son is now singing and playing the piano for Parker . . . Bobby Car- dlllo replaced Joe Vera at key- board of William Penn Hotel's Banzibar in Continental Bar . . . Frank Yankovic booked for return one-nighter at West View Park May 7 ... maestro Johnny Marmo s option picked up at Carousel . . . Baron Elliott can’t go into the Ankara until June 2 because of a heavy, one-night schedule until then . . . distributor Herb Cohen back from two-week flying trip to London as guest of Abbey Records in connection with that outfit’s “The Second Queen Elizabeth” album . . . Elayne Forman, former vocalist with Larry Faith’s band at the Vogue Terrace,_ playing that spot this week- as a single* •RCMSTHAfl-MCNIC BE CCA da& NOW ON DECCA! The one and only Peggy Lee teams up with Cordon Jenkins , America’s Favorite Conductor~Arranger - PEGGY LEE and! GORDON JENKINS « and His Chorus and Orchestra BE ANYTHING (But Be Mine) and FORGIVE ME Ptcca 28142 (71 RPM) and 9-28142 (45 RPMJ Two of the greatest screen themes of all timesl VICTOR YOUNG •- and His Orchestra SPELLBOUND Tkeme From David O. Selxnick Picture "Spellbound" and A PLACE IN THE SUN From Paramount Picture "A Place in the Sun" Dacca 28115 (78 RPM) and 9-28115 (45 RPM) That “Hot Canary Man 99 Comes Up With Another Sure Smash! I THE HAPPY WHISTLER «nd JAZZ PIZZICATO Dacca 28090 (78 RPM) and 9-28090 (45 RPM) Sinai*- Rtcordt 15c (plus fox) © • T v ^ America's Fastest --Selling Records!