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The Southern News
Asheville, Buncombe County, North Carolina
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Feature on top bandleaders Erskine Hawkins, Cootie Williams, and Lucky Millinder, highlighting their successful rhythms, performances in Los Angeles and the Southwest, and upcoming tours in multiple US states.
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Erskine Hawkins
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When you list topnotch bands the trio above come in for top mention. They are really going great guns
as they give out with rhythm that's hot. Hawkins is a socko smash hit at The Plantation in Los Angeles, Calif. Cootie Williams has been sensational on a tour of the southwest. (After playing key cities
in Texas the band moves on to fill engagements in Missouri, Kentucky and Ohio.) Lucky Millinder,
whose appearances with his great band have evoked much praise from critics in Texas, California and
southern cities, is booked for an early stand at the Colored Waiters, Porters and Cooks Club in Seattle,
Washington.
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Los Angeles, California
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successful performances and bookings; praised by critics.
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Top bandleaders Erskine Hawkins, Cootie Williams, and Lucky Millinder are highlighted for their hot rhythm bands. Hawkins is a hit at The Plantation in Los Angeles. Williams is sensational on a Southwest tour, moving from Texas to Missouri, Kentucky, and Ohio. Millinder receives praise in Texas, California, and southern cities, booked for Seattle.