Evening star., 1951-03-04
Evelyn Was Nervous
In 1OnnecominQ Bow
Miss Knight Finds Fame and Fortune Fine,
But Singing Is Still Just Nice Work
By Jay cormody

Evelyn Knight Washington and gave her
q bed few minutes the other day.
The Capitol where
to her astonment Miss knight found herself giving y
fonance She quite embarrassed to nd herself this
tioral about coming home and
encouraged her to forgive herself.
I'm ashamed Of me- she like the fortnight unspoed
girl she is.
Knight King eight years
ago on to fame and fortune radio records in the night
clubs and elsewhere totally unaffected by the change in her e
AS matter Of fact the change less apparent her than In
the fances of her old friends and admirers
It's Just Work ond She Loves 1t
IT'S just work % she "o love work and
always recognition
I'm doing pretty much what always have donesng It's
funny perhaps that does not different I've been
lucky girl but when I'm asked to tell remarkable thing that
happened to me- can't think of single thing say was just
lucky and while that dramatic to isn't
think of.
longing, instance began to
sing here to have a sponsored radio program.
sustaining for four years." she but would
But kept on brave think probably
Then went to New York and time at ALL sang as
headlner four big network That's when had my
inning"
It's Good Joke These Years Loter
It good inning and Miss Knight thinks good joke
Her old director here she called the sales stan
together to say to its members:
Look leaving Evelyn has had four Of the best
the air. What want to know this:
she back to Washington now do you think you could
sell her?"
Miss Knight whose address Hollywood although she s
calls this find few defects in the happiness she has had
In the last eight years
There is one. however.
II think would Evelyn Knight records"
know how records I've made for Deca whether 80 or
other know how is get the records
they out Then along and you play them
and he She wishes he had that particular record You give
they're out of stock You can't ask the
company to make a special pressing for you
Miss Knights mother has the same problem
She Likes HoIywoods Easy Life
girl good lives apartment Holly
boulevard Strip and she likes it there
She quite why but she has idea.
there do radio she land there has
been will be- anything like radio One show week was
this called for three days of work rehearsas and perform
I've always been lazy and there with four days on
week. place Virginia girl get four days OF rest
out of seven is place she's bound to love"
trouble with elevsion and night clubs and heaer book
harder work than radio Miss Knight
knight bames for the she around
before being dcovered by New York All those who have
guilty feelings about recognizing the full power OF her style
stop blaming themselves. far as she concerned
She Just Wosn't Very Ambitious
fault" 81 always happy just to be
felt particularly ambitious When time
co. although sounds funny maybe
think singing bit better than did then.
helped Knight feels is that she put her
style to wider variety of songs.
sang mostly ballads when I here" she "Then
folk Crandfahers Clock still her favorite
taught to her by her gandmoher and other types
Miss Knight singing and recording blues and she
thinks found field Her recording company
implied in the exclamation Of executive:
why, Evelyn, didn't know blues snger"
asked me-" Miss Knight told him.