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APRIL 18, 1960 THE AMUSEMENT INDUSTRY'S LEADING NEWSWEEKLY
Charts Run True to TALMADGE Efforts Continue
SEES
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&R EXPORTS
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To Unite Industry
Form Despite 317 IN TOUGH SPOT
CHICAGO -Mercury Vice-
President Art Talmadge told
To Meet Crisis
49 Labels Currently Represented in The Billboard this week that
- American diskeries are facing
Hot 100; New Firm Debuts Continue
a tough time in the European
By REN G-R EVAIT On the ether hand there areti m"haarvkee tc aubgehcat utshee felaebl"e lso f rtoheckre - Billboard- Sponsored Meet E!ects
labels which appear on the chart
NEW YORK It has been ex- with only one record each. This and -roll and they're turning 3 -Man Committee to Spur Action
out an increasing number of
actly one month since the handing would not appear to support the
down by the Federal Communica- contention that smaller. Tess well- hoTmaelmgraodwgne hrietsc.e ntly returned By PAUL ACKERMAN views. This is necessary, he said,
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since the public revelations of pay- companies arc adopting one of two of Broadcasters relative to the
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ments on the disk business par- have been provided without charge are turning out an admirable Allho the outlook for a unified mony before the Harris Committee.
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labels represented and types of In either event a certain process tchael lyn aktnivoew tno.n gue by artists lo- still trying. placency, according to Wasilew-
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labels in the stacks of singles re- The current situation and the tapha, ' by Bob Azam. Tal- Abner Ewart, expressed some hope pointments in Washington.
ceived each week for review. belief among many disk execs that madge ushered Azam into a that a get -toge-th er with RIAA was Liaison Committee
studio to re- record the opus in
Victor, Col. Swing plays would be difficult to obtain English for Mercury. In Italy, still possible based upon talks The meeting, following much
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a highly swinging condition. Vic- it: "I have no problem at all get- to the Gaylords who recorded ant publisher and editorial direc- mittee included attorneys Harold
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represented as Mercury, Ìv1 -G -M, indeed have some hearing on the When they're seen and liked and thenceforth chaired the ses- niembers of neither to do the
and Cadenée, tho both have had by audiences there, . artists
gceoondtl y.p eriods of chart activity re- coof nstuincuh inagrt isptsre saes nDceee 'aCn latrhke. cDhinaarths hsainvgel e a TreVa dayp -pmeaadrea ncmea rkitse t.E uA- sioGn.u est speaker Vincent T. Wasi- follIo. wiEngxc: hange views before the
Mercury. in fact, is the second WBraoswhnin, gLtolony, d JiPmrimcey. EJornneies . FiReludtsh. rope said Talmadge, is as good lmewenstk i,r elaNtAioBns , muargneadg erre coofr d gomvaenrun-- (Continued on page 18)
hottest in the business with eight (Cotiriuued on page 18) as gold. facturers to come forth with their
listings, while M-G -M has seven.
Cadence with only four active pac- 24 Firms
tees. has six listings, including
three by Johnny Tillotson.
THE WEEK Represented
NEWS OF
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Distaffers
NEW -YORK Twenty -four
leading record companies were rep-
Hit Charts resented at the meeting held here
- this week under the auspices of
Harris Hearings Indicate More Jazz and Less Corn The Billboard to discuss what
NEW YORK Whether gov- At Newport Jazz Festival . action the record industry should
ernmental inquiries have anything FCC Directive Relief Soon . . . George Wein. producer of the Newport Jazz take in the current situation.
to do with it or not is a question, Radio and TV stations may soon be able to Festival for the past five years, indicated this Among those present were the
but the fact is that girl- singers are week that there would be more concentration following:
hack. Not in several years have so use free disks again without identifying the on pure jazz at the 1960 edition of the out- ARC.Parnnr.o unt: I.a in Newtun, Irwin
many female artists been repre- record firm or distributor who sent them ac- door extravaganza. Page 4 Carr. Dave Berger. Abner & Veebp, Abner
sented on The Billboard !Jot cording to testimony this week between the Ewart Jr Atlantic: Miriam Bierstock. Ah-
DEPARTMENT AND FEATURES met Engane, Bob Kornheìser. Cadence:
100 'charts. Harris Committee and FCC Chief Ford. - Archie Meyer. Cameo: Bernie Lowe. Capi-
This week. for example. there Amusement Park Music Pop Charts tol: Joe Csida. Carlton: Joe Carlton. Deeear
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are three of them in the Top 10, Operation ss Tap LP's 32 tiarry Meyerson, Len 5alidor. Everest:
something of a record in itself. AreNneaw. sleAnuedr itorium 5o lfiin,.n nr itoli of Iti1. ., en CGhoaldrlneesr . SJcehrircyk eS. imGoOn.N EH er&al d E&N DE:m bGeero: rgAet
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Browns term, Bonnie and Maxine. vention, held last week in Minneapolis, adopted Fair -Exhibition Pipes .. .. 6y' Len Levy. M. Richard Asher. Theta Xs
Allen Kaltman: Untied AMsts: Bott Att-
Other girl hit makers of the mo- a code of ethics governing their responsibility Ron, S7 shater. Dave Picker. United Tektites: Ment'
ment inblude Annette, June Valli, to the public and station employers. For stor- . fil Cralt. Wagner Beoa,t George Avakian.
Debbie Reynolds. Della Reese, Music Business Attorneys: Paul Marshall,
Ruth Brown. Anita Bryant, Toni ies on both the convention and the DJA's Harold Orerstein, Walter Hofer, Jack Pearl,
Harold Lipslus, Roy Scott.
Fisher and the Singing Belles. Code of Ethics, see Page 3
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Z THE BILLBOARD Communications to 1564 Broadway, Now York 116, N. Y. APRIL-18, 1960
NAB, at
FCC. Odds
LIBERTY DISTRIB
Berman Tops 2 Sign
FTC
FOR PLAYBOY SET
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With
Amendm't
317
HOLLYWOOD Liberty
UST Release Consent Order
Records last week acquired
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- -A national distribution of Play-
WASHINGTON At hearings the aims of the bill, and the word- HOLLYWOOD monaural, boy Magazine's three - LP WASHINGTON In action
on legislation to correct payola ing could be clarified within the four -track tape recording heads "Jazz All- Stars, Vol. III" pack- on the Federal Trade Commission
and other broadcast abuses last committee. United Stereo Tapes' 47 package age. Album includes perforlh- payola front last week, two com-
week, Vincent Wasilewski, spokes- Fisher noted at once that a large release. The monaural offering, ances by the magazine's 1960 panies signed consent decrees,
man for the National Asocsiation gift of records in volume for later first in UST's history, combines poll winners plus introductory while other companies denied that
of Broadcasters, opposed most of resale, or even to build up a li- Verve's two top -selling LP's, "In- remarks by Mort Sahl, who payola is illegal and asked dismis-
it, and said that payola was a mat- brary, is payola, but in a different smidaen'", ' ainndto a" Osuintsgildee ta_pSeh erleleeyl. BTehre- eymeasre. ed PPalcakyabgoey 's iFnecslutidveasl la3s2t sthale mo.f the complaints filed against
ter of commercial bribery and category front the free sample
should not be legislated thru the record sent to a station. He rec- four sides of the disks occupy the pages of pie and biog material Those signing consent orders
Communications Act. ommended that Congress spell out four tracks of the tape. of the poll winners. were Duke Records, Inc., and Don
CBS Vice -President and Attorney what material requires announce- UST's "Twin -Pak" tape boasts Artists participating in the D. Robey, president, Houston; and
Thomas Fisher, also testifying be- ment under Section 317. Also, the among its advantages a $9.95 price triple -LP album include Louis Marne! Distributing Company, Ipç,t{
fore the Harris Communications Harris bill pins responsibility for which is identical to the cost of Armstrong, Count Basic, Ella and Nelson Verbit, president, Phil-
both Berman LP's. Since the Fitzgerald, Four Freshmen, adelphia,
Subcommittee's two -day hearing, announcing sponsorships on the
spoken word recording was made Erroll Garner, Dizzy Gilles- Robert's Record Distributing
praised the Harris Bill H. R. 11341 "person in control" of the particu-
under discussion, for getting at lar broadcast, and Fisher feels in monaural form, its tape version pie, Benny Goodman, Lionel Company, St. Louis, denied tisat it
can be reproduced on any type Hampton.. Colman Hawkins, (Continued on page 50)
indie packagers for payola, and for that if this means station or net-
of 71/2 i.p.s. tape playback unit Hi -Lo's, Stan Kenton, Shelly
providing safeguards for the li- work, the bill should come right
including four -track. This package, Manne, Gerry Mulligan, Os-
censee who is "reasonably diligent" out and say so. thus, enjoys the widest possible car Peterson, Frank Sinatra Warock Sues
in trying to prevent the payola Test Requirements
market potential of any single pre- and Jack Teagarden.
on his programming. Fisher had Fisher proposed two test require-
recorded tape released to date by Album effort obviously cuts Harms Over
discreet criticism for some of the ments for material which is free UST. across many label barriers to
bmsuiliglg'gsh etsilftyaioi lninsw gistto,h bimsuotp mroepv lee acstoehndes trlHeugcaitrsirlvaies- bthuet rfreeqeu irde(osC noaamtnioninnoa uenidsc eominn e neptx:a cghea 1.n 5g0Ie)f froTmh e th4e7 cpaatcakloaggse roefl ea1s3e disi fcfeurlleendt awsistehminb lea sitnhgisle paartciksat ge.r osItte'sr Renewa-ls
(Continued on page 23) interesting to note that Lib-
tion,
erty, the label which will be NEW YORK Warock Slavic
FCC Chairman Ford also had distributing the package, does filed suit against Harms Music in
plenty of criticism for the wording Moss Foursquare not own any of the artists rep- New York Federal Court last week
of the Harris bill, particularly as it Vs. resented. Labels involved in- (13) over the renewal rights to five
revised Section 317. clude Atlantic, Audio - Fi- tunes written by the late Joe Young
Harris was not fazed by the crit- delity, Capitol, Chess, Colum- and Sam Lewis.
icism, and said he felt the FCC Free Disk Programs bia, Contemporary, Essex Pro- The action seeks to declare War -
was in substantial agreement on ductions (Frank Sinatra's pro- ock co -owner and an equal part-
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duction wing), King, Park Re- ner in the tunes, which are "I Kiss
WASHINGTON Lone dis- ris and FCC Chairman Ford that cording Company (Benny (Continued on page 51)
Crosby Fils senter to the general agreement on the order to identify every free Goodman's firm), Prestige,
exempting free records from indi- record went to extremes, and Roulette, Verve, Warner
Team Up on vidual identification on the air, at needed correction, Moss bitingly Bros. and World Pacific.
the Harris hearing last week, was questioned whether a probe which Billboard
member John E. Moss. Moss ob- permits stations to operate on all-
Project LP jected to the exempting of sample free 'current hits plus some adver- Kaye Joins The Massasat Iudntry's Leading Newtweeklr
- free records from the payola stigma tising, is truly looking out for the
HOLLYWOOD Si Rady s ainnddi vildautearl inb latshte awt eethke pduet moourat liazn- public interest. Decca Fold Founded 1894 by W. H. Donaldson
Project Records, the Bing Crosby Moss said a station which played Publishers
Enterprises subsid label, is pro- oinfg theef fencatt ioonf . payola on the youth only free records, and based its In August Roger S. Littleford Jr.
dthurceien gC roasnb y ablbouyms, tiftleeadt ur"iPnrge setnhte- When agreement was reached rheavde n"uvea luoanb lteh act opnlsaiydienrga,t iocne,r"t aiannlyd William D. Littleford
inn the Crosby Brothers." Crosby between Committee Chairman Har- announcement was called for any NEW YORK -Veteran maestro, Editors
scPthilhnaeign lii nps gceo sasnsinosodinns ,t, s Lisc eousnflr ioreteb. nrptolatyGhr teaicrrnsyip u, arDstiifennonggun ritsihna, Poor Health tfawhrdeaaseyt b wiyceaooss ur r ocelafco ltolie"okdsneo d -f cooaarft,l leitCdth. hisam Hirefumo sriaamclns" ao t L afeneoedlf,t SDttreaaermcmctcm.i an yaH RtieKoe'lcnla o yrboedef,s g hihtnoias s arp ebrcleeooesnrnegd n itnst eiggrc mnoaen tdt cr oathbncey-t WLARPHeaoaemeurbr olb.e Zn r AJthO. iSctRaStokeot eatelerconm5hn1 sat,a.1nE d x e.,c...W MNAeuessswtsSCeoishorcc noi.n - wE MRM dMNaiutudosaesiirciowc.ch - s.CTE ,E ViddnCC. .,c, hh iNiNinLcc..n.a a aggAYYtooi...
throat ailment. Sparks Kruse who was answering Committee with Columbia Records in August, Managers and Divisions
Project proxy is currently ne- questions at the time, said he had according to Leonard Schneider, L. W. Gatto Main Office. Cincinnati
gotiating with several major labels to agree it was a poor policy for Decca exec veepee. R. S, Littleford Jr Music -Radio Div., N. Y.
London Exit station management to play only Sam Chase Asst. Publisher. New York
ttoo distribute the package. Album The new association. marks the Herb Dotten.. thow News Division. Chicago
(Continued on page 50) - all -free, all -pop tunes. He felt with reunion of Kaye and Schneid-er Hilmet Stark ..Coin Mach. Division. Chicago
3 New LP's hmisa Nn,tE oWpH amrYrayOn aRgKKemr uesen,t Vphoaesstt e raraents igLdnoiesndk- aMto osLscbasae,t t ehrdti hnoiagnnt e itsnhaodebm iocweutmtteh eeinsknug,t c hMom fo isgsetsthh -teu i pshsswau. vaeyde wownihl lo t hraeetc ooonrldde tuBimnrdueen rws wMoirciklkte dG latabobegllee. trh.K erAa yce- WMLloa..b w sLDr . e RnRLcoeesiust t tlWeerf. o rGd atto VTPSicrreeeec asr-isePdutraererensyrt.
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NEW YORK Command Ree- mlera -nBaognedr off othrme ecrolym pawnays. general (Continued on page 51) sstirnog'l esa nda nad TaVlb usmersi esf oirn ththee 'fmalale."- New PYhoonrke: 3D8.u n15b6a4r B1 -r8o4a5d0w ay
ords will bring out three new al- At the same time, the appoint GeorgPe LCo. nnell
thhuims sw eteok .a dTd heto alibtsu mhso t arLe P "Pleinre - I mpoesnt t ooff vLeeeopnee Ca. ndH agrtesnteornael tmo anthae-- Columbia Readies Huge ChicagPoMh oa1ny. en:1a 8r9d wL.. RRa7enu2d8te0or0l p h st.
suasive Percussion, Vol. II," ''Pro -'gar was announced. Hartstone for Phone: CEntral 8.8818
vocative Percussion, Vol. II," and merly suas veepee in charge of- Hollywood 28. 1520 North Gower
"Bongos." Both "Persuasive Per- sal, Coast Studio for July Sam Abbott
cession" and "Provocative Percas Phone: Hollywood 933131
sion," Vols. I, are very potent al- cauKseru osef illle ahveeasl tht.h eH ec owmaps ana yc hbaer-- - St FLraonk. I. 81Jo2 eOrlllinvae SL
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Enter my subscription to The Billboard for a full year building in Columbia Square into terfield, label's engineering assist- Music -Western ...Robert McCloskey, L. A.
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Send to: The Billboard, 2160 Patterson St., Cincinnati 22, O. Construction is under way. Seats A revolutionary concept in sound Fainted by WORLD COLOR POTS. CO., St. Louie
have been removed from the old (Continued on page 23)
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APRIL 18, 1960 THE BILLBOARD MUSIC NEWS 3
Harris Hearings Signpost.
NARAS EX -PREXY
ARMADA
ON. EXEC BOARD
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Early FCC Ruling Relief
HOLLYWOOD Na-
Names 3 for
tional Academy of Recording
Arta and Sciences' (Los An-
geles chapter) newly elected
board's first official act last Consensus Blames Sec. 317; Free
NAB Confabs
week was to unanimously pasa -in
- a provision calling for outgo- Disks May Return Moderation
NEW YORK The board of ing chapter presidents to au-
directors of ARMADA, meeting tomatically serve on the board By MILDRED- HALL arate announcements for each free making to come up with an answer
here on Friday (15), named a during the following term. record had proven a highly im- to meet a problem we know is
three -man committee to meet next Thus, Paul Weston, chapter's WASHINGTON Broadcasters practical move. But Harris also here."
Wednesday (20) in Washington, to fijst pretty (and still one of can almost certainly count on early acknowledged that Ford had cor- Ford consulted other commis-
consult with the National Associa- the Academy's national trus- relief from the recent FCC notice rectly interpreted the present Sec- sioners present, and in a moment
tion of Broadcasters and to formu- tees) will serve on the local to identify all free records played tion 317 which requires that all told Chairman Harris they would
late a cornaient to the FCC regard- chapter's board. on the air. In an exchange of matter in any way paid for, by come up with a suggestion to alle-
ing interpretation of Section 317. Sonny Burke, chapter's views between Chairman Oren money, services or other "valuable viate the problem "as soon as pos-
The commit tee consists of new prexy, saluted Weston Harris of the House Commerce consideration" requires sponsorship sible." Said Harris, "I appreciate
ARMADA prexy Abner Ewart Jr., and national chairman Jim Committee, and Chairman Ford of announcement. The section itself that. That makes me very happy."
At Silver of Herald -Ember Rec- Conkling for their untiring, the FCC, at last week's hearings was at fault, committee members Suggestion was made that the
ords, and Harry Schwartz of selfless efforts in building on broadcast legislation, it was and the commissioners felt. Commission could act to exempt
Schwartz Bros. Distributing of NARAS from the germ of an agreed in substance that the order Harris strongly suggested that certain free items front the spon-
Washington. idea into an organization of was impractical, and that the com- Ford not wait for submission of sorship requirements, such as free
The board determined to see stature. Burke pledged to fol- mission would come up with a cor- legal briefs and other comment news releases, or single free rec-
that comment from the record in- low the high purposes es- rCeocmtivme unsiucgagtieosntiso nS ufbocro mthmei tteHea r"raiss due on the Commission's block - ords, which Ford said "-waen would
dustry was filed with the FCC tablished by the Academy's busting March 16 notice, because feel to be de_minimus " item
soon as possible."
prior to the May 2 deadline, and founders. members "This becomes a delaying process. so small as to be negligible.
proposed to continue efforts to In establishing the proce- Chairman Harris, ... However, Harris pointed out
(Continued on page. 40) dure of retaining the outgoing Young and Avert agreed that ,e p- We don't want to wait for rule- that the payola probing Subcom-
mittee on Legislative Oversight was
prexy on the chapter board,
in dead earnest about legislation
Supermarket the Academy's local wing Adopt
hopes each new administra- DJ's Code to crack down on payola in broad-
casting. He said 55,000 and $10,-
tion will have at hand the ex-
Disk Vending perience and assistance of its 000 collections of free records
(Continued on page 51)
former exec officer.
Membership Plan
Machine Test
inches by 17- inches by 58- inches,
- Moré Firms
and allows the customer to hear
DJA Meeting Draws Management
LAS VEGAS, Nev. The Su- his disk before the purchase is
permarket News, trade paper of the made. Execs of Key Station Groups
ray
large self -service retail stores, re- The two models, which arc due issue
ports that two prototypes of a rec- for installation in supermarkets in By SAM CHASE lion front some of the key multiple
-
ord vending machine will be tested the Milwaukee area, make pur- station operations by program and
in the Milwaukee area. The ma- chasing records as simple as buy- MINNEAPOLIS -The first an- management people, indicating
chine, which has been designed by ing a pack of cigarettes. Coins nual membership meeting of the that the DIA may be winning ac- Stereo Seven
Musical Aisle, a record service are inserted in a specific slot and Disk Jockey Association, Inc., held ceptance at the critical level.
-
jobbing concern, measures 21- the record comes easily to hand. here last weekend (April 8 and 9), It was clearly a make or break
will go down as small in number NEW YORK Reports were
meeting, for had nothing been ac-
but large in accomplishment. strong this week that a large group
JOCKS' CODE OF ETHICS For one thing, altho the attend- complished it could well have of manufacturers, including one of
meant the end of the organization.
ance was under 50 (with another the larger labels as well as a num-
The obesrvers from the chains ob-
ADOPTED AT DJA MEET 100 represented by proxies), those viously were scanning proceedings ber of successful independents,
present numbered some of the more were readying the issuing of
with a sharp eye for trends. These,
respected names of the profession. seven -inch 331/2 r.p.m. stereo sin -
MINNEAPOLIS- Following is the new deejays' code of For another, there was representa- incidentally, included such people (Continued on page 40)
ethics as adopted at last week's convention of the Disk Jockey as Todd Storz, head of the Storz
Association (see other story): chain; Grahame Richards, program
director of the Storz stations; M -G -M Makes
WHEREAS, from its promulgation in 1958, the membership
of the Disk Jockey Association, Inc., has felt that good taste WIND Keeps (Continued on page 511
and ethics tin programming can be better achieved through high A. &R., Sales
standards set by organization and industry members, rather than George Levy
by legislation restrictions; and
Staff
WHEREAS, only a very few in the industry have ever Miller on Job Dies at 78 Swaps
broken faith with the public, and the vast majority of our - -
profession are anxious to see the broadcasting industry and its NEW YORK- M-G -NI Records,
good association become a continually more important entity CHICAGO Deejay Howard NEW YORK The industry in a move to expand recording and
in the minds of the general public; Miller, whose future was in ques- was saddened this week by the sales and sales promotion depart-
tipn after recently parting from death of George Levy, long -time ments, has added two new staffers
THEREFORE, we the members of Disk Jockey Association, WMAQ at the some time his member of the music publishing and reassigned two others.
Inc., believe that each of our members shares with the station WIND contract was expiring, this fraternity. Mr. Levy was 78 and Sol Greenberg, who has been in
that employs him a primary responsibility to the public. He week landed in his customary is survived by his brother, Moe, charge of Lion sales now moves
accepts as continuing requirementof his position the obligation manner -on his feet. sister, Mary and his sons George into singles sales. Eddie Heller,
to entertain and to inform the listening audience to the best
Miller signed a three -year con- Jr., of Lowell Music, and Lou of who recently has been active on
of his ability within the framework of his station's policies, and
tras. with WIND, the Westing- Leeds Music. both sales promotion and a. &r.
industry-wide governmental regulations. In discharging these
house outpost, for a bigger chunk At the time of his death Mr. fronts, will now' concentrate strict-
obligations to the public and to his employer, we believe that
of time than he has ever occupied Levy was a member of Lowell ly on a. &r. efforts with emphasis
the membership must be guided by the following principles:
on that station. The contract calls Music and had been with the firm on special albums and product tie-
That such individual judgment and discretion as is granted for his exclusive services. While for the past six years. Prior to that in projects.
to hint by his station for the selection of recorded music to be
WIND has always been Miller's he was a member of Leeds Music. (Continued on page 51)
broadcast should be based on his fair an unbiased evaluation.
chief association, this is the first
In order to prevent having his judgment influenced, he shall
time he has committed all his eggs
avoid the acceptance of any favors from interested parties, EDITORIAL
to the station's basket.
which may tend to evoke a sense of personal favoritism or
His famed morning show is
professional obligation. Ball!
expanded, under the pact, from Play
That he shall have no outside interest, business or profes-
sional connections without the advance knowledge and approval (Continued on page 40)
of station management.
At press time segments of the record industry were
bringT chraetd iht,e dsihsatilnl cntoio nc oannddu cpt uhbilmics ealpf,p roonv aaln dto otfhfe thber oaaidrc, aasst intog Savoy Offers desperately trying to achieve a united front in order to fully'
apprise broadcasters of their views in the present crisis (see
industry.
The DJA, since its inception, has and will continue to be Extra Discount separate story).
- The National Association. of Broadcasters has been very
specifically forbidden by its bylaws to bargain with station
mucrneadanetaergdst_eom ofoedrn tt thhaaset tosDo lJweA o rpkuiisrn pgao nsc eo anoldtfri tuiioisnntciscr,e , assanilnoagnri -epspr,u obefilttic c. oIrrteg saipsn eicczltae taifroolnyr odredaNsl eErhW adsAr ivRineKs t,it thuNatet. dJ is. a mneeaSwna tv dotiyos cRohueenclp-t ctpulreroeaprros C,so ahnlsa soi tr thmoea asF nmC taoCF tt oebCrred:h aIahitr bamlswe a abnnte otesF n r epthdvreeee srreyiocn pktei nxFiapo olnircmsdi t.o orofe n r ertochuoern ddm eadmt taesnreu:t f aHoce-f
oebvue er rd peprcooidfsesesidbs iloeu np tooan n sdub cych o niattslr tirBbuuoistaitrnidcg aownfh da Dtceihrveaecrrti,ot arwbs.lh ee Enaevcvetreiyvr, i timaense dm awsb ehsreh raoel fl- rlLoePgc'sos r. do fT rSheeatav iolpyelr asnm , eoxnwpahauinrcadhl tarhunendi sr stcueanrtetaio-l icso manixnIitg o.uw sIo t utowld o oubbltedas ihnao scsthukeri envdgiley s iensbd eeo efa d t hdieifs trsreueccsoshir ndvg i einswhdsou wswt reyor.fe inmotp oftoerntche-
DJA pledges whenever and wherever possible to volunteer his May 16, offers a 25 per cent dis- if the record industry, at a milestone in its development, were
sbeortvhi celso catol raencdo gnniazteiodn acl.h arTihtaibs les paencdif icpaullbyl ic doseesrv inceo t acretifveirt iesto, cboouungth. t Rine cloortds s ofh o1w0e, vaenr,d mmuusstt bbee uthnea brleea stoon asbelte aasnidde hpeelpttfyu l fpeurodps osaanlds orfiv athlrei esN AinB oarndde rt hteo FmCeCet.
on- the -air promotion, except where station management shall sold in pairs, for a suggested list We need not belabor the point further. Those who in
direct. price of $7.47. This should mean theory represent the industry should be able, figuratively, to get
We have carefully considered the principles set forth above a 61 per cent profit on each sale. off the ground -in time for the May 2 deadline. All moral and
and unanimously approve them as applicable to the highest According to Herman Lubinsky, practical reasons point to the logic of this. Opposed are forces
swotfah noEd, tahbriydc ss hoibsf e m ouperrm epsbereonrftseehsdis pio tonin . eWDacIehA d imsrieegcmnt ibftiheersa t ohaif s ctochpoeym poolfre gttaehn iisaz caCctieoopdnte ,- phharees s hibdaese ennat ssogufe rteStdian vgho iysg, odtohedea lesarpcset icotihanal, t datenhadel otof giinvWeer teti ha eumragnsede l valelals i sasine zvb o-ofloavsietr.de ; toth omsea kteo ot htei rebde sta nuds e moufs clteh e-b oluitntlde
ance of this Code, and any violation of this Code shall be
plan is not a prelude to a general time remaining.
considered cause for expulsion from DJA.
price lowering.
materia
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INTERNATIONAL MUSIC THE BILLBOARD APRIL 18, 1fN
Como Arrives Philips '59
Gross
Overseas News Front For London
Is Up 6% Over 1958
'
'Kraft'
Show -
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LONDON Perry Como ar duCtrOy PEanNdH ATGraEdNin g CoPrhpioliprast ioInn-, fion of transistors was a major Pao-
rived here on Saturday (16) to for in the expansion of the TV and
London Newsnotes Danish affilitate of the big
record his "Kraft Music Hall" pro- Netherlands radio fields.
Philips electrical- electron-
By DON WEDGE gram for U. S. showing on April ics firm, made public a resume of The current year will be marked
News Editor, New Musical Express C27o.m o Lteeaamdi ngf lewm eimn bear s fewof dathyes itthsa ta ngnruoasls reepaornrtin gfosr f1o9r 59t,h es tayteinagr obuys stfrieolndgs cino mwpheitcithio nP hinil iptsh e isv aarci--
Sammy Davis is expected to record two albums in London ahead to work on the proam. were $23,322,090 (1958, $22,057,- tive, but prospects are that the year
for Capitol during his season at the Pigalle next month. He is BBC -TV are supplying technical 545), an increase of 6 per cent will be a satisfactory one. To at-
also considering an offer from ATV to do a one -man Palladium facilities, a camera crew, technicians over the preceding year. tain more efficient results the Phil-
sshuomwm eorn brJeunaek ..1.2. - tChheri s laCsot nnoof r tmhea kesse rihese r bBerfitoisreh dtheeb uta nAnpuraill well aas ndt hepirro gTraemle vispieorns onTnheel,a teasr $21E,x6p2e7n,6d2it0u re(s1 95f8o, r $2109,5695 6,9w9e0r)e. ips firamnd is hdase ceanptpraoliinztiendg iftisv ea ctivnitieesw,
21 when she stars in Granada -TV's "Variety Show." Her "Witch- for interior shots. G AC executive Net profits for 1959 were $1,397,- vice -directors to head its principal
craft" album is released this month on London- American...The Irving Chezar flew in to London a 800 (1948, $1,212,490). Dividends departments.
Delta Rhythm Boys are on the same show. week ahead of the Como party to of 12 per cent, amounting to $435,- Kai Boge, advertising manager,
review technical arrangements.
Few new records'were released last week because of the The opening sequence of the 000 were distributed to share -hold- has been placed in charge of ad-
Einacstluedr epde roiond tghee neLroanl dsolanc kleanbeinl g Ainn dsya leWs. illTiahme sD' eCcacdae ngcreo upw aisxsinuge film was due to be recorded at ersA ( 1c9o5n8t,in u1o0u sp ere xcpeannts, io$n3 6o2f, 5t0e0le)-. vkeetr tisinagna, lypzuinbglic; reslaalteios ns cahniedf maAr.-
E"aWnrndai ekJ eo FhMnieneldy s W'T hil"elConth saIott'ntsa' snO o"voEegara;r thCt hheAo noKg aeCll.n"h oT.t.w ' .in (s\UV' .a "rCSnh.e irc RkBeernnod seT.'z hvtioheuifrs,d") LaCorornnivdwaoal.ny ATwioriplpl o brBte rsitoaisophnp eaaprfitianengri sCto onnR gutohs'ess vrloeiswmioeonrv-ian rlga d oioof f - ipmc-huopsn otoortms , sre esdttcur.itc,i etisoa nn-ds atònhnde Fischtehret hireh a cslo igmchhptiaonrngge en dtseo;pf aJre.t lmecGterruonnnnteic;h aeanCdds .
show, with comedian- singer Harry
(BFriintigsehr sr)e leCaarsrOen was "Maid in France" b -w "Tin Pan Rag," by Joe Seconbe, who flies back from a ssopmones ibitleem sfo r imwpoerreta nitn dpeacrret asrees- di-eypdaerktimnge nrtu; nasn dth eS vpehnodn oR- arsamdiuos -sTeVn
EMI's HMV label, Ella Fitzgerald's "Mack, the Knife" West Indies holiday to take part, in the sales prices of products in has charge of the electrical equip-
musical comedy actress Fenella
was the only new American disk on the schedule for the week. the electronic fields. The introduc- ment department.
-.. Fielding, ballerina Dame Margot
Top Rank signed the Brooks Brothers, a fresh British
group making their debut with "How Will It End,' and a flip - Fonteyn, actor Sir Ralph Rich-
side cover version of the Brothers Four's Columbia hit "Green - ardson and the Duke of Bedford. DISK DISTRIB DANISH
fields." Ray C'harles and twvo of his sing
on page 7)
Philips has launched a new series of "Classical Cameos" BATTLE ROYAL
on the Fontana label. All are 45 r.p.m. singles selling at LOOMS
6s. 11 -2d. (98 cents) and include sides by Sir Thomas Best Selling Pop Records
1
Beecham, Eugene Ormandy and Isaac Stern. in ITALY By TED WO-LF RAM lic concerts, dances or entertain-
First touring American singer to join the panel of BBC -
TVs "Juke Box Jury" will be Johnny Preston April 30. Po-or if COPENHAGEN It looks as cmoenncte rtsta kein pbliagc e.h allsA ll anwd erpe ricbeidg
advance publicity did not help Preston's British opening Copenhagen is going to be the
from moderate to ultra -high.
(Continued on page 7) 1 I MARINA -Rato Gr-as s,, raoreynaal" faomr oanng tihnete rrneactoiordn adl is"tbriabtutlte- April 2, Booker Sigvard Larsen
) presented a large group (15) of
Munich Newsnotes 5 2 IT'SP aTnlI MAEn kTa O( CCoRluYm bia) Oinugt efirr mSse. veSni ncCeo uthnet ricerse agtioronu po f athned German, English and Scandinavian
By JIMMY JUNGERMANN gt 43 WI1Y- Frnkie Avalon sDtreicntmioanrsk,' sp rluess ccinhdainngge so f inim cpuosrtto mres- scienrgt erHsa ann; d Acpormil bo5s, , Sinto rTyivviolleli CRoenc--
Producer, Bayerischer Rundfunk, Munich ords presented George Lewis,
Piero Trombetta (Columba) duties on phonos and records, it
year Bshues iersetc ogrdirel d in9 8 thseo nglasn d- is1 2C ian teErningali shV,a l2e4n tein. GWeirtmhiann , on3e6 23 36 ROMMAGN IM -I)C A -Tony Dallara wina s thetos e bef ieeldxsp ecwteodu ldt hastt arat ctsivoiotyn jAMazpuzrg iglb sa6yn, dSsp proianmn iOoetrde dra nFGde ulnltownwaosr DPLaaalrnasicseehn;
oignro dldsF rdesintsackrh t ,f oinr1 8hG isien r mmItaiallnliioyan n v, siaee lilgeThre t l"e iMfnu onFrkgleeennm -.D"i se.hc...c. a.W. thaNirsno e mrR ooBnbrotichs .. gRoTeth cea- 127 g7 PERIsSlauOnsEdNNeCrHAsA LTEI(DTT oASp-E AR -an k) wacafetmerere aMtltoea rrecadnh. eIn, d wahnedn traersitfrfi ctriaotness Nsbtioaggr mesdha onwa ,G criona nntKezs tp Br eosHfe ansltlie;n dg AerMpsr,o ild pe1lru3ns,
Everly Brothers and Bill Haley are the stars of the first release. e :aterina Valente (Ducca) - As yet there has been little vis- Jazz Quartet in Tivoli Concert Hall.
SBtuetr egor"a mfroopmh otnhee sShtaotpess . dTidhni st dwisakit ias nad goordoed resde lle"Sr paiklree aJdoyn. es in 17 10 QMUOJARoNeG DESONe n -EtiVedIrEid Ni(eJ uLkCeA a lBvSeoErstR) A oibfl ec orenaccetrito nb oeoxkceerps tinsgp eocnia litzhien gp aornt wFoerre Easksetedrd eMd on-da yt eethinrege ocfof ncweirtths
2 is tNhea t MKuinngic hC odlea twei.l.l. .v iRsiet d,G egrremeann ya nfdo ry ethlleo wfi rsarte timthee . coMloarys (Columbia) prardeisoe. ntiIntg hsatsa rsb eoefn refcaoirrldys , cToVm maonnd midnight "Hit Parade" promoted
of many new records in Germany. The public likes the idea and 12 MR. BLUE- Fleelwood(Top practice to present singers and (Continued On page 7)
Rank)
seems to prefer them to the black ones.... German "1 V put a 10 13 LIBERO -Domenico Modagno musical combos from Scandinavia
George Gershwin spectacular on the air. The ttle suas "Between and other European countries, par- Italy Distrib
Brooklyn and Manhattan." The cast included Barbara Lyon, 14 I4 BELIEVE ME -Royal Teens ticularly Germany and England.
Lutine Mapp, Carmita, Neville Taylor, William Newman, and (Capitol) Tily At pressnt at least two important
members of the West Berlin Opera House. Erich Borschel -11 13 MO(NMA -G L-MIS) A- Conway - music publishing firms, also han- On Yank Push
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directed the Variety Orchestra of Radio Frankfort. 16 SCANDALO AL SOLE dling records, have entered the
mightDya vhea llB roufb etchke wDaesu tsicnh eMs uMni-ucsh e ufmo r suthaes sfiorlsdt otiumt.e . "YTohue 15 17 OH P(ReCCrcAAyR )F OaLith-N (ePihl illSlpeed)a ta cfioenldc ertosf ofb oa oskiimngil arp otypp e. and jazz nogMraILphA NR ecorCd GCDo, mGpeanneyr, al wPhhicoh-
never heard an applause like this Mr. Bruteck was fascinat- 16 te SANDY -Craig Donala* Eight concerts of recording distributes more labels than any
wiGniegllr! m"c aoTnnh daRutca'std ihothi.se nToehpwein iocoponun sco ef"r Att h iesQ suMcehusetnidoicunhl e odpf rfTeoisrn stSe..e,.".p tfeEomrrn bstehtr e K 2Nr9e.o nrethk 20 TMIULc(SMrLoJ-epA Ct aPaR)eH arnAink-a) StVaaifltel ntIaP ye) tn1h -ar2em0ee, s",hwdoeulrryein" gsde at yfwso hro icnthh ew hptihecehrir oend o Awppuerrbiel- ocpitidthceehdr wctoiot hm gpoiat sn iynt w oifno rt oItpaa nly s,t aArmsh,a esBr icedatteny-
Curtis, an Italian girl who adopted
HE'S HAD IT an American name, and Johnny
Dorelli, an Italian boy who was
Yank Pub brought up in the U. S. Title of
ALL latest Dorelli album is "We Like
Johnny," which furthers impression
Sings Brite EYES that it is an American issue, an
important asset on Italian market.
Firm BI ues WILL
Postmark
-A Gimmick
NEW YORK number of BE
For Re-e se Disk
American publishers with their
ON... Cofinget P.P.
own firths in Britain are discover- ROME RCA Italiana is stir-
ing that they might be better off ring up interest in Della Reese by
without ,then(. In fact one pub- AND FULL DISTRIBUTION way of a postmark cancellation
lsher told The Billboard this week MUSIC ro !he entire colenclonce of the which announces "The Singer of
that he would disband his British YOUR JUKE BOX 'UD. oSn.' tA .Y, oPur ohKinboitewd,' inB eIstat lyS.e" llePr ucin-
firm and sell his songs one by one INDUSTRY OPERATORS' cini heirs objected to the tune be-
to overseas publishers. His firm has cause it is based on operatic aria
at
over 100 copyrights and has been DISTRIBUTION CONVENTION which they claimed was disrespect-
in existence for about two years. ful to the memory of Italy's great
opera composer.
According to this publisher: "My
songs have not been worked on
abroad. I figured I grossed $50,000 Blllboald COURT BAN OFF
s
all told from my catalog abroad,
ON 'NUDA'
but my net income is so small it MAY 9 - TUNE
isnt even worth it. I have to fly ROME
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here, make sure that my British "Nuda" from charges of im-
firm is really working on my songs, CONVENTION morality and the record which
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sell my songs to well estab sued once again on its own,
fished firms over there, and is since "Libero" is now hacked
charge enough advance so that " Psú by a new record. Publicity
know they'll work on the song." I has increased the demand for
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MUSIC NEWS 7
PAUL COHEN TO HEAD
Dot '59 Pkge.
Overseas News Front
TOP RANK &W.
C. DEPT.
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continued from page 4 Sales Double NEW YORK Veteran music and comings from that city have
man Paul Cohen, known in many also been the subject of colorful
London Newsnotes
circles as one of the "old pros" of commentary within the trade.
his first show at Southend Odeon April 10 was much less than '58 $ Volume the Nashville country music scene, Cohen will undertake a vigorous
half full. EMI Records, however, is putting a big effort into - will sign a pact next week with program of. recording at once, fol-
his new Mercury single "Cradle of Love." Preston did the im- Top Rank Records of America. lowing the official opening of the
portant "Saturday Club" radio show the day after arrival.... HOLLYWOOD Dot more Cohen will head the newly insti- new quarters around the end of
Bunny Lewis, a leading agent, songwriter and indic record than doubled its album sales dur- tuted Top Rank country music May. New talent will be sought
producer, is back after a month in America and is now schedul- ing 1959 over the previous year, department. Top Rank spokesmen, but the company, thru Cohen, is
ing visits for the Kingston Trio, the Brothers Four, the Four according to the firm's sales fig- contacted at week's end, offered no expected to make a strong drive to
Lads, the Cumberland Trio and Azle Mortimer, a new singer ures. Dot's 1958 album sales gross official comment. obtain some of the current crop
soon to make her debut on Big Top. reached $2,714,994 as compared The fact that the British based of top name talent in the country
Warner Bros. lost no time in getting its first British hit. to last fiscal year's album sales diskery would move into the rural field for the label.
The first release, The Everly Bros.' "Cathy 's Clown" came into peak of $5,570,742 figures repre- field at all and that a man of the Most recently Cohen has oper-
the top 20 at No. 16... Only other American newcomer sent domestic sales only and are stature of Cohen would bp hired ated Todd Records out of his West
in the top bracket is, as expect. ed, Brenda Lee's "Sweet Nothings" computed at the manufacturer's is seen as an indication of the im- 55th Street offices here, along
on British Brunswick.... Elvis Presley's "Stuck on You' is price to distribs. Approximately portance the company attaches to with his various publishing inter-
No. 2 and likliest to take over top spot from Lonnie Donegan's one -third of the 1959 package sales country product in today's pop ests. Late last year, he also be-
"Dustman." There may be strong competition, however, front total was attributed to stereo al- market. came affiliated with Dot Records
,'Someone Else's Baby," a British composition waxed by very bums. Cohen, who for many years has as an indie producer of singles and
hot newcomer Adam Faith, who has had two successive No. operated out of New York, is ex- albums. These duties he carried
Fl'ast ..D..o mThineo 'isn it"iCalo uimntprayc t Boofy "S tesveee mLsa wtor enhcaev es "dFisosoiptsatteepds." Nanedil of Diotst easltbiumma teds altehsa t in6c0r eapseer cwenast panedct edm ovtoe stoh uNttears hvhiilsl e.o ffTichei s hwerilel ocno mipn anayd.d ition to running his own
Scdaka retains an outside chance for top bracket placing with achieved at the record retailer mark the first tinte he has offi- Prior to his independent venture,
"Stairway to Heaven." level with the remaining 40 per cially headquartered in the coun- Cohen for many years was country
Cyril Berlin, Lonnie Donegan's manager, sent glossary cent scored on record racks. try music capital, tho his goings a. &r. chief for Decca Records,
a
of Cockney terms in "My Old Man's a Dustman' to Atlantic Package sales increase is cred where he made many of the most
to help promote the U. S. release of the disk.... Vera Lynn ited to several factors, among them memorable hits of the likes of Kitty
begins a Staurday fornightly series of hour spectaculars for S, healthy expansion of the label's Foster Salute Wells, Ernest Tubb, Webb Pierce,
BBC -TV May 7.... British -born Michael Wynn -Wilson, until album catalog, and a series of Goldie Hill, Red Foley, Roy Acuff
recently a deejay with WESX, Salem, Mass.. has returned month -long sales promotional cam- By Everest and others of that colorful coterie.
to London to host new BBC -TV quiz series "Laughline." paigns saluting Dot artists and pro- Following his Decca tenure, Cohen
Death occured in London of Arthur Benjamin, 66 -year- duct. During 1958, label had 153 - also served as a. &r. head of Coral
old Australian -born classical composer ("A Tale of Two Cities') titles in its package catalog which NEW YORK Topping the Records.
who had a. .p.o p hit on both sides of the Atlantic with "Jamaican it increased during the following special Everest releases for April
Rumba." "The Music Man" will be staged here by Harold year to 212 selections. is a world premiere recording of WANTED
Ffoire ldBinrigti slha teDr ccthcias, y"eTaorm.. ..P iJlluibliie" -Athnder ewEusr ocvuits icasm heSro nfgir sCt osnintegslet Noteworthy among its "special "SAte pCheonm mFeomsteorr"a tiobn -w Sy"Smypmhopnhyo nitco .M.a.s ten b Original Songs b Artists.
month" promotions was its "Law- Pop, Country or R.&B. Rush
winner. Story of Jerome Kern." The two
rence Welk Month" drive last No- tape, or demos to Dar Records, Rm.
Howard Keel is in London preparing for two ATV shows. vember which reportedly reaped works have been arranged and or- 502, 1697 Broadway, New York
Yo. rSko.n..g.w Mritaerrt yL iWoniledl e Bisa rtb adcuke afbtaec-rk s iaxf -twere ektw coo mwbeeinkes d in-h o Nneeyw- aw a$s 25it0s ,0"0st0e resoa lesm otonttahl". wDheicchem, btheer cnheetts tarantde da reb y peRrfoobremrte dR ubsys eWll ilBliaenm- R19e,t urNn.e d.Y . All Material Will Be
moon. exploitation and recording trip.... Cinema tax the Steinberg conducting the Pitts-
label said, grossed $700,000 in
last remaining entertainment duty was lifted in the annual burgh Symphony Orchestra. An-
two- channel LP sales.
budget, but no relief was given to disks which hear a 501/2 other album release is "Dance the
per cent duty on their wholesale price.... U. S. songwriter Sales strides made by Dot in the Madison," by Wild Bill Davis and ATTENTION
Buddy Kaye visits Britain at the end of the month and will package field are significant. Sev- his orchestra.
join the panel of BBC -TV's "Juke Box Jury" April 30. eral years ago it -was content to Pop a. &r. chief Leroy Holmes -PD's
Connie Francis is expected in London early in May for a be known as a hot singles label has in the meantime completed re-
series of M -G -M album sessions in EMI studios directed by with little to offer on the package cording a Walter Brennan album Phonograph recording company with
Norman Newell. Hcr current U. S. hit, "Mama," was made side. Since then it has built its and rehearsals for the forthcoming ngarotiuopn;a l2 bdoisytsr ibanudti o2n girnlse edors 2 vboocyasl
here as part of a similar project last summer. She will do a LP strength to command a mount- Nelson Eddy -Gale Sherwood disk. and girl; age preference Ig to 25;
'Sunday Night at the London Palladium" and other ATV shows ing share of the package market Meanwhile on the business front, mtapuests 1 whiatvhe 4 phtoo to6 grsaophnss, redfulbesc tinogr
during her stay.... Johnny and the Hurricanes are boóked for as reflected in its album sales in- Harry Belock, president of Everest, wide range; state length of experi-
an eight -week tour front June 5 heading an Angt6 -U. S. package creases. held meetings this past week with esknecetc htoesg:e tihf eyro, ua nkdn oswen odf bsiuocghr agprhoiucpal,
which will include DIck Caruso.... During- his recent U. S. distributors in Europe. Prime topic please have them submit above
trip agent Leslie Grade arranged for Kay Starr to head the of conferences was the planning of requirements for consideration.
Palladium show for ATV on September 18 when it resumes Stimler Exits a program thru which the com- Write BOX D -137
after the summer recess. pany's LP's and singles will be c/o The Billboard, 2160 Patterson Sr.
Cincinnati 22, Ohio
marketed on foreign soil.
Hanover Post;
Danish Battle Royal Looms
A NEW SERVICE
Continued from page 4 Diamond In
by hooker Sigvard Larsen, topped tor, for Denmark, Ove Hede Niel-
by Conny. teen -age German singer, sen, and to demonstrate their stereo NEW YORK- Irving Stimler re- LEN1yMARl
in Tivoli Concert Hall; followed and mono platters. signed last week as veepee and TA
by a Jazz Concert, in the same Judging by the splurging on ad general sales chief of Hanover-
hall, in the afternoon, arranged by space competition in the record Signature Record Corporation. The
the Wilhelm Hansen music pub- field is going to be keen during parting was amicable and was the
lishing firm; and a big "Miss Den- the next few months. By the same result of policy differences. Morris
mark 1960" beauty contest, pro- token the Hansen firm evidently Diamond, who recently moved into
moted by Gosta Schwark, in K B is going to be a big factor in boost- the H -S set -up as promotion man-
Hall, with lb Glindemann's 52- ing "class" Danish jazz. ager, has been named national
piece jazz band. the Mon -Keys sales manager. Hanover- Signature
vocal quartet and Pedro Biker Cadence Signs prexy, Bob Thiele, said he would
(The Voice) on same night. look to the indie promotion firm
Sigvard Larsen and the Morks Pianist Shirley of Budd Productions'for much of
the firm's individual disk promo-
Music Publishing firm presented
NEW YORK- Cadence Records tion.
concert of recording stars, topped
has patted pianist Don Shirley to
by Pat Boone, on Wednesday (20), Stimler already has put into the
an exclusive recording contract.
at K B Hall. From a musical works plans for a foreign disk im-
Immediate plans call for the cut-
standpoint, the entrance of the Wil- port operation here, tentatively
ting of a new LP and a single by
helm Hansen and Morks firms into the artist. Shirley already has six titled, Foreign Records, Ltd. Slim -
this special field is of great in- ler's new organization will become
LP's on the Cadence LP. recorded
terest. The Hansen firm is a cen- a focal point for packaged mer-
tury -old concern of international several years ago. The artist is cur- chandise front many countries thru-
rently appearing at the Tartan. an
renown and has been booking out the world. The records will be
East Side club here, and he'll do
classic musikers for many years. imported to the States in their
concerts April 25 and 26 at Duke
It has booked some American original packaging and will carry
University and the University of
names but its offering at Tivoli a special sticker identifying them
North Carolina.
Concert Hall on Monday (If) as product of the Slimier organiza-
seems to indicate it is going to tion.
favor Scandinavian jazz as it pre- Como in London
"We believe that many people
sAesnetend, pEiarniko ; MPoesteerh oWlmis, sibnags,s ;d rBumenst Continued from page 4 wluitlhl ewntainc t top robduuyc t thisf roonrti ginaablr oaandd.
(Erik Moseholm Trio): Bent Axcn,
ers, Lois Winter and Steve Steck They will like the idea of having
piano; Allan Botchinsky, trumpet;
flew in with Como, with the re- the material on the original label
Anders l.indskog. tenor sax: Ole mainder of the vocal hacking be- rather than on an American label
I.aumann, bass; Finn Frederiksen, ing supplied by British choir - that has a reciprocal arrangement
drums (Jazz Quintet '60); and Bir- leader Beryl Stott. with the overseas company," Stim-
git Bruel and Pedro Biker, vocal-
Eric Robinson's house ork will ler stated. He added that inquiries
ists. be conducted by Mitchell Ayres. posed with various foreign labels
On Thursday (7) Warner Bros. Como's regular announcer Frank and American indie distributors,
*See
(record department) threw a party Gallop is set to introduce the show, who will handle the Slimier page 34
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their recently appointed distribu- Ion April 27. substantially favorable response.
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