Most Popular Records in theeoin Machines
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musician's bible, which gathers its information just before press-time through nationwide
correspondents.
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I-Chattanooga Choo-Choo
2-B-I-Bi
3-Elmer's Tune
4-Jim .
5-Guess I'll Have to Dream
b-Piano Concerto
7-This Love 0/ Mine
8-Clementine .
9-You Made Me Love You
IO-Set the World on Fire.
II-Jealous
12-/ Got it Bad .
Glenn Miller, Bluebird
Horace Heidt, Columbia
Glenn Miller, Bluebird
Jimmy Dorsey, Decca
Glenn Miller, Bluebird
Freddy Martin, Bluebird
Tommy Dorsey, Victor
Bing Crosby, Decca .
Harry James, Columbia
Ink Spots, Decca
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Andrews Sisters, Decca
Duke Ellington, Victor
Johnny Long, Decca
Carl Hoff, Okeh
Dick Jurgens, Okeh
Dinah Shore, Bluebird
Bobby Bryne, Decca
C. Cavallaro, Decca
Stan Kenton, Decca
Judy Garland, Decca
Torn Tucker, Okeh
King Sisters, Bluebird
Vaughn Monroe, Bluebird
"SLEEPERS"
(Records Coming Up Which May Prove to be Coin Machine Hits)
COIN
MACHINE
REVIEW
JINGLE BELLS-Glenn Miller steps
out with a swing version of this old
Christmas song which is geared direct-
ly for the coin machines. There is
plenty of vocal (Tex Beneke, Ernie
Caceres, the Modernaires) and the
treatment, instrumentally, is superb
for nickel-nabbing. Bluebird.
ANY BONDS TODAY?-At last
corne two versions . of this patriotic
song which are worth placing in the
boxes. Previous records lacked that
"something" which pulls in the jitneys,
no matter what type of location. Jim-
my Dorsey with Bob Eberly and Helen
O'Connell has the most unusual and
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Bending every effort to further Uncle Sam's drive to sell Defense Savings Bonds and Stamps,
The Wolf Sales Co., Wurlitzer Distributors of Denver have had painted on the wall of their
new quarters the huge sign you see above. Wolf Reiwitz" President, says, "Wurlitzer Mu·sic
Merchants are solidly behind this dril'e to make "Any Bonds Today?" the number one hit
tune on every Wurlitzer Phonograph, Believe me, they're getting results."
catchy version, on Decca, and it's
backed (the same disc) by the An-
drews Sisters' singing the same song.
Both are naturals and the wise op will
put the same record in twice, allowing
patrons to play both sides.
SOMETHING NEW-Once known
as Negra Soy. Benny Goodman and
Count Basie both made this song as an
instrumental, without vocal. But it's
Vaughn Monroe's Bluebird platter,
with Vaughn singing in grand style,
whioh gives the song a popular appeal.
Tab as a winner.
BLUE. NOCTURNE-A delightfully
unique type of ballad, Count Basie is
the man with the socko version, on
Okeh. Earl Warren does the vocal and
Tab Smith's alto sax, at slow tempo
and played in soft, beautiful taste,
helps sell the song. A real sleeper and
worth trying.
AUTUMN NOCTURNE -
Another
nocturne, Claude Thornhill's Columbia
and Shep Fields' Bluebird are both
standouts. No vocal on either, but the
song is so definitely out of the trite
"Tin Pan Alley" groove that it has
excellent chances of catching. Some-
what in the Intermezzo vein. Spot.
JUST FOR YOU-Still another new
ballad, the only song of its ,kind ever
recorded by Pete Johnson. Slow tempo.
Pete plays a piano solo with rhythm
section accompaniment. Okay for all
locations. Decca.
IT HAPPENED IN HAW AIl-An-
other Jimmy Dorsey cIickeroo. Again
it is the Eberly-O'Connell team for a
strong song seIling job, and Jimmy's
band handles its duties superbly, as
IIsua\. Looks good already and may he
Dorsey's next hit on the boxes. Decca,
SWINGIN' ON NOTHIN'-Tommy
Dorsey has t.his one, on Victor, which
he feels will he as popular as Yes,
Indeed. The same singers (Jo Stafford
and Sy Oliver) are on deck for the
lyrics. May be big.
DARLING HOW YOU LIED-From
the Middlewesl corne e!1thusiastic re-
pOl·ts on this record, by Wayne King.
The corn is green but this tune is
pulling in shekels, and it's worthwhile
for ops on the coast and in the East to
try to cash in as the Middlewesterne-rs
are doing.
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