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PAOEWOim CAKaiwA niga SATURDAY. SEPT. 10th. 1949 Billie Holiday Wows Harlem, Broadway By FLOYD SMELSOH NLW-VORK — Billie HoUi- U>-, ag«iii provf* iHJUvinciofly concluai\'ely her right to the title •* America'* Number 1 Soog Stylist, by public ••claim and popular demand, with packed audiences at every performan- ce. Variety newspaper, consider ed the bible of critic# of the stage, ac*reen, radio and amuae- ment world paid high tribute to U Holiday . . . Quote; *‘811116 Holliday, making her first New York appearance for some time due to legal snafus, was topliner of the new all-star show at the Appollo, in Harlem. She dupli cated and top*, all previous en gagements at the ace vaudeville house.” “Lady Day,’"!!* usual, didn’t let them down. Superbly gowned and niftily coiffed, the noted sonfr st3'list gave out a solid song session ... a thriller that had ’em begging for npore. To those in the knew the Harlem playhouse ,the Apollo is aaid to be the jinx of show bua- ineas . . . the toughest house to please the sophiiiticated audience ... All the past season the place has been nearly empty, until the arrival of “L*dy Day” which provAl to be a bonanza, which reaped a harvest of gold. SCORES IN TELEVISIOir ■ILLII holiday Following her tedipus engage ment at the Apollo in Harlem, Billie Holiday gathered more laurels and high praise in tele vision as guest star of the N. B.- C, Eddie Condon T. V. Show Saturday evening that was rated a spellbinder, in which she por trayed the life of Bessie Smith. The latter blues singer, one of the greatest artists of yester year. Miss Holiday sang one of Bessie’s favorite songs “Keeps On Raining.” At the close, Mr. Condon told Miss Holiday “You are the best Bessie since Besaie. ” Also appearing the same night as gai'st artist of the Art Ford program uver W.IM.X., New York l>aily Ne«s Television. Thew great sucCt-ises marked Billii- Holiday’s initial video eii; try htTf; uiul alrtady other plans art’ underway to televise her in otlifi' extensivi' T. V’. kIiows, including the Artluir (iiKlfrev Show. HOLIDAY ON TOUR Miss Holiday’s next appear an'** in«‘lule a ‘on*ert in Boston, the HOt-ne of many of the noble tri\iinphs of innsii* masters, and the greatest artists of tli' day. ,|(M* (ilazer, head of the Asso ciated B«M)king Corporation is readying a tonr for Billie Holi- Hay through the Deep South, her fiMt trip to that part of the country. Managers have been re- ((uesting her appearance there for a number of years and she is {rlad to fnllfill their eager expee- tations at this tinie. LATEST RECORDS OUT Miss Holiday has just com- jileted a series of recordings for Deeca Corporation, of whom she is an exclusive artist. An Album of Bessie Smith numbers includ ing “Aint Nobody’s Busines.s, “Keeps On Rairtin’ ”, “Give Me A Pigfoot and A Glass of Beer.” Also “Them There Ryes,” and “Baby Get Ijost’ Ravens, D. Washington, Joe Thomas Band To Tour South NEW YORK — Flans were completed here this week for an other whirlwind fiften state tour of the three star unit, which last season smashed Attendance and box office records all over the country. Teamed for the monument^ tour arranged by Universal Attractions \ill be the Ravens, poll winning quartette; Dinah Washiugton, singing fav^ orite and reigning “(^een of ^ the juke boxe.s; ’ ’ and th» hard hittin, sock rhythm aggrevation of tenor sax sen.sation Joe Thom as, former backbone of the Jim my Lunceford orchestra w'hei that combo was in its heyday. The entertainment juggernaut which the trada dubbed “tiie steamroller unit” because of its erashing impact, is beifig eager ly awaited by entertainment seekers all along the route it will c#ver. The huge “package” will be played in the jargest halls, are- auditori ums in every principal city in order ‘that the fun hun- nas, armories and municipal gry crowds might be accomodat ed. Since each member of the u- nit has scored with additional reword hits since last year’s tri umphant tour, promoters anti cipate even greater outpourings of danoe devotees this time. The unit will visit principal cities in Virginia, North Caro- Ina, West Virginia, South Car olina, Georgia, Florida, Alaba- maj Texas, Oklahoma, Mississip- Colorado, Pensylvania, Ohio, Kentucky, and Louisiana. The tour leaves New York November 1st and will last three full months. Applicotions Pile In For Bostic Singer NEW YORK The offices of Earl Bostic’s booking agents. Universal At tractions, headed by Ben Bart, were busy this week try ing to dig out from under an avalanche of envelopes con taining eager responses from more than two thousand can didates for the yet to be filled singing job w'ith the band of the famous “Stomp King” of jazzdom and top alto saxist. Just three weeks agq, Bostic 'rerealed through the columas of Negro papers frMB coast to coast th«t he was in search of a new face singer to handle the vocal aasignaiestB with his band. The response has been noth ing short of staggering. As a hurriedly engaged staff of elerks began the task'of read ing the letters, Boetic prepar ed to l>egin his nationwide auditions. He will listen to ^aspirants in every twon in which the band appears and enndidates present thenselTes. The actual Coua^ of replies to the request was 2,467. Roy Brown Issues Challenge To All Singers Of "Blues" Hostie, popiiiar MONIlOE, l.u\ — Blues sing ing Roy Brown, leader of the biggest box office magnet on the one night circuit, tossed a fig urative bombshell into the music profession last week when he flatly charged that.“there isn’t a single one of the so-called blues singers around totlay, who actually knows a{iything about singing them as they should be sung.” The unequivoi'al state ment will probably ignite a tem pest in the blues singing teapot. Brown, in continuing his blast pulled no puuehes. He fairly bristled as he as.serted there wasn’t another singer, othe- than himself, who at>tually un- erstool the feeling and mood of the indigo walks of unrequited love. According to Brown, it’s im posible to interpret the meaning and mood of the blues unless there has been research into the background or this great Amer lean folk idiom. “Show me one. of .the so-called blues sinjrers who knows anything abou th( background of blues “he cried As for me, Pve done nearly as much re.search in that field as in American history. And as if to prove that he was speaking an earnest conviction Brown hurled a challenge to meet any singer who’d accept his challenge in a “battle of the blues” in any Fall they might choose. Thus has he tossed the gaunt let to all who might accept the defy. Are you listening Wyno- nie. Bob Merrall, Mr. Cleenhead et al? band Bostic Says Sepio Stars Have Future PORTSMOUTH, OHIO — The future i.sn’t near as dark as some folks would paint it for Negro musicians in the opinion of Karl maestro According to the i;clebrated virtuoso of the alto saxaphone, attitudes are changing every where lowiirds the nnisieian of color, inehiding the areas soutl of the .Mii.son-Dixon line. Hostie points to thu Itoking for his aagrefation at (Jreens- horo, N. C.. October 8 as a perti nent example of this ini))roving attitude, Tlte Hoslic hand has lx“eir^igag*l to appejir at the (!reen,sboro Youth (^Miter for the Jacqyef To Appear In Atlanta ATLANTA, Gu — The com ing one-night stand of lUiuois Jacquet and his high-fyling Sextete at the Memorial Audi torium in Atlanta will be mark ed by an assembly of this city’s top diiiC-jockeys, who will turn out to greet the mighty mile of the saxophone iu hi*', first local appearance. Jacquet’s UCA Victor wax ing of ‘'Black Velvet,” which is a b»g hit in every section of the cotuitry, has caused an extra special stir in this city and for the past couple of weeks has been just about the most-played re cord on local dis‘-jockey shows. Among the Atlanta disjtK*k- eys wlio will l>e on hand to wel come the renowned “Dynamo (Jl The Saxophone” in his first lo cal stand are Zeiias Sears ol WOST, N'e.l “.Jack The Bellboy Lukens (if WKAS, Don Barber of WAGA, Boh Wats«)n of W SB and Don Ellitt of WCON. Four More Added To NCC Staff The appointment of four ad ditional faculty members at the North Carolina College at Dur ham was recently announced. Dr. Alvin W. Rose, University of Chicago, Ph, D, degree-hold- er who received the A. B. degree from Lincoln University (Mo.) and the M, A. degree from the University of Iowa, will be pro- fes.sor of sociology at the college. Mrs .Addie Scott Powell, recip ient of the A. B. and M. A. de- trroes in English from Paine Col- iCpre and the Univefslty of Iowa refppi'tively, and of the B. S. de cree in Library Science from the Atlanta University Library Kchool, will join the library staff. Substituting for Dr. Raleigh Morgan, French professor on leave for the J940-60 term, will be Mrs, Estelle J. Himes, holder of the B. A, degree in Spanish and the >1. A, degre in French from Ohio State University, James W, Younge, who received the B. S. degree from Virginia State College and the M. S. de gree from the University of In diana. will serve a* assistant football coach.and will be in structor of physical education. second straight year. The ice wm broken Iftst year and the experi ment was wAttrh^d closely. The smoothness with wh)L‘l) the en- t'agcment went off prompted promoter Weddie Huffman to extend the invitation once again REGAL THEATRE * SUNDAY ONLY^EPT. 11 * ROY ROGERS*TRI^OOER 1« NIGHTTIME IN NEVADA Final Chapter, Gang Buster, 1'3 — Added; Contest Cr>2y * MON.-TUES.—«EPT. 12-13 * SCOTT (Cannon City) BRADY in HE WALKED AT NIGHT Serial: Brick Bradford, Number 14 Added: Squareheads Of The Roundtable * WED.-THURS. (Double Feature Special) SEPT. 14-15 ♦ JOHN IRELAND * HUGH BEAUMONT in RAILROADED CECIL B. DeMILL’S KING OF KINGS (The Simple Story of Christ ... If you failed to see it be fore — Don’t miss this final relea.se showing). Added: Novelty Short ♦ FRI.-SAT, (Double Western Program) SEPT, 1647 * ALLAN (ROCKY) LANE in Desperadoes Of Dodge City KEN MAY N ARD in SMOKING GUNS Serial: Sea Hound, Number 8 Added: Color Cartoon — Colored News Hospital Care Association THE NON-PROFIT BLUE CROSS PLAN Join With Durham's Leading Firms In Welcoming The Faculty And Students To The Start Of A New Academic Year * I ■ ' 'i'- PlIitT §Ttl»i TOWAHDt I»0tl0 BECOVtHY: If* a big 4»y tor 4.yMr^d polio patient Wlllio tholton of Pino Bluff, Ark., who ohowo Mo happy mothor hoy^fll ho ean walk aldod by crMtehoo ond • los brant, Thouoando wTyouBQotoro Uko Wllllo hovo boon opoodfd to I rooovory with tho ooolotonco of tho National Foundation for I infantllo Paralysis now conducting a na|ionwldo Polio Kpldtmie Imorfloney Drlvo for tho firot timo In lU hlotopy. High cooU of pr^ ivldlng medical caro havo oxhauotod tho National Foundations •pidomio aid funda. Contrlbutlono ahoi^d bo aont to POLIO, caro of your leeal Poot Oflloo. ' ‘ ^ Band Routes- EARL BOSTIC Sept. 14—Macon, 6a. Sept. 15—Atlanta, Ga. SepL 16—Charleston, S. C. Sept. 17—Tuskpgee, Ala, EDDIE VINSON Sept 8—Cbadbouroe, N, Q, Sept. 9^—Lsrnchburg, Va, Sept. 10—Chatanooga, Tenn. Sept. 11—Clarksville, Tenn. Sept. 17—tlint, Mich. Sept. 18—Indianapolis, Ind. ROY «»OWIf Sept. 8—Clarksdale, Miss. Sept.. 9—Camden, Ark. Sept, Id^Tupelo, Miss. Sept. 11—Indiafiola, Mias, Sept, 12—Opelousas, La. Sept. 13—Ferrlday, La. Sept. 14—Alexandria, La, Sept. 15—Pine Bluff, Ark. Sept. 16—Laurel, Miss. DINAH WASHINGTON JOB THOMAS BAND RAVENS Sept. 9—Boston, Mass. Sept. 16—Philadelphia, Pa. Sept. 17—Newark, N. J. DINAH WASHINGTON JOE THOMAS BAND Sept, J8—Bridgeport, Cwn. Publishers Vie For Buddy'i Latest Song NEW Y’^ORK — Buddy .John sou, the youthful composer piauist-maestro, currently finds himself in tiie mjdst of spirited bidding by several of Tin Pan Alley’s major music i)ubli.shers, who are offepjug lucrative con tracts and bonuses jn vying foi' publication rights to Buddy’s new song hit, “liovely In Her Evening Gown,” which he in troduced last week in a broad cast on the Mutual Network’s ‘ ‘ Treasury Bandstaad. ’ ’ Buddy, who has penned such song hits as “Stop Pretending,” "Baby, Dou'f“ You Cry," “J Don’t Care Who Knows” aud “Did You See Jackie Robinson Hit That Ballf”, appears to have come up with a real smaah in “Lovely In Her Evening Uown,” His Decca record of the ballad, which ia sung by the Johnson’s band’s romantic bal- ladier, Arthur Prysock, is sched uled for release on September 15 and tremendous interest al ready has been aroused on the strength of that one Mutual Network airing. La Vaughan Is Headliner At Convention DAVENPORT, Iowa —Sarah Vaughan was accordetl another signal honor in being chosen as the liHidliiier at the annual ej>n- vcutim of the Tobacco Associa tion of America, which was stag ed over the Udmr Day week end at the Davenport Coliseum. 'I'hc incomparable singing star who never bi'forc had made an Hp|H‘«rance in Ihis section of the Toiiutry, was selected for this prime engagement on the recom- meiulatioii of several members of the Tobacco Association’s en tertainment committee, who caught Sarah’s recent stint at Xew York’s Bop City and were •s»» impressed with her perfor mance that they practically in sisted upon signing her for the convwition. Upon her return east next week, Sarah will open a brief en gagement at the Rainbow Inn, New Brunswick, N. J., on IVi- day, September 9, and then set out on a theater tour. Buckner Is Back At Hub City Nitery BOSTON, Mass. — Milt Buck ner, whose' exciting new band set tjie Hub City’s jazz ^ult on its collective ear earliep ih the summer in an engagement at the Hi-Hat OInb, has retpfne4 to that nitery for a repeat booking by popular demand, which got underway on August 31. The roly-poly fqrmer pianist- arranget of Lionel Hampton's crew solidly established himself at a top musical favorite pf B(w- ton in his first appearnce at the Hi-IIat and his ((uick peturn booking at thp nitery is ftmple evidence of the ■ impression he made. One of the bif factor’s in Mae stro Buckner's fa.st rising pop ularity with Bostonians has l)een the tremendous play accord ed his MOM platter of “Milt’s Boogie” by the kw'al disc-jock eys, whv kave been ipiniuag it aloiost daily ever siiice ite re lease • couple of months uemonstratlog oace more the' power of the disc jockey. Dinah Tempted By Religious Music Again NEW YORK — Diash Wash- ington, currently holdiug down the top spot in most recohl pop ularity ratings, has for the se cond time in a year been the re cipient of a serious offer to en ter the reliigious and gospel sing ing field. The latest oflVr, which the singing star described as “temp ing” was made through envoys of the evangelistic group to I'ja Washington backstage at the Apollo Theatre here, where she is being featured on a big holi day kill. Although Mi,w Washin|tton. did not give an affirmative re ply to the overture, it wasn't be cause she wouldn’t have been perfectly at home in the new surroundings. At one time, when she was a key voice of the Mar tin Singers, Miss Washington was one of the most highly re- gardetl gosjwl singers in the country. The popular songstress admit ted to being kindly disposed to wards the gospel field. However, while she wouldn't accept the present proposal, she said there was no guarantee that she might not go back to her first love in life, Aw ell known evaugelistic fig ure, currently in New York but who prefered that his name not be revealed keen disappointment in failing to nab what be dess- cribed as!“A certain asset in the fight to win new souls to the cause.” NAACP Lauds Rep. Opposing Rankin BHI WASHINGTON Leslie S. Perry of the Wash ington Bureau of the Nation al Association for the Ad« vancem\it of Colored People this week congratulated Rep. Earl Chudnoff (D.-Pa.) for his objection to the otherwise unanimous consent of the House Committee on Vet erans' Affair to consider the Rankin Jim Crow veterans’ hospital bill, H. R. 6084. Mr. Perry wired tho Penn* syjlT&nla lawmaker tjhat the NAACP ‘deeply apprwUtea’ his interest In bloddng the plan of Rep. John Rankin (D.-Mlss.) to establish « seg- (PJea.se turn to Page Eight) OPENMGsepys UNION ELECTRIC COMPANY 1224 FAYETTEVILLE ST. 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