1957-06-01 — Page 14

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THE CROWDED

THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, JUNE 1, 1957.

BOOMING

WORLD

OF THE

Now the Unknown Unknowns!

CYRIL STAPLETON'S COLUMN

HE record business certainly is in upheaval, makes even an old hand like me feel dizzy.

There was a time when the top pop singers had a coay familiarity and went on turning out hits year by year.

gatecrash the Top Ten this year

with "True Love,"

to l'aniour, When it comes perhaps the teenagers are just as bơmy as we are,

Running my eye down the best-seller list today, I Loyal Fans feel like a boy on his first day at school -- surrounded by new names and strange faces.

I and myself grappling with names ilke Buddy Knox, Obariló Gracey, and Andy Wlitiam,

Maybe you haven't heard of them, either, any more than you'd heard "ot Tommy Steele and Lonnie Doneran a year ago,

It's common knowledge now that the teenagers 'pay the piper and call tho tune. But you never

know what particular piper they are going to squeal for next.

✩ American Pattern

are useless in

the wayward

And the tune can be temlly anything from a mock religious number to rock 'n' roll.

Old standards trying to predict musical tastes They are co novelty that aby direction scrisation.

of the young. bombarded with they may turn l

for the newest

That explains why Andy Williams' recording of "Butter- Lonnie nudging Donegan's "Cumberland Gap" for top rating.

fly

ها

orlists olmest

Some of our skiffle

star became

names kotore they'd lost their amateur record-buying

status-thanks

teenagers.

on

It's all

Ite pattern established in America, In that country, talent spotters ignoro such dull backwaters as New York. They comb the hill-billy country, flourishing juicy con- tricts before young singers with

straw in their air. Thut's where many of these new names come from,

But there's a consoling thought for all

the grizzled Over-Twenties musically reel- ongular though they may be. That Methuselah of the vocal art, Bing Crosby, did nage to

HUSSELL

LAINE TRANKIE

admits that he doesn't get as much attention from the teenagers as he did, Says he: "A singer's fans They stay loyal, biti grow up. they can't go on

acting like teenagers."

The fact that there were only three fans to great Frankie ut the airport this time troused some comment. His explanation:

THE TOP TEN

THE

1 "ROCK-A-BILLY.”

Mitchell.

GRAMOPHONE

our arrival for the when the kids would be at

"We planned it that way. Timed Like practically every other afternoon big recording Demo by Britain

the moment McDevitt Ho was unknown a year ago. formed his scutie group to play

work."

How cunningt Latest Laine record release is in those social clubs for cen "Lonely Man."

Hot Scotch

OKIFFLE looks like competing with whisky as Britain's most popular export to America, But even with skifte, the Scot tish influence is 'strong.

One of the quickest-selling records in the States row is "Freight Train" a number writ 4en end recorded by Glasgow- born Charles McDevlis,

Its sppeni la so strong that, it has brought Oriole records their Arat major hit-after years of operation. The estimated sales of "Freight Train" already exceed and in 500,000

Britain in

America,

TOP TENIEN Guy,

Philips. (4) "BUTTERFLY," Andy Williams., London,

3

Nixa. (1)

"CUMBERLAND

Lonaft

Boncgau.

"BANANA BOAT," Harry

Belafonte, H.M.V. (2) "YES, TONIGHT JOSE

Johnnia fay. PHINE."

(3)

Philips, (-)

GAP" 8 "NINETY-NINE WAYS." Tab Hunter, London, (5)

Pye-

IN 9 FREIGHT

I FALL 4 "WHEN

LOVE." Nat "King" Cole,

Capitol. (7)

"BABY BABY."

Chan. Oriole, (0)

TRAIN.")

McDevitt Group.

MUCH." Elvis

Teen 10 TOO

Presley H.M.V. (~~)

Agers. Columbia. (5)

Professor Joad

Why Professor

upset Earl Russell

WHY did philosopher

W Bertrand Russell (85

this week-end) hate philo sopher Cyril Joad?

zealot not

BOOKS by ROBERT PITMAN

on

the

the

On

CA

When Russe}} returned fram America In the last months of the.war he saw a newspaper placard announcing articles by King "Britain's leading philosopher." wonder that Little preoccupation with

articles were not by George VI found conversation But the Why, for example, should

younger female Fabians), Russell have been so scathing

For Earl Russel (score: dificult when Russell came, to philosopher Russell. They were when Joad became a religious marriages, four; divorces, three) the Palace to receive his OM. by philosopher Joad,

Russen switched on his radiɔ. (The King's sole comment long after he had as liberal views on morals.

ufterwards: But all he could hear was a dis philosopher been convicted for travelling He has advocated temporary the

tinctive bleating volce - the on the roll- childless without a ticket

among "Queer looking man.") marriages

voice of Joad, "Joad university carl:

students web? (Said the

hate did Russell Why then

The carl very upset. found his God after he had last grounds that they would then

Jodd? his ticket.")

spend more time on their work,

In his otherwise reverent life- especially because it seemed to of Joad's ideas him that most It

nut because Jood

history (Bertrand Russell The wero taken, secondhand renounced pacism when the His campaigns

Paselomate Sceptic, Allen and books by Bertrand Russell. For

blographer Aisn bombs began to drop.

But an opportunity for re- Russell renounced paclism too, With his second wife Dorn, he Unwin. 21.),

venge came to Russell at last. although he stayed in America campaigned for various forms of Wood explains.

He tells us that Earl Russell, A publisher asked him until 1944.

free love in the twenties. But

author of Logic and write a complimentary preface It was not because of Joad's when charged with not belleving O.M.,

the ear has re- Knowledge and Human Society to a book of Joad's sayings. morala (the philosopher was in marriage,

Ethics and Politics, was Heplied Russell: "Modesty for

bids." eventually barred from Fablan plled: "Certainly not. Look hows in

jealous. summer schools; the reason — many times I've tried it.

WIS

VIGNETTES OF LIFE

"READING IS WONDERFUL I

TWO PAGES

AND I'M

SOUND

ASLEEP!

was

from

agore, the coffee bart, entered a talent contest, and found himself u variety artist.

two

McDevitt has just cut mors sides, "I'm Satisfied With My Girl" and "Green Back Dollar." Second title is obvicu ly designed as an American export and features his girl singer (alko from Glasgow).

Her ne? Nancy Whiskey!

Cover Girl

THEY say that a good enver

help to sell an LP-that's why we see such colourful dis- plays in the record shops. There's big enough profit margin on the sale of an LP. to allow for arty covers and for the gim- mick variety.

Julle London's latest is called "The Calendar Girl" It's a neat

SKIFFLER DONEGAN A NAME IN A YEAR

#

idea. Julie suns through a song a month, right from June in January" to "Warm December."

And as she is a shapely tass, the accord company took the opportunity of displaying her in 12 different pin-up muises.

How does she sing? That's the catch, I'm afraid, I spent so long examining the wrapper 'that 7 didn't have time do play the recordi

A British Crossword Puzzle

ACROSS

1 Straightforward (0),

Stumbles (8).

7 Blanding (5).

9 Lean (5).

10 Flower (4).

12 Fighter who hates buli? (7).

15 Strip of leather (B).

(9). Ant

10 Weatles (5).

20 Out of commission (7).

31 Valley (4).

Habit (0),

23. Gerdam peats (5).

Precptious (5)

i

120 Frank (8).

in

121

22

DOWN

1 Scorned (8),

Comprehende (8),

3 In a way, much the same as

Buddy (4),

5

Pur tacit (8).

6 Term, föl

9

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Funkie 10).

17 PTS (B),

13 Abandoned (8).

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JB Colour 19).

22 Jung cat (4).

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