Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1953-07-25
TheatricaIIy
Yours
NEW YORK CITY

very great at Broadway's Bandbox
Duke the greatest Band lead
er in the land. Count Basic and his
Band are sharing some of the
spotlight at this bristro along
with the Duke.
MGM Recording artist, Billy
Eckstlne was solid sender at b.
ways Blrdland l. Ruth Brown
clicked week ago at Harlem's
Apollo Theatre Billy TAYLOR
and his Trio are still clicking .
Johnny Hodges and his great little
band are tops in that dept
MGM recording artist, Joni James
clicking on tour in Seattle.
TONI HARPER, along with
Dizzy Gillespie headlined the show
last week at Harlem's Apollo Thea
ire. Billy Allen, the youngster who
won the Amateur Hour at the
Apollo and was given a weeks en-
gagement at this house, stole the
show from Toni and Dizzy
Chick Solomon is now having
the ground work for his forthcom-
ing "Miss Negro Press Photog"
for 1853
Georgia Carr opened at Broad
ways Birdland last week and was
solid sender. Georgia is a great
singer . she's pretty she's
cultural she's colossal and
great =. Miss Carr recorded for
Capitol Records last week, as well.
Billy Eckstine, the usual success
with his recordings Billy Holt
cay still going strong Sarah
Vaughan .vacationing Mary
Lou Williams booked for dates in
Copenhagen and Holland T.. r.. Char
lie (Little jazz Ferguson, and an
all girl ork are now on tour with
the Five Royals. The trek opened
in Parksley, Va. and will one-night
to the west coast-in tour running
thru September
Snookie's Place on West 45th
Street off Broadway starring Slim
Galllard Nations top Records
are on MGM Records, such as Joni,
James Cheating Heart, "I'l Be
Waiting For YOU, and almost
Always" :. Silvanna Manganese
"Anna" Fran Warren's, "Love
Is A See Saw" and "Miss Me Just
A Little" David Rose and his
DIRK, "All | Desire" and mo 9th
er Love" . f.. Ken Remo's "Ufenia"
and "You, You, and You" Alan
Deans Love Me Love Me" and
make Me Your Slave" Mary
Kaye Trio's Zone More Kiss" and
"Did He Ask Me" Handbook
Gunter's Like the Lovers Do" and
"Haptown Indiana" Hank
Williams "Kaw-Liga" and "Your
Cheating Heart" u. Also Hank
Williams "Take These Chains
From Ny Heart" and "Ramblin'
Man" Henry Jerome and his
Ork's Here's To The Ladies" and
''Pie Wock A-Jilly-Wock" -.
Eight year old, Rita Faye's "Wait
A Little Longer" and "Rock City
Boogie" +. All great Records on
the MGM label . .
Joe Louis big package show 60
ing great Sarah McLawler
clicking on the Hammond Organ
Arthur Prysock clicking
throughout the country Z. . Pianis
Enrol Garner still in the groove
>. Lionel Hampton on cross coun-
try tour :.
Ginny Gibson in another great
MGM Recording. This writer pre-
diets that Ginny Gibson will be
the sensation of 1854. She's color
ful just like seabreeze.
| like the carefree voice of MGM
Recording artist, Tommy Edwards
| like the Frank Sinatra's
Lean Baby like Duke FL
lington's Satin Doll" :.
My boy Lucky Millender became
angry with me because Pm roofing
for the Brooklyn Dodgers :. Why
the more sudden change, Lucky
from the Dodgers to the Giants?
+. They call my Dodgers the
Buns But the real Buns are
the Giants And watch my
Dodgers take the Natl League flag
j.. And take the World Series :.
| still say Lucky that Don New
combe is still one of the greatest
pitchers in baseball today, even
though he's still in the Army
And by the way, people in the
theatrical world love sports and
baseball too That's why |
spoke about my great :. great
greater . greatest Brooklyn
Dodgers And I'm no traitor :.
When Dodgers lose, l lose with
them :. | hate a traitor Larry
Douglas.