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Most Likely . . . (Dick Johnson, with Dave McKenna, piano; Wilbur Ware, bass; "Philly" Joe Jones, drums; Riverside). An alto saxophonist with wit and a springy, willow-green reed sound, Johnson bounces through a few of his own sunny fancies (Aw C'mon Hoss, Me 'n' Dave), gives fresh nuances to some twilit standards (It's So Peaceful in the Country, The End of a Love Affair). Among his best: a gusty frolic called Lee-Antics, which rings its intricate changes with geysering exuberance, builds to a stunning solo flight on the drums...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Music: Jazz Records | 4/21/1958 | See Source »

Saddlesore Cowboy-Minstrel Gene Autrey and his music publishers collected $250 in damages from a Houston nightclub, whose comic was forbidden henceforth to drawl a vulgar tune titled 01' Gene Artery, a parody of 01' Gene's own theme that also slightingly mentioned his favorite hoss, Champion...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: People, Feb. 10, 1958 | 2/10/1958 | See Source »

...horses which daily gallop across our TV screen [Jan. 6]. Some quick arithmetic rewarded me with the knowledge that my husband, now in his sixth year of teaching in a public high school, is earning almost as much as the cow ponies, mustangs and cayuses. My kingdom for a hoss...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters, Feb. 3, 1958 | 2/3/1958 | See Source »

...York is now a one-hoss sports town and the shout of its iron heel may never be raised again. But its denizens have one comforting thought. They possess the best in the American League--the Yankees and Mickey Mantle...

Author: By Charles I. Kingson, | Title: 'With Justice for All' | 11/27/1957 | See Source »

...teach future physical education instructors how to teach dancing, and 2) to take the clubs out of football players' feet. The course has contributed so much to Omaha's football success (24 victories, four losses and one tie in three years) that Head Coach Lloyd ("Wild Hoss") Cardwell encourages his squad to join...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Shall We Dance? | 5/6/1957 | See Source »

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