Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1952-09-06
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Yours
By RIA BARLEY


are really raving about the sooth-
ing and sweet band Of Johnny
Hodges. They are breaking all at
tendance records wherever they go.
Just played to a record breaking
crowd at PHILIPS Showboat
MGM Records artist, Tommy Ed
wards is fast becoming one of the
nations best sellers. Tommy's
singing is great Of course,
Billy Eckstine, another MGM Rec
ords artist, is one of the nations
biggest sellers of records
Dlnah Washington was sensational
at Harlem's Apollo Theatre two
weeks ago. La Dinah is captivat-
ing E. Sarah Vaughan is packing
them in at Broadway's Birdland.
New York fans are still clamor-
ing for Lucky Millinder to start
his band again. Lucky disbanded
his ork to become national repre-
sentative for Joe Louis Bourbon
Whisky. Lucky is doing more than
a great job at it, but New York
ers and fans all over the country
miss the great band of the fabu-
lous Lucky Millinder Eroll Gar
ner is still going great as a top
performer on the piano q. Henry
Glover of King Records, just back
from an extended vacation, with
his wife, Doris. They visited in
Michigan and Ohio.
Lucky's Rendezvous, located up
on Sugar Hill, is a place where
folks go for singing atmosphere.
Every waiter at Lucky's place is
qualified singer, and they sing
as they wait on customers
Charlie Fuqua seems happy over
forming his New Inkspots. It's re-
ported that his first engagement
will begin September Is at $4,000
. Bill Kenny and his old Ink
spots recorded for Decca two Mon
days ago. Of course, he used an
other group to record behind him.
Even though Fuqua has left the
old Spots, he'll continue to receive
money from the old Inks pots Dec
ca contract for another year
Ruth Brown is still wowing her
customers wherever she goes.
Sally Millinder, pretty wife of
Lucky, is just back from a brief
vacation. She visited her mother
in Texas, and took along her off
spring g. The Whites, Millinder's
in-laws, have moved to Hartford,
Conn. Ella Fitzgerald and
Dinah Washington are the most
versatile of any of the popular
female vocalists today Dizzy
Gillespie is clicking at Broadway's
Snookies -. Billy Taylor, his piano
and his DIRK are going great at New
York's Downbeat Club.
Lucille Dixon and her band still
the big rave at Club Savannah in
the Village. They have been at this
spot for the past four years
Comic Jimmie Rogers on the main
stem in Tin Pan Alley Cootie
Williams and band holding their
own Be on the lookout for
Herb Kenny and his quartet Herb
is the brother of Bill Kenny of
the Inkspots, and he was formerly
member of the Spots. Herb has
done great things that will break
at any moment. He is a coming
big-name artist in his own right.
Lovely Mildred Faulkner of Gin
cinnati is now living in Flushing,
L. l., and is working for the w.
B. Graham, Associates Johnny
Aces waxing of "My Song" now
riding high . . MGM Records art
list George Shearing all set for a
weeks engagement starting Sep
TENDER l at Cleveland's Trocaveria
Club On September II, Shear
ing starts one-nighters with the
MGM artist, Billy Eckstine. The
unit will feature the singer, the
Shearing group and the Count
Basic DIRK The Cecil Young
COilDO ldo DSSIl SlSuSd ny LnS
Shaw Agency for location dates
and one-nighters.
The newly-formed Milt Buckner
Trio starts touring early in Sep
tember Buckner was formerly with
Lionel Hampton Allan Freed,
Cleveland's well-known disc jockey,
threw another of his radio-promot-
ed dances a few weeks ago at
Summit Beach Ballroom, Akron,
Ohio. Stars were Charles Brown
and the Clovers with the jock
broadcasting his regular radio
show from the ballroom. Paid at
tendance was 3,007 with a few
thousand being turned away
Shirley Haven joined Charley
Browns band for vocalizing at the
Showboat, Philadelphia Herb
Gordy will promote a jazz concert
at PHILIPS Metropolitan Opera
House September Ia, featuring his
own 39-piece interracial orches-
ira.