October 26,1958 THE SUNDAY STAR, Washington, D. C. Page 3 TOP TEEN TUNES Across the Ocean in Two Tongues By HARRY BACAS Showboat,” an excellent set Stir Staff Writer by Byrd’s well-known Wash- “The Day That the Rains ington trio and sextet. Sur- Came’’ is another European prise additions are Kenneth By JERRY O'LEARY, Jr. import making a hit in this Pasmanick, the National Star sun Writer country. Symphony lead bassoonist, DOC THUNDER. By William Campbell Gault. The song is current in at and 'vocalist Glnny Byrd. E. P. Dutton * Co. $2-74. least recordings Charlie's wife. Arrange- 10 different Ia hot-rodding dangerous sport ments by Bobby Felder and a new and de- in France. The most popular veloped by the modern generation to add spice to of is by the solo tenor work of Buck these Gilbert Becaud Hill are outstanding, as is IL-, hfe? and his trio. .Byrd’s playing on both Os course not. American boys were stripping Dave Kapp, president of straight and electric guitar. down ears and rebuilding engines in the days when William Howard Taft was President Kapp Top-flight jazz. and Records, found the when most grandfathers today teen-agers. CORAL, celebrating were spng when he was in France its This excellent book is an about the early days of last spring. He brought 10th anniversary, offers lots hot-rodding. of new packages. “Cham- back with him a record of They didn’t call it that then. Those were the pagne Dancing Party” is the days of the Marmon and the Simplex, it by Raymond LeFevre and album, the Rea latest Lawrence Welk and the Pierce Arrow. The rear-view mirror bad this time a collection of old his orchestra. invented. (We for granted favorities in dance time. Just been take it now He released the record here but somebody had to think jot it the first time.) last summer. Then, deciding "Lawrence Welk Presents Electricity was a curiosity and Ralph De Palma that the song deserved to be Keyboard Kapers” is a gay, was one of the big names in our land. heard in several versions, he ricky - tick assortment of The author Mis his stories of the early days of called in Arranger Vic Schoen pieces by Welk’s combination automobiles through two boys, Elmer Ryan and and had him reproduce the of electric organ, two grand Chip Adams. Chip is the driver of the team and score of the LeFevre version. pianos and a small piano. A Elmer is the mechanic, testing new parts for the The only thing Mr. Schoen lively novelty. Marmon they bought for a song. added was a choral part. In "Front Row Center” The boys together draft plans for a new auto- Using this score, Mr. Kapp Barbara McNair sings a wide 'rjmss Jar motive engine but they have to for big variety race stakes assembled an orchestra of of familiar Broad- before 'they can hope to finance the production 16 strings, 4 trombones, way show tunes with ac- of their design. Racing becomes an obsession clarinet, rhythm section and complished technique and with them Chip brilliantly competi- style. and drives in 7-voice chorus. And he tion with the of the era—De Palma, Barney Plays Neal giapts called Jane Morgan in to “Steve Allen llr Oldfield and the others. sing the lyrics. Hefti” is the sleeper of the Mr. Gault writes knowledgeably swinging about the auto- First Jane sang the piece week. These are mobiles of the time aud apparently has done his - big band originals, - with the original French Hefti research well. The Jargon of the track and the many of them written for .*W~ J words to “Le Jour ou la oKmHr vHHHBT -y-M J piston engine may be obscure to those who haven’t Pluie Viendra.’’ Then she Count Basie’s band. Allen spent piano much time under the hood of a ear but sang the English version by cn is no Basie but he JANE MORGAN there’s mistaking thrilling good enough no the action of the Lyricist Carl Sigman. is and the band French With a Beat open-road solidly. Big-band race. Kapp released the new rec- plays fans dragging legal will love this. It's called now. It was on the ord, with Jane’s two ver- open highway in those "Picnic" is a collection of man professor may panic original Miller arrangements. days. sions on opposite sides, last you. month. That makes three songs bjf the same Steve The studio band recovers a versions the company has on Allen, sung by Dorothy Col- “Kane is Able’’ is a collec- good deal of the feeling of the market. lins. who delivers the clever tion of orchestral arrange- the Milter bands. verve by Jack song is a ballad with lyrics with and polish. ments Kane. Some Harrington sings a nostalgic interesting and literate col- The of these use almost sym- EPIC has four sets. a strong beat. Jane delivers “The Kingdom of Eddie collection of Irish tunes in lection of songs. the English words with plen- Lawrence” consists of comic phonic scoring, others em- “Flames. Flappers and hoarse, expressive voice. A MGM has set called ty emphasis gets monologues, some of which ploy the conventional dance Flasks” find Joe Glover lead- a a of and even band. lower-down in the French ware hits as single records, ing a band of men all of rich Irish mixture of the "Jose Metis,” in which the version. such as “The Philosopher “Reunion in Hi-Fi” brings whom played in bands of the comic and the sentimental. star pianist of the Jack Paar Strikes Back.’’ I think Law- together the former Glenn 19205. Playing straight, with- “A Polish Wedding” is a show plays a concert of fine rence is a very funny man Miller singers—Ray Eberle, out tricks, they manage New Albums a rousing collection of polkas, light classical with a fantastic range of dia- Tex Beneke. Marion Hutton remarkable evocation pop and tunes of the rhythm accompaniment. OFFBEAT has issued lects and styles. The satire and the Modernaires —in an songs of period. waltzes and obereks by the with that Delicate, expressive playing. “Charlie Byrd: at the on the cowboy and the Ger- excellent re-creation of the In “Pat.” Polka Kings. Designed for Jazz comedian Pat “Johnny Green On the fun and fast stepping. Hollywood Sound Stage” has “Bemadine” is the first Maestro Green conducting album by Bemadine Read, a the MGM Studio Symphony TOP DISC JOCKEYS PICK TOP TEN RECORDS polished singer who made Orchestra in a concert of her mark with Fred Waring. aongs and production num- Consensus of the Ratings of the Nine Disc Jockeys She shows excellent diction bers from motion pictures, Sent! Singer i »«t Wk. * wke. Reeerg Singer Lnet Wk. t Wkg. and musical phrasing on an sumptuously arranged. 1. A Lover’s Question Clyde McFhatter 2 1 6. The End Earl Grant 7 2. Topsy U Cozy Cole 3 S 7. Chantilly Lace Big Bopper S S 3. Lonesome Town Ricky Nelson 4 7 S. Tom Dooley Kingston Trio 4. It’s All in the Game Tommy Edwards 12 l Queen of the Bobby Darin and I. It’s Only Make Hop Rinky Dinks • It Believe Conway Twitty 4 4 14. Tea for Two Cha Cha Tommy Dorsey 3 , 3 This Wttk’t Guest Artist Paul T. Sttueka, aft II Mention Jules Henry Johnny Dork Milton Q Ford Gene Winters Don DiHerd Milt Groat L Fauntleroy Jock Rowmio Norm Beosley Honorable Winner ei 5214 Canard Street, wfcs wtam wot. wpoc woon wttg wusr wwoc went • Teg* Cartoon Contest Aleznndrin. V*. in in It's AH the T ~ tee forTwo It's All the A Loser's Crazy Country A Loser's A Loser's Gonig Cozy C*» Cho Gome Hop ' Col# cV-Tcoi#’ Question Question Question 1"*“ Tommy tdwurrh Tommy Dorsey Tommy Edwordt Clyde McPhutter Johnny Od« Clyde McPhettgr Clyde McPhotlgr t , - , It's Only Make , T Lonesome ChantiHy Under the Store Lonesome Lonesome lohose Toon Lace of Lose laritn Grant rr*™a f,; rape. Coir Colo*** Town Town 2 l Conway Twitty Picky Mellon Pip Sepuer Shadow. 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