Howard Bunts’ Votes Continue To Spiral In Band PollDETROIT TRIBUNE SAT AUGUST 7, 1948

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That act will live in thehearts of many for a long longtime. The name of this daringman of the stage is none otherthan the one I mentioned earlyin this story, the one and only jHarold King, who has not onlyknocked the public for a loop Ihere but has been doing so jfrom coast to coast.

Competition Is KeenAs Contest Nears End

Makes Bid For Crown

Sultry, alluring Kitty Stavanton, currently popular vocalitt.who U making a bid for tha crown of Detroit'* Beat Female Vocal-ist. The title is being decided in the Tribune's Second Annuelband poll, now going on. There it still time to vote for th* bandand singer of your choice. Last year the title was won by Alberta

Hitting TheHOT SPOTS

BY ROBERT BEATTYMAKES AN EVENING WORTH LIVING

Ha !:ng from Onc.v* with a gift of making vou fe«a’ home Mrs. Mellon tinrulrnan. owner of the love-

Jy CHHSTKRFIFLP SHOW BAR. located on John-R. Re-tween For. <t and Hancock. Once yoi «I in > p ,n toth > lovelyhoi,«p «h t j |.ve built, then you’ll understand exactly whatI ?n tr> to explain to you.

Female Vocalists Promise Io Add SpiceTo Contest as Favorites’ Votes Pour In

BY ROBERT BEATTYThe Tribune Band roll vote** continue to roll in as

new records arc set every day. I p. up. up ir°cs Bunts to a*core unequalled last year in the whole contest, but as iar

j as Bunts is concerned (we’ll sure have something to shooti|at m years to come), for this cot »o>t is far from over andmoM anything can happen.

m

llr v a good musician and is«l---i si> qwitp versatile. for any man

, who ran blow an alto, a soprano,„ clan not and a bar: tone, as well„, hr can i< nothing but versatileand should have his share of rec-’•cnition.FREEMAN CANTHELP IT

Kr<« m can t help it for it's' hi mg th:ust upon hint. I can't savdial he hates you for thrusting it:p.>n h m so: after this he ll

exactlv where he stands•v itft is o' the public and we domake them, don'* uc-?

In the Hi«t section of three in■ p trno sax lot. we see L. E. !K.reman leading. Soe<>nd place is,held tlvs ueoH by Warren Hick-ey, while third position is heldbv Candy John>on.HE STUTTERS WHENHE TALKS:

Rudy stutte s when he talks,that >, when he talks by meansof hi.' vocal c rK. but when hetalks bv nit an> of h:s long black-• x of nui>ic maxing. it s alto-gi the: a difTerent story.

Ho p.ars some -if the wierdeststuff IK ovi, hi ad but it s mu-«..• Ii m toll. because if it weren’ti <iu wouldn't have him in firstpl.ii o in the clarinet section of:this ( ntO't. along with being a !_ .it musician, he's a grand iel-1>ow ;■ s fa as d.:-position is con- Icoined, while Alvin Walls is sec-Ii no and L« e Gross? is slowly hutsurely bringing up third place.WATCH OUT

You better keep your eyes op-en. Willie, or you may wake up

I and find that you have been plot-ted against and overthrown from

El-Smo's music has bet n fur-nsned oy Mr. Ba.womb and hisKnights of Swing, namely Toni-

i •••%• Wateis. alto sax. Ernie Wash-| ■ gton un the piano. TiiomasBarney on the ba.'.'i De-Hart on

I the drums, and none other thanHaul Bascomb, “Honey ' himself

: n tile tonm sax Thrse boysclow like mad each and r.veiynight down El Sino way. Li'tenmy child, and you shall lieaiPaul BascombI LL PACK THE JOINT

This is what Candv said, thisis what Candy i* doing K day,Saturday and Sunday night the

I Club Sudan (known in y< ste; -

vrac as the Club Congo*, w.,-! pai ked to ,t c cnpai itv and had|ne pie .-landing outside waitingto get ;n and hear ’Candy an •

j h l l new aggregation. I riuin t

I’.a\ e long to hang around but I;iv p r tnat they were able to heaiI the master blowTHREE—NO FOUR

! Some people can do and. and Inow one that can his name i~

Howard Bunts and he can ai.dies blow foui instruments Th*w

ate played veiy well by MBunt.'. His whole band is a credit

j to the profession of music andlas long as he knocks them inthe isle 111 be by his side ,>oblow' Mr Bunts, blow.

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\ou i 'Mtmn at ‘.he top of rlic ,trip : >'t section of this contest. I

T. ■ around and look, find outfor self that King Porter isrvd behind you. Mr. rmtcihim', .in t ho too naive abouthi' si. r.u:ng because if he'll taketime > turn his head he can .>eethat y igone Galliard is so closeto > • that he should bo .dile tofc f; ' breath on hi> tjeck

T'-i i A a tough fight to be| fou_ * here and I wonder who[co - it \ ict": Kills"SLIDE SLIDE. SLIDE

On "i slide 'em horns \ou findGio : e holding fi:-t place, Bil-ly Bunk' bringing in second, andA! H ■ in the thud slot.EIGHTY-EIGHT:

In ; ' part of competition wefind T:K*mas leariing’lhe boys oftin .nek and white, while CaseyJ r.r - is tight in there, with afew io-v but not enough to knockhim below the second hole, butdo pi know that Mr. Andersoncan aNo be counted in on thiscontf -t for he and Casey arc run-ning neck and neck.

B "is section of this competi-tion s George Washington.

Drum section is led by DonC x

B rrging in second place is Bob .A'.’i :unson.

L> raine Carter, a .-ingcr with'a t of oomph and all that, is

leading the female \.>k»'s whileT 'in Paltnet ticks along slowlybehind her.

Mildred Mchcrs is holding herown in third

In the male vocalists we havi jLouis Heywood, Ddn Cox holds jsecond and Sonny Carter is bnng-,ng up thud with all the /.e.-t he

lean with that lovely voice of hisYour tallies are note so look

j through them and find out fuiI yourself who's who end who's do- |ing what!

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BAND POLL TALLY* W M

BANDSHoward Hunts 870 ;King Portar 380 iS Candy Johnson 310 ijWillie Walls 200 jGeorge Jenkins 160Ted Buckner 110Todd Rhodes 70Gilbert Holiday 60T. J. Fowler 50 jBenny Jones 40Leonard Morrison 40Charles Victor Moore . 40Jimmy Caldwell 40Babe Brown 40

, Lorenxo Lawson 40•

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TENOR SAXL. E. Freeman 610Warren Hickey 450Candy Johnson 290 ILefty Edwards 280Cranford Wright 80Howard Bunts 40Jimmy Caldwell . 30Flat Top 30

ALTO SAXAlvin Walls 410

I Ted Buckner 2401 Hal Dismukes 160

i Eddia Lamison 120Frank Porter 100Howard Bunts 50

j Gene Nero 50Frank Taylor 50Alto Frye 30

BARITONE SAXTate Houston 510Howard Bunts 460Gaorge Favors 130

CLARINETRudy Rutherford 670Alvin Walls 350Lea Gross# 210Louis Barnett , 110Howard Bunts 50

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TRUMPETWlllia Walls . 480King Porter 330Eugene Galliard 320Russell Greene 200Billy Horner 110John Lawton 60

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Lloyd Henderson . 50Johnny Wilson 40 jw . ,

TROMBONECharles Greenlee 460Billy Banks 200A1 Hayes 80Joe Brown . 80Smitty Carter 30

PIANOThomas Hammond 360Casey Jones 200Willie Anderson 200Ted Sheely 180Johnny Allen 170

, Randy Leftwich 100Willie Davis 100

1 Todd Rhodes 50T .J. Fowler . 40Neal Robinson 30

GUITARBilly Burrell 590Wilson Warren 400George Dawson 270Emmitt Slay 140Joe Braceful 30

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BASSJames Glover 490George Glover 380Virdell Hutchins 200The Great Mule 150George Washington 120Beau Glover 80Leonard Morrison 60A1 Martin 40

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DRUMSDon Cox 570Bob Atchinson ...

410Willie Benjamin . 300George Jenkins ... 240Joe Askew ... 80Huestell Tally 60Tacky Madison ... 20Pigmcat Stevens 20

VOCALIST-FEMALELorraine Carter 330

, Toni Palmer 330Mildrerd Mclver 290Chubby Newsom 240Connie Allen 130Honey Brown 130Maria Wells ... 80Alberta Adams . 70Kitty Stevens 50Beverly Bower 40

ARRANGERSJohnny Allen 320L. E. Freeman 280A1 Hayes , 160Lefty Edwards 130 .Casey Jones 20

VOCALIST—MALELouis Hayward .. . 230Don Cox ISO jSonny Carter 140 !George Favors 110'

i Eddie Gorman 40Lefty Edwards 30Sumter J. Hogan ... , 30Skylark Smith

.. 20Alto Fry* 20Eddie Walker . 10

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