Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1956-07-27
TIE LOWDOWN
By Z. Mace Young

Philadelphia" and THE snap
Club. two 81 the most widely
listened to radio shows In the city.
had plenty good reasons for being
boiling mad at The Jayhawks.
The vocal group, whose half.
taIkin. and half singing recording
Of stranded In The Jungle" In
among the hottest disks on the
air~ayes and juks boxes, reneged
on a "gentlemen's agreement"
with Kas. According 10 the WHAT
record-spinner, The Jayhawka
were In Philadelphia and idle for
few days, 10 Williams arranged
for them to appear with his big
entertainment package at the
Tippln' Inn In Berlin, New Jersey.
Along with the Stranded In The
Jungle" sensations. Kas had ie-
year old Solomon Burke. the up
and coming vocalist, The Sensa-
tons and Little Esther.
Scheduled 10 run for three days
At Jim TONERS newly remodeled
Tippin' Inn. the ''kae Williams
Production was widely advertised
In the daily press and over Kas's
radio shows.
On the afternoon of Friday the
18th The Jayhawks 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 q WORD Of
mouth" agreement. there was
little Williams could do but prevail
upon the the group 10 fuifili It's
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 Kass
Tppin' In show on Saturday and
Sunday.
Kae had TO announce 10 his ra-
do audience that due TO condi-
tions beyond my control The Jay
hawks viii 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 BIN Dawson Of Hin
oils and New York city council
man Earl Brown met recently In
Gotham did the Dawson suggest
that Brown. who In also n Life
Magazine ataffer. run for Con-
grrAs on the Democratic ticket
Why was that well known rock n
roll blues shouter barred lndefin-
ttely from further appearances on
Nd sullivan's Sunday night Tv
show Who iS the young assistant
pastor Of one 81 New York's big.
geat churches who drinks so much
alcohol that he's now a member Of
Alcoholics Anonymous, and whose
family Ia one Of the most highly
respected In Philadelphia
CONr1DENTtAII.Y YOURS.
Elvis presiey's recording Of
Hound Dog" In a big seller and
got big aend-off ON THE Steve
Allen" Tv show, but Willie Mae
Thornton's waxing OF the same
tune Ia thousand times better
than Frealey'S or anybody else'a,
Rilly Anderson. convicted on two
counts OF narcotics violations and
set for an August Q probation
hearing. In not comedian Eddie
Rochester Anderson's real son.
but In his step-son. Billy was q
hig boy when Rochester married
his mother. but the famous comic
treated him m II he werr his own
son. giving him everything under
the sun
EOpLE pLAC Esi 10
Thompson, n hit At her recent Gold
Key engagement In Miami Fla.
ia always a good bet To- score a
bulls eve on the Florida scene
nootaie Williams, head ~ Deetone
Records, discovered most OF his
artists through amateur contests.
school programs and with the
aid NJ Social Welfare agents.
through former members Of
Juvenile gangs made M OF hard.
bottled delinduents When Roy
Millions pretty vocalist. Mickey
Champion, sings Happiness Ia A
Thing Called Joe, she means bust
ness Since he's moving to
Pittsburgh, Pa permanently Ia
attend Ia duties as publisher ot tho
Courier, W Beverly Carriers
Journalist Associates public rrla-
tons firm IN Phiily is being sold
to the highest bidders