CROONERS NOT WANTED

Manawatu Times, Volume 62, Issue 167, 16 July 1937, Page 8

CROONERS NOT WANTED

Crooner suHerers the world over will take heart from tho news that a ma jority of young persons here would like to give all crooners the air—any air, that is, but the radio air. This was shown when the British Broadcasting Corporation invited 200 representatives of Scottish youth, boys and girls between lite ages of 14 and 19, to Scottish Broadcasting House to hear what they thought of ScottisL radio. Of the voters 5C per cent disliked cionners, 53 per cent liked them and oaly 14 per cent had no interest at all. Ordinarily non-voealised dance music was welcomed on the other hand by 7( per cent and spurned by only 14 per cert Serious orchestral music was, bow ever, the most unpopular item, 54 per CKKKSC

i cent voting against, 20 per cent voting for, and 26 pet cent not votiug at all. j Light orchestral music received 73 pei i cent favourable votes aud 14 per cent unfavourable. Least number of favour } able votes \%as given to women solo vo . t cati.-.ts, only 13 per cent of the voters announcing their pleasure and 43 per Tue more serious and cultural side oi radio was well received. Plays pleased SO pei cent and only displeased 10 pei cent. Talks pleased 55 per cent and 1 displeased 20 per cent. J The two most popular radio item.*- • were given as variety programmes and c oroadeasts of important hapennings, ' both receiving 1)2 per cent of favour r able votes. The voting on bagpipe music was 42 per cent for, S 3 per cent against and r 25 per cent indifferent.