VOLUME XVIII -NUMBER 20 FEBRUARY 2, 1957 X Marty Robbins and Guy Mitchell happily sing out the number one song in the country. “Singing The Blues”. Each singer has his own version of it on the Columbia label, and so successful was this method that they’ve tried it again with their latest disk, "Knee Deep In The Blues”. Moreover, with the new record, each singer seems to have a smash on the other side also. In Guy Mitchell's case, it's “Take Me Back Baby". With Marty Robbins, it’s ‘‘The Same Two Lips”. www.americanradiohistory.com LANE LA ROSA BROTHERS stashu pandowski marianne (she’s not very much good for pretty!) sogno d’oro jeanette 20/47-6810 20/47-6802 Your customers hear these New Orthophonic High Fidelity recordings best on an RCA Victor New Orthophonic High Fidelity "Victrola”® America’s favorite speed... nyw 45 RPM www.americanradiohistory.com ” ” The Cash Box Volume XVIII —Number 20 February 2, 1957 Publishers BILL GERSH JOE ORLECK The Cash Box Publishing Co., Inc. 1721 Broadway, New York 19, N. Y. (All Phones: JUdson 6-2640) Cable Address: CASHBOX, N. Y. JOE ORLECK Music Is Music CHICAGO OFFICE , 32 West Randolph St., Chicago 1, 111. (All Phones: DEarborn 2-0045) BILL GERSH Howie Freer Chuck Peele HOLLYWOOD OFFICE 6272 Sunset Blvd., Hollywood, Cal. 5-2129) Is (Phone: HOllywood Music JACK DEVANEY Bob Martin BOSTON OFFICE 1765 Commonwealth Ave., Boston 35, Mass. (Phone: ALgonquin 4-8464) GUY LIVINGSTON BMI last week gave out awards to liarized all kinds of people with a type LONDON OFFICE the publishers and writers who had of music they had never heard before. 17 Hilltop, London, N.W. 11, England Blues (Phone: Speedwell 2596) record hits in the Rhythm and Then Rock and Roll spread still another MARCEL STELLMAN few weeks ago • field during 1956. A beat across the country making audi- EXECUTIVE STAFF BMI gave similar awards in the Pop ences aware of still another rhythm. BOB AUSTIN, General Mgr., Music Dept. SID PARNES, Editor-In-Chief category and prior to that in the Coun- The combination of these two move- NORMAN ORLECK, Associate Editor MARTY OSTROW, Associate Editor try field. ments and their acceptance by the IRA HOWARD, Associate Editor CISSIE GERSH, Woman’s Editor the awards at the R&B public in general has gone a long way A. MARINO, Office Manager In presenting T. TORTOSA, Circulation Haverlin, president of to break down barriers of appreciation POPSIE, Staff Photographer luncheon, Carl BRUNO DUTKOWSKY, Art Director which had existed before. BMI, indicated that the fact that so • awards were presented for the What can be said about the divisions ADVERTISING RATES on request. All advertising many closes Friday at 12 Noon preceding week of issue. in music today is that while we may songs in more than one of the Advertisements subject to approval of publishers. same SUBSCRIPTION RATES $15 per year anywhere in still distinguish types—i.e. we may call categories—i.e. a publisher may have the U.S.A. Published weekly. Application for second one beat Rock and Roll, and one kind class mail privileges is pending at New York, N. Y. won in both the Pop and R&B fields, THE CASH BOX covers the entire music industry, of accompaniment Country—there is ranging from retail record and music stores to disk or even all three fields—was strong jockeys, music publishers, recording artists, record no longer a distinction in the audience manufacturers, music composers and arrangers, radio proof that the divisions between types and TV stations, and all others allied to the music which buys these records. In other industry throughout the world. of music was fast breaking down. THE CASH BOX covers the entire coin machine in- T looked words only a few years ago, Rhythm dustry all over the world. Operators, jobbers, distribu- Haverlin said further that he tors, manufacturers and suppliers of automatic music, and Blues music was bought predomi- vending, service and amusement machines are covered. forward to the day when records would THE CASH BOX coverage extends to finance firms, nantly by a Negro audience and Country receive awards for being hits without loan organizations, factors, banks, and other financial institutions, expressly interested in the financing of coin music was bought almost wholly by any specification of a field. In other machines of all kinds. people in a specific area of the country. “THE CASH BOX PRICE LISTS (a combination of words, as he expressed it, “Music is The Cash Box’ former ‘Confidential Price Lists’ and The Today those distinctions are no longer Cash Box' former ‘C. M. I. [ Coin Machines Industry] music is music.” Blue Book') are the one and only officially recognized valid. of all nationalities, all price quotations guide for all new and used machines in People the United States and all over the world where Ameri- It seems to us that Haverlin is on the can made machines are used. “The Cash Box Price Lists” colors, all backgrounds buy Rock and are an exclusive and copyrighted feature of The Cash evaluation right track not only in his Roll records the beat reaches Box. “The Cash Box Price Lists” are recognized officially because by cities and states throughout the country as the “official disintegration of categories of of the r price book of the coin machines industry.” “The Cash them in some w ay, just as people who Box Price Lists are officially used in the settlement of music, but also in his hope that they estates, for buying, selling or trading of all types of coin five in all areas of our land today buy operated equipment and are also officially recognized for may soon disappear altogether. taxation purposes. “The Cash Box Price Lists” are used Country records because they find a by finance firms, factors, loan companies, bankers, and all other financial institutions to guide them in the mak- Popular music which once was so dis- rapport in their message and execution. ing of loans to members of the coin machines industry. “The Cash Box Price Lists” have been legally recognized tinctly divided into different fields has So we see that Haverlin is quite right in courts in the United States, Canada, and many foreign countries. Entire business transactions and legal cases lost a great deal of that definiteness in when he indicates that the barriers are are based upon the quotations appearing in “The Cash Box Price Lists.” the past several years. First there was fast coming down. For in our business, Copyright under the International Copyright Conven- of Country music which spread tion. All rights reserved by the Pan American Copy- the wave he uttered a truism when he said, right Convention. Copyright 1957 by The Cash Box the entire nation and fami- Publishing Co., Inc. throughout “Music is music is music.” www.americanradiohistory.com ’ The Cash Box Music , Page 4 February 2, 1957 THE NATION’S Top Ten JUKE BOX TUNES (PLUS THE NEXT 25) Pos. Last Week SINGING THE BLUES GUY MITCHELL CO-40769 (4-40769)—Guy Mitchell CO-21545 (4-21545)—Marty Robbins a GREEN DOOR im JIM LOWE 2 DO-15486 (45-15486)—Jim Lowe BLUEBERRY HILL FATS DOMINO DE-30091 (9-30091) —Louis Armstrong IM-5407 (45-5407)— Fats Domino & G. Jenkins THE BANANA BOAT SONG THE TARRIERS BANANA BOAT (DAY-O) HARRY RELAFONTE CR-61761 (9-61761)—Steve Lawrence DO-15527 (45-15527)—Fontane Sisters ME-71020 (71020x45)—Sarah Vaughan GL-249 (45-249) — Farriers VI-20/47-6777—Johnnie & Jack _ JUST WALKING IN THE RAIN J JOHNNIE RAY 4 AB-3024 (45-3024)—Judy Kileen CO-40729 (4-40729)—Johnnie Ray A ROSE AND A BABY RUTH GEORGE HAMILTON IV AP-9765 (45-9765)—George Hamilton IV VI-20/47-6719—Ralph Flanagan DE-30108 (9-30108) —Eddie Fontaine VI-20/47-6673—Country Gentlemen DON'T FORBID ME PAT ROONE DO-15521 (45-15521)—Pat Boone YOUNG LOVE A SONNY JAMES—TAB HUNTER — CA-3602 (F-3602)—Sonny James V 1-20/47-6751 — Ric Cartey & DO-15533 (45-15533)—Tab Hunter Jiva-Tones ME-71022 (71022x45) —Crewcuts LOVE ME TENDER 9 ELVIS PRESLEY 5 VI-20/47-6643—Elvis Presley VI-20/47-6728—Henri Rene TRUE LOVE A NATURAL FOR BING CROSBY & GRACE KELLY CA-3507 (F-3507)— B. Crosby & DE-29959 (9-29959)—Kitty Kallen MUSIC G. Kelly VE-2018 (2018 x 45)—Jane Powell OPERATORS CA-3473 (F-3473)—Margaret Whiting 11) MOONLIGHT GAMBLER. 12) BANANA BOAT (DAY-O). 13) HEY! JEALOUS DON'T LOVER. 14) LOVE ME. 15) CINDY, OH CINDY. 16) HONKY TONK. 17) TWO DIFFERENT WORLDS. 18) BLUE MONDAY. 19) GONNA GET ALONG WITH- OUT YOU NOW. 20) I DREAMED. 21) ROCK-A-BYE YOUR BABY WITR A DIXIE MELODY. 22) SINCE I MET YOU BABY. 23) JAMAICA FAREWELL. 24) LOVE IS STRANGE. 25) GARDEN OF EDEN. 26) GREENSLEEVES. 27) ANASTASIA. 28) WHAT'S THE REASON I'M NOT PLEASING YOU. 29) JIM PROMISE DANDY. 30) TOO MUCH. 31) CINCO ROBLES. 32) WHO NEEDS YOU. 33) ON MY WORD OF HONOR. 34) FRIENDLY PERSUASION. 35) YOU DON'T OWE ME A THING. 18 ^5 »')»*»') IZ4Z4 ( ME K \7AZA ( c o D E AB-Abbott CH—Chess EP—Epic HE—Herald MO—Modern SE—Seeco AL—Aladdin CK—Checker ER—Era IM— Imperial NG-Norgran SP—Specialty AO—Apollo CO—Columbia EX—Excello JU—Jubilee OK—Okeh SU-Sun AP—ABC- FB—Fobor JZ—Josie PE—Peacock Tl—Treo Paramount DA—Dana FE— Federal KA—Kapp PR—Prestige UN—United AT—Atlantic DE—Decca FI—Fiesta Kl—King RA—Rainbow UQ—Unique BT—Bethlehem DL—DeLuxe FR—Fraternity LI—Liberty RE—Regent VE—Verve BY— Bally DO—Dot 4 Star—Four Star LO—London RM—Rama VI—RCA Victor CA—Capitol DT— Dooto GE—Gee ME—Mercury RP—RPM VJ—Vee-Joy CD—Cadence DU—Duke GL—Glory MG—M6M SA—Savoy VK—Vik “Only those records best suited for commercial use are reviewed by THE CASH BOX’ www.americanradiohistory.com The Cash Box , Music Page 5 February 2, 1957 two ways to the top! Columbia's foremost conductor — arranger — composer with an original composition in two wonderful b/w TILL Columbia 40826 • 4-40826 b/w DON'T YOU WORRY YOUR PRETTY LITTLE HEAD Orch.