The Cash Box, Music Page 21 August 30, 1952 THE CASH BOH Distribs And Star LADDER OF geAt&lW RECORDS HILLBILLY, 'Popullm FOLK & WESTERN STEVE LAWRENCE MINE AND MINE ALONE JUKE BOX TUNES ALL MY LOVE BELONGS TO YOU 15190 and 45-15190 SUDDEN FEAR ALWAYS LOVE ME 15199 and 45-15199 NEW YORK—During the recent NAMM Convention, several top artists ROYE GOODRICH WILD SIDE OF LIFE JUNGLE DRUMS got together with record distributors, some for the first time. Above Bernice TO YOU Hank Thompson Parks meets some of the men who help sell and promote her Seger disks. Left 15197 and 45-15197 (Capitol 1942; F-1942) to right are: Bob Austin of The Cash Box; Dave Goldman of Seger; Art Free- O man of Benart, Cleveland distrib; Jack Bergman of Tempo, N. Y. distrib; Bernice Parks; Art Seger, president of Seger Records; and Bob Dunbar of Gramaphone Enterprises, Texas distrib. ™/ui,msm ALMOST MOON MULLICAN George Morgan JAM BALAYA “Down By The Ohio” Set To A MIGHTY PRETTY WALTZ (Columbia 20906; 4-20906) 1106 and 45-1106 EDDIE SMITH Be A Three Time Hit THE PREACHER AND THE BEAR SNOW DEER 1095 and 45-1095 ARE YOU TEASING ME Chicago—After over 30 years of That made music history and time consistent popularity, “Down By The hasn’t downed it. “Ships” was sen- YORK BROS. Carl Smith O-hi-o” is again the choice of Tin Pan sational with just about every top 2 SIDES TO EVERY STORY TWIRLY WHIRLY (Columbia 20922; 4-20922) Alley’s hit pickers to hit the top. And vaudeville act in the country. These 1092 and 45-1092 Columbia’s new band sensation, Art acts were continually in touch with Lowry, is taking the spotlight with Olman and Yellen for more good his outstanding recording of it. songs. But WAITING IN THE these two wise music men “Down By The Ohio” was written figured that it would be difficult to LOBBY OF YOUR by two veteran song writers, Jack write a ballad to “hit” as big as HEART Yellen and Abe Olman, in the days “Ships” and besides they figured the when songwriters aimed at sheet Hank Thompson public would welcome another great music sales and when publishers rhythm tune. So they came up with SONNY THOMPSON (Capitol 2063; F-2063) worked on a song for months instead “Down By The Ohio.” I'LL DROWN IN MY TEARS of weeks. 1920 is the year of its birth. “Down By The Ohio” was intro- CLANG-CLANG-CLANG Abe Olman had his own publishing duced A1 4527 and 45-4527 by Jolson in Sinbad, was LET'S CALL IT A DAY company which sold HALF AS he to join the featured by Lou Holtz in George BLUES MAMBO MUCH staff of Fred Forster, who mak- 4541 and ,45-4541 was White’s Scandals of 1920; it was a Hank Williams ing music history. Chicago then had feature with Sophie Tucker, Eddie THE SWALLOWS its own tin pan alley and it was noted Cantor, Margaret Young, Olsen and BESIDE YOU (MGM 11202; K-11202) for hits. In addition to being the on Johnson, Ted Lewis, and many other YOU LEFT ME © writing staff, Olman managed the headliners 4525 and 45-4525 too numerous to mention. Forster Chicago professional office “Down By The Ohio” reached Hit- EARL BOSTIC and put over some big hits, including dom by way of vaudeville. his own two-time hit, “Oh Johnny, MOON GLOW LADY'S MAN Come the year 1940 and the music AIN'T MISBEHAVIN' Oh.” Yellen, whose home was in Buf- Hank Snow picture is different. The headlines say 4550 and 45-4550 falo, was “hitting” in New York’s “Coin Machines Start New Tune To- tin alley. (RCA Victor 20-4733; pan World War I cut in on ward Hitdom.” The Andrew Sisters’ 47-4733) their song writing activities, but late Decca recording of “Down By The in 1918, Sgt. Abe Olman and Buck Ohio” starts it off for a two-time hit, Pvt. Jack Yellen met in New York’s this time via the juke boxes. Tin Pan Alley IT WASN'T GOD —a couple of song- Now it’s 1952 and the Art Lowry (^Federal WHO MADE THE writers itching to write. They got to Columbia recording starts “Down By a piano and turned HONKY TONK ANGELS out “I’m Waiting The Ohio” off to what may be a world THE DOMINOES For Ships That Never Come In.” record—a three-time hit. HAVE MERCY, BABY K. Wells DEEP SEA BLUES (Decca 28091; 9-28091) 12068 and 45-12068 THE ROYALS MOONRISE INDIAN CALL Df FIFTH STREET BLUES LOVE Meeting Dates 12088 and 45-12088 Slim Whitman LITTLE ESTHER (Imperial 8156) RAMBLIN' BLUES © Music Dperators’ Associations SOMEBODY NEW 12090 and 45-12090 August 18—Amusement Machine Operators’ Association of THAT HEART Greater DISTRIBUTED BY BELONGS TO ME Baltimore Place: Mandell-Ballow Restaurant, Webb Pierce Baltimore, Md. (Decca 28091; 9-28091) 27—Central States Phonograph Operators’ Association Place: Jefferson Hotel, Peoria, 111. FULL TIME JOB Sept. 11-13—Music Operators of America Eddy Arnold Place: Congress Hotel, Chicago, 111. RECORDS (RCA Victor 20-4787; 15—Westchester Operators Guild 47-4787) Place: American Legion Hall, White Plains, N. Y. “It’s What’s in THE CASH BOX That Counts” www.americanradiohistory.com.