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Home , Caught in a Moment, Ezio Pinza, Gisele Mackenzie, June Christy

SEPTEMBER 1951 • Vol%9 « Mo. 9 NEWS apitol N E W S PAGE 3 Bud Freem an's dissonance Kenton Launches Innovations II 's "Inn ova ­ tions In Modern Music II," The strip of sidewalk that ran adjacent to the curb ,los been set to open a in front of the famous Palace Theatre in New York »■month tour of the called "th e b ea ch ." Some o f B roadw ay's unlikeliest ch» tountry on September 27th in acters sunned themselves in the exhausted atmospht,., Julias, Texas. Visiting firemen who entered their cars in Manhalfc * featured with the concert or- traffic derby customarily saw only the backs o f ' hestra will be , who beach's" stable gentlemen. They always faced the Pol« eaves her own successful career —like supplicants facing East—and watched the prophr the second time to accompany the agents and the bookers, who moved in and out o ff Temple of vaudeville. the tour. Since the firs t In n o va ­ tions tour June has been w o rk in g There's a thinner, a version, of "the bend cs a single in theaters and n ig h t It extends from ABC's studios on the west side of Vin ¡labs. Street dow n to Music C ity on the Sunset Boulevard collii Added to the re gu la r Kenton The West Coast "beach" is peopled chiefly by song writer aew for the concerts w ill be 18 pluggers, publishers, promotion and publicity guys off strings, four French horns and a ated with the music business and musicians thera* |ikia. All of the Kenton sidemen, Everybody's got a song. But better than that, everyow including such outstanding artists Stan Kenton points the w ay as he leads the concert orchestra on got a story. Like James "Deacon" Ware was saying: h is and Shelly “ Innovations in Modern Music II " playing a ballroom in northern California. In the (anne, will appear on the pro- of the hall hangs one of those rotating splintered... chandeliers. The lead trumpet has got a chorus, bull INNOVATIO NS II ITINERARY get's watching the chandelier. He's fascinated. He gets Rehearsals and prep a ra tion s Arrangers Back SEPT. lifts the horn to his mouth, but he doesn't blow. Noli or the tour begin on the west oost immediately after the For Second Tour 27 State Fair Auditorium, note! For eight bars he just stands there. Then be Dallas, Texas down. He looks smugly to his left, to his right, thee donee orchestra com pleted a long The complete list of arrangers 28 W ill Rogers Auditorium, at the ceiling. "Man," he shouts, "you should boi series of engagements th ro u gh for the first “ Innovations" will be Fort Worth, Texas heard it." lew England and the m idw est. represented on the current tour 29 Music Hall, Houston, Texas According to Stan, “ This con- with new contributions as well OCT. NEXT QUESTION lert will offer some newer con- as some of the works from “ Inno, 2 Municipal Concert Hall, Ted Kovachs w ho w rites a d a ily music column for t*i cepts of modern music as w ell as I." In addition to Stan Kenton New O rleans, La. 3 Auditorium, Memphis, Tenn. Valley Times recalls a moment not so long ago in the arrangers are: Pete Rugulo, The life preserver bearing the $s recreating some o f the exciting 4 Henry K. Kiel House, title Susan M orrow is toted by Francisco. Toscannini had consented to an interview t moments of our better known Bill Russo, and Bob St. Louis, Mo. Susan Morrow, a rising young a sizeable group of reporters. The questions and answeJrec¡cording s. Graettinger. 5 Memorial Auditorium, actress at Paramount. Titled took place th ro u gh an interp re te r. The session was prc Louisville, Ky. Following the opener in Dallas 6 Music Hall, Cincinnati, Ohio preserver probably signifies that gressing at the inspirational level which occurs on thw 1» concert will play most of the Howard Advances 7 John Adams Auditorium, Susan is ship shape, a fact quite rare occasions when the newspaper boys are pre-sold major cities on the east coast, Former Kenton vocalist, Gene South Bend, Ind. obvious to those with a nautical the idea that the person being interviewed knows Howard, will do the advance 9 W. K. Kellogg Auditorium, •ben up to the north, th ro u gh the Battle Creek, Mich. eye. damnsite more about the subject than they do. Soppir midwest and far west with the publicity and promotion for Inno­ 10 Masonic Auditorium, up the culture, one young reporter could not resist th dosing date set for the Shrine vations II. Detroit, Mich. te m p ta tio n to ask a m usical question—w ith insight. .... 12 Civic Auditorium, iditorium, in , on his hand the young man inquired, “Which chord, Ik Grand Rapids, Mich. November 30th. 13 Cleveland Public Auditorium, Toscannini, do you like best?“ E dited By Cleveland, Ohio BUD FREEMAN 14 Cornell University, Ithaca, N. Y. TW O PART DISUNITY sernhart a n d 16 Bushnell Memorial Hall, Hartford, Conn. The account o f a d u ll sound duet composed of bos erguson ride 17 Symphony Hall, Boston, Mass. and drums comes from Jules Zissen. The boys couldn'tof 18 Symphony Hall, Boston, Mass. The outstanding trombone w ork 19 , along. Each felt the other was grabbing too much spot 20 Carnegie Hall, New York City d w ill be featured Since they were working they decided a compromise soli 21 Mosque Theatre, Newark, N. J. 011 Stan Kenton's second progres- 23 Academy of Music, Philadelphia tion was the answer- Meanwhile they'd keep eating, T ”Ve iazz concert tour. While the 24 Academy of Music, Philadelphia make it fair they'd take turns catching the act. But it didni 25 Lyric Theatre, Baltimore, Md. news complete program has not yet 26 Armory, Washington, D. C. Published Monthly by work. The bassist thought there was too much drums; ll* een sef The Kenton m anagement 27 Mosque Auditorium, CAPITOL PUBLICATIONS, INC. drummer said, “ too much ." So they agreed to relieves that Maynard Ferguson Richmond, Va. Sunset ond Vine, Hollywood 28, Calif came 28 Municipal Auditorium, out front and watch it together. Then they to o? W'N probably offer solos on Printed in U. S. A. Norfolk, Va. agreement. The arrangement, they concluded, was Plot's New" and "H o t C a n a ry ," JUNE CHRISTY 30 Auditorium, Troy, N. Y. •wrent disc. Rejoins Innovations concert. 31 Auditorium, Syracuse, N. Y. PAG E 4 CAPITOLL NE NEWllCAPITOL J CAP|TI n e w s PAGE S Anthony Plunges Westward After winding his w ay across the country on a tour of one nighters, Ray Anthony leads the band ;,l0 the Hollywood Palladium on the 4 September. The A nth o ny tone sax at least. outfit's second booking w ith in a The Skyliners have become an The chronicle of progress in filmville has been kept at the cinema city dance established feature of the band. They have proven exceptionally to date by Jim Henaghan of "The Hollywood Re­ is a marked exception to the customary policy o f a t least p op u lar at college dances such porter/' The following contribu- as Dartmouth's Green Key Dance, erty" stint at the Starlight Oper­ one year between engagements. tions to civilization have been the Naval Academy's Ring Dance etta in Dallas he's off on a 28 Since Ray made his West Coast noted by Jim: a medicine for the and at the many other proms the city tour of the South. Dick's per­ debut in Hollywood last Novem­ morning after called "Hadaload," Anthony band has played. The ber he has made a number of a class ladies' sport shop with a formances in L. A. and Dallas important changes in the organi- group is composed of Earl Berg­ 'conference" room for customers summer theatres were so good man, lead alto; Dick Reynolds, lation. Most notable o f these w as who want to talk it over before that chances are he'll wind up author of "If I Ever Love Again," making pictures for his old stu G ale Robbins demonstrates lli the addition o f Tom m y M ercer buying; an ice cream truck with and trombonist; Woody Fansler, dio, 20th-Century . . . The num latest in phone booths. (Idea vocalist from Ossining, N. Y. Strictly razz-a-m a-taz for Phil signs on the side reading, "The trumpet; Gloria Craig and, of ber of musicals now in prépara rejected by Telephone Compan) (Sing Sing is located there.) Harris and Cass Daley. They're Cone Ranger." . . . Larry Clinton, course, the happily married tion and production is so large The love ly Gale is currently ap lommy was with Charlie Spivak both featured in the forthcoming famed band leader of not so long Tommy Mercer. that, during August, Central Cast- pearing in MGM's "Strictly Dis and immediately prior to joining ago, is now a professional sci­ Following his stand at the Bing Crosby picture, "Here Comes ing ran out of dancers for chorus honorable," in which she sioji lay he sang w ith the late Eddie ence-fiction writer . . . "Movie­ Palladium, Ray and the boys will the Groom." Duchin's band. After Duchin's un­ time U.S.A.," publicity campaign work. It's the first time, Central with Ezio Pinza timely death Tommy fronted the travel to the Northwest, the only to boost the picture industry, is says, they ever exhausted a cate­ band until the e x p ira tio n o f con­ section of the country they have looking for a song to drive peo­ gory . . . If the Vernon Duke- tracts when the outfit disbanded. not yet visited after which they ple away from their TV sets . . . Sammy Cahn stage musical, "Society" Doors Miss Dinah Buddy Wise, the tenor sax return to New York's Statler. Texas Rangers named Judy Ca­ "Casey Jones," doesn't become great, joined Ray shortly after nova "Queen of the Cowgirls." a hit it won't be because their Anthony's first Palladium engage­ Beware Summer Close On Errol Before one Texan could draw a song titles don't have that Broad- Meets Teevee ment. His outstanding work with Errol Garner lost out when press release from his holster, way-musical comedy flavor. Some Dinah Shore will get her

Camps in Europe . . . When Dick Hollywood Palladium opening. Les cracked a four year attendant; heo (Cook's Tour) Anthony con- another piece of pie at the Hollywood Palladium. Ray returns to Haymes winds up his "Miss Lib- record at the ballroo m . hnues to get a rou n d —the bari- the elegant ballroom for the second time In a year. NEWS PAGE 6 CAPITOL PAGE 7

Gene Austin Turns Talent « r h a t s Scout, Discovers Daughter w ith w a r b l e r s Gene Austin has pulled some of America's most entertaining music out of a hamstrung piano and a strangely appealing laryngitic yodel. He's been a Warners wants concert "standard" performer in night clubs, records and ¡nger Bill Carle to play radio. He sings as well, looks lerole of John McCormick in the just the same as he did twenty Newman, musical director of Danny Thomas starrer, "See You years ago. The summer past, 20th-Century Fox, Charlotte sang My Dreams," but they just Gene turned talent scout and dis­ at the wedding. The result was sez "That's My Boy" does i/ant to look—no listen. Carle is covered his daughter, Charlotte. a test and a contract at the stu­ refer to . . . baritone and McCormick was It wasn't easy. Charlotte had her dio. The Austin Miss sang and tenor . . . Variety reports Tony mind set on remaining anony­ played the piano. Win a big smash a t 's mous—as far as show business Charlotte admits her story Palladium . . . Like the Page's was concerned—anyway. reads like a switch on the old time performer who refuses to end the Hutton's the Clooney sis­ have his talent loaded kids in ters are successful in d iv id u a l o p ­ show business, and she has erators. While Rosemary is d ra w ­ ing raves in Betty is set promised faithfully not to make Two of show business's finest ladies, Jane Froman, left, and Susan lor the N. Y. TV circuit starting a screen play of the yarn. At the H ayw ard chat during the filming of "W ith a Song in My Heart," vith "This Is Show Business" and moment she's a little too busy Jane's life story in which Susan plays the lead. going to school on the 20 Cen­ The Steve Allen Show." Both tury lot, studying dramatics, mu­ sisters formerly sang w ith Tony sic and dancing. Pastor . . . and Heard Jeannie McKeon, just Oddly enough Charlotte had Metro singing b e a u tifu l tw o p a rt divorced, will resume her singing Lutcher-Billy May I « ¡ I N I never heard any of the hit Gene hormony at this writing. He w ill career . . . Margaret Whiting fol­ JERRY LEWIS Austin records until a year ago. go north to chop some w o o d and lows her current Las Vegas book­ Experiment who stars in picture of thatti' ing with two weeks at the Sham­ Gene never saved any. A fan in himself dow n to photogenic Since she cut her first sides with rock, Houston, opening Septem­ St. Louis sent a tape of her col­ '“'eight. Meanwhile postpone­ with Capitol more than four ber 11. From there she heads fo r lection to Charlotte. ment of the picture sent D oretta years ago no reed or horn has Chicago's Palmer House. Daughter must have listened Wow back to N ew York. She ever melded with the get-up- For the record Ava Gardner to that tape often. The way she was on leave from "The King goin-gone style of Nellie Lutcher. uses her own voice on "Bill" and plays that hamstrung piano wd I." Studio w ill try to g et her Her accompaniment has always sounds just like Pappy. pipes in Annette Warren for another leave o f absence . . . been a rhythm section. In a great "Can't Help Lovin' That Man" in experiment, Nellie teams up with CHARLOTTE AUSTIN Connie Haines has announced Muggsy, Darnell the current picture "Show Boat." Billy May on a number called, I* will marry Bob DeHaven on Gene and Charlotte's mother Honored Members Research courtesy Charles Emge, "I Want to Be Near You." The September 7 . . . K itty Kallen Down Beat. were divorced more than ten The Southern California Hot pairing is the result of a ride side lu,ned on "I Wish I years ago. Last summer, seven­ Jazz Society has awarded its first made by May in an A. Murray M a Daddy in the White teen-year-old Charlotte went to two honorary memberships for album. Nellie wrote May a fan touse." . . . H eadliner a t the visit with Pappy. He was playing outstanding jazz personalities to letter telling him "All of Me" Madison Square Garden rodeo Laine- Kenton the Dallas Athletic Club in the Muggsy Spanier and Darnell swung better than anything she fair Texas city of the same name. H ow ard. "ill be Vaughn Monroe. It's re­ had heard from a band since Gene kept needling her to get up DEAN MARTIN Wed he will draw $25,000 for Break Date Jimmy Lunceford's top days. In and sing. She wouldn't do it. who is not Jimmy's boy eith« lopin' around the N. Y. corral his "thankyou" reply, Billy sug­ Recent leg operation caused Finally he embarrassed her into Jimmy claims he has been asst: • Jo Baker hits the N ew York gested Nellie do a session with Frankie Laine to cancel his Au­ it by making an announcement ated with the expression t bxy on 26 Septembe the band sometime. For the time, . The gust 29 booking at New York over the p.a. system. In such a twenty years and as an identity ¡¡¡n Nellie suggested the present. toning Sisters set fo r ten Snader Paramount. He was to play date situation, Charlotte figured, the ing line, it belongs to I® je|( lescriptions . . . C arleton C ar­ with Stan Kenton's Orchestra. best thing to do was to bat out Learned Lewis and Oliver W# Eckstine Shearing penter s next for Metro will be Singer will take it easy until 12 the tune. Maybe it was the ap­ dell Martin may not be able ¡Gene Kelley's "G iv e a G irl a September at which time he'll Tour Postponed plause, but after the number, get the case on the docket ®reak-' . . . Dinah Shore's Chi- resume his personal appearance The mid September launching Charlotte decided she liked the they are currently being suedu? tour. He'll get back to the N. Y. of Billy Eckstine and George business of selling songs. Since to their Golden anniversary. 90 vaudedate was her first in P aram ount on 10 October. Shearing's concert tour has been that day Charlotte has no record Freberg, at left, has a reco-t 'e years . . . Lina Romay ofF to postponed until the middle of of refusing a serious request to going called "That's My 8°f Central and South America for During his recuperating period October. Picture commitment at sing. When her best girl friend Somewhere along the line ^ 125,000 flying tour during No- Frankie will do the Walter Win- Metro forced Eckstine to cancel. married the nephew of Alfred STAN FREBERG tangled in the litigation. 'enber and December. chell broadcast on 2 September. Pete Kelly .... J a c k W e b b

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PAGE 10 CAPITOL NEWlLpiTO CAPITOL N EW S PAGE 11 Willson Sez Writing No Gottum Fun, No Gottum Song Anything Painful Chore Armenian Axiom Meredith W illson looks as if he's going out for Leads Saroyan football next season. This is good for a guy who has been a prominent composer- conductor through what's been lo House" Hit the better part of a quarter cen­ tury in the ulcerous music biz. In MERRILYN HAM M O N D his 25 years he has penned such songs as "You and I/' which In a modern suite four reached an all-time Hit Parade flights up in a classy Bev­ high of 19 weeks standing, "Two erly Hills building which in Love," "May the Good Lord houses the dignified of- Bless and Keep Y o u ," "H e re flees of doctors, dentists, lawyers, Comes the Springtime" and a brokers and the California Bank, score of symphonic suites and tone poems. Last year he took o phonograph blasts o ut 15 ver­ over the baton on NBC's "Big sions of an A rm enian fo lk song. Show," which he resumes this The suite belongs to famed nov­ season, and he just turned disk elist and playwright, William jockey for the network. Saroyan.

"My brother-in-law came to me MEREDITH WILLSON Ten weeks ago S aroyan and Ross Bagdasarian (left) and William Saroyan caught in a moment a couple of years ago and said his co-writer, first cousin Ross of high glee while penning a new song. The co-authors of "Come- colo S h o w in g.' A t least I knew On-A-My-House" say writing songs must be fun. I should put my experiences in a dagdasarian, cracked the song I'd th o u g h t up a catchy name.' book. Base it on the 'Talking racket with "Come - On - A - My People' radio show I had then. Meredith says about his sec­ House." Contrary to the grim, down. A couple of months ago I long time. They haven't had mu­ Just like that I did. I called it ond book, "Who Did What To hardworking composers o f Tin brought it up again to Bill. He sic to them but I alw ays got 'The Talking People.' John Weber Fedalia," due the end of Febru­ Pan Alley, Mr. Saroyan feels th a t said we should forget it. Then songs in mind. You can tell from at the William Morris Agency ary, "Weber harped at me to some of the titles I've used for songwriting is a lark. "N o g o t­ all of a sudden it's making the read it and said 'Meredith, run w atch o ut abo u t re-writing my plays and stories like 'My Heart's tum fun, no gottum s o n g ," he Billboard polls. We hear it's hit it through the typewriter again/ first book. Since the other one In the Highlands' and 'Love's Old and Ross echo. " I f w e have to a million records." (a favorite expression of those w as non-fiction I decided upon Sweet Song,' a play, I wrote in literary agents) 'add 25,000 fiction which I didn't know from ¡lave over a song we just fo rg e t As for its interpretation, Sa­ 1940. I composed three songs words, take out the idea of the the Queen M ary. It has 70,00(1 it. Songwriting shouldn't be royan says, "None of the versions with Paul Bowles for it. Walter Talking People.' I begged, words. I 'ran it through the type­ taken so seriously. We wrote got the true rhythm. There's no Huston starred in that. I still get snorted, cajoled, carried on. I w riter' eight times. I've learned Come-On-A-My-House' betw een rhythm parallel to the rhythm it royalties on the songs from Chap­ had nothing of the book left if one thing. Composing and writ­ dips on a bumpy New Mexico should have," and he demon­ pell. Last year I got a statement I followed his thinking. I hardly ing are two allied arts from the fa°d going 90 miles an hour. strated an unorthodox beat upon for two or three cents. This was knew what a typewriter was. standpoint of having to work That was back in 1939 on our his typewriter. "In spirit it's Ar­ from the copies I bought myself. I'd been slaving away in long­ them over and over. Each haste WQy to Fresno. For 12 years the menian. It goes way back to an­ "Ross and I got four-five more hand! Nuts to Weber! So, I went ring the bell just right. You cant 'une's been kicking a ro u n d ." other era. We got a song like it tunes without titles," Saroyan back and re-wrote it. Called it get by on sloppy work." Says Ross, an animated young we w rote in tw o hours," he said discloses in regard to his future Four Small Men,' on the four About future books, Meredith Armenian who has acted in and leaping to the record machine. in the music game. "I'm writing people who had influenced my shakes his head no, then changes produced many of Saroyan's "It's called 'Oh Beauty.' We had a song about summer now. This career. Weber said 'take out the his m ind. "Yes I guess so. Only P^ys, 'I made a dub of the tune. fun writing this. We don't write appeals to me, very exciting and four men, add 25,000 words . . ." I never dreamed writing boob anything we don't have fun interesting. Things happen in "Well finally after two years, took all that time. It's a serious Kay Armen heard it about a year w ritin g ." summer that don't happen the in 1949, it came out titled 'And business." °9° and started singing it on rest of the year," he said turning To combat localized emphasis There I Stood With My Piccolo.' personal appearances. Bill and I Saroyan is a little m iffed at by many national publications, No Talking People! No Four Small "ad it all over. Danny the fact that he's viewed as a to the window, pointing to the Capnews launches a crusade to Men. All it actually was was a O liv e r To Stand Ihomas and newcomer in the song business. vivid blue Beverly Hills sky. "If revive interest in faces with these chronicle of my failures, but Sy Oliver, the great arranger iaid it wouldn't catch on. It "When my first book was a big Ross and I have any trouble'with pictures of charming American Doubleday, the publisher, said it whose work contributed to the Wa$ntthe right time of the year seller the. publisher asked me the new tunes we'll throw 'em beauties Joyce Mackenzie, Janet was what the public wanted. success o f the Jimmy Lunceford lheV Sa'£d- Frankie Laine said it how I felt being famous. I told out. We know by the time we've Leigh, M itzi Gaynor and June When I was in San Francisco band, will take his own band to Wouldn't be good for him to do him I'd been famous all my life worked on 'em five minutes. Most Haver. (So, it was a short cru­ autographing copies a woman the stand. He opens Sept. 7 ol aaything with dialect. Frank De- and I felt no different. I been important thing is to have fun sade!) asked for a copy of 'Is My Pic- Rustic C abin, Englewood, N. J- °l and a few more turned it having songs in my books for a no matter what you're doin'." — - i

news PAGE 12 CAPiToi CAPITOL N EW S PAGE 13 * n e e t Tex Takes To t l v e j o c K e y L "Black Strap” Will Moyle of WWPA is a Ken­ There's nothing to see of n fan. Married and the father Tex W illiam s but "Smoke, o f tw o babes Smoke, Smoke." Ever since Tex Easy going W ill cut that famous side he's been has that good natured "opera­ burning up the Western and Hill­ tional" attitude billy circuits. Currently Tex is the he picked up in busiest man in town. Four times the Air Corps weekly he broadcasts remotes during WW II. out of NBC coast to coast. For Musically, Will is KNBH Tex does three fifteen min­ of the outstanding deejays in ute TV shows. These are the "Tex the country. He's an accomplished Williams Presents" programs pianist. In addition to his spin­ using Snader Telescriptions of ping routines, Will also acts in the western artists and featuring Tex (opacity of musical director for as a disc jockey. the Williamsport, Pa. station. Tex has recently acquired a Tex W illiams shows the healthiest song he has m home in the swank residential recorded, "Black Strap Molasses." W ith the excess energy he Bill Gordon of WHK, Cleveland Happy session for Gisele MacKenzie and Gordon MacRae. They district, Bel A ir. Three months from the stuff Tex is doing twenty laps a day around his swimming and friend. Until the advent of team up on their first records, the soon to be released, "Little Ships" ago he became the possessor of pool. TV, Bill claims and "A Lovers W altz." that emblem of California citizen­ he was a rea­ ship—a swimming pool. sonably insane disc jockey. Lindy Gets Now he's going punchy trying to Norman Kaye Nat, Duke, Top Banana prepare himself for the future. Lindy Doherty has grabbed tb When he eats, Joins Capitol juvenile lead in Johnny Mercer1! Sarah Join In / / Bill says, he forthcoming musical corned; Norman Kaye has been inked * keeps thinking, "T op B a n an a ." The show is ten­ to a solo Cap contract. He pre­ yes, this is good, but is it RAY ANTHONY tatively scheduled to break ir mieres on wax with "The Gypsy Arena Show visual?" Carried to extremes this Hollywood, Calif. 4-30 Sept. Boston p rio r to its New York dote. Didn't Tell Me Your Name" and

What will be the most ambi­ sort of preparation for the future "The Stranger." NAT “ KING” COLE heads the castJov wy get a man before he arrives. tious undertaking in the Negro Since 28-year-old Norman was Los A ngeles, C a lif. 27 Aug.-9 Sept. M a rie has been announced as or! * Co||ector of Ukelele Ike discs, entertainment field opens in the a youngster he's been singing Starts concert tour 20 Sept. of the principals. Sill considers himself an expert Boston Arena, September 23. The and strumming bass with the Story concerns a burlesque «nearly banjo and ukelele music. package headlines Nat "King" FOUR FRESHMAN Mary Kaye Trio. Mary's his sister. San Francisco, Calif. 30 Aug.-9 Sept. comedian who winds up as it Cole, and his or­ Norman, who is of Hawaiian, b ig *wig in TV. Keith Ashton of KMOR, M urray, chestra and Sarah Vaughan. The Dutch and English descent, comes MICKEY KATZ iltoh, claims he was on every show will play auditoriums and New York, N. Y. 20 Sept. from Detroit, Michigan. He made Ernie returns home from home. amateur show arenas exclusively. his professional debut at 16 over Pictured with Bucky Tibbs, Ten­ NELLIE LUTCHER T V Trips in the states of nessee Ernie debarks from an In addition to the headliners KMOX, St. Louis, billed as "The Toronto, Canada 3 -1 6 Sept. Wyoming, Colo­ Little Boy with the Big Voice." Army transport after his emcee show w ill include such acts as Providence, R. 1. 17-23 Sept. Fantastic rado and Utah. Boston, Mass. In '42 Norman joined the Air stint for Red Foley on "Grand Teddy Hale, Howell and Bowser, 24-30 Sept. Television division of Nation He began at the Force. He conducted, composed, Ole 'O pry" in Nashville. Peg Leg Bates, Patterson and Broadcasting Company w ill «’ GENE O’QUIN a g e o f three arranged, sang, and played pi­ Jackson, Claude Marchand and te m p t to slant a musical si»* Dallas, Texas 1-7 Sept. with a song and ano, bass, trombone and guitar Dusty Fletcher of "Open the Door Lubbock, Texas 9 Sept. for house parties and dancinc dance routine. w ith the camp band. Sinse his The Greatest Richard" fame, and a line of El M onte, C a lif. 16 Sept. A b o u t the first o f November fa While in the discharge he's been performing Charlie Ventura, Chubby Jack­ girls. w ill launch a coast to coast W LES PAUL »ny Keith decided he w anted to similar chores with Mary Kaye's son, Marty Napoleon and Buddy While the itinerary has not yet show called, "Saturday Nig"' W ild w o o d , N . J. 24 Aug.-2 Sept. e a jockey. He worked his w ay Trio. W hich sums him up as a Rich have joined forces in a group been completed the package will Pittsburgh, Pa. 7 -1 3 Sept. Dance Party." Program will ^ ’ rough radio school as a bus that's billed as, "The World's Buffalo, N. Y. pretty versatile addition to Cap's play in the New England area, 15-22 Sept. ture a name band, Dixielani Greatest Jazz Quartet." Foursome Toronto, Canada 27 Sept. 3 Oct. °y in some of Seattle's leading talent roster. move to Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, g ro u p and a Latin outfit. As|* Mels. Wally Nelskog of KRSC will integrate "act" into the book. into the Midwest then to the MARGARET WHITING now stand "Dance Party w •»-- • • Was j115 teacher. Keith's first job Maggie Whiting's new "Round" Rich w ill sing and dance. Chub South- Houston, Texas 11-25 Sept. follow "Hit Parade" Was in Anchorage, Alaska. is based on a fam ous old tune. will do comedy. popular hits

No. 1748 1449 "TOO YOUNG,” “THAT’S MY GIRL” Nat “ King” Cole 1710 “ COME ON-A MY HOUSE,” "HOLD ME, HOLD ME, HOLD ME" Kay Starr No. 1451 “ ,” "WALKIN’ AND WHISTLIN’ BLUES” Les Paul-Mary Ford 1770 “ KISS ME GOODBYE, LOVE,” ‘‘IN ALL OF MY DREAMS” Dinning Sisters 1760 “ BECAUSE OF YOU,” “ SOMEWHERE, SOMEHOW, SOMEDAY” Les Baxter 1769 “ BUT NOT LIKE YOU,” “A KISS TO BUILD A DREAM ON” Bob Eberli 1583 “ PRETTY EYED BABY,” “ MY TRULY, TRULY FAIR" Ray Anthony 1768 “J’ATTENDRAI (I’LL BE YOURS),” “MY GREATEST LOVE” Glsele MacKeim 1525 "SHANGHAI,” “THAT NAUGHTY WALTZ” Bob Crosoy 1767 “WHEN THE WORLD WAS YOUNG," “THE LOVE OF A GYPSY” Bob Sands 1592 “ 1 WISH 1 HAD NEVER SEEN SUNSHINE," “JOSEPHINE” Les Paul-Mary Ford 1766 "OKLAHOMA HILLS,” “ASK ME! (BECAUSE I’M SO IN LOVE)" Dinning Sisters -B. Crosby 1587 "1 LOVE THE SUNSHINE OF YOUR SMILE,” “SENTIMENTAL FOOL" The Four Knights 1763 “ ENTRY OF THE GLADIATORS," "CAN’T HELP LOVIN’ THAT MAN" Red Nichols 1702 “ GOOD MORNING, MR. ECHO," “ RIVER ROAD TWO-STEP” Margaret Whiting 1761 "MY BUDDY,” “TAKE MY HEART” Mel To« 1594 “THE MORNINGSIDE OF THE MOUNTAIN," “ MOON. JUNE, SPOON” Jan Garber 1759 “WHEN YOU’RE NEAR ME,” "GREEN EYES" Helen O’Connel 1717 “VIRGIN OF THE SUN GOD (TAITA INTY),” 1758 "ROLLIN’ HOME," “THE FOX” Ray Anthony "LURE OF THE UNKNOWN LOVE (XTABAY)” Ytna Sumac 1757 “THE GYPSY DIDN’T TELL ME YOUR NAME," “THE STRANGER” Norman Kays 1753 “ LOUISIANA,” “ FUNNY MAN” Pete Kelly's Big ? .1 1752 "FAR ABOVE CAYUGA’S WATERS,” “ I’M ALWAYS CHASING RAINBOWS” Voices of Walter Schumann on western and country music 1751 "HOBO BOOGIE," "TALES OF HOFFMAN (BARCAROLE)” w h a t's 1750 "CUDDLE UP A LITTLE CLOSER,” “ DOWN THE OLD OX ROAD” Gordon MacRae 1749 "WANDERING SWALLOW,” “ 1 LOVE YOU BUT 1 DON’T LIKE YOU” Peggy 1» 1772 “YOU TRIED TO RUIN MY NAME,’’ "ASLEEP AT THE SWITCH”______Boots Faye - Idaho Call 1747 “ MAKE BELIEVE LAND,” “ I’LL ALWAYS REMEMBER YOU” Nat “King" Cole u n “I’M HURTIN’,” “ RIDIN’ WITH THE BLUES” Skeets McDonald 1744 “JAZZ PIZZICATO,” “ IN THE HALL OF THE MOUNTAIN KING” Barclay All» 1765 “LIBERTY BELL POLKA,” "T-BONE RAG” Jimmy Bryant 1743 "DREAMY MELODY,” “WHAT-DA-YA-THINK OF THAT?” Dinning Sistan 1764 "KENTUCKY AND YOU,” "JOURNEY’S END” Jimmie Skinner 1742 “ DIMPLES AND CHERRY CHEEKS,” “ BY THE LIGHT OF THE STARS” Jan Garber 1762 “ANOTHER FOOL STEPS IN,” “THE SOLID SOUTH” Jimmy Wakely 1741 “THE DARKTOWN STRUTTERS’ BALL,” "BASIN STREET BLUES” Pee Wee Hut 1756 “I’M A DO-RIGHT DADDY,” “TAKE YOUR TIME MAMA” Leon Chappel 1740 “ 1 LIKE IT— 1 LIKE IT," "I’LL TELL A POLICEMAN ON YOU” Jerry Letts 1755 “JAVA JUNCTION," “OIL THEM HINGES ON YOUR DOOR" Jess Willard 1739 “ MARY ROSE,” “ HO-HO (DEEDLE-EE-DI-DI)” Ray Anthony 1754 “SOON WE’LL BE MARRIED — POLKA,” “ DARLENE — WALTZ” Johnny Pecon 1738 “ DON’T FAN THE FLAME,” “TELLING ME YES, TELLING ME NO” Peggy Lee - Mel Tow 1746 “1 AIN’T DONE NOTHIN’ TO YOU,” "CAN’T GO ON” Smiley Burnette 1735 "HUNGRY WOMAN," “ BANANA PEEL RAG” Sharky Bonano 1745 “LOVE THIEF,” “ HOW DO YOU FEEL?” Hank Thompson 1734 “THE PICNIC SONG,” “THAT’S HOW YOUR MOM BECAME MINE” Yogi Yorgesson 1737 “LOST JOHN BOOGIE,” "LET’S SETTLE DOWN” Merle Travis 1733 “ 1 LOVE A PIANO,” "VENTURA BOULEVARD BOOGIE” J. Carr-Ewing Sisters 1736 "LOVIN' COUNTRY STYLE,” “ HELP WANTED” "Big Bill” Lister 1732 “ MAKE BELIEVE," “THE SONG IS ENDED” Jan Garber 1730 “EMPTY HANDS, EMPTY HEART, EMPTY POCKETS,” "THE PLAYER PIANO BOOGIE" Deuce Spriggens 1731 “ LONGING FOR YOU,” "SARAH KELLY FROM PLUMB NELLY" Les Baxter 1729 “I’M NOT IN LOVE, JUST INVOLVED,” "ROSES REMIND ME OF YOU” Eddie Dean 1728 "HUMORESQUE,” “THE SONG IS ENDED” Nellie Lut* 1721 “FREE SAMPLES,” “ 1 WISH 1 WUZ” Roy Hogsed 1727 “TEN LITTLE BOTTLES IN THE SINK,” “ OKMNX” Mel Bin* 1720 "JUKE BOX BOOGIE." “ SAILOR’S BLUES" Ramblin’ Jimmie Dolan 1726 “TENNESSEE BLUES,” “ 1 CAN’T FORGET” Dinning Sisters 8 Garter 1709 "KNOCKING ON YOUR FRONT DOOR,” “GO AHEAD AND GO” Jimmy Lee 1725 “ IF YOU’RE GONNA LOVE ME, LOVE ME,” “THE LITTLE THINGS IN LIFE” B. Eberly & H. O'Cowj ¡708 “TEXAS BOOGIE,” “ TRIFLIN’ WOMAN (YOU'RE GONNA HAVE TO SETTLE DOWN)” Gene O’Quin 1724 “LUNA MEZZO MARE,” “ GO GO GO GO" Dean Mar# ¡ 7 0 1 _ “NO TRESPASSING,” “ LINDA LOU” Carl Butler 1723 "1 LOVE THE SUNSHINE OF YOUR SMILE,” “YOU BLEW OUT THE FLAME” Ray Anthony 1 7 0 0_ "BLACK STRAP MOLASSES (WHEAT GERM BREAD)," “LOVE AND DEVOTION” Tex Williams 1722 “ FAIRYLAND,” “JOLIE JACQUELINE” Gisele MacKenz# 1591 “DRIFTING TEXAS SAND," “ALONE IN A-TAVERN” Eddie Kirk 1719 "THE HUNKIE MAN,” “ THE GREEN GRASS GROWS ALL AROUND” Sugar Chile Rob«51

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Bob Crosby pictured with his oldest daughter, Cathy. Pretty Cathy is currently leading the soprano division of the Crosby clan. A recording career is in store for her. Mean­ while she sent Pop back to work on "Club 15" August 27.