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First Announcements for Summer Season
Show Careful Selections by Publishers
New Numbers Carefully Based on Try-outs Before Exploitation—Offerings of the
House of Feist in Its Summer Catalog—"Lindy" Songs
*T*HE wise popular music publisher to-day is
•*• not presenting new numbers unless through
early try-outs they show emphatic indications
of being something- else besides just another
number. There is a good deal of caution abroad
in publishing circles, so during the next few
months the trade can look forward to receiving
few announcements of new numbers from the
large publishing houses with the exception of
those offerings which for one or many factors
have a specific reason for being issued at the
moment.
This is what is ahead unless the present situa-
tion changes radically. Those songs which are
issued will be of the type that will have a par-
ticular appeal during the Summer season. Some
of them will be novelties, others strictly comedy
songs and all of them will be light melodies,
and with the exceptions of the "Lucky Lindy"
songs we need not look for any ballads.
Examples of the new Summer songs are found
in recent releases of Leo Feist, Inc. Among
these is "Sa-lu-ta," a clever novelty by Gus
Kahn and Walter Donaldson, with unusual
effects. It is a six-eighth-time fox-trot, which can
be described as an Italian melody. It is quite
original and, therefore, makes an immediate im-
pression. Another new song by the same writ-
ers is called "Sing Me a Baby Song." There is
also a new novelty by Benny Davis, Harry Akst
and L. Wolfe Gilbert, called "She's Got It."
Joe Trent and Peter De Rose, writers of
"Muddy Water," are responsible for "Lazy
Weather," described as "an idle, indolent in-
digo fox-trot song." Another comedy is called
"There Is a Trick in Pickin' a Chick, Chick,
Chicken," and the writers of "Spanish Town"
have contributed a waltz song called "Cheerie-
Beerie-Be."
Of course, in addition to these light Summer
novelties, the "Lindy" songs will be particu-
larly welcome at this time. That is, if they sell.
At the present writing they show indications of
becoming quite popular. They are being re-
leased on rolls and records and are being played
by orchestras and sung on the radio. Inasmuch
as Charles Lindbergh does not leave for the
United States until the middle of June, and due
to the fact that he is visiting Belgium and
England, possibly other countries, in the mean-
time he can be depended upon to continue as
front-page newspaper copy. Naturally after his
return his visits to New York, St. Louis, De-
troit and probably other centers will keep in-
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terest at a great height for quite a lengthy
period. So these topical songs have in this in-
stance unusual advantages.
When the young firm of DeSylva, Brown &
Henderson, Inc., recently announced the new
song "Magnolia," it received immediate atten-
tion. The title itself was attractive and, of
course, the names of the writers, Bud DeSylvia.
Lew Brown and Ray Henderson, also won it
immediate favor. As a matter of fact, "Mag-
nolia" was given a series of try-outs in order
to discover its possibilities, and get the reac-
tion of orchestra leaders, of singers and tin-
public. All of these reactions proved good,
therefore the decision was made to advance it
as a Summer song success.
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With Any 'FEIST' Song'
Salute The New Hit
SA-LU-TA
Gus Kahns Clever Lyric
and Walter Donaldson's
unique Italian % Fox Trot
Melody made this a
speedy and spontaneous
Wide-Awake
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SING ME A
BABY SONG Mi
J. Frank Adams With
Sherman Music Go.
Composer of Popular Numbers Takes Full Di-
rection of Music Department of This Firm
Joy GUS KAHN ami
WALTER^ *
•* DONALDSON
HELENA, MONT., May 28.—J. Frank Adams, of
Memphis, Tenn., composer of a number of popu-
lar songs, recently joined the staff of the Sher-
man Music Co., of this city, and has full charge
of the sheet music department. Mr. Adams is
known in all parts of the country, having made
piano recordings for leading talking machine
records, including the Brunswick.
In the past few months Mr. Adams, with
Robert Haynes of Kansas City, has composed
"Dreamtime," "You Were the Rose of My
Garden" and "Underneath the Moon." These, it
is understood, will be published by W. C.
Handy Music Co., of New York.
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FRED LAWRENCE
Y S A M ,
THE O L D
ACCORDION MAN
A DIFF'RENT
DONALDSON /
NOVELTY/
Bibo, Bloedon & Lang has just issued a new
folio called "The Magic Pianist". This offering
is compiled and arranged by S. Salg and Irving
Bibo. It is designed to teach the pianist piano
tricks and imitations covering jazz, ukulele,
chimes, organ, music box, banjo, trains and
other effects. These are simple in character that
any pianist can perform them with a little
practice, and do not £over difficult piano tricks.
Among the titles found in the folio are "Simpli-
fied Church Chimes", "Bag-Pipes", "Steel Gui-
tar" and material of like calibre.
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^^Indigo Fox Trot Song
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WEATHER
Lucien G. Chaffin Dies
Michael Keane Abroad
Michael Keane, general manager of the
American offices of Boosey & Co., left last week
on a visit to the home office of his company in
London. This is the first trip abroad Mr. Keane
has made in many years. Recently Boosey &
Co., through its American branch, took over
the Enoch & Sons catalog for the United States.
Consult the Universal Want Directory of
The Review. In it advertisements are inserted
free of charge for men who desire positions.
lunnQ
Waltz,
Melody
HONOLULU
MOON"
New Folio Designed to
Teach Odd Piano Effects
Lucien G. Chaffin, composer and editor of
music, author of the book, "Song Writing and
Song Making," died recently at the home of his
daughter, Mrs. Ethel Balthasar, 41 North Ful-
lerton avenue, Montclair, N. J. He was eighty-
two years old. Although blind and in failing
health, he had continued his musical labors to
the end.
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