St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1956-04-13
THE LoWDoWN

New York-Color, finesse. song
and dance routines, and two cat
chy tunes. called "Speedee" and
''zoom" are making the Cadinacs
one Of the nations fastest rising
vocal groups. A group Of young
sters who first got together as
members OF New York Public
School 1898 glee club. the Cadil-
laos have been singing profession
ally for two years The lads, rang
ing in ages from 10 to n. got their
biggest breaks when they scored
smash successes on Steve Aliens
Tonight" TV show and as per-
formers for Allen Freeds Rock
and Roll BAN at Brooklyn's AGA
denny Of Music. Once. when the
the cadillacs were playing 10 a
sold out" audience In Newark,
N. j., a group Of teenage girls,
frustrated In their attempts to
get inside the theatre. dreamed up
a new gimmick to gain admission.
They told the fellow at the stage
entrance that they were the wives
Of the Cadillaes. But the vocal
sensations. all teenagers them
selves. but one who is Fl, are I'M
married.
AROUND BIG TOWN: That
Long Island. N. Y. bandieaders
wife is really playing 1t jam up
with the manager Of one Of the
more popular uptown Manhattan
bars When the celebrated ar
list Jean Maillart's fabulous por-
trait OF Edna Mae Robinson
chats Sugar Rays spouse) was
unveiled. Cong. Adam Clayton
Powell. Barbara Jacquet and Mr..
Wonderfurs" producer, Julie
styme, were among those eyebaIl-
ing the finished product The
David Hepburns (she's Mildred
Smith. the actress) are expecting
their image to arrive late this
year Ruth Bowen. the public
ity gal and real estate selling
wonder, has scouts out looking for
a choice piece of property for or
ganist Bill Doggett, who's inter-
ested in buying in New Jersey,
around Montclair or the Oranges
Is that a For Sale sign on blues
singer wynonie Harris st. Adams
Long Island home?
PEOPLE AND PLACES: The
star-studded Rock and Roll Cav
alcade," featuring Roy Brown,
Percy Mayfield, Little Willie
John, The Five Royals, Jimmy
Coe. Joe Tex and the 300-pound
Tiny Kennedy, are travelling cara
van-styie during their tour of
some 40-odd cities. Kennedy, dub
bed "3O0-pounds OF rhythm and
keeps routines and mem
hers Of the package in stitches
with his rollicking comedy rou-
tines. and attempts to take over
the cooking chores for the group.
D. Wendell Keene, secretary OF the
Philadelphia Calling brothers
5000, 900 uranium
discovery enterprise, besides being
a top guy in Quaker City real es-
tate circles, Is also known for his
songwriting talents. Keene. who
lives a few doors from Philips
famous Pyramid Club. wrote
Rock The Joint. rhythm and
blues tune which was in the news
not long ago when its publishers
talked Of suing the publishers of
Rock Around The Clock" and
the producers OF the movie,
blackboard Jungle" Reason;
They felt that Rock Around The
Clock" was a direct steal from
Keene's original Brock The
Joint"
Earl Bostic cancelled all OF his
dates in Mississippi, say
ing that II just don't care TO
play in that state since the En-
NETT TIL case" When asked a
bout possible bookings in Alabama
Earl said. I'm have a statement
on that after the outcome has
been reached on the Autherine
Lucy and the bus-boycott cases"
LAUGHS: Teddy McRae. the
says he knows a must
clan who's thinking about join
ing the clio, The poor guy. a
flute player, says 1T seems that
everybody I-see-I-owe."
New York.-Hottest gossip a
round New York is about the
pretty hostess at one OF Harlem's
well-known It'll Avenue joints
who recently became unemployed.
Seems that the enterprising hos
tess strsyed off the premises with
one OF the white customers and
later returned with his Jaguar.
claiming Il was given TO her. But
the "Jaguar-giver" returned the
following day with ample law en-
officers and demanded
that the hostess return his auto,
charging that she forced him to
sign Il over 10 her while he was
under the influence OF few
drinks. Case comes up in court
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