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in "the Coin
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I-I Don't Want to Set the World on Fire
2-Piano Concerto
3-Jim
4-You and I
5-Yours ,
6-Elmer's Tune
7-Time Was
8 -'Til R eveille ,
9-Blue Champagne
lO-B·I·By
11-1 Guess I'll Have to Dream the R est
12-$21 a Day Once a Month
Ink Spots, Decca
.
Freddy Martin, Bluebird
JiImny Dorsey, Decca .
Bing Crosby, Decca
Jimmy Dorsey, Decca .
Glenn Miller, Bluebird
Jimmy Dorsey, Decca .
Bing Crosby, Decca
Jimmy Dorsey, Decca .
Horace Heidt, Columbia
Gleml Miller, Bluebird
Tony Pastor, Bluebird
WATCH OUT for 8·I·8y, novelty son9 which mode the fastest pr09ress of all
the World on Fire is weakenin9 after a phenomenal success-so are Plano Concerto,
the pack and 900d for a couple mar .. weeks as nickel·nabbers. With the return of
contend with. Operators will do well to heed the list of "Sleepers" below. Most of
the column below .
Tom Tucker, Okeh
Carmen Cavallaro, Decca
Dinah Shore, BBird
Glenn Miller, BBird
Benny Goodman, Col.
Dick Jurgens, Okeh
Charlie Spivak, Okeh
Kay Kyser, Col.
Freddy Martin, BBird
Carl Hoff, Okeh
Bobby Byrne, Decca
Dick Rogers, Okeh
new tunes in the last two·week period . It's headin9 Upl Set
Jim, You and I and 'Til Reveille, althou9h they still are leadln9
ASCAP music to the air there'll be dozens of new son9s to
the "8i9 12" hits above were mentioned for the first time in
"SLEEPERS"
(Looming Up as Hits in the Coin Machines of America)
THE SKUNK SONG-Tommy Dol"
sey was first to find and record this
gem, a natural for the machines if
ever there was one. Cute lyrics about
a skunk who is "ostracized" by society
are capably handled by Chuck Peter·
son and the Pied Pipers. Tab as a sure
winner. Victor.
THE SHRINE OF ST. CECILIA-
Pretty new ballad, introduced by Al
Donahue's ork with a sterling vocal b y
Phil Brito, is making fast progre ~s
since it wa s issued three weeks ago.
Very promising and worth spotting on
all types of locations. Okeh.
JEALOUS - The Andrews Sisters
again, with a revival of a 1920 favor·
ite. A male vocal group assists the
three girls. Slow tempo, beautifully
done. Breaking for a hit. Decca.
ISLE OF PINES - Jimmy Dorsey
has this one, another ballad from the
pen of Nat Burton, which features a
Bob Eberly vocal. May prove another
Maria Elena. Soft, melodious and 1'0,
mantic music suitable for any and all
type locations. Decca.
CONFESSIN' THE BLUES -
A
"sleeper" if there ever wa s one. Jay
McShann has the only version which
means anything, with Walter Brown
shouting a lowdown vocal slanted es·
pecially at colored locations and spots
catering to youngsters and musicians
who like the jazz in its truest, mos t
raw form. Decca.
NOTHIN' - A clever novelty, Les
Brown's Okeh, Sonny Dunham's Blue·
bird and Harry James' Columbia all
are about even as far as being strong
on locations. All have excellent vocals.
Very unusual sort of song which may
soon start clicking in high gear.
WHISTLER'S MOTHER.IN.LA W-
The Bing again, Bing Crosby of course,
with the version which means jitneys
for your boxes. Helped by Woody
•
Herman's Woodchoppers and Muriel
Lane, it's a contagious sort of novelty
song which is going big in the East
and Far West but which hasn't hit the
Middle West hard enough to make it a
top favorite. Dig, on Decca.
MY OLD FLAME-Another fine old
ballad being revived, Count Basie may
have his bigges t hit to date with his
1941 version, sung by Lynne Sherman.
Taken at slow tempo, the band gives it
a Grade·A treatment. Benny Goodman
on Columbia also has it but it's hardly
a match for the Count's, on Okeh.
MODERN DESIGN-Sammy Kaye's
version of this whacky spot announce·
ment will either sweep the nation or
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