APRIL • 1950 VOL. 8 • NO. 4
Paul Weston 95 «s^gï* CAPITOL NEU CAPITOL NEWS PAGE 3 news DAVE DEXTER'S Published Monthly by Nichols Signs Mayo, Cagney, CAPITOL PUBLICATIONS, INC. Sunset and Vine, Hollywood 28, Calif. Printed in U. S. A. ©W SURFACE NOISE ’ New Contract MacRae To Be EDITED BY DAVE DEXTER, JR. For Records In New Film Rambling On a Battered Underwood Loring (Red) Nichols G ordon MacRae starts In This Issue Despite those erudite statements an Page 5, Cholly Barnet is and his Famous Pennies, work next month in what Stan Kenton's Views of abandoning his six-weeks-old small combo and reorganizing o one of the oldest and most m ay be his biggest film Classical Music...... Page 11 20-piece band. He's in New York, and will tee off in the east, A 1950 Portrait of popular name bands in assignment. . . . And Ben Goodman, his lessons with Reginald Kell ended, Louis Armstrong ...... Page 7 the world, have been is ready to shuttle over to Europe again in late April. He and his With James Cagney Dixieland Revival in signed to record exclu High G ear...... Page 14 Selmer stick will appear in several countries which w ere skipped and V irginia M ayo as his sively for Capitol. Picture Pages...... 8 and 9 in 1949. . . . Freddy Martin starts a new TV show in Hollywood co-stars,.MacRae will play STILL BLO W ING th a t w a ilin g Nichols, now playing every an important role in "The West this month with KTTV paying him $1,500 a shot, sponsored or cornet to the four winds, Red night at Sardi's Monkey Room on Point Story," which Warner Broth Nichols is featured with his Pen not. . . . One of the local niteries is trying to cash in on the Hollywood's Hollywood Boule ers is shooting in Technicolor. The nies nightly, in Hollywood, at flying you-know-what craze. They've got a tiny table, complete vard, has made discs for Capitol producer is Louis F. Edelm an. Sardi's, and now that he's been previously. But he and his band, with four miniature chairs, on which sets a placard reading, signed to a fat new contract, his Still featured on the "Railroad until now, were never tied to a "Reserved For Flying Saucer Pilots 23 Inches Tall Or Under." records w ill be appearing regular Hour" airshow and on records, contract. ly on the purple Capitol label. MacRae's rise in show business Last month's coal shortage fouled up Stan Kenton's concert Grabbing the renowned Utah Red is M ike Levin's fa v o rite m u has been spectacular since he first tour. But he s back on schedule now and doing great on most cornet star, who was a famous sician. bagged a singing job in Horace dates . . . Coast hipsters are digging young Cora Martin's leader in N ew York before he Heidt's pre-war stage band. Gor sacred solos on those Sunday eve "Echoes of Eden" airings over was 20, gives Capitol three of the die now has been seen in a half KFWB. She s as g reat as M a ha lia and may become even better. nation's greatest Dixieland bands. dozen films, all at Warner's. Sharkey Bonano and his Kings of Murray, Livingston Roy Del Ruth is d ire ctin g the Nappy Lamare booked his own Strawhat Seven into Ciro's in Dixieland, favorites throughout "West Point" pic and it will get the south and a fixture at the Hollywood himself, landed his own TV show with Frank Bull and Named Cap Veeps the gun as soon as Miss Mayo re Hotel Roosevelt in New Orleans, is making his own recording deals without help from a personal turns from England, where she and Pete Daily's combo also are Newly-installed in his offices of has been co-starring with Gregory manager or booker. He also operates his own night club—whal pacted to long-term exclusive Capitol Records in Hollywood, Peck in "Captain Horatio Horn- heights could the personable little Noo 'Leans guita rist reach binders with the Cap waxworks. James W. Murray, for 22 years a leading figure within the re blower." Her return is slated for with a little help? . . . Anita Boyer, the singer, and Saxist Bob Nichols features Joe Rushton on cording industry, has been elected early May, the studio said. bass saxophone, King Jackson on DukofF deserted Hollywood and are now living in New York a vice-president of the company trombone, Rollie Culver, drums; permanently with their daughter. . . . Gene Norman admits he at a meeting of the firm's board Bobby Hammock, piano, and Rosy of directors. finally dropped "a certain amount" of money on his concerts, McHargue on clarinet. His first L. A. Greets Ella And with Louie and Duke, no less! platter under his new contract Murray, for several years a resi couples parts one and two of dent of Japan as an executive Frankie Laine and Nan Grey have postponed that trip to the "Battle Hymn Of The Republic," with both RCA-Victor and Colum Fitzgerald Again preacher until June . . . A new singer on the west coast is recently released and already bia, is now serving Capitol in an Ella Fitzgerald swung back into using the handle of "Red Lyte." He's with the Joh nny Otis out spinning in the jukes in 48 states. executive position. Also elected to Los Angeles March 28, creating a fit . . . Much of this new crop of Dixieland jazz is so phony a vice-presidency with Capitol THE RAGE of the "National Red makes his perm anent home flurry among California jazz fans. it is tarnishing and may kill—the good. Singers who sneered was Alan W. Livingston, in charge Barn Dance" show, heard each in North Hollywood. She w ill sing nightly at the Oasis, at traditional music 10 months ago are pleading for Dixie of albums and nationally noted Saturday via ABC from Chicago, a neighborhood bistro not far for his children's packages. Glenn is Bob Atcher. Bob's soulful guitar accompaniments . . . You reckon those fly-boys really are only fro m the U. S. C. cam pus, fo r a t 23 inches tall? E. Wallichs, Cap's president, an and voice are soon to be featured least two weeks and possibly Doris Day Pegged no need both moves in mid-March only on Capitol platters; he just longer. Ella, who first got raves signed a new contract. Born in There's talk now that Vic Damone's first film at MGM will bt following the meeting of the board. In the m iddle 1930's w hen the Kentucky, on a farm which today "They All Sing," a musical which features Sinatra. . . . Steve For 'Sunshine' Pic late Chick Webb gave her her is part of the massive Fort Knox Allen defied that new "Let's Go To Church Next Sunday" ditty Warner Brothers just assigned first pro job after she had won plot, Atcher is famous throughout Doris Day to star in "Painting The Cole, Trio On Road which Mag Whiting and Beaver Wakely duet on a disc. . . • an amateur chirp competition in the world for his western and folk Clouds With Sunshine," a musical King Cole and the Trio skip a New York vaude house, plays music talents. Capitol's Lee Gil S'funny how nobody ever agrees with the Movie Academ y's music soon to roll at the Burbank studio. from Pittsburgh to St. Louis April Los Angeles about once annually lette completed negotiations which awards. But then nobody agrees on music anyway. . . . Let us Doris, for years Les Brown's 8. Combo, which just closed at and is re po rte d to be tucking will bring out Atcher's first disc know w hen YOU see a saucer, huh? thrush, has now attained the the N. Y. Paramount, will do a away $1,500 a week at the Oasis this month. Details on Page 10. "star" rank on the big WB lot week at the Riviera Club in the in addition to 50 per cent of the in Burbank. Missouri city. , loot taken in via door admissions. PAGE 4 CAPITOL NEW CAPITOL NEWS PAGE 5 Weston’s Musi 'Most Played On The Radio ALTHOUGH SHE was HARRY JAMES born and reared in Lake (Front Cover Feature) With Don Otis over KLAC Charles, deep in the Loui "Every time I take a vacation siana bayou country, Nel If every disc jockey the word goes out that Harry lie Lutcher has never been the United States suddet James has broken up his band for good. On the contrary, my band back there since she ly went off the air, Pm will soon go out on a long tour Weston's music still woul moved to California in the again, heading as far east as the 1930's. This month, with be regularly broadens Atlantic Ocean. And what do you Earl Hyde, drums, and Benny over more than 1,500 statior like in the fifth at Tanforan to* Booker, bass, Nel will undertake every week. morrow, Don?" her first Dixie tour, teeing off in Weston worked night and do EDDIE CONDO N the New Orleans Aud April 15-16. last fall, arranging and condui In the New York Daily News She will get $2,000 for the two ing numbers for the "Naval nights. Reserve Show" which was tro "The bop guys flat their fifths A skein of one-night stands will scribed in Hollywood. Now thoi . . . we Dixielanders drink ours." follow the New Orleans dates, transcriptions, each running SOON TO cross the Atlantic for a personal appearance a t the CAB CALLOWAY with Lake Charles included, be minutes and featuring the Sto mighty London Palladium, Frankie (Sugar Chile) Robinson first had STRIKING OUT on her own W riting in the Los Angeles Sentinel fore she returns to New York's lighters, Announcer Tom Rede to wax a batch of new records, and here the 10-year-o ld w iz a rd is after seven years with the Pied Cafe Society in Greenwich Village and 13 to p name singers takir "N e w York is loaded w ith m a caught on his most recent session for Capitol. The photo, b y W . H. Pipers, and before that, a mere M ay 11. turns as guests, are being aire chines that give you merchandise Miller, shows Sugar learning "Bouncing Ball Boogie" from the com sparrow in her sister Ina Ray for money. There are candy and a ll over the nation. And they o poser himself, Down Beat Magazine's Sharon A. Pease. Just released, Skinnay Ennis took a Los A n Hutton's orchestra, June Hutton gum machines . . . peanut ma making the form er Dartmouth Cc it is backed by what Sugar Chile claims is "the best record I ever geles band to the Hotel Roose is seeking to clim b the success lege student—he made Phi Be chines, too. You put a coin in the made," a jumping novelty titled "Say, Little Girl." velt in New Orleans March 8 for ladder as a singing single. And Kappa there—even more populc coffee machine and it sneers at a m onth. she's doing it in Hollywood, which than ever. you. You try another coin. No she now considers her home base. coffee. A third coin and you get Jack Fina's crew starts a three- Weston probably makes mo a Hershey bar . . . but New weeker at the Aragon, Ocean records, too, than any other m. Gloria DeHaven and others also Yorkers take these things in stride. 'Smiling’ Filmusical Gets Park, Cal., April 7. Pianist will sician. Hjs skill as an arrange are in it. Allen's midnight broad It is the game of man vs. machine nab $2,000 a week. his v e rs a tility and his knack t casts have every musician in and they have lost. They take the featuring the better musicians Southern California listening. Hershey, eat it, and enjoy it. First engagem ent fo r the Red his band are factors behind I Set For Early Release Norvo Trio since their two-month Even though they wanted coffee." Jeri Sullivan has returned to success story. Top singers pi run in Honolulu was at the Haig Columbia Pictures is Also signed to be seen—and singing after retiring for marriage each other's hair fighting for I GEORGE FRAZIER nitery in L. A. Combo opened heard — are the singing Modern- a couple of years back. accom panim ents. And his albur In Pageant Magazine really rolling this month M arch 8. have been steady, popular selle aires with Paul Kelly, who just "A t least six men deserve to be with its star-studded down through the years. ended a run at the Mark Hopkins T h e Carnival, Minneapolis, Frank DeVol heads out on a considered for the tenor saxo "When You're Smiling" film. Kay in San Francisco; the Mills Broth plays Peggy Lee and Dave Bar concert and theater tour in June, Weston, since the fall of 191 phone chair in any all-star band. Starr, Frankie Laine and Bob Cros ers and Miguelito Valdes, Cuban bour three weeks starting April taking his radio ork, plus a fern has served as musical director! They are Bud Freeman, Lester by, to date, have garnered the singer. According to Jonie Taps, 6, then Mel Torme and Jean Car singer and an act or two. The tour C ap ito l Records, in Hollywooi Young, Eddie Miller, Coleman biggest publicity portions. All roll follow on April 27 for a fort will include his home town, Can Before that, he arranged ft Hawkins, the late Herschel Evans three are to be seen in the pro a former songplugger who will night. • ton, O hio. Dinah Shore, Tommy Dorsey, tli and the late Choo Berry. On the duction, which will be released to produce "When You're Smiling" old Bob Crosby band and nume< basis of their top performances, theaters throughout the U. S. this at the Gower Street studio in Marvin Ash, Oklahoma pianist, Bobby Sherwood reorganizing ous o ther G rade-A attraction it is not an easy job to choose one summer. Hollywood, the public always going big at the Hi-Ho Inn in L. A. his band, and it's Dixie. But he w o u ld trade all his fair over the others." supports musical flickers if the He also has two TV shows and a in music if he could make tl sitting around. That's always been films are really entertaining. With daily radio program. "Jazz In The Afternoon," a grade—even as a utility infielde CHARLIE BARNET my beef with the handling of a half-dozen recording stars of series of Sunday daytime sessions —with a major league basebo Quoted in the Hollywood Reporter singers; they are used poorly. If a top-rung calibre assured for the KNX-CBS comic, pianist and at the Florentine Gardens, Holly club. "In order to have the true jazz singer is good enough to be em ¡oker-of-all-trades Steve Allen, by wood, was launched March 19 by feeling, I believe you should have ployed then they should be intro pic, Taps is confident it will be far the best new talent to pop Bernie Billings, tenor saxist, and alternates them for four hour« a small outfit. The larger the duced properly. Frances sings sev even more successful at the wick up on the west coast in years, the Hot Jazz Society. Billings hires Bernie and his pickup band alsi band, the more unwieldy and eral times during the evening and ets than was Columbia's earlier snagged a spot in 20th-Fox/s "I'll two jazz combos, featuring men sub Tuesday nights at the Han? colder it gets. . . . My new group is spotlighted each time, instead "Make Believe Ballroom" entry, Get By" flicker now shooting. like Marty Marsala, Nick Fatool, over Club on Cajun Verret's nig^ isn't using Frances Wayne in the of sitting around with nothing to which was based on a similar Harry James' band, June Haver, Matty Matlock and the like, and off. way most bands have vocalists do between vocals." idea. CAPITOL NEWS PAGE 7 Satchmo' a Happy Man; No Headaches For Him ßtß<>e* reg u s pat orr WesteiM^mrw— f i r i M As He Approaches 50
Louis Arm strong, leader He's getting ready to write his autobiography for Harper & Bros. 'CRY OF THE WILD GOOSE'-I®««« STRICTLY DEAF w hen his m usi o f a little jazz combo He's delighted to do it, considers tf-we cians grumble about their sala which probably does it no great task. ries, Louie Armstrong says he more consistent big busi honestly doesn't know ¡ust how "T y p in g is m y h o b b y ," he e x ness than any other band 'PETER CCTTONTAIL'-j,^ wakeh, much loot his men get. Jack Tea plained simply. garden, Earl Hines, Barney Big- in the world, doesn't know Although the All-Stars went at ard, Arvell Shaw, Cozy Cole and w h a t his musicians receive a fast clip through Europe (65 Velma Middleton are featured in in the way of salaries. concerts in 35 days from Helsinki his combo. to Rome), they took just three WITH MEN WHO KNOW TOBACCO BEST Joe Glaser Behind The Band weeks off stateside before hitting In Los A ngeles last m onth fo r the road again across country. ( it 's w o m en Two TO one)' -Tex Williams Scuttles Band, his annual run—and fling on Bing "We don't need no long vaca Crosby's radio show — Satchmo' tion," Louie said. "If I stay off sat in his dressing room eating that horn a month my lips would Joins Sinatra b ig chunks o f lem on pie. He be like a dishrag. What good is washed it down with a pint of vacations anyway? I used to go love b e c a u s e uo Pianist Skitch Henderson junked 'i you '- „ p.re milk. And he confessed to Dick up to Idlewild in Michigan every his dance band in March and Williams, theatrical editor of the summer with Lil. Every night we (went to work as accompanist for Mirror, that he blows his big went to a place called the Indian Frank Sinatra, now doing a single golden horn better when he isn't Inn. We'd come trippin' back [at the Copacabana in New York worrying about payrolls and tax through those woods to our cabin (and soon to appear at the Palla computations. THE TWO YEARS WE WERE MARRIED* every night a-gigglin' and it dium, London. • — Eddie Kirk "Joe Glaser formed this band would take all next day to sober Henderson led his own band and appointed me leader," Arm up. No, sir." several years. Eventually, it was strong, at 49 the undisputed jazz ' d o in ' f in e — Ann Jones said, he "m ay" return to the field champ of the world, admitted. Five, Six Hours' Sleep Enough as a leader. Skitch intends to go "We've been going three or four Louie says he n ow is in " p e r to England with Sinatra and will years now. I don't know what fect" physical condition. He makes also be featured with the New any of the men get. I can't con a practice of getting in bed -Tex Ritter Jersey baritone on his Lucky Strike centrate and play my heart out around 5 a.m. and getting five or 'COWBOY AUCTIONEER nightly broadcasts. and pay the m usicians ofF. C an 't six hours of sleep. Then, he says, put my mind on it. "if I can always have a good, hot supper, that'll hold me good. Muggsy Spanier To N ever Sees A C ontract! It's when you miss those hot "I haven't seen a contract in 'l d id n 't m e a n t o c r y - Oklahoma Sweethearts Sanfran's Hangover meals and that hay-time that you Cornet footer Muggsy Spanier 10 years. Papa G laser handles break down." and his combo come from Chicago all that stuff. I don't need con Louie's combo hasn't changed April 3 to open at the Hangover tracts. much since his previous L. A. visit. Club in San Francisco, where Pete "Now you take a big band like 'ALL THAT COES UP MUST COME DOWN* Cozy Cole has replaced Big Sid Daily, Wingy Manone and other I used to have. Bound to have ney Catlett on drums but Barney -jHahk Thompson Dixiecats have been jamming 'em some dummies in it. Some cats Bigard, Jack Teagarden, Arvell [in recently. Mugs is said to be that can't play. Here everyone Shaw, Earl Hines and Velma Mid nicking the spot for $1,600 a stands on his own. They can even C H U 6 - A - L U G (The "Drink tTT)own"SonqV Country dleton are stet in the band. And [week for his 6-piece combo. jump into a classical number if J Washbume when Louis stands up with his they have to." * Fields West, Too handkerchief and his horn and Louie's wife Lucille is traveling goes into a solo, things happen. Herbie Fields and his unit will with him. They've been married They always have — and Louie, (ñ m í& ttá e o n e itfie k , 78 ot open shortly at the New Orleans 10 years. "That's nothin/ This is grinning, says he hopes they al Swing Club in San Francisco. my fourth wife. I was married to ways will. "Music is my life," he Combo shapes up with seven men. m y th ird w ife Lil fo r 18 y e a rs ." says. THAT BAKE-A-CAKE man, Benny Strong, knew he had a hit when his band etched the ditty two months ago in California. Here is Benny on the session — he sang the vocal himself — with Capitol’s Lou Busch and Drummer Gil Baer- waldt. Strong and his aggrega tion recently wound up a great run at the Mark Hopkins Hotel in San Francisco and are now back in the Middlewest doing it all over again.
WITH A right hand like a pneumatic drill and a left hand that pounds sledgehammer style, Julia Lee is working her way west this month while two of her records (“ Do You Want It?” and "Don’t Save It Too Long” ! ride the best seller lists. Her big, rocking voice and her solid key board antics have kept Julia among the nation's most popular waxers for many years. And now her records, for Capitol, are selling big in foreign countries.
THEY CALL little Sammy Davis, Jr., the “ man of many voices" although he is even more renowned, through out the 48 states, as a dancer with the W ill Mastin Trio. Sammy, shown HERE'S THAT Katz cat, Mickey by name, who jolted the with his arranger and conductor, Dave Cavanaugh, may have his big juke boxes last month with his belly-laugh version o f gest record with “ Laura," in which he comes on with astounding impres “ There’s a Hole in the Old Iron Curtain.” Katz defie d sions of Frankie Laine, Billy Eckstine it himself, arranged it and sings it. And he couples if and Vaughn Monroe. Now out on tour, Davis had never made a record with another goofy entry, “ The Papoofnik Polka.” Just until Capitol signed him in 1949. a few seasons back, Mickey was featured with the Cavanaugh, famed as a tenor saxist, is one of the popular maestros on Spike Jones troupe. But now he’s his own boss. the Pacific coast. He hits the road this month too.
A 1 0 CAPITO L NEW! CAPITOL NEWS PAGE 11 • Western News • Bob Atcher To 'Jazz and Classical Sing, Play On Musician Are In Same Capitol Discs Boat/ Kenton Writes By BEEP ROBERTS By STAN KENTON Noted folk and western A music listening experience should be fresh and music singer Bob Atcher exciting, regardless of whether it is in the field of jazz I has just been signed to THAT BIG and box-like camera at the left is strictly from TV. An or in the field of classical, or so-called "legitimate" it is catching an assemblage of Hollywood performers w ho recentl make records for Capitol music. Both the sincere legitim ate composer and the appeared tog e th er over KECA on Russ M o rga n 's show . Closest to tii jazz musician reveal in their music how they are —and nobody else. lens is Tennessee Ernie. The Smith Twins, Louanne and Suzanne, sepe affected by the world of today. If the creator of the music is a man rate Ernie from his pal and solo guitarist, Eddie K irk, who sings Atcher started singing of ability and stature the music will have character and a definite purty fair song himself. That's Emsee Morgan in the rear, hatles at the University of Ken direct message. and hairless, but still doubling trombone and piano. tucky. N ow he is the star "They Learn From One Another" when writing for strings. On the tures and foxy pictures on Ten 7 p. m., same station. KECA he other hand, the attempts of Ravel over Chicago's WLS, morn There is a definite and profound nessee Ernie, Jim Wakely, Mar the biggest and most realistic H ing and afternoon. He al sympathy between the contem and Stravinsky to incorporate garet Whiting, Tex Williams, set in the w o rld . Horses rur jazz elements in their music have so has a network show Saturday porary, legitimate composer and Smiley Burnette and Gordie Mac wagons roll, guns shoot—just c missed the mark completely and : night on ABC and a TV program the present day jazz musician. Rae? fancy as the better movie sell are pretty dismal efforts. of his own in the Windy City. His Each man w atches closely the . . . And Hank Thompson scoo‘ Both the legitimate and the I first records, for Capitol, will be Merle Travis In East work in the other field, for they back to Dallas, his home grounds out in April. both share, as a common objec jazz musician of today suffer from SPEEDING EAST, to open a t the Meredith Willson's new network this month. He's been in Chicagc frustration in their creative work. Trianon Ballroom on Chicago's show during April and May will tive, the desire to create new mu Gals Are Jumping, Too Tex Williams has a new spoil sical sounds. They frequently learn I feel certain that even men like south side April 8 with Jan Gar feature guest appearances by Another WLS star who also is sor on his TV show over KNB> from one another. However, thus Bartók, when composing, were ber's ork will be Bob Grabeau, Wakely, Tennessee Ernie, Jimmie debuting on Cap is Phyllis Brown, in Hollywood. This is the powerft far, neither has been able to com haunted by how far they could go Jan's featured vocalist, who was Davis, Eddie Kirk and Ann Jones. who duets with Bob Flannery on NBC video outlet in Southern Cal pose successfully for the other in their originality in creating new born and reared in California and Willson himself originally came a coupling of "Second-Hand forma and Williams, who als medium. Many jazz writers are sounds. In Bartok's "Music for who, until he joined Garber's out of Iowa. H e a rt" and "W e G et A long So has been making movies (pholi expert in arranging for the brass String Instruments, Percussion, gang, had never been out of the Good T ogether." She's o nly 19, Merle Travis is working out of on Page 13) with purty gals, get and woodwinds but they sound and Celesta," I am fascinated by Golden Bear state. and a looker!! W ashington, D. C., w ith G ra n d pa fan mail by the bushel baskets like weak imitations of Haydn the third section of the music, Jones. . . . James and Martha . . . Country Washburne, who co which provides an overwhelming Ann Jones is running her ow n Palladium Brings Carson doing regular stints over play any instrument—he also sing listening experience. There are platter party over KFOX in Long WNOX in Knoxville. . . . Andy —has a h it disc in "Chug-A-Lug, other sections of the work where Martin Back Fast Beach, Cal. And she frequently Stan Kenton s Parker and the Plainsmen are Country leads the band for Cur I feel that Bartók compromised, hops into Hollywood to slice discs. Freddy Martin brings his or doing two fine TV shows a week Massey and Martha Tilton ove with the result that the music ap chestra back to the Hollywood How 'bout the new issue of April Route in Hollywood, Thursdays at 7 CBS and plays tuba on Pefc pears routine to me. Palladium, following the current "Movie Thrills" mag, with fea p. m. over KECA and Saturdays at Daily's jazz biscuits. 5th—Providence, R. I. My own interest in legitimate Claude Thornhill, on April I 11. 6th—Hartford, Conn. music lies primarily with the mod Martin's group played the same 8th and 9th—New York's erns. This can roughly be de ballroom just ahead of Thornhill Carnegie Hall. scribed as beginning with the and racked up bofFo box-office 11th and 12th—Academy of time of Debussy and Schoenberg marks, the best the spot has en Music in Philadelphia. (early 1900's) and continuing joyed in three years. 13th and 14th—Symphony Hall down to the present. My greatest in Boston. enjoyment comes from the music the student, who finds it easy to of Bartók and Stravinsky. The last 15th—N ew a rk, N. J. believe that all the great legiti named is in my opinion the great 16th—Lyric Theater in Baltimore. mate composers are dead and est figure in contemporary music. 18 th —A lle n to w n , Pa. buried. Music is continually grow 20th—Richmond, Va. It is the music of men like them ing and while no attempt should 21st—Norfolk, Va. that should receive the principal be. m ade to m inim ize the com po 22nd—Raleigh, N. C. attention of our schools in their sitions of Bach and Wagner, too 25th—Atlanta. classes of Music Appreciation. The much emphasis on their names 26th—Memphis. continued emphasis on the great and music results in the false be 27th—Nashville. ness of music written in 1750 or lief that no worthwhile legitimate 30th—New Orleans. 1870 gives a false perspective to music is being com posed to d a y . PAGE 12 CAPITOL NEWS CAPITOL NEWS
%TC( YOU ALMOST need a pro gram to tell the playersoi YOU THINK you've got Hollywood cleffing new tunes for problems? Consider the forthcoming "We're Working Our the new "Club 15" sho» Way Through College" musical at beamed out every evs theater m anager—he w ho Warner Bros. ning over CBS from Holly! books Duke Ellington's or wood. The latest switch» chestra for "in person" Charlie Barnet's new combo, engagements. It's in the small but potent, with emphasis the cast brings Jo Stafforc on humor, set to open in San in as the featured fern vs contract that all advertis Francisco on April 13 at the New calist. She was offered the ing, publicity material Orleans Swing Club. CLOSING NIGHT at the Hotel Statler, New York, for Jimmy Dorsey show more than a month 091 and even the overloaded The Four Jokers at the Toby brought a visit from Andy and Della Russell. They've been out on and, a t first, nixed the offer. Bv theater marquees follow Jug in the Valley. tour in theaters and niteries with their bofFy Mr. and Mrs. act; Jimmy the sponsor upped the ante ant this exact billing for Duke's ap is hot again at the box-office with his Dixie-styled "Original Dorsey- Jo signed. Her first broadcast wai pearances: land" band. Ray Anthony's band followed Jimmy's at the Statler. on M arch 28 and she will b‘ Back on the air (KGFJ) after a "Duke Ellington With His World heard every Tuesday and Thurs THAT'S LESLYE Banning seeking long absence, Bill Kelso, the orig Famous Orchestra and Big Stage day. the shelter of Tex Williams' broad inal "Hank the Night Watchman" shoulders in this scene from "Rus Review — Al Hibbler, Kay Davis, in Los Angeles, is a irin g fro m m id Bob Crosby replaced Din tlers' Ransom," newest of the Johnny Hodges, Ray Nance, Harry night till 6 a.m. every night. He Haymes March 27 and is hearc western film series which Tex has Carney, Tyree Glenn, Lawrence spins more records than any other d a ily emseeing the stanza. Hi just made for the Universal-Inter Brown, Chubby Kemp and All the jockey in California. also continues his Pet Milk broad national Studios in Hollywood. Ellington Greats." casts from New York every Sab bath; commuting by plane fror Miss Kemp, incidentally, is the Firehouse Five Plus Two playing Duke's latest discovery. She's a Fridays and Saturdays at the Ara JAZZ DIRECTORY, Part One. By David ing volumes should edit their Hollywood to New York even A. Carey, Abert J. McCarthy and Ralph young and animated blues shout- gon Ballroom in Ocean Park. manuscripts more carefully; liter week has Bob in a spin. But 0 G. V. Venables. Published in London, Jo, Dick Bag er who works audiences into a distributed in the U. S. A. by Record ally dozens of artists and song least, he says, he will get t; frenzy with her frantic singing. Changer Magazine, New York. titles are misspelled in this initial see the major league ball game The band played a week at the attem pt. occasionally. MEET THE JOCKEY! Possibly the most ambitious Milk Program M illio n D ollar Theater in Los A n work yet to be devoted to jazz WHAT COOKS IN HOLLYWOOD. Pub The Andrews Sisters, the Moc geles in March and is now head NOT THE firs t fem spinner to lished by D. A. V. Service Foundation, Jo Stafford, who is just starting records and the artists who made ernaires, Jerry Gray's ork an: ing back east. be featured in this space, Eileen Box 7170, Chicago. as a regular on "Club 15" over them, "Jazz Directory" will be Del Sharbutt, announcer, continui O'Connell of New York's WMGM published at intervals and will list A slick little tome containing CBS, and Dick Haymes, w h o just in their regular "Club 15" spoil Ella Logan, a big hit recently at probably is the favorite recipes of 106 noted quit the same program, have personnels, dates of recording, La Belle Stafford, incidentally, re Ciro's, nixed a film producer's of b est-know n. She record numbers and other valu Hollywood film and music biz been signed to be the singing placed Evelyn Knight. fer for a big spot in a musical. has attracted greats. Compiled and published stars of the milk-sponsored "Con able information for all who are "How," asked the gal with the national atten interested in discs. by disabled vets and a right fair tented Hour" which has been plaids, "can I get to the studio tion for her slick buy fo r $ 1 at above address. Haymes is now in New Yon without a featured attraction since This first volume covers only the a t 6 a.m. when I don't go to bed "F o r Children starring in an independent movie Buddy Clark died in a California artists whose names start with till 7:30?" O n ly " stanza, "St. Benny the Dip." He also i airplane crash last fall. "A " and "B." From a discograph- doing frequent TV guest shoii slanted at Woody's New Ork Jo and Dick, both of whom ical standpoint, it is highly valu and the new Carnation show. Jack Smith taking boxing les youngsters 3 to sang in Tommy Dorsey's ork sev able. But the authors in succeed- sons to get in shape for his role 13. She was eral years back, were set for per Heading For N. Y. in forthcoming "Marcel Cerdan born in Fairview, N. J., and she Bing Crosby is up and at 'en manent spots following their Wocydy Herman's date to open Story" flicker. still lives there despite her work guesting on the M arch 19 p ro Just Shows Who Gets at New York's Bop City is set for again following surgery; he • in New York. Eileen designs and planning a trip overseas short!], gram . April 13. The engagement will MGM's biggest musical for makes her own hats; she actually The Loot From Discs! b ut w ill firs t see his Pittsburg run through May 2. Herman, now Show is said to be one o f the 1950, "Annie Get Your Gun," will enjoys answering her fan mail. Pirates start the '50 baseball sea Mr. and Mrs. Al Jarvis last playing Ciro's in San Francisco, oldest in radio, having been be promoted as no other musical After several years on the air, son. month purchased the $ 1 0 0 , 0 0 0 will reorganize his band for the launched in the dark, dank de ever was. Studio is sending out she claims she has received only house of the late Tommy Lee, ra New York commitment. He's been pression days of 1932. They'll be troupes of pretty girls, dressed one parental letter of complaint. dio, TV and motor car millionaire using a small combo since last Rudy Vallee into Hotel Roose competing with Bob Crosby, who as sharpshooters; they'll be fol That came to her after she played who committed suicide recently. December but at Bop City he will velt, N. Y., April 8 . He's ak airs for the rival Pet milkworks, lowed by bands of Indians. Betty a record, "Falla, the Story of a Jarvis has his own radio and TV augment to 17 men and a girl vo doing a disc jock stint over WOi and who just returned to "Club Hutton is star of the flicker. Dog." The indignant mother ac shows daily over KLAC, Holly calist. With the brownout ended, Mutual network from Gotham 15" following Haymes' exit. Dick cused her of "attempting to mold wood, and is noted for his "O rig and arrival of warmer weather, plus TV guest shots here ant is also busy making a motion pic V eteran so ng w rite rs Peter De the political opinions of children." inal Make-Believe Ballroom." Herman is expected to do w ell. there. ture this month, in New York. Rose and Charlie Tobias are in PAGE 14
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CLAUDE THORNHILL: Palladium. FREDDY MARTIN: Palladium, open M-arcj ¿ ret W hiting ing A p ril 11. VMY FOOLISH HEART - ELLA FITZGERALD: The Oasis. PHIL SPITALNY: Cocoanut Grove. PAUL NEIGHBORS: Hotel Biltmore. DEARIE - Stafford - MacRae MANNY PRAGER: Vivian Laird’s. ALBERT NICHOLAS: V irg in ia ’ s. BRODIE SHROFF: Double-H Club. RED NICHOLS: Sardi’s. 'BEYOND THE SUNSET - Stafford-MacRae CLYDE HURLEY: Hangover Club. BEN POLLACK: Beverly Cavern. MARVIN JOHNSON: York Club. RED NORVO: The Haig. AARON GONZALES: Italian Village. 'THE GODS WERE ANGRY WITH M E ' / NICK BREWSTER: Cafe Ita lia . CHUY REYES: Hotel Roosevelt. 'b r o k e n down merry-go-round' KID ORY: Royal Room. TED VESELY: Tom-Tom Cafe. Whitinjf-Wakel^ MARVIN ASH: Hi-Ho Inn. JESS STACY: Radar Room. FREDDY SLACK: Astor Bar. t h e r e s a hole in WALTER GROSS: Nick Arden’s. ' THE IRON CORWIN' BOBBY TROUP: Captain's Table. - Mitkeij Kat} MATT DENNIS: Encore. FIREHOUSE FIVE (Plus Tw o): Mocambo on Mondays, Trianon Saturdays. ON THE JOB a t the H otel Statler's C afe Rouge in N ew York, I! 'BOUNCING-BAIL BOO&IE -Sugar Chile Robinson CHICK FLOYD: Roosevelt Hotel. Anthony poses with his singer, Betty Holliday, who joined the A| DICK STABILE: Ciro’s. thony ork just a few weeks before the Statler date. Ronnie DeauviJ MARTHA DAVIS: Surf Club. ARTHUR VAN: Colonial Ballroom. also is singing with Anthony after a long leave of absence. ' w i l h e l m i n a ' - Jan barber Dixieland Roars Back — 15 Bam ' I ALMOST LOST fcAY M IN D-Nat'King Cole Featured in Los Angeles Area Alonj '(|F I KNEW you WERE COMIN1) The rollicking revival of sluggish Monday nights into SRO At one time in March, 15 DiiJ 1’D‘VE BAKED A CAKE' ~ Dixieland, born on the sell-outs with the red-shirted Fire groups were working house Five Plus Two. G reater Los Angeles area, west coast and fanned to Record companies were swing that figure does not include si a flame here since Janu ing ontg the Dixie bandwagon, pianists like M arvin Ash, J| SPAGHETTI R AG / * Ray Anth«^ Stacy and Freddy Slack, who fl ary, hit a new high in and leaders like Lam are, Pete March when Nappy La- D aily, Red N ichols, Kid O ry, Ben have been leaning heavily, I cently, on M ason-D ixon standafl Pollack, Ted Vesely, Marvin Ash mare's Strawhat Seven and o ld -tim e rag and hoif 'WHERE IN THE WORLD'- RaS/WUj moved into plushy Ciro's and Albert Nicholas, all veterans, were scurrying around Southern classics. on the Sunset Strip on an engage C a lifo rn ia on th e ir nights ofF p la y Z u tty OfF To Chicago ment which was going strong as ing college dates and private Z u tty S ingleton le ft Lamarel 'DONt SAVE IT TOO LON&'- Julia Lee the Cap News rolled on the press. parties for fat fees. join an all-star Dixie group! Colleges Book 'Em, Too Clyde Hurley, a one-time Glenn Chicago with Art Hodes, Pee-WJ Lamare, playing banjo and gui Miller trumpeter, turned maestro Russell and others. Lamare i tar, was booked for two weeks. and replaced Irvin (Cajun) Verret placed him with Roy Hart. Lamoj ■Bonaparte’s retreat- k^ s*« And it all came about as a result at the Hangover Club. Bill Covey, also brought in Joe Graves
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MANHATTAN'S BOP CITY, which has prospered in recent m onths playing non-bopping attractions, drew four prominent New York radio jocks last month during Mel Torme's two- week stand. They comprised Bill Williams, Hal Jackson, GeofF Davis and Fred Robbins, who hung the "Velvet Fog" tag on Torme a couple of years back w hen he w as on WOV. Torme, a former Chicagoan who now lives in Californ ia, is featured in the new "Califor nia Suite album. He composed it, helped arrange it (with Harold Mooney) and sings it. Capitol has just put it in the stalls coast to coast.