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NOVEMBER 194? VOL. 7 NO. 11

DEAN MARTIN

JIMMY WAKELY

WOODY HERMAN

SUGAR CHILE ROBINSON JAN GARBER 95

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DAVE DEXTER'S n e w s Published Monthly by CAPITOL PUBLICATIONS, INC. w Sunset and Vine, Hollywood 28, Calif. SURFACE NOISE Printed in U. S. A. He’s Back—And EDITED BY DAVE DEXTER, JR. MEMO: To Amateur Songwriters . . . Rarin’ To Go! FROM: Record Companies, Song Publishers, Bandleaders, Vocalists. Stan Kenton's long- awaited and hotly de­ Please don't send us your songs! bated return to music is They come in by the hundreds, every day, every week, every already an actuality. He's month. Invariably they are accompanied by long, rambling letters pointing out that the songs are “ specially written," that they are now being booked for a “ better than the tunes on the Hit Pa rad e" and that—if given just grinding concert tour of this one break—the writer can thus take his deserved place Stan Kenton Returns—Page 3. 75 dates, he will definitely among the Warrens, Mercers, etc., etc. feature 40 musicians and June Charlie Barnet Quits—Page 13. “ All my friends," virtually every letter boldly states, “ say my Christy, and he's toiling night and Why Buddy Clark Died—Page 4. songs are wonderful." day right now composing new If they said they were lousy, or average, they wouldn't be music which his new orchestra Peggy Lee Making a Movie— friends. will perform. Page 6. There are honest and valid reasons why an amateur's songs 1 Gone will be the “ Artistry in Max Steiner Will Record—Page 7. have no chance. Why should a publisher accept an unknown ditty Rhythm" and "Progressive Jazz" Vaughn Monroe Faces Cameras— by an unknown writer when he has his choice of hundreds of taglines which his previous bands Page 12. new tunes which will be featured in million-dollar motion pictures, ; popularized. or Broadway shows, or by big name bands and singers? Why "I have given long and careful risk a suit charging that a tune submitted 17 years ago last consideration to this new under­ Halloween sounds “ just like Lucky Old Su n ?" taking," Kenton said in late Octo­ BACK AGAIN as a bandleader, Stan Kenton hauls out his road Of course the “ big" publisher, or “ big" record company, may ber, “and I've dropped whatever maps again as he plots a concert tour with his forthcoming 40-piece be passing up a sure Hit Parade topper in returning your en­ plans I once had to study psychia­ “ Innovations" orchestra. Rehearsals start early this month. Gene velope unopened. But the odds are something like 20,000 to 1 try. My future lies in music." Howard, who again will publicize Kenton, shot this new portrait a that the next hit will be composed by a known songwriter. To Be 'Innovations' few days after Kenton confirmed his plans—the same plans the Cap All of which leaves the amateur with two alternatives—and All of which confirms the C api­ News published as far back as July. only two. tol News' exclusive story of last Stan's concerts are not being I-—Keep your songs. Try to get them performed in your home July, a news beat which a dozen From the Pacific coast the band will move east, across the Middle- booked by the agency which for­ territory by radio stations, hotel bands, ballroom musicians, national mags took great pains to west, down below the Mason- merly handled him, GAC. He has cocktail combos. If a tune attracts attention, no matter what belittle. At that time, Kenton for Dixon line, across the Atlantic set up his own booking combo. the town or state, the "big" publishers will be aware of it. And I several reasons was unable to if you can get your song started they'll all flock to you to obtain confirm the story of his return seaboard and up into New Eng­ “ I want to try something differ­ the publishing rights. Or . . . * this fall. But he never denied it. land. ent," Kenton said. "W e went as Several of the musicians for­ far as possible with the other 2.—Leave home. Go to New York (only New York—all the “ Innovations in Music" is the merly featured with the big Kan­ band. The new unit will, as you major publishers are there. Even the Hollywood and Chicago new phrase Stan has conceived san will return to the fold, as will pubs are mere sub-branches of the mighty New York head­ for his big new orchestra, which printed last summer, be more di­ Stan's blonde piper, June Christy. quarters) and prepare to starve. You'll have to call on the pubs will feature a full string section versified, and it should appeal to Carlos Vydal, bongo and conga a much more vast number of lis­ every day, dozens of them, and learn to know the people who and several instruments — wood­ drum star of the disbanded Char­ are in a position to do something with your compositions. If your winds—which he's never used be­ teners. W e may even feature lie Barnet crew, also is expected songs are good, it may take six months or six years. If your songs fore. First rehearsals will get un­ some outstanding guest soloists to join. on the tour, someone we believe are poor you'll get no action in 99 years. der way in Hollywood in early Kenton hopes to spend at least the world should hear." That's the w a y it is. Either you devote full time or none. Mail­ November. half of every year, in the future, ing your songs out is a swell w ay to waste postage. Paying A special stage setting for the Carlos Vydal Joining writing new music and judging some shark outfit cash to “ publish" your works is sheer stupidity. concerts, unlike anything ever JIMMIE DAVIS, former gover­ Capitol will record a complete other new works submitted to him No legitimate publisher ever demands money; they pay money used by a band previously, will nor of Louisiana, is proving a big album of the “ Innovations" mu­ by talented young writers. The to the writers. be carried by Stan. success as a singer and leader of sic, an album which will be re­ best of this, he says, will then be Pete Rugolo, who has been the “ Sunshine" band on Capitol If it's really fame and fortune you want, get into politics. j leased in January. Immediately orchestrated and rehearsed for a free-lancing since Kenton broke discs. He's been in Hollywood this It's easier, as Jim McHugh or Irving Berlin or some bigshot writer after the alb um is marketed, Ken­ national tour. Thus “ Innovations 1 up his previous group last De­ fall making records and movies. once commented, to become a Vice-President than a member of ton and his troupe will swing into in Music—1950“ will become " In ­ And on one-night stands he jams cember, has returned as chief of ASCAP! the first of the 75 concert dates at novations in Music—1951“ and so 'em in. Stan's arranging staff. the Russ Auditorium in San Diego. on, every year. PAGE 4 CAPITOL NEWS CAPITOL NEWS PAGE 5

Berg On Tap Earl Carroll’s Folds At Kid Ory's Nitery After 11 Hectic Years Billy Berg has returned to the nitery field, in Hollywood, as AT A FORMAL inquest held in Los Angeles Oct. 11, An era in Hollywood night life came to an end last month when manager of Kid Ory's "n e w " Buddy Clark's death in the crash of a private airplane the Earl Carroll Theater-Restaurant closed its doors, throwing about club on Vine near Sunset. Berg, on a Los Angeles street was attributed to the lack of 150 persons out of work. who doesn't own the bistro, is But it is expected that the flashy During the w ar, the spot was operating it with Ory's Creole about $6.50 worth of gasoline in the tanks of a nitery, which had been operating one of the most profitable in the band as the lure. The site former­ chartered Cessna twin-engined monoplane. at a loss since Carroll died in an nation. But since Carroll's passing ly was the Gag Club and before The singer, returning with five others to Los Angeles from the air crash in 1948, will reopen in its patronage steadily decreased. that, Wingy Manone tried run­ Stanford-Michigan football game at Palo Alto in ideal weather, December under new manage­ ning it, unsuccessfully. died an hour after the accident. The others weren't hurt seriously. ment. Ory, the New Orleans jazz pio­ Clark, whose age was given as The spot opened on Christmas neer, fronts his group with trom­ both 44 and 38, and whose real New babies arrived in October night, 1938, with W illie Howard Mocambo, Ciro s bone. Others include Joe Darens- name was Sam Goldberg, was at the Joe Graydons, the Dave as the star. At various times bourg, clarinet; Ted Buckner, buried at Forest Lawn's Everlast­ Cavanaughs, the Alan Livingstons Yvonne DeCarlo, Jean Wallace Biz is Booming trumpet; Lloyd Glenn, piano; Ed ing Love section of Memorial Park and Allan Copelands, all in Los and the late Beryl Wallace were Garland, bass; Minor Hall, drums. in Glendale. Pallbearers were Angeles. All are sons except the featured in the gaudy, ornate With the nitery biz fluctuating Owner of the club — and the Frank Sinatra, Clark Dennis, W a l­ 7-pound daughter born to the girlie shows which Carroll pre­ erratically in Hollywood, the two boss of both Ory and Berg — is ter Lantz, Tom Cooney, Mann Copelands. sented. It now looks as if Lou main rivals in the "plushy" Sun­ Paul Kalmanowitz, who owns sev­ Holiner, Abe Samuels, Mickey | Walters, who operates the Latin set strip area, Ciro's and Mocam­ eral other niteries in Los Angeles. Rockford and Jesse Stool. Remember Ronnie Kemper, long ! Quarter in New York, will take bo, are waging a stirring battle Ory left his steady job at the Clark's "Contented" program, featured with the old Dick Ju r­ over if the courts approve his of­ for patronage. Beverly Cavern to accept his new now on CBS, has been featuring gens band as vocalist? He's doing fer to the Carroll estate. He has Mocambo, operated by Charley spot. ______guest singers since his death. his own show now over KLAC-TV ! agreed to pay $75,000 a year or Morrison, took a leaf from New in L. A. 5 per cent of the receipts on a York's Billy Rose and hired 15 Four New Tunes T H A N K SG IVIN G comes but once • 10-year lease. vioiin players shortly before Vic The largest orchestra ever em­ a year. And this year, Janis Paige Damone opened. The fiddlers are In 'Petty' Movie Pete Daily's Chicagoans were ployed by Republic Studios for is ready. Back from a long stay led by Harold Stern. Johnny Mercer and Harold Ar­ featured all week, in mid-October, a film, 108 musicians, recorded in Italy, the former band canary RKO Pages Norvo Ciro's countered with Sophie len have completed four new cn the UCLA campus as they rode is now free-lancing as a film star under Victor Young's direction the Red Norvo and his combo are Tucker, and soon will present songs to be featured in Colum­ around in a big wagon celebrat­ after a long association with War­ soundtrack of "Sands of Iwo being set for a spot in a forth­ Janet Blair and the Blackburn bia's "The Petty G irl" film, which ing the Bruins' homecoming. But Jim a ." John W ayne is the star. ner Brothers. coming RKO feature which will Twins, who have been setting all will star Joan Caulfield. Titles in­ the band stills plays nightly at j star Claudette Colbert. The vibes sorts of theater and cafe marks clude "Fancy Free," "Calypso," "I Hollywood & Vine at the Monkey I champ has been playing in N. Y. ¡n the east. Loves Y a " and the title tune. Dizzy Gillespie dickering to Room. ' make records for the Capitol la­ Red Ingle Due o i l bel. If the deal goes through, Reports from N. Y. confirm the trumpeter will overhaul the style cheering news that Mildred Bailey of his band completely. is fast recovering from an illness In California which, for several weeks, had her on the critical list. Red Ingle and his Natural England's Gertrude Lawrence, Seven are coming back to Cali­ cfter 41 years in show biz, is in fornia after more than a year in Hollywood making a pic. She'll and around New York. play the mother of Kirk Douglas Nellie Lutcher moves into New The zany fiddler and singer just and Jane Wyman in "The Glass York's Cafe Society, in the Village, signed to appear at the Casbah Menagerie." from Nov. 3 through Nov. 22. Club in Los Angeles for five weeks beginning Nov. 22, indicating that And Nat Cole and Woody Her­ Ingle and his crew will spend the Skitch Henderson's band did not man, with their musicians, will Christmas holidays in the sunny open at the L. A. Cocoanut Grove team up Nov. 2 for a concert at clime. Oct. 4, as last month's Cap News Boston's Symphony Hall. On Nov. Once featured with Ted Weems reported. Sudden change in book­ 3 they'll ditto at the Academy of band, Ingle launched his own W c k ings put Eddie Fitzpatrick's ork on Music in Philadelphia. Then they'll combo in mid-1947 and clicked the stand with Dick Haymes head­ continue on 33 more concerts to­ from the start with his 'Tempta­ ALL TUCKERED OUT after working five shows, Frankie (Sugar Chile) Robinson sneaks a catnap while lined. The mixup resulted when gether, running well into Decem­ tion" waxing, which featured Jo on tour. His home is in Detroit, and a tutor travels with him so his education won't be neglected. Sugar Haymes was rushed in to sub for ber, and exclusively in the east Stafford as singer. Capitol has just Chile has been playing professionally since he was 4, but it was just last August that his first recor Carmen Miranda, who was ill. and Middlewest. reissued the platter again. ("Numbers Boogie") came out and proved a fat success. PAGE 6 CAPITOL NEWS CAPITOL NEWS PAGE 7 Lee Joining Crosby Max Steiner OK’s Wax Pact He Has Composed For ‘Music’ Flicker For 208 Movies

Although she's appeared in shorts and special fe a­ The great music of Max tures before, Peggy Lee has never had a spot in a Steiner will soon be heard big-budget motion picture. This month, for the first on records. time, she will have her chance when she checks in at Long famous, here and Paramount to do scenes with Bing Crosby, Ruth Hus­ in foreign lands, for his sey, Charles Coburn and other cinema stars in "M r. Music," Bing's superb music on motion latest, which Richard Hayden will direct for Producer Robert Welch. picture soundtracks, Stein­ Welch also has lined up other television show in October, was er has been regarded, stars of the entertainment world forced to cancel her November since 1929, as the most for the pic,>including Dorothy Kir- engagement at the Thunderbird talented composer in pictures. sten, Hannah Williams (who was in Las Vegas. She will appear the Peggy Lee of the 1920s before there later, after finishing her Has 208 Music Credits she married Jack Dempsey), the work with Crosby. Three times Steiner has won Merry Macs, vocal combo with the Academy award, in 1946 for Also keeping the blonde singer which Crosby has worked fre- busy are guest shots w!th Crosby 'Since You W ent A w a y ," in 1943 quently m years past, and poss,- Qn hh CBS radio show Qnd regu. with "Now, Voyager" and in bly Groucho Marx. 1935 with "The Inform er" music. lar record dates for Capitol. Pete Harry James also was asked to Rugolo will be the leader of the A familiar figure out at the appear, but was unable to. band backing her on several nonstrous Warner Brothers plant Songs by Johnny Burke and forthcoming platters. He also in Burbank, just over a small hill Jimmy Van Heusen are completed wrote the arrangements. from the heart of Hollywood, and Buddy Cole will be featured n , i • Steiner doesn't recall how many . ' . . . . Peg has eyes for composing on the soundtrack, at the piano, A . ,, . . ¡cores he has conceived for films. M A X STEINER, whose original music for scores of fop-calibre . . . . another hit tune, *oo. Her last throughout the picture. , „ .. ,, , . , , , Jut Warners does; the studio's motion pictures has brought him three Academy awards, and recog­ 3 r smash was M anana, which fol- Jublicity department checked up nition from all over the world, is shown conceiving music for the Marge and Gower Champion, |owed "|t's a Great Day." But and revealed to the Cap News dancers, also are signed. first she wants to get the film new Warner Brothers "Beyond the Forest" drama which stars Bette that his latest, "Beyond the For­ Davis and Joseph Cotten. Steiner's most famous works will soon be Peggy, who was paid $1,000 to with Bing canned; that's her num- est," marks his 208th score, prob­ presented, for the first time on records, by Capitol. do one tune on the Ed W ynn CBS ber one project for November. ably the most music ever written !:or celluloid, as well as much of Unquestionably the most popu­ 'Charge of the Light Brigade," I the best. lar music Steiner ever clefFed was "The Magic Bullet," "The Old 'Gone With W ind' His for the MGM-Selznick version of Maid," "Sergeant York," "In This PEG G Y LEE becomes a Para­ the late Margaret Mitchell's best­ Our Life," "Top Hat," "Roberta," ■ Steiner won the prized Golden mount film star this month when telling novel, "G one W ith the "Tovarich," "One Foot in Heaven," Globe a couple of years back for she makes "M r. Music" with Bing W in d." His Tara theme has been "Saratoga Trunk," "Tomorrow Is his "Life With Father" original Crosby. It's a film, heavy on mu­ played at thousands of concerts Forever," "Arsenic and Old Lace," music. The trophy is presented by sic, and loaded with big name since, and several dance bands "Since You Went Away," "My •he Foreign Correspondents Asso­ have featured the melody. W ild Irish Rose," "K ey Largo," entertainers. ciation. And throughout the world "Adventures of Don Ju a n " and there are Steiner fanatics who Born in Vienna, he first came to now, "Beyond the Forest." have, for two decades, hoarded California in 1929, under contract Ford To Sponsor cwd hidden aw ay preciously rare to the old RKO Studios. His early Capitol's plans are to feature I Steiner's original music from sev­ recorded transcriptions of his mu­ years produced "Bird of Para­ Kay Kyser Show sic, deviously obtained from boot- dise," "Morning Glory," "The Lost eral of his best-known scores for movies, performed by a large, jjegged soundtracks. David Rose Patrol," "Little Women," "The In­ Kay Kyser's "College of Musi­ is one of those. His collection of former" and "Of Human Bond­ symphony-style orchestra com­ cal Knowledge" will be seen on age." prised of the musicians who make television from New York starting Steiner's film music is perhaps the most complete of any collector's, More recently, the gifted little the soundtracks, men with whom STRINGS are in focus on this Otto Rothschild shot of a recent in November and will be spon 9°ing back to "S h e " and other man who looks more like a phar­ Steiner is familiar. Gordon MacRae record date for Capitol with Paul Weston (left) sored by Ford dealers; other cities ,-lassies which were born when macist than a composer has con­ Steiner's works have never been swinging the baton. This was the session which produced Gordie's a w a y from the coax cable W1 pound was a novelty in movie tributed music for "The Life of recorded before, except for spo­ newest click, "The Prairie Is Still." Mac also is finishing work in telecast the quiz show by ine houses. Emile Zola," "Dawn Patrol," radic themes. Warner Brothers' pic, "The Daughter of Rosie O 'G ra d y." scope. PAGE 8 CAPITOL NEWS Flannery, Walker Next Sage Stars? Stafford Garber 0* Both Are Making Start On Discs . : By LEE GILLETTE A new voice has come from out Hits! 4 of the mighty Middlewest. t Only 20, Bob Flannery's talents ....I are in a class with the top west­ ern stars of today. Capitol is in­ “Red River Valley” troducing his exciting way with “Jealous Heart” a song on two potential hits from Capitol No. 57-742 one of the nation's best folk song and “The Hop-Scotch Polka” BOB FLANNERY, one of the newest of the western singing stars composers, Jenny Lou Carson. It • “The Last Mile Home” to sign as a Capitol artist, was recently welcomed to the "Grand Capitol No. 57-759 was she who cleffed "Jealous Ole Oprey" radio show by (left to right) Red Foley, Hank Williams Capitol No. 57-710 Heart," "N ever Trust a W om an" and W ally Fowler. Lee Gillette tells more about the western scene “ You’re Breaking My Heart” end "You Two-Timed Me Once in the adjoining columns. “Whispering Hope” Too O ften." Capitol No. 57-719 . . . with Gordon MacRae W atch for Flannery's versions Cactus Soldi. Joaquin Murphy, and is airing his Texas drawl Capitol No. 57-690 of "Revenge" and "Won't You Pedro DePaul, Johnny Weis and every 6:15 a.m. Or, you can give Come Into My Heart." A star is Warren Penniman. a listen to his platters on Al Tur­ ner's KLIF shows or Johnny Hicks' born! Billy Walker Unmasked n KRLD Hillbilly Hit Parade. Tex Cuts His Caravan Down Texas way a masked Proud papa: Merle Travis. Ex­ cowboy has been singing his w ay Trends are trends, and Tex pecting: Tennessee Ernie, Eddie into the hearts of thousands re­ Williams is recognizing the fact Kirk and Cliffie Stone. Result: cently. And now, since signing that "western swing" is giving They're all teamed on one nifty with Cap, he's a cinch fer nation­ w a y to real, down to earth, Cap p'atter of "Philosophy" and wide popularity. Billed as the songs. He's just cut his Western "Blues Stay A w ay from Me." C aravan down to nine men, drop­ "Travelin' Texan," he was un­ masked and introduced by his ON TOUR: Ann Jones, whose Chuck a ping two fiddles, an electric gui­ Torme "Give Me a Hundred Reasons" is tar and always controversial harp real name . . . Billy Walker. And still a hot item, and whose "Post (and I don't mean mouth-harp). he's a prolific composer as well; Office" looks like her next hit. You can hear the difference on most of the songs recorded by him . . . Tex Ritter, who knocked 'em "Bluebird on Your Windowsill," in Dallas last month were his own. which is getting more play on Billy will soon be travelin' a lot dead at the Michigan State Fair. the radio than any Tex Williams farther than Texas! . . . Tommy Duncan, whose record in two years. Remaining "Hum pty Dumpty" Hank "Gam bling Polka Dot Blues" is Hits! Thomas I with Tex are Smokey Rogers, Thompson began a new series of being aped by several copy-cats Deuce Spriggins, Ossie Godsen, radio shows at KRLD in Dallas in the record field. “There’s a Broken Heart for Every Light on Broadway” Hit! 1 and “ Oh, You Beautiful Doll” Capitol No. 57-751 “ My Gee Gee from the "The Meadows of Heaven” Fiji Isles” and “Rose Capitol No. 57-743 of the Rio Grande” capitoi no. 57-746 EEDLE . . Latest Dixieland Smash!

G iv e 'Em a W hirl FIRST WITH THF HITS i PAT Off FROM HOLLYWOOD At Your Record Dealers RECORDS CAPITOL NEWS PAGE 1) MacRae HITS! Cole: The Busiest Guy in Music? He’s Tops For "The Prairie Is Still" Capitol No. 57-755 "I Want You to Want Me (to Want You)" Air, Pix, Wax Capitol No. 57-723 The most active, the busiest musician west of Chicago — maybe in the entire United States — is a California blond who got his start at 13 pounding a piano in a silent movie Benny Strong HITS! house and who hasn't had a day of leisure since. Buddy Cole is featured on three "Dear Hearts and Gentle People" Capitol No. 57-757 network programs every week, "I Never See Maggie Alone" Capitol No. 57-750 and a fourth—which is all the musicians' union allow s—will start this month. He has just wound up work in four major motion pic­ tures, and all at different studios for different producers. And he's BUDDY COLE is the envy of Los Angeles' 15,000 professional musi­ doing more record sessions than cians. He's all booked for radio, records, films and any other jobs any other pianist in America plus coming up requiring a piano or organ. Shown at the keyboard, Cole frequent appearances, at the accompanies his wife, the former Yvonne King, at their home record­ Steinway, on television. ing studios. They have two daughters. Ray Anthony HITS! Married His Boss's Singer chael and Bill Bendix. Hoagy and on the Bing Crosby CBS stanza, Cole is that rarity, a native Los Alcorn flew Cole all the w ay to with "Fibber and Molly" on NBC "Bye Bye Baby" Angeleno. When he was 13 he Plainfield, Ind., for location work. and also on the same net's "Truth begged for the job of accompany­ Capitol No. 57-761 Then they filmed Cole accompany­ or Consequences." On that one, and "A Dreamer's Holiday" ing silent movies at the old ing a Plainfield choir in a scene Buddy is on organ, and, in his I Figueroa Theater and held it for "Yesterdays" Capitol No. 57-734 which is the high spot of the pro­ own words, "doubling as clown." four years. When he wasn't down At his home in the Valley, just "Slider" Capitol No. 57-721 in the pit he was out gigging with duction. outside Hollywood, Buddy has his dance bands. Buddy didn't quite know what to do—he's always been behind own mammoth pipe organ, piano Eventually, in the 1930s, he the cameras. Like the just-com­ and recording studio. His studio \ worked up to the Frankie Trum­ pleted "Young Man With a Horn" is so well-equipped that major bauer orchestra. And then, to the production. Buddy pounds the recording companies actually rent new Alvino Rey unit, which fea­ keyboard all the w ay through the it for sessions. It's a neat arrange­ tured the four beauteous singing story of the ill-fated, misunder­ ment—a huge swimming pool lies King Sisters. Buddy picked off the stood trumpeter. Top jazzmen like 20 feet from the studio entrance. baby of the group and married Harry James, Corky Corcoran. Men like Art Tatum frequently her, and now Yvonne Cole (see King Cole ! Nick Fatool, Artie Bernstein, Ar­ spend the night with the Coles, photo) is the mother of Tina and chie Rosate and Jimmy Zito also playing and recording for their Cathy Cole, who indicate that are heard on the soundtrack. own kicks until dawn. "Here Is My Heart, Nalani" Capitol No. 57-749 they'll grow up to be musically You never know when you're gifted, too. Doubles As A Clown "Land of Love" Capitol No. 57-716 hearing Cole on a record. Take Will Be Seen In 'Holiday' Or Bing Crosby's newest, "Mr. the Mag Whiting - Jim W akely Music." Buddy plays all 11 songs "Slippin' Around" disc. That solo Cole has played on the sound­ in the flicker. He's also heard in organ is by Buddy. "In fact," he tracks of a hundred or more films, the unreleased musical which co­ says, "h a lf the time I use a phony Spin all ten he estimates. But he's particularly stars Betty Hutton and Fred As­ name on record labels. After all, proud of the new Ron Alcorn taire, "Let's Dance." I can't get a credit line on them at your Record Dealer's production o f "Johnny Holiday" records Radio? Cole plays every week all." FIRST WITH THE HITS FROM HOLLYWOOD! which will feature Hoagy Carmi- CAPITOL NEWS PAGE 12 CAPITOL NEWS

THERE'S A battle of music TH O SE CLOSE to the Mad Mab, Charlie Barnet, will be clocking his new job as a partner of Carlos Gastel in the personal management brewing in Hollywood as field. For the Mab has disbanded his orchestra before—several times M GM and Paramount bid and was never able to stay away from the bandstand longer than for talent to be featured a month or two. was said to be exhausted and in two big-budget musi­ Barnet's band broke up Oct. 27 various singers leaped in to sub at the close of its run in Columbus cals now shooting. Metro's for him. The Grove's schedule also at the Deshler-Wallick Hotel. calls for a Dec. 13 to Jan. 22 entry is "Duchess From Charlie will work with Gastel in engagement of the "Salute to Idaho," and in addition to lining up bookings, signing new Cole Porter" pageant with Bill CELEBRATING the marriage of Pauline Byrns and Howard Hudson Van Johnson and Esther talent and cruising in the blue Heathcock's band — or possibly Pacific in Gastel's new cruiser. in Las Vegas are (seated) Clark Dennis, the bridegroom and the Williams, the stars, and Skitch Henderson's—on the stand. The Grove hasn't yet made up its bride, both of whom are members of the singing Starlighters group. Mel Torme and Lena Horne, the This month's front cover spots mind. Behind them, Voyle Gilmore of Capitol Records and Herb Montei, singers, the Lion has just signed the recent accomplishments of five Starlighters' personal manager, hoist the muscatel. The Starlighters Connie Haines to play the role of artists, Jimmy W akely in the west­ Jack (Happy Boy) Smith com­ have just returned from the Jo Stafford concert tour back east. a canary with the dance band ern field, Dean Martin among the pleted work as narrator of Ralp h which Johnson conducts. It won't male singers, W oody Herman as Staub's Columbia short, "Disc be anything new for Connie; a a modern jazz band leader, Jockeys, U. S. A ." It will be re­ few years back she came out of Frankie (Sugar Chile) Robinson leased on Christmas day. Film Florida and became vocalist with for his blues caroling and Jan features 38 wax-spinners, but Monroe’s Film Rolling; both the Harry James and Tommy Garber, who is touring with his even more unusual is the fact Dorsey orks. hotel ork. that Smith doesn't sing a note. Paramount's "Mr. Music" has All five, according to James B. Raines Gets Fem Lead Bing Crosby as the star. Dorothy Conkling of Capitol, are currently The cameras started turning, in October, on schedule, as Vaughn Kirsten will be seen in it, along riding high with hit records. The Jacque Cascales Trio is be­ ing featured on the new Ben Monroe reported to Republic Studios in the Valley for his big role with Peggy Lee — see separate story in this issue — and several Gage TV show over KTTV. Gage in the Abe Lyman production of "Singing Guns." Benny Goodman's handlers unbilled but highly popular other have been setting up a tour presents the program directly There will be others in the picture, of course. Ella Raines snared performers are to be "sneaked" from the suburban eatery he and the femme lead, reportedly after Patty Andrews of the singing An­ which, unless there are last-min­ into various scenes. In short, the ute changes, will take him to the his wife, Esther Williams, recent­ drews Sisters declined it. And old-timer W alter Brennan and young long dry spell for tunefilms seems Philippines in mid-November. En ly purchased. Rod Cameron also will get big billing alongside Monroe. ended. Warners and 20th-Fox also route, he will perform in Hawaii. Lyman acquired rights to use "M ule Train," a new song by Johnny are making musicals this month. Lange, Fred Glickman and M ay Heath, in the picture. But Monroe KITTY WHITE, a California sing­ Frankie Laine will do a concert MEET THE JOCKEY! won't be a mere baritone in the story—he's acting, and his role calls The Mills Brothers opened at the er who just recently popped out in Los Angeles for Gene Norman for some two-fisted, rugged emoting. When the pic is finished—and Casbah Club, in L. A., on Oct. 27. JOHN SAVAGE is strictly a | on the Capitol label as a soloist, in early December. Frankie's been at Republic they finish them fast—the man with the muscles in his They'll go to the Fairmont in San longhair at heart, but he pro­ will have her second biscuit out working in San Francisco follow­ voice, and his band, will return east pronto. Francisco later in November and grams the pop wax on his "M u ­ on the market in November when ing his run at the Bowery in De­ return to the Casbah for five sical Clock" her version of Irving Berlin's "I'm troit. weeks again starting Dec. 27. and "Disc Date" Playing With Fire" is coupled with shows every her own "Ooh, W ee." Kitty's voice Singing stars of new live musi­ Palladium Rooks James Ciro's current attraction, to buck cal, "A La Carte," which opens day over New has been heard on a hundred film Vic Damone at Mocambo, is at the El Ccpitan Theater in Holly­ York's WNYC. Next attraction at the Hollywood Palladium, following the current soundtracks. But alw ays as a wood Nov. 16, will be Gale Rob­ Tex Beneke stand, will be Harry Jam es and his Music Makers, who Sophie Tucker. "ghost" for someone else. have played the spot more times than any other band. bins and Bill Shirley. Vic Young .d m iw ' ‘s a ^out as *ar Andy and Della Russell moved and Eddie Heyman turned out 18 The Horn, with several new faces in his ensemble, will open f rom ^‘s home east to the El Rancho Vegas, in songs for the revue. I iS bailiwick as he Nov. 22. Marion Morgan, for several season's Harry's chirp, and now Bogart Pulling Las Vegas, following their smash can get. He's a native of Los An­ working as a single, made news in her own right in October when at Mocambo. geles, went to UCLA and has done she married Sid Beller, former band manager who now is in the Hadda Brooks Out Carl Brisson was slated to open hitches at stations in Asbury Park, shoe business. Coming out of retirement after at. the Cocoanut Grove Nov. 1 Rickey Jordan, 21-year-old "hot N. J., Worcester, Mass., and two years, Hadda Brooks, pianist following Dick Haymes, who, sub­ James and his wife, Betty Grable, hope to move into their new singer who had a long run at Ear! WQXR, New York, before swing­ end singer, will have a role in stituting for the ailing Carmen house in Calabasas, Cal., before Christmas. Carroll's in Hollywood a few sea­ ing over to W NYC. He also has Humphrey Bogart's next starring Miranda, himself keeled over The Palladium's board of directors elected Earl Vollmer, longtime sons back, died in Salt Lake City three years in the merchant ma­ film, "In a Lonely Place." She will after two weeks. Haymes, dou­ Pally floor manager, head of the big dancery following the death of following an engagement in Kan­ rine to his credit. face the cameras Dec. 1. bling on the "Club 15" airshow, Maurice Cohen, general manager. sas City. PAGE 14 CAPITOL NEWS

WHOO’S WHERE Dixie Jubilee Rated L - *1 Best Ja zz Bash Yet Plans for a third annual Dixieland Jubilee to be held in the fall HENRY KING: Hotel Biltmore. of 1950 in Los Angeles already are being blueprinted by Los Angeles PETE DAILY: Sardi’s Monkey Room. radio jocks Frank Bull and Gene Norman, who admittedly were RED NICHOLS: Hangover Club. astounded at the turnout of more than 6,600 cash customers for the KID ORY: Kid Ory’s Club. Oct. 7 Jubilee at Shrine Auditorium in L. A. TEX BENEKE: Palladium. Bud And Muggsy Not Impressive HARRY JAMES: Palladium, opening " It was the most profitable concert I've ever had anything to do Nov. 22. with/' Norman said after counting the box-office receipts. It was so MARVIN JOHNSON: York Club. great, in fact, that for the first time in his three years of producing CARL BRISSON: Cocoanut Grove. concerts—including Stan Kenton at the Hollywood Bowl, Billy Eck­ ZUTTY SINGLETON: Club 47. stine and other top attractions—Norman refused to divulge the "SLIPPING AROUND” TEX W ILLIAMS: Riverside Rancho. actual gross. Capitol No. 57-40024 EDDIE OLIVER: Beverly Hills Hotel. Bud Freeman and Muggsy Spanier, who flew in from Chicago to ARTHUR VAN: Colonial Ballroom. headline the show, proved disappointing. Neither got going. Pete SIGMUND SCHATZ: Bublichki. Daily's Chicagoans were not up to par as they twin-beated "South" I’LL NEVER SLIP AROUND AGAIN” and other standards without a bass. But on the whole, the Jubilee LES PARKER: Larry Potter’s Club. Capitol No. 57-40246 shaped up as a night of extreme success and intense excitement. LOU FIDLER: Bar of Music. JIMMY RANDALL: Oasis. Nichols Solo A Masterpiece AARON GONZALES: Italian Village. A comparatively unknown band from Portland, the Castle Jazz group led by Monte Ballou, gam ed hysterical mitt-pounding along HAROLD STERN: Mocambo. with the red-shirted Firehouse Five Plus Two and Kid Ory's Creoles. Eddie Miller's tenor sparked the Bobcats. Red Nichols' subtle soloing on "Singin' the Blues" climaxed another set which, artistically at MEET THE JOCKEY! least, proved memorable. HAL BARTON is a special events The Shrine, which holds 2,000 persons more than New York's ace who airs daily over WTAD Carnegie Hall, was swaying when Zutty Singleton led some 60 musi­ in Quincy, III. But he draws his cians off the big stage and down the aisles in a weaving parade JIMMY DAVIS biggest mail some 40 minutes past midnight. BOB FLANNERY from his disc Joe Venuti The Only "N o Show " "Revenge" "Gotta Have My Baby Back" shows, "O ff the Participating, too, were men like Benny Pollack, Charlie LaVere, Capitol No. 57-40240 and "My Bucket's Got a Hole In It Record," "Syn­ Matty Matlock (who arranged and conducted for the entire assem­ Capitol No. 57-40251 copation Time" blage of 60), Mannie Klein, George Van Eps, Nappy Lamare, Nick a n d "Coffee Fatool, Andy Secrest, Joe Yukl, Joe Rushton and scores more. Only BEST FROM THE BLUES AND WESTERN WORLDS! Time." No babe Joe Venuti failed to show up. a t th e mike, It was strictly a one-shot deal, all the jazzmen having been Hal has been in assembled by Bull and Norman for the one night. I radio since the mid-1930s and in addition to his platter programs, DIXIE JUBILEE jazzmen, 60 strong, are shown downstage at the he's heard with a listenable "Man Los Angeles Shrine Auditorium blowing "South Rampart Street on the Street" broadcast. The spot Parade" as the climax of a one-night bash which attracted more on the dial for Hal is 930. than 6,600 patrons—a virtual sellout.

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RETURNING TO records after a summer hiatus from shellac, June Christy is pictured, in Capitol's Hollywood studios, plattering a new side featuring a string ensemble and rhythm conducted by Pete Rugolo. That's Rugey waving his arms in a new fly plaid single-breaster as June, hand on hip, pulls out from the mike on a high note. June and Pete will both be back with Stan Kenton this month as he starts rehearsals of his new 40-piece ork.