Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1953-08-15
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Slim Gallard, to my way of think
ing, is the best suited for the Bird
land WABC disk jockey show, since
the departure Of Bob Clarity. /
liked Clarity doing the show very
much. He's great. But since he
has left, Slim is a natural to take
his place. His phone calls are ter
rifle whenever he takes over the
slot.
Ella Fitzgerald, along with MGN
recording artist George Shearing,
are headlining the show at Broad
ways Paramount Theatre
Folk singer, Harry Belafonte, is
real favorite at Bill Miller's Riviera
"ver at Fort Lee, New Jersey 49,.
Billie Holiday was a solid sender
on her recent Detroit stint.
Well, Lucky MilIinder's biggest
band ever is all set to invade Har-
LENS Apollo Theatre on Friday,
August 81 Millinder's gigantic
sidemen include Don Abney, piano;
Panama Francis, drums; Teddy
Jones, bass; Burney Peacock, 1st
alto Jackie Fields, End alto; Sci
don Powell, tenor sax; Harry John
son, tenor sax; Rudy Williams,
baritone; Jimmy Nottingham,
trumpet; Karl Wa1rick, trumpet;
Idrees Sulieman, trumpet; La
Marie Wright, trumpet; Hender-
son Chambers, trombone; Mervin
Gold. trombone; Elmer Crumbly,
trombone; Chester Slater, Ham
mo9d Organ, and Charles Smith,
vocalist.
Billie Lady Day" Holiday, one
of the greatest of the song stylists.
will headline a Carnegie Hall con.
cert here in New York City in
September. Wonder why they won't
give Billie back her police card
once again so that she can appear
in night clubs here. She is certain
ly the greatest singing artist of.
all times, and other top singers Of
both races are forced to look up
to her.
Leslie U. Crayne, the ten-year-
old pint sized singer who has ap-
peared on such big time TV pro.
grams as those Of Arthur Godfrey.
Ed Sullivan, and Fred Allen, now
has her recording release from
Joe Davis. And now the million
dollar little artist is all set to re
cord for a major recording com
pany pop. l do hope it's MGM.
Incidentally, little Leslie is set for
guest short on the Fred Allen
TV show Also, the talented little
Miss is already signed up for Ar.
thur Godfrey's Christmas Show,
and she will take a singing trip
to Europe and Mexico early this
fall.
Fred Norman is one of the ma
tons outstanding arrangers, CON
ductors and composers. A natural
for lush pop" recording dates -.
Joe Louis and his package show is
raking in around $1,000 per en-
gagement throughout the south.
MGM recording artist, Joni
James! "My Love, Ny Love" is
enchanting. The thrush does her
usual superb chit" rendition on
same =. Arnett Cobb clicking
Dizzy Gillespie going great
Billy Taylor still has a smooth
CONDO =. Johnny Hodges and orb
solid sender in Chicago.
Records worth buying: Laugh"
by Georgia Carr on Capitol; "Star
Spangled Dawn" on MGM Records
by Herb Kenny; "My Love, My
Love" by Joni James on MGM; "a
Fool Was l" by Nat Cole on Capt.
toll; "The Breeze" by Trudy Rich
ards on Derby; and 81 Don't
Wanna Be A Summer Sweetheart"
by 10 Ann Tolley on MGM.
Sarah Vaughan set for Broad
ways Birdland :. F.. Dusty Fletcher
is solid sender IN the Joe Louis
Show E. Enrol Garner clicking on
the West Coast Oscar Petit
ford is about, the best jazz bass
violist Georgia Carr arrived
safely on the coast and is now
clicking on her limited engagement
in Vancouver, Washington. T h e
beautiful thrush is all set to re-
cord some more for Capitol in her
home town, Los Angeles, Cal.
Friends of Lucky Millinder and
his very fine wife, Sally, are hop
ing that. newspapers throughout
the country will be sympathetic
in their treatment of the news con-
cerning their misunderstanding.
All couples have them once in a
while, and if left alone Lucky and
Sally will solve their problem.
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