Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1952-06-21
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By RIA BARLEY

NEW YORK = (GlobaD - It's
official - Billy Bowen formerly
known as Butterball Of the Ink
spots), who recently signed as an
MGM recording artist, and who
just recently waxed four sides for
that diskery, has now signed with
GAO General Artist Corporation)
Bowen signed with GAO, a lead
ers contract. >AGVA contract, local
802 contract, teiavision contract
and radio contract. He will open
next weekend in Connecticut:
from there he goes for ten DAYS
to Brooklyn's Town and Country
Club; then he invades Florida for
a four-week stand, and from there
goes to Canada for three weeks.
Then Billy comes back to New
4ork's La Vie En- Rose, after which
he will to a guest shot on "Toast
of The Town" and "Songs For
Sale. Also, Bowen is scheduled
to appear each week, next Fall on
GAGS new TV package show.
Frank Commit of tin New York
Journal American, sees the return
of big bands. He says, Fright now
the theatre and cafe impresarios
are dipping into six figures for the
Eckstines and the Daniels and the
Rays and the LANES, but it is as
certain as that the sun will rise
over Brooklyn tomorrow that the
craze cannot last indefinitely. The
young people of America are go
ing to start searching for new
sounds and diversions and | predict
that the pendulum is bound to
swing back toward the big band"
. This writer feels that Willy
Mays band and the MGM Record
ing band of Woody Herman will
bring big bands back By the
way, Woody Herman's latest MGM
platters are, Brother Fats" "The
Glory of Love-" "Blue Flame" and
New Golden Wedding"
Mr.. "B" BILLY Eckstine) was
more than a sensation last week
at his Copacabana opening. Folks
are saying that Mr.. B. sang down
to earth, for he delivered we'll "Ol
Man River" kiss of Fire" and
others with warmth Ruth
Brown clicked onstage at Harlem's
Apollo Theatre last week . -. Pearl
Bailey knocked them cold the other
week at La Vie En- Rose Joe
Delaney (WJMR New Orleans)
acted as NC for the recent Louis
Armstrong concert at the Audi
forum in New Orleans While
Spirituals have gone over well or
juke boxes in many areas, it's moi
too often that gospel numbers
clinch a spot on charts out this
way. That's why it's news that
Peacock's Lets Talk About Jesus
by the Bells of Joy is finding its
way into many locations Lieb
mann Breweries over in Brooklyn
picking up the tab on WOW New
York for a series of special broad
casts taped at Sugar Ray Robin
sons training camp at Pomptor
Lakes, N. j.
I Did you know that Lionel Hamp.
tons MGM platter Flying Home
wasn't ever rated as a chit" mum.
Der? But, it sold over million +.
The Blenders clicking on their en-
gagement at Pittsburgh's Musical
Bar, "Piano Parade" package fea-
turing Enroll Garner, Art Tatum
Meade Lux Lewis and Pete John
| son, disbanded until the fall
George Shearing Of MGM Records
and his quintet, also contracted fol-
one-week engagement at Cleve-
lands Town Casino, along with
Stan Kenton. That spot IS the big
gest black-and- tannery in Cleve-
land.
paul Robson definitely will
sing in Minneapolis, probably in
the streets if other arrangements
can't be made" declared James
! Robertson, chairman of a Local