Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1953-09-12
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Well, fabulous Lucky Millinder has
really proved that he's still the
master Snowman. He and his band,
along with little Leslie "U" Crayne
really stopped the Apollo Theatre
show cold last week. Lucky was
so good he's fulfilling his second
engagement. Leslie couldn't STAY on
another week because of her urgent
recording commitments with MGM.
Dizzy Gillespie is now starring
at the Apollo along with Red AL
len, the trumpet wizard; clarinetist
superb, Sidney Betchet, and Lucky
Millinder. This Apollo show is ter
rifle Dusty Fletcher going
great with the Big Rhythm and
Blues Show -. Don Abney a great
pianist, with Lucky's band
Burnie Peacock Is one of the
great opponents of the alto sax.
Peacock's style is flexible, as well
as sweet and colorful. He PLAYED
with the famous old Blue Rhythm
Band of Lucky Millinder, Count
Basie's Band and Cab Calloway's
DIRK. Now, the sophisticated Peacock
is back with Lucky. Burnie is mar
ried to pretty Jewell Lightfoot,
who is from the writer's home
town of Detroit. 1--WE remember
Jewell as a classmate at Wingert
Elementary School in the Motor
City, Burnie is a King Records
artist. His most popular waxing is
"Charmaine". His latest record re
lease is "My Blue Heaven"
Lionel Hampton and his band
are breaking it up at Broadway's
Bandbox Cafe. Hamp has his boys
wearing beach shorts as they play
what calamity! Erskine
Hawkins enjoying watching little
Leslie Crayne and Lucky Millin-
der's band at the Apollo Err.
roll Garner going great out on the
West Coast Duke Ellington
and his wife strolling up Seventh
Avenue, taking it easy Billy
Taylor and his band still going
great at Lou Tarrasi's place on
West 47th Street off Broadway.
His drummer man, Charlie Smith,
is one Of the greatest in the biz
Billy Ward and his Dominoes are
still going great . Bette Nc
Laurin making a hit at Broad
ways Birdland.
"Porgy and Bess" still going
strong on Broadway =. Hear tina.
Chicago's Janice Kingslow has be-
come quite an actress. We remem-
Der Janice when we used to go IT,
Chicago from Detroit to visit
Eartha Kit is making good on the
road -. Dorothy cambridge is
still clicking-Johnny Hodges and
band back in New York City for
brief spell Sonny Greer, Mr..
Ellington, is still the greatest
drummer, and in my opinion, the
only drummer for your band
Tenor sax man Ben Webster play
ing around town Drummer
Crawford, guitarist Barksdale and
pianist Billy Kyle out on the road
Hear that Don Redman will
record for Decca.
Songstress Dinah Washington
should watch her step. Many Of
her fans have been heard to opine
that her actions are not exactly
ladylike =. Sarah Vaughan, they
say, is separated from her hubby
George Treadwell. Her name has
been Economically linked with an
Atlantic City tavern whiskey pour
er =. Billy Eckstine has a popular
dance record out on w. c. Handy's
popular st. Louis Blues, Handy's
immortal number takes up both
sides of this MGM platter 4. Lee
roy Holmes and his DIRK have re-
corded Julie" and $50 This is
Love" and they are really great
MGM thrush Ginny Gibson's
waxing of "Dansero" is a good one.
Every once in a while, Latin
favored ballad becomes a big hit,
and it seems Ginny has one in
"Dansero" a dashing, dazzling
ballad that she sings to fare
thee-well On the flip, there's more
good listening in a pretty ballad
called "No More Tears"