Evening star., 1943-06-06
By J. ". Sfebt.

Excellent sport 1t is to While away
the idle hours predicting something
or other. Where the second through
tenth fronts will be opened Whether
John L. Lewis will lead the victory
parade into Berlin. How Japan will
be convinced it is really unwarlike
at heart. People who are paid for
it air their Speculations and dreams
over the radio. They are the meis-
tersingers of prophecy. Minnesingers
in their armchairs at home are no
less earnest in their endeavor to
influence thought and possibly cir
cumstances.
One bright-eyed-perhaps fever
ish-eyed-lad connected with radio
has during the past week gone on
what is proudly known as the record
concerning the immediate future of
music on radio. No commentator
pair or otherwise, is he. It was Just
fortunate that his press agent hap
pened to be standing around when
the predictions started dripping
from the fellows lips. The sooth-
sayer is Don Bryan, music director
for the WTOP-CBS program, Radio
Readers (or Listener's> Digest"
Mr.. Bryan soothsays that there will
undeniably be a revival of many old
tunes over the airwaves in consider
ably less time than you may think.
Although it is conceivable that
Mr.. Bryan is sounding off on the
wrong key-a not uncommon fate
among voluntary Merlins - senti-
mentalists will be solidly arrayed
cheering by his side.
Musician Bryans prediction is
predicted on the fact that Caro-
witch Caesar Petrillos ban on re-
cordlngs has forced radio stations to
dig into the mustiest corners of
their recording files. And despite
the concession that canned music is,
after all only canned music, any one
who randomly dials in even net
work stations VIII have to confess
That the wax discs, whether 78 or
So rpm, are welcome bread and
butter for many a forlorn IS or
80 minute period. This being true,
the stations are going to continue
playing all the records in their Ii
brarles, old or new. Czaroyitch
Petrlllo's directive being what it is,
the canned music will be at best
only relatively new. Thus, eyes NAV
as well turn back to the popular
music period, 1932-1942, for hit
parade material-and learn to like
IL all over again. or simply get used
TO 1t. The recording companies
doubtless may be counted upon for
cooperation in the process.
Mr.. Bryan. choosing well, cites an
example. AS Time Goes BY" re-
turned to the public through a
movie and the public put the hoarv
thlng IN Its heart and on it's tongue
as though it mad been written a
month ago and not back in the
dim 30s The ancient DRESSINGS of
Rudy Vallee and Jacques Renard
were promptly rolled into position.
and there they have remained
available at almost any hour of
Gay or night on the air. Mr.. Brvan.
who is apparently a firm believer
IN the phonograph record. also
mentions Il Only Have Ewes for
You, I Wonder What's Become
OF Sally" Time on My Hands
stormy Weather. and others, all
OF which are reasonably we'll repre-
sented in record cataloes.
The way the listeners Digest"
music overseer figures it, these old
recordings of another era will sup
ply the boost necessary to bring
long forgotten tunes back into pop-
ular 1aVor. 1t is only natural that
tne oand leaders still existent todav
VIII, II they ever recorded music
IN the past, strive to push their
Old recorded tunes even on their
live" broadcasts. Witness. for ex-
ample, recent broadcasts of Glen
Gray over WOL-Mutual's Navy
Bulletin Board" Richard Himbers
WMAL-Blue Spotlight Band" an
pearance. Mr.. Gray had Cant We
Be Friends isn't It Romantic >,
Temptation" and Mr.. Himber
Blue Moon and II Didn't Know
AK" iiiiC IL was. OH c0lllGn f.
go Eastward much further than
that without knocking into Over
There" or Beneath the sheltering
Palms" 40
To many listeners whose favorite
plant has been, They never write
songs like the old ones.' the Caro-
vltchs breakdown will prove bless
ing. And the romanticists and SEN
tlmentalists of younger generations
Will be bequeathed musical fodder
which otherwise they might have
oeen denied. On this Don BRYAN
Will stake practically his last pre-
olctlon with perhaps a bottom dollar
to boot
10 Mr.. Bryan, highest of moral
assistance!
Summers evidence:
Back of our hand to work, saw
the entertainers as the first sniff