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32 MUSIC -RADIO THE BILLBOARD APRIL 14, 1956 NEWS REVIEW NEWS REVIEW SCRAPE OR SiNG DONEGAN GETS WHAT WOULD New Eckstine CORNELL'S U. S. VICTORIA SAY? Scales Pay Tony Bennett LONDON -Rock and roll Style Clicks DISK BLESSING will invade sedate Albert Hall Off Rasas NEW YORK - Mannie here, when deejay Alan Freed Greenfield has signed to man- Tops in New (WINS, New York) presents At Crescendo age British recording artist an r.arr. stage show there in Every Way HOLLYWOOD In his last Lonnie Donegan in this coun- the fall. Tenttativel set for - try, and is currently negotiat- October, the Freed concert NEW YORK - The five Rasa Stateside appearance before em- ing to bring the London Rec- will mark the first full-scale brothers are doing very nicely barking on a lengthly tour of Eu- Copa over for an Show invasion of by rock these weeks. During the day they rope, Billy Eckstine launched a ords warbler here England appearance on Ed Sullivan's and roll. operate a fish company down at new act at the Crescendo here. All NEW YORK--Tony Bennett is the Fulton Fish Market and spend CBS-TV and following By that time, of - course, indications are that this is a new show, just what Ilse doctor ordered to a of dates. his Radio most of their time scaling fish. On Eckstine audiences will see, with schedule nitery head up Inlet Padell's new Easter Freed hopes that new The deal makes Don Cor- Luxembourg r.am tape series weekends they go out and play the change heartily endorsed by show at the Copacabana. Them weddings nell one of the most magnani- are few singers (see separate story on this Italian and such for this quarter. today who can so Local 802 scale. mous guys in the business, completely dominate a nitery floor. page) will have created a Eckstine has apparently decided Recently t h e boys backed since Greenfield is also his This was at a ready -made audience for the particularly evident Joe, a whose to drop his efforts to bend notes, manager, and both Cornell late show this show. If the London perform- up brother warbler via the week, which had style resembles that of the late and introduction of a sof t- and Donegan are currently him in brisk competition with an ance is a success, the jockey shoe turn and a series of vocal im- in Buddy Clark, on a record date for competing the disk market octet of table -squatting barley - will do a series of rock and pressions of other pop singers he Marine Records. Last week an- with their respective versions corners. But no parcel of tone - roll concerts on the Continent. manages to gild the lily'. His choice of "Rock Island Line." How- deaf tipplers other of their disk efforts was can overcome that ABC of repertoire is skillfully balanced ever, Cornell -a big record fa- super -engaging projection, bought by -Paramount, who and SINATRA SUBS plans to issue it imediately. Brother and includes a sprinkling of stand- vorite in England - recom- Bennett won hands down with a ards, and his latest RCA Victor mended that Greenfield han- brilliant performance. Joe also signed a contract with the waxing, "Bitter With the Sweet." dle Donegan. no all's well. diskery. The Bennett rep, as usual, cuts But the lads are keeping level Record fans can expect to look for The 24 - year - old British deep in the ballad Crooner Hot singer, whose waxing groove. Cur- heads tins' it sll, and instead of potential hit Eckstine recordings in London rently, it includes five of his re- the future if his performance here of the tune sparked the recent looking for pie from the sky, corded faves, "Rags to Riches," Pinch Hitter they're still scale' and wailin' is an indication. Joel Friedman. revival of the old Leadbelly "My from Baby Just Cares for Me," the saune old stands. ditty, plays guitar and has "Boulevard of been singing with small com- Broken Dreams, "Because of You" and, of course, At the Sands bos in London. He is repre- "Sing. You Sinners" which is a nat- LAS VEGAS, Nev. -- One of sented in England by Lyn - ural wind the Sands Hotel's bossism!) (Frank Cues Dutton. for a -up. Other numbers Savoy Expands 'Picnic' nun primarily to solid, pop stand- Sinatra) comes to the aid of ards, but there is splendid change his partners for the current show of pace and beautiful arrangement in the Copa Room, spelling off British Deal Decca Tie-in Decca Adds in such items as "Lost in the Stars" Martin and Lewis for the final NEW YORK - Savoy Records and an anglicized excerpt from week of their scheduled engage- made several new deals on the in- week also NEW YORK LP's and "Traviata." incidentally, he receives ment so M He L could fulfill pic- ternational front last and -How LP's prepared to launch a new singles can work hand in hand to 6 Jazz an excellent assist from guitarist ture commitmeiuts. At such times, popular push each Chuck Wayne. head showman Jack Entratter finds priced "variety" line of LP's in the other up the ladder was near future. illustrated this week with several To Catalog Likewise contributing to the his percentage arrangement with Decca Records entries. Copa agenda are the Four Coins Sinatra comes in hamly. The diskerv's former limited deal NEW YORK Six new LP and Larry Storch. In a program billed as "Songs with British Decca for release of Top case in are disks re- - The quartet point albums have just been added to offers some of its hot beat record- for Swingin Lovers," Sinatra de- selected repertoire abroad on Lon- leased on themes from the pie the growing Decca Records jazz don label was extended by Savoy's smash, "Picnic." Morris ings for a good reception. Storch's votes a solid 40 minutes to his pop- Stoloff, catalog. The release is headed by comicalities Herman Lubinsky to a complete who has the sound -track main seem solid as ever with ular style of crooning-delivery, and "introduction to Jazz," which fea- the customers. hardly any horseplay at that, as dis- catalog arrangement. This now in- theme on a single, is a name from tures the Rev. Alvin L. Ker- cludes albums as well as singles nowhere in the current mar- Production numbers are hand- tinguished from past appearances. disk sluosv, of "$64,000 Question" TV some in the approved The audience the and gives Savoy outlets in 10 ket, having been in other years the Podell style. delights at fame, in an analysis of selected But this show is 90 per cent change, devouring such familiar countries, mostly in Europe. man who backed Al Jolson records. In Canada termi- Yet, this items by great jazz stylists. Bennett. Bob Francis. Sinatra recording favorites as Lumbinsky single is Decca's top Other new entries include "Jazz nated his deal with Quality seller of the week, The "Picnic" Love and Marriage" and "Tender Studio 5," with the Ralph Burns Trap," along wills a variety of his (M -G -M) and handed the line to LP is now being released by the London there as well. with ork; "Nat (King) Cole in the Be- personal favorites. diskery a tremendous advance Thall Back on While Savoy LP's will be held order. ginning," featwing the Cole origi- Second spot in the show is taken nal trio; "Stan Kenton," the forma- by tapper Bunny Briggs, who is at their current $3.98 and $4.98 In the case of "Man With the high, Lubinsky will tive years; "Man With a Hom," Cincy's better than most its an overcrowded activate a Re- Golden Arm," the LP version came WLW gent LP line to sell at "popular* first featuring solos by famous stylists, field. and has been on Tire Bill- and "Windy City Jazz," with the The Copa Girls of the chorus prices, probably $2.98 and $3:98 board best selling charts for many 'Hayriders' line for 10 -inch and 12 -inch respec- weeks. Yank Lawson, Bobby nagged are pleasing as Instal with Elmer Bernstein, another crew. This latest release brings to numbers by Bob Cilltert and Renee tively. non -name artist, then ur CINCINNATI- -Bill Thall, who came 75 the number of Decca LP's so Stewart. Music is by Antonio According to Lubinsky, this line with the single on the "Main relinquished emsee duties stitlt Title far this year, of which 55 fall in Morelli and ork. will bave all new distributors. theme, considerably later than the WLW's "Midwestern Hayride" None of the present Savoy distribs the pop category. nearly ss other single versions. This disk is a year ago, due to hat was will have it. Material will be a now on the best selling pop singles termed "doctors orders," rejoined "pop" or "variety" nature, plus charts. the "Hayriders "' last week as di- Venus Label some jazz by new, lesser known Decca execs are hoping to repeat Distribs Fete rector and producer. talents. Polkas, harmonica disks, the In his new same winning parlay with sin - post, Thall will be in Plans Held Up Irish tunes and Scotch bagpipes gle and LP sound -track themes charge of all WLW country and will also figure in the repertoire, from "The Eddy Duchin Story," Art Pallan western personnel, and will emsee 'tin said. featuring Carmen Casaliero at the PITTSBURGH -- Record dis- the NBC -TV "Midwestern Hay- By Oberstein piano. tributors of Alleghany County held ride," which originates each NEW YORK Eli a gala testimonial -- Oberstein dinner here Wednesday night from WLW -T, has temporarily shelved his Monday (9) night for veteran dee- plans Cincinnati.

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