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THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW
ITjf NOT A PUZZLE
MAY
7, 1921
JUST THE TITLE OF
A WONDERFUL
Originally
Published by
kENDIS o BROCKMAN
AND NOW IN
OUR CATALOG f GREAT SUCCESSES
M . WITMARK 6 SONS • NEW
NEW SHERMAN, CLAY HIT
KRESQE CO. ON MUSIC PRICES
JACK MILLS BUYS SONG HIT
''I'll Keep on Lovingt You" Rapidly Becoming
.
Popular in the East
F. R. Wertman, of the S. S. Kresge Co., the
well-known syndicate, has forwarded to the pop-
ular publishers a letter suggesting that wherever
possible the retail price of popular numbers should
be made 25 cents with a minimum wholesale fig-
ure ol(l2 l /2 cents and a maximum of 15 cents.
Secures Rights to "Sleepy Head" From San
Francisco Concern
Sherman, Clay & Co., the well-known music
publishing house of San Francisco, some time
ago issued a song entitled "I'll Keep on Loving
You." This number, like the song from the
same catalog, "Do You Ever Think of Me?",
is apparently due for success in both vocal and
instrumental form. Some Eastern orchestras,
including that headed by Henry Raderman, are
already featuring it as a dance.
TO PUBLISH IN LOS ANGELES
Roy Ingraham, a Pacific Coast writer, will
shortly head a new publishing firm whose head-
quarters will be opened in Los Angeles. It is
reported the new company will be financed by
Henry Schull, a wealthy lumber dealer.
SAN FRANCISCO, CAT.., April 29.—"Sleepy Head,"
the Adrian-Reece Publishing Co., San Francisco,
song hit which has done so well throughout
northern California, has been purchased by Jack
Mills, of New York. The authors of "Sleepy
CAMPAIGN ON "HUMMING"
Head," Larry Yoehl and Jack Brown, have
Harms, Inc., has inaugurated a big professional placed another number in the hands of Adrian-
campaign on the song "Humming." This number, Reece, entitled "You'll Understand." The new
which has already become a big success in the number is expected by the publishers to make
orchestra and dance field, is arranged in single, a decided hit and plans are under way for a
vigorous campaign.
double and quartet form for the profession.
"Just Keep a Thought for Me" and "Broken
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Alton J. Stevens, music publisher, of 1562 Mil- Moon," the new Remick num'bers, are begin-
waukee avenue, Chicago, has issued a new fox- iiing to make a hit "in San Francisco through
trot song, entitled "Bill's Jazz Is Back \& jazzy- the efforts of B. E. Adkins, professional repre-
land," and a ballad, "It May Not Be Heaven, but sentative of the Remick concern on the Pacific
Coast, who is enthusiastic concerning their suc-
It's Paradise I Know."
cess. Mr. Adkins is also having some success
with "Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep."
FEATURING "PAPER DOLL"
Lee David is the writer of a new song and in-
strumental number, entitled "Paper Doll," pub-
lished by B. D. Nice & Co., Inc. A big ex-
ploitation campaign in behalf of the number has
been inaugurated by the publishers.
The Reigning Waltz Success
WHERE THE LAZY
MISSISSIPPI FLOWS
(Lazy Mississippi)
Words by
ALEXIS FFRENCH
Music by
ROLLO DE FREYNE
Will be more popular
than the world-famous
ON MIAMI SHORE
DEALERS:
Send for beautiful three-colored
window hangers
CHAPPELL-HARMS, Inc.
185 Madison Avenue
New York City