St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1956-07-27
THE LOWDOWN
BY l.. Masco Young

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Jockey who emcees Wake Up
Philadelphia and The Snap
Club, two Of the most widely
listened 10 radio shows in the city.
had plenty good reasons for being
boiling mad at The Jayhawks.
The vocal group, whose half
talkin and half singing recording
Of stranded In The Jungle" Is
among the hottest disks on the
airwaves and juke boxes, reneged
on "gentlemen's agreement"
with Kae. According 10 the WHAT
recOrd-spinner The Jayhawlts
were in Philadelphia and idle for
few days. so Williams arranged
for them 10 appear with his big
entertainment package at the
Tippin' Inn In Berlin. New Jersey.
Along with the STRANDED In The
Jungle" sensations. Kae had 1e-
year old Solomon Burke, the up
and coming vocalist, The sensa-
tlons and Little Esther.
Scheduled TO run for three days
at Jim TONERS newly remodeled
Tippin' Inn, the "Kae Williams
Production was widely advertised
in the daily press and over Kae's
radio shows,
on the afternoon OF Friday the
18th The Jayhawl<s informed Kae
that they wouldn't be able to make
the show. which was to open for
the first time that night.
Since they only had a word Of |
mouth" agreement, there was
little williams could do but prevail
upon the the group 10 fulfill Its
promise 10 appear. They did APP
pear on the show that night, but
other arrangements their personal
manager had made prevented
them from appearing on Kae's
Tippin' In show on Saturday and
Sunday
Kae had TO announce to his ra-
dio audience that due TO condi-
lions beyond my control The Jay
hawks will not be able TO appear
on the show on Saturday or Sun
day night"
The popular DECAY now swears
that he'll never be left high and
dry on a word-of-mouth contract
anymore" After all, nobody likes
to be left stranded in the middle"
GRAPEVINE GOSSIP: When
Congressman Bill Dawson OF Him
OILS and New York City council
man Earl Brown met recently In
Gotham did the Dawson suggest
that Brown, who Is also a Life
Magazine staffer, run for Con-
gress on the Democratic ticket?
Why was that well known rock n
roll blues shouter barred indefin-
itely from further appearances on
Ed sullivan's Sunday night TV
show Who Is the young assistant
pastor OF one OF New York's big
gest churches who drinks 80 much
alcohol that he's now member Of
Alcoholics Anonymous, and whose
family Is one OF the most highly
respected in Philadelphia
CONFTDENTIALLY YOURS;
Elvis Presley's recording OF
Hound Dog" is a big seller and
got a big send-off on The Steve
Allen" Tv show, but wilie Mae
Thornton's waxing OF the same
tune Is a thousand times better
than Presley's or anybody else's.
Billy Anderson. convicted on two
counts OF narcotics violations and
set for an August 8 probation
hearing, Is not comedian Eddie
Rochester" Anderson's real son.
but Is his step-son, Billy was a
big boy when Rochester" married |
his mother, but the famous comic |
treated him as II he were his own |
son, giving him everything under
the sun.
PEOPLE 4 ACES: 10
Thompson. a hit at her recent Gold |
Key engagement in Miami. Fla,
is always a good bet to score e
bulls eye on the Florida scene |
pootsie Williams, head Of Dcetone !
Records, discovered most OF his
artists through amateur contests,
school programs and with the
aid OF Social Welfare agents.
through former members Of
juvenile gangs made up Of hard
boiled dehnqueuts when Roy
Millions pretty vocalist, Mickey
Champion sings Happiness Is A
Thing Called Joe, she means bust
ness Since he's moving to
Pittsburgh Pa permanently 10
attend TO duties as publisher Of the
Courier w, Beverly Carriers
Journalist Associates public rela-
tons firm in Philly is being sold
Co the highest bidders.