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The Indianapolis Recorder, July 25,1953-13

Gala Floor Show and Dan ceto Highlight Musician s'Ball

Local Bands, Combos, Singers, Dancers to Appear on Gaiety Bill

Plans are nearing completion for the gala floor show and dance, which will highlight activties at the Musicians’ Ball, when all WINNERS in The Recorder Annual Musicians Singers and Dancers Poll will receive handsome trophies and engraved certificates of merit, and will be named the “Dream Band” of Indiana for 1953-4.

Several bands, combos, singing and dancing acts have already agreed to participate in the mammoth affair, which will also present all local celebrities in the amusement field. There’ll be fun and frolic galore for all who attend this colorful affair. SPECIAL NOTICE... ALL WINNERS in the MUSICIAN S’ POLL are URGED to bring their FOTOS into the office not later than THURSDAY of next week Here is the list of WINNERS: PIANO—Charles Hatchett and "ames Palmer (tie) BASS—Harrison Hayes TENOR SAX— Glenn Douglass

ALTO SAX—Jimmie Cole

Harvey

, TED MACK, popular moderator of the Original Amateur Hour, listens attentively as Miss Bernice Hunt, attractive young lyric soprano of St. Louis, sings an operatic aria on the NBC program. Miss Hunt, who placed high in the na-tion-wide voting and received enthusiastic comment, was invited to reappear on the program last week. jy(usicAL (Jpbeat By bob WOMACK THE NEW YORK BANDBOX is jumping like mad with th e terrific struggle in the music world, spotlighting DUKE ELLINGTON and COUNT BASIE and' their bauds, blowing the truth for the nation’s honor. The tickling of the keyboard is done up in artistic fashion, with both the Duke and Count holding their own as maestros in their respective rights. THE TWO TOPNOTCH BATONISTS ar e busting their vests and paddling their own canoes along the musical way—although Duke believes his sophisticated and jungl e music will easily over shadow the “Count’s’’ showing. The great composer and his entire new crew are working like baseball players in spring training, not to mention the many recording dates for Capitol label. Yet they’ve been lauded as the nation s top band for the last few decades; but bandleader Ellington admits you’ve got to stay there and keep pitching to remain in

the limelight.

COUNT BASIE has been noted for his sensational All America Rhythm section since his early days in Kansas City. Now the short, tubby pianist and organist is fronting a well-polished and groovy band that topped all polls last year as the greatest swing outfit heard around the 48 states in many moons. . . . Nat (“King") Cole will

l a ,1 °. f m '“"S SI?...™ SLl-To?/ popular singer of songs designed

R » R IT O N E SAX - French DRUMS—Hugh Watts

GUITAR—Wes Montgomery TRUMPET—Roger Jones TROMBONE—Reggie DuValle MALE VOCALIST—*-Bill' Cox DANCERS—Gay McDonald Business firms and individuals donating trophies include: Leo 1 es'-er. Jr.. Reccie T. Avington, Indianapolis Clowns, Golden West Club. Stark. Wetzel & Co., Sea H. Fergi^on Realty Co. Watch for Jate rand place. NHE LIFE... ...IN N.Y. By AL MOSES

NEW YORK (ANP)—Josh White,

HELEN THOMPSON TOPS IN DETROIT By DAVE CLARK DETROIT (ANP)—Helen Thompson, Atlanta’s gift to the theatrical world, continues to keep nite lifers in this section jumping as she goes into her second week at one of Detroit’s top night spots. The little Georgia girl who won the admiration of Detroiters with her unusual style of rock house singing and dancing is one of the most versatile acts to invade the local night clubs in a long time. Helen brings the house down with her rendition of the Titus Turner tune, “Go Down To Big Mary’s,” and Willie Mae Thornton’s “Hound Dog.” Although she is billed as a blues singer, Miss Thompson makes ’em weep with her rendition of torch and ballad tunes like “So Long.” Helen signed a personal management contract with A1 Green and is slated for a recording contract with one of the top rhythm and blues labels.

Duke a Mystery On 'What's My Line' NEW YORK (ANP) — Sunday night on CBS “What’s My Line,” Duke Ellington gave the panelists a pretty rough time trying to iden-

tify him.

As the guest celebrity on the popular program, Duke was suave, cool and polished in his baffling replies that had moderator John

Daly in stitches.

Panelist Dorothy Kilgallen, an

ardent Ellington fan, was thoroughly surprised when Duke’s identity was revealed. Steve Allen and Bennett Cerf were also taken for a hilarious ride until Duke was identified by the fourth member of the panel, Arlene Francis.

Ellington’s perfect diction and

well modulated voice were terrific as he led the quizzers through a maze of clues. They guessed everything but the right thing until

Miss Francis caught the pitch. 1

Gossip of Movie Lots By HARRY LtVETTE

JOE LOUIS,

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Jones.” The production date will be around February or March, 1954.

Cole will sing and act as the star of the movie.

to make all of us think long on the subject of treating others as we like to be treated, is packing them in nitely at Cafe Society Downtown. On the bill- with-him

BANDLEADER EARL HINES will soon start auditioning girl musicians for his all-female, interracial band that he will take on

his South American trip. . . Jazz pianist Bud Powell is suing Norman , ~» T i ^ Granz. the Jazz at the Philharmonic impresario, for S20,000. claiming a " d hl j? . contract difficulties. . . Singer Nellie Lutcher’s new bass player is|P hls i \ lve and tne Ko ^ Lianage

Charles Burrell, who quit the Denver Symphony Orchestra to accom- Quartet.

pany her. He has a Ph.D. in music. . . James Moody and his All-Star FEW OF THE PRESENT-DAY combo are now playing at St. Louis’ Glass Bar. It is rumored that , generation heard Negro singers of Tiny Brown is singing with the unit. j stature of Sisseretta Jones,

! world-famous as the “Black Patti,

FRANK MOTLEY, JR., w’ho leads his own five-piece combo and or Azalia Hackley of the Gay 90’s

plays bass violin, is said to be the only musician in the world who can play two trumpets at the same time. The DC Recording Company, of Washington, D. C., has just released two sides by Motley’s

crew: “Dual Trumpet Riff” and “That Ain’t Right.”

period. Still, that does not keep intelligent and inquiring youngsters from posing bright questions as did Lenora Beasley, Pottstown, Pa., last week. Were these two aforementioned singers more outstanding than Dorothy Maynor and Marian Anderson of today, she

asks.

While I never beard them sing,

dear, I would say no.

TEN DAYS AGO we received a

BILL “SUGAR” LANE and his Ferguson Hotel Lounge orchestra featuring the lovely Lola Barbee, vocalist, will soon invade the Golden West Club down Avenue-w’ay. It is rumored that Harvey French’s unit will replace them at the Ferguson. . . The most controversial “suicide song” named “Please Wait For Me,” recorded by Naptown’s own Debbie Andrews, is now' on the turn tables across the country end from all indications it will become a hit tune. Which means a

superb boost for all, including Miss Andrews’ personal manager, | letter asking us whether we rated Tony Vance of Detroit: Aida Overton Walker, wife of

MUSICIANS TO MEET HERE AUG. 15: The 34th annual con- George Walker, one half of the

Vention of the Nttional Association of Negro Musicians will meet here B er t Williams-Walker musical comAug. 15-21. The six-dav convention plans call for a series of public et jy team, over the immortal Flor-

musical programs in addition, to the regular business sessions, con- ence Mills.

ferences and clinics, stated Dr. Roscoe R. Polin, Ph.D., president who The two schools of thought on halls from Indianapolis. Highlighting the musical programs will be .these topics are as many miles the regularly featured Artist Night, to be presented in the Murat'apart as are those worshippers of

Theater. State and National Branch Nights should also attract large audiences, and the scholarship contest is expected to be on© of the best in recent years. Approximately 1,000 delegates are expected at

Shakespeare and Bacon. One side denounces William Shakespeare as a charlatan and thief of Lord

the convention. Headauarters will bp in Second Christian Church. | Bacon’s literary contributions. That

TO ALL MUSICIAN POLL WINNERS: Please send or bring your pictures to me. It is verv important that you clo so at once. There will be a musicians’ SOFTBALL GAME at Northwestern Park on Sunday, Aug. 9. at 5 a. m. I am sure there will be a lot of cats out; in fact, some of you won’t he in bed that early (smile). James Dupee

is the promoter of the affair.

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HOLLYWOOD (ANP)—It’s 96 in the shade, and no shade as I scribble this—wearing a pair of tailormade street shorts that Ulysses ‘ Slow Kid” Thompson, noted former vaudeville star, brought me from India. As much as I cherish this expensive, comfortable present, I haven’t picked up enough nerve to wear them down Central ave., or Hollywood boulevard. It’s the women who dreis as they please (and do as they please) in Holly-

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CONVENTION DELEGATES and visitors flocked into town all last week for annual conventions now in full sway. Also the 50,000 Boy Scouts of all nationalities from all right over the world set up camp at Irvine Ranch, adjoining Balboa In ner-bay, for their Jamboree. Many

adults accompanied them.

Biggest convention of grown-ups that took place was the annual session of THE WESTERN BAPTIST CONVENTION held at Victory Baptist Church, most popular church in the city with the theatri-

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However, there were very few ‘GEORGIA GAL’ THOMPSON

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