Variety (February 1953)

44 ORUHKSTRAS-MITSIC Pfi&IEff Wednesday, February 25, 1953 New York ^ ) Johnny Hodges orch opCYred at' the Spa, Baltimore, yesterday (Tues.) . .. Sunny Gale begin #[& 16- day engagement at the Boulevard, Queens, Saturday (28) . . . Eddie’ Wolpin, general-manager of Para- mount-Famous Music, headed for 4he Coast last week for confabs with Par studio brass . Thrush Paula Stewart opens at the Em- bassy, Philadelphia, tonight (Wed.) .„ . Jimmy Martin, M-G-M Records Chicago distributor, in town for huddles with diskery’s sales divi- sion . . . Milt Buckner Trio opened at the Club Afrique, Washington, yesterday (Tues.). Louis Prima orch begins a two- week engagement at the Meadow- brook, Cedar Grove, N. J., Friday (27) . . . Tony Morelli, M-G-M Records pactee, and his manager Bob Melbourne, on a disk jockey trek through the midwest. - • London For the U. S', markets r British Deccd is rushing an LP se,t.of six instrumentals ■ recorded by Am- brose in 1935-36-. . .-Britain’s lead- ing dance bands, plus America’s jazz-pianist Mary Lou Williams, will perform cuffo at the Stoll The- atre, Kingsway, March 2, in aid of the national fund to aid victims Of the floods . . . BBC Show Band, directed by Cyril Stapleton, will play in radio show to be put on before the Queen when she visits Broadcasting House on Friday (27) » . , Perry Como’s “Don’t Let the Stars” tops the list of best-selling pop records here, followed by Ed- die Fisher’s “Outside of Heaven,” Mario Lanza’s “Because You’re Mine” and Kay Starr’s “Comes A-long, A-Love.” Guy Mitchell’s “Red Feathers” has shot from 10th to fifth in the list in a week, and Art & Dottie Todd’s “Broken Wings” from 12th, to seventh in the same time* 1 > Agency has set- the “Y” Circus show April 26 for six days in St. Louis with Billy Eckstine, Clover Boys, Johnny Hodges, Timmie Rogers,,Coles & Atkins and Little Sylvia, .jpaking up the bill . . . George Shearing pacted for the Rossian Hptel, Denver, week of April 20 . . Joyce Bowman takes over from Gene Marshall as Chi- cago General Artists Corp. office manager . . . Billy Eckstine, Ruth Brown and Count Basie band inked for four dates starting March 29 in Tulsa . . . Nino Nanhi into the Old Heidelberg Feb, 25 . . . Paul Wil- liams into the Show Bar, St. Louis, March 2 and follows into the Farm- dale, Dayton, week of March 9 . . Chicago Benny Short; former Chicago bandleader, now celebrating 10th anniversary in Las Vegas, heading own orchestra service . . . Shaw Pittsburgh Larry Faith band back into the Horizon Room for an indefinite stay . . , Joe Lescak on piano and Edward Manganelli on drums have joined the Luis Morales combo at the Carnival Lounge . . . Baron Elliott plays a Washington & Jefferson college dance at the George Washington Hotel in Wash- ington, Pa., March 6 . .. Skip Nel- son and Lee Henry began a fort- night stand at the Towne and Country Club in Charleroi on Mon- day (23) ... bandleader A1 Marsico opened a Musical Artists Bureau to book bands and units.. He’s operating in conjunction with vaude booker George Claire in latter’s downtown office . . . Four Lads coming' back to town April 6 for a week’£ engagement at the Twin Coaches. Last time here they played the Copa ... dancing Evans Family pulled out over week-end for New Orleans to join Guy Lom- bardo’s band on month-long concert tour. Omaha Joan Jeffries new thrush .with Lambert Bartak orch ... Star- dusters Trio into Club Line 5, Grand Island . .. Skymaster Quar- tet heading floor *slio\(r’ at ‘Torch here . . . Pat Delaney took over at White Horse Inn, Regis Hotel . . . Stub Land band set at Scottsbluff’s Terrytown Arena Feb. 28. TONY ALAMO SINGS THE CLOWN IS IT LOVE YOU’RE NFTER MOM 11415 K 11415 78 RPM 45 RPM MGM RECORDS THE '; ; S ' c : ’ \ i *,* ^ ' o p k y \ Disk Companies’ Besl Sellers CAPITOL ARTIST - - 1. PRETEND * Nat (King) Cole :: DON’T LET EYES SHOP FOR HEART " 2. SIDE BY SIDE Kay Starr 7 NOAH 7 3. MY BABY’S COMING HOME Les Paul-Mary Ford 7 LADY OF SPAIN 7 4. IT’S IN THE BOOK (2 Parts) Johnny Standley ^ 5. 011 HAPPY DAY .Four Knights A MILLION TEARS ;; COLUMBIA 7 1. I BELIEVE Frankie Laine 7 YOUR CHEATIN’ HEART - 2. MR. TAP TOE * Doris Day 7 YOUR MOTHER AND MINE < > 3. SHE WEARS RED FEATHERS Guy Itylltchelt 7 ’ PRETTY LITTLE BLACK-EYED SUSIE 4. KEEP IT A SECRET Jo Stafford 7 ONCE TO EVERY HEART 7 5. GOMEN-NASAI Richard Bowers 7 TOKYO BOOGIE WOOGIE «► t CORAL N 7 1. TILL I WALTZ AGAIN WITH YOU Teresa Brewer HELLO BLUE BIRD 4 2. HOLD ME, THRILL ME, KISS ME ...Karen Chandler 4 . ONE DREAM ; 3. S’POSIN’ Don Cffrnell IF YOU. WERE ONLY MINE 4. NEW JUKE BOX SATURDAY NIGHT ....... Modernaires . RUNNIN’ WILD •f 5. PRETEND Eileen Barton TOO PROUD TO CRY DECCA 1. OH HAPPY DAY Dick Todd TILL I WALTZ AGAIN WITH YOU 2. JOHN, JOHN, JOHN Guy Lombardo SKIPPING ROPE WITH A RAINBOW 3. YOU FOOLED ME Four Aces IF YOU TAKE MY HEART AWAY 4. PRETEND Guy Lombardo THAT’S ME WITHOUT YOU 5. . TILL I WALTZ AGAIN WITH YOU Russ Morgan MUST I CRY AGAIN MERCURY 1. DOGGIE IN THE WINDOW Patti Page MY JEALOUS EYES 2. TELL Mfi YOU’RE MINE .7. Gaylords CUBAN LOVE SONG 3. SEVEN LONELY DAYS Georgia Gibbs IF YOU TAKE MY HEART 4. PRETEND Ralph # Marterie AFTER MIDNIGHT 5. NO HELP WANTED Rusty Draper TEXARKANA BABY M-G-M 1. HAVE YOU HEARD Joni James WISHING RING 2. KAW-LIGA . .^ ^.Hank Williams YOUR CHEATIN’ HEART J 3. YOUR CHEATIN’ HEART Joni James I’LL BE WAITING FOR YOU 4- 4. YOU'RE MINE Crickets MILK AND GIN 4* 5. A FOOL SUCH AS I Tommy Edwards I CAN’T LOVE ANOTHER I RCA VICTOR t 1. DON’T LET THE STARS GET IN YOUR EYES. Perry Como LIES 2. GOMEN-NASAI ; Harry Belafonte "f SPRINGFIELD MOUNTAIN * 3. WILD HORSES Perry Como I CONFESS •f 4. HOT TODDY SERENADE 4* 5, HOW DO YOU SPEAK TO AN ANGEL Eddie Fisher DOWNHEARTED i .Ralph Flanagan Pelletier to Head Youth Concerts for N.Y. Symph Igor Buketoff, director of the young people’s concerts of the N.Y. Philharmonic, will resign his post end of this season, due to press of his’ Fort Wayne Philharmonic con- ducting chores. He'll be succeeded by Wilfrid Pelletier, who’s been associated with the Metropolitan Opera as conductor for almost 30 years, and as director of the Metropolitan Au- ditions of the Air for 10 years. Buketoff has conducted the youth concerts, since 1950. Kill’s Disk Jock Kick Honolulu, Feb. 17. * Whoever dreams up names for disk jock sessions on indie KIKI here could well take over the job of naming Pullman cars. Station’s current schedule finds ‘Ballads for Bookworms” followed by “Somnabulist’s Symphony,” Other of its unique record shows afe titled “Go Slow with Sun Lowe,” “Turntable Turnpike” and “Clean tip Carnival.” The outlet has built a solid day and night following on* the basis of a log filled about 90% by disk shows, but has been far from a financial click. GODFREY PLUGS PUSH U ROSA TO 500,000 Riding on a concentrated plug- ging attack via Arthur Godfrey’s CBS-TV shows, Julius LaRosa is nearing the 500,000 sales mark witii his initial waxing of “Anywhere I Wander” and “This Is Heaven” on the indie Cadence label. Sidebar to the “Anywhere I Wander” spins being racked up by the LaRosa etching is fact that the Frank Loesser tune, penned for the Samuel Goldwyn pic, “Hans Chris- tian Andersen,” never got off the ground when it was released sev- eral months ago with such potent names at Dan/ny Kaye (Decca) Tony Bennett (Columbia), Fran Warren (M-G-M) and Mel Torme (Capitol). Henderson Into Par, N.Y,, With Amsterdam, Lewis Skitch Henderson and band have been signed for the Paramount Theatre, N. Y., starting March 4 or 11, following current layout. Others on that bill will be Morey Amsterdam, Monica Lewis and Rudy Cardenas. House booker Harry Levine has also pacted Patti Page for the fol- lowing card, starting March 18 or 25, while negotiations are current for Eddie Fisher to go in for the Easter show*which will bow after the Patti Page layout. i Cap’s 10c Melon Capitol Records last week de- clared a 10c per share dividend for the first quarter of 1953. Melon was figured on last year’s earning which was the best in Cap’s 10-year history. Dividend will be payable April 1 to stockholders of record March 15. Cap also declared the regular quarterly dividend of ,65c a share on the $2.60 cumulative preferred stock, payable April 1 to holders of record March 15. Connee Boswell opened a two- week stay at the Emerald Room of the Shamrock Hotel. Houston. Swapping Tha Country' HOLD Mf, THRIll Mf, KISS Mf Kin ii Chin4lir coral Rtbirti Lm - Jirry Gray decca y TWO BRAND NEW BALLADS I’M SORRY I EVER MET YOU THE HOUSE OF BROKEN DREAMS By tho Writer of. 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