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CAPITOL NEWS CAPITOL N EW S PACE 3 DAVE DEXTER'S n e w s 3 Fem Singers Eye Published Monthly by CAPITOL PUBLICATIONS, IN< Sunset and Vine, Hollywood 28, Calif. Printed in U. S. A. » SURFACE NOISE J ’ H’wood To East Jump

EDITED BY DAVE DEXTER, JR. Three of the nation’s most 18,000 Feet Above The Grand Canyon popular fem singers are pre­ paring to “ flee” Hollywood for SlN C ER S AND musicians often endorse strange customs. the greener pastures of the They’re not superstitious, they’ll tell you, but just the same east. they all too frequently behave as incongruously as Stan Margaret W hiting will join her Í Musial would appear in “ Macbeth.” husband, Hubbell Robinson of CBS, and will play an occasional thea­ Maybe you’ll recall Clyde McCoy, who insisted on kissing ter. The grapevine insists she also his cornet arfter every solo. Or Harry James, who allegedly will soon be starred in a Broadway lets a band clinker go through on every record his crew stage musical. is booked to leave makes. Or Nappy Lamare— and numerous others— who Hollywood in late June and Jo wear the same shirt every time they go into a studio to Stafford will leave in July, both to cut wax. fill theater dates. will accompany Peg on her tour There’s Cuy Lombardo, who still carries a fiddle in his but , who handles all fist even though he hasn’t sawed on it since the 1920’s. of Jo’s music on radio and records, And the bigshot New York conductor who keeps a quart of definitely will not take the road MARGARET WHITING says Southern Comfort in his instrument case— but only when with Stafford. goodbye to Hollywood this month Both Jo and Peggy are heard he has a radio broadcast scheduled. and will spend the summer in New one night a week on the NBC York with her husband, Hub Robi­ Margaret W hiting tosses her shoes aside when she makes “ Supper Club” program. The series son of CBS. And it is AI Jolson ends soon, for the summer. records, another name sparrow removes her wedding ring who poses here in a farewell snap all the time she’s at the mike, and still another . . . well, —and what big hands Joley has! that’s going far enough for a mag with family circulation. Evelyn Knight replaced Maggie on Collision Kills the “ Club 15” program. MEET TRUDY Richards, whom had a bug last month after hearing several is featuring as his sides waxed by Dave Lambert’s bop “ choir” of 12 voices. Herbie Haymer vocalist. Her chanting was one of T h e d e a th o f 33-year-old the highlights of the show which It made no difference to her that Lambert was in New Herbie Haymer in a motor car Barnet’s mob presented in April York, 3500 miles to the east. Her yen to sing in front of at the N. Y. Paramount. She will crash shocked the group fast amounted to a phobia. She started badgering Vido Leading also be heard soon on the Mab’s music circles April 1 1. Mike Nidorf by long-distance phone (he’s her manager) Capitol biscuits. and persuading Paul Weston, her conductor, to do-oo-oo Originally from New Jersey, something. And so Nidorf got to Lambert, shelled out a A Band Again Haymer was one of the most plane ticket and hustled him off to Hollywood. Weston “ in demand” musicians in the Two former Stan Kentonites , working his fuN Soxers Gone, started arranging orchestral backgrounds. And Jo got sent, have just joined Vido Musso, union quota of radio broadcasts but good, chirping in front of a vocal combo that most of also an ex-Kenton star, to form with Paul Weston and others. He us didn’t even know existed. a new Los Angeles dance band also averaged four record sessions Mac Rae Says a week. His tenor sax had been which underwent its breaking-in “ Bobby-soxers are passe. featured since 1935 with the bands period last month on the Avodon o f R e d N o rv o , , They’ve disappeared, grown up. Newspapermen are unorthodox, too. Most of them be­ Ballroom stand Fridays and Satur­ days. W oody Herman, , Axel I want to sing for everybody, W IN N E R of the prize fem role lieve that death comes in threes. Fats W aller, Bob Zurke Stordahl, Dave Barbour and Red old folks, too.” in “Young Man With a Horn” is and J immie Noone all passed within a few days of each Musso is working with Earle Nichols. Cordon MacRae said that last , who will star in the other, for one example, and just a few weeks ago it hap­ Spencer, trombonist. Most of the Haymer died as a result of in­ month in Hollywood in a radio in­ movie with Kirk Douglas and members of the band (it has six pened again. Jack Kapp, Irving Fazola and Herb Haymer-— juries in a collision at a Hollywood terview over KFMV with Bill Lauren Bacall. The cameras start reeds, including Vido; seven brass intersection. Alone in his own car, Tusher. The singer, who’s doing this summer with the former Les all top men in their respective lines— are suddenly gone. and three rhythm) are holdovers returning to his Valley home from well in films and in radio, as well from the old Spencer crew. Trum­ Brown singer featured. Jerry Wald W e re not superstitious. But it always seems to happen a Sinatra record date, he had as on platters, said he believes the peters Buddy Childers and Johnny ducked an invitation to a party is set as producer under the W ar­ that way. swooning era is over, and he de­ ner Brothers’ banner. nderson are the other Kenton and was on his way home to his clared he was “ glad of it.” No sidemen blowing with Musso. wife and son. riots were reported at the studio. PACE 4 CAPITOL NEWS CAPITOL NEWS PACE 5 Mew Mab Music Best Since ’39? That’s What

JU N E CHRISTY, knocked out of a west coast nitery job when They’re Saying the Hollywood Empire went dark in early April, has hustled The Mad Mab is off to the east and will do a singing single at New York’s new Bop City races again — and we don’t beginning May 5 for two weeks. Her husband, Bob Cooper, mean Havre de Grace. remains on the coast in an attempt to land bookings with a One of the few guys around “ Stan Kenton All-Star’’ combo which has been rehearsing, and who has never had a poor band, which CAC will book. Cooper Hoagy Carmichael will be the Cholly Barnet has bobbed up, this and his tenor sax, Chico Alva­ offstage “narrator” in the film trip east, with what “ Down Beat” rez, trumpet, and Milton Barn­ version of “ Young Man W ith a and many a music fan agree is his hart, trombone (who just left Horn.” best yet. ), will be the Barnet’s 1949 edition wound up Lawrence W elk begins a spon­ three weeks at the New York bulwarks of the group. sored airshow June 1 from Chi­ Paramount on April 27 and then cago, bankrolled by a brewery. they hit the road. It’s a long, hot, And the Hollywood nitery biz And W e lk ’s is supposed to be dusty trail in May and June, but is sad, consider what has hap­ “ champagne” music! many thousands will be able to pened to New York’s once-leaping gander the crew for the first time 52nd street. ’s broth­ Tex Beneke takes his band into before Barnet and company sit er Joe now operates an antique Meadowbrook, Cedar Grove, N. J., down at Virginia Beach’s Surf Club shop there, right on the spot where May 2 through May 1 5. on June 10 for a week. A week at hundreds of musicians became in­ the Steel Pier in Atlantic City fol­ ternationally famous. lows. Cuy Lombardo gets a summer radio sponsor, too, taking over in Two Kenton Stars Heard Vic Dickenson left Los Angeles the Phil Harris-Alice Faye spot "We’re fairly well set on per­ to join Edmond Hall’s combo at for Rexall July 3 for 13 weeks. sonnel,” Charlie said last month as the Boston Savoy. ABC KA Y STARR’S Monday eve he outlined his one-nighter trail Bob Chester reorganizing a band airshow has faded for the summer, for May. “ There’ll be one or two HERE IS the new Mab, a bit heavier, a bit more intense, since he band and Scat Man after a year of jockeying records but she’ll be busy doing guest changes, but the band is shaping reorganized with a new New York band recently. Many assert that Crothers worked a shortie in April in Detroit. shots, including several with Bing up fine the way it is.” it’s the finest he’s conducted since his 1939 “ Famous Door” days. at the Casbah Club, Los Angeles. Crosby before he concludes his Here is the lineup: Story at left tells why. Philco series June 1. This shot of Ink Spots play the L. A. Million Vinnie Di Vittorio, Artie Raboy, Kay is from Columbia’s “ Make Jake Flores, Dixie trombone ace, Dollar Theater May 17-23 and altos; Dick Hater, Kurt Bloom, Believe Ballroom” movie in which is in his fourth month at the is booked at same tenors; Danny Banks, baritone; whom caroled with him in the soprano, alto and tenor sax. And she will be seen punching out “ I’m C. O. D. Club in Butte, Mont., with house for July 5 week. Doc Severinsen, Ray Wetzel, Rolf past. just because so many of today’s his son, Jake, Jr., featured as vo­ the Lonesomest Cal in Town” a Ericson, Johnny Howell and Lamar Duke Still Influential leaders have forgotten that calist. Donna and Jim Conkling, with la her Capitol platter. Wright, Jr., trumpets; Dick Kenny, Bop? Sure, the Mab can and must be played with a beat, this two daughters, parented a husky 0. B. Massingill and Ken Martlock, does play it. But he plays a lot of new CB mob swings all the time, Bill Lawrence, who got his start son last month in Hollywood. trombones; Eddie Safranski, bass; other stuff, too, great stuff. There at any tempo. It’s likely that the just a couple of seasons back with Carlos Vydal, conga drums; Claude is still an emphatic Ellington influ­ band outswings any other in the Jimmy Dorsey, will be the summer Chuck Foster’s music will follow Starr Pipes For Williamson, piano, and Cliff Lee- ence in the Barnet book, most ap­ world, Basie not excepted. replacement for over Jan Garber’s at Hotel Biltmore in man, drums. parent on the band’s ballads. Yes, and the Mab is putting NBC. late May. Las Vegas ’Bird Bop? Why Not? Cholly still fletches on three reeds, this stuff down. On wax. tackles her first night Bloom and Leeman are Barnet club stint in many moons this vets, have played with the Mab a month, bowing in at the Thunder- MEL TORME good many years. Safranski and bird in Las Vegas on May 5 for O Wetzel were, until last December, EDDIE KIRK three weeks. 'BLUE MOON’ stalwarts with the Stan Kenton Mel sang it in the movies; Kay, who kept busy helping her band. even better on a record! husband, Harold Stanley, operate CANDY KISSES Trudy Richards is the newest Sweeter 'n Sweet — Eddie's big hit! the Hollywood Cotton Club during oriole with Charlie. She joins a Gi/aito£ January, February, March and five fair-sized sorority of Barnet spar­ 'AGAIN’ days in April, will be able to com­ e s including Kay Starr, Mary "tcOROS SAVE THE NEXT Capi,°'No. U mute to Los Angeles by air to do Capitol Record No. 15428 Ann McCall, Frances Wayne, Judy radio guest shots with Bing Crosby. Ellington and Fran Warren, all of WALTZ FOR ME’ CAPITOL NEWS CAPITOL NEWS PACE 6 PACE 7 Garber Lands Same Old Story— IMo Biz, So Two Catalina Plum More Clubs Flop Jan Garber pulls out of the Los Angeles Hotel Biltmore this month, after a record run, to take his band over to the Deciding to drop the curtain Another Hollywood nitery— ornate Casino on Catalina Island just off the Southern Cali­ and lock the door while still and one of the biggest— hit fornia coast. showing a profit as a result the dust last month when Har­ of the recent old Stanley closed the doors of Jan, who last played Cat­ piano; Frank MacCauley, bass, and the former Casa Loma drummer, run, Gene Norman folded the his massive C o tto n C lu b on alina in the summer of 1937, Tony Briglia. Vocals are by Tim Hollywood Empire nitery in Hollywood boulevard. will snare $4,000 per week for Reardon and Kitty Thomas. early April and will retire, at his services. His opening night Pearl Bailey, singer; Lee Young, least temporarily, from the drummer, and his promising new 'is set for May 27. club field. orchestra; Marie Bryant, dancer, The return of the little North Grove Books and a line of girls were the vic- Carolinian to Avalon is regarded JA N GARBER accepts a lush all­ The California jock, who tims. as a personal triumph for Jan and summer booking at the swank Cas­ opened the Empire last Dec­ Count Basie opened the club a his music, inasmuch as the Cat­ ino on Catalina Island. A poll of ember with ’s herd, few months back, but along with alina Chamber of Commerce soli­ Laine Again Catalina residents resulted in Jan’s said it was “ too much of a hassle many another once-profitable bis­ cited opinions of residents of the band winning almost unanimously. finding good attractions.” He lost tro, the Cotton Club watched pa­ island as to which band they pre­ F ra n k ie Laine returned to He will open May 27. coin on several supposedly top- tronage dwindle until Stanley, on ferred for summer dancing. Gar­ the Cocoanut Grove of the Los demand bands and decided to shut­ April 5, was forced to call it quits. ber actually won virtually unani­ Angeles Ambassador Hotel on ter the room, on Hollywood’s busy mously. Formerly the Florentine Cardens, Vine street, when the recent Arm ­ April 26, and while headlined the Cotton Club followed the Hol­ Catalina, before the war, re­ Sinatra Trip strong run pushed the room out lywood Empire, the Cricket Club, gularly offered “ name band’’ en­ there will be heard frequently of the red again. Billy Berg’s and others Into dark­ tertainment, but in recent years as a guest on Peggy Lee’s NBC B O U N C IN C B E T S Y Cay, 105 Ventura Coes North ness. Stanley said he had no plans has hewed to a slim budget which “ Supper Club” stanza Thursdays. Is Cancelled pounds of vocal vim, once acted And thus the -June of reopening. nixed top-caliber orks from ap­ in “ Our Gang” comedies. Now 20, Also on the stand with Laine is British fans of Christy engagement and the Char­ pearing at the Casino. P. K. Wrig- Business has been bleak for all she’s got a hit disc with Andy again are doom ed to disap­ lie Ventura run— both originally ley, owner, leased out operation Leighton Noble and his music. night clubs in Southern California Parkir and Frank DeVol in “ I set for April— never came about. rights to the Casino for the com­ pointment— he has just can­ this spring. Even the best have Didn’t Know the Cun Was The Grove also announces that Norman was able to cancel them ing season and the corporation celled his July commitment to wobbled precariously. Loaded.” Jack Fina’s band will open on May without incurring lawsuits. now in charge is seeking to re­ 24 as a feature of a “Salute To appear in person at the big Ventura was booked into San establish the terp palace as one of Palladium for two weeks. Gershwin” pageant. Fina, a former Francisco's Ciro’s but Is still ex­ the world’s finest. Sinatra also was forced to can­ pianist for Freddy Martin, played Vallee May Tour Again With Ork cel last year. Dick Haymes’ agents, pected to play the Million Dollar Garber will be there all sum­ the room many years as a Martin Inspired by the success of his recent night club engagements, Rudy m e a n w h ile , were trying to set | Theater in Los Angeles May 10-16 mer. His personnel includes Freddy sideman. Carmen Miranda is signed Vallee Is making plans to take a band out next fall, starting in Texas Haymes for the London theater. before he returns to for Large, Joe Huffman, Al Powers, and working the southern states. He’ll be featured on a new CBS pro­ to appear at the Grove Oct. 4. Frankie, who has been busy at! a May 23 opening at the Blue Memo Barnabei, reeds; Bill Kleeb, Note. gram, meanwhile, this summer from Hollywood. He also just wound MGM acting in “ On The Town," Ernie Mathias, Vince DiBari, trum­ Carl Fischer is conducting the up scenes for "Father W as A Fullback” at 20th-Fox. And to give an indicated that it was chiefly filM' Still Plans Concerts pets; Jack Barrow and Frank Bet­ music for Frankie at the Cocoanut indication of the veteran Vallee’s endurance, he also, In late April, activity which necessitated his; Norman said he would continue tencourt, trombones; Jack Motch, Grove. concluded a four-week run at the fancy Cocoanut Grove in Los An­ junking plans for the jaunt to Eu­ to present occasional jazz concerts geles. He also operates Vallee Video, too. rope. He said, however, that he: in Los Angeles. But he bemoaned Capitol Record still wants to appear in London the fact that there are so few No. 15398 and that he will try to do it at a bands and singers around. "A night 'SOMEDAY YOU’LL later date. '!ub can't make it,” he said. YOU BROKE Sinatra is trying to get his radio "The mediocre attractions lose CALL MY NAME' plans for next fall set. It is likely wney and the very few top ones Another top success II 'i MiMYt .w I TJ f^T predicted for this on YOUR PROMISE’ that he will pop up on CBS now *mand so much that the operator J I ' ' Tex and his Caravan that the makers of Lucky Strike ® 't possibly come out ahead.” swing out on this lament! sigs have dropped him off their So Norman Is spinning discs V/AXT i ” IW ISH I HAD NBC “ Hit Parade” series. He’s also f T n'6ht on KFWB as before, I CRIED MYSELF TO SLEEP’ interested in television but has e has no plans for resuming as ' -• • A NICKEL' / signed no contracts as yet. a Boniface, Record No. 57-40153 EVERYBODY WANTS 'EM!.. CAPITOLS GOT E M !

BLUE MOON’ 'UNDERCURRENT BLUES' ‘CARELESS HANDS’ ______Mel Torme _Benny Goodman ‘THAT’S RIGHT’______Woody Herman •‘A’ YOURE ADORABLE’ NEED YO U *______Jo Stafford, Gordon Mar too ‘CU -B A ’ ______Charlie Barnet MY ONE AND ONLY HIGHLAND FUNG* I DIDN'T KNOW THE GUN WAS LOADED* - Jo Stafford, Gordon Mac toe _ Betsy Gay, Andy Parker, Frank DeVol BABY, ITS COLD OUTSIDE’ ‘CONIME CI.COMME CA' - Margaret Whiting, ‘FOREVER & EVER' _ Margaret Whiting HAYING A WONDERFUL WISH' SH I5H K A B O P ’______Benny Goodman ON THE ALAMO'______do Stafford HOW IT LIES, HOW IT LIES, HOW IT LIES’ ‘A CHAPTER IN MY LIFE CALLED MARY _ Kay Starr — Gordon MacRae 'SPINACH SO N G ’ ______Julia Lee

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Rodgers’ — Hammerstein’s greatest hit! "KISS ME KATE” 10 STAFFORD MARGARET PEGGY LEE • ‘Wunderbar’ • ‘Too Darn Hot’ ‘ Some Enchanted WHITING ‘Bali Ha’i’ • ‘Were Thine That Special Face’ Evening’ ‘A Wonderful Guy’ ★ • ‘I Hate Men' • ‘Bianca’ ★ ‘Younger Than ‘There Is Nothin’ • ‘Always True To You In My Fashion' ‘I’m Gonna W a s h Springtime’ Like a Dame’ That Man B i g h t • ‘So In Love’ • ‘W hy Can’t You Behave* Outta My Hair’ PACE 10 CAPITOL NEWS CAPITOL NEW S PACE 11 James Midway In Long, Tough Tour Les Brown’s Boys Skylarks Make Loaded W ith Gold Trip With Harry W ith his twice-annual trek From Hope Jaunt east now half finished, Harry Les Brown’s bandsmen will And every member of Les’ James swings into another 30- be bulging with loot when they band is getting a minimum of day jaunt before returning to open at the Hollywood Pal­ $325 weekly. And all transporta­ tion expenses (the troupe is travel­ California June 3. ladium May 3 for four weeks ing in a big DC-6) are being paid T h e t r u m p e te r and his band following a frantic tour of ] 5 by Hope. began their current trek on April states in 15 days with Bob W ill Follow Krupa Here 4 when they boarded the Chief in Also making the trek with Hope Los Angeles. On April 6 they Hope in April. are Doris Day (see page 2 for her played a one-nighter in , Hope Is paying Les $1,000 latest photo), Billy Farrell, the first in a long series. During April a week out of his own pocket. Cleveland baritone; Irene Ryan, the band covered Wisconsin, Illi­ Hy Averback and a tumbling act, nois, Iowa, Kentucky, , the Titans. Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Mary­ OUT ON THE road with Harry James this month are the Skylarks, Brown’s band, immediately upon land, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, coast singing group comprised of Gilda Maiken, Gladys Vesely, joe returning, will follow Gene Krupa’s New Hampshire and Vermont, with Pryor, George Becker and Chick Gale. On May 8, they’ll enjoy a day krew on the Palladium bandstand. only one day— April 24— of rest BACK FROM a frantic never- off, gawking at Niagara Falls from the Ontario side. Krupa is said to have pulled good in New York. (Harry wanted to stop-once tour with , crowds during his four-weeker at see the Dodgers play). Les Brown and his band will re­ the spot. He featured Roy Eldridge while, will themselves be playing sey City and Atlantic City, where place Gene Krupa’s band at the Harry is carrying the Skylarks, on trumpet. baseball in the various cities on Hollywood Palladium this month. vocal group, on the tour. The the tour will end May 28, 29 and Butch Stone again will be fea­ But when the Palladium ends in combo (see photo) is comprised the route. Last month, in Holly­ May 30 at the Steel Pier. tured with Les at the Pally. He of two gals and three guys. late May, Les and his gang will go wood, Jack Smith’s CBS squad Harry shoves his trumpet in the doubles baritone sax and comic right back east on tour for the murdered the James boys 23-16. In Montreal May 1 baggage car on May 31 and, with vocals. Ray Kellogg and his wife, entire summer. This month, the band’s itinerary But not many teams beat ’em. the Skylarks and members of the Eileen Wilson of the “ Hit Parade” kicks off in Montreal on May 1 show, also are tapped for the legit End at Steel Pier band settling down for a long (Brooklyn owns and controls the balladeering with Brown’s bombers. Full details of the itinerary this sleep, pushes off for Los Angeles Montreal ball club). Again, on Russ Morgan On Deck month include Montreal May 1 in time for their June 3 opener at Eddy Arnold Signs May 15, Harry has allowed for a The one-time Duke University the Casino Cardens Ballroom in day of rest in New York, but he’ll and O t t a w a , Oswego, Rochester, maestro fronts the band with his For Two Flickers St. Bonaventure, Syracuse, Niagara Ocean Park, just outside Hollywood learn that the Bums are up in alto and clarinet. Columbia Pictures has signed Falls, Elmira, Bellefonte, Carroll- Boston that afternoon tangling James wants to get back to his Russ Morgan is likely to follow Eddy Arnold, hill singer, to a con­ with the Braves, so he’ll have to town, State College, Pa., Hershey, Brown’s crew at the Pally starting bangtails, too. The Del Mar sea­ tract calling for two full-length settle for the Giants, who will be Fitchburg, Lewiston, Hampton son soon will open and he and wife May 31 at a reputed $4,000 per musicals. Arnold, one of the most battling the Phillies. Beach, A lb a n y , Shewsbury, New week. The Pennsylvan-ia trombon­ Betty want to be on hand for the popular singers in the world— his ist is trying to shove back a New M e m b e rs of the band, mean­ London, Utica, Albany again, Jer­ daily sprints. York theater commitment. It was annual income exceeds that of Morgan’s music which recently many a Hollywood film and radio opened the Shamrock Hotel in star— goes before the cameras in EXCLUSIVE FEATURES! Houston. Hollywood June 15. Fidelitone FLOATING POINT Patented V-groove Locking feature on Shaft Tommy DUNCAN

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M E L TORME, this month’s C E N E K R U PA and his band, with Roy Eldridge on trumpet, cover man, is playing the Car­ are to play the Los Angeles Million Dollar Theater for a nival in Minneapolis through week starting May 3. The engagement follows a month at the May 1 1. Then he follows with Palladium. Then it’s the long, long road again for the drummer engagements in Chicago, Pitts­ man and his musicians. burgh and, beginning May 22, at the Latin Quarter in New Barry Cray, the Los Angeles a Little Girl From Jacksonville” York City. boy who made good in eastern platter. HERE’S HOW those big television cameras function when a “ live” Torme’s stock has boomed since ■adio, revealed during his vaca­ show is being telecast. In this case, pert Connie Haines is the Nellie Lutcher remains one of he performed ‘‘Blue Moon” in tion here last month that he the busiest gals in show business. subject. She has just sold her California home and will live in New M C M ’s recent ‘‘Words and Music” York, dividing nitery and teevee chores. This snap was made re­ will be featured in two musi­ Her May schedule calls for a week filmusical, and the Fog’s current cently as KTSL, Hollywood, presented Connie in person. A few cal shorts to be made in New at the N. Y. Apollo Theater May 6 Capitol discing of the old Rodgers through 12, a week at the Town seasons back she was a mere chirp with the Tom Dorsey ork. & Hart classic is tabbed as one York. The bands of Jimmy Dorsey and Miguelito Valdes are set for Casino, Buffalo, May 16-22, then of the five biggest sellers of the the Club 86, Geneva, N. Y., and season. And that’s especially good the two-reelers, which Columbia Pictures will produce. Cray now a May 30 opening at the Copa news for the young Chicago singer, Club in Pittsburgh. She’s now carry­ for just a few weeks ago, in New is spinning platters and gabbing Sammy Davis Star Of nightly over W K A T in Miami. ing her own drummer and bassist, York, Mel and his bride came out too. of a movie and found that all his CH0ST SINCER for movie sound­ Del Courtney, who just closed clothes had been stolen from the tracks and now heard as vocalist at the Cocoanut Grove with Rudy “ On the Town,” MGM musical Jordan's Theater Tour station wagon they had parked with Bob Baine from Hollywood’s which Gene Kelly is directing, Vallee, opens the summer season at near the theater. NBC studios is Margot Powers, 22 winds up this month, probably in Louis Jordan’s Tympany “ You Are My Lucky Star” and Jantzen Beach in Portland May 5. and a one-time Vaughn Monroe N. Y. Frank Sinatra is the star. bop scatting on “ I Ain’t Cot No­ The Tormes valued their cloth­ Seven roll on this month in the ing at $2,000. But to make it oriole. Margot also has been Sinatra also goes off the “ Hit Par­ body” have just been released. Johnny Green has finished scor­ spotted in numerous television ade” NBC airer this month. east after concluding a run at doubly severe, It was Woody ing Danny Kaye’s “ Happy Times” Jordan, with Billy Hadnott on shows of late— this shows why. Herman’s station wagon they had at W arner Brothers. the Adams Theater in Newark bass, opens at the Royal Theater borrowed and 13 of Herman's Harry Owens formed a band of in late April. in Baltimore May 6, the Howard suits also were thefted. Victor Lombardo’s ork made its L. A. musicians and took them in Washington May 13, the De­ One of the highspots of Jor­ That’s why Mel and Woody are California debut last month play­ north for his current run at the troit Paradise on May 27 and the Pit Part For dan’s current theater trek is a sporting all-new wardrobes this ing at the Aragon, in Ocean Park. St. Francis in San Fran. Regal in Chicago on June 3. A The man, one of those many young man featured with the month. week at the State in Cincy, June brothers, plays . ABC and Musicians’ Local 47, W i l l M a st in T rio , a dance 10-16, will be followed by a week , after a long and AFM , launched a special series of Red Nichols will be seen in combo making the tour with Jor­ at the New York Apollo June 24. boff run in California, hied east MGM’s young Andre Previn, cultural programs April 3. “ Music dan. The youngster, Sammy Davis, And Sammy Davis, Jr., will be to open at the N. Y. Paramount the forthcoming “ Quicksand” hailed as one of the most brilliant of Today” preemed with Aaron Jr., dances, sings and does impres­ there with Jordan on every engage­ on the same bill with Duke Elling­ movie which Sam H. Stiefel pianists to come up the pike since Copland as guest. String of air­ sions to sock response. Reaction ment. And with his uncle, W ill ton. puts into production soon as an the war, is just another name on ings will run six weeks over the to him became so widespread re­ Mastin, and his dad, Sammy, Sr., indie venture. the payroll at the big Culver City complete network. studio. They’ve got him scoring cently that Davis was pacted to a who comprise the W ill Mastin Jo Stafford does a guest shot on Setting of the vet cometist, who the Contented Hour May 16. She’s their forthcoming flicker, “ Chal­ Capitol contract as a singer. His Trio. nightly leads his band of “ Pen­ Larry Adler flew to London in also being hailed as the best nies” at the Hollywood Hangover lenge to Lassie.” April to star in a new revue, femme “ charades” performer in Club, was announced in late April “ Tune Inn.” He’s got an eight- the music biz. by Stiefel. One of Mickey Rooney’s Buzz Adlam, ABC music chief, week contract with options for tones, "There’s Blue In Them Thar launched a new musical show more. Dennis Day is asking $25,000 Brown Eyes,” will be heard in the Mondays from Hollywood in the a week for his troupe, planning to ¡llm- as P|ayed by Red’s combo. spot vacated by Kay Starr. He KLAC-TV forced to suspend its work eight cities this summer. I°e Rushton, Rollie Culver and calls it “ Take a Chorus.’” Friday night jazz telecasts because He will start tour July 1 if he lands other members of the Nichols ork of baseball. During the series the the bookings. aso will be seen, Stiefel said. Blue Lu Barker and her guitar­ bands of Pete Daily, Red Nichols, IC ols also is beii g considered playing husband, Danny Barker, Kid Ory and Ted Vesely participa­ or the Soundtrac k Q f ,,Y o u n g M a n Dick Haymes left town for the­ deserted Hollywood for a tour in ted, the only real jazz to be ater tour and will probably P^Y , A Horn” which W B will and around New Orleans on the teeveed on the west coast to the this summer. make this summer. strength of their smash “ Here’s date.

—HK9 - PACE 14 CAPITOL NEWS CAPITOL NEWS PACE 15 3 New Tenor V/HGO’S WHERE Saxes Hired l » i 4 For The Herd LES BRO W N : Palladium. In a sweeping shakeup of FRAN KIE LA IN E: Cocoanut Grove. his reed section, Woody Her­ JAN GARBER: Hotel Biltmore. I man has just brought in three

RED NICHOLS: Hangover Club. new tenor sax men to replace Stanley Getz, Al Cohn and PETE DAILY: Eddie’s Monkey Zoot Simms, And Bart Varsa- Room. lona has joined the herd on KID ORY: Beverly Cavern. bass trombone in the chair for­ COUNTRY W ASH BU RN E, long rated the finest tuba player in jazz, ZUTTY SINGLETO N: Club 47. is now a vocalist. Capitol recently released his first “ western" vocals, merly occupied by Bob Swift. pairing “ Money, Marbles and Chalk’’ with his own “ Open Up Your Herman, now touring in the east, LEIGHTON NOBLE: Cocoanut Heart.” For more years than he cares to recall, Country was fea­ said the new additions would “ per­ Crove. tured with Ted Weems’ combo. colate" his high-riding crew. Gene Ammons, prominent Chicago bop- DICK STABILE: Casino Cardens. per; Jimmy Ciuffre, Texas-born BOB KEENE: Swan Club. saxist and arranger, and Buddy Savitt of P h illy are Herman’s Stabile On Air, Film choices for the revamped reed sec­ tion. All three are blowing tenor, MEET THE JOCKEY! leaving Serge Chaloff (baritone) and Sammy Marowitz, alto, to PAUL RICHARSON is host on And At TD’s Ballroom round out the section. W L O A ’s daily “ Polka Pickup’’ Shadow Wilson is working out CHIEF of Woody Herman’s ar­ show from Braddock, Pa. He On weekends, Dick’s music is Dick Stabile and his band, great on drums, Woody declared. ranging staff is humble little Ralph learned the tech- heard at Tom Dorsey’s Casino Car­ featured Sundays over NBC Lou Levy, Oscar Pettiford and Burns, shown with the head of the nichal end of ra­ dens Ballroom in Ocean Park, just Terry Gibbs, Bill Harris, Ollie W il­ herd on a recent record session. dio as a marine via the new Dean Martin and west of the L. A. city limits. son and Earl Sw ope, and Ernie in the war; when Jerry Lewis comedy show, also Royal, Stan Fishelson, Shorty Rog­ he got back from are getting a fat break in films. ers, Red Rodney and Bernie Clow the South Pacific The saxist leads a band— yep— -with Mary Ann McCall as vocal­ he chucked a job MEET THE JOCKEY! in the Hal W allis movie version of ist—complete the lineup. Martin Grabs with a road gang D O N BELL is an early bird, “ My Friend Irma” which went in­ Herman, at the N. Y. Apollo un­ and hitched on wrestling a hot mike every morn­ to production on the Paramount til May 5, plays a number of col­ with W LO A and ing from 6 to 8 over Des Moines’ lot a couple of months ago. Mar­ lege parties in May. Among them Janis Paige now he’s one of the biggest mail- KRNT and again tin and Lewis are featured in the will be Carnegie Tech and Wash- pullers in his area. Born in Balti­ in the afternoon. film, too, along with John Lund, Inton & Jefferson. Freddy Martin is said to be more, Paul sings, writes and in­ Records show he Don DeFore, Marie Wilson and paying Janis Paige, Warner terviews at the mike. And by others. has an average emphasizing polkas, he has de­ Hooper of 14.7 B r o th e r s ’ starlet, $1,750 a Stabile, for the NBC series, has veloped a large and loyal audience, which corre­ week for appearing with his made Vic Arno chief of the Stabile much of it in nearby Pittsburgh. sponds to a string section. Dick doesn’t use band in theaters this summer. homer mark of strings on dance jobs, however. Martin, who’s at the Milwaukee 50 a season for Riverside through May 4, does Mize or Musial. three days at the Palace in Colum­ Originally from Cleveland’s W|W, bus May 9-1 1 and a day later will Bell has too much talent for one open for a full week at the Circle HICHSPOT of the Hollywood man— he plays piano, guitar and in . Rex Dennis has Easter parade this year was Pat­ various . Married, he joined the band on guitar, Art Ulli; UK! I,Olii HE! LOI E HE! has five children. He got a rep last Devaney is new at the piano in rice Munsel, opera star, in a bon­ (OR LEAVE ME ALONE)’ fall, all over Iowa, by playing re­ Rog Spiker’s chair, and Lou Sher­ net which Cordie MacRae is shown "Idol of the Air Lanes" ducing records (Milady, Your Fig­ man and Dale Bechtel replaced with this new danceoble bailad inspecting minutely. She also did ure!) and doing the exercises him­ this month, Tom Smith and Charlie Bilek on e Will follow the King Cole Trio a guest shot with Mac on the 'I DON’T SEE ME IN YOUR self with a mike on the fl°or fiddles. Bonnie Pottle is on bass 1 “°P City starting June 16 for beside him. Claims h e ’s still and Johnny Setar has moved into ABC “ Railroad Hour” stanza heard EYES ANY MORE’ Record No. 15402 Slx weeks. muscle-bound. Gene Conklin’s sax chair. Monday nights coast to coast. This copy of See. 562, P .L .& R .* CAPITOL NEWS comes to you through courtesy of

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BACK IN Kansas City, at Milton’s after their for them by Truman. Julia and Baby actually “ command performance’’ in Washington for got a bigger ovation than Danny Kaye, Arthur President Harry Truman and the W hite House Godfrey and a half-dozen other Grade A at­ Press Correspondents, Julia Lee and Baby Lov­ tractions. She’ll be waxing a batch of new ett— he is one of her “ Boy Friends’’ on records discs for Capitol in Kaycee this month. And — display the fancy citations personally signed her “ Glory Of Love” is due out May 9.