Now these rare records have definitive research showing the exact dates and places that they tasted fame.
An exhaustive investigation of Cash Box magazine’s Top 10 hits listings of 1957, city by city, coast to coast, yielded a host of rare rockabilly, doo wop and rock ‘n’ roll records. On average, 33 new entries each week never appeared on the national Top 100 or Bubbling Under charts of Billboard, Cash Box or Music Vendor magazines.
Below is a sampling of towns, DJs and shops found in this unique book.
Towns & Cities
Alva, OK
McGehee, AR
Smiths Falls, Ontario
Sioux Falls, SD
Holyoke, MA
St. Johnsbury, VT
West Warwick, RI
Union, MO
Beaver Falls, PA
Monroe, LA
Ridgecrest, CA
Morristown, TN
Keene, NH
Newburyport, MA
Chadron, NB
Biddeford, ME
Madison, WI
Marshall, TX
Fountain Inn, SC
Port Huron, MI
DJs
Pee Wee King
Art Laboe
Scott Muni
Paul Drew
Steve Cannon
Mickey Shorr
Dorothy Kinney
Dick Whittinghill
George Strait
Dangerous Dick
Bugs Scruggs
Laverne Watson
Duke Norton
Pat Chamburs
Lonny Starr
Robin Seymour
Sherm Feller
Lucky Logan
Lad Carleton
Herb Knight
Record Shops
Andre’s Records/Lansing
Groove Records/Houston
Ben Brown Music/Lynn
Campus Records/Detroit
Cox Records/Atlanta
Amphion Music/Cleveland
Tin Pan Alley Records/NY
Spruce Records/Scranton
Music Corner/New Haven
Pat’s Records/Richmond
Alamo Piano Co./San Antonio
Royles TV/Salt Lake City
Rol’s Records/Chicago
Record Land/Phoenix
Deibel’s Records/St. Louis
Cocroft Music/Thomasville
Dew Music Co./Monroe
Bills T Records/Tulsa
Yeagers Music/Baltimore
Modrona Records/Portland
| Cash Box 1957 Regional Totals: | |
| Disc Jockey charts: | 3,276 |
| Juke Box charts: | 1,092 |
| Retail Outlet charts: | 1,092 |
| Total Top 10 charts: | 5,460 |
| Total record titles researched: | 54,600 |
| Total record titles that appeared only on any of above charts: |
1,700 |
