...A perfect pairing of music's most distinctive BILLBOARD MUSIC WEEK JANUARY 9, 1961 rogram Guide stylists! Mel and Margaret belting Broadway's current best- WHITING+TORME=HIT
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MEL TORME AM) MARGARET WHITING: "What's New at the Zoo" and "Hey, Look Me Over" (Verve). "Zoo," a satirical rocker from the score of "Do Re HOLLYWOOD—Now that ho has a Ml," is one of the most entertaining singles in •smasheroo in "Calcutta" with the toon sot, months. These two sophisticated, "class" singers many a deejay is referring to maestro have regarded r^ck n' roll as something; strictly for Lawrence Weill as Larry Walk! the troglodytes. At one time, Mr. Torme must have Capitol's Four Preps whipped up a neat been exceedingly vocal on the subject, because vocal version of "Calcutta" . . . Rod Pierce, Elvis Presley, who makes a professional point of Rendezvous prexy, flying high with label's saying only-nice-things-about-people-or-clam- hot bid, "School Day Blues." starring B. ming-up, started to give me "his opinion of the Bumble and the Stingers . . . Paul Coafes' "Velvet Fog" . . . then clammed. Anyway, Mel and TV feature on polio victim Ronnie Deauville Margaret have a ball romping through this pur- resulting in raft of plays on Ronnie's first poseful awful stomper—it's a side to be cherished. Kaybo disk, "April Sings." Flipside Is the rousing item from "Wildcat," but Thanks, Pat Michaels, for inviting me on will take some going to catch up with Rosemary ...A perfect pairing your KABC panel discussion of today's' Clooney's Victor version. music, along with arranger Jerry Fielding, —previewed by Aha Hair dj Ed Wilton, producer Hal Martin and of music's disker Georgia Carr . . Mel Torme and New York .Journal-American Maggie Whiting are efferVorvescent on . » Wed, May 10,1961*2' most distinctive new LP of B'way show .tunes . . .Robin tv IQUItlA O. PARSONS Luke zooming back into disk derby with hot Dot, " So Alone." When Margaret Whiting stylists! planed in from her con- ^ certs in Melbourne she was Encore Mel and Margaret THEATRE on discs laden down with birthday Margaret Whiting and LOS AINCEUjS .EXAMINER *ifts from Australian -Mel Torme have been signed I belting Broadway's rancher Randolph Gait to for a second album by Verve i By B11.I. BttOWN by Johm S. Wilson his wife Anne Baxter In Records to follow their latest release, "Broadway| —. n=5? Hollywood. Business kept llrnuiU.n, lii-lil !Now!, Mel Torme and Right Now," presenting new current best^z Anne here past her natal MARGARET WAITING j Margarel Wliitinit I Verve 2146, stereo 62146). hit songs from New York and Mel Torres Join voices Miu Whiting anil Tormr, Ix.lli skilled at day—but as Margaret could musicals. | on a Verve release, "Broad- on tell you her lonesome hus- making pan»al>ly nilkrn purses out of the ^largaret Whiting, who will be way Right Now," which rises | sows' i ar- that pa-* lor pop solid-, u-'- dial band didn't forget and said making 10-day visit to Australia for above the basic material, no experience lo good i-ffn t to nuke four song« it with Jewelry and per- IV spectaculars on May 5-6, will ap- easy chore with these show from sound lieltrr than lln\ wi-in pear on first Aussie program'of "Juke tunes. Maggie and Mel are Uu Re Mi fumes. Margaret opens at Box jury." Peter Potter has sold the fine performers and Russ in the hand- of the show's cast. Hut not even the Blue Angel in New format for Down Under Garcia's. backing is excel- llie> can salvage three tunes from Wildcat York tomorrow night. lent. U fourth, "Hey, Look Me Over," corars out line, hut il wasn't too bad lo begin with). In addition to his salary, However, as if to prove (hat g I initeiial Hugh O'Brian picks up a hefty cut for his Chicago beget- heller performances, two songs each TOP HOE ARTISTS {CONT'D? 9jU«^ appearance on the stage in Ifroru I'.amrlot and Irma la Douce are the Heaven Can Wait- which Jerry Holmes inosl -.ili-f.ii tor> tiling- in 11 b• — collection. £la Red River Sally has been sold out for three Don Cherry weeks. Should help defray 52o Tennessee BabelOh Lisa) Burl Ives those telephone calls to 53 „ Say It Isn«t So Rusty Draper Europe Wh° h3S rCtUrned to The Meadow Jim Reeves 55„ The Blizzard Ear!U*Grant 7.S I CHANGE NEEDED? 56„ Quando La Luna Jack Marshall 570 So Happy In Love Lulius La Rosa ^80 Let Your Lips Tell Me • v Gordon MacRae UF Kickoff Show Has Star Troubles 59. Dolce Far Nicnte/If Lver 1 "ould Leave xou Dick Haymes 60o Blue Champagne Whiting. Miss Whiting is the Lined up thus far for the Gail Smith, General Motors BY BKTTKLOIJ PETERSON director of advertising and sister of actress Barbara show are singers Jack Smith Whiting who is Mrs. Gail TO? GROUP ARTISTS and Margaret Whiting. Danny market research, who chair- Smith. • rss Prsti TV Wrlttr Kaye, who is in Detroit this manned putting the show to- gether, said Spike Jones was The United Foundation week for a round of personal Smith laughed and said 61. Hey Look Me Over The Pete King Chorale ready to come until his doc- that at one point In the Kickoff Show is having appearances, will tape a The Ames Brothers tor vetoed the flight because frustrating job of rounding 62, Askinp for You star trouble. "commercial" to be shown on the telecast. of Spike's asthma. up stars for the TJF show, he Johnny Jay and the HighHats With just a week to go, Milord Liberace, who open* a club "Five days on train was jokingly told his wife, a fine Les Baxter the show is still being pum- too big an investment in comedienne who has retired Fepe atand in Windsor on Monday, Mel Torme jjMargcV/hitlng mmm meled into shnpe. It will be la "almost certain" to be on time," said Smith. ( *lnce her marriage: Hey Look Me Over •• * • • telecast by all three De- hand, but "I^ee" Is en route "You may have to get out Pacts of Life Steve Lawrence^Eydie Gorme MARGARET Whiting will there and do a tumbling act." "trolt stations at 7 p.m. on and hi* agent couldn't Rive it Goodness Gracious Me Peter Sellers,Sophia Loren Oct. 17 from "the "Ford definite an*wer. A ma*ter of do a salute to her father, the * • * late Detroit songwriter, .JQE* Moonlight and Roses The Cables Xuditorium before an audi- i • m limine- is not set. GATHERING the UF Kick- tfStl off Show has been a problem Calcutta "She Pour Pro pa/Valllants ence of UF workers. since it started. For several Margaret Whiting Tunes of Glory Mitch Miller/Cambridge Strings -SUN., MAY 28,1961 j> os angf Irff'tEiltteS years, the UF depended on local talent and entertainers Truly Ralph Marterls from the nightclubs. My Favorite Things Pete King Chorale BEAUTY Last year, what seemed The Four Coins Uke a grand design, the idea Love is Where You Are of rotating shows put on Laugh Clown Laugh The Peggy DeCastro 111 by the three TV networks, Kiss Me Again Teh Mary Kaye Trio turned out to be chaos. Here's How the Stars Do It Somebody Loves You The Gays The first show, put together The Right Approach The Kirby Stone Pour lime, she wUl answer beau- by NBC, was a mixture of in- BY LYDIA LANE adequate rehearsal and unsure Just for Old Tines Saks ly problems in her column. young performers, a credit The McGulro Sisters When writing jor informa- neither to Detroit and its I've Already Started Ih The Pour Preps tion regarding a product worthy cause, nor NBC. I Forgot More Than You'll Ever Know • • » Penny & Jean mentioned by nn actress, THE SHOW was then put in please send a self-ad- the hands of Smith, at least (Iressrd, stamped envelope. partly in the theory that he THE NEW RECORD MIRROR. Week-ending May 13. 1961. So money is required for represented one of Detroit's biggest advertisers and he, and information but each leaflet others like him, could bring in is 10 cents. Gisete Mac- stars of Detroit sponsored TV Kcn-ic. like Margaret Whil- shows. WHITING AND KERN: ' PERFECT SYMPATHY AND tng, had a VOpight problem. But, as Smith points out, H A R B A C H , who contributed, through without corrupting any of In Leaflet .U-r.7, "Lang Pull few companies any longer are among others, "Smoke Gets In the delicate grace of the originals. In single control of a TV Your Eyes" and "Yesterdays." I suspect that, as far as she was Diet." she gives Ihe exact RIGHT ATMOSPHERE' JOHNNY MERCER wrote the lyric show. concerned, this whole affair was a methods she used tn take of "Dearly Beloved," and Ira labour of love. off .7.) lb. ami keep them off. In addition, this time of year MARGARET WHITING Gershwin performed one of his stars, whether on tape or film, rare post-war chores with "Long For your copy of this un- or live, are at their busiest. THE JEROME KERN by Ago and Far Away." The most usual dirt, send only 10 Production is in high gear and, SONG BOOK unusual name on the roster, how- Wednesday, September 27, 1961 Benny Green ever, is that of the comic novelist, cents and a self-addressed, with the first reviews and Vols. One and Two ratings in, more than one show P. G. WODEHOUSE, who wrote stamped envelope to Lydia Why Was I Born S Remind Me S The the lyric to " Bill," a song of great is undergoing an agonizing Fane, l.ns Angeles Times. Song is You S / Won't Dance • Don't charm and apparent simplicity reappraisal. Ever Leave Me S I'm Old Fashioned S as a composition when compared which is just as effective in its way Top Singles Of The Week P.O. Ro.r 1111. Los Angeles, "I talked to Garry Moore," All in Fun S Why Do / Love You • with similar work by GERSHWIN. as any of the great poetic songs 5.1. So phone calls, please. said Smith. (Moore is partly Can't Help Lovin' Dot Man S A Fine RODGFRS or PORTER. Kern composed. MARGARET WHITING sponsored by GM's Qidsmo- Romance S Look for the Silver Lining Kern was perhaps the most scholastic (The 'Best Bets' of This Week's 100-Plus Releases) . . . some diet tips. bile division.) "Garry said • All the Things You Are S Poor of the great tunesmiths of Broad- In his autobiographical volume. he'd like to do it but though Pierrot S Smoke Gets In Your Eyes • wax, and was without doubt at his " Bring on the Girls," Wodehouse Let's Begin S DTe Love Me? • Dearly best when writing the poetic tells how " Bill," written for a show they didn't solve my prob- 2* Hog anrjrJuT* Uimt(S his show is on tape, he still THE LIMELITERS MILK AND HONE A—"I los' 40 lb. in six Beloved S Long Ago and Far Away S material represented bv " Smoke called "Oh, Lady, Lady," was works constantly to keep up Gels In Your Eyes" and "The dropped from the score during the months." Margaret Whiting lem because I regained with production." The Way You Look Tonight S yester- (RCA Victor) Red Roses and White Wine WED., MAY 10,1961—Part day's S Bill S She Didn't Say Yes S Song Is You." There is a certain out-of-town tryout. and never declared. "And I've never wlint I lost. Then I decided The Limeliters' "Milk and Honey" (Vocruet,), the title tune • » » The Touch of Your Hand. (HMV pattern to be detected in this type appeared on Broadway. He and from Jerry Hertnan's upcoming Broadway musical, is given 0 gained them back. That Kern hoarded it for years until thev to cut down on start lie? and Film Editors SMITH pointed out that CLP 1418-1419.) of Kern production. He seems rousing folk treatment for a pop takeoff. "Red Roses and White always lo have gone for a dramatic found HELEN MORGAN and the was at the rate of approxi- sweets and bread and \ got stars are endlessly called on Wine" (Threesome*; ts a pleasing folk ballad rendered1 tn sncn for charity appearances. Some months ago I asked NORMAN modulation in the middle passage, "Showboat" production. At one mately 2 lbs. a week. It is GRANZ why ELLA FITZ- an attention-getting manner that the pop spinners unll find • better results although it Honored by Group Those most in demand have and we find that almost ail his most time the number was almost put better to take off weight GF.RAI.I), in her Song Book mara- into a ZIEGFELD revue, until its -jtmwd to resist. ^ was slower." had to rigidly regulate what popular successes had this charac- .slowly so your metabolism thon series, had omitted JEROMF. writers explained that it was a at Gala Dinner they do or they would have teristic, from " Smoke " to " The can make an adjustment. 1 KERN, and the answer was that ii Way You Look Tonight," from situation song. " The whole point." VIARGARET WHITING WHO CAN? YOU CAIN Mil/; Lane invites your no time for professional was doubtful whether enough said Wodehouse to Ziegfeld, " is tried severe diets and lo.