Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1953-04-04
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CDR. 1--WE" Smalls has come into
his own as one of the nations top
disc jockeys. The congenial and
popular Tommy of New York's
WWRL, made his remote control
debut last Monday night from Har-
LENS famous Baby Grand with his
DIR. 1--WE Show, The Baby Grand
was more than damned and packed
on opening night. Members of the
New York press came out in full
force to welcome DR.. 1--WE. Smalls
invaded the spot left vacant by
Willie Bryant, who, along with his
partner, Ray Carroll, took their
powerful hit-making show to
Broadway's Birdland, still over
station WHOM. Willie Bryant has
left the way open for a younger
dee jay to climb to the top. Willie
is that sort of a guy.
Buddy Johnson and his band
clicked last week at HarIems
famed Apollo Theatre Annis-
teen Aliens King platter of Baby
Pm Doing 1t" is still climbing a.
mong the top ten Rumor is
that Lucky Millinder will take
over the radio dee jay spot at Har-
LENS popular Palm Cafe Eroll
Garner and Dizzy Gillespie at
Broadway's Birdland MGM re-
cording artist, Billy Eckstine opens
April 3 at Broadway's Bandbox
The Lou LuTour Show on
WHOM is rated as tops Comic
Jimmy Rogers is holding his own
Johnny Hodges and his ork
are still going great on thp'r
heavy road schedule Dusty
Fletcher is still a transformer
Lulu Reid is that singing sexation
with Sonny Uong Gomez Thomp-
son.
Success is like this: MGM re-
cording artist, Joni James just
signed for a 4,00O-a-week deal
with Pittsburgh mite spot! Be
fore a disc-click "Why Don't You
Believe Me-" the singer was. work
ing one-niters for $25. Joni has
so many hits on her hands she
doesn't know which one to plug!
Her million-seller, why Don't You
Believe Me?" still is in the top ten.
and "Have You Heard?" and
"CheatIn' Heart" are not too far
behind.
Henry Glover, vice-president in
charge of recording at King Rec
ords, has a chit" number all his
own. It's Soft" with vocal writ
ten and done by Glover Ella
Fitzgerald is the top artist in Eu-
rope on Norman Granz' Jazz at
the Philharmonic Show Sarah
Vaughan is still, in my opinion, the
top female vocalist, and MGM re-
cording artist Billy Eckstine, is
still the best male vocalist
Bah Gonzales DIRK clicking and his
new King platter is snazzy
Ruth Sawyer, the pretty beautic-
Ian, will come into her own as a
stellar attraction: A lovely songs
tress.
Sonny Thompson, Bill Dogett.
Bull Moose Jackson, Lulu Reid,
Inc Swallows, are top heavy re-
cordlng artists . The Swallows.
VINO clicked two weeks ago at the
Apollo Theatre in Harlem, are cur-
rently riding high with their new
hlng Records release of Laugh"
mo You Feel You Want To Cry).
IN the first three weeks of release
It has sold over 100000 comics
And, does this writer like that,
Louis Armstrong is still blow
ing his trumpet Sugar Raw
walking into Harlem's
Palm Cafe last week Dinab
Washington has blonde hair. Gee
That's bad.
Ruth Brown has done it again
The husky song stylist is ridino
llgh with her waxing of "Mama
tie Treats Your Daughter Mean"
Billy Holiday is still one of
Americas greatest attractions
Last Saturday, this writer gave a
"expectant father" STAG
party for Henry Glover CA g. r
Nan for King Records. Glover's
pretty wife, Doris, is expecting the
'tork any time now. Those who
attended were Sid Nathan of KING
records, Lucky Millinder. Nelson
IloVer (Henry's brother), Earl
and Warren Davis (Glover's broth
ers-ln-law), Melvin Clark of Gin
Jack Pearl, Harold Oren-
stem, Big John Greer, Ray Barron
FREDDY Weismantle of King Rec,
ords, Nat Tanner, Arthur Williams
Sam "Spodee" Theard and nroes
photographer Chick Solomon.