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PAGE SIX THE CAUOLINIAN WEEK ENDING SATl'IIDAY, JANUAKY 5. 1915 Record News And Reviews SCOTT Aiiotlitr snappy pair of sides by i Erskine Hawkins leads a strong note of riiythm.cal contagion to tnis month’s iceotd rtleased list from UCA Vict'1'- Til-- "►Oth Ccntiny Giibricl," will the caUhy -Leii Have fan ToiiigiU" and the boiuiv.v “tloud Ui}>' .i i.i •t'.slratcs anew ni’ potent ability .it creating a solid bit of musir-iniikiiiii. V/.tb a fulMhro.ir- ed vocal by Ate Hai ris, supp .rleti b./ lou-uij! tii.inJ.' fntin the side men, •LeVs Ka'.c I'liM Tonight'' has i catchy and ineM^tihle beat whim peppers its -valty lyrics. EnKii.c'j trumpet gets the .-|>'>tl nht with ji.-.- bua.sivo solos in n-.ort effective Hr. ', khis siylv. "fl od Dip,' stricliy j.;- strumeutal, has a speedy temp,, tpa.kcd \v,ith red hot {'Uitai .ii ' plan po.ssayC'. Ei; bine's at his 'oe. '. on these two scorching sides. : ne to iiUai-o his fans, 'Inert is rnnie mighty rui":. i bines shoutitm when .loc Will an ' «nts a lecord H*' lends his lo i i- and-ready bine? talc iifs to i p.iir f orisdml ■•Somcbod.v'.s la*' i Wcrryinj;" and •‘Vitamin A " 'I';, time the ncn'.l* iii'.ii with thi- mi.i'' - I'lm with th" luispy vi>ice ti > a i oi’d and i-atihy tnithod of d-'i'.-. i." whirh accenlu.iti >: a tanta'irin:;. ' . • l.'ippnn' inyltiiii He niakes the iiii>rt out Ilf liis original tunes 111 tin - ■ platers, lendini; tiiem a «ii:tii;i'.v pi.TMinal loucli wtih a coni.', • quality. Stron'- .■uppori fi»-m .1 tar. •Irmn- and haim aiica feii;,,’ WiliMtns' earthy si'loctioTir, Ti'intii.v Dinxy and Hi: Ouli 1 havt an mfia-liini'i new Inn v.lu they give a iliyllini lift aconlni'- ing its sp'fileil tempo m ‘'It'-. N> V' To, l.ate to I'l.iy." 'RCA Vm.‘ 2h-l773i a loiisim; spiriluol tl-.n lends it--' If heaiiiifully to a lypi-'.li ly smootii Tee Hce ircatnieni ’i'li*’ mTaimeni'm features a tolu! liiv'i. : boss plus .1 Miicero vocal by Sla.ni Foster and The Sent.nienfjli; l- 1. 1 ring in n al revva! fashion ('!. skin wovl; fie.ii Buddy Rid, • this disc and extra special Id'. ••piny me so.me blues nov." Tampa Red on Iv. latest RCA V tor-Blutbird •;t4-074n) rekase. ' this highly original b’uo>.- .1. renlly ro:k the keyboard wi-h -• hooRic rhythm on “Mercy M an It*s a lowlown m.ood this 1 - e'rc.ntei. and the earthy ntnic • phe; •• Is aidtxl by some aroi vfy gt it piano and drum work. “Bi tter I ei My Gal Alone" in a faster i- mt)*'. has a breezy informal style tii.it builds ui) to an ingratiating rhvth.n. Insinuating twangs cn the I'uii Wend with a rocky blues lieat mi the pevbonrd. It's a smooth di'.lv. difficult to resist and Tamiia 1- in idp form on this selection, ijlerc’s another hot disc from Ar ♦Wiif “Big Boy" Cnidup. who can fW^cr rugged blues with the be.st j Ifc leads his vocal talent* this time I l^'?Coo1 Disposition" & "Keep Your Arms Around Me" for RCA Vict >- I^cbirds f34-0738i in his own uni- f’ue manner, the way that has won for him a very sepciat acclaim Hr with o triekv pp ii Wt^Ath stintilnt* support from the guitar and . “Bic Roy" sings in n solid style packs a rhythmic wallop or. hi'- :st disc. i-vv '{ Vi-" m- ‘-'I i -1 O^NOELSTOyB S;-iiI.'‘' -.'.'I. til. I .!.• . ; • e iiG- ;.,1 •;, lovi. .'..’ii u : 15'.S!l',T0(,(;r.NkV.(H) %li!iK!.\ VI lilliVHil! I\ M:W Yf.inK - ■ H i., ,i,- ' .Iiiiiili K'l- ■ ‘-r Sw I'l. •• V.,!! 1.; .’Old l.i.h f., , i-f 5!J.- jtiO i.n’ 1 R V. The..tic u April, d w,i‘- 1 li.-od line. Th: rni.r.i’ . (I.i.l w -I: -lie Tl. • •. n erks an iiicre.i- .,f '•“..'iOi) o\'. r p • ^10,0011 w.cl: p.iii- h' v.. p.il 111 hr- I.I-; b-okii.-' . : i'!,.’. ji. ;-,-. M “ih-itl.in ih I.,-- ;.! / ..I,- • fivf:-w. e); 'bind. “■I'h the tiic-.iie- tak'ng :• > . r,n ilk ce.vi-- f. ,i “■ He pi., ; -I r '• re ii IPtI :..-i :i\.‘ x.-C‘i.' 1. r-,.;-e: ■ ' , • ii .1 104- 1 I Gtt-v* -••• i.ffi, ih “.t.- YOn:-: — Kazcl ScoU rc- :• t i.u.l he: husband Con- u .1 .A ..1.1 C. r -v.eii, Jr- that ivi'; g linji to have a baby. Til. of CaJe .•4()(i.'t.', r.'ar of stai,o. Ii and i..d;.. ai:.o i.u.r.ill.-d th.al !i-' • . I .ippc'.iring on the con- ALL-NEGRO iAGBANO OISBANOEO ng l > or hai iD-in \ 111 .1 .\liiit and 111 that . i I- only : I . I' s. 1 |.(I Cr, , • -.1 1 p,-.;v :h • .'l.v.,w- .. , -i.pi. U i:.i l: b .'••-r- V... i.d l.v iPe t),-.,; Ji- p'- , • « .. - • I .,i, tb.ll ;n inei.h i.l i'. ■ ,1 1 1. luli Iliai b .ih- • Ih- :■.» i.im.'Lihi boM Ih . i.-, 1,1 Ml p!: ■ i H -ts, Ii : ,1;..,.. oth. ; uAR l.uiiiim f ..111 V.'- W'ii'.-iifll w • a 1 . . . ...H.d. \vh h WlMlall p .r 11.r '.i..,|-d ..n ih, I ' "'le . - \.,I. . . it. will,*. Ibi* ".rl; ..f Jh.- DAR m.' Ae,O.r.au:,-i;-. •M be .Hinted The ■ -i I vli 'V • ! Til c.. 11,• - ; i theme.- ..rid .„ the c.n.H and nidwe.; -nii! hi- r;- viiT to N'.-v Y “’r; in Aoiii «.> ope-i | at the Roxy. V Jv Er-kstine A'ictiin lleljliinn Re\i\ps .limin’ Luiu-cfonrs Time rE'.v YCRF. . Jircrr.la Luice- ford his jurl received wan! fror.i •he fkl“aiit rwrernni'Ilf t!iat a n-- •r.rdinjj ke in, dr le.erid years ago •f one of hi' r.ri -i’i;.’ jazz ai-:..ri- •- •“cnts, tS'loT •-R'l'*! ’-. St mp." a' .-fvi-.-j f. ''"ir f. iiotr-. '... h'-.n ro'.'G'd'n:; to new tu,,)- ’ f.- -. H..!| . ^ riiv h'..-, f-. -n f .r.' the '-h **ie- and ! •".-11 oii-.dn:' ■ • ; .lion Hr.'- t.-.'ii. I •••. • 1 ii'v . >.d r'Hi n 111 1 ■. ••I'r.i nod-in fi-liion Mis-i Si'M '■ :i : .r-r ,!! p.i.iirrl h*.' 30 in'tnmv 1- • ; ip,. a t.r.bv L- n....- r" ' n’ ’hmi a baby s'r.antl. Acv. !’la\ On NV'iro Tl) Dciml NEW YORK 'CNSi — Biondw.-iy may gel a new -tar in O/zic* Davi.s, I •.•ofr.m of four >".-r.s' service, vho is being grCom-; bv Hcrmin Rhunilin f r .1 la-.v p.^ouetion, “.leb.’ t'idilie • Ilc-rp Ate The Routs." “Job" will still corr’r a rctuvning Negro •oldlii- t' 111 - Southland, tl pre- •.li-TO; ii' Pr.nrelori Fr'iirunry I't. Woiiil's Greatest Guitailst GIva Anily Kiik's Oicliest. Plenty ol Rtiyttim That's Sending 'Em ■ ^ I t. Dos Moiiie.s; in. (ANP) — iu 404th Ainty Seivice forces :i-V.’,it-. N.gio) band, ..lationcd -t Fort I), .s Moines since it.s origin n Scptcmibr, 1943, was disband- .i iJec. Ij. T..O oniy all-N. gvo i-.mvns nii'dary b.md in lite i o-uniry, it wa-. in popular demuii I 1 j .lo.ic apyva;;...tc ana was a l.;:iu-by on tin: pOol for paiadcs and CL-n-inonics. li ajipc:iri-:l lor numerous caTi- (..'t,, paiatl..s anci ccroinoni.s tfii augi'O'jl Iowa and ihr chorus •..c.n ii:--t place in the srventn . ivic- cotnntand's recording ciii- 1‘ -1 In l.i in HM4, Jl .-Lsa piayro I'*; t'l.. kiek-olf lally o: the Sev- .r.tli W.-i. L .an cirivt for the Ni- gio- b d Ciiicapo and appitarc.l .m M I An .-vin. .K-ixn D.iv F'aff F ;t. K.-aire V:.n Ilo'u, J-.- • . . V...- .J, . I »,.• ... a '. s'. iiD’ii •. ; ^ii • Mlgani/ati‘)n 1 I : il up a (.iioa- and danvi' K p..:i-loif f .r it.s *'ir.-;t Imin • M-.Fi t. .J. ,111 Lmih. then iiii'-ctor ,,f tilt.- 4iK)t:i ASK (all- k:.. J hand :.f E’l.rt De.s .Moines. Ml,-.- Mu,y Wa-rin.an. uaiiant of- l.'ii jani >r grade , u'-c- ltd her . - Mi.i-rii. i'»44. ri'i di. cti-r of th • K'bi-i i.nJ 4lM’:i liand. Sh- iriiiUL'.l i.y F Stg, L oiv.ra J r.iT.wn and tlun L'.. KincKtiii;- 1> .V.) 0-1..'. r.y the time the ni.it .'li.cband.'d. it iiiicl atyuii'i'd .'-.-veral cabs .md dc.ps. Howivr, none couiil take t.nc pI.K-e of “Fluily." a whit-, cui ly-ha.r tl toy .Spit/, the hand'.s i.iigiiGi! i.ia-.oot wbr, teas so thor- (iignly an Aii.iy dog that .--hi- used to :i; j.riiiiy .-'I at'.imtion dining -S. t'j; l..y ,-iin:ni.-ig in.-riti ction.-i. lliiddv .lohnson To So ini; T!iroiij;li The tk‘^i On One Nigliters INDI.AN.-tPOI.Ii!. Inc. — Alter 0 .(0’d-brc3kiNy i..ur below the M.i-on-l)ixi>n line. B'lddy Johnson and hi' "Walk rim Rhythm " orches- I .1 I’.'Ve lenpi'rarily taken leave of biv ■ >-i(ihl'ir:,- til favor of a swing '■i' ugh tt.i- iniddii- w>*.it during Jan. rtiKi.iy {.If his midwesteiti .lilt.; .fani'.iY (T with a unc-night :*ian;: :i' Siirnct Tcirare, Indiana- I'l.li'. and will be making appear- [ atircs in key cities of Indiana, Ken tucky, Ohio. Illinois. Missouri and Arkansas before the end of the j month. I F.'irlv in February the young Carolina Keyboard Are and his bandsmen will return to the south land f )r a brief scries of one-niters ' ill then *rek to the west coast vm a .swing thtcugh tha lorc--?«af 'tale of Tc-xis, S»'n-tiv after arriving on the coast, it i.s expected that the John son aggregaion will play location dates at the Club Plantation and Ti-iPiinm Eallrtiom in Los Angeles •luring the Spr ng. \r . WITH WEST COA'iT BANDS WE NAME FOR '45: STARS WHO SHONE BRIGHTLY ALL YEAR ROUND BY DOLORES CALVIN HEW YORK CITY iC'NS* — If it's true that youth is taking over in mo«t fields then all credit is due 1.5 year old Jerry Scott who made history this year by appearing as a singing star in iMG^i's. "Thrill of A Romance opposite V.in J.ihnsoa. Esther Williams and Lauritz Mel- choir. Jerry's voice, matured for his age. won plaudits f^r his version* of “Please Don't Say No" and “Be cause." His scene in the picture was one to be proud of w'noii the who> cast, including M"lcho;r and Tom my Dorsey'.* bond' stopped to g.aj.e at the "boy wonder.” Later this year another child star stepped out — !It!> Frankie Sugar Chile Rob- .b'lngie wnogie expert at 8. We're most anxious to watch hi* cai^r during '46. The scnsatioruil group that hit big-time succcs-sfully was the King Cole Trio who. besides making nov elty Capitol records, wa* the first to be "held over" at the Apollo Theater for two weeks. Tlicy mode a film in Au-pist and ended with the Zanzibar \%ilh he.- bruihcr. tap- pist BH Bailey, Maurice R icco, at.- other climbtr. who. in adiiion tu s«-ver.-!l appearances at the Roxy Ti.eairc and m the Zanzibar iwhere he i.4 tiDwi. has made a rr.ivie and a name for himself as the "stand ing pianist." Eddie Rochester Anderson, of cnuisi. kept up lii* fame with per sona! appeiranccs. heaing his wa unit and making jokes with Jack Benny. The Mills Brothers did it with lecordngs. "I Wish.' etc Bands n-m.nini-d about the same with Lionel Hampton as the bi/- gcsl money making grotip heading the list this year. Erskir.c Hawkins brought in a new typ: of mu»ic and introduced "Tippin" In" and his version of “Caldonia." He m.idc two Lincoln Hotel engagement.*, plus a Strand Theatre date and returns to the Line .In in Febrimry. Savananh Churchill, who changed her name to Gloria Shelton and back to Savananh Chtirchill. wrote and recorded "D.-iridy. Daddy " -- sang it nightly at the C.ife Z.mzibar After leaving Benny Carter's band singii- ..Cl Thelma Cj'-|j-n»or with the coveted position of being Ed- d.e Cantor's singing sl.i-; Josii While, Jr.. 4 years ild ballad»-i» who makes a clcvei' inlcrprele.- will, his father; tin- Edwards Sistfi.'. n).itcr rhytnm d.iiic.r; Dorothy Donegan. Ch tago bombshell at the piano and the M.Tiihaltiin Deo.s. youthful inti-rpretaive artist-. Th ■ novelty of .Mai'va Loui.s wore . ff singer hit H. lyywood, but she before the singer hit hollywood. but sne brightened up with "Atlantic City Follies" in time for the round up. t;-.,.' theatre still p.aradcd high with hits of last year "Ann Lucis- ta." ‘•Bloomer Girl." "Othello." “The Tempest" and 'Carmen Jones." Wc got new ones in "Derp Are The RooIn" and "Strange Fruit." "Cari-' Song* came and went; "On Tlie Town" still carrie.s rn democratical ly. The Ink Spots fell down this yc.3r after splittii.g up. Neither hit the |.;.r tinu again. Billy Kenny’s group did best and toured as a part of th.- higge.«t ui.it n the c'liiitiy — with .fji _v -VI .,..1 ve.ii STARS OF '4.5 — Butterfly Mc Queen 1.1 .--•line in a new type of role on Dany Kaye's weekly radio fhow; Jerry Scott w.is featured m 'Thrill of a Romance;" Hazel Scott begin her concert tour; Brny CartiT introduced his "Mali bu"; King Cole Trio surpassed predii tions: Lena Horne gave up "Sf, Louis Woman" and Louis Jordan reached higher brackets. ' — iCalvin’s News Service) an increasingly large number of short lyrics. ! Most of these lyrics fit tunes that arc of the 16 bar variety and all you have to do to get an idea what a 16 bar song is like is to lL*.ton to "It’s Been a Long. Long. Time.” ‘‘Chickery Chick,” and •That Feeling in the Moonlight." •Billboard says it polled the songs Igctting 20 plugs on the radio and :no kss than seven were in 16 b’ar form. I Cole Porter and the long-hair- |cd hoys arc great on the experi- irncntals in popular songs supi as 164 bar affairs. j But J. C. Johnson, whose “Trav- clin' ” won him wide honors as 'fUi ASCAP composer, made the natinnal hit parade a decade or so ago with a ditty called “Beliex® It Bi-li'Vecl," which the late Fats V,'.-,l!i-r. his writing partner, intro- ld;ic -i via n-cordings. J. C. John- Atms Around ;'Ti f..i nc.-\ V*T ■ S ebird* 34-0738) in his own imi- manner, the way that has won him a very sepcial acclaim. b’.ne with I) Irirkv pea! -^"^linds effbttlvely with .slir'iilit* I support from the guitar an-l ' "Bic Boy" .sings in a solid style &t packs a rhythmic wallop on h,* pst disc. Jv Eckstine Victim ’ Practical Joke iACKSONVII.LE. Fl;i. -- Travel- J by bu.s on a ro.id lour through iricu. singing macstr.-i Billy Ec-k- he was the victim of a piactiral which he bciievt-.s was [Kr- B»-n(cd by one of his own band-- the Eckstine bus .sped along ihe highway and through M.rious Ifu^'n.*. Billy and his musicians not- c^manv an unbelieving look and Columbia should decided not lo l4tfgli dirctlcd their way. It wasn't unlihlhcy wen- on lh.« oubkirls of Jncksonvill'- lint ilu- men le.irncil what it was .ill atio.i*. While the hiis halted at a led ti.if- f;r signal. .i p-diceman w;ilk«’/l o-, c; lo one of the window:;, rniniing '•> the front, of the bus, he *iii'iu-d. •which troop do you bt loii;- u.'" Billy and the bus diiv. :- -li ppc!; oit'rid*-. There on the nviro-.i-f of Ihe l>us was a sign which rtad, not “Billy Krkstine And His (4i i hC’If.i.' but "Girl .Scouts!” M-ie^tr Eckstine is sill the identity of the culprit who switched the marquet sicn.'I Luiu-cfoi-d’s Time NE’.v YORK, -r - Timm.ia Lfice- fo.-d h.is just received ward from •ho Belgian covcrnmonl that a re- •orriing he made loveral years ago ■f'ono of hir cri-'inat jazz arrant.'- r'cnt.s, llHc.d SI-.mp." i 'jo tig revive in tint coiintty iiod has been sly rocket'ng to new |»op- end. Nazi ' given mil’ll •!• rilv rinc.'i It was jurt hf foi-c t •un:-tif»n of P.'-!i:u->'. waxed ll.-- jiirz ipi- ial I'l! that it v.-.t; nrv, r ■ipportiiiiily to he i !. vi d in 1 • unfry to whi h l -r.-r lidicafej!. Ilowi-vcr. Jiniini'."Belgian Slomp" is n w being nccordi-d a trrinin. does i)I.iy in tint liber.iteil Eu;‘0 --.r lend. A higli-ranking f.ffiri.il of the B I- i-ian goveni'icn* ha-j cominiinir'ite’l with mios'n. LiinccforH .equesting jl'i.s euopcr.di’tn in making Tfln.ftC.') I copies of his rocotriin;; of ' fP lgiao St-inii" a-.-i.i’"ble fi.- rale in thn -i.untiy. All o id iwivf ( Mrs situ..Men ft). r;ii t lhal .Inns'll- n-;-”ul---i ‘•R-’ • y.'’.|i'i»‘ foi f..)un;i;:i, bu' ■oldicr to ihe Southland, tl pro- nicrer in Princeton February 1st. World's Giealssl Giilloilsl GIv.i Andf Kiik's Oicliestia Pienty ol Rhythm Thai's Sending 'Em rxiluitit lo 7'/J Yolii PublicJliioi Top* in ilia field, Floyd Smith, (abo-/e) i* strictly en the groovy side. His gvitir sends the crowd nightly at Harlem’* Club Sedan— formerly the famed Cotton Club— where Andy Kiri.'s Orchestra is the hit of ,1 eparkling entertainment bill. Smith recently returned from cverseas. : 4VITII WEST TOAST BANDS ■ LOS ANGELES lANP) — Well i row, oii'.c again whit the bands ,;t-u doing. Jim Wynn is still lending !a: the Cnfe S I'clpty. nnd the one i nnd only Ciatidr Trainer is his vo- cati-st. Cafe Society, being an after hours spot, ha.s Dusty Fletcher and l-.is Four Tones with Ray W’lcaton on the vocals. The Swiiu' elith is jumping nighl- ;y because Cc'- Pee J-hiv on is there, liiv Fo-ir JGVC' arc :il Ihe C..*b {’ohiii. also ’ini'ing nii.htlv is Jovee n-yai.l. At the Sireet.s of Paris the f,i-:«d H'.w.iril MrGliee is strictly on tie- hrani. M’.nlc M'Kire rends ’ V 'Ml lij-* groovy voice, Hje R..se Ro.-m i; on the ball Cal- •. iii WMI-.r, Moor -e Tucker and F/Idie Smiih arc Iherr. Calvn b!.-:ws tome nvi>i cax. WiLf”) and hi;, frani’c f-rchi«lr.i are .‘•tdl at Rhcyiyv;’ witli :• ni'w voc.di I, Flo .T-rrett. In the l'i:n-i’.e ;.t bhepp,'. Ciil Jefferson pnlMn;: rinwn srnre righteous music. In r.ise you don't know it. Carl sings, i>la.vs guitur. clarinet, and sax. L Ettlulht lo Yolti Puilitoltomi LIONEL HAMPTON ANO HIS ORCHESTRA, with voeaiists Dinah I Hampton, vibraharp ard drummer, in hit appearance at Carnegie Halt Waahington and Madeline Green, hae been crowned "the No. 1 Box a while back evoked lo much enthutiaam many critica thought for a Office Champion" a»d “Kirg" of 194S’s bandleadrra on the record of ' time that thia swingfeat at the "Home of Ultra Modem Coneerta" hia ateilar performance by the Independent Prcs.i Service. The poll i would bring about a ban cn jam-aeaeiona there. But. no, “Hamp.the- nominated aa runnerupa (in Pcaitions 2, 3. 4. S and C). Count Basie.' Champ" will appear there once again early io the Spring, In the mean- Woody Herman, Louis Jo'dan, Gene Krupa and Louie Prima. This ' time he ia going about-rhe country creating new box office recoixia and- definitely wa* a popularity poll. ThO band* selected were named be*! breaking old ones. 'You cee him abave with O.nah and Madeline, two cause of their appral at the box oliics. [gal* who really can chirp. Had the Kingl . . . ’Hemp" the Champ!! .Siiuinlin f n- .. i.-.v ff.W'.-tioiT, ".K-o. CaiobiM Kc.vboaiil Are i.nd 1,!S ' HI? ' IT3IM'V .i. Hnlilio "Dt-cp Ate The Roots." “Job" ’bandsmen will return to the south- at the "boy wonder." Later this will still cor.rer returning Negro land for a brief series of one-niters i F^ar another child star stepped out -t will Mt'n trek to the west coast;— Frankie Sug.ir Chile Rob- v'a a swing Ihrcuglt tltG-4eT,e-f4*^4^'-«a^b.-'ngie woogie expert at 6. state of Tc-xi.s. ' We're most anxious to watch his Rhn-flv after arriving on the ! during’46. coast, it Is expected that the John- ‘ The gcnsationiM group that hit son aggregaion will play location big-time successfully was the Kitig dales at the Club Plantation and Cole Trio who. besides making nov- Triniinon Ballroom in Los Angeles , dt/ Capitol rcconis. was the first to be "held over" at the Apollo Theater for two weeks. Tliey mode u film in August and ended with thrcj weeks at New York's Copaca- bana nightclub where they were s. good, that iindead of playing only at the Copa Bar, the minagcmcnt added them to the floorshow which was already packed with excite ment. Now. at Ihe close of the year. King Cole is reported drawing more money for his trio then any white or colored ihrce-sonie in America It prove.* that they lived up lo many predictions, imhiding one made by LOOK magazine lhal they would be the bi-st-known trio in the country this year. One of our gracious fir*t-ladics. Lena Horne, who was a definite "firsl" last >:ar. is still heading her divi.stnn in Hollywood. A film which should add much t;" her credit, "Ziegfrld Follies.” has yet to re leased. through it is almost a year since it has liecn completed. After her 5 week Capitol Theatre engage ment. l.rna h;t Iher heart set on a BroafKvay show. Afi.r miieh pro and con. she finally gave tip "St. Louis Woman" but i.s still looking out foi a Breadway productior.. In the news consianlly because slie fgurcs in the Powell divorce ca.*e. Hazel Scott settled it by mar rying Adam I’owcll. Her- has been a busy year. She was a principal in the Gershwin -film "Rhapsody In Blue;" she left Cafe .Society after 6 years, gave lier own Carnegie HjII concert and started whai she likes to all a "tolk-rnnc-e tour " —playuie boogie woogie and th. rlas.sics as only La Scott can. On the rair. we had n star to • blossom out who had been with Jack Bony a while. She is pelite ‘ Butterfly McQueen who is addressed I as Miss McQueen over Danny Knyes I weekly air show, WiM her sqeaky 'voice, which is not lacially typc-ii. Butterfly continues to give a good I dramatic act wherever she goes. On the go twelve months nut of the year was Louis Jorc'nn. Two en gagements at the Paramount Thea tre a record); 3 months at the Zanzibar (both in New York); four films; two in Hollywood, two all- colored made in New rk: tb*j- second to be "held over" at the Ap- poll.-; he still found time to make numerous broadcasts for Chester field and the Kate Smith Hour. Louis recorded for his fan* “Mop. Mop." "Salt Pork." "Cald5nia" and two numbers with Bing Crosby. A man who deserves a great deal of credit for continuing through set'bicks and discouragements lo come up again this year as one 'if 4he greatset trumoet players in the nation is Benny Carter. After feud ing with the Tr'oeadero in Holly wood. Benny changed managers and even got a complete new band, singer and all. But while out there, he wrote a Capitol r« corded tune •Walibu,” which seemingly has "taken" the music world. TJh' re^t of the lineup includes a new find. Pearl Baily, who sang her 'vay up jhrough appearing ul the list this year. Erskine Hawkins brought in a new type of mu'ic and introduced “Tippin’ In" and his version of -Coldonia." He made two Lincoln Hotel engagcrr.cnts. plus a Strand Theatre date and returns to the Line »ln in February. Savananh Churchill, who changed her name to Gloria Shelton and bark lo Savananh Churchill, wrote and recorded ••Daddy. Daddy" — sang it nightly at the Cafe Zanzibar. After leaving Benny Carter's band in Holywood, Savannah joined the unit with Dct-k Watson, left that, went in the Zanzibar as a single with a changed name, came out ter two months, made- a short t and settled for awhile at the Elk Rendczvrni*. Alsa in the limelight this year wn* tho cofreoy team i.f Carjr-r and Morcalnd. both "f the movies; Kit ty Murray. Roclicsters’ protege and glamour gi'rl who makes a good with hits of last year "Ann Lnc is- tii." "Bloomer Girl." “Olhcllo." "The Tempest” and "Carmen Jones. " We got new ones in "Deep Are The Roots" and "Strange Fruit." "Cari*. Song’ came and went; ’'On Tlie Town" still carries on domo-rratical- ly- The Ink SpoLs fell down this year after splitting up. Neither hit the 1’“' time again. Billy Kenny’s group did best and toured a.* a part of th. biggest unit in the country — with Ella Fizgerald and Coolie William*' band. Deck Wat'-on formed his Brown Dots nnd remained sccond- •. Shelia Guys caused a great of noise when she debuted in ■‘(^mphis Doiintl' but faded out v.'lien the show quit Broadway. She's new a single n nightclub.* Ethel Water.* did lilth- after closing with "Blue Holiday." Since joining Gale, we expect to see her back on top next year. New York Showfronts form. Cole Porter and the long-halr- td boys are great on the expori- mentals in popular songs sudt iS 64 bar affairs. But J. C. Johnson, whose "Trav- .elin' '■ won him wide honors as Inn ASCAP composer, made the national hit parade a (iecadc or so ngo with a ditly called "Belio’i'? It Beloved," which the late Fats :V/allcr, his writing partner, intro- idticf-(i via recordings. J. C. John- 's.*-n' "Btlit-vo It Beloved" was a iie bar ;-ong. I If the song can be told in eight ,bars, it stands as much of a chance of ix-'ing ,1 hit as “Black Magic, ' or a 32-har standard such as I’ Ain’t She Sweet." j The shorter length now open lo all givc.s the arrangers a big break end orche.str.'is got a kick out of piaj'ings which are of the 18 bar jvaricty since they give the band a greater chance lo play more tui-es on air shows and also to the writing angle of the arranging 1)1 --iness. ^T)]l€noy ^/Ss RY DON DC LEIGUHliU HIT SONGS CAN BE 'WRITTEN IN 16 BARS Nl’v York — They're ir.rikin;' it oa.sier for songwriter.*, both pr t and amateur. Time was when you had to write 3‘J bars, no more and no less, to make your tune eligi ble for consideration by a piiblish- er a band, or a singer. Nowaday.^, ti'.ey’vi- changed things so that its a whole lot .simpler. Insteau of 32 you can now write ’em in II and 24 bars. In fact, you can take many libcrtie.s that you'd ni’V’{r have dreamed possible two year.* ago. liillboaid Magazin'- called at tention in a recent issue to the n(-’A’ trend in popular .songwriting that sno'il'j encourage anialeU'a t nd prnfes>ional.s. In simple term.-i it amounts to this: you've an id.;a [or a .'ong and you whistle, hum, S'Jig, or play it over on the pian.». r’s very .short and you sense it. whether you read mu.sic or not. but you also know that you’ve Icld your story through this pa^-- ticular song and in the way its is constructed. You've been around and you know how the leader of that swing band talked for a half hour wifi you that night you took your t-ane, "Tilltown Tillie,” up to the* ballroom to let him go over it. .lie had looked at it, had his piano player run over it, and then had • trld you: ' "Why you haven’t but 18 bar?. .Wc can’t play it, although I reallv like it. unless it can bo orchestrat- ted for 32 bars. You don’t writ - songs shortor or longer than 32 ibii'S." Back into your file goes "Ti'i'- ' to-.vn Tillie" and with it goes also. , in mos’ probabilities, your ambi tion for songwriting. You are no-e ; haunted by a specter of 32 Bars |or None at All. You are not an ! accomplished musician and you aren’t familiar with all this lec'i- r.ical business about 8, 16, 24. aixi 132 bar.«5. 1 » i/w/Y with All you know is that you have . la tune that you like and one th.it !>uur friends like and it sounds ^good. i Whether it is 18 or 20 bars, you ■ ;kPow you have something origin- • al and good to listen to. | . Now that the man ha.4 told you , it is too short, you don’t know | uhat lo do because inspiration ' doesn't always come in 32 bar*?. I Tin Pan Alley is setting th.- , Lend today, and according to Bill- , bdird, its writers are turning out triiink m«n are the HlllieHt sex. * As an example of masculine nonsense, take the old tradition that a captain should go do*r( with hi.s ship. Good sense would prescribe that just because you arc losing n good ship it no rea son for losing also a good ship oapluin. Every war is the result of een- !uric.s of male mistake*. WorW War II wa* p.irtly the re-sult of a lot of masculine mistakes by a bunch of eagey old males after World War i. Some day Ihore may have to be a terrific worldwide revolu tion of women — who will taka their great statesmen over their knees nnd spank them like bad Uttio boys-and cou war- FRIDAY NITE JAN. 4 ftCE HARRIS AND JIMIIT MITCHEU.
The Carolinian (Raleigh, N.C.)
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