CAROJ IN IAN Suturciav, February 1950
Nite Life In New York
RL BY DEE GOOD PICK FOR MR. ROBINSON.
Xew \ <'!i'k '.-'.NI’) —\\o think Jackif . rmr.-. : . •om
r-: have had a m-;re charming “Mrs. Kobi;>* ,f s* lee ted
j(;r him than Ruby Dev, unless, of rours* , Lena tlurm
! f.t'T '-MiY r u 1 1 '> .SJJTH for tit < • 111 O', ie '!', It .
Wc'sv !.h aught in our mind that With tin ngn
JXut ; V !• r •>. <! Cl: u- h :
S> t \s «. RD, V>. Vi; ; Y,c. I * t.iO Wo Still V.‘« C( <:: i,i?. i C‘;C'F-t ID R
to; - lx! led Rctioc siort < i -oicor; •
onci Inc k.-giv;rnoto As o. suA .
U V.. .1. -F;a J i J t-' si' ix - O; in• • v
j / ('•/. :.v !';;!!• jr Vyd'j’c Vyv. ; . £ |ly ;si( , M £
A.yrovkei Kuby' t-., farther ,c- 1
?; LI\SG>, M\\
to :bG I:; ;n':.•: -a < ::d ;*- a
ofs and critics to silaio at i.
Yc <:•*jv girl >tkL I •
bn-: >;t U oai wife, even if yc.x; da *
;--oe v;?h IRS fov V. --iTjnjL* ’ tins., 1 '
n-y tv-', rc! * • -i;p; ; > «t;iv; cig
gy, while you are you*ig and m
I-"' rtp.it puKu <i;. 1 I ci> Si-y
};.:•[ ] r,.t fur fnii. r-Rt niipr: me an
lot f: $1.5.000 ». \vt;•■ >/k instead of til e
$7 500 you reported';y draw and :
•VH Afi STI Y J \ >—t 'K t S AUFR
P< . ;.ai Harlem Palcce Rest.ui:ar.t
p,a uver < n Lenox Avenue., be
s ■ vc- ';• 1 1? 7 - 1 281 h St root. Th an r. cus
A ?r« n Stevens never st ; -p- lighting
r-vv Lcity e-f tre kind 2 pass on •
tM -.v. When CiAsterfield ehspies
(i ; ept'.! •7A » at )e- g last Htr
Hampton Choir Opens
Week's Tour At Rutgers
HAMPTON. V, -- J :..n>pton u:
hjO "Si .. Coo::' -- siuxsj
g: Ci i* ’• . i 40 \ '.UVCS i>. C■S Cl I i*s i 1 i"
!. .mu ».• vj.'istiiftr gi'cv.i oi
125 in the interns! n nsily fanunn
i i ■ ■ ■•-- wii; s:ng ai R ‘ Loi
vfcssAy oil ••U a February 26 o-
J] - V, t‘ " -!: U ; id i\-C VV J J’
se.v.
Directed ty Dr. /H<nry K. ;SwP
tt-.n. P.. rn.vc: .- 'r ec dejx . >ment
• harkt an rnri t-.inter V.’eslnv.mste;
(':■ CD lie o pai i!);v-t!t..: i>< ad
;>-"C ch- ir director, the lingers will
'. re i ' tv -. sties ;i < i ;:: at the 1 i a.
;-o JVc hgioas r via'f. while hump
ton's Chaplain Edu •rd R Milk :
va.s i lh< ulpjt -
r e tii;; ar. a’tc’.'h .o
'Ct :'i j-1 Di ;K* o'clock
Thi air ir also y. Cl Dap at the:
r ;si Reformer Church of Hacke-n-
N. J . at £.30 p. m. on the
r w rvif day.
Thi rest f * tin schedule includes
or KnCcwoaci, N J.. Junior iipj
Sc ■ . . M nds y even ilia February
,-r Jt ry. vrood, N. J. Tuesday even
. ::r rr.itig appearance at the
T . N. J State TVucho;:; Cui
tp n Wednesday, -
a at.ci by an evening concert at me
, r i -* B;-r-t:.-t Church of Paterson:
co . fia;:i ivtiun at the Sunmat,
h. J Service Club on Thursday
i . • nine. March 2-
Tre Jamiitciii Institute Choir
' .. was heard cn > ■ *in ...i
’>■}: ir. .. CBS hroiuioast in Decvm
s itlhe; if .. ill h r ; a ■'
Drc.Don at the ftl-yrsr-ojci caliegc,
■ ! u-h recently inou«ur«V v an
us ti:u» Alonzo G Mor>-n. .a- .ne
rifii r: The musical tradition at the
r . . ; f<tided by Genera: S-ovics
’ ... 'ar,i, Ain a ! rung jj. JB6S bt pan
the H.amp->ion Singers of the
U-7Ds vTy. directed by Thomas P.
Fenner ho-lgeh f.-> “sting up' rionri
o .to '".nth fundraising toms rind
r -.. ’it: d.td -.row under To trus
i . : >■ ~c- : .s;of Fred G Rat'd.::.'.'..
80-. > D. • v. Ethel Cooledgt Bessie
{ erlcnri and others. In 1913. the
:a .({ v, .c taken evo by the late
O' R Natba-nieJ Deft well known
ker Whiskt;• y c. i :..;ers c.s we]; a-s
.-eveia! btrer thns v.L .a ate -
i«t■■ to i~n'■.'c bt >t * : ■ i *v• * •-■' je i s
iri ■; our yootb.-.
Ail tins he ta.’. >• hns • wr; e>.-
: Th; d Sievt - . <~[ "rignt
UTetid tit rn > n• • k set rrcHer, cca -
i'oromost RCWS- ißi'v;. rTi c f t-ht- I iiSt v‘
UKlOs.
ItRIKFS
T< iP-TAY-Sh : ; T'V - V>h7 ; i
nu mean? the real y-Cf-p-ie e.-f Har
i» it: fight L : : V e tter Lfe
foi aii of us, cu.onot get he«d-o;-
Lni of the G¥J\ HI To Aj OK and
D»-iv o * Spi •rt y * Ts i: p, r« kno e k
cd m« -down inOacn * ven as d
vu.ars court, he&nrnw. Ge; ri man-ag
ing editor when v c s a
< n-d’ i.'.wcr * Taft it / -x 1 -on L-uVv
;Turpan, with whom we sat cut .
Ate late World St- cu s v- er*. suway
lot.-e to us Wibi r.Rv< te dig as
deep a.s enc *-f .ehn Lewis' coal
iXu If) V* O.- = P
than whm we rt-; b ;n ihc r.-ews
j,-,sj ij n j£?ij•. t a A y]y ] HQBIN
SON rated ir. r;c Miarru _
when the Miami; e Wx af>\. made i
ikijaiyßC- ; ; :a xio R• ; : cu:t.n
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The -Ink S; ' - *l l ;< d :he way ;
• a Means Beaen.
a: ipa ar;' ,■: c a - :, y: : ; 1-• 'K el
religious music.
When D - La it v .as Lead of {he
'vi sa,.- I)epm tnu at rh-.saplcu. ' c
heir and the : .- ■' a:■ Haraai-on
Qtiarti ■ ;.. ~ > i f! trope wei Doro
thy Mavrior int«• rnationaliy known
a .piano, as ; sic <: the teiitmoci so
.- a.is. with the h rper ;.rcu... Bota
the Cii-'i* arid tie Qaarte! f.p.pcnrcd
-a ,> !a- a a ■ t . one
ID op. a r country.
Since Ki'dP the Chcae i:.ss hctiil e.e
i scefer; ;>y F.. Hays :
t'-u 'nictate ■■ “yi.-ist- Claa las Fi,,x.
Cornier Choir an«i Qanni-t member
.•ad tio A i e cto: < i the aH-muk
Men ■ f if; ii, a. . : ' ..i.a Htahici t F
i n >v. ; h.i;: :. .. i > the Of
rtnieiit .if Atir i' at ciiei'.e, if el
inp Nolie-r. Tonne--yo .A.
. a I Ce.iif Other diiee'to.s
eiiict- Dett iiavf been Ciarenc* C
ot. White (a-. Da h V,'iis> n. a«o‘
N... i i e R de:
iis.r; . - a-4; . rtf : :fc4f i C< !
r ecn he.'ad it; coast-to-coast
networks by dilff rent broadeftst
in.i- companies., and on k nurnb«;r
of noire ha. progulps. The
‘griiiiii is m constant demand ■
i thi oiiphout Vii pini;; .nd the East,
Haines Burn for \!GM
KF.W YORK The T .• •.
Flame s. yopuiai vi-cai-insihiimentai
tj i ii. vi been -igned to an MOM
: contract and waxed their
fi'-'i side- ft-; that t.aoei ia.-t a>»'tk
she taackitiy of Milt Buckner .
■ ■'d his band, just prior • - shaving
V. D- an .; .aient >?! Canada.
Tin MGM pact for the Flafnts,
- .i'evisiii.av boon with the
Columbia and Nati* nai labels, was
i ;:< >t iated o', tin ar t-ook trig agency,
th. Shaw Artists Corp ,
Ffi! tin o- fj> ; lUGM se-ssi.’U the
Three Flames. wh-> art- Gee age
‘Tiger ' Haynes. Bey Tcs-iamark ,
;nd Averill Po’iard. waxed four
original composi<jo-rN. “Che.'- ins
0.-.: Gum Mams." •‘Good-bye Cor- !
neii; -Je-nc"." ' '/< ’ and “1 pon't
Want To Take Tam C! o'.cc."
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NAT’ KIM. t. on i> ,ii! smih *
(t : hi- latest t apitoi elchin* «l
for iou >l> l.O', f. uhiih al
ready is regarded a- a hit Nat
teams «Uii the -Real (tone t.ii'
Nellie i.utriier on the tiin. \»hieh
I arr> Uarnell marie tamnus
Reverse side ha- the two song
sters K.’inint in "('an I t .-me In
f or A Minute
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i!l i K AND HI HHM > brought
stage stum s !>a. k to t J.irlein -
Uha imfcra Theatre last «e‘s.
v.heix the. heart 1 me:! an all -ia •
show l ung .t motion pi, ture
■i- the Alhambra !iow I ;••
taes the -mnid theatre m Hal
i.-tn f-> otter stage shoo s.
HIODY .JOHNSON
G RPL.x'SBOHO A crowd of
api 'Gxinic.tcly 1.000 vabid iufr-k;
iovers shQUted and aw>i,.Ui'.t:U : h t :;
apib oviii of Buridv Johnson and ins
.lerustni who appeared in cnueei't
roettai Tuesday night in the Karri*
w.m auditorium of A and T. O-'i
-I*. e Aiyiia N . fj-e-rtiye of * ' f hi
Kappa Alpha Psi fraternity spon
' sortsi the progi am.
h r ..'.;ji. e 1 aUruetion- ol The enu
Ceil \ve. re vocalist- Arlhsir T'.y-ock
and Elia Johnson, an.; insUiiir.en
ta lists Steve Puilim and Willis
Ne's.oi). Pry stick who ciianged suits
thie, times during the pel toi'inaljce
to i■ a■ delight of ‘!t<> .a.idieaee f ■.i -
thor delighted his f..ns with his ren
dition of 1 Car. Dream Cunt I.
•B*•cause." and "¥.>■; Got To Change
You; Ways."
Pullinr and Nels.'it were tercifie
ir. their rendition of ''l’uiiafr; 1 Ki-
Johns'.;;! had to Sing "Tired of
;Ci'j ;itg Over You. twice to v *~!y
hr. fans and her Keep Me Chu
To You." and “Since 1 Fell Km
You rocked the h r ■
C,;t.standirig numbers by he
whole < rehestra were “Good Day.
the opening number. “Concerto."
"Sup . X “Litrie Deg," and ’ Fur
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itis TtViArsuii GA'iniv
(iAI .iit.l , Hr skint 1 Hawkins, is
ii.. a th; band leaders selected
tor intensive promotion i>> RCA
Vidor Records Its. disc com
j an; ;p an cn.irt to revive dance
4 m I
gj i 4
Mi l m
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ROY VIIRTON
“BLUES' HOT SAD
FOB ROY MILTON
HOi.LYWi >On ’Funny thir.y
abeut -arid Roy Milton in ~
rc; *. cunforcnce . '.m <
h, a ;•■" ■■. .re eu» to rv t.;■ -u -
d< n.y y. in;.; you.fit in the •
ei-lt-.-: Hy class.”
For ! 1 v.-tnt.f'd and v-’i ikcd
tow,ad pas b .. Folk.- who heard,
my ,e lined it. But the;, way
no .startling reaction to my band
and its style. and then ;f hay 1
pf ned. '
r Ko-> 7vhlton has been playing tn<
' typ< Ot blues - ilK'e t.te fil'St
c..,s i.e ~,t ~t >ft of tubs many
e..r- of .' when he 'a a> a vocalist,
' \cj;h the Ernie Field's Orcnes'.'a
• The drummet with the band did;*”
-.- up . night, and Fields ask
cd Rr.o t<) sit in and fill the gup.
■ Roy fen cunsprcuous just sit tin-.
. tile:!', so he picked lip the -tier.S
and .stalled beating out the ihyihin
of tune !!:■ band would piay fH"
has been b> .dinu the drums eve.
; since.
In Ik.sri, Rev decided t< try his
luck tin. west. Shertiy aflei" hts
■ arrival in Califoroiri, he foniitd his
own baud. Roy staled t'urthe;; “1
guess < was Ricky. 1 did manage to
kup my band working.” People
who heard the band liked it. but it
wasn't until 1945 when Art Rape,
pi e.srden» of Specialty Records,
iir a heard the band that Roy cou
sidcied his trip v.es! as bring really
vv* ;thwhile. Mr. Rape like the band
so well, he asked Roy to nrsafcf a
test audition. A loie-* term conlract
was th- result
V. ;th his first Specialty record
ing e.f R M. Blues. Dame Fortune
smiled upon the young bandlead
er ;.nd opened her doois to th, iad
dt-i of success. Other I ecu # > r>
' leases followed, with ea<*h c.-tab
li-'hire.' R y more and mere solid
PAGE FIVE
bands. Isas rt ifased 15 alubams oy
ii, ditiereiit bands, and aUotta ! i
:• As. ; iFii u priuiiotioii of the •*!•*
t am . Hawkins is icpresented in
(he cu .. Ton uiih an album
■'Kr-kinc Hawkins Plays W. C-
Ib; sidy.
with the music-loving public
in ;a47 Rt-y returned to .us
* hoim tew n i;f Tulsa, Olviale r.a,
-That was the most thrilling mo
ment ,'f my lift ' stated Roy. "T; e;Q
; was a ghia parade in my nonor. -.i4
I war riven the key to the city
lake ail bauds, Roy's personnel
lias changed many times since ua
jivst ,:iearuzed ;; in 1938. but tus
blu. -s styling has remained the
same.
JOHNSON (Si TOPS
\,C, DANCE RECORDS
GREENSBORO, N. C. - H- ’
tit th« -- ithful ■ ,i< r f
•IVa Ik 'Em Riiythm " den
r<rated his right to the crown m
• ntjv bestowed upon bum as "K
Os The One-Niter Circuit' as r ‘
r.d bis t.iocr.biistmg band tc-cd - f
.-ii them one-mter tour
, eking up new attendance lecd; -S
r. ihfi'p North Carolina dates.
With his Decca platter of I'm
Teed Crying Over You lunrunK
a.,,; .nd-neck with tarry D- -
i;cY's t-t -u. My Love as -
Mo. 1 disc nit in me- souuiiap.it. F -
d\ set she turnstiles clicking a t
tune with grosses of GYY/ ■ u
1 Wiii.vngtoii. i3'">64 in G, • ;. ■ i
nd -Yi4-S in Saiist-uiy.
r • p: wing his fi.ites in • ••'*■
»I in us. (be King Os Fne 1 »n ■*-
t . ,ie Will U>l •ie Fe est ir
1 whirlwind tour of 14 ewe,ecu wa
u-igh! st.md- in that state
I’ve Been
Thinking
BY CAB ALLOW AY
It has taken the Negro ir ay
years to ;, ; .u away from trie ea; *
ture of his race which began as :
back as the days of the rmn.u.el
sbeivv and which unfortunately. , -3
cofiiioueci in ..n at part rigiii b
Xq ihe pi e-eu! day ot radio —— -
tion pictures.
TitaCr. why we’ve been inrpr* .d
with the way the bat)- entert •'.:.*
meat medium, television, has ie«
cepted the Negro enU-rU*inci w.u'.e
'.vc d n’t find television netwv-.YS
too anxious to hiiiisl shows around
Negroes, they at least accept 'n.'-y
without (arioiiture and without - tti
prejudice.
And while the i-.vuf nets c
reluctant to build Negro she-., s
many of the top show- on (televis- ttt
h,.vi slusv.n cot only 3 wii; iigmsx
to accept the Negro <» an ecual,
they have shown a DESIRE to d >
Such top television start 5 «s A“*
ihur Godfrey. Milton Berio. mi
Sullivan. Mack Carter and - ncs >t
others have insisted upon pres, '-
mg the Negro entertamc/s <n t o
shows as the complete social <<< s
of others entertaiiu-rs appemm- u
the same shows
( ontunned on 15