Indianapolis Recorder, Indianapolis, Marion County, 12 March 1955 — Page 13
Musical Upbeat
By BOR WOMACK
THE MAIL BAG . . . Some time ago we wrote in this column with regards to "WHY THE LOCAL TV STATIONS! DID NOT HAVE RACE TALENT ON Af?Y OF THEIR REGULAR PROGRAMS"—I have received two letters from singerdancer McCarley Spaulding, who sent in applications for a job. The replies received are as follows, namely: "This is to acknowledge receipt of your picture and application for audi-| tion. We are not, at present, holding auditions, but in the event the need arises in the near future we will contact you. i In the meantime, I am placing your application and picture on file for future possibilities. Thank you for your interest in writing us. . . . Cordially, . . . Steven T. Briggs . . . Program production manager, Channel 8-WISH-TV." The second letter: — "Your name is carried in our talent files indicating that you are interested in auditioning for possible employment by WFBM-TV. We are happy to pdvise you that we have established an audition period on Fridays of each week. This period has been set aside so that we can observe your talents to determine your potentialities in terms of our needs. If you are still interested in being auditioned will you please fill out the enclosed talent questionnaire and return it to us at your earliest convenience, together with a recent snapshot or photograph of yourself or the group you represent. We will contact you, either by mail or telephone, concerning an exact date for your audi-' tion. . . . Sincerely . . . WFBM-TV . . . Bill Fall, Program Director." . . . (Editor's note: The "Upbeat" won't give up the fight. We hove just begun.) . . . Many of the local vocalists | have called The Recorder office for the address of the nearest AGVA branch—write Robert 'Bob' Edwards, manager, 51 1 i Bell Block Bldg. Cincinnati, Ohio—telephone Main 8955. (ANP)-—THE NEW SEPIA RADIO STATION HERE with programs directed and controlled entirely by Negro personnel will start operating some time this summer. The all-white station WXLW will abandon its 1590 spot on the radio dials in favor of 950 soon, in order to have more broadcasting power. Out-of-state applications have been filed with the Federal Communications Commission in Washington, D. C. i by the Rollins' Broadcasting, Inc., of Delaware and OK Broad- 1 casting Co., New Orleans, La. The latter firm owns "race" stations in Baton Rouge, Houston and New Orleans.—I understand another group, composed of Cincinnati, Muncie, Ind., and Naptown are checking the possibilities of establishing another station here but has not made no application as yet. —It looks like our city is fast getting on the ball, from all
indications. new station
Nat Cole Featured In Bold Magazine
The Indianapolis Recorder, Mar. 12,1955—13
Nat “King” Cole, soft-spoken and soft-singing son of a minister, will earn approximately $800,000 this year through recordings, jazz concerts, TV, nightclubs and theaters. The subject, “Why Cole Is King” is an interesting four page article on the fabulous singer, appearing in the current issue of BOLD amga-
zine.
What is the secret of his success? Sincerity and musicianship are the two keynotes, says BOLD. “I always pick my own numbers,” Nat points out. “1 only record songs that are suitable for my styling— songs that tell a story—songs I can really feel.” Then, too, Cole is a creative pianist with originality and sensitivity. This natural musicianship is
projected in, his singing. It gives : Crosby.
him the distinctive style that has made him known as a singer's singer—a trend setter rather than a
follower.
Nat delights in telling the following story on himself, which in its prophetic humor, helps to illustrate his progress from a little knowm jazz idol to a world wide singing success. U. S. jazz cultists usually set up as their heroes obscure musicians who are too extreme for the public taste. During his early struggles, Nat was such a hero. “One night,” Nat told BOLD, “on a club date in Hollywood, one of the kids came up to me and pleaded. “Don’t go commercial man, you’ll wind up being just another Bing
Tuskegee Choir In Special United Colleae Fund Program March 20
NEW YORK fANP'V Institute’s choir will
- Tuskegee be heard
of 31
FIRST NEGRO 'QUEEN': "Thrill of my life." Those were the words of Yvonne Cherof, 17, (center) after reigning as "Queen" at the annual Valentine ball of Dwight Morrow High school, Englewood, N. J. Shown with her are Sylvia Bach, 17, (left), president of the Pickwick club which sponsors the ball, and vice-president Eleanor Dirienzo, 17. Yvonne was the first Negro ever elected
by the student body. (Newspress Photo)
DOT DANDRIDGE TO STAR IN FILM VERSION OF KING AND I'
casqs the choral gjroups
March 20 over the ABC radio net- j UNCF member schools,
work in a special program devoted j Also to be heard during March to the United Negro College Fund j will be the choirs of Texas Colconvocation scheduled for New ! lege of Tyler, Tex., March 6; HusNew York on that date. j ton-Tillotson College of Austin, W. J. Trent Jr., executive di- March 13, and Wiley College of rector of the fund, will make a i Marshall, Texas on March 27. special address during the pro- Originating here over station gram. j WABC, the broadcast time is j The program is one in a regu-'10:35 to 11 a.m. Sundays, eastern;
lar w'eekly series w'hich show-standard time.
r HOLLYWOOD 'ANP)—Dorothy 1 - -
There will be 'much' work for local talent on the Dandridge, who recently signed a ; Hollywood titled “Anna and the
Irng-tenn contract with 20th Cen- King of Siam.” Rex Harrison and
1/iLJhJkJv 1.1 Annie i l ji j ... liny Fox. has been given a choice Irene Duun played the leads in the
Jv/nrNNT HARRIS, popular bandleader and blues singer, ro ie in a forthcoming film, accord-’ film,
sat-in with the Lanny Price outfit, currently appearing at the ir£ to columnist Hedda Hopper, j Miss Dandridge will do her own Bross Roil Tavern, recently and jumped the house a lonn ^Lss Dandridge will play the (singing and dancing in the movie
SHOWN ABOVE ARE the beautiful trophies, which will be awarder to WINNAHS in the Recorder Theatrical Poll. ... Be sure and cast your VOTE for your Favorite musician, dancer or singer. Mail or bring to The
Recorder office.
“Dawn at Socorro" At Douglas Sunday
Rhvfhm nnA RIiiac ; MASS. GOV. WELCOMES . S . t ? rU J* g Sunday thru Tuesday On the same bill is So This is Knyrnm and D.IUCS ! DIAMOND BALL SPONSORS f. 1 the Uouglas will be Dawn at Love” with Merv GrifTn. Sweep the Country BOSTON, Mass. fANPi—Majssa- j can’t afford to miss seeing. . 5 A . showl / lg . at „ th ^ lhealei R 15 By DAVE CLARK > chusett’s Gov. Christian A. Heter ■ Professional gambler hc'os the ‘ O klahom a Plains starring Rex CHICAGO (ANP) — The nation last week welcomed a citizens’com-! la ' v ' vi Pe out a terrorist clan ex- Allen. No. 2 pix is “Dangerous has finally awakened to the great- mittee representing the Club As- eept lor one mfn who swears re- Crossing” with Michel Renne. est sound in music “rhythm and sembly of Greater Boston, which venge. They set out for Colorado, Wednesday and Thursday will blues.” j ir, sponsoring the Second Dia-1 meet a dance hall girl, and in a i see “Outcast Poker Flats” with The craze is nothing new to mond Ball, a benefit to be held at 8«n duel the gambler survives. Dale Robenson plus “Lady Pays the folk along State Street in Chi-i the Boston Arena April 22 on be- Rol T Calhoun stars in the flicker. | Off” with Stephen McNally. cage; 125th St. in New York; Beale half of six charities. ——-—
Street in Memphis; Auburn Aye. The governor accepted honorary I in Atlanta: Fourth Ave. in Bir-1 sponsorship of the benefit along:
mingham. Central Ave. in Los An- j w it.h Mayor
geles. or along the w r ater front j Boslon. in Vicksburg. It has been their
John B. Hynes of
music for a decade. The question has
been
Proceeds from the affair will . be dorfated to the Free Hospital
asKeci f or \y orn ^ n Harriet Tubman
Belafonte May Get Role With Italian Beauty
Brass Rail Tavern rerentiv nnH iumn^rl tho hnuco r, Miss Dandridge will play the ,singing and dancing in the movie " 7 u 7 • T ., 7 tor Women, the Harriet Tubman „ 1>r<vv 1 wniv r — while Johnnv hoc nHwi'c^rl l. j • u* • number one wife with Mill Bryn- and will not have her voice dubbed JV* 1 0 .Y, er w ^ a f 1S rhythm and. House for Aged Persons, West Med- currently ^starring ♦u 'TO' n u Y QS ° < ^ vise< ^ me that he and crew might invade nor Deborah Kerr in “The in as she did in her recent triumph. ^ ues ;. 'y eR our answer would be j | orc j Communitv Center. Special movie "Carmen Jones, i:
the JV Club soon for a three weeks stand. .
ner and Deborah Kerr in “The in as she did in her recent triumph. 7^ our answer wouia ne, tr>r{ j Community Center, Special Much luck King and I.” the famous Rodgers- 1 “Carmen Jones.” ♦ u 1S .. a ^ ombina f lon 9* Louis youth Project, and the NAACP
to you, my friend. ... It looks like bandleader Harvey French Hammerstein musical based on the It marked the second major film ^menmo Armstrong, the late Legal Defense Fund.
— 5sf€ ir,™-
iam session to end uas Presented some time ago by ments. , „ Fitzgerald, fats Ualler, Cab CHARLOTTE N C "\NP) u *.• . f * jam session to ena Calloway. The Mills Bros, mixed , n .Vc. Y, .. 7 * „ -j , be getting nowhex-e—fast 1). The guest " with a little Count Basie, King L ouis Satchmo Armstrong said X : nu , Harrv is ft
^ - - - 7 last week that Guv Lombardo is
"named
"JAZZDOM" (1523 CLUB) had a
oil sessions, on last Tuesday nite (March
artists who appeared were from the show, "Birdland Stars of 1955" who played the Murat Theater earlier that evening. Many of the local stars were present too. However, yours truly didn't attend, but I understand the cats really wailed awhile. Bandleader County Basie informed this reporter later, that he had read about the session sponsored by
‘The Greatest”
NEW YORK (ANP'—Harry Bela-
in the pear in a picture with Gina Lollois one of brigida—the Italian Beauty—play-
ihe busiest of the rising crop of ing the part of a Moorish priest and Negro actors. singing a religious hymn along Not so successful as a popular with a couple of folk songs. song singer, Belafonte turned to ballads and with the help of an Sammy Davis, Jr. in N. Y. *For energetic press agent, opened up Copa. Recording Sessions a career just when he seemed to NEW YORK (ANP 1 —Sammy Da-
Louis Armstrong Heats Up TV Screens Across The Nation
By DAVE CLARK
NEW YORK 'ANP) —
t • , , , „ , n r ( boat Kate Adams and walked up , , . .
. r it i i // .i .i • ■ r i \_/i\rv ni-r/ — Louis C lub Basin Street April 8 lor a n ea i e street nlavirm tho “F” Flat new ca t s around now’, they am t tniSlfWOnagement of Jazzdom thru the wires of the Asso- “Satchmo” Armstrong. America’s'period of three weeks. - ^ 1
vis. Jr. and the Will Mastin Trio
with a little Count Basie, King 7‘” 11S , / ' ri J 1S11 V IIB , sai . u Now’ Harry is booked for “Three showed up here last week, fresh Oliver and Duke Ellington. Stir J.®? 1 ' veek tjUV ij0rnDarao 18 for Tonight,” a sure-fire hit (sold from triumphs in Miami, Fla. well and you’ve got rhythm and, ine greatest. ou j through May 21 although the Davis, who made a startling blues. j Lombardo, known as the man show doesn’t open at the Plymouth comeback after an automobile acThc basic rhythm and blues takes ".’ho pl a y s “the sweetest music this Theatre until March 31.' And there cident in which he lost his left eye. us back to the day when Jazbo s *^ e °t Heaven.” was described is a report current on the Great opens this week at the Copacaban i Johnson stopped off of the river a ? having “a good style and he' White Way that Belefonte goes and w ill cut some recoi’ds for
ain’t tryin’ to fool nobody. The to Portugal late this summer to ap- Decca.
cioted Negro Press—(ANP). That is why his sidemen dug the spot while in the city.—The review of the show will be
found elsewhere on the theatrical pages.
blues on his trombone.
:
provin’ nothin.’
top jazz attraction, who recently, Louis is a very happy nV4n to- ... , 4
received top raves in “Life” and day. He has* lived to sec the na- ‘! ie nations top recording com- D , . “Esquire” magazines, took off on tion take the music he brought up P anlea a, ' e g° in 8 all the^way out ™ l, ^ c
a series of guest shots on some; from New Orleans 30 years ago. j ^ or rhythm and blues; they are couldn t plaj it. so the.\ didn t tr}
ROY WOOD cv npp IAY torrr>«rU/ of the top TV shows featured on! Rhythm and blues, the craze that 1 < i . e [ nand, P*f that their tgp pop ar- to take it. vLior- Ex . « Y with local ’ad'° thP nation's major net works. is sweeping the country. «o into the rhythm and blues : station WlbL, is now o Staff member on the all-Negro radio King “Louie” was the featur-. originated by a handfull of buy* A few months ago rhythm For d pri ntuig “In a nurry ” Station WCRR, Memphis, Tenn. In just one week he has attraction on the Colgate Comedy who had a new’ sound in mtwic. • n( ' blues was only a tag that dubbed himself "Your Bov Rov " has picked UD an astoundina hour show emanating from New Louis Armstrong was one or mese i certai " ro^Paiiies hung on the Ne- phone The Indianapolis Recorder Iistpnmn nudionro tor hie r-tovA/ mmrA ct-,/-«A,c "n Orleans Sun. Feb. 20th in cele- guys that brought rhythm and R ro artist that recorded for them. Rl " 9 l° d ,i e Q C o f h s eC 2 d sh °r s l ' ^ ^ bration of the Mardi Gras. blues up the river and spread it Bul to-day they are finding that Printing Co.. ME. 4-1545. You will blues, heard B-9 a m., and Atomic Boogie, heard 2:30-4 On Saturday night Feb. 26th around the World. i th ^, tag made of gold a nrt nrm.rf «f th* work p.m. six days a week. Roy also gives out the news daily, “Satchmo” starred on the Horace; Acclaimed by critics the world; Through the years Negro en- p p on O 15-minute program.- . . . Mr Woods is married and Heidt TV Show which also come over as the greatest of all jazz, tertainers have been the instiga-, the familv inrlurlpc rhilHron P^w Ir Arthur nrto 1A from New Orleans. On April 17. musicians, for the past 30 years, itp 1 ’ 8 o f new trends in music. In
l . X , u z u V Y u 'i U ' Qnd -ri? be will appear for the sixth time Armstrong has had only one man-j fbe early 20’s King Oliver brought
year-old daughter who finishes high school this year. The on Ed Sullivan’s Lincoln-Mercury ager — genial Joe Glaser. Their d * x i e I and and jazz up the river family toSjdesjn Chicago. . . Keep the good work up, Roy., TV Show along with Robert Mer- only contract is a gentleman’s ! a p d when the credit was given it
BERT GARDNER, ex-sox star formerly with the old "Brown' ril1 and an a11 star cast - j agreement, sealed with a hand Buddies orchestra," writes from Cleveland, Ohio, that he en- “Satchmo” returns to New York’s shake,
joys reading the column, also sends his best regards to Roger;
\A/hn rtrin nnH Kric r'k+Kor rvu 1C ir* i/iri f r i o Lnzn ra
all went to a group of white musicians who called themselves the ■
; original Dixieland Band.
Duke Ellington To Conduct Symphony Orchestra Jn Carnegie Hall In N. Y.
NEW YORK. N. Y. (ANP' -
Jones, Step Wharton and his other musician friends here . . . Bert's address is the Cedar Avenue Branch YMCA,
7615 Cedar Ave., Cleveland 3, Ohio.
THE RECORDER THEATRICAL POLL is now moving into
its fourth week with many upsets in the offing. However, that the inimtable Duke Ellington
I see that many of the readers still do not understand some:
ot the rules of the contest yet. Recently a voter sent in a j on March 16.
ballot marked with national and international stars such as: "Yard Bird" Parker, King Cole, Lester Young, etc. May I make it clear that THIS POLL IS ONLY FOR LOCAL ARTISTS IN INDIANAPOLIS WHICH INCLUDES MARION COUNTY, AND IS OPEN TO ALL TALENT REGARDLESS OF RACE, COLOR OR CREED. . . . Dig. . . . Please do not hold back your ballots until almost the end of the contest. . . . Why? . , , Because ydu will make it hard on those who are counting the votes and the final results would be late in forthcoming. So turn those ballots in each week please. • • • ■ Thanks. . . . The contestants can send in ballots to help, I
i 1
It was announced here this week
Duke will conduct his own band and the Symphony of the Air (formerly the N. B. C. Symphony
Orchestra).
The combined orchestra, totaling 111 musicians, will play the first perfonnance of a new work, “Night Creature,” writen by the versatile Ellington especially for the occasion. Two other pieces of Ellington, “Harlem” and “New World - A - Cornin’,” will also be
featured.
them on the rood to success and fame too. Watch for locations of outside ballot boxes, which will be put in all sections of the city so that you can vote nearest your home. However, you still can send or bring your ballots to the
Recorder office, 518 Indiana Ave.
THE 'MUSICAL UPBEAT' AGAIN LEAVES YOU A THOUGHT—"MY REMAKS ARE ADDRESSED PRIMARILY TO THE 'CATS,' SO PLEASE DIG WHAT I HAVE WRITTEN" . . . THE BOBCATS' COMBO ARE NO LONGER WAILING AT THE FERGUSON HOTEL LOUNGE. . . . 30 . . .
Indianapolis Recorder 1954-55 THEATRICAL POLL
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Louis Armstrong, who has been I tops in his field through the years, j had something they couldn’t take away. He was the greatest. In the 30\s Fletcher Henderson, Earl Hines. McKinney’s Cotton Pickers.; Don Redmond and Bennie Moten came up with a new type of jazz I and the era ended with Paul White-1 man being called the King of Jazz. Then came the swing era with: Jimmie Lunceford, the originator of the modern syncapation; Count ! Basie and his great Kansas City; band; Erskine Hawkins with his ■"-l | ’Bamma State Collegians and Cab I; Callou’ay and his great band. Thisl 1 ! ended with bands like Glenn Mill- j . er. Artie Shaw and Tommy Dor-! |; sey getting the credit and Benny | i Goodman being crowned the King !
| of Swing.
The late 40’s brought on a new' I; group of Musicians with some- j • | thing they couldn’t take. It was the era of contemporary jazz, with guys J I j like Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gilles-1 I pie, Theolonius Monk,, James! ! Moody, Lester Young, Errol Gar-; |; ner. Oscar Peterson, J. J. John-1 ! son and Max Roach, who had a
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