Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 6 November 1949 — Page 8

ee ice Line, Bi Wax New Hit ‘Mule Train’

Tune Hailed as Biggest Thing

: ‘Since Popular ‘Riders In the Sky’

tv ‘By DONNA MIKELS “MULE TRAIN" is the biggest hit on the disc’ market this

week. Frankie’ Laine's “Train” on Mercwry blazed the

leading the pack right now.

But coming up in the stretch are by Bing Crosby on Decca and Vaughn Monroe on RCA- Victor,

looks like the y ” " ™ biggest thing since “Riders in the 1 me and on Poy

“Mule Train” Sky” and an even better weller | * than Laine's “Lucky Old. Sun.”

“Slipping Around.”

. - oy y Other new tunes include: ~ “I've Got a Lovely Bunch of before,

VICTOR — Ton aitin, Coconuts” Pei who's back on a the vocal-satire at its best on “Peony the first line of an old tune “‘Sou-

heap, sings some of Fred Fisher's Busi

best tunes of yesteryear in the)

album “Oh You Beautiful Doll.” rare

They include the title song;

ken Heart for Every Light on a Broadway," and “Come ~ phine.”

Tomorrow,” and ~A.. Thousand RT —ll

King's

DECCA—Der * Bingle’s It’s another in a sudden splurge Train” is good but the other side’ of oattunes like “Riders,” and i5 a geller in itself. [Hearts and ‘Gentle People.” Danny Kaye is first rate on who had collaborated on tunes with some degrees of got to kicking around

Jose: Frusteal “Whirlwind.” Biilie Holliday Tony has another new single only Lady Day can be on wy the up and coming “There's No My Thrill,” and “Crazy He Calls Me.” . Sti another version of wie Ton Like square dance tunes? VIC- prain” complete with calls and tor offers an album of traditional | he snap of Whips is Buzz But- li square dance music In Pep Wee [ors backed by “Square Dance With Everything.”

Bing,

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and his nonsensical success,

fvenir,” now pails Seman

Lombardo has three new! » “The Music Goes

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Why'

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the Bible of show busihurtledly pressed versions ness, was written in Indianapolis, 34 |by Indianapqlis people and it got Iits start in the shadow of Monu-

The ballad was born one night 1948, when Tade and ran Dolen were visiting the Christine Bowden, The three,

FRAN and Tade had been «1 Round,” and “Hot Time In the (hinking abot thé melody for: Want You to Want Me,” “Peg 'O Old Town,” “Just a Kiss Apart” some time. but it wasn't quite My Heart,” “When I Get You and. “Bye Bye Baby And “Chl-|pight. That night they cut out Alone Tonight,” “There's a Bro: cago and. “Dardenelle.

“Money Ain't turned to their home at 3602 Car- pearing at the Circle Theater. iroliton Ave. that night they had

in - Bill-

to-be In Tales “pocket.

Then. came the tough part— to his surprise, the next day Mr. plays in Then it was time to fit in lyrics. galling it. They mailed it to New. Carle came. Fran got an idea for title and york but the publishers wouldn't] “Why did’ Eon lead me even look at

THE INDIANAPOLIS TIMES . [Tumewrifers Compose Songs in Shadow of 1

: Why, Oh 5 Written i in Our Fair City '

HOW 18 a hit tune born? Usually Hoosiers like Cole Por- & " ter or Hoagy Carmichael go forth" #8 and write them, i Today, however, there's a tune up the ladder toward hit status that was penned by three Hooglers who didn’t “go forth.”

“Why Oh Why,” a tune that {was No. 8 in this week's survey

Hit tune composers . . . Christine Bowden and Tade and Frances Dolen have their own “Tin Pan Alley" in Mrs. Bowden's |parts ‘and inserted some of the home at 4837 Guilford Ave. Fred Waring sounds hig and y.qoqy from another of their and wonderful Ol funes andthe melody. for “Why, Oh Why" was born.

The bandleader liked the tune. tel “another ballad.” But he sald he. accepted songs month. - | Then-in May. of this year, just-as only. after his. wife.and. singing... Only. one. aspect of their. successi]. urns y adding a a shot in the dark, Tade dropped daughter,- Marjorie Hughes, had, {has the tunewriters worried. Of ine and when the Dolens re-in on Frankie Carle who was ap- concurred with his judgment. Sev-| lall the tunes they had “in the eral weeks later the Dolens got aifire,” He invited the bandleader to the long-distance call that the whole Why” was least Hkely to’ succeed.

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wrote several years er, Tommy Erwin,

f Columbia records.

bal’s Menu,” in this country.

week and Tade

on Columbia.

hopes, . however, on

Houston's

they thought

* The rest is record history. Carle shortened the title to “Why on Why” and recorded it. His fansj ‘liked It and this werk Swan pleked as a. Pw of tomorrow.” |

FTHAT WASN'T the only. good news the Hoosier Tin Pan Alley trio got this week. They heard " from England that a tune they ago in collaboration with Christine's brothleveland, O., had been published there and recorded by the British branch of

They had been trying unsuccessfully to sell this one, “Canni-||

Still another tune which Frankie Carle asked them to write, “Dance of the Schmoos” has had several networks playing within the past and Frank's first effort, “Fishing Song” had been recorded by the Five Scamps|

They're pinning their biggest! “Why. Oh the words and music to their hit- Dolen's Recording Studio, 122 E.[Why." It's to be-one of. his. fea-| Ohio St: to hear ‘their song. And tured -tunes when Maestro. Carle/ fabulous| |Shamrock Hotel and in the Ho-| Statler in New York this

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Calls.” That wonderful Previn plano proves there's no one that plays quite like MGM's 20-year-old pianist-composer-director. Andre offers some subtle jazz fingering

~~ WAC Recruiter Here Re-enlists

“M. Sgt. Hainer Completes 7 Years

z WAC M. Sgt. Maxine Hainer, who has sold many Indiana girls, on entering service life since she

took over recruiting duties here, has just completed one of her’

biggest sales, a Sgt. Hainer re-enliated tor an Ee indefinite period in the Women's

Army Corps — ‘which she

til retirement without ever hav-| ing to go through re-enlistment .Bhe has el years to go before she reaches that point, hut the world looks, good from her|

: Sgt. Hainer ' present position and she has decided to keep it that way, she says. kes Her

and : medical - monthly check for $213.15, In ad- |. : dition, she likes her job. The indefinite re-enlistment does. not mean Sgt. Hainer cannot leave the service, should she ever change her mind. She Is eligible to quit the WAC after three years re up. From Maquoketa, Towa, - Sgt.| Hainer now makes her home at’ 1401 N. Jefférson St. She joined) the WAC in January, 1943, and e received “early training in truck: ¢ _ driving and maintenance.

In one 2 maintenance class; she was the, “Sse only woman—with 75 male elas: mates,

She served in France and Ger-| many from May, 1945, until Sep-| tember, 1046. Sgt. Hainer took - over WAC and WAF recruiting in| the Federal } Nullding here in Au-|

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| Geers W. MiClure. Dies Here aot 78

George W. McClure, lifelong In-| danas ‘resident and retired carpenter, died unexpectedly yesterday In his home, 4419 Ralston | Ave. He was 78. Services at 10 a. m. tomorrow | fn the Moore & Kirk Northeast| Chapel. will be followed by a| ‘requiem high mass at 10:30 a. m.| in 8t. Joan of Arc Catholic’ “CONuren;” of which he wis “aj * member, Bur) will be In Sutherland

Par -~ "addition to hi§ wife, Tillie Josephine, he is survived by two sons, Wilbur H. and Leonidas| McClure and a daughter, Mrs. Myrtle Kinnett, all of Indian. apolis, and a sister, Mrs. Luona Steele, Chicago,

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Mrs. Josie Henderson

Services Tomorrow 1 Services-for_ Mrs, Josie B. Henderson, native of Johnson Gounty who died Friday in her home, 4315 Crittendon Ave, after an illness of seven years, will be held | at 1:30 p.m. tomorrow in the |

Moore & Kirk Northeast Chapel.|

Burial will be In Washington Park. ; Born on a farm in<Jehnson County, Mrs. Henderson came té| Indianapolis five years ago from| ~~. Gwyneville, where she was a memFESO of the United Breviern)

Church. She was 83. Burviving are four sons, Ed ward, George, Carl and Ralph] Henderson and a daughter, Mrs. Nannie Chaney, all of Indianapolis, and three grandchildren and] four great-grandchildren. t

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