Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1953-09-25
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NEW YORK (GlobaD = Lucky Milnder and his band
stole the whole show last week at Harems Apollo theatre
with their rendition of George Gershwins Rhapsody Blue
Stump and Stunpy sensational usual g. . Edna
nc the gal who did Heavenly Father, sang in top
fashion The Clovers didn't off too we'll
The Orioles wound up successful in Atlantic City
before the closed Earl Hines and Wynone Harris
are set to usher in the fall the newly
Emersons Grille in Philadelphia. Lennie Sloane pro-
pneor Edna McGriff a pretty thrush with a pretty
voice. who should be major label singing strictly pop"
material The Orchids featured with the Sonny Thomp
son ork have been clicking Arthur Prysock
Texas road trip month, He will also play number
dates on the West Coast after he finishes the onengher
tour.
The Savoy Ballroom in New York has been sold to the
city OF New York to make way for housing development
owners Moe Gale and Charlie Buchanan will build
Voy Ballroom in neighborhood . Billy Wards Domi-
noes are celebrating their third anniversary as vocal unit
as they headline this weeks show the Apollo
group plays the Bandbox Broadway starting
September %
Jimmy Tyler finishing season at the Club Harlem AT
anc City, heads for the with Robnsons rop
lcana revue Fabulous Preston with his organ
stylngs at Ted Johnson's Cotton club Lawnside ~ J.
Joe Loco back at PHILIPS Blue Clara Ward Singers
Ruth Brown Buddy Johnson Dorothy cambridge Arthur Pry
SOCK the Ravens and possibly Nat King Cole
Tor the Pittsburgh Courers annual swing which will
De held Tor the first time in Phadephias Academy
&C. September Is The New Emerson club Phlly joins
the name spots in South Phiy with Earl Hines for the
starter He will be followed by Eddie Haywood then Bull
Moose Jackson and Joe Morris
Nat King Cole in New York City prepare for his first
stint show He is ready to hit the road with
the Biggest Show of 53 Thrush 10 Ann Toley plays
TWO weeks at the Baybrook Westhaven, Connecticut
an CRAM and his Jazz at the Philharmonic" has
ed for onenight stand the Municipal auditorium San
Antonio on October He has his unit hree-week
tour OF the Far East in November winds UP
the tour The package will dates in Tokyo JAPAN Hong
Kong emma; Sidney Australia and Manila P T. marking
the first time the troupe has carried special brand of
commercial Jazz to Asia and Australia Jazz the
monte twice played through Europe last spring was the
rst American group to play England in than 10
Inc group, which tees off its American in Hartford
Con features Ella Fitzgerald Gene krupa Oscar Peterson
Charlie Shavers, Ben Webster, Flip Phillips Young
Willie Smith, Benny Carter, J. c. Heard Ray Brown Herb
Ellis and Bill Harris.
MCiM Records has signed group known as
the NormanaireS owned by ASCAP composer aranger
Fred Norman of the greatest the biz Henry Glover
A&R man of King Records enjoys playing his Long Is
land home with his infant daughter Joni Hank Williams
records stll going strong Tommy Edwards has another
sensational number out called, $50 Little Time MGM
is preparing special gold record be Italian
him star, Sylvano Mangano who there location in Rome
shooting new film, Ulysses" The gold will be one of
his record Anna which has already passed the million mark
in sales.