news 6 CAPITOL NEWCAp|T0L NEWS PACE 3 news DAVE DEXTER’S Old Stars Return To Published Monthly by S u r f a c e CAPITOL PUBLICATIONS, INC. Les Brown’s Fold; Sunset and Vine, Hollywood 28, Calif. ' / » o i s e Printed in U. S. A. Palladium Is Next EDITED BY DAVE DEXTER, JR. An eleventh-hour booking will put Les Brown’s band on the Palla­ dium bandstand starting June 1 for five weeks instead of Sonny Dun­ Notes From An Old Desk Drawer ham’s music, as previously scheduled. Bob Crosby is mapping out a stiff road schedule, to get underway! Les, a Pennsylvanian who first Trizzi on guitar, Ray Leatherwood is on this summer when the Campbell’s program (CBS) fades from the air- attracted attention in music as a bass and Jimmy Pratt pounds the tubs. M lanes. His current crew has a style that’s as unrelated to the old Duke University undergraduate, has Les himself, doubling alto and clarinet, Crosby Dixie gang as Diz is to Doctor Gillespie. . . . And that newly- been busy augmenting his crack makes the reeds six strong when he’s blowing up front. formed Jim Dorsey outfit is doing pretty well for an infant. A two-! combo for the Pally engagement. It Dead'ine reeler at Universal will follow the full-length Monogram feature (see is definite that Butch Stone will be The Palladium also has Dick Jurgens tentatively skedded for a September page 7) and JD has his bookings so arranged, through the summer back, on baritone sax, with his hilarious BRILLIANT ALTO soloist, now a comedy act. And Abe Most, clarinet, al­ opening. Henry Busse was featured months, that he can sleep in his own California home every night and through the month of May. Perry Como just signed to make one Harry lames anchor after a decade so will return to the fold for the first film a year for MCM for seven years. shoot 1 8 to 27 holes eveny morning. . . . Dave Hyltone just joined with the late Jimmie Lunceford, is time since the war. Before Pear Harbor Capitol in Hollywood. He’s the Metronome and Hollywood Reporter Willie Smith, This artistic study of Abe was rated one of the five best Dick Haymes and Martha Tilton will writer whose unusual personal integrity is reflected in his decision to a ¡an soloist was made by Charlie stickmen in the business. play eastern theaters in July. Their Mihn’s camera on a recent James drop all his record review columns because of his Cap affiliation. Ray Kellogg Drops Poundage "A utolite” program goes off the air. engagement at the Aragon Ballroom Howcum Pic and the Record Changer, both nationally-circulated mags In Ocean Park, a few miles outside Les will feature Ray Kellogg and Ei­ and supposedly independent, continue to run the biased, moldy-figgy Hollywood. leen Wilson as vocalists. Ray and Eileen Gordie MacRae, Evelyn Knight held recently were married. Kellogg also has reviews under the C. Avakian byline? He’s an executive of a disc over on Texaco show. Program airs via been dieting and is now said to tip the ABC every Wednesday and will continue outfit and he never, never knocks his own waxings— just those of his beams at a mere 200 pounds. Stone and through summer. competitors. ew Band For Les’ brother, Stumpy Brown, also handle Fiddling Vets Wanted By Dave Rose vocal duties with the band. Score one for Davey Rose, whose skilled, musicianly talents are so Les said that the trumpet section ienny Carter would stack up with Frankie Beach, Bob pitifully underplayed on the Skelton show. Rose is rehearsing an all-1 Forsaking a visit to New York Fowler, W es Hensel and Bob Higgins. California orchestra of more than 60 wounded ex-servicemen. They! Trombones will include Ray Klein, Ray . j. • i n Iven though he had his train tickets hope to give concerts this summer along the Pacific coast and with _ Sims, Ralph Phifner and Stumpy Brown. n , ,| , , and reservations set, Benny Carter B u t the y nee d a do z en m o re fidd lers before , _ , _ . .luck, points east, too But they need a dozen more fiddlers before , _ , _ . .luck, Dick Jurgens Due Too noved out to 20th-Fox last month Dave can produce the music he wants. The reeds will comprise Stone, Most, o play his alto sax on the sound­ Here And There On the Hollywood Beat Davey Pell, Jack Tucker and Eddie rack of ‘‘Street With No Name,” one Scheer, whose soprano saxing has caused They’re screaming these days out at the big Burbank plant known if the big productions now in work at lots of attention. Scheer is a holdover (he studio. as W arner Brothers, and all over a freckled-faced blonde who plugged from the old Brown band of 1941. Carter also reorganized his band. W ith along for nearly 10 years as a bandbird with Les Brown and Bob Geoff Clarkson is at the piano, Tony AC contracted to book it, Benny has Crosby. Doris Day, they claim, will be the biggest thing in films since een rehearsing with seven brass, five Crable. Her first two pictures (only one has been released) insure eeds, three rhythm and a girl singer still her future as a top Hollywood star. . . . Lots of grumbling here also o be selected. The “ Amazing Man of Pete Johnson’s Piano BAREFOOT CAL with the Pied about the “ imported” chicklet who has been underbidding the Ameri­ 4usic" also is being considered for a Pipers combo, June Hutton, is shown all network show of his own. Solid in San Diego can gal singers for radio, screen and nitery appearances. Apparently with Chuck Lowry and Hal Hopper Benny’s new crew was tentatively set The hard-hitting boogie piano of Pete while an invisible Clark Yocum holds she’s gonna settle down in the U. S. A. for good, snatching jobs from o debut at the Trianon Ballroom. L. A., Johnson now is being featured in San June’s music. Many girl orioles do her rivals and amassing a small fortune with her tactics— and talons. late May and according to Carter him- Diego, at the St. James Hotel. Pete . . . Add odds-and-ends to the Kenton story: his daughter Leslie was born pre­ elf, his long-planned trek to Gotham opened on May 1 1 after a long run in their best work sans footwear. For cisely at the same time that he formed his band ’way ’way back in June of dll have to be postponed indefinitely. Los Angeles at various niteries. He works additional proof, see next month’s 1941. Both are seven this month. (And Stan’s band is seven times louder). as a single. issue of the Cap News. “Queen Mary” a Haven For the Squares apitol Bags N e w Note from Cap’s Jimmy Conkling, aboard the mighty British “ Queen Mary" KING COLE somewhere between Liverpool and New York harbor, contends that ‘‘the Orchestra Conducted by Frank DeVol W EA R IN G HER hair short for the musicians on this ship swear they never heard of bebop, Swing, Jazz, ragtime Barclay A lle n O rk first time since she was in elemen­ or Dixieland.” And how many Strauss waltzes can you digest at one sitting— Former Freddy M artin pianist or sailing????? Kay Starr’s 18-month-old daughter, Kathy, attending a recent tary school, Lena Horne will offer Barclay Allen and his new orchestra Nat captures this new look for her legion of fans afternoon floorshow rehearsal with her mother at the Chi Hotel Sherman, ran st month signed to record for WME out on the stage and pulled off a singing and hoofing turn that was so great perfectly the elfin mood of this poignant song. in the forthcom ing “ Words and ■apitol, the manager of the room pleaded to put the babe in the show. Mom decided Music’’ film now under way at MCM. Allen, noted for his speed and sleek The King Cole Trio; Kathy should wait until she’s older. “ W hen she’s two years old,” Kay said, ichnique on the Knabe, is a young vir- LOST APRIL' A dozen great stars will be seen in Orchestra Conducted by Carlyle Hall “ she can make her own decisions. I don’t want to rush her into anything.11 uoso who, before he joined Martin sev- Unforgettable melody, sung in subtle style. the film. But none will top Lena for Howzat? looks. n S^asons kack. was musical director L’A. radio station KLAC. CAPITOL NEWS PA C E 5 PA C E 4 CAPITO L NEW They Put Songs On The Hit Parade

T H E N O TICEABLE improvement! two of the nation’s most popula trade papers in recent weeks hasn' escaped the eyes of the Vine stree mob. Sprawled in the Key Club, o' Coffee Dan’s, or at ringside in the Palladium, the gang is particularly er thused these days over The Billboard improved and vastly more accurate ser ies of popularity surveys of America' music tastes. These listings, appear^, weekly, attempt to sum up the “mos played” discs in jukes, and on the air and also which tunes have received th< MEN-ABOUT-TOWN, and the town could be Hollywood, New York or most performances. I t‘s all a much HERE THEY are, the men who help put songs up on the Hit Parade. Fred most anyplace between are, (left to right) Hoagy Carmichael, Freddy Martin needed service. So you think it’s luck that puts a Waring, in foreground at right, got them all together in Los Angeles recently and Larry Adler. Hoagy set out to be a lawyer, Freddy was reared in an orphan­ Down Beat also, as Ellington migh song atop the Hit Parade? and formed an impromptu glee club. Few songpluggers can hum a tune, but age and Adler’s ambition was . . . to become the world’s greatest harmonica say, suddenly jumped. Ned Williams ha Well, in Los Angeles alone there they sure carry them around in their pockets. The story below tells how they virtuoso. Here, they are pictured at the Cocoanut Crove, where Frankie Carle’s made a change here, a change there are 102 recognized song publishing operate. music is the current attraction. and a couple more changes right dow firms. There are 165 “ official” pluggers, the middle covering typography ar men who have formed the Song Contact a record or network program, it be­ personnel alike. Tom Herrick’s retui Men's Association, whose daily job it is comes easier to plug. to the rag is a real advantage—eve Bobby Sherwood to show new ditties to bandleaders and But only one out of 1 0,000 lands atbp Nellie All Poohed Out; though he spmetimes has trouble rear singers and try to get the tunes per­ the Hit Parade. ing record labels accurately—and tl formed on the air and on records. Quits the Road “ slick” stock the Beat is using mak< For no one, plugger or plumber, can After several months in Cleve­ She’ll Vacation In L.A. for an attractive, compact journal a[ Lots of Amateurs, Too predict just which tunes will click with And all those men are professionals, Mr. and Mrs. America. For every “ Nature land, where he was featured in tele­ in August following her engagement in pealing to everyone even slightly inte Nellie Lutcher will enjoy her devoting all their time to tune-touting. Boy” there are thousands of duds. Vancouver. ested in music and musicians. vision and as a jock, Bobby Sher­ first rest in a year this month fol­ May BB and the Beat continue t There are probably several thousand wood will return to Hollywood this lowing her closing night at the Red improve. If they can, so can the musi amateur writers, in addition, each of month and settle down permanently. Feather Club, Los Angeles, on business as a whole. whom 'is convinced his song is better Barnet Opens At Sherwood may occasionally lead a Carmichael Dated than "Nature Boy.” dance band, he said, but he also would June 7. June, 1948, marks the sixth birthday Fred Waring got the songpluggers to­ Casino Cardens seek to further his own acting career. The Real Cone Cal, back home For London Soon anniversary of Capitol Records, Inc. gether last month at a monstrous lun­ He and Mrs. Sherwood want to buy a cheon. He compared them (see photo) The Mad Mab of Musicdom, in California for the first time since Hoagy Carmichael is setting up a busy home and quit traveling. L. A. jockeys elected Gene Normal to the songpluggers in Chicago and New Charlie Barnet, is back in action last summer, is limiting her Red Feather schedule for himself this month as he president of their organization. ■ York. Waring learned that the California engagement to three weeks. She has sets his sights on an “ in person” date again with his romping, ripping boys, who prefer being called “ contact Torme W ill Sing several one-nighters along the west at the Casino in London starting Aug. 9. band at the Casino Cardens, owned by Joe Perry celebrated his 25th year i f men" to pluggers, also prefer horse­ coast set up for late June, to be cli­ In September, immediately upon his re­ Tommy Dorsey. the recording biz on May 6. racing to baseball, that they dress more ‘Moon’ in New Film maxed by a July 5 opening at the Palo­ turn to the States, he will go out as Barnet, using a strictly local aggrega­ informally than do their N ew Y ork Mel Torme, busy at MCM throughout mar Supper Club in Vancouver, where headliner of his own revue, including six tion, opened on May 28. He replaced Tony Martin’s option for films at U- brothers, and that each plugger carries the month of May recording and facing she is signed for three weeks. acts and a band not yet selected, doing Jimmy Dorsey’s fast-moving new group. was picked up for another year on Ma an average of three different songs with the cameras for “ Words and Music,” Nellie, due to return to New York one-night stands and theaters. The By remote control, Charlie also is 4. Meaning there’ll be more of the Mar him no matter where he goes. will be featured in a Garrick Gaieties in September for another run at Down­ songwriter, who has scored considerable tin baritone on the screen following hi operating his own “ intime” nitery in the Most of the big song firms are in Valley just north of Hollywood, the Doll sequence with June Allyson. Mel will town Cafe Society, expects to spend success as a film thesp in recent years, “ Casbah” starrer. New York, but the largest (Robbins, sing “ Blue Moon.” more time at her home in Los Angeles has never played London. House. Four Russian composers, Dimitri Shos B-V-C, Bourne, Leeds, etc.) also main­ takovich, Aram Khachaturian, Serge Pro tain branch offices in Chicago and Hol­ kofieff and Nicolai Miaskovsky, an lywood. In recent years, incidentally, the MARGARET CAirtAjtrtlj ill /If II l\ 17 Am-Rus Music, their American agefl west coast has become more and more 'IT’S YOU OR NO ONE' \SXKJ IfllHy Mir 1“M. MA important to publishers. Chicago, by the have sued 20th Century-Fox for usin The lovely song from same token, becomes weaker. WHITING their music in “ The' Iron Curtain, a ‘Romance On The High Seas" With Orchestra Conducted By Carlyle Hall anti-Soviet film. One of 10,000 Hits With Frank DeVol STEPPIN’ OUT WITH MY BABY' It is no accident when Perry Como And His Orchestra 'NOBODY BUT YOU' Connie Jordan opened at the Glendali The great Irving Berlin rhythm song from MGM's "Easier Porade" s,ngs a tune on the Supper Club, or With The Crew Chiefs Brass Rail May 14 as leader of smal, when Dinah Shore and Johnny Mercer do Pleasant harmonizing, EVELYN' Beautiful ballad, perfect for Gordon's rich baritone combo similar to the one he had at Bill a duet on Call For Music. The song­ sparkling arrangement. Berg’s last winter. CAC booked him. pluggers have chased them for weeks, pleading the merits of a new ballad or The Ravens open at Cricket Civ RECORD NO. 15079 REC O RD N O . 15091 novelty entry. Once a tune is started on G q aitoC June 2. PACE 6 CAPITOL NEWS CAp|T0L NEWS PACE 7 New Respect For Lombardo On Coast Progressive Stan’ Eyes His Boat More Exciting Than Ork Coining West Coast Trip Guy Lombardo returned to New Star Kenton’s return to Califor­ band after nearly five years as an York in late May after his success­ nia this month will find his band arranger and member of the mighty Kenton trumpet section. Ed Badgley of ful run at the Cocoanut Grove in playing not only the famous Holly­ Chicago replaced Hanna. Also new is Los Angeles, but it was anything wood Bowl June 1 2 under auspices Harry DiVito, on trombone. He took but a jubilant Lombardo who of Gene Norman, but also other over the hot chair occupied by Eddie trained out. He had his powerful coast cities ranging from San Diego Burt. Conti Condoli returned to the “ Tempo V I” speedboat shipped band on trumpet, and as reported last up to Seattle. month, Irv Kluger is working out well more than 3,000 miles from its Ken Hanna, meanwhile, left the on drums in place of Shelly Manne, who home Delaware dock, hoping to quit. smash Gar W ood’s 1932 American Some of the more important Kenton speed mark of 124.91 miles per hour. dates this month will find his band, and And the best Lombardo could do, in Kay A ’Starr' June Christy, in Oakland on June 17, CUY LOM BARDO’S music may be strictly from Karo, but he is proud of California, was 117.84 on the Salton Portland on June 23, Seattle on June 26 his gutbucket hobby. Shown in his prized Tempo VI speedboat on the famous Sea. and San Francisco June 30. His Boat W orth $100,000 Salton Sea in California last month, the former fiddler sits behind a 1300- horsepower V motor as he “ warms up” at more than 100 m. p. h. lit N.Y., Too! Full details of the all-important Racing is a phobia with the former (This Month’s Cover Girl) Hollywood Bowl event will be found on violinist, whose schmaltzy orchestral craft was powered with the same Rolls Pages 8 & 9 of this issue. stylings long ago made him a million­ Royce engines which, during the war, With top music reviewers prais­ R E M E M B E R her with the late aire. His boat is valued at more than powered the famous Spitfires which ing her New York debut as a sing­ Glenn Miller’s pre-war ork? Blonde $100,000 and every time he places it in Coast Will See flew faster than 400 m.p.h. Lombardo’s Marion Hutton now is in Hollywood, water he pays $150 in insurance fees. ing single—trade paper writers and boat has a 12 cylinder Allison engine, doing the Revere show via Mutual That doesn’t cover his racing— no in­ It Happens Out V type, in the rear of the 25-foot hull. 'Gotham jocks alike were all enthu­ with Andy Russell and occasional surance company will insure the craft Carle's Combo Learned As a Kid siastic—Kay Starr got off to a sen­ nitery appearances. Film producers, when its roaring 1 300-horsepower motor Here Regularly His music may be sticky, songplug­ Frankie Carle will follow his cur­ sational start as headliner of the new however, won’t give Marion a crack is opened up. Among the hundreds of telephone gers admitted as the maestro roared by rent stand at the Cocoanut Grove of show at Cafe Society in Greenwich V il­ at the movies. They consider her The bandleader raced out to Salton calls pouring in at Capitol’s Sunset & at 110, but there’s nothing sissy about merely “ Betty’s little sister.” at dawn after slaving over a warm the Los Angeles Ambassador Hotel lage on May 4. Vine building last month was one, from the guy’s hobby. How did he get inter­ bandstand at the Cocoanut Grove until with a series of dates along the The engagement marks Kay’s first an unidentified male, who asked to ested in racing? after midnight on May 4. Wearing a fling on her own in Bigtown, although speak to Nat "K ing” Cole. Told that Lombardo lived on a small Canadian west coast, from San Diego to Van­ Jimmy Dorsey Inks Mae W est and a crash helmet, Lombar­ she has sung there previously as a spar­ Cole was traveling in the east, the caller river not far from Detroit as a boy. Two couver. do made three courageous cracks at the row with the Joe Venuti and Charlie hesitated and then told the switchboard For Teen-Age Film of his neighbors were speedboat fans Carle can’t go too far off in the record during the day but each time Barnet bands. girl: Freddie Stewart’s next movie for to the point where the rivalry placed something happened to foul up his wilderness, however, for every Sunday, Monogram, in which Phil Brito, baritone, Guy’s father, as a friend of both parties, Kay’s Manhattan entry came upon the " I just wanted to thank him for the sleek "Tempo V I” as it streaked throughout the summer months, he must also will get billing will feature , music in the role of judge, arbiter, peace­ heels of a solid run at the Hotel Sher­ song he dedicated to me. You see, I’m through the water. broadcast his Sunday “ Summer Electric’’ by the new orchestra of Jimmy Dorsey. maker and everything else necessary to man, Chicago, where Ernie Byfield held the original Nature Boy.” program via CBS. His band has just concluded eight Still Confident He’ll Do It prevent mayhem. Young Guy thrilled to her over, with Herbie Fields’ band, for He was serious. Then he hung up. His daughter, Marjorie Hughes, is com­ weekends at Casino Gardens. W ill Ja­ “ I’ll still break the Wood mark,” the put-put of the engines as he three weeks after her original contract pletely well again after a severe illness son is producing and directing the pic, Lombardo told songpluggers and news­ watched the rivals speed up and down had expired. and is soloing on the Sunday broadcasts. Hal Derwin Returns slanted to the teen-aged audience. The papermen who drove to Salton to see the river, somewhere around 20 miles Frankie also introduced, last month, two Kay’s latest record, by coincidence, tentative title is “ Manhattan Folk him race the clock. per hour. new male singers to round out his vocal was released nationally a few days after To H is Home Town Song.” Deep down in his heart, Lombardo Fade in, fade out, as the boys say in A fter several years in Hollywood, aggregation. In addition to Gregg Law­ her Cafe Society debut. “ Don’t Let Your really isn’t too worried about the Car Hollywod. Time passes. Guy Lombardo where he formed his own dance band, rence and the Starlighters, the new faces Love Co Wrong" and "Snuggled On Wood American mark of 124.91 m.p.h. and his Royal Canadians are now known Hal Derwin returned to Chicago, his are Billy Williams and Chris Weston— Your Shoulder," on the purple Capitol Pic For Beryl Davis Actually, his brothers disclosed, Guy’s the world over for producing the native bailiwick, in May. Hal will re­ Beryl Davis, British singer now in no relation to Paul. label, combine Kay’s lusty, barrelhouse eyes are on the world record set by the “ sweetest music ever played” and Guy jazz style with a newly-developed, soft, organize in the W indy City and play Hollywood, was signed for a bit in "The Miguelito Valdes will replace Carle's Britisher, Sir Malcolm Campbell (141 has himself a couple of bucks he can and generally appealing ballad deivery. engagements in the Chi area through Stray Lamb" which Bill Cagney is pro­ band at the Grove in mid-June. m.p.h.) nine years ago. But Campbell’s afford to spend on his boyhood dream. Bhe gets top-drawer accompaniment on the summer months. ducing. the two faces by Dave Cavanaugh’s mu­ Paramount to Make lle featuring the leader’s tenor sax, With Dove Barbour and The Brazilians 'ibes by Red Norvo, guitar by Jack Mar- ‘White Christmas’ 'hall, Arnold Ross at the piano, Red 'CARAMBA! IT’S THE SAMBA' Following upon the heels of MCM’s -allender, bass; Jack Turner, drums, ’ THAT'S WHAT I LIKE' Sweet Señorita Lee, bock again in a “ Easter Parade,” which is based on Irv­ Solid boogie tune with zesty lyrics. Manana-like mood! |r|d Dick Anderson, clarinet. ing Berlin’s songs and activities, Para­ Brilliant instrumentalizing. mount this month will announce that it, 'BABY, DON’T BE MAD AT ME' Arnez Opening June 25 With Dave Barbour and His Orchestra too, will start on another Berlin-based ’CRAZY WORLD' Moody and bossy. With out­ Appealing sentiment with slow and bright choruses. musical. The title will be "White Christ­ Desi Arnez will be the follow-up at- standing arroy of jazz greats. mas.” Bing Crosby is being sought to faction to Charlie Barnet at Casino Gar- start in it. Paramount two years ago |ens startinS June 25 for two weeks. produced "Blue Skies,” another in the rnez Wl11 be Playing his first L. 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The program, a sort of ing into the Chicago Hotel Sherman in Jimmy Fidler gossip show with sage­ June. brush, also spotlights a song or two by Using Two Instruments some of the nation’s top cowboy stars. Norvo shipped both his vibes and his Fine Band W ith Him, Too xylophone to Milwaukee, along with The band regularly heard with Harper numerous arrangements clef fed for him BENNY GOODMAN is fronting a includes Herman the Hermit, Billie Lie- by Johnny Thompson. trio again in this photo, reviving bert, Cliffie Stone’s arranger and ac­ The new sextet features Russ Black, memories of the 1930’s when Teddy cordionist; Eddie Kirk, who waxes for piano; Jack Smith, guitar, and Barrett Wilson and Cene Krupa teamed with Truman Nixes Capitol, and others. On the initial broad­ Deems, vet Chicago drummer. Clarinet the BC clarinet to produce a solid cast last Jan. 28, Harper had as his spe­ and bass round out the instrumentation batch of the finest jazz ever coined. Dorsey s Invite cial guest Eddie Dean. Since then, the and three of the musicians, singly and Teddy is back with Benny again, as Things were going along too list of western folk who have appeared in trio fashion, handle the vocals. is evident here, while former Jim with Redd reads like a W h o ’s Who. Har­ DALE EVANS is just one of many topflight western folk who has been smoothly for Jimmy Dorsey, break­ joe Glaser set the booking for Norvo, Lunceford tubman Jimmy Crawford per, and there’s just no doubt about it, featured by Redd Harper on his world-famous “ Hollywood Roundup” program slaps the skins. Capitol soon will re­ ing in his new band at the Casino slanted for men in the armed forces. Redd is shown with Dale (Mrs. Roy who had virtually no time to prepare has a pretty huge audience. And he is lease a side or two featuring the Cardens. So he “ invited” several doing a tremendous job for western and Rogers) on a recent broadcast. AFRS Photo. for the opening. Originally slated to go east last month with Benny Goodman, new Coodman - Wilson - Crawford fairly prominent folk to sit in with folk music. threesome. liams, who now is touring back east, Shot Antelope Hunt in September. Jerry Norvo changed his mind when BC his men at the May 16 “ Music For the Jimmy Wakely is back in Hollywood Wounded” dance. returns to the Rancho in about eight will be on Gov. Lester C. Hunt’s team. talked during salary discussions. Red after a sock theater tour which took Out of 50 invitations, the qnly ones weeks. Hank Thompson, incidentally, got :ouldn’t get together with Goodman on him from San Fran all over New Mexico. Red Egner and Billy Hill are appear­ who failed to show were Pianist Harry himself “ hitched” just before he left ;erms. Then came news of the Glaser Video No Boon To In Clovis, he was the guest at the First ing with Hank Thompson’s crew at Riv­ Ming. Truman, Trumpeter James C. Petri I lo Texas to come to California last month. Annual Cattlemen’s Festival, and he erside Rancho and over KXLA and KCER. and Bassist Fabian Sevitsky of the In­ Red has a new jazz disc just released, L. A. Musicians made a hit at the banquet where he was Paging Roy Rogers, Gene Autry and They both were formerly with Spade dianapolis Symphony. Under a Blanket of Blue” and “ Holly- Jimmy Petrillo’s consent to allow seated with the Governors of New Mex­ Tex Ritter! W atch out, boys, because Some of those who did show included Cooley, and recently fronted their own lidge Drive,” which teams men like ico and Texas. Eddy Arnold also ap­ the rodeo circuits have been invaded by musicians to perform for television Peggy Lee, Phil Brito, Andy Russell, Phil combo at the Palace Barn. >enny Carter, Eddie Miller, Dave Bar- peared and sang a few songs. Jerry Colonna. An expert horseman and hasn’t meant a thing as far as the Harris, Alice Faye, -Mel Torme, Marion Stuff, Etc. 'our, Arnold Ross, Bill Hadnott, Bobby Hank Thompson in California rifle shot, not to mention a fine enter­ Hutton, Charlie Barnet, Mickey Rooney iherwood, Dave Cavanaugh and Jesse two Los Angeles video outlets are Hank Thompson’s current Riverside tainer, Jerry has already completed a Jack Rivers has Andy Parker and the and dozens more. 3rice together. The platter, on the pur- concerned. Rancho engagement here on Hollywood’s number of p. a.’s at rodeos in Phoenix, Plainsmen on the bandstand with him at )le Capitol label, marks Norvo’s first Neither Paramount’s KTLA or the Riverside Drive could put the “ Humpty Palm Springs and has two more set at the Santa Monica (Calif.) pier. Spade W release for the Cap waxworks. But Don Lee station have utilized “ live” Dumpty Heart” star on top in western press time. Jerry will be at the Reno Cooley returns shortly. . . . Jan Garber, Houston Symphony to nore wil be released in the near future, music except for occasional experimen­ dance band circles. It was at the Rancho Rodeo July 4 and at the Cheyenne Dick Jurgens and Lawrence Welk are all ncluding an album of advanced “ pro- tal programs and viewings of the L. A. Play Copland’s ‘Pony’ that Spade Cooley got his real start, and “ Frontier Days” later the same month. playing “ Flo From St. Joe Mo.” That's ’ressive” jazz with which Norvo is so Philharmonic. Aaron Copland’s “ Red Pony Suite” the new tune that Tex Williams made Tex William s’ recent six weeks there He likewise has been invited to be hon­ losely identified. Both stations still rely chiefly on old from the Feldman-Milestone movie, didn’t do him any harm, either. Wil- ored guest at the famous Wyoming One- popular on a Cap etching. films and records. “ The Red Pony,” will be given its world Latest figures indicate that there are premiere by the Houston Symphony on now about 16,000 video sets in opera­ Nov. 1. It is said to be the most dis­ Tommy Dorsey to tion in Greater Los Angeles. Some of tinctive score in years. The film is based BEWARE of the monster! Tour in Europe them are even paid for. on the John Steinbeck story. vome next fall, Tommy Dorsey ,0 London, form an ork of ,:i musicians, and play engage- 'TEA LEAVES' JA C K ennt ^'S Singer, Denny Rhythm ballad, with ' "IS. now working with the TD band 1 e U S„ will return to the Continent Jack and the Clarks on the beat, SMITH with with fn Tommy. and Paul Weston’s Mountain Boys Tex's kinda-personal talking style, with Jo in ' ‘Tim-Tayshun’’ mood, suspects her 'HIGHWAYS ARE HAPPY WAYS' and The different lyrics from Jo s version. r * * intends to play both vaude spouse of stepping out. „ °"e'ni6bters, not only in England, Lively rhythm song in a happy revival. On other side *FLO FROM ST. JOE, MO. CLARK On other side ’CLABBERIN’ UP FOR RAIN' f 50 France. Belgium and other All about folks in the hill country who get riled up. Trick rhyming and lively tune put this across. ' where un'°n rules will allow SISTERS Capitol Record No. 15068 Capitol Record No. 40109 Cr YanlF bandleaders have gone RECORD NO. 15102 HEAR 'BM-BUY 'EM BOTH! a * c o b o s recently, but only as singles. PACE 12 CAPITOL NEW CAPITOL NEWS PACE 13

singer* v u ( f T H IS IS the month when millions George Duning, for a decade head of of dollars flow into Southern Cali­ Kay Kyser’s arranging staff, named mu­ sical director of Columbia Pictures’ fornia, literally. JO STAFFORD will hike home to forthcoming “ Ladies of the Chorus” musical. Five new tunes by Lester Lee Hollywood next month after wind­ The tourist trade, already boom­ and Allan Roberts will be featured. ing up her Chesterfield Supper Clio ing, becomes big business in June series. The last seven -weeks sh; and stays that way until the middle SUPPER CLUB setting, Hollywood style, pairs Peggy Lee as guest with aired from New York while Peri Metronome’s George Simon and bride of August. Perry Como while Lloyd Shaffer conducts the musickers from N BC ’s western Como was in Hollywood making in-town for a month gandering talent studios. Como soon goes off the air for the summer; Peggy heads for New movie. for editorial features. George found York and other eastern hotspots for personal appearances with Dave Barbour’s And probably never before, in everything but bebop. band. But this was nice while it lasted. Jo, whose home actually is in Loni recent years at least, have local Beach, will have 13 weeks off befon returning to the NBC mike for the cit folk been so eager to welcome the Marilyn Maxwell goes out with Jack sponsor in the fall. Returning to the hordes, for business has definitely Benny s troupe on personal appearance Chicago First Stop On coast with Jo next month will be Paul been sagging for too many months and tour this month. Weston, her arranger and conductor the big flashy places like the Palladium, who also makes his permanent home ir the Cocoanut Grove, the Biltmore, Slap- Lee>Barhour Trip East California. And as for those marriagf RKO Pictures obtained rights to use sy Maxie’s, Earl Carroll’s and on down rumors that have been circulating now “ Nature Boy” as the theme music for band, also have several California per­ Peggy Lee and Dave Barbour re­ for nearly two years, neither Jo nor Pau the line to the dimmest, smokiest dens its forthcoming “ Boy W ith the Green sonal appearances planned for this fused two offers for summer air­ will confirm. But they don’t deny them of Main street in downtown Los A n­ Hair” film. The figure topped the 6 C’s month, including one night at Balboa either. geles, have all suffered an astonishing recently paid by Columbia Pictures for shows of their own, and will go Beach June 5, three days at the Esquire lack of patronage. Isham Jones’ old “ It Had To Be You” east nextjnonth on a personal ap­ Theater in Fresno June 11-13, and a ditty which was used in a recent Ginger There are reports, too, that Jun pearance tour beginning July 12 at featured spot in the California Centen­ Welcome to the Golden W est! The Rogers flicker. Christy will try a -single act again, leav nial celebration at Menlo on June 19. the State-Lake Theater in Chicago. ing the Stan Kenton krew. But the rt natives will love ya’ this year as never Featured on the Jimmy Durante ports are not true— right now. If Jun before. Times is tough in Cally-fornya. Vivian Blaine, 20th-Fox singing star show, Peggy will do her final broadcast Rosza and Skinner does cut out it won’t be before Septeir and former ork canary, opens in Dallas with Schnoz the night of June 23 in ber. That’s from Stan himself. July 15 in a road company version of Hollywod. Whether she will return to Assigned Pictures Alvino Rey took his band east to play “ One Touch of Venus.” the air with him next fall hasn’t yet Universal-International continues to Dick Haymes goes off the air the en the June 4-17 fortnight at Elitch’s Car­ place heavy emphasis on music, even in of June for Autolite, giving way to dens, Denver. been decided, and probably won’t be HAVE YOU a nam e fo r th e b ab y? straight dramatic films. Last month mystery show, “ Suspense.” Martha Til Hal Pruden and band went to Las until August. Jerry Colonna’s pet donkey, Louisa, Miklos Rosza was assigned to write ton also fades from the ether along will Vegas . to play the ornate Hotel Fla­ Peg and Dave, her guitar-playing hus- will present him w ith a yo u n g ’un original music for the Burt Lancaster­ Haymes and Gordie Jenkins’ orchestra Other bookings worth noting this mingo May 27-June 9 and again from this month and Colonna w ill ship it Yvonne DeCarlo “ Chris Cross” pic, month: Sam Donahue opening June 8 June 24 through July 7 to the person who w rite s him th e while Frank Skinner took over similar for a week at Meadowbrook in Cedar W ith their Campbell’s program als best letter asking for it— and n am in g Jacques Ibert Score .. chores for “ You Cotta Stay Happy,” a Grove, N. J.; Skitch Henderson in at leaving the CBS airlanes, the Andrew it. Write Colonna at 247 S. Beverly Ethel Waters and Fletcher Henderson Í _ quickie. Sisters (still Maxene, Pat and LaVerne For ‘Macbeth’ Film Drive, Beverly Hills, Calif. Jerry is Hotel Pennsylvania June 28; Duke El­ were to bow out at the Florentine Car­ Efrem Kurtz, conductor of the Hous­ will leave Hollywood this month in tin* the sole judge and American Airlines lington (without his band) at the Palla­ dens in favor of George W hite’s “ Scan­ ton Symphony, announced in Hollywood Coke Show for Jurgens to open at the N. Y. Roxy Theater fo will fly the little co lt, free , to th e dium, London, for four weeks starting dals” show opening on June 2. Chuck in mid-May that he would conduct the four weeks starting June 16. Then the winner. Dick Jurgens’ band will take over the June 21. Pearl Bailey goes along too. Could leads the band at the bistro. Republic orchestra for the soundtrack head across the pond to appear at th Coca Cola show now featuring Spike of Orson W elles’ film version of “ Mac­ London Palladium for a monther begir beth.” The original score for the movie Jones and Dorothy Shay starting July ning Aug. 1. The gals will nab $10,00 is the work of Jacques Ibert, who 2 for 13 consecutive weeks. Broadcasts a week at the Roxy and even more cleffed it in Italy recently and sent it will emanate from New York, with London. to Hollywood on microfilm. guest girl vocalists spotted. Frankie Laine will share billing wit Shep Fields’ band at the Cocoanut Crov Fine realistic reproduction . . . exceptionally of the L. A. Ambassador Hotel startir long needle life and kindness to records . . ."the MY HAPPINESS' July 13. They’ll follow Miguelito Valdez Sweet, easy-to-follow melody, close harmony. who will follow, this month, the currei needle with Spring in its heart". . . a floating po in t needle Frankie Carle. needle of superb performance. For HIGHWAY TO LOVE' PRODUCED BY permo, incorporated A your greater listening pleasure With Paul Weston And His Orchestra Missing from Guy (Speed King) Lon Ch ic a g o J | bardo’s band during its recent Coco« A F1DEUTONE TIP . . Fidelitone Supreme. Lively tune for good dancing, pleasant listening. W IU NEVE* CHIP nut Grove engagement was his foff Beautiful ly packaged in a canary, Rose Marie Lombardo. Tworra useful record now do the singing. Brother Carma ¿le m itii brush. still tooting a saxophone, also hasp« RECORD NO. 15094 'n its heart G q o c t o i manently pulled in his chirping horns. N O W A T ALL DEALERS PACE 14 CAPITOL NEWS who’s w h e t e

LES BRO W N : Palladium. CHARLIE BARNET: Casino Cardens. NELLIE LUTCHER: Red Feather until June 7. STAN KENTON: Hollywood Bowl June 12 only. PETE D A ILY: Hangover Club. ERNIE FELICE: Hotel Ambassador. JAN GARBER: Hotel Biltmore. DICK STABILE: Slapsy Maxie’s. HANK THOMPSON: Riverside Rancho. THE RAVENS: Cricket Club. STAN FRAN KIE CARLE: Cocoanut Grove. M ICUELITO VALDES: Cocoanut Crove opening June 1 5. JO H NN Y OTIS: Cricket Club. CHUCK COULD: Florentine Cardens. ABBEY BROWNE: Charley Foy’s. LARRY A LLEN : Friars. HOLLYWOOD 4 BLAZES: Doll House. KENTON CONNIE JORDAN: Brass Rail. 8 EXCITING SIDES OF JIM M Y DORSEY: Avodon Ballroom June 1 5 only. PROGRESSIVE JAZZ A N N IE LA U R IE: Down Beat. with JUNE CHRISTY BARCLAY ALLEN: Ciro’s. MONOTONY CUBAN CARNIVAL =’«* Í S »'OAfAfl, Meet the Jock! fas'll DICK SCHMIDT handles two shows NATURE BOY is what they’re calling Nathaniel Cole these days — for daily on Denver’s KM YR. He has a law obvious reasons. Opening this month on the stage of the New York Paramount «S bX Ï 0 degree from DU, and although he is just Theater, Nat is shown with Guitarist Irving Ashby, Clark Dennis and Bassist 22, he’s been on the air every day since John Miller. Ashby and Miller form the King Cole Trio with Nat. Dennis, who 1943 with “ Meet just returned to Hollywood, is doing pretty fair for himself as a singer. the Boys in the “ Jealousy” is his latest click. Band” and “ Three Alarm,” both of II which revolve | around dies. Dick 'Nature Boy’ Ahbez # ■ ' W slants his spiel to . ^ ' teen-agers, and ■«car/ A . . once did an in- Flying To New York ^gg|||| -v liP i Iterview with ¡ ¡ i Jerry, the Talk- Eden Ahbez, of “ Nature B o y” weeks ago, is a native of Brooklyn who has made California his home for the ' fame, flies to New York on June 1 last seven years. His “ Nature Boy" is * to appear on the “ W e, The People” merely one movemet of a suite which j network broadcast with Nat “ King” Ahbez allegedly composed, and which 1 Cole, who introduced the song with no singer or bandleader would look at until Ahbez got it to Cole one afternoon| Frank DeVol’s orchestra on a Cap IS AlWM last summer in Hollywood. record. Cole and his trio open at the New CONTAI» I Ahbez, subject of lengthy ar­ York Paramount Theater on June 2 fori ticles in numerous national mags since three weeks, marking one of the few , his tune leaped into prominence a few times in the house’s history that Bob j Weitm an, managing director of the ; Paramount, has brought an attraction.j back in less than a year. Cole’s three-1 some also is slated to appear again at j JO B E T T E R L U C K N E X T TIM E the Paramount in October. Charming ballad from MGM's Ahbez, -stunned with the success oH “ Easter Parade" STAFFORD the song— it was the first of all he had R O SES OF P IC A R D Y written which clicked— meanwhile has- A welcome revival. been promised delivery of a new car - PAUL WESTON with his first royalty money. He is get-1 ting mail trom all over the world. Now and His Orchestra he thinks the other movements of the “ N B ” suite may very well prove to be RECORD NO. 15084 hit tunes. Capitol Album CD-79 »3.75 plus tax Vol.I I ... ALL NEW!

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UP FRONT, Nappy Lamare shouts the blues as Cate) Teagarden, trumpet. If Jimmy can keep this gang Jimmy Dorsey and members of the exciting, newly- together (Ray Bauduc is on drums, Arnold Ross at the formed JD band rally around him instrumentally on their piano and Conrad Cozzo plays first trumpet), many recent stand at Casino Cardens, in Ocean Park, Calif. believe he will develop it into the finest combo he ever Visible here are (left to right) Brad Cowans, valve tram; fronted. Dorsey intends to keep the band in California all Joe Mondragon, bass; Art (Doc) Rando, clarinet; Al summer. Numerous stars of radio, screen and wax turned Pelligrini, tenor; Dorsey, on alto, and Charlie (Little out for Dorsey’s “ Music For Wounded’’ Ball May 16.