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28-405: Cash Box said that "high vocal harmonies and tight, rocky organ and lead guitar work accentuate this dynamic, searing track." Record World said that "strong percussion and organ riffs highlight this heavy rocker" and that it has "good harmonies, too." The song was also included on the 1979 US reissue of the band's fourth album, Man of Miracles This 1970s rock song –related article

56-445: A conviction can also be kept on the books pending new evidence . In some cases, a suspect, often called a "person of interest" or "subject" is identified early on but no evidence definitively linking the subject to the crime is found at that time and more often than not the subject is not forthcoming with a confession. This often happens in cases where the subject has an alibi , alibi witnesses, or lack of forensic evidence. Eventually,

84-463: A statute of limitations . Sometimes disappearances can also be considered cold cases if the victim has not been seen or heard from for some time, such as the case of Natalee Holloway or the Beaumont children . The rate of cold cases being solved are slowly declining, soon less than 30% will be solved per year. About 35% of those cases are not cold cases at all. Some cases become instantly cold when

112-686: A grant from the Council on Library and Information Resources. The Looking Ahead chart was the Cash Box equivalent to the Bubbling Under charts of Billboard . It commenced on October 3, 1959, with 20 positions. By April 29, 1961, the magazine had 50 positions and maintained that format during the 1960s. During the 1970s, it was in the 20–30 position format until its cessation on February 27, 1982. It recommenced on August 4, 1990, with 15 positions until its final cessation on March 27, 1993. This

140-481: A history of the Cash Box singles chart data covering October 1952 through the 1996 demise of the original magazine. Randy Price maintains the original Cash Box data for the online archives. The Swem Library at The College of William and Mary maintains the archive of the original print editions of Cash Box magazine. The print editions were digitized in collaboration with the Internet Archive, via

168-507: A printed edition as a bi-monthly publication beginning with their November/December 2018 issue, featuring country music artist Blake Shelton on the cover. In addition to being the publisher for Cashbox, Wilds & Associates also serves as the distributor of the publication. Since returning to a print edition, a new website was unveiled in late 2021. The new site offers readers a preview of each issue, music news, and subscription information. In 2014, Whitburn's Record Research Inc. published

196-433: A seeming closed (solved) case is re-opened due to the discovery of new evidence pointing away from the original suspect(s). Other cases are cold when the crime is discovered well after the fact—for example, by the discovery of human remains. Some cases become classified cold cases when a case that had been originally ruled an accident or suicide is re-designated as murder when new evidence emerges. The John Christie murders

224-487: A song into one chart position with artist and label information shown for each version, alphabetized by label. Originally, no indication of which version was the biggest seller was given, but from October 25, 1952, a star was placed next to the names of the most important artists. Cashbox also printed shorter jukebox charts that included specific artist data beginning in spring 1950. Separate charts were presented for jukebox popularity, record sales and radio airplay . This

252-564: A viable suspect has been overlooked or simply ignored due to then-flimsy circumstantial evidence, the presence of a likelier suspect (who is later proven to be innocent), or a tendency of investigators to zero in on someone else to the exclusion of other possibilities (which goes back to the likelier suspect angle)—known as " tunnel vision ". With the advent of and improvements to DNA testing / DNA profiling and other forensics technology, many cold cases are being re-opened and prosecuted . Police departments are opening cold case units whose job

280-416: A year into his job, he was gunned down in the street late one night on Nashville's famous Music Row . After years of investigation, police arrested his former Cashbox coworker, Richard D'Antonio, for the murder. Prosecutors maintained the killing was in connection with a payola scheme where record promoter Chuck Dixon paid Cashbox employees for favorable chart positions and other publicity. A Dixon client

308-535: A young man of 22, Hughes thought he had landed his dream job in Nashville as the chart director for Cashbox ' s country music chart for up-and-coming artists. He compiled data from jukebox plays, record sales, and radio play to determine the Cashbox chart positions of various country music records. He reportedly was looking to introduce more scientific and transparent methods of determining chart positions, when

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336-608: Is a crime , or a suspected crime, that has not yet been fully resolved and is not the subject of a current criminal investigation , but for which new information could emerge from new witness testimony, re-examined archives, new or retained material evidence, or fresh activities of a suspect. New technological methods developed after the crime was committed can be used on the surviving evidence for analysis often with conclusive results. Typically, cold cases are violent and other major felony crimes, such as murder and rape , which—unlike unsolved minor crimes—are generally not subject to

364-502: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This 1970s single –related article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Cash Box Cashbox , also known as Cash Box , is an American music industry trade magazine , originally published weekly from July 1942 to November 1996. Ten years after its dissolution, it was revived and continues as Cashbox Magazine , an online magazine with weekly charts and occasional special print issues. In addition to

392-509: Is a notable case when Timothy Evans was wrongly executed for the alleged murders of his wife and child. Many other bodies were later found in the house where they lived with Christie, and he was then executed for the crimes. The case helped a campaign against capital punishment in Britain. A case is considered unsolved until a suspect has been identified, charged , and tried for the crime. A case that goes to trial and does not result in

420-710: Is to re-examine cold case files. DNA evidence helps in such cases but as in the case of fingerprints, it is of no value unless there is evidence on file to compare it to. However, to combat that issue, the FBI is switching from using the Integrated Automated Fingerprint Identification System (IAFIS) to using a newer technology called the Next Generation Identification (NGI) . Other improvements in forensics lie in fields such as: The identity of Jack

448-567: The December 17 issue due to popular demand. The chart was originally dropped because it became dominated by pop records. Cashbox was a competitor to Billboard through the 1950s and 1960s, but two factors spelled its decline in the 1970s. Archivist and record historian Joel Whitburn published his first research book based on the Billboard Hot 100 , which made that data the "Bible" for official historic chart positions. In addition,

476-647: The Looking Ahead Charts on March 1, 2015, covering all genres of music. The Cashbox Top 100 has been expanded to the Top 200. All chart data for the main Cashbox charts is provided by Digital Radio Tracker. Sandy Graham is the owner, editor in chief and CEO of Cashbox Canada , an independent music trade in Toronto , Canada. Shane and Robert Bartosh control the Roots data. Bruce Elrod is the owner and remains

504-684: The Ripper is a notorious example of an outstanding cold case, with numerous suggestions as to the identity of the serial killer . Similarly, the Zodiac Killer has been studied extensively for almost 50 years, with numerous suspects discussed and debated. The perpetrators of the Wall Street bombing of 1920 have never been positively identified, though the Galleanists , a group of Italian anarchists , are widely believed to have planned

532-442: The alibi is disproved, the witnesses recanted their statements or advances in forensics helped bring the subjects to justice. Sometimes a case is not solved but forensic evidence helps to determine that the crimes are serial crimes . The BTK case and Original Night Stalker cases are such examples. The Texas Rangers have established a website in the hopes that it shall elicit new information and investigative leads. Sometimes,

560-676: The industry after this, with accusations of chart fixing. No official findings of the Newton incident were ever revealed. Cashbox would subsequently print its final consecutive chart of this era in November 1996. In 2003, the former Cashbox Magazine became involved in a murder trial after police in Nashville, Tennessee, made an arrest in a 1989 cold case . Kevin Hughes was a small-town boy from southeastern Illinois who spent his childhood focused on music and creating his own country music charts. As

588-474: The music industry, the magazine covered the amusement arcade industry, including jukebox machines and arcade games . Cashbox was one of several magazines that published record charts in the United States. Its most prominent competitors were Billboard and Record World (known as Music Vendor prior to April 1964). Unlike Billboard , Cashbox combined all currently available recordings of

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616-518: The online-only Cashbox Magazine in 2006, with the consent and cooperation of the family of Albert, the late president and publisher of the original edition. Cashbox has occasionally issued special print editions. As of April 2015 , Cashbox Magazine has added the following music charts: Roots Music, Bluegrass Singles, Bluegrass Gospel Singles, Beach Music Top 40, Roadhouse Blues and Boogie Top 40, Country Christian Top 100 Singles and Southern Gospel Singles. The online magazine also relaunched

644-514: The registered agent for Cashbox , which is now operated from Ridgeway, South Carolina . The current owners of Cashbox met with Wilds & Associates co-founder and CEO Randall Wilds in 2018 to discuss business relations. Wilds acquired interest in Cashbox Magazine and a partnership was formed. As a result, Wilds & Associates became the publisher for Cashbox. While the digital/online edition remains intact, Cashbox returned to

672-425: The syndicated radio series American Top 40 with Casey Kasem used Billboard chart statistics, cementing Billboard as the dominant chart data for current and historic reference. Magazine publisher George Albert compiled Cashbox chart data for a reference book more than a decade later, and Dick Clark used Cashbox information for a time on his National Music Survey , beginning in 1981. However, by that time,

700-419: The trend was set. Perhaps the final straw for Cashbox came on December 12, 1992, when the Top 100 chart reported the number one song as " The Letter " by Wayne Newton . The song did not even make the bottom of any Billboard chart, nor was it reported to be in the top ten by local radio charts or sales reports. This called the magazine's integrity into question. Cashbox lost considerable credibility within

728-463: Was a chart that was based on what Cash Box called a "quantitative analysis" of playlist reports. The March 14, 1981, issue of the magazine stated that across the country there were 102 country radio station stations which were used. The magazine would receive reports from the stations. It wasn't only based on radio station reports. Sales data was used as well. These could come from retailers, rack jobbers and one-stops. Cold case A cold case

756-457: Was once named Cashbox ' s "Male Vocalist of the Year" without having sold a single record. Hughes was reportedly killed for not going along with the chart-fixing scheme. D'Antonio, a Cashbox employee associated with Dixon, was convicted of first degree murder in 2003 and died in prison in 2014. Dixon had already died a few years prior to D'Antonio's arrest. Cash Box was reinvented as

784-455: Was similar to Billboard ' s methodology prior to August 1958, when Billboard debuted its " Hot 100 ", which attempted to combine all measures of popularity into one all-encompassing chart. In addition, Cashbox published chart data for specific genres, such as country music and R&B music. In 1960, Cashbox discontinued its R&B chart after the March 5 issue; it was reinstated in

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