Musical Show Has Gone Longhair— for Sure

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EDITED BY DAVE DEXTER, JR. March Is The Windy Month, They Say A Bum Rumor And here’s what the breezes are blowing out Holly Reports that Duke Ellington wood way. . . . Records are still No. 1 in the news of the would disband his orchestra “ in April” were denied em music world, with most of the talk spinning round the phatically by Duke a few days three speeds. Y ’know the only way to determine which is before he closed at the L. A. for you? Take no heed of ads, or salesmen, or propaganda Million Dollar Theater. from the jockeys who are paid spot cash for boosting cer Artie Shaw has finally, and defi The rumors were so widespread nitely, abandoned all plans to form tain discs. Co find out for yourself. Test all three systems that they actually were printed as a dance band again and has in carefully. Check the expense of each. Investigate every facts in Awo west coast mags. Duke, who goes east for three formed Hollywood pals that the aspect— and learn that the 45 r. p. m. platter is so superior next time he appears on the west weeks at the N. Y. Paramount in coast it will be as a soloist with a that even the deaf and the blind won’t hesitate in deciding, late April, told the Cap News that symphony. Which confirms Down That’s what this column did. And it is yet to find a dis he was writing the music and the Beat’s recent story that Sir Arthur senting opinion. “ book” for a legit musical show has gone longhair— for sure. which he hopes to present on New Truman-Lee Piano Team, Mebbe Broadway this summer. Dwight W hitney and the L. A. staff of “ Time” have been dig Duke admitted his payroll was ging info on’ the great Louis Armstrong for weeks in preparation “ enormous” and that he frequent for the big spread— and cover photo in four colors— of Satch’s up- ly can’t make any profit on band sey downsey career. But Zutty Singleton and Kid Ory gave out with engagements. Johnny Hodges gets $500 a week and Lawrence Brown most of the dope which finally went to type. . . . First entertainer REEDS, REEDS, Reeds . . . they drive a man nuts. Benny Goodman is g u a ra n te e d $2,000 a month to be summoned to Washington for the Press Correspondents’ an has his troubles finding the right cane as he and his band prepare for whether the band works or not. nual dinner (Prez Truman is “ commanded” to appear in person, as their March 1 opening at the Hollywood Palladium. Is Coodman a But fold up? Duke says no. He past prexies always did) was buxom Julia Lee. The venerable Kan bopper??? Californians will soon find out for themselves. sas City blues-chanter will not only sing and play “ King-Size Papa" wouldn’t be living without that and “ I Didn’t Like It The First Time” but she’ll also invite Harry T. gang of guys and the constant life to join her at the Steinway, with the press corps urging him on. on the rails. . . . And howcum Bill Eckstine, in a slump a year ago, suddenly is Is BG Really Bopping? the hottest baritone in the biz? Don Lamond, Zoot Simms Depart The Herd Now It's The Coasters Soon To Know Woody Herman has lost skin-thumping Don Lamond to Harry Benny Goodman’s return to to the west coast after nearly a James, and Zoot Simms also is out of the herd on tenor. But the year in New York, will play the bass spot which had to be filled with Chub Jackson’s departure Cole Quartet Hollywood, and the Palladium, P a lla d iu m four weeks. He also several weeks back has gone to Oscar Pettiford, indicating the WH Stan K e n to n ’ s bongo star, on March 1, was being await plans to play San Francisco this rhythm section can’t be in really alarming shape. . . . Eddie Sa jack Costanzo, joined the King ed eagerly not only by Benny’s spring, and undertake a road tour franski says he will stick with the Mad Mab, Charles Barnet, who which will shoot him north as far Cole Trio last month in a sur fans but also by the general still outjumps most all his competition despite a slight bo-peep as Vancouver, B. C. flavor in his most recent scores. . . . And Benny Goodman insists prise move which pretty well public because of the publicity While in Hollywood, the new he has never felt better. Some of those eastern reports about his makes it the King Cole quartet given the recently-formed BG Coodman band will record a batch health had west coasters plenty perturbed. from now on. crew in New York. of new discs for Capitol. That Man Ventura Another Holdout Costanzo, one of the best ball There are reports that Good Charlie Ventura is playing hard-to-get back east— and who’s players on the Kenton team of last man, who just wound up a to blame the guy with the big tenor pipe? Three Hollywood bistros summer, is said to be a permanent Benny Carter Back READY TO make his debut run in Las Vegas at the swank including Berg’s and the Empire have been steadily upping their addition to the Cole combo, which March 1 at the Cocoanut Grove of Again W ith Big Ork bids for the CV combo until it looks now as if the Phi I ly flash will also includes Joe Comfort on bass Hotel Flamingo, is playing a the L. A. Hotel Ambassador is rate top loot— and you can bet he’ll be at the Empire when he and Irving Ashby, guitar. certain amount of bop with Buddy B e n n y C a r t e r is rehearsing a Carmen Cavallaro, who has re lands in Filmtown in April. So will Sarah Vaughan, who is yet to Leader Nat also announces a Greco, piano; Wardell Cray, tenor, “ big” band again in Los Angeles organized his band and who will atone for her fabulous flop a few seasons back. . . . Count Basie, coming tour of the southern states and Eddie Bert and Milt Bernhardt, and will probably follow Count follow Orrin Tucker and Victor during his run at the Cotton Club in Hollywood, has to use sub for the May 26 to June 17 period. trombone soloists who last year Basie at the new Hollywood Cot Borge on the Grove’s bandstand. sidemen every night so that all his boys can— sometime during the One man, Ralph Weinberg of Blue- were featured with Stan Kenton, ton Club in late March. The multi An added attraction for the four- week get a night off. The union requires it when a band siaves field, W . Va., will promote the en all noted for their bop-burps. talented Carter is using the best week Cavallaro engagement will be seven nights a week. tire series. For more news of Cole’s C o o d m a n , w h o a lr e a d y has jazzmen in Southern California and the singing Modernaires. travels, see Page 4. moved his wife and daughters back a brand new book. PACE 4 CAPITOL NEWS CAPITOL NEWS PACE 5 Capitol Offers New '45 Discs' Soon 7-lnch Platter

T H E G IRL Scouts of America Ready In April intend to go all-out the night Starting in April, many of of March 1 2 at the organiza the records produced by Capi- tion’s 37th birthday party, to j tol will be available on the be aired nationally from the newly-perfected 45 r. p. m. Los Angeles Shrine Audi disc. torium. Announcement that Capitol More than 8,000 are ex has decided to market the pected to watch Jo Stafford, [ smaller (7-inch) and slower- Gary Moore, Dick Haymes, the playing platter— in addition to Starlighters and Paul Weston. • the conventional 10-inch disc Jo and Paul, this month’s cover which plays at 78 r. p. m. and team, regularly team together which has been “ standard” in j the record field for nearly 50 years, — and so do the Starlighters— came from Glenn E. Wallichs, Cap Tuesdays on N BC ’s “ Supper Club- ; itol president. and Thursdays via ABC on the Re FR A N K IE LA IN E (at right) will return to share a “ Supper Club” Many Advantages, He Says THE BATTERED BRIDE comes out of the kitchen, victor in a culi vere show, as well as on scads of mike with Peggy Lee in late April over NBC. Peggy and her husband “ Our decision was reached,” nary tussle with a recipe. Margaret W hiting still sings her songs on best-selling Capitol shellac plates. Dave Barbour, who leads the band on her Thursday night shots, are ; said Wallichs, “ after exhaustive records and radio but she’s been learning a trick or three as a house shown with Laine on a recent airing from Hollywood. The Barbours research and tests. The 45 r. p. m. wife, too, since her recent marriage to CBSer Hub Robinson. The have a hit record in their current Capitol cutting of “ Blum, Blum.” Robinsons plan a long stay in New York later this spring. The Andrews Sisters open June | record is, in our opinion, superior 29 at the N. Y. Roxy Theater for because of its advantages in sound corporate the new 45-speed design three weeks and then head for reproduction, unbreakability, space into their 1949 and future model Europe again. They broke it up last and weight. The 45 r. p. m. instruments, Wallichs added. summer at the London Palladium. changer-player used in playing the Ex-Kentons This year, they’ll also do concerts new discs is a mechanism that will Previews Bring Raves in other countries. j provide the finest method of re- The new Capitol records will be For Empire? Kenton Rests In Brazil • production and give the public, in similar to the forthcoming RCA- the years to come, the ultimate in Victor series of 45 r. p. m. plat Seven or eight former Stan Making a sudden decision to “ get away from it all” and Duke Ellington’s recent tour . satisfaction and enjoyment. ters, and will be playable on the Kenton musicians in c lu d in g along the west coast made him concluding that he could best make up his mind as to his plans “ Capitol also will continue to same machines. Art Pepper, Bob Cooper, Harry more money than any similar trip for the future, Stan Kenton sailed for Brazil on Feb. 7 from produce its orthodox 78 r. p. m. Preview showings of the new 45 of his career. His business was vir r. p. m. discs in a dozen key cities Betts and Chico Alvarez may New Orleans. records and will concentrate on tually turnaway in every town. them as enthusiastically as in the have brought incredibly unanimous be the next attraction at the Accompanied by his wife, Violet, Kenton said he didn’t know He’s soon to return east after sit past. raves from record dealers, news Hollywood Empire, where how long he would be gone. "M aybe six weeks,” he said. “ Maybe ting down at the Hollywood Em paper reviewers, disc jocks and the Player-Changer Ready Too Louie Jordan’s band is current. six months.” pire for a rest. musicians and singers who will be “ We believe there will be a June Christy, also a former Ken- featured. The seven-inch disc rep Kenton broke up his band last December and has been undecided strong public demand for the con tonite and the wife of Cooper, resents the most radical innova as to his next move. Rumors persist— and Stan does not deny them__ N a t C o le o p e n s March 1 at ventional record for years to come may also be featured. The Empire, tion in the history of the recording that he may turn to the study of psychiatry. But there’s also the Andre’s in Syracuse, N. Y. for a and that it will account for the which unshuttered last December industry. The hole in the center of chance that he will be back as a bandleader again this summer. week and on March 9 goes into major share of the industry’s out with Woody Herman and which the platter is much larger than the the New York Paramount Theater put. There are nearly 20 million has followed with Billy Eckstine- conventional disc, and the changer with his “ quartet” for at least a phonographs in use today employ Ceorgle Auld and the Duke Elling is the fastest and most foolproof fortnight. His combo just wound ing 78 speed. Capitol will continue ton crew, is operated by Gene of any ever devised; records can up a series of boffy concerts with ' to produce discs for those phono Norman. He said the Kenton “ all not be broken. Woody Herman’s band. graphs.” star” combo would open about W a llic h s disclosed, also, that Only The Best— Wallichs March 15 unless a last-minute Capitol would soon market a small, Wallichs pointed out that the Pert Connie Haines did a gang hitch developed. Charlie Ventura , compact, smartly-designed player- business of Capitol is to provide of television shows before leaving and Sarah Vaughan also are booked j changer m a c h in e expressly de recorded entertainment whether it her home in Hollywood for a for late spring, he asserted. signed to play the new 45-speed be on discs, wire, tape, film or any March opening at the New York records. It will be inexpensive. other means. The decision to make and satisfaction to the consumer, Copacabana. She’ll be featured on Many of the nation’s manufactur- the 45 record was based solely on he said. the same bill with Dean Martin ' ers of radio, television and phono the belief that it would give the And so, they’ll be in the stores and Jerry Lewis. sets already are preparing to in best results in value, performance next month. PACE 6 CAPITOL NEWS CAPITOL NEWS PACE 7 Telefunken Music Out Of Filmers’ Doghouse Classics Due Major Studios On March 14 Hypo Activity The world’s finest classical Activity in the music de m usic, i n c l u d i n g outstanding partments of the big Hollywood symphonies, singers, chamber film studios is slowly perking, groups, conductors, choral although a long way from nor groups and opera troupes, soon mal. will be presented for the first Param ount’ s music chief, time on Capitol platters as a Lou Lipstone, is overseeing as result of the recent agreement signments on seven films. through which Capitol will re Vic Young For ‘Victory’ OKAY FOR Kay . . . that’s the decision as Kay Starr and Morris lease the famous German Telefun Victor Young has been assigned Stoloff of Columbia Pictures film a scene for the forthcoming “ Make ken discs in the U. S. A. to compose and conduct the score Believe Ballroom" movie in which Kay is featured along with Frankie for Hal Wallis’ “ Bitter Victory” ; Laine, Jack Smith, the King Cole Trio, Pee-Wee Hunt, Charlie Barnet, March 14 is the date for the recording of the score for “ Bride Jimmy Dorsey ,Jan Carber and Alphonse Jarvis of KLAC. Kay does her first retease, comprised of five al Of Vengeance” is under way with own “ Starring Kay Star” program every Monday over ABC. bums and four single plates. Irvin Talbot conducting the Hugo Friedhofer score; Robert Emmett On New Wine-Red Label Dolan has started work on the Simultaneously, Capitol will in score for the Bing Crosby starrer, troduce its new wine-red classical “ Top O’ The Morning.” Joe Li I ley label. All of the new classical Tel has been assigned as music direc Luckies Strike Sinatra efunken series sides will, at first, THE H A PPIEST man in the world— Jack Smith— reveals here why tor for two new films. He will he sings thataway on his nightly CBS series from Hollywood. Jack be pressed on the conventional 78 handle the Bob Hope starrer, “ The will be heard amid this distracting setting in Columbia’s “ Make- r. p. m. speed, 12-inch discs. Start Great Lover” (formerly “Easy ing in April or May, however, the Believe Ballroom” film. He’ll also start playing baseball this month Does It” ), and has started com with the Capitol Records team— California’s weather permitting. Right Off The Radio entire Capitol-Telefunken output posing the score. His other assign will also be available on the newly- ment is “ Red Hot and Blue.” Lucky Strike cigs just cancelled Frank Sinatra from the designed and smaller 45 r. p. m.[ William W yler’s “ The Heiress” * Twentieth-Fox is winding up high-budget “ Hit Parade” program in an unexpected move records which Cap it introducing goes into the music dubbing stage next month in the popular field, j following completion of score re shooting on “ You’re My Every which may indicate that the tobacco bigwigs are planning to thing,” its biggest musical of the Two New Stars Erna Sack, world-renowned so-1 cording by Aaron Copland. Darrell put more of their money into advertising via television. year starring Dan Dailey and Anne prano with a range of six octaves j Calker has been signed to compose Sinatra will go off the program as soon as his present 39-week Baxter. A lf r e d N e w m a n , music above a hummingbird, is featured j and conduct the score for Pine- contract runs out. If the “ Hit Parade” remains on the net every Sat head at the studio, is all through Set On Discs in one of the five new albums; ^ Thomas’ “ Manhandled.” urday, and it looks now as if the entire show will fade, cheaper singers recording the tunes for the sound One of the most highly re will be featured. Franz Lehar operettas comprise J Steiner On ‘Flamingo Road’ Six composers are at work on track. Eddie Miller’s hot tenor sax garded young clarinetists in Sinatra still is planning to appear in London this summer and his the second album, B e e th o v e n ’s; seven pix at Warner Brothers, the within the 90-piece orchestra of agents are out trying to line up a new air sponsor for him. Lucky popular “ Eroica” Symphony No. 3, fl the w o rld , Buddy DeFranco, massive Burbank studio which has fers an incongruous sight. Strike also cancelled its daytime Don Ameche musical show, abruptly, conducted by W illem lyiengelberg, j and Betty Hall Jones, for years because it couldn’t compete against soap operas. Ameche had un constitutes a third package and | been deathly quiet recently. Franz But Thousands Are Jobless Waxman is cleffing original music a favorite west coast pianist covered many deserving young performers in the 13 weeks he em- Paul Hindemith’s “ Mathias The Songwriters Johnny Burke and seed it. Frankie’s final broadcast will be on May 24. Painter,” conducted by the com for the Cary Cooper “ Task Force’’’ James Van Heusen moved over to and singer, signed contracts to poser himself is the fourth. Also picture and David Buttolph is dou RKO Feb. 17 to write the score make biscuits for Capitol last bling up on “ Montana” and “ Colo to be released in album form this for an untitled musical. Sid Rogell month. Their first records will month is the Bruckner “ Mass In rado Territory.” Max Steiner is do has scheduled it for an April 15 ing the music for " F la m in g o be out in early March. E. Minor.” start. Road.” Johnny Green is conducting DeFranco recorded his first sides MCM will soon start shooting The Capitol-Telefunken agree the orchestra and making musical in New York. He shot into promi “Annie Get Your Cun” with Judy ment calls for a reciprocal ex arrangements for “ Happy Times.” nence during the war when he was Garland, Keenan W ynn and others, change of discs, thus giving Capi William Lava is handling the music featured with Tommy Dorsey’s tol access to one of the finest— for This Side Of The Law.” Ray the biggest musical on tap at the band. Miss Jones, who has written and most valuable— collections of Heindorf, head of Warners’ music Lion’s lair so far in ’49. songs for Nellie Lutcher and other recorded art in the world. Tele department, is directing the music Things are picking up. But out topflight stars, recorded in Holly funken, likewise, is distributing for “ It’s A Great Feeling,” songs of 14,000 musicians in Los Angeles wood with a combo featuring Capitol’s popular records in cer for which have been written by AFM Local 47, more than 10,000 Bumps Myers, Henry Coker and telefunken tain portions of Europe. Julie Styne and Sammy Cahn. are still said to be strictly jobless. other instrumentalists. ' H i t e . 6, 'Em?..... GJT ’£M ‘BLUM BLUM(Iwondcr whoIamiy-Peggij Lee WHILE THE ANGELUS WAS RINGING' - Margaret Whiting ’HERE I’LL STAV;- Oo Stafford CRUISING DOWN THE RIVER-Jack Smith ’SO IN LOW:'- Gordon MacTlae CARELESS HANDS'-Me I Torme ‘FAR AWAY PLACES'-Margaret M/h'.fin

Tennessean Hits Western Jackpot QQ Radio Jocks MEET THE JOCKEY! WILLIAM W. PIERCE III is the former singer with Bob Wills may formal name of “ Cousin W ill,” Cap Contract have a hit disc with his current; who spins discs over W N E B in “Worried Over You” and "I’m, Worcester, Mass. Thru Wastin’ Time On You” faces N o lowbrow, To Ernie Ford on Cap. Will Be Seen In P ie rc e has By LEE GILLETTE And as for Cliffie Stone, who taught English manages western acts, writes hit; and music, and , From the hills of Tennessee tunes, leads his own Barn Dance h im s e lf hail9 ] to the hills of Pasadena, Cali band, jo c k e y s o v e r KFVD and 'Platter' Musical from Bowdoin. fornia, is quite a jump. But KRKD and emsees his own KXLA Unmarried a n d Columbia camera crew. Letters “ Dinner Bell Roundup” stanza More than 50 American disc now 28, he even greater is the trek from suggesting the names of popular daily, he is now a television star, jocks will be seen and heard in mixes up his discs to avoid mo Pasadena to a long-term con Southern Californians can watch jocks for his film project will notony; his listeners hear Julia a forthcoming Columbia movie reach Staub at Columbia Pictures, tract with Capitol Records, Inc. him— if they have a large-size Lee follow a Peggy Lee vocal. 1438 North Cower, Hollywood This has just been achieved by screen— every Thursday night over feature, “ Spin That Platter,’’ Pierce has a great wax library of (28) Cal. He admits he hasn’t yet KFI-TV with his “ Dinner Bell" which Ralph Staub is producing his own, including much classical Tennessee Ernie, whose cur completed the list. gang. and directing. fare. And his daily Hoopers are rent series of broadcasts over And so, off to Dallas. soaring. The film will be released Not First Time On Film K X LA is creating a sock fol The same studio, six years ago, lowing, and a monstrous mail nationally next August 1 5 and, turned out “ Reveille With Bever pull. TENNESSEE ERN IE really hails according to Staub, will be ly,” a musical based on a female Harry James Seeks Ernest J. Ford (that’s Tennes from Tennessee. A native of Bris DeVol Plans shown in 5,000 theaters with jockette with sequences by Duke tol, he has just made his debut as Ellington, Freddie Slack, Ella Mae see’s real name) first came west in the United States alone. New Girl Vocalist in April of 1946, and he landed a Capitol recording star. Ernie can Morse and others. It was a coin Harry James is conducting a con And More to Be Shot! his first job as a jockey on a small spin tunes as well as sing ’em, Europe Trip snatcher. Columbia also recently test to find a girl singer. On his “ On April 7,” Staub told the station in San Bernardino, Cal. moreover. He is regularly featured made “ Make Believe Ballroom” current stand (weekends only) at Frank DeVol will enjoy his Cap News, “ I’ll be leaving Holly Last April, he launched his pres as a disc jockey on a Pasadena based on the daily platter show of Casino Cardens, at Ocean Park, first vacation in five years when wood on a long trip east during ent show on KXLA, in Pasadena. station. Al Jarvis in Los Angeles. Cal., he’s listening to audition he sails for Europe on July 3, which time we’ll contact scores of If Staub keeps on s h o o tin g , discs of c a n d id a te s for Marion Spriggins Also Set On Wax jockeys in various cities. In New Hank Thompson is back in Texas with his wife Crayce, for vis he’ll be sure to have a winning Morgan’s spot with the winner to A native of Bristol, Tenn., Er York, for example, we will cover packing them in on one-nighters, its to London, Paris, Rome, Geneva, film. The jocks alone will fill all be chosen March 27. The band nie sings along with the records everybody from 6-year-old Robin and sometime this month your Brussels and other cities. the theaters. goes on tour in April. Morgan of WOR to the veteran he spins and he also adds fans by western columnist will dust the DeVol, who handles one of the Norman Brokenshire o f W N B C , making personal appearances. His lint off his chaps and mosey down busiest schedules in Hollywood as who has been in radio since there first record for Cap couples “ Ten to Dallas to record a batch of new nessee Border” with one of his an arranger and ork leader on the was radio in the 1920’s.” wax by the Humpty-Dumpty Heart Jack Smith and Jack Carson air-1 Staub already has footage on 1 4 own original ditties, “ I’ve Cot the singer. Milk ’Em In The Morning Blues.” shows, and on Cap discs and tran-; Hollywood jocks, including Gene Tommy Duncan In L. A. scriptions, also may do a guest Norman, Don Otis, Tom Hanlon, Duece (that’s the way he spells California’s “ c o o l” spell last stint as a conductor while over Steve Allen, Frank Bull, Pete Pot it) Spriggins, long one of the top month didn’t keep the crowds seas. He and Mrs. DeVol already ter, Johnny Grant, Alex Cooper, entertainers with the Tex .Wil from flocking to Dave Ming’s 97th have booked passage back to New Wild Bill Anson, Jim Hawthorne, liams Western Caravan, also will Street Corral to dig Tommy Dun York on the Queen Mary for Aug. be featured as a single on Capi “ The Jedge” on KHJ, Dick Haynes, can, just back from a banner tour 10, in time to start his fall radio tol. Zeke Manners and Bob McLaugh of the Pacific Northwest. The schedules. lin. Other western spinners who will be included in Staub’s celluloid are Al (Jazzbo) Collins, Marshall Small, Harry Warren, Buddy Hey- EXCLUSIVE FEATURES! de, Bill Gavin, Bob Coerner, Don Fidelitone Davis and Lee Giroux. FLOATING POINT Patented V-groove Thinks Jocks Box-Office Locking feature on Shaft Staub is convinced that the d. j. NYLON NEEDLE is perfect subject material for pic Resilient Nylon Arm tures, and that a good many Amer Filters Record Scratch icans are more interested in their THE STARLICHTERS, five strong, have won enough polls In re Only *1 » local wax-whirler favorites than cent months to establish them as the number one vocal combo. they are in many big network per NOW ON SALE AT ALL Permium (Osmium Alloy) Tip Flanking Pauline Byrns here are Jerry Duane, Vince Degen, Howard sonalities. Hudson and Tony Paris. For a sample of their harmony latch a tab CAPITOL DEALERS for Long Life His trip will include visits to to the Tuesday night “ Supper Club” and Thursday eve Revere Camera various cities, where still more show airings with Jo Stafford and Paul Weston. Or any of their Capitol Produced by PERMO, INC., Chicago T E R P R E C IS IO N AND D E S I 6 N jocks will be photographed by a waxings. PACE 12 CAPITOL NEW! CAPITOL NEWS PACE 13

E L L A M A E MORSE is back in: the States. The Texas-born SO M E OF Los Angeles’ 1 4,000 Berg let Dizzy Gillespie’s band go. Business was so bad with Gilles singer married a navy officer] professional m u sic ia n s were pie, Berg said, he didn’t take in during the war and has been irked, others were delighted, enough money to pay off the mu living on Guam. But last month but few who read Earl W il sicians. Dizzy raced off to San they were ordered to Vallejo,! son’s recent syndicated col Francisco but was due back in L. A. for the March 1 week at the Cal. Ella M ae’s fans— and she’s umn which quoted T om m y Million Dollar Theater. had a mob of ’em ever since Dorsey on modern jazz were she etched “ C o w - C o w Boogie"i left unmoved by TD’s blunt nearly seven years ago— may write] Friendliest cutting sessions in views. to her at 17 Tang Street in Val California these days are those NUPTIAL BLISS is exhibited by pitting Mel Powell against Andre IT W A S February at the Rag Doll in Chicago for Nellie Lutcher, lejo. Wilson, w h o makes his liv Mr. and Mrs. Mel Torme, who Previn at the MGM lot— and at who got a loving sendoff from her Los Angeles home last month from ing reporting gossip and news of were wed last month in Chicago. her son, Talmadge, and sister, Mrs. Florida Morgan. Nellie composed the Manhattan saloon circuit, each other’s houses when they Florence Tockstein changed her She’s the former Florence Tock her recent “ My Little Boy” ditty with young Talmadge in mind. On asked Dorsey what he thought of aren’t working. name for the fifth time on Feb. stein, Candy Toxton, Linda How March 17, the real gone gal goes into the Chicago Oriental Theater bebop. 12 in Chicago when she up and ard and Brooke Chase who, just for three weeks. “ It stinks,” the Irish trombone Russ Morgan, who broke up his wed young Mel Torme. The new before her wedding, was even bet player snapped. “ It has set music and beauteous Mrs. Torme (see ter known as Susan Perry. band several weeks ago and took back 20 years. Co over and ask a long vacation in Hollywood, re photo) has appeared in films under — Photo by Gene Howard any of these boppers to play the sumes this month. He’ll head to various tags, including Candy Tox- melody of ‘America’ and I’ll bet Texas to appear with Dorothy Shay ton, Linda Howard, Brooke Chase Nature Boy Only Wants they can’t do it. They’ve got no March 17 at the Shamrock Hotel and, more recently, as Susan Perry. tone. All they want to do is find in Houston. It’s the first marriage for both. out how many funny sounds they They’ll live in Hollywood. Mel is Haymes To Do To Love... And Be Loved can get out of an instrument. Frank Capra’s first pic for Para booked for the Blue Note in Chi They don’t know what they’re mount, “ B ro a d w a y B ill, ” starts cago for two weeks starting The original Nature Boy is a bit unhappy with life in gen Cowboy Movie doing. this month. Bing Crosby will star. March 28. “ I w a n d e re d in to one joint eral and people in particular these days. Dick Haymes, who hasn’t where they play it,” Dorsey went Eden Ahbez says he wishes “ folks would let a guy live had much to do lately in the on, “ and it was so dark I was Jerry Colonna and his trombone his own life.” But they keep pestering him, and his background. Ahbez Big jimmy Rushing is still shout off to the Adams Theater, New ing the blues as few men ever way of radio and films, will going to send home to Pennsyl last month admitted he was born Alexander Aberle in Brooklyn, and vania for my miner’s lamp. M u ark, for March 3-9 week. that he was sent to Chanute, Kan., when he was 7. In Chanute, he have. The rotund Oklahoma per play a singing cowpoke shortly when he stars in “ Dusty Trail,” a sically, bebop sounds like a lot of lived with a family named McGrew and he was reared as “ George former, in Hollywood with Count guys practicing. Clark Dennis of the high tenor McGrew.” Basie again at the Cotton Club, western. Les Cowan will pro has been singing professionally duce it. “ Musicians had to go in through pipes (who has one of the world’s Then, Ahbez, or McGrew, or Aberle adds, when he was 11 he some 25 years, and few are the the basement, or the back door, finest collections of jazz platters) moved west to California. “ I have had my legal name of Aberle Chico Marx has been set as youngsters around who can cut for years. Benny Goodman came won’t be able to accept an invite changed in Judge Joseph Vickers’ court to Eden Ahbez. All I want Haymes’ pal. It also indicates that, him. along and brought them out of the from the N. Y. St. Patrick’s Day from life is to be able to compose, and be with my wife and my baby.” after 37 years together in show basement. Let’s keep them out of Society. His Revere Camera pro His latest tune, he disclosed, is “ Land Of Love.” business, the Marx Brothers have the basement.” gram over ABC with Jo Stafford, finally split up officially. Ahbez has never made any money from his “ Nature Boy” song. And Al Hibbler and Kay Davis are Paul Weston’s ork and the Star- The royalties are tied up because of a lawsuit. Just leave him alone continuing as Duke Ellington’s vo Illinois Jacquet opened at Billy lighters precludes his taking off and he’ll love everybody. calists, despite various reports that Berg’s Hollywood club shortly after for the March 17 festivities. one or both have left the fold. 17 Months For Ray Nance occasionally contributes a song, too, but seems far more DISTINGUISHED effective as a straight trumpeter Garber In L. A. and fiddler. Jan Garber’s original run of 12 MARK OF weeks at the Los Angeles Bilt- more Hotel has developed into a ■—' EUROPE’S FINEST Bing Crosby itching to toss a marathon stay. The North Caro MUSICAL ...HERALDING few balls with the Pittsburgh Pi lina leader now is in his seven RECORDED CLASSICS AND IDENTIFILING rates, who will begin training teenth month without a miss, and MERIT here this month. The Croaner and CAPITOL will remain there indefinitely. The his boys believe the club will fin TELEFUNKEN hostelry also throws in a floor ish no worse than second in the ï z æ ô j m The Great Classics of Europe show for good measure. mEFUNKEN National League this season. PACE 14 CAPITOL NEWS CAPITOL NEWS PACE 15 I It H ap p e V/HOG’S WHERt The Count Is Cool; Un worried By Trend BEN N Y GOODMAN: Palladium. LOUIE JORDAN: H’wood Empire. W e ’re just going through an COUNT BA SIE: Cotton Club. experimental period in pop

HARRY JAM ES: Casino Cardens, music. That’s why the stuff weekends only. you hear these days is all mixed up, confused, hard to classify. WINCY MANONE: Wingy’s. That’s what Count Basie be KID ORY: Beverly Cavern. lieves. The great New Jersey RED NICHOLS: Hangover. pianist and leader, who has seen PETE DAILY: Sardi’s Monkey styles come and go for more than 20 years, isn’t in the least alarmed Room. about the future of music. ILLINOIS JACQUET: Berg’s. “ Bop? Well, it’s a little differ ANDY RUSSELL, Buddy Cole and JAN CARBER: Hotel Biltmore. ent and the kids like it. Raymond Scott got the same reaction with Della Russell are all together on a CARMEN CAVALLERO: Cocoanut his huckleberry stuff in 1937, arc spanking new series of waxes fea Grove. Glenn Miller’s clarinet atop saxes turing the ingratiating “ Mr. and created a big stir, and then around Mrs.” act the Russells are using so BULL MOOSE JACKSON: Cricket 1942 all the kids were trying to successfully in America’s best Club. imitate Harry James’ trumpet. niteries. Cole plays the piano and leads the band; this shot was made ZU TTY SINGLETON: Club 47. “ Music has a way of leveling last month right on the session. off, smoothing out. There are all DICK STABILE: Slapsy Maxie’s. The King Sisters also have been kinds of music. As long as it is COUNT BASIE can’t get excited recording with Russell and Cole well-played that’s all that mat about bop ’cause he thinks there “ I ’m Beginning To Miss You” and ters. There is room for bop, for are all kinds of good music— and “ Yuk-A-Puk” have Just been re Dixieland, for Dave Rose and for room for all. The genial Red Bank leased by Cap. pianist has been playing in Holly Ravel. MEET THE JOCKEY! wood at the new Cotton Club “ Next year a new music will| “ JA Z Z B O ” is the name Al Col nitery. And there’s very little bop come along. Then the excitement; lins uses on his zany KN AK pro in his 1949 book. will start all over again.” grams daily in Salt Lake City. He’s Basie has been playing the new the goof who Cotton Club in Hollywood with advises listeners his band. Formerly known as the to “ drop dead Conniff Prepping Florentine Cardens, the Cotton: twice” when Club has a line of girls, several: they phone a re New L. A. Combo top acts and a weekly talent budg-j quest; his idea Ray Conniff, trombonist and ar et of around $5,500. Harold Stan of a good show ranger for Artie Shaw and others, ley, who operates the spot, be is one where he lieves it can be successful. But picks all his own is rehearsing a new band in L. A. other H o lly w o o d niteries have comprised of four brass, four reeds wax. Al p lays been wobbling the past year, many guitar, promotes jazz concerts, in and four rhythm. Conniff is slant have folded, and the heavy “ nut" sults sponsors, wrestles profes ing it for hotel work; the style is entailed is being eyed anxiously by sionally, lures visiting celebrities similar to the old Isham Jones ork. rivals who predict Stanley will to his mike and is perhaps one of soon have to feature less expen ERNIE FELICE insists that there is nothing— but nothing— of politi the most disliked characters in sive attractions. cal significance in this candid shot of a beat donkey. Seems that the Utah. But the “ peasants,” as he ‘Lager’ Show Folds B a s ie ’s b a n d , as always, has: heat down Palm Springs (Cal.) way simply was too much. The big calls his listeners, buy whatever One of the oldest disc jockey proved impressive, it still swings. man at left is Felice’s clarinetist, Dick Anderson, who has also been he sells. “ A nauseating public SCAT MAN Crothers, as zany shows in California, Lucky Lager’s The soloists are above par if not heard on several Kay Starr platters. Then, left to right, are Felice menace,” he is described. But they as they come, plucks his gitbox “ Dance Tim e’’ with Ira'Cook, quite the equal of the Youngs, himself, Dick Fisher, guitar, and new bassist Rollie Bundock, who was listen to him— and his guff— and and hums like a hummingbird. He, faded from KFAC last month. Don Claytons, Joneses, Evanses and a Clenn Miller star before the war. The Felice combo has been turn- he’s always sponsored. There must too, just recorded in Hollywood Otis and Bill Ewing emseed it be Pages of past editions. lng em away at Bering’s in Palm Springs. be other ways to make a living! fore and during the war for the Jimmy Rushing and Earl Warren for Capitol. Crothers is grabbing five bills a week as a nitery comic. béer sponsor. do the vocals. (All Photos By Otto Rothschild.) This copy of See. 562, P. L. & R. * CAPITOL NEWS comes to you through courtesy of

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CORDON MacRAE takes five between mas in a comedy musical, “ W est Point,” which rolls ters on a Hollywood waxing session. The sharp next May. The pic will be made at the U. S. shooting baritone (he recently sank a hole- Military Academy and songs will be by Julie in-one) lives a hectic life between his record Styne and Sammy Cahn. That’s coming a long ing, radio and movie-making schedules. Warner way from being an NBC page— a Job Cordie Brothers will co-star Gordie with Jack Carson had not too many seasons back.