Variety (January 1953)

46 ORCMKSTKA^MVJSIC Wednesday, January 28, 1953 —rt HAY ANTHONY ORCH (17) With Tommy Mercer, J* Ann Greer, Shyliners Cafe Rouge, Hotel Statlcr, N. Y. Ray Anthony, who’s been ridihg as one of the country’s top orchs in personals and on wax for the past couple of years, has revamped his sidemen contingent and put on a new thrush, Jo Ann Greer, on the way from the Coast to the Hotel Static*, preem. Anthony has put the i crew to-* gether with an. eye as well, as an ear to showmanship values. It's a full-bodied outfit that delivers with impact. "Comprised of nine brass including the maestro’s trumpet, five reed and three rhythm, its one of the largest pop outfits around and creates an imposing impresh. Anthony mixes up his sets with instrumentals, solo vocals and choral workovers keeping it lively and interesting ,for the terpsters as well as the wall-flowers. Their book is a neatly arranged potpourri of pops and standards. At times the .orch’s brass work is- too big for the confines of the Statler’s Cafe Rouge but Anthony will probably tone it dawn^once he’s able to shake the lopd and extra-brassy- one-nite* groove. Band can deliver in- a soft and rhythmic manner and it should ' atick to , that style when playing the hotel spots: ; Anthony . apparently has given special attention to the vocal Stints, In Tommy MerCfer, he has a top-? flight romantic crooner and in Jo y A r r .. * * 4 I Wi ALAN DEAN SINGS SAY YOU + HIGH ON A LOVE ME I WINDY HILL MGM 11393 78 RPM K 11393 45 RPM M G M RECORDS THE G R = i ' t S T NAVE ~ ^ ^ ~ ^ ^ ^ 7 0 1 : E : N T H AV 5 N t . v O 3 u ;z \ Ann Greer; he’s got an attrafcfjlv* |«; warbler with a big potentipL Open- ing night here was the thrush’s third-day with the band and they’re not quite ..used to each other. Band’ s backing occasionally drowned out her piping efforts but she still .managed to impress as one of the best femme band vocal ists. around today and once orch and tbi;dsh are attune, Miss Greer will, become an Important asset. Also socko in the vocal depart- ment are the Skyliners; group re- cruited from band complement. ■Skyliners get most of the rhythm assignments and hit with plenty of spirit. Such current entries as* “Glow-Worm” and “Don’t Let the Stars Get in Your Eyes” are stand- out. For big choral effect, ■ An thony uses a choir of 11 (sidemen and vocalists). Choir’s duplica- tion of Anthony’s Capitol Records click, “At Last,” is.tops. Sidemen are attractively garbed in green jackets while the maestro presents .a neat contrast in a cream suit. Marcy Miller, .warbler who’s being replaced - by Miss Greer, sat in With the orch at the preem show*. Her farewell vocal chores were, afl clicko. . Gal is moving over to the Buddy Morrow orch. Gros. . Gabby Hayes on Coral Disks ' Gabby Hayes, western ..film char- acter player, has joined Coral Rec- ords for,a series of juve disks. Initial releases will be based on Hayes’! “Tall Tales” yarns. Disk Companies’ Best Sellers CAPITOL ARTIST 1. SIDE BY SIDE .’Kay Starr > N(*AH 2 r IT’S IN THE BOOK (2 Parfs) Johnny Standley 3. MY BABY’S COMING HOME Les Paul-Mary Ford LADY OF SPAIN 4. BYE BYE BLUES * * Les Paul-Mary Ford MAMMY’S BOOGIE 5. OH HAPPY DAY ’ Four Knights A MILLION TEARS COLUMBIA 1. A FOOL SUCH AS I Jo Stafford JUST BECAUSE YOU’RE YOU 2. KEEP IT A SECRET Jo Stafford ONCE TO EVERY HEART 3. MR. TAP TOE Doris Day YOUR MOTHER AND MINE 4. SHE WEARS RED FEATHERS Guy Mitchell PRETTY LITTLE BLACK-EYED SUSIE 5. WITHERED ROSES Rosemary Clooney-George Morgan LOVE MB JUST ENOUGH TO HURT ME CORAL 1. TILL I WALTZ AGAIN WITH YOU Teresa Brewer HELLO BLUE BIRD 2. HOLD ME, THRILL ME, KISS ME Karen Chandler ONE DREAM 3. NEW JUKE BOX SATURDAY NIGHT Modernaires RUNNIN’ WILD" 4. OH HAPPY DAY .Lawrence Welk YOUR MOTHER AND MINE 5. I HEAR THE MUSIC NOW Karen Chahdler THE OLD SEWING MACHINE •• • - .1 ’ DECCA 1. GLOW WORM ;.; Mills Bros. AFTER ALL 2. JUST SQUEEZE. ME...... Four Aces HEART AND SpUL 3. JOHN, JOHN; JOHN Guy Lombardo . SKIPPING ROPE, WITH A RAINBOW 4 . $1Y DEVOTION \ .Four Aces : I’LL NEVER SMILE AGAIN 5. DON’T LET THE STARS GET IN YOUR EYES Red Foley sally- :: MERCURY < I 1. TELL ME YOU’RE MINE .. Gaylords t CUBAN LOVE SONG ^ - 2. DOGGIE IN THE WINDOW Patti Page “ JEALOUS EYES 3. PRETEND Ralph Marterie X " AFTER MIDNIGHT 4. SUGAR Vic Damone X :: * amor " ” 5. I’LL GO ON ALONE Eddy Howard X “ NOW I LAY ME DOWN TO DREAM - :: 4 * :: m-g-m 1. HAVE YOU HEARD .Joni James A WISHING RING ± ;; 2. WHY DON’T YOU BELIEVE ME. Joni James ♦ - - PURPLE SHADES ;; 3. NEVER GET OUT OF WORLD ALIVE ..... Hank Williams «- .1 COULD NEVER BE ASHAMED OF YOU 4. JAMBALAYA Hank Williams ;; WINDOW SHOPPING ««. 5. A FOOL SUCH AS I Tommy Edwards X - ► I CAN’T LOVE ANOTHER RCA VICTOR t 1. DON’T LET THE STARS GET IN YOUR EYES. .Perry Como * LIES 2. DOWNHEARTED Eddie Fisher X HOW DO YOU SPEAK TO AN ANGEL <! 3. WILD HORSES Perry Como • * o I CONFESS :: 4. EVEN NOW Eddie Fisher - IF IT WERE UP TOME X 5. HOT TODDY SERENADE -Ralph Flanagan f Lombardo to Play N.O. Roosevelt Hotel Guy Lombardo, who winds his annual stint at the Hotel Roosevelt, N. Y„ Feb. 1, has been set for a two-week date at the Hotel Roose- velt, New Orleans, beginning Feb. 12. Lombardo has been at the Roose- velt Hotel, N. Y., since Oct. 1. Wax Tops in Britain London, Jan. 27. Kay Starr’s “Come’s A-Long A- Love” heads the list of top-selling records in Britain for week ending Jan. 24. Jo Stafford’s “You Belong To Me” is second, after a week in top place, and Eddie Fisher’s “Outside of Heaven,” third. MOPPET JIMMY BOYD, COL SET PACT HUDDLE Jimmy Boyd, Columbia Records’ 14-year-old country singer who clicked with “I Saw Mommy Kiss- ing Santa Claus,” is due in N. Y. Feb. 15 with his mother and law- yers to discuss his contract with the diskery. Pact lpoksee is an aftermath of the haSsle with Boyd’s manager, Abner Greshler, over the split of the moppet’s take. While in N. Y„ Boyd will appear on Ed Sullivan’s “Toast of the Town” Video show and will plug his next Col release, “Early Bird,” due late in February. Paganini Quartet Tour Halted by Car Smashup Chicago, Jan. 27. The Paganini Quartet, string group managed by the Coppicus, Schang .& Brown division of Co- lumbia Artists Mgt, was in an auto smashup last Tuesday night (20) in Hijlsdale, Mich.', enroute to Mt. Clemens. Henri Temianka, first violin, was the most seriously hurt, with\five broken ribs.' Two other members were slightly in- jured. Group lost two concerts, with others last week and this post- poned. Quartet, however, expects to resume its sked in 10 days. Lorry Raine to Okeh After Indie Disking Songstress Lorry Raine, who, re- cently waxed for Coral'Records, has moved into the Okeh Records fold as part of the disk^ry's pop buildup by'general manager Danny Kessler. Miss Raine has recently been active on tjie indie label. Uni- versal, with masters produced by her husband, Tim Gayle. Okeh has also inked Frank Mur- phy, a Philadelphia nitery singer. Col’s Clooney Album Columbia has packaged a new album by Rosemary Clooney based on the Paramount pic, “The Stars Are Singing.” Album will contain four songs from the pic in which Miss Clooney is debuting as a film player. Set will be released coinciden- tally with the pic’s preem next week. * Norm Bobrow, Seattle disk jockey and impresario, bringing in Nat (King) Cole, Stan Kenton orch, Louis Jordan & Tympany Five, June Hutton and George Kirby, for concert at Civic Auditorium, Seat- tle, Feb. 4. 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