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Tucson Daily Citizen from Tucson, Arizona • Page 7

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Tucson, Arizona
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More Mlnlstcrt Tin Pin Alky Will Be Sorry Yet, Young Song Writer Vows MAI. VONK, VONK, Miy AMfMMto fMHW PMW win WMU tfcto nil HIM with i a II Ihn mtilM MvmiH NMftHttlNlt HflMMl IM MIIN MiHk InnHilry. my a. MMwIflt IwiMd my MW" flrffh WM AIM af and opened a irocerjr In Greenwich Village. It la frltndly elore.

If euatomer MM mice IN him the will lend him a cat to catch b'lHB writer. When lie MI out of the 'army alter the war, he deeMed to rite It ai Ujr. He went to one Tin Pan Alley whllaher and told him he had written the new look. "Whit do jroi want me to do about lir Mid the enity llrter. Alex went to another puMUh- er.

he had writ, leu about Bobo and Wlnthrop Rockefeller Wean, the "Oh. il(tt" the hnrd he.rt. MVcll, keep It.qulet" It wnp then that Alex declared war. -He formed hU own company and Mi own record firm. In pniihlng at preient called "An Onion find Yon." It In a tone- fnl little ditty about a houie.

wife her hnsoand' to brlnf home an onion. "I got the Idea from Ing In the grocery store," Alex. "The one thing wlvei al. forgot to order ii onions," He hired a band and a Vocal. tat to record the long.

Then he Iierraaded half a doien' neigh, borhood to; put the record In their He alKo employed, a man named Prank to curry a unndwlch board plnntlnR "An Onion andTou" along Tin Pan Alley--Jnut to let the regular publishers know what they missing. the president of. a vegetarian ioclety bought 50 sheet music of the song, from Frank," said Alex. Because, his advertising budget is low, Alex had to think up Inexpensive way to alert the 'I get vp at a. he said, "and a box of chalk In my pocket I and chalk np the sign, 'An Onion and Yon, 1 In the crowded business and of the city.

Sometimes I sell a friend on the idea of helping me, but most of my friend, can't quite me out," The big trouble with his dls- trlbntlon system Is that eo far the only place people can buy his song Is at his father's grocery Btore. He has a tle-ln dwl with bis dad. who buy cent record get a big onion Tree. If they. pound they get.a sheet, music.copy, nothing.

records aren't selling too badly," smiled Alex. already sold almost MO, which covers about H. per cent of my: Investment" He grinned as he told of. one lady customer bought a record, played tot a radio executive -she knew--and asked if be had any suggestions. "Break it!" said the executive.

This didn't break Alex's spirit. 'If I had known what I was getting Into," ho said, "I never would have started. But I wont quit, now. Fm going to. keep on Welijinlike aorry yet.

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