Indianapolis Recorder, Indianapolis, Marion County, 14 December 1968 — Page 14

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THE INDIANAPOLIS RECORDER

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 14, 1968

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KENNY LEWIS WILL BE DOIN' the thing' with his guitar and sometimes on the organ as the Lewis-Broadus Quintet furnish the music for the annual Recorder Christmas Benefit show at the Walker theater this Saturday midnite . . .and the lovely lady on the right, blues shouting Geraldine Pol in from the Eastside, will be belting out those blues tunes for your enjoyment.

RARIN' TO GO!-Melvin Bell, known theatrically as Lee Bell, former leader of the well-known Be-Boppers singing group, has teamed up with Fred Wilson of Boston, Mass., and will do impersonations of singers Jackie Wilson, Clyde McPhatter, Little Richard, Dee Clark, Lloyd Price and Larry Darnell at the big Midnite Benefit show at the Walker theater Saturday, Dec. 14. Have you bought your TICKET? T'would be a good deal!

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COMEDY ON SHOW-Josh Thompson, the one-man comedy show, who'll be making a return appearance on The Recorder Midnite Benefit show.

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SHOW STOPPER-Songsat-ional Walter Webb, returns to The Recorder Christmas Show this Saturday nite in the Walker theater, following a long tour thru the Middlewest. A favorite at Jocal clubs, his large following will be on hand to welcome him with open arms. Come out and bring a friend!

List of entertainers appearing on Xmas Show

The 20th annual Recorder Christmas Midnite Benefit Show will present a wide variety of entertainers, including singers, dancers, comedians, singing and instrumental groups. Signing up for the show are: Count Leo(Leonard Southern, singer; Geraldine Polin, blues and ballad singer; Walter Webb, fashion plate and vocalist; Geraldine Maul, young vocalist; Preston (Thunderbird) Ford and Rickie plus the Red Tops band from the Place to Play; Josh Thompson, comediansinger; Sam & Warren (Sam White and Walter Burris,) singers; the Soulettes (Brenda Barnett, Jo Ann Long, Robin Barnett, Kath Anderson) singing group; The Prince, The Embrys (Robert Johnson, Larry Britton; Sylvester Britton, Gary

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LAST CALL FOR HELP... With hundreds of NEEDY FAM— LIES facing ableak Christmas., we are APPEALING to you and you...who are presently enjoying those large PAYCHECKS., to GIVE just a little to your brothers and sisters who need the MOSTEST...Make your DONATION TODAY to THE RECORDER CHRISTMAS CHEER FUND...then BUY a TICKET to the BIG BENEFIT SHOW this SATURDAY NITE AT THE WALKER THEATER...Donation is just $2.00...Come and bring a friend and enjoy a million dollars worth of untapped young, fresh and invigorating talent, hidden in the corners of Naptown...and, remember, thereMl be some oldsters on the bill, too...they're still able to ‘cut the mustard’ in an entertainment sort of way...if you dig the chatter. All in all, the young and the old will merge on stage to do their bit for those who NEED your help at CHRIST— MAS-time. And those who have been making barrels of coins off the POOR blacks should be in the front line of DONORS this year. REMEMBER, you can’t take it with you...at least we never heard of a money truck following a corpse to the cemetery with his cash. Have you? Then why not SHARE a little with the fellas who made it possible for you to live in luxury in the first place. We are talking about the folk who made their pile off blacks...99 per cent. Read the list of givers in your Recorder and you’ll dig what we mean. Some blacks with MONEY are harder to get a substantial donation from than an ofay who runs strictly a 100 per cent white business. MOST ofays believe in helping others...Not so with blacks. Our people have been on the receiving end so longthey can’t get it out of their bones ... even when they get wealthy...they continue to CALL on Mr. Charlie...and boot him in the backside when his head is turned...If Negroes would help each other...it would be no NEED to ask ofays for help at any time. Remember Marcus Garvey (if you do, you’re getting old) he didn’t do it...and made it, until certain Negroes conspired with whites to send him to prison. Think of those fine young entertainers...they are always eager and anxious to help. Of course there are some who still feel they owe the public nothing...now that they are doing quite well (or just fair) as a result of the public’s acceptance because they first got their exposure on shows like The Recorder benefit or FREE write-ups in the black press. As soon as they think (some of them) they are in a position to make a buck, they forget the people who pay the freight. One local group, who has feasted on FREE publicity for quite some time has yet to volunteer JUST ONE OF THEIR units for this or any other worth while project. It’s always how much LOOT is involved. But, we are glad to report that there are still some entertainers and musicians left who are willing to

help any worthy cause. Yet, they sit back and raise holy h—1 when out-of-town bands are brought in. Somebody needs to wise them up to the fact that the greatest names in show bizzness do benefits and quite often...or have they heard. All things aside - see you at the big show Sat. Nite. CHRISTMAS CARDS - Our first Christmas card came in (postmarked Dec. 6) from Mrs. J.A. (Eunice) Jarrett, beating by one day the card from Mrs. Maggie Caddie...another from Sid Weedman at Clowes Hall and one from Miss Bessie M. Earl...A.L. Daniels, who operates a business in the 500 block of the Ave. is back on the stem following a minor operation pool room has been opened at 22nd and Talbot. Remember, we wrote about the hard time the owner was having trying to get it opened. Drop in and dig the happenings...that goes for men and women. MEDICARE - We don’t know how you think...but methink the rates for medicare ($4.00 a month) is way too high for what you get in return...and persons with only a social security check as income can ill afford to pay such a high premium...Why not write a letter to your congressman and senator and let him know how you stand...and do it TODAY. Seems as if local Negroes are bestirring themselves and asking for a piece of the action in the business world. It’s time we got on the ball!

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