Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1956-08-10
TIE LOWDOWN
by T.. Masco Young


The DynAtones have wrapped up
three consecutive and impressive
victories on Ted Mack's Original
Amateur Hour tslevision show.
Considered by many 10 be the
most original and radically differ
ent vocal group TO emerge In re-
cent years. The Dynatonea con-
sist Of Wee" Riley. Harold Keys.
Ray Freeman, Buddy VAnn and
the leader. Joseph Cox.
With matchless harmony they
won the winning votes and wide
acclaim Of Ted MAck's nation
wide television audience by sing
Ing such numbers AZ Lover Come
Back To Me-" I've Got You IN
der Ny Skin" and Dreams.
The Dynatones. all Philadelphia
residents. were discovered by one
Of Mack's scouts who heard the
group singing at the Hotel Syi-
vanla In their home town SIN
without a recording contract or q
personal manager 10 guide future
moves. the vocal group VIII be un.
able TO make any plans until after
the national finals OF Ted Mack's
Original Amateur Hour which
viii be held some time in septsm-
Der In New York's Madison Square
Garden.
Leader Joseph Cox. the only
member Of the group who reads
music. says the one thing I know
well do after Mr.. Ted Mack's ma
tionAl championships In September
IL to appear on Arthur oodfrey's
Talent Scouts since that has al.
ready been arranged"
COMFORTABLY YOURS -
The daughter Of q very prominent
Philadelphia familythiEh on the
social nsp who In supposed TO be
living In New York with her hus-
band, 10 actually nothing more
than another girl-friend to the fell
low. since he has been married TO
another woman for some time (.
Since Althea Gibson and Bin Bor-
den have become an item. we're
wondering II the famous tennis
plying lass has finally found the
right guy Bill Buchanan and
Dick Goodman's Flying Saucer"
record hit (now enmeshed In q
dozen or more legal suitsD In not
the first time that q diskery has
strung together q series or ex-
cerpts containing only a couple Of
bars from each tune. Babs Con-
EaleE did II q few years back and
got In hot water when he recorded
Cool wailin| The group now at
the Club Esquire In wildwood. N.
J.. calling themselves Billy Davis
and His Lcasebreakcrs. are ac-
tually the old Lynn Hope aggre-
cation. with Davis fronting In the
absence OF Hope, Lynn In still
somewhere In Arabia on an an
nual pilgrimage connected with
his Mohammedan religion cult"
PEOPLE AND PLACES: Lang.
ston Hughes, says that In "a few
more years Rock and Roll win no
doubt be washed back haif.for-
gotten into the sea OF JAM" When
the 7eth Annual Central States
Golf Assn. tourney was held IN
Memphis. recently. II was Univer'
sal Life Insurance Co. that made
u possible for the gold tourna.
msnt 10 be broadcast live over
radio station wLoK A bu,
station lunch room In Alexandria
La. displays . sign saying WI
preserve the night to seat our Gus.
toners" Disk jockey oeorg,
The Guy With The Goods
Woods, has other members Of hi
profession and promoters wonder
ing Just how he docs u with MI
successful Rock and RON Dane,
Parties" Woods last shindig. heit
at the CITY Hall In Norristown
Pa, drew over 1000 well-behavcd
interraciai teen ayers who laughet
and danced In Hweitsring so-de
gree weather for almost nv,
| hours