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The Saturday Evening Post
and twenty-six other foremost magazines
are carrying the advertisements of
Century Edition
Sheet Music
to over
27 Million Monthly
subscribers, or approximately
60 Million Readers
To get the full benefit
H. Grey, with whom he is still writing. In
addition, he is doing some writing this Fall
with F. Henri Klickman, arranger and com-
poser, with whom he has done work in the
past.
Mr. Callahan is also in close association with
several radio stars, including Ed McConnell of
the team of harmony singers known as "Ed and
Mama," who have become well known through
their work from station WJAX, Jacksonville,
but who are now staff artists at the new St.
Petersburg station, WSUN. Another team with
whom he does considerable work is Ford and
Glenn, radio and recording artists. Altogether
it is a busy season for Mr. Callahan.
Paull Christmas Songs
Are in Big Demand
Collection for Which Richmond Musical Supply
Co. Is Sole Distributor Being Widely Sold
OO
An exceptional demand has developed this year
for the collection of Christmas carols, called
"Christmas Tide," issued by the Paull-Pioneer
Music Co., New York, for which the Richmond
Musical Supply Co., New York, is sole dis-
tributor. The collection includes about thirty
235 W. 40th St.
New York
selections appropriate to the holiday season,
including such favorites as "Holy Night, Silent
Night," "O Come, All Ye Faithful," "God Rest
Ye Merry Gentlemen," "It Came Upon the
Midnight Clear," "Hark, the Herald Angels
Sing," and numerous others.
Quincke Number Played in Detroit Industrial
"Christmas Tide" and other copyrights of
Plants by Ray Miller and His Brunswick fhe Pioneer Music Co., as well as the E. T.
Paull march catalog, are now the property of
Orchestra
the Paull-Pioneer Music Co., directed by
Los ANGELES, CAL., November 25.—W. A. Maurice Richmond of the Richmond Musical
Quincke & Co., of this city, have been getting Supply Co. Mr. Richmond stated this week
some fine results recently with "Funny Tune," that orders fpr over 25,000 copies of "Christmas
the latest novelty fox-trot in the Quincke cat- Tide" have already been taken this year and
alog. One of the most interesting "plugs" more are being booked daily. The collection
which this number has received was by Ray of Christmas carols has proven a most valuable
Miller and his Brunswick recording orchestra, property.
who played an extended engagement recently
in Detroit.
It seems that Ray Miller and his band were
invited to play in certain large automobile
plants in that city by a group of efficiency
experts, who desired to experiment with the New Number by Preston and McLeod Has
effect of jazz music on factory production.
Already Won Wide Popularity Over the
The band visited various factories one morn-
Radio
ing and featured "Funny Tune" in each short
concert. The experts, incidentally, informed
A new song, entitled "Southern Skies" with
Mr. Miller that the peppy music had speeded words by Walter Preston and music by Keith
things up considerably and the timers' charts McLeod, has been published recently by Chap-
showed a highly favorable morning. Pryor pell-Harms, Inc., New York, and has developed
Moore, Ted Fiorito, Ted Weems, Charles Dorn- rapid popularity on radio programs. Among the
berger and other prominent dance orchestra radio stars featuring it have been the Mediter-
leaders have added "Funny Tune" to their reg- raneans, the Revellers and Maxwell House Or-
ular repertory.
chestras over a nation-wide hook-up. The pro-
gram director of WEAF, incidentally, is none
Century Music Pub. Go.
DECEMBER 3, 1927
Can't Go Wr<
AT SUNDOWN
SHE'S GOT "IT"
A 8HADY TRKK
LAZY WKATHKK
JUST THE 8AMK
HONOLULU MOON
JUST ONCE AGAIN
MY BLUE HEAVEN
I NEVER DREAMED
IF YOU SEE SALLY
KISS AND MAKE UP
CHEERIE-BEERIE-BE
BABY YOUR MOTHER
SING ME A BABY SONG
SOME DAY YOU'LL SAY O.K.
IN A LITTLE SPANISH TOWN
YOU DON'T LIKE IT—NOT MUCH
ABE YOU THINKING OF ME TO-
NIGHT?
LOVE IS JUST A LITTLE BIT OF
HEAVEN
THERE'S NO END TO MY LOVE FOB
YOU
THERE'S A TRICK IN PICKIN' A
CHICK, CHICK, CHICKEN
Write for Dealers' Price
"Funny Tune" Proves
Stimulus to Production
"Southern Skies" Issued
by Chappell-Harms, Inc.
J. W. Gallahan in Florida
November 26.—J. Will Cal-
lahan, well-known lyric writer, who spent
several months in a sanitarium at Rattle Creek,
Mich., earlier in the year, has regained his
strength and has taken up residence here for
the Winter. Mr. Callahan will be remembered
as the writer of the words of "Smiles" and
also many numbers in collaboration with Frank
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Grofe's Suite Featured
^ Ferdie Grofe's descriptive suite, "Mississippi,"
was featured at the Strand Theatre, New York,
last week by Nat Shilkret and his Victor con-
cert orchestra, with a special orchestral presen-
tation. The suite has four movements: "Father
of Waters," "Huckleberry Finn," "Creole
Days" and "Mardi Gras." "Mississippi" is pub-
lished by Leo Feist, Inc., New York, both for
concert orchestra and as a piano solo. Mr.
drofe has for many years been engaged as spe-
cial arranger for Paul Whitciuan ami his or-
chestra.
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In
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SECULAR
GYPSY LOVE SONG
KISS H E AGAIN
MY WILD IRISH ROSE
WHEN IRISH EYES ARE SMILING
MY HOUR
WHO KNOWS?
AH I SWEET MYSTERY OF LIFE
DEAR HEART, WHAT MIGHT HAVE BEEN
JUST AN IVY COVERED SHACK
CAN'T YO' HEAR ME CALLIN', CAROLINE?
MOTHER MACHREE
SMILIN' THROUGH
ASLEEP IN THE DEEP
JUST BEEN WOND'RING, ALL DAY LONG
IN A LITTLE TOWN NEARBY
SUNRISE AND YOU
THE LAMPLIT HOUR
THAT WONDERFUL MOTHER OF MINE
THAT OLD IRISH MOTHER OF MINE
WATCHING THE WORLD GO BY
ACROSS THE RIVER
MAMMY'S LITTLE KINKY HEADED BOY
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INSTRUMENTAL NOVELTV OT THE YEAR
GROWING
other than the composer of "Southern Skies."
The same publishers are also working on "Oh
Lucindy," another new addition to their present
catalog. This number is being featured by the
Revellers with a special singing arrangement,
adapted to their "hot" interpretation. This
number has been recorded on Victor and other
mechanicals.
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TEACH ME TO PRAY
I COME TO THEE
THE SILENT VOICE
GOD SHALL WIPE AWAY ALL TEARS
A LITTLE WHILE
IT WAS FOR ME
O LORD, REMEMBER ME
GRATEFUL, O LORD, AM I
M. WITMARK & SONS, NEW YORK