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The Music Trade Review
SONGS
Foreign Publishers Active
Reports Edward B. Marks
THAT HIT THE MARK!
Head of New York Publishing House, Home
From Europe, Secures Much Material for
American Exploitation While Abroad
ANGELA MIA (My Angel)
SOME DAY, SOMEWHERE (We'U Meet Again)
SONNY BOY (Theme of "The Singing Fool")
Song Hits from the new GEORGE WHITE
"SCANDAliS"
I'M ON THE CREST OF A WAVE
WHAT D'YA SAY?
PICKIN' COTTON
AMERICAN TUNE
WHERE YOUR NAME IS CARVED WITH
MINE
Edward B. Marks, head of the New York
music publishing firm bearing his name, re-
turned recently from a nine-weeks' European
trip on which he was accompanied by Mrs.
Marks. Although it was his intention to divide
his time equally in the interests of business and
pleasure, Mr. Marks was kept unusually busy
Song Hits from "GOOD NEWS'
VARSITY DRAG
BEST THINGS IN LIFE ARE FREE
JUST IMAGINE
GOOD NEWS
LUCKY IN LOVE
Song Hits from "JUST A MINUTE"
ANYTHING YOUR HEART DESIRES
PRETTY, PETITE AND SWEET
THE~BREAK-ME-DOWN
YOU'LL KILL 'JBM
WE'LL JUST BE TWO COMMUTERS
I'VE GOT A COOKIE JAR BUT NO COOKIES
•HENDERSOKINC
tbltshcrs
1*5 StVtNTH AVINUt HWVOBW
The Rejuvenation of
"Sidewalks of New York"
"SIDEWALKSofNEWYORK"
(East Side
-
West Side)
This song will take precedence on the air this sea-
son over every other melody. It will be rendered
by every conceivable voice and instrument. • Pre-
pare now for the demand. New edition contains
campaign choruses, saxophone and ukulele arrange-
ments.
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ORDER FROM YOUR
NEAREST JOBBER
Paull-Pioneer Music Co.
119 Fifth Ave.
New York
both continents. To my agreeable surprise, the
mechanical accomplishments of Red Nichols,
Miff Mole and the others ot Red's ultra-modern
group were already well known and advertised
in London, Berlin, Paris and Vienna. Conse-
quently, it was no trick to dispose of thousands
of these rather high-listed orchestrations. In
other words, this was just one of the items in
which I struck a receptive market. Had I
seventeen Nichols' arrangements ready instead
of the seven great favorites on the title page,
I could have just as easily disposed of the
rights to all of them for every country."
New Donaldson Number
Is "She's Wonderful"
Other Donaldson Songs Issued Are "Just An-
other Night," "Out of the Dawn" and "You're
in Love and I'm in Love"
Song Hits from "HOLD EVERYTHING'
TO KNOW YOU IS TO LOVE YOU
HERE'S ONE WHO WOULDN'T
HEEL BEAT
DON'T HOLD EVERYTHING (Let Everything
Go)
Some excellent publicity for the Al Smith
campaign song, "The Sidewalks of New York,"
published by the Paull-Pioneer Music Co., New
York, was obtained through a two-page illus-
trated article appearing in the Sunday magazine
section of the New York Sunday Times of Sep-
tember 9. The article was written unsolicited
by Mildred Adams and contained several quaint
drawings of the city in the late nineties, when
the song was composed by Charles Lawlor.
Miss Adams paid the composer a great tribute
in having written a thirty-year hit and described
the tragic blindness with which he was afflicted
in his later days.
The opening paragraph of the article was as
follows: "Is 'The Sidewalks of New York' to
become a new national anthem? Will Novem-
ber see the country united in singing the praises
ot 'East Side, West Side, All Around the
Town'? Already its gay lilt and that first chorus
line have made for it a career unique among
our popular songs. It has survived more than
a quarter of a century of changing fashions and
active competitors, and it is now selling faster
than when it first captivated the country. Start-
ing life merely as one more song among the
crowding numbers of a popular music publisher,
it has become the battle hymn of a national
political party and the leit-motif of a Presi-
dential candidate. For many Americans it is
an able contender for the honors now divided
uneasily between 'My Country 'Tis of Thee'
and 'The Star-Spangled Banner.'"
SEPTEMBER 22, 1928
Edward B. Marks
with affairs of the firm, both in the matter of
securing new European material for American
exploitation and in obtaining representation for
dozens of Marks copyrights in England and on
the continent. On his return he computed that
approximately fifty-one separate deals were
closed on the journey, details of each being
cabled home.
Speaking of his trip, Mr. Marks had the fol-
lowing to say: "The foreign publisher of to-day
seems to be very much American in action, and
if anything more alert and watchful of his in-
terests. In England, with a few unimportant
exceptions, each strives to publish a slightly
different class of music than the other, thus
minimizing competition. I appreciate more than
I can say the fact that a leading London firm
accepted our best American waltz ballad for its
next plug number. I consider it a distinct com-
pliment because the head of that firm is inter-
nationally famous for his own ballads, and one
has just swept the popular music markets of
Dealers say —
It's the easiest thing
in the world to sell.
WORLD-FAMOUS
McKINLEY
MUSIC
Gus Kahn and Walter Donaldson have just
completed a fox-trot called "She's Wonderful,"
which is being issued by Donaldson, Douglas
& Gumble, Inc., New York, of which Mr. Don-
aldson is a member. Mr. Donaldson has been
very active this Summer, having produced a
waltz number, entitled "Just Another Night,"
a theme song, called "Out of the Dawn," and
more recently a new theme song, "You're in
Love and I'm in Love," far the motion picture,
"The Hit of the Show," which will have its
premiere shortly. He is now completing the
score with Mr. Kahn of the new Eddie Cantor
show, "Whoopee," which will open in the Colo-
nial Theatre, Boston, under Ziegfeld manage-
ment on October 22.
Donaldson, Douglas & Gumble, although only
three months in business, have launched forth
in many directions, and their catalog has been
in demand by jobbers and dealers since their
opening. "Just Like a Melody Out of the Sky"
has been the biggest hit to date with "Out of the
Dawn" close behind. The recent radio program
by the British Broadcasting Co. in London has
resulted in putting the new Donaldson songs
on the map in England, according to advices
received by the firm from Keith, Prowse &
Co., Ltd., its English representative.
Sam Goslow Recording
Vocally for Victor
Sam Coslow, popular song-writer and mem-
ber of the music publishing firm of Spier &
Goslow, New York, has just branched out into
a new line of endeavor, having recorded vocally
two numbers, for the Victor Talking Machine
Co. They are "A King for a Day" and "You're
a Real Sweetheart," which are scheduled for
release on October 5. This is Mr. Coslow's
first attempt at recording, the possibilities of
his voice having attracted attention through
many radio appearances, especially with Major
Bowesof the Capitol Theatre Family.
With the Wonderful Catalog,
Fine Cabinet, Graded
Counter Portfolios,
Display Signs,
etc.,
IT SELLS
ITSELF!