The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-07-07
Festival
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picture Rhapsody ~ Bloc. the
lie Story OF The la,c GEORGE GrrSI-
In. Her sweet iSrtC ,utCc W,,I
'hull ihe thousands ~ muse 10y
'.> who attend ihiS year festival
The hishlight Of the sixth an
nual American Negro Music f~s-
tival will be y musical memorial
honorinE the late President
Roosevelt. lie heartily endorsed
the festival which Won a place
IN his heart al its beg inning,
N,th the assembled nagS of all
The United Nations as a coloriul
background symbolic Of the orld-
wide res crence al his memory. an
eulOsN Will be gwen Ia the WORK
OF Pre- ldcni Roosevelt ia uniting
Americans of all races. faiths and
political beliefs Cun>,ls 81 The
Unlcd Nations W.il bc The houorcd
quests of The festival
MRS. FRANKLIN -. ROOSE-
WELT has also endorsed the tcs-
tttal and declared MAT she is
happy that her husband VIII be-
honoIed by an ORGANIZATION when
has done much 10 promote racial
harmony.
The annual Search for Talent
which in the past has started anna
teur singers on the road To star
dom Will be another feature Of the
lS45 Music festival. Mrs. Mary
SclbE winner of the Michigan
Chronicle Search for-Talent con-
test VIII be on the program.
A talent scout from well
known music college in the East
will be present to observe the
three winners who viii sing on
the festival program In each city.
W. LOUIS DAVIS. president -di-
rector Of the American Negro Mu-
sac festival. has announced that all
organizations attending the feStl-
val this year VIII be seated as
groups under club coiors or BAN
nerS
Labor unions. church groups and
other carnations have purchased
blocks OF tickets and plan To make
this part OF the program the most
cOlortul aspect OF the festival
THE GENERAL PUBLIC. for the
iron tickets this year These grand
: and tickets include not only adj
Ia the festival. but also list
ing IN Harmony the official mag
anne OF the American Negro Music
festival. and other publicity con-
nected with festival activities
The honorary chairman Of the
sixth annual festival IL w. &.
Handy. Father Of the Blues"
On accepting the honorary chair
mAnship. the '2-year-old COM
poser Of the st Louis Blues"
dean Of American jazz. stated. -
deeply appreciate the honor con-
ferred upon me"
MR.. HANDY received the first
annual American Negro festival
scroll for Distinguished Service
last wear in the held OF music and
was featured on the festival pro-
gram in Detroit, Chicago and ST.
Louis
Included in the array OF profess
Slonal talent appearing OH the l945
festival program are the Deep
River Bows noted for the smooth
and melod,c rendition OF spirttualS
snd classics
Wlth the present lineup " the
Osst professional and amateur
musical talent. the ly45 American
Negro Music festival PROMISES To
tVp any former presentslIOn. The
Hollywood Victory committee has
arranged ~ have . motion picture
star present st the festival.
Thousands ~ colored aud white
MUSIC lovers who vii attend the
festival viii not only see and hear
the outstanding stars IN the music
v GRID put VII by ihc.r presence.
yeaffirm the fundamental aim Of the
festival 10 promote and foster unity
and goodN II between Americans OF
all races through music.