Variety (October 1952)

«KCHEST«AS-M<JSIC Jocks, Jukes and Disks By MIKE G?tOSS Verst Lynn! “Yours"-“The Love of My Life” (London). Vera Lynn,j who’s been riding high for the. past couple of months with “Auf Wiederseh’n Sweetheart,” has an- other winner in “Yours.” Tune, adapted from the Latino. “Quiereme Mucho,” has been identified with Miss Lynn in Great Britain since 1947 and the platter should score in the U.S. market. Miss Lynn gives a standout melodic reading. A group of British sailors, soldiers and airmen supply a stirring choral assist. The London flip is a pleas ant item which shows off her fine piping technique. It'llJtiave a. tough time, however, bucking its mate for spinning time. Tony •"■lartin: “Dance of Des- tiny “-“Sleepy Time Gal” (Victor>. This adaptation of “The Haban- era” t’:?-.ne from Bizet’s ooera, “Carmen.” gives Tony Martin a clicko slice that’ll payoff with tak!e off for him. It’s a neat tune with a charming lyric and co,uld be one of those left field items which the disk jockeys like to drive, home. Bottom deck is a bouncy item which shows Douglas in a lighter mood. Ella Fitzgerald: “My Favorite Song”-“ Walkin’ By The River” (Decca). “My Favorite Song.” lilt- ing tune which has been, getting a wide diskery coverage, shows off Ella Fitzgerald in top form. Miss Fitzgerald’s reading makes fo” de- lightful listening, but Ames Bros. Coral waxing will be difficult to overtake. Same applies to G'sele Mackenzie's lively workover of “Song" on Capitol. Miss Fitzgerald I clicks solidly on the Decca flip with the oldie. “Walkin’ By The River.” i Alan Dale: “Laugh! Clown! Laugh!”-“Toddling The Todalo” (Corali. “Laugh! Clown! Laugh!’ is a slow, moody ballad which per- mits AlairDale to display the eipo- VERA 1 YNN YOURS ( London) . i... The Love of My Life TONY. MARTIN DANCE. ,OE_DES n TNY ( Victor j * Sleepy Time Gal GUY'rir.fCHELL-MINBY CARSON THAT’S A-WHY (Columbia) Train of Love plenty of jock and juke spins. It's a class platter handled with top technique by Martin and Henri Rene’ Arrangement and vocal blend the exciting melody and a crafty lyric for top commer- cial appeal. Martin's workover of the oldie, “Sleepy Time Gal,” on the reverse rates plays. Guy DIUchell-Mindy Carson:- “That's A-Why”-“Train of Love” (Columbia). Mindy Car$on, who recently switched to the Columbia label from Victor, steps out strong on her first coupling on which she's paired with Guy Mitchell. Vocal styles blend easily and plat- Her shews them off to advantage. “That’s A-Why,” a refreshing item penned by Bob Merrill, has the best chances for hit bracket slot- ting. Its catchy beat and cute ly- ric are delivered With an ingratiat- ing zest. F.ip side, tod, shows thorn off in appealing form. Larry Douglas: “Bilk 'n Satin”- “You're As Young As You Feel” (Abbey). Larry Douglas looms as a potent entry in the male vocalist sweepstakes with his waxing of “Silk ’n Satin.” Douglas has a warm vocal style pegged for the femme trade and this side could tional side of his vocal style, it comes off for okay results and should raise his stock with the teenage disk buyers who’ve created the vogue for this type of reading. Rates jock spins. Dale changes pace on the flip side with a lively rendition of “Toddling The Tod- alo,” tune which currently is being showcased in the Paramount? pic, “Somebody Loves Me.” Ray Bloch’s orch backing is a sock as- set. Mel Torme: “Casually”-” Any- where I Wander” (Capitol). Mel Torme gets his best discliclc oppor- tunity with this coupling. Blending of standout material and topdrnwer vocal treatment should keep both sides moving on the jock and juke level. Torme’s treatment of “Cas- ually,” a tender song with a slick word pattern, is one of his beet jobs in.some time. “Anywhere I Wander,” Frank Loesseris tune from the Sam Goldwyn pic, “Hans Christian. Andersen,” is a bigger song which Torme works over for top results. Jane Froman: “Stay Where You Are”-“Laughing” (Capitol). Jane Fro man’s rich piping', style gets a standout showcasing in “Stay —■ — PiSiRigf? Best British Sheet Sellers (Week ending Sept. 27) London, Sept. 29. Homing Waltz Reine High Noon Robbins Auf Wiederseh’n Maurice Blue Tango Mills I’m Yours Mellin Walkin’ My Baby ...Victoria Somewhere Along Way . Magna Here in My Heart Mellin Day of Jubilo ....ConneLy Rock of Gibraltar Dash Meet Mr. Callaghan Toff Sugar Bush ........ Chappell Second 12 Time Y’u Say G’dbye. Pickwick When In Love Connelly Trust in Me Wright Faith Hit Songs Isle of Innisfree Maurice Kiss of Fire ,Duchess Half as Much Robbins Botch'-a-Me Kassner Deiicado * Lafieur Take My Heart Dash Blacksmith Blues .. • Chappell Raindrops Box & Cox Where You Are.” Tune, a slick ballad entry, has bppn getting lots-, of diskery coverage and Miss Fro- man’s slice will be hard to top. •It’ll appeal more to the jocks than the juke, tra-de, however. Miss Fro- man gives “Laughing,” a minor league entry, a major league treat- ment/ .... —Blatter _P-olnter&. Decca has a sock commercial al- bum package in The Four Aces workover of a flock of oldies . . . The Four Knights have a fair slice in “One Way Kisses” (Capitol) . . . Mar jane projects plenty of ro- mance into her waxing of “When the World Was Young” (Decca) ... Percy Faith’s instrumental workover of “Amorado” on Colum- bia rates spins . . . Vaughn Monroe shows up nicely with a timely item tagged “Voters on Parade” (Victor) . . . Ray Bloch has a pleasing side, in “The Merry Widow Waltz” (Coral) . . . Pat Cameron works over “Give, Give, Give,” another treatment of “The Habanera” theme from “Carmen” for okay re- sults on the indie BBS label . . . Morris Lane has a slick sax solo of “Stairway to the Stars” (Coral) . . . Santer-F^negan orch scores with a workover of “When Hearts Are Young” (Victor) ... Dinah Wash- ington has a clicko slice in “Make Believe Dreams” (Mercury) . . . Mantovani’s treatment of “Tango Della Luna”' should get plenty of spinning time. Standout folk, western, religious, blues, rhythm, etc.: Dolores Haw- kins, “The Key Is In the Door” (Okeh) . . . Roy Acuff, “She Isn’t Guaranteed” (Columbia) . . . Merle Travis, “Cannon Ball Rag” (Capi- tol) . . . Webb Pierce, “Bow Thy Head” (Decca) , pyzmTY j§ Jggj Sellers on Coin-Machines Week of 0ct - + 4 e f 1. 0 I WENT TO YOUR WEDDING (4) (St. Louis) 1. 0 I WENT TO YOUR WEDDING (4) (St. Louis) Patti Page Mercury 2. YOU BELONG TO ME (6) OU^eway) | DeafMartin '.^CapftS 3. WISH YOU WERE HERE (9) (Chappell) Eddie Fisher Victor 4. JAMBALAYA (5) (VniT? 1 ".) .' Jo Stafford Columbia r Trr/nrr VAAM iGi I FT(tTlklC LdZTlO *•••«•«> ColUTFlbtCt 5. H*GH NOON (6) (Feint) (Bill Hayes MGk 0. HALF AS MUCH 06) <Acnff-R) Rosemary Clooney Colurnbia ( Les Paul-Mary Ford .. . Capitol 1, MEET MR, CALLAGHAN (4) (Leeds) } Harry Grove Trio .... London o : , J Mitch Miller. Columbia 9. AUF WIEDERSEH’N (16) (Hfli.-R) ...; ! . \ Lynn . London l Eddy Howard Mercu y 9* GLOW WORM (2) Oprl'*-) . . . M‘'lls Bros Decca 10. SOMEWHERE ALONG jHE WAY (8) (United) ! . \ N n at Cote Capitol I rony Bennett . Columbia SOMEWHERE ALONG jHE WAY (8) (United) Second Group Verdi: “Don Carlo.” With Nicola^ Rossi-Lemeni, Maria Caniglia, Mirto Picchi, Ebe Stignani, Paolo Silveri; Radio Italiana orch, and chorus, Fernando Previtali con- ductor. (Cetra-Soria, 4 LPs, $23.80). First complete recording of the Verdi opera is a stirring rendition of a long-neglected opus. (Manager Rudolph Bing rightfully restored it to the Met Opera repertoire when he took over two years ago, as his season’s opener.) The lush, dramatic and melodic score is rich- ly handled by first-rate soloists, aided by fine orchestral and choral backing. Nicola Rossi-Lemeni, hottest basso of the day (he’s appeared this year with the San Francisco Opera and on Ed Sullivan’s TV show), is- superb as Philip, with his third-act aria, “Dormiro sol nel manto,” a terrific rendition. Maria Caniglia, I as Elizabeth, is topgrade. So is Ebe Stigmani, as Princess Eboli. Her voice has slipped a bit, but it’s still very good, and her “O don fatale” air is richly dramatic. Tenor Mirto Picchi is a stirring Don Carlo, and Paolo Silveri a somewhat metallic but effective Roderigo. Maestro Fernando Prev- itali has blended them expertly for a first-class alburn, technically as well as artistically. Bron. Wednesday* October M-G-MPerki With James, Edwards, Mooney Disks M-G-M Records, is moving into its hottest fall-winter season in years with thrqp- high riding pop releases. Diskery sales are being sparked by newcomers Joni James and TommjO Edwards and orch leader Art Mooney. Miss James is topping the stable with her waxing of “Why Don’t You Believe Me.” Disk, which has been on the market 'two weeks, is nearing the 55,000 sales mark. Tommy Edwards is running close with his slice of “You Win Again,” a pop treatment of Hank Williams* country tune, also on M-G-M, and Art Mooney is moving in fast with “Lazy River.” Initial impact of the Mooney slice indicates that it’ll be his first big one since “Four Leaf Clover.” Diskery also is pacing the album field with itsjjoundtrack albums of the Metro filmusicals, “The Merry Widow” and “Lovely To Look At* Tourel, Liberace to K.C. Kansas City, Oct. 7. Liberace and Jennie Tourel have been set to play a concert date with the Kansas City Philharmonic Orchestra in the Municipal Audi- torium Oct. 31-Nov. 1. Event is the free concert spon- sored by the Katz Drug Co., which annually stages the two-day show as a gesture of support for the , orch and as publicity for its fall sale. FOOL, FOOL, FOOL (Progressive) Kny Starr Capitol <■ YOU’LL NEVFR GET AWAY (Bourne) D. Cornell-T. Brewer ... Coral ‘‘ TRYING (Randy Smith) Hilltoppers . 'Dot ” TAKES TWO TO TANGO (Harman) Pearl Bailey Coral •> BOTCH-A-ME (10)^ (Hollis) ^.... Rosemary Clooney .Columbia V, WALKIN’ MY BABY BACK HOME (15) (D^Svlva-B-H) Ray „ , ' " Co ' um . l)ia 1 ^ / Nat (King) Cole Capitol I LAUGHED AT LOVE C'--M Fvuv'.) Sunny Gale .Victor SHOULD I (2) (Bobbin') Four Aces Decca “ WALKIN’TO MISSOURI (Hawthorne) „ Sammy Kaye Columbia ■’ LUNA ROSS A (BVC) . Alan Dean MGM VANESSA (4) (E. H. Morris) Hugo Winterhalter Victor ] BECAUSE YOU’RE MINE (Feist) . . \ Nat (King) Cole Capitol - I fliano Lanza Victor ‘ INDIAN LOVE CALL (Harms) '. S'im Whitman Imperial " MY LOVE AND DEVOTION (.’hopiro-B) Perry Como Victor • ONCE IN A WHILE (MHer> Patti Page Mercury i SUGARBUSH (6) (Schirmer) Frankie Laine D Day Columbia ; STRING ALONG (Regcn ) Ames Bros. Coral ■ EARLY AUTUMN (Cromwc’!) Jo Stafford . Columbia ! ZING A LITTLE ZONG O' tv***') F- ;i Crosby-J . Wyman Decca j [Figures in parentheses indiewe number o) weeks s;.»<// (i.j.s been m the Top 101 *. • r *-*-*■-* *-v-r-*-*-* ++++++4--' Songs With Largest Radio Audience The top 30 songs of week (more in case of ties), based on copyrighted Audience Coverage Index & Audience Trend Index. Published by Office of Research, Inc., Dr. John Gray Peatman , Director. Alphabetically listed. Survey Week of September 26-October 2 Auf'Wiederseh’n Sweetheart Hill & R Because You’re Mine—t“Because You’re Mine”.... Feist Botch-A-Me Hollis Deiicado Remick Glow Worm * Marks ’ Half As Much Acuff-R Here Comes That Mood Life High Noon—t“High Noon” Feist HoW Close .... Life I Went To Your Wedding St. Louis If'n Disney I’ll Forget You Witmark Jambalaya Acuff-R Live Oak Tree. ' Burvan Meet Mr. Callaghan Leeds My Love and Devotion Shapiro-B No Two People Frank Roses Of Yesterday Berlin , Ruby and the Pearl Famous Somebody Loves Me Harms Somewhere Along Way United Sweetest Words I Know Life Sweethearts Holiday Mayfair Walkin’ My Baby Back Home DeSylva-B-H Walkin’ To Missouri Hawthorne Wish You Were Here—*“Wish You* Were I^ere”.... Chappell You Belong To Me Ridgeway You Intrigue Me Remick You’ll Never Get Away Bourne Zing a Little Zong—t“Just For You”* Burvan Second Group Blow Out The Candle DeSylva-B-H Blues In Advance Hollis Comes A-Long A-Love \ Shapiro-B Early Autumn . Cromwell I’ll Si Si Ya In Bahia Burvan Luna Rossa BVC Mademoiselle Morris Need Me Peer No Goday Once In A While Miller Outside Of Heaven ( VBC Should I? Robbins Some Day Famous String Along Regent Takes Two To Tango • Harman Till The Er.d Of The World Southern To Know You (Is To Love You) Roncom Two-Faced Clock Robbins V anessa Morris ' Whispering Serenade Chappell Too 10 Songs On TV Auf Wiederseh’n Sweetheart Hill & R High Noon—■’• “High Noon” Feist Jambalaya .’ Acuff-R Lover Famous No Two People Frank Somebody Loves Me Harms Thumbalina Frank Walkin’ My Baby Back Home DeSylva-B-H Wish You Were Here—’•‘“Wish You Were Here” ... Chappell You Belong to Me Ridgeway FIVE TOP STANDARDS Fine and Dandy Harms I May Be Wrong Advanced Shine On Harvest Moon Remick So In Love i Harms Take Me Out To the Ball Game Broadway | I - Filmusica t. * Legit musical.