Variety (October 1960)

MUSIC t'Sm&Fr Wednesday, October 26, 1960 On The Upbeat New York The unveiling jof the Emmerich Kalman memorial in Vienna is scheduled for Oct. 28. The later operetta composer’s son. Charles, also a songsmilli, mow abroad with his wife, will attend. Gene Aretzky,, formerly ad-pro- mo.tion head of JKleklra Records, now with Rogers & Cowan as ac¬ count exec on Atlantic Records Cosnat Distributing opened its newest branch iii Los Angeles Sammy Waye signed with the Wil¬ liam Morris agency for concert bookings Teddy Phillips band opens at Roseland Dance City Nov. I. Vocalist Gloria Lynne accompanied by Earl May Trio begins a two- week engagement at Chicago’s Lake Meadows today iWed.' Sol Yaged begins a series of weekly jazz concerts at; the Fort Hill Restaurant. Scarsdale. Nov.. 2 . Mike Merrick to the Coast for Nat King Cole’s opening in the iegituner ’Tin With You” at the Gearv Theatre. San Francisco. Oct. 31. MGM Records sending out a spe¬ cial double-fold album to deejays of Connie Francis’ Italian and Jewish song (packages Adam Wade., Coed disker. set for the 1 Roundtable Nov. 7. . .Billy Eck- ; stine, currently . at Basin. Street East, lined up for Ed Sullivan's;.'tv' show Dec... 11-- Patti . Page begins a two-weeicer at the Riviera, Las .Vegas, tomorrow' iThurs.J and is • also set for a one-week stand at j Blinstrub’s, Boston, beginning Nov., 114 Thrush Ann Reynolds on Don 1 McNeill’s ’’Breakfast Club” through j Oct. 31., LeRoy Holmes. Everest’s [general manager, off to Nashville j to record Randy Lee... Connie Francis .will entertain at the Assn, j . of Record Dealers Annual Awards i [celebration Nov. at N., Y. r s Park • Sheraton. ^MlTfwEEK JONI JAMES Si BE MY LOVE Orch. Conducted by TONY ACQUAVIVA I London ; j Filmusic Publishing Co. Ltd. pror < during its own disks, first couple. | being issued on the Oriole, and i Ember International labels . .. The ;■ j Teen & Twenty Disk Club held a ! . “record dance party” at the Ly- I ceum Ballroom Monday .24 1 in as- I sociation with the Decca diskery | . . . BBC Light Program Covers the | 14th International Accordion Fes- ! tival on Nov. 12-. . Frankie Vaughan giving the royalties from his new Philips platter ‘‘Milord-’ to ; the National Assn. of Boys’ Clubs j . . Advance orders for Elvis Pres- ; ; ley’s new Decca disk. “It’s Now' Or ; ! Never.” due for Friday (28? re- ' lease, total over 270,000. i Philadelphia Dukes of Dixieland at Sunny- 1 brook, Pottstown. Pa., Oqt. 29 . . : Savannah Churchill booked into: . Mayo’s. Oct. 24-28 .. . ; The Crosby . Bros, play the Erie Social- Club, Nov. 11-13 following Peggy DeCas-. tro, Nov. 4-6 . . -Sieve' Gibson & the Red Caps current at Sciolla’s . Barry Sisters now at the Celebrity Room, leave fori London’s Place Pigalle, Nov. 11 . . . Richard Dyer- Bennet skedded for Town Halt. • Nov. 11 . . John Powell, sales head . of HiFi Records, flew in from Hol¬ lywood to set appointment of ..Bob a H eller as area distributor for HiFi and Arvee Records. PROGRAM FAVORITES By PAT BALLARD MR. SANDMAN Cordettes, Roger Williams, Four Aces Lester Lanin, etc. OH BABY MINE <\ Get So Lonely 4 Knights in New Coral Album Lennon Sisters fDot 16114r 12 O'CLOCK TONIGHT Doris Day (Columbia 40870; NOW Gordon MacRae (Cap. 3864) STOP BABY 4 Preps fCap. 3960) SO BEATS MY HEART FOR YOU With Chas. Henderson & Tom Waring, Tony Bennett, Paul Weston, etc. THANKS FOR THE SPINS! 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