VOLUME XVIII — NUMBER 21 FEBRUARY 9, 1957 Fats Domino has really come into his own in the past couple of years. He has become one of the hottest artists in both the Pop and Rhythm and Blues fields. Now he caps his rise with an appearance in the Twentieth Century-Fox film, “The Girl Can’t Help It.” Pictured above are Jack Archer, vice president of Shaw Artists; Fats Domino, Robert Wagner and Jayne Mansfield, who appear in the picture; and Lew Chudd, head of Imperial Records, the firm Domino records for. His latest release, “Blue Monday,” is from the film. www.americanradiohistory.com REALLY MOVING ! Jm p m,m / THOUGHT IT WAS OVER I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO TOUR HEART 20 47-6798 mm l, »» STASHU pmdowSKI c. JEANETTE (SHE'S NOT VERY MUCH GOOD FOR PRETTY) 20 47-6802 EDOV ARNOLD QQQQ A DOZEN HEARTS Your customers hear these New Orthophonic High Fidelity recordings best on an RCA Victor New Orthophonic High Fidelity “Victro/a”® RCAVlCTOR www.americanradiohistory.com Tke Cash Box FOUNDED BY BILL GERSH Volume XVIII —Number 21 February 9, 1957 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 EPs GAINING CHICAGO OFFICE - 32 West Randolph St., Chicago 1, 111. (All Phones: DEarborn 2-0045) BILL GERSH Howie Freer Chuck Peele HOLLYWOOD OFFICE MOMENTUM! 6272 Sunset Blvd., Hollywood, Cal. (Phone: Hollywood 5-2129) JACK DEVANEY Bob Martin BOSTON OFFICE 1765 Commonwealth Ave., Boston 35, Mass. The time may be coming when the programming of EP (Phone: ALgonquin 4-8464) GUY LIVINGSTON album records on juke boxes will be almost as accepted LONDON OFFICE a practice as the programming of singles. 17 Hilltop, London, N.W. 11, England (Phone: Speedwell 2596) MARCEL STELLMAN Even now it is reported that operators are increasing EXECUTIVE STAFF the playing of BOB AUSTIN, General Mgr., Music Dept. their gross through albums. This, they say, SID PARNES, Editor-In-Chief NORMAN ORLECK, Associate Editor is particularly true in the East where the operator has MARTY OSTROW, Associate Editor I'RA HOWARD, Associate Editor CISSIE GERSH, Woman’s Editor become quite album conscious. He is especially program- A. MARINO, Office Manager T. TORTOSA, Circulation jazz music, POPSIE, Staff Photographer ming show scores and two categories that are BRUNO DUTKOWSKY, Art Director characteristically found in albums. ADVERTISING RATES on request. All advertising closes Friday at 12 Noon preceding week of issue. Advertisements subject to approval of publishers. Consider these facts: SUBSCRIPTION RATES $15 per year anywhere in the U.S.A. Published weekly. Application for second class mail privileges is pending at New York, N. Y. THE CASH BOX covers the entire music industry, In 1955 the record industry actually had a higher gross ranging from retail record and music stores to disk jockeys, music publishers, recording artists, record sale of albums than singles on a dollar volume basis—the manufacturers, music composers and arrangers, radio and TV stations, and all others allied to the music industry throughout the world. first time this has ever happened. RIAA figures accounting THE CASH BOX covers the entire coin machine in- dustry all over the world. Operators, jobbers, distribu- for 80 to of the industry total showed $108 tors, manufacturers and suppliers of automatic music, some 90% vending, service and amusement machines are covered. THE CASH BOX coverage extends to finance firms, million in package sales and $91 million in singles. And loan organizations, factors, banks, and other financial coin institutions, expressly interested in the financing of same is true for 1956 although the final figures are machines of all kinds. the “THE CASH BOX PRICE LISTS” (a combination of The Cash Box’ former 'Confidential Price Lists’ and The not yet in. Cash Box’ former 'C. M. I. [ Coin Machines Industry ] Blue Boold) are the one and only officially recognized price quotations guide for all new and used machines in the United States and all over the world where Ameri- It is clear therefore that the public has shown a real can made machines are used. “The Cash Box Price Lists’’ are an exclusive and copyrighted feature of The Cash Box. “The Cash Box Price Lists" are recognized officially appetite for music which is generally associated with al- by cities and states throughout the country as the “official price book of the coin machines industry.’’ “The Cash old favorites, tunes from Broadway shows, dance in the settlement of bums— Box Price Lists” are officially used estates, for buying, selling or trading of all types of coin operated equipment and are also officially recognized for band numbers, mood music, old favorite country music taxation purposes. “The Cash Box Price Lists” are used by finance firms, factors, loan companies, bankers, and all other financial institutions to guide them in the mak- and jazz — as well as current pops. ing of loans to members of the coin machines industry. “The Cash Box Price Lists” have been legally recognized in courts in the United States, Canada, and many foreign Countries, Entire business transactions and legal cases If this trend continues, we may well see the day when are based upon the quotations appearing in “The Cash Box Price Lists.” play as important a part in programming for juke Copyright under the International Copyright Conven- EPs tion- All rights reserved by the Pan American Copy- right •Convention. Copyright 1957 by The Cash Box boxes as singles. publishing Co., Inc. www.americanradiohistory.com The Cash Box , Music Page 4 February 9 , 1957 THE NATION’S Top LQQK Ten JUKE BOX TUNES M-G-M /lits! (PIUS THE NEXT 25) iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiin Pos. Last MS' Week JONI JAMES 1 SINGING THE BLUES 1 GUY MITCHELL 1 CO-40769 (4-40769)—Guy Mitchell CO-21545 (4-21545)—Marty Robbins THE BANANA BOAT SONG THE TARRIERS 2 4 CR-61761 (9-61761)—Steve Lawrence DO-15527 (45-15527)—Fontane Sisters ME-71020 (71020x45)—Sarah Vaughan GL-249 (45-249) — Terriers VI-20/47-6777—Johnnie & Jack JONI SINGS Songs by VICTOR YOUNG and YOUNG LOVE FRANK LOESSER 3 E3449 SONNY JAMES—TAB HUNTER (Tie) 8 *•343 XI344 XI345 CA-3602 (F-3602)—Sonny James VI-20/47-6751— Ric Cortey & DO-15533 (45-15533)—Tab Hunter Jiva-Tones ME-71022 (71022x45)—Crewcuts DICK HYMAN at the ART MOONEY Harpsichord GREEN DOOR Cr His Chorus & Orch Piano 4 2 MILT HErTH JIM LOWE « SI N N ER S DO- 15486 (45-15486)—Jim Lowe TRAIN UREEPENNY ICICLE and DON'T FORBID ME WHEELINC. TANGO 7 WEST VIRCINIA 5 PAT BOONE WING DING MGM 12403 • K 12403 DO-15521 (45-15521)—Pat Boone AND THE RED SNOWFLOWER LEROY HOLMES • K12388 MGM 12388 & His Tug Boat Eight CAT BLUEBERRY HILL MGM 12415 • K12415 ORIENTAL BLUES FATS DOMINO • 3 Theme from The Kovacs' Shaw) 6 MAXWELL and DE-30091 (9-30091)—Louis Armstrong IM-5407 (45-5407)—Fats Domino ROBERT & G. Jenkins His Harp & Orch. HEY, TAXI! Vocal by Ernie Kovacs MCM 12408 • K12408 JUST WALKING IN THE RAIN 5 DAVE BURTON 7 JOHNNIE RAY AB-3024 (45-3024)—Judy Kileen CO-4072* (4-40729)—Johnnie Ray HUNGRY FOR YOUR KISSES GOOMBAY CARNIVAI A ROSE AND A BABY RUTH AND THE CONFIDENTIAL 6 FEMME GEORGE HAMILTON IV FATALE CLUB ORCH. 8 MCM 12409 • K12409 AP-9765 (45-9765)—George Hamilton IV VI-20/47-6719—Ralph Flanagan Fontaine VI-20/47-6673—Country Gentlemen RECORDED IN DE-30108 (9-30108)—Eddie BETTY MADICAN NASSAU, B.W.I. CANTYOUTELL E3359 MOONLIGHT GAMBLER X1252 X1253 X1254 — and 9 FRANKIE LAINE EV'RY TIME CO-40780—Frankie Laine MCM 12416 • K 124 16 AND MARVIN BANANA BOAT (DAY-O) — ACCIDENTAL SLIP BELAFONTE ON AN 10 HARRY ORIENTAL RUG RAINWATER VI-20/47-6771 —Harry Belafonte MGM 12410 • K12410 GONNA FIND 11) LOVE ME TENDER. 12) BLUE MONDAY. 13) TRUE LOVE. 14) LOVE ME. SKEETS YANEY 15) HEY! JEALOUS LOVER. 16) CINDY, OH CINDY. 17) TOO MUCH. 18) and ME ROCK-A-BYE YOUR BABY WITH A DIXIE MELODY. 19) LOVE IS STRANGE. TALLEY ( WINTER RUTH 20) TWO DIFFERENT WORLDS. 21) YOU DON'T OWE ME A THING. 22) BLUEBIRD 23) SINCE I MET YOU BABY. 24) JAMAICA FAREWELL. 25) evw WONDERLAND HONKY TONK. ORDINARY JIM DANDY. 26) GREENSLEEVES. 27) I DREAMED. 28) GARDEN OF EDEN. AND SO YOU RAY CHARLES 29) WHO NEEDS YOU. 30) WRINGLE WRANGLE. 31) GONNA GET ALONG SINGERS 32) KNEE DEEP IN THE BLUES. 33) JUST WHAT YOU THINK YOU'VE WITHOUT YOU NOW. ON MY WORD OF E3387 HONOR. 34) WHAT'S THE REASON I'M NOT PLEASING YOU. 35) CAN I WANT ME TO GOT X1287 X1288 X1289 STEAL A LITTLE LOVE. MCM 12406 K12406 TROUBLES MGM 12412 K12412 c o D E AB-Abbott CH—Chow EP—Epic HE—Herald MO—Modern SE—Seaca AL—Aladdin CK—Checker ER—Era IM—Imperial NG-Norgran SP—Specialty AO—Apollo CO—Colsmbia EX—Exeollo JU—Jubilee OK—Ofcah SU-Sun AP—ABC- CR—Coral FB—Faber iZ—-Jesie PE—Peacock Tl—Tlaa MGM RECORDS Paramount DA—Dana FE—Federal KA—Xapp PR—Prestige UN—United AT—AMas tie DE—Deeca FI—Fioita Kl—Xing RA—Rainbow THE GREATEST NAME IN ENTERTAINMENT IT—Bethlehem DL—DeLaxe FR—Fraternity LI—Liberty RE—Regent BY—Bally DO—Dot 4 St«r—Fa«r Star 10—Landan RM—Rama VI—RCA Victor CA—Capitol DT— Dooto GE—Goo ME—Mercery RP—RPM VJ—Vaa-Jay CD—Cadence DU—Duka GL—Glory MG—MCM SA—Savoy VK—Vlk V ” “Only those records best suited for commercial use are reviewed by THE CASH BOX www.americanradiohistory.com The Cash Box Music , Page 5 February 9, 1957 jubilee iosie Gene Nash The Cadillacs itTAKE A GAMBLE ON ME” SUGAR -SUGAR” b/w w “JOCKEY, JOCKEY, JOCKEY” “ABOUT THAT GAL JUBILEE 5267 NAMED LOU” JOSIE 812 Jo Ann Tolley tt The Angelettes IT’S KISSIN’ TIME” b/w YOU ONLY YOU” “HER FIRST CORSAGE w JUBILEE 5268 MINE AND MINE ALONE” JOSIE 813 Sherry Parsons Vinnie Monte “WHISPERING HEART JUBILEE 5265 UNLESS” b/w Della Reese “TELEGRAM “IN THE MEANTIME” JOSIE 810 b/w The King Toppers “THE MORE I SEE YOU JUBILEE 5263 “WALKIN’ AND TALKIN’ Rosalie Michaels THE BLUES “THE STORY OF LOME b/w YOU WERE WAITING “BONJOUR TRISTESSE” FOR ME” JUBILEE 5264 JOSIE 811 Josie RECORD 1650 Broadway, New York City “It’s What’s in THE CASH BOX That Counts” www.americanradiohistory.com .