St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1956-04-06
THE LOWDOWN
Nv l.. MAsCo YOUNG

AWFUL Ant A@biihNiA ANNNiNAih HheA
who gets 40 many mentions in the
USA press, first came 10 our at
tention several years ago when
she announced that she would play
her piano rhythms in cage
filled with lions. Personable Miss
Atwell. who does 10 Britishers
and other Europeans what Hazel
Scott used TO do TO American jazz
audiences, Is not only n talented
pianist but also has a knack for
picking clever press agents who,
can dream up the stunts that
have kept winifred Atwell's
name In the news headlines.
GRAPEVINE GOSSIP: An east
coast magazine executive flew 10
Los Angeles to spend the Easter
holidays with his lady love, while
his wife stayed home and strutted
in the Easter parade alone
Has one OF the major television
networks already turned thumbs
down on the Sugar Ray Robinson
life story deal because OF the high
asking price7 Dorothy Dand-
ridge. sagging heavily in the pub
lie relations department since her
disappointing Philly engagement
at the Latin Casino, may be ser
iously IN. She looked unusually thin
and pale from where we sat.
PEOPLE a. PLACES Willis
Carson. the fabulous Los Angeles
realtor sneaked one over on his
competitors when he quietly pur-
chased the Westminster Apart
ments in l.. A. for 100000, Lo-
Gated in the exclusive Westchester
district, the property will be con-
verted into a luxurious hotel by
Carson who's spending S125,0 900
for remodeling News that
Bing Crosby would join Louis
Armstrong after satchmo finishes
his Australian junket came TO
this columnist while Louis was APP
pearing In Philly When Chi
cago's johnson Publishing Com
pany Ebony. Jet. Tan, Hue
bought the now bankrupt our
Worlds picture files II acquired
the most valuable collection Of
black and white and color photo
graphs ever accumulated by a
Negro publication.
Harry Belafonte. who scored 80
heavily with the television view
ers when he sang Unclaimed Mel
ody' during the Academy Award
ceremonies, still has one Of the
three top-selling albums through
out the nation. It's called Harry
Belafonte" and includes, among
other Belafonte folk song favor
ties, the unclaimed Melody num-
Der
Disk Jockey Ramon II Am The)
Bruce's second Rock and Roll
stage show kicked off this week.
starting at the Capitol Theater in
Passaic, ~ J. and winding up at
the Stanley in Camden. Bruce, one
Of the five hottest decays on the
eastern seaboard, Is featuring his
own newly formed Rock and Sock
orchestra along with n & r favor
ties Varetta billiard. Gloria Mann,
The Heartbreaks. Don Bruce, The
Sensations and Billy Bland
Gospel concert promoter Ronnie
Williams injunction forbidding
the Davis Sisters from singing
outside Of Philadelphia, didn't
seem 10 halt the vocal groups ac-
tiuties at Harlem's Apollo Thea
ter -.
After three week the Platters
finally made the listing among
Harmony Groups competing for
top honors in the courier's annual
theatrical poll. Their position last
week: 18th. The Platters are the
four boys and a girl who sing
The Great Pretender" 90 well
Don't know whether II was
planned Of just coincidence but
Mercury Records full-page ad in a
recent issue OF Billboard gave
plenty Of play to the letter 'B" II
talked about Freddie Bell and The