"Baby, Dou'f“ You Cry," “J eys, whv kave been ipiniuag it CAKaiwA niga SATURDAY. SEPT. 10th. 1949 Don’t Care Who Knows” aud aloiost daily ever siiice ite re­ PAOEWOim Jacqyef To “ Did You See Jackie Robinson lease • couple of months Appear In Hit That Ballf”, appears to uemonstratlog oace more the' have come up with a real smaah power of the disc jockey. Atlanta in “ Lovely In Her Evening Uown,” His Decca record of Dinah Tempted Billie Holiday Wows ATLANTA, Gu — The com­ the ballad, which ia sung by the ing one-night stand of lUiuois Johnson’s band’s romantic bal- By Religious Jacquet and his high-fyling ladier, Arthur Prysock, is sched­ Sextete at the Memorial Audi­ uled for release on September Music Again torium in Atlanta will be mark­ 15 and tremendous interest al­ NEW YORK — Diash Wash- Harlem, Broadway ed by an assembly of this city’s ready has been aroused on the top diiiC-jockeys, who will turn ington, currently holdiug down strength of that one Mutual the top spot in most recohl pop­ By FLOYD SMELSOH Also appearing the same night out to greet the mighty mile of Network airing. ularity ratings, has for the se­ NLW-VORK — Billie HoUi- as gai'st artist of the Art Ford the saxophone iu hi*', first local program uver W.IM.X., New appearance. cond time in a year been the re­ -, ag«iii provf* iHJUvinciofly cipient of a serious offer to en­ concluai\'ely her right to the York l>aily Ne«s Television. La Vaughan Thew great sucCt-ises marked Jacquet’s UCA Victor wax­ ter the reliigious and gospel sing title •* America'* Number 1 Soog ing of ‘'Black Velvet,” which is ing field. Stylist, by public ••claim and Billii- Holiday’s initial video eii; Is Headliner a b»g hit in every section of the The latest oflVr, which the popular demand, with packed try htTf; uiul alrtady other cotuitry, has caused an extra singing star described as “ temp­ audiences at every performan- plans art’ underway to televise At Convention her in otlifi' extensivi' T. V’. special stir in this city and for * I ■ ' 'i '- DAVENPORT, Iowa —Sarah ing” was made through envoys ce. the past couple of weeks has been Variety newspaper, consider­ kIiows, including the Artluir Vaughan was accordetl another of the evangelistic group to I'ja just about the most-played re­ Washington backstage at the ed the bible of critic# of the (iiKlfrev Show. signal honor in being chosen as HOLIDAY ON TOUR cord on local dis<‘-jockey shows. the liHidliiier at the annual ej>n- Apollo Theatre here, where she stage, ac*reen, radio and amuae- Miss Holiday’s next appear Among the Atlanta dise on hand to wel­ day kill. U Holiday . . . Quote; *‘811116 tion of America, which was stag the HOt-ne of many of the noble come the renowned “ Dynamo (Jl Although Mi,North Carolina College at Dur­ I infantllo Paralysis now conducting a na|ionwldo Polio Kpldtmie convwition. aaid to be the jinx of show bua- a spellbinder, in which she por­ Deeca Corporation, of whom she Imorfloney Drlvo for tho firot timo In lU hlotopy. High cooU of pr^ was no guarantee that she might trayed the life of Bessie Smith. is an exclusive artist. An Album ham was recently announced. ivldlng medical caro havo oxhauotod tho National Foundations Upon her return east next not go back to her first love in ineas . . . the toughest house to •pidomio aid funda. Contrlbutlono ahoi^d bo aont to POLIO, caro of please the sophiiiticated audience The latter blues singer, one of of Bessie Smith numbers includ­ Dr. Alvin W. Rose, University week, Sarah will open a brief en­ life, ______ing “ Aint Nobody’s Busines.s, your leeal Poot Oflloo. ' ‘ ^ . . . All the past season the place the greatest artists of yester­ of Chicago, Ph, D, degree-hold- gagement at the Rainbow Inn, Aw ell known evaugelistic fig­ has been nearly empty, until the year. Miss Holiday sang one of “ Keeps On Rairtin’ ”, “ Give er who received the A. B. degree New Brunswick, N. J., on IVi- Me A Pigfoot and A Glass of ure, currently in New York but arrival of “ L*dy Day” which Bessie’s favorite songs “ Keeps from Lincoln University (Mo.) day, September 9, and then set who prefered that his name not provAl to be a bonanza, which On Raining.” At the close, Mr. Beer.” Also “ Them There and the M, A. degree from the out on a theater tour. Ryes,” and “ Baby Get Ijost’ be revealed keen disappointment reaped a harvest of gold. Condon told Miss Holiday “ You University of Iowa, will be pro- Band Routes- in failing to nab what be dess- SCORES IN TELEVISIOir are the best Bessie since Besaie. ” fes.sor of sociology at the college. cribed as!“ A certain asset in the Mrs .Addie Scott Powell, recip­ EARL BOSTIC Sept. 16—Philadelphia, Pa. Buckner Is Sept. 14—Macon, 6a. Sept. 17—Newark, N. J. fight to win new souls to the ient of the A. B. and M. A. de- cause.” trroes in English from Paine Col- Sept. 15—Atlanta, Ga. Back At Hub iCpre and the Univefslty of Iowa SepL 16—Charleston, S. C. DINAH WASHINGTON City Nitery Ravens, D. Washington, Joe refppi'tively, and of the B. S. de­ Sept. 17—Tuskpgee, Ala, JOE THOMAS BAND NAACP Lauds cree in Library Science from the Sept, J8—Bridgeport, Cwn. BOSTON, Mass. — Milt Buck Atlanta University Library EDDIE VINSON ner, whose' exciting new band Rep. Opposing Kchool, will join the library Sept 8—Cbadbouroe, N, Q, Publishers set tjie Hub City’s jazz ^ult on staff. Sept. 9^—Lsrnchburg, Va, its collective ear earliep ih the Rankin BHI Sept. 10—Chatanooga, Tenn. summer in an engagement at the WASHINGTON Thomas Band To Tour South Substituting for Dr. Raleigh Sept. 11—Clarksville, Tenn. Vie For Buddy'i Hi-Hat OInb, has retpfne4 to Leslie S. Perry of the Wash­ Morgan, French professor on Sept. 17—tlint, Mich. Latest Song that nitery for a repeat booking ington Bureau of the Nation­ NEW YORK — Flans were leave for the J940-60 term, will Sept. 18—Indianapolis, Ind. al Association for the Ad« completed here this week for an­ by popular demand, which got be Mrs, Estelle J. Himes, holder NEW Y’^ORK — Buddy .John underway on August 31. vancem<\it of Colored People other whirlwind fiften state Roy Brown Issues Challenge of the B. A, degree in Spanish ROY «»OWIf sou, the youthful composer The roly-poly fqrmer pianist- this week congratulated Rep. tour of the three star unit, which and the >1. A, degre in French piauist-maestro, currently finds Earl Chudnoff (D.-Pa.) for last season smashed Attendance To All Singers Of "Blues" from Ohio State University, Sept. 8—Clarksdale, Miss. arranget of Lionel Hampton's himself in tiie mjdst of spirited crew solidly established himself his objection to the otherwise and box office records all over James W, Younge, who received Sept.. 9—Camden, Ark. MONIlOE, l.u\ — Blues sing­ of Karl Hostie, popiiiar band bidding by several of Tin Pan at a top musical favorite pf B(w- unanimous consent of the the country. Teamed for the the B. S. degree from Virginia Sept, Id^Tupelo, Miss. ing Roy Brown, leader of the maestro Alley’s major music i)ubli.shers, ton in his first appearnce at the House Committee on Vet­ monument^ tour arranged by State College and the M. S. de­ Sept. 11—Indiafiola, Mias, biggest box office magnet on the According to the i;clebrated Sept, 12—Opelousas, La. who are offepjug lucrative con­ Hi-IIat and his ((uick peturn erans' Affair to consider the Universal Attractions \i ll be the one night circuit, tossed a fig­ virtuoso of the alto saxaphone, gree from the University of In­ tracts and bonuses jn vying foi' Rankin Jim Crow veterans’ Ravens, poll winning quartette; Sept. 13— Ferrlday, La. booking at thp nitery is ftmple urative bombshell into the music attitudes are changing every­ diana. will serve a* assistant publication rights to Buddy’s hospital bill, H. R. 6084. Dinah Washiugton, singing fav^ Sept. 14— Alexandria, La, evidence of the ■ impression he profession last week when he where lowiirds the nnisieian of football coach.and will be in­ new song hit, “ liovely In Her made. Mr. Perry wired tho Penn* orite and reigning “ (^een of structor of physical education. Sept. 15—Pine Bluff, Ark. flatly charged that.“ there isn’t color, inehiding the areas soutl Sept. 16—Laurel, Miss. Evening Gown,” which he in­ One of the bif factor’s in Mae syjlT&nla lawmaker tjhat the ^ the juke boxe.s; ’ ’ and th» hard a single one of the so-called of the .Mii.son-Dixon line. troduced last week in a broad­ NAACP ‘deeply apprwUtea’ hittin, sock rhythm aggrevation stro Buckner's fa.st rising pop­ blues singers around totlay, who Hostie points to thu Itoking second straight year. The ice wm cast on the Mutual Network’s his interest In bloddng the of tenor sax sen.sation Joe Thom­ DINAH WASHINGTON ularity with Bostonians has actually knows a{iything about for his aagrefation at (Jreens- broken Iftst year and the experi­ ‘ ‘ Treasury Bandstaad. ’ ’ plan of Rep. John Rankin as, former backbone of the Jim­ JOB THOMAS BAND l)een the tremendous play accord singing them as they should be horo, N. C.. October 8 as a perti­ ment was wAttrh^d closely. The (D.-Mlss.) to establish « seg- my Lunceford orchestra w'hetually un- erstoo2y gry crowds might be accomodat­ there has been research into the ed. background or this great Amer * MON.-TUES.—«EPT. 12-13 * Since each member of the u- lean folk idiom. “ Show me one. SCOTT (Cannon City) BRADY in nit has scored with additional of .the so-called blues sinjrers reword hits since last year’s tri­ who knows anything abou th( HE WALKED AT NIGHT umphant tour, promoters anti­ background of blues “ he cried cipate even greater outpourings Serial: Brick Bradford, Number 14 As for me, Pve done nearly as Added: Squareheads Of The Roundtable UNION ELECTRIC of danoe devotees this time. much re.search in that field as The unit will visit principal in American history. * WED.-THURS. (Double Feature Special) SEPT. 14-15 ♦ cities in Virginia, North Caro- And as if to prove that he was Ina, West Virginia, South Car­ speaking an earnest conviction JOHN IRELAND * HUGH BEAUMONT in olina, Georgia, Florida, Alaba- Brown hurled a challenge to RAILROADED maj Texas, Oklahoma, Mississip- meet any singer who’d accept Colorado, Pensylvania, Ohio, his challenge in a “ battle of the COMPANY Kentucky, and Louisiana. blues” in any Fall they might CECIL B. DeMILL’S The tour leaves New York choose. KING OF KINGS November 1st and will last three Thus has he tossed the gaunt­ full months. let to all who might accept the (The Simple Story of Christ . . . If you failed to see it be­ defy. Are you listening Wyno- fore — Don’t miss this final relea.se showing). 1224 FAYETTEVILLE ST. Applicotions nie. Bob Merrall, Mr. Cleenhead Added: Novelty Short et al? Pile In For ♦ FRI.-SAT, (Double Western Program) SEPT, 1647 * ALLAN (ROCKY) LANE in Bostic Singer Bostic Says Full Line Of NEW YORK Sepio Stars Desperadoes Of Dodge City The offices of Earl Bostic’s booking agents. Universal At­ Have Future KEN MAY N ARD in tractions, headed by Ben PORTSMOUTH, OHIO — SMOKING GUNS Bart, were busy this week try­ Serial: Sea Hound, Number 8 ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES ing to dig out from under an The future i.sn’t near as dark Added: Color Cartoon — Colored News avalanche of envelopes con­ as some folks would paint it for taining eager responses from Negro musicians in the opinion more than two thousand can­ SALES - SERVICES - REPAIRS didates for the yet to be filled singing job w'ith the band of the famous “ Stomp King” of jazzdom and top alto saxist. GENERAL CONTRACTING Just three weeks agq, Bostic 'rerealed through the columas of Negro papers fregin his nationwide In Welcoming The Faculty And Students DURHAM, NORTH CAROLINA auditions. He will listen to ^aspirants in every twon in which the band appears and To The Start Of A New Academic Year H. H. HOLLOWAY W. D. McNEIL' enndidates present thenselTes. The actual Coua^ of replies GENERAL MANAGER ELECTRICAL CONTRACTOR to the request was 2,467.

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