Volume Xxii—Number 23 February 18, 1961
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VOLUME XXII—NUMBER 23 FEBRUARY 18, 1961 It’s always great to see a dynamic performer make it on records. One such artist is Damita Jo, a veteran show-stopper and a professional enter- tainer in every sense of the word, who caught the ear of the disk buying public with her exciting Mercury pressing of “I’ll Save The Last Dance For You.'” Currently the thrush is following up with her driving version of “Keep Your Hands Off Him,” and seems to be headed for a tremen- dously successful career on records. Now appearing at the Diplomat in Florida, Damita is seen on stage in the hotel’s Tack Room swingin’ for the adults, and on the diving hoard wowing the younger set. The lark recently appeared on the Ed Sullivan TV’er and won rave notices for the stint. (HANDY MAN) SINGS YOU B/W YOU GOT IT' kX-9085 i RECORDS A PRODUCT OF LOEWS, INCORPORATED 1540 MOAOWAY, NEW YORK 16. N Y. JUDSON 1-2000 The CashBox Vol. XXII —Number 23 February 18, 1961 FOUNDED BY BILL GERSH The Gash Box (Publication Office) 1721 Broadway New York 19, N. Y. ON THE (Phone: JUdson 6-2640) CABLE ADDRESS: CASHBOX, N. Y. JOE ORLECK, President and Publisher NORMAN ORLECK, VP and Managing Director GEORGE ALBERT, Treasurer RECORD EDITORIAL—Music MARTY OSTROW, Editor-in-Chief IRA HOWARD, Editor IRV LICHTMAN, Associate Editor CREATIVE edy disks and humor albums which ALLEN BERZOFSKY, Editorial Assistant are in very bad taste. TED WILLIAMS, Statistical Editor MIKE MARTUCCI, Statistical Assistant When the record business is in POPSIE, Staff Photographer the midst of a trend, A & R men, ADVERTISING indie producers, arrangers and NORMAN ORLECK—International Director ELVIS BOB AUSTIN, Manager New York—Music writers have a course to follow in JERRY SHIFRIN, New York Music. LEE BROOKS, Manager Chicago their selection of material for re- We’re getting a tremendous hoot JACK DEVANEY, Manager Los Angeles cording. But at present, the record MARTY TOOHEY, National—Coin Machine out of the increasing acceptance NEVILLE MARTEN, London, Eng. industry appears to be following PAUL ACKET, The Hague, Holland being won by Elvis Presley. It is Munich, Germany specific situation MAL SONDOCK, no trend—a mak- extremely gratifying to RON TUDOR, Heathmont, Victoria, Aust. watch some ing it difficult for the disk VITTORIO de MICHELI, Milano, Italy more of the die-hards join the fan club SVEN G. WINQUIST, Stockholm, Sweden producer. In view of this it might ROGER SELLAM, Paris, France of a great star. There is no doubt BRUNO DUTKOWSKI, Art Director not be amiss to compliment today’s that the material the vocalist has MANAGERS record producer on the variety of MARTY TOOHEY, Coin Machine Dept, been recording of late—“It’s Now A. MARINO, Business Manager magnificent new sounds, ideas and Or Never” and “Are You Lone- T. TORTOSA, Circulation gimmicks being employed. The NEVILLE MARTEN, European Director some Tonight,” is responsible for 0 sound and inventive new ap- this recognition. His latest, “Sur- CHICAGO LEE BROOKS proaches used on most of the sin- render,” should bring in many 29 E. Madison St., Chicago 2, 111. gles today are just great. Never (All Phones: Financial 6-7272) more of those still holding out. • have we seen such a broad cross- HOLLYWOOD section of sounds and techniques JACK DEVANEY riding the charts simultaneously. Erv Malec THE DJ. 6272 Sunset Blvd., Hollywood 28, Cal. We’re particularly pleased with the (Phone. HOllywood 5-2129) excellent use of strings on many of • The disk jockey has been the vic- ENGLAND today’s singles. From personal ex- tim of unfair complaints from NEVILLE MARTEN perience, we have found that the Dorris Land record manufacturers because he 9a New Bond Street use of strings has made pop singles LONDON, W. 1, has been devoting valuable pro- ENGLAND more acceptable to adult buyers. Tel: Hyde Park 2868 gramming time to spinning old hits, million sellers, and cuts from BENELUX: PAUL ACKET, Theresiastraat 81a, The Hague, Holland, Tel: 070-722546 albums. What record people can’t GERMANY: MAL SONDOCK, Amalienatrasse DANGER seem to realize is that the disk 28, Munich, Germany, Tel: 220197 ITALY: VITTORIO de MICHELI, Via Dell’Orso jockey’s function is not that of a 4, Milan, Italy, Tel. 86 43 56 We are extremely disappointed merchandising arm of the record SCANDINAVIA: SVEN G. WINQUEST, Kagge- holmsvagen 48, Stockholm-Enskede, Sweden, in some of the spoken word albums industry. The deejay’s primary Tel: 59-46-86 is still FRANCE: ROGER SELLAM, 24 Rue de Lenin- issued in the past few months. Be- function to win the greatest grad, Paris France, Tel: Europe 6308 cause a number of people have audience possible and hold on to AUSTRALIA: RON TUDOR, 8 Francis St., Heathmont, Victoria been successful in spoken word it. If oldies are helping him toward comedy, some manufacturers seem this goal, complaining won’t help SUBSCRIPTION per year any- RATES $15 situation where in the U. S. A. Published weekly. Second- to believe that any kind of comedy the one bit. The beefers class postage paid at Bristol, Conn. disk will make it. Only time and a should devote the energy and time ADVERTISING RATES on request. All adver- few bombs will cure this unhealthy they spend on squawking to finding tising closes Friday at 12 Noon preceding week of issue. Advertisements subject to approval of pub- situation. We only hope that the better new material so that the lishers. lucrative field of good comedy jocks will find it more beneficial Copyright under the International Copyright Convention. All rights reserved by the Pan Ameri- disks will not be hurt by the huge playing a new release rather than can Copyright Convention. Copyright 1961 by The Cash Box Publishing Co., Inc. number of poorly recorded com- an oldie. —— —— —— ————— The Cash Box TOP IOC Best Selling Tunes on Records COMPliEP BY The Cash iei FROM LEADING RETAIL OUTLETS February 18, 1961 Pos. Pos. 2/11 2/4 1 -Calcutta 23 ! — I Count The Tears —Utopia 3—LAWRENCE WELK-Dot-16161 DR I FTERS-Atlan tic-2087 13 11 FRANK GARI-Crusade-1020 -For My Baby WERNER MULLER-Decca-31 189 BROOK BENTON-Mercury- — - VICO TORRIANI-London-1944 71774 WINIFRED ATWELL-London-1 949 — (I Wanna) Love My — FOUR PREPS-Capitol-4058 PAUL ANKA-ABC-Paramount- 25 29 VALIANTS-Columbie-41931 10168 Life Away 79—76—Sound Off GENE PITNEY-Musicor-1002 55 62 TITUS TURNER-Jamie-1174 2 Will You Love Me —There She Goes 65 7 JERRY WALLAC E-Challenge- 20 21 Lazy River 80—Havin' Fun 59098 Tomorrow BOBBY DARIN-Atco-6188 71 — DION-Laurie-3081 SHIRELLES-Scepter-1211 2 1 —Ebony Eyes 51 —Walk Right Back 78 Flamingo Express Shop Around EVERLY BROS.-Warner Bros.- 37 65 EVERLY BROS. -Warner Bros.- 54 89 ROYALTONES-Goldisc-3011 62 4 MIRACLES-Tamala-54034 3 4 5199 5199 4 Exodus —Jimmy's Girl Stayin' In Close Together JIMMY REED-VeeJay-373 82 10. FERRANTE & TEICHER-United 4 3 JOHNNY TILLOTSON-Cadence- 30 35 BOBBY V E E-Liberty-55296 63 97 Artists-274 1391 * MANTOVAN I -London-1953 Leave My Kitten Alon< * 53—Wait A Minute MEDALLION STRINGS- —(Ghost) Riders In The JOHNNY PRESTON-Mercury- Medallion-602 COASTERS-Atco-61 86 60 67 84 9i BATYA & BUMPS BLACKWELL Sky LITTLE WILLIE JOHN-King-5452 ORK-Chelan RAMRODS-Amy-813 Think Twice LEGENDS-Columbio-41949* 28 30 RANGERS-FTP-404 BROOK BENTON-Mercury-71774 68 — 81 -I Don't Want To Cry 'I 5 JOHNNY SEAY-NRC-060 Calendar Girl 55—Muskrat Ramble CHUCK JACKSON-Wand-106 85 - NEIL SEDAKA-RCA-7829* 5 6 —Ain't That Just Like FREDDY CANNON-Swan-4066 48 53 82 A Texan And A 6—Emotions A Woman Little Boy Sad BRENDA LEE-Decca-31195 6 8 FATS DOMINO-lmperial-5723 42 56 Girl From Mexico JOHNNY BURNETTE-Liberty- 67 85 ANITA BRYANT-Carl ton-538 90 - 7 There's A Moon Out —Rubber Ball 55285 Tonight BOBBY VEE-Liberty-55287 17 10 57 Last Date 83 You're The Boss LAVERN BAKER & CAPRIS-Old Town-1094 FLOYD CRAMER-FCRAMER-RCA-7775* 41 25 JIMMY 86 98 13 —Corrina, Corrina LAWRENCE WELKWELK-Dot-16145 RICKS-Atlantic-2090 PAT BOON E-Dot-1 61 76 RAY PETERSON-Dunes-2002 22 15 JACK PLEIS-Decca-31 184 58 8—Wheels North To Alaska 84 I Pity The Fool 36— JOHNNY HORTON-Columbia- 34 33 BOBBY BLAND-Duke-332 — I 96 STR NG-A-LO N GS-Warwiek-603 10 16 32 The Magnificent 41782 * BILLY VAUGHN-Dot-16174 Seven JOHNNY DUNCAN-Leader-814 AL CAIOLA-United Artists- 26 24 261 59 A Thousand Stars 85 Asia Minor KOKOMO-Feisted-8612 98 KATHY YOUNG & INNOCENTS- 38 28 •Where The Boys Are 33 Are You Lonesome Indigo-108 CONNIE FRANCIS-MGM-12971 15 22 86 -The Most Beautiful Tonight Your Friends ELVIS PRESLEY-RCA-7810* 23 9 ony Time DEE CLARK-Vee Jay-372 70 75 Words In The World LINDA LEE-Shasta-146 DELLA CHUBBY CHECKER-Porkway-818 14 27 MR. SAKS-LeChamp-1900 REESE-RCA-7833* 93 90 DON COVAY & GOODTIMERS- HOMER & JETHRO-RCA Victor- 61 You Are The Only One Amold-1002 7852* 87 TWI-LITES-King-5461 RICKY NELSON- Imperial-5707 43 37 The Touchables DICKIE GOODMAN-Mark-X 95 — 40—-What Price 62 Baby Oh Baby 8009 11 - —Wonderland By Night A FATS DOMINO-lmperial-5723 47 59 SHELLS-Johnson-104 49 36 BERT KAEMPFERT-Deeca-31141 8 5 CHARLES BROWN-King-5438 88 Ja-Da * LOUIS PRIMA-Dot-16151 JOHNNY & * ANITA BRYANT-Carlton-537 35 If I Didn't Care HURRICANES- 89 100 63 Lovey Dovey Big Top-3063 PLATTERS-Mercury-71749 36 40 BUDDY K NOX-Liberty-55290 12- —Wings Of Dove 53 45 A 96-89 Sailor FERLIN HUSKY-CapifoI-4406 12 14 —At Last 64 Cherry Pink PAUL CLAYTON-Monumenf-432 And LOLITA-Kapp-349 75 44 ETTA JAMES-Argo-5380 39 50 KITTY WHITE-Dot-16157 CINDY LANE-Remo-1031 Apple Blossom White JERRY MURAD'S 64 61 97—90 Won't Be Long 13- HARMON 1C ATS-Columbia-41816 —Angel Baby 37 C'est Si Bon ARETHA FRANK LI N-Coiumbia- 88 92 ROSIE & THE ORIGINALS- NIGHTBEATS-Sound-100