Variety (June 1954)

va«/9««s Wednesday, June 9, 1954 NeW York Jerry Simon, disk promoter for Deris Day and Jane Froman, into the Army June 14 . .. . Tunesmith penile Wayne will conduct the Richmond Pops Orchestra in a concert of his compositions June fl In Byrd Park, Richmond . . . Janet Brace, Decca thrush, cur- rently at the Towns Room, Mil- waukee. She's due In town In a couple of weeks for a series of record sessions , . . Coral thrush ■ydle Gorme guestarring on Guy Lombardo's NBC-TV show June 18 . . . PianUt Jackie Lee inked to General Artists Corp. . . . Sammy Daria Jr. cut his first six sides for Decca ' Monday (7) . . . Lee An- drews and The Hearts in town plugging their new Rainbow > re- lease, “The White Cliffs of Dover" . . Betty Madlgan, MGM Records* warbler, opens at the Sheraton- Carlton, Washington, today (Wed.) ... Shirley Hariner to warble with the Paul Whiteman orch at the George Gershwin memorial con- cert at the Hollywood Bowl July 24. Chicago Gene Krupa Trio opening Blue Note on July 28 for two weeks . . . Tex Beneke playing Elitch’s Gar- dens, Denver, June 30 through July 12 . . . Duke Ellington em- barking on a Canadian swing around Winnipeg beginning June 28 ... Bob Cross held over at Balinese Room, Galveston ... Spike Jones touring midwest on concert dates through June ... Tommy Reed set for Pleasure Pier on June 11 for two Weeks . .7 . Bob Kirk pegged for Claridge Hotel, Mem- phis, June 11-24 . . Dick Jurgens and Shep Fields orch in territory this month. San Francisco Vido Musso opens June 29 at the Black Hawk . . . Erroll Garner due at the Black Hawk, July 13 with Buddy Rich and Art Tatum follow- ing ... Louis Bellson opened yes- sterday (Tues.) at the Downbeat with Charlie Shavers on trumpet for first Coast appearance of his small group . . . Buddy DeFrance signed for a July 7 opening at Fack’s, returning the club to the jazz fold . . . Kid Ory now the house band at the Hangover . . . Count Basie due into the Downbeat Club June 23 for a week followed by Pee Wee Hunt . . . Charlie Bar- net playing one-nighters at El Patio in San Francisco (June 16), Sweet’s in Oakland (June 15) . . . Sbinnay Ennis in for Haywood High School Junior Prom on June 15 ... Dave Bruneck Octet played a concert, in Pacific Grove May 31... Turk Mur- phy’s Eastern tour off till fall with the band staying at the Italian Vil- lage’s Venetian Room ... Folk singer Stan Wilson signed by Nor- man Granz for Clef. He is booked for a July 13 opening at the Black Orchid in Chicago and a Nov. 18 opening at the Thunderbird in Las Vegas . . . Bob Scobey’s Dixieland band opened at the Tin Angel in Frisco. Band is called the Frisco Jazz Band yet this is - their first date in the city itself. Pittsburgh Bernle Cummins band at Vogue Terrace this week . . . Everett Neill, bandleader, named' coordi- nator of Cerebral Palsy campaign which will be held in> September in Allegheny, and seven surrounding counties A . Johnny-Costa, staff: pi- anist 'at WDTV, and Nancy Fingal, who singS on a couple of . programs there, are waking up ai club act , , . Frank Jarema has landed the music job for the free Sunday shows at West View Park’s Talkie Temple! during the summer . Three Suns come to Horizon Room for two weeks on June'21. . . Slim Bryant and Wildcats playing Fri- day night square dances at Royal Ballroom . . . Tommy -Turk and the Deuces Wild will play a Sunday afternoon series of jazz cncerts during the summer at Lake Jo Ann. Kansas City New orch in the Southern Man- sion is Steve Miller’s, with Lou Norris doing vocals. They replace Larry Cummins outfit which held the stand several months . . . Bela Bahai orch into the Picardy Cafe of Hotel Muehlebach, replacing Joe Vers crew which held the spot for a year . . , Bob Eberly due in at Eddys* opening June 11, with Ben Wrigley also on the bill . . . The Continentals take off for Cal- neva Lodge, Lake Tahoe, following their fortnight at Eddys’. They open in the western spot June 25. . ** Scotland Opening date of U.K. vaude tour tentatively set for Rosemary Clooney at the Eihpire, Glasgow, in August... Dickie Valentine, newly- returned from tv appearance in U.S. on “Toast of the Town,’’ set for vaude date at Glasgow Empire in August . . . Lena Horne opening British tour at Glasgow . . . Ronnie Scott orch into Playhouse, Glasgow. Jack Mills to Europe For Affiliate Confabs Pub prexy Jack Mills takes off on his annual European trek June 23. First stop of the two-months jaunt will be in London where he will sit in on the yearly board meeting of his British affiliate, Mills Music,. Ltd. The confab is skedded for July 5. During his London stay Mills will also negotiate for renewals with various London pubs. He’s also planning to o.o, his affiliate setup on the Continent and scout other countries for potential tieup deals. Countries on his agenda for eyeing affiliates and new material are France, Holland, Italy and Denmark. Disk Companies’ Best Sellers** Frankie Caine CAPITOL 1. Man UPSTAIRS: Kay Starr, • IF YOU LOVE ME (REALLY LOVE ME) 2. ANSWER ME, MY LOVE .. .Nat (King) Cole WHY , 3. SWAY , Dean Martin MONEY BURNS A HOLE IN MY POCKET 4. OH, BABY MINE (I GET SO LONELY) . Four,Knights I COULDN’T STAV AWAY FROM YOU ^ 5. THREE COINS IN THE FOUNTAIN .........Frank Sinatra RAIN 'COLUMBIA N 1. SOMEDAY THERE MUST BE A REASON 2. GILLY GILLY OSSENFEFFER KATZENELLEN . Four Lads I HEAR IT EVERYWHERE 3. SOMEONE ELSE’S ROSES ■ . •>*•, •., .Doris Day. J KAY-MULETA ^ 4. GO Jerry Vale t I’LL FOLLOW YOU 5. THANK YOU FOR CALLING Jo Stafford WHERE ARE YOU? CORAL 1. SKINNIE MINNIE Teresa Brewer I HAD SOMEONE ELSE BEFORE I HAD YOU 2. GOODNIGHT. SWEETHEART, GOODNIGHT .McGuire Sis; HEAVENLY FEELING 3. ISLE OF CAPRI . • Jackie Lee BY THE LIGHT OF THE SILVERY MOON 4. OUT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT . Karen Chandler WHY DIDN’T YOU TELL ME 5. SENTIMENTAL TRAIN .... ........ .Les Brown GAL FROM JOE’S - Kitty Kallen ■ t ..... Four Aces t . Georgie Shaw .Guy Lombardo .. Webb Pierce DECCA • 1. LITTLE THINGS MEAN A LOT . I DON’T THINK YOU LOVE ME ANYMORE 2. THREE COINS IN THE FOUNTAIN WEDDING BELLS 3. WONDERFUL SOMEBODY ELSE’S LOVE SONG 4. HERNANDO’S HlDEAWAt . 'VAS VILLST DU HABEN 5. EVEN THO SPARKLING BROWN EYES LONDON 1. HAPPY WANDERER . .Frank Weir FROM YOUR LIPS 2. IF YOU LOVE ME (REALLY LOVE ME) ,. Vera Lynn CTST LA VIE 3. DU BIST MEIN LIEBCHEN ...Vera Lynn * GREATEST LOVE OF ALL 4. DREAM. DREAM, DREAM MailCbvani 4 BEWITCHED 5. SOMEONE ELSE’S ROSES Joan Regan Z LOVE I HAVE FOR YOU MERCURY 1. STEAM HEAT .? Patti Page Z LONELY DAYS 2. ISLE OF CAPRI .Gaylords LOVE I YOU t 3. CRAZY ’BOUT YOU, BABY . ANGELA MIA 4. WAIT FOR ME DARLIN’ . . . WHISTLE AND I’LL DANCE 5. LOVE I YOU . Gaylords ISLE OF CAPRI M-G-M 1* IN A GARDEN OF ROSES. Jonl James EVERY DAY ~ 2. JOEY .... .. Betty Madlgan I AND SO I WALKED HOME * 3. I’VE NEVER BEEN IN LOVE BEFORE ... George Shearing MAMBO INN 4. UNFORGETTABLE Dick Hyman Trio OUT OF NOWHERE 5. HIGH AND THE MIGHTY LeRoy Holmes LISA RCA VICTOR 1. THERE NEVER WAS A NIGHT SO BEAUTIFUL.Perry Como HIT AND RUN AFFAIR 2. MY FRIEND ..Eddie Fisher f GREEN YEARS * 3. WANTED . Perry Como LOOK OUT THE WINDOW 4. LEAVE IT TO YOUR HEART ... Afties Bros. Z LET’S WALK AND TALK 5. HERE ; Tony Martin PHILOSOPHY Crew Cuts Georgia Gibbs BOB ANSON VBBSAtONES (4) Hotel President, K.C, Run of . polished and versatile units whlfcn Hotel President has been playing in its deluxe Drum Room is continued with Bob Anson and his Vemtones for the current spell. Foursome is relatively young but is rising fast to the top among units of its type because of smooth work and wide variety of enter- tainment offered. Anson handles teptir sax, dou- bling on vibes, with Blair Deier- mann on piano, accordion and celeste, Lee Baker on bass and fiddle, and Frank Ward on drums. With this lineup, there Is little in the book that they cannot play, and they mix it up well with hit parade tunes, standards, Latins and novel* ties. * Longsuit of this foursome is vocals,* the basis for much of their lively entertaining being four-part warbling. Anson is featured on solo vocals, but each of the crewmen can hold his own in this depart- ment.. Outfit actually is capable of put. ting on its own floor show in top night club style. Entertaining as well as furnishing dance rhythms, fpursome is especially valuable in a room of this type which draws the more discriminating hotel trade. There’s a hint of a George Shearing influence evident in their instrumentals, although style of phrasing and 1 improvising is en- tirely their own. Quin. 45 RPM Continued from page' 37 45s. They are afraid that the smaller companies will still con- tinue to cuffo the old disks and thus, by catering to the jockey's preference;In speeds, get an undue slice of playing time. In general, the a&r men are not anxious to do anything that would displease the jockeys. RCA Victor, meantime, has set July 1 as its conversion date for the deejay service. Victor’s gen- eral manager Manie Sacks said the changeover is part of “an overall consumer conversion to the 45rpm system and represents a logical followup to the complete jukebox conversion that has already taken place.’’ Pointing out that 45s now represents 50% of all pop single fsales, Sacks anticipates the day when the 45 system will complete- ly replace the 78 speed. To assist the stations in making the change easily, Victor is mak- ing available an adapter plate for use on 45rpm broadcast turntables. The adapter plate changes the cen- ter pin diameter to 1V6 inches and provides support for the music area of the record. This would make “cueing" easier and eliminates the bad effect of warped records. The adapter plate is being sold for about $C 50. Classical disks will, continue to be serviced on the 33 rpm speed. 1 / SPEAK . TO THE STARS BMPs Gimbel Clefts Copa’s New Showtunes Broadcast Music, Inc., will be repped by a complete nltery score for the first time with the new Co- pacaibana (N.Y.) show preeming tomorrow (Thurs.). Tunes for the Copa show were written by BMI tunesmith Norman Gimbel and are published Meridian Music. The four tunes in the revue are “S.ummer Love," “Absurd As A Chuck-a-Walla Bird," “The Cocoa- nut Tree" and “An Affair of the Heart.". Tunes were set by Jack Lee, Meridian's professional man- ager, with Copa boniface Jules Plodell. The sofigs already have been cased by the diskery artists & repertoire men for etching as- signments. Meridian is a. subsid of E. H. Morris Music. Cool Kick For Cadence The indie Cadence label is prep- ping a move into the jazz field. Archie Bleyer, label’s prexy and artists Sc repertoire topper, cur- rently is prowling jazz names to pact to the * diskery. Bleyer will concentrate on the progressive jazz school. Move into the jazz groove stems from Bleyer’s recent, trek through the midwest visiting distributors and dealers. All cued Bleyer-to general sales upbeat of jazz albums. Recorded by: DORIS DAY Columbia - 40 210 M. WITMARK & SONS Another BMI ’Pin U|i' Hit THE MAN .UPSTAIRS KAY STARR WCKTODD . . . . CO * Wo1 COWBOY C6PAS ‘'" * ’' ’' Hour NUTTER '< • • • • • Kf "9 Jubiloa Pub,M *<‘ b VESTA MUSIC CORE.