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Rediffusion's Grand
Prizes For Poll Winners
(By "THE WREN")
To the two teen ago winners of the "Platter Chat- for" Poll goes the grand prize of six months free Radio Rediffusion servico each offered by Mr. Frank Harris who followed, with keen inforest, the 'voting for the Ideal Programma. On behalf of Rediffusion, Mr. Harris has also offer- ed to broadcast the Ideal Programmes with the winners acting as disc jockeys. The time and date will be announced later and we hope to have all the three winners together at Redif- fusion's studio for the session.
kindly singer, composer, died about five Mears. Libent have offered to present four record years ago. ona onch-to the four whose Ideal Programme received honourable mentiona.
Artie Shawls at very much alive but no longer kicking.
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TEEN
Personality
Teon ago winner of the "Platter Chatter" Poll is 16-year-old Eddie Silva whose birthday là on Nov- ember 3.
Jin main interest in sport is cycling. "I take part also in swim- ming and softball gamos, but am good at neither," he said.
Eddie, one of the last to come in vole, swept aside the excellent with his
with an opposition
ideal" selection while his ballot Ile for the, Individual vocalista and and artistes, coincided is now a longhair and has appear-noloint The Album Award for
conductor and soloist with almost to perfection with the final the ed DN
orchestras. Judging "Law symphony
top-highs. "overteen" winner-Mr. On-tung" is being presented by from the opinions of longhaired but
Eddle is now in his junior year loss to jazz music critics, it is a an ardent Jazz lan and
Nymphante at La Salle College. asset to to expert who prefers remain hardly music. anonymous.
Prize winners, once again, Teen Hep-cats in England rave over ng Section: Shiela Sequeira and pianist singer Nellie Lutcher. Sho critics' "type" singer and Eddie Silver-Rediffusion's Prize;
from four stars to Overtoons: Mr. "Law On-tung". opinions Honourable Mentions:
Norma "phenomenally untalented". Her out of Stevens, Marie Lopes, Katherine piano playing is nothing
Sylvia Boyes,
Remedios and the ordinary but she maintains overcomes the Ivanovich, (Libenta Carlos
beat and fino #1 award)
difficulty of playing and singing Incidentally, it may interest at the same time.
I like Nellie's banter on Alexan- readers to know that the myster-
Stagline Band (Capitol) lous BIT. "Law On-tung" was nono der's
is not other than Tony Lopes, the and although Cool Water
I also Colony's back struke champion. quite in the same clasy,
Tony has informed me that he recommend it. Hardly records to
when elderly people wishes to turn his prize over for play a musical quiz contest for teen about! Suggestions from readers ngcra. on the type of quiz to be conducted will be most welcome.
Musle is something which he pre- fers to all other pastimes. He in classics and also interested plays the piano.
SUSIE
"You're doin' linej, Sunle...but don't retax quite so MUCH..."
GE
TOPICS
EDITORIAL
In a court room the other day, I will answer my silly questions. I noticed a teen age girl sing But I always try not to make a
box nuisance of myself." unconcernedly in the Press
and occasionally writing some- thing down as n case was being heurd.
Being curious at her deep con- cern about what was going on.
I asked what she was doing.
nover
I
is
A more interesting hobby have
Here heard! education in its easlest, and most profitable form.
We use the telephone dally, handle various articles like tum- "Oh, I'm just learning about biers, cloth etc, we switch on the
what
Koes on Inside n room," she said.
The
court
me that girl then told sho was on her Easter holidays, Her hubby, she eaid, was making use of her time to find out, to use her own words, "what life is about."
And how light, turn on the gas. much do we know about theso things, and how they come to be presented for our use?
taught, but In school we are education goes further than that. Books are useful but personal experiences are the best teachers, After my number of questions, the girl calmly surprised me with one. "How is a newspaper pro- duced?""
wo many things "There are Eddie is entering the University which we are inclined to take for after his matric and will take to granted. I, myself, like to find cun what is be- "My out as much as of medicine. the faculty
One of these days a newspaper His reading is mostly detectives ambition is to be a brain special-hind all that we generally rend,
Hin Westerns.
favourite t," he said, then, adding, it hear, feel and use," she added.
She has been, she told me to office will be receiving an intel-
knowledge-seeking authors are Erla Stapley Gardner, seems to me that there are many
William Cin the world today in need of that various factories where "there ligent,
are always some kind people who age vialtor-1 think! Ellery Queen and
help,"
and
ultic.
BTC
Slow
POP
I SEE IN NEW YORK
-THAT A PERSON IS KNOCKED DOWN EVERY IO MIN'S !
THAT MUST BE VERY
PAINFUL FOR HIM
Of the two versions of Boat to China. Freddy Martin's and Kay Kyser's, I like Professor Kyser's better. It is deno in the Jimmy Dorsey style when Jimmy featured Bob Eberly and Helen O'Connell.
Dinah Shore's fatest record for Columbia in I've Been Hit and Forever And Ever. The first aide
Unfortunately, while In a jumping arrangement and the second a waltz in which she is Harry Babbitt does a fine job of assisted by a male quartette and the slow vocal, Gloria Wood sounds accordion accompaniment.
too harsh on the accelerated tempo. the has recorded old Kyser backs it with the unexcit- Blog
Market Place of favourite Ida, I Do, with violining the obligato by Joe Venuti. A record Monterey. to look forward tal
Charlie Barnet has restyled his band and will be waxing progres- siva jazz somewhat in the Kenton
manner.
Mel Powell fans should get the excellent Benny Goodman platter The World Is Waiting for the Sunrise. at in
Old
Dixie- Some ex Bob Crosby landers calling themselves Nappy Lemare's Levee Loungers play a South Rampart Street happy
1 Parade
it with supporting
which truimourous Mama Incz finishes with a legpall of Cugat and a sly dig at Lombardo.
age of of is Jolson's come-
a favourite.
one of the year's Jolson at the nest sides with Bonny, Mel and back is unique and his third Decca Red Norvo in good form.
Album contains such gams as:
tho
I
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of A Song la Born has been Rods, Red Robin Comes, Bob, Bob, Along; Someone Else SPRAY-recorded by Dinah as the humble Bobbin
ather side of the ourrent hit But- May Be There While I'm Gone; tons and Bown.
For Me and My Gal: When Louis Armstrong's original StarLeave the World Behind; There's Dust has been re-issued and 14 a a Rainbow Round My Shoulder; worth while collector's item. Th's and About A Quarter to Nine. was made before the guitar
Bing and Al are probably the placed the banjo es a rhythm only two singers on whom there is
Louis was general agreement instrument and when
and their parents. blowing his best. In taking theagers vocal Armstrong forgot the words Side of the week is undoubtedly and his improvisation is humorous. Duke Ellington's Air Conditioned You can hear the triumph in his Jungle featuring the lush clarinet voice as he suddenly remembers of Jimmy Hamilton.
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A Peggy Lee dise I like very much is That Old Feeling which is included in Capitol's Albunt
bars.
Bing's If You Stub Your Toc too-short solos by Duke and Harry On the Moon from his current Corney and a vou
vocni by Ray Nance picture has been put on wax. The which could easily have been dis- tempo is similar to his Swinging pensed with in favour of a Johnny On a Star but although record Hodges alte solo. Reverse, Sud- sales will soar, it is dubious If denly It Junped, is in
In keeping with Moon will reach the same strato- the title with nice work by Oacar
Taft bank; by Star. Pettiford,
Jordan, sphoric heights Attained
trumpet and Hamilton, clarinet. Say Something Sweet To Your Sweetheart should find its way to the hit parade. There are three good versions, one on Decca by the Jo Stafford and Ink Spots another on Capitol by and the third by Anne Shelton on Gordon McRac London. The last is backed by n
and hill-billy by Anno Browne: The Law Is Comin' Fer Yer Paw!
New American Jazz.
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Perry Como's latest has the oldie For You on one side and By the Way on the other. I like the in reply to a render, there are Ro now "Fats" Waller records and, sad to say, there will be no mora до the popular
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