Cash Box, Music The Page 79 March 13, 1954

Best Country And Western Artist WISHING YOU A HAPPY J MARTY ROBBINSCONVENTION

“MY ISIE OF “ALOHA GOLDEN OE”

DREAMS’’ Columbia # 21213 MANY THANKS Featured on THE GRAND OLE OPRY WSM-TV See you at EXHIBIT ROOM 803

A Musical Riot!

NEW YORK—Hank Thompson won the 1953 Annual Music Poll of The MINNIE Cash Box as the Best Country and Western Artist of 1953. Above he is pic- tured receiving his trophy from Ira Strassberg (left) of The Cash Box as Jim PEARL Halsey, Hank’s manager, and George Weiss, Capitol promotion man, look on. Lets go with “I WISHT THEY Best Folk Record Best Folk Artist WOULD” and “MAN” (Uh-Huh) RCA Victor # 20-5605 Best Wishes # JAMBOREE MO A ATTRACTIONS

JUST OUT ON STARDAY — JUKE BOX NATURAL ARLIE DUFF "LET ME BE YOUR SALTY DOG 1 #132 b/w "BACK TO THE COUNTRY" SONNY BURNS "A PLACE FOR GIRLS LIKE YOU 1 #ni b/w "HEART LIKE A DOLLAR SIGN"

NEW R & B on HOLLYWOOD NASHVILLE—Bill Carlisle (stand- NASHVILLE—Webb Pierce, one of 1 1 ing right) receives his award for the LINDA HAYES "DONT DO NOTHIN BABY the hottest folk artists in the business, Best Folk Record of 1953 in The Cash 1009 b/w was voted Best Folk Artist of 1953 in # "NO NEXT TIME" Box poll. It was his Mercury version of “No Help Wanted.” R. Murray The Cash Box’ Eighth Annual Poll of CHAREES PLEADING FOR YOUR LOVE" Nash (standing left) accepts the juke box operators. Webb, who records BROWN With JOHNNY MOORE b/w for Acuff-Rose, publisher of the BEST I award for Decca, is shown accepting his # 1006 "THE CAN" tune. The little boy is Hank Williams’ trophy from Charlie (right) WRITE WIRE PHONE son, receiving a posthumous award Lamb as — — his manager for his father. Charlie Lamb (lower Hubert Long looks on. DON F. PIERCE right) of The Cash Box made the STARDAY RECORDS CO. presentations. HOLLYWOOD RECORD CO. 2528 W. Pico Blvd., Los Angeles, Cal. Phone: DUnkirk 24841 (Also available from Plastic Products, Memphis, Term.) Best Country And Western Record

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ALLIED MUSIC SALES

LOS ANGELES, CAL.—The Best Country and Western Record in The Sends Greetings to the MOA Convention Cash Box poll was Jim Reeves’ “Mexican Joe” recorded on Fabor Robison’s Now serving the West Coast with two branches Abbott label. The left photo shows Carl Taft of The Cash Box presenting the 371 — 6th Street 2542 W. Pico while the right photo shows Fabor Robison, head of the trophy to Jim Reeves, San Francisco Los Angeles diskery receiving his award.

“It’s What’s in THE CASH BOX That Counts”