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...October 22nd, the bl-annual Harvard Dartmouth Hall will take place at both the Somerset and Copley Plaza Hotels; Duke Ellington and Jack Marshard will supply the music. The price of admission is $5.50 per couple, and $2.75 stag, not counting...
...Irving Mills turned down $750,000 from Twentieth Century-Fox for the properties of Mills Music, Inc., which owns the world's largest collection of copyrighted popular tunes. On the books of Mills Artists, Inc., are such dance orchestras as those led by Paul Whiteman, Edward Kennedy ("Duke") Ellington, Cabell ("Cab") Calloway, Jack Denny. Mills bands and Mills music have long been a mainstay of American Record affiliates. Last January, in Hollywood, Mr. Mills began making his own records. Decca put out a feeler for Mills and his songs and artists, but before anything could be done, American...
Fortunately their second song was Mr. Gallagher & Mr. She an, which sold 2,000,000 copies, 500,000 records. At the Club Kentucky, Mills heard Duke Ellington idly improvising, at once signed the Negro pianist to a contract on the back of a menu...
...began Mills Artists, now the largest and most profitable string of talent man aged by one man. Mr. Mills's "piece" of Negroes Ellington and Calloway is 50% and 33% respectively. From white per formers, Manager Mills usually gets 10% and 15% of their earnings...
There is no dispute about your appraisal ol Reisman, Goodman, Vallée and Casa Lomas. However, although it is true that the Dorsey Brothers have gone somewhat commercial, I still think they are on a par with Goodman. There is no use arguing about the eminent Duke Ellington. I do not agree with you about his greatness, but that's that...