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Theatricals Music Features ON THE AIR l By Sal lye Bell for AMP) It’s good to know I’m getting some support from you readers on the Fitch’s Band Wagon pro gram. For the benefit of those who don’t keep up with this col umn, I asked t'ne readers to write to the Kitch company suggesting that they feature a colored Or el* -+ia on their program. I was beginning to wonder if any of you we • j going to do any.hing about it, when the letter began pouring in. Here’s a copy of a letter Miss Ruibyo Cecelia Wise of Galesburg, 111., sent tp the Fitch company in care of the local radio station through which she hears their pro gram. “Gentlemen: “Being p constant user of your Fioch dandruff removing hair shampoo, I think it it very good. I als li-ten to your F tch’s Band Wagon. program every Sunday evening, at G£*'>0 o'clock, CST., and I enjoy it very much. “I have heard a number of or chestras, but would appreciate it very much and hope you will find it convenient to feature some cf our outstanding colored orchestras in the near future. Duke Ellington is my first chore and Count Basie and Earl Hines second. And there are any number of others that 1 am sura you listeners as a whole would appreciate hearing. “We would feel more justified in using your product if some of our talent is recognized. Thanking you ill advance, I am (Signed) “Rubye Cecelia Wise”. Isn’t that a good letter? There msut be hundreds more of you who j use Fetch’s shampot/ and listen to the program who would like to bear your favorite colored orches tra. Get busy right now and tell them about it, and send me a copy of your letter. Don’t delay! Do it stow! * * * Thanks to Ruby Goodwin of Ful lerton, Calif., we're in on the first broadcast of "Southern Serenade,” sponsored by the Negro Pageant Movement over station KEHE each Tuesday evening. Guest on the in itial broadcast was Hattie McDan iel, who recently completed a role in “It’s filing Again” at H;al "Roach Studios in Culver City. Rev. Clayton D. Rusells, pastor of the Indepen!; Church of Christ, was the guest speaker. The program is un der the d:roction of Ruby Elzy. who is appearing in tohe Hall John son smash hit “Run Little ( hillun -whdh his in its 26th week at the Ma^an theatre. Miss Elzy won pro-| minence when she sang the role •"Serena” in “Porgy and Bess.” Others who will contribute re- ^ gularly t» the novel presentation are a group of singers under the ^ direction of Mrs A. C. Bilbrew, Ruby Lloyd, organist, and Robert V. Edwards, pianist. Those of you on the West Coast ■who can dial in on this progrram, be certain to let them know in black and white that you're lis tening and enjoying it. There’s nr>think like letting people know. Did you hear “Americans at Work’’ last Tuesday night when throe porters on trains running to Canada were interviewedk I did, and I. was pleased wit hthe way the men responded to the inter viewer's questions. They were very intelligent and straigutfcfrward. Did you hear ‘ This is New York” last Sunday night? It took us for a round of New York’s -hot spots arid nite clubs and last but least we wound up at the famovu door, where Fats Wallers was getting off in h:s usual tsyle. Fletcher Hen derson and his orchestra opened at Chicago’s Grand Terrace with Jean Bardy and Ted Smith as vocalist. Maxine Sullivan has concluded a very successful engagement at the Colony Club. Well, readers, are there any omissions or corrections? If so, send them m pronto. If not, the meeting stands adjourned. See you next week, So long. Patronize Our Advertisers RATING THE RECORDS RATING THE RECORDS By Freak Marshall Davis for ANP Gi f in i' I j.e and L*-w Dawn Each record company has what f called a list of “race records” which includes items not indexed in general catalogs. Most of the Negro fclue.s and risque ditties are fou.il under this classification, al though it is a known fact that a largj proportion of these .sales are t> sophisticated whites. These discs •rosUtute what I cell * beer and h guball music.” Although consid ered far beneath 4h* dignity of cur divty Duskyrtierjjcsns, some of these blues are as definite a con tribution to world music as the f >uksongj of the Russians. Poles o: any other European people. One of the best of the current crop of “race records' ’ is THAT MADE HIM MAD by Blue I.u Bar ker on Decca 7538. This singer has one of the dirtest, laziest and n • t effective v \ e--. anywhere, the numb:-r will bring belly laughs to any! t 'y who rppvc ciates our racial humor. T..e coup ling is NEW ORLEANS BLUES, r. ty-pical indigo chant. Lonnie Johnson ha; a pair of mournful blue; numbers on Decca 7873 named LAPLEGGED DRUNG A GAIN and BLUE GHOST BLUES. Snefi users come in for a bit of advice from Kid Prince Moore on De?ca 7539. The title i* TALKIN’ ’BOUT THE SNUFF and THAT’S LOVIN' ME. Moore plays real blue; guitar. Patrick Norman pot a million dollars worth of publicity through her recording with Eddy Duchin of “01’ Man Mose'’ wh'eh has since been banned in many places be cause of her use of a certain off color word. Marline Johnson, known as “The Yas Yas Girl” goes Miss Norman one better on Vocalion 04545 with the same number If you liko this sort of thing, better, grab the disc now before the lid'* clamped on. Coupled with 01’ Ma* Mose is WHISKEY FOOL, a rhy tm- packed lament over the pros pect of b?. ng derived of alcohol. In OLD COALS WILL KINDLE,1 Eill Gaither sing* the kind of au thentic blues seldom heard nowa days. Ho picks a mean guitar with Honey Hill helping on the piano. The coupling is "IT’S GRIEVING ME and the record is Decca 7542. Bi nd Boy Fuller spills an earful to his mistreatin’ mama in YOU’RE LAUGHING NOW and FLYIN’ AIRPLANE BLUES, with guitar and, harmonica on the reverse. A gal called PEL WEE PEE WEE is described as “The nicest gal in town you sure can mess around,” Ollie Shepard on Decca 7541. The other side is AT YOUR MERCY. Hot Wax Works Buster Ba ley, for many years a top flight clarinetist while playing with Fletcher Henderson and oth ers, gives the black stick a good workout with his recording band in j LIGHT UP and MAN WITH A HORN GOES BERSERK on Voca tion 4564. The second side produces some of the fastest clarinet play ing ever heal'd on wax. The tune owes a lot to “Tiger Rag,” inci dentally. In ALEXANDER’S SWINGIN’ on Vocation 4562, A! Donahue leU, go with some solid swing of an Ellingtonish flavor. Tho coupling ia the novelty TAT TOOED LADY. Bobby Hsckett, successor to Bix Beiderbeceke, blows a mean trumpet in A GHOST | O FA OHANCE and DOIN’ THE NEW LOW' DOWN on Vocation 4565. Featuring a choir of brass, Seger Ellis gives hot treatment to A ROOM WITH A VIEW and YOUR EYES ARE BIGGER THAN YOUR HEART on Bruns wick 8290. Willie (The Lion) Smith, Teddy Bunn, and O'Neil Spencer com* bine with Milt Herth, the electric organist, to dish up JUMP JUMP’S HERE for the jitterbugs. The same boys, minus Bunn, back it with GOBLINS IN THE STEEPLE on Decca 2227 UNDECIDER, one of tho late numbers, get swell treat ment from Rail Norvo on Bruns wick 8288. The other aide is THANKS FOR EVERYTHING. Matty Malneek has ultra-modern .vrarg merits i f ST. I.OUIS :.LUr.S and HUMORESQUE on, Decea 2183. They make fine lis isn'ru., LIZA and OH, LADY BE GOOD have treatment that’s a hi ; different on Deeea 2223 by Paul Whiteman’s swinging strings. I Swce' and Novelty Discs Like the UNBRELLA MAN? Lawrence Welk’s champagne music ii utterly syrpathetic to that and I FELL UP TO HEAVEN on Vo cation. 4561. Eddie Duohin ami his rever-. piano have a sweet time in SEPTEMBER SONG and IT NEVER WAS YOU on Brunswick •S28,’. FUSESY, PUSSY, PUSSY, is an oddity by the Right Crust Dough boy1. that recently stopped the coin machine shew in Chicago. The re* viis . GIN MILL BLUES and the record is Vocalion 04660, Carl “Deice ' Mi r? has a pair of no velties in A OMAN GETS TIRED and NOBODY KNOWS WHERE SHE'S GON on Decta 2185. ALL, ALONE and I USED TO LOVE YOU are another pair of novel ty numbers on Vocalion 0455? by Frar' Novak and his Rootin’ Too tin' Boy-. Fob ( i.shy's Album Bo'.. Cosby has on of the finest white b'nds in the busine His sincere ami expert renditions oX the blu. s and ao-gie-v oogie' r.uni h irs hr • -•■ 1' Vm ,‘c TJ V i vi», lust as hi; D xiePuid (or original Now (l ) le 8 > modi him a favailte am mg whites. And now, for the ■ who want re presentative examp!eg of Crosby’s music, Deeea has released 12 titles in Albuc No 32 entitled “Th3 Bcb Crosby Showcase.” Six sides ai-e by the full orches tra. These include his theme song SUMMERTIME from “Porgy unci' BESS’ ; I’M FREE featuring B lly Butterfield’s trumpet; MY IN SPIRATION with clarinet by Irv ing Fazola; I’M PRAYIN’ HUM BLE ; SWINGIN’ AT THE SUGAR BOWL with Nappy Larnare sing, injr on IIONKY TONE TRAIN with Bob Zurfce banging out mar velous piano. This last number, written by Meade “Lux*’ Lewi* is a companion piece to “Yancey fpsciaL’ * The seven B <c> Cats cut up on1 LOOPIN’ THE LOOP. SPEAK TO ME OF LOVE and THE BIG BASS VIOL, the latter two with Marion Mann singing, and four of the Bob Cats beat out 1 HEAR YOU TALK ING and CALL ME A TAXI. The final title is THE BIG NOISE pROM WINNETKA with just Bob Iiaggart on string bass and Ray Bauduc on drums, plus incidental wh) tl’ng. And if you don’t think 'hat odd duo can make fascinating noise you’ve a treat waiting. It's terrific1 This is good, solid meaty jazz and the kind that doesn’t date. You’ll find yourself playing these pieces over and over. But if you don’t believe you can afford the whole album at one, that’s all right. Each disc may be obtained seperately. Swinging On Down John Kilby and his Onyx Club Boys (swing UNDECIDED and FROM A FLAT TO C Decca 2216 with Pianist Billy Kyle, Clarinetist Buster Bailey and Bassist Kirby doing fine work. THE WAIL OF THE SCROMPH and CHOO-CHOO are on Vocalion 4552 by Sedrci and his Honey Bears. The first is a slow blues and the second a no velty written by Waller, Razaf and Sedric. Teddy Wilson's piano and Billie Holiday’s voice feature two popular tunes. LET’S DREAM IN THE MOONLIGHT and YOU’RE SO DESIRABLE an Brunswick 8283 Gene Krupa beats the tom txims with his band on BOLERO AT THE SAVOY and MURDY PURDY on Brunswick 8284. Jim my Mundy helped write both num bers. Fred Flabel’s organ-led quar tet puts pep Into THIS CANT BE LOVE and YOUR EYES ARE BIG GER THAN YOUR HEART on Vocalion 4553 Re-issued on Voca lion 4336 is Artie Shaw’s waxing of COPENHAGEN and MY BLUE HEAVEN. Joe Maraala, the white clarinetist who would like to play regularly beside Henry “Red” Al len has his strange HOT STRING BEANS coupled with MIGHTY LIKE THE BLUER on Vocalion Funday Music Club In keeping with the pol'cy of the Sunday Music Club, to study and present at various time*, our local tilint; last Sundry evening litt-b M s-; Juanita Hanger and Mr. Wor thington William-’ were presented in the interpretation of the Sonata. 1 ho current study of the club. Miss Hanger pianist, and a pupil of Mrs, Alien Wil on, proved the out standing abi! ty of t’ is well known in tructcr »■? she deftly portrayed tho Gavotte and Minnete arranged by Buell and transcribed by John Thomsen. She shows the making an artist, find her presentation wero enthusiastically received by the members of the chib and their guest.' Mr. Worthington William-', viol inist, with tie touch of a master rendered Allegro Con Brio move ment of Beethoven’s fit* -t Sonata i\ r violin awl piano and Wisnia wski's second Concerto in D minor; for an encore, Clarence Cameron White’s “Nobody Knows I)o Tr »uhi > I’ve Seen’’, was given. His masterful playing held the atten tion of everyone and the sympath etic accompaning of Mrs. \\ ilson added to the hypnotic charm of his renditions. Mrs. Wilson also the instructor of the club, or ceede l the meeting with the explanation of the Sonata. This regular moot in'* of the club was held at the > nlp of Mrs. Dolores Blackwell, lit".'. With vocals predominating- Ella Fitzgerald, accompanied by her Savoy Eight, put--, a world of feel. in<- into WOE IS ME an ! STRICT i Y FROM PIXIE on Decca 2202. There’s only one Ella! Mildred Bai ley’s. THEY SAY anti I GO FOR THAT has madi me throw away ■vH other recr!• >>g* of th se num \ •;> It’s Vacal'on PL- r.nd Re! V.- ■'•■Vs x bphon? i- plenty evl '. Ant er re- re i- IT DON’T MEAN A sn i MINNIE 1 ITF MOOGH'T ' WEDDING DAY by the Do:•••,!!'S' ?-s v.'t *’ i Por e" Death: r "r"b she or Y cal ion 4516. Too bad the fcals aren’t around today waxing more Ik'o this. Remember Patrica Nor man anti her disc of “Ol Man Mose” ma o with Eddy Duchin’s band? It bocamo a sensation after it was pointed out that her pronounciat ior of certain of the lyrics was cv i arable. Anyway, capitalizing on this fame, she has waxed PLUCKIN’ ON A GOLDEN HARP which tells what happened when O'' Man More went to Heaven, coupled with an unbelievably fine arrangement of FLOW GENTY SWEET AFTON on Vocalion 454?, In Sweeter Vein . _ — «*. Ginny Simms, the canary with Kay Kyser. has her ow norches tra on Vocalion. The titles are: PLEASE COME OUT OF YOUR DREAM AND GET OUT OF TOWN, two current hits. Splendid vocalizing. PAVANNE and BRIC A-BRAC are two ultra-modern sides cut by Phil Lang's band on Brunswick 8286. You have to hear ‘cm to believe ’em. Ray Hcrbeck’s hays in the best sweet tradition play SEPTEMBER SONG and IT NEVER WAS YOU on Vocalion 4551. ———oOo CHARLIE’ SPEARS ’EM UP FOR ANl* WAY DOWN SOUTH Hey—Rogers, Cummere Boy. If you stand in the middle of Main St., in St Williams, S. C., and yell or shout for “Rogers” every ono of the over 130 inhabitants of the villiage may turn out. They ait* all named Rogers and pratically all are descended from “Uncle” Billy and “Aunt” Mary Rogers, who died sometime ago at p. ripe old age after seeing their family run into the fourth genera tion, A Strange Will A strange will has been made by Dr. Mayo •Tolman, a State Health Department official of Greenville, S. C. Some years ago Dr. Tolman was the victim of an unusual skull fracture from wihich ho was not expected to recover. His case aroused unusual interest in medical circles, so he felt that science might be furthered by a study of his skull and has willed hie head to the Harvard school of Medicine. MARRIED MEN who are allowed one night out a week with the boys, are like ohl horses turned into a pasture. They want to cut up, let go and kick Choir heels. And they usually wind up with a fuz^y mouth, parched Chnnrt, and splitting headache the next morning. But the worse you foot the next morning the j«Uier FLORIZE BRAZLEY, senior at Dillard university. New Orleans, who was awarded the Etta Moten Musical scholarship by the Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority last week. The $150 scholarship was establish ed by Etta Moten to assist stu cl.rrts of outstanding promise in completing their undergraduate work in music and was awarded | on the recommendation of Freder- j j ick Hall, director of music at Dil I lard, under whose supervision Miss, I Brazley has worked. Miss Brazley, a candidate for 1 the bachelor of arts degree in June ! with a major in music is a mezzo 1 soprano and has appeared as so loist with the University chorus on numerous occasions. time you must have had the night before. Always remember that and j cheer up. GEORGE, six mo’ pitchers of ice water, son. After all the best club for a married man is an armchair in front of a big fireplace at home. MARRIED WOMEN usually get along fairly well with their husband’s old time pals, but if you want to make a married woman really hate you ‘out and you out, just W’hisper to her at the formal dance the boys give once or twice a year. “Your old man does not seem at ease in his frock tail coat.” TO END A QUARREL with the Little Woman don’ try to convince her that she was wrong just send her a little present or ! two and shut up. LOVERS are silly, and a newly married, pair are a pain in the neck. But an old white-haired couple still! in love with each other is the: most beautiful sight in the WOl'll. IN A SMALL SOUTHERN COLLEGE all the students are admitted to football games for two bits each. And they can really go to town on the college yell, which is “Git Dat Quarterback.” DOWN IN FLORIDA the prisoner at the bar in a court trial the other day was asked byj the Judge, “Have you a lawyer to represent you?” The lad raised his right hand high above his head and pointing straight to the heavens, said in a voice filled with emotion. “By the Holy Evangels of Almighty God I am innocent and Jesus Christ is my lawyer.” “Very well, sun/ replied the judge, “I’ll just appoint Mr. Williams over there associate caujUUSl:’’ | COLORED ACTORS IN FOUR OF YEAR’S REST TEN FUTURE 1 Hollywood, .1 in. 21 lAXt’i—A - though no colored stars were 1 steel among the top flight lumonaries T t e year 1038, colored actors were featured in four of accredi ted best film.' of the year. In “Old Chicago,’’ Madam Sul Te Wan, famous 65 year old dramatic actress, played the important part cn' “Battle.” This was one of 2tith Century Fox’s greatest spectacles. In “Jexebel,” made by Warner’s First National, starring Bette !>a v •■, Theresa Harris and Lew Pay ton both had important parts, while over 150 other colored play er's had bits or played in atmos pheric roles. “You Can’t Take It With You" Ly Columbia completed bringing Lillian “Billie" Yarbo into the lime light as a screen comedienne and \ Eddie Anderson the fame that begun two years ago in “The ’ 'tide Goes Round," troth at Cnlum Studio. In MGM’s “Test Pilot," u ring Clark Gable, Myrr.a Loy, j nd Spencer Tracy, a number of dared players served in bit and mt sphere, including the widely ;n wn comedian Sam McDaniel. # LISTEN TO THIS By IIOBAKT T. MITCHELL Greece From Egypt principally came the jpply'of Negro slaves for ancient, •cce. These were prized for their color, were kept near the persons anil were considered slaves of lux ury. Ulyssess was the offspring of a master living w'th a female slaves. And he gratefully acknowledged that his father honored him equally with his legitimate sons. Though free, a man in Ulysses's positions depended more upon the will anJ power of the father than any fix?d rights. Hence,, Tecmessa appealed to Ajax in behalf of her son, the j issue of such consubinage, in th*l ovent Of his dying dqring ‘he son’s | tender years, lest she "should eat i the bread of slaveiy with Her son,” German ’ 4 '» The master’s power by a Ger man proverb, which has been pre served: He is mine— lean boil him or roast him. English Sir John Hawkins has the dis- , •tinction of being the first English | Captain of a slave ship about the 1 year 1502. His first cargo landed in Hispaniola, yielded a rich return \ in the tropical production withi which his slips of the reigning so vereign Elizabeth, ami in subse quent expeditions of this heartless manstealer, she was a partner and ! protector Romans To protect the master, the Ro man law was very stringent, and provided that where the master was found murdered in his house, and no discovery of the perpetra tor, all the domestic slaves should j bo put to death. But the law was not enforced in all cases. The wife of a Roman, upon her| mare age, received a confidential slave, iiu belonged to her, the mas ter having no control over him. He frequently had the confidence of the wife more than her husband. He took charge of the paraphernalia * of the wife. For her footmen and couiers the wife preferred always tho Negroes; and one reason given was because of the contrast of the skin and the silver plate suspend ed upon the breast, upon which was inscribe the name and title of the mistress. Portugal In 1442, some Moors had been captured by the Portuguese propos ed to purchase the r liberty by a ransom of Negro slaves. Prince Henry of Portugal in structed Gonsalves to accept the ransom, for whatever Negroes he. could get, “he would gain souls” because they might be converted to the faith, which could not be man aged with the Moors. Ten Negroes wa . obtained; around this nuceus, thus commenced, either from true or pretended religious zeal, was gathered that immense trade, for which Spain, Portugal ,and Eng land for centuries contended and w ieh has i nee been branded as piracy by almost every civilized nation in the world. The success of the first expedi tions encouraged the Portuguese, and they sent out, in successive years, numerous expeditions, each with instructi ons "to convert to the faith”. This and discovery, were the paramount objects with the; early Portuguese expeditions. The slaves obtained by them were in exchange for merchandise wit* slave dealers; until the discovery and colonization of America, there were no market for the slaves suf ficient to excite the coveteousnesa and other pass-ions of men. Spain The mention made of Negroes carried to the New World, we find in the instructions given by tlw Spanish court to Ovando, in th year 1501 by whxh Negro slave; "born in the power of Christians were allowed to be sent to the la dies. Ilerra says "This was that of Cardinal Tortosa (this project).’’ Thi8 cardinal afterwards occupied the Holy See as Adrian V. 1495 1523 - . | In 1610 and 1511, we find fre fluent mention of Negro slaves sent by the mother country although the numbers did not increase very fast up to the death of Ferdinand, in 1516. 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