Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1956-04-13
TIE L0WDOWN
BY. l.. Ma1eo YounR

New York Color. finesse, song
and dance routinss. and two cat
chy tunes. called "speedee" and
''Zoom" are making the Cadiliacs
one Of the nations fastest rising
vocal groups. A group Of young
sters who first got together as
members OF New York Public
School 1895 glee club, the Cadil-
laos have been singing profession
ally for two years. The Lads. rang
ing in ages from 10 to II. got their
biggest breaks when they scored
smash successes on Steve Aliens
Tonight" Tv show and as per-
formers for Allen Freed's Rock
and Roll BAH at Brookiyn's Aca-
denny of Music. Once. when the
the Cadillacs were playing To
sold out" audience In Newark,
" J., group Of teenage girls,
frustrated In their attempts TO
get inside the theatre, dreamed up
a new gimmick TO gain admission.
They told the fellow at the stage
entrance that they were the wives
~ the CadAacs. But the vocal
sensations, all teenagers them
selves, but one who is 81. are I'M
married.
AROUND BIG TOWN: That
Long Island, ". Y. bandleaders
wife Is really playing II jam up
with the manager of one OF the
more popular uptown Manhattan
bars When the celebrated ar
list Jean Maillart's fabulous por-
trait Of Edna Mae Robinson
chats Sugar Rays Epousel was
unveiled, Cong Adam Clayton
Powell. Barbara Jacquet and Mr..
Wonderful's' producer. Julie
styme, were among those eyeball-
ing the finished product The
David Hepburns fshe's Mildred
Smith, the actress) are expecting
their image TO arrive late this
year Ruth Bowen. the public
ity gal and real estate selling
wonder. has scouts out looking for
choice piece Of property for or
ganist Bill Doggett, who's inter-
ested in buying In New Jersey.
around Montclair or the Oranges
IL that For Sale sign on blues
singer Wynonie Harris st. Adams
Long Island home?
PEOPLE AND PLACES: The
star-studded Rock and Roll Cav
alcade, featuring Roy Brown.
Percy Mayfield. Little Willie
John, The Five Royals, Jimmy
Coe, Joe Tex and the 800 pound
Tiny Kennedy, are travelling cara
van-style during their tour OF
some t0-odd cities Kennedy. dub
bed "300-pounds Of rhythm and
emcee." keeps routines and men,
bers OF the package In stitches
with his rollicking comedy rou-
tines, and attempts TO take over
the cooking chores for the group,
u. Wendell Keene, secretary Of the
Philadelphia Calling brothers
much-disputed 5000, 900 uranium
discovery enterprise. besides being
a top guy In Quaker City real es-
tate circles. Ia also known for his
songwriting talents. Keene. who
lives few doors from Philips
famous Pyramid Club. wrote
Rock The Joint, a rhythm and
blues tune which was in the news
not long ago when Its publishers
talked OF suing the publishers Of
Rock Around The Clock" and
the producers OF the movie,
blackboard Jungle" Reason:
They felt that Rock Around The
Clock was n direct steal from
keene's original Rock The
Joint"
Earl Bostic cancelled all OF his
booking dates in Mississippi, say
ing that II Just don't care 10
play In that state since the En-
NETT TIN case" When asked a
bout possible bookings in Alabama
Earl said. I'm have a statement
on that after the outcome has
been reached on the Auther,ne
Lucy and the us-boycott cases"
LAUGHS; Teddy McRae, the
bandieader. says he knows a musi-
clan who's thinking about join
ing the GRO. The poor guy
flute player. says 1T seems that
everybody I-see-f-owe"
New York. = Hottest gossip q.
round New York 10 about the
pretty hostess st one OF Hariem's
well-known It'll Avenue joints
who recently became unemployed
seems that the enterprising hos
tess strayed off the premises with
one Of the white customers and
later returned with his Jaguar.
claiming u was given 10 her But
the "Jaguar- giver" returned the
following day with ample law en-
fnrrement officers and demanded
that the hostess return his auto.
charging that she forced him to
sign u over to her while he was
under the influence OF a few
drinks Case comes up in court
soon. ...
Eartha Kit. one % the mos,
aIpers,itious Of celebrities, never
buys anything that can't be pawn
ard doesn't allow whisfiing On her