Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1952-11-08
Electrically
Yours
By RIA BARLEY

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Your reporter turned song plug
ger for time and went to Balti
more with Herb Kenny, MGM re-
cording artist, to do a recoras pro.
motion among disc jockeys or
Kenney's first MGM platter, "My
Song" backed with "You Never
Heard Word | Said" This is
what it takes to help put over a
record:
We were on the go from We'd
nesday morning, lin Baltimore)
until 3 Am. Friday morning, go
ing from one disc jockey show to
another. Early Thursday morning
Kenny appeared on Buddy WITH's
great morning dee jay show. Buddy
played both sides of the platter and
interviewed Kenny. The phone calls
from listeners were terrific. Bud
dy is one of Baltimore's top dee
jays. After Buddy's show, we visit
ed theatrical editor, E. B. Rea of
the Afro-Ameritan, who is one of
the nations top newsmen.
Next on the dee jay agenda was
a visit to the talented Miss Whcr1
ley (WSlD). She gave Herbs plat
ter a great send-Off and devoted
much air time to Herbs personal
interview. Miss WHEREBY is another
of Baltimore's fine folks.
Then, we visited the Ralph Phil
lips Show, CWFBK). Ralph plugl
ged "My Song" and "You NeveI
Heard A Word l Said" He gavd
Herb a wonderful interview. Ralph
is another top disc jockey.
After that, we dashed over ttk
The Great Hot Rod on station
WITH. Hot Rod gave Kenny 4
rousing send-off, and the respons&
from his radio audience was great
Next we visited VIDAL, Baltil
more's 50,000-Watt station. ChucA
Richards was very congenial and
on his show he plugged the songs
His show is heard from coast t
coast and in Bermuda, South Am
erica, Canada. Chuck, suav
young man, is a credit to Bait
more's 50,OOO-watt NBC affiliated
station. He's the same Chuck VIII
used to sing with Lucky Millinder
famous Blue Rhythm Band.
The last radio dee jay show end
ed at 3 AM. Friday morning d
Mitch Reid's popular all mite shoy
He and his partner Harley" rea
ly climaxed our visit by votirE
Herby Kenny and his platter in
their society over the air waves.
Incidentally, while in Baltimo
our good press friend, Jesse Wal
er who is now on the staff of b
timOre's Afro-American, treated
royalty at the Comedy Club whe
Doc Bagby (the greatest exponeis
of the Hammond Organ and h
trio are currently appearing.
Duke Ellington, celebrating h s.
rs years in show business is
Broadway's Paramount Theatrl
and going great guns, as only tH
Duke can do. Last Saturday nit
Duke left between shows and wal
a guest on Lucky Millinder's WIN
EW show, 'Lucky's Lounge" Lud
ky devoted his entire one-hou.
program to the Duke.
MGM recording artists Bill
Eckstine and George Shearing,
long with Count Basic and hi
ork, invade Carnegie Hall Novemi
Der Is. Ruth Brown is still goind
great as a vocalist Wilt
(GaitortaiD Jackson has become
one Of the hottest opponents
the tenor sax Mahalia Jack
son, fabulous gospel singer, lief
for Europe on the SIS United Stat
es on October II. Miss Jackson il
touring Paris, Lyons, Bordeaux
Scandinavia, Holland, B Il G Jun
and England. Accompanying the
artist will be Bess Berman, Mill
dred Falls and Harry Lenetska.
Bette McLaurin is at Broadway'4
Birdland A new package of
Joe Morris DIRK, Little Lurie Tate |
Lowell Fulson and the Five Keys
will go out on one-night trek
starting November % through
December II. The group will play
theatres MGM recording ar
fist, Eddie Haywood, is at the|
Blackhawk in San Francisco.