Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1957-03-15
by l. MAsco Young

Belafonte. MIR. Calypso" himself.
shattered a 22-year old house re-
cord at the Coconut Grove In Los
Angeles. The record was set by
Guy Lombardo back In 1888 e,
Despite the sensational rise In pop
ularity OF calypso tunes the radio
and Tv broadcast industry still
considers Rum and Coca Cola" as
being unfit for the ears OF listeners
and viewers.
Ella Fitzgerald. who was ex.
posed to surgery for appendicitis,
Is receiving her get well" cards
AZ the New York Hospital, where
she'll be recuperating for at least
another week Nat and Maria
Cole are looking refreshed after
spending two weeks In Havana.
Cuba Mats last two TV shows
were filmed before he left q.
Billy Bowen and The Butterballs
adshed into New York from Que
bee City To make a few quick re-
cordings, then rushed right out
10 I'll a date at the Concord Room
In Toronto Ontario Theatrical
publicist Agnes Jackson Bowen
jackson Associatesl leaves for
Miami on the 2oth for a three
week FIJI of Florida sunshine q.
Out on the west coast Hildegaarde
Bostic Is recovering after serious
surgery at l.. AS Ccdars OF Le-
banon hospital.
DISK N DATA: Jocko Hender-
son. heard In New York on WOW
and in Philly on wDAS, heads a
spanking brand new rock n roll
stage show -and a first at that
at Broadway's Loews State
Theatre now playing Night.
club owner and delay Tommy DIR.
1--WE" Smalls took another OF his
rhythm n blues units into the
Apollo in Harlem recently.
o.. out In Windy City the odd
Swingmaster' Al Benson il stag
ing one of Chis first big u 4 10
shows in many months He's bring
ing a package 10 the Regal that'n
include the likes OF Screamln' Jay
Hawkins. Tab Smith. Gene and
Elmice, Joe Turner and Priscilla
Bowman.
RINKYDINKS CLUB The Big
Towns fabulous Rinkeydinks
Club In among those listed In that
new book now In the bookstores
that's called Americas 10th
Man" A sort OF Who's Who A
mon Cullud Folks, the book con.
tRins the pictures and background
OF American Negroes who are
supposed TO rate" high in society
whatever that H.
BIGTowN LOwDowN: Just
about the saddcst face in PhiIly
belongs 90 that well-known mini
ster whose congregation failed 10
raise enough dough 10 send him
off 10 Africa's Gold Coast CcIc.
brstiOn ..
Around New York those In the
know are saying that tho real
reason why you never see singer
Billy Daniels on Tv anymore II
because OF that shooting incident
and because Of the several reports
Of his alterations with white
women &C.,
Catherine Basic. faced with
that stiff hospital bill Ia happy
over the fact that her husband
(the Count IN suing Miamis Ball
and Chain nightclub for 81 500 in
back salary. &C..
Hariemites are whispering n
bout tho way Luther Red" Ran
dolph Is playing up the name Nat
King Cole on a huge banner In
front Of his Shalimsr restaurant.
They're reminding Themselves
that Randolph once got plenty Of
nationwide publicity in a nation
al weekly In which he vas shown
breaking zap all Cole records he
had on his juke-boZ. snd all be
cause Nat wasn't q member Of
the EAACP.
willie Byan,'s Purple slipper,
one u HArlsn's newest and plush
Jest night spots l. among the
"m0mi0red" coast-to-cOasi hook
ups heard on radio on Saturday
nightS At 10 20 ? n.
Hottest gossip IN Philly Ia a.
bout the tough time the super.
visors At the y. s Signal Corps
are having In controlling the actI-
tiv1uss Of IsHbisns among he en-
ployscS According 20 an inside re-
port. one lJvely lass, who vas en-
gagged when she FIRST reported %
work AZ The Signal Corps. sudden
~ broke of her engagement and
vsnt 20 1--we IN The apartment %
her ls-shian s'hoyfrisrd