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Show By LYN CONNELLY SEVERAL weeks back we wrote some words of praise for Betty Ann Grove, talented songstress on "The Big Payoff". . . Little did we realize then how valuable an asset she Is to the show . , . Recently Re-cently she took a vacation and her substitute (we'll be kind and refrain re-frain from naming her although you may well remember) nearly put the show on the skids . . . Between Be-tween a flat voice and a faulty memory (did she ting one song without fluffing???) she would have made anyone sound better by comparision . . . When Betty Ann, who we believe to be the best singer with the best personality person-ality this side of Dinah Shore, returned, re-turned, . it was indeed wonderful. Looks as though the Benny Goodman Good-man movie will Anally reach the making stage this summer after several years of talking about It A report has it that 24 to 26 Goodman favorites will be used In the film, including "Stompin' At the Savoy," "And the Angels Sing," "Goodbye" and "Let's Dance". . . A driving rendition of the wild. "Sing, Sing, Sing" will wind up the film . . Original Goodman sidemen, Kropa, Hampton, Hamp-ton, Stack and Zlggy Elman will probably be recruited. PLATTER CHATTER COLUMBIA: The Mariners, disowned dis-owned Godfrey singers, have their best record to date In "Chee Cheo OO Chee (Sang the Little Bird)," backed by "A Rusty Old Halo,", new and unique . . . Jimmy Ley-den Ley-den directs the Chappao.ua High School Kids In "Marty" backed by "East Side, West Side". . . Fess Parker (better known as "Davy Crockett") and Buddy Eb-sen Eb-sen team up with "Old Betsy," which, of course, Is Crockett's famous fa-mous rifle . . ."Be Sure You're Right, Then Go Ahead," which is supposed to have been oi' Davy's motto, Is on the flip side . . , Good listening for the small fry. |