Variety (March 1958)

Wednesday, March 12, 1958 On Hie Upbeat RETAIL SHEET BEST SELLERS National Rating: This Last wk. wk. : Na W Ynrlr column for the Portland Eveningj —a s.. -' ■■ £ 2 o’ .? W * QT i „ / Express . ... Jeri Southern, Roul- | ' kAIZIETY | § | ^ 0 ~ MGM issumg EP sets on Connie e tte thrush, into the Crescendo,! Survey of retail sheet music ^ o .'S . Francis (“Who's Sorry Now”.) and Hollywood, for three weeks begin-; best sellers based oil reports , . -5 g ^ ^ 2 5 3 ' 3 U' David Rose (“Swinging Shepherd ning April 11 . . . Harry Sutlan, ! obtained from leading stores in' o ^ S' . « Q ^ ^ S; "£ o t T»1I rarti^r nrt a dPPiav seijeral manager of Montilla Rec-J 12 cities, and showing com- IX *. c ■ . * g ~ c g .« u *3 0 trek fbr his Golden Crest package/ recw^division^f^ttie^Ass^v^for the * V°m»e taU* ratine,lor this : ■ ■ g | • «. : J • « J 3 '£ | T “Louie Writes Again” Teddi ^ e 5 ora aivlsl ? n ine l and last week.. xn u fi « W- ■s- o ” g • £• - fc 2 a KUig'^tCA Victdr thrush^; recorded ^^nn Ce Hattiawa^ , v*^ASCAP;,: V f BMI § J 9 2 | | 8 S. ; £ + 3". .L nine transcriptions for the Armed a t *727 si a t* g Rros Club L v " --J § g I I & | 2 T § & . Forces, . . Vincent Ldp.ez.oTch'will. Solhrwood -.F^idav (7) --'MarSe ? . . I S 2 - ,3 5 5 I i S 1 U P play at ASCAP’s 44th annual mem- R ay burn, Liberty Records* thrush,! -g ; T Si J. 1 T a H C ^ s T ® pership dinner, at the Waldorf-As-'d 0 i n g the east coast dee jay shows! gating ® o g o J, « « 2 q 2 « * Jen 7™“^V.v^ l and was set for a weekend at the | This Last * ! I « S 2 § 1 I ^ S N SSRp Trip “nM? f5r 5rrM Y in Stagecoach, Hackensack, N. J ., 1 wk. wk. Title and Publisher t § 2 § 2 « J ii § S 5 2 T Can t Be True, Dear for MGM 10 March 7-9 . : . Youth Advisory,, ... ; ■ . , ■ , . ■ a M £ 1 ,m , u Q 1 S 5 bC 3 m m S years 3 §Q, has HOW cut a rock n Pnutipit in- YndiariAnnli*? ^non^orinff 1 r -■ 7 " ■ ■ ■ — ■ . - ~ ~ ~ ~ ; 1 ■ ■ . . roll version of the same tune for ^ dance date at the State Fair-* 1 " 2 >Catch a Falling Star^ (Mar\ r in)1 4 2 5 1 4 1 3 1 1 1 4 104 same label ... Stanley _Green by- g round ^ ^ a y 10 with the Glenn' 2 .3 *Silvery Moon (Joy>...... . .. 3 2 1 1 2 8 2 5 2 3 2 3 98 Imed a piece on international pop jv^ui er orc h under the direction of . ”o7—y—-««irartiinp (NnrVa Taif» ———~2 i r 2 4 5 T~ T 5 o —o c—no records for current issue of Relax Ray McKihley to combat juvenile J- _ (Nor-Va-J ak L . .... 2 1 »_ _ 2 _ 4 — 5 -L_i—£- 2 3 5 93 , . _ delinquency. Similar bashes .are 1 4 4 *April Love (Feist)............. 8 10 3. 6 3 3 .. .. 4 5 ... .. 46 Barry Frank at the^Mard 1 Gras, being prepped for other cities in: 5 6 tShepherd Blues (B.-Kahl)....... 4 5 4 .. 7 9 9 4 7 39 Baltimore .. Cathy Favaro, s^ecre- Indiana . # Jackie Lee> Abc Para . 6 o t At the Hop (SMV) ’ ■ ’ " 9 ~ - - —— - - . tary to Hugo Peretti_and Luip mount disker, set for Sciolla’s, ■ : ^ - — " ■ — 11 .-- " ———— . V Creatore at Roulette Records, m Philadelphia, March .16-22 . . 7 10 *L»eehtenstemer Polka (Burl.).... 7 .. 5 .. 4 ... 5 .. .. 23. Presbyterian Hospital for surgery p au i Tauhman an d c a rtooni S t Walt 8 .. *It’s Too Soon to Know (Morris).. 6 7 .. . 7 .. .. 2 22 lx.‘ .Roger Englander, producer of K e n y collaborating on an . album i -§—^ 7 —*Maric Moments (Famous) —^-“—:-—- 10 7 6 — ~T~ --- ~oT the Little Orchestra Society s.Chil- fur EmGe Records to be called i 9 7 . Ma ? c foments (Famous).....—5—•• - , •• 10 •• 7—P 6 - ■ dren’s Concerts, presenting James . T! ^, Thp 'which From 10 5 . *A11 the Way (Maraville)........ .. 9 10 .. 1 .. .... .. 4 .. .. 20 Thurher’s ‘'Thirteen Clocks'' at whence I Came” . . . Marshall En-, 11 9 *Witchcraft (Morris)...... _ .. 6 5 . . . . . . 7 10 .. . ; . . . ..18 Hunter College Saturday (15). It terprises replaced Gimbel Bros, as ; foT—~—*Twplftii of Npvpr (Fmnress)— -:- q ----S—- “77 features Max Adrian . ■ . ._ Steve M GM distributors, in Baltimore. : ’ ■■ ? f N ever ( gnipress)..... .3 .. .. . . .. .. .. 5 .. 14 Gibson & Red Caps at the Celeb- Boh Klose leaving his deeiav jl? . 76 Trombones (Frank)..........., .. 3 < . .. 6 .. .. ■ ... .. ..., 13 rity Club, Philly, March 19-20. post a t WKWK, Wheeling, W. Va:, 14A .: tWonderful Time (Fowler)....... .. .. T 10 .. .. ~~~T 9 .. 7 8 10 Thrush Jaiiet Stewart begms a to freelance and study in New 14B 12 ^Fascination ’ —' . • ■ .—"— -:-e ". " ----— two-weeker at the Statler, Detroit, York .. Songstress Diane Corby ' V f ascination (Southern). ..... .... .. .. 5 ., 7 .. 10 March 24 . , .Mindy Carson guests currently at C’est Si Bon, .. Eddie . : .,v, v ;.. • . 1 ■ . ... ■ ■- 1,1 ’" . 1 .... , ■' on CBS-TV’s “The _Big Record” | (Lockjaw-) Davis Trio at Count placed by N. D. Margerison . . . ment ... DiLemia Bros, into Syra- tabbed for. Majestic vaiide and March 19 Eydie Gorme set For B as ie's Bar in Harlem . Lou Songstress June Christy, accom- cuse (N. Y.) Hotel and AI DiLernia Montrealclub dates before return- Frank Sinatra’s ABC-TV show Fn- garter finished a new album, panied by the Ted Heath orch, has been replaced on guitar by ing to California slatings ... New day (14) . . . Steve Lawrence: intp “Aqueduct Alley,” for Golden skedded to make one British ap- Dick Rizzo with Tony Little three- Jazz Society teeing up 100 sidemen Chase Hotel, St: Louis, from March Crest. peararice at the Royal Festival some at Carlton House’s Town & and a gal, Eleanor Collins, web-tv 19 through April 2 ... Arme Kuv- Helen Merrill waxed her fifth Hall April 6 .. . Pianist Ron Weath- y Country Lounge . .... Andrini Bros, thrush for Centennial jazz fest ent, deejay at WGAN, Portland, album . for EniArcy last week, erburn linked up with the Cy Lau- csime to Ankara for fortnight with three days in May. . . Aragon’s Ai Me., penning a record and music Thrush is now managed by Fred rie traditional jazz outfit to replace two hew sides for Cabot label. Rensch columnizine for Local 145 1 . ■■■■' .. --r^ = Strauss . . , Sue Evans up for a Tony Rayne . . . Songstress Vera “Anybody’s Tune” and “Runaway AFM Upbeat monthly mag , . . a A .0a Dot album release . . . Benny Joy, Lynn lined up for a BBC-TV series Romance,” which they wrote them- ^ IIIT■ AB TUP The Cannon Girls and Big John commencing in April. selves. Latter tune was also waxed fhAllll r Taylor signed to Buck Ram’s Per- by Florian Zabach for Mercury ... v All | V WEEK sonality Productions ... Connie ■ _ Gabe D’Amico combo. The Gabe-a- ■ __i__ Francis, who’s clicking on MGM j ^nicago Tones, take over as house band at : with “Who’s Sorry Now,” set for Chi Blue Note' booking ’em Town House when that room be- UlllHlIlIKflillUlll . ■ CBS-TV’s “The Big Record” . . . farther along than usuaL, Erroll gins regular stageshows, headlin- Norvelle Reid, who’s bowing on Garner’s in for a pair April % and ing Four Esquires and Maureen ■ !»■ h* Winir Bn* III III Decca with “A Street In^ Barce- George Shearing is due April 23 Cannon following, on April 5 , . . H «• wariir nris. rruvcuw JUm Iona” and “Moonlight Souvenirs,” for a four-weeker. Gene Krupa’s Don^ McGovern, veteran organist- H -MAUOIK M0RNIH6STAI^ ■ ■ ■■■■A signed by Lee Magid .. . Kirk Stu- .combo takes over May 24 . . pianist, has given up the cafe belt H Tlir iur# BHf ^ n(ia j- . luMr V art making the Pittsburgh deejay' Teddy Wilson Trio current at Con- to become a salesman in the Piano I ARU M05. MCA vICIOr jniVILv rounds for “Swinging, Shepherd gress Hotel, St. Louis . Lee Gallery at Gimbels ... Team of ■DOBIt DAY Columbia ..... . Blue$” on Josie ... Ersel Hickey, Wiley; long absent from the Chi Dave Day & Tony Ray at Chanute muueTAu um UATUIUP Uf ll | new Epic pactee, on a tour of the scene, goes into Mister Kelly’s Air Base, Ill., for a month divided H 111 JDHlISTOIl 1105.lOflUOH ; HUIIHMl TULL deejays in the east for his “Blue- March 24 for a. fortnight. between Officers Club arid NCO ■ |A|IH|F CHITAI Dot • _... WBB a . IA M . birds Over The Mountain.” . Bob Centano’s 22-piece orch set Club. Day records under new name ■ Ilfl ymiruaM . •r riVCD rUAIIPV Dyna Music Corp. appointed for May 18 afternoon concert at .of Sonny Day . . . Jimmy Spaniel ■ SUM WHITMAIt imperial. ; LVLlV UnnilUt. Livingston Audio^Products as ex- chi’s Orchestra^'HaU. Underwriter band, with Reid Jaynes at piano, ■ JACK IQNFS Caoitol ‘ elusive national and Canadian dis-, i s Giiio Picchetti, band’s manager, has had~ its option renewed at ■ , miIim** : • Title and Publisher « : ■ ■ .. • , 1 z > Catch a Falling Star (Mandn) ... 1 ♦Silvery Moon (Joy>......;.... .> 3 tSugartime (Nor-Va-Jak)........ 2 ♦April Love (Feist) .... .>... . . . . 8 . tShepherd Blues (B.-Kahl).. . . 4 f At the Hop (SMV) ..::. . .,: ..;. .. ♦Liechtensteiner Polka (Burl.).... 7 ♦It’s Too Soon to Know (Morris), . 6 ♦Magic Moments (Famous).... 5 . ♦ All the Way (Maraville)........ ♦Witchcraft (Morris) ........... .. ♦Twelfth of Never (Empress) .. . . . , *76 Trombones (Frank).......... ., ; tWonderful Time (Fowler)....... . ~ ♦Fascination (Southern). ....... .. JONI JAMES NOTHING WILL EVER CHANGE DOES IT SHOW K 12627 ow 45 & 78 RPM San Francisco Fran Jeffries to Hollywood to re¬ tribution of its DynarTapes line : Jack!own Hotel. ... Crown Records set lip its new HAllvwnjwl -— i> eastern warehouse and offices in rioiiywopa # Brooklyn ... Goode Records,, new Gloria DeHaven pacted by Tops ban FranClSCO Coast indie, debuts with sides by Records. . . Liberty Records is Fran Jeffries to Hollywood to re- the Merry Mountain Men, mid- going all-out m the stereo tape cord for Victor this week, ^fter a western tv Vocal comho . . . It’s, a field and has scheduled 140 albums S Hnt at Ann’s 44 fl rlnh daughter for Joe Mathews, Capitol for marketing on stereo taipe . . . h as a M av 07 date at the Records’ national promotion man- Accordionist Johnny La Padula Orchid Chicaeo 19 PeteDailv^t ag«. _i_ , London The-National Jara Federation and two additional songs lor “The inSTlvicAud’lisi'^'SS Am? presenting a ^midnight matinee jazz Gun Runners” starring Audie b a c h signed PanlRl^ Murphy forUA release, . _ . aSofher®^S frm tht Warair Brit. Pndwctio 4( MAUOIKMORJIMSTAr THE AMES IMS; RCA Victor DORIS DAY Columbia TNE JOHNSTON BROS. ^ London : BONNIE C0ITAR Dot • SUM WNITMAH Imperial; : JACK JONES Capitol DICK NAYMES* Hallmark’ SOUND TRACK AIBOM RCA Victor necoras nauonai promouun man- Accordionist jonnny r.a raaiua Orchid ChicaeO Pete Dailv A ager. -_ Sd t0 l?bS C °. rdiDS X»^a‘ , London A,be ^i^^^ a £e TvSfwt The-National Jara Federation and two additional songs lor “The inSTlvicAud’lisi^'SS Am? presenting a midnlght matinee jazz G un Runners” starring Audie h a ch signed PanlRl^v concert at the Dominion Theatre Murnhv for UA release. pacn signed Paul Bley Quartet for (14) in aid of Big Bill Broonzy Eddie Albert cut “High On A wnrkfh nn W ° “2?^? « the , Jazz Benefit Fund. Taking part wiU be Mountain-” tune penned by Sy & thp Tin Marsa ( J a the Chris Barber Jazz Band, the thi Miller for Dot Dot eoint? into 0P ene d 4he Tm Angel . . . Scotty . Benefit Fund. Taking part wiU be Mountain-” tune penned by Sy & nnS, pH th » T,S, aS M s c T?" the Chris Barber^ Jazz Band, the jm Miller for Dot. Dot going into d Q^n Lonnie Donegan Skiffle Group and its 18th pressirig of Pat Boone’s Q ^ h ® 0ff ?, ea l the Ken Colyer outfit . . , Sister “April Love” which has reportedly ‘ ; - canc f U f, d Rosetta Thaipe lined up for a passed the 2.000 mark ... Jimmie vltotS,- 4 the couple of concert dates at Royal Komack and Betty Garrett will Norkus Festival Hall March 29 . . . Reg han dle the vocal chores for the Cole, leader of the London Falla- c 0 m me nt ar y Records album, Gateway Singers back at the lower- diuni orch; has been appointed mu- “Clara.” case hungry i, just m time for re¬ lease of their: second Decca album . . . Mastersounds Into the Reno Club, Oakland. Kansas City It’ll be cross-country hopping for AGAIN! Currently at R0SELAND DANCE CITY, New York RICHARD MALTBY AND Hl$ ORCHESTRA From the 20th Century-Fox Film "" “APRIL LOVE’ * From PARAMOUNT of the samp namp COUNTRY MUSIC HOLIDAY COLUM&iA R< r o r ■ BERNIE NLE FAWOUS UIS c COB PC BA’ CN VIK RECORDS * . . ." Charlie Grade makes a return * I tour of England next month. Vancouver , John Chappell penning “music rittsburgn to explode by,” background score Dodo Mannerou tc Deuces Wild for CBC simulcast web coverage of back into the Midway Lounge for the blowing of a mariner’s hazard, a stay . . . Dakota Staton followed Ripple Rock, April 9 . . . Panin Oscar Peterson Trio into Crawford Page into vaudo teeoff show at new Grill for a week ... Frank Cunl- Majestic Theatre . . . Ray London mondo orch reopened members- Trio into Pacific Athletic Club •.. only Sonny Boys Athletic Assn. Paris Sisters and Lennle Gale (formerly Bachelors Club), now Cave-dwelling for a fortnight (10- fihder Iggy "Schwartz’s manage- 22) . 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