The Commercial Appeal from Memphis, Tennessee • 157

THE COMMERCIAL APPEAL MEMPHIS SUNDAY MORNING APRIL 5 1970 or maybe I was just out of step you can say one thing and be certain of it Ivory Joe is back and back to stay in a big at iiM-4iia-sie(en BUTCH CASSIDY AND THE SUNDANCE KID AT 3iM-7iS0 (OF) that honky tonk with a broom and cleaned out the place We never played there Miss Berger said weeks ago he walked into my office and told me he needed help and wanted to Kt his career in my hands I ve four major record companies bidding on the Ivory Joe said never got out of the recording business just not had companies that would push my songs in the past few years LAST 3 DAYS! WATT A WAY TO PLUG A BRAIN GAP! acclaimed record of the year Ivory Joe has lived In Louisiana since 1952 His parents died when he was 7 He and nine brothers and sisters were raised by their oldest sister Georgia Hunter was real religious and let me sing my type of music in the recalled Ivory Joe used to go out behind a This was in Kirbyville Texas was about 13 or 14 and these boys had a gig at a honky tonk Of course we told my sister that I would be playing spiritual music It was only a little piece from our house and when she heard us cut into some blues music it was something else CAME into AT DIIACULA HASmSBI FROM THE AT 5i55 lONftlMMIIft ALSO ACADEMY AWARD NOMINEE BIST CARTOON SHORT-1960 WAIT ITS TOUGH TEcwscour DISNEY TO US A BIRD! "7JXZT NOW SHOWING AT: 140 0:10 Sill 7:00 Spotlight On Ivory Joe Says He's Back By JAMES KINGSLEY Ivory Joe Hunter sits in his home at Monroe La and rolls out songs like a housewife making biscuits He has written somewhere between 2000 and 3000 songs including such hits as "Since I Met You Baby" Wish Came Need You That You and Almost Lost My Last week he was going through some of his songs trying to find two or three that Elvis Presley could record in his next session scheduled in about four weeks place undecided possibly Memphis just sitting here in my bedroom with the tape recorder on the bed and the television humming" Ivory Joe said as he began a telephone chat you can bet gonna find my boy Elvis a good tune yes sir ELVIS something else He recorded some of my songs and they all sold over a million for him money in the bank when they put out a record on Elvis recorded That You Need You and Wish Came from Ivory output Pat Boone is something else I never really thought he could laughed Ivory Joe then he recorded Almost Lost My and it sold over four million singles Now if anyone says anything against Pat you can bet your bottom dollar that get punched In fire mouth" Two weeks ago Ivory Joe came to Memphis and recorded an album at Sun produced by his manager and booking agent Bettye Berger president of Continental Artists REALLY got some good said Ivory Joe kicked the hell out of Man River with an up-tempo beat I think it will be the first single when she leases the album" The dozen tunes also include Down with the Blues" Gets that Groovy and and his standards Wish Came and I Met You Working on the session DOOTLOOXUCK ACADEMY AWARD FOREIGN ENGLISH LANGUAGE VERSION I COLOR BEST -I vj jl SfEsrsK Iokj: I 170S Pm S744 Popier 4440ft NOMINATED FOR ACADEMY AWARDS 4 iw TWQ PMT PMoucnoN or LEO TOLSTOY'S WARanJpEACE PART I BEST DIRECTOR STOREY POtUCK BEST ACTRESS JDK FORM BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR CK TOURS BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS SUMNUfl YORK STRAND THEATRE THE ENTIRE PRODUCTION OF "WAR AND PEACE' WILL BE SHOWN IN TWO PARTS EACH PART WILL BE SHOWN FOR ONE WEEK! Tickets available by mail Send check and self addressed envelope and date you desire to see film Evening showings at 8:00 pm Matinees on Wed Sat Sun 2:00 All tickets $250 Group rates available Call theatre for these and special morning and afternoon showings can be arranged for school classes TICKETS MAY SC PURCHASED SEPARATELY FOR EACH PART For Complete Adult Movie Information Dial 525-0934 MC KTUKS CMP NESRTS NURUR KIUK CHMWf WNUtraUK PROOUCnW SIMMS MRE FORM MCNU SMMM SUSMMH TOM TO SMI RUN NTT imr KNURS SRUCKDEIA MO KOOJTTOHS SOKRPIJW IT NKS PDF MO MKR! I MOMPSM MSDORMRMLIVMORKIIkCOY KSOCmPSUBUCa-MISC docker EXCUTM PMOUCER THEDOOK 0 SUS PUMICED IT MMMNREI MO HKITCHMlIHr MECTED STSKT POUCH COM PMMSOT tm SUKDMT or THE merkm kwoosimg compmes Rt SBHMIIEB IT CRKIMM KURSK CORPOMIKRI 3 FEATURES for ADULTS II ad Over crr PART IT JWTAMMIOHnKt I Mil I JUL THE MMNC OF MOSCOW mr Starts April 17 MOUMOfTHI 1 MNrUTKMM" Color i AMMNWMT WMnmImui PUMTCJU- STARTS WEDNESDAY Matinees 2:00 Evening 8:00 635 Highland 323-5115.