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THE
MUSIC
TRADE
REVIEW
JULY 3, 1920
OUR YOUNGEST SALES MANAGER
Bobby Crawford, Although Not Yet Thirty
Years Old, Holds Position as Sales Manager
for Irving Berlin, Inc.—Admires Leo Feist
Herewith is shown a cut of Bobby Crawford,
sales manager of Irving Berlin, Inc. who after
all needs no introduction to the trade.
Crawford is one of the youngest sales man-
agers in the sheet music business, not having
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MUSIC
PUBLISHER irtC
F J.A. FORSTER PRES.
736 SOUTH MICHIGAn AVE.
BUSCH WINS GOLDMAN PRIZE
CHICAGO, ILL.
"BABY BLUES" SONGS POPULAR
Judges Announce Winner of $250 Prize for Best
Composition for Band—Victor Herbert and
Percy Grainger Acted as Judges
Bobby Crawford
reached thirty. His work is marked by the
success he attains as organizer, having the fac-
ulty for gathering around him salesmen of high
calibre.
Bobby Crawford got his early training in the
Leo Feist organization, of which he is a great
admirer. In fact, he attributes most of his suc-
cess to his experience in that organization and
to the encouragement he received from Leo
Feist and Edgar F. Bitner.
All of which brings again to mind the won-
derful achievement of the Irving Berlin, Inc.,
organization in the space of one. year's time. It
has tak^n a position of prominence in the music
publishing field. Hit after hit during the last
twelve months has emanated from their cata-
log, and a recent announcement shows they
are again publishing some of the leading num-
bers in this year's Ziegfeld's Follies. Other
plans for their Fall catalog will shortly be an-
nounced.
THE REMICK OUTING
On Sunday last the employes of Jerome H.
Remick & Co. held an outing at Munger's Park,
New Dorp, S. I. A series of athletic events was
among the attractions.
Two Real Sellers
"Since I Lost You"
(I FEEL SO BLUE)
Fox Trot Song
A Sure Hit
"My Old Home of Yesterday"
A Waltz Ballad of the Better Class
Dealers, write for special introductory prices
MELROSE
BROS.Publishers
63rd and Cottage Grove Ave.,
CHICAGO. ILL.
Rogers & Roberts, Brooklyn, N. Y., publish-
ers of the music for the musical comedy "Baby
Blues" are finding a good sale in the trade for
four of their numbers, "Rock-a-by Baby Blues,"
The result of the prize contest for the best "Jewel of the Big Blue Nile," "The Railroad
composition for band by an American composer Blues" and "Any Old Dance Is a Wondorf.il
has just been announced by the judges. All the Dance When You Dance With a Beautiful Girl."
compositions that complied with the rules were The numbers are all from the pens of Alex
submitted to Victor Herbert and Percy Grainger, Rogers and C. Luckeyth Roberts. Alex Rogers
who studied them carefully. In their opinion, is the author of the "Elder Eatmore Sermons,"
the most meritorious work was submitted by now appearing on Columbia records. Both of
Carl Busch, a resident of Kansas City, Mo. John these authors are rapidly gaining recognition in
Philip Sousa was unable to act as judge, owing the field of popular music.
to his absence from the city.
Edwin Franko Goldman, the well-known con-
ductor of "The Goldman Concert Band" and the
Columbia University Concerts, offered a prize of
$250 for a new and original work for band.
The idea of the prize was to encourage Ameri-
Tftords an
can composers and also to create a greater in-
terest in writing directly for band.
The composition will have its first perform-
ance on July 5, on which occasion the winner
will be awarded the prize, as well as a contract
from the Carl Fischer music house, which will
undertake the publication of the work. At this
concert only the works of American composers
will be performed.
The prize winner, Carl Busch, is the conductor
of the Kansas City Symphony Orchestra and
though born in Denmark has been a citizen of
the United States for more than twenty-five
years. He is particularly well known in the
West, both as composer and conductor. Mr.
Goldman has extended an invitation to him to
come East and conduct the first performance of
his composition in person. According to Victor
Herbert and Percy Grainger, the new work,
which is entitled "A Chant From the Great
Plains," displays a wide range of creative gifts.
Mr. Goldman announces that over two hun-
dred compositions were submitted, some of
The National favorite waltz sensation
which could not be considered because they did
Jobbers or direct
not comply with the rules of the contest. He
also announces that the prize will be made an
THE MELODY SHOP
annual feature in connection with the series
of band concerts at Columbia University.
WILUAMSPORT
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PENNA.
RIO NIGHTS
The Fastest Selling Waltz Song on the Market
SWEET LUUABYS
SWEET LULLABYS
HAVE YOU
"I've Been A-Longin' For You"
"Just A Rose"
"After It's Over, Dear" and "Alpine Blues"?
THEY'RE WINNERS
Order direct or through your jobber
FISHER THOMPSON
MUSIC PUB. CO.
Gaiety Theatre Building, NEW YORK CITY