Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1953-01-31
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Yours
By RIA BARLEY

NEW YORK, (GLOBAL)-MG
J recording artist, Joni James, the
| thrush who rode on a wing to
success with her "hit" record of
''Why Don't You Believe Me" is
now knocking them cold at New
YOrk's plush East Side spot, La Vie
En- Rose. From there she will 90
to the Paramount Theatre
Sarah Vaughan and her hubby
manager off to Europe John
ny Hodges, "The worlds greatest
alto sax man" and his ork clicked
at that Baltimore Theatre. Little
Leslie Uggams Crayne, the nine
year-old thrush, who is now an
MGM recording artist, also went
over big on the Hodges bill.
Joe Medlin has one of the great
est male voices of this age, in NV
opinion. Here's hoping the powers
that be at Decca will recognize the
true greatness and worth of Joe
Medlin by pushing him. As yet,
he hasn't had the professional at
tention he justly deserves, and
there are many people who feel, as
| do, that Joe's voice is the best
male voice on that liable. So we are
sending up a plea that Joe Medlin
will be given the proper treatment
That would be a treat for our folks
who buy millions of Decca Records.
A new Broadway spot opening
next to Birdland. It's called The
Band Box. Owned by Jazz man,
Norman Granz Charles Brown
has ordered a specially made mink
necktie to add to his already fabu-
lous wardrobe. A strong contender
or hOnors as the best dressed
artist in show business.
MGM's new rhythm and blues
department now has five now art
jsts out on ten great tunes. They
are: Eddie Carter Quartet doing
Don't Turn Your Back on Me"
backed with Cat EN- Up; Basil
Spears doing 81 Want A Man TIE
Give Me Some Luck" backed with
"You Make Me Feel SO Good;
Gabriel Brown doing Gold Mama"
backed with "I'm Just Crazy;
Irene Redfield doing "Whalin'
Away backed with Never Trou-
bic Trouble" The Blues Chasers
doing Birmingham Special" back
ed with "Old Fashioned Blues"
These are "red hot" releases.
Camille Howard a great boogie
Woogie pianist Al Hibbler
Going over big at Detroit's Flame
Bar y. Betty McLaurin rapidly
coming into her own as a great
songstress The Raven still
clicking Dinah Washington
still holding her own Ella
Fitzgerald walking up Tin Pan AL
Alley the other afternoon
Dusty Fletcher eating at Hotel
Theresa's Coffee Shop MGM
recording artist, Tommy Edwards
now has another big one out. It's
called, "a fool Such As l."
Moulin Rouge, John Huston's
much-heralded technicolor extrava-
ganza starring Jose Ferrer, will
have its gala New York premiere
at the Capitol Theatre on the even
ing of Tuesday, February 10, under
the sponsorship of the Damon Run
yon Memorial Fund for Cancer Re-
search. The celebrity-filled pre-
miere, which will be attended by
in the arts and entertain
ment fields, as we'll as civic and
political leaders, will be opened to
the public. Moulin Rouge features
also Zsa Zsa Gabor and Suzanne
Flon and introduced Collette Mar
chand
MGM recording artist, Ivory Joe
Hunter, goes on a tour of one
nighters, Starting January 81
Bull Moose Jackson now at the
Showboat in Philadelphia En-
rol Garner at the Bangasi in Wash
ington Arthur Prysock will
go out with a package through
Texas starting in February
Willie Mabon clicked at Harlem's
Apollo Theatre.
This writer happened to have
heard a demonstration record of
"You Go To My Head" done by
"The Three Bees and a Honey. 1t
is colossal, class, bigtime-com-
mercial and very polished. Would
like to take this group over, record
them on major liable and take
them to success and stardom. This
Baltimore group plays at club,
and | wish the leader would please
contact me.
Hope all people who are inter-
ested in encouraging truly demo-
cratic enterprises would remember
to give them the proper support.
Such an enterprise is MGM Rec
ords. Their employment policies
are the best-all the way, and we
should give them our wholehearted
backing.