Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1953-06-06
Electrically
Yours
BY Larry Douglas

NEW fORk - (GlobaD - A
drive is on to get new members 70
join the Georgia Carr Laugh Girl"
Fan Club. Georgia is the California
girl who has hot number out on
Capitol Records. It's called "Laugh
(Tho' You Feel You Want to
Cry)". Georgia's waxing of this
pretty tune, backed by the superb
Nelson Riddle DIRK is so good and
sales are soaring so high that she
has been dubbed the Laugh Grip.
So, the national Georgia Carr
Laugh Girl" Fan Club is seeking
new members to set up clubs
throughout the country. Those in
terested are urged to send a post
card with name, address and age,
to Mrs. lzzy Rowe, National Chair
man, Georgia Carr Laugh Girl"
Fan Club, 2091 Seventh Avenue
New York City. In return, they
will receive photos Of the Laugh
Girl and a Laugh Girl" button
with Georgia's picture on it.
This writer picks Tommy Ed
wards as MGM Records top male
singer at present Tommy is GER
talniy down to earth in his actions
and in his singing. He is plain.
and that's what people want So.
four bells for Tommy Edwards
MGM platters. His newest is "Take
These Chains From My Heart"
Iyree Glen and his trombone ar
the New York East Side spot, The
Embers Sonny Greer (the
greatest drummer Duke Ellington
ever had) is now free dancing with
his own CONDO and is in demand
both here and abroad.
Johnny Hodges and his band
clicking out San Francisco way
=. Grand opening recently of a
new Chicago club known as Beau
coup Lounge" new home of pro-
gressive jazz. Show currently fea-
lures Terry Gibbs at the vibes, a.
long with the Ira Sullivan Jazz
quartet Eddie Boyd set for
Chicago appearance at Union Park
Temple Little Walter now
touring California through the end
of May, then on to Texas
Margie Day and Paul Williams
clicked at Detroit's Graystone
Ballroom two weeks ago -. Lowell
Fulson and Lloyd Glenn into The
Rendezvous in Milwaukee.
Los Angeles, Cal. disc jockeys
and the public are going in a big
way for hometown girl, Georgia
Carr's Capitol Records disc OF
Laugh" There are more Jazz
groups working around Los Ange-
les than anywhere else in the coun-
try =. George Lewis at the Bever-
ly Cavern, Howard Rumsey All
Stars at the Lighthouse, Wingy
Manone at the Royal Room and
Gerry Mulligan at the Haig
Josephine Prentice causing lots
tongue wagging at the Bar Music
in L. A. . Stan Getz Of the wild
sax, into L. A. Tiffany
MGM recording artist Joni JAM
es at Ciro's in Hollywood This
writer would like to see MGM re-
cording artist, Tony Acquiviva do
an instrumental on Laugh. How
bout it, Frank Walker? MGM
waxing of Sylvana Manganno's
anna" is still heavy seller in
the RIB. field . George Tread
well, manager husband of the de-
vine Sarah Vaughan, has now OPP.
ened up his personal managers of
flee in Tin Pan Alley at 1850
Broadway, and besides Sarah, he
has singer Ruth Brown and Dizzy
Gillespie under his wing. Tread
well might get Ella fitzgerald in
to his brood. If this happens Ella
will have more money for herself.
Lynn Hope and his ork will play
a week of dates in Bermuda, start.
ing June MGM records ar
fist, George Shearing is already on
his trip to the Islands, now play
ing engagements in the Caribbean
area =. The New York Bandbox
has scheduled a number of wild
bookings over the next four or
five weeks. Woody Herman's ork
and the Jackie Davis trio will be
featured on the same bill with
Ruth Brown. After that, Lionel
Hampton DIRK and the Charlie Ven
tura group will go in for a battle
of hot VS. cool music, and finally
the Count Basic crew and Duke
Ellington's band are set for "A
two-week engagement late in June
Enroll Garner at the Embers
for four weeks . Sarah Vaughan
clicked at New Jersey Stagecoach.
A parting reminder to Georgia
Carr fans :. send your postcards
for your picture and button.