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•Ar.s sir CAROUHA TIMB8 SATURDAY, AUG. ?Oth, 194?
Hines Says Gangs Ruled Band ‘Biz’
Buddy Johnson Outfit
Packs ’em In; Over 6000
Fill Birmingham Hall
Sorah Vaughan, Illinois
Jacquet To Combine Talents
For Week At Penn. Nitery
Illinois Jaiquet. tli‘ reiicnviied
“DyiiaiiKt Of TliP Saxophone,"
in-oinparaljlt'
and the in-oinparable Sarah
VaiiKhan. tJie “(iirl Witli Tin
Magic \'(>ii-e," wlio have eoin-
bin('*l to establish'so many at-
tendanee records in previous
- iiiglit eliib. theater and concert
ap}»earanees, will te^ni up oni-e
again for a week's engagement
on stape of tlie (Quaker City’s
Earle Theater, startinji Friday.
Anpust ‘ii. whieh should be a
cineh to topple all previous box
office marks.
A spccial addetl aliraeti(»n on
the JAe(|uet-\’aughan bill at the
Earle will be the fanKius “.Innip
KiiCf; nf SAvin{>-.” Count Uasie
and Ills orchestra, and it will
b(‘ reealle(l that .lac(juet first
soared to fame thr«e yearn a#*
as a featured saxoitlumist with
the Basie crew.
,]ac(pie1 and Mihs Vau^dlan
shattered the attendanee nnirk
set by Hilly Kckstine in their
co-Starrinpt eiitrarenient at the
\ew V(>rk nitery, l»op City,
earlier this suiniiier and estab
lished many box office records
that still stand on their nienior-.
able cro.Hs-eountry concert tour
last fall. They liave also proved
tiieir potent drawinfr ixwer at
siich theaters as the Kejral in
Chieajro. the Howard in Wash-
injrton. tiie Royal in Baltimore,
and the Paradise in Detroit. Iii
their last appearance in Detroit.
jKiliee riot s|uads had to be call
ed out to quell the reeord-break-
inp cTowds that s^varmed to the
theater.
Both Jac.quet and Miss Vanjrli-
han are planninr fall concert
tours and there is a very strong
IK«sibility .tl'iey will team up for
another swint.'' throuj/b the con
cert hall circuit especially in
view of the fact that .Miss V'au^'-
Week End Specials
Sausage
- 35c
Shoulder Pork Roast 45c
Veal Chops
- - . 55c
Roast Beef
45c
Rib Stew'
- . - 38c
Boneless Stew
49c
T-Bone
65c
Round Steak
. . . 65c
Pork Chops
60c
Fresh Ham
45c
Shoulder
38c
24 lbs. Flour
$1.70
10 lb. Flour
80c
Milk
I2c
Eggs
65c
Bacon
49c
WILLIE
Roberson
Grorerv And Market
Cerner Dowd and Roxhoro
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ban has rejected terms for- a
theater tour with thp newly re-
or^ranized Artie Shaw band. The
Hnnouncemeut that. .Jatfpiel
and Mi.vs Vauffhan will f(u out
to>rether nniy very likely be
forthv'(miinjj durini,' their Phil-
adel])hia' en^a'^eUH'nt.
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Deep Rivers
Leave London
For Isles Tour
LOXDOX, EXOLAXJ)
The Deep River Boys, who are
■seorinif a resoinulin^' triumph
in their current en»:af^enient at
the famed F^ondon I’alladium,
are building' up an even great
er foliowiuii: for themselv(“K
throughout the British • Empire
in doiii'r a new series of pro
rams via the British Broadcast-
ing Ct>rporati(ni.
During theii" first week at the
Palladium, the “Deeps” were
invited to make a gue.st appear-
anc(* on the poi)ular musical
variety show of FJngland’s No.
maestro, Bert Ambrose, atid
promptly won themselves a per
manent si)dt on BBC to last for
the duration of their stay here.
As the residt of their tremend
ous success at the Palladium,
the “Deeps”, now have more of
fers of bookings in England
than they can pos.sibly accept,
before they return to New York
in November to fulfill an en
gagement on stage of the Para-
moiint Theater on IJroadway.
Bostic Toy With
All-Soxaphone
Symphony Idea
CHICAGO
Earl Bostic, the popular band
BIHMINOIIAM
That Butldy .Johnson, the
youthful cvK«’ator of “Walk ’Em
4(hytlim,” is the undisputed
“King of Thi> One-Night ('ir-
cuit ” was proviMi Ix’yond the
shadow of a doubt last week as
Buddy, his blockbusting baJid
and vocalists Arthur Prysock
and Ella ..lohimon t)ackcd ViOO
persons into Atlanta’s .Memorial
.\nditoriurn and then went on
to P.irniingliam to set a new at-
atcndance mark at the Muni
cipal Auditorium with a reeord-
hreaking turnout of HWH) per
sons.
Not since the peak years of
the war-time boom has any
name band demonstrated
such magnetic box office ap
peal as has Buddy on his cur
rent Southern tour, and the
tremendous popularity of his
recently released Decca record
of “Did You See Jackie Rob
inson Hit That Ball?” has
helped him reap a golden har
vest of box office dollars
throughou-t the Southland.
During his brief stay in Bir-
liam, Butldy was intervi(>wed by
popular dise-,iK‘key Bob I’m-
baeh of the “At(miic Boogie
S4*ssion ” on Station W.ILD and
related the story behind ^i«
writing of his hit sorig, “Did
You See .laekie Robinson Hit
That liall?”
Buddy told I'lnbach and the
audience that one aftei'noon he
had attended a baseball game
between the Brooklyn Dodgers
and New York (jiants, which
.laekie won Tor the Dodgers
practically single-handed by
stealing lioine to tie. the score
and bittinir a home run to pro
vide the winning margin. As the
crowd filed out of the ball park.
Buddy overheard an exuberant
Brooklyn fan gleefully exclaim.
“Bov. did \’ou st'e .laekie Hob
inson hit that ball.'” During
liis subway ride home, that ex
clamation kept running throuirh
,Budd.v’s mind. l>y the lime he
iiad reached home, he already
had the sonir half written. He
fonipleted it that same night,
wrote the arrangement for his
band anl two days Inter c\it his
record for Deeca.
Ink Spots Sail For England;
Leader To Join Croup Later
NEW YORK
The Ink Spots sailed Thur8
day midnight aboard the
majestic Queen Elizabeth on
a return trip to England—but
did we say all? No, one was
left. The top Spot, Bill Ken
ny, was left waving at the
pier.
He must wind Up imperative
business, then hop a plane to
London, arriving just in time
for their date at the Pallad
ium, The three who sailed,
funster Billy Bowen, Charlie
Fuqua (of the original act)
and Herb Kenny, Bill’s young
er brother — plani^ed a gala
celebration — vacation du^ng
the fiye day cruise. They'll
enjoy breakfast in bed and
dancing on the terrace before
the Elizabeth docks in Lon
don — all while Billy, in the
heat of 97 degrees, races a-
round New York winding up
affairs for their 3 months
trip, dashes for a nonstop
plane to London and arrives
as his colleagues, well rested,
are practically ready to do
their first show! There’s no
business like showbuRiness!
First Mid-Summer Musical
To Feature Stars In Kansas City
KANS'.\S C-ITY I delineators; EnrI lioslie’s Hen-
Sunday night, Augimt 21»t, .sjitional reconliiig ainl noveltv
is slated as a red letter lay in 1
the popular music hiKtorv of
this Mis.souri metropolis. That
is the day on which enterprising
entreprenens Francis Spencer
inauguarates the first in wbnt is
j)lanned as an annual series of
midsummer music festivals. It
is Spencer’s aim to each year
present KC music lovers with a
gala show, featuring the top
music attractions of the day.
rTeiidlining the 1949 inanpral
will b«‘ Boy Brown’s orchestra, point up the normal lull in mid
dle nation’s number one blues snrrinicr activities hereabouts.
unit. imi|iiesl ioned-stomp king;
of the day; Wini Brown, lusci
ous chanteusc, and Herb I.Mince,
i'( west Italladeei- (,f romantic
torch Hongs and prince charm
ing of the juke boxes.
Anticipating a record turn
out of fans, Spencer is prest'iit-
ing his extravaganza in the
spacious Municipal Auditorium.
All signs point to upeotacular
seasion of syncopation that will
Browsing With Brower
(Continued from Page Tavo)
be the age of cheap exhibitionism. Give the Durham Major a
big band in the selection of two Negroes, Dr. Elder and Mr.
Stewart, on his Durham Community Redevelopment Commission,
Democracy is more than the mechanics of govei’nment. It is a way
of life. The same goes for his appointments of Mr. H. M.
Michaux and Eh-. Albert Turner to the Sub-Standard Housing
Committee of this city. Congrats to Mrs. Otelia Connor and
others who will take their pen in hand and champion the cause
of the inarticulate with reference t-o rub-standard housing.
1 jet’s all pause once a day to say a word of kindness to each other.
VISITORS TO DURHAM ,
Kome seek the sea shore, others seek the mountain.^, while oth
ers seek Durham. Mrs. N‘11 Hunter and her friends have been
“hostifyhig” her house guest, Jlrs. Sailie Ingram of I). C. The
guest said that she was not socializing and eallie only to rest. But,
Durham would not let her rest. Mesdames Ethel Hill, B. A. J.
Whitted, and 'Mollie I^ee held forth for the D. (,\ ian.
.Jimmie and Eleanor Guilford from Bean Town graced the
(fity this past week-end. They,are college friends (Howard Uni
versity days) of Mrs. (>\ven Cooke and Mrs. Florita Russell. Mrs.
^Cooke put extra pounds on the “Rawstonians. ”
Southall Bass and Frau slipped in town, but not without our
know ledge. The Riveras accorded the honors to these Norfolkians.
Mrs. Lillie Eunice Boulware is vacationing with sisters: Miss
T. Shepard and Mrs. B..Kerr.
ECHOES FROM THE NORFOLK GUARDSMEN
The Norfolk Guardsmen were really at their best the week
end past. Eclioi's from that section tell me that Mrs. O^ven Cooke,
Mrs. Kloritii Rus,sell, the Alex Riveras, and Mr. and Mrs. Wil
liams (.NJurse Zimmerman) of Durham were on the scene to enjoy
the iK'ach i>arty and dance. Guardsmen and their friends from
The West Coast-didn’t
maestro and recogni/.ed kingpin
of the alto sax. is contemplating
soinctbing new under the nuisi-
(.yl j,,|„ a sixteen ]iiece stixa-_ up and down the East Coast were there.
phone symphony orchestra foi
appearanct's in concert halls.
Bostic’s idea calls tm- twelve
saxapbones (alto, baritone’ and
tenor) to be supplemented by a
piano, guitar, bass fiddle and
tlrums for rhythm.
It is the feeling of the ace
musician, who is appearing at
the Regal theatre here, that
there has been no idea yet to
fully exploit the immense range
and potentiaity of the saxa-^
phone. This band would amend
that oversight.
Several top flight saxists have
been sounded out by Bostic and
have shown an interest in eo
(Tierating with the novel experi
ment.
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send any men but it sent the feminine pulehritiade to add to the
pleasure of the Eastern men. The gay group milled around in
the sand from one grill to the other eating and drinking until
dawn. As usual, the Mike Spillers and the Victor Ashes held open
house in grand style. The Saturday night Sabloner (formal sum
mer dance) featured a floor show and the Guardsmen are real
proud of their added attraction.
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enter a suit, free of cost, on my personal behalf against King Sol
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Earl Tatha’ Hines Tells
Ebony Every' Name Race
Star Controlled By Mobs
HAIR COLORING
aobmiev «»«. c9.*mi« ouvi fnnir*«r. tow i, nm^
CHK’AdO
•Vaming the notorious Capone
brothers, Al, H«lph and Mit/.i,
as gangsters who ruled Chicago
entertainers and orchestras,
Karl nines charg«'s in S«*p-
temb‘r EBONY that “ Kvi>ry
big name Negro in the show-
world was at one time or anoth
er involved with the syndicate.
As rulers of the New York
show scene, Hines says in
EBONY that Oweny Madden,
George ‘Big Frenchy’ De-
Mange and the fabulous Jack
‘Legs’ ^Diamond, ran the Cot
ton Cliib stars just as the
Capones bossed s*ellar names
of the Chicago’s Grand Ter
race.
In thP feature he wrote for
EBONY entitled “IIow Gangs
ters Ean The Band Business,”
‘Fatha’ says;
“Now that the FBI has
smashed the ganga and many
of the top public enemies are
dead, it is now possible to tell
the »tory of how these racke
teers one* practically ran the
baa4 business. And how their
succossors still tlirottle jazz
with thtir iron-headed rule of
all bookings."
“There’s not a single big
name in the show world,” Mr.
Hine& continues, “important
folks like liona Horne, Duke
Ellington, Cab Calloway, Rilly
Eekstine and Ijouis Armstrong,
who haven’t had to work in
directly with the syndicate.”
The story says:
“It’s been a good fifteen
years since the last prohibi
tion racketeers dropped out of
the night club business, but
the smell lingers on. The smell
is the booking agents whose
control of every choice date
from coast to coast is a hang
over from the days when
gangsters used night clubs as
a front for their rackets.
“To often 1 have seen enter
tainers and bdnd leaders fall
prey to the whims of the syn
dicates,’’ Ilincs adds and con-
clude.s:
“Tired of dealing with the
syndicates, I gave up as a band
leader in 1948 and joii^ed
Louis Armstrong’s all-star
combo. I am not running a-
way, but just getting needed
strength to place jazz back
into the hands of musicians
who deserve to get the fruit
of the business.
Boogie, Be-Bop
Fight Looms’;
Davis vs. Milt
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'I'be relative mei’its of “btxtgii'
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a gocxl workout in a “Battle Of
Music’ road tour that is being
set by band booker Billy Shaw’
of the Shaw Artists Corp.,
which will pit the exciting nfw
band of .pianist Milt Buckner
against truiniiet ace Miles Dav
is’ all-star “bop” combo in
dance halls and theaters through
out the eountry,
Both Buckner and Davis are
toj) ranking e.xp»nents of their
particular braiuls of uiusie,
Bui'kuer having proved his
“boogie w(K»gie” ability during
his seven years as featured
pianist, of Lionel llauipton’H
band while Davis is one of the
brightest stars on the “bop”
horizon,
While waitilig for their tour
to get underway early in th^
fall, both leaders are currently
bolstering their respeetive fol-
llow'ings, Buckner with his MOM
wa.xing of “Milt’s Boogie” and
Davis via his neAv Capitol plat
ter of “Boplicity.
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