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FRANK SI- HAMPTON, DUKE ELLINGTON and trumpeter, Neal has been working with
NATRA person- TOMMY TUCKER ( all four of whom use JOE MARSALA's jump combo. . . . Even
ally found time on their wives in that capacity). . . . RED his record company would like to know
his last New York visit ALLEN and JAY C. HIGGINBOTHAM when ARTIE SHAW plans to start anew
to get two jobs for band have signed with Victor and their first band. ...
leader DICK STABILE, just out records are already on the market. . . . J J J
of the Coast Guard. Dick now has
his band well established again with J J J
SPIKE JONES was in town to start a
record contracts, movie commitments and few rumors. "Rumors pay for the trip,"
ORRIN TUCKER, back in business, has
show dates set up. And before Frank Spike told me. "Everyone in New York
a swell sweet band. He will record for
helped out, Dick didn't know where his Musicraft, the fast-growing outfit which is talking about why I'm here and every
next baton was coming from! also boasts "names" ARTIE SHAW, PHIL chance Iget Istart anew rumor. People
LIONEL HAMPTON's birthday party MOORE and PHIL BRITO. GORDON think I'm going into the Pennsylvania, the
for "Flyin' Home" was also the anniver- McRAE, just out of the service, has also Copacabana, or to South America. I'm
sary of a flight from California to New been signed to croon for the company.... here for a vacation, but look at the pub-
York when Hamp was a member of Coin-to Records plans to produce all un- licity!! Pays for the trip!" Actually there
BENNY GOODMAN's band. Lionel breakable records. They have a new, really is a good chance that Spike will do
thought up the riff while on the plane, improved plastic. . . . a tour of South America in the very near
listening to the rhythm of the motors. Wire recording will not replace discs future. . . .
Since the band was flyin' home, Hamp for some time. Wire doesn't reproduce J J J
named the song accordingly
the high and low frequencies as well, ac-
TEX BENEKE and the Glenn Miller DARDANFJJ.E, the gal pianist, song-
cording to sound engineers. Wire ma-
Band broke all records for the Capitol stress, vibraharpist, arranger and small-
chines are already being manufactured,
Theater in New York on their first major though.... PHIL BRITO mobbed in Bos- band leader, is pretty proud these days.
engagement. The audience were quiet ton by bobby-soxers. He ended up with Seems that LIONEL HAMPTON voted
and yet appreciative of the fine music.... for her as his favorite pianist and ART
a black eye and a shredded suit. . . .
RAY McICINLEY will use only five brass, TATUM voted her his favorite vibraharp-
no matter what anyone says. Most bands J J J ist in a "coming musical stars" contest.
today use from eight to twelve. . . . That's high praise..
PERRY COMO missed an appearance PHIL MOORE in his first engagement
J J J before the President. Plane grounded by on "The Street." He has written a new
bad weather. . . . Xavier, CHUCK BAR- "peace" song called "Get On Board That
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The first DINAH SHORE-FRANK SI- NET's monkey died. Or did you know.... Peace Train." Its punch line is "You've
NATRA records are still a matter of con- Spoo, the cute cocker spaniel owned by found that war's an awful pastime, let's
jecture. . . . JACK LEONARD, the guy GINNIE POWELL, new HARRY JAMES make sure this is the last time!" ....
who should have gotten Sinatra's build- thrush, also died and Ginnie is heart-
up and would have, except for a little broken. Incidentally, Ginnie's Harry • J J J
matter of a Selective Service fishbowl in James contract has an odd clause. It per- JIMMY DORSEY's DEL PARKER has
Washington, bears no resentment towards mits her also to record with Boyd Rae- changed her name to `Dee' Parker. There
the guy who stepped into his spotlight. burn's band! . . . are three 'Del' Parkers already. . . .
"If Frank stole any of my stuff," Jack VAUGHN MONROE cracked theater JOHNNY JOHNSTON has signed an
says, "he sure improved upon it!" We records in Boston, Philadelphia, Buffalo M-G- M moom pitcha contract. . . .
told Jack we wouldn't repeat that remark, and Detroit four weeks running! He As we go to press, CHARLIE PERRY
but we did and we're glad and we won't broke records set by such as T. D., Prima, has taken over the drum chair in STAN
take any responsibility for the many kids and Frankeeee. . . . JESS STACY is on- KENTON's orchestra, replacing DON
who are not going to agree that Frankie again, off-again with plans for a new HEATH. . . . MEL POWELL% pianistics
was an improvement on the old master. band. . . .
Suffice it to say that Jack looks to be the with BENNY GOODMAN make that
Personnel trouble in the Herman Herd band a listening "must." Mel threat-
greatest voice since the Voice! .
(it happens when a band gets that big!): ened to abandon popular music for
J J FRANCES WAYNE has left WOODY, as the classics but came back. Thanks,
has NEAL HEFTI, the fine arranger and Mel! . . . (Continued on page 6)
INA RAY HUTTON has formed a new
band, is touring theaters and doing one- May. 1946—Vol. 3. No. 4. BAND LEADERS is published monthly by Band Leaders Publishing Co.,
!lighters. . . . HAL McINTYRE is using a Inc:, Mount Morris, nt General Ofilces: 215 Fourth Ave_ New York 3. N. Y. Maxwell Ullman,
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pert. Other bands using gals in that ca- at Mount Morris. Ill. Copyright. 1940. by Band Leaders Publishing Co.. Inc. The contents of this
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The KING COLE TRIO's "Frirn Fram
Sauce" is being bid upon by a nationally
known condiment manufacturer. They
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want to make a meat sauce which would
Woody Herman ( natural color photograph) 23
be called "Frim Fram." The boys have Never A Dull Moment ( Duke Ellington) 26
passed the bid on to REDD EVANS who Jo Stafford ( natural color photograph) 31
wrote the double talk ditty.... Musicraft
has added KITTY KALLEN to its list of
stars. . . .
DUKE ELLINGTON and LOUIS ARM-
STRONG are together for the first time 2Sepamieeds
on record on a Victor all-star disc. . . .
BILLY BUTTERFIELD is out of the
Army and reportedly set to build a band. Did You Know That 4
. . . ELLIOTT LAWRENCE planning on Fan Stand 8
breaking away from WCAU in Philadel- Records On Review 10
phia. He's the lad we predict will hit a Hollywood Bandstand 38
high for sweet bands. He writes that he The Jazz Record 46
finally has signed that dotted line for The Band Box 50
Columbia Records. . . Info Depot 58
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Cover Painting by Albert Fisher
More record contract signatures: EN- (courtesy RCA-Victor)
RIC MADRIGUERA will disc for Vogue,
the company with multi- colored discs.
. . . TONY PASTOR has signed with
* JOSEPH J. HARDIE, Pres. RAYMOND J. KELLY, V.P. *
Cosmo. . . . LOUIS ARMSTRONG has
been signed by Victor! . . .
BING CROSBY may switch from * WALTER H. HOLZE, Editor GEORGE A. WEAVER, An Director
cheese to oil after a few more weeks with
Kraft. An oil company has promised him * DOROTHY BRIGSTOCK, Assoc. Editor MARTY HORSTMAN, Asst. Editor *
a nice deal whereby he would be paid off
in non-taxable stock . . . or old service PAUL VANDERVOORT II, Hollywood Editor BETTY WHITE, Asst. Editor
stations perhaps! . . . PHIL BRITO has
been signed to a four year Monogram ESTHER VAN SCIVER, Advisory Editor
picture contract. He'll make two pix a CONTRIBUTING EDITORS: Dixon Gayer, Art Hodes, Maurie Orodenker, Florine
year and sing two songs per pic.... Robinson, Don Terno, Jill Warren, Gretchen Weaver
6 May 1946
SHORTY SHEROCK was such a hit
personally, as well as musically, in Al-
bany that he was offered ajob as manager
of the hotel where he played. . . . Comic
pianist "EGGS" ROYER has been ill.
He's recuperating in Florida. . . .
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.PERRY COMO and GINNY SIMMS are
co-chairmen of the new America Cancer
Society Drive. . . . GINNY SIMMS signed
to record for ARA. I'm told that company
will be one of the biggest. Their artists
include PHIL HARRIS, JUDY CANOVA,
BOB CROSBY, HOAGY CARMICHAEL,
EARL HINES, FRANCES LANGFORD,
FERDE GROFE, and others. . . . COUNT
BASIE will make five guest appearances
on. KATE SMITH's show in May during
his Rory Theater engagement. . . .
JIMMIE LUNCEFORD is another
maestro who will start arecord company,
it says here. . .. SAM DONAHUE's new
band is in rehearsal. . . . WOODY HER-
MAN switched his Carnegie Hall concert
at the last moment from March 29th to
March 25th, with "Ebony Concerto," the
Igor Stravinsky original written for the
band, the feature attraction. . . .
J J J
WOODY HERMAN's new vocalists are
known as "THE BLUE FLAMES." . . .
And VAUGHN MONROE will call his
eawitketei"te4e4.
next all-gal quartet "THE MOON-
BEAMS." . . . A singing commercial
transcription has finally made good.
HERB HENDLER of Cosmo Recorda was
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BAND LEADERS
RECORDS ON IlEttElli
N OT so many years ago the watch-
word was something to the effect
that on records, and only on records,
bumper crop of le jazz hot music on
the waxes, with most of it being ped-
dled under false pretenses, comes the
could you find the music you like to Victor label. And if the first "hot jazz"
hear when you want to hear it. Today, pairing on the label by HENRY
however, the eyes of many of the rec- "RED" ALLEN is the best they have
ord companieeiíeerh to be fixed solely to offer for a starting, the waxwork
on the cash regist„e£. True enough, would do well to dig down in its file
te is a great penup demand for of old masters. They will find abetter
discs verything sells. But for how grade on many masters issued on the
in view of all the canned tripe Bluebird label a decade or two ago.
now coming out of the wax mills, is For "Buzz Me" and "Get The Mop,"
something that should concern every Red has gathered a rugged group of
recording firm that aims to remain in groovers around his Gabriel horn. But
business. instead of showing off the brand of
This is not to infer—by any means hot trumpeting that once character-
—that there is nothing commendable ized his performances on platters, the
on the waxes. But this gloomy glibst,er emphasis is on his husky-voiced jive
is most emphatic in his opinion that it singing—which was never meant to
is an insult to any person's musical be. J. C. HIGGENBOTHAM on trom-
intelligence to spend precious mo- bone also spells interest on the label.
ments listening to the countless num- But that's all.
ber of inept performances one finds The return of BOBBY SHERWOOD
on the platters. As for some of the on Capitol also calls for more than
song selections, you don't have to take what spins out. It's a right tight
our word of it. Pick up the catalogue rhythm band he brings up for "Snap
of any recording company and the Your Fingers," a rhythm novelty, and
amount of dead weight on wax will Duke Ellington's "Cotton Tail." How-
frighten you. ever, neither the maestro nor his men,
«OP That's why it's almost musical all featuring hot horns, create any un-
immezaffli manna when you can find HARRY due excitement, musically or other-
JAMES cutting for Columbia a highly wise. And Bobby's singing for the
expressive scoring for the old favor- "Fingers" folderol is as easy to leave
ite, 'Tm Always Chasing Rainbows," alone as it is to take. By the standard
and the lustST trumpet tones of the he set in early days with his "Elk's
maestro contrasting with a rhythmic Parade," this plattering falls short of
by Mamie Orodenker punch for the blues ballad "Baby, the mark.
What You Do To Me." BUDDY Di- LOUIS PRIMA, plattering for Ma-
VITO fairly captures the rainbow with jestic, projects his own personality—
- his romantic chant, while KITTY either trumpeting or piping the word-
Johnny Desmond goes over a new number KALLEN provides the lyrical lilt for age—for a furious eight- to- the-bar
at the RCA- Victor Studios in New York "Baby" bounce. "Brooklyn Boogie': and a bounce set-
CHARLIE SPIVAK on Victor also ting for the sentimental ballad, "You
provides an attractive platter setting Won't Be Satisfied." But the Prima
for his sweet-tone trumpet bugling. band itself is far from satisfying, blow-
Scoring the ballads to bring out the ing out rich in mediocrity—and not
body of the band, he creates a par- always in tune.
ticularly colorful effect in blending HOT TENOR: Still another school
his muted horn with clarinets for "Oh! of hot jazz stems from the steam of the
What It Seemed To Be," and then tenor sax. And that hot horn rates as
places the accent on the Latin rhythm big as a concert instrument, consid-
and color for a highly tuneful "Take ering the bumper crop of tenor sax
Care" melody. On both counts, steam pouring out of the platters.
JIMMY SAUNDERS adds warm ro- What promises to become a real
mantic wordage. collector's catch, and rates as such, is
HOT TRUMPET: Adding to the the Sax Ensemble rounded up by
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May 1946
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"NIGHT and DAY"
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ALLAN JONES
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Night and Day, I've Got You Under My Skin, Begin the
Beguine, Why Shouldn't I?, What Is This Thing Called Love?,
Rosalie, Easy to Love, In the Still of the Night . . . With
Orchestra and Chorus, Ray Sinatra, Conductor. Album
M-1033, $ 4.50, suggested list price exclusive of taxes.
Henry " Red" Allen * Louis Armstrong * Desi Arnaz * Eddy Arnold * Bill Boyd
Elton Britt * Helen Carroll and The Satisfiers * Perry Como * Johnny Desmond
Tommy Dorsey * Duke Ellington * The Ginger Snaps * Al Goodman * Erskine
Hawkins * Lena Horne * Betty Hutton * Spike Jones * Sammy Kaye * Greta Keller
Wayne King * Zeke Manners * Freddy Martin * The Glenn Miller Band with Tex
Beneke * Vaughn Monroe * Henri René * Carson Robison * Roy Rogers * David
Rose * Sons of the Pioneers * Charlie Spivak * Martha Stewart * Billy Williams
Listen to The RCA Victor Show, Sundays, 430 p.m., Eastern Time, NBC.
Radio Corporation of America, RCA Victor Division, Camden, N. J.
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Moy 1946
THE TOP TEN
PLATTERS A SELECTION
OF YOUR FAVORITES-
OLD AND NEW
As selected by the BAND LEADERS
Twilight Time; It's Dawn Again— The Three
Readers Platter Jury at our Platter Pre- Suns- 79c
Embraceable You: Little Jazz Boogie— Roy El-
view Party, held on February 22, 1946 dridge- 79c
I Can't Believe That You're in Love With Me;
I Can't Begin To Tell You— Bing Crosby-79c
Opus No. 1: I Dream Of You— T. Dorsey-53c
Over 600 readers gathered at the Georgian Rachmaninoff Concerto No. 2; I'm Glad I
Waited For You— F. Martin-53c
Room of New York's Hotel Pennsylvania on Chicago; Never Too Late To Pray— T. Dorsey-
Washington's birthday, cast their ballots as 53c
Every One Knew But Me: Pass The Peace Pipe
twenty-four current and forthcoming records — Dinah Shore-53c
Clair De Lune: Liebestraum—Jose lturbi-12"
were played, and selected the top discs of the — 01.05
Dr., Lawyer, Indian Chief: Am I Blue--Hoagy
day. Dixon Gayer was emcee. Guests included Carmichael-89c
Monica Lewis, Johnny Bothwell, Henry "Red" Lillette's Boogie: Blues For My Daddy—Lil-
lette Thomas-81.05
Allen, Ray Nance, and Robert Q. Lewis. The Bank's Boogie: I Need It Bad— Buddy Banks—
Songstress Monica Lewis was intro- S1.05
top ten platters, in the opinion of the reader duced to the jurors by Dixon Gayer Variety Boogie; That's Happened To Me—
Lillette Thomas—S1.05
jurors, were as follows: and received atremendous ovation. If I Didn't Care— The Ink Spots-37e
Von Don Moon--Carmen Cavallaro—I2"-79e
The Dark Town Poker Club: Jelly Beau—Phil
1. SHOO FLY PIE ( And Apple Pan Dowdy)—Stan Kenton (Capitol) H arris-89c
In The Valley: Let It Snow— Bob Crosby-89c
After You've Gone; I Haven't Changed A Thing
2. THERE'S NO ONE BUT YOU— Hal McIntyre (Cosme) — Jule Richmond- 79c
Tien, Tico; Softly As In A Morning Sunrise—
Al Goodman- 12"-79c
3. DAY BY DAY— Monica Lewis (Signature) Boccie Woogie Etude: Blues— Jose Iturbi-79c
Giannina Mia; The Donkey Serenade— Allan
Janes--79c
4. DON'T BE A BABY, BABY— Mills Brothers (Decca) Benny's Coming Home On A Saturday Hite:
A Kiss Goodnight— Ella Fitzgerald-53c
Warsaw Concerto; A Love Like This—Carmen
5. DOCTOR, LAWYER, INDIAN CHIEF—Les Brown (Columbia) Cavallaro-53c
No Name Jive ( Part 1 and 2)— Glen Gray-37e
"Johnny Fedora": Money Is The Root Of All
6. DOCTOR, LAWYER, INDIAN CHIEF—Hoagy Carmichael (ARA) Evil— Andrews Sisters with G. Lombardo-
79c
Rack Up Another Beer Boys; It's A Helluva
7. DRINK HEARTY— Henry " Red" Allen (Victor) o Glory Road— The G. I. Boys--$ 1.05
The Sweetest Story Ever Told; Mighty Lak' A
Rose— Bing Crosby with Ethel Smith- 79c
8. GROOVIN' WITH J. C.—J. C. Heard (Keynote) Because: Blue Bird of Happiness— Jan Pearce
12—S1.05
No. Baby, Nobody But You: l'rn Glad I Waited
9. I'VE GOT SIXPENCE—Phil Moore (Musicraft) For You—Frankie Carle- 53e
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music business. Some are merited, many Fud Livingston.
are not. But for my money, one of those "I used to sing licks to Fud and he would write them
most richly deserved is the tag that tabs out in three-part harmony for the band," Ben smiled.
Ben Pollack: The Star Maker. "He played reeds, some piano, and doubled on foot
Ben Pollack's book of musical memories is lined with organ in a little band-within- the- band we had."
the names of stars of today, whom he brought to public Harry James got his first big-time break with Ben.
attention and groomed for the big time. "I had heard about Harry from other musicians for
On one page is the name of Benny Goodman. a couple of years, and he sounded like a man Icould
"When Iwas first jobbing around Chicago, Goodman use. So Isent for him in 1935 to join me at the Lincoln
was just a kid in short pants, but playing a lot of Tavern in Chicago. He blew into town, a big lanky
clarinet," Pollack recalled, during my recent interview kid with a gold-plated horn almost as long as himself.
with him. "Iput him down as acomer and, when Igot Before Ihad even made up my mind if Iliked him, he
my own band, Isent for him. Benny was with me for asked for a raise. And got it, when he proved how
quite a few years, and I helped him get his first job, good he was!"
with Billy Rose, and loaned him some arrangements, Less confident was Mr. Jackson Teagarden.
when he started his own band." "When Glenn Miller left the band in 1928, Bud Free-
The late Glenn Miller was another of Pollack's boys. man and Jimmy McPartland told me about a terrific
"Glenn joined me in November, 1925," Ben said. "I trombone man they'd been on a jam session with. His
remember he was imitating Miff Mole at the time. I name was Jack Teagarden. I had heard a lot about
was auditioning for a trombone man and he played for him before, so I trailed him to a rooming house off
me. He had an octave bell on his horn so he could go Eighth Avenue ( New York City), where he lived, and
up high. He told me he could write some hot choruses, found him asleep in bed."
so Ilet him do some arranging. Even then he was a Ben woke up Jack, hired him and told him to report
perfectionist and always made the guys play the stuff next day, and to send his trunk to Pollack's hotel. Next
the way it was written, no matter whose arrangement day Jack showed up with his horn and all his clothes
it was." (one clean shirt) under his arm.
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by Bob Baxter
"We played a date at Carroltown, Pennsylvania. Shorty Sherock got Ben's okay and a job because
Even without a rehearsal, Jack was playing great and "he was a good Chicago jazz man with more technique
cutting our book ( which was tough!) and giving all than the average, and a good reader."
Freddy Slack's audition got him the nod over other
the guys kicks. But after the date, he wanted to quit.
88- men in a 1935 tryout. "He was a good all-around
He said: 'I stink, I can't play with those guys, they
piano player and arrangèr and had an ear for chords,
think I'm no good.'" which helped in working out the head arrangements
Pollack had to talk his head off to convince Jack the
band thought he was good, and wanted him to stay we used."
Opie Cates had aband in Cleveland and didn't want
Lacking confidence, too, was Charlie Spivak, "a kid
to make the trip to California which Ben had scheduled.
with a big fat tone, who was scared when he saw his
name written on his book, instead of 'first trumpet.'" Pollack convinced him that his clarineting and arrang-
Ben used to teach jazz phrasing to Charlie by singing ing ability would have its biggest field out West. Today
riffs to him. Too, he used to tell Jimmy McPartland to Opie has three transcontinental radio shows.
wear garters and comb his hair, when the band was Ray Bauduc was a good N. O. drummer going legit
when Pollack met him. When Ben decided to front his
playing theater dates.
own band instead of sitting in with the boys, he got
"Jimmy was agood kid who was always doing some-
Ray back on a jazz kick. "In New York, people ex-
thing to burn the leader," Ben laughed. "Then he'd sit
pected the leader to show only acouple hours anight,"
there and wink at you while playing his horn and you
Pollack explained. "So when they'd dance by and ask
couldn't get sore. When Iwas with the New Orleans
me: 'When does Mr. Pollack come in?' I decided to
Rhythm Kings, he was crazy to join the band. He
stand up front. Igot Ray Bauduc to come in and take
joined me at the Club Bagdad in 1928, in Chicago,
where he hung around with the Austin High kids." over my drum chair."
Muggsy Spanier was another NORK fan who landed At first, Ray was dubious about playing jazz again,
but Ben had him come in, night after night, worked
with Ben.
"When he was learning to play, Muggsy used to come with him, and Bauduc went on to fame as a drummer
around and listen to the band, and ask Paul Mares ( our . . . both with Pollack and the Bob Crosby band, and
later with his own ork. (Continued on page 65)
trumpet player) how to finger the cornet."
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•
Jack Smith, who is known as " the boy with asmile in his voice
sits for the camera and proves to be a two- gun threat in the
smiles department. He is heard over the CBS network: Sundays
on the Prudential " Family Hour" and Monday through Friday
evenings on his own fifteen minutes of song for Oxydol.
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F YOU have listened to your radio any Sunday with Phil Harris' orchestra. A couple of months later
afternoon during the last four years, and have Phil took the trio East with him on atour. In New York
dialed the CBS Prudential Family Hour pyagram, you the boys were signed to sing with Kate Smith on her
undoubtedly have heard Jack Smith, ayoung guy with radio program and remained with her for three years.
a very usual name but a most unusual vocal style. In In 1939 the other two wanted to go back to California,
the last few months you also probably have heard him but Jack decided to stay in New York. He began sing-
on his own show for Oxydol; or very likely caught ing with various radio groups. "I think I worked in
him on some of his transcribed programs, or have pur- every vocal group there was," he recalled, "with the
chased his Majestic records. 'Hit Paraders'—the 'Swing Fourteen'—`Beverly and
But, chances are, you have never heard much about Her Boy Friends'—and all sorts of trios and quartets.
him because, for some reason or other and in spite of At one time Iwas singing on nine commercial programs
his popularity, only recently have magazines and but," he laughed, "always in the chorus."
newspapers given the name of Jack Smith much space Then in 1941, Jack got an audition with asmall group
or attention. However, lack of a publicity build-up for the Prudential show. The tune they did was
didn't keep the Smith star from rising. Today he is "Daddy," and Jack had afew bars to sing alone. Deems
considered one of the brightest singing personalities on Taylor and Gladys Swarthout, who were on the pro-
the musical scene. gram at that time, liked his quality and style so much
I had dinner with Jack one evening recently at a that they decided he should sing a solo every week.
little restaurant near the CBS studios in New York. And he's been on the show ever since.
He had just finished his broadcast for the East Coast As a hobby, Jack had taken a course at the New
and didn't have to be back for his West Coast rehearsal York School of Aircraft Instruments, and he proved
for a couple of hours, so we discussed his career at such aproficient student that, when the war broke out,
length. they asked him to become an instructor. For four years
Jack got his start in 1933, singing in a trio called he put in an eight- hour day teaching student pilots
"The Three Ambassadors" with Gus Arnheim's or- what was what wit}jairplane instruments, panels, etc.
chestra, at the world-famous Cocoanut Grove in Los And he still works at the school every afternoon before
Angeles. While attending Hollywood High School, he his radio rehearsal and three evenings a week between
and two fellow members of the glee club formed a trio. broadcasts. Most of his students now are ex-service
They sang for school affairs and, once in a while, got men who are taking rehabilitation courses under the
jobs at parties. Their accompanist was a girl named G.I. Bill of Rights.
Beatrice Gaunt, who later became Shirley Ross of the Jack is a pretty busy boy with his ten radio shows a
movies. They auditioned for the Grove, and to their week, his Sunday program, recording sessions, and his
great surprise were hired. teaching work. He and his wife, Vicki, live in an apart-
"You know, it's still hard for me to believe," Jack ment in Manhattan. Vicki handles Jack's fan mail,
said. "I was only fifteen, and the mere thought of answering letters and sending out pictures. There are
singing at such afamous place scared me to death. But countless Smith fan clubs all over the country, boast-
the thing that really frightened me was that our trio ing such names as "The Silk Sockers"—"Jack's Jills"—
was replacing the "Rhythm Boys"—and the soloist of "Thé Village Smithies," etc.
that group was Bing Crosby. When Iused to go dancing Jack is often called "The Boy With The Smile In His
at the Grove I'd stand in front of the bandstand by the Voice." He has a happy, bubbling-over quality about
hour and listen to Bing. He was my idol, and I'd think, him which definitely comes across in his singing per-
"Gee, if Iever get to be asoloist!" After we had worked sonality. It shouldn't be long before some movie com-
afew weeks with the Arnheim band, Gus gave me some pany gets his signature to a contract. He is certainly
of Bing's tunes. I was very happy to be singing his photogenic—blonde, tall, and handsome.
arrangements. But Jack says he is skeptical about pictures. "Idon't
"I've always been an ardent fan of his," Jack con- think I'd be much good in the greasepaint department.
tinued, "but I never met him personally until the Ithink I'll let my brother handle that end of it—he's
Jerome Kern Radio Tribute. I was pretty excited the actor in the family ( Walter Reed, of RICO). I'll
about being asked to sing on the show, but Ithink Iwas stay in front of amicrophone as long as they'll let me."
much more excited to meet Bing. And he lived up to But we bet that Jack can be convinced one of these
everything Ihad ever heard about him—he's terrific!" days to try his luck in front of a camera. He plans a
When the Arnheim band left the Grove, the hotel trip to Hollywood this summer to visit his mother, and
management kept "The Three Ambassadors" on to sing then—well, who knows?
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F you are under the mistaken impression that the
music of Arkansas consists chiefly of concertos for
bazooka and hill-billy melodies, Opie Cates has a
message for you: "they're hep in the hills, too!"
Opie ought to know. He was born in Clinton, the seat
of Van Buren County in Arkansas. And while he has
the greatest respect for the bazooka- tooting artistry
of his fellow Arkansan, Bob Burns, Opie wants to
dispel the Arkie malarlde that his native state is chiefly
populated with squares.
"They play jazz down there, too," he points out in a
drawl that years in Hollywood have failed to erase.
"In fact, some ' of the finest jazz musicians have come
from the middle south."
"It's just in the last few years that a kind of legend
•has sprung up about Arkansas music being on 'a hill-
billy beat. Sure, there are hill-billys down there, but
plenty of them are .hep."
As for clarinet-playing Opie, maestro of three Coast-
to-Coast network shows over NBC: " The Judy Canova
Show"—"Meet Me at Parky's"—and "His Honor The
Barber" with Barry Fitzgerald, the music of the hills
always left him cold.
"I heard all that kind of music Iever warrt-to hear
when Iwas akid," he remarks. "My folks used to play
it. My dad was afiddler, and my mother chorded on the
One ci; Opie's rrany jobs is t'neit of musical director of the guitar. But until Iheard jazz music Inever had any
popular NBC radio show, " His Honor, The Barber." Here he urge to play. Idid fool around with the piano, man-
chins with " H .s Honor, the ba-ber", Barry Fitzgerald. dolin and violin, but Iwasn't very .interested."
It was when he first heard aclarinet that Opie ( that's
his real name) knew that was the instrument for him.
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We don't know about Judy . Canova, but
Opie is on key. Anyhow, the two are having
fun at rehearsal of " The Judy Canova Show."
Acquiring a clary, he went overboard in his endeavors and, attracted by the glamour of Hollywood, he came
to master it. "Ipractically lived with that horn," he West for the first time. Playing the kind of clarinet he
told me. "Iplayed it about ten hours aday and hardly did, it wasn't long before he was snapped up by Ben
ever had it out of my hand." Pollack. That was in 1934.
Opie's practicing paid off, for inside of a year he had Two years later he was back to stay in the movie
become so expert he won a national school music con- capital.
test. At the time, he was attending high school in Drolly, with typical humor of the hill country, Opie
Joplin, Missouri, to which town the Cates family had remarked: "My coat and pants didn't match when I
moved from Arkansas. was a kid, either, so Ifigure I'm right at home here."
It was about this same time, too, that Cates began A sly comment on Hollywood fashion.
collecting the records for his collection of jazz classics, This cracker-barrel wit is one of the reasons Opie
which now number more than a thousand discs. Stuff Cates is in demand both as a comedian and clarinet-
by Red Nichols, Louis Armstrong and other jazz greats playing band leader. He's something off the beaten
went into the collection, proving that Opie was on the track—a hep hill-billy.
reet beat even then. He plays a knocked-out clarinet that ranks with the
High school over, he enrolled at the University of best in the biz, then puts it down to drawl some dia-
Missouri for a course leading to a degree as a public logue that gets belly laughs with its overtones of
school music teacher. "That was only a gag, though," Arkansas accent. Listeners have trouble reconciling
he admits with a grin. "The real reason Iwent to col- Opie the Arkie with Opie the leader of a band that
lege was to build a band. A college town is a good jumps.
place to organize an orchestra. The biggest trouble was The first to recognize the Catesian dual ability was
keeping the guys up in their grades, so the band the producer of a sustaining program on which Opie
wouldn't get kicked out of school." worked. He let Opie clown and play.
Opie was booked by M.C.A. during his two years as "You can do most anything on a sustainer," Opie
a college maestro, and made quite a name for himself remarked. "So we fooled around; Idid some talking,
at college proms—at his own alma mater and on people seemed to like it, and pretty soon we were sold
other campuses on the college route. for a Coast commercial."
Having been bitten early by the bandleading bug, Modestly, Opie ascribes his debut as abig-time band
Opie was well established as a band leader in his own leader on the nets to "one of those fellows in the front
right before he ever played with aname band. Things office who decided Ishould lead the band." His fine
got tough during the early depression years though clarineting, able arranging and (Continued on page 60)
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HOWIE LUND and Woody DICK ROLL WÀLTER HENRICH
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ACH year thousands of Cleveland than any other Cleveland station,
residents and their friends from JOHNNY BUTLER begins the day
neighboring communities crowd with "Wake Up And Swing" ( 7:30 to
into hallowed Severance Hall to listen 8:00 a.m., Monday through Saturday).
to the music of Bach, Sibelius, De- DICK ROLL offers the only platter
bussy and other classicists as executed show on WTAM's schedule: "Musical
by the Cleveland orchestra under the Clock," heard Monday through Fri-
direction of Artur Rodzinski. To other day, 8:00 to 8:15 a.m. BETTY NICKEL
thousands whose musical tastes do not presents her "Music By Request" at
exactly jibe with those who follow WHK ( Monday through Friday. 8:30
symphony orchestras and string quar- to 8:45 a.m.). Following close on her
tets, disc jockeys take the place of men heels are two deejay programs which
like Rodzinski—for they bring to these go on the air at the same time: FRED
thousands the music they want to hear SMITH with his "South American
—the music they understand and Melodies" on WHK and WALTER
enjoy. KAY's "Melody Time" on WJW ( both
From early morn until late into the Monday through Friday, 8: 45 to 9:00
night Cleveland's wax wizards spin a.m.).
tapestries of melody to gladden the The next four platter shows are
hearts of jaded listeners of the work- all WHK presentations: CHARLES
aday world. They have a following RANDALL is on from 9:05 to 9:15
as fanatical as Sinatra's, and com- a.m. ( Monday through Friday) with
plaints pour in when they. are taken "Hawaiian Music." MENDEL JONES
off the air, even temporarily, because follows immediately on the same days
of technical difficulties. with "Time For Music." On Tuesday
The early bird of the Cleveland disc and Thursday RUSS WISE is heard
jockeys is WALTER HENRICH. His emceeing "Bing Sings" at 10:30 to
"Top O' The Morning" is heard Mon- 10:45 a.m. He also steers "Request-
day through Saturday on WGAR from fully Yours" ( 3: 45 to 4:00 p.m.. Mon-
6:00 to 7: 30 a.m. ( all times given are day through Friday). JOE BLACK
Eastern Standard Time). DON BELL is the last of this group. He runs
starts the platters rolling at WJW with "Music For Ohio" ( 3: 00 to 3:30 p.m.,
"By Don's Early Light" which takes Monday through Friday) and is heard
to the air in three closely spaced sec- Saturday from 2: 00 to 4:00 p.m. with
tions: 7:05 to 7: 15, 7:50 to 8:00, and his "Nationalities Broadcast."
8:30 to 8: 45 ( Monday through Satur- HOWIE LUND is on the WJW
day mornings). Over .at WHK, which "Bandstand" from 4:15 to 4:30 p.m.
presents more disc jockey programs (Monday through Friday). He also
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JOHN SAUNDERS
BAND LEADERS 21
BY DIXON GAYER
644014.
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Leader of one of the nation's top bands, Woody Herman and his able
bandsmen ore blazing the way toward better things in the realm of music
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7. NE of these days some enterprising person
may decide to write the great American novel
- about modern music and its personalities.
• If that time ever comes, the name of Jimmy
Dorsey will certainly be entitled to at least one big
chapter. And if the novelist should catch the said Mr.
Dorsey in a reminiscent mood, as Idid a few weeks
ago, he'd be acinch to wind up with some good material.
I was visiting Jimmy in his dressing room at the
Capitol Theater in New York after the first show. It
was next to closing day and he was a little tired, after
his four-week engagement. It was a bleak day with
rain and wind and everything else that goes with
stormy weather in Manhattan. Jimmy looked out the
window and said, "Oh, for California right now—and
some sunshine. You know, one of these days Imay
settle down in my house in North Hollywood and just
stay there for good."
"You band leaders amuse me," I said, "always
threatening to give it all up and stay in one place per-
manently. But the funny part is that none of you ever
go through with it. You all dislike the road, one-
nighters, and trudging all over the country—but you
all keep right on. So there must be something about
the business!"
"Yes, Iguess you're right," he laughed, "Isuppose
the experiences, fun, and all the things that happen
more than make up for the hard work and headaches
that go with it. Iknow Iwouldn't trade my memories
for anything in the world."
We got to talking about Jimmy's early career as an
instrumentalist, long before he had his own band. It Backstage in one of the dressing rooms of the Capitol
was while he was playing saxophone in the Paul White- Theater in New York, Jimmy Dorsey turns the tables and
switches from the sending to the receiving end of the
man orchestra, back in 1925, that he met Bing Crosby, music business. A record fan, Jimmy carries this port-
who was also with Whiteman. They became pals, able radio- phonograph combination along wherever he
roomed together, and started a close friendship which goes and finds a great deal of en¡oyment whiling away
has lasted through the years. those long hours between shows by playing new releases.
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Bing was responsible for Jimmy's first big commer- Byrne, June Richmond, Shorty Sherock and Kitty
cial radio show. When The Groaner signed for the Kallen. "Helen was in to see me a few days ago and I
"Kraft Music Hall," and had the right to pick whatever told her Ithought she ought to change her mind about
band he wanted, he chose the Dorsey outfit. Jimmy retiring permanently. Ihope my little lecture did some
says he'll never forget that series. good, because Ithink she is a great performer, and I
"Two particular programs stand out in my mind. On know she would be very successful if she worked as a
one show the director gave me some lines. Iwas alittle single. Bob Eberly and Kitty Kallen have gone out on
nervous about having to talk, so Irehearsed over and their own and they're both doing very well."
over to myself so I'd be sure not to fluff. An opera June Richmond, who sang with Jimmy a few years
singer was the guest that night, and Ihad to introduce ago, is now one of the featured stars of the Broadway
her with a little speech which ended with the words musical hit, "Are You With It?" In speaking of June,
'opera stars.' We went on the air and when it came Jimmy said, "Ifirst heard her when we worked at the
time for my lines Iread them all okay until the very Fan- Pacific Auditorium in Los Angeles. She was sing-
end, when Isaid 'opera steers.' Of course Bing got a ing with Les Hite's orchestra, which was playing there
tremendous bang out of my mistake and ribbed me at the same time we were, and I thought she was
unmercifully. great. A few weeks later we were on a theater tour in
"Another time, Bette Davis was the guest, and the the East and Ineeded a vocalist, so Iwired her from
script was arranged so that Ihad some ad libbing to Pittsburgh, asking her to join us, and she accepted.
do with her. Ihad known Bette previously, because her "Those were lean days for us, and Iwas definitely on
husband at the time. Harmon Nelson, was a good the short side financially, so Icould send only her bus
friend of mine, so I thought I'd have some fun and fare, which was forty-five dollars. The bus was late
really kid her. But Bette, who is pretty fast on the and June didn't arrive until a couple of hours before
uptake, gave it right back to me, and every single thing our first show. We had no time to work out any vocal
Isaid to her—she topped. Since then we have had a routines, so she sang our arrangement of "Shoe Shine
standing gag—if we're on a broadcast together and we Boy," which we had used for aLouis Armstrong record
have any ad libbing to do, we talk it over ahead of date, and "Dark Town Strutter's Ball," which had been
time." orchestrated for Bing. Fortunately, June's range was
Speaking of gags, Bing and Jimmy always pull them so big that she could sing in their keys. She went over
on each other. During Jimmy's Capitol run, Bing ar- terrifically, and for encores she sang the same tunes
rived in New York, and dropped into the theater to over again. She was just the spark the band needed.
catch the show. He walked up to the ticket taker and "We started West, doing one-nighters and theaters.
said, "Mr. Dorsey sent me—Idon't have aticket, but he We weren't doing so well in the money department—in
said just to tell you I'm a friend of Sinatra's." After fact, some weeks we barely got by. Then we had an
the show, Bing went backstage. The doorman didn't engagement at a country club just outside Chicago.
recognize him and asked "Who's calling, please?" Bing When we arrived at the club for rehearsal, the manager
answered, "Tell him Harry Lillis." Of course Jimmy refused to let June work with us because she was a
knew immediately who it was, so he played a rib by Negro, and he insisted that Ilet her go. We had a big
making Bing wait twenty minutes before he saw him. battle about it, but my hands were tied. Ihad a con-
Jimmy also talked to me about his former vocal and tract to play there, I had a big payroll to meet, and
instrumental stars and said that he felt much of his there was absolutely nothing Icould do.
success was due to such artists as Ray McKinley, "Of course things are different now. Many leaders,
Freddy Slack, Bob Eberly, Helen O'Connell, Bobby including my brother, Tommy, ( Continued on page 57)
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Always deeply interested in promoting the cause of music, the Duke visits
the ..161liard School as often as he can. Above, he listens to the first win-
ners of the Ellington Julliard Sciolarships—Warren Norwood, French
horn; Paul Rudoff, flute; and Elaine Jones, tympanist, playing the piano.
With such a heavy schedule, visits with friends must usually be confined to in-
termissions between dance sets. Here, the undefeated champ of ¡ arz ¡ oins the
undefeated champ of the ring for a chat and a bite to eat at the Cafe Zanzibar.
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Bond leaders are a species specially endowed with
energy. Every one of them we know works nearly
all night, makes records and movies, poses for
publicity pictures, eats on- the -
run, and sleeps
when and where he can. Duke Ellington is probably
the most outstanding example of o busy maestro.
He often goes for days without sleep just because
he hasn't time for it. He's too busy composing,
leading, or having fun. Anyone with the stamina to
follow him around finds that there's never a dull
moment. The photographs of Duke Ellington on Its not very often the Duke can fake time out to don one of
these pages are indicative of what we mean. his colorful lounging robes and relax for a little while. But
when such occasions do occur, he does even as you and I—.
takes time out to listen to the rewest recordings he can get.
Once in a while Duke attends a baseball game. A day off in N.Y. often leads
to a visit to Brooklyn to see " Dem Buma." Below, he's talking to Durocher.
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Work or play, you'll always find the Duke
in a genial mood. Here, raised above the
level of the stage on a special elevator
he weaves a magic spell with his playing.
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The
So Clyde bought the midget brass. Silver plated, it has a gold
bell and ivory key tips. With it, Clyde McCoy has become known
to thousands of "Sugar Blues" lovers. "Iwouldn't give a show
without it," he says, "and it's handy to carry around in my pocket
to entertain my friends."
Clyde used the toy instrument when he introduced that famous
bit, "The Music Goes Down and Around." His lungs get a good
musical
workout when he toots, for it takes about ten times as much effort
to play the midget as it does to play aregulation trumpet.
From his youthful appearance, you'd never believe Clyde
McCoy lras been in the music business for twenty-nine years.
Today, fully established, his band isn't the type that is going
either up or down—for Clyde has something that wears well with
time. He isn't "going anywhere"—he's here to stay.
Clyde developed his unique "Wa-Wa" style of playing even
McCoy
before he made his famous "Sugar Blues" arrangement in 1922.
But "Sugar Blues" seemed made for his style. It's requested by
dancers at least three or four times nightly, and is probably more
used by vaudeville imitators of famous bands thán any other
tune. Clyde's theme song is the melodic "Lonely Gondolier."
Clyde McCoy's band was the only one to enter the Navy intact.
Clyde looked after band and morale activities at Millington
Field, near Memphis, Tennessee, and also played at other Navy
bases. After three years in uniform he returned last year to
civilian status, went on tour, and then opened in the glittering
Boulevard Room of Chicago's Stevens Hotel. Clyde's crew now
includes fixe saxophones, three trumpets, three trombones, and
four rhythm—piano, drums, guitar and bass.
Filling the vocal spot is winsome Billie Jane Bennett who was
amember of the former Femme- (Continued on page 53)
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Last July when JO STAFFORD made
her Eastern debut, in a New York night-
club, BAND LEADERS brought
you the story. Now she's one of
our first vocalists—but this hasn't changed
her—she's still tops!
Okay
into radio director Ted Adams. When he learned that Iwas going to
do astory on Jo, he became quite enthusiastic. "That's one story you're
going to enjoy writing," he said. "We had her on our 'We The People'
show. Jo is the friendliest, easiest going person you'll ever meet. She's
an okay Joe."
As Iwaited for Jo to open the door of her apartment, Iwondered
about what Ted had said. Several months had gone by since her ap-
Jo
pearance on that radio show which took place during her first Eastern
engagement, at the La Martinique in New York. While she had quite
alarge following then, especially among the G.I.'s, she had only started
to hit the top ranks.
Now she was really big time. Returning East in triumph, she had
realized one of her life ambitions—a radio show of her own on Tues-
day and Thursday evenings, as vocalist and emcee of the Chesterfield
"Supper Club." Her following had multiplied phenomenally. How had
success affected her?
Well, it just hadn't. The girl who opened the door was the most un-
affected person you could ever hope to meet. Her simple, straight-
by Marty Horstman forward manner was as friendly as a handshake. "Hello," she greeted
me, with asmile, "won't you take your coat off?"
She had been telling afriend of her previous day's experience at the
hairdresser. Iasked her not to let me interrupt.
Apparently the beauty operator attending her, recently discharged
from the Army, had just received news that he was a father. People
kept flowing in and out of the booth to congratulate him. "He was too
nervous and excited to work," laughed Jo. "Fortunately, he had prac-
tically finished with me and all that was left to do was to comb and set
my hair. Ihad an appointment to keep and all the other beauticians
were busy. So Icombed my own hair."
That incident is typical of Jo—laughing off a situation that might
irk another.
Jo's mother states that even as a baby Jo was uncomplaining. To
quote Mrs. Stafford: "Jo was a good baby. She slept continually the
first two years. We cut her nails, bathed her, and Ialmost think she
must have learned to walk while she was asleep."
But there's nothing sleepy about Jo now. Her gray- green eyes are
large and wide awake. "They change color to suit the occasion or the
way I'm dressed," Jo told me. "They even have been described as being
blue, but they're not."
The first question Iasked Jo was one Ithought the readers of BAND
LEADERS, with their interest in music and musicians, would particularly
want answered. Iasked her what in her opinion had helped her most
in achieving success as a singer.
That's really atough question to ask anyone, since there are so many
ingredients needed in the formula. Jo knows it only too well. She's
had to take the bitter along with the sweet, just as most stars do before
they reach the top.
She thought for aminute and then answered: "Iguess the first thing
is that you must have alove and understanding (Continued on page 60)
30
TED MOSSM,AN ( seat-
ed) and BUDDY KAYE.
About "Time"
It was the $75,000 question and it was somewhat words must tell the story and the story must be woven
complicated. Ted Mossman and Buddy Kaye, writers of into the texture of the tune."
"Till The End Of Time" were answering the question. "What in your opinion," Iasked, "must aperson have
I asked, "How did you happen to get the song pub- in order to be a song writer? And after he's got that,
lished? What was your part in making the Chopin what must he do to get his song published?"
melody popular? Wasn't the song already there?" Both men again drew deep breaths. This time Buddy
Buddy and Ted stared for a moment—then both won. He laughed.
started talking at once. Ted Mossman made himself "A song writer," he explained, "must have a partner
heard first. and about five years' experience. As a rule, the same
"What," he inquired ironically, "did we do to pro- man can't write both words and music. As to the exper-
duce atune that has sold more than amillion and ahalf ience, it is important to understand that getting asong
copies, nearly two and a half million records, and for published usually requires years of apprenticeship. It
which RKO paid the top price of $15,000? Is that what is a result—a final achievement. Song-writing is a
you want to know?" profession, a whole- time occupation. There are nov-
Inodded meekly, but I'd asked it and Iwas glad. It elty exceptions, of course, but generally speaking you
was the same question others had been asking ever can't write a song in your spare time and then run
since the song came out. around trying to sell it. You must learn the trade and,
"In the first place," stated Ted, "these things don't by the time you've learned it and written your song,
'happen'! Success is the result of hard work. Secondly, the publishing takes care of itself.
the Chopin work existed, of course. But it's a long "And even then you can't always find a publisher.
composition. It's very difficult and therefore rarely After years in the business Ted and I were turned
played. Icould and did play it, thus locating the strain down by four publishers on 'Time.' Right, Ted?"
of melody. Thirdly, originally the time was wrong for "Right," answered Ted. "But we haven't answered
today. It is written in 3/4 time, and it had to be ar- the question. What makes it possible for that result to
ranged in 4/4 time. Next Ihad to condense the melody be achieved?"
into thirty-two bars—today's melody limit." Buddy Kaye answered thoughtfully. "A song-writer,
Buddy Kaye spoke up. "Then came my part. A song alone or in combination, needs persistence, talent,
doesn't exist on melody alone. Every great song should specific background culture, business ability, a knowl-
have words—and the right words. Not only must every edge of the mood of the times—and a touch of lunacy
word mean something-, but each word must be in the besides. No sane man would struggle and fight for
right place in reference to the beat of the music. The years only, perhaps, to fail in the end. Remember that
the music business is one involving billions of dollars.
by Margaret Winter • There are probably about 200 active song- writers to-
day. But, without one of those ( Continued on page 55)
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J
AZZ is afunny business according to Joe Marsala. "There
are kids all over the country playing great jazz—because
they feel it here." Marsala paused to point the stem of
his pipe toward his heart. "They're great—but nobody's
ever heard of them. And that doesn't seem to matter. They
play for their own enjoyment .
"I'm tired of people who tell the public jazz is something
mysterious, with all this talk about Chicago, Dixieland, New
Orleans—yes, even Kansas City music. Those ideas are out-
moded.
"Jazz is something you kind of feel inside. You get into the
spirit of it by working with other musicians who have ideas."
Marsala paused and looked at his lovely wife, Adele Girard,
who plays harp with the Marsala septet. "Idon't believe jazz
is something you can study either. Ask the lady here," he
grinned.
Adele laughed and confirmed her husband's statement.
"That's right. Of course, technique is another matter. But
when it gets right down to genuine improvisation—that's the
heart of jazz—study means very little and inspiration counts
for a lot."
The Marsala septet had just finished an engagement in the
Plantation Room of New York's Dixie Hotel. Just before they
closed I had gone over to interview them. The unanimous
approval with which the cash customers greeted them and the
genuine enjoyment written on the faces of the musicians serve
to confirm Marsala's theories about jazz.
Both Joe and Adele were still talking about the U.S.O. tour
which had taken them all over the country. The young mu-
sicians they met and heard during their stop-overs built up
their belief in the future of American jazz.
"So long as the kids all over America continue to play to-
gether, to improvise and exchange musical ideas, they will
continue to grow and develop," (
Continued on page 57)
by Florine Robinson
BAND LEADERS 35
absence of one of the tym- "and was a Rudy Vallee enthusiast. We tried to play
panists and Carmen's pres- like Rudy, and Frank sang through a megaphone the
ence. "Are you a tympan- way Vallee did."
ist?" the conductor flung Then, deciding to see a bit of the world, Carmen
at Cavallaro, and Carmen, made three West Indies cruises—to places like Ber-
in confusion, blurted out: muda, Nassau, and Havana—as amember of apleasure
"Yes." boat orchestra.
Fortunately, everything In 1933, he joined Al Kayelin as featured pianist.
turned out all right. Ca- Kayelin's band played in the Silver Grill of the Hotel
vallaro looked at the music Lexington, and broadcast daily over CBS between
(he remembers to this day 12: 30 and 1: 00 p.m.
that it was the "Zampa While with Kayelin, Carmen met and fell in love with
Overture") and saw it Wanda Ziegel of Baltimore, apatron of the Silver Grill.
consisted of a sequence of Her favorite request number was "The Very Thought
notes in two tones, one Of You." lie played it again and again for her, and still
higher than the other. does, for it has become their personal theme song. It is
Muted experimentation the first tune played by Cavallaro on the opening of
soon showed him which each engagement, and was the first tune he recorded for
kettle drum was tuned to Decca as an artist in his own right.
the highest pitch and, with Carmen and Wanda were married in New York at
Carmen corrects a score at the Church of the Blessed Sacrament on 72nd Street,
the Decca recording studios the director's down beat,
Carmen became atympany on Carmen's birthday, May 6, 1935. They are very much
player! in love and now have two lovely children: Dolores,
But that isn't the end of the story. born August 27, 1936; and Paul, born March 18, 1943.
Having successfully completed the rehearsal as a After four years with Kayelin, as pianist and ar-
tympanist, Carmen continued to play in the percussion ranger, during which time the band played all of the
section of the school orchestra, without the director leading hotels of the nation, Carmen went with Rudy
becoming any the wiser of his pianistic ability, an abil- Vallee in 1937. He still remembers the day he joined
ity he still hoped to display. He wasn't too fond of Vallee in Toronto.
lugging the oversize tympani tubs around to wherever First Carmen played on "The Fleischman Hour,"
the orchestra made its appearance! Rudy's radio program. Then the band went to the Can-
His chance came during one rehearsal, when the first adian National Exposition as pit band for the show.
pianist—and subsequently the second, third, fourth, Just before curtain time, Cliff Burwell, Vallee's other
and so on—failed to render acertain solo piano passage pianist, was taken ill and couldn't play.
correctly. This left it up to Carmen. He hadn't even seen the
Finally Carmen spoke up timidly and asked the di- show, let alone the musical score for it.
rector if he could try it once. Surprised to learn that "I've always given thanks for trombonist Red Stan-
his tympanist was also a pianist, the director was fur- ley, who helped me over a very bad spot," Carmen
ther amazed when Carmen went to the piano and gave says. "He sat behind me calling out keys and cues and
a perfect rendition of the solo which had thrown all of Igot through the show."
his predecessors for aloss. Afterwards Vallee came up and expressed his ap-
Modestly,. Carmen says: "
rd heard the thing played preciation for Carmen's fine performance in a difficult
wrong so many times that, when my turn came, I situation.
couldn't help but know what was the right way." After ayear with Vallee, Carmen joined Abe Lyman
Nevertheless, Cavallaro became an ex-tympanist the (in 1938), to play at Billy Rose's Casa Manana in New
minute the director heard him play piano—from then York, and do radio work. (Continued on page 52)
on he was first 88er of the orchestra.
Cutting adisc means painstaking work for any band—and Gavel!era's ork
Expert in the classics, Carmen evinced no is no exception. Stripped to their shirtsleeves, they get down to business.
real interest in popular music until he was
nearly through grade school. A short time
later, when about fourteen, he made his first
money playing with a four-piece outfit at
"Mountaindale," a summer resort in the
Catskill Mountains, for which he received $8
a week plus board.
Carmen's next notable job as adance band
musician came three years later. He was
about seventeen and a senior in high school
when he got a job with a little band which
was strictly on a Dixieland kick—playing
tunes like "Copenhagen," "Sam, The Old
Accordion Man," and "Tiger Rag."
Graduating from DeWitt Clinton in 1931,
Carmen attended Columbia University for
about two months—then decided to become
a professional musician.
He soon landed ajob with Frank La Marr,
playing in afour-piece combo at arestaurant
in New York's Chinatown. "Frank used sax,
piano, drums and guitar," Carmen recalls,
36 May 1946
The name's
I
N THE late summer of 1941 the Murphy sis-
ters were known as a "trio of corners";
today they can proudly boast that at a Na-
tional Press Show given for President Tru-
man they were the only trio invited to har-
monize and make music!
It looks like a short stint, doesn't it? But
wait aminute—that's what Ithought, too! Then
I got to talking to these three diminutive
maidens from Stamford, Connecticut, during a Marge, Dottie and Muriel— better known as the Murphy Sisters—are
rehearsal of NBC's "Music Room" show and full of smiles as they rehearse for NBC's popular " Music Room" show.
learned that's not the half of it!
"When we were still youngsters," explained
Muriel, "Dottie and Istarted as aduet. Mother
and daddy, who sang and played piano, set
about teaching us the wonders of music."
"Then Icame along and started to sing, too,"
piped up effervescent Marjorie, the youngest of
the three, "so-o-owe had atrio!"
The Murphy gals, who blend their voices in
some of the nicest harmonies you want to hear,
are three distinct and different personalities—
don't let their identical clothes fool you! Eight-
een-year-old Margie, the baby, is the outdoor
type. Skating, swimming and 'cycling—next to
eating—are activities she really enjoys. Muriel,
the honey-haired one and senior of the group
(twenty-two), finds clothes-designing, dress-
making and reading fascinating pursuits. And
twenty-year-old Dottie, the arranger and
"maestro" of the group is the homemaking and
baking type.
Of course, since they came to New York in
1941 to audition for George Abbott's "Best Foot
Forward" and, instead, were discovered by the
original Victrola Girl, Aileen Stanley, they don't
have much time for things not directly related
to their career.
"We live together and work like beavers,"
explained Dottie. "Yes, and we love it, too"
added Muriel. "Well, if we didn't we wouldn't
do it," remarked Marge, apparently surprised "Oh, yes," Dottie said, coming back to their
there should be any question about that. music. "Iplay the piece over afew times, work
It was interesting to watch the girls rehearse on the different harmonies, and by the time we
for their quarter hour NBC show. Aileen Stan- get ready to rehearse with lyrics I practically
ley, their coach, watched them eagerly. And know my part."
though there was no studio audience besides the "It doesn't take long to get the routine," ex-
director of the show, Maurie Robinson, and plained Muriel, "once we get a rough sketch of
myself, they put on aknocked-out performance. the song. Then we work on bringing out the by
I asked the gals to explain how they select finer points and nuances and develop the em- Esther Ross
their music and work out an arrangement., phasis."
Dottie took the lead saying, "Well, Aileen selects "Were you three always set on a singing
most of our music. She knows what's best suited career?" Iinquired.
for us. You know, she's more than just an "Well as kids as we said before—we always
ordinary coach and manager. She took us under sang," said Marge. "Stamford, Connecticut,
her wing and devotes herself to our future."_ heard us at church affairs, local parties, picnics
"That's wonderful," I agreed—but it looked and school plays," laughed Dottie.
as if the Murphys were getting ready to eulo- However, despite their attention to music,
gize the "gal who made them," the woman who there was a time when Dottie and Muriel both
made the song "Oh By Gosh By Jingo" a best were interested in studying medicine. It must
seller for Victor back in the '20's—so Ireminded have been a passing fancy though, because the
them of my original question. . . . gals came to New (Continued on page 55)
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38
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ta4tdà.Ped
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by Paul Vandervoort II
Ballerina Gerri Gale does a ballet moderne number while Stan Kenton's
band plays " Artistry In Rhythm" in aWarner Brothers musical featurette.
39
•
HOLLYWOOD B1NDSTPD
composer, with Jean Pierre Aumont in the title role.
Modern lyrics have been written for Rimsky's music
by Jack Brooks, and Ipredict the guys and gals will
dig Rimsky-Korsakov as eagerly as they did Chopin.
CONTINUED
. . . Smart insiders are also saying that another.- film-
Some of Soph's sidemen are still making with the tune, "Sortie Sunday Morning" cleffed by Ray Hein-
music—namely, RICHARD HIMBER, the band leader; dorf, M. K. Jerome and Ted Kohler, and introduced by
DANNY ALVIN, 52nd Street skin beater; and MANNY Alexis Smith in Warner Brothers' "San Antonio," is a
KLEIN, Hollywood's highest-paid trumpeter. . . . cinch for a long run on the "Hit Parade." . . Clever
RADIO ROUNDUP: MARGARET WHITING, whose novelty that looks like a sure hit, too, is "The Cricket
waxing of "It Might As Well Be Spring" capitol—pulted Song," ditty dreamed up by Al Jarvis, Artie Wayne
her into national prominence, is now the only top and Don George and disced by FREDDY MARTIN. .
gal vocalist with two sponsored air shows: "Celeb- FOLLOWING THE LEADERS: RUSS MORGAN and
rity Club" on C.B.S., and "Philip Morris Follies" on MATTY MALNECK signed to continue Universal's
N.B.C. .. . Once more singing with a band has proven parade of name band featurettes. Between pix and
the stepping stone to radio. LUCYANN POLK, of the radio, Matty still finds time to write tunes. Two of his
TOWN CRIER Folks, quartet featured with name latest, "A House, A House," and "I'm Not Having
bands, landed the No. 1canary spot with KAY KYSEFt, Any," are being recorded by WOODY HERMAN, THE
while BOB MATHEWS ( ex-HEIDT) and AMY ANDREWS SISTERS, and DAVID STREET. . . .
ARNELL ( former TOMMY TUCKER vocalovely) took HARRY JAMES has been set by 20th Century-Fox
over singing chores on "The Abbott and Costello for the musical "That's For Me." VIVIAN BLAINE
Show" on N.B.C. . . . will also have a role in the flicker. . . . JIMMY HIG-
EDDY DUCHIN got regular spot on "Kraft Music SON and the TEEN-AGERS are taking time between
Hall," after shedding Navy uniform, and is proving he airshows with HOAGY CARMICHAEL. to do two
hadn't lost his swell piano technique while chasing films: "Double Rhythm," for Paramount, and "One
subs for Uncle Sam. Eddy is sold on Hollywood, and Exciting Week," for Republic, and to fly up and down
is adding his name to the long list of "names" already the Coast doing one-nighters. . . .
calling Hollywood home. .. . Nice human interest story Nice-to-know item is that FREDDY SLACK was
behind the baton on the RUDY VALLEE show. back in town reorganizing band. After being too long
BENNY KRUEGER, who's now leading the band, was away from the bandstand, Freddy is busy on a new
Rudy's idol when Vallee was a struggling young sax- library, and planning more record dates and p. a's. An
man at the start (4 his career. At that time, Krueger agency switch is part of the new deal. . . . JERRY
was one of America's top saxophonists and band lead- WALD, FRANKIE CARLE and VAUGHN MONROE
ers. . . . CARMEN CAVALLARO left Hollywood set for Palladium dates, with GENE KRUPA, BOB
temporarily for Eastern commitments, but hopes to CROSBY and BUDDY RICH holding down the band-
return home with additional calling cards for his col- stand the first quarter of 1946. . . . ART FARRAR
lection, a hobby he began when having dinner with enlarging his band to twenty-two pieces, having added
the late F.D.R. . . . four fiddles. His new vocal discovery, LOUISE
TUNE TIPS: Watch for abig comeback of T. D.'s disc O'BRIEN, Art tells me, has never sung with a band
of "Song Of India," and probable platterings of the before, but Art predicts big things for her. . . .
Rimsky-Korsakov tune by other bands. Universal is AROUND THE LOTS: FRANK SINATRA reported
filming "Shahrazad," life story of the famous Russian to M- G-M, and between corn- (
Continued on page 60)
Margaret Whiting, waxing ' Can't Spike Jones gets made up to do a scene
Help Lovin' That Man Of Mine." for Paramount's movie " Ladies' Man".
Pianist Freddie Slack has taken up the " slack" in his musical
career by reorganizing his band after an extended lay-off.
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PIPING HOT MUSIC
by Donald Thompson
MILT HERTH
T HERTH was cutting his fourth side of several "something different" that Milt accomplishes with his
records for Decca, about nine years ago in New York, keys, stops and pedals.
when he became tired and lost abit of his touch on the Milt plays with animation—swinging his shoulders,
electric organ. "Here, let me beat off for you," said smiling and arching his eyebrows at the audience or
pianist Willie Smith, who happened to be in the room. the keyboard, cocking his head now to one side and now
Willie hit afew bars on the piano, Milt joined in on the to the other, occasionally leaning over the keys as if
organ, and they ran through the number together. caressing them. His rhythmic motion as he sways back
Then Dave Kapp, Decca vice president, came run- and forth on the bench reminds you of the easy way an
ning into the room. "That sounds swell. Let's get the expert horseman rides his thoroughbred.
drummer from studio B," he said. In studio B was the One reason for the popularity of the Herth trio is its
late O'Neal Spencer, who was with John Kirby at the versatility. Although its reputation was built on its
time. The three played together, and Kapp arranged for ability to handle swing numbers, the trio is completely
them to come in the next day to "try cutting a few at home when playing sweet songs, rumbas, or semi-
records." One of those records, "Dipsy Doodle," went classical pieces.
to 200,000 copies. Remember it? Milt provides a heavier sprinkling of hot tunes and
That's the story of the birth of the Milt Herth trio. "stunt" numbers when he's playing atheater date than
It was an unexpected and an impromptu expansion for when he's playing for dancing, of course. One of his
ex - theater - organist and ex - radio - station - musical- best stage numbers is "St. Louis Blues," which he fin-
director Herth. But the expansion has been quite per- ishes up by playing with his feet alone, giving a clever
manent, although Milt's pianist and drummer changed bass effect. "Playing bass is like cracking a whip, or
after those first recordings. giving aJoe Louis punch," Milt says. "You have to hit
The trio's pianist is now Morton Jacobs, who was in it and then get away fast!"
the Army for several years but returned to Milt last If you happened to be walking along West 75th Street
October. Jacobs was formerly with Bob Zurke, and is in New York during the Christmas season, you may
an expert on boogie-woogie. Denny Dennifer is now at have heard Christmas carols being played softly on an
the drums, replacing Don Knapp, Jr., son of the famed organ. That was Milt Herth. For when he and Mrs.
drum instructor, who was on the stand when Milt Herth are at home in their 75th Street apartment during
played the Glass Hat Room in Chicago's Congress Hotel. the holidays, he places a couple of public address sys-
Milt Herth was probably the first organist to play tem speakers at their front windows, and plays carols
solid jive on his keyboard, and his unusual swing on the organ permanently set up in their living room.
manipulations have brought both praise and censure Open house for band leaders and all their friends is
from the public. One camp thinks he commits sacri- traditional on Christmas Eve.
lege in playing swing music on an instrument primarily Milt has two "traveling" organs, and he uses both
designed for Bach preludes and such. But the great when the trio is on tour. One is always a jump ahead,
majority prick up their ears and tap their feet to the by express, to prevent any ( Continued on page 61)
41
by Dorothy Brigstock
71! Sonoia,
ri Son CONCLUSION
Last month we told you the story of Perry's childhood—about his career as a barber, his
lucky meeting with Freddie Carlone, and his job with Ted Weems' band. Leaving the band
after seven years, he started back home. On his way he stopped in New York to see Thomas
Rockwell of the General Artists Corporation. This was the turning point in his career.
T HROUGH Rockwell's influence Perry got a job ori challenge, and took ajob at the Copacabana Club. Here
the Columbia Broadcasting System. It was on a sus- things began to move fast. Suddenly, after years of a
taining program. His salary was considerably lower long, hard pull, he was tagged "Sensational" and "Ter-
than it had been; he was reduced to living on $76.00 a rific"—words which, though dear to the hearts of press
week. But money isn't everything. He had his own agents, don't come easily to a blasé and critical New
program. He was reaching a wide, far-flung audience. York clientele. At the Copacabana he was so well-
He lived in an apartment instead of a suitcase. All in liked that he was held over six weeks longer than his
all it was a good job. scheduled two. And this alone proves that Perry Como
In radio, as in his previous singing jobs, Perry's is more than abobby-sox idol. Sophisticated night club
climb was not meteoric—it was aslow, methodical rise. patrons do not usually include teen- aged swooners.
It couldn't have been any other way with Perry, be- Perry's appeal is definitely toward all people who like
cause that's the kind of fellow he is—methodical, care- popular music—men and women from eight to eighty.
ful. Perry knows his capacity and his limitations— From . the Copacabana he moved to the Versailles
refuses to sing asong whose lyrics are not suited to his Club for another eight weeks. By this time, everyone
voice ( baritone, with a range that includes semi- was talking about the "Como-tion" ( so tagged in the
falsetto tones). For him no publicity stunts—always New York newspapers) which the handsome lad with
he has wanted to sell his voice at its best. And that's the mellow voice was causing.
exactly what he has done all along the way. Always Roselle and Ronnie were with him to revel in
After a year on his CBS program. night club bids his success, to encourage him and cheer him on in the
began coming in. A night club, with its intimate wonderful, but frightening jobs which followed—the-
atmosphere and discriminating audience, is often a ater appearances at such large houses as the Strand
challenge to singers who are accustomed to singing in and the Paramount.
large dance halls or behind amike. Perry accepted the Recording contracts began ( Continued on page 48)
42 May 1946
Errol Garner's wants are simple—and single. He just
wants to keep on playing a very "relaxed and simple piano". It's what he doesn't
want that tells the story of o new and exciting talent.
-11t4 War
by Gretchen VVeauer
43
Records On Review (
Continued from page 12)
soar the romantic heights on Columbia
with a ballad coupling of "Day By
Day," and "Oh! What It Seemed To
Be."
"Sioux City Sue" and "I'll Keep On of using a large band, which sub- And there is plenty of lyrical charm
Lovin' You"—both tunes right out of merged his talents on other labels, in the baritoning of DICK BROWN
the hillbilly folios. young Jay uses only asextet, which is on Guild for "A Story Of Two Cigar-
And for still another change of plat- just the right setting for "Crown ettes" and a favorite of yesteryear,
ter pace, the rumba enthusiasts have Prince Boogie" and again for "Hootie "I'm Through With Love."
much to their delight in the XAVIER Boogie." It hardly seems that eight Falling short of anticipations is
CUGAT Columbia excitement as it years have gone by since Ifirst found JACK LEONARD, who might have
spins rich in Latin color for "Walter him cutting his ivory teeth with a kid been the Voice today had it not been
Winchell Rhumba" and "Oye Negra," band at aKansas City juke parlor. He for the war cutting short acareer that
both tantalizing tunes from the movie kicks up some mean pianodust here started with his singing of "Marie"
"Holiday in Mexico." and definitely bears watching, for his for Tommy Dorsey. Much too dra-
CltétRY KINGS: Among the band is the enthusiasm we find in a Count matic in his exposition to make the
Who lead off the blowing with a clari- Basie. Coupled with his carefree key- girls wilt, and with low-quality pip-
net stick, the spinning,s make for little ing to sell his singing style, Leonard
major excitement. ARTIE SHAW fails to impress on Majestic with his
offers a smartly tailored concert ar- balladeering for "Welcome To My
rangement of "Summertime" on Vic- Dream" and "Full Moon And Empty
tor, taking twelve inches of wax as he Arms."
plays the Gershwin classic as a slow Another returnee making a pitch
and dreary blues. And for the mating, from the Victor camp to become a
he fashions atuneful riff on the color- major factor for ferns is JOHNNY
fully titled "The Maid With the Flaccid DESMOND, who sang with the Glenn
Air." Shaw's GRAMERCY FIVE, cut- Miller band during his Army hitch.
ting for the same label, spin out little His soft whisperings for "Don't You
fire in their jam sessioning for "Hop, Remember Me?," a highly tuneful
Skip And Jump" or for the haunting ballad, and for the stylized "In The
blues strain garbled in the waxed Eyes Of My Irish Colleen," will make
grooves as "Mysterioso." many ayoung one feel that he is sing-
WOODY HERMAN goes entirely ing only for her. But whether enough
commercial, but never enough deli- of them will feel that way is a matter
cate, when he pairs "Everybody Knew of much conjecture. He's in good
But Me" with "Let It Snow! -Let voice, but no better in voice or style
It Snow! Let It Snow!" with the than so many of the others spinning
maestro handling the wordage well. around at this late stage of the swoon
More like it is when Woody sings and sweepstakes.
blows blue on his clarinet to bring back FEM CHARMERS: It's been a long
"I've Got The World On A String," Desi Arnaz is scheduled to record hi exciting. jump since she first signed as canary
completing this Columbia couplet with tropical rhythms in the Latin-American manner charmer for Count Basie's band to this
afanciful rhythm fashioning for "Love exclusively for RCA- Victor in the near future.
day when THELMA CARPENTER
Me," with FRANCES WAYNE adding spins out as the most refreshing rhyth-
all the necessary lyrical color. mic voice on wax. With alush quality
BENNY GOODMAN, also on Co- boarding on another disc is the rant- to her lyrical lilt, la Thelma rates tops
lumbia, spins out with two new items ing of ahusky blues shouter, unbilled, as she spins in stride for Majestic with
that show little promise for hit parade for "Shipyard Woman Blues" and "Just A-Sittin' And A-Rockin'" and,
fame. Excepting that LIZA MOR- again for "Garfield Avenue Blues." rich in nostalgic appeal with vocal
ROW's rhythmic chanting is refresh- With individual style and always in assist from THE DEEP RIVER BOYS,
ing, it's just another ballad for "IWish good taste is the Steinway color cre- "Hurry Home." And again, a double-
I Could Tell You" and at a faster ated by ERROLL GARNER on Mer- rich vocal rendition of two "Show
tempo clip, "Give Me The Simple cury. A familiar figure at the 52nd St. Boat" classics in "Bill" and "Can't
Life." swing dens, his is nimble fingering for Help Lovin' Dat Man."
KEYBOARD CAPERS: One of the a mood-inspired "Symphony" and a NANCY NORMAN, who stepped
better dance discs of the lot is credited riff- inspired "Bouncin' With Me." out on her own after recording
to FRANKIE CABLE, who heightens SWOON SWEEPSTAKES: Skipping "Chickery Chick" for Sammy Kaye,
the melodic charm of his song selec- to the singing sides, there's a new makes her disc debut as a single on
tions with Steinway sparkle. Particu- voice added to the swoon sweepstakes Guild with a bouncey "Snap Your
larly fetching is "I'm Glad I Waited on record. And in SKIP FARRELL, Fingers" and aslow ballad in "Every-
For You," the new Sammy Cahn-Jule Capitol has a formidable entry, dis- time I Give My Heart," both songs
Styne ballad from the movie "Tars playing rich lyrical charm in his ro- from the movie "Abilene Town."
and Spars," for which PAUL ALLEN mantic baritone pipes for his first solo However, she is no match for the
provides the lyrical exposition. Equally sides. Moreover, he is equally effec- many feminine voices one finds in the
effective, and with plenty of bounce, is tive and just as pleasing for both wax whirl and will best be remem-
his rhythmic fashioning for "No, Baby, ballad and rhythm songs, creating the bered as part of the swing-and-sway
Nobody But You," with MARJORIE desired effect for a bright "You Can aggregation.
HUGHES providing the lyrical per- Cry On Somebody Else's Shoulder" No more satisfying is the vocal
suasion. and the lush lullabving of "IWish I blend of HELEN CARROLL and THE
Keyboard capers scaled eight-to- Could Tell You." It's all sweet sing- SATISFYERS on Victor for run-of-
the-bar center attention on the four ing that brushes against fern ears just the-mill rhythm harmonies with "Per-
sides introducing JAY McSHANN on the right way. sonality" and an innocuous "Mama
the new Premier record label. Instead FRANK SINATRA continues to Never Told Me."
44 May 1946
Latest orchids for G. I. favorite JO STAFFORD
include the No. 1spot on Down Beat's 1945 poll of
outstanding female singles...plus high awards n
recent Metronome, Orchestra World and other polls.
Currently Jo is a sensation on coast-
ta -
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shows...and fans are mak ng best-sellers of her
latest Capitol discs: ' IDidn't Mean a Word ISaid,'
'Symphony' and ' Day by Day.' Jo's Capitol album
wraps up eight great favcrites of Stafford fans,
including several demanded rhythm tunes.
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SUCCESS SECRETS
That Have Helped Your Favorite
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folks from making a — hit" in the song
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son ever taught nie is in this complete treatise on popular singing ally voice Is: Soprano Alto Tenor
says: "Grand reading book, and so much more that I have ever seen. The Information dank oriel Bartlone Baas. Other
—written by a man don't see how any popular singer and helpful ideas are bound to bring
who really knows." can do without it." sUCCatis." L.
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7th Son of a7th Son
compared to that of other years. He ad-
mits that at one time the letters were as
(
Continued from page 42)
a rule gushy and silly, but he believes
that the solemnity of the war era made a
big impression on the men and women of
to rear their lovely heads and, in Novem- voice is as smooth and mellow as his the next generation. The girls now write
ber, 1943, Perry signed with the R.C.A.- singing voice: his charm and easy man- him thoughtful and intelligent letters,
Victor Company. The immediate result: ner place him in the "perfect host" cate- telling him of their hopes and plans for
one disc alone—his recording of "ILove gory. By this time such personalities as this post-war world, and of their own
You" and "Long Ago and Far Away" Jo Stafford, Jimmy Savo, Nan Wynn, and serious efforts to prepare themselves for
sold over a half million copies! Others, Xavier Cugat considered it an honor to the peace.
including "First Class Private, Mary share billing with one of the top-notch To the die-hards who still say that the
Brown" — "Have I Stayed Away Too baritones of our time. bobby-sox fan type of girl is flighty and
Long"—"Goodbye Sue"—"Lili Marlene"— Upon his return from Hollywood after giddy, Perry says, in defense of his fol-
"I've Had This Feeling Before"—"There'll the completion of "Dollface" Perry re- lowing and with complete sincerity.
Be A Rainbow"—"Confessin' "—"Tempta- sumed his chores on the "Supper Club"— "There's nothing like the American girl.
tion"—"If I Loved You"—"I'm Gonna and is still holding forth three times a She's wonderful!"
Love That Gal ( Like She's Never Been week. A jolly, easy- to- please fellow, Perry
Loved Before)"—and " The End Of On Good Friday of 1945, Perry's good Como could be classed as the enthusiastic
Time" have followed in the same groove. deed took this form: The Duke Univer- type. He has a pleasant faculty for en-
When Hollywood got hep to the news sity Choir had been invited to the "Sup- joying everything. "I'm everybody's fan,"
of New York's singing idol, it extended a per Club" for aguest appearance, and the he says. "For example, I don't particu-
beckoning finger via its talent scouts, and University had planned to send all the larly `go for' symphonic music, but if I
this time Thomas Rockwell's advice was: boys in the choir to New York for the do find myself at a symphony concert, I
"Go West, young man." fifteen minute shot. Perry, considering enjoy it. When I'm taking aFifth Avenue
And again the Cornos moved. But this wartime transportation problems, the ex- bus ride, then there's nothing like Fifth
time it was decidedly different from the penses involved, and the advice of our Avenue—or bus rides. If I'm at a base-
seemingly futile one-nighters of the past. government not to travel except when ball game, for the time being I'm more
His name on the dotted line clinched an necessary, volunteered to make the trip interested in baseball than anything else.
agreement between Perry Como and 20th from New York to Durham, North Caro- It's the same with everything Ido."
Century-Fox calling for his appearance lina, himself, despite the personal incon- In fact, the only things Perry doesn't
in their pictures for the next seven years, venience, and despite the fact that as star like are traits of phoniness, affectation, or
and he had before him the immediate of the show he was not required to make insincerity in people.
prospect of appearing in the flicker: such a concession. Naturally, being anormal human being,
"Something For The Boys." In that opus That thoughtfulness is typical of Perry. Perry does have some preferences. His
he had a bit part—a singing spot. In His attitude is always one of considera- favorite music is of the musical comedy
August, 1945, he returned to Hollywood to tion and cooperation. So say the people variety, with the works of George Gersh-
play in his first starring role in "Dollface" he works with, and they should know! win and Cole Porter rating high. The
in which he co-starred with Vivian Watching him work is a real joy. Here song he likes above all others and for all
Blaine. "Dollface" is soon to be released. no signs of temperament, but a spirit of time is "Temptation." His own recording
Perry liked Hollywood and motion pic- friendly cooperation, much clowning, and of it is in the best-selling class. He usu-
hire work. "Iworked with some wonder- best of all, an ease that's in sharp contrast ally chooses to sing it when he appears
ful people," he says. "They were never to the nervous excitement prevalent in on benefit programs, and he's always
too busy to help a newcomer learn the most broadcasting studios. pleased when his fans request that he
ropes. Of course," he laughs, "there was Perry, too, is a guest star sometimes, sing it.
Michael O'Shea. He wasn't much help. and once an obligation along that line led His favorite recreation is golf. "It's
He used to sit on the "Something For The to much hustle and bustle, special police about the only thing Ihave time for any
Boys" set, making faces and generally escorts, screaming sirens, etc. On March more," he laments. However, even on his
cutting up, trying to make me blow up 14, 1945, Perry -went on the air at 7:00 busy schedule he does still find plenty of
lines—and, I'm sorry to say, he succeeded. o'clock with his own show. He left the time for that, often going out early in the
Ididn't have a chance to even the score studio in the R.C.A. Building in Rocke- morning during good weather and re-
until he came to New York early in '45 to feller Plaza at 7:12, hurried over to the turning to the city only in time for re-
do the radio series "Gaslight Gaieties." CBS Radio Playhouse at Forty-fifth hearsal. Back at the studio, he carefully
Then I'd make a point of getting over to Street and Broadway ( adistance of about places the clubs in a corner, pulls a piece
his station just in time for dress rehear- seven long blocks), to make an appear- of skin from his sun-burned nose, and
sal, sit in the control room, and heckle ance on the "Music That Satisfies" Show goes to work. An all- day session of golf
him to my heart's content. Which just at 7:20—and he made it right on the nose! means getting up early—something that's
goes to prove the old saying, 'He who To top this, the entire performance had hard for most nocturnal entertainers to
laughs last laughs best!" to be repeated at 11:12 and 11:20 p.m. do, but Perry believes that a little fresh
Need it be said that this sabotage on when both shows were rebroadcast for air and sunshine "do you a heck of a lot
both sides was all in fun? Perry and the benefit of West Coast listeners. more good than several hours of sleep."
Mike are the best of friends. If fans are an indication of a singer's
"Movie work is much harder than Although he likes music and listening
talent, Perry Como is excellence-plus.
radio," Perry opines. "But, on the other to records Perry is not an avid record
He's A-1 with thousands of Americans.
hand, you have more chances to do things collector. happy-go-lucky, slow and easy
An average of from 150-200 fan letters a
right. On the radio if you fluff up anum- in everything he does, he thinks no record
day bear out that statement. To prove
ber, it's just too bad, and you have to do is worth scouting around for in obscure
their loyalty, many listeners have organ-
shops. Unlike many people who find
some quick thinking and acting to cover ized fan clubs to support their hero in
up." relaxation in passive hobbies, Perry is
every possible way.
Asked if he had ever "fluffed up" a not a collector of stamps or pewter or
On his thirty-third birthday, Perry was
number, he grinned and said, "Not yet, pipes.
surprised by aparty given for him by the
but my day will probably come. It can Perry Como fan clubs of New York City He doesn't even smoke a pipe. He
happen to anybody." and vicinity. The friends arrived at the chooses instead a "satisfactory" brand of
"Something For The Boys" completed, NBC "Supper Club" studio just as re- cigarette.
Perry, Roselle and Ronnie returned to hearsal was ending that afternoon of In the Italian tradition, Perry is espe-
New York in November, 1944, just in time May 18th. Singing ahearty "Happy Birth- cially fond of spaghetti, but his culinary
for Perry to audition for the Chesterfield day, dear Perry," they carried in a tre- tastes are primarily plain American with
"Supper Club" program, scheduled for a mendous candle-trimmed birthday cake. green salads, coffee and steaks heading
December airing. Although he competed Cake was served to everyone in or near the list. He drinks coffee incessantly,
with nearly every male singer in show the studio—the elevator operators, page even at rehearsal where he carries acon-
business for the coveted spot, it didn't girls and boys, and musicians. Although tainer of it around with him all the time.
take the sponsors long to decide that Perry likes eating his meals in an ortho- Perry has no pet animals at present,
Perry was a natural for the show. Perry dox manner—dessert last—and he hadn't although he would like a chance to rem-
had at last arrived in radio—the singing yet eaten his dinner, he would gladly edy that. He loves dogs, but thinks they
field that he liked best—with a sponsor! have suffered from indigestion all eve- don't belong in a city apartment. How-
The show was an NBC package, broad- ning rather than offend the kids who had ever, he thinks he may be coerced into
cast from station WEAF five nights a remembered his birthday. So, he de- buying one soon, if Ronnie continues to
week from 7:00 to 7:15. At each meeting voured ahuge piece of cake before keep- think it's a good idea.
of the "club" Perry, as star, sang two ing a dinner engagement, thereby saving The advent of the Como heir has in-
songs. As emcee, he played host each his good name. fluenced Perry's reading habits. He still
evening to a guest star, or group. He Perry has noticed a decided change in finds relaxation in reading mysteries and
clicked in this capacity too. His speaking the fan mail he's received recently as detective stories, but his favorite litera-
48 May 1946
ture is now "Superman"—ataste acquired
after several oral- reading sessions with
Ronnie. "gej 5h,e The New
Ronnie, it should be explained, is the
pride and joy of the Como household. His 8W- 8e'getefeetter and Better
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NOW. That somewhat unoriginal statement is ob- adash of cold water or an astringent.
viously good any time during the year. But this Dry skins require almost the same routine.
breathing spell between winter and summer seems Variations are in the cream used ( a heavy cold
especially ideal for getting your skin back on the cream for you), and amount of soap and water
A
beam. You can erase the ill effects of winter wind used. Some soaps have adrying effect on the skin
while you're preparing for the summer sun. and shouldn't be used too often. Try to find asoap
The first step in skin care is, of course, cleanli- with an oil base. You need the mask treatment
ness. Grime and soot are the chief skin offenders, only once or twice aweek.
and the most common causes of abad complexion. Few teen-age complexions need night cream or
It's too easy to drop into bed thinking, "Just this lubricating oil. However, if you feel that yours
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once, it won't matter if I don't clean my face." does, work it carefully into your skin with an
When those "onces" start stacking up, that's bad upward motion of your fingertips, and leave it on
—especially when it's really so easy to make that for about twenty minutes before removing.
extra little effort which practically guarantees So much for the night routine. Supplemented by
complexion beauty. a soap and water cleansing in the morning and a
Now for the method—and that depends on your mid-afternoon going-over with a cleansing lotion
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If it's normal or oily, a liquefying cream is for Powder base works wonders for almost any kind
you. As soon as this type of cream touches your of skin. It prevents oily noses from becoming
face and neck, it melts and gathers up all the old shiny, because the powder clings to your face. If
make-up and soot, which can be removed aminute your skin is dry, it acts as a protection against
later with a sweep of a tissue. chap, sunburn and windburn.
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best suits you. After you've rubbed the lather in you eat ( more green salads than fudge sundaes,
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warm, then with icy cold water. amount of sleep you get ( those eight hours of
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about this reconversion job. Now apply a special nothing).
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water to make a paste. Allow it to dry on your one that you should definitely see him about.
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A swing East took him back to the
Palmer House in Chicago, followed by a
theater tour winding up at the Strand in
New York. Then back to Hollywood once
more—for Warner Brothers' "The Time,
The Place And The Girl." He now has a
seven-year contract with Warners.
One of Carmen's most sensational ap-
pearances was in the famous Hollywood
Bowl on July 14, 1945, as guest artist for
a George Gershwin Memorial Concert.
With Victor Young conducting the or-
chestra, Carmen played the "Rhapsody In
Blue" before an audience of 22,000 per-
sons cramming the Bowl. So enthusiastic
was the applause that he had to give an
encore, playing a medley of Gershwin
tunes and winding up with "I've Got
Rhythm," which he had to repeat before
begging off.
Radio listeners feel the same way as
Hollywood residents about his talents.
On the "Kraft Music Hall," "Fitch Band-
wagon" and "Spotlight Bands" shows re-
peatedly, Carmen finally got an air show
of his own: "The Shaeffer Parade, star-
ring Carmen Cavallaro," heard on NBC,
Sundays at noon, P.S.T.
Carmen is now a full-fledged resident
of sunny California. He owns a lovely
ranch-type home in Sherman Oaks, one
of the charming little communities dot-
Fran Warren ( left) and June Christy engage ting the fabled San Fernando Valley near
in a friendly hair- pull--referee: Gene Howard. Hollywood. He is enthusiastic about his
home and hopes to be able to build a
swimming pool in the near future—not
Monday Maestro
of trying to keep the neighbors at least drastic change, their enthusiasm has be-
somewhat friendly) finally won him a come more marked as the band has
seat in the Male High School band in progressed . . . and it has just been in
Louisville, Kentucky. He was in the sev- (Continued from page 22) the past two years that Woody's gang
enth grade at the time. really reached the top.
good at that type of music," Woody ex- Ralph Burns is the arranger who does
Soon after he entered high school,
plains. ninety percent of the band's new scores,
young Clyde organized athree-piece unit.
That was the first Woody Herman band. and Woody believes that Ralph is the an-
They played for the local school and club
affairs. Later he built this into a seven- The present Woody Herman band, rather swer to all of his ideas on the band's
piece dance band. After graduation, than going back to the roots of jazz, is a future. The ex-pianist, who now devotes
Clyde's hot trumpet playing brought a trail- blazer on the road to the future of all of his time to scoring, knows Woody's
theater tour and also attracted the atten- American music. ideas and thinks along the same line. He
tion of Chicago bookers looking for some- "I honestly think that we're several is also constantly on the watch for new
thing new and original. McCoy went into milestones ahead of most swing bands ideas' and he is equally bold in trying
the Drake Hotel in Chicago for what was with the present outfit," Woody admits. fresh musical ideas. Ralph was pointed
intended to be a short engagement—but "With the first band we went as far back out to Woody originally by boys in the
Chicago dancers liked his stuff and he as we could go. There had to be aturn- band who had played his scores with the
stayed for two-and-a-half years! ing point and there had to be progress. Red Norm and Charlie Barnet bands.
On the stand, Clyde is relaxed and Now we have progressed to the point As to the future- of the band, Woody
feels "comfortable"—he's a leader who where I really feel that we're exploring is both vague and positive.
really enjoys hearing his own music! He new ground and discovering new things. "We'll continue on the same path and
offers the current "Hit Parade" tunes, of And the funny thing is that the public, take it wherever it leads. Ibelieve that
course, but occasionally turns back to probably unconsciously, seems to have we will come closer to legitimate music
the old songs whose popularity have caught on!" all of the time. We must already be near-
lasted for decades. There you have it. Progress from the ing it because Igor Stravinsky has just
McCoy fans often ask for his hit com- rutted hinterland road of Dixieland and written a special work for the band in-
positions—among them: "Riding to Glory the blues to the untraveled road of the spired by the trumpet passages we used
on a Trumpet" (an autobiographical bit music of tomorrow. Did you notice in our record of `Caldonia'. I'm told that
of jittery jam)—"Tear It Down" (which Woody speeding up? I'll have to admit this is the first time he has ever given a
he wrote twenty-three years ago and is that Ididn't and Itold Woody so. work to any musical organization. He
still riding high)—and the ever-popular "Well, the change was fairly sudden, just liked what we played and wrote a
romantic and sentimental "After I've Said although we did travel the entire road. selection around.it. We'll add harp, bas-
I'm Sorry." You see, I've always been a listener. I've soon, and French horn to play it. He
•Good news for Clyde's fans is that he learned to listen to everything and to see asked me if Iminded the additions before
recently finished a series of recording if there isn't some good to be gotten from he wrote the score!
sessions in Chicago for Vogue Records. it. Finally when Idecided that we had "Then, too, we've had requests from
The new discs will be a colorful addition done about all we could with Dixieland musicians in the Philadelphia Orchestra
to any record library, musically and liter- and the Blues, I began to feel that the and in the Cleveland Symphony to join
ally—for the ballads are waxed on a band was neither here nor there and that the band. We must be hitting a lot closer
green background, hot records on red, we really needed a change . . . so we to the classics to get requests like that."
and "blues" on blue. Each record also turned around and started back. We Woody doesn't intend to add strings to
bears an autographed likeness of Clyde! played commercial swing and sweet. We the band for the simple reason that he
When he's away from the band, Clyde played everything along the road. finds it impossible to blend strings unless
enjoys "fooling around" with his pet "Always in my mind on the road back you have at least ten to every brass in the
hobby—photography. He has his own was the importance of an interesting band. He would like to add a French
portable sound motion picture equip- sound. Iwanted new sounds in the band, horn for the added color and blend it
ment, and has produced everything from new voicings, new musical expressions. would give . . . `!but that's nothing new."
full-length movies to palatable short sub- Thé one band that was accomplishing that The present Woody Herman band is
jects. Clyde is director, producer and was Duke Ellington. So, finally, about chock-full of sensational jazzmen . . .
photographer of these "reductions," as four years ago, Idecided to carbon copy Red Norio, Flip Phillips, Pete Candoli,
he calls them. the band after Duke. I got Dave Mat- Bill Harris, Woody, etc., etc., and Woody
But Clyde is far from a stranger to the thews and a couple of other Ellington- keeps all of them, including himself,
lens end of the camera. He has appeared like arrangers and we went to town. We playing at peak efficiency.
in several motion pictures during his made a poor man's copy of Ellington, but "Once in a while we get kids in the
career on the bandstand, and was the it was still the first turning point in the band • playing over their heads, even,"
first leader to use jitterbugs in a movie band. Woody explains. "It pulls them up by
short. "The second turning point came about their own bootstraps!"
Harking back to the region of his boy- two years later in Minneapolis. Ileft the Freedom of expression is encouraged
hood, the Blue Grass Country of Ken- West Coast in one of the most terrific and each man is used to the fullest.
tucky, Clyde retains a liking for good messes I've ever had since I started the There is no closed mind in the band, and
horseflesh. Three prize-winning thor- band. Nine guys had either been drafted everyone's ideas are invited. In fact,
oughbreds are the result of his hobby of or stayed in California to 'do studio work. when a musician is to be replaced in the
breeding race horses: Mac-O-Ninie, There I was going to Minneapolis for a outfit, it is the musicians in that section
Sugar Blues, and Real McCoy. theater date and nine new men were of the band who are consulted for a re-
Autograph hunters have no trouble waiting to join the band there. Ihonestly placement.
with Clyde, for he collects signaturas wanted to quit the band right then, but Yet despite all of the progress the band
himself. A number of years ago, while instead Iwent on in with the new band has made, and despite its leading place
playing a theater engagement in Los after we had rehearsed for one hour! on the road to better jazz, Woody plugs
Angeles, Clyde took an airplane ride be- "Do you know, on that job we got quietly along, skimming in and out of
tween shows one day. After landing, he more applause than we had ever gotten traffic without a word. In fact, it was
asked the pilot for his signature. Clyde in Minneapolis with the regular band? hard as the dickens to get this story out of
watched him write "Charles A. Lind- The enthusiasm was great. Always before the "Monday maestro . . . Woody Her-
•bergh"—and remembered the pilot well Ihad depended too much upon the guys man." Believe me!
BAND LEADERS 53
a n artist uses a paint brush to get over his a year afterward began to study music in Detroit, his
ideas. A writer does it with words like new home. " Iwas working in a barber shop, shining
these. But tenor-saxist Vido Musso thinks shoes," he recalled, "when a music teacher asked me
there is no better way to have the cats get with you to clean his studio. He gave me free lessons for my
than to "say it with music." work."
Having "said it with music" with such eminent em- At first Vido studied only solfeggio, learning to read
ployers as B. G., Gene Krupa, Harry James, T. D., music by singing, without ever touching an instrument.
Woody Herman, Alvino Rey and Stan Kenton, Vido Then, too small to play the B-flat clary, he got an
knows whereof he speaks. E- flat clarinet.
"The way Ilook at it," he explained to me, "when a "Ted Lewis was the big man in music then," Vido
guy gets up to take a solo, his horn should tell astory said, "and Iwanted to play clarinet because he played
in that eight or sixteen bars he's in the spotlight. What- it." So Vido played clarinet until he was fifteen—for
ever is played should say something. Every tune has Italian weddings, neighborhood parties and dances.
an idea behind it. To get it over, a musician has to Then he got an alto sax, and finally made up his mind
catch the mood and feeling of the tune and adapt his to become a professional musician.
tone and technique to fit the occasion." "I had been studying to be abarber at the same time
Feeling has a lot to do with how well the musical Istudied music," he smiled, ( Continued on page 61)
story is told, Vido believes: "How well you tell astory
depends a lot on the way you feel. A musician can't
play agreat chorus every time, any more than an artist • Vido Musso, whose music tells stories, holds " pen" in hand as he
can paint amasterpiece every time he picks up abrush. peers at a music sheet over the shoulder of smiling Stan Kenton.
But Ithink a musical artist can put over ideas just as
effectively as artists in any other creative art. It's a
matter of having good taste, and using notes like words
or paint—and putting them in the right places."
Vido has been putting notes in the right places most
of his life, part of which he lived in sunny Sicily.
He was born there, and as achild lived near Palermo,
where he remembers cutting grass and packing it home
on adonkey to feed the farm animals.
Vido came to America when he was about eight, and
by Dick Lane
54
About "Time" (Continued from page 32)
Will You Let
qualifications, the song writer loses.
Right, Ted?"
Walkin' With My Honey,' the latter, by
the way, a `Hit Parade' selection, along
Me PROVE ICan
Make YOU
Automatically Ted said, "Right. For with `Time.' In '45 we got together again
instance, I'm a composer, a musician, a —and then, 'Time.'
concert pianist. I went to the Eastman "But," he added, "if we hope to call
School of Music. I'm up at eight every ourselves successful we've got to keep
morning to practice. My aim in life is to producing."
aNew Man?
bring great music to the people. 'Time' Personal facts are difficult to extract
brings Chopin right into millions of from two men who want to keep talking
homes. Eventually Ihope to bring Moss- about music, but I did manage to learn
man's original compositions into Ameri- that both men are now and have been
can life, too. I'm not too sure about busi- for five years, ASCAP members. Buddy
ness ability—but 'Time' is doing all fight." toured with the ASCAP band, made up
Buddy Kaye told his own story. "When of song-writers, during the recent
Iwas a kid in school Iknew Iwanted to ASCAP quarrel with the radio stations.
be a song-writer. Istudied saxophone— Ted Mossman spends his days in the
just to get started in music. Ialso studied Ted Mossman Studios in New York sur-
In. cri
stenography. So, when I finished school rounded with music, musicians and
Ihad two ways to earn my eating while pianos. He's married, has . a baby daugh- New York.
hung around Chappell's until they found in person and in biographies. He likes
2G90,i,nuendds
a place for him. to escort his lovely wife around New
"I came up by way of the elevator and York where other and less fortunate men
kept on showing my face until they gave may observe and envy.
me ajob too. Chappell's was encouraging "We think," said Ted, and Buddy nodded
to young talent. The atmosphere of the agreement," that `Time' has ushered in a
place was stimulating. Almost any day period of long- hair popularity. People
you could see Hammerstein, Kern, Le- want good music now. They like the
vant, Rodgers and Hart—and there, in sound of it. They recognize that it's the "Did wench
141. Now
youthful, humble capacities, we were too. best and they feel happy, wise and dis- 170
"That was in 1937. We wrote a song, criminating, because they can know and
'Dream On,' which had a small success. appreciate the classics." COULD fill this
Then we parted until 1945. Ted did a lot About that $75,000 mentioned at the 1 whole magazine with
of arranging and a number of originals, beginning of this story—that's their share enthusiastic reports
such as 'High Tension.' Iwrote the words of the 'Time' profits at the time this story from OTHERS. But
for 'This Is No Laughing Matter,' and was written. what you want to know
is—"What can Atlas do
for ME?"
15 MINUTES
A DAY
Just give me 15 minutes of
your spare time daily. That's
have colored musicians in their bands, "You said it. And Ican catch up on my
and run into very little difficulty with golf, too. My property adjoins the third
hole at the Lakeside Golf Course, so it
WILL COME TRUE!
narrow-minded persons."
Jimmy has a great admiration for the will be easy."
But its up to you to make
wonderful work Frank Sinatra has done Jimmy showed me pictures of his home
iggar**., them come true! Sincere love
with his lectures and talks on tolerance, where his wife, Jane, and his fourteen-
s not won lightly. Your heart's
and through his fine short film, "The year-old daughter, Julie, live while he is
desire will be yours only if you know how
House ILive In." on the road. He bought the house, which
to woo and win! The secrets that may
Looking into the future a bit, I asked has twelve rooms, three years ago from
bring you the delights of blissful romance
Jimmy about the picture he and Tommy Dick Powell. The grounds are about two
and lifetime happiness can be yours NOW!
were planning to make in 1946, "My acres, and include alarge swimming pool.
From the photos, Ididn't blame Jimmy These secrets are to be found in three
Brother Leads A Band." He said it would
for wanting to stay home for good some amazing books that will give you aston-
be based on the careers of the Dorsey ishing Power to win love.
Brothers and that he and Tommy planned day, but with his long contracts for the-
to work very closely with the script aters, Decca records and ballrooms, it will MODERN LOVE LETTERS
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"Well, Jimmy," Isaid, "you'll probably a simple life in North Hollywood. straight to your loved one's innermost heart:
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Thi
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In every kiss burns the chance for merlasting
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drawled Joe. "Sure they'll imitate Good- Adele was scared too: "A bunch of kids
man and Armstrong, but their ideas won't that played music without arrangements
stop there. They'll learn new ways of
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expressing themselves and they'll be and the boys were hungry so they took POPULAR SONG!
greater for it." the job—with me.
Marsala is qualified to speak about the
development of musicians, for he is apart
"I come from a family where Sunday
musicales and concert music were the ac-
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He became seriously interested in play-
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"It worked out fine though—didn't it?"
laughed Joe, turning to Adele again to
Play From Actual Sheet Music!
It took many hours and months of hard wat^h her reaction. She nodde -1. You don't have to know a single note of music.
In one week you will play favorite melodies--
sweat for him to buy the kind of clarinet "That's how I know jazz is something WITH BOTH BANDS! Thousands have been
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"For a time Ididn't eat too regularly," at the Hickory House—Chu Berry, Lester WHAT OTHERS SAY ...
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course so very interesting." ( Mrs. D.E.B.)•
have to bather to pay me—Iplayed any- mad. My heavens, Ibegan to feel Icould •SOM.', aupplied on rm..11.
way. Weeken ls I' -'work club dates. pick them right out of the air," explained
"Learning the different styles of each Adele enthusiastically.
musician was a wonderful kick. Then "It's true," said Joe, removing his pipe BOOGIE-WOOGIE
after a while I'd try a few things myself. from his mouth, "when you play with
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and relit his pipe. "I played a week, ments . . . just a pattern of the selection EXTRA GIFT! It you order either of these re-
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Some time later, after Marsala had "The guys seem to like to work that
barnstormed the country with a circus way," said Joe. "Iknow Ido. It keeps FREE TRIAL
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the Hotel President in the year 1935 saw elaborated Adele. "We have to work like 061 I enclose payment, in cash or money order,
to save postal- charges.
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a few years later, she was playing harp are not afraid to express themselves, Woogle—"Love Never Says Goodbye"
with the sedate "Three T's" at the Hickory either musically or otherwise, and they're Name
House. The manager suggested Marsala going to have lots of things to teach us Address
add her to his jazz group. "Ithought he about jazz. And when they pass us by,
was balmy," confesses Joe. "A harp in a I'll take off my hat and tip my clarinet City Zone. State
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BAND LEADERS 57
Dear Mr. Spivak: New York City, you will re-
What has happened to the won- ceive an autographed picture
derful Claude Thornhill? His ar-
INFO-DEPOT
of the Duke. His son's name is
ranging and playing made chills
go up and down my spine. Any- Mercer, and Duke Ellington
thing you can tell me will help. was born in Washington, D. C.
Harriet Gitlin By the way, Duke Ellington
New York City was awarded Esquire's Gold
• Claude Thornhill enlisted Medal Award, besides the Met-
in the Navy as an Apprentice ronome Award . . . for the best
Seaman and commanded aunit band, and the most outstand-
of entertainers in the Pacific. ing conductor, composer of the
Recently discharged, Thornhill year.
is newly married and plans to Dear Mr. Spivak:
rest for a while. Could you please give me the
Dear Charlie: names of the "Pied Pipers" who
Is it a fact that Perry Como is recorded "Dolores" with Frankie
Sinatra and Tommy Dorsey?
leaving the Chesterfield Supper
Joan Siesel
Club? His singing is tops with
Morrisville, Pa.
me and I hate to think that I
won't be able to hear him over
the air. So say it isn't so.
• The Pied Pipers who made
Delores Manning that recording were Jo Staf-
Utica, N. Y. ford, Hal Hopper, Chuck Low-
• At press time Perry Como ry, and Carl Yocum. June
was expected to cut out for the Hutton has since replaced Jo
West Coast to make a picture Stafford. They are with Sin-
for 20th Century-Fox, the show atra now on his own radio
By CHARLIE SPIVAK
show.
either accompanying him or
getting a replacement while he Dear Mr. Spivak:
is away. When will Duke Ellington be
Dear Mr. Spivak: back in New York and has he any dates
The other night while attending aparty planned?
Dear Mr. Spivak:
I got into a hot discussion about Eddy Mitchell Kasan
Could you please tell me what hap-
Duchin. The point of argument was that Boston, Mass.
pened to Jack Leonard who was a vocal- Duchin would not be playing the piano
ist with Tommy Dorsey? I especially
anymore because of an injury to one of
liked him on T. D.'s "Who" and "Marie."
his hands. His piano playing was always
• Duke Ellington is back in New
Phil Reisinger York City. He will be appearing at
a source of pleasure to me and Ihate to
Dayton, Ohio
think this story true. Can you give me the Paramount Theater in the early
• Jack Leonard was in the Armed any information on this score? I would part of April.
be much obliged.
Forces for five years. Upon his re- Helen Glass Dear Mr. Spivak:
lease, he was booked into Monte Decatur, Ill. Slam Stewart is undoubtedly a most
Proser's Copacabana in New York, unusual bass player. Have you any idea
where he made a big hit. • Helen, that story on Eddie Duchin on how he gets the "octave effect" on that
is absolutely false. The reason his instrument?
Dear Mr. Spivak: music has not been heard is that he Marilyn Cooper
Back in 1940 and 1941 Iheard a lot of • has been in the U. S. Navy and has Newark, N. J.
Glenn Miller's music. At that tizne there
only recently been discharged. At
was no band that equaled his, in my • Slam sings along with his playing.
opinion. What I want to know is, is his press time he was featured soloist on
The combination of both makes the
band still together under another leader the Music Hall air show.
effect and has caused a minor sen-
or disbanded entirely?
Chas. Howell Dear Charlie: sation.
Norfolk, Va. Can you tell me what happened to the
Borrah Minevitch Rascals? They were Dear Mr. Spivak:
Dear Mr. Spivak: out strong just a short time ago and sud- Iwas wondering if you would have any
Iwonder if you could give some info denly "died out." I always enjoyed the information on Buddy Rich's new band.
on one of my favorite singers. He is Tex way they made harmonicas sound like [ heard him on a "Spotlight Bands"
Beneke, who made several records with regular orchestral instruments. broadcast and his band sounded very
Glenn Miller awhile ago. I saw him in Peter Starr solid. I am wondering if he will appear
"Orchestra Wives," but since then Ihave Bayonne, N. J. around New England, especially Provi-
not seen or heard anything of him. dence, R. I., at the Metropolitan. Ihave
Helen Montizambert • The Borrah Minevitch Rascals seen you and your band everytime you've
Canada played at the Met. Ilike your band very
joined with the Ray Kinney Hawaiian
much—especially you and Jimmy Saun-
• The Glenn Miller Baned lias been Orchestra and Patricia Morrison in a ders. Ihave always listened to Jimmy on
vaudeville package and have been records and over the radio when he sang
returned to U. S. and reorganized—led
playing the Middle Western theaters. with Harry James and since he has joined
by Tex Beneke, who has just been you.
released from the Navy. Dear Mr. Spivak: Joe Moniz
Iwant a big flashy picture of my idol, Pawtucket, R. I.
Dear Charlie: Duke Ellington, and Iwant to have Duke
Iam interested in collecting records on autograph it. Do you think he would and • Thanks for the plug, Joe. As for
great trumpet players. What is the name where do I get such a picture and if I Buddy Rich, his band opened at the
of your theme song? Have you ever re- get one where should Isend it to get the
corded it? If you have, where could I Terrace Room in Newark, N. J., on
Duke's signature. Also, can you tell me
get it, as well as a full list of your if he has a son called Mercer? And Christmas Day, 1945. His future plans
recordings. although I know Duke's forty-six years are in the making so until I know
William W. Thompson old, can you tell me where he was born? definitely, keep watching the papers.
Morrisville, Pa. Betty Carfral
Toronto, Canada Dear Mr. Spivak:
• My theme song is "Stardreaming" Terry Allen is handsome enough to go
and we have recorded it. You can find • If you will write to Duke Ellington, into the movies. Please tell me whatever
the listings in any Victor catalogue. c/o George Evans, 1775 Broadway, you can about his life. Was he a "typical"
58 May 1946
boy? Is he always on the go? Was he in talented wife will rejoin his radio
service? show is rather doubtful, Alma. As a
Frieda Tryon
matter of fact, Kay is thinking of re-
Berkeley, Calif.
tiring himself, which would certainly
• Terry boasts that he's " the world's
be a loss to us all. Georgia's replace-
laziest man." He was born in Okla-
ment is Lucyann Polk.
homa thirty years ago. Bred in Texas
and California, Terry was always run- Dear Mr. Spivak: 6456eit
ning away from home. Even when he Ican't get over what a kick Iget out Casual and
of Spike Jones' band. Never before have bright as Sunny
settled down to school work, he com- California. Sanfor-
I ever taken such delight in hearing a
bined his studies with avariety of odd tune murdered as Spike and his boys do! ized preshrunk cot-
jobs, finally formed his own band, Can you tell me the name of his latest ton. Washable. Skirt
later became abusy vocalist with such masterpiece? of original, hand-
Martin Hershey, S1/c screened, wet dyed
big-time orchestras as Norvo's, Clin- print. In four colors.
Pensacola NAS, Fla.
ton's, Bradley's, Long's, Thornhill's' Blouse, white only,
• Sure can, Martin—always glad to
and McIntyre's. He'd like nothing trimmed with color-
oblige. Spike Jones' latest is a super- fast braid that accen-
better than just sitting all day long,
special rendition of "The Blue Dan- tuates the neckline.
listening to records and reading, but
ube" and I doubt if either Johann
his delight in singing and his fine voice
Straus or the river in question will
keep him on the go. Allen was in the Both for 398 PLUS
ever live it down! Also great is his POSTAGE
Navy and was honorably discharged.
album of the "Nutcracker Suite." Soon RED • BLUE
Dear Mr. Spivak: to come is a new album, "Music De- GREEN • AQUA
I have long been a Billy Eckstine fan preciation." SEND NO MONEY
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Dear Mr. Spivak: for some time with the score of a new C k.
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Because of the terrific jobs she did on New Orleans style, Kansas City jazz and
last-minute mix-ups. Milt's pet organ is He joined amedicine show that wandered
inlaid with mother-of-pearl, and cost all over the Middle West. Between sales
$3,500. It made its first appearance sev- of the cure-all, Milt played a tiny piano,
eral years ago in New York, when Milt peddled candy, enacted character roles
played for the coming-out party of Mrs in the troupe's melodramas, drove atruck,
Vanderbilt's debutante niece, Rosemary and kept a weather-eye out for rubes. Play Your Own Solos
Wharburton. Milt's newest organ is For this he received $20 a week and From Piano Music
plated with eight coats of silver. Many board. If you yearn to play Standard
Guitar, you can easily, quick-
times, waking up with a new idea to try After coming home, Milt organized a ly learn to master this en-
on the organ at home, he has hit the keys dance band and played every school chanting instrument— melo-
while still in his pajamas. dance, barn dance, fireman's ball and dies. chords, 1111- ins. etc., by
my
As far as he's been able to determine, church social for miles around. While
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the first to record, and the first to do a ried his childhood sweetheart, Myrtle You play after a few hours of
network radio show with an electric or- Hall. At nineteen, Milt learned that a practice when following my
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a take-off on the "Rubaiyat of Omar chain at various cities in Illinois and
Khayam" in jive talk, followed a few
months later.
Indiana. Then he joined radio station
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In 1940, the trio journeyed to Holly- program was his first big break, and he
wood to make " Juke Box Jenny," with points to it as his jumping-off place for For Movie Fans!
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The private, home addresses of
ing in " Winter Wonderland" and a num- heard on many radio programs, including
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Milt forsook the tympani for the piano, Milt's comment on his popularity is
which he studied for the next nine years. simple. "You know," he says, "Ithought
Milt earned his first dollar as a musician playing an organ in a theater would be
at sixteen, when he rounded up two other fun, but Ididn't really feel that anything
boys who could play instruments and much would come from it." And friendly
Seem( of a thrilling voire revealed in 12
presided at the "premiere" of an ice Mrs. Herth, who acts as manager for the easy to gra_ip leasons. bring,
cream parlor in his home town of trio and handles shipping details for the amulogresultequickly influence prop:,..
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Herman. Krupa. Luneeford. Mills, Noble, Nichols, out of my mind and, instead, started to sin' ?' "
Shaw. Waller and SCORES such names. Austin, play what was deep down in me, I Sure can. These discs were waxed
Delbert, Kemp. H & W King, Lewis, Lombardo,
Rogers, Whiteman; organ, sax. piano. etc. found that I could execute much more 'tween '30 and '32 for Okeh.
THOUSANDS greatest classic singers 1900/25. easily. But to confuse execution, finger From Ladner, B.C., ( that's in Can-
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MRS. JOSEPHINE MAYER, Santa Barbara, Calif. other tunes, and varied passages, with Helen Montizambert) asking "Where
jazz, is a mistake only the uninformed is Tex Beneke?" He's heading the new
can afford to make. Glenn Miller band, Helen.
Make Your Own Orchestra Here's a short story I pass on for Miners Vaughn of Springfield, Illi-
Arrangements an what it's worth. Recently I heard two nois, is having trouble finding Charlie
parts harmony for all instruments at a flash- 50c. record collectors on Freddie Robbins' Barnet's recordings " Cherokee" and
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E. Schuberth & Co. 11 E. 22nd St. fending their separate tastes in hot Writes Iry Silliman, Syracuse, New
New York City, N.Y. music. One liked what I call "the real York: " I've been interested in jazz ever
jazz." The other was a disciple of prog- since I began reading your column. Is
Kid Ory playing real New Orleans
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Your Choice: 16 regular-oize prints
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card size) from your 8-exposure roll sive collector "have you ever been down except on records. I hate to judge a
or negatives-25c ( Trial offer).
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GUITARISTS-PLAY PROFESSIONAL, And that last statement goes for sev- but I do expect some outfit to carry
use beautiful background for vocals, play progres- eral of our leading informed critics. them soon.
sive rhythm, be outstanding among musicians, Mod- They don't like my type of music and Man, I've got to cut out now. Paper
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From 1939 to 1944 Errol moved between has a little time to himself is to hear as
ANY PHOTO ENLARGED his native Pittsburgh and New York, with many pianists as possible in one evening.
Size 8 x10 Inches occasional excursions into one-night He learns a lot, he says ' from hearing
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ent Pollack recognized and nurtured—are Pollack's name was big, too. M.C.A. and
emblazoned in the musical heavens today. Victor signed him. He made platters with
Even as a kid he could discern musical the full band and the little band ( Ben, Then let the teacher of such stars a.
quality. A Chicago boy, Ben Pollack was kazoo; B. G., clarinet; Fud, organ; and a Ethel Shutta, Horace Held t,
Boren.. Barry
the kid genius drummer of the Windy guitarist). mod others show you hose to make the
most of rows voice. . be sought after,
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The New Orleans Rhythm Kings was were—for a few weeks—until Pollack got
the band Pollack wanted to get with, a chance to audition for a job at New
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Jewel Records, with Boyd Raeburn ( who
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