Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1952-08-30
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Yours
By RIA BARLEY

NEW YORK - (GlobaD-That
great gal of songs, Ella Fitzger-
aid, is really wooing the customers
at Broadway's Birdland. There is
constantly a line wrapped around
the corner from Broadway waiting
to get into Birdland to see and
hear Americas First Lady OF
Swing. She's great! Oscar
Pettiford and his seven piece ork
still clicking at B'Way's Snookies
Theatre Restaurant on West 45th
Street Following Oscar. the
worlds greatest Bass Violist, Dizzy
Gillespie, will invade Snookies, and
then the worlds greatest alto sax
man, Johnny Hodges will take over
By the way, Johnny Hodges
and his DIRK with Trombonist, Law
renee Brown, are still the talk of
the Showboat crowd in Philly.
They have been signed for a re-
turn engagement.
The Dominoes and Arnett Cobb
really packed them in at Harlem's
famed Apollo Theatre last week
{. Lucky Millinder is doing great
as a travelling representative for
the new Joe Louis Bourbon Whis-
key Fred Robbins WOR-TV
All Night Show is great New
Workers are crying to hear and see
Billy Holiday perform again
Billy Taylor is still clicking at
Broadway's Downbeat Club
Sarah Vaughan, Nat Cole and Stan
Kenton really put on a fine con-
cert at Carnegie Hall the other
Am. The Turf, 49th Street
and Broadway Tin Pan Alley) is
at all times the meeting place for
who's who in show biz and song
writers It's rumored that Ben
Webster will join the Johnny
Hodges Band.
Recording artist and singer, Joe
Medlin, is headlining the show at
SmalPs Paradise E. Dusty Fetch
er can be found around Harlem's
! Hotel Theresa Saw comic,
Jimmie Rogers in Tin Pan Alley
last week MGM recording
liartist, Tommy Edwards record
ing of "The Greatest Sinner of
Them All" is setting an all-time
high for Tommy And, Billy
Eckstine's Strange Sensation" is
really selling. 1t has passed the
million mark. MGM Records big
wigs are really proud of Eckstine
and Tommy Edwards, two really
great fellows Also, MGM art
list, Fran Warren is really tile gal
with the spellbinding voice. Her
waxings sell in the hit" bracket,
also.
Singer Joan Shaw telling me her
career troubles at Snookies
Charles Fuqua forming his New
1nkspots. The nations press print
it last week. This columnist broke
the news last spring, which makes
this corner number one This
column has printed for the past
four years that many successful
New York models and some show
gals are "call girls" Last week
the New York dailies broke the
news of pretty models and a few
showgals being arrested for pros
titution. This investigation. ac-
cording to authorities, will involve
some colored girls. When this
column used the item five years
ago, some people said we were
crazy, but it's all coming out in
the wash now.
New York City authorities, it is
claimed, are about to investigate
a certain beautician who allegedly
makes her money selling whiskey
and women. A certain New York
daily has enough documented evil
dence on her to break New York
wide open. The worst enemy of
them all is involved dope!
Joe Morris ork, singer Ray
Charles, ard thrush Laurie Tate,
concluded successful engagement
at the Royal Peacock in Atlanta
Two weeks ago -. Sarah Vaughan
clicked at Maksis Town and Coun-
try in Brooklyn Amos Mil
burn and the Griffen Brothers
start a southern tour on August
70 The Austin Powell Quintet
is now playing at the Little Bel
mont Club, Atlantic City Err
roll Garner went over big at Cleve-
lands Ebony Club E. Bull Moose
jackson is still going great :.
Paul Williams DIRK and the Orioles
were successful at the Royale The
atre Baltimore, and now are break
ing it up at Harlem's Apollo The
atre.
MGM Recording artist, Ivory Joe
hunter, is on one-nighters through
Texas and Florida Ruth Brown
packed them in on Irving Fields
chesapeake Bay Boatride out of
Washington last week Steve
Gibson added new member to his
Red Caps in drummer man, Jerry
Potter. It's the first time for a /
drummer with the unit. Louie Jor-
dan is at Roesh's Reachcomber,
wildwood, N. J. Dottie Smith,
who has been singing with
(Coatesville) Harris Band in Her.
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