Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1953-05-09
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with the voice of the century" ha
been named as the "Pittsburg
Courier Find of the Year. Mis-
Dunn, Detroiter, is former choi
singer at the Church of Gu
Prayer, one of Detroit's larges
churches. She was discovered b
All Green, popular Detroit theatri
cal personality and the man VIII
discovered Johnny Ray and VIII
now manages Emit Stay Trio, La
Vern Baker, Todd Rhodes, 7. j
Fowler, the Royals and the Fou
Carols.
Mr.. Green is so positive Of Jea
Dunn's success that he went on rec
ord as saying: "If she doesn't max
1T, I'll quit the business for gooc
and I'd hate to do that because it
my first love-" Miss Dunn is
different sort Of singer. Her voic
is exciting, hushed, harp-like an
spine-tingling. Maurice King
leader of the Columbia Recordin.
Wolverines was Immediately sough
by Al Green as advisor, coach an
musical director and arranger 70
Jean. We predict that she is
coming Broadway attraction. Thi
gal will surely make it.
Click Record Shop at TAI 81
Nicholas Avenue in New York
one of the finest record shops i
all of New York City. It's locate
up on Sugar Hill" and does
terrific business, handling also
tremendous load of mail orders
One may get all of the popula
records sent by mail Sara
Vaughan and Erskine Hawkins ius
finished a successful run at Han
LENS Apollo Theatre.
Joe Louis gets a re-match: Du
to the unprecedented response t
Joe Louis personal appearance a
the Apollo Theatre on 125th Stree
a few weeks ago, THE Champ
has returned there with an entirel
snew routine and a new revue. Thi
IS the first time in the historv 0
the Apollo that any performer ha
been brought back for such a
early repeat. Cast of this fast
moving revue includes Joe Loo
and his Mambo Band, Dolores Par
ker (Joe's heart throb), All Hib
bier, Jesse James and Cornell. lie
roy Strange, the Spence Twins
and the pace-setter of the show
the very talented Leonard Rec
Joe's longtime associate and part
ner. This Joe Louis Revue wen
over great.
MGM recording artist Her
Kenny's new release of "Sta
Spangled Dawn" is thought t
have a good chance of becomin,
an international Chassis -. MGN
artist, Joni James new release o
Almost Always" is another bi,
one. anna" also an MGM re
lease by Sylvana Mangano, brok
wide open two Saturdays ago j
Harlem.
The Record Show, which was t
have featured Nat Cole, Sara
Vaughan and the Billy May ork
closed last week after nine per
iormances. Cole was forced t
withdraw from the show due vt
illness, and a replacement coul
not be obtained Immediately
The Biggest Show of SO, wit
Frankie Lame, Ella Fitzgerald
Louis Jordan and Vthe Woody Her
man DIRK, is doing very we'll on it
trek eastward, playing one nighter
in the large cities.
Enrol Garner clicked last wee
at the Yankee Inn, Akron TIL
Beeny Goodman-Louis Armstron
road unit, which features the tw
all-star orchestras, is raking u
solid crosses at the kickoff of it
slx-weeks tour Ruth Brow
opens at the Town Casino, Buffalo
N. Y, May 18. This will tax
place after the thrush appears a
the Y Circus in st. Louis . Low
ell Fulson, T-Bone Walker an
Lloyd Glenn are on a Southwes
tour -. Floyd Dixon has returne
to California and is now at the )
Ballroom.
Amos Milburn starts at the How
ard Theatre, Washington, D. {
May Il II. Milburn, Linda Have
and The Orioles crossed $500 /
Newark, New Jersey in April !.
Henry Marcus, Columbia, S. C
who has been associated with tn
late Ralph Weinberg for man
years, has Joined Eli Weinberg i
new promotion firm to be Gale
Weinberg and Marcus. They d
southern bookings for the Rs
agencies. First bookings for tn
new firm will be the Amos Mi
burn-The Clovers package
MGM artist Tommy Edwards ha
another big one. It's called "Tak
These Chains From My Heart" !.
Billy Eckstine is still riding hig
on his big MGM record, "Co
quette. Fran Warren's BIZ
one is, "a Puppet On A String
backed with Il Challenge You"