Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1953-01-03
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By RIA BARLEY

MON REAL, Canada-(GlObaD
= Well, your New York reporter
this week is in Montreal and will
be back in dear OF New York next
week. And, to all of my readers
throughout the nation, a happv
New Year,
Herby Kenny of MGM Records
fame, and his Rockets are now an
pearing at the "class" Savoy night
club IN downtown Montreal. Herb
is a sensation here, and his rendi-
tions Of his latest MGM "hits"
Calling You" and 81 Don't Care"
are two top numbers with Mon
treal folks. Herby Kenny and his
Rockets asked me to wish everv-
one Of my readers a happy and
prosperous New Year.
This column is happy to extend
seasons greetings to the entire
show business world. Especially
we want to greet President Frank
Walker of MGM Records for his
untiring efforts in DEVELOPING
colored talent in the field of popu-
lar music Happy New Year
to Joni James and her number
one MGM hit, "Why Don't You Be
lieve Me" and best wishes for her
latest, wishing Well"
Greetings to Sol Handwerger.
Harry Meyerson, Dick Lyons and
all the gang at MGM Records
Happy New Year to the worlds
greatest alto sax man Tin my book
Johnny Hodges, also to Sarah
Vaughan Billie Holiday, Ella Fitz-
gerald, Savannah Churchill, Ruth
Brown, Sarah McLawlor, Bette
McLaurin, Nat Cole, MGM record
ing artists Billy Eckstine and Tom
my Edwards, Enrol Garner, Duke
Ellington, Wini Brown, Babs Con
zales, Herb Kenny, Louis oops"
Armstrong, the Mills Brothers,
The Golden Gate Quartet, The
Characters, MGM recording artist,
Ivory Joe Hunter, Slim Gaillard,
Billy Taylor and Dusty Fletcher
all fine personalities and per-
formers.
The fabulous bandleader and disc
jockey, Lucky Millinder tells us
ne would like to extend greetings
to his millions of friends via this
column. Speaking of Lucky, he's
doing a wonderful job of promot-
ing Joe Louis Bourbon Whisky.
This concern couldn't have a bet
ter man than Lucky doing its pro-
motion.
Henry Glover, King Records art
list and repertoire man, is back
home with his wife, Doris at their
fashionable 10 Hamilton Terrace
apartment, after more than two
months southern jaunt looking for
new recording talent.
We understand that the Apollo
Theatre Amateur Hour via ABC
is going strong =. also understand
Harlem's famous Savoy Ballroom
is jumping with Erskine Hawkins
Band.
If we may be allowed to extend
more greetings, we'd like to send
along wishes for a happy New
Year to folk singer Harry Bella
fonte, Dorothy cambridge, Lena
Horne, Ethel Waters, Buddy John
son, Maxine Sullivan, The Swal-
lows, Joe Medlin, Johnny Hartman,
Count Basic and to all in this
big business.
We would also like to extend a
good word to fellow members of
the Fourth Estate Icy Rowe
of the Pittsburgh Courier, E. B.
Rea of the Afro-American, AL
Monroe of the Chicago Defender,
Betty Granger of the Amsterdam
News, P. B. Young, Jr. of the Nor
folk Journal and Guide, Sonny
Murrain of the New York Age, the
entire staff of the Los Angeles
Sentinel, and to all of the other
newspapers throughout the coun-
try.
And last, but not least, a per-
sonal warm greeting to my bosses
at Global News Syndicate, Julius
J. Adams and Lou Swarz, and all
the gang affiliated with Global.
HAPPY NEW YEAR
EVERYBODYi