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writes book NEW YORK The memory of the late Paaf RoLeooa Idled B. Itohena mid toarn book «tore reeeatly a*huodred»of Roheaowa Ineod% and admirer* met to celebrate the fmbheation of hi* Pretoria) biography. 'The W hole W orld in Hi* Hand*/ T he gala party honoring air tteor. *v*mo Bobeton. grand daughter o) Pan). »a» iponaor ed b? The Harlem Writer* t^uild and B. Uaium, l.ominane* Irom the theatri eal, art and literary world* >omed together to pay tnbote to l aid Bobeown. athlete ae tor linger lawyer. " A tme gi ant o) a man. one of the gre*te«t men ot the Twmttieth < entury. Highlighting the evening. hdkwngrr*. Pete -seeger and Odetta lent their TMNTOPAAf 19

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"Let'* Groove.- EW AF wa* in New York recently tor >*ld out pirfarm—ri» at the Neman Ceftoenm end the Midi— hg. Garden, along with a preo* roaftrime *eea here with reporter* in the harfcgrn—d. And afterward*, a reception wa* hotted by ( ohnahto Becwrd*.

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We «meerely hope that dar mg the New Year there wM be a oMimesan* entertainer'* ctob utarted here. That to. d the eat* wiN band together and do their 'thing/ Remember, the loea) mwtiea) tceoe haon't «ported a dob of thto kind, tor over two decade*. The toot one. wa* located m the 4UU block of the tote Indiana The :4tem~ Are one The dob or thoold we $ay. headtfuarter* tor the art tot* wa* a spot where they had jjam *• d mitr armOaaiiiiart* iiiieMBMqpP w—Mhe cot record*, received gig* from h^kiffg jgrnoii < and enter l iin<~d mjfing perfonahtie*. On «evera) occatoon*. we have been a*ked by «ome of the oateftewe celebntie* where the motirianf dob wa* located? We had to tell them we didn't have «och a lexery. They were «orprtoed. after all. Indy to noted from coarti^eoaot tor having *ecb tomoo* native -«on* a* J J 3obn«on. We* Mont gomery. Freddie Hobbard. and many other top flight numidan entertainer*. We realize '‘Rome Wasn't Bmlt In A I toy/ Rot thi* venture ceeld go over the top if all the profeetoonal* got together on th** project There wdl always he the soood of motor in the world- . -Bebeve Me? PARTY TIME We wtoh to thank all the invited goeto*.. who attended the anooal New Year * Eve party sponsored by the Womack Enterprise*., and staged, at the residence. Also bartender* George and Pbilb? } topee «brothers) tor services rendered. We are looking tor - ward to the neat one...And That's The Btoek TrothT MUSIGAL NGTEifc The In dtonapobs Symphony Orehe* tra wiU participate tor the third eonseeotive year in the Natio sal Pubbc Radio 's broadcasts ofgreat American symphony or cheetras. The li^O's concerts will he aired during the winter quarter starting Sunday, January 10. and wiM continue tor 13 consecutive weeks on NPB member station WIAN at 3KW>p.ffl. The 13 concerts were taped live at Glowes Memorial Hail last year during the orchestras 51st season. G 1 a d y s Knight, versatile songstress who is backed by the harmonious Pips, relating why she never opted to go it alone in show business: “I've had people in both ears most of our career saying, “ what are you doin’ with three guys?’... We didn't plan it that way. It just happened. I’m not here because I have an insecurity about standing up there by myself. I just happen to like what we do.” ...Gwen McRae, admitting recently that she was down and out and plagued by

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per**—! problem*, say* she* glad to be back on the mutoc scene, Mto* McRae, to well known tor her recording of ■“Rockm' t bair. ’' Sbe to current )y enjoymg great success with ber most recent bit Funky Sensation/' Also the popular smger revealed a lot and aeked God to lead me in tbe right direction/ Now she says, Tm definitely going into gospel, that ’s my roots,'” TID BIT* Bobby Blue

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ploy IRT Cabaret Maxene Andrews, one third of the beloved and renown Andrews Sisters Trio, will appear in a special three-week engagement in the Indiana Repertory Theatre Cabaret February 2 20. Her current night dub act has toured throughout the country and Canada, including engagements at the Plush Room in San Francisco, and Reno Sweeney's in New York. Rex Reed, show critk calls her new show, “one of the brightest additions to our night dub season...free of spirit and hotter than ever." With her sisters LaVerne and Patty. Maxene was part of the hottest and most popular trio of the early radio days and war time years (World War II), when they recorded more than 1,800 songs, sold over 75 million records and garnered 19 gold records. Their harmonic style and patriotic appeal have become an established feature of American entertainment legend. And their songs have included many nostalgic das sics, such as "Bei Mir Bist Du Schoen/ “Rum and Coca unmtopaac if

ARETTA LAMARR

Aretta LaMarr. well known singer for the late blues star

Dinah Washington in several recording sessions. Not withstanding. did some solo night club gigs, recorded children albums for many libraries.

local vocalist and recording artist was born in East Chica go. Indiana. She first became interested in a singing career at the early age of five, by singing in the Methodist Church choir in her hometown. Later, she studied voice at the Chicago

Conservatory of Musk. In 1948. Miss LaMarr. began

her professional singing career by debuting with the Franklin Carter Trio in Gary, Indiana. During the same year, she became a featured artist with the Count Fisher combo. The group became the house-band here at the Ferguson Hotel. In the mid-1950s, the young voca

list split from the Fisher ag-

gregation and invaded Cleveland. where she was a headliner at both, the Ebony Show lounge and the Town Casino.

While in the Ohio city, won

third place for best female vocalist in a Black national newspaper poll. Mis* LaMarr. was also among the winners to appear in NYC’s Carnegie Hall. During her stay in the "Big Apple." worked as a backup

schools, and became a member of the internationally-known jazz tenor saxophonist Arnett Cobb, and his band who were at that time, on tour of the

Eastern coast.

Miss LaMarr, after several years on the road returned to Naptown and married James Bush, former saxophonist with Count Fisher. And gave up the profession, raised a family until asked to return to singing by

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Two nominsss for Ryan Award Indiana Central University’s theatre department is proud to announce that two of its members have been nominated for the prestigious Irene Ryan Award given by the American College Theatre Festival. Brian Cummings was

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Twemtynine Mid Lenny White odd NR te some total talent BctoAwi *e—4tog Kfce a nterli bigger group and play tog a wbrie let of mmk. Le—y ad—t* thto Two—ywtoe wkk Lray Wtou *rt«Sy "**** ** ^ ~ endy orrew people. Of eoorw, the**' happ*^, to to *rv*» people richly —dewed with tale** who ca* do ev^rythiag. Twe—yntoe used to erigtoaNy to play*?* who sang, now men ttoger* who afeo pday/ analyze John ~*fc/p" Aadcrsoe. keyheardtot. Memtors of th* Srtktdaf*' moswal aggregati— art otoy tong and play var»ov* m*irw/**M*, but each a4 them composes a*d some of tbetr *o»g* are m a new aft—i, "Jest like Dreamto" issued r e ^ e * f I y by Elektra/Asylum Records. B you come fromifueew*. N.Y.. ito ts/ux Istaod torowghsM to mutocal gemuse* Wee Cfearto ,*«*»#*, whose time* sparkled to The WtsT and T^tm Bf«/*»?-e, rrjmpetef extraorditoare, you might r*eogiwze owe- to these home grown names-, towny W'toie, the P^mder/ htc-ve Wdfcams, guitartot, Barry J^dmso*. hfc-ve City IG^rtot. Joctoy* tototh, Caria Vaughn,, -Rkip/ wto »-/^w»es lr#m» Ctoumhus, (Amo, found thto muska) atmo«toere m feueens so conductive to bto musical creativity that toe atmosphere m feueens so conductive to hto rnoweal create ity tbai to's practically made it his second tome. Fretty ('aria, who penned the group * latest hut. Aft I Want/ and Jocelyn, the other lovely keeytm t with Lenny Whde on the express track, are u> feueens adopt a ch/ldrew, though. Btoh to them »e,e ouro tiiere, -My mtoher was working at Forest Bbi* ))jgh *boto, rertNs Lenny, "and she heard Jocelyn *#>g to, a program.5fhe told her ahout us. Jocelyn audniooed and /^oed us/" ( aria had already sung on a coupie to albums produeed by Wtote, .tomehow, what with mutual triend* or celaGves acting bto talent scouts, Twennymne got bigetto/, first formed ahout two years ago, this latet* group is atoot Mi months old. How come the name? '“'•skip patiently explained, Twennymne is the age ul anareia-s* before you turn to fulfillment ol all your needs, Wit!; a mission, according to White, to try "to expUnd people s tori/ons as far .as music is concerned/ they re proud to what ttoy re doing. -We do n ail everybody is a writer, says i aria, "And we soidd fake the record in person, ^ us> n s all there,” hut what 's the label on all this unique sound? , Tkefa, you might say it s R and B hop, progT’eswie p^yp music, Lenny offered, "there's a Jazz-Fusion background,

Bland, Albert ( ohms and B.B, King received top honors recently at the derood annual National Blues Music Award* held in Memphis, Teno, Bland was named “Blue* Vocafast of The Year, ” and was one of five inductees into the Blues Hah of Fame, Coffins, also a double winner, was named 'Male Blues Artist ol' The Year/ and ‘ Blues Instrumentalist of The YWMIOFAOf 19

FBfOE (IF ULEENdi Twenwyntoe with fray White, 11-r) 1 front row) - John -htop" Anderson I key hoards, vocatofi Jneriyn bmfth (vecatofi fiteve Wdfaam* >guitar, vocatofi lharit row) - Barry Johann Iha**, secalsfi fanny White 1 producer/drammerI, hteve Thy- Horton 'guitar, vocals!. One hour King special over PBS January 15

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Howard L n i v e r * i t y* WHMM TV, channef 32. has been selected by the Fubto Broadcasting itorvice iFBlfi to produce a one hour television special entitled “Martin L other King : We %afi Not Forget ./’ m eummemoration of the late i/r Martin Luther King. Jr. s 53rd birthday- The special program wifi he broadcast nationally by most of MBS* 280 member

statgms. < onwwents general manager Arnold Wallace, -<>0 14 B M M TV being sekn-ud as the producer station lor tbe special We are <^Uile eluted that < hannej 33 nas c<>Hie of age in such a short span to time, and has been tapped to produce a program to such extreme sign!

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The King special will feature highlights to the J an uar> J 5th

stations on Friday. January !5 activities to be held here and at p.t». EbT. This is the Atlanta. Ga.. to both honor the first time that the year old slain civil rights leader and Black station has been chosen foster support for the deda to produce a program that wifi ration ol his birthday as a be picked up by a majority to national holiday. In Washing the country's FB3 television TUftN TO PAGf 19 Jermaine Jackson raps about career Often. Jermaine is cast as the shy. happy go-lucky, brother who split from The Jackson F ive because be was married to the daughter of Motown Re cord's mogul, Barry Gordy. Even the familiar song. “Tm Just Too Shy." jyhieh is eon stantly being spun by the disc-jockeys is ample justifi cation for the distorted portrait painted of Jermaine. The onetime fifth member of the renowned Jacksons. He has no qualms about discussing his innermost thoughts or pressing

issues.

Recently, he was asked to give the whole truth and nothing, but the truth with respect to his split with his brothers. He then, earnestly implored: “I want your honest opinion. Do you really think 1 stayed at Motown because 1 was married to Hazel?” When the answer was affirmative, he proceeded to tell his soul searching story: “First of all. 1 didn’t leave them. They left Motown. But more importantly. Tm the type of person, if you do something good for me. I'm not ever going to forget you. That’s how the world should be. Motown took the time when nobody else did • to listen to. and record us. Before we had a hit record. Berry moved my whole family into a house with a swimming

pool."

"How would you feel, if you took the time to plant a seed, make sure it was watered property, had enough sunshine, watched it blossom into s beautiful flower and then, TWMTORAGC 19

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Market Day jansariet Musical entertainment ilivei fills the, air at the Department of l arks and Recreation's Mar ket Day Jazz series. Friday* from 11:30 a m. to 1:00 p.m. at the City Market, the lunch crowd can enjoy free live concerts. Upcoming artists are as follows: January 15 Art Reiner, j a z z; January 22 George Thurston, contempora

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