Variety (October 1958)

52 Mime PSaatiSfi Wednesday, October 8, 1958 Jocks, Jukes and Disks By MIKE GROSS Beverly Bos* (Columbia): “STOP LAUGHING AT ME” (E. B. Marks!) has a takeoff potential for newcomer Beverly Boss who gives this country-flavored tune a rock¬ ing ride for juve appeal. “HEAD¬ LIGHTS” (E. B. Marks!) is a moody ballad that gets its spinning chances from an effective multi- tracked vocal. Keely Smith (Capitol): “YOU (Figure!) takes a pleasant lilter for an appealing vocal spin. Larry Ellis (Dale): “NOTHING YOU CAN DO” (World*) has a catch-on chance because of' the way Larry Ellis handles the rock¬ ing ballad mood. “BUZZ GOES THE BEE” (World*) flies at a happy pace that's built for lotsa juke play. Young Jesse (Atlantic): “THAT’S ABE MY LOVE” (Weiss & Barry!) * ENOUGH FCpB ME” (Tiger!) Best Bets TOMMY EDWARDS..LOYE IS ALL WE NEED (MGM)...'.Mr. Music Man Tommy Edwards * “Love Is All We Need ” (Sheldon*). comes right on the heels of his clicko “It's All in the Game” and should cash in similarly. It's a good ballad with a rocking touch for the pig payoff. “Mr. Music Man” (Yukon*) work* up a neat shuffling blues beat into a likable side. * * * PAT BOONE.... .I’LL REMEMBER TONIGHT (Dot)...:.Mardi Gras March Pat Boorie's “I'll Remember Tonight” (Feist*) is a .slick ballad that gets top pop appeal from his easy vocal styling. Tune's from 20 th’s “Mardi Gras” giving it a hefty exposure potential. “The Mardi Gras March” (Feist*) has a happy Dixieland beat that will win it juke attention. * * * DON RONDO_,.....I COULD BE A MOUNTAIN (Jubflee). ...The Great Adventure Don Rondo's “I Could Be a Mountain” (Pincus it Sons*) is o_ solid swinger belted in a style thafs surefire for big returns. “The Great Adventure” (Planetary*) offers the crooner a good beat on which to deliver an okay lyric. '* * +. TAB HUNTER ....,,.JEALOUS HEART (Warner Bros.) ..Lonesome Road Tab Hunter's “Jealous Heart” (Acuff-Rosef) looks like a win¬ ner for the new label because of the way he* takes over a hillbilly¬ styling for pop payoffs. “Lonesome Road ” (Paramount*) is headed for strong spins, too, due to crooner's hot performance and a striking backing. * * + BOBBY DARIN. . .YOU’RE MINE (Atco)...Mighty Might Man Bobby Darin's "You're Mine” (Portrait i) has alt the rocking bal¬ lad ingredients that the juke set turns into a quick click. “Mighty Might Man” (Portraits) makes the kind of noise that the kids • usually go for. * * *• MIKE PRESTON_A HOUSE, A CAR, A WEDDING RING (London)...My Lucky Love Mike Preston’s “A House,'A Car, A Wedding Ring" (Peter Mau¬ rice* ) has a soft ballad quality but its handled in such a toay that even the rocking generation will bring it into the payoff circle. . “My Lucky Love” (Bentley Housef) is a light-hearted folk-styled ■ item with a beat thafs made for juke action. is a topnotch ballad that gets a warm and likable reading and should win lots more fans to the Keely Smith side. "THAT OLD BLACK MAGIC” (Famous*) is giv¬ en an energetic treatment by Miss Smith and her partner, Louis Prima. Vaughn Monroe (BCA Victor): “GHOST TRAINS” (Hill Bange!) is an offshoot of “Ghost Riders In The Sky” but without same take¬ off power. “TEN CHAPERONES” (Knollwood*) sets up- a latino beat and a novel lyric idea in an ap¬ pealing vocal manner. Bobby Freeman (Josie): “NEED YOUR LOVE” (Clockus-Benell!) has the r’n’r beat that usually gets the femme teeners screaming for more. “SHAME ON YOU, MISS JOHNSON” (Clockus- Benell!) Is a wild roeker pegged for juke ap¬ preciation. Dick Lee (Metro): “HAVE GUITAR, WILL TRAVEL*' (Plan¬ etary*) is a swinger with a good chance to go far on the spinning circuit because of forceful delivery and bright backing. “MY LOVE FOR YOU” (Figure!) is in the big ballad groove but doesn’t have enough staying power. Neil Steven & The Dee-Vines (Brunswick): “WHAT COULD BE BETTER” (Chappell*) blends a swinging and rocking beat for the new vocal group in a way that could turn their first side into a hot spinning item. “MORE AND MORE” (Cornell*) is a run-of-the- mill rocking ballad but the group does well by it. Dick Haymes (Sunbeam): “AS YOUNG AS YOU FEEL” (Ver¬ non*) returns Dick Haymes to a warm baladeering groove that will make the jocks pay attention. “SUFFER” (Sunbeam!) builds a new disk potential for the crooner with a catchy beat and a winning vocal. Gino & Gina (Mercury): “BRAND NEV/ PENNY” (Figure!) shines like another good spinning bet for this young duo who 'do it this time with a calypso-styled item. “I DON’T LOVE YOU” rocks hard enough to win a good reaction in the jukebox market. "MARGIE” (Miller-Fisher*) gets a locking dressing but it doesn’t do the oldie much good. Jan Murray (MGM): “TREAS¬ URE HUNT” (Integrity-JanMur*) is a fairly lively item pegged on the title of Jan Murray’s tv show —but let’s face it, & singer he ain’t. “SO LONG, AU REVOIR, ARRIVEDERCI” (Integrity - Jan- LAWRENCE WELK and His.Champagne Music . Present “KEYBOARD KAPERS” VTith Tiny Little, Jr., Larry Hooper Frank Scott‘and Jerry Burk® * (Coral Album No. 57214) Mur*) won’t mean anything in any language. Dotts Johnson (Metro): “PARA¬ DISE” (Feist*) gets an original jazz vocal interpretation that will prob¬ ably win over some jocks. “STREET OF DREAMS” (Miller*) is paved with offbeat vocalistics that will find friends among the hip set. Denise Lor (20th-Fox): “EVERY¬ THING I DO” (Victor Young*) shows off Denise Lor in a pretty ballad setting that makes for okay late-ho ur pr ogramming. “YOU’RE EVERYWHERE” (Bryden!) contin¬ ues her slow ballad mood and it’s also well done but a doubtful bet for the commercial market. Jerry Lynn Sands (Arcade): “WHAT I WOULDN'T GIVE” (Valley Brook*) is a rocking ballad that the juke set may find enjoy¬ able. “CRAZY IN LOVE” (Ar¬ cade*) works a neat latino beat into a "fair item for the. terping teeners. Huelyn Duvall (Challenge): “JULIET” (Golden West!) is yet another title pegged on a femjhe name to get a rocking ride that the juke mob may find worthwhile because of Huelyn Duvall’s ener¬ getic delivery. "FRIDAY NIGHT ON A DOLLAR BILL” (Golden West!) should pay off in some re¬ spects with the coin machine crowd. ♦ ASCAP t BMI EXTENDED PLAY REVIEW Paul Bain: ‘THE LOVE BAL¬ LADS OF PAUL BAIN” (RCA Victor). An ex-member of the Wayfarers, Paul Bain does ex¬ tremely well in solo on four folk items. Working with arrange¬ ments and orch and chorus con¬ ducted by BiRStegmeyer, Bain gets an ear-appealing sound into “I Know Where Fin Going,” “Kitty Is My Darling,” “So Early in The Morning” and “Blow The Candle Out” Album Reviews Mitch Miller Orch: “More Sing Along With Mitch” (Columbia). Earlier this year Mitch'Miller came along with a strong LP-selling idea in “Sing Along With Mitch.” This is a natural followup and should do as well because it retains the same song-participation idea ex¬ cellently led off by-Miller’s orch and chorus. “The Whiffenpoof Song,” “Carolina In The Morning,” “Shine On Harvest Moon” and “Sweet Adeline” are some of the faves in the set. And once again the lyrics are printed on the back cover to help along the “sing along” angle. Dakota Staton: “Dynamic!” (Cap¬ itol). Dakota Staton is one of the few new singers who has made a { dent In the disk picture solely through the LP route. She scored the first two times out (“Late, Late Show” and “In The Night”) and “In The Night”) and in this, her third LP showcasing, she once again shows that she’s one of the top song stylists around today. Her jazz approach is fresh and exciting (her “Anything Goes” is a solid sampling), making the set a selling natural. “Little Girl Blue,” “It Could Happen To You,” “Chero¬ kee” and “They All Laughed" are other standouts in the package which has been arranged and con¬ ducted by Sid Feller. Melachiino Orch: “Lisbon At Twilght” (RCA Victor). George Melachrino, the British maestro, digs into the Portuguese tune cat¬ alog for the “Lisbon At Twilight” repertoire. The ballads are soft and sentimental with just enough melodic schmaltz added to make it a good package for late-hour programming and the mood music mob. Martin Denny Orch: “PrimitlTa” (Liberty). Martin Denny’s stock in trade has been “exotic” sounds with 'which he’s already scored with two “Exotica" albums. For his current musical excursion. Denny jias selected a repertoire from such places as Africa, Burma, Trinidad, Peru and Hawaii and has picked up offbeat instruments to give an authentic feel to the melo¬ dies. It will be a hot item for those who dig the' Denny sound and the cleavage on the cover model will help stimulate the sales-, too. Sue Evans: “Sweet Sue Evans” (Dot). Working with a songbag that for the most part steers away* from the obvious standards. Sue Evans has come up with a quiet and tasty package that will eventually draw a following to her side. The tunes have an intime quality and come across the grooves with a warm mood that makes for easy listening. The Playmates: “At Play With The Playmates” (Roulette). The Playmates came to the disk fore only recently with a pop click in “Jo-Ann.” Group belongs to the young disk buyers and they’ll be kept happy with recap of “Jo-Ann” and such other of their pop single releases as “Don’t Go Home” and “The Day I Died.” Frank Chaeksfield Orch: “Leve P^RiEfr JO Best Sellers on Coin Machines*^ 1. IT’S ALL IN THE GAME (4) ..... Tommy Edtoards ... 2. BIRD DOG (6) .......... Everly Bros. ....... 3. NEL-BLU DIPINTO DI BLU (iO) .... Domenico Modugno 4. LITTLE STAR (9) . ._%__ __1. Elegants .. . 5. TEA FOR TWO CHA CHA (3) .*...... Dorsey-Covingtcm .. e. ROCKIN' ROBIN -<3>......... Bobby Day . 7. SUSIE DARLIN' (2) ....... Robin Luke . 8 . TOPSY (2) ....... Cozy Cole . 9. JUST A DREAM («) ......* Jimmy Clanton ..... 10. TEARS ON MY PILLOW (2) ........ Imperials . ....MGM . Cadence .. .Decca .APT ...j Decca .... Class .. Dot ... .Love ... Ace . End Second Group CHANTILLY LACE .....'.. Big Bopper .. Mercury NEAR YOU.... .... i... Roger Williams .. .Kapp LA PALOMA ...... Billy Vaughn .Dot TOM DOOLEY ... ....... Kingston Trio .. Capitol VOLARE ........... Dean Martin ..... Capitol PATRICIA i.. .. Perez Prado .. Victor NO ONE KNOWS ....... Dion & Belmonts . Laurie BORN TOO LATE ........ Ponytails . ABC-Par EVERYBODY LOVES A LOVER ;...... Doris Day . Columbia DEVOTED TO .YOU. .... Everly Bros. .. Cadence I Figures in parentheses indicate number of weeks song has been in the Top 101 Letters In The Sand” (London). The title song plus 11 other stand¬ ards are given a comfortable and ear-appealing treatment in Frank Chacksfield’s hands. The mood is always rich and pleasing, making a programming natural and a good buy for the mood music shelf. In the package are such as “April Love,” “They Didn’t Believe Me,” and “You Are Too Beautiful.” Zizl Jeanmarle-Roland Petit-Lee Frere Jacqnes-Andre Popp Orch: “Paris—1923” (Columbia). Here’s a fun-packed variety package pegged on the zingy beat of the mid-'20s with , a Gallic approach. It’s a mixture of Vocals by Zizl Jeanmaire, Roland Petit and Lei Frere Jacques backed by the hip Popp orch which also comes in for some straight instrumental chores. Jeanmaire’s “Charleston,” Popp’s “My Blue-Heaven” and Petit’s “I Want To Be Happy” are beauts. There are also some strictly French items and a knowledge of the lingo isn’t necessary to get the musical point. Stanley Black Orch: “Girls* Girls, Girls” (London). Stanley Black has packed this package with 32 tunes pegged on tune-titles with femme names. It’s a bright musical affair, highlighted'by Black’s piano, and runs right through the opening “Lily of Laguna” to the “Good¬ night Irene” windup. Fernando Lamas': “With Love” (Roulette).. Fernando Lamas hits the romantic song with a multi¬ lingual attack that’s sure to win the femme disk buyers. In English, French and Spanish he makes the most of a fair crooning quality to a melodic setting supplied by Glenn Osser’s orch. “Love Is Here To Stay,” “I Love Paris,” “You Belong To My Heart” (in Spanish and English) and “Passing By” (in French and English) are samples of his taste in tunes. * Lois Arcaraz Orch: “Latin Airs” (RCA Victor). Luis Arcaraz works both sides of the border for Its repertoire in this package, but everything comes out with his dis¬ tinctive Latino touch. Such as “I’ve Got The World On A String” and “Ain’t Misbehavin” from gringo-land and “Perfume Da Amor*' and “Si Me Comprendieras” from the chile belt, make it a neat¬ ly varied instrumental set. The Mastersounds: “Kismet” (World Pacific). The Master- sounds, a chamber jazz quintet with a quietly sophisticated modern style, climbs aboard the showtime wagon with this exer¬ cise on the Robert Wright-George Forrest score for “Kismet.” It’s exotically flavored jazr which gets some pretty sound effects from the vibes and electric bass and guitar. “The Merry Yodeler” (Van¬ guard). Yodeling, in all Its varied facets, is given -a charming treat¬ ment in this .collection from the Austrian Alps^ Performed by native musicians and singers from that area, this collection of folk music features vocals by various femme and male'singers, including one unusual yodeling bass, and-a typical instrumental .combo with accordion in the lead. Ethel Smith: . “Bright and Breezy” (Decca). A virtuoso on the Hammond, Ethel Smith is ex¬ tending her series of Decca LP?. Backed by a rhythm combo, she pulls out all the stops of her organ on evergreens like “Parade of the. Wooden'Soldiers,” “The Syncopated Clock,” “Easter Par¬ ade,” “March of the Toys” and others. Beverly Kelly: “Beverly Kelly Sings” (Audio Fidelity). The list of jazz thrushes on disks continues to grow and the latest, to enter the sweepstakes is Beverly Kelly. She locks to hold her own in the com¬ petition. Miss Kelly has a bright and individual way with a song that gives it a jazz coloring of consid¬ erable appeal. Also In her favor is a tasty repertoire of evergreens neatly instrumentalized by the Pat Moran Trio. Gros. Sissler Buys Blue'Ridge ‘5 r Joseph E. Sissler, producer of WTTG’s teleshows, “Don Owens Jamboree” and “Blue Grass Champs,” has acquired the Blue Ridge Record Co. Sissler heads a syndicate that purchased the label from the estate of the late Noah Adams, diskery’s. founder. The Blue Ridge line was active in the country & western field dur¬ ing the late 1940$ and early ’50s. Many, of the original disks, includ¬ ing those cut by Bill Clifton and Jim Eanes, will be reissued.