DOWN BEAT NEWS-FEATURES Chicago, December 15, 1950 Hassel Looms Can't Make Money As Between AFM A Jazz Singer: Starr Chicago — “It hurts me when people say my voice has And Networks changed. Why, one man called me up and said he’d beard —Anticipating plenty rd had an operation on my throat. He wondered how I was of fight from the networks when getting along! I told him I was just fine, and I’d never had the current AFM contracts expire an operation like that in my life!” at the end of January, the execu­ Singer Kay Starr, who happened tive board of Local 802 has set to be striding around her dressing down a strong series of demands room at the Oriental theater here Sidemen and proposals to be considered for at the time, was not indignant, but the coming negotiations. amused. Switches A 10-man board, appointed by “It's my style of singing that the local, will meet with the AFM has changed,” Kay continued. Benny Goodman: Charlie Smith, president, James C. Petrillo, to “You can’t make money as a jazz drum*, for Terry Snyder . . - Joe discuss the local’s unanimously- singer, and with a little daughter Marsala t Charlie Traeger, bass, in, agreed-upon demands. to support and bring up I’ve had and Ed Aulino, trombone, for Bill Mostly concerned with TV con­ to get commercial. Am I happy? Granzow . . . Gene Krupa: Earle New York—Kndiating the nece»*ary geniality, thi* atypically afflu­ ditions, the union is planning to Now, what do you think? Holt, trombone, for Erby Green ent group of leader* touched baton* recently in the lobby of the Rooae- ask for.: the elimination of all (to Woody Herman). < ouldu't Make Loot veil hotel, hangout of local baton-touching aociety. Men are, from the records and transcriptions on TV Claude Thornhill: Charlie Curtis, “I was brought up to be a jazz left, Benny Strong, , Sammy Kaye, Guy Lombardo, and network stations from 8 a.m. bass, for Rollo Garberg; Med Flory, singer, but I could never make Shep Field*, and Vincent Lopez. The Roosevelt ia, of course, Lom­ until midnight; a classification tenor, for Dick Hafer (moved lo system setting up minimum pay any money doing that. Do you bardo'* stronghold. think I like to sing a song like clarinet, replacing Sonny Salad); scales for each show, and program Herb Geller, tenor, for Ray Turner, Hoop-De-Doo? Or imagine anyone Thirteen out of 16 mu»r< trade* Watch the Dec. 29 itaue foe budget allocations for musicians. and Jack Agee, baritone, for Gene going up and saying ‘I loved you manufacturer* ran most of their final result* in the band poll. It In addition, among the demands Allen ... ; Jimmy while the fiddles played’—fiddles! advertising in Down Beat in 1949. will be on sale Dec. 15. set for Local 802 staff men are: Blake, trumpet, for Dick Murphy the maintenance of current mini­ “One song I do like that I’ve cut (to army) . . . Pupi Campo: Allen mum number of musicians for recently is on the other side of Fields, alto, for Lennie Hambro, Class A stations; hiring on a year­ Oh, Babe. It’s Everybody’s Some­ body’s Fool, strictly a race record, and Sol Rabinowitz, baritone, for ly basis with eight-week notice Wally Bettman. provisions; paid vacations; health and I’ll tell you, I did a little bit of cheating on that. You know Tex Beneke: Red Rodney, trum­ insurance; severance pay, and a pet, for Bobby Style*; Eddie Zandy, reduction of the current work Dinah Washington? Well, I’ve heard her sing it, toe. She and trumpet, for Gordon Dooley; Art schedule from five, to four hours Depew, trumpet, for Nick Travis, out of eight. Little Miss Cornshucks are great singers, but nobody’s ever heard and Johnny Hayes, tenor, for Gene of Cornshucks. Cipriano . . . Johnny Long: Harry Hangsen. alto, for Joe Bruskin, Mann To MCA Like Bessie'* and Phil Bowers, trombone, for New York—The Music Corpora­ “Some people say I sing like Ken Schrudder (to army) . . . tion of America has signed * man­ Bessie Smith. I don’t know. All Phil Ingalls (Tickets, Please show) : agement contract with band lead­ I’ve ever heard of Bessie are those Blaise Turi, trombone, for Joe Turi er Bernie Mann and is planning a real old records people play for (to Bless Them Ml). Flanagan - type buildup for the me, records that have been played Ralph Flanagan: Bill Cronk, band. Part of MCA’s promotion over and over again until they’re baaa, for George Roumam- (lo will use his Tower records as a worn out All you can hear is a army), and Artie Green, trombone, focal point. whine and a screech and surface for Julie Rubin (to army) . . . noises. ‘You mean I sound like Louis Prinui: Sonny Muacan, from USED BY thatf I ask them,” the mercuric tenor to alto for Joe Ruffano; Kay said in mock agony. Dave Figg to tenor; Bill Legan, AMERICA'S “It’s all right to be a jazz sing­ trombone, for Joe Matty; Frank My Best er when you’re young and don’t Nichola*, trumpet, for John Mc­ have responsibilities, but if you Cormack, and Lou Pagani, , GREATEST want to get those checks — some- for Herb Eidermuller (lo Tex On Wax thing’s gotta change,” Kay con- Beneke) . .. Sonny Dunham: John MUSICIANS eluded. Wilaon, trumpet, for John Bova By Kay Starr (to army); Berke Alexander, • From the Academy at $102.50 The song I like best I recorded trombone, for George Monte (to a long time ago on Capitol, and Keep informed on the music Tex Beneke); John Kremolat, to the marvelous Citation at $215.00 the comets, trumpets, business by reading Down Beat. It’* alto, for Moe Koffman (to Ralph it’s called Then I’ll Be Tired of and trombones of Rudy Muck are perfection themselves You. I like it because I believe in intereating, informative, and prof­ Flanagan), and Sol Gubin, drum*, itable. it That song could almost be a tone for Larry O'Leary (lo Ted Weems). There is no comparable instrument made. Send for free poem, and it’s one of the most per­ catalog and list of musicians and bands that use Muck ex­ fect marriages of words and music Leota "Safchwo" Armstrong, Tb« "King of Jan,” »ay», “Your fine I’ve ever seen. There are a lot of mouthpiece is doing just grand! 1 am positively so satisfied with it that I clusively. similes in the lyrics. You can in­ have been tinging your praise* to musician* all over the world. “LaVelle" terpret it in a number of ways. mouthpiece* are the beet; and the Special Model you made for me ia I don’t remember who wrote it; why, it’s been, I’d say, easily five juM wonderful! -t.g.g,- Ca*fom-BalH Moothplocoi CARL FISCHER MUSICAL INSTRUMENT CO years since I recorded it Dave RONALD H. LAVELLE Cavanaugh’s small band backed 441 SIXTH AVENUE riTTSEUWaw te. ta Cooper Square, New York 3, N. Y. me on the record.

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