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...addition to writing such swing classics as "Honeysuckle Rose" and "Ain't Misbehavin'," Fats makes a specialty of taking hopelessly syrupy tunes that no other swing band would touch, and converting them into classics that keep the record collectors scrambling. Historic examples of this trait are "Sweet and Low" and "West Wind," with lyrics as only Fats can do them...
...proudest of his house and his accordion. Of all the rooms in his house he likes the bathroom best. He is also fond of the recreation room in his basement, in which the first thing visitors see is a large sign saying: "IF YOU ARE SO SMART WHY AIN'T YOU RICH...
...Duke fortune has not bought intellectual distinction for the University. Its best known product: Psychologist Joseph Banks Rhine's experiments on ESP ("extra-sensory perception"-clairvoyance and telepathy). Of his faith in these, President Few says: "I'm backin' him, ain't I?" Dr. Few believes Duke needs much more money, wishes it were as rich as Harvard. Old Dr. Few just now is irked by New Deal public power projects and taxes, which threaten the income from the Duke endowment, largely invested in the Duke North Carolina power companies. To critics like Abraham Flexner...
...first artists to appear on the stage, Ella Fitzgerald, "the first lady of swing," brought forth ringing applause from every one, when she sang "Hold Tight" and "It Ain't What You Do, It's The Way What...
...Memphis, Tenn., Negro Eddie Guidon was charged with operating a whiskey still. He at first pleaded guilty. Asked how much moonshine he had made, Eddie Guidon replied, "None." To the judge he explained: "I sho can't prove I ain't guilty, boss." Verdict: Not guilty...