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{{short description|American jazz musician}} |
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== Early life == |
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| ⚫ | Lathrop was born in [[Sherburne, New York]]. His parents, Margaret Lathrop ''(née'' Margaret Lowell; 1893–1958) and John Marcos Lathrop (1891–1974) were married May 28, 1912, in [[Manhattan]]. According to the 1920 US Census, his mother was divorced; and in 1920, he, his sister Kathryn (1914–1962), and his mother lived with his widowed maternal grandmother, Kittie Isabel Lowell ''(née'' Kittie Isabel Purdy; 1863–1938), who owned and ran a private boarding house in [[White Plains, New York]]. |
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==Career== |
==Career== |
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=== Guitarist and vocalist in combos and big bands === |
=== Guitarist and vocalist in combos and big bands === |
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'''[[Tune Twisters]]'''<br /> |
'''[[Tune Twisters]]'''<br /> |
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In the mid 1930s, Lathrop was one of founding members of the [[Tune Twisters]], a swing jazz vocal trio originally composed of Andy Love (1911–1982), Robert Wacker (1909–1985), and himself. The Tune Twisters were featured on radio broadcasts and also recorded and performed with jazz artists that included [[Ray Noble]] in 1935 (with Noble, the [[Tune Twisters]] were initially known as "The Freshmen"), [[Bob Crosby]] in 1935, [[Glenn Miller]] in 1937, and [[Adrian Rollini]] in 1938. |
In the mid 1930s, Lathrop was one of founding members of the [[Tune Twisters]], a swing jazz vocal trio originally composed of Andy Love (1911–1982), Robert Wacker (1909–1985), and himself. The Tune Twisters were featured on radio broadcasts and also recorded and performed with jazz artists that included [[Ray Noble]] in 1935 (with Noble, the [[Tune Twisters]] were initially known as "The Freshmen"), [[Bob Crosby]] in 1935, [[Glenn Miller]] in 1937, and [[Adrian Rollini]] in 1938. Lathrop performed with the [[Tune Twisters]] in the 1937 [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]] production, ''[[Between the Devil]].'' They sang the song "Triplets." The production ran from December 22, 1937, to March 12, 1938 (93 performances). During the audition, the [[Tune Twisters]] were known as the Savoy Club Boys. Lathrop was a member of the [[Tune Twisters]] in 1938 when they recorded the first radio [[jingle]] of its kind for [[Pepsi]] – "Pepsi-Cola Hits the Spot" ''(aka'' "Nickel, Nickel"). Lathrop was replaced around 1940 by Gene Lanham ''(né'' Eugene Prentiss Lanham; 1915–1977). The trio also performed in two 1935 films, ''[[Sweet Surrender (film)|Sweet Surrender]]'' and ''Melody Magic,'' directed by [[Fred Waller]]. |
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'''Big bands'''<br /> |
'''Big bands'''<br /> |
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'''Glenn Miller'''<br /> |
'''Glenn Miller'''<br /> |
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Lathrop was guitarist and vocalist with [[Glenn Miller]] from 1940 to 1942. While a member, Lathrop composed "Helpless", featuring vocals by [[Ray Eberle]], and "Long Time No See, Baby", featuring vocals by [[Marion Hutton]], which were released as |
Lathrop was guitarist and vocalist with [[Glenn Miller]] from 1940 to 1942. While a member, Lathrop composed "Helpless", featuring vocals by [[Ray Eberle]], and "Long Time No See, Baby", featuring vocals by [[Marion Hutton]], which were released as 78rpm singles on [[RCA]]. |
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=== Solo artist === |
=== Solo artist === |
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'''Jack Lathrop With The Drugstore Cowboys'''<br /> |
'''Jack Lathrop With The Drugstore Cowboys'''<br /> |
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Lathrop's first release with [[RCA Victor]], the 78 single 20-3109,<ref name=odp>Abrams, Steven and Settlemier, Tyrone. [http://www.78discography.com/RCA203000.htm "The Online Discographical Project – RCA Victor 20-prefix series "]. Retrieved July 10, 2011</ref> his first charting hit as a solo artist, was "[[Hair of Gold]]" released in 1948. This song was written by [[Sunny Skylar]] and first recorded by vocalist Jack Emerson ''(né'' Abraham Jacob Melamerson; 1920–2014) on Metrotone Records,<ref name="Metrotone-info" group=lower-alpha /> and became the label's best seller.<ref name="Cash-Box 1957 Jul 20" /> [[Gordon MacRae]]'s version was the biggest hit,<ref name="Hischak 2002" /> but Lathrop’s version also fared well. |
Lathrop's first release with [[RCA Victor]], the 78 single 20-3109,<ref name=odp>Abrams, Steven and Settlemier, Tyrone. [http://www.78discography.com/RCA203000.htm "The Online Discographical Project – RCA Victor 20-prefix series "]. Retrieved July 10, 2011</ref> his first charting hit as a solo artist, was "[[Hair of Gold]]" released in 1948. This song was written by [[Sunny Skylar]] and first recorded by vocalist Jack Emerson ''(né'' Abraham Jacob Melamerson; 1920–2014) on Metrotone Records,<ref name="Metrotone-info" group=lower-alpha /> and became the label's best seller.<ref name="Cash-Box 1957 Jul 20" /> [[Gordon MacRae]]'s version was the biggest hit,<ref name="Hischak 2002" /> but Lathrop’s version also fared well. It was his highest-charting song, reaching a peak of No. 19.<ref name=vf /> The [[A-side and B-side|b-side]] of this record was "[[You Call Everybody Darling|You Call Everybody Darlin{{'-}}]]",<ref name="odp"/> a words and music written by Sam Martin, [[Ben L. Trace]], [[Clem Watts]] ''(pseudonym'' of Al Trace), and [[Al Trace|Albert J. Trace]].<ref name="Plasketes 2010" /> This song also reached the charts at No. 27.<ref name=vf /> These sides had been recorded as a response to the [[James Petrillo]]-led Musician’s Union recording ban of 1948. The instrumentation backing the harmonizing vocalists was limited to harmonicas, jug-blowers, and ukuleles.<ref name="Billboard 1948 Aug 14 p 18" /> Despite the limited instrumentation (or perhaps because of it) ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' reviewed both sides as "excellent."<ref name="Billboard 1948 Aug 14 p 32" /> |
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'''Jack Lathrop and His Orchestra'''<br /> |
'''Jack Lathrop and His Orchestra'''<br /> |
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The second RCA release (catalog 20-3199)<ref name="odp"/> was “Dainty Brenda Lee,” which received a rating of |
The second RCA release (catalog 20-3199)<ref name="odp"/> was “Dainty Brenda Lee,” which received a rating of "excellent" from ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]''.<ref name="Billboard 1948 Oct 9 p record-reviews 38" /> "Corn Belt Symphony" was placed on the other side of the 78rpm disc. This song was cited as both an "Operators Pick" (peaking at No. 2)<ref name="Billboard 1948 Oct 9 p operators-pick 38" /> and “Retailers Pick” (peak No. 6)<ref name="Billboard 1948 Oct 16" /> for several weeks in late 1948 in ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]],''<ref name="Billboard 1948 Oct 23" /><ref name="Billboard 1948 Dec 4" /><ref name="Billboard 1948 Nov 6" /> but despite the reviews and large marketing support from RCA, the disc had limited commercial impact. |
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'''Eve Young and Jack Lathrop'''<br /> |
'''Eve Young and Jack Lathrop'''<br /> |
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His next release for RCA was "My Darling, My Darling", a duet with [[Eve Young]]. The song was from the 1948 [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]] musical, ''[[Where's Charley?]].''<ref name="Whitburn 1994" /> Lathrop and Young's version garnered negative reviews from ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' and the ''[[New York Times]],''<ref name="NYTs 1948 Nov 21" /><ref name="Billboard 1948 Oct 23 p 37" /> but it reached the Juke Box charts at |
His next release for RCA was "My Darling, My Darling", a duet with [[Eve Young]]. The song was from the 1948 [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]] musical, ''[[Where's Charley?]].''<ref name="Whitburn 1994" /> Lathrop and Young's version garnered negative reviews from ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' and the ''[[New York Times]],''<ref name="NYTs 1948 Nov 21" /><ref name="Billboard 1948 Oct 23 p 37" /> but it reached the Juke Box charts at No. 26.<ref name="Whitburn 1994" /> Yet, in 1949, ''Billboard'' ranked it No. 5 in its "Honor Roll of Hits" for the week ending January 21, 1949.<ref name="Billboard 1949 Jan 29 p 22" /> |
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'''Jack Lathrop with the Drugstore Cowboys and Orchestra'''<br /> |
'''Jack Lathrop with the Drugstore Cowboys and Orchestra'''<br /> |
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The success of the RCA recordings prompted Jack to hire Frank Hanshaw as a manager, and to go on tour with a trio consisting guitar, accordion, and bass.<ref name="Billboard 1949 Jan 29 p 40" /> |
The success of the RCA recordings prompted Jack to hire Frank Hanshaw as a manager, and to go on tour with a trio consisting guitar, accordion, and bass.<ref name="Billboard 1949 Jan 29 p 40" /> He recorded two more sides (RCA Victor 20-3327) <ref name="odp"/> before touring, "Don't Hang Around" and "[[One Has My Name (The Other Has My Heart)|One Has My Name]]," which were reviewed as "good" by ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]].''<ref name="Billboard 1949 Jan 29 p 34" /> |
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'''Children's series'''<br /> |
'''Children's series'''<br /> |
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== Discography == |
== Discography == |
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As of 2019, ''[[The Jazz Discography]]'' (online), a database of jazz sessionography and [[discography]] |
As of 2019, ''[[The Jazz Discography]]'' (online), a database of jazz sessionography and [[discography]], which includes [[Electrical transcription#Transcription discs|transcriptions]] of radio broadcasts, lists 135 recordings of Lathrop, as guitarist and vocalist with [[Glenn Miller]] and [[Hal McIntyre]], between April 28, 1940, and July 22, 1942.<ref name="Tom Lord Jazz Discography" /> The database neither includes Lathrop's recordings with the [[Tune Twisters]] (in the mid to late 1930s) nor his recordings with the Drugstore Cowboys (late 1940s). |
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== Compositions == |
== Compositions == |
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* "I Wouldn't Be Surprised" |
* "I Wouldn't Be Surprised" |
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: Jack Lathrop (w&m) |
: Jack Lathrop (w&m) |
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: Dale Wood; pseudonym of Bill Hansen ( |
: Dale Wood (William Lawrence Hansen); pseudonym of Bill Hansen (''aka'' William Robert Hansen; 1905–1968)<ref name="Drone" /><ref name="ASCAP-Bios Bill Hansen 1980" /> (w&m) |
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: Cecille Music Company |
: Cecille Music Company |
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: [https://archive.org/details/catalogofcopyrig325lib/page/102 17 March 1948; EU121366] |
: [https://archive.org/details/catalogofcopyrig325lib/page/102 17 March 1948; EU121366] |
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Lathrop appeared in the 1941 20th Century Fox musical film ''[[Sun Valley Serenade]]'' as a guitarist as a member of the Glenn Miller Orchestra. |
Lathrop appeared in the 1941 20th Century Fox musical film ''[[Sun Valley Serenade]]'' as a guitarist as a member of the Glenn Miller Orchestra. |
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== Personal life and death == |
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| ⚫ | On November 10, 1940, he married Barbara Jane Mitchell (1919–2000) in [[Manhattan]]. Barbara's father, Joseph James Mitchell (1873–1940) had died in White Plains {{cardinal to word|{{age in months|1940|08|25|1940|11|10}}}} months earlier.<ref name="Movie-Radio-Guide 1940 Dec 21–27" /><ref name="NYS-Marriage-Index Lathrop-Mitchell 1940 Nov 10" /> Jack and Barbara Lathrop had three sons (John III, James, and Jeffrey) and a daughter (Betty Jo). |
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He died in [[Stonington, Connecticut]], in 1987, aged 73. |
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== Notes and references== |
== Notes and references== |
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<ref name="Metrotone-info">Metrotone Records, ''aka'' Metrotone Record Co., [[Brooklyn]], was a short-lived label founded in 1945 by Carl LeBow (1914–1980). LeBow later served in various roles at (i) [[Mode Records (jazz label)|Mode Records]] [[:de:Mode Records|(de)]]; (ii) [[Apollo Records (1944)|Apollo Records]] (sales manager) (1950); (iii) [[King Records (United States)|King Records]] ([[A&R]] chief) (1953); [[Bethlehem Records]] (general manager) (1957). LeBow, with Ted Steele, left Bethlehem in 1958 to form Aamco Records, a budget label, where LeBow served as President. In 1962, |
<ref name="Metrotone-info">Metrotone Records, ''aka'' Metrotone Record Co., [[Brooklyn]], was a short-lived label founded in 1945 by Carl LeBow (1914–1980). LeBow later served in various roles at (i) [[Mode Records (jazz label)|Mode Records]] [[:de:Mode Records|(de)]]; (ii) [[Apollo Records (1944)|Apollo Records]] (sales manager) (1950); (iii) [[King Records (United States)|King Records]] ([[A&R]] chief) (1953); [[Bethlehem Records]] (general manager) (1957). LeBow, with Ted Steele, left Bethlehem in 1958 to form Aamco Records, a budget label, where LeBow served as President. In 1962, Gerald Hille (1926–1962) founded Gerald Records, Inc., which owned two labels, Alfa and Toto Records. Hille was killed August 30, 1962, in an automobile accident when he fell asleep while driving. A week later, LeBow was named General Manager.{{citation needed|date=February 2022}}</ref> |
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<ref name="NYTs 1948 Nov 21">{{cite news |title=Records: Fun With a Nursery Theme |author=[[Howard Taubman|Taubman]], [[Howard Taubman|Howard]] |work= [[New York Times]] |date= November 21, 1948|page= X6}}</ref> |
<ref name="NYTs 1948 Nov 21">{{cite news |title=Records: Fun With a Nursery Theme |author=[[Howard Taubman|Taubman]], [[Howard Taubman|Howard]] |work= [[New York Times]] |date= November 21, 1948|page= X6}}</ref> |
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<ref name="Billboard 1948 Aug 14 p 18">{{cite |
<ref name="Billboard 1948 Aug 14 p 18">{{cite magazine |title= RCA Refuses Any Petrillo Ban Skirting |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=tkUEAAAAMBAJ&q=rca+refuses&pg=PT15 |magazine=Billboard |date=August 14, 1948|page= 18}}</ref> |
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<ref name="Billboard 1948 Aug 14 p 32">{{cite |
<ref name="Billboard 1948 Aug 14 p 32">{{cite magazine |title= Record Reviews |magazine=Billboard |date=August 14, 1948|page= 32}}</ref> |
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<ref name="Billboard 1948 Oct 9 p record-reviews 38">{{cite |
<ref name="Billboard 1948 Oct 9 p record-reviews 38">{{cite magazine |title= Record Reviews |magazine=Billboard |date=October 9, 1948|page= 38}}</ref> |
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<ref name="Billboard 1948 Oct 9 p operators-pick 38">{{cite |
<ref name="Billboard 1948 Oct 9 p operators-pick 38">{{cite magazine |title=The Operator's Pick |magazine=Billboard |date=October 9, 1948}}</ref> |
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<ref name="Billboard 1948 Oct 16">{{cite |
<ref name="Billboard 1948 Oct 16">{{cite magazine |title= Retailer's Pick |magazine=Billboard |date=October 16, 1948}}</ref> |
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<ref name="Billboard 1948 Oct 23">{{cite |
<ref name="Billboard 1948 Oct 23">{{cite magazine |title=The Retailers Pick |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=CB4EAAAAMBAJ&q=%22corn+belt+symphony&pg=PA37 |magazine=Billboard |date=October 23, 1948 |page=37}}</ref> |
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<ref name="Billboard 1948 Oct 30">{{cite |
<ref name="Billboard 1948 Oct 30">{{cite magazine |title= RCA Spinner Label Bows in Kidisk Market |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=AB4EAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA17 |magazine=Billboard |date=October 30, 1948| page= 17}}</ref> |
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<ref name="Billboard 1948 Dec 4">{{cite |
<ref name="Billboard 1948 Dec 4">{{cite magazine |title=The Operator's Pick |magazine=Billboard |date=December 4, 1948}}</ref> |
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<ref name="Billboard 1948 Nov 6">{{cite |
<ref name="Billboard 1948 Nov 6">{{cite magazine |title= Retailer's Pick |magazine=Billboard |date=November 6, 1948}}</ref> |
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<ref name="Billboard 1948 Oct 23 p 37">{{cite |
<ref name="Billboard 1948 Oct 23 p 37">{{cite magazine |title= The Billboard Picks |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=CB4EAAAAMBAJ&q=%22my+darling&pg=PA37 |magazine=Billboard |date=October 23, 1948 |page= 37}}</ref> |
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<ref name="Billboard 1949 Jan 29 p 40">{{cite |
<ref name="Billboard 1949 Jan 29 p 40">{{cite magazine |title= Music – As Written |magazine=Billboard |date=January 29, 1949| page= 40}}</ref> |
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<ref name="Billboard 1949 Jan 29 p 34">{{cite |
<ref name="Billboard 1949 Jan 29 p 34">{{cite magazine |title= Record Reviews |magazine=Billboard |date=January 29, 1949|page= 34}}</ref> |
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<ref name="Billboard 1949 Jan 29 p 22">{{cite |
<ref name="Billboard 1949 Jan 29 p 22">{{cite magazine |title= Record Reviews |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=xBYEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PT21 |magazine=Billboard |date=January 29, 1949|page= 22}}</ref> |
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<ref name="Movie-Radio-Guide 1940 Dec 21–27">[http://www.otrr.org/FILES/Magz_pdf/Movie%20Radio%20Guide/Movie%20-%20Radio%20Guide%20401221.pdf "On the Bandwagon – Purely Personal,"] by Martin Lewis, ''Movie-Radio Guide,'' Vol. 10, No. 11, December 21–27, 1940, p. 37</ref> |
<ref name="Movie-Radio-Guide 1940 Dec 21–27">[http://www.otrr.org/FILES/Magz_pdf/Movie%20Radio%20Guide/Movie%20-%20Radio%20Guide%20401221.pdf "On the Bandwagon – Purely Personal,"] by Martin Lewis, ''Movie-Radio Guide,'' Vol. 10, No. 11, December 21–27, 1940, p. 37</ref> |
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Latest revision as of 18:44, 24 November 2024
John Marcus Lathrop (May 11, 1913 – January 9, 1987) was an American vocalist and guitarist with the Tune Twisters, Glenn Miller, and Hal McIntyre. Beginning around 1947, Lathrop was leader of the Drug Store Cowboys.
Early life
[edit]Lathrop was born in Sherburne, New York. His parents, Margaret Lathrop (née Margaret Lowell; 1893–1958) and John Marcos Lathrop (1891–1974) were married May 28, 1912, in Manhattan. According to the 1920 US Census, his mother was divorced; and in 1920, he, his sister Kathryn (1914–1962), and his mother lived with his widowed maternal grandmother, Kittie Isabel Lowell (née Kittie Isabel Purdy; 1863–1938), who owned and ran a private boarding house in White Plains, New York.
Career
[edit]Guitarist and vocalist in combos and big bands
[edit]Tune Twisters
In the mid 1930s, Lathrop was one of founding members of the Tune Twisters, a swing jazz vocal trio originally composed of Andy Love (1911–1982), Robert Wacker (1909–1985), and himself. The Tune Twisters were featured on radio broadcasts and also recorded and performed with jazz artists that included Ray Noble in 1935 (with Noble, the Tune Twisters were initially known as "The Freshmen"), Bob Crosby in 1935, Glenn Miller in 1937, and Adrian Rollini in 1938. Lathrop performed with the Tune Twisters in the 1937 Broadway production, Between the Devil. They sang the song "Triplets." The production ran from December 22, 1937, to March 12, 1938 (93 performances). During the audition, the Tune Twisters were known as the Savoy Club Boys. Lathrop was a member of the Tune Twisters in 1938 when they recorded the first radio jingle of its kind for Pepsi – "Pepsi-Cola Hits the Spot" (aka "Nickel, Nickel"). Lathrop was replaced around 1940 by Gene Lanham (né Eugene Prentiss Lanham; 1915–1977). The trio also performed in two 1935 films, Sweet Surrender and Melody Magic, directed by Fred Waller.
Big bands
Lathrop co-wrote the song "It's Anybody's Moon" with Jimmy Dorsey and Eddie DeLange in 1939. Dorsey and His Orchestra, with Bob Eberly as vocalist, recorded it February 21, 1939, in New York and Decca released it as a 78 rpm B side single (matrix 65052-A; catalog # 2322).
Glenn Miller
Lathrop was guitarist and vocalist with Glenn Miller from 1940 to 1942. While a member, Lathrop composed "Helpless", featuring vocals by Ray Eberle, and "Long Time No See, Baby", featuring vocals by Marion Hutton, which were released as 78rpm singles on RCA.
Solo artist
[edit]Jack Lathrop With The Drugstore Cowboys
Lathrop's first release with RCA Victor, the 78 single 20-3109,[1] his first charting hit as a solo artist, was "Hair of Gold" released in 1948. This song was written by Sunny Skylar and first recorded by vocalist Jack Emerson (né Abraham Jacob Melamerson; 1920–2014) on Metrotone Records,[a] and became the label's best seller.[2] Gordon MacRae's version was the biggest hit,[3] but Lathrop’s version also fared well. It was his highest-charting song, reaching a peak of No. 19.[4] The b-side of this record was "You Call Everybody Darlin'",[1] a words and music written by Sam Martin, Ben L. Trace, Clem Watts (pseudonym of Al Trace), and Albert J. Trace.[5] This song also reached the charts at No. 27.[4] These sides had been recorded as a response to the James Petrillo-led Musician’s Union recording ban of 1948. The instrumentation backing the harmonizing vocalists was limited to harmonicas, jug-blowers, and ukuleles.[6] Despite the limited instrumentation (or perhaps because of it) Billboard reviewed both sides as "excellent."[7]
Jack Lathrop and His Orchestra
The second RCA release (catalog 20-3199)[1] was “Dainty Brenda Lee,” which received a rating of "excellent" from Billboard.[8] "Corn Belt Symphony" was placed on the other side of the 78rpm disc. This song was cited as both an "Operators Pick" (peaking at No. 2)[9] and “Retailers Pick” (peak No. 6)[10] for several weeks in late 1948 in Billboard,[11][12][13] but despite the reviews and large marketing support from RCA, the disc had limited commercial impact.
Eve Young and Jack Lathrop
His next release for RCA was "My Darling, My Darling", a duet with Eve Young. The song was from the 1948 Broadway musical, Where's Charley?.[14] Lathrop and Young's version garnered negative reviews from Billboard and the New York Times,[15][16] but it reached the Juke Box charts at No. 26.[14] Yet, in 1949, Billboard ranked it No. 5 in its "Honor Roll of Hits" for the week ending January 21, 1949.[17]
Jack Lathrop with the Drugstore Cowboys and Orchestra
The success of the RCA recordings prompted Jack to hire Frank Hanshaw as a manager, and to go on tour with a trio consisting guitar, accordion, and bass.[18] He recorded two more sides (RCA Victor 20-3327) [1] before touring, "Don't Hang Around" and "One Has My Name," which were reviewed as "good" by Billboard.[19]
Children's series
In addition to the popular material, RCA utilized his talent for a new series of children's records.[20]
Discography
[edit]As of 2019, The Jazz Discography (online), a database of jazz sessionography and discography, which includes transcriptions of radio broadcasts, lists 135 recordings of Lathrop, as guitarist and vocalist with Glenn Miller and Hal McIntyre, between April 28, 1940, and July 22, 1942.[21] The database neither includes Lathrop's recordings with the Tune Twisters (in the mid to late 1930s) nor his recordings with the Drugstore Cowboys (late 1940s).
Compositions
[edit]- "It's Anybodys Moon"
- Eddie DeLange (w&m)
- Jimmy Dorsey (w&m)
- Jack Lathrop (w&m)
- 1939
- "Helpless"
- Jack Lathrop (w&m)
- Mutual Music Society
- 11 October 1940; EU233962
- "Long Time No See Baby"
- Jack Lathrop (w&m)
- Sunny Skylar (aka Sonny Skylar) (w&m)
- Mutual Music Society
- 11 October 1940; EU233963
- OCLC 221026622, 39970427
- "I Like to Have You Like to Have Me Love You"
- Jack Lathrop (w&m)
- Mutual Music Society
- 9 October 1946; EU50685
- 24 January 1947; EP11657
- "You Are My Love"
- Jack Lathrop (words)
- Charlie Ryan (words)
- Ben Weisman (music)
- Broadcast Music, Inc.
- 31 March 1947; EP15226
- "I Wouldn't Be Surprised"
- Jack Lathrop (w&m)
- Dale Wood (William Lawrence Hansen); pseudonym of Bill Hansen (aka William Robert Hansen; 1905–1968)[22][23] (w&m)
- Cecille Music Company
- 17 March 1948; EU121366
- OCLC 497787715
- "Smile"
- Jack Lathrop (w&m)
- Dale Wood (pseudonym of Bill Hansen) (w&m)
- Cecille Music Company
- 28 March 1948; EP27851
- OCLC 498933149
Movie appearance
[edit]Lathrop appeared in the 1941 20th Century Fox musical film Sun Valley Serenade as a guitarist as a member of the Glenn Miller Orchestra.
Personal life and death
[edit]On November 10, 1940, he married Barbara Jane Mitchell (1919–2000) in Manhattan. Barbara's father, Joseph James Mitchell (1873–1940) had died in White Plains two months earlier.[24][25] Jack and Barbara Lathrop had three sons (John III, James, and Jeffrey) and a daughter (Betty Jo).
He died in Stonington, Connecticut, in 1987, aged 73.
Notes and references
[edit]Notes
[edit]- ^ Metrotone Records, aka Metrotone Record Co., Brooklyn, was a short-lived label founded in 1945 by Carl LeBow (1914–1980). LeBow later served in various roles at (i) Mode Records (de); (ii) Apollo Records (sales manager) (1950); (iii) King Records (A&R chief) (1953); Bethlehem Records (general manager) (1957). LeBow, with Ted Steele, left Bethlehem in 1958 to form Aamco Records, a budget label, where LeBow served as President. In 1962, Gerald Hille (1926–1962) founded Gerald Records, Inc., which owned two labels, Alfa and Toto Records. Hille was killed August 30, 1962, in an automobile accident when he fell asleep while driving. A week later, LeBow was named General Manager.[citation needed]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d Abrams, Steven and Settlemier, Tyrone. "The Online Discographical Project – RCA Victor 20-prefix series ". Retrieved July 10, 2011
- ^ "LeBow Named General Manager of Bethlehem," Cash Box, July 20, 1957, p. 135
- ^ Hischak, Thomas S. (2002). The Tin Pan Alley Song Encyclopedia. Greenwood Press. ISBN 978-0-313-31992-1.
- ^ a b "Jack Lathrop and the Drugstore Cowboys Songs – Top Songs / Chart Singles Discography". MusicVF.com. Retrieved 2011-07-10.
- ^ Plasketes, George (2010). Play It Again: Cover Songs in Popular Music. Ashgate Popular and Folk Music Series. Ashgate Publishing, Ltd. ISBN 978-0-7546-6809-1.
- ^ "RCA Refuses Any Petrillo Ban Skirting". Billboard. August 14, 1948. p. 18.
- ^ "Record Reviews". Billboard. August 14, 1948. p. 32.
- ^ "Record Reviews". Billboard. October 9, 1948. p. 38.
- ^ "The Operator's Pick". Billboard. October 9, 1948.
- ^ "Retailer's Pick". Billboard. October 16, 1948.
- ^ "The Retailers Pick". Billboard. October 23, 1948. p. 37.
- ^ "The Operator's Pick". Billboard. December 4, 1948.
- ^ "Retailer's Pick". Billboard. November 6, 1948.
- ^ a b Whitburn, Joel (1994). Joel Whitburn's Pop hits, 1940-1954. Record Research. p. 175. ISBN 978-0-89820-106-2.
- ^ Taubman, Howard (November 21, 1948). "Records: Fun With a Nursery Theme". New York Times. p. X6.
- ^ "The Billboard Picks". Billboard. October 23, 1948. p. 37.
- ^ "Record Reviews". Billboard. January 29, 1949. p. 22.
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