St. Paul recorder., 1963-11-21

iced something wrong with him,
but he said that it was nothing to
worry about. Nevertheless it was
good show. After the show he in
vited me to a party that he was
having at Capp Towers in the Car
ribean Room.
Backing up Mathis was the band
Of 81 zentner, popular Liberty re-
cording artist with the album and
FIN. Radio set. Sis latest single
hit is up A Lazy River" which is
doing pretty good in the Twin
Towns. 1t is on one of the local
radio stations record charts.
Zentner is an all around good
guy. He treats everyone with re-
spect and has a wonderful sense
of humor, but a steady business
like approach Ito life.
Last week I said Nat King
Cole was a King among men, well
I've found the queen. Her name
Mrs. 81 Zentner. Fran is Sis man
ager. She travels with the show
wherever they go with no COM
plants. Frans opinion Of the life
she has to lead in her own words: :"
It's a ball. We have so much fun
it's ridiculous. I haven't had any
sleep in three days, but it's worth
it for the fun that we've hadw
Fran gave me another invitation
to the party and a Stereo copy of
Sis album up A Lazy River.
81 will be with Johnny Mathis
for another week then he will con-
tinue doing one-nighters and John
ny goes west. Next season 81 will
be doing a lot of telewsion work.
so he won't be back to the Twin
Towns for quite some time Zent-
ner also has 18 albums out, has
the award for the Most Program
med" (award given to the person
who is heard on radio the most) ,
and a Granny" (awardSgiven to
the performer who cuts the best
record Of the year.
Johnny has switched to Mercury
Records where he has the privilege
Of selecting his own band director,
and music, and sound engineer.
This is a privilege very few re-
cording artists have. He has a
couple of Christmas albums COM
ing out shortly. When they are re-
leased I will play them for the first
time in the Northwest area at Jet
Record Shop on the Northwest
Premier Sounds of "a.
-SOCIETY-
Sharon Walker, 1892 Fourth Av
S., Lesly Harris, 1921 Fourth
Av. S., sang in a quartet at St
Peters Church Sunday, November
10. She also did a piano solo. Later
that same evening Sharon played
another solo and sang in st. Paul
The Youth and Young Adult
Choir Of st. Peters will sing in
fellowship with St James Of st.
Paul, Minnesota and st. James
from st. Paul will come over to
sing in fellowship with st. Peters.
Peter Wade, 1890 Fifth Av. s..
sponsored a "get-together" in his
nome for the choir Saturday, No
vember 16 at 1880 pm.
SPORTS
Bruce Norman, 1910 Portland
Av. S., has made the varsity team
of WaShburn High School. I hope
he can help our boys take the bell
back from Central next year!
William "Sldp" Wynn, 1909
Fifth Av. s., is coaching a little
league football team at Nicollet
Field. I hear that Ncollet will win
the championship game to be
played at the end Of this month.
The best team at Nicollet is said
to be that of Albert Kitchen, 4712
Fifth Av. s.
MORE THEATRE NEWS
Ronald Holbrook, IT, 44&CX Clin-
ton Av. S., is doubling with VIII
liam ]. DoWan, of Tyrone Guthrie
fame, in the part of "BOBO" in
the Bloomington civic theatre pro-
duction Of "Raisin In The Sun.
He is also assistant director of
Take Her She's Mine" Wash
burns Senior Glass Play.
Holbrook has appeared in win
ME the Pooh, Talks Merry
Franks" do You Know the Milky
Way" and most recently "Emper-
or's New Clothes" in the Moppet
Players,