[78-L] Pairing artists for greater sales

[bill freytag]

Tommy Dorsey and Duke Ellington




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From: RAY KILCOYNE <kil at roadrunner.com>
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Subject: Re: [78-L] Pairing artists for greater sales

It seems that most of the examples cited were on RCA Victor.  Any from 
Victor alone?
RayK
Perry Como + Betty Hutton
Tony Martin + Dinah Shore
Dinah Shore, Tony Martin, Betty Hutton + Phil Harris
Homer and Jethro + Spike Jones
Homer and Jethro + June Carter
Perry Como + Jaye P. Morgan
>
Eddy Arnold & the Carter Sisters
Perry Como & Eddie Fisher
Eartha Kitt & Perez Prado
Rosemary Clooney & Bing
Rosemary Clooney & Bob Hope
>
Ann-Margret + Al Hirt.
>
From: "Stephen Davies"
> Folks,
>        based on nothing more than perception, and without having studied
> the catalogues, it seems that Victor was alone among the majors in
> resisting the trend to combine artists on one side to increase disc sales.
> Decca and Columbia had frequent collaborations between artists.  Decca
> even brought Bing Crosby and Louis Jordan together, who must have been the
> two Kings of the Jukebox, simultaneously.  Were they trying to encourage
> crossover in the market?
>        Did Victor have a policy agaisnt multiple artists, or were they
> just lousy at it?
> - Stephen D
> Calgary
>
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