Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1952-02-09
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Yours
By RIA BARLEY

NEW YORK -(GlobaD- The
new 1862 "hit" song, Laugh"
| (Tho' You Feel You Want To Cry)
written by this writer, will hit the
nations record stores and radios
via your favorite disc jockeys on
Friday, February Is, and thereaf-
ter Laugh" is a ballad, which
previewers say is beautiful and
soothing. So, rush, record fans of
Detroit, Chicago, Cleveland, Los
Angeles, New York, Baltimore, st.
Louis, Boston, Atlanta, and every
where else and secure your record
of Laugh" on MGM Records by
! Ivory Joe Hunter.
BILL KENNY ONE OF THE
GREAT MALE SINGERS: That
mellow-voiced high tenor, Bill Ken
ny, boss of the famed Inkspots, is
among the nations top male vocal
lists. He is also among the highest
paid singers in night clubs and
theatres. He's the leader of the
highest paid quartet of night clubs
and theatres. Bill Kenny is one of
the few folks who have recorded
a hit" number or made a ''hit''
record. 1t takes a million or more
| sold recordings on one particular
number for it to be considered a
hit" Others who can be classed
in the "hit" group are Ella Fitz-
gerald, Nat Cole, Duke Ellington,
The Mills Brothers and Louis Jor-
dan.
JOE MEDLIN RECORDS FOR
DEGCA: Last week, melodic sing
er, Joe Medlin formerly with
Erskine Hawkins ork) recorded
four sides for Decca, and the fol-
lowing Tuesday, Decca released
two. They were: "I'll Always Be
in Love With You" and II Never
Loved Anybody But You" l pre-
dict that Medlin will be one of our
top male vocalists for 1852. Terry
Timmons was here in New York
(from Cleveland) last week and
did four sides for RCA Victor.
Terry is terrific blues singer, but
she prefers to do ballads.
WILLIE BRYANT BECOMES
HARLEM MAYOR: That great N.
Y. WHOM Disc Jockey, Willie
Bryant formerly great show
man and band leader) was recent
ly voted by citizens of Harlem as
unofficial Mayor of Harlem, u
S.A." On Thursday, February %
at the Hotel Capitol in downtown
New York, Willie will be given
testimonial dinner. He will be hon
ored by the Hon. Vincent En-
pellitteri, Mayor of New York City,
and by Deputy Police Commission
er Billy Rose (he's the former
Observation-Disclosures show column
mist of the Pittsburgh COURIER.
HARLEM'S THERESA HOTEL
is still the meeting place for news
paper folks and name show peo-
lJiSs DSbCS nCIJduIlH VI NEW OK
City is the new singing star of
Derby Records. Bette's latest "hit"
is Masquerade Is Over" with
background by Eddie Wilcox's
band. You folks throughout the
nation, watch out for this Bette.
She's Sensational five stars!
Dot cambridge of California open
!, ed at New York's La Vie En- Rose
last week. haven't caught her act
J as yet, but when | do. I'll bring
you a true report of her activities.
IVORY JOE HUNTER is one
of the top opponents Of the sing
ing-piano playing style. Ivory is
masterful and skilled. He's mag
netic, and, he should be greater
in 1862 than he was in 1861 !.
five stars for Ivory Joe
Eddie Wilcox and his band Che
was formerly with the late Jimmy
Lunceford) have made chit" re-
cording Benny Benjamin's "Wheel
of Fortune" on Derby Records.
Vocal on this one is done by Sunny
i Gale y. Duke Ellington clicking
at Chicago's Regal Theatre