Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1956-07-13


hs feels each word he sings. His
first hit was Drop Me A Line"
followed by his biggest seller.
Come On Home" Bubbers new
est King releases are a pairing Of
Have A LATHE Faith In Me" and
My Lonely Heart" The Low
downs" catalog Of coming X q b
hits includes the Cieftones Little
Girl OF Nine" the DrifterS'
Ruby. Baby. The ciovers' Love.
Love. Love" Until The Day
Die" by the Teen Queens and Il
Just Got Lucky by the Orioles.
New York AIthsa Gibson could
easily become the first world
famous tennis player 10 go down
on record as a blues singer. Be
fore her sensational streak Of
tennis wins In Asia and Europe.
Althea was seriously thinking
about quitting tennis and either
joining the WACs or launching q
new career as a blues singer, Dur
ing her spare time In Europe. Al
thea has been charming Euro
peans with her excellent blues
singing voice The Harlem tennis
great has always loved singing,
and has been encouraged by close
friends 10 make a try at II. When
ever she's In her Harlem neigh
borhood she occasionally sings In
her old friend Buddy Walkers
night club.
strictly Confidential
IL Chicago's Killer johnson des-
tined To be the next boss Of Sugar
Ray Robinsons Seventh Az. en-
terprises In Harlem johnson was
recently In hubble with Joe
Chaser, one Of Rays managers:
and the fighters cafe, apartments
and cleaning establishment are up
for sale 10 help raise tax loot for
Uncle Count Basic never liked
being on CBs's Rock n Roll
Party" radio show from the start
since II interfercd with his nation
vide booking activities vows
pretty and shapely disk Jockey
model, Elaina Brooks IL replacing
Sara Lou Harris as Harlems most
popular mnnnequin, One OF
Harlems dashing men-about town
has two wives. one in Harlem and
the other In Florida Gil Turner
the Philly pugilist, ia n frequent
guest at Quaker Towns very pop
ular Moonglo Supper Club a
West Coast schoolmarm and
Long Island boy from n prom.
inent family cancelled their
elopemcnt plans when the laddie
suddenly got cold feet. deciding
that California Is too far away
from mommy and daddy.
People and PLACES
Elvis Presley, the young senSa-
ton Of Wall n Moan blues, was
born at Tupclo, Miss. and won his
first singing prize at the Tri-
state Fair held in his home town.
Earths Kit, conspicuous by
her absence from the Negro press
and white dailies, has new do
it-yourself publicity campaign all
ready To explode "Moondog."
the New York street musician who
once sued Allan Freed TO stop the
famous disk jockey from using
"Moondog" a. part Of his name.
has signed a three-year pact with
the Prestige label 10 make some
OF his most wierd recordings
Former lightweight boxing champ.
bob Montgomery II the new man.
ager 81 the Strand Theatre In
Philadelphia. The theatre II offer
ing. The Jackie Robinson story
on the screen and Bob hopes 10
have Jackie and Roy Campanella
To appear at the ftlmhouse when
the Dodgers are in town 10 play
the Phillies . The New York
Knicks Nat "sweetwater" Clifton
IL earning some extra bread"
during the summer off-ssason by
endorsing n soft drink Clifton
says, This sweetwater is really
super" Morgan Smith, Har-
LENS ace photographer. IL doing
sound fllm documentary for
Time and LLfc magazines which
takes him to California for all o.
four weeks
Disk ~ Data
solomon Burke the IS year old
singing sensation discovered BY
Philadelphia disk jockey Ksc VII
Hams OF WHAT. Is doing so well
that his Appollo Records bosses
arcg rpominE him 10 take aihng
Roy Hamilton's place In the pop
ular field Tony Williams. The
Ptatters lead voice on such hits as
The Great Pretender. ONLY
You" The Magic Touch. and
My Prayer" wanted 20 work as
single originally But he was
convinced by Buck Ram Cthe
groups personal manager that &,
would be best for both Tony and
the pIattCrs n he worked with the
group Rams idea Is that boy
Tony, Individually. and the Plat.
tiers could develop together until
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