Coin Machine Review (& Pacific ...)

Most Popular Records in the Coin Machines
Reproduced by special and exclusive arranCjement with the publishers of DOWN BEAT, the
musician's bible, which Cjathers its information just before press-time throuCjh nationwide
correspondents.
~~~SONG§~~~~~~~~~FIRST CHOICE§~~~§§ SECOND CHOICE
I-Yes, Indeed
2-Flamingo
3-Blue Champagne
4-Will You Still Be Mine?
5-Green Eyes
6-'Til Reveille
7-Daddy
8-Kiss the Boys Goodbye
9-Dolvn, Doten, Doten .
10000Aurora •
ll-A Rose Imd a Prayer
12-Maria Elena
Tommy Dorsey, Victor.
Duke Ellington, Victor
Jimmy Dorsey, Decca .
Tommy Dorsey, Victor
Jimmy Dorsey, Decca.
Bing Crosby, Decca.
Sammy Kaye, Victor
Tommy Dorsey, Victor
Charioteers, Okeh
Andrews Sisters, Decca
Jimmy Dorsey, Decca
Jimmy Dorsey, Decca •
Crosby-Boswell, Decca
Bob Crosby, Decca
(No Competition)
Frankie Masters, Okeh
Tony Pastor, Bluebird
Kay Kyser, Columbia
Andrews Sisters, Decca
Johnny Long, Decca
Benny Goodman, Columbia
Jimmy Dorsey, Decca
Red Foley, Decca
J--awrence Welk, Okeh
WATCH OUT
for It's So Peaceful In the Country, Be Honest With Me, Yours and You and I, which are moving Into popularity rapidly and
barely missed the "Big 12" above. Hut Sut Song Is no longer strong and Maria Elena, Aurora, Daddy and Intermezzo are all slipping fast. With
fall here, and the Radio·ASCAP "war" coming to a c/ose, operators would be wise to stock up on new songs which are being pushed by the rna/or
publishers. Many of these are listed In the "Sleepers" column below.
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"SLEEPERS"
(Potential Hits in the Coin Machines)
BE FAIR-This Mabel Wayne - Kim
Gannon ballad looms as a .winner via
Jimmy Dorsey's Decca version. Charlie
Barnet has second choice on Bluebird.
In the I Understand groove and well
worth placing on all type locations.
LET ME OFF UPTOWN-This one
is catching fast in the Eastern spots
where good swing music gets the play.
Gene Krupa has by far the best ver-
sion, made so by Roy Eldridge and
Anita O'Day. On Okeh.
MEMORIES OF YOU-Sonny Dqn.
ham's band has made a new 1941 ver-
sion of this grand old pop tune whic.,.
will appear on Bluebird. It's a disj:
which will go big with young patrons
and well worth tabbing.
JIM-Still climbing nicely, this sen-
timental ballad has two outstandi~g
versions in Dinah Shore's on Bluebird
and Jimmy Dorsey's on Decca. One of
27539 Ray Kinney
BLOSSOMS OF BALI (FT VC)
ALOHA, KUU IPO. ALOHA (FT VCl
27538 Lanny Ross
'TI L REVEl LLE (V)
I GUESS I'LL HAVE TO DREAM THE REST
(V)
27537 Enric Madriguera
..
SONG OF INDIA (Con<;ja)
AY-AY-AY (Bolero VC)
27536 Artie Shaw
IT HAD TO BE YOU (FT)
IF I HAD YOU (FT)
27532 Tommy Dorsey
YOU AND I (FT VC)
FREE FOR ALL (FT VC)
CARRIE
THE CAR HOP
- - says - -"-
" It'. surprising how ex~
cited operators get over
the pending tax... It
seems Quite certain our
government won't put
anyone
out
of
bUll ness
because of taxation.
Smarter would be the
operator to await the
flnal decision before ex-
citing our bossel,"
the greatest love songs of the year and
an operator can make money on either
disc.
IN A SUBWAY FAR FROM IRE-
LAND-Ray Scott makes his best bid
to date with this song, written by Scott
himself, which is slanted strictly for
the machines. A whacky song but
just unusual enough to "hit" big.
Columbia.
DON' T LET JULIA FOOL YA'-A
new novelty, there are two acceptable
versions which stand out, both on
Bluebird. Dick Todd has an all-vocal
arrangement and Tony Pastor has
"the" band version, both of which are
strong enough for a try.
I GOT IT BAD-Duke Ellington's
gteat torch song, from his show lump
for loy, is one of Duke's greatest as
far as the coin machines go. Ivie An-
derson's sensational vocal, in a slow,
passionate and bluesy groove, makes
thi s an outstanding item. Victor.
CONFESSIN' THE BLUES-Walter
Brown's heroic blues shouting and Jay
McShann's piano and rhythm section
combine to make a fine platter, es-
pecially suited for Negro and swing-
conscious audiences. Under McShann's
nante on Decca.
ELMER'S TUNE-Another novelty,
Dick Jurgens introduced this one in
Chicago and has a great version of it
on Okeh. Bob Crosby has it, too, on
Decca. Going big in the Middlewest
and can easily spread to other sec-
tions.
KITTEN ON THE KEYS-Freddie
Slack changes this old standard into a
modern, danceable tune which can't
miss pulling the jitneys in on any loca-
tion you have. A Decca and one to
watch.
World's Trumpet King
Faces Jubilee
influence on jazz styles has been unique
and permanent." Goodman himself is cele-
brating his fifth year of success.
•
NEW YORK - With the acclaim of
Europe and America In his ears, and a his-
tory of 1400 recordings, a former New
Orleans waif will sOon celebrate 25 years
of artistic trumpet playing and the entire
country will pay tribute to Louis Arm-
stron g.
Filthy Record Shipper
Given Fine-Probation
Armstrong learned to play trumpet in
the New Orleans Waifs Home, which he
left to work as a newsboy, later a a dairy
laborer. At 17 he began his career as a
trumpeter, first with Sidney Bechet and
other jazz pioneers, later as a full-time
musician under Joe "King" Oliver. His first
records were made with Oliver in 1923.
Since then he ha made 1400 recordings
under his own and other names, traveling
a quarter of a million miles through four-
teen cou ntries.
HOLLYWOOD - Dwain Esper, ind e-
pendent film producer, was fined $500 and
given three years probation in Federal
Court here on convi ction of charges of
shippin g lewd phonograph records via Rail-
way Express.
Esper is currently tinkering with a gad-
get designed to permit ,the couplin g of 16
mm. films with a regular coin-operated
phonograph which is claimed to be selec-
tive and synchronized with ordinary rec-
ords.
•
Hugues Panassie, noted French jazz
critic, has hailed Armstrong as "the grea t-
est individual jazz artist of all time." Harry
James, noted trumpet player, chooses Arm-
strong as th e most important American
trumpeter.
Benny Goodman declares, "Armstrong's
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1941