Chicago, October 1, 1939 Chici Teagarden in Concert October Birthdays At the Meadowbrook WHO’S WHO IN MUSIC Frank Raymond, Vincent Cedar Grove, N. J.—Johnny Mer­ Eckholm, Mouse Tracey, cer, Casper Reardon, Dinah Shore, Oran (Crip) Crippen, 2; Ed­ Leo Watson, Madeline Green and Presenting Glenn Miller's Band gar Battle, 3; Fred Norman. Paul Douglas were present nt the Danny Cassella, 5; Leonard Meadowbrook Sept. 10 for Jack GLENN MILLER—Trombone. Born Mar<li<C- Keller, Carmen Mastren, 6; Teagarden’s swing concert. The 1. 19t5. in Clarinda. Ia.. he Irst attracted LEGH (Freddie) KNOWLES—Trumpet. attentien as a result of his work with Red Hails1 from Danbury. Conn., born there in Gordon Minor, Rill Clifford, crowd was capacity. McKansie's Monad City Bine Blowers and 1919.' Has played and recorded with Norvo 7; Gerald Moore, Clarence Heide their records of Ooe asI well as Miller. Would rather sleep than Williams, 8; Kay and Sue — Hoar and Hello Lo- < do anything else Armstrong influenced kicks -re,. H I». ■ lassies -I bo I his playing most, and Goodman and Louis Werner, Bruce Milligan, 9; revele «<i (>lene «I, today are his favorites. Drives a Ford Harry Edison, Lee Blair, Ed and won't say whether he's married or st thf ward (Captain) Sim», Mur­ '•* (m,, single. for I ray Piker, Annette Hanshaw 1 ' " ' ' It. D. (Mick) McMICKLE — Trumpet. selves k ' 1 *3 ’■ Born in June, 1910. in Anamosa, la., now and Freddy Jenkins 10; naturi lives in Upper Darby, Andy Ferretti, Louie Honig, addition, he has re­ In 1928 he they started out with Fred Dexter, later 1 Harley Koch, Bingie corded with Boyd ing with Jan Garber and Mal Hallett, They Senter, Bert Lown, too, drives an Olds. Madison, James Archey, 12; ica ll Helky Helkema, 13; Jack • r • I I. I. , MARION .Butch) HUTTON — Singer. his ii ’ ■ ........................ Born in 1919 in Little Rock. Ark.. and Egan, II; Paul Tanner, 15; young H . lives in Detroit. Miller’s her Ken Switzer, 16; Harry ton Chasers and first band alignment. Likes to play soft- whom (Duke) Dugan, Cozy Cole, I rank» Trambaaer. dislikes singing weekends. he wa Organised Ms present band last winter and gets a bool iding In Chumn MacGr— oi 'z She’s Versatile 17; George Washington, 18. vm ,acmalri at ours, chiefly kcaur of Cadillac. Says Helen Ward influenced her. what Jan Savitt (right) thought Howard Smith, Pat Haley, "but Ms arranging talent. Today Ms band smokes and does not drink, and doesn't last month when Carlotta Dale, his Ralph stand» st the very top. a bast seller for like to be referred to as Betty (America’s Hancock, Ray now.’ Bluebird record,, and Is second only to No. 1 Jitterbug) Hutton’s “little sister." regular fem sparrow, became ill. Weiser, Bob Lewis. 22 Artis 8K»W u “ace” ef Hie R^kwell GAC RAYMOND RICHARD EBERLE—Sing­ Barbara Stillwell, shown at mike, Hank Rose, 23; Jimmy Pow­ to thi er. Born Jan. 19. 1919 in Hoosick Falls. who for years has been Savitt’s ell, 24; Nadine Friedman. who a N. Y. Father U Jaek Eberle a singer, secretary and “handy gal,” volun­ Dick Kessner. JERRY YELVERTON—Sax. Just joined and he is a younger brother of Bob Eberly, George tha band, fresh from Barry Woods' ork singer with Jimmy Dorsey, who ehanged teered to take Miss Dale’s place. Moore, Rudy Powell, Born and reared in Montgomery. Ala., and the ending of his name to a **y." Un­ Her mail response was so great Merle Turner, 28; Joseph ■UH eafl» it home. Hi» a 1) A. from married, considers Tom Dorsey his favor­ that Savitt made plans to use her Alabama Polytechnic Institu te claims Ben­ ite instrumental soloist, and chooses Mil­ Eldridge, Billy Cochrane, W. ny G^oamen has influenced him most and ler's band as his ideal for both swing and regularly. Secretary Stillwell is II. (Bill) Miller. 29; Ralph lists Goodman’s and Wayne King’s bands shown at New York’s Hotel Lincoln dlim as hia fares for swing and sweet, respect­ Larson, 30; Gordon (Chris) Unis ively in action—a far cry from the typ­ Griffin, Ethel Waters, Leo in A ing and shorthand she’s usually Atta, Oct. 31. Muggsy Spanier Eun identified with. Later Miss Dale FRANCIS (Maggsy) SPANIER—Comet. Frai Born 1906 in Chicago, he’s had his own left Savitt to take a job with NBC. With GENE KRUPA Ami little "righteous jazz” group at Chicago's Jimmy Dorsey In Hotel Sherman for the last six months. King’s Jesters and Joe Gill. Mother play» Got his professional start with Sig Meyer’s leavi piano and organ. Studied harmony with Record Draw and his YORK Trombone band, and later worked with the Chicago the Chicago symphony. Jack Teagarden Rhythm Kings. Charles Pierce» Ted Lewis. NE of the sensations of the day Is Geno five and Orrin Tucker are his idea of top awing Wildwood, N. J. — Playing 30 Ben Pollack. Ray Miller. Both mother and and sweet bands; says Wellman Braud in­ O Krupa's Orchestra, pulling capacity is 2 father are musicians, and Muggsy credits fluenced him most. miles from Atlantic City where crowds everywhere, and booked solid rial Louis Armstrong and Joe Oliver with in­ Tommy Dorsey, Rudy Vallee and months ahead. Krupa has surrounded him­ fluencing him most in his early years. MARTY GREENBERG — Drums. Born self with finished performers who know effet Louis remains his favorite soloist, Bob 1910 in Chicago and got his start with Artie Shaw were holding forth the their way around the chromaV.e. Outstand­ abro Crosby’s is his fave swing band and Casa Solly Wagner in 1925, later playing with night, Jimmy Dorsey shat- ing among his Brass is Rod Ogle—first Loma is his choice for sweet. Smokes, but Ted Lewis, Lou Breese, Abe Lyman and tered ull records at Hunt’s Pier Slip Horn, and Rod gets there with the drinks only water and milk. Two years in P & K. Theaters. Studiec under Vic York Model 146—the same Horn used by Brat ago be was stricken ill in New Orleans Berton, lists his favorite soloists as Arm­ here last month when his band Laurence Brown with Duke Ellington, and and, as he puts it, "given up for dead strong and Krupa, and drives a Packard. ■Irew 5,928 persons at 55 cents a other top-notchers— and the same Horn for sure.** But he recovered after a lonp JOE BUSHKIN — Piano. Nov. head. It was the biggest crowd in that will take YOU places. whim illness and returned to the active list last 1916, in New York, the son of a beauty powei April. shop operator. Has worked with Shaw, the spot’s history, despite the op­ GEORGE BRUNIS — Trombone. Born Berigan, Billie Holiday, Red McKenzie. position, the management said. 1900 in New Orleans, he spelled his name Cozy. Cole, the late Dick McDonough, Max The Kaminsky, and has recorded with most Holla to changr by an astrologer Hai plav of them plus Jess Stacy and Willie (The Nichols Gets a Former with New Orleans Rhythm Kings. Ted Lion) Smith. Joe is short, dark-headed, Zandf a great showman with a fine sense of Circus Trombonist a ten humor and playa get-off trumpet with the Pittsburgh — Harleigh (Slim) Hagu BAND INSTRUMENT COMPANY erijn Wilber replaced Jack Knaus in Red Malen of GOOD BAN; INSTRUMENTS Nichols’ trombone section last Since 1882 to eia Martin Leaves Steamship month. Wilber formerly played in GRAND RAPIDS. MICHIGAN a lat RAY McKINSTRY- Born prosp in Granite CHty, IH-, . Detroit —Eddie Martin, fiddle, game while a student at the University Use'. of Illinois. Also worked with Roger Pryor, own band all summer on the Bat Harry Sosnick and Ted Fiorito. Married, Steamship S. S. South American big bt WILBUR SCHWARTZ — Alto, clarinet. also idolizes Eddie Miller, and chooses YOURS A Born In 1918 in Newark and broke into Tommy Dorsey's band for both swing and until Sept. 8, opened the Arcadia it wai Dm game with Paul Tremaine. Likes Ballroom here last month. Tony Goodman’s style, says it influenced him. music For sweet or swing, he’ll take Miller z GEORGE (Rod) CLESS — Clarinet. A Greeno and Ralph Fumo are fea­ ishers rend Drires an Olds and neither smokes native of Lenox. Ia.; born there May 20, tured with Martin. liomht am drinks. 1907. Started in 1921 with the Varsity BIG NAME” BAND! Five and recorded with the late Frank bombs HAL McINTYRE — Sax. Born 1914 in Teschmaker’s Chicagoans in 1928. Father with j Cromwell, Conn. Haa recorded with Mil­ plays piano. Has a daughter 8 yean old, Sa*ophouMf*Clarln«tMt lar aad Adrian Rollini. studied under Henry attended Iowa State College at Ames, and Ruf Goodman Is his top instrumental so­ Tesch For free, accurate and truthful in­ loist. and he’s a sports fan. Also drives and Bud Freeman influenced him most in formation concerning the make of YOUR . an Old, hie formative years. His fave bands are instrument, make of mouthpiece, or Ellington for jazz and Himber for dance MAURICE Pt RTILL—Drums. Born on stuff. facing used by your favorite artist, Treia Island, still lives there. Made his WRITE to LEO COOPER un comply name with Re Norm -.nd Tt.m Tk. wy. ROBERT II CASEY—Bass. Doubles on ■ays »airiJ-vr are his pet peeve, claims Bad guitar. Born 1909 in Vienna. Ill.» and has 218 S. Wabash Ave., Chicago. 111. Freeman aad Johnny Hodges also Ixniis played with the Capitol Dance Ork.