Cash Box’ Eighth Annual Poll As “The Best Female Singer of 1953”

Cash Box’ Eighth Annual Poll As “The Best Female Singer of 1953”

DECEMBER 12, 1953 {'jjmm&rnm Join James, who has been the phenomenon of the record business this year, is pictured with the three gold records she’s earned in that short span. They’re for “Whv Don’t You Be- lieve Me”, “Your Cheatin’ Heart” and “Have You Heard” Currently Joni is hot with “I’ll Never Stand In Your Way” and her Christmas entry “Nina-Non”. The trophv which Joni is holding represents her winning The Cash Box’ eighth annual poll as “The Best Female Singer of 1953”. www.americanradiohistory.com WURLITZER MODEL 5205 104-SELECTION WALL BOX SHOWN ABOVE MORE PROFIT for you Properly placed Wall Boxes turn many available in a 3-wire 104-selection model a "fringe" location into a very profit- designated 5205, and in a 48-selection able installation. 4-wire model known as 5206. Both boxes Wurlitzer's new Wall Boxesare loca- are identical in appearance with a high- tion tested, proving-'ttfeir mechanical sheen plated finish, turquoise buttons excellence aruJ-'Eoiri; and red flip-over tabs. Each employs The title y-^trin»fmounted single button selection and is equipped rotated with a top 5-10-254 coin entry. Each is through thj^parkling gt convertible for 1 play for 104, or 3, 4, dow. Thiyplay-stimulating^ 5 or 6 plays for 254. MODEL 5206 48 -SELECTION MODEL 5110 WALL BOX REMOTE SPEAKER THE RUDOLPH COMPANY NORTH TONAWANDA, NEW YORK www.americanradiohistory.com ” ) December 12, 1953 (Music Editorial Vol. XV Number 12 Publishers BILL GERSH JOE ORLECK The Cash Box Publishing Co., Inc. Metro p olitan Life Statistics Show: 26 West 47th Street, New York 36, N. Y. (All Phones: JUdson 6-2640) JOE ORLECK • CHICAGO OFFICE 32 West Randolph St., Chicago 1, 111 (All Phones: DEarborn 2-0045) Over BILL GERSH 7,300,000 Teenage Karyl Long , • LOS ANGELES OFFICE 6363 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles, Cal. (Phone: WEbster 1-1121) I CARL TAFT • Disk Buyers In U. S. A. EXECUTIVE STAFF Director * JOE ORLECK, Advertising BOB AUSTIN, General Mgr., Music Dept. SID PARNES, Editor-In-Chief NORMAN ORLECK, Associate Editor MARTY OSTROW, Associate Editor IRA STRASSBERG, Research A. ARTESE, Office Manager teenagers a teenager gets A. FORMAN, Circulation There are over 7,300,000 When interested in POPSIE, Staff Photographer schools records and the artists BRUNO DUTKOWSKY, Art Director enrolled in United States high who perform on • last them, he not only a ADVERTISING RATES on request. All advertising this year, a gain of 1,500,000 over becomes purchaser closes Friday at 12 Noon preceding week of issue. statistics of himself, but he promotes his friends, Advertisements subject to approval of publishers. year, according to the latest • parents, relatives and SUBSCRIPTION RATES $15 per year anywhere in the the Metropolitan Life Insurance Com- whomever else U.S.A. Special listing for jobbers and distributors at 34,- he comes into contact with. $48 per year includes 40 word classified advertisement pany. What’s more there are He forms each week for an entire year (52 weeks) plus the full fan clubs. writes letters. year’s subscription free of charge. Airmail, First Class, 775,000 kids aged 5 to 17 in the coun- He He dis- Special Delivery subscription rates on re- as well as tributes literature quest. Subscription rates for all foreign countries on try with 42,244,000 expected by 1960. and pictures. In other request. • words he becomes a publicity man, a THE CASH BOX covers the coin operated machines What do all these figures mean as far personal salesman. industry, and all allied to this industry throughout the United States and all over the world. The Cash as the record business is concerned? Box is on hand at various American consular offices throughout the world. This coverage includes operators, It is this kind of public which the rec- jobbers, distributors and manufacturers and all allied Just this : For every teenager that you to:—automatic coin operated music equipment; auto- ord industry should encourage, a pub- matic coin operated vending and service machines; have in the nation, you have a potential as well as coin operated amusement equipment; in all lic which multiplies itself by its enthu- divisions. The music and record fields, recording record buyer. For that’s the age at artists, publishers of music, disc jockeys, radio sta- siasm. tions, and all others identified with, or allied to, the which the record buying public is born. music machines industry are completely covered. Manu- facturers and distributors of various merchandise, parts, There can be no doubt that part of supplies, components and all materials used in the vend- A high school student who grows to ing, music and amusement fields are covered by The the reason for the huge increase in rec- Cash Box. Banks, finance firms, loan organizations and love records, will be a customer of the other financial institutions, expressly interested in the ord sales during the past several years financing of coin operated machines of all types, are record industry for the rest of his life. • covered. has been due to the increased birthrate “THE CONFIDENTIAL PRICE LISTS” He is the one who will continue to buy “The Confidential Price Lists" are the one and only in the country. It necessarily follows officially recognized price quotation guide of all new records throughout his twenties and " and used machines in the United States, The Con- that if teenagers buy a substantial fidential Price Lists are an exclusive, copyrighted thirties and possibly throughout the rest feature of The Cash Box. “The Confidential Price amoimt of records, the more teenagers Lists” report each week’s low and high prices for all of his life. He is the one who will put new and used coin operated machines, regardless of there are, the more records will be sold. age, listing all market changes, and continually add- his coins into juke boxes to play his ing on all the new equipment as this equipment is announced to the industry. “The Confidential favorite tunes. And he is the one who, Price So the record industry has an Lists” are recognized by many cities and states through- expand- out the country as the “official price book of the as his financial status improves, will be ing future to look to. It coin operated machines industry.” They are an in- forward can tegral part of The Cash Box and appear in each the buyer of albums, both popular and week’s issue. “The Confidential Price Lists” are offi- certainly look forward to larger and cially used in the settlement of estates, for buying, sell- classical in substantial amoimts. ing and trading of all coin operated equipment, and are more numerous juke boxes throughout also officially recognized for taxation purposes. “The public for Confidential Price Lists” are used by finance firms, But beyond creating a the coimtry, with greater play and there- factors, loan companies, bankers, and other financial popula- institutions to guide them in making loans to members future purchases, the teenage fore greater sales to operators. of the coin operated machines industry. They have been legally recognized in courts throughout the United States tion provides a tremendous current and Canada. “The Confidential Price Lists” have been And it can look forward to an in- acclaimed by the coin operated machines industry. En- market. It is acknowledged in the rec- tire business transactions and legal cases are based creased teenage population, the age at upon the quotations appearing in “The Confidential ord industry that after the juke box * Price Lists.” which record purchases start in earnest CORRESPONDENTS IN LEADING CITIES operator, who is collectively the great- THROUGHOUT THE UNITED STATES • est single buyer of records, the teenager and from where, with the proper pro- ENTIRE CONTENTS COPYRIGHTED 1953 by The motion, those purchases can continue Cash Box Publishing Co., Inc. No reproduction in part is next in importance in the purchasing or whole allowed without written permission from the publishers. of records. all through life. www.americanradiohistory.com " The Cash Box , Music Page 4 December 12 , 1953 EARNING BMI ITS FOURTH CONSECUTIVE SPECIAL AWARD FROM CASH BOX FOR "OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE AND ACHIEVEMENT" I953|SGNG FROM MOULIN ROUGE (BMI) . Percy Faith-Felicia Sanders (Col.) |TIE) [TILL I WALTZ AGAIN WITH YOU (Village) . Teresa Brewer (Coral) . (Col.) 1952 -CRY (Mellow) . Johnny Ray 1951 - TENNESSEE WALTZ (Acuff-Rose) . Patti Page (Mer.) 1950—GOODNIGHT IRENE (Spencer) . The Weavers (Dec.) 1953 -MEXICAN JOE (American) . Jim Reeves (Abbott) 1952 -WILD SIDE OF LIFE (Commodore) . Hank Thompson (Cap.) 1951 — ON TOP OF OLD SMOKEY (Folkways) . The Weavers (Dec.) 1950—BONAPARTE'S RETREAT (Acuff-Rose) . Pee Wee King (Vic.) 1953 -NO HELP WANTED (Acuff-Rose) . The Carlisles (Mer.) 1952 -HALF AS MUCH (Acuff-Rose) . Hank Williams (MGM) 1951 -COLD, COLD HEART (Acuff-Rose) . Hank Williams (MGM) 1950—CHATTANOOGIE SHOE SHINE BOY (Acuff-Rose) . Red Foley (Dec.) 1953 -HOUND DOG (Lion) . Willie Mae Thornton (Peacock) 1952 — LAWDY, MISS CLAWDY (Venice) . Lloyd Price (Specialty) 1951 - 60 MINUTE MAN (Lois) . The Dominoes (Federal) . Ivory 1950— I ALMOST LOST MY MIND (Hill & Range) Joe Hunter (MGM) BROADCAST MUSIC, INC. • 580 FIFTH AVENUE • NEW YORK 36, N. Y. NEW YORK . CHICAGO . HOLLYWOOD • TORONTO . MONTREAL MIf$ What’t in THE CASH BOX That Counts www.americanradiohistory.com The Cash Box, Music Page 5 December 12, 1953 BEST POP — 10 out of 27 — 39.8% of total votes SONG FROM MOULIN ROUGE (BMI) Percy Faith, Felicia TELL ME YOU'RE MINE (Capri) The Gaylords (Mercury) Sanders (Columbia) ANNA (Hollis) Silvana Mangano (MGM) TILL I WALTZ AGAIN WITH YOU (Village) Teresa Brewer (Coral) SAY YOU'RE MINE AGAIN (Blue River) Perry Como (Victor) YOU, YOU, YOU (Mellin) Ames Bros.

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