Cash Box, Music Page 14 October 12

——————————————————————— The Cash Box, Music Page 14 October 12. 1957

T BEST SELLERS London BILL DOGGETT Lowdown Bound SOFT The KING 5080 Judy Garland, is in Wax who due Lon- don for a season at the Dominion Theatre may record in London for the THE "5" ROYALES Capitol label. Circle “The Bells are Ringing”, the American musical, opens at the Lon- don Coliseum November 15th. Ameri- NEW YORK: THINK can stars will be Janet Blair and Paul Siegel, currently riding high with his “And That /My Heart Reminds KING 5053 George Gaynes. Me”, looks as though he may have another hit in Eddie Fisher’s “That’s The It is possible that Paul Anka may Way It Goes”. Siegel, publisher of both tunes, is off on a crosscountry tour visit this island before December. His to promote the latter. . . . The marriage fever is hitting GAC. Bob Weems, TINY TOPSY record of “Diana” is still the No. 1 manager of the agency’s seller over here. band department, was mar- ried to Toby Deane, television actress, on September AW! SHUCKS BABY Jayne Mansfield made several appearances on television during her re- 27 in Arlington, Va. It was also announced recently FEDERAL 12302 cent visit to London. that Eileen Barton and Vic Jarmel, a GAC agent, had Winfred Atwell flies to Paris this tied the knot. . . . Bruno Dutkowski, Cash Box Art week for guest appearance on Europe Director, is currently at Good Samaritan Hospital in LITTLE WILLIE JOHN Musicorama show. Suffern, N. Y. recuperating from an operation We’re Henri Salvador delighted at the sure he’d like to hear from his friends in the busi-

BINNER BATE success in America of his song, ness. . . . George E. Costello hack in the record KING 5083 “Melodic D’Amour”. Frankie Laine promotion business operating out of Philadelphia. . . . comes over October 27th to star in Bette McLaurin, out with “Autumn Leaves” and “Sunday Night at the Palladium” for “What A Night For Love” on Atlantic, preparing a DONNIE ELBERT Channel 9. new night club act. . . . Buddy Basch has been signed The “Off the Record” show M.C.’d to handle record promotion for Anna Maria Alber-

Payne starts on B.B.C. Net- ghetti and Alan Copeland. . . . Don Rondo into HAVE I SINNED by Jack work this week and will, as usual, Sciolla’s in Philadelphia for a week. . . . The Hi-Lo’s DE LUXE 6148 DON RONDO feature stars of the wax-world. heading for a tour with the Ted Heath Band and Charlie Gracie is most likely to re- Carmen McRae. The jaunt will cover the U.S. and

to these shores early next year Canada. . . . Dean is first contract THE MIDNIGHTERS turn Jones the player that MGM Pictures has as a result of his successful visit. allowed to sign a pact to appear on TV regularly. Under his contract with singles This week’s best selling pop NBC, Dean makes eight appearances in 1957. . . . Thrush Helen Merrill will LET ’EM ROLL (Courtesy “New Musical Express”) tour with the all star jazz troupe which kicks off its jaunt at Carnegie Hall on ’ 1 Diana Saturday, November 2 . The roster includes the Australian Jazz Quartet, the FEDERAL 12305 Paul Anka (Columbia) Chico Hamilton Quintet, the Miles Davis Quintet, George Shearing and Gerry i Mulligan. 2 Last Train To San Fernando Johnny Duncan (Columbia) CHICAGO: 3 Love Letters In The Sand Pat Boone (London) Tony Martin moved into the Chez Paree 10/3 to headline his show for THE "5" ROYALES 3 weeks. It was at the Chez that Tony got his first big break in show biz 4 Water Water/Handful Of Songs many moons ago. . . . (The phantom strikes again) guy who calls himself Tommy Steele (Decca) deejay Dick Buckley’s #2 fan informed us that he just had to let us know he 5 With All Heart MESSIN’ UP My (a true exponent of jazz) feels that Dick is the Petula Clark (Pye-Nixa) b/w “most” in selection of jazz disks. Buckley is a staff 6 Island In The Sun man at WAAF and can also be heard via WNIB-FM. Harry Belafonte (RCA) . . . Hank Seaman recovered from Asian Flu, rejoined SAY IT 7 Wandering Eyes Sig Sagowicz USO tour in Kaiserlautern, Germany. KING 5082 Charlie Gracie (London) Reuben Lawrence and Tony Galgano of Record Dis- 8 Tammy tribs report the biggest month in sales ever, due to, Debbie Reynolds (Vogue-Coral) terrific demand for Audio Fidelity HI FI albums.

Just reward for a couple of hard working guys. . . . 9 That’ll Be The Day- Scotti, local for Angel Records, offers his •IKIMCG Crickets (Vogue-Coral) Louis rep opinion that Angel will have its greatest biz rise this 10 All Shook Up season. Kenny Myers from inner sanctum of Mer- Elvis Presley (HMV) cury says “Hi”, and continues to flip over Hal Mooney’s 11 Paralysed new waxing of “Chick-A-Chick” and “Leaning Tower Elvis Presley (HMV) Of Pisa”. . . . New WISN-TV studios in Milwaukee 12 Stardust EDDIE FISHER are the “most”, and so was the swank cocktail party Billy Ward (London) for their clients and friends, 9/27. . . . (Let Me Be Your) they hosted 13 Jenny Jenny Salem Records’ Mort Hillman and Barney Fields TEDDY BEAR Little Richard (London) released a terrific newie by Teddy Phillips, “You Fascinate Me” penned by recorded by 14 Teddy Bear a well known Tulsa Pediatrician, Dr. David Shapiro. Mort says this is the

^ Elvis Presley (RCA) finest thing Phillips has done in a long while. . . . Jerry Allan squiring Marsha Elvis Presley — Victor Winters around the deejay circuit with her exciting debut waxing on the 15 In The Middle Of An Island Last Goodbye”. Prexy Norm Forgue says King Brothers (Parlophone) Stepheny label “Stay” b/w “My Gladys Music, Inc, Marsh has everything, range, expression and lyrical beauty. . . . Andre Previn, 16 Let’s Have Party A wizard of the piano, and lovely promo gal Patty Counts, discussing topics in Elvis Presley (RCA) a booth at London House (he in French and she English). Gigi, the French MOONLIGHT SWIM 17 Remember You’re Mine speaking hostess came to the rescue with her translation. All this despite recorded by Pat Boone (London) the fact that Andre speaks better English than his native French. 17 Bye Bye Love EPIC — CLARE NELSON Everly Brothers (London) HOLLYWOOD: CAPITOL— JOEL GREY 17 Any Old Iron Dot Records trying to set up a 15 city tour for Hal Mar.ch to plug his Peter Sellers (Parlophone) first Dot recording of the title song of the Paramount picture “Hear Me

COLUMBIA—SAMMY KAYE 20 Wandering Eyes Good”, in which he stars. . . . A1‘ Chapman, former branch manager for Decca MERCURY— NICK NOBLE Frankie Vaughan (Philips) Records in Chicago, is the new General Manager for Bunny Kurlan’s Modern . . . on 20 Whole Lotta Shakin’ Goin’ On Distributing Co. John Stone, disk jockey RCA— TONY PERKINS Jerry Lee Lewis (Pye-Nixa) KOMA, Oklahoma City, has recorded his first wax effort for Ebb Records. Sides are two rockabilly 22 Puttin’ On The Style/ tunes, “First Love” and “Eeney Meeney, Meiny Moe”, Charles N. Daniels Inc. Pub. Gamblin’ Man and mark the new West Coast label’s entry into the Lonnie Donegan (Pye-Nixa) pop field. . . . Singer Ann Hathaway opens this! HILL AND RANGE SONGS, INC. 23 Build Your Love Thursday at the Riverside Hotel in Reno for a two Johnny Ray (Philips) week engagement. . . . During their ten day stand 24 We Will Make Love at the Mocambo, Louis Prima and Keeley Smith broke Russ Hamilton (Oriole) every existing attendance record established at the

25 Scarlet Ribbons Hollywood nitery. . . , Artie Wayne hitting an aver- Harry Belafonte (HMV) age of ten stations a day on his current cross-country SMASH A 26 Wedding Ring tour and garnering m.any plays on his RKO-Unique recording of “Sign Your Name” and his “You’re My Jerry Lee Lewis Russ Hamilton (Oriole) Thrill” album. . . . Eddie Truman named West Coast 27 Passing Strangers rep for the new Amp-3 label. Label’s “Sittin’ On “WHOLE LOT Billy Eckstine & Sarah Vaughan WELK LAWRENCE Top of the World” by Jerry Mar off to a good start. (Mercury) . artists. SHAKIN’ . . Victor The Johnny Hamlin Trio, on the OF 28 Above My Head/ Coast for club dates, and auditioning for picture work. . . . Lawrence Welk Good Evening Friends COIN' ON” flies to Miami to attend the preview showing of the 1958 Chrysler cars this Frankie Laine & Johnny Ray Sun 267 week after being presented with a gold record by Bob Thiele for selling one (Philips) million Coral albums. . . . Carl Burns of Crystalette Records and Johnny Stark 28 Short Fat Fannie leave this week for a country-wide tour to promote Johnny’s latest disk, RECORD CO. Larry Williams (London) Like Fool”. . . . 706 UNION ST. “Cold Coffee” and “Feelin’ A A1 Bennett remains as general MEMPHIS, TENN. 30 Send For Me manager of Hart Distributors in Los Angeles, while maintaining a controlling Nat “King” Cole (Capitol) interest in the new Memphis, Tenn. distributing firm. Record Sales Corp. “Only those records best suited for commercial use are reviewed by THE CASH BOX*