The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-07-01
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OaULdIH authority on stamps, has been ap- pointed radio representative of the National Federation of Stamp Clubs and will succeed Robert Lincoln Graham, IT,, as comment atOr on the Calling All Stamp Collectors program, starting with the program of Saturday. This series, presented by the National BrOadcasting Company in CO., operation with the National Fed eratiOn of Stamp Clubs Saturdays from 400 to 4.45 p. m., EDST, over the NEG Red-NetwOrk, was il;- augurated January 8, 1888 by Postmaster General James A. Farley. At that time letter was read from President Roosevelt en- dOrsing the series and wishing it success. Under Robert Lincoln Graham, Jr., New York Attorney who has been the commentator on the program sii;ce its beginning, Calling All Stamp Collectors has become increasingly popular with Americas philatelists. Healy is a recognized philatelic authority, and will give current news about stamps, discuss various phases of collecting, and tell his interesting "stOries behind the stamp" in the same style that has made him a favorite with NEG audiences for several years.
 Country Store" a new feature, has been added to the Give Me Q Sentence" program over WHN on Friday nights and all contestants will now receive merchandise prizes as well as the regular cash awards. Country Store" humorous fea- ture of the stage, was introduced on a test program over WIN, last Monday and proved so successful that the station decided to adopt it as a regular feature for the Give Me Sentence" program. During the broadcast which is heard Fri days at 800 D. m, contestants must compose sentences using words sug- geSted by the audience.
 Many forgotten songs of the American Revolution, written by this nations first composers, will be given their premiers over the air in the "StOry of the Song" program over the WABC-COlum- bia network Tuesday from 3.30 to p. m., EDST. The performers are to be HolIacc Shaw, soprano; Charles Haywood, terror, and the Columbia Male Quartet. The pro gram will be arrange and directed by Ellie Siegmeister, of the New School for Social Research, well known composer, conductor and lecturer
 The program:
 The Liberty Song ....-.... BOyce
 Quartet
 Bunker Hill ........ Andrew Law
 Miss Shaw and Quartet My Generous Heart Disdains .... ... .... ... ... Hopkinson
 Haywood
 My Day Has Beer ~ HOpkinson
 Miss Shaw
 When Jesus Wept ..,.,. Billings
 Quarete
 chester .....,..,,..,.... Billings
 Quaretc
 Lamentati0n Over Boston Billings
 Quarete
 Ode to the Fourth of July ...... ........ ..... ...... ... GarI;et Miss Shaw, Haywood and Quartet The Bee .....=,......... UnkOWn Miss Shaw
 In Old Colony Times UnkOwn Quarete
 Nothing like GrOg .... UnkOwn
 Haywood
 Paul Jones' Victory - Folk SOnk
 Quarete
 i Ode to Science ....... Sumner Miss Shaw, Haywood and Quarcte All selectiOTs come under teh heading of art songs, folk songs, Oplitical hymns and rcIigiO--pa- triOtic chOruses rcflecting the feeling of the people in the trying and stirring times of Revolution. Paul Whiteman says: Many people have asked me recently how soon l thought swing would die. But few have asked me what I consider to be much more important queS- tion: just what form will swing take if it lives? The jazz of the future, in my opinion, will tend not toward the symphonic but back toward the old blues form. The blues was jazz original mould And 1t is mould to which jazz, after it's years of expcri- mental peCkin' and SuSy-Q-in will again return. Blues offer the best framework for improviSations, Blues are slow. The improViSor has time to think of what he's going to play. In fast number it is almost for a person to think of an interesting idea and immediately execute It with the necessary speed That's why jazz is sometimes accused Of being wild and lacking in thought. Fast improvisation is necessarily technique without thought. In slow blues, however, musician has time to anticipate what's to follow and to eXpiate on what has gone be- fore. His improvisations will not only be more interesting because of the time he has to think, but they
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