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PRESTO
July 25, 1925.
SMALL GOODS AND SUPPLIES
NEW DUO ART DANCE ROLLS
Willard Robison, Leader of Deep River Or-
chestra, Kansas City, Mo., to Record His
Compositions Exclusively for Aeolian.
Willard Robison, composer, pianist and leader of
the famous "Deep River Orchestra," has contracted
to record his dance numbers exclusively for the Duo-
Art Reproducing piano. Robison, who has been a
sensation in popular music circles in Kansas City in
the past year, is now in New York. Prior to his
arrangement with the Aeolian Company, he entered
a three-year contract with Paul Whiteman, whereby
he is to act as pianist with the Whiteman Orchestra
and arrange his own compositions for them.
Robison is looked upon as one of the most unique
and original of the popular music artists produced in
recent years. He comes from the southwest, and for
several years has been coming steadily into promi-
nence through his Deep River Orchestra and his own
compositions.
Robison's songs are absolutely original in style,
following none of the set formulas of harmony and
form that characterize most popular music of the day.
He has lived for many years in the South and he
knows thoroughly the true quality of native negro
music, especially the spirituals. His music is full cf
this color, while his harmonies are his own. They
follow no set rules, but lean toward the "modernistic."
As a pianist Robison is also phenomenal. He is
left-handed, and has developed a super-normal power
for that hand in piano playing. A few mouths ago
Paul Whiteman heard Robison and his Deep River
Orchestra in Kansas City playing some of Robison's
own compositions. Whiteman was so struck by their
originality and fascinating quality of rhythm that he
immediately took steps to persuade Robison to join
him in New York.
J. W. Jenkins Sons' Music Co., of Kansas City,
Mo., has already published eleven of Robison's songs,
which have sold in great numbers throughout the
middle west and southwest. For the Duo-Art Robi-
son will first record his "Peaceful Valley" and "Sock-
ology." These two numbers are being featured by
NEW MAY BELL CATALOG
the Whiteman Orchestra and will be recorded by
them for the phonograph.
Robison will also inaugurate an entirely new type Slingerland Banjo Co., Chicago, Issues Another
of fox-trot for the Duo-Art. It will be called the
Booklet Descriptive of Its Fine Line of Banjos.
"Chant Fox-Trot" and will present a series of Wil-
lard Robison's musical ideas more as an improvisa-
"Slingerland's May Bell Banjos" is the title of a
tion than a pre-arranged medley.
new catalog just issued by the Slingerland Banjo
Robison is considered by Paul Whiteman and other Co., 1815 Orchard street, Chicago. The book is beau-
leaders of the popular music field as one of the most tifully illustrated and the clear descriptions make
important figures in the development of new and plain the alluring values of the May Bell line. To
original jazz ideas. His Duo-Art rolls, therefore, utility in the new catalog is added an artistic appear-
will be awaited with great interest. The first of his ance. The ambition of the progressive Chicago
house is well expressed by this latest bit of publicity.
recordings will be released in September.
The Slingerland line of banjos and other stringed
instruments provide an opportunity for profits for
RADIO IN CHINA.
the enterprising music dealer. All over the country are
What was said to be the first radio exhibit ever dealers who have made the Slingerland May Bell in-
held in China took place on May 9 and 10. It was struments prominent factors in increasing their trade.
promoted by the International Amateur Radio Asso- The line is the choice of wise dealers because it con-
ciation of China and was well attended. Exhibits tains instruments of high quality sold at reasonable
included all types of receiving sets from crystal to prices. There are over forty styles of banjos, banjo
superheterodyne. Transmitting sets were also shown, mandolins, tenor banjos and banjo ukuleles to select
as well as some short-wave receiving equipment. from. As a foreword to the catalog this is said:
Although the importation of radio sets into China
"May Bell banjos are now being sold by over
has been officially reported as falling within the arms
embargo, radio sets have filtered into the market seventeen hundred dealers throughout the United
from various unknown sources. One station in States, Mexico. South America, Canada, New Zea-
Shanghai broadcasts daily on a wave length of 356 land and Australia. They are manufactured in the
world's largest and most modern banjo factory. The
meters.
beautiful tone and amazing carrying power of the
May Bell banjo is in the scientific patent rim and
RADIO EXPOSITION POSTPONED.
resonator construction patented in 1921, and others
The date of the International Exposition of Wire- pending."
less Telegraphy at Geneva, Switzerland, has been ad-
vanced to between September 9 to 20, in order to
bring it within the period of the assembly of the
RUBBER PRICES SOAR.
league of nations, Consul R. D. Longyear advises
The price of crude rubber recently exceeded 80
the Department of Commerce.
cents a pound—about a year ago it was 17 cents a
pound. About 95 per cent of the raw rubber product
is controlled by Great Britain, which has recently
THE VI-KO STORE.
John Okulicz, a live music dealer at 1510 Mt. seen to it that the exports from the producing cen-
Ephraim avenue, Camden, N. J., has adopted this ters of the world are greatly curtailed, which ac-
short and catchy name of "VI-KO" for his store; counts for the rise in price. Rubber that would have
evidently a combination of Victor and Columbia, cost about $150,000,000 a year ago would cost about
these constituting the line of phonographs he carries. $400,000,000 now.
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