VOLUME XVIII — NUMBER 12 DECEMBER 8, 1956 Eddie Fisher poses along side the new Rock-Ola 200 selection phonograph, hi-fi model 1455, which is currently being displayed at Rock-Ola dis- tributors across the country. Eddie, whose first motion picture, “Bundle Of Joy”, in which he co-stars with his wife Debbie Reynolds, had its world premiere at Grossinger’s on Monday night, December 3rd, is now being represented in the hit record category with “Cindy, Oh Cindy” on the RCA Victor label. www.americanradiohistory.com the most fabulous 45 EP Album in record history. * it’s ELVIS, vol. 1 includes: Love Me... Rip It Up. ..When My Blue Moon Turns To Gold... Paralyzed Your customers will hear this New Orthophonic High Fidelity Recordings Best on an RCA Victor New Orthophonic High Fidelity phonograph. America’s favorite speed... 45 RPM RCAVlCTOR r L. msk < cj www.americanradiohistory.com " “ “ “ The €as"i Box FOUNDED BY BILL GERSH Volume XVIII —Number 12 December 8, 1956 Publisher* ! BILL GERSH JOE ORLECK What It Means To he Cash Box Publishing Co., Inc. 26 West 47th Street, New York 36, N. Y. (All Phones: JUdson 6-2640) Cable Address: CASHBOX, N. Y. JOE ORLECK • CHICAGO OFFICE 32 West Randolph St., Chicago 1, 111. (All Phone*: DEarborn 2-004S) BILL GERSH Howie Freer Chuck Peele • HOLLYWOOD OFFICE 6272 Sunset Blvd., Hollywood, Cal. (Phone: Hollywood 5-2129) JACK DEVANEY Bob Martin • BOSTON OFFICE 1765 Commonwealth Ave., Boston 35, Mass. (Phone: ALeonquin 4-8464) GUY LIVINGSTON • LONDON OFFICE 17 Hilltop, London, N.W. 11, England (Phone: Speedwell 2596) MARCEL STELLMAN On the next four pages of this created the songs were writing for week’s issue of The Cash Box you the current market, for what the EXECUTIVE STAFF , BOB AUSTIN, General Mgr., Music Dept. will find the winners of our Eleventh public today wants, and not for some SID PARNES, Editor-In-Chief 1 NORMAN ORLECK, Associate Editor Annual Juke Box Operators’ Poll. past or future buyer. MARTY OSTROW, Associate Editor IRA HOWARD, Associate Editor CISSIE GERSH, Woman’* Editor What does it mean to win this In short, what we are trying to say A. MARINO, Office Manager T. TORTOSA, Circulation poll? is that the winners of this poll have POPSIE, Staff Photographer BRUNO DUTKOWSKY, Art Director It means that the artists and rec- every right to feel as proud as can • he, for they have achieved in this ADVERTISING RATES on request. All advertising ords which came out on top made closes Friday at 12 Noon preceding week of issue. year a pinnacle which everyone in Advertisements subject to approval of publishers. the most money for juke box opera- SUBSCRIPTION RATES $15 per year anywhere in tors as a whole in 1956. the business strives for. But the poll the U.S.A. Special listing for jobbers and distributors at $48 per year includes 40 word classified advertisement itself means even more. For it in- each week for an entire year (52 weeks) plus the full It means that these artists have year’s subscription free of charge. Airmail, First Class, dicates that behind the winning, as well as Special Delivery subscription rates on re- achieved what everyone who records quest. Subscription rates for all foreign countries on whether it be by an artist or a rec- request. is seeking—hit records. THE CASH BOX covers the entire music industry, ord, there lies a world of coopera- ranging from retail record and music stores to disk It means they are now looked jockeys, music publishers, recording artists, record tion. That goes for the entire enter- manufacturers, music composers and arrangers, radio upon in a new light throughout the and TV stations, and all others allied to the musk tainment world and specifically for industry throughout the world. entire entertainment world. They THE CASH BOX covers the entire coin machine in- our music world. It is a world in dustry all over the world. Operators, jobbers, distribu- have either attained or are ap- all tors, manufacturers and suppliers of automatic ssusic, which factors must cooperate to vending, service and amusement machines are covered. proaching stardom. Their price has make a hit record. And it therefore THE CASH BOX coverage extends to finance firms, factors, banks, and other financial already started to rise and as a result loan organizations, is a world in which all the contribut- institutions, expressly interested in the financing of coin of all kinds. of winning The Cash Box poll, it is machines ing personnel to a hit record can he “THE CASH BOX PRICE LISTS (a combination of ' very likely to go even higher. The Cash Box' former 'Confidential Price Lists and The just as proud of that record's being Caeh Bos' former ‘C. M. I. [Coin Machines Industry] Blue Book’) are the one and only officially recognized It means that the record company named at the top of its category as price quotations guide for all new and used machines in the United States and all over the world where Ameri- " personnel which turned out these the artist who gets the most acclaim. can made machines are used. The Cash Boss Price Lists are an exclusive and copyrighted feature of The Cash winning records—A&R men, ar- Box. “The Cash Box Price Lists are recognized officially The Cash Box Poll today has be- by cities and states throughout the country as the "official rangers, musical directors, and mu- price book of the coin machines industry.’* "The Cash come one of the highlights of our Box Price Lists" are officially used in the settlement of sicians—in these instances found estates, for buying, selling or trading of all types of coin music and record industries. Win- operated equipment and are also officially recognized for the key to what the public wants to " taxation purposes. “The Cash Box Price Lists are used ning it is an accomplishment which by finance firms, factors, loan companies, bankers, and hear and buy. all other financial institutions to guide them in the mak- everyone wants to achieve. The Cash ing of loans to members of the coin machine* industry. It means that the publishers who “The Cash Box Price Lists have been legally recognized Box sincerely congratulates the win- in courts in the United States, Canada, and many foreign issued the tunes of the winning rec- countries. Entire business transactions and legal cases ners and all the people who helped are based upon the quotations appearing in "The Cash ords had their ears attuned to this Box Price Lists.” them to the top. For this year of Copyright under the International Copyright Conven- year’s trend in popular music. tion. All rights reserved by the Pan American Copy- 1956, they have attained the high- right Convention. Copyright 1956 by The Cash Box Publishing Co., Inc. It means that the writers who est positions in their industry. www.americanradiohistory.com The Cash Box, Music Page 4 December 8, 1956 Best Record of 1956 Best Small Instrumental Group of 1956 “DON’T BE CRUEL”—ELVIS PRESLEY 63,928 BILL HALEY & HIS Three Suns 9,928 “The Great Pretender” Platters 61,034 — COMETS 59,240 Dick Hyman 8,764 “My Prayer”—Platters 59,362 Les Paul Mary Ford 31,809 & George Shearing 4,179 “The Wayward Wind”—Gogi Grant — ...... 58,321 Eddie Heywood 20,414 Doris ...... “Whatever Will Be, Will Be”— Day 52,410 Roger Williams 16,473 Johnny Maddox ... 2,047 “Heartbreak Hotel”—Elvis Presley 50,317 “Lisbon Antigua”—Nelson Riddle 47,625 Best R & B Record of 1956 “Canadian Sunset”—Hugo Winterhalter 44,219 “FEVER”—LITTLE WILLIE JOHN ~ _.. 45,748 “Moonglow & Picnic”—Morris Stoloff ....... 42,362 Platters . 41,846 “Honky Tonk”—Bill Doggett 38,604 “The Great Pretender”— “Tutti Frutti”—Little Richard 38,587 “Memories Are Made Of This”—Dean Martin ....... 38,065 “Why Do Fools Fall In Love”—Teenagers 37,225 “Poor People Of Paris”—Les Baxter ...... 38,065 “Rock And Roll Waltz”—Kay Starr 37,519 “Long Tall Sally”-—Little Richard 35,491 “My Prayer”—Platters 33,369 “Hot Diggity”—Perry Como . ....... 36,225 “I’m In Love Again”—Fats Domino 33,114 “Hound Dog”—Elvis Presley _ ....... 36,113 “Honky Tonk” Bill Doggett 29,628 “I Want You, I Need You, I Love You”—Elvis Presley ... 32,672 — “Let The Good Times Roll” Shirley & Lee 27,163 “Blue Suede Shoes”—Carl Perkins ....... 31,936 — “Why Do Fools Fall In Love”—Teenagers 29,872 “Rip It Up”—Little Richard 24,395 “No Not Much”—Four Lads 29,654 “I Remember (In The Still Of The Night)”-—Five Satins 19,824 “I Almost Lost My Mind”—Pat Boone 28,345 “Corrine Corrina”—Joe Turner 17,647 “Blue Suede Shoes” Carl Perkins 15,817 “Tonight You Belong To Me”—Patience & Prudence ...... 26,406 — “I’m In Love Again”—Fats Domino 25,922 “Drown In My Own Tears”—Ray Charles 15,631 “Allegheny Moon”—Patti Page 24,654 “Seven Days”—Clyde McPhatter 15,282 “Don’t Be Cruel” Elvis Presley 14,873 “Just Walking In The Rain”—Johnnie Ray ...... 23,772 — “Eddie My Love” Teen Queens 14,529 “Ivory Tower”—Cathy Carr ...... 20,833 — “Stranded In The Jungle”- Cadets 1 14,162 “Green Door”—Jim Lowe ....... 20,215 — “Treasure Of Love” Clyde McPhatter 1 13,747 “Love Me Tender”—Elvis Presley _ 19,550 — “Band Of Gold”—Don Cherry 18,760 “Devil Or Angel”—Clovers 12,713 “Standing On The Corner”—Four Lads 18,235 “I Want You To Be My Girl”—Teenagers 12,247 “Heartbreak Hotel” Elvis Presley 12,061 “See You Later, Alligator”—Bill Haley & Comets .....