MARCH 12, 1955 LA1 1.1 hSA MALAGUENA i from #*m Spo^ish ' WiNi KHOALOQA" UUttOIS ><5» t*.« HAMMOND ORC By DON _8AK| V ERNESTO LECUONA VIOLIN SOLO ERNESfCLEO oammei VICEMf 00 .MuuMweCora*™* < WII.M-T in |t|, «*tb ***""* upn,, MALAGUENA from aw W *-* -AMCMXtO*- By 0WESIO LECUONA ^onlent/wiftuj (Qom/icteU A PIANO FOUR HANDS MALAOL'I AljW.Ti . Nobody but “NOBODY” “DOOR OF DREAMS” Two new hit sides! ii NOBODY DOOR or DREAMS” great performance . new ballad tailored great song! to Mr. P.C.’s style! 20/47-6059 RCA Vi CTOR FIRST IN RECORDED MUSIC “New Orthophonic” High Fidelity • HIS MASItftS VOICE** ] — The Cash Box FOUNDED BY BILL GERSH Volume XVI Number 25 March 12, 1955 Publishers BILL GERSH JOE ORLECK The Cash Box Publishing Co., Inc. 26 West 47th Street, New York 36, N. Y. (All Phones: JUdson 6-2640) JOE ORLECK Plan To Attend • CHICAGO OFFICE 32 West Randolph St., Chicago 1, 111. (All Phones: DEarborn 2-0045) BILL GERSH Karyl Long • HOLLYWOOD OFFICE 6272 Sunset Blvd., Hollywood, Cal. (Phone: Hollywood J-1702) CARL TAFT The M 0 A • NASHVILLE OFFICE 804 Church St., Nashville, Tenn. (Phone: NAshville 5-7028) CHARLIE LAMB • BOSTON OFFICE 137 Sutherland Rd., Boston, Mass. (Phone: BEacon 2-7633) GUY LIVINGSTON Convention • LONDON OFFICE 17 Hilltop, London, N.W., England MARCEL STELLMAN • EXECUTIVE STAFF JOE ORLECK, Advertising Director BOB AUSTIN, General Mgr., Music Dept. There’s a man we know in the record music fields strongly enough to attend. SID PARNES, Editor-In-Chief NORMAN ORLECK, Associate Editor business who said to us the other day, MARTY OSTROW, Associate Editor Why? IRA HOWARD, Associate Editor “You know every year about this time, A. MARINO, Office Manager Because here, all at once, and only T. TORTOSA, Circulation I start thinking about the MOA Conven- POPSIE, Staff Photographer at this convention, will you be able to BRUNO DUTKOWSKY, Art Director tion. Each year I weigh the cost against • meet hundreds of the leading juke box what I may possibly gain in return and ADVERTISING RATES on request. All advertising operators in the nation. Only here will closes Friday at 12 Noon preceding week of issue. so far I haven’t once failed to attend Advertisements subject to approval of publishers. you be able to talk to them in large SUBSCRIPTION RATES $15 per year anywhere in the convention. I figure that even if I numbers, find out their needs and the U.S.A. Special listing for jobbers and distributors at word classified advertisement $48 per year includes 40 didn’t do one iota of business I would wants, the kind of records they can each week for an entire year (52 weeks) plus the full charge. Airmail, First Class, year’s subscription free of still more than make up for the cost of market, the types of songs that their as well as Special Delivery subscription rates on re- countries on customers want to play. quest. Subscription rates for all foreign going by what I could learn and observe request. music industp', THE CASH BOX covers the entire and understand about my own business. There is absolutely no other way to ranging from retail record and music stores to disk jockeys, music publishers, recording artists, record But it’s funny that never once has that meet so many operators from all over manufacturers, music composers and arrangers, radio and TV stations, and all others allied to the music been the only result. Every single time, the nation, all convened to discuss their industry throughout the world. business. THE CASH BOX covers the entire coin machine in- in going to the convention, I have come dustry all over the world. Operators, jobbers, distribu- tors, manufacturers and suppliers of automatic music, away with some business deal which has And it is rare that a music man at- vending, service and amusement machines are covered. THE CASH BOX coverage extends to finance firms, netted me many times the cost of my tending the convention doesn’t come loan factors, banks, and financial organizations, other with institutions, expressly interested in the financing of coin going.” away something substantial machines of all kinds. either in the way of new knowledge or " THE CASH BOX PRICE LISTS” (a combination of This man was able to articulate what The Cash Box’ former 'Confidential Price Lists’ and The understanding, or in the more concrete Cash Box’ former ‘C. M. I. [ Coin Machines Industry he felt about the annual meetings. Blue Book’) are the one and only officially recognized MOA way of a song, record, idea or what- price quotation guide for all new and used machines in But there are many many others in the have-you. the United States and all over the world where Ameri- " can made machines are used. The Cash Box Price Lists" business they don’t stop are an exclusive and copyrighted feature of The Cash who, though Current plans indicate that this year’s Box. "The Cash Box Price Lists” are recognized officially to figure it out in the same way, still by cities and states throughout the country as the “official meeting will be the largest ever. Exhibi- price book of the coin machines industry.” "The Cash think in those terms. And obviously tion booths are going fast as well as Box Price Lists” are officially used in the settlement of eatates, for buying, selling or trading of all types of more and more are thinking that way hotel space in Chicago. coin operated equipment and are also officially recog- nized for taxation purposes. "The Cash Box Price Lists" for each year the attendance of the is are used by finance firms, factors, loan companies, We urge everyone who thinking bankers, and all other financial institutions to guide conventions grows larger. about attending to come to an affirma- them in the making of loans to members of the coin MOA machines industry. "The Cash Box Price Lists” have tive decision quickly. And for those been legally recognized in courts in the United States, This year it will take place at the Canada, and many foreign countries. Entire business who have already decided to go, make transactions and legal cases are based upon the quo- Morrison Hotel in Chicago March 28, your hotel reservations NOW. tations appearing in "The Cash Box Price Lists.” Copyright under the International Copyright Conven- 29 and 30. tion. All rights reserved by the Pan American Copy- Remember the convention is only a right Convention. Copyright 1955 by The Cash Box couple of weeks off. Plan to go. Publishing Co., Inc. We can’t urge those in the record and The Cash Box, Music Page 4 March 12, 1955 » Just GREAT * » THE DINNING SISTERS * * singing * * "M A M A" * (He Treats Your Daughter Mean) * b/w * "GOOFUS" *• * Essex #388 j&Qp RECORDS a . WW-14 SOUTH H* STRICT V PHKAOEIRHIA O, PENNA. wr The Peterson/Fitzgerald Concert IIIOUN 1 UH at the Royal Albert Hall, was the Manufactured and Distributed by Faldo Record Company talk of the town, and although the Albert Hall is anything but intimate, the two star performers brought everyone into their confidence by It's A Smash Hit! letting the polish and warmth of their respective styles become a part of each and everyone filling this vast CODE auditorium. There is no doubt that AB—Abbott CK—Checker DT—Dootone GR Groove NG Norgran SO Sound almost British — — — “TWEEDLEE DEE" every jazz pianist was AL—Aladdin CM—Combo DU—Duke IM—Imperial PA—Parrot SP—Specialty there watching Oscar Peterson display AP—Apollo CO—Columbia EP—Epic JD—Jay Dee PD— Polydor TA—Tampa #114 great talent. As for Ella, she is still AT—Atlantic CR—Coral ES—Essex JU—Jubilee PE—Peacock TF—Tiffany BE— Bell CT—Cat FA— Favorite Kl—King PO—Potter Tl—Tieo unsurpassed as a song stylist and BR—Brunswick CW—Crown FB—Fabor LO—London PR—Prestige TR—Trend well BT deserves the crown placed on her —Bethlehem DA—Dana FE—Federal ME—Mercury RA—Rainbow UN—United CA Capitol DE Decca RE Regent Valley I DOROTHY COLLINS j head as a token of admiration from a — — MG—MGM — VA— CD Cadence DL DeLuxe FI— Fiesta MJ Major RM—Rama VI—RCA Victor wildly enthusiastic audience. truly — — — A CH—Chess DO—Dot 4 Star—Four Star MO—Modern SA—Savoy WA—Wateo memorable evening only made possible by two such fine artists. Leonard Pos. Last AUDIVOX RECORDS Bernstein flew over from Italy for the Week i 140 West 57th St., New York, N. Y. ! opening of his show “Wonderful MELODY OF LOVE I i Town” which stars Pat Kirkwood. It BILLY VAUGHN FOUR ACES DAVID CARROLL received rave notices from some very — — CA-3018 (F-3018)—F. Sinatra 8< KI-1429 (45-1429)—Ink Spots hard-boiled critics. Dickie Valen- Ray Anthony ME-70521 (70521x45)—David Carroll tine has just made the long-playing CO-40417 (4-40417)—Sammy Kaye MG-11908 (K-11908)—F. MacCormack o disk of his entire stage act. Having CR-61334 (9-61334)—McGuire Sisters VI-20-5975 (47-5975)—Tony Martin & I O DE-29395 (9-29395)—Four Aces Dinah Shore heard the test pressings, would say DO-15247 (45-15247)—Billy Vaughn VI-20-5973 (47-5973)—Leo Diamond “PLEASE DON’T its a winner. And to add to Dickie’s fantastic rise to the top, he is to be the star attraction for two weeks com- SINCERELY mencing April 11th at the London McGuire sisters GO SO SOON” Palladium where he once was a call MG-11917 (K-l 1917) Billy Fields boy.