Variety (March 1957)

50 MUSIC PTiSnSfr Vedneaday, March 2T, 1957. Jocks, Jukes and Disks .By HERM SCHOENFELD. Elvis Presley: “All Shook TJp’- “That’s When Your Heartaches Begin” (RCA Victor). Tapering off somewhat on his 1956 pace, El¬ vis Presley has gone from the sen¬ sational to the merely terrific. This latest coupling is. another au¬ tomatic'hit with the rhythm side, “All Shook Up,” having a slight edge in impact, over the ballad, “That’s When Your Heartaches Begin.” The Jordanaires lend a solid vocal ensemble assist. Guy Mitchell: “Rock-A-Billy”- “Hoot Owl” ^(Columbia). “Rock-a- .billy” is just what the title says. It’s a simple idea combining both the rock ’n’ roll and hillbilly Idioms. Guy Mitchell hits it for maximum distance and should con- Jill Corey-Jimmy Carroll: “Let It Be Me”-“Make Like A Bunny, Honey” (Columbia)i • On the basis of the tVfc plug'on the “Climax” show last week, “Let' It Be Me” should have a good ride. ItSs a lachrymose ballad which Jill Corey, who performed it on the tv show, handles very effectively with Jimmy Carroll’s orch backing. •“Make Like A Bunny,. Honey” is a bright rhthym piece with an old- fashioned flavor Anthony Perkins: “Melody For Lovers”-‘Tool' In Love” (Epic). Anthony Perkins, the latest pic player to turn disk artist, registers pi'omisingly with pipes that just manage to keep on key. The un¬ trained quality of the singing is Best Bets ELVIS PRESLEY.:.ALL SHOOK UP (RCA Victor) That’s 'Whm Your Headaches Begin GUY MITCHELL .. ROCK-A-BILLY ( Columbia) .. v.c. Hoot Owl LAWRENCE WELK ..TEN LITTLE APRIENDS (Coral) ... The Bridge of St Lo BING CROSBY..... SEVEN DAYS A WEEK (Capitol) ...Man of Fire PATIENCE — PRUDENCE.. DREAMER’S BAY (Liberty) ..-... .We Can’t Sing Rhythm & Blues LAWRENCE WELK •nd hi. CHAMPAGNE MUSIC Coral—Thesaurus. Ti’anscrlptions 92d Consecutive Week ' '■ Dodge Dance Party ABC-TV—Sat 9-10 P.M., E.S.T. Sponsored by Dodge Dealers of America Top Tunes and Talent ABC-TV Mon. 9:30-10 p.m., E.S.T. Sponsored by Dodge and Plymouth Dealers of America tinue to ride with his “Singin’ The Blues” - impetus even though this material isn’t anyway as near as strong. “Hoot Owl” is more of the same, except for the hooting chorus. Lawrence Welk: “Ten Little Trees”-“The Bridge of St. Lo” (Coral). Lawrence Welk, a potent and steady seller on. wax, could break through with a very big one in this coupling. , “Ten Little Trees,” a melodic Instrumental, is handled in Welk’s typical unpre¬ tentious, bouncing style. “The Bridge of St. Lo” is another fine side which will pick up hefty spins. Bing CrosW: “Seven Days A Week”-“Man of Fire” (Capitol). Having returned into the wax sweepstakes with “True Love” on Capitol, Bing CJrosby is sticking with the label for his newest sin- gle.release. “Seven. Days A Week” is a clever piece of material with a snappy tune which Crosby projects in top form. “Man of Fire” is a weightier ballad also,, with good, dfchances. Patience & Prudence: “Dream¬ ers’ Bay”-“We Can’t Sing Rhythm & Blues” (Liberty). The young sister team from the Coast turn up with another one of their charm¬ ing harmony jobs. “Dreamers’ Bay” is a highly pleasing ballad while the flip is a cute piece of material nicely tailored for this duo’s styling. the main appeal and Perkins could develop a considerable following with his delivery of a lovely balr lad, “Melody for Lovers.” “Fool In Love” is another slow ballad, also delivered pleasingly. Sil .Austin: “Seven Days in Bar¬ celona” - “Pretend” (Mercury). “Seven Days in Barcelona” is an attractive instrumental gaining wide coverage. Sil Austin gives it a contemporary rocking,flavor that should' go over with the kids. Freddy Martin has a fine straight version for .Victor, with a soprano sax lead giving.it a “sound.” Lew Quadling orch’s version is similar¬ ly handled on the Coral label. On the Mercury flip, Austin has a slow rhythm rendition of “Pretend,” a hit of a couple of years ago." Dean Jones: “Young and In Love”-“The Gypsy In My Soul” (MGM). Dean Jones is a new¬ comer-on disks who displays ex- celent piping form. He hits very well on the ballad, “Young and In Love” and also makes' a fine im¬ pression with his projection of the oldie, “Gypsy in My Soiil.” Kitty Kallen: “Star Bright”- “Gently, Johnny” (Decca). “Star Bright” is a pretty ballad which Kitty Kallen delivers with sensi¬ tivity. Excellent fare for jocks who want a change of pace from the louder and more raucous type of pop offerings. “Gently,' Johnny’.’ is another quiet type of ballad nicely phrased by Miss Kal¬ len. Ray Bolger: “Once In Love With Amy "-“The Cricket Song” (Kapp). Ray Bolger, returning to his lead role in “Charley’s Aunt,” delivers the Frank Loesser tune from that musical, “Once In Love With Amy,” is his usual ingratiating style. It’s one of those personality sides by a savvy performer, v “The Cricket Song” is another pleasing side, with a clever lyric. The Teardrops: “After School”- “Don’t Be Afraid To Love” (King), The Teardrops are a fine vocal en- sremble who deliver iii the ap¬ proved modern way. “After School” is another of those tunes exploiting a direct, teenage idea. It’s a well executed number. “Don’t Be Afraid To Love” is ihorfe in the rocking school, conventionally pat¬ terned. ~ Nassau’s Gooinbay Kings Pacted by RCA Victor More calypso artists are. turn¬ ing up every day. Now the Goomr bay Kings, a group from Nassau in the Bahamas, will cut for RCA Victpr. Richie Del Amore is fea- tureck vocalist with the group, which has been playing the top clubs In the Caribbean area. Combo plays “goombay-calypso,” which derives its naine from the goombay drum, a native instru¬ ment made from^m old barrel with a goatskin stretched across one end. It is used in the traditional goombay, or fire dance. Best Sellers on Coin Machines.. 1 nTT'rrrK'vnTV/Ifx " ' ^Andy Williams . Cadence' 1.. BUTTERFLY (5). " \ Charlie Grade .Cameo jJ. YOUNG LOVE (11) 3. MARIANNE (7) + 4 . 5 6 f Tab Hunter . Dot ..... Sonny James . Capitol [ Crew-Cuts . Mercury j Terry Gilkyson . Columbia ...A. IHilltoppers . Dot (Harry Beldfonte .Victor' THE BANANA BOAT SONG (11)..-j Tarriers . Glory {Fontane Sisters .. Dot TEEN-AGE CRUSIET (ji) ...^... Tommy Sands . Capitol I’M WALKING (3) .•...... Fats Domino . . .Imperial PARTY DOLL (4) • ,. •... ^ i Buddy Knox . Roulette .*. \ Steve Lawrence .. Coral DON’T FORBID Ap: (10)...... pat Boone ..\.Dot ROUND AND BOUND (1) ..... Perry Como .. * .Victor WALKING AFTER MIDNIGHT (2) .....,. Patsy Cline .'. Decca Second Group TOO MUCH ..... Elvis Presley .i. .Victor LOVE IS STRANGE .. ...;. Mickey & Sylvia . Groove WHY, BABY. WHY..... Pat Boone.. Dot BALLERINA - .. .. j Nat (King) Cole . . Capitol .-.*.. {Vaughn Monroe .. .Victor WHO NEEDS YOU...... Four Lads . Columbia ALMOST PARADISE ....... Roger Williams .Kapp ... Harry Belafonte . Victor MAMA, LOOK AT BUBU CINCO ROBLES LUCKY LIPS ... I’M SORRY. [Figures in parentheses indicate number of weeks song has been in the Top 10] ‘ ( Russell ^Arms .'.. . Era \ Les Paul-Mary Ford ..... Capitol Ruth Brown ...........Atlantic Platters .. . Mercury ^ Jazz may represent only a small part of the disk market, but that fact bears no relationship to the continuous outpouring of jazz plat¬ ters v by all the companies. The number of jazz releases during one month nowadays represents more playing time than the output over a several-year- span in the pre-LP ear. Symptomatic of the jazz ple¬ thora is that companies don’t put ’em out one at a time; they issue them in batches. i M;GM ’ is currently hitting the market with a flock of well-record¬ ed jazz plotters in various styles. One of the best in the group is a set titled “Wrappin’ It Up,^ fea¬ turing pianist Cass Harrlsson’s trio in an excellent swing program. Eddie Getz’s Quintette also is fea¬ tured in a Set of light, modern.jazz sounds that are not too far out on a limb. In a frankly more experi¬ mental vein, “Hi Fi Suite” is a par¬ tially amusing, partially effective original work by Leonard Feather and Dick Hyman keyed to the jargon , of the hi-fi buffs with titles like, “Squawker/’ “Feedback Fu¬ gue,” “Wow,” “Bass Reflex,” “Tweeter,” “Woofer,” etc. The sound is there for testing purposes. In. a more traditional groove, Freddie )Kohlman’s Mardi Gras Loungers belt some flne oldies and dixieland classics in the “Jatz In New Orleans*’ album recorded at an actual concert. Also included in the MGM jive rundown is “Jan Britannia.” spotlighting five British groups, mostly modern, ahd one package, “Music She Digs The Most,” with Richard Wess combo playing a collection of standards, again with a modem flavor. .. Coral Records is also splurging jazzwise with a multiple release. Standout is the A1 Cohn Quintet, featuring valve trombonist Bobby Brookmeyer, .in a set of oldies played with taste and style. Hal McKusick’s Quartet, in “Jazz At The Academy,” is li neat display of modernistics taken Trom a Brook¬ lyn Academy of Music concert. Coral also has some Interesting and offbeat jazz vocalistics from The Key Men, a male quartet with a very tricky style! Larry Sonn’s orch. backs up solidly. RCA Victor and its subsid Vlk label have also been churning out the jazz sets regularly. One of the best recently is Victor’s set with Bob Scobey’s Frisco Jazz Band, a vigorous group featuring Clancy Hayes on guitar and vocals. Also on Victor is another display by the Sauter-Finegan orch in a package titled “Under Analysis.” The book is comprised of standards, but the arrangements still accent the flaSlIy and sometimes pretentious instrumentation which trademarks this organization. - On .Vik, “Folk Jazz, U.S.A.” is I .an attempt to .Veld some old folk¬ song themes l^e “Black Is The Color of My TSrue Love’s Hair,” “Saro Jane’’, and others into jazz forms. The jazz combo under John Benson Brooks evokes some of the originals feeling, but the modern¬ ist interpretations go far afield most of the time. Folksongs 'unadorned by jazz variations turn up in an attractive set, “Laughing America,” sung by Oscar Brand for Tradition Records, Brand’s voice Is fair, but-his rep¬ ertory is standout. On the same label, Ewan MacColl and Peggy Seeger sing^ a program of “Classic Scots Ballads” in fine style. From Austria, The Engelkinder, a mother and father and their seven chil¬ dren, deliver a highly appealing recital of folksongs from various parts of Austria in a Vox package titled “Greetings From Tryol.” • Herm. Songs With Largest Radio Audience The top 30 tongs of w^ek (more tn case of ties), based on copyrighted ^Audience. Coverage Index k- Audience Trend Index. Published bp Office of Research, Inc., Dr.'John Gray P^eatman, Director. A tphahdically listed. *Legit musical. ttTV. Survey Week of March 15-21, 1957 Almost Paradise ..Peer Around The World—t“Around The World”.Young Banana Boat Song .. »..4 . Marks-B Butterfly . Maylahd-P Can I Steal A Little Love ....««*• *.•. Northern Captured .... Bourne Chantez, Chantez ...Chantez Do I Love You—tt“Cinderella” .......Williamson ‘ Don’t Forbid Me...Roosevelt I Could Have Danced All Night—*“My Fair Lady”.. Chappell I Dreamed ...... Trinity . I Thought It Was Over..... Remlck It Looks Like Love...Paramount Just in Time—*“Bells Are Ringing”.. Stratford Mama Looka Boo Boo..Duchess Mangos ......Redd Evans Marianne ... Montclare Maybe It’s Because I.Love You Too Much .........Berlih -One Kiss Away From Heaven...Bourne Round and Round ...Rush Scarlet Ribbons ,..... Mills Seven Days in Barcelona ... Britton Teen-Age Crush..Cent’l Songs That’s Where I Shine .... pemick Una Momento—t“Three Violent People”.Famous Where Is Cinderella—tt “Cinderella” .Williamson Who Needs You .......Korwin Why Baby Why .....Winneton Wind In The-Willow....Broadcast Young Love .... Lowery ^ ^ Top 30 Songs on TV (More in Case of Ties) Almost Paradise ....;....Peer Ballerina ...t.... *.. ...... .Jefferson Bariana Boat Song ..*Marks-B Butterfly.. Mayl.and-P Can I Steal a Little Love...Northern Chantez, Chantez .....CSiantez Don’t Forbid Me ...Roosevelt Empty .Arms .... Ivory I Dreamed ..Trinity A Love My Baby.....'... Shapiro-B Pm Drowning My Sorrows !.Mills ' "Kid Stuff. .....Gil Let It Be Me—tt“Let It Be Me” . 1.Leeds Lucky Lips .,.... Tiger Mama^-Looka Booboo ....Duchess Man on Fire ....Robbins Marianne ..... Montclare Mutual Admiration Society—*“Happy Hunting” ...Chappell Put Your Arms Around Me Honey ... Broadway Round And Round.., . Rush Shamrocks Shillelaghs and Shenannigans 'Tee Kaye Spring Reunion ......♦.Four Jays Teen-Age Crush ....Cent’l Songs This Younger Generation .*..Marlon True Love—t“High Society” ... Buxton Hill Too Much .t........ *.. South. B-P Who Needs You.'...Korwin Wide Wide World Theme ...» .BV.C Wringle, Wrangle—1“Westward Ho, The Wagon •. Disney Young Love.. • . Lowery