Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1953-03-14
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sure to get the Swallows version
of Laugh on King Records. It's
| colossal Another good one to
get is "Crowin' Easter Bunny. It's
a natural for the Riddles Also,
be sure to get Henry Glover's sing
ing version Of "Soft" made famous
as an instrumental number by Tiny
Bradshaw. Glover. artist and re-
pertoire man for King Records, as
well as vice president in charge of
recording for that company, wrote
his own words to the song and re-
corded it, doing the vocal. It's
great.
Harry James is currently knock
ing them cold at Broadway's Band
/ Box MGM recording artist,
Joni James visited the executive
officers Of MGM Records with its
prexy Frank Walker, last week, in
between her shows at the Para
mount Theatre The fabulous
Lucky Millinder is back in town
from Detroit where he does pro-
motion work for Joe Louis Bour-
! bon.
Bullmoose Jackson still at Har-
LENS Savoy Ballroom Ami
steen Aliens King waxing of
"Baby, Pm Doing 1t" has already
! hit the best sellers in Billboard and
Cash Box, Annisteen is surely
heading for stardom Sonny
! Thompson, the great pianist and
recording artist is the guy who
made thrush Lulu Reid what she is
today. Hope Miss Reid appreciates
it.
Sidney Bechet returns from
triumphant tour of Paris, March
3d. He is organizing a small group
that will play Stuyvesant Casino
New York, April 4 and then will
play eight weeks in the East, open
ing at the Rendezvous in Philadel-
phia on April 8. The Gale Agency
which books Betchet, will build
big show around him. His group
will have four men Erskine
Hawkins is now on one-nighters
! through the East The great
"Mr. B." Eckstine of MGM Records
fame, sings his heart out in "a
Fool In Love" backed with Go
uuette" and "If | Loved You" back
ed with eve Kiss In A Shadow"
MGM Records star, Tommy
Edwards "a Fool Such AS = and
Il Can't Love Another" is clicking
we'll MGM Records thrush,
Joni James "Have You Heard"
and "Wishing Ring" are climbing
to the top of the hit ladder.
A new spot, the Club Antique,
opens in Washington. The Johnny
Hodges ork will be the first to open
this. spot. 1t is owned by Paul
Mem, who formerly owned the
Club Bengasi Gene Ammons
and his ork are clicking at the
Comedy Club in Baltimore
Arthur Prysock and his crew hit
the East for the first time in a
number of months. playing through
the New England and New York
area, currently.
The very beautiful and talented.
suave yet demure Miss Dorothy
cambridge is back once again at
New York's plush East Side spot,
La Vie En- Rose. Dot is captivat-
ing. She once again proves that
she's bigtime talent. In my book
this lovely lady of the screen and
stage is the most representative
female artist we have. We also
go out on a limb and say that she
is by all means the prettiest girl
of our race to ever reach stardom.
Eddie Boyd and Little Walter
will be at the Royal Peacock in
Atlanta, March 80 The ORR
oles will start Southern tour
either with the Paul Williams ork
or the Griffins Brothers group on
March 16. Their tour will End
April 6 Amos Milburn opens
on March % at Pops Musical Bar,
Philly.
Sarah Vaughan's 81 Confess" and
IA Lovers Quarrel" are out of this
world MGM recording artist
Billy Eckstine's hit record Cara
van" sold 100000 platters
Sunny Gales Tear Drops On Ny
Pillow" gets first rating in this
column. It's Hy Grill of Victor
Records who's responsible for Sun
ny's rise to the top as great re-
cording artist Ruth Browns
platter of Mama, He Treats Your
Daughter Mean" is mild sensation
Lucky Millinder has one of
the best disc jockey shows origi-
mating from WNEW, New York.