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WEEK IN RECORDS
(CRABUE) ms, HAWKINS IN
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CHICAGO (ANP) Two dn*
w**ta«■ by guitarist Charlie Byrd
and aax virtuoso Coleman Hawkins
tap the )aa tare this weak. Start
-1»S with the Byrd disc, bars is the
musical farm
“Lftttn bnpTMtoas": —Riverside
LF «JT) featuring South Ameri
can Latin tunes by the Byrd trio.
Tuner “The Duck”, “Amor Fla
mango” "Aiul Tiple”, “Csncion de
Argentina”. "Caniml*, “Homage a
VUJa Lobos”, “Bogota”. “Mexican
Soog Ho. 3", “Mexican Song No. 1",
“Samba de Uma NoU So”. “Gal
opera'*, “Vais.” Personnel: Byrd,
gutlar, Gene Byrd, guitar, bass;
Hater Betts, bass; Bin Beichenbecb,
drums.
Here is an ambitious Latin fare
as masterminded and presented
(for the most part) by Charlie
Byrd, who loams as the top Jam
GOSSIP OF THE MOVIE LOT
BY CALLA SCRIVNER
NAT (KING) COLE AT FICKEAIR
HOLLYWOOD (ANP) Famous
entertainer Nat “King” Cole was
rmong the stars who mingled with
several hundred USO hostesses at
a lawn tea at the internationally
famous Pickfsir,' home of Mary
Pickford and Buddy Rogers last
week.
SIDNEY POtTIEB IN STAR ROLE
MGM will star Sidney Pottier in
its film. “A Bullet For Charlie”,
set to roll on the lot around the
first of the year.
HINDU DANCERS FEATURED
Jday Shankar and his Hindu
dancers will open this week at the
Santa Monica Civic Auditorium un
der the auspices of Impresario Mary
Bran.
SAMMY DAVIS, JR. IN SHOW
BUSINESS M YEARS
Sammy Davis, Jr., famous for his
*e rsatile "one man show,” opened
. three week engagement at the
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guitarist today—The LP la the re
sult of Byrd’s recent South Ameri
can tour for the U. S. State De
portment, and thus it reflects Im
pressions gained by the guitarist in
such countries as Argentina (“Can
cion dl . . Columbia “Bogota”
and Mexico (“ . . . Song No. and
No. S”) ... The tare consists most
ly bouncing rhythm in the Latin
tradition by Charlie, with brief as
sists by other members of the trio,
with brother Gene and Betts alter
nating on bam. for background ef
fects . . . There is good syncopa
tion in the music, which always
makes for good dancing of the cud
dling type . . . Charlie Byrd also
introduces a 10-stringed instrument
called the Tiple. which he utilises
to good advantage, particularly on
“Azul . .”, which is the top tune
in the set ... I like this waxing
and I believe our record fans will,
too ... delightful and refreshingly
different
“The Jafcs of No Strings”—Pres-
Cocoanut Grove last week, cele
brating his thirty-three years in
show business.
Although the father and an uncle
are no longer with the act, the bill
ing still carries the name of the
“Will Mastin Trio.” the original
threesome. The show opens with
comedian Pat Henry, supported by
Dick Stabile and his orchestra.
FATHER ALSO CITED
A giant-sized testimonial affair
honoring the “40 Golden Years” of
entertainer Sammy Davis. Sr. was
staged last week at the Cocoanut
Grove where Sammy Davis Jr. is
marking his 33 years in show busi
ness.
BILLY DANIELS IN HEADLINER
The famous Chi-Chi nltery in
Palm Sprins has Inaugurated a new
rhow policy. It is now featuring
top entertainment on a seven day
schedule with headline shows al
ternating every nine days.
Last week’s opening featured
tlge-Moodsvilla LP OS). Featured;
Hawkins and trio Tunes: “Look No
Further.” La La La," “Nobody Told
Me". “Maine". “Loads of Love",
“The Sweetest Sounds”, “Be My
Host”. The Man Who Has Every
thing,” "No Strings." Personnel:
Hawkins, tenor saxophone: Tommy
Flanagan, piano; Major Holley,
km* Eddie Locke, drums.
The lush tones of Hawkins, a top
performer for the pest three dec
ades. enriches a number of tunes,
particularly the ballads, by Rich
ard Rogers . . . Hawk’s tuneful
playing Is especially evident on
“Maine” and “Host," on which he
gets a big assist from Flanagan,
with hie intelligent piano chord
ines . . . “Maine," a musical Inter
pretation of the state by that name,
and “Host” are also the top num
bers in the set . . . The disc also
features Holly and Locke to good
advantage, but Hawkins ts the star
throughout . . . Another good entry
for the Hawk.
“Old Black Magic" himself—Billy
Daniels. He is accompanied by con
ductor-pianist Benny Payne, the
famous international ventro-lm
preaelonist Clifford Guest, and
dance stylist Carole Jason.
Stars To Give
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Benefit
In Miss.
NEW YORK (ANP) Leontyns
Price. Metropoltan Opera soprano,
and Dick Gregory, famous comic,
both are scheduled to give benefit
performances in Mississippi soon.
Ggregory, famed for his satires
on race relations, will fly to Jack
son, Miss., on Oct. 30. for a’benefit
performance for the NAACP. He is
currently appearing at tha Winter
Garden In New York.
Miss Price, internationally fam
ous as a singer, will give a bene
fit concert in January before a non
segregated audience In her home
town of Laurel, Mis*., on Jan. 37.
The concert yUI benefit St Paul's
Methodist church, where Mias Price
sang in the choir and played tha
piano in Sunday echocl.
Earl Grant In
Livingstone
Appearance
SALISBURY - The Livingstone
College Lyceum Committee has an
nounced its Lyceum Series for 10-
62-63 featuring Earl Grant and the
New York Concert Gala. The op
ening attraction has been set for
Thursday, Nov. 8, and will preeent
“The Book of Job”, a religious dra
ma based on the King James' Ver
sion of the Old Testament story.
Other attractions Include: Martha
ITowsrs, soprano. Dee. 7; Nelson
and Neal, duoplanists, Friday, Jan.
14; The New York Concert Gala,
Friday, March 13; and Earl Grant
Friday, Aprl 26th. Season tickets
are available for those who desire
them at the Livingstone College
Busineae Office.
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CLARA WARD
Clara Ward Signs $250,000
Pact At ‘Frontier’ In Vegas
LAS VEGAS Gospel singer
Clara Ward this week announced
that she signed a 40-week contract
at the New Frontier Hotel In Las
Vegas. Nev. for $250,000. the blg
»est single engagement deal in the
■■n'WMinl artists's career.
Making their first appearance In
the famous resort town. «he Ward
Singers were nrlelnallv hooked for
only two weeks. But after several
hours In the New Frontier’s fabu
’ous lounge Clara Ward's entourage
of six gosoel singers soon eonvine
ed the club's owners that thev
were iust what the doetor ordered
to pep up Las Vegas nightlife,
with goapel standards such as
‘ When The Saints Go Marching In”
snd “Swing Low. Sweet Chariot ”
The Las Vegas newspapers In
vented new expressions of praise
In describing the unusual muslral
offerings of the Ward Singers Said
Ist Vegas Review-Journal column
ist Forrest Duke, who devoted si
mo*t his entire column to Clars
Ward's singers: “After the first
Freshman
Talent Show
A Success
FAYETTEVILLE The onnusl
Preshman Talent Show at Fayette
ville State Teachers College took
place In the J. W. Seabrook Audi
torium, 8 p. m. October 18. By far.
it s»as one of the better shows ev
er given at State bv newcomers. As
the entire college family viewed
first hand the many talents exhibit
ed by the Freshmen, there seemed
to be feelings of silent approval of
the newly found skills the group
showed.
Cecil Rsmsey, s nstlve of Brook
lyn, New York, acted as Master of
Ceremonies. Schools from many
parts of the state were represented
In the show, however, the E. E.
Smith High School seemed to con
tribute more than Its share of en
tertainers.
The show was characterized by
many varied musical numbers
both vocal snd Instrumental
Throughout the show between mu
sical numbers, the group's come
dlan, Kenneth Moore, showed his
unusual talent by Inserting timely
comical skits that made his most
appreciative audience roar with
laughter.
Again, G. T. Galvin and his com
mittee showed their touch, of
showmanship as the Freshman Ta
lent Show of IMS went over with
smashing success.
Miller Sisters
Do First Record
For Riverside
NEW YORK - Unlike most
groups known as "brothers" or
“listers,” Maxine. Vemel, Nina,
Sandra and Jean Miller are sisters.
Born and raised In Brooklyn, the
girls now live in Babylon. Long
bland with their parents and
younger sister Jeanette, who b al
so a singer.
Their father. William "Bill"
Mißer. organised the group soma
ten years ago. As a writer and ar
ranger. Mr. Miller has been hb
daughters biggest Influence.
While in school the girls srers
active in church and school choirs.
They recorded a song called "Hip
pJty-Ha" which was their first stop
in the world of show business.
Audiences that have seen the
girls agree they no: only sing well
but delight everyone with their
dancing and comedy injected into
their act. Riverside Records con
curs with fee girls many boosters
and has recently signed the Mill*
er Sisters to an exclusive contract
Their fbat «*"gt* of "Tell Him** e-w
“Dance Close” has Just bean ra-
OflMaga, aa waD as on. tha gbb
as* always together. They are all
Bible gindsato and are very active
in (hair church. Their spare tine b
spent at fee bowling alley, curled
up with a good beok and laughing
at A* antic* oi Jean, the group
number, most of the lounge patrons
were calpping and stomping along
with the singers, whose rhythmic
feeling is contagious. The girls
don't feel that they are putting on
an act: they believe what they arc
ringing, and their aheer honesty
nturates the atmosphere of the
room, causing even the non-clapp
ers to clap along with them. They
narade around the room during
certain numbers, and Ihe loungers
get into the spirit of things almost
rs If It were an old fashioned *Holy
Roller’ session "
Murray Hertz, also a columnist
with the Las Vegas Review-Journ
al, said hi* colum “has never given
to raving particularly about
shows and show people but the
unusual appearance of Clara Ward
end her singers deserves more than
lust a casual mention . . These gals
generate so murh exeltment with
r number like “Swing Low. Sweet
Chariot “ or the "Walls of Jericho."
that the entire audience enthuslastl
rsiiv clap hands and beat on the
tables . . T don't know what you’d
call them, but I'd say they’ll be
come one of the hottest sets In
show business . . "
Said George Bums of the New
Frontier Hotel, “This Is the great
est set I’ve ever seen In Las Vegas,
and It will soon make the New
Frontier Hotel famous. Within 10
davg, ! predict It’ll be hard to get a
table In the lounge, because all the
entertainers and musicians will be
here at every show."
Art Blakey
Joins Riverside
NEW YORK Riverside Records
bos added another major Jazz, art
ist to Its growing stable of top
Jazz stars with the signing of fam
ed Jazz drummer Art Blakey to an
exclusive long term contract.
Blakey has been a major Jan
star for over a decade and his LPs
and singles have always been con
sistent best sellers. During recent
years he has been one of the top
artists in the Blue Note stable and
his group has been In big demand
along the Jazz right club circuit
TUNES RECORDED by Carl
Holmes snd The Commanders
on Atlantic Record* are “Mash
ed Potatoes" (Parte I and II),
“Ain’t Got No Money," “New
Orleans” "Twist It Baby,"
"Roundtable Twist," "Bnssolls
Twist," “Uptown Twist" **lh#
Madison” (Parts I and II)
"Hold It” and "Twistin' On A
Star."
IT PATS TO ADVERTISE
Raleigh Memorial Auditorium
Saturday, October 27 th, 8 P. M. Til
Adman* Ticket* It.H, at Door It.M, on Sato Hamlin Drug and
Tk'em’s Record Shop.
Baleant Rsssrtid far White Spectators!
Lilly till * * STEPS tFMYTIM £s££39
M. YOUNG’S
NOTEBOOK
WHEN MBS. JACOB JAVTTS,
wife of the Now York Senator,
staged • oarty tor “West Side Sto
ry” producer Harold Prince on
Oct. 30 in her Perk Ave. apartment
Carl Holmes and The Commanders
provided the music. Called the new
twist and mad) potatoes king,
Holmes has Just returned from al
moat three m on tha of twisting and
machine in Italy, where he scent
moat of hi* time tea chine the dance
to patrons at the La Buseoßa to
Vtorreerto and the Olympia Ball
ream tn Milan.
CARL HOLMES, whe wee
barn an Jatv It. 10M, celebrat
ed Me M»h blrthdav asi hi* ea
rning night at the ntoeh La
Bumeßa In Vleeregfle. Italy.
Deface teinc to Earena Hetaiee
had eamnleted seven cenesen
Men mawlhi at Near Ysrl> tone
ana ReendtaMe. where ha ae
paired a renatattan as betog the
betted exnenent as the new
THE COMMANDERS got their
peering at the Tnttaman Club on 1
biggest break whan they ware ap- ,
Flrn Inland In New York City to j
September. 1001. An Atlantic Re
cord* official and Jack Adato. their
preeent manager, happended to be
in tha audience end were very
mudi tmpreeead at what they
heard. It was Adato who engineer
ed tha date at the Roundtable,
which was followed by work at
private parties at the Waldorf-As
toria. the Harwyn Club. El Morroc
co. Plan Hotel, Bin "Zebra Ball",
the “Tahitian Ball” and The Play
boy Party*
THE RED HOT new dterever
tea aeon found themselves to
demand at aaeb ebelea apata aa
tha Peppermint Lounge-West
In Ptttaburgh and the Esquire
Shew Bar In Montreal. Canada.
Their first stop to Eerepe was
Iha Eppi Cleb to Peris. rranee.
where Eddie Barclay Introduc
ed the creep 1 * new album.
“Twist Part? to New York."
RECORDING SESSIONS for Jed
ro and Cemeo recording labels al
to played s part In Carl Holme*
rareer. Some of bla best tunes
were “Farmer John," "Fried On
ions," "1 Need Your Love,” Clean-
In Up," "The Ply" which later be
came a Chubby Checker hit. and
the backgioun work for Maureen
Gray’s "Today s The Day” end also
for Fabian’s Cruisers and many
other name ariltta.
THE YOUNGEST OF FOUR
BROTHERS, Carl Inherited hie
fire! gutter from bis Ildar bro
thers at the age es It. While to
aeheel to Philadelphia he nee
president es the etudent bade el
bis Junior and eenler high
ochoels for six consecutive
years, and also played oti the
football team.
IN ITALY while at the La Bus
solla Holmes had the prlvlle|a o(
‘ teaching the twist and madleon
dances to the beautiful and Shapely
Italian movie star Sofia Loren. A
Willow Grove, Pa. resident, he’s
married, and his wife’s named
Betty.
The present population of Tat
' wan Province Is now 11 million.
1 with a density of more than 300
persons per square mile. (ANP)
PLAY FAIR IN SPORTS
LINCOLN
THEATRE
RALEIGH. N. C.
4 DATS—BTABTING
SUN.. OCT. SSTH
“HELL IS FOR
HEROES”
BOBBIE DARIN
—PHII "
“THREE STOOGES
MEETS
HERCULES”
VICKI TRICKETT
5 DATS—STARTING
THURS., NOV. IST
“THE LONG
ROPE”
HUGH MARIOWE
“VIRGIN ISLAND”
SIDNET POITIER
UK fiiwb-isiM
RAIZIOH. N. C. SATUKDAY. OCTOBER 87, IMS '
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TED TAYLOR THE FIESTAS
HERB SATURDAY The big show and denes wMSM
far Rehigh Saturday, October 27 will feature each top perform*
era m JecJde Wilson, Bo DkUley and Me Trio, Ted Taylor, Baby
Washington, Bunker Hill, The Fieetae and The Falcone.
Claudine Clark Os ‘Party Lights’
pane, Others To Appear Hare
Claudine Clark, of “Party Lights”
fame will co-ctar with Tha Con
tours, Mary Walla, Tha Marvelcttaa
to tha Btg-Show-Paekaga Tha Mo
tortown Special on Monday, Nov. 8
at tha Ralaigh Memorial Audito
rium. Other top fUNit stars to ap
pear in parson include Mere John
son, The Miracles, Marvin Oaye.
Tha Supreme*. Sammy Ward, The
Vandalise, Chocker Campbell and
The Show of Stare Orchestra plus
The Twist Masters.
The Motortown Special marks an
event to popular music history. For
the first time Claudine Clark and
Mary Wells are appearing together
In the same rtiow. It is the first
time that five top flight vocal
groups have appeared ‘n person In
the aa(ve Big-Show-Package along
Melrose
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with three great male singing Mare.
The progam of sons for tha ev
ening reads like tha hit parade ~ .
with hits like Ctendtae Clark**
“Party Light*”... Mary Walls’ "You
Beat Me To The Punch”. . . The
Contours’ “Do You Love Me" - No.
1 in Billboard Music Week RAB
chart. . . Marv Johnson's "That**
When I Lost My Baby”. . ■ Tha
Marvelsttes',"Beachwood 4-6780”. .
. Marvin Gaye's "Stubborn Kind of
Pellow". . . Tha Vandallaf *TU
Have To Let Hhn Oo".. .to men
tion a few.
One of the highlights of Bio pro
gram will be the performance by
The Twist Masters backed by the
n.isir of Chocker Campbell and
Thr Show of Stare Orchestra
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