Chicago June 30, 1948 TRADE TATTLE—NEWS DOWN BEAT D. IM Pierce, lead alto, was replaced hv for a tenor vocalist to replace Al July 1. Pops will probably play Johnny White, nod Irving Edel­ Gross with his Beachcombers quar­ concerts during the summer, may Musicians Pitch In man, bass, by Al Hamm in the Tex tet, Gross aiming to settle down­ return to platters in the fall. Beneke band . Phil Sillman, Ray Anthony left the Para­ Parker Erickson, ex-Mercury drums, switched from Dick Him­ mount theater. N.Y., with n line- records prexy, has joined Bendix To Help Flood Area ber to Jack Frase at New York’s as sales director . Warbler China Doll. ip of Chuck Madieras, Nobby Lee, Marty White, trumpets; Don Tommy Ryan has been inked by Vancouver B.C.—Musicians here Blue Barron’s new vocalist is Church, Ken Trimble, Ken Schru- Mercury discs for platters dubbing are giving full support in aid of Don Burke, formerly with George der, trombones; Earl Bergman, his voice over British-cut back­ the B.C. flood relief fund. The »ther Towne ind Victor Lombardo . George Meinser, altos; Eric Chris­ grounds. Richard MyaJop band, with vocal­ Lesse Layne combo, playing on tianson, Lou Sader, tenors; Leo ists Pat Morgan and Suzanne, sup­ e to Staten Island, New York, has Anthony, baritone; Brooks Caper­ lusie Locations: plied music for a dance from which (Shoot all up-to-dite ecording and “Happy” Apicello, pianist arrang­ ton, bass; Romeo Mark, piano; all proceed- went to aid the flooded :e in pubilehlng news, band and combo er who replaced Dick Mack; Nick MrSQnnels and stuff to the Trade Johnny Vincent, drum-; Frances The Buckwaiter trio, featured Fraser Valley farmers. uses Tattle column, r.own Beat either 2415 Albini, guitar; Pat Palermo, bass; Foster, Dick Knowles, vocals. Jim­ in the Blackmooi Room of the Wis­ Connee Boswell, recently at the such oko Building, New York City, >r 1222 Frank Toscano, tenor; Joe Vasta, my Norton played guitar for the consin hotel, Milwaukee, has Joe mote North Wilcox Hollywood. Calif.) Cave supper club, takes credit for trumpet-arranger; Layne, drums; Pary date. Sands, guitar; Dave Duda, bass, starting the flood fund off with the more Mary Ann Monroe, Charles (Red) and Junior Ruckwaiter, vibes. In initial donation of $10. Ruocco, vocals . Sammy Kaye the Circus Room of the same hotel, most Personnels: Management: A streamlined show of stars from changes included Lloyd Roberts, Rob Stevens ork is featuring vocal­ Hollywood put on ■ special per­ nent, trombone-vocals, formerly with Marshall Young, the ork pilot, ists Pamela Drake and Ralph Car­ :ated Ft» mer B Goodman drummer, Larry Clinton, for Al Brown, and formance at the Exhibition Forum Morey Feld, has formed his own and his manager, Grady, Watts roll . Louis (King) Garcia lead­ June 19 to assist the fund. Original king Sid Rhein, bass, for Fred Exner. ing a Latin-American band at Don very small band . Norris Tui ney, have taken separate paths. Watts plan had proceeds set for estab­ forint r lead alto with the Billy Sol Yaged sextet, playing a reg­ continues to handle Shorty Sherock Julio’s in Greenwich Village . lishing a hobby farm for boys. Just The Nick Perito quartet, featured a do Eckstine band, has own combo ular Friday night series over . Dean Hudson returned to the a few of the many stars that put in which has been playing at the WNYC, New York’s municipal sta­ General Artists Corporation ban­ for most of the past season as appearance included Jack Carson, ¡cent relief group at the Commodore uff er Bluebird club, Youngstown Ohio, tion, has the leader, clarinet; Billy ner after a short deal with Wm Dennis Morgan, Marion Hutton, with Taylor Orr, drum - , Vernon Miles, baritone and alto; Whitey Morris. Hal Derwin also returned hotel’s Century Room, has moved Rod Cameron, Chili Williams. Tony Hawkins, bass, Joe Nesbitt, piano, Strangle, bass; Nat Ray, drums; togGAC after spending some time into Jack Dempsey’s Broadway res­ Romano, Frankie Albertson, and and Rita Butler, vocals . Jack Sherry Edwards, piano, and Char­ with MCA. But Tex Beneke switch­ taurant as main feature. Donald O’Connor. Argust, baritone and vocals, re­ ley Bird, guitar . Trumpeter ed from GAC to MCA . Benny —Mark« Paine e, aa Dave Pritchard and his Korny placed Bob Bnenlinger in the Joe Al Killian’s combo in rehearsal in Lagasse and ork have been signed Klowns, currently at thi Kilbuurn ntri- New York, has Earl Johnson, by GAC. ■pose Milano quintet at the Casri Blanca, hotel, Milwaukee, has Wally Mach- Farmingdale, Long Island. tenor; Pritchard Cheeseman, ten­ Ian, bass; Stan Wolowic, accordion; Ex-Staffer's Strip ï our Bill Schallen, ex-TD, Alvino Rey or; George Rhodes, piano; Walter ; for Freddie Wichner, guitar, and lead­ New York—Jess Benton, former trombonist, switched from Larry Buchanan, bass; George Jones, Records: er on trumpet, cowbells and horns our Clinton to Xavier Cugat . Mack drum . Johnny Long searching Beat artist-writer, is creator of a . Mart Kenney and his ork the new comic strip, Jasper Jooks be­ National record« has assigned new attraction at the Palais Lee Magid to record exploitation Royale, Toronto , . .Bert Niosi’s ing distributed by the New York . Columbia records in New York Post yndicate. He’s using the sig­ orchestra into Crystal Beach, On­ nature “Baldy Benton.” Nobody can has assigned extra duties to Ben tario, for the summer. Selvin, director of pop artists and tell why, as he alway« wears n hat repertoire (who now assumes Stan Patton’s band plays Tor­ Strip has nothing to do with music charges of kiddie discs), and Mitch onto's Big Wig Inn for the hot unless it may be conjectured that Ayres, pop music director, who weather Buddy Rocco trio into Benton lifted the title from u doubles as director of the foreign the Chez Paree cafe, Atlantic City, Jooks box. department. Both Selvin and for the i ummer, with leader at Ayres, incidentally, are former the Hammond organ, John Car- ing from WNYC to WQXR . .. Kay dance band leaders . Mrs. Bess vette, accordion, and Nick Fortun­ Kyser alumnus Roc Hillman has Berman has been elected president ato, guitar . Having just con­ joined KLAC as musical director of Apollo records. cluded n run at Frank Palumbo’s replacing Stan Black . Jean Paul ■Ciro’s in Philadelphia, the Ink Decca records declared a regu­ King has joined station WHN, New Spots open Friday night at Or- York, as musical director. lar quarterly dividend of 12’4 cents satti’s, Somers Point, N.J. per share on capital stock payable Frankie Carle ork off G.E.’s airer today to stockholders of record Andrews Sisters, bow .nto Lon- July 11, after which Carle moves June 16 . Terence Gibbs switch­ don’« Palladium August 2. to Hollywood for flick work . ed from Decca’s London office to Fred Waring Show originating, for Columbia’s production shop in Tor- Radio: the summer, from Shawnee »n Del­ "nto . Jim Conkling, vice presi­ aware, Pa.; 10-10:30 am tEDT), dent in charge of artists for Capi­ Jimmy Aldrich, off station WMCA Monday through Friday. Waring tol records returned from a Europ­ house -taff to play a Broadway will conduct his choral workshop ean junket on the Queen Elizabeth, show, was rt placed by Romeo along with radio chore- . CBS arriving in Manhattan last Monday. Penque on lead alto. Penque, form­ contemplating adding 15 minutes erly with Marcellino Guerra or­ to Hoagy Carmichael’s quarter­ MGM_ hiked ita disc price June chestra, was replaced there by Les hour airer, come fall. I to $.75 per copy . Continental Clarke . Modernaires return to Saturday Night Serenade, net discery following Mercury’s pol­ the Club 15 broadcasts when they show featuring crooner Vic Da- icy, having masters of current return to the air in August. inone, will change time Saturday, jiops cut abroad; this time in July 3, from its present 10-10:30 Switzerland , . New Columbia Alan McPaige at the Warwick p.m. (EDT) slot to 7:30-8 pm Quality it traditional in Gibson String* ... a vinylite disc will play between 30 hotel, New York, landed an NBC (EDT) . Mutual has cancelled and 45 minutes of music, combin­ wire after almost a year at the its skedded series of broadcast« quality perfected by year* of experimentation ing «mailer grooves and a 33 1/3 spot. from Interlochen, Mich., music RPM speed. Singer Ginnie Powell becomes a camp because of statements is­ for string* of unparalleled brilliance, long wear­ Ex-RCA Victor exec Eli Ober­ single again this month, appear nv sued to the press by Dr. Joseph E. stein has joined Atlantic Sound, on CBS’ replacement show in the Maddy, camp prexy . remarks ing and re*pon*ive.The choice of Gibton String* Inc. former Joan Davis slot, 9-9:30 extending the long-time Petrillo- pm (EDT), Saturdays. Hank Maddy feud. Gene Norman has been elected Sylvcrn leads the studio band. i* a tradition with leading musician* who hi ad of Hollywood’s deejay organ­ ization . Paul Whiteman will Jaz* disc jock Jack Lazare Publishing: depend on the orange and black box a* a retire as ABC’s head deejay come changed New York stations, mov- Jack Richmond now heading the Joe Davis music publishing staff symbol of reliability. ... Jerry Johnson, professional manager of Southern music pub- ANNOUNCEMENT to School Students bery, bought himself a large Clin­ ton, N.J., farm and two riding In reeponte to many requeeto. The Roy C. Knepp School oi Pereunion altera n horses. Mrs.