WHAT'S NEW
Review Musi(ol
-with the .. Musi( Publishers
Populority
Poll
,
its present thirty· two million dollar drive.
The five Mills bo.ys are all in the armed
forces. -Daddy Ja~k, head of Mills Music,
Inc., will publish the nu mber.
. Paramount Music has signed an exclu-
sive deal with Vaughn Monroe entitling
them to. an ex. on anything turned out by
him or his arranging staff.
"Miss Americana" by Caesar Petrillo.
and Michael F. Mangus is being published
in Chicago by Forster Music.
Broadway Music reports tha t the United
States Flag Asso.ciatio.n has placed its ap-
proval o.n "Wave . That Flag, America,"
written for Flag Week by Phelps Adams
and Howard Acton and published by
Bro.adway.
Braun Music is gitting ready to. o.ffer
"It's Too Late No.w" by songwriters Billy
Hays, Frank Capano and Mort Berk.
-The Alley Cat
UP THE ALLEY
NEW YORK-Straight fro. m the ho.rses
mo.uth is the new so.ng "The Army Go.at,
the Navy Mule and the Kick o.f the Kanga-
1'0.0.." So.ng was written by Private Al
Frisch, no.w statio.ned at Fo.rt Dix, New
Jersey. Lyric sings the praises o.f the mas·
co.ts o.f o.ur fighting forces, and tho.se o.f
o.ur Australian ally.
No.ni Bernardi and Remus Harris' "Mo.o.n
at Sea" will be published in Chicago. by
Glenmo.re Music. Kay· Kyser intro.duced
the so.ng as a tribute to. Bernardi who. plays
in his band.
The stirring tune, "Fighting So.ns o.f the
Navy BIue," is taking its place alongside
"Ancho.rs Aweigh" as a favo.rite amo.ng
American sailo.rs who. man the guns and
swab the decks o.f U. S. Navy ships and
bids fair to. beco.me the number o.ne Navy
so.ng o.f Wo.rld War II. Vanguard So.ngs,
"Silvery Moon" Comeback
Inc., in Ho.llywo.od published the number.
NEW YORK.-After a lapse o.f o.ver
Ano.ther reco.rding o.f "Nightingale" has
thirty years the Rernick organization is oncp.
been released featuring Vaughn Mo.nro.e
~.gain gettin g behind the Gus Edwards old
and his Orchestra. Everyo.ne aro.und New
f&vo.ri·~~ "By the Light of the Silvery
Yo.rk who. has heard it is raving abo.ut
Moo.n.
Vaughn's swell arrangement. It will be in
Current interest in the song has in a
the natio.n's music machines sho.rtly.
large part been stimulated by the tremend-
Harry Go.o.dman, no.w in the army's mo.-
ous sale of the Ray Noble release by Co-
rale . divisio.n, is handling band equipment
lumbia. The number is being reprinted
and perso.nnel.
with a modern title page. With the slogan,
"This Is Go.d's War" is the name o.f a
"It's Moon For June", Johnny White's pro·
new number fro.m Asso.ciated Music Pub-
fessio.nal gang, with the collaboration of
lishers and inspired by Carl Byo.ir's poem
Moss Gumble of the Standard Department,
"Jo.e Lo.uis Named the War" in Co.lliers.
. are lining up some important "air shots"
Hal Go.rdo.n has jo.ined the professio.nal
for the coming mo.nth.
staff o.f Santly·Jo.y·Select in New Yo.rk . ..
Walt Bisho.p, scripter o.f "Devil Sat Do.wn
and Cried" and "Shhh, It's a Military
Exclusive Has New Tune
Secret," has a new o.ne called "Quick,
HOLL YWOOD.-"Fro.m Twilight 'Till
Watso.n, The Rhythm." . . . Duke Mo.rgan,
Dawn" is the name o.f a dandy new foxtrot
who. penned "Kiss Me Baby o.n the Do.wn
by Leon Rene, published and reco.rded
Beat," has collabo.rated with Jo.e Ho.ward
bv Exclusive. Reco.rding of the number
and No.ah M. Tho.mpso.n o.n a new tune,
f~atures CeeIJe Burke's Orchestra with the
" Go. Get 'Em." ... Larry Taylo.r has jo.ined
3 Shades and 4 Dreamers. Burke's orches·
the Martin Blo.ck Music firm- ..• and J o.hn
tra is currently pounding out intoxicating
Vafides debuts as a New Yo.rk publisher
music at Bal Tabarin.
with his o.wn tune "Let Freedo.m Sing."
Number is a slow, haunting foxtrot with
Sidn~y Ko.rnhiser is backing "One Do.zen
unusual appeal and seems destined to. go
Ro.ses" and "The Waltz of Memo.ry" fo.r
places o.n automatic phonographs. Rene
Famo.us Music. Cro.sby and half a do.zen
is the composer of several hit numbers in·
o.thers have reco.rded bo.th ditties.
cluding "Dreamboat" and "When the
Wo.rld Melo.dies is giving a big push to.
Swallows Return to Capistrano."
two. new so.ngs by Jimmy Kennedy and
Jimmy No.lan, entitled "St·St·St·Stella"
Son9 SU9gests Buttoned Lip
and "Am I To.o. Late?"
Kay Kyser is featuring "So.mewhere
NEW YORK.-Edward B. Marks Music
So.metime" written by Bill Hampto.n and
Corp. has taken over a new so.ng with a
Geo.rge Dunning, and published by Beverly
timely title, "Shut My Mouth- I Ain't
Music Co..
Talking."
Wrightman in Chicago. is publishing a
Song is a musical plea for those who
new o.ne, "Waltzing in Heaven", by Bo.b
have any war informatio.n to. button up
MaIJo.ry, Elizabeth Baker and Neale
their lips. Tune was penned by vocalist
Wrightman.
Francis Faye, who will feature it in "Head·
The five so.ns o.f Irving Mills have dashed
liners of '42", Chicago's version of the
o.ff a new service so.ng to. be titled "Don't
vaudeville craze that is sweeping the coun-
Say No to the USO." Info.rmation is that
try. Records will be ready so.on.
the USO has accepted it as a campaign
so.ng and is plugging it in conjunction with
Mrs. Berlin
everyone's got a nickel for
BROTHER BILL
On Columbia: CHARLIE SPIVAK
An a u thoritative chail showing th e popular
mu sical favorites and compile d trom in /~ rma ·
tion g athered in the principal key cities and
w ire d to us at pre s~ time~
JUNE. 1942
On Phonographs--
I. Don't Sit Unde r the Apple Tree (Rob-
bins)
2. Tangerin e (Famous )
3. Johnny Doughboy Found a Rose In Ire-
land (Chappe ll)
4. Jers ey Bounce (Le w is)
5. Somebody Els e Is Taking My Place
(Shapiro-Bernstein)
6. Sleepy Lagoon (Chappell )
7. One Dozen Roses (Famous)
8. Three Little Sis te rs (Santly -Joy·Sele ct)
9. I Don't Want to Walk Without You
(Paramount)
10. Who Wouldn't Love You.
On Wired Music--
I. Don' t Sit Under the Apple Tree (Rob -
bins )
2. Tangerine (Famous )
3. Sleepy Lagoon (Chappell)
4. Johnny Doughboy Found A Ros e In Ire-
land (Chappell)
5. Je rsey Bounce (Lewis)
6. One Dozen Ros e s (Famous)
7. Who Wouldn' t Love You
8. Somebody Else Is Taking My Plac e
(Shapiro-Berns tein )
9. I Don't Want to Walk Without You
(Paramount )
10. Skylark (Mayfair)
On Radio--
I. Johnny Doughboy Found a Ros e In Ire-
land (Chappell )
2. Don' t Sit Unde r the Apple Tre e (Rob-
bins )
3. Jers ey Bounce (Lewis )
4. Sle epy Lagoon (Chappell)
5. Skylark (Mayfair)
6. Tangerine (Famous)
7. One Doze n Ros e s (Famous)
8. Sweet Eloise (Shapiro-B e rns tein)
9. Nightingale (Marks)
10. I Thre w A Kiss In The Ocean (Be rlin )
Best Selling Sheet Music--
I. Don' t Sit Under the Apple Tr ee (Rob -
bins)
2. Johnny Doughboy Found A Rose In Ire -
land ( Chappell)
3. Je rs ey Bounce (Lew is)
4. Sleepy Lagoon (Chappe ll)
5. One Doze n Roses (Famous )
6. I Don' t Want to Walk W ithou t You
(Paramount)
7. Tange rin e (Famous)
8. Somebody Els e Is Taking My Place
(Shapiro-Berns tein )
9. Skylark (Mayfair)
10. Thre e Little Siste rs (Santly-Joy-Select )
Best Selling Records--
I. Don't Sit Un d er the Apple Tree (Rob -
b in s)
Three Little Siste rs (Santly-Joy-S e le ct)
Je rsey Bounce (Lewis)
Tange rin e (Famous)
One Dozen Roses (Famous )
2.
3.
4.
5.
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8. Somebody Else Is
(Shapiro-Be rns tein)
Ig:
~kB~~~t (WJ~~irlo
Taking
My
Place
Walk Without You
(Paramount)
usa Bigwig
NEW YORK-The music business fig-
ures in th e current USO program for a bit
of publicity. The publicity chairman for
th is area is Ellen MacKay Berlin, wife of
song-writer Irving Berlin.
ye·s sir, it's
STRICTLY INSTRUMENTAL
On Columbia
HARRY JAMES
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BOB CHESTER
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1942