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JOHNNY MATHIS, LOUIS PRIMA STARS OF INTERRACIAL SHOW 4 4* *1“ 4" 4 4 4 s 4 44 4 44 4 4 ' Jackie Wilson Gets $15,000 For Theatre Engagement pic TEMPESTUOUS EMBRACE Striptease dancer Tempest Storm, right, greet® sepia singer Herb Jeffries with an embrace upon his ar rival at Lots Angeles lata last Wednesday from Juarez, New Mexico, where bo had obtained a quickie divorce from his first wife. Jeffries and Mhw Storm hare since married. IUPI TELEPHOTO). * Lou LaTour Mamed “Woman Os Hi Year" By The Zetas mvt. tan? im l*- f Tmu% Stated mocoiflgbft, teacher j xa® SOBBHS*M»fc bears named j “Wsaatet at fe® tm*" bf Manhst- i „ tuff fMte My m* Chapter of the j 3S«te jNsi Bets Sorority because of ; htg <m?Mbut&as |a the field of j S 5 fee theatre Arts as j ora® at fe* tMrtSo&% gmstoa* Mono- j legists* wbe psnxmiM fee lives of greet Sfofiro WocMSt as well as j states' mi&pSmd cfcareeterizations, | bM gs Fm.sn4er es "La Cheerio*. ' Ine,* tSazxragh "Im Cherrios" Miss j LtTour *BRd* thousand# of cheer j e*xaa sssmadiy to ahutins in Insti- j tutlone *ll cm- fee world. This loving and wonderful per- j i MBftlity fe&* done volunteer work : was* h«r youth; and before moving 1 to New York City, was a leader l at eevssw! volunteer service orga- ; niaatipne fe her home-town, St, < L©uia, Mlaaourl From 1937 to 1944, when she and a fellow teacher, Mrs. < Jennie Howard studied painting i Y with a Notre Dame Sister Seraphi- : «m, they hand-painted 2.000 cards i annually for distribution to shut- ; ins in hospitals in the area. < ghe also gave of her service# —— - - -- N£W AtBCM RELEASED Dakota Slaton, whose albums have sold several millions recently , lias come up a life an* other which Is destined to be a hit. Her latest presentation is entitled, “Craw He Calls Me, “Other long playing albums put out by Miss Staton arc "Dy namic Dakota Stators” and “The i Late, Late Show.” WEEK IN RECORDS BY ALBERT ANDERSON FOR ASSOCIATED NEGRO PRESS TOP SELECTIONS C* NEW RELEASES Following the Lenten season, new releases in both the single and al burn categories hit the record mart with a bang. During the past week, for instance, your review was kept busy spinning and sifting material for the column. But if the work was time con suming, the results were gratify ing, Several top selections were un covered for the benefit of our readers. These range from blues to ha had, to pops and classical. All pack tremendous appeal. Here is a list of our choices: Single?: - "Yon Made Me__ i Lore You-l Musi Be Dream-' “ In? (Capitol)”, by Nat “King” Coie; "Magic Mountain” (Boto) recorded by tee Medallions; '‘Mpjgte’ My Pillow* (Colum , I there to the Orphans’ Home. Homer G. Phillips Hospital, the American Red Cross in the First Aid Unit-the Blood Bank and the Canteen. Os the 190 Aid Unit - the Blood Bank Unit Citations she has received over the years for her unselfish volunteer service to mankind, one is the coveted Seventh Ser vice Command Citation which was awarded to her at the close of World War H by the U. S. Army for her services with the Armed Forces and USO. When Lou TaTour moved to New York in 1944, she immediately be gan doing volunteer work at the Salvation Army Red Shield Club, Harlem Hospital, Harlem Hospital School of Nursing and Teen-Town, at the same time continuing her La Cheerios’ Program, At present she is giving her tal ent as a monologist for the benefit of youth. Already this year she has appeared in four benefit perfor mances for such —the first, a Janu ary "Fireside Concert” at the home of Mrs. Mary Paul in East Elm hurst, N. Y. for the benefit of the Campettes. The second—in February as guest, artist for the Baha’i Assembly on West 72nd Street here in N. Y. C,; the third concert took Miss LaTour out of the city when she gave a benefit concert at Mt. Gilead Bap tist Church in Washington, D. C. for the Youth Crusades and the fourth was Sunday, April 12 when she was presented by the Renee School of French Design in New ark, N. J. for the benefit, of the Scholarship Fund. Two coming con certs for the benefit of youth pro grams are May 22nd and May 31st; on May 22r.d, she is scheduled to appear in a concert at Saint Martin’s Little Theatre under the sponsorship of The Rutledge So ciety, and May 31st at Glendale Baptist Church for the benefit of the Community Center. Thus, for these and other equal ly high services, the Zetas have selected their own Soror Lou La- Tour for the distinguished honor, "Woman of the Year.” and formal presentation will be made at the Zetas’ Spring Tea on Sunday, May 3rd*at the Camp Minisink Com munity Center, 531 West 155th St., here in the city, for fee benefit of Camp Minisink. bia), by Jennie Smith; “I; Ain't Necessarily 8a” and “TraveUn’ Man” by Peggy Lee and Red Foley, and "Autumn Leaves” ' (Blue Note!, starring Julius “Cannonball” Adrieriey and t Miles Davis , Albums: - “Crazy He Calls Me,” i and “Porgy and Bess," by Dakota 1 Staton smd Hank Jones (Capitol); “Soul" (Prestige), by Coleman • Hawkins: “Tribute to the Lady" - (Keen), by Sam Cooke, one Bach’s ■ three Concertos for Harpsichord ■ and orchestra No 1-5 (Vanguard). 3 “You Made Me Love You” is l Cole’s latest ballad offering. The tune gets the usual top treatment with good background music pro vided by the Nelson Biddle and Dave Cavanaugh orchestras. Disc represents ultimate in fine enter tainment. “Magic Mountain” is # hit tune inspire by the experiences of its ‘The Big Show’ To Draw Top Stars To A Benefit Affair CHICAGO (ANP) Louis Pri- j ms. Keeiy Smith, Johnny Mathis, j Gorge Shearing and his quintet, j Henry Brandon with his Chez Pa- j ree orchestra and Chicago's Don McNeill of Breakfast Club reknown will be the ben.efit stars for the Catholic Interracial Couneii of Chicago's "The Big Show,” Sunday. ; May 3. at 8:30 p. m, at the Civic j Opera House. Last year’s Catholic Inter red*! Council benefit ws* call ed "the best benefit” ever held in Chicago. (Stars were Duke Ellington, Danny Thomas, Dick Shawm, Norman Rote, among others). Proceeds from the benefit go di rectly to the work of the Council in the Chicago and the midwest area - to further the Council's work toward interracial justice and cha rity for all races and creeds. Robert Sargent Shriver, Jr . i* president of the Council. He is Theatricals Ethel Waters Is “Solid Sender” In 1 -Woman Show In The Village author, Vernon Greene, a polio victim in his childhood. The Me dallions, whom Greene heads, do a bang tip job on this one, which has already become a best seller. U.Ts are also giving ii fee merry spin. • Huggin' My Pillow” is a ballad that is slightly off the pace. The same tune is featured on both sines, but Side 1 is called ‘Sweet Beat Side.” while the flip is merely “Sweet Side.” Fine for teen group*. ”11 Ain't Necessarily So” and "T'-avelin' Man” both pack sales appeal to different stars, that should be heavily is demand by fans. Miles, playing with muted trumpet, and Julius, pour a great deal of feeling into this ballad. A chart, maker, for sure. On the album, “Crazy He Calls Me,” Dakota sings a fine collection of tunes, including the title number, “How High the Moon,” “The Party's Over”, and “Angel Eyes.” She sing* most of the song* with & great deal of verve and vitality especially the racy numbers like “How High the Moon” Three orchesras - Riddle, Sid Fellc-r, and Howard Biggs - back up the versatile singer. “Porgy and Bess" festures Hank Jones at fee keyboard. It is the most. Need we say more? “Soul” features Hawkin# in s soulful mood. The veteran tenor man really stars on this one. He also gets a big assist from ace side men, including Wendell Marshall and Osie Johnson. One drawback: the album features a jazr-humn number called “Sunday Mornin’” which doesn’t seem to fit into the picture. “Tribute to the Lady” is Cooke's tribute to Billy Holiday, whom he claims influenced his rise to star- MEETS NAT "KING" OOLE~Bra*!J!sB Profit- , dent Juseeiino KnbfictoeK applauds Nat “King" • *gJ Cote's rendition of a popular tune at Hie Fresi ly. The Awtrfata singer was received br the Pmi- •■•••” timi shortly after (CPS FSOTC). j serving his fourth term. A lay or i ganization, its members are Catho j lies and non-Catholics, The Council function® at all community levels: through churches, schools, hospitals, in stitutions, in race conflict sit uations. in research, in nubile i relations, in an advisory capa ; city with other agencies, in in vestigations raided by precept* of divine Christian principles. In 1958, the CIC vras host to the first national meeting of Catholic Inter-racial Councils in the United States, and welcomed delegates from 33 stales as well as observers from European countries. Mrs. Russell G. Dahlberg, Jr. Is general chairman of the benefit committee. Out-of-town guests may obia... tickets by writing the Catholic In terracial Council of Chicago. 2 1 West Superior Street, Chicago 10, m. NEW YORK (ANP) Veteran Ethel Waters, show business’ gift to the arts gave*hcr first one woman show in several years when she opened at. the newly renovated Renata Theatre in Village Bleeck er Street. She was assisted by her as sociate of some twenty-one years standing Reginald Beane at the piano. Miss Waters flew from Hollywood where she just completed the films “Sound and Fury” with Ynl Brymier and Margaret Leighton. Considered one of the great wo men of the contemporary stage Miss Waters sang, dramatized and Contralto To Star In Big TV ‘"Spectacular” NEW YORK (ANP) Marian } Anderson is the first star to be signed for “America Pauses for the Merry Month of May”, the Coca- Cola Company’s second special of the season, Monday, May 18 (8-9 p. m., EDT), on the CBS Television Network. Producer Barry Wood and direc tor Sid Smith, who collaborated on “America Pause for a Spring time,’ the sponsor’s Mar 30 special with ar, all-star cast in outdoor settings throughout Use United dom. Among the tune* he sings arc “I’ve Got a Right to Sing the Blues.” and “She’s Funny That Way.” Bach’s concerto for Harpsichord is a treat for lovers of classical music. The concertos are uniquely i Bach’s, in that they vary in styling from fee solo concerto works of his time. Reproduction is A-l. STILL ON TOP LaVcrn Baker, whose records always seem to stay on top, lias two out now that are rapidly climbing on juke box polls and In record sales. They are “I Waited Too Long and “You’re Teasing Me.” Miss Baker appeared with the “Biggest Show of Stars for 1959” at the State Fair Arena three weeks ago. lived some twenty-five of her songs which she introduced and made famous from her numerous stage and screen roles. The star has lost none of (he pathos nerve or instnetive showmanship which she has projected in her work through some several decades in the field in America and abroad. She was cheered to the rafters j on her opening receiving flora! | tributes and numerous curtain j calls for the limited engagement i which is packing them in at Renata > with fee public demand calling for j an extension. ! States, are currently scouting Grand Canyon locales as s possible backdrop for Miss Anderson's ap pearance. In the new program, as in the original, natural locales will be used as fee stage for the stars Marian Anderson, one of this country’s leading singers and good will ambassadors, was seen on te levision last season jn the award winning “See It Now” production about her life and career, “The Lady From Philadelphia.” A best selling recording artist, Miss And erson has sung with fee Metropo litan Opera in New York and is a favorite of concert-goers in world capitals. “America Pauses for the Merry’ Month of May” will be presented on film, tape and live, with the last portions originating in New York. PATRONIZE OTJK ADVERTISERS Contract Makes Star One Os “Biggest Attractions’ 5 NEW YORK '(ANP* ln the short space of three years, rock ‘n’ roil singer Jackie Wilson has become one of the biggest bo\ of fice attractions in show business This was indicated last week by a 10 day, $15,000 contract he signed to headline the annual Labor Day show at Brooklyn's Foe theatre. Under the guidance of na tionally-known disc jockey Al lan Freed, this is regarded as a choice plum for any enter tainer, and io be contracted for an appearance' is tantamount First 50 Performances Os Robeson’s ‘Othello’ Now Sold Out; 34-Wk. Season STRATFORD -ON- AVON, Eng- j . land (ANP) Paul Robeson prov- ; Seiiier Wmk | ; • < Recital Set At Bennett GREENSBORO—Dates so. recit als by senior music students at Bennett College were announced this week by Mrs. Nina Kudrik, of the college's music faculty. A joint recital will be presented ; on Sunday, May 3 by Misses Doris . , Wyche, soprano, of New Canaan, j Conn., and Helen McEaehem, pi anist, of Rowland, N. C. On Sunday, May 10, Misses Jamesena Chal mers of Fayetteville and Robins Whitted of Hillsboro, will be pre sented in a joint piano recital. Miss Diamia Croslin, soprano, of Charlotte, will be heard on Sunday, May 17 and the final program in the series will be given by Miss * Gladys Ann Shivers, mezzo--sopran o, of Aberdeen. Miss., on Sunday, May 24. Bllllliltlc ' :• • • fcr.-jßgx. mrnmf -oiSiW>o, l> , g <sks n, ll§lsk :: I I ON COMEBACK TRAIL ; Antoine “Fata” Domino, whose . record, “Whole Lotia Lovin,” is selling “like crazy,” seems to be on the comeback trail after be ing dormat for several months. Domino also sings, “Telling Lies.” -• | I Bill Doggett ! Aids NAACP • \ ; Fund Drive CHICAGO fANP> - Not, con tent, to rest on his laurels as a S6OO lifetime member of the IS AAC?, bandleader Bili Doggett hit upon a novel idea during his recent engagement here at Rob- , erts Show Lounge that enriched the treasurer of the local branch j by more than SSOO. Digging down into his own j pocket ho bought more than 250 ; copies of his latest King album and peddled them in the lobby oi j the nitespot, after each show ior $2 each. This sum entitled the buyer to a year's membership in the Windy City local of the civil rights organisation. All monies collected by Mr. Honky Tonk was donated to the branch. Although he's been long a- j ware of the fight waged by the ; NAACP for Negroes, it wasn’t until two years ago that he started taking an active In terest in it, Doggett confesses.; Since that time he’s encourag ed friends, both white and Ne groes, to take out membership as they needed all the funds that they could raise. Last year while playing at Har-! 3em’s Apollo theatre he took out his life membership. Sometimes in the fail he plans getting with singer Clyde McFhatfcer, another life member, and work out a series of concerts for the youth branch es! of the association, with all pro ceeds being donated to them. Doggett said that more per formers should become intensely interested in aiding the NAACP since they have numerous friends and fan clubs that could be uti lised in the membership drive. -7 ' r BBS GMOUftIAN WEEK ENDING SATURDAY, APRIL S 3, 1959 I to having "arrived" in the star circle. Since Wilson made an appearance for Freed 13 months ago. he has j progressed via the hit recrod route i to the top. His new Brunswick release “Why” took off shortly after it hit the music shops and bids fan to outdistance his “Lonely Tear drops" that hit the million sales mark. Formerly a member of the Dominoes quartet, Wilson is in hot demand by promoters who realize his name on the marquee is 1 ike money in the bank. edhis ailing abiiiy on opening night for his starring role in Shake speare's tragedy. “Ohello,” which marked the 100th season of Ihe Shakespeare Memorial Theatre. Seats forthe first 50 pcrfei mances of the play, which is scheduled for a special 34-week season, are sold out. Queen Anderson, Gospel Singer, Dies In Memphis MEMPHIS (ANP) Mrs. Queen C. Anderson, a nationally known gospel singer died last Monday at Crump Memorial hospital. Until she became ill she was the featur ed singer on the Gospel Treasury Hour program heard each Sunday night over the Mutual Broadcast ing System. A recording star for the Gotham label, her most famous song was “I’m Leaning and Depending on The Lord.” Cream of Kentucku &6 2 pill A *d>c4m£ejf seoeucr r ** ' e fISgS SM.S»i>S9 sonuti Ftim OCNCNIIY SISTIUtRS. BMS- Hfflf St*. .* ,tF |j® KENTUCKY WHISKEY*A ill m m mat. ism mm mnm mm mmsr ntfc» mmsm. *v. Rjaffi&u <*•- 7" ; mm- w--> • mEt ■V-W ■ RAY CHARLES, a gospel sinq re. turned blues belter, has four sure hits on his hands «iih f he re lease of “Ten All The World About You," “That's V.nouah." “Night Time Is The Ki<*h» Time,” and “Tei! Ale How You Feel." Charles is currently plac ing the night club cirevf. hut i, • rvpectrd to join a package shun and head this way soon. Violinist In Recital At Bennett GREENSBORO Kemper Har reld, violinist, of Detroit, Michigan, played an eight-number program at Bennett College Sunday afternoon Bcnntt College Sunday afternooit. Mr. Harreld, who recently retir ed as a mem be! of the faculty of Morehou.-.e College, Atlanta, Geor gia, included works from Hand !. So! ,um :< n! \ Si ■-. u bert. Men do b o n and Heifetz. He was particularly effective in Mendelssohn s “C --cerlo in E. Minor" end Schube. 1 o familiar “Ave Maria." Mrs: Nina Kudrik. of the Bom - H faculty, gave the artist unobtrush c but effective support at the piano. A dose friend of Mahalia .Tack son, Mrs,. Anderson reportedly' biped the famed singer develop her technique. She* was 45 years ;>! the ti. .e o. her death. 9
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