St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1956-07-13
THE LoWDoWN
BY MascO Young
Grapevine Gossip


Grapevine Gossip
New York amp Harlem
ties are buzzing about Prophet
John The Conqueror's long chat
with Brosdway's fabulous auto
salesman and repair shop owner,
Thomas Cofield. Seems that the
bearded digit car was very much
Interested in a SIS 900 Cadillac on
display in ColheIds 62nd and
Broadway location. Tom Cofield,
incidentally. Is the only Negro in
the U.S.A. authorized 10 sell
French. German and Italian sports
cars in this country They're
also whispering about that base
ball players wife, who, having
nothing but time on her hands,
goes around town picking fights
and spreading nasty gossip
That Long Island, N. Y. beauty
(she's married) who followed her
musician love interest to his
Phllly engagement and remained
for duration Of same, had better
nix accompanying him on his
Middlewest tour, His wife is al
ready there Is that feud
they're trying 10 build up between
Eddie Cole and his brother. Nat,
all part Of a publicity compaign
% make Brother Eddie a hot
item" on the booking circuit?
Word Is drifting in from Europe
that Dottie cambridge viii have
an important announcement TO
make very shortly.
People and Places
Earl Bostic. the alto sax great,
had Just extended his bookings on
the West Coast until late August |
when he was stricken with the
illness that hospitalized him
Busy Ben Waller. the booking a
gent out West, has moved 10 new.
bigger and swanlder offices at
1853 s Arlington. Los Angeles
Buddy johnson and his vocalist |
sister, Ella Johnson, and Floyd |
Ryland (his male vocalistD are off |
on one-nighter tour that will |
cover the South and Southwest |
over n i3-week period through |
August ElUs Presley, better
known as the "Blue Suede Shoes"
Kid. is the first RCA Victor ar
list to jump on the Rhythm and
Blues popularity charts in many |
moons Is Decca Records big |
recording empire cuimbling? Big |
name talent Is drifting to other
labels what with ella Fitzgerald
and Bling Crosby long two Of
Dec's biggest moneymakers, now
waxing on rival labels Now
that Bobby shad OF Mercury, EN-
Arcy and Wing diskeries has con-
verified gospel singer Marie Knight |
into a successful II a. u artist with
her initial recording, Tell Me
why" we're waiting to see what's
10 be done with recently signed |
Sister Rosetta Tharpe. who was
once the hottest gospel-iazz ar
list in the country -. Joyce In
teruatlonal Pictures, Inc, has 80 |
half-hour shows filmed for TV
featuring some OF Hollywood's
finest child talent including |
tan stars Mike jackson and Patty |
Rosamond. They're called The
Kut Up Kids" and Use the same |
approach as the old "our Gang |
Comedies" but new gimmick |
win have the kids do satires on
popular television shows i
Brooks Lawrence, the Cincinnati |
Reds pitching ace, Is the brother
ln-law OF Harold Winston. manag-
ing editor OF the Philadelphia In
dependent, The great hurler is the
husband OF winston's sister,
Dolly, and they've been married
since 43, have two children, Har-
old and Lawrence grew up togeth-
err In Springfield, Ohio, and play
cd bali on the same teams
Disc n Data
Pretty and shapely Maria Cole,
wife Of Nat King" Cole, has two
new sides on the Capitol label
that might hit the jackpot for the
clever songstress They're some
body's Gotta Lose" and It's Been
So Long" She also has Just The
Ray" and No School Tomorrow"
already on the counters and all
four were released since her re-
turn to showbia at Ciro's in Holly
wood. back in December. 1855
The Jayhawks, OF STRANDED In
The Jungle" fame are further
proof that unknown artists wax
ing on unknown labels (they re-
cord FOR Flash Rccordsl are stnl
dominating the "we-Just-Arriv-
ed" list O.. Rubber Johnson, the
King Records star, dropped into
the disk frms office on his first
visit to demonstrate his talent as
a songwriter- not TO sell his voice.
But Kings Henry Glover, who au-
ditioncd Johnson. was so impress
ed that he Immediately signed the
'songwriter' as an exclusive
writer and vocalist, Because OF his
ability 10 write a song. Rubber Is