Arkansas State press., 1953-02-13
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VIEW TURK - (Gobal) - There are MANY good singers
- uays out few with soul That is gift that seems
u Negroes There are only white bows whom
hk sing with soul They are Frank Sinara and perr COVE
zoe Mean Is in my opinion the greatest male stvist He
ss IRON the soul and Joe has voice He has been much
uuelidted out he will into his own soon Tonp, ia
wards of MGM Records fame puts his soul into hs sinain d
mats why he sells. MGM recording artist Billy Ecksne has
p as wen as soul in his singing, which him great
out Joe Medn in my opinion tops Ecstne because he can
aaa 10 MS singing the fact that he is a styist
Nat Cole doesn't have great voice but he sings from the
esroes are generally soulful people, they are the
ones mat produced the only American folk music They also
created blues which have badly kicked around ate b
recording companies attempting put gmmiek" lyrics to
gnnnek music calling it the blues The Blues is American
Se american Negro originated it and only Negroes
can reproduce real blues
Duke Ellington and his famous orll are now clicking at
New 4ofks new Band Box club Broadway AL Sears
back IN town. after doing promotion for Victor AL has hot
recording out and Victor contract Johnny Hodqas
and his ork are still clicking around the country Una Mae
eare made her TV debut this week She the only Negro
Mae Carlisle Show.
Charlie Fuqua and his nkspots very successful at the
Howard theatre in Washington Now they are appearing at
new white spot IN Washington the Hill Top club for one week
and they clicking They have full schedule ahead From
here they do onengher Boston, then to the State theatre
Hartford Conn and then back Boston do weeks stand
MGM recording artist Tommy Edwards is still holding
ms own with You Win Again" Tiny Bradshaw's terrific
disng Soft the King label overlooked the ROB field
ana Is no" getting strong play by the pop DECAYS Buddy
Morrow who showed fabulous rise in sales when ha began
cutting RIB hits hunderbong his wav toward ha ton
pop recorders in the DECAYS sngs Another or two
should do it.
The New York progressive music lovers found themselves
IN the middle of battle for the patrons last week that gave
en chance to see the leading artists the jazz field for
the unbelievable sum of SIPS On Friday January 6 new
ey the Band Box opened in the location formerly occupied
oy the Iceland restaurant right to Bdand Business
good at both places The night Band Box opened the fans
poured IN to see Oscar Peterson Trio Flip Phillips Gene
hfupa Buddy Rich Charlie Ventura Ray Brown and Barney
kese Charlie shaver Hank Jones Teddy Napoleon The
Lester Young Quintet Stan Getz Quintet and the Dave Dr
beck Quartet appeared at the Birdland.
Dnah Washington at the Brown Derby Honolulu . , An
nsteen Aliens King Records waxing Eyes | Do backed
with I'm Doing IT. is breaking all over the country In the
1rs five days of release it sold $4,000 copies Ersne
Hawkins clicking at the Baltimore Spa" Lulu Reid vo-
caS with Sonny Thompson band sooist on the King
label should make big in 50 This gal charm with her
pipes Doles Dickens and Jimmie Butts those mad musical
comedians are scream at Baltmores Coronet club p"
Inc tremendous popularity of Hank Williams while definitely
established when he alive, has unbeevabv ap
parent since his death According to Handwerger MGM
advertising and sales promotion head checks pour
ing in to distributor the country blanket orders
Tor everything the late hilblly artist did