St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1947-05-02

steady living profession because Of the So
called blot cast on race musicians by the antics of ~ -
handful of men who have been involved in headline k
newspaper in the past. ~
Everyone who knows music in this locality =
familiar with the merits of the Hughes band. There
has never been any doubt the ability Of the
OUTFIT Night club operators and officials of the Nell Russell
here know the boys good. They should know ~
that the band has imposing list of references
berlan USo prominent Twin City or
ganzaOns all tesyg the musicanshp the personal
behavior of the members Of
sary is mystery to me, but that's beside the point.
Proof that intelligent upper aren't afflicted with
the of of the downtown
college groups and other organizations are
seeking the Hughes weekend engagements
The band impressive following
The time visited one of the Hennepn Avenue nigh.
treated the spectacle of musicians trying
with painful enthusiasm style bg-me Negro
combos trumpet player almost blew himself blue in the face Oh
viOusy attempting reproduce Roy
Edrdge STYLE He long from being
lad really tried hard Whenever the Hughes band pav nubc date
there usually of white
unity the bandstand taking every
This the final and the ultimate tribute to the bands ability
These boys only equipped smooth webalanced
style and pleasing but also with distinctive
that prevent them from stocks
the bane and stumbling block ambitious
musicmakers Vocalist Judy Perkins not only she
be- but she handles the mike with professional touch usually
only the band class Another thing guilty
producing the blatant bare Of noise which
feels is necessary for effect
the attempt
to get steady employment in the Twin Cities strain
outfit Percy Hughes sincere conscientious and equipped with
the boys and in the band that
going to school under the G Bill Of Rights and prefer Minneapolis
a home, keeps the group together.
club young
continue to have suffer for the unfortunate behavior
bers of the profession in the past.
type about as fair
tagging the whole Minneapolis Scandinavian population
the recently Maynard Neen
of the vicious DNP is of Scandinavian Decent Negro
criminal antics Of
in the Minneapolis Tribune of Monday April 49, in which Detective
Inspector Eugene Bernah impaired the information that Nielsen
appeared generally by
into It's been experience that pedde
of their fellow men seldom turn remOrseful
Maybe Negro got difficulty
with the law also be remOrsef but haven't heard
shedding crocodile them,
that the public informed Of of the behind
that may have helped shed the revealing light Of truth certain of
| the facts involved
any encouragement Percy Hughes musicians
I'll Cab Galloway
wide road and still comparatively unknown quantity except
for the publicity through his minnie Mooche"
viewed Cab the Minnesota theatre heard the band and then in the
defunct Timely predicted the
its fame. Cab heable ambitious fellow then
world before him him cynical
worldly wse and according of those who worked with
him. along with Nevertheless he remains
of the greatest band howmen the business and the talent that
| l that snowy day so long is still there
Percy Hughes has the quality and sincerity Of the
Galloway of minnie the Mooch days. the band has the tag
complete working unison and the Galloway
good friends here friends
like Leigh Kammon the wo OutuaD disc jockey who recognizes
something good they discouraged they
grind, bound these days.
One of these DAVIS YOU may saying yeah remember when
that bunch playing Minneapolis and ST. Paul but look
MAKING WITH THE JOKES few months ago had an item
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with department wrote that of the things she
life this the nsistence of
drinking when they couldn't gracefully handle
liquor thought joking filling
you know.
April Of the Minneapolis Times Ann Taskers
Hans de Mess Tuen Swiss noble
who speaking for the Jewish
cause in Palestine Columnist Of the baron:
(His) Impressions America? Well he thinks Ameri
cans DRINK MUCH Uhey drink drunk, he
i redy) 80"
So was making jokes when l the thing
months Ell?
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reopened their Saturday
ming capacity hand all the hxings
the opening and she practically foorec
booths they had ordered
delivery white! Somebody had made slight
red eaherete under
they supposed to brng But they brought
WHITE-can you imagine-WHlTE"
packed the place for the opening thought thu
pretty but Florence is worrying about such trivia
matters cleaning etc.
final touch is the of husky
young oudmouthed rowdy by the seat
his brtches deposit the sidewalk Cassus, former
athlete himself but he'll be busy handling customers
he probably won't have the time.