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vay lour-power conlerence would be held hit the lence and was disqualified, as soon as possible. The boys, of course, were delightedndi-lOWWellRecr W of hi perse creas serveIty aad-By Fewpro-tionctedtheatis-rat-corefirstcoreams,ioodor a stu-adetRHYTHM AND BLUES“Great day in the morning, great day in the morning, babe”; listening to this recording would lead you tobelieve the title is Great Day in the Morning, but the name is Bop Ting A Ling. It is a new hit by Lavern Baker. Miss Baker was in Richmond with the Nat King Cole Show April25.The Charms have added one more hit to their many. Their recording of Two Hearts is currently No. 1 with all R and B fans.Jailbird is such a hit that the Robins, a group of Richmond boys, tried to make a successful record of the same type. Framed is the name of the tune and it is an unsuccessful attempt. The song is taken from the movie Unchained.But ail of the Robins’ tunes don’t meet the same fate. Their arrangement of Loop De Loop Mambo is terrific. It combines mambo with bop and comes out with a bop-maUb that all boppers go for.Little Walter has made a smash hit, My Babe. Why do they always call girls babes in R and B tunes?A new song that is breaking all red-ords is The Unchanied Melody, by A1 Hibler. Talented singing and beautiful music combine to make this songoutstanding in popular and hillbilly music as well as R and B.There is one word that will sum up Billy (The Kid) Emerson’s recording of When It Rains It Really Pours—“LOUSY.” It has no rhythm, the words are silly, and the singer can’t sing.There are two new love songs destined to go places: The Door Is Still Open, a sentimental love song, and Love And Understanding, a peppy love song. Both are brand new.All you hepcats don’t forget there is a program devoted just to you. Little Steve’s Music After Hours is a complete R and B program. It is heard on WLEE Monday thru Saturday.POPULAR MUSICMilton Berle introduced a new song and a new singer on his show of April 19. The song and the singer are good. Susan Hunter’s rendition of NotYet is sure to make a hit.Honey Babe by Art Mooney has taken the country by storm. The song was introduced in the movie Battle Cry. It has a marching melody and catchy words.The DeCastro Sisters’ recording of Boom Boom Boom Boomerang is a cute new tunc.All of you popular fans will enjoy Ray Shriner’s Show on WRNL Monday thru Friday.woul those hope ing 1I :cxpeigramviducDearHzAptit as arNRCplied of V At ElecttheCentmy c attenwasnespecthatJohnAsreceiyourapprlt;
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Richmond Monocle
Richmond, Virginia, US
Thu, May 05, 1955
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