Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1953-04-11
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Sarah Vaughan's opening two
Thursdays ago at Broadway's
Blrdland Cafe was a huge success.
Just back from her European
jaunt, Sarah has proven herself
more captivating than ever. Those
on hand to welcome her back to
America and wish her we'll at her
opening were, Dorothy cambridge,
Eartha Kit, Patti Page, Thelma
Carpenter; Rumba' man, Moro
Morales; Ivy, Rowe, Evelyn Gun
bingham, Mel Patrick, Allen Nor
rison, Arnold deMille, Allan Nc
MILAN and many, many more.
Laugh" Tho You Feel You
Want to Cry is sweeping the ma
ton as hit on King Records by
the Swallows. Sales on this plat
ter are at an all-time high for
King Records. Cash Box Magazine
and The Billboard, the two bibles
Of the music world, had this to,
say about the King Records yer
sion of it. Cash Box gave Laugh"
rating of B, which means very
good and added, Laugh" by the
Swallows dishes up a slow tempo
in tender and soft manner. Excel
lent for the soft light spots. The
Billboard said, "The Swallows came
through with a warm, heartfelt
reading of sentimental ditty, with
the lead singer turning in a solid
performance while the group backs
him closely. Tune is melodic and
performance is fine. It's a strong
platter that could bust through
with exposure. A coin grabber."
Also, The Billboard gave Laugh"
a rating of 81 which means ex-
cellent.
Henry Glover's "Soft" on King
Records is another one that's
jumping high all over the nation.
Glover's catchy vocal rendition is
out OF this world :. MGM record
ing artist, Billy Eckstine opened
April 3 at BroadWay's Bandbox
Cafe. Billy's performance of Gar
avian" kiss of Fire" etc. are SEN
sational.
The Crickets MGM hit platter
of you're Mine" is steadily creep
ing up =. Joni James is still Md
ing high with her four hits. The
gal is terrific . Annisteen AL
LENS King Records platter of
Baby, I'm Dom 1t" is now seventh
among the top ten of the rhythm
and blues hits a.. Not in the long
est time has a record hit the ma
ton with such startling impact
as Hound Dog, the Little Esther
etching out on the King label. OF
course, Little Esther wasn't the
first artist out with this one, but
she caught up with and passed the
first released platter.
That MGM Album, "Hot vs.
Cool" is some peanuts! Dizzy Gil
lespie, Buddy DeFranco and Don
Elliott team up on the "cool' side
against Jimmy Mcfarland and
Edmond Hall on the "hot" side
OF the jazz argument. Makes Nigh
ty interesting and enjoyable lis
tening.
Nat "King" Cole provokes an
interesting thought. He seems to
be the only pop artist who hits and
hot" charts with almost every
thing he chants. The stylist pleas
es everybody . Jimmy Forrest
mixed for a tour of one-nighters
by Universal attractions 8. t.. Willis
Jackson into the Farm Dell Club,
Dayton, Ohio, April 20 . Willie
Bryant and Ray Carroll willie
and Ray) of radio station WHOM,
now operate out of Broadway's
Birdland and feature the top 20
rhythm and blues tunes from the
Cash Box every Saturday at II
midnight :. Willie turned down
lucrative offer from the Coast,
when he took this job.
Charlie Fuqua and his Inkspots
broke all records during their
stretch in Kansas City, Mo. Now
Fuqua is in San Francisco and
on April "a, he am his Inkspots
will open at Hollywood's Macon
DO. The crowds from coast to
coast agree that Charlie and his
group are fine aggregation, and
they break all attendance records
wherever they appear.