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JANUARY 12. 1963 For selling 6,000,000 albums, Roger Williams, Kapp recording artist, was awarded his 6th Cold LP at the annual sales meeting of Kapp Record, Inc., held at the Savoy-Hilton Hotel in New York last weekend. The company estimates that—based on Williams’ LP and single sales—his fans have spent in excess of $25,000,000 on Roger Williams records. Still riding the charts with his “Mr. Piano” LP, the eompany is issuing his latest album effort this week titled Roger Williams “Country Style.” A new single hy the pianist will he released shortly. Wil- liams has just returned from an extensive concert tour to attend the Kapp meeting. Cash Box Vol. XXIV—Number 18 January 12, 1963 FOUNDED BY BILL GESSH Gash Box (Publication Office) 1780 Broadway New York 19, N. Y. (Phone: JUdson 6-2640) Y. FROM ABROAD CABLE ADDRESS: CASHBOX, N. JOE ORLECK, President and Publisher NORMAN ORLECK, VP and Managing Director GEORGE ALBERT, VP and Treasurer EDITORIAL—Music Considering that only thirty or the showing these waxing have MARTY OSTROW, Editor-in-Chief IRA HOWARD, Editor so titles make it to the number one made during the past twelve IRV LICHTMAN, Associate Editor DICK ZIMMERMAN, Editorial Assistant spot in any given year, any pro- months is truly outstanding and far MIKE MARTUCCI, Editorial Assistant BOB ETTINGER, Editorial Assistant ducer who can give the industry better than the success average of POPSIE, Staff Photographer one tenth of that total deserves the any new American single. ADVERTISING record manufacturers’ attention. Perhaps one of the reasons for BOB AUSTIN, National Director, Music JERRY SHIFRIN, N.Y.C. office, Music During 1962, the international this strong showing is the “pre- BOB McKEAGE, N.Y.C. office. Music just such producer, tested” situation exists as far LEE BROOKS, Manager, Chicago market was a which JACK DEVANEY, Manager, Los Angeles turning in three top-of-the-chart as international releases are con- MARTY TOOHEY, National—Coin Machine smashes in “Telstar” by the Torna- cerned. Although tastes may vary ADVERTISING: INTERNATIONAL “Stranger country to country and lan- See List of International Representatives does on London, On from Below The Shore” by Mr. Acker Bilk on guage differences may create prob- MANAGERS Atco and “Midnight In Moscow” lems for many singles, neverthe- MARTY TOOHEY, Coin Machine Dept. the world T. TORTOSA, Circulation by Kenny Ball on Kapp. less, people are people NEVILLE MARTEN, European Director In addition to the number one- over. And if a sound meets with the ers, group, it has a de- CHICAGO other key records created in approval of one LEE BROOKS foreign lands met with vast U.S. cided advantage among another 29 E. Madison St., Chicago 2, 111. (All Phones: Financial 6-7272) acceptance: Bent Fabric’s “Alley group. This is especially true in the Cat” hit made it to the number two area of instrumentals. HOLLYWOOD JACK DEVANEY spot; Frank Ifield’s Vee Jay release Instrumentals circumvent the 6272 Sunset Blvd., Hollywood 28, Cal. of “I Remember You” hit as high language barrier and probably (Phone Hollywood 6-2129) as number five; and Emilio Peri- have the greatest potential. Evi- ENGLAND coli’s Warner Bros, release of “A1 dence of this are the three foreign NEVILLE MARTEN Dorris Land Di La” was a top-tenner. disks which hit the number one 9a New Bond St. there other all three instrumentals. London, Wl, Eng. And were many spot— Tel: Hyde Park 2868 strong disks produced abroad that There is no doubt that the inter- HOLLAND: PAUL ACKET, Theresiastraat 81a, made solid showings during ’62, national market keeps gaining in The Hague, Holland, Tel: 070-722640 top as of GERMANY: MAL SONDOCK, Amalienstraase even though they weren’t of the importance a producer Amer- Munich, Germany, Tel: 220197 28, ten variety : Bert Kaempfert’s “Af- ican hits—not only via masters but ITALY: VITORRIO de MICHELI, Via Paolo rikaan “That also through foreign songs cut Lomazzo 27, Milan, Italy Tel: 84 11 89 Beat” and Happy by SCANDINAVIA: SVEN G. WINQUIST, Kagge- Feeling,” The Springfields’ “Silver American artists. For example, holmsvagen 48, Stockholm-Enskede, Sw^en, Tel: 69-46-86 Threads And Golden Needles,” Brenda Lee’s big “All Alone Am I” FRANCE: ROGER SELLAM, 86 rue de Moseou, Charles Drake’s “My Boomerang was written by Manos Hadjidakis Paris, France, Tel: Laborde 8623 Won’t Come Back,” Anthony New- who gave us “Never On Sunday” a AUSTRALIA: RON TUDOR, 8 Francis St., Heathmont, Victoria, Tel: 87-6677 ley’s “What Kind Of Fool Am I” year ago, and Sammy Davis, Jr. BELGIUM: FRANS ROMEYNS, and a handful of others. came up with his biggest hit in Omer Lepreuxstraat 20, Brussels The total number of records years in MEXICO: ENRIQUE ORTIZ, Insurgentes Sur “What Kind Of Fool Am 1870 Mexico 20, D.F., Tel: 24-66-67 from overseas to hit here may not I” from the Newley-Bricusse CANADA: JOHN MURPHY, CKOY Radio, P.O. be impressive when measured score. let’s not forget Box 3130, Station C, Ottawa, Ont., Canada penned And ARGENTINA; MIGUEL SMIRNOFF. Rafaela against the total of American hits Sr. Jobim, our Brazilian friend, 8978, Buenos Aires, Argentina, Tel: 69-1688 produced on our shores. But upon who gave us “Desafinado” which JAPAN: Mgr. SHOICHI KUSANO; Adv. Mgr. Mitsuo Suzuki, 466 Higashi-Oizumi Nerima- examining the average of suc- started the Bossa Nova kick. ku, Tokyo cesses, the figure is phenomenal. Our friends abroad played a Cash receives SUBSCRIPTION RATES ?16 per year any- Box an average of major role in making American where in the U. S. A. Published weekly. Second 100 to 150 singles a week. Of these music more interesting. And you class postage paid at Bristol, Conn. no more than one or two a week can bet American eyes will be keen- Copyright • 1963 by The Cash Box Publishing are masters from abroad. And con- ly focused on activities in foreign Co., Inc. All rights reserved. Copyright under Universal Copyright Convention. sidering that so few are released. lands during ’63. 2 Cdsh Box TOP 100 BEST SELLING TUNES ON RECORDS COMPILED BY CASH BOX FROM LEADING RETAIL OUTLETS—JANUARY 12, 1963 Position 1/5 12 '29 Position 1/5 12/29 Position 1/5 12/29 1 TELSTAR 36 KEEP YOUR HANDS OFF MY BABY 69 MOLLY TORNADO ES-London-9561 1 1 LITTLE EVA-Dimension-1003 16 15 GOLDSBORO-Laurie-3148 77 84 t, 2 GO AWAY LITTLE GIRL 37 TROUBLE IS MY MIDDLE NAME 70 I MAY NOT LIVE TO SEE STEVE LAWRENCE-Columbia-42601 3 5 BOBBY VINTON-Epic-9561 39 42 TOMORROW Dr BRIAN HYLAND-ABC-10374 3 LIMBO ROCK YOU REALLY GOT A HOLD ON ME 78 85 3 • MIRACLES-Tamlo-54073 48 59 CHUBBY CHECKER-Parkway-849 2 71 JAVA DAVE PIKE-Prestigfi-242 39 RIDE FLOYD CRAMER-RCA Victor-8116 80 94 4 BOBBY'S GIRL DEE DEE SHARP-Cameo-230 26 21 72 SHAKE ME I RATTLE/SQUEEZE MARCIE BLANE-Seville-120 4 2 CINNAMON CINDER ME I CRY 5 • MARION WORTH-Columbia-42640 81 89 RETURN TO SENDER PASTEL SIX-Zen-102 55 68 ELVIS PRESLEY-RCA-8100 5 4 CINDERS-Worner Bros.-5326 73 SPANISH LACE GENE McDANIELS-Liberty-55510 66 6 HOTEL HAPPINESS HEY PAULA 56 t • PAULA-Philips-40084 — BROOK BENTON-Mercury-72055 8 10 PAUL & 85 0 WILD WEEKEND 7 PEPINO THE ITALIAN MOUSE 42 SEE SEE RIDER ROCKIN' REBELS-Swan-4125 88 LOU MONTE-Reprise-20106 7 12 LAVERN BAKER-Atlantic-2167 44 49 BILLY STORM-Vista-413 75 YOUR CHEATIN' HEART 8 BIG GIRLS DON'T CRY RAY CHARLES-ABC-10375 67 KING CURTIS-Capitol-4841 4 SEASONS-VeeJay-465 6 6 43 SOME KINDA FUN CHRIS MONTEZ-Monogram-507 SO 57 DAVID CARROLL-Mercury-72070 76 RAINBOW AT MIDNIGHT 9 TELL HIM 44 RUBY ANN JIMMIE RODGERS-Dot-16407 62 65 EXCITERS-United Artists-544 11 14 MARTY ROBBINS-Columbia-42614 42 32 ED TOWNSEND-Liberty-55516 77 CHICKEN FEED 45 DESAFINADO BENT FABRIC-Atco-6245 86 79 10 MY DAD STAN GETZ 8. CHARLES BYRD-Verve-10260 43 39 PAUL PETERSEN-Colpix-663 13 17 SI ZENTNER-Liberty-55499 78 SHE'S A TROUBLEMAKER LLOYD MAYER-United Artists-509 MAJORS-lmperial-5879 73 72 PAT THOMAS-MGM-13102 THE NIGHT HAS A THOUSAND FREDA PAYNE-ABC-10366 • JULIE LONDON-Liberty-55512 79 ZERO ZERO LAWRENCE WELK-Dot-16420 BOBBY VEE-Liberty-55521 18 26 MAVIS RIVERS-Reprise-20115 82 91 ELLA FITZGERALD-Verve-10274 CARL-HENRIK NORIN-Atco-6241 BOB GALLO-Assault-1844 JOE NEWMAN COMBO-Mercury-72067 12 ZIP-A-DEE-DOO-DAH POPCORNS-Decca-3 1 446 BOB B. 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