, 1952-05-26

known as BuLCofDalI OF Cne InkSpOtS, recorded y NJ
GIN Records under his own banner as Billy Bowen and
his Butterball Four" Bowen recorded eight sides, which
recording executives believe will click. Among them,
Bowen's my Heart Ache Is Only For YOU, and Lone
illness" Bowen and his group have filled the spot left
vacant by the Billy Williams Quartet. Bowens first MGM
releases are slated for an early release, and now television
spots are being sought for the nations coming quartet art
sists. Billy is a competent musician and singer. he halls
from Detroit, Michigan, where he once directed the
famous band of "McKinneys Cotton Pickers. He has
played with Lucky Millinder and has appeared for the
past ten years with the famous Inkspots. So, success to
Billy Bowen as a member of the MGM Recording Staff.
Arnold Dover is a very smart comedian Johnny
Hartman is featured nightly on the Ted Steele WPK t.
V Show ;. Melvin Moore has quality in his singing, where
as Billy Eckstine has quantity, in my opinion. Melvin is
a much unerrated singer. But, he will shortly come into
his own as a top crooner -. While Barbara Jacquet was
visiting her hubby, Illinois Jacquet in Chicago two weeks
ago, her St. Adams, Long Island home was robbed of $12,-
900.
Illinois Jacquet now at Broadways Birdland Volaida
Snow clicking at Downtown Cafe Society Fred Noe
mans recording of play Ball, You ALP on Imperial
Crown label is good Joe Medlin the Decca recording
artist of 81 Never Loved Anyone But You" fame, is hold
ing customers %spellbound at Harlem's Baby Grand New
Workers set for the Fats Waller Memorial affair Del
ia Rhythm Boys going over great in Europe Louis Arm
strong back in town. Nellie Luther refusing to play
New York spots in order to stay home in California =.
Howell and Bowser great on the Kate Smith Show Dot
cambridge appeared on the Ed Sullivan "Toast Of The
Town show last Sunday Buddy Johnson's band one
OF the big money makers.
A couple of weeks ago, at Harlems famous Savoy
Ballroom, New York's fabulous "Rinkeydinks," a club
composed of musicians wives, gave their pretty. cham
payne formal, featuring a flowing silver fountain of
champagne. Members of the Rinkeydinks (whO were
beautiful in gowns of while nylon metz are: Ruth Bowen
(Wife of Billy, new MGM recording artist), Hildegrade
Bostic (wife Of sax man Joe), Mona Hinton, Catherine
Basic (wife of the COUNTY, Genevie Valentine, Edith
Taylor, Chickie Evans, Nedalia Hunt, Georgette Weber,
Helen Sage and Barbara Jacquet (wife of Illinois. )Some
Some of the guests were Jewell Peacock (wife of mu-
stefan in Lucky Millinders band) Lucky and Sally Mill
inder, Audrey and Bill Gnkspots) Kenny, Judy Sims, Mr..
and Mrs. Arnett Cobb, Fannie Robinson, Lucille ARM
strong Uouie's wife) in her S14, 900 mink Saralou Har-
rs and hubby, Buddy Bowser, Ivy Rowe, Bill Graham,
The Cotton Club Girls and loads of others.
Bike Crawford will come into her own as a top fe-
male vocalist Billy Daniels going over great at the
Copacabana The new torchy love song, Laugh" on
MGM Records by Ivory Joe Hunter is clicking great. If
you haven't already purchased your recording of Laugh"
as yet, do so MGM Recording Company is a bigtime
outfit that plays fair with colored artists MGMs Presi-
dent, Frank Walker, is a peach of a fellow !. SO splendid
to our folks that it's had to believe. MGM has a staff of
such fine folks as Harry Meyers, artist and repertoire
head Of the "pop' Department.; and Sol ~Handwerger. In
fact, everybody connected with MGM Records is swell.
To Tan Americans all over the country This writer says
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