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Publication: European Stars and Stripes Friday, August 27, 1965

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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 27, 1965, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Maestro of the Folk Niks by John Sloff writer As Long As Josh White strums his guitar and honesty and truth Are on the Side Oik Josh cant sing Anysh Lnig times 1 dont believe his bit is his he la Rel began learning How to play a guitar from watching Blind Street singers in his Hometown of at its still All not work As Long has someone to lend an car to his Hes a great a great my marvelled Charles bbl Josh was recording a radio program with the George Mitchell choir and string Bass player Jack Fabon for Chil ton in he has no peer in his added an authority on american and British Folk music whose musical of what a Lovely War was a London and new York he has a unique Finger style that covers every facet of ills har Monic sequences Are theres no other sound like he started a whole new style guitar will lots of Chilton pointed out that Josh Dic tates his own arrangements and writes quite a lot even though he can i read Back in the Early Days of Josh Ca he Cut his right hand so severely that Doctora wanted to amputate three but Josh  he took a lob at an elevator operator and slowly nursed he nearly paralysed hand Back to after four he landed a part in a Broadway John engage ment followed quickly in Greenwich Village and supper club where he won a urge president Franklin Roosevelt invited Josh to the White House Many in Roosevelt sponsored Josh on a concert tour of where he played for Royalty of Britain and the bbl booked him Tor All three of its radio tribute that has never been accorded any other when Josh returned to the he made three walking All that Money can and Crim son critics have commented that Josh Josh casually Parki during practice Melon in bbl has reached a degree of perfection which a Folk artist Seldom it has not made him forget that be is a Man of the and his songs Are still the Peoples Given life with deeply Felt biting or Bland Josh got his first Job at the age of leading Blind negro singers from one Street Corner to another in Josh watched their deft fingers Day of Ter Day and whenever he could he would use their guitars to practice what he had when he was he played second guitar on a recording with Blind Joe Taggart in three years a Talent scout spotted him and offered him 1100 to go to new York for a record ing he recorded spirituals and blues under the name of Pine Wood later came radio appearances and Church show London come from Alt the world to see England in their Flat lightweight raincoats and what do these tourists want to see most a spot Survey by reporters Rale these British sights in order  Tower of 3london by the Kennedy memorial at 7aay stately and what do these visitors think of England All the visitors seem to find the Money system of i pennies in a shilling 14 cents and 20 shillings in a Pound rather the americans say that All Over Europe the Decimal system world they can manage the not in Britain with its half crowns and almost All americans have trouble believing the britons an Are so the american visitors say Over and Over to the italians and germans and French Are swi britons keep themselves to says a he Speaks Little one american was surprised to find everything in London it Active and up to another american said she was disappointed to find every thing so old London Parks impress i like the Way they Are looked after and the Way people use said a University teacher from one american said theres just one thing 1 dont that the Way the British keep running Down their where can one find a typical London pub Many they say that a Soho the pubs Are nil of la Earth court the pubs Are full of australians the Cheshire cheese Art the Prospect of Whitby Are full of a new York visitor at the luxury the was pleased a sign he had seen on British it the courage Means Here is a Brand the visitor thought it referred to crossing the traffic choked a tree Jear furlough facts id like to pass on a bit of travel information for armed forces personnel travelling in i had been warned to stay away from Tho italian Riviera cause the prices were supposed to be but 1 someone was trying to keep a Good thing Tor i found a pens one at Santa Margh Carlta a Block from the Beach that was had Good food and was run by very hospitable was ridiculously my Bill for six including for a room with a double bed was works out to about a its the Soggiorno Romano boarding House Largo amen la Santa mar Gherlin Darmstadt a special tourist Streetcar takes the visitor to Copenhagen on a 100mtmnc Lour through the City Tor 8 danish Kroner about 75 says danish National travel by Sugunah Graham to Hollywood Nana 1 Al need an englishman or an irishman who u terribly or poor said movie producer Stanley he is filming the Jean Kerr Why not try for a Rich richard1 i Sug meaning of Heb of the said so would Peter or Albert not Finney i he  look poor recent reports have the very Young Albert plump As a he Elway had k round but it to the figure followed the theres nothing like taking a sear off to eat your self Art or Elizabeth Aynor is wearing a wig col Salt and Pepper mostly Salt or her tred role in wars at Ald of Al ref Bolt Black Black shoes and nondescript clothes at you know she plays the wife of a pro Fessor m not sure her attire will make the professors wives it was Nice to see Oscar Werner Ana Burton to Ronnii Down Street on the Warner they Are the two Best rage 14 known hamlets in the world to i glimpsed the Burtons Riding their bicycles trom stage 8 to their dressing or a candid Cam of course now that Joanne Woodward and husband Paul Newman have taken a House Here or t Joanne will to Woik in new but not for toe her film with seat Cannery and Jean a Fine will shoot in new starting septem Ber for several the rest will of made this will be first trip to Hollywood since his or Altred and dont mention thai picture to he Hatef chaplins Novle Price a zoomed to and she Wjk no yet been seen a film u int because the is chaplins its be Caus she is different Coral Dine Atli Rias to learn some if ainu Trio Ine Haw seen donor a Humr vet or she fills the Ticeen will personal Audrey Hepburn and Mel Ferrer not Only bought a chalet in Lau near the Yul bul while they were in it buy d ing they purchased some land on a quiet part of the Costa Sava in and Are building a House there because the agrees with their Whei they will spend tiny in either place is a right Audrey is in Paris slurring in How to St in a million dollars and live happily Ever and Mel is in the time edit and coring Cabri which he made in Madrid in the late the Fer res have been married for 10 but have rarely been parted fur More than a few they have made it a to vacation or work in the same Tow playwright who wrote the in Winch Donald he Calanco starred Wilt Alan Bates and Robin on had a a trunk Story Lei the Carozi incr is Nix Nii o Trump who in a broke Down with two spent two years preparing he v r s on of he ii he ice of us India Wile Joe or Vine by producing this Story in India Ullh at Thor High and us a target the stars and stripes the victim by soul Bellow signal in this excellent Early Saul Bellow clearly fore shadows the books to Henderson the rain tbsp adventures of Angle March most the powerful in the victim Bellows hand is sensitive but not quite As firm As and his verbal fireworks an much the victim u a flae study of Middle class specifically those of the Jewls command la new Vert this is not a Laic of the of the successful to is grim Story of living marginal lives in the physical and mental beat of the big Bellow sums it All up m the Story Olasa fretful editor Al Lourell who u few weeks alone thue the plot is Basic Basic an old acquaintance returns to plague Asa Over a real or imagined Hurt done years locally am bul and Irwi Unlue than the acquaintance is the be reduced o the usual so male in Mauv use of idiom on Man ii is a Snidle narrative a in August 1969  
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